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Beginning  at  g  o'clock  A.  M.  on  the 

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— ON— 

Thursday,  January  10th,  1907 

Horses,   Mules  and  Red  Durham  Cattle. 

l0rS6S  Including  63  Draught  Horses,  12 
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and  Buggy  Horses,  Brood  Mares,  Etc. 

480  Head  Red  Durham  Cattle 
12  Registered  and  Graded  Bulls 
10  Work  Mules 
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assortment  of  farming  implements. 

PLENTY  OF  GOOD    LUNCH. 

Mrs.  W.  K.  Vanderbilt,  Jr.,  Proprietress 
J.  D.  &  R.  G.  LAWSON,  AUCTIONEERS 

WOODLAND,    CAL. 

SEND    FOR    CATALOGUE 


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549  Grand  Ave.,   Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


A  Futurity  Sire 

Futurity    trainers    and    all    who    train    colts    should    study 
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A  sire  of  colt  trotters — himself  a  colt  trotter — by  a  colt  trotter — 
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mention  this  journal 


Do  You  Breed  for  Speed? 

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consideration,  should  study  the  record  of 

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the  sire  who  transmits  qualities  that  have  won  for  him  a  world- 
wide fame.  Shall  we  send  you  some  positively  astounding  par- 
ticulars? 

SoYi&sfouS  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Wanted- 


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THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and     Sportsman 

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Terms — One  Tear  $3;  Six  Months  SI. 75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
Hddressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

THE  SIRE  OP  VENUS,  dam  of  Sidney  Dillon, 
Cupid  2:18,  Adonis  2:11%  and  Lea  2:18%,  has  been 
a  subject  of  controversy  among  breeders  for  many 
years  past.  When  Adonis  was  one  of  the  stars  of  the 
racing  circuit,  sixteen  years  ago,  Wallace's  Year 
Book  gave  Captain  Webster  as  the  sire  of  his  dam, 
investigations  made  at  that  time  by  the  late  Judge 
W.  E.  Greene  of  Alameda  county  furnishing  sufficient 
evidence  to  convince  those  in  authority  at  the  Year 
Book  office  that  this  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont 
sired  Venus.  Afterwards  several  persons  claimed 
that  Venture,  another  son  of  Belmont,  sired  the 
mare,  and  a  newspaper  controversy  arose,  which,  how- 
ever, amounted  to  nothing  except  to  befuddle  the 
readers  thereof  and  cause  the  Year  Book  to  give 
Venus'  breeding  as  untraced.  Some  three  or  four 
years  ago  Judge  Greene,  then  and  to  the  time  of  his 
death  last  year,  an  honored  Judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  Alameda  county,  decided  to  put  together  the 
papers  containing  the  testimony  he  had  gathered  in 
the  case  and  informed  the  editor  of  this  journal  that 
when  he  had  them  complete  he  would  permit  us  to 
print  them  for  the  benefit  of  our  readers  and  all 
others  interested  in  getting  the  facts  about  this  mat- 
ter. Judge  Greene  was  in  very  poor  health  at  the 
time,  and  the  matter  was  delayed  from  month  to 
month,  the  Judge  desiring  to  make  the  case  com- 
plete before  submitting  any  of  it  for  publication.  The 
writer  of  these  lines  accompanied  Judge  Greene  when 
one  of  the  principal  statements  was  secured,  and 
afterwards  when  the  dam  of  Venus  had  been  traced 
to  the  ownership  of  a  man  named  Nason  of  Petaluma, 
who  had  been  dead  for  twenty  years,  the  Judge 
thought  perhaps  some  relative  of  Nason  might  still 
be  living  who  could  furnish  some  facts  in  regard  to 
the  breeding  of  the  dam  of  Venus.  Judge  Greene 
then  asked  the  writer  to  accompany  him  to  Petaluma 
"some  Saturday"  on  a  quest  for  some  one  who  might 
know  the  facts  about  the  sale  of  the  Nason  mare. 
Rapidly  failing  health,  however,  prevented  the 
Judge  from  setting  a  day  when  he  could  make  the 
trip,  and  it  was  never  made.  After  the  death  of 
Judge  Greene  the  writer  appealed  to  his  son,  Mr. 
Carlton  W.  Greene,  of  the  law  firm  of  Greene  & 
Hicken  of  this  city,  to  know  if  the  papers  in  this 
case  of  Venus  had  been  saved  from  the  fire  of  last 
April,  and  was  very  pleased  to  learn  that  they  were 
all  preserved  and  copies  of  them  would  be  gladly 
furnished  for  publication.  They  are  printed  in  ex- 
tenso  on  pages  four  and  five  of  this  issue.  The  collec- 
tion of  this  evidence  was  a  labor  that  Judge  Greene 
took  up  solely  that  the  truth  might  be  known.  He 
had  none  of  the  descendants  of  Captain  Webster,  but, 
on  the  other  hand,  had  used  the  blood  of  Venture  in 
his  efforts  to  breed  fine  horses,  and  met  with  suc- 
cess on  those  lines.  He  told  the  writer  many  times 
that  he  placed  not  one  particle  of  weight  in  the 
stories  that  were  floated  about  that  the  dam  of 
Venus  was  by  Skenandoah  or  Algerine,  as  was  given 
by  different  parties.  Judge  Greene  traced  Venus  to 
her  breeder  and  then  found  the  man  (Ellis  Holmes) 
who  had  owned  Katie,  her  dam.  Mr.  Holmes  did  not 
know  how  Katie  was  bred,  and  so  stated,  and  then 
Judge  Green  found  Mr.  J.  B.  Dorr,  who  owned  the 
Bush-street  Stables  in  this  city,  where  Holmes  pur- 
chased Katie  from  Mr.  Nason.  Mr.  Dorr  knew  noth- 
ing of  Katie's  breeding,  so  there  the  search  ended. 
The  stories  giving  the  breeding  of  Venus  as  by  Ven- 
ture out  of  a  mare  by  Skenandoah  or  Algerine  were 
all  told  by  persons  who  knew  nothing  of  Venus  until 
after  she  had  been  sold  by  Mr.  Parsons  to  Mr.  Lyle. 
Another  bit  of  evidence  in  this  matter,  which  the 
writer  had  in  his  possession  (and  was  keeping  to 
publish  with  this  evidence  collected  by  Judge 
Greene),  but  which  was  unfortunately  destroyed  in 
the  fire,  which  followed  the  earthquake  of  April  18th, 
was  a  letter  from  the  A.  C.  Dietz  of  Santa  Paula, 
who  stated  that  he  saw  Venus  and  her  sister  when 


their  breeder,  Carrison,  owned  them,  and  that  he 
was  told  they  were  by  Capt.  Webster.  The  docu- 
ments in  the  case  are  printed  just  as  they  were  fur- 
nished us  last  week  by  Mr.  Carlton  W.  Greene,  and 
collected  by  his  honored  father.  To  us  the  evidence 
is  conclusive,  and  we  believe  the  trotting  horse 
breeders  of  America  will,  after  reading  it,  consider 
that  the  breeding  of  Venus  is  just  as  is  given  in 
these  statements,  which,  but  for  the  interest  taken 
by  Judge  Greene  in  getting  at  the  facts  would  have 
been  lost  to  the  world. 


JAMES  COFFIN  IS  DEAD.  After  a  brief  illness 
he  passed  away  at  his  home  in  Ross,  Marin  county, 
on  Christmas  day,  pneumonia  being  the  cause  of  his 
death.  The  trotting  horse  breeding  industry  and  the 
entire  community  as  well,  have  suffered  a  great  loss. 
Mr.  Coffin  was  a  citizen  and  business  man  who  stood 
in  the  very  front  rank  and  commanded  the  respect 
of  everyone.  He  was  largely  interested  in  sugar 
making  and  the  production  of  sugar-beets,  and  being 
a  great  lover  of  the  American  trotting  horse,  was 
getting  together  a  small  but  select  stud,  and  had 
just  purchased  a  beautiful  piece  of  land  near  Pleas- 
anton,  where  he  intended  establishing  a  stock  farm. 
He  owned  a  Palo  Alto  bred  young  stallion  by  Mendo- 
cino, and  several  grandly  bred  colts,  fillies  and  mares. 
Among  the  mares  he  had  purchased  was  Grace  Kai- 
ser, the  famous  dam  of  Coney  2:20,  etc.  A  two-year- 
old  by  Zolock  2:05%,  out  of  Grace  Kaiser,  was  also 
on  his  farm.  Mr.  Coffin  cared  little  for  racing,  but 
loved  to  drive  on  the  road,  and  had  an  ambition  to 
own  and  drive  horses  of  his  own  breeding  that  would 
be  second  to  none.  He  read  all  the  leading  writers 
on  horse  breeding  and  had  a  wonderful  grasp  of  all 
the  different  theories  advanced  by  these  writers.  The 
stock  farm  he  recently  purchased  had  been  placed 
in  charge  of  Joseph  Cuicello,  the  well  known  trainer, 
who  has  been  in  charge  of  Mr.  Coffin's  horses  for 
years,  and  enjoyed  his  fullest  confidence.  Every 
horse  owner  and  breeder  and  every  other  person 
who  enjoyed  the  acquaintance  of  Mr.  Coffin  will  sin- 
cerely regret  his  untimely  death.  He  was  but  59 
years  of  age,  a  man  of  fine  physique  and  most  ex- 
emplary habits,  and  was  truly  one  of  Nature's  Noble- 
men. 


A  CONVENTION  of  track  managers,  harness  horse 
owners  and  others  interested  in  the  early  formation 
of  the  California  Circuit  has  been  called  to  meet 
at  Pleasanton  on  Saturday,  January  19,  1907.  It  is 
hoped  that  representatives  from  all  the  principal 
towns  on  the  Cost,  where  tracks  suitable  for  holding 
meetings  are  situated,  will  be  present  on  this  occa- 
sion and  that  they  will  come  prepared  to  say  whether 
their  town  will  give  a  race  meeting  during  the  year 
or  not.  If  a  circuit  can  be  arranged  and  dates  agreed 
upon  at  this  convention,  programs  can  be  announced 
by  the  middle  of  February,  or  the  1st  of  March  at  the 
latest.  A  good  circuit  will  add  to  the  value  of  every 
trotting  and  pacing  horse  owned  in  California. 


AN  AUCTION  SALE  of  all  the  live  stock  on  the 
famous  Fair  ranch  at  Knight's  Landing,  Yolo  county, 
will  he  held  January  10th.  Among  the  animals  to 
be  sold  are  ninety-one  horses,  of  which  sixty-three 
are  of  draft  breeds,  a  Belgian  stallion  and  twelve  colts 
by  the  thoroughbred  horse  El  Rio  Rey.  Then  there 
are  480  Red  Durham  cattle,  twelve  registered  and 
grade  bulls,  ten  work  mules,  a  steam  harvester  and 
all  sorts  of  wagons,  plows,  harrows,  etc.  Everything 
will  be  sold  without  reserve.  J.  D.  and  R.  G.  Lawson 
of  Woodland  are  the  auctioneers.  See  the  advertise- 
ment in  this  issue.  Sale  takes  place  January  10th, 
next  Thursday. 


THE  BEGINNING  OF  A  NEW  YEAR  is  the  time, 
according  to  almost  universal  custom  in  this  country, 
for  turning  over  new  leaves  and  making  good  reso- 
lutions. We  can  think  of  no  more  appropriate  thing 
for  the  harness  horsemen  of  California,  the  man- 
agers of  tracks  within  the  State  and  the  directors  of 
driving  clubs  and  trotting  associations  to  do  than  to 
unite  in  a  firm  resolve  to  organize  a  California  Cir- 
cuit for  1907.  We  have  the  horses,  the  climate  and 
the  tracks  to  hold  racing  second  to  none,  and  all  we 
lack  is  a  little  energy  and  enterprise.  Let  every 
person  interested  make  a  firm  resolve  on  New  Year's 
day  to  do  what  he  can  to  assist  in  the  organization 
of  a  trotting  and  pacing  circuit  for  1907. 


come  off  on  the  12th. inst,  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  sales- 
yard,  47S  Valencia  street,.  These  horses  are  of  good 
size,  some  fine  single  steppers  being  among  them 
as  well  as  several  pairs.  The-majority  were  sired 
by  Mr.  Parrott's  imported  German  Coach  stallion. 


A  mare  whose  breeding  will  appeal- to  every  stu- 
dent of  trotting  horse  pedigrees  is  Alii  -B.  2:24%,  ad- 
vertised for  sale  in  this  issue  by  Mr.  Carlton  W. 
Greene  of  873  Eddy  street,  this  city.  'She' is  by 
the  great  sire  of  early  and  extreme  speed.  "EfirSwood 
Wilkes  2:16%,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  and 
the  dams  of  Miss  Georgie  2:08%  and  Lady 
Mowry  2:09%,  besides  a  very  long  list  of  stand- 
ard performers  of  note.  The  dam  of  Alix  B.  is  Al- 
berta, an  own  sister  to  that  wonderful  trotter  Little 
Albert  2:10,  whose  campaign  on  the  Grand  Circuit 
fourteen  or  fifteen  years  ago  was  a  sensation.  Al- 
berta was  by  the  Electioneer  stallion  Albert  W.,  out 
of  Old  Star  by  Roach's  American  Star,  and  the 
next  dam  was  by  Black  Hawk  767.  The  combination 
of  producing  blood  lines  in  this  mare  is  near  per- 
fection. Wilkes,  Electioneer,  American  Star  and 
Black  Hawk — four  wonderful  producing  lines.  Alix 
B.  was  faster  than  her  record  by  long  odds,  and  as 
a  broodmare  should  make  a  name  for  herself.  She 
will  be  sold  at  a  reasonable  price. 


THINKS       CALIFORNIA       SHOULD       BE       REPRE- 
SENTED. 


To  the  Editor,  Breeder  and  Sportsman — Dear  Sir: 
In  your  issue  of  December  8th  you  publish  the  re- 
port of  the  second  meeting  of  the  newly  organized 
American  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  held 
at  the  Murray  Hill  Hotel,  in  New  York.  As  I  read 
of  the  officers  elected,  executive  committee  appointed 
and  the  board  of  directors  chosen  I  saw,  with  regret, 
there  was  not  a  representative  from  this  grand 
State,  which  has  produced  in  years  gone  by  and  is 
producing  to-day  some  of  the  greatest  trotters  this 
country  or  any  other  country  has  ever  seen.  When 
it  had  its  Stanford.  Corbitt,  Valensin,  Rose,  Pierce, 
and  others  too  numerous  to  mention  that  gathering 
would  have  been  incomplete  without  its  representa- 
tive. Was  it  from  neglect  on  the  part  of  California, 
or  was  this  State  overlooked?  If  the  former,  she 
ought  to  be  ashamed,  and  if  the  latter,  it  was  very 
poor  taste  on  the  part  of  the  Easterners,  as  no  one 
can  place  her  in  the  rear  to-day  or  yesterday. 

What  has  she  sent  across  the  mountains  the  past 
year  bred,  raised  and  owned  here  on  the  golden 
slope?  Sweet  Marie,  Brilliant  Girl.  Lady  Mowry, 
Tuna,  John  Caldwell,  Thomas  M.,  Lucretia  and  last 
but  by  no  means  the  least,  that  great  and  consistent 
trotter  and  leading  money  winner,  Charley  Belden, 
that  raced  from  early  summer  to  the  latter  part  of 
November  and  then  did  what  no  other  horse  from 
any  other  State  has  ever  done — worked  a  mile  better 
than  2:07.  And  this  is  to-day's  record  for  California. 
I  defy  any  State  in  the  Union,  barring  none,  to  pro- 
duce a  record  to  equal  it,  and  I  think  she  has  the 
greatest  two-year-old  pacer  in  this  whole  grand 
United  States — I  mean  the  handsome  young  colt  Aero- 
lite 2:15%.  And  still  California  is  neglected,  but 
not  always  to  be,  I  trust. 

Being  a  very  recently  adopted  son  of  California,  I 
feel  as  though  an  injustice  has  been  done  her,  and 
coming  from  a  State  (Massachusetts)  where,  if  they 
don't  get  their  rights  they  light  for  them,  that  spirit 
in  me  still  lives. 

Trusting  you  will  publish  this,  if  only  to  make 
the  breeders  of  California  wake  up,  I  am  yours  in 
justice, 

BENJ.  M.  CRAM. 

San  Francisco,  December  31,  1906. 


The  statistician  of  the  American  Horse  Breeder 
states  that  Ed.  Geers  leads  all  drivers  in  point  of 
having  marked  the  largest  number  of  trotters  in  2:10 
or  better.  He  credits  him  with  twenty-one,  including 
The  Abbot,  George  G„  Onward  Silver,  Dr.  Strong, 
The  Monk,  Fantasy,  Lady  Gail  Hamilton.  Prince  of 
Orange,  Billy  Buch,  Dan  T„  Golddust  Maid,  Zephyr, 
Stanley  Dillon,  Turley,  Nnightingale,  Dare  Devil,  Alex- 
ander, Battleton.  Clarita  W„  John  Mac  and  Athanio. 
John  Dickerson  and  Scott  Hudson  are  second  on  the 
list  with  ten  each,  while  Alta  McDonald  is  next  with 
eight,  M.  E.  McHenry  and  Henry  Titer  being  tied 
with  six.  Charley  De  Ryder  has  put  five  in  this 
exclusive  list,  Andy  McDonald  five,  Budd  Doble  four, 
Millard  Sanders  four.  Jack  Curry  three,  Chas.  Marvin 
three  and  J.  O.  Gerrity.  Henry  Helman,  Chas.  Jeffries, 
W.  G.  Durfee  two  each. 


The  fast  pacing  mare  Flora  G.,  formerly  owned 
by  M.  M.  Donnelly,  the  well  known  Grove  street 
horseshoer,  is  now  the  property  of  the  old-time 
minstrel,  Billy  Arlington,  of  Los  Angeles. 


MR.  JOHN  PARROTT  has  consigned  twenty  head 
of  horses  to  the   Combination     Sale,     advertised  to 


A    CASE    Or     CAPPED    HOCK. 

Mr.   G.   E.   King  of   Wlngham,    Ont.,    writes    as     fol- 
lows:    "I  had  a  valuable  mare   badly    capped    <>n      both 
hocks.      A    bottle   of   QTJINN'S    OINTMENT    made    hei    ' 
clean    as   any    horse.      It    lines   lis    work    painlessly    and    1 

have   every    reason    to   believe    it    will    do    In    anj    case 

all    that    Is  claimed   for  it."     This   is    the    greneral    verdict 

of  horsemen  all  over  the  country.     For  curbs,   splints 

spavins,    winilpuffs   ancl    all   bunnies    liar         is 
better.      Price,    one    dollar  per  bottle,  dellvere  l 
W.    B.    Eddy   &   Co..   Whitehall.   X.   v..   If  yo 
tain  from   druggist. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


THE  BREEDING  OF  VENUS 

Documentary  Evidence   "Which  Shows  That  the  Dam   of  Sidney  Dillon, 

Cupid  2:18,  Adonis  2:1 1^  and  Lea  2:181,  Was  Sired 

by  Capt.  Webster. 


San   Francisco.   December   26th,   1906. 
Breeder- aid  Sportsman,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Sirs — Pursuant  to  the  request  of  your  Mr. 
Hackett  for  data,  which  my  father,  the  late  Judge 
Greene,  gathered  concerning  the  breeding  of  the 
mare  Venus  (dam  of  Sidney  Dillon),  I  may  say  that 
as  early  as  1890.  at  the  request  of  Count  Valensin, 
the  then  owner  of  Venus,  my  father  obtained  state- 
ments from  Ellis  H.  Holmes  of  San  Francisco,  who 
had  owned  the  dam  of  Venus  and  from  Sabin  Harris, 
who  had  owned  and  who  gave  Venus  her  name.  Both 
are  now  dead. 

I  find  among  my  father's  correspondence  a  letter 
from  Count  Valensin  of  date  January  6th,  1S92,  which 
refers  to  the  inquiries  made  by  my  father,   as   fol- 
lows : 
"Hon.  W.  E.  Greene.  Oakland,  Cal. 

"Dear  Judge — I  enclose  you  a  blank  concerning 
Venus,  which  please  fill  according  to  the  information 
yon  gathered  for  me,  and  return  here  so  that  I  may 
put  it  on  my  books.     *     *     * 

"Yours  truly, 

"G.  VALENSIN." 

I  believe  from  what  my  father  told  me  that  the  in- 
formation gathered  by  him  for  Count  Valensin  did 
not  go  beyond  the  facts  stated  in  the  letters  from 
Mr.  Holmes  and  Mr.  Harris,  the  originals  of  which 
I  have  found  amongst  the  correspondence  of  Count 
Valensin,  which  subsequently  came  to  the  possession 
of  my  father  as  one  of  the  executors  of  Valensin's 
estate. 

Years  later  (m  1903)  my  father  on  behalf  of  Ira 
Pierce  (one  of  the  owners  of  Sidney  Dillon)  pursued 
the  investigation  further  and  obtained  a  number  of 
signed  statements  confirmatory  of  those  of  Holmes 
and  Harris;  those  statements  speak  for  themselves; 
the  originals  are  in  my  possession  and  I  enclose 
copies  herewith.  Mr.  Phelps  made  two  statements, 
the  last  supplementary  of  the  first,  both  of  which  I 
give. 

From  these  statements  the  following  facts  seem 
certain: 

That  the  dam  of  Venus  was  sold  about  1S69  from 
the  stable  of  J.  A.  Dorr  on  Bush  street,  near  the  Cali- 
fornia Theatre,  by  a  Mr.  Nason  of  Petaluma,  Cal. 
(now  dead),  and  was  bought  by  Ellis  H.  Holmes, 
then  of  San  Francisco,  and  now  dead. 

Holmes  sold  her  about  1869  or  1870  to  Henry  Car- 
rison  (who  lived  on  the  San  Pablo  Road,  about  3% 
miles  from  Oakland),  and  Carrison  named  the  mare 
Katie. 

Carrison  bred  her  to  Capt.  Webster  in  the  winter 
of  1S70-71,  and  the  get  was  a  black  filly. 

Carrison  then  bred  her  to  Capt.  Webster  again 
in  the  winter  of  1S71-72,  getting  a  chestnut  filly, 
foaled  in  the  winter  of  1872-73.  This  was  the  mare 
Venus. 

That  Carrison  died  in  June,  1873,  and  both  fillies 
were  sold  to  Mr.  Geo.  Parsons,  who  lived  near  the 
Carrisons. 

Parsons  had  both  fillies  broken  to  harness  by  his 
nephew,  Brainard,  and  later  gave  them  to  Sabin 
Harris  of  Oakland  to  drive  for  him  and  shortly  sold 
the  chestnut  filly  to  Harris,  who  named  her  Venus. 
Harris  made  inquiries  as  to  the  breeding  of  Venus 
on  his  own  account  and  satisfied  himself  from  the 
service  book  of  Capt.  Webster  (then  in  possession 
of  Walt.  Smith's  widow)  that  the  only  mare  that 
Carrison  owned,  which  was  the  Holmes  mare  Katie, 
was  bred  to  Capt.  Webster  in  the  stud  season  of 
1S72:  he  also  found  that  Venture  (who  some  have 
thought  to  be  the  sire  of  Venus)  stood  in  San  Mateo 
in  that  same  season  and  that  it  was  highly  improb- 
able that  the  mare  would  have  been  bred  to  Ven- 
ture, even  without  the  proof  furnished  by  the  Capt. 
Webster  stud  book. 

The  statement  of  Mr.  Brainard  is  found  to  be  con- 
sistent with  this  memorandum  of  the  service  to  Capt. 
Webster  if  we  assume,  what  appears  to  be  the  fact, 
that  the  mare  was  bred  to  Capt.  Webster  shortly  be- 
fore January  1st.  1872;  Venus  would  then  have  been 
foaled  in  the  winter  of  1S72-1S73  and  would  have 
been  hardly  more  (ban  two  months  past  three  years 
old  when  Harris  bought  her  in  February,  1876. 
Yours  truly. 
CARLTON  W.  GREENE. 


(Copy) 
Oakland,    Cal.,    Sept.    17,    1890. 
G.  Valensin,  Esq.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

Dear  Sir — I   am   informed   by  Judge  W.  E.  Greene 
of  Oakland,  Cal.,  that  you  are  desirous  of  ascertain- 
ing the  breeding  of  the  mate  Venus,  the  mother  of 
and  al  iiis  request  I  give  you  the 
as  Follows: 
Venus  was  bred  by  a  man  by  the  name  of  Henry 
on,  who  then  resided  on  what  is  known  as  the 
San    Pablo   Road,   about    three   miles   northerly   from 
this  city.     Mr.  Carrison  also  bred   another  mare  a 
year  older,  from  the  dam  of  Venus.     While  yet  the 
Df  Venus,  her  sister  and  their  dam,  Mr.  Carri- 
son died,  and  thereafter  Venus,  her  sister  and  their 
(lam  were  sold  to  George  I  >.  Parsons,  then  living  on 
the  above  n>  mod  San  Pablo  Road,   i"st  outside  the 
of  th:;.  city.    Mr.  parsons  remained  the  owner 
til  about    the  month  of  February,  A.  D. 
•     1    purchased   her     of     him.     giving  him 
idred  and  (illy  dollars  for  her.    This 


mare  Venus  was  three  years  old  when  I  purchased 
her  and  I  gave  her  the  name  of  Venus.  At  the  time 
I  purchased  this  mare  she  was  three  years  old  and 
only  three  years  old.  When  I  purchased  this  mare 
of  Mr.  Parsons  I  inquired  of  him  in  regard  to  who 
bred  her.  and  where  she  was  bred  and  what  her 
breeding  was,  and  he  told  me  that  Henry  Carrison 
bred  her  and  that  she  was  then  three  years  old,  and 
that  Mr.  Carrison  told  him  that  she  was  sired  by  a 
Belmont  horse  and  he  was  of  the  impression  he  told 
him  that  it  was  Venture,  the  son  of  Belmont.  At  this 
time  (when  Mr.  Parsons  sold  Venus  to  me  and  told 
me  this)  Mr.  Henry  Carrison's  wife  had  also  died, 
leaving  no  children.  I  then  set  about  it  to  get  what 
evidences  I  could  as  to  the  sire  of  Venus  and  I  found 
that  Venture  stood  for  service  in  the  season  of  1S72, 
when  Venus  was  sired,  at  San  Mateo  in  San  Mateo 
county,  on  the  other  side  of  the  Bay  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  about  thirty  miles  from  where  the  breeder 
of  Venus  then  lived.  It  occurred  to  me  possibly  Mr. 
Alonzo  Schutt,  who  lived  on  the  place  where  Venus 
was  bred  and  owned  till  sold  to  Parsons,  might  give 
me  some  information  on  the  subject,  and,  meeting 
him  on  the  street  one  day,  I  asked  him  about  it,  and 
he  replied  that  he  knew  nothing  about  it,  but  that 
there  was  an  advertisement  of  the  stallion  Capt.  Web- 
ster for  the  stud  season  of  the  year  1872  posted  up 
in  the  stable  where  he  lived  and  where  Venus  was 
bred.  I  went  out  with  him  to  the  stable  and  found 
the  advertisement  of  Capt.  Webster  posted  up  there 
in  Mr.  Sehutt's  stable,  as  he  had  stated.  It  was  for 
the  stud  season  of  1872,  and  to  my  own  knowledge 
Capt.  Webster  stood  in  this  city  and  its  immediate 
outskirts  for  the  season  of  1872.  Mr.  Walt  Smith, 
then  resident  of  Oakland,  owned  Capt.  Webster.  Mr. 
Smith  in  1876,  when  I  was  making  the  investigation, 
was  dead.  His  widow  then  lived  in  this  city  (Oak- 
land), and  I  called  on  her.  found  she  had  a  little 
memorandum  book  of  Capt.  Webster's  service  for 
the  year  of  1872,  and  on  examination  I  found  a  mem- 
orandum statement  to  the  effect  that  Mr.  Henry  Car- 
rison had  that  year  bred  a  mare  to  Capt.  Webster. 
I  then  ascertained  that  the  mother  of  Venus  was  the 
only  mare  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  then  (1872)  owned. 
These  are  the  facts  and  the  whole  facts  in  the  mat- 
ter of  the  breeding  of  Venus  as  far  as  I  know. 
Very  respectfully, 

'  SABIN  HARRIS. 


San   Francisco,   October   11,   1890. 
W.  E.  Greene,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir — In  answer  to  your  inquiries  regarding 
the  dam  of  Venus  I  will  state  that  in  1869  or  1870, 
I  bought  of  a  man  from  Petaluma  the  mare  whose 
pedigree  you  want.  I  have  forgotten  the  name  of 
the  man  who  sold  me  the  mare.  I  remember  that 
she  was  kept  at  Dorr's  stable  on  Bush  street,  near 
the  California  Theatre.  She  was  a  very  handsome 
light  bay  and  weighed  about  950  pounds.  She  was 
a  good  traveler  and  kind  and  gentle  in  disposition. 
She  was  foundered  the  first  time  she  was  driven  after 
I  bought  her.  I  sent  her  to  pasture  and  soon  after 
sold  her  to  Henry  Carrison,  who  lived  on  San  Pablo 
avenue,  about  3%  miles  from  Oakland,  and  it  was 
on  this  ranch  of  about  25  acres  that  Venus  and  her 
black  sister  were  born.  Mr.  Carrison  died  in  June, 
1873,  at  his  home  on  San  Pablo  avenue,  and  his  wife 
died  about  seven  months  afterwards  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

I  regret  very  much  that  I  can  give  you  no  more 
definite  information  regarding  the  mother  of  Venus. 
If  Mr.  Dorr  could  be  found  something,  perhaps,  might 
be  learned  from  him.  I  think  Venus  was  sired  in 
1S70  or  1S71,  and  it  is  quite  certain  that  Mr.  Carri- 
son did  not  go  far  from  his  ranch  to  procure  service 
for  the  mare. 

Very  truly  yours, 

ELLIS    H.    HOLMES. 

P.  S. — I  will  add  to  what  I  have  written  that  before 
Mrs.  Carrison  came  to  San  Francisco  to  reside,  she 
sold  the  colts  to  Geo.  W.  i-arsons.  E.  H.  H. 


To  Ira  Pierce  Esq.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  Whom 
It  May  Concern: 

I,  George  Henry  Phelps,  of  the  City  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, California,  hereby  certify: 

That  I  reside  at  2964  Twenty-second  street  in  said 
city,  and  am  doing  business  at  my  said  residence; 

That  I  am  forty-five  years  of  age;  that  my  mother, 
Mrs.  Frances  R.  Phelps,  is  the  daughter  of  the  late 
Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison  (now  deceased)  of  Alameda 
county  in  said  State; 

That  my  grandmother,  the  said  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Car- 
rison. married  the  late  Henry  Carrison  (now  deceas- 
ed I  as  her  third  husband  and  that  Mr.  Henry  Carri- 
son resided  on  a  small  piece  of  land  on  San  Pablo 
avenue,  aboul  three  and  one-half  miles  north  of  the 
city  of  Oakland,  in  said  Alameda  county,  and  of 
course  my  grandmother  was  with  him  for  quite  a 
number  of  years  before  and  up  to  his  death,  which 
occurred  on  the  4th  day  of  June.  1S73: 

That  I  was  residing  with  my  parents  in  the  city 
of  Oakland,  Cal.,  at  the  time  of  Henry  Carrison's 
death  and  had  been  for  several  years  and  before  that 
I  had  resided  till  my  life  in  San  Francisco.  Cal.; 

Thai  1  was  in  i lie  habit  of  visiting  my  grandmother, 
Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison.  at  her  husband's  residence 
on  San  Pablo  avenue  aforesaid,  very  frequently  for 


many  years  before  Mr.  Carrison's  death  and  at  times 
stopping  there  with  my  grandmother  as  long  as  a 
month  at  a  time; 

That  I  was  well  acquainted  with  Mr.  Carrison's 
horse  stock  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  for  many 
years  before; 

That  I  remember  well  the  sale  by  my  Uncle  Ellis 
Holmes,  then  of  San  Francisco  (now  deceased)  of 
the  bay  mare  spoken  of  in  Mr.  Holmes'  letter  to  W. 
E.  Greene,  and  hereto  prefixed,  and  I  know  that 
from  the  time  of  such  sale  and  up  to  the  death  of 
Mr.  Carrison,  Mr.  Carrison  owned  no  horses  of  any 
kind  save  and  except  the  said  Holmes  mare,  a  geld- 
ing which  he  called  Old  John,  and  the  two  fillies — a 
black  and  a  chestnut,  which  Mr.  Carrison  bred  from 
this  mare  of  Mr.  Holmes; 

That  the  black  filly  which  he  bred  from  this  mare 
was  foa  ed  in  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-one,  and 
the  chestnut  filly  was  foaled  in  1872.  and  both  of 
these  fillies  wTere  to  my  positive  knowledge  sired  by 
Captain  Webster,  a  stallion  then  owned  in  Oakland, 
California;  I  know  this  to  be  the  fact,  because  I  was 
residing,  or  visiting  rather,  my  grandmother  at  Mr. 
Carrison's  when  this  Holmes  mare  was  bred  to  Capt. 
Webster  in  1870,  and  again  in  1871; 

That  I  was  at  Mr.  Carrison's  when  these  fillies  fol- 
lowed their  dam.  and  knew  them  well  from  the  time 
they  were  foaled  until  they  were  sold  by  my  grand- 
mother, Mrs.  Carrison,  to  George  W.  Parsons,  who 
resided  then  near  San  Pablo  avenue,  just  north  of 
the  city  of  Oakland; 

That  Mr.  Carrison  called  the  Holmes  mare  Katie. 
GEO.  H.  PHELPS. 


To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

This  is  to  certify — That  I,  Mrs.  George  W.  Par- 
sons, the  undersigned,  am  the  widow  of  George  W. 
Parsons,  deceased,  who,  for  more  than  twenty-nine 
years  prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred  in  the  year 
of  1882,  resided  with  his  family  near  San  Pablo  ave- 
nue, and  just  north  of  the  city  of  Oakland,  in  Ala- 
meda county,  California,  and  where  I  now  reside; 

That  I  was,  for  many  years  prior  to  their  deaths, 
we—  acquainted  with  Henry  Carrison  and  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison,  who  for  many  years  resided 
on  San  Pablo  avenue,  about  three  and  one-half  miles 
nortnerly  from  the  city  of  Oakland;  that  I  was  quite 
intimate  with  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison,  and  was  with 
her  at  her  house  on  said  avenue  at  the  time  of  the 
death  of  her  husband.  Henry  Carrison; 

That  in  the  fall  of  1873,  after  the  death  of  Mr. 
Henry  Carrison,  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison  besought 
me  to  get  my  husband,  George  W.  Parsons,  to  buy 
and  I  did  induce  my  husband  to  buy  and  he  did  buy 
of  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison.  a  gelding  called  Old  John, 
two  fillies  (a  black  and  a  chestnut),  a  buggy,  har- 
ness, robe,  and  some  hay,  which  property  Mr.  Henry 
Carrison  left  at  his  death,  as  a  part  of  his  estate; 

That  at  the  time  my  husband  purchased  said  prop- 
erty of  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison,  Mrs.  Carrison  in- 
formed my  husband  that  said  two  fillies  were  sired 
by  the  horse  Capt.  Webster,  then  owned  in  the  city 
of  Oakland,  and  thereafter  my  husband  and  myself 
alyays  understood  that  said  fillies  were  sired  by 
Capt.  Webster,  and  nothing  was  ever  said  by  my 
husband  to  the  contrary  during  iris  lifetime,  so  far 
as  I  know; 

That  my  husband  sold  the  said  chestnut  filly  to 
Mr.  Sabin  Harris,  now  deceased,  but  then  of  Oak- 
land, California,  who  was  at  that  time  proprietor  of 
the  Dexter  Stables  in  Oakland,  aforesaid; 

That  Mr.  George  W.  Brainard,  now  doing  business 
at  Golden  Gate,  was  in  the  employ  of  my  husband 
at  the  time  said  fillies  were  being  broken  to  harness, 
and  broke  them  to  harness;  that  Mr.  Brainard  was 
a  nephew  of  my  husband  and  while  so  in  the  em- 
ploy of  my  husband,  resided  with  myself  and  hus- 
band and  was  a  member  of  our  family. 
SUSANA  PARSONS. 
MRS.    GEORGE   W.    PARSONS. 

December  3,  1903. 


To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

This  is  to  certify — That  I,  George  W.  Brainard.  the 
undersigned,  now  reside,  and  for  twenty-nine  years 
have  resided,  in  what  is  now  called  Golden  Gate,  Ala- 
meda county,  State  of  California:  that  I  am  engaged 
in  the  real  estate  business  in  Golden  Gate,  in  Ala- 
meda county,  in  said  State,  and  am  fifty-one  years  of 
age; 

That  I  am  a  nephew  of  the  late  George  W.  Par- 
sons, who  for  some  years  prior  to  1873  and  from 
that  time  on  up  to  his  death,  resided  near  San  Pablo 
avenue,  just  north  of  the  city  of  Oakland,  in  said 
Alameda  county; 

That  in  the  year  1S74.  I  went  into  the  employ  of 
my  said  uncle,  George  W.  Parsons,  and  while  in  his 
employ  I  became  a  member  of  his  family,  residing 
with  him; 

i  oat  while  so  in  the  employ  of  George  W.  Parsons, 
and  in  the  fall  of  the  year  of  1S75,  I  broke  to  harness 
two  fillies  (the  one  a  black  and  the  other  a  chestnut), 
full  sisters,  which  Mr.  Parsons  had  theretofore  pur- 
chased of  Mrs.  Mabel  A.  Carrison,  the  widow  of  Mr. 
Henry  Carrison.  deceased; 

That  in  the  early  part  of  the  year  of  1876.  Mr. 
George  W.  Parsons  gave  the  said  two  fillies  to  Sabin 
Harris  to  drive  and  handle. 'and  shortly  thereafter 
Mr.  Harris,  who  was  then  proprietor  of  the  Dexter 
Stables  in  Oakland  aforesaid,  purchased  of  Mr.  Par- 
sons the  chestnut  filly  aforesaid  for  the  sum  of  two 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars;  that  in  a  short  time  after 
such  sale  Mr.  Parsons  took  the  black  filly  home  and 
I  commenced  to  drive  her  again; 

That  at  the  time  Mr.  Harris  purchased  said  chest- 
nut filly,  she  was  four  years  old  and  the  black  filly 
was  five  years  old; 

That  the  black  filly  was  considerably  larger  than 


Saturday,  January  5,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


the  chestnut  filly  and  in  my  judgment  was  naturally 
a  much  better  individual  and  much  faster  mare; 

That  the  black  filly,  owing  to  careless  handling, 
after  I  quit  driving  her,  got  foundered,  and  later 
Mr.  Parsons  disposed  of  her,  but  what  thereafter  be- 
came of  her  I  do  not  know; 

That  the  black  filly  was  quite  easy  to  break  and 
was  kind,  but  the  chestnut  was  willfull  and  hard  to 
break  and  was  inclined  to  kick  and  run  away  when 
in  harness; 

That  while  I  was  in  the  employ  of  Mr.  George  W. 
Parsons   aforesaid,   I   remember   very   definitely   and 
distinctly  to  have  heard  him  speak  of  these  fillies  as 
having  been  sired  bv  a  horse  called  Capt.  Webster. 
GEO.   W.   BRA1NARD. 

Golden  Gate,  Cal.,  Dec.  3d,   1903. 


Napa,   September  23d,   1904. 
W.  E.  Greene,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir — Yours  of  the  22d  just  received.  I  can 
give  you  very  little  information  about  the  mare  you 
speak  of.  The  mare  came  from  a  Mr.  Nason,  who 
lived  at  that  time  at  or  near  Petaluma.  Mr.  Nason 
has  been  dead  for  twenty  years.  That  is  all  I  can 
tell  you  about  the  mare. 

Tours  very  truly, 

J.  B.  DORR. 


Napa,  December  28th,  1904. 
W.  E.  Greene,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir — I  have  received  both  of  your  letters.  All 
the  knowledge  I  have  of  the  mare  of  which  you 
spoke  I  sold  from  my  stable  thirty-six  years  ago; 
I  gave  you  all  the  particulars  I  have  of  her  in  my 
last  letter.  I  would  gladly  answer  your  questions 
if  it  was  in  my  power  to  do  so.  But  I  know  nothing 
more  of  her  than  what  I  have  told  you. 

Very  truly  vours, 

J.   B.  DORR. 


To  Whom  It  May  Concern: 

I,  George  H.  Phelps,  the  undersigned,  do  hereby 
certify:  That  I  am  forty-five  years  of  age,  that  I 
was  born  in  the  city  of  San  Francisco,  State  of  Cali- 
fornia, and  that  I  do  now  reside,  and  have  always 
resided,  in  said  city,  except  for  about  three  years, 
when  I  resided  in  tie  city  of  Oakland,  in  said  State, 
and  for  about  five  years  when  I  resided  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Carrison,  as  hereinbefore  stated;  that  I 
am  now  and  have  been  for  some  time,  engaged  in 
business  at  number  2964  Twenty-second  street,  In 
said  city  of  San  Francisco; 

That  I  have  read  the  letter  dated  "San  Francisco, 
Oct.  11,  1890,"  and  statement  by  Mrs.  E.  H.  Holmes 
on  the  back  thereof,  in  possession  of  and  addressed 
to  W.  E.  Greene,  and  signed  by  Ellis  H.  Holmes, 
which  is  in  the  following  words,  to-wit: 

"San   Francisco,    Oct.    11,    1S90. 
"W.  E.  Greene,  Esq.: 

"Dear  Sir — In  answer  to  your  inquiries  regarding 
the  dam  of  Venus  I  will  state  that  in  1S69  or  1870 
I  bought  of  a  man  from  Petaluma  the  mare  whose 
pedigree  you  want.  I  have  forgotten  the  name  of 
the  man  who  sold  me  the  mare.  I  remember  that 
she  was  kept  at  Dorr's  stable  on  Bush  street,  near 
the  California  Theatre.  She  was  a  very  handsome 
lig^L  bay  and  weighed  about  950  pounds.  She  was 
a  good  traveler  and  kind  and  gentle  in  disposition. 
She  was  foundered  the  first  time  she  was  driven 
after  I  bought  her.  I  sent  her  to  pasture  and  soon 
after  sold  her  to  Henry  Carrison,  who  lived  on  San 
Pablo  avenue,  about  3%  miles  from  Oakland,  and 
it  was  on  this  ranch  of  about  25  acres  that  Venus 
and  her  black  sister  were  born.  Mr.  Carrison  died 
in  June,  1873,  at  his  home  on  San  Pablo  avenue  and 
his  wife  died  about  seven  months  afterwards  in  San 
Francisco. 

"I  regret  very  much  that  I  can  not  give  you  more 
definite  information  regarding  the  mother  of  Venus. 
If  Mr.  Dorr  could  be  found  something,  perhaps,  could 
be  learned  from  him.  I  think  Venus  was  sired  in 
1S70  or  1871  and  it  is  quite  certain  that  Mr.  Carri- 
son did  not  go  far  from  his  ranch  to  procure  service 
for  the  mare. 

"Very  truly  yours, 

"ELLIS  H.  HOLMES." 

"P.  S. — I  will  add  to  what  I  have  written  that  be- 
fore Mrs.  Carrison  came  to  San  Francisco  to  reside, 
she  sold  the  colts  to  Geo.  W.  Parsons.        E.  H.  H." 

On  the  back  of  said  letter  is  the  following  state- 
ment, to-wit: 

"The  within  letter  was  entirely  written,  dated  and 
signed  by  my  late  husband,  Ellis  H.  Holmes,  now 
deceased.  MRS.   ELLIS.   H.   HOLMES. 

"San   Francisco,   Cal.,  November,   1903." 

That  said  letter  was  entirely  written,  dated  and 
signed  by  Ellis  H.  Holmes,  now  deceased,  late  of 
San  Francisco,  California,  and  the  statement  on  the 
back  thereof  was  written  by  Mrs.  Ellis  H.  Holmes, 
his  widow; 

That  Ellis  H.  Holmes,  the  writer  of  said  letter, 
was  the  husband  of  my  mother's  youngest  sister; 
that  he  became  the  principal  of  the  Boys  and  Girls 
High  School  in  the  city  of  San  Francisco  at  the  or- 
ganization of  that  school  and  remained  the  principal 
thereof  until  it  was  succeeded  by  the  organization 
of  the  Boys  High  School  and  of  the  Girls  High  School, 
in  San  Francisco,  and  then  he  became  the  principal 
of  the  Girls  High  School  and  remained  such  princi- 
pal for  several  years  thereafter; 

That  I  recollect  well  the  mare  mentioned  in  said 
letter  as  having  been  sold  by  Ellis  H.  Holmes  to 
Henry  Carrison  and  I  remember  the  fact  of  such 
sale; 

That  I  knew  Henry  Carrison  well  at  the  time  of, 
and  long  before,  such  sale,  and  thereafter  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death; 

That   Mrs.   Mabel   A.   Carrison,   his   wife,   was   my 


maternal  grandmother.  Mr.  Carrison  being  her  third 
husband; 

That  my  said  grandmother  did  not  become  the 
mother  of  any  child  by  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  and  that 
Mr.  Henry  Carrison  left  no  child  at  his  death; 

That  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  died  at  his  home  on  San 
Pablo  avenue,  about  three  and  one-half  miles  norther- 
ly from  said  city  of  Oakland,  on  the  4th  day  of  June. 
1873,  and  his  wife,  Mabel  A.  Carrison  (having  re- 
moved from  her  home  on  San  Pablo  avenue  to  San 
Francisco,  Cal..  some  months  after  Mr.  Carrison's 
death),  died  February  25th,  1874,  in  San  Francisco. 
California; 

That  at  the  time  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  bought  said 
mare  of  Ellis  H.  Holmes,  I  was  residing  with  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Henry  Carrison  at  their  home  on  San  Pablo 
avenue  aforesaid,  and  continued  to  so  reside  with 
them  until  his  death,  and  thereafter  with  his  wife, 
my  grandmother,  until  she  removed,  as  aforesaid,  to 
San  Francisco,  Cal.; 

That  in  the  early  part  of  the  year  1870,  Mr.  Carri- 
son bred  the  said  Holmes  mare  to  the  stallion  Cap- 
tain Webster,  then  owned  and  kept  in  the  city  of 
Oakland,  California,  and  the  result  of  such  breeding 
was  a  black  filly,  foaled  in  the  early  part  of  1871; 
that  in  the  early  part  of  the  year  1871,  Mr.  Carrison 
again  bred  said  Holmes  mare  to  the  said  stallion, 
Captain  Webster,  and  the  result  of  such  breeding 
was  a  chestnut  filly,  foaled  in  the  early  part  of  the 
year  of  1872; 

That  the  man  who  had  the  stallion  Captain  Web- 
ster in  charge  the  year  of  1S70  and  the  man  who 
had  him  in  charge  in  the  year  of  1S71,  drove  him  to 
Mr.  Carrison's  residence  on  San  Pablo  avenue,  and 
bred  him  to  the  Holmes  mare,  above  referred  to,  in 
my  presence  in  Mr.  Henry  Carrison's  corral  in  each 
of  said  years; 

That  at  the  time  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  bought  said 
mare  of  Mr.  Holmes,  Mr.  Carrison  owned  but  one 
horse  of  any  kind  and  that  was  a  gelding  which  he 
called  Old  John,  and  that  from  the  time  of  the  pur- 
chase of  said  mare  up  to  the  time  of  Mr.  Carrison's 
death,  Mr.  Carrison  neither  had  nor  owned  any  horse 
stock  whatever,  except  the  said  Holmes  mare,  the 
said  gelding  Old  John,  and  the  said  two  fillies  which 
he  raised  from  the  Holmes  mare; 

That  at  the  time  of  Mr.  Carrison's  death  the  only 
horse  stock  Mr.  Carrison  left  was  the  said  gelding 
Old  John  and  the  said  two  fillies  he  raised  from  the 
Holmes  mare; 

That  Mr.  Henry  Carrison  left  a  last  will  by  which 
he  gave  to  his  wife  all  his  property  save  a  cane  and 
his  jewelry,  and  made  his  wife  executrix  of  his  will; 

That  just  before  she  left  her  home  on  San  Pablo 
avenue  in  the  fall  of  1873  and  went  to  San  Francisco 
to  reside  she  sold  the  said  gelding  Old  John  and  the 
said  two  fillies  to  George  W.  Parsons,  who  then  re- 
sided just  north  of  the  city  of  Oakland,  on  said  San 
Pablo  avenue; 

That  Mr.  Carrison  called  this  Holmes  mare  Katy, 
and  she  was  known  by  that  name  until  he  sold  her, 
which  was  some  little  time  before  his  death; 

That  this  Holmes  mare  was  a  bright  bay  in  color 
and  was  a  very  beautiful  animal;  she  was  very  sensi- 
tive, nervous  and  high-spiriter,  but  kind;  she  was 
finely  formed,  evenly  turned,  had  a  clean  neck,  a  very 
intelligent  and  beautiful  head,  and  fine  sinewy  legs 
and  a  fine  coat  of  hair; 

I  used  to  ride  with  Mr.  Carrison  behind  her  into 
the  city  of  Oakland  frequently  and  we  used  to  pass 
everything  on  the  road,  and,  from  my  recollection 
of  her  speed,  I  think  she  could  pull  a  buggy  at  the 
rate  of  a  mile  in  two  minutes  and  forty  seconds; 

That  I  took  a  fancy  to  the  black  filly  and  Mr. 
Carrison  said  I  could  have  her,  but  I  failed  to  get 
her;  she  was  kind  and  gentle,  but  the  chestnut  filly 
was  a  vicious  little  creature  and  would  kick  one 
if  she  got  a  chance. 

GEORGE  H.  PHELPS. 

San  Franciseco,  November  ,   1903. 


THE   HUMBLE   HALS. 


Only  a  John  Trotwood  Moore  could  write  the  his- 
tory of  the  famous  Hal  family  and  hold  the  interest 
of  the  reader  through  a  series  of  articles  continuing 
for  more  than  a  year.  But  the  Tennessee  editor  and 
poet  knows  how,  none  better,  to  weave  the  threads 
of  romance  into  the  fabric  of  fact,  and  therein  lies 
his  magic  power  with  the  pen.  In  the  November 
number  of  Trotwood's  Monthly  appears  an  article  by 
him  about  Sweepstakes,  the  greatest  of  Tennessee's 
pacing  mares,  written  several  years  before  her 
death,  which  was  the  result  of  old  age.  Following 
is  an  interesting  excerpt: 

Lazily  cropping  the  blue  grass  in  her  owner's  pad- 
dock last  week  was  a  typical  Tennessee  pacing  mare, 
whose  son  had  made  her  immortal,  and  yet.  as  we 
passed  our  hand  over  her  graceful  neck  which,  from 
the  way  it  took  caressing,  showed  that  its  owner 
expected  it.  we  could  not  help  but  think  that  if  her 
name  had  been  withheld  we  might  readily  have  be- 
lieved that  she  was  but  one  of  the  hundred  other 
pacing  matrons  we  daily  see.  Before  us  was  a  light- 
bay  mare,  fifteen  and  a  half  hands  high,  with  black 
points  and  one  white  hind  coronet  and  the  faintest 
suspicion  of  a  star  in  the  forehead;  a  good  mane  and 
tail,  a  foretop  falling  thick  and  low,  a  bright,  promi- 
nent brown  eye,  a  broad  and  bony  forehead,  a  long 
neck,  held  almost  straight,  with  a  fall  and  then  a 
rather  sudden  rise  at  the  withers,  so  characteristic 
of  the  best  saddlers;  deep,  sloping  shoulders,  end- 
ing abruptly  in  an  undulating  mass  of  muscle  on 
the  forearms,  making  a  striking  contrast  to  the 
clean,  hard,  flinty  bones  of  the  legs  beneath,  closely 
knitted,  yet  supple,  without  puff  or  splint,  and  capped 


with  a  short,  well-rounded  hoof;  medium  back,  in- 
clined a  little  to  sink — from  age.  for  she  is  twenty- 
one  years  old — a  deep  closely-ribbed  chest  and 
rounded  barrel,  broad  flanks,  with  an  immense  play 
from  hip  to  hock,  and  then  the  same  muscle  and  the 
same  clean,  hard  legs  behind,  finishes  the  pen  picture 
of  Sweepstakes,  the  dam  of  Hal  Pointer,  unquestion- 
ably the  greatest  race  horse  that  has  ever  appeared 
on  American  tracks. 

Sweepstakes  was  born  in  1872,  the  property  of 
Armstrong  Glenn,  who  lived  in  Williamson  county, 
Tennessee.  Her  dam,  Kit,  by  McMeen's  Traveler, 
was  bred  and  owned  by  William  Blair,  also  of  Wil- 
liamson county.  Her  sire  was  a  horse  of  scarcely 
local  reputation,  aside  from  the  fact  that  he  was 
one  of  the  many  scions  of  the  Kittrell  Hal  horse — 
the  Knight's  Snow  Heels,  by  Knight's  Tom  Hal,  by 
Kittrell's  Hal.  Her  dam,  Kit,  by  McMeen's  Traveler, 
may  be  regarded  as  having  greatly  the  advantage 
of  the  horse  to  which  she  was  mated,  so  far  as  the 
fame  of  their  two  sires  went,  for  of  all  the  horses 
that  Tennessee  ever  produced  it  is  probable  that 
none,  twenty  years  ago,  enjoyed  the  celebrity  and 
distinction  which  by  consensus  of  opinion  were 
showered  on  Old  Traveler,  as  he  was  usually  called. 
Since  then  he  has  been  surpassed  in  popular  favor — 
as  what  horse  would  not  have  been — by  Gibson's 
Tom  Hal,  by  far  the  greatest  son  of  the  Kittrell 
horse.  But  as  a  sire  of  dams,  in  the  opinion  of  many, 
even  this  great  horse  does  not  surpass  McMeen's 
Traveler.  Uniting  as  he  does  both  branches  of  the 
Hal  family  full  of  hot  blood,  on  that  of  the  Traveler 
equally  as  hot-blooded,  it  is  not  difficult  to  see  where 
Hal  Pointer  gets  his  gameness. 

But  continue  with  his  dam;  she  fell  into  the  hands 
of  Colonel  Sam  Pointer,  who  long  used  her  as  a 
model  saddle  mare,  and  in  whose  possession,  if  we 
mistake  not,  she  lost  one  eye  on  a  dark  night  in  a 
fox  hunt,  from  the  jagged  end  of  a  limb.  At  his 
death.  Captain  Henry  P.  Pointer  bought  her,  and 
she  is  now  owned  by  his  estimable  lady.  Captain 
Pointer  having  died  last  spring.  At  present  a  long, 
rangy,  quiet,  up-headed  colt,  full  of  conscious  pride 
and  barely  inquisitive  enough  to  arch  up  at  the  sight 
of  a  stranger  to  just  the  pitch  of  an  artist's  touch, 
plays  by  the  great  matron's  side,  apparently  oblivious 
of  the  fact  that  his  sire  is  the  greatest  sire  of  pacers, 
and  his  brother  the  greatest  living  pacer  in  the 
world. 

There  are  many  famous  trotting  and  pacing  brood- 
mares, but  Sweepstakes,  the  dam  of  Hal  Pointer 
2:04%,  and  Star  Pointer  1:59%,  surpasses  them  all 
in  the  low  average  of  her  two  famous  sons. 

And  yet,  strange  to  say,  neither  this  mare  nor 
any  of  her  ancestors  was  bred  for  speed.  Nay,  not 
even  her  world-heating  son,  Hal  Pointer,  who  did  so 
much  for  pacers  and  pacing  races.  If  the  old  owners 
of  the  old  pacers  of  Tennessee  could  come  from 
their  last  resting  place  and  be  told  that  their  horses 
had  made  their  greatest  fame,  not  as  saddlers,  but 
as  race  horses,  the  old  fellows  would  wonder  in 
what  manner  they  raced,  for  such  a  thing  as  har- 
ness races  were  unheard  of  in  their  day.  Sweep- 
stakes was  bred  as  a  saddle  mare  and  passed  most 
of  her  life  as  one.  So  was  her  son  bred  for  a  saddle 
horse,  and  used  until  he  was  five  years  old  under 
the  saddle.  Our  success  or  failure  in  life  is  often 
an  undreamed  of  result,  and  I  am  sometimes  half  in- 
clined to  think  that  Owen  Meredith  was  right  when 
he  said: 

"We  but  catch  at  the  skirt  of  the  thing  we  would  be 
And  fall  back  in  the  lap  of  false  destiny." 

Ah,  well,  I  will  not  grumble  with  Meredith,  hut  be 
thankful  that  I  fell  back  in  a  lap  at  all — I  might  have 
hit  the  ground! 

Still,  it  is  a  little  amusing  that  after  all  the  money 
and  time  spent,  and  all  the  hobbies  ridden, 
and  all  the  theories  advanced,  and  all  the  hard  work 
by  the  breeders  of  the  light  harness  world  in  the 
last  fifty  years,  that  at  last  the  first  mare  to  enjoy 
the  distinction  of  having  the  two  fastest  sons  in  the 
world  was  not  bred  for  speed  at  all.  and  that  none 
of  her  ancestors  were  bred  for  speed,  or  that  the 
faintest  suspicion  of  "going  fast"  ever  entered  into 
the  calculation  of  their  various  breeders  or  owners! 
And  yet,  it  is  a  fact,  Knight's  Snow  Heels,  the  sire 
of  Sweepstakes,  was  used  only  as  a  saddle  horse, 
and  his  sire.  Knight's  Tom  Hal,  stood  only  for  saddle 
purposes,  and  his  sire,  Kittrell's  Tom  Hal,  was 
brought  from  Kentucky  for  nothing  in  the  world 
but  to  stand  as  a  saddle  horse,  without  any  idea, 
perhaps,  on  the  part  of  his  owner.  Major  Kittrell, 
that  any  of  his  descendants  would  ever  get  in  be- 
tween a  pair  of  shafts.  And  Tom  Hal,  the  horse  to 
which  Sweepstakes  was  mated  to  fame,  was  not 
even  supposed  to  be  good  enough  to  sire  saddlers, 
so  was  brought  up  to  ride  and  now  and  then,  as  I 
am  creditably  told,  to  pull  a  tanbark  mill,  'round 
and  'round,  all  day  long,  till  the  endless,  ceaseless  go- 
ing got  into  his  nature  and  the  deathless  qualities 
of  the  tanbark  into  his  very  soul. 

Verily,  it  taketh  the  tanbark  mill  to  bring  out 
what  is  in  us. 

And  the  point  I  wish  to  make  is  just  this:  If  these 
horses  have  given  us  world-beaters  without  any 
effort  on  our  part  to  breed  world-beaters,  what,  will 
they  not  do  when  the  years  go  by  and  we  begin  to 
breed  for  speed — the  best  to  the  best.  What  a  pity 
there  are  not  more  tanbark  mills  in  trotting  sec- 
tions! 


Ned  Lindsey.  son  of  the  veteran  trainer  and  driver. 
L.  B.  Lindsey,  has  accepted  a  position  on  C  X.  T.ar- 
rabee's  Brook  Nook  Ranch  in  Montana. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jar 
Soda. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


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|  NOTES  AND   NEWS  I 

**********  *****************^*.5^^«.j.j.;„s. 
That   San  Joaquin  Valley  Circuit  is  all  right. 

And  the  sooner  it  announces  its  purses  the  better. 

Every  horseman  should  do  a  little  boosting  tor  it 
and  make  entries  in  all  the  classes  possible. 

During  the  past  tour  seasons  Sweet  Marie'  2:02 
has  started  in  thirty-tour  races,  winning  twenty-nine 
firsts  and  two  seconds,  a  most  remarkable  showing 
and  one  never  equaled  by  any  trotter. 

Concha,  the  dam  of  Italia  2:04%,  has  been  booked 
to  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  by  her  owner,  W.  C.  McCully 
of  Bloomington,  Cal. 


Wild  Nutling  2:11%  by  Wildnut  out  of  Helena 
2:11%  by  Electioneer,  is  now  owned  at  Santa  Maria 
Cal. 


An  Arizona  horseman  edvertises  in  his  county 
paper  that  his  horse  Val  Brino  is  "the  most  thorough- 
bred stallion  in  the  Gila  valley  " 


That  mile  of  Sonoma  Girl's  in  2:07  on  Christmas 
day  at  Los  Angeles  enables  quite  a  bunch  of  us 
to  say:  "We  told  you  so." 


Secretary  Redpath  of  the  Los  Angeles  Driving 
Club  has  resigned  and  Mr.  A.  L.  Stewart  has  been 
chosen  in  his  stead. 


At  the  track  at  Fresno  every  stall  is  occupied  and 
as  the  course  is  kept  in  perfect  order,  trainer's  are 
having  great  success  in  developing  speed  there 
Athasham  2:12  and  The  Donna  2:09%  two  of  the 
good  winners  of  1906,  reecived  all  their  early  work 
there. 


If  you  want  something  extra  good  at  prices  that 
are  within  reason  make  a  date  with  Martin  Carter 
proprietor  of  the  Nutwood  Stock  Farm  at  Irvington 
and  visit  his  place,  where  you  will  be  shown  a 
bunch  of  youngsters  that  it  will  be  easy  to  pick  a 
good  one  from,  as  there  are  no  poor  ones  among  them. 

Louis  Bachant  of  Fresno,  owner  of  Athasham  2 -'2 
has  a  filly  at  the  Fresno  track  by  Athablo  out  of 
a  mare  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes,  second  dam  bv 
Mambnno  Wilkes,  that  is  one  of  the  most  promising 
youngsters  ever  seen  on  the  Fresno  track 


When  a  horse  is  working  hard  and  highly  fed 
all  the  week  he  should  have  his  food  reduced  on 
bunday.  and  one  meal  should  be  bran  mash  If  he 
gets  his  regular  amount  of  food  he  should  have  some 
exercise. 


The  Christmas  edition  of  the  Rural  Spirit  is  one 
ot  the  best  of  the  holiday  papers  that  has  reached 
this  office. 


Ed  Wright  of  Hollister  will  winter  his  filly,  Salva 
by  Dictatus  Medium,  at  home  and  return  her  to 
trainer  Chas.  Whitehead  at  Salinas  track  in  the 
spring.  This  filly  is  one  of  the  best  prospects  in 
Caniornia.  She  is  a  pacer  and  was  one  of  the  four 
starters  in  the  three-year-old  pacing  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity,  won  at  Woodland  last 
August  by  that  phenomenal  filly  Magladi,  whose 
heats  in  2:11%,  2:10%  and  2:12%  were  the  talk  of 
horsemen  all  over  the  Coast.  In  this  race  the  great 
colt  McFadyen  was  second  every  heat  and  Salva 
was  third  every  time,  and  beat  2:15  every  heat.  She 
has  filled  out  greatly  since  then  and  it  will  take 
sickness  or  accident  to  prevent  her  beating  2:10  as 
a   four-year-old. 


Sweet  Mane  2:02  is  to  be  sent  for  the  cups  and 
ribbons  at  the  matinees  this  year,  her  new  owner 
being  a  member  of  the  New  York  Driving  Club  She 
should  be  able  to  fill  a  shelf  or  two  with  cups  dur- 
ing the  season. 


It  has  been  figured  out  by  one  of  the  "statisticians" 
that  less  than  one-half  I  he  trotters  that  started  on 
the  Grand  Circuit  during  1906  failed  to  get  records. 

Rey  del  Diablo  won  six  races  during  1906,  and  was 
then  sold  for  $400  more  than  he  cost  the  man  that 
raced  him. 


Oro    Drew    2:24%    by    Oro    Wilkes    out    of    Laura 
":-    Arthurtnn    lias     been     sold   to     Australian 

1 tor   a    broodmare.      She   is   now   nine   years 

old  and  was  bred  at  San  Mateo  by  the  late  William 
Corbltt. 

Hi.-  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  proposes  to  hold 
matinees  every  two  weeks  during  the  winter  and 
spring  months.  The  new  secretarv.  Mr.  Stewart  is 
a  hustler. 


Dr.    .1.    n.    Barr    of    Marysville    recently    lost   his 
P  icing   mare,   Midget,   from   blood-poisoning 
.in  her  being  snagged  while  in  pasture. 


TO    CUBE    A    COLD    IN    ONE    DAY 
XATIVE      BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
-.(1  money  If  It    fails  to  cure.      E.   W.  GROVE'S 
.-*  on  each  box.     25c. 


An  effort  was  recently  made  by  the  defeated  direc- 
torate of  the  Los  Angeles  Agricultural  Association 
to  lease  Agricultural  Park  and  race  track  there  to 
a  circus  management  for  winter  quarters.  The  horse- 
men and  a  squad  of  police  successfully  prevented  the 
circus  people' from  entering  the  gates,  however,  and 
the  effort  was  a  failure. 


Grass  is  growing  on  all  the  hills  and  in  the  valleys 
and  the  price  of  hay  shold  fall  below  $20  per  ton 
with  a  few  weeks. 


Seattle  recently  held  a  horse  show,  and  the  people 
up  there  have  been  arguing  even  since  as  to  just 
what  "appointments"  are  proper  in  the  various 
classes. 


March  7th,  Sth  and  9th  are  the  dates  set  for  the 
big  Tournament  of  Roses  and  Horse  Show  at  Pleas- 
anton  this  year.  The  officers  and  directors  of  the 
association  are  as  follows:  F.  E.  Wilcox,  president; 
E.  D.  Neff,  secretary  and  treasurer;  John  Cravens, 
A.  K.  Macomber,  John  B.  Mills,  Thad  Lowe  and 
Colonel  W.  J.  Hogan. 


Mr.  D.  D.  Christman  of  Modesto  is  now  engaged 
in  the  mule  business  and  has  some  of  the  finest 
mules  in  the  State.  He  also  deals  in  draft  horses 
and  has  a  few  good  ones  on  hand. 


From  an  article  printed  in  the  Christmas  Horse  Re- 
view, we  learn  that  Charles  DeRyder  started  in  nine- 
ty races  last  year,  of  which  he  won  33,  was  second 
26  times,  third  15  times  and  fourth  seven  times,  being 
unplaced  but  nine  times.  His  winnings  amount  to 
$22,280. 


Those  yearlings  you  were  talking  about  last  month 
are  now  two-year-olds. 


"Bar  the  hopples"  is  being  heard  frequently  now- 
adays, but  when  the  dates  for  closing  entries  to 
purse  races  come  around  the  Indiana  pajamas  will 
be  considered  full-dress  for  all  pacing  parties. 


Wild  Bell  2:17%  by  Wildnut  is  now  a  member  of 
Chas.  DeRyder's  string  at  Pleasanton.  This  horse 
is  very  fast,  and  if  he  gets  to  trotting  steadily  will 
lower  his  mark  materially. 


Dan  Misner  has  sold  to  Mr.  Peach  of  the  Alvarado 
Sugar  Confpany  a  very  promising  two-year-old  by  L. 
W.  Russell  out  of  Hazel  Mac  by  Director. 


Lee  Wells  of  Pleasanton  is  the  owner  of  a  young 
Searchlight  that  he  is  just  breaking,  and  thinks 
perhaps  will  be  faster  than  its  illustrious  dad. 


Ed  Parker  has  reached  Pleasanton  with  eight  head 
of  Oregon  horses  that  seem  to  feel  right  at  home  in 
the  rain. 


A  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Kings  County 
Fair  Association  was  held  December  19th,  at  the 
office  of  the  secretary,  F.  L.  Howard,  in  Hanford.  The 
election  of  a  board  of  directors  for  the  coming  year 
resulted  as  follows:  J.  W.  McCord,  J.  M.  Daggs,  S. 
C.  Kimball.  G.  A.  Dodge,  Geo.  Aydeiott,  H.  G.  Lacey 
and  J.  D.  Biddle.  After  the  election  the  new  board 
met  and  organized  by  electing  the  following  officers: 
Geo.  A.  Dodge,  President;  S.  C.  Kimball,  First  Vice- 
President;  Geo.  Aydeiott,  Second  Vice-President;  J. 
W.  McCord,  Third  Vice-President.  The  matter  of 
electing  a  secretary  and  a  treasurer  was  laid  over 
until  the  next  meeting. 


Now  that  Phoenix,  Arizona,  has  made  such  a 
great  success  with  its  fall  harness  races,  the  live 
town  of  Tucson  wants  to  be  a  member  of  the  warm 
climate  circuit  and  proposes  to  hold  a  meeting  next 
year  that  will  be  worth  going  to  with  good  horses. 


Mr.  H.  Le  Baron  Smith,  who  does  business  in  San 
Francisco,  but  resides  in  Oakland,  is  taking  much 
pleasure  these  days  in  driving  over  the  splendid 
roads  of  Alameda  county  a  nice  bay  mare  by  Alta- 
mont  (sire  of  Chehalis  2:04%,  etc.),  that  is  begin- 
ning to  show  speed.  She  is  well  bred  on  her  dam's 
sire,  tracing  back  to  old  Fanny  Fern  by  Irwin's 
Tuckahoe,  and  has  a  license  to  pace,  but  so  far  she 
is  a  four-cornered  trotter.  This  mare  was  bred 
and  raised  by  Mr.  F.  W.  Perkins  of  Oakland,  owner 
of  that  handsome  stallion  Athamax  2:22%  by  Atba- 
don. 


A  letter  to  this  journal  from  Mr.  A.  G.  Fell  of 
Ogden,  Utah,  conveys  the  information  that  he  has 
had  his  fast  stallion,  I.  Direct  2:12%,  registered, 
under  rule  1,  and  his  number  is  44345,  and  his  name 
will  appear  in  Volume  XVII.,  which  will  be  out  this 
year.  I  Direct  is  wintering  well,  and  Mr.  Fell  says 
he  is  in  better  shape  than  ever.  A  fine  picture  and 
write-up  of  this  son  of  Direct  2:05%  appears  in  the 
Christmas  number  of  the  Chicago  Horse  Review,  oc- 
cupying an  entire  page.  It  states  that  Mr.  Fell  will 
start  him  this  fall  to  reduce  his  record. 


Mr.  E.  D.  Roberts  of  San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  is  the 
owner  of  a  very  handsome  two-year-old  called  Arrow 
Stanley,  foaled  May  S,  1905,  sired  by  On  Stanley 
(son  of  Direct  2:05%),  dam  Emaline  by  Electioneer; 
second  dam  Emma  Robson  by  Woodburn.  Arrow 
Stanley  is  standard  and  registered,  and  although 
technically  two  years  old  at  (he  present  time,  will 
in  reality  not  have  completed  its  second  year  until 
May  Sth. 


Capt.  N.  P.  Batchelder  reports  the  loss  of  his 
fine  two-year-old  colt  by  Monterey  2:09%  out  of  his 
old  mare  Luella,  dam  of  Myrtle  2:13%  and  Prince 
Nutwood  2:12%,  by  Nutwood  600.  The  colt  was  a 
very  handsome  youngster  with  fine  trotting  action, 
and  great  things  were  expected  of  him,  as  he  was 
well  staked.  His  leg  was  broken  in  an  accident 
and  he  had  to  be  destroyed. 


Mary   Mays   by    Mambrino    Patchen,    the  dam   of 

Ralph    Wilkes     2:06%,    was     chlorformed  by    her 

owner  Dr.  Galbreath,  at  bis  farm  recently.  The  old 
mare  was  foaled  in  1887. 


In  the  holiday  number  of  the  American  Horse 
Breeder  appears  an  interesting  table  seting  forth 
the  number  of  sons  of  prominent  sires,  with  the 
number  of  new  performers.  In  this  table  it  may  be 
learned  that  Electioneer  and  George  Wilkes  ran  a 
close  race  during  1906,  the  latter  being  represented 
with  thirty  sons  that  sired  eighty  new  performers, 
while  the  former  had  thirty  sons  that  sired  seven- 
nine  performers. 


Fourteen  yearling  trotters  were  sold  at  Berlin, 
Germany,  a  short  time  ago,  for  $8,540,  an  average 
of  $610.  Prices  like  these  would  seem  to  indicate 
an  opening  for  some  enterprising  American  horse- 
man to  export  a  lot  of  well-bred  trotting  mares  in 
foal  and  sell  them  under  the  hammer  on  arrival  in 
Germany. 


The  ice  racing  season  in  Canada  will  soon  be  in 
full  swing,  the  sport  opening  on  New  Year's  day 
at  Toronto  and  there  being  nearly  two  months  of 
racing  scheduled. 


What  is  a  cob?  In  England  the  small,  plump, 
handsome  little  horses  somewhat  of  the  hackney  type 
are  called  cobs,  and  over  in  Germany  and  France 
most  of  the  cobs  come  from  England,  and  now  that 
the  name  has  come  to  America  as  one  of  the  market 
type,  many  of  our  little  trotters  have  their  tails  cut 
off,  and  at  the  sales  are  catalogued  as  cobs,  but  the 
buyers  are  deceived.  A  cross  of  the  so-called  hackney 
stallion  on  the  smaller  trotting-bred  mares  produce 
the  cob  type  so  popular  at  the  horse  shows.  It  is 
properly  a  horse  not  over  fifteen  hands  high,  and 
very  strong  according  to  his  height,  with  unusual 
bone  and  substance  and  a  big  body  on  short  legs 
with  vigor,  plenty  of  action  and  quality.  They  are 
used  under  the  saddle  as  well  as  in  harness.  If  they 
are  over  fifteen  hands  they  are  not,  properly  speak- 
ing, cobs. 


CORRECTIONS. 


In  our  Holiday  edition  the  fee  which  will  be  asked 
for  the  services  of  the  great  young  stallion  McFadyen 
2:15%,  owned  by  Mr.  E.  D.  Dudley  of  Dixon,  was 
given  as  $25,  when  it  should  have  been  $40. 

The  fee  asked  for  the  services  of  Nearest  McKin- 
ney,  owned  by  Mr.  T.  W.  Barstow  of  San  Jose,  was 
also  wrong.  It  should  have  been  $50  instead  of  $40, 
with  return  privilege  provided  horse  does  not  change 
ownership. 


HAS    A    NEW    HALF    MILE    TRACK. 


At  La  Siesta  Ranch,  Santa  Clara  county,  Mr. 
Frank  H.  Burke  has  recently  had  a  half-mile  track 
built,  on  which  his  trainer,  Pat  Davey,  will  work 
the  farm's  trotters  and  pacers.  Friday  2:11%,  Val- 
lejo  Girl  2:16%  and  others  will  be  out  again  in 
1907.  La  Siesta  Farm  owns  Wanda  2:14%,  that 
was  the  first  of  the  get  of  Eros  to  enter  the  list,  and 
she  in  turn  produced  Search  Me,  the  first  of  the  get 
of  the  great  Searchlight  to  get  a  record. 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 


Hugh  Casey,  Sacramento. — The  pacer  Billy  Mayo 
took  a  record  of  2:20  at  Sacramento  May  10,  1872. 
We  do  not  know  whether  that  was  his  first  appear- 
ance in  that  city  or  not,  or  who  owned  him  at  the 
time.  All  our  records  of  these  old-time  horses  were 
destroyed  in  the  fire  of  April  last.  The  cost  for 
shipping  a  horse  to  New  York  by  rail  would  depend 
on  whether  he  was  one  of  a  carload  or  occupied  a 
car  to  himself,  or  went  by  freight,  or  express. 
Horses  can  be  shipped  to  New  York  by  water,  but 
we  do  not  believe  any  have  been  shipped  for  many 
years. 


DEATH   OF  JAY  BIRD. 


The  great  sire,  Jay  Bird,  by  George  Wilkes,  died 
at  the  farm  of  his  owner,  W.  A.  Bacon  of  Paris,  Ken- 
tucky, a  few  days  before'  Christmas,  aged  nearly 
twenty-nine  years.  He  had  sired  up  to  the  time  of 
his  death  10S  standard  performers,  all  but  eleven  of 
which  were  trotters.  His  most  famous  son  is  Aller- 
ton  2:09%,  and  his  fastest  trotter  is  Hawthorne 
2:06%.  Jay  Bird  was  a  roan  horse,  having  inherited 
that  color  from  his  grandam,  Lady  Franklin.  Jay 
Bird  was  quite  a  colt  trotter  and  won  the  Lexington 
Stake  as  a  two-year-old  in  1SS0,  but  never  took  a 
record  below  2:31%.  The  get  of  Jay  Bird  are  noted 
for  their  gameness  as  race  horses,  and  his  family 
are  known  as  a  game  family. 


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Saturday,  January  5,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


HORSE    RACING    WITH    INDIANS. 


There  is  not  a  more  interesting  place  in  Montana 
than  the  Yellowstone  Valley,  and  it  contains  more 
thrilling  incidents  of  pioneer  lite  than  any  other  sec- 
tion of  the  State.  Previous  to  the  advent  of  the  rail- 
road into  Montana  there  was  a  never-ceasing  rivalry 
between  the  Indians,  on  one  side,  and  the  settlers 
and  the  cowboys  on  the  other.  Early  in  the  history 
of  Montana  it  was  learned  that  the  Yellowstone  val- 
ley was  the  best  natural  cattle  range  on  earth.  When 
the  Yellowstone  ranges  were  stocked,  many  of  the 
cattle  were  killed  by  the  Indians,  fat  calves  being 
especially  chosen  by  the  red  epicures,  who  would 
rather  hunt  the  white  man's  buffalo  than  the  Indian's 
cattle,  which  still  roamed  in  that  section  by  thou- 
sands. The  cattlemen  considered  the  filching  of 
an  occasional  calf  by  the  Crows  as  a  matter  of 
course,  and  charged  it  to  the  profit  and  loss  account 
in  the  journal  of  the  cow  ranch,  provided  they  kept 
any  books  save  the  one  the  foreman  carried  around 
in  his  pocket  and  in  which  he  kept  the  time  of  the 
cow  punchers. 

Despite  the  occasional  thefts  by  the  Crows  the 
cowboys  and  the  Indians  got  along  nicely,  and  it 
was  not  long  until  the  greater  part  of  them  were  on 
good  terms.  The  Crow  Indians  are  the  greatest 
sports  in  the  world.  They  have  been  known  to 
gamble  away  their  horse  and  saddle  and  then  put 
up  their  mocassins  and  blankets  in  the  game.  It  is 
on  record  that  they  have  gambled  off  their  squaws, 
and  if  the  stories  which  are  told  around  Billings  and 
some  of  the  other  "cow  towns"  of  the  Yellowstone 
are  the  truth,  there  are  one  or  two  leading  citizens 
of  the  valley  who  at  one  time  and  another  were  the 
owners  of  half  a  dozen  good-looking  young  squaws, 
whom  they  had  won  at  the  gambling  table,  or  rather 
blanket.  Tables  were  almost  unknown  in  those  days, 
the  popular  method  to  start  a  game  being  to  spread 
a  blanket  on  the  ground  and  then  squat  down  on 
your  hunkers  beside  the  impromptu  gambling  board 
and  bluff  for  all  you  are  worth,  for  the  Indian  is  a 
hard  one  to  beat  and  he  always  hated  a  "quitter." 

But  it  is  a  horse-racing  story  that  was  told  in 
Butte  the  other  night  in  a  group  of  old-timers  of 
the  range,  as  they  hugged  the  bar  of  a  popular  re- 
sort that  is  to  be  printed,  and  here  is  the  story  as  it 
was  reeled  off  by  one  of  the  veterans  of  the'  spurs 
and  quirt,  who  has  handled  a  herd,  ridden  bronchos 
and  mavericked  "calves  all  of  the  way  from  Texas  to 
the  international  boundary  line.  "I  had  been  work- 
ing in  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  in  the  sum- 
mer of  '80,"  he  said,  "when  I  got  a  message  from 
one  of  my  old  chums  on  the  trail  that  if  I  had 
something  that  could  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  about 
23  seconds  to  bring  it  down  there;  that  the  Crows 
were  getting  quite  chesty  over  the  sprinting  ability 
of  a  wall-eyed  pinto  which  was  owned  by  one  of  the 
sub-chiefs  and  which  had  succeeded  in  "cleaning  up 
everything  that  was  owned  by  the  cowboys  of  that 
section  of  the  country. 

"I  had  just  the  sort  of  horse  the  boys  down  on 
the  Yellowstone  wanted — rather,  I  was  interested  in 
her,  she  being  held  in  partnership  between  my 
brother  and  myself.  We  called  her  Sweetheart,  and 
she  was  not  only  the  speediest,  but  she  was  the 
prettiest  piece  of  horseflesh  ever  in  that  section  of 
the  country.  I  had  a  brief  talk  with  the  'kid,'  showed 
him  my  letter,  and  after  sleeping  on  the  matter  we 
concluded  to  take  up  the  'proposition,  and  giving 
an  answer  to  the  Indian  courier,  who  had  'smelled' 
us  out  in  the  Park,  we  told  him  to  hasten  back  to 
old  Coulson— where  Billings  stands  to-day— and  tell 
our  cowboy  friend  we  would  leave  the  Park  in  about 
a  week. 

"Well,  we  did  so.  We  took  it  leisurely  down  the 
Yellowstone.  Finally  we  reached  the  camp  of  the 
HA  outfit  and  struck  the  foreman  for  a  job  He 
never  batted  an  eye  when  he  told  us  we  could  turn 
our  saddles  into  the  'cowy'  and  picked  us  out  a- 
couple  of  'stringe'  of  saddle  horses.  Although  he 
had  known  us  since  we  were  kids,  it  was  not  his 
policy  to  let  any  one  know  the  fact. 

"Sweetheart  had  not  fared  very  well  during  the 
trip.  When  we  got  to  the  round-up  her  back  was 
sore  from  the  chafing  of  the  pack-saddle,  and  the 
hair  was  sawed  off  her  in  a  number  of  places  but 
at  no  place  where  a  sore  would  hurt  her  sprinting 
abilities.  Her  mane  was  tangled  and  ragged  and  it 
looked  as  if  a  rat  had  been  chewing  at  her  tail 
Her  eyes  and  nose  were  filled  with  alkali  dust  and 
taking  it  altogether,  she  was  as  tough  a  looking 
race  horse  as  ever  looked  through  a  bridle. 

"The  first  day  we  were  in  camp  the  foreman 
quietly  suggested  that  I  should  ride  the  mare  and 
accompany  him  over  to  look  at  a  mudhole  a  few 
miles  away  from  camp.  After  we  were  out  of  sight 
an  earshot  of  the  camp  he  indignantly  demanded 
what  under  the  sun  I  wanted  to  bring  a  plug  like 
the  black  mare  down  to. clean  up  the  Crows  'Whv 
boy,"  he  said,  'this  old  skate  I  am  riding  can  choke' 
that  thing  you  are  on  to  death  with  100  feet  of 
rope,'   was  his   indignant   kick. 

"  'Bet  yer  a  $20  gold  piece  that  you  can't  keep 
in  sight  of  my  dust  in  a  400-yards  dash,'  was  mv 
reply. 

'Take  you  up,  sonny.  Lay  your  money  down  on 
this  rock  and  we  will  step  off  400  yards  and  then 
mount  and  race  for  this  cash.  The  first  one  to  get 
here  takes  both  gold  pieces,    was  his  proposition 

"In  less  time  that  it  takes  to  tell  about  it  the 
race  was  on.  The  HA  horse  could  run  a  little  bit 
and  the  foreman  had  the  better  of  the  start,  for 
Sweetheart's  sore  back  made  her  rather  peevish 
about  mounting,  and  when  I  was  finally  in  the  saddle 


the  foreman  was  fully  fifty  yards  away  and  fairly 
making  his  quirt  ring  as  he '  brought  it  down  over 
the  hind  legs  of  his  old  skate. 

"Sweetheart  saw  that  a  race  was  in  progress  and 
in  the  next  200  yards  she  had  overtaken  the  other 
horse  and  passed  him  just  like  he  was  standing  still. 
Pulling  up  just  before  the  rock  upon  which  the  two 
20's  were  left,  I  leaned  over  and  thrust  them  into 
my  pocket,  thinking  the  foreman  might  'beef  because 
of  the  way  he'd  allowed  the  mare  to  take  him  in.  But 
he  didn't.  He  pulled  up  laughing,  with  the  saluta- 
tion: 'Your  mare  is  all  right,  boy;  I  was  only  trying 
you.  Now  I  have  a  line  on  how  she  can  run,  and  I 
guess  we  will  clean  up  every  Indian  in  the  Yellow- 
stone valley  who  imagines  he  knows  the  least  thing 
about  horse  racing.' 

"And  we  did.  There  is  no  use  going  into  details 
regarding  the  different  races  run  during  the  next  two 
months,  for  the  Indians  were  determined  to  beat  us, 
and  every  pony  for  miles  around  was  tried  against 
the  little  black  mare,  who  was  never  headed.  At 
first  the  Indians  purposely  allowed  her  to  win,  hoping 
to  get  up  a  bigger  race  afterward.  But  the  'kid,' 
who  always  rode  the  mare,  was  just  as  foxy  as  any 
Indian  in  the  country,  and  he  would  only  allow  the 
little  mare  to  extend  herself  sufficiently  to  beat  out 
the  opposing  horse  by  a  neck  or  so,  always  making 
the  race  close  enough  to  lead  the  Indians  to  believe 
it  was  an  accident  rather  than  the  merit  of  the  mare 
that  won  the  race. 

"Finally,  we  had  beaten  the  best  of  the  Crow 
ponies,  and  as  a  final  race  just  as  we  were  ready 
to  return  to  our  homes  in  order  to  attend  to  our  own 
little  horse  round-up  before  winter  time,  we  re- 
ceived still  another  proposition  on  behalf  of  the 
Crows,  to  race  with  the  blue-roan  champion  pony  of 
the  Cheyennes,  which  had  been  brought  nearly  200 
miles  to  meet  our  champion.  Now,  we  were  pretty 
chary  about  taking  up  the  proposition,  as  none  of  us 
had  ever  gotten  a  line  on  the  sprinting  ability  of 
the  blue. 

"We  hung  back  a  little  bit  and  then  the  Crows 
began  deriding  us,  calling  us  squaws  and  asserting 
that  we  were  not  game.  That  settled  it,  and  we 
made  a  race  for  $500  a  side,  payable  in  ponies,  for 
we  had  about  100  head  of  Crow  ponies  which  we  had 
won  during  the  time  we  were  on  the  round-up — that 
is,  we  rounded  up  cattle  when  we  were  not  racing 
horses.  We  had  won  a  considerable  larger  number  of 
horses  than  100,  but  the  Crows  being  expert  horse 
thieves  stole  the  animals  back  almost  as  fast  as  we 
won  them,  and  I  remember  distinctly  having  won  one 
peculiarly  marked  bay  horse  six  times  during  a 
single  month. 

"Well,  to  return  to  the  race.  We  won  it  easily 
and  we  virtually  broke  the  entire  camp  of  Crows 
and  Cheyennes  in  doing  so.  The  blue  roan  proved  to 
be  a  dub,  and  couldn't  run  fast  enough  to  keep  warm. 
Some  of  the  bucks  were  so  certain  of  winning  that 
they  wagered  their  squaws  and  sisters  with  the 
cow  punchers,  even  offering  to  bet  two  squaws 
against  one  saddle.  When  the  race  was  over,  there 
was  the  biggest  kind  of  a  howl,  the  Indians  asserting 
that  their  pony  had  been  'doped,'  and  they  refused 
point  blank  to  give  up  the  stakes,  which  were  piled 
at  the  end  of  the  race  track,  as  was  the  custom. 
Even  the  Indians  who  had  bet  on  the  race  refused 
to  pay,  and  for  a  while  there  was  nearly  an  outbreak 
of  hostilities;  guns  being  drawn  and  knives  flashed. 

"One  of  the  other  boys  who  lived  in  our  section,  on 
the  advice  of  the  foreman,  concluded  to  make  the 
home  journey  with  us.  It  is  well  he  did  so.  We 
had  got  out  of  the  camp  and  were  gone  for  two  days 
before  the  Crows  learned  we  had  left  with  the  mare. 
Then  they  followed,  but  we  had  a  good  start,  and  it 
was  not  until  he  had  made  nearly  a  hundred  miles 
on  the  home  trip  that  they  got  in  sight  of 
our  dust.  We  spotted  them  almost  as  soon  as  they 
saw  us  and  took  precautions. 

"We  knew  it  was  Sweetheart  they  were  after,  and 
one  of  us  never  left  her  side.  We  used  to  take  turns 
in  holding  her  halter  rope  while  we  camped  over 
night.  The  very  first  night  the  Crows  came  up  with 
us  they  stole  back  all  of  the  ponies  we  had  won,  and 
they  tried  their  best  to  get  our  saddle  horses,  but  we 
were  too  watchful.  They  would  have  murdered  us  if 
they  dared,  but  we  were  too  prominent  figures  with 
the  cowboys  of  that  section  and  they  knew  it  would 
be  a  relentless  war  if  they  did  so. 

"One  night  a  big  buck  actually  stole  Sweetheart's 
halter  rope  from  my  hand  as  I  slept  and  held  it,  and 
had  it  not  been  for  her  snorting  in  disgust  at  the 
smell  of  the  Indian — she  always  did  hate  them — I 
would  have  lost  her.  Sweetheart's  snort  brought  me 
wide  awake  and  I  had  just  time  to  whack  the  Indian 
across  the  face  with  my  quirt  and  compel  him  to 
drop  the  rope,  in  this  manner  saving  myself  from 
disgrace. 

"It  was  this  way  every  night  and  day.  The  Crows' 
thieves  hung  around  us  all  of  the  time,  and  it  was  not 
until  we  reached  the  Gallatin  valley  that  they  left  us 
in  peace,  even  then  declaring  that  they  would  tell 
the  Bannocks  and  have  them  steal  the  mare  for  them 
out  of  our  own  stable.  But  the  Bannocks  never  had 
the  courage  to  attempt  it,  and  the  next  summer  Sweet- 
heart was  killed  by  a  big  black  bear  in  the  Yellow- 
stone Park  while  we  were  doing  some  stunts  for  the 
tourists,  and  also  raking  in  a  few  dollars  from  visitors 
who  imagined  they  hal  horses  which  could  sprint 
some." — Anaconda   Standard. 


CHARLEY    BELDEN    2:08'/2. 


Charley  Belden  2:08%,  the  grand  trotter  that  was 
the  star  of  Chas.  De  Ryder's  stable  last  season,  raced 
eleven  times  and  was  never  unplaced.  Belden  was 
raced  on  a  lease  held  jointly  by  De  Ryder  and  Frank 
Jermyn.  Mr.  Jermyn  has  owned  many  good  horses 
and  has  on  other  occasions  displayed  excellent  judg- 
ment in  campaigning  them.  His  home  is  in  Scranton, 
Pa.,  but  he  usually  spends  his  winters  in  California. 
While  at  Pleasanton  last  winter  he  was  struck  with 
Charley  Belden  and  tried  to  purchase  him  from  his 
owner,  the  well-known  horseman,  Mart  Rollins,  but 
deeming  the  price  prohibitive,  effected  his  lease. 
The  result  of  Belden's  campaining  was  most  grati- 
fying to  Mr.  Jermyn,  who,  by  the  way.  had  the  pleas- 
ure of  seeing  the  horse  win  two  $5,000  stakes. 

De  Ryder  opened  his  campaign  at  Cedar  Rapids, 
la.,  June  14,  at  which  place  Belden  won  third  money 
in  the  2:35  trot,  it  being  the  first  race  of  his  life.  He 
was  second  at  Decorah  and  won  two  races  at  Water- 
loo. At  Mason  City,  la.,  he  also  won  two  races,  and 
at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  one.  Then  going  to  Clinton,  111., 
his  first  start  over  a  mile  track,  where  he  won  two 
heats  and  second  money,  Early  Alice  2:09%.  taking 
the  race.  Second  money  also  fell  to  him  at  Pekin.  111., 
also  at  Galesburg,  where  he  took  his  record  of  2:0S%, 
in  the  second  heat,  losing  the  race  to  the  great  four- 
year-old  Gulvallis  Directum  2:09%.  Journeying  to 
Dubuque,  la.,  he  turned  the  tables  on  Gulvallis  Direc- 
utm,  but  met  defeat  when  he  struck  Bi-Flora  in  the 
$2,500  2:35  trot  at  Hamline,  winning,  however,  second 
money.  This  race  evidently  had  sharpened  him  up, 
for  later  in  the  same  week  he  won  the  $5,000  Minne- 
apolis stake  in  straight  heats  from  a  field  of  seven — 
time,  2:09%,  2:11,  2:10 — lowering  the  record  of  this 
famous  Northwestern  classic.  The  following  week  at 
Milwaukee  he  again  started  in  a  $5,000  stake,  meeting 
the  great  mare  Early  Alice  2:09%  and  nine  others. 
The  race  was  bitterly  contested,  Belden  winning  the 
first  heat,  but  losing  the  second  to  Talpa  in  2:09%. 
Early  Alice  took  the  third  and  Belden  the  fourth. 
While  the  mare  beat  him  back  in  the  fifth  heat,  lie 
stood  best  in  the  summary  and  won  first  money. 
The  next  $5,000  stake  in  which  he  engaged  was  at 
Libertyville,  111.  Here  he  resumed  his  battle  with 
Early  Alice,  being  beaten,  but  finishing  a  close  second 
in  2:10%,  2:09%,  2:09%  in  a  stirring  contest.  En- 
countering a  soft  track  at  Cincinnatti,  he  was  beaten 
by  Lilly  R.  2:08%  and  Belle  Isle  2:11,  but  finished  a 
close  second  in  the  last  two  heats.  In  the  Transyl- 
vania he  won  fourth  money,  finishing  12-6-3.  At  the 
critial  point  in  this  race  he  was  badly  interfered  with, 
causing  him  to  lose  all  chance  of  winning. 

Now,  for  the  first  time  in  fourteen  consecutive 
weeks,  during  which  he  has  trotten  nineteen  races, 
he  was  given  a  let  up.  But  just  to  show  that  he  had 
not  forgoten  the  game,  when  he  reached  Phoenix, 
Ariz.,  four  weeks  later,  he  set  a  new  record  for  the 
Territory,  winning  his  race  in  straight  heats  in, 2: 09%, 
2:12%,  2:09%.  His  campaign  closed  at  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.,  Nov.  24,  just  five  months  and  ten  days  after  it 
had  begun  in  Iowa.  To  celebrate  his  return  to  the 
State  of  his  nativitity,  he  won  in  straight  heats,  trot- 
ting one  of  them  over  a  slow  track  and  on  a  bad  day 
in  2:10,  bring  his  years  earnings  up  to  $10,440. 

Charley  Belden  is  a  seven-year-old  gelding  of  fine 
appearance  and  striking  elegance,  but  possessed  also 
of  a  lot  of  substance.  He  raced  in  high  flesh  and 
lcoked  like  a  show-ring  winner  at  the  close  of  his 
great  campaign.  He  is  by  Lynwood  H.,  2,  2:20%,  son 
of  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  and  his  dam  is  Juanita  Skinner, 
by  Silas  Skinner  2:17. — Christmas  Horse  Review. 


THE  DAM  OF  ITALIA  2:04'/^. 


A  Frenchman,  interested  in  the  trotter,  delivered 
himself  of  the  following  and  his  words  now  form  part 
of  the  French  trotting  gospel:  "Hopples,  grotesque 
American  interlacement,  persuasion  by  force,  a  short 
season  of  victory,  an  embarrassed  horse,  a  fall  and 
no  value  afterwards." 


W.  C.  McCully,  of  Bloomington,  Cal.,  recently  wrote 
the  following  interesting  leter  to  Mr.  W.  Murray,  of 
Cleveland,  owner  of  Italia  2:04%,  by  Zombro. 

"Bloomington.  Cal.,  Dec.  19,  1906. 
Mr.  W.   P.   Murray,   Cleveland,   Ohio: 

Dear  Sir. — Having  seen  your  name  mentioned  in 
the  Horseman  as  the  owner  of  the  Zombro  mare, 
Italia,  dam  of  Concha,  by  A.  W.  Richmond,  I  take  this 
liberty  of  addressing  you. 

I  am  the  present  owner  of  Concha,  dam  of  your 
mare  and  I  thought  it  might  interest  you  to  learn 
that  I  have  succeeded  in  registering  the  old  mare  and 
that  your  mare  is  now  eligible  for  registration  as  a 
standard  bred  mare. 

I  have  the  old  mare  safely  in  foal  to  my  young 
stallion  Cedric  Mac  by  Nearest,  own  brother  to  the 
great  John  A.  McKerron,  and  have  booked  her  for 
the  coming  season  to  Audubon  Boy. 

It  is  some  what  interesting  to  look  over  Concha's 
breeding  on  her  dam's  side:  First  dam  Paganip  by 
Crichton  by  Imp  Glencoe;  second  dam  Bay  G.  by 
Argyle  by  a  thoroughbred;  third  dam  by  Son  of  Jo- 
seph by  Joseph,  thoroughbred;  fourth  dam.  Fast  Cali- 
fornia quarter  mare  by  a  thoroughbred.  Concha,  dam 
of  Italia  2:04%,  Rego  2:15,  Amber  2:18  Henry  \". 
2:20%,  Conchita  2:1S%,  Julia  M.  2:13%  and  I  havi-  a 
three-year-old  by  Neernut  that  will  trot  to  2:10  as  a 
five-year-old  barring  accidents.  But  one  cannot  won- 
der at  the  performances  of  their  colts  when  tiny  look 
over  the  throughbred  blood  runing  through  her  veins. 

I  was  greatly  interested  and  pleased  with  the  work 
of  Italia  this  season  and  therefore  believe  you  will 
be  glad  to  hear  from  the  mother  relative  to  her  having 
been  registered. 

Very  truly  yours. 

W.  C    McCULLY." 


Tucson  will  hold  a  three  days'  nieetin- 
February   22d.   and   will   give   three   pir 
each  for  harness  horses. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


JURY    AWARDS    ZIBBELL    $100,000. 


(Fresno  Republican,  Dec.  30.) 


Wiliard  R.  Zibbell  was  awarded  $100,000  against 
the  Southren  Pacific  Railroad  by  a  Fresno  jury  De- 
cember 29th.  Lawyers  say  it  is  the  largest  verdict 
for  personal  damages  ever  awarded  in  the  United 
States.  It  was  conceded  that  the  railroad  company 
expected  a  heavy  verdict,  but  nothing  like  that  re- 
turned, the  jury  awarding  practically  the  full  meas- 
ure of  damages  asked.  The  case  will  be  appealed 
by  the  railroad,  which  will  fight  the  heavy  verdict 
as  long  as  there  is  a  court  to  appeal  to. 

The  verdict  was  returned  at  7  o'clock  and  its  read- 
ing by  Foreman  Burnett  caused  a  sensation  in  the 
court  room.  The  jury  had  been  out  for  two  hours. 
The  jury  was  unanimous  from  the  beginning  in  favor 
of  a  verdict  for  the  plaintiff,  but  for  about  an  hour 
debated  whether  the  award  should  be  of  $100,000  or 
$102,000.  the  full  amount  asked.  The  jury  finally 
decided  on  $100,000  as  the  amount.  Attorney  L.  L. 
Cory  for  the  defense  then  asked  for  a  sixty  days' 
stay  of  execution  of  the  judgment  and  Judge  Church 
granted  the  request. 

Wiliard  Zibbell,  the  plaintiff  in  the  case,  was  feel- 
ing very  happy  over  the  outcome  of  the  trial  when 
interviewed  Thursday  evening.  He  said,  in  com- 
menting on  the  case  and  his  plans  for  the  future: 
"I  believe  the  jurors  realized  tie  terrible  sufferings 
through  which  I  have  gone  since  the  accident,  and 
the  helpless  condition  in  which  I  really  am,  in  spite 
of  my  ability  to  walk  around.  Now  that  the  strain 
of  the  trial  is  over.  I  feel  that  I  can  look  forward 
with  pleasant  anticipations  into  the  future.  My 
father  expects  to  move  to  Fresno  from  Modesto  in 
two  or  three  weeks  and  will  open  a  livery  stable 
business  in  this  city.  I  will  join  with  him  in  the 
enterprise,  and  while  I  will  not  be  able  to  do  any 
active  work  about  the  place,  I  will  have  something 
to  which  I  can  devote  my  attention  and  occupy  my 
mind.  We  have  five  horses  at  Modesto,  which  we 
will  bring  to  the  stable  in  Fresno.  One  reason  for 
our  moving  to  this  place  is  that  we  will  have  the 
advantage  of  training  the  horses  on  the  track  here. 
We  have  Adam  G.,  a  fine  trotter,  with  a  record  of 
2:lli4;  Miss  Foxy;  Teddy  Mac,  a  speedy  three-year- 
old  trotter,  and  Catalina  and  Little  Angie.  promising 
two-year-olds. 

"I  am  now  assisting  in  the  office  of  the  Runyon 
Sign  Company,  on  South  Main  street,  in  Los  Angeles, 
and  will  go  to  that  city  on  Monday  to  make  arrange- 
ments to  give  up  that  work.  I  understand  that  the 
railroad  company  will  appeal  the  case  to  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  so  it  will  be  about  two  years  before  we 
get  the  money  awarded  to  us  by  the  jury. 

"I  am  confident  that  we  will  win  the  appeal  before 
the  Supreme  Court,  as  I  believe  that  the  testimony 
clearly  shows  that  the  railroad  company  was  re- 
sponsible for  the  accident  and  that  I  did  all  that 
any  reasonable  man  would  be  required  to  do  in 
crossing  the  Tulare  street  tracks." 

Attorney  Theo.  Roche  said  in  regard  to  the  ver- 
dict: "I  think  that  we  were  entitled  to  the  award 
as  made,  considering  the  great  extent  of  Mr.  Zib- 
bell's  injuries.  I  believe  that  the  Supreme  Court 
will  uphold  the  verdict  as  presented  by  the  jury,  as 
the  plea  of  contributory  negligence  on  the  part  of 
the  plaintiff  will  not  avail  in  this  case,  and  there  is 
no  just  reason  why  the  Supreme  Court  should  not 
award  us  $100,000  damages  as  well  as  $10,000  or 
$20,000,  if  the  latter  amounts  had  been  decided  on. 
The  verdict  is  the  largest  award  of  damages  that 
has  ever  been  made  in  the  United  States." 

Attorney  L.  L.  Cory,  for  the  defense,  stated  con- 
cerning the  verdict:  "I  do  not  believe  that  the  Su- 
preme Court  will  allow  any  such  verdict  to  stand. 
We  have  been  granted  a  stay  of  execution  of  the 
award  for  sixty  days,  and  shall  immediately  take 
steps  to  prepare  a  hill  of  exceptions  as  a  basis  for 
a  motion  for  a  new  trial  of  the  case.  If  Judge  Church 
denies  the  motion  for  a  new  trial,  we  will  then  appeal 
the  case  to  the  Supreme  Court  on  Judge  Church's 
order  denying  a  new  trial  of  the  case.  The  verdict 
is  the  result  of  prejudice  and  passion  directed  against 
the  railroad  company.  We  will  ask  the  Supreme 
Court  to  order  a  new  trial  of  the  case  on  the  ground 
that  the  damages  awarded  are  excessive  in  amount, 
and  second,  that  the  plaintiff  caused  the  accident 
and  the  terrible  injuries  which  he  received  by  his 
own  contributory  negligence  and  want  of  care." 

At  the  opening  of  the  morning  session,  Attornev 
Ewing   commenced   his   argument   in   behalf   of   the 
plaintiff   and    reviewed    the   case   as   to   many   of  its 
cts.     He   contended   that   the   testimony   of  the 
witnesses   I'm-   the  defense  showed  noticeable   varia- 
tions from  the  testimony  given  by  the  same  witness- 
es at  the  coroner's  inquest  along  several  lines;  that, 
for    example.    Foreman    Williams    of    the    switching 
crew,   testified   at   the  inquest  that   the  freight  train 
did  not  stop  in  coming  from  the  lead  onto  the  Tulare 
t    crossing,    but    testified    at    the    trial    that    the 
train  came  to  a  stop  at  the  switch  before  proceeding 
to  die  crossing.     The  witnesses  Hamilton,  Pope  ami 
Williams  also  varied  considerably  in  their  statements 
at    the   inquest    and    at    the   trial    as   to   the   distance 
of   the   front    box    car  of  the  train    from    the   switch 
when    Williams    first    gave    the   Signal    for    the    train 
to  slow  down,  and  also  as  to  the  point  at   which  Wil- 
liams first  got  onto  the  front  box  ear  with  his  lan- 
tern.    The   attorney  argued   that.  Williams  staled   at 
i  In    inquest  thai  he  rode  on  the  car  up  to  the  switch, 
bul    testified    at    the   inquest    that    In-    walked    along 
i  rain  up  to  the  switch. 
r.-v  ng  also  argued  that   the  testimony  of  the 
jf   the    witnesses    in    the   case   showed    that 
no  lantern   on   the   front   of  the  box   car 
""'    ol   Hi.'   had   onto   Hie-  crossing,   that 


the  bell  on  the  engine  was  not  ringing  and  that  no 
other  warning  was  given  to  Zibbell  and  McMahon 
which  could  have  made  them  aware  of  the  approach 
of  the  freight  train  in  the  darkness  of  the  night. 
Mr.  Ewing,  continuing,  said:  "We  have  the  testi- 
mony of  such  well  known  residents  of  this  city  as 
S.  B.  Tombs,  G.  W.  Hensley  and  J.  D.  Patterson, 
who  have  all  resided  in  Fresno  for  the  past  twenty 
years  or  more,  that  they  did  not  know  of  the  pres- 
ence of  the  lead  near  the  Tulare  street  crossing  until 
the  evening  of  Friday,  December  21st,  when  the  rail- 
road experiments  were  made  in  the  switching  yards, 
and  the  railroad  attorney  and  officials  pointed  out 
the  lead  to  them.  The  testimony  in  the  case  clearly 
shows  that  the  plaintiff,  Zibbell,  took  special  pre- 
cautions in  looking  out  for  cars,  as  he  walked  across 
the  Tulare  street  crossing  with  McMahon,  and  that 
the  accident  happened  as  a  result  of  the  negligence 
of  the  railroad  company  and  its  employes." 

Attorney  Cory  for  the  defense,  in  his  argument, 
claimed  that  Zibbell  had  been  negligent  and  care- 
less, while  crossing  the  railroad  tracks  on  the  night 
of  the  accident,  and  that  if  he  did  not  see  the  freight 
train  approaching  from  the  lead,  he  should  have 
seen  it  when  it  was  a  considerable  distance  away. 
Mr.  Cory  continued  on  this  line  of  thought:  "Police- 
men McSwain  and  Bradley,  who  were  both  called 
as  witnesses  for  the  plaintiff,  testified  as  a  result 
of  witnessing  an  experiment  with  a  freight  train  in 
the  switching  yards,  that  they  could  see  the  train 
approaching  on  a  dark  night  when  it  was  100  feet 
away  from  them.  If  these  men  could  see  the  freight 
train  coming  when  it  was  that  distance  away,  Zib- 
bell ought  to  have  been  able  to  see  the  train  when 
it  was  100  or  150  feet  away  from  him,  if  he  looked 
up  and  down  the  railroad  track  as  he  testified  that 
he  did.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  believe  that  Zibbell 
erred  in  the  testimony  which  he  gave  in  this  trial; 
that  he  was  trying  to  explain  to  himself  and  to  you 
how  the  accident  happened,  and  to  account  for  the 
terrible  injuries  which  he  received.  The  plaintiff, 
Zibbell,  and  his  father,  J.  W.  Zibbell,  testified  that 
the  young  man  had  been  offered  a  salary  of  $2500 
a  year  to  train  and  drive  horses  on  the  race  track, 
but  there  is  no  certainty  that  he  would  have  received 
this  amount  for  more  than  one  year.  So  the  plain- 
tiff's method  of  taking  Zibbell's  expectancy  of  life 
as  37  years  longer,  and  then  multiplying  that  by 
$2500.  giving  $92,500,  with  additional  amounts  bring- 
ing the  total  up  to  $102,085.75  for  the  damages  sought. 
is,  to  my  mind,  an  incorrect  and  unwarranted  way 
of  calculating  on  the  case. 

"The  Supreme  Court  has  set  aside  a  number  of 
verdicts  against  corporations  which  were  excessive, 
and  this  jury  should  see  to  it  by  any  verdict  that 
they  may  render  that  they  do  not.  bring  in  an  ex- 
cessive or  unfair  verdict  in  the  case  at  issue." 

In  the  afternoon  session  Attorney  Theo.  J.  Roche 
presented  his  argument  for  the  plaintiff  before  a 
large  number  of  listeners,  and  made  an  eloquent 
plea  for  justice  for  the  victim  of  the  terrible  acci- 
dent, which  is  the  basis  of  the  suit.  He  congratulated 
Judge  Church  upon  the  fairness  of  his  decisions  in 
the  trial  and  the  jury  upon  the  patience  with  which 
they  had  sat  through  the  long  hours  of  testimony 
in  the  case. 

In  the  course  of  his  argument,  Attorney  Roche 
said:  "The  plaintiff  in  this  case  came  to  this  city 
in  July,  1905.  in  the  full  hope  and  expectancy  of 
a  sturdy  youth.  He  was  intelligent,  athletic,  of  a 
strong  constitution  and  was  considered  one  of  the 
best  drivers  and  trainers  of  race  horses  in  the  United 
States.  That  night  he  was  suddenly  stricken  down 
and  terribly  injured  by  a  Southern  Pacific  railroad 
freight  train  while  he  was  walking  along  Tulare 
street,  across  the  railroad  tracks,  as  any  citizen  had 
a  right  to  do.  His  promised  bride,  an  intelligent 
and  accomplished  young  lady  of  San  Francisco,  was 
soon  notified  of  the  mishap  and,  with  unparalleled 
heroism  and  loyalty  to  her  vows,  became  his  wife 
three  weeks  after  the  young  man  was  so  suddenly 
and  so  severely  injured.  The  testimony  in  this  case 
shows  that  it  was  through  no  fault  or  negligence  of 
the  plaintiff  that  he  was  run  down  by  the  freight 
train,  but  that  the  railroad  company  and  its  em- 
ployes were  responsible  for  the  accident  which  oc- 
curred. 

"I  want  to  call  your  attention  to  one  striking  fact 
in  this  case,  and  that  is  that  the  railroad  company 
did  not  dare  to  put  on  the  stand  Yardmaster  Conley 
or  Brakeman  Wills  of  the  Mendota  train.  These 
men  were  both  eye-witnesses  to  the  accident  which 
killed  McMahon  and  maimed  Wiliard  Zibbell  for 
hie,  but  the  defense  knew  that  if  they  put  these 
witnesses  on  the  stand  and  they  told  the  truth,  they 
would  have  to  give  an  account  of  the  mishap  which 
would  support  the  contentions  of  the  plaintiff  in  the 
suit.  You.  gentlemen  of  the  jury,  know  as  reason- 
able men,  that  pedestrians  have  a  right  to  cross  the 
railroad  tracks  on  Tulare  street  in  the  day  time  or 
at  night;  that  if  you  attempted  to  cross  the  tracks 
on  the  night  of  July  12,  1905,  you  would  have  taken 
the  same  precautions  and  acted  in  the  same  manner 
as  did  Wiliard  Zibbell  when  he  was  run  down  by 
the  freight  train  at  the  crossing.  Let  this  plaintiff 
go  back  to  his  home  in  Los  Angeles  feeling  that  he 
has  received  the  justice  meted  out  by  a  jury  of 
American  citizens.  Let  this  gray-haired  father, 
when  the  time  comes,  as  it  will  in  a  few  years, 
that  his  days  are  numbered,  know  that  by  your  ver- 
dict you  have  provided  for  the  young  man's  necessi- 
ties for  the  rest  of  his  life,  so  that  he  need  not  spend 
his  days  of  helplessness  in  a  poor  house." 

Judge  Church  began  reading  his  instructions  at 
4:30  and  it  required  a  little  over  half  an  hour  for 
the  reading.  The  case  was  submitted  to  the  jury 
al   5:06  and   the  verdict  was  at  7  o'clock. 


LETTER   FROM    McKINNEY'S  OWNER. 


New  York.  December  31st,  1906. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman — In 
1904  my  purchase  of  McKinney  2:11M,  was  the  occa- 
sion of  considerable  interest  on  the  part  of  horsemen 
generally,  and  the  patronage  that  the  public  has  given 
this  horse  has  been  very  gratifying  to  me. 

My  intention  was  to  maintain  a  training  stable  and 
to  race  a  considerable  number  of  McKinney's  colts, 
but  I  have  found  that  it  will  be  much  more  satisfac- 
tory to  me  to  give  up  training  and  concentrate  my 
attention  upon  breeding. 

My  purchase  of  Axworthy  2:1514  was  for  the  pur- 
pose of  owning  the  greatest  sire  of  colt  trotters  as 
well  as  McKinney  2:lli4,  the  greatest  sire  of  2:10 
trotters. 

By  mating  these  most  successful  horses  with  the 
collection  of  great  mares  that  I  have  gathered  togeth- 
er and  by  carefully  raising  their  colts  and  selling 
them  as  yearlings,  I  expect  to  give  the  public  an 
opportunity  to  buy  the  best  possible  prospects  and  to 
distribute  them  amongst  the  most  successful  train- 
ers. At  the  same  time  I  will  be  doing  the  very  best 
I  can  for  the  future  reputation  of  my  own  stallions 
and  mares. 

It  will  be  evident  that  without  training,  any  colts 
that  I  might  keep  would  be  handicapped,  and,  there- 
fore, the  only  solution  of  the  problem  is  to  absolutely 
sell  entire  crops,  not  reserving  any.  I  therefore  ex- 
pect to  sell  my  entire  crop  of  1906  McKinneys  before 
they  are  two  years  old  and  to  do  likewise  with  the 
future  produce  at  the  Empire  City  Farms. 

Realizing  that  there  are  many  great  mares,  owned 
by  others,  that  should  be  bred  to  my  stallions,  I  will 
always  accept  a  limited  number  of  outside  mares, 
which  I  approve  of,  at  fees  which  are  reasonable, 
considering  the  value  and  merits  of  my  stallions. 
My  facilities  for  taking  care  of  mares  and  keeping 
them  in  the  best  of  condition  are  exceptional  and 
the  cost  of  so  doing  is  considerably  higher  than  when 
done  in  a  haphazard  manner. 

While  some  can  book  mares  they  fancy,  even  from 
a  sentimental  standpoint,  just  as  I  myself  have  often 
done,  I  am  pleased  to  state  that  some  of  my  most 
agreeable  business  relations  have  been  with  horse- 
men of  limited  means  who  have  kept  their  stock  in 
an  economical  way  and  produced  profitable  results. 

Assuring  the  public  of  my  appreciation  of  their 
liberal  interest  and  patronage  in  the  past  and  be- 
speaking for  my  stallions  an  impartial  comparison 
with  others,  I  remain, 

Very  truly  vours, 

WILLIAM  SIMPSON. 


PLEASANTON   NEWS. 


(From  the  Times.) 

Jack  Phippen  has  a  string  of  horses  at  the  track 
that  came  in  this  week.  Phippen  was  one  of  Gov- 
ernor Stanford's  trainers  at  the  world  famous  Palo 
Alto  Stock  Farm  for  a  long  time.  Also  trained  at 
the  old  San  Jose  track  lately. 

Ben  Chaboya  was  in  town  last  Tuesday  to  attend 
the  funeral  of  his  mother  who  died  here  quite  sud- 
denly. Ben  is  taking  a  respite  from  the  horse  busi- 
ness lately  after  many  years  in  the  sulky.  Begin- 
ning as  a  second  trainer  to  Saunders  for  Valensin 
and  was  then  the  trainer  for  the  Oakwood  Park 
Stock  Farm  for  seven  or  eight  years,  and  later 
trained  in  Pleasanton.    Ben  has  many  friends  here. 

George  Johnson  has  his  gray  horse  in  training  this 
season  and  with  very  little  work  showed  an  eighth 
in  16%  seconds  at  the  end  of  a  good  mile.  This 
horse  is  bred  as  good  as  any  of  them  and  we  would 
like  to  see  him  get  to  the  races  and  b  ing  home 
some  of  the  money.  Mr.  Johnson  has  recently 
bought  a  promising  three-year-old. 

H.  H.  Dunlap  is  the  proud  possessor  of  a  fine 
new  pair  of  hopples  made  by  C.  W.  Towson  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  whfo  has  opened  business  under 
the  bell  stand  at  the  track.  Mr.  Towson  came  out 
to  California  to  see  if  its  so  about  our  winter  sun- 
shine here.  He  is  a  fine  workman  and  has  owned 
horses  himself  and  knows  what  they  need."  He 
makes  a  quarter  boot  of  his  own  design  that  is 
getting  to  be  a  favorite. 

Mr.  Sutherland  drove  a  two-year-old  colt  by  Search- 
light, dam  Ruth  C,  that  belongs  to  Lou  Crellin,  a 
quarter  in  35  seconds  a  few  days  ago.  This  colt 
never  saw  harness  until  about  six  weeks  ago  and 
didn't  like  it  much  when  he  saw  it.  Anybody  who 
will  admit  anything  at  all  will  admit  that  Mr.  Suth- 
erland can  get  more  speed  out  of  a  green  one,  and 
quicker  than  any  other  man  in  the  business. 


For  the  first  time  since  trotting  horses  and  trotting 
races  were  introduced  in  Germany  the  purses  offered 
there  this  year  aggregated  1,000,000  marks,  or  about 
$250,000.  In  1901  the  total  amount  distributed  was 
$150,000,  an  increase  of  $100,000  having  thus  taken 
place  in  the  last  five  years.  There  were  ninety-two 
days  of  harness  racing  in  1906,  when  533  events  were 
decided. 


The  Wisconsin  State  Fair  will  start  off  for  1907 
with  $30,000  in  the  treasury.  This  financial  condi- 
tion is  the  best  the  State  Fair  has  been  in  for  many 
years.  Secretary  True's  figures  for  the  recent  ex- 
hibition show  the  receipts  were  $S9,475  and  the  ex- 
penses $73,340,  giving  net  profits  of  $16,135.  In  ad- 
dition there  is  due  from  the  State  $10,000.  This, 
with  the  balance  in  the  treasury,  will  give  the  State 
Agricultural  Board  more  tfean  $30,000  with  which  to 
prepare  for  the  next  fair.  Many  more  improvements 
in  the  grounds  are  contemplated. 


Saturday,  January  5,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


METHUSALAH'S  ADVICE. 


My  son  incline  thine  ear  to  my  word  and  take  heed 
to  my  sayings: 

Thou  seest  an  ad  in  thy  turf  paper  which  readeth 
well  as  follows: 

For  sale — Pacer-record,  2:10.  Can  beat  it  3  times 
on  one-half  mile  track.  Sound,  handsome  and  kind. 
Price,  $200.00. 

Thou  readest  it  carefully  and  long.  Thou  thinkest, 
gee  whiz!  He  sure  can  step  and  is  cheap,  but  thou 
takest  not  into  consideration  that  thy  danger  lieth 
in  this  cheap  price.  Thou  cuttest  out  the  ad  and 
putteth  it  in  thy  vest  pocket.  Thou  writest  to  the 
owner  as  follows: 

Dear  Sir:  If  the  passer  is  as  you  describ  an  he 
is  soun  and  hansom  and  he  can  step  three  times  bet- 
ter than  2:10  I  will  give  you  $100.00  for  heem.  An- 
swer. 

In  two  days  there  Cometh  an  answer  which  readeth 
as  follows: 

Dear  Friend:  I  was  mighty  glad  to  hear  from 
you  about  my  pacer.  Now  the  truth  is  I  am  con- 
fined to  the  house  with  a  fever  and  am  not  strong 
enough  to  handle  such  a  good  horse  and  I  have  got 
to  sell  him  right  away  as  I  have  promised  my  wife 
not  to  take  any  chances.  Now  this  horse  is  a  cracker- 
jack  and  can  step  half  mile  track  better  than  2:10 
right  out  of  the  pasture.  He  is  sound  and  handsome. 
Has  the  best  set  of  feet  and  legs  you  ever  saw,  but 
I  can't  sell  him  for  no  $100.00  as  he  is  worth  more 
money  but  I  tell  you  what  I  will  do  and  that's  all  I 
will  do  I  will  split  the  difference  with  you.  Now 
if  you  want  him  speak  quick  as  there  are  14  others 
after  him  now.     Yours  truly  Bill  Jones. 

Thou  readest  the  letter  eighteen  times:  yea  verily 
during  the  sermon  in  church  dost  thou  pull  it  from 
thy  pocket  and  while  thy  wife,  Mary,  doseth,  thou 
wilest  away  the  time  in  unholy  thoughts  of  how  thou 
canst  rub  it  into  Smith  when  thy  new  purchase  ar- 
riveth  but  thou  knowest  all  the  time  that  there  lieth 
underneath  this  description  a  something  which  is 
wrong,  but  thou  readest  again  and  seeth  plainly  that 
the  man  states  "2:10  sure — sound  and  hansom"  and 
thou  again  lapseth  into  pleasant  thought  of  how 
thou  willst  bet  Smith  S10.000  that  thou  canst  distance 
him  in  one  half.  Thy  wife.  Mary,  snoreth  out  loud 
and  it  is  necessary  to  awaken  her  before  thy  neighbor 
noticeth  and  thy  letter  is  put  away  until  the  mor- 
row. 

After  many  misgivings  thou  showest  the  letter  to 
Mary,  thy  wife.  She  readeth  it,  she  looketh  at  thee 
with  pity  and  sayeth:  "Dear  John,  I  pray  thee  come 
back  to  earth.  Thinkest  thou  this  fellow  has  a  horse 
that  is  so  fast  at  such  a  price.  He  fair  would  cheat 
thee,  John." 

Thou  gettest  mad  at  once  and  sayeth  hard  things 
to  Mary,  thy  wife.  Thou  goest  to  the  livery  stable 
where  thou  meetest  other  fools  and  there  thou  hear- 
est  during  the  evening  that  a  really  good  horse  pos- 
sesseth  value  and  thou  at  last  maketh  up  thy  mind 
to  see  the  horse  before  buying. 

Thou  goest  home  and  teileth  Mary  to  hurry  with 
thy  satchel.  Thou  sheddest  a  tear,  saying:  Yea, 
verily,  Mary,  mine  Uncle  James  lieth  at  the  point  of 
death  and  I  must  hie  me  to  him. 

Mary  packeth  thy  grip,  but  she  sheddeth  no  tears 
for  Uncle  Jas.  and  after  thy  departure  she  telegraph- 
eth  to  learn  the  state  of  Uncle's  health,  which  she 
findeth  is  good. 

Thou  arrivest  at  thy  destination  and  findeth  where 
thy  man  liveth  by  asking  the  barber  on  the  corner. 
Thou  also  asketh  of  him  regarding  the  pacer  and  he 
teileth  you:  Yea,  verily,  my  friend  Jones'  pacer 
goeth  fast.  He  beateth  all  others  hereabouts  and 
the  horsemen  here  all  considereth  him  a  cyclone. 

Thou  art  much  encouraged  at  this  report  but  thou 
failest  to  hear  thy  barber  friend  call  up  Jones  on 
the  phone,  saying:  "Hello,  Bill,  get  the  cripple  ready; 
there  cometh  a  sucker  that  will  buy  and  don't  forget 
my  commission." 

Thou  findest  that  thy  barber  friend  hath  misdirect- 
ed thy  footsteps  and  it  taketh  an  hour  to  find  Jones' 
house.  Thou  knockest  at  the  door  and  Mrs.  Jones 
cometh.  She  openeth  the  door  one  inch.  Sticketh 
her  nose  out  and  demandeth:  "What  yer  want?" 
Thou  asketh  if  Bill  Jones  resideth  there  and  if  he 
hath  a  pacing  horse  and  she  sayeth:  "Yessir,  this 
be  the  place  but  I  jes  told  Bill  not  ter  sell  that  there 
pacer  for  less  than  $1000  an'  he  ought  to  get  $2000 
fer  him  but  Bill's  porely  and  I  reckon  he  better  sell." 
She  calleth  Bill  loudly  and  he  cometh  leaning  on  a 
cane  and  he  certainly  looketh  sick  and  thou  art  sorry 
for  his  misfortune  but,  old  fool,  thou  failest  to  note 
that  Bill's  hands  are  hardened  and  callous.  That 
his  cane  on  which  he  leaneth  is  new  and  shiny.  That 
his  boots  are  heavily  coated  with  cow  manure  and 
that  Bill  smelleth  strongly  of  same.  Thou  also  faileth 
to  note  that  Bill's  team  standeth  hitched  to  wagon 
by  the  barn,  and  the  absence  of  a  hired  man  thou 
seest  not  Bill  shaketh  hands  and  sayeth:  "Come 
right  in  and  set  down."  He  also  winketh  at  his 
better  half,  saying:  "Matilda,  bring  us  some  of  that 
there  sweet  cider."  Thou  chattest  with  Bill  regard- 
ing his  poor  health  while  the  cider  cometh.  Thou 
drinkest  heartily  of  same  and  remarketh  of  its  fine 
taste.  Thou  goest  to  the  barn  and  Jones  bringeth 
out  the  pacer.  He  cometh  forth  with  much  life  and 
looketh  good  to  thee.  He  hath  a  fine  tail,  which  he 
carrieth  high.  Thou  art  not  versed  in  spices  and 
detecteth  not  ginger.  He  steppeth  high  but  Bill  can- 
not run  with  him  for  illness  and  thou  darest  not  take 
hold  as  Bill's  cider  hath  worked  overtime,  and  thou 
feelest  thyself  a  trifle  unsteady.  Thou  also  failest  to 
see  a  soak  tub  and  many  bottles  in  the  barn  and 
thine  eye  seest  not  what  it  should,  but  thy  heart 
goeth  to  Bill  and  thou  taketh  the  horse. 

Thou  arrivest  home  late  at  night.     Thy  wife  Mary 


greeteth  thee  not.  She  feinteth  sound  sleep.  Next 
morning  she  inquireth  regarding  the  health  of  Uncle 
James  and  thou  sayest  he  was  much  improved  when 
thou  cameth. 

Thou  feelest  mean  and  small  but  thou  thinkest  of 
thine  horse  and  feeleth  better.  Thy  horse  arriveth 
and  thou  waitest  till  dark  and  taketh  him  home. 

The  next  day  thou  sayest  to  Mary,  thy  wife: 

"My  dear,  I  have  bought  a  gentle  horse  which  thou 
canst  drive,"  and  Mary  replieth  saying:  "Thank 
you,  John!  Thou  hast  better  first  drive  thy  new 
purchase  thyself  and  see  that  he  steppeth  in  2:10," 
and  she  then  showeth  you  a  telegram  from  Uncle 
James  which  readeth:  "Never  felt  better  in  my 
life." 

Thou  feelest  like  thirty  cents  and  goeth  forth  with 
thy  new  horse  to  find  Smith.  Thine  horse  driveth 
well  but  when  thou  meeteth  Smith  and  calleth  on 
him  for  speed  he  then  showeth  thee  that  he  is  an 
outlaw.  Smith  goeth  past  thee  on  the  pace  and  thou 
strikest  thy  horse  with  thy  whip.  He  starteth  to  run 
and  thou  canst  not  hold  him.  Thou  canst  not  run 
as  fast  as  Smith's  horse  paces,  and  thy  horse  thinketh 
the  road  is  not  wide  enough  and  starteth  for  the  side- 
walk. He  runneth  over  a  peanut  stand  and  knocketh 
down  the  minister.  The  buggy  he  leaveth  on  the 
first  telegraph  pole  and  thou  thyself  shootest  head- 
long through  a  plate  glass  window  and  landeth  be- 
hind the  bar  of  the  Always  Open  saloon.  Thy  horse 
continueth  his  mad  race,  doing  much  damage,  for 
which  thou  must  pay.  Thy  head  is  badly  cut  and 
thy  clothes  are  torn.  The  barkeep  calleth  an  ambu- 
lance and  thou  art  taken  to  thy  house.  Mary,  thy 
wife,  meeteth  the  stretcher  at  thy  front  door,  saying: 
"Verily,  John,  thou  didst  split  the  difference  and  thy 
head  as  well." 

Now,  mine  son,  take  heed  unto  these  words:  Buy 
not  from  strangers  their  cheap  horses.  The  price 
of  2:10  speed  is  counted  not  by  hundreds,  but  by 
thousands.  Mary,  thy  wife,  hath  sense.  Yea.  Verily, 
much  more  than  thyself  even  unto  a  horse  deal. — The 
Speed  Bulletin. 

o 

A  STORY  OF  BOSTON   BLUE. 


MAKE    THEM    REGISTER. 


In  the  summer  of  1S20  an  advertisement  appeared 
in  a  paper  published  in  Boston  in  which  the  Boston 
Jockey  Club  offered  to  give  a  purse  of  $1,000  to 
any  horse  which  would  trot  a  mile  in  three  minutes, 
says  a  writer  in  the  Boston  Globe. 

The  paper  containing  this  announcement  came  to 
the  notice  of  Orrin  B.  Palmer,  who  lived  near  Water- 
ville,  Maine. 

A  short  time  previous  he  had  secured  a  rangey, 
close-cropped  bay  gelding,  who  had  a  slanting  or  very 
oblique  shoulder  and  whose  legs  stood  well  under 
him.  The  horse  stood  about  15.2  hands  and  weighed 
nearly  1,000  pounds.  Such  is  the  description  which 
Mr..  Palmer  gave  to  Mr.  Hall  C.  Burleigh  of  Sassal- 
boro,  who  was  an  expert  horseman  and  a  breeder  of 
prize  Hereford   cattle. 

The  horse  had  been  used  for  two  seasons  by  David 
Nourse  in  towing  scows  and  long  boats  up  the  Ken- 
nebec river  from  Augusta  to  Waterville.  After  Mr. 
Palmer  had  used  the  horse  a  little  while  he  found 
he  had  a  trotter  with  a  great  burst  of  speed  for  those 
days,  and  privately  timed  him  on  the  ice,  where 
the  footing  was  very  smooth  and  solid. 

When  the  offer  of  the  Jockey  Club  came  to  Mr. 
Palmer  he  determined  to  go  to  Boston  and  make  a 
try  for  it.  He  immediately  fixed  up  a  gig  out  of 
an  old  pair  of  chaise  wheels,  and  hitching  his  horse 
to  it  started  for  Boston. 

On  his  way  he  called  on  his  brother-in-law  at 
Exteter,  N.  H.,  and  stopped  over  night.  He  said 
nothing  of  his  business  to  Boston  until  morning, 
when  he  informed  his  brother-in-law  what  he  was 
going  for.  The  Exteter  man  was  quick  to  catch  the 
idea,  and  it  was  agreed  that  he  should  take  a  vessel 
and  go  to  Boston  with  a  big  sum  of  money  to  bet 
on  the  horse. 

Mr.  Palmer  and  the  brother-in-law  arrived  in  Bos- 
ton in  good  time.  The  horseman  from  the  Kenne- 
bec soon  made  a  match  to  beat  three  minutes  with 
the  approval  of  the  Jockey  Club.  The  trial  came  off 
over  the  Lynn  turnpike,  where  a  mile  course  was 
measured  off.  The  gelding  had  been  named  Zuarrom. 
and  by  that  name  is  he  still  known  in  the  annals  of 
early  Maine  trotters. 

In  this  race,  to  please  someone's  fancy,  the  horse 
was  entered  as  Boston  Blue.  The  traditions  of  early 
trotting  around  Lynn  and  Salem  are  to  the  effect 
that  Boston  Blue  trotted  a  mile  in  better  than  three 
minutes.  The  race  was  made  with  competent  judges 
at  the  start  and  finish,  with  two  men  on  running 
horses  accompanying  the  trotter  to  see  that  he  did 
not  indulge  in  breaks  or  try  the  running  game  him- 
self. A  good  deal  of  money  was  wagered  on  this 
first  great  trotting  race  near  Boston,  where  time  was 
vanquished. 

Mr.  Palmer  and  his  brother-in-law  won  more  than 
$800,  and  the  Jockey  Club  gave  the  $1,000  as  they 
had  agreed.     The  time  of  the  mile  was  2:57. 

Mr.  Palmer  sold  the  horse  after  the  race  to  a  gen- 
tleman of  Boston,  and  there  was  a  story  about  that 
he  had  been  sent  to  England. 

In  1853  Mr.  Palmer  visited  Hall  C.  Burleigh  at  his 
home  in  Vassalboro  and  related  the  story  as  it  now 
appears.  Tbere  is  no  doubt  as  to  its  authenticity, 
nor  was  the  time  considered  fast  by  Mr.  Palmer,  who 
related  that  there  were  other  horses  in  his  vicinity 
near  Waterville  as  fast  or  faster  than  the  horse  who 
was  the  first  to  demonstrate  that  a  mile  in  three 
minutes  was  an  easy  thing. 


When  the  National  Trotting  Association  makes 
and  enforces  a  rule  that  shall  disqualify  all  horses 
which  are  not  registered  from  starting  on  associa- 
tion tracks,  it  will  seriously  interfere  with  the  starl- 
ing of  horses  in  classes  slower  than  those  to  which 
they  are  eligible.  The  rule  should  require  that  i'i 
all  cases  a  certificate  be  given  when  an  animal  is 
registered  that  shall  bear  the  seal  of  the  Register 
Association  and  should  also  require  the  sl-<  i 
of  the  track  or  some  other  track  official,  specially  ap- 
pointed for  that  purpose,  to  examine  the  certificate  of 
each  animal  entered  at  his  meeting  before  be;ng 
allowed  to  start.  Whenever  an  animal  changes 
owners  the  fact  should  be  noted  on  the  back  of  the 
certificate  and  this  certificate  should  in  every  case 
pass  to  the  new  owner. — American  Horse  Breeder. 

The  uprooting  of  the  evil  of  ringing  has  never 
been  very  seriously  considered  by  the  Natioual  Trot- 
ting Association  for  the  reason  that  the  prominent 
members  of  that  body  are  seldom,  if  ever,  victimized 
by  the  rogues.  When  the  matter  comes  up  at  the 
biennial  sessions  of  the  congress  there  is  only  a 
languid  interest  manifested.  It  has  been  shown  that 
the  present  system  of  detection  and  punishment  is 
almost  wholly  ineffective.  Now.  what  can  stop  it? 
Identification  provided  by  the  rule  will  not  answer. 
No  one  of  the  miscreants  starts  out  on  a  "ringing" 
tour  nowadays  without  making  provision  to  meet  this 
feature  of  the  code.  Appropo  to  the  above  term  from 
the  American  Horse  Breeder,  a  dozen  years  ago  or 
more  we  presented  to  the  National  Trotting  Congress 
a  rule  which  we  thought  would  meet  and  overcome 
this  great  evil.  A  magnate,  in  soft  and  persuasive 
tones,  moved  that  it  be  "placed  on  file."  It  was 
in  line  with  the  rule  suggested  by  the  American 
Horse  Breeder  and  in  full,  was  as  follows: 

No  horse  shall  be  eligible  to  perform  on  any  track 
controlled  by  the  National  Trotting  Association  until 
the  following  conditions  have  been  complied  with: 
The  nominator  or  owner  shall  file  in  the  office  of 
said  association,  under  oath,  and  in  the  presence  of 
two  witnesses,  permanent  residents  of  the  place  in 
which  the  oath  is  made,  a  full  and  accurate  descrip- 
tion, which  shall  embrace  every  feature  of  the 
horse — size,  color,  sey,  distinguishing  marks,  and 
his  record,  when  and  where  made.  When  such  de- 
scription shall  have  been  filed,  and  upon  the  payment 
of  $1,  the  nominator  or  owner  shall  be  furnished  with 
an  official  certificate,  made  out  and  signed  by  the 
secretary  or  clerk  designated  to  perform  such  duty. 
This  certificate  shall  be  renewed  each  and  every 
year,  and  shall  contain  the  name  of  the  horse  and 
the  full  description  as  recorded,  and  be  provided 
with  blank  spaces  to  be  filled  in  with  the  record  (if 
any  was  made),  and  the  place  and  date,  and  signed 
by  an  officer  of  the  course  on  which  the  horse  last 
performed.  This  certificate  shall  be  shown  to  any 
member  or  officer  of  the  National  Trotting  Associa- 
tion or  judges  of  a  race,  on  demand,  with  a  view 
to  establishing  the  identity  of  a  horse.  A  failure 
to  comply  will  disqualify  the  horse.  Any  member 
found  guilty  of  changing  or  forging  a  certificate  shall 
be  expelled. 

When  a  horse  is  sold  a  transfer  of  the  certificate 
can  be  made  by  simple  endorsement  on  the  back. — 
Newark  Call. 


DEATH   OF  MAMBRINO  CHIEF  JR. 


Thos.  Smith  of  Vallejo  reports  the  death  on  De- 
cember 17th  of  his  stallion  Mambrino  Chief  Jr.  11622. 
The  old  horse  was  twenty-seven  years  old,  but  had 
been  a  lusty  and  vigorous  horse  up  to  this  fall. 
He  was  a  grand  looking  bay,  bred  by  Rufus  Ingalls 
Jr.  of  Belvidere,  Illinois,  and  sold  by  him  to  C.  Shilli- 
ber  of  Cordelia,  Cal..  who  in  turn  sold  him  to  Mr. 
Smith.  Mambrino  Chief  Jr.  was  by  McDonald  Chief 
out  of  a  mare  called  Venus  by  Mambrino  Patchen. 
He  was  the  sire  of  four  trotters  with  standard  rec- 
ords, and  one  of  his  sons  sired  three  in  the  list.  His 
four  trotters  are  Dollican  2: 15% ,  George  Washing- 
ton 2:16%,  Trilby  2:21%  and  Sweet  Rosie  2:2S%. 

His  son,  George  Washington,  is  the  sire  of  Stella 
2:15%  and  several  others,  and  also  sired  the  dam 
of  Pa"t  Rose  2:12%.  Mambrino  Chief  Jr.,  like  his 
sire,  McDonald  Chief,  also  owned  by  Mr.  Smith,  was 
of  great  use  in  building  up  the  horse  stock  of  Cali- 
fornia, as  they  got  size,  good  looks,  square  trotting 
action    and    great  endurance   as   well   as    speed. 


A    SANTA    ANA    IDYL. 


Down  the  line,  none  can  outshine 
This  high-bred  Lady  Love  of  mine: 
She  is  game,  they  all  have  said; 
She  is  California  bred. 

She's  the  queen  of  equine  race, 
None   can   stand   her  awful   pace. 
Moves  just  like  a  big  machine 
When  they  put  on  all  the  steam. 

See  her  coming  'round   the  turn. 
My  Old  Girl  has  speed  to  burn. 
Coming  strong  and  bold  and  true. 
Old  clock  stops  at  just  2:02. 

Now  she's  left  our  golden  shore, 
We  shall   never  see  her  more. 
How  we  love  her  you  can  see, 
She's  our  honev — Sweet  Marie 

— WM.    SINNOfTC. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.     It  mean. 


10  THE   BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 

|         ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 
i  

I  Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 

AT  THE  TRAPS.  come  for  keeps  in  this  neck-of-the-woods,  writes   a 

correspondent  of  the  St.  Louis  Sportsman. 

A  number  of  local  shooters  were  at  Ingleside  last  Target  conditions  were  fine,  with  the  exception  of 

Sunday  smashing  blue-rocks.     The  attraction  of  the  the  temperature,  and  nothing  better  could  have  been 

gun  was  too  strong  to  make  some  of  the  boys  "lay  picked   out   for   the   bugs.     Manager   Griefe   and   his 

off"  for  a  day — the  chance  for  a  duck  or  quail  shoot  committee  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the  way  the 

was    too   slim   to   invire   the   shooter   afield,    so   the  shoot  and  targets  were  turned  out. 

inanimate  target  was  substituted.  Only  one  jarring  note  was  present  and  that  was 

the  challenging  of  Griffiths,  who  shot  for  the  Dead 

The  reason  that  the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap  was  Shot  people  at  the  Grand  American,  by  some  of.  the 

not  selected  at  the  recent  meeting  of  the  Interstate  shooters,  but  after  investigation  the  shooting  commit- 

Association  was  because  the  meeting  was  somewhat  tee  found  that  Mr.  Griffiths  had  been  reinstated  as 

divided  upon  where  the  shoot  should  take  place  for  an  amateur.     Some  one  also  got  the  idea  that  Foord 

1907.     Strong  inducements  were  held  out  in  the  in-  was  too  cool  a  shot  for  an  amateur  and  entered  a 

tei-est  of  various  Coast  points.     From  recent  informa-  protest,  but  in  this   ease  the   committee  found  that 

tion  the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap  may  take  place  in  Foord  never  had  shot   as   a  professional,   and  from 

Spokane,  Portland  or  possibly  Seattle.    It  is  the  inten-  evidence    given    your    humble    servant    later,    is    a 

tion  of  the  Association  to  try  to  reach  all  of  the  differ-  simon  pure  amateur. 

ent  parts  of  the  United  States  with  their  subsidiary  At  the  end  of  the  hundredth  event  Foord  of  the 

shoots.  Wawasett  Gun  Club  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  and  F.  W. 

Moffett,  of  the  Crescent  Gun  Club,  were  tied  for  first 

It  behooves  our  local  trap  shooting  boomers  to  get  Place,    with    94,    and    a    moonlight    shoot    off    found 

a  move  on  if  they  desire  the  Pacific"  Coast  Handicap  Foord  a  little  steadier  although  Moffett  was  shoot- 

for  Ingleside  in  September.     One  thing  certain    and  inS  like  a  veteran.     Foord  only  missed  one  target 

that  is  there  will  be  a  deeidedlv  larger  entry  than  at  flred  at'  one  betas  lost  one  a  miss  fire,  and  that  one 

either  of  the   prior   handicaps."    Further,    San   Fran-  barely  cleared  the  trap  box,  ending  with  23  out  of 

Cisco  can  turn  out  a  larger  entry  than  will  assemble  25>  and  Moffett  only  one  bird  behind  with  22. 

at  Portland  or  any  of  the  northern  points.     By  Sep-  Hendriekson,  of  the  Queen's  County  Gun  Club,  who 

tember  we  will  have  plenty  of  hotels  and  other  ac-  was  champion  last  year,  was  shooting  like  a  house 

commodations  and  can  easily  handle  comfortably  any  aflre  until  hls  last  round  when  he  dropped  to  22  and 

crowd  that  may  attend  a  big  trap  shoot— or  for  anv  finished  up  with  93. 

larger  feature  for  that  matter.    One  thing  that  might  Martin  of  the  Bergen  Beach  Club,  did  his  breaking 

induce  a  larger  attendance  than  usual  from  the  North  on  his  third  event,  dropping  three,  which  tied  he  and 

is  the  sight  seeing  conditions.     Thousands  of  people  Hendriekson,  but  by  a  little  good  luck  in  the  right 

have  journeyed  across  the  continent  for  that  purpose  P^ce   and   good   shooting,   made  him  the  winner  of 

and  have  "got  their  money's  worth."     Arizona    New  tbe  tnird  CUP- 

Mexico  and  Texas  will  be  as  well  or  better  represent-  After  the  shoot  off  John  S.  Dickerson  of  the  N.  Y. 

ed  than  at  the  Los  Angeles  and  other  shoots.  A-    c-    AonoT   o£   tne   champion   cup,   presented   Mr. 

It  may  look  as  if  San  Francisco  wants  too  much  in  Foord  the  cup. 

asking  for   the   Coast   Handicap   again      This   shoot  The  cup>  made  of  solid  silver  and  valued  at  $300, 

would  have  been  a  big  feature  here  last  September  has  a  unia-ue   design  and   is  worthy  of  the  highest 

barring  the  fireworks.     In   consequence    there   is   a  nonors   D>*  traP   shooters.     The  club   and  the   donor 

strong  feeling  among  not  onlv  the  local  shooters   but  are  t0  be  tnanked  for  the  boost  that  this  event  will 

with    the    fraternitv    in    Vallejo     Sacramento     Santa  glve  t0  the  trap  same'  and  especially  the   donor  as 

Rosa,  San  Jose.  Santa  Cruz,  Monterey  and  numerous  he  has  Promised  to  give  a  better  one  next  year  and 

other  points  within  easv  reach  of  this  city  that  the  told   the   representative   of   The   Sportsman  that  he 

shoot  take  place  at  Ingieside,  just  to  show  what  we  win  give  a  cup  as  long  as  he  lives'  and  as  he  ls  a 

intended  to  do  and  can  do.  nne  sportsman  the  club  is  in  for  a  fine  cup  that  soon 

' will  be  unequaled. 

Watson's  Park,  the  famous  Chicago  trap  shooting  As  this  is  the  home  of  the  U-   M-   C"   the  shoot 

ground,  will  soon  be  a  thing  of  the  past     The  -round  DrouSnt  out  a  bunch,  headed  by  Mr.  Burrell,   from 

is  needed  by  the  owning  corporation  for  railroad  pur-  tms   comPan>"-     Among   the   most   noted   were    "his 

poses.     The  club-house  and  buildings  will  be  sold  at  nonor-"    Tom   Marshall,    "Dad"   Heikes.    "Bill"    Heer 

public   auction    and    bv   February    1st   the   park   will  and  Frank  Butler,  the  mission  face  of  R.  D.  Jones, 

be  abandoned  for  trap"  shooting  purposes  bv  the  Chi-  fa"\  0v1erbauSh-   F-   W-    C,ark>   and  the   salesman, 

cago  Trap  Shooters'  Association  J-  G-  Heath. 

This   popular   sporting  resort   was   established   by  , Jlm  E111°tt  and  ^rank  Lawrence  held  up  the  Win- 

Uucle"  John  Watson  years  ago      Hundreds  of  close-  cnester  end:    Sim  Glover,  who  won  the  professional 

ly   contested   and   shooting  history   making  live-bird  cup'  was  on  hand  for  tne  BamsUte  and  Sauer  gun: 

matches  have  taken  place  there  between  such  famed  ?lnskfrn,  and   GaIes   for  Walsrode   and   Sauer   gun; 

crack  shots  as  Fred  Gilbert    T    P    Hicks    E    S    Rice  Skelly  and  Lester  German  for  Du  Pont;   Haight 

Silas    Palmer,   Dr.    Carver,    Captain    Bogardus,' J    L  and  Xicol  for  L    and  R..  and  "firmling  Jack''  Fanning 

Brewer,  Chas.  Grim.  C.  W.  Budd.  John  Winston,  the  ^r  P'   *nd.  E;,Du.  ^ont;    H'  A'T^  S,ls    'showed    em 

Price   boys.    George,   Abe    and    John   Kleinman,    Roll  Dead  /bot;  ^ea'   ApsaE,  and   L'    ^.  K1?U"   Jr"    ap" 

Organ.  A.  c.  Patterson  and  a  host  of  other  shotgun  pea,',ed  i°r  the  Pe'ers   Company;    W.   D.   Hearn  for 

devotees  of  the  past  three  decades  Marlin   Firearms    Company,    and    last   but   not   least, 

A  new  shooting  park  is  now  in  process  of  construe-  Har™y..  J*cM*f  cl?y  f°r  jQf,  Hunler  ArD?STS°Inpan5;  „ 

tion    at   123d   street   and    Michigan    Avenue    out   on  G"s.  ,Grlefe  handled  the  office  and  White  acted 

the  West  Side                                                          '  as  official  scorer.     Scores: 

25     25     25     25  100 

Harvey  McMurchy  is  due  in  'Frisco  about  the  end  W"  3~  SS&^ESSS  f  2" " "»     g*     l\     Iflt 

of    February.      "Prince    Mac"    was    alwavs    a    great  F  W   Moffett    Crescent  A.   C. ...  22     25     24     23-94 

favorite    here-and    everywhere    on    the    Coast.      He  J-  H.  Hendriekson,   Queen  s  Co. 

will    find    just    about    all    of    me   bunch   here,   whilst       T    „     ♦'•    "d i>  ' " ', „     H     %%     "„,lt 

he  may  note  the  eradication  of  "Sportsmens    Row"      »■  «^«»  *»f  c %    23 

and  many  other  familiar  old  landmarks:  he  will  find       t    o  \>  n   \       f~, n    X %o     %l     »?     ?o     „ 

^**"°*  burnins  fests  3ust  about  the  aeo%^rceyCaH^eon\cc::::l  11  II  S=S 

W.  J.  Lawlor.  Sugar  Hill  G.  C 21     19     17     15—72 

The  local  trap  season  will  begin  next  month.    Feb-  t  A    Henders™?klgvl  G  C ' " ' '2     22  'g     1S~S0 

w.I.  be  one  of  the  dates  for  a  lively  blue-  i.^^^S^S^^"^     1     H     £JJ 

W.  J.  Brennan.  Wvkagvl  G.  C 16     17     13     IS— 64 

We   can    attention    to    the    brief   but    pointed   half-  ^b^  s^'LLn"  Crescent  V  c" 'n     22     "     "~S6 

pageannou                        the  Du  Pont  Powder  Company  J"  %   ^^hworth    Crescen   t  C22     21     16     tt3l 

on  the  ins.de  or  the  front  cover  of  this  issue.     This  o   c"6rinne7j      Crescent  A    C   '-     n     16     ^0-79 

rom   one-eighth   to  a  half-page  is  ^SytoSeC         ffl     24     24     23-91 

ttlal    that    an      advertisement      in    the   only  Tj    Ferrer    Jr     professional' '' '^     21     21     P     86 

:     :;bnit1dHrofC1,iraso-devo;Rdtf  G^Mccalti^ForiSTa::::^      11  £=» 

^Z,^   cZ^  iirnVnVeStTnt       H.  Kirkwood,   Boston  G.  C 19     23     21     25-88 

me    iju    1  onl    Powdei    Company    have   been    patrons  -,■..„    „-    T    p„,.,.    m„,.iot  r    n         90     99     ik     99     ^q 

-         sman  for  twenty  years  past  ^ sri.  ^.S  Lcmdl^:  \  lo    ?5    16    21=72 

„,  _    „,  R.   Wolf,   Narbeth   G.   C 19     18    13     21—71 

Elmer   E.   Shaner,  secretary-manager  of  the  Inter-  E.  Von  Kattengell,  M.  P.  G.  C....22     19     23     24— SS 

arly  this  month  \    l    Ivins    M    P    G    C                    21     ''3     -'3     17—84 

r  the  new  shooUng  mounds  and  keeping  Hans  Bissing,  North  River  G.  C..19     22     17    24—82 

-  of  events,  as  they  relate  to  Dr.  Hunter.  North  River  G.  C....21     19     21     20—81 

holding  of  the  Grand  American      Dr.  Richter.  North  River  G.  C 21     21     IS     20—80 

Handicap  for  1907.  Pred  Truax,  North  River  G.  C 22    23    20    23— SS 

" Dr.  Downs,  North  River  G.  C IS     16     15     22 — 71 

The    amateur   championship   event    ol    the    United      K.   S.   Smith.  Paleface  G.   C 20     23     20     25 — 88 

New  York  Athletic  Club's  grounds,      B.   C.  Griffith,  Paleface  G.  C 23     21     25    22—91 

was  the  most  successful  shoot  given       P.  H.  Powell.  Paleface  G.  C 23     16     19     22 — SO 

in   ,!  and  emphasized   the   fact    thai       J-    McArdle,   Paleface   G.  C 17     19     20     19 — 75 

ming  a  thing  of  the  past       W.    Hearne,    professional 23     25     20     21 — 89 

■  stern   Circuit,  and   thai    cups  of   the  value      N.    Apgar,    professional 20     16     IS    22 — 76 

■''    'his  sho  :,   attraction   that   has      R.  S.  Gales,  professional 20     IS     16     17 — 71 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 

Sim    Glover,    professional 24  25  24  23 — 96 

Tom    Marshall,    professional 25  23  17  23 — 88 

G.  B.  Hubbell,  Ossining  G.  C 16  IS  14  19—67 

J.   T.  Hyland,   Ossining  G.  C 15  17  16  10—58 

W.  Clark,  Ossining  G.  C 13  13  10  17—53 

C.  G.  Blandford.  Ossining  G.  C...22  14  21  19 — 76 

E.  C.  Meyer,  Andover  G.  C 19  21  22  19 — 81 

W.   C.  Darneron.   Crescent  A.  C..16  12  13  10 — 51 

A.  E.  Hendriekson,  Crescent  A.C..19  17  13  23 — 72 

Roy  Faye,  Watertown  G.  C 19  24.  21  24 — 88 

E.  H.  Lott,  Crescent  A.  C 16  20  16  17—69 

C.  B.  Whitehead,  Morristown  G.C.  12  10  12  10 — 44 

L.    German,    professional 22  25  21  23 — 91 

R.    Heikes,    professional 22  24  22  24 — 92 

F.  Butler,   professional 22  21  20  23 — 86 

W.  Heer,  professional - 24  24  22  23 — 93 

A.   Lindley.   Smith  G.  C 19  23  20  19—81 

J.  Graceley,  Old  Mill  G.  C 15  16  18  17—66 

H.    S.   Welles,   professional 23  24  23  24 — 94 

J.  B.  Huntington,  New  Rochelle 

G.    C 22  21  21  25—89 

A.  Betti,  Mount  Kisco  G.  C 25  21  21  24 — 91 

W.  S.  Haight,  professional IS  19  13  19 — 69 

F.  S.  Barnes,  Montclair  G.  C 23  22  19  19 — 83 

George  Bechtel.  Fox  Hill  G.  C 21  25  22  22—90 

M.  Woodruff,  North  River  G.  C..23  20  17  21—81 

J.  Phillips,  Meadow  Brook  G.  CIS  23  21  24 — 86 

J.  R.   Elliott,   professional 22  22  24  24—92 

Dr.  Gleason.  Boston  A.  A 23  18  16  22—79 

R.  H.   Nieol,  professional IS  22  20  21 — SI 

J.    Fanning,    professional 24  22  19  24 — 89 

J.    Skelly.    professional 22  23  18  23 — 86 

T.  Dukes,  Montclair  A.  C 21  24  19  22—86 

F.   Winslow.    Montclair   A.  C 15  19  15  19 — 68 

P.  H.  Cockfair,  Montclair  A.  C...21  IS  22  22—83 

"67"   N.  Y.  A.  C 14  15  20  18—67 

J.  M.   McKelvey,  N.  Y.  A.  C 22  22  23  18—85 

C.  L.  Bush,  Montclair  A.  C 23  20  22  18—83 

F.  Hodgman.  N.  Y.  A.  C 16  24  22  17 — 79 

E.  H.  Kniskern,  professional IS  17  17  IS — 70 

H.  W.  Dryer,  Bergen  Beach  G.  C.16  16  12  12—56 

H.  D.  Bergen,  Bergen  Beach  G.C.  18  18  20  16—72 

W.  Ryder,  Bergen  Beach  G.  C 17  22  19  14—72 

L.  A.  Scortmeier.  Bergen  Beach 

G.    C 20  21  21  24— S6 

H.  Fleming,  Bergen  Beach  G.  C..22  23  21  17— S3 
A.    A.    Fleischmann,    Larchmont 

G.    C 15  19  20  20—74 

A.  H.  Chadbourne,  N.  Y.  A.  C 14  20  16  16 — 66 

J.   S.  Dickerson,  N.  Y.  A.  C 17  23  20  19—79 

John  B.  Sanders,  Schnectady  G.C.20  22  22  24 — 88 

George  F.  Pelham,  N.  R.  A.  C 20  19  23  24—88 

Dr.  Wentz.  Highland  G.  C 23  24  22  20—89 

A.  Ballantine,  Highland  G.  C 21  21  24  24—90 

J.  F.  Pratt,  S.  S.  White  G.  C 21  20  18  16—75 

F.  Cantrell,  S.  S.  White  G.  C....23  23  19  22— S7 
F.  Meyser,  Bergen  Beach  G.  C.,.10  S  15  15 — 48 

T.  Y.  Lyde'cker.   Englewood 12  13  15  15—55 

F.  Villmar.  N.  Y.  A.  C 16  IS  23  23—80 


Systems  of  Choke   Boring. 

The  system  of  choke  boring  mostly  used  in  the 
United  States  and  England  is  that  of  the  well  known 
Greener  system.  In  Belgium  the  taper  choke  boring 
is  mostly  used,  and  in  Germany  and  Austria  the 
conical  form  prevails.  The  conical  form  of  choke 
boring  is  as  follows:  A  taper  is  bored  from  the 
head  of  the  shell  chamber  to  half  of  the  remaining 
length  of  the  barrel,  and  from  there  another  but 
slighter  taper  is  bored  to  the  muzzle  of  the  barrel; 
in  fact,  the  boring  is  a  double  taper,  the  lower  being 
the  stronger  and  the  upper  the  lesser  taper.  In 
view  of  these  different  forms  of  choke  boring  the 
question  very  naturally  arises,  which  is  the  best 
system?  There  is  no  doubt  but  what  the  Greener 
choke  gives  the  best  patterns  with  the  finer  sizes  of 
shot,  says  a  contemporary  writer,  but  with  the 
coarser  sizes  the  patterns  leave  much  to  be  desired. 
The  taper  choke  as  Pieper  of  Liege,  Belgium,  uses 
it,  gives  fair  results  with  all  sizes  of  shot,  hut  the 
conical  form  of  choke  boring  gives  the  best  results 
generally  with  all  sizes  of  shot,  either  coarse  or 
fine,  so  far  obtained.  It  also  seems  that  this  form 
of  choke  boring  is  best  adapted  to  the  16-gauge.  This 
form  of  choke  boring  is  mostly  used  in  the  German 
Empire  and  Austria,  and  no  doubt  is  the  reason  why 
the  16-guage  retained  its  superiority  and  popularity 
there  for  a  century  or  longer.  The  conical  form  of 
boring  shotgun  barrels  is  not  of  recent  date,  but 
was. used  nearly  a  century  and  a  half  ago. 


Representative  Humphrey  called  upon  the  Presi- 
dent recently  to  talk  over  things  in  general  and 
to  present  to  him  the  need  of  protection  for  game 
in  Alaska.  He  wishes  to  have  the  present  license 
fee  materially  increased  and  a  limit  set  to  the  num- 
ber of  each  species  of  game  which  may  be  killed  by 
one  man. 

Governor  Hoggatt  of  Alaska  also  favors  several 
changes  in  the  game  law  and  will  have  a  talk  with 
the  President  about  it  in  a  few  days.  Mr.  Hoggatt 
has  already  conferred  with  the  Agricultural  Depart- 
ment about  the  matter  and  believes  that  certain 
approved  changes  can  he  put  through  Congress  at 
this   session. 


The  Belvedere  Gun  Club  has  been  reorganized  and 
have  secured  Joyce  Island  'for  a  shooting  ground.  A 
number  of  improvements  have  been  made  to  that 
good  hunting  section  of  Suisun.  Seabury  Peterson 
was  elected  president  and  Dr.  H.  L.  Lacoste  secre- 
tary and  treasurer.  Rev.  H.  S.  Rogers  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  advisory  board.  James  Shields 
of  Suisun  has  been  engaged  as  head  keeper.  Among 
the  members  are  such  well  known  sportsmen  as  S. 
Peterson.  Edgar  Painter,  Nat  Boas,  Dr.  Posner.  Dr. 
Simon.  Dr.  McGettigan,  Dr.  Lacoste,  Donald  Page, 
I.  Wertheimer,  M.  Brower  and  J.  A.  Mallon. 


Saturday,  January  5,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


A   Wholesale    Bear   Killing. 

David  Boyle,  general  manager  of  the  Red  Cross 
Mining  Company,  near  Gold  Bar,  Washington,  who  is 
one  of  the  most  ardent  and  successful  hunters  in  the 
State,  brought  back  to  his  home  with  him  after  a 
thirteen-day  hunt,  just  before  the  season  closed,  the 
skins  of  seven  black  bears.  Mr.  Boyle  had  with  him 
on  the  hunt  Walter  L.  Reader  of  New  York.  The 
territory  covered  by  the  hunters  is  near  Lake  Isbel, 
in  Snohomish  county,  where  Mr.  Boyle  is  a  large 
property  holder. 

"Xo  chase  could  have  had  a  more  fitting  close 
than  that  of  Mr.  Reader  and  myself,"  declared  Mr. 
Boyle,  in  speaking  of  the  hunt.  "We  had  been  out 
twelve  days,  during  each  of  which  we  had  brought 
down  one  and  sometimes  two  of  the  beasts.  We  were 
bringing  the  hunt  to  a  close  and  making  our  way 
back  toward  the  Red  Cross  mines,  when  the  biggest 
and  fiercest  fellow  of  the  whole  lot  was  met. 

"He  was  sniffing  the  air  on  a  1,500-foot  precipice 
that  stood  out  sheer  above  Lake  Isbel.  When  we 
got  as  near  as  300  feet  to  him  I  let  him  have  it  in 
the  neck  with  my  Winchester.  Before  he  recovered 
from  the  first  shock  Reader  had  peppered  him.  He 
was  thoroughly  aroused  now  and  instead  of  running 
away  from  us,  as  is  the  nature  of  most  black  bears, 
he  made  right  for  us.  It  was  then  a  question  of 
shoot  quick  or  take  to  flight;  so  we  both  turned  into 
him  for  three  more  shots  apiece.  He  was  within 
twenty  feet  of  us  when  the  last  bullet  tore  through 
his  brains.  Eight  shots  in  all  had  been  sent  into 
his  black  hide.  He  weighed  600  pounds  and  was 
6  feet  8  inches  from  tip  to  tip.  I  had  my  daughter 
come  out  afterwards  and  take  a  picture  of  the  scene. 

"When  a  man  tells  you  a  black  bear  won't  scrap, 
you  tell  him  he  does  not  know  what  he  is  talking 
about.  Get  him  cornered  and  he'll  fight  worse  than 
a  wildcat. 

"And  don't  forget  this  part  of  the  story:  We  were 
out  thirteen  days,  killed  seventeen  bear,  and  didn't 
have  a  dog  with  us.  No;  I  don't  believe  in  hunting 
deer  or  bear  with  dogs;  can't  see  any  sport  in  it. 
It's  just  like  two  big  men  double  teaming  a  little 
one.  Give  the  brutes  a  chance  by  matching  your 
instinct  against  theirs." 


SOME    HINTS    ON    TRAINING. 


Fish  Eggs  for  New  Zealand. 

Commissioner  and  Chief  Inspector  of  Fisheries 
for  New  Zealand  Hon.  L.  F.  Ayson  recently  arrived 
in  San  Francisco  bent  on  a  mission  for  the  stocking 
of  the  New  Zealand  rivers  with  fish  of  various  kinds. 
By  arrangement  between  this  and  the  New  Zealand 
Government  similar  shipments  have  been  made  under 
Ayson's  direction  annually  since  1900.  Success  has 
attended  the  transplanting,  and  last  year  a  small  run 
of  Chinook  salmon  returned  from  sea  to  the  New 
Zealand  river,  in  which  they  were  spawned.  Ayson 
expects  to  take  back  with  him  this  year  500,000  eggs 
of  the  Chinook  salmon,  2,000,000  of  whitefish  from 
the  Great  Lakes,  1,000,000  lake  herring  and  50,000 
landlocked  salmon.  If  he  can  arrange  it  with  the 
State  authorities  he  also  wants  to  take  back  a  num- 
ber of  live  small  striped  bass. 


Scientific  Shooting. 

Many  squads  and  participants  in  the  recent  Na- 
tional Rifle  Shoot  at  Seagirt  failed  to  get  prizes  and 
consequently  have  been  prolific  in  explanation,  but 
not  one  of  these  shooters  have  stated  the  case  as 
clearly  as  has  Major  Robert  Lynn  Roberts  of  Clarks- 
burg, West  Virginia,  the  member  of  the  crack  rifle 
team  sent  from  that  State  to  Seagirt.     He  says: 

"WTe  went  to  Seagirt  with  our  rifles  and  a  few 
boxes  of  matches  with  which  to  take  the  shine  from 
the  tip  of  the  sight.  Then  we  stretched  out  on  our 
stomachs  in  good  old  fashioned  mountain  fashion 
and  banged  away  at  the  targets.  Some  of  our  squad 
have  valises  full  of  medals  for  shootin,'  but  we 
didn't  need  any  new  valises  at  Seagirt. 

"While  we  were  firing  away,  feeling  for  the  wind 
by  instinct,  the  New  York  squad  came  up  to  the 
line  and  began  unloading  its  paraphernalia.  It  seemed 
like  each  marksman  had  a  wagonload  of  gimcraeks. 
First  he  would  put  up  a  tripood,  on  which  he  would 
stick  a  long  pole.  On  top  of  that  he  set  cups,  into 
which  blew  the  breeze.  This  was  some  sort  of  wind 
guage.  Then  they  unloaded  thermometers  and  tele- 
scopes. They  did  everything  but  send  a  man  to  the 
target  with  a  gimlet  to  bore  a  hole  in  the  bullseye 
and  then  send  a  bullet  by  a  special  messenger  to  be 
plugged  into  the  hole. 

"That  was  too  much  for  West  Virginia.  Down  our 
way  there  is  hardly  a  man  that  can't  bore  a  hole 
in  a  silver  dollar  at  300  yards  or  pick  feathers  from 
a  buzzard  at  500  or  more,  but  on  the  beach  at  Seagirt 
we  didn  t  seem  to  measure  up  with  the  thermometer- 
barometer  soldiers. 

"What  puzzles  me  is  what  good  that  kind  of 
shootin'  is  goin'  to  do  in  war  time.  By  the  time  a 
man  has  his  wind  guage  up  he's  likely  to  be  ready 
for  the  Red  Cross." 


The  Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America  offer  a  number 
of  fine  specials  for  the  Boston  show.  Besides  the 
Homebred  Puppy  Stake,  the  Vixen  Stake  and  the 
Champion  Historian  Cup,  cash  specials.  $6,  $4  and  $2 
are  offered  for  best,  second  and  third  best  American 
or  Canadian  bred,  in  regular  puppy  novice,  limit  and 
open  classes  for  both  dogs  and  bitches,  also  $10 
prizes  for  best  American  or  Canadian  dogs  (over 
twelve  months,  between  23  and  25  pounds),  and  best 
bitch  (over  twelve  months,  weighing  not  less  than 
21  or  over  23  pounds). 

For  further  particulars  address  Hon.  Secretary  O. 
W.  Donner,  117  Wall  street.  New  York. 


To  begin  training  your  dog,  I  presume  you  have 
placed  your  choice  on  either  a  Pointer  or  Setter,  to 
try  to  give  you  the  merit  of  one  breed  over  the  other, 
would  more  than  likely  bring  on  as  much  controversy 
as  two  different  breeders  of  cattle  would  engage  in  if 
the  different  varieties  were  discussed.  In  the  first 
place  try  to  pick  the  dog  of  the  breed  that  suits 
you  best.  If  you  favor  a  Setter,  by  all  means  get 
him;  if  a  Pointer,  do  the  same.  See  that  he  has 
plenty  of  bone  and  lung  power  and  good  thick  soles 
to  his  feet.  Decide  on  nose  by  no  other  method  than 
by  giving  the  pup  an  opportunity  to  find  game. 

We  will  begin  by  teaching  the  dog  range,  so  at 
the  same  time  his  ambition  for  hunting  will  increase 
and  his  bird  sense  will  be  a  natural  sequence.  If 
you  care  for  a  wide  ranging  dog,  one  that  stays  out, 
you  must  show  some  care  in  restraining  him  from 
having  too  much  work  at  first,  for  if  he  should  tire 
at  first  he  will  get  into  the  habit  of  sticking  to  your 
heels  too  often,  but  as  he  gets  strength  encourage 
him,  if  he  comes  in,  to  go  out  again,  by  moving  for- 
ward, and  be  sure  and  refrain  from  petting  him 
when  he  comes  in.  A  dog  likes  caresses  and  will 
often  come  in,  leaving  his  work  to  secure  another 
caress  from  his  master.  Kindness  is  a  splendid 
thing  to  have  in  mind,  but  it  can  be  abused  in  a  man- 
ner opposite  to  the  dog's  interest,  for  in  a  young- 
ster, the  continual  codling  of  him  will  detract  his 
interest  somewhat  from  his  work.  Another  thing: 
The  pup  should  never  be  called  in  from  his  work  un- 
necessarily, and  one  thing  extremely  important  to 
remember  is  to  invariably  keep  the  dog  going  from 
you.  Do  not  take  abrupt  turns  and  have  him  hunt 
the  same  ground  over  and  over,  but  go  forward  and 
do  not  return  in  the  same  place  as  where  you 
started  him.  The  idea  is  to  keep  the  dog  reaching 
out  for  likely  places,  and  the  more  opportunities  you 
give  him  among  birds,  the  result  shows  it  will  be  no 
time  before  he  is  setting  a  pace  of  his  own  and  cares 
without  encouragement  to  hustle  out  for  good  quail 
cover.  So  be  sure  in  his  youthful  days  to  keep  him 
out  in  the  open  as  much  as  possible,  so  he  will  not 
lose  sight  of  you  and  keep  hunting  for  you  instead 
of  birds.  If  you  are  mounted  on  a  horse  he  will  de- 
velop range  faster,  for  then  you  will  be  more  of  a 
conspicuous  object  to  him  than  when  you  are  afoot. 
Possibly  now  he  will  have  shown  sufficient  interest  in 
birds  to  either  point  naturally,  or  to  commence  to 
chase  as  soon  as  he  begins  to  draw  on  them.  If  he 
has  adopted  the  latter  course,  encourage  him  in  it 
until  the  time  arrives  when  he  should  be  steadied 
down,  which  should  not  be  done  until  he  himself 
begins  to  show  some  conception  of  the  manner  to 
handle  them.  This  will  be  easily  recognized  by 
the  novice  when  the  dog  commences  to  draw  on  his 
birds  high-headed  and  bangs  right  into  them  Before 
he  makes  his  customary  flush. 

Some  people  have  no  use  for  a  wide  ranging  dog 
and  the  type  which  is  knowH  as  the  New  England 
shooting  dog  is  the  one  that  appeals  to.  their  fancy. 
He  is  *ue  dog  that  is  used  in  countries  where  quail 
or  grouse  frequent  heavy  cover,  either  in  the  shape 
of  rag  weed  or  briar  patches,  or  in  timber,  so  that 
the  owner  wishes  his  dog  at  all  times  to  work  closely, 
to  have  him  in  view  and  have  him  under  such  con- 
trol as  to  work  out  just  what  part  of  the  cover  he 
desires.  Naturally  the  speed  of  a  dog,  if  he  possesses 
it,  is  the  first  thing  to  sacrifice.  This  is  done  by 
frequently  calling  him  to  you  and  making  him  work 
over  the  same  piece  of  ground  several  times.  If  he  is 
naturally  fast  you  will  have  some  trouble  at  first  to 
get  him  back,  for  speed  in  the  woods  is  not  by  any 
means  essential  to  his  single  bird  work.  So  you 
will  be  obliged  most  of  the  time  to  teach  him  to 
come  in  to  you.  This  can  be  done  in  your  own  yard 
by  attaching  a  20-foot  cord  to  his  collar,  encourag- 
ing him  to  go  from  you,  and  the  moment  he  gets 
to  the  end  of  the  cord  draw  him  back  to  you  quickly, 
using  the  word  of  command  to  come  in,  or  any  word 
that  suits  you.  Constant  repitition  of  this  will  bring 
him  under  control,  until  you  can  take  him  afield  with 
the  cord  still  attached. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Mr.  George  B.  MacLean's  bitch,  recently  purchased 
of  Mr.  Murrell.  is  in  whelp  to  Prince  of  Orange,  a 
new  heavyweight  Bulldog  in  the  London  Kennels. 


Bulldogs  are  gaining  favor  daily  down  south.  We 
should  not  be  surprised  to  see  Mr.  Vandergrift  take 
an  increased  interest  in  the  breed  again.  At  several 
Southern  California  shows  recently  he  has  been  a 
winning  exhibitor. 


The  Westminster  Kennel  Club  show  will  take  place 
in  New  York  City,  at  Madison  Square  Garden.  Feb- 
ruary 12,  13.  14  and  15.  The  judges  selected  are 
the  following: 

Roger  D.  Williams,  Lexington,  Ky. — Bloodhounds. 
Deerhounds,  Greyhounds,  Foxhounds,  Samoyedes  and 
Whippets. 

James  J.  Lynn,  Port  Huron.  Mich. — Mastiffs,  and 
Fox  Terriers. 

Dudley  E.  Waters,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — St.  Ber- 
nards. 

B.  Ulrich,  Nurnberg,  Germany — Great  Danes  and 
Dachshunds. 

Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund.  Bensonhurst.  X.  Y. — Russian 
Woldhounds  and  Newfoundlands. 

William  Arkwright,  Sutton  Scarsdale.  England. — 
Pointers,  Retrievers  and  Basset  Hounds. 

Major  J.  M.  Taylor.  Rutherford.  N.  J. — Setters.  Re- 
trievers and  Chesapeake  Bay  dogs. 


H.  K.  Bloodgood,  New  Marlboro,  Mass. — Sporting 
Spaniels  and  Poodles. 

Thomas  Cadwalader,  Fort  Washington,  Pa. — Bea- 
gles. 

W.  Ormiston  Roy,  Montreal,  Quebec. — Collies. 

J.  W.  Morgan,  Montclair,  N.  J.— Old  English  Sheep 
dogs. 

Alfred  B.  Maclay.  Westbury,  L.  I. — Dalmatians. 

Henry  C.-  Beadleston,  New  York  City — Bulldogs. 

Theodore  Offerman,  New  York  City — Airedale  Ter- 
riers. 

W.  Freeland  Kendrick.  Philadelphia,  Pa. — Bull 
Terriers. 

I  C.  G.  Hopton,  East  Orange,  N.  J.— Chow-Chows. 
French  Bulldogs,  Schipperkes,  Chihuahuas,  Italian 
Greyhounds,    Papillons    and    miscellaneous. 

f!  A.  Teeling,  Charlestown,  Mass. — Boston  Terriers. 

John  Seargeant  Price  Jr.,  Chestnut  Hill,  Pa.— Irish 
Terriers. 

B.  S.  Smith,  Closter,  N.  J. — Welsh  Terriers. 

T.  S.  Bellin.  Minneapolis.  Minn. — Scottish.  Rose- 
neath,  Skye,  Berlington,  Dandie  Dinmont,  Black  and 
Tan,  Yorkshire.   Maltese  and  Toy   Spaniels. 

Mrs.  Reginald  F.  Mayhew.  Clifton,  S.  I. — Pomerani- 
ans, Pekinese  Spaniels.  Griffons  Bruxellois  and  Pugs. 

Mrs.  W.  W.  Hadley,  New  York  City— English  Toy 
Spaniels  and  Japanese  Spaniels. 

For  premium  lists  address  James  Mortimer,  Super- 
intendent, 312  Townsend  Building.  1123  Broadway, 
New  York  City. 


Entries  for  Boston  close  on  January  30th.  For 
premium  lists,  etc.,  Secretary  J.  N.  Taylor,  244  Wash- 
ington street,  Boston,  announces  he  will  furnish  on 
application  by  mail. 

A  report  of  probable  judges  includes  the  name  of 
Mr.  Irving  C.  Ackerman  of  this  city,  who  will  pass 
on  the  Fox  Terriers.  Mr.  Ackerman  has  taken  a 
prominent  and  active  part  in  Fox  Terrier  circles 
here  and  is  well  capable  of  handling  the  classes  at 
Boston.  James  Mortimer,  James  Watson.  Harry 
Lacy,  Jim  Lynn  and  Major  J.  M.  Taylor,  all  familiar 
to  Coast  fanciers,  will  also  be  in  the  ring. 

We  are  pleased  to  note  that  there  will  be  a  full 
classification  for  Irish  Water  Spaniels.  This  breed 
has  been  neglected  too  long.  Wm.  T.  Payne  will 
judge  all  Spaniels. 

Boston  Terriers  will  come  under  Mr.  W.-J.  Green. 
The  specials  for  this  breed  are  many  and  valuable. 


A  Happy  New  Year  token  from  Roland  G.  Gam- 
well  of  Bellingham,  Wash.,  reminds  us  that  Kulshan 
Cocker  Kennels  have  several  promising  youngsters 
that  will  make  a  strong  bid  for  blue  ribbons  this  year. 


Random  Collie  Kennels  at  Santa  Rosa  announce 
in  our  advertising  columns  some  young  tri-colors 
for  sale. 


Enos  Valencia  recently  sold  a  three-year-old 
Pointer,  Oakland  Lad  (Ned  Thurston-Diana).  to  Mr. 
Lawson  of  the  Country  Club.  Lad's  work  to  the  gun 
has  been  very  pleasing  to  his  new  master. 


Mr.  R.  H.  Groves,  a  Stockton  fancier,  enthusiasti- 
cally identified  with  the  career  of  the  Stockton  Ken- 
nel Club  and  who  favors  the  Irish  Setter  breed,  has 
sent  East  for  a  good  bitch. 


Mr.  W.  H.  McKay,  another  prominent  and  active 
Flour  City  lover  of  dogs,  is  pleased  very  much  with 
a  recent  Cocker  Spaniel  litter  out  of  his  good  bitch, 
Lady  Mye.  The  fine  stud  dog,  D.  P.  Cresswell's  Ch. 
Mepals  Saxon  is  the  sire.  The  five  puppies  were 
whelped  December  12th,  two  are  dogs  and  all  get- 
ting on  nicely. 

A  litter  seven  weeks  old  by  Saxon,  out  of  Juanita 
III.,  are  also  coming  along  finely.  The  puppies  are 
all  large,  husky  youngsters  and  show  much  promise 
for  a  more  than  satisfactory  bench  career.  Mr.  C. 
Leonard,  a  fancier  identified  with  Cockers  for  over  a 
decade,  is  interested  with  Mr.  McKay  in  this  litter. 


Champion  Buckwa,  an  English  Setter  well  liked 
by  local  fanciers  here  two  or  three  years  ago.  is  in 
stud  at  the  Gabilan  Kennels,  Hollister.  Buck  is  a 
dog  of  quality,  a  fine  worker  to  the  gun.  has  the 
conformation  that  indicates  vitality  and  stamina  and 
bred  to  the  proper  bitches  should  prove  a  very  satis- 
factory sire.  At  present  he  is  practically  an  unknown 
quantity  as  a  producing  sire,  having  only  been  used 
but  once.  Bad  luck  and  handicapping  circumstances 
put  the  litter  by  him  out  of  the  going  for  record  or 
observation. 


Mrs.  Murphy  will  devote  her  liking  for  good  dogs 
henceforth  to  English  Setters.  She  has  several  fine 
brood  bitches  at  present,  ones  bred  on  recognized  and 
sought  for  blood  lines.  She  knows  a  Setter  thoroughly 
and  will,  we  believe,  accomplish  a  great  deal  for  the 
breed  here.  It  will  be  remembered  that  several 
seasons  ago  she  had  a  good  one,  Fairland  Dude,  in 
stud  at  her  kennels.  Dude's  get  has  given  satisfac- 
tion. His  progeny  East  have  been  up  with  the  lead- 
ers. 


Norman  .1.  Stewart  can  not  be  weaned  from  dog- 
dom  and  its  varied  interests.  For  a  time  he  was  a 
bit  quiescent,  but  the  spirit  would  not  stay  dormant. 
He  had  his  dogs  located  here  and  there  temporarily, 
and  sold  a  few,  but  now  he  states  that  be  contem- 
plates having  a  place  again  In  San  Jose,  where  be 
can  keep  a  few  dogs.  Catch  him  withou 
or  two  at  any  time  if  you  can. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


DUCK   SHOOTING    NOTES. 


For  about  two  weeks  now  local  sportsmen  who 
have  journeyed  to  the  various  club  preserves  in  the 
bay  counties  marshes  have  had  but  poor  returns  in 
the  line  ot  duck  shooting  sport.  The  recent  stormy 
weather  and  rains  have  scattered  the  birds  far  and 
wide.  What  birds  are  left  are  a  few  stragglers,  that 
is,  of  most  varieties,  save  the  deep-water  ducks, 
principally  the  eanvasbacks  and  bluebills.  These 
two  varieties  are  now  in  the  open  bays  in  flocks  of 
thousands. 

One  section  where  the  birds  are  plentiful  yet  is  in 
the  overbowed  sections  of  the  Sacramento  and  Yolo 
basins,  and  further  up  the  Sacramento  valley,  about 
Colusa,  Willows,  Gridley.  etc..  where  the  fresh-water 
marsh  districts  afford  the  birds  plenty  of  the  kinds 
of  feed  they  like  at  this  time  of  the  year.  Up  to  a 
week  ago  ducks  were  very  plentiful  about  Los  Banos. 
They  were  also  reported  to  be  present  in  immense 
numbers  on  the  thirty  miles  extent  of  overflow  in 
and  about  Tulare  Lake. 

Another  resort  the  ducks  have  sought  is  away 
to  the  south,  the  Imperial  valley  and  Salton  Sink 
country,  for  it  does  not  take  these  swift-winged  birds 
a  great  length  of  time  nor  overtiring  exertion  to  fly 
away  a  few  hundred  miles  when  weather  and  feed 
conditions  prompt  a  change  of  base. 

Duck  hunters  returning  from  the  Imperial  valley 
and  Salton  Sink  country  advance  a  plausible  argu- 
ment to  account  for  the  present  scarcity  of  web-footed 
sporting  material  in  many  favorite  resorts  of  hunters 
between  here  and  the  southern  parts  of  this  State, 
and  are  inclined  to  the  belief  that  the  greater  body 
of  migrating  waterfowl  is  wintering  around  the 
lower  Colorado  rather  than  in  the  vast  overflows  of 
the  Sacramento  and  San  Joaquin. 

Sportsmen  familiar  with  current  conditions  in 
these  localities  may  he  a  bit  disinclined  to  admit 
the  latter  part  of  the  statement,  but  dozens  and 
dozens  of  limit  sacks  of  ducks  sent  recently  from 
Brawley  to  Los  Angeles  commission  dealers  prove 
conclusively  the  presence  of  ducks  within  striking 
distance  from  Brawley.  In  fact,  wild  ducks  are  ap- 
parently so  plentiful  down  south  that  the  Los  Angeles 
fruit  dealers  are  handling  wild  ducks,  bringing  their 
birds  from  the  same  section — a  state  of  affairs  that 
suggests  some  sort  of  "underground  railroad"  to 
evade  the  50-bird  bag  limit. 

An  unparalleled  grain  crop  was  raised  last  year 
in  the  territory  tributary  to  the  Colorado  river,  so 
vast,  in  fact,  that  many  fields  were  left  uncut,  if 
the  reports  of  returning  gunners  are  to  be  credited. 
Fall  plowing  is  now  due  and  done  on  many  ranches, 
and  the  situation,  from  a  duck  viewpoint,  is  there- 
fore ideal  in  the  Imperial  country  just  now'. 

Depending  very  little  upon  rain,  the  ranchers  about 
Brawley,  when  ready  to  break  up  their  ground  in 
the  fall,  turn  an  immense  head  of  perhaps  a  thou- 
sand inches  of  water  into  their  fields,  and  flood  forty 
or  more  acres,  sometimes  in  a  single  night,  engulfing 
millions  of  insects,  covering  up  quantitiles  of  grain, 
and,  in  short,  producing  exactly  the  sort  of  ponds 
that  a  sprig  might  naturally  consider  made  especially 
for  his  comfort  and  convenience. 

At  night  the  ducks  resort  to  these  overflows  and 
grain  fields  in  millions,  and  the  ranchers  state  the 
noise  of  the  birds  quacking  and  squawking  is  so 
great  that  often  they  cannot  sleep  for  the  racket. 
Shooting  is  only  powder  burned  so  far  as  chasing 
the  hungry  fowl  away  is  concerned.  Sometimes  they 
will  clean  up  a  field  in  a  single  night,  so  it  is 
claimed  by  the  ranchers. 

The  overflows  change  constantly;  the  water  is  al- 
lowed to  sink  into  the  earth  and  soften  it,  so  the 
water  bodies  vary  in  location,  making  it  difficult  for 
a  duck  hunter  to  keep  posted  on  the  particular  sec- 
tion being  used  by  the  birds  at  any  given  time.  Last 
week  they  were  not  where  they  flocked  in  thousands 
a  few  days  before,  and  a  day  later  they  may  be  a 
hundred  miles  Jaway. 

During  the  daylight  hours  immense  flocks  of  sprig, 
milliard,  widgeon  and  other  ducks  resort  to  the 
broad  expanse  of  that  vast  inland  ocean,  the  Santon 
Sea,  and  rest  there  undisturbed,  there  being  no 
way  to  get  at  them.  This  trick  is  also  a  well  known 
exasperating  practice  of  the  birds  on  the  open 
waters  of  the  bay  and  up-river  overflows.  When 
night  conies  the  quackers  strike  out  for  the  over- 
Sowed  fields  again.  Practically  all  of  the  big  bags 
down  south  have  been  acquired  by  methods  such  as 
no  I  rue  sportsman  would  find  very  enjoyable — pot- 
shooting  at  ni'-'lii  —a  practice  that  is  much  in  vogue 
just  now  in  Oakland  creek  and  also  the  Tiburon 
hi  inn.  "Browning"  Hocks  as  they  whizz  by  overhead, 
and  the  like  is  the  mime  resorted  to  by  some  gunners. 


Portland  state  thai  the  duck  shoot- 
in^  in  thai  section  is  practically  over.  What  few 
birds  nre  still  in  the  country  are  hardly  worth  hunt- 
ing.    'I'll'    se iliis  year  has  been  a  very  unsatis- 

fa  one. 


While  i  lie  "lull  sportsmen  have  had  poor  results 
Men.  i  the  mil.  i  .imI.iii  gunner  who  finds  sporl  mi 
the  east  bay  slimes  and  the  waters  of  Richardson's 
bay  has  had  mi  enjoyable  inning.  Fat  canvasback 
nd  good  conditioned  bluebills  can  be  seen  daily  on 
the  water  in  flocks  of  thousands  ami  thousands.  These 
are  t  mini   by  gunners  in   boats  in  hundreds 

ol    I -h  bl  ads  ami  by  a  keen  eyed  skirmish  line  of 

hootei  ui d    along    the    shore.     These    three 

li  m  its  keep  the  birds  moving  and  en- 
.inters  to  gel  manj  birds.  The  i. est  lesulis 
obtained  earls  in  the  morning,  when  the 
i    nielli  in  different  feeding  spots. 


Several  years  ago  the  writer,  in  an  article  on 
blinds,  outlined  a  plan  whereby  the  open  and  shal- 
low waters  of  the  bay,  particularly  east  San  Fran- 
cisco bay  and  San  Pablo  bay  flats,  could  be  utilized 
by  hunters  with  the  result  that  in  a  surprising  short 
time  the  east  bay  shores,  for  one  place,  was  dotted 
for  miles  with  platforms  on  which  brush  was  ar- 
ranged. That  this  suggestion  turned  out  profitably 
to  the  shooters  cannot  be  disputed. 

For  bay  shore  and  open  water  shooting  the  writer 
suggests  another  plan  of  campaign,  a  successful  style 
of  duck  shooting  in  practice  on  the  New  England 
coast,  in  "Surf  Duck  Shooting,"  a  story  that  was  pub- 
lished in  the  Christmas  issue  of  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman.  The  plan  is  a  simple  one,  if  there  is 
a  unity  of  action  on  the  part  of  the  gunners.  The 
birds  fly  along  certain  routes  morning  and  evening. 
This  fly-way  being  known,  the  hunters  start  out  in 
the  early  morning,  the  first  boat  on  the  shooting 
ground  anchors  where  he  pleases  and  the  decoys  are 
then  set  out.  The  next  party  arriving  anchors  two 
gunshots  away,  the  line  of  battle  is  then  established 
and  the  later  comers  row  out  and  drop  anchor  al- 
ways two  gunshots  away  from  each  other.  There  is 
sometimes  a  line  of  a  mile  or  more  of  skiffs  on  the 
shooting  ground  by  the  time  the  sun  is  well  up,  and 
the  gun  barrels  may  be  seen  sticking  out  their 
tongues  of  fire  all  along  the  line  at  the  same  time. 
This  system  certainly  will  control  the  situation  when 
the  birds  are  flying  up  or  down  the  bay — unless  they 
become  wise  to  the  game  and  fly  high. 


Quail   Hunting  Notes. 

Quail  hunting  conditions  should  be  most  excellent 
now  after  the  recent  rains.  The  members  of  the 
Napa  Valley  Gun  Club,  who  shoot  on  a  preserve  near 
Napa,  have  had  splendid  quail  shooting  since  the 
season  opened.  Ed.  Wands,  Fred  Baltzer,  Jack  Fil- 
mer,  F.  Hunsman  and  W.  Warner  left  for  the  club 
grounds  last  Saturday  to  enjoy  a  two  or  three  days' 
shoot.  Enos  Valencia,  one  of  the  best  quail  shots 
in  the  State,  and  a  very  clever  dog  trainer,  is  the 
club-keeper. 

Valencia  is  responsible  for  the  story  that  last  year, 
shortly  after  the  open  season  on  birds  closed,  he 
found  it  necessary  to  obtain  a  permit  from  the  Fish 
Commission  to  train  and  work  young  dogs  on  birds. 
He  claims  that  Chief  Deputy  Charles  H.  Vogelsang 
stated  that  in  the  strict  construction  of  the  language 
of  the  statute  it  is  illegal  to  work  dogs  on  quail,  and 
that  a  dog  trainer  or  sportsman  handling  and  work- 
ing his  own  dog  on  birds  in  close  season  is  amenable 
to  arrest. 

The  language  of  the  statute  is  as  follows: 

"Section  626. — Every  person  who,  between  the  15th 
day  of  February  and  the  15th  day  of  October  of  any 
year,  pursues,  takes,  kills  or  destroys,  or  has  in  his 
possession,  whether  taken  or  killed  in  the  State  of 
California,  or  shipped  into  the  State  from  any  other 
State,  Territory  or  foreign  country,  and  valley  quail, 
or  partridge, -or  any  kind  of  wild  duck,  or  any  rail, 
or  any  curlew,  ibis  plover,  or  other  shore  birds,  etc., 
is  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor." 

Valencia  again  applied  last  September  for  a  per- 
mit to  work  his  dogs  and  wras  refused,  so  he  states, 
by  the  Chief  Deputy  for  the  reasons  given  above. 

This  interpretation  of  the  statute  is  far  fetched 
and  farcical  and  will  work  a  hardship  to  sportsmen 
who  own  and  want  dogs  trained  for  the  field.  It 
practically  amounted  to  an  imposition  upon  a  trainer, 
who  was  honest  enough  to  seek  what  he  thought 
proper  advice  from  a  State  official — a  proceeding 
that  was  entirely  unnecessary.  It  is  not  within  the 
spirit,  nor  was  it  the  intent  of  the  lawmakers  when 
the  statute  was  framed.  In  fact,  it  is  of  such  pre- 
posterously ridiculous  import  that  if  there  is  the 
faintest  indication  on  the  part  of  any  official  in  this 
State  to  try  and  enforce  such  absurd  and  extreme 
observatism  of  the  game  law  the  sportsmen  of  the 
State  will  arise  en  masse  and  something  will  drop. 


Elk  Poacher's   Held  for  Trial. 

We  are  pleased  to  state  that  William  Binkley  and 
Charles  Purdy,  charged  with  unlawfully  killing  elk 
in  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  and  shipping  parts 
of  them  to  Los  Angeles  were,  on  December  21st,  held 
for  the  action  of  the  United  States  District  Court  for 
the  Southern  District  of  Wyoming. 

In  giving  the  decision  United  States  Commissioner 
William  Van  Dyke  of  Los  Angeles,  where  the  de- 
fendants were  arrested,  placed  the  bail  of  the  two 
men  at  $2,500  for  each  man  over  the  amount  asked 
at  the  time  of  their  arrest.  The  case  has  attracted 
wide  interest,  not  only  in  Los  Angeles,  but  in  Wyom- 
ing and  Idaho,  where  the  men  came  from.  The 
freight  car  laden  with  elk  scalps,  horns  and  teeth, 
which  was  seized  by  Game  Warden  Morgl  n,  made 
one  of  the  largest  seizures  of  elk  trophies  ever  made 
in  the  United  States.  It  is  stated  that  the  value  of 
the  trophies  would  total  the  sum  of  $10,000. 

The  men,  Binkley  and  Purdy,  are  said  to  have  been 
in  the  poaching  business  for  years  and  this  final 
shipment  was  intended  as  a  clean-up,  after  which  the 
two  men  intended  to  go  to  Mexico  and  spend  the 
n  si   ni'  their  days. 

The  defense  endeavored  to  establish  the  fact  that 
as  all  of  the  trophies  were  tagged  by  the  Justice 
of  the  Peace  ol  the  district  there  was  a  right  to 
ship  them. 


iug  held  twro  weeks  ago,  and  took  steps  to  arrange  for 
a  sort  of  general  celebration  to  be  held  some  time 
this  month,  at  wThich  the  entire  membership  is  to 
be  brought  out,  if  possible,  and  a  general  jolification 
arranged  for  some  time  next  month. 

The  meeting  was  well  attended  and  the  best  of 
sentiment  was  shown,  but  nothing  very  definite  was 
accomplished  along  legal  lines.  The  matter  of  the 
selection  of  a  Fish  Commissioner  to  represent  South- 
ern California  was  talked  over,  and  the  names  of 
several  who  have  been  suggested  were  considered, 
but  pending  a  conference  with  some  of  the  prospec- 
tive appointees  none  were  indorsed.  It  is  hoped 
some  one  can  be  secured  who  has  knowledge  of 
the  needs  of  Southern  California  fishermen,  as  well 
as  the  gun  sportsmen.  It  is  desired  at  the  same 
time  to  work  the  commercial  interests  no  injury 
that  can  possibly  be  avoided.  It  is  felt  that  in 
order  to  represent  this  end  of  the  State  properly  any 
appointee  must  be  not  only  unusually  well  posted  on 
these  subjects,  but  be  a  level-headed,  energetic  and 
forceful  man  as  well.  Every  bit  of  legislation  ad- 
vanced with  a  view  to  helping  the  sportsmen's  cause 
is  likely  to  be  met  with  a  howl  of  damaged  in- 
dustry by  the  market  interests,  and  the  Commissioner 
must  be  well  enough  versed  in  the  facts  to  differen- 
tiate between  these  claims  and  the  real  facts  of  the 
case.  Whoever  is  indorsed  by  the  Southern  Califor- 
nia Rod  and  Reel  Club  will  be  as  nearly  as  possible 
a  man  who  can  fill  the  bill. 

Henry  W.  Keller,  who  is  probably  the  best  posted 
man  in  Southern  California  along  the  lines  men- 
tioned, having  held  the  office  with  credit  in  the 
past,  has,  it  is  said,  refused  unconditionally  to  serve. 
He  has  offered  to  assist  whoever  is  appointed  with 
his  experience  in  the  matters  at  hand. 

A  Fish  Commissioner  has  the  expenses  of  attend- 
ing meetings  paid,  but  draws  no  salary,  the  office 
being  honorary.  He  gives  perhaps  a. week's  time 
each  month  to  attending  meetings  in  San  Francisco, 
which  no  one  but  a  man  who  has  practically  retired 
from  active  business  can  afford  to  do. 

The  members  of  the  club  say  that  the  sport  at 
present  was  very  inferior  all  along  the  Coast. 

The  forthcoming  light  tackle  tournament  is  being 
arranged  for,  and  some  plans  will  be  formulated  at 
the  next  meeting,  which  will  take  place  very  early 
in  the  future. 

The  club  has  decided  upon  buttons  emblematic 
of  fishing,  and  these  will  be  issued  soon. 


TRADE    NOTES. 


In  Line  With  a  Good  One. 

The  E.  I.  Du  Pont  Company  of  Wilmington,  Del., 
has  for  the  year  1907  issued  a  very  handsome  calen- 
dar, the  illustration  on  which  is  by  that  celebrated 
artist,  Edmund  H.  Osthaus,  and  entitled,  "The  Return 
of  the  Hunters."  The  party  evidently  met  with  suc- 
cess, as  several  ruffled  grouse  and  a  woodcook  are 
shown  in  the  bag.  As  they  come  in  they  are  met  by 
the  puppies  of  the  old  Setter,  who  has  been  out  all 
day,  and  the  joy  and  interest  displayed  by  the  young- 
sters shows  the  quality  of  the  blood  that  courses 
through  their  veins.  Copies  of  this  calendar  may 
be  had  by  sending  10  cents  to  the  home  office,  or  to 
any  of  the  branch  offices  of  the  company,  the  dime 
being  only  sufficient  to  cover  the  cost  of  mailing  and 
postage.  The  calendar  needs  to  be  seen  to  be  fully 
appreciated. 


Always   Ready. 

The  prosperous  condition  of  the  G.  W.  Cole  Com- 
pany, who  are  the  original  and  sole  manufacturers 
of  Three-In-One  Oil,  is  not  at  all  surprising,  as  the 
volume  of  their  business  has  been  increasing  wonder- 
fully the  past  year.  In  fact,  it  has  severely  taxed 
the  capacity  of  their  factory  at  different  times.  But 
Mr.  Slee,  president  of  the  company,  has  always  in- 
sisted on  being  in  a  position  to  make  prompt  and 
immediate  shipments  to  jobbers,  no  matter  where 
they  are  located  and  how  large  their  order  for  this 
famous  oil  may  be.    . 


The   Winchester   Expert   Squad. 

The  Winchester  Squad  of  expert  shots,  which  has 
now  finished  its  memorable  tour,  figured  in  another 
wrorld's  record  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  December  4th. 
At  this  place  the  representatives  of  the  powder  com- 
panies, Messrs.  Huff,  Hatcher,  Borden  and  Ward, 
were  augmented  by  the  popular  Winchester  repre- 
sentative, Harold  Money,  and  undertook  to  beat  the 
regular  Winchester  Squad.  They  nearly  succeeded 
in  doing  so,  as  they  made  a  total  score  of  4S5  out 
of  500,  against  4S6  for  the  Winchester  Squad.  The 
total  for  the  ten  shooters  of  971  out  of  1.000,  which 
established  a  new  world's  record  for  that  number 
of  shooters,  beating  the  previous  one  made  at  Dur- 
ham earlier  in  the  tour.  All  used  Winchester  factory 
loaded  shells. 


Southern   California  Anglers  Meet. 

A  communication  from  Colonel  E.  L.  Hedderly  of 
Lis  \ngeles  states  that  members  of  the  Southern 
California  Hod  and  Reel  Club  discussed  needed  legis- 
lation   lo    protect    the    ocean    game    fish    at    a    meet- 


Send  For  One.  » 

A  beautiful  art  catalogue,  giving  special  prices  on 
seventeen  different  grades  of  guns,  ranging  in  price 
from  $17.75  to  $300,  will  be  sent  upon  request  to 
any  address,  by  the  Ithaca  Gun  Company,  Lock 
Box  No.  19.  Ithaca,  New  York.  The  manufacturers 
are  so  sure  that  their  guns  will  stand  comparison 
with  other  makes  that  they  make  the  following 
i,,.eral  proposition:  "If  you  don't  know  what  gun  to 
buy,  order  an  Ithaca  and  a  gun  of  any  other  make. 
Gompare  them,  and  if  the  Ithaca  is  not  the  best  by 
an  odds,  return  it.     N.  B. — The  Ithaca  stays." 


Saturday,  January  5,   1907] 


THE      BR  EEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


13 


"BAG    LIMIT"- 


HAND   LOADED   SHELLS 


Our  own  make,   and  we're  proud  of  them. 

Hand-loaded  by  our  own  experts. 

All  the  leading  brands  of  powder  used. 

If  you  want  to  strike  the   "bag  limit"   use  our   "Bag  Limit' 


Hand- 


loaded  Shells. 


BRITTAIN    &    CO.   Inc. 

Everything  in  Hardware 

Van  Ness  Ave.  and  Turk  St. 


HINTS  ABOUT  RAISING   HOGS. 


Give  the  late  fall  pigs  a  chance. 
Keep  them  warm  and  feed  them  well. 
They  will  turn  you  money  if  you  give 
them  care;  neglect  them  and  you'll 
lose   money. 

Throw  some  of  the  sweet  apples 
that  you  don't  know  what  to  do  with 
to  the  hogs.  They  relish  them  and 
they  make  good  pork,  too. 

Clean  pens-  and  clean  pork  go  to- 
gether. 

There  is  a  better  market  for  medium 
sized  hogs  than  for  those  that  are 
overgrown. 

Hogs  will  eat  nice,  well-cured  sweet- 
corn  stalks  and  thrive  on  them  nicely. 
Try  this  after  you  take  them  in  from 
pasture. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAILT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrash,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  BTCMABT  BEMEDT  for  Rhen- 
matlam,  Sprainx,  Sore  Throat,  •■'■>.  it 
is  invaluable. 

Every  bottle  of  Canxtlc  Balaam  sold  is 
Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  &1.50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  dnjptrists?  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  its 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc.  Address 
THE  LAWENCE-TOLIAHS  COMPANY,  Cleveland,  Ohi* 


CONCORD  BACE  TSACK 
Concord,  Contra  Costa  County,  Cal. 
Having  leased  the  above  track  we 
have  made  arrangements  to  break  and 
develop  trotters  and  pacers.  We  have  86 
box  stalls  and  will  guarantee  to  keep 
this  track  in  perfect  order.  The  climate 
is  unsurpassed.  Owners  and  trainers  are 
cordially  invited  to  visit  this  course. 
As  a  winter  track  Concord  is  second  to 
no  other  in  California.  Terms  very  rea- 
sonable. F.  M.  HAMMETT  and  J.  E. 
FOSTER,    Lessees. 


RIVERSIDE  TRACK  FOR  SALE. 
The  half-mile  race  track  at  Riverside 
(the  best  footing  of  any  track  in  the 
State),  lots  of  good,  pure  artesian 
water,  fine  grandstand,  45  good  stalls, 
big  hay  barn,  everything  in  the  best  of 
condition.  Excellent  pasturage  in  cen- 
ter field.  Climate  absolutely  the  best 
for  winter  and  summer  quarters  in  Cali- 
fornia. All  horsemen  agree  that  it  is 
the  best  training  track  in  the  State,  as 
no  horse  ever  went  lame  on  the  River- 
side track.  It  is  centrally  located,  about 
10  minutes'  drive  from  the  business  cen- 
ter of  the  town.  An  ideal  place  for  any 
trainer  with  some  capital,  as  Riverside 
is  one  of  the  best  cities  in  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia for  horse  racing.  This  is  always 
proven  by  the  large  attendance  at  every 
meeting  given  in  this  prosperous  place. 
For  price  and  particulars  address  EU- 
GENE F.  BINDER,  Owner,  127  Vine  St., 
Riverside,  Cal, 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate   Ave.,  is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia.  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated   successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work   at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 

BLAKE,  M0FFITT  &  T0WNE 

Dealers     In     PAPER. 

No.     403    Twelfth    St.,    Oakland 

make.     Morfit     &     Towne.     Los     Angeles. 

Blake.    McFall    &    Co.,    Portland.    Oregon. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


J.   E.  Wilson. 

WILSON 


A.  F.  Booker 

£?    ROOKER 


Livery,  Board  and  Feed  Stable 
All  kinds  of  team  work  on  short  no- 
tice.    Contractors  for  Grading  and  Ex- 
cavating.    410  Franklin  St.,  eor.  Grove. 
San   Francisco,    Cal. 


IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.       If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER.  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


JERSEYS,     HOLSTEINS     AND  DUR- 

IIAMS— Dairv   Stock    a   specialty.  Hogs, 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 


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Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken    Dotjs    and   Well    Bred    Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

ENGLISH  SETTERS 
Trained     and    Broken 

Well   Bred   Broken    Dogs  for 

Sale 
Address       Wm.  Phillips 

Benicia 


BULL  TEEEIE3S. — Pure  white,  high 
class  puppies  for  sale.  Woodlawn  Baron, 
a  classy  individual  and  show  winner, 
brother  to  the  winner  of  first  and  spe- 
cials at  Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Show  at 
Philadelphia  (at  which  the  best  in  the 
wo  id  were  shown )  at  stud.  Fee  $15. 
STILETTO  KENNELS,  2447  Bussell 
Street,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 
TBI-fOLCB  COLLIE  PUPS  from 
working  stock.  Sire  Shadeland  Bandom, 
Sir  Jan.  A  K.  C.  100,896  (son  of  Imp. 
Inverness  Prince  l.  BANDOM  COLLIE 
KENNELS,  E.  C.  Brand,  Prop.,  Box  116, 
Santa  Bosa,  Cal. 

MABE  WANTED. 
By  McKinney.  Zombro,  Kinney  Lou, 
Greco,  Searchlight  or  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
not  to  exceed  seven  years  old,  brown, 
bay  or  black;  sound,  good  size  and 
handsome;  trotter  with  or  without  rec- 
ord: standard  and  registered.  Answer 
giving  full  particulars  and  lowest  cash 
price. 

F.    W.    XELLEY, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman,   616   Golden 
Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

KINNEY   LOU   COLT  FOR  SALE. 

Foaled  1905.  Dam  by  Boodle  2:I2#, 
2nd  dam  by  Antevolo  7648,  3rd  dam  by 
Altamont  3600.  For  price  and  further  par- 
ticulars call  on 

G.  B.  Blanchard,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

FOR    SALE. 

ALIX  B.,  bav  mare  (record  2:24  V*)  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  (2:16^)  and  out  of 
Alberta    (by   Albert  W.    2:20). 

CARLTON  W.  GREENE, 
873  Eddy  Street, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


THOBOTJGHBBED       STALLION       FOB 
SALE. 

I  have  six  thoroughbred  stallions  for 
sale  at  prices  to  suit  purchasers  of 
limited  means.  No  breeder  of  harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare sire  for  getting  fine  mares  for 
dams  of  high  class  roadsters.  Address 
CAPT.  T.  B.  MEBRY, 

549    Grand   Ave, 
Los  Angeles,   Cal. 


FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16^  and  his  two  brothers.  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown.  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2:15%.  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22.  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Pallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P.  B\  McEvoy,  Menlo  Park,  Cal. 


BUZZ  SAW  43455  FOB  SALE. 


Dividend  Notice. 


BUZZ  SAW  43455  is  a  handsome,  jet 
black  colt,  foaled  April  10th,  1904.  Solid 
color,  15  hands,  and  weighed  950  pounds 
December  10th.  as  a  two-year-old.  He 
is  perfectly  sound,  and  while  just  broken 
to  drive  is  a  remarkably  pure-gaited  trot- 
ter, with  a  snappy  quick  action  and  fine 
style.  Buzz  Saw  is  by  Strathway  13214, 
first  dam  Idleweiss  by  Gen.  Logan  17604; 
second  dam  Hazel  by  Capoul  1037;  third 
dam  by  Romulus;  fourth  dam  by  Simp- 
son's Black  Bird.  He  is  entered  in  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  ($7000) 
and  the  Occident  Stake.  A  great  pros- 
pect for  anyone  wanting  a  good  colt. 
Would  not  sell  him.  but  am  going  out 
of  the  horse  business.  For  further  par- 
ticulars address 

B.    G.    WHITE,    Hanford,    Cal. 

FOB  SALE! 

Mare    by    Direct    2:05%,    in    foal    to 

Zolock   2:05*4. 

Address 

HENBY    DELANEY, 

University  P.  O., 

Los   Angeles, 


California 


FOB  SALE. 


A  matched  driving  team  of  sorrels 
with  white  points,  six  years  old,  both 
fillies;  well  broken,  gentle  and  stylish, 
and  can  road  along  close-  to  three  min- 
utes. For  pedigree  and  further  par- 
ticulars write  D.  A.  MADEIRA,  Salinas, 
California. 


SAVINGS    AND    LOAN    SOCIETY, 

161    Montgomery    St.,    Cor.    Sutter. 

Has  declared  a  dividend   for  the  term 

ending    l  tecember    31,    19Q6,    at    the    rate 

of    1  hree    and    one-ha If    (3%)     per    cent 

per  annum  on  all  deposits,  fr 

and  payable  on  and  after  Januarj  2 
added  to  and  bear  the  same  rate  of  in- 
terest as   principal. 

EDWIN   BONNELL,   Cashier. 


DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


The  German  Savings  and  Loan  Society 

526  California  St. 
For  the  half  year  ending  December 
31,  1906,  a  dividend  has  been  declared  at 
the  rate  of  three  and  six-tenths  (3  6-10) 
per  cent  per  annum  on  all  deposits,  free 
of  taxes,  payable  on  and  after  Wed- 
nesday, January  2,  1907.  Dividends  not 
called  for  are  added  to  and  bear  the 
same  rate  of  interest  as  the  principal 
from   Januaiy   1.    1907. 

GEORGE    TOURNY,    Secretary. 


DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


San  Francisco  Savings  Union 

N.  W.  Cor.  California  and  Mont- 
gomery Streets 
For  the  half  year  ending  December 
31,  1906,  a  dividend  has  been  declared 
at  the  rates  per  annum  of  three  and 
eight-tenths  (3  S-10)  per  cent  on  term 
deposits  and  three  and  forty-two  one- 
hundredths  (3  42-100)  per  cent  on  or- 
dinary deposits,  free  of  taxes,  payable 
on  and  after  Wednesday,  January  2. 
1907.  Depositors  are  entitled  to  draw 
their  dividends  at  any  time  during  the 
succeeding  half  year.  Dividends  not 
drawn  will  be  added  to  the  deposit  ac- 
count, become  a  part  thereof  and  earn 
dividends    from    January    1st. 

LOVELL    WHITE.    Cashier. 


DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


California  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust  Co. 

Cor.  California  and  Montgomery 
Streets 
For  the  six  months  ending  December 
31,  1906,  dividends  have  been  declared 
on  the  deposits  in  the  savings  depart- 
ment of  this  company  as  follows:  On 
term  deposits  at  the  rate  of  three  and 
six-tenths  (3  6-10)  per  cent  per  annum, 
and  on  ordinary  deposits  at  the  rate  of 
three  and  one-half  (3%)  per  cent  per 
annum,  free  of  taxes,  and  payable  on 
and  after  Wednesday,  January  2,  1907. 
The  same  rate  of  interest  will  be  paid 
by  our  branch  offices,  located  at  1531 
Devisadero  St.,  927  Valencia  St.  and 
1740    Fillmore    St. 

J.    DALZIEL    BROWN,    Mgr. 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland    Racetrack 


Six  or  more  races  each  week  day,   rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and  their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last   races. 

THOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,   President. 
PEBCY    W.    TBEAT,    Secretary. 


SOME    GOOD    ONES    FOB    SALE. 


ramoxa    S.,    bright    bay    filly,    four 

years  old.  15%  hands.  weighs  about 
1050  pounds.  By  Zombro,  dam  Auntie 
by  Antevolo;  second  dam  by  Major 
Turtlelock.       Sound,     handsome,     genl  le, 

and  has  trotted  miles   in   _:1,'_--      Ag I 

racing    prospect ;     goes    wit  hunt    1 ts 

stylish    roadster. 

SURREY    HORSE,    sorrel,    five 
old,     1 6.1     hands,     weighs     1 200     po 
good    high-headed,    stylish    surrey    horse 
Sound      genl  le      and      plea  sant       drli    r; 
a  triad  of  nothing. 

axita.    brown    mare,    six    years    old. 
15.1    hands,    weighs    ah  pounds. 

By  Terrlc  b;    Gu      ■'    Ikes,  dam  by  Ante- 
volo.     This  foal    i"    Pi 
Ansel                                i   in    thi     Breed 

Futurity    Stake,     ■  ■ -".1 

is    sound    and    gentle  can 

drive    her. 

The  above  stock    will    '  ■ 
able.     F<>r  furl  ■ 

E.    A.    SWABY.    I 


14 


THE     B  R  E  EDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot    THE  CONEV  ISLAND 


Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  rtorse  Boots — tie  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE   NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER    BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time — originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNWVW 
OfSEWING 
THE5TRAPS 
ON  THE  WRAP 
PERSTOPRE' 
VENT  CHAFING 


ANOTHER    IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  e traps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially kooJ  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  W>  st.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

•    S"  LL   HORSE   GOODS   CO. 
•ZANTOIN,    OHIO. 


JOCKEY  CLUB 

Race  Course:    Sheepshead  Bay, 

New  York.    Office:   Windsor 

Arcade.  571  Fifth  Ave., 

New  York. 

THE   CONEY  ISLAND  JOCKEY 
...CLUB  STAKES... 

$25,000 

For   the   June   Meeting,   1907 

To  Close 

Tuesday,  January  15,  1907 

For  THREE  YEARS  OLD— By  sub- 
scription of  $25  each,  to  accompany 
the  nomination;  $250  additional  to 
start.  Guaranteed  Cash  Value  $25,000, 
of  which  $3000  to  the  second  and 
$2000  to  the  third.  Should  the  winner 
of  this  stake  also  win  The  Tidal  and 
The  Lawrence  Realization  Stakes.  The 
Coney  Island  Jockey  Club  will  give  an 
additional  $10,000  to  such  horse  win- 
ning the  three  events.  Weights:  Colts 
126  lbs..  Geldings  123  lbs.,  Fillies  121 
lbs.;  winners  of  three  races  exclusively 
for  three  years  old  of  the  value  of 
$5000  each,  or  of  one  of  the  value  of 
$15,000,  to  carry  3  lbs.  extra.  Non- 
winners  of  a  race  exclusively  for  three 
vears  old  of  the  value  of  $5000  allowed 
7  lbs.;  of  $3000  allowed  10  lbs.  ONE 
MILE  AND  A  HALF. 

Entries  to  be  addressed  to  the  Clerk 
of  the  Course. 

The  Coney  Island  Jockey  Club 

Windsor  Arcade,  571    Fifth  Ave. 
NEW   YORK. 


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No  waste.no  neglect  all  convenience 
Your  dealer  has  it.  Write  its  for  the  booh. 

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HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want,     Howard  Cattle  Co..  Kan 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street. 
Oakland,  Cal.,  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties- Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
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HIGH   CLASS   HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

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If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

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A  Sound  Horse  is  a  Valuable  Asset 


And  the  wise  ones  are  not  waiting  for 
winter  to  pass;  the  impetus  of  the 
reigning  prosperity   makes  prospects  for 


next  season  too  good  to  wait  until  the 
last  moment  before  starting  in  to  cure 
an    unsound    horse. 


Now  is  the  Time,  To=day,  Not  Next  Month 


Cold  weather  need  not  interfere 
"Save-The-Horse"  can  be  applied  in  any 
and  all  extremes  of  weather — winter  or 
summer.  The  horse  can  be  worked  as 
usual  and   the  result  is   guaranteed. 

A    signed    contract    goes    with    every 


bottle  absolutely  binding  to  protect  pur- 
chaser. Yon  cannot  lose,  we  take  all 
the  chances  because  we  know  the  power 
of  the  remedy.  We  can  convince  you 
with  evidence;  write  for  letters,  booklet 
and  copy  of  guarantee-contract. 


"SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE".  Permanently 
Cures  Spavin.  Ringbone  (except  Low). 
Ringbone.  Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint. 
Shoe  Boil,  Wind  Puff.  Injured  Tendons 
and  all  lameness  without  scar  or  loss 
of  hair.     Horse  may  work  as  usual. 

S5.00  PER  BOTTLE.  "Written  guaran- 
tee^— as    binding    to    protect    you    as    the 


best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  cop3r  and  booklet.  At  druggists  and 
dealers  or  express  paid.  Scores  of  let- 
ters to  confirm  and  convince.  Send  for 
copies  Absolute  and  overwhelming  evi- 
dence and  certainties  as  to  the  unfail- 
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of  Substitutes  and  imitations.  "Save- 
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D. 


Troy  Chemical  Co.:  Binghampton,  N.  V.     Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 
E.  Newell,   56  Bayo  Vista   Avenue,   Oakland,  Cal. 


POB  SALE. 


The  following  horses,  all  in  good 
shape,  and  owned  by  one  party,  are  of- 
fered for  immediate  sale  at  very  rea- 
sonable  prices: 

Mollie  Button  2:11  by  Alexander  But- 
ton. This  mare  was  a  good  winner  this 
year  in  Montana  and  at  Los  Angeles,  and 
can   beat   2:10. 

Edward  H..  roan  gelding  by  Dedron. 
A  smooth-going  pacer.  Has  worked  in 
2:15. 

Hazel  Mac.  brood  mare  by  Director 
2:17.  in  foal  to  Zolock  2:05%. 

Mare  by  Diablo  2:09%,  in  foal  to  Zo- 
lock  2:05%. 

Mare  by  James  Madison  2:17^4.  In 
foal  to  Bonnie  McK.,  son  of  McKinney. 

Bay  filly  three-years-old  by  Bay  Bird, 
dam  by  Sidney.  Trotter;  showed  a  half 
in  ill  and  quarter  in  35  seconds  to  cart 
within  three  months  from  time  she  was 
taken  up  to  break. 

Two  weanlings  by  Strathway,  a  colt 
and  filly. 

Horses  can  be  seen  at  Pleasanton.  Ap- 
ply for  further  particulars   to 

BAN  MZSNEB,  Pleasanton,   Cal. 


^SORBINE 


Cures  Strained  Puffy  Anfelei, 
Lymphangitis,  Bruises  and 
Swellings,  Lameness  and 
Allays    Pain    Quickly  without 

Blistering,  reniovinc  the  hair,  or 
laying  the  horse  up.  }'lea.<ant  to  use. 
B2.O0  per  bottle,  delivered  with  full 
directions.     Book  &-C,  free. 

ABSORBING,  JR..  for  man- 
kind. Sl.no  Bottle.  Cures  StTains, 
Gour,  Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele, 
Hydrocele,  prostatitis,  lrilla  pain. 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,   Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels.  San  Francisco. 
Cal.;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co..  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles.  Cal.;  Kirk.  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co..  faeattle. 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Saturday,  January  5,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 
Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 
TeJpeoraryn«883  51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco 


GEORGE  E.  ER.LIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  autos  or  cars. 

RossMcMahon  AwninTge„atnco. 

AT     THE     OLD    STAND 

Teamsters'  Rain  Goods,  Bags,  Tents,  Awnings,  Hammocks,  Covers 
73  Market  Street,        San  Francisco,  Cal. 


San  Francisco  Riding  Club 


ANNEX  FOR  DRIVING  HOS3ES. 
55  Stalls  on  Ground  Floor; 
5  Exits.     Perfect  facilities  for  safety 
and  tlie  proper  care  of  Horses. 


OFEN  FOB  PUBLIC  PATRONAGE. 

WMle  this  Stable  Is  under  the  Man- 
agement of  San  Francisco  Biding" 
Club,  it  is  not  exclusive  for  the  use 
of  Members. 


Apply  for  Further  Information  to    SAN  FRANCISCO  BIDING  CLUB. 
Seventh  Avenue  and  C  Street,  San  Francisco,  CaL 


lake  It  In  Timet 

If  you  have  the  remedy  on  hand,  and  are  ready  to  ( 
act  promptly,  you  will  find  that  there  is  nothing  in 
the  form  of  Spavins,  Splints,  Curbs.  Windpuffs  and 
Bunches  which  will  not  yield  promptly  and  perma- 
nently to 

IQuinn's  Ointment 


Ithas  saved  thousands  of  (rood  horses  from  the  peddler's 

cart  and  the  tin-ken-down  hor^e  iimrket,    Mr.  C.  B.  Dlek- 

I  ens,  of  Minneapolis,  jrinn..  who  conducts  oneofthelaroeBtfivery  stables  in  tho  Northwest, 

rites  as  follows:    I  haveheenusintf  Qulnn's  Ointment  1<t  some  time  uml  with  the  (,'reateyt  j 

i.   I  take  pleasure  In  recommending**  tony  friends.    No  horseman  Bhoold  be  with- 

(  out  it  in  hie  stable.    For  curbs,  splints",  spavins,  wind  pufffl  and  nil  bunches  It  has  no  equal." 

>  Prico  Si. 00  per  bottle.     Sold  by  all  druggists  orsentby  mail.     Write  us  for  circulars, 

\  testimonials,  etc    Sent 

i  free  for  the  askinp. 


W.  B.  Eddy  &  Co.,   Whitehall,  N.  Y. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1*104 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord   . .  .  .2:1234 
Timed  in   a   Bace    2:1012 

WINNEB  OF  EABTFOBD  PUTUSITY  ($8500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflova  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:1014.  n.nd  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%,),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  53*J;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29*4.  Romance  2:29'^,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  0"; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.   12. 

Season    of   1907   at   PLEASANTON   BACE    TRACK, 

where  he  will  be  limited  to  twenty  outside  mares. 

$50  for  thp   Qpacnn         USUAL.    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

vvv  iui    uic  otdSUU         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 

good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19  4  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Four  Tears  Old) 
Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXFBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12^)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23H  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  "W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Bepresentative  Stake  for  threa-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications   to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


By  J.  J.  Audubon 
16695,  sire  of  Au- 
dubon Boy  l:59Vi 
Nan  Audubon  2:08',i 
Miss  Rita  2:08  .! 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16*A  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%).  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belle  2:0S%,  etc.). 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:3o%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit.  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  G  and 
dame  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon 1:59%),  by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%); 
second  dam,  Nelly. 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08*4. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:031/4,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  aiOO1^,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*4,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57*2   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:2736. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*4,  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  heing  when  he  paced  in  1:59*4. 
WILL   STAND   AT  AGBICTJLTTJBAL   FABK,    LOS    ANGELES,   TO 
A  FEW    GOOD   MARES. 
TEEMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or   money  refunded   as 

I  may  choose.  For  further  particulars  address 

J.  Y.    GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


75  PER  CENT 


Of  all   Horse  Owners 

and  Xrainers 


USE    AND     RECOMMEND 

Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


SOLD  BY— 

W.  A.  Sayrc Sacramento,  Cal. 

E.  T.  Frazier Pueblo,  Calo. 

J.  G.   Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

.lubinville   &   NanCC Butte,  Mont. 

A.  A.  Kraft  Co Spokane,  Wash. 

A.  F.  Hoska  Harness  Co 

Tacoma,  Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Kodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Win.    E.   Dctels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

VV.   i '.  Topping San   Diego,  Cal. 

Jepscn  Saddlery  0>...Lus  Angeles,  Cal. 

f.  A.  Schweitzer Fresno,  Cal. 

II.    Thorntraldson I'ri  sno,    Cal. 

.1  mi.   McKerron.. . . . San    Francisco,   Cal. 

Jos.  McTigue San  Francisco,  i  lal. 

Brvdon      Bros.      It  ,nn  ss      Mfg.      Oo 

Los  Angeles,   Cal. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Mfrs.,  412  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III- 


Awarded   Cold   McdaJ    at   California  State  Fair,  1892.     Every  horse  ■ 
who    values    his   stock   should    constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.     It  im- 
proves and   keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.     Ask  your  grocers  or  cl 
for   it.      Positively    cures    Colic,    Scouring   and   Indigestion.      Manual 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kcrtcl,  Prcs.,  1001-1003  E.   14th  St.,  Oakland.  Cal. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  5,  1907 


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Standard  Eifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7?4  pounds,  number  of  shots,  six,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
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butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
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T  HE     BREEDER     AND     SP O  R  T  S  M  A  N 


[Saturday,  January  12,  1907. 


oyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  190S 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Kecord   .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Bace    2:10^ 

'WTNITEB  OP  HABTFOBD  TVTVBXTY  ($8500)  POB  1905. 

BOX*.VOTAGE    (3)    2:12%    is  by  Expedition   2:15%    (sire   of  Biflora   2:09%,   Ex- 
ton    2:10''..   and   50   others   in   2:30    list),    son   of  Electioneer   125   and   Lady   Russell 
isistei'   to  Maud  S.  2:08%    and  dam  of  5   in  2:30  list),  by  Harold   113.     The  dam  of 
Boh  Vovoge  is  Bon  Mot   (dam  of  Bon  Vova§re  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%   and  Bequeath 
.    by   Erin   2:24%:    second   dam   Farce   2:29%,   by    Princeps    536:    third    dam 
•.Efmia.    (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,   Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon   2:27%),   by   Golddust  50; 
'.fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season  of   1907   at   PLEASiNTON   BACE   TRACK. 

where  he  will  be  limited  to  twenty  outside  mares. 
£5fl  fnr  rhf>   'spncnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
•DOV  IU1    1I1C  Ov-asuil         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Four  Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  ESPRESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23V;,  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18Vi,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:1114,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief   11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing1  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


By  J.  J.  Audubon 
16695,  sire  of  Au- 
dubon Boy  1:59% 
Nan  Audubon  2:08K 
Miss  Rita  2:08", 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16*4  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13^  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  bv  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0Si4,  Split  Silk  2:08%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dame  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon 1:59-%),  by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%); 
second   dam.   Nelly 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing1  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:Q8lA. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning1  race. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  second  trial  ag'ainst  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57  V2   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27^. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  cnly  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being-  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL    STAND   AT   AGRICULTURAL    PARK,   LOS    ANGELES,    TO 
A  PEW   GOOD   MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  as 

I  may  choose.  For  further  particulars   address 

J.  T.    GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


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TALLION  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  In  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Hooks,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  stallion 
Supports,  Prejmators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 

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CAMPBELL'S 


EMOLUO 
IODOFORM 


GALL  CURE 

For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOUL- 
DERS, CRUPPER  SORES  and  SAD- 
DLE GALLS  there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

l-'or  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS.  CAULKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  In  this  respect  there  is  no 
Gall  Cure  offered  which  can  justly 
even  claim  to  be  a  competitor.  We 
placed  it  on  the  market  relying  wholly 
on  its  merit  of  success,  and  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  comparatively 
little  has  been  done  in  the  way  of  ad- 
vertising, the  sales  of  1900  were  100 
per    cent    greater    than    the    aggregate 

Bales  of  Gall  Cure  preceding  that  year.  This   increase   was   entirely   due    to   its 
MERITS,   and    it   is   THE  GALL   CURE  OF  THE  20th  CENTURY. 

It,  is  a  quick  and  sure  cure  for  those    troublesome    skin    cracks    under    the 
fetlocl     which    injure   and    often   lay  up    race    horses. 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  in  Their  Stables 

PRICE:— 3   OZ.   BOX   25c;    7    OZ.   BOX  50c;    1   LB.  BOX,   $1.00 
id  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
.  i?   Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  412  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


May  We  Send  You? 

the  remarkable  records  of  a  string  of  Super-speedy  ones 
sired  by 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15)4 

These  records  so  clearly  illustrate  the  powers  of  this  peerless 
horse  to  pass  on  his  own  great  qualities  that  no  horseman 
can  examine  them  with  indifference. 

12££%£i£SS3  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


The  "Why"  of  It 

Those  who  give  first  place  to  race  horse  quality,  constantly 
secure  in  colts  sired  by 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

horses  that  would  be  cheap  at  twice,  (yes  at  3  times!),  his 
fee. 

Shall  we  tell  you  what  his  colts  have  done? 

SS^SffSSSffl.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.  R.  Sayer,  Atty.)  WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS   HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

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AIR  CUSHION 

No  Lameness 

PADS 


They  fill  with  ah  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion, 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cures  lameness, 


NoSlipping 


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by 

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To  be  Without  It 

— Price   Reduced — 
$4  in  Cloth         $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From 

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From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

,    ,,      , 

The  American 
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GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,   Prop. 


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TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  autos  or  cars. 


San  Francisco  Riding  Club 


ANNEX  FOR  DRIVING  HORSES. 
55  Stalls  on  Ground  Floor; 
5  Exits.     Perfect  facilities  for  safety 
and  the  proper  care  of  Horses. 


OPEN  FOR  PUBLIC  PATRONAGE. 

While   this   Stahle   is   under   the   Man- 
agement    of     San     Francisco     Rifling 

Club,  it  is  not  exclusive  for  the  use 
Of  Members. 


Apply  for  Further  Information  to   SAN  FRANCISCO  RIDING  CLUE. 
Seventh  Avenue  and  C  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Saturday.   January    12,    1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and     Sportsman 

(Established   1882.) 
F.    W.   KELLBY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE. 
SAN   FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as   Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postoffice. 

Terms — One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  51.75;  Three  Months  $1 

STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 


A  CONVENTION  of  track  managers,  horse  own- 
ers, trainers  and  representatives  of  driving  clubs 
and  fair  associations  has  been  called  to  meet  at 
Pleasanton  next  Saturday,  January  19th,  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  the  preliminary  steps  toward  the 
organization  of  a  California  circuit  of  harness  rac- 
ing. This  convention  has  been  called  by  the  editor 
of  this  journal  at  the  request  of  a  large  number  of 
owners  and  trainers  and  Pleasanton  selected  as  the 
place  of  meeting  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  is  not 
only  a  central  point,  easy  of  access,  but  for  the  rea- 
son that  a  greater  number  of  persons  directly  in- 
terested in  the  revival  and  success  of  the  California 
circuit  can  be  gathered  there.  There  are  at  least 
a  dozen  excellent  mile  and  several  good  half-mile 
tracks  in  California  where  harness  meetings  can 
be  held  that  will  be  assured  of  a  patronage  that  will 
meet  all  expenses,  provided  dates  and  programs  are 
announced  early  in  the  year.  A  very  large  number 
of  owners  and  trainers  stand  ready  to  enter  their 
horses  through  this  entire  circuit,  but  they  must 
know  what  classes  are  to  be  given  that  they  may 
train  the  horses  eligible,  and  not  be  compelled  to 
keep  large  strings  of  trotters  and  pacers  at  work 
all  spring  only  to  learn  in  the  summer  that  there 
will  be  purses  for  less  than  half  of  them.  These 
owners  and  trainers  have  assured  us  that  they  do 
not  demand  a  circuit  in  which  all  the  meetings  will 
hang  up  large  purses.  They  only  ask  that  the  tracks 
where  meetings  can  be  given  -unite  in  the  announce- 
ment that  they  will  give  meetings  this  year,  giving 
the  dates,  the  classes  and  the  amount  of  the  purses, 
whether  they  are  large  or  small.  The  horsemen 
do  not  wish  any  associations  to  offer  larger  purses 
than  it  can  afford  to  give,  but  they  do '  ask  that  an- 
nouncements be  made  early  enough  to  permit  them 
to  select  and  train  those  of  their  horses  that  will 
be  eligible  to  entry.  It  has  been  suggested  that  the 
Southern  California  associations  open  the  circuit 
as  early  in  the  summer  as  possible,  arranging  the 
order  in  which  they  desire  to  be  placed,  and  that  this 
order  be  such  that  the  racing  be  held  in  succeeding 
weeks,  no  matter  whether  the  associations  give 
three,  four,  five  or  six  days  of  racing.  Los  Angeles. 
Santa  Ana,  San  Bernardino  and  perhaps  other  places 
in  the  far  south  could  start  the  season,  then  the 
horses  could  be  shipped  north  through  Santa  Maria, 
Salinas,  Del  Monte,  Hollister,  San  Jose,  Pleasanton, 
Vallejo,  Petaluma,  Santa  Rosa,  Woodland,  Marys- 
ville  and  Red  Bluff  to  the  State  Fair  at  Sacramento, 
after  which  the  San  Joaquin  Valley  circuit  of  four 
or  five  tracks  desires  to  hold  its  racing  program. 
All  the  above  mentioned  places  have  mile  tracks 
and  are  cities  large  enough  to  hold  meetings  of 
three  or  more  days.  Counting  the  San  Joaquin  cir- 
cuit these  tracks  would  furnish  twenty  weeks  of 
racing,  but  if  there  are  ten  which  will  announce 
meetings,  the  horsemen  will  be  highly  pleased  and 
will  enter  liberally.  Besides  the  mie  tracks  above 
mentioned,  there  are  excellent  half-mile  tracks  at 
Ukiah,  Dixon,  and  Rocklin,  where  the  people  always 
turn  out  in  large  numbers  to  harness  meetings  and 
these  tracks  can  easily  be  included  in  the  circuit. 
At  Concord,  which,  though  a  small  town,  is  located 
in  the  midst  of  a  large  rural  population,  an  excellent 
mile  track  is  located  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  a 
good  three  days'  program  could  get  many  entries 
and  be  made  to  pay.  The  important  thing  is  for 
the  representatives  of  the  driving  clubs,  fair  associa- 
tions and  track  owners  to  get  together  and  say  what 
they  can  do.  If  they  can  give  $500  purses  with  a 
couple  of  early  closing  stakes  for  a  four  days'  meet- 
ing, the  horsemen  will  hail  such  an  announcement 
with  enthusiasm,  but  if  they  think  a  three  days' 
meeting  with  $300  purses  is  all  they  can  afford,  the 
horsemen  will  be  pleased  and  thankful  and  enter 
their  horses  as  liberally  as  they  possibly  can.     The 


circuit  is  the  first  thing  and  the  amount  of  money 
hung  up  is  a  secondary  consideration.  Notices  were 
sent  out  this  week  to  all  parts  of  the  State  requesting 
the  persons  to  whom  they  were  addressed  to  attend 
the  convention  next  Saturday,  and  an  appeal  was 
made  to  have  every  track  and  association  as  well 
as  every  town  where  there  is  a  track  represented. 
It  is  hoped  that  there  will  be  a  large  attendance 
and  that  every  town  mentioned  will  send  some  one 
who  will  be  authorized  to  say  that  a  meeting  will 
be  given  at  its  track  and  that  purses  will  be  an- 
nounced not  later  than  March  1st.  Every  person 
interested  in  the  success  of  a  circuit  is  invited  to 
be  at  Pleasanton  next  Saturday,  January  19th,  and 
do  what  he  can  towards  assisting  in  the  formation 
of  a  California  Circuit.  Energy  and  united  action 
will    accomplish   the    desired    result. 


THE  CHRISTMAS  ISSUES  of  the  horse  papers 
are  now  all  at  hand  and  they  make  a  great  showing. 
The  Horse  Review  of  Chicago  as  usual  leads  all  its 
rivals  in  the  number  of  pages  and  the  amount  of 
special  advertising,  but  the  American  Horse  Breed- 
er, of  Boston,  the  Horse  World  of  Buffalo,  the  Trotter 
and  Pacer  of  New  York  and  the  Horseman  of  Chi- 
cago are  not  far  behind  it,  the  Boston  paper  par- 
ticularly being  well  patronized.  Every  one  of  these 
journals  contains  a  large  number  of  articles  specially 
prepared  for  the  holiday  season,  and  also  many  sta- 
tistical tables  of  great  value.  The  horse  owner  and 
breeder  who  wants  to  keep  abreast  of  the  tieras 
must  read  all  these  beautifully  printed  papers  as 
each  contains  tables  and  statistics  that  the  others 
do  not.  The  Rural  Spirit,  published  at  Portland, 
Oregon,  also  issued  a  splendid  Christmas  number  of 
76  pages  full  of  good  things  for  the  holidays.  The 
horse  papers  all  did  themselves  proud  at  the  close 
of  1906. 


THE  DEATH  RATE  is  increasing  among  the 
horses  of  San  Francisco,  and  the  officers  of  the  Dray- 
men's and  Teamsters'  Association  say  many  firms 
will  be  compelled  to  go  out  of  business  unless  the 
condition  of  the  streets  is  greatly  improved  in  the 
very  near  future.  The  long  spell  of  cold  rainy 
weather  has  been  very  severe  on  horses  used  in 
San  Francisco,  owing  to  the  poor  shelter  offered 
many  of  them,  and  the  very  bad  condition  of  the 
streets  on  which  most  of  the  heavy  hauling  is  done. 
There  is  no  doubt  but  San  Francisco  horses  are 
compelled  to  pull  too  heavy  loads  and  the  Associa- 
tion should  try  to  regulate  this.  When  dry  weather 
comes  again  the  conditions  under  which  our  patient 
beasts  of  burden  are  now  working  will  be  greatly 
improved.  As  it  is,  every  owner  should  see  that  his 
horses  have  as  good  care  and  treatment  as  it  is 
possible  to  give  them. 


BARON  WILKES  2:18,  the  great  sire,  was  sold 
this  week  to  B.  Krell  of  Carthage,  Missouri,  by  Col. 
John  Thayer  of  Lancaster,  Mass..  who  has  owned 
the  horse  for  the  past  eight  years.  The  price  at 
which  the  transfer  was  made  is  private.  Baron 
Wilkes  is  getting  along  in  years,  having  been  foaled 
in  1SS2,  making  him  twenty-five  years  of  age.  He 
is  the  sire  of  131  standard  performers,  and  the  last 
Year  Book  stated  that  forty-six  of  his  sons  had  sired 
a  total  of  212  trotters  and  seventy-six  pacers,  while 
fifty  of  his  daughters  have  produced  forty-seven 
trotters  and  twenty  pacers.  Baron  Wilkes  is  by  Geo. 
Wilkes  out  of  Belle  Patchen  2:30%,  by  Mambrino 
Patchen,  second  dam  Sally  Chorister,  great  brood- 
mare, by  Mambrino  Chorister,  son  of  Mambrino 
Chief  II.  There  is  a  great  deal  of  thoroughbred 
blood   in  his   pedigree. 


DO  YOU  WANT  SOMETHING  that  will  greatly 
interest  you  and  can  be  had  simply  for  the  asking? 
Write  to  the  Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  New  York, 
the  home  of  McKinney  2:11%  and  Axworthy  (3l 
2:15%,  mention  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  and 
you  will  be  sent  a  neat  little  pamphlet  telling  what 
McKinney's  colts  have  done,  and  one  showing  the 
remarkable  records  of  a  string  of  youngsters  sired 
by  Axworthy.  Drop  a  line  to  Empire  City  Farms, 
Cuba,  New  York,  mentioning  this  paper  and  writing 
your  address  plainly,  and  by  return  mail  you  will 
get  something  that  you  will  be  pleased  to  receive. 


Statistics  compiled  by  interested  parties  show 
that  capital  invested  in  the  carriage  and  wagon 
industry  amounts  in  the  aggregate  to  the  vast  sum 
of  $137,273,013,  and  the  total  value  of  the  annual 
products  is  $146,560,499.  This  will  indicate  the 
magnitude  of  the  business  and  a  most  prosperous 
condition  of  the  industry. 


A  LIVELY  FIGHT  is  expects!;!. , to  develop  in  the 
California  State  Legislature  now  in,  session  at  Sacra- 
mento, over  an  anti-race  track  Ml},  wliich  has  been 
prepared  by  Assemblyman  Eshelman,' who,  hails  from 
the  University  town  of  Berkeley,  lccatfe.d  next  door 
to  the  California  Jockey  Club's  track  at  Emeryville. 
Mr.  Eshelman,  backed  bsr  the  University  authorities. 
has  prepared  a  bill  which,  should  it  become  s,iay.', 
will  prevent  racing  so  close  to  the  State's  college. 
Senator  Leavitt  of  Oakland,  who  has  the  program 
privilege  at  the  Emeryville  track,  and  who  is  quite 
an  organizer  among  the  Republicars  in  the  Legisla- 
ture, laughs  at  the  University  attack  on  racing  and 
thinks  Eshelman's  bill  will  have  about  as  much  show 
of  passing  through  -this  Legislature  as  a  snowball 
would  have  in  reducing  the  temperature  in  Hades. 
President  Wheeler,  of  the  State  University,  should 
he  pull  his  coat  and  get  into  the  fight  behind  Eshel- 
man's bill,  will  probably  make  the  programers  in 
the  Legislative  body  think  they  had  been  in  a  con- 
test before  he  is  through  with  them,  even  though 
he  does  not  win  out,  as  he  is  known  as  an  organizer 
and  a  fighter  who  has  carried  through  many  a  meas- 
ure that  others  have  given  up  as  a  hopeless  task. 


THE  STATE  FAIR  is  thus  treated  in  the  message 
which  Governor  Pardee  transmitted  to  the  Califor- 
nia Legislature  just  before  he  retired  from  office 
this  week:  "This  State  institution,  properly  con- 
ducted, can  be  made,  as  it  once  was,  of  great  value 
to  the  agricultural  and  allied  interests  of  this  State. 
The  exhibition  of  1906,  shorn  of  objectionable  fea- 
tures which  characterized  some  of  its  predecessors, 
proved,  by  the  attendance  at  and  interest  shown  in 
it  by  exhibitors  and  others,  that  a  real  State  agricul- 
tural fair,  either  in  districts  or  at  one  central  place, 
can  be  worthy  of  State  patronage.  In  many  of  the 
other  States  such  exhibitions  are  considered,  as  ours 
should  be,  of  the  greatest  interest  and  value,  and 
are  visited  by.  literally,  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
people.  I  would  therefore  recommend  to  the  Legis- 
lature the  appropriation  of  sufficient  money  to  prop- 
erly "equip  and  maintain  the  State  agricultural  fair 
and  to  remove  from  the  Capitol  grounds  the  present 
eye-sore  of  a  pavilion  and  erect,  on  the  fair  grounds, 
a  respectable,  convenient  building  for  the  purposes 
of  such  exhibitions." 


THE  North  Pacific  Rural  Spirit  had  its  thirty- 
eighth  birthday  January  2d.  Brother  Wisdom  prints 
an  excellent  paper  every  week  and  enjoys  the  pat- 
ronage of  all  the  progressive  livestock  breeders  of 
the  Northwest,  while  many  Californians  would  as 
soon  think  of  getting  along  without  any  paper  at 
all  as  to  do  without  the  Rural  Spirit.  Long  life  to 
the  Spirit  and  may  it  always  prosper. 


HOOF    BEATS. 


Bain  caused  a  postponement  of  the  matinee  racing 
at  Riverside,  which  was  carded  for  January  1st.  and 
in  which  the  Riverside  and  Los  Angeles  Driving 
clubs  were  to  take  part.  It  is  now  proposed  to  hold 
it  February  22d. 


Now  that  there  is  talk  of  a  circuit,  the  Stockton 
papers  are  advising  the  rehabilitation  of  the  track 
at  that  thriving  city.  Many  successful  meetings 
have  been  held  there. 


All  the  horses  advertised  for  sale  in  these  columns 
during  the  past  two  weeks  by  Dan  Misner  have  been 
sold,  with  the  exception  of  Mollie  Button  2:14,  and 
a  Bay  Bird  filly,  and  Mr.  Cornehl.  their  owner, 
states  that  he  is  not  anxious  to  sell  them,  so  has 
discontinued  the  advertisement.  Mollie  Button  is 
a  good  mare  in  her  class  in  almost  any  country, 
while  the  Bay  Bird  filly  looks  to  have  a  lot  of  class. 


Ira  Barker  Dalziel  is  kept  busy  these  days.  He 
visited  Pleasanton  this  week  and  attended  to  the 
teeth  of  a  large  number  of  clots  and  aged  horses.  It 
is  absolutely  necessary  that  a  horse  should  have  his 
teeth  in  shape  that  he  may  do  well  and  get  all  the 
good  out  of  the  high-priced  hay  they  are  being  fed 
this  winter. 


Wm.  E.  Detels.  the  popular  harness  dealer  of 
Pleasanton,  offers  for  sale  a  16-hand  trotting  mare. 
seven  years  old.  by  James  Madison,  sire  of  those 
great  mares.  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  -  <  ' 
She  is  sound  and  can  trot  in  2:40.  Her  two-year-old 
filly  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  entered  and  paid  up  on  in  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  $7,000  Futurity,  is  also  offered  for 
sale.     See  advertisement. 


The  New  York  Trotter  and  Pacer  of  last  week 
printed  on  its  front  page  a  fine  picture  of  Lady 
Mowry  2:09%,  joint  holder  with  Early  Alice  of  the 
five-year-old  record  for  trotting  mares  in  1900.  Lady 
.Mowry  is  by  McKinney  2:11%  out  of  Electress 
Wilkes  2:28%  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%  and  was 
bred  and  is  still  owned  by  Mr.  J.  C.  Mo 
meda  county.  California.  Henry  Helmai 
to  her  record. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  12,  1907. 


InOT£$  AND  NEWS! 

Mr.  Its  X.  Cornell  of  Porterville,  Cal.,  recently  pur- 
cbss'e.rt'  in  Los  Angeles  a  fine  three-year-old  colt  by 
rSeSl*hlight  2:03%. 


The  first  matinee  of  the  new  driving  club  at  Bak- 
ersfield  will  be  held  on  February  22d  if  the  new  track 
is  ready  by  that  time.  Work  has  been  progressing 
very  satisfactorily  and  will  probably  be  completed  by 
February  1st. 


David  Shaw  of  Pittsburg,  owner  of  that  grandly 
bred  stallion  The  Beau  Ideal  2:15%  by  Dare  Devil 
2:09  out  of  Nettie  King,  dam  of  The  Abbott  2:03%, 
The  Abbe  (3)  2:10%,  etc.,  by  Mambrino  King,  has 
sent  us  a  copy  of  his  new  catalogue  for  1907.  He 
has  some  royally  bred  horses,  among  them  the  five- 
year-old  bay  mare  Sweet  Perfume  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
2:16%,  out  of  Sweetwater  2:26  by  Stamboul,  second 
dam  Manzanita  2:16  by  Electioneer.  Sweet  Perfume 
was  bred  by  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 


Scott  McCoy,  the  well  known  Eastern  trainer,  ac- 
companied by  his  wife,  is  spending  the  winter  in  Los 
Angeles. 


It  has  not  been  fully  decided  by  Mr.  Philip  Byrne 
where  he  will  stand  his  McKinney  stallion.  Expres- 
sive Mac,  this  year.  The  breeders  of  Merced  want 
him,  and  there  are  many  at  Bakersfield  who  are  also 
writing  about  having  this  son  of  McKinney  and  that 
great  three-year-old  filly  Expressive  2:12%  by  Elec- 
tioneer, stand  at  their  town.  Expressive  Mac  stood 
at  Hanford  last  season  and  every  mare  but  one  is  in 
foal. 


Will  H.  Hoy,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Hoy  of 
Winters,  was  married  New  Years  day  to  Miss  Julia 
Dahl  of  Woodland  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  par- 
ents. Will  has  a  host  of  friends  among  the  horse- 
men of  California  who  wish  him  and  his  bride  much 
happiness  and  success  in  their  future  life. 


Rick  DeBernardi  is  now  a  resident  of  Reno,  Nev., 
where  he  says  he  will  probably  remain  for  a  few 
years.  He  writes  that  the  Reuoites  have  recently 
organized  a  driving  club  with  ninety  members,  and 
that  the  Reno  track  will  be  put  in  shape  for  a  first 
class  meeting  next  year. 


In  the  holiday  issue  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman, 
in  the  article  relating  to  Wayland  W.,  it  was  correct- 
ly stated  that  the  service  fee  was  $40  for  the  season, 
but  through  an  error  in  the  card  in  the  Stallion  Direc- 
tory it  was  given  as  $30. 


Washington's  Birthday  will  be  a  big  day  at  the 
Salinas  race  track.  On  that  day  the  $500  match  be- 
tween Sidonis  and  Steam  Beer  will  be  decided. 
Trainer  Whitehead  is  getting  Steam  Beer  on  edge 
for  the  race,  while  Trainer  Williams  is  putting  Si- 
donis through  some  lively  stunts  to  have  him  just 
right  when  the  bell  rings.  There  is  talk  of  getting 
up  a  couple  of  other  races  for  the  same  afternoon. 


Petaluma  is  to  have  eighteen  days  of  running  rac- 
ing in  the  early  spring,  the  longest  race  meet  ever 
held  on  the  track.  The  meeting  is  to  fill  in  the  time 
intervening  between  the  close  of  the  races  at  Oak- 
land and  the  opening  of  the  meet  at  Seattle.  Harry 
Stover  has  already  begun  to  make  improvements  at 
the  track.  To  afford  increased  stable  room  for  the 
hundreds  of  horses  which  will  be  there  he  will  con- 
struct tier  after  tier  of  box  stalls  in  the  huge  pavilion 
at  the  park.  An  attractive  program  will  be  arranged 
and  some  big  purses  hung  up.  There  will  be  ex- 
cursions from  San  Francisco  every  day,  returning 
after  the  races.  The  exact  date  of  the  meeting  will 
soon  be  announced. 


We  used  to  talk  about  the  list  of  2:30  trotters, 
then  we  thought  those  that  had  trotted  in  2:20  were 
the  only  ones  worth  wasting  much  conversation  on, 
then  a  horse  that  was  not  a  member  of  the  2:25  list 
did  not  cut  much  congealed  water  when  tickets  for 
i  he  Front  row  were  being  given  out,  and  now  it  is 
only  the  2:10  trotter  that  can  get  into  the  dress 
circle.  How  long  will  it  be  before  the  list  of  2:10 
performers  is  so  long  that  the  statisticians  will  make 
a  2:05  list  and  put  all  the  others  in  the  gallery? 


Blue  Hill  (2)  2:15%,  the  winner  of  the  two-year- 
old  division  of  the  Horse  Review  Futurity,  second 
money  in  the  Horse  Breeder  Futurity  and  third 
money  in  the  Kentucky  Futurity,  last  year,  has  been 
sold  by  John  P.  Hall,  Ponkapoag,  Mass.,  to  Gregoire 
Oostrkoff,  Crimea.  Russia.  Blue  Hill  is  a  son  of 
Bingen  2:06%.  out  of  Nelly  McGregor  2:14,  by  Robert 
McGregor  2:17%.  Henry  Titer  will  race  him  again 
next  year,  after  which  he  goes  to  Russia. 


Harry  Gosney.  by  mistake  fed  his  horse  a  quantity 
of  poultry  food,  thinking  the  same  to  be  condition 
powder  for  the  animal.  The  mistake  was  not  noticed 
until  the  horse  had  scratched  up  half  the  garden  and 
sho'.ed  signs  of  wanting  to  set. — Pawhuska,  O.  T. 
«':i     tal. 

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PILES   CUKED   IN   6  TO    14   DAYS. 
\T.O    OINTMENT    is    guaranteed    to    cure    any    case 
;    .chlng.   Blind.   Bleeding  or  Protruding   Piles   in   6   to 
lys  or  money  refunded.     60c. 


The  trotting  mare  Hawthorne  2:06%  is  barren  this 
year  to  McKinney  2:11%,  and  will  be  bred  back  to 
that  horse  in  the  spring.  She  dropped  her  first  foal 
to  McKinney  last  year  and  it  died. 

One  of  the  best  informed  horseman  of  Cleveland 
states  that  Louis  W.  Winans  of  Brighton,  Eng.,  is 
negotiating  for  the  purchase  of  Forest  City  Farm 
with  the  view  of  establishing  a  first  class  breeding 
farm  in  the  United  States. 


H.  K.  Devereux,  secretary  of  the  newly  organized 
American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders, 
has  established  his  office  in  the  Hickox  Building, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


One  hundred  and  forty-three  stallions  have  been 
named  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative 
Purse,  and  all  the  get  of  these  stallions  will  be  eligi- 
ble to  this  race,  which  is  to  be  trotted  and  paced  when 
they  are  three-year-olds.  This  is  the  inaugural  purse 
and  is  for  the  foals  of  mares  bred  in  1906.  It  looks 
as  if  the  purse  would  be  a  very  rich  one,  and  the 
fact  that  there  is  nothing  at  all  to  pay  on  these  foals 
until  the  year  of  the  race  will  make  it  very  popular 
with  breeders.  The  only  stallions  standing  for  service 
in  California  that  were  named  in  this  purse  are  Mr. 
W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  stallions,  Bon  Voyage  2:12%  and 
Highland  C.  2:19%,  and  Chas.  DeRyder's  stallion, 
Star  Pointer  1:59%. 


Valencia  Farm,  at  Arrowhead,  Cal.,  owned  by  Mr. 
Mark  Sibley  Severance,  has  recently  purchased  the 
imported  Hackney  stallion  Royal  Pioneer,  registered 
No.  S2S5  in  the  English  Hackney  Stud  Book.  Mr. 
Severance  will  breed  this  stallion  to  a  selected  lot  of 
the  farm's  trotting  bred  mares,  and  will  also  permit 
him  to  stand  for  public  service  in  Southern  Califor- 
nia. 


Mr.  Hamilton  Busbey,  for  thirty-eight  years  con- 
nected with  Turf,  Field  and  Farm,  and  author  of  The 
Trotting  and  Pacing  Horse  in  America  and  History 
of  the  Horse  in  America,  has  written  an  important 
new  work  entitled  Reminiscenses  of  Men  and 
Horses,  which  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.  will  publish  this 
spring.  Mr.  Busbey  is  one  of  the  foremost  authori- 
ties on  the  horse  in  America,  and  has  been  the 
intimate  of  all  the  great  breeders  and  trainers,  in- 
cluding Robert  Bonner,  Benjamin  F.  Tracy,  Senator 
Bailey,  etc.  The  book  will  contain  many  interesting 
portraits  of  both  men  and  horses. 

After  this  long  spell  of  wet  weather  the  track  at 
the  State  Fair  grounds  at  Sacramento  is  said  to  be 
in  fine  shape  to  work  horses  on,  and  the  trainers 
there  all  say  there  will  be  two  or  three  hundred 
horses  wintered  there  when  the  roads  and  walks 
about  the  grounds  are  graded  and  graveled,  which 
will   probably   be   done   this   summer. 


Some  horses  have  a  very  ugly  and  annoying  habit 
of  gnawing  their  feed  boxes,  mangers  and  in  fact 
evry  piece  of  wood  in  reach  of  them  when  tied  in 
the  stable,  to  a  rack,  fence  or  gate.  A  very  simple 
and  effectual  preventive  is  coal  oil.  Apply  it  with 
a  brush  or  rag,  so  as  to  saturate  the  wood  and 
they  will  not  touch  it  as  long  as  the  smell  or  taste 
of  the  oil  remains.  Coal  oil  is  quite  offensive  to 
all  kinds  of  animals.  When  oiling  harness  add  a 
little  kerosene  to  the  harness  oil  and  it  will  prevent 
rats  and  mice  or  anything  else  from  gnawing  and 
chewing  the  leather. 


That  little  snowstorm  (the  first  in  twelve  years) 
that  visited  this  part  of  California  last  Sunday,  drove 
the  boys  at  Pleasanton  to  the  hot  stove  circuit,  and 
how  some  of  them  did  step  their  horses!  Every 
record  ever  made  was  broken  a  half  dozen  times  be- 
fore the  weather  moderated. 


Geo.  Fox  of  Clements,  Cal.,  owns  a  bay  colt  foal 
of  May  1906,  that  has  two  crosses  of  old  Robert  Mc- 
Gregor 2:17%.  The  colt  is  by  Cresceus  2:02%,  first 
dam  by  Silver  Bow  2:16,  second  dam  Kittie  Fox  by 
Pancoast,  third  dam  Bessie  Bowne  by  Dictator, 
fourth  dam  Lady  Lightfoot  (2)  2:35  by  Mambrino 
Time,  fifth  dam  by  Paddy  Burns,  and  sixth  dam  by 
Mosely's  Copperhead.  The  dam  of  this  colt  was  sent 
East  with  Silver  Bow  when  Geo.  Ketchum  leased 
that  stallion  and  foaled  this  colt  by  Cresceus  after 
she  was  returned  to  Mr.  Fox.  It  is  a  fine  looking 
colt,  a  natural  trotter,  and  should  grow  into  a  fast 
one,  and  be  very  valuable  to  the  breeders  of  trotting 
stock  here  when  old  enough  to  do  stud  duty. 


Pacing  blood  has  been  a  more  potent  source  of 
harness  speed  than  running  blood,  and  to  make  use 
of  a  very  plain  illustration,  will  say  that  pacing 
blood  alone  and  unaided  has  carried  hundreds  of 
stallions,  mares  and  geldings  into  the  standard  list, 
while  running  blood  alone  and  unaided  has  little, 
if  anything,  to  show  in  this  direction.  The  Blue 
Bulls,  the  Blue  Bucks,  the  Copperbottoms,  the  Hals, 
the  Hiatogas,  the  Pilots,  the  Red  Bucks,  the  Tem- 
pests and  others  have  paced  and  trotted  into  the 
standard  list  without  the  aid  of  any  known  source  of 
harness  speed,  while  others  belonging  to  these  same 
families,  aided  by  a  cross  of  trotting  blood,  have  ac- 
complished the  same  thing.  Pacing  stallions  have 
sired  both  trotters  and  pacers;  trotting  stallions 
have  sired  both  pacers  and  trotters,  and  it  is  no 
trouble  to  prove  these  conditions,  but  it  is  a  mighty 
big  undertaking  to  prove  that  running-bred  stallions 
have  sired  both  trotters  and  pacers,  or  established 
a  family  of  harness  race  horses. — Western  Horse- 
man. 


Stam  B.  2:11%  will  probably  make  the  season  of 
1907  at  some  point  in  the  Willamette  Valley,  Oregon. 
We  advise  our  Oregon  friends  to  send  some  of  their 
best  mares  to  this  horse,  as  he  gets  good  ones  and 
fast  ones.  He  was  himself  one  of  the  greatest  three- 
year-old  trotters  ever   seen  in  this   country. 


It  seems  to  be  settled  that  the  venerable  Chas. 
Marvin  will  take  a  year  off  and  give  himself  a  let- 
up in  1907,  commencing  after  the  February  sale  in 
Lexington.  All  his  present  holdings,  including  Bon 
Ami  and  Mary  Stewart,  will  be  sold. 


The  new  distance  rule,  which  will  prevail  at  meet- 
ings of  both  associations  in  the  future,  should  have 
a  decided  tendency  to  do  away  with  the  laying  up 
of  heats,  especially  over  the  half-mile  tracks. 


Homer  Davenport  says  in  answer  to  the  question, 
"What  is  the  Arab  horse  good  for?"  that  from  the 
stock  recently  imported  by  him  he  hopes  to  breed 
the  finest  park  saddle  horses  in  the  world,  and,  by 
crossing  the  Arab  with  the  Western  broncho,  to 
produce  polo  ponies  that  are  unsurpassed.  Mr. 
Davenport  states  that  Arab  horses  have  not  been 
used  for  racing  for  hundreds  of  years  in  Arabia,  and 
he  concedes  that  their  blood  can  not  improve  the 
speed  of  either  the  English  thoroughbred  or  the 
American  trotter. 


Work  has  been  begun  on  the  fence  which  is  to  be 
buit  around  the  new  three-quarter-mile  track  in 
Golden  Gate  Park,  San  Francisco.  Quite  a  number 
of  the  posts  had  been  set  when  the  recent  "spell  of 
weather"  caused  a  delay,  but  the  work  will  be  re- 
sumed with  vigor  as  soon  as  the  weather  settles 
and  the  fence  completed  within  a  few  weeks  at  the 
outside.  When  this  is  done  the  track  will  be  put 
in  shape  for  fast  racing,  and  several  matinees  are 
already  being  provided  for.  The  new  track  prom- 
ises to  be  one  of  the  most  popular  places  on  the 
Coast   for   speeding   trotters   and   pacers. 


Two  ten-thousand-dollar  purses  are  being  con- 
sidered by  the  Minnesota  State  Fair  board  for  the 
next  fair  at  Hamline.  Secretary  Randall  has  always 
made  the  racing  a  big  feature  of  this  big  fair  and 
the  five-thousand-dollar  purses  have  attracted  the 
best  horses  in  the  country  not  racing  on  the  Grand 
Circuit.  Now  Secretary  Randall  is  ambitious  to  se- 
cure some  of  the  stars  of  that  circuit. 


The  latest  thing  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  of  interest  to 
friends  of  the  trotter  and  pacer  is  a  newly  organized 
driving  club,  with  many  of  the  best  people  in  Omaha 
interested.  The  capital  stock  is  placed  at  $25,000 
and  all  is  practically  taken  at  par.  The  club  ex- 
pects to  secure  the  land  formerly  occupied  by  the 
Nebraska  State  Fair  Association  and  if  successful 
will  hold  weekly  matinees  over  a  mile  track. 


Secretary  Horace  Wilson  of  the  Kentucky  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association,  announces  that  979 
foals  have  made  the  December  payment  in  the  seven- 
teenth annual  renewal'  of  the  rich  Kentucky  Futurity 
for  foals  of  1906,  which  represents  a  little  over  83 
per  cent  of  the  original  list  of  1,200  mares  nominated 
last  March.  This  number  of  foals,  while  not  the 
largest  ever  named  in  the  history  of  the  Futurity, 
is  close  up  to  the  record.  The  largest  nominator, 
as  usual,  is  the  great  Walnut  Hall  Farm  of  L.  V. 
Harkness,  Donerail,  Ky.,  which  has  sent  more  Fu- 
turity winners  to  the  post  than  any  other  breeding 
farm  in  America.  Seventy-seven  of  its  royally  bred 
youngsters  by  Walnut  Hall,  Moko,  Mobel  and  other 
noted  stallions,  and  including  full  brothers  and  sis- 
ters to  Brenda  •  York,  The  Native,  Fereno,  Jessie 
Benyon  and  other  stake  winners  are  named  by 
this  farm. 


Francis  Ware  asserts  that  the  horse  is  absolutely 
devoid  of  memory,  affection  or  intelligence.  How 
would  Mr.  Ware  account  for  the  following  well  au- 
thenticated incident:  Last  summer  a  lad  driving 
on  the  road  to  Brown's  Mills,  near  Greencastle,  in 
the  Cumberland  valley,  was  seated  on  the  wayside 
beneath  a  cherry  tree  eating  cherries,  when  he 
heard  the  thud  of  an  approaching  horse  trotting. 
As  this  was  no  unusual  incident,  Johnnie  Terry 
straightened  himself  to  see  who  was  coming.  Shortly 
a  horse  appeared  without  a  rider,  though  he  carried 
saddle  and  bridle.  The  horse  stopped  right  over 
Johnnie  and  began  to  paw  the  ground  and  snort, 
which  the  boy  regarded  as  an  invitation  to  take  a 
ride,  and  climbed  on  his  back.  The  horse  imme- 
diately galloped  back  in  the  direction  from  which 
he  had  come,  and  some  two  miles  away  stopped 
beside  the  prostrate  figure  of  a  man  stretched  upon 
the  ground,  with  blood  flowing  from  his  head. 
Johnnie  dismounted,  got  some  water  from  an  adja- 
cent brook  and  made  the  victim -of  the  accident  as 
comfortable  as  possible  before  going  for  assistance. 
Meanwhile  the  horse  had  trotted  off  once  more,  sub- 
sequently returning  with  a  local  physician  driving 
in  his  buggy,  who  knew  the  horse  and  his  master, 
and  carried  the  latter  to  his  home.  The  horse's 
name  is  "Goodfellow."  The  sufferer  had  had  a  mild 
stroke  of  apoplexy,  which  was  relieved  by  the  blood 
flowing  from  his  head.  Though  it  is  not  claimed  that 
the  horse  put  the  stone  where  his  master  would 
fall  on  it,  yet  he  has  been  brevetted  by  the  ladies 
as  "Assistant  Surgeon  Goodfellow." 


TO    CUBE    A    COLD    IN    ONI    DAY 
Take    LAXATIVE     BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
gists refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     E.  W.  GROVE'S 
signature  is  on  each  box.     25c. 


Saturday,    January    12,    1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


WOULD    MAKE    A    GREAT    RACE. 


CAPT.  JONES  IS  NOW  CAPT.  McKINNEY. 


MOVED  TO  SAN  JOAQUIN  COUNTY. 


If  a  California  Circuit  should  be  organized  this 
year  there  would  be  a  grand  opportunity  for  some 
progressive  association  to  offer  a  good  big  stake 
for  the  free-for-all  trotting  class.  It  may  seem  rather 
boastful,  but  we  believe  there  are  sufficient  trotters 
now  in  California  whose  owners  would  not  balk  at 
starting  them  in  a  race  of  this  class,  provided  the 
stake  was  big  enough  to  make  it  worth  while.  Let's 
look  over  the  list  of  fast  ones  with  records  below  2:10 
that  will  probably  be  campaigned  this  year.  The 
fastest  by  the  records  is  Redlac  2:07%  by  Allerton, 
now  in  Los  Angeles.  Then  comes  Budd  Doble's 
great  McKinney  stallion,  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  that 
looks  good  enough  to  start  in  any  company.  Charley 
Belden  2:08%,  the  biggest  winner  on  the  Great  West- 
ern Circuit  of  1906,  is  in  De  Ryder's  string  at  Pleas- 
anton  getting  ready  for  the  season  of  1907.  John 
Caldwell  2:08%  is  over  East  in  Ed  Geers  string,  but 
were  there  a  stake  large  enough  we  believe  his 
owner,  Col.  Kirkpatrick,  would  have  him  shipped 
home  to  race  here.  Helen  Norte  2:09%,  the  light- 
ning fast  but  erratic  daughter  of  Del  Norte,  is  at 
Pleasanton  in  De  Ryder's  string,  and  Lady  Mowry 
2:09%,  a  2:05  candidate,  is  in  Henry  Helman's 
charge  at  the  same  track.  Coronado  2:09%,  a  stal- 
lion that  has  class  enough  to  win  where  the  heats 
are  below  2:10,  is  at  Los  Angeles  doing  stud  duty, 
but  a  good  big  purse  would  very  likely  get  his  entry 
and  he  would  doubtless  get  some  of  the  money.  Hazel 
Kinney  2:09%  is  getting  along  in  years,  but  she 
might  be  brought  to  the  track  again,  while  Monterey 
2:09%,  although  sixteen  years  old,  is  young  enough 
to  trot  several  heats  around  his  record.  Among 
those  outside  the  2:10  list,  North  Star  2:13%,  now 
a  five-year-old,  looks  well,  and  the  free-for-all  class 
would  not  scare  his  owner  a  bit,  in  fact,  we  think 
he  would  rather  like  to  see  this  son  of  Nutwood 
Wilkes  pitted  against  the  best  of  them.  Thomas 
M.  2:12%  would  doubtless  he  entered,  as  he  was  a 
good  second  last  year  in  2:08%  on  an  Eastern  track. 
Geo.  Beckers  would  very  likely  name  his  young  mare, 
Helen  Dare  2:14,  by  Zombro  in  such  a  stake,  and 
Will  Durfee  would  put  Bellemont  2:13%  in  also.  L. 
Bachant  of  Fresno  would  not  hesitate  very  long  in 
naming  Athasham  2:12  in  such  a  race  if  the  stake 
was  a  big  one.  King  Entertainer  2:11%,  the  grand- 
son of  Baron  Wilkes  that  Chas.  De  Ryder  brought 
over  with  him  on  his  return  from  his  Eastern  trip, 
has  speed  enough  and  is  game  enough  to  live  up 
to  his  name  in  almost  any  bunch  of  trotters  that 
could  be  got  together  here.  There  are  a  number  of 
green  trotters  that  might  be  induced  to  start  for  a 
big  prize,  and  among  them  is  Mr.  Springer's  great 
mare,  Sonoma  Girl,  that  won  a  heat  in  2:07  in  a 
matinee  at  Los  Angeles  on  Christmas  day.  She  is  of 
free-for-all  calibre  and  would  make  the  winner  break 
the  California  record  to  beat  her.  There  are  several 
others  in  training  that  are  not  called  to  mind  just 
now,  but  it  is  very  evident  that  there  are  sufficient 
trotters  in  California  to  fill  a  free-for-all,  provided 
the  purse  or  stake  is  large  enough.  If  there  were 
a  good  track  in  San  Francisco  or  Oakland  we  believe 
a  $10,000  free-for-all  trotting  stake  could  be  offered 
that  would  not  only  fill  well,  but  draw  enough 
people  at  the  gate  to  insure  the  association  offering 
it  against  loss. 

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NEW  DIRECTORS  FOR  STATE  AGRICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 


Just  before  going  out  of  office  this  week  Gov.  Par- 
dee apointed  several  new  members  of  the  California 
State  Board  of  Agriculture  to  succeed  those  whose 
terms  had  expired.  The  new  apointments  were  as 
follows: 

E.  W.  Howard,  San  Mateo,  vice  self,  term  expired. 
Ben   F.   Rush,    Suisun,    vice    self,    term    expired. 
L.  J.  Rose  Jr.,  Los  Angeles,  vice  self,  term  expired. 

F.  W.  Kiesel,  Sacramento,  vice  C.  W.  Paine,  Sac- 
ramento, term  expired. 

James  Whitaker,   Gait,   vice   self,   term  expired. 

W.  Pierce,  Suisun,  vice  Tom  Fox,  Sacramento,  term 
expired. 

E.  P.  Heald,  San  Francisco,  vice  H.  A.  Jastro, 
resigned. 

H.  A.  Jastro,  Bakersfield,  vice  William  Land,  Sac- 
ramento, term  expired. 

The  Directors  whose  terms  have  not  expired  are 
as  follows: 

Frank  H.  Burke,  San  Jose. 

Geo.  W.  Kingsbury,   San  Francisco. 

H.  B.   Stabler.  Yuba  City. 

J.  W.  Wilson,   Sacramento. 


PLEASANTON     MATINEE    CLUB. 


The  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club  met  on  the  3d  inst. 
and  reorganized,  electing  Mr.  Lee  Wells  president, 
Mr.  Thos.  Ronan  vice-president  and  Dr.  L.  A.  Cole- 
stock  secretary-treasurer. 

It  was  decided  to  hold  a  race  meeting  on  Saturday, 
the  19th  of  January,  which  is  the  day  set  for  the  con- 
vention of  horsemen  and  representatives  of  the 
digerent  track  associations  of  the  State  to  meet  at 
Pleasanton   to   organize   a   harness   racing   circuit. 

The  program  will  consist  of  three  races,  and 
some  of  the  best  trotters  and  pacers  at  the  track 
will  compete. 

"Everybody  is  invited  and  everything  is  free"  is 
the  way  the  boys  put  it  in  their  invitation  to  the 
public. 

As  the  convention  is  called  to  meet  during  the 
afternoon  it  is  proposed  to  begin  the  racing  early  in 
the  day. 


Mr.  J.  A.  Jones  of  Springbrook,  Oregon,  has 
changed  the  name  of  his  stallion  Capt.  Jones  to  Capt. 
McKinney.  This  is  a  grandly  bred  horse,  being  by 
McKinney  2:11%  out  of  Midday  Bell  by  Gossiper.  In 
speaking  of  the  recent  shipment  of  eight  head  of 
horses  owned  by  Mr.  Jones  to  Pleasanton  track, 
where  they  are  in  charge  of  E.  S.  Parker,  the  Rural 
Spirit  of  December  2Sth  says: 

"The  stable  consisted  of  eight  head,  including 
Capt.  McKinney.  The  other  seven  head  were  all  his 
get,  solid  blacks  in  color,  and  a  finer  bunch  of  horses, 
the  get  of  one  stallion  would  be  hard  to  find  any- 
where. Mr.  Jones  is  having  these  horses  fitted  for 
market,  and  unless  sold  this  winter  the  two  mares, 
Bessie  Jones  2:17%  and  Lady  Jones  2:16%,  will  be 
sent  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  next  May.  The  colts 
are  all  entered  in  the  California  Futurities  and 
most  likely  will  be  disposed  of  on  the  Coast. 

"They  are  a  promising  lot,  and  one  of  them  is  out 
of  the  dam  of  the  Futurity  winner,  Bellemont.  Fol- 
lowing is  the   list   shipped: 

"Capt.  McKinney,  by  McKinney  out  of  Midday 
Belle,  by  Gossiper;  Lady  Jones  2:16%  by  Capt.  Mc- 
Kinney, dam  by  Director;  Bessie  Jones  2:17%  by 
Capt  McKinney,  dam  Ada  Rock  (dam  of  Atlas 
2:15%)  by  Adirondack;  Chehalem  (2)  by  Capt.  Mc- 
Kinney, dam  Daisy  Q.  Hill  (dam  of  Bellemont  2:13%) 
by  Altamont;  The  Admiral  (2)  by  Capt.  McKinney, 
dam  by  Caution;  The  General  (yearling)  full  brother 
to  Chehalem;  yearling  filly  by  Capt.  McKinney,  dam 
Lady  Beach  2:26%,  by  Altamont;  yearling  filly  by 
Capt.  McKinney  out  of  Alta  Norte  2:16%  by  Del 
Norte." 

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RACE   AT    HANFORD. 


Philip  C.  Byrne  of  Hanford  writes  us  that  the 
New  Years  race  at  the  Hanford  half  mile  track 
came  off  according  to  announcement,  except  Hanford 
Jim  did  not  start.  Mr.  Macedo's  gray  mare  with 
William  H.  Combs  in  the  cart  and  Mr.  Nelson's 
brown  mare  by  Glenway  with  M.  G.  Leggett  as  pilot, 
scored  for  the  word  at  2  p.  m.  The  track  was  quite 
heavy  in  spots.  Mr.  Nelson's  mare  won  in  straight 
heats  in  1:13%,  1:10  and  1:09.  The  gray  mare  is 
by  Richmond  Chief  2:11%  and  was  timed  the  second 
heat  in  1:11.  These  pacers  are  both  green,  the  win- 
ner having  been  worked  but  thirty  days  after  being 
taken  from  a  milk  wagon.  W.  H.  Combs  drove  a 
good  race  and  although  the  game  daughter  of  Rich- 
mond Chief  was  defeated  she  was  not  disgraced  by 
any  means,  but  was  a  little  outclassed.  She  is  a  fine 
big  and  fast  young  mare  that  will  yet  make  a  fast 
record. 

There  will  be  races  again  at  the  Kings  county  fair 
grounds  on  Washington's  Birthday,  also  on  May  Day. 

At  least  100  and  probably  150  head  of  horses  will 
be  trained  at  Hanford  during  1907  and  there  is  as- 
surance that  large  purses  will  be  given  for  the  races 
in  September  at  the  Central  California  Fair. 

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A   SANTA    ROSA   OPINION. 


F.  W.  Kelley,  Prop.  Breeder  and  Sportsman: 

Dear  Sir — I  have  just  found  time  to  glance  through 
your  holiday  number  and  I  can't  express  the  com- 
pliments, by  the  use  of  my  knowledge  of  the  English 
language,  due  you  and  your  editorial  staff,  for  the 
excellent  display  ads.,  cuts  and  unexcelled  makeup 
of  any  Christmas  issue  you  have  ever  produced  to 
my  knowledge.  While  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman 
is  always  in  the  lead,  this  number  means  much. 
Wishing  you  a  happy  and  successful  year  for  all 
1907,  I   am 

Sincerely    yours, 

DR.   W.    H.    BUTTON. 
Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  January  6th. 


NEW  WORLD'S   RECORDS. 


Nine  world's  records  were  made  on  the  harness 
racing  tracks  last  year,  and  of  these  four  were  made 
by  Sweet  Marie,  George  G,  Bolivar  and  Italia,  all 
California  bred.  These  new  records  were  as  follows: 
Best  mile  by  a  trotter  in  a  race — Sweet  Marie 
b.  m.  by  McKinney,     dam     by  Carr's  Mam- 

brino   2:03% 

Best  mile  by  trotting  stallion  in  a  race,  half- 
mile  track^Solon  Grattan  2:09%  by  Grattan, 

dam   by   Zilcadi    Golddust    2:10% 

Best  mile  by  trotting  gelding  (against  time) 
over   half-mile   track — George   G.   2:05%    by 

Homeward   2:1S%,   dam  by  Junio   2:22 2:0S% 

Best    mile    by    a    three-year-old    pacing    filly — 

Brenda  Yorke  by  Moko.  dam  by  Simmons.  .2:08% 
Best  mile  by  a  pacing  mare  against  time   (no 
wind    shield) — The    Broncho    by    Stormcliffe 

2:13%   (p),  dam  by  Autocrat  Jr 2:00% 

Best  mile  by  a  pacing  mare  in  a  race — Ecstatic 
by   Oratorio    2:13,    dam    Ethelwynn   2:33    by 

Harold    2:01% 

Best  mile  by  a  pacing  gelding  in  a  race — Boli- 
var by  Wayland  W.  2:12%,  dam  by  Conn's 

Harry    Wilkes     2 : 00% 

Best  mile  by  a  pacing  mare,  first  season  out — 
Italia  by  Zombro  2:11,  dam  by  A.  W.  Rich- 
mond     2:04% 

Best   mile   by   a   pacing   gelding,   first   season 
out— My  Star  by  Wilstar  2:17%,  dam  by  Billv 

M 2:08% 

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Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Mr.  M.  Henry,  owner  of  that  good  son  of  Director, 
Educator,  sold  his  farm  near  Haywards  last  summer 
and  has  recently  purchased  the  place  known  as  the 
Pet  Wilson  Ranch,  nine  miles  south  of  Stockton, 
on  the  French  Camp  road.  The  place  contains  274 
acres  in  all,  there  being  194  acres  of  the  choicest 
black  loam  land  which  produces  from  2%  to  4  tons 
of  choice  hay  per  acre  each  year.  The  remaining 
SO  acres  is  fine  pasture  land,  on  which  there  is  green 
feed  the  year  round.  This  eighty  is  sediment  soil 
exactly  like  that  on  which  the  Pleasanton  track  is 
situated,  and  as  it  is  on  level  ground  a  fine  mile  track 
could  be  laid  on  it,  but  Mr.  Henry  will  probably 
farm  it  all.  The  improvements  are  all  in  the  finest 
condition  and  comprise  a  ten-room  house,  four  large 
barns  and  other  outhouses,  a  blacksmith  shop,  etc. 
There  is  a  fine  lake  of  water  covering  an  acre  of 
ground  in  the  pasture,  which  is  supplied  from  two 
windmills  and  is  always  full.  The  place  is  all 
board  fenced  and  divided  into  several  fields  and 
paddocks.  All  the  barns  are  full  of  the  choicest  hay 
at  the  present  time.  Mr.  Henry  has  built  a  number 
of  new  box  stalls  and  is  prepared  to  pasture  and 
care  for  brood  mares  and  horses  of  all  kinds  whose 
owners  desire  them  to  have  extra  good  care  and 
feed. 

Educator  is  looking  as  fine  as  silk  and  although 
Mr.  Henry  only  moved  to  his  new  place  a  little  over 
a  month  ago,  the  farmers  and  horsemen  of  that  lo- 
cality have  already  sent  several  mares  to  be  bred 
to  Educator.  i»r.  Henry  states  that  his  colts  are 
all  "fat  and  fine."  He  has  started  to  jog  Selah  by 
McKinney  out  of  Anna  by  Director,  and  is  also  driv- 
ing Will  Guthrie  by  Educator  some  on  the  roads, 
which  are  dry  and  sandy  and  fine  for  exercising  on. 

Anyone  wishing  their  horses,  mares  or  colts  taken 
good  care  of  during  the  rainy  season  should  cor- 
respond with  Mr.  Henry,  addressing  him  at  French 
Camp,  San  Joaquin  county.  He  will  meet  horses  at 
the  boat  at  Stockton  if  notified. 


TROTTING    BRED    HORSE    IN    THE    SHOW    RING. 


Speaking  of  the  results  of  the  judge's  work  during 
the  recent  National  Horse  Show,  the  New  York  Her- 
ald says: 

Trotting  bred  carriage  horses  and  hackneys,  as 
usual,  divided  the  honors  in  the  heavy  harness  class- 
es at  the  Garden  show,  with  the  following  results: 

Hack- 
Trotters,     neys. 

First    prizes    34  6 

Second   prizes    30  7 

Third    prizes    24  5 

Fourth    prizes    19  7 

Totals   107  25 

In  the  class  for  carriage  horses,  the  magnificent 
team  of  standard-bred  trotters,  Delight  and  Delight- 
ful, won  championship  honors,  and  were  quickly  sold 
for  $12,000.  The  champion  high  stepper.  Watson, 
sold  for  a  long  price  to  Alfred  G.  Vanderbilt,  is  also 
a  hackneyized  trotter,  being  a  son  of  Axtell  2:12. 
Chance,  the  champion  heavy  weight  saddle  horse,  to 
whom  F.  V.  Gooch,  the  English  judge,  gave  the  first 
prize,  is  said  by  Mr.  Gooch  to  be  the  best  horse  up 
to  carrying  200  pounds  that  he  has  ever  seen  in 
America;  he  is  also  a  standard-bred  trotter. 


SIRED    CHAMPIONS    OF   TWO    COUNTRIES. 


As  a  sire  of  five-mile  trotters  McKinney  2:11%  is 
entitled  to  distinction.  He  is  the  sire  of  the  cham- 
pion trotter  at  this  distance.  Zambra  12:24.  whose 
record  was  made  at  Los  Angeles  in  1902.  and  is  also 
sire  of  Hopper  that  won  the  five-mile  championship 
in  England  recently  by  trotting  the  distance  in 
12:46%  in  a  winning  race.  A  peculiar  feature  of  the 
American  record  is  the  fact  that  when  Zambra  placed 
it  to  his  credit,  Hopper  was  the  contending  horse, 
and  not  very  far  behind  Zambra  at  the  finish.  Hop- 
per's record  for  a  mile  is  £:14%.  His  dam  is  the 
pacing  mare  Cricket  2:10  by  Steinway.  He  was  bred 
by  Mr.  H.  W.  Meek  of  San  Lorenzo.  Zambra's  mile 
record  is  2:16%.  His  dam  is  Nellie  Fairmont  by 
Fairmont,  son  of  Piedmont.  He  was  bred  by  the 
late  A.  G.  Gurnett  of  San  Francisco,  and  is  now 
owned  by  the  well  known  and  popular  ticket  broker, 
A.  Ottinger  of  this  city. 


GOOD  MONEY  IN   MONTANA. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Montana  Fair  and  Racing  As- 
sociation held  at  Helena  on  the  4th  inst.,  it  was 
decided  to  hang  up  $100,000  in  purses  on  the  Mon- 
tana circuit  this  year.  Only  two  meeting  dates  were 
announced,  the  others  being  held  in  abeyance  until 
approved  by  the  board  of  directors. 

The  State  Fair  will  be  held  in  Helena  from  Sep- 
tember 30  to  October  5.  and  an  effort  will  be  made 
to  have  the  present  Legislature  extend  this  period. 
Butte  will  have  four  weeks,  ending  August  19. 

Of  the  $100,000.  which  is  an  increase  of  $25,000 
over  last  year,  $40,000  will  be  in  stakes  and  the  bal- 
ance in  purses.  Butte.  Helena.  Anaconda  and  Mis- 
soula will  have  five  $1000  events  each  for  harness 
horses. 


Twenty  head  of  horses,  bred  at  Llano  Seco  Rancho, 
Butte  county,  and  handled  and  prepared  lor  market 
by  The  Baywood   Stud,   San   Mateo,   will 
to  the  highest  bidders  at  Chase's  combination 
February  12th. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  January  12,  1907. 


GREAT  VALUE  OF  TROTTING   HORSES. 


PLEASANTON     HORSE    NEWS. 


THE    SIXTH    AGRICULTURAL    DISTRICT. 


United  Slates  Government  statistics  show  that 
more  than  one  hundred  million  dollars  is  invested 
in  the  trotting  horse  breeding  industry  throughout 
the  country.  The  chief  incentive  to  the  industry 
is  the  harness  racing  sport,  the  pastime  of  the 
American  public  through  inheritance. 

The  trotting  bred  horse  is  our  own  production — 
The  national  horse  of  America — hence  there  is  hardly 
a  farm  barn  owned  by  an  American,  in  any  part 
of  the  country,  which  does  not  shelter  one  or  more 
members  of  this  equine  family. 

The  American  farmer,  his  wife  and  children,  take 
great  pride  in  giving  the  pedigree  of  their  trotter, 
way  back  to  Hambletonian  10,  or  some  other  famous 
stallion — perhaps  as  far  back  as  Messenger.  It  is 
their  most  valued  and  loved  possession.  It  may  not 
be  as  beautiful  as  the  animal  described  by  Job.  yet  it 
is  a  race  horse  and  carries  the  blood  of  race  horses. 

Yet  to  some  self-apointed  "reformers"  and  back- 
woods type  politicians,  the  trotting  horse  and  the 
great  industry  it  represents  looks  like  a  side  show 
with   which  they   can     play   ball"   as  they   please. 

While  the  American  trotting  bred  horse  is  the 
very  best  of  the  equine  family  as  an  animal  of  gen- 
erai  utility,  yet  its  origin,  improvement  and  greatest 
value  are  due  directly  to  its  speed  qualities,  for 
which  horses  of  the  best  breeds  of  the  world  have 
been  used  from  time  immemorial. 

Harness  racing  as  the  chief  incentive  has  brought 
our  horses  where  they  stand  to-day,  unexcelled  and 
unequalled  by  any  other  breed  in  the  wide  world — 
a  source  of  untold  wealth  to  the  country  of  their 
origin  and  the  envy  of  the  civilized  world,  including 
the  Sultan  of  Morocco. 

Horse  racing  is  as  old  as  history,  and  without  this 
incentive  the  horse  stock  of  the  present  world  would 
have  been  the  flat-footed  drafters  of  the  Dutch  low- 
lands. And,  wagering  on  the  result  of  horses  speed 
contests  has  been  the  custom  of  humanity  in  all 
ages  of  civilization. 

If  history  tells  the  truth,  there  is  undoubtedly 
less  speculation  on  horse  races  under  modern  civil- 
ization than  in  past  periods.  Modern  people  wager 
money  only,  while  the  ancient  not  only  bet  all  their 
earthly  possessions,  but  also  their  religion,  the  loser 
to  worship  the  deity  of  the  winner,  and  this  was  true 
for  entire  clans  and  provinces. 

The  result  has  been  the  same  at  all  times,  the  pro- 
duction of  swift-footed  horses,  the  pride  of  all 
nations. 

Excellent  and  valuable  as  the  trotting  bred  horse 
is  as  a  profitable  type,  yet  its  producers  have  re- 
ceived absolutely  no  inducements  or  assistance  of 
any  kind  from  the  Government  of  the  country  whose 
national  horse  it  is. 

In  all  the  horse  history  of  the  world  the  trotter 
stands  alone  as  a  type  produced  solely  by  the  indi- 
vidual citizens,  their  efforts  and  expense  from  the 
very  foundation  up  to  the  present  state. 

Many  of  our  best  citizens  have  given  their  lives 
and  fortunes  to  add  incalculable  millions  to  the 
wealth  of  their  country  and  are  doing  so  now,  yet 
the  so-called  "reformers,"  few  of  whom  could  be 
found  to  have  done  anything  for  the  lasting  benefit 
of  their  fellow-men,  are  not  only  allowed  to  call  the 
breeders  and  horsemen  of  the  country  "gamblers," 
but  listened  to  by  men  in  power  and  authority. 

One  could  name  hundreds  of  our  best  citizens  who 
have  spent  fortunes  for  the  sake  of  producing  and 
owning  a  fast  horse.  They  have  paid  liberally  to 
have  them  prepared  and  trained  for  the  gratification 
of  their  one  desire.  Their  great  outlay  of  expense 
has  benefited  myriads  of  their  countrymen,  yet  they 
are  no  better  than  common  gamblers  in  the  opinion 
of  men  whose  best  qualification  in  every  day  life  is 
to  feed  out  of  the  public  manger  and  live  like  the 
"Lily  of  the   Valley." 

There   is   no   branch     of   industry     in   which   one 

could   enroll   the  names     of     more     prominent   and 

famous  Americans  than  that  of  the  breeding  and  rae- 

-partly    for    gain,    but    mostly    for    pleasure — of 

the    great   American    harness    horse. — Exchange. 


I  Times,  Jan.  5.) 


SUGGESTION    FOR   A   THREE    DAYS'    MEETING. 


Editor    Breeder    and    Sportsman:       I    would    like 

to  suggest  that  trainers  and  owners  throughout  the 

country    send    in    suggestions    for    programs    for    a 

or    four   days'   meeting  at   the   smaller   towns 

proposed   California   Circuit  this  year.     Here 

is  mine,  and  I  hope  others  will  follow: 

First    Day. 

class    pace    $300 

2:25    trot    300 

2:15    pace    400 

Second    Day. 

iace    $400 

lass  trot    300 

ol    400 

Third  Day. 

-till    pace    $500 

Free-for-all    trol    500 

2:20    trot     400 

ese   classes     would   get     good   lists  of 
entries  and  tun  I  ,  ours 

HACK    WOODS   TRAINER. 

0 

Smith,   in    charge   ol   thi 
/annah,  Ga.,  reports  them  as  wintering  finely. 
is    conside  itting 

hoi-  jnien  as  to  who  will  drive  these  horses  this  sea- 


J.  M.  Alviso  has  Tony  Bernal's  trotter.  Major 
Cook,   in   training  again   this  season. 

*  *     * 

Dr.  McLaughlin  of  San  Francisco  took  a  run  up 
last  Sunday  to  see  his  horses  at  the  track. 

*  *     * 

Ed.  Parker  was  thrown  out  while  jogging  a  colt 
on  the  track,  but  the  late  arrival  from  the  Webfoot 
State  is  still   able   to  report  for  duty. 

*  *     * 

Dan  O'Keefe.  the  Woodland  horse  shoer,  was  in 
town  this  week. 

*  *     * 

.     Al.  Charvo  is  taking  mounts  behind  some  of  Crip- 
pen's  horses  these  days. 

*  *     * 

Jim  Thompson's  Diablo  pacer  is  tearing  off  some 
rattling  good  miles  between  showers. 

*  *     * 

Mr.  Greeley,  the  Oakland  capitalist,  was  here  dur- 
ing the  week  to  get  up  a  fine  brood  mare  and  colt 
he  had  at  the  Santa  Rita  Stock  Farm. 

George  Raniage  turned  up  safe  and  sound  at  Pleas- 
anton  the  other  day.  Mr.  Ramage,  it  will  be  remem- 
bered, gave  Lou  Dillon  most  of  her  early  training. 

*  *     * 

A.  B.  Rodman  of  Woodland  was  in  town  this 
week.  Mr.  Rodman  came  down  to  see  his  good 
trotter,  Pat  Rose  2:12%,  that  Sutherland  &  Chad- 
bourne  are  working. 

*  *     * 

Red  Gerrety  now  has  the  good  McKinney  trotter, 
dam  She  2:12%,  that  is  owned  by  Chris  Smith  of 
San  Francisco.  This  one  is  considered  one  of  the 
best   green   prospects   at  Pleasanton. 

*  *     * 

Mr.  McLaughlin,  who  owns  a  half  interest  in  So: 
noma  Girl,  has  returned  to  Pleasanton.  "Mac"  was 
at  Los  Angeles  when  Mr.  Springer  drove  the  mare 
her  great  mile  in  2:07. 

*  *     * 

Jim  Thompson  received  a  handsome  offer  for  his 
screw-tail  bull  dog  from  city  parties  and  the  dog 
was  seen  to  take  the  train.  These  dogs  are  prob- 
ably the  rarest  of  canine  aristocrats  and  are  seldom 
seen  this  sire  of  New  York. 

*  *     *' 

The  horse  business  lost  one  of  its  best  supporters 
in  the  death  of  James  Coffin,  that  occurred  early  this 
week.  Mr.  Coffin  was  prominently  connected  with 
the  Alameda  Sugar  Co.  and  has  always  been  a  lover 
of  horses.  It  is  stated  that  the  managers  of  the 
estate  have  instructed  Joe  Cuicello  to  continue  to 
train  the  horses  that  he  has  at  the  track  as  here- 
tofore, a 

*  *      * 

It  has  been  decided  to  invite  the  secretaries  of 
the  various  driving  associations  of  California  to- 
gether with  their  friends,  to  a  banquet  in  Pleasan- 
ton on  Saturday,  January  19.  The  purpose  of  the 
meeting  will  be  to  rehabilitate  the  racing  circuit  of 
California.  Prominent  horsemen  from  all  over  the 
btate  witl  be  here  on  that  day  and  a  very  successful 
meeting  is  looked  forward  to. 


AUTOS   RUINING  THE   ROADS. 


[From  N.  Y.  Sun,  December  20th.] 

The  driveways  of  Central  Park  are  reported  to 
be  in  such  a  bad  condition  that  Park  Commissioner 
Herrman  has  appealed  to  Corporation  Counsel  Elli- 
son for  assistance  and  will  probably  have  a  talk  with 
Mayor  McClellan  about  measures  to  stop  the  de- 
terioration of  the  roads. 

Old  employes  in  the  Park  Department  say  that  the 
carriage  roads  were  never  in  such  bad  shape  as  they 
are  now,  and  that  unless  something  is  done  soon  it 
will  be  dangerous  for  light  vehicles  to  use  the  drives. 
The  drivers  of  these  vehicles  are  obliged  to  slow  up 
when  going  through  the  park  because  of  the  danger 
of  the  light  springs  breaking. 

The  holes  are  made  by  automobiles  using  chains 
over  the  rubber  tires  to  keep  the  machines  from 
skidding.  These  chains  cut  up  the  roadbed,  especial- 
ly when  the  machine  turns  from  a  straight  course 
while  going  at  a*  fast  speed.  It  might  be  thought 
that  the  damage  caused  by  these  chains  would  be 
slight,  but  the  park  officers  say  that  the  matter  is 
serious.  The  park  is  supposed  to  he  maintained 
for  all  sorts  of  pleasure  carriages,  but  if  the  present 
damage  goes  on  unchecked  the  roads  will  be  fit  only 
for  trucks  and  other  heavy  vehicles,  the  experts  say. 

The  holes  began  to  show  in  the  late  fall  and  have 
been  increasing  in  number  since.  The  foreman  in 
change  of  the  laborers  made  their  reports  about  the 
condition  of  the  roads,  but  nothing  could  be  done 
to  prevent  an  increase  of  the  trouble.  Frank  Joyce, 
superintendent  of  the  park,  wrote  a  letter  to  the 
commissioner  of  which  this  is  a  part:  "Great  dam- 
age to  the  drives  of  Central  Park  and  Riverside 
Drive  has  been  done  by  automobiles  carrying  chains 
over  the  rubber  tires.  They  tear  up  the  surface 
and  the  evidence  of  their  destruction  is  quite  ap- 
parent. 1  would  recommend  that  the  matter  be  called 
to  the  attention  of  the  police  and  that  they  be  directed 
to  cause  the  chains  to  be  removed  when  the  machine.; 
enter  the  driveways'' 


The  last  message  of  Governor  Pardee  contains  the 
following: 

On  August  17,  1904,  there  wras  commenced  in  the 
Superior  Court  of  Los  Angeles  county  an  action  by 
the  Sixth  District  Agricultural  Society  against  a 
number  of  individuals  who,  it  was  claimed,  were  un- 
lawfully in  possession  of  the  Fair  Grounds,  and 
claimed  the  title  thereto.  The  complaint  alleges  that 
the  Sixth  District  Agricultural  Society  holds  the 
title  to  the  Fair  Grounds  upon  a  trust  to  use  them 
for  maintaining  agricultural  fairs  and  for  public  ex- 
hibitions of  live  stock,  and  that  the  defendants  had 
associated  themselves  together  for  the  purpose  of 
asserting  ownership  to  the  property  and  of  divert- 
ing the  rents  and  profits  thereof  to  their  own  use. 

The  controversy  thus  brought  into  court  had  its 
beginning  as  early  as  the  year  1S83,  when  some  of 
the  defendants  in  the  above  mentioned  action  and 
the  predecessors  in  interest  of  other  defendants  in- 
stituted an  action  affecting  the  title  to  the  Fair 
Grounds,  with  the  result  that  a  judgment  was  had 
confirming  the  title  in  the  Society  and  ordering 
certain  conveyances  to  be  made  to  perfect  the  record. 

In  the  year  1897  a  second  attempt  was  made  to 
obtain  control  of  the  property  by  substantially  the 
same  group  of  persons  who  had  made  the  previous 
attempt.  Having .  organized  as  association  desig- 
nated as  "District  Agricultural  Association  No.  6," 
they  elected  under  the  provisions  of  a  statute  passed 
in  1895  to  have  a  capital  stock  and  distributed  the 
shares  among  themselves  and  others  making  like 
claims.  The  first  board  of  directors  of  this  corpora- 
tion comprised  a  majority  of  the  directors  of  the 
Sixth  District  Agricultural  Society.  Proceeding 
under  the  Act  of  1895  this  new  association  took 
possession  of  the  Fair  Grounds,  and  ever  since  has 
exercised  ownership  over  them  for  the  individual 
profit  of  its  stockholders. 

This  was  the  state  of  affairs  when,  in  the  year 
1904,  new  apointments  to  the  board  of  directors  of 
the  Society  were  made  and  the  control  of  its  affairs 
came  into  the  hands  of  a  majority  disposed  to  con- 
test the  claims  of  the  new  association.  As  stated 
above  the  suit  in  court  to  determine  the  controversy 
wras  commenced  in  August,  1904.  A  judgment  has 
been  recently  rendered  in  the  case  which  establishes 
the  title  and  right  of  possession  in  the  Society,  and 
in  addition  declares  that  the  defendants  are  ac- 
countable to  the  Society  for  rents  and  profits  in 
the  sum  of  $5,584. 

Among  other  things  the  court  finds  as  follows: 

"That  there  is"  not,  and  there  never  was,  any 
such  corporation  .as  "District  Agricultural  Associa- 
tion No.  6,"  and  that  no  such  corporation  ever  in 
fact  or  of  right  issued  any  certificates  alleged  to 
be  certificates  of  stock.  That  the  attempt  to  form 
such  corporation  was  without  the  authority  of  law, 
and  that  the  acts  whereby  the  defendants  and  their 
associates  attempted  to  form  said  corporation,  and 
their  acts  in  attempting  to  create  a  capital  sock  and 
to  issue  so-called  certificates  of  stock,  and  their 
acts  purporting  to  elect  directors,  and  all  other 
proceedings  taken  by  said  defendants  and  their  as- 
sociates in  connection  therewith,  were  and  are  a 
mere  pretense,  sham,  and  wholly  without  right,  and 
were  taken  by  defendants  and  their  associates  as 
a  pretext  for  and  in  pursuance  of  a  scheme  for  ob- 
taining the  said  property  of  the  said  Sixth  District 
Agricultural  Association  and  converting  and  using 
it  for  their  own  use,  profit  and  gain,  and  diverting 
it  from  its  lawful  and  proper  purpose  and  uses. 

This  tract  of  land,  "now  lying  in  the  city  of  Los 
Angeles  is  worth  several  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
and  the  State  should  intervene  strenuously  to  re- 
sist every  effort  that  may  be  made  to  take  it  from 
her.  As  shown  above,  the  Superior  Court,  after  a 
long  and  exhaustive  trial  of  the  case  upon  its  merits, 
has  decided  that  the  property  belongs  to  the  State. 
Only  a  finally  adverse  decision  of  the  court  of  last 
resort  should  cause  the  State  to  relinquish  to  any 
individuals  this  valuable  property.  It  is  more  than 
probable  that  an  attempt  will  he  made  at  this  ses- 
sion of  the  Legislature  to  so  modify  the  law  under 
which  the  State  now  holds  the  property  as  to  make 
it  possible  for  the  adverse  claimants  to  gain  posses- 
sion of  it.  All  such  attempts  should  be  frowned 
upon,  and  nothing  should  be  done  or  be  permitted 
to  be  done  that  will,  in  any  way,  weaken  the  State's 
title  to  the  land.  I  commend  this  important  matter 
to  the  especial  attention  of  the  Legislature. 


POLO    PONY    RACING. 


11k  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.     It  means  health. 


Superintendent     Milam    of    Johnson    Farm    works 

his  yearlings  double  and   has  lots  of  speed  on  tap. 

At    present   his   fastest   team  is   made   up  of  a   colt 

the   farm  sire  Todd  2:14%,  and  one  by   Bingen 

2:0Gi4. 


Coronado.  Jan.  2. — The  pony  polo  tournament  for 
the  A.  B.  Spreckels  challenge  cup  will  be  contested 
here  on  the"  course  of  the  Coronado  Country  Club, 
March  7  and  9.  The  cup  was  put  up  for  the  first 
time  last  year.  The  events  for  the  first  day  are  as 
follows: 

Selling  pony  race,  all  to  be  sold  for  $150,  one-half 
mile:  Galloway  race,  fifteen  hands  and  under,  three- 
fourths  mile;  polo  pony  race,  three-sixteenths  of  a 
mile;  pony  race,  for  ponies,  three-fourths  mile;  sell- 
ing race  for  horses,  all  to  be  sold  for  $400,  three- 
fourths  mile;   race  for  maiden  ponies,  one-half  mile. 

Second  day's  events:  Pony  polo  race,  one-half 
mile:  breeders'  stakes,  five  furlongs;  Galloway  race 
for  Galloways,  one  mile;  race  for  Spreckels  cup, 
for  ponies  owned  by  members  of  any  recognized 
polo  club  or  members  of  any  polo  and  pony  racing 
association  in  California,  one  and  one-fourth  miles; 
pony  race  for  ponies,  one-fourth  mile  and  repeat; 
selling  race  for  horses,  one  mile. 

Entries,  which  are  to  be  made  to  Paul  H.  Schmidt, 
San  Diego,  will  close  February  23. 


Saturday,    January    12,    1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THERE    IS    A    REASON. 


BREEDING    CARRIAGE    HORSES. 


MUTUAL    BETTING    IN    FRANCE. 


For  all  things,  or  at  least  there  is  suposed  to  he, 
and  there  are  several  reasons  you  horse  fellows  can 
give  for  owning  a  good  one,  says  a  writer  in  the 
Speed  Bulletin. 

Some  men  breed  trotters  just  as  a  pastime.  They 
like  to  watch  the  colts,  grow  and  will  spend  hours 
at  a  time  in  their  pastures  getting  acquainted  with 
tht  babies,  and  every  move  they  make  is  noted  with 
pleasure  by  the  owner.  They  can  talk  by  the  hour 
about  the  colts,  and  they  are  never  tired  of  telling 
about  this  one  or  that  and  how  the  "bay  mare's"  Ally 
got  lost  in  the  crowd  and  couldn't  find  her  mother 
and  how  she  tried  to  make  up  with  another  matron 
and  got  turned  down.  How  that  black  mare's  colt 
could  trot  while  the  rest  of  them  all  ran,  etc.  Now 
this  is  the  real  pleasure  some  of  you  take  in  the 
trotters.  Then  there  is  the  man  that  breeds  them 
by  the  hundreds  and  probably  visits  the  farm  twice 
a  year.  He  trains  them  all,  picks  out  the  most  likely 
ones  and  goes  to  the  races  with  them.  They  must 
be  fast  and  furious  to  suit  this  man.  He  wants 
money  and  his  pleasures  in  raising  horses  is  entirely 
dependent  on  how  much  money  they  will  make  for 
him.  His  culls  are  all  sold  without  any  sentiment, 
and  when  those  that  have  raced  well  are  broken 
down  they  also  must  go  under  the  hammer.  This 
man's  pleasure  is  to  sit  in  a  box  at  a  Grand  Circuit 
meeting  and  watch  one  of  his  breeding  land  a  rich 
stake.    A  mighty  good  reason,  too. 

Then  there  is  the  man  who  never  breeds  but  one 
or  two  mares.  These  two  mares  are  the  "onliest" 
two  alive.  These  colts  are  raised  at  home  and  are 
a  part  of  the  family,  in  fact,  as  such  are  all  the 
family  he  has.  He  breaks  them  himself  and  uses 
them  on  the  road.  Perhaps  has  them  trained  a  lit- 
tle for  speed,  but  his  pleasure  is  not  in  racing  them. 
He  wants  them  in  his  own  barn  right  behind  the 
house,  as  here  he  can  go  and  hitch  up  himself  and 
start  out  looking  for  Smith.  He  is  satisfied  with 
one  or  two  good  ones  that  are  home-bred  and  when 
it  is  necessary  to  sell  he  sells  to  either  some  other 
member  of  the  family  or  to  a  personal  friend. 

Then  there  is, the  fellow  who  don't  care  what 
the  horse  is,  just  so  he  is  a  "good  hoss."  He  always 
has  a  different  one  every  month,  and  they  can  all 
step  along  a  little.  He  can  be  seen  every  fine  after- 
noon driving  slowly  down  the  main  street.  He  wears 
a  tan  felt-hat.  Wears  it  a  little  on  one  side.  Is 
smooth  shaven,  quiet  spoken,  rather  dressy  and  no 
one  knows  where  he  got  the  horse,  but  is  always 
willing  to  bet  a  little  that  he  can  "trim  you."  He 
has  no  business  to  own  a  good  one.  Can't  afford 
it.  But  it's  the  only  real  pleasure  this  man  gets 
out  of  life.    That* s  reason  enough. 

Then  there's  the  minister.  He  was  raised  on  a 
farm  and  his  father  always  had  good  horses.  He 
drives  a  rather  rickety  buggy  and  sits  up  very 
straight  himelf.  Handles  the  lines  rather  loosely 
and  never  takes  the  whip  out.  You  would  never 
know  his  horse  could  step  at  all  unless  you  should 
happen  to  catch  him  some  day  on  a  country  road 
four  miles  from  town  with  no  one  in  sight  and  try 
to  go  by  him.  Then  he  uncovers  something  that 
can  "fly."  He  really  didn't  have  an  idea  that  his 
horse  was  so  fast,  but  the  man  he  got  him  from  told 
him  that  he  was  an  old  race  horse,  but  he  didn't  pay 
any  attention  to  what  the  man  said  at  the  time,  and 
horse  dealers  are  so  apt  to  exaggerate,  you  know. 
His  pleasure  lies  in  getting  out  in  the  fresh  air,  away 
from  his  books  and  studies.  He  forgets  about  the 
great  number  of  souls  there  are  to  save  when  you  try 
to  drive  by  him.     Isn't  that  reason  enough? 

Then  there  is  the  man  that  likes  a  horse.  Any 
kind  of  a  horse,  but  preferably  a  fast  one.  He  doesn't 
like  him  for  what  he  can  do  or  has  done,  but  just 
because  he  is  a  horse.  If  he  is  fast  he  likes  him  a 
little  harder,  but  the  meanest  looking,  half  starved 
broncho  is  a  friend  of  this  fellow.  His  back  yard  is 
always  full  of  old  pensioners.  He  will  beat  your 
brains  out  if  you  abuse  one  when  he  is  around.  He 
also  has  some  fast  ones,  but  they  are  never  allowed 
to  step  enough  to  get  warm,  and  are  always  given 
the  best  of  care. 

Then  there  is  the  fellow  who  really  has  the  best 
time  of  them  all.  I  speak  this  way  because  I  belong 
to  this  bunch  myself.  This  fellow  has  just  one.  He 
has  to  work  during  the  day,  but  in  the  early  morn- 
ing he  finds  a  little  time  to  jog  him  and  when 
September  comes  his  horse  is  right.  He  takes  a 
vacation  about  that  time.  Doesn't  tell  a  soul  where 
he  is  going  to  be  for  the  next  three  weeks,  but  he 
can  be  found  at  three  different  county  fairs.  He 
enters  his  horse  in  every  class  he  can.  He  picks 
out  the  easiest  one.  He  does  his  own  driving,  sleeps 
in  the  stall,  has  one  boy  to  do  the  dirty  work,  and 
just  enjoys  life  for  three  short  weeks.  The  profes- 
sional drivers  smile  when  they  see  him  coming,  but 
he  has  the  last  chance  to  laugh.  He  enjoys  having 
them  come  to  him  and  offer  to  fix  it.  "You  can't 
beat  my  horse,"  they  say.  "Better  split  first  and 
second  money  with  me."  He  only  smiles  and  looks 
wise. 

The  other  fellow  gets  mad,  and  says:  "Allright,  my 
friend,  I'll  beat  you  and  make  you  like  it.  I  will 
carry  you  down  to  the  half  so  damn  fast  you  will 
be  dizzy,"  etc.  They  do  get  to  the  half  about  1:04, 
but  the  other  fellow's  horse  goes  into  his  straps  at 
the  three-fourths  and  he  wins  in  a  jog.  Now  isn't 
that  fun?    Well,  I  guess  yes,  that  is  reason  enough. 

Now  there  are  only  three  things  you  want  to  be 
caught  doing.  First — Something  that  affords  you 
pleasure.  Second — Something  that  affords  you  profit. 
Third — Something  that  is  a  benefit  to  your  fellows. 
You  have  them  all  in  a  good  horse. 


Following  are  statements  regarding  carriage  horse 
possibilities  in  the  American  horse  condensed  from 
a  valable  address  by  George  H.  Rommel  of  the 
United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry: 

The  horse  of  America  is  the  American  trotter  and 
it  naturally  follows  that  in  developing  any  American 
breed  of  light  horses  the  blood  of  the  national  breed 
will  be  used  to  a  considerable  extent,  just  as  that 
of  the  thoroughbred  has  entered  into  the  light  breeds 
of  England.  The  trotter  has  been  developed  with 
speed  as  the  sole  object.  This  has  resulted  generally 
in  a  special  type,  which  is  too  angular  and  rangy 
for  carriage  purposes,  but  among  the  horses  which 
hold  records  of  2:30  or  better,  there  are  many  which 
conform  very  closely  to  the  carriage  type  and  do 
not  have  the  faults  common  to  so  many  fast  trot- 
ters. Good  sized  trotting  stallions  of  good  action  can 
be  found  in  nearly  all  sections  of  the  country,  and, 
although  these  horses  may  not  possess  extreme  rec- 
ords, farmers  will  generally  find  it  profitable  to 
breed  to  them.  One  of  the  most  emphatic  indica- 
tions of  the  possibilities  of  our  American  trotters  for 
this  purpose  can  be  seen  in  the  record  of  trotting 
bred  horses  in  the  show  rings.  Not  only  are  they 
most  numerous  in  the  carriage  classes  in  the  mar- 
kets, but  they  are  most  numerous  in  the  horse  shows 
and  hold  their  own  against  the  best  that  can  be 
imported. 

In  the  export  trade  trotting  bred  horses  cut  a  very 
large  figure,  and  have  an  excellent  reputation  abroad. 
These  horses  are  found  on  investigation  to  be  from 
certain  families.  The  blood  lines  which  produce 
them  are  quite  well  defined,  and  they  breed  harnessy 
stallions  with  reasonable  regularity,  considering  the 
fact  that  systematic  efforts  are  not  made  to  produce 
them.  In  frankness  we  can  not  overlook  the  fact 
that  many  trotters  have  very  serious  faults  from 
the  carriage  standpoint.  Big  heads,  ewe  necks,  bull 
necks,  meaty  shoulders,  low,  long,  loose-coupled 
backs,  steep  rumps,  crooked  hocks  and  plain  action 
are  among  the  things  charged  against  them.  You 
can  find  even  some  standard  trotters  which  have, 
them  all,  a  great  many  which  have  some  of  them, 
and  some  which  have  none.  These  faults  spoil  a 
horse  for  carriage  use  not  so  much  on  account  of 
any  effect  they  may  have  on  his  usefulness,  but  be- 
cause they  spoil  his  looks,  and  in  a  carriage  horse 
good  looks  is  of  prime  importance. 

On  the  other  hand,  the  good  points  of  the  trotter 
for  this  purpose  are  his  staying  power,  endurance 
and  speed.  Taking  the  breed  as  a  whole,  we  must 
confess  that  the  type  is  not  yet  uniform  and  that 
the  only  thing  which  has  been  undoubtedly  fixed 
in  the  hundred-odd  years  of  its  development  has 
been  the  ability  to  transmit  speed  at  the  trot  or  pace. 
We  have  considered  the  trotter  frankly  and  it  is 
no  more  than  fair  that  we  treat  the  foreign  coach 
breeds  in  the  same  way.  These  breeds  excel  in 
conformation  and  action,  but  they  generally  lack 
speed  and  are  "soft"  without  endurance.  The  Hack- 
neys show  more  uniformity  of  type  than  the  con- 
tinental breeds,  which  do  not  breed  much  truer  to 
type  than  the  trotter.  Here  we  have  on  the  one 
hand  speed  and  endurance  with  poor  action  and  con- 
formation, and  on  the  other  good  conformation,  with 
little  speed  or  endurance. 

We  have  here  three  ways  to  slove  the  problem. 
We  can  import  the  foreign  coach  breeds,  trans- 
planting them,  as  it  were,  without  any  infusion  of 
native  blood;  we  can  blend  the  foreign  and  native 
stock,  in  the  effort  to  get  a  breed  possessing  the 
good  qualities  of  both,  or  we  can  develop  the  native 
stock.  For  reasons  set  forth  elsewhere  the  direct 
importation  plan  does  not  seem  to  be  the  most  desir- 
able. It  might  be  done  by  crossing  the  foreign  and 
native  stock,  but  the  great  objection  to  this  plan  is 
the  usual  objection  to  cross  breeding,  that  the  pro- 
geny of  cross  bred  animals  do  not  breed  true;  in 
this  case,  selection  to  type  and  in-breeding  would 
have  to  be  used  before  prepotency  was  obtained.  The 
most  logical  plan  seems  to  me  to  be  the  selection  of 
the  native  stock  and  breeding  up  from  this  founda- 
tion. The  original  animals  should  conform  as  close- 
ly as  possible  to  the  carriage  standard  and  should 
be  from  parents  rigidly  culled  and  only  those  of 
good  carriage  type  retained  for  breeding.  The 
power  in  a  breeders'  hands  to  fix  a  type  in  this 
way  is  tremendous  and  can  hardly  be  measured. 
Sentiment  should  not  be  allowed  to  sway  judgment. 
If,  after  the  type  is  fixed  with  some  degree  of 
certainty,  it  is  found  that  a  cross  with  a  foreign 
breed  may  be  desirable,  and  that  the  same  results 
cannot  be  obtained  by  the  use  of  native  stock,  by 
all   means  let  this  be   done. 

The  farmer  who  uses  light  1,000  to  1,200-pound 
horses  can  help  in  this  work  by  breeding  his  mares 
to  standard  bred  stallions  that  conform  to  the  car- 
riage type.  If  this  is  done,  remember  that  for 
a  salable  market  horse  soundness,  conformation, 
action  and  quality  are  of  far  more  importance  than 
speed.  If  a  horse  has  a  record  of  2:30  to  2:20  he  has 
all  the  speed  he  needs  as  a  sire  of  carriage  horses. 
Speed  alone  should  never  be  considered  by  the  aver- 
age farmer  in  selecting  a  consort  for  his  mares.  It 
has  ruined  more  than  one,  and  it  is  the  most  cheer- 
less delusion  that  ever  beset  the  mind  of  the  man 
with  a  good  mare,  a  little  money,  but  lots  of  hopes. 


When  bookmakers  were  barred  from  doing  busi- 
ness in  France,  little  more  than  a  year  ago,  confin- 
ing speculation  on  racing  to  the  mutuels,  all  sorts 
of  dire  predictions  were  made  as  to  the  future  of 
the  turf  in  that  country.  It  was  freely  claimed  that 
racing  would  lose  its  popularity  under  the  exclusive 
system  of  mutuel  ebtting.  It  is  interesting,  there- 
fore, to  note  how  the  turf  has  fared  during  the 
period  that  has  just  closed  the  first  full  year  of 
racing  under  the  new  conditions. 

When  making  a  comparison  between  receipts  and 
profits  in  1906  as  against  1905  it  is  sufficient  to  take 
the  balance  sheets  of  the  five  leading  "societies" 
in  France.  These  are  the  Societie  d'Encouragement, 
the  Societie  des  Steeplechase  de  France,  the  So- 
cietie Sportive,  the  Societie  de  Sport  du  Demi-Sang 
and  the  Societie  de  France.  The  jurisdiction  of  the 
societies  named  is  Paris  and  the  neighborhood, 
where  most  of  the  important  racing  is  regularly  held. 

There  have  been  a  few  owners  who  have  forsaken 
the  turf  owing  to  the  "monopoly"  control  of  bet- 
ting, but  there  have  been  many  newcomers  to  take 
their  places.  The  opponents  of  the  mutuels  have 
frequently  stated  that  the  public  did  not  attend  meet- 
ings as  much  now  as  heretofore.  In  this  statement 
they  had  truth  on  their  side,  but  the  falling  off  in 
gate  receipts  has  only  amounted  to  $40,000  for  the 
whole  year. 

The  full  turnover  amounted  to  $1,S30,000,  so  if 
one  reckons  the  dethroned  bookmakers  who  have  not 
found  it  worth  while  to  attend  racing  this  past  sea- 
son the  discrepancy  is  practically  accounted  for.  It 
can  thus  be  seen  that  there  is  no  dimunition  in  the 
ordinary  race-going  population. 

And  when  one  comes  to  the  marked  increase  in 
mutuel  profits  it  can  readily  be  understood  that  both 
the  French  Government  and  the  various  race  so- 
cieties have  cause  for  self-congratulation.  It  must 
always  be  recollected  that  the  profits  the  race  so- 
cieties make  do  not  go  into  private  hands.  They 
are  all  devoted  to  the  advancement  of  racing,  breed- 
ing, etc. 

The  mutuels  handled  about  $54,585,000  during  the 
year,  which  shows  an  increase  of  about  $7,140,000 
on  the  takings  in  1905.  The  Government  and  the 
five  societies  named  have  the  eight  per  cent  de- 
ducted, the  Government's  share  being  about  $2,185,- 
000,  or  nearly  $225,000  more  than  in  the  previous 
year. 

This  sum  is  expended  on  the  poor,  irrigation,  etc. 
Only  last  week  the  Government  commissioners 
voted  $600,000  for  irrigation  purposes  in  238  dis- 
tricts. 


WINTERING    A    RACE    HORSE. 


It  is  said  that  Dave  McClary,  who  used  to  drive 
Star  Pointer  and  gave  him  his  record  of  1:59%, 
has  a  wonderful  pacer  by  that  horse,  out  of  the  dam 
of  Red  Seal  2:10,  that  Iooks  and  acts  like  a  com- 
ing world  beater. 


Whether  or  no  a  horse  races  better  for  being  win- 
tered in  the  South  or  in  California  in  preference  to 
the  States,  where  racing  is  actually  held,  has  been 
discussed  for  many  years,  and  still  the  question  is 
far  from  being  settled.  A  trainer  has  good  success 
after  having  wintered  in  the  North,  and  is  content 
until  he  strikes  a  bad  season,  when  he  concludes  that 
his  horses  should  be  wintered  in  a  warmer  climate. 
If  his  stable  brings  home  the  money  the  following 
summer,  he  lays  it  to  the  climate.  Possibly,  how- 
ever, in  his  Southern  quarters,  he  has  had  little  to 
divert  his  attention  from  his  horses;  maybe  he  has 
taken  the  cue  from  newly  formed  acquaintances 
among  the  other  trainers  and  has  adopted  some  of 
their  ideas.  But,  all  in  all,  it  is  possible  that  lack 
of  proper  exercise  during  the  winter  is  responsible 
for  the  poor  showing  in  the  following  summer.  On 
more  than  one  occasion  an  owner  has  felt  that  he 
could  not  well  stand  the  expense  of  leaving  his  horse 
in  a  trainer's  hands  all  winter.  Having  a  good  stable 
ai  hand,  he  takes  his  horse  home,  assures  the  trainer 
that  the  trotter  will  be  carefully  wintered  and  will 
be  returned  to  his  hands  in  first-class  condition  for 
another  campaign.  The  trotter  has  good  quarters 
in  a  comfortable  stable,  but  instead  of  being  driven 
ten  or  fifteen  miles  a  day,  the  owner  is  content  to 
see  that  he  is  well  blanketed  and  fed  and  taken  out 
once  or  twice  a  week.  Being  afraid  that  he  will  in- 
jure the  great  race  horse,  he  drives  him  four  or  five 
miles  on  these  infrequent  occasions.  The  horse  looks 
well  when  he  reaches  the  trainer,  generally  late  in 
the  spring.  The  preparation  has  to  be  hurried  along. 
Race  day  comes  and  the  horse  fails  to  finish  his  miles 
as  he  did  the  fall  before,  and  he  is  condemned  as  a 
"dog."  The  truth  is,  the  horse  is  not  physically  able 
to  carry  his  speed.  Four  or  five  miles  a  day  is  just 
about  exercise  enough  to  keep  a  man  physically  fit. 
Nature  made  the  horse  to  assist  man  by  carrying 
him  faster  and  longer  than  he  would  be  able  to  walk. 
A  good  horse  can  cover  from  twenty  to  forty  miles 
a  day  over  good  roads  and  keep  in  good  condition. 
If  (he  horse  is  not  capable  of  more  than  the  four 
or  five  miles  a  day,  that  is  too  often  the  limit  for  the 
race  horse  horse  in  winter  training,  then  nature 
would  not  have  made  him,  for  man  himself  is  cap- 
able of  that.  Perhaps  the  climate  has  not  so  much 
to  do  with  the  successful  wintering  of  a  rac<- 
as  the  training. — Western  Horseman. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  12,  1907. 


REMARKABLE  AGED  TROTTERS. 


HONOR   FOR  A   HORSE. 


FEEDING   IDLE   HORSES. 


It  is  somewhat  strange,  says  the  Horse  Review, 
but  thus  far  no  critic  appears  to  have  commented 
upon  a  feature  of  the  racing  of  190G,  which  has  seem- 
ed to  us  striking  and  unusual.  We  refer  to  the  num- 
ber of  decidedly  aged  trotters  which  are  among  the 
most  prominent  of  the  season. 

Sweet  Marie  2:02,  the  champion  trotter  of  the  year 
and  queen  of  race  mares,  is  now  ten  years  old. 

Nut  Boy  2:07%,  the  champion  stake  winner  of 
the  year,  is  also  ten  years  of  age. 

Mack  Mack  2:  OS,  one  of  the  most  consistent  per- 
formers on  the  Grand  Circuit,  is  not  assigned  a 
definate  age  in  the  official  records,  but  he  has  been 
racing  in  class  events  for  aged  horses  for  seven  con- 
secutive seasons,  and  must  be  at  least  ten  years  of 
age. 

Golddust  Maid  2:07%,  whose  winnings  approximate 
$10,000,  is  eleven  years  of  age. 

Bi-Flora  2:09%,  winner  of  seven  races  on  the  Great 
Western  Circuit — the  largest  number  won  by  any 
horse,  trotter  or  pacer,  campaigned  upon  it — is  eleven 
years  of  age. 

Solon  Grattan  2:09%,  who  reduced  the  world's  re- 
cord for  three  consecutive  heats  over  a  half-mile 
track  to  2:11%,  2:10%,  2:10%,  is  eleven  years  of  age. 

Roberta  2:09%,  one  of  the  new  2:10  trotters  of 
the  season,  is.  with  one  exception,  the  oldest  that 
ever  entered  the  "select  list."  She  has  been  racing 
for  ten  consecutive  seasons  and  is  now  thirteen  years 
of  age. 

Lastly,  there  is  the  extraordinary  Van  Zandt  2:09, 
winner  of  the  2:13  trot  at  Lexington  (in  which  her 
record  was  made),  and  a  consistent  money  winner  all 
along  the  line.  Her  turf  debut  was  made  eleven 
years  ago  and  she  is  now  sixteen  years  of  age. 

From  a  quarter  to  a  half  century  ago,  when  the 
generality  of  trotters  were  not  born,  but  made — a 
process  usually  slow  and  painful — it  was  the  rule, 
rather  than  the  exception,  for  them  to  be  well  past 
their  youth  before  they  attained  prominence.  Lady 
Suffolk  2:29%,  was  twelve  years  old  when  she  in- 
augurated the  2:30  list.  Flora  Temple  2:19%,  the 
first  2:20  trotter,  was  fourteen  years  old;  Goldsmith 
Maid  2:14.  the  first  2:15  trotter,  was  seventeen  years 
old;  Rarus  2:13%,  the  first  horse  to  lower  the  Maid's 
record,  was  eleven,  and  St.  Julien  2:11%,  who  de- 
throned Barus,  was  ten.  But  with  the  event  of  Maud 
S.,  who,  in  18S0,  became  champion  at  the  age  of  six, 
a  new  era  was  inaugurated.  No  champion  subse- 
quent to  her  had  been  more  than  seven  years  old, 
and  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  whose  reign  has  now  lasted 
three  years,  bids  fair  to  endure  for  years  to  come 
was  but  five  when  she  startled  the  whole  world  by 
her  unparalleled  achivements. 

With  the  upbuilding  of  the  breed  a  great  change 
has  been  wrought.  Generations  of  inherited  instinct 
and  culture  has  produced  a  race  of  trotters  which, 
though  still  far  from  being  perfected,  is  so  immeasur- 
ably improved  that  in  their  colthood  they  often  attain 
a  rate  of  speed  which  was  beyond  the  mature 
attainments  of  their  ancestors.  Conditions  have 
been  reversed;  what  was  formerly  the  exception  has 
become  the  rule,  and  what  was  the  rule  has  become 
the  exception.  For  this  reason  those  trotters  which 
we  have  called  atention  to  above  are  truly  ex- 
ceptional. They  have  been  a  "long  time  in  the 
making;"  or,  rather,  it  would  be  more  accurate  to 
say  that  their  soundness  or  vitility  has  enabled  them 
to  remain  before  the  public  and  reach  their  form  at 
at  ages  which  finds  the  average  present  day  race 
horse  either  permantly  retired  or  hopelessly  out- 
classed. 


STOCK    SHOW    AT    DENVER. 


Denver,  January  1.— The  second  annual  exhibition 
of  the  Western  Stock  Show  Association  will  open 
in  Denver  January  19th  and  continue  to  January 
26th.  The  week  beginning  January  20th  will  be 
known  as  farmers'  week  in  Denver,  and  in  addition 
to  the  big  stock  show,  conventions  are  announced  as 
follows: 

Colorado  Cattle  and  Horse  Growers'.  January  21st; 
American  National  Live-stock  Association,  January 
22-23;  National  Dry  Farming  Congress,  January  24th- 
National  Meeting  of  Agronomists  and  Grain  Growers 
January  25th. 

In  addition  to  these  there  will  be  meetings  of 
numerous  State  agricultural  organizations.  Secre- 
tary Wilson,  Forester  Pinchot  and  Dr.  A.  D.  Melvin 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  will  represent  the 
Government  at  the  convention  and  show. 


The  recent  report  of  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight  of 
the  American  Trotting  Association  showed  a  total 
membership  of  C73,  located  in  thirty-nine  different 
States   and   Territories. 


James  Farley  of  New  York,  well  known  as  a  "strike 
breaker,"  recently  paid  $2,700  for  the  Illinois  trotter 
Prince  C.  2:15%.  Mr.  Farley  also  owns  the  good 
pacer.  Judex  2:0S%. 


Up  at  Medford,   Oregon,   the   enterprising  citizens 
"I    thai    city    have   decided   to  hold   a  colt   show   on 
March    1st.   when    the   farmers   of  the   Rogue   River 
Valley    are   invited   to   bring   in    their   yearlings   and 
"    ■   u-olds  and  show   them  for  prizes.     The  own- 
er or  Farceur,  a  draft  stallion,  has  offered   $50,   $25 
and  SIS  for  nrst,  second  and  third  best  colts  by  his 
The   citizens  have  made  up  a  list  of  prizes 
-lis  of  different  breeds,  and  the  show  will  doubt- 
raw  a  very  large  crowd  to  the  town  of  Medfm.l 
ii  ill-  day  It  is  held. 


In  the  basement  of  the  natural  history  building  of 
the  University  of  Kansas,  says  the  Kansas  City  Star, 
at  Lawrence,  stands  a  light  bay  horse,  saddled  and 
bridled  and  looking  mildly  through  his  glass  eyes. 
It  is  Comanche,  the  only  living  thing — horse  or  man — 
of  Gen.  Custer's  troops  that  is  positively  known  to 
have  escaped  the  massacre  on  the  Little  Big  Horn, 
June  25,  1S76.  He  was  ridden  by  Capt.  Keogh,  who 
fought  so  well  by  the  side  of  his  chief  and  whose 
picture  is  given  prominence  in  Mulvaney's  portrayal 
of  the  battle.  Comanche  also  appears  in  the  picture, 
and  is  the  only  thing  that,  after  the  battle,  could  have 
been   drawn   from  life. 

It  is  commonly  supposed  that  one  of  Custer's  sol- 
diers, desperately  wounded  and  left  for  dead  on  the 
field,  survived  the  battle  a  few  days,  but  this  is  de- 
nied by  army  officers  who  are  familiar  with  the 
story  of  the  massacre.  Even  the  horses  of  the  troops 
were  ruthlessly  put  to  death  by  the  Sioux  savages. 
Comanche  was  probably  left  for  dead,  but  he  es- 
caped and  was  found  after  that  dreadful  day,  wan- 
dering on  the  prairie,  near  the  battlefield,  by  a 
trooper  of  the  Seventh,  who  had  been  sent  to  Mai. 
Reno  by  Gen.  Custer  the  day  before  the  fight. 

He  was  so  badly  hurt  that  it  was  thought  best  to 
kill  him  to  end  his  misery,  but  when  it  was  found 
that  he  was  the  only  living  thing  that  had  survived 
the  fight,  it  was  resolved  to  save  his  life  if  possible. 
He  was  cared  for  by  Reno's  men  as  if  he  were 
human,  and  when  he  had  recovered  sufficiently,  he 
was  sent  to  Lincoln,  Neb.,  from  which  place  he  was 
transferred  to  Fort  Meade.  Later  he  was  transferred 
to  Fort  Riley,  Kan.,  where  he  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  life  in  idleness  at  the  expense  of  the  Govern- 
ment. He  was  15  years  old  at  the  time  of  the  battle 
and  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  32.  Capt.  Keogh  was 
the  last  man  who  ever  rode  Comanche.  The  dignity 
of  a  Government  order  was  invoked  to  save  the  old 
horse  from  further  labor,  and  at  the  end  of  his  life, 
by  a  Government  order,  L.  L.  Dyche,  propessor  of 
systematic  zoology  of  the  University  of  Kansas, 
mounted  his  skin. 

Comanche  was  just  a  plain  Texas  range  horse, 
where  he  was  picked  up  by  a  Government  agent. 
Long  before  the  battle  of  the  Little  Big  Horn,  he 
saw  service  in  Texas  and  Indian  Territory,  and, 
after  a  battle  with  the  Comanches,  was  named  in 
honor  of  the  event.  Being  with  the  army  on  the 
frontier  during  all  of  his  active  service,  he  probably 
never  knew  the  luxury  of  oats  until  he  was  put  in 
the  big  box  stall  at  Fort  Riley,  where  he  died  as  a 
pensioner  of  the  United  States.  But  for  all  that, 
he  was  a  tough  beast,  as  he  proved  by  his  recovery 
from  wounds  that  would  have  settled  the  fate  of  a 
whole  troop  of  less  hardy  horses.  When  Prof.  Dyche 
dissected  his  carcass,  he  found  where  he  had  been 
shot  twice  in  the  hips,  once  in  the  lungs,  once  in 
the  shoulder  and  once  in  the  neck.  He  carried  parts 
of  two  bullets  in  his  body  to  the  end  of  his  life. 

On  Comanche's  back,  as  he  stands  in  the  museum, 
is  the  regulation  "7,"  the  insignia  of  the  Seventh 
Cavalry,  worked  in  the  cloth. 


TWO    WEEKS'    GRAND    CIRCUIT   AT    COLUMBUS. 


At  the  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Driving  Park  Company,  held  a  week 
since,  E.  W.  Swisher,  a  prominent  business  man  of 
that  city  and  for  several  years  past  president  of 
the  Columbus  Matinee  Club,  was  elected  president, 
while  Harry  D.  Shepard  was  again  chosen  secretary 
at  an  increased  salary. 

Daily  press  reports  state  that  the  directors  decided 
to  give  a  two  weeks'  Grand  Circuit  meeting  in  1907, 
and  will  apply  for  the  dates  of  September  16th  to 
26th,  inclusive.  Owing  to  the  fact  of  Oakley  Park, 
at  Cincinnati,  having  passed  into  the  hands  of  a  real 
estate  firm  that  intends  to  cut  it  up  into  building 
lots,  that  track  wlil  be  missed  from  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit and  it  is  the  intention  of  the  Columbus  associa- 
tion to  take  over  its  own  date  as  well  as  that  Which 
would  be  assigned  to  the   Cincinnati   meeting. 

It  is  expected  that  the  Columbus  association  will 
offer  right  at  $75,000  in  stakes  and  purses,  the  $10,000 
Hoster-Columbus  Stake  for  trotters  and  $5,000  Hotel 
Hartman  Stake  for  pacers,  to  again  be  the  star 
events.  It  is  also  likely  that  the  $10,000  Horse  Re- 
view Futurity  will  be  decided  there.  If  the  two  weeks' 
dates  are  granted  by  the  Grand  Circuit  stewards,  as 
there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  they  should  be, 
a  number  of  other  attractive  early  closing  events 
may  also  be  offered,  and  the  Columbus  meeting  should 
prove  the  best  and  most  important  trotting  meet 
ever  held  in  Ohio.  Matthew  Spellacy  was  elected 
vice-president  and  John  G.  Dun,  treasurer;  while  the 
following  directors  were  elected:  E.  W.  Swisher, 
Matthew  Spellacy,  John  G.  Dun.  Carl  Hoster,  Samuel 
Esswein,  Charles  Pearce  and  Jonas  Pletsch.  Messrs. 
Pletsch  and  Spellacy  are  new  directors. — American 
Sportsman. 

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Billy  H.  2:10%  by  Knight,  the  horse  that  W.  A. 
Clark  Jr.  sold  at  the  Old  Glory  sale  last  November, 
is  making  good  on  the  New  York  speedway,  beating 
many  of  the  best  of  them. 


Members  of  the  New  York  Driving  Club  purchased 
about  thirty  of  the  horses  sold  at  the  Old  Glory 
sale. 


The  horse  standing  in  the  barn  usually  gets  more 
feed  than  while  at  work,  for  with  his  regular  feed 
of  grain  he  is  generally  given  an  extra  allowance 
of  hay  to  keep  him  from  getting  lonesome.  This  is 
a  bad  practice,  as  in  the  absence  of  exercise  he 
has  no  means  of  working  off  this  surplus.  Without 
an  opportunity  to  move  about  his  digestive  tract  be- 
comes overloaded  and  clogged,  and  general  derange- 
ment is  apt  to  follow. 

The  difference  in  the  amount  of  grain  and  roughage 
that  a  horse  should  receive  while  idle  and  at  work 
has  been  a  subject  of  much  investigation.  Scientific 
feeders,  experimenters,  and  large  dray  and  bus  com- 
panies, where  thousands  of  horses  are  used,  have 
varied  the  amount  of  feed,  weighed  the  horses  and 
noted  the  condition  of  their  health  while  idle  and  at 
work.  The  consensus  of  opinion  is  that  the  horse 
that  is  idle  for  a  short  time,  which  must  stand  tied 
in  the  stall,  can  use  about  the  same  amount  of  hay 
as  when  at  work,  but  that  the  grain  ration  should 
be  cut  down  at  least  one-third,  and  if  he  must  be 
idle  a  month  or  longer  half  of  the  grain  ration  will 
answer.  The  roughage  may  be  slightly  increased, 
however,  and  he  must  have  a  chance  to  exercise. 

The  investigators  find  that  a  horse  at  ordinary 
labor  demands  from  30  to  50  per  cent  more  grain,  ac- 
cording to  the  kind  of  work  he  is  performing,  than 
when  idle,  to  hold  a  uniform  weight.  The  farmers 
find  with  ordinary  farm  horses  that  have  the  run  of 
the  fields  and  winter  pasture  during  the  idle  season 
that  they  require  from  a  quarter  to  a  third  as  much 
grain  to  keep  them  in  good  condition  as  they  do  while 
at  heavy  farm  work.  Often  then  they  even  gain  in 
weight  providing  the  roughage  is  plentiful  and  of 
sufficient  variety  if  they  are  protected  from  inclement 
weather. 

Although  heavy  feeding  is  permissible  with  ani- 
male  of  sluggish  temperament,  whose  mission  is  to 
lay  on  flesh,  like  the  swine  or  fattening  steer,  it  is 
altogether  different  with  the  horse  that  is  full  of 
nervous  energy  and  muscular  ^force.  Like  the  hard 
working  man,  he  cannot  take"  tiis  recreation  in  idle- 
ness. He  must  get  relief  from  weariness  in  change. 
He  cannot  retire  from  hard  work  to  recuperate  on 
heavy  rations  while  tied  in  a  narrow  stall  any  more 
than  could  the  active  man  recuperate  in  bed  on  three 
hearty  meals  a  day.  Like  his  master,  he  cannot  get 
recuperation  from  absolute  idleness.  The  hard  work- 
ing man  takes  a  rest  by  going  off  hunting,  fishing 
or  to  the  fair;  and  if  the  work  horse  had  his  choice 
he  would  take  his  vacation  in  the  pasture,  where  he 
could  exercise  to  suit  himself.  With  shade  and  an 
opportunity  to  get  away  from  the  flies  in  summer 
and  in  winter  a  chance  to  run  about  the  straw  piles 
or  to  get  at  the  green  field,  with  shelter  from  storms, 
he  has  the  needed  exercise.  This  is  the  most  eco- 
nomical means  of  keeping  him  while  idle  and  is  con- 
ducive to  good  health  and  enjoyment. — Farmer. 

[7TT3 ° 

IOWA  PRIZES. FOR  CARRIAGE   HORSES. 


The  Iowa  State  Board  of  Agriculture  has  adopted 
a  classification  for  American  carriage  horses,  which 
is  incorporated  in  the  premium  list  of  the  Iowa 
State  Fair.  It  is  said  to  be  the  first  classification 
of  the  kind  that  has  ever  been  offered  by  any  of 
the  American  shows,  and  it  is  hoped  it  will  have 
the  effect  of  stimulating  the  trotting  horse  breeding 
interests  in  the  production  of  high  class  horses  of 
this  type.    The  new  classification  is  as  follows: 

American  Carriage  Horses. — American  trotting 
bred  horses  of  suitable  size,  conformation,  style, 
quality  and  action  for  heavy  harness  service.  Size, 
15  hands  and  over,  15.1  to  15.3  preferred.  Entries 
in  this  class  that  do  not  measure  up  to  a  high  stand- 
ard of  excellence  will  not  be  awarded  a  premium. 
For  competition  in  this  class,  horses  must  be  stand- 
ard bred  or  registered  non-standard.  All  entries  in 
Sections  15,  16,  22  and  23  to  be  shown  in  proper  har- 
ness and  hitched  to  appropriate  vehicle.  Conforma- 
tion and  action  to  count  70  per  cent,  manners  20  per 
cent  and  appointments  10  per  cent.  The  classes  are: 
Stallion,  four  years  old  and  over;  stallion,  three  years 
old  and  over;  mare,  three  years  old  and  under  four; 
mare,  two  years  old  and  under  three;  mare,  one  year 
old  and  under  two;  mare  or  stallion  foal;  stallion 
and  four  of  his  colts,  any  age;  mare  and  two  of  her 
colts,  any  age;  pair  of  mares  or  geldings;  single  mare 
or  gelding.  The  prizes  in  each  class  will  be  $25  for 
first,  $15  for  second  and  $10  for  third,  save  in  year- 
lings, two  and  three-year-olds,  where  the  prizes  are 
$15,  $10,  and  $5. 


GOOD  SUGGESTION. 


The  board  of  stewards  of  the  Great  Western  Cir- 
cuit will  meet  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  February  18,  in 
accordance  with  a  call  issued  by  Secretary  W.  H. 
Smollinger.    Dates  for  1907  will  then  be  arranged. 


Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman — Dear  Sir:  There 
is  no  doubt  but  many  of  our  progressive  breeders 
would  send  their  mares  to  some  of  the  best  of  the 
trotting  and  pacing  stallions  owned,  in  the  East  were 
it  hot  for  the  tremendous  expense  of  shipping  mares 
across  the  continent.  I  would  suggest  that  a  num- 
ber of  California  breeders  pool  their  issues  and 
send  a  carload  of  young  mares  to  some  central  point 
like  Chicago,  whence  t^iey  could  be  sent  to  different 
points  at  small  expense.  In  the  summer,  after  the 
close  of  the  season  they  could  be  all  shipped  back 
together.  It  would  not  be  advisable  to  send  mares 
that  were  in  foal  or  had  foals  at  foot  as  the  risk 
would  be  too  great.  We  need  some  of  the  best  blood 
of  the  Eastern  stock  farms  and  I  do  not  know  a 
better  or  less  expensive  way  to  get  it  than  by  this 
proposed   method.  PROGRESS. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  Is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


Saturday,    January    12,    1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


A     SPIKED     GAITING     POLE     AND     A     GUIDLESS 
ORATOR. 


[Two  good  stories  by  Henry  Ten  Eyck  White.] 

"I'm  out  in  Iowy,  back  in  '9S,"  said  the  bald- 
headed  driver,  "taking  away  the  pumpkin  money 
from  the  natives  with  a  hobbled  pacer  and  one  of 
those  slide  for  second  trotters  that  wing  in  front 
and  scramble  behind  when  you  shuffle  them  up  for 
a  battle  on  the  homestretch.  He's  a  fair  thing  if 
the  heats  ain't  better'n  2:27  over  the  cornfield  bull 
rings,  but  in  one  of  them  roustabout  finishes,  where 
you  have  to  hang  out  spinnakers  and  balloon  jibs  to 
round  the  buoy  in  the  lead,  he  seems  to  get  aches  in 
his  heart,  and  begins  to  drift  toward  the  outside 
fence. 

"Now,  I'm  a  sailor,  all  right,  because  I  was  raised 
up  at  Sheboygan,  not  so  far  from  where  Texas  Foote 
was  born,  an'  I  see  right  away  that  unless  this  racer 
is  provided  with  some  sort  of  a  centerboard  effect  for 
his  harness,  he's  going  to  land  me  an'  the  gig  up 
against  the  outside  fence  some  pleasant  autumn  day, 
and  comb  the  outfit  with  sharp  pickets,  besides  toss- 
ing off  my  piece  of  the  purse  and  the  entrance 
money.  Of  course,  I  try  a  gaiting  pole  first,  but  he 
climbs  up  on  that  at  the  three-quarters,  and  is  so 
long  getting  to  the  wire  my  head  gets  freckled  on 
account  of  my  cap  going  overboard  the  minute  we 
struck  a  head  wind  in  the  back-stretch.  It  was 
one  of  those  peanut  shell  dicers  the  country  program- 
mers provide  for  the  home-grown  jocks,  an'  you 
know  what  chance  a  skillet  like  that  would  have  to 
go  over  my  bulging  brow  and  then  take  care  of  the 
nut  college  hump  on  the  back  of  my  head  unless  it 
had  a  chin  strap  and  a  safety  girth  attachment  to 
boot. 

"Me  and  the  gelding  lose  out  twice  with  that  gait- 
ing pole  that  he  takes  for  a  roosting  place,  an'  then 
I  puts  it  in  the  bottom  of  the  trunk  an'  deals  again. 
This  time  it  is  a  head  stick,  but  I  don't  fall  for  one 
of  those  fancy  things  disguised  under  the  name 
of  a  guiding  rod.  No,  I  just  strap  one  end  of  a 
plain  timber  to  the  harness  saddle,  and  lash  the 
other  end  to  the  first  piece  of  the  headgear  that 
comes  handy.  This  keeps  his  neck  from  getting 
limber  on  the  wrong  side,  but  the  first  time  I  start 
to  make  a  Robert  McGregor  finish  with  him  he  near 
ties  himself  into  a  knot  reaching  for  the  gaiting  pole 
with  one  end  of  himself,  while  the  head  stick  keeps 
him  peeking  over  the  fence  into  the  infield  with 
the  other.  He  breaks  an'  smashes  his  quarter  so 
it  looks  like  a  cheese  with  a  two-pound  wedge  cut 
out  of  it,  and  once  more  me  and  the  secretary  don't 
do  any  business  at  the  close  of  the  meeting. 

"On  my  way,  by  special  gravel  train,  to  the  next 
town  where  I'm  entered,  I  do  some  deep  thinking, 
and  when  we  land  I  go  to  the  general  store  and  buy 
one  of  them  straps  full  of  spikes  to  wean  calves 
with.  I  straighten  this  one  out  an'  nail  it  to  my  off 
shaft,  where  the  gaiting  pole  used  to  be.  Say,  it  was 
worth  the  money  to  see  Exhausted  Ethelbert  the 
next  time  he  tried  to  pick  my  pocket  in  the  home 
stretch.  He  first  samples  the  head  stick,  but  the 
sapling  don't  even  bend,  and  then  he  makes  his  center 
of  the  stage  play  for  the  gaiting  pole.  He  sits  down 
hard  on  them  spikes  an'  discovers  right  away  that 
all  is  lost. 

"Talk  about  your  whirlwind  finishes!  Say.  when 
that  platter-footed  Holstein  pushed  them  calf-wean- 
ers  into  his  sirloin  steaks  he  jumped  so  high  that  he 
came  near  hamstringing  himself  on  them  as  he  came 
down.  But  it  was  headed  straight  when  he  lit — my 
hand  finished  head  stick  took  care  of  that — and  he 
had  resumed  trotting  when  he  was  up  in  the  air,  sn 
there  was  no  time  lost.  I  have  heard  tell  about 
Cresceus  an'  a  few  others  coming  under  the  wire 
like  a  steam  engine,  but  now  I  know  how  it  feels  to 
sit  behind  one  of  that  sort.  I  won  eight  straight 
free-for-alls  that  fall  in  Ioway  an'  Kansas. 

"No,  the  horse  never  felt  around  any  more  to  find 
out  if   the   calf-weaner   was    there.      I    guess    mebbe 
he  saw  it  when  we  brought  him  out  to  hitch  up." 
*     *     *     *     *     *     * 

"Funny  things  certainly  come  off  at  them  Western 
meetings,"  said  a  swipe  sitting  back  of  the  stove, 
"an'  it  ain't  no  bad  move  for  a  driver  to  make  a 
bluff  when  things  don't  go  his  way,  because  a  good 
talker  gets  a  standing  right  away,  especially  in  Ne- 
braska. Now,  Dick  McMahon  is  one  of  the  best 
guideless  conversationalists  I  ever  met,  an'  I  seen 
him  talk  himself  into  first  money  at  a  pumpkin 
show  after  being  distanced. 

"Dick  was  driving  a  hobbled  pacer  that  went  into 
the  straps  so  hard  it  bumped  its  lungs  up  against 
its  chest  every  step  it  took.  He's  in  a  race  one 
day,  an'  Dick  has  the  money  down  on  him  over  a 
half-mile  ring  where  the  association  had  just  been 
organized.  They  had  a  copy  of  the  rules  in  the  stand, 
an'  the  judges  had  studied  them  a  little,  but  you  know 
what  chance  a  plain  farmer  man  would  have  to  turn 
over  the  thin  leaves  of  that  little  book  after  husking 
corn  all  day  until  his  thumb  looked  like  a  sausage, 
let  alone  understanding  what  the  talk  was  about  af(:?r 
he  had  glued  his  glims  to  it  for  a  couple  of  hours  by 
the  light  of  one  of  those  lamps  you  get  for  300  plug 
of  tobacco  coupons. 

"Well,  going  up  the  back  stretch,  Dick's  pacer 
thumps  the  straps  a  shade  too  hard  and  one  of  them 
busts.  Of  course,  he  is  distanced  by  40  rods,  but 
Dick  never  bats  his  eye.  He  gallops  to  the  stand 
under  the  whip  so's  to  arrive  before  the  decision  is 
rendered,  because  Dick  was  raised  out  in  that  country 
an'  he  knows  that  after  a  rube  says  anything  he 
never  takes  it  back  except  at  the  end  of  a  fifrht,  an' 
it's  a  well  known  fact  that  all  our  famous  scrappers 
have  a  cornhusking  strain  or  two  in  their  pedigrees. 
Dick  tears  up  into  the  judges'  stand. 


"  'I  hope  you  gentlemen  wasn't  thinking  of  distanc- 
ing my  horse,'  he  says,  real  polite. 

"  'We  certainly  was,'  says  the   presiding  Judge. 

"  'In  that  case,'  says  Dick,  'I  would  like  to  explain 
the  matter.  The  rules  say  that  in  case  of  an  unavoid- 
able accident  the  judges  have  power  to  place  a  horse 
finishing  back  of  the  flag.' 

"  'That's  all  right,  young  feller,'  says  one  of  the 
judges,  'but  bustin'  hobbles  ain't  no  unavoidable 
thing.  Unavoidable  is  something  that  can't  be 
helped.' 

"  'Well,'  says  Dick,  'you  can't  help  that  horse  being 
a  hobbled  pacer,  can  you,  an'  if  he  wasn't  one  there 
wouldn't  be  any  occasion  for  him  to  wear  the  straps, 
would  there?  Remember,  gentlemen,  that  you  are 
here  to  deal  out  equal  and  exact  justice  to  all.  It 
is  the  proud  boast  of  every  denizen  of  this  fair  land 
that  the  constitution  is  the  palladium  of  our  liber- 
ties. What  does  the  constitution  say?'  says  Dick, 
peeling  off  his  jacket  an'  beginning  to  warm  up. 
'What  does  it  say?  It  says  that  every  man  shall  be 
protected  in  the  pursuit  of  life,  liberty  an'  happiness 
— that's  what  it  says!  Ain't  I  pursuing  happiness — 
and  a  darn  long  ways  behind  it,  at  that — when  I  drive 
a  hobbled  pacer.  Ain't  I  taking  a  chance  for  my  life 
the  minute  I  get  the  word  on  a  half-mile  track  in  a 
field  of  fifteen  pacers,  all  trying  to  grab  the  pole  at 
the  first  turn?  Do  not  let  it  be  said,  gentlemen,  that 
in  the  grand  old  State  of  Nebraska,  whose  waving 
fields  of  corn  blazon  to  the  world  the  energy  and 
opulence  of  its  noble  people,  an  injustice  was  done 
to  a  stranger — to  one  who  comes  among  you  from 
afar  on  a  peaceful  mission,  having  for  its  object  the 
entertainment  of  the  intelligent  spectators  I  see  here 
to-day.  The  sport  of  harness  racing  is  by  and  for  the 
common  people,  the  toiling  masses  whose  few  days 
of  pleasure  are  snatched  from  the  maw  of  hungry 
capitalists,  who  would  deny  them  even  the  little  joys 
that  tend  to  make  out  lives  less  bleak  and  forbidding 
than  they  otherwise  would  be. 

"  'Shall  it  be  trumpeted  forth  in  the  public  prints 
that  in  the  State  of  Nebraska  judges  could  be  found 
who  did  not  give  that  compendium  of  enactments  I 
see  in  the  hands  of  your  president  a  calm,  dispassion- 
ate and  illuminating  exposition?    I  trust  not.' 

"Then  Dick  makes  his  getaway. 

"The  judges  begin  to  think  it  over,  and  then,  of 
course,  they're  lost.  That  free  silver  oratory  gets 
them. 

"  'I  dunno  what  a  palladium  is,'  says  one,  'but 
that  young  man  from  Chicago  certainly  talked  awful 
sassy  about  it.     Mebbe  it's  a  rule  we  overlooked.' 

"  'He  said  he  was  a  denizen  of  this  proud  land,' 
says  No:  2  on  the  bench.  'I  ain't  never  met  any  deni- 
zens, an'  I  bin  right  here  in  Corntassel  county  bet- 
ter'n forty  year,  but  I  bet  any  man  that  says  he's 
a   denizen   means  it.' 

"That  was  all.  Dick  got  the  decision,  an'  between 
his  speech  an'  the  time  the  judges  took  to  think  it 
over  his  pacer  got  such  a  rest  that  he  came  out  an' 
won  the  deciding  heat  too  easy.  Yes,  sir,  he  did;  an' 
right  now,  if  there  was  a  free-for-all  speech-making 
tournament,  no  holts  barred,  an'  Bryan,  an'  Cicero 
an'  a  few  more  like  that  was  entered,  them  Nebraska 
boys  would  name  McMahon  at  the  post  and  expect 
to  get  all  the  money." 


CHARIOT  RACING  AT  PASADENA. 


HORSE     BREEDING     EXPERIMENTS. 


At  a  dinner  given  by  Arthur  G.  Leonard  in  honor 
of  the  British  judge  at  the  International,  the  Live 
Stock  World  says,  some  highly  interesting  facts 
were  brought  out  in  connection  with  what  is  being 
done  by  foreign  governments  and  our  own  in  build- 
ing up  the  best  types  of  horses.  Professor  W.  L. 
Carlyle,  who  is  in  charge  of  the  Government  stud  of 
American  coach  horses,  being  established  in  Colorado, 
has  recently  spent  several  months  investigating 
horse  breeding  conditions  in  other  countries.  It  is 
well  known  that  Germany  and  Belgium  pay  out  large 
sums  of  money  for  the  encouragement  of  breeding 
proper  types  of  horses,  and  that  the  Government 
supervision  of  studs  is  very  exacting.  It  is  not  gen- 
erally understood,  however,  to  what  extent  help  is 
given  horse  breeding,  especially  in  France.  Some- 
thing like  $350,000  to  $400,000  per  year  is  devoted  by 
the  Government  to  the  purpose.  It  is  true  that  prac- 
tically all  of  this  great  amount  is  raised  by  the  Gov- 
ernment's share  in  gambling  on  horse  racing.  As  Pro- 
fessor Carlyle  says,  it  is  about  the  best  example-  he 
knows  of  for  a  good  use  for  bad  money.  At  any  rate, 
it  makes  the  $3,500  a  year  that  we  are  devoting  to 
the  development  of  an  American  coach  horse  type 
seen  very  insignificant  by  comparison.  As  Professor 
Davenport  pointed  out,  such  a  meager  expenditure 
for  such  a  worthy  purpose  is  calculated  to  prolong 
the  day  of  improvement  very  needlessly.  If  one 
can  spend  money  for  water  storage  canals  and  bat- 
tleships by  the  millions,  one  surely  ought  to  be 
ashamed  of  putting  out  a  paltry  $3,500  a  year,  when 
a  little  country  like  France  finds  it  profitable  to 
spend  one  hundred  times  as  much. 
o 

The  latest  news  from  Minneapolis  is  to  the  effect 
that  M.  W.  Savage  has  purchased  one  of  Gentry 
Bros.'  dog  and  pony  shows.  The  plans  for  the  show 
have  not  yet  been  given  to  the  public,  but  it  is  under- 
stood that  Mr.  Savage  has  some  novel  scheme  in 
view  in  connection  with  this  venture.  One  of  the 
features  that  will  appeal  to  the  horse  fraternity  is 
moving  pictures  of  Dan  Patch  1 :  55  doing  a  mile 
in  2:00.  The  picture  machine  was  placed  on  the 
rear  of  an  automobile,  the  machine  being  run  on  the 
outside  of  the  track,  almost  at  right  angles  with  the 
pacer.  The  films  have  caught  every  stride  of  the 
horse  during  the  entire  mile,  and  are  said  to  be 
very  clear. — Horse  Review. 


Ten  thousand  people  were  at  Tournament  Park, 
Pasadena,  on  New  Years  day  to  see  the  chariot  rac- 
ing, broncho  busting  and  other  sports  that  had  been 
arranged  for  the  day  at  the  half  mile  track. 

Excitement  reached  fever  heat  when  P.  Michel  of 
Los  Angeles  led  "Mac"  Wiggins  of  Pasadena  across 
the  starting  line  in  the  final  heat  of  the  chariot  races. 
Michel  had  a  little  the  better  of  the  start,  but  by  the 
time  the  charioteers  had  made  the  circuit  of  the 
track  both  teams  were  racing  madly  neck  and  neck. 

With  a  roar  and  rattle  the  chariots  rushed  by  the 
stand.  Michel  had  a  little  the  advantage  by  being 
on  the  pole,  and  during  the  first  half  of  the  second 
and  last  round  gained  a  small  lead.  This  was  nearly 
eaten  up  on  the  last  turn  by  Wiggins,  and  coming 
down  the  stretch  the  two  teams  ran  almost  neck  and 
neck,  with  Michel's  four  slightly  in  the  lead.  He 
won  the  race  with  not  more  than  three  feet  to  spare. 

Much  rivalry  has  existed  between  these  two  driv- 
ers for  a  long  time,  and  the  feeling  was  taken  up 
by  thousands  of  the  spectators  who  jumped  to  their 
feet  excitedly  and  cheered  for  their  favorites.  The 
sentiment  ran  mostly  to  Wiggins,  although  Michel 
had  many  followers,  because  they  knew  his  prowess. 
The  latter  is  a  powerful  man  who  has  handled  horses 
all  his  life  and  is  an  adept  in  piloting  "fours"  as 
well  as  a  single  racer. 

Every  one  of  his  horses  is  a  thoroughbred  and  a 
racer.  In  making  the  turns  Michel  would  cling  so 
close  to  the  fence  that  the  people  in  the  grandstand 
would  heave  a  sigh  of  relief  when  the  maddened 
horses  reached  the  straightaway.  The  animals  were 
all  large  and  powerful  and  only  a  man  of  herculean 
strength  could  keep  them  in  check  at  all.  At  the 
end  of  the  first  heat  in  which  Michel  raced,  his  team 
got  the  best  of  him  for  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  but  un- 
aided he  pulled  them  in  from  their  runaway  pace. 

In  the  Roman  chariot  races  four  chariots  were  en- 
tered— Neil  McGirk  of  Hemet,  E.  J.  Levengood  of 
Santa  Ana,  P.  B.  Michel  of  Pasadena  and  "Mac" 
Wiggins  of  Pasadena.  Two  chariots  ran  in  each  heat, 
going  twice  around  the  track.  The  winners  of  the 
first  and  second  matches  ran  the  final  heat  and  the 
winner  of  this  received  the  first  prize,  $750,  and  the 
loser  the  second  prize  of  $500.  The  losers  of  the 
first  and  second  heats  ran  a  heat,  the  winner  re- 
ceiving the  third  prize  of  $400  and  the  loser  the 
fourth  prize  of  $300. 

Michel  and  Levengood  ran  in  the  second  heat,  but 
the  former  outclassed  the  Santa  Ana  entry  from  the 
start,  winning  by  twenty-five  yards.  Wiggins  and 
McGirk  tried  for  place  in  the  finals  in  the  first  heat, 
and  for  a  time  the  race  was  close  and  exciting.  After 
the  circuit  of  the  track  had  been  made  once,  Wig- 
gins began  to  draw  away  from  the  Hemet  man  and 
crossed  the  line  many  yards  to  the  good. 

The  two  losers  tried  out  for  third  place  in  the 
third  heat,  but  McGirk  was  so  much  speedier  than 
his  opponent  that  he  had  crossed  the  tape  before 
Levengood  had  made  the  last  turn.  Some  excuses 
may  be  offered  for  the  poor  showing  that  the  Santa 
Ana  man  made.  Before  the  start  his  horses  became 
wild  and  dashed  madly  around  the  track  twice  be- 
fore they  could  be  brought  to  a  standstill.  The  mad 
dash  somewhat  winded  the  animals  and  in  the  second 
round  they  lagged  considerably. 

A  number  of  Arizona  cowboys  tried  their  hand 
in  bronco  busting  and  the  antics  they  were  compelled 
to  cut  up  kept  the  spectators  in  a  roar  for  more  than 
twenty  minutes. 

One  lonely,  fiery-eyed  plains  bronco  was  brought 
into  the  space  before  the  grandstand,  and  then  the 
fun  began.  It  was  no  small  job  to  get  the  saddle  on 
the  animal,  but  this  was  nothing  to  what  was  to 
come. 

With  an  agile  jump  one  of  the  cowboys  landed  on 
the  animal's  back,  and  quick  as  a  flash  the  bronco 
was  off.  The  horse  suddenly  braced  itself  and  slid 
twenty  feet.  Then  came  the  antics.  Everything 
that  a  horse  could  have  a  copyright  on  was  tried, 
bucking,  seesawing,  falling,  jumping  in  every  direc- 
tion, standing  all  but  on  its  head,  and  on  its  hind 
legs  and  at  times  resembling  more  a  doubled-up 
jackknife  than  anything  else. 

The  Asellus  race,  consisting  of  a  chariot  race  with 
burros  instead  of  horses,  amused  the  crowd  for  the 
space  of  about  four  minutes  while  the  little  animals 
made  the  circuit  of  the  half-mile  track  once.  Kings- 
ley  N.  Stevens  won  the  race,  after  considerable  hard 
work  in  getting  his  stubborn  brutes  going  in  the 
right  direction.  E.  F.  Kohler  trotted  in  in  fine  style 
about  ten  yards  behind  the  winner.  The  winner  was 
given  a  cash  prize  of  $100. 

Four  young  men  entered  for  the  two-mile  relay 
race  on  "horseback.  Dr.  A.  J.  Ellis  of  Pasadena  won, 
with  Dr.  F.  R.  Emery  a  close  second.  Dr.  A.  H.  Sav- 
age came  in  third.  Dr.  L.  C.  Deming  dropped  out 
when  he  lost  his  saddle  and  got  so  far  behind  that 
there  was  no  chance  of  catching  up.  At  the  conclu- 
sion of  each  circuit  of  the  track  the  riders  would 
jump  off  their  horses  and  jump  on  one  that  was 
waiting.  Three  prizes  of  $50,  $25  and  $15  were 
awarded  the  winners. 


While  we  will  have  to  wait  until  the  Year  Book 
is  printed  before  official  figures  can  be  given,  the 
best  records  obtainable  show  that  Chimes  2:30%, 
Bobby  Burns  2:19%  and  Parole  2:16  are  tied  for  first 
place  as  sires  of  new  standard  trotters  and  pacers  in 
1906.  They  have  thirteen  each.  Allerton  2:09%, 
Boreal  2:15%  and  Walnut  Boy  2:11*2  are  equal  in 
the  list  with  eleven  each.  Then  comes  the  dead  On- 
ward 2:25%  with  ten.  Last  year  Gambetta  Wilkes 
was  first  with  nineteen  and  Prodigal  second  with  six- 
teen. Ashland  Wilkes  2:17%  was  third  with  fifteen 
and  Axworthy  2:15%  fourth  last  year  with  i 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  12,  1907. 


ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 


AN    APPEAL  TO   STRIPED   BASS   ANGLERS. 


AAA  A  J.  ,*.  j.  ,».  ,'.  .«,  .*■ .'.  .-.  .*.  ■■ 


Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 

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DECREASE    OF    WILD    WATERFOWL. 


Mr.  Wells  W.  Cooke  of  the  Biological  Surrey,  of 
the  United  States  Agricultural  Department,  in  a  re- 
cent bulletin  gives  some  interesting  comment  and 
data  on  the  subject  of  the  threatened  extinction  of 
several  species  of  wild  water  fowl. 

Our  coast  sportsemn  can  readily  see  the  fallacy 
of  recent  statements  emanating  from  the  malcontent 
sportsmen  t?i  of  certain  interior  sections,  who  claim 
that  "there  are  just  as  many  ducks  as  ever"  and 
that  "a  reduction  of  the  bag-limit"  and  a  "non-sale 
law"  are  not  necessary.  Never  was  a  more  selfish. 
or  reactionary  idea  uttered.  Xo  matter  bow  plenti- 
ful the  birds  are;  modern  firearms  and  methods, 
and  the  incessent  draft  on  the  visible  supply  will 
have  a  depleting  effect  in  a  far  shorter  time  than 
the  ordinary  observer  realizes. 

Another  matter  that  by  some  means  or  other 
should  be  attended  to.  and  that  as  soon  as  practic- 
able, is  the  gathering  of  w-ild  fowl  eggs  on  the  north- 
ern breeding  grounds.  The  breeding  places  aTe 
despoiled  of  the  eggs  for  a  growing  commercial 
purpose — that  is.  securing  the  albumen,  for  use  in 
photography. 

The  following  circular  letter  issued  by  four  of  the 
leading  northern  sporting  goods  dealers  will  give  an 
insight  into  what  will  eventually  develop  "into  a 
serious  evil: 

"We  are  advised  by  well  informed  sportsmen 
that  the  eggs  of  wild  duck,  geese  and  other  migra- 
tory game  birds  are  taken  in  large  quantities  from 
the  nests  in  the  great  breeding  places  of  Alaska. 
British  Columbia,  and  Alberta,  thus  insuring  speedy 
extinction  of  these  birds  to  our  mutual  loss." 

"We  wish  to  enlist  your  help  in  correcting  this 
state  of  affairs,  knowing  that  you  have  the  neces- 
sary facilities  for  investigating  the  facts  and  in- 
forming yourselves  and  us  in  regard  to  the  law  and 
getting  same  enforced,  and  of  obtaining  necessary 
legislation  to  control  this  practice,  which  if  continu- 
ed will  end  in  a  large  loss  of  business  to  you  and 
the  dealers  on  the  Pacific  Coast." 

"We  think  the  British  sportsmen  and  authorities 
can  be  aroused  to  cooperate  with  all  of  us  in  the 
matter,  and  if  we  have  laws  governing  this  matter, 
on  which  the  writer  is  not  at  present  fullv  informed^ 
we  certainly  can  get  them  enforced  in  Alaska." 

"Kindly  give  us  an  expression  of  opinion  as  to 
what  you  think  can  be  done.  This  certainly  is  of 
importance  to  you." 

There  is  a  law  against  the  despoiling  of  wild 
birds'  nests  in  this  State,  and  we  believe  such  a 
law  is  also  in  force  in  Oregon  and  Washington. 
We  do  not  now  recall  whether  the  Alaskan  game 
laws  cover  the  subject  or  not,  the  remedy  is  com- 
paratively an  easy  one. 

The   bulletin  above  referred   to  is  the  following: 

"As  a  result  of  present  conditions  the  once  num- 
erous wood  duck,  it  may  be  cited  as  an  example,  is 
likely  soon  to  be  known  only  from  books  or  by  tra- 
dition; the  regal  canvasback  and  the  lordlv  redhead 
formerly  so  common  along  the  Alantic  coast,  are 
now  exceedingly  scarce.  The  great  flocks  that  form- 
erly covered  Chesapeake  bay  are  of  the  past;  a  few 
still  winter  on  the  coast  of  the  Carolinas. 

"Other  species  are  fast  disappearing  and  in  time 
it  is  feared  that  most  of  the  splendid  water  fowl  of 
America  will  have  joined  the  buffalo  in  the  realm 
of  tradition. 

"So  rapidly  are  the  species  diminishing  in  num- 
bers in  certain  states,  that  the  market  supply  is 
already  threatened  and  Minnesota  has  found  it 
necessary  to  pass  laws  prohibiting  not  only  the  export 
of  ducks,  but  even  their  sale  within  the  state  limits 
Such  radical  legislation  in  a  state  where  only  a 
few  years  since  the  water  fowl  abounded  on  every 
lake  and  waterway  reveals  how  pressing  the  value 
and  importance  of  prohibitive  laws. 

"The  prairie  districts  of  central  Canada,  compris- 
ing large  portions  of  Manitoba.  Saskatchewan  and 
Alberta  are  the  ducks'  paradise.  Within  the  United 
States,  this  favored  region  extends  to  the  north- 
eastern part  of  Montana,  the  northen  part  of  North 
Dakota  and  the  northeastern  half  of  Minnesota  The 
whole  vast  region  is  crowded  with  lakes,  ponds 
sloughs  and  marshes  that  furnish  ideal  nesting  con- 
and  unlimited  food. 

ago  every  available  nook  was  crowded 
I  and  the  whole  region.  200  miles 
wide  by  too  miks  long,  was  a  great  breeding  colony 
and  numbered  its  inhabitants  by  the  hundreds  o'l 
thousands.  In  southern  Wisconsin,  for  example  in 
lsl;'  '     '   1    hole    and    every    damp    depression 

had  its  brood  of  young  ducks.     During  the  next  fif- 
teen  (arming  of  the  region  changed  from 

grain  raising  to  dairying,  the    former  duck  nurseries 
ne  grazing  grounds  and  the  duck  hunting  there 
was  a  thing  of  He  past 

-ties  of  the  breaking  up  of  the 
ducks'    western  a    IsTT    there    were    twelve 

specie     i.i  ducks  bre  nonly  in  northwestern 

Hlinol  .i ,..    [a  very 

1885  tow  •  ■<•!!  species  bred  ni  Lake 

hi    Heron  Lake.  Minnesota 

id    at    those    places    now. 

ii,  i,,, nt    of    the    country    and    more    de- 

n:  led  onslaughts  on  the  birds  have  driven  them 


"Time  was,  within  the  memory  of  comparatively 
young  hunters,  when  the  various  indentations  along 
the  Atlantic  coast  were  crowded  with  ducks,  geese 
and  swan  in  season.  The  Chesapeake  bay,  in  par- 
ticular, was  a  hunter's  paradise,  and  royal  sport 
could  always  be  expected  there  each  fall  and  winter. 

"The  Atlantic  coast  from  the  Chesapeake  bay  to 
South  Carolina,  is  especially  favorable  as  a  winter 
home  for  ducks,  and  until  recent  years  countless 
flocks  swarmed  this  district.  Northeastern  North 
America,  east  of  Hudson  bay,  harbors  only  a  small 
number  of  ducks  in  summer.  They  prefer  the  mar- 
shes, lakes  and  streams  of  the  districts  west  of 
Hudson  bay,  and  the  great  bulk  of  North  American 
ducks  breed  there. 

"Thus  there  are  two  great  districts,  one  suitable 
for  a  summer  home  and  the  other  for  winter,  and 
the  migration  route  between  them  is  nearly  north- 
west and  southeast,  between  Cheasapeake  hay  and 
Great  Slave  lake. 

"There  have  been  many  illustrations  to  prove  that 
if  protected  a  number  of  species  that  formerly  reared 
their  young  in  the  United  Staes,  but  were  driven 
away  by  persecution,  would  return  and  re-occupy 
old  breeding  ground.  The  constant  harassing  and 
attacking  of  the  migratory  birds,  however,  is  no 
worse  than  organized  raids  that  are  made  on  their 
nests  in  the  far  north  for  the  capture  of  eggs. 

"The  fall  slaughter  of  canvasbacks,  redheads  and 
other  fine  varieties  of  ducks,  as  well  as  geese  and 
swans,  along  the  Atlantic  coast  and  along  the  streams 
of  the  middle  west  has  been  teriffic  during  recent 
years.  Then,  when  the  birds  are  leisurely  journing 
north  again  in  the  spring  to  set  up  their  summer 
housekeping,  the  same  murderous  onslaughts  have 
been  made. 

"No  wonder  that  the  discouraged  fowls,  sadly  re- 
duced in  numbers  and  fearful  of  every  appearance 
of  man,  are  now  steering  clear  of  their  former  haunts 
and  are  seeking  the  remote  localities  that  are  left 
to  them. 

o 

SAN    FRANCISCO  STRIPED   BASS  CLUB. 


Members  of  the  San  Francisco  Striped  Bass  Club 
and  invited  guests  met  at  the  club's  annual  banquet 
last  Wednesday  evening.  The  evening  was  enlivened 
by  speeches  and  stories  of  different  jolly  anglers  and 
wTas  throughout  a  very  enjoyable  affair.  Among 
those  who  spoke  on  fish  and  fish  protection  topics 
were  James  M.  Thomson  (who  holds  the  record  for 
the  largest  striped  bass  taken  in  local  waters  with 
rod  and  line,  a  32-pounder),  S.  A.  Wells,  James 
Lynch,  M.  J.  Geary,  J.  X.  De  Witt,  Chas.  P.  Landresse, 
H.  Copeland,  H.  Franzen  and  others. 

Mr.  Thomson  was  presented  by  President  Lynch 
with  the  high-hook  medal  for  his  record  catch.  Judg- 
ing from  recent  experiences  of  the  salt  water  rod 
men,  he  will  wear  the  token  a  long  time  before  it  is 
surrendered  to  the  angler  who  will  show  a  better 
record.  In  response  to  unanimous  request  Mr. 
Thomson  told  the  story  of  the  catch  at  Wingo,  a 
capture  made  under  adverse  circumstances  of 
weather  and  water. 

The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  re- 
sulted in  the  unanimous  selection  of  the  old  board, 
viz:  James  Lynch,  president;  Henry  Franzen,  vice- 
president;  Jas.  S.  Turner,  secretary;  Chas.  H. 
Kewell,  treasurer. 

The  chair  appointed  the  following  gentlemen  as 
a  committee  on  prizes:  Messrs.  J.  M.  Thomson,  H. 
Franzen,  Landresse  and  Copeland. 

Among  those  present  were  J.  G.  Bliss,  H.  Copeland, 
F.  Franzen,  H.  Franzen,  Chas.  H.  Kewell,  Odin  Kelso, 
Chas.  P.  Landresse,  N.  E.  Linfield,  Jas.  Lynch, 
Timothy  Lynch,  Nat  E.  Mead,  H.  A.  Lengstack,  F. 
H.  Smith,  Jas.  M.  Thomson,  Carl  Thomson,  Win.  S. 
Turner,  Jas.  S.  Turner,  Jules  Weil,  M.  J.  Geary,  R. 
C.  Miller,  Sam  Wells,  C.  Kemper,  J.  X.  De  Witt,  S. 
Conn,  H.  A.  Thomson,  Amile  Aceret. 


A  meeting  of  the  California  Anglers'  Association 
will  be  held  on  Wednesday  evening  next  at  the  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  J.  Uri,  1849  O'Farrell  street,  this  city. 

The  meeting  will  be  open  to  all  anglers  and  sports- 
men, and  is  called  in  the  interest  of  fish  protection 
and  the  necessary  legislation  for  that  purpose  which 
can  be  secured  during  the  present  session  of  the 
Legislature. 


The  San  Francisco  Fly-Casting  Club  will  hold  the 
annual  meeting  and  election  of  officers  on  the  first 
Tuesday  in  February,  the  5th. 


The  closed  season  on  steelhead  in  tidewater  will 
begin  February  1st  and  ensue  until  April  1st  this 
year. 


The  recent  rains  have  effectually  put  the  much 
anticipated  and  longed  for  steelhead  fishing  in  Rus- 
sian river  out  of  the  question  for  this  season. 


The  following  pertinent  remarks  by  Mr.  Al  M. 
Cumming,  a  well  known  local  sportsman,  should 
appeal  strongly  not  only  to  anglers  and  other  sports- 
men, but  to  the  people  at  large,  whose  interest  is 
more  at  stake  than  that  of  the  angling  fraternity: 

At  the  present  session  of  the  Legislature  of  Cali- 
fornia an  effort  will  be  made  to  get  protection  for 
striped  bass,  a  fish  which  was  at  one  time  plentiful 
in  these  waters,  but  which  is  now  so  scarce  that  the 
species  is  in  danger  of  becoming  extinct. 

I  want  to  appeal  to  every  sportsman,  every  angler, 
and  indeed  to  every  citizen  to  lend  his  aid  in  getting 
a  law  passed  that  will  give  the  striped  bass  a  chance 
to  propagate;  and  if  the  law  is  made  stringent 
enough  and  properly  enforced  I  think  that  the  rem- 
nant of  the  great  multitude  of  striped  bass  which 
formerly  made  its  home  in  San  Francisco  bay  and  the 
tributaries  thereof  will  again  multiply  and  increase 
to  such  an  extent  that  the  fish  will  once  more  come 
within  the  reach  of  people  who  cannot  afford  to  pay 
a  fancy  price  for  their  food. 

The  present  law,  which  allows  striped  bass  to  be 
caught  at  all  seasons  of  the  year — the  only  restriction 
being  that  the  fish  must  weigh  over  three  pounds — 
does  very  little  good  in  the  way  of  protection.  The 
fish  which  comes  into  the  bay  and  makes  its  way 
to  the  sloughs  and  shallow  bays  to  spawn  is  an  easy 
prey  for  the  net  fishermen,  who  know  the  habits  of 
the  striped  bass,  and  stretch  their  nets  across  the 
mouths  of  the  sloughs  which  the  fish  frequents  dur- 
ing the  spawning  season  and,  capturing  nearly  an 
entire  school  at  each  haul,  not  only  destroys  the 
fish  itself  but  thousands  of  its  eggs,  which  if  it 
were  given  a  chance  to  spawn  would  result  in  the 
propagation  of  many  more  striped  bass. 

The  angler  who  goes  out  with  rod  and  line  for 
a  day's  sport  takes  only  a  few  fish,  and  the  number 
wrhich  falls  to  the  lot  of  the  pleasure  seeker  is  a 
small  matter  compared  to  the  immense  hauls  made 
by  the  men  who  fish  for  the  markets.  The  fish  are 
now  so  scarce  that  the  kind  of  a  law  that  is  required 
is  one  that  will  give  the  striped  bass  absolute  pro- 
tection for  at  least  six  months  in  each  year — protec- 
tion from  all  fishermen,  amateur  as  well  as  profes- 
sional. It  would  would  be  a  good  thing  if  the  law- 
makers would  pass  a  bill  making  it  illegal  to  take 
a  striped  bass  at  any  time  for  two  or  three  years. 

The  striped  bass  is  such  a  favorite  with  fish 
catchers  that  they  have  been  made  a  special  mark 
by  the  fishermen. 

As  the  striped  bass  feeds  mostly  in  the  shallow 
waters  they  are  easily  located  by  the  fishermen  and 
easily  taken. 

Another  thing  which  is  helping  to  destroy  the 
bass  is  the  amount  of  oil  which  floats  on  the  sur- 
face of  the  waters  since  oil  has  become  so  common 
for  fuel.  Steamers,  mills  and  other  oil-burning  plants, 
in  disregard  of  the  law,  allow  oil  to  run  into  the 
water.  When  this  occurs  in  a  shallow  place  the  ebb 
of  the  tides  leaves  the  oil  on  the  mud  flats  and  the 
small  crustaceans  and  other  marine  life  which  exist 
there  are  killed.  Fish  which  feed  on  these  are  de- 
prived of  a  source  of  food  and  the  striped  bass  is 
one  of  the  sufferers. 

It  has  been  claimed  that  the  striped  bass  is  still 
plentiful  in  the  waters  of  the  bay  and  its  tributary 
bays  and  sloughs.  This  I  emphatically  deny,  and 
I  can  point  to  the  places  where  striped  bass  were 
plentiful  only  four  or  five  years  ago  and  where  it 
is  almost  impossible  to  get  a  fish  now.  San  Antone 
slough,  which  is  a  branch  of  Petaluma  creek,  was 
at  one  time  the  best  striped  bass  fishing  ground 
hereabouts.  During  the  season  an  angier  could,  with 
rod  and  line,  take  forty  or  fifty  pounds  of  fish  in  an 
afternoon.  Now  if  half  a  dozen  boats  catch  an  aver- 
age of  one  fish  to  the  boat  it  is  considered  good  fish- 
ing. San  Leandro  bay  and  the  flats  off  the  south 
shore  of  Alameda  were  also  good  fishing  grounds,  and 
on  Sundays  and  holidays  many  people  from  the  cities 
of  Oakland  and  Alameda  went  out  and  enjoyed  a  good 
day's  sport  and  came  hack  with  enough  fish  to  give 
their  own  and  their  neighbors'  families  a  fish  din- 
ner. Now  the  fish  are  not  there.  Except  for  an  oc- 
casional bass  the  man  who  trolls  on  the  Alameda 
shore  gets  nothing  for  his  pains.  San  Pablo  bay.  Rac- 
coon straits  and  other  former  haunts  are  the  same. 
The  size  of  the  fish  has  also  decreased.  In  former 
years  the  bass  ran  to  a  good  weight  and  catches 
of  fish  weighing  thirty  pounds  or  more  were  fre- 
quent. Now  the  fish  run  small,  a  ten-pound 
fish  is  a  big  one,  and  fish  of  that  size  are  taken  in- 
frequently. 

Let  us  all  get  together  and  try  to  save  what  is  left 
of  this  splendid  fish.  Don't  let  them  disappear  as 
the  shad  and  the  sturgeon  have  from  our  waters.  Let 
everybody  who  likes  a  striped  bass,  either  as  a  game 
fish  or  as  a  table  delicacy,  do  what  he  can  to  further 
protective  legislation.  Get  up  petitions  to  the  Legis- 
lators and  endeavor  to  have  a  law  passed  that  will 
really  protect  the  fish. 


A  few  steelhead  have  been  taken  recently  in  the 
"white  house"  pool  near  Point  Reyes. 


Anglers  have  found  excellent  accommodation  at 
Brooks  dairy,  near  the  "white  house"  pool.  This 
arrangement  is  a  long  sought  for  advantage  to  many 
fishermen  and  hunters. 


A  recent  report  from  Vallejo  states  that  duck 
hunting  on  the  sloughs  near  Cordelia  and  west  of 
Suisun  is  bringing  so  little  reward  that  nearly  every 
club  plans  to  close  the  season  next  Sunday.  The 
cold  weather  is  said  to  be  responsible  for  driving 
the  ducks  to  the  lowlands  about  Tulare  and  further 
south. 


Saturday,    January    12,    1907.] 


THE   BREEDER  AND   SPORTS  II  AX 


11 


GAME    LAWS    WILL    BE    FOUGHT. 


IRISH    WATER    SPANIEL    NOTES. 


DOINGS     IN     DOGDOM. 


The  game  law  situation  in  Sacramento  and  an 
outline  of  the  coming  campign  is  hinted  in  the 
Sacramento  Bee  as  follows: 

-Torrents  and  tempests  of  eloquence  are  destined 
to  be  turned  loose  at  the  present  session  of  the 
Legislature,  when  work  of  revising  the  game  laws 
is  undertaken.  Many  interests  are  at  stake.  Organ- 
izations of  sportsmen  are  nowhere  stronger  than 
they  are  in  California,  and  their  influence  on  game 
legislation  has  been  great  in  the  past — great  enough 
to  secure  the  passage  of  laws  prohibiting  the  sale 
of  birds  that  were  once  common  articles  of  food. 
The  legislation  reserving  doves  and  quail  for  the 
sportmen  was  hard  fought  before  the  Senate  and 
Assembly,  and  later  before  the  Supreme  Court.  But 
the  law  stood,  and  it  drove  a  large  class  out  of  the 
business  of  market  hunting,  and  cut  off  the  majority 
of  the  people  of  the  State  from  dove  pot-pies  and 
broiled  quail  on  toast.  The  only  wild  game  bird  left 
that  is  extensively  marketed,  and  can  be  enjoyed  by 
all  classes,  is  the  duck.  A  determined  fight  will  be 
made  to  add  to  the  list  of  gamest  aside  exclusively 
for  the  sportsman.  There  will  likewise  be  a  power- 
ful opposition  to  the  movement. 

Voluminous  arguments  and  vociferous  logic  are 
advanced  by  both  sides.  The  sportsmen  conventions 
of  Monterey  and  Sacramento  adopted  resolutions 
conflicting  in  almost  every  particular.  The  Monterey 
Convention  advocated  radical  restrictions,  the  pro- 
hibition of  the  sale  of  ducks  and  the  reduction  of  the 
bag  limit  from  fifty  to  twenty-five.  The  Sacramento 
Convention  favored  the  existing  legislation,  recom- 
mending, however,  that  the  bag  limit  be  reduced  to 
thirty-five.  The  people  who  like  to  eat  ducks,  but 
belong  to  no  shooting  club  and  are  not  sportsmen 
are  universally  opposed  to  any  legislation  that  would 
either  abridge  their  priviliges  of  buying  ducks  in 
the  market  or  would  cause  an  advance  in  the  price 
of  the  birds. 

It  is  argued  by  those  who  advocate  the  non-sale 
of  ducks  that  the  only  way  of  keeping  market  hunters 
from  exceeding  the  bag  limit  and  from  slaughtering 
and  netting  the  birds  by  the  hundreds  is  to  remove 
the  temptation  by  keeping  ducks  out  of  the  market. 
A  county  employing  a  single  game  warden  cannot 
expect  him,  lone  handed,  to  patrol  a  territory  of 
hundreds  of  square  miles,  where  much  hunting  is 
done  in  places  widely  distant. 

It  recently  came  to  light  that  one  San  Francisco 
market  received  more  than  2100  ducks,  sent  in  separ- 
ate bags,  many  coming  from  Sacramento  County. 
The  unbounded  slaughter  of  ducks  cannot  be  wholly 
checked,  as  a  single  arrest  and  conviction,  here  and 
there,  is  not  sufficient  to  restrain  numbers  of  hunters 
to  observing  the  bag  limit,  when  disregard  for  it  is 
so  profitable  and  detection  so  unlikely. 

Sportsmen  and  others  who  will  oppose  the  attempt 
to  prohibit  the  sale  of  ducks  will  also  advocate  more 
thorough  and  systematic  means  of  enforcing  the 
present  game  laws.  More  money  is  needed  to  assist 
in  the  detection  and  prosecution  of  market  hunters 
and  others  who  persist  in  killing  birds  in  excess  of 
the  limit  of  fifty.  There  is  only  a  single  man  to 
the  whole  of  Sacramento  County.  However  vigilant 
he  may  be,  he  cannot  begin  to  patrol  the  territory 
under  him. 


The  present  Legislature  will  have  no  little  trouble 
in  revising  the  fish  and  game  laws  to  give  satisfac- 
tion to  the  sportsmen  and  at  the  same  time  to  secure 
justice  for  the  fishermen  and  market  hunters.  The 
interests  of  these  classes  directly  conflict  in  nearly 
every  particular.  The  class  that  makes  its'  living 
fishing  and  hunting  is  opposed  to  any  changes  in 
the  existing  game  laws,  while  the  sportsmen  have 
a  budget  of  revisions  to-  submit  to  the  Legislature 
as  soon  as  the  time  for  action  comes. 

Sportsmen  are  clamoring  for  revision  of  the  bass 
fishing  laws,  especially  those  referring  to  striped 
bass,  a  fish  believed  to  be  fast  decreasing.  There  is 
no  closed  season  for  the  taking  of  striped  bass  at 
present.  Seining  is  not  prohibited  and  fish  less  than 
three  pounds  in  weight  are  not  allowed  to  be  caught. 
At  all  times  of  the  year  the  fish  are  caught,  and 
but  little  attention  has  been  paid  to  the  laws  against 
the  taking  of  fish  under  three  pounds  in  weight.  As 
a  result,  the  fish  have  diminished  in  no  inconsider- 
able degree. 

To  offset  the  speedy  decrease  in  the  supply,  the 
anglers  of  the  bay  cities  now  want  to  protect  the 
fish  for  six  months  out  of  the  year.  Sportsmen  be- 
lieve this  heroic  remedy  to  be  necessary  for  the  pro- 
tection of  one  of  the  greatest  food  fishes'  in  existance, 
and  they  will  try  to  demonstrate  it  to  the  Legislature! 

The  greatest  defect  in  the  present  system  of  game 
protection  is  not  the  lack  of  sufficiet  law  on  tne  sub- 
ject, but  the  languid  and  ineffectual  enforcement  of 
it.  Most  counties  make  but  little  pretense  to  detect 
or  to  punish  offenders  against  the  game  laws.  Many 
other  counties  like  Sacramento,  employ  a  single  game 
warden  to  perform  the  immense  task"  of  patroling  a 
large  territory  with  a  multitude  of  hunters  breaking 
the  law  in  widely-scatered  sections  of  it. 

When  ducks  are  slaughtered  by  the  hundreds 
and  bass  taken  in  centals,  they  are  likely  to  decrease 
speedily.  If  the  law  was  observed  or  enforced,  the 
protection  would  be  sufficient  to  keep  both  from  de- 
clining in  any  great  degree.  Sportsmen,  however 
seem  to  think  that  the  way  to  make  the  game  laws 
more  effective  is  to  keep  on  enacting  more  law. 
There  has  been  no  attempt  to  better  the  warden 
service  by  appropriations  to  support  a  larger  force. 
Instead  of  trying  harder  to  punish  violations  of  the 
bag-limit  law  on  ducks,  many  sportsmen  wish  to 
take  the  birds  out  of  the  market  entirely,  so  as  to 
remove  the  incentive  for  exceeding  the  limit. 


We  are  pleased  to  note  that  there  is  a  growing 
demand  among  Coast  sportsmen  for  good  Irish 
Water  Spaniels.  The  breed  is  a  favorite  with  our 
duck  and  goose  hunters  and  many  so-called  "rat- 
tailed"  Irish  Water  Spaniels  are  in  use,  among  them 
we  have  frequently  seen  the  white  and  brown  pied 
variety  familiar  in  the  north  of  Ireland.  Others 
again  are  apparently  crossbreds  between  the  Irish 
Setter  and  poor  specimens  of  the  Irish  Water  Span- 
iels— the  main  essential  to  the  thoroughbred  hall 
mark  being  the  "rat  tail."  However,  popular  edu- 
cation in  what  is  desirable  and  correct  in  the  breed 
is  rapidly  spreading  and  in  consequence  there  is 
now  a  noticeable  and  growing  improvement  in  the 
breed. 

Those  good  ones,  Ch.  Dennis  C,  Ch.  Dan  Maloney, 
Belle  Marsh,  Biddy  Maloney  et  al„  have  produced 
a  progeny  of  quality — bred  on  good  blood  lines,  a 
number  of  these  dogs  and  bitches  have  been  mated 
with  new  blood  much,  apparently,  to  improvement 
and  maintenance  of  stamina  and  vitality. 

Much  is  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Win.  Bay  in 
encouraging  a  wider  recognition  and  keeping  up  the 
standard  of  the  breed  here. 

A  recent  litter  of  puppies  by  The  Gossoon  (a  grand 
looking  and  winning  son  of  Ch.  Dennis  C.  out  of 
Belle  Marsh)  out  of  Dublin  (an  equally  good  looking 
young  bitch  by  Ch.  Our  Chance  out  of  imp.  Rowdy 
Girl)  have  been  so  well  thought  of  by  different  fan- 
ciers who  have  seen  them  that  Mr.  Bay  could  have 
disposed  of  thrice  the  number.  Among  the  pur- 
chasers are  the  Rev.  Moore-Smith,  who  bought  two 
puppies  before  the  litter  was  whelped.  Mr.  Guy  T. 
Wayruan  recently  bought  his  second  one  and  Dr. 
Leonard,  the  former  owner  of  Ch.  Dennis  C,  was 
so  pleased  with  what  he  saw  that  he  also  bought 
a  dog  puppy,  Mr.  Lyndon  Gray  of  Burlingame  has 
another  of  .the  youngsters.  All  in  all,  it  looks  very 
encouraging  for  bringing  prominently  to  the  front 
ere  long  a  very  useful  and  heretofore  surprisingly 
neglected  breed. 


Good  Angling  in  Prospect. 

The  Brookdale  Hatchery,  which  is  fostered  by  the 
the  joint  interests  of  Santa  Cruz  county  and  the 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad  is  considered  to  be  the 
equal  in  equipment  and  working  facilities  to  any  in 
this  State.  The  output  of  young  fry  for  this  coming 
season  will  be  a  record  breaker.  Superintendent 
Shebley  by  experience  has  found  that  the  streams 
of  Santa  Cruz  county  are  particularly  adapted  for 
the  propagation  of  trout  in  all  varieties.  He  has 
just  received  a  consignment  of  1,100,000  salmon  eggs, 
70,000  lake  trout,  50,000  brook  trout.  The  latter 
were  releived  from  Mackinaw,  on  Lake  Michigan. 

The  Brookdale  Hatchery,  which  has  been  especial- 
ly successful  in  the  propagation  of  steelhead  trout 
since  it  was  established,  will  also  be  able  to  hatch 
several  million  eggs  during  the  coming  season.  The 
spawn  for  the  latter  come  from  the  steelheads  that 
ascend  the  San  Lorenzo  river  and  Soquel  creek. 

Santa  Cruz  county  has  thirty-two  fine  trout  streams 
available  for  anglers,  and  the  institution  of  the 
hatchery  will  in  course  of  time  repay  the  outlay 
many  times  over. 


Pompano   Fishing. 

Nearly  a  hundred  San  Luis  Obispo  disciples  of 
Isaak  Walton  were  attracted  to  Port  Harford  one 
day  last  week  on  hearing  that  a  school  of  pompanos 
were  frisking  in  the  waters  of  the  Pacific.  It  was 
the  biggest  fishing  day  for  a  year  and  the  long  wharf 
was  lined  with  fishermen,  all  of  whom  enjoyed  ex- 
cellent sport. 

The  pompanos  are  the  same  or  similar  to  the 
pomfret,  one  of  the  rarest  and  most  expensive  fishes 
in  the  country,  and  sought  after  by  epicures  the 
world  over.  The  price  in  San  Francisco  is  now 
$1  a  pound,  and  sometimes  reaches  $1.25. 

They  are  found  in  the  Mediterranean  Sea,  Indian 
Ocean,  in  Japanese  waters,  where  the  fish  is  known 
as  the  "butter  fish,"  and  on  the  Pacific  Coast  of 
the  United  States.  Among  those  who  had  good  sport 
and  made  good  catches  were  E.  A.  Swarthout,  "Doc." 
Hovis  and  Tom  Pruitt.  Mr.  Swarthout  is  the  most 
ardent  fisherman  in  the  county,  and  can  be  seen  al- 
most every  Sunday  at  Port  Harford.  Besides  the 
pompanos  there  was  an  abundance  of  smelt  and 
flounders. 


A  Sailor  Hunted   Buffalo. 

A  rather  funny  story  comes  from  Seattle  in  a  re- 
cent press  dispatch.  A  French  ship  made  port  one 
day  and  laid  off  the  city  at  a  point  opposite  a  well 
wooded  section.  The  chief  mate  being  something  of 
a  sportsman  dug  up  his  old-fashioned  pin-fire  gun 
from  his  sea  chest,  oiled  it  up  and  made  ready  for 
a  hunting  expedition  on  shore  as  soon  as  opportunity 
allowed.  One  morning  he  was  rowed  ashore  by  a 
boat's  crew  and  started  off  on  a  hunt.  The  district 
he  prospected  struck  him  as  being  a  hunters'  para- 
dise, plenty  of  birds,  good  traveling  over  walks,  etc. 
He  made  a  fair  bag  of  small  feathered  game,  and 
when  rounded  up  by  a  policeman,  who  was  paralyzed 
with  astonishment,  he  was  stalking  a  buffalo  and 
just  about  to  fill  the  animals  hide  with  bird  shot. 

The  unsophisticated  sailor  was  enjoying  his  hunt 
in  the  public  park  of  Seattle.  He  was  detained  in 
the  calaboose  until  his  captain  was  notified  and  came 
to  the  rescue  with  $20,  the  amount  of  fine  which 
a  judge  quickly  imposed  on  Johnny  Crapaud. 


Chas.  H.  Babcock  was  at  the  Texas  Field  Trial 
Club's  meeting  at  Stoneham.  Texas,  beginning  Tues- 
day. December  ISth.  His  string  was  composed  of 
dogs  owned  by  W.  W.  Van  Arsdale  of  San  Francisco 
and  Thos.  Johnson  of  Winnipeg.  Manitoba.  The 
Derby  dogs  were  in  bad  shape.  Colton  and  Huldah 
had  distemper  and  Sonoma  was  down  with  pneu- 
monia. 

Mr.  Robert  W.  Shaw,  president  of  the  club,  judged 
the  running  of  the  two  Members'  Stakes  and  Mr. 
Babcock  and  E.  13.  Taylor  the  open  Derby.  The 
decisions  of  the  judges  were  popular. 

Avalon,  owned  by  \V.  W.  Van  Arsdale,  won  the 
All-Age  Stake,  and  in  doing  so  made  a  splendid  show- 
ing as  a  high  class  field  trial  dog.  He  went  fast 
and  wide,  through  heavy  going  full  of  cockle-burrs. 
He  made  a  neat  bevy  find  and  handled  his  birds  in 
a  stylish  manner.  On  scattered  birds  he  did  not  do 
quite  so  well. 

Manitoba  Mike,  owned  by  Thos.  Johnson,  won  sec- 
ond place  in  the  All-Age.  Mike  was  put  down  on 
ground  unfavorable  to  show  his  best  speed  and 
range.  His  work  was  clean  and  he  made  the  best 
of  his  opportunities. 

Avalon's  win  over  Ch.  Mike  is  quite  a  victory. 
Avalon  was  third  in  the  last  Pacific  Coast  All-Age, 
January.  1906.  

The  United  States  trials  at  Grand  Junction,  Tenn., 
beginning  next  Monday,  will  bring  together  the  best 
in  the  United  States  and  will  be  worth  the  time  and 
expense  for  any  lover  of  field  trials  to  attend. 

The  Derby  entries  number  forty-seven  English 
Setters   and  twelve    Pointers. 

The  All-Age  entries  number  twenty-five  English 
Setters,  one  Irish  Setter  and  eight  Pointers.  W.  W. 
Van  Arsdale's  Policy  Girl  and  T.  J.  Pace's  Prince 
Whitestone  are  in  this  stake. 

The  Championship  Stake  entries  number  thirteen 
English  Setters  and  three  Pointers.  If  the  draw 
happens  to  bring  Jesse  Rodfield's  Count  Gladstone 
and  Prince  Whitestone  together  this  heat  will  be  the 
most  intensely  watched  one  in  the  stake,  providing 
conditions  enable  the  dogs  to  do  any  work.  Policy 
Girl  is  also  entered  in  this  stake. 

In  reading  over  the  entries  it  looks  as  if  the  class 
and  quality  was  ahead  of  any  previous  meeting  of 
the  club.  

It  is  the  intention  of  the  management  of  the  West- 
minster Kennel  Club  to  show,  if  possible,  in  New 
York  next  month,  all  the  prominent  field  trial  win- 
ning Pointers  and  English  Setters.  Two  classes, 
one  for  each  sex,  for  both  Setters  and  Pointers,  have 
been  opened  for  dogs  placed  in  any  of  the  open  field 
trials  of  the  United  States  and  Canada.  A  number 
of  cup  specials  are  also  offered  for  field  trial  dogs. 


Stilleto  Kennels  have  sold  their  good  Bull  Terrier 
dog.  Woodlawn  Baron,  to  Mr.  Geo.  E.  Hoppe  of  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.  He  was  sent  East  last  week  in  fine  fettle 
and  will  make  his  Eastern  debut  at  the  Memphis 
bench  show  next  week.  Notwithstanding  a  six-day 
trip  in  charge  of  an  express  messenger,  we  believe 
Baron  will  make  good. 

Stilleto  Kennels'  Ch.  Meg.  Merrilies  II.  began  the 
new  year  auspiciously  with  a  litter  of  eight  fine, 
healthy  puppies  whelped  on  the  2d  inst.  Woodlawn 
Baron  is  the  sire  of  the  litter. 

Stilleto  Madge  (a  daughter  of  Meg's),  first  puppy 
and  novice  and  reserve  winners  bitches  at  Stockton 
last  October  will  be  sent  East  to  be  served  by  either 
Bloomsbury  Bo'swain  or  Edgewood  Battle.  Madge 
is  a  bitch  of  much  merit  and  will  be  given  the  best 
possible  chance  to  ascertain  what  she  can  do  as  a 
producing  matron. 


P.  L.  Harley  of  Redlands  has  sold  his  Airedale 
bitch  Bonnie  Briar  iCh.  New  King-Brighton  Park 
Virginia)  to  a  fancier  at  Hilo,  island  of  Hawaii.  Bon- 
nie won  first  puppy  and  novice  bitches  at  the  Venice 
show  last  September  and  was,  we  believed,  a  very 
promising  one.  She  will  be  bred  to  Endcliffe  Royalty 
unless  we  miss  our  guess  before  being  sent  to  the 
islands. 

From  Wilson  Kennels.  Morristown.  N.  J.,  a  bitch 
puppy  by  Moorestown  Mike-Ainsflyer  Judy  is  now  on 
the  way  to  the  same  fancier  via  steamer  around  Cape 
Horn.  A  dog  puppy  from  Gregmoore  Farm  Kennels. 
Mo.,  by  Colne  Master  Royal-Colne  Lowland  Lass  has 
been  ordered. 

This  looks  as  if  a  very  ambitious  Airedale  kennel 
is  now  established  at  Hilo.  The  breed  has  not  been 
represented   in   the   Hawaiian   Islands. 

The  fancier  here  referred  to  has  also  some  very 
good  Bull  Terrier  stock,  a  bitch  puppy  by  Blooms- 
bury  Blazer-Wyancote  Magnet  is  at  present  en  voy- 
age  via    New-  York. 

The  field,  as  yet,  in  the  islands,  is  rather  a  small 
one,  but  there  is  a  growing  interest  and  the  gentle- 
man above  referred  to  will,  no  doubt,  find  much 
recreation  and  sport  in  the  maintainance  of  his 
kennels  and  also,  we  trust  sincerely,  enough  profit 
and  support  to  make  the  progeny  of  the  Hilo  kennels 
much  sought  for  by  the  dog  lovers  of  the  far  away 
ocean  islands. 


The  case  of  the  market  hunters  who  are  tt 
arily  restrained  from  shooting  on  the  Miller  &   Lux 
lands  in  .Merced  county  and  which  is  now  pending  in 
the  Superior  Court  is  one  resulting  from  the  natural 
antagonism  between  the  market  hunter  and  the  city 
sportsman.      It    seems    that    the    professionals    were 
allowed  to  hunt  en  the  corporation's  lands,  but    were 
ordered  not  to  trespass  on  two  preserves.     Thi 
mand  was  so  frequently  violated  that  at  last   it   was 
decided   to   restrain   the  men   from  hunting 
of  the  lauds. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  12,  1907. 


OLD    TIME    GUN-FITTING    AND   TESTING. 


We  live  in  an  age  when  scientifis  gun-fitting  is  prop- 
erly recognized  as  being  an  essential  part  of  the  ed- 
ucation of  a  man  wishing  to  shoot  at  his  best.  The 
system  of  gun-fitting  as  we  know  it  to-day  is  of  course 
an  introduction  of  quite  recent  years,  but  the  try -gun 
is  simply  an  evolution  by  natural  means  of  certain 
methods  employed  years  and  years  ago  by  our  fore- 
fathers and  based  upon  observations  which  they  were 
almost  as  well  able  to  make  in  those  days  as  we  are 
at  the  present  time,  with  all  our  advantages  of  mod- 
ern science. 

It  is  an  example,  one  may  quote  the  remarks  of 
a  writer  on  the  subject  of  choosing  a  gun,  the  arti- 
cle in  question  having  been  written  about  the  latter 
end  of  the  eighteenth  century.  This  old-fashioned 
scribe  prefaces  what  he  has  to  say  by  observing  that 
the  adapting  of  guns  to  persons  of  different  size  and 
makes  is  a  thing  of  no  small  importance,  and  as  such, 
deserves  to  be  specially  considered.  He  then  pro- 
ceeds: 'In  the  choice  of  a  gun  there  is  certainly 
much  more  to  be  attended  to  than  the  size  and  the 
more  of  it.  For  instance,  in  a  gun  for  a  broad- 
shouldered  man  the  stock  is  bent  sideways,  as  if  you 
'would  lay  the  lock  upon  your  knee  and  could  bend 
it  with  your  hands.  The  point  or  toe  of  the  butt  turns 
out  a  little  to  the  right,  so  as  to  bring  the  breech  of 
the  barrel  to  his  eye  in  a  direct  line  with  the  muzzle 
without  constraint  or  bending  his  head  much,  which 
a  short-necked  man  cannot  do  without  danger  of 
hurting  his  face."  It  will  be  noticed  from  the  fore- 
going that  the  writer  uses  exactly  the  same  terms 
and  expressions  as  are  in  common  usage  to-day 
among  the  trade,  and  those  versed  in  the  technical 
language  of  gun-making.  There  was,  however,  in 
those  days,  so  it  seems,  no  equivalent  for  our  present 
expressions  'cast-off"  or  "cast-on,"  as  applied  to  the 
bending  of  the  stock  to  the  right  or  left  respectively. 
We  next  come  to  a  word  or  two  of  advice  to 
slender  men,  as  follows:  "A  gun  whose  stock  is  of  a 
middling  bend  and  length,  and  quite  straight  side- 
ways (i.  e.,  neither  'cast-off'  nor  'cast-on")  best  suits 
a  slender  man  with  a  longish  neck.  Suppose  the 
length  of  the  butt  from  the  breach  (six)  about  15Y2 
inches,  and  if  a  straight  line  is  laid  to  the  barrel,  so 
as  to  touch  the  muzzle  and  breach,  and  continued  to 
the  butt,  you  will  find  that  the  butt  drops  about  3 
inches  from  the  line  (and  for  a  man  who  has  a  short 
neck  it  ought  to  drop  a  quarter  of  an  inch  more) 
and  at  about  3  inches  from  the  butt,  where  the  face 
touches,  about  2%  inches:  and  if  he  is  broad  and 
stout  and  his  arms  cannot  reach  so  far  forward,  14 
inches  or  14*  in  length  from  the  breach  to  butt 
may  be  sufficient." 

The  most  remarkable  thing  about  these  observa- 
tions is  the  excessive  amount  of  bend  recommended. 
"A  man  of  slender  build  with  a  longish  neck"  would 
not  be  advised  by  his  gun-maker  nowadays  to  adopt 
a  gun  with  a  bend  of  2%— 3,  but  would  be  more  like- 
ly to  be  suited  with  a  weapon  measuring  about  1% — 
2.  or  a  trifle  more.  Again,  the  man  with  the  shorter 
neck  would  hardly  require  a  bend  of  3*4  inches  at 
the  heel  of  the  butt.  These  measurements  seem  all 
the  more  excessive  when  one  remembers  that  the 
guns  of  that  day  were  of  great  length  in  barrel — 
something  like  3  feet,  and  occasionally  3  feet  6 
inches.  Every  one  knows  that  the  tendency  of  exces- 
sive bend  is  to  depress  the  muzzle,  which  fault  would 
be  all  the  more  aggravated  by  the  weight  and  length 
of  the  barrel.  Many  of  the  old  guns  made  a  hundred 
or  a  hundred  and  fifty  years  ago,  examples  of  which 
are  still  to  be  met  with,  were  very  badly  balanced, 
quite  apart  from  their  clumsiness.  Balance,  as  we 
now  understand  it,  was,  in  fact,  an  almost  impossible 
thing  with  a  gun  whose  barrel  was  of  such  a  length 
and  thickness  that  its  weight  was  often  half  as  much 
again  as  the  rest  of  the  gun.  and  the  sling  which 
was  frequently  fitted  to  guns  in  those  davs  must  have 
destroyed  the  balance  of  the  weapon  still  more  ef- 
fectually. 

Talking  of  balance,  it  may  be  interesting  to  quote 
what  the  writer  has  to  say  on  this  subject,  and  on 
the  matter  of  "fit."  "Balance  the  gun."  savs  he,  "upon 
the  fore  finger  of  your  left  hand  (which  is  a  proper 
situation  for  your  left  hand)  then  join  your  right 
hand  with  your  fore  finger,  and  throwing  it  off  a  lit- 
tle space  from  you  in  a  horizontal  direction,  to  pre- 
vent it  rubbing  against  your  shoulder.  In  taking  up 
the  gun.  slip  your  finger  off  the  cock,  and  draw  the 
butt  to  your  shoulder,  so  as  to  feel  it  gently,  and 
point  the  muzzle  to  any  object,  without  anv  con- 
straint, it  then  lies  very  well  to  suit  vou." '  It  is 
fairly  evident  from  the  foregoing  remarks  that  the 
writer,  if  when  he  says  "balance  vour  gun."  he  really 
means  it.  expected  the  left  hand  to  be  pushed  for- 
ward until  it  was  so  far  advanced  as  to  take  up 
sufficient  of  the  weight  of  the  barrel  to  balance  the 
gun.  This  mode  of  procedure  is  a  way  out  of  a  diffi- 
culty in  the  case  of  an  ill-balanced  weapon,  but  it  is 
not  at  all  in  accordance  with  present  dav  improved 
ideas  of  gun  balance,  and  must  have  thrown  a  very 
severe  strain  upon  the  arm  of  the  shooter  during  a 
long  day's  sport.  Otherwise,  the  directions  here  given 
are  useful  enough,  and  much  the  same  as  we  should 
recommend  today  to  the  would-be  gunner  anxious  to 
know  whether  the  gun  he  proposed  purchasing  fitted 
him  or  not. 

At  this  point  in  his  article  the  writer  goes  into  an 

elaborate  and   somewhat  abstruse  dissertation   upon 

triggers  and   trigger-guards,   which,   according  to  his 

way  of  'hinking,  were  not  usually  constructed  in  the 

most  '   fashion.     He  is  speaking,  of  course, 

of  th.-   straight    trigger,   such   as  one   finds   in   most 

0    the  period,  ant]  his  chief  objection  to  the  way 

it    was   fitted   appears  to  be  that   its  angle 

■■lies  finger  to  slip  up  close  to  the  stock,  and 

the  pull  very  hard.  He  therefore  advocates 


the  setting  back  of  the  end  of  the  trigger  nearer  to 
the  guard,  as  well  as  greater  length  of  trigger,  in 
order  that  the  finger  might  obtain  greater  leverage 
and  be  able  to  regulate  the  pull  to  a  nicety.  Our 
author  was  evidently  a  man  of  thought  and  observ- 
ance, but  he  failed  to  see  what  gunmakers  have 
discovered  since,  viz:  that  the  curved  trigger  would 
obviate  the  chance  of  the  finger  slipping  in  the  act 
of  pulling.  Nowadays,  too,  triggers  are  arranged  to 
pull  off  at  a  resistance  of  so  many  pounds,  and  can 
be  regulated  so  as  to  suit  the  peculiarities  of  any 
individual — an  obvious  advantage  in  the  case  of  ex- 
citable or  nervous  persons. 

There  now  follows  what  is,  perhaps,  the  most 
curious  of  all  the  remarks  contained  in  this  old 
writer's  dissertation  upon  shooting  matters.  Talking 
of  accidents,  he  says:  "We  cannot  be  too  minute  in 
giving  directions  which  may  prevent  any  accidents 
attending  this  sport,  and  on  that  account  cannot  cau- 
tion gentlemen  too  much  against  a  fondness  for 
short  guns.  If  short  guns  go  off  by  accident  while 
loading  they  (i.  e.,  the  gentlemen  aforesaid)  are  the 
more  exposed  to  danger,  as  they  more  naturally  lean 
over  the  muzzle,  which,  however,  ought  to  be  avoided 
either  in  long  or  short  guns.  We  have  had  an  in- 
stance of  a  gentleman,  who,  being  out  a-shooting  by 
himself,  had  his  skull  laid  bare  by  his  gun  going 
off,  though  he  knew  of  no  defect  in  the  lock  till 
it  was  afterward  examined.  He  had,  no  doubt,  leaned 
over  his  gun,  and  many  other  like  cases  might 
prove  that  no  person  is  so  much  exposed  to  accidents 
of  this  kind  from  long  guns  as  short  ones."  One 
would  hardly  have  thought  that  it  were  necessary  to 
warn  sportsmen  against  the  danger  of  looking  down 
their  gun  barrels  in  the  act  of  charging  a  muzzle- 
loader,  but  no  doubt  that  strange  section  of  hu- 
manity which  so  often  fignres  nowadays  in  reports 


of  shooting  accidents  was  not  unknown  in  the  days 
of  our  forebears.  Muzzleloads  are  very  rarely  used 
nowadays,  and  so  accidents  of  the  kind  referred  to 
by  our  old-time  writer  are  not  common;  but  we  have 
quite  as  many,  and  probably  more,  of  that  irre- 
sponsible class  of  human  idiots  that,  having  shot 
some  one,  tries  to  save  its  face  by  remarking  that 
it  "didn't  know  it  was  loaded." 

The  following  description  of  what  was  considered 
in  the  year  1792  a  really  good  gun  is  given  in  this 
interesting  article:  "First,  the  barrel  should  be  a 
tolerable  large  bore,  and  very  smooth,  with  a  hand- 
some outside;  the  length  from  3  feet  6  inches;  the 
lock  rather  small,  with  good  and  strong  springs;  the 
stock  neat,  not  too  much  burnt  (?)  in  .the  butt;  and 
upon  the  whole  the  piece  to  rise  light  and  handy 
to  the  shoulder.  The  mounting  may  be  according  to 
fancy :  however,  brass,  for  weather  convenience,  is 
certainly  preferable  to  steel.  As  for  the  intrinsic 
value  of  a  piece,  that  can  only  be  known  by  trial, 
without  which  no  new  one  should  be  purchased." 

Then  follows  an  elaborate  and,  as  we  should  con- 
sider, a  somewhat  severe  test  for  proving  the  capabili- 
ties of  the  "fowling  piece."  Our  author  says:  "For 
the  purpose  of  trial,  we  would  advise  a  young  sports- 
man to  stand  at  a  distance  of  70  yards  from  a  clear 
barn  door  or  any  such  place,  so  that  the  degree  of 
scattering  the  shot  will  be  better  observed.  At  his 
first  charge  let  him  try  the  common  charge  of  a 
piece  of  powder,  and  a  pipe  and  a  half  of  shot;  and 
to  do  the  gun  justice,  let  him  be  as  steady  as  pos- 
sible in  his  aim.  If  you  find  that  you  have  thrown 
any  at  this  distance  into  the  card,  you  may  safely 
conclude  the  piece  is  a  good  one;  if  you  have  missed 
the  card,  iierhaps  through  unsteadiness,  and  thrown 
a  tolerable  sprinkling  into  the  sheet,  you  may  have 
the  same  good  opinion  of  the  gun;  but  if  you  find 
none  in  the  sheet  and  are  sensible  of  having  shot 
steady  try  then  an  equal  quantity  of  powder  and 
shot  (which  some  barrels  are  found  to  carry  best) 
at  the  same  distance,  and  if  you  then  miss  giving  the 


sheet  a  tolerable  sprinkling,  refuse  the  piece  as  being 
but  an  indifferent  one,  if  you  are  determined  to  have 
one  of  the  best  sort,  which  certainly  is  most  ad- 
visable; and  this  trial  may  be  considered  altogether 
sufficient  for  a  gun  that  is  recommended  by  any 
gunsmith  as  a  first-rate  one."  It  is  a  pity  that  no 
statement  is  made  as  to  the  size  of  the  "card"  re- 
ferred to  in  these  instructions  for  gun-testing,  but  we 
may  note  that  this  rough-and-ready  method  of  "plat- 
ing" a  gun  was  universally  adopted  until  quite  re- 
cently, and  doubtless  is  still  practiced  in  some  out- 
of-the-way  places,  for  one  can  hardly  find  a  barn 
door  in  any  part  of  the  country  wThich  has  not  been 
peppered  with  shot  pellets  at  one  time  or  another. 

Inferior  guns  were  not  expected  to  stand  so  search- 
ing a  test  as  the  foregoing,  although  the  ordeal 
through  which  they  were  supposed  to  go  was  severe 
enough  to  please  the  most  fastidious.  The  advice 
given  is  as  follows:  "For  the  second,  or  more  in- 
different sort  (of  a  gun)  let  55  or  60  yards  be  the 
distance  of  trial,  and  a  judgment  formed  according 
to  the  above  rule;  but  it  must  be  observed  that  as 
some  pieces  carry  a  larger  quantity  of  powder  and 
shot  than  others,  so  it  will  be  advisable  to  try  three 
or  four  different  quantities;  but  never  to  exceed  a 
pipe  and  a  half  of  powder,  and  the  proportionable 
quantity  of  shot  as  before  mentioned."  What  de- 
lightfully haphazard  methods  our  forefathers  adopt- 
ed. And  yet,  who  shall  say,  taking  all  the  disad- 
vantages of  those  days  into  consideration,  that  they 
were  any  worse  shots  than  ourselves,  with  all  our 
smokeless  powders  and  generally  improved  ammuni- 
tion, our  ejectors  and  our  single  triggers? — East  Sus- 
sex in  Shooting  Times. 


A     PRACTICAL     FLY-BOOK. 


Mr.  Carlos  G.  Young,  prominent  local  angler  and 
ex-president  of  the  San  Francisco  Fly-Casting  Club, 
has  patented  recently  a  fly-book  that  for  conveni- 
ence, simplicity  of  arrangement  and  general  utility 
is  bound  to  meet  with  the  approbation  of  the  ang- 
ling fraternity.  In  another  column  on  this  page  is 
given  a  cut  of  the  "Mansfield"  fly-book,  open  and 
showing  the  pockets.  The  book  can  be  carried 
handily  in  a  pocket,  opens  in  a  way  that  an  angler 
will  understand  and  appreciate,  and  carries  pockets 
to  hold  twelve  dozen  flies  and  also  a  separate 
leather  and  water-proof  compartment  pocket  for 
leaders.  The  fly-book  is  neatly  and  strongly  made 
of  calf  skin  and  will  last  a  lifetime.  This  most  ex- 
cellent fly-book  has  been  named  the  "Mansfield"  in 
honor  of  that  skillful  angler  and  most  congenial 
sportsman.  These  books  are  on  sale  at  J.  W.  Brit- 
tain  Company,  Van  Ness  avenue  and  Turk  street; 
Golcher  Bros.,  513  Market  street,  and  the  Palace 
Hardware  Company,  63S  Market  street,  San  Fran- 
cisco.   o 

TRADE    NOTES. 


Averages    Reported. 

At  Massillon,  Ohio,  recently  R.  Taylor  won  first 
general  average,  150  out  of  160,  shooting  "New  E. 
C."  (Improved).  C.  O.  LeCompte  won  second  gen- 
eral average,  149  out  of  160,  shooting  "Infallible." 
L.  R.  Reid  won  third  general  average,  148  out  of 
160,  shooting  "New  E.  C."  (Improved).  Ralph  Po- 
cock  won  first  amateur  average,  143  out  of  160,  shoot- 
ing "New  E.  C."  (Improved).  C.  J.  Schlitz  won  sec- 
ond amateur  average,  135  out  of  160,  shooting  "Du 
Pont."  Frank  C.  Becker  won  third  amateur  average, 
128  out  of  160,   shooting  "New  E.   C."    (Improved). 


U.    M.  C.   Record  for   1906. 

National  Yearly  Average,  championship  of  1906, 
won  by  W.  H.  Heer  and  U.  M.  C.  Shells.  He  scored 
96.3  per  cent  of  the  14,055  targets  shot  at  during  the 
year.  This  is  the  greatest  honor  in  the  trap  shoot- 
ing world  as  wTell  as  the  severest  te^t  which  can 
be  applied  to  shot  shells.  U.  M.  C.  quality,  there- 
fore, stands  to-day  supreme,  for  it  is  the  highest 
year's  percentage  ever  made  by  any  shooter  as 
proven  by  "Sporting  Life's  Annual  Trapshooting  Re- 
view. Mr.  Heer's  U.  M.  C.  shells  are  always  uni- 
form in  velocity,  pattern  and  penetration,  thus  enab- 
ling this  wonderful  shot  to  go  through  a  whole  year 
with  less  than  four  targets  missed  out  of  every 
hundred  shot  at. 

Two  of  the  four  highest  amateurs  used  U.  M.  C. 
shells  exclusively.  Harry  Taylor  scored  93.8  per 
cent  out  of  9,950  targets,  and  O.  N.  Ford  scored 
93.3  per  cent  out  of  13,770  targets. 

This  present  brilliant  showing  for  TJ.  M.  C.  shells 
during  1906  is  backed  by  many  past  records,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  the  winning  of  ten  out  of 
seventeen  Grand  American  Handicaps — a  bigger  per- 
centage of  winnings  than  those  of  any  gun,  shell 
or  powder  concern — shot  TJ.  M.  C.  shells  at  the  Chi- 
cago Grand  American  Handicap.  The  Union  Metallic 
Cartridge  Company,  Bridgeport,  Conn.  (From 
Sporting  Life,   Philadelphia.) 

The  Open  Amateur  Championship  and  the  Dick- 
erson  Trophy,  valued  at  ?300,  were  won  at  the  New 
York  Athletic  Club  by  William  M.  Foord  of  Wilming- 
ton. Del.,  score  94  out  of  100  and  23  out  of  25  on 
shoot-off,  with  TJ.  M.  C.  shells,  John  Martin  winning 
third  prize  trophy  with  "Amateur's  Choice"  U.  M. 
C.   shells. 

First  three  professional  vaerages  were  won  with 
TJ.  M.  C.  shells— S.  Glover  96  per  cent.  H.  Welles 
94  per  cent,  W.  H.  Heer  93  per  cent.  Considerably 
more  TJ.  M  C.  shells  were  shot  than  all  other  makes 
put  together  in  this  shoot.  As  usual,  the  amateurs 
(those  who  are  influenced  by  quality  only)  chose 
TJ.  M.  C.  shells. 

Pacific  Coast  sales  office,  925  Golden  Gate  Avenue, 
San  Francisco,  Cal.  H.  Justins.  Pacific  Coast  Sales 
Manager. 


Saturday,    January    12,    1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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GOOD    MANAGEMENT. 


A  professor  in  dairying  at  one  of  the 
New  York  experiment  stations  visited 
a  large  number  of  farms  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. He  took  notice  in  particular 
of  one  of  the  farms  on  which  there 
were  thirty  head  of  cattle,  and  asked 
the  owner  if  he  would  have  any  ob- 
jection to  allow  a  man  to  come  and 
take  samples.  The  farmer  agreed  and 
for  one  year  an  exact  record  of  the 
feed  and  of  the  milk  was  kept.  At 
the  end  of  the  year  it  was  found  that 
the  cattle  had  consumed  $2S.50  worth 
of  feed  and  produced  525  worth  of 
milk.  The  farmer  had  lost  $3.50  on 
each  cow  in  his  herd,  or  something 
like  $100.  In  other  words,  he  was  not 
even  getting  full  market  price  for  all 
the  feed  he  was  giving  his  cattle.  In 
return  for  all  his  work  he  had  received 
rather  low  price  for  his  feed  and  had 
a  large  amount  of  manure,  but  had 
not  really  received  any  pay  for  his 
work.  An  interesting  sequel  to  this 
incident  is  related:  The  same  herd 
was  bought  by  the  experiment  station 
and  fed  under  the  control  of  the  man- 
agement. At  the  end  of  the  next 
year  it  was  found  that  the  cows  had 
eaten  $28  worth  of  feed  and  had  pro- 
duced each  about  $3S  worth  of  milk. 
A  result  which  shows  there  is  much 
in  good  management  and  a  study  of 
the  feed  market. 

Later  the  French  government  took 
up  the  matter  of  breeding  or  creating 
a  heavy  road  horse.  They  too  resorted 
to  English  Thoroughbred  sires  and 
crossing  them  on  native  mares  hon- 
estly called  them  Demi  Sangs,  liter- 
ally meaning  half-bloods.  But  the 
foundation  dams  were  of  a  finer  type 
than  the  Germans  had  used  owing  to 
those  originally  blacks  having  drifted 
south  in  France  and  mixed  with  the 
Moorish  horses  coming  across  from 
Africa;  the  latter  descending  from 
the  oldest  established  breed  of  horses 
in  the  world,  the  Arabian.  The  Eng- 
lish Thoroughbreds  having  come  orig- 
inally from  the  Arabians  many  gener- 
ations before,  these  Demi  Sangs  or 
now  imported  as  French  Coachers 
drank  in  the  Arabian  blood  from  both 
dam  and  sire  and  also  had  a  line  from 
the  big  blacks  formerly  in  Germany, 
Belgium,  Xormandy,  Flanders  and 
Holland.  The  French  claim  also  to 
have  rebeautified  their  Coachers  by 
reinfusions  in  later  years  of  Arabian 
blood.  Hense,  being  of  the  most  re- 
cent origin  of  these  three  breeds  and 
from  violent  outcrossing  the  French 
Coachers  have  not  yet  a  fixed  type  so 
capable  of  reproducing  or  stamping 
themselves  as  the  older  breeds  have. 
Technically  they  are  not  very  prepot- 
ent. If  not  interbred  they  require 
crossing  on  dams  of  finer  mold  or  as 
the  Englishman  expresses  it,  "a  dam 
with  a  bit  o'  blood"  or  the  product 
shows  coarse  and  loses  the  roadster 
question. — Neb.   Farmer. 


ORIGIN   OF  THE  COACH    HORSE. 


There  are  four  breeds  proper,  as 
each  has  a  registry,  of  coach  or  carri- 
age, or  large  size  road  horses.  In  the 
order  of  their  establishments  or  breed- 
ing up  they  are  the  Cleveland  Bay,  the 
German  Coach  and  the  American  trot- 
ter of  Coacher  size. 

The  Cleveland  Bays  were  originat- 
ed in  England.  The  desire  for  a  larger 
road  horse  than  the  Hackney  led  the 
English  to  select  from  among  their 
Thoroughbreds  or  running  horses  the 
largest  and  very  wisely,  by  selecting 
at  all  times  only  bays  with  a  star,  and 
no  other  markings,  they  built  up  a 
breed  that  could  reproduce  uninformly 
the  most  beautiful  color  of  any  breed 
of  horses  yet  originated.  They  were 
uniformly,  too,  always  rangy.  They 
are  showy,  easily  mated  and  of  a 
proud,  obliging  disposition.  Coming 
by  selection  mainly  from  the  Through- 
bred,  they  were  necessarily  of  light 
conformation  in  body,  bone  and  muscle 
When  taken  from  their  native  maca- 
damized roads  and  put  to  use  on  dirt 
roads  they  necessarily  proved  unable 
to  pull  the  weight  of  heavy  carriages 
and  were  termed  too  light  waisted,  and 
became  generally  unpopular,  especi- 
ally when  farmers  required  them  to 
perform  general  farm  labor  also. 

Then  in  Germany  there  was  origin- 


ally, generally  over  the  empire  and 
northern  France  a  large,  lubberly, 
black  breed  of  horse  generations  ago. 
The  Germans  longed  for  a  more  appro- 
priate  coach  of  carriage  puller,  and 
they  resorted  to  selections  and  impor- 
tations of  the  English  Hunter  branch 
of  the  Thoroughbred.  This  English 
breed  has  more  bone  and  muscle  than 
the  Thoroughbreds  selected  to  found 
the  Cleveland  Bays.  From  many  gen- 
erations of  selections  and  crossings 
and  reinfusions  of  this  Hunter  blood 
there  came  the  Oldenburg  and  Han- 
overian Coach  breed  now  imported  to 
America  as  German  Coach  horses. 

Get  rid  of  grade  sires  of  all  kinds. 
They  are  holding  back  the  develop- 
ment of  the  live  stock  industry  more 
than  any  other  one  element.  Breeding 
to  grades  is  very  uncertain,  for,  being 
of  mixed  lineage,  the  offspring  may 
show  characteristics  of  any  one  of  a 
number  of  widely  differing  ancesters. 
This  tends  to  uncertain  types,  and 
HI  Aiirajojiun  jo  ^db[  pjaq  8qj  sa?reui 
pure-breds  there  is  a  concentration  of 
the  blood  of  animals  of  like  charac- 
ters, which  will  be  transmitted  to  the 
offspring,  giving  uniformity  and  cer- 
tainty to  breeding  work.  Castrate 
grade  stallions,  bulls  and  other  sires 
at  once.  The  gelding  and  stags  thus 
produced  will  sell  fairly  well  and  pure- 
bred sires  can  be  bought  at  reasonable 
prices.  The  sire  is  half  the  herd  in 
breeding  work  and  no  other  way  of 
improving  is  so  cheap  as  the  using 
of  good,  pure-bred  sires. 


BE    REGULAR. 


Cows  are  creatures  of  habit  to  a  sur- 
prising degree,  and  as  a  rule,  the  more 
methodical  we  are  in  our  treatment 
of  them  the  better  will  they  respond. 
In  fact,  we  believe  a  good  dairy  cow 
will  always  respond  to  any  extra  care 
or  attention  that  may  be  given  her, 
in  almost  any  way  that  will  add  to 
make  a  direct  return  in  dollars  and 
cents  for  all  such  extra  care.  Regu- 
larity in  milkings  an  essential  that 
must  be  observed  if  the  best  results 
are  to  be  secured.  Each  milker 
should  have  his  or  her  own  cows  to 
milk  and  always  milk  them  in  regular 
order  as  far  as  possible. 

Of  equal  and  perhaps  even  greater 
importance  is  regularity  in  feeding. 
Always  feed  at  the  same  hour  each 
time.  Something  tells  a  cow  just  when 
to  expect  her  feed,  almost  to  the 
minute,  and  any  disappointment  causes 
unrest  and  annoyance  to  a  very  no- 
ticable  extent  in  many  animals. 


NERVOUS    COWS. 


If  you  have  a  nervous  cow  that  holds 
up  her  milk,  or  does  so  from  any  other 
cause,  feed  her  while  milking  her. 
This  quiets  her  and  she  lets  down 
freely.  It  is  very  little,  if  any  more 
other  time,  and  by  so  doing  you  get 
the  worth  of  your  cow. 


The  cheapest  way  to  feed  is  to  feed 
well  from  the  beginning  and  never 
allow  the  animal  to  get  a  set  back. 
A  set  back  means  that  the  animal  will 
not  get  back  to  its  former  condition 
without  the  consumption  of  much 
feed. 


The  farmers'  standard  of  living  is 
rising  higher  and  higher.  He  sends 
the  common  things  of  his  farm  to  the 


cities  to  become  luxuries.  He  is  be- 
coming a  traveler;  and  he  has  his 
telephone  and  his  daily  mail  and  his 
newspaper.  His  life  is  healthful  to 
body  and  sane  to  mind,  and  the 
noise  and  the  fever  of  the  city  have 
not  become  the  craving  of  his  nerves, 
nor  his  ideal  of  the  every-day  pleas- 
ures of  life.  A  new  dignity  has  come 
to  agriculture,  along  with  its  econom- 
ic strength;  and  the  farmer  has  a 
new  horizen  far  back  of  that  of  his 
prairie  and  his  mountains,  which  is 
more  promising  than  the  sky-line  of 
the   city. — Secretary   Jas.   Wilson. 


Pure  water  for  live  stock  is  a  good 
insurance  against  disease.  Surface 
water  oftens  contains  germs,  unseen 
by  the  naked  eye,  which  cause  dis- 
ease. Spring  water  and  artesian  wa- 
ter are  pure  and  healthful.  Well 
water  is  good — if  it  is  good. 


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Ringbone    and    other   bony   tumors. 
Cures  ail  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,     Diphtheria.     Removes    all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 
As  a  Human   Remedy  for   Rheumatism, 
Sprains,   Sore  Throat,  etc,  it  is  invaluable. 
Tvery  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam   sold   la 
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A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot 
Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  norse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time — originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OUR  NEW  W 

orsrwiNG 

THE5TRAK 
ONTHEWFUP 
PERS  TO  PRE- 
VENT CHAFING 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially good  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  In 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 

CANTON,  OHIO. 


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THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  January  12.  1907. 


THE  CONEY  ISLAND 
JOCKEY  CLUB 

Race  Course:     Sneepshead  Bay, 
New  York.    Office:   Windsor 
ade.  571  Fifth  Ave.. 
New  York. 

THE   CONEY  ISLAND  JOCKEY 
...CLUB  STAKES... 

$25,000 

For  the   June   Meeting,    1907 

To  Close 

Tuesday.  January  1 5.  1907 

For  THREE  YEARS  OLD— By  sub- 
scription of  $25  each,  to  accompany 
the  nomination:  $250  additional  to 
start.  Guaranteed  Cash  Value  $25,000, 
of  which  $3000  to  the  second  and 
$2000  to  the  third.  Should  the  winner 
of  this  stake  also  win  The  Tidal  and 
The  Lawrence  Realization  Stakes.  The 
Coney  Island  Jockey  Club  will  give  an 
additional  $10,000  to  such  horse  win- 
nine  the  three  events.  Weights:  Colts 
126  lbs..  Geldings  123  lbs..  Fillies  121 
lbs.;  winners  of  three  races  exclusively 
for  three  years  old  of  the  value  of 
each,  or  of  one  of  the  value  of 
$15,000,  to  carry  3  lbs.  extra.  Non- 
winners  of  a  race  exclusively  for  three 
vears  old  of  the  value  of  $5000  allowed 
7  lbs.;  of  $3000  allowed  10  lbs.  ONE 
MILE  AND  A  HALF. 

Entries  to  be  addressed  to  the  Clerk 
of  the  Course. 

The  Coney  Island  Jockey  Club 

Windsor  Arcade.  571    Fifth  Ave. 

NEW   YORK. 


RACING! 


SOME  GOOD  ONES  FOB  SALE. 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland    Racetrack 


.Six   <>r   more   races   each    week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening1   Saturday,    November    17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street ;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and  their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last    races. 

THOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,   President. 
PEECT    "W.    TEEAT,    Secretary. 


will  reduce  inflamed,  swollen  Joints* 
,  Soft  Bunches,  cure  Boils* 
Fistula,  or  any  unhealthy  sore  quick- 
ly;  pleasant    to  use:  does  not 
"blister  under  bondage  or  remove 
^    the  hair,  and  you  can  work  the 
f/\   hone.    S2.oo  per  bottle,  expres:) 
prepaid.    Book  7-C  free. 
ABSORBINE,JR..fMrmankind, 
j8l.i>o  per  bottle.    Cures   Varii  i  96 
..  yxt-::r-.     Varicocele     Hydi 
Strains,  Bruiaes,  6 tops  Pain  andlnflammatlou 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,   Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley    &    Michaels,    San    Francisco. 

Cal.;    Woodward,   Clark   &.   Co.,    Portland, 

•oa    Angeles. 

Cal.;   Western    Wholesale  Drug  Co..  Los 

.    Sac- 
.   ■  ' 
Wash.;     Spokane     Drug     Co.,     Spokane. 
Wash. 


BLAKE,  MOFFITT  &  TOWNE 

Dealers    In     PAPER. 
N  ;     40^    Twelfth    St..    Oakland 
Mofflt    &     Towne,     Los    Angeles. 
.    ■•     McFall    &    Co.,    Portland.    Oregon. 


RAMONA  S-  bright  bay  filly,  four 
vears  old,  15^4  hands.  weighs  about 
1050  pounds.  By  Zombro,  dam  Auntie 
by  Antevolo:  second  dam  by  Major 
Turtlelock.  Sound,  handsome,  gentle, 
ini-l  has  trotted  miles  in  2:17%.  A  good 
racing  prospect;  goes  without  boots; 
stylish    roadster. 

SURREY  HORSE,  sorrel,  five  years 
old.  16.1  hands,  weighs  1200  pounds, 
good  high-headed,  stylish  surrey  horse. 
Sound,  genile  and  pleasant  driver; 
afriad  of  nothing. 

AXITA.  brown  mare,  six  years  old, 
15.1  hands,  weighs  about  1050  pounds. 
By  Terric  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  by  Ante- 
volo. This  mare  is  in  foal  to  Prince 
Ansel  and  nominated  in  the  Breeders' 
Futurity  Stake,  STO^O  guaranteed.  She 
is  sound  and  gentle  and  anyone  can 
drive    her. 

The  above  stock  will  be  sold  reason- 
able.    For  further  particulars  address 

E.    A.    SWABY,    Dixon.    Cal. 

MABB  WANTED. 
By  Mclvinney.  Zombro.  Kinney  Lou, 
Greco.  Searchlight  or  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
not  to  exceed  seven  years  old.  brown, 
bay  or  black;  sound,  good  size  and 
handsome;  trotter  with  or  without  rec- 
ord ;  standard  and  registered.  Answer 
giving  full  particulars  and  lowest  cash 
price. 

F.    W.    EELLET, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman,   616   Golden 
Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

KINNEY   LOU   COLT  FOR  SALE. 

Foaled  IQ05.  Dam  by  Boodle  2:123^, 
2nd  dam  by  Antevolo  764S,  3rd  dam  by 
Altamont  3600.  For  price  and  further  par- 
ticulars call  on 

G.  B.  Blanchard,  San  Jose,  Cal. 


FOR   SALE. 

AIiIX  B-,  bay  mare   (record  2:24^)  bv 

Nutwood    Wilkes     (2:16^)     and    out    of 
Alberta    (bv   Albert  W.    2:20). 

CARLTON  W.  GREENE, 
873  Eddy  Street, 

San   Francisco.  Cal. 


THOROUGHBRED        STALLION        POB 
SALE. 
I  have   six   thoroughbred   stallions  for 
sale     at     prices     to    suit     purchasers    of 
limited    means.      No    breeder   of   harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare   sire     for     getting     fine    mares    for 
dams   of  high   class   roadsters.      Address 
CAPT.  T.  B.  MEBBT, 

549    Grand   Ave, 
Los  Angeles,   Cal. 

FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2 :16  yz  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2:15*4,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  F.  H.  McEvoy,  Menlo  Fark,  Cal. 


BUZZ  SAW  43455  FOB  SALE. 


BUZZ  SAW  -13455  is  a  handsome,  jet 
black  colt,  foaled  April  10th,  1904.  Solid 
color,  15  hands,  and  weighed  950  pounds 
December  10th,  as  a  two-year-old.  He 
is  perfectly  sound,  and  while  just  broken 
to  drive  is  axemarkably  pure-gaited  trot- 
ter, with  a  snappv  quick  action  and  fine 
style.  Buzz  Saw  is  by  Strathway  13214, 
first  dam  Idleweiss  by  Gen.  Logan  17604; 
second  dam  Hazel  by  Capoul  1037;  third 
dam  by  Romulus;  fourth  dam  by  Simp- 
son's Black  Bird.  He  is  entered  in  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  ($7000) 
and  the  Occident  Stake.  A  great  pros- 
pect for  anyone  wanting  a  good  colt. 
Would  not  sell  him.  but  am  going  out 
of  the  horse  business.  For  further  par- 
ticulars address 

B.    G.    WHITE,   Hanford,   Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 


mare    Casiella.    dam    Daisv    (dam 

pf  Walter   P    _        \  ■       Castella  has  two 

colts,    both      show      lots   of      speed,    but 

neither  has  been    trained.      She  is  a   fine 

mare.     Can  single-foot  very  fast; 

00      pounds.      Price    $75.      For 

particulars    address    HOWARD 

KEEE,   623  J.   Street.   Sacramento,   Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

Effie  Madison,  10  hands  high,  sound, 

can  trot  miles  in  2:40.  has  good  acti   v.. 

*     years    old,   a    high-class   mart. 

-    Madison,    first    dam 

Lady  W.  by  Ophir. 

Also   her   two-year-old   hay   filly    i>\ 

I  tzed    filly    and   ;i    go  1  I 

prospi  red  and  paid  up  on  in 

Pacific-   Breeders'   Futurity   Slakes   X". 

5   -~ guaranteed.    Address  Wm.  E. 

DETELS,    Pleasanton,    Cal. 

AC  EX  T  S     AXI)    CORRESPONDENTS 
WAN1  ED       EVERYWHERE      FOR 
BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


WANTED — TO  LEASE. 

A  well  bred  McKinney  stallion.  Fifty 
per  cent  of  net  earnings  to  the  owner. 
First  class  care  taken  of  horse;  can 
give  best  of  references.  Good  field  for 
well  bred  stallion.  Address 
BL  E.  LEWIS, 
136  4th  St.,  Eureka,   Cal. 

IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLION'S 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.       If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS^'-QUTNTO 
HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Mateo. 

CONCORD  BACB  TRACK 
Concord,  Contra  Costa  County,  Cal. 
Having  leased  the  above  track  we 
have  made  arrangements  to  break  and 
develop  trotters  and  pacers.  We  have  86 
bos  stalls  and  will  guarantee  to  keep 
this  track  in  perfect  order.  The  climate 
is  unsurpassed.  Owners  and  trainers  are 
cordially  invited  to  visit  this  course. 
As  a  winter  track  Concord  is  second  to 
no  other  in  California.  Terms  very  rea- 
sonable. F.  M.  HAMMETT  and  J.  E. 
FOSTER,    Lessees. 

RIVERSIDE  TRACK  FOB  SALE. 
The  half-mile  race  track  at  Riverside 
(the  best  footing  of  any  track  in  the 
State),  lots  of  good,  pure  artesian 
water,  fine  grandstand,  45  good  stalls, 
big  hay  barn,  everything  in  the  best  of 
condition.  Excellent  pasturage  in  cen- 
ter field.  Climate  absolutely  the  best 
for  winter  and  summer- quarters  in  Cali- 
fornia. All  horsemen  agree  that  it  is 
the  best  training  track  in  the  State,  as 
no  horse  ever  went  lame  on  the  River- 
side track.  It  is  centrally  located,  about 
10  minutes'  drive  from  the  business  cen- 
ter of  the  town.  An  ideal  place  for  any 
trainer  with  some  capital,  as  Riverside 
is  one  of  the  best  cities  in  Southern  Cal- 
ifornia for  horse  racing.  This  is  always 
proven  by  the  large  attendance  at  every 
meeting  given  in  this  prosperous  place. 
For  price  and  particulars  address  EU- 
GENE F.  BINDEB,  Owner,  127  Vine  St., 
Biverside,  CaL 

VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate   Ave:,  is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.       San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 

Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Bos  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 

J.   R.   Wilson.  A.   F.  Rooker 

WILSON    &    ROOKER 

Livery,   Board   and   Feed   Stable 
All  kinds  of  team*  work  on  short  no- 
tice.    Contractors  for  Grading  and  Ex- 
cavating.   410  Franklin  St.,  cor.  Grove. 
San  Francisco,   Cal. 

Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and   Broken 

Broken  Dogs  and  "Well  Bred  Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

ENGLISH  SETTERS 
Trained     and    Broken 

Well   Bred   Broken    Dogs  for 

Sale 
Address       Wm.  Phillips 

Benicia 


BULL  TERRIERS. — Pure  white,  high 
class  puppies  for  sale,  sired  by  Wood- 
lawn  Baron,  a  classy  individual  and 
show  winner,  brother  to  the  winner  of 
first  and  specials  at  Bull  Terrier  Breed- 
ers' Show  at  Philadelphia  (at  which  the 
best  in  the  world  were  shown).  STIL- 
ETTO KENNELS,  225  Alcatraz  Avenue, 
Berkeley,  Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 
TRI-COLGR  COLLIE  FTJFS  from 
working  stuck.  Sire  Shadeland  Random, 
Sir  Jan.  A.  K.  C.  100,896  fson  Of  Imp. 
Inverness  Prince  ).  BANDOM  COLLIE 
KENNELS,  E.  C.  Brand,  Prop.,  Box  116, 
Santa  Bosa,  Cal. 


DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


SAVINGS    AND    LOAN    SOCIETY, 

161  Montgomery  St.,  Cor.  Sutter. 
Has  declared  a  dividend  for  the  term 
ending  December  31.  1906.  at  the  rate 
of  three  and  one-half  (3  Vz )  per  cent 
per  annum  on  all  deposits,  free  of  taxes, 
and  payable  on  and  after  January  2. 
added  to  and  bear  the  same  rate  of  in- 
terest  as   principal. 

EDWIX  BOXNELL,   Cashier. 


Dividend  Notice. 


California  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust  Co. 

Cor.  California  and  Montgomery 
Streets 
For  the  sis  months  ending  December 
31,  1906,  dividends  have  been  declared 
on  the  deposits  in  the  savings  depart- 
ment of  this  company  as  follows:  On 
term  deposits  at  the  rate  of  three  and 
six-tenths  (3  6-10)  per  cent  per  annum, 
and  on  ordinary  deposits  at  the  rate  of 
three  and  one-half  ( 3  \i> )  per  cent  per 
annum,  free  of  taxes,  and  payable  on 
and  after  Wednesday,  January  2,  1907. 
The  same  rate  of  interest  will  be  paid 
by  our  branch  offices,  located  at  1531 
Devisadero  St.,  927  Valencia  St.  and 
1740    Fillmore    St. 

J.    DALZIEL    BROWN,    Mgr. 


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i  will  pu  t  souDd  legs  under  him  and 
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Qulnn's  Ointment  purchased  from  you  about  two  years  ago 
removed  a  curb  ana  thoroaghplo  una  did  it  r-_<r  good.  My 
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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  19,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Highland  C. 


2:19 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Kecord   2:15 

Three-year-old  Record  .  .  .  .2:1234 
Timed   in   a   Race    2:10H 

■WINNER  OF  HARTFORD  FUTURITY  ($8500)  FOR  1905. 
BON  VOYAGE    (3)    2:12%    is  by  Expedition   2:15%    (sire   of  Biflora  2:09%,   Ex- 
ton  2:1011,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),   son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
fsister  to  Maud  S.   2:08%    and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.      The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot   (dam  of  Bon  Voyagre  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%   and  Bequeath 
2:20%),   by   Erin   2:24%;    second   dam    Farce    2:29%.    by   Princeps    536;    third   dam 
Roma   (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%).  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 
Season   of   1907  at  PLEASANTON   RACE   TRACK. 
where  he  will  be  limited  to  twenty  outside  mares. 
Wfl  inr  ffiA  Caacnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
•pov  iui    llic  OCdSUU         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

H  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old.) 
Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXFB.ESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18*4.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11*4.  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull- or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

.  HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three -year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications   to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


By    J.    J.    Audubon 

,  16695,    sire    of    Au- 

V,       dubon   Boy  1:59^ 

Nan  Audubon  2:08K 

Miss  Rita  2:0834 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13^.  and  Mary  Louise  2:27^),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S14,  Split  SMk  2:08%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dame  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22^  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon 1:59%),  by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%); 
second  dam,  Nelly. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning  race. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*4,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57  H   seconds. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND    AT  AGBICULTUKAL    FARE,   LOS   ANGELES,    TO 
A   PEW    GOOD    MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  as 

I  may  choose.  For  further  particulars  address 

J.  T.   GATCOME, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


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Juljinville  &  Nance Butte,  Mont. 

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On   the  promises  of  surpassing   speediness   so    constantly 
'  'made  good' '   in  those  sired  by 

"McKININEY"    2:11^ 

rests  the  world  wide  fame  of  that  superb  Horse.      Let  us 
send  you  some  convincing  particulars. 

SoT^ioS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Colt  Trotters  are  Required 

Where  futurity  winning  is  the  object. 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15^ 

The  sire  of  Alta  Axworthy  (2)  2,15^,  (3)  2,1014  and 
42  others  in  2:30  (only  one  pacer),  excells  in  many 
respects  which  we  will  be  glad  to  point  out.      May  we? 

^oTihislolS  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.Y. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.  R.  Sayer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


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HIGH  CLASS  HORSES   BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

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healthy. 
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To  be  Without  It 

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To  Be  Purchased  From 

Foster  &  O'Rear,  Ferry  Bids.,  San  Francisco 

From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  SO  Years  of   Close  Study 

GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Part. 
(Tate  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  -Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  part  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  tract  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  autos  or  cars. 


San  Francisco  Riding  Club 


ANNEX  POE  DRIVING  BOSSES. 

55  Stalls  on  Ground  Floor; 

5  Exits.     Perfect  facilities  for  safety 

and  the  proper  care  of  Horses. 


OPEN   FOR.   PUBLIC    PATRONAGE. 

While  this  Stable  is  under  the  Man- 
agement of  San  Francisco  Siding 
Club,  it  is  not  exclusive  for  the  use 
of  Members. 


LS5?. 


Apply  for  Further  Information  to    SAN  FBANCISCO  RIDING  CLTTB, 
Seventh  Avenue  and  C  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Saturday,  January  19,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and     Sportsman 

(Established  1SS2.) 
F.   W.   KELLBY,    Proprietor 
Turf   and    Sporting   Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN   FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at      San      Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms — One  Year  $3;  Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 

STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

MR.  MAGNUS  FLAWS,  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  pre- 
sents in  this  issue  a  very  timely  suggestion  in  re- 
gard to  a  very  much  needed  amendment  to  the 
rules  of  registration  as  now  in  force.  At  the  meet- 
ing of  the  stockholders  and  directors  of  the  Ameri- 
can Trotting  Register  Association  to  he  held  in 
Chicago  on  the  7th  of  next  month,  an  effort  will  be 
made  to  change  the  rule  which  now  requires  that 
a  mare  by  a  standard  trotting  horse  must  produce 
two  standard  performers  at  that  gait  before  she 
can  he  registered.  Like  Mr.  Flaws,  the  writer  has 
often  found  cases  where  this  rule  seems  absurd. 
For  instance,  there  is  the  grand  young  stallion 
Aerolite  2:15%  as  a  two-year-old,  winner  of  last 
year's  pacing  division  of  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity, and  the  fastest  pacer  of  his  age  of  1906. 
He  is  by  Searchlight  2:03%  a  registered  horse,  but 
cannot  be  registered  until  his  dam  is  registered. 
The  dam  of  Aerolite  is  Trix  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
2:16%  that  is  standard  by  breeding,  performance 
and  everything  else,  and  is  regstered.  His  second 
dam  is  by  Director  2:17,  also  registered  and  stand- 
ard under  all  rules.  Now  Trix,  being  by  a  register- 
ed horse  and  out  of  a  mare  by  a  registered  horse 
and  having  produced  two  standard  performers  should 
be  eligihle  to  registration,  but  is  not  because  her 
produce  are  pacers.  She  has  produced  Mona  Wilkes 
2:11%  at  three  years  and  Aerolite  2:15%  at  two 
years,  and  is  reckoned  one  of  the  greatest  young 
broodmares  in  California,  especially  as  her  two- 
year-old  and  yearling  are  showing  wonderfully  fast. 
If  both  should  pace  in  two  minutes  and  Mona  Wilkes 
and  Aerolite  do  the  same  she  could  not  be  registered 
under  the  present  rule.  If,  however,  she  had  pro- 
duced two  foals  that  just  managed  with  the  aid  of 
a  good  day  and  a  good  track  to  take  a  trotting  record 
of  2:30  she  would  be  eligible  to  registration.  The 
absurdity  of  the  rule  is  even  more  conspicuous 
when  we  consider  that  the  produce  of  a  standard 
trotting  stallion  and  a  standard  pacing  mare  is  en- 
titled to  registration.  This  being  permitted  under 
the  present  rules  is  an  acknowledgement  that  the 
gaits  are  kindred  and  it  would  harm  no  one  and 
benefit  many  if  an  amendment  were  adopted  which 
would  permit  such  mares  as  Trix  to  be  registered. 
We  believe  that  the  rules  of  registration  have  been 
wisely  drawn  and  carefully  amended  in  the  past 
and  that  the  officials  of  the  Register  Association 
have  done  as  they  honestly  deemed  best  in  regard 
to  them  and  now  that  such  cases  as  the  one  referred 
to  here  has  arisen  we  believe  they  will  see  the  jus- 
tice of  the  proposed  amendment  referred  to  by 
Mr.  Flaws  and  will  adopt  it  without  further  delay. 


THE  COMMUNICATION  from  Mr.  Benj.  M.  Cram 
of  this  city,  which  appeared  in  these  columns  two 
weeks  ago,  in  which  he  called  attention  to  the  fact 
that  California  had  failed  to  secure  representation 
in  that  new  organization,  the  American  Association 
of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders,  has  called  forth  a  com- 
munication from  Mr.  H.  K.  Devereux,  secretary  of 
the  new  organization,  which  appears  in  this  issue. 
Mr.  Devereux  explains  that  places  have  been  left 
for  this  coast  to  be  represented  on  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  association,  and  invites  those  in- 
terested to  submit  names  of  those  they  would  like 
to  see  appointed  as  directors.  We  hope  our  read- 
ers will  comply  with  this  request,  selecting  names 
of  men  who  will  have  the  energy  and  the  time  and 
can  afford  to  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board 
and  act  for  the  best  interests  of  Pacific  Coast  trot- 
ting horse  breeders.  The  new  organization  can  ac- 
complish much  good  in  the  way  of  promoting  legis- 
lation for  and  preventing  legislation  against  the 
interests  of  horse  breeders. 


PLANS  for  the  California  State  Fair,  if  carried  out 
on  the  lines  laid  out  by  the  Directors,  will  be  a  great 
exposition  of  the  products  and  wealth  of  the  State. 
The  date  set  for  the  fair  to  open  is  Saturday,  Sep- 
tember 7th,  and  it  will  close  on  the  following  Satur- 
day. During  the  week  the  National  Irrigation  Con- 
gress is  to  meet  in  Sacramento,  which  will  bring  a 
very  large  number  of  prominent  persons  and  land 
owners  to  the  capital  city  and  the  Fair  Directors  de- 
sire to  impress  upon  the  farmers,  miners,  manufac- 
turers, horticulturists,  stock  breeders  and  other  pro- 
ducers of  this  State  the  importance  and  value  of 
making  exhibits  at  the  fair  this  year.  President 
Roosevelt,  it  is  stated,  will  visit  the  big  irrigation 
dam  on  Salt  River,  Arizona,  about  that  time,  and  it 
may  be  possible  to  secure  his  attendance  one  day 
at  our  State  Fair.  The  Legislature  is  to  be  asked 
for  an  appropriation  that  will  permit  the  removal 
of  the  pavilion  from  Capitol  Park  to  the  new  fair 
grounds,  and  an  additional  sum  is  to  be  asked  for 
ornamentation  of  the  grounds.  In  discussing  the 
project  of  beautifying  the  park  it  was  stated  that 
the  Golden  Gate  Park  Commission  would  be  willing 
to  donate  ornamental  trees  for  this  purpose  and  Di- 
rectors Kiesel,  Wilson  and  Secretary  Filcher  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  obtain  the  trees.  Director 
F.  H.  Burke  submitted  a  plan  for  stakes  for  two- 
year-olds  to  start  this  year,  with  races  for  trotters 
and  pacers  of  that  age,  and  to  gradually  grow  into 
a  futurity.  It  is  also  proposed  to  offer  running  stakes 
for  California  bred  two-year-olds,  which  is  a  most  ex- 
cellent idea  and  will  give  the  breeders  of  thorough- 
breds who  do  not  care  to  race  East  a  chance  to 
start  their  colts.  There  are  to  be  three  of  these 
races,  one  for  two-year-old  colts  and  geldings,  another 
for  fillies,  the  money  winners  to  meet  in  a  race  for 
the  champonship  of  both  sexes.  Directors  Burke 
and  Whittaker  were  appointed  to  attend  the  conven- 
tion at  Pleasanton  to-day  to  formulate  plans  for  a 
California  circuit.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  State 
Agricultural  Society  will  be  held  at  Sacramento  on 
Saturday,  February  23d,  when  the  election  of  officers 
will  take   place. 


DEATH    OF    HAMBLETONIAN    WILKES. 


THE   MONTANT  CIRCUIT. 


At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Montana  Fair  and 
Racing  Association,  held  January  3d  in  the  offices 
of  J.  W.  Pace  in  Helena,  it  was  decided  not  to  give 
out  the  date  fixed  for  the  different  fairs  of  the 
association  until  they  are  ratified  by  the  several 
directors  of  the  fair. 

The  total  amount  of  $100,000  will  be  distributed 
to  horsemen  on  the  Montana  circuit  this  year,  the 
aggregate  of  stake  races  being  $40,000,  and  the  total 
of  the  purse  races  $60,000,  an  increase  of  $25,000 
over  last  year.  Each  fair  in  the  associations  will 
give  at  least  two  $1000  stakes  for  harness  horses. 
Butte,  Helena,  Anaconda  and  Missoula  will  give 
five  $1000  stakes,  and  Great  Falls  three.  Big  Timber 
will  give  $500  stakes  in  the  same  classes. 

The  early  closing  stakes  will  be  uniform  through- 
out the  State  and  will  be  announced  February  15th, 
and  the  circuit  has  been  arranged  so  that  the  ship- 
ping expenses  to  horsemen  will  be  considerably 
lighter  this  year  than  last. 

The  date  for  the  Montana  State  Fair  has  been  set 
for  September  30,  ending  October  5.  Butte  will 
have  thirty  days  of  racing  and  on  account  of  circuit 
arrangements  will  be  concluded  by  August  19th. 

The  cities  in  the  association  are  Butte,  Helena, 
Missoula,  Great  Falls,  Anaconda,  Billings,  Bozeman, 
Livingston  and  Big  Timber.  The  officers  elected 
for  the  ensuing  year  are:  President,  E.  C.  Mul- 
roney,  Missoula;  secretary-treasurer,  J.  W.  Pace, 
Helena;  directors,  J.  W.  Seaman,  Livingston;  A.  G. 
Galbraith,  Butte;  M.  Martin,  Deer  Lodge;  R.  D. 
Steele,  Bozeman,  and  Allan  Pierse,  Great  Falls. — 
Helena  Record. 


The  Combination  Sale  which  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 
have  announced  for  Monday,  February  11th,  has  al- 
ready received  consignments  that  will  make  it  a 
big  drawing  card,  as  some  very  choice  animals  have 
been  booked  f6r  it.  Mr.  T.  J.  Crowley  sends  his 
good  mare  Lottie  Parks  2:16%  by  Cupid  2:18  (broth- 
er to  Sidney  Dillon),  besides  three  or  four  of  her 
foals  by  Boydello  2:14%,  Monterey  2:09%.  These 
are  a  very  choice  lot  of  youngsters.  Twenty  fine 
park  and  carriage  horses  bred  at  Llano  Seco  Rancho, 
Butte  County,  and  fitted  for  sale  by  Baywood  Stud, 
San  Mateo,  have  also  been  consigned.  Those  want- 
ing fine  carriage  pairs  or  single  drivers  should  look 
this  consignment  over.  Thos.  Smith  of  Vallejo  sends 
two  good  ones,  and  his  reputation  of  breeding  and 
raising  good  looking,  fast  trotters  is  second  to  none. 
Mr.  P.  H.  McEvoy  of  Menlo  will  send  two  fine  large 
trotting  stallions,  bred  by  William  Corbitt,  that  are 
good  enough  to  stand  for  public  service  in  any  coun- 
try. Mr.  H.  Brace  will  send  Queenie  R.  2:12%  and 
several  other  good  ones.  Mr.  K.  O'Grady  of  San 
Mateo  has  consigned  five  head  of  business  horses 
that  should  bring  good  money  as  they  are  good 
goods.  There  are  several  other  consignments  of 
which  note  will  be  made  hereafter. 


The  only  son  of  the  great  Geo.  Wilkes  on  the 
Pacific  Coast  was  counted  out  by  Father  Time  at 
Hanford,  Cal.,  during  the  night  of  January  12th, 
when  Hambletonian  Wilkes  1679  died.  The  old  stal- 
lion was  nearing  his  twenty-seventh  birthday  and 
had  seemed  all  right  and  lively  during  the  day 
previous,  so  his  death  was  probably  from  some  acute 
cause,  instead  of  old  age. 

Hambletonian  Wilkes  was  bred  by  L.  E.  Simmons 
of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  foaled  in  1SS0.  He  was 
a  bay  horse  of  good  size  and  strong  conformation, 
with  considerable  finish.  He  was  sired  by  George 
Wilkes  2:22,  his  dam  being  Mag  Lock  by  Conklin's 
American  Star  37,  his  second  dam  Lady  Irving,  the 
dam  of  Lumps  2:21,  by  Hambletonian  10,  and  his 
third  dam  by  Abdallah  Chief,  a  son  of  Abdallah  1,  sire 
of  Hambletonian  10.  He  was  sold  by  Mr.  Simmons  to 
A.  C.  Fisk  of  Coldwater,  Michigan,  then  passed  to 
James  A.  Murphy  of  Chicago,  and  then  to  Colonel  R. 
I.  Morehead  of  San  Jose,  who  sold  him  a  few  years 
ago  to  a  syndicate  of  Kings  county  horsemen,  who 
took  him  to  that  county,  where  he  died  on  the 
12th  inst.  Hambletonian  Wilkes  was  a  horse  of 
great  individuality  and  even  in  old  age  his  form  and 
action  were  remarkably  preserved,  showing  his  ex- 
cellent constitution  and  vigor. 

In  the  stud  he  did  not  attain  the  great  reputation 
gained  by  some  of  the  other  sons  of  George  Wilkes, 
but  he  was  a  success  and  sired  some  excellent  race 
trotters  and  pacers.  The  most  famous  of  his  get 
was  that  great  mare  Phoebe  Wilkes  2:0S%,  who 
went  through  the  Grand  Circuit  in  1892,  1893  and 
1S94,  defeating  many  of  the  greatest  trotters  of  those 
years.  She  was  driven  to  her  record  by  Myron  Mc- 
Henry  in  1S94  at  Nashville,  where  she  won  the  stake 
for  2:10  class  trotters  in  straight  heats  in  2:08%, 
2:09%  and  2:09%,  defeating  Nightingale  2:08,  Trevil- 
lian  2:0S%!,  Ellard  2:09%  and  David  B.  2:09%. 
Phoebon  W.  2:08%  is  a  full  brother  to  Phoebe  Wilkes 
and  is  a  pacer. 

In  California  Hambletonian  Wilkes  never  received 
the  patronage  to  which  his  qualities  entitled  him,  but 
he  sired  a  number  of  good  race  horses  and  earned 
the  reputation  of  being  a  sire  of  size  and  good  looks, 
as  well  as  speed.  The  fastest  of  his  get  foaled  in 
California  is  Robert  I.  2:08%  pacing,  now  owned  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  Vic  Schiller  2:11%  trotting,  is  an- 
other of  his  get,  and  the  great  colt  trotter  Murray 
M.,  three-year-old  record  2:14,  winner  of  the  first 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity,  is  another. 

Hambletonian  Wilkes  was  the  sire  of  fifteen  stand- 
ard trotters  and  fourteen  standard  pacers,  three  of 
his  get  taking  new  records  this  year.  Twelve  of 
his  sons  have  sired  eight  trotters  and  fifteen  pacers 
in  the  standard  list,  and  eighteen  of  his  daughters 
have  produced  fifteen  trotters  and  eleven  pacers  in 
this  list,  of  which  the  fastest  performers  are  Stella 
2:09%,  Xava  2:10%,  Mae  Heart  2:11%  and  Knott 
Allen  2:13%.  As  a  sire  of  broodmares  we  believe 
his  fame  will  be  the  greater  as  the  years  go  by,  and 
mares  by  him  should  be  highly  treasured  and  given 
every  opportunity  in  the  stud.  The  sons  of  George 
Wilkes  are  rapidly  passing  and  within  a  very  few 
years  they  will  all  have  passed  to  horse  heaven,  as 
Geo.  Wilkes  died  in  1882,  twenty-five  years  ago. 


ONE    OF   THE    VERY    BEST. 


Nearest  McKinney,  that  grand  looking  young  stal- 
lion by  McKinney  2:11%,  owned  by  T.  W.  Barstow 
of  San  Jose,  is  one  of  the  sort  that  is  not  only 
bred  to  trot  but  bred  to  stay.  His  sire  McKinney  is 
known  as  the  greatest  sire  of  2:10  speed  that  ever 
lived.  His  dam  Maud  J.  is  by  Nearest,  a  sire  of 
2:10  speed  that  is  own  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron 
2:04%,  and  is  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  a  great  sire  of 
2:10  speed.  His  second  dam,  Fanny  Menlo,  is  by 
Menlo,  a  son  of  Nutwood,  the  greatest  sire  of  pro- 
ducing dams  that  ever  lived.  Nutwood's  daughters 
have  produced  thirteen  in  the  2:10  list.  His  third 
dam,  Nellie  Anteeo,  is  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  the 
great  Electioneer.  Anteeo's  daughters  have  pro- 
duced three  2:10  performers,  while  Electioneer  is 
not  only  a  sire  of  three  2:10  trotters,  but  is  the 
grandsire  of  a  great  many,  including  Major  Delmar 
1:59%,  while  his  daughters  have  produced  five  in 
this  exclusive  list.  The  fourth  dam  of  Nearest  Mc- 
Kinney is  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.  31,  one  of  the 
great  old  time  trotters  and  stayers,  whose  daugh- 
ters have  been  great  producers,  one  of  them  pro- 
ducing Lida  W.  2. IS,  the  dam  of  Nutwood  Wilkes 
2:16%,  and  another  producing  James  Madison,  sire 
of  Tuna  2:0S%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:0S%,  second 
heaviest  winner  on  the  Grand  Circuit  this  year.  •  It 
is  very  plain  that  there  is  neither  speed  nor  stamina 
lacking  in  (he  breeding  of  Nearest  McKinney,  while 
for  conformation,  good  looks  and  gait  there  are 
few  that  can  equal  him.  He  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  San  Jose. 


BUZZ  SAW   IS  SOLD. 


Hanford,  Cal.,  Jan.  13,  1907. 
F.  W.  Kelley,  San  Francisco — Dear  Sir:  Ple.-isi- 
discontinue  my  "Buzz  Saw"  ad,  as  through  this 
medium  (he  colt  was  sold  over  a  week  ago,  and  1 
neglected  to  inform  you.  So  much  for  advertising 
in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman.    Very  Resp.  veins, 

R.  G.  WHIT E. 


ANSWER    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Subscriber,  Fresno,  Cal. — Mabel  C.  by  Steal  hway 
took  a  pacing  record  of  2:14%  over  the  Fresno  track 
July  24,  1905.  winning  a  dash  race  in  which  she  beat 
Charley  T.,  H.  D.  B.  and  Satin  Royal,  all  trod    ■ 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  19,  1907. 


FOURTH  PAYMENTS  WERE  NUMEROUS. 

No  less  than  179  foals  of  1906  had  fourth  pay- 
men!  made  on  them  January  2d  in  the  Pacific  Breed- 
ers' Futurity  No.  ti,  which  has  a  value  of  $7000, 
guaranteed  by  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  Association.  The  list  of  foals  on  which 
this  payment  was  made  follows: 

C.   K.   Avery's  s  f  by  Stoneway,  dam  Nellie  by  a 
of  Thad  Stevens. 

P.   E.   G.   Anzar's   foal   by   Dictatus   Medium,   dam 
•    by    a    coll    by   Grosvenor. 

Thos.  H.  Brent's  ch  f  Edgarita  by  Edgar  Boy,  dam 
Laurelia  by  Caution;  ch  c  Vincomar  by  Caution,  dam 
baffrona  bj    Antelope. 

I    L.  Borden's  foal  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Alice 
Bell    by    Washington:    foal    by    Prince   Robert,    dam 
Allie  Cresco  by  Cresco;  ch  c  by  Prince  Robert,  dam 
Itamont   by   Al'amont. 

.las.  L.  Bullock's  s  f  Grace  H.  by  Hambletonian 
Wilkes,  dam   Sally   B.   by  General   McClellan. 

Dr.  W.  II.  Button's  b  c  Button  Boy  by  Wasnngton 
'  McKinney.   dam    Fayette   by   Daly. 

Martin  Burnell  s  br  f  by  Montesol.  dam  Marcelle 
by   Fay  Wilkes. 

J.  P.  Berry's  f  by  Expressive  Mac,  dam  Nell  B. 
by    Prince   Nutwood. 

G.  B.  Blanchard's  b  f  by  Scott  McKinney,  dam 
Cameline  by  Direct  Line. 

W.  L.  Bolton's  gr  c  George  Vodden  by  General  J. 
B.  Frisbie,  dam   Dolly. 

W.  O.  Bowers'  foal  by  Silver  Bee,  dam  Sadie  Ben- 
ton by  Tom  Benton. 

Geo.  T.  Beckers'  b  f  by  Zombro,  dam  Lady  Van 
Nuys  by  Stam  B.;  b  c  by  Zombro,  dam  Topsy;  bl  c 
by  McKenna,  dam  Whisper  by  Almont  Lightning. 

D.  L.  Baehant's  cr  f  Sadie  B.  by  Athadon,  dam 
Nugget. 

Mrs.  L.  G.  Bonfilio's  b  c  Crescendo  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  dam  Atb.erine  by  Patron. 

Jacob  Brolliar's  br  f  Zonelita  by  Zolock,  dam 
Stonelita  by  Stoneway. 

J.  F.  Bryne's  ch  c  by  Exchange,  dam  Widow  Ma- 
chree  by   Silkwood. 

O.  C.  Benbow's  foal  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Baby 
by  Long  Branch. 

0.  F.  Berquette's  br  c  by  Stoneway,  dam  by 
Brown's  Patchen. 

T.  W.  Barstow's  b  c  by  Nearest  McKinney,  dam 
Just  It  by  Nearest. 

Alex.  Brown's  bl  c  by  Nushagak,  dam  Anselois  by 
Prince  Ansel;  br  f  by  Nushagak,  dam  Nutflower  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes;  ch  f  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Ser- 
pola  by  Mendocino;  b  f  by  Prnce  Ansel,  dam  Ma- 
jella  B.  by  Nushagak. 

A.  Butz's  br  c  A.  B.  Hal  by  Hal  B.,  dam  Maud  by 
Silkwood. 

1.  E.  Bular's  br  f  Zoriene  by  Zolock,  dam  Corriene 
by  Red  Cloak. 

H.  Brace's  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Sadie  Moor  by 
the  Grand  Moor;  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Banker's  Daugh- 
ter by  Arthur  Wilkes;  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Lizzie  S. 
by  Antevolo;  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Myrtha  T.  by  Ham- 
bletonian Wilkes. 

C.  A.  Canfield's  b  c  by  Zombro,  dam  Mamie  Eliza- 
beth. 

Lewis  Charlton's  b  c  by  Dumont  S.,  dam  Rose 
Thorne  by   Hawthorne. 

Martin  Carter's  b  f  Ella  M.  R.  by  Lord  Alwin,  dam 
Excella  by  Monbells. 

S.  Christenson's  ch  f  by  Strathway,  dam  Lady 
Estelle  by  Athadon;  bl  f  by  Strathwav,  dam  Mar- 
garet K,  by  Don  Pedro;  ch  f  by  Strathway,  dam 
Simone  by  Simmons. 

H.  Cox's  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  by  Designer. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  b  f  by  Highland  C,  dam  Lucie 
May  by  Oakland  Baron;  bl  f  by  Highland  C,  dam 
She  by  Abbotsford;  bl  c  by  Highland  C,  dam  Ruth 
Mary  by  Directum;  bl  c  by  Highland  C,  dam  Bay 
Leaf  by  Telephone;  b  f  by  Highland  C,  dam  Patty 
D.  by  Ultimus;  b  f  by  Hal  B.,  dam  Christobel  bv 
Chas.  Derby;  b  f  by  The  Bondsman,  dam  Bon  Mot 
by  Erin. 

S.  H.  Cowell's  s  f  Zaza  by  Henry  Nutwood,  dam 
Two  Minutes  by  Wildnut. 

L.  Y.  Dollenmayer's  b  f  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes, 
dam  Ida   May  by  Grosvenor. 

Rick  De  Bernardi's  b  c  by  Strathway,  dam  Rosata 
by   McKinney. 

E.  D.  Dudley's  ch  c  by  Palite,  dam  Bee  by  Ster- 
ling; ch  c  by  Palite.  dam  Babe  by  Dawnlight. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Dunn's  b  f  by  Petigru,  dam  Nora  Mac 
by  McKinney. 

Henry   Delaney's  c  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Marguer- 

'"'    ''>     I lenton;    br    c    by    Zolock,    dam    Belle 

Pointer  by  Sky  Pointer;  b  c  by  Zolock,  dam  Etta 
Wilkes. 

F.  N.  Folsom's  s  f  by  Lynwood  W„  dam  Diamonica 
by  Diawood. 

J.    A,    Fail-child's    br    f   by    Stanton   Wilkes,    dam 

le  H.  by  McKinney. 
Geo.  A.  Fox's  b  c  by  Cresceus,  dam  Sllpan  by  Sil- 
ver  B 

Miss  Alice  Frazler's  b  c  by  Murray  M.,  dam  Nie- 
nah  by  Nu'ford. 

J.  A.  Garrer'a  foal  by  Robt.  Basler,  dam  Ladv  Way 
by  Stonev  . 

T.  H.  Gib  mi's  b  f  Virginia  Lee  bv  Iran  Alio  dam 
Maggie  by  Soudan. 

l.l  f  Nit.-i   II.  by  Zolock,  dam  Lilv 
S.   by    Direct, 
w.  h.  Hoy's  s  r  Complete  by  Ps 
i    Wilkes. 

s  c  by  Palo  King,  dam  Dlawalda 


liv    hi  , 
'!.    K 


v    Kohl.    Direct      dam    l,ou 


M.  Henry's  b  f  True  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Hulda 
by  Guide. 

J.  W.  Haile  &  Co.'s  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Olita 
by  Bradtmoor;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Hanora  by 
Oro  Wilkes;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  May  Norris  by 
Norris;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Laura  H.  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes:  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Hannah  by  Le 
Grande;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Sister  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes. 

Wm.  Hendrickson's  br  f  by  McKena,  dam  Ohio 
bv  Peveril;  b  f  by  McKena,  dam  Maud  by  Grover 
Clay. 

T.  M.  Hartsook's  ch  c  by  Victory,  dam  Bird  by 
Aaron. 

Henry'  Hahn's  cb  c  Lecket  by  Lecco,  dam  Hen- 
rietta by  Boodle. 

F.  Hahn's  b  c  Goldfield  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Nellie 
Emoline  by  Leo  Corbett. 

W.  B.  Humfreville's  br  c  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Nel- 
lie by  Jim  Mulvenny. 

C.  L.  Hollis'  s  c  Stam  Hopkins  by  Stamboulet, 
dam   Sis  Hopkins  by   Strathway. 

E.  P.  Heald's  b  f  by  Count  Hannibal,  dam  Nona 
Y.  by  Admiral;  b  f  by  Tom  Smith,  dam  Nona  Wash- 
ington by  Geo.  Washington;  b  f  by  Tom  Smith,  dam 
Lady  Marvin  by  Don  Marvin;  b  f  by  Tom  Smith, 
dam  Princess  McKinney  by  McKinney. 

Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hastings'  foal  by  Parole,  dam  Sappho 
by  Robt.  McGregor. 

Julian  B.  Hoyt's  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Efhel  H. 
by  Sultan. 

C.  L.  Jones'  c  Carlrea  by  Carlokin,  dam  Lady  Rea 
by  Iran  Alto;  f  Nanalea  by  Carlokin,  dam  Walda 
by  Waldstein. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  ch  f  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Ivon- 
eer  by  Eugeneer;  s  c  by  Delphi,  dam  Wilhelmina 
II  by  Eugeneer;  bl  c  by  Lecco,  dam  Amy  I.  by 
Diablo;  b  c  by  Coronado,  dam  Membrita  by  Carr's 
Mamb.;   br  c  by  Delphi,  dam  Anita  I.  by  Dictatus. 

P.  A.  Isenor's  b  f  by  Murray  M.,  dam  Lilly  Mac 
by  McKinney. 

J.  A.  Jones'  bl  f  by  Capt.  Jones,  dam  Daisy  Q. 
Hill  by  Altamont;  bl  c  by  Capt.  Jones,  dam  Alta 
Norte  by  Del  Norte;  bl  f  by  Capt.  Jones,  dam  Lady 
Beach  by  Altamont.    . 

Joost  Bros.'  br  or  bl  c  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Pre- 
sumption by  Steinway. 

Fred  Jasper's  br  c  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Nellie  J. 
by  St.  Patrick. 

J.  H.  Jack's  bl  c  Cochise  by  Lecco,  dam  Winnie 
Wilkes  by  Rey  Wilkes. 

Thos.  P.  Kell's  b  c  by  J.  R.  C,  dam  Fanny  Menlo 
by  Menlo. 

E.  C.  Keyt's  bl  c  by  Red  Seal,  dam  Mildred  by 
Couer  d'Alene;  b  f  by  Red  Seal,  dam  Mai  Mont  by 
Malcolm. 

Geo.  W.  Kirkman's  bl  c  by  Stoneway,  dam  Ida 
Basler  by  Robt.  Basler;  b  c  Stoneman  by  Stoneway, 
dam  Ethel  Basler  by  Robt.  Basler. 

F.  W.  Kimble's  bl  f  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Princess 
Leola  by  Leonel. 

J.  D.  Kalar's  foal  by  Delphi,  dam  Duplicate  by 
Chas.  Derby. 

Paul  M.  Knauf's  b  c  Paul  M.  by  Murray  M.,  dam 
Docy  Doe  by  Blackwood  Mamb. 

Miss  Minnie  E.  Lewis'  foal  by  Cruzados,  dam  Delia 
Norte  by  Del  Norte;  foal  by  Cruzados,  dam  Mollie  L. 
by  Carbou. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  br  or  bl  f  by  Coronado,  dam 
Bessie  Wilkes  by  Aptos. 

Mrs.  Mabel  Lipson's  b  c  Bobbie  Gaylor  by  Hamble- 
tonian Wilkes,  dam  Miss  Goldnote  by  Goldnote. 

J.  Elmo  Montgomery's  b  c  Jim  Logan  by  Chas. 
Derby,  dam  Effle  Logan  by  Durfee. 

Dr.  A.  McLaughlin's  b  c  Tom  Fitzgerald  by  Mc- 
Myrtle,   dam   Maggie  N.   by   Gossiper. 

L.  H.  Mcintosh's  b  f  by  Arner,  dam  Kitty  by  Ar- 
thur Wilkes. 

E.  Z.  Miller's  b  c  by  Stam  Boy,  dam  Straightness 
by  Chas.  Derby. 

L.  Morris'  foal  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes,  dam  Lily 
I.  by  Iris. 

J.  W.  Marshall's  b  f  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Trix  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Mabry  McMahan's  br  c  by  I  Direct,  dam  Chamois 
by  Shamrock. 

Ray  Mead's  f  by  Monbello,  dam  Carrie  B.  by  Alex. 
Button. 

Geo.  H.  McCann's  foal  by  Palo  King,  dam  Fidelity 
by  Falrose. 

J.  C.  Mowry's  foal  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Electress 
Wilkes  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Wm.  Morgan's  bl  c  Tracy  by  Diablo,  dam  Grace 
McK.  by  McKinney;  b  f  Cony  by  Zombro,  dam  Con- 
nie by  Conner. 

W.  W.  Mendenhall's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Elsie 
Downs  by  Boodle;  foal  by  a  McKinney-Attilla  colt, 
dam  Rosie  Woodburn  by  Easter  Wilkes. 

Felix  McCabe's  s  c  by  Stoneway,  dam  Bessie  Hub- 
bard by  Hubbard  Jr. 

I.  C.  Mosher's  b  c  Hal  McKinney  by  Hal  B.,  dam 
Juliet  D.  by  McKinney. 

C.  S.  Neal's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Fanny  Gossip  by 
Gossiper. 

R.  O.  Newman's  br  f  by  Robert  Direct,  dam  Dew- 
drop   Basler   by   Robt.    Basler. 

T.  W.  Orme's  foal  by  Izalco,  dam  Ziska  by  Zo- 
lock. 

Chris  G.  Owen's  br  f  Lou  McKinney  by  Kinney 
Lou,  dam  Nancy  O.  by  Clay  S. 

K.  O'Grady's  bl  f  by  Highland,  dam  Nellie  White 
by    Hart    Boswell. 

E.  T.  Parker's  s  c  Prince  Lock  by  Zolock,  dam 
Nolahka   by   Nut  ford. 

Dana  Perkins'  foal  by  Stam  B„  dam  Osey  by  Tom 
Benton;    EoaJ   by   stam   B.,  dam  Zaza  by  Bay  Bird. 

Jasper  Paulson's  foal  by  McKena,  dam  Laura 
Dillon    by    Sidney    Dillon;     b    c    by    McKena,    dam 


Mowat  by  Owyhee;  foal  by  Milbrae,  dam  Helen  Car- 
oline by  Campaign. 

S.  D.  Parks'  b  c  Duke  of  Milpitas  by  Neptune,  dam 
Margerita  by  Tempest. 

J.  T.  Royles'  b  c  Sanmetto  by  Diablo,  dam  Sbinola 
by  a  son  of  Waldstein. 

Z.  T.  Rucker's  foal  by  Bonnie  McK„  dam  Diamond 
Bell  by  Grey  Wood. 

John  Renatti's  s  f  by  Sir  John  S.,  dam  Madeline. 

E.  D.  Roberts'  br  c  Lugo  Stanley  by  On  Stanley, 
dam  Colton  Maid  by  Maxamillian. 

Geo.  Ramage's  b  f  by  Lecco,  dam  Clara  Oakley 
by  Sidney  Dillon. 

N.  M.  Strong's  foal  by  Ben  Z„  dam  May  Kinney 
by  Silkwood. 

John  Suglian's  b  c  King  Koblan  by  Kohlan  King, 
dam  Clytie  by  Magister. 

Richard  Smith's  br  c  by  McKenna,  dam  Edith 
Apetz  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Louis  Stock's  foal  by  Diablo,  dam  Donnagene  by 
Athadon. 

E.  A.  Swaby's  f  Grace  S.  by  Nushagak,  dam  Antie 
by  Antevolo. 

Cbas.  F.  Silva's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Polka  Dot 
by  Mendocino;  foal  by  Stam  B.  .dam  Swift  Bird  by 
Waldstein;  foal  by  Coronado,  dam  Queen  S.  by 
Sable  Wilkes. 

Henry  Struve's  b  f  by  Welcome,  dam  Hagar  Wilkes 
by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Thos.  Smith's  bl  c  by  General  J.  B.  Frisbie,  dam 
Reinette  by  Dexter  Prince. 

L.  H.  Todhunter's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  The  Silver 
Bell  by  Silver  Bow;  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Lomo  B. 
by  Stam  B. 

Ezra  Tilden's  br  f  by  Zombro,  dam  Tessa. 

J.  H.  Torrey's  b  f  Gracie  T.  by  Zombro,  dam  Man- 
illa by  Shadeland  Hero. 

M.  M.  Vincent's  rn  c  by  Expressive  Mac,  dam  Car- 
mon  by  News  Boy. 

J.  L.  Vignes'  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Cleopatra  V. 
by  Regallo. 

E.  D.  Waffle's. b  m  Zoe  by  Zombro,  dam  Leah  by 
Secretary. 

The  Warren  Ranch's  s  f  Lady  Warren  by  Sena- 
tor L.,  dam  Countess  Knight  by  Knight. 

Geo.  L.  Warlow's  foal  by  Stanford  McKinney,  dam 
Strathalie  by  Strathway;  foal  by  Stanford  McKinney, 
dam  Sextette  by  Athablo;  foal  by  Athadon,  dam  Bes- 
sie; foal  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam  Coradon  by  Athadon. 

A.  E.  Walker's  foal  by  Murray  M.,  dam  Midget. 

Chas.  Whitehead's  foal  by  Delphi,  dam  Nina  B. 
by  Electioneer. 

Fred  Wadham's  br  f  by  Petigru,  dam  Johannah 
Treat  by  Thos.  Rysdick. 

Capt.  C.  H.  Williams'  foal  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam 
Twenty-Third  by  Director;  foal  by  Unimak,  dam 
Alta  Nola  by  Altamont;  foal  by  Unimak,  dam  Royal 
Net  by  Royal  Sid. 

P.  J.  Williams'  bl  c  The  Major  by  Monterey,  dam 
Leap  Year  by  Tempest. 

S.  B.  Wright's  b  c  by  Lynwood  W.,  dam  Maud 
Patchen  by  Idaho  Patchen. 

S.  B.  Wright's  br  f  by  Stanton  Wilkes,  dam  Zolita 
by  Zolock;  b  c  by  Monocrat,  dam  Alta  Rena  by  Atto 
Rex.     ■ 

J.  W.  Zibbell's  foal  by  Tom  Smith,  dam  Kate  Lum- 
ry  by  Shadeland  Onward. 


THE  BLUE  RIBBON   MEETING. 


The  formal  announcement  that  Detroit  will  resume 
its  time-honored  place  in  the  Grand  Circuit  next 
season  will  be  received  with  a  feeling  of  satisfac- 
tion by  all  light  harness  horsemen.  For  years  the 
annual  Blue  Ribbon  meeting  of  the  Grosse  Pointe 
track  was  the  big  event  of  the  Grand  Circuit  chain, 
and  the  two  stakes,  the  Merchants'  and  Manufac- 
turers', $10,000  for  2:24  trotters,  and  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  $5,000  for  2:24  pacers,  were  the  classic 
events  in  which  the  hopes  of  scores  of  aspiring 
owners,  breeders  and  trainers  were  entered.  To  win 
one  of  these  meant  as  much  to  the  harness  horse- 
man as  the  winning  of  a  Suburban  or  American 
Derby  to  the  followers  of  the  thoroughbred.  For 
seventeen  years  the  M.  &  M.  had  been  battled  for 
at  the  annual  gathering  of  the  clans  in  the  City 
of  the  Straits,  but  last  season  the  prosecuting  at- 
torney of  Wayne  county,  in  which  Detroit  is  situated, 
became  inoculated  with  the  virus  of  so-called  reform, 
and  his  sudden  opposition  caused  the  abandonment 
of  the  Blue  Ribbon  meeting  and  the  transfer  of  the 
M.  &  M.  and  C.  of  C.  to  Cleveland,  where  they  were 
raced  off  at  the  Grand  Circuit  meeting  the  first  week 
in  August.  The  horsemen,  merchants  and  business 
men  of  all  classes  in  Detroit  were  up  in  arms  against 
the  unwarranted  interference  of  the  prosecuting  at- 
torney, and  when  he  asked  for  a  renomination  at 
the  primaries  last  year  he  received  such  an  emphatic 
turn-down  that  it  left  no  doubt  in  his  mind  as  to 
what  the  rank  and  file  of  the  electors  thought  of  his 
reform  ideas.  His  successor  in  office  is  a  broad- 
minded  citizen  who,  when  he  occupied  the  office 
several  years  ago,  was  a  good  friend  of  racing  as 
conducted  by  the  Detroit  Driving  Club.  The  Grosse 
Pointe  track  has  been  leased  for  a  meeting  next 
July;  the  two  classic  stakes'  will  be  renewed  and 
the  meeting  will  be  conducted  as  usual  by  President 
D.  J.  Campau,  with  Albert  H.  Moone  of  Providence, 
R.  I.,  in  the  secretary's  chair.  With  Detroit  back 
in  line  again  prospects  are  bright  for  a  meeting  in 
-  rovidence  now  that  the  Narragansett  Park  tangle 
has  been  straightened  out — and  Columbus  willing 
to  give  a  two  weeks'  meeting  if  Cincinnati  drops 
out — the  outlook  for  the  Grand  Circuit  of  1907  is 
more  than  bright. — Chicago  Horseman. 


Saturday,  January  19,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


CALIFORNIA    CAN    BE    REPRESENTED. 


ANOTHER  ALLERTON    IN   CAILFORNIA. 


THE  CROWLEY  SIDE  STAKE. 


Cleveland,  Ohio,  Jan.  10,  1907. 
The  Breeder  and  Sportsman.  San  Francisco,  Cal. — 
Dear  Sirs:  The  communication  in  your  issue  of 
January  5th  from  Benj.  M.  Cram  is  very  much  to  the 
point,  and  it  is  pleasing  to  note  that  the  breeders  of 
California  are  interested  in  the  organization  of  the 
American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders, 
which  we  hope  will  work  material  benefit  to  our  horse 
and  breeding  interests.  In  answering  Mr.  Cram's  com- 
munication I  would  say  that  provision  was  made  by 
the  committee  on  organization  for  fifty  directors. 
When  selection  was  made  there  were  only  forty-eight 
named,  one  reason  that  the  fifty  was  not  completed 
was  the  fact  that  the  committee  did  not  know  who 
to  select  as  representatives  from  the  Pacific  Coast. 
Primarily,  of  course,  they  wanted  to  make  their 
selection  of  men  who  would  take  an  active  interest 
in  the  organization  in  order  that  it  might  be  made 
as  strong  as  possible  throughout  the  West.  As  the 
committee  were  unable  to  decide  what  men  to  select 
as  representing  the  Pacific  Coast,  this  selection  was 
left  for  a  future  meeting,  and  the  secretary  was  in- 
structed to  communicate  with  different  people  with 
a  view  of  having  the  selection,  when  made,  as  wise 
and  beneficial  for  all  interests  as  possible.  In  follow- 
ing this  matter  out  we  would  be  only  too  pleased  to 
receive  communications  from  anybody  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  interested  in  this  movement,  suggesting  names 
of  men  to  represent  that  territory  on  the  board  of 
directors.  The  list  of  directors  as  selected  of  course 
cannot  be  complete,  and  as  published  is  not  official, 
for  the  simple  reason  that  a  man  cannot  be  con- 
sidered a  director  until  he  has  accepted.  For  this 
reason  there  will  undoubtedly  be.  some  changes  in 
the  list  that  has  already  been  published,  and  the 
total  number  of  fifty  cannot  be  completed  until  the 
next  meeting  of  the  executive  committee.  We  can 
assure  our  friends  in  California  and  the  far  West 
that  this  movement  is  meant  to  be  strictly  national 
in  its  character.  There  is  to  be  no  sectionalism  or 
partisanship  in  the  organization  or  management  of 
the  Breeders'  Association.  We  hope  to  have  every 
man  as  a  member  who  is  interested  in  any  way  in 
our  horses,  and  furthermore  it  is  our  hope  that  our 
membership  may  become  so  large  that  the  Associa- 
tion may  have  political  influence  for  all  that  may  go 
to  aid  and  benefit  our  breeding  interests.  Trusting 
your  readers  may  take  time  to  send  us  names  of 
any  people  who  they  would  like  to  see  members  or 
directors  of  the  Association  and  that  we  may  have 
the  hearty  support  and  sympathy  of  the  entire  terri- 
tory as  represented  by  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman, 
Yours  very  truly, 

American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders. 
H.  K.  DEVEREUX,  Secretary. 


FROM    THE    RAISIN    CENTER. 


Fresno,  Cal.,  Jan.  12,  1907. 
Breeder  and  Sportsman:     A  line  or  two  about  the 
track   quarters.     At   present  there   are  five  trainers 
here,  and  they  have  some  very  promising  prospects 
in  hand. 

Joe  Depoister  has  Milton  Gear,  green  pacer  by 
Harry  Gear.    He  is  a  young  horse  with  2:08  speed. 

Charley  Middleton  has  five  head,  with  three  very 
promising  green  pacers  among  them.  One  by  Strath- 
way  2:19  that  has  shown  quarters  in  32  seconds  and 
a  half  in  1:05,  one  by  Diablo  2:09  that  can  reel 
off  a  half  right  nicely  in  1:04,  and  another  by  Athby, 
son  of  Athadon,  is  a  wind  splitter  that  with  very 
little  work  has  shown  a  half  in  1:07. 

Mr.  Owens  has  Jonesa  Basler  2:11%  and  a  three- 
year-old  black  colt  by  Robert  Direct  that  is  a  Fu- 
turity lad.     Look  out  for  this  one,  boys. 

Trainer  Mayo  has  a  string  of  six  head  that  are 
a  very  fine  lot  of  youngsters.  Among  them  is  a 
five-year-old  full  brother  to  Toggles  2:08%^  and  it 
will  take  one  as  good  as  Togfles  to  catch  him.  A 
little  black  mare,  four  years  old,  is  a  half  sister  to 
that  double-gaited  mare  Oma  A.  2:10%  pacing,  and 
2:16%  trotting,  and  is  a  little  black  demon  at  the 
trot.  You  will  see  her  at  the  races  this  summer.  A 
two-year-old  and  a  four-year-old  by  Strathway  are 
nice  smooth  going  trotters  as  any  one  would  wish 
to  see,  and  there  is  a  little  black  pacer,  half  brother 
to  Dr.  W.  2:08%,  that  is  being  talked  about. 

S.  C.  Walton  has  a  large  stable  of  horses  headed 
by  the  grand  trotting  stallion  Athasham  2:12.  The 
son  of  Athadon  is  fat,  but  in  grand  shape,  and  the 
2:12  trotters  that  beat  him  this  year  will  find  they 
have  something  to  do  when  they  head  him.  Walton 
has  two  two-year-olds  by  Athadon  that  are  hummers 
and  will  no  doubt  prove  fast  by  the  time  the  summer 
races  begin.  He  has  also  some  Futurity  yearling 
colts  by  Expressive  Mac  that  have  been  worked  but 
five  weeks,  yet  can  show  a  2:40  clip  handily  and  have 
a  nice  smooth  way  of  going.  A  yearling  by  Athablo 
can  also  step  down  the  line  some.  In  this  string  is 
a  full  sister  to  The  Donna  2:09%  that  is  eight  months 
old.  She  is  a  good  looker  and  well  staked,  and  Wal- 
ton says  he  is  after  first  money  with  her.  A  four- 
year-old  pacer  by  Athadon  that  has  been  worked 
two  months  has  stepped  a  mile  in  2:22%.  There  is 
a  five-year-old  by  Strathway,  owned  by  Mr.  Await, 
that  has  shown  considerable  speed  at  the  pacing  gait. 
Nogi  by  Athablo,  dam  Cora  Wickersham,  will  make 
some  of  the  three-year-olds  step  this  year,  as  he  has 
developed  into  a  strong  rugged  built  colt  that  will 
be  after  first  money  in  the  Breeders'  Futurity.  Occo- 
dent  and  Stanford  Stakes. 

There  are  several  others  which  will  be  mentioned 
at  some  future  date. 

SUBSCRIBER. 


Visalia,  Cal.,  Jan.  13,  1907. 
Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman:  While  at  home 
this  morning  in  answer  to  a  call  at  the  phone  I  took 
down  the  receiver  and  recognized  the  voice  of  Mr. 
R.  O.  Newman,  owner  of  the  stallion  Robert  Direct, 
who  informed  me  that  he  had  just  bought  from  C. 
W.  Williams  of  Galesburg,  Illinois,  a  two-year-old 
stallion  that  is  one  of  the  greatest  bred  sons  of  the 
great  Allerton  2:09%,  and  while  he  has  sold  many 
high  priced  colts  of  great  promise,  Mr.  Williams  says 
Mr.  Newman's  purchase  is  the  greatest  trotter  he 
ever  bred.  Now  it  must  be  that  there  is  some  truth 
in  his  declaration,  and  the  breeders  of  this  Coast 
are  to  be  congratulated  on  the  presence  of  this 
young  son  of  Allerton.  His  first  dam  is  a  daughter 
of  Expedition  2:15%  (son  of  Electioneer)  and  has 
a  record  of  2:1S%,  and  has  two  full  sisters  with  rec- 
ords of  2:11%  and  2:15%;  second  dam  by  Axtell  2:12, 
that  is  the  dam  of  five  trotters  whose  records  average 
2:17%;  third  dam  a  mare  with  a  record  that  is  a 
full  sister  to  the  one  time  queen,  Maud  S.  2:08%, 
and  is  also  a  producer;  fourth  dam  the  great  Miss 
Russell,  dam  of  Nutwood,  etc.,  hy  pilot  Jr. 

Is  it  any  wonder  that  Mr.  Williams  says  this  is 
the  greatest  trotter  he  ever  bred?  As  a  companion 
to  Robert  Direct  this  gives  Mr."  Newman  two  of  the 
best  bred  stallions  to  be  found  in  California.  I  had 
Robert  Direct  in  my  string  for  two  months,  and  dur- 
ing all  that  time  he  was  badly  affected  with  pink-eye 
and  I  could  not  do  much  with  him,  but  I  saw 
enough  to  convince  me  that  he  is  a  perfect  mannered 
reliable  horse  of  extreme  speed,  and  as  Mr.  Newman 
is  game,  he  will  yet  send  Robert  Direct  to  the  races 
to  the  sorrow  of  many  that  will  then  hook  up  with 
him. 

I  own  a  15%-hand  filly,  weighing  1,050  pounds,  sired 
by  Robert  Direct  and  out  of  Ethel  Basler,  who  in 
turn  is  a  full  sister  to  the  dam  of  Robert  Direct.  She 
is  a  coal  black,  three  years  old,  and  I  believe  she  is 
without  any  exception  one  of  the  greatest  racing  pros- 
pects I  ever  saw — one  of  those  Direct-gaited,  rapid 
going  pacers  that  doesn't  need  hopples  or  funny 
shoes,  and  can  be  desperately  driven  without  leaving 
her  feet.  That  she  will  be  fit  to  race  anywhere  in 
any  class  in  which  pacers  are  raced  I  fully  believe. 

If  anyone  should  think  that  the  maternal  lines 
of  Robert  Direct  are  not  so  strong  and  potent  as  his 
paternal  lines,  I  can  controvert  this  through  this 
filly,  who  does  not  carry  one  drop  of  blood  in  her 
veins  that  is  not  represented  in  Robert  Direct,  and 
what  is  more  convincing  the  blood  of  Robert  Direct's 
dam  is  doubled  in  this  handsome,  speedy,  big  filly, 
since  her  dam.  Ethel  Basler,  is  a  full  sister  to  Robert 
Direct's  dam.  Nor  does  it  stop  at  that,  since  Ethel 
Basler,  mated  with  other  sires,  is  promising  to  be  a 
wonderful  producer  of  extreme  speed.  Every  one  of 
her  first  four  foals  by  different  sires,  which  are  all 
that  are  old  enough  to  train,  have  shown  two  minute 
speed,  and  two  of  them,  My  Way  and  Stonelita,  have 
records  of  2:15%,  while  Ira  Basler  by  Iris,  I  worked 
two  months  as  a  three-year-old  and  he  stepped  a 
full  mile  in  2:22,  last  eighth  in  15  seconds.  He  is 
being  held  till  his  five-year-old  form  to  race.  The 
uniform  quality  and  finish  of  all  the  get  of  this  mare, 
Ethel  Basler  cannot  be  excelled  by  any  mare  that 
ever  lived.  I  am  sending  you  a  picture  of  Stonelita 
(3)  2:15%,  taken  only  a  few  days  ago.  After  wean- 
ing a  Zolock  filly  and  being  harnessed  the  first  time 
in  over  a  year,  she  stepped  the  last  eighth  of  a  mile 
in  14  seconds.  With  all  this  showing  one  who  would 
question  the  blood  of  Robert  Direct's  dam  as  not 
being  at  par  with  that  of  his  illustrious  sire,  will  not 
likely  succeed  as  a  breeder  of  quality  and  speed,  ex- 
cept by  accident. 

JACOB   BROLLIAR. 


OREGON    MAY    HAVE    $5,000    PACE. 


They  are  talking  about  a  $5,000  stake. for  the  2:09 
pacing  class  at  the  Oregon  State  Fair  this  year,  to 
be  governed  by  the  handicap  entrance  system  which 
originated  in  the  Hartford  Association  last  year,  and 
by  which  the  entrance  fee  is  graded  according  to 
the  record  of  the  horses — more  money  being  required 
on  those  with  fast  records  than  on  those  with  slow 
records  or  no  records  at  all.  It  proved  very  popular 
at  Hartford  and  attracted  a  big  entry  list  to  the 
Charter  Oak  2:09  trot  for  a  purse  of  $10,000.  In 
this  race  horses  with  records  of  2:08%  to  2:09  paid 
5  per  cent,  those  with  records  from  2:09%  to  2:10 
paid  4  per  cent,  those  with  records  from  2:10%  to 
2:11  paid  3  per  cent  and  those  with  records  from 
2:11%  to  2:12  paid  2  per  cent.  Horses  without  rec- 
ords or  with  records  slower  than  2:12  only  paid  1% 
per  cent.  This  novel  stake  drew  an  entry  list  of 
seventy-nine  horses,  of  which  fifty-six  had  records 
slower  than  2:12  or  no  records  at  all.  Out  of  this 
list  no  less  than  sixteen  started  in  the  race.  The 
race  was  won  by  Nutboy  2:07%.  who  won  the  first 
two  heats  and  was  second  in  the  third,  which  was 
won  by  Oro  2:05%.  Each  heat  was  a  race  for  $3,000, 
divided  into  three  moneys,  and  $1,000  went  to  the 
horse  standing  best  in  the  summary  at  the  end  of 
three    heats. 


Skagway,  Alaska,  possesses  one  family  carriage — 
the  only  one,  so  far  as  is  known,  in  that  section  of 
the  country.  It  also  has  two  hotel  buses  and  several 
express  wagons.  Juneau  boasts  of  a  few  teams  for 
the  delivery  of  goods  and  Ketchikan  is  literally  a 
"one-horse"  town,  there  being  but  one  horse  in  the 
entire  village  of  1000  persons.  Wrangel.  which  is 
one  of  the  oldest  settlements  of  the  northland  and 
was  established  by  the  Russian  American  Fur  Com- 
pany nearly  one  hundred  years  ago,  is  absolutely 
horseless. — Newark  Sunday  Call. 


When  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stake  for 
foals  of  1904  is  decided  this  year  there  will  be  quite 
an  interesting  side  race  in  both  trotting  and  pacing 
divisions  for  the  money  in  the  Crowley  Stake.  It 
will  be  remembered  that  this  is  a  side  stake  or- 
iginated by  Mr.  T.  J.  Crowley,  one  of  the  directors 
of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation, and  is  for  colts  and  fillies  nominated  in 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  4.  An  entrance  fee  of  $25 
was  paid  on  each  one  of  twenty-seven  foals,  giving 
the  side  stake  a  total  value  of  $675,  which  is  to  be 
diviled  proportionately  between  trotters  and  pacers. 
The  three-year  olds  competing  for  the  moneys  in 
the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  will  race  at  the  same 
time  and  in  the  same  race  for  the  money  of  the 
Crowley  Stake,  which  is  to  be  divided  75  and  25  per 
cent.  Of  the  twenty-seven  original  entries  to  this 
stake  on  which  the  payment  of  $25  was  made,  there 
are  nineteen  still  eligible  as  follows: 

Mr.  I.  L.  Borden's  b.  c.  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam 
Allie  Cresco,  and  s.  f.  by  Cresco  Wilkes,  lam  Alice 
Bell. 

Alex  Brown's  b.  c.  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Lottie, 
and  b.  f.  by  Nushagalc,  lam  Pioche. 

Thos.  Brentz'  filly,  Riena  del  Norte  by  Del  Norte, 
dam  Laurelia. 

T.  W.  Barstow's  filly  Aunt  Joe  by  Iran  Alto,  dam 
Rose  McKinney. 

Elwert  &  Berryman's  b.  c.  by  Monterey,  dam  Dot 
McKinney. 

Grifilth  &  ivicConnell's  b.  f.  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam 
Victoria  S. 

F.  Hahn's  blk.  c.  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Nellie  Erno- 
line. 

La  Siesta  Farm's  Mogolore  by  Iran  Alto,  dam 
Lady   Belle  Isle. 

Geo.  McCann's  filly  by  John  A.,  dam  Fidelity  by 
Falrose. 

J.  J.  McMahon's  b.  f.  Jubilee  by  Prince  Nutwood, 
dam  by  Gen.  McCIellan  Jr. 

D.  S.  Matthews'  Valentine  B.  by  Edward  B.,  dam 
by  Tarac. 

J.  A.  Milton's  b.  c.  Bay  Guy  by  Guy  McKinney, 
dam  by  King  Dent 

F.  J.  Kilpatrick's  b.  f.  McKinney  Belle  by  Wash- 
ington McKinney,  dam  Zora  by  Daly. 

H.  P.  Smith's  b.  c.  Monte  Norfolk  by  Montesol. 
dam  by  Duke  of  Norfolk. 

W.  W.  Mendenhall's  b.  f.  May  Time  by  Stam  B., 
dam  Elsie  Downs  by  Boodle. 

C.  H.  Williams'  blk.  c.  Oro  W.  by  Del  Oro,  dam 
Royal  Net  by  Royal  Sid. 

L.  H.  Todhunter's  b.  e.  Hymettus  by  Zombro,  dam 
by    Silver   Bow. 


WHY   HAY    IS   $22  A   TON    IN    SAN    FRANCISCO. 


Horse  owners  who  are  now  paying  $22  a  ton  for 
hay  in  San  Francisco  may  understand  the  situation 
better  by  reading  the  following  from  the  Hollister 
Free  Lance  of  the  11th  inst.: 

A  petition  was  circulated  by  R.  P.  Lathrop,  Wed- 
nesday, addressed  to  General  Manager  Calvin  of  the 
Southern  Pacific  Company  and  calling  attention  to 
the  shameful  manner  the  people  of  this  section  have 
been  treated  in  the  matter  of  cars  for  hay  shipment. 
It  was  freely  signed,  for  our  people  not  only  feel, 
they  know,  they  have  a  grievance. 

Practically  ever  since  last  April  Hollister  has  been 
.denied  the  privilege  of  shipping  hay  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. And  this,  too,  when  other  points  along  the 
Southern  Pacific  have  been  accorded  the  privilege. 
Why  Hollister  and  San  Benito  county  have  been,  and 
still  are,  discriminated  against  is  known  only  to  the 
Southern  Pacific  officials.  Permission  was  granted 
to  ship  hay  from  this  station  to  San  Francisco 
several  weeks  ago,  the  maximum  amount  being 
placed  at  three  cars  daily,  but  even  this  small  con- 
cession was  speedily  withdrawn,  although  other  sta- 
tions along  the  line  are  still  enjoying  the  privilege. 

Hay  is  one  of  the  chief  products  of  this  valley, 
and  Hollister  hay  is  always  sought  after  and  com- 
mands the  highest  market  price  wherever  sold.  The 
bulk  of  our  hay,  almost  our  entire  output,  is  sold  in 
San  Francisco.  It  is  to  that  city  we  largely  look 
for  the  sale  of  the  product.  To  be  deprived  of  that 
market  works  a  hardship  that  cannot  be  longer  en- 
dured with  patience.  It  means  the  loss  of  thou- 
sands of  dollars  to  people  who  have  bought  hay  here 
in  good  faith;  to  many  of  our  own  people  wTho  have 
not  as  yet.  sold  last  season's  crop;  a  loss  to  which 
the  Southern  Pacific  is  apparently  indifferent,  but 
which  to  speak  mildly,  is  exasperating  to  a  people 
who  have  been  made  only  too  plainly  to  feel  that 
they  are  at  the  mercy  of  that  corporation — a  galling 
knowledge  that  doesn't  make  the  burden  imposed 
upon  them  any  easier  to  bear. 

That  the  condition  which  confronts  the  haymen 
is  serious  becomes  evident  when  it  is  staled  that  in 
the  warehouses  in  this  city  there  is  22.775  tons  of 
hay.  To  move  this  hay  to  market  will  require  eigh- 
teen cars  a  day  from  now  until  June  1st.  At  that 
time  the  new  crop  will  be  ready,  making  conditions 
still  more  serious.  Something  must  be  done  and 
at  once.  The  people  of  Hollisler  have  been  patient 
and  long  suffering.  They  are  entitled  to  the  relief 
asked  for,  or  at  least  to  be  treated  as  other  places 
are  treated.  A  "public  be  damned"  policy  no  longer 
sets  well  on  our  stomachs. 


Fn.ES  CURED   IN  6  TO  14   DAYS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  ense 
of  Itching.  Blind.  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  In  C  to 
1-1  days  or  money  refunded.      50c. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  19,  1907. 


|  NOTES  AND  NEWS  | 

The  Pleasanton  Driving  Club,  assisted  by  tbe  citi- 
zens of  that  town,  will  tender  a  banquet  to  the  dele- 
gates to  the  convention  which  meets  there  to-day  to 
organize  a  California  circuit. 


AH  the  horses  belonging  to  the  estate  of  James 
Coffin  will  be  sold  at  auction  by  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 
at  47S  Valencia  street,  this  city,  on  Monday,  February 
25th.  This  is  one  of  the  choicest  lot  of  high  bred 
trotters  and  pacers  in  California.  Mr.  Coffin  had 
collected  them  during  the  past  few  years  with  the  in- 
tention of  establishing  a  breeding  farm  which  he  had 
just  purchased  at  Pleasanton  a  few  weeks  prior  to 
his  untimely  death  last  mouth.  There  are  stallions, 
colts,  fillies  and  brood  mares  in  this  consignment 
that  would  grace  any  stock  farm  in  America,  and 
prospective  buyers  should  send  immediately  to  Mr. 
Chase  for  catalogues.  An  extended  announcement 
of  this  sale  will  appear  next  week. 


Geo.  Fox,  of  Clements,  has  named  his  colt  by 
Cresceus  2:02%  out  of  Silpan  by  Silver  Bow  2:16, 
second  dam  by  Pancoast,  in  Pacific  Breeders  Futurity 
No.  6,  which  is  for  foals  of  1906. 


The  bay  colt  by  Chas.  Derby  and  Effie  Logan,  the 
dam  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%,  has  been  named  Jim 
Logan  by  his  owner  Elmo  Montgomery,  of  Davisville. 
Jim  Logan  is  entered  in  the  Breeders  Futurity  for 
foals  of  1906. 


J.  W.  Marshall  of  Dixon,  who  won  the  three-year- 
old  pacing  division  of  the  Breeders  Futurity  in  1905 
with  Mona  Wilkes  2:11%,  a  filly  by  Demonio  2:11%, 
out  of  Trix  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%,  and  also  won 
the  two-year-old  division  of  the  same  stake  in  1906 
with  Aerolite  2:15%;  by  Searchlight  2:03%  out  of 
Trix,  has  a  filly  out  of  this  great  mare  named  in 
the  Futurity  for  foals  of  1906.  This  filly  is  by  Iran 
Alto  and  looks  like  a  first  money  winner  already. 


Electress  Wilkes  2:2S%,  the  dam  of  Lady  Mowry 
2:09%,  has  a  foal  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  that  has 
been  named  in  the  Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  for  foals 
of  1906  by  her  owner,  Mr.  J.  C.  Mowry. 


Mr.  E.  T.  Parker  has  named  a  full  brother  to 
Zolahka  2:23%'  in  the  Breeders  Futurity  for  foals 
division  of  1906.  Zolahka  won  the  two-year-old 
trotting  division  of  this  stake  last  year. 


If  there  is  anything  in  breeding  from  producing 
lines,  the  colt  that  Mr.  Geo.  L.  Warlow  of  Fresno 
has  nominated  in  the  Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  for 
foals  of  1906,  should  be  one  of  the  best.  Its  sire  is 
his  young  stallion  Stanford  McKinney,  foaled  1903, 
sired  by  McKinney  2:11%,  the  greatest  sire  of  2:10 
trotters  that  has  ever  lived.  Stanford  McKinney's 
dam  is  Avena  2:27,  a  producing  mare  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%,  son  of  Electioneer,  his  second  dam  also  a 
producer  by  Gen.  Benton,  third  dam  by  Kentucky 
Prince  and  fourth  dam  by  Hambletonian  10.  The  foal 
by  Stanford  McKinney  is  out  of  Strathalie  by  Strath- 
way,  sire  of  Toggles  2:0S%,  John  Caldwell  2:08%, 
etc.,  next  dam  the  famous  mare  Athalie,  that  is  the 
dam  of  Ira  2:10%,  Athanio  2:10,  Athnio  2:14%,  Atha- 
don  (1)  2:27;  and  Athablo  2:29%.  In  the  veins  of 
this  foal  there  is  as  much  2:10  blood  as  can  be  found 
in  any  youngster  in  the  stake. 


The  mare  Dictratress  2:0S%  is  offered  for  sale.  She 
is  standard  and  registered,  sound  and  all  right  and  is 
in  foal  to  Hal  B.  2:04%.     See  advertisement. 


Mr.  William  M.  Bryant  of  Alton,  Cal.,  has  sent 
us  the  picture  of  a  colt  he  owns  jointly  with  Mr. 
D.  J.  East,  that  is  a  "corking  good  looker"  and  must 
be  a  good  one  as  it  won  first  prize  as  a  suckling  at 
the'  Ferndale,  Humboldt  county,  fair  in  1905,  and 
again  took  first  prize  as  a  yearling  in  1906.  It  will 
be  two  years  old  on  the  24th  of  April,  this  year.  The 
colt  is  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  dam  Lady  Listein  by 
Waldstein,  second  dam  Lizzie  S.  by  Antevolo,  third 
dam  Lady  Signal  by  Signal,  fourth  dam  by  Blooms- 
bury,  thoroughbred,  and  fifth  dam  by  Billy  McCrack- 
en.  The  fifth  time  this  colt  ever  had  a  harness  on, 
and  the  first  time  he  was  ever  on  a  track,  he  trotted 
a  quarter  in  1:10  hitched  to  a  breaking  cart.  He 
is  very  closely  related  to  that  fast  trotter  Swift  B. 
2:12%,  as  both  are  by  the  same  sire  and  out  of 
mares  by  Waldstein. 


The  San  Bernardino  County  Driving  Club  will  hold 
a  racing  matinee  in  Association  Park,  Washington's 
birthday.  Riverside  has  promised  to  send  eighteen 
horses  from  its  club  and  an  excellent  program  will 
be  arranged.  Probably  the  clubs  will  take  advan- 
tage of  the  new  rule  and  charge  a  small  admission 
fee  to  the  grounds.  The  following  officers  were  re- 
cently elected  by  the  Riverside  Club:  President,  R. 
T.  Curtis  of  Redlands;  vice-president,  Maurice  Grif- 
fin, Riverside;  secretary  and  treasurer,  Thomas 
Holmes,  San  Bernardino:  board  of  directors,  Thos. 
Hobaes,  R.  W.  MacGillivray,  W.  M.  Rourke,  George 
H.  Parker,  all  of  San  Bernardino;  R.  T.  Cuius  and 
J.  K.  Fairchild  of  Redlands;  G.  W.  Prescott,  High- 
lat  1;  Maurice  Griffin  and  John  Garner,  Riverside; 
si,  ed  committee,  W.  M.  Rourke,  George  H.  Parker, 
G.   vV.  Bunnell. 


Mr.  S.  Christenson  of  this  city  has  purchased  from 
Mr.  Desmond  of  Los  Angeles  the  mare  Katherine  A. 
by  Diablo  2:09%.  This  mare  was  worked  four  heats 
at  Los  Angeles  last  year,  three  of  them  in  2:15  or 
better,  the  fastest  being  in  2:11%.  She  is  a  good 
prospect  for  a  race  mare. 

Alta  Vela  2:11%  by  Electioneer  has  a  daughter 
that  is  a  producer.  At  Los  Angeles  on  November 
24th  of  last  year  Vela  McKinney  by  McKinney,  out 
of  Black  Swan  by  Alta  Vela,  won  a  heat  in  2:23% 
and  is  credited  with  this  record  on  the  books  of  the 
National  Trotting  Association. 


Several  Eastern  journals  have  stated  that  Hulda 
2:08%  was  sold  for  $160  at  the  recent  sale  of  Aptos 
Farm  horses.  This  is  an  error.  Hulda  was  the  only 
one  catalogued  not  sold,  and  she  was  bid  in  by  the 
farm  and  will  doubtless  end  her  days  in  the  rich 
pastures  of  the  Spreckels  ranch  on  Monterey  Bay. 


The  filly  by  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  out  of 
Nancy  Hanks  2:04,  has  been  named  Nancy  McKer- 
ron.    She  is  in  all  the  Futurities. 


Pat  Davey  will  take  a  few  of  the  La  Siesta  horses 
to  Pleasanton  when  the  weather  settles. 


The  Pleasanton  Driving  Club  will  give  a  program 
of  three  races  to-day  if  the  weather  is  pleasant. 
The  track  is  all  right  most  any  day,  but  the  members 
of  the  club  don't  fancy  driving  in  rain  or  snow,  as 
they  are  not  used  to  it. 


The  American  Horse  Breeder,  Boston,  Mass.,  has 
made  quite  a  radical  departure  in  the  conditions  gov- 
erning entry  to  its  fourth  annual  Futurity  race  for 
mares  bred  in  1906,  foals  of  1907.  The  'entrance  fee 
has  been  lowered  to  $1.  The  purse  is  $10,000,  of  which 
$7,000  will  go  to  the  trotters  and  $3,000  to  the 
pacers.  Owners  of  in-foal  trotting  and  pacing  brood- 
mares can  hardly  afford  to  miss  entering  them  in 
a  stake  in  which  the  fee  is  as  low  as  $1.  Full 
particulars  may  be  obtained  from  the  American 
Horse  Breeder,   161   High   street,   Boston,   Mass. 


McKinney's  2:15  list  keeps  growing  and  now  num- 
bers forty,  while  his  daughters  have  produced  six 
in  that  list. 


Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  has  a  guaranteed 
value  of  $7,000,  and  the  colts  and  fillies  entered 
in  it  are  now  two  years  old.  A  payment  of  $10 
each  will  be  due  on  these  foals  February  1st.  See 
advertisement. 


Don't  miss  making  the  payment  of  $10  February 
1st  on  your  two-year-olds  entered  in  the  Pacific 
Breeders'  $7,000  Futurity.  It  pays  to  keep  in  the 
stakes. 


F.  M.  Barrows  of  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  will  prob- 
ably take  his  stallion  Del  Norte  2:08  to  North 
Dakota  for  the  coming  stallion  season. 


Nancy  Hanks  2:04  was  foaled  in  1S86,  consequently 
could  vote  this  year  were  she  a  man. 


The  California  State  Fair  of  1907  will  open  Satur- 
day, September  7th  and  close  Saturday,  September 
14th.  When  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  gets 
rid  of  that  antequated  idea  that  two  Saturdays  are 
necessary  to  a  State  Fair,  they  will  be  able  to  "hold 
the  crowd"  better. 


Last  year  the  California  State  Fair  closed  Septem- 
ber 1st  and  the  Oregon  State  Fair  opened  September 
10th,  giving  exhibitors  at  Sacramento  a  full  week 
to  reach  Salem  and  get  their  live  stock  or  other 
exhibits  in  shape  for  opening  day.  This  year  the 
California  State  Fair  closes  September  14th  and 
the  Oregon  Fair  opens  two  days  later — the  16th.  We 
believe  both  associations  would  fare  better  were 
there  more  time  intervening. 


The  Horse  Review  Futurity  Purse  has  been  in- 
creased in  value  from  $10,000  to  $12,500,  without  any 
additional  cost  to  nominators.  This  is  the  third 
time  the  Review  has  increased  the  value  of  this 
excellent  stake.  $3000  of  the  money  will  now  go 
to  the  three-year-old  pacers,  which  is  a  new  fea- 
ture and  will  make  the  stake  still  more  popular. 


The  State  Board  of  Agriculture  will  meet  at  Sacra- 
mento on  February  23d,  when  several  matters  of 
importance  will  be  discussed  and  acted  upon. 


Sweet  Marie  2:02  is  to  be  campaigned  again  this 
year  and  every  horseman  in  America  will  be  glad 
to  see  her  reduce  her  record. 

A  bill  has  been  introduced  in  the  California  As- 
sembly to  license  horseshoers.  The  proposed  law  pro- 
vides for  examination  to  determine  the  fitness  of 
applicants  for  the  license.  It  establishes  a  board 
of  examiners  to  be  appointed  by  the  Governor.  One 
must  be  a  veterinarian,  two  master  horseshoers 
of  five  years'  experience.  The  act  also  requires  a 
meeting  to  be  held  at  least  every  four  months  and 
prescribes  $1  as  a  fee  to  be  paid  by  successful  ap- 
plicants before  the  license  is  given.  This  tax  will, 
in  the  opinion  of  the  author,  suffice  to  pay  the  ex- 
penses of  the  board  and  its  assistants.  Of  course, 
the  main  object  of  the  bill  is  to  provide  fat  jobs 
for  a  few  politicians,  and  it  should  be  consigned 
to  the  waste  basket. 


Free    Haney   of   Modesto   visited   Pleasanton   last 
week. 


The   Convention   to   organize   a   California   circuit 
will  meet  at  Pleasanton  to-day. 


Hoch  der  Kaiser!  It  is  stated  that  Emperor  Wil- 
liam of  Germany  has  bought  a  trotting  mare  called 
Mabel  L.,  with  a  trial  of  2:10%,  for  his  private 
driver. 


Leonor  2:24,  Jie  dam  of  Dr.  Book  2:10,  Jenny 
Mac  2:09  and  four  others,  has  a  weanling  filly  by 
McKinney  2:11%,  the  sire  of  her  two  fast  ones,  and 
is  again  in  foal  to  mat  horse,  ^eonor  is  owned 
by  Ramapo  Stock  Farm,  Spring  Valley,  N.  Y. 


John  H.  Dickerson  has  decided  to  winter  his  string 
of  sixteen  head  at  Macon,  Georgia.  They  are  all 
owned  by  the  Hillandale  Farm  of  New  York. 


Mr.  A.  L.  Dowler  of  this  city  is  driving  on  the 
roads  one  of  the  nicest  all  round  gentleman's  road- 
sters ever  seen  in  San  Francisco. 


There  are  76  entries  in  the  Occident  Stake  for 
foals  of  1906.  This  is  an  increase  of  ten  over  the 
previous  stake. 


Forty-four  colts  and  fillies,  now  two-year-olds,  have 
been  paid  up  on  in  the  Occident  Stake  of  1908. 


Just  twenty  three-year-olds  have  had  third  payment 
of  $25  each  made  on  them  in  the  Occident  Stake  to 
be  trotted  this  year  at  the  California  State  Fair. 


John  Maekey,  the  veteran  horse  breeder  and  man- 
ager of  the  Rancho  del  Paso,  who  has  been  ill  for 
several  weeks  at  the  Sisters'  Hospital  in  Sacramento, 
is  now  steadily  improving,  and  it  is  expected  he  will 
fully  recover.  Mr.  Maekey  was  attacked  with  bronchial 
trouble  some  time  ago  and  at  one  time  his  case  was 
considered  critical.  Reports  from  the  hospital  last 
week  were  to  the  effect  that  he  is  doing  nicely. 


The  Hudnuu  Driving  Park  Association  of  Bakers- 
field  has  called  for  bids  for  the  building  of  a  race 
track  on  its  recently  acquired  property,  and  plans 
are  on  foot  for  other  extensive  improvements.  A 
grand  stand  is  to  be  constructed  and  the  park  will  be 
fenced.  It  is  possible  also,  that  the  large,  two-story 
house  on  the  property  will  be  made  over  into  a  club 
house.  The  plans  of  the  association  are  not  yet  fully 
formed,  but  it  is  the  intention  first  to  construct  one 
of  the  best  half-mile  race  tracks  in  the  State.  Later 
facilities  will  probably  be  supplied  for  holding  fairs 
and  other  entertainments  of  a  similar  order.  The 
affairs  of  the  association  are .  in  the  hands  of  an 
energetic  set  of  men  and  results  may  be  confidentlly 
expected. 


A.  C.  Ruby  &  Co.,  of  Pendleton,  Oregon,  have  sold 
thirty-four  Percheron  stallions  since  September  15th, 
at  an  average  price  of  $3,200.  This  indicates  the  kind 
of  horses  that  are  going  to  be  raised  in  eastern  Oregon 
from  now  on  . 


At  a  sale  of  choice  registered  Percherons  held  at 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  last  month,  S6  head  were  disposed 
of  at  an  average  of  $539.40.  Of  these  30  were  stallions 
that  averaged  $647.70,  and  fifty-six  mares  that  made 
an  average  of  4S1.50.  As  the  top  price  of  the  sale 
was  only  $1,450,  paid  for  a  young  stallion  by  Calypso, 
the  prices  must  have  been  good  throughout. 


Mr.  Edwin  D.  Neff,  secretary  of  the  Southern  Cali- 
fornia Horse  Show  Association  of  Pasadena,  writes 
us  that  the  next  horse  show  of  this  Association  will 
be  held  March  7th,  8th  and  9th,  this  year. 


John  Kelly  will  race  a  five-year-old  brother  of 
Directum  Kelly  2:08%  this  year.  '  The  young  horse 
is  a  very  promising  trotter  and  is  owned  by  James 
Butler  of  New  York. 


Monday,  February  11th,  is  the  date  set  for  the 
Combination  Sale  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  pavilion,  478 
Valencia  street.  Fifty  head  of  high-class  horses  will 
be  sold. 


It  is  stated  that  the  State  Veterinary  Board  may 
become  sponsor  for  a  bill  to  be  introduced  in  the 
California  Legislature  that  will  provide  for  a  law  giv- 
ing a  veterinarian  a  lien  on  the  horse  he  treats  to 
secure  payment  of  his  fee.  Of  course,  the  "vet" 
will  see  to  it  that  the  lien  is  only  filed  on  those  that 
survive  the  treatment. 


A  subscriber  asks  for  the  history  and  breeding 
of  a  bay  pacing  mare  called  Flyer,  by  Lanark,  that 
the  late  Henry  Pierce  brought  out  here  from  the 
East.  Can  any  of  our  readers  furnish  any  infor- 
mation about  this  mare? 


A  CUBE  FOE  SPAVIN. 


Mr.  John  W.  Sanner  of  Decatur,  111.,  writes:  "I  have 
used  Quinn's  Ointment  to  remove  splints  and  reduce 
soreness  in  spavins  with  very  satisfactory  results.  Re- 
cently I  advised  a  friend  to  try  Quinn's  Ointment  on 
a  bad  case  of  spavin  and  he  reports  that  the  horse  is 
going  sound,  this  result  being  produced  in  two  weeks' 
time,  being  daily  used  on  paved  street.  This  is  the 
general  verdict  of  all  who  have  used  Quinn's  Oint- 
ment. For  curbs,  splints,  spavins,  windpuffs  and  all 
bunches  there  is  nothing  better.  Price,  one  dollar  per 
bottle.  Address  W.  B.  Eddy  &  Co.,  Whitehall,  N.  T., 
if  you  cannot  obtain  from   druggist. 


Saturday,  January  19,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


PAYMENTS   IN   OCCIDENT  STAKES. 


Entries  Making   First  Payment  of  $10   Each  in  Occi- 
dent Stake  of  1909. 

W.  O.  Bowers'  b  f  by  Silver  Bee-Sadie  Benton. 
Thos.  H.  Brents'  ch  c  Vincomar  by  Caution-Saffrona. 

D.  L.  Baehant's  ch  f  Sadie  B.  by  Athadon-Nugget. 
Geo.  T.  Becker's  blk  c  High  Pride  by  McKenna- 

Whisper;  b  or  br  f  Miss  Van  Zom  by  Zombro-Lady 
Van  Nuys. 

Elizabeth  G.  Bonofilo's  b  c  Crescendo  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes-Atherine. 

Wm.  L.  Bottom's  g  c  Gen.  Vodden  by  Gen.  J.  B. 
Frisbie-Dolly  K. 

Alex  Brown's  blk  c  Nusto  by  Nushagak-Anselois ; 
br  f  Curlew  by  Nushagak-Nutflower ;  gr  f  Ansela  by 
Prince  Ansel-Serpolo ;  b  f  Decorati  by  Ansel-Majella 
B. ;    blk  c  Nuzan  by  Nushagak-Zanita. 

H.  Brace's  b  f  Carry  G.  by  Greco-Sadie  Moor;  blk 
c  Cady  G.  by  Greco-Oniska. 

E.  O.  Burge's  b  f  Princess  Flora  by  Stam  B.-Prin- 
cess. 

James  Bullock's  ch  f  Grace  H.  by  Hambletonian 
Wilkes-Sallie  B. 

Martin  Carter's  br  f  Ella  M.  R.  by  Lord  Alwin- 
Excella. 

S.  Christenson's  blk  f  by  Strathway-Margaret  K. 

S.  H.  Cowell's  s  f  Zaza  by  Henry  Nutwood-Two 
Minutes. 

Henry  Delaney's  b  c  Saxe  Pike  by  Kinney  Lou-Mar- 
guerite;  b  c  Lorelock  by  Zolock-Etta  Wilkes. 

M.  C.  Delano's  br  f  by  Marvin  Wilkes-Bess. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  br  c  by  Petigru-Maggie  McKinney. 

E.  D.  Dudley's  ch  c  by  Palite-Babe. 

Geo.  H.  Fox's  b  c  by  Cresceus-Silpan. 

E.  A.  Gammon's  blk  f  Nita  n.  by  Zolock-Lily  S. 
Mrs.  T.  B.  Gibson's  b  f  Virginia  Lee  by  Iran  Alto- 
Maggie  . 

F.  Gommet's  br  c  by  Kinney  Lou,  by  Paloma 
Prince . 

Henry  Hahn's  ch  c  Lecket  by  Lecco-Henrietta . 

Fritz  Hahn's  b  c  Goldfield  by  Chas.  Derby-Nellie 
Emoline. 

E.  P.  Heald's  b  f  by  Tom  Smith-Lady  Marvin; 
b  f  by  Tom  Smith-Nona  Washington. 

S.  H.  Hoy's  s  f  Complete  by  Palite-Camilla. 

W.  H.  Hoy's  blk  f  Sal  Verne  by  Jules  Verne- 
Director. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  blk  c  Leccoro  by  Lecco-Amy  I; 
b  c  Corono  by  Coronado-Memorita;  br  c  Delphino  by 
Delphi-Anita   I. 

James  H.  Jack's  blk  e  Cochise  by  Leeco-Winnie 
Wilkes. 

J.  A.  Jones'  blk  f  by  Capt.  McKinney-Daisv  Q  Hill- 
blk  f  by  Capt.  McKinney-Lady  Beach;  blk  c*  by  Capt 
McKinney-Alta  Norte. 

A.  W.  Johnson's  b  £  Alma  M.  by  Murray  M-Jet. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  br  f  by  Coronado-Bessie  Wilkes 

Minnie  E.  Lewis'  br  f  Lillian  by  Cruzados-Della 
Norte. 

W.  S.  Maben's  b  c  by  Zombro-Mamie  Elizabeth 

R.  C.  Mccormick's  br  £  by  Coronado-Jessie  Madi- 
son. 

Alf.  McLaughlin's  b  c  Tom  Fitzgerald  by  MeMyrtle- 
Maggie  N. 

E.  Z.  Miller's  b  c  by  Stam  Boy-Straightness. 

William  Morgan's  blk  c  by  Direeto-Grace  McK- 
b  f  Cony  by  Zombro-Connie. 

Chris  G.  Owen's  br  f  Lou  McKinney  by  Kinney  Lou- 
Nancy  O. 

E.  F.  Parker's  s  c  Prince  Locke  by  Zolock-Nolahka 

Dana  Perkins'  b  c  Style  by  Stam  B.-Zaza. 

E  D.  Roberts'  br  c  Lugo  Stanley  by  On  Stanley- 
Colton  Maid. 

Charles  Silva's  br  c  Coronado-Sister  to  Eleta;  b  f 
by  Stam  B.-Swift  Bird;  b  c  by  Coronado-Queen  S 

Z ko™^  Smith's  blk  c  by  Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie-Rimette. 

N   M.  Strong's  b  c  by  Ben  Zee-May  Kinney 
CI  tie"1  Sugllan's  b  c  Kins  Kohlan  by  Kohlan  King- 

,.  I\H'  To<ihunter's  b  c  by  Zombro-The  Silver  Bell- 
b  f  by  Zombro-Laura  B. 

i  ^;  T°rrey's  b  f  Gracie  T.  by  Zombro-Manilla. 

Tuttle  Bros.'  b  c  by  McKena-Bell  Carter 

JohanTh  TreSam'S  "'  °r  **  *  ^  BeUe  by  Peti^ 
Geo.    D.   Warlow's    blk    c   by    Stanford    McKinney- 
h     a?*  ie;   lChy  stanfor<i  McKinney-Sextette;   be 
brAtbadon-Bessie;  br  c  by  Robert  Direct-Coradon 
^J.  Wheelers  b  f  by  Marvin  Wilkes-Queen  of  the 

C.  Whitehead's  b  f  by  Delphi-Mina  B. 
,"■";   Wli'^??'  br  £  by  Unimak-Alta  Nola;   blk 
f  by  Nutwood  WUkes-Twenty-Third 

Yea'/'  WilIiams'  bIk  c  Tbe  MaJ'or  W  Monterey-Leap 
McKinne^'   Winter's   b   c  AIaricb  ^  Direcho-Patti 

WSM?udWplStchenb   ■  LynW°°d  PatChen  by  Lynw00d 

J.  W.  Zibbell's  b  c  Eddie  G.  by  Tom  Smith-Kate 
Lumry . 


Entries  Making  Second  Payment  of  $15  Each  in  Oc 
dent  Stake  of  1908. 


B. 


W.  O.  Bower's  ch  f  Betty  Direct  by  I  Direct-Betsey 

I.  L.  Borden's  ch  f  Juliet  B.  by  Monterey-La  Belle 
Alniont;  ch  c  Belvoir  by  Monterey-Alice  Almont; 
b   f  Ramona  by   Prince   Robert-Allie   Cresco. 

Alex  Brown's  Nusago  br  c  by  Nushagak-Addie  B  • 
gr  c  Nupolo  by  Nushagak-Serpolo;  b  c  Anjella  bv 
Prince  Ansel-Majella  B. 

Martin  Carter's  ch  c  by  Kinney  Lou-Queen  C. ;  b  c 
Directum  II.-Muriel  P. 


S.  Christenson's  b  f  by  Stam  B.-Perza. 

S.  F.  Coram's  ch  f  Kesrina  by  Nutwood  Wilkes- 
Petrina. 

Geo.  A.  Cressey's  b  c  Chas.  Derby-Elise. 

C.  H.  Durfee's  blk  c  Dr.  Lecco  by  Lecco-Bessie  D. 

A.  Morris  Fosdick's  b  f  Lulu  K.  by  Kinney  Loo- 
Athene. 

Henry  Hahn's  b  f  Alameda  by  Stam  B.-Henrietta. 

Fritz  Hahn's  blk  c  by  Chas.  Derby-Neilie  Emoline. 

Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hasting's  br  c  California  Boy  by  Coro- 
nado-Lady  Gossiper. 

C.  Z.  Hebert's  br  c  Delphi-Altoonita. 

S.   H.   Hoy's  b  f  Julia  by  Jules  Verne-Beatrice. 

W.  H.  Hoy's  blk  c  Jules  by  Jules  Verne-Camilla. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  b  c  Ernest  S.  by  Scott  McKinney- 
Amy  I. ;  b  c  Starlight  by  Searchlight-Anita  I. 

Rudolf  Jordan  Jr.'s  b  c  El  Pronto  by  Stam  B.-Con- 
stancia. 

J.  A.  Jones'  blk  f  Sacajawea  by  Capt.  Jones-Lady 
Beach;  blk  c  General  Jones  by  Capt.  Jones-Daisy  Q. 
Hill;   blk  f  Alta  Jones  by  Capt.  Jones-Alta  Norte. 

Geo.  A.  Kelly's  br  c  Bonkin  by  Bonnie  McK.-Van- 
trim. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  b  c  Siesta  by  Iran  Alto-Wanda. 

Lou  Mativa's  b  c  Jules  V.  by  Jules  Verne-Sophia. 

W.  S.  Maben's  blk  c  Admiral  Togo  by  Petigru-Dixie 
W. 

W.  H.  Meek's  b  or  br  c  by  Kinney  Lou-Cricket; 
b  f  by  Stam  B.-Isobel. 

R.  C.  McCormick's  b  f  by  Petigru- Jessie  Madison. 

Fred  H.  Perkins'  br  s  Mirvin  W.  by  Wayland  W.- 
Miss  Leah. 

E.  D.  Robert's  b  c  Arrow  Stanley  by  On  Stanley- 
Emoline . 

E.  E.  Sherwood's  b  f  Daisy  Z.  by  Zombro-Queen 
Woolsey. 

J.  H.  Torrey's  br  f  Bessie  T.  by  Zombro-Manilla. 

Valencia  Stock  Farm's  br  c  by  Direct  Heir-La  Belle. 

Mrs.  Chas.  Whitehead's  br  f  Miss  Delphi  by  Delphi- 
The  Mrs. 

R.  P.  Wilson's  blk  c  Benton  Boul  by  Peter  J.- 
Little  Dot. 

J.  W.  Zibbell's  b  f  Katalina  by  Tom  Smith-Kate 
Lumry. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  b  c  by  Coronado-Lulu  Wilkes. 

Chas.  Silva's  b  c  by  Stam  B.-Swift  Bird. 

Byron  Erkenbrecher's  b  f  by  Electro  McKinney- 
Wilhelmina. 


THE  ANTI-BETTING    BILL. 


Entries  Making  Third  Payment  of  $25  Each  in  Occi- 
dent Stake  of  1907. 


Thos.  H.  Brent's  b  f  Reina  del  Norte  by  Del  Norte- 
Laurelia. 

Alex  Brown's  b  f  Nocha  by  Nushagak-Pioche ;  b  f 
The  Bloom  by  Nushagak-Redflower;  b  c  Harold  M. 
by  Prince  Ansel-Mamie  Martin. 

W.  O.  Bowers'  ch  c  W.  O.  B.  by  Silver  Bee-Sadie 
Benton. 

Christenson  &  Thompson's  br  f  Beauty  Patch  by 
Bonnie  Direct-Perza 

W.  G.  Durfee's  ch  f  Irene  S.  by  Petigru-Johanah 
Treat. 

Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hastings'  blk  f  Lady  H.  by  Coro- 
nado-Lady  Gossiper. 

E.  A.  Gammon's  b  c  Ed  Geers  by  Bayswater  Wilkes- 
TJrana. 

E.  P.  Heald's  blk  c  Tommy  Murphy  by  Monterey- 
Honor. 

Fred  Wadham's  b  c  Enole  by  Petigru-Juliet  D. 

F.  Hahn's  blk  f  Gold  Leaf  by  Chas.  Derby-Nellie 
Emoline. 

J.  A.  Jones'  blk  c  Chehalem  by  Capt.  Jones-Daisy 
Q.  Hill. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  b  c  Mogolore  by  Iran  Alto-Lady 
Belle  Isle. 

M.  A.  Murphy's  b  f  Ina  J.  by  Zombro-Nellie  Bly. 

Thos.  Smith's  b  f  Marguerite  Hunt  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes-Daisy  S. 

S.  Siljan's  b  f  Martha  H.  by  Iran  Alto-Idabelle. 

Dr.  J.  J.  Summerfleld's  b  c  Lord  Dillon  by  Sidney 
Dillon-Roblet. 

J.  W.  Zibbell's  b  c  Teddy  Mc  by  Tom  Smith-Kate 
Lumry. 

Geo.  L.  Warlow's  b  c  General  Nogi  by  Athablo-Cora 
Wickersham. 


The  trend  of  public  opinion  regarding  the  impor- 
tance which  the  horse  department  should  be  given 
in  the  makeup  of  State  fair  programs,  is  hsown  by  a 
dispatch  from  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  which  says:  'At 
the  meeting  of  the  directors  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,  last  week,  it  was  voted  to  add  $2,500  to 
the  premiums  in  the  horse  department.  This  makes 
the  total  amount  of  premiums  in  that  department 
more  than  any  other  State  or  inter-State  fair  or 
exposition,  with  the  exception  of  one.  It  places  the 
horse  department  on  a  par  with  the  best,  raising 
it  from  secondary  position  in  the  fair  departments. 
For  some  years  the  horse  department  has  had  sec- 
ondary place,  cattle  and  hogs  being  given  much  more 
prominence.  Coach  and  carriaye  horses,  and  mules, 
will  be  added  to  the  department  and  made  of  some 
consequence,  while  all  the  classes  of  horses  will  be 
offered  large  premiums."  This  action  on  the  part 
of  the  Iowa  State  Fair  managers  is  in  line  with 
what  has  been  done  in  many  other  States  during 
the  last  few  years.  Wherever  the  horse  department 
has  been  made  a  big  feature  of  a  State  fair  the 
results  have  been  so  pleasing  that  a  proposition  to 
make  that  department  of  less  importance  would  be 
defeated  unanimously. — Horse  World. 


Following  is  the  full  text  of  the  bill  introduced 
in  the  California  Legislature  by  Eshelmann  of  Ala- 
meda county,  and  over  which  a  hard  fight  is  ex- 
pected. A  careful  reading  of  the  bill  shows  that 
horse  racing  is  the  only  sort  of  contest  on  which  it 
prohibits  betting.  As  Eshelmann  hails  from  the 
university  town  of  Berkeley  it  may  be  more  than 
accident  that  betting  on  football  and  other  athletic 
contests  is  not  placed  under  the  ban,  although  it 
is  known  that  many  thousands  of  dollars  are  lost 
and  won  every  year  by  students  who  bet  on  the 
college  games; 

Assembly  bill  337 — Section  1;  Every  person  who, 
within  the  State  of  California,  for  himself  or  as 
an  agent  for,  or  employe  of  any  person  or  persons, 
firm,  company  or  corporation,  sells  or  offers  for 
sale,  buys  or  okers  to  buy,  issues  or  offers  to  issue, 
or  in  any  manner,  whether  by  agent  or  otherwise, 
disposes  of,  purchases  or  acquires  any  interest  in 
any  pool  or  any  pool-ticket,  certificate,  writing  or 
other  evidence  of  payment,  acceptance  or  deposit 
of  money,  or  other  thing  or  things  of  value  staked 
upon  the  result  of  any  running,  pacing  or  trotting 
race  or  contest  between  horses,  mares  or  geldings, 
or  makes  or  offers  to  make  any  bet  or  wager  laid 
on  the  result  of  such  race  or  contest,  or  receives 
or  pays  over  any  money,  or  article  of  value,  the 
ownership  or  right  to  possession  of  which  has  been, 
is,  or  is  to  be  determined  by  any  such  race  or  con- 
test, or  rents  or  leases  any  building  or  premises 
whatever  or  permits  the  same  to  be  used  or  occu- 
pied for  any  of  the  above  purposes,  is  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  hundred 
dollars  nor  more  than  one  thousand  dollars,  or  by 
imprisonment  in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  one 
year,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment,  for 
each  and  every  offense. 

Section  2:     This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately. 


Mr.  J.  B.  Haggin  of  Elmendorf  has  consigned  his 
entire  trotting  stud  for  sale  at  Lexington  during  the 
week  of  February  11-16.  The  stud  numbers  about 
150  head,  and  included  therein  are  the  five  young 
stars,  Dan  Cupid  2:09%,  Knight  2:23%  (sire  of  Ana- 
conda 2:01%),  Worthier,  Adbine  and  Philario.  The 
latter,  three  of  the  highest  bred  young  horses  in  the 
country. 


Hon.  Geo.  W.  Hendee,  ex-Governor  of  Vermont, 
died  at  his  home  in  Morrisville,  that  State,  on  the 
6th  inst.,  aged  S4.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  good 
horses,  and  at  times  had  owned  some  of  the  fastest 
trotters  in  that  State.  He  was  an  admirer  of  beauty 
as  well  as  speed,  and  a  great  friend  o£  the  Lamberts. 


According  to  a  statistician  the  Fasig-Tipton  Com- 
pany sales  for  the  last  ten  years  total  upwards  of 
?7,000,000. 


The  third  volume  of  the  American  Hackney  Stud 
Book  is  in  press  and  will  be  published  this  month, 
according  to  A.  H.  Godfrey,  secretary  of  the  Hackney 
Breeders'  Association.  It  will  carry  the  total  num- 
ber of  stallions  registered  up  to  about  5,000  and  of 
mares  to  something  like  10,000.  Interest  in  the  high 
stepping  English  harness  -horses  is  evidently  on  the 
increase,  more  having  been  imported  and  recorded 
this  year  than  for  a  long  time  past. 


C.  M.  Griggs  of  St.  Paul,  vice  president  of  the  Min- 
nesota State  Fair  Association  and  superintendent  of 
the  speed  department,  is  arranging  to  have  the  finishes 
taken  next  year  with  the  moving  picture  camera.  This 
he  claims  will  be  the  simplest  and  most  accurate  of 
all,  as  the  machine  can  be  focused  on  the  wire  and 
every  horse  in  the  race,  or  at  least  those  that  pass 
during  three  or  four  seconds'  duration,  will  show  just 
where  they  finished,  thus  giving  all  their  correct 
positions,  as  well  as  the  winner.  The  only  objection 
to  the  innovation  will  be  the  time  it  takes  to  develop 
the  films — at  least  twenty  minutes — but  perhaps  it 
would  be  well  to  wait  that  length  of  time  where  the 
finish  is  close,  more  especially  when  rich  purses  are 
involved. 


TO    THE    "AXE    CUSHION"     PADS. 


When  your  eyes  meet  the  "ad."    of   those    "Air    Cush- 
ion"   Pads. 

You'll   be   glad   as  a  matter    of   course; 
For  you'll  see  there  and  then  what  appeals  to  all  men, 

Who    have   any    respect    for    their    horse. 

Though    the    S.    P.    C.    A.    do  the  best  in  their  way 
To  put  down  all  that's  cruel   and   bad; 

They  can't  save   the  poor  brute   on   a   slippery   route. 
But    you    can,    with    those    "Air   Cushion"    Pads. 

It  would  make  your  heart  bleed,    to    see    some    broken- 
kneed. 

Dumb    and    helpless,    though    plucky    old    "prads"; 
At   the   traces   in   vain,   struggle    and    strain 

For    the    want    of    those   "Air    Cushion"    Pads. 

When  you  see  your  good  horse,    goaded    on    by    brute 
force. 
Often    by    inexperienced  lads; 
When   he   can't   keep   his   feet 

On    the    slippery,    wet   streets. 
For   Humanity's   sake — get  those   pads. 
— From    a   Lover   of    the  Horse, 

New  York,   November   23d,    1906. 


It  is  reported  that  George  Webb  was  offered  an 
advance  of  $6,000  upon  the  price  paid  for  Sweet 
Marie  2:02  before  he  shipped  her  from  the  Garden. 


TO    CUBE    A    COLD    IN    ONE    DAY 
Take    LAXATIVE     BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      T>ri~ 
gists  refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     E.  W.  GROVE  ? 
signature  is  on  each  box.     25c. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  January  19,  1907, 


CHANGING    THE    STANDARD    RULES. 


Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman:  The  annual  meet- 
ins  of  the  stockholders  and  directors  of  the  American 
Trotting  Association  take  place  in  Chicago  February 
7th,  when  some  changes  to  the  standard  rules  will 
be  submitted.  There  is  one  rule  that  will  come 
up  for  consideration  that  certainly  ought  to  be 
adopted,  and  that  is  the  rule  that  will  admit  a 
horse  or  mare  to  standard  rank  which  has  shown  its 
ability  to  produce  speed  at  both  the  trotting  and 
pacing  gait.  As  the  rule  stands  now  a  mare  that  is 
the  dam  of  a  2:05  trotter  and  also  a  2:05  pacer,  sired 
by  a  standard  horse,  and  whose  first  and  second 
dams  were  sired  by  standard  horses,  is  not  eligible 
to  registration,  while  the  same  mare  if  her  dam  was 
a  Clydesdale  could  be  registered,  providing  she  pro- 
duced either  two  2:30  trotters  or  two  2:25  pacers. 
The  absurdity  of  the  situation  is  apparent. 

The  contention  is  that  the  gaits  are  separated 
under  the  standard  rules  with  a  view  to  producing 
a  true  type  of  standard  bred  trotter  and  a  true  type 
of  standard  bred  pacer.  Experience,  as  far  as  it 
goes,  has  taught  us  that  such  a  thing 'is  an  impossi- 
bility, as  thousands  of  illustrations  amply  attest. 
Yet  this  contention  is  not  backed  up  by  the  Registry 
officials  themselves,  for  in  Rule  6  of  the  pacing 
standard  they  admit  the  progeny  of  a  registered  trot- 
ting horse  out  of  a  registered  standard  pacing  rnare- 
and  vice  versa. 

A  stallion  or  mare  should  be  eligible  to  register 
if  he  or  she  has  produced  "standard"  speed,  pro- 
vided they  conform  to  the  rules  otherwise;  that  is 
2:25  pacing  and  2:30  trotting  should  be  treated  on 
equality. 

In  our  experience  of  compiling  catalogues  and 
stallion  cards  we  have  come  across  hundreds  of 
cases  where  injury  has  been  wrought  owing  to 
the  lack  of  this  rule,  and  I  would  ask  all  these  as 
well  as  others  interested  to  write  me,  and  I  will  take 
pleasure  in  laying  their  communications  before  the 
board  of  directors,  who  I  feel  certain  will  give  the 
subject  favorable  consideration  if  they  find  that  the 
majority  of  the  breeders  approve. 
Another  thing,  the  States  of  Wisconsin  and  Iowa 
.  have  adopted  stallion  laws,  which  require  all  stal- 
lions to  be  recorded  with  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture, and  other  States  are  rapidly  following  their 
example,  so  that  we  have  the  additional  hardship 
of  a  stallion  conforming  to  the  condition  I  have  al- 
ready outlined,  that  is,  sires  of  speed  and  out  of 
speed  producing  dams,  which  have  to  be  recorded 
under  the  law  under  the  degrading  title  of  "grade" 
stallions,  while  some  nondescript  who  is  neither 
bred  from  producing  lines  nor  shown  the  ability 
to  sire  speed  are  reported  as  "pure  bred."  Either 
air  your  grievances  in  these  columns  at  once  or 
send  same  to  me,  as  with  proper  agitation  I  believe 
the  change  in  the  rule  will  win  out. 

Personally,  I  do  not  think  these  should  be  any 
rules,  save  that  the  animal  have  a  certain  number 
of  trotting  or  pacing  crosses.  The  Year  Book  is 
the  "standard"  and  also  believes  every  horse  should 
be  registered  before  "he  is  allowed  to  compete  in  a 
race.  This  would  make  the  keeping  of  records  and 
statistics  simple  and  practically  make  "ringing"  im- 
possible. 

MAGNUS    FLAWS. 
Chicago,  111.,  January  10,  1907. 


The  rules  for  registration  as  now  in  force  are  as 
follows: 

The   Trotting    Standard. 

In  order  to  define  what  constitutes  a  standard  bred 
trotting  horse  and  to  establish  a  breed  of  trotters 
on  a  more  intelligent  basis  the  following  rules  are 
adopted  to  control  admission  to  registration.  When 
an  animal  meets  the  requirements  of  admission  and 
is  duly  registered  it  shall  be  accepted  as  a  standard 
bred   trotting   animal. 

1.  The  progeny  of  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse  and(  a  registered   standard  trotting  mare. 

2.  A  stallion  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trot- 
ting horse,  provided  his  dam  and  grandam  were  sired 
by  registered  standard  trotting  horses  and  he  himself 
has  a  trotting  record  of  2:30  and  is  the  sire  of  three 
trotters  with  records  of  2:30  from  different  mares. 

3.  A  mare  whose  sire  is  a  registered  standard 
trotting  horse  and  whose  dam  and  grandam  were 
sired  by  registered  standard  trotting  horses,  provided 
she  herself  has  a  trotting  record  of  2:30  or  is  the 
dam  of  one  trotter  with  a  record  of  2:30. 

4.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse,  provided  she  is  the  dam  of  two  trotters  with 
records  of  2:30. 

5.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse,  provided  her  first,  second  and  third  dams  are 
each  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting  horse. 

The  Pacing  Standard. 
In  order  to  define  what  constitutes  a  standard 
bred  pacing  horse  and  to  establish  a  breed  of  pacers 
on  a  more  intelligent  basis  the  following  rules  are 
adopted  to  control  admission  to  registration.  When 
an  animal  meets  the  requirements  of  admission  and 
is  duly  registered,  it  shall  be  accepted  as  a  standard 
bred  pacing  animal. 

1.  The  progeny  of  a  registered  standard  pacing 
horse  and  a  registered  standard  pacing  mare. 

2.  A  stallion  sired  by  a  registered  standard  pac- 
ing horse,  providing  his  dam  and  grandam  were  sired 
by  registered  standard  pacing  horses,  and  he  him- 
self h-.s  a  pacing  record  of  2:25  and  is  the  sire  of 
three  pacers  with  records  of  2:25  from  different 
mares. 

3.  A  mare  whose  sire .  is  a  registered  standard 
paci  g  horse  and  whose  dam  and  grandam  were  sired 
by  i  mistered  standard  pacing  horses,   provided  sho 


herself  has  a  pacing  record  of  2:25  or  is  the  dam  of 
one  pacer  with  a  record  of  2:25. 

4.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  pacing 
horse,  provided  she  is  the  dam  of  two  pacers  with 
records   of   2:25. 

5.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  pacing 
horse,  provided  her  first,  second  and  third  dams  are 
each  sired  by  a  registered  standard  pacing  horse. 

6.  The  progeny  of  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse  out  of  a  registered  standard  pacing  mare  or  of 
a  registered  standard  pacing  horse  out  of  a  regis- 
tered standard  trotting  mare. 

o 

MATINEE  AT   PHOENIX. 


STREET   CONSTRUCTION. 


[Phoenix  Republican.] 

Decidedly  not  commensurate  with  the  quality  of 
the  races  offered  was  the  crowd  which  attended 
the  matinee  of  races  held  at  the  Phoenix  Fair 
Grounds,  Saturday  afternoon,  January  5th.  The 
matinee  had  been  planned  for  New  Year's  day,  but 
at  that  time  it  had  to  be  postponed  on  account  of 
the  inclemency  of  the  weather.  The  races  began 
at  1:30  sharp  and  were  heat  by  heat,  disposed  of 
so  that  there  no  tiresome  delays.  The  prizes  were 
small  articles  of  value  principally  to  horsemen,  but 
notwithstanding  this  fact,  they  were  in  several  in- 
stances hotly  contested  for. 

There  were  three  entries  in  the  first  race,  a  mile 
trot,  best  two  in  three,  Major,  owned  by  J.  K. 
Wheat;  Col.  Randolph,  owned  by  J.  C.  Adams,  and 
Near  McKinney,  owned  by  C.  F.  Mickens.  In  both 
of  the  heats  the  horses  finished  in  the  order  named, 
the  time  of  the  first  heat  being  2:26  and  the  second 
heat  2:25y2. 

In  point  of  interest  the  second  race  was  the  feature 
of  the  afternoon.  The  entries  were  J.  M.  Jr.,  a 
horse  J.  C.  Adams  bought  on  his  trip  East  last  sum- 
mer and  two  horses  of  the  W.  C.  Greene  string,  Bor- 
alma's  Brother,  and  Jessie  McKinney.  The  race 
was  won  by  J.  M.  Jr.,  who  took  the  second  and 
third  heats  and  finished  second  in  the  first  heat. 
Boralma's  Brother  finished  third  in  the  first  and 
second  heats  and  second  in  the  last  heat.  Jessie 
McKinney  won  the  first  heat,  finished  second  in  the 
second  heat  and  third  in  the  last  heat.  In  the  sec- 
ond heat  Jessie  McKinney  made  a  sensational  finish 
and  came  near  winning  the  heat  At  the  start  of  the 
heat  the  mare  broke  and  at  the  first  quarter  was 
fully  six  lengths  behind  the  other  two  entries.  She 
finally  regained  her  pace  and  gradually  worked  her 
way  forward  until  in  the  stretch  it  was  apparent 
to  all  if  she  could  maintain  her  speed  she  would 
take  the  heat.  Her  spurt  evidently  got  the  best  of 
her,  for  but  a  length  from  the  wire  and  but  a 
nose  behind  J.  M.  Jr.  she  went  up  in  the  air  and 
lost  her  chance  The  time  of  the  first  heat  was 
2:15,   second    2:17%,,   third   2:17. 

In  the  third  race,  a  mile  pace,  there  were  two 
entries.  Tommy  Lawson,  owned  and  driven  by  J. 
K.  Wheat,  and  Prize  Oh  So,  owned  by  W.  W.  Cook, 
and  driven  by  Mickens.  Tommy  Lawson  took  two 
straight  heats,  the  first  in  2:23%  and  the  second  in 
2:29%.  Prize  Oh  So  made  a  bad  break  on  the  home 
stretch  in  the  second  heat. 

The  fourth  race  was  a  half-mile  event  for  trot- 
ting colts.  There  were  four  entries — Miss  Russell, 
owned  by  S.  L.  Easterling;  Lady  Russell,  owned  by 
Fen  Hildretn;  Punch  the  Breeze,  owned  by  Walter 
Norris,  and  Del  So,  owned  by  A.  H.  Davidson.  Punch 
the  Breeze  took  both  heats,  Miss  Russell  took  two 
seconds,  Del  So  two  thirds,  and  Lady  Russell  two 
fourths.  Punch  the  Breeze  was  out  of  his  class,  the 
other  horses  being  two-year-olds,  while  Punch  has 
appeared  in  older  company  several  years  ago. 

The  final  event  of  the  day  was  a  quarter-mile  run- 
ning race.  There  were  five  entries — Craps,  Willie 
Campbell,  Cap,  Peggy  and  Willie  C.  The  race  was 
won  by  Willie  C.  in  0:26,  Cap  second  and  Craps 
third.      The    summaries: 

First  race;    trotting — ■ 

Major  (W.  K.  Wheat)    1     1 

Col.   Randolph    (J.    C.   Adams)    2     2 

Near  McKinney   (C.  F.  Mickens)    : . .   3     3 

Time— 2:26,  2:25%L 

Second  race;   trotting — 

J.  M.  Jr.  (J.  C.  Adams)   2     1     1 

Jessie   McKinney    (W.    C.   Greene)     1     2     3 

Boralma's  Brother   (W.  C.  Greene)    3     2     2 

Time— 2:15,  2:17%,  2:17. 

Third    race ;    pacing — 

Tonrmv  Lawson   (W.  K.  Wheat)    1    1 

Prize  Oh  So   (W.  W.  Cook)    2     2 

Time— 2:23%,    2:29%. 

Fourth  race;   trotting;  half-mile  heats — 

Punch  the  Breeze    (Walter  Norris)    1     1 

Miss  Russell   (S.  L.  Easterling)    2     2 

Del   Oh   So    (Alex  Davidson)    3     3 

Lady  Russell    (F.  S.  Hildreth)    4     4 

Time— 1:24,    1:18. 


JEROME    IS    AFTER    THE    BOOKMAKERS. 


New  York,  Jan.  13. — District  Attorney  Jerome  has 
begun  a  campaign  to  eliminate  ■  betting  on  horse 
races  in  this  State.  He  will  go  to  Albany  to-morrow 
and  ask  the  Legislature  to  repeal  certain  sections 
of  the  Percy-Gray  law.  In  one  bill  he  seeks  to  de- 
liver a  death  blow  to  that  section  which  says  that 
the  only  penalty  for  bookmaking  at  the  track  shall 
be  the  recovery  of  the  bet  by  a  civil  suit.  In  another 
er  bill  he  proposes  to  amend  the  Penal  Code  so  as 
to  make  bookmaking  at  a  race  track,  or  any  other 
place,  a  felony  instead  of  a  misdemeanor,  the  pun- 
ishment to  be  not  more  than  one  year  in  the  peni- 
tentiary or  a  fine  of  $500,  or  both. 


An  ideal  pavement,  one  that  will  make  the  hauling 
of  heavy  loads  easy,  furnish  a  sure  and  safe  footing 
for  horses  in  both  dry  and  wet  weather,  be  com- 
paratively noiseless  and  the  most  economical  to 
maintain,  has  been  sought  for  ages,  but  as  yet  has 
not  been  found.  A  writer  in  the  Rider  and  Driver, 
in  an  article  discussing  street  construction  in  New 
York,  has  furnished  some  very  interesting  data  in 
regard  to  street  paving  in  that  city,  and  from  this 
article  we  have  made  the  following  extracts,  which 
'we  think  will  be  of  interest  to  San  Franciscans,  as 
there  are  many  miles  of  streets  to  be  re-paved  here 
during  the  next  few  years.  The  use  of  wood  blocks 
for  paving  has  not  met  with  favor  here,  probably 
owing  to  the  fact  that  redwod  and  pine  were  the 
woods  used,  both  being  unsuitable,  as  they  do  not 
stand  the  wear  of  the  heavy  teaming.  As  eucalyptus 
or  Australian  gum  has  proven  a  good  paving  wood 
in  New  York,  it  should  do  well  here,  and  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  this  timber  growing  in  California.  The 
Rider  and  Driver  article  follows  in  part: 

There  are  before  the  public  three  forms  of  street 
construction  in  this  city  at  the  present  time;  the 
granite  or  brick  blocks,  asphalt,  and  wood  blocks; 
the  inorganic  blocks  when  dry  are,  though  dusty, 
fairly  satisfactory  to  the  motorist,  and  when  wet  are 
somewhat  less  slipery  than  asphalt,  but,  of  course, 
their  hardness  and  want  of  resilience  make  them  an 
abomination  to  the  horseman;  moreover,  they  lack 
one  very  important  adjunct,  silence;  in  asphalt,  es- 
pecially as  it  is  laid  here,  it  is  difficult  to  find  one 
redeeming  feature;  the  effect  of  it  on  horse's  hoofs 
in  the  summer,  when  it  is  soft  and  hot,  and  on  their 
joints  when  it  is  hard,  are  too  well  known  to  horse 
owners  to  need  detailed  recapitulation  here,  while 
its  greasiness  when  damp,  and  its  immediate  trans- 
formation into  a  skating  rink  with  the  least  touch 
of  supervening  frost,  make  it  equally  objectionable 
to  the  motorist  and  the  horseman;  in  wet  weather 
too,  the  asphalt  streets  are  a  series  of  lagoons  round 
which  pedestrians  try  vainly  to  find  a  dry  path,  the 
monotony  being  relieved  only  by  the  presence  along 
the  car  lines  of  holes  from  two  to  six  feet  in  length, 
as  much  as  two  feet  wide,  and  having  a  depth  any- 
where between  three  and  six  inches;  the  life  of  these 
holes  attains  a  period  of  as  much  as  nine  or  ten 
months.  When  from  numerous  and  ever  present 
causes  the  asphalt  pavement  is  dug  up,  the  road  is 
hastily  remade  by  leaving  the  granite  blocks  which 
form  the  foundation  projecting  unevenly  and  in- 
securely an  inch  or  two  above  the  surface,  and  it  is 
weeks,  sometimes  months,  before  this  condition  of 
things  is  remedied.  The  only  thing  that  can  be  said 
in  favor  of  asphalt  is  that  it  is  comparatively  silent, 
but  even  in  this  it  is  vastly  inferior  to  wood  blocks. 

That  wood  block  pavement  makes  the  ideal  street 
in  large  cities  is  no  longer  open  to  question;  for 
years  all  the  large  cities  of  Europe  have  been  gradu- 
ally discarding  and  removing  all  other  forms  of  road 
structure.  The  wood  pavement  is  clean,  noiseless, 
resilient  to  horses'  feet,  is  not  slippery  when  either 
wet  or  dry,  and  though  when  damp  it  tends  to  be- 
come greasy  in  a  city  like  London,  where  the  deposit 
of  soot  from  the  combustion  of  soft  coal  forms  a 
peculiarly  emoli.ent  mud,  it  is  less  so  than  asphalt, 
as  is  shown  by  the  popularity  it  has  attained  in 
lower  Broadway,  while  the  slipperiness  is  more  easily 
overcome  by  the  judicious  sprinkling  of  a 
little  sand  or  fine  gravel.  In  spite  of  the  initial  cost 
of  laying  where  substituted  for  macadam,  involving 
the  expense  of  a  three-inch  foundation  of  concrete, 
the  London  City  Council  has  found  wood  pavement 
the  most  economical  to  maintain,  three-quarters  of 
an  inch  of  surface  abrasion  in  nine  years  being  the 
average  wear  given  by  one  authority,  while  there 
are  streets  which  have  not  been  disturbed  for  16 
years. 

Think  of  that,  ye  dwellers  in  New  York! 

When  repairs  are  necessary,  or  the  road  is  taken 
up  to  obtain  access  to  buried  pipes,  the  surface  can, 
and  from  the  nature  of  the  construction,  must  be 
permanently  completed  at  once,  all  signs  of  the  ex- 
cavation being  promptly  and  effectually  effaced. 

That  wood  pavement  is  acceptable  to  horse  own- 
ers was  again  demonstrated  recently  in  London,  when 
the  local  authorities,  before  relaying  an  old  street, 
presumably  macadam,  took  a  vote  of  the  business 
firms  in  the  district  whose  wagons  and  other  vehicles 
were  most  affected;  the  figures,  given  from  memory, 
were  something  like  this:  For  wood  blocks  over  70 
per  cent;    for  granite,  14,  and  for  asphalt,  2. 

To  be  successful,  however,  wood  pavement  must 
be  properly  laid,  the  foundation  good,  the  grouting 
through,  the  pickling  of  the  blocks  effective  to  the 
core,   and  the   wood  itself  of  suitable  nature. 

Beech  was  the  first  wood  to  prove  satisfactory, 
but  the  price  soon  became  prohibitive.  Australian 
red  gum  is  now  generally  employed  and  is  conceded 
to  give  good  results.  One  important  feature  in  the 
laying  of  wood  pavement,  which  has  unfortunately 
been  neglected  in  lower  Broadway,  is  the  placing 
of  the  blocks  diagonally  across  the  road  so  that 
the  longitudal  intersecting  lines  are  not  at  right 
angles  to  the  curb  and  to  the  direction  of  the  traffic; 
neglect  of  this  precaution  materially  shortens  the 
ife  of  the  pavement,  as  the  shoes  of  the  horses  cut 
out  the  edges  of  the  blocks  much  more  quickly  when 
crossing  them  at  right  angles  than  diagonally.  As 
the  wood  block  pavement  is  by  way  of  an  experiment 
in  this  city,  this  defect  should  be  eliminated  in  the 
next  section  laid. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday.  January  19,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


STORIES    OF   THE    CHAMPIONS. 


[Henry  Ten  Eyck  White  in  Christmas  Horse  World.] 

Stories  of  the  champions  among  men  or  horses 
have  an  undying  interest,  principally  for  the  reason 
that  much  is  to  be  learned  from  them.  The  lives 
of  great  men  teach,  in  illuminated  letters,  the  lesson 
of  success,  and  similarly  the  facts  about  the  per- 
sonality, the  likes  and  dislikes,  of  record  breaking 
horses  unerringly  indicate  the  road  that  must  be 
traveled  by  the  best  ones  of  the  days  to  come. 

In  the  trotting  world  2:20  was  the  first  great 
dividing  line  between  the  champions  and  the  lesser 
lights,  and  from  that  autumn  day  in  1859  when  the 
bobtail  mare  Flora  Temple,  hitched,  almost  farmer 
fashion,  to  a  high-wheel  75-pound  spring  sulky  that 
in  these  days  wouiu  be  considered  too  crude  to 
jog  colts  in,  stepped  the  Kalamazoo  track  in  2:19%, 
until  the  balmy  afternoon,  almost  exactly  forty-four 
years  later,  when  Lou  Dillon,  over  the  perfectly  ap- 
pointed and  velvety  course  at  Memphis,  back  of  a 
runner  with  a  wind  shield  hanging  low  from  the  cart 
he  drew,  the  trotter  pulling  a  sulky  of  less  than  forty 
pounds  weight,  put  1:5S%  on  the  books,  the  chief  and 
overwhelming  characteristic  of  every  champion  trot- 
ter has  been  an  indomitable  will — an  overwhelming 
nerve  force  and  courage  without  which  the  animal 
would  be  a  mere  plodder  in  the  harness,  a  common 
ordinary  horse. 

For  it  is  now  universally  acknowledged  that  it  is 
nerve  force  that  makes  horses  go  fast — in  other 
words,  that  "the  trot  is  in  the  head."  That  the  form 
of  fast  horses  has  nothing  at  all  to  do  with  their 
speed  was  long  ago  made  clear,  even  to  those  of 
dimmest  vision  when  each  season's  racing  showed 
fast  horses,  high  class  race  nags  too,  of  all  shapes 
and  sizes.  Gloster,  over  17  hands  high,  was  the 
fastest  trotting  gelding  when  he  died,  and  had  he 
lived  but  another  season  or  two  it  is  more  than  prob- 
able he  would  have  been  the  champion  trotter.  Jay 
Eye  See,  the  first  to  trot  in  2:10,  is  a  pony  in  size. 
That  tells  the  whole  story.  Big  and  little,  high 
headed  by  nature,  as  with  Lou  Dillon,  low  headed  by 
nature  as  with  Cresceus  (the  two  greatest  trotters 
ever  seen) ;  one  world  beater  made  to  order  over 
the  hips  and  another  cat-hammed.  One  great  pacer 
perfect  in  conformation  and  especially  a  model  as 
to  fore  legs,  and  then  Robert  J. — born  knee-sprung. 

No,  nerve  force  makes  each  and  every  great  trot- 
ter what  he  is,  and  nothing  but  nerve  force.  Hence, 
and  inevitably,  all  great  horses  have  other  impelling 
ideas  aside  from  that  of  going  fast,  which  is  the  one 
that  makes  them  famous.  It  is  so  far  back  to  the 
days  of  Flora  Temple  that  her  personal  characteris- 
tics have  not  been  recorded,  but  her  successor  among 
mares,  Goldsmith  Maid,  was  a  character.  Why,  the 
very  fact  and  circumstance  of  her  sale  to  Alden 
Goldsmith,  whose  name  she  bore  for  the  rest  of  her 
life,  came  about  through  her  willfulness,  she  giving 
"Jersey  Bill,"  her  owner,  such  a  lively  time  on  the 
street  of  a  New  York  village  that,  having  finally 
tied  the  vixenish  little  mare  to  a  stout  post,  Bill 
swore  a  resounding  oath  that  he  would  never  untie 
her  again — that  another  owner  should  have  that 
privilege,  no  matter  how  small  the  price  she  brought. 
Jumping  the  pasture  fence  and  taking  wild  night 
rambles  across  the  country  had  been  the  mare's  only 
way  of  showing  her  independence  and  fearlessness 
before  this,  but  even  at  her  wildest  she  would  allow 
the  boys  at  Decker's  farm  to  catch  her  at  night  and 
run  races  with  her  down  the  moonlit  lanes.  Use  for 
speed  she  seemed  to  comprehend  and  approve,  but 
having  a  wagon  rattling  at  her  heels  was  another 
matter. 

Budd  Doble  who  drove  Goldsmith  Maid  from  1867, 
when  she  was  only  a  trifle  better  than  a  2:35  trot- 
ter for  the  full  mile,  never  tires  of  talking  of  the 
mare's  intelligence.  He  was  hardly  more  than  a 
boy  when  asked  to  take  her  in  hand,  but  he  bad 
just  driven  Dexter  to  the  world's  trotting  record, 
2:17%.  In  almost  the  same  mail  that  brought  the 
letter  from  Alden  Goldsmith  proposing  that  Doble 
should  train  and  drive  the  Maid  came  one  from  the 
owner  of  Lucy  making  a  similar  proposition.  Now 
Lucy  had  a  record  of  2:28  and  was  known  to  be  one 
of  the  fastest  trotters  in  the  land.  Doble  could  not  at 
that  time  take  both  mares — that  he  knew — and  under 
like  conditions  most  young  men  would  have  plumped 
for  the  one  known  to  be  considerably  the  faster 
of  the  two.  But  not  Doble.  He  had  seen  Goldsmith 
Maid  in  a  race  that  summer  and  had  noted  that  al- 
though in  a  general  way  she  was,  while  not  a  rough 
gaited  trotter,  inclined  to  hitch  a  good  deal,  there 
were  times  when  she  went  perfectly  pure  gaited, 
and  that  in  those  moments  she  showed  a  flight  of 
speed  that  made  her  look  to  him  like  a  coming 
champion.  So  after  thinking  the  matter  over  very 
carefully  he  accepted  Mr.  Goldsmith's  proposition  and 
declined  the  other.  Incidentally  it  may  be  said  that 
suDsequently  he  had  Lucy  in  his  stable  and  gave  her 
a  record  of  2:22%,  after  which  she  went  to  Orrin 
Hickok  and  took  a  mark  of  2:18%,  the  trick  being 
done,  by  the  way,  in  a  $10,000  race  at  Buffalo  in 
1872,  that  the  Maid  could  not  win,  she  being  third 
at  the  finish  to  Lucy  and  American  Girl. 

In  all  the  years  that  Doble  and  the  Maid  were 
partners  the  mare  showed  intelligence,  and  the 
crankisms  that  mean  nerve  force  and  brain  power. 
To  begin  with,  she  always  declined  to  go  fast  when 
training  began.  If  she  had  been  cursed  with  a  driver 
looking  for  a  fast  quarter  in  April  he  would  have 
been  fooled,  because  she  made  speed  only  as  her 
condition  warranted.  After  she  was  a  champion  it 
was  the  same.  Also  she  was  no  glutton,  and  while 
always  a  good  feeder,  knew  when  she  had  enough, 
although   in   the   matter   of  hay   she   required   more 


than  any  fast  trotter  ever  known.  On  race  days 
she  was  jogged  three  miles  in  the  morning,  stepped 
through  the  stretch  until  she  struck  a  gait  that 
pleased  Doble.  She  would  get  a  light  feed  of  hay 
after  this  work,  and  was  ready  to  go  out  and  race. 
But  the  evening  before  race  day:  that  was  when 
the  hay  disappeared.  There  would  be  a  big  pile 
of  it  put  in  her  stall — half  as  much  again  as  you 
would  allow  a  16-hand  horse  that  was  a  heavy  feeder 
— and  in  the  morning  every  wisp  of  it  would  be 
gone. 

The  Maid  knew  when  it  was  race  day.  After  the 
light  feed  of  hay  she  would  be  haltered  to  prevent 
her  eating  more,  but  even  after  her  was  up  she 
would  be  contented  enough  until  the  early  part 
of  the  afternoon,  and  then  she  would  become  very 
nervous  and  plunge  around  the  stall.  Then  it  was 
time  to  hitch  her,  but  there  was  no  diminution  of  the 
"spell."  She  would  tremble  all  over  while  being 
hitched  to  the  sulky,  until,  as  Doble  once  told  me, 
"I  have  heard  her  feet  make  the  same  noise  against 
the  hard  ground  that  a  person's  teeth  will  when  the 
body  is  suddenly  chilled — that  is,  her  feet  actually 
chattered  on  the  ground."  And  the  same  intelligence 
and  high  nervous  force  was  plain  in  other  depart- 
ments of  her  life — in  her  treatment  of  "Old  Charlie," 
who  for  one  period  of  five  years  spent  but  two  nights 
out  of  her  stall;  in  her  manners  during  a  race,  her 
eagerness  to  get  the  pole,  and  to  score  ahead  of 
the  other  horses,  and  finally,  when,  a  broodmare 
with  her  first  colt  by  her  side,  she  saw  "Old  Charlie" 
after  a  lapse  of  years,  and  permitted  him  to  fondle 
her  foal  where  all  the  farm  attendants  had  been 
driven  away  and  their  lives  put  in  peril,  until  finally 
Doble,  talking  of  it,  said  to  me:  "This  faculty  of 
remembering  things  and  of  actually  seeming  to  draw 
conclusions  for  herself,  the  Maid  possessed  in  a 
greater  degree  than  any  other  horse  I  ever  saw." 

Dexter,  that  preceded  the  Maid  as  champion  trot- 
ter,- had  views  on  every  subject  in  his  horizon,  and 
he  expressed  them  forcibly  and  intelligently.  "He 
was  the  most  nervous  horse  I  ever  handled  when 
he  was  in  the  stable  or  was  being  hitched,"  said 
Doble.  But  in  a  race  the  nervousness  and  the  peev- 
ishness were  gone.  At  such  times  he  was  like  a 
general  in  command  and  there  never  was  a  safer 
horse  in  a  race,  or  a  more  reliable  one.  That  was 
the  one  and  only  time  that  Dexter  would  toleraie 
Doble  as  a  driver — when  there  was  racing.  For  the 
jogging  work  that  in  those  days  was  such  a  feature 
of  training  it  was  his  rubber,  Peter  Conover, 
for  Dexter,  or  else  a  pulling  match  with  whoever 
else  undertook  to  drive  him,  and  a  nerve-worn, 
fidgety  horse  at  the  end  of  the  exercise  that  other- 
wise would  have  been  beneficial.  Dexter  was  a 
vicious  horse  when  he  met  anyone  that  was  afraid 
of  him,  and  he  always  tested  matters  by  making  a 
horrible  bluff.  When  he  came  at  a  man,  his  ears 
laid  back  and  the  whites  of  his  eyes  showing,  there 
was  apt  to  be  a  retreat.  I  know  there  was  when  I 
made  his  acquaintance  in  his  box  in  Robert  Bon- 
ner's barn,  the  horse  being  then  over  20  years 
old 

Rarus  was  a  hero  when  he  lowered  the  Maid's 
record  of  2:14,  and  the  romance  of  his  history  added 
to  his  hold  on  the  public.  Bred  by  a  man  who  made 
no  professions  in  the  art  of  mingling  blood  lines; 
sired  by  a  stallion  of  absolutely  unknown  lineage, 
and  having  for  his  dam  a  mare,  not  of  trotting  line- 
age, that  never  produced  another  trotter,  the  big 
gangling  bay  colt  was  regarded  from  the  first  by 
his  breeder  and  owner  as  a  coming  champion.  And 
when  the  great  day  came  and  Rarus  stood  above  all 
other  trotters  in  achievements,  there  was  many  a 
tale  to  tell  of  the  horse's  peculiarities. 

For  instance:  Until  Rarus  reached-  the  zenith  of 
his  career  he  had  no  use  for  dogs.  In  fact  he  was 
never  an  affectionate  horse  and  up  to  that  time  had 
never  seemed  to  have  the  slightest  affection  for  any 
human  being  except  his  owner  and  Dave  Colross, 
who  cared  for  him.  When  a  Scotch  terrier  pup  was 
given  to  Splan,  Colross  made  application  for  it  at 
once,  claiming  that  a  horse,  especially  a  nervous  one, 
was  less  fussy  in  the  stall  with  a  dog  on  hand  than 
if  left  alone.  Now  Splan  knew  Rarus  better  than 
Dave  did.  He  had  seen  the  horse  make  the  fur 
fly  from  a  few  dogs  that  had  got  in  his  way,  and  he 
especially  cautioned  Colross  to  be  careful.  In  a  few 
days  he  was  amazed  to  hear  that  the  horse  and  the 
dog  were  great  friends,  and  from  that  day  until 
Rarus  was  sold  to  Mr.  Bonner  they  were  never  sep- 
arated for  an  hour,  except  once,  when  Rarus  was 
taken  alone  to  the  blacksmith  shop,  both  making 
such  a  tremendous  fuss  on  that  occasion  that  it  was 
decided  not  to  repeat  the  experiment.  By  getting 
on  the  horse's  back  while  Rarus  way  lying  down 
the  dog  taught  himself  to  do  the  trick  of  mounting 
when  Rarus  was  on  his  feet,  provided  one  of  the 
stable  boys  would  help  by  bending  his  back  so  the 
dog  could  jump  on  it  from  the  ground,  and  thence 
leap  to  the  horse's  haunches,  where  he  would  stand 
and  bark  loudly  to  call  attention  to  his  own  smart- 
ness. Perhaps  some  one  can  explain  why  Rarus 
liked  that  dog,  after  hating  the  canine  tribe  the 
better  part  of  his  life,  or  some  other  ground  than 
intelligence,  but  I  doubt  it. 

St.  Julien,  in  addition  to  being  a  champion  trotter, 
was  also  the  champion  mean  horse  when  he  wanted 
to  be.  When  Orrin  Hickok  got  the  gelding  he  had 
a  record  of  2:22%.  Taken  to  California  in  the  win- 
ter, it  was  expected  he  would  be  a  great  trotter  the 
following  summer,  but  he  developed  stubbornness 
that  nothing  but  long,  hard  driving  would  cure.  It 
took  Hickok  two  solid  years  to  make  St.  Julien  a  real 
trotter  with  the  manners  a  champion  must  have,  and 
day  after  day  he  was  driven  from  40  to  60  miles  on 
the  track  or  road  before  he  would  submit  to  being 
trained  in  the  orthodox  way.     "St.  Julien  Bill,"  who 


was  killed  by  a  railroad  train  in  California  not  long 
ago,  was  the  sole  and  only  human  being  for  whom 
the  horse  ever  manifested  the  slightest  affection,,  and 
he  showed  it  plainly  after  his  racing  days  were  over 
and  he  was  taken  by  "Bill"  and  Hickok  to  the  big 
Morrow  ranch  to  be  turned  out  for  the  balance  of 
his  life.  The  old  fellow  seemed  to  know  something 
was  wrong  and  that  he  was  to  lose  his  friend,  and 
when  the  halter  was  slipped  from  his  head  and  the 
men  turned  to  go  he  galloped  to  the  gate  and  stood 
whinnying  pitifully  until  they  passed  from  his  sight. 
Hickok  told  me  that  story'  one  day  when  his  own 
obscuration  of  intellect  and  sad  death  was  not  far 
away,  and  his  voice  broke  as  he  pictured  the  scene. 
"We  could  have  got  $2,00p  for  the  old  fellow,"  he 
said,  "but  neither  Mr.  Morrow  or  myself  wanted 
that  sort  of  money.  Julien  had  been  a  good  horse 
for  us,  and  we  decided  that  in  his  old  age  he  should 
not  be  hammered  around  over  obscure  tracks,  his 
speed  gone,  and  his  body  suffering  for  the  care  he 
had  always  had."  Hickok  was  far  from  a  sentimental- 
ist in  the  matter  of  horses,  but  St.  Julien  was  ever 
on  a  pedestal,  far  above  all  other  horses,  in  his 
mind. 

Maud  S.  came  much  nearer  to  making  herself 
champion  trotter  than  did  any  other  horse  ever  in 
that  niche  of  fame,  because  her  speed  was  natural, 
her  gait  pure  and  she  needed,  little  training.  "They 
rub  her  on  tne  nose  and  feed  her  red  apples,"  was 
the  report  made  by  a  scout  set  to  watch  a  once 
famous  race  mare  of  the  running  turf  by  an  owner 
who  wondered  how  she  could  put  up  such  wonderful 
races  and  not  get  the  severe  work  that  in  those 
days  was  considered  essential  to  the  conditioning 
of  any  sort  of  race  nag.  It  was  a  good  deal  that 
way  with  Maud  S.,  but  aside  from  that  she  needed 
a  lot  of  petting  and  also  to  have  her  own  way.  Billy 
Blair  found  her  a  willful  filly  and  he  treated  her 
with  kindness  and  consideration  because  that  was 
the  only  way  to  get  along  with  her.  Then  Maud  did 
the  rest.  That  her  success  was  not  due  to  Blair's 
skill  as  a  trainer  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  never 
made  a  hit  training  other  horses,  although  for  a  time 
he  had  a  barn  full.  Maud  had  nerve  force  and  there 
were  days  when  she  acted  as  if  she  would  like  to 
kick.  In  fact,  I  am  told  that  Mr.  Vanderbilt  sold  her 
to  Mr.  Bonner  because  one  day,  driving  her  double, 
he  had  occasion  to  lift  her  tail  with  the  butt  end 
of  the  whip  and  found  she  resented  it. 

Jay  Eye  See  held  the  trotting  championship  of  the 
world  for  but  one  day,  but  in  the  matter  of  age 
championships  he  always  was  celebrated,  having  the 
low  mark  at  four  and  five  years  to  his  credit.  I 
never  heard  much  about  his  peculiarities,  and  am 
inclined  to  think  he  was  not  out  of  the  common  in 
this   respect. 

Sunol,  who  succeeded  Maud  S„  startled  the  world 
as  a  two-year-old,  and  she  is  the  only  champion  trot- 
ter that  stood  at  the  top  at  that  age.  She  was  all 
nerves — a  bundle  of  them  on  four  legs — and  she  was 
certainly  a  crank  in  many  ways.  Like  Dexter,  she 
was  not  overfond  of  her  driver,  but  she  had  no  capa- 
city for  identifying  Marvin  otherwise  than  by  his 
voice,  which  is  the  case  with  most  horses.  When  he 
spoke  she  was  ready  to  scrap  if  in  the  stall,  but  on 
the  track,  she  recognized  him  as  the  right  man  for 
the   place. 

Nancy  Hanks  was  the  first  trotter  to  beat  2:05, 
and  the '  bike  sulky  enabled  her  to  do  it.  At  the 
start  of  her  harness  career  she  was  a  pacer,  and  it 
was  only  by  working  her  over  a  ploughed  field  that 
Ben  Kenney  got  her  to  hit  a  trot  and  stick  to  it. 
She  was  the  third  champion  driven  to  the  record 
by  Doble.  Nancy  was  notional.  For  one  thing,  she 
would  decline  to  enter  a  blacksmith  shop  unless  a 
whisp  of  hay  was  brought  along  and  she  was  "tolled" 
over  the  threshold.  Another  place  she  asserted  her- 
self was  in  jogging.  To  begin  with,  she  must  be 
allowed  to  go  on  a  pace  just  as  long  as  she  felt  like 
it.  Any  attempt  to  change  that  program  spoiled 
the  jogging.  Also,  she  had  views  about  who  should 
jog  her,  finally  settling  on  Doble's  brother,  Henry, 
for  whom  she  would  go  kind,  but  with  no  one  else, 
fussing  and  taking  a  lot  out  of  herself  if  he  was  not 
there. 

Alix  had  less  said  about  her  in  the  way  of  personal 
gossip  than  any  other  champion  trotter,  and  The 
Abbot,  who  succeeded  her,  was  not  much  talked 
about  in  a  small  way.  It  is  known  that  at  one 
time  each  one  of  the  four  shoes  he  wore  differed 
in  weight  from  all  the  others.  Also,  that  when  he 
trotted  in  2:03%  at  Terre  Haute,  Geers  made  the 
mile  2:02%,  while  two  of  the  timers'  watches  showed 
2:03  flat,  but  the  slowest  time  is  always  given  out 
at  Terre  Haute,  when  a  world's  record  is  at  stake 
and  that  is  why  The  Abbot's  mark  is  not  2:02%  or 
2:03. 

John  McCartney  has  written  a  book  about  Cresceus 
in  which  all  his  peculiarities  are  related  He  is  an 
abnormally  intelligent  horse,  has  a  temper  of  his 
own  which  he  controls  admirably,  and  in  my  humble 
judgment  is  the  greatest  trotter  the  world  ever  saw, 
although  this  is  neither  the  time  nor  the  place  to 
go  into  that  matter. 

The  public  is  familiar  with  Lou  Dillon.  She  has 
the  nerve  force  all  right  and  used  to  throw  herself 
down  in  harness  when  being  trained  as  a  two-year- 
old  and  would  lie  there  for  an  hour  or  so  until  the 
stubborn  fit  was  over. 

Major  Delmar,  the  only  gelding  to  trot  better  than 
2:00,  is  all  nerves,  and  he  used  to  be  vicious,  al- 
though "Doc"  Tanner  says  he  is  now  pretty  affable. 
He  was  such  a  rambunctious  stallion  as  a  three- 
year-old  that  he  was  gelded  and  when  McDonald 
had  him  it  was  a  four-man  job  to  hitch  him  days 
when  he  was  real  sprightly. 

o- 

California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa   Soda. 


10 


THE     BR  EEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


(Saturday,  January  19,  1907. 


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ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 


T*  T  •)•  W^.* 

REGION   OF   BIG   GAME  AND   FINE  TROUT, 


Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 

A    PROMINENT    IDAHO    SHOTGUN     EXPERT. 


COAST  FIELD  TRIALS. 


Of  all  the  game  lands  in  the  Far  West,  no  section' 
has  been  so  little  tried  by  sportsmen  as  the  Upper™ 
Klamath  Lake  region  in  Southern  Oregon.    Big  game® 
shooting  is  yearl.-  becoming  rarer  in  California,  but 
that  segment  of  the  Pacific  Coast  mountain  spine  be-'* 
tween   Mount    Shasta,    in    Superior    California,    and 
Mount  Hood,  in  Southern  Oregon,  a  wilderness  prac- 
tically untouched  because  of  its  incorporation  in  the  , 
Government  forest  reserve,  seems  to  have  been  over- 
looked by  forest  lovers.    One  reason  for  its  wildness, 
is  that  it  is  off  the  beaten  track  of  railway  thorough- 
fares. 

On  the  mountains  girding  the  head  of  the  lake 
great  "burns"  or  brush  patches  miles  in  extent, 
which  hide  the  scars  of  the  ancient  forest  fires,  give 
cover  for  the  deer.  Berry  patches  invite  the  black 
and  cinnamon  bear.  Up  to  the  north,  where  the 
mountains  give  way  for  a  space  to  lower  hills  and 
open  valleys,  there  are  elk.  Back  at  the  base  of  bald 
Pitt  Mountain,  is  where  the  "painters"  or  California 
cougars  scream  at  night. 

Here  answers  to  the  fly  the  Dolly  Varden  and 
the  cutthroat,  the  speckled  trout,  a  peculiarly  gamy 
fish  which  seems  to  make  its  habitat  in  no  other 
place  than  the  tributaries  of  Klamath. 

The  deer  are  stalked  only.  It  is  against  the  ethics 
of  the  mountain  men  of  Klamath  to  sit  on  a  trail 
and  slaughter  a  buck  in  flight  from  dogs. 

There  are  two  kinds  of  deer  that  "use,"  as  the 
mountaineers  say,  along  the  Cascade  slopes  in  South- 
ern Oregon— the  little  California  variety,  incredibly 
swift,  and  the  mule-tail  deer,  larger  by  mav  pounds 
and  even  more  wary  than  his  smaller  brother.  The 
mule  tail  is  rarer  than  the  California  deer.  He  is 
found  higher  up  on  the  slopes  of  the  mountains,  al- 
most at  the  point  where  the  timber  gives  way  to 
bald  granite. 

The  bears  are  plentiful,  and  it  is  customary  to 
hunt  them  with  dogs.  The  bear  dog  of  the  Oregon 
mountain  men  is  of  a  strange  and  various  breed.  He 
may  be  a  mongrel  of  no  pride  of  ancestry  or  a  collie 
of  shadowy  pedigree;  usually  he  is  just  a  plain  or- 
nery, yaller  dog,  who  has  the  wisdom  to  run  in  and 
snap  without  being  caught,  and  whose  voice  is  in 
the  basso  register.  Dick  Silver,  who  lives  up  on 
Crystal  Creek  near  the  head  of  the  lake,  has  a  cross 
between  a  sheep  dog  and  a  won,  whose  sagacity  and 
attainments  as  a  "b'ar  dog"  are  known  all  over  Kla- 
math County. 

There  are  no  grizzly  bears  in  the  Cascades.  They 
are  found  in  the  Siskiyou  range  on  the  border  of 
California,  and  in  the  coast  mountains  of  Southern 
Oregon.  The  black  bear  that  inhabits  the  Klamath 
region  grows  to  remarkable  size,  far  larger  than  the 
black  bear  of  the  Eastern  and  Middle  Western  States. 
The  State  of  Oregon  pays  a  bounty  on  his  scalp, 
because  of  his  depredations  on  the  sheep  and  cattle. 

The  California  lions  are  numerous  enough  to  in- 
duce nervousness  at  night  and  make  it  comfortable 
to  be  m  camp  by  sundown,  but  one  may  hunt  for 
days  and  never  get  a  tawny  flash  of  one  sneaking 
through  the  brush. 

For  the  fisherman  the  opportunities  are  of  never- 
endmg  fascination.  The  lake  and  streams  are  both 
at  hand.  The  streams  are  white,  roaring  torrents 
full  of  holes  and  riffles,  where  the  flick  of  a  fly  on  a 
short  line  challenges  the  trout.  The  fish  are  not 
wary;  if  they  don't  bite  it  is  because  the  fisher  has 
not  offered  the  right  fly.  Food  is  at  all  times  abun- 
dant for  the  trout,  and  only  expert  examination  of 
the  stomach  of  one  of  them  will  give  the  sportman 
knowledge  of  what  feather  to  choose. 

A  gamier  fish  than  those  in  the  ice-cold  waters  of 
the  Cascade  streams  never  rose  to  a  fly  and  the 
brushy  nature  of  the  banks  makes  the  landing  of  each 
fish  an  individual  problem.  Wading  boots  and  cast- 
up  stream  are  almost  obligatory. 

In  the  lake  the  situation  is  unusual.  All  of  the 
upper  end  of  Klamath  is  a  great  marsh,  filled  in  by 
centuries  of  wasn  down  from  the  mountains  A 
floating  bog  would  probably  describe  this  section  of 
the  lake  better.  There  are  miles  of  trembling  bunch 
grass  and  tules,  held  together  by  the  network  of 
roots  and  floating  in  water  from  thirty  to  fifty  feet 
deep.  Down  through  this  bog  in  several  places  there 
are  wide  streams  of  ice-cold  water  from  the  conceal- 
ed springs  along  the  edges  of  the  lake.  The  streams 
are  deep,  crystal  pure  and  moving  with  an  almost 
imperceptible  current.  In  these  broad  streams  are 
the  big  fellows— rainbow  trout  grown  to  the  stature 
of  giants,  muscular  as  bulldogs. 

These  fish  are  broad  shouldered,  thick  set  with 
snub  noses  and  powerful  fighting  muscles  behind 
the  gills.  They  range  from  three  pounds  to  twenty- 
two— the  largest  fish  known  to  have  been  caught 
there  up  to  a  year  ago.  They  will  rise  to  a  spoon 
at  any  season  and  at  any  hour  of  the  day;  a  fly 
they  will  take  in  midsummer  when  the  live  trout 
flies  have  all  disappeared  from  the  sides  of  the  lake 
but  the  water  must  be  ruffled  by  the  wind. 

One  must  have  a  boat  on  these  marsh  streams- 
there  a.e  only  one  or  two  places  where  landing  on 
solid  foil  is  offered.  To  tie  the  boat  to  a  bunch  of 
lily  pa-Is,  then  whip  out  sixty  feet  of  line  and  let  a 
royal     jachman  drop  'way  downstream  in  the  shadow 

>   inc  willows  is  to  give  challenge,  instantly  accept- 

<1.  to  p  battle  royal. 


Peter  J.  Holohan  of  Twin  Falls,  Idaho,  the  most 
popular  marksman  that  ever  called  "pull"  at  a 
Western  trap  shooting  tournament,  has  entered  the 
employ  of  the  DuPont  Powder  Company  as  its  shoot- 
ing representative  in  Idaho,  Utah,  Eastern  Washing- 
ton and  Eastern  Oregon.  He  left  Twin  Falls  on 
December  13th  to  cover  the  territory  assigned  to 
him  and  will  take  about  six  weeks  to  make  his 
first  trip.  Mr.  Holohan's  family  will  remain  at  their 
pretty  home  in  Twin  Falls  and  he  will  retain  all 
his  property  interests  there.  In  addition  to  his 
handsome  residence  fronting  on  the  park,  Mr.  Holo- 
han owns  valuable  business  property  on  Main  street 
and  with  his  partner,  Judge  McKinlay,  he  has  a 
large  acreage  of  choice  farm  land  near  Filer. 

Mr.  Holohan's  pet  diversion  is  breaking  blue  rocks. 
Last  year  he  added  to  his  already  large  collection 
of  medals  and  trophies  the  individual  Northwestern 
championship  medal  and  the  Globe  trophy,  won  at 
Walla  Walla,  the  high  average  medal  won  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  the  Confarr  medal  captured  at  Pocatello 
and  several  other  mementos  of  the  firing  line. 

Fair  and  courteous  to  his  competitors  at  the  traps, 
genial  and  unassuming  on  and  off  the  field,  "Pete" 
is  beloved  of  every  man  who  burns  powder  at  West- 
ern traps.  He  is  welcomed  at  every  meet  and  the 
boys  would  willingly  shoot  sawdust  if  "Pete"  repre- 
sented the  lumber  trust.  The  only  objection  the 
Twin  Falls  sportsmen  have  to  DuPont  powder  is 
that  its  manufacturers  robbed  the  town  of  a  popular 
citizen  who  can  ill  be  spared.  There  is  some  com- 
pensation, however,  in  the  fact  that  "Pete"  is  not 
likelv  to  forget  his  home  and  wherever  he  goes 
he  will  tell  of  the  "Magic  City."  If  personal  popular- 
ity and  skill  at  the  traps  count  for  anything  the 
air  in  the  vicinity  of  all  the  gun  clubs  in  "Pete's" 
territory  will  soon  be  permeated  with  the  odor  of 
smoke  from  explosives  produced  at  the  factory  of 
the  Senator  from  Delaware. 

Having  turned  professional.  "Pete"  was,  of  course, 
barred  from  competing  in  the  Moonlight  handicap 
which  was  arranged  by  the  members  of  the  Twin 
Falls  Rod  and  Gun  Club  and  which  was  calculated 
to  put  the  shooters  in  condition  to  line  up  the  mal- 
lards as  they  come  in  at  dusk. 

Mr.  Holohan  was  present  at  the  shoot  of  the 
Lewiston  and  Clarkston  Gun  clubs  at  Lewiston  on 
January  Gth  and  gave  an  exhibition  of  shooting  that 
was  highly  appreciated  by  those  present. 

As  a  result  of  the  trap  shoot  above  mentioned,  it 
has  been  arranged  to  hold  at  Lewiston,  Idaho,  a  big 
trap  shoot  the  latter  part  of  April,  to  which  all  of  the 
gun  clubs  of  the  five  northern  counties  will  be  in- 
vited. It  is  planned  to  have  some  good  pool  shoot- 
ing and  there  will  probably  be  about  $300  in  pools. 
The  shoot  will  cover  only  one  day  and  a  number  of 
experts,  including  Peter  Holohan  of  Twin  Falls,  re- 
presenting the  Du  Pont  Powder  Company,  and  W. 
F.  Hillis,  the  Peters  Company's  expert,  who  gave 
exhibitions   at  the  1905   fair,  will   be   present. 

Everyone  of  the  fifteen  shotgun  enthusiasts  pres- 
ent at  the  grounds  shot  Du  Pont  powder  and  some 
unusually  high  scores  were  made.  Mr.  Holohan,  who 
was  the  guest  of  the  clubs  of  Lewiston  and  Clarks- 
ton, made  the  highest  average  during  the  day,  break- 
ing 95  blueroeks  out  of  a  possible  100.  Lee  Pennell 
secured  the  second  highest  average,  getting  86  of 
the  clay  pigeons.  Mr.  Holohan  broke  10  doubles 
straight  and  demonstrated  his  title  of  being  one  of 
the  best  shots  in  the  Northwest.  - 

The  greatest  interest  and  enthusiasm  was  mani- 
fested in  the  shoot,  and  the  decision  to  hold  a  big 
tournament  grew  out  of  the  excellent  scores  made. 
Preparations  will  be  made  to  entertain  between  50 
and  75  visiting  shooters  during  the  tournament  in 
February. 


Senator  McCartney  of  Los  Angeles,  who  is,  it  is 
claimed,  the  most  prolific  member  of  the  Senate  in 
the  introduction  of  bills,  has  presented  a  measure  for 
the  abolishment  of  coursing — the  chasing  of  jack  rab- 
bits with  hounds. 


Good  Quail  Shooting. 

Sacramento  sportsmen  who  have  lately  been  disap- 
pointed at  the  scarcity  and  wariness  of  ducks  are 
now  striking  off  for  the  foothills,  Shingle,  Rocklin, 
Auburn  and  other  places,  beating  the  underbrush  in 
the  quest  of  quail.  The  birds  are  unusually  thick 
this  year,  and  when  they  are  not  scattered  and  kept 
in  the  thick  shrubbery  by  the  heavy  rainfall,  they 
are  not  generally  difficult  to  bag.  The  liimt  can  be 
easily  obtained  in  short  order  on  the  reserves  of 
the  Rocklin  Gun  Club.  They  are  tantalizingly  thick 
on  the  Rancho  Del  Paso,  near  Sacramento,  but  they 
are  protected  there  for  three  years  by  the  club's 
regulations.  The  Bob  White,  now  protected  by  a 
State  law.  have  multiplied  at  a  great  rate  since  the 
orgiinal  birds  were  set  loose  three  years  ago,  and 
now  the  place  is  fairly  overrun  with  them.  W.  A. 
Gauge  states  that  he  started  two  conveys  of  over 
one  hundred  birds  a  week  ago. 


The  Pacific  Coast  Field  Trial  Club's  twenty-fourth 
anuual  trial  will  begin  at  Bakersfield  on  Monday 
next,  January  21st,  according  to  the  original 
schedule,  which  called  for  the  meeting  to  be  held  the 
last  full  week  of  January,  1907.  At  one  time  it  was 
believed  the  trials  would  be  postponed  for  one  or 
two  weeks.  Authoritative  advices  from  Hon.  Charles 
N.  Post  are  that  the  trials  will  be  held  as  above 
stated.  .1  -1 

One  deterrent  feature  has  been  the  crippling  ef- 
fects of  distemper  on  several  kennels  of  young 
English  Setters  and  Pointers.  The  Derby  is  the 
main  feature  of  a  field  trial  meet,  this  stake  being 
a  competition  between  the  selected  sons  and 
daughters  of  high-class  and  blue-blooded  field  trial 
dogs.  Distemper  is  the  one  dreaded  handicap  for 
the  young  dogs.  Usually  the  precautions  of  the 
handlers  prevail,  but  despite  the  care  and  discretion 
of  some  of  the  handlers  who  have  been  located  near 
Bakersfield  with  their  charges  for  a  month  or  more 
past,  the  dreaded  disease  has  already  carried  off 
several  valuable  young  dogs,  among  them  Bessie  Mor- 
timer, the  winner  of  last  year's  Derby,  and  Blue 
Belle  and  Shasta  Daisy,  winners  of  first  and  second 
places  in  the  recent  British  Columbia  and  Northwest 
field  trial  Derby  stakes. 

Birds  are  plentiful  on  the  selected  grounds  and 
cover  conditions  are  most  favorable.  The  grounds 
have  been  patrolled  for  several  months  past,  the 
birds  in  consequence  having  been  free  from  molesta- 
tion. The  recent  trains  in  that  section  will  be  most 
favorable  for  scent  work  by  the  dogs. 

The  judges  will  probably  be  selected  from  the 
Coast  sportsmen  in  attendance.  Should  Mr.  Thomas 
Johnson  of  Winnipeg,  Canada,  be  present  it  is  very 
likely  he  will  be  invited  by  the  club  to  act  as  one  of 
the  judges.  It  has  been  reported  that  Mr.  Johnson  is 
en  route  for  Bakersfield.  This  will  be  his  second  ap- 
pearance at  the  club's  trials. 

Most  of  the  sportsmen  from  this  city  and  Sacra- 
mento will  start  for  the  trials  next  Sunday. 

There  will  be  a  strong  representation  of  field  trial 
enthusiasts  from  Southern  California  this  year.  A 
number  of  new  faces  will  also  be  seen  at  the  trials, 
among  them  E.  Courtney  Ford,  who  has  entered  his 
English  Setter,  -Belle  Fontaine,  in  the  Members' 
Stake.  Elmer  Cox  of  Madera  has  a  puppy  which 
was  presented  to  him  by  Joseph  E.  Terry  that  on 
breeding  lines  should  prove  a  close  contender  for 
initial  Derby  honors.  The  youngster  is  a  litter 
brother  to  Blue  Belle  and  Shasta  Daisy.  Bert  Tib- 
bet  will  enter  a  young  dog  in  the  Members'  Stake 
that  he  considers  equal  to  the  effort  of  winning  the 
stake.  This  Setter  was  bred  by  Hon.Chas.  N.  Post 
of  Sacramento,  the  dean  of  the  Coast  field  trial  en- 
thusiasts.   o 

CALIFORNIA  ANGLERS'  ASSOCIATION. 


A  well  attended  meeting  of  the  California  Anglers' 
Association,  despite  the  inclement  weather,  was  held 
last  Wednesday  evening  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Jos. 
Uri,  1S49  O'Farrell  street,  this  city. 

The  report  of  the  board  of  directors  showed  that 
the  association  was  in  a  flourishing  condition  and 
was  unanimously  adopted.  In  this  report  several 
measures  were  suggested  for  the  better  protection 
of  fish.  These  subjects  were  discussed  at  length, 
in  regard  to  striped  bass,  the  following  resolution  be- 
ing adopted: 

Whereas,  It  has  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the 
California  Anglers'  Association  by  observation,  re- 
ports and  results  of  personal  inquiry,  that  through 
the  gross  violation  of  existing  laws  intended  for  the 
protection  of  fish  in  the  waters  of  the  State  and  the 
non-enforcement  of  said  laws  the  striped  bass  is 
fast  disappearing  from  said  waters  and  that  unless 
prompt  and  stringent  measures  are  soon  adopted  for 
the  enforcement  of  the  laws  and  the  prosecution  and 
punishment  of  violators  this  fine  game  and  table  fish 
will  soon  become  entirely  extinct;  and 

Whereas,  The  striped  bass  is  not  protected  from 
capture  during  the  spawning  period,  which  is  agreed 
upon  by  the  highest  authorities  familiar  with  the 
habits  of  the  fish  to  be  during  the  months  of  Febru- 
ary, March,  April  and  May;   therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  this  Association  recommend  to  the 
State  Legislature  now  in  session  at  Sacramento  the 
passage  of  a  law  that  will  thoroughly  protect  striped 
bass  from  capture  during  their  spawning  season. 

It  was  decided  also  that  the  association  should  have 
representation  at  Sacramento  in  the  interest  of  fish 
protection. 

The  recommendation  of  the  board  of  directors  that 
the  association  be  incorporated  was  acted  upon  favor- 
ably. 

The  officers  of  the  association  are:  President, 
James  Watt;  First  Vice-President,  D.  M.  Sachs; 
Second  Vice-President,  Achille  Roos;  Secretary,  W. 
R.  Eaton;  Treasurer,  Western  National  Bank;  mem- 
bers of  finance  committee,  J.  Pincus,~L.  V.  Merle,  L. 
Levy;  holdover  directors,  E.  M.  Pomeroy,  William  F. 
Hillegass,  John  H.  Sanimi,  C.  R.  Overholtzer,  George 
A.  Wentworth;  five  new  directors  elected  were.  S. 
A.  Wells,  R.  Haas,  C.  J.  Ashlin,  Charles  J.  Breiden- 
stein  and  H.  Copeland.   . 


Several  boxes  of  China  pheasant  feathers  have 
been  shipped  from  Albany,  Ore.,  to  decorate  the  hats 
of  Eastern  women,  the  recipients  being  women  who 
attend  the  national  convention  of  the  Women's  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church, 
which  met  in  Albany  in  1905.  There  they  saw  hats 
decorated  with  China  pheasant  feathers  for  the  first 
time  and  since  then  they  have  been  begging  their 
Albany  friends  to  send  them  some  of  the  feathers 
of  the  Oriental  bird. 


Saturday,  January  19,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


AMERICAN    KENNEL    CLUB,    INCORPORATED,    IN 
TROUBLE. 


The  dissatisfaction  pervading  the  rank  and  file  of 
the  Eastern  fancy  caused  by  the  recent  incorpora- 
tion of  the  American  Kennel  Club,  whereby,  it  is 
claimed,  the  majority  of  the  individual  kennel  clubs 
of  this  country  have  been  practically  disfranchised 
was  strongly  shown  at  the  informal  meeting  held  in 
New  York  on  January  3d,  in  pursuance  to  a  call  is- 
sued and  signed  by  Messrs.  R.  Stewart  Edson,  dele- 
gate of  the  Collie  Club  of  America;  J.  W.  Britton  II, 
delegate  of  the  Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association; 
Clair  Foster,  delegate  of  the  Bull  Terrier  Club  o'f 
America,  and  J.  E.  De  Mund,  delegate  of  the  Russian 
Wolfhound  Club  of  America. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Dr.  De  Mund. 

On  motion  seconded  and  carried  Dr.  F.  H.  Osgood 
was  elected  chairman  of  the  meeting,  and  J.  W.  Brit- 
ton II  secretary. 

The  roll  call  developed  that  the  following  (23) 
named  clubs  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  (Inc.) 
were  represented  at  the  meeting:  Boston  Terrier 
Club,  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  Bull  Terrier  Club  of 
America,  Bull  Terrier  Breeders1  Association,  Collie 
Club  of  America,  Brocton  District  Kennel  Club,  Great 
Dane  Club  of  America,  Long  Island  Kennel  Club, 
French  Bulldog  Club,  Interstate  Kennel  Club,  Rock- 
land County  Agricultural  Society,  Irish  Setter  Club, 
Orange  County  Agricultural  Society,  Portland  Ken- 
nel Club,  Crotona  Collie  Club,  Philadelphia  Pointer 
Club,  Altoona  Kennel  Club,  Russian  Wolfhound  Club, 
Seattle  Dog  Fanciers'  Association,  Franklin  Kennel 
Club,  American  Pomeranian  Club,  Bay  State  Co- 
operative Bench  Show  Association,  Ladies'  Kennel 
Association  of  America. 

Letters  were  received  expressing  sympathy  with 
and  co-operation  in  the  objects  for  which  the  meet- 
ing was  called  from  the  following  named  clubs: 
Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  Dalmatian  Club,  Airedale 
Club  of  America,  Wissahickon  Kennel  Club. 

A  committee  of  five  was  elected,  consisting  of  the 
chairman  and  representatives  of  the  four  clubs  who 
were  responsible  for  the  original  call  for  the  meet- 
ing. The  committee  will  acquaint  all  the  delegates 
not  present  at  the  meeting  and  the  secretaries  of 
all  the  kennel  clubs  of  America  with  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  meeting  and  the  sentiments  of  the  dele- 
gates present,  and  will  also  take  such  action  as  they 
see  fit  for  the  adoption  of  the  amendments  pro- 
posed. 

The  prevailing  idea  with  many  of  the  dissention- 
ists  is  that  the  American  Kennel  Club  has  at  last 
taken  anchorage  in  the  haven  of  professionalism.  If 
so,  this  port  is  full  of  rocks  that  will  eventually 
wreck  the  ship.  If  this  claim  is  well  founded  the 
amateur  fanciers  have  a  hard  but  not  impossible 
task  before  them  to  save  and  pilot  the  official  ship 
of   America   ndogdom    into    safe    waters    again. 

In  referring  to  the  situation  the  American  Field 
says: 

"That  there  was  necessity  for  the  meeting  every 
reader  of  the  American  Field  who  has  kept  posted 
on  passing  events  knows.  The  consensus  of  opinion 
of  those  present  was  that  certain  officials  of  the 
American  Kennel  Club,  led  by  a  non-elective  official 
under  the  old  constitution,  to-wit,  the  secretary,  held 
back  cards  on  them  and  did  not  give  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty-odd  delegates  to  the  American  Ken- 
nel Club,  unincorporated,  a  square  deal.  Just  who 
dealt  the  cards  and  engineered  the  deal  no  one 
wanted  to  say;  but  when  the  meeting  decided  that 
the  amendments,  must  be  accepted  by  the  Ameri- 
can Kennel  Club  at  its  annual  meeting  nest  month, 
if  the  American  Kennel  Club  is  to  continue  to  exist 
as  an  association  of  amateurs.  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund, 
who  heartily  supported  the  amendments,  is  quoted  to 
have  made  the  following  statement  to  the  delegates 
present:  'Secretary  Vredenburgh  said  the  amend- 
ments would  only  pass  over  his  dead  body.  I  do 
not  think  it  was  a  remark  in  the  club  spirit  that 
bands  amateurs  together  who  breed,  show  and  talk 
dog.' 

The  amendments  referred  to  had  been  delivered  to 
the  secretary  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  by  Dr. 
J.  E.  De  Mund  and  Mr.  R.  S.  Edson,  to  be  sure  they 
would  be  filed  thirty  days  before  the  annual  meeting, 
and  one  would  suppose,  from  the  secretary's  remark, 
that  he   considered  himself  the  whole  club." 

Dr.  F.  H.  Osgood,  the  chairman,  representing  the 
Boston  Terrier  Club,  among  other  things  stated: 

"Mr.  Belmont  would  not  be  one  to  cut  off  at  one 
stroke  the  sporting  comradeship  and  substitute  a 
cold-blooded  business  directorship  or  dictatorship. 
We  have  all  been  honored  to  meet  as  amateurs  to 
discuss  the  interests  of  the  dog.  Unless  the  matter 
went  before  Mr.  Belmont  in  a  biased  way,  I  do  not 
think  he  would  have  sanctioned  disfranchisement 
of  any  club  delegate  or  have  taken  up  the  papers 
of  incorporation,  save  after  a  vote  at  an  annual  meet- 
ing." 

Excerpts  from  the  remarks  of  other  speakers  were 
pertinent  to  the  objects  of  the  meeting. 

Mr.  S.  W.  Maguire  (Irish  Setter  Club)  said: 

"The  incorporators  went  forward,  step  by  step, 
as  steadily  as  soldiers.  The  reasons  quoted  may 
sound  sweet  on  their  ears.  But  what  concerns  us, 
who  love  the  club  of  amateurs  that  has  been  quashed, 
are  matters  that  have  not  been  revealed.  In  the 
report  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  meeting  of 
December  19th,  which  put  through  the  incorpora- 
tion, I  appear  as  one  of  the  unanimous  supporters 
of  the  act.  If  I  had  been  at  the  meeting  I  should 
have  opposed  the  action.  I  didn't  know  until  seeing 
the  minutes  anything  that  had  been  done. 


"There  had  been  rumors  that  the  next  annual 
meeting  would  not  be  so  harmonious  in  retaining 
all  the  old  officers.  The  way  to  forestall  an  upset 
was  to  spring  a  new  constitution  that  would  make 
thirty  directors  rule,  instead  of  all  the  delegates. 
I  and  some  others  who  were  not  at  the  meeting  had 
this  lemon  handed  to  us.  The  club  spirit  may  have 
actuated  Mr.  Belmont,  but  it  seems  queer  how  I 
could  have  become  a  unanimous  incorporator.  I 
think  cards  were  held  out  on  him.  Why  not  have 
our  committee  call  on  Mr.  Belmont  and  explain 
we  are  loyal,  although  disfranchised,  and  to  ask  his 
aid  in  restoring  the  old-time  fellowship?" 

Considerable  resentment  was  voiced  because  the 
control  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  had  been  taken 
away  from  the  constituent  club  members  and  lodged 
in  the  board  of  directors,  without  responsibility  to 
the  delegates.  The  directors  are  not  required  to  be 
delegates  of  any  club,  some  of  the  present  officials 
not  now  having  even  any  kennel  interests,  and  under 
the  existing  system  it  would  be  difficult  to  change 
the  control,  even  though  all  of  the  clubs  might  be 
a  unit  in  opposition,  for  the  reason  that  it  would 
take  years  to  install  a  new  directorate,  due  to  the 
incorporators  naming  the  officers  and  directors,  the 
latter  with  five-year  terms. 

"Mr.  S.  R.  Cutler  of  the  Bay  State  Kennel  Club 
announced  his  chagrin  the  morning  of  the  meeting, 
when  he  called  at  the  office  of  the  American  Kennel 
Club  to  pay  his  club's  annual  dues,  $10,  and  which 
Secretary  Vredenburgh  refused,  because,  under  the 
new  constitution,  dues  had  to  be  paid  by  December 
31st.  Mr.  Cutler  understood  forty-nine  clubs  had 
been  dropped  on  this  account. 

"If  the  amendments  to  the  constitution  of  the 
American  Kennel  Club,  incorporated,  approved  at 
this  meeting  are  adopted  at  the  coming  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  American  Kennel  Club,  incorporated,  con- 
stituent clubs  will  regain  their  constitutional  rights 
and  have  something  to  say,  through  their  delegates, 
how  the  American  Kennel  Club  shall  govern  its  mem- 
bers and  what  disposition  shall  be  made  of  the  large 
cash  asset  that  these  clubs  have  built  up  in  one  way 
and  another,  the  despotic  transfer  of  which  to  the 
incorporated  American  Kennel  Club  caused  such  a 
just  storm  of  protest." 


American    Kennel    Club    Control. 

■  The  committee  of  five  appointed  by  the  protesting 
delegates  of  the  American  Kennel  Club,  who  object 
to  the  constitutional  changes  effected  by  the  in- 
corporators of  the  club,  which  deprive  them  of  all 
power  and  place  the  control  in  the  hands  of  the 
board  of  directors,  in  whose  election  only  the  incor- 
porators had  a  voice,  is  hopeful  of  reaching  a  satis- 
factory settlement  of  their  difficulties  through  the 
constitutional  amendments  proposed  to  be  voted  on 
at  the  annual  meeting  next  month,  but  in  the  failure 
to  thus  secure  relief  it  is  determined  to  fight  it  out 
in  the  courts. 

The  difficulty  complained  of  at  the  meeting  was 
that  the  incorporation  of  the  club  was  effected  pur- 
suant to  a  resolution  suggested  in  May,  1901,  and 
authorized  by  the  club  in  September,  1901.  It  was 
actually  effected  in  December,  1903,  when  eight  men 
acted  as  incorporators.  In  November  of  last  year 
they  formulated  a  constitution  and  by-laws  and 
elected  themselves  on  a  directorate  of  eight  mem- 
bers, which  was  subsequently  enlarged  to  thirty 
members.  They  chose  August  Belmont  president, 
and  Hollis  H.  Hunnewell  vice-president,  and  then 
proceeded  to  nominate  and  elect  the  board  of  thirty 
directors.  Before  doing  this  they  voted  to  admit 
to  membership  all  the  present  members  of  the  old 
American  Kennel  Club,  incorporated,  provided  their 
dues  were  paid  before  January  1,  1907.  From  these 
new  members  thus  elected  they  filled  the  vacancies 
in  the  directorate. 

All  this  was  formal  and  necessary  before  a  meet- 
ing of  the  old  American  Kennel  Club  could  be  called 
to  vote  to  join  the  new  club.  This  meeting  was  then 
called  without  full  explanations  of  the  organization 
of  the  new  club,  and  the  old  club  voted  to  join  the 
new  club  and  disband  the  old,  turning  over  to  the 
new  all  the  moneys  and  assets  of  the  old.  Then, 
finding  themselves  members  of  the  new  club,  they 
learned  for  the  first  time  that  under  the  changes 
effected  in  the  constitution  the  government  of  the 
new  body  was  vested  absolutely  in  the  board  of 
directors  already  chosen.  The  delegates  from  the 
specialty  clubs,  which  formerly  had  governed  the 
association,  were  deprived  of  all  their  powers.  The 
directors  even  elected  officers,  and  the  old  member- 
ship had  no  more  voice  in  the  new  association  than 
if  they  had  never  been  affiliated  with  the  old,  which 
the  new  was  supposed  to  reproduce.  Moreover,  they 
discovered  that  the  board  of  directors  had  been  elect- 
ed for  terms  varying  from  one  to  five  years,  and  it 
would  be  at  least  four  years  before  any  appreciable 
change  could  be  effected  in  its  personnel  by  the 
process  provided  of  electing  six  new  members  every 
year,  beginning  in  February,  1908.  And  the  terms 
of  the  officers  were  increased  to  three  years,  and 
these  could  not  be  replaced  until  February,  1910. 

It  is  impossible  to  set  aside  the  election,  and  the 
only  means  open  to  retake  possession  of  their  own 
was  to  propose  amendments  to  the  constitution,  up- 
setting the  present  provisions  and  restoring  the 
delegates  to  supreme  authority,  to  be  acted  on  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  new  American  Kennel  Club. 
These  had  been  prepared  and  previously  presented 
to  the  club  in  order  to  comply  with  the  requirement 
of  thirty  days'  notice.  They  were  reaffirmed  by  the 
meeting,  subject  to  such  amendment  as  is  deemed 
necessary  at  the  annual  meeting. 

It  is  pointed  out  that  even  though  the  amendments 
were  passed  there  would  be  no  possible  means  of  up- 
setting the  elections  already  effected,  and  that  for 


three  years  the  same  officers  would  hold  unless  they 
voluntarily  resigned,  and  the  same   directors  would 
hold  office  from  one  to  five  years. 
Dissension   in  the  American   Kennel  Club. 

The  following  review  of  the  situation  is  taken  from 
the  Boston  Herald: 

The  American  Kennel  Club  has  trouble  on  its 
hands.  It  started  out  of  the  incorporation  of  the 
association,  which  some  claim  has  made  the  directors 
the  controlling  power  instead  of  the  delegates  of 
all  the  clubs  that  hold  membership.  As  a  result  a 
lawsuit  is  threatened,  those  loudest  in  their  kicks 
claiming  that  their  vested  rights  have  been  usurped 
and  violated.  It  is  also  claimed  by  them  that  their 
representation  has  been  taken  away  from  them  and 
their  privileges  abrogated  without  an  equivalent. 
.  As  a  starter,  the  Bull  Terrier  Club  has  sent  out 
circulars  to  the  other  specialty  clubs  asking  for  a 
special  meeting  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  for 
the  purpose  of  discussing  the  legality  of  incorpora- 
tion, it  being  claimed  that  the  incorporation  has 
deprived  the  members  of  specialty  clubs  of  their 
rights  in  goods,  chattels  and  influence  in  the  Ameri- 
can Kennel  Club.  In  order  to  have  a  special  meet- 
ing called  it  is  necessary  to  secure  the  signatures 
of  representatives  of  seven  clubs,  and,  after  the 
application  for  such  a  meeting  has  been  made,  the 
meeting  can  be  called  at  the  discretion  of  the  presi- 
dent of  the  club,  August  Belmont,  in  fifteen  days 
after  the  matter  has  first  been  submitted  to  the  exe- 
cutive board. 
Official    Statement. 

Secretary-treasurer  A.  P.  Vredenburgh  of  the 
American  Kennel  Club  said  in  reference  to  the  dis- 
sension: In  regard  to  the  incorporation  the  eight 
members  of  the  then  executive  board  procured  arti- 
cles of  incorporation  for  the  American  Kennel  Club 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  State  at  Albany  on  De- 
cember 31,1903.  It  was  not  until  December  19th  of 
the  present  year  that  the  executive  committee 
deemed  it  best  to  reorganize  the  American  Kennel 
Club  in  accordance  with  the  articles  of  incorporation. 
At  a  general  meeting  held  then  it  was  decided  to 
incorporate  and  to  add. to  the  number  of  eight  incor- 
porators, who  had  given  bonds  for  the  perforamnce 
of  their  duties,  twenty-two  other  directors,  who  were 
chosen  from  the  delegates  of  the  specialty  clubs. 
This  gives  the  American  Kennel  Club  a  board  of 
thirty  directors.  The  term  of  six  of  these  directors 
expires  each  year,  and  at  the  annual  meeting  the 
successors  to  .the  six  will  be  elected  by  the  delegates. 
Instead  of  the  delegates  electing  at  this  meeting  a 
board  of  eight,  leaving  to.  the  chairman  the  choice 
of  committee,  the  delegates  will  vote  for  six  direc- 
tors. The  thirty  directors,  will  be  the  ruling  body 
in  the  organization,  but  they  represent  the  specialty 
clubs,  and  actually  the  change  means  nothing  but 
the  simplification  of  the  business  methods. 

There  were  no  protests  at  the  special  meeting  of 
the  delegates  called  to  act  on  the  change. 

There  were  no  protests,  although  the  Bull  Terrier 
Club  of  America  had  a  representation  at  the  meeting. 
It  is  this  club  I  have  heard  unofficially  that  is  now 
leading  a  protest  against  the  act  of  incorporation. 
Chairman  Belmont,  on  the  question  being  voted  on, 
found  the  decision  to  be  unanimous  in-the  affirmative. 
Also  by  unanimous  vote  August  Belmont  as  presi- 
dent and  myself  as  secretary-treasurer  were  em- 
powered to  make  a  transfer  of  all  the  property  of 
the  American  Kennel  Club  to  the  incorporators. 
We  therefore  executed  a  bill  of  sale  for  the  goods 
and  chattels  from  the  old  organization  to  the  new 
incorporation. 

The  American  Kennel  Club  will  remain  the  repre- 
sentative body  of  the  active  memhers,  and,  except 
for  a  difference  in  methods,  it  will  be  governed  by 
the  will  of  the  majority.  It  will  remain  single  and 
undivided  the  champion  of  the  thoroughbred  dog 
and  of  the  supporters  of  the  thoroughbred  dog.  The 
publication  of  the  stud  book  and  its  many  ramifica- 
tions as  the  national  body  has  made  expedient  the 
incorporation,  but  in  spirit  and  in  the  recognition 
of  every  specialty  club  the  American  Kennel  Club  is 
unchanged  and  unaltered. 
The  Opposition  View. 

One  of  the  leaders  in  the  movement  for  the  special 
meeting  said:  "The  American  Kennel  Club,  in  its 
influence  and  wealth,  stands  for  nothing  but  the 
dues  and  fees  of  its  loyal  members.  In  taking  out 
articles  of  incorporation  the  executive  board,  as  they 
say  in  the-  West,  has  jumped  the  claim  of  the  dele- 
gates. That  the  incorporation  is  three  years  old  is 
news  to  me.  The  step  may  be  for  the  best,  but 
it  should  only  have  been  taken  after  a  public  hear- 
ing at  a  full  meeting.  The  delegates  have  legal 
rights  as  well  as  the  incorporators.  I  favor  a  special 
meeting  at  which  this  action  and  the  reasons  for  it 
shall  be  fully  explained." 
Now  on  a  Solid   Foundation. 

When  first  organized  twenty-five  years  ago  in  • 
Philadelphia  the  American  Kennel  Club  was  to  only 
regulate  and  supervise  bench  shows  in  this  country 
and  Canada.  Some  years  later,  on  the  election  of 
A.  P.  Vredenburgh  as  secretary-treasurer,  the  organ- 
ization took  a  foremost  place  by  undertaking  the 
official  stud  book.  August  Belmont,  as  the  president, 
gave  a  guarantee  of  $5,000  yearly  for  five  years  to 
enable  the  American  Kennel  Club  to  undertake  the 
new  and  ambitious  plans.  Rival  stud  books  were 
merged  into  the  official  venture,  either  by  gift  or 
purchase,  and  under  the  management  of  Vredenburgh 
the  American  Kennel  Club  has  been  so  successful 
that  the  Belmont  guarantee  had  not  to  be  used. 

Under  the  new  national  law  regarding  the  impor- 
tation of  dogs,  the  pedigrees  must  be  backed  by  a 
recognized  and  incorporated  organization.     This  and 
the  fact  that  an  unincorporated  body  may  nc 
real  estate  or  build  are  reasons  given  for  the  ineor- 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTS  MAN 


[  Saturday,  January  19,  1907. 


poration  aside  from  the  increased  facility  the  change 
gives  in  carrying  out  the  general  business.  The 
American  Kennel  Club  is  paramount  in  every  part  of 
the  United  States  in  dog  matters.  It  is  the  supreme 
board  of  control,  and  besides  doing  a  great  bulk  of 
yearly  business  the  organization  has  become  very 
wealthy.  The  incorporators  have  their  legal  respon- 
sibilities fixed,  and  they  are  prepared  to  defend 
their  position  against  all  objectors. 


THE  AMERICAN   KENNEL  CLUB.  INC, 


TO    THE    SECRETARIES    AND    DELEGATES     OF 

THE  ACTIVE   MEMBERS— 
Office  of  the  American  Kennel  Club   (Incorporated), 
55  Liberty  Street,  New  York,  December  29,  1906: 

Whereas,  there  was  some  discussion  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  relative  to  the  fact 
that  the  constitution  of  the  present  American  Ken- 
nel Club  is  different  from  that  of  the  old  American 
Kennel  Club  (unincorporated),  and  as  it  was  ap- 
parent that  some  confusion  and  misunderstanding 
exist  as  to  why  the  two  constitutions  are  not  exactly 
alike,  it  was  deemed  expedient  to  appoint  a  commit- 
tee to  draft  a  statement,  so  that  the  members  and 
the  delegates  could  be  fully  nformed  of  the  facts. 
The  undersigned  committee  was  duly  appointed  for 
that  purpose. 

The  committee  held  a  meeting  for  the  purpose  of 
its  appointment  on  Saturday,  December  29,  1906, 
at  12.30  P.  M.,  at  the  American  Kennel  Club  rooms, 
and  adopted  tne  following  report: 

First. — The  committee  deemed  it  proper  to  set 
before  the  public  the  remarks  made  by  Mr.  Belmont, 
the  president,  at  the  special  meeting  of  the  American 
Kennel  Club  (unincorporated),  held  for  the  purpose 
of  transferring  the  property  of  the  said  club  to  the 
American  Kennel  Club  (Incorporated),  as  published 
in  the  New  York  Sun  of  November  20,  1906,  and 
which  were  inadvertently  left  out  of  the  American 
Kennel  Gazette.     They  are  as  follows: 

Over  twenty-one  years  ago  a  small  body  of  en- 
thusiastic dog  men  met  in  Philadelphia  and  organ- 
ized the  American  Kennel  Club  with  the  greatest 
harmony,  and  now  after  this  lapse  of  time  it  meets 
to-day  and  dissolves  the  old  organization  in  the 
same  unanimous  and  harmonious  manner.  It  is  a 
matter  of  congratulation  that  the  delegates  have 
shown  this  spirit,  and  there  is  no  doubt  but  that 
the  directors  of  the  incorporated  body,  who  will  have 
the  management  of  the  club,  -will  safeguard  the 
best  interests  of  the  breeders  and  exhibitors  in  the 
same  way  as  did  the  delegates  of  the  club. 

Second. — The  committee  find  that  the  idea  of  in- 
corporating tne  American  Kennel  Club  is  no  new 
one,  but  was  started  as  far  back  as  May,  1901.  About 
this  time  a  member  of  the  New  York  Bar,  who  was 
much  interested  in  the  club  and  its  welfare,  pointed 
out  to  the  secretary  the  hazard  of  remaining  an  un- 
incorporated association  by  reason  of  the  provisions 
of  the  statutes  of  this  State  in  regard  to  unincor- 
porated clubs,  some  of  which  were  practically  im- 
possible to  be  carried  out  and  the  failure  to  carry 
out  which  would  render  the  secretary  liable  to  fine 
and  imprisonment,  and,  further,  that  the  experience 
of  the  club  in  its  suit  for  libel  might  be  repeated 
with  more  disastrous  results  than  were  averted 
through  Mr.  Belmont's  generosity.  Accordingly,  in 
May,  1901,  a  resolution  was  unanimously  passed  ap- 
pointing a  committee  to  consider  the  advisability 
of  incorporating  the  club:  and  subsequently,  on  the 
17th  day  of  September,  1901,  the  matter,  having  been 
again  brought  up  before  the  club  and  discussed,  it 
was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  committee  be 
authorized  to  incorporate  the  American  Kennel  Club. 
Mr.  Rodman,  a  member  of  that  committee,  unfortu- 
nately died,  and  for  some  time  the  matter  was  held 
in  abeyance.  Subsequently  Mr.  Rockefeller  was  ap- 
pointed to  fill  the  vacancy  on  that  committee  and  the 
club  was  finally  incorporated,  and  after  several  de- 
lays such  incorporation  was  completed  in  November 
of  this  year.  The  certificate  of  incorporation  was 
duly  granted  in  December,  1903,  but  every  precau- 
tion and  care  was  taken,  so  that  the  matter  was  not 
hastened  in  its  completion. 

We  think  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  comment  fur- 
ther upon  the  cause  for  incorporation  or  the  care 
with  which  the  subject  matter  proceed,  nor  the  pub- 
licity given  it,  because  during  the  five  years  the  mat- 
ter has  been  the  subject  of  general  and  public  con- 
versation and  nearly  every  delegate  of  prominence 
in  the  American  Kennel  Club  has  discussed  it. 

Thrd.— From  the  nature  of  the  organization  it  was 
necessary  to  incorporate  the  club  as  a  membership 
^corporation;  and  under  the  provisions  of  the  Mem- 
bership Corporation  Act,  a  club  is  to  be  governed  by 
a  board  of  directors  which  shall  consist  of  not  more 
than  thirty  members.  To  give  delegates  the  utmost 
representation  possible  under  the  act.  the  number  of 
directors  was,  accordingly,  fixed  at  thirty,  the  maxi- 
mum allowed  by  law.  The  fact  that  so  large  a  num- 
ber of  the  delegates  would  be  in  the  board  of  direc- 
tors and  that  that  board  could  be  more  easily  called 
together  than  the  delegates  at  large  was  considered 
to  be  sufficient  reason  to  leave  out  the  quarterly 
meetings  of  the  delegates,  which  meetings  are  re- 
placed by  meetings  of  the  board  of  directors.  The 
delegates,  however,  still  have  the  same  power  to 
call  special  meetings  as  they  had  under  the  consti- 
tution of  the  unincorporated  club.  The  executive 
committee  was  left  exactly  as  in  the  old  club — its 
powers  are  no  different  and  its  members  are  the 
same.  T  ie  standing  committees  are  identical,  and, 
as  a  matter  of  fact,  all  of  the  old  standing  commit- 
tees were  elected  members  of  the  present  standing 
commit"-  .'es  and  directors  of  the  club. 

of  the  delegates  present  during  the  last  six 
irs  i    Jicates  that  the  nucleus  of  what  might  be 


called  the  rank  and  file  were  selected  as  members 
of  the  Board  of  Directors.  It  might  be  well  to  re- 
produce the  attendance  at  every  quarterly  meeting 
for  the  last  six  years  and  we  do  it  herewith: 

Number  of   Club    Members    For  Six  Years. 

1901    60  11904    76 

1902    6S  I  1905    107 

1903    72  |  1906    127 

Number  of  Delegates   Present  at  Quarterly   Meetings 

During   Five  Years,  and   Names  of  Clubs 

Represented. 


1901. 


February. 

American  Pomeranian  Club,  F.  S.  Stedman. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  M.  A.  Viti. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  C.  F.  Ciarkson. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  Tyler  Morse. 

Chicago  Pet  Dog  Club,  Frank  R."  Story. 

Ccllie  CluL  of  America.  James  Watson. 

Columbus  Fanciers'  Club,  J.  M.  Taylor. 

Dog  Owners'  Protective  Association  of  Cincinnati, 
C.  W.  Rodman  Jr. 

Duquesne   Kennel   Club,   G.   M.   Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

Irish   Terrier   Club,    S.   Van    Schaick. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  A.  D.  Cochrane. 

Ladies'     Kennel     Association     of     Massachusetts, 
Henry   Jarrett. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

Metropolitan  Kennel   Club,   H.   T.   Foote. 

New  England  Beagle  Club,  John  Caswell. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  Edward  Brooks. 

Rhode  Island  Kennel  Club,  W.   C.  Codman. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Knocker. 

Scottish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  J.  B.  Brazier. 

St.  Bernard  Club  of  California,  J.  L.  Arden. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
May. 

American   Fox   Terrier   Club,   H.   H.   Hunnewell. 

American  Dachshund  Club,  Dr.  C.  Motsehenbaeher. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  M.  A.  Viti. 

Dog  Owners'  Protective  Association  of  Cincinnati, 
C.  W.  Rodman  Jr. 

Duquesne  Kennel   Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G,  M.  Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

Irsh  Terrier  Club,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Metropolitan  Kennel  Club,  H.  T.  Foote. 

National  Beagle  Club,  J.  W.  Appleton. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  Edward  Brooks. 

Pointer  Club  of  America.  George  Jarvis. 

Rhode  Island  Kennel  Club,  W.  C.  Codman. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
September. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  M.  A.  Viti. 

Brunswick  Fur  Club,  R.  Compton. 

Collie  Club  of  America,  James  Watson. 

Dog  Owners'  Protective  Association  of  Cincinnati, 
C.  W.  Rodman,  Jr. 

Duquesne   K.   C.  of  Western  Pennsylvania,   G.   M. 
Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

Ladies'     Kennel     Association     of     Massachusetts, 
Henry  Jarrett 

Mascoutah  Kennel   Club,   C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

Metropolitan  Kennel  Club,  H.  T.  Foote. 

National  Beagle  Club,  J.  W.  Appleton 

Pointer  Club  of  America.  George  Jarvis. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Knocker. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
December. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  A.  D.  Cochrane. 

American   Fox   Terrier   Club,   H.   H.   Hunnewell. 

American  Spaniel  Club.  M.  A.  Viti. 

Brunswick  Fur  Club,  R.  Compton. 

Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 

Dog  Owners'  Protective  Association  of  Cincinnati, 
C.  W.  Rodman,  Jr. 

Duquesne  Kennel  Club.  G.  M.  Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Pointer  Club  of  America.  George  Jarvis. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Knocker. 

Texas  Kennel  Club,   George  W.  Clayton. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 


1902. 


February. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  M.  A.  Viti. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dr.  H.  E.  Owen. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  Tyler  Morse. 

Collie  Club  of  America,  James  Watson. 

Columbus  Fanciers'  Club,  J.  M.  Taylor. 

Dog  Owners'  Protective  Association  of  Cincinnati, 
C.  W.  Rodman,  Jr. 

Duquesne  K.  C.  of  Western  Pennsylvania,  G.  M. 
Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts, 
Henry  Jarrett. 

Mascoutah  Kennel   Club,   C.   F.  R.  Drake. 

National  Beagle  Club.  J.  W.  Appleton. 

New  England  Beagle  Club,  John  Caswell. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Knocker. 

Westminster  Kennel  Club,  R.  H.  Williams. 


May. 
American  Spaniel  Club,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Atlanta  Kennel  Club,  H.  T.  Foote. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club,  C.  W.  Rodman,  Jr. 
Columbus  Fanciers'  Club.  J.  M.  Taylor. 
Duquesne  Kennel  Club.  G.  M.  Carnochan. 
French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 
Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 
Mascoutah  Kennel    Club,   C.  F.  R.  Drake. 
San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Knocker. 
Sixth    District     Agricultural      Association    of   Los 
Angeles,  S.  C.  Mastick. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.   Smith. 
Westminster  Kennel  Club,  R.  H.  Williams. 

December. 

American   Fox   Terrier   Club,   H.   H.   Hunnewell. 

Atlanta  Kennel   Club,   H.   T.  Foote. 

Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 

Chicago  Kennel  Club,  C.  W.  Rodman.  Jr. 

Collie  Club  of  America.  M.  M.  Palmer. 

Colorado  Kennel  Club,  James  Watson. 

Duquesne  K.  C.  of  Western  Pennsylvania,  G.  M. 
Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America.  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,   C.  F.  R.   Drake. 

-Middlesex  East  Agl.  Association,  C.  W.  Keyes. 

New  Jersey  Kennel  Club,  C.  G.  Hopton 

Spaniel   Breeders'    Society,    M.   A.   Viti. 

Texas  Kennel  Club,  George  W.   Clayton. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.   Smith. 

American   Spaniel   Club,   H.   K.   Bloodgood. 

Orange  Co.  Agl.  Society,  W.  G.  Davis. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 


1903. 


February. 
Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  A.  D.  Cochrane. 
American   Fox   Terrier   Club,   H.    H.   Hunnewell. 
Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club,  C.  W.  Rodman.  Jr. 
Duquesne  Kennel  Club,  G.  M.  Carnochan. 
French  Bulldog  Club  of  America.  F.  J.  Bristol. 
Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 
New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
San  Francisco  Kennel  Club.  R.  P.  Keasbey. 
Scottish   Terrier  Club  of  America,  R.   F.  Perkins. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Texas  Kennel  Club,  George  W.  Ciayton. 
Westminster  Kennel   Club,   R.   H.   Williams. 

May. 
American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell. 
Atlanta  Kennel  Club,  Dr.  H.  T.  Foote. 
Boston  Terrier  Club.  Dwight  Moore. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club,  C.  W.  Rodman  Jr. 
Colorado  Kennel  Club,  James  Watson. 
French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 
Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 
New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
Rhode  Island  Kennel  Club,  W.  C.  Codman. 
San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Welsh  Terrier  Club,  B.  S.  Smith. 
Wissahiekon  Kennel  Club,  Murray  Bohlen. 

September. 
American   Spaniel   Club,   H.   K.   Bloodgood. 
Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dwight  Moore. 
Colorado  Kennel  Club.  James  Watson. 
Duquesne  Kennel   Club   of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.   M.    Carnochan. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Musf  Arnolt. 
Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,   S.  Van  Schaick. 
National  Beagle  Club.  James  W.  Appleton. 
New  England  Kennel  Club.  W.  B.  Emery. 
San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Haverhill  Kennel  Club,  M.  A.  Knipe. 

December. 

American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell.  - 

American  Spaniel  Club.  i±.  K.  Bloodgood. 

Atlanta  Kennel  Club,  Dr.  H.  T.  Foote. 

Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  S.  Price. 

Bay  State  Co-Operative  Bench   Show  Association, 
S.  R.  Cutler. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dwight  Moore. 

Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Club,  J.  A.  Caldwell. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 

Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 

Colorado  Kennel   Club,  James  Watson. 

Duquesne  Kennel   Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Ladies'     Kennel     Association     of     Massachusetts, 
Henry  Jarrett. 

Long   Island   Kennel   Club,   J.   M.   Dale. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery- 
New  Jersey  Kennel  Club,  C.  G.  Hopton. 

Scottish    Terrier    Club  ,T)f    America,    Richard    F. 
Perkins. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 

St.  Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 

Ladies'   Kennel   Association     of     America,   James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 

Wissahiekon   Kennel    Club,    Murray   Bohlen. 
(Concluded  next  week.) 


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horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


^0      ■S^^B    ^^  Registered  Trade  Mark  ^    J>  ^^k    ^^, 

*&*  SPAVIN  CURE     C 


FROM  NEW  ZEALAND 


GEO.  E.  CLARK   &  SONS 
Land,  Produce  and  General  Merchants 


Nov. 


■06 


Cambridge,  New  Zealand, 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghampton,  N.  Y. 

Dear  Sirs: — When  I  left  San  Francisco  in  1903  I  brought  a  bottle  of  "Save- 
the-Horse."  You  may  now  ship  me  six  bottles,  for  which  I  enclose  draft  on 
bank  of  New  Zealand.  Ship  to  Geo.  E.  Clark  &  Sons,  Cambridge,  Auckland, 
New  Zealand.  Yours  Faithfully, 

HARRY  H.    CLARK 

Knight  &  Heg"gerty 

LAW    OFFICES 

230    Montgomery    St., 

San  Francisco. 

December    19th. 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  a  standard  bred 
"Cupid"  mare  raised  by  Adolph  Spreck- 
els,  the  well  known  Californian  and 
horse  breeder,  and  after  driving  her  a 
few  months  a  bad  spavin  showed  itself. 
It  was  fired  and  blistered  by  a  veterin- 
ary and  the  animal  turned  out  for  three 
months.  The  spavin  was  obstinate  and 
the  mare  continued  lame.  I  used  two 
bottles  of  "Save-the-Horse"  and  a  com- 
plete cure  was  the  result.     Yours, 

GEO.    A.    KNIGHT. 

Rancho  Del   Valle,  Pleasanton 
Pleasanton    Hop    Company 
Rancho    de    Loma,    Livermore 
Vina    de    Lomitas,    Livermore 


San  Francisco,   Cal.,  December  4th. 

Gentlemen:  I  have  cured  sprains, 
spavin  and  shoe  boil  with  "Save-the- 
Horse."  It  certainly  proved  marvel- 
ously  successful  with  me,  and  I  do  not 
hesitate  in  recommending  it  for  these 
ailments.      Tours    truly, 

FRED  HAHN,    201    Third  St. 
Owner     of     Addison     2:11^,    "Waldo     J 

2:08  and  other  noted  horses. 

LILIENTHAL    &    CO., 
Beale    and    Mission    Sts. 
San  Francisco,   Cal. 


G.    A.     DAVIS,     Manager 
Pleasanton 
Telephone    Black    75. 

Pleasanton,  Cal.,  Oct.  29. 
In  regard  to  "Save-the-Horse."  I  used  it  with  much  success.  The  running  horse 
Col.  Roosevelt,  that  had  broken  down  in  training  for  two  or  three  years  past,  is 
now  in  good  shape  and  will  certainly  be  able  to  raccas  well  as  ever  before.  Have 
also  used  "Save-the-Horse"  on  the  horse  Greyfeld  with  satisfactory  results.  Will 
also  add  that  I  have  seen  "Save-the-Horse"  remove  a  deep-seated  ringbone  from  a 
Director  trotting  horse  in  Monroe  Salisbury's  stable. 

I  am  pleased  to  be  able  to  recommend  "Save-the-Horse"  from  actual  experience. 
Yours    truly,  GEO.    A.    DAVIS. 

A  signed  contract  goes  with  every  bottle  absolutely  binding  to  protect  pur- 
chaser. You  cannot  lose,  we  take  all  the  chances  because  we  know  the  power  of  the 
remedy.  We  can  convince  you  with  evidence;  write  for  letters,  booklet  and  copy 
of  guarantee-contract. 

"Save-tne-Horse"  Permanently  Cures  Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  low  Ringbone), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all  lameness 
without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.     Horse  may  work  as  usual. 

$5.00  per  Bottle.  Written  guarantee — as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the  best 
legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send  for  copy  and  booklet.  At  druggists  and  dealers 
or  express  paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.:  Binghampton,  N.  Y.     Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 
D.  E.  Newell,   56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal. 

"BAG    LI/UIT 

iAND   LOADED  SHELLS 


Our  own  make,  and  we're  proud  of  them. 

Hand-loaded  by  our  own  experts. 

AU  the  leading  brands  of  powder  used. 

If  you  want  to  strike  the  "bag  limit"   use  our 


'Bag  Limit"    Hand- 


loaded  Shells. 


BRITTAIN    &    CO.   Inc. 

Everything  in  Hardware 

Van  Ness  Ave.  and  Turk  St. 
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THE  BREEDER  AN D  SPORTSMAN 


[ Saturday,  January  19,  1907 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each   week  day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening-   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping-  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for   ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning"  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


TEOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,   President. 
PEBCT    W.    TEEAT,    Secretary. 

Seldom  See 

a  Dig  knee  like  this,  hut  your  horse 
may  have  a  bunch  or  bruise  on  his 
Ankle,  Hock,  Stifle,  Knee  or  Throat. 


^BSORBINE 


will  clean  them  off  without  laying  the 
horse  up.  No  blister,  no  hair  gone. 
$2.00  per  bottle,  delivered.  Book  8-0 
free.  ABSORBINR,  JR.,  for  mankind. 
S1.00.  Removes  Soft  Bunches,  Cure^ 
"Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele,  HydroceiG, 
Ruptured  Muscles  or  Ligaments,  Enlarged 
Glands.     Allays    Fain.    Mfd.  only  by 

W.  F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  -&  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  "Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  "W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Turtle's  Ilixir 

Well  niph  infallible  cure  for 
colic,  curb,  splint,  spavin  and 
other  common  horse  ail- 
ments. Our  long-time  stand* 
ine  offer  of 

$100  Reward 

for  failure,  where  we  say  it 
will  cure,  has  never  been 
claimed.  All  druecists  sell  it. 
Turtle  s  Family  Elixir,  the  trreat  household  remedy. 
Tattle's  American  Worm  Powder  cures.  American 
Condition  Powders,  White  Star  and  Hoof  Ointment 
100  page  book,  "Veterinary  Experience,"  free.  Be 
your  own  horse  doctor.  Makes  plain  the  symp- 
toms, gives  treatment  Send  for  copy. 
TUTTLE'S  Eirxm  CO.,  52   Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Rediogton  &  Co.,  Third  St.,  near  Townsend.  San  Francisco. 
W.  A  Shaw,  Los  Angeles,  Calif,,  Agents. 


Jutt  EivowKj 

1  andiust  as  they  want  it.  The  right  way  to  f 
J  salt  animals  is  to  let  them  help  themselves. 

Compressed 

Pure-Salt  Bricks 

I  Inour  Patent  Feeders, sapplvreflneddairyBalt.  I 
I  TheymeananimaltlirjiL  Tb'-y  cost  butflittle.  I 
Convenient  for  you  oiid  your  | 

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your  dealer  and  write  U3  for  f 
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Supply  Co. I 

Brooklyn, 
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CAPSULES 


MARE  WANTED. 
By  McKinney,  Zornbro,  Kinney  Lou, 
Greco,  Searchlight  or  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
not  to  exceed  seven  years  old,  brown, 
bay  or  black;  sound,  good  size  and 
handsome;  trotter  with  or  without  rec- 
ord; standard  and  registered.  Answer 
giving  full  particulars  and  lowest  cash 
price. 

P.    W.    ZELLEY, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman,   616   Golden 
Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

KINNEY  LOU  COLT  FOR  SALE. 

Foaled  1905.  Dam  by  Boodle  2:i2#, 
2nd  dam  by  Antevolo  764S,  3rd  dam  by 
Altamont  3600.  For  price  and  further  par- 
ticulars call  on 

G.  B.  Blanchard,  San  Jose,  Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

AIiIX  B.,  bay  mare  (record  2:24}i)  by 
Nutwood  "Wilkes  (2:16^)  and  out  of 
Alberta    (by  Albert  W.  ,2:20). 

CARLTON  W.  GREENE, 
873  Eddy  Street, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


THOBOUGHBBED        STALLION       POR 
SALE. 

I  have  six  thoroughbred  stallions  for 
sale  at  prices  to  suit  purchasers  of 
limited  means.  No  breeder  of  harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare sire  for  getting  fine  mares  for 
dams  of  high  class  roadsters.  Address 
CAPT.   T.   B.   MERRY, 

549   Grand   Ave, 
Los  Angeles,   Cal. 


FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16i4  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2 :15  Vi .  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P.  H.  McEvoy,  Menlo   Park,    CaL 


POE  SALE. 


Bay  mare  Etta  B.,  sire  Castella,  dam 
Daisy  (dam  of  Walter  P.  3:24i£).  Cas- 
tella has  two  colts,  both  show  lots  of 
speed,  but  neither  has  been  trained.  She 
is  a  fine  saddle  mare.  Can  single-foot 
very  fast;  weighs  900  pounds.  Price  $75. 
For  further  particulars  address  HOW- 
ARD KERR,  623  J  Street,  Sacramento, 
California. 


FOR    SALE. 

Effie  Madison,  16  hands  high,  sound, 
can  trot  miles  in  2:40,  has  good  action, 
seven  years  old,  a  high-class  mare. 
Sired  by  James  Madison,  first  dam 
Lady  W.  by  Ophir. 

Also  her  two-year-old-  bay  filly  by 
Stam  B.,  large  sized  filly  and  a  good 
prospect.  Entered  and  paid  up  on  in 
Pacific  Breeders*  Futurity  Stakes  No. 
5,  $7,000  guaranteed.  Address  Wm.  E. 
DETELS,    Pleasanton,    Cal. 

WANTED — TO  LEASE. 

A  well  bred  McKinney  stallion.  Fifty 
per  cent  of  net  earnings  to  the  owner. 
First  class  care  taken  of  horse;  can 
give  best  of  references.  Good  field  for 
well  bred  stallion.  Address 
M.  E.  LEWIS, 
136  4th  St.,  Eureka,  Cal. 

laTPORTED    HACKNEY    STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUTNTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.-  Registered  cattle- of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle" Co.,  San 
Mateo. 


CONCORD  BACE  TRACK 
Concord,  Contra  Costa  County,  Cal. 
Having  leased  the  above  track  we 
have  made,  arrangements,  to  break  and 
develop  trotters  and  pacers.  We  have  86 
box  stalls  and  -will  guarantee  to  keep 
this  track  in  perfect  order.  The  climate 
is  unsurpassed.  Owners  and  trainers  are 
cordially  invited  to  visit  this  course. 
As  a  winter  track  Concord  is  second' to 
no  other  in  California.  Terms  very  rea- 
sonable. F.  M.  HAMMETT  and  J.  E 
FOSTER,    Lessees. 


PASTURAGE. 

Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  mav 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.   CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 

There   is   only   one 
RUBEEROID     ROOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
WE   SELL   IT. 
BONES  TELL,     RICHARDSON     &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Prancisco,    Cal. 


Biggest  Building,  Longest  Speedway  and  Best  Arena  on  the  Coast 

Auction  Sale  of  50  Head  of  Horses 

February  11,  1907 

Such  well  known  and  prominent  breeders  as  H.  Brace  of  Santa  Clara,  K.  O'Grady 
of  San  Mateo,  Mr.  Thomas  Smith  of  Vallejo,  Mr.  P.  H.  McEvoy  of  Menlo  Park  and 
Llano  Seco  Rancho  of  Eutte  Co.,  Cal.,  have  consigned  their  very  best.  Positively 
they  are  as  choice  a  lot  as  were  ever  catalogued  for  a  sale,  and  are  broken  and 
fit  for  San  Francisco  conditions. 

At  this  sale  you  will  find  royally  bred  stallions,  good  brood  mares,  high  bred 
youngsters,  walk,  trot  and  canter  horses,  matched  teams,  business  horses,  high 
class  coach,  park  and  cob  teams,  fancy  drivers,  high  actors,  campaigners,  matinee 
horses  with  two-minute  speed  and  green  racing  prospects. 

DON'T  MISS  THIS  SALE  IP  YOU  WANT  A  GOOD  HOBSE. 

Our  speedway  gives  chance  for  horses  to  show  speed,  action  and  manners.  Our 
amphitheater  seats  1500  people,   from  any  part  of  which  you  can  see  for  yourself. 

GET  A  CATALOGUE  with  full  particulars  and  be  on  hand  early  Monday  even- 
ing, Pebruary  11th,  1907. 

Fred  M.  Chase  &  Co.,  478  Valencia  St. 

Near  Sixteenth  Street  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

WRITE]  FOR  CATALOGUE. 


PAYMENT  ON  TWO-YEAR-OLDS 


Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  No.  5 

$7,000    GUARANTEED 
For  foals  Born  1905 

Races  to  Take  Place  1907  and  1908 

$10  on   Each   Entry   Due    February   1st,    1907 

AND  MUST  BE  MADE  NOT  LATEB  THAN  THAT  DATE. 


$4250  for  Trotting  Foals.    $1750  for  Pacing  Foals.    $800  to  Nomi= 
nators  of  Dams  of  Winners  and  $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions 


MONET   DIVIDED   AS   FOLLOWS: 


$3000 
200 


1250 
200 


Por  Three -Year-Old  Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Three-Year-Old  Trot. 

Por    Two-Year-Old   Trotters. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner  of   Two-Year-Old   Trot. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of 
Winner  of  three-year-old  Trot 
'when  mare  was  "bred. 


$1000 
200 


750 
200 


Por  Three-Year-Old  Pacers. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Three-Year-Old  Pace. 

Por  Two-Year-Old  Pacers. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Two-Year-Old  Pace. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of 
Winner  of  three-year-old  Pace 
when  mare  was  bred. 


ENTRANCE  and  PAYMENTS — $2  to  nominate  mare  on  October  15,  1904,  when  name, 
color,  description  of  mare  and  stallion  bred  to  must  be  given.  S5  February  1, 
1905.  $5  September  1,  1905.  $10  on  yearling's  February  1,  1906.  $10  on  two.- 
year-olds  February  1,  1907.     $10  on  three-year-olds  February  1,  190S 

STARTING  PAYMENTS — $25  to  start  in  the  two-year-old  pace.  $35  to  start  in  the 
three-year-old  trot.  $35  to  start  in  the  three-year-old  pace.  $50  to  start  in  the 
three-year-old  trot.  All  starting  payments  to  be- made  ten  days  before  the  first 
day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

Nominators  Must  Designate  When  Making"  Payments  to   Start  Whether  the  Horse 

Entered  is  a  Trotter  or  Pacer. 

Colts   That   Start  at  Two  Years   Old  Are   Not  Barred  Prom  Starting1  Again  in  the 

Three-Year-Old  Division 

Make  all  payments  and  address  communications  to  the  Secretary. 

E.  F.  HEALD,  President.  P.  W.  kelley,  Secretary, 

616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Prancisco. 


Awarded  liold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1S92*  Every  horse  owner 
who  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.   14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


FOR  SALE 
DICTATRESS  2:08* 

Handsome  chestnut  mare  by  Dictatus, 
dam  Salinas  Bell  by  Vermont.  Sound 
in  every  respect;  standard  and  register- 
ed; in  foal  to  Hal  B.  2:04%.  "Will  be 
sold  for  the  cheap  price  of  51500  if 
taken  at  once.     Address   ■ 

AUGUST  ERICKSON, 

Portland,  Oregon. 


POSITION  WANTED. 

Trainer  for  a  stock  farm  or  with  a 
private  stable,  by  a  thoroughly  compe- 
tent man  who  has  had  IS  years'  experi- 
ence in  the  East  handling  trotters  and 
pacers.  Best  of  references  furnished. 
Address  C.  C.  PIPER,  Hood  River,  Ore., 
Care  W.  H.  Davis,  R.  P.  D.  No.  2. 

AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


Saturday,  January  19,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Has  Won  More  High  Averages  Than  All  Other  Powders  Combined 


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Everywhere  For  Its 

UNIFORMITY,  HIGH  VELOCITY,  EVEN  PATTERN,  ACCURACY  AND  REGULARITY 


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THIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
r—  ■  .-  an^  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list. 


Ithaca  Gun  Company      -        -       Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


GUNS 


FRESH  AMMUNITION 


Outing  and  Rubber  Footwear.    Good  for  Wet  Weather  and  Down  Town. 

Palace  Hardware,   638  Market  Street 

Main  Store  and  Office,  458  Golden -Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco 

Ross  McMahon  Awni ^Jl 

AT    THE    OLD     STAND 

Teamsters'  Rain  Goods,  Bags,  Tents,  Awnings,  Hammocks,  Covers 
73  Market  Street,        $an  Francisco,  Cal. 


GOLCHER    BROS. 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co. 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 

Ammunition 

Sporting  Goods  XJ< 

"tSTssa  51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco 


Temporary  I 


JM 


Why  trade  off  or  sell  at  a  beggarly  price  a  good 
horse  just  because  he  "goes  lame,"  "throws  a 
-  curb"  or  develops  some  other  blemish?    There  IM 
is  nothing  in  the  way  of  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,  \ 
"Wmdpuffs  or  Bunches  which  will  not  yield 
readily  and  permanently  to  treatment  with 

OUINN'S 

»*       OINTMENT. 

Dr.^H.  Davenport,  a  prominent  physician  of  Sheridan ,  Ind., 
rites-  i  have  used  a  numberof  remedies  forthe  removal  of 
irbs  splints,  thickened  tendons  and  tissues  generally,  but  for 
I  the  last  two  years  I  have  not  been  without  Qulnn'.  ointment.  lb™  tested  it  thor- 
oughly at  different  times,  and  say  without  hesitancy  that  it  is  the  onlyrehahlereme. 
dyofthekind  1  have  evertried.''   Prion  Sl.OO  pnrnotllo.      Sold  by  all  druggists  or 

I  »>  t,  ■<LwHk    Wm Bj frfrfy  &  Co.,  Whitehall.  H.Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken   Dogs    and  Well    Bred    Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

FOB    SALE —  BOSTON   TEKBIEES. 
A  few  typical   specimens;    dark   brindle; 
full    pedigree.      E.    D.    MEHJEHHAIL, 
41  Clay  St.,  San  Francisco. 


FOB  SALE. 
TEI-COLOR       COLLIE       FT/PS       from 

working  stock.  Sire  Shadeland  Bandom, 
Sir  Jan.  A.  K.  C.  100,896  (son  of  Imp. 
Inverness  Prince).  BANDOM  COLLIE 
KENNELS,  E.  C.  Band,  Prop.,  B.  F.  B. 
No.  2,  Box  116,  Santa  Bosa,  Cal. 

BULL  TEBBIEBS. — Pure  white,  high 
class  puppies  for  sale,  sired  by  "Wood- 
lawn  Baron,  a  classy  individual  and 
show  winner,  brother  to  the  winner  of 
first  and  specials  at  Eull  Terrier  Breed- 
ers' Show  at  Philadelphia  (at  which  the 
best  in  the  world  were  shown).  STIL- 
ETTO KENNELS,  225  Alcatraz  Avenne, 
Berkeley,  Cal. 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  January  19,  1907. 


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SATURDAY,  JANUARY  26,  1907. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    January    26,    1907 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  190a 

Two-year-old  Eecord    5?la/ 

Tlitee-year-oia  Eecord S,Si? 

Timed  in  a  Eace    2.iu^ 

wurHEB  OP  SAETPOED  PTrTTTEITT  ($8500)  POE  1905. 
BOX  VOYAGE  (8)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
tern 2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Jussell 
•sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0S%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  or 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bejueatn 
2:20%),  bv  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  o36;  third,  nam 
Soma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29V,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  00, 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  TVoodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of  1907   at  PI.EASA1TTOH  EACE    TEACK. 

where  he  will  be  limited  to  twenty  outside  mares. 
Cqn  fnr  iUp.  C»a™         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
s>DV  lOr   tne  Season         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:19  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  ESFEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%',  son  of  Electioneer  125:  dam  AlPBtA  2:23*4  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2-  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W,  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  "World  Stallion  Eepresentative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  fcals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


By  J.  J.  Audubon 
16695.  sire  of  Au  = 
dubon  Boy  1:59V 
Nan  Audubon  2:08V. 
Miss  Rita  2:08::4 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59*4,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16M:  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13^  and  Marr  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:0S^-,  Sunland  Belle  2:0S\4,  etch 
he  by  George  TVilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  13o 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  S9  (sire  of  6  and 
dame  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomerov  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon 1:59%).  by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  S,  including  Highland  L.  2:14*4); 
second  dam,  Nelly. 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing"  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:0814- 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:0314,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:0014,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:5914,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57%   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27^2. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*2 »  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL    STAND   AT  AGEI  CULTURAL   PASK,    LOS    ANGELES,   TO 
A  FEW   GOOD   2EABES. 
TEE-MS — 5100  for  the   Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money   refunded  as 

I  may  choose.  For  further  particulars  address 

J.  Y.    GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 


THE  STANDARD  BEED  STALLION 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:06%,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


iHcFadyen  2:151 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:1514.  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:1534),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flax  tail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0S%,  Flare  L"p  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  "Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.   D.   DUDLEY,   Dixon,    CaL 


iHendocino  22607 

EECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19*4 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07*4  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:2136,  (3  y-  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09*4;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14*4,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire.  ELECTIONEEE  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%.  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904.  2:17*4;  second  dam,  Mamie  I  dam  of  Mamie  W.  <3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25*4.  Mithra  fp)  2:liii).  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1SS2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by    imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,"  S75;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2:11*4; 
Dam  Helena  2:11*4. 


McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands:  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McHINNEY  8818  (record  2:11*4).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11*4  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11*4,  Dobbel  2:22.  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
Ellen  Wood  2:14*4),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  bv  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,  Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal 'getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  vet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well*  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S40;  usual  return  privilege. 


MENDOCINO    and    McKENA   will    make    the    season    at    PALO    ALTO    STOCK 

X'ARM.     Mares  may   run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.      !No  responsibility  assumed 

y  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO   STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


Beyond  All  Question 

As  a  phenominally  uniform  transmitter  of  his  own  supreme 
inheritance, 

"McKINNEY"    2-AVA 

stands  apart  by  himself  as  a  '  'flock  of  one. ' '  If  you  are 
interested  in  rapid  horse-flesh  the  records  of  a  lot  of  his 
offspring  deserve  your  examination.      Shall  we  send  them? 

ZSZmS'glSS,  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Exceptional  Opportunity 

Is  offered  to  a  few  horsemen  who  appreciate  a  business-like 
proposition. 

"AXWORTHY"     3)   2:15*; 

has  so  many  wonderfully  bred  colts  that  are  heavily  engaged 
in  futurities  that  his  immediate  future  will  greatly  surpass 
his  remarkable  past.      Let  us  tell  you. 

SoTlh^o.S  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH   CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND   BRED  ACCORDING  TO   INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


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From  The  Author,   Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Tbe  Result  of  50  Years  of   Close  Study 

JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIX,  Prop. 

Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
bv  autos  or  cars. 


San  Francisco  Riding  Club 


ANNEX  POE  DSIVING  HORSES. 
55  Stalls  on  Ground  Floor; 
5  Exits.     Perfect  facilities  for   safety 
and  the  proper  care  of  Horses. 


OPEN  POE  PUBLIC  PATRONAGE. 

"While  this  Stable  is  under  the  Man- 
agement of  San  Francisco  Siding 
Club,  it  is  not  exclusive  for  the  use 
of  Members. 


it: 


Apply  for  Further  Information  to     SAN  FSANCISCO  RIDING  CLUB. 
..-_._      .  _      Seventh  Avenue  and  C  Street,  San  Francisco,  CaL 


Saturday,  January  26,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE  WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established  18S2.) 
F.   W.   KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf   and    Sporting   Authority    ot    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:       616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postoffice. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  SI. 75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco.   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

A  COMPLETE  SUCCESS  followed  the  calling  of  a 
convention  to  meet  at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday  to 
consider  the  organization  of  a  California  Circuit  of 
harness  racing  for  1907.  Sixteen  tracks  and  asso- 
ciations were  represented  and  an  organization  per- 
fected that  will  not  rest  until  dates  are  agreed  upon 
and  purses  announced.  It  looks  now  as  though  the 
aggregate  of  purses  and  stakes  offered  for  trotters 
and  pacers  in  California  this  year  will  be  very 
close  to  $100,000  and  probably  more  than  that.  The 
plan  to  start  at  Los  Angeles  or  San  Bernardino, 
come  up  the  Coast,  and,  after  racing  at  all  the  prin- 
cipal points  around  the  bay  and  Sacramento,  to  re- 
turn by  way  of  the  San  Joaquin  valley  met  the  ap- 
proval of  horsemen  generally  and  of  the  fair  associa- 
tions and  track  managers  also.  The  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Circuit  has  already  met  and  ar- 
ranged dates  for  this  Circuit,  and  submitted  it  to 
the  different  associations  for  their  approval.  There 
may  be  a  few  unimportant  changes,  but  it  will  finall}' 
be  made  up  on  very  nearly  the  dates  selected,  as 
the  majority  have  already  expresses  their  satisfac- 
tion at  the  arrangement.  The  next  thing  after  final 
fixing  of  dates  is  the  arranging  and  announcement 
of  purses  and  dates  of  closing.  This  will  be  done 
early.  We  believe  the  Breeders'  Association,  the 
State  Fair,  the  Sonoma  County  Fair,  Los  Angeles 
and  other  associations  will  be  ready  to  announce 
purses  by  March  1st,  and  the  other  associations  will 
not  be  far  behind  them.  We  can  say  truthfully  to 
every  horse  owner  and  trainer  in  California  that  the 
California  Circuit  has  progressed  beyond  the  hot- 
air  stage  and  the  outlook  for  three  or  four  months' 
of  racing  this  summer  is  very  bright. 


A  DEBT  OF  GRATITUDE  is  due  from  every  horse 
breeder  and  especially  from  every  writer  on  harness 
horse  affairs  to  Walter  T.  Chester,  who  writes  over 
the  nom  de  plume  of  "Griffin,"  for  the  American 
Horse  Breeder.  He  is  beyond  all  question  the  most 
untiring  worker  and  the  most  indefatigable  compiler 
of  statistics  relating  to  trotting  and  pacing  horses 
that  ever  lived.  Since  he  published  Chester's  Trot- 
ting Register  many  years  ago  he  has  been  keeping 
records  and  printing  statistical  tables  of  untold  value 
to  all  who  are  interested  in  the  breeding  and  de- 
velopment of  the  light  harness  horse.  And  with  all 
his  delving  and  compiling  he  has  no  particular 
theories  to  advance,  but  seems  content  to  furnish 
the  facts  and  figures  and  let  the  others  try  to  prove 
their  theories  by  them.  His  last  contribution  is  a 
table  of  sires  that  have  produced  directly  or  through 
sons  and  daughters  fifty  standard  performers.  From 
it  the  turf  writers  will  be  able  to  get  material  for 
articles  for  months  to  come.  Hats  off  to  "Griffin," 
gentlemen  of  the  turf  press.  He  is  the  one  man  of 
all  others  we  turn  to  for  figures  to  support  our 
theories. 


DOCKING  HORSES  in  the  State  of  California  is 
to  be  a  misdemeanor  if  a  bill  introduced  by  Senator 
Curtin  of  Tuolumne  passes  and  receives  the  sanc- 
tion of  the  Governor.  According  to  this  bill  it  will 
be  unlawful  for  any  one  to  dock  the  tail  of  a  horse, 
or  to  import  or  bring  into  the  State  any  docked 
horse,  other  than  stallions  brought  in  for  exhibi- 
tion or  breeding  purposes.  Within  thirty  days  after 
the  passage  of  this  measure,  every  owner  or  user  of 
any  docked  horse  shall  register  the  animal,  by  filing 
with  the  County  Clerk  a  certificate  containing  a 
full  description.  The  driving  or  using  of  an  un- 
registered, docked  horse  after  sixty  days  from  pas- 
sage of  the  act  shall  be  deemed  prima  facie  evi- 
dence that  the  driver  or  user  docked  the  said  of 
said  horse.  The  bill  provides  for  sufficient  punish- 
ment to  cause  the  practice  to  be  discontinued. 


AMONG  those  who  attended  the  convention  at 
Pleasanton  last  Saturday  was  Mr.  Edward  M.  Hum- 
phrey, one  of  the  new  owners  and  manager  of  the 
Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  where  so  many  of  Cali- 
fornia's famous  horses  have  been  bred.  Mr.  Hum- 
phrey is  a  strong  advocate  of  a  circuit  of  California 
fairs,  and  the  action  of  the  convention  met  his  ap- 
proval in  every  way.  He  reported  the  horses  all 
in  fine  shape  on  the  big  farm  and  will  soon  announce 
a  sale  of  colts  and  fillies. 


TWO  PALO  ALTO  STALLIONS. 


A  BILL  has  been  prepared  and  is  to  be  intro- 
duced at  the  present  session  of  the  California  Legis- 
lature dividing  the  State  into  sis.  agricultural  dis- 
tricts and  providing  an  appropriation  for  each  with 
which  an  annual  fair  is  to  be  conducted.  We  have 
not  seen  a  draft  of  the  bill  yet,  and  until  we  do 
cannot  express  an  opinion  on  it. 


DEATH   OF    FRANK   MALONE. 


Once  more  the  grim  reaper,  Death,  has  entered 
the  ranks  of  the  California  pioneer  horsemen.  On 
Thursday  of  last  week  Francis  S.  Malone  passed 
away,  his  last  hours  being  spent  in  a  tent  on  the 
corner  of  Steiner  street  and  Duboce  avenue,  which, 
with  his  faithful  and  loving  wife,  he  had  occupied 
since  the  fire  following  the  earthquake  of  April  ISth 
last  destroyed  their  home  and  personal  property. 
Mr.  Malone  came  to  California  in  1849,  prior  to 
which  time  he  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican 
War.  He  was  born  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  seventy-six 
years  ago,  and  had  been  a  very  active  man  all  his 
life,  being  ill  but  a  few  days  before  his  death.  He 
made  and  lost  two  fortunes  in  mining  ventures  .and 
died  possessed  of  little  of  this  world's  goods,  but  left 
an  unsullied  name  and  the  most  tender  and  loving 
memories  in  the  hearts  of  those  who  knew  him. 

He  was  a  great  lover  of  and  had  been  an  extensive 
breeder  of  horses.  He  brought  to  this  State  the 
mare  Fanny  Wickham  by  imported  Herald,  bred  her 
to  Niagara  and  got  Fanny  Malone,  which  he  in  turn 
bred  to  Electioneer  and  got  a  filly  which  he  after- 
wards sold  to  Samuel  Gamble,  who  named  her  Kitty 
G.,  now  known  as  the  dam  of  Klatawah  2:05%  at 
three  years,  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  now  premier  at  Oak- 
wood  Park  Stock  Farm,  and  other  noted  horses. 

Mr.  Malone  was  one  of  the  very  first  of  California 
horsemen  to  send  mares  to  Senator  Stanford's  Palo 
Alto  farm,  and  he  picked  them  well.  He  sent  Fanny 
Malone  to  Electioneer  and  got  Katy  G.  as  stated. 
He  also  sent  to  be  mated  with  General  Benton, 
Nettie  George,  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Nor- 
folk, and  got  Miss  Helen,  the  dam  of  Lena  N. 
2:05%  and  many  others. 

For  several  years  past  Mr.  Malone  had  been  in 
very  poor  circumstances,  but  he  kept  a  bold  and 
cheerful  front  and  none  ever  heard  him  complain. 
He  looked  forward  with  great  hope  to  making  an- 
other fortune  before  he  crossed  the  great  river  that 
he  might  leave  the  aged  partner  of  his  joys  and  sor- 
rows free  from  want  or  need.  But  death  overtook 
him,  and  after  a  very  short  illness  he  passed  beyond. 
May  the  turf  rest  lightly  on  him. 


BREEDING   WANTED. 


Mr.  W.  T.  Silliman  of  Watsonville  would  like  to 
ascertain  the  breeding  of  the  mare.  Little  Miss  2:17% 
by  Sidmoor.  Mr.  Silliman  purchased  her  from  J. 
Alviso  of  Pleasanton.  who  got  her  from  George  Mar- 
tin, who  worked  for  Lee  Shaner,  the  former  owner  of 
Sidmoor.  The  breeding  as  given  to  Mr.  Alviso  when 
he  bought  her  was  by  Sidmoor,  first  dam  by  son  of 
Electioneer,  second  dam  by  Billy  Hayward,  third 
dam  thoroughbred.  As  Mr.  Silliman  owns  three  fillies 
from  this  mare,  one  by  Searchlight  2:03%  and  two 
by  Welcome  2:10%,  he  would  like  to  register  her 
if  possible,  and  would  be  very  thankful  for  any  in- 
formation from  Mr.  George  Martin  or  anyone  else 
who  can  give  him  any  particulars. 


GREAT  YOUNG  COLT  GOES  TO  DENVER. 


Martin  Carter,  owner  of  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 
sold  this  week  to  Mr.  J.  M.  Herbert  of  Denver,  Colo., 
a  handsome  two-year-old  by  the  great  race  trotter 
Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  dam  Queen  C.  2:28%  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes:  second  dam  Queen  by  Venture  2:27,  sire 
of  the  dam  of  Directum  2:05%.  This  is  not  only  a 
handsome  colt  but  he  is  royally  bred  and  gives 
every  promise  of  being  a  very  fast  trotter.  The 
McKinney-Nutwood  Wilkes  cross  has  been  a  success 
every  time  it  has  been  tried,  and  this  youngster  is 
no  exception  to  the  rule.  Mr.  Herbert  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  getting  such  a  good  one. 


BIG  PURSES  AT  PETALUMA   FAIR. 


Mr.  H.  Stover,  owner  of  the  Petaluma  Fair 
Grounds,  will  soon  announce  a  big  program  of  races 
for  a  fair  to  be  held  in  August  of  this  year.  He 
will  give  at  least  four  $1,000  stakes  and  many  smaller 
purses  for  harness  races,  and  will  offer  big  prizes 
for  cattle,  sheep,  hogs  and  all  breeds  of  horses.  The 
Petaluma  Fair  will  follow  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association's  meeting,  which  is  to 
be  held  at  Santa  Rosa  this  year  and  at  which  about 
$15,000  in  stakes  and  purses  will  be  distributed 
among   the   horsemen. 


The  only  stallions  remaining  on  Palo  Alto  Stock 
Farm  are  Mendocino  2:19%  by  Electioneer,  and  Mc- 
Kena,  a  magnificent  son  of  McKinney  2:11%  and 
Helena  2:11%  by  Electioneer.  They  will  both  be 
in  the  stud  this  year  and  will  stand  for  service  at 
the  same  fees  asked  last  season,  $75  for  Mendocino 
and  $40  for  McKena. 

Mendocino  is  the  sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%.  of 
Idolita  2:09%  and  of  Leonora  2:12%,  all  great  trot- 
ters, and  last  season  added  a  very  fast  pacer,  Men- 
dolita  2:07%,  to  his  list.  Mendocino  is  a  grandly 
formed  horse,  one  that  transmits  his  size  and  great 
muscular  development  as  well  as  fine  quality  to  his 
progeny.  His  dam  is  a  great  brood  mare  by  that 
game  race  horse  Piedmont  2:17%,  his  second  dam 
another  great  brood  mare  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882, 
and  his  third  dam  a  high-class  thoroughbred  mare. 

McKena  is  a  brown  horse  16.2  hands,  weighing  1350 
pounds  and  is  now  7  years  old.  He  is  by  the  greatest 
of  all  sires  of  extreme  trotting  speed,  McKinney 
2:11%,  and  his  dam  is  that  good  race  mare  Helena 
2:11%,  now  the  dam  of  Wild  Nutting  2:11%  and 
Dobbel  2:22,  by  Electioneer,  second  dam  the  great 
brood  mare  Lady  Ellen  2:29%,  dam  of  six  in  the 
list,  by  Carr's  Mambrino,  sire  of  the  dam  of  Sweet 
Marie,  third  dam  by  Owen  Dale  and  fourth  dam  by 
Williamson's  Belmont.  The  breeding  of  McKena  is 
very  much  like  that  of  Sweet  Marie,  except  that  he 
has  an  Electioneer  cross  through  his  first  dam. 
During  the  past  two  years  he  has  been  bred  to  a 
good  many  outside  mares,  and  quite  a  number  of 
his  get  are  entered  in  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity, 
Occident  and  Stanford  Stakes.  That  he  will  sire 
speed  is  certain  as  he  is  bred  in  speed  lines  on 
both  sides. 


The  Pleasanton  Times  handed  Jos.  Neal,  horse 
center's  Nasby,  the  following  in  its  last  issue:  "When 
you  horse  guys  who  are  new  in  Pleasanton  go  to  the 
Postoffice  to  get  letters  from  your  absent  wives  and 
sweethearts  you  perhaps  don't  realize  that  the  man 
behind  the  counter  who  deals  out  the  sealed  love 
dope  has  been  to  the  ball  when  they  were  all  dancing. 
You  might  think  the  man  who  wears  the  glasses 
knows  a  lot  about  where  your  best  girl  lives,  but 
you  never  would  guess  he  knew  the  difference  be- 
tween a  trot  and  a  pace.  But  he  does,  you  know.  Joe 
Neal  was  Salisbury's  manager  and  secretary  when 
the  turf  king  was  racing  a  stable  of  horses  that  was 
more  like  a  circus  than  a  racing  stable.  A  little 
matter  of  two  or  three  carloads  of  horses  and  twenty 
nien  or  so,  and  the  arrival  of  Salisbury's  string  at  a 
track  was  an  event  to  be  talked  of  half  way  across 
a  State,  and  the  first  break  a  visitor  at  the  track 
would  make,  after  passing  through  the  gate,  would 
be  to  see  the  great  California  horses  that  every- 
body was  talking  about.  Joe  was  the  man  that  at- 
tended to  the  shipping.  Joe  was  the  man  that  looked 
out  that  the  horses  had  feed.  Joe  was  the  man  that 
attended  to  the  entering  of  the  horses  in  their 
classes  through  a  circuit.  Joe  was  the  man  who  col- 
lected the  winnings,  and  Joe  was  the  wise  guy  who 
always  provided  a  good  place  for  the  men  to  board, 
and  last  but  not  least,  Joe  was  the  man  who  admin- 
istered bromo-seltzer  to  the  stable  boys  after  cele- 
brating too  frequent  victories  and  brought  them  all 
back  to  Pleasanton  safe  and  sound  when  the  racing 
season  was  over,  to  begin  again  for  the  next  year." 


William  G.  Layng,  who  went  East  January  2d 
with  the  intention  of  staying  three  months,  writes 
us  that  he  will  be  back  about  February  10th.  He 
is  now  in  Philadelphia,  but  will  go  over  to  New  York 
to  attend  the  Fasig-Tipton  Midwinter  sale,  which 
opens  January  29th. 


King  Entertainer  2:11%  has  filled  out  wonderfully 
since  reaching  California,  and  is  a  mighty  good 
looking  trotting  stallion  now.  He  was  much  admired 
by  the  visitors   at  Pleasanton   track   last   Saturday. 


The  warning  has  been  made  many  times,  but  it 
will  do  no  harm  to  repeat  it  and  say  that  money, 
should  never  be  sent  through  the  mails  in  unregis- 
tered letters.  It  is  too  risky.  When  making  pay- 
ments in  the  colt  stakes  get  a  draft  or  money  order, 
and  don't  put  notes  or  greenbacks  loose  in  a  letter. 
They  get  lost  too  often  for  any  careful  person  to 
take  such  chances. 


Mr.  A.  P.  Church,  the  well  known  horseshoer  of 
Pleasanton  track,  has  sold  his  yearling  filly  by  Bon- 
nie McK,  out  of  Winnie  by  Antrim  to  Mr.  J.  A. 
Grove,  proprietor  of  Lawrence  Stock  Farm.  This 
filly  is  a  trotter  of  the  most  promising  sort  for 
a  baby  and  should  develop  into  a  fast  one. 


Geo.  T.  Beckers,  owner  of  the  great  Zornbro  2:11. 
expects  to  ship  the  stallion  north  from  Los  Angeles 
in  the  early  part  of  February,  and  is  now  contem- 
plating locating  at  Woodland  or  Sacramento.  Due 
notice  will  be  given  in  these  columns  of  the  place 
at  which  this  son  of  McKinney  will  stand.  Zombro 
is  in  Lne  shape,  and  Mr.  Beckers  receives  letters 
every  day  nearly  requesting  him  to  take  Zombro 
to  some  point  east  of  the  Mississippi  river,  but  is 
compelled  to  answer  that  California  is  good  enough 
for  him  and  the  horse  to  live  in. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    January    26,    1907. 


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I  NOTES  AND   NEWS  f 

California  will  nave  a  circuit  this  year. 


The  start  made  at  Pleasanton  last   Saturday   was 
a  good  one. 


Dates  and  purses  will  be  announced  by  March  1st 
for  a  dozen  or  more  meetings. 


The  State  Board  of  Agriculture  will  meet  at  Sac- 
ramento. February  23d,  at  which  time  a  race  pro- 
gram for  1907  will  be  arranged. 


The  Buffalo  Driving  Club,  according  to  Secretary 
Bentley,  will  offer  a  ten-thousand-dollar  stake  for 
pacers.  This,  with  the  ten-thousand-dollar  stake 
for  2:10  trotters,  he  will  christen,  the  "Twin  Stakes." 


The  Canadian  ice  record  for  pacers  is  now  2 :  14-4 
made  by  the  black  gelding  Blackbird  at  Port  Perry. 
January   11th. 


There  is  no  better  way  to  get  buyers  to  inquire 
about  that  horse  you  wish  to  sell  than  by  placing 
an  advertisement  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman. 


Three-year-old  races  in  Russia  are  limited  to 
dashes  of  three-quarters  of  a  mile,  except  in  big 
stakes  when  heats  are  allowed. 


No  horse  show  will  be  held  in  Boston  this  year  as 
many  of  the  exhibitors  who  usually  make  extensive 
exhibits  will  cross  the  ocean  with  their  horses  to 
attend  the  International  Show  in  London. 


Frank  Smith  of  Boston,  manager  of  the  Crabtree 
stable,  went  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  a  few  days  ago  and 
ordered  Nut  Boy  2:07%  and  My  Star  2:03%  shipped 
to  Savannah,  Ga.,  where  their  preparation  for  a  trip 
down  the  Grand  Circuit  will  commence.  Frank 
Smith's  brother,  Charles,  has  been  jogging  the  horses  • 
since  the  close  of  the  Lexington  meeting  and  they 
are  strong  and  fat. 


Mr.  T.  G.  Kaesemayer  of  Effle,  Washington,  recent- 
ly purchased  that  very  handsome  and  high  class 
young  stallion  Guy  Falcon  by  Zombro. 


Farmer  Bunch  bought  the  bay  pacing  mare  Hattie 
Croner  2:16%  last  week  for  Mr.  J.  C.  Smith  of  Rich- 
mond, Va.  This  mare  is  by  Bay  Bird  out  of  a 
mare  by  Algona  that  is  an  own  sister  to  the  dam 
of  Anaconda  2:01%.  Mr.  Bunch  will  race  this  mare 
and  other  horses  over  the  half-mile  tracks  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  Virginia. 


George  Maben,  who  now  has  five  head  of  trotters 
and  pacers  in  his  care,  is  thinking  of  opening  a 
public  stable  at  Tulare.  He  has  trained  and  given 
records  to  many  horses  although  he  has  not  been 
an  active  trainer  for  the  past  few  years.  Among 
those  that  he  has  handled  are  that  fast  pacer  Jakey 
Einstein  2:21%  by  Sultan,  that  he  won  a  yearling 
stake  with  at  Santa  Ana  in  1S93,  and  then  sold  him 
to  Andy  McDowell  for  $1000.  He  also  drove  Pomona 
to  a  record  of  2:22  at  the  same  meeting  and  reduced 
his  record  to  2:15  the  following  year.  McZeus,  the 
first  McKinney  to  take  a  standard  record,  was  also 
trained  and  driven  by  George  Maben,  who  won  three 
races  out  of  three  starts  with  him  in  1893  and  gave 
him  a  record  of  2:29%,  which  he  afterwards  reduced 
to  2:13.  He  also  handled  and  won  races  with  Gen. 
Wiles  2:15,  Native  State  2:16%,  Ketchum  2:16%, 
Our  Lucky  2:16%,  Gen.  Beverly  2:22  and  others, 
and  is  an  excellent  man  with  trotters  or  pacers. 
He  has  worked  colts  for  years  under  his  brother, 
Walter  Maben,  the  noted  reinsman. 


The  Western  Horseman  of  January  ISth,  says: 
"Down  at  the  Maywood  Stock  Farm  is  a  full  sister 
to  the  mare  Sonoma  Girl,  which  surprised  the  turf 
world  by  trotting  a  mile  on  Christmas  Day  at  the 
Los  Angeles  track  in  2:07.  This  mare,  called  Sonoma 
May,  is  six  years  old  and  is  by  Lynwood  W.  2:20%, 
and  her  dam  is  by  Anteeo.  She  is  owned  by  a  Cali- 
fornian  and  Millard  Sanders  brought  her  over  with 
the  Sidney  Dillon  colts  last  spring.  As  a  four-year- 
old  she  was  worked  a  mile  in  2:15%,  but  last  year 
Sanders  did  not  do  much  with  her,  as  he  did  not 
plan  to  race  any  horses  and  preferred  to  keep  So- 
noma May  for  her  six-year-old  form.  She  is  a  hand- 
some brown  mare,  15.2%  hands  high  and  weighs 
1050  pounds.  Sanders  thinks  that  she  is  a  great 
prospect,  good  enough  to  be  considered  for  the  M. 
and  M.  He  is  particularly  interested  in  her  because 
he  gave  her  sire  a  two-year-old  record  of  2:20%  in 
California.  As  a  four-year-old  Lynwood  W.  was 
brought  East  by  John  Goldsmith  and  worked  a  mile 
in  2:09%  over  the  Cleveland  track.  At  Buffalo  he 
was  injured  while  being  unloaded  from  a  car  and 
was  not  raced.  Lynwood  W.  put  three  in  the  list 
last  year — Charley  Benden  2:08%,  R.  W.  P.  2:13%, 
and  Sonoma  Star  2:30.  That  Sonoma  May  is  a 
handsome  mare  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  she 
won  two  blue  ribbons  at  the  last  Indiana  State 
Fair. ' 


TO    CURD    A    COLD    IN    OITE    DAT 
Ta|.*    LAXATIVE     BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
gis      refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     B.  W.  GROVE'S 
sign;  ture  is  on  each  box.     25c. 


Horace  W.  Wilson,  secretary  of  the  Kentucky 
Breeders'  Association,  is  in  New  York  City  on  a 
visit  and  has  set  all  Broadway  guessing  with  a 
story  of  a  green  horse  that  paced  a  mile  in  2:05 
over  a  half-mile  track. 


One  day  last  week  Mr.  J.  B.  Iverson  of  Salinas 
sold  his  twenty-months-old  Searchlight  gelding  to 
Mr.  E.  R.  Dunn,  a  wealthy  Alaskan  miner,  who  makes 
his  headquarters  at  Seattle.  The  youngster  has  been 
nicely  broken  by  Chas.  Whitehead,  in  whose  stable 
at  the  Salinas  track  he  has  been  for  the  past  three 
months.  Mr.  Dunn  paid  $400  for  the  youngster  and 
has  put  him  in  Henry  Helman's  charge  at  Pleasan- 
ton. He  is  a  big  strong  colt,  a  square  trotter  and 
has  already  shown  a  three-minute  gait.  He  is  en- 
tered in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  and  the  Occident 
Stake. 


Worthington  Parsons  of  Salinas  has  sent  to  Henry 
Helman  a  four-year-old  mare  by  McKinney  that  has 
worked  a  mile  a  shade  better  than  2:18.  She  will 
be  trained  on  the  Pleasanton  track  and  Helman  may 
have  another  2:10  trotter  for  McKinney's  list. 


Grace  Kaiser,  the  great  brood  mare  by  Kaiser,  son 
of  George  Wilkes,  that  is  to  be  sold  at  the  dispersal 
sale  of  the  horses  owned  by  the  late  James  Coffin, 
was  the  first  mare  to  produce  a  standard  performer 
by  McKinney.  This  was  McZeus,  that  took  a  trot- 
ting record  of  2:29%  as  a  two-year-old  in  1893  and 
afterwards  reduced  his  record  to  2:13.  Grace  Kaiser 
has  since  produced  Coney  2:02,  McKinney's  fastest 
pacer,  and  the  trotter  Grace  McK.  2:21%,  also  by 
McKinney.  Bred  to  Titus,  brother  to  Direct,  she 
produced  the  pacer  Stipulator  2:11%.  Her  two-year- 
old  filly  by  Zolock  2:05%,  to  be  sold  at  the  same 
sale,  is  one  of  the  greatest  prospects  in  California 
for  a  two-minute  pacer. 


Charles  Whitehead  has  received  at  the  Salinas 
race  track  two  fine  McKinney's.  the  property  of  John 
Rowan  of  Stockton.  They  are  a  full  brother  and 
sister,  both  being  by  the  greatest  of  living  trotting 
sires,  McKinney  2:11%,  out  of  a  mare  by  St.  Nicholas, 
a  son  of  Sidney.  The  stallion  is  named  Mechanic, 
is  eight  years  old,  a  jet  black,  without  a  white  hair, 
and  can  show  very  fast  at  the  trot  for  the  small 
amount  of  handling  he  has  had.  Until  now  he  has 
been  handled  entirely  by  his  owner.  The  mare  is  six 
years  old,  and  is  said  to  be  fully  as  good  a  prospect 
as  the  horse.  Trainer  Whitehead  feels  sure  that  in 
these  two  McKinneys  he  has  the  real  goods,  and  ex- 
pects to  have  "all  tne  railbirds  talking"  before  the 
circuit  opens. — Salinas  Journal. 


The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Futurity 
announced  in  this  issue,  has  many  special  features 
worthy  of  the  attention  of  all  breeders  of  light  har- 
ness horses.  .  The  guaranteed  value  of  this  stake 
is  $15,000,  making  it  the  richest  of  all  newspaper 
Futurities,  and  this  amount  does  not  represent  the 
limit,  as  even'  dollar  paid  in  over  and  above  the 
guarantee  will  be  added  to  the  stake  and  divided 
among  the  winners.  The  last  Horseman  Futurity 
amounted  to  more  than  $20,000  and  the  amount 
guaranteed  was  but  $12,500.  To  engage  a  colt  in 
this  rich  stake  costs  no  more  than  to  enter  in  many 
events  of  much  less  value.  The  first  payment  is 
only  $5.00,  and  to  carry  the  colt  to  the  year  of  the 
race  costs  only  $15.00,  exactly  one-tenth  of  one  per 
cent.  Full  paid  up  entrance  of  starters  is  about  two 
per  cent.  The  breeder  has  everything  to  gain  and 
nothing  to  lose.  His  money's  worth  is  assured  at 
every  corner.  If  the  nominated  mare  does  not  pro- 
duce a  foal,  the  first  payment  is  not  lost,  for  another 
mare  and  foal  may  be  substituted  in  November.  If 
a  three-year-old  wants  to  pace,  the  $15.00  is  not 
lost,  for  there  is  a  $4000  race  for  pacers.  This  is 
not  at  the  expense  of  the  trotting  colt,  for  the  trot- 
ters race  for  $11,000.  The  winners  of  the  trotting 
division  can  carry  home  $3500  and  the  pacing  win- 
ners $2500.  The  race  is  for  three  heats,  enough  to 
assure  a  horse  race  in  which  class  will  tell  and  no 
possibility  of  a  gruelling  contest.  The  Horseman 
and  Spirit  of  the  Times  cannot  make  one  penny 
profit  on  this  stake,  but  must  bear  the  expense  of 
advertising  and  promoting.  To  insure  fairness  the 
full  list  of  entries  will  be  printed  as  received,  and 
will  be  easy  for  nominators  to  keep  track  of  the 
amount  paid  in.  Every  mare  on  the  farm  deserves 
to  be  entered.     Entries  close  Saturday,  March  2d. 


The  Woodland  Fair  Association  desires  to  give  six 
days  racing  this  year,  beginning  Monday,  September 
2d.  and  ending  Saturday,  September  7th.  The  State 
Fair  has  announced  its  dates  as  September  7th  to 
14th,  inclusive,  thus  taking  in  two  Saturdays,  hut 
the  Woodland  Association  may  induce  the  State 
Board  to  forego  the  first  Saturday  and  open  the 
State  Fair  on  Monday,  September  9th,  which  is  Ad- 
mission Day.  If  the  Occident  Stake  were  made  the 
leading  feature  of  Monday,  the  fact  that  this  is  the 
richest  stake  for  three-year-old  trotters  on  the  Coast, 
and  the  further  fact  that  being  a  legal  holiday  a 
very  large  crowd  would  attend  on  the  9th,  would 
make  a  very  auspicious  opening  day  for  the  State 
Fair. 


Parmer  Bunch  has  quite  a  reputation  as  a  talker, 
but  when  called  upon  for  a  speech  at  the  banquet  ten- 
dered the  delegates  and  visiting  horsemen  at  Pleas- 
anton last  Saturday,  arose,  blushed,  thanked  the 
toastmaster  for  the  honor,  begged  to  be  excused,  and 
sat  down.  Charley  De  Ryder  leaned  over  and  whis- 
pered to  his  neighbor:  "The  Farmer  has  broken 
another  record." 


There  are  only  three  stallions  in  the  world  that 
have  records  below  2:00  and  two  of  these  are  stand- 
ing for  service  in  California  this  year — Star  Pointer 
at  Pleasanton  and  Audubon  Boy  at  Los  Angeles,  both 
having  marks  of  1:59%. 


Dan  Thomas  of  Paris,  Kentucky,  has  sold  to  W.  W. 
Evans  of  Lexington  the  seven-year-old  pacer  Grey 
Ghost  by  Wiggins  for  $5000.  This  gelding  is  said 
to  be  the  fastest  green  pacer  on  earth,  as  he  paced 
a  trial  mile  in  2:04  last  year  at  Columbus. 


In  the  table  of  drivers  who  have  driven  trotters 
into  the  2:10  list,  printed  in  the  American  Horse 
Breeders'  Christmas  edition  and  copied  by  many 
other  journals  since,  Millard  Sanders  was  given 
credit  for  putting  but  four — Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Dolly 
Dillon  2:06%,  Tom  Axworthy  2:07  and  Janice  2:0S% 
— in  this  exclusive  list.  Millard  should  have  credit 
for  another,  making  five,  as  he  drove  Anzella  2:06% 
to  her  record. 


Barney  Simpson  will  take  his  grand  horse  Arner 
2:17%  to  Chico  again  for  the  stud  season  and  will 
reach  tnere  early  next  month.  Arner  is  considered  by 
many  horsemen  the  best  individual  of  the  family  of 
full  brothers  and  sisters,  which  include  Don  Derby 
2:04%,  Derbertha  2:07%,  Diablo  2:09%,  De- 
monio  2:11%  and  Arner  2:17%.  There  is  not  an- 
other such  a  family  of  pacers  in  the  world  as  these 
five. 


Bert  Webster  was  kept  busy  by  the  many  visitors 
at  Pleasanton  track  last  Saturday  who  wanted  to 
see  the  old  champion  race  horse  Star  Pointer  1:59%, 
the  first  harness  horse  to  beat  two  minutes.  Star 
Pointer  certainly  looks  in  the  very  pink  of  condi- 
tion, and  Bert  pulled  his  blanket  off  with  pardon- 
able pride  a  dozen  or  more  times  during  the  fore- 
noon. 


Almaden    2:22%    by    Direct  2:05%,    out    of    Rose 

McKinney    by   McKinney     is  now     in    Charles    De 

Ryder's  string  at  Pleasanton.  "He  looks  more  like 
his   dad  every   day." 


Everybody  that  went  to  Pleasanton  last  week 
wanted  to  look  at  Mr.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  stallion,  Bon 
Voyage,  whose  record  of  2:15%  as  a  two-year-old 
and  2:12%  as  a  three-year-old  were  the  fastest  of 
the  years  when  they  were  made.  Mr.  Gerrety  had 
the  groom  take  the  blanket  off  the  son  of  Expedition 
2:15%  many  times  during  the  forenoon,  and  the 
general  expression  was  that  a  grander  looking  trot- 
ting stallion  had  never  been  seen  at  this  famous 
stamping  ground  for  great  horses.  Bon  Voyage  is 
five  years  old  this  year,  and  is  filling  out  into  a  very 
strong,  muscular  fellow,  with  great  finish.  His  stable 
companion.  Highland  C.  2:19%,  was  also  much  ad- 
mired, and  those  who  saw  his  yearlings  were  much 
impressed  with  him  as  a  sire. 


John  Quinn,  who  is  training  a  string  of  horses  at 
the  Sacramento  track,  went  over  to  Santa  Rosa  this 
week  and  took  back  to  the  Capital  City  the  fine 
mare  Ayeress  by  Lynwood  W.  2:20,  out  of  May 
Ayers  2:23%,  owned  by  H.  B.  Smith  of  Ukiah:  also 
a  three-year-old  by  Wayland  W.  2:12%,.  sire  of  Boli- 
var 2:00%,  belonging  to  some  one  over  on  the  Coast, 
and  the  three-year-old  Lord  Dillon  39587,  owned  by 
the  popular  Santa  Rosa  vet,  Dr.  J.  J.  Summerfield. 
Lord  Dillon  is  by  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%',  out  of  Roblet  2:12,  dam  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09%, 
Kate  Dilon  (3)  2:23%  and  Stanley  Dillon  2:29%  by 
Robin;  second  dam  Ole  2:10%,  etc.,  by  Nutwood. 
This  colt  worked  a  mile  in  2:28  as  a  two-year-old 
last  year.  Quinn  is  very  enthusiastic  over  Sacra- 
mento track  as  a  winter  training  track,  and  says  it 
is  just  about  the  best  one  he  ever  trained  horses 
over. 


The  talk  of  the  track  at  Pleasanton  is  the  five- 
year-old  gelding  Admiral  Togo,  owned  by  the  estate 
of  James  Coffin,  and  with  some  twenty-five  brood- 
mares, colts  and  fillies  being  prepared  for  the  sale 
at  Chase  &  Co.'s  on  February  25th.  Admiral  Togo 
is  by  Iran  Alto  2:12%,  a  horse  that  is  making  a 
name  for  himself  as  a  sire  of  fast  trotters  that  are 
game  to  the  core.  Admiral  Togo  was  given  a  race 
record  of  2:29%  as  a  two-year-old,  but  not  being 
staked  was  not  started  as  a  three-year-old.  Last  year 
in  his  four-year-old  form  he  worked  a  mile  in  2:15% 
early  in  the  year,  and  Mr.  Coffin  gave  word  not  to 
race  him  but  keep  him  to  start  for  the  large  purses 
this  year  as  a  five-year-old.  The  death  of  Mr.  Coffin 
makes  the  sale  of  all  his  horses  imperative,  and 
Admiral  Togo  will  go  under  the  hammer.  He  looks 
like  the  best  2:08  prospect  in  California  and  should 
be  a  good  money  winner  for  whoever  gets  him. 

The  big  State  fair  of  Texas  will  be  held  at  Dallas 
on  October  19th  to  November  3d.  This  is  the  twenty- 
second  annual  renewal  of  the  fair  and  race  meeting. 
James  Moroney  is  president  and  Sydney  Smith  secre- 
tary. 


Lewis  G.  Tewksbury,  who,  several  years  ago  was 
•  much  before  the  horse  public  as  owner  of  the  pacers 
John  R.  Gentry  2:00%  and  Robert  J.  2:01%,  has  re- 
cently purchased  a  string  of  eleven  animals,  includ- 
ing the  bay  stallion  Oom  Paul,  by  Paul  Kruger,  dam 
Alaeta.  Great  things  are  expected  of  Oom  Paul,  as 
he  has  shown  a  number  of  miles  around  2:10. 


PILES    CUBED   IH   6   TO   14   DATS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching,  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6  to 
14   days  or  money  refunded.      50c. 


Saturday,  January  26,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


By  starting  the  California  Circuit  at  Los  Angeles 
the  first  week  in  July  at  least  sixteen  weeks  of  good 
racing  can  be  had  in  California  this  year. 


The  veteran  driver  Chas.  Marvin  has  about  made 
up  his  mind  to  retire  and  has  consigned  all  of  his 
horse  stock  to  the  Kentucky  Sales  Company's  big 
sale  next  month. 


Brilliant  Girl  2:08%  and  Totara  2:09%  are  now 
quartered  in  John  (Directum)  Kelly's  stable  up  on 
the  Speedway.  They  are  to  sent  to  Russia  next 
month. 


George  Wilkes  2:22  was  raced  twelve  seasons, 
and  in  that  time  won  twenty-eight  races  out  of 
sixty  starts. 


There  is  a  green  trotting  mare  by  Bingen  under 
cover  in  New  England  which  worked  in  2:11  last 
summer. 


Mr.  A.  S.  Fox  of  Redlands,  has  received  a  mag- 
nificent set  of  harness  which  was  awarded  his  pacer 
Roscoe  for  winning  a  race  at  a  matinee  of  the  San 
Bernardino  Driving  Club  some  time  ago. 


Mr.  C.  J.  Towson,  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Pleasanton  Driving  Club,  has  just  completed  a  very 
handsome  driving  bridle  with  overdraw,  which  he 
has  offered  as  a  prize  for  one  of  the  races  at  the 
club's  matinee  to  be  held  on  February  22d  at  Pleas- 
anton track.  It  shows  very  fine  workmanship  and 
is  a  trophy  that  will  be  highly  prized'  by  the  win- 
ner. 


The  citizens  of  El  Paso,  Texas,  will  organize  a 
fair  and  race  association  and  build  a  mile  track. 
It  is  proposed  to  hold  an  annual  fair  and  race  meet- 
ing at  which  the  horses  that  race  on  Eastern  tracks 
would  stop  for  a  week  of  racing  while  on  their  way 
to  the  Phoenix  and  Los  Angeles  fall  meetings. 


The  Pleasanton  Driving  Club  will  hold  its  matinee 
races  postponed  from  January  19th,  on  Washing- 
ton's birthday,  February  22d.  Three  or  more  races 
will  be  on  the  card,  and  twenty  horses  have  already 
been  entered  from  which  the  races  will  be  made  up, 
classifying  them  as  closely  as  possible.  The  new 
officers  of  this  enterprisihg  club  are  Lee  Wells,  pres- 
ident; Thos.  Ronan,  vice-president;  Dr.  L.  A.  Cole- 
stock,  secretary-treasurer,  and  F.  P.  Hellwig,  C.  A. 
Gale,  N.  Hansen,  A.  Goulart  and  C.  J.  Towson,  di- 
rectors. 


The  harness  meeting  to  be  given  at  Windsor  next 
summer  just  preceding  the  opening  of  the  big  circuit 
meetings  on  this  side  of  the  line  will  be  more  of  a 
Grand  Circuit  character  than  any  that  has  preceded 
it  in  that  good  Canadian  racing  town.  In  addition 
to  the  usual  number  of  regular  purse  events,  two 
$5000  early  closing  events,  one  for  trotters  and  one 
for  pacers,  will  be  opened  in  the  near  future,  and 
it  is  certain  that  they  will  attract  entries  from  about 
every  stable  of  prominence.  If  Detroit  opens  the 
big  ring  races  this  season,  as  seems  probable,  the 
Windsor  meeting  will  be  the  week  preceding.  If  De- 
troit gives  no  meeting,  then  the  Windsor  dates  will 
be  chosen  so  that  the  meeting  there  will  precede  the 
first  big  meeting  on  this  side  of  the  line. 


Ed.  Bither  is  jogging  Mack  Mack  2:08  at  Boston. 


Charlie  Eldridge   will   race   Captain   Derby   2:06% 
again  this  year. 


F.  S.  Chiekering  of  Worcester,  Mass.,  claims  that 
his  mare  Mons  Grey  2:22%  is  the  holder  of  the 
world's  record  for  the  largest  number  of  races  and 
winning  heats  in  the  same  number  of  days.  She 
won  six  races  in  18  straight  heats  in  10  days,  and 
captured  four  races  in  straight  heats  in  five  days. 


James  K.  Armling,  a  well  known  Central  New 
York  horseman,  who  died  at  his  hoce  in  Bridgewater 
recently,  requested  just  previous  to  his  death  that 
the  hearse  which  carried  his  remains  to.  the  grave 
should  be  drawn  by  his  team  of  fast  pacers,  Merry 
Chimes  and  Adine,  and  hit  wishes  were  complied 
with  aud  the  horses  which  the  dead  horseman  had 
guided  in  many  exciting  speed  contests  drew  his 
body  to  its  last  resting  place  as  decorously  as  the 
occasion  demanded.  Mr.  Armling,  when  returning 
from  the  Albany  races  last  October,  occupied  a  room 
in  a  hotel  in  which  a  diptheria  patient  had  been  quar- 
antined and  contracted  the  dread  disease.  After  a 
long  illness  and  a  partial  recovery,  complications 
arose  which  resulted  in  his  death. 


Pemberton,  the  three-year-old  colt  by  Boydello 
2:14%,  out  of  Lottie  Parks  2:16%,  that  Mr.  T. 
J.  Crowley  of  this  city  has  consigned  to  the  Combina- 
tion Sale  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  pavilion  on  the  11th 
of  next  month,  is  related  to  some  pretty  high  horse 
society.  His  sire,  Boydello  2:14%,  is  a  son  of  Boy- 
dell,  own  brother  to  Del  Mar,  sire  of  Major  Delmar 
1:59%.  His  dam,  Lottie  Parks  2:16%,  is  by  Cupid 
2:18,  own  brother  to  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  Lou 
Dillon  1:58%,  consequently  Pemberton  is  related 
through  his  dam  to  the  fastest  trotter  in  the  world 
and  through  his  sire  to  tne  second  fastest. 


A  very  handsome  sorrel  gelding,  eight  years  old, 
15%  hands,  a  trotter,  and  broken  to  saddle,  is  of- 
fered for  sale  by  Mr.  W.  S.  Clark  of  Concord,  Cal.,  at 
a  reasonable  price.     See  advertisement. 


Allen    Farm    has    sold    more    than    500    horses    at 
private  sale  in  the  past  dozen  years. 


THE  PASADENA  HORSE  SHOW. 


Remember  that  on  February  1st  a  payment  of  $10 
is  due  on  each  foal  entered  in  Pacific  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity for  foals  of  1905,  the  two-year-old  divisions 
of  which  stake  are  to  be  trotted  and  paced  this  year, 
and  the  three-year-old  divisions  next  year.  There  is 
$7,000  in  this  stake,  which  makes  it  a  thousand  dol- 
lars more  valuable  than  any  of  its  predecessors: 


Lottie  Parks  2:16%  by  Cupid  2:1S,  out  of  a  mare 
by  Bismark  2857,  is  to  be  sold  at  auction  at  the 
Combination  Sale  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  new  pavilion, 
Monday  evening,  February  11th.  She  was  a  very  fast 
mare  and  is  a  sure  breeder.  Three  of  her  colts  will 
be  sold  the  same  evening  and  all  are  good  lookers 
and  promising.  They  are  by  Boydello  2:14%  and 
Monterey  2:09%. 


W.  W.  Mendenhall  brought  the  great  Zombro  trot- 
ter, Charley  T,  2:11%,  and  the  McKinney  colt,  Sir 
John,  back  with  him  when  he  returned  from  his 
Eastern  trip,  and  they  are  now  at  the  home  of 
their  owner,  Mr.  John  Treadwell  of  Piedmont,  who 
is  driving  them  on  the  roads.  While  East  Mr.  Men- 
denhall sold  for  Mr.  Treadwell  the  pacer  Edwin  S. 
2:08  for  $1,500,  the  gray  gelding  What  It  It  2:11 
by  Direct  for  $1,000  and  the  trotter  Iloilo  2:15  by 
Welcome  for  $1,000.  These  were  all  at  private  sale. 
Forest  W.  2:14%  by  Wayland  W.  was  sold  at  the 
Old  Glory  sale  for  $450.  Edwin  S.  was  purchased 
by  a  gentleman  who  lives  on  Long  Island  and  was 
taken  south  by  R.  L.  Davis,  who  is  training  a  string 
of  horses  at  Columbus,  Georgia.  Iloilo  and  What  Is 
It  are  both  being  used  on  the  speedways  and  roads 
around  New  York. 


Zolock  2:05%,  the  great  race  horse  and  great  sire, 
will  make  the  season  of  1907  from  February  1st  to 
June  1st  at  Los  Angeles,  and  from  June  1st  to  Sep- 
tember 1st  at  Irvington  track,  Portland,  Oregon. 
Zolock  is  having  wonderful  success  in  the  stud,  and 
has  already  sired  Bystander  2:08,  Delilah  (4)  2:09%, 
Sherlock  Holmes  2:11%,  Ambush  2:14%,  Zolahka 
(2)  2:23%,  Iugarita  2:25%  nad  Dixie  W.  2:27.  Of 
these,  Delilah,  Ambush  and  Zolahka  are  stake  win- 
ners. As  Zolock  is  only  twelve  years  old,  and  the 
first  of  his  get  to  start  were  the  two-year-olds,  Am- 
bush, trotter,  and  Delilah,  pacer,  in  1904,  when  they 
took  records  of  2:20  and  2:16%,  respectively,  Zo- 
lock"s  success  as  a  sire  is  little  short  of  wonderful. 


More  than  $1,500,000  was  hung  up  in  purses  for 
harness  races  in  the  West  last  season,  as  will  be 
seen  by  the  following  extract  from  the  official  report 
of  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight  of  the  American  Trotting 
Association.  The  American  Trotting  Association  had 
674  members  in  1906,  located  in  thirty-nine  States 
and  Territories,  Canada  and  British  America.  These 
members  had  698  meetings  during  the  year,  with 
an  aggregate  of  2,230  days  of  trotting  and  pacing 
races,  the  first  meeting  commencing  on  May  6th, 
the  last  ending  on  December  1st.  At  these  meetings 
$1,759,785  was  offered  in  stakes  and  purses  for  trot- 
ting and  pacing  horses.  The  amount  hung  up  by 
members  of  the  National  Association  amounts  to 
quite  as  much. 


The  development  theory  has  many  friends  and 
seemingly  as  many  foes.  On  both  sides  lances  are 
constantly  set  and  thrusts  are  made  whenever  occa- 
sion offers.  We  desire  to  introduce  the  California 
bred  mare  theory:  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  the  fastest 
trotting  mare  in  the  world,  is  a  California  bred  mare 
from  a  California  bred  mare;  Sweet  Marie  2:02  the 
second  fastest  trotting  mare  in  the  world,  and  the 
champion  race  mare  of  the  world  is  a  California  bred 
mare,  whose  dam  was  also  bred  in  California.  Now 
our  theory  is  that  to  get  the  greatest  speed  in  a 
female  trotter  one  must  own  a  California  bred  mare 
as  a  starter.  Of  course,  the  theory  isn't  worth  a 
tinker's  imprecation  to  any  student  of  breeding 
who  has  a  think  tank,  but  until  a  mare  bred  in  some 
other  State  producers  a  trotter  than  can  beat  the 
records  of  Sweet  Marie  and  Lou  Dillon  it  will  be 
as  good  to  argue  about  as  the  development  theory 


NEWS   FROM   DENVER. 


Denver,  January  14. — J.  Fred  Roberts,  first  presi- 
dent of  the  Denver  Gentlemen's  Driving  and  Riding 
Club,  was  re-elected  to  that  position  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  club  members.  Mr.  Roberts  held 
the  position  in  1898,  1899,  1900  and  1901,  and  at  the 
end  of  his  fourth  term  declined  a  re-election.  He  has 
always  been  one  of  the  most  active  members,  and  has 
allowed  few  years  to  pass  in  which  he  was  not 
among  the  leading  winners  of  races.  During  the  year 
just  closed  he  started  in  nineteen  races,  of  which  he 
won  eighteen.  These  were  won  principally  with 
Martha  B.,  Briney  K.  and  Jim  Duval.  The  trotter 
Briney  K.  made  a  particularly  good  record,  winning 
thirteen  of  fourteen  races  and  competing  in  thirty- 
four  heats.  The  only  race  he  lost  was  to  Jim  Ferry 
2:09%,  once  a  starter  on  the  Grand  Circuit.  The 
officers  elected  by  the  club  were:  President,  J.  Fred 
Roberts;  vice-president,  E.  F.  Kaime;  secretary- 
treasurer,  J.  K.  Stuart;  historian,  J.  M.  Norman; 
other  directors,  J.  A.  Burnett,  J.  M.  Herbert,  M.  J. 
Dunleavy,  J.  A.  Osner,  Albert  Wright,  C.  H.  Sker- 
ritt,  F.  C.  Came. 

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Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


The  rumor  comes  from  Los  Angeles  that  the 
Pasadena  Horse  Show  may  not  be  held  in  Tourna- 
ment Park  next  March,  and  that  instead  the  Los 
Angeles  and  Pasadena  Horse  Show  associations  may 
combine  and  hold  the  double  show  in  Los  Angeles 
on  March  7,  8,  and  9,  the  dates  set  for  the  Pasadena 
show. 

When  questioned  concerning  the  matter  the  Pasa- 
dena officers  decline  to  discuss  the  matter,  although 
they  admit  that  there  is  a  hitch  in  the  arrange- 
ments about  the  place  of  holding  the  show.  As 
there  is  no  other  place  in  Pasadena  to  hold  it,  it  is 
obvious  that  it  will  have  to  be  in  Los  Angeles  if 
Tournament  Park  is  not  available. 

Just  as  soon  as  it  is  definitely  known  where  the 
show  is  to  be  held  the  literature  will  be  printed  and 
posters  and  advertising  gotten  out.  The  Horse  show 
is  recognized  as  a  great  drawing  card  for  Pasadena 
and  should  it  be  held  elsewhere  there  will  be  keen 
regret  felt  by  many. 

Three  classes  are  to  be  added  this  year  for  the 
show  in  which  there  will  be  considerable  interest. 
There  is  a  class  for  California  bred  heavy  harness 
horses,  singles;  a  class  for  the  same,  pairs;  and  a 
class  for  California  bred  roadsters. 

The  prize  lists  are  now  in  the  hands  of  the  printer 
and  2500  copies  will  be  mailed  next  week  to  persons 
who  are  liable  to  be  interested.  The  list  shows  a 
material  increase  in  the  prizes  for  certain  classes. 
In  the  ladies'  pairs,  appointments,  the  prizes  this 
year  will  be  a  $65  and  $35  silver  cup  as  against  $50 
and  $25  cups  for  the  same  class  last  year.  The 
single  victoria  class  is  one  that  many  women  are 
interested  in  and  for  this  the  prizes  will  be  the  same 
as  last  year — $50  and  $25  cups.  In  the  ladies'  saddle 
class  the  prizes  will  be  $65  and  $35  cups  as  against 
$50   and  $25   last  year. 

It  is  expected  that  there  wiil  be  several  additional 
entries  this  year,  as  at  least  two  men  with  fine 
strings  of  horses  who  were  not  here  last  year  will 
probably  enter  this  year.  One  of  these  is  Richard 
Carman,  the  well  known  whip  of  Long  Island,  who 
is  noted  for  the  dexterity  with  which  he  handles  the 
ribbons  over  coach  horses,  and  for  his  fine  stables. 
Mr.  Carman  stopped  at  the  Green  earlier  in  the 
season  and  is  now  staying  at  Hotel  Alexandria  in 
Los  Angeles.  Mr.  Carman  brought  a  fine  string  of 
hoTses  with  him  this  winter  and  it  is  hoped  by  all 
who  have  the  interests  of  the  annual  show  at  heart 
that  he  will  decide  to  enter. 

Then  Lamon  V.  Harkness  of  New  York  and 
Pasadena,  whose  fine  entries  were  notable  features 
of  the  first  show  of  two  years  ago,  intends  to  enter 
this  year.  The  Harkness  horses  were  missed  from 
the  track  last  year  and  there  was  the  keenest  regret 
felt.  Benjamin  Blossom,  F.  E.  Wilcox,  John  S. 
Cravens,  E.  Groenendyke,  will  all  probably  enter 
horses  and  mmy  others  who  entered  last  year.  It 
is  hoped  that  Albert  C.  Burrage,  the  copper  king  of 
Redlands  and  Boston,  will  see  fit  to  bring  down  his 
horses  this  year  as  they  made  one  of  the  most 
notable  features  of  last  year's"  show. 

The  matter  of  judges  has  not  yet  been  determined. 
Francis  T.  Underbill,  the  well  known  Madson  Square 
Garden  judge  for  the  New  York  Horse  Show,  who 
judged  last  year's  show,  is  at  present  in  Paris  en  his 
wedding  trip,  and  it  is  uncertain  if  he  will  be  in 
this  country  at  the  time  of  the  show. 

There  v/ere  no  Pasadena  entries  in  the  Los 
Angeles  show  last  year  and  should  the  two  shows 
have  to  be  combined  it  will  mean  a  good  deal  to 
the  Los  Angeles  aLSOciation. 

Officers  and  directors  this  year  are:  Fred  E.  Wil- 
cox, president;  W.  J.  Hogan,  vice-president,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.;  John  S.  Cravens,  vice-president;  Thaddeus 
Lowes,  Pasadena,  vice-president;  Robert  Lee  Bettner, 
vice-president,  Riverside;  John  B.  Miller,  vice-presi- 
dent; Benjamin  Blossom,  vice-president,  Pasadena; 
Edwin  D.  Neff,  secretary  and  treasurer,  Pasadena; 
A.  Kingsley  Macomber,  Pasadena;  D.  M.  Linnard, 
Pasadena; .  L.  V.  Harkness,  Pasadena;  Frank  V. 
Rider,  Pasadena;  Col.  John  LaniDert,  Pasadena; 
Thomas  D.  Wood,  Santa  Barbara;  Graham  E.  Bab- 
cock,  San  Diego;  E.  D.  Roberts,  San  Bernardino; 
E.  C.  Sterling,  Redlands;  Fred  H.  Bixby,  Long 
Beach;  Milo  M.  Potter,  Los  Angeles. — Pasadena 
News. 


The  following  report  in  the.  New  York  Herald  of 
an  interview  with  R.  W.  Cable,  an  American  trainer 
who  for  the  past  four  years  has  been  in  charge  of 
an  important  stable  in  Russia,  may  open  the  eyes 
of  some  of  our  trotting  managers,  as  to  the  extent 
and  importance  of  the  sport  in  that  country.  Mr. 
Cable  says:  "I  have  seen  57,000  persons  present  at 
a  trotting  race  there.  It  is  the  belief  of  some  of  the 
Yankee  trainers  now  in  Russia  that  so  good  are  the 
Russian  bred  trotters,  the  produce  in  part  of  Ameri- 
can stallions,  that  the  best  in  that  country  could 
come  back  to  America  and  win.  Betting  is  done  main- 
ly through  the  pari-mutuel.  though  in  the  clubs  some 
of  the  highest  betting  imaginable  is  going  on  during 
the  races.  The  odds  are  established  by  a  sort  of 
auction  pool  system.  Very  few  races  at  less  than  a 
mile  are  run  in  Russia.  During  the  months  of  July 
and  August  the  racing  program  calls  for  the  distribu- 
tion of  more  than  1,500,000  rubles,  or  $765,000.  I 
have  seen  racing  there  begin  on  an  afternoon  at  2 
o'clock  and  continue  until  10  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
The  light  is  good  up  to  the  hour  mentioned.  The 
secretary  of  the  jockey  club  there,  Mr.  Stolphe, 
speaks  seven  languages,  and  on  the  day  the  Suburban 
was  run  was  able  to  tell  me  the  name  of  the  winner, 
having  received  the  news  by  a  special  cab! 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   January    26,    1907. 


California  Circuit  Assured! 


REPRESENTATIVES     FROM     MANY    PLACES    AT- 
TEND   CONVENTION     AT    PLEASANTON, 
JANUARY   19th. 

Permanent      Organization      Effected — Circuit      Dates 
Proposed — Delegates   Banqueted   by   Pleasan- 
ton Driving  Club. 

With  the  most  representative  attendance  of  dele- 
gates from  fair  associations,  track  managers  and 
harness  horse  owners  that  has  assembled  in  Cali- 
fornia for  years,  the  convention  called  to  take  pre- 
liminary steps  toward. the  organisation  of  a  California 
Circuit,  met  at  Odd  Fellows  Hall  in  Pleasanton  at 
1:30  o'clock  Saturday  afternoon,  January  19th.  When 
the  meeting  was  called  to  order  there  were  just  62 
persons  present,  all  there  for  the  purpose  of  lending 
their  aid  to  the  formation  of  a  circuit  of  harness 
racing  in  California  for  the  season  of  1907. 

The  California  State  Agricultural  Society  sent  as 
delegates  to  this  convention  Directors  F.  H.  Burke, 
E.  W.  Howard  and  William  Pierce,  all  of  whom  were 
present. 

From  Salinas  came  President  J.  B.  Iverson  of  the 
Monterey  Fair  Association,  and  Messrs.  Chas.  White- 
head, W.  Parsons  and  James  Anderson,  representing 
the  horse  owners  and  business  men  of  Salinas. 

The  Woodland  Fair  Association  sent  Director  A. 
C.  Stevens  as  its  delegate,  while  Mr.  M.  C.  Keefer 
was  there  to  represent  Mr.  Brown,  owner  of  the 
Woodland  track,  as  well  as  the  business  men  of  the 
town. 

The  San  Benito  Fair  Association  was  represented 
by  President  Robt.  I.  Orr  of  Hollister. 

Pleasanton  was  represented  by  President  C.  L. 
Creilin  of  the  Trotting  Association  that  gave  the 
last  meeting  at  that  place,  by  President  Lee  Wells 
and  Secretary  Colestock  of  the  Pleasanton  Driving 
Club  and  by  a  large  number  of  the  leading  citizens 
of  the  town,  including  City  Trustee  Nevins,  City 
Clerk  Jos.  Neal,  and  many  others. 

The  Kings  County  Fair  Association  sent  as  its  dele- 
gate Director  Jos.  Biddle. 

Dixon,  Solano  county,  where  there  is  an  excellent 
half  mile  track  and  many  enthusiastic  harness  horse 
breeders  who  desire  a  meeting  to  be  held  there  this 
year,  sent  Mr.  E.  D.  Dudley  as  its  representative. 

The  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation, whose  meeting  will  be  held  at  Santa  Rosa 
this  year,  was  represented  by  Director  Frank  H. 
Burke,  as  both  President  Heald  and  Secretary  Kelley 
were  unavoidably  absent- 
Mr.  Benj.  Cram,  formerly  of  Boston  but  now  a 
resident  of  San  Francisco,  and  one  of  the  most  ener- 
getic and  enthusiastic  advocates  of  a  California 
circuit,  was  present  on  invitation  and  proved  a  valu- 
able addition  to  the  convention. 

San  Jose  sent  the  great  trainer,  Budd  Doble,  and 
Mr.  T.  H.  Barstow  to  assist  in  organizing  a  circuit 
even  though  San  Jose  could  not  be  a  member  on  ac- 
count of  having  no  track. 

Letters  and  telegrams  asking  for  a  place  on  the 
circuit  and  stating  that  meetings  would  be  given 
this  year  were  received  from  the  following: 

Robert  Smith,  secretary  Los  Angeles  Harness  Horse 
Association. 

Robert  T.  Curtis,  secretary  San  Bernardino  and 
Riverside  Association. 

Thos.  Holmes,  director  San  Bernardino  Harness 
Horse  Association. 

Ernest  Aladi,  secretary  Santa  Maria  Race  Track 
Association. 

Thos.  Smith,  president  Vallejo  Association. 
H.  Stover,  Petaluma  Race  Track. 
W.  T.  Ingwerson,  secretary  San  Joaquin  Valley  Cir- 
cuit, comprising  Fresno,  Tulare,  Hanford  and  Bakers- 
field. 

With  this  representation  a  circuit  was  assured  even 
before  the  convention  was  called  to  order. 

Organization  was  first  effected  by  the  election  of 
Mr.  Frank  H.  Burke  as  chairman  and  Dr.  L.  A.  Cole- 
stock  as  secretary  of  the  convention. 

On  motion  the  associations  represented  in  person 
and  by  proxy  were  then  chosen  as  the  members  of 
the  California  circuit  with  Mr.  F.  H.  Burke  as  presi- 
dent and  D.  L.  Hackett  secretary. 

An  executive  committee  of  three,  consisting  of 
President  Burke,  F.  W.  Kelley  and  Benj.  Cram,  were 
then  elected  to  arrange  dates  for  the  circuit,  secure 
the  endorsement  of  the  different  members  and  at- 
tend to  all  matters  necessary  to  make  the  California 
Circuit  a  success.    The  convention  then  adjourned. 

The  executive  committee  met  at  the  office  of  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman  on  Wednesday  afternoon, 
January  23d.  and  selected  the  following"  dates  for  a 
continuous  circuit,  which  has  been  submitted  to  the 
different  associations  for  their  approval: 

San  Bernardino week  ending  June  29 

Los  Angeles week  ending  July  6 

Santa  Maria week  ending  July  13 

Salinas week  ending  Julv  20 

Hollister week  ending  July  27 

Pleasanton week  ending  August  3 

Santa  Rosa  (P.  C.  T.  H.  B.  A.)  .week  ending  August  10 

Petaluma week  ending  August  17 

Vallejo week  ending  August  24 

Dixon week  ending  August  31 

Wood  and week  ending  September  7 

Sacramento  (State  Fair) .  .week  ending  September  14 

San  Joaquin  Valley  Circuit,  four  meetings 

week  ending  October  12 

San  Bernardino week  ending  October  19 

Los    \ngeles week  ending  October  26 


This  will  give  at  least  14  and  perhaps  18  weeks  of 
continuous  racing. 

The  executive  committee  will  impress  upon  the 
directors  and  managers  of  the  above  named  associa- 
tions and  tracks  the  necessity  of  announcing  pro- 
grams early,  and  it  is  thought  that  by  March  1st 
nearly  all  will  have  their  programs  ready  for  the 
perusal  of  horse  owners  and  trainers. 

Many  of  the  associations  wrill  announce  two  early 
closing  stakes,  one  for  trotters  and  one  for  pacers,  to 
close  during  March,  and  the  regular  purses  will  be 
announced  at  the  same  time,  but  close  later. 

There  has  not  been  for  years  as  bright  a  prospect 
for  a  season  of  high  class  harness  racing  in  Cali- 
fornia as  exists  now,  and  the  convention  which  met 
at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday  has  accomplished  an 
excellent  work,  one  which  will  meet  the  approbation 
of  every  lover  of  the  harness  horse  in  California. 


DEVELOPED   DAMS. 


The  Banquet. 
After  the  adjournment  of  the  convention,  President 
Lee  Wells,  on  behalf  of  the  Pleasanton  Driving  Club, 
invited  all  those  present  to  the  banquet  room  of  Odd 
Fellows  Hall  to  partake  of  refreshments,  an  invita- 
tion which  was  accepted  unanimously  and  with 
avidity.  On  entering  the  dining  hall  a  most  beau- 
tiful sight  greeted  the  eye.  The  walls  were  hung 
with  beautiful  pictures  of  all  the  trotting  and  pacing 
champions  that  had  made  California  famous.  Fes- 
toons of  flags  and  draperies  of  many-colored  ribbons 
were  hung  from  the  ceiling,  and  on  the  wralls  were 
arranged  long  links  of  horse  boots,  bits  and  bridles, 
making  a  most  beautiful  effect.  The  tables  were 
arranged  in  the  shape  of  a  horseshoe  and  were  be- 
decked with  flowers  and  ferns  fresh  from  the  gardens 
of  Pleasanton's  beautiful  homes. 

The  feast  spread  before  the  guests  was  a  most 
lavish  one.  It  was  more  like  a  Thanksgiving  or 
Christmas  dinner  than  a  "banquet"  as  the  term  is 
used.  Hot  roast  chicken  and  turkeys,  hot  green 
peas,  string  beans  and  other  green  vegetables,  hot 
coffee  and  hot  home-made  mince  pie.  Of  course  the 
feast  started  off  with  the  customary  oysters  on  the 
half  shell,  followed  by  soups,  salads,  etc.,  and  ended 
with  "cafe  noir."  There  was  wine  in  moderation, 
made  at  the  vineyards  in  the  vicinity  of  Pleasanton 
and  rated  as  fine  as  comes  from  the  famous  cellars 
of  France.  This  elegant  banquet  was  prepared  under 
the  immediate  supervision  of  Mr.  N.  Hansen  of  the 
Hotel  Pleasanton,  who  was  voted  a  prince  in  his 
line. 

During  the  banquet  many  toasts  were  drank  and 
responded  to  and  that  there  are  orators  among  the 
horsemen  none  can  gainsay  who  attended  this  con- 
vention. Every  speaker  was  enthusiastic  over  the 
outlook  for  a  circuit  and  even  the  trainers  and  own- 
ers present  who  have  horses  that  are  being  pointed 
for  the  Grand  Circuit  over  East,  said  they  would 
stay  at  home  if  there  were  classes  here  for  their 
horses.  The  best  of  fellowship  obtained  during  the 
hour  spent  at  the  table  and  many  good  speeches 
were  made  and  stories  told. 

Before  adjournment  a  vote  of  thanks  was  given 
the  Pleasanton  Driving  Club  and  the  citizens  of  the 
town  for  their  great  hospitality  and  cordial  treat- 
ment of  the  visitors.  Saturday,  January  19th,  was  a 
red-letter  day  for  California  horsemen  and  will  be 
long  remembered  as  the  day  when  the  California  Cir- 
cuit of  1907  was  given  a  splendid  start  on  the  road 
to  success. 


Dr  Neal  of  the  Western  Horseman,  who  has  evi- 
dently become  tired  of  the  shallow  twaddle  concern- 
ing dam  development,  recently  hurled  the  following 
bomb  into  the  camp  of  the  development  theory  prat- 

•■a'  'developed  dam'  theorist  'points  with  pride'  to 
the  astonishing  (!)  fact  that  he  has  been  able  to 
find  that  'no  fewer  than  fifty'  of  the  trotters  and 
pacers  which  were  'prominent  performers'  during 
the  season  of  1906  are  out  of  'fast  record  mares, 
and  adds  inferentially  that  this  wonderful  showing 
should  everlastingly  decide  the  problem  as  to  how 
to  breed  harness  speed!  !  'Mediocrity  has  been  ex- 
cluded' and  'the  speed-gauge  has  been  set  very  high,^ 
adds  this  profound  writer.  Ehrn!  Yes,  'mediocrity 
has  been  excluded,  and  the  'speed-gauge'  set  high- 
just  about  as  high  as  the  theory  itself  is!  Trotters 
with  records  of  2:14  to  2:17  and  pacers  with  records 
of  2 '12  to  2 '14%  are  marvelously  'prominent  per- 
formers' nowadays,  and,  'without  a  struggle'  should 
'win  out'  on  any  controverted  point  bearing  on  the 
deep  subjeot  of  extreme  speed  breeding! 

"What  a  heartless  and  'extinguishing'  blow  this 
argument  is  to  the  'never-heard-the-ringing  theory 
entrenched  in  fortresses  of  prejudice,  perversity  and 
antiquity!'  Just  think  of  the  'ponderosity'  of  the 
showing  made  by  the  writer  quoted!  Of  the  some- 
thing like  two  thousand  trotters  and  pacers  which 
were  'prominent  performers'  of  1906,  some  of  them 
with  records  as  low  as  2:30  (!),  the  stupendous  num- 
ber of  fifty  of  them  were  out  of  'fast  record  mares, 
yet  there  are  breeders  who  are  so  entrenched  in  the 
•fortresses  of  prejudice,  perversity  and  antiquity' 
that  thev  will  yet  use  for  speed  breeding  purposes 
such  no-account  no  standard  record  mares  as  Lou 
Milton  dam  of  Lou  Dillon  l:5Sy2;  Expectation,  dam 
of  Major  Delmar  1:59%;  Lady  Rivers,  dam  of  Sweet 
Marie  2:02;  Mabel,  dam  of  Cresceus  2:02%;  Zilica, 
dam  of  Dan  Patch  1:55;  Flaxey,  dam  of  Audubon 
Boy  1:59%;  Sweepstakes,  dam  of  Star  Pointer 
l-59%-  Till,  dam  of  Prince  Alert  2:00  (bar  1:57%); 
Dame  Wood,  dam  of  John  R.  Gentry  2:00%;  Topsey, 
dam  of  Dariel  2:00%;  Luxora.  dam  of  The  Broncho 
2:00%;  Belle  W.,  dam  of  Bolivar  2:00%;  Ethelwyn, 
dam  of  Ecstatic  2:01%,  and  Molly  Hicks,  dam  of 
Gratt  2:02%,  the  fourteen  fastest  harness  horses  in 
the  whole  world! 

"O,  ye  god  of  'prejudice,  perversity  and  antiquity, 
canst  thou  not  allow  reason  (and  personal  experi- 
ence! !)  to  rule  in  plebeian  men's  pates  to  an  ex- 
tent sufficient  to  keep  them  from  fooling  away  their 
precious  time  breeding  two-minute  trotters  and 
pacers  from  no-account,  no-record  mares  when 
science  says,  and  as  master  mind  shows  through  a 
•scorching'"  tabulation,  with  'mediocrity'  eliminated, 
that  'fast  record  mares'  will  produce  'em  what  can 
go  in  2:14  to  2:17!  !  'Prejudice,  perversity  and  an- 
tiquity,' shame  on  you!  You  give  the  impertinent 
small"  breeder  (who  cannot  buy  a  record  mare) 
hopes  of  success;  you  increase  breeding  operations 
some  thousand  fold;  you  give  stallion  owners  a 
show  at  getting  back  money  spent  in  legitimate  (and 
fake)  advertising;  you  have  given  the  world  all  of 
her  champion  trotters  and  pacers  to  date,  but  you 
are  so  lowly  and  plebeian,  don  cher  know!" — Western 
Horseman. 


Advices  from  Kentucky  indicate  considerable  in- 
quiry there  for  good  campaigning  material  and  the 
same  is  true  of  other  localities  that  are  famous 
for  producing  light  harness  campaigners.  So  long 
as  this  condition  prevails  there  will  be  no  falling 
off  in  prices  for  good  ones. 


That  eminent  veterinary  authority,  Dr.  A.  S.  Alex- 
ander of  Wisconsin,  says  it  is  as  necessary  that  the 
broodmares  of  a  country  or  State  should  be  sound 
as  that  the  soundness  of  the  breeding  stallions  should 
be  made  imperative.  Indeed,  we  never  can  expect 
to  have  sound  breeding  stock  while  either  side  of 
the  breeding  equation  is  unsound.  It  takes  like 
to  produce  like,  as  a  general  proposition,  and  when 
the  mares  are  unsound  the  sound  stallion  will  be  un- 
able to  offset  the  unsoundness.  Some  progress  has 
been  made  in  retiring  unsound  stallions  in  Wiscon- 
sin, and  there  can  be  little  question  that  in  time 
unsound  stallions  will  be  completely  shut  out,  but 
thus  far  little  has  been  accomplished  in  retiring 
the  unsound  mares.  The  presence  of  any  disease 
mentioned  as  unfitting  stallions  for  service  should 
as  certainly  retire  the  mare. 


According  to  the  "winter  dope"  the  champion  new 
trotter  of  1907  is  to  be  the  highly  tried  stallion  Vice 
Commodore,  an  elegantly  bred  horse  and  from  all  in- 
dications a  very  fast  one.  He  is  by  the  noted  Bingen, 
out  of  Narion,  whose  sire  was  Arion  2:07%,  cham- 
pion three-year-old  trotting  stallion,  and  his  second 
dam  is  Nancy  Hanks  2:04,  the  invincible.  So  that  as 
far  as  breeding  goes.  Vice  Commodore  has  a  perfect 
right  to  be  a  champion  trotter.  He  is  owned  by  A.  J. 
Welch  of  Hartford,  and  known  to  every  Grand  Circuit 
follower,  and  was  in  the  stud  last  year,  being  given 
limited  training,  in  which  he  showed  halves  at  a 
2:05  clip.  He  is  now  matured,  and  as  be  showed 
much  speed  in  his  two  and  three-year-old  form,  and 
also  through  the  fact  that  he  will  be  named  in  all 
the  big  stakes,  he  will  be  the  horse  closely  watched 
next  season. 


A  genuine  horseman  who  has  an  inborn  love  for 
a  good  trotter  or  fast  pacer  can  never  be  content  to 
give  up  the  horse  and  ride  exclusively  in  an  automo- 
bile. A  good  road  horse  is  a  remarkable  health  as 
well  as  pleasure  promoter.  The  automobile  doesn't 
bear  that  reputation,  yet  it  is  useful  in  its  place. 
Its  place  evidently  is  not  to  displace  the  gentle- 
man's road  horse. 


Note  carefully  the  wear  of  the  old  shoe.  It  is  the 
unimpeachable  evidence  of  the  manner  in  which  the 
hoof  has  been  set  to  the  ground  since  the  shoe  was 
nailed  to  it.  and  give  valuable  "pointers"  in  level- 
ing the  hoof.  Wear  is  the  effect  of  friction  between 
the  shoe  and  the  ground  at  the  moment  of  contact. 
Since  the  properly  leveled  hoof  is  set  flat  to  the 
ground,  the  "grounding  wear"  of  a  shoe  should  be 
uniform  at  every  point,  though  the  toe  will  always 
show  wear,  due  to  scouring  at  the  moment  of  ''break- 
ing over."  Everything  which  tends  to  lengthen  the 
stride  tends  also  to  make  the  "grounding  wear"  more 
pronounced  in  the  heels  of  the  shoe,  while  all  causes 
which  shorten  the  stride,  as  stiffening  of  the  limbs 
through  age.  overwork  or  disease,  bring  the  "ground- 
ing wear"  nearer  the  toe.  An  exception  should  be 
noted,  however,  in  founder,  in  which  the  "grounding 
wear"  is  most  pronounced  at  the  heels. — John  W. 
Adams. 


It  requires  ability  to  properly  shoe  and  balance  a 
horse  as  well  as  to  develop  speed  in  order  that  a 
man  may  become  very  successful  as  a  trainer.  Some 
who  saw  The  Abbot  2:03%  trot  when  he  held  the 
world's  champion  record  believed  him  to  be  a  natural 
trotter  E.  F.  Geers  says  that  The  Abbot  as  a  three- 
year-old  "was  rough  gaited  and  inclined  to  mix  and 
amble  in  his  gaits.  I  experimented  with  him  for 
some  time  before  he  convinced  me  that  he  possessed 
material  sufficiently  g6od  to  be  eligible  to  start  in 
the  Grand  Circuit.  I  finally  shod  him  with  eleven 
ounces  in  front  and  added  three  ounce  toe  weights 
with  a  square-toed  shoe  on  the  left  front  and  right 
hind  foot,  also  made  the  left  hind  shoe  full  at  the  toe 
and  a  trifle  longer  than  the  shoe  on  the  other  hind 
foot,  and  shod  in  this  way  he  would  trot  squarely 
after  the  preliminary  amble."  In  the  hands  of  a 
trainer  less  expert  in  balancing  and  gaiting  a  horse 
The  Abbot  would  probably  never  have  gained  dis- 
tinction unless  as  a  hoppled  pacer. 


Saturday,  January  26,  190V.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


WITH    OR    WITHOUT    HOBBLES. 


CHEMISTRY    OF    BREEDING    TROTTERS. 


DATE  OF  FOALING  IS  IMPORTANT. 


Flora  Directum,  a  Minnesota  product,  owned  by 
C.  J.  Lord  of  Cando,  N.  D.,  looks  to  be  a  possible 
champion  the  coming  season.  Sired  by  the  Inter- 
national Stock  Food  Farm  champion  trotting  stallion 
Directum  2:05%,  and  out  of  a  mare  owned  by  Hu- 
bert P.  Mars,  at  Shakopee,  Minn.,  this  Ally  that 
paced  to  a  record  of  2:11%  at  Springfield  last  fall  as 
a  three-year-old  without  apparent  exertion,  is  "Oil  in 
the  can"  to  the  observer,  and  her  smooth.fraction- 
less  gait  contains  possibilities  which  makes  any- 
thing in  the  way  of  record  breaking  seem  possible  for 
her.  But  it  was  not  always  thus.  Henry  Ten  Eyck 
White  in  the  Chicago  Tribune  tells  of  the  tribula- 
tions of  her  trainer,  Charley  Dean,   as  follows: 

It  has  been  accepted  as  gospel,  so  far  as  pacing 
horses  are  concerned,  that  "once  a  hobbler  always 
a  hobbler,"  and  yet  an  exception  to  the  rule  has  been 
discovered  under  unusual  circumstances.  Curiously 
enough  the  nag  whose  case  has  fractured  all  the 
rules  is  one  of  the  top-notch  young  pacers  of  the 
season. 

The  pacer  whose  case  has  set  the  jocks  to  thinking 
is  Flora  Directum,  now  three  years  old.  Flora  was 
bred  up  in  the  chilly  end  of  Minnesota,  and  when 
only  a  yearling  was  sent  to  Charles  Dean  to  see  what 
could  be  done  in  the  way  of  making  speed  with  her, 
as  she  was  well  enough  bred  to  spend  money  on,  be- 
ing by  a  one-time  champion  trotting  stallion  out  of 
a  mare  of  pedigree.  The  idea  was  that  Flora  ought 
to  make  a  trotter,  but  she  soon  showed  there  was 
no  trot  in  her  make-up.  She  had,  in  fact,  not  much 
of  any  gait  except  a  fine  walk,  but  there  were  mo- 
ments when  she  shifted  into  something  remotely  re- 
sembling a  pace  with  a  dash  of  single-foot  thrown 
in,  and  a  hop  now  and  then. 

After  exhausting  all  the  known  artifices  for  making 
a  horse  go  fast,  Dean  came  to  the  conclusion  that, 
perhaps  a  pair  of  hobbles  would  help  Flora.  So  he 
put  them  on  the  spring  she  was  a  two-year-old,  1905, 
and  by  taking  up  the  straps  real  tight  Flora  struck 
a  pace.  She  was  trained  with  the  speed  garters  all 
summer  and  fall  to  such  good  purpose  that  just  be- 
fore frost  time  she  paced  a  mile  in  2:23%.  This  was 
a  heap  better  than  nothing,  and  last  spring  Dean  re- 
newed operations  with  the  idea  that  maybe  he  could 
kave  a  2:20  pacer  this  fall.  He  got  the  goods 
by  the  middle  of  the  summer,  but  in  the  meantime 
things  had  happened.  He  was  notified  that  the  filly 
positively  must  be  raced  at  the  big  Hamline  (Minn.) 
fair,  and  that  hobbles  were  barred  there. 

Dean  smiled  sadly  when  he  read  that  letter,  be- 
cause without  the  restraining  ribbons  for  her  legs 
Flora  was  real  helpless.  But  he  began  working  her 
at  the  new  stylo  of  hitch  and  found  that  at  a  slow 
pace  she  was  all  right.  Also  that  when  a  fast  work- 
out was  wanted  the  hobbles  must  be  hung  on  with  all 
the  old-time  care.  However,  he  kept  at  the  good 
work,  and  every  week  Flora  would  go  a  little  faster 
without  the  limb  steerers.  Finally,  just  before  it 
was  time  to  ship  to  Hamline,  where  she  was  engaged 
in  a  three-year-old  pacing  stake,  she  stepped  a  mile 
in  2:19%.  This  did  not  look  like  a  winning  gait 
to  Dean,  who  knows  how  the  "bush"  horses  tear  off 
their  miles,  but  he  took  Flora  along. 

Perhaps  the  ride  on  the  cars  helped  her,  but  at  any 
rate  when  the  filly  was, turned  around  in  her  Hamline 
race  she  struck  out  at  a  clip  that  had  the  other 
starters  dizzy  in  no  time.  After  pacing  to  the  half- 
mile  pole  in  1:05,  leaving  the  others  far  in  the  rear, 
she  was  pulled  up,  and  simply  strolled  home  in 
2: 15%. 

Then  Flora  was  headed  for  the  Illinois  State  Fair 
at  Springfield.  When  the  starter  said  "go"  Dean 
looked  for  another  2:15  mile,  but  that  would  not 
satisfy  Flora.  She  did  the  trick  in  2:11%  and  never 
breathed  hard. 

Then  Dean  remembered  that  the  filly  was  engaged 
in  the  pacing  Futurity  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  on  look- 
ing at  his  book  the  night  of  the  Springfield  race, 
which  was  on  Monday,  he  found  that  the  Lexington 
event  was  billed  for  the  following  Thursday.  So  he 
put  Flora  on  the  cars  and  started  south.  She  reached 
Lexington  Wednesday  night,  and  the  next  day  came 
out  fresh  as  a  lark  and  made  Brenda  Yorke,  holder 
of  the  world's  record  for  three-year-old  pacers,  go 
within  a  puarter  of  a  second  of  that  mark  over  a 
track  that  certainly  was  not  fast.  In  other  words, 
Flora  was  right  at  the  other  filly's  neck  in  2:09. 

Right  now  Flora  Directum  looks  like  about  the 
best  thing  in  sight  among  the  young  pacers.  Why 
she  suddenly  concluded  that  the  hobbles  were  not 
necessary  in  her  case  cannot  be  told  but,  that  is 
exactly  what  happened,  and  it  is  the  one  and  only 
case  on  record  among  colt  pacers,  or,  for  that  mat- 
ter, horses  of  any  age  that  really  needed  the  hobbles 
because  they  could  not  pace  without  them.  Plenty 
of  hobble  wearing  pacers  are  thus  rigged  because 
without  the  straps  they  will  pull  their  drivers  cock- 
eyed, but  where  a  horse  gets  them  put  on  because  it 
simply  can't  pace  without  them  there  is  not  supposed 
to  be  any  cure  for  the  ailment.  But  Flora  Directum 
furnished  one  exception,  and  perhaps  some  day  there 
will  be  another. 


REDLAC   2:07K2   AT    LOS   ANGELES. 


Mr.  C.  J.  Grubb  writes  us  that  his  stallion  Redlac 
2:07%  by  Allerton  2:09%,  dam  by  Muscovite,  son  of 
Nutwood,  is  now  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles, 
and  will  make  the  season  of  1907  there.  Redlac  is 
by  record  the  fastest  trotting  stallion  now  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  as  he  is  a  son  of  the  great  Allerton  he 
should  be  a  very  popular  sire  with  our  breeders.  An 
advertisement  with  full  description  and  terms  will 
appear  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  next  week. 


Dr.  McCoy  in  the  Horse  Review  gives  some  in- 
teresting matter  relative  to  this  subject.  He  says: 
The  horse's  food  must  contain  in  a  soluble  form 
every  single  element  that  is  needed  for  growth,  repair 
of  used-up  tissue  and  the  production  of  heat  and 
energy. 

The  food  of  the  horse  is  grass  and  grain.  Grass 
and  grain  grow  about  everywhere  the  horse  is  bred; 
or  you  can  purchase  them  in  the  dry  state  and  have 
them  given  to  your  horse.  So,  you  can  say,  feeding 
the  horse  is  a  simple  matter.  Not  so,  however.  The 
grass  you  feed,  the  grain  you  sow  or  buy,  will  con- 
tain only  those  elements  that  composed  the  ground 
on  which  they  grew. 

It  is  true  that  grass  and  grains  alike  take  some 
properties  from  the  air,  but  these  are  the  gases,  car- 
bonic acid  and  nitrogen.  The  horse  himself  takes 
the  oxygen  he  uses  from  the  air.  All  the  other  ele- 
ments that  the  horse  requires  he  must  get  out  of 
the  ground,  and  ground  differs  as  much  as  do  the 
climates  of  different  sections.  In  one  locality  the 
land  will  be  rich  in  lime  and  poor  in  potash,  in 
another  it  will  be  rich  in  every  necessary  element 
excepting  phosphorus,  and  so  on  through  a  long 
scale  of  variations. 

Chloride  of  sodium,  a  substance  containing  two 
essential  elements  of  the  horse's  body,  sodium  and 
chlorine,  is  but  little  contained  in  any  food  stuff, 
so  to  have  it  in  the  horse's  body  it  must  be  given 
to  him  separately. 

Common  salt  plays  three  great  functions  in  the 
horse's  body. 

First. — It  furnishes  him  gastric  juice  with  its 
needed  acid. 

Second. — It '  furnishes  him  soda  for  his  bile  and 
blood. 

Third. — It  assists  in  the  passage  of  the  digested 
foods  into  the  lymph  vessels  and  into  the  blood  ves- 
sels. It  assists  in  the  passage  of  the  food  elements 
from  the  blood  vessels  into  the  tissues. 

Many  of  my  readers  no  doubt  have  noticed  that  on 
a  given  farm  the  horses  would  thrive  on  one  field, 
while  on  another  they  would  not  do  nearly  so  well. 
In  such  cases  the  pasture  of  the  field  that  did  not 
give  good  results  would  appear  just  as  abundant 
as  that  in  the  field  on  which  the  horses  did  so  well. 
The  cause  of  this  variation  on  the  same  farm  is 
due  to  the  fact  that  one  field  lacked  some  necessary 
^element  which  the  other  field  possessed.  As  the  soil 
is,  so  are  the  plants  grown  on  it.  A  complete  soil 
furnishes  complete  provender,  an  incomplete  soil 
furnishes   incomplete    provender. 

I  wish  also  to  say  something  as  to  the  acidity  of 
grass  as  applied  to  hay  making.  At  night  grass  is 
full  of  acid,  on  cloudy  days  it  is  acid,  in  the  morn- 
ing and  evening  it  is  neutral  in  reaction.  At  mid- 
day, with  the  sun  pouring  down  its  life-giving  rays, 
all  grass  is  strongly  alkaline.  This  is  the  time  to 
cut  hay — from  10  A.  M.  to  3  P.  M.  Cut  your  hay  on 
sunshiny  days  and  toward  mid-day;  then  cure  it  in 
the  cock  to  avoid  acid  fermentation  in  the  barn 
and  you  will  have  an  article  worth,  as  a  feed,  double 
the  ordinary  hay  of  commerce. 


DYING    IN    HARNESS. 


Only  a  fallen  horse,  stretched  out  there  on  the  road, — 
Stretched  in  the  broken  shafts,  and  crushed  by  the 

heavy  load. 
Only  a  fallen  horse,  and  a  circle  of  wondering  eyes 
Watching  the  cruel  teamster  goading  the  beast  to 

rise. 

Hold,  for  his  toil  is  over, — no  more  labor  for  him, 
See  the  poor  neck  outstretched  and  the  patient  eyes 

grow  dim. 
See,  on  the  friendly  stones  how  peacefully  rests  his 

head, 
Thinking,  if  dumb  beasts  think,  how  good  it  is  to  be 

dead. 

After  the  burdened  journey,  how  restful  it  is  to  lie 
With  the  broken  shafts  and  the  cruel  load, — waiting 

only  to  die. 
Watchers,  he  died  in  harness,  died  in  the  shafts  and 

straps, 
Fell,  and  the  great  load  killed  him;  one  of  the  day's 

mishaps. 

One  of  the  passing  wonders  marking  the  city  road, — 
A  toiler  dying  in  harness,  heedless  of  call  or  goad. 
— John  Boyle  O'Reilley. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


F.  G.  Varner,  St.  Helena — The  trotter  Arab  and 
the  three-year-old  pacing  filly  Gold  Leaf  competed 
in  a  special  purse  for  ?1000  at  Napa,  California,  Oc- 
tober 6th,  1888.  Gold  Leaf  won  the  first  heat  in 
2:15%,  and  Arab  the  next  three  in  2:1S,  2:20%  and 
2:20. 


R.  T.  G.,  City — Sonoma  Girl,  the  mare  that  trotted 
a  mile  in  2:07  at  Los  Angeles  on  Christmas  Day,  is 
by  Lynwood  W.  2:20  by  Guy  Wilkes.  The  dam  of 
Sonoma  Girl  is  Maud  Fowler  2:21%,  dam  of  Dumont 
S.  2:20,  Sonoma  Queen  2:25,  and  Sonoma  Maid 
2:29%,  by  Anteeo  2:16%;  second  dam  Eveline,  dam 
of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood  600. 


The  San  Jose  Rancho  Driving  Club  of  Lordsburg. 
New  Mexico,  has  elected  the  following  officers: 
President,  James  Dorr;  vice-president,  John  Saxton; 
secretary,  J.  Soto;  treasurer,  P.  J.  Yorba;  board  of 
directors,  J.  D.  Palomares,  Clark  Davis,  Oscar 
Koiser. 


"As  the  age  of  a  colt  counts  from  the  first  day 
of  the  year  in  which  it  is  foaled,"  the  earlier  the 
youngster  makes  his  appearance  the  older  it  will  be 
at  the  beginning  of  its  second  year,  and  a  few  months' 
advantage  may  make  a  great  deal  of  difference  in 
the  size  and  speed  of  the  two-year-old  trotter  or 
pacer  as  the  case  may  be,"  said  Colonel  Henry  Ex- 
all,  the  well  known  trotting  horse  breeder  and  pro- 
prietor of  Lomo  Alto  Farm,  Dallas,  Texas.  "The 
early  colts  have  quite  an  advantage  in  getting  a 
good  start  before  the  hot  weather  and  flies  come  to 
worry  and  set  them  back.  I  believe  that  it  is  fair 
to  say  that  two  April  colts  are  worth  as  much  as 
three  that  come  in  July  or  later. 

"To  produce  good,  strong  colts,  mares  should  have 
plenty  of  nourishing  food  and  a  warm  place  for  pro- 
tection against  storms,  but  should  be  kept  where  they 
can  get  fresh  air  and  exercise.  They  should  not 
be  allowed  to  get  excessively  fat,  but  should  be  in 
real  good,  smooth  condition.  If  the  mare  is  to  have 
her  colt  during  the  early  spring  months,  a  large 
box  stall  free  from  any  troughs,  boxes,  etc.,  should 
be  provided  and  the  mare  kept  in  it  in  bad  weather. 
The  mares  should  be  made  accustomed  to  their  stall 
by  being  kept  in  it  part  of  the  time,  and  as  the  time 
approaches  for  her  foal,  if  the  weather  is  cold  or 
damp  and  threatening,  she  should  be  kept  in  this 
stall  and  watched  by  an  attendant  who  is  intelli- 
gent enough  to  assist  her  if  everything  does  not 
go  just  right  at  the  critical  time,  but  if  it  becomes 
necessary  to  keep  the  mare  up  for  any  length  of 
time,  she  should  be  hitched  and  driven  two  or  three 
miles  or  be  led  by  the  side  of  a  gentle  pony  every 
day,  as  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  she  should 
have  plenty  of  epercise.  For  a  month  or  two  before 
the  mare  is  due  to  foal  if  there  is  no  green  grass  for 
her-  to  run  upon  she  should  he  fed  largely  upon 
wheat  bran  as  a  grain  ration  so  that  her  bowels  will 
be  kept  in  good  condition. 

"After  the  foal  appears  the  attendant  should  put 
a  small  amount  of  iodoform  or  some  other  disinfect- 
ant on  its  navel,  as  many  colts  die  from  joint  evil  or 
lock-jaw  occasioned  by  parasites  supposed  to  enter 
the  colt's  navel  shortly  after  birth.  It  is  also  neces- 
sary during  the  first  days  of  a  colt's  life  to  give  it 
an  enema  of  warm  water  with  a  little  glycerine  in 
it;  do  this  whether  you  think  it  necessary  or  not. 
The  majority  of  colts  that  are  lost  die  during  the 
first  week  from  inflammation  of  the  bowels  caused 
by  constipation.  As  the  colt  will  not  be  able  to  take 
a  full  ration  of  milk  at  first,  the  mare's  feed  should 
be  very  light  for  the  first  week  or  ten  days  of  the 
colt's  life.  She  should  not  be  allowed  to  drink  all 
the  water  she  wants  at  first,  but  be  watered  fre- 
quently so  that  she  gets  all  the  water  she  needs  with- 
out gorging  herself  at  any  one  time.  A  very  slight 
change  in  the  mare's  treatment  sometimes  causes  a 
very  serious  condition  of  the  colt's  bowels.  The 
kind  attendant  in  charge  (and  no  rough  one  should 
be  allowed)  should  handle  the  young  foal  all  over 
and  get  its  confidence  and  practically  remove  its 
fear  of  man  during  the  first  four  or  five  days  of 
its  life.  These  lessons  properly  given  will  never 
be  forgotten  and  will  greatly  simplify  the  education 
of  the   prospective  horse. 

"After  the  colt  is  ten  days  or  two  weeks  old.  if  in 
healthy  condition,  the  food  of  the  mare  should  be 
gradually  increased  so  that  she  will  be  in  full  milk 
about  the  time  the  colt  is  able  to  take  all  that  she 
will  give. 

"The  youngster  will  at  that  time  probably  weigh 
from  110  to  140  pounds  and  will  increase  in  weight 
at  a  wonderful  rate  for  a  month  or  six  weeks,  by 
which  time  it  will  probably  weigh  twice  as  much  as 
it  did  when  it  was  foaled,  but  by  getting  no  more 
milk  than  it  did  at  first.  Provision  should  be  made 
for  extra  food  if  you  desire  the  best  growth  and  de- 
velopment of  the  youngster.  The  plan  we  adopt  with 
good  results  is  to  make  a  pen  some  twenty  or  twenty- 
five  feet  square  somewhere  in  the  pasture,  putting 
rails  2x6  so  low  that  the  mares  can  not  get  it,  but 
the  colts  can;  put  in  the  center  a  low  trough,  in 
which  keep  bran  and  crushed  oats  so  the  little  fel- 
lows can  get  a  lunch  at  any  time  they  desire.  They 
will  soon  learn  to  eat  a  pound  or  two  of  grain  each 
day,  and  the  growth  they  will  make  on  this  ration 
and  the  mothers'  milk  will  astonish  any  one  who 
has  never  tried  to  grow  then  in  this  way. 

"Another  great  advantage  in  this  method  is  that 
by  weaning  time,  say  six  months  of  age,  the  colts 
have  become  practically  independent  of  their 
mothers,  as  they  are  already  prepared  to  eat  and 
digest  a  full  ration  of  grain.  This  feeding  place  for 
the  little  fellows  should  be  covered  to  protect  them 
from  the  sun.  In  fact.  I  believe  unless  there  is  an 
abundance  of  shade  in  the  pasture  in  this  hot  cli- 
mate, the  mares  and  young  colts  should  be  shaded 
froni  9  o'clock  in  the  morning  till  5  o'clock  in  the 
evening  and  allowed  to  run  in  the  pasture  during  the 
night  instead  of  the  day.  as  the  extreme  heat  of  the 
sun  seems  to  sap  their  vitality  and  prevent  their 
growth. 

"Broodmares  should  be  fed  whenever  they  need 
it.  It  may  be  just  as  necessary  in  June  or  July  as 
in  December  or  January.  Watch  them  and  do  not 
see  how  little  they  can  live  upon,  but  rather  how 
much  they  can  digest  and  assimilate  without  becom- 
ing excessively  fat.  There  should  be  at  all  times 
in  all  pastures  where  the  mares  and  colts  are  kept 
either  a  long  trough  or  a  number  of  boxes  containing 
a  mixture  of  charcoal,  salt  and  ashes  that  they  ran 
lick  at  will." 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   January    26,    1907. 


INDIGESTION  AND   IMPACTION. 


When  a  horse  suffers  from  acute  indigestion  the 
trouble  may  exist  either  in  his  stomach  or  intes- 
tines, and  it  requires  considerable  experience  to 
decide  which  organs  are  involved  and  how  badly 
the  animal  is  affected.  Where  it  becomes  distended 
with  gas,  and  as  the  horse  cannot  vomit,  there  is 
great  danger  of  rupture  of  the  stomach,  which  is 
a  small  organ  with  a  capacity  of  but  three  and  a 
half  gallons,  or  thereabouts.  As  gas  is  present  it  is 
evident  that  no  medicine  should  be  given  that  will 
add  to  the  distress,  yet  the  owner  often  aggravates 
the  condition  fearfully  and.  indeed,  frequently  causes 
actual  rupture  of  the  stomach  by  administering  cop- 
ious drenches  containing  baking  soda,  milk  and 
vinegar.  As  the  contents  of  the  stomach  are  ex- 
tremely acid,  the  moment  the  soda  solution  enters 
the  organ  effervescence  takes  place  and  gas  is  gen- 
erated in  great  quantities.  The  soda  given  in  this 
way  acts  about  like  seidlitz  powders  would  were  one 
to  dissolve  the  two  powders  in  separate  tumblers 
of  water  and  drink  one  solution  after  the  other. 
The  mixing  of  tho  two  in  the  stomach  would  instant- 
ly cause  tremendous  evolution  of  gas.  Such  evolu- 
tion taking  place  in  the  stomach  of  the  horse  may 
cause  rupture  of  that  organ,  and  many  a  valuable 
horse  has  been  killed  in  this  way. 

When  a  horse  suffers  with  bloating  of  the  stom- 
ach from  acute  indigestion  he  stands  up,  shows 
slight  pains,  sweats  here  and  there  over  the  body, 
has  a  small,  weak  pulse,  anxious  countenance,  and 
looks  back  at  his  side,  paws,  gags  as  if  attempting 
to  vomit  and  fluid  may  be  heard  to  gush  back  and 
forth  from  stomach  to  mouth  or  nose.  If  the  fluid 
comes  from  the  mouth  and  nose  it  is  most  likely 
that  rupture  of  the  stomach  has  taken  place  and  the 
horse  then  is,  of  course,  beyond  help. 

When  the  acute  indigestion  involves  the  intes- 
tines the  body  is  distended  (bloated),  the  most  prom- 
inent part  being  high  up  in  the  right  flank.  In  such 
cases,  which  are  far  less  dangerous  than  bloating 
of  the  stomach,  there  rarely  is  regurgitation  of  food 
and  fluid  from  the  stomach,  the  horse  lies  down 
now  and  then  but  does  not  roll  and  kick  viciously, 
evidently  being  afraid  to  do  so,  pants,  has  quick, 
feeble  pulse,  sweats,  shows  redness  of  the  mem- 
branes of  the  eyes,  passes  little  manure,  or  large 
masses  of  soft,  mash-like,  bad  smelling,  light-colored 
manure,  or  usually  in  hot  weather,  scours  and  has 
an  increase  in  temperature.  The  bloating  and  diffi- 
culty in  breathing  are  the  principal  symptoms  and 
suffocation  threatens  if  the  gas  is  not  released  from 
the  intestine   (large  colon). 

In  impaction  the  horse  may  or  may  not  be  Bloated 
in  the  flank,  has  more  or  less  continuous  pain  which 
leads  to  rolling,  kicking,  pawing,  straining,  sitting 
on  the  rump,  walking  around  the  box  or  one  or 
more  of  these  symptoms  is  more  or  less  prominent 
and  towards  the  end  of  the  attack,  if  it  is  to  prove 
fatal,  there  is  persistent  walking  around  (the  "grand 
march,"  as  veterinarians  sometimes  call  it,  and  in- 
dicative of  enteritis),  and  now  and  then  an  attempt 
to  lie  down,  with  fear  to  do  so,  evidenced  bv  crouch- 
ing and  bending  of  the  knees  and  hocks.  The  fail- 
ure to  pass  manure,  the  motionless  state  of  the 
bowels,  the  absence  of  sounds  on  applving  the  ear 
to  the  horse's  flank,  and  the  persistent  pain  and 
pawing  indicate  impaction,  and  the  attack  mav  con- 
tinue for  days  without  causing  death.  We  have 
known  one  instance  in  which  no  movement  took 
place  until  the  eleventh  day  and  during  all  of  this 
time  the  horse  suffered  more  or  less  pain  and  show- 
ed evident  symptoms  of  the  disease,  such  as  anxiety 
restlessness,  pawing  and  straining. 

In  a  case  of  acute  indigestion  affecting  the  stom- 
ach a  qualified  veterinarian  should  be  called  in  just 
as  soon  as  possible,  as  he  may  he  able  to  relieve  the 
distension  of  the  stomach  by  passing  a  rubber  tube 
down  to  that  organ,  and  then  by  the  hypodermic  use 
of  certan  medicines  which  should  not  be  used  by 
anyone  not  thoroughly  familiar  with  their  actions 
Meanwhile  it  is  safe  and  helpful  to  give  preliminary 
home  assistance  to  the  suffering  animal.  This  may 
consist  in  administering  a  copious  rectal  injection 
of  soapy  warm  water  by  means  of  a  hose  and  funnel 
or  large  syringe  carefully  used.  No  large  drench 
of  medicine  should  be  given  by  mouth,  but  it  will 
be  safe  and  advisable  to  administer  two  ounces  fo 
hyposulphite  of  soda,  half  an  ounce  of  essence  of 
peppermint,  two  drams  of  essence  of  Jamaica  ginger 
and  a  dram  of  fluid  extract  of  nux  vomica  in  six 
ounces  of  warm  flaxseed  tea  or  water.  A  diffusable 
stimulant,  such  as  sulphuric  ether,  also  is  commonly 
given  and  some  veterinarians  believe  in  administer- 
ing fluid  extract  of  belladonna,  chloral  hvdrate  or 
cannabis  indica  to  relieve  pain.  The  use"  of  such 
drugs  is  somewhat  dangerous  in  these  cases  and  it 
should  be  left  to  the  veterinarian  to  decide  what 
should  be  given. 

Where  there  is  dissension  of  the  colon  upon  the 
right  side  injections  by  way  of  the  rectum  may  safely 
oe  given,  but  the  horse  in  neither  of  these  "bloated 
conditions  should  be  galloped  or  run  about  as  is 
the  common  practice  of  the  horseman.  If  suffocation 
threatens,  the  trocar  and  canula  should  be  inserted 
high  up  in  the  flank  at  most  distended  part  of  right 
side,  for  evacuation  of  the  gas,  but  the  instrument 
should  only  be  used  by  the  practitioner  who.  thor- 
oughly familiar  from  training  and  experience,  knows 
exactly  how  and  when  to  use  the  instrument,  where 
to  insert  it  and  how  to  prevent  complications  such 
as  abscess  or  peritonitis  which  may  follow  the  im- 
properly performed  operation.  It  is  a  verv  different 
matter  from  "tapping"  a  cow  for  bloat.  That  oper- 
ation  may   safely  be   done  by   any   intelligent  man 


who  is  careful  to  keep  instruments  clean,  but  we 
cannot  advise  the  tapping  cf  horses  by  anyone  not 
properly  instructed  and  possessed  of  the  necessary 
skill  and  experience. 

As  to  medicine,  it  is  safe  and  beneficial  in  flatu- 
lent colic  to  give  by  way  of  the  mouth  two  ounces 
of  turpentine,  a  dram  of  fluid  extract  of  nux  vomica 
and  a  pint  to  a  pint  and  a  half  of  raw  linseed  oil, 
and  to  add,  if  pain  is  distressing,  half  an  ounce  of 
fluid  extract  of  cannabis  indica.  Laudanum  is  best 
left  out  of  a  colic  drench  by  anyone  other  than  the 
graduate  veterinarian,  and  on  no  account  should 
an  aloes  "physic  ball  be  given  in  preference  to  raw 
linseed  oil.  As  a  general  rule  the  medicine  should 
be  repeated  in  half  quantity  every  two  or  three 
hours  until  relief  is  had.  No  medicine  should  ever 
be  given  to  a  horse  by  way  of  the  nostril. 

Impaction  of  the  bowels  is  best  treated  by  re- 
peated doses  of  raw  linseed  oil.  injections  of  warm 
water  and  glycerine,  small  doses  of  cannabis  indica 
to  relieve  pain,  and  correct  doses  of  nux  vomica  to 
stimulate  peristaltic  action  of  the  bowels.  The 
qualified  veterinarian  also  will  use  by  means  of 
the  hypodermic  syringe  medicines  w-hich  are  es- 
pecially effective  in  this  disease,  but  which  should 
not  be  handled  by  the  amateur. — Wisconsin  Agri- 
culturist. 


JOHN    SPLAN'S    VIEWS. 


GET  A  SADDLE  HORSE. 


Someone  has  said.  "The  best  thing  for  the  inside  of 
a  man  is  the  outside  of  a  horse;  and  the  best  age  to 
learn  is  between  six  and  sixty — this  applies  to  both 
sexes.  Horseback  riding  is  the  noblest  form  of 
exercise,  nearly  ideal.  No  other  compares  with  it 
for  rounding  the  flabby  flesh  into  firm  and  supple 
muscle,  full  of  vim  and  vitality. 

"Spend  an  hour  or  two  daily  in  the  saddle  and  the 
brain  clears,  the  skin  glows  with  health  and  the 
nerves  are  steadied.  Are  you  irritable,  restless,  sub- 
ject to  insomnia,  blue,  forboding?  Are  you  a 
moper;  does  life  seem  not  worth  the  living;  do  you 
begin  to  feel  the  need  of  stimulants;  do  you  snarl 
at  your  wife  or  nag  your  husband?  Then  medicine 
will  not  cure  you.  Mount  a  horse — keep  it  up  for  a 
week — and  all  is  miraculously  changed.  When  over- 
worked, tired,  worn-out — do  not  'lie  around'  or  loll 
in  a  chair  to  get  rested;  exercise!  Ventilate  the 
lungs  and  burn  up  the  wasted  matter  clogging  your 
system.  Feeling  old  simply  means  the  body  is  rust- 
ing from  disuse. 

"Horseback  riding  keeps  the  body,  the  figure  and 
the  heart  young,  teaches  self-control,  develops  the 
will  power,  strengthens  the  heart  and  all  the  organs, 
promotes  elimination,  improves  the  appetite,  in- 
vigorates digestion:  the  greenapple  complexion  gives 
way  to  blooming  cheeks,  poise  and  grace  of  carriage 
develop  and  a  new  zest  in  life  is  felt.  Are  you 
thirty-five  and  wish  to  appear  twenty?  Then  ride 
horse-back.       Don't  say  'can't — it  means  'won't'  " 

Sounds  like  a  patent  medicine  advertisement, 
doesn't  it?  It's  nothing  so  complicated  Only  a 
straight-from-the-shoulder  talk  from  a  famous  East- 
ern physician  on  the  practical  value  of  horse-back 
riding.  Here  is  where  the  perfectly  mannered 
animal,  Mr.  Railey  tells  about  in  this  issue,  is  above 
all  the  motor  cars  ever  invented.  For  the  horse 
gives  you  courage,  inspires  sane,  sweet  ideas,  rests 
you  from  the  daily  grind;  rids  you  for  the  time  from 
the  strenuous  press  of  the  world  on  your  heels.  And 
the  motor  car  brings  on  "nerves"  and  spinal  com- 
plications and  the  breath  of  Nature  is  lost  in  the 
odor  of  the  gasoline  tank,  and  there  is  no  peace  in 
you. 

People  are  realizing  this.  The  demand  for  the 
saddle  horse  increases  each  season.  It  is  one  of 
the  gracious  ways  of  spending  money — for  it  gives 
pleasure  in  possession  and  whets  animation  toward 
life.  It  takes  out  the  drawn  lines  in  the  face  of  the 
mentally  overdone  man.  end  the  peevish  dissatisfied, 
restless  wrinkles  in  the  satiated  woman.  You  re- 
gain your  lost  self-respect — and  who  don't  lose  theirs 
occasional;}- — drink  in  fresh  ozone,  get  an  inspiration 
for  better  living.  That's  what  riding  a  good  saddle 
horse  will  do. 

Hear  what  J.  G.  Paterson,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  says 
about  the  benefit  of  saddle  horse  riding: 

"The  American  business  man  needs  his  holiday 
every  year."  he  said.  "We  have  to  work  at  high 
pressure  and  unless  we  take  care  of  ourselves,  there 
is  bound  to  be  a  breakdown.  But  the  average 
American  man  of  business  usually  makes  a  mistake 
of  his  holiday.  He  rushes  off  to  Europe  at  express 
speed  and  when  he  arrives,  rushes  all  over  the  place 
sight  seeing.  He  is  more  tired  out  than  ever  when 
he  boards  the  steamer  for  home.  When  he  isn't  in 
an  express  train,  he  is  whirling  over  the  -country 
in  an  automobile,  seeing  nothing  except  at  stopping 
places.  I  know.  I  have  tried  automobiles  and 
everything  else.  Now  I  must  recommend  horseback 
touring  as  the  greatest  ana  most  enjoyable  rest  cure 
on  earth.  Some  years  ago,  my  health  gave  way  from 
overwork,  and  my  physician  ordered  horseback  rid- 
ing. I  came  to  the  soutn  of  England  and  with  my 
secretary,  toured  the  picturesque  highways  and  by- 
ways of  Devonshire  and  Cornwall  to  sand's  End. — 
Bit  and  Spur. 


W.  H.  Lumsden  of  Santa  Rosa  has  his  mare  by 
Altamont  out  of  Eveline,  the  dam  of  Ole  2:10%,  Roblet 
2:12.  and  several  others  in  the  list,  broken  to  saddle 
and  can  be  seen  almost  any  day  riding  her  "on  the 
streets  of  Santa  Rosa.  She  is  as  they  say  in  the 
hunting  classes  "up  to  about  200  pounds,"  as  she 
carries  Mr.  Lumsden  with  ease. 


Recently,  in  New  York,  John  Splan  talked  like 
this  to  a  bunch  of  horsemen,  according  to  an  ex- 
change: 

"Never  breed  a  mare  to  a  stallion  that  is  not  a 
natural  trotter.  I  wouldn't  breed  a  mare  to  the  best 
bred  stallion  on  earth  if  he  was  rough-gaited,  or  had 
to  be  drilled  into  a  gait  before  he  went  fast.  A  stal- 
lion of  breeding  with  natural  2 :  30  speed  will  prove  a 
better  sire  than  one  with  a  record  of  better  than  2:10 
that  had  to  be  'made.' 

"Breed  only  for  what  you  want  to  produce.  If  you 
want  pacers  breed  for  pacers,  but  if  you  are  after 
trotters  keep  as  far  away  from  that  sidewheeler 
bunch  of  animals  as  is  possible.  When  the  Walnut 
Hall  Farm  was  first  started  I  asked  Mr.  Harkness  if 
he  would  make  a  motto  for  the  establishment  and 
always  heed  it.  He  said  that  he  would.  It  was 
'Never  have  a  colt  on  the  farm  trained  to  pace,  and 
if  one  should  come  along  that  will  only  pace,  then 
not  to  train  it  at  all.' 

"The  result  is  that  Moko,  the  country's  most  won- 
derful sire  of  Futurity  winners,  and  the  premier  stal- 
lion at  Walnut  Hall,  has  had  only  three  pacers,  all 
developed  away  from  the  farm.  The  fastest  of  the 
three,  had  it  been  raised  at  the  farm  I  firmly  believe, 
would  have  to-day  a  faster  record  on  the  trot  than 
it  has  pacing.  At  Walnut  Hall  the  whole  'bug'  is  in 
getting  trotters.  The  result  is  that  all  are  striving 
for  one  purpose,  and  the  breeding,  training,  etc.,  ex- 
pended has  resulted  in  the  fame  of  the  establish- 
ment going  all  over  the  world. 

"It -is  far  better  to  breed  and  develop  one  trotter 
than  twenty-five  pacers.  What  is  a  pacer,  anyway? 
Only  a  sporting  tool  at  the  best.  It  can  never  become 
a  gentleman's  horse.  The  pacer  is  doing  more  to 
harm  the  breeding  interests  in  this  country  than 
any  one  thing.  In  time  to  come  those  countries 
like  Austria,  France,  Italy,  Russia,  etc.,  will  have 
us  back  numbers  in  the  breeding  of  the  trotter,  as 
over  there  their  whole  mind  is  on  producing  the  trot- 
ter, and  the  pacer  is  entirely  ignored. 

"Did  I  think  Wedgewood  2:19  would  prove  a  good 
sire?  No,  sir.  Mr.  Conklin  thought  a  great  deal  of 
the  stallion,  and  he  had  almost  planned  to  buy  a 
stock  farm  and  put  him  on  it  and  raise  a  band  of 
young  Wedgewoods.  I  had  to  talk  quite  a  little  to 
have  him  shift  his  mind.  I  plainly  told  him  that 
Wedgewood  was  far  too  hard  gaited  a  stallion  to 
ever  be  a  success  in  the  stud. 

"My  opinion  prevailed  and  the  stallion  was  sold  to 
stand  at  the  Bates  Farm  in  Watertown,  Mass.  He 
got  a  host  of  mares,  as  he  had  been  such  a  race 
horse,  but  it  has  been  just  as  I  had  said,  he  was  a 
failure  in  the  stud. 

"Do  you  know  who  will  be  the  coming  race  driv- 
ers?" continued  Mr.  Splan.  "Well,  I'll  tell  you.  It 
will  be  the  young  men  who  insist  in  not  training  or 
driving   a   hoppled    pacer. 

"In  the  past  few  years  I  have  seen  more  natural 
reinsmen  go  to  the  bad  just  through  driving  hoppled 
pacers  than  you  can  imagine.  I  know  of  one  particu- 
lar instance.  The  young  man  hailed  from  Cleveland. 
Frequently  have  I  admired  his  seat  in  the  sulky  and 
nice  light-handed  way  that  he  could  steady  a  trotter, 
and  exclaimed  to  those  in  hearing  that  there  was  a 
driver  by  nature. 

"What  has  been  the  result?  He  later  got  to  reef- 
ing hoppled  pacers  and  his  skill  of  touch  in  driving 
a  trotter  has  entirely  departed.  To-day  he  is  just  an 
ordinary  hoppled  pacer  mechanic. 

"There  is  a  case  of  the  same  sort  right  in  New 
England.  When  the  young  man  struck  the  Grand 
Circuit  at  Empire  City  track  he  could  rate  and  carry 
a  trotter  along  on  his  stride  with  the  best  in  the  pro- 
fession. He,  too,  had  a  great  future.  Then  he  got  a 
hoppled  pacer.  In  the  past  couple  of  seasons  the 
most  of  his  campaigners  have  been  hoppled  pacers. 

"Why,  the  two  I  have  mentioned  are  the  last  ones 
in  the  country  I  would  give  a  good  trotter  to  right 
now.  They  couldn't  drive  one.  They  have  entirely 
lost  the  art  of  steadying  a  trotter  from  wire  to  wire, 
Send  them  a  good  trotter  and  in  a  few  weeks  the 
horse  will  be  of  no  use.  Two  or  three  in  the  past 
season  did  not  last  them  very  long. 

"It  is  too  bad.  Hoppled  pacers  caused  the  whole 
thing.  What  a  shame  the  National  Trotting  Associa- 
tion does  not  pass  a  rule  barring  the  use  of  hopples 
on  all  green  horses.  It  would  do  more  to  save  the 
breeding  interests  of  the  country,  besides  giving  us 
in  the  future  some  expert  professional  drivers,  and 
not  all  of  the  hoppled  pacer  kind." 


Too  bad  the  weather  prevented  the  matinee  racing 
which  the  Pleasanton  Driving  Club  had  arranged  for 
the  entertainment  of  the  visiting  horsemen  and  dele- 
gates to  the  convention  last  Saturday.  There  would 
have  been  some  hot  contests. 


John  A.   McKerron's  horse-boots   and   harness  are 
the  ones  ordered  by  those  ~wrho  want  the  best.     His 
place  of  business   and  factory  on  Hyde  street  is  a  I 
busy  place  these  days. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


We  regret  to  learn  that  the  veteran  horseman 
Mart  Rollins  o'f  Santa  Rosa,  owner  of  the  great  trot- 
ter of  1906,  Charley  Belden  2:0S%,  is  in  very  poor 
health  and  confined  to  his  home.  He  has  been  laid 
up  for  about  a  month,  but  there  are  hopes  that  with 
the  advent  of  sunshine  and  good  weather,  which 
California  has  not  had  much  of  this  year,  so  far,  he 
will  be  out  again  and  regain  his  health.  No  man  in 
the  horse  business  has  more  warm  friends  than  Mr. 
Rollins. 


Saturday,  January  26,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 


Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


FISH  AND  GAME  PROTECTION. 


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(By  Dr.  A.  M.  Barker.) 


A  situation  now  confronts  the  welfare  of  fish  and 
game  preservation,  propagation  and  conservation  in 
California,  more  serious  than  at  any  previous  period 
in  its  history.  In  order  that  we  may  present  the 
situation  in  its  real  and  precarious  aspect,  it  will  be 
necessary  to  briefly  review  the  past  history  of  game 
and  fish  protection  in  this  State  since  March,  1872. 

The  Legislature  passed  an  act  creating  the  Califor- 
nia State  Fish  Commission,  whose  duty  it  is  to  look 
after  the  preservation  and  propagation  of  fish  and 
game,  and  the  enforcement  of  fish  and  game  laws, 
etc.  The  Commission  was  launched  with  a  small 
appropriation,  little  or  no  knowledge  of  how  or  what 
to  do,  with  little  or  no  interest  taken  by  the  people 
of  the  State  in  game  or  fish  laws,  which  had  for 
their  object  better  protection  of  the  same.  Califor- 
nia in  those  days  was  a  veritable  paradise  for  sports- 
men. They  could  hardly  realize  that  there  could 
ever  he  an  end  to  the  bountiful  supply  which  was 
theirs  to  enjoy.  Years  passed  on;  from  time  to 
time  game  and  fish  laws  were  passed,  but  their  en- 
forcement was  never  taken  seriously  until  a  few 
years  back  the  sportsmen  began  to  realize  that  our 
fish  and  game  were  fast  disappearing,  that  a  valuable 
asset  was  slipping  from  our  heritage;  that  unless 
prompt  measures  were  taken  that  the  incentive 
which  takes  thousands  of  citzens  into  the  mountains 
to  follow  fleet-footed  deer,  or  to  whip  the  streams 
for  trout,  or  to  our  uplands  to  pursue  the  king  of 
all  game  birds — the  valley  quail — for  food,  pleasure 
and  the  greatest  of  all — needed  recreation  and  health 
giving  exercise — would  soon  be  a  thing  of  the  past. 

They  began  to  realize  that  a  commission  consist- 
ing of  three  men,  with  a  small  appropriation  and  a 
few  deputies,  could  never  stay  the  tide  which  was 
swiftly  and  surely  depleting  our  fish  and  game.  They 
realized  that  no  Fish  Commission,  no  matter  how 
zealous,  could,  unaided  by  the  people,  enforce  our 
fish  and  game  laws.  They  realized  that  it  was 
necessary  to  educate  the  people  to  the  importance  of 
respecting  our  game  laws. 

Accordingly  a  ca».  was  made  to  the  sportsmen  and 
all  citizens  interested  in  the  cause  of  game  and  fish 
protection  to  meet  in  San  Francisco  for  the  purpose 
of  organizing  an  association,  the  object  of  which 
would  be  to  assist  the  State  Fish  Commission  in  the 
enforcement  of  our  game  laws,  and  to  undertake  to 
educate  and  interest  the  people  in  game  and  fish 
legislation. 

The  meeting  resulted  in  the  organization  on  May 
26,  1900,  of  the  California  Game  and  Fish  Protective 
Association  The  people  there  assembled  recognized 
in  H.  T.  Payne  a  man  of  wide  knowledge  of  things 
pertaining  to  fish  and  game,  their  habits,  haunts, 
needs,  etc.  He  had  followed  the  instincts  of  the 
sportsmen  and  anglers  for  years,  had  seen  a  veritable 
mecca  for  the  sportsmen  gradually  and  certainly 
fade  until  that  memorable  day  in  May,  1906,  when 
his  voice  was  raised  in  the  first  bona  fide  and  busi- 
ness effort  made  by  the  sportsmen  of  California  to 
join  hands  and  hearts  with  the  California  Fish  Com- 
mission in  the  laudable  work  of  properly  and  effect- 
ively caring  for  and  maintaining  our  fish  and  game 
supply.  His  was  the  voice  which  pointed  out  our 
impending  peril!  His  was  the  voice  which  called 
attention  to  the  economic  value  to  the  State  from 
proper  fostering  of  our  fish  and  game  resources!  His 
was  the  voice  which  called  attention  to  the  great 
amount  of  money  spent  throughout  the  State  by 
sportsmen  in  pursuit  of  their  recreation  and  pleasure. 
His  was  the  voice  which  told  of,  to  my  mind,  the 
greatest  boon  which  a  goodly  supply  of  fish  and  game 
bestows  upon  mankind,  that  of  the  incentive  to  take 
our  thousands  of  overworked  humanity  afield  for 
neded  recreation  and  health.  It  was  such  senti- 
ments, and  the  knowledge  and  belief  that  he  had  the 
backbone  to  fight  for  such  a  cause,  which  resulted 
in  Mr.  Payne's  election  as  president  of  that  associ- 
ation. 

That  the  State  Fish  Commission  has  recognized 
the  assistance  and  importance  of  the  state  associ- 
ation and  County  Game  and  Protective  Associations 
is  manifest  by  reierring  to  the  regular  biennial 
reports  of  the  -Fish  Commissioners,  sent  to  the 
Governor  since  the  organization  of  these  game  pro- 
tective associations. 

The  State  association  grew  rapidly  in  numbers 
and  influence,  and  by  the  assistance  of  the  Fish 
Commission  in  securing  the  services  of  Mr.  Payne 
and  Mr.  Welch,  its  membership  had  reached  to 
eighty  odd  county  organizations  throughout  the 
State,  numbering  many  thousand  sportsmen,  who 
have  imbibed  the  spirit  of  game  protection  and 
have   done   good   work  in   their  various   localities. 

At  the  annual  meetings  of  the  California  Fish 
and  Game  Protective  Association,  the  State  Fish 
Commissioners  have  been  urged  to  meet  with  us, 
that  in  discusing  needed  game  and  fish  legislation 
and  all  matters  concerning  the  welfare  of  our  work 
their  counsel  might  be  added  to  the  deliberations 
of  our   meetings   and   result  in   our  game   and   fish 


bills  being  presented  to  the  Legislature  by  our 
State  Fish  Commissioners,  backed  up  by  the  State 
association  and  its  entire  membership. 

I  ask  you,  Mr.  Sportsman,  no  matter  from  whence 
you  hail,  was  it  not  reasonable  to  expect  that  the 
Fish  Commissioners  would  hail  with  delight  the  op- 
portunity to  meet  with  and  counsel  with  the  people  of 
the  State  who  were  sacrificing  their  time  and  money 
to  assist  in  the  work  of  game  protection? 

I  ask  you,  gentlemen,  if  it  was  not  their  duty  to 
assist  the  sportsmen  in  every  way  possible  whom 
they  had  urged  to  organize  and  prepare  for  the 
fray?  In  answering  these  questions  with  your  own 
conscience,  gentlemen,  forget  the  identity  of  the 
writer  and  consult  your  own  welfare  and  that  of 
this  State  and  her  people.  The  State  Fish  Commis- 
sioners, in  the  seven  years'  existence  of  the  State 
Fish  and  Game  Protective  Association,  never  once 
honored  us  with  their  presence  and  counsel,  which 
was  always  asked  for  and  expected,  until  our 
seventh  annual  meeting,  which  was  held  in  Mon- 
terey last  November,  and  then  they  came  not  to 
counsel  and  offer  words  of  wisdom  and  good  cheer 
in  the  interests  of  a  good  cause,  but  rather  they 
sought  to  intimidate  that  loyal  band  of  game  pro 
tectionists  from  doing  their  full  duty,  an  inkling  oi 
what  was  to  occur  having  brought  them  there.  It 
now  becomes  necessary  to  go  back  a  few  years  in 
our  work  to  make  it  clear  to  those  acquainted  with 
our  struggle  for  game  preservation  that  the  action 
of  the  State  Fish  and  Game  Protective  Association 
at  Monterey  was  proper  and  right.  That  the  people 
may  know  the  motives  which  prompted  the  Fish 
Commissioners,  in  company  with  a  few  of  Sacra- 
mento County  Association's  members,  to  pay  their 
first  visit  to  the  association  which  has  done  so 
much  to  aid  the  cause  of  game  protection,  it  will 
be  necessary  to  give  in  full  the  report  of  the  Exec- 
utive Committee. 

"Whereas,  The  attention  of  your  Executive  Com- 
mttee  has  been  repeatedly  called  to  the  many  and 
constant  violations  of  the  game  and  fish  laws 
throughout  the  State  of  California,  and  the  neglect 
and  refusal  of  the  State  Board  of  Fish  Commission- 
ers to  enforce  these  laws,  particularly  the  sale  of 
wild  game  and  fish  during  the  closed  seasons,  and 
the  possession  of  more  than  the  legal  bag  limit, 
thereby  working  serious  injury  to  the  fish  and  game 
interests  of  the  State;    therefore,  be  it 

"Resolved,  By  the  California  Fish  and  Game  Pro- 
tective, in  annual  meeting  assembled,  that  the  policy 
of  the  present  Board  of  Fish  Comimssioners  is  detri- 
mental to  the  best  interests  of  the  game  and  fish 
and  is  diametrically  opposed  to  the  purposes  for 
which  the  money  of  the  .axpayers  of  the  State  has 
been,   and  is  being  appropriated. 

"Resolved,  That  the  California  Game  and  Fish  Pro- 
tective Association  do  hereby  emphatically  condemn 
the  manner  in  which  the  office  of  the  State  Board 
of  Fish  Commissioners  is  now  being  conducted. 

"Resolved,  That  this  Association  declare  for  a 
Fish  Commission  composed  of  men  whose  fidelity 
in  game  and  fish  protection  has  never  been  ques- 
tioned, whose  devotion  to  the  enforcement  of  our 
laws  will  never  tire,  whose  private  interests  will 
not  prevent  the  necessary  attention  which  the  con- 
duct of  its  affairs  demand,  and  one  that  will  recog- 
nize the  assistance  and  support  of  the  sportsmen 
of  the  State  as  a  strong  ally  in  the  cause  of  game 
protection." 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  above  resolutions,  the  Exec- 
utive Committee  of  the  California  Fish  and  Game 
Protective  Association  felt  it  their  duty  to  enter 
their  protest  against  the  manner  in  which  the  State 
Fish  Commission  was  being  conducted,  and  the  vote 
which  was  taken  upon  the  motion  to  adopt  the  above 
resolutions,  after  five  hours'  debate,  set  at  rest 
all  doubts  as  to  whether  or  not  the  association  was 
of  the  same  opinion. 

Please  note  right  here  that  the  Fish  Commission, 
who  had  honored  the  State  Association  for  the  first 
time  in  seven  years,  after  this  vote,  and  before  the 
regular  business  of  the  association  had  been  taken 
up,  packed  up  their  doll  rags  and  retired  in  great 
confusion  and  disorder,  taking  the  next  train  for 
their  respective  homes.  Those  are  the  gentlemen 
who  will  be  at  Sacramento  opposing  all  effective  and 
important  game  law  legislation. 

Two  years  ago  last  November  the  State  meeting 
was  held  in  Visalia.  The  Fish  Commissioners  were 
urged  to  attend,  as  it  was  a  legislative  year  and 
more  game  legislation  was  needed.    Did  they  come? 

Among  other  things  decided  upon  by  the  associa- 
tion then  represented  was  a  bag  limit  for  ducks  of 
twenty-five. 

The  Sacramento  County  Association  was  the  only 
association  which  voted  against  it.  The  State  Asso- 
ciation, also,  favored  and  presented  to  the  legis- 
lature a  bill  asking  for  the  non-sale  of  ducks.  The 
State  Fish  Commission,  two  years  ago,  worked 
against  a  reduction  of  the  bag  limit  and  also  against 
the  non-sale. 

Was  that  consistent  work  for  game  preservation? 
Does  it  seem  to  you  that  six  or  eight  years  of  such 
policy  is  long  enough  for  one  set  of  commissioners? 
For  two  years  we  have  had  a  law  which  declares 
that   "every   person,   who,   during  any   one   calendar 


day,  takes,  kills,  or  destroys,  or  has  in  his  posses- 
sion more  than  fifty  wild  ducks,  is  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor." 

This  law  has  been  violated  every  day  of  the  open 
seasons,  both  last  season  and  this.  It  is  common 
knowledge  among  all  sportsmen  of  San  Francisco 
and  throughout  the  State. 

Repeated  complaints  to  the  Fish  Commission 
avails  nothing.  They  turn  a  deaf  ear  to  the  sports- 
men of  California.  Do  you  think  this  is  performing 
the  duties  imposed  upon  the  Fish  Commission?  Will 
you  sit  idly  by  and  make  no  protest?  The  "Hunters' 
Transfer  Company,"  apparently  organized  to  evade 
the  law,  has  been  and  are  to-day  handling  thousands 
of  ducks  daily!  Why  did  not  the  Fish  Commission 
arrest  them  the  first  day  they  opened  for  busi- 
ness? 

We  note  just  recently,  after  nearly  two  years  of 
flagrant  violations,  they  did  arrest  the  Hunters' 
..ransfer  Company  for  violating  the  game  law.  They 
paid  a  fine  of  $25.  Was  not  that  sufficient  evidence 
of  their  guilt?  Why  did  not  the  Commissioners  ar- 
rest them  the  next  day?  And  the  next?  And  when 
they  had  been  haled  before  the  court  two  or  three 
times,  perhaps  the  court  would  make  their  fine 
$100.  And  perhaps  the  next  offense  they  would  get 
the  limit.  Perhaps  then  they  would  want  to  test 
the  law.  That  is  what  our  Commission  is  for,  to 
accommodate  them;  yea,  to  insist! 

Are  they  sidestepping  their  plain  duties?  Yes. 
They  are,  and  always  have.  What  is  the  remedy? 
A  new  Commission,  composed  of  true  sportsmen. 
Have  you  any  confidence  in  the  present  policy  as 
being  maintained  ? 

Then  do  your  duty  as  a  citizen  and  a  sportsman. 
Appeal  to  the  Governor  to  give  us  a  new  Fish  Com- 
mission. Work  for  the  proposed  changes  in  our 
game  laws.  Don't  fail  to  "lock  the  stable  before  the 
horse  is  stolen."  Make  restrictive  laws  before  the 
game  is  quite  annihilated. 

Take  advantage  of  the  many  object  lessons  which 
we  have  access  to.  Stand  by  the  California  Fish 
and  Game  Protective  Association,  which  is  your 
friend;  which  has  been  working  for  your  good;  and 
will  continue  to  do  so,  if  the  sportsmen  of  this  State 
will  but  stop  to  consider,  then  act. 

o 

PACIFIC  COAST   FIELD  TRIALS. 


Bakersfield,  January  23. — The  twenty-fourth  an- 
nual trials  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Field  Trials  Club 
began  on  the  trial  grounds  near  this  city  on  Mon- 
day morning.  Although  an  early  start  was  made, 
weather  and  ground  conditions — a  heavy  fog  pre- 
vailing— made  it  impossible  to  put  down  the  first 
brace  in  the  Derby  until  10:35  a.  m.  There  were  14 
starters  in  the  Derby — 10  English  Setters  and  4 
Pointers.  Birds  were  plentiful  and  cover  favorable 
for  working  the  young  dogs.  The  Derby  was  fin- 
ished late  Tuesday  afternoon  and  after  a  short  con- 
sultation by  the  judges  the  winners  announced  were: 

E.  Courtney  Ford's  English  Setter  bitch  Tiburon 
(Uncle  Jimmie  Whitestone-Belle  Fontaine)  first. 
Jos.  E.  Terry's  English  Setter  bitch  Shasta  Daisy 
(Kilgarif-Ione  S.)  second.  W.  G.  Kerchoff's  English 
Setter  bitch  Ventura  (Harry  H.-Peachmark  H.)  and 
Howard  B.  Smith's  Pointer  dog  Colton  (Dr.  Dan- 
iels-Lottie Ripstone)    equal  third. 

The  performance  of  the  Derby  dogs  was  hardly 
up  to  expectation  in  most  instances,  although  at 
times  there  was  a  good  showing  of  individual  class 
that  varied  the  tameness  of  the  stake  as  compared 
with  a  number  of  the  club's  past  Derby  events. 

The  All-Age  stake  was  commenced  this  morning 
with  10  starters — 7  English  Setters  and  3  Pointers. 
This  morning  the  fog  obscured  the  landscape  and 
saturated  the  cover  to  the  extent  of  delaying  the 
start  until  11  o'clock.  The  first  series  was  finished 
to-day  and  with  the  exception  of  one  heat,  the  fourth, 
between  J.  E.  Terry's  English  Setter  bitch  Ramona 
(Ch.  Kilgarif-Belle  of  the  Ball)  and  Albert  Betz's 
English  Setter  dog  Merry  Dude  (Fairland  Dude- 
Merry  Heart),  was  nonproductive  of  any  great  re- 
sults. An  e5:ception,  however,  might  be  made  to 
the  work  of  the  second  brace,  Wm.  Dormer's  English 
Setter  dog  Mariposa  (Detroit  Joe-Counts'  Mark)  and 
Stockdale  Kennels  Pointer  bitch  Petronella  (Young 
Jingo-Florida).  The  first  pair  mentioned  produced 
the  first  output  of  anything  that  bordered  on  the 
kind  of  bird  work  sometimes  described  as  "sensa- 
tional." Mariposa  and  Petronella  also  made  a  pleas- 
ing showing.  This  quartette  will  be  knocking  at 
the  door  when  the  awards  are  made.  The  second 
series  will  begin  on  Thursday  morning.  On  the 
conclusion  of  the  All-Age.  the  Members'  Stake  will 
probably   finish   the   meeting. 

Hon.  Chas.  N.  Post  of  Sacramento,  Henry  L.  Bet- 
ten  of  Alameda  and  Tudor  J.  A.  Tiedemann  of  San 
Francisco  judged  the  Derby.  In  the  All-Age,  Mr. 
J.  W.  Flynn  of  San  Francisco  acted  in  place  of 
Judge  Post. 

The  attendance  of  club  members  and  visiting 
sportsmen  has  been  very  good,  far  better  than  an- 
ticipated, considering  the  jar  that  many  of  the 
club  members  and  owners  of  eligible  dogs  received, 
directly  and  indirectly,  nine  months  ago. 

Besides  the  purses  in  the  three  events  above 
named  there  will  be  three  cups  awarded  the  three 
winners  in  each  stake. 

The  trials  will  probably  be  concluded  on  Friday 
forenoon — unless  it  is  decided  to  run  a  Champion- 
ship Stake,  which  will  run  the  meeting  over  until 
Saturday.  A  full  report  of  the  trials  will  appear 
in  next  week's  issue.  J.  X.  DeWITT. 


California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  is  Jackton'B 
Napa  Soda. 


10 


THB  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


rSaturday,    January    26,    1907. 


PACIFIC  COAST   HANDICAP. 


It  has  been  decided  by  the  Interstate  Association 
to  hold  the  third  Pacific  Coast  Handicap  at  Spokane, 
Wash.,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Spokane  Rod  and 
Gun  Club.  The  dates  suggested  are  September  10, 
11  and  12. 

Mr.  Elmer  E.  Shaner  will  visit  Spokane  several 
weeks  in  advance  o£  the  shoot  and  assist  the  Spo- 
kane sportsmen  in  arranging  matters. 

The  Spokane  club  will  raise  a  fund  of  ?500  to  be 
added  to  the  purses.  The  national  association  will 
donate  a  like  amount,  $100  of  which  will  be  used 
for  the  trophy  in  the  Interstate  Association  Pacific 
States  Handicap  event  and  $50  of  which  will  be  used 
to  purchase  the  trophy  in  the  Preliminary  Handicap. 

It  will  also  be  necessary  for  the  club  to  enlarge 
the  grounds  at  Natatorium  Park  in  order  to  install 
a  third  set  of  traps.  At  present  there  are  two  sets, 
but  three  will  be  necessary  to  conduct  the  shoot  as 
it  should  be.  The  trouble  anticipated  is  to  secure 
permission  to  remove  a  few  of  the  trees  which  pre- 
vent the  installing  of  the  traps  at  present. 

"The  shoot  will  have  to  be  held  at  Natatorium 
Park  or  not  at  Spokane,"  said  T.  B.  Ware.  "We 
have  hunted  the  country  over  for  another  site  on 
account  of  the  background  at  Natatorium,  which  is 
not  everything  to  be  desired.  We  have  never  been 
able  to  find  a  suitable  location  where  there  was 
absolutely  no  danger  to  outsiders.  At  Natatorium 
we  shoot  across  the  river  against  a  high  bluff  and 
there  is  no  possible  danger.  For  this  reason  we  have 
stuck   to   the   site." 


The  Western  Handicap  will  take  place  at  Denver. 
August  20,  21  and  22. 


Good    Quail    Shooting    South. 

These  cold  days  have  made  quite  a  hit  with  the 
Los  Angeles  quail  hunters,  and  a  veritable  army  of 
them  have  left  for  favorite  grounds  in  the  valley,  or 
farther.  i « | 

The  usual  effect  of  cold  weather  is  to  drive  the 
birds  down  out  of  the  hills  into  the  washes  and  low- 
lands nearer  their  food  supply.  The  dampness  of 
the  ground  makes  scenting  conditions  good,  and 
those  who  have  dogs  would  do  well  to  take  them 
along. 

Notwithstanding  that  the  San  Fernando  Valley 
has  been  tramped  over  Sundays  for  nearly  three 
months,  and  during  the  week  to  boot,  and  the  further 
fact  that  the  7  o'clock  Southern  Pacific  trains  morn- 
ing and  evening  are,  to  all  intents  and  purposes, 
hunters'  trains,  loaded  going  and  coming  with  gun- 
ners, there  are  still  some  birds  in  the  washes. 

Limits  are  scarce,  but  bags  of  from  ten  to  twenty- 
five  are  not  so  rare.  Those  who  have  good  dogs  can 
do  well  enough.  The  brush  is  so  heavy  in  many  sec- 
tions of  the  valley  this  year  that  hunters  declare 
they  lose  as  many  birds  as  they  pick  up  and  have  to 
knock  down  about  forty  in  order  to  retrieve  twenty- 
five.  The  aid  of  a  good  retriever  is,  therefore,  almost 
essential  in  such  times  as  the  present,  when  he  can 
run  all  day  without  becoming  a  bother  and  a  charge 
upon  his  master. 


Duck  Preserve  May  Be  Taken  Away. 

District  Attorney  Benjamin  of  Napa  filed  a  com- 
plaint last  week  against  E.  H.  Forriester  as  a  result 
of  the  suit  recently  settled  by  which  judgment  fav- 
orable to  duck  hunters  was  rendered  against  For- 
rister.  Application  for  302  acres  alleged  to  be  swamp 
and  overfloflwed  land  near  Santa  Rosa  drawbridge 
was  filed  by  Forriester  in  the  office  of  the  Surveyor 
General  in  1905,  and  in  January  of  the  following  year 
a  certificate  of  purchase  was  issued.  Upon  acquiring 
possession  of  the  land  Forriester  attempted  to  pre- 
vent duck  hunters  from  trespassing.  He  lost  the 
case  in  the  Superior  Court.  Attorney  General  Webb 
has  now  directed  District  Attorney  Benjamin  to  pro- 
ceed against  Forriester  and  have  the  certificate  of 
purchase  cancelled  on  the  ground  that  the  affidavit 
made  by  Forriester  was  fraudulent  and  untrue  in  that 
the  302  acres  mentioned  are  not  swamp  land,  but  a 
navigable  body  of  wrater. 


Blue  Rock  Shoot  at  Calistoga. 

The  new  year  was  ushered  in  in  grand  style  by  the 
shotgun  enthusiasts  of  Calistoga  on  the  springs 
ground  during  the  afternoon.  There  were  fifteen 
shooters  on  hand,  the  main  event  being  a  twenty- 
five  bird  match  for  a  handsome  Dupont  trophy  for 
amateurs,  which  was  given  by  Chas.  McCullough. 
Harry  Coulter  won  the  trophy  with  a  score  of  21  out 
of  25  birds.  Mark  Doda  was  second  with  a  score  of 
19  birds  and  C.  J.  Greer  third  with  IS  birds.  Over 
a  hundred. people  were  on  the  grounds  enjoying  the 
sport. 

After  the  main  event  considerable  shooting  was  in- 
dulged in  and  better  scores  made  than  in  the  trophy 
contest.  The  boys  are  going  to  organize  a  gun  club 
to  show  that  they  can  shoot  as  well  as  any  one  after 
they  have  become  more  accustomed  to  the  game. 
They  hope  to  be  in  a  position  to  issue  a  challenge 
to  any  of  the  nearby  town  clubs  just  as  soon  as 
weather  conditions  improve. 


A   Fine  Catalogue. 

We  are  under  obligations  to  Col.  J.  W.  Brooks 
for  a  copy  of  Ascot  Boston  Terrier  Kennels  catalogue. 

The  book  is  beautifully  illustrated  and  a  high  class 
specimen  of  the  printer's  art. 

It  is  ful'  of  information  of  more  than  passing  in- 
terest to  lovers  of  the  breed  and  should  be  in  the 
possession  of  every  owner  of  a  Boston  Terrier.  One 
can,  no  ?  iuht,  be  obtained  by  addressing  Col.  J.  W. 
TV'.oks,     •->!  West  33d  street.  Los  Angeles. 


THE  AMERICAN   KENNEL  CLUB,  INC. 

TO    THE    SECRETARIES    AND    DELEGATES    OF 

THE  ACTIVE  MEMBERS— 
Office  of  the  American  Kennel  Club    (Incorporated), 
55  Liberty  Street,  New  Tork,  December  29,  1906. 

(Continued  from  last  week.) 

Number  of  Delegates  Present  at  Quarterly  Meetings 
During  Five  Years,  and  Names  of  Clubs 
Represented. 
1904. 
February. 
American  Dachshund  Club,  Dr.  C.  Motschenbacher. 
Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  S.  Price. 
Bar  Harbor  Kennel  Club,  C.  B.  Pineo. 
Bay   State  Co-Operative  Bench  Show  Association. 
S.  R.  Cutler. 
Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dwight  Moore. 
Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Club,  J.  A.  Caldwell. 
Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 
Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club,  E.  S.  Woodward. 
Collie  Club  of  America,  M.  M.  Palmer. 
Columbus  Fanciers'  Club,  J.  M.  Taylor. 
Duquesne  Kennel   Club   of  Western   Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 
Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 
Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 
Ladies'    Kennel      Association    of      Massachusetts, 
Henrv  Jarrett. 
Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 
Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 
Milwaukee  Kennel  Club,  Dr.  D.  D.  Jennings. 
New   England   Beagle    Club,    John    Caswell. 
New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
Pointer  Club  of  America,  A.  H.  Ball. 
San  Francisco  Kennel  Club.  R.  P.  Keasbey. 
Scottish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  R.  F.  Perkins. 
Spaniel  Breeders'   Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Texas  Kennel  Club.  George  W.  Clayton. 
Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
Westminster  Kennel  Club,  R.  H.  Williams. 
Wissachikon  Kennel  Club,  D.  Murray  Bohlen. 

May. 
Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  S.  Price  Jr. 
Bay  State  Co-Operative  Bench   Show  Association, 
S.  R.  Cutler. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dwight  Moore. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club.  E.  S.  Woodward. 
Columbus   Fanciers'    Club,   J.   M.   Taylor. 
Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 
Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 
Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,   C.  F.  R.  Drake. 
New  Jersey  Kennel  Club,  C.  G.  Hopton. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
St.  Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 
The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 
Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
Jersey  City  Kennel  Club,  G.  M.  McCarthy. 
Irish  Setter  Club,  J.  J.  Donohue. 
Collie  Club  of  America,  E.  J.  Va»  Schaick. 
Japanese  Spaniel  Club,  W.  J.  Berg. 

September. 
Bay  State  Co-Operative  Bench   Show  Association, 
S.  R.  Cutler. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  Dwight  Moore. 
Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Club,  J.  A.  Caldwell. 
Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 
Collie  Club  of  America,  E.  J.  Van  Schaick. 
Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 
Japanese  Spaniel  Club,  W.  J.  Berg. 
Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 
Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,   C.   F.  R.   Drake. 
New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Association,  M.  A.  Viti. 
Westminster  Kennel  Club,  R.  H.  Williams. 
Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 
Englewood    Kennel    Club,    M.    W.    Robinson. 

December. 
Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  W.  L.  Barclay. 
American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  K.  Bloodgood. 
Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.   S.   Price. 
Bay  State  Co-Operative  Bench  Show  Association, 
S.  R.  Cutler. 

Bryn  Mawr  Kennel   Club,   J.  A.   Caldwell. 
Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 
Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Frank  H.  Croker. 
Chicago  Kennel  Club,  E.   S.  Woodward. 
Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 
Ladies'    Kennel      Association      of    Massachusetts, 
Henry  Jarrett. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
Rhode  Island  Kennel   Club,  William   Codman. 
Russian    Wolfhound    Kennel    Club,    Dr.    J.    E.    De 
Mund. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 
St.  Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 
The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
Westminster  Kennel  Club.  H.  T.  Peters. 
Wissahickon  Kennel  Club,  D.  Murray  Bohlen. 
Madison  Athletic  Association,  C.  Lester  Jones. 


1905. 
February. 
American   Dachshund   Club,   G.   Muss-Arnolt. 
American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  K.  Bloodgood. 


Atlantic   Kennel    Club,    J.    S.    Price. 

Bav  State  Co-Operative  Bench  Show  Association, 
S.  R.  Cutler. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  F.  H.  Osgood. 

Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Club,  J.  W.  Mitchell. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 

Canonsburg  Kennel  Club,  C.  Motschenbacher. 

Collie  Club  of  America,  E.  J.  Van  Schaick. 

Columbus  Fanciers'  Association,  J.  M.  Taylor.    _ 

Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.   M.   Carnochan.  ,„,,., 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  F.  J.  Bristol. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  O.  H.  Albanesius. 

Irish   Setter   Club,  J.  J.  Donohue. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  H. 

To  T'r'Ptt 

Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 

Madison  Athletic  Association,  E.  L.  Jones. 

Mascoutah    Kennel    Club,    C.    F.    R.    Drake. 

New  England  Collie  Club,  Tom  B.  Middlebrooke. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

New  Jersey   Kennel   Club,   C.   G.   Hopton. 

Philadelphia  Dog  Show  Association,  C.  B.  New- 
bold.  „      . 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club.  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 

San   Francisco   Kennel   Club,   R.   P.   Keasbey. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 

St   Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 

Texas  Kennel  Club,  George  W.  Clayton.  _ 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 

Westminster   Kennel    Club,   H.    T.   Peters. 

Wissahickon  Kennel  Club,  D.  Murray  Bohlen. 
May. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  W.  L.  Barclay. 

American   Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.   H.   Hunnewell. 

American   Dachshund   Club,   G.   Muss-Arnolt. 

American  Pomeranian  Club,  F.  S.  Stedman. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  K.  Bloodgood. 

Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  S.  Price. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  F.  H.  Osgood. 

Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Club,  J.  W.  Mitchell. 

Bull    Terrier    Club,    Clair    Foster. 

Canonsburg  Kennel  Club,  C.  Motschenbacher. 

Dalmatian   Club    of   America,   J.   B.    Thomas   Jr. 

Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.   M.   Carnochan. 

Englewood  Kennel  Club,  M.  W.  Robinson. 
French    Bulldog   Club,   R.    H.    Hunt. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  O.  H.  Albanesius. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  S.  Van  Schaick. 

Japanese   Spaniel   Club,  W.   J.   Berg. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  E. 
Brooks. 

Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 

Madison   Athletic   Association,   E.   L.    Jones. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

Oakland   Kennel   Club,   S.   C.   Mastick. 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 

Scottish   Terrier   Club,   Theo.   Offerman. 

Seattle  Dog  Fanciers'  Association,  James  Watson. 

Spaniel   Breeders'    Society,   M.   A.   Viti. 

St.  Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 

Mortimer.  „„«-«. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 

Westminster  Kennel  Club,  H.  T.  Peters. 

Wissahickon  Kennel  Club,  R.  H.  Johnson  Jr. 
September. 

Airedale  Tererier  Club,  J.  H.  Brookfield. 

American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell. 

American  Dachshund   Club,   G.   Muss-Arnolt. 

Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  Sargeant  Price  Jr. 

Bull   Terrier   Club,   Clair   Foster. 

Englewood  Kennel  Club,  Myron  W.  Robinson. 

Irish   Setter  Club,  L.  M.  D.  McGuire. 

Japanese  Spaniel  Club,  William  J.  Berg. 

Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

New  England   Co-Hie  Club,   T.   B.   Middlebrooke. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

Oakland  Kennel   Club,   S.   C.   Mastick. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  M.  A.  Viti. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 

Philadelphia  Pointer  Club,  Osgood  Sayen. 

Champion  Kennel  Club,  A.  D.  Gillette. 
December. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  New  York,  J.  H.  Brook- 
fled. 

American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell.. 

American  Dachhund  Club,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

American  Pomeranian  Club,  F.  S.  Stedman. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  P.  Bloodgood. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  F.  H.  Osgood. 

Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association,  John  W.  Brit- 
ton  II. 

Champion  Kennel  Club,  Abram  D.  Gillette. 

Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

French  Bulldog  Club  of  America,  Richard  H.  Hunt. 

Great  Dane  Club  of  America,  O.  H.  Albanesius. 

Inter-State  Fair  Kennel  Club,  H.  S.  Spackman. 

Irish  Setter  Club,  Lawrence  M.  D.  McGuire. 

Irish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Singleton  Van 
Schaick. 

Jersey  City  Kennel  Club.  George  M.  McCarthy. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  Ed- 
ward Brooks. 

Madison  Athletic  Association,  E.  L.  Jones. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  E.  R.  Drake. 

National  Beagle  Club,  Jas.  W.  Appleton. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

Rockland  County  Industrial  Association,  Monson 
Morris. 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 


Saturday,  January  26,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 
Scottish  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Theo.  Offerman. 
Seattle  Dog  Fanciers'  Association,  James  Watson. 
Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  Marcel  A.  Viti. 
The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Toy  Spaniel  Club  of  America,  S.  L.  Goldenberg. 
Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
Westminster  Kennel  Club,  Harry  T.  Peters. 
Portland  Kennel  Club,  E.  J.  Van  Schaick. 
Wisconsin  Kennel  Club,  Charles  W.  Keyes. 
Cedarhurst  Kennel  Club,  John  G.  Bates. 
Spokane  Kennel  Club,  S.  C.  Mastick. 
Brockton  District  Kennel  Club,  Dr.  George  W.  Ryan. 
Philadelphia  Collie  Club,  S.  Boyd  Carrigan. 


1906. 


February. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  America,  J.  H.  Brookfield. 

American  Fox'  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell. 

American  Dachhund  Club,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  P.  Bloodgood. 

Atlantic  City  Kennel  Club,  J.  Sergeant  Price  Jr. 

Boston  Terrier  Club,  F.  H.  Osgood. 

Brockton    District    Kennel    Club,    Dr.    George    W. 
Ryan. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 

Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association,  John  W.  Brit- 
ton  II. 

Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Clair  Foster. 

Champlain  Kennel  Club,  Abram  D.  Gillette. 

Chester  Kennel   Club,   S.   Crozier  Robinson. 

Colorado  Kennel  Club,  Richard  Croker  Jr. 

Collie  Club  of  America,  R.  E.  Edson. 

Inter-State  Fair  Kennel  Club,  H.  S.  Spackman. 

Irish  Setter  Club,  Lawrence  M.  D.  McGuire. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  Ed- 
ward Brooks. 

Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  E.  R.  Drake. 

New  England  Collie  Club,  Tom  B.  Middlebrooke. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

Philadelphia   Dog   Show   Association,    Clement   B. 
Newboldt. 

Portland  Kennel  Club,  E.  J.  Van  Schaick. 

Rhode  Island  Kennel  Club,  William  Codman. 

Rockland  County    Industrial   Association,   Monson 
Morris. 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 

San  Mateo  Kennel  Club,  Howard  Willets. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  Marcel  A.  Viti. 

St.  Louis  Collie  Club,  Daniel  Buckley. 

Taunton  Kennel  Club,  John  H.  Church. 

Texas  Kennel  Club,  George  W.  Clayton. 

Westminster  Kennel  Club,  Harry  T.  Peters. 
May. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club  of  New  York,  J.  H.  Brookfield. 

American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell. 

Buffalo  Kennel  Club,  George  Bleistein. 

Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association,  John  W.  Brit- 
ton  II. 

Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  Clair  Foster. 

Cedarhurst  Kennel  Club,  John  G.  Bates. 

Champlain  Kennel  Club,  Abram  D.  Gillette. 

Duquesne  Kennel  Club  of  Western  Pennsylvania, 
G.  M.  Carnochan. 

Franklin  Kennel  Club,  William  T.  Payne. 

Irish  Setter  Club,  Lawrence  M.  D.  McGuire. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  Ed- 
ward Brooks. 

Long  Island  Kennel  Club,  Joseph  M.  Dale. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  E.  R.  Drake. 

New  England  Beagle  Club,  Chetwood  Smith. 

New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 

Scottish  Terrier  Kennel  Club  of  America,  Dr.   H. 
T.  Foote. 

Spaniel  Breeders'  Society,  Marcel  A.  Viti. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 

Welsh  Terrier  Club  of  America,  B.  S.  Smith. 
September. 

Airedale  Terrier  Club,  J.  H.  Brookfield. 

American  Dachhund  Club,  G.  Muss-Arnolt. 

American  Fox  Terrier  Club,  H.  H.  Hunnewell. 

American  Spaniel  Club,  H.  P.  Bloodgood. 

Bryn  Mawr  Kennel  Ciub,  Robert  E.  Strawbridge. 

Bulldog  Club  of  America,  W.  C.  Codman. 

Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association,  John  W.  Brit- 
ton  n: ' 

Cedarhurst  Kennel  Club,  John  G.  Bates 

Champlain  Kennel  Club,  Abram  D.  Gillette. 

Collie  Club  of  America.  R.  S.  Edson. 

Crotona  Collie  Club.  William  Ruff. 

Dalmatian  Club  of  America,  J.  B.  Thomas  Jr. 

Haverhill  Kennel  Club,  Mark  A.  Knipe. 

Inter-State  Fair  Kennel  Club,  H.  S.  Spackman. 

Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  Massachusetts,  Ed- 
ward Brooks. 

Mascoutah  Kennel  Club,  C.  F.  R.  Drake. 

National  Beagle  Club,  Jas.  W.  Appleton. 

-  New  England  Beagle  Club,  Chetwood  Smith. 
New  England  Kennel  Club,  W.  B.  Emery. 
Pointer  Club  of  America,  Ancell  H.  Ball. 
Portland  Kennel  Club,  Edwin  A.  Van  Schaick. 
Revere  Kenne.  Club,  Samuel  R.  Cutler. 
Rockland  County    Industrial    Association,    Monson 

Morris. 

Russian  Wolfhound  Club,  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund. 

Santa  Cruz  County  Kennel  Club,  Edward  Hance  Jr. 
".   San  Francisco  Kennel  Club,  R.  P.  Keasbey. 

-  Spaniel  Breeders'  ,S,ociety,  Marcel  A.  Viti. 

The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America,  James 
Mortimer. 
~Westminstei\:K-eanel:  Club, -Harry  T.  Peters. 


The  list  discloses  that  there  were  present  in: 

1901,  at  the  February  meeting,  25  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  16  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  16  delegates;  at  the  December  meeting,  15 
delegates; 

1902,  at  the  February  meeting,  18  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  14  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  9  delegates;  at  the  December  meeting,  21 
delegates; 

1903,  at  the  February  meeting,  14  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  14  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  11  delegates;  at  the  December  meeting,  25 
delegates; 

1904,  at  the  February  meeting,  31  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  18  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  14  delegates;  at  the  December  meeting,  22 
delegates; 

1905,  at  the  February  meeting,  34  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  35  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  19  delegates;  at  the  December  meeting,  38 
delegates; 

1906,  at  the  February  meeting,  34  delegates;  at 
the  May  meeting,  23  delegates;  at  the  September 
meeting,  31  delegates; 

showing  an  average  attendance  at  the  meetings  of 
21  delegates,  or  9  less  than  the  present  board  of  di- 
rectors, or  at  only  six  meetings  out  of  twenty-three 
the  present  number  of  the  board  of  directors  had 
been  exceeded,  and  those  being  the  annual  meetings 
where  now,  as  under  the  constitution  of  the  old  club, 
all  delegates  can  attend. 

Fourth — Under  the  constitution  of  the  unincorpor- 
ated club  the  associate  members  were  entitled  to 
one  delegate  for  each  one  hundred  members,  whereas 
under  the  constitution  of  the  present  club  they  are 
entitled  to  one  delegate  for  each  one  hundred  mem- 
bers up  to  three  hundred  and  to  two  delegates  for 
each  one  hundred  members  over  that  number,  so 
that  next  year  there  will  be  seven  delegates  to  be 
elected  from  the  associate  subscribers,  being  an  in- 
crease of  three  over  previous  years.  The  associate 
subscriber  of  the  incorporated  club  is  the  same  as 
the  associate  member  of  the  old  club.  The  changes 
in  name  and  in  the  constitution  were  made  to  comply 
with  the  United  States  postal  laws  governing  the 
mailing  of  The  Gazette  as  second-class  mail  matter. 
In  addition  to  this,  the  quorum  in  the  old  club  was 
but  nine  members,  whereas  in  the  present  .club  it  is 
twelve.  At  the  first  meeting  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  present  club,  twenty-one  were  present, 
being  70  per  cent  of  the  entire  board. 

Fifth — In  drafting  the  present  constitution  the 
committee  was  careful  to  avoid  any  changes  that 
were  not  absolutely  necessary  in  order  to  elect  a 
directorship  of  thirty  and  provide  for  the  manage- 
ment of  the  club  by  said  board,  and  if  any  criticism 
is  to  be  made  because  of  the  fact  that  the  executive 
committee  is  constituted  as  it  now  is,  it  is  simply 
because  the  incorporators  declined  to  change  what 
already  had  existed  for  many  years. 

Sixth — There  appears  to  have  been  considerable 
criticism  as  to  the  powers  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee of  the  incorporated  club.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  old  club  were  the 
incorporators  of  the  new  club  and  by  that  fact  were 
made  directors.  When  it  became  necessary  to  elect 
an  Executive  Committee  of  the  new  club,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Executive  Board  of  the  old  club  were 
elected  such  committee,  and  the  powers  of  the  pres- 
ent Executive  Committee  do  not  differ  in  any  respect 
.  from  the  powers  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
old  club. 

The  election  of  this  executive  committee  had  to 
be  done  by  the  members  of  the  incorporated  club 
before  they  increased  their  membership  by  taking 
in  all  of  the  members  of  the  old  club,  because,  if  all 
those  members  had  been  first  taken  in  it  would  have 
been  practically  impossible  to  get  a  quorum  to  trans- 
act the  necessary  business.  Accordingly,  the  incor- 
porators elected  the  officers  and  executive  committee 
of  the  incorporated  club  and  all  the  standing  com- 
mittees, being  identically  the  same  personnel  as  in 
the  unincorporated  club.  They  then  took  in  all  the 
remaining  members  of  the  unincorporated  club  and 
came  before  it  and  said  that  they  were  duly  incor- 
porated; that  they  had  elected  a  board  of  directors, 
naming  them;  that  they  had  elected  the  same  offi- 
cers and  the  same  executive  committee  and  were 
ready  to  take  over  the  unincorporated  body,  if  it 
saw  fit  to  so  do.  Thereupon  the  delegates,  by  unani- 
mous vote,  transferred  the  property  of  the  -unincor- 
porated club  to  themselves  as  an  incorporated  body. 

It  might  be  noted  that  the  meeting  of  the  old 
club,  at  which  the  transfer  was  made,  was  held  pur- 
suant to  notice  duly  sent  to  each  delegate  of  the 
club  as  follows; 

"55  Liberty  Street,  New  York. 

"Sir — Please  take  notice  that  there  will  be  a  special 
meeting  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  at  No.  55 
Liberty  Street,  Room  35,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
on  Monday,  November  19,  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
afternoon,  for  the  purpose  of  transferring  all  of  the 
property,  assets,  effects  and  good  will  of  the  club 
to  the  American  Kennel  Club  (Incorporated),  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  resolutions  heretofore  adopted, 
and  for  the  transaction  of  such  other  business  as 
may  be  necessary  to  achieve  this  end. 

"By  order  of  the  President. 

"A.  P.  VREDENBURGH,   Secretary." 

That  at  said  meeting  there  was  read  the  report  of 
the  committee  on  incorporation,  stating  that  the  con- 
stitution called  for  a  board  of  thirty  directors,  nam- 
ing those  who  had  been  elected;  that  that  report  was 
unanimously  accepted  and  adopted,  and  that  when 
the  resolutions  were  presented  to  transfer  the  prop- 
erty to  the  incorporated  club  Mr.  Belmont  called  the 
attention  of  the  delegates  to  the  fact  that  it  was  a 


very  important  matter  and  asked  if  any  one  present 
desired  to  have  a  rollcall.  A  rollcall  was  not  called 
for  and  every  delegate  present  voted  in  favor  of 
the   resolutions. 

It  may  be  advisable  to  call  the  attention  of  the 
members  to  the  fact  that  twenty-five  clubs  have 
never  appointed  delegates,  and  that  in  addition  twen- 
ty-nine delegates  appointed  by  clubs  have  never  at- 
tended a  single  meeting  during  the  year  1906. 

The  undersigned  committee  for  the  American  Ken- 
nel Club,  Incorporated,  requests  the  secretaries  and 
delegates  of  all  Specialty  Clubs  to  present  this  re- 
port to  all  of  their  members,  and  the  press  is  re- 
spectfully requested  to  print  same  verbatim. 

Messrs.    H.   T.    Peters    and   James   Mortimer   are 
hereby  appointed  a  sub-committee  to  read  the  above 
report  to  the  meeting  called  for  on  January  3,  1907, 
to  be  held  at  the  Ashland  House,  New  York  City. 
MARCEL  A.  VITI, 
H.   T.   PETERS, 
JAMES  MORTIMER, 
HOWARD   WILLETS, 
A.  P.  VREDENBURGH. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Portland  Show. 

Frank  E.  Watkins,  secretary  of  the  Portland  Ken- 
nel Club,  has  sent  out  cards  announcing  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  club  on  January  24.  At  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  members  the  Portland  Kennel  Club  was 
incorporated  and  this  will  be  the  first  meeting  held 
under  the  new  by-laws. 

One  of  the  important  matters  that  will  come  up  at 
this  meeting  will  be  the  selection  of  the  place  to 
"hold  the  next  bench  show.  This  has  always  been  a 
serious  problem  with  the  club,  for  it  has  been  a  mat- 
ter of  considerable  difficulty  to  get  desirable  exhibi- 
tion quarters.  In  all  probability  the  show  this  year 
will  be  held  in  Merrill's  Hall.  Fred  Merrill  has  in- 
formed the  officials  of  the  club  that  he  is  willing  to 
permit  the  use  of  the  hall  for  that  purpose. 

Formerly  the  dogs  were  shown  at,  the  Exposition 
Hall,  but  some  of  the  fanciers  have  objected  because 
the  building  was  hardly  warm  enough.  There  is 
some  talk  among  the  club  members  of  acquiring  a 
building  near  the  center  of  the  city  and  making  it 
the  permanent  home  of  the  bench  show. 

Members  of  the  club  are  planning  to  make  the 
coming  bench  show  a  record-breaker.  During  the 
past  year  there  has  been  an  enthusiasm  over  well 
bred  canines  such  as  has  never  before  been  known 
in  that  city  and  they  expect  more  dogs  to  be  on  the 
bench  at  the  coming  show  than  in  any  former  year. 
Many  Portland  sportsmen  recently  have  bought  high- 
class  dogs,  especially  Setters  and  Retrievers.  Billy 
Lipman  has  purchased  two  field  dogs,  both  of  which 
have  won  championships  in  field  trials  and  will  be 
shown.  There  are  also  several  new  English  Bulldogs 
that  will  attract  attention. 

The  officials  of  the  club  expect  a  greater  number 
of  dogs  of  all  breeds  than  ever  before  from  Caifornia, 
Washington  and  British  Coumbia. 


What  the  Eastern  Press  Says. 

A  storm  of  protests  in  the  greeting  for  the  report 
of  the  committee  on  "reasons  for  change  of  govern- 
ment" of  the  A.  K.  C.  The  Eastern  press  has  taken 
up  the  matter,  at  the  instance  of  various  fanciers. 
Among  other  papers  we  quote  below  the  New  York 
Sun  and  New  York  Journal,  respectively: 

"Just  where  August  Belmont,  as  president  of  the 
American  Kennel  Club,  stood  in  regard  to  what  they 
termed  the  snap  incorporation  and  new  constitution 
seemed  to  bother  many  speakers  at  the  meeting  in 
the  Ashland  House  yesterday.  The  majority's  hope 
was  that  as  a  sportsman  he  had  been  led  astray  by 
certain  too  zealous  associates  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee, who  had  taken  the  three-year-old  deed  of 
incorporation  up  and  had  it  put  into  action,  backed 
by  a  constitution  that  deprived  all  the  clubs  of  rep- 
resentation at  the  quarterly  and  annual  meetings. 
Dr.  F.  H.  Osgood,  delegate  of  the  Boston  Terrier 
Club,  thought  that  Belmont  had  been  deceived  by 
his  associates.  Dr.  Osgood  was  chairman  of  the 
meeting.  As  practically  founder  of  the  American 
Kennel  Club  and  an  amateur  of  fine  dogs,'  said  Dr. 
Osgood,  'Mr.  Belmont  would  not  be  one  to  cut  off 
at  one  stroke  the  sporting  comradeship  and  substi- 
tute a  coldblooded  business  directorship  or  dictator- 
ship. We  have  all  been  honored  to  meet  as  amateurs 
to  discuss  the  interests  of  the  dog.  Unless  the  mat- 
ter went  before  Mr.  Belmont  in  a  biased  way  I  do 
not  think  he  would  have  sanctioned  disfranchisement 
of  any  club  delegate  or  have  taken  up  the  papers 
of  incorporation  save  after  a  vote  at  an  annual  meet- 
ing.' " 

"When  the  American  Kennel  Club,  an  association 
of  clubs  interested  in  the  breeding  of  dogs,  was  in- 
corporated in  1903,  August  Belmont,  the  president, 
was  intrusted  with  the  work  of  incorporation.  The 
result  was  shown  yesterday  when  thirty  representa- 
tives of  the  various  clubs  gathered  at  the  Ashland 
House  and  formally  approved  the  draft  of  certain 
proposed  amendments  to  the  constitution,  opposing 
Belmont's  methods.  The  amendments  were  then 
filed  with  the  secretary  of  the  American  Kennel  Club 
and  action  will  be  taken  on  them  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing in  February.  The  purpose  of  the  amendments  is 
to  regain  control  of  the  organization,  which  is  now 
practically  lodged  in  a  close  corporation,  which  the 
members  are  calling  the  'dog  trust.'  The  directors 
appointed  under  Belmont's  control  are  not  even  dele- 
gates from  the  clubs  in  the  big  association,  and  it  is 
mentioned  as  a  matter  of  scandal  that  some  of 
them  haven't  any  kennel  interests,  unless  it  be  o 
the  frankfurter  variety." 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  S PORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    January    26,    1907. 


I  THE  FARM  | 

PURE     MILK     WILL     KEEP. 


The  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture  has  just  issued  a  bulle- 
tin on  the  milk  and  cream  exhibit 
at  the  last  Noational  Dairy  Show  at 
Chicago.  In  it  is  described  the  means 
taken  by  exhibitors  to  ensure  purity 
in  the  milk.  The  gold  medal  milk 
was  from  a  herd  consisting  of  choice, 
pure  bred  and  grade  Jerseys,  number- 
ing about  thirty  milking  cows.  It  is 
the  practice  of  the  owner  to  raise 
heifer  calves  from  the  best  cows.  The 
barn  is  well  lighted  and  ventilated, 
the  uoors  are  of  cement,  and  the  walls 
and  ceilings  are  kept  thoroughly 
whitewashed.  The  manure  from  the 
stables  is  hauled  direct  to  the  field. 

The  feed  used  in  this  dairy  consists 
of  corn  silage  (well  eared),  shredded 
corn  stover  and  mixed  hay  for  rough- 
age, the  grain  part  consisting  of 
wheat,  bran  and  middlings,  and  buck- 
wheat middlings,  besides  the  corn  in 
the  silage.  Care  is  taken  during  milk- 
ing to  have  little  dust  as  possible  in 
the  barn.  The  cows  are  kept  thorough- 
ly clean.  The  milk  from  each  cow  is 
weighed  after  milking,  and  as  soon 
as  a  small  can  is  filled  it  is  taken 
to  a  separate  building  used  only  for 
handling  milk.  Here  the  milk  is 
strained  through  a  wire  strainer  and 
three  cloth  strainers  and  stored  in 
cold  water  until  bottled.  After  bot- 
tling the  milk  is  placed  in  cases  and 
packed  in  ice  ready  for  delivery.  All 
dairy  utensils  are  rinsed,  washed, 
scalded  with  boiling  water  and 
drained.  The  herd  is  tuberculin  test- 
ed and  great  care  is  exercised  to 
keep  it  healthy. 

The  milk  retails  at  6  cents  per 
quart  throughout  the  year  in  a  small 
town  of  3,000  inhabitants.  The  own- 
ers take  much  pride  in  producing 
clean  milk,  free  from  dangerous 
germs. 

The  object  of  this  contest  was 
wholly  educational.  It  was  desired 
to  show  that  milk  and  cream  pro- 
duced under  sanitary  conditions  could 
be  shipped  long  distances  and  held 
for  several  weeks  without  anv  other 
means  of  preservation  than  "cleanli- 
ness and  cold.  The  results  were 
most  gratifying,  and  some  of  the 
samples  remained  perfectly  sweet 
after  being  shipped  a  thousand  miles 
across  the  country,  put  in  storage  al 
a  temperature  of  about  32  degrees 
Fahrenheit  for  two  weeks,  and  then 
reshipped  a  distance  of  900  miles  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  where  they  were 
stored  in  an  ordinary  ice  box  for 
several  weeks  longer,  some  of  the 
certified  milk  samples  being  still 
sweet  after  five  weeks.  A  part  of  a 
box  of  cream  entered  in  this  contest 
was  placed  in  cold  storage  in  Chicago 
at  a  temperature  of  33  degrees  Fah- 
renheit, and  remained  sweet  and 
palatable  for  a  period  of  seven  weeks 


STARTING   THE    WINTER    LAYERS. 


All  hens  that  begin  moulting  about 
August  1st  should  be  laving  again  by 
the  middle  of  October,  and  if  they 
are  bred  right  and  fed  right  they 
should  lay  without  a  break  until  April 
Those  that  appear  listless  and  look 
dull  about  the  head  can  be  made 
smart  and  profitable  in  two  weeks 
with  special  care.  Pen  them  off  by 
themselves  and  give  no  food  at  all  for 
twenty-four  hours.  The  next  morning 
they  start  off  with  one  good  thing— 
an  appetite.  Take  stale  bread  the 
harder  the  better,  and  soak  in  luke- 
warm water,  squeeze  between  your 
hands  as  dry  as  possible.  Sprinkle 
this  with  a  little  black  pepper  and 
quite  a  lot  of  fine  charcoal.  Give  the 
ailing  hens  all  they  can  eat  up  in  five 
minutes.  Then  throw  a  fine  grain 
ration  m  the  litter  and  see  that  the 
litter  is  deep.  Six  inches  is  good— 
a  foot  still  better.  A  good  grain  mix- 
ture is  composed  of  hard  old  wheat 
cracked  corn,  buckwheat  and  sun- 
flower seeds.  Give  a  quart  for  every 
ten  hens  penned  off.  This  will  keep 
the  hens  busy  every  minute  up  to 
five  o'clock.  Then  give  all  the  whole 
corn  they  will  eat.  Cracked  corn  is 
good,  but  is  not  eaten  as  heartily  as 

hole  corn.     Sharp  grit,  oyster  shells, 
"ry     bran    and     charcoal     should     be 

rung  up  in  each  coop.     Next  morning 


instead  of  bread  give  all  the  chopped 
up  raw  meat  the  hens  will  eat  up 
clean  in  three  minutes.  If  you  have 
a  butchering  plant  in  your  neighbor- 
hood where  they  slaughter  sheep  or 
pigs  you  can  buy  the  plucks,  which 
contain  the  heart,  liver  and  lungs  at 
$5  per  hundred  plucks,  which  will 
bring  the  fresh  meat  at  half  a  cent 
a  pound. 

These  can  be  had  from  the  whole- 
sale meat  houses,  also  in  all  large 
cities.  After  the  meat  is  eaten  give 
the  quart  of  grain  in  the  litter  and 
again  the  corn  at  night.  Grass,  clover 
or  hung-up  cabbage  do  well  for  green 
food,  and  some  green  ration  should 
be  supplied.  The  hen  or  early-hatched 
pullet  that  does  not  lay  in  three  weeks 
under  this  treatment  is  out  of  her 
class  as  a  winter  layer  and  should 
be  marketed  unless  an  exceptional 
show  bird. 


MONEY     IN     SHEEP. 


Sheep,  so  far  as  pure  bred  flocks 
are  concerned,  easily  lead  on  the  con- 
tinent, as  proved  at  World's  Fairs  for 
thirteen  years.  But  -when  we  turn 
to  consider  the  flocks  kept  for  com- 
mon market  supplies,  why  a  telescope 
would  not  bring  them  to  view  in  many 
of  our  counties,  and  that  in  spite  of 
the  fact  that  no  animal  on  the  farm 
has  during  the  past  ten  years  given 
so  much  clear  profit  with  so  little 
labor.  With  lambs  selling  as  at  pres- 
ent, in  leading  markets,  at  the  highest 
price  on  record  for  the  time  of  year, 
viz.,  $8  per  hundred,  live  weight,  need 
we  be  surprised  that  not  a  few  are 
bemoaning  their  short  sightedness, 
and  feel  like  giving  themselves  a 
tongue  thrashing,  if  not  more  than 
that. 

Live  stock  and  productions  are 
rapidly  making  Ontario,  Canada, 
famous.  The  writer  will  venture  to 
predict  that  the  Province  of  Ontario 
will  be  to  the  Western  world  what 
Britain  is  to  the  world  at  large,  and 
that  is  the  breeding  ground  for  im- 
proved live  stock,  to  more  fully  supply 
the  ever  growing  demands  from  the 
Western  Provinces,  as  well  as  those 
to  the  East,  and  the  large  country 
to  the  South,  with  its  knowledge  of 
what  Ontario  breeders  do  in  competi- 
tion with  them  in  American  show 
yards. 


CURING    MEATS    ON    THE    FARM. 


Meatscannot  be  long  kept  even  in 
'moderate    weather,    but   beef   may    be 
corned,   or  pork  cured   in  the  follow- 
ing  way,    and   it   will   be    sweet   and 
wholesome: 

For  150  pounds  of  meat,  take  one 
pound  of  granulated  sugar,  1  quart 
table  syrup,  3  ounces  of  saltpeter,  4 
ounces  of  sal  soda  and  rock  salt  to 
make  brine  that  will  float  an  egg.  Use 
water  enough  to  cover  the  meat  well. 
Boil  and  swim  until  it  is  white,  then 
cool  until  milk  warm  and  your  over 
the  meat.  Change  the  position  of  the 
meat  in  the  barrel  each  week. 

In  three  weeks,  take  out  the  meat 
and  boil  the  brine,  and  skim,  add  one- 
half  of  the  above  ingredients  and 
when  it  is  cool,  pour  back  on  the 
meat.  If  pork  or  dried  beef,  take 
out  in  two  or  three  weeks  and  smoke 
with  cobs  or  hard  wood. 

If  you  follow  the  directions  exactly 
you  will  never  lose  any  meat  and  will 
have  as  fine  meat  as  you  can  find  on 
the  farket  anywhere.  You  must  not 
use  the  barrel  salt'if  it  has  lime  in  it; 
and  you  must  be  sure  to  take  your 
meat  out  every  week  and  change  it 
around  so  that  the  brine  gets  to 
every  part  of  it. 

After  it  is  smoked,  wrap  it  in  heavy 
drapping  paper,  sew  up  in  a  cloth  and 
paint  it  thick  with  whitewash.  The 
dry  beef  is  made  from  the  round  di- 
vided in  chunks,  as  the  seam  between 
the  muscles  will  show  you. — American 
Farming  World. 

o 

Self  feeding  appliances  for  sheep 
have  been  tried  repeatedly,  but  they 
consume  too  much  feed  for  each 
pound  of  gain  when  fed  in  this  way. 


FOB  SALE. 

Cliestnnt  Ally  HESEINA  (two-year- 
old)  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Petrina 
(dam  of  Lady  Petrina  2:27)  by  Pied- 
mont. This  filly  is  very  promising  and 
is  entered  and  fully  paid  up  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  and  the  Occi- 
dent Stake  for  lEtOS.  Apply  to 
S.  T.   COEAM, 

CenterviUe,   Cal, 


Cattle  and  sheep  stand  dry  cold 
remarkably  well,  but  they  need  pro- 
tection from  storms.  Feeding  in  open 
lots  in  all  kinds  of  weather  is  bar- 
barous and  it  is  not  economical. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

GombauWs 

Caustic  Balsam 


f   , 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone  and  other  bony  tumors, 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  "Parasites, 
Thrush,  Diphtheria,  Removes  all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 

As  a  Human  Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,    Sore  Throat,  etc,  it  is  invaluable. 

Xvery  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  is 
Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  SI  50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  witn  full  directions  for 
its  use.  EiTSend  for  descriptive  circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0, 


'Save=the=  Horse" 

Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Marshall,    Minn. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton.  N.  T. 

Gentlemen — "'Save-the-Horse"    has   en- 
tirely   removed    the    windpuff.       It    has 
been  cured  for  a  period  of  30   days  and 
has  not  returned  under  workouts. 
Yours  very   truly, 

W.    W.    SALISBURY. 

TVebster    City,    la. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  BingTiamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — I     advised    G.    H.    Daniels 
of    this   city    to    try    a    bottle    of    "Save- 
the-Horse"    on  a   mare   hij   has   that   had 
a  puff.      The  puff  is  now  gone. 
Respectfully   yours, 

J.   F.    DeFRANCE. 

Florence,  S.  C,  Sept.  29,  1906. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton.  N.  Y. 

Dear  Sirs — Make  me  price  on  half 
dozen  bottles  "Save-the-Horse."  It  will 
certainly    do    the  work. 

Yours   truly, 

F.    M.    ROGER,    JR. 

"SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE"  permanently 
cures  Spavin  Ringbone  (except  Low), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil, 
Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all 
lameness,  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair. 
Horse    works  as   usual. 

S5.00  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee,  as  binding  to  protect  you 
as  the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it. 
Send   for  a   copy  and   booklet. 

At  Drug-gists  and  Dealers  or  Express 
Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Formerly  Troy,   N.   Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Make  your  hens  work  for  all  they 
get  to  eat.  Keep  them  moving  ahout 
during  the  day  as  much  as  possible 
by  throwing  their  feed  in  chaff,  cut 
straw,  shredded  corn  stalks  or  other 
material.  Give  them  as  much  of  a 
variety  of  grain  as  you  possibly  can. 
Wheat,  oats  cracked  corn,  barley  and 
buckwheat  are  all  good,  but  should 
be  mixed  together  when  fed.  Never 
feed  all  one  kind  of  grain  at  one  time. 
They  like  a  variety.  For  green  food, 
second  cutting  clover  is  one  of  the 
best.  Cabbage,  carrots  and  mangel 
wurzels  can  also  be  fed  to  advantage. 
They  should  be  fed  meat  of  some  kind 
at  least  three  times  a  week.  Beef 
scraps  soaked  and  mixed  with  bran 
enough  to  take  up  the  moisture  an- 
swers this  purpose.  Skim  milk  added 
to  the  mash  will  give  good  results. 
Plenty  of  fresh  water  and  grit  should 
be  where  they  can  have  access  to  it 
at  all  times. 


A  vaccine  affording  protection 
against  hog  cholera  has  been  discov- 
ered by  scientists  of  the  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture,  says  Sec- 
retary Wilson.  The  method  has  been 
patented  by  the  department  so  that 
all  may  use  it  without  extra  cost 
or  royalty. 


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This  machine  permits  not  only 
the  use  of  a  three  color  ribbon,  bat 
also  of  a  two-color  or  single-color 
ribbon.  No  extra  cost  for  this  new 
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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot      veterinary  dentistry 


Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  fiorse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time — originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE   THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNEWWV 
0FSEW1N6 
THE  STRAPS 
ON  THE  WRAP 
PERS  TO  PRE- 
VENT CHAFING 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially goo  J  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 

CANTON,  OHIO. 


Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,    is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional service.!  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated    successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best   work   at   reasonable  prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


jUtSORBIN-E':. 


Removes  Bursal  Enlargements. 
Thickened  Tissues,  Infiltrated 
Parts,  and  any  Puff  or  Swelling, 

Cures     Lameness,    Allays     Pain 
without  laying  the  horse  up.    Docs  not 
blister,  stain  or  remove  the  hair.    S2.00  a 
bottle,  delivered.    Pamphlet  1-C  free. 
1      ABSORBING,  JR.,  for  mankind,  pl.00 
(  bottle.     Cures  Synovitis,   Weeping  Sinew, 
-  Strains,    Gouty    or  Rheumatic     Deposits, 

reduces    \  aricose    Veins,    Varicocele,     Hydrocele 
Allays  pain.  Book  free.  Genuine  mid.  only  "by 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  "Western  Wholesale  Drug"  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  beat  tie, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

Veterinary  Experience 

Infallible  guide  to  horse  health. 
100  page  book,  free.  Symptoms 
of  all  diseases  and  treatment, 
by  eminent  veterinary,  com- 
pounder of 

TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR. 

Sure  cure  for  curb,  cciic.  splint,  recent  shoe  boils, 
most  horse  ailments.  S100.  reward  for  failure  where 
we  say  it  will  cure. 

•i-l!'i"!e't.Ani,eri£i!.n.Worn1  Powders  never  fail. 
1  utile  s  I  amily  Elixir,  greatest  of  all  household 
Imiments.    \\  rite  for  the  book. 
TOTTIE'S  ELIXIR  CO..  52  Beverly  St..  Boston.  Mass. 

Red.ngtoo  &  Co..  Third  St..  near  Tm.osend,  San  Francisco. 
W.AShaw,  Los  Angeles,  Calif., Agents. 


j  At  the 
HjF  Tongues  End 

STOCK  GET  JUST  ENOUGH  AT  THE  RIGHT  TIME. 

COMPULSED  PURE-SALT  BRICK5. 
AND  PATENT  FEEDER! 

No  waste,  no  ne  gleet,  j II  convenience. 
Your  dealer  has  it  Write  us  for  the  book. 

BEIMONT  STABIE  SUPPLY  CO. 

PATENTEES    MANUFACTURERS 

Broohlyn,  N.y. 


jjlmportant  as 
Wthe  Gun  Itself  ' 


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the  delicate  parts.  Makes  1 
trigger,  lock,  every  action  part  work! 
promptly,  properly.  Never  hardens  I 
or  gums,  contains  do  acid.  I 

"3  in  One"  removes  the  residue  of  1 
burnt   powder,    ladi spcnsiblc  with' 
smokeless  powder.  Positively  prevents*- 
barrel  from  rusting  iosideoront.  Cleans) 
and  polishes  the  stock. 
17r-f»*a  sample  bottle  sent  on  request. 

JTJT.ce  G   w  Q0(e  Gomvany    ,2s 

Washington  Life  Bldg,  New  York,  N.  "V  ] 


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RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland    Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening"   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping-  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street ;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in -last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning1  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and    last    races. 


THOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,    President. 
PEECY    W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 

MARE  WANTED. 
By  McKinney,  Zombro,  Kinney  Lou, 
Greco,  Searchlight  or  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
not  to  exceed  seven  years  old,  brown, 
bay  or  black;  sound,  good  size  and 
handsome;  trotter  with  or  without  rec- 
ord; standard  and  registered.  Answer 
giving  full  particulars  and  lowest  cash 
price. 

P.    W.    EELLE7, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman,  616   Golden 
Gate  Ave.,  San  Prancisco,  Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

ALIX  B.,  bav  mare  (record  2:24*£)  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  (2:16M-)  and  out  of 
Alberta    (by    Albert   W.    2:20). 

CARLTON  W.  GREENE, 
873  Eddy  Street, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


THOROUGHBRED        STALLION        FOR 
SALS. 
I   have  six   thoroughbred  stallions   for 
sale     at     prices     to    suit     purchasers    or 
limited    means.      No   breeder   of   harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare   sire     for     getting    fine    mares    for 
dams  of  high   class   roadsters.     Address 
CAPT.  T.  B.  MERRY. 

549    Grand   Ave, 
Los  Angeles,    Cal. 

FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE.  ■ 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2:15*4,  great  gTand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23.  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply   to  P.  H.   McEvoy,  Menlo   Pari,    Cal. 

FOB  SALB. 


Bav  mare  Etta  B„  sire  Castella,  dam 
Daisy  (dam  of  Walter  P.  2:24%).  Cas- 
tella has  two  colts,  both  show  lots  of 
speed,  but  neither  has  been  trained.  She 
is  a  fine  saddle  mare.  Can  single-foot 
very  fast;  weighs  900  pounds.  Price  $75. 
For  further  particulars  address  HOW- 
ARD  KERR.  623  J  Street,  Sacramento, 
California. 

FOR    SALE. 

Effie  Madison,  16  hands  high,  sound, 
can  trot  miles  in  2:40,  has  good  action, 
seven  years  old,  a  high-class  mart. 
Sired  by  James  Madison,  first  dam 
Lady  W.  by  Ophir. 

Also  her  two-year-old  bay  filly  by 
Stam  B.,  large  sized  filly  and  a  good 
prospect.  Entered  and  paid  up  on  in 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  X". 
5,  $7,000  guaranteed.  Address  Wm.  E. 
DETELS,    Pleasanton,    Cal. 

WANTED — TO  LEASE. 

A  well  bred  McKinney  stallion.  Fifty 
per  cent  of  net  earnings  to  the  owner. 
First  class  care  taken  of  horse;  can 
give  best  of  references.  Good  field  for 
well  bred  stallion.  Address 
M.  E.  LEWIS, 
136  4th  St.,  Eureka,  Cal. 

FOR  SALE 
DICTATRESS  2:08* 

Handsome  chestnut  mare  by  Dictatus, 
dam  Salinas  Bell  by  Vermont.  Sound 
in  every  respect;  standard  and  register- 
ed; in  foal  to  Hal  B.  2:04%.  Will  be 
sold  for  the  cheap  price  of  $1500  if- 
taken   at   once.     Address 

AUGUST  ERICSSON, 

Portland,  Oregon. 


POB     SALE. 

Handsome  sorrel  gelding,  eight  years 
old,  weighs  1050  pounds.  15%  hands 
high,  a  trotter  broken  to  saddle.  Hand- 
some head  and  neck,  stylish,  absolutely 
sound  and  gentle.  A  rare  opportunity 
to  get  a  first-class  driving  horse  and 
saddle  horse  combined.  Will  be  sold  at 
a  reasonable  price.  Address  W.  S. 
CLARK,  Concord,  Cal. 

FASTTJBAGE. 

Fine  pasturage:  no  wire  fencing-; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.   CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 

IMPORTED     HACKNEY    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

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[Saturday,    January    26,    1907. 


GREAT  DISPERSAL  SALE 


AH  the   Horses  Owned  by  the 

Estate  of  James  Coffin,  Deceased 

To  Be  Held 

Monday  Evening,  February  25,  1907 

At  7:45  O'clock 

At  the  New  Pavilion  of 

Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 
478  Valencia  St  San  Francisco 


This  consignment  is  headed  by  the 
young  Palo  Alto  bred  stallion 

CASSIAN  2:29% 
Son  of  Mendocino   2:19%   by  Electioneer 
and  Cressida  2:18%,  by  Palo  Alto  2:08%. 

25  head  in  all,  -which  were  selected 
with  great  care  b3r  Mr.  Coffin  to  establish 
a  breeding  farm. 

Horses  will  be  at  Sale  Stables,  SAT- 
URDAY,   FEBRUARY    23d. 

Write  for  Catalogues. 

FEED  H.  CHASE  &  CO., 
478  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


A  FEW  OF  THE  HOOD  ONES. 

Srace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02.  Stipu- 
lator 2-1114,  McZeus  2:13.  Grace  McK. 
2-21%  and  grandam  of  Tidal  WaVe 
2:09.     Stinted  to  Highland  C. 

Carrie  Malone,  own  sister  to  Chf.s.  Derby 
2:20  and  dam  of  Carrie  B.  2:18,  and 
Cassiar  2:22,  and  grandam  of  Pinkey 
H    2:17%.     In  foal  to  Bon  Voyage. 

Welladay  2:14,  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
and  in  foal  to  Bon  "Voyage   (3)   2:12%. 

Admiral  Togo  (2)  2:2914.  One  of  the 
best  prospects  for  a  2:0S  trotter  in 
America.  Worked  a  mile  in  2:15% 
last  year.  Five  years  old,  sound,  level 
headed  and  a  sure  race  horse.  The 
talk  of  the  track  at  Pleasanton. 

Grandly  Bred  Mares  by  McKinney.  Zom- 
bro,  Zolock.  Cupid,  Mendocino,  Oro 
Wilkes  and  Secretary,  in  foal  to  high 
class  stallions  and  their  produce  en- 
tered in  rich  stakes. 

Colts  and  Fillies  by  Kinney  Lou,  Stam 
B.,  Lynwood  W-,  Cassian,  Zombro.  Zo- 
lock, *  and  Lecco.  Among  these  are 
the  great  two-year-old  fillies  Grace 
Zolock  by  Zolock  2:05%  out  of  Grace 
Kaiser,  noted  above,  and  Rose  Lecco 
by  Lecco  2:09%  out  of  Rose  McKinney, 
dam  of  Almaden  (2)  2:22%.  winner 
of  Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occident 
Stakes. 


Auction  Sale  of  50  Head  of  Horses 

Monday  Evening  at  7:45 

February  11,  1907 

At  the  most  extensive  market  in  the  "West  and  in  the  largest  Sale  Building  in 
the  city,  with  a  Speedway  where  every  horse  can  show  what  he  can  do. 

THE  BEST  COLLECTION  OF  ALL  PURPOSE  HORSES  EVER  OFFEREE  AT 
AUCTION.  Stallions,  Broodmares  and  Business  Horses;  Record  Horses,  including: 
Queenie  R.  2:12%,  Lottie  Parks  2:16%,  Venus  Derby  2:23  (heen  a  mile  in  2:16^), 
Princess  W.  2:29%,  the  best  2:15  class  trotter  ever  passed  under  the  hammer. 

Some  sensational  green  speed  that  can  step  to  the  front  going'  through  the 
Park.  The  superb  consignment  from  the  Baywood  Stud,  San  Mateo,  of  ranch-bred 
horses  from  Llano  Seco  Rancho,  Butte  Co.,  Cal.,  have  been  prepared  for  this  sale 
at  the  Baywood  Stud  and  are  the  best  lot  ever  bred  at  this  well  known  farm,  com- 
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well  broken  and  fit  for  present  conditions. 

GET  A  CATALOGUE  AT  ONCE. 

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Near  Sixteenth  Street 


San  Francisco,  Cal. 


WRITE  TO=DAY   FOR  CATALOGUE. 


CAMPBELL'S  fcS™   GALL  REMEDY 

For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS. 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SALDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  UORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  PARSED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 
All  Trainers  Snould  Keep  It  in  Their  Stables 
PRICE — 25c,  50c  and  $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  412  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


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For  further  particulars  address  GUY 
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Southwater,  Susses,  England. 


Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Co. 

Announces  the  Renewal  oi 

The  Horseman  Aisfi£?  Futurity 

A  GUARANTEED   STAKE   OF — 

$15,000.00 

For  Foals  of  1907— To  Race  as  3=Vear.0Ids  in  1910 


$1 1,000  for  3=year=old  TROTTERS       $4,000  for  3=year=oId  PACERS 

Entries  Close  March  2,  1907 

Richest  of  all  Newspaper  Futurities.    Most  Liberal 
System  of  Entrance. 

CONDITIONS. 

Entries  close  Saturday,  March  2,  1907,  when  first  payment  of  $5.00  shall  be 
made,  and  name,  color  and  full  pedigree  of  mare  and  name  of  stallion  to  which  she 
was  bred  must  be  given.  This  payment  includes  a  year's  subscription  to  The 
Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times,  which  will  be  sent  to  any  address  furnished 
by   the   nominator. 

Second  Payment — November  2,  1907 — $10,  when  color  and  sex  of  foal  must  be 
given.  If  a  nominated  mare  has  no  living  foal  on  this  date  her  owner  may  sub- 
stitute another  mare  and  foal   regardless   of  ownership. 

NO  FURTHER  PAYMENTS  UNTIL  YEAR  OP  RACE. 

Third  payment — March  1,  1910 — $50  in  Trotting  Division;  $25  in  Pacing 
Division.     Name  and  Gait  of  foal  must  be  given  with  this  payment. 

Last  Payment — July  1,  1910 — $150  in  Trotting  Division;  $50  in  Pacing  Division. 

Failure  to  make  payments  when  due  shall  constitute  a  withdrawal  and  for- 
feiture of  previous  payments. 

The  Stake  will  be  raced  during  August  or  September,  1910,  exact  date  and 
track  to  be  announced  not  later  than  June  1st  of  that  year,  and  will  be  governed 
by  the  trotting  and  pacing  rules  governing  the  track  selected  except  where  other- 
wise provided  herein. 

Each  race  will  consist  of  three  heats  of  one  mile  each. 

In  case  of  a  tie  for  first  place  between  two  or  more  horses  at  the  end  of 
the  third  heat,  the  horses  so  tied  shall  race  off  the  tie. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  be  entitled  to  money  already  won. 

All  entrance  received  in  excess  of  the  guaranteed  value  .of  this  Stake  shall  he 
divided  equally  hetween  the  trotting  and  pacing  divisions,  and  the  added  money  in 
each  division  shall  he  awarded  70,  20  and  10  per  cent,  respectively,  to  the  first  three 
horses  in  the  summaries. 

The  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows: 

TROTTING  DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $2,500  to  first  horse;  $600  to  second  $300  to  third,  and  a  sterling- 
silver  cup  of  not  less  than  $500  in  value,  to  be  known  as  THE  HOBSEMAN  AND 
SPIRIT    OF    THE    TIMES    FUTURITY   CUP,    for    the    horse    standing    best   in    the 
summary  at  the  end  of  the  race;  and  $300  to  the  nominator  of  the  dam. 
PACING   DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $750  to  first  horse;  $350  to  second;  $150  to  third;  $150  to  the 
horse  standing  best  in  the  summary  at  the  end  of  the  race,  and  $100  to  the  nomi- 
nator of  the  dam. 

Anyone  sending  a  club  of  five  annual  subscriptions  to  The  Horseman  and  Spirit 
of  the  Times  at  $3  each,  or  ten  semi-annual  subscriptions  at  $1.50  each,  or  enough 
of  both  to  amount  to   $15,   the  order  accompanied  by  cash,  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
nomination  and  an  additional   nomination   for   each  additional  club. 
All  Money  Paid  in  Goes  to   the  Stake.     The  Last  Horseman  Futurity  Amouted  to 

$20,000.00— TWENTY   THOUSAND    DOLLARS— $20,000.00 

The  Amount  Guaranteed  was  but  $12,500.00 


ENTRIES     CLOSE     SATURDAY.     MARCH     2,     1907. 

BLANKS. 


WHITE    NOW    FOE    ENTEY 


Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Company 


DANIEL   J.   CAMPAU,   President 


357  Dearborn  Street,  CHICAGO. 


PAYMENT  ON  TWO-YEAR-OLDS 


-IN   THE — 


Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  No.  5 

$7,000    GUARANTEED 
For  foals  Born  1905 

Races  to  Take  Place  1907  and  1908 

$10   on   Each   Entry  Due    February   1st,    1907 

AND  MUST  BE  MADE  NOT  LATER  THAN  THAT  BATE. 

$4250  for  Trotting  Foals.    $1750  for  Pacing  Foals.    $800  to  Nomi= 
nators  of  Dams  of  Winners  and  $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions 


MONEY   DIVIDED    AS   FOLLOWS: 


$3000 
200 


1250 

200 


Por  Three-Tear- Old  Trotters. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Three-Year- Old  Trot. 

Por   Two-Year-Old   Trotters. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner  of   Two-Year-Old   Trot. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of 
Winner  of  three-year-old  Trot 
when  mare  was  hred. 


$1000 
200 


750 
200 


Por  Three-Year-Old  Pacers. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Three-Year-Old  Pace. 

Por  Two-Year-Old  Pacers. 

Por  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Win- 
ner of  Two-Year-Old  Pace. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of 
Winner  of  three-year-old  Pace 
when  mare'was  hred. 


ENTRANCE  and  PAYMENTS — $2  to  nominate  mare  on  October  15,  1904,  when  name, 
color,  description  of  mare  and  stallion  bred  to  must  be  given.  $5  February  1, 
1905.  $5  September  1,  1905.  $10  on  yearlings  February  1,  1906.  $10  on  two- 
year-olds  February  1,  1907.     $10  on  three-year-olds  February  1,  1908 

STARTING  PAYMENTS — $25  to  start  in  the  two-year-old  pace.  $35  to  start  in  the 
three-year-old  trot.  $35  to  start  in  the  three-year-old  pace.  $50  to  start  in  the 
three-year-old  trot.  All  starting  payments  to  be  made  ten  days  before  the  first 
day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

Nominators  Mnst  Designate  When  Making  Payments  to  Start  Whether  the  Horse 

Entered  is  a  Trotter  or  Pacer. 

Colts   That  Start  at  Two   Years   Old  Are  Not  Barred  Prom  Starting  Again  in  the 

Three-Year-Old  Division 

Make  all  payments  and  address  communications  to  the  Secretary. 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  P.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 

616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco. 


Saturday,  January  26,  1907.] 


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FOB    SALE —   BOSTON   TERRIERS. 
A  few   typical   specimens;    dark  brindle; 
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FOB  SALE. 
TRI-COLOR  COLL  IE  PUPS  from 
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Inverness  Prince).  BANDOM  COLLIE 
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show  winner,  brother  to  the  winner  of 
first  and  specials  at"  Bull  Terrier  Breed- 
ers' Show  at  Philadelphia  (at  which  the 
best  in  the  world  were  shown).  STIL- 
ETTO KENNELS,  225  Alcatraz  Avenue 
Berkeley,  Cal. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    January    26,    1907. 


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THE     BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  February  2,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Eecord 3:12% 

Timed   in   a   Race    2:10H 


1904 
1950 


Highland  C. 


2:19 


■WT1TOEB  OP  SABTFOBD  PUTTJEITY  (§8500)  FOB,  1905. 
BON  VOYAGE  <3)  2:129!  is  bv  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09!i.  Ex- 
ton  2:10!4.  and  50  others  in  2:80  list),  son  ot  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0S-,  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12=1.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20>4),  bv  Erin  2:24=;:  second  dam  Farce  2:29M.  by  Princeps  536:  third  dam 
Eoma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%.  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%).  by  Golddust  50: 
fourth  dam  Bruna   (dam  of  tVoodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907  at  FLUASMTTOB  BACE    TBACK. 
Wfl  fnr  fhp   ^oacnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,     or    money    refunded 
•pou  lui    llic  OCdSUll         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 
Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXFKESSC  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  3:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:lSVi,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Bepresentative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


a  ~&  i£  T^Yfc  -rf  P*  f\         ^v    J-    J-    Audubon 

Audubon  Boy  1 :59*It§F 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%.  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04^4.  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Marv  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:08%,  Sunland  Belle  2:0S%.  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22.  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
In  2:30),  by  Abdallah  lo.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit.  by  Clark  Chief  S9  (sire  of  6  and 
dame  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomerov  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon 1:59%),  by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14*4); 
second  dam,  Nelly 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:0314,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:0014,  iirst  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*4,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57*2   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  ye-r. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pacs  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  cf  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 


WILL    STAND    AT   AGSICTJX.TTJSAi    FAEK,    Z.OS 
A  FEW   GOOD  MAF-ES. 


ANGELES,    TO 


TERMS — S100   for  the    Season. 
I  may  choose. 


S1S0,   with  return   privilege   or  money  refunded  as 
For  further  particulars  address 
J.  T.   GATCOSIB, 

Agricultural  Fark,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


THE  STANDARD  BRED  STALLION 


Two-year-old  record,  2:1534. 
By  Diablo  2:03*4,  SirG  of 

Six  in  2:10  list. 


McFadyen  2:15} 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:1536  I,  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  I"p  2:14.  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23*4.  etc.),  by 
Egmont;   third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail   8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — S40   for  the   Season.  E.   D.   DUDLEY,    Dixon,    Cal. 


Mendocino  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-TEAR-CLD)     2:19^2 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%    (to  wag  ;  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 

2:21%,    (3  y.  .        2:12  ■■,  ;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.     Bav  stallion, 

15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  rounds;  hind  fee:  an  1  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire.  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam.  MANO  (dam 
-if  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%.  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  bv  Piedmont 
904,    2:17%;    second    dan.  tarn    of    Mamie    W.    (3)    2:17%,    Hvperion    2:21%, 

Memento   2:25%,    Mithra  2:14%h    by   Hambletonian   Jr.    1SS2;    third   dam,    Gilda 

(thoroughbred)    by    imp.    Mang  ■. 

MENDOCIN*  >  is  one  ol  er'e  youngest  and  best  sons.     With  very  limited 

opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  flevel 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S75;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2:1114; 
Dam  Helena  S:!!1*. 


McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands:  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  H,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKIKNEY  8318  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11 14  (dam  of  "U'ildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12).  bv 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam.  Ida  May  Jr.  bv  Owen 
Dale;   fourth   dam.   Ids    May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
raceho-se  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gr  mest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  vet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  cf  the  best  of  her  day.  and  as  well  as 
her  aaughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

35RVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1S07,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

1OCINO    and    McKENA    will    make    the    season    at    FALO    ALTO    STOCK 
,>:**.",     Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at    57.50  per  month.     No  responsibility  assumed 
Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 
PALO  ALTO   STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Redlac2:07 


2 


IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09] 


Reg.   No.  -4O094 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  *£  S£n3a!£?T***S!*  woe 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6.  1907,  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  grandly  gaited 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
al!   trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as  his." 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%.  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:1S;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2S%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40.  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;   fourth   dam   S.   T.   B.,  thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  FARK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service, 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes. 

JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 
C.    J.    Grubb,    Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Iran  Alto  ss 


No.  24576 
Trotting  Race  Record  2:12 


Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a  record  and  whose  sire  and  dam 
both  held  world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto  2:0S?i  (to  high-wheeled  sulky), 
by  Electioneer.  His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which  was  the  three- 
year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  4  and  grandam  of  12  in  the  list. 
Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  9  in  the  list.  Iran  Alto 
is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%',  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at  Lexington  last  October. 
His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and  race  horses. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 
TERMS — S30  for  the    Season.  H.   S.  HOGOBOOM,   Woodland,   Cal. 

Usual   return    privileges. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:05'4 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     .     .     . 
Delilah  (4) 
Sherlock  Holmes 
Charlie  T.    .     . 
R.  Ambush  I  3  ) 
Zolahka       .     .     . 
Ingarlta     .     .     .     . 
Dixie  S. 
Dixie  W.       .     .     . 


2:08 


2:11  U 
.  2:13^4 
2:14U 
2:23  z 
2:25'- 
2:27 

2:27 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%,  Delilah  2:05%.  R.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Ronton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12.  Kinney  Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13.  Lillian  Zolock  2:14.  Conchita  2:17. 
Red  Lock  2:1S,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20.  Inaugretta  2:22. 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22.  Hylock  2:25.  Majella  2:25, 
McNeer  2:25.  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27.  Izalco  2:30.  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11^ 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(Bv  Gossiper  2:14%  i  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%.  Delilah  (3)  2:14%. 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat,)  2:17.  Dixie  S.  2:27.  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  3:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam    by   Lummox,   and   fifth   dam   by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  12nn  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went   lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired. 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HEITRY    DELAJTEY, 

University    Station,    Los   Angeles,    CaL 


A  Good  One  for  Sale 


Daedalion 
2:081 


SXBED  BY  DIABLO  2.09  Hi  sire  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:0334,  Clipper  2:06.  Diablito 
2:08%,  Daedalion  2:0S%.  Tom  Carneal  2:0S%,  John  R.  Conway  2:09,  and  28  others 
in  2:30.  Daedalion's  dam  was  the  great  brood  mare  Grace  (dam  of  Creole  2:15, 
sire  of  Javelin  2:08%  and  Eagle  2:19%,  and  grandam  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%),  by 
Bucaneer    2656. 

He  is  15.2  hands  high,  a  beautiful  seal  brown,  weighs  1100  pounds:  unexcelled 
in  all  the  points  one  would  expect  in  a  horse  to  be  used  as  a  campaigner,  road 
horse  or  sire.  His  disposition  is  absolutely  perfect  Sound  as  a  new  dollar.  He 
has  never  shown  a  lame  step  since  I  bought  him  and  is  always  ready  to  do  his 
best.     He  needs  neither  hopples  or  straps;  has  been  separately  timed  miles  in  2:04. 

In  a  letter  from  the  well  known  trainer,  James  Thompson,  dated  Pleasanton, 
January  20th,  he  says:  "I  am  satisfied  your  horse  Daedalion  will  prove  a  good 
sire.  A  year  ago  Mr.  James  Sutherland  broke  a  colt  at  two  years  old  by  him  and 
after  sixty  days'  work  breaking  and  all,  I  saw  her  trot  in  2:36.  There  is  also 
another  colt  owned  by  John  Dougherty  of  Lodi  that  shows  great  speed  on  the  road; 
both  are  trotters.  The  owners  have  arranged  with  me  to  handle  the  colts  and  will 
be  shipped  to  me  next  week.  There  is  also  one  owned  in  Sacramento,  a  three-year- 
old,  that  trotted  in  2:2S  after  a  few  weeks  track  work.  From  his  breeding,  con- 
formation, intelligence  and  grand  speed.  I  have  every  reason  to  believe,  if  given 
a  chance  in  the  stud,  he  will  prove,  as  I  said  before,  a  great  sire.  He  is  looking 
fine." 

Daedalion  is  in  James  Thompson's  care  at  the  Pleasanton  race  track,  and  can 
be  seen  at  any  time.     For  price  and  any  further  information  address 

a.  cTTiwGER,  owner.        J.  C:  Kirkpatrick,   Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Saturday,  February  2,   1907.] 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established  1882.) 
F.   W.   KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      61G    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.    O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as   Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postoffice. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;  Six  Months  51.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer  s 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 

AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire   City   Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19%' 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

A  SENSATIONAL  PROGRAM  is  the  one  which 
Mr.  Harry  Stover  of  Petaluma  places  before  the  har- 
ness horse  owners  and  trainers  in  this  issue  of  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman.  Mr.  Stover  proposes  to 
hold  the  Sonoma  County  Fair  at  his  grounds,  known 
as  Kenilworth  Park,  in  that  thriving  city,  and  in 
addition  to  giving  very  large  premiums  for  all  kinds 
of  live  stock,  offers  $17,500  for  six  harness  races, 
several  of  the  stakes  being  worth  $2,000  each,  and 
none  less  than  $1,500.  Mr.  Stover  says  he,  with  the 
aid  of  the  people  of  Sonoma  county,  who  have  al- 
ready subscribed  $5,000  and  will  raise  a  great  deal 
more,  will  give  a  Fair  that  will,  in  the  lines  followed, 
not  be  second  to  any — not  even  the  State  Fair.  He 
proposes  to  give  larger  premiums  for  the  best  of 
every  kind  of  live  stock  than  have  ever  been  given 
in  the  State.  He  has  certainly  started  out  most 
liberally  with  his  stakes  for  trotters  and  pacers. 
The  date  he  has  selected  is  the  last  week  in  August, 
and  will  be  the  week  directly  following  the  breeders' 
big  annual  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa,  where  at  least 
$15,000  will  be  distributed  among  horsemen.  Mr. 
Stover  offers  $2,000  for  a  free-for-all  trot,  and  the 
same  amount  for  a  free-for-all  pace.  He  has  also 
offered  $2,000  for  a  2:12  class  trot  and  $2,000  for  a 
2:10  pace.  All  four  of  these  races  should  fill  with 
very  large  lists  of  entries.  He  offers  $1,500  for  three- 
year-olds,  and  the  same  amount  for  two-year-olds. 
Other  classes  are  given  so  that  all  horses  will  be 
accommodated.  Entries  to  these  stakes  will  close 
March  3d.  and  by  that  time  the  programs  of  the 
Breeders'  Association  and  the  State  Fair,  besides 
Los  Angeles  and  other  places,  will  be  ready.  The 
Petaluma  track  has  been  the  scene  of  many  great 
races  and  many  great  crowds  in  the  old  days  of 
the  Sonoma  and  Marin  County  Fair,  but  Mr.  Stover 
says  he  will  have  a  crowd  there  this  year  that  will 
dwarf  the  attendance  at  all  former  meetings.  Excur- 
sions will  be  run  from  all  points  and  everything 
done  to  accommodate  the  public  and  the  horsemen. 
Turn  to  the  advertisement  and  see  the  rich  stakes 
which  make  up  the  program. 


THE  CALIFORNIA  CIRCUIT  is  assuming  shape 
and  is  growing  larger,  while  the  purses  and  stakes 
that  are  to  be  offered  begin  to  have  a  Grand  Circuit 
appearance.  Petaluma  is  first  in  the  field  with  a  six 
days'  program  of  two  races  each  each  day  where  the 
stakes  are  either  $1,500  or  $2,000  for  each  race.  The 
Breeders'  Association  will  announce  its  program  in 
a  short  time  with  stakes  to  range  from  $600  to 
$2,000,  and  the  State  Fair  will  do  the  same.  Los 
Angeles  will  soon  announce  its  purses  and  they  will 
be  very  liberal,  as  the  Harness  Horse  Association 
of  that  city  always  hacgs  up  good  purses.  Woodland 
will  give  purses  of  from  $600  to  $1,000  with  perhaps 
a  stake  or  two  larger,  Pleasanton  says  its  program 
will  be  as  good,  and  there  are  other  places  where 
the  money  will  be  worth  racing  for.    The  San  Joaquin 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

Valley  Circuit,  comprising  Fresno,  Tulare,  Hanford 
and  Bakersfield,  has  organized  and  settled  upon  $30.- 
000  as  the  amount  for  harness  races  at  the  four 
meetings.  Hollister,  Salinas.  Santa  Maria,  Vallejo, 
Ukiah,  Dixon  and  other  places  will  give  good  liberal 
purses  also,  and  it  is  within  reasonable  limitation 
to  predict  that  the  amount  of  money  to  be  hung  up 
in  California  this  year  for  harness  horses  to  race 
for  will  amount  to  $150,000.  We  were  certain  the 
old  spirit  could  be  revived  in  this  State  is  a  start 
was  made.  The  convention  at  Pleasanton  not  only 
showed  that  there  are  lots  of  owners  who  want  to 
race  in  California  this  year,  but  it  showed  that  the 
places  desirious  of  giving  them  a  chance  are  more 
numerous  than  most  people  imagined. 


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JUST  A  WORD  to  the  managers  of  the  different 
tracks  which  will  make  up  the  California  Circuit 
this  year.  You  are  not  all  expected  to  give  as  large 
purses  as  the  principal  tracks.  The  object  in  form- 
ing the  California  Circuit  was  to  give  all  a  chance 
to  race  and  all  to  witness  the  sport.  The  more 
meetings  we  have  the  better  for  all  concerned.  If 
an  association  has  decided  that  $300  purses  is  all 
it  can  afford  to  advertise,  it  should  not  be  dis- 
couraged because  some  other  association  will  give 
$1,000  or  $2,000  purses.  Go  ahead  with  your  pro- 
gram, get  out  your  advertising  early,  show  the 
horsemen  that  you  mean  business  and  will  be  glad 
to  see  them,  and  your  entries  will  fill.  There  are  a 
very  large  number  of  horses  in  training  whose 
owners  will  be  glad  to  race  them  for  $300  purses. 
Chas.  De  Ryder,  the  famous  reinsman,  started  the 
great  trotter  Charley  Belden  in  a  few  $300  purses  last 
year  on  half-mile  tracks  and  says  it  did  him  good 
and  got  him  in  shape  to  win  that  $5,000  purse  at 
Hamline.  So  we  say  to  the  smaller  associations: 
Get  out  your  programs  early,  give  as  much  as  you 
can  afford  to  and  advertise  well  and  you  will  be 
pleased  with  results. 


THE  PERSON  who  owns  a  good  brodmare  and 
fails  to  mate  her  this  year  with  a  good  trotting  bred 
stallion  has  not  given  much  attention  to  the  law  of 
supply  and  demand.  If  he  will  look -over  the  re- 
ports from  the  markets  of  this  country  and  Europe 
he  will  see  that  there  is  a  growing  shortage  in  good 
trotting  bred  horses.  It  will  take  years  for  the  sup- 
ply to  anywhere  near  catch  up  with  the  demand,  ami 
the  persons  who  have  salable  horses  during  the  next 
six  or  seven  years  will  get  even  better  prices  than 
can  be  obtained  now.  We  are  not  giving  this  advice 
to  men  who  own  the  cheap  sort  of  mares,  but  those 
who  own  the  good  ones.  Never  breed  a  young  mare 
that  is  not  good  enough  for  some  other  use.  There 
are  a  few  instances  of  a  seemingly  worthless  mare 
producing  a  good  colt,  but  there  are  thousands  more 
where  they  have  failed  to  improve  on  themselves. 
Breed  your  good  mares  with  trotting  blood  in  their 
veins  to  good  trotting  bred  stallions.  And  no  mat- 
ter how  fine  a  mare  you  own  try  to  pick  out  a  stal- 
lion that  is  even  better  than  she.  Breed  up  all  the 
time  and  you  will  succeed.  Try  to  have  on  your 
farm  the  sort  that  the  market  demands  and  you  will 
not  find  any  trouble  with  the  horse  business. 


IN  THE  COLUMNS  of  the  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man to-day  the  new  American  Association  of  Trot- 
ting Horse  Breeders  has  placed  an  advertisement, 
and  Secretary  H.  K.  Devereux  has  a  communication, 
both  of  which  we  commend  to  our  readers  for  care- 
ful perusal.  This  new  organization  has  been  formed 
for  the  purpose  of  uniting  the  breeders  of  trotting 
horses  that  unity  of  action  and  purpose  may  accom- 
plish things  "for  the  good  of  the  order."  It  should 
be  able  to  do  much  for  horsemen,  as  the  gentle- 
men who  have  organized  it  are  among  the  leading 
and  most  substantial  men  in  the  business  of  trotting 
horse  breeding.  Every  breeding  industry  except 
that  of  breeding  trotters  has  a  national  organization 
with  membership  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  that 
when  necessary  can  use  its  united  influence  in  aid- 
ing good  or  preventing  bad  legislation  pertaining 
to  its  affairs,  and  there  is  no  reason  why  the  trot- 
ting horse  people  should  not  do  the  same  thing.  We 
advise  our  subscribers  to  read  the  advertisement  and 
-Secretary  Devereux's  letter  and  then  write  to  him 
and  ask  for  further  information. 


IT  IS  SAID  that  the  State  Fair  track  at  Sacra- 
mento is  the  only  track  in  the  State  where  the 
trainers  have  not  missed  a  workout  this  winter  on 
account  of  the  rain.  The  Sacramento  track  is  per- 
fectly drained  and  is  beyond  all  question  the  best 
laid  out  track  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 


THAT  SAN  JOAQUIX  VALLEY  CIRCUIT  of 
fairs  and  race  meetings  is  all  rgiht.  and  as  it  will 
open  right  after  the  close  of  the  State  Fair,  it  will 
surely  draw  the  crowd.  Horsemen  who  intend  rac- 
ing in  California  this  year  should  remember  this 
circuit  when  mapping  out  their  line  of  march. 


READVILLE    STAKES. 


Boston,  January  26. — The  New  England  Breeders' 
Association  is  the  first  of  the  associations  in  mem- 
bership with  the  Grand  Circuit  to  announce  its  pro- 
gram of  early  closing  events  for  its  Grand  Circuit 
meeting  of  1907.  At  a  meeting  of  the  directors  of 
the  association  held  this  morning  the  following  pro- 
gram was  arranged: 

The  Blue  Hill,  2:30  class,  trotting,  $4,500  divided: 
$1,050  to  first,  $300  to  second.  $150  to  third:  each 
race. 

The  Massachusetts,  2:14  class,  trotting,  $9,000. 
divided;  $2,100  to  first,  $600  to  second,  $300  to  third; 
each  race. 

The  Ponkapoag.  2:10  class,  trotting,  $4,500  di- 
vided; $1,050  to  first,  $300  to  second,  $150  to  third; 
each  race. 

The  Readville.  2:12  class,  pacing,  $3,000,  divided; 
$700  to  first.  $200  to  second,  $100  to  third;  each 
race. 

The  Norfolk.  2:0S  class,  pacing.  $6,000  divided; 
$1,400  to  first,  $400  to  second,  $200  to  third;  each 
race. 

The  Neponset,  2:06  class,  pacing.  $3,000  divided; 
$700  to  first.  $200  to  second,  $100  to  third;  each 
race. 

The  every-heat-a-race  plan,  tried  with  such  suc- 
cess last  year,  will  govern  all  races  this  year,  and 
the  entrance  fee  will  be  but  5  per  cent  of  the  purse, 
with  nothing  deducted  from  winners. 

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TO    HORSEMEN    GENERALLY. 


The  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breed- 
ers has  been  launched  and  is  now  undergoing  the  out- 
fitting process. 

It  has  been  incorporated,  and  as  soon  as  the  con- 
stitution and  by-laws  with  list  of  officers  and  direc- 
tors is  printed,  copies  will  be  mailed  and  an  active 
campaign  for  members  will  be  begun. 

We  may  not  be  able  to  hold  a  breeders'  meeting 
in  1907,  although  a  few  stakes  may  be  given,  but  in 
another  year  things  will  be  booming. 

Each  member  gets  a  share  of  stock,  the  cost  of 
which  is  $5,  with  $2  yearly  dues.  Each  member  has 
a  vote — and  only  one — so  there  will  be  no  "close  cor- 
poration" methods  used. 

Life  memberships  are  fixed  at  $50,  and  are  exempt 
from  dues. 

Every  man  who  cares  for  a  good  horse  is  eligible 
to  membership  whether  he  owns  one  or  not. 

We  hope  to  have  50,000  members.  If  the  people 
interested  will  support  this  organization  the  trotting 
horse  interests  should  be  benefitted  materially. 
Yours  very  truly, 

American  Assn.  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders. 
H.  K.  DEVEREUX,  Secretary. 
322  Hiekox  Building,  Cleveland,  O. 


Rudy  Kip's  eighteen  winning  heats  in  nine  Grand 
Circuit  races  last  season  averaged  a  shade  slower 
than  2:06%,  which  is  a  faster  average  than  any 
former  winner  has  shown.  Like  many  other  noted 
pacers  of  the  turf.  Rudy  Kip  wears  the  hobbles,  yet 
he  has  repeatedly  stepped  miles  around  2:07  with- 
out the  pajamas.  Such  a  good  judge  of  pacers  as 
Ed  Geers  has  always  said  that  this  stallion  can  be 
raced  without  them,  and  many  other  trainers  have 
expressed  the  opinion  that  he  is  a  coming  two- 
minute  pacer.  Murphy  bought  him  wearing  the  rig- 
gings, and  as  his  intention  was  to  go  down  the  line 
aad  win  the  purses,  he  did  not  care  to  train  him 
without  them.  What  the  speed  capacity  of  this  stal- 
lion is  could  never  be  judged  last  season,  for  the 
reason  that  he  went  just  as  fast  as  was  necessary 
to  beat  the  leaders  in  his  races.  His  breeding  is 
one  of  the  best,  while  individuality  he  has  few 
equals. 


The    announcement    of    place    where    Kinney    Lou 
2:07%   will  stand  this  season  will  be  made  in  these 
columns  next  week.     There  has  never  been  a  stal- 
lion   standing   for    service    in    California    whose    get 
show  greater  uniformity  in  color,  style  and   confor- 
mation, and  they  are  invariably  fine  lookers.     ? 
of  them   will   be   in   training   this  year   as    i  »■ 
olds  and  the  public  will  have  a  chance  to 
step. 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


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Nothing  less  than  $15001 


How's  that  for  a  race  program? 


For  further  particulars  see  ad  of  Petalunia  meeting 


Governor  Gillett  has  re-apointed  Dr.  Charles  Keane 
to  the  office  of  State  Veterinarian,  and  the  appoint- 
ment is  a  good  one. 


Starter  Woods,  who  has  officiated  as  starter  of 
both  harness  and  running  races  on  the  North  Pacific 
Circuit  for  the  past  two  or  three  years,  has  been 
engaged  by  Harry  Stover  to  wield  the  starter's  flag 
at  the  big  Sonoma  county  fair  in  August. 


It  logins  to  look  as  if  the  purse?  and  stakes  for 
harness  races  to  be  given  in  California  this  vear  will 
aggregate   $150,000. 


The  San  Joaquin  Valley  Circuit  has  been  or- 
ganized with  four  fairs  and  race  meetings  to  be 
held  at  Fresno,  Hanford.  Tulare  and  BakersSeld. 
Purses  for  harness  races  at  these  four  meetings 
will   aggregate   $30,000.     Good   enough. 


Portola  and  Menlo  Boy,  eight  and  seven  years  old 
respectively,  both  standard  and  registered,  have  been 
consigned  to  Fred  H.  Chase's  Combination  Sale  at 
478  Valencia  street,  Monday,  February  11th.  They 
are  full  brothers.  Portola  stands  16  hands  and 
weighs  1190  pounds  and  Menlo  Boy  is  16.1  and 
weighs  1200.  They  are  by  Prince  Airlie  (son  of  Guy 
Wilkes),  out  of  a  mare  by  Del  Sur;  second  dam  old 
Lady  Signal  by  Signal.  They  are  good,  solid  color, 
excellent  individuals,  and  in  good  hands  can  make 
money  in  any  country  where  mares  are  bred  to  trot- 
ting stallions. 


The  death  of  Electrite  2:28%  occurred  recently 
in  Texas,  where  he  was  owned  by  Colonel  Exall  of 
Lomo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Electrite  was  bred  at  Palo 
Alto  Stock  Farm,  California,  and  foaled  in  1SS8.  He 
was  an  own  brother  to  Sphinx  2:20%  and  Egotist, 
both  of  whom  died  during  the  past  year.  His  sire 
was  Electioneer  and  his  dam  the  great  broodmade 
Sprite,  by  Belmont  64,  granddam  Waterwitch  by 
Pilot  Jr.  He  was  the  sire  of  sixty-five  standard  per- 
formers, but  strange  to  say  not  one  of  these  has 
a  record  of  2:10  or  better,  his  fastest  trotter  being 
Porto  Rico  2:11,  and  his  fastest  pacer.  Emerin 
Electrite  2:121. 


Our  friend  William  Morgan  of  Pasadena  has  pur- 
chased an  automobile,  and  was  probably  driven  to  it 
by  the  way  the  papers  continue  to  misstate  the 
names  of  his  horses.  His  mare  Era  by  Zombro  is 
generally  called  Eva.  his  good  trotter  Queer  Knight 
is  written  about  as  Queen  Night.  Queen  Knights 
and  Queer  Night,  and  now  his  stake  entry,  Tracv 
by  Direcho.  is  credited  to  either  Diablo  or  Directo. 


Every  Pacific  Coast  breeder  of  trotters  and  pacers 
should  not  only  patronize  his  home  colt  stakes,  such 
as  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity,  Occident  and  Stan- 
ford Stakes,  but  he  should  always  have  his  farm 
represented  in  some  of  the  Eastern  Futurities.  "When 
a  good  colt  makes  its  appearance  on  the  California 
training  tracks,  and  the  horsemen  begin  to  talk 
about  its  great  speed,  its  value  will  be  greatly  in- 
creased if  it  has  one  or  two  good  Eastern  engage- 
ments. The  American  Horse  Breeders'  Futuritv,  of 
which  mention  was  recently  made  in  these  columns, 
is  one  of  the  most  liberal  Makes  ever  inaugurated. 
It  has  a  guaranteed  value  of  $10,000.  of  which  $7000 
goes  to  three-year-old  trotters  ($5000  to  winner/, 
$3000  to  three-year-old  pacers  ($2000  to  winner),  and 
$700  to  nominators  of  dams  of  money  winners.  It 
only  costs  one  dollar  to  nominate  a  mare  in  thi? 
Futurity  on  March  1st.  this  year,  $10  on  November 
1st.  when  color  and  sex  of  foal  must  be  given,  and 
then  there  is  nothing  more  to  pay  until  the  year  of 
the  race.  There  has  never  been  a  more  liberal  stake 
offered,  and  we  hope  that  California  breeders  will  be 
well  represented  in  it. 


Don't  fail  to  go  to  Fred  H.  Chase's  new  pavilion 
a  day  or  two  before  the  sale  of  February  11th  and 
inspect  the  consignment  of  horses  sent  up  from  the 
Baywood  Stud  at  San  Mateo.  These  horses  were 
bred  at  Llano  Seco  Rancho.  in  Butte  county,  and  es- 
pecially fitted  and  prepared  for  this  sale  at"  Baywood 
Stud,  where,  as  all  Californians  know,  horses  are 
educated  and  mannered — not  "broke."  These  horses 
are  all  accustomed  to  steam  and  electric  cars,  auto- 
mobiles and  other  infernal  inventions,  and  range  from 
four  to  six  years  in  age.  They  will  come  direct 
from  the  breeder's  stables  to  this  sale.  There  are 
in  the  consignment  carriage  horses,  pairs,  surrey 
or  buggy  horses,  single  horses  for  business  buggies 
and  some  light  draft  horses  that  are  extra  nice  ones. 
Send  (3  Fred  H.  Chase  for  a  catalogue  of  this  sale. 
If  you  want  any  kind  of  a  horse  weighing  less  than 
1500  i.ounds  there  wili  be  something  at  this  sale  to 
suit  *  ou. 


PH.ES   CTTEED   IN   6  TO   14   DAYS 
OINTMENT    is    guaranteed    to    cure   anv    case 
aching.  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6   to 
4   days  or  money  refunded.     50c. 


E.  H.  Cheney  of  Bodega,  Sonoma  county,  ad- 
vertises for  sale  a  fine  Belgian-Norman  four-year-old 
stallion,  jet  black  with  small  white  spots  in  forehead 
and  no  other  white  marks.  This  horse  stands  17 
hands  and  weighs  1600  pounds;  $1000  is  the  price 
asked.     See  advertisement. 


The  Southern  California  Horse  Show  Association 
has  secured  the  services  of  Richard  S.  Carmen  of 
New  York  City  as  judge  for  the  heavy  harness  classes 
in  the  coming  horse  show  at  Pasadena.  Mr.  Carmen 
is  an  acknowledged  authority  on  such  stock,  and 
the  members  of  the  association  feel  very  much 
pleased  at  their  success  in  inducing  him  to  act. 


They  were  saying  a  few  weeks  ago  that  the  Grand 
Circuit  would  be  curtailed  this  year,  but  it  will  be 
larger  than  last  season,  as  twelve  tracks  have  al- 
ready applied  for  dates,  beginning  at  Memphis,  Oc- 
tober 19th. 


Nervolo  2:04%   by   Colbert  2:07%   is  standing  for 
$25  the  season  at  Manchester,  New  Hampshire. 


If  every  trainer  who  intends  racing  a  string  of 
horses  in  California  will  sit  down  and  write  to  the 
different  associations,  stating  what  classes  he  wants, 
the  work  of  the  secretaries  in  making  up  race  pro- 
grams will  be  much  easier. 


Mr.  J.  M.  Herbert  of  Denver,  who  recently  pur- 
chased the  Kinney  Lou-Queen  C.  colt  from  Mr. 
Martin  Carter,  is  also  the  owner  of  the  McKinney 
mare  Idylwild.  He  recently  shipped  this  mare  to 
Galesburg,  Illinois,  where  she  will  be  mated  to  Chas. 
Williams'  great  Electioneer  stallion  Expedition 
2:1594.  sire  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%. 


The  name  of  the  two-year-old  stallion  by  Allerton 
2:09%,  out  of  Exine  2:1S%  by  Expedition  2:15%. 
which  Mr.  R.  O.  Newman  of  Visalia  recently  pur- 
chased from  C.  W.  Williams  of  Galesburg,  111.,  is 
Best  Policy.  42278  They  say  he  looks  every  bit  as 
good  as  his   breeding. 


The  advertisement  of  the  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders,  which  appears  in  this  is- 
sue of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  is  headed  "Voila." 
ICnowing  that  the  majority  of  our  readers  would  not 
understand  the  word,  w-e  have  looked  it  up  in  Web- 
ster,  and   find   that   it   is   French   and   is   translated 

"Behold."  "There  Is."  or  "There  Are."  There  is 
nothing  like  having  Webster's  International  at  your 

elbow.  

Types  and  -Breeds  of  Farm  Animals  is  the  title  of 
a  volume  recently  issued  by  Ginn  &  Co.,  publishers. 
It  is  an  illustrated  book  of  563  pages,  and  describes 
all  the  different  types  of  farm  animals,  includes 
discussions  of  the  original  habitat,  of  breed  develop- 
ment, European  history,  special  American  history, 
work  of  pioneer  breeders,  famous  animals,  families 
or  tribes,  breed  characteristics,  breed  and  indi- 
vidual records,  as.  for  example,  milk  of  cows,  but- 
ter, or  speed  of  horses,  etc.  Many  noteworthy  rec- 
ords are  given  and  numerous  illustrations  of  famous 
animals  shown.  A  comprehensive  table  of  contents 
and  an  index  form  an  important  part  of  the  book. 
The  work  is  primarily  intended  for  students  in  agri- 
cultural colleges  and  universities.  Breeders  and 
feeders  of  animals,  however,  will  find  this  volume 
a  valuable  reference   work. 


Princess  W.  2:29%.  a  seven-year-old  trotting  mare 
consigned  to  the  Combination  Sale,  in  this  city.  Feb- 
ruary 11th,  by  Thos.  Smith  of  Vallejo,  should  attract 
some  lively  bidding.  She  is  by  George  Washington 
2:16%.  a  grand  race  horse,  her  dam  is  Urania,  a 
producing  mare  by  Kentucky  Prince,  her  second  dam 
Lady  Belmont  by  Rysdick's  Hambletonian,  her  third 
dam  Kate,  dam  of  three  in  the  list,  by  Bellaire. 
Princess  W.  is  a  grand  looking  mare  and  an  excellent 
racing  prospect,  as  she  has  great  speed  and  is  level- 
headed. 


An  elegantly  bred  pacing  mare  that  can  brush  a 
two-minute  shot  and  can  be  driven  by  a  lady  is  Venus 
Derby  2:23,  which  the  veteran  horse  breeder.  Tom 
Smith,  of  Vallejo  consigns  to  the  Chase  Combination 
Sale,  to  be  held  in  this  city  at  47S  Valencia  street, 
February  11th.  This  mare  is  by  Chas.  Derby  2:20, 
sire  of  six  in  the  2:10  list,  her  dam  is  by  Mambrino 
Chief  Jr.  11622,  sire  of  Dollican  2:15%  and  four  more 
in  the  list:  second  dam  by  Woodnut  2:16%;  third 
dam  by  Irvington;  fourth  dam  by  Ajax;  fifth  dam 
by  Black  Hawk,  and  sixth  dam  by  Gen.  Taylor,  the 
old  thirty-mile  champion.  This  is  a  great  road  mare 
and  can  win  money  racing  in  her  class. 


William  Parker  of  Fairfield  has  a  speedy  mule 
which  he  wishes  to  race  against  any  other  mule  in 
Solano  county  for  a  purse  of  $250.  He  wants  the 
race  to  take  place  on  the  track  at  Dixon.  Mr.  Par- 
ker feels  confident  that  he  has  the  fastest  mule  in 
the  county,  and  is  willing  to  back  his  judgment  with 
money,  the  race  to  take  place  May  Day.  Frank 
Turner  of  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm  says  if  Parker 
will  allow  this  offer  to  remain  open  until  his  mule, 
which  he  expects  Lou  Milton  to  drop  this  spring,  is  a 
two-year-old  he  will  make  the  match  and  won't  ob- 
ject to  Parker  turning  his  mule  over  to  Ed  Geers  or 
any  other  great  speed  instructor  in  the  meantime. 


The  American  Live  Stock  Association,  which  met 
last  week  at  Denver,  decided  to  hold  its  190S  meet- 
ing in  Los  Angeles.  Murdock  Mackenzie  of  Trinidad 
was  elected  president  and  T.  W.  Tomlinson  of  Den- 
ver secretary. 


[Saturday,  February  2,  1907. 

K.  O'Grady  sends  five  nice  geldings  to  the  Chase 
Combination  Sale  for  February  11th.  One  is  by 
Rey  Direct  2:10.  another  by  Welcome  2:10%.  an- 
other by  Hart  Boswell.  another  by  a  son  of  Elec- 
tioneer and  another  by  the  thoroughbred  stallion 
Magnet.  These  geldings  are  all  broke  single  and 
double  and  are  in  good  shape. 


Queen  R.  2:12%  by  Redondo,  whose  record  was 
made  at  the  old  State  Fair  track  in  Sacramento  in 
1900,  when  P.  W.  Hodges  drove  her  a  winning  race 
of  three  straight  heats,  beating  such  good  ones  as 
Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Georgie  B.  2:12%.  Rev- 
Direct  2:10,  Our  Boys  Sister  2:15  and  Santa  Anita 
Maid  2:20,  will  be  put  up  for  the  high  dollar  at  the 
Combination  Sale  in  this  city,  February  11th.  She 
is  a  wonderfully  fast  pacer  and  has  two-  minute 
speed  on  tap  almost  any  time.  She  is  now  ten  years 
old,  16  hands  high  and  a  fine  road  mare  with  great 
style.     See  her  at  Chase's  pavilion  before  the  sale. 


The  consignment  of  H.  Brace  to  the  Combination 
Sale  on  February  11th  numbers  five  head.  They  are 
Lady  Beck  by  Waldstein,  Queen  R.  2:12%  by  Re- 
dondo. Toppy  by  Electric.  Mission  by  Wayland  W, 
and  a  bay  mare  by  Ira.  All  are  good  individuals 
and  well  bred. 


Jessie  Herr  (2)  2:18,  by  Charley  Herr  2:07.  died 
recently.  She  won  the  two-year-old  pacing  division 
of  the  Kentucky  Futurity  one  year. 


Simmocolm  Stock  Farm,  at  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  has 
been  sold  to  a  breeder  of  coach  horses.  It  was  at 
one  time  the  leading  Michigan  breeding  farm. 


We  sometimes  hear  a  person  say  that  a  horse  must 
be  all  in  as  he  has  been  raced  for  the  past  three  or 
four  seasons.  If  he  has  been  trotting  below  2:10  this 
may  be  true,  but  a  horse  that  does  not  race  below 
that  mark  should  be  able  to  race  much  longer.  Gold- 
smith Maid  was  on  the  turf  sixteen  years  and  trotted 
332  heats  in  2:30  to  2:14,  and  won  $335,000  in  matches 
and  purses.  She  was  seventeen  years  old  when  she 
trotted  her  fastest. 


Directors  of  the  Los  Angeles  Horse  Show  Asso- 
ciation have  decided  that  it  will  not  be  advisable 
to  give  the  annual  exhibition  this  spring,  owing  to 
the  fact  that  it  is  exceedingly  difficult  to  find  a  suit- 
able place  without  paying  an  almost  prohibitive 
price.  Because  of  the  Fiesta,  Angeleans  have  been 
called  upon  to  pledge  a  large  amount  of  money  for 
entertainment  of  the  Shriners,  and  this  fact  has  re- 
ceived consideration.  According  to  horse  show  offi- 
cials a  building  is  to  be  erected  in  Los  Angeles  within 
six  months  which  will  comply  with  the  demands  of 
an  equine  exhibition.  It  is  announced  that  the  struc- 
ture will  include  a  large  arena  and  he  of  structure 
along  Madison  Square  Garden  lines. 


Horses  are  having  a  hard  time  in  San  Francisco 
this  winter,  but  all  is  not  pleasant  for  the  poor  beasts 
down  in  sunny  Los  Angeles.  The  Times  of  that  city 
said  last  week:  "There  is  a  horse  famine  in  Los 
Angeles  and  most  of  the  stables  in  town  are  equine 
hospitals.  The  poor  beasts,  suffering  from  mud  fever, 
pulled  heavy  wagons  and  trucks  through  the  deep 
mud  of  the  streets  as  long  and  as  faithful  as  they 
could,  then  they  became  mud  sick.  The  last  three 
weeks  in  this  city  have  been  fierce  for  the  horse. 
Some  of  them  have  had  to  be  dug  out  of  the  streets 
with  a  pick  and  shovel.  Many  have  had  to  be  taken 
home  to  their  stables,  leaving  the  wagon  stuck  in 
the  mud.  Some  of  these  wagons  are  there  still.  The 
Pioneer  Truck  Company  has  sixty-seven  horses  laid 
up  with  mud  fever,  and  about  twenty  trucks  stuck 
in  the  mud,  from  Pico  to  Boyle  Heights.  One  horse 
died  of  the  mud  fever.  The  Keystone  Produce  Com- 
pany has  about  half  its  horses  laid  up  and  is  unable 
to  remove  a  carload  of  goods.  Other  big  dealers  are 
just  as  badly  off.  Half  the  livery  stables  in  town  are 
in  bad  shape  and  full  of  mud-sick  horses. 


With  the  idea  of  its  being  more  agreeable  to  the 
animal  than  a  metal  one,  German  horse-breakers 
use  a  wooden  bit,  to  condition  a  horse's  mouth. 


Of  the  thirty-one  trotters  that  entered  the  2.10  list 
last  season,  sixteen  made  records  from  2:09%  to 
2:09%. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Kentucky 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  held  at  Lexing- 
ton, January  15th,  the  following  officers  were  elected: 
President.  R.  C.  Estill;  vice-presidents,  Richard  C. 
Sto.-  and  James  E.  Clay;  secretary,  Horace  W.  Wil- 
son; treasurer.  Lexington  City  National  Bank;  direc- 
tors. Dr.  John  Hayward,  John  R.  Allen,  Louis  Des- 
cognet,  J.  W.  Stoll  and  L.  V.  Harkness.  Secretary 
Wilson  stated  that  it  was  the  general  belief  that 
the  association  lost  money  during  the  season  of  1906 
on  account  of  the  exceedingly  bad  weather  that  pre- 
vailed during  the  meeting  of  last  October,  but  that 
the  books  showed  a  balance  on  the  right  side  and 
the  association  made  money. 


Folly,  dam  of  Tiverton  2:04%.  has  been  bought  by 
X.  Bartholomew,  Des  Moines,  la.,  from  A.  A.  Kitz- 
miller.  Mr.  Bartholomew  now  owns  the  sire  and  dam 
of  Tiverton,  and  will  probably  try  to  breed  more  of 
the  same  sort. 

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to  cube  a  conn  in  ose  day 
Take    LAXATIVE     BP.OMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
gists refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     E.  W.  GROVE'S 
signature  is  on  each  box.     25c. 


Saturday.   February   2,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


The  following  horses  are  heavily  insured  in  Lloyd's 
London  Insurance  Company:  Dan  Patch  1:55,  Audu- 
bon Boy  1:59%,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Cresceus  2:02%, 
Direct  Hal  2:04%,  Admiral  Dewey  2:04%  and  Main- 
sheet  2:05%.  Axworthy,  Bingen,  Bow  Bells,  Dreamer, 
Early  Reaper  and  McKinney  also  carry  large  insur- 
ance. 


Tidal  Wave  2:09  will  be  raced  this  year  after  a 
short  season  in  the  stud.  He  is  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
out  of  a  McKinney  mare,  the  combination  that  is 
producing  so  much  speed,  and  it  is  thought  that 
Tidal  Wave  will  pace  in  2:05  or  better  this  year. 


Sixteen  of  the  thirty-one  trotters  that  entered  the 
2:10  list  last  season  made  records  from  2:09%  to 
2:09%.  Nine  of  the  others  made  records  from  2: OS 
to  2:09,  four  of  the  others  in  2:07%,  one,  Lady  Gail 
Hamilton,  in  2:06%,  and  one,  Oro,  in  2:05%. 


Colonel  John  S.  Cooper  says  it  will  take  fifty  years 
at  the  present  rate  of  breeding,  importing  and  de- 
velopment of  the  country  to  properly  stock  the  land 
with  really  good  draft  horses. 


When  you  stop  to  think  of  it,  isn't  Bingen  2:06% 
a  rather  young  sire  to  be  second  in  the  list  of  money 
winning  stallions  in  the  Grand  Circuit  of  1906? 


The  Southern  Pacific  Company  is  sending  broad- 
cast a  little  pamphlet  entitled  San  Francisco  Hotels. 
It  is  designed  to  despel  the  delusion  that  the  big  fire 
burned  up  all  the  hotels  in  this  city  last  April  and 
that  none  have  been  built  since,  an  idea  that  seems 
to  have  gone  abroad  and  traveled  fast.  There  are 
hotels  enough  in  San  Francisco  at  the  present  time 
to  accommodate  5,000  transients  every  day,  should 
that  great  number  decide  to  come  to  this  city  all 
at  once. 


The  seventeen-year-old  pacer  Jakey  Einstein 
2:21%  that  Andy  McDowell  once  owned  and  con- 
sidered a  coming  world  beater,  had  his  leg  broken 
recently  while  running  in  the  pasture  of  his  owner, 
George  Walker  of  Denver,  and  had  to  be  shot.  Mr. 
Walker  had  used  Jakey  for  the  last  ten  years  as 
a  road  horse.  The  horse  was  bred  in  California 
and  was  by  a  son  of  Sultan. 


Through  a  delay  and  a  mistake  in  the  transmission 
of  a  telegram  from  Thos.  Charlton  of  TJkiah  to  the 
secretary  of  the  convention  at  Pleasanton,  January 
j^.h,  that  town  was  not  given  a  date  on  the  Cali- 
fornia Circuit,  but  as  it  "wants  in"  the  Executive 
Committee  will  arrange  dates  for  it.  Ukiah  has 
the  best  half-mile  track  on  the  Coast,  and  they  pro- 
pose to  give  nine  purses  of  $300  each,  which,  will 
attract  quite  a  big  entry  list  "Ukiah  could  come  in 
just  before  the  Breeders'  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa  by 
shifting  some  of  the  preceding  dates.  Every  effort 
will  be  made  to  take  in  every  place  that  desires 
dates  on  the  circuit.  The  more  the  merrier,  and 
the  better  for  the  horsemen. 


Diablo  2:09%  will  make  the  season  of  1907  at 
Woodland,  Yolo  county.  He  has  many  very  fine 
colts  and  fillies  in  that  section  and  will  receive  a 
large  patronage. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Storm  of  Salinas,  Cal.,  offers  for  sale  a 
fine  filly.  She  is  a  handsome  brown  in  color,  is  four 
years  old,  sired  by  Scott  McKinney,  son  of  McKin- 
ney. Her  dam  is  by  St.  Patrick,  son  of  Carr's  Mam- 
brino,  and  her  second  dam  by  Carr's  Mambrino.  She 
has  shown  a  quarter  in  34  seconds  with  very  little 
work,  is  perfectly  sound  and  all  right  every  way. 
See  the  advertisement. 


If  you  want  a  good  rig  for  a  trip  to  the  Cliff  House 
or  through  the  Park,  call  at  the  Dexter  Prince 
Stabies,  corner  Grove  and  Baker  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


When  your  horse  is  not  doing  well,  perhaps  it  is 
caused  by  bad  teeth.  See  Ira  B.  Dalziel  at  620 
Octavia  street  and  have  him  attend  to  the  horse.  Call 
him  up  on  the  phone,  Special  2074. 


The  Chicago  Horseman's  is  a  good  stake  to  enter 
in.  Entries  close  Saturday,  March  2d,  when  first 
payment  of  $5  must  be  made.  The  second  payment 
of  $10  is  not  due  until  November  2,  1907,  and  then 
there  are  no  further  payments  until  the  year  of  the 
race.  There  is  $11,000  for  three-year-old  trotters 
and  $4,000  for  three-year-old  pacers.  This  is  good 
money.    Better  try  and  win  some  of  it. 


Owners  of  good  mares  who  reside  within  shipping 
distance  of  Dixon  should  not  overlook  that  good  stal- 
lion MeFadyen  2:15^,  record  made  as  a  two-year-old 
when  he  won  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity.  He  is 
by  Diablo  2:09%,  one  of  our  greatest  pacing  sires, 
and  his  dam  is  the  famous  mare  Bee,  dam  of  Frisk- 
arena  2:13%,  etc.,  by  Sterling.  MeFadyen  is  a 
horse  of  great  individuality  and  that  he  will  sire 
a  very  high  rate  of  speed  is  as  certain  as  anything 
in  horse  breeding.  His  service  fee  is  only  $40,  and 
if  any  breeder  desires  to  raise  a  two-minute  pacer 
there  is  no  horse  he  could  send  a  mare  to  with  more 
confidence  in  results.  There  are  2:05  pacers  on  both 
sides  of  his  pedigree  and  he  will  be  a  2:05  horse  him- 
self when  matured.  He  will  be  four  years  old  this 
spring,  and  no  better  bred  or  better  looking  horse 
will  stand  for  service  anywhere.  The  best  of  pastur- 
age at  $2.50  a  month  is  also  an  inducement.  Write 
to  his  owner,  E.  D.  Dudley  of  Dixon,  for  particulars. 


"It  is  definitely  decided  that  the  Pasadena  Horse 
Show  will  be  held  in  Tournament  Park,  Pasadena, 
March  7th,  Sth  and  9th,"  writes  Secretary  E.  D. 
Neff,  "and  we  have  made  the  same  financial  arrange- 
ments as  last  year,  which  is  entirely  satisfactory 
to  the  Horse  Show  Association  and  to  the  Tourna- 
ment of  Roses  Association.  The  directors  of  the 
Los  Angeles  association  held  a  meeting  last  week 
and  decided  not  to  hold  a  show  in  Los  Angeles  this 
year,  so  that  we  expect  a  bigger  show  than  ever  here. 
There  will  undoubtedly  be  more  out-of-town  entries 
than  at  either  of  the  two  previous  ones."  Richard 
Carman,  the  noted  whip  of  Long  Island,  who  is  one 
of  the  regular  judges  for  the  Madison  Square  Horse 
Show,  and  has  judged  shows  at  Brooklyn,  Chicago. 
Boston  and  in  Canada,  has  agreed  to  judge  heavy 
harness  horses  at  the  Pasadena  show.  It  is  antici- 
pated that  more  people  than  ever  before  will  visit 
for  the  spring  show  and  the  prospects  are  bright 
for  a  big  success. 


A  dispatch  from  North  Yakima  dated  January 
22d  says:  Dooley  &  Baker  of  this  city  have  closed 
a  deal  with  O.  H.  Holcomb  of  Seattle,  selling  the 
latter  five  carloads  of  horses.  There  will  be  100 
head  and  the  total  sum  received  for  them  was  $10,- 
000.  The  horses  are  to  be  shipped  to  Alaska.  This 
is  the  largest  deal  ever  consummated  at  one  time  in 
the  Yakima  Valley. 


The  San  Francisco  Riding  Club's  annex  for  driv- 
ing horses  is  becoming  quite  popular  with  those 
who   desire  good  accommodations  for  their  horses. 


Look  over  the  announcement  of  the  big  auction 
sale  to  be  held  at  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  on 
Thursday,  February  2Sth.  Mr.  Edward  F.  Humph- 
reys, manager  of  this  great  farm,  advertises  the 
second  annual  sale  since  his  company  secured  pos- 
session of  this  great  breeding  farm.  There  are  25 
head  of  standard  bred  two-year-olds  by  Chas.  Derby, 
Bonnie  Direct,  Stain  B.,  and  Nushagak  out  of  the 
farm's  best  mares;  15  head  of  Cleveland  Bay,  thor- 
oughbred and  work  horses,  and  30  head  of  register- 
ed two-year-old  Durham  bulls.  This  sale  should  at- 
tract a  big  crowd  to  the  farm  on  the  day  of  the 
sale. 


The  first  1907  foal  of  the  great  Kinney  Lou  2:07% 
arrived  at  Redwood  City  on  the  morning  of  the  19th 
instant,  and  is  the  property  of  Mr.  W.  J.  Dingee. 
His  dam  is  that  good  trotting  mare  Flora  M.  2:16 
by  Richard's  Elector.  Mr.  Dennis  writes  that  it  is 
the  finest  looking  youngster  he  ever  saw. 


Fred  Chadbourne  has  in  his  string  at  Pleasanton 
a  two-year-old  colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  that  is 
the  most  promising  two-year-old  trotting  prospect 
at  the  track.  The  colt  is  a  handsome,  brown,  with 
white  ankles  behind,  of  good  size,  and  well  made, 
as  are  all  of  Kinney  Lou's  colts.  He  is  a  pure 
gaited  fellow  with  splendid  trotting  action,  and, 
like  his  sire,  has  trot  in  his  head.  His  owner,  Mr. 
H.  W.  Meek,  of  San  Lorenzo,  is  so  well  pleased  with 
him  that  he  will  breed  his  dam,  the  great  brood 
mare  Cricket  2:10  by  Steinway,  back  to  him. 


REDLAC  2:07|/4  AT  LOS  ANGELES. 


In  our  advertising  columns  this  week  will  be 
found  announcement  of  the  Allerton  stallion  Redlac 
2:07%,  a  grand  race  horse  and  the  fastest  trotting 
stallion  by  the  records  now  in  service  in  this  State. 

Redlac  was  foaled  in  1897,  and  as  a  three-year-old 
in  1900  started  three  times.  On  August  23d  that 
year  at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  he  won  the  $1000  stake 
for  three-year-old  trotters,  taking  a  record  of  2:18%. 
A  few  days  later  he  was  a  starter  in  a  race  for  aged 
horses  at  Poutiac,  but  failed  to  win,  but  on  Septem- 
ber 12th  at  Monmouth  he  again  met  a  field  of  aged 
horses  and  won  first  money  after  six  heats  had  been 
trotted.  He  was  not  raced  as  a  four-year-old,  but 
in  his  five-year-old  form  he  started  in  five  races,  in 
which  he  twice  won  second  money  and  once  third  and 
reduced  his  record  to  2:16%.  He  was  a  close  sec- 
ond that  year  in  heats  where  the  time  was  around 
2:12.  Redlac  was  not  raced  in  1903,  but  in  1904 
made  a  great  campaign,  starting  ten  times  and  clos- 
ing the  year  with  a  record  of  2:0Si2-  In  his  first  three 
races  that  season  he  was  not  in  shape  and  failed 
to  get  in  the  money,  but  in  his  next  seven  races  he 
won  four  first  moneys  and  three  seconds  and  trotted 
like  the  game  race  horse  he  is.  In  1905  he  started 
six  times,  was  twice  first,  twice  second,  once  third 
and  once  fourth,  and  reduced  his  record  to  2:0iy2.  As 
he  was  racing  in  the  2:08  class  that  year  he  was  up 
against  very  hot  company  and  his  showing  was  there- 
fore a  most  excellent  one. 

Redlac  is  by  the  great  race  horse  and  sire,  Aller- 
ton 2:09%,  his  dam  is  the  producing  mare  Grandma 
by  Muscovite,  best  son  of  Nutwood,  and  his  grandam 
a  great  broodmare  by  J.  W.  Tedford  27518,  a  son  of 
Ensign  469. 

Redlac's  breeding  is  very  strong  in  the  lines  of 
speed  and  endurance,  and  as  he  is  a  grand  individual 
and  is  proving  a  very  prepotent  sire,  he  will  be 
a  very  valuable  addition  to  the  breeding  ranks  of 
California   trotting  horses. 

The  first  of  his  get  old  enough  to  race  were  started 
last  season,  and  six  of  them,  one  of  which  was  but 
two  years  old,  took  standard  records.  A  three-year- 
old  trotter  got  a  record  of  2:22y2.  This  is  a  good 
showing  for  any  sire. 

Redlac  will  be  in  the  stud  at  Agricultural  Park. 
Los  Angeles,  this  season.  Read  the  advertisement  in 
our  business  columns. 


ZOMBRO   WILL  STAND   AT   WOODLAND. 

Yolo  county  is  rapidly  becoming  the  leading  live 
stock  breeding  section  of  the  State.  The  herds  of 
pure  bred  cattle,  sheep  and  hogs  owned  in  that 
county  are  getting  more  numerous  and  more  famous 
every  year,  and  there  is  also  much  attention  being 
paid  by  the  progressive  Yolo  farmers  to  different 
breeds  of  fine  horses.  Several  farms  devoted  to 
thoroughbreds  are  located  there,  many  fine  Percheron 
and  Belgian  stallions  are  owned  in  that  vicinity  and 
the  array  of  trotting  bred  stallions  that  can  be 
shown  during  the  breeding  season  is  equal  in  num- 
ber and  quality  to  those  located  in  any  county  in 
the  State.  The  class  of  driving  horses  owned  by 
the  residents  of  Yolo  county  excites  the  admiration 
of  every  horseman  who  visits  that  section,  and  there 
is  hardly  a  farmer  or  fruit  grower  but  owns  one 
or  more  well  bred  and  good  sized  trotting  mares, 
which  he  sends  regularly  to  some  good  stallion. 
The  latest  stallion  owner  to  decide  upon  going  to 
Woodland  with  his  horse  is  Mr.  Geo.  T.  Beckers, 
who  owns  the  greatest  producing  son  of  McKinney, 
Zombro  2:11. 

One  of  the  great  attractions  of  Yolo  county  for  a 
stallion  owner  is  the  splendid  pasturage  for  mares 
that  can  be  secured  there.  Yolo  is  a  wonderful  hay 
and  alfalfa  producing  section,  which  is  one  reason 
for  the  fact  that  the  different  kinds  of  stock  owned 
there  are  always  in  good  condition.  That  Zombro 
can  get  a  full  book  in  almost  any  locality  in  Cali- 
fornia is  certain,  and  at  Woodland,  where  Mr. 
Beckers  will  take  him  early  in  February,  uis  book 
will  fill  earlj'.  One  great  inducement  for  farmers 
who  own  well  bred  mares  to  patronize  Zombro  is 
the  fact  that  his  get  bring  good  prices  in  every 
market  in  the  United  States.  One  seldom  hears  of 
a  Zombro  colt  or  filly  for  sale,  and  when  sold  they 
invariably  bring  their  breeders  a  good  profit.  He 
is  a  magnificent  individual  himself  and  transmits 
his  size,  color,  splendid  disposition  and  speed  to  his 
get  with  great  uniformity.  His  presence  in  Yolo 
county  during  the  heason  of  1907  will  be  of  great 
advantage  to  the  horse  breeders  of  that  section. 

o 

ANOTHER    GREAT    SALE. 


The  second  semi-annual  sale  of  standard  bred 
horses  and  thoroughbred  bulls  bred  and  raised  at 
the  famous  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  will  take 
place  at  the  Farm  on  Thursday,  February  28th.  It 
will  repay  anyone  to  make  the  trip  to  this  magnifi- 
cent farm  on  the  day  of  the  sale  wrhether  anything 
is  purchased  or  not,  as  it  is  undoubtedly  the  grand- 
est and  most  beautiful  stock  farm  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  well  worth  a  trip  to  see.  On  this  occa- 
sion there  will  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder  25 
standard  bred  two-year-old  colts,  fillies  and  yearl- 
ings by  such  sires  as  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Bonnie 
Direct  2:05%,  Stam  B.  2:11%  and  Nushagak  25939, 
the  sire  of  Aristo.  Two-year-olds  by  such  high  class 
stallions  out  of  the  famous  mares  of  O-akwood  Park 
should  be  eagerly  bid  on  and  bring  good  prices.  In 
addition  to  these  youngsters,  15  head  of  Cleveland 
Bay,  thoroughbred  and  well  bred  work  horses  are 
to  be  sold,  many  of  them  just  the  sort  for  which 
there  is  a  demand  now  in  this  market.  For  the 
cattle  men,  30  head  of  two-year-old  registered  Dur- 
ham Bulls  will  be  offered.  They  are  by  King  Spicy 
2d,  154525,  Bessie's  Marquis  2050S5,  and  Humboldt 
Victor  175071. 

With  standard  breds,  Cleveland  Bays,  thorough- 
breds, work  horses  and  Durham  bulls  to  pick  from, 
thiss  ale  should  be  a  big  attraction  for  buyers  from 
all  over  the  coast.  This  is  only  the  first  announce- 
ment of  this  sale,  and  Manager  Edward  M.  Humph- 
rey will  have  more  particulars  to  give  later  on  in 
these  columns.  He  has  secured  the  services  of  that 
popular  Alameda  county  auctioneer,  Mr.  Louis  Shaf- 
fer, for  this  sale. 


KILLING   DUMB   ANIMALS. 


"Why  will  so  many  people  cling  to  the  idea  that 
chloroforming  is  the  most  merciful  means  of  death 
possible  for  dumb  animals?"  asked  a  veterinarian 
recently.  "Only  the  other  day  I  was  called  upon  to 
perform  the  trying  and  almost  impossible  task  of 
killing  an  old  horse  in  this  way. 

"The  horse,  it  seems,  had  been  the  pet  of  a 
wealthy  woman  who  left  provision  for  him  in  her 
will  and  decreed  that  if  ever  the  family  to  whose 
care  she  intrusted  him  should  deem  it  necessary  to 
end  his  life  this  should  be  done  with  chloroform,  so 
that  he  might  be  assured  a  painless  death.  Then 
the  horse  became  blind  and  otherwise  disabled,  and 
the  family  decided  that  death  would  be  a  mercy. 

"Of  course,  the  provision  of  the  will  had  to  be 
carried  out,  but  no  greater  case  of  mistaken  kind- 
ness could  have  been  possible.  It  is  impossible  to 
administer  sufficient  chloroform  at  one  time  to  kill 
an  animal  the  size  of  a  horse,  so  dose  after  dose 
had  to  be  given,  the  poor  brute  slowly  and  painfully 
smothering  to  death. 

"Chloroform  is  all  right  for  cats  or  dogs,  but  for 
larger  animals  it  is  a  positive  cruelty,  whereas  a 
pistol,  well  aimed  at  the  head  of  any  beast,  will 
send  it  out  of  life  so  quickly  that  it  has  not  time  to 
feel  the  shot  or  realize  what  has  happened." — New 
York  Press. 


A  New  York  brewery  has  contracted  for  125  heavy 
draft  horses  at  $450  per  head. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


THE     BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  2,  1907. 


ZOLOCK  2:051/4. 


Of  the  sons  of  McKinney  2:11%  that  are  deserved- 
ly popular,  both  as  race  horses  and  sires,  is  that 
grand  horse  Zoloek  2:05%.  whose  season  will  be 
made  this  year  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  as 
will  be  seen  by  the  announcement  in  our  advertising 
columns.  Zoloek  is  beyond  doubt  one  of  the  greatest 
horses  ver  bred  on  the  Pacific  Coast  and  he  enjoys 
the  distinction  of  being  the  fastest  stallion  sired  by 
McKinney.  His  breeding  is  unsurpassed.  His  dam, 
Gazelle,  was  a  great  trotter,  taking  a  race  record  of 
2:11%  and  on  entering  tho  broodmare  ranks  gained 
fame  from  the  first,  as  she  is  already  the  dam  of 
two  with  records  below  2:  OS — Zoloek  2:05%  and 
Zephyr  2:07%.  the  latter  a  trotter.  She  is  also  the 
dam  of  Abe  Miller,  that  took  a  trotting  race  record 
of  2:21%  last  season,  and  is  reckoned  a  coming  2:10 
performer.  Gazelle  is  by  Gossiper  2:14%,  an  ele- 
gantly bred  son  of  the  great  Simmons.  Gossiper  has 
sired  the  dams  of  Cuate  2:13%.  and  bis  daughters  are 
all  very  highly  thought  of  as  broodmares.  The  Sim- 
mons blood  is  considered  particularly  good  in  a  brood- 
mare that  one  is  expecting  to  raise  extreme  speed 
from.  Simmons  sired  the  dams  of  such  famous  ones 
as  Fereno  2:05%.. Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  Hal  C.  2:05%, 
Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  and  the  three-year-old  cham- 
pion pacer  of  1906,  Brenda  Yorke  2:0S%.  The  gran- 
dam  of  Zoloek  is  Gypsie,  a  great  broodmare,  by  Gen. 
Booth  2:30%,  son  of  the  old-time  champion  Geo.  M. 
Patchen.  Gypsie  has  produced  Gazelle  2:11%,  Ed 
Winship  2:15,  Willets  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  bred 
to  Zoloek  produced  that  great  mare  Delilah,  that 
won  the  Futurity  and  took  a  record  of  2:14%  as  a 
three-year-old.  which  mark  she  reduced  to  2:09%  as 
a  four-year-old.  The  third  dam  of  Zoloek  is  Echo 
Belle,  grandam  of  Conn  2:15%.  by  Echo,  son  of  Ham- 
bletonian  10,  and  sire  of  the  dams  of  Direct  2:05%. 
Capt.  Derby  2:06%,  Rex  Alto  2:07%  and  Loupe 
2:09%. 

From  the  above  it  will  be  seen  that  Zoloek  has 
producing  lines  on  both  sides  of  bis  pedigree,  and 
they  are  lines  that  have  produced  extreme  and  early 
speed.  As  a  race  horse  all  breeders  in  California 
are  familiar  with  his  record.  He  was  the  undisputed 
champion  of  1905  the  last  year  he  was  raced  and 
there  was  not  a  horse  that  could  make  him  stretch 
his  neck  to  win  that  year. 

In  the  stud  he  has  already  acquired  the  reputation 
of  siring  fast  and  game  race  winners.  He  has  two 
2:10  performers  already — Bystander  2:08  and  De- 
lilah (4)  2:09%,  both  entering  this  list  last  season. 
In  addition  to  these  two  celebrities  he  has  sired 
Ambush  2:20  as  a  three-year-old  and  2:14  as  a  four- 
year-old,  Zolahka  2:23%,  winner  of  last  year's  two- 
year-old  trotting  division  of  the  Breeders'  Futurity. 
Sherlock  Holmes  2:ll-/4,  a  2:05  candidate,  Dixie  S. 
2:27  and  many  others  that  have  shown  a  very  high 
rate  of  speed  as  two  and  three-year-olds.  His  indi- 
viduality, speed,  breeding  and  the  power  to  transmit 
these  qualities  are  the  qualifications  that  the  most 
progressive  and  successful  breeders  are  now  looking 
for  in  a  sire.  Henry  Delaney,  who  drove  him  to 
his  mark  and  who  has  handled  him  most  success- 
fully for  several  years  past,  has  him  in  charge  again 
this  year.  His  address  and  further  particulars 
about  this  great  horse  will  be  found  in  the  adver- 
tisement on  another  page. 


RARE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  GET  GOOD  ONES. 


At  the  forthcoming  sale  of  trotting  bred  horses, 
February  11th.  at  Chase  &  Co.'s  new  pavilion,  on  Va- 
lencia street,  the  consignment  of  Mr.  T.  J.  Crowley, 
consisting  of  Lottie  Parks  2:16%  and  four  of  her 
colts  by  celebrated  trotting  sires,  will  be  offered  for 
sale. 

Pemberton,  five-year-old  brown  gelding,  carries 
more  of  the  blood  of  the  two  champions  of  the  world 
in  his  veins  than  any  other  horse  bred  in  America, 
being  by  Boydello  2:14%,  he  by  Boydell,  full  brother 
to  Del  Mar,  sire  of  Major  Delmar  1:59%.  dam  Lottie 
Parks  2:16%.  by  Cupid  2:1S.  full  brother  to  Sidney 
Dillon,  sire  of  Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  This  gelding  was 
worked  a  little  as  a  three-year-old,  trotted  a  mile  in 
2:36  and  a  quarter  in  35  seconds. 

Islamite,  four-year-old  chestnut  gelding  by  Owyhee 
2:11.  Owyhee  was  by  Chas.  Derby,  one  of  the 
greatest  speed  producing  sires  in  California.  Islamite 
has  trotted  quarters  in  40  seconds. 

Commodore  Sloat.  three-year-old  chestnut  colt  by 
Monterey  2:09%.  This  colt  was  entered  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  and  the  Crowley  Stake  No.  1. 
and  if  he  had  not  met  with  a  slight  accident  while 
Tunning  in  the  paddock,  he  would  unquestionably  be 
a  formidable  contender  in  those  stakes.  Monterey, 
the  sire  of  this  colt,  was  one  of  the  gamest  race 
horses  on  the  American  turf,  having  been  timed 
separately  in  his  races  in  the  East  in  2:06  and  bet- 
ter.   This  colt  is  halter  broke  and  kind  and  gentle. 

Katherine  C,  two-year-old  brown  filly,  is  a  superb 
field  trotter,  and  full  sister  to  Commodore  Sloat,  be- 
ing by  Monterey  2:09%  out  of  Lottie  Parks  2:lfi3.,. 
.This  filly  is  entered  and  paid  up  on  in  the  Breeders' 
Futurity  and  Crowley  Stake  Xo.  2. 

From  the  breeding  and  conformation  of  these  colts 
it  would  appear  that  they  should  attract  the  attention 
of  horsemen  all  over  the  Coast,  as  there  are  fewer,  if 
any,  offered  at  sales  that  could  command  higher 
commendation. 

.Mr.  Crowley  reluctantly  offers  this  mare  and  her 
four  colts  for  sale,  as  he  raised  them  on  purpose  to 
race  in  Ca  ifornia.  but  he  is  now  engaged  in  mining, 
and  we  are  sorry  to  say  will  be   far  removed  from 


the  racing  centers.  Mr.  Crowley  has  always  been 
an  ardent  admirer  of  the  trotting  horse,  being  for 
about  fifteen  years  a  member  and  director  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association, 
and  has  during  all  these  years  officiated  in  the 
judges'  stand  and  has  always  given  satisfaction 
where  called  upon  to  exercise  his  judgment.  From 
recent  reports  he  has  a  very  valuable  property  in 
the  mining  district  of  Tuolumne  county,  and  it  is  our 
heartfelt  wish  that  he  may  succeed  in  his  new  enter- 
prise. E- 


JAY    EYE    SEE. 


COMING    TO    HIS    OWN. 


When  James  W.  Rea.  the  well  known  San  Jose 
politician  and  business  man,  was  in  the  trotting  horse 
business  he  desired  a  stallion  to  head  his  stud  known 
as  the  Vendome  Stock  Farm,  so  he  went  to  Palo 
Alto  Stock  Farm  and  purchased  what  he  considered 
about  the  best  colt  there.  This  was  Iran  Alto,  a 
son  of  the  great  trotting  stallion  Palo  Alto  2:08%, 
and  the  great  broodmare  Elaine  2:20,  champion 
three-year-old  of  1878  and  champion  four-year-old  of 
1S79.  Iran  Alto  was  foaled  in  1892,  and  in  1895, 
when  he  was  three  years  old,  trotted  to  a  record 
of  2:19%,  winning  the  stake  for  foals  of  his  age 
given  at  that  meeting.  In  1898,  when  he  was  six 
years  old  Iran  Alto  reduced  this  record  to  2:13% 
in  a  winning  race  of  five  heats,  and  the  following 
year  again  reduced  his  record  to  2:12%.  In  the  stud 
Iran  Alto  did  not  have  the  best  of  opportunities 
when  at  Vendome  Stock  Farm,  for  although  Mr.  Rea 
had  a  few  good  mares,  he  made  little  effort  to  secure 
outside  patronage  to  his  horse,  being  too  busy  with 
other  matters,  and  Iran  Alto's  colts  were  few  in 
number.  During  the  past  three  years  Iran  Alto  has 
been  under  the  management  of  Mr.  H.  S.  Hogoboom 
of  Woodland,  and  is  just  beginning  to  prove  the  claim 
always  made  for  him  by  his  owner  and  also  by  the 
superintendent  of  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  the  late 
F.  \V.  Covey,  that  he  would  be  a  great  sire  of  speed, 
endurance  and  race  horse  qualities.  Iran  Alto  is 
now  the  sire  of  six  with  standard  records  and  one 
of  his  daughters  is  already  a  producer  of  standard 
speed.  He  was  called  into  prominence  as  a  sire 
last  year  by  the  remarkable  performances  of  his 
son.  Dr.  Frasse,  that  went  through  the  Great  Western 
Circuit  and  part  of  the  Grand  Circuit,  winning  a 
number  of  very  hotly  contested  and  long-drawn 
races,  reduced  his  record  to  2:11%,  and  was  a 
close  second  on  more  than  one  occasion  when  the 
heats  were  below  2:10.  At  several  of  the  California 
tracks  the  young  Iran  Alto's  are  now  being  worked 
and  there  is  not  one  but  is  showing  a  high  rate  of 
speed  at  the  trot  or  pace.  The  gelding  Admiral 
Togo,  that  took  a  two-year-old  record  of  2:29%,  is 
a  son  of  Iran  Alto,  and  if  there  was  ever  a  2:10 
trotter  he  is  one,  and  2:  OS  is  not  considered  beyond 
his  reach  this  year  if  raced.  The  colts  and  fillies  by 
Iran  Alto  show  great  style  and  finish  in  nearly 
every  instance.  Iran  Alto  is  a  very  breedy  looking 
horse  himself  and  transmits  the  fine  head  and  neck 
round  barrel  and  excellent  feet  and  legs  of  the 
true  race  horse.  He  has  been  bred  during  the  past 
few  years  to  some  very  highly  bred  mares  and  in 
the  very  near  future  some  of  his  get  will  secure  rec- 
ords that  will  add  much  to  the  reputation  and  the 
value  of  all  his  get.  Those  who  send  mares  to  him 
now  while  his  fee  is  a  most  reasonable  one  will  not 
regret  it.  His  advertisement  will  be  found  in  an- 
other part  of  this  paper. 


CHASE'S    NEW    PAVILION. 


When  Fred  H.  Chase  began  the  erection  of  his 
new  sales  pavilion  at  478  Valencia  street,  after  the 
fire,  he  had  many  things  to  overcom'e,  but  finally 
got  started  and  put  up  his  box-stalls,  which  are 
the  best  ever  built  in  this  city.  For  the  first  few 
sales  held  during  this  fall  and  winter  he  was  com- 
pelled to  use  a  large  tent  in  which  to  show  and 
auction  the  horses,  and  the  rains  and  winds,  which 
seem  to  have  visited  us  this  year  in  greater  force 
than  usual,  played  havoc  with  his  canvas  on  two  or 
three  occasions.  Recently,  however,  a  force  of  car- 
penters have  been  at  work  putting  up  the  new  perma- 
nent pavilion,  and  when  the  Combination  Sale 
comes  off  on  Monday  night,  February  11th,  it  will 
be  held  under  the  roof  of  this  new  building,  and 
even  should  the  rain  fall  in  torrents,  spectators  and 
horses  will  be  housed  comfortably  from  the  storm 
and  can  defy  the  elements.  The  new  pavilion  will 
be  very  large,  roomy  in  every  way,  brilliantly 
lighted  and  comfortably  seated.  Horses  can  be 
shown  at  speed  either  in  harness  or  to  halter,  there 
being  a  straight  track  nearly  200  feet  long  to  show 
them  on.  Mr.  Chase  now  has  the  only  place  in 
the  city  where  high-class  auction  horses  can  be 
stabled  and  shown  in  all  kinds  of  weather. 


The  six-year-old  stallion  Owynex  2:22,  registered 
Xo.  37626,  is  offered  for  sale.  He  is  a  grand  look- 
ing young  trotter,  one  of  the  best  ever  bred  at  the 
famous  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm.  He  is  by  Owyhee 
2:11.  sire  of  Owyho  2:07%,  and  his  dam,  Inex  2:22%, 
is  a  great  broodmare,  being  the  dam  of  that  fast 
trotter  Our  Jack  2:13%,  Owynex  2:22  and  Alamo 
2:29%.  She  is  by  Sweepstakes  29S,  a  producing  son 
of  hambletoniau  10,  and  out  of  a  producing  mare 
by  Kentucky  Bertrand.  son  of  thoroughbred  Bert- 
rand;  her  second  dam  by  American  Star  14,  and 
third  dam  by  Gridley's  Roebuck.  Owynex  is  of 
good  size,  standing  15.3  and  weighing  about  1200 
pounds.  He  is  a  bright  rich  bay,  has  an  excllent 
dispotion  and  is. very  stylish.  See  advertisement  in 
this  issue. 


On  our  title  page  this  week  is  a  picture  of  the  old- 
time  champion  Jay  Eye  See,  the  first  horse  to  trot 
in  2 :  10,  He  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight, 
and  leads  a  life  of  ease  and  comfort  in  the  private 
stable  of  H.  M.  Wallis,  president  of  the  J.  I.  Case 
Plough  Company  of  Racine,  Wis.  The  picture  is 
from  a  recent  photograph  sent  to  the  New  York 
Sports  of  the  Times,  and  shows  the  old  champion  to 
be  remarkably  well  preserved. 

Jay  Eye  See  was  foaled  in  1S78,  and  was  bought 
by  the  late  J.  I.  Case,  who  at  that  time  was  one  of 
the  great  agricultural  implement  manufacturers  of 
the  West,  with  large  works  at  Racine,  Wis.,  and 
also  owned  a  large  stock  farm  and  racing  stable. 
Ed  Bither  was  his  trainer  and  to  him  belongs  the 
honor  of  being  the  first  driver  to  give  a  trotter  a  rec- 
ord of  2:10.  It  was  also  the  irony  of  fate  that  the 
famous  black  son  of  Dictator  only  held  the  honor  for 
a  day,  as  Maud  S.  trotted  in  2:09%  the  day  after. 

Jay  Eye  See  began  his  turf  career  as  a  four-year- 
old  in  1SS2,  and  on  September  23,  at  Chicago,  won  a 
notable  victory  over  Bronze,  trotting  the  third  and 
fourth  heats  in  2:19  each.  In  1S83,  he  defeated 
such  celebrated  campaigners  as  Charley  Ford,  Phil 
Thompson,  Lucy  Gernet,  Bronze  Adelaide,  Majolica, 
Director,  Clemmie  G.  and  the  champion  St.  "Julien, 
and  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  August  1,  1884,  he  trotted 
to  a  record  of  2:10.  At  Indianapolis,  Iowa,  on  August 
26,  1902,  long  after  he  had  finished  his  regular  turf 
career,  he  was  driven  at  the  pace  by  Jackson  Case, 
the  son  of  J.  I.  Case,  in  2:06%. 

The  grand  old  campigner  was  exhibited  at  the 
Wisconsin  State  Fair  at  Milwaukee  last  autumn 
and  was  one  of  the  star  attractions,  and  when  led  out 
on  the  track  and  saw  other  horses  getting  ready 
for  the  word  felt  the  fire  of  enthusiasm  again  and 
tried  to  get  away  from  his  groom.  He  was  with 
difficulty  led  back  to  his  stall,  where  he  held  a  grand 
reception  and  was  petted  and  kissed  by  the  ladies, 
while  many  an  old  track  veteran  in  reminiscent  mood 
gave  him  an  affectionate  greeting,  as  he  told  of  the 
great  races  in  which  the  old  champion  had  been 
the  victor.  Jay  Eye  See  was  by  the  great  Dictator, 
dam  Midnight,  by  Pilot  Jr.;  second  dam  Twilight 
by  Lexington.  Though  twenty-eight  years  old  he  is 
still  active. 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 


Subscriber,  San  Jose. — Gen.  Logan  17604  has  a 
trotting  record  of  2:23%.  He  is  by  Alexander  But- 
ton (sire  of  Yolo  Maid  2:12,  Thos.  Ryder  2:13%, 
Mollie  Button  2:14,  Mattie  B.  2:15%  and  twenty-two 
more  in  the  list).  The  dam  of  Gen.  Logan  was  Win- 
nie by  St.  Clair,  son  of  St.  Clair  16675,  grandam  by 
St.  Charles,  son  of  St.  Louis.  General  Logan  is  sire 
of  Miss  Logan  2:06%  and  several  others  in  the  list. 
The  sire  of  Alexander  Button  was  Alexander  490,  a 
son  of  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.  We  do  not  know  any- 
thing of  Idleweiss  or  her  dam. 


The  chestnut  stallion  Bo  D'Arc,  formerly  owned 
by  Milo  Potter  Esq.,  has  been  leased  to  C.  W. 
Beegle  of  Alhambra.  Bo  D' Arc's  colts  are  showing 
speed  and  inherit  the  sire's  beauty  also. 


In  printing  Mr.  F.  Gommet's  entry  in  the  Occident 
Stake  for  foals  of  1906,  the  mistake  was  made  of 
giving  the  breeding  of  his  entry  in  the  stake  of  1905. 
The  entry  for  foals  of  1906  is  a  bay  colt  b;  Strathway 
out  of  Rosetta  by  Mcivmney. 


The  chestnut  filly  Irene  S.  by  Petigru,  dam  Jo- 
hanna Treat,  was  omitted  from  the  list  of  those  eli- 
gible to  start  in  the  Crowley  Stake,  which  was 
printed  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  a  few  weeks 
ago.  She  now  belongs  to  W.  G.  Durfee  of  Los 
Angeles. 


Dan  O'Keefe  of  the  WTestern  Meat  Company,  who 
developed  and  sold  the  fast  pacing  mare  Centereye, 
owns  a  very  handsome  youngster  by  Lecco  2:09% 
that  is  beginning  to  learn  the  ways  of  the  track  and 
is  proving  a  very  apt  pupil. 


Deputy  2:13%  by  Derby  Ash  is  looking  well  and 
doing  wrell  in  Fred  Chadbourn's  charge  at  Pleasanton. 
Deputy  Sheriff  Mark  Smith  of  Stockton  was  down 
to  see  him  one  day  last  week. 


BE     DISTEMPER    EXPERTS. 


The  class  of  horse  diseases  which  includes  distemper, 
influenza,  pinkeye,  etc.,  is  one  upon  which  the  horse 
owner  can  not  have  too  much  information.  Epidemics 
may  come  at  any  time  and  the  knowledge  of  how  to 
prevent  and  cure  may  be  invaluable.  Tou  will  notice 
in  the  advertisement  of  Craft's  Distemper  Cure  in  this 
issue  that  a  new  pamphlet  galled  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice" 
is  offered  free.  Write  for  it  at  once.  It  contains  expert 
information  in  regard  to  the  diagnosis,  treatment, 
nursing,  etc.,  in  these"  ailments  and  will  enable  you  to 
handle  them  with  utmost  success.  Address  Wells  Medi- 
cine  Co.,    13   Third   St..    Lafayette,   Ind. 


California's  favorite  hot  wsather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


Saturday,  February  2,  1907.J 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN* 


THE    HORSE    MARKET    OF    1906. 


Chicago  is  beyond  all  doubt  the  center  of  the 
horse  market  of  the  United  States,  and  prices  re- 
ceived there  are  a  better  standard  of  the  average 
that  horses  are  really  worth  in  the  market  than 
those  received  at  any  other  points. 

In  reviewing  the  Chicago  horse  market  for  1906 
the  Drover's  Journal  shows  that  the  year  was  a 
remarkable  one  in  this  field  of  industry.  From  the 
review   the  following   excerpts   are   taken: 

The  enormous  commercial  activity  in  all  sections 
of  the  country  evolved  an  increased  demand  for 
horses  for  industrial  use.  Locally  the  broad  ac- 
tivities in  the  building  industry  stimulated  inquiry 
for  heavy  business  classes.  Large  new  manufactur- 
ing plants  in  Chicago  and  Dearby  localities  broad- 
ened the  consumption  of  heavy  team  offerings.  At 
Gary  the  new  $75,000,000  steel  plant  swelled  the 
local  inquiry  for  heavy  business  classes,  and  from 
all  quarters  orders  were  of  more  than  normal  vol- 
ume. 

The  southern  trade  in  particular  was  of  increased 
proportions,  and  the  outlet  for  small,  active  chunks 
was  at  no  time  congested.  Not  only  were  nearly 
all  the  large  southern  operators  represented  in  the 
trade,  but  the  demand  ruled  so  broad  that  many 
local  dealers  speculated  liberally  in  small  horses, 
consigning  their  purchases  to  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.,  Richmond  and  Norfolk,  Va.,  and  other 
southern  distributing  points.  Many  horses  were  pur- 
chased direct  for  consignment  to  New  Orleans,  com- 
prising fire  department  animals,  heavy  drafters, 
smooth,  light  chunks  and  light  harness  classes. 

There  has  been  a  marvelous  evolution  in  the  South 
in  the  last  five  years.  Her  manufacturing  output  has 
enormously  increased  and  her  agriculture  broadened. 
In  the  great  cities  gigantic  improvements  in  public 
buildings,  sewerage  and  street  paving  created  a 
broader  demand  for  horses.  There  is  a  wonderful 
transformation  in  the  agriculture  of  the  southern 
States.  Corn,  cotton,  rice  and  other  commodities  are 
produced  in  greater  quantities  and  the  wider  tillage 
of  the  land  has  broadened  the  consumption  of  horses. 

The  light,  rich  alluvial  soil  of  the  southern  States 
is  easily  cultivated  with  lighter  horses  than  are 
required  to  work  the  heavy  clay  and  black  loam 
land  of  the  middle  west  and  northern  States.  Horses 
weighing  900  to  1100  pounds  are  of  ample  weight 
for  use  on  southern  plantations,  while  heavier  classes 
are  required  for  the  heavy  teaming  industry  of  south- 
ern cities.  Tens  of  thousands  of  light  chunks  are 
raised  contiguous  to  the  Chicago  market  and  the 
large  orders  for  this  class  attracted  liberal  consign- 
ments of  light  chunks  from  Iowa,  Nebraska,  Michi- 
gan, Illinois,  Indiana,  Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  Kansas 
and  Missouri  for  southern  account.  The  large  in- 
fusion of  trotting  and  thoroughbred  blood  in  these 
small  horses  gives  them  a  good  finish  and  imparts 
a  high  degree  of  intelligence  and  endurance. 

Local  dealers  obtained  more  advantages  through 
routing  of  consignments  purchased  for  southern 
points  than  could  be  arranged  at  western  points, 
and  many  special  advantages  induced  dealers  to 
place  their  orders  at  the  Chicago  market  on  southern 
account.  The  movement  south  of  this  useful  class 
was  of  enormous  volume,  while  average  prices  ruled 
stronger  than  the  previous  year.  Large  consign- 
ments of  1400  to  1500  pound  offerings  were  also 
taken  for  southern  shipment  at  an  average  cost  of 
$175  to  $200  per  head.  In  fact  a  distinguishing  fea- 
ture of  the  market  was  the  phenomenal  increase  in 
the  southern  trade  in  all  commercial  classes  of 
horses. 

Even  before  the  dawn  of  authentic  history  horses 
occupied  a  prominent  place  in  the  evolution  of  man- 
kind from  savagery  to  civilization.  The  Red  Sea 
swallowed  up  the  horses  and  chariots  of  Pharoah, 
sent  to  capture  the  Israelites  when  emancipated 
from  their  bondage  in  Egypt.  Horses  performed 
a  conspicuous  part  in  ancient  wars  and  the  conqueror 
rides  on  a  horse  at  the  head  of  his  victorious  legions. 

Horses  are  among  the  first  recorded  domestic  ani- 
mals. The  horse  was  early  used  at  a  beast  of 
burden  and  to  cultivate  the  soil.  His  intelligence, 
tractability,  endurance  and  adaptation  to  all  zones 
make  him  admirably  adapted  for  general  utility  ser- 
vice. In  wars  he  carried  the  soldiers  and  hauled 
the  commissary  supplies  and  in  peace  he  was  utilized 
in  the  exploitation  of  agriculture. 

There  is  a  universal  sentiment  that  the  horse  is 
a  man's  best  friend  in  the  stupendous  struggle  for 
the  survival  of  the  fittest.  Without  the  horse  civil- 
ization would  have  been  centuries  nearer  to  savagery. 
The  pioneers  who  blazed  the  way  to  the  modern  em- 
pire of  the  corn  belt  would  have  been  powerless  to 
subdue  the  stubborn  soil  and  make  the  desert  places 
blossom  as  the  rose  without  the  aid  of  the  horse. 
Modern  agriculture  would  congest  more  than  50 
per  cent  if  it  were  not  for  the  noble  beast  harnessed 
to  improved  machinery  that  cultivates  and  garners 
the  crops.  Look  at  the  horde  of  coolies  employed  to 
move  the  freight  handled  by  a  ten-ton  truck  vehicle 
moved  by  four  matchless  draft  horses! 

While  but  one  record  for  individual  or  consign- 
ment sales  was  surpassed  during  the  year,  all  classes 
of  horses  sold  at  higher  average  prices.  Early  in 
the  season  D.  D.  McGregor  of  Tingley.  Iowa,  was 
represented  with  a  consignment  of  twenty  drafters 
that  sold  at  an  average  of  $315.  one  pair  being  nego- 
tiated to  the  Schwarzschild  &  Sulzberger  Co.  for 
$850.  Later  E.  L.  Meyeruoffer  of  Maquoketa,  Iowa, 
sold  twelve  head  of  top  drafters  at  an  average  of 
$350,  one  matched  pair  of  Percherons  being  knocked 
down  to  Armour  &  Co.  for  $1100.  Later  Abe  Klee 
&  Son.  Chicago,  sold  twenty  head  of  extreme  weight 


and  finished  drafters  to  the  Pittsburg  Horse  and 
Mule  Company  at  an  average  of  $352,  the  world's 
record  for  average  price  for  a  load  of  draft  horses. 
The  previous  record  was  $300.25,  made  by  John 
Harshberger,  Arthur,  III.,  in  1903. 

The  consensus  of  opinion  of  dealers  is  that  the 
quality  of  the  horses  marketed  this  season  shows 
improvement.  Commission  dealers  have  been  a  po- 
tential force  in  elevating  the  quality  of  commercial 
horses.  This  great  wholesome  market  has  exerted 
an  impressive  influence  on  the  horse  industry  of 
the  middle  west,  where  the  bulk  of  the  heavy  busi- 
ness classes  are  raised.  Farmers  are  fast  learning 
that  quality  in  horses  as  well  as  in  other  branches 
of  live  stock  has  a  commercial  value  and  to  realize 
good  prices  a  good  horse  must  be  offered  the  trade. 

Since  1900  the  great  International  Live  Stock  Ex- 
positions have  annually  accomplished  a  highly  edu- 
cational work  in  presenting  to  farmers  a  living  ob- 
ject lesson  of  the  best  types  of  the  heavy  draft 
and  coach  horse  breeds.  Not  only  the  best  repre- 
sentatives of  domestic  bred  horses,  but  also  the 
choicest  specimens  from  abroad  have  been  exhibited 
and  competed  for  honors.  Draft  animals  of  mas- 
tadon  proportions  and  symmetrical  conformation  have 
been  shown  to  heavy  trucks  and  breeders  had  the 
opportunity  to  see  the  best  draft  animals  yet  pro- 
duced perform  to  heavy  vehicles.  Horses  that  cost 
$1300  per  pair  and  $600  for  single  animals  were  ex- 
hibited with  all  the  appointments  used  in  regular 
commercial  service.  The  heavy  harness  contests 
always  attracted  an  immense  crowd  and  enthused 
the  visitors  to  the  International  Show. 

Another  potent  force  operating  to  elevate  the  qual- 
ity of  the  heavy  business  classes  is  the  magnificent 
draft  and  coach  stallions  imported  into  the  United 
States  from  Europe  during  the  past  decade.  The 
American  importer  has  caught  the  spirit  of  the  in- 
dustrial demand  for  better  horses  and  is  canvassing 
the  breeding  districts  of  France,  Belgium.  Germany, 
Scotland  and  England  to  buy  the  best  representa- 
tives cf  all  the  registered  breeds  of  draft  and  coach 
horses.  When  a  two-year-old  stallion  like  Dragon, 
or  a  three-year-old  like  Pour  Quois  Pas,  each  com- 
mand the  enormous  price  of  $5000,  it  becomes  self- 
evident  that  importers  are  bringing  into  the  country 
the  best  horses  produced  in  Europe.  The  impressive 
prepotency  of  these  great  stallions  is  fast  elevating 
the  standard  of  the  commercial  horses  coming  to  the 
market.  In  fact,  so  great  has  been  the  drain  on  the 
studs  of  France,  and  so  many  of  the  champions  have 
been  imported  to  America,  that  many  intelligent 
breeders  predict  that  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when 
the  breeding  establishments  of  France  will  be  com- 
pelled to  draw  on  American  breeders  to  improve 
their  studs. 

The  pessimist  may  predict  that  the  horse  in  the 
industrial  and  commercial  world  will  be  superseded 
by  motor  vehicles  and  become  a  commodity  of  no 
intrinsic  value.  The  alarmist  has  sounded  the  ex- 
tinction of  the  horse  with  the  introduction  of  each 
new  motor  invention.  When  the  locomotive  appear- 
ed and  freight  and  passengers  were  moved  at  light- 
ning speed  to  distant  points,  croakers  saw  the  dawn 
of  a  horseless  age.  The  invention  only  relieved  the 
horse  from  one  sphere  of  usefulness  to  place  him 
in  a  broader  field  of  productiveness.  The  cable  and 
electric  motors  now  handle  the  street  car  lines  of 
cities  and  the  horse  is  relegated  to  more  remunera- 
tive  service. 

Everything  produced  has  a  value  measured  by  the 
cost  of  production  and  the  quality  of  the  commodity 
created.  For  ten  years  horses  have  steadily  ad- 
vanced in  price,  keeping  pace  with  improved  quality 
and  the  cost  of  production.  Land  values  have  doubled 
in  a  decade.  The  prices  of  oats,  corn  and  wheat 
are  nearly  double  the  quotations  of  a  decade  ago. 
The  horse  therefore  costs  much  more  to  produce 
than  during  the  era  of  low  prices  half  a  score  of 
years  ago.  If  the  horse  has  reached  a  high  level  of 
values  it  is  because  the  animal  costs  more  to  pro- 
duce and  also  has  a  higher  earning  ability.  From 
the  very  nature  of  industrial  conditions  the  horse  is 
only  holding  his  own  in  an  era  of  high  prices  in 
which  all  commercial  commodities  have  advanced  55' 
per  cent  since  1S96. 

Outside  of  the  railway  transportation  service 
nearly  all  industries  are  promoted  by  the  use  of 
the  horse.  All  the  great  metropolitan  cities  call  for 
more  horses.  All  the  local  distribution  of  merchan- 
dise is  performed  by  horses.  The  fire  departments 
of  great  cities  are  equipped  with  horses.  Ice  and 
express  companies  deliver  their  goods  with  horses. 
The  speeding  of  horses  is  a  national  amusement  and 
the  sport  of  kings.  If  Atlas  supported  the  world,  so 
do  horses  make  possible  the  agricultural  achieve- 
ments of  the  twentieth  century.  In  whatever  direc- 
tion one  turns,  he  is  confronted  with  the  horse.  He 
is  found  on  the  battlefield  in  the  thickest  of  the  car- 
nage. He  disports  on  the  boulevards  of  great  cities 
in  gorgeous  harness  and  costly  vehicles.  He  is  seen 
at  commercial  centers  moving  ponderous  loads  of 
merchandise  that  enrich  a  nation.  In  the  agricultural 
districts  operating  modern  machinery,  he  fills  the 
granaries  of  the  world  with  the  life-sustaining  prod- 
ucts of  the  soil.  The  horse  is  one  of  the  potential 
forces  that  evolved  modern  civilization  and  his 
sphere  of  usefulness  is  destined  to  broaden  in  ful- 
filling the  destiny  of  his  creation. 


THE   GRAND   CIRCUIT. 


The  stewards  of  the  Grand  Circuit  met  on  January 
15th  at  the  Hoffman  House  in  New  York,  appointed 
officers  and  arranged  the  dates  for  the  coming  year. 
In  spite  of  many  rumors  the  session  was  decidedly 
harmonious.  President  D.  J.  Campau,  who  has  occu- 
pied the  office  for  many  years  with  signal  ability  and 
success,  though  pressed  to  accept  re-election,  abso- 
lutely declined.  J.  M.  Johnson,  president  of  the  New 
England  Breeders'  Association,  was  unanimously 
elected.  Mr.  Campau's  announcement  that  he  had 
arranged  for  the  use  of  the  famous  Detroit  track 
for  the  usual  Grand  Circuit  meeting  was  received 
with  genuine  joy,  and  Detroit  heads  the  list  of 
dates  on  July  22d  to  26th.  We  need  hardly  say  thai 
the  two  star  events  of  this  meeting,  the  Merchants' 
&  Manufacturers'  $10,000  and  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce $5,000  stakes,  will  be  continued  and  that  the 
Detroit  program  will  worthily  lead  off  the  great 
meetings  of  the  year. 

Cleveland  will  repeat  its  grand  experiment  of  last 
year  and  hold  a  meeting  irrespective  of  narrow-mind- 
ed bigots  and  scheming  politicians.  The  associa- 
tion is  very  strong  socially  and  commands  the  sup- 
port and  attendance  of  Cleveland  society  as  well 
as  the  general  public  and  the  leading  stables  of 
the  country  will  loyally  support  the  meeting.  The 
Cleveland  card  will  be  fully  up  to  the  standard. 
The  dates  are  July  29th  to  August  3d.  Grand  old 
Buffalo  wheels  into  line  on  August  5th  to  10th  and 
always  commands  the  united  support  of  horsemen 
and  "the  public.  The  meeting  has  an  international 
flavor,  as  many  Canadian  horses  are  always  entered, 
and  special  race  trains  from  Toronto,  Hamilton  and 
other  near-by  cities  in  the  Dominion  bring  hosts  of 
visitors.  Secretary  Bentley  will  get  out  a  program 
which  will  be  both  strong  and  popular,  and  the 
horsemen  will  do  the  rest., 

Hudson  River  Park,  Poughkeepsie,  follows  Buffalo 
and  all  horsemen  who  know  Secretary  H.  N.  Bain 
know  that  Poughkeepsie  will  do  its  utmost  to  secure 
a  successful  meeting,  and  as  no  dates  have  been 
claimed  for  New  York  metropolitan  horsemen,  will 
be  strongly  in  evidence  at  Hudson  River  Park.  Bos- 
ton follows  Poughkeepsie  and  then  comes  Provi- 
dence, and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  latter  will  be 
in  line,  though  if  not,  Boston  will  do  as  it  did  last 
year,  fill '  in  a  second  week.  Hartford  has  its  old 
dates  beginning  on  Labor  Day  and  then  comes  Syra- 
cuse with  its  double  combination  of  the  New  York 
State  Fair  and  the  Grand  Circuit  meeting.  Then 
comes  the  long  jump  to  Columbus,  Cincinnati  and 
Memphis.  Judge  Hayt  will  again  preside  and  Mr. 
Newton  will  again  be  starter.  Let  us  hope  that  the 
bright  sun  of  success  will  shine  without  a  cloud  on 
the  Grand  Circuit  of  1907. — Sports  of  the  Tinier 


POLO    AND    PONY    RACING    FIESTA. 


J.  O.  Gerrety  has  sold  for  Mr.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.  to 
Mr.  Chas.  Dixon  of  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  the  good  pacer 
Spin  2:10  that  was  raced  through  the  Great  Western 
Circuit  last  year  with  good  results  by  Mr.  Gerrety. 
spi*i  won  among  other  races  the  >Jig  $5000  pace  at 
Hamline,  reducing  his  record  to  2:10  in  the  fifth  and 
final  heat.  Spill  will  be  used  as  a  pleasure  horse 
by  his  new  owner,  who  will  also  race  him. 


Announcements  are  out  for  the  racing  and  polo 
fiesta  to  be  held  near  San  Mateo  this  month  under 
the  auspices  of  the  California  Polo  and  Pony  Racing 
Association.  The  carnival  will  open  at  Mr.  Chas.  W. 
Clark's  country  place  with  the  preliminary  game  of 
pole  on  Thursday,  February  21st.  On  the  follow- 
ing day  polo  play  will  be  continued  on  Francis  J. 
Carolan's  private  field  at  Crossways  Farm,  Burlin- 
game.  Saturday  will  be  given  over  to  the  pony 
races,  which  will  be  held  on  Clark's  six-furlong 
track.  The  fiesta  will  be  brought  to  a  close  the 
following  day  with  the  deciding  match  of  the  polo 
tournament  on  Clark's  field. 

The  race  which  is  expected  to  create  the  greatest 
interest  is  called  the  "Ladies'  Plate."  The  ponies 
in  this  race  are  to  be  nominated  by  ladies.  The 
nominator  of  the  winner  will  receive  a  gold  bracelet 
and  the  nominator  of  the  second  pony  a  gold 
brooch.  The  rider  of  the  winner  will  receive  a  scarf 
pin.  The  prizes  for  this  race  have  been  presented 
by  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Clark.  Other  donors  of  prize 
cups  are  Rudolph  Spreckels,  Francis  J.  Carolan, 
Thomas  A.  Driscoll,  R.  M.  Tobin  and  C.  W.  Clark. 

The  official  program  of  races,  as  drawn  up  by 
Robert  Leighton,  secretary  of  the  California  Polo 
and  Pony  Racing  Association,  follows: 

The  Debutante  Cup — For  maiden  poines;  top 
weight  160  pounds:  2  pounds  allowed  for  each  quar- 
ter-inch under  14  hands  2  inches;  prize,  cup  present- 
ed by  T.  A.  Driscoll;   one-quarter  mile. 

The  Unity  Cup — For  Galloways:  top  weight  160 
pounds;  3  pounds  allowed  for  each  half-inch  to  14 
hands  2  inches;  prize,  cup  presented  by  Rudolph 
Spreckels;    six   furlongs. 

The  Ladies'  Plate — The  ponies  in  this  race  to 
he  nominated  by  ladies;  top  weight  160  pounds; 
2  pounds  allowed  for  each  quarter-inch  under  14 
hands  2  inches.  Prizes — To  the  lady  who  nominates 
the  winner  a  gold  bracelet,  to  the  lady  who  nomi- 
nates the  second  a  gold  brooch,  to  the  rider  of  the 
winner  a  scarf  pin;  prizes  presented  by  Mrs.  Charles 
W.  Clark;    three-eighths  mile. 

The  Auction  Cup — The  winner  to  be  sold  by  auc- 
tion for  $500;  top  weight  165  pounds:  5  pounds  al- 
lowed for  each  $50  less  to  $250;  beaten  ponies  not 
subject  to  claim;  prize,  cup  presented  by  R.  M. 
Tobin:   one-half  mile. 

The  Burliugame  Cup — Top  weight  155  pounds:  2 
pounds  allowed  for  each  quarter-inch  under  14 
hands  2  inches:  prize,  cup  presented  by  Francis  J. 
Carolan;  six  furlongs. 

The  San  Mateo  Cup— Top  weight  165  pounds:  2 
pounds  allowed  for  each  quarter-inch  under  14 
hands  2  inches;  prize,  cup  presented  by  C.  w.  r*'ark; 
one-quarter  mile. 


THE     BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


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PACIFIC    COAST   TRIALS. 


The  Pacific  Coast  Field  Trial  Club's  twenty-fourth 
annual  trials  were  run  near  Bakersfield  last  week  on 
grounds  familiar  to  most  of  those  present.  Weather 
conditions,  with  the  exception  of  thick  fogs  for  three 
mornings,  were  excellent.  Birds  never  were  more 
plentiful  in  the  various  sections  of  the  Kern  County 
Land  Company's  domain,  over  which  the  trials  were 
run.  Cover  conditions  were  varied  and  favorable 
enough  to  suit  the  most  enthusiastic  field  trial  de- 
votee. 

The  Derby  did  not  produce  the  goods  that  was  an- 
ticipated, but  at  that  there  was  enough  satisfactory 
results  to  dissipate  any  signs  of  disappointment 
among  the  most  sanguine.  The  Derby  entries  were 
not  by  far  up  to  the  number  of  starters  that  we  have 
had  for  several  years  past.  Distemper  in  the  strings 
of  nearly  all  of  the  handlers  cut  down  materially 
the  entry  of  young  dogs.  A  copious  rainfall  in  the 
Bakersfield  country  during  the  six  weeks  prior  to 
the  trials  also  militated  against  full  time  in  training 
the  Derby  candidates.  Several  of  the  dogs  in  the 
Derby  had  only  recently  gotten  over  an  attack  of 
distemper.  Shasta  Daisy,  in  particular,  showed  the 
effects  of  her  sickness,  but  proved  herself  a  re- 
markably game  little  bitch.  Colton  was  another  one 
of  the  convalescents.  Taking  everything  into  con- 
sideration, the  various  setbacks  our  sportsmen  have 
had  during  the  past  year,  the  club  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated on  having  a  fairly  successful  Derby. 

Tiburon,  the  winner,  is  a  stylish,  handsome  little 
bitch,  only  ten  months'  old.  She  will  do  far  better 
at  the  next  meeting  she  runs  in.  Shasta  Daisv  did 
remarkably  well  considering  her  handicap.  She  was 
a  winner  in  trials  at  British  Columbia  and  Washing- 
ton last  fall.  Colton  is  a  very  good  looking  Pointer, 
full  of  class,  a  consistent  performer  and  a  knowing 
dog.  But  he  has  not  the  speed  of  the  Setters.  He 
was  placed  a  winner  last  fall  in  an  Eastern  field 
trial  Derby.  Ventura  is  a  nice  dispositioned  bitch, 
whose  work  is  classy  and  honest  throughout.  She 
will  develop  greater  speed  and  range  later  on.  At 
that  she  has  a  very  merry  way  of  working. 

The  All  Age  stake,  taken  altogether,  produced  a 
general  average  of  pleasing  quality.  Most  of  the 
starters  had  the  benefit  of  prior  experience.  Petron- 
ella  has  repeatedly  won  in  past  trials  and  is  a  hard 
working,  thoroughly  reliable  bitch.  Keepsake  is  a 
well  known  winner,  and  McCloud  Boy  has  had  a 
varied  experience  East  and  West.  Ramona  has  a 
bright  field  trial  future  before  her. 

Belle  Fontaine,  winner  of  the  Members'  Stake,  is 
a  very  handsome  bitch  and  a  snappy  performer. 
Terry's  Lady  has  made  her  mark  in  past  trials,  but 
was  by  no  means  in  the  best  condition  for  this  event. 
Lady  Belle  enhanced  the  good  opinions  she  created 
when  she  was  placed  in  the  1906  Derby. 

Mr.  Jos.  E.  Terry  announced  on  the  evening  of  the 
Derby  drawing  that  besides  the  purses  in  the  three 
stakes,  the  following  gentlemen  had  donated  cups: 
E.  Courtney  Ford,  W.  J.  Roberts  and  E.  N.  Briggs 
for  the  Derby,  and  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller,  Elmer  E 
Cox  and  Jos.  Terry  for  the  All  Age.  John  Schu- 
macher and  two  other  gentlemen  donated  the  cups 
for  the  Members'   Stake. 

At  the  annual  meeting  Wednesday  night  the  fol- 
lowing officers  for  the  ensuing  vear  were  elected' 
President,  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller,  Santa  Monica;  first 
vice-president.  J.  E.  Terry,  Sacramento:  second  vice- 
president.  Elmer  E.  Cox,  Madera;  secretary-treasurer, 
Tudor  J.  A.  Tiedemann;  executive  committee,  Hon. 
C.  N.  Post.  Sacramento,  H.  L.  Betten,  Alameda,  E. 
Courtney  Ford.  San  Francisco,  and  John  Schumacher. 
Los  Angeles. 

The  following  new  members  were  elected:  Dr 
Fred  P.  Clark,  Stockton;  F.  W.  Kiesel,  Sacramento; 
J.  W.  Considine.  Seattle;  Arthur  Nicolls,  Chico;  E. 
Courtney  Ford  and  Victor  Caglieri,  San  Francisco. 

In  future  trials  of  the  club  retrieving  will  be  re- 
quired in  every  event  save  the  Derby.  The  next 
annual  trials  will  be  held  the  last  "full  week  of 
January,  190S. 

Mr.  E.  Courtney  Ford  purchased  Tiburon,  the 
winner  of  the  Derby.  Mr.  Ford  owns  Belle  Fontaine, 
the  dam  of  Tiburon.  McCloud  Boy  was  purchased 
by  Mr.  John  W.  Considine. 

Among  those  in  attendance  were:  J.  E.  Terry,  Hon. 
C.  N.  Post  of  Sacramento,  Elmer  E.  Cox,  W.  J.  Rob- 
erts of  Madera,  H.  L.  Betten  of  Alameda,  Victor 
Caglieri,  Albert  Betz,  Frank  H.  Jermyn.  H.  T.  Pavue. 
P.  D.  Linville,  E.  N.  Briggs,  J.  W.  Flvnn.  E.  Court- 
ney Ford,  T.  J.  A.  Tiedemann,  J.  X.  DeWitt,  W.  E. 
Chute.  John  Cadman  of  San  Francisco,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clem  Wilson  of  Bakersfield.  Dr.  R.  M.  Wyman  of 
Santa  Clara.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Tevis,  Master  Llovd 
and  Will  Tevis,  Duane  Hopkins  of  Stockdale.  Rev. 
Mr.  Morgan  of  Bakersfield,  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller  of 
Santa  Monica.  Frank  G.  Schumacher  of  Los  Angeles, 
J.  W.  Considine  of  Seattle,  Jos.  Watkins.  R.  J.  Ryan 
of  St.  Louis.  R.  Galloway  of  Bakersfield,  H.  F.  El- 
liot of  San  Francisco,  C.  H.  Davis  of  Saginaw  City, 
J.  O.  Sims,  Arthur  Nicolls,  Dick  Bernard  of  Chico! 
Handlers  Chas.  H.  Babcock,  John  E.  Lucas,  Fred 
Lucas,  W.  B.  Coutts,  Fred  Coutts,  R.  M.  Dodge,  S. 
N.  'Jarlile.  Wm.  Phillips  of  Benicia.  Allan  Mc- 
Dougall  of  Pleasanton  and  others. 


The    Derby. 

Monday,  January  21,  1907. — A  heavy  fog  which 
hung  over  the  valley  until  middle  forenoon  delayed 
the  starting  of  the  Derby  until  10:35,  when  the  first 
brace  was  cast  off  in  section  17.  The  entire  country 
around  Bakersfield  is  laid  out  like  a  checker-board 
and  is  designated  by  section  corners.  Section  16, 
the  starting  point  of  several  previous  trials,  was 
originally  selected  as  the  initial  ground  for  the 
trials,  but  a  shift  was  made  to  section  17,  a  mile 
to  the  west,  whilst  the  party  were  waiting  for  the 
fog  to  lift. 

Dan  Daniels-John. — Dan  Daniels,  handled  by  W. 
B.  Coutts.  and  Dr.  S.  A.  Parker's  Pointer,  John, 
handled  by  S.  N.  Carlile,  were  cast  off  at  10:35  on 
a  southwest  course  through  a  sparsely  wooded 
country.  Birds  were  found  within  two  minutes,  but 
neither  dog  showed  over  ordinary  abilities.  Going 
by  and  into  the  open  ground.  John  flushed  a  bevy 
and  numerous  single  birds  were  raised  by  the 
handlers  and  vehicles  following.  Dan  spied  and  re- 
trieved a  crippled  bird.  Both  dogs  made  false  points 
on  ground  where  the  bevy  had  been  found.  The 
dogs  were  both  rather  green  and  made  a  coursing 
match  out  of  splendid  opportunities  for  bird  work. 
Neither  dog  was  under  the  best  of  control.  At  10:50 
the  sun  lifted  the  fog  thoroughly.     Ordered  up  at  11. 

Dock-Sadie  B. — At  11:07  the  second  brace  were  put 
down.  Doc,  a  Pointer  owned  by  Mr.  Phillips  of  Por- 
terville  and  handled  by  S.  N.  Carlile,  with  Sadie  B., 
and  English  Setter,  belonging  to  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller 
of  Santa  Monica,  and  in  charge  of  R.  M.  Dodge.  The 
dogs  were  sent  away  on  new  ground  in  the  open 
stubble  of  section  S.  north  of  17.  The  course  was 
around  the  field  so  as  to  work  the  birds  back  into 
section  17.  As  the  sun  became  stronger  the  birds 
laid  better.  Both  dogs  overran  and  flushed  birds. 
The  Pointer  showed  the  best  range  and  pace  and 
did  bird  work  enough  to  gain  a  credit  of  two  points. 
Sadie  B.  was  not  steady  to  gun  fire.  The  general 
work  of  the  pair,  however,  was  better  somewhat  than 
that  of  the  first  brace.    Up  at  11:30. 

Colton-Lemonade. — The  third  pair,  put  down  at 
11:45.  were  the  Pointer  dog  Colton,  owned  by  Howard 
B.  Smith  of  Colton.  in  charge  of  Charles  H.  Bab- 
cock. and  Jos.  E.  Terry's  English  Setter  Lemonade. 
Fred  Coutts  handling.  This  brace  also  started  in 
section  17.  on  open  ground.  Both  went  off  at  a  merry 
pace,  the  Pointer  showing  wider  range  and  greater 
speed  than  the  Setter,  which  had  a  fancy  to  come 
in  to  the  handler  at  times.  The  Pointer  had  recently 
recovered  from  an  attack  of  distemper  and  ran 
through  cover  where  birds  were  laying  close.  In  the 
southwest  quarter  of  section  17.  where  a  big  bevy 
of  birds  were  located  in  open  ground.  Colton  roaded 
and  pointed  a  bird  and  was  steady  to  shot.  The 
Setter  pointed  four  singles,  but  flushed  her  birds.  LTp 
at  12:20. 

Ventura-Tiburon. — After  luncheon  at  the  Gosford 
ranch-house  the  fourth  pair  were  put  down  at  2:05 
in  open  ground  in  section  20.  on  an  easterly  course. 
They  were  the  Setter  bitch  Ventura,  belonging  to 
W.  G.  Kerchoff  of  Los  Angeles,  handled  by  John 
Lucas,  and  W.  B.  Coutts'  English  Setter  Tiburon. 
handled  by  the  owner.  Both  dogs  proved  stylish 
and  merry  workers,  with  good  range  and  pace.  Ven- 
tura could  not  withstand  the  temptation  to  chase  a 
jack  rabbit  for  nearly  a  mile,  and  after  coming  in  to 
Lucas  kept  up,  notwithstanding  her  long  chase,  the 
same  lively  clip.  Both  dogs  missed  some  good  op- 
portunities of  bird  work  among  the  willows  and 
along  the  banks  of  a  dry  slough.  Ventura  pointed 
a  single  and  then  dropped  to  flush.  Tiburon  next 
pointed  and  was  steady  to  shot  and  wing.  Both  dogs 
did  better  work  on  birds  among  the  scrub  oaks. 
Both  dogs  gave  evidence  of  pleasing  working  abili- 
ties. Each  flushed  birds  and  ran  over  birds,  but  at 
that,  their  work  was  very  promising.  Tiburon  had 
the  Dest  of  the  heat.    Up  at  2:40. 

Sensation-Carmen. — The  next  brace  were  east  off 
at  2:48.  also  in  section  20.  They  were  two  English 
Setters,  Sensation,  owned  by  Elmer  E.  Cox  of  Ma- 
dera, handled  by  W.  B.  Coutts,  and  Carmen,  owned 
by  Victor  Caglieri  of  San  Francisco,  and  in  charge 
of  Lucas.  Both  dogs  were  fast  and  wide  rangers 
and  had  pleasing  style.  Shortly  after  starting  Car- 
men made  a  wide  cast  to  the  east,  disappearing  in 
thick  cover.  She  was  lost  for  ten  minutes,  but 
finally  came  in  at  a  merry  clip.  Carmen  pointed 
several  singles  among  the  willows  and  was  steady 
to  gunfire  and  wing.  Both  dogs  flushed  and  ran  over 
birds  several  times.  Carmen  had  the  best  of  the 
heat,  however,  and  was  staunch  to  flush  by  handler. 
Her  speed  was  excellent  after  the  return  from  the 
jungle.     Ordered  up  at  3:30. 

Shasta  Daisy-Flora. — Daisy,  owned  by  J.  E.  Terry, 
handled  by  W.  B.  Coutts,  and  Flora,  owned  by  Clem 
Wilson  of  Bakersfield,  Carlile  handler,  both  English 
Setters,  were  cast  off  at  3:50  in  section  21  on  a 
southeast  course.  Both  dogs  had  the  pace,  range 
and  style  that  promised  an  interesting  heat  when 
birds  were  located.  This  hope  was  not  realized. 
Flora  was  lost  shortly  after  the  start  and  the  heat 
was  finished  by  Daisy.  Daisy  had  the  honor  of  ac- 
cepting the  first  chance  offered  her,  which  was  a 
bevy  point  in  the  open  ground.  She  was  the  only 
dog  that  found  a  bevy  during  the  day  and  that  took 
advantage  of  first  birds  found.     She   afterwards  on 


the  same  ground  came  into  the  prettiest  and  snap- 
piest points  of  the  running,  but  this  work  was  all 
on  foot  scent  where  the  large  bevy  had  been  running. 
She  afterwards  missed  grand  chances  on  singles,  run- 
ning through  where  birds  were  thick  and  flushing 
right  and  left.  Daisy  had  recently  gone  through 
a  hard  siege  of  distemper,  which  probably  accounted 
for  her  poor  nose  work.  Taken  up  at  4:35.  They 
were  out  45  minutes.  The  delay  was  caused  by  wait- 
ing for  the  straggler,  who  was  not  found  until  late. 

Moxetta-Veronica. — The  last  pair  for  the  day  were 
sent  away  on  a  southerly  course  in  section  21,  on 
favorable  grounds.  Moxetta,  owned  by  Sidney  Smith, 
in  charge  of  Fred  Coutts,  with  Veronica,  owned  by 
Hon.  W.  Keller,'  Lucas  handler.  Both  are  English 
Setters,  stylish  and  fast,  and  gave  the  spectators 
the  impression  that  the  heat  would  be  a  fine  one,  but 
again  they  were  disappointed.  Moxetta  spied  a  mule- 
eared  jack  rabbit  on  the  sward  and  off  she  went  after 
the  bunnie  at  headlong  speed,  nor  did  she  show  up 
again  during  the  heat,  which  was  finished  by 
Veronica,  who  was  run  alone  and  proved  herself  a 
merry,  stylish  worker,  with  the  pace  and  range  that 
is  desirable.  She  soon  found  birds  both  in  open 
ground  and  among  the  scrub  oaks  and  willows.  She 
made  several  staunch  points  and  was  steady  to 
flush. 

After  consultation  in  the  evening  the  judges  de- 
cided to  carry  the  following  dogs  into  the  second 
series:  Veronica  with  Shasta  Daisy,  Ventura  with 
Moxetta,  Colton  with  Carmen,  Dock  with  Tiburon. 
Reserve  brace,  Flora  with  Sensation. 


Tuesday,  January  22,  1907. — Foggy  conditions  this 
morning  again  delayed  an  early  start.  Ariving  at 
the  rendezvous  at  section  16  a  change  of  base  was 
made  to  an  open  field  east  of  the  Canfield  school- 
house,  some  ten  miles  southwest  of  Bakersfield, 
where  the  first  brace  in  the  second  series  were  put 
down  at  11:10. 

Shasta  Daisy-Veronica. — Off  on  a  northwest  course, 
both  dogs  showed  decided  improvement  in  range 
and  speed,  quartering  in  workmanlike  style  and  evi- 
dently keen  to  find.  Veronica  worked  through  low 
cover,  from  which  a  a  bevy  had  flushed  and  took 
refuge  in  nearby  trees.  The  cavalcade  made  a  de- 
tour for  the  purpose  of  drivirrg  the  birds  back  to 
the  open  fields  again.  Daisy  nailed  the  first  point 
on  the  edge  of  the  corn-stubble  and  followed  with 
a  single  in  a  dry  ditch.  Veronica  had  meanwhile 
picked  out  her  ground,  off  the  course  a  bit  to  the 
northeast,  an  alfalfa  field,  to  which  a  few  birds  had 
flown.  Daisy,  handled  by  W.  B.  Coutts,  went  on 
ahead,  finally  locating  a  bevy  and  following  with 
a  single.  She  made  another  pretty  point,  but  her 
handler  failed  to  flush.  Lucas  meanwhile  went  after 
Ronie.  Daisy  was  steady  and  under  good  control. 
Up  at  11:30. 

Ventura-Moxetta. — Cast  off  at  11:38  in  the  open 
cover  of  the  school-house  field.  Moxetta  was  de- 
cidedly steadier  than  on  the  previous  day.  She 
ranged  far  out  with  fair  speed,  but  apparently  did 
not  apply  herself  to  hunting  for  birds  to  a  marked 
degree.  Going  through  the  adjoining  alfalfa  field 
she  ranged  well  ahead  of  the  course,  finally  running 
into  and  flushing  half  a  dozen  birds  marked  down  by 
the  spectators,  she  then  gave  chase.  She  is  a  good 
looking,  green  young  one,  but  promising  withal  under 
further  tuition.  Ventura  worked  intelligently,  get- 
ting two  pretty  singles,  to  which  she  was  steady. 
She  always  dropped  to  shot  and  flush  during  her 
heats  and  was  under  excellent  control.     Up  at  12:10. 

Colton-Carmen. — Down  at  12:25  in  the  field  across 
the  road  from  the  school-house,  open  cover  and 
scattered  trees,  near  the  road.  This  ground  had 
furnished  birds  heretofore,  but  a  circuit  of  the  low, 
open  cover  drew  blank,  the  first  heat  in  the  Derby 
that  failed  birds.  The  contrast  between  the  Setter 
and  Pointer  was  noticeable.  Carmen  is  a  slight 
built,  handsome  bitch,  weighing  less  than  30  pounds. 
Notwithstanding  she  is  classy  and  possesses  stamina 
and  speed  that  should  make  her  a  dangerous  con- 
tender when  matured.  She  is  a  wide  ranger  and 
keen  bird  hunter,  but  must  be  under  better  control 
of  the  handler  before  she  will  be  seen  at  her  best. 
Ordered    up   at    12:45. 

After  an  appetizing  lunch  at  Gosford  ranch,  a  drive 
to  section  20,  about  two  miles  away,  where  the  fourth 
brace  of  the  second  series  were  cast  off  at  2:15. 

Tiburon-Dock. — The  pair  were  sent  away  on  the 
same  ground  and  course  over  which  they  went  the 
day  before.  Tiburon  showed  conclusively  that  he 
has  the  pace  and  range  desired.  He  worked  merrily 
and  stylishly,  making  wide  casts  and  quartering  his 
ground  speedily.  He  was  far  steadier  and  under  bet- 
ter control  than  in  his  earlier  heats.  Working 
south  into  heavier  cover  and  through  the  scattered 
willows,  Tib  soon  located  birds,  for  a  bevy  point 
followed  by  four  singles  in  short  order.  He  was 
staunch  and  steady  to  wing.  He  also  made  two 
points  on  singles  after  Lucas  was  ordered  to  take 
him  up  at  2:45.  This  showing  created  the  impres- 
sion among  those  who  were  the  observers  that  Tibu- 
ron was  within  hailing  distance  of  first  honors.  Dock 
got  away  from  the  course  early  in  the  heat  and  dis- 
appeared in  the  heavy  brush  to  the  southwest. 

Sensation-Flora. — The  reserve  brace  were  put  down 
at  2:50  and  ran  twenty-five  minutes  over  the  same 
ground  as  the  previous  brace.  Flora,  who  bolted 
the  day  before,  proved  to  have  a  fund  of  speed 
and  staunchness;  she  went  away  on  wide  casts  and 
tried  to  find  birds.  Sensation  also  gave  a  better  per- 
formance than  in  her  first  heat.  The  heat  was  over 
ground  that  proved  barren  of  birds. 

After  a  short  consultation  the  judges  decided  to 
run  the  following  dogs  in  the  third  series:  Colton 
with  Shasta  Daisy,  Carmen  with  Tiburon,  Ventura 
a  bye. 


Saturday,   February   2,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


Shasta  Daisy-Colton. — Cast  off  at  3:55  in  open 
cover  a  quarter  of  a  mile  east  of  where  the  last 
brace  finished,  and  worked  to  the  northwest  into 
scattered  willows  and  cottonwoods.  Daisy  outspeed- 
ed  and  outranged  the  Pointer  and  found  birds,  mak- 
ing two  staunch  points.  Once  Daisy  pointed.  Colton 
backed,  the  dogs  not  being  two  feet  apart.  Ordered 
up  at  4:05. 

Tiburon-Carmen. — A  shift  was  again  made  to  sec- 
tion 20,  southwest  of  Gosford  station,  where  Car- 
men and  Tiburon  were  put  down  at  4:25  and  sent 
away  to  the  southeast  over  open  low  cover  leading 
up  to  scattered  trees,  ground  familiar  to  both  dogs. 
Shortly  after  starting  Carmen  got  off  course  in  high, 
thick  cover  and  did  not  turn  up  again,  being  lost 
for  the  time  being,  despite  a  close  search  by  Lucas 
and  others.  Tiburon  continued  on  through  the 
trees  and  into  open  ground,  working  merrily  and 
stylishly,  making  two  staunch  points  and  being 
steady  to  gunfire  and  flush.     Up  at  4:50. 

Ventura,  a  bye. — The  Derby  was  finished  by  Ronie, 
cast  off  at  5  o'clock,  in  good  cover,  interspersed  with 
cottonwoods  and  willows,  ground  that  had  been 
worked  earlier  by  the  other  dogs,  and  into  which 
the  birds  had  taken  refuge  again.  She  found  birds 
and  pointed  staunchly.  Her  work  was  very  Clevel- 
and consistent.  She  had  speed  and  range  and  paid 
strict  attention  to  business.  She  ran  fifteen  minutes 
and  was  ordered  up. 

The  judges,     after   brief     consultation,     then   an- 
nounced the   winners     as     follows:      Tiburon     first, 
Shasta  Daisy  second,  Ventura  and  Colton  equal  third.' 
Summary. 

Bakersfield,  January  21,  1907 — Pacific  Coast  Field 
Trial  Club's  twenty-fourth  annual  Derby  stake,  open 
to  all  Setters  and  Pointers  whelped  on  or  after  Janu- 
ary 1st,  1905.  Purse  $2S0— 50,  30  and  20  per  cent. 
(Forfeits  retained  by  the  club).  First  forfeit  $5, 
second  forfeit  $5,  $10  additional  to  start.  Cups  to 
winners.  Fourteen  starters  (10  English  Setters,  4 
Pointers).  Judges,  Hon.  Chas.  N.  Post,  Sacramento: 
Henry  L.  Betten,  Alameda;  Tudor  J.  A.  Tiedemann, 
San  Francisco. 

I. 

Dan  Daniels,  white  and  liver  ticked  Pointer  dog   (Dr 
Daniels-Fango),  W.  B.  Coutts.  owner  and  handler, 
with 

John,  white  and  liver  Pointer  dog  (Rip  Rap's  Sport- 
Miss  Porterville).  Dr.  S.  G.  Barber,  Porterville.  owner. 
S.    N.    Carlile.    handler. 

Dock,  white  and  liver  Pointer  dog   (Rip  Rap's   Sport- 
Miss  Porterville).  owner;   S.   N.  Carlile,  handler, 
wifeh 

Sadie  B..  white,  black  and  ticked  English  Setter  bitch 
(Sir  Roderick-Sombral.  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller,  Santa  Mon- 
ica,  owner:    R.   M.   Dodge,    handler. 

Colton.  white  and  liver  Pointer  dog  (Dr.  Daniels- 
Lottie  Ripstonet,  Howard  B.  Smith,  Colton,  owner"  C 
H.    Babcock,    handler, 

with 

Lemonade,  white  and  lemon  English  Setter  bitch  (Ch 
Kilganf-Belle  Fontaine).  Jos.  E.  Terry.  Sacramento! 
owner:    Fred   Coutts.    handler. 

Ventura,  white  and  lemon  English  Setter  bitch  (Harry 
H.-Peachmark  II.).  W.  G.  Kerehoff,  Los  Angeles,  own- 
er; J.  E.  Lucas,  handler. 

_.,  "-ith 

Tiburon.  white,  black  and  ticked  English  Setter  Ditch 
(Uncle  Jimmie  Whitestone-Belle  Fontaine)  W  B 
Coutts.    owner   and    handler. 

•sJS18^-?*    „5li£--1Waek      and    bIue      belton    EngH; 
setter  bitch    (Ch.   Kilgarif-Ione   S.),   Elmer  E.   Cox    M 
dera,  owner;  TV.   B.  Coutts.   handler, 
with 

Carmen  white,  black  and  ticked  English  Setter  bitch 
(Counts  Mark-Amanda).  V.  Caglieri.  San  Francisco, 
owner;    Lucas,    handler. 

Flora  white  and  orange  English  Setter  bitch  (Sir 
Roderick-Sombrai.  Clem  Wilson.  Bakersfield,  owner- 
Carlile,   handler, 

wifeh 

Shasta  Daisy  white,  black,  tan  and  ticked  English 
Setter  bitch  (Ch.  Kilgarif-Ione  S.),  Jos.  E  Terrv  Sac- 
ramento, owner;  W.  B.  Coutts.  handler 

*Io^ita'  ^h^te'  blaok  and  "cfcefl  English  Setter  bitch 
(Ch  Kilganf-Moxey  Danstone),  Sidney  J.  Smith,  owner; 
Fred  Coutts,   handler, 

witfi 

\eronica.   white,   black,   tan  and  ticked  English  Setter 
bitch  (Counts    Mark-Amanda),  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller,  Santa 
Monica,   owner;   Lucas,   handler. 
II. 

Veronica   with    Sensation. 

Ventura   with    Moxetta. 

Colton    with    Carmen. 

Dock    with    Tiburon. 

Flora    witli    Sensation,    reserve    brace. 

Colton   with  Shasta  Daisy. 

Carmen    with    Tiburon. 

Ventura,    a   bye. 

RESULTS. 

Tiburon  first.  Shasta  Daisy  second.  Colton  and  Ven- 
tura  equal   third. 

All-Age    Stake. 

Wednesday,  January  23,  1907.— The  draw  for  the 
All-Age  on  Tuesday  evening  had  ten  nominations 
and  was  as  follows:  Master  Lloyd  Tevis'  Pointer 
bitch  Margueretta  with  S.  Christenson's  English 
Setter  Goliath;  Wm.  Dormer's  English  Setter  Mari- 
posa with  Stockdale  Kennels*  Petronella;  Califor- 
nia Kennels'  English  Setter  McCIoud  Boy  with  Cali- 
fornia Kennels'  Setter  Keepsake;  Jos.  E.  Terry's 
English  Setter  Ramona  with  A.  Betz'  English  Setter 
Merry  Dude;  Frank  G.  Schumacher's  Pointer  bitch 
Lady  Belle  with  California  Kennels'  English  Setter 
Avalon. 

Mr.  J.  W.  Flynn  was  substituted  as  one  of  the 
All-Age  judges  instead  of  Hon.  Chas.  N.  Post,  who 
was  disqualified,  be  being  the  breeder  of  several  of 
the  dogs  in  the  stake. 

A  heavy  fog  and  sodden  cover  conditions  again 
retarded  an  early  start.  When  the  advance  of  the 
party  met  at  the  gate  of  section  16  about  S  o'clock, 
among  them  being  Handler  Lucas,  they  found  Mr. 
Caglieri's  game  little  bitch  Carmen  patiently  await- 
ing,  apparently,   the   advent  of  her   friends. 

She  was  none  the  worse  for  being  out  all  night  in 
the  open  and  had  evidently,  after  failing  to  find  her 
handler  or  master,  when  she  discovered  she  was  far 


sh 

Ma- 


away  from  friends,  taken  a  course  miles  back  that 
brought  her  to  the  starting  point  of  Monday  morning. 
The  ground  she  was  familiar  with,  and  probably 
figured  out  would  again  be  the  assembling  place  of 
those  she  was  in  search  of.  If  a  dog's  actions  ever 
indicated  extreme  satisfaction  in  getting  out  of  a 
dilemma.  Carmen  showed  it  when  Lucas  hove  in 
sight. 

Continuing  on  to  kill  time  until  the  fog  lifted,  a 
trip  was  made  to  the  field  west  of  the  Caufield 
school-house,  where  at  10:55  the  first  brace  in  the 
All-Age  were  put  down. 

Margueretta-Goliath. — Both  dogs  started  off  in 
good  style,  Goliath,  handled  by  W.  B.  Coutts,  made 
a  wide  cast  to  the  northwest  and  after  disappearing 
over  a  ditch  embankment  was  not  seen  again  until 
brought  in  by  his  handler  at  the  close  of  the  heat. 
Margaretta,  R.  M.  Dodge  handler,  continued  on 
course,  working  several  fields,  but  failed  to  find 
birds.  She  proved  to  be  a  steady  goer,  quartering 
and  working  her  ground  well.  The  heat  was  over 
at  11:40. 

Petronella-Mariposa. — The  second  brace,  Mariposa. 
P.  D.  Linville  handler,  and  Petronella,  were  put 
down  in  a  field  across  the  road  and  south  of  the 
first  ground  worked.  The  dogs  started  at  12:05  in 
a  vineyard  and  weed-covered  section  in  which  hogs 
had  been  foraging.  The  ground  in  consequence  was 
believed  by  some  to  afford  a  poor  prospect  for  re- 
sults. In  fact,  Dodge  was  much  averse  to  going  over 
it  with  his  dog.  Notwithstanding,  birds  were  quickly 
located  by  the  Pointer,  which  soon  made  a  bevy 
point  followed  by  three  single  points.  She  was  at 
first  a  trifle  unsteady  and  broke  in  once  on  shot,  but 
her  general  average  on  bird  work,  pace,  style  and 
ranging  was  good  enough  to  carry  her  into  the  sec- 
ond series.  Mariposa  made  a  bevy  point  in  another 
field.  He  was  a  bit  unsteady  and  not  fully  under 
control.  He  also  refused  once  to  honor  a  point  by 
backing".  His  performance  was  not  up  to  his  show- 
ing when  he  ran  in  the  Derby.     Up  at  12:45. 

McCIoud  Boy-Keepsake. — After  lunch  at  the  Gos- 
ford ranch  a  shift  was  made  to  section  21,  about 
two  miles  away  to  the  east.  The  third  brace,  put 
down  at  2:30,  McCIoud  Boy.  Lucas  handler,  and 
Keepsake,  handled  by  Babcock.  Both  were  experi- 
enced field  trial  dogs  pitted  against  each  other. 
They  started  in  open  cover  and  circled  around 
through  trees,  low  cover  and  thick  brush  over  a 
long  course,  both  dogs  keeping  up  a  great  speed. 
McCIoud  Boy  is  a  wide-ranging  dog  of  classy  style. 
Keepsake,  though  not  so  fast,  is  also  very  speedy, 
nevertheless.  Despite  the  untiring  honest  work  of 
both  dogs,  the  heat  drew  a  blank,  although  a  few 
birds  were  flushed  by  the  pedestrians  on  ground 
the  dogs  did  not  go  over.     Ordered  up  at  3:10. 

Ramona-Merry  Dude. — The  fourth  brace  were  put 
down  at  3:25  in  section  20,  a  mile  to  the  west  of 
the  last  ground  worked.  Ramona.  W.  B.  Coutts 
handler,  and  Merry  Dude,  P.  D.  Linville  handler, 
were  sent  away  on  a  southerly  cast  over  open  ground 
that  led  up  to  scattered  cottonwoods  and  buuches 
of  brushy  cover.  The  beginning  of  this  heat  de- 
veloped into  a  coursing  match,  both  dogs  chased  jack 
rabbits.  After  coming  in  to  the  handlers  they  went 
away  on  wide  casts  through  the  sparse  cottonwocds 
and  willows,  which  ground  the  dogs  quartered  and 
worked  without  result.  Taken  over  into  a  field  to  the 
southwest,  birds  were  found  among  the  trees  ana 
rank  grass  cover  and  the  best  work  so  far  of  the 
meeting  took  place.  Dude  made  a  number  of  rapid 
snappy  singles  and  was  steady  to  gunfire  and  wing 
and  also  under  good  control*  Ramona  made  point 
after  point.  The  birds  were  so  thick  tha^:  the  dogs 
were  working  independents  of  each  other.  Up  at 
4:04. 

Lady  Belle-Avalon. — The  last  heat  of  the  first 
series  was  between  Lady  Belle,  W.  B.  Coutts 
handler,  and  Avalon.  handled  by  Babcock.  The  dogs 
were  put  down  at  5:15  in  an  open  field  south  of  the 
last  worked  ground.  The  two  Setters  went  away  on 
a  speedy  wide  cast  in  a  southeast  direction.  Avalon 
quartered  in  and  came  to  a  staunch  point  one-eighth 
of  a  mile  away.  Lady  Belle  came  round  and  ac- 
knowledged by  backing  the  Setter  at  command.  The 
handlers,  however,  could  not  flush  a  bird.  The  brace 
worked  ahead  into  brush  and  to  the  west  into  low 
cover.  Both  dogs  failed  to  find  birds,  which  rose  ■ 
from  the  weeds.  Avalon  was  a  bit  unsteady  to  shot. 
Belle  was  staunch  to  several  flushes.  Crossing 
through  the  weeds  into  brushy  cover,  birds  ware  lo- 
cated and  Belle  made  several  pretty  points,  being 
steady  to  shot  and  wing.     Ordered  up  at  4:55. 

The  judges  in  the  evening  announced  the  follow- 
ing dogs  to  run  in  the  second  series  of  the  All-Age: 
McCIoud  Boy  with  Ramona,  Keepsake  with  Petron- 
ella.   Reserve  brace:  Merry  Dude  with  Lady  Belle. 


Thursday,  January  24,  1907. — 

Ramona-McCloud  Boy. — A  slight  fog  in  the  morn- 
ing lifted  early  and  at  9:30  the  first  brace  in  the  sec- 
ond series  were  put  down  on  the  northwest  quarter 
of  section  IT.  The  course  was  southwest  over  open 
ground.  Ramona  ran  through  a  bevy,  out  of  which 
she  pointed  a  single.  She  was  unsteady  at  first.  Boy 
came  to  a  staunch  point  near  the  same  spot  and 
was  steady  to  shot  and  wing.  Ramona  then  snapped 
into  a  staunch  point,  which  failed  to  produce  a 
bird.  She  pointed  again  and  was  not  steady  to 
either  shot  or  flush.  Boy  nailed  another  point. 
Down  35  minutes. 

Petronella-Keepsake. — Cast  off  at  10:20  in  the 
same  section.  Petronella  did  the  work  in  this  heat 
that  won  her  first  place.  A  tour  of  open  and  brushy 
ground  over  several  fields  was  made  and  finally  in 
an  orchard  to  the  west  on  loamy  ground  Petronella 
found  birds,  although  slightly  off  the  course,  Handler 


Dodge  kept  her  at  work  despite  the  request  of  one 
of  the  judges  to  bring  her  in  on  the  regular  course. 
She  roaded  the  running  birds  for  over  a  hundred 
yards  and  made  four  staunch  points  in  quick  order, 
being  steady  to  shot  and  wing.  Keepsake  made  two 
neat  points  and  was  steady  to  gunfire  and  flush.  Up 
at  10:50. 

Merry  Dude-Lady  Belle. — New  ground  was  chosen 
for  the  heat  between  the  reserve  brace,  and  a  move 
was  made  to  the  Canfield  school-house  field,  three 
miles  away.  Merry  Dude  and  Lady  Belle  were  cast  off 
in  low  cover  of  the  field  back  of  the  school-house.  A 
run  of  ten   minutes  drew  blank. 

The  judges  then  announced  the  winning  dogs  as 
follows:     Petronella  first,  Keepsake  second,  Ramona 
and  McCIoud  Boy  equal  third. 
Summary. 

Bakersfield,  January  23,  1907 — Pacific  Coast  Field 
Trials  Club's  twenty-fourth  annual  All-Age  stake,  open 
to  all  Setters  and  Pointers  not  placed  first  at  any 
previous  trials.  Purse  $200 — 50,  30  and  20  per  cent. 
(Forfeits  retained  by  the  club).  Entrance  $10,  $10 
additional  to  start.  Cups  to  winners.  Ten  starters 
{7  English  Setters,  3  Pointers).  Judges,  Henry  L. 
Betten,  Alameda;  T.  J.  A.  Tiedemann,  and  J.  W. 
Flynn,  San  Francisco. 

I. 

Margueretta,  white  and  liver  Pointer  bitch  (Cuba's 
Zep- Jingo's  Bagpipe).  Lloyd  Tevis,  Stockdale,  owner; 
R.    M.    Dodge,    handler. 

with 

Goliath,  white,  black  and  ticked  English  Setter  dog 
fCh.  Kilgarif-Ch.  Maggie  F.l.  S.  Christenson,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   owner;    Y\".    B.    Coutts,    handler. 

Mariposa,    white,    black,    tan    and    ticked    English    Set- 
ter dog  (Detroit  Joe-Countess  Mark),  Wm.  Dormer,  San 
Francisco,   owner;   J.   E.    Lucas,   handler, 
with 

Petronella.  white  and  liver  Pointer  bitch  (Young 
Jingo-Florida),  Stockdale  Kennels,  owner;  Dodge,  hand- 
ler. 

McCIoud    Boy,    white,    black   and    ticked    English    Set- 
ter dog   (Tony  Boy-Satlie  Hopkins),   California  Kennels, 
owner;   J.  E.   Lucas,   handler, 
with 

Keepsake,  white  and  black  ticked  English  Setter 
bi  tch  (California  Bell  Boy-Peach  Blossom ) .  California 
Kennels    owner;    Chas.    H.    Babcock,    handler. 

Ramona,  white  and  black  ticked  English   Setter  bitch 
(Ch.    Kilgarif-Belle    of    the    Ball).    Jos.    E.    Terry.    Sac- 
ramento,  owner;   W.   B.   Coutts,   handler, 
with 

Merry  Dude,  white  and  black  English  Setter  dog 
(Fairland  Dude-Merry  Heart),  A.  Betz,  San  Francisco, 
owner;    P.    D.    Linville.    handler. 

Lady    Belle,    white,    liver    and    ticked    Pointer    bitch 
(Teddy    Kent-Jack's    Fashion),    Frank    G.    Schumacher, 
Los  Angeles,  owner;  W.  B.  Coutts,  handier, 
with 

Avalon.    white,    blaok   and    ticked    English    Setter    dog 
(California    Bell    Boy-Peach    Blossom),    California    Ken- 
nels, owner;  Babcock.  handler. 
II. 

McCIoud    Boy   with    Ramona. 

Keepsake  with   Petronella. 

Merry   Dude  with  Lady  Belle,    reserve  brace. 
RESULTS. 

Petronella  first,  Keepsake  second,  Ramona  and  Mc- 
CIoud Boy   equal   third. 


Members'   Stake. 

After  luncheon  at  the  Gosford  ranch-house  the 
party  proceeded  to  section  30,  two  miles  southwest, 
where  the  Members'  Stake  was  started  on  entirely 
new  ground. 

Hon.  H.  W.  Keller  was  substitutd  as  one  of  the 
judges  in  this  stake  in  place  of  Mr.  Flynn,  who  ran 
his  dog  Senator  Don.  In  this  event  each  dog  was 
handled  by  the  owner  and  retrieving  was  in  order. 

Terry's  Lady-Baywood. — Put  down  at  1:45.  The 
only  retrieve  made  during  the  stake  was  by 
Terry's  Lady,  with  Master  Lloyd  Tevis'  Pointer  Bay- 
wood.  This  heat  covered  quite  a  stretch  of  country. 
Lady  improved  a  number  of  opportunities  and  did 
some  clever  work  in  finding  and  pointing,  being 
steady  and  under  good  control.  Boywood's  principal 
performance  during  the  heat  was  to  raid  a  farmer's 
barnyard  and  come  in  to  his  handler  with  a  white 
Leghorn  chicken  in  his  mouth.  Notwithstanding  this 
fracture  of  field  trial  ethics,  he  did  some  creditable 
bird  work.     Up  at  2:15. 

Belle  Fontaine-Senator  Don. — At  2:20  the  third 
pair  put  down  were  J.  W.  Flynn's  Pointer  Senator 
Don  with  E.  Courtney  Ford's  English  Setter  Belle 
Fontaine.-  After  ranging  and  quartering  for  about 
ten  minutes  the  dogs  found  birds  in  dry  grass  cover. 
Belle  came  to  point,  but  was  a  trifle  nnsteady.  The 
Pointer  backed  nicely.  Both  dogs  then  pointed  and 
were  steady  to  wing.  Belle  again  came  to  a 
staunch  point  close  to  where  the  first  bird  had 
flushed.  Working  the  cover  closely,  she  snapped 
into  another  point  which  Don  properly  honored  by 
backing.  Both  dogs  worked  very  prettily  in  this 
heat,  the  advantage  being  unquestionably  with  the 
Setter.     Ordered  up  at  2:45. 

Ch.  Cuba  Jr.-Buck. — For  the  next  heat  new  ground 
was  selected.  A  change  was  then  made  to  section 
20,  where  Master  Lloyd  Tevis'  Pointer  Ch.  Cuba  Jr. 
was  put  down  with  E.  Courtney  Ford's  English  Set- 
ter Buck.  The  dogs  started  at  3:05  and  worked 
open  ground  and  low  cover,  finally  getting  into  scat- 
tered cottonwoods,  willows  and  high  grass,  where  a 
large  number  of  birds  were  found.  The  birds  laid 
close,  giving  both  dogs  many  opportunities  which 
were  not  used  to  the  best  effect.  The  dogs  were 
not  used  to  their  respective  handlers,  which  no  doubt 
accounted  for  faulty  results.  Nevertheless  some 
very  nice  bird  work  was  done.  Two  of  the  pretties! 
points  of  the  trials  were  made  in  high  grass  by  Buck. 
Cuba  backed  in  proper  form.  Each  dog  proved 
staunch  to  flight  and  gunfire.     Up  at  3:30. 

Lady  Belle,  a  bye. — The  final  heat  of  the  stake 
and  of  the  trials  was  run  by  Frank  G.  Schumacher's 
Pointer  Lady  Belle,  the  bye  dog.  with  T.  J.  A:  Tiede- 
mann's  English  Setter  Northern  Huntress.  The  pair 
were  put  down  on  the  same  ground  at  3:30  and  ran 


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THE     BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  2,  1907. 


thirty  minutes.  The  dogs  worked  ground  already 
beaten  by  the  previous  brace,  and  which  also  was 
gone  over  by  teams  and  pedestrians.  Being  carried 
over  to  an  adjoining  field  to  the  west,  birds  were  soon 
located.  In  short  order  Belle  made  a  bevy  point  and 
two  singles.  Huntress  kept  pace  with  her  running 
mate  and  also  found  a  bevy.  She  roaded  several 
birds  in  a  very  workmanlike  manner  and  made  a 
number  of  points.  Both  dogs  backed  each  other  re- 
peatedly and  gave  an  exhibition  of  bird  sense  and 
scent  work  that  proved  to  make  up  one  of  the  pret- 
tiest heats  of  the  trials. 

The  judges  then  announced  the  winners  as  fol- 
lows: Belle  Fontaine  first,  Terry's  Lady  second, 
Lady  Belle  third. 

Summary, 

Bakersfield,  January  24.  1907 — Pacific  Coast  Field 
Trial  Club's  twenty-fourth  annual  Members'  stake. 
Cups  to  dogs  placed  one,  two,  three.  Entrance  $10. 
Seven  starters  (4  Pointers  and  3  English  Setters). 
Dogs  handled  by  owners.  Judges,  Hon.  H.  W.  Keller, 
Santa  Monica;  Henry  L.  Betten  and  T.  J.  A.  Tiede- 
mann. 

I. 

Terry's  Lady,  white  and  orange  English  Setter  bitch 
(Count's  Mark-Peachmark),  Elmer  H.  Cox,  Madera, 
owner, 

with 

Baywood,  white  and  liver  Pointer  dog  (Ch.  Cuba  of 
Kenwood-Petronella),  Master  Lloyd  Tevis,  Stockdale. 
owner. 

Senator  Don.  white  and  orange  Pointer  dog  (Ch.  Sen- 
ator P.-Plynn's  Dolly  Jingo),  J.  W.  Flvnn,  San  Fran- 
cisco,  owner, 

with 

Belle  Fontaine,  white  and  black  ticked  English  Setter 
bitch  (Count  Whitestone-Gracie  Gladstone),  E.  Court- 
ney Ford,   San   Francisco,  owner. 

Ch.  Cuba  Jr.,  liver  and  white  Pointer  dog  (Ch.  Cuba 
of  Kenwood-Florida),  Master  Lloyd  Tevis,  Stockdale. 
owner, 

with 

Buck,  white  and  black  English  Setter  dog  (Sir  Mark- 
Iroquois  Belle),  E.  Courtney  Ford.  San  Francisco,  owner. 

Lady  Belle,  white,  liver  and  ticked  Pointer  bitch 
(Teddy  Kent-Jack's  Fashion),  Frank  G.  Schumacher 
Los  Angeles,  owner.     A  bye. 

RESULTS. 

Belle  Fontaine  first,  Terry's  Lady  second,  Ladv  Belle 
third. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


At  the  recent  Memphis  bench  show  three  good 
Bull  Terriers  faced  the  judge  in  the  classes  over  30 
pounds.  The  winner,  Edgewood  Duval,  owned  by 
G.  H.  Shaw,  and  brought  out  and  handled  by  Frank 
Dole,  America's  premier  handler  of  the  breed,  won 
first  limit,  open  and  winners.  He  is  reported  to  be 
a  good  Terrier  in  head,  eye  and  character,  a  bit 
too  long  in  body  is  his  only  fault,  if  any.  Mrs. 
G.  E.  Hoppe's  Woodlawn  Baron,  put  down  in  good 
shape  but  did  not  show  well,  took  second  to  Duval. 
Cole's  Flyer  was  third.  In  bitches,  Mrs.  F.  F.  Dole's 
Hope  of  Wonder  was  winners  and  first  cpen  in  the 
heavy  weights.  She  is  said  to  be  a  Terrier  of  quality. 
Cole's  Delcina,  a  light-weight,  with  a  clean,  long 
muzzle  and  sharp  expression,  was  reserve  winners. 

The  win  of  Woodlawn  Baron  can  he  noted  as  a 
matter  of  congratulation  to  the  owners  of  Stiletto 
Kennels.  Baron  was  put  in  the  show  right  after 
a  six-day  trip  from  the  Coast,  and  under  til"  circum- 
stances made  a  very  good  win,  for  the  Bull  Terrier 
classes  were  strong  in  numbers,  and  E.  Duval,  who 
won  over  him,  is  a  well  known  winner  and  seasoned 
bencher  and  was  put  down  by  Dole  in  as  good  con- 
dition as  possible.  Coast  dogs  are  not  doing  so 
badly  in  the  East. 


The  report  of  the  death  of  Mr.  Jos  E.  Terry's 
two  winning  Derby  dogs,  Blue  Belle  and  Shasta 
Daisy,  was  premature.  Although  both  youngsters 
were  down  with  a  bad  attack  of  distemper  they 
were  pulled  through  by  W.  B.  Coutts.  It  was  a 
close  squeak,  however. 


Mr.  James  Cole's  well  known  English  Setter  bitch 
Lady  Cole,  recently  whelped  a  litter  of  five  to  Deo- 
dora  Prince.  Mr.  Cole  is  in  hopes  that  sonie,  or  all 
of  the  litter  will  eventually  mature  into  his  idea  of 
the  combined  field  trial  and  show  Setter. 


Something  is  coming  off  soon  in  Bull  Terrier  cir- 
cles that  will  be  beneficial  to  Coast  fanciers  of  the 
breed. 


Mr.  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray  of  Oakland  recently  pur- 
chased of  Mr.  Louis  Contoit  oi  Mt.  Kisco,  New"  York 
the  well  known  Irish  Setter  bitch,  St.  Lambert's 
Norah.  He  followed  this  up  by  sending  for  St 
Cloud  s  Licarney,  one  of  the  Mt.  Kisco  sires 

Indications  are  pointing  to  a  long  due  awakening 
on  the  Coast  to  the  value  of  this  breed  There  is 
a  few  good  ones  in  Los  Angeles,  Ch.  Shandon  Ben 
at  the  head.  In  Stockton  there  is  a  grand  dog  Jerry 
that  should  prove  a  sire  of  degree.  In  Vancouver' 
Mr.  Johann  Wulffsohn's  Ch.  Jeannot  is  a  dog  too 
good  to  be  overlooked  as  a  desirable  sire.  The 
Irish  Setter  has  a  stronger  following  in  the  North- 
west than  prevails  in  this  vicinity. 


The  report  is  current  at  Arcadia,  near  Los  Angeles, 
that  Clune  &  Co.,  who  own  the  coursing  park,  have 
made  a  sale  of  the  entire  property,  a  gentleman 
from  Long  Beach  making  the  purchase.  The  ex- 
pense of  operating  the  park  has  been  quite  heavy, 
and  for  a  number  of  months  it  has  been  understood 
that  Mr.  Clune  desired  to  unload.  What  is  to  be 
done  w  th  the  property  in  the  hands  of  the  new  pur- 
chaser is  conjectural.     It  is  generally  thought  that 


it  means  a  clean-up  of  affairs  from  the  conditions 
that  have  obtained  in  the  past,  and  enclosed  eors- 
ing  in  Southern  California  will  be  a  thing  of  the  past. 


TRADE    NOTES. 


Bloodhounds  are  in  demand  on  the  Cost,  frequent- 
ly the  kennel  editor  is  requested  to  furnish  the  ad- 
dress of  a  breeder  of  Bloodhounds.  We  have  at 
present  a  call  for  several  dogs  of  this  breed.  Who 
has  a  Bloodhound  for  sale? 


Fifty  dollars  reward  has  been  offered  by  the  Hu- 
mane Society  of  Alameda  County  for  the  arrest  and 
conviction  of  any  person  or  persons  who  have  been 
poisoning  dogs  in  that  vicinity  recently. 


The  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  at  a  meeting  held 
January  17th,  decided  to  hold  a  big  bench  show  in 
this  city  some  time  in  the  latter  part  of  April  or  early 
in  May.  The  show  will  be  on  a  large  scale  and  held 
in  one  of  the  new  and  spacious  pavilions. 

It  was  decided  to  have  Mr.  Geo.  Raper  of  England 
come  over  to  judge  all  breeds.  He  has  been  here 
before  and  has  always  given  the  greatest  of  satis- 
faction. 


Pedigree   Winners. 

One  is  often  confronted  with  a  dog's  pedigree, 
which,  if  the  aphorism  that  "like  begets  like"  was 
always  correct,  would  argue  that  the  dog  who  owns 
the  pedigree  is  beyond  reproach.  But  it  is  too  fre- 
quently the  case  that  a  dog  whose  line  of  ancestors 
were  stars  in  the  canine  firmament — "pillars  of  the 
stud-book"  is  the  usual  hackneyed  phrase — looks  like 
an  ordinary  animal  of  the  breed  he  more  or  less 
represents.     Owners  of  such   commonplace   animals 


PETER    J.    HOLOHAN    OF    TWIN    FALLS,    IDAHO. 

Du    Pont    Representative    in     Idaho,    Utah,     Eastern 
Washington    and    Eastern    Oregon. 


often  think  the  prizes  should  be  their  property,  owing 
to  their  dogs  having  possessed  a  grandfather.  Some- 
times they  go  beyond  this  thinking  stage  and  ex- 
press their  opinion  on  the  subject.  Referring  to  this 
matter  a  writer  in  the  English  press  relates  tne  fol- 
lowing: "I  remember  an  incident  that  happened 
many  years  ago  at  a  Yorkshire  show — Thorn  or 
Barnsley,  I  am  not  certain  which.  The  judge  was 
the  late  George  Helliwell;  the  breed  Collies,  and  up 
came "  an  exhibitor  who  evidently  was  dead  nuts  on 
pedigree.  Hi,  mister,  what's  ma  dog  gotten?'  'What's 
tha  noomber,  lad?'  returned  George.  So  and  so,  was 
the  reply.  Turning  over  his  book  the  Verdict  was 
soon  found.  'Tha's  got  nought,  nought!"  'Why,  dost 
tha  knaw  ma  dog's  sire  was  sold  for  £750,  and  his 
granddam  for  £200?'  'Maybe,  lad,'  said  the  judge, 
then,  becoming  confidential,  gave  him  the  following 
advice — 'That  enter  again  next  year,  and  thee  bring 
t'  pedigree,  but  leave  tf  dog  at  home;  pedigree's 
best  part  of  him.'  " 


Fly  Casting   Club's  Annual    Meeting. 

The  San  Francisco  Fly  Casting  Club  will  hold 
its  annual  meeting  and  banquet  on  Tuesday  evening, 
February  5th,  at  Tait's,  on  Van  Ness  avenue.  The 
dinner  has  been  programmed  to  begin  at  7  o'clock. 
There  will  be  a  large  attendance  of  members  and 
invited  guests  and  some  good  things  are  promised 
in  more  ways  than  one. 


Proved  and  Found  Perfect. 

"Good  Luck  and  U.  M.  C.  Quality  are  friends,"  say 
the  manufacturers  of  these  excellent  shells,  and 
shooters  who  have  tried  all  other  makes  find  that 
they  can  improve  their  "Best  Scores"  with  TJ.  M. 
C.  shells. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Heer,  shooting  U.  M.  C.  shells  during 
the  year  just  closed,  scored  96.3  per  cent  of  the 
14,055  targets  shot  at  during  the  year,  thus  becom- 
ing the  champion  of  1906.  Of  the  four  high  ama- 
teurs two  used  U.  M.  C.  shells — Harry  Taylor  scor- 
ing 93.8  per  cent  out  of  9,950  targets,  and  O.  N. 
Ford  93.3  per  cent  out  of  13,770  targets.  The  bril- 
liant showing  of  the  year  1906  is  backed  by  many 
records  of  past  years,  among  which  may  be  men- 
tioned the  winning  of  seventeen  Grand  American 
Handicaps. 


Two  High  Grade  Guns. 

Mr.  E.  Courtney  Ford  of  this  city  recently  received 
through  Messrs.  Golcher  Bros.,  511  Market  street, 
two  elegant  shotguns  from  the  Hunter  Arms  Com- 
pany,  Fulton,  N.   Y. 

These  guns  are  "A-2"  grade  and  in  every  particu- 
lar are  high  class  examples  of  the  gunsmitns'  art. 
One  gun  in  a  12-guage  Whitworth  fluid  compressed 
steel  barrels,  30  inches,  weighing  7%  pounds,  for 
trap  shooting.  The  other  is  a  16-guage,  same  grade, 
26-inch  barrels,  weighing  6%  pounds,  for  field  shoot- 
ing. Both  guns  are  fitted  with  the  Hunter  single- 
trigger,  automatic  ejectors  and  straight  grips.  The 
equipment  of  both  guns  is  to  be  seen  to  be  appre- 
ciated. The  stocks  are  elegantly  worked  and 
checkered,  and  splendid  pieces  of  walnut.  The  en- 
graving on  both  fowling  pieces  is  beautiful,  in  fact, 
the  entire  equipment  of  these  guns  is  so  choice  and 
artistic  that  they  have  won  the  highest  terms  of 
praise  from  the  lucky  sportsmen  who  have  seen  and 
examined  them.  Mr.  Ford  showed  his  shotguns  to 
the  sportsmen  at  the  recent  field  trials.  One  and 
all  expressed  the  highest  admiration  for  the  guns. 
Mr.  Ford  is  at  present  at  San  Diego  on  a  quail  hunt, 
and  is  thoroughly  satisfied  with  the  fit,  balance  and 
work  of  his  guns.  With  the  guns  came  a  solid 
leather  gun-case,  well  made  and  handsome — an 
article  that  every  possessor  of  a  good  gun  should 
have. 


Peters  Points. 

The  indoor  rifle  tournament  given  by  the  Indiana 
State  Rifle  Association  at  Indianapolis  on  January 
1st  proved  a  big  success.  About  200  men  competed, 
and  many  excellent  scores  were  recorded.  When  the 
results  were  all  tabulated  a  very  significant  fact  was 
developed,  viz:  that  every  prize  in  every  match  was 
won  with  Peters  cartridges,  notwithstanding  the 
fact  that  any  ammunition  was  allowed,  and  several 
kinds  were  used.  This  is  only  one  more  link  in  the 
chain  of  evidence  which  has  proven  to  a  certainty 
that  Peters  cartridges  loaded  with  the  famous  Semi- 
Smokeless  Powder  are  superior  in  every  way  to  the 
ordinary  black  powder  cartridges,  and  even  pos- 
sesses many  merits  over  smokeless  ammunition.  The 
most  notable  individual  record  made  at  the  Indian- 
apolis tournament  was  that  of  Lieutenant  H.  W. 
McBride,  who  not  only  led  the  team  which  won  the 
Company  trophy,  but  was  high  man  in  eight  other 
matches,  and  second  in  two  more.  His  work  was  all 
done  with  Peters  ammunition,  regarding  which  he 
is  an  enthusiast. 

The  live-bird  championship  of  Ohio,  Indiana  and 
Kentucky  was  won  at  Dayton,  Ky.,  January  1,  1907, 
by  Mr.  C.  A.  Young,  using  Peters  factory  loaded 
Ideal  shells.  Mr.  Young  scored  24  out  of  25,  with 
one  dead  out  of  bounds. 


Mr.  W.  F.  Hillis,  well  known  to  Coast  sports- 
men, the  Peters  representative  here,  has  been  in 
in  this  city  on  quite  an  extended  visit  recently. 


Find   Out  About   It. 

Prospective  purchasers  oi  rifles  should  send  for 
the  circular  issued  by  the  Winchester  Repeating 
Arms  Company,  which  fully  describes  the  Winches- 
ter Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle,  .351  caliber  high 
power,  "the  gun  that  shoots  through  steel."  This 
new  rifle,  which  has  the  tried  and  satisfactory  Win- 
chester self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  power- 
ful enough  for  the  largest  game.  It  is  a  serviceable, 
handy  rifle  from  butt  to  muzzle.  It  is  listed  at  $2S, 
but  the  retail  price,  is  lower.  It  will  certainly  pay 
to  investigate  this  gun. 


Must  Stand  Trial. 

An  order  for  the  removal  of  William  Binkley  and 
Charles  Purdy,  charged  with  illegally  killing  elk 
in  Idaho,  has  been  issued,  and  United  States  Mar- 
shal Youngworth  of  Los  Angeles  left  on  January 
24th  with  the  two  men  for  Idaho.  The  men  are 
charged  with  wholesale  killing  of  elk  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  and  with  shipping 
a  carload  of  elk  trophies,  valued  af"  nearly  $10,000, 
to  j_,os  Angeles  for  sale. 


At  the  recent  annual  meeting  of  the  Oregon  Fish 
and  Game  Protective  Association  the  following  offi- 
cers were  elected:  Pres'ident,  Ney  Churchman;  vice- 
president,  W.  P.  Andrus  of  Hood  River;  secretary, 
A.  E.  Gebhardt;  treasurer,  H.  S.  Butterfield.  Colonel 
David  M.  Dunne,  Ernest  House.  Dr.  Charles  E.  Stotle, 
Walter  Beehe  and  W.  C.  Alvord  were  chosen  mem- 
bers of  the  board  of  directors,  of  which  the  officers 
elected  are  ex-ofEcio  members. 


Saturday,  February   2,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


THE  FARM  f 

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COLONEL  BRYAN'S  HERD. 


There  is,  unmistakably,  a  great  ad- 
vantage in  polled  cattle.  They  are 
not  such  a  source  of  danger  to  kine 
and  other  stock  as  the  horned  sort. 
Dehorning  can,  of  course,  he  resorted 
to,  but  the  trouble  would  be  obviated 
in  brutes  without  horns  by  nature; 
and  such  are  devoutly  to  be  wished 
where  delicately  organized  and  nerv- 
ous animals  like  the  Jersey  are  con- 
cerned. Is  William  J.  Bryan  going  to 
bring  about  a  revolution  along  this 
line  that  is  more  than  a  tempest  in 
a  teapot?  He  has  a  beautiful  home 
overlooking  Lincoln,  Neb.,  and  news 
comes  ever  and  anon  that,  like  Clay, 
Jefferson  and  Washington,  he  delights 
in  matters  pertaining  to  agriculture. 
During  the  past  few  years  he  has  se- 
cured several  polled  Jerseys  and  be- 
gun to  build  up  a  herd  of  them.  When- 
ever a.  calf  is  born  with  horns  he  dis- 
cards it  from  the  herd,  being  careful 
to  select  every  promising  hornless  one 
for  breeding  purposes.  In  this  way 
he  expects  to  produce  a  high  grade 
of  polled  Jerseys.  Already  he  has 
eight  very  fine  looking  heifers  and 
two  bulls,  none  of  which  have  even 
scars  on  their  heads. 

If  his  herd  can  be  built  up  this  way 
why  can  not  we  have  many  others? 
Washington  gave  the  great  incentive 
to  mule  breeding  in  the  United  States; 
Jefferson  improved  on  the  plows  in 
use  in  his  day,  and  should  Col.  Bryan 
point  the  way  to  universally  polled 
cattle,  the  gratitude  of  posterity  would 
be  his  in  a  greater  measure  than  if 
he  carried  to  success  some  mere  politi- 
cal idea. 


NOTES   ON    FEEDING. 


Twenty-five  cows  require  75  tons  of 
silage  to  carry  them  through  the  sea- 
son. If  fed  during  the  summer,  an 
added  ton  to  the  cow  is  necessary. 

While  sorghum  fodder  is  much  rel- 
ished by  cows,  still  it  will  not  compare 
with  clover  hay.  The  former  contains 
but  1.5  pounds  of  protein  to  100  pounds 
and   the  latter  6.8. 


Skim-milk,  when  not  diluted  with 
water,  has  a  very  narrow  nutritive 
ratio.  It  should  not  be  used  as  an  ex- 
clusive diet  for  the  brood  sows  or, 
as  for  that  matter,  swine  of  any  kind. 

Oats  at,  say  35  cents  per  bushel, 
cost  more  after  grinding  than  bran 
at  $23  per  ton,  though  they  are  not 
worth  more  for  feeding  purposes. 
They  would,  however,  be  a  good  com- 
bination with  one-third  peas. 

Mixed  corn  and  oats  in  equal  parts, 
feeding  fresh  cows  about  eight  pounds 
per  day,  with  all  the  hay  each  can  eat, 
and  a  mess  of  roots  two  or  three 
times  a  week,  make  a  good  ration. 

No  one  would  expect  to  keep  up  a 
hard  working  horse  on  cornstalks  or 
oat  straw.  The  milking  cow  expends 
energy  just  as  certainly  as  a  horse 
that  is  working.  Wherefore,  though 
she  may  relish  a  little  straw  and  the 
like  now  and  then,  she  should  not  be 
compelled  to  seek  such  material  ofr 
maintenance  or  for  the  production  of 
milk   and  butter. 


WEEDING   OUT. 


Whether  the  cows  are  grade  or  pure 
bred,  vigorous  selection  must  still  be 
practiced.  In  order  to  select  intelli- 
gently it  is  necessary  that  accurate 
records  be  kept  of  the  cow's  perform- 
ance. We  need  not  know  what  the 
herd  averages,  but  we  must  be  able 
to  pick  out  the  poor  cows  that  are 
bringing  the  average  of  the  herd 
down.  A  man  says  he  knows  his 
best  cow  witnout  bothering  with  the 
milk  scales  and  the  Babcock  test,  but 
experience  on  trying  both  ways  shows 
that  he  does  not  always  know.  Fre- 
quently the  cow  that  he  thinks  the 
best  turns  out  the  poorest,  says  Otto 
Irwin  in  Farm   Star. 


PURE  WATER   IN   THE   DAIRY. 


A  good  illustration  of  the  need  of 
pure  water  in  the  dairy  is  afforded  by 
experiments  at  the  Iowa  station  on 
the  quality  of  butter  washed  wilu  pas- 
teurized and  unpasteurized  water.  In 
every  case  the  butter  washed  with  the 
sterile  water  kept  better  than  the 
other. 


No  dairyman  can  afford  to  cut  the 
food    supply    so    short    that    his    cows 


$30,000 


run  down  in  health,  for  he  will  find 
the  loss  comes  back  to  him  again  in 
the  weak  calves,  or  that  the  cow  the 
next  time  she  is  fresh  will  have  fallen 
off  enough  in  milk  to  make  the  ac- 
count even.  The  same  thing  is  found 
when  a  herd  is  fed  for  the  first  time. 
The  cows  that  respond  the  first  are 
ofter  the  beef  ones  which  soon  drop 
out,  while  the  dairy  animal  is  stowing 
the  fat  inside  on  her  ribs  and  making 
preparation  in  six  months'  time  to  be 
milkers.  The  demand  for  good  dairy 
stock  is  increasing  constantly  and 
those  who  have  a  surplus  can  sell 
them  to  the  dairymen  around  them 
and  it  will  pay  to  keep  up  a  young 
herd  of  growing  animals  so  that  they 
will  always  look  good  to  buyers  when 
they  come  around.  One  of  the  great 
drawbacks  in  this  country  is  the  scar- 
city of  just  such  herds  as  these  and 
it  is  time  for  a  few  of  our  breeders  to 
begin  turning  them  out  as  a  business 
proposition. 


Warranted 
to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAULT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb ,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hocfc, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  IiniA\  KEMtDT  for  Bhen- 
matlim,  Sprulns,  Sore  Throat,  etc.,  It 

is  invaluable. 
Every  bottle  of  Canstic  BalHam  sold  Is 

Warranted  to  frivo  satisfaction.  Price  S1.50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  drupgists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  its 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc.    Address 

TEE  LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS  COMPANY,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


The  heifer  you  expect  to  turn  into 
a  good  dairy  cow  should  never  be 
stunted  in  growth. 


Breed  your  cows  this  winter  and 
spring  that  they  may  be  fresh  between 
September  and  December. 


The  coats  and  skins  of  cows  are  too 
generally  neglected,  but  it  is  a  mistake 
to  use  a  currycomb  at  any  time. 


A  calf  dropped  through  the  fall 
months  will  usually  make  better 
growth  during  the  year  than  a  spring 

calf. 


One  night  and  day  exposed  in  cold, 
wet  weather  will  injure  a  cow  more 
than  ten  nights  in  good  quarters  can 
repair. 


No  cow  will  yield  a  full  flow  of. 
milk,  no  matter  how  well  fed,  if  she  is 
in  any  way  uncomfortable — so,  see 
to  her  comfort. 


The  dairy  cows  that  get  out  only 
occasionally  and  only  then  to  get 
muddy  should  be  brushed  regularly 
every   morning. 


The  keeping  of  cows  means  reten- 
tion of  soil  fertility,  the  raising  of 
maximum  crops  and  prosperity  for 
any  farm  community. 


Unless  cleanliness  is  observed  in 
the  highest  degree,  we  admit  hundreds 
of  uncertainties  in  the  manufacture 
of  dairy  products. 


In  Stakes  and  Premiums 


As  to  wintering  cows  and  other  live 
stock,  provide  good  shelter — much 
food  is  burned  up  within  the  animal 
for  heat  when  left  to  the  cold;  feed 
regularly;  give  the  right  amount,  so 
that  nothing  will  be  spoiled,  and  pre- 
pare the  food  in  the  best  manner. 


FOR   SALE. 

Bull  Terrier  dog;  all  white;  six 
months  old;  pedigree  can't  be  beat;  sire 
and  dam  both  bench  show  winners.  1827 
Vallejo  Street. 

I'ISTBR  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street, 
OaUlnnd.  Cat.  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  Cor  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
Licileil. 


$30,000 


($17,500  FOR   HARNESS   HORSES) 


Petaluma    Fair  and   Race   Meeting 

August  24  to  3 1  inclusive.  Harness  Races  August  1 9  to  24 

ENTRIES     CLOSE    MONDAY,    MARCH     3,    1907. 

The  Largest  Premiums  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Live  Stock  of  all  Kinds  and  Farm  Products  Ever  Offered  in  the  State  Will  Be  Given. 
Programme  Harness  Races.      Guaranteed  Stakes. 


MONDAY,  AUGUST  26th. 

2:14  Class  Pacing $1,500 

2:17  Class  Trotting 2,000 

TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Pacing $1,500 

Free  for  All  Trotting 2,000 

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  28th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Free  for  All  Pacing^ 2,000 


THURSDAY,    AUGUST    29th. 

Two  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Trotters  Without  Records  ~— ::...: 1,500 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST  30th. 

Pacers  Without  Records $1,500 

2:14  Class  Trotting 2,000 

SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st. 

2:10  Class  Pacing $2,000 

2:12  Class  Trotting 2,000 


Only  2  Per  Cent  to  Enter 

Entrance  and  Payments  as  follows:  2  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Monday,  March  3.  1907:  1  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1,  1907.  and 
I  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration 
is  made,  or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the   full   5   per  cent. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE— The  Petaluma  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  be  put  in  excellent  condition  tor  harness 
races.  The  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.  E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting  horsemen  and 
insure  high-class  racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excursions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one 
of  the  biggest  fairs  and   race   meetings  ever   held    in   California.     For  entry   blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager, 


Member  National  Trotting  Association. 


Harry  Stover,  Manager,  P.O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTS MAN 


[Saturday.  February  2,  1907. 


"VOILA" 

American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders 

Association  of  interests  is  imperative  these  days.      Our  breeding  and  horse  interests  need  help. 

The   Breeders'  Association  wants  every  breeder,  large  or  small,  every  owner,  every  trainer  or  driver, 
professional  or  amateur,  and  every  merchant  interested  in  the  welfare  of  our  horse  interests  as  members 

We  stand  for  protection  and  help  to  our  horse  interests.      For  printed  matter  and  further  particulars 
please  write 


J.  W.  Bailey 

President. 


H.  K.  Devereux,  Secretary, 

322  Hickox  Bldg.,  Cleveland,  0. 


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Mfl-RE  WASTED. 
By  McKlnney,  Zomhro,  Kinney  Lou, 
Greco,  Searchlight  or  Nutwood  "Wilkes, 
not  to  exceed  seven  years  old,  brown, 
bay  or  black;  sound,  good  size  and 
handsome;  trotter  with  or  without  rec- 
ord; standard  and  registered.  Answer 
giving  full  particulars  and  lowest  cash 
price. 

P.    W.    ZElIfiY, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman,   616  Golden 
Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,   Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

ALIX  B.,  bay  mare  (record  2:24*A)  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  (2:16^)  and  out  of 
Alberta    (by  Albert  W.    2:20). 

CARLTON  W.  GREENE, 
873  Eddy  Street, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


THOEOUGHBEED        STAXUON"       POE 
SALE. 
I  have  six   thoroughbred  stallions   for 
sale     at     prices     to    suit     purchasers    of 
limited   means.      No   breeder   of   harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare   sire     for    getting    fine    mares    for 
dams  of  high   class   roadsters.      Address 
CAPT.  T.  B.  SIEEEY. 

549   Grand  Ave, 
Xios  Angeles,  Cal. 

POB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P,  H.  McBvoy,  Menlo  Parte,  CaL 

FOR    SALE. 

Effie  Madison,  16  hands  high,  sound, 
can  trot  miles  in  2:40,  has  good  action, 
seven  years  old,  a  high-class  mare. 
Sired  by  James  Madison,  first  dam 
Lady  W.  by  Ophir. 

Also  her  two-year-old  bay  filly  by 
Stam  B„  large  sized  filly  and  a  gooi! 
prospect.  Entered  and  paid  up  on  in 
Pacific  Breeders*  Futurity  Stakes  No. 
5.  $7,000  guaranteed.  Address  Wm.  E. 
DETELS,    Pleasanton,    Cal. 

WA2TTED — TO  LEASE. 

A  well  bred  McKlnney  stallion.  Fifty 
per  cent  of  net  earnings  to  the  owner. 
First  class  care  taken  of  horse;  can 
give  best  of  references.  Good  field  for 
well  bred  stallion.  Address 
M.  E.  LEWIS, 
136  4th  St.,  Eureka,   Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

Chestnut  filly  KESBINA  (two-year- 
old)  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Petrina 
<  dam  of  Lady  Petrina  2:27)  by  Pied- 
mont. This  filly  is  very  promising  and 
is  entered  and  fully  paid  up  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  and  the  Occi- 
dent Stake  for  190S.  Apply  to 
S.   T.   CORATff, 

Centerville,   Cal. 

FOB     SALE. 

Handsome  sorrel  gelding,  eight  years 
old,  weighs  1050  pounds.  15  y»  hands 
high,  a  trotter  broken  to  saddle.  Hand- 
some head  and  neck,  stylish,  absolutelv 
sound  and  gentle.  A  rare  opportunity 
to  get  a  first-class  driving  horse  and 
saddle  horse  combined.  "Will  be  sold  at 
a  reasonable  price.  Address  W.  S. 
CLARK,  Concord,  Cal. 


FASTT7BAGE. 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
1  jrses  in  any  manner  that  owners  mav 
'-esire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,   CaL 


FOB  SAI.E. 
AGNES  S.,  handsome  brown  filly,  four 
years  old.  sired  by  Scott  McKlnney.  first 
dam  by  St.  Patrick  by  Carr's  Mambrino; 
second  dam  by  Carr's  Mambrino.  With 
a  double  infusion  of  Carr's  Mambrino. 
she  should  be  a  second  Sweet  Marie  of 
1 909.  With  very  little  work  she  has 
easily  shown  quarters  in  34  seconds. 
She  is  absolutely  sound,  stylish,  with 
good  head  and  legs  and  is  considered 
by  all  that  have  seen  her  to  be  as 
nice  a  mare  as  there  is  in  the  State. 
She  will  be  sold  at  a  reasonable  price. 
Must  be  seen  to  be  appreciated.  Ad- 
dress C.  A.  STOBM,  Box  633,  Salinas, 
Cal. 

PIKE  BRED  MARE  FOB  SALE. 
MISS  DIRECT,  handsome  black  mare 
by  Direct  2:05^.  dam  Amy  H.  by  Echo, 
son  of  Hambletonian  10;  second  "dam  by 
Langford.  thoroughbred  son  of  William- 
son's Belmont.  A  fine  individual  in 
every  respect.  Will  be  sold  reasonable. 
This  mare  can  be  seen  at  2523  Eagle 
Ave..  Alameda,  and  for  reference  as  to 
her  breeding  and  quality  apply  to  Geo. 
A.  Davis.  Pleasanton.  manager  of 
Rancho  del  Valle.  For  price  address 
MBS.  M.  E.  HEWLETT,  2523  Eagle  Ave., 
Alameda,    Cal.      Tel.    Alameda    1637. 

BELGIAN    NORMAN    STALLION 
FOB  SALE. 

HOLLAND  JR.,  a  magnificent  young 
Belgian  Norman  stallion,  four  years  old 
in  March,  jet  black  in  color  with  small 
white  spot  in  forehead.  No  other  white 
marks  on  him.  Stands  17  hands  and 
weighs  1600  pounds.  He  is  by  King  by 
Silver  King  imp.,  dam  Hazel  by  Rolland 
imp.  King  weighed  1700  pounds;  Hazel 
weighed  1700  pounds;  Rolland  weighed 
2100  pounds.  Rolland  Jr.  will  make  a 
grand  stock  horse.  Price  $1000.  Ad- 
dress E.  H.  CHENEY,  Bodega,  Sonoma 
Co.,   Cal. 

POB  SALE. 
Large,  well  formed,  handsome  brown 
stallion,  ?,  years  old,  sired  by  Ed.  Mc- 
Klnney ('full  brother  to  Adam  G.  2:11*4), 
son  of  McKinney-Nona  T..  dam  of  four 
fast  ones.  First  dam  Donnatrine  2:26 
at  3  years  (full  sister  to  Listerine  2:13*6 
and  Athamax  2:22%);  second  dam  Lus- 
trine by  Onward;  third  dam  by  Chal- 
lenger; fourth  dam  by  C.  M.  Clav  Jr. 
22;  fifth  dam  by  Alex.  Abdallah  15: 
sixth  dam  by  Couer  de  Leon  (Herr's). 
Good  enough  to  head  any  stock  farm; 
trots;  will  go  fast  if  tracked.  Served 
five  mares  last  year,  all  in  foal.  "Write 
for  price.  GEO.  L.  WASLOW,  Fresno, 
CaL 


FOB  SALE. 
S1000  A  MONTH  FBOFIT. 

Livery   stable   business   for   sale,    near 
San    Francisco;    thirty-five   head    horses; 
rigs    and    harnesses    all    in    good    condi- 
tion:   clearing    $1000    per   month. 
For  particulars  address 

IRA  BABKEB  DALZIEL, 
620   Octavia   St., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


The   Standard   Stallion 

OWYNEX    37626. 

For    Sale. 

Owynex  37626  was  bred  at  Oakwood 
Park  Farm;  is  six  years  old;  color, 
bright  rich  bay;  stands  15.3;  weighs 
about  1200  pounds;  good  disposition  and 
conformation;  stylish  and  a  nicely  gaited 
trotter. 

Owynex's  record  is  2:22,  first  half 
mile  1:08.  He  has  been  bred  to  a  limited 
number  of  mares;  his  colts  cannot  be 
surpassed  for  color  and  conformation; 
all   trotters. 

His  sire,  Owyhee  2:11,  was  one  of 
the  gamest  and  fastest  stallions  ever 
bred  in  California,  sold  to  Australian 
parties  for  $5000;  his  dam.  Inex.  is  the 
dam  of  Our  Jack  2:13.  To  anv  one  in- 
terested full  line  of  pedigree  and  price 
given.  Address  L.  G.  BONFILIO,  2019 
South  Figueroa  &.,.,  or  Mr.  W.  G.  DTJB- 
FEE,  University  Station,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 


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emphasized  in  red  they 
stick  in  your  memory. 
They  are  written  on 

The  NewTri-Ctarjme 
SmUb  Premier  Typewriter 

The  stenographer 
puts  in  the  red  letters 
as  she  goes  along,  by 
simply  moving  a  small 
lever. 

This  machine  permits   not  only  I 
the  nse  of  a  three-color  ribbon,  but  | 
also  of  a  two-color  or  sinele-color  | 
ribbon.    No  extra  cost  for  this  new 
model. 

The 
SarjTH  Pbehieb  Typetvtjiter 

COMPAXT 

1211  Sutter  St. 
San   Francisco 


JERSEYS.  HOLSTELNS  AND  DUS- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stock  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1S76.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 


"Save=the=  Horse" 

Registered  XL  S.  Patent  Office 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Goffs.  W.  Va..  September  14,  190G. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 
Dear  Sirs. — I  completed  the  "Save-the- 
Horse"  treatment  sometime  ago  on  the 
bone  spavin.  The  lameness  has  disap- 
peared and  has  not  returned.  It  was  a 
very  stubborn  case,  but  it  yielded  to 
the  treatment.  The  best  thing  about  it 
is  there  is  no  scar  or  blemish  left.  The 
spavin  leg  is  as  trim  as  the  other.  I 
was  offered  $30  for  the  mare  before  us- 
ing your  treatment  and  have  been  of- 
fered" 5.75  by  the  same  man  since  using 
it.  So  you  see  (So)  made  me  $45. 
Yours   respectfully, 

A.   P.    HATFIELD. 


Webburn,  Sask.,  Can. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 
Gentlemen. — Enclosed  find  $10.  Please 
send  at  once  two  bottles  of  Save-the- 
Horse  Spavin  Cure.  I  trained  at  Sac 
City,  la.,  last  season  and  wrote  you  in 
regard  to  using  your  remedy  and  the 
good  results  obtained.  I  always  keep 
a  bottle  on  hand.  Yours, 

E.     R.     LESTER. 


"SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE"'  permanently 
cures  Spavin  Ringbone  (except  Low), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil, 
Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all 
lameness,  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair. 
Horse   works   as   usual. 

$5.00  PEE,  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee,  as  binding  to  protect  you 
as  the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it. 
Send  for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At  DiUffgists  and  Dealers  or  Express 
Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Formerly  Troy,   N.  Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal. 


IMPORTED     HACK1TET     STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


Saturday,   February   2.   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot 
Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  norse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE   SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time — originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNEWWV 

OFSEWING 
THESTRAPS 
ON  THE  WRAP- 
PERS TO  PRE- 
VENT CHAFING 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
*  All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially good  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 

CANTON,  OHIO. 


American  Horse  Breeder 

FUTURITY 


(FOURTH  REIMEWAL) 


PURSE 
$10,000 


NOMINATES 
A  MARE 


FOR  ENTRY  BLANKS  WRITE 

AMERICAN    HORSE    BREEDER 
169  HIGH  STREET  BOSTON,  MASS 


The   Second   Semi=AnnualSale 

OF    STANDARD    BRED    HORSES    and    REGISTERED  DURHAM   BULLS  WILL  BE   HELD 

Thursday,  February  28th,  1907 

AT  THE  CELEBRATED 

Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  Danville,  Cal. 


THEY  COMPRISE — - 

25  STANDARD  BRED  TWO-YEAR-OLD  FILLIES,  COLTS  AND  GELDINGS,  by  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Bonnie  Direct  2:05Yt, 

Stam  B.  2:11%,  Nushagak  25939,  sire  of  Aristo  2:08%,   etc. 
15  THOROUGHBRED,  CLEVELAND  BAY,  and  well  bred  work  horses.     All  halter  broken. 
30  TWO-YEAR-OLD   REGISTERED   DURHAM   BULLS,  by  King   Spicy   2d   154525,   Bessie's     Marquise     205085,   Humboldt 

Victor  3d  175071. 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE.    Watch  Breeder  and  Sportsman  for  further  particulars. 


Louis  Shaffer,  Auctioneer 


Edward  M.  Humphrey,  Manager 


The  Benefit 

Of  having  man)'  of  his  promising  colts  in  the  best  hands, 
will  always  help 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:1S}4 

to  maintain  and  increase  his  success  as  a  sire  of  baby  trotters 
of  the  highest  class.  He  has  had  this  benefit  and  we  will 
continue  it  by  our  care  in  accepting  bookings. 

Z£lg$S!g£SS  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


VETERINARY  < 


ADVICE  <  J?    KJEj-B 

Dr.  8.  A.  Tuttl*.  &  veterinary  Bur- 
geon of  loog  experience  he.s  writ- 
ten a  book  entitled  "Veterinary 
Experience"  on  the  diseases  oC 
horses,  giving  symptoms  and 
treatmeDt  in  plain  terms.  It  Is 
tally  Illustrated  with  diagram! 
enowing  tbe  ekeleton  and  circu- 
.  latory  and  digestive  systems  with 
Ireferenees  that  make  them  plain. 
"Tells  now  to  buy  a  horse  and 
fcnowvfhetherlt  Is  sound  or  not.  Every  horse  owner 
should  have  one.     It  is  eent  to  any  one. 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

la  the  only  guaranteed  cure  for  Collo,  Curb,  recent 
Shoo  Bolls  and  Callous.  It  locates  lameness,  reltevei 
and  cores  Spsvlnsi  Ring  Bone,  Cookie  Joints.  Cress* 
Heel,  Sorslchos,  Catarrh,  etc.  Send  today  ana  Ret  the 
hook  tree  and  information  about  Dr.  Tattle's  specific** 

Iuttle's  Elixir  Co.,     52  Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mai, 

Redington  &  Co.,  San  Francisco. 

W.     A.     Shaw,     1209     West    Washington 

Street,   L.os  Angeles,   Cal..   Agents. 

AN  INFLAMED  TENDON 

NEEDS  COOLING. 


ItWllCKIt 

As  they  want  it. 

COMPRESSED ' 

PURE-SALT  BRICKS 
w  PATENT  FEEDERS. 

—  The  sane,  economical,  handy 
i  way  of  salting  animals. 

kAsfi  Dealers. 
Write  us  for  Booh. 

BZIMONT  51ABLE  5IIPPLY0) 

PATENTEES  MANUFACTURERS-  BROOKLYN.N.Y 


^  COPAIBa 


"Will  do  it  and  restore  the  circulation, 
assist  natare  to  repair  strained,  rup- 
tured ligaments  more  successfully  than 
Firing.  No  blister,  no  hair  gone,  and 
you  can  use  the  horse.  52.00  per  bottle, 
delivered.    Book  2-C  Free.    - 

ABSORBINE,  JR.,  for  mankind,  S1.00 
bottle.  Cures  Strained  Torn  Ligaments, 
■"aricose  Veins,  Varicocele,  Hydrocele,  en- 
larged Glands  and  UlcerB.    Allays  pain  quickly 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 

54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co..  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk.  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

BLAKE,  M0FFITT  &  T0WNE 

Dealers    in    PAPER. 

No.     403     Twelfth     St,     Oakland 

Blake.    McFall    &    Co..    Portland.    Oregon. 

Uiake,     Mofflt    &     Towne,     Los    Angeles. 


r*  CAPSULES 


% 

CO 


PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES   AND   LINE   ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing'. 


141  Valencia  St. 


San  Francisco 


BUBBEBOID     ROOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,     RICHARDSON     &     CO., 
473-485    Sixth.    St.,    San.    Francisco,     Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and.  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated   successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The  best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six   or   more   races   each   week  day,   rain 
or    shine. 


Opening"   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping1  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning-  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and   last    races. 


THOS.   H.   WILLI A3VTS,   President. 
PERCY   W.   TREAT,   Secretary. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbpell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north,  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  Hew  Livery;  Larg-e, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
wdat  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  Sar 
Mateo. 


14 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  2,  1907. 


GREAT  DISPERSAL  SALE 


All  the   Horses  Owned  by  the 

Estate  of  James  Coffin,  Deceased 

To  Be  Held 

Monday  Evening,  February  25,  1907 

At  7:45  O'clock 

At  the  New  Pavilion  of 

Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 

47S  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


This  consignment  is  headed  by  the 
young  Palo  Alto  bred  stallion 

CASSIAN   2:29H 
Son  of  Mendocino  2:19%-by  Electioneer 
andCressida  2:18%,  by  Palo  Alto  2:08%. 

2o  head  in  all.  which  were  selected 
with  great  care  by  Mr.  Coffin  to  establish 
a  breeding  farm. 

Horses  will  be  at  Sale  Stables,  SAT- 
URDAY.   FEBP.rAF.T   23d. 

Write  for  Catalogues. 

FEED  H.    CHASE   &  CO., 
478  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


A  FEW   OF  THE    GOOD    ONES. 

Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  Stipu- 
lator 2-1114,  McZeus  2:13,  Grace  McK. 
2:211-  and  grandam  of  Tidal  Wave 
2:09."  Stinted  to  Highland  C. 

Ca'rie  Malone,  own  sister  to  Chf.s.  Derby 
2:20  and  dam  of  Carrie  B.  2:18,  and 
Cassiar  2:22.  and  grandam  of  Pinkey 
H    2*17%.      In   foal   to   Bon   Voyage. 

Weiiaiay  2:14,  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
and  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage  (3)  2:12%. 

Admiral  Togo  (2)  2:29^4.  One  of  the 
best  prospects  for  a  2:0S  trotter  in 
America.  Worked  a  mile  in  2:15% 
last  vear.  Five  years  old,  sound,  level 
headed  and  a  sure  race  horse.  The 
talk  of  the  track  at  Pleasanton. 

Grandly  Bred  Mares  by  McKinney,  Zom- 
bro.  Zoloek.  Cupid,  Mendocino,  Oro 
Wilkes  and  Secretary,  in  foal  to  high 
class  stallions  and  their  produce  en- 
tered in  rich  stakes. 

Colts  and  Fillies  by  Kinney  Lou,  Stam 
B-,  Lynwood  W..  Cassian,  Zombro,  Zo- 
loek, and  Lecco.  Among  these  are 
the  great  two-year-old  fillies  Grace 
Zoloek  by  Zoloek  2:05%  out  of  Grace 
Kaiser,  noted  above,  and  Rose  Lecco 
bv  Lecco  2:09%  out  of  Rose  McKinney. 
dam  of  Almaden  (2)  2:22%.  winner 
of  Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occident 
Stakes. 


Auction  Sale  of  50  Head  of  Horses 

Monday  Evening  at  7:45 


February  11,  1907 


At  the  most  extensive  market  in  the  West  and  in  the  largest  Sale  Building-  in 
the  city,  with  a  Speedway  where  every  horse  can  show  what  he  can  do. 

THTE  BEST  COLLECTION  OP  ALL  FT7BFOSE  HCBSES  EVER  OPPEEED  AT 
AUCTION.  Stallions,  Broodmares  and  Business  Horses;  Record  Horses,  including" 
Qneenie  B.  2:1214,  Lottie  Parks  2:1634,  Venus  Derby  2:23  (been  a  mile  in  2:16H)> 
Princess  W.  2:2914,  the  best  2:15  class  tiotter  ever  passed  under  the  hammer. 

Some  sensational  green  speed  that  can  step  to  the  front  going  through  the 
Park.  The  superb  consignment  from  the  Baywood  Stud,  San  Mateo,  of  ranch-brei 
horses  from  Llano  Seco  Rancho,  Butte  Co..  Cal.,  have  been  prepared  for  this  sale 
at  the  Baywood  Stud  and  are  the  best  lot  ever  bred  at  this  well  known  farm,  com- 
prising Combination  Horses,  Park  Teams,  Single  Horses  and  Business  Pairs,  all 
well  broken  and  fit  for  present  conditions. 

GET  A  CATALOGUE  AT  ONCE. 

Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.,  478  Valencia  St. 


Near  Sixteenth   Street 


San  Francisco,  Cal. 


WRITE  TO-DAY    FOR   CATALOGUE. 


75  PER  CENT  °f  a11  Horse  °T^rs 

and    1  rainers 

USE     AND     RECOMMEND 

Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


-SOLD  BY- 


W.    A.    Sayre Sacramento,    Cal. 

P».    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  ftah 

Jubinville   &   Nance Butte,    Mont. 

A.    A.    Kraft    Co Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Trm.   E.   Detels Pleasanton,    Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main- Winchester- Jepsen     Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.l 

Jno.  McKerron San  Francisco,   Cal. 

Jos.    McTigue San   Francisco,   Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Mfrs.,  418  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  III" 


TALLION  OWNER 


If  m  need  of  anyttimB  in  the  lme  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
pnDt«l.  Tabulated  Ted'grees.  stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books. 
stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track,  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  PrcBnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  -  ■  • 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  GO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


Wanted- 


AGEXTS  AND  COKKESPCWfDENTS  "WANTED  IN 
EVEEY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOE  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN" 


Horsemen  Say  It's  Wonderful 

We  are  speaking  of  the   series  of  surpassing  speed  records 
made  by  numbers  sired  by 

"McKINNEY"    2i\Vi 

If  you  "breed  for  speed"  that  list  deserves  5  minutes  of 
your  time.      Shall  we  send  it? 

menS„r«hfigjoS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


JAMES  A.    GROVE 


(Ft.    R.   Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  lor  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.     Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


RUBBER 
HORSE- 
SHOE 


AIR  CUSHION 

PADS 


No  Lameness 


They  til  I  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion, 
That's  what  prerenis  slipping. 
Thai's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cures  lameness. 


NoSlipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLE  MiXUFACTUREc3 

Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 

by 
NAME" 


->-»"»-»——-••■•- 


The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  50  Years  of   Close  Study 


No  Breeder  Can  Afford 
To  be  Without  It 

—Price  Reduced— 
$4  in  Cloth         $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From 

Foster  &  O'  Rear,  Ferry  Bldg..  San  Francisco 

From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  anri  Baker  Sts..  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Part. 
{Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  antos  or  cars.  

San  Francisco  Riding  Club 


ANNEX  FOB  DB1VLNG  HOB3ES. 
55  Stalls  on  Ground  Floor; 
5  Exits.     Perfect  facilities  for  safety 
and  the  proper  care  of  Horses. 


OPEN   FOB  PUBLIC   PATRONAGE. 
While  this    stable   is   tinder   the  Man- 
agement    of     San     Francisco     Biding 
Clnb,   it   is   not   exclusive   for  the   use 
of  Members. 


Apply  for  Further  Information  to     SAN  FRANCISCO  RIDING  CLUE, 

Seventh  Avenue    and   C  Street.  San  Francisco,   CaL 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1892.  Every  horse  owner 
who  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Pood 
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Money  back  if  it  fails.  At  dealers  or  sent  direct,  prepaid. 
50c  and  $1.00.  Write  to-day  for  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice,"  a  free 
pamphlet. 

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Saturday,  February  2.   1907.] 


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[Saturday.  February  2,  1907. 


AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


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This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
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easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapiditv  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
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At  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Jan.  16,  1907,  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1907, 


ALAMi  2:27H,  br.  m.,  foaled  1900;  winner  of  first  prize  and  sweepstakes  at  the  Montana  State  Fair,  1904;  four  firsts,  Champion  and  Grand 
Champion  at  Lewis  and  Clark  Live  Stock  Show;  sire,  Alfonso  2:29%,  9700;  dam  Lavina  2:28;  second  and  third  dams  great  brood  mares;  has 
trotted  full  miles  in  2:15  and  will  trot  in  2:10  or  better,  and  is  a  sure  race  horse,  a  grand  roadster,  finely  bred  and  will  make  a  choice  brood 
mare. 

MIEZA  2:28%,  br.  g„  foaled  1901;  winner  of  first  premium  at  Lewis  and  Clark  Live   Stock   Show;   sire  Alfonso   2:29%,    9700;    dam   Mistral,    dam   of 

three  better  than  2:20.  etc.;  lias  shown  trials  in  2:20  and  should  trot  in  2:10  and  is  a  sure  race  horse. 
ALAMA  and  MIHZA,  as  a  team,  won  first  premium  in  Roadster  Class,  horses   alone   considered,    at    Pasadena    in    1906,    etc.      They   are    city   broke, 

square,  pure-gaited  trotters  with  fine  action,  very  handsome  and  stylish  and  very  desirable  in  every  respect  and  will  be  a  Joy  and  comfort 

to  their  owner.     They  can  be  seen  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los,  Angeles,  with  Mr.  I.  C.  Mosher,  who  has  been  handling  them  for  the  past  year, 

and  who  will  show  them  and  answer  all  inquiries. 


C.    X.    LARRABEE,    88 'i    THIRD    STREET,    PORTLAND,    OREGON 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1950 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Record  .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed  in   a   Race    2:10% 

WIHNEB  OP  HARTFORD  PITTUBITY  ($8500)  TOE  1905. 

?C??,,VOTAOE  <3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09y4,  Ex- 
ton  J:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
?°™J?y:Lge  i?  .Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%)  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Parce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Parce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27y4),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season    of    1907    at   P1EASANTOB    RACE    TRACK. 
$50  for  the  SeaSOn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
o-nn^i  „  i  should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 

good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

i>.1*?y^XPEI^S0..29199    (nalf  brother  to  Expressive    (3)    2:12%)    by  Advertiser 

igeoi'star  2 fn  f  e'rcT^i1,  dal?  A\PH£  2:23^  <dam  °(  A^°"  2:18%  sire  of 
Serltanf  i'niJ  ^  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
brino  Chief  11,  etc  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 


Highland  C. 


Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

is  most  fash't^,?h!e  *  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
flsTrecords  Hiifh«rtTm.?  a>  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
full  off  nt  to^real  lf»Lf^bMS  It  Sfift*  ^S^^^slf  Te 
£  iJSS^^E*^^  t%?JM  S^  -d^^U^u^er^ 

highTn^SS  close^to'SpounTs.""11  °ne  "^  "»?  anWe-  Sta"dS  "-1  handS 

are  Mter'ea^  rt^?!'  °*Sed, Xl57'  A'  CIark  Jr-  wm  make  a  Pn™c  «ason.  Both 
and  all ltliAW„!S f-5? TSv  ™-,?5}  sta™°n  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
year  £  the  race"  *"  eUffiWe  *°  thls  ricl1  eTent'  ^^  >">ttlnff  to  paywitii tie 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


ZOLOCK 


RECORD  2:05'4 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     .    .     . 
Delilah  (4) 
Sherlock  Holmes 
R.  Ambush  (3  ) 
Zolahka 
Ingarita    .     .     .     . 

Dixie  S 

Dixie  W.       .     .     . 
Conch  ita      .     .     . 


2:08 

2:09 

2:11 

2:14 

•   2:23 

2:25 

2:27 

2:27 

2:29 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05Vi.  Delilah  2:05%1,  R.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11.  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14.  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:1S.  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  222 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella  2:25. 
McNeer  2:25.  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  witli  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11^ 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11  % 


(By  Gossiper  2:14»,  i  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07V4;  second  dam  the  great 
p'T'wSnshh  'P-?-'  '  v-nw"'  ?°n",2.;3?.>4\vdam  ?f  Gtazelle  2:11%  Delifah  (3)  2:?4%! 
(trial)  »  loS. -,;;.,,,''  £.  mc'„2:,17'  Dixie  S'  2:27'  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  J  10%.  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15Vi  I  by  Echo  46'>-  fourth 
dam   by  Lummox,  and   fifth  dam   by  Grey  Eagle  '■•-"'*>•  "i   ^cno  4b-,  rourth 

and  a  h,5rSf<>ft^™?,rl16r,^na,S-'  we»HBlrlj  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
nevW*  begone'  SKflSr     A"   h'S   C°"S  ■™   S°°d   headed'   and   there   has 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 


Season   starts  Februa 
.    no 
address 


..    1st.      Mares  will  be   cared   for   in   any   manner  desired, 
r    for   accidents    or    escapes.      For    further    particulars    call    or 

HENRY    DELANEY, 

University   Station,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 


THE  STANDARD  BRED  STALLION 


Two-year-old  record,  2:1534. 
By  Diablo  2:06 Hi  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


McFadyen  2:1  Si 

ram.  Bee  (dam  of  McPadyen  (2)  2:15M,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13?i,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15V!),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Plash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0SVi,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23Vi.  etc.),  by 
Egir  ont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

"Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 
Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50   per  month  and   the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEB-WS— ¥40  for  the  season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,   Cal. 


Redlac  2:07} 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09] 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  Ul  ™%^£™7l£*1gl0L  woo 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6,  1907,  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  grandly  gaited 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all   trotting  stallions   with   records  as  fast  as   his." 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  clam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:1S;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%,  by 
Ensign  2:2S%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  E.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth  dam   S.  T.   B.,   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PARK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 

C.    J.    Grubb,    Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


By    J.    J.    Audubon 
16605,    sire    of    Au- 
dubon   Boy    1:50' 
Nan  Audubon  2:O.S5, 
Miss  Rita  2:08W 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59*4,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  bv  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
In  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  S9  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:2S  (sire  of  S,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%);  second 
dam,    Nelly. 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:0s1.,. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57%   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND   AT  AGRICULTURAL    PARK,   LOS   ANGELES,   TO 
A  FEW   GOOD  MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For    further    particulars    address             J.  Y.    GATCOMB, 
Agricultural  Fark,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Mendocino  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-TEAR-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1SS9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904.  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%.  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 

McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11%  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth   dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fin$  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  games t  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day:  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  FALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

FALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


By  McKinney  2:11%; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


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Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 


MYM8XHOJS     QNV     HgCI33Ha     3HX 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established  1882.) 
F.   W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.    O.    DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as   Second  Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postoffice. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;  Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer  s 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los- Angeles 

AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%,... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire   City   Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19%' 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

THE  FADDIST  is  abroad  in  this  great  land  of 
ours,  and  whenever  opportunity  offers  he  rushes  to 
the  Legislature  and  asks  that  a  law  be  passed  to 
enforce  his  particular  fad.  Government  control  is 
asked  for  'everything  from  smoking  cigarettes  to 
the  wearing  of  feathers  on  ladies'  hats,  until  we 
begin  to  wonder  whether  the  compilers  of  the  old 
"blue  laws"  have  not  appeared  again  in  the  flesh 
and  are  busily  at  work  trying  to  have  things  run 
to  suit  their  antiquated  and  narrow  ideas.  New 
England  has  been  prolific  of  these  faddists  in  the 
past,  and  they  are  not  all  dead  yet.  A  bill  was  re- 
cently introduced  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature 
which  proposes  to  make  it  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  ride  or  drive  a  horse  on  any  public  or  private  way 
wearing  hopples,  or  hobbles,  or  any  harness  which 
binds  the  hind  leg  to  the  fore  leg  to  control  the 
gait;  also  for  the  proprietor  or  lessee  of  any  public 
race  track,  or  any  racing  society  or  agricultural  as- 
sociation, to  allow  a  horse  wearing  hopples,  or  hob- 
bles, to  start  in  races  or  to  work  with  other  horses 
on  the  track,  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  $100  nor 
'  more  than  $500  fine  is  imposed.  While  it  may  be 
perfectly  right  and  proper  for  racing  and  breeding 
associations  to  discourage  the  use  of  hopples,  the 
idea  of  asking  the  State  to  pass  laws  on  the  subject 
is  about  as  absurd  as  anything  that  has  yet  been 
suggested  by  those  who  think  the  State  should  com- 
pel all  others  to  live  according  to  their  standard. 
While  we  are  calling  attention  to  the  absurdity  of 
this  proposed  legislation  in  the  codfish  State,  we 
should  not  omit  reference  to  a  very  silly  law  that 
is  before  the  California  Legislature.  We  refer  to 
the  bill  which  provides  for  a  commission  to  pass 
upon  the  qualifications  of  horseshoers.  This  is  not 
a  "reform"  measure,  however,  but  has  its  principal 
support  from  those  who  desire  to  get  a  chance  to 
draw  salaries  from  the  State.  These  petty  graft 
commissions  are  among  the  greatest  evils  in  State 
government.  It  does  not  seem  at  first  glance  that 
a  great  hardship  will  be  inflicted  on  California  horse- 
shoers who  will  be  called  upon  to  pass  an  examina- 
tion before  the  proposed  commission  and  pay  one  or 
two  dollars  for  a  license  to  do  business,  but  it  will 
be  an  injustice  just  the  same;  and  the  only  result 
will  be  diversion  of  these  dollars  from  the  pockets 
of  several  thousand  horseshoers  to  the  pockets  of 
three  or  four  persons  who  would  probably  fail  were 
they  required  to  pass  an  examination  as  to  their 
own  ability  to  shoe  horses  properly,  were  the  ex- 
amination questions  prepared  by  any  one  but  them- 
selves. 


tion.  When  the  fact  was  published  recently  that 
Mr.  Magnus  Flaws  had  secured  the  adoption  by 
the  American  Association  of  a  rule  whereby  driv- 
ing clubs  and  other  associations  would  be  permitted 
to  hold  ten  days  of  racing  each  year,  at  which  ad- 
mission could  be  charged  and  certain  privileges  sold 
without  the  winning  horses  being  penalized  with  rec- 
ords, a  general  impression  prevailed  among  horse- 
men that  this  rule  would  apply  forthwith  to  all 
tracks.  This  is  not  true,  for  until  the  National  As> 
sociation  adopts  the  same  rule,  horses  winning  heats 
at  any  meeting  where  all  the  National  Association 
rules  are  not  obeyed  will  be  penalized  by  it.  The 
Board  of  Review  of  the  National  Trotting  Associa- 
tion will  be  held  in  New  York  in  May,  and  at  that 
meeting  the  new  rule  adopted  by  the  American  Asso- 
ciation and  which  has  met  the  approval  of  all  ama- 
teur horsemen  and  driving  club  memebrs  may  be 
taken  up,  indorsed  and  adopted,  but  until  the  Na- 
tional Association  does  this,  clubs  should  be  very 
careful  about  giving  matinee  racing  where  admis- 
sion is  charged  or  privileges  sold. 


THE    CALIFORNIA    CIRCUIT. 


EVERY  OWNER  AND  TRAINER  of  light  harness 
horses  in  California  is  anxiously  awaiting  the  an- 
nouncement of  purses  and  stakes  to  be  made  by  the 
different  associations  that  are  to  hold  meetings  in 
California  this  year.  One  of  the  principal  meetings, 
the  one  at  Petaluma,  is  already  in  the  field  with 
an  excellent  and  very  generous  program,  and  the 
California  State  Agricultural  Society  will  doubtless 
announce  its  trotting  and  pacing  program  at  the 
next  meeting  of  the  Board,  which  is  to  be  held  at 
Sacramento  on  the  23d  of  this  month.  The  San 
Joaquin  Valley  Circuit  has  its  purses  for  the  four 
weeks  of  its  circuit  already  arranged  and  will  pub- 
lish them  very  soon.  Los  Angeles  and  San  Bernardino 
will  also  make  their  announcements  by  the  first  of 
March.  There  will  be  plenty  of  racing,  but  the  as- 
sociations should  let  the  horsemen  know  what  purses 
and  classes  will  be  given  just  as  early  as  they  pos- 
sibly can.  It  is  not  necessary  to  close  entries  early, 
but  owners  and  trainers  must  know  what  horses 
to  train.  In  justice  to  the  men  who  pay  entrance 
money  and  thus  make  good  purses  possible,  we  hope 
the  associations  will  be  prompt  this  year  in  making 
their  announcements. 


DISPATCHES  FROM  WASHINGTON  state  that 
the  Agricultural  Appropriation  Bill,  which  the  com- 
mittee has  agreed  upon,  increases  the  appropriation 
from  $25,000  to  $50,000  for  horse  breeding  experi- 
ments. It  provides  among  other  things  that  such 
experiments  shall  be  undertaken  in  States  where 
the  cost  is  defrayed  half  by  the  general  Government 
and  half  by  the  State,  not  more  than  $7,500  to  go 
to  experiments  in  any  one  State.  The  California  Leg- 
islature would  do  a  wise  thing  were  its  members 
to  take  cognizance  of  this  measure  and  make  an 
appropriation  of  $7,500  to  meet  that  made  by  the 
Government.  This  amount  would  enable  the  State 
Farm  at  Davisville  to  begin  early. on  horse  breed- 
ing, and  would  accomplish  much  good  as  well  as 
add  wealth  to  the  State. 


THE  SUGGESTIONS  of  Mr.  H.  D.  McKinney  in 
regard  to  starting  horses  in  trotting  and  pacing 
races,  which  appear  in  another  column,  will  be  read 
with  interest.  Out  here  in  California  a  few  years 
ago  this  plan  was  given  a  partial  trial,  by  having 
an  assistant  starter  on  the  track  near  the  distance 
pole,  but  he  was  not  given  any  authority  except 
to  warn  the  drivers  when  there  was  "no  chance." 
The  placing  of  the  official  starter  at  the  turning 
ponnt  as  Mr.  McKinney  suggests  is  worth  trying. 


HORSE  OWNERS,  like  most  people  who  are  called 
upon  to  make  annual  reports  to  the  Assessor,  often 
place  a  lower  value  on  their  property  for  assess- 
ment purposes  than  they  do  for  some  others,  but 
allowing  for  all  this  the  trotting  bred  horse  cuts 
quite  a  figure  in  the  revenue  of  the  different  States 
of  the  Union.  A  statistician  has  figured  out  that 
the  assessed  value  of  all  trotting  bred  stock  in  the 
United  States  last  year  was  $100,000,000.  That's  quite 
an  industry,  isn't  it? 


DRIVING  CLUBS  should  be  warned  against  hold- 
ing meetings  where  gate  money  is  charged  and 
privileges  sold  until  the  National  Trotting  Associa- 
tion amends  its  rules  to  correspond  with  those  re- 
cently  adopted   by   the  American   Trotting  Associa- 


HENRY  HELMAN.  with  several  other  trainers 
who  expect  to  race  in  California,  suggests  that  a 
2:09  pace  be  given  instead  of  a  2:10.  It  is  evident 
that  a  2:09  class  would  draw  a  larger  entry  than 
the  2:10.  The  Oregon  State  Fair  will  probably  open 
a  big  stake  for  2:09  pacers. 


The  claiming  of  dates  by  the  State  Fair,  Petaluma, 
Breeders'  Association,  Woodland,  and  the  San 
Joaquin  Valley,  Circuit,  with  others  to  claim  soon, 
is  whipping  the  California  Circuit  into  shape,  and  it 
will  now  be  about  as  follows: 

San   Bernardino    (Spring  meeting)    

week  ending  June  29 

Los  Angeles  (Spring  meeting)    

week  ending  July  6 

Santa  Maria  week  ending  July  13 

Salinas    week  ending  July  20 

Hollister   week  ending  July  27 

Pleasanton  week  ending  August  3 

Vallejo   week  ending  August  10 

Ukiah  week  ending  August  17 

Santa  Rosa week  ending  August  24 

Petaluma   week  ending  August  31 

Woodland    week  ending  September  7 

Sacramento  (State  Fair) .  .week  ending  September  14 

Fresno    week  ending  September  21 

Hanford   week  ending  September  28 

Tulare  week  ending  October  5 

Bakersfleld    week  ending  October  12 

San  Bernardino  (Fall  meeting)   . .  .date  to  be  selected 
Los  Angeles  (Fall  meeting)   date  to  be  selected 


"SAN    BERDOO"   IS  ALL   RIGHT. 


The  San  Bernardino  and  Riverside  Harness  Horse 
Association  met  at  Redlands  last  Tuesday  and  elected 
the  following  officers: 

President,  G.  W.  Prescott  of  Highland. 

Vice-President,  Maurice  Griffen  of  Riverside. 

Secretary,  Robt.  T.  Curtis  of  Redlands. 

Treasurer,  W.  W.  Brisom  of  San  Bernardino. 

It  was  the  unanimous  opinion  of  all  that  the 
dates  set  by  the  convention  at  Pleasanton  gave  the 
association  as  good  dates  as  the  association  could 
have  chosen  for  itself. 

The  association  wil  soon  announce  its  program  and 
will  probably  give  a  couple  of  early  closing  events, 
and  seven  or  eight  other  purses,  with  a  couple 
of  free-for-all  races,  making  about  nine  or  ten  races, 
or   sufficient   for  a   three   days'   meeting. 

In  Mr.  Curtis  the  association  has  an  energetic 
secretary  and  all  the  officials  will  act  together  to 
make  this,  the  opening  meeting  of  the  circuit,  a 
great  success. 


THE    BEST    IN    YEARS. 


There  has  not  been  in  years  such  a  choice  lot  of 
horses  consigned  to  the  auction  block  in  California 
as  the  twenty-five  that  will  go  under  the  hammer 
at  Fred  H.  Chase's  big  new  pavilion  on  Valencia 
street  Monday  evening,  February  25th.  This  is  the 
consignment  of  the  estate  of  James  Coffin,  deceased. 
Among  those  on  which  bidding  will  probably  be 
lively,  is  the  gelding  Admiral  Togo,  with  a  two-year- 
old  record  of  2:29%,  and  now  a  magnificent,  sound, 
five-year-old  that  looks  as  though  ue  would  be  one 
of  the  sensational  trotters  of  1907.  He  is  a  well- 
bred  son  of  Iran  Alto  2:12%,  and  like  all  that  family 
is  game  as  a  pebble  and  a  sure  race  horse.  Some 
of  the  best  posted  and  most  conservative  horsemen 
at  Pleasanton  predict  a  mark  below  2:i0  for  this 
gelding  this  year  and  as  he  is  now  in  perfect  condi- 
tion he  will  be  ready  to  race  as  soon  as  racing  be- 
gins. A  better  gaited  trotter  it  would  be  hard  to 
find.  He  is  eligbile  to  all  the  big  trotting  purses 
that  will  be  offered  this  year,  and  is  a  good  prospect 
for  such  races  as  the  M.  and  M.,  the  Charter  Oak 
and  the  Transylvania. 

Another  very  high  class  one  in  the  consignment 
is  Grace  Zolock,  a  two-year-old  pacing  fihy  by  Zoloek 
2:05%  out  of  Grace  Kaiser,  the  dam  of  Coney  2:02, 
Stipulator  2:11%,  McZeus  2:13,  Grace  McK.  2:21%. 
Grace  Zolock  is  black  and  one  of  the  most  highly 
formed  and  clean  limbed  fillies  ever  seen  in  Cali- 
fornia. She  is  well  staked  and  as  she  has  great 
natural  speed  and  looks  very  classy,  there  is  reason 
to  believe  she  will  be  a  very  fast  performer.  Her 
gait  is  smooth  and  there  seems  to  be  no  limit  to 
her  speed.  She  is  being  regularly  exercised  and 
will  be  ready  to  commence  regular  training  the  day 
after  tne  sale  if  necessary.  This  filly  would  attract 
attention  on  any  track  and  would  make  a  feature 
horse  for  such  sales  as  the  Blue  Ribbon  and  Old 
Glory.  When  her  racing  days  are  over  she  will  be 
in  demand  as  a  broodmare  on  her  breeding  alone. 

Another  splendid  two-year-old  filly  is  Rose  Lecco, 
by  Lecco  2:09%,  out  of  Rose  McKinney,  the  dam 
of  Almaden  2:22%,  Breeders  Futurity  and  Occident 
winner.  She  has  size,  conformation,  plenty  of  style 
and  natural  speed  and  has  a  license  to  win  a  good 
portion  of  the  stakes  in  which  she  is  entered. 

Those  looking  for  high  class  broodmares  will 
find  several  in  this  consignment  that  are  already 
in  "The  Great  Table"  in  the  Year  Book.  Grace 
Kaiser,  dam  of  four;  Carrie  Malone,  dam  of  two 
etc.,  etc 


THE     BREEDER     AND.     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1907. 


MR.  GEO.  C.  NEED  BUYS  SOME  GOOD  ONES. 


Irvngton,  Cal.,  February  3d,  1906. 
Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Dear  Sir— On  January  31st,  1907,  I  sold  to  George 
C.  Need  of  Gait,  Cal.,  twelve  head  of  broodmares 
and  fillies.  Four  of  the  broodmares  were  bred  to 
Nutwood   Wilkes  and  I  believe  all  to  be  in  foal. 

Little  Witch  2:27  by  Director,  dam  Leroy.  etc., 
with  her  yearling  filly  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  this 
mare  is  a  producer  of  early  and  extreme  speed;  she 
has  two  very  fast  ones  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  which 
will   be  heard  from   later. 

Caroline,  by  Direct  Line,  dam  by  Cal.  Nutwood, 
grandam  Kitty  by  Speculation,  etc.,  together  with 
her  yearling  Ally  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  She  has  a 
very  fast  son  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  that  is  owned 
by  a  party  now  in  Los  Angeles. 

Brown  Line  by  Direct  Line,  dam  by  the  Grand 
Moor,  etc..  is  the  dam  of  Little  Jib  that  has  paced 
quarters  in  29  seconds. 

Lady  Mine  by  Cal.  Nutwood,  dam  Lou  G.  by  Albert 
W.  (both  great  producng  mares)  together  with  a 
yearling  filly  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  I  sold  this  mare's 
two-year-old  colt  last  fall,  after  working  a  half  in 
1:16  and  an  eighth  in  17  seconds,  with  very  little 
work,  for  $400.     All  her  colts  seem  to  have  speed. 

Mr.  Need  gets  eight  fillies  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
from  seven  months  to  five  years  old,  and  they  are 
all  of  the  richest  breeding. 

To  give  them  all  in  detail  would  make  a  very 
large  item,  but  for  a  sample  here  is  one  of  them: 
Bay  filly,  three  years  old,  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam 
Bonnie  Derby  by  Chas.  Derby.  Bonnie  Derby  paced 
an  eighth  on  the  Pleasanton  track  in  15  seconds. 
Second  dam  Bon  Bon,  record  2:26,  by  Simmons  2:28, 
dam  of  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%] 
Rector  2:10%  and  Bonsaline  2:14%.  Third  dam 
Bonnie  Wilkes  2:29,  the  dam  of  four  in  the  list  by 
Geo.  Wilkes  2:22.  Fourth  dam  Betty  Viley  by  Bob 
Johnson,  she  the  dam  of  Bonnie  Wilkes  2:29.  All 
back  of  that  thoroughbred.  The  breeding  of  this 
filly  should  suit  most  any  one;  it  certainly  suited 
Mr.  Need  because  he  wouldn't  take  "no"  for  an 
answer.  This  young  man  is  certainly  starting  right 
in  the  business.  He  got  eight  Nutwood  Wilkeses, 
and  more  to  come  from  the  mares  now  in  foal.  He 
is  the  owner  of  Golden  Baron,  a  four-year-old  by 
Barondale  2:11%;  first  dam  bv  Wilkes  Boy  2-24% 
by  Geo.  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  by  Young  Jim' 
and  he  by  Geo.  Wilkes;  third  dam  by  Administrator-' 
next  dam  by  Mambrino  Patchen,  etc.  This  horse 
Mr.  Need  claimed,  worked  a  mile  in  2:24  at  Sacra- 
mento last  year,  and  mated  with  the  Nutwood  Wilkes 
mares  will  produce  the  richest  kind  of  breeding  and 
should  throw  speed  by  the  wholesale,  as  Nutwood 
Wilkes's  daughters  seem  to  nick  with  any  and  all 
kinds  of  blood  and  to  produce  extreme  speed 

As  these  fillies  are  all  well  bred  and  some  of  the 
older  ones  that  have  been  broken  are  very  promis- 
ing, he  is  likely  to  get  one  or  two  out  of  the  lot 
that  will  bring  him  more  than  he  paid  for  all  of 
them. 

Wishing  "him  the  best  kind  of  luck  in  his  new 
enterprise.  I  am 

Yours  very  truly, 

MARTIN  CARTER. 

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SOME    HINTS   TO    SECRETARIES. 

To  the  Christmas  Horse  Review  a  trainer  and 
owner,  Mr.  M.  W.  Johnson,  furnished  a  very  timely 
and  interesting  article  on  the  management  of  rac- 
ing at  county  fairs  which  should  be  read  by  every 
secretary.  We  have  not  space  to  print  it  entire  but 
give  the  following  extracts  for  the  benefit  of  those 
who  are  now  engaged  in  arranging  programs  for  the 
California  Circuit: 

"Every  secretary  desires  a  good  entry  list  but 
many  of  them  fail  through  making  bad  arrange- 
ments of  their  classes.  Years  ago,  when  the  busi- 
ness was  in  its  infancy,  it  was  all  right  to  make  a 
3:00  class,  a  2:40  class  and  a  2:30  class,  and  then 
.lump  from  that  to  a  free-for-all,  for  it  was  possible 
that  there  would  not  be  a  heat  trotted  or  paced  dur- 
ing the  entire  meeting  in  2:30;  but  now,  when  a 
horse  would  hardly  be  thought  worthy  of  making  an 
entry  on.  even  at  a  half-mile  track,  if  he  had  not 
shown  a  mile  in  at  least  2:30,  such  an  arrangement 
01  classes  is  plainly  unsuited  to  the  conditions  If 
it  were  late  in  the  season  and  a  program  were  ar- 
ranged as  above,  it  would  fail  to  fill  because  nearly 
every  horse  that  was  racing  would  have  a  record 
that  would  bar  it  from  everything  but  the  free-for- 
all.  Therefore,  as  any  horse  that  is  fit  to  race  at 
all    can    surely   beat    2:30    trotting,    or   2:25    pacing 

nan"  tZ«T  ^Sd°m,  ln  "^BS  any  slower  classes' 
han  these.  Then,  by  dropping  three  seconds  at  a 
time  for  each  class,  you  give  any  horse  a  chance 
to  start  in  something,  as  you  can't  miss  him  over 
three  seconds. 

"Another  point  to  look  out  for  in  making  a  free- 
for-all  is  not  to  make  your  fastest  class  race  too 
fast,  else  your  free-for-all  will  not  fill.  For  example- 
If  you  had  a  free-for-all  pace  and  also  a  2  10  or 
2:11  pace,  your  free-for-all  and  your  2:11  pace  would 
neither  one  fill— you  would  merely  have  two  or  three 
entries  in  each.  But,  if  you  made  a  free-for-all  and 
your  fastest  class  race  a  2:14  pace,  you  would  force 
all  the  2:13,  3:12.  2:11  and  2:10  pacers  into  the 
free-for-all  and  thus  make  a  good  race  of  it  For 
trotters  it  is  advisable  to  make  your  fastest  class 
ti-.t  about  four  seconds  slower  than  the  fastest  class 
iK.ce. 

'I  am  speaking  now  of  the  ordinary  county  fair 
;'"-  not  of  the  Grand  Circuit  races.    A  very  nice  pro- 


gram for  a  county  fair  and  one  that  will  give  any 
horse  a  chance  to  start  is  as  follows:  2:30,  2:27, 
2:24,  2:21,  2:18  and  free-for-all  trot;  2:26,  2:23,  2:20, 
2:17,  2:14  and  free-for-all  pace.  By  all  means  make 
a  free-for-all  pace  and  trot,  and  if  the  fastest  class 
race  is  not  made  too  fast,  it  will  always  fill  well 
enough,  and  it  will  always  be  your  big  drawing  card. 
Another  reason  for  making  a  free-for-all  is  that 
oftentimes  a  stajle  is  carrying  along  a  fast  trotter 
or  pacer  for  which  you  would  have  no  class  if  you 
merely  made  a  fast  class  race  instead  of  a  free-for- 
all.  Thus  you  would  not  only  lose  this  entry,  but 
possibly  the  entry  of  the  whole  stable,  perhaps 
amounting  to  as  much  as  one  race  would  cost  yon,  ; 
as  the  manager  would  naturally  be  attracted  to  the 
town  where  he  could  race  all  the  members  of  his 
stable.  If  you  want  to  add  a  class  you  can  close  up 
between  the  fastest  and  slowest  class  races  as  above, 
but  do  not  make  any  faster  class  race.  You  can 
make  a  "green"  trot  or  pace  or  a  very  slow  Class 
which  would  amount  to  the  same  thing;  or,  if  you 
want  to  cut  out  a  class,  you  can  spread  them  four 
seconds  instead  of  three.  Whatever  you  do,  do  not 
make  more  than  one  very  slow  class  and  no  very 
fast  classes,  as  90  per  cent  of  all  the  horses  that 
you  are  making  classes  to  suit  will  be  capable  of 
miles  somewhere  between  2:14  and  2:22. 

"The  program  as  outlined  will  suit  nearly  any  race 
meeting  or  fair  over  the  half-mile  tracks  and  it 
should  be  used  as  it  is,  with  just  the  regular  increase 
in  the  classes  of  two,  three  or  four  seconds  between 
each.  If  you  begin  "jumping  around"  to  favor  some 
particular  horse  or  stable,  you  will  be  likely  to  spoil 
your  program  for  about  nine  other  stables  and  thus 
ruin  your  entry  list. 

"In  closing  your  entries,  do  not  close  them  too  far 
ahead.  If  you  do,  you  will  more  than  likely  be  under 
the  necessity  of  reopening  for  lack  of  them.  I  prefer 
to  have  them  close  on  Thursday  or  Friday  of  the 
week  preceding  the  meeting.  This  will  give  you 
just  time  enough  to  get  them  all  in  by  Monday  and 
your  entry  list  printed  and  mailed  to  each  nominator 
as  required  by  the  rules.  It  will  take  quick  work, 
but  you  don't  want  a  lot  of  time  to  throw  away  loafing 
around. 

Whenever  you  receive  an  entry,  acknowledge  the 
receipt  at  once,  and  notify  the  nominator  of  the  num- 
ber of  the  stalls  reserved  for  him,  which  you  can  do 
by  making  out  a  "stall  book"  and  assigning  stalls  in 
it  as  the  entries  come  in.  Also  inform  him  if  his 
class  has  filled,  and  DO  NOT  FAIL  TO  ENCLOSE  A 
BADGE  FOR  HIMSELF  AND  LADY.  It  will  save 
you  a  lot  of  trouble  for  your  gate  man,  and,  incident- 
ally, for  yourself,  as  the  owner  or  manager  of  a 
stable  hardly  ever  arrives  with  the  stable,  but  after 
the  beginning  of  the  meeting.  Then  he  is  held  up  at 
the  gate,  must  put  up  admission  fee  to  get  in,  which 
you  will  have  to  return  later,  and  it  always  gives 
him  a  bad  feeling  towards  your  associaton  at  the 
very  outset,  especially  if  he  has  trouble  to  recover 
his  gate  money.  All  this  useless  friction  is  saved 
if  you  mail  his  badge  on  receipt  of  his  entry,  and 
if  he  never  uses  the  badge  for  his  "lady,"  the  cour- 
tesy will  be  appreciated  and  you  will  make  a  friend 
of  him  at  once.  Badges  should  also  be  mailed  to 
each  owned  and  lady,  as  well  as  the  nominator  and 
driver.  Nine  out  of  ten  of  the  badges  will  never 
be  used,  perhaps,  but  it  gives  the  owner  a  warm 
feeling  toward  the  association  to  be  remembered 
in  this  manner  and  it  don't  cost  the  association  a 
cent,  whether  the  badges  are  used  or  not.  It  will 
be  worth  many  dollars  in  advertising  to  your  meet- 


DEATH    OF    CHARLES    MARVIN. 


A    GOOD    THING   TO    SEND    EAST. 


The  California  Promotion  Committee  has  just  is- 
sued the  California  Annual  for  1907,  and  in  it  pre- 
sents some  remarkahle  statistics  regarding  financial, 
commercial  and  industrial  growth  of  the  State,  its 
tables  showing  bank  clearings  of  the  principal  cities 
of  the  Coast  and  of  the  Middle  West,  as  well  as  those 
of  California.  Industrial  productions  are  shown  in 
complete  and  comprehensive  tables,  together  with 
population  changes,  as  found  in  an  exhaustive  census 
taken    by    the    Committee. 

Beginning  with  the  foreword,  which  explains  the 
objects  of  the  book  and  the  work  of  the  Commit- 
tee, the  reader  is  carried  through  the  State  in  a 
series  of  chapters  covering  topography,  soil,  Climate, 
all  the  various  industries,  city  and  suburban  life, 
out-door  life  and  health  resorts,  together  with  ex- 
haustive chapters  on  financial  and  commercial  in- 
terests of  the  State. 

In  connection  with  this  publication  the  Committee 
has  followed  its  usual  method  and  gives  accurate 
and  reliable  information  about  the  entire  State  in 
such  concrete  form  as  to  make  it  a  most  valuable 
book  for  sending  to  Eastern  friends.  There  is  no 
industry  or  advantage  that  is  overlooked,  and  in 
every  chapter  there  is  a  fund  of  information  of  value 
to  any  one  desirous  of  learning  about  the  State. 

The  booklet  is  compact  and  of  such  size  and  shape 
as  to  make  it  easy  to  handle  and  available  for  mail- 
ing. It  presents  as  a  frontispiece  a  topographicial 
map  of  California,  showing  mountains  and  water 
courses  of  the  whole  State  in  relief.  Sent  postpaid 
to  any  address.     Price  10  cents. 


Fred  W.  Wright,  the  New  York  representative 
of  the  Frazier  Sulky  Company,  has  sent  his  promis- 
ing trotting  mare  Dolly  Worthy  to  trainer  Ike  Flem- 
ing at  the  Empire  City  track.  She  is  by  the  great 
young  sire  Axworthy  (3)  2:15%,  and  Dolly  Phoebe, 
a  full  sister  to  Phoebe  Wilkes  2:08%,  by  Hamble- 
tonian  Wilkes. 


The  press  dispatches  of  February  2d  announced 
the  death  at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  on  the  1st  inst. 
of  Charles  Marvin,  one  of  the  greatest  reinsmen  and 
colt  trainers  this  country  has  ever  produced.  He 
had  been  in  poor  health  for  several  years,  but  ap- 
peared in  the  sulky  often,  until  during  the  latter 
part  of  1906,  when  his  illness  became  acute  and  he 
was  confined  to  his  home  a  greater  part  of  the  time. 
A  few  weeks  ago  he  went  to  a  sanitarium,  but  grad- 
ually grew  worse  and  passed  away  as  stated. 

Charles  Marvin's  name  has  been  a  household  word 
in  America  for  many  years.  He  drove  Smuggler  to 
the  world's  trotting  stallion  record  of  2:20%,  at 
Buffalo,  New  York,  August  5th,  1874.  and  when  a 
few  days  later  Mambrino  Gift  lowered  the  record 
to  2:20  at  Rochester,  Marvin  determined  to  beat  it 
with  the  son  of  Blanco.  At  Mystic  Park,  Boston, 
in  September,  Smuggler  equalled  Mambrino  Gift's 
time,  and  two  years  later  at  Philadelphia  Marvin 
drove  him  to  a  record  of  2:17,  a  few  days  later  re- 
ducing this  mark  to  2:16%,  again  in  Augnst  to 
2:15%  at-the  Rochester  track  and  August  31st.  1876, 
at  Charter  Oak  placed  Smuggler's  record  at  2:15%. 
This  remained  the  stallion  record  until  18S4,  when 
Phallas  reduced  it  to  2:13%. 

When  Senator  Stanford  established  Palo  Alto  Stock 
Farm,  Marvin  was  selected  as  the  trainer  and 
achieved  wonderful  success  and  the  table  of  cham- 
pion trotters  contains  the  names  of  the  following 
driven  by  him- 

Sunol  2:08%  by  Electioneer,  champion  trotter  of 
1891. 

Palo  Alto  2:0S%  by  Electioneer,  champion  stallion 
of  1891. 

Champion  yearlings,  Hinda  Rose  2:36%  in  1881; 
Norlaine  2:31%l  in  1887;   Bell  Bird  2:27%  in  1887. 

Champion  two-year-olds — Fred  Crocker  2:25%  in 
1880;  Sunol  2:17  in  1SS8;  Arion  2:10%  in  1891.  This 
record  was  made  to  a  high  wheel  sulky  and  has 
never  been  equalled  by  any  two-year-old  trotter 
since. 

Champion  three-year-olds — Hinda  Rose  2:19%  in 
1883;  Sunol  2:10%  in  1889,  and  Arion  2:10%  in 
1892. 

Champion  four-year-olds — Bonita  2:18%  in  1883; 
Sally  Benton  2:17%  in  1884;  Manzanita  2:16  in 
1886;    Sunol   2:10%  in  1890. 

Champion  five-year-old — Sunol  2:08%  in  1891. 

The  above  and  a  vast  number  of  others  were  given 
their  records  by  Mr.  Marvin,  and  could  the  list  of 
horses  he  has  marked  be  compiled  it  would  doubtless 
show  nearly  if  not  quite  500  horses  that  he  has 
given  records  to. 

Marvin  left  Palo  Alto  Farm  many  years  ago  and 
entered  the  employ  of  Miller  &  Sibley  as  Superin- 
tendent of  Prospect  Hill  Stock  Farm.  Pa.,  but  for 
a  number  of  years  past  had  been  breeding  and  train- 
ing trotters  on  his  own  account. 

His  death  removes  from  the  list  of  the  living  one 
of  the  most  successful  trainers  the  American  turf 
has  seen  and  will  be  sincerely  regretted  by  all  who 
knew  him.  His  book  "Training  the  Trotter"  sets 
forth  his  views  on  the  handling  of  colts  and  teach 
ing  them  how  to  go,  and  has  had  a  very  large 
sale. 


A    SUGGESTION    FROM    KINGS    COUNTY. 


Hanford,   Cal.,   February   4th,   1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman — Having  noticed  Mr.  Harry 
Stover's  advertisement  for  a  race  meeting  at  his 
Kenilworth  Park,  Petaluma,  and  that  a  $2000  stake 
for  the  2:10  pace  is  offered,  I  would  suggest  to 
Mr.  Stover,  through  the  columns  of  your  valued 
paper,  that  hight  here  in  Hanford,  Mr.  I.  M.  Lipson 
has  Doctor  W.  2:08%  and  Mr.  Kimball  has  recently 
purchased  Miss  Idaho  2:09,  both  horses  now  being 
driven  over  the  Hanford  track.  There  are  also 
Cuckoo  2:08%  and  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  and  many 
others  with  records  to  prevent  their  going  in  the 
2:10  class,  while  they  would  be  eligible  to  the  2:09 
class.  It  would  be  a  hardship  on  owners  of  such 
horses  therefore  to  bar  them  from  this  race,  and 
I  would  respectfully  make  the  suggestion  that  many 
more  entries  will  be  obtained  by  changing  it  to  a 
2:09  class,  as  therefore  the  double  result  of  more 
entries  and  better  racing  would  follow.  I  think  you 
and  Mr.  Stover  will  coincide  with  me  that  any 
horseman  who  is  willing  to  enter  in  the  2:10  class 
will  be  equally  willing  to  enter  in  the  2:09  class. 

At  the  request  of  the  owners,  Messrs.  Berry  and 
Vincent,  I  found  a  purchaser  in  Hanford  for  the 
Wilkes-Eleetioneer  stallion  Expressive  Mac,  41523, 
his  new  owner  being  Mr.  J.  H.  Nelson,  a  young 
farmer  living  near  Hanford.  The  sale  was  com- 
pleted on  the  2d  inst,  and  the  horse  transferred 
from  my  stable  at  the  Kings  County  Fair  Grounds, 
to  the  adjoining  stables  of  Leggett  &  Nelson.  Mr. 
M.  G.  Leggett  will  train  Expressive  Mac  for  a  record 
next  fall.  Meanwhile  he  will  he  in  the  stud  and 
you  will  soon  receive  his  advertisement. 
Yours  sincerely, 

PHILIP  C.  BYRNE. 

[According  to  our  records  Miss  Idaho,  mentioned 
above,  has  a  record'of  2:09%,  Cuckoo  one  of  2:09%. 
The  horses  on  this  coast  that  were  in  training  last 
year,  with  records  that  would  bar  them  from  the 
2:10  class  but  permit  them  to  start  in  the  2:09  class 
pace  are  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Doctor  W.  2:08%. 
Daedalion  2:08%.,  Tom  Carneal  2:08%.  Tidal  Wave 
2:09  and  John  R.  Conway  2:09. — Ed.  B.  and  S.] 


-o- 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.     It  means  health. 


TO    CURE    A    COLD    IK    OJTE    DAY 
Take    LAXATIVE     BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
gists refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     E.  W.  GROVE'S 
signature  is  on  each  box.     25c. 


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Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 

LOS  ANGELES   MATINEE. 

The  first  of  a  series  of  bi-nionthly  matinees  was 
given  by  the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  at  Agricultural 
Park,  Saturday,  January  26th. 

Danube,  the  good  brown  horse  belonging  to  Capt. 
J.  C.  Newton,  won  the  Hamburger  cup  in  the  free- 
for-all  trot  in  straight  heats.  Danube  had  to  trot  the 
first  mile  in  2:15  to  win,  as  Hazel  Kinney  and  Glory 
were  in  good  form,  and  although  outclassed,  per- 
formed creditably.  For  a  three-year-old  Glory  showed 
much  speed,  trotting  but  a  few  lengths  behind 
Danube  in  the  2:15  heat. 

"Welcome  Mac  proved  a  surprise.  The  honest 
brown  gelding  was  not  himself,  and  allowed  Henry 
N.  to  beat  him  in  the  slow  time  of  2:21.  Mac  paced 
as  though  all  stove  up,  but  warmed  to  his  task  in 
the  second  heat  and  made  a  better  showing. 

Siegfried  broke  in  the  last  heat  of  the  2:20  pace, 
and  Rondo  beat  him  under  the  wire  by  a  head.  Each 
had  won  one  heat  and  Siegfried  had  made  the  best 
time,  but  he  is  a  bad  actor  and  within  100  yards  of 
the  wire  lost  his  feet  and  had  to  be  pulled  up.  Be- 
fore he  got  to  going  properly  Rondo  caught  up  and 
passed  him.     Results: 

Club  Cup,  three-minute  pace — 

Amos  Ketehum,  s.  g.  (McLeland) 1     1 

June,    b.    m.    ( Stewart)     2     2 

Minnie   S.,   br.   m.    (Snowden)    3    d 

Time— 2:48,    2:44. 

Club  Cup,  2:20  pace — 

Rondo,    b.   g.    (Johnson)     1     2     1 

Siegfried,    b.    g.    (Long)     2     1     2 

Bernie  Wilkes,   b.    m.    (Deulser)    "...3     3     3 

Pasa    del    Robles,    b.    g.    (Delorey)     4  dr 

Time — 2:24,    2:20. 

Hamburger  Cup,   free-for-all   trot — 

Danube,  br.  h.    (Newton)    1     l 

Hazel  Kinney,  b.  m.   (Reynolds)    2     2 

Glory,    br.    h.     (Springer)     3     3 

Time — 2:15,    2:16. 

Clark  Cup,  free-for-all  pace — ■ 

Henry    N„   gr.    g.    (Delorey)     1     1 

Welcome    Mac,    br.    g.    (Hughes)     2    2 

Time— 2:21,    2:16. 

Club  Cup,  2:30  trot- 
Don  Z..  b.  g.    (Springer) 1     1 

Gen.   Garcia,    b.   g.    (Colyear)    2     3 

Geraldine,    br.    m.    (Reynolds)     3     2 

Time— 2:30,    2:30. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


ONE    OF    A    GREAT    FAMILY. 


THE    DAM    OF    LEXINGTON. 


MATINEES    AND    BANQUET. 


The  directors  of  the  Riverside  Driving  Club  met 
Monday  evening,  January  2Sth,  with  their  secretary, 
Maurice  Griffin,  to  perfect  plans  for  the  next  matinee 
race  meeting  and  the  annual  banquet  and  business 
meeting,  says  the  Riverside  Press. 

It  was  voted  to  have  the  matinee  races  on  Thurs- 
day, February  14th,  and  the  annual  meeting  on  the 
same  evening.  The  original  plan  was  to  have  the 
races  on  Washington's  Birthday,  February  22d,  but 
when  it  was  found  that  the  San  Bernardino  Driving 
Club  had  already  perfected  plans  for  a  big  meeting 
on  that  day,  it  was  thought  best  to  set  the  local 
meet  a  week  ahead  and  to  combine  with  the  San 
Bernardino  drivers  in  making  both  meets  a  big  suc- 
cess. Therefore,  all  the  San  Bernardino  speedy  ones 
will  be  over  on  the  14th  to  compete  with  the  local 
drivers  for  honors  on  a  fast  card,  and  the  Riverside 
horses  will  go  to  San  Bernardino  on  the  22d. 

A  fine  lot  of  cups  and  prizes  will  be  offered  for 
the  winners  of  the  various  events  at  the  local  meet- 
ing. Tom  Noland  and  Dr.  Ramsey  were  named  as 
the  committee  on  prizes,  with  instructions  to  provide 
an  attractive  list.  The  subscriptions  for  this  pur- 
pose were  most  generous. 

The  annual  banquet  and  business  meeting  will  be 
held  at  Concordia  Hall  on  the  evening  of  the  14th. 
All  the  members  of  the  San  Bernardino  Driving  Club 
will  be  invited  to  participate  in  the  meeting,  and  it 
was  to  accommodate  the  large  number  expected  to 
be  present  that  the  banquet  was  scheduled  for  the 
Concordia  Hall  rather  than  one  of  the  hotels  or  res- 
taurants. The  banquet  will  be  followed  by  the  busi- 
ness meeting  and  election  of  directors  and  officers. 


OUR   COMING  STATE    FAIR. 


The  California  State  Fair  to  be  held  at  Sacramento 
in  September  will  be  the  greatest  exposition  held 
in  this   State  since  the  Midwinter  Fair. 

The  National  Irrigation  Congress  of  two  or  three 
thousand  delegates  from  all  over  the  United  States 
will  meet  in  Sacramento  at  the  time  of  the  Fair,  and 
many  of  the  States  represented  will  send  exhibits 
of  their  products,  which  of  themselves  will  make 
an  extensive  and  very  attractive  feature.  <At  present 
there  is  talk  of  enlarging  the  name  as  well  as  the 
scope  of  the  Fair,  and  call  it,  say,  "The  California 
4gricultural  and  Inter-State  Irrigated  Products  Ex- 
position." 

The  opportunity  for  California  counties  to  assem- 
ble and  show  their  products  will  be  the  best  they 
have  had  for  a  long  time,  and  it  is  anticipated  that 
every  section  and  every  product  of  the  State  will  be 
liberally  represented,  while  every  effort  will  be 
put  forth  to  make  the  poultry  and  live  stock  de- 
partments the  biggest  and  most  attractive  ever  seen 
on  the  Coast. 


The  trotting  mare  Nahma  by  Peter  the  Great 
2:07%,  dam  by  Bingen  2:06%,  is  considered  such  a 
good  prospect  for  the  big  Grand  Circuit  purses  this 
year  that  the  owner,  B.  A.  Bulkley,  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  thought  $10,000  was  not  quite  enough  for 
her  when   it  was   offered   recently. 


Young  stallions  that  have  size,  style,  good  color, 
speed  and  good  breeding  are  not  as  plentiful  as 
the  other  sort,  and  when  one  is  found  that  fulfills 
all  these  requirements,  owners  of  mares  should  note 
his  location  and  send  their  best  mares  to  be  mated 
with  him. 

At  TjKiah,  Mendocino  county,  Lewis  Charlton  has 
such  a  horse  and  has  placed  him  in  the  stud  there 
for  the  season  of  1907.  This  horse  is  Dumont  S. 
2:20,  whose  picture  is  given  herewith. 

Dumont  S.  belongs  to  a  very  illustrious  family,  be- 
ing an  own  brother  to  the  famous  mare  Sonoma 
Girl,  whose  matinee  record  of  2:07  trotting  attracted 
world-wide  attention.  He  was  sired  by  that  remark- 
able horse,  Lynwood  W„  the  sire  of  Charley  Belden 
2:08%,  biggest  money  winner  on  the  Great  Western 
Circuit  of  1906.  Lynwood  W.  was  himself  a  horse 
of  very  remarkable  speed,  trotting  to  his  record  of 
2:20  when  a  two-year-old,  after  which  he  was  in- 
jured so  that  he  was  not  trained  further  after  the 
accident.  Lynwood  W.  is  a  very  handsome  horse  and 
even  now  can  show  close  to  two-minute  speed  when- 
ever he  is  given  his  head.  His  dam  is  Lindale 
by  oultan  Jr.,  a  son  of  Sultan  1513;  second  dam 
Flora  Pierson  by  Gen.  McClellan  144;  third  dam  by 
Langford,  a  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont. 


Dumont   S.   2:20. 

The  dam  of  Dumont  S.  2:20  is  the  great  brood 
mare  Maud  Fowler  2:21%,  that  is  the  dam  also  of 
Sonoma  Maid  2:29%,  Sonoma  Queen  2:25  and  the 
sensational  Sonoma  Girl,  matinee  record  2:07.  Maud 
Fowler  was  a  very  game  mare,  made  her  record 
in  a  race  and  was  sired  by  the  great  Electioneer 
stallion  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  52  trotters  and  two 
pacers  in  the  list,  and  whose  daughters  have  pro- 
duced Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  W.  Wood  2:07,  Grey 
Gem  2:09%  and  many  other  fast  ones. 

Eveline,  the  grandam  of  Dumont  S.  2:20,  is  also 
a  great  brood  mare  and  has  to  her  credit  Ole  2:10%, 
Roblet  2:12  (dam  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09%),  Tietam 
2:19,  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  and  others,  and  is  the 
grandam  of  a  half  dozen  more.  She  is  by  the  great 
Nutwood  2:18%,  the  greatest  sire  of  brood  mares 
that  ever  lived.  Nutwood's  daughters  have  pro- 
duced no  less  than  280  standard  performers,  and 
among  these  are  such  noted  performers  as  Custer 
2:05%,  Eyelet  2:06%,  Allanwood  2:07%,  Nutwood 
Grattan  2:07%,  Bellwood  A.  2:07%',  Arion  2:07%, 
Consuella  S.  2:07%,  Fred  Kohl  2:07%,  and  many 
others. 

It  will  be  seen  by  the  above  that  Dumont  S.  is 
bred  in  the  very  choicest  of  producing  lines,  cham- 
pion race  horses,  sires  and  dams  being  very  closely 
related  to  him  through  all  his  immediate  ancestors. 

He  is  a  very  fine  individual,  and  those  engaged  in 
breeding  the  best  will  make  no  mistake  by  sending 
him  their  best  mares. 


DEATH  OF  BEN   DAVIES. 


On  January  ISth  Mr.  Ben  Davies,  one  of  the  promi- 
nent horse  breeders  of  Southern  California,  died  sud- 
denly at  his  home  in  San  Bernardino.  While  at 
the  dinner  table  he  suddenly  fell  from  his  chair,  a 
blood  vessel  of  his  brain  having  ruptured.  He  died 
the  following  morning  without  regaining  conscious- 
ness. Mr.  Davies  was  well  known  to  all  the  horse- 
men of  Southern  California  and  was  held  in  the 
highest  esteem  by  those  who  knew  him.  He  owned 
a  farm  and  bred  and  owned  quite  a  large  number 
of  horses  Among  the  horses  owned  by  him  at  the 
time  of  his  death  were  Zolock  2:05%,  Delilah  2:09% 
and  a  number  of  others,  some  thirty  head,  nearly 
all  of  his  own  breeding.  He  bred  the  fast  trotting 
mare  Zephyr  2:07%  by  Zombro,  and  also  bred  her 
dam,  Gazelle  2:11%,  by  Gossiper.  Mr.  Davies  was 
a  most  successful  breeder  for  the  number  of  horses 
he  owned,  and  used  excellent  judgment  in  mating 
his  mares.  He  was  a  true  gentleman  in  every  sense 
of  the  word,  and  his  death  will  be  sincerely  re- 
gretted by  all.  He  leaves  to  his  family  a  fine  farm, 
near  San  Bernardino,  that  is  in  a  high  state  of  cul- 
tivation, also  about  thirty  head  of  fine  bred  trotters 
and  pacers  that  will  now  probably  be  sold. 


Some  of  the  record-breaking  runners  of  the  past 
have  been  produced  by  mares  that  were  not  con- 
sidered first-class  animals,  judging  from  their  char- 
acteristics as  well  as  their  performances  upon  the 
turf.  The  famous  Lexington,  that  reduced  the  four- 
mile  running  record  to  7:19%,  was  one  of  them. 
Many  years  ago  the  late  Colonel  S.  D.  Bruce,  author 
of  the~American  Stud  Book,  described  that  mare  as 
follows: 

"Alice  Carneal,  the  dam, of  Lexington,  was  a  bay 
and  bred  by  Dr.  E.  Warfield.  She  never  started  in 
a  public  race  until  she  was  five  years  old.  She  was 
of  a  particularly  high,  nervous  temperament,  to  such 
a  high  degree  that  she  would  get  out  of  condition 
between  her  stable  and  the  race  course.  Dr.  War- 
field  said  that  at  home  she  was  superior  to  any 
horse  he  ever  bred  or  owned.  When  drawn  and 
fitted  for  a  race  she  would  sweat  freely,  tremble, 
purge,  and  become  so  nervous  and  excited  as  to 
totally  unfit  her  to  race,  and  was  started  with  the 
greatest  difficulty.  At  five  years  she  started  four 
times,  won  once,  was  second  once  and  third  twice. 
At  six  years  she  started  twice,  but  won  neither  race. 
When  seven  she  started  once,  but  did  not  win.  She 
started  in  seven  races  in  all  and  won  one  of  them." 

Most  breeders  of  the  present  day  would  think  it 
folly  to  try  to  raise  race-winning  record  breakers 
from  a  mare  of  so  faulty  a  temperament  as  Alice 
Carneal,  yet  Dr.  Warfield  had  so  much  confidence  in 
her  that  he  mated  her  with  Boston,  the  greatest 
long-distance  race  winner  that  has  ever  been  pro- 
duced in  America,  and  the  result  was  a  model  race 
horse,  that  showed  none  of  the  nervousness  of  his 
dam,  and  that  lowered  the  champion  four-mile  record 
of  America  to  7:19%,  as  has  been  stated  already. 

Colonel  Bruce  spoke  particularly  of  Lexington's 
appearance  and  behavior  when  brought  upon  the 
track  to  be  started  in  a  race.  He  said  that  while 
the  other  horses  were  either  pawing  nervously,  or 
cavorting,  rearing  and  plunging  upon  the  track,  Lex- 
ington stood  like  a  statue  with  scarcely  the  percept- 
ible tremor  of  a  muscle  until  the  word  was  given. 
The  influence  of  Boston  was  so  great  that  it  com- 
pletely overcame  the  weakness  of  Alice  Carneal,  as 
in  temperament  Lexington  was  directly  the  opposite 
of  his  dam. 

Alice  Carneal,  the  dam  of  Lexington,  was  by  im- 
ported Sarpedon,  and  from  Rowena,  by  Sumpter,  a 
son  of  Sir  Archy.  Breeders  of  trotting  stock  can 
take  a  valuable  hint  from  Alice  Carneal  and  Lexing- 
ton. The  latter  showed  that  a  mare  which  possesses 
some  very  valuable  qualities,  but  also  has  some 
grave  faults,  may  produce  the  very  best  of  race  win- 
ners if  mated  with  a  stallion  that  is  remarkably 
strong  in  those  undesirable  qualities  possessed  by 
the   mare. — American  Horse   Breeder. 


HOW   TO   START    HORSES. 


Neva  Simmons  2:11%  is  now  twelve  years  old  and 
has  not  raced  since  1901,  but  her  owner  has  taken 
her  up  and  commenced  jogging  her  for  the  Grand 
Circuit  races  should  she  prove  to  be  not  with  foal, 
which   is  now   considered   likely. 


The  old  time  starting  judge  and  all  around  horse- 
man, H.  D.  McKinney  of  Janesville,  Wis.,  gives  vent 
to  his  views  on  the  question  of  starting  horses  in 
the  following  interesting  style,  in  a  letter  to  the 
Trotter  and  Pacer: 

"Starting  horses  from  the  judges'  stand,  as  is  the 
practice  to-day,  is  entirely  too  primitive  and  anti- 
quated to  be  looked  upon  with  favor  or  even  sanc- 
tioned by  any  up-to-date,  progressive  association, 
and  it  is  hard  for  me  to  understand  how  any  racing 
managers  with  the  intelligence  and  keen  discernment 
and  practical  experience  of  D.  J.  Campau,  Harry 
Devereux,  Horace  Wilson,  A.  J.  Welch,  Messrs. 
Jewett,  Dietrich,  Moone  and  others  have  so  long 
stood  for  a  starter  with  his  wind  horn  trying  to 
start  a  large  field  of  horses  an  eighth,  more  or  less, 
of  a  mile  away  from  drivers  and  horses.  What  can 
possibly  be  more  absurd  and  ridiculous  than  to  hear 
a  starter  talking  through  his  megaphone.  "Not  so 
fast  there  with  the  pole  horse!'  'Take  back  there. 
Isaac!'  'Come  on  with  Ginger!'  'No  use!'  Clang! 
Clang!  goes  the  bell  and  the  horses  jog  back  re- 
peatedly to  try  again. 

"Why  not  awake  from  your  Rip  Van  Winkle  sleep 
and  see  if  we  cannot  learn  something  from  the 
running  horse  starter?  My  idea  is  for  every  track 
association  to  erect  a  starter's  stand  a  hundred  or 
so  yards  up  the  stretch,  where  ne  can  nave  both 
horses  and  drivers  under  his  immediate  observation 
and  control.  If  the  starter  has  no  better  way  of  his 
own,  then  adopt  my  suggestion  about  scoring.  When 
the  starter  finds  his  horses  scoring  all  right,  let  him 
drop  his  flag  as  signal  to  go  on;  if  they  reach  the 
presiding  judge  in  a  satisfactory  manner  he  can 
both  drop  his  signal  flag  that  they  are  all  right  and 
give  the  word  also.  Any  man  who  is  competent  to 
act  as  a  presiding  judge  should  certainly  be  equal 
to  giving  the  word.  If  any  driver  shows  a  disposi- 
tion not  to  obey  orders  about  scoring,  fine  him  or  all 
of  them  if  necessary. 

"With  the  old  distance  rule  we  know  too  many 
good  horses  have  been  overlooked.  With  the  shorter 
distance  under  the  new  rule  we  can  readily  see,  how- 
ever alert  a  starter  may  be,  that  an  uneven  or  ragged 
start — too  many  of  them  in  1907 — will  put  many 
good  horses  behind  the   flag  and  out  of  business. 

"With  the  starter  in  the  new  stand  there  can  be 
no  possible  chance  or  excuse  for  a  horse  being  over- 
looked in  scoring.  I  am  quite  sure  that  this  new 
innovation  will  prove  gratifying  to  grandstand  pa- 
trons and  we  will  hear  less  complaint  of  wearying 
delay  in  starting." 


PILES   CURED   IN   6   TO    14   SATS. 

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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1907. 


TTTTW 

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Don't  miss  the  Combination  Sale  next  Monday 
evening  at  Fred  Chase's  new  pavilion,  478  Valencia 
street.  Some  good  ones  are  to  be  had  at  your  own 
figures. 


California  should  have  at  least  one  $5,000   stake 
for  trotters. 


At  each  of  the  four  fairs  of  the  San  Joaquin  Val- 
ley Circuit  there  will  be  two  $1,000  purses,  one  for 
2:20  class  trotters  and  one  for  2:20  class  pacers. 


Mr.  J.  R.  Fronefield,  now  with  the  sale  firm  of 
Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.,  visited  Pleasanton  in  the  rain 
last  Saturday,  and  while  he  found  plenty  of  mud 
there,  reports  all  the  horses  at  the  track  in  first-class 
shape,  there  being  little  or  no  sickness  among  them. 
There  are  close  to  300  head  now  stabled  at  the 
track  or  in  close  proximity  to  it,  and  the  trainers 
were  waiting  and  praying  for  a  little  sunshine.  At 
this  writing  (Wednesday)  it  begins  to  look  as  if 
they  had  prayed  with  faith,  and  by  the  time  this 
item  is  read  will  be  throwing  dust  in  one  another's 
eyes  on  the  famous  winter  track.  Fronefield  reports 
that  Joe  Cuicello  has  the  Coffin  horses  all  in  ele- 
gant shape  for  the  sale  on  the  25th,  and  that  he 
will  have  the  classiest  bunch  of  trotters  and  pacers 
seen  in  an  auction  ring  in  many  a  day. 


The  directors  of  the  Ferndale  Fair  Association 
have  decided  to  have  the  principal  event  of  the 
opening  day  this  year  a  race  for  both  trotters  and 
pacers  of  the  2:20  class.  There  are  a  number  of 
good  horses  in  Humboldt  county  eligible  to  this 
race,  and  it  will  be  a  hot  contest." 


Since  Sonoma  Girl  matineed  in  2:07  and  Charley 
Belden  won  over  ten  thousand  dollars  and  took  a 
record  of  2:  OS  %.  the  get  of  Lynwood  W.  are  being 
talked  about.  There  is  a  well  bred  yearling  filly  bv 
him  in  the  Coffin  Estate  sale. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison  of  Victoria,  B.  C.  sent  down 
to  J.  A.  McKerron  this  week  for  a  set  of  light  shin- 
boots  and  light  bell-boots  for  his  four-year-old  filly. 
Miss  Cresceus,  purchased  by  him  at  the  recent  Aptos 
Farm  sale  in  this  city.  Miss  Cresceus  is  trotting 
like  a  cyclone  and  goes  open-gaited  and  high  all 
around  like  a  coming  champion,  and  Mr.  Harrison 
is  greatly  pleased  with  her.  Mr.  Harrison  reports 
that  Jas.  Misner  is  out  again,  and  that  the  operation 
on  him  for  hernia  was  very  successful.  Mr.  Misner 
is  again  jogging  the  Harrison  horses  and  will  soon 
be  "sound  and  all  right."  Mr.  Harrison's  mare  Maid 
of  Del  Norte,  is  expecting  a  visit  from  the  stork 
very  soon,  and  the  youngster  will  have  Star  Pointer 
1:59%  for  a  sire. 


Paul  Bianehi  of  Gonzales,  who  owns  quite  a  num- 
ber of  well  bred  trotters,  recently  added  the  fine 
imported  Percheron  stallion  Caesar  to  his  string. 
Caesar  was  imported  by  Singmaster  &  Son,  and 
weighs  over  a  ton. 


It  is  time  to  select  the  sire  you  intend  breeding 
your  mare  to  this  season.  The  owner  who  hesitates 
to  breed  his  mares  now  is  stopping  just  at  the  time 
when  the  most  profit  is  in  sight. 


An  important  thing  in  arrangements  for  the  cir- 
cuit is  railroad  transportation  for  the  horses.  There 
should  be  cars  provided  and  fitted  up  to  take  the 
horses  all  the  way  through  the  circuit. 


A  yearling  colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  out  of  Cuba 
by  Oro  Wilkes,  second  dam  Mattie  Menlo  2-29%  by 
Menlo,  third  dam  San  Mateo  Belle  2:30  bv  Specula- 
tion, is  among  the  Coffin  Estate  horses  to  be  sold 
on  the  25th  inst.  Here  is  a  good  prospect  for  some 
one  who  is  willing  to  wait  till  he  grows  up.  He  is 
only  halter  broken  but  a  grand  looker. 


The  low  spot  opposite  the  judge's  stand  at  the 
Pleasanton  track  has  been  filled  up  and  a  few  other 
places  where  the  water  stood  accorded  the  same 
treatment.  The  track  will  be  fast  in  a  few  davs  if  the 
sunshine  continues. 


Mr.  J.  O.  Gerrety  suggests  that  a  good  way  to 
do  away  with  the  hopples  is  to  have  the  Register 
Association  refuse  to  credit  a  performance  as  stand- 
ard when  made  with  the  aid  of  the  straps. 

The  Oregon  State  Fair  may  move  its  date  forward 
a  week,  so  as  to  give  a  week  between  it  and  the 
California  State  Fair.  This  would  he  a  good  thing 
for  both  fairs. 


The  horses  from  Baywood  Stud.  San  Mateo  to 
be  offered  for  sale  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  next  Mon- 
day evening  are  a  splendid  lot.  They  are  all  nicely 
mannered  and  some  very  handsome  and  stylish 
horses  are  among  them.  You  can  look  them  "over 
now  at  the  salesyard. 


Messrs.  Benj.  M.  Cram  and  Frank  H.  Burke,  mem- 
bers of  the  executive  committee  of  the  California 
Circuit,  went  to  Los  Angeles  this  week  to  consult 
with  the  members  of  the  Los  Angeles  and  San  Ber- 
nai  dino  Harness  Horse  Associations  in  regard  to 
th    opening  of  the  circuit  in  Southern  California. 


The  Dexter  Prince  Stables  on  Baker  and  Grove 
streets  has  just  put  in  stock  two  new  speed  road 
wagons  from  the  Kenney  Manufacturing  Company 
at  531  Valencia  street.  These  two  wagons  are  the 
neatest  and  best  made  and  there  is  nothing  that 
equals  them  for  a  comfortable  spin  through  the  Park 
roads.  Kenney  has  a  few  more  in  stock  and  a  large 
line  of  sulkies  and  speed  carts  for  the  summer 
trade. 


Mr.  William  Van  Natta,  a  well  known  horseman 
of  New  York,  nowT  residing  in  San  Francisco,  has 
recently  purchased  the  fast  pacer  Al.  Sandy.  This 
speedy  gelding  by  Wayland  W.  2:12%  can  brush 
about  as  fast  as  Bolivar  and  will  be  much  in  evi- 
dence on  the  Park  speedway  this  summer. 


C.  W.  Kramer  of  Fortuna  recently  sold  to  Mr. 
Person  of  that  city  the  two-year-old  filly  Esther  by 
Carriar  2:22,  dam  Lady  K.  by  Altivo  2:18%.  The 
filly  is  said  to  be  very  speedy  for  one  of  her  age. 


Smith  McBride  is  expected  back  at  Visalia  in  a 
few  days  with  the  young  Allerton  stallion.  Best 
Policy,  that  Mr.  R.  O.  Newman  bought  from  C.  W. 
Williams  of  Galesburg.  Illinois. 


The  prize  list  for  the  Southern  California  Horse 
Show,  to  be  held  at  Pasadena,  has  been  received. 
The  Los  Angeles  Horse  Show  Association  will  co- 
operate with  the  Pasadena  association.  Entries  to 
the  Pasadena  show  will  close  February  27th.  Send 
to  Secretary  E.  D.  Neff,  Pasadena,  for  a  copy  of 
the  prize  list 


The  sale  announced  for  February  2Sth  at  the 
famous  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  is  attracting  much 
attention.  Manager  Humphrey  has  arranged  for  a 
special  train  to  await  all  the  morning  trains  at  Port 
Costa  and  return  after  the  sale.  The  sale  will  be 
held  under  cover,  so  that  bad  weather,  should  such 
a  condition  prevail,  will  not  discommode  the  buyers. 


Never  let  a  good  McKinney  mare  get  out  of  your 
reach  when  offered  for  sale  at  fair  price.  They  are 
choice  goods  and  will  be  more  valuable  still.  At  the 
sale  of  the  horses  owned  by  the  late  James  Coffin, 
which  is  to  be  held  at  Chase's  new  pavilion  on  the 
25th  inst.,  the  seven-year-old  brown  mare  Shelagh  is 
to  be  offered.  She  is  one  of  the  best  bred  ones  liv- 
ing, as  her  dam  is  Electway,  an  own  sister  to  Klata- 
wah  2:05%,  Chas.  Derby  2:20  and  other  fast  ones. 
Shelagh  has  trotted  a  mile  in  2:22%  with  little  work 
and  is  lady  broke. 


J.  R.  Albertson,  who  trained  and  developed  the 
great  trotter  George  G.  and  took  him  East  when  he 
was  sold  for  $15,000.  has  recently  added  a  couple 
of  good  prospects  to  his  string.  They  are  both  the 
property  of  Mr.  Benj.  Cram  of  this  city.  One  is 
by  Bay  Bird  and  the  other  is  a  three-year-old  filly 
by  Bonnie  Direct,  out  of  a  mare  by  Allie  Wilkes. 


M.  A.  Lewis  of  Oakdale  has  purchased  the  stal- 
lion Guy  McKinney  37625  from  Thos.  J.  Drais  of 
Farmlngton,  who  bred  the  horse.  Guy  McKinney 
is  by  McKinney  2:11%.  dam  by  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%"; 
second  dam  by  Onward  2:25;  third  dam  of  Mam- 
brino  Patchen  58;  fourth  dam  by  Privateer  258;  fifth 
dam  by  Abdallah  15:  sixth  dam  by  Saltram,  a  pacer, 
by  Kentucky  Whip.  There  is  no  richer  breeding 
than  that  of  Guy  McKinney,  and  he  is  a  fine,  large 
stallion  with  considerable  speed. 


Mr.  Edwin  D.  Neff,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Southern  California  Horse  Show  Association  of  Pasa- 
dena, was  in  town  this  week  on  a  flying  visit  in  the 
interest  of  the  horse  show,  which  opens  at  Pasa- 
dena March  7th. 


Walter  Millington  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  has  a  good 
young  pacer  by  Nearest  2:22%,  own  brother  to  John 
A.  McKerron  2:04%,  out  of  Princess  Airlie,  that  is 
pacing  very  fast  and  looks  like  a  splendid  prospect 
This  pacer  was  bred  by  Mr.  T.  W.  Barstow  of  San 
Jose,  owner  of  Nearest 


The  estate  of  Ben  Davies,  deceased,  has  lost 
by  death  the  four-year-old  stallion  Exchange  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes  2:16%,  dam  by  McKinney  2:11%.  This 
young  stallion  was  not  only  a  most  promising  but 
a  very  valuable  horse. 


There  are  some  extra  good  horses  to  be  sold  at 
auction  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  Combination  Sale,  Mon- 
day evening  next,  at  478  Valencia  street.  The  sale 
opens  at  7:45  P.  M. 


Louis  Pritchard  of  St.  Helena,  Napa  county,  re- 
cently solt  to  a  San  Franciscan  a  pair  of  claybank 
horses  with  black  manes  and  tails,  weighing  1400 
pounds  each,  and  received  the  good  price  of  $1,200 
for  them.  While  one  is  a  mare  and  the  other  a 
gelding  they  are  a  very  close  match  in  size  and 
style  as  well  as  color. 


There  will  be  the  usual  two  days'  racing  at  the 
Dixon  half-mile  track  on  May  1st  and  2d,  this  year. 
The  principal  part  of  the  program  will  be  made  up 
of  races  for  two  and  three-year-old  trotters  and 
pacers. 


The  person  who  buys  Admiral  Togo  at  the  Coffin 
sale.  February  25th,  will  get  a  good  prospect  for  a 
winner  in  the  big  trotting  purses  on  the  California 
Circuit  this  year,  and  one  that  is  good  enough  to 
race  on  the  big  Eastern  tracks. 


Dr.  J.  H.  Haile  of  Winters,  who  owns  the  colt 
Delmer  D.  by  Demonio  2:11%,  dam  Babe  by  Dawn- 
light,  believes  he  is  the  largest  colt  of  his  age 
in  the  State,  and  while  Delmer  D.  is  very  large 
he  is  as  near  perfect  in  build  as  any  colt  in  the 
country.  Dr.  Haile  jogs  him  on  the  roads  when  the 
weather  permits,  but  has  given  him  no  regular  train- 
ing as  yet. 


Mr.  S.  K.  Trefry  will  train  his  grand  young  trot- 
ter, Kenneth  C.  2:17,  as  a  three-year-old  for  the 
California  Circuit  this  year.  This  son  of  McKinney 
has  not  been  raced  since  his  three-year-old  form, 
but  had  some  work  last  year  and  a  mile  in  2:15 
was  easy  for  him.  He  is  fully  capable  of  reducing 
his  record  several  seconds,  and  as  he  is  sound  as 
a  bullet  and  always  ready  to  show  a  high  rate  of 
speed,  he  will  be  a  very  dangerous  horse  in  his 
class.  His  dam.  Mountain  Maid,  by  Cresco,  has  al- 
ready produced  three  with  fast  records,  Tom  Car- 
neal  2:08%,  being  one  of  them,  and  has  another,  the 
three-year-old  Ben  Hur  by  Stain  B.  2:11%,  that  will 
be  given  a  standard  record  this  year.  Kenneth  C. 
is  one  of  the  most  promising  young  stallions  in 
California  and  will  make  a  success  when  put  to 
breeding. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Walker  has  the  good  stallion  Potrero 
at  Concord  track,  in  Contra  Costa  county,  and  may 
decide  to  stand  him  there.  Potrero  has  a  trotting 
record  of  2:21.  and  is  a  well  bred  son  of  Redondo, 
he  by  the  great  Stamboul. 


Grace  Bond  2:09%  is  given  nearly  all  her  work  at 
the  Los  Angeles  track  to  halter,  behind  a  sulky 
drawn  by  another  horse.  Mr.  Gatcomb  believes  this 
little  mare  will  trot  very  close  to  the  two-minute 
mark  some  day. 


The  bay  colt  Dawson  by  Wayland  W.  2:12%.  dam 
Belle  Cooper  by  Ira,  has  been  sold  by  Mr.  H.  H. 
Elliott  of  Mendocino  to  Mr.  J.  S.  Manchester  of 
Napa.  W.  C.  Helman  of  Pleasanton  negotiated  the 
sale.  The  price  at  which  the  colt  changed  hands 
was  $500. 


Nearly  every  Futurity  for  two  and  three-year-olds 
is  given  primarily  for  trotters,  yet  nearly  all  have 
a  division  for  pacers.  Would  it  not  be  a  good  idea 
for  some  association  to  originate  a  pacing  stake 
for  three-year-olds,  in  which  the  starters  should  be 
compelled  to  race  without  hopples?  The  pacing 
horse  is  very  popular  everywhere,  but  there  is  lit- 
tle being  done  to  breed  a  family  of  pacers  that 
will  race  at  top  speed  without  the  garters. 


The  Santa  Maria  Times  of  January  26th  contained 
the  following:  The  Santa  Maria  Driving  Club  held 
its  second  meeting  on  Thursday  evening  in  the 
First  National  Bank  Bu-.ding,  and  in  the  absence 
of  President  Fleisher,  R.  L.  Jones  officiated.  The 
question  of  initiation  fees  and  dues  came  up  again 
and  was  finally  disposed  of  by  motions  made  by 
Mr.  Mead  and  Dr.  Humphrey,  according  to  which 
the  fee  is  $2  and  the  dues  50  cents  per  month.  The 
matter  of  arranging  for  the  first  meeting  received 
considerable  discussion,  and  the  committee  on  pro- 
gram was  instructed  to  "get  busy."  On  account  of 
the  treasury  not  being  overburned  with  this  world's 
goods,  it  was  decided  to  give  the  winners  at  the 
first  meeting  "ribbons"  instead  of  engraved  silver 
cups.  Among  other  things  to  come  up  at  the  meet- 
ing was  a  motion  not  to  allow  drinking,  gambling 
or  pool  selling  at  the  track  nor  to  allow  disreputable 
characters  to  be  at  the  track  during  the  club  meet- 
ings. A  motion  was  also  made  to  notify  all  neigh- 
bor towns  of  the  existence  of  the  club  and  invite 
horsemen  to  take  part. 


A  brown  colt  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  out  of  a  full 
sister  to  Owyhee  2:11,  is  well  enough  bred  to  head 
a  stock  farm.  This  one  is  a  two-year-old  and  is  one 
of  the  twenty-five  of  the  same  age  to  be  sold  at 
Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  on  the  28th  of  this 
month. 


The  get  of  the  champion  trotting  stallion  Cresceus 
2:02%  are  beginning  to  attract  a  great  deal  of  at- 
tention in  the  East  and  horsemen  generally  are 
of  the  opinion  that  Mr.  Savage  added  another  great 
sire  to  his  band  of  champion  stallions  when  he 
purchased  him.  So  far  as  the  writer  is  informed 
there  are  only  four  of  the  get  of  Cresceus  on  this 
Coast.  Mr.  A.  B.  Spreckels  owned  two,  one  of 
which  died  and  the  other  was  sold  to  Mr.  C.  A.  Har- 
rison of  Victoria,  B.  C,  at  the  recent  Aptos  Farm 
sale.  The  other  three  are  owned  by  Mr.  Geo.  Fox 
of  Clements.  Cal.,  who  sent  his  mare  Silpan  over  to 
Toledo,  Ohio,  to  be  bred  to  Cresceus,  at  the  same 
time  he  leased  Silver  Bow  2:16  to  Mr.  Ketchum.  Sil- 
pan was  returner  to  Mr.  Fox  in  the  fall  of  1905  with 
two  of  her  fillies  by  Cresceus,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1906  she  foaled  a  colt  by  the  champion.  The  oldest 
filly  is  now  a  four-year-old,  a  handsome  brown  in 
color,  while  the  other  is  a  bay.  The  four-year-old 
is  about  15.2  hands  high.  The  two-year-old  was  in 
rather  poor  condition, when  she  arrived,  but  is  now  in 
fine  shape  and  will  doubtless  be  as  large  as  her 
sister.  The  colt  is  a  bay  and  is  entered  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occident  Stakes.  Silpan.  dam 
of  these  three,  is  one  of  the  best  bred  mares  in 
California.  Her  sire  is  Silver  Bow  2:16,  her  dam 
Kitty  Fox  is  by  Pancoast  14391,  second  dam  by 
Dictator  113,  third  dam  by  Mambrino  Time  16S6, 
fourth  dam  by  Paddy  Burns  and  fifth  dam  by  Mosely's 
Copperhead. 


Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 


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Mr.  L.  C.  Swain  of  Richmond.  Cal..  will  soon  put 
his  four-year-old  colt  by  Dictatus  in  training  for 
the  races  on  the  California  Circuit. 


The  very  handsome  stallion  Napa  Prince  will  be 
in  the  stud  this  season  in  the  vicinity  of  Oakland, 
probably  being  two  days  in  the  week  at  Alameda, 
San  Leandro  and  Berkeley.  Due  notice  of  places 
and  dates  will  be  given  in  these  columns  next  week. 
Napa  Prince  is  by  Grandissimo,  dam  Queen  by 
Whippleton;  second  dam  Dot  by  Gen  Fletcher,  son 
of  Green's  Bashaw;  third  dam  by  Sir  John  Richards, 
thoroughbred.  For  style  and  finish  Napa  Prince 
is  the  equal  of  any  stallion  standing  for  service  in 
this  section  of  the  State.  He  is  owned  by  Mr.  F. 
Rochford,  who  resides  at  Fourteenth  and  Adeline 
streets,   Oakland. 


A  letter  received  at  this  office  last  Monday  from 
Mr.  George  A.  Kelly,  formerly  of  Pleasanton  but 
now  a  resident  of  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  states  that 
his  McKinney  stallion,  Bonnie  McK,  is  wintering 
fine  and  will  do  a  good  business  in  the  spring,  as 
twenty  mares  are  already  booked  to  him.  Mr.  Kelly 
is  working  five  head  this  winter,  among  them  a 
Zombro  filly  and  a  McKinney  mare,  both  out  of 
Mary  L.  2:22%.  He  also  has  an  Antrim  mare,  dam 
by  Glenelg.  AH  these  are  trotters  and  very  promis- 
ing ones  at  that.  At  the  time  of  writing,  January 
29th,  there  was  about  a  foot  of  snow  on  the  ground 
in  that  valley,  and  good  sleighing.  We  hope  the 
breeders  of  Washington  will  send  some  of  their  best 
mares  to  Bonnie  McK,  as  he  is  beyond  all  doubt  one 
of  the  best  bred  and  best  gaited  trotters  ever  sired 
by  McKinney. 


There  is  a  bay  colt  by  Searchlight  2:03%  to  be 
sold  at  the  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  sale  on  the 
2Sth  inst.  that  should  make  a  whirlwind  pacer  if 
trained.  His  dam  is  the  young  mare  Alsilke  by 
Chas.  Derby  2:20;  second  dam  Empress  2:29%,  dam 
of  King  Cadenza  2:15%,  by  Flaxtail,  second  dam 
Lady  Narley  by  Marion,  son  of  Mambrino  Chief; 
third  dam  by  John  Bull,  a  grandson  of  old  pacing 
Pilot,  and  fourth  dam  the  Reese  mare,  a  fast  pacer, 
owned  in  Pittsburg  many  years  ago.  The  Flaxtail 
blood  is  coming  to  the  front  every  year,  and  mingled 
with  that  of  Searchlight  should  produce  something 
extra  good. 


Dr.  C.  E.  Johnston  of  Visalia  is  the  owner  of  the 
green  pacer  Ira  Basler  by  Iris  out  of  the  dam  of 
My  Way  2:15%,  and  Stonelita  2:15%,  that  is  a 
great  prospect.  Jacob  Brolliar  worked  Ira  Basler 
some  last  year  as  a  three-year-old  and  stepped  him 
a  mile  in  2:15.  Dr.  C.  E.  Johnston  would  very  much 
like  to  register  this  young  stallion,  but  finds  it  im- 
possible under  the  present  rules,  as  the  sire,  Iris, 
is  not  registered.  Iris  was  by  Eros  5236,  son  of 
Electioneer,  and  was  out  of  a  mare  by  Elmo  891 ; 
next  dam  by  Chieftain  721.  Iris  is  the  sire  of  Jasper 
Avers  2:09,  Visalia  2:12%,  Jaspine  2:14%,  May 
Ayers  2:23%,  Lida  2:26,  El  Moreno  2:17,  and  the 
pacer  Ira  2:10%,  but  as  he  has  no  record  himself  is 
not  eligible  to  registration  under  the  present  rules. 
There  has  been  much  talk  recently  among  breeders 
and  owners  as  to  the  unfairness  of  some  of  the  rules 
for  registration,  and  there  is  quite  a  demand  for 
changes  in  some  of  them.  The  fact  that  Iris  had 
no  standard  record  himself  bars  him  from  registra- 
tion, although  his  sire  is  registered,  his  dam  and 
grandam  were  both  by  registered  horses,  and  he 
himself  has  produced  one  2:10  and  three  2:15  trot- 
ters, besides  several  others. 


A  nice  bay  two-year-old  by  Zombro  2:11  out  of  a 
full  sister  to  that  great  pacer  Waldo  J.  2:08,  "the 
gray  ghost  of  Santa  Paula,"  should  be  worth  some 
money.  He  is  good  headed  and  good  gaited  and 
will  make  a  grand  stock  horse,  as  he  has  the  size, 
and  besides  carries  the  blood  of  A.  W.  Richmond 
and  the  old  30-mile  champion  Gen.  Taylor.  He  is 
one  of  the  consignment  to  the  Coffin  Estate  sale. 


Mrs.  L.  J.  Hastings,  whose  address  is  4336  Ver- 
mont Avenue,  Los  Angeles,  has  concluded  to  close 
out  her  stable  of  trotting  bred  horses  at  private 
sale.  The  lady  owns  some  royally  bred  ones,  all 
ready  to  be  put  in  training  for  the  races  this  year. 
There  are  a  number  of  colts  and  fillies  by  that 
splendid  son  of  McKinney,  Coronado  2:09%,  out  of 
mares  by  Woolsey  (own  brother  to  Sunol  2:08%, 
Gossiper  2:14%,  Abbotsford  2:19%,  and  Noble 
Medium,  a  registered  and  well  bred  son  of  Happy 
Medium.  She  also  offers  a  four-year-old  stallion  by 
Sidney  Dillon  out  of  the  great  broodmare  Eveline, 
dam  of  Ole  2:10%.  Roblet  2:12,  etc.,  by  Nutwood, 
and  a  four-year-old  filly  by  Sidney  Diilon  out  of 
the  $10,000  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood.  Read  the  ad- 
vertisement in  this  issue. 


Among  the  two-year-olds  to  be  sold  at  Oakwood 
Park  Farm  on  the  2Sth  inst.  is  a  full  brother  to 
Captain  Derby  2:06%,  one  of  the  fastest  pacers  seen 
on  Eastern  tracks  last  year.  This  colt  is  by  Chas. 
Derby  2:20,  out  of  Economy  2:30  by  Echo;  second 
dam  Lady  Berkey  by  Muldoon.  and  third  dam  The 
Berkey  Mare  by  St.  Clair.  He  looks  like  a  good 
one. 


Tennessee  and  Arkansas  both  have  anti-betting 
laws  on  their  statutes.  The  continuous  running 
game  is  responsible  for  this. 


E.  E.  Smathers  of  New  York  has  presented  Caruth- 
ers  Ewing,  a  Memphis  lawyer,  with  the  speed  wagon 
drawn  by  Major  Delmar  in  the  contest  for  the  Mem- 
phis $5,000  gold  cup. 


The  Kansas  Grand  Circuit  has  arranged  its  dates 
for  seven  weeks'  racing,  opening  at  Parsons.  August 
6th  and  closing  at  Lawrence,  September  20th.  The 
classes  are  as  follows:  2:35  trot,  $500;  2:2S  trot, 
$500;  2:23  trot,  $500;  2:18  trot,  $500;  2:14  trot, 
$500;  three-year-old  trot,  $300;  2:30  pace,  $500;  2:24 
pace,  $500;  2:18  pace,  $500  2:13  pace,  $500;  2:10 
pace,  $500;  three-year-old  pace,  $300.  Topeka  will 
give  in  addition  to  these  several  $1,000  stakes.  The 
smallest  town  on  this  circuit  has  a  population  of 
over  10,000. 


BONNIE    DIRECT    2:05^. 


At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  managers  of  the 
Central  Indiana  Interurban  Fair  Circuit  is  was  de- 
cided to  raise  the  purses  for  1907  to  $S00  and  in- 
crease the  $1,000  early-closing  event.  The  members 
and  dates  for  1907  are:  Logansport.  August  5-8; 
Lebanon,  August  12-15;  Frankfort,  August  19-22; 
Lafayette  and  Crawfordsville  will  be  allotted  dates 
later  on.  W.  F.  Hulett  of  Crawfordsville  was 
elected  circuit  president  and  Riley  Hauser  of  Le- 
banon circuit  secretary.  The  early-closing  events 
are  $1,000  for  2:35,  2:24  and  2:27  trotters,  and  2:25 
and  2:19  pacers;  $800  for  2:17  trotters  and  2:14 
pacers,  and  $500  for  each  three-year-old  and  under 
trotters  and  pacers,  all  closing  June  1st. 


The  International  Fair  and  Racing  Circuit  was  or- 
ganized recently  at  Fargo,  N.  D.  Officers  elected 
were  as  follows:  President,  Dr.  A.  W.  Bell,  Winni- 
peg, Man.;  vice-president,  A.  F.  Hunter,  Grand  Forks, 
N.  D. ;  secretary,  L.  S.  Champine,  Minot,  N.  D. ; 
treasurer,  C.  E.  iWlson,  Fargo,  N.  D.  Minot  opens  the 
circuit  July  2,  and  racing  continues  for  four  weeks, 
the  members  being  Minot,  Grand  Rapids,  Fargo  and 
Winnipeg.  The  following  stakes  will  be  opened,  the 
value  of  each  being  $1,000,  each  town  having  the 
same  program:  2:10,  2:15,  2:20,  2:25,  2:40,  all  for 
pacers,  trotters  eligible  to  classes  five  seconds  faster 
being  permitted  to  start  in  any  race.  Aside  from 
these  $1,000  stakes,  three  class  races  will  be  given 
for  2:30,  2:13  and  free-for-all  horses. 


Queen  Ethel,  the  great  broodmare,  by  Strathmore, 
died  last  week  at  Walnut  Hall  Farm,  Donerail,  Ky. 
She  was  the  dam  of  the  ex-wagon  champion  pacer. 
Bumps  2:03%,  Baron  D.  2:10,  the  famous  sire  Moko 
and  others. 


Future  books  will  not  be  permitted  on  the  Jockey 
Club  tracks  is  an  order  that  will  be  strictly  enforced 
again  this  year.  Future  bookmaking  has  amassed 
fortunes  for  several  shrewd  operators.  The  fancy 
prices  quoted  at  least  four  months  before  the  run- 
ning of  a  handicap  against  a  list  of  entries,  including 
many  unsound  horses  and  others  of  uncertain  quality 
have  in  the  past  proved  magnets  for  an  immense 
amount  of  backing.  But  with  the  increased  wisdom 
of  the  betting  public  has  developed  a  desire  to  be 
shown,  so  that  instead  of  buying  a  pig  in  a  poke,  so 
to  speak,  persons  who  intend  to  make  wagers  on 
these  races  are  inclined  to  wait  until  the  field  has 
been  boiled  down  to  actual  starters  and  the  real 
betting  begins  in  the  ring  or  in  the  rooms  on  the 
day  of  the  race.  In  other  words,  the  racing  public 
does  not  care  to  be  in  a  hurry,  which  means  that 
the  future  bookmakers  are  going  up  against  a  huge 
frost  before  very  long. 


The  following  words  by  Frank  Trott  in  the  Boston 
Globe  ought  to  be  read  by  every  breeder  in  the 
United  States.  They  are  full  of  wisdom:  "It  is  the 
Futurities  which  make  colts  sell  for  five-figure  prices. 
Had  Blue  Hill  not  been  entered  in  the  Futurities  he 
would  to-day  be  an  unknown  colt,  and  instead  of  hav- 
ing earned  John  Hall  a  clean  $15,000  he  would  have 
been  running  up  expenses.  A  breeder  down  in  Maine 
raised  equally  as  fast  a  two-year-old  trotter  as  Blue 
Hill.  He  was  satisfied  to  sell  it  for  $3,000  for  the 
reason  that  not  being  in  a  single  Futurity  it  has  no 
real  earning  capacity  until  a  four-year-old.  Colonel 
Drinkwater  received  $10,000  for  Cochato  because  he 
was  a  Futurity  candidate.  Fred  Lee  of  West  Spring- 
field was  paid  a  like  sum  for  Gay  Bingen  last  winter 
for  the  same  reason.  Dave  McCarthy  got  $12,500  for 
'Lord  Revelstoke  because  Mr.  Forbes  had  the  judg- 
ment to  nominate  May  Fern  in  the  Futurities.  Many 
other  cases  where  a  small  breeder  or  trainer  has 
done  well  through  owning  a  Futurity  colt  could  be 
cited,  but  these  are  right  at  home  and  will  do  to 
emphasize  the  fact  that  it  is  the  well  engaged  colt 
that  has  great  value." 


DRIVER    OF   WORLD'S   CHAMPIONS    DEAD. 


Death  has  at  last  claimed  the  veteran  driver.  Chas. 
Marvin,  who  died  at  Lexington  last  Friday.  He  first 
came  into  prominence  as  the  driver  of  Smuggler,  which 
he  drove  to  the  world's  record  for  a  stallion  in  1874. 
and  has  practically  been  in  the  sulky  ever  since  and 
has  probably  driven  more  horses  to  world's  records 
than  anv  other  one  driver,  including  the  four-vear-old 
champions  Bonita  2:18%.  1883;  Sallie  Benton  2:17^;. 
1884;  Manzanita  2:16.  1888:  Sunol  2:10%.  1S90;  the 
three-year-old  champions  Hinda  Rose  2:19%,  1883: 
Sunol  2:10%,  1889;  Arion  2:10%.  1892;  the  two-vear-old 
champions  Sunol  2:18.  1888;  Arion  2:10%,  1891:  the 
yearling  champions  Hinda  Rose  2:36%,  1SS1:  Bell  Bird 
2:26%,  1S91:  the  champion  stallion  Palo  Alto  2:08%, 
1891,  and  many  others  that  bordered  on  world's  record 
time.  His  book  on  "Training  the  Trotting  Horse"  is 
the  standard  work  of  its  kind.  Nearly  all  the  others 
on  this  subject  are  merely  story  books  in  comparison. 
Marvin's  book  is  described  as  a  "primer,  a  text-book 
and  a  classic,"  and  ought  to  be  in  the  hands  of  all 
who  want  a  practical  book  on  training  the  trotter,  from 
foaling  time  up.  It  sells  at  S3. 50,  express  prepaid,  and 
can  be  had  from  Magnus  Flaws  &  Co..  the  horse  book 
publishers,  stallion  card  and  stock  catalogue  compilers, 
35S    Dearborn    Street,    Chicago.  • 


This  great  race  horse  and  sire  will  be  in  the  stud 
again  this  year  at  Pleasanton,  his  service  fee  being 
the  same  as  heretofore— $100.  He  is  the  only  son  of 
Direct  2:05%  with  a  record  below  2:10  that  is  stand- 
ing for  service  on  this  Coast.  Bonnie  Direct  was 
the  fastest  green  pacer  of  his  year  and  proved  him- 
self like  the  majority  of  the  Direct  family— a  great 
race  horse.  As  an  individual  he  is  superb  and  he 
imparts  to  his  get  splendid  conformation,  great  style 
and  fine  action  as  well  as  extreme  speed.  But  two 
of  his  get  have  been  raced,  one,  Bonalet  2:09%,  bing 
th  fastest  thre-year-old  of  1906,  and  th  other,  Bonnie 
Mc,  trotting  trial  miles  in  2:10. 

He  is  without  doubt  one  of  the  best  bred  horses 
in  America.  His  sire,  Direct  2:05%,  is  the  brightest 
star  in  the  great  Director  family,  both  as  a  race 
horse  and  sire,  being  the  sire  of  ten  in  the  2:10  list. 
The  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct  is  Bon  Bon,  trotting  rec- 
ord 2:26,  by  the  great  Simmons  2:28.  Bon  Bon 
is  the  dam  of  four  with  records  below  2:15 — Bonnie 
Direct  2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  Rector  2:10V2 
and  Bonsilene  2:14%,  all  by  different  sires.  Bon 
Bon's  dam  was  Bonnie  Wilkes  2:29  by  George  Wilkes 
2:22.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  in  the  list  and  has 
one  producing  son  and  two  producing  daughters. 
The  third  dam  is  Betty  Viley,  a  thoroughbred  mare 
by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston.  Betty  Viley  pro- 
duced Bonnie  Wilkes  2:29. 

Bonnie  Directs  get  all  show  speed  and  sell  readily 
for  good  profitable  prices.  This  is  the  sort  to  breed. 
When  it  is  considered  that  Bonnie  Directs  sire  and 
dam,  and  both  his  grandsires  and  grandams  have 
standard  records,  and  are  all  in  the  Great  Tables  as 
producers  of  standard  speed,  it  is  no  wonder  that 
he  is  producing  speed  himself  with  great  regularity. 
"He  just  can't  help  it." 

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EROM    SACRAMENTO. 


Breeder  and  Sportsman. — As  I  am  travling  over 
the  country  every  few  days  looking  for  live  stock,  I 
took  a  run  out  to  the  State  Fair  track  at  Sacramento 
to  see  how  things  were,  and  to  my  surprise  the  track 
was  in  grand  shape  and  everything  looked  good. 

I  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  McDonald,  Quinn, 
Ivey  and  Mitchell  work  their  horses.  McDonald  has 
nine  head  in  his  string  and  thinks  he  has  some  good 
ones.  One  that  I  saw  him  work  was  a  very  promising 
pacer,  but  he  has  a  two-year-old  trotter  entered  in 
an  the  stakes  that  he  likes  as  well. 

John  Quinn  has  ten  head,  and  one  that  took  my 
eye  was  a  bay  horse  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  that  acts  like 
the  goods.  He  trots  like  an  old  stager  right  now  and 
has  shown  a  quarter  in  31%  seconds,  I  was  told.  An- 
other one  in  Quinn's  string  is  the  horse  Wilmar,  that 
certainly  looks  and  acts  like  a  trotter. 

Mr.  Ivey  has  two  horses  belonging  to  Mr.  Wright 
that  are  both  by  James  Madison,  sire  of  Brilliant 
Girl  2:08%  and  Tuna  2:08%,  and  they  are  excellent 
prospects  to  race  this  season. 

Mr.  Mitchell  has  two  good  green  trotters  owned 
by  Mr.  Todhunter.  He  has  just  moved  to  the  track 
with  these. 

Things  are  looking  very  good  for  some  good  rac- 
ing this  season  all  over  the  State. 

SUBSCRIBER. 


WILL    HOLD    MATINEE    IN    MAY. 


The  Sonoma  County  Driving  Club  is  making  ar- 
rangements for  the  holding  of  a  meeting  in  May. 
The  election  of  officers  of  the  club  was  held  last 
Tuesday  evening,  Sampson  B.  Wright  being  chosen 
president;  Joseph  T.  Grace,  vice-president;  Frank 
S.  Turner,  secretary,  and  George  A.  Stone,  treasurer. 
The  directors  of  the  driving  club  chosen  include 
James  H.  Gray,  Frank  S.  Turner.  Joseph  T.  Grace. 
Samuel  Norris,  Richard  Abies,  Fred  J.  Yandle,  Samp- 
son B.  Wright,  L.  L.  Cannon,  William  E.  Healey,  and 
Dr.  W.  xjl.  Button. 

The  Santa  Rosa  track  is  one  of  the  best  in  the 
United  States,  and  Santa  Rosa  is  a  thriving  city. 
Over  a  million  dollars'  worth  of  buildings  have  been 
erected  there  since  the  earthquake  and  fire  of  April 
ISth  last. 


GRAND    CIRCUIT    DATES. 


Following  are  the  members  of  the  Grand  Circuit 
of  1907,  the  dates  of  their  respective  race  meetings 
and  the  steward  from  each  association: 

Detroit,  D.  J.  Canipau.  July  22-27. 

Cleveland.  H.  M.  Hanna,  July  29-August  2. 

Buffalo,  W.  Perry  Taylor,  August  5-9. 

Poughkeepsie,  Jacob  Rupper,  August  12-16. 

Readville,  J.  M.  Johnson.  August  19-23. 

Providence.  F.  E.  Perkins.  August  26-30. 

Hartford,  Morgan  G.  Bulkeley,  September  2-6. 

Syracuse,  De  Forrest  Settle,  September  9-13. 

Columbus.  E.  B.  Swisher.  September  16-20. 

Cincinnati,  A.  Jones,  September  23-27. 

Memphis,  C.  K.  G.  Billings,  October  14-24. 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 


C.  B.  Emery,  Healdsburg. — Miss  Derby,  bay  mare, 
foaled  1899,  took  a  record  of  2:2S%  at  Burlington. 
Iowa,  August  10,  1905.  She  was  sired  by  Autumn 
Haze  216S2,  her  dam  is  Time  by  Time  Medium 
9622,  and  her  grandam  May.  by  Express.  This  mare 
was  bred  by  C.  P.  Johnson,  Wapello,  Iowa. 


Brighton  Beach  alone  contributed  $32,000  last  year 
to  the  State  of  New  York  as  a  tax  on  its  gate  re- 
ceipts, i'his  money  is  distributed  among  the  agri- 
cultural associations. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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ELK   SLAUGHTER    IN    WYOMING. 


Who  is  bold  enough  to  go  into  the  Jackson's  Hole 
country  and  rid  that  great  stronghold  of  its  poachers, 
who  are  destroying  the  last  of  the  elk? 

This  is  the  question  that  is  agitating  the  settlers  of 
Northwestern  Wyoming  just  now,  on  account  of  the 
depredations  of  the  Isabel  gang  of  outlaws — men 
who  have  formed  a  strong  organization  and  who  are 
engaged  in  slaughtering  elk  for  their  teeth.  Elk 
tusks  bring  fancy  prices  on  the  market  owing  to 
their  popularity  as  insignia  of  a  great  secret  order. 
These  poachers  of  the  Jackson's  Hole  country  have 
taken  advantage  of  this  demand  to  slaughter  hun- 
dreds of  elk  this  season.  It  is  estimated  that  no  less 
than  500  elk  have  been  killed  since  winter  set  in. 
The  animals  are  run  down  in  the  deep  snow  by 
hunters  on  snowshoes,  and  they  are  shot  in  the 
head  with  a  small  bore  rifle  at  close  range.  The  teeth 
are  pulled,  and  in  some  instances  the  scalp  is  taken, 
but  the  remains  of  the  animal  are  left  to  be  de- 
voured by  coyotes  and  wolves.  This  gang  of  out- 
laws has  defied  the  attempts  of  the  local  authorities 
to  put  a  stop  to  its  work,  and  the  settlers,  many 
of  whom  make  a  living  in  the  regular  hunting  sea- 
son as  licensed  guides,  are  fearful  that  their  means 
of  employment  will  be  taken  from  them.  It  is  recog- 
nized that  if  such  wholesale  slaughter  goes  on  there 
will  be  no  more  elk  in  Jackson's  Hole  in  a  few 
months. 

The  gang  is  headed  by  a  man  named  Isabel,  who 
has  served  in  Wyoming  jails  on  account  of  game  law 
violations.  His  punishment  seems  to  have  had  no 
effect  on  him,  beyond  making  him  more  determined 
in  his  nefarious  work.  This  year  he  has  surrounded 
himself  with  a  crowd  of  tough  characters,  some  dozen 
in  all,  and  the  gang  makes  its  rendezvous  in  an  iso- 
lated cabin  in  the  wild  country  around  the  Tetons. 
Here  is  some  of  the  most  rugged  and  majestic  scenery 
in  the  world.  In  winter  this  desolate  country  south 
of  Yellowstone  Park  is  covered  with  deep  snow,  and 
it  is  impossible  for  any  one  to  get  around  except  on 
snowshoes.  The  elk,  which  have  flocked  to  the  Jack- 
son's Hole  country  by  thousands,  making  it  a  natural 
game  preserve,  are  driven  to  the  valleys  to  secure 
forage  and  to  escape  the  deepest  of  the  snow.  As 
they  flounder  through  the  drifts  they  are  easy  prey. 

Sometimes  these  poachers  do  not  kill  the  elk.  They 
rope  the  animals,  "hog-tie"  them,  after  the  manner 
of  cowboys  hog-tying  cattle,  and  pull  their  teeth. 
Then  the  elk  are  turned  loose  to  starve,  as  they 
cannot  eat  and  must  needs  meet  a  lingering  death. 
This  is  far  more  cruel  than  killing  them  outright. 

A  few  weeks  ago  the  settlers  of  the  Jackson's  Hole 
country  held  a  meeting  and  sent  word  to  several 
individuals  who  were  known  to  have  been  concerned 
in  the  slaughter  of  elk  to  get  out  of  the  country. 
Some  who  received  the  warning  acted  on  the  advice, 
but  most  of  them  merely  joined  the  Isabel  gang 
and  refused  to  pay  any  attention.  The  Jackson's 
Hole  settlers  are  a  determined  lot,  and  are  game  to 
the  core.  Every  man  in  that  country  is  a  dead  shot, 
and  is  not  inclined  to  sit  with  his  rifle  on  his  knees 
while  a  gang  of  outlaws  makes  off  with  his  means  of 
livelihood.  The  Jackson's  Hole  settler  makes  a 
good  thing  out  of  the  regular  hunting  season  in 
guiding,  horse  wrangling  and  cooking  for  elk-hunting 
parties  from  all  over  the  country.  But  another  sea- 
son of  work  by  the  Isabel  gang  and  there  will  be  no 
more  elk  left  to  kill.  So  the  upshot  probably  will 
be  an  expedition  of  settlers  against  the  gang.  The 
Isabel  outfit  is  too  strong  now  for  the  local  authori- 
ties to  cope  with  it.  No  doubt  if  the  work  of 
slaughter  is  continued  in  spite  of  all  warnings,  the 
settlers  will  organize  a  small  army  of  vigilantes,  and 
will  take  the  stronghold  of  the  Isabels  by  storm. 
There  will  be  fatalities,  as  the  outlaws  are  desperate 
men,  and  are  all  good  shots  and  well  armed.  But 
the  penalty  paid  by  the  tusk  hunters  will  be  severe. 
Probably  not  one  of  uiem  will  live  to  be  tried  by 
due  process  of  law. 

It  is  claimed  that  the  Government  should  send 
troops  from  Yellowstone  Park  to  protect  the  game 
in  Jackson's  Hole.  The  Government's  penalties  for 
the  killing  of  game  in  the  Park  itself  are  severe. 
In  fact,  no  tourist  is  allowed  to  carry  a  firearm  in 
the  Park  unless  it  is  sealed  But  in  winter  it  is 
impossible  to  guard  the  edges  of  the  Park,  and  it  is 
claimed  that  the  Jackson's  Hole  outlaws  are  not  at 
all  particular  where  they  wander  in  search  of  game. 
Indeed,  boasts  have  been  made  that  game  has  been 
slaughtered  within  hearing  distance  of  soldiers'  posts. 
Jackson's  Hole  itself  is  contained  in  the  vast  Yellow- 
stone or  Teton  Forest  Reserve,  south  of  the  Park. 
The  Government's  forest  rangers  are  always  willing 
to  aid  in  running  down  transgressors  of  the  State 
game  laws,  but  there  are  only  four  or  five  rangers 
on  this  mghty  reserve,  which  is  as  large  as  a  New 
England  State. 

The  solution  of  the  game  problem  in  Jackson's 
i^ole  seems  to  be  the  addition  of  the  Teton  reserve 
to  Yellowstone  Park  itself.  This  has  been  urged 
many  times.  It  would  be  a  great  addition  to  Yellow- 
stone National  Park,  this  land  of  virgin  forests,  im- 
mense mountains  and  crystal  lakes.  Artists  claim 
that  the  scenery  around  Jackson's  Lake,  at  the  foot 
of  the  Tetons,  cannot  be  excelled  anywhere  on  the 
Nor'  h  American  continent.    The  three  Tetons,  which 


run  up  in  rugged  spires  of  granite,  are  the  most  awe- 
inspiring  of  mountains.  The  Grand  Teton  has  been 
scaled  but  once  or  twice,  and  is  among  the  most 
difficult  mountains  to  ascend. 

In  the  great  valley  of  the  Snake  River,  skirting 
the  Teton  Range,  the  elk  and  other  wild  animals  of 
the  West  have  congregated.  Hunters  cleaned  the 
elk  out  of  Colorado  several  years  ago  Those  that 
were  left  worked  their  way  northward  through 
Wyoming  to  the  Jackson's  Hole  country.  In  winter 
it  is  nothing  to  see  bands  of  several  hundred  elk 
traveling  across  Jackson's  Hole.  Sometimes  the  snow 
will  appear  black  with  them.  Mountain  lions  are 
numerous,  and  these  animals  feast  upon  the  elk.  But 
in  spite  of  the  increasing  number  of  hunters,  and 
the  many  killed  by  mountain  lions,  the  elk  have  not 
decreased.  But  this  year  when  the  tusk  hunters  be- 
gan their  deadly  work  the  settlers  stood  appalled. 

Elk  teeth  have  enriched  several  shrewd  Western 
men  in  recent  years,  and  the  increasing  price  for 
these  emblems  has  resulted  in  the  bold  defiance  of 
the  law  in  the  elk  country.  One  man  at  Billings, 
Mont.,  was  shrewd  enough  to  see  a  chance  for  a 
fortune  in  elk  teeth  several  years  ago.  He  bought 
elk  teeth  of  the  Indians,  elk  teeth  dresses  being  the 
favorite  raiment  of  squaws.  The  purchaser  put  the 
elk  teeth  away,  and  in  a  few  years  had  a  barrel  full 
of  teeth.  These  are  worth  a  fortune  to-day,  and 
the  market  is  constantly  rising.  It  is  not  surprising 
that  the  rewards  have  excited  the  cupidity  of  men, 
even  to  the  commission  of  such  acts  of  outlawry  as 
are  now  going  on  in  the  stronghold  of  America's 
noblest  game. 


THE   PASSING  OF  A  GREAT  COURSING   RESORT. 


The  steady  advance  of  the  homeseekers  is  about 
to  wipe  out  of  existence  another  sporting  landmark. 
Union  Coursing  Park  is  the  latest  to  feel  the  coming 
of  the  rush  across  the  line  into  San  Mateo  county 
and  so  it  happens  that  the  greatest  field  for  Grey- 
hounds in  all  the  world  will  soon  be  but  a  memory 
and  bare-footed  children  at  play  will  take  the  place 
of  the  fleet-footed  Greyhounds  which  have  met  in 
competition  on  its  grassy  acres. 

Sporting  authorities  who  have  seen  the  finest  fields 
in  England,  Ireland  and  Australia  are  a  unit  in  pro- 
nouncing the  Union  Park  field  the  best  ever  devised 
for  the  sport  of  the  leash.  Although  it  was  laid  out 
some  nine  years  ago,  not  a  single  detail  could  be 
improved  upon.  The  methods  of  handling  the  cours- 
ing were  found  perfect  from  the  start,  the  only 
change  being  to  move  the  southerly  fence  forward 
a  short  distance  to  cut  off  a  corner  of  the  field  in 
which  the  spectators  did  not  have  a  thorough  view 
of  the  running. 

The  success  of  the  park  was  founded  upon  the 
field.  This  was  composed  of  a  mixture  of  sand  and 
loam,  which  made  a  perfect  footing  for  the  hounds 
in  all  kinds  of  weather.  Rain  had  no  effect  on  the 
field,  it  being  possible  to  conduct  the  sport  in  a  down- 
pour. In  mid-summer  the  surface  of  the  field  re- 
tained its  firmness  without  being  soaked,  as  would 
a  clay  or  adobe  field.  The  dogs  ran  over  it  with 
confidence,  as  there  was  no  danger  of  injured  feet. 
When  they  wanted  to  stop  they  put  out  their  feet 
and  slid  in  the  sand,  where  on  another  field  they 
would  make  a  wide  detour  to  prevent  injury  to  their 
pads. 

The  most  famous  Greyhounds  of  their  time  per- 
formed on  this  field  for  the  largest  purses  ever  of- 
fered for  this  kind  of  competition.  There  were  a  num- 
ber of  $10,000  stakes  decided  and  many  of  nearly 
that  value.  In  coursing  the  purse  does  not  go  to 
the  first  three  to  finish  as  in  horse  racing,  but  it  is 
spread  out  so  that  the  majority  of  the  dogs  win  some- 
thing. This  is  worked  down  so  that  the  last  dogs  to 
share  in  the  distribution  receive  their  entrance  fees 
back. 

For  Freedom  was  one  of  the  first  of  the  sensational 
performers  to  be  seen  on  this  field.  He  reached 
here  on  a  Thursday  in  an  express  crate  from  Eng- 
land and  was  started  on  the  following  Sunday  merely 
with  the  idea  of  seeing  his  style  of  going.  He  fairly 
romped  through  the  stake,  although  he  was  quoted 
at  75  to  1  in  the  betting.  In  one  of  his  trials  he 
led  the  other  dog  so  far  that  they  were  sent  back  to 
the  slips  again,  the  judge  thinking  the  opponent  of 
For  Freedom  was  unsighted.  The  English  dog,  bred 
by  Fawcett  Brothers,  again  showed  wonderful  "foot," 
and  then  his  great  flight  of  speed  was  appreciated. 
Up  to  the  time  of  his  first  retirement  the  great  dog 
was  unbeaten.  In  framing  the  conditions  of  stakes 
allowance  was  made  for  the  dog  beaten  by  the  ulti- 
mate winner,  for  to  be  drawn  against  For  Freedom 
was  to  at  once  lose  all  chance  of  getting  farther 
into  the  stake. 

Before  and  after  the  great  For  Freedom  there  was 
a  host  of  Greyhounds  which  could  win  in  any  country. 
They  included  Curtis  &  Son's  Emin  Pasha,  the  most 
remarkable  sire  ever  owned  in  this  country  and 
whose  progeny  won  the  major  number  of  stakes  of- 
fered. His  greatest  sons  were  Palo  Alto  and  Poca- 
telli.  The  owner  of  the  former  favored  him  some- 
what and  did  not  run  him  as  often  as  he  could  have 
done,  but  he  was  always  a  consistent  performer,  win- 
ning at  different  times  all  the  classic  stakes.  Poca- 
telli  was  also  a  brilliant  performer,  but  he  was  in- 


jured when  in  his  prime,  and  the  total  of  his  win- 
nings will  not  reach  that  of  other  dogs. 

Geo.  Rossiter's  Rubber  Ankles,  pronounced  the 
most  beautiful  Greyhound  in  the  world,  and  one  of 
the  gamest,  was  a  great  favorite  here.  While  she 
was  moulded  upon  the  most  graceful  and  dainty  of 
lines,  she  had  muscles  of  steel  and  a  stout  heart, 
which  would  carry  her  through  the  keenest  competi- 
tion. Old  Royal  Flush  was  another  popular  idol  with 
the  followers  of  coursing.  He  holds  the  record  of 
having  won  four  stakes  in  as  many  starts.  Beacon, 
the  great  blue  dog  with  a  wonderful  flight  of  speed, 
was  a  popular  favorite  in  his  day.  Then  there  was 
Luxor,  a  dog  with  a  beautiful  style  of  going;  Young 
America,  False  Flatterer,  Barge,  Gladiator,  oisquoc, 
Skyball,  Thornhill,  Rosette  and  Cavalier. 

Grace  and  Dean's  Connamara  was  another  great 
public  favorite,  sharing  the  honor  for  a  time  with 
Denny  Walsh's  Sacramento  Boy.  Connamara,  after 
being  retired,  was  stolen  one  night  by  a  ruled-off 
trainer  (Fried  Liver  Jack),  a  man  who,  at  the  pres- 
ent time,  is  posing  in  the  East  as  a  pillar  of  Coast 
dogdom.  Then  there  was  Geo.  Rossiter's  Firm 
Friend,  which  came  from  the  kennels  of  the  Messrs. 
Fawcett,  the  home  of  For  Freedom;  Moondyne, 
Rocker,  Lucky  Dog,  Royal  Buck,  Flying  Buck  and 
others.  That  the  breed  of  Greyhounds  has  deterior- 
ated on  ths  Coast  is  easy  of  proof  when  one  com- 
pares this  list  with  that  of  the  dogs  of  the  present 
day.  There  have  been  no  importations  from  the 
great  English  kennels  for  years,  although  at  one 
time  it  was  of  frequent  occurrence  for  the  gentle- 
men interested  in  the  sport  to  draw  on  the  best 
available  blood  for  the  upbuilding  of  their  kennels. 

The  park  was  well  served  by  its  field  officials. 
Charles  Griswold  was  its  first  superintendent  and 
he  planned  all  the  details  of  the  park  which  were 
found  afterward  to  work  out  so  well.  The  park  was 
opened  by  Judge  John  Bull,  who  came  from  England 
to  officiate  in  the  saddle.  He  wore  the  conventional 
hunting  cap  and  scarlet  coat  of  the  hunting  field  and 
was  always  a  picturesque  figure. 

He  was  succeeded  by  John  Grace,  who  judged  with 
marked  success  for  years.  Day  after  day  he  would 
sit  in  judgment  on  trials  in  which  thousands  were 
wagered,  and  there  was  seldom  a  murmur  at  his  de- 
cisions. He  was  succeeded  by  P.  J.  Reilly,  who  has 
always  been  a  prime  favorite  with  the  followers  of 
the  old  game. 

James  Grace  did  the  bulk  of  the  slipping  at  the 
park,  succeeding  James  Wren.  Grace  seemed  to 
cast  a  spell  over  the  dogs,  which  were  quiet  in  his 
hands  when  they  would  struggle  if  another  was  in 
the  slipper's  box. 

The  park  fell  upon  evil  days  when  the  park  offi- 
cials took  the  wrong  side  in  San  Mateo  county  poli- 
tics. A  Supervisor  they  opposed  was  elected,  and  he 
has  made  it  evident  since  then  that  he  neither  for- 
gets nor  forgives.  As  the  park  is  in  his  district,  he 
has  wielded  great  power  with  his  associates  and 
it  has  been  in  his  power  to  keep  the  park  closed  to 
the  coursing  men,  although  the  sentiment  of  the 
people  in  the  neighborhood  has  been  in  favor  of  it, 
as  it  brought  business  to  them.  Money  running  into 
the  millions  has  been  wagered  at  the  park  since  its 
gates  were  first  thrown  open  to  the  public. 


Killing   Beneficial    Birds. 

A  great  deal  of  complaint  has  been  made  lately 
by  farmers  and  orchardists  in  Pajaro  valley  con- 
cerning the  killing  of  beneficial  birds  that  are  pro- 
tected by  law,  in  consequence  Deputy  Fish  and 
Game  Warden  A.  J.  Devine  of  Watsonville  is  en- 
deavoring to  put  a  stop  to  this  wanton  slaughter.  It 
appears  that  the  Japanese  are  mainly  responsible 
for  the  killing  of  these  birds,  principally  robins,  and 
some  arrests  have  been  made.  There  are  numerous 
birds  that  are  of  great  value  in  destroying  orchard 
and  field  pests,  and  the  protection  of  the  law  is 
wisely  thrown  around  them.  To  kill  such  birds  sub- 
jects the  guilty  person  to  a  heavy  fine. 


Anglers  to  be  Licensed. 

Creation  of  a  Game  Fish  Commission,  establish- 
ment of  a  game  fish  angler's  license  and  the  con- 
struction of  game  fish  hatcheries  is  the  purpose  of 
two  bills  introduced  in  the  Oregon  Senate  by  Senator 
Smith  of  Umatilla,  by  request.  The  bill  provides 
that  every  person  over  the  age  of  sixteen  years  must 
have  a  license  before  he  shall  be  permitted  to 
fish  in  the  streams  of  that  State,  for  which  license 
an  annual  fee  of  $1  must  be  paid.  The  funds  thus 
secured  are  to  be  set  apart  in  the  State  Treasury 
for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the  expense  of  main- 
taining the  Game  Fish  Commission  and  constructing 
and  operating  game  fish  hatcheries.  The  fish  com- 
mission is  to  consist  of  three  men  anointed  by  the 
Governor,  Secretary  of  State  and  State  Treasurer. 
They  may  employ  a  superintendent  at  a  salary  of 
$2,000  a  year. 


Big  Yield  of  Salmon  Eggs. 

Captain  G.  H.  Lambson,  superintendent  of  the 
United  States  fisheries  in  superior  California,  re- 
ports that  87,000,000  salmon  eggs  is  the  season's 
total  take  at  the  Government  fisheries  at  Baird, 
Battle  Creek  and  Mill  Creek. 

By  fisheries,  the  catch  was:  Mill  Creek,  45,000,- 
000;  Battle  Creek,  35,000,000,  Baird,  7,000,000.  This 
is  not  so  large  a  take  as  last  season,  though  fish 
were  more  plentiful  this  year  than  last. 

A  trout-collecting  station  is  being  established  in 
the  Shasta  river,  near  Yreka.  Eggs  will  be  taken 
from  that  station  to  the  State  hatchery  at  Sisson  to 
undergo  the  eying  process. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


GOSSIP    FOR    SPORTSMEN. 


Duck  shooting  at  present,  so  far  as  the  local 
sportsmen  are  interested,  is  a  matter  of  pleasant 
memories — in  so  far  as  the  early  part  of  the  season 
is  concerned,  and  a  disappointment  when  the  last 
six  weeks  are  reckoned.  For  but  few  instances  are 
on  record  this  year  where  the  duck  hunting  contin- 
gent have  had  indulgence  in  cheir  favorite  sport  that 
was  anywhere  near  satisfactory.  The  birds  left  most 
of  the  resorts  early  in  the  season  and  stayed  away, 
thus  upsetting  the  p^ans  of  many  clubs  and  indi- 
viduals. For  a  time  the  Sacramento  and  up-river 
sportsmen  had  an  inning,  then  the  Sacramento  and 
lolo  overflows  were  deserted  by  the  webteet.  Re- 
ports from  various  sections  south,  Tulare  lake,  Kern 
lake,  Imperial  and  the  Salton  sea  district,  etc.,  re- 
ceived at  various  times,  gave  the  information  to  the 
gunners  as  to  where  the  elusive  birds  were — in  flocks 
of  thousands  and  thousands.  These  tips,  however, 
were  more  of  an  irritation  to  most  of  the  Nimrods 
than  anything  else.  As  a  result  of  this  state  of 
affairs  most  of  the  gun  club  members  have  closed 
their  shacks  and  put  by  their  guns. 

The  canvasbaek  and  bluebill  ducks  for  some  rea- 
son unknown  have  not  been  so  plentiful  in  the  bay 
waters  this  year.  Some  excellent  shore  shooting  has 
been  developed  along  the  east  San  Pablo  shores,  but 
even  that  meager  resource  for  the  gunners  has 
petered  out  recently.  Nevertheless,  there  is  a  small 
army  of  shooters  to  be  seen  daily  along  the  muddy 
shores  of  Berkeley  and  Oakland  and  farther  north. 
These  shooters,  gum-booted  and  garbed  in  long,  flap- 
ping raincoats,  stand  in  a  skirmish  line  hip  deep 
out  in  the  water,  and  woe  betide  the  luckless  butter- 
ball,  coot  or  anything  else  flying  by  within  100 
yards.  The  birds  are  met  with  an  unending  fusillade 
from  the  rainmakers — they  invariably  use  black 
powder — and  .generally  succumbs  to  about  half  a 
pound  of  No.  4  shot.  Then  there  is  a  rush  and  scuttle 
through  the  water  of  men,  boys  and  dogs.  Each 
biped  claiming  the  killing  shot,  the  bird  belongs  to 
the  first  one  that  retrieves  it.  The  mudlarks  don't 
get  many  ducks,  but  judging  from  the  number  of  fol- 
lowers of  the  game,  they  must  get  a  lot  of  hilarious 
fun  out  of  it.  This  stunt  is  very  much  discounten- 
anced by  the  hunters  who  have  blinds  farther  out 
along  the  shore  lines.  In  spite  of  the  allurements 
of  hundreds  of  gaudily  painted  decoys,  the  incessant 
racket  along  the  muddy  low  water  line  keeps  the 
canvasbaek  and  other  deep  water  birds  away  from 
the  fellows  patiently  shivering  and  swearing  in  the 
brush-covered   platforms. 

During  the  week  past  quite  a  number  of  canvas- 
back  and  bluebills  have  been  shot  on  the  eastern 
edges  of  San  Pablo  Bay.  Good  bags  of  these  birds 
have  also  been  shot  in  Richardson's  Bay.  Dr.  Bean 
of  this  city  and  a  friend  killed  the  limit  from  their 
blind  in  Richardson's  Bay  last  Sunday. 


Wild  pigeons,  a  few  days  ago,  were  frequenting 
roosts  in  the  vicinity  of  Glen  Ellen  by  the  thousands. 
Gunners  of  that  section  shot  the  birds  by  the  hun- 
dreds daily.  Several  local  sportsmen,  Otto  Feud- 
ner,  Theo.  Kytka,  Harry  Babcock  and  M.  Hall  McAl- 
lister, had  a  try  at  the  wild  cooers  on  Wednesday. 
Results  were  rather  unsatisfactory.  It  rained  all  day, 
and  the  birds  struck  out  for  the  tall  timber  of  the 
higher  regions. 


The  recent  rains  have  about  put  a  quietus  on  quail 
shooting  in  the  near-by  resorts.  The  wet  low  cover 
is  deserted  for  the  higher  ground  and  sheltering 
cover  of  the  thick  brush. 


English  snipe  are  only  a  tradition  on  many  favorite 
grounds  now.  The  birds  cannot  feed  in  the  puddles 
of  the  pasture  land,  and  furthermore,  many  erstwhile 
excellent  grounds  have  been  converted  into  aspara- 
gus fields.  For  the  present  the  shooter  must  make 
a  long  trip  to  indulge  in  snipe  shooting.  At  that  the 
birds  may  have  left  when  he  arrives  on  ground  where 
the  birds  were  reported — they  are  here  to-day  and 
gone  to-morrow. 


A  dispatch  from  Salt  Lake  gives  the  curious  in- 
formation that  a  large  number  of  wild  ducks  have  re- 
cently been  found  dead  and  dying  on  the  ground 
in  the  line  of  flight  of  migratory  flocks.  An  exhaus- 
tive investigation  made  by  the  sporting  editor  of 
the  Salt  Lake  Tribune  shows  that  the  losses  of  wild 
ducks  from  an  unknown  cause  have  been  greatlv 
exaggerated  and  will  not  be  excessive,  considering 
the  season  and  the  immense  numbers  in  which  the 
birds  are  migrating  south.  It  is  now  believed  thai 
the  ducks  which  cumbered  the  ground  were  in  most 
instances  exhausted  ani  chilled  by  their  iourney 
from  the  north,  and  revived  after  a  brief  rest.  It  is 
also  possible  that  some  vegetable  food  may  be  one 
of  the  reasons  for  the  ducks'  discomfiture. 


In  connection  with  the  foregoing  paragraph  a -re- 
cent report  from  North  Yakima  is  another  story  of 
similar  import  that  will  be  exasperating  news  to 
Northwest  sportsmen: 

Game  Warden  Barnes  reported  that  hundreds  of 
Chinese  pheasants  that  had  been  liberated  in  Yakima 
four  years  ago  and  had  multiplied  until  there  are 
now  thousands  of  them,  are  dying  in  the  deep  snows. 
The  birds  are  unable  to  find  sufficient  feed  and  die  of 
starvation.  The  Game  Warden  has  made  arrange- 
ments for  the  birds  to  be  fed  in  the  various  valleys 
by  providing  grain  for  them  during  the  present 
weather  conditions. 


notwithstanding  the  lateness  of  the  season*  for  a  com- 
munication from  Seattle,  dated  January  30th,  states: 

Rain  and  warm  winds  swept  away  the  snow,  but 
did  not  spoil  the  duck  shooting.  Good  bags  were 
made  during  the  week  on  all  the  down-sound  flats. 
Teal  were  not  so  much  in  evidence  as  during  the 
cold  weather,  but  sprigs  and  widgeon  were  plentiful 
enough  to  make  up  for  the  deficiency. 

Inland  shooting  improved  with  the  moving  of  the 
ice.  Something  was  doing  on  Squak  slough,  and 
although  it  was  not  in  the  same  class  with  Swino- 
mish  and  Skagit  flats,  yet  it  was  worth  looking  after. 
D.  A.  Upper  had  fair  luck  at  the  Green  Wing  Pre- 
serve. 

John  L.  Kahaley  and  Peter  Woeck  were  among 
the  lucky  hunters  at  the  Skagit  flats  recently.  They 
were  out  several  days  and  came  in  with  something 
like  sixty,  all  big  ducks,  and  a  few  geese.  Some  of 
the  mallards  weighed  approximately  four  pounds.  In 
walking  up  town  Kahaley,  who  is  a  large  and  very 
powerful  man,  had  to  rest  twice. 


The  killing  of  some  snow  geese  on  Hood  Canal 
recently  aroused  the  curiosity  of  sportsmen.  It  is 
unusual.  As  a  rule  the  snow  geese  cling  to  the  Coast 
line  on  their  annual  flight,  avoiding  Washington,  but 
swinging  inland  somewhere  along  the  California 
Coast.  It  is  probable  that  the  severe  weather  out- 
side the  cape  drove  them  into  Puget  Sound,  and 
they  happened  to  wing  their  way  up  the  canal. 


The  Oregon  Journal  states  that  the  National  Audu- 
bon Society  has  contributed  to  the  local  branch  a 
good  portion  of  a  $200,000  bequest  for  the  purpose 
of  suppressing  the  traffic  in  the  plumage  of  birds. 
Oregon  will  make  a  special  effort,  with  the  money, 
to  stop  the  slaughter  of  grebes,  which  are  plentiful 
in  the  Klamath  lakes  district,  ine  grebe  is  only 
valuable  as  a  millinery  decoration  at  one  time  of  the 
year,  the  nesting  season.  A  small  part  of  the  down 
on  the  breast  which  the  bird  does  not  develop  at 
any  other  time  is  taken  away  from  the  female,  and 
the  operation  not  only  kills  the  bird  but  all  the 
young.  The  grebes  are  found  in  flocks  and  slaughter 
is  comparatively  easy.  Thousands  are  being  shipped 
to  New  York,  it  is  said,  and  other  Eastern  points 
yearly.  The  Journal  says  that  at  one  time  the  traffic 
was  under  control,  but  that  it  has  broken  out  again. 


C.  E.  Gaches  of  Skagit  county.  Wash.,  was  one  of 
the  busy  members  of  the  Legislature  now  in  session, 
one  day  last  week,  and  one  of  the  two  bills  he  intro- 
duced, it  is  claimed,  will  find  favor  with  the 
majority  of  the  hunters  of  the  Northwest.  Should 
it  become  a  law  it  will  also  save  for  all  time  the 
slough  near  Ferndale,  which  extends  in  part  over 
onto  the  Lummi  reservation,  for  the  man  who  belongs 
to  a  "no  rich"  gun  club. 

The  bill  provides  a  fine  a  $100  for  any  person  who 
sows  grain  on  private  land  with  the  purpose  in  view 
of  enticing  game  fowl  thereon,  providing  said  land 
is  not  open  to  hunters. 

The  bill  is  aimed  directly  at  the  combination  of 
Seattle  hunters  who  now  control  the  LaConner  flats, 
and  who  will  allow  no  one  but  club  members  to  hunt 
on  the  land.  They,  of  late,  have  been  punishing 
all  trespassers,  and  it  is  at  the  instigation  of  the 
hunters  of  Skagit  county,  who  are  thus  forbidden 
to  hunt  on  one  of  the  best  duck  grounds  in  the 
entire  Northwest. 

The  club  has  long  controlled  practically  all  of  the 
sloughs  on  the  flats,  and  as- they  plant  wild  rice  and 
other  grains  to  attract  the  birds,  they  do  not  touch 
the  portions  of  the  land  not  under  the  control  of  the 
club.  As  a  result  the  club  members  are  always 
assured  of  excellent  sport — at  least  plenty  of  game — 
during  the  open  season,  while  the  poor  man,  who 
does  not  belong  to  the  elite,  is  unable  to  get  anything 
for  his  day's  trouble. 

This  has  been  going  on  so  long  that  the  indepen- 
dent hunters,  as  they  might  be  termed,  of  Skagit 
county,  have  revolted  and  a  great  effort  will  be  made 
fcto  have  the  bill  become  a  law. 

While  the  law  is  primarily  for  the  interests  of 
Skagit  county,  it  wll  also  benefit  the  hunters  of 
Whatcom  county.  At  present  it  is  impossible  for 
any  individual  or  corporation  to  get  control  of  the 
big  slough  in  Whatcom  county,  as  part  of  the  land 
lies  in  the  Lummi  reservation,  and  cannot  be  pur- 
chased. 

The  Bellingham  Rod  and  Gun  Club  has  contem- 
plated for  some  time  past  the  sowing  of  some  wild 
rice  and  other  grains  on  the  ground,  so  as  to  attract 
the  birds,  as  the  Seattle  hunters  have  done  on  the 
waterfront,  near  LaConner. 

As  there  is  no  danger  of  the  lands  being  bought 
up  by  any  combination  of  men  or  individual,  this 
will  now  probably  be  carried  out. 


Hunting  conditions  up  north  seem  to  be  favorable. 


Recent  reports  from  southern  California  show  that 
the  gunners  of  the  orange  belt  were  having  a  pleas- 
ant enjoyment  of  duck  and   field   shooting. 

Sunday  two  weeks  ago  was  a  great  day  for  Los 
Angeles  sportsmen.  Throughout  the  county  doves, 
pigeons,  quail  and  ducks  were  killed  without  num- 
ber, many  limit  bags  being  obtained,  and  at  the 
ocean  side  the  fishing  was  simply  great,  though  but 
one  spot  fin  was  taken  from  the  briny  deep  and  not 
a  yellow  tail  was  seen.  Of  torn  cod,  halibut,  mackerel, 
king  fish,  sculpin  and  bass  there  were  more  than 
enough  to  satisfy  the  most  greedy  fisherman. 

Duck  shooters  had  a  good  day  of  it  near  Clear- 
water and  Santa  Ana  and  at  the  beach  preserves. 
From  Clearwater,  Archie  Price  and  Billy  Basse  came 
home  with  thirty-two  ducks  between  them.  Tom 
Hinchman  and  Jim  Stalling  killed  seventeen  ducks 
beyond   Santa  Ana  and  the   limit  was  shot  by  both 


Fred  L.  Stone  and  George  Childs.  Numerous  other 
hunters  also  brought  in  good  bags.  Near  Whittier, 
beyond  Lamanda  Park,  up  above  Colegrove  and  Holly- 
wood and  beyond  Sawtelle,  hunters  found  quail  by 
the  hundreds  and  the  limit  was  reached  early  in 
the  day.  The  birds  had  been  driven  down  out  of 
the  hills  by  the  storm  and  ine  fields  and  brush  were 
full  of  them. 

Alex  Aikman  and  Harry  Berge  got  the  limit  beyond 
Hollywood,  and  Charles  Wilson  and  George  Beckman 
killed  the  limit  near  Whittier.  Lamanda  Park  fur- 
nished the  bag  limit  in  both  quail  and  pigeons.  Glen- 
dale,  Eagle  Rock,  Burbank  and  other  points  report 
good  bags  of  quail.  Peter  Peterson  and  Bert  Hin- 
man  killed  the  limit  in  quail  and  Judge  Henderson, 
from  San  Luis  Obispo,  who  is  visiting  here,  shot 
nineteen  pigeons  within  an  hour. 


For  the  first  time  in  many  years  the  wild  animals 
are  forsaking  their  haunts  in  the  depth  of  the  moun- 
tains on  account  of  the  snow  and  are  seeking  the 
level  plains  in  the  valley.  Many  wildcats  and 
lynxes  are  among  the  animals  which  are  coming  out 
of  the  wild.  Rabbits  have  left  the  deeper  canyons 
and  are  now  in  the  foothills  in  greater  abundance 
than  in  many  years. 

W.  E.  Smith  of  Pasadena  has  been  bothered  by  a 
big  wildcat  getting  his  chickens.  The  animal  came 
over  an  eight-foot  fence  into  the  coop  and  carried 
off  a  c.cken  for  several  nights  without  dropping 
a  feather  of  the  bird.  Mr.  Smith  heard  a  commotion 
in  the  coop  one  night  and  took  a  shot  at  the  animal 
in  the  dark,  but  missed. 

Abner  R.  Bennets  of  No.  755  North  Wilson  avenue 
killed  three  rabbits  one  evening  and  one  of  them 
he  left  out  of  doors.  Next  morning  it  was  gone,  pre- 
sumably taken  by  a  wildcat. 

All  of  the  residents  in  the  northeast  section  of 
the  city  are  troubled  more  or  less  with  the  wild  ani- 
mals since  the  heavy  snows  covered  the  mountains. 


Wild  pigeons  are  furnishing  great  sport  for  hun- 
ters in  Sonoma  county  at  present.  They  are  being 
killed  by  the  hundreds  in  the  vicinity  of  Cloverdale, 
Geyserville  and  in  the  valleys. 

A  report  from  Los  Angeles  states  that  for  the  first 
time  in  years  the  wild  pigeons  were  found  in  the 
Chatsworth  Park  territory,  as  they  were  driven  from 
the  high  ranges  by  the  snow  into  the  lower  hills 
and  valleys.  The  hunt  for  these  birds  has  afforded 
better  sport  than  either  quail  or  duck  shooting,  as 
they  were  wild,  flew  faster  and  were  much  harder 
to  shoot. 

The  size  of  the  pigeons  this  season  is  much  larger 
than  any  seen  for ,  many  years.  Thousands  of  the 
pigeons  gather  in  the  valleys  and  fly  from  spot  to 
spot,  as  they  are  disturbed  easily,  allowing  a  fair  tar- 
get throughout  the  day. 


Assemblyman  Leeds  has  introduced  a  bill  making 
it  unlawful  to  kill,  at  any  time,  wild  ducks  for  the 
market.  Among  other  provisions  i^the  bill  are  the 
following:  Shrimps  may  not  be  taken  from  May  1  to 
September  1,  black  bass  from  January  1  to  June  1. 


It  is  understood  that  quite  an  effort  will  be  made 
to  have  the  game  season  on  wild  fowl  open  October 
1st,  instead  of  the  15th. 


The  committee  of  the  Vallejo  Fish  and  Game 
Protective  Association  met  recently  to  draft  resolu- 
tions to  be  presented  to  the  present  Legislature. 
The  members  of  the  committee  are  Dr.  C.  E.  Tur- 
ner, J.  V.  O'Hara,  W.  H.  Armstrong,  C.  L.  Wise- 
carver  and  Glen  Dickie.  The  sentiments  of  the 
committee    are    set   forth   as   follows: 

Whereas,  It  is  generally  conceded  by  all  sports- 
men that  the  duck  is  fully  matured  in  growth  by 
September  15th  and  the  early  fall  rains  tend  to  scat- 
ter the  birds  to  other  parts;  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  to  the  State  Legis- 
lature that  the  duck  season  be  opened  on  October 
1st  instead  of  October  15th  and  close  February  1st 
instead  of  February  15th.  We  also  recommend  and 
petition  that  the  duck  limit  be  left  as  it  now  stands, 
at  fifty. 

Whereas,  The  present  trout  laws  are  generally  con- 
ceded to  be  satisfactory  for  the  protection  of  the 
trout;  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  recommend  and  petition  the 
State  Legislature  that  the  trout  iaws  be  allowed  to 
stand  as  they  are  at  the  present  time. 

And  we  also  recommend  and  concur  in  the  sug- 
gestion and  resolution  passed  by  the  California 
Anglers'  Association  on  January  1G,  1907,  with  rela- 
tion to  laws  on  striped  bass  having  a  closed  season 
during  the  spawning  season  of  the  months  of  Feb- 
ruary, March,  April  and  May. 

We  also  recommend  that  the  State  Legislature 
take  stringent  measures  to  enforce  the  fish  and 
game  laws  for  the  better  protection  of  game. 


The  report  is  current  tha*  the  fish  and  game  laws 
of  California  stand  little  chance  of  revision  at  the 
present  session  of  the  Legislature.  This  was  vir- 
tually agreed  to  January  26th  at  the  end  of  a  four- 
hour  meeting  of  the  joint  fish  and  game  committee. 
The  four  hours  were  taken  up  in  hearing  rival 
contentions  from  amateur  and  professional  lobbyists. 
It  was  the  familiar  story  of  marketmen  wanting 
everything  wide  open  and  sportsmen  wanting  nearly 
everything  restricted. 

Wait  until  the  smoke  of  battle  clears  away  and  it 
will  be  noticed  that  some  very  favorable  legislation 
has  been  enacted. 


California's  favorite  hot  wsather  drink  Is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


10 


THE     BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1907. 


THE    FLY-CASTERS. 


THE    A.    K.    C.    DISSENSION. 


The  annual  meeting  and  banquet  of  the  San  Fran- 
cisco Fly  Casting  Club  last  Tuesday  evening  was 
both  well  attended  and  inspired- with  much  enthus- 
iasm. 

Mr.  F.  H.  Reed,  the  retiring  president  of  the  club, 
congratulated  the  members  on  the  flourishing  condi- 
tion of  the  club,  intimated  the  probability  of  a  com- 
fortable club-house  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
members  and  their  families  on  the  Truckee  river  pre- 
serve by  the  middle  of  May,  and.  among  other  things. 
he  suggested  the  establishment  of  a  fish  hatchery 
on  the  banks  of  a  creek  tributary  to  the  Truckee 
and  on  the  club  preserve.  In  referring  to  the  Stow 
Lake  meetings  he  made  a  strong  plea  for  the  regular 
attendance  of  the  members  at  the  fly-casting  con- 
tests this  season. 

Secretary  Kierulff  reported  a  balance  on  hand  of 
'-.455.  $1,347  of  which  had  been  added  to  the  club 
fund  since  May  20.  1906.  The  list  of  members  now 
numbers   96.   the   limit   being  100. 

The  election  of  officers  was  by  acclamation  and 
resulted  as  follows:  President.  T.  C.  Kierulff;  first 
vice-president,  F.  H.  Reed;  second  vice-president, 
Carlos  G.  Young;  secretary-treasurer.  Horace  B. 
Sperry;  executive  committee.  Walter  D.  Mansfield. 
Col.  George  C.  Edwards,  J.  S.  Turner.  Edward 
Everett.    Dr.   W.    E.   Brooks. 

The  new  members  elected  were:  Charles  E.  Mil- 
ler. E.  Clarence  Holmes.  Alexander  R.  Baldwin,  Geo. 
T.  Klink.  George  B.  M.  Gray,  F.  A.  Webster,  F.  J. 
Cooper,  Dr.  C.  C.  Potter,  Frank  B.  Klink,  Tony 
Prior,  D.  M.  Sachs,  Roseoe  Havens,  Leon  F.  Doug- 
lass 

Among  the  speakers  during  the  evening  who  re- 
sponded to  toasts,  etc.,  were:  Messrs.  F.  H.  Reed. 
T.  C.  Kierulff.  H.  B.  Sperry.  Walter  D.  Mansfield. 
Archie  Treat.  W.  C.  Murdock.  Dr.  W.  E.  Brooks,  G. 

B.  M.  Gray,  F.  A.  Webster  and  F.  J.  Cooper. 

The  members  and  guests  present  were:  T.  C. 
Kierulff.  F.  V.  Bell,  L.  G.  Burpee,  George  B.  M.  Grav. 
R.  A.  Leet,  F.  A.  Webster.  Fred  B.  Taylor.  John 
Butler.  Dr.  Clark  Burnham.  Dr.  A.  E.  Tavlor,  Dr.  A. 
W.  Dunbar,  U.  S.  X.;  W.  F.  Bogart.  R.  E.  Revalk. 
Dr.  W.  E.  Brooks.  A.  S.  Carman.  J.  R.  Douglas. 
J.  Homer  Friteh.  X.  D.  McArthur,  H.  C.  Golcher. 
Edward  H.  Horton.  F.  M.  Haight,  Archie  Treat. 
J.  B.  Kenniff.  C.  R.  Kenniff,  H.  H.  Kirk,  C.  H. 
Kewell.  W.  H.  McXaughton.  E.  A.  Mocker.  F.  E. 
Magee,  A.  Midler,  W.  C.  Murdock.  W.  D.  Mansfield. 

C.  M.  Osborn,  F.  H.  Reed,  W.  W.  Richards,  M.  J. 
Geary,  H.  B.  Sperry.  Austin  Sperry.  James  S.  Tur- 
ner, James  Van  Allen.  James  Watt.  F.  J.  Cooper. 
Charles  G.  Young  and  J.  X.  De  Witt. 


TWO     EXCELLENT     APPOINTMENTS. 


The  recent  appointments  of  J.  C.  Ingalls  as  game 
warden  of  Sonoma  county  and  Walter  R.  Welch 
in  a  similar  capacity  for  Santa  Cruz  county  means 
much  for  fish  and  game  protection  in  those  counties. 
Sonoma  county  has  long  felt  the  serious  need  of  a 
competent  official,  and  now  that  Mr.  Ingalls  of  Santa 
Rosa  has  been  selected  there  is  an  assurance  that 
the  fish  and  game  of  his  section  will  be  properly 
looked  after.  The  dynamiting  and  seining  of  Sonoma 
creek,- near  Glen  Ellen  particularly,  as  well  as  other 
streams,  can  now  be  considered  a  thing  of  the  past. 

Mr.  Welch  knows  every  square  foot  of  Santa  Cruz 
county,  and  is  one  of  the  best  selections  for  the 
duties  of  game  warden  that  possibly  could  have  been 
made. 

Both  gentlemen  are  favorably  and  well  known  to 
the  public  and  sportsmen  of  the  whole  State.  The 
appointments  have  met  with  the  hearty  and  unani- 
mous appreciation  of  every  fair  sportsmen.  To  add 
further  encomium  would  be  "gilding  the  lily." 


How  the  Money  Should  Go. 

In  answer  to  the  query  from  a  Salinas  sportsman 
to  settle  an  argument,  we  will  state  that  the  division 
of  the  purse  should  be  50  per  cent  to  the  shooter 
with  six  kills,  the  balance,  30  and  20  per  cent,  to 
be  divided  between  the  two  men  with  five  birds 
each.  In  high  guns  the  shooter  with  four  birds  is 
out  of  the  money.  If  the  score  was  six.  five  and 
four — these  being  high  guns  (three  moneys),  the 
award  would  be  in  ratio  of  50.  30  and  20  per  cent. 
The  second  five  score  puts  the  man  with  four  birds 
out  of  the  money.  The  communication  put  to  us  for 
an  snswer  is  the  following,  names  being  omitted: 

"Kindly  give  us  the  proper  way  in  which  the  money 
should  be  divided  shooting  a  match  of  six  live  birds, 
high  guns,  three  moneys,  fifty,  thirty  and  twenty  per 
cent.  One  man  kills  six  birds,  two  men  kill  five 
birds  each,  and  another  man  kills  four  birds." 


The  demise  of  A.  B.  Truman  on  the  1st  inst.  took 
away  from  us  a  noted  figure  and  leading  influence 
in  the  early  years  of  bench  shows  in  this  city.  Alec, 
as  he  was  familiarly  known,  was  a  man  of  an  en- 
thusiastic nature  and  a  leader  in  doggy  flairs  here 
two  decades  ago.  Xor  did  his  interest  wane  up  to 
the  last.  He  was  a  noted  breeder  of  Irish  Setters, 
and  always  had  a  good  one  or  two  in  everv  show 
that  has  been  held  in  this  city.  When  the  California 
Kennel  Club  was  extant,  Truman  was  the  presiding 
genius  of  the  club,  the  last  show  under  his  manage- 
ment was  held  in  The  Wigwam  in  the  early  'SO's. 

rruman  was  a  man  of  genial  nature  and  had  a 
host  of  friends,  his  passing  away  reminds  us  that 
n  true  sportsman  and  a  good  fellow,  although  gone 
'    er  the  river,  is  still  with  us  in  pleasant  memory. 


The  row  in  New  York  will  no  doubt  prove  to  be 
a  lively  one  for  the  time  being — after  the  annual 
meeting  the  probability  is  that  the  whole  thing  will 
subside.  We  have  given  extracts  from  the  Eastern 
press  from  time  to  time  in  regard  to  the  situation. 
Exception  is  taken  by  Mr.  J.  P.  Xorman,  secretary 
of  the  Pacific  Advistory  Committee,  to  one  state- 
ment in   the   following  communication: 

My  attention  has  been  called  to  your  issue  of 
January  26th,  in  which,  quoting  the  New  York  Jour- 
nal, the  last  paragraph  on  page  11.  reads:  "The 
directors  appointed  under  Belmont's  control  are  not 
even  delegates  from  the  clubs  in  the  big  association, 
and  it  is  mentioned  as  a  matter  of  scandal  that  some 
of  them  have  not  any  kennel  interests,  unless  it 
be  of  the  Frankfurter  variety." 

I  beg  you  will  allow  me  to  contradict  the  above 
mendacious  and  malicious  misstatement,  which  might 
prove  most  injurious  if  allowed  to  pass  unnoticed  in 
the  columns  of  your  paper,  which  has  the  widest  cir- 
culation among  the  fanciers  of  the  Coast.  The  con- 
stitution of  the  American  Kennel  Club  expressly  pro- 
vides that  only  delegates  can  be  and  remain  direc- 
tors of  the  club. 

I  am  sure  that  your  paper,  which  has  the  in- 
terests of  the  Coast  fancy  at  heart,  will  give  this 
contradiction  as  widespread  publicity  as  it  did  the 
misstatement  culled  from  the  columns  of  the  East- 
ern paper. 


The  situation  is  one  which  will  be  followed  with 
serious  attention  by  American  dogdom.  That  there 
is  ground  for  criticism  there  can  be  no  doubt — 
how  grave  or  trivial  the  immediate  future  will  show. 
The  rumpus  kicked  up  by  the  disfranchised  clubs  is 
a  lusty  one.  But  when  the  Eastern  kennel  press 
comes  out  with  the  following  articles  it  begins  to 
look  as  if  it  were  time  that  the  condition  of  affairs 
in  dogdom  government  were  radically  changed: 

"Periodically  there  bursts  out  in  the  dog  world 
a  flame  of  indignation  at  the  impotency  or  indisposi- 
tion of  the  A.  K.  C.  (Inc.)  to  do  anything  of  practical 
value  for  the  fancy.  The  fire  burns  brightly,  fed  by 
articles  in  the  press,  published  letters  in  the  kennel 
journals,  and  heated  debates  at  fanciers'  meetings: 
then  it  sputters,  dies  down,  and  at  last  only  smoul- 
ders away  till  some  act  or  the  passing  of  some  new 
regulation  again  fans  it  into  flame.  An  old.  old  say- 
ing tells  us  that  there  is  no  smoke  without  fire,  and 
the  regularity  and  persistence  with  which  this  out- 
burst comes  up  is  proof  (even  were  more  plainly 
discernible  evidence  unavailable)  that  all  is  not  right 
at  court. 

"The  burden  of  proof  has  time  and  again  been 
thrown  on  the  governing  body,  and  they  have  per- 
sisted in  withdrawing  into  their  cyclone  cellar  of 
dignity  and  mystery  till  the  storm  has  passed.  But 
they  creep  out.  only  to  pursue  the  old  course  of  al- 
ways taking  in  and  never  giving  out.  The  uninvesti- 
gated registrations,  bristling  with  errors,  some  unin- 
tentional, some  not  so  innocent  and  some  purely  cleri- 
cal: the  vast  amount  of  red  tape  which  has  tangled 
up  the  wheels  of  the  organization,  the  lack  of  true 
representation  of  the  'common  people'  in  a  suppos- 
edly representative  body,  have  all  been  repeatedly 
criticised,  but  nothing  has  been,  or  from  the  present 
outlook  will  be,  done  in  these  cases.  The  farce  of 
fining  a  man  $2  because  he  does  not  spell  his  dog's 
name  correctly  in  an  entry  blank  and  in  letting  off 
scotfree  the  one  who  makes  an  entry  and  then  re- 
fuses to  pay  the  fees,  is  laughable,  were  it  not  for 
its  pathetic  side.  We  acknowledge  the  wisdom  and 
often  justice  of  fining  for  clerical  errors,  but  we 
sincerely  pity  the  authority  who  with  divine  severity 
punishes  the  petty  (often  unoffending)  mistake- 
maker  and  both  overlooks  its  own  faults  and  those 
whose  actions  are  actually  dishonest.  Such  meth- 
ods bring  contempt  on  a  body  which  every  honest 
dog  man  ought  to  honor  and  respect." — Field  and 
Fancy. 


""We  wish  to  be  fair  to  both  sides  in  this  American 
Kennel  Club  affair.  The  man  on  the  street  claims 
that  the  whole  thing  is  dead  robber}-  from  the  clubs 
that  are  really  the  American  Kennel  Club:  the  man 
in  the  know  who  helped  manipulate  the  wires  says: 
Don't  you  worry,  everything  was  done  according  to 
Hoyle.  Xow  there  is  but  one  thing  to  do.  Every 
evidence  points  to  the  supposition  that  even  if  noth- 
ing strictly  illegal  was  done  in  transferring  every- 
thing to  the  A.  K.  C.  (Inc.),  the  incorporation  com- 
mittee not  only  exceeded  their  powers,  but  the 
secrecy  wih  which  they  surround  practically  all  their 
doings  in  this  particular  case,  does  not  stand  in  a 
very  favorable  light.  At  the  same  time  the  dele- 
gates in  special  meeting  November  19th.  are  as 
much  to  blame  for  voting  blindfolded.  It  may  all  be 
possible  of  explanation,  but  the  circular  the  direc- 
tors sent  out  does  not  begin  to  do  it.  The  main 
question  to  be  set  forth  in  broad  daylight  in  open 
meeting  of  the  representatives  of  the  clubs  (that 
own  the  A.  K.  C.  and  incidentally  the  $20,000  of 
which  Mr.  Vredenburgh  is  the  paid  caretaker,  and 
not  the  final  arbiter)  is — can  the  delegates  at  a 
special  meeting  vote  away  a  constitution  that  has 
been  altered  unlawfully  according  to  the  original 
and  working  constitution,  without  being  maae  ac- 
quainted with  its  provisions;  and  moreover,  when 
not  even  all  the  committee  on  incorporation  were 
aware  of  the  changes  that  had  been  made,  to  give 
certain  men  long  terms  of  office?  Why  should  such 
radical  changes  be  made  without  consulting  the  dele- 
gates? These  things  we  know  were  done,  the  rec- 
ords prove  it.  One  of  the  directors  was  so  tickled 
over  the  situation  that  at  one  of  the  making-directors- 
meetings  he  could  not  control  himself  and  laughed — 


'This  is  a  cinch;  why  we  elect  ourselves  for  ever.' 
The  man  on  the  street  says  that  is  the  raison  d'etre 
for  the  whole  affair.  Although  by  sharp  attention  to 
a  rule  that  had  never  been  put  in  force  before, 
about  fifty  delegates  have  been  dropped  from  repre- 
sentation for  non-payment  of  dues  by  the  31st  of  De- 
cember. 1906,  a  movement  that  does  not  bespeak 
confidence,  when  one  considers  it  in  conjunction  with 
the  other  acts  of  those  now  in  control,  there  are  still 
enough  clubs  left  in  to  make  a  demand  that  the 
majority  rule.  We  fail  to  see  where  any  of  those 
now  in  control  of  A.  K.  C.  affairs  have  anything  to 
fear  by  an  open  deal,  for  they  must  know  that 
when  one  at  least  of  the  incorporators  of  the  A.  K. 
C.  did  not  know  of  the  radical  changes,  that  the 
rest  of  the  members  that  make  the  club  could  not 
possibly  do  so,  and  not  knowing  them,  they  are  en- 
titled to  know  now,  and  if  the  gentlemen  who  acted 
in  this  secretive  manner  have  nothing  to  conceal 
and  are  not  ashamed  of  anything  they  have  done,  let 
them  come  before  the  annual  meeting  and  allow  the 
American  Kennel  Club  to  vote  on  the  series  of 
changes  which  so  vitally  effect  their  interests. 

"If  they  do  not  do  this  we  warn  them  that  the 
American  dog  public  is  in  no  humor  to  stand  on 
politeness,  and  we  scarcely  see  what  the  gentlemen 
who  have  entrenched  themselves  securely,  as  they 
suppose,  have  to  gain  in  a  fight  for  rights  which  a 
majority  own.  If  there  was  need  to  issue  an  'ex- 
planatory circular.'  when  the  whole  truth  was  not 
known,  how  much  more  necessary  is  it  now.  that 
public  explanation  be  made  where  the  owners  of 
club  may  vote  according  to  the  constitution  that  has 
been,  as  some  say,  illegally  abrogated.  As  we  said, 
we  wish  to  do  no  injustice  in  this  matter,  but  until 
a  free  and  open  discussion  is  had  and  proper  votes 
born  of  a  knowledge  of  what  is  being  done,  are  made 
possible,  the  present  controllers  of  the  club  rest 
under  suspicion.  We  have  from  time  to  time  in 
more  or  less  humorous  vein,  drawn  attention  to 
various  little  slips  and  oddities  of  conduct  in  the  A. 
K.  C.  office,  more  to  expose  the  inconsistencies  than 
anything,  but  in  serious  a.  airs  when  conducted  in 
the  light  of  day.  the  American  Kennel  Club  has  no 
stauncher  supporter  than  the  Stock-Keeper,  and  the 
above  words  prove  it.  and  we  say  to  those  who  have 
done  this  work — Come  out  in  the  open  so  that  we 
can  back  you  up  if  you  are  right." — The  American 
Stock-Keeper. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


A.  the  annual  meeting  of  the  San  Francisco  Kennel 
Club  this  week  the  following  officers  were  elected 
for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  John  E.  de  Ruyter: 
Vice-President,  Lloyd  Baldwin;  Secretary-Treasurer. 
Fred  P.  Butler;  Board  of  Directors.  John  E.  de 
Ruyter,  W.  W.  Richards.  John  L.  Cunningham.  Lloyd 
Baldwin.  Fred  P.  Butler;  Bench  Show  Committee. 
John  E.  de  Ruyter  (chairman),  John  L.  Cunningham. 
Fred  P.  Butler. 

Mr.  R.  P.  Keasbey  was  reappointed  as  the  dele- 
gate of  the  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  to  the  Ameri- 
can Kennel  Club  in  New  York.  Dr.  Steers  was  re- 
appointed veterinary  surgeon  to  the  club. 

Mr.  H.  H.  Carlton  will  manage  the  coming  show. 


Entries  for  the  Los  Angeles  show  will  close  Febru- 
ary 25th.  There  is  a  big  demand  for  premium  lists 
by  San  Francisco.  San  Jose  and  Stockton  fanciers. 
Premium  lists  and  entry  blanks  can  be  obtained  by 
addressing  the  show  secretary,  Mr.  T.  E.  Nicholls 
Jr.,  320  South  Main  street.  Los  Angeles. 

This  show  will,  unless  we  are  very  much  mistaken, 
be  the  best  show  ever  given  in  Los  Angeles,  and 
that  will  be  "going  some." 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Portland  Kennel  Club 
was  held  January  24th.  Harry  Corbett,  J.  Wesley 
Ladd  and  Dr.  J.  C.  Zan  were  unable  to  be  present. 
A  quorum  was  on  hand,  however,  and  Secretary- 
Treasurer  Frank  E.  Watkins  called  the  gathering 
to  order.  The  report  of  the  treasurer  was  read  and 
showed  that  the  club  is  in  a  flourishing  condition. 
After  a  general  discussion  regarding  the  coming 
bench  show  the  annual  election  of  directors  took 
place,  with  the  following  results:  Frank  E.  Watkins. 
J.  Wesley  Ladd,  Walter  B.  Honeyman,  Otto  Schu- 
mann. H.  M.  Papst,  Dr.  Harry  F.  McKay  and  W.  B. 
Fecheimer. 

The  directors  then  chose  the  following  officers: 
President,  J.  Wesley  Ladd:  vice-president.  Dr.  Harry 
F.  McKay;  secretary-treasurer,  W.  B.  Fechheimer. 
Mr.  Watkins,  on  account  of  a  pressure  in  business, 
declined  another  term. 


Coast  dogdom,  among  others,  will  sincerely  regret 
the  untimely  fate  of  a  well  liked  and  enthusiastic 
Cocker  fancier,  the  late  Charles  F.  Charles,  who 
lost  his  life  in  a  train  wreck  last  Sunday  morning. 

Mr.  Charles  was  the  express  messenger  with  the 
northbound  Portland-San  Francisco  train.  At  6  o'clock 
in  the  morning,  near  Dunnigan,  Yolo  county,  a 
broken  rail  caused  six  out  of  ten  of  the  cars  of  the 
train  to  be  derailed,  the  express  car  being  badly 
wrecked. 

Messenger  Charles  F.  Charles  was  found  wedged 
between  the  safe  and  the  wrecked  side  of  the  car. 
He  was  still  alive  when  aid  reached  him.  He  was 
speedily  released,  but  lived  only  ten  minutes. 

He  distinguished  himself  two  years  ago  near  Rose- 
burg,  Oregon,  by  foiling  train  robbers.  They  threw 
sticks  of  dynamite  with  lighted  fuse  attached  into 
his  car.  He  threw  them  out  again  at  the  risk  of  his 
own  life  and  prevented  the  robbery,  for  which  brave 
deed  he  was  substantially  rewarded  by  Wells-Fargo 
&  Co..  and  received  a  handsome  medal  commemora- 
tive of  the  affair. 


Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


11 


It  Will  Pay  You 

To  investigate  the  records  of  a  lot  of  noble  horses  descended 
from 

"McKINNEV"    2:113^ 

if  you  '  'breed  for  speed. ' '     The  story  told  by  those  records 
needs  no  piecing  out- by  us.      Shall  we  mail  them  to  you? 

i£th££££l  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Win 
ment 


MEAT   FOR   POULTRY. 


$10  Due  April  1st,  1907 

And  Must  Be  Made  Not  Later  Than  That  Date 

ON     THREE    YEAR     OLDS 

In  the 

Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  No.  4 

$6,000  GUARANTEED  FOR  FOALS  BORN  1904 

Race  to  Take  Place  1907 


STAKE    DIVIDED 

$3,250  for  Trotting  Foals  $1,750  for  Pacing  Foals 

$800  for  Nominators  of  Dams  and   $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions 

Last  Payment  Before  Starting  Payments.     Be  Sure  and  Make  It 

Address  all  communications  to  the  Secretary. 
E.    P.    HEALD,    President  F.   W.    KELLEY,   Secretary, 

616   Golden   Gate   Ave.,  San    Francisco,  Cal. 


Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Co. 

Announces  the  Renewal  of 

The  Horseman  *«?!£?  Futurity 

A  GUARANTEED   STAKE   OF- 

$15,000.00 


For  Foals  of  1907 — To  Race  as  3-Year=01ds  in  1910 


$1 1,000  for  3=year=oId  TROTTERS       $4,000  for  3=year=old  PACERS 

Entries  Close  March  2,  1907 

Richest  of  all  Newspaper  Futurities.    Most  Liberal 
System  of  Entrance. 

CONDITIONS. 

Entries  close  Saturday,  March  2,  1907,  when  .first  payment  of  $5.00  shall  be 
made,  and  name,  color  and  full  pedigree  of  mare  and  name  of  stallion  to  which  she 
was  bred  must  be  given.  This  payment  includes  a  year's  subscription  to  The 
Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times,  which  will  be  sent  to  any  address  furnished 
by    the   nominator. 

Second  Payment — November  2,   1907 — $10,  when  color  and  sex  of  foal  must  be 
given.     If  a  nominated  mare  has  no  living  foal  on   this  date   her  owner  may  sub- 
'  stitute  another  mare  and  foal  regardless   of  ownership. 

NO    PTJETHZE    PAYMENTS    UNTIL    YEAR    OP    RACE. 

Third  payment — March  1.  1910 — $50  in  Trotting  Division;  $25  in  Pacing 
Division.     Name  and  Gait  of  foal  must  be  given  with  this  payment. 

Last  Payment — July  1.  1910 — $150  in  Trotting  Division;  $50  in  Pacing  Division. 

Failure  to  make  payments  when  due  shall"  constitute  a  withdrawal  and  for- 
feiture of  previous  payments. 

The    Stake   will   be   raced    during   August   or    September,    1910,    exact   date   and 
track  to  be  announced  not  later  than  June  1st  of  that  year,  and  will  be  governed 
by  the  trotting  and  pacing  rules  governing  the  track  selected  except  where  other- 
,  wise  provided  herein. 

Each  race  will  consist  of  three  heats  of  one  mile  each. 

In   case   of   a   tie   for   first   place   between    two    or   more    horses   at    the   end    of 
'    the  third  heat,  the  horses  so  tied  shall  race  off  the  tie. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  be  entitled  to  money  already  won. 

AU  entrance  received  in  excess  of  the  guaranteed  value  of  this  Stake  shall  be 
divided,  equally  between  the  trotting1  and  pacing  divisions,  and  the  added  money  in 
each  division  shall  he  awarded  70,  20  and  10  per  cent,  respectively,  to  the  first  three 
horses  in  the  summaries. 

The  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows: 

TROTTING  DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $2,500  to  first  horse;  $600  to  second  $300  to  third,  and  a  sterling- 
silver  cup  of  not  less  than  $500  in  value,   to  be  known  as  THE  HORSEMAN  AND 
SPIRIT    OF   THE    TIMES    FUTURITY    CUP,    for   the   horse    standing    best    in    the 
summary  at  the  end  of  the  race;  and  $300  to  the  nominator  of  the  dam. 
PACING   DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $750  to  first  horse;  $350  to  second;  $150  to  third;  $150  to  the 
horse  standing  best  in  the  summary  at  the  end  of  the  race,  and  $100  to  the  nomi- 
nator of  the  dam. 

Anyone  sending  a  club  of  five  annual  subscriptions  to  The  Horseman  and  Spirit 
of  the  Times  at  $3  each,  or  ten  semi-annual  subscriptions  at  $1.50  each,  or  enough 
of  both  to  amount  to  $15.   the  order  accompanied  by  cash,   shall  be  entitled  to  one 
nomination   and  an  additional   nomination  for  each  additional   club. 
All  Money  Paid  in   Goes  to   the  Stake.     The   Last  Horseman  Futurity  Amouted  to 

$20,000.00— TWENTY   THOUSAND    DOLLARS— $20,000.00 

The  Amount  Guaranteed  was  but  $12,500.00 

ENTRIES     CLOSE     SATURDAY.     MARCH     2,     1907.       WRITE     NOW     FOB     ENTRY 

BLANKS. 

Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Company 

DANIEL  J.  CAMPAU.  President  357  Dearborn  Street,  CHICAGO. 


J.  A.  Myers  of  Indiana,  an  authority 
in  the  poultry  world,  giving  his  views 
as  to  poultry  feeding,  says: 

"A  neighbor  of  mine  who  has  had 
comparatively  little  success  with  poul- 
try previous  to  this  year,  has  taken 
to  feeding  a  considerable  meat  ration. 
As  soon  as  the  chicks  were  out  of 
the  shell  this  spring  he  began  to  feed 
meat  meal,  in  the  proportion  of  one 
part  meat  to  five  parts  of  ground 
grain. 

"These  were  scalded  and  mixed  to- 
gether. I  have  never  seen  chicks  grow 
as  these  have  grown.  In  a  few  weeks 
each  brood  was  too  big  to  be  hovered 
by  its  mother.  There  has  been  almost 
no  loss  from  disease.  The  chicks  have 
been  so  vigorous  that  they  have 
seemed  too  strong  to  be  assailed  by 
the  usual  maladies.  Some  of  the 
chicks  that  were  hatched  the  last  of 
March  are  now,  at  the  end  of  July, 
nearly  full  grown,  and  are  developing 
red  combs.  I  have  no  doubt  that 
they  will  begin  to  lay  sometime  in 
early  fall. 

"These  chicks  have  had  the  run  of 
the  farm,  as  have  the  other  chicks  be- 
fore, them,  and  their  feed  and  care 
have  been  the  same,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  meat.  I  also  have  fed 
meat  in  the  years  past,  and  have  ob- 
tained equally  good  results  with  it." 


for  it  will  crop  out  to  throw  down  the 
well  laid  plan  of  tne  breeder  when 
least   expected. 


It  is  a  serious  matter  to  put  the  re- 
sults of  a  bad  environment  into  the 
blood  of  a  strain  of  registered  cattle, 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gomhault's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  "Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone-  and  other  bony  tumors. 
Cures  all  sMn  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,,  Diphtheria.  Removes  all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 


Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  is 
Warranted  to  pive  satis  taction.  Price  $1,50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for 
its  use.  fJTSend  for  descriptive  circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0, 


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Hand-loaded  by  our  own  experts. 

All  the  leading  brands  of  powder  used. 

If  you  want  to  strike  the   "bag  limit"   use  our   "Bag  Limit"   Hand- 
loaded  Shells. 

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Everything  in  Hardware 

Van  Ness  Ave.  and  Turk  St. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Sunning  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Groomed 
and   Ped  if    Owners    So    Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming.  Exercising,  etc..  ana"  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition.   ?15   per  month.      For  particulars  address 

ROBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER  FARM,  MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 
Reference — S.  P.  Riding"  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  CaL 

Kinney  Lou  2:07' 

The  fastest  trotting  son  of  the  champion  trotting  sire,  McKinney  2  ill1 4,  and 


Kinney  Al 


3  VEAR  OLD  TRIAL 

2:16 


By  McKinney  2:1114;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:2634.  sire  of  7  in  2:10. 
These  stallions  will  make  the   season   of   1907  at   LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM, 
near  Lawrence  Station,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100  Kinney  Al,  $50 


For    further    particulars    address 


BTTDD    DOBLE,    San   Jose.   Cal. 


Bonnie  Direct  141  2:05^ 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)   2:09  ^ 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Pleasanton,   Cal. 
Fee    $100   with  retnm  privilege  provided  horse  is  not  sold. 

BONNIE  DIRECT'S  SIRE  is  Direct  2:05*A.  sire  of  Directly  2:n3fc.  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,  Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2i05%,  King  Direct  2:05%,  Princ  Direct  3:07,  Direct 
Wood  2:07%.  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:0SV4,  Direct  View  i:0S%,  and 
Rey  Direct  2:10. 

BONNIE  DIRECT'S  DAM  is  Bon  Bon  2;2G  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05'%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  Rector  2:10%,  Bonsilene  2:14%,  etc.  His  second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 

For  further  particulars  address 

C.    It.    GRIFFITH,    Pleasanton. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1307. 


THOEOUGHEBED       ST1LLIOB       FOB 
SAiE. 
I  have  six  thoroughbred  stallions  for 
sale    at     prices     to    suit    purchasers    of 
limited   means.      No   breeder   of  harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare   sire    for    getting    fine   mares    for 
dams  of  high  class  roadsters.     Address 
CAFT.  T.  B.  UEEB7, 

549    Grand  Ave, 
Los  Angeles,  CaL 

FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE, 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
f«aj  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie.  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2:1514,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  TTiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Falhs  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P.  H.  McEvoy,  Menlo  Pars,   CaL 

FOB  SALE. 
Chestnut  filly  BXSBUTA  (two-year- 
old)  by  Nutwood  WUies,  dam  Petrina 
(dam  of  Lady  Petrina  2:27)  by  Pied- 
mont. This  filly  is  very  promising  and 
is  entered  and  fully  paid  up  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  and  the  Occi- 
dent Stake  for  1908.  Apply  to 
S.  T.  COBAU, 

Centerville,   Cal. 


PISE  BBSS  MAEE  FOB  SALE. 
MISS  DIRECT,  handsome  black  mare 
by  Direct  2:0o%.  dam  Amy  H.  by  Echo, 
son  of  Hambletonian  10;  second  dam  bv 
Langford,  thoroughbred  son  of  William"- 
son  s  Belmont.  A  fine  individual  in 
every  respect.  Will  be  sold  reasonable 
This  mare  can  be  seen  at  2523  Eagle 
Ave.  Alameda,  and  for  reference  as  to 
her  breeding  and  quality  applv  to  Geo 
A.  Davis  Pleasanton.  manager  of 
Raneho  del  Valle.  For  price  address 
KLKS.  M.  E.  HEWLETT,  2523  Eagle  Ave.. 
Alameda,    CaL      TeL    Alameda    16377 


FOB  SALE. 

Large,  well  formed,  handsome  brown 
stallion,  3  years  old,  sired  bv  Ed  Mc- 
Kinney  (full  brother  to  Adam  G  »-lH4) 
son  of  McKinney-Nona  T..  dam  of  four 
fast    ones.      First   dam    Donnatrine    2:26 

2  5;%rs  (£u"  sister  to  Listerine  2:13W 
and  Athamax  2:22%):  second  dam  Lus- 
trine by  Onward;  third  dam  bv  Chal- 
14°Se/lJ0,irth  dam  b5-  C.  M.  Clav  Jr. 
;?•,■,  i  d?m„by  Alex-  Abdallah  15; 
sixth  dam  by  Couer  de  Leon  (Herr'sl 
Good  enough  to  head  any  stock  farm; 
trots,  will  go  fast  if  tracked.  Served 
five  mares  last  year,  all  in  foal.  Trrite 
fw  price.     GEO.  L.  WASLOW,  Fresno, 


FOB  SALE. 
S1000  A  MONTH  FBOFIT. 

Liverv  stable   business   for   sale,    near 
San   Francisco;    thirty-five   head   horses; 
rigs    and    harnesses    all    in    good    condi- 
tion:  clearing  $1000   per  month. 
For  particulars  address 

IEA  EAEKEE  DALZIEL, 
620  Ootavla  St., 

San  Francisco,   CaL 


The   Standard  Stallion 

OWSTNES:   37626. 

For    Sale. 

Owynez  37626  was  bred  at  Oakwood 
Park  Farm;  is  six  years  old;  color, 
bright  rich  bay;  stands  15.3;  weighs 
about  1200  pounds;  good  disposition  and 
conformation;  stylish  and  a  nicely  gaited 
trotter. 

Owynex's  record  is  2:22,  first  half 
mile  1:08.  He  has  been  bred  to  a  limited 
number  of  mares;  his  colts  cannot  be 
surpassed  for  color  and  conformation; 
all   trotters. 

His  sire,  Owyhee  2:11,  was  one  of 
the  gamest  and  fastest  stallions  ever 
bred  in  California,  sold  to  Australian 
parties  for  $5000;  his  dam.  Inex.  is  the 
dam  of  Our  Jack  2:13.  To  any  one  in- 
terested full  line  of  pedigree  and  price 
given.  Address  L.  G.  BONPHIO,  2019 
South  Figneroa  Sc,  or  Mr.  W.  G.  DUB- 
FEE,  University  Station,  Los  Angeles, 
CaL 

FOB  SALE. 


hS^EST^    holbteins   and   dtjr- 

HAMS— Dairy    Stoek    a   specialty.      Hogs 

I  cory-T.oEsiabli?he'Vf6-    W»-  N«7s 

«  oo..  Los  Angeles.   Cal. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old. 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old.  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  Ho  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  vour  owr.  price. 

SOI.  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,    Cal. 

FOR  SALE, 


A  handsome  bay  mare,  eight  years  old, 
weighs  1050  pounds,  stands  15.3  hands. 
She  is  sired  by  McKinney;  first  dam  by 
Winwood,  son  of  Antevolo  2:19%;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Captain  Webster  by  Wil- 
liamson's Belmont.  Price,  $300. 
Apply  to 

W.   J.  IE  VINE, 
1122  Second  Street, 

Sacramento,  CaL 


JACK    FOB    SALE. 


Nine  years   old;   not   a   blemish.      Best 
stock  raised  in  California;  in  good  order. 
E.   W.   PETEESON. 

Santa  Rosa,  CaL 

FOB  SALE. 


COLTS  AND  FILLIES  by  CORONADO 
2:09%,  out  of  mares  sired  by  Woolsey 
(full  brother  to  Sunol  2:0SH).  Gossipei 
2:14%.  Abbotsford  and  Noble  Medium, 
that  have  shown  fast  with  little  work. 
Also  a 

FOUR  -  TEAR  -  OLD  STALLION  by 
SIDNEY  DILLON  (sire  of  Lou  Dillon 
1:55^),  out  of  Eveline,  dam  of  Ole 
2:10^.,  Roblet  2:12.  grandam  of  Bonalet 
2:09]4,  etc.),  by  Nutwood  600;  also  a 

FOl'R- YEAR-OLD  FILLY  bv  SIDNEY 
DILLON,  out  of  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
This  filly  has  shown  quarters  in  36  sec- 
onds. I  offer  the  above  at  private  sale 
as  I  am  closing  out  my  stable  of  horses. 
They  can  all  be  raced  this  vear.  Addresr 
"  ~  L.  J.  HASTINGS, 
4336  Vermont  Ave., 

Los   Angeles,   CaL 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland.  Cal..  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses,  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


FASTTJEAGE, 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

CHASE, 
Sonoma,   CaL 


IMPORTED     EACENEY     STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange.  N.  J. 


Standing  Offer 

Good  always,  everywhere. 
$100  Reward,  for  any  lame* 
ness,  curb,  splint,  founder, 
distemper,  etc,  (where  cure 
is  possible)  that  is  not  cured  by 

TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR 

Greatest  horse  remedy  in  the  world.  Tuttle*« 
Family  Elixir  invaluable  for  human  bruises, 
pains,  rheumatism,  etc.  Seud  for  free  100  page 
book, "Veterinary  Experience.**  The  perfect 
horseman's  guide.  Every  disease  symptom  and 
its  treatment. 
Tattle's  Elixir  Co..     52  Beverly  SL.  Boston,  Mass. 

Redington  &  Co..  San  Francisco. 

W.     A     Shaw.     1209    West    Washington 

Street.   Los  Angeles.   Cal.,   Agents. 


.tTHE-H0/? 

#^^r^EeglsteredO.  a.  Patent  omce       *#^^*i 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Goffs,  W.  Va..  September  14,  1906- 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 
Dear  Sirs. — I  completed  the  "Save-the- 
Horse"  treatment  sometime  ago  on  the 
bone  spavin.  The  lameness  has  disap- 
peared and  has  not  returned.  It  was  a 
very  stubborn  case,  but  it  yielded  to 
the  treatment.  The  best  thing  about  it 
is  there  is  no  scar  or  blemish  left.  The 
spavin  leg  is  as  trim  as  the  other.  I 
was  offered  $30  for  the  mare  before  us- 
ing your  treatment  and  have  been  of- 
fered 575  by  the  same  man  since  using 
it.  So  you  see  ($5)  made  me  $45. 
Yours   respectfully, 

A.   P.    HATFIELD. 


Webb  urn,  Sask.,  Can. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 
Gentlemen. — Enclosed  find  $10.  Please 
send  at  once  two  bottles  of  Save-the- 
Horse  Spavin  Cure.  I  trained  at  Sac 
City,  la.,  last  season  and  wrote  you  in 
regard  to  using  your  remedy  and  the 
good  results  obtained.  I  always  keep 
a  bottle  on  hand.  Yours, 

E.     R.     LESTER. 


"SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE"  permanently 
cures  Spavin  Ringbone  (except  Low), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil, 
Wind  Puff.  Injured  Tendons  and  all 
lameness,  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair. 
Horse   works  as   usual. 

S5.00  FEB.  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee,  as  binding  to  protect  you 
as  the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it. 
Send   for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At  Drug-gists  and  Sealers  or  Express 
Paid, 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  CaL 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


$30,000 


In  Stakes  and  Premiums 


$30,000 


;  --,  ■  i«f 


;*'' 


($17,500  FOR   HARNESS   HORSES) 


Petaluma   Fair  and   Race   Meeting 

August  24  to  3 1  inclusive.  Harness  Races  August  26  to  3 1 

ENTRIES    CLOSE    MONDAY,    MARCH    3,    1907. 

The  Largest  Premiums  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Live  Stock  of  all  Kinds  and  Farm  Products  Ever  Offered  in  the  State  Will  Be  Given. 


Programme  Harness  Races.      Guaranteed  Stakes. 


MONDAY,  AUGUST  26th. 

2:14  Class  Pacing $1,500 

2:17  Class  Trotting 2,000 

TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Pacing $1,500 

Free  for  All  Trotting 2,000 


WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  28th. 


Three  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Free  for  All  Pacing 2,000 


THURSDAY,    AUGUST    29th. 


Two  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Trotters  Without  Records 1,500 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST  30th. 

Pacers  Without  Records $1,500 

2:14  Class  Trotting 2,000 

SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st. 

2:10  Class  Pacing $2,000 

2:12  Class  Trotting ~ 2,000 

Only  2  Per  Cent  to  Enter 

2  per  craTSdditiona'l  i^nM^taXrt*™.1?  ™:  r.  ^T  ceTnt  to,  en„te--  P^'a,ble  Monday.  March  3.  1907;  1  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1.  1907,  and 
rsPmadee.noranom,?na,or  wm  be  held  for  ,n"   fuU  l^e/^nt.  '  "^     Declarations   <t0   declare  out)  mustV  made  in  writing  and  full  amotfnt  due  at  the  time  the  declaration 

„,,.  »  StuECIA1;  N9TIC,E~The  P.!ta'u,ma.  track  is  one  of  the  best'  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  be  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness 
uZOt  Z  l  P,rofesslonal  starter,  Mr.  HE.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting  horsemen  and 
ms  ire  high-class  racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excursions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one 
of  ,he  biggest  fairs  and   race  meetings  ever  held   in  California.     For  entry   blank.,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager, 


>  jmber  National  Trotting  Association. 


Harry  Stover,  Manager,  P.O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


Saturday,  February  9,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot 
Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  iiorse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time — originated,  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNEWVW 
OrSEWING 
THESTRAPS 
ON  THE  WRAP 
PERS  TO  PRE- 
VENT CHAFWG 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially good  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 
CANTON,  OHIO. 


American  Horse  Breeder 

FUTURITY 


(FOURTH  BENEWA1) 


PURSE 
$10,000 


$1 


NOMINATES 
A  MARE 


FOR  ENTRY  BLANKS  WRITE 

AMERICAN    HORSE    BREEDER 
169  HIGH  STREET  BOSTON,  MASS 


.The  Second  Semi= Annual  Sale 

OF   STANDARD    BRED    HORSES   and    REGISTERED  DURHAM  BULLS  WILL  BE  HELD 

Thursday,  February  28th,  1907 

AT  THE  CELEBRATED 

Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  Danville,  Cal. 

THEY  COMPRISE ^ 

25  STANDARD  BRED  TWO-YEAR-OLD  FILLIES,  COLTS  AND  GELDINGS,  by  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%, 

Stam  B.  2:11%,  Searchlight  2:03%,  Nushagak  25939.  sire  of  Aristo  2:08%,  etc. 
15  TWO-YEAR-OLD  CLEVELAND  BAY,  thoroughbred  and  well  bred  work  horses.    All  halter  broken. 
30  TWO-YEAR-OLD   REGISTERED   DURHAM   BULLS,  by  King   Spicy  2d   154525,  Bessie's     Marquise     205085,   Humboldt 

Victor  3d  175071,  and  Scotch  Thistle  167322. 
In  addition  to  these  there  will  he  offered  at  private  sale  a  nice  lot  of  registered  Devon  Bulls,  two  to  three  years  old. 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE.    A  special  train  will  await  all  morning  trains  at   Port  Costa  and  return  after  sale  to  Port 
Costa..   Sale  to  be  hejd  under  cover. 


Louis  Shaffer,  Auctioneer 


Edward  M.  Humphrey,  Manager 


An  Assured  Future 

That  guarantees  wonders,  is  what 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15^ 

is  destined  for.  A  great  percentage  of  his  1907  colts  will 
be  from  developed  dams  among  which  many  are  2:10  race 
mares  that  are  famous. 

SotihS^i7  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


\3m0a 


n&y 


is  used  and  recommended  by  the  i 
largest  fire-arms  manufacturers  i 
America.     Experienced  gun  users  every-1 
where  say  it  is  the  best  rust  preventative! 
on  earth— on  water.too. 

Being  a  light  oil  it  enters  the  pores  1 
of  the  metal  and  forms  an  impercept-r 
ible  covering  that  IB  moisture-proof  I 
""  without  making  the  gun  sticky  or  I 
_'dn  greasy  to  handle.  Best  for  oiling  the  f 
^C\  itH  ^ne  mecnan'sm9  of  the  finest  gun.j 
IK]'  <VJ  because  it  does  not  dry  out,  gutn.j 
I'M  3M  harden,  turn  rancid,  collect  dust.i 
wJSJH*-.    ^  sample.    G.W.Colejf 
rree  Company, 
I  Washington  Life  Building, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 


THICK,  SWOLLEN  GLANDS 


that  make  ahorse  Wheeze, 
have  Thick  Wind,  or  Choke- 
C»wn,  can  be  removed  with 


AJJSORBINE 


or  any  Bunch  or  Swelling 
caused  by  strain  or  Infiam-  ' 
mation.     No   blister,  no 
hair  gone,  and  horse  kept 
at  work.  82.00  per  bottle,  de- 

■ivered.    Tlnok  J-C  free.  

ABSORBIN'E,  JR.,  for  mankind,  ffl.on,  tle- 
■-■'•ererl.  Cures  Goitre,  Tumors,  Varicose  Veins, 
F'-'drocele,  Varicocele.    Book  free.    Made  only  by 

W.  F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co..  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane. 
Wash. 


BLAKE,  MOFFITT  &  T0WNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 

No.     403    Twelfth    St,     Oakland 

Blake.    McFall    &.    Co.,    Portland,    Oregon. 

Blake,     Mofflt    &    Towne,     Los    Angeles. 


[Jurt  Eixcwgttv] 

\  and  just  as  they  want  it  The  right  way  to  f 

j  salt  animals  is  to  let  them  help  themselves. 

Compressed 

Pure-Salt  Bricks 

I  in  our  Pat  en  tFeedei-s.iupplT  refined  dairy  ealt.  I 
I  They  mean  animal  thrift.  They  cost  butllttle.  I 
Convenient  for  you  and  your  I 
animals  suffer  no  neglect.  A&  I 
your  dealer  and  write  as  for  I 
booklet. 
Balmont 
Slab I* 
Supply  Co. I 
I  PtUstwi.MfH.  I 
■roaklyn. 


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PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 
— In — 

HALFTONES   AND    LINE    ENGEAVINQ 
Artistic  Designing. 


141  Valencia  St. 


San  Francisco 


BTJBBEBOID     ROOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONISTEII,    SICHABDSON     &    CO., 

473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate   Ave.,  is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The  best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.       San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening1   Saturday*    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


THOS.   E.  WXLLIAMS,   President. 
PEBCT   W.  TKEAT,   Secretary. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  ft  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block;  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Idvery;  Large. 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mateo. 


14 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  9,  1907. 


GREAT  DISPERSAL  SALE 


Al!   the    Horses   Owned   by  the 

Estate  of  James  Coffin,  Deceased 

To  Be  Held 

Monday  Evening,  February  25,  1907 

At  7:45  O'clock 

At  the  New  Pavilion  of 

Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 


478  Valencia  St. 


San  Francisco 


This    consignment    is    headed    by    the 
young  Palo  Alto  bred  stallion 
CASSIAK   2:29^ 
Son  of  Mendocino  \2:19^   by  Electioneer^ 
and  Cressida  2:18%,  by  Palo  Alto  2:0S%. 

25  head  in  all,  which  were  selected 
with  great  care  by  Mr.  Coffin  to  establish 
a  breeding  farm. 

Horses  will  be  at  Sale  Stables,  SAT- 
URDAY,   FEBRUARY    23d. 

Write  for  Catalogues. 

PEED  H.  CHASE   &  CO., 
478  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


A  PEW   OP   THE    GOOD   ONES. 

Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  Stipu- 
lator 2:1114.  McZeus  2:13,  Grace  McK. 
2-21%  and  grandam  of  Tidal  Wave 
2;09.     Stinted  to  Highland  C. 

Carrie  Malone,  own  sister  to  Chf.s.  Derby 
2:20  and  dam  of  Carrie  E.  2:18,  and 
Cassiar  2:22,  and  grandam  of  Pmkey 
H.    2:17%.      In   foal  to   Bon  Voyage. 

Welladay  2:14,  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
and  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage   (3)   2:12%. 

Admiral  Togo  (2)  2:291/4.  One  of  the 
best  -prospects  for  a  2:0.8  trotter  in 
'  America.  Worked  a  mile  in  2:15% 
last  year.  Five  years  old,  sound,  level 
headed  and  a  sure  race  horse.  The 
talk  of  the  track  at  Pleasanton. 

Grandly  Bred  Mares  by  McKinney,  Zom- 
bro,  Zolock,  Cupid.  Mendocino,  Oro 
Wilkes  and  Secretary,  in  foal  to  high 
class  stallions  and  their  produce  en- 
tered in  rich  stakes.  ' 

Colts  and  Fillies  by  Kinney  Lou,  Stam 
B.,  Lynwood  W.,  Cassian,  Zombro,  Zo- 
lock, and  Lecco.  Among  these  are 
the  great  two-year-old  fillies  Grace 
Zolock  by  Zolock  2:0514  out  of  Grace 
Kaiser,-  noted  above,  and  Rose  Lecco 
by  Lecco  2:09%  out  of  Rose  McKinney, 
dam  of  Almaden  (2)  2:22%,  winner 
of  Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occident 
Stakes. 


Auction  Sale  of  50  Head  of  Horses 

Monday  Evening  at  7:45 


February  11,  1907 


At  the  most  extensive  market  in  the  West  and  in  the  largest  Sale  Building  in 
the  city,  with  a  Speedway  where  every  horse  can  show  what  he  can  do. 

THE  BEST  COLLECTION  OF  ALL  PURPOSE  HORSES  EVER  OFFERED  AT 
AUCTION.  Stallions,  Broodmares  and  Business  Horses;  Record  Horses,  including 
Queenie  E.  2:12H.  Lottie  Parks  2:1634,  Venus  Derhy  2:23  (been  a  mile  in  2:16V£), 
Princess  W.  2:29V4,  tne  best  2:15  class  trotter  ever  passed  under  the  hammer. 

Some  sensational  green  speed  that  can  step  to  the  front  going  through  the 
Park.  The  superb  consignment  from  the  Baywood  Stud,  San  Mateo,  of  ranch-bred 
horses  from  Llano  Seco  Rancho,  Butte  Co.,  Cal.,  have  been  prepared  for  this  sale 
at  the  Baywood  Stud  and  are  the  best  lot  ever  bred  at  this  well  known  farm,  com- 
prising Combination  Horses,  Park  Teams,  Single  Horses  and  Business  Pairs,  all 
well  broken  and  fit  for  present  conditions. 

GET  A  CATALOGUE  AT  ONCE. 

Tred  H.  Chase  &  Co.,  478  Valencia  St. 

Near  Sixteenth  Street  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


WRITE  TO=DAV   FOR   CATALOGUE. 


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GALL  REMEDY 


For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS. 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS.  CALKS 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES 
ABRASION'S  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use.  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  vear.  This 
increase  was  entirelv  due  to  its  MERITS 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th   CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 
All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  in  Their  Stahles 
PRICE — 25c,   50c   and  $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Eemedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418   W.    Madison   St.,   Chicago.    111. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.      If  .not-  in  stock  ask  them  to 
write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


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If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  sto*.'k  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports,  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :      .     :  :  :  ; 

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Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough  Cure  so  reinforces  the  natural 
germicidal  elements  of  the  blood  as  to  promptly  destroy  germs 
of  distemper  and  other  infectious  horse  diseases.  Prevents 
attack  if  used  early.  Quickly  cures  if  disease  is  established. 
Money  back  if  it  fails.  At  dealers  or  sent  direct,  prepaid, 
50c  and  $1.00.  Write  to-day  for  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice,"  a  free 
pamphlet. 

WELLS  MEDICINE   CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Pac.  Coast  Agt. 


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(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH   CLASS    HORSES   BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.      BROOD    MARES   CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

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That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  preients  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

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To  be  Without  It 

— Price    Reduced   - 

$4  in  Cloth         $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From                          i 
Foster  &  O'Rear,  Ferry  Bldg.,  San  Francisco 
From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 
549  Grand  Ave.,   Los   Angeles,  Cal. 

The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  50  Years  of   Close  Study 

GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golc'.sn  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
b5'  autos  or  cars. 


Iran  Alto  ss 


No.  24576 
Trotting  Race  Record  2:12' 


Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a  record  and  whose  sire  and  dam 
both  held  world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto  2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky), 
by  Electioneer.  His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which  was  the  three- 
year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  4  and  grandam  of  12  in  the  list. 
Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  9  in  the  list.  Iran  Alto 
is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at  Lexington  last  October. 
His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and  race  horses. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 
TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.   S.   HOGOBOOM,   Woodland,   Cal. 

TJsnal   return   privileg'es. 


A  Good  One  for  Sale 

Daedalion 

2:08! 


SIH.ETJ  BY  DIABLO  2.09%,  sire  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%,  Clipper  2:06,  Diablito 
2:081/4,  Daedalion  2:0S%.  Tom  Carneal  2:08%,  John  R.  Conway  2:09,  and  28  others 
in  2:30.  Daedalion's  dam  was  the  great  brood  mare  Grace  (dam  of  Creole  2:15, 
sire  of  Javelin  2:0s1/!  and  Eagle  2:1934,  and  grandam  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%),  by 
Bucaneer    2656. 

He  is  15.2  hands  high,  a  beautiful  seal  brown,  weighs  1100  pounds;  unexcelled 
in  all  the  points  one  would  expect  in  a  horse  to  be  used  as  a  campaigner,  road 
horse  or  sire.  His  disposition  is  absolutely  perfect.  Sound  as  a  new  dollar.  He 
has  never  shown  a  lame  step  since  I  bought  him  and  is  always  ready  to  do  his 
best.     He  needs  neither  hopples  or  straps;  has  been  separately  timed  miles  in  2:04. 

In  a  letter  from  the  well  *nown  trainer,  James  Thompson,  dated  Pleasanton, 
January  20th,  he  says:  "I  am  satisfied  your  horse  Daedalion.  will  prove  a  good 
sire.  A  year  ago  Mr.  James  Sutherland  broke  a  colt  at  two  years  old  by  him  and 
after  sixty  days"  work  breaking  and  all,  I  saw  her  trot  in  2:36.  There  is  also 
another  colt  owned  by  John  Dougherty  of  Lodi  that  shows  great  speed  on  the  road; 
both  are  trotters.  The  owners  have  arranged  with  me  to  handle  the  colts  and  will 
be  shipped  to  me  next  week.  There  is  also  one  owned  in  Sacramento,  a  three-year- 
old,  that  trotted  in  2:2S  after  a  few  weeks  track  work.  From  his  breeding,  con- 
formation, intelligence  and  grand  speed,  I  have  every  reason  to  believe,  if  given 
a  chance  in  the  stud,  he  will  prove,  as  I  said  before,  a  great  sire.  He  is  looking 
fine." 

Daedalion  is  in  James  Thompson's  care  at  the  Pleasanton  race  track,  and  can 
"be  seen  at  any  time.     Por  price  and  any  further  information  address 

a.  ottingeb,  owner.        J.  C:  Kirkpatrick,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


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THIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
-  ~  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  "Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in.  price  from  517.75 
net  to  $300  list. 


Ithaca  Gun  Company 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.. 


Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Alameda,  Cal. 


GUNS 


Outing  and  Rubber  Footwear.    Good  for  Wet  Weather  and  Down  Town. 

Palace  Hardware,   638  Market  Street 

Main  Store  and  Office,  458  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco 

Ross  McMahon  AwninTgenTdco. 

AT    THE     OLD     STAND 

Teamsters'  Rain  Goods,  Bags,  Tents,  Awnings,  Hammocks,  Covers 
73  Market  Street,        San  Francisco,  Ca.l 


GOLCHER    BROS. 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co. 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 
Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 
t«2SSTm3  51 1  Market  St.,  San  Prancisco 


Will  Make  A  Horse  Over; 

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will  save  him  from  the  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  the  1 
standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,  Windpuffs  and  all 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  of  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on  I 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading  I 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  ifc. 


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Mr.  H.  H.  Clark.  Fredonfa.  N.  T..  writes:  "The  bottle  of 
Qulnn'-.  Ointment  purchased  from  you  about  two  years  ago 
removed  a  curb  and  thoroughpin  and  did  it  tor  good.  My 
horse's  leg  is  as  smooth  as  ever." 

|  Price  $1.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  mail' 
Write  for  circulars,  testimonials,  etc. 

I  W.B.    EDDY  A    COMPANY,    WHITEHALL,   N. 


rem  sale. 

TEI-COLOK       COLLIE       PUPS       from 

working  stock.     Sire  Shadeland  Random, 

Sir   Jan.    A.    K.    C.    100,896    (son   of    Imp. 

Inverness    Prince).      RANDOM    COLLIE 

Broken    Dogs    and  Well    Bred    Puppies  I    KENNELS,  E.  C.  Rand,  Prop.,  R.  P.  D. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 


for   sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


No.  2,  Box  116,  Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


POR   SALE—  BOSTON  TERRIERS. 

A  few  typical  specimens;  dark  brindle; 
full  pedigree.  E.  D.  MEND£NH"ALL, 
41  Clay  St.,  San  Prancisco. 


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[Saturday,  February  9,  1907. 


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Harness 


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No  Slide  to  Work 


AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


with  the  left  hand.  Right  hand  pulls  trigger.  Recoil  ejects, 
cocks  and  reloads.  Solid  breech  protection  against  "blow- 
hacks."  Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 

The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,   $40  and  upwards. 
REMINGTON  ASMS   COMPANY, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Factory — 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  New  York  City.  Dion,  N.  "ST. 


WINCHESTER 

Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle.        .351  Caliber  High  Power. 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Rifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7?4  pounds,  number  of  shots,  Bix,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
,,  .  lLe?r  rifle'  wh'Ch  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
sort  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^4-inch  steel 
Plate  The  Model  1907  Is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
ii  i  m"2zle-  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
ev  _  ioa(it.  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapiditv  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Sena  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


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Hunter  One-Trigger 

Hold  the  World's  Record. 

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At  live  birds. 


At  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Jan.  16,  1907,  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
ton, Ont.,  again  demonstrated  the  reliability  of  the  Parker 
Gun  by  winning  with  a  straight  score  from  the  30-yard 
mark.     Send  for  catalogue. 


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VOLUME  L.  No.  7. 


SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  16,  1907. 


Subscription   ?3.00    a   Year. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  1907, 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    2 :15 

Three-year-old  Kecord  . . .  .2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Bace    2:10^ 

WIHNEE  OP  HARTFORD  FTJTTJBITSr  (?S50O)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:1234,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of  1907  at  PLEASANTON  RACE   TRACK. 
SSO  fni*  flip   5Mcnn         USUAL,    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
""    luc  *JCa»Ull         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Tour  Tears  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXFB.ESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*4  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brmo  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
Is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

.  .      HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands' 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both, 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich,  event,  with,  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:05^ 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     .    .    . 
Delilah  (41 
Sherlock  Holmes  . 
R.  Ambush  (3) 
Zolahka      .    .    . 
Ingarlta     .     .     .     . 

Dixie  S 

Dixie  W.       .    .    . 
Conchita.    .     .     . 


2:08 

•  2:09 
2:11 
2:14 

•  2:23 
2:25 

-  2:27 
2:27 
2:29 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%,  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10^, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella2:25, 
McNeer  2:25.  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception,  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11# 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30M>),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  "Winship  2:15,  "Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went   lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HENSY    DELANZY, 

University   Station,    Iios   Ang"eles,    CaL 

Mendocino  22607 

EECCRD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1SS9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  "With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2:11 14 ; 
Sam  Helena  2:11%. 


McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  S81S  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  "Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  12o;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
ind  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the'greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

service  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  §7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO   STOCK  PAEM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


By  J.  J.  Audubou 
16695,  sire  of  An- 
dubon  Boy  US9H 
Nan  Audubon  2:(iv: 
Miss  Rita  2:08K 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:08%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  13o 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit.  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  S,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%);  second 
dam,    Nelly. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whjose  entire  racing  career  (56  lieats)  averages  2:0014. 

Pirst  and  only  riorse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03*4,  winning  race. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:001.)l  first  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*41  second  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  norse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57  V2   seconds. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND  AT  AGRICULTURAL    PARK.    LOS   ANGELES,    TO 
A  PEW   GOOD   MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  J.  Y.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Redlac  2:071 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Qreat  Allerton  2:09i 


.....        .        <<>■■•      r>  r»  J  For  Trotting  Stallions  In  1904 

He  holds  the  World  s  Race  Kecord  Por  new  stamons  of  m»  age  m  isoe 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6.  1907.  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
mark feat  an^^lTed1  with  the  fact,  that  his  first  and  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  srandls  P""* 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as  his  o  _,_*_,-    flam  nf  two 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150  First  dam  is  Grandma,  .dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18:  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford 2^9 % by 
Ensign  2:28V.;  third  dam  Mary  Ann.  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;   fourth  dam  S.  T.  B.,  thoroughbred  ,„Mvia 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  indiMd- 
uality  and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners.  ..,_„,  .„  v.  „   „ont  «jrP 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGBICTJLTTJBAL  PiBK,  LOS  AHOEIES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  oi  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned ^  at our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  "e^esponsible  ^accidents  °r 
escapes.  ^    ^    Qrnbb,  Manager,   University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 


Red  McK  43766 

1VLU     1  T  lVl\i  Son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 

^^  hy  the   Great  Bed  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:liy4    (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02    Coney  2:02    and  14  others 

in    iho    9-1(1   liet     IS    in    °15    li^t     44    in    2:20    list.    71    in    2.30    list,    greatest    biie    ul 

extreme-speed  in  the  worid;  sSld  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 

at   S500.  ,    _  , 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes   1748    (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes   2:06%    and   24 

more   ir?  2-15    list:    next    dam    Bonnie    Bell    (dam    of    Rebel    Medium    2  15% and    3 

others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33:  next  dam  Alice  Drake   (dam  of  3   in  the  list), 

by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July.  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  colore 
standTMtfen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  11  =  0  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding :  will  i show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  « alter 
Maben  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:2S.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:3d%.  His  colts 
ari  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MXTEPST'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
(W.   R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 
TEEMS — 530  for  the  Season,  With  Betnrn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:59} 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in  1S97.     The  fastest,  gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   30183;   Pacing  No.   0414  n-^„„ 

Sire    of    Morning    Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%.   Schley  Pointer  2:08%.  ,  ...  , 

Bv  Brown  Hal  '>12^,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%    and  ten  others  with  records 
of   210   and   better.      Dam   Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer    1:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
204    Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
'     '  Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Fee  5100.     -Usual  Beturn  Privileges. 

For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.  De  BYDEB, 

Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares. 


THE  STANDARD  BBED  STALLION 


McFadyen  2:1 5} 


Two-year-old  record,  2:1594. 
By  Diablo  2:06*4.  Sire  of 
Sis.  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  E. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  "Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — 540  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,  CaL 


Saturday,  February  16,  1907.] 

THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and     Sportsman 

(Established   18S2.) 
F.   W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as    Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms — One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


WANTS    THE    COLT    RACES    OPEN. 


THE    COMBINATION    SALE. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL   Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2: 07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

MeKENA  39460  

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2 :  11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST    McKINNEY    2:23% 

T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 
ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11   Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  EARNING  CAPACITY  of  a  good  trotter  or 
pacer,  fast  and  game  enough  to  win  in  his  class, 
will  be  considerable  on  the  Pacific  Coast  this  year. 
The  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation's program  will  be  announced  on  the  19th  inst. 
and  will  provide  two  stakes  of  $2,000  each  and 
several  of  $1,000.  The  State  Fair  program  will  be 
out  by  the  1st  of  March  and  will  also  contain  some 
large  stakes  for  class  horses.  The  Petaluma  pro- 
gram, already  published,  is  a  very  generous  one, 
and  Los  Angeles  will  soon  announce  a  good  pro- 
gram. These  four  associations,  and  the  Oregon  State 
Fair  make  up  five  meetings  at  which  big  purses  will 
be  offered.  In  addition  to  these  the  meetings  at 
Woodland,  Pleasanton,  San  Bernardino,  Salinas, 
Fresno  and  other  places  will  give  good  purses,  al- 
though probably  not  as  large  as  the  five  places  first 
mentioned.  It  will  be  possible  for  a  2:24  class  trot- 
ter to  earn  four  or  five  thousand  dollars  racing  on 
this  Coast  this  year  if  he  is  good  enough  to  -win 
the  principal  stakes  to  which  he  is  now  eligible. 
There  are  not  over  twenty  of  the  hundreds  of  trot- 
ters who  race  on  the  Eastern  tracks  every  year  who 
win  that  much  money,  and  when  one  stops  to  think 
that  there  were  about  thirty  of  those  trotters  that 
took  records  of  2:10  or  better  last  year,  the  conclu- 
sion necessarily  follows  that  any  trotter  in  Califor- 
nia that  cannot  beat  2:10  three  times  has  little  busi- 
ness trying  to  beat  the  game  on  the  other  side  of 
the  mountains.  There  will  be  a  chance  to  earn  a 
goodly  sum  at  home,  and  here  is  where  our  owners 
and  trainers  should  make  up  their  minds  to  race. 


ANSWERS   TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


J.  T.,  Pleasanton. — Emmy  Lou  2:25  by  Welcome, 
made  her  record  when  a  three-year-old  over  the 
Petaluma  track  in  1903.  Consequently  she  is  now 
seven  years  old. 

J.  J.  S.,  Santa  Rosa. — Zarina  2:13%  is  not  regis- 
tered, but  can  be  as  soon  as  her  dam.  Miss  Valen- 
sin,  is  registered.  The  latter  is  eligible  under  Rule 
4,  as  she  is  by  the  registered  horse,  Valensin  12049, 
and  has  produced  two  trotters  with  standard  rec- 
ords—Zarina  2:13%  and  Dreyfus  2:17%. 

W.  D.  D.,  Livermore.— The  dam  of  Yolo  Maid  2:12 

was  Molly  by  Dietz's  St.  Clair,  grandam  Jenny  Louis 
by  Young  St.  Louis,  great  grandam  Col.  Lewis  mare, 
pedigree  not  traced.  Alexander  Button  1997,  trotting 
record  2:26%,  was  by  Alexander  490,  dam  Lady  But- 
ton by  Napa  Rattler. 


Breeder  and  Sportsman:  Please  suggest  to  the 
associations  giving  meetings  this  year  that  they 
give  three-year-old  races  without  confining  them  to 
any  class.  I  think  it  works  too  much  of  a  hardship 
on  a  fellow  to  carry  his  colt  all  around  through  the 
circuit  and  not  get  to  start  him  except  in  one  stake 
or  against  aged  horses.  I  would  suggest  that  each 
meeting  give  a  small  purse  for  two-year-olds,  both 
trotters  and  pacers,  and  also  one  of  each  for  the 
three-year-olds.  It  costs  just  as  much  to  ship  these 
stake  and  Futurity  colts  around  as  it  does  the  older 
horses,  but  it  has  to  be  done  if  we  want  to  keep 
them  in  the  same  man's  hands.  The  reason  I  men- 
tion not  making  any  class  race  for  three-year-olds 
is  that  I  have  one  with  a  record  at  two  years  that 
I  want  to  start  this  year.  I  remember  very  well 
of  shipping  a  three-year-old  to  Los  Angeles  one  year 
and  could  not  start  her  as  she  had  taken  a  record 
as  a  two-year-old.  There  was  another  owner  there 
in  the  same  fix  and  we  had  to  sit  idly  by  and  watch 
the  others  race,  but  on  reaching  Fresno  the  three- 
year-old  race  was  open  to  all  of  that  age  without 
regard  to  records  and  those  that  raced  at  Los 
Angeles  all  started  with  us.  I  am  certain  they  would 
have  been  as  willing  to  race  against  us  at  Los 
Angeles  had  the  race  been  an  open  one. 

Try  and  get  Mr.  Stover  to  give  a  two-year-old 
pace  at  Petaluma.  Well,  here's  hoping  we  will  all 
have  a  string  of  horses  and  a  circuit  of  races  of 
eighteen  weeks  in  California  this  year. 

OWNER. 


THE   CHAMPION    RACE    HORSE. 


When  Star  Pointer's  name  is  mentioned  it  is  im- 
mediately associated  in  every  horseman's  mind  with 
the  first  mile  in  two  minutes  by  a  harness  horse, 
and  race  after  race  where  the  lead  was  fought  for 
from  wire  to  wire  with  the  son  of  Brown  Hal  in 
front  at  (he  finish.  His  history  and  performances 
are  known  10  every  person  who  reads  about  harness 
racing.  After  his  racing  days  were  over  he  was 
placed  in  the  stud,  but  was  in  a  section  of  country 
hard  to  reach  by  breeders,  yet  he  began  siring  great 
speed  from  the  first.  He  is  now  the  sire  of  Morning 
Star  2:04%  (wagcn  matinee  record  2:03),  that  is 
called  the  fastest  and  handsomest  race  and  matinee 
horse  in  America.  He  also  sired  Joe  Pointer  2:05%, 
Sidney  Pointer  2:07%,  Schley  Pointer  2:08%,  and 
many  others. 

As  an  individual  he  must  be  seen  to  be  appre- 
ciated. His  muscular  development  is  magnificent, 
yet  he  has  the  finish  of  the  thoroughbred  and  in 
appearance  is  intensely  masculine  as  are  all  truly 
great  sires.  The  foals  resulting  from  his  first  sea- 
son in  California  are  just  making  their  appearance 
and  are  without  exception  splendid  looking,  lusty 
youngsters.  It  is  believed  every  mare  bred  to  him 
last  season  will  drop  a  foal  this  year. 

Those  who  want  to  breed  fast,  money-winning 
pacers  that  can  go  the  route  should  send  their  mares 
to  Star  Pointer  1:59%.  Write  to  Chas.  DeRyder  for 
further  particulars. 


COLT    STAKES    AT    DIXON. 


The  Dixon  Driving  Park  offers  two  stakes  for  two- 
year-olds — trotters  and  pacers — for  a  purse  of  $100 
each,  with  entrance  money  added,  to  be  raced  for 
over  the  Dixon  Driving  Park  track  on  May  1st  and 
2d,  1907. 

Half-mile  heats,  two  in  three.  Entrance  money — 
First  payment,  $5.00,  due  February  20th;  second  pay- 
ment, $5,00,  due  March  20th;  and  last  payment, 
$15.00,  due  April  15th,  1907.  Purse  to  be  divided 
into  three  moneys,  60,  30  and  10  per  cent.  Should 
there  be  but  one  starter,  he  will  walk  over  for  $60.00 
and  all  entrance  moneys. 

There  will  also  be  a  stake  for  2:30  class,  three- 
year-olds,  trotters  and  pacers,  for  a  purse  of  $100 
each  and  entrance  money  added,  under  the  same 
conditions  as  above,  with  the  exception  that  the 
heats  will  be  best  three  in  five. 

The  right  is  reserved  to  change  date  of  race  on 
account  of  unfavorable  weather,  or  to  declare  races 
off  if  not  sufficient  entries. 

Entrance  money  must  accompany  the  nomina- 
tions 

Under  National  rules. 

F.  J.  KUMLE,  Secretary. 


The  breeder  whose  stock  is  in  the  best  condition 
at  all  seasons  of  the  year  is  the  one  who  will  find  the 
business  most  profitable.  Animals  sent  to  the  sale 
ring  should  always  be  in  good  flesh.  Five  or  ten 
extra  bushels  of  oats,  and  two  or  three  gallons  of 
molasses,  fed  to  a  sale  animal,  will  often  increase  his 
or  her  selling  value  more  than  five  times  the  cost 
of  the  extra  feed.  Get  molasses  that  is  made  from 
sugar  and  is  not  adulterated  with  glucose. 


H.  S.  Henry,  whose  collection  of  thirty  paintings 
was  sold  for  $352,000  in  New  York  recently,  formerly 
owned  the  Penn  Valley  Stud,  near  Philadelphia,  and 
a  collection  of  trotters  as  select  as  his  pictures.  He 
paid  $55,000  for  the  stallion  Anteeo  2:16%  in  the 
boom  days,  and  bought  brood  mares  at  corresponding 
prices,  only  to  see  them  sold  at  ten  cents  on  the  dol- 
lar atter  the  panic  of  1S93  pricked  the  bubble. 


Fred  H.  Chase's  big  new  pavilion  was  opened  for 
the  first  time  last  Monday  evening  with  a  sale  of 
trotting  and  coach  bred  stock,  the  property  of  various 
owners.  The  pavilion  is  far  ahead  of  anything  San 
Francisco  horse  buyers  have  heretofore  seen  in  this 
city,  and  is  spacious,  brilliantly  lighted,  comfortably 
seated  and  affords  an  owner  a  chance  to  show  his 
horse  in  action.  The  sale  drew  a  big  crowd,  over  a 
thousand  people  being  seated  when  the  sale  began. 

The  horses  from  the  Llano  Seco  Rancho,  con- 
signed by  Baywood  Stud,  were  promptly  sold  and 
brought  prices  that  greatly  pleased  the  sellers  and 
the  buyers  were  well  satisfied. 

Every  horse  in  the  sale  that  was  in  condition  and 
ready  to  put  to  wore  b-ought  a  good  price,  showing 
thai  the  market  is  in  excellent  shape.  Mr.  Chase 
has  been  the  first  live  stock  auctioneer  to  provide 
a  first  class  sales  pavilion  in  this  city,  and  his  enter- 
prise will  be  appreciated  by  sellers  and  buyers.  The 
record  of  the  sale  is  as  follows: 

Consignment  of  T.   J.   Crowley. 

Islamite,  ch.  g.  (4),  by  Owyhee  2:11,  dam  Lottie 
Parks  2:16,  $245. 

Lottie  Parks  2:16%,  b.  m.  (11),  by  Cupid,  dam  by 
Bismark,  $240. 

Consignment  of  K.  O'Grady. 

Mack,  b.  g.  (5),  by  son  of  Electioneer,  $140. 

Rey  Guy,  b.  g.  (4),  by  Rey  Direct,  dam  by  Guy 
Wilkes,  $100. 

Red  Welcome,  b.  g.  (4),  by  Welcome,  dam  by 
Secretary,  $125. 

Beresford,  b.  g.  (6),  by  Hart  Boswell,  dam  by 
Sorates,  $195. 

Consignment   of   H.    Brace. 

Lady  Beck,  b.  m.  (5),  by  Waldstein,  dam  by  Elec- 
tioneer, $190. 

Queen  R.  2:12%.  b.  m.  (10),  by  Redondo,  dam  by 
Adrian  Wilkes,  ,3U0. 

Toppy,  b.  m.  (10),  by  Electric,  dam  by  Sidney,  $95. 

Bay  mare  (5),  by  Ira,  dam  by  Stamboul,  $140. 

Mission,  b.  g.,  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  by  Saturn. 
$125. 

Consignment  of  Thos.  Smith. 

Princess  W.  2:29%,  by  George  Washington,  $185. 

Venus  Derby  2:23,  by  Chas.  Derby,  $235. 
Consignment  of  Baywood  Stud. 

Pitkerro,  dun  gelding   (5),   $190. 

Parole,  bay  mare   (5),  $200. 

Hermes,  bay  gelding   (5),   $190. 

Helena,  bay  mare  (5),  $175. 

Hecuba,  bay  mare  (5),  $195. 

Brown  mare   (5),  $80. 

Brown  mare   (5),  $95. 

Horace,  chestnut  gelding  (5),  $160. 

Prattler,  bay  mare  (3),  $180. 

Great  Alba,  chestnut  mare   (5),  $250. 

Gala  Day,  chestnut  mare   (5),  $250. 

Bav  gelding  (5),  $205. 

Bay  gelding  (5),  $200. 

Span  of  1,400-lb.   draft  horses,  $570. 

Pair  carriage  geldings,  16.2  bands,  $850. 

Pair  bay  geldings,  $600. 

Pair  chestnut  geldings,  $270. 

Gray  stallion  (3),  $300. 


There  was  received  at  the  Chicago  market  in  1906, 
126,961  horses,  valued  at  $19,046,535,  against  127,250 
arrivals  in  1905,  valued  at  $18,046,125,  a  decline  in 
receipts  of  2S9  horses  and  an  increase  in  valuation 
of  $913,410. 


According  to  the  official  statement  of  account,  the 
Kentucky  State  Fair  last  year  netted  a  profit  of 
$10,990.86.  This  takes  no  account  of  the  $15,000  ap- 
propriated by  the  State  for  premuiums.  Gate  re- 
ceipts alone  were  $23,253  and  the  total  expenses 
$22,3S6.18. 


That  up-to-date  and  wide-awake  stallion  owner, 
L.  E.  Brown,  Maple  Lawn  Farm,  Delevan,  111.,  the 
home  of  the  sensational  young  sire,  Parole  (4)  2:16, 
does  not  let  many  of  the  good  things  in  the  horse 
line  get  past  him.  He  has  nominated  no  less  than 
twenty  mares  in  the  American  Horse  Breeder  Fu- 
turity. They  are  all  highly  bred  mares,  some  pro- 
ducers and  others  with  records. 


Belgian    Norman   Stallion    For   Sale. 


Rolland  Jr..  a  magnificent  young  Belgian  Norman 
stallion,  four  years  old  in  March,  jet  black  in  color 
with  small  white  spot  in  forehead.  No  other  white 
marks  on  him.  Stands  17  hands  and  weighs  1600 
pounds.  He  is  by  King  by  Silver  King  imp.,  dam 
Hazel  by  Rolland  imp.  King  weighed  1700  pounds; 
Hazel  weighed  1700  pounds;  Rolland  weighed  2100 
pounds.  Rolland  Jr.  will  make  a  grand  stock  horse. 
Price  $1000.  Address  E.  H.  Cheney,  Bodega,  Sonoma 
Co.,  Cal. 


CAN  TOTT   CTTRE    DISTEMPER? 


Tf  not  it  will  be  worth  while  to  know  how.     Distem- 
per,    influenza,    pinkeye,     coughs,    colds    and    catarrhal 
affections  are  a  constant   source  of  loss  and  annoyance 
to    owners    of    horses    and    sheep.      Craft's    Distemper 
Cure,    which   is   advertised    in   another   column,    has   for 
years    been    sold    under    a    guarantee    to    cure.      It    has 
become    one    of    the    most    widely    used    and    endorsed 
stock  remedies.     Every  stock  owner  should  be  familiar 
with  it.     Notice  the  pamphlet  offered  free,   "Dr.    ■ 
Advice,"    and    write    for    it.      The    information 
is  apt  to  be  of  value  any  time.     Address, 
cine  Co.,   13    Third   St.,   Lafayette,   Ind. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  1907. 


PACIFIC    BREEDERS'   FUTURITY   No.   5. 


Fifth   Payment   Made   February  1st  on   126  Two-Year- 
Olds  Entered   in  This  Stake. 


There  are  no  less  than  126  two-year-olds  entered 
m  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  for  foals  of  1905,  whose 
owners  think  enough  of  them  to  keep  them  paid  up 
on,  and  from  them  will  come  the  starters  in  the 
two-year-old  divisions  this  year  and  the  three-year-old 
divisions  next  year.  As  will  be  seen  by  a  perusal 
of  the  list  which  follows,  a  grandly  bred  lot  of 
youngsters  are  in  this  stake: 

t  ^r°Ie  ^  :*yers'  b  f  Queen  of  Hearts  by  Cupid,  dam 
Lady  by  Deitz's  St.   Clair. 

Vi?i'!,^'KBa??anVS-S^,  Mlss  Dlvidend  by  Athablo,  dam 
Vivian   by   Hamb.   Wilkes. 

MeKinm?v  bv  b4SK,nnev!anCn,er0  b3'  NeeTnUt'  dam  Alt0e 

AutelPa  byaNehaarestS  br  °  &  &  °'  bY  KinMy  Lou'  dam 

r^Suti,?1?,KSrtl's  ch  c  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Miss 
Camilla  by  Boodle. 

vr&x^i.  BITess!ne's  b  f  Benito  by  Stam  B.,  dam  Salinas 
Maid   by   Junio. 

*:  !±,  Borden's  b  f  Ramona  by  Prince  Robert,  dam 
iWrl  RlnCOi  ^ywre^°;  ,s  c  Be'voir  by  Monterey,  dam 
dameL!eBe,be  Al^oTTr  LtLZSF*  *  ^"^ 
.  Betsy  °byBS°iTverrS'BCeef  B6"y   Dlr6Ct    by   L    Dir6Ct'    dan' 

l\T»Af!fit  lr0>r?'?.T  b ,  f  ^njella  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam 
Majella  B.  by  I\ushag-ak;  gr  c  Nupolo  by  Nushasak 
d!!S  b,e,r?.0loJ>y,  Mendocino;  br  c  Nusado  by  Nushagak! 
flam    Addle    B.    by    Dexter   Prince 

A^h„Brw?i'iS  bI  .C  DJ'  Gre5°.  aam  Banker's  Daughter  by 
t  f  ^  Wilkes;  br  c  by  Greco,  dam  Maud  by  Stamboul"; 

t    S   Grec0'    torn    Kisses   by   Saturn. 

J.  R.  Balkwill's  br  c  Bonnie  Don  by  Bonnie  Direct 
dam  Donagene  by  Athadon.  JJirecc, 

k-^vtiS^  Caw!',',s  b  c  by  DIrectum  II,  dam  Muriel  P. 
by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

dam  WinS!,eanw,i1lieSsbb1yfReyadWifk1sr0h  ^  Se"chI*ht. 
Neifie  B^vT^WooSev  °"  BIy  by  °n  Stanley'  dam 
Pefrina^TSedmont  KSSrina  by  Nutw°°a  WiIkes,  dam 

Alfi'e  Wiike't"8011'3    b    t    by    Stam    B "    dam    Perza    by 
W.    A.    Clark    Jr.'s    ch    f   Chiquita    by   Highland     dam 
Reina  del  Diablo  by  Diablo.  s  '      am 

Jas.  Coffin's  bl  c  Serge  Witte  by  Cassian,  dam  Lilith 
by  Secretary;  b  c  Mercury  by  Zombro,  dam  Ella  J.  bv 
™J"r  b  i>  bl  f  Grape  Zolock  by  Zolock,  dam  Grace 
MeSnney  S"SSkS4y?°"  LeCC°  by  LeCC°'  d™  K°Se 
b3'T'cupidr°WleyS  b  f  by  Monterey.  dam  Lottie  Parks 
byCStam&BWebbS  b  f  by  Bert  Lo^an,  dam  Hattie  T. 
Alcantara0''611"1'3  b  f  by  Searchlight,  dam  Bertha  by 
LuTy  Iha^nbSrCrobpsCySNNJut^onondiS  ^  M^°«™-  *«» 
dam  Ha^liyTv^rosven'r8'6""  UM  by  R°bt'  D'reCt' 
baf  Km^lorfsta^  in^irat^6""  b5'  C°UDt  Hannl- 
SterlingDbvdSterlibr-C  L°°k°Ut  by  Searehlight,  dam  Bee 

AlvssYaL1aatChea°eby7^e1nbwafyCaUda  &  by  ^^  dam 
hJ7T»?--J?£tee'8  bJ  hZ  Fetisru,   dam  Jessie  Madison 

y^Jar?'  Madison:  e.  by  Coronado,  dam  Lulu  Wilkes 
by   McKinney "  S  b  c  Dr'  Lecc0  by  J-ecco,  dam  Bessie  D. 
I    bvRPrfnUcen^eer0  Starlisht  by  Searchlight,  dam  Anita 
sonV'^adVon3*6  *  ^  Stam  R"  dam  E»S  Madi" 
A»aU,fnaEbyCA.tamobt    °    ^^    by    Searchlight,    dam 

Atfen^yiSD^t^°P?inbcI  ™U  K'  by  KlMey  L™'  dam 
Primfe  Fe"'S  f°aI  by  Searchlight,  dam  Edith  by  Dexter 

lon^m  ACle?aSm°b?STb  sS  DiUOn  by  S'dney  Dil" 
Chtet^ffSST'*    m    C    Richm™d    G.    by    Richmond 

F.  Gommet's  br  c  Kinney  Rick  by  Kinnev  Lou  dam 
l°onrf„aDbyb5De?t1erpariLrenCe;  br  *  by  ^™2  g£ 
byJ'Nu\-w?of-wfllef  °  by  Kinney  L°U'  dam  «ueen  C' 
s.  I:  f:  byMsJ°al  by  Neernut'  dam  Na"ey  Carson, 
byXDaIwnTfghtS  "  C  Delmar  D'  by  Dem°nio.  dam  Babe 
hvTpS;.?origan's  b  *  De  Olita  by  Demonio,  dam  Olita 
b?   Bro  W,5ke"s  S  C  De   °r°   by  Demonio,    dam   HannoS 

by^ayswlt^^nL-s11185  bY  JUl6S  Verne'  dam  C™»* 
byJNoVr5aile  &  C°'S'  bl  f  by  "emonio,  dam  May  Norris 
>.  Hahn's  bl  c  Gold  Bond  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Nel- 
lie   Emohne    by    Leo    Corbett. 

Hopland  Stock  Farm's  b  c  Ridgewood  by  Mendocino 
dam  Mollie  Mae  Nita  by  McKinney;  b  f  Miilviile  bv 
Mendoc.no,    dam  Ada  Stanley  by   Mckinney  3 

etta^B^ai".*  b   *  Alame4a  by  Stam   B"   dam   Henri- 
M.    Henry's    bl    f    Sarah    C.    by   Educator    dam    Hi, Ida 

DecoGrator;    W    *    W    B°"nie    ^*'  &&£?  * 

Br?wnHBUeCsks'ie  SyS&M    *>'    NUtWO°4   W"keS'    dam 

Go^iper-by-  Ssf aefaSS'   "   =  by  C°r°nad°'    dam  Lady 

dam  Amy'irSbySDiabloC  EmeSt   S'  by   ScQtt  M^n„ey, 

J.  A  Jones'  bl  c  Black  Joe  by  Capt.  Jones  dam 
Amy  May  by  Alexis;  bl  f  Saeajawea  by  Capt  JoneT 
dam  Lady  Beach  by  Altamont;  bl  f  Alta  Jones  by  cint 
Jones,  dam  Alta  Norte  by  Del  Norte  P 

Rudolph  Jordan  Jr.'s  br  c  El  Pronto  by  Stam  B.,  dam 
Constancia  by  McKinney. 

J.  H  Kelly's  br  c  On  Rourke  by  On  Stanley,  dam  Sis- 
ter C.  by  Conn;  br  f  Hy  Toil  by  On  Stanley,  dam  Hyto 
by  Happy  Prince. 

J.  A  Kh-kman's  bl  f  Idolway  by  Stoneway,  dam 
Carrie  by   A.   W.   Richmond. 

G.  W.  Kirkman's  s  f  Miss  Stoneway  by  Stoneway 
dam  Glory.  ' 

Geo.  A.  Kelly's  br  c  Bonkin  by  Bonnie  McK.,  dam 
V  antrim  by  Antrim. 

E  C.  Keyt's  br  f  Sadie  Seal  by  Red  Seal,  dam 
Scarlet  Letter  by  Altamont. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  b  c  Siesta  by  Iran  Alto,  dam 
Wanda  I  y   Eros. 

S.  W.  Lillard's  b  c  P.  D.  Q.  by  John  A.,  dam  Gipsy 
Maid    by    Billy    St.    Clair. 

C.  T.  Likins'  ch  c  Orcas  by  Tennysonian,  dam  Neer- 
nut  by   Neernut. 

R.  F  Lathrop's  b  c  Star  Medium  by  Dictatus  Medium, 
lam  D:*-a  by  Piedmont. 

K.  E.  deB.  Lopez's  b  f  by  Stam  B.,  dam  Missie  Madi- 
?on   by    Jas.    Madison. 


A.  L.  Marshall's  gr  c  Vernole  by  Jules  Verne,  dam 
Phenols. 

W.  S.  Maben's  b  f  Wander  Lust  by  Petrigru,  dam 
Dixie  W.   by   Zolock. 

J.  W.  Marshall's  b  s  Moortrix  by  Azmoor,  dam  Trix 
by  Nutwood  "Wilkes. 

"H  W.  Meek's  b  f  by  Stam  B.,  dam  Izobel  by  McKm- 
ney;   br  c  bv  Kinney  Lou,   dam   Cricket  by   Steinway. 

T.  H.  Miller's  Flash  by  Searchlight,  dam  Bonnie 
bv   Director. 

Jas.  W.  Minturn's  b  c  Bonnie  Orphan  by  Bonnie 
Direct,   dam   Oceano  Bell  by  Killarney. 

J.  S.  Manchester's  b  c  Dawson  by  Wayland  W.,  dam 
Belle    Cooper   by   Ira. 

J.  E.  Montgomery's  gr  c  Orphan  Boy  by  Diawood, 
dam    Nanc3r    H.    by    Upstart. 

I.  C.  Mosher's  ch  c  Ocean  Wave  by  Tidal  Wave,  dam 
Bessie   L.   by   Montana  Director. 

C.  S.  Neal's  ch  f  Fanny  Tattler  by  Monterey,  dam 
Fannv   Gossip  by   Gossiper. 

Frank  Overacker's  b  f  Fanny  Easter  by  Arner,  dam 
Fannv  Vasto  by  Vasto. 

G.  W.  Prescott's  br  c  Sonlock  by  Zolock,  dam  Blondie 
by  Prince  Royal. 

J.  C.  Quinn's  br  c  Lackawana  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam 
Georgie   B.   by   Nutwood  Wilkes. 

B.  H.  River's  b  c  Burney  by  Dictatus,.  dam  Flora  II. 
by   Brilliant. 

H.  B.  Roben's  s  f  Dew  Drop  by  Demonio,  dam  Dixon 
Maid  bv  Falrose. 

F.  H.  Sanderson's  bl  f  Fairfield  Maid  by  Count 
Hannibal,  dam  Lady  \.  oodnut  by  Woodnut;  b  c  Soscol 
by  Cnunt  Hannibal,    dam    Ida    S.   by  Baywood. 

J.  H.  Sanders'  s  c  Sidney  Wilkes  by  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
dam  Vic  S.  bv  Sidney  Chief. 

Scott  &  Miller's  b  c  by  Scott  McKinney,  dam  Maggie 
by  Royal  Sid. 

Geo.  E.  Shaw's  b  f  by  Benton  Boy,  dam  Nellie  Nu.t- 
wid   bv  Brown   Jug. 

E.  E.  Sherwood's  b  f  Daisy  Z.  by  Zombro,  dam  Queen 
Woolsey  by  Woolsey. 

Fred  Sim's  b  f  Lelia  S.  hy  The  Oregon,  dam  Lena 
S.   b5f  Monroe  S. 

Chas.  F.  Silva's  b  c  by  Stam  B.,  dam  Swift  Bird 
by  Waldstein. 

P.  R.  Sims'  b  c  Cap  Gorgas  by  Marvin  Wilkes,  dam 
Chita   by   a   Son   of   Sidney. 

M.  J.  Smeltzer's  s  f  by  Delphi,  dam  Fanny  S.  by 
rirown    Jug. 

C.  J.  Snyder's  bl  f  Mabel  Shaw  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam 
Black  Diamond  by  Hanford  Medium. 

S.  S.  Stiles'  b  f  Helen  Stiles  by  Sidney  Dillon,  dam 
Silver  Haw  by  Silver  Bow. 

Daniel  Sullivan's  b  c  Starlight  by  Searchlight,  dam 
Oarmel. 

E.  E.  Sullivan's  foal  by  Monterey,  dam  Silver  Peak 
by   Silver   Bow. 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Summers'  b  c  Dick  Warfield  by  Lecco,  dam 
Gypsie  by   Mosby. 

E.  McHenry  Train's  br  c  Ray-o-Light  by  Searchlight, 
dam  Carrie  B.  by  Alex.  Button. 

G.  W.  Theuerkauf's  rn  c  John  Christenson  by  Kin- 
ney Lou,   dam   Pearl  Dictatus  by  Dictatus. 

P.  J.  Thompson's  b  c  Welnado  by  Welcome,  dam  Del- 
nado  by  Boydell. 

J.  H.  Torrey's  b  f  Bessie  T.  by  Zombro,  dam  Manila 
by  Shadeland  Hero. 

Mrs.  F.  S.  Turner's  s  c  California  Dillon  by  Sidney 
Dillon,    dam   Caritone   by  Antone. 

"Valencia  Stock  Farm's  foal  by  Direct  Heir,  dam  La 
Belle  by  Sidney;  foal  by  Direct  Heir,  dam  Rosedrop 
by  Sidney;  bl  c  Dusky  Glen  by  Direct  Heir,  dam  Glen- 
doveer  by  Jas.  Madison. 

M.  M.  Vincent's  b  f  Vera  Hal  by  Expressive  Mac, 
dam  Carmen  by  News  Boy. 

Alex.  M.  Wilson's  br  c  Don  Reginaldo  by  On  Stanley, 
dam  Belle   Ray m on   by   Raymon. 

E.  B.  Whelehan's  s  c  California  B.  by  Dictatus,  dam 
Bell  by  Colton. 

Mrs.  Alma  Whitehead's  br  f  Miss  Delphi  by  Delphi, 
dam  The  Mrs.  by  Derby  Ash. 

C.  Whitehead's  b  c  by  Delphi,  dam  Altoonita  by  Al- 
toona. 

Oren  H.  Wright's  br  c  Davis  Boy  by  John  A,  dam 
Rosie  Wilkes  by  Falrose. 

C.  H.  Widemann's  b  f  Miss  Lloyd  by  Robin,  dam 
Lady   Lloyd   by   Sidney. 

W.  R.  Zibbel's  foal  by  Lynwood  W.,  dam  Evangie 
by  Shadeland   Onward. 

J.  W.  Zibbel's  b  f  Knfralina  by  Tom  Smith,  dam 
Kate  Lumry  by  Shadeland   Onward. 

O 

DERBY  DIRECT  SOLD. 


FROM   THE   ORANGE   BELT. 


Geo.  A.  Davis  of  Pleasanton  has  sold  his  great 
young  stallion  Derby  Direct  to  Dr.  Scott,  a  veterin- 
arian of  Healdsburg,  Sonoma  county.  Derby  Direct 
is  a  remarkable  young  horse  and  one  of  the  best 
ever  raised  by  Mr.  Davis.  Mr.  Chas.  De  Ryder 
handled  this  horse  for  a  month  as  a  two-year-old  and 
stepped  him  a  quarter  in  34^  seconds.  At  three 
years  Ed  Parker  worked  Derby  Direct  a  mile  in 
2:19,  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  in  31  seconds. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.  owns  a  full  sister  to  Derby  Direct 
called  Lady  Derby,,  and  she  was  raced  on  the  North- 
ern Circuit  last  year,  taking  a  mark  at  Helena, 
Montana  of  2:22^4  pulled  up.  Mr.  Clark  intends 
to  race  her  again  the  coming  season.  Last  year 
Derby  Direct  was  slated  to  go  East,  but  these  plans 
were  changed,  like  many  others,  on  account  of  the 
San  Francisco  earthquake  and  fire. 

Derby  Direct  has  been  bred  to  but  one  mare, 
Myrtha  Whips  2:09,  and  she  now  has  a  filly  that 
certainly  looks  satisfactory  to  any  one  that  is  look- 
ing for  proof  of  breeding  qualities.  It  pleases  Mr. 
Davis  to  know  that  Derby  Direct  goes  to  his  old 
home,  Healdsburg,  where  he  will  be  given  a  good 
chance,  and  he  will  certainly  make  good.  In  size, 
conformation,  speed  and  breeding  Derby  Direct  is 
the  equal  of  any  young  stallion  in  California.  He  is 
by  that  great  sire  of  speed,  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  sire 
of  six  in  the  2:10  list,  while  his  dam  is  by  Direct 
2:05%,  sire  of  ten  in  the  2:10  list;  his  second  dam 
is  by  Echo,  and  his  third  dam  by  Langford,  son 
of  Williamson's  Belmont.  He  is  a  black  horse,  four 
years  old  and  a  beauty. 

o 

That  enterprising  stallion  owner,  M.  W.  Johnson, 
Assumption,  111.,  owner  of  Col.  Cochran  2:10^4, 
writes  the  American  Horse  Breeder,  Boston,  Mass., 
as  follows:  "The  conditions  of  your  Futurity  are 
so  liberal  that  it  should  have  the  help  of  everybody, 
and  I  will  authorize  you  to  make  the  following 
proposition  on  my  behalf,  viz.,  to  every  one  who 
bred  a  mare  to  Col.  Cochran  2:10^  the  season  of 
1906,  and  will  nominate  the  mare  in  your  stake,  I 
will  deduct  the  amount  required  for  the  nomination, 
$1.00  from  the  service  fee  the  time  payment  is 
made.'J 


Long  Beach,  Cal.,  February  9,  1907. 
Breeder  and  Sportsman:  A  year  ago  I  sent  you 
a  communication,  in  which  I  told  you  of  having 
my  left  arm  broken  at  the  wrist  July  21,  1905.  My 
report  to-night  will  be  to  tell  you  of  another  acci- 
dent, in  which  my  right  arm  was  broken  at  the 
shoulder,  July  4,  1906.  In  the  first  case  I  was 
driving  on  Seventeenth  street,  Oakland,  when  a 
boy  for  amusement  shot  the  colt  in  the  stomach  with 
an  air  gun.  In  the  second  case  I  was  driving  on 
Cedar  Avenue,  Long  Beach,  when  a  boy  for  amuse- 
ment shot  my  horse  in  the  face  with  a  sky-rocket 
Imagine  my  feelings  when,  four  days  afterward,  a 
lady  called  at  the  house  to  know  if  she  could  rent 
a  room  for  herself  and  her  boy.  I  said  "Madam,  we 
have  no  room  for  a  boy  in  this  house."  She  said, 
"Sir,  mine  is  a  good  boy."  I  replied  in  a  gentle 
tone  that  if  Elizabeth  were  here  to  engage  a  room 
for  herself  and  John  the  Baptist  I  would  positively 
decline  to  accommodate  her. 

The  last  accident  crippled  me.  I  sold  my  stand- 
ard breds,  except  to  raise  no  more  colts,  and  while 
I  wish  every  success  to  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman 
and  all  horse  breeders,  it  is  almost  safe  to  an- 
nounce that  when  my  200  pounds  struck  the  ground 
I  came  down  heavy  enough  to  knock  all  the  breeding 
and  sporting  out  of  me.  Nevertheless,  I  can't  help 
admiring  a  good  horse  and  inquiring  about  his  breed- 
ing. 

I  had  no  difficulty  in  selling  Sable  Moor,  dam 
Sadie  Moor,  sire  Quintillis,  for  $200  the  day  after 
the  runaway.  He  is  driven  on  the  streets  here,  and 
in  my  judgment  is  a  good  prospect. 

Mr.  Herdman  purchased  Lady  Bug,  sired  by  Quin- 
tillis, and  had  her  shipped  from  Santa  Clara  to  this 
town.  She  was  driven  out  on  the  Pleasanton  track 
two  years  ago  in  2:20  and  is  perhaps  the  highest 
class  gentleman's  driver  in  the  town. 

This  is  an  automobile  town.  One  of  the  editors 
asked  me  the  other  day  if  I  could  give  him  any 
news.  I  stated  that  there  were  two  very  nice  Quin- 
tillis Runabouts,  manufactured  in  Humboldt  county, 
Cal.,  on  the  streets  of  Long  Beach.  The  editor  took 
it  for  granted,  of  course,  that  they  were  single 
cylinder  automobiles  and  the  horsemen  had  quite 
a  laugh  at  the  item  of  local  news. 

I  was  in  San  Bernardino  the  other  day  and  visited 
the  track  which,  I  am  sorry  to  say,  is  a  failure  as 
a  winter  track.  While  there  I  gathered  a  little  data 
which  you  can  use,  if  you  wish.  Ben  Davies,  the 
owner  of  Zolock,  was  buried  the  day  I  arrived,  Janu- 
ary 17th.  The  young  stallion  Exchange,  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes  out  of  Ben's  old  mare  Gypsy,  is  a 
magnificent  animal.  I  shall  expect  to  hear  from 
him  in  the  future. 

On  Stanley  has  had  a  good  season  in  San  Bernar- 
dino. Mr.  Rourk's  other  stallion,  Larry  Kinney,  is 
getting   light  work. 

James  Campbell  owns  a  two-year-old  brown  colt, 
sire  On  Stanley,  dam  Nellie  BIy,  dam  of  Harry 
Madison,  that  is  a  very  racy  looking  colt,  rangey, 
flintly  boned  and  a  born  pacer. 

G.  W.  Prescott's  Adalantha  by  Zolock  out  of  the 
dam  of  Roan  Wilkes  2:12%,  is  a  beast  of  wonderful 
stamina  and  likely  to  be  very  fast. 

J.  E.  Fairchilds  owns  a  four-year-old,  Bonnie  June, 
by  Zolock,  dam  Maud  Woolsey.  As  we  were  leaving 
her  the  remark  was  passed,  "Don't  forget  it,  she 
can  trot." 

Ambush  looks  well  and  will  race  this  year.  Norda, 
out  of  Mercury  by  Sidney,  dam  Bessie  Dale  by  Brown 
Hal,  was  second  in  a  2:10  heat  last  year  and  will 
race  the  season  of  '07. 

Lady  Gertrude,  a  pacer,  by  Gossiper,  owned  by 
Mrs.  Bowers,  is  a  very  silky  piece  of  goods.  She 
has  been  a  mile  in  2:14  and  is  expected  to  race  this 
year. 

A  very  much  talked  of  filly  is  Lady  Josephine, 
daughter  of  Zolock,  dam  by  a  son  of  Nutwood;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Williamson's  Belmont.  She  has  paced 
a  quarter  in  31  seconds  and  has  great  conformation. 
Mr.  Pool  owns  a  great  trotter,  a  sister  to  Bystander 
2:08,  that  I  am  told  is  very  fast.  She  will  stand 
fitting. 

These  horses  all  look  well,  but  the  boys  are  not 
able  to  give  them  sufficient  work  on  account  of  the 
track.  I  had  many  inquiries  as  to  what  the  pros- 
pects will  be  for  meetings  in  California.  I  will  leave 
these  questions  for  you  to  answer.  Although  I  am 
so  near  Los  Angeles,  it  is  surprising  to  myself  that 
I  have  not  visited  the  track  more.    Yours  most  truly, 

W.  J.   SPEERS. 


McFadyen  (2)  2:15^,  now  a  four-year-old,  should 
do  weh  in  the  stud  at  Dixon  this  year.  He  is  such 
a  high  class  race  horse  and  individual,  in  addition 
to  ins  royal  breeding,  that  owners  of  mares  will  make 
a  mistake  if  they  do  not  get  a  few  foals  by  him.  The 
way  to  get  horses  that  will  sell  at  home  on  the  farm 
is  to  breed  your  best  mares  to  such"  horses  as  Mc- 
Fadyen. 


Bon  Voyage  is  having  some  very  high  class  mares 
booked  to  him  this  year.  As  he  is  of  the  Electioneer 
family  his  success  as  a*  sire  should  be  immediate 
in  California,  where  there  are  so  many  good  mares 
of  the  W51kes  tribe.  The  Electioneer-Wilkes  cross 
is  considered  by  the  most  advanced  breeders  as  about 
the  best  up  to  the  present  time. 


Frank  Qveracker  of  Centerville  has  been  giving 
his  two-year-old  filly,  Fanny  Easter,  a  a  little  work, 
and  she  steps  like  a  fast  one.  She  is  by  Arner  2:17*4 
out  of  Fanny  Vasto  by  Vasto.  The  Arners  all  seem 
to  have  race  in  their  heads,  and  have  size,  good  con- 
formation and  flint  like  legs  as  well. 


Saturday,  February  16,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN    PT"^ 


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SAN   JOAQUIN   VALLEY  CIRCUIT. 


INCREASE    THE    VALUE    OF    COLTS. 


HERSEY  AND    DAN    PATCH. 


Representatives  of  the  circuit  of  four  agricultural 
fairs,  comprising  Fresno,  Kings,  Tulare  and  Kern 
counties,  the  Fresno  County  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
the  Boards  of  supervisors  of  Fresno,  Kings  and 
Tulare  counties,  and  the  Tulare  County  Grange,  met 
lebruary  7th  in  Fresno  and  appointed  a  committee 
to  take  up  the  work  of  securing  an  appropriation 
from  the  Legislature  for  premiums  for  the  agricul- 
tural displays  in  the  four  counties.  The  preliminary 
steps  for  organizing  the  Fresno  County  Agricultural 
Association  were  also  taken,  and  similar  steps  were 
taken  for  affecting  an  organization  of  an  agricultural 
association  in  Tulare  county. 

The  meeting  was  called. to  order  in  the  rooms  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  with  President  F.  G. 
Berry  of  the  promotion  committee  of  the  circuit 
in  the  chair.  Mayor  W.  F.  Ingwerson  of  Tulare, 
a  member  of  the  promotion  committee,  stated  that 
the  purpose  of  the  circuit  was  to  give  a  stock  and 
produce  exhibit  of  the  four  counties  at  the  Califor- 
nia State  Fair,  and  afterwards  show  this  exhibit 
in  Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield,  where 
agricultural  fairs  will  be  given,  one  week  at  each 
place,  with  a  program  of  harness  and  running  races 
at  the  tracks. 

A  committee  consisting  of  A.  B.  Evans  of  Fresno, 
Supervisor  J.  W.  Martin  of  Tulare  county,  Joseph 
Biddell  of  Kings  county,  with  a  representative  from 
Kern  county,  to  be  named  later,  was  named  by 
Chairman  Berry  to  take  steps  to  secure  an  appro- 
priation for  the  circuit  from  the  Legislature. 

Joseph  Biddell  of  Hanford,  Supervisor  J.  W.  Mar- 
tin of  Tulare  county,  J.  E.  Dickinson  of  Fresno  and 
Henry  Hunsaker  of  the  Tulare  County  Grange  spoke 
in  favor  of  agricultural  fairs  as  a  means  of  adver- 
tising the  four  counties  concerned. 

A  short  recess  of  the  main  body  was  then  taken, 
and  the  Fresno  county  delegates  met  in  the  secre- 
tary's office  at  the  suggestion  of  Mayor  Lyon  to 
take  the  preliminary  steps  for  the  organization  of 
an  Agricultural  Fair  Association.  Supervisor  Beall 
of  this  county  stated  that  an  association  could  pur- 
chase the  race  track  grounds  from  the  county  for 
$30,000.  It  was  then  decided  to  organize  the  Fresno 
County  Agricultural  Association,  and  the  following 
were  elected  as  directors:  A.  B.  Evans,  J.  A.  Neu, 
J.  E.  Dickinson,  G.  W.  Beall,  D.  L.  Bachant,  D.  L. 
Newman  and  W.  F.  Toomey.  A  committee  consisting 
of  J.  A.  Neu,  D.  L.  Newman,  D.  L.  Bachant  and  C. 
A.  Telfer  was  appointed  to  draw  up  the  articles  of 
incorporation  for  the  new  organization.  A.  B.  Evans 
was  elected  president  of  the  Fresno  County  Associa- 
tion and  C.  A.  Telfer  was  selected  as  secretary. 

The  Tulare  delegates  organized  at  the  same  time 
and  selected  the  following  committee  to  see  to  the 
organization  of  an  agricultural  association  in  that 
county:  W.  F.  Ingwerson,  H.  Hunsaker,  C.  Zumwalt, 
P.  J.  S.  Morgan  and  E.  Baker  of  Tulare;  Daniel 
Overall  of  Visalia,  V.  D.  Knupp  of  Porterville  and 
J.  W.  Martin  of  Woodville. 

After  the  meeting  a  banquet  was  served  to  the 
delegates  at  the  Hughes  Hotel. — Fresno  Republican. 


SUGGESTS  GOOD  PURSES  FOR  FAST  HORSES. 


Visalia,  February  9,  1907. 
.Breeder  and  Sportsman:  The  speed  program  at 
Petaluma  is  the  grandest  ever  in  California,  and  I 
would  not  find  fault  with  it  even  though  I  cannot 
enter  a  horse  in  my  string  in  the  green  pace  by  rea- 
son of  his  record  of  2:24%.  It  is  a  great  gap  from 
a  green  pace  to  the  next  fastest  one,  the  2 :  14,  and 
were  it  not  that  I  have  another  candidate  for  the 
2:14  class  I  would  see  that  this  2:24%  pacer  were 
entered  in  it,  but  as  the  case  is  I  cannot  start  him 
at  all  at  Petaluma. 

There  has  been  nothing  slower  in  pacing  'races 
than  a  2:25  class  on  the  big  tracks  in  California  for 
so  long,  where  large  stakes  were  offered,  that  this  is 
a  radical  departure,  and  it  has  entrapped  many,  no 
doubt,  who  did  just  as  I  in  giving  this  horse  McGee 
a  record  of  2:25%  two  years  ago  the  second  of  last 
January,  thinking  it  no  detriment  to  him  at  home  in 
California. 

But  it  is  not  my  mission  to  find  fault  with  the  Peta- 
luma management,  as  the  many  commendable  fea- 
tures of  the  program  more  than  offset  this  mistake 
as  I  see  it. 

I  never  could  understand  why  California  has  been 
in  the  habit  of  offering  the  big  stakes  to  the  "green 
ones"  or  slower  classes.  It  surely  is  detrimental  to 
close  contests  and  destroys  the  earning  capacity  of 
a  record  horse.  To  think  of  2:09  pacers  or  2:10  trot- 
ters that  make  great  contests  and  draw  the  crowd, 
racing  for  $600,  while  2:25  class  pacers  and  2:40 
trotters  race  for  a  $1,500  or  $2,000  stake,  with  a 
probable  walkover  for  some  sensational  green  one 
and  no  contest.  If  I  had  a  green  pacer  that  I  were 
reasonably  sure  could  step  three  heats  in  2:08,  I 
would  rather  start  him  in  a  2:12  class  for  a  $2,000 
stake  than  in  a  2:25  class  for  an  $800  stake.  So  it 
must  be  seen  that  the  earning  capacity  of  a  horse 
-should  be  in  the  faster  classes  to  insure  better  con- 
tests and  be  more  entertaining  to  the  public. 

The  Petaluma  management  evidently  sees  it  in 
the  right  light.  They  made  the  colt  stakes  open 
stakes,  which,  in  my  judgment,  is  right.  If  the 
Aerolite  colt  can  again  trim  all  competitors  I  see  no 
reason  why  he  should  be  denied  the  privilege,  but 
it  is  just  probable  if  his  measure  is  taken  at  all  in 
his  three-year-old  form,  that  a  positive  green  one 
will  somewhere  loom  up  to  do  the  trick.  So  it  does 
seem  that  the  uncertainties  of  racing  are  too  great 
to  draw  the  line  on  colts  by  records. 

A  READER. 


Make  Them   Eligible  to  the   Horseman  and  Spirit  of 
the  Times  $15,000  Futurity. 


Mr.  Breeder,  will  you  raise  any  colts  this  year? 
Is  it  your  purpose  to  sell  them  or  race  them?  In 
any  event  you  are  doubtless  interested  in  making 
them  valuable  property. 

A  good  colt  that  is  engaged  in  a  $15,000  race  will 
sell  for  double  or  treble — many  times  over — the 
value  of  the  same  animal  with  no  engagements,  the 
percentage  depending  proportionately  on  how  good 
the  colt  is. 

If  it  costs  only  $15  to  secure  such  an  engagement, 
which  is  worth  up  into  the  hundreds,  is  there  any 
argument?  Such  an  engagement  is  the  Horseman 
and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Futurity,  a  genuine  stake 
guaranteed  to  be  worth  $15,000,  but  with  no  limit,  as 
all  money  paid  in  goes  to  the  stake. 

Winners  are  being  bred  every  year.  You  may  raise 
the  Sadie  Mac  or  the  Siliko  or  the  Grace  Bond  of 
1910.  If  you  breed  the  great  three-year-old  with  no 
Futurity  engagements  your  colt  may  be  worth  a 
thousand  dollars.  The  same  colt  entered  in  the 
Futurities  is  worth  $15,000.  It  is  a  fair  average  to 
say  that  an  engagement  in  The  Horseman  and  Spirit 
of  the  Times  Futurity  is  worth  at  least  $1,000  until 
the  colt  is  three  years  old.  It  is  not  a  speculation; 
it  is  a  bona  fide  investment.  Every  colt  that  is  bred 
to  trot  or  pace  deserves  this  chance.  If  you  leave 
one  out  you  are  discounting  his  selling  price  several 
hundred  per  cent. 

It  is  the  hope  of  every  breeder  that  his  young 
stock  will  show  speed.  Suppose  a  yearling  or  a 
two-year-old  develops  ability  to  step  fast,  what  is 
the  first  question?  Has  the  colt  Futurity  engage- 
ments? Don't  handicap  your  colts.  Give  them  all 
a  chance.  Put  them  on  an  equal  footing  with  others 
when  the  expense  is  so  slight.  In  selecting  engage- 
ments consider  that  The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of 
the  Times  $15,000  Futurity  is  the  richest  of  all  news- 
paper Futurities  and  the  only  stake  in  which  all 
money  paid  in  is  added  to  the  purse.  The  first  pay- 
ment is  only  $5  and  to  carry  a  nomination  to  the  year 
of  the  race  costs  only  $15. 

Entries  close  March  2d.  For  entry  blanks  and  in- 
formation address  The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the 
Times,  357  Dearborn  street,  Chicago. 


CARRIE   B.   2:18   HAS   FILLY   BY  ZOLOCK  2:05^. 


San  Jose,  February  8,  1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman:  I  am  pleased  to  say  to 
you  that  my  mare,  Carrie  B.  2:18  by  Alex.  Button, 
first  dam  Carrie  Malone  by  Steinway,  next  dam 
Katie  G.  by  Electioneer,  etc.,  foaled  a  large,  hand- 
some and  strong  filly  on  the  7th  inst.  by  Zolock 
2:05%,  and  she  is  now  booked  to  be  bred  to  Mr. 
Braces  McKinney  stallion,  Greco.  She  has  now  pro- 
duced a  fine  looking  colt  by  Searchlight  2:03%, 
which  I  sold  to  Mr.  E.  Swift  Train  of  Santa  Cruz  for 
$400  as  a  yearling,  and  her  last  year's  colt,  a  trot- 
ting filly  by  Monbello,  son  of  Monbells  and  Laura 
C,  by  Electioneer,  I  have  refused  $200  for,  and 
it  looks  to  me  that  a  good  broodmare  or  two  will 
pay  a  very  fair  rate  of  interest  on  the  money 
invested  in  them,  saying  nothing  about  all  the  fun 
and  pleasure  we  have  raising  a  colt  or  two  and 
telling  everybody  how  much  better  our  own  are 
than  the  other  fellow's. 

If  I  can  get  her  in  shape  by  this  coming  fall  it 
is  my  intention  to  give  her  a  mark  of  three  or  four 
seconds  better  than  her  present  record,  which  always 
has  looked  easy  for  her  if  she  were  in  condition 
to  carry  her  speed  for  a  mile.  I  will  exercise  her 
regularly  from  about  May  1st  and  by  the  time  her 
colt  is  weaned  she  will  be  legged  up  enough  to  com- 
mence to  work  a  little.  I  have  named  her  filly 
Lovelock,  and  will  enter  her  in  the  stakes  as  such. 
Yours  truly, 

RAY  MEAD, 
501  Spencer  Avenue. 


Mr.  C.  S.  Neal  of  Alameda  owns  a  six-and-a-half- 
months'-old  colt  by  Zolock  2:05%,  out  of  his  favorite 
Gossiper  mare,  that  is  one  of  the  best  lookers  of 
his  age  in  California.  He  is  a  brown,  like  his  sire, 
and  paces.  The  mare's  colt  by  Monterey  is  the  same 
color  as  its  sire  and  is  a  trotter. 


A  Diablo  trotter  that  Col.  Kirkpatrick  purchased 
last  year  has  been  acting  as  though  the  pacing  gait 
would  suit  him  better  and  was  rigged  up  with  a 
set  of  hopples  two  weeks  ago,  and  Farmer  Bunch 
was  requested  to  tool  him  for  a  mile.  Bunch  drove 
him  a  mile  in  2:27.  Chas.  De  Ryder  was  asked  to 
drive  him  last  Saturday  and  let  him  step  a  half  in 
1:05  just  as  easy  as  breaking  sticks.  If  this  pacer 
meets  with  no  bad  luck  he  will  probably  be  seen  in 
the  green  classes  on  the  California  Circuit  this  year. 


William  Brown  in  handling  ten  head  for  Thos.  Ro- 
nan  at  the  Pleasanton  track,  and  has  a  half-dozen 
that  can  show  right  around  2:20.  A  brown  mare  by 
Alexis  that  has  only  been  worked  since  last  Novem- 
ber can  step  a  mile  in  that  time,  and  Brown  has 
driven  the  very  handsome  trotting  mare  Antoinette 
a  mile  in  2:18.  She  looks  like  a  high  class  race 
mare.  A  full  sister  to  this  mare  is  the  dam  of  Gen. 
Hertus,  the  three-year-old  pacer  by  Alexis,  that  took 
a  record  of  2:15^  last  summer,  and  is  owned  by 
Will  Hogoboom  of  Walla  Walla.  Antoinette  is  also 
an  own  sister  to  Antrima  2:15%. 


A  self  constituted  horse  authority  has  just  gone  on 
record  in  one  of  his  pencil  pushing  efforts  for  a  lit- 
tle money,  to  the  effect  that  Harry  Hersey  will  not 
be  associated  with  the  greatness  of  Dan  Patch. 

It  is  truly  amusing  to  watch  his  constant  efforts 
in  trying  to  belittle  Dan's  trainer  and  driver.  When 
Mr.  Savage  purchased  Dan  Patch  four  years  ago 
he  was  not  a  champion  and  it  was  whispered  around 
quite  freely  that  he  had  been  handed  a  very  finely 
polished  gold  brick.  His  former  trainer  had  been 
trying  for  a  year  to  lower  the  world's  record,  and 
had  failed.  Dan  was  shipped  to  Minneapolis  and 
carefully  wintered  under  the  care  of  Hersey  and  in 
the  spring  was  worked  into  such  fine  form  by  Hersey 
that  he  paced  a  half  mile  in  fifty-seven  and  one- 
half  seconds  in  three  weeks  after  leaving  the  farm. 
This  proves  splendid  condition  without  which  no 
horse  can  break  a  world's  record.  At  Lexington  that 
season  Dan  paced  a  mile  in  1:56%,  much  to  the  sur- 
prise of  all  horsemen. 

He  was  shipped  back  to  Minneapolis  and  wintered 
under  Hersey's  care  and  again  carefully  prepared  by 
him  at  the  International  Stock  Food  Farm.  The  fol- 
lowing season  Hersey  did  all  of  the  training  and 
driving  and  ended  with  a  mile  in  1:56,  which  aston- 
ished the  entire  country.  Dan  and  Hersey  returned 
to  Minnesota  and  followed  the  method  adopted  for 
the  two  former  winters.  The  next  season  Hersey 
and  Dan  created  a  genuine  sensation  by  going  a 
mile  in  1:55%  at  Lexington,  Kentucky. 

Horsemen  and  horse  papers  were  firmly  convinced 
that  Dan  Patch  had  now  reached  the  limit,  and  many 
advised  that  the  great  Dan  be  retired.  But  no,  Mr. 
Savage  had  unbounded  faith  in  the  speed  of  Dan 
Patch  and  his  training  by  Hersey  and  in  the  spring 
of  1906  Dan  was  again  carefully  conditioned  on  the 
mile  track  at  the  Minnesota  farm. 

In  his  fourth  start  in  1906  Dan  paced  a  mile  in 
1:55  before  one  of  the  largest  crowds  ever  attend- 
ing a  race  meeting  in  the  history  of  this  country. 

Mr.  Hersey  has  driven  Dan  seventeen  miles  that 
average  1:59  9-10.  The  horse  is  still  in  the  pink  of 
condition,  and  will  be  trained  for  still  greater  speed 
before  the  close  of  1907.  Mr.  Hersey  is  confident 
that  Dan  Patch  can  pace  a  mile  in  1:54  with  perfect 
conditions.  This  is  a  short  history  of  the  world 
champion  miles  of  Dan  Patch  and  is  absolute  proof 
that  Harry  Hersey,  and  no  other  driver,  will  always 
be  associated  with  the  greatness  of  the  fastest  har- 
ness horse  the  world  has  even  seen. 

Hersey  took  Dan  before  he  was  a  champion  and 
made  him  the  universally  acknowledged  champion 
of  champions. — World  Life. 


CHANGE   IN    REGISTRATION    RULES. 


At  the  recent  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of  the 
American  Trotting  Register  Association  the  rule 
which  requires  double  the  feo  for  the  registration  of 
all  animals  over  two  years  old  was  changed  to  apply 
to  all  over  one  year  old.  A  copy  of  the  new  rule  has 
been  sent  us  by  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight,  and  reads 
as  follows: 

"On  and  after  September  1,  1907,  the  fees  charged 
for  registration  of  all  animals  over  one  (1)  year 
old  shall  be  double  the  regular  fees  (the  age  of 
animals  to  be  computed  from  the  first  day  of  Janu- 
ary in  the  year  in  which  they  were  foaled.}" 

We  heartily  endorse  the  change,  as  we  think  it 
will  induce  owners  to  register  their  colts  and  fillies 
as  yearlings. 


W.  C.  Helman,  owner  of  Wayland  W,  2:12%,  sire 
of  Bolivar  2:00%,  and  many  others  with  fast  rec- 
ords, reports  that  his  horse  will  make  a  fair  sea- 
son this  year  from  present  appearances.  Wayland 
W.'s  time  will  be  divided  between  Santa  Rosa  and 
Petaluma.  Robizola  2:12%  foaled  a  nice  lusty  filly 
by  Wayland  W.  on  the  31st  of  January,  and  has  been 
bred  back. 


The  suggestion  is  often  made  by  owners  and 
trainers  that  associations  should  be  more  liberal 
with  them  in  the  way  of  permitting  the  entry  of 
more  than  one  horse  in  a  race.  Many  Eastern  associa- 
tions have  conditions  providing  a  reduction  in  en- 
trance fee  where  more  than  one  horse  is  entered 
in  a  race,  and  find  them  very  popular.  Rule  2, 
Section  9  of  the  National  Association  requires  that 
a  nominator  shall  pay  entrance  on  each  horse  entered 
in  a  purse  or  stake,  and  that  all  entries  must  be 
paid  for.  The  associations  can  fix  the  terms  of 
these  payments,  however,  and  it  is  customary  with 
many  Eastern  associations  to  give  a  reduced  fee  for 
the  second  horse,  or,  in  other  words,  to  charge  5 
per  cent  for  the  first  horse  and  1  per  cent  for  each 
additional  horse  named  by  the  same  owner.  Some 
make  it  even  lower  than  1  per  cent,  but  at  the  same 
time  stipulate  if  the  extra  horse  should  be  separated 
from  the  stable  from  which  he  was  originally  nomi- 
nated that  he  would  not  be  eligible  to  start  unless 
the  extra  fee  was  paid,  that  is,  a  sufficient  amount 
to  bring  it  up  to  the  5  per  cent  paid  on  the  first 
horse. 


The  system  of  harness  racing  that  seems  to  meet 
the  approval  of  most  horsemen  is  three-in-five,  with 
no  race  longer  than  five  heats. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Whitehead  and  Williams,  the  two  leading  trainers 
at  Salinas  track,  are  good  friends,  but  friendship 
will  cease  for  a  time  between  them  on  the  22d  of 
this  month,  which  is  the  date  of  the  $500  match  race 
between  Mr.  Train's  pacer,  Steam  Beer,  and  Mr. 
Caplatzi's  trotter,  Sidonis,  which  are  being  trained 
by  Whitehead  and  Williams  respectively.  The  race 
will  be  three  heats  in  five. 


THE     BREED  ER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  1907. 


1  NOTES  AND  NEWS  | 

The  Pleasanton  Driving  Club's  matinee,  which  was 
announced  for  February  22d,  has-  been  postponed  until 
March  17th. 


Santa  Ana  and  San  Diego  will  probably  give  har- 
ness meetings  before  the  meeting  at  San  Bernardino. 


Arlie  Frost  of  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico,  has  a 
green  trotter  by  Zombro  in  his  string  that  he  worked 
a  mile  in  2:18  last  fall. 


James  Gatcomb  has  refused  an  offer  of  $3,000  for 
one  of  his  Audubon  Boy  two-year-olds. 


E.  J.  Tranter  of  the  Fasig-Tipton  Company  will 
be  in  California  in  a  few  days  looking  up  consign- 
ments for  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  at  Cleveland,  May 
13th  to  17th. 


Twenty-one  mares  in  foal  to  Audubon  Boy  have 
been  named  in  the  American  Horse  Breeders'  dollar 
entrance  Futurity. 


The  program  for  the  Santa  Rosa  meeting  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association 
will  be  submitted  to  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Board  of  Directors  on  Tuesday  next,  February 
19th. 


The  Hooper  Farm  at  Mountain  View  has  excellent 
pasturage  for  horses.  There  is  no  barb-wire,  but 
plenty  of  good  feed  and  running  water.  See  adver- 
tisement. 


Do  you  intend  starting  your  three-year-old  this 
year  in  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity?  If  so  there 
is  a  payment  of  $10  to  be  made  April  1st.  Remember 
this  if  you  expect  to  race. 


Trotting  horse  breeders  can  no  longer  complain  of 
high  entrance  fees  in  all  harness  races.  The  Ameri- 
can Horse  Breeder  of  Boston  has  opened  a  Futurity 
stake  of  $10,000  for  foals  of  1907,  with  a  fee  of  $1  to 
nominate  mares  bred  in  1906.  One-tenth  of  one  per 
cent  of  the  stake,  payable  next  fall,  carries  the  entry 
until  the  year  of  the  race — 1910. 


An  interesting  race  will  be  decided  on  the  Han- 
ford  track  on  May  Day.  Mr.  L.  Tomers  has  matched 
his  bay  gelding  Hanford  Jim  for  $250  a  side  against 
Mr.  M.  Macedo's  gray  mare  Gray  Kate,  mile-heats, 
three  in  five.  Quite  a  lot  of  interest  is  taken  in 
this  race,  each  owner  being  a  popular  livery  man 
in  Hanford,  and  many  suits  of  clothes  and  golden 
dollars  will  change  ownership  on  the  day  of  the 
race.     $150  forfeit  money  is  already  posted. 


W.  L.  Vance  of  Pleasanton  has  sent  his  mare  Eliza 
S.  2:16%,  dam  of  Sir  John  S.  2:10%  and  Easter  Bells, 
to  Pleasanton. 


Mr.  K.  O'Grady  of  San  Mateo  has  laid  out  a  half- 
mile  track  on  a  good  piece  of  land  south  of  that  town 
and  will  use  it  to  work  his  horses  on. 


King  Athby  2:16%  by  Athby,  owned  by  Mr.  C. 
Nanny  of  Hanford,  will  probably  be  raced  this  year, 
as  Mr.  Nanny  has  opened  negotiations  to  lease  him. 
He  is  faster  than  his  record  and  will  be  a  good 
horse  in  his  calss. 


The  San  Bernardino  and  Riverside  Driving  Club 
will  hold  its  race  meeting  the  last  week  in  June, 
as  scheduled  for  the  California  Circuit,  and  will  give 
$5,000  in  purses,  the  program  providing  for  three 
races  a  day.  Besides  the  regular  purse  races  there 
will  be  a  special  event  each  day  amiong  them  being  a 
running  race  for  lady  riders,  and  a  harness  race  for 
lady  drivers.  On  Washington's  Birthday  the  San 
Bernardino  Driving  Club  is  preparing  to  give  a  driv- 
ing matinee  at  Association  Park,  for  which  a  good 
list  of  events  and  horses  is  expected.  Full  plans 
will  be  announced  a  little  later. 


A  mare  by  Zombro  2:11  out  of  the  great  brood- 
mare Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  Stipulator 
2:11%,  McZeus  2:13  and  Grace  McK.  2:2iy2,  should 
be  considered  pretty  choice  goods.  She  is,  and  her 
name  is  Mabel  Winn.  She  has  worked  a  mile  in 
2:14%  and  is  now  in  foal  to  that  great  colt  Bon 
Voyage  2:12%.  Here  is  a  start  toward  a  high 
class  breeding  farm.  Mabel  Winn  will  be  sold  at 
the  sale  of  the  Coffin  Estate  horses  at  Chase's  new 
pavilion,  Monday  evening,  February  25th. 


The  Breeder  and  Sportsman's  representative  was 
kindly  permitted  to  sit  behind  Mi-.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s 
mare,  Electric  Maiden  2:13%,  at  Pleasanton  track 
last  Saturday  and  jog  her  a  few  miles  on  the  track. 
She  is  just  about  the  sweetest  little  trotter  that  ever 
happened  and  no  better  dispositioned  one  ever  wore 
harness.  Trainer  Gerrety  tells  us  she  is  a  great 
road  mare,  being  afraid  of  nothing  and  mannered 
like  a  real  lady,  and  she  looks  and  acts  up  to  this 
certificate. 


TO    CUBE    A    COLD   IN    OJTE    DAT- 
Take    LAXATIVE     BROMO      Quinine    Tablets.      Drug- 
gists refund  money  if  it  fails  to  cure.     E.  W.  GROVE'S 
signature  is  on  each  box.     26c. 


While  at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday,  Mr.  A.  P. 
Church  told  us  that  he  saw  Chas.  DeRyder  drive 
the  Occident  Stake  winner,  Delia  Derby,  a  quarter 
the  other  day  in  35  seconds,  and  she  acted  as  if 
she  was  simply  jogging  and  had  not  even  begun  to 
get  up  speed.  Mr.  Church,  who  is  a  pretty  good 
judge  of  a  horse  himself,  says  she  will  be  a  2:10 
trotter  this  year  sure.  Delia  Derby  is  owned  by  Jas. 
Anderson  of  Salinas. 


Mr.  Siljan  of  Pleasanton  is  driving  a  big  black 
four-year-old  by  Scott  McKinney  that  attracts  a  lot 
of  attention.  Mr.  Siljan's  horses  all  attract  atten- 
tion, however,  as  he  keeps  them  in  the  very  pink 
of  condition  all  the  time.  A  Kinney  Lou  two-year- 
old,  owned  by  him,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  ani- 
mals at  the  track. 


Col.  Carter,  a  nine-year-old  son  of  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
bred  by  T.  S.  Montgomery  of  San  Jose,  sold  for 
$520  at  the  Midwinter  Sale,  much  less  than  Mr. 
Montgomery  sold  him  for  as  a  two-year-old. 


The  gray  six-year-old  stallion  Rey  del  Valle  by 
Rey  Direct  passed  through  the  Midwinter  Sale  in 
New  York  for  $450. 


Mr.  Niles  has  his  mare  Derbertha  2:07%  in  fine 
shape  at  Pleasanton  and  while  she  has  raced  to  a 
record  that  will  compel  her  to  go  up  against  the 
fastest  pacers  racing,  she  should  win  money  in  al- 
most any  country.  She  is  a  grand  looking  mare,  one 
of  the  best  individuals  of  the  great  family  of  Bertha, 
her  famous  dam. 


Admiral  Togo,  the  five-year-old  gelding  whose 
picture  adorns  our  front  page  this  issue,  is  in  fine 
shape  for  the  sale  on  the  25th  inst.  Joe  Cuicello, 
who  trained  all  the  late  Mr.  Coffin's  horses,  only 
wishes  he  was  able  to  buy  the  Admiral  himself,  as 
he  thinks  he  is  a  good  horse  for  the  2:10  class  in 
any  country,  while  the  horse  is  eligible  to  all  classes 
of  2:30  or  better,  as  his  record  is  but  2:29%,  made 
as  a  two-year-old,  since  which  time  he  has  not  been 
raced.  Admiral  Togo  is  by  Iran  Alto  and  out  of 
a  record  mare  that  has  produced  two  in  the  list. 


Mr.  J.  B.  Stetson  has  the  very  beautiful  mare 
Zomana  by  Zombro  at  Pleasanton  and  she  is  mov- 
ing like  a  future  winner.  She  has  shown  a  mile 
at  the  trot  in  2:24  with  only  ninety  days  work  and 
came  the  last  quarter  in  32  seconds.  She  is  a  five- 
year-old.  Her  first  dam  is  by  Altago  and  her  sec- 
ond dam  is  the  dam  of  Alameda  2:09%.  There  is 
no  handsomer  mare  or  better  prospect  at  Pleasanton. 


Carrie  Malone  is  not  only  the  dam  of  two  in  the 
list,  but  is  an  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Klata- 
wah  2:05%,  etc.  She  is  safely  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage 
2:12%,  and  is  to  be  sold  at  Chase's  pavilion  Monday 
evening,  February  25th,  with  the  remainder  of  the 
horses  belonging  to  the  Coffin  Estate. 


Mr.  F.  Rochford's  stallion  Napa  Prince  by  Grandis- 
simo  will  make  the  season  of  1907  in  Alameda 
county  as  follows:  Mondays  and  Tuesdays  at  Cali- 
fornia" Stables,  Berkeley;  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays 
at  Dexter  Stables,  San  Leandro;  Fridays  and  Satur- 
days at  Race  Track,  Alameda.  This  horse  sires 
stylish  horses  with  size  and  fine  action  and  is  stand- 
ing at  a  very  reasonable  figure.  Mr.  Rochford's  ad- 
dress is  corner  Fourteenth  and  Adeline  streets,  Oak- 
land. 


The  race  track  and  grounds  of  the  old  Tehama 
County  Agricultural  Society,  which  was  recently  ac- 
quired by  the  Berendos  Park  Association,  has  been 
leased  for  a  term  of  years  by  the  well  known  horse- 
man Fred  N.  Frary,  who  will  put  it  in  shape  for 
training  horses  on.  Arrangements  are  being  made 
for  races  this  fall.  This  track  is  an  excellent  one, 
and  was  the  scene  of  many  hot  contests  in  the  old 
days  of  the  district  fair  circuit. 


Chas.  De  Ryder  tells  us  that  he  will  probably  ship 
the  stallion  King  Entertainer  2:11%  back  to  his 
owner,  Joe  McLaughlin,  Home  Park,  Waterloo,  Iowa, 
some  time  in  March.  This  grand  young  trotter  and 
race  horse  is  very  much  admired  by  everyone  who 
has  seen  him  at  Pleasanton.  His  tabulated  pedigree 
shows  that  of  the  fifteen  stallions  in  the  first  four 
crosses  every  one  is  in  the  Great  Table  of  Sires, 
while  of  the  fifteen  mares  no  less  than  thirteen  are 
producers.  King  Entertainer  is  a  beautiful  dark 
chestnut  with  a  coat  that  is  rich  and  glossy,  and  is 
now  in  perfect  condition.  Breeders  who  want  "good 
goods"  should  breed  to  this  grandson  of  Baron 
Wilkes  before  he  is  shipped  East. 


Mr.  H.  W.  Meek  was  at  Pleasanton  last  Satur- 
day to  see  a  couple  of  youngsters  that  are  in  the 
hands  of  Mr.  James  Sutherland,  who  is  giving  them 
their  first  lessons.  A  three-year-old  full  sister  to 
the  pacer,  Cavalier  2:11%,  is  raw  and  green,  but  Mr. 
Sutherland  showed  a  quarter  in  32^  seconds  with 
her  at  the  pace,  which  was  highly  satisfactory  to 
Mr.  Meek.  Mr.  Sutherland  then  brought  out  a  very 
handsome  high  headed  two-year-old  brown  colt  by 
Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out  of  Cricket  2:10  by  Steinway, 
and  speeded  him  a  little.  This  is  a  fine  looking  young 
trotter,  and  will  grow  into  a  grand  stallion.  He  is 
marked  like  his  sire  and  has  the  same  perfect  gait 
and  resolute  way  of  going.  He  is  well  staked  and 
Mr.  Meek  thinks  is  about  the  best  he  ever  raised. 


Mr.  P.  W.  Bellingall,  the  well  known  Customs 
broker  of  this  city,  has  placed  his  four-year-old  trot- 
ting stallion  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%  out  of  a 
mare  by  Secretary,  in  the  hands  of  Chas.  De  Ryder, 
who  will  work  him  for  speed.  There  has  never  been 
a  finer  individual  on  the  Pleasanton  track  than  this 
chestnut  colt,  and  he  seems  to  have  a  world  of 
natural  speed.  This  colt  was  heavily  staked  as 
a  three-year-old,  but  the  earthquake  and  fire  of  last 
April  changed  all  Mr.  Behingall's  plans  about  racing 
him,  as  it  did  the  plans  of  many  others.  The  colt 
attracts  much  attention  at  the  Pleasanton  track,  and 
when  De  Ryder  gets  him  in  shape  will  be  watched 
very  closely  by  the  watch  holders  on  the  top  rail, 
as  they  all  expect  him  to  be  a  fast.  one. 


Mr.  W.  R.  Murphy  of  Los  Angeles  has  recently 
purchased  from  Harry  Temperly  of  Indianapolis  the 
brown  filly,  Lady  Marlow,  four  years  old,  by  Red 
Star  2:12%,  he  by  Red  Wilkes,  dam  Julia  Marlow 
by  Delineator  2:18  by  Dictator.  She  is  of  the  Direct 
conformation,  has  never  been  worked  for  speed,  but 
has  lots  of  it,  and  is  a  natural  trotter.  Mr.  Murphy 
purchased  this  mare  to  breed  to  his  grandly  bred 
stallion  Red  McK.,  as  he  things  there  is  nothing 
like  the  inbred  Wilkeses.  He  certainly  will  have 
plenty  of  this  blood  in  the  foal  which  results  from 
this  mating,  which  occurred  February  5th. 


That  the  coming  exhibition  of  the  Southern  Califor- 
nia Horse  Show  Association  will  be  the  most  success- 
ful of  any  ever  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  asso- 
ciation now  seems  to  be  assured.  Applications  for 
entry  blanks  are  being  received  in  such  numbers  as 
to  testify  conclusively  to  the  interest  that  is  felt  in 
the  coming  show,  and  it  looks  as  though  the  size 
of  the  entry  list  would  break  all  records.  Harold 
A.  Richardson  of  Santa  Barbara  has  taken  a  string 
of  six  horses  to  Pasadena  and  has  them  now  in  train- 
ing at  Tournament  Park.  Other  out-of-town  stables 
are  expected  within  the  next  few  days  and  within 
the  next  two  weeks  there  will  undoubtedly  be 
several  good  sized  strings  of  horses  at  Tournament 
Park,  where  the  horse  show  is  to  be  held. 


Mr.  Benjamin  Cram  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  California  Circuit  visited  Los  Angeles  last  week 
and  found  all  the  horsemen  there  enthusiastic  over 
the  outlook  for  a  California  circuit  this  year.  Secre- 
tary Robert  Smith  of  the  Los  Angeles  Harness  Horse 
Association  states  that  their  program  will  soon  be 
out  and  will  be  a  good  one.  The  San  Bernardino 
Association  will  give  $5,000  in  purses  for  a  three  or 
four  days'  meeting.  Mr.  Cram  has  the  faculty  of 
enthusing  those  he  talks  with  about  racing  in  Cali- 
fornia this  year.  He  is  an  enthusiast  himself  and 
thinks  the  way  to  get  up  a  circuit  is  to  do  as  is 
done  with  any  successful  work — roll  up  your  sleeves 
and  go  at  it.  Mr.  Cram  will  visit  Los  Angeles  again 
on  the  22d  inst.  to  witness  the  matinee  racing,  and 
will  return  by  way  of  the  San  Joaquin  valley  and 
consult  with  the  people  representing  the  Central 
California  Circuit  in  regard  to  purses  and  dates  of 
closing. 


Geo.  Beckers  left  Los  Angeles  this  week  for  Wood- 
land with  his  great  stallion  Zombro  2:11.  If  horses 
could  think  over  old  times  Zombro  would  doubtless 
say  to  himself  on  reaching  the  Woodland  track: 
"Here  is  where  I  got  my  three-year-old  record  of  2:13 
and  defeated  such  good  three-year-olds  as  Stam  B., 
Jasper  Ayers  and  Lottie,  that  have  since  taken  rec- 
ords of  2:11%,  2:09  and  2:15  respectively.  Two  days 
before  this  race  they  started  me  in  a  field  of  older 
horses  of  the  2:27  class  and  I  beat  them  all  the 
same  way — in  straight  heats.  The  slowest  heat  I 
trotted  that  week  was  2:17,  and  no  three-year-old 
trotter  has  beaten  my  record  of  2:13  here  in  Califor- 
nia since.  Lottie  is  here  they  say  and  raises  a  colt 
every  year.  I  wonder  if  she  will  recognize  me?  I'll 
have  to  tell  the  groom  to  brush  my  hair  and  slick  me 
up  a  little  extra  before  taking  me  out.  I  don't  think 
I  have  changed  much  in  looks  since  then,  but  one 
likes  to  have  on  his  good  clothes  when  meeting 
friends  of  his  youth  after  so  many  years,  especially 
those  of  the  fair  sex." 


The  well  known  Napa  county  horse  breeder,  Chas. 
Scott,  of  St.  Helena,  writes  us  that  the  people  of 
that  county  are  taking  more  interest  in  horses  of 
all  kinds,  draft,  trotters  and  coach,  than  they  have 
for  the  last  sixteen  years.  A  great  many  mares  of 
all  kinds  will  be  bred  this  season  in  that  locality, 
one  party  near  Rutherford  having  already  booked 
twenty  to  be  bred  to  draft  stallions.  Quite  an  in- 
terest is  being  taken  in  the  young  trotters  also.  Louis 
Pritchard  is  the  proud  owner  of  a  fine  two-year-old 
bay  colt  sired  by  Russell  Mc,  first  dam  by  Montrose 
2:26%.  Fred  Varmer  owns  a  nice  brown  yearling 
filly  by  Salvador  out  of  Flora  B.  2:27%,  by  Whip- 
pleton.  Everything  points  to  a  prosperous  season  in 
Napa  county. 


In  all  the  important  stakes  and  purses  offered 
by  the  newly  organized  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders,  hopples  will  be  barred  on 
pacers  and  trotters.  The  new  organization  recog- 
■  nizes  the  fact  tha,t  for  anything  but  racing  purposes 
the  horse  that  cannot  show  speed  unless  rigged  in 
hopples  is  of  little  value. 


PILES  CUBED  IN   6  TO  14  DAYS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching.  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6  to 
14  days  or  money  refunded.     50c. 


Saturday,  February  16,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


H.  S.  Hogoboom,  the  Yolo  county  horseman,  gen- 
erally has  a  good  idea  or  two  to  advance  in  regard 
to  race  programs.  He  suggests  that  associations 
giving  large  stakes  for  certain  classes,  such  as  the 
$2,000  stake  which  the  Breeders'  Association  usually 
gives  for  the  2:24  class  trotters,  should  also  give  a 
smaller  purse,  of  say  $400,  for  the  2:25,  2:30  or 
2:40  class  of  horses,  the  two  races  to  be  trotted  on 
the  same  day.  Hiram  thinks  this  would  give  the 
slow  horses  a  chance  to  win  which  they  would 
otherwise  find  difficult,  as  the  fast  ones  would  be 
entered  for  the  big  stake  while  the  others  would  be 
raced  for  the  smaller  purse.  He  says  there  are 
any  amount  of  horses  that  can  trot,  when  ready, 
miles  around  2:25  or  2:20  that  would  make  a  great 
race  all  through  the  circuit,  and  that's  what  the  as- 
sociations, the  public  and  the  horsemen  all  want. 
The  two  races  at  Woodland  last  August,  one  of 
which  Hogoboom  won  with  Palo  King,  and  the  other 
won  by  Montgomery  with  Lady  Carretta,  were  both 
of  this  class,  but  created  no  end  of  enthusiasm,  and 
as  they  were  local  races  it  looks  as  though  races 
like  them  would  fill  well  if  the  whole  country  were 
taken  in.  Then  after  one  horse  had  won  two  or 
three  races  in  this  class  he  should  be  barred  from 
starting  in  it  again,  but  should  be  released  from 
suspension  if  entered  clear  through.  Hi  says  the 
Iran  Alto  colts  are  all  looking  well  and  doing  nicely. 


At  the  recent  Fasig-Tipton  Midwinter  Sale  in  New 
York  the  old  stallion  Harkaway  11808,  record  2:28%, 
was  sold.  It  is  not  often  a  person  sees  a  stallion 
of  that  age  and  that  an  owner  should  consign  a 
28-year-old  stallion  to  the  auction  ring  is  still  more 
remarkable.  The  old  horse  showed  remarkable  vi- 
tality and  was  said  to  be  still  vigorous  and  good  for 
future  stud  duty.  Harkaway  is  the  sire  of  Mr.  Geo. 
Warlow's  great  mare,  Athalie,  dam  of  Athanio  2:10, 
Ira  2:10%,  Athnio  2:14%,  Athavis  2:18%,  Athablo 
2:24%,  and  Athadon  (1)  2:27,  sire  of  Athasham  2:12, 
etc.  Harkaway  took  his  record  when  nine  years 
old  and  afterwards  trotted  a  trial  in  2:15.  He  was 
bred  by  G.  H.  Buford  of  Lexington  and  is  by 
Strathmore  408,  dam  Wait-a-Bit  2:31,  dam  of  three 
in  the  list,  by  Basil  Duke;  second  dam  Katie  by 
Imp.  Glencoe;  third  dam  by  Medoc.  fourth  dam 
by  Koschiusco;  fifth  dam  by  Blackburn's  Whip.  There 
is  a  preponderance  of  good  thoroughbred  blood  in 
Harkaway's  veins. 


The  grand  total  of  the  recent  Midwinter  Sale  of 
the  Fasig-Tipton  Company  at  New  York  was  $175,230 
for  482  head,  an  average  of  $340.  Those  bringing 
$1,000  or  over  were:  Devilkin  (2),  b.  c,  trotter,  by 
Moko,  $1,600;  Little  Sweetheart  (2),  b.  f.  trotter,  by 
Moko-Loy,  by  Robert  McGregor,  $5,250;  Nulda  (2), 
b.  f.,  trotter,  by  Walnut  Hall,  $1,025;  Boreazelle 
2:09%  (8),  br.  h.,  trotter,  by  Boreal,  dam  by  Patron, 
$3,350;  Gay  Bingen  2:12%  (4),  br.  c,  trotter,  by 
Bingen,  $5,100;  Imerino  2:20  (13),  b.  h.,  trotter,  by 
Allerton,  $1,500;  Picknell  2:15%  (6),  b.  h.,  pacer,  by 
Allerton,  $1,525;  Owaissa  2:06%,  br.  m.,  pacer,  by 
Bingen,  $2,500;  Ed  Custer  2:12%  (4),  ch.  h.,  trotter, 
by  Baronmore,  $6,200;  Kelly  2:10  (4),  b.  g.,  pacer, 
by  Baronmore,  $1,150;  Axtellay  2:16%  (7),  b.  m., 
trotter,  by  Axtell,  $2,150;  Kinstress  2:09%  (9),  b. 
m.,  trotter,  by  Kinster,  $4,100;  The  Friend  2:05%, 
blk.  h.,  pacer,  by  Heir-at-Law,  $4,800;  Who  Knows 
2:11%  (6),  blk.  g.,  pacer,  by  San  Mateo,  $1,350;  J. 
N.  Blakemore  2:11%,  blk.  g.,  trotter,  by  Bow  Bells, 
$2,100;  Rudy  Kip  2:04%  (9),  br.  h.,  pacer,  by  Mc- 
Ewen,  $5,100;  George  M.  2:14%  (9),  ch.  g.,  trotter, 
by  Baron  Star,  $1,525;  Tommy  H.  2:12y2  (9),  b.  g., 
pacer,  by  Delmarch,  $2,000;  Riley  B.  2:05%  (11),  blk. 
g.,  pacer,  by  Happy  Riley,  $1,050. 


The  last  date  of  the  publication  of  entries  to  the 
American  Horse  Breeder  Futurity,  which  was  Janu- 
ary 22d,  the  Oakland  Baron  stallion,  Dreamer  (3) 
2:14%,  was  still  in  the  lead  as  to  number  of  mares 
that  were  bred  to  him  in  1906  and  nominated  in  the 
Futurity,  having  twenty-seven  to  his  credit,  and  it 
is  quite  a  curious  coincidence  that  his  sire,  Oakland 
Baron,  ranked  second  with  twenty-four.  Audubon 
Boy  1:59%  came  third  with  twenty-one,  closely 
pressed  by  Directum  Miller  2:05%  with  nineteen. 


Glens  Falls,  once  a  Grand  Circuit  racing  point,  but 
during  the  last  few  years  off  the  racing  map  entirely, 
will  figure  prominently  as  a  racing  town  again.  The 
magnificent  track  and  grounds  there  have  been  pur- 
chased by  a  man  who  has  planned  to  have  at  least 
three  meetings  each  season,  one  in  the  winter  on 
an  ice  track  and  two  during  the  regular  racing  sea- 
son. For  the  summer  racing  a  first-class  half-mile 
track  will  be  constructed  inside  the  old  mile  track. 
The  mile  track  will  be  kept  up  and  in  condition  in 
order  that  trainers  who  may  wish  to  locate  at  Glens 
Falls  may  have  the  use  of  it.  For  the  half-mile 
track  meetings  $1,000  stakes  will  be  offered  in  order 
to  secure  the  best  of  the  hilf-mile  track  campaigning 
stables,  and  the  town,  which  is  noted  as  the  breeding 
place  of  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  Ecstatic  2:01%, 
Ethel's  Pride  2:06%,  etc.,  is  likely  to  be  again  a 
factor  in  light  harness  racing  affairs. 


Secretary  Wilson  of  the  Kentucky  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  Association  announces  that  the  18th  re- 
newal of  the  Kentucky  Futurity  for  foals  of  1907 
will  be  of  the  value  of  $21,000. 


The  bones  of  Highland  Denmark,  the  noted  saddle 
horse  which  died  recently  and  which  were  interred 
on  the  farm  of  her  owner,  James  L.  Gay,  Pisgah, 
Ky.,  are  to  be  taken  up  and  mounted  for  exhibition 
in  the  museum  of  the  Kentucky  State  College.  The 
skeleton  of  Hanover,  representing  the  ideal  thor- 
oughbred horse,  and  the  skeleton  of  the  great  George 
Wilkes,  as  the  trotting  progenitor,  are  already  on 
exhibition  in  the  college  museum,  and,  with  the 
addition  of  Highland  Denmark's  skeleton,  the  three 
distinct  types  of  the  American  horse  will  have  been 
secured   for  the   animal   husbandry   class. 


OAKWOOD  PARK  STOCK  FARM  SALE. 


The  mares  nominated  by  East  View  Farm  in  the 
American  Horse  Breeder  Futurity  are  a  choice  lot. 
Ten  of  the  fourteen  named,  and  which  comprise 
all  the  mares  bred  at  the  farm  last  year,  have  records 
from  2:04%  to  2:26%,  eight  of  which  are  trotters 
and  two  are  pacers,  and  the  list  includes  the  dams 
of  two  M.  and  M.  winners,  also  two  three-year-old 
stake  winners  and  such  noted  campaigners  as  Hetty 
G.  2:04%  and  Consuela  S.  2:07%.  In  sending  in 
his  nominations  Mr.  Butler,  proprietor  of  East  View 
Farm,  says:  "The  conditions  of  the  American  Horse 
Breeder  Futurity  are  so  exceptionally  liberal  that  it 
affords  me  the  greatest  pleasure  to  nominate  all 
the  East  View  brood  mares  that  were  bred  last 
season  and  are  now  believed  to  be  safely  in  foal. 
There  are  only  fourteen  of  them,  and  I  am  sorry 
there  are  not  more." 


Another  fast  trotter  has  been  sold  to  the  Austrians, 
Ralph  B.  Williams  of  Boston  having  sold  the  hand- 
some bay  stallion,  Glenwood  M.  2:07%,  to  Count 
Potocki  of  Galvyiaen,  Austria.  The  sale  was  made 
through  J.  H.  Richardson  of  Thorndale  Farm,  An- 
dover,  Mass.  The  price  is  private,  but  is  under- 
stood to  be  about  $15,000.  He  was  sired  by  Bobby 
Burns,  dam  Nelly  Bly  by  Idol  Wilkes.  He  is  a  magni- 
ficent individual  and  a  game  race  horse.  His  splen- 
did size  and  fast  record  appealed  to  the  foreigners. 
Glenwood  M.  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Williams  during 
the  Grand  Circuit  meeting  at  Readville  in  1905,  and 
won  over  $10,000  for  Mr.  Williams  that  season.  Last 
year  he  broke  down  in  training  and  did  not  get  to 
the  races.  He  is  now  at  Selma,  Ala.,  where  Lon 
McDonald  is  wintering  Mr.  Williams'  horses. 


NEAREST   AND    NEAREST    McKlNNEY. 


Mr.  T.  W.  Barstow  of  San  Jose  announces  this 
week  that  his  stallion,  Nearest  2:22%;  own  brother 
to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  San  Jose,  where  he  will  also  have  that 
grand  young  horse,  Nearest  McKinney,  that  is  by 
McKinney  out  of  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest. 

Of  Nearest  little  need  be  said,  as  he  is  well  known 
to  every  horse  breeder  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  He 
is  a  horse  of  magnificent  proportions,  standing  15.3 
and  weighing  1,200  pounds,  and  is  a  beautiful  dark 
bay  in  color.  His  breeding  is  giltedge.  Sired  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%,  one  of  California's  greatest 
speed  progenitors,  his  dam  is  the  great  broodmare, 
Ingar,  by  Director  2:17;  his  grandam  by  Echo  and 
his  great  grandam  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  William- 
son's Belmont.  Nearest  has  sired  Alone  2:09%  and 
many  others  in  the  list,  while  as  a  sire  of  fine,  large, 
good  dispositioned  and  solid  colored  roadsters  that 
sell  for  good  prices  he  has  few  equals  anywhere. 

When  Mr.  Barstow  bred  and  raised  Nearest  Mc- 
Kinney he  got  the  only  stallion  in  the  country  that 
carries  the  blood  of  the  five  great  crosses  of  Nut- 
wood 2:j.S%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Elec- 
tioneer and  McKinney  2:11%.  Nearest  is  a  brown 
horse,  four  years  old,  and  stands  about  16  hands 
high.  With  but  one  month's  work  as  a  three-year- 
old  last  season  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23%,  last  half 
in  1:07%,  and  a  quarter  in. 31%  seconds.  The  Mc- 
Kinney-Nutwood  Wilkes  cross  has  succeeded  here,  as 
it  has  every  time  it  has  been  tried.  No  person  can 
make  a  mistake  in  breeding  good  mares  to  either 
of  Mr.  Barstow's  stallions.  Write  him  for  further 
particulars  about  them  and  for  card  containing  ex- 
tended pedigrees. 


DRAMATIC  DEATH  OF  BOULANGER'S  HORSE. 


It  is  announced  that  the  pacing  mare  Stella  Oaks, 
trial  2:10,  has  been  added  to  the  Crabtree  string  and 
may  be  campaigned  in  the  Grand  Circuit  next  season 
along  with  Nut  Boy  and  My  Star. 


A  column  of  troops  marched  past  the  Alsace 
column  in  the  Place  De  La  Concorde  in  Paris  one 
morning  recently  with  drums  beating  and  fifes  play- 
ing. A  broken  down  old  black  horse  drawing  a 
cart  heaped  up  with  vegetables  heard  the  music  and 
saw  the  soldiers. 

In  the  seat  of  the  cart  half  asleep  in  the  blazing 
sun  was  Mme.  Lecocq,  who  had  been  to  the  Paris 
market  to  buy  supplies  for  the  grocery  store.  At 
the  sound  of  the  drums  and  the  sight  of  the  red 
legged  soldiers  in  the  Place  De  La  Concorde  the  old 
horse  came  to  life.  He  pranced  and  trotted  to  the 
head  of  the  marching  column  nearly  shaking  Mme. 
Lecocq  off  her  seat.  Half  way  across  the  square  the 
horse  stopped.  His  knees  gave  way  and  he  fell 
dead.  Mme.  Lecocq  was  thrown  to  the  ground.  The 
soldiers  marched  around  the  wreck  and  laughed. 

In  front  of  the  Alsace  column  just  seventeen  years 
ago  almost  to  a  day  this  same  black  horse  nearly 
upset  the  government  of  France.  On  that  day  he 
pranced  through  the  Place  De  La  Concorde  carrying 
on  his  back  Gen.  Boulanger,  then  the  idol  of  the 
masses,  who  came  within  an  ace  of  being  another 
Napoleon.  They  called  Boulanger  "the  man  on  horse- 
back." The  man  died  an  exiled  suicide  in  Brussels. 
The  horse  lived  on  in  humble  oblivion  till  it  died  on 
the  scene  of  his  great  triumph. — Exchange. 


Catalogues  are  out  announcing  the  big  sale  of 
standard  bred  horses  and  registered  Durham  bulls 
at  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  February  28,  1907. 

This  is  the  second  of  a  series  of  sales  to  be  held 
by  order  of  the  new  owners  (Edward  M.  Humphrey, 
manager)  of  famous  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm, 
which  each  year  furnishes  some  of  the  best  winners 
on  the  Grand  Circuit.  The  new  management  will 
devote  a  large  part  of  the  farm  to  the  breeding  of 
cattle,  in  which  line  they  have  been  interested  for 
years  in  Missouri,  Texas  and  Mexico.  Mr.  Hum- 
phrey proposes  to  continue  breeding  standard  bred 
horses,  but  will  only  retain  the  stallions  Chas.  Derby 
and  Stillwell  and  about  twenty-five  or  thirty  brood- 
mares, conducting  annual  sales  of  the  colts  when 
two  years  old. 

The  fame  of  the  horses  bred  at  Oakwood  Park  is 
world-wide.  The  second  largest  winner  of  the  year 
on  the  Grand  Circuit  is  the  mare  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%, 
bred  at  this  farm,  and  she  is  also  the  fastest  new 
trotter  of  the  year. 

The  two-year-olds  in  this  sale  are  by  Chas.  Derby 
2:20,  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  Stam  B.  2:11%,  Search- 
light 2:03%,  Nushagak  25939,  sire  of  Aristo  2:08%, 
etc.  These  are  among  the  most  successful  sires  on 
the  Pacific  Coast. 

The  demand  for  trotting-bred  horses  is  on  the  in- 
crease and  all  well  posted  horsemen  knew  that  the 
breaking  up  of  so  many  big  farms,  caused  principally 
by  the  high  value  of  land,  has  put  the  breeding  of 
horses  permanently  in  the  hands  of  the  small  breed- 
ers. Consequently  prices  will  never  again  fall  below 
the  cost  of  production  and  those  who  take  advantage 
of  present-day  bargains  will  find  they  have  made 
very  profitable  investments. 


BUDD      DOBLE'S      STALLIONS     AT      LAWRENCE 
FARM. 


Last  week  C.  C.  Crippen  moved  Budd  Doble's  string 
of  horses  from  Pleasanton  track  to  Lawrence  Farm, 
near  San  Jose,  where  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  and  Kinney 
Al  will  be  in  the  stud  during  the  present  season,  and 
the  remainder  of  the  string  worked  over  the  excellent 
mile  track  on  the  farm. 

Kinney  Lou  never  looked  so  well  in  his  life  as 
he  does  now,  and  the  way  he  was  stepping  at  Pleas- 
anton, where  Mr.  Crippen  was  giving  him  a  little 
work  last  month,  put  every  horseman  talking  who 
saw  him.  He  stepped  the  last  quarter  in  31%  sec- 
onds on  two  different  occasions  on  his  own  account, 
as  Mr.  Crippen  was  not  hiking  him,  but  permitting 
him  to  take  his  own  time.  Nearly  everyone  that 
has  seen  Kinney  Lou  has  a  wish  that  Mr.  Doble  will 
put  him  in  regular  training  and  reduce  his  record, 
as  they  feel  it  will  be  no  effort  for  the  horse  to  beat 
2:04  and  probably  take  the  stallion  record.  As  a  sire 
he  is  certain  to  gain  fame  if  he  lives,  and  his  two- 
year-olds  that  are  being  worked  this  year  all  show 
very  high  class  in  looks  and  trotting  speed.  As 
Kinney  Lou  is  the  fastest  trotting  son  of  his  great 
sire  and  carries  great  race  winning  blood  on  both 
sides  of  his  pedigree,  his  success  as  a  sire  is  certain 
to  be  great  as  he  is  a  most  superb  individual  and  a 
vigorous,  healthy  stallion. 

His  stable  companion,  Kinney  Al.  is  also  by  Mc- 
Kinney, and  while  he  is  a  fine  specimen  of  a  sound, 
good  looking,  rugged  horse,  he  is  quite  a  different 
type  in  conformation.  He  is  out  of  Mary  A.  2:30  by 
the  great  Altamont,  sire  of  7  in  2:10;  his  second 
dam  Daisy  A.  by  Kisbar.  This  horse  Kisbar  was 
a  great  bred  one,  and  had  little  or  no  opportunities, 
but  he  has  several  in  the  list  and  his  daughters  have 
produced  quite  a  long  list  of  fast  ones.  Kisbar  was 
by  Hambletonian  10  out  of  Lady  Fallis  by  American 
Star.  He  took  a  trotting  record  of  2:27.  He  died 
when  only  eight  years  old,  so  his  record  in  the 
stud  is  a  most  remarkable  one. 

The  service  fee  of  Kinney  Lou  will  be  $100  as 
usual  and  that  of  Kinney  Al.  $50.  Write  to  Budd 
Doble,  San  Jose,  for  further  particulars. 


RED   McK.  43766. 


Here  is  a  young  horse  of  the  McKinney  tribe  whose 
breeding  is  very  choice.  His  sire,  McKinney  2:11%, 
now  stands  at  $500,  with  a  full  book  early  in  the 
year,  and  has  sired  more  2:10  performers  and  more 
2:15  performers  than  any  horse  living  or  dead.  The 
dam  of  Red  McK.  is  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes, 
sire  of  three  in  2:10  and  twenty-five  in  2:15,  and 
the  dams  of  seven  in  2:10;  the  second  dam  is  Bon- 
nie Bell,  dam  of  four  in  the  list,  by  Almont  33,  who 
sired  the  dams  of  three  in  2:10;  the  third  dam  is 
the  dam  of  three  in  the  list  and  is  by  Norman  25, 
who  sired  that  great  race  mare  of  the  old  days, 
Lulu  2:15,  who  produced  Norval,  sire  of  three  in 
2:10;  the  fourth  dam.  is  by  Pilot  Jr.  12.  who  sired 
the  dams  of  those  champions,  Maud  S.  2:08%  and 
Jay  Eye  See  2:06%,  as  well  as  the  dam  of  the  great 
Nutwood.  We  inink  the  breeding  of  Red  McK.  is 
hard  to  beat  in  any  country. 

He  was  foaled  in  1902.  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay, 
lacks  but  half  an  inch  of  being  16  hands,  and  weighs 
l.lot)  pounds.  He  is  a  grand  individual,  and  has 
lots  of  style  as  well  as  a  high  rate  of  speed.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  At  $30  -the  season  he  should 
get  a  large  patronage.  Address  his  owner,  W.  R. 
Murphy,  of  Los  Angeles,  for  further  particulars.  See 
advertisement. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  1907. 


*****!  K>  •!•  *  *  ■:■  '!■  ■:■  ■: 


A    PARADISE    FOR    SPORTSMEN. 


ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 

Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


A    VANCOUVER    TROUT    FISHING   WATER. 


In  the  transparent  green  waters  of  the  Cowichan 
River  hardly  a  sign  of  fish  life  larger  than  sprat 
size  is  perceivable  to  the  angler  during  the  hot 
days  of  August,  writes  Col.  Andrew  Haggard,  a 
well  known  sportsman  of  Victoria,  B.  C.  The  river 
is  then  very  low,  and,  like  Englishman's  River  and 
other  large  streams  on  Vancouver  Island,  so  clear 
that  every  pebble  can  be  discerned  upon  the  bottom 
even  in  the  rapids.  As  night  draws  on,  however, 
a  rise  of  flies  occurs,  and  in  the  sharp  streams  fish 
may  be  seen  rising  for  a  short  time.  These  fish  are 
thrown  over  and  a  few  are  captured,  but  in  all  prob- 
ability not  one  will  prove  to  be  anything  more  than 
a  young  rainbow  of  some  six  or  seven  inches  in 
length.  "Where  are  the  big  fellows  which  we  re- 
member so  well  in  days  gone  by?"  we  ask,  dismayed. 
"Coming,"  reply  the  knowing  ones  living  on  the 
spot.  "Where  are  they  coming  from — the  sea?"  we 
inquire.  "That  we  cannot  tell,"  is  the  reply,  "but 
they  will  be  here  soon." 

It  was  on  the  beautiful  summer  evening  of  August 
23d  that  the  first  one  came,  greatly  to  my  surprise. 
I  was  listlessly  whipping  a  rapid,  ideal  even  in  low 
water,  and  had  caught  and  returned  a  couple  of 
small  fellows,  when  I  met  him.  A  bold  rise  behind 
a  rock  barely  covered  by  the  stream,  an  answering 
turn  of  the  wrist  and  the  line  was  whizzing  off  my 
six-ounce  split-cane  rod  with  the  old  time  music,  al- 
most forgotten  from  disuse.  Down  the  stream  went 
the  fish,  but  although  the  pliant  rod  was  arched  like 
a  bow,  I  never  suspected  anything  more  than  a  three- 
quarter  pound  trout,  for  a  rainbow  of  that  size  will 
put  up  an  uncommon  good  fight  in  any  sort  of  a 
current  But  back  he  came,  and,  reeling  in  quickly, 
I  had  the  fish  in  a  shallow  eddy  close  by  my  feet  in 
a  few  seconds,  and  saw  him  plainly,  an  olive-green 
hack,  the  rainbow  streak  along  his  side,  and  the 
white  edging  to  his  fins  all  showing  distinctlv  in  the 
wafer  clear  as  gin.  "By  Jove!  he's  over  a  pound!" 
I  exclaimed  mentally;  but  no  sooner  was  this  fact 
realized  than  that  rainbow  made  his  rush  for  the 
big  stone  behind  which  he  had  been  hooked.  He 
fastened  the  line  around  it,  I  saw  him  struggling  for 
a  second,  then  I  imagined  he  had  got  beneath  the 
rock.  It  was  the  first  rainbow  of  the  season.  I 
had.  moreover,  no  other  east  or  flies  with  me  What 
was  to  be  done?  It  did  not  take  long  to  decide 
Removing  every  stitch  of  clothing,  I  waded  into 
the  warm  water,  rod  in  one  hand  and  a  long  pole 
in  the  other.  The  bottom  of  that  rapid  was,  how- 
ever, horribly  uneven,  and  the  stones  sharp.  Soon 
therefore,  although  the  water  was  but  waist  deep' 
I  was  swimming  rather  than  wading  to  avoid  a  fall 
that  might  break  my  rod.  It  required  a  dive  under 
water  to  release  the  cast,  but.  alas!  the  fish  was 
gone  and  so  was  my  Wickham  flv.  Having  dried 
myself  with  my  pocket  handkerchief,  a  somewhat 
lengthy  operation,  and  dressing,  I  tried  the  rapid 
again,  but  this  time  there  was  no  replv  from  the 
depths.  I  went  home  and  told  the  other  anglers 
that  one  big  fish  had  arrived.  "Oh!"  they  said  "you 
lost  him,  we  suppose ;"— and  thev  smiled 

On  the  evening  of  August  24th  I  went  for  him 
again.  At  the  same  spot  I  hooked  a  large  fish,  which 
made  a  splendid  fight,  including  a  tearing  rush  well 
up  stream  before  he  came  into  the  shallow  eddy 
Three  or  four  times  he  doggedly  fought  his  wav  back 
from  that  eddy  into  the  stream  before  at  last"  I  con- 
trived to  get  him,  still  tearing  about  and  struggling 
violently,  into  the  net.  As  I  was  lifting  him  in  to 
snore  the  magnificent  rainbow  sprang  out  of  the  net 
leaving  the  hook  behind  him  in  the  meshes,  and  fell 
upon  the  rocks  in  about  a  couple  of  inches  of  water 
I  was  almost  as  wet  as  the  trout  before  eventually 
I  secured  what  I  imagines  to  be  mv  friend  of  the 
day  before,  and  found  him  .to  be  a  lustv  fellow  of 
one  pound  and  fourteen  ounces  in  weight  There 
were  no  more  in  the  rapid,  so  I  went  home  and  told 
the  other  anglers  that  not  only  had  the  first  big  rain- 
bow surely  arrived,  but  that  I  had  caught  i.im  this 
time.  Is  your  fly  in  his  mouth?"  asked  one  of  the 
scoffers  of  the  preceding  evening;  but,  no,  mv  lost 
fly  was  not  in  his  mouth. 
.  On  the  following  afternoon,  while  I  was  otherwise 
employed,  that  angler  went  to  look  for  mv  first  fish 
and  my  fly.  He  returned  with  both.  The  trout 
weighed  one  pound  and  six  ounces  and  the  Wickham 
sticking  m  his  mouth  was  in  capital  order  for  furth- 
er use.  So  it  was  proved  that  two  big  fish  had  come 
—from  somewhere— and  from  that  time  on  we  began 
to  catch,  or  lose,  one  or  two  large  ones'  between  us 
every  evening  in  the  upper  reaches  of  the  river 
Down  below  a  few  miles  in  the  fine  rapids  known 
as  the  "Siwash  Rips,"  we  heard  that  the  road  men 
encamped  close  by  were  commencing  to  get  them 
more  plentifully.  Thus  there  seemed  to  be  no  doubt 
that  the  rainbow  had  not  merely  been  hiding  under 
logs  and  stones,  but  were  ascending  from  the  sea. 
or  the  lower  reaches  near  the  sea.  But  no  cut- 
throat trout,  Salmo  Purpuratus,  mykiss,  or  Clarkii 

for  I  know  not  which  of  these  names  is  the  correct 
one  fo-  the  Vancouver  Island  cut-throats — were 
caugh'  by  anyone  during  August,  so  these  worthv 
cousins  of  the  rainbow  evidently  were  still  keeping 
in  or  near  the  salt  water.     On  the  evening  of  Aug- 


ust 28th  I  captured  a  rainbow  which  made  one  of 
those  maddening  rushes  for  which  I  have  found  this 
species  of  fish  to  be  remarkable,  making  them  at 
rimes  quite  as  good  fun  to  catch  as  any  salmon  killed 
on  a  heavy  rod.  He  was  the  only  fish  I  could  see 
rising  in  a  stream  above  one  of  the  best  and  largest 
pools  in  the  upper  waters  below  Cowichan  Lake.  I 
tried  this  fish  successively  with  the  three  patterns 
of  Haggard  flies  (which  I  gave  to  Farlow,  who  alone 
ties  them  in  England,  some  twenty-five  years  ago). 
The  Haggard  No.  1  he  rose  to  and  refused,  the  Hag- 
gard rainbow  he  scoffed  at,  but  the  No.  2  proved 
his  downfall!  He  was  off  with  it  down  the  stream 
like  a  flash.  Like  a  flash,  too,  he  sprang  several 
times  into  the  air,  and  long  and  doggedly  did  he 
continue  the  contest.  I  had  run  the  nose  of  my 
boat  on  to  a  shoal  between  two  streams,  and  above 
where  the  two  streams  met.  My  only  means,  there- 
fore, to  secure  this  gallant  fish  was  to  force  him 
up  across  the  weaker  of  the  two  streams,  and  to 
get  him  into  the  calm  water  by  my  stranded  boat- 
It  was  done  at  last  and  the  trout  when  landed  weigh- 
ed a  pound  and  three-quarters. 

The  few  fish  of  those  early  days,  before,  with  the 
mid-September  rains,  their  long-expected  comrades 
appeared  in  swarms,  remain  each  one  singly  in  the 
remembrance,  for  was  not  each  one  then  a  triumph? 
Therefore,  never  shall  I  forget  my  tussle  on  August 
29th  with  the  only  fish  worthy  of  the  name  that  rose 
that  evening.  The  scene  was  the  same  as  that  of 
the  preceding  day.  Nothing  but  a  few  sprats  had 
been  caught  and  returned,  and  I  had  just  remarked 
to  my  companion  that  we  had  better  push  the  boat 
off  and  go  home.  As  we  started  to  drift  my  fly 
was  taken  under  the  water,  a  favorite  trick  with  rain- 
bows at  the  tail  of  the  broken  water.  Then,  like 
some  mad.  wild  beast  released  from  a  cage,  the  crea- 
ture that  had  seized  my  fly  tore  off  down  stream. 
Twenty,  thirty  yards  were  gone  in  a  few  seconds; 
then,  far  away  down  the  stream,  a  huge  boil  of 
splashing  water  was  seen,  then,  still  further  down, 
a  form  flashing  in  the  air  in  a  calm  eddy  beneath 
an  ancient  cedar  overhanging  from  a  cliff.  There 
were  logs  and  branches  in  the  water  away  down 
there,  and  I  could  do  nothing  with  the  frenzied  crea- 
ture. Moreover,  there  were  but  a  few  turns  of  the 
line  left  on  my  reel;  the  centre  bar  was  visible. 
Fortunately,  the  maddened  fish  now  took  it  into  his 
head  to  quit  the  quiet  waters  of  the  deep  pool  and  to 
return.  With  the  pluck  of  a  salmon  ten  times  his 
weight,  this  bravest  of  brave  rainbows  charged  back 
up  the  rapid,  coming  so  quickly  that  it  was  only  by 
wildly  tearing  in  the  ling  through  the  rings  I  could 
prevent  it  from  getting  slack.  He  passed  close  by 
the  boat  in  the  clear  water,  took  another  jump,  then 
passed  the  head  of  the  rapid  and  went  away  into 
the  smooth,  swift  water  above  the  rocks,  where  I 
could  not  follow  him.  Soon  all  the  slack  line  was 
gone  from  the  bottom  of  the  boat;  soon,  too.  had 
the  rainbow  run  the  line  all  off  once  more.  My  six- 
ounce  rod  was  quite  powerless  to  check  his  rush  for 
a  time,  until  at  last,  feeling  the  pressure  uncom- 
fortable, he  turned  of  his  own  accord  and  went  all 
the  way  down  the  stream  to  the  pool  again.  Now 
I  followed  him,  and,  after  a  good  quarter  of  an  hour's 
more  fighting,  my  comrade  skillfully  placed  the  net 
under  the  fish,  while  still  game  and  still  fighting. 
This  rainbow  was  twenty  inches  in  length,  three  and 
a  quarter  pounds  in  weight,  and  brilliantly  colored, 
as  it  was  but  just  up  from  the  salt  water. 
o 

Assemblymen  Cornish,  Hammon  and  McClellan, 
of  the  committee  on  fish  and  game,  visited  Ukiah 
on  Saturday,  February  2d,  where  they  inspected  a 
private  hatchery,  maintained  by  the  California  North- 
western Railway,  with  a  view  to  obtaining  informa- 
tion which  would  enable  them  to  recommend  im- 
provements in  the  State  hatcheries.  The  hatchery 
which  they  visited  has  a  wide  reputation  of  being 
the  best  equipped  and  most  modern  on  this  coast, 
and.  being  a  private  enterprise  conducted  upon  the 
most  economical  and  efficient  business  lines,  was 
considered  as  a  source  of  the  greatest  possible  in- 
formation for  the  members  of  the  committee  upon 
which  to  base  suggestions  for  legislation  favorable 
for  the  future  government  of  the  public  fish  hatch- 
eries. The  visiting  statesmen  were  well  pleased  with 
what  they  saw,  also  with  their  reception  and  treat- 
ment by  those  in  charge  of  the  local  hatchery  vis- 
ited. They  will  embody  their  observation  in  recom- 
mendations to  the  assembly. 

There  are  twenty-three  bills  on  the  assembly  file 
relative  to  fish  and  game,  some  of  which  propose 
radical  changes  in  existing  laws.  Assemblyman 
Berry  of  Del  Norte  county  takes  much  interest  in 
such  measures,  especially  those  relating  to  the  tak- 
ing of  salmon.  Klamath  and  Eel  rivers  are  two 
of  the  best  salmon-producing  streams  on  this  coast 
and  Mr.  Berry  objects  to  the  passage  of  anv  bill 
seriously  affecting  the  legitimate  taking  of  fish  in 
those  rivers.  Fishing  for  commercial  purposes,  Mr. 
Berry  contends,  is  as  worthy  of  protection  as  fishing 
merely  for  sport,  and  the  sportsmen  will  have  to 
count  upon  his  opposition  to  some  of  their  pet  meas- 
ures before  the  present  legislature. 


California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  la  Jack«on'B 
Napa  Soda. 


I  happened  to  meet  Ed  Duffy  the  other  day  and 
had  a  long  and  interesting  chat  with  him,  says  a 
contributor  to  the  Los  Angeles  Graphic.  Duffy  was 
the  captain  of  the  Orient  during  the  recent  Dora 
Bennis  expedition  of  Examiner  fame,  and  he  had 
much  to  say  of  the  country  visited  during  the  expedi- 
tion. "From  a  little  below  Ensenada  as  far  south 
as  San  Quintin."  he  said,  "there  runs  a  range  of 
mountains  known  as  the  San  Pedro  mountains.  I 
have  never  explored  them  myself,  but  I  was  toid  that 
they  are  well  wooded,  and  in  summer  time  clouds 
collect  around  the  peaks  every  afternoon  and  con- 
dense into  a  thunder  shower.  This  supply  of  mois- 
ture keeps  the  slopes  green  and  the  game  is  conse- 
quently very  plentiful.  Deer,  mountain  sheep,  wild 
goats  are  there  in  flocks,  and  there  are  enough  moun- 
tain lions  to  make  it  worth  while  to  carry  a  .30-30. 
We-  passed  this  range  of  mountains  on  a  sunny  day, 
and  the  higher  slopes  were  snow-lad,  the  foothills 
and  valleys  leading  down  to  the  shore  were  showing 
the  first  signs  of  spring  verdure,  and  it  was  a  sight 
to  make  any  kind  of  a  gunner  long  to  go  ashore  and 
kill  something." 

"As  for  ducks,"  continued  the  captain,  "at  San 
Quintin  there  is  "a  lagoon  famed  for  its  duck  shoot- 
ing. There  are  several  English  sportsmen  who  are 
connected  with  the  Lower  California  Development 
Company,  a  British  corporation,  who  come  out  nearly 
every  season  for  the  duck  hunting.  Some  ten  miles 
from  San  Quintin  there  is  a  small  island  known  as 
San  Martin,  one  of  the  greatest  places  for  abalones 
on  the  coast.  Fun  huning  for  abalones?  Well.  I 
should  say  so.  Of  course,  it  is  not  like  shooting 
game,  but  there  is  an  excitement  in  this  form  of 
sport  that  is  lacking  in  any  kind  of  hunting,  because 
some  very  valuable  pearls  are  found  occasionally 
in  the  shells  of  these  mollusks.  When  the  tide  is 
extra  low  the  abalone  hunter  climbs  over  the  rocks, 
near  the  water's  edge,  and  looks  in  every  nook  and 
cranny  for  the  big  ones.  The  small  abalones,  with 
the  black  skin,  are  no  good  for  eating  and  never 
contain  pearls,  but  the  large  dingy  yellow  and  brown 
ones  are  liable  to  contain  pearls,  and,  if  not,  they 
are  delicious  when  cooked  properly.  The  only  way 
to  separate  an  abalone  from  the  rock  to  which  it 
hangs  is  to  use  a  small  crow-bar  as'  a  lever  and 
pry  it  off.  After  this  is  done  it  is  easy  to  see  whether 
there  is  a  pearl  inside  or  not.  and  the  abalone  can 
either  he  thrown  into  the  sack  or  left  to  take  care 
of  itself,  according  to  its  size  and  color.  Yet  aba- 
lone hunting  is  a  healthy  exercise  at  any  rate,  and 
sometimes  it  is  very  profitable." 

'  mere  is  another  form  of  sport  down  there  that  is 
exciting  enough,"  continued  the  sailor  man,  "and 
that  is  harpooning  turtles.  Down  in  Turtle  Bay  there 
are  hundreds  of  these  animals.  The  way  to  catch 
them  is  to  row  around  in  a  small  boat  in  shoal 
water  with  a  harpoon.  When  a  turtle  is  sighted 
you  hurl  the  harpoon  into  its  back  and  draw  it  to 
the  surface  and  \Xt  it  on  board.  Some  of  those 
Mexicans  get  to  be  very  expert,  and  one  man  I  met 
is  said  to  be  able  to  get  his  turtle  in  three  fathoms 
of  water.  Turtle  soup  is  all  very  well,  but  to  enjoy 
turtle  meat  as  a  real  delicacy  it  should  be  cooked 
in  the  real  Mexican  style.  The  body  is  removed 
from  the  shell  in  such  a  way  as  to  leave  about 
three  inches  of  meat  clinging  to  the  shell.  This  is 
the  tenderest  part.  The  shell  is  then  stood  on  end 
in  front  of  a  bright  fire.  It  is  left  to  roast  for  about 
half  an  hour  and  then  laid  over  the  fire  with  the 
meat  uppermost.  The  cook  then  makes  long  incisions 
in  the  meat  and  puts  in  the  'trimmings.'  The  shell 
is  left  over  the  fire  until  the  onions,  very  neces- 
sary, are  well  browned,  and  then  everybody  helps 
himself.  Yes,  sir;  wait  till  I  get  a  nice  fat  turtle 
and  I  will  show  you  how  it  is  done." 

"How  about  anchorage  for  yachts? '  I  asked.  "In 
summer  time,"  he  replied,  "there  is  no  finer  coast 
for  yachting  that  I  know  of.  While  there  are  few 
land-locked  harbors  or  lagoons,  there  are  rocky 
points  every  ten  or  twenty  miles,  behind  which  a 
boat  can  anchor  safely  except  when  there  is  liable 
to  be  a  blow  from  the  southeast  or  southwest,  which 
never  happens  between  June  and  October.  The 
northwesterly  wind  blows  fairly  hard  during  the  day, 
but  invariably  drops  with  the  sun,  so  that  a  good 
sea  boat  is  in  no  danger.  It  is  a  wonder  to  me  that 
our  yachtsmen,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  never  go 
farther  south  than  San  Diego.  The  Mexican  officials 
are  slow  but  courteous,  and  there  is  no  objection  to 
a  bona  fide  yacht  cruising  in  those  waters.  A  party 
of  yachtsmen  with  a  good  boat  could  have  no  more 
enjoyable  trip  than  a  two  weeks'  cruise  off  the 
coast  of  Lower  California." 

o 

The  fish  and  game  committee  of  the  Assembly 
held  a  session  January  25th  that  was  entirely  de- 
voted to  discussion  of  fish  protective  measures.  The 
main  subject  was  the  bill  advocating  further  protec- 
tion of  shrimps.  While  no  action  was  taken,  the 
conclusion  was  arrived  at  that  the.jiresent  law  was 
ample  for  the  protection  of  this  crustacean,  as  it 
prohibits  its  export  As  the  life  of  a  shrimp  is  only 
ninety  days,  local  consumption  would  make  no  ap- 
preciable inroads  into  their  numbers. 

Protection  for  shrimps  is  not  needed.  A  close 
season  on  shrimps,  thus  creating  a  certain  length 
of  time  when  small  striped  bass  and  the  fry  of 
other  food  fish  are  destroyed  by  the  Chinese  shrimp 
catchers  can  not  be  destroyed  is  what  absolutely 
necessary.  The  prohibition  of  exporting  shrimps  is 
one  of  the  greatest  fallacies  ever  advanced  in  the 
interest  of  protection. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Saturday,  February  16,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THE    AMERICAN     KENNEL    CLUB. 


A  Few  Words  of  Caution. 

It  would  be  well  for  the  members  of  the  American 
Kennel  Club,  who  are  in  sympathy  with  the  present 
wide-spread  movement  against  the  incorporators' 
policy  of  concealment,  to  bear  in  mind  that  one  of 
the  dangers  to  a  cause  of  this  kind  is  the  tendency  of 
those  whose  interests  are  absolutely  identical  to  dis- 
agree among  themselves  over  trifles,  and  thus  to  lose 
sight  of  the  all-important  advantage  of  absolute  unity 
of  purpose  on  the  main  issue. 

The  proposed  amendments  are  intended  as  a  most 
forcible  and  practical  protest  against  what  is  consid- 
ered by  fanciers  all  over  America  a  most  barefared 
attempt  on  the  part  of  a  meagre  half  dozen  to  obtain 
for  themselves  absolute  control  over  the  affairs  of 
thousands  by  methods  that  will  not  be  tolerated  in 
this  country;  certainly  not  at  this  time  when  every 
good  American  is  up  in  arms  against  men  whose 
gain-deadened  consciences  carry  them  to  any  dis- 
tance that  the  law  can  be  stretched  to  cover — and 
sometimes  a  little  further. 

A  very  slight  analysis  of  the  situation  shows  how  a 
slight  minority  was  able  to  obtain  absolute  sway  over 
a  vast  majority,  and  the  same  analysis  reveals  the 
only  way  by  which  it  can  hold  it.  They  secured  it 
by  carefully  studying  out  their  moves  beforehand 
and  following  this  up  by  concerted  action  regardless 
of  what  their  individual  opinions  might  be.  If  this 
power  is  retained  by  them,  it  will  be  only  because 
the  majority  fails  to  do  likewise.  The  majority  can 
regain  what  its  misguided  confidence  caused  it  to 
lose,  and  it  can  do  so  by  planning  its  movements  and 
acting  absolutely  in  concert,  without  descending  to 
trickery. 

There  is  a  time-tried  and  frequently  siicessful  de- 
vice that  is  used  by  opposing  parties  in  a  campaign 
like  the  present.  Each  tries  to  embroil  members  of 
the  other  side  in  fighting  among  themselves.  That 
is  a  trap  that  we  who  stand  at  the  receiving  end  of 
the  lemon  chute  need  not  fall  into.  The  main  ques- 
tion to  keep  in  mind  so  far  as  the  proposed  constitu- 
tional amendments  go  is — will  they  bring  back  to  the 
members  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  the  rights 
that  they  voted  to  give  away  when  they  voted  for  a 
Constitution  that  never  was  read  to  them? 

Probably  none  of  us  is  entirely  satisfied  with  all  of 
the  proposed  amendments.  For  instance,  some  of  us 
think  that  it  might  have  been  well  to  have  provided 
for  the  continuance  of  an  Executive  Committee.  But 
the  stumbling  block  to  that  was  that  it  would  be 
inadvisable  to  retain  a  committee  whose  duties 
would  be  very  important  unless  it  were  so  composed 
as  to  command  the  entire  confidence  of  the  members. 
Such  a  Club  as  the  American  Kennel  Club  possibly 
might  have  use  for  an  Executive  Committee,  but  a 
Board  of  Strategy  has  no  place  in  an  organization  of 
this  nature.  Therefore  it  behooves  every  one  who  has 
the  desire  at  heart  to  see  a  new  order  of  things  in 
Kennel  Club  affairs  to  line  up  with  the  multitude 
when  the  time  comes  for  a  casting  of  votes.  Under 
the  Constitution  as  amended,  there  is  provision  for 
amending  it  still  further,  or  for  amending  those  parts 
of  it  which  are  at  present  embodied  in  the  amend- 
ments proposed;  and  this  can  be  done  at  the 
quarterly  meetings  provided  that  two-thirds  of- the 
members  desire  any  changes. 

This  will  be  of  advantage  even  to  those  who  at 
present  sit  as  judges  and  jury,  and  executioners  of 
the  rights  of  all ;  for  if  there  be  any  justification  for 
the  secretive  action  which  brought  about  the  present 
state  of  affairs,  it  will  not  be  hard  for  them  to  con- 
vince two-thirds  of  the  able-bodied,  straight-forward, 
full-grown  men  which  represent  the  members  of  the 
American  Kennel   Club. 

This  last  remark  is  not  made  with  the  idea  that  it 
brings  up  a  point  on  which  the  incorporators  can 
place  much  hope  of  regaining  the  confidence  and  re- 
spect of  the  dog-loving  world,  but  to  point  out  that 
the  Constitution  provides  a  way  for  them  to  carry 
out  any  plans  that  may  be  carried  out  by  fair  and 
above-board  methods.  Up  to  the  present  time  no 
serious  attempt  at  justification  has  been  made  except 
the  now  famous  official  "Explanation,"  which  con- 
vinced nobody  of  anything  except  that  those  who 
drafted  it  must  have  considered  the  fanciers  of 
America  to  be  of  a  very  low  order  of  intelligence. 
Fancy  how  cheaply  they  must  have  held  us  to  have 
apointed  a  sub-committee  to  read  this  circular  to 
the  representative  body  of  men  that  assembled  at  the 
Ashland  House  on  January  3! 

The  main  point  to  be  borne  in  mind  is  that  the  de- 
struction of  the  free  form  Oa  government  that  existed 
in  the  American  Kennel  Club  was  brought  about  by 
a  mere  handful  of  the  members  by  a  policy  of  con- 
cealment, and  that  it  owes  its  accomplishment  to  the 
fact  that  members  at  large  never  dreamed  that  their 
confidence  was  being  abused;  and  that  the  adoption 
of  the  Constitutional  amendments  will  bring  back 
the  government  by  the  people  in  the  least  objection- 
able way  for  all  concerned  that  can  be  devised. 

Let  no  one  be  deceived  by  the  bugaboo  that  he 
must  remain  silent  on  a  question  of  right  or  wrong 
lest  he  stir  up  an  internal  strife  that  may  disrupt  the 
Club.  The  American  Kennel  Club  is  not  going  to  be 
disrupted.  It  is  founded  on  sound  principles  and  in 
the  face  of  many  vicissitudes  has  proven  its  right  to 
continue  to  live;  and  who  can  say,  when  the  smoke 
of  this  affair  shall  have  cleared  away,  that  the  fan- 
ciers of  the  country  may  not  look  with  charity,  or 
even  gratitude,  on  what  they  now  regard  as  a  most 
discreditable  act  of  a  few  men,  for  the  part  it  played 
in  bringing  about  a  better  order  of  things. 

Let  no  one  be  deceived  into  thinking  that  any  man 
or  set  of  men  are  fighting  the  American  Kennel  Club. 
We  are  the  American  Kennel  Club.  Every  member  of 


every  Club  that  belongs  to  it,  and  every  associate 
member,  is  a  part  of  it,  not  sentimentally  but  actu- 
ally; and  no  man  of  the  vast  number  which  such  a 
definition  embraces  is  a  greater  part  of  it  than  any 
other  man.  That  the  action  of  eight  men  in  incor- 
porating the  Club  under  a  Constitution  so  worded 
as  to  take  away  all  possibility  of  its  control  by  the 
people  who  compose  it,  has  the  sanction  of  this  great 
body  of  fanciers,  we  do  not  for  one  moment  believe, 
any  more  than  we  doubt  that  they  will  come  forward 
at  the  annual  meeting  in  February  and  arrange  for 
the  restoration  of  government  by  the  people. 

Let  not  any  one  think  that  this  Committee  or  any 
of  the  men  who  appointed  it  are  seeking  office.  Some 
of  us  could  not  even  be  induced  to  again  accept  an 
office  of  any  kind.  In  acting  as  the  mouthpiece  of 
the  Clubs  which  elected  it,  the  members  of  this  Com- 
mittee are  doing  so  at  considerable  sacrifice  to  them- 
selves, their  home  life,  their  pocketbooks,  their 
leisure  and  their  business  interests.  We  are  not  fond 
of  making  any  man's  path  more  thorny,  and  we  are 
not  fond  of  making  enemies;  but  if  those  come  by 
reason  of  our  being  unwilling  to  sit  silently  in  a 
game  in  which  we  and  our  neighbors  are  dealt  cards 
from  a  cold  deck,  we  will  have  to  accept  them  as 
part  of  the  situation. 

To  reiterate,  if  the  members  stand  together  square- 
ly and  refuse  to  be  drawn  into  any  form  of  bickering 
that  tends  to  take  their  attention  away  from  the  main 
issue,  they  easily  will  regain  what  they  have  lost, 
and  in  the  simplest  and  least  objectionable  way  pos- 
sible; for  neither  sharp  parliamentary  practice  nor 
filibustering  methods  of  any  description  will  prevail 
to  prevent  a  full  and  free  vote  of  all  the  members. 

F.  H.  OSGOOD, 

J.  H.  De  MUND, 

R.  S.  EDSON, 

CLAIR  FOSTER, 

J.  W.  BRITTON  II., 

Committee. 


BENCH  AND   FIELD  TYPES. 


NEW   YORK   SHOW. 


The  Westminster  Kennel  Club  show  in  New  York 
this  week  reached  the  high-water  mark  in  entries 
and  numbers — there  is  a  grand  total  of  3,059  entries. 
1,978  dogs,  not  including  the  Beagle  and  Foxhound 
packs  shown.  Last  year's  total  was  1,965  dogs.  Most 
breeds,  almost,  are  strongly  represented.  Bostons 
head  the  list,  Collies  come  next,  and  Bulldogs,  French 
Bulls,  Cockers  are  all  good.  We  notice  a  falling  off 
in  Fox  Terriers  and  apparently  a  gain  in  Irish, 
Scotch  and  Airedale  Terriers. 

The  entries  by  breeds  are  as  follows: 


En- 

En- 

tries. 

Dogs. 

tries. 

Dogs. 

Bloodhounds    ...    33 

18 

Bull    Terriers.  .  .  . 

113 

75 

St.  Bernards   (R)    42 

23 

French   Bulldogs. 

133 

88 

St.   Bernards    (S)    23 

14 

Boston     Terriers. 

312 

248 

Great   Danes    ...102 

68 

Fox   Terriers    (S) 

56 

29 

Newfoundlands   .      7 

7 

Fox  Terriers   (W) 

59 

34 

Russian        "Wolf- 

Irish   Terriers    . . 

131 

68 

hounds  82 

43 

ScottisTi    Terriers 

66 

39 

Deerhounds  11 

5 

Roseneath        Ter- 

Greyhounds   ....    45 

21 

riers    

4 

3 

Foxhounds,     Am.   32 

22 

Welsh    Terriers.  . 

33 

19 

Foxhounds,    Eng.   15 

12 

Black     and      Tan 

Pointers    118 

73 

Terriers    

21 

15 

Eng.  Setters    ....    95 

66 

Skye    Terriers    . . 

4 

3 

Irish   Setters    ...    36 

27 

Bedlington      Ter- 

Gordon  Setters.  .   22 

13 

riers    

6 

4 

Retrievers     1 

1 

Dandie    Dinmont. 

7 

4 

Chesapeake     Bay     5 

5 

Schipperke     

17 

12 

Basset     Hounds       7 

5 

Pomeranians 

115 

76 

Irish     "Water 

English     Toy 

Spaniels     6 

4 

Spaniels 

59 

41 

Clumber     Span'ls     9 

6 

Japanese    Span'ls 

15 

11 

Field    Spaniels..   26 

18 

Pekinese    Span'ls 

13 

8 

Cocker      Spanielsl80 

122 

5 

5 

Beagles 126 

S4 

Yorkshire        Ter- 

Dachshunde   ....    66 

46 

riers    

16 

13 

"Whippets 13 

10 

Maltese    Terriers 

12 

10 

Collies    (R)    233 

145 

Toy   Terriers    .  .  . 

6 

6 

Collies   (S)                10 

7 

Griffons      Bruxel- 

Old     English 

lois    

7 

7 

Sheepdogs     ...    33 

16 

Chihuahuas    

4 

4 

Poodles    80 

47 

Papillons 

3 

3 

Chow  Chows    ...    47 

27 

Italian      Grey- 

Dalmatians    ....    51 

31 

hounds    

3 

3 

Samoyedes    2 

2 

Miscellaneous   . . . 

2 

2 

Bulldogs    195 

123 



Airedale  Terriers  84 

37 

Totals    3,059 

1,978 

This  list  does  not  include  Foxhound   and  Beagle 

packs. 

In  addition  to  the  prizes  in  the  regular  classes  and 
the  Specialty  Club  awards  for  the  bench  show  of 
the  Westminster  Kennel  Club  in  Madison  Square 
Garden,  New  York,  February  12-15,  there  is  a  long 
list  of  cups  given  by  the  club  for  the  best  dogs  in 
the  leading  breeds,  which  may  be  won  by  anybody, 
and  are  given  outright.  The  regular  class  prizes 
amount  to  more  than  $11,000  this  year,  additions  hav- 
ing been  made  in  various  breeds. 

In  the  field  trial  classes  there  are  four  divisions 
this  year,  Setters  and  Pointers  having  two  instead 
of  one  each.  Samoyedes,  Roseneath  Terriers  and 
Papillons  are  among  the  new  classes.  Entries  closed 
January  26th. 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Kennel  Club 
(Incorporated)  was  called  for  Thursday,  February  14, 
at  No.  55  Liberty  street,  New  York. 

A  meting  of  the  board  of  directors  was  called  to 
take  place  immediately  after  the  adjournment  of  the 
annual  meeting  of  delegates. 

This  meeting  was  without  representation  of  the 
kennel  clubs  dropped  from  the  roll  December  31, 
1906 — over  90  in  number. 


S.  Christenson  of  San  Francisco  has  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  breeder  of  three  Pacific  Coast 
Derby  winners — Hen  Crocker's  Chief  (Iroquois  Chief- 
Mary  Lou),  Kilgarif  (Orion-Mary  Lou),  and  Tiburon 
(Uncle  Jimmie  Count  Whitestone-Belle  Fontaine). 


After  each  bench  show  where  Setters  and  Pointers 
have  been  exhibited,  discussion  is  always  rife  as  to 
the  future  of  the  field  dog;  either  he  is  to  be  a  thing 
of  beauty  as  demanded  in  the  bench. type,  or  the 
ordinary  looker  of  the  present  day,  writes  Loch 
Laddie  in  the  St.  Louis  Sportsman.  It  seems  ap- 
parent that  breeding  bench  ideal  conformation  in 
Setters  results  in  sacrificing  some  characteristics  of 
the  working  class.  The  bench  show  type  of  later 
years  is  unquestionably  a  dog  of  beauty;  from  the 
muzzle  to  the  tail  lines  are  followed  out  that  give  a 
soft  type  of  beauty  almost  unknown  to  the  field  dog. 
Even  the  texture  of  the  coat  seems  different.  Can 
it  be  that  conditions  environing  this  thing  of 
beauty  have  made  it  so  handsome?  Certainly  good 
care  both  in  the  feeding  and  grooming  will  work 
wonders  with  a  dog's  coat,  but  breeding,  it  appears 
to  me,  has  more  than  anything  else  developed  this 
type.  So  the  natural  question  would  suggest  itself: 
It  this  type  the  representative  type  of  the  Setter?  By 
that  I  mean,  as  the  Setter  was  originated  for  field 
purposes,  is  the  bench  show  type  in  conformation 
what  a  Setter  dog  should  be,  or  is  the  field  dog  type 
the  one?    The  answer  would  be  neither. 

But  as  we  have  adopted  one  type  for  the  present 
dog  it  is  our  aim  to  breed  up  to  this  and  if  we 
follow  this  line  the  result  must  be  that  we  sacrifice 
something  of  the  field  dog  to  mould  the  future  pup 
Into  the  bench  dog.  Possibly  it  may  be  nose  or  we 
may  have  sacrificed  some  tone  in  a  sire  to  try  to 
balance  some  deficiency  in  the  dam,  through  our 
efforts  to  make  the  offspring  perfect.  The  closer  we 
breed  for  the  bench  the  farther  away  we  are  getting 
from  the  field  dog,  for  in  trying  to  make  up  for 
deficienees  in  appearance  we  are  casting  aside  field 
merit.  I  do  not  think  that  for  years  to  come  the 
average  trial  running  dog  will  approach  the  bench 
show  setter  in  looks,  for  the  winning  bench  show  dog, 
in  our  mind,  is  not  built  right  for  field  purposes.  It 
would  take  too  long  to  go  into  every  detail  of  the 
physical  differences  of  both  types,  but  suffice  to  say 
that  were  the  average  bench  winner  of  today  placed 
in  the  field,  it  would  be  a  sorry  competitor  with  his 
opposite  brother  in  looks.  Truly,  some  of  the  leaders 
in  the  field  trial  have  won  handily  in  the  bench  com- 
petition, but  these  are  exceptions,  so  much  so  that 
the  instituting  of  a  class  of  field  trial  dogs  in  bench 
shows  almost  proves  that  the  efforts  of  the  most 
interested  breeders  to  combine  the  field  and  bench 
show  types  have  proven  successful. 

While  a  field  dog  may  be  a  thing  of  beauty,  he 
may  not  have  a  bench  type,  and  the  reverse  is  more 
often  the  case.  The  handsome  field  dog  has  a 
beauty  of  his  own,  the  expression  of  ability  to  do 
work,  and  while  he  would  fail  to  make  good  on  the 
bench,  his  usefulness  to  man  stands  out  more  prom- 
inently than  all  other  things.  To  suggest  the  differ- 
ence between  the  two,  the  field  dog  has  the  beauty  of 
the  wild  rose,  the  bench  dog  the  appearance  of  the 
hot  house  flower.  Many  have  suggested  breeding 
the  dual  purpose  dog,  a  combination  of  both  bench 
and  field  types,  but  as  long  as  the  field  trial  man 
must  breed  to  champions,  irrespective  of  looks,  to 
create  future  champions,  the  bench  show  standard 
of  type  is  ignored.  Field  qualifications  are  bred  for 
more  than  anything  else.  A  comparison  may  be 
made  in  cattle,  especially  in  the  dairy  type.  The 
show  yard  type,  whose  physical  makeup  stamps  it 
as  the  ideal  of  its  breed,  is  sacrificed  by  breeding  to 
some  bull  in  preference  whose  dam  has  produced 
a  certain  number  of  pounds  of  butter  fat  in  a  given 
period,  for  like  dog  breeders,  the  average  man  wants 
a  thing  of  utility  instead  of  beauty  alone. 

As  said  before,  the  combination  of  the  two  is  an 
exception.  Environment  has  a  great  deal  to  do 
with  it.  Take  two  pups  as  alike  in  looks  as  possible; 
from  puppyhood  always  keep  the  one  on  game  and 
have  no  other  ambition  than  to  hunt;  keep  the  other 
closed  up  in  the  city  yard  where  the  delicious  scent 
of  the  quail  never  reaches  his  nose.  At  two  years  of 
age  bring  them  together  and  the  difference  in  type 
will  be  readilly  apparent.  Each  one  has  grown  on 
different  lines.  "If  you  breed  in  successively  on  lines 
of  different  dogs,  you  will  breed  to  the  different 
types  of  today. 

o 

Edward  T.  Morgan  of  Los  Angeles  is  mourning  the 
loss  of  his  prize  winning  Boston  Terrier,  Conqueror, 
which  died  last  week.  Just  how  good  this  dog  was 
is  understood  from  the  fact  that  January  17,  1906, 
he  was  entered  in  a  class  with  ninety-six  Boston 
Terriers,  the  best  the  East  could  produce  at  the 
show  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  Conqueror  took  second  prize. 
At  Venice,  September  16th,  he  won  first  prize  in 
the  novice  class  and  also  the  reserve  winners.  At 
Stockton,  October  9th,  he  beat  Ch.  Bayside  Chauncey, 
which  was  not  entered  for  competition  in  the  Venice 
show. 

Among  the  owners  of  the  produce  of  this  dog  are 
W.  H.  McFee,  who  owns  Miss  Dimple;  Mel  Knapp, 
who  owns  Katie;  R.  H.  Howell,  who  owns  Peggy,  and 
L.  A.  Parent,  who  owns  Blossom.  F.  W.  Foulkes  of 
San  Francisco  owns  the  only  puppy  of  any  of  his 
litters.  Edwards  refused  $1,000  for  Conqueror  on 
several  occasions. 

Conqueror  was  bred  by  Aroc  (S4924),  out  of 
Cameron's  Bessie.  Aroc  was  by  Independent  Boy 
(68937).  out  of  Kelly's  Toots.  Independent  Boy  was 
by  Teddy  Boy  (6111S),  out  of  Nancy,  and  Kelly's 
Toots  was  by  Bayside  Chauncey  (72103),  out  of 
Peachie.  Conqueror's  dam,  Cameron's  Bessie,  was 
by  Maxine's  Boy  (66170),  out  of  McDonald's  Beaut. 
Maxine's  Boy  was  by  Buster  (39413),  out  of  Maxine, 
and  McDonald's  Beaut  was  by  Roland   (48379),  out 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  19C7, 


ofof  McDonald's  Bessie.     Conqueror's  register  num- 
ber was  93565. 

Mr.  Morgan  still  owns  a  fine  bitcb,  Revilo  Vixen, 
a  daughter  of  the  champion,  Revilo  Peach,  from 
which  he  expects  great  things,  but  he  feels  that  he 
has  lost  a  good  one  in  the  death  of  Conqueror. 


Premium  lists  are  out  for  the  Southwestern  Kennel 
Club's  show7  in  Los  Angeles,  March  6-9.  Entries 
will  positively  close  on  Monday,  February  25th. 
Entry  blanks  and  premium  lists  can  be  had  at  the 
office  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  616  Golden 
Gate  avenue,  San  Francisco,  or  by  addressing  Secre- 
tary T.  E.  Nichols  Jr.,  320  South  Main  street,  Los 
Angeles. 

The  bench  show  committee  is  certainly  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  the  splendid  list  of  specials  offered 
through  the  liberality  of  the  Los  Angeles  business 
men  and  friends  of  the  club. 

The  classification  is  a  very  complete  one,  about 
the  only  exception  we  can  note  is  that  Irish  Water 
Spaniels  have  not  been  provided  with  a  class.  How- 
ever, in  this  respect,  announcement  is  made  that 
where  any  breed  is  forgotten  or  unexpectedly  turns 
in  a  large  entry,  the  club  guarantees  that  there  will 
be  an  adequate  number  of  trophies  provided.  Where 
there  is  no  cup  offered  for  a  breed  the  club  will  offer 
one  in  the  catalogue,  provided  there  is  an  entry  of 
six  or  more   dogs  of  that  breed. 

There  are  nearly  seventy  cups,  besides  a  number 
of  trophies,   medals,   etc.,   offered   as   special   prizes. 

Entries  are  just  pouring  in,  so  we  are  informed, 
there  is  in  consequence  an  impression  that  the 
orange  growers  will  have  a  four-point  show. 

The  field  trial  men  are  taking  an  interest  in  the 
show  and  the  Setter  and  Pointer  interests  are  boom- 
ing accordingly. 

We  have  been  assured  by  a  number  of  local 
fanciers  that  they  will  send  dogs  to  Los  Angeles, 
we  know  also  that  there  will  be  a  good  representa- 
tion of  'Frisco  fanciers  at  the  show. 

We.  can  assure  any  of  our  readers  of  a  fair  show 
and  no  favors  down  south,  and  earnestly  recommend 
every  entry  from  this  city,  Stockton,  San  Jose  and 
other  points  that  possibly  can  be  made. 

Mr.  James  Mortimer  will  judge  all  breeds.  The 
bench  show  committee  is  composed  of  Messrs.  Wm. 
J.  Morris  (chairman),  Wm.  Kennedy,  James  Ewins, 
Gus  Moser,  Wm.  K.  Peasley,  Arthur  Letts  and  Ed. 
Greenfield. 

In  making  entries  a  separate  blank  must  be  used 
for  each  dog.  The  novice  class  being  for  American 
bred  dogs  only,  the  entries  therein  must  state, 
name  of  the  breeder,  and  the  words,  "bred  in  United 
States." 

The  puppy  class  is  for  all  dogs  between  six  and 
twelve  months  of  age,  and  no  entry  can  be  made 
of  one  under  six  months,  or  whose  date  of  birth, 
breeder,   sire  or  dam   are   unknown. 

Entry  fee,  ?2.50  for  the  first  class,  and  $1.50  for 
every  additional  class  for  the  same  dog.  All  dogs 
not  registered  in  the  A.  K.  C.  Stud  Book,  and  not 
listed  during  1907,  must  send  listing  fee,  25  cents, 
with  payment  for  entry. 

If  dog  is  already  registered,  the  A.  K.  C.  Stud 
Book  number  must  be  given  with  entry.  If  dog 
has  been  listed  in  1907,  state  place  and  date. 

Entries  close  at  midnight  Monday,  February  25, 
1907. 

It  will  be  to  the  advantage  of  the  exhibitor,  and 
a  favor  to  the  secretary,  if  entries  are  made  early, 
as  it  will  give  time  to  notify  of  possible  errors,  mail 
admission  tickets,  identification  numbers,  etc. 
o 

Mr.  Geo.  A.  Meberger  of  the  California  Cocker 
Club  will  go  to  Los  Angeles  with  a  string  of  dogs. 
A  dog  more  or  less  won't  make  any  difference,  so  we 
give  the  hint  that  an  opportunity  offers  to  send  one's 
dog  in  personal  charge  of  a  reputable  fancier.  Mr. 
Nieberger's  address  is  care  of  the  Standard  Milk 
Company,  Sixteenth  and  Guerrero  streets,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


Mr.  William  Ballantyne,  formerly  of  Empire,  Colo., 
and  well  known  to  the  Irish  Terrier  fancy  as  a 
breeder  and  exhibitor  of  good  ones  from  his  Belfast 
Kenels,  was  in  San  Francisco  this  week  on  business 
in  connection  with  large  Goldfield  mining  properties 
which  he  is  interested  in. 

Mr.  Ballantyne  we  have  known  through  corres- 
pondence for  several  years  past,  but  had  not  the 
pleasure  of  a  personal  acquaintance  until  this  week. 
He  is  a  thorough  sportsman,  and  despite  the  close 
attention  to  business  the  Nevada  mining  fields  de- 
mand, he  still  has  three  "Micks"  and  two  English 
Bull  bitches  as  well  and  can  give  one  some  interest- 
ing and  enthusiastic  hints  on  both  breeds.  It  is 
more  than  likely  he  will  drop  in  at  Los  Angeles 
and  may  possibly  have  an  entry  or  two. 


FISH    AND    GAME    LAW   OMELETTES. 


Mr.  George  McLean  of  Los  Angeles  recently  sold 
his  Bulldog  King  Thud  to  Mr.  Wells  Morton  of 
Goldfield,  Nevada. 


Before  the  adjournment  of  the  present  legislature 
there  will  be  between  twenty  and  thirty  bills  intro- 
duced, directly  and  indirectly  affecting  the  fish  and 
game  laws.  Some  in  the  interest  of  commercial  de- 
mands and  others  prompted  by  the  shooters  or 
anglers. 

So  far,  bills  that  had  real  merit  and  were  worthy 
of  .serious  consideration,  have  been  whipped  over 
and  threshed  through  committees  and  on  the  floor, 
and  when  they  came  to  the  surface  again  were  fish 
and  game  omelettes  so  far  as  practical  worth  or  the 
objective  is  concerned.  An  effort  was  made  to  bring 
about  a  close  season  on  shrimps — not  intrinsically 
for  the  preservation  and  protection  of  the  crusta- 
cean, but  in  line  of  effective  protection  for  food 
fishes.  Four  months  close  season  on  shrimp  would 
prevent  the  taking  of  thousands  of  tons  of  the  fry 
of  food  fish.  There  are  twentj'-four  or  twenty-six 
shrimp  boats  out  every  day  in  the  year,  weather 
permitting,  each  boat  takes  one  or  two  tons  of  small 
fish  every  day.  A  law  is  on  the  statute  books  to 
stop  this  depredation — it  is  and  has  been  a  dead 
letter,  all  these  small  fish  are  dried  and  sent  to 
China  to  be  used  as  fertilizers.  The  law  to  prohibit 
the  exportation  of  dried  shrimps  is  a  joke,  the  dried 
shrimps  go  to  the  Orient  just  the  same.  However, 
the  shrimp  is  not  a  game  bird,  consequently  does 
not  need  protection. 

A  farcical  attempt  was  made  to  raise  the  legal 
limit  on  striped  bass  to  five  ( ! )  pounds  instead  of 
three.  A  close  season  on  bass  for  two  or  three 
months  was  desired.  Outside  of  that  the  present 
law  on  striped  bass  covers  the  ground  pretty  well — 
if  it  only  were  enforced,  which  it  decidedly  is  not. 
It  is  true,  some  little  filibustering  is  done  and  occa- 
sional arrests  and  minimum  fines  ensue.  These  pro- 
ceedings are  religiously  forwarded  to  the  daily 
papers,  voluminous  typewritten  eulogistic  reports  of 
the  doings  of  the  certain  officials  concerned.  The 
public  (and  the  city  editors  included)  are  hood- 
winked and  the  same  old  game  goes  on  ad  infinitum. 

One  bright  genius  at  Sacramento  reached  out  after 
the  Los  Angeles  sportsmen  with  a  bill  that,  if  car- 
ried, will  prevent  the  southern  duck  shooters  from 
using  artesian  well  water  supplies  in  a  certain  dis- 
trict in  Orange  county,  for  the  flooding  of  their  duck 
ponds. 

On  the  12th  inst.  more  than  three  hours  were 
taken  up  in  the  Senate  in  making  three  amend- 
ments to  the  fish  and  game  bill  of  Belshaw  because 
every  one  who  joined  in  the  debate  thought  that 
facetiousness  was  essential  to  statesmanship.  What 
the  Senate  accomplished  after  exhausting  its  scin- 
tillant  efforts  was  to  place  the  bag  limit  on  ducks 
at  thirty-five,  raise  the  season  limit  on  deer  to  four, 
and  allow  dogs  to  trail  deer  for  three  hours. 

The  time  limit  on  dogs  here  adverted  to  is  a  mon- 
umental exposition  of  asinine  qualities  that  only 
State  solons  are  supposed  to  be  gifted  with. 

Another  measure  introduced  provided  for  the 
abolishment  of  the  Board  of  State  Fish  Commission- 
ers. As  things  go  we  take  it  that  this  was  one  of 
the  wisest  and  most  important  bills,  in  its  particu- 
lar line  that  has  come  up.    It  should  pass. 

The  fish  and  game  lobby  at  Sacramento  is  a  large 
one.     As    an    example   of   non-coherence   and    cross 


purposes  it  has  all  of  the  outwardly  brilliant  color- 
ing claimed  for  Joseph's  coat  with  an  inward  wadd- 
ing of  jelly-fish  efficiency. 

The  State  legislators  have  had  such  a  button-holing 
from  the  Holy  Rollers  of  Game  Protection,  individ- 
ual sportsmen,  Fish  Commissioners,  it  is  claimed, 
Chas.  Voluble  Vogelgesang  and  other  members  of 
the  fish  and  game  contingent,  that  the  Dodge  Club 
is  now  in  full  feather. 

Trap  shooters  will  have  the  sport  of  live  bird 
shooting  only  in  memory  if  one  bill  goes  through. 
This  one  is  designed  to  protect  dumb  animals  from 
torture  and  immediately  affects  both  trap  shooters 
and  the  "willing"  spectators. 

The  addition  of  five,  or  is  it  seven,  days  to  the 
open  season  for  taking  salmon  is  purely  in  the  in- 
terests of  the  up-river  canning  factories.  The  rapac- 
ity of  the  dealers  will  no  doubt  prove  a  deserved 
boomerang  in  the  course  o'f  time.  It  means  the  ad- 
ditional taking  of  several  hundred  thousand  fish 
from  waters,  each  season,  that  are  worked  overtime 
and  over  capacity  already. 

As  the  situation  looks  at  present,  so  far  as  fish 
and  game  protection  is  concerned,  it  is  extremely 
doubtful  if  much  good  will  be  accomplished  this 
session,     More's  the  pity. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club  will  open  the  local  trap 
season  at  the  Ingleside  grounds  to-morrow. 

The  program  for  each  monthly  shoot  this  season 
will  be  a  100  target  race  (sections  of  25)  for  a  $120 
purse,  divided  into  four  purses,  $30  for  the  cham- 
pion, first,  second  and  third  classes,  the  same  as 
was  in  vogue  last  year.  After  each  club  race  there 
will  be  a  handicap  medal  shoot,  25  targets,  a  medal 
for  each  of  the  four  classes.  Handicaps  will  be 
based  on  the  scores  shot  in  the  club  races.  The 
shoot  will  come  off  to-morrow,  rain  or  shine,  the 
shooting   stands   have   been   covered   with   awnings. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  club,  held  last  Thursday  even- 
ing, the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  en- 
suing year:  Tony  Prior,  president;  C.  C.  Naumann, 
vice-president;  Edg.  J.  Forster,  secretary-treasurer; 
Clarence  A.  Haight.  captain;  Ed.  Schultz,  H.  P. 
Jacobsen  and  Edg.  J.  Forster,  directors. 

The  roll  of  membership  now  numbers  fifty-four, 
twenty-one  of  whom  were  elected  last  week.  The 
whole  bunch  are  enthusiastic  followers  of  the  clean 
sport  of  trap  shooting. 


On  Sundays  for  several  weeks  past 
turned  up  at  Ingleside  and  indulged  in 
rock  arguments.  Among  those  on  the 
Sunday  were: 

E.    Holling    25  25 

W.  J.  Golcher 23  23 

E.  J.    Forster     21  24 

Geo.  Sylvester   22  23 

J.   Lvnch    17  14 

Huntley    19  22 

Chapman    15  13 

N.    Sexton 8  13 

J.   Knick    11  12 

Hoelly    16  17 

H.    T.   Hoyt    20  25 

Ed  Fissell   20  23 

Cuthberson    9  8 

F.  Feudner    20 

Eugene  Forster   21 

W.  R.  Murdock   19 

Sylvester   22  22 


the  boys  have 
informal  blue- 
firing  line  last 


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21         24—91 


22 
20 
19 
24 
12 
10 
18 
13 

22 


24—91 

23—88 

19—69 

..—65 

8—48 

11—42 

16—57 

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—65 

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—21 

—19 

—44 


Capt.  A.  W.  Du  Bray,  Parker  Bros,  representative, 
is  at  present  in  New  Orleans  on  his  way  to  the 
Coast.    He  will  be  in  this  city  in  March. 


Harvey  McMurchy  is  due  here  at  the  end  of  Feb- 
ruary. We  would  not  be  surprised  to  see  him  at 
Ingleside  on  the  22d  inst. 


The  Spokane  boys  will  have  to  go  some  to  beat 
the  squad  from  'Frisco. 


THE 
ANNUAL 


BLUE    RIBBON    SALE 

CLEVELAND        MAy      13_17 

THE  GREATEST  OF  ALL  SPRING  SALE  EVENTS 


Permanent  Address 

Madison  Square  Garden 

New   York   City 


The  Eastern 
Market 


was  never  in  "better  condition  than  at  present.  The  demand  for  horses,  particularly  horses 
that  can  win,  far  exceeds  the  supply.  The  East  cannot  meet  the  demand.  California 
horsemen  who  take  advantage  of  this  situation  and  ship  their  horses  to  the  "Blue  Kibbon" 
sale  will  obtain  results  more  than  satisfactory.  , 


E.   J.   TBANTEB, 
Manager  of  Our  Trotting-  Department, 
"Will  reach  California  on  February  15th  and  remain  for  a  month.     He  will  be  pleased  to  consult  with  intending 
consignors.     "Write  to  him  in  care  of  The  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  P.  O.  Box  447,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Saturday,  February  16,  1907.] 


THE     BREED  ER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


11 


The  cow  and  the  sow  are  certainly 
a  great  combination — the  cow  giving 
the  milk  and  the  sow  and  pigs  grow- 
ing on  the  skim  milk. 

o— ■ 

Turning  out  the  cows  on  cold,  raw 
days  and  letting  them  roam  about  the 
fields  will  beat  the  farmers  out  o£  a 
good  deal  of  milk. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAULT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush ,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  HUMAN  KHMEDT  for  Khen- 
matlim,  Spraln«>  Sore  Throat,  et«.,  it 
Is  invaluable. 

Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balaam  sold  is 
"Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  SI. SO 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druegists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  its 
usb.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc.  Address 
TEE  LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS  COMPAKT,  Cleveland,  Ohio- 


You  Can't  Cut  Out 


AJJSORBINE 


will  clean  them  off,  and  you  wort  the 
horse  same  time.  Does  not  blister  or 
remove  the  hair.  Will  tell  you  more  If 
you  write,  g'2.00  per  bottle,  delivered. 
Book  4-C  free. 

AESORBINE,  JR.,  for  mankind, 
81.00  bottle.  Cures  Varicose  Veins,  Vari- 
cocele, Hydrocele,  Ruptured  Muscles  or 
Ligaments, Enlarged  Glands,  Allays  Fain. 

Genuine  mtd.  only  by  , 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 

54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug1  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug1  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
.672-680  11th  Ave,,  ono  block  north  of 
Chute  b. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding-  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 

BTJBBEROID     ROOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,     RICHARDSON     &     CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 

BLAKE,  MOFFITT  &  TOWNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 

No.     403    Twelfth    St.,     Oakland 
Blake.    McFall    &    Co..    Portland,    Oregon. 
Blake.     Mo  fBt    &     Towne,     Los    Angeles. 


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Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  J6.000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAEEST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose,  With  Return  Privilege  in  Case 
Horse  Remains  in  California.     Write  for  Terms  and  Extended  Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23%,  last 
half  in  \:Oiyz,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11  %,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05  Vi.  Zolock  2:05V!,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22^,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09V4,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron.  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes    tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:131/4,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:0S%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the   only  stallion   living  or  dead   that   carries  the   five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:1S%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the   Season   of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  ?4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042   Alameda  Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal, 


Kinney  Lou  2:074 

The  fastest  trotting  son  of  the  champion  trotting1  sire,  McKinney  2:il£4,  and 

Kinney  Al  3  VEAR  £K»  TR,AL 

By  McKinney  2:11%;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:263,,,  BiIe  of  7  in  2:10. 
These  stallions  will  make  the   season   of  1907   at  LAWRENCE   STOCK  FARM, 
near  Lawrence  Station,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100  Kinney  Al,  $50 


For  further   particulars   address 


BTJDD    DOBLE,   San   Jose,    Cal. 


Bonnie  Direct  [4]  2:05< 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09^ 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Fleasanton,  Cal. 
Fee    $100   with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 

BONNIE  BIEECT'S  SIRE  is  Direct  2:05%,  sire  of  Directly  2:03%,  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,  Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2:05%,  King  Direct  2:05%,  Prince  Direct  2:07,  Direct 
Wood  2:07%,  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:0S%,  Direct  View  2:08%,  and 
Rey  Direct  2:10. 

BONNIE  DIEECT'S  DAM  is  Bon  Bon  2:26  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06H.  Rector  2:10%,  Bonsilene  2:14%,  etc.  His  second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 

For  further  particulars  address 

C.  Ii.   GRIFFITH,  Fleasanton. 


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Its  Reputation  Spreads  to  France 

Hotel  Knickerbocker, 
.42d  St.  and  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  T. 
I  took  half  a  dozen  bottles  of  "Save-the-Horse"  over  last  year  as  a  trial.  At 
first  I  could  not  get  Mr.  Campbell  to  use  it.  Now  he  would  not  be  without  it.  I 
want  you  to  send  him  six  bottles  on  the  first  of  every  other  month,  as  well  as  five 
pounds  of  your  ointment  for  the  next  twelve  months.  Address  and  ship  through 
forwarding  agents,  whose  address  I  enclose,  and  send  bill  for  whole  order  to  above. 

Yours  truly,  G.  A.   PFIZER. 

Jno.  S.  Campbell  is  a  well  known  American  trainer  in  charge  of  one  of  the 
important  stables  of  steeplechasers  in  France,  which,  together  with  a  few  other 
horses,  last  year  won  35   races  and  run  about   30  times  second. 

Read  What  He  Says 

Columbia  Place,   43   Avenue  Egle, 
MR.   G.  A.  PFIZER,  Maisons-Lafltte  Pare, 

Hotel  Knickerbocker,  Seine  and  Oise    (France). 

42d  St.  and  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Dear  Sir — I  have  not  heard  from  "Save-the-Horse"  people,  and  my  liniment,  or 
spavin  cure,  as  they  call  it,  has  been  gone  for  a  week.  I  thought  you  might  be 
able  to  make  arrangements  to  send  me  a  good  supply.  It  will  do  all  and  more  than 
they  claim,  and  I  would  not  be  without  it  at  any  price.  See  what  it  has  done  for 
Arbrort;  he  is  as  sound  as  he  ever  was.  I  have  raced  him  right  along,  and  he 
will  run  again  Thursday.     Enclosed  you  will  find  their  card. 

Very  sincerely,  JOHN  S.   CAMPBELL. 

Villa  Cesario, 
8   Avenue   Lafontaine, 
France, 
Maisons-Lafitte,  le  Dec.  28,   1906. 
Sirs — My  neighbor,  Jno.  Campbell,  has  explained  to  me  the  value  of  your  "Save- 
the-Horse"  cure,  and  I  would  like  to  have  you  send  me  ten  bottles  of  same  and  six 
cans  of  the  ointment.     Ship  it  C.  O.  D.,  in  care  of  the  same  forwarding  agents  you 
did  Mr.  Campbell's.  Yours  truly,  D.   REIFF,   Trainer. 

$5.00  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee,  as  binding  to  protect  you 
as  the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it. 
Send  for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At  Druggists  and  Dealers  or  Express 
Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.:  Binghampton,  N.  V.     Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 
D.  E.  Newell,   56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,   Cal* 


.  "SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE"  permanently 
cures  Spavin  Ringbone  (except  Low), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil, 
Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all 
lameness,  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair. 
Horse   works  as   usual. 


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THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[ Saturday,  February  16,  1907. 


THOROUGHBRED        STALLION       FOB 
SALS. 

I  have  six  thoroughbred  stallions  for 
sale  at  prices  to  suit  purchasers  of 
limited  means.  No  breeder  of  harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare sire  for  getting  fine  mares  for 
dams  of  high  class  roadsters.  Address 
CAPT.  T.  B.  MEBBY, 

549   Grand.  Ave, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

POB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  "Wilkes  2:15%,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  "Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2 :23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P.  H.  McEvoy,  Menlo  Park,  Cal. 

POB  SALE. 

Chestnut  filly  KESBINA  (two-year- 
old)  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Petrina 
(dam  of  Lady  Petrina  2:27)  by  Pied- 
mont. This  filly  is  very  promising  and 
is  entered  and  fully  paid  up  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  and  the  Occi- 
-dent  Stake  for  190S.  Applv  to 
S.  T.   CORAM, 

Centerville,   Cal. 

PINE    BBED    MABE    FOB   SALE. 

MISS  DIRECT,  handsome  black  mare 
by  Direct  2:05%,  dam  Amy  H.  by  Echo, 
son  of  Hambletonian  10;  second  dam  by 
Langford.  thoroughbred  son  of  "William- 
son's Belmont.  A  fine  individual  in 
every  respect.  "Will  be  sold  reasonable. 
This  mare  can  be  seen  at  2523  Eagle 
Ave.,  Alameda,  and  for  reference  as  to 
her  breeding  and  quality  apply  to  Geo. 
A.  Davis,  Pleasanton,  manager  of 
Rancho  del  Valle.  For  price  address 
MBS.  M,  E.  HEWLETT,  2523  Eagle  Ave., 
Alameda,    Cal.      Tel.   Alameda    1637. 


POB  SALE. 

Large,  well  formed,  handsome  brown 
stallion.  3  years  old,  sired  bv  Ed  Mc- 
Kinney  (full  brother  to  Adam  G.  2:1114). 
son  of  McKinney-Nona  Y.,  dam  of  four 
fast  ones.  First  dam  Donnatrine  2:26 
at  3  years  (full  sister  to  Listerine  2:13^ 
and  Athamax  2:22^);  second  dam  Lus- 
trine by  Onward;  third  dam  by  Chal- 
lenger; fourth  dam  by  C.  M.  Clay  Jr 
22;  fifth  dam  by  Alex.  Abdallah  15; 
sixth  dam  by  Couer  de  Leon  (Herr's). 
Good  enough  to  head  any  stock  farm; 
trots;  will  go  fast  if  tracked.  Served 
five  mares  last  year,  all  in  foal.  Write 
for  price.  GEO.  L.  WABLOW,  Fresno, 
Cal. 


^JfRSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS— Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs. 
Poultry  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 


POB  SALE. 
$1000  A  MONTH  FBOFTT. 

Livery  stable   business   for   sale,    near 
San   Francisco;    thirty-five   head   horses; 
rigs    and    harnesses    all    in    good    condi- 
tion;  clearing  §1000   per  month. 
For  particulars  address 

IRA  BARKER  DALZIEL, 
620  Octavia  St., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


The   Standard  Stallion 

OWTNEX   37626. 

Por   Sale. 

Owynex  37626  was  bred  at  Oakwood 
Park  Farm;  is  six  years  old;  color, 
bright  rich  bay;  stands  15.3;  weighs 
about  1200  pounds;  good  disposition  and 
conformation;  stylish  and  a  nicely  gaited 
trotter. 

pwynex's  record  is  2:22,  first  half 
mile  1:0S.  He  has  been  bred  to  a  limited 
number  of  mares;  his  colts  cannot  be 
surpassed  for  color  and  conformation; 
all   trotters. 

His  sire,  Owyhee  2:11,  was  one  of 
the  gamest  and  fastest  stallions  ever 
bred  in  California,  sold  to  Australian 
parties  for  §5000;  his  dam,  Inex,  is  the 
dam  of  Our  Jack  2:13.  To  any  one  in- 
terested full  line  of  pedigree  and  price 
given.  Address  L.  G.  BONFILIO,  2019 
South  Figneroa  St.,  or  Mr.  W.  G-.  BUR- 
PEE, University  Station,  Lob  Angeles, 
Cal. 

POB  SALE. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old, 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of'  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  owr.  price. 

SOL  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,  Cal. 

POB  SALE. 


A  handsome  bay  mare,  eight  years  old, 
weighs  1050  pounds,  stands  15.3  hands. 
She  is  sired  by  McKinney;  first  dam  by 
Winwood,  son  of  Antevolo  2:19^;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Captain  Webster  by  Wil- 
liamson's Belmont.  Price,  §300. 
Apply  to 

VT.  J.  LBVINE, 
1122  Second  Street, 

Saciamento,  Gal. 


JACK   POB   SALE. 


Nine  years   old;   not   a  blemish.      Best 
stock  raised  in  California;  in  good  order. 
R.  W.  PETERSON. 

Santa  Bosa,  Cal. 

POB  SALE. 


COLTS  AND  FILLIES  by  CORONADO 
2:09%,  out  of  mares  sired  by  Woolsey 
(full  brother  to  Sunol  2:08^),  Gossipei 
2:14%,  Abbotsford  and  Noble  Medium, 
that   have   shown   fast   with   little   work. 

FOUR  -  YEAR  -  OLD  STALLION  by 
SIDNEY  DILLON  (sire  of  Lou  Dillon 
1:58^),  out  of  Eveline,  dam  of  Ole 
2:10%,  Roblet  2:12,  grandam  of  EonaleL 
2:09*4,  etc.),  by  Nutwood  600;  also  a 

FOUR- YEAR-OLD  FILLY  by  SIDNEY 
DILLON,  out  of  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
This  filly  has  shown  quarters  in  36  sec- 
onds. I  offer  the  above  at  private  sale 
as  I  am  closing  out  my  stable  of  horses. 
They  can  all  be  raced  this  year.  Address 
MBS.  L.  J.  HASTINGS. 

4336  Vermont  Ave., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

SOME  EXTBA  GOOD  ONES  POB  SALE. 


I  offer  for  sale  my  broodmare  Elec- 
tress Wilkes  2:28%  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 
She  is  now  in  foal  to  Kinney  Lou  2:07%, 
and  is  due  about  March  15th.  Electress 
Wilkes  is  the  dam  of  that  fast  trotting 
mare  Lady  Mowry  2:09^4  by  McKinney, 
and  Lady  Mowry's  full  sister  has  shown 
2:10  speed  in  training.  The  dam  of  Elec- 
tress Wilkes  is  Electress  2:27*4  by 
Elector  2170,  son  of  Electioneer,  and  her 
second  dam  is  the  thoroughbred  mare 
Sugar  Plum  by  Lodi,  see  American  Stud 
Book. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  a  two-year-old 
filly  by  Mendocino  2:19%,  and  a  yearling 
colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out  of  the 
dam   of  Lady  Mowry   2:09^4. 

Unless  Electress  Wilkes  is  sold  before 
she  foals  I  will  withdraw  her  from  sale 
and  breed  her  again  this  year. 

Any  further  information  as  to  prices, 
etc.,  will  be  furnished  on  application  to 
the   owner. 

J.    C.  MOWBT, 

Newark,  Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street. 
Oakland.  Cal..  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


PASTUBAGE. 

Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.   CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 


IMFOBTED    EACENET    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


POR  SALE. 

One  Brown  Mare,  7  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasper  Ayers  2:09.  Will  weigh 
about  1,200  pounds,  is  16  hands  high, 
has  been  used  only  for  breeding.  Is  of 
show  horse  type  and  fine  breeder.  Is 
in   foal  to  Avalon. 

One  Black  Colt  out  of  the  above  mare 
by  Robt.  Direct.  This  colt  is  a  very 
fast  trotter  and  is  large,  well  muscled, 
good  flat  bone.  Will  make  a  horse  that 
will  weigh  1,250  or  1,300  pounds.  Is  well 
enough  bred  to  head  a  stock  farm. 

One  Brown  Mare,  5  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasapine  2:14%.  Will  weigh 
about  1,000  to  1,050  pounds;  is  well 
broken  and  gentle;  is  a  square  and  clean 
gaited  trotter.  Will  sell  the  above 
mares  and  colt  reasonable.  For  particu- 
lars write 

J.    H.    WAGNEB, 

Selma,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

Two  Standard  Bred  Mares.  One  sired 
by  Boodle;  first  dam  by  Silver  Bow;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Antevolo;  third  dam  by 
Nutwood;  fourth  dam  by  Williamson's 
Belmont.  Bred  to  Robert  Direct  in 
1906  and  in  foal. 

The  other  bred  same  as  first,  except 
Silver    Bow    cross. 

Also  one  Yearling  Colt  (out  of  first 
described  mare)  by  Robert  Direct,  en- 
tered and  paid  up  to  date  in  Breeders' 
Futurity.  For  particulars  address  G.  K. 
HOSTETTEB,  Lindsay,  Tulare   Co.,  CaL 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  aud  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated   successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


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Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
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Programme  Harness  Races.      Guaranteed  Stakes. 


MONDAY,  AUGUST  26th. 

2:14  Class  Pacing $1,500 

2:17  Class  Trotting... 2,000 

TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Pacing .-$1,500 

Free  for  All  Trotting 2,000 

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  28th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Free  for  All  Pacing^ 2,000 


THURSDAY,    AUGUST    29th. 

Two  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Trotters  Without  Records 1,500 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST  30th. 

Pacers  Without  Records $1,500 

2:14  Class  Trotting 2,000 

SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st. 

2:10  Class  Pacing $2,000 

2:12  Class  Trotting 2,000 


Only  2  Per  Cent  to  Enter 

Entrance  and  Payments  as  follows:      2   per  cent  to   enter,   payable   Monday,  March  4,  1907;  1  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1,  1907,  and 
2  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  bifore  June  1,  1907.     Declarations   (to   declare  out)   must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  . 
is  made,  or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  5  per  cent. 

t_       ,  fTJ£?~I7!TJ1?OJ*S'~ A  1°?7n!!:tc!,r'J.  *?  the  Payment  of  an   additional   2  per  cent,   has  the  right  of  transferring  his   entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on  Saturday, 
June  15,  1S07,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  15,  1907,  to  the  class  in  which    he    is    named. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — The  Petaluma  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  be  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness 
races.  The  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.  E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting  horsemen  and 
insure  high-class  racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excursions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one 
of  the  biggest  fairs  and   race  meetings  ever  held   in   California.     For  entry   blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager, 


Member  National  Trotting  Association. 


Harry  Stover,  Manager,  P.O.Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


Saturday,  February  16.  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot 
Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  norse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old.  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  In  construction 
that  you  have  waited  tor  a  long 
time — originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  -bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  -onsider  the  following  points: 

A  A  the  curves    are    made 

iy         permitting       the 

;js   to     be     drawn  tightly 

v.^thout    pinching    or    chafing 

._   quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNEWVW 

0FSEWIN6 

THEJTTUPS 
ON  THE  WRAP 
PERS  TO  PRE- 
VENT CHAflNG 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  -sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially good  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 

CANTON,  OHIO. 


The  Second  Semi= Annual  Sale 

OF   STANDARD    BRED    HORSES    and    REGISTERED  DURHAM  BULLS  WILL  BE  HELD 

Thursday,  February  28th,  1907 

AT  THE   CELEBRATED 

Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  Danville,  Cal. 


THEY  COMPRISE- 

25  STANDARD   BRED  TWO-YEAR-OLD   FILLIES,  COLTS  AND  GELDINGS,  by  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%, 

Stam  B.  2:11%,  Searchlight  2:03%,  Nushagak   25939,  sire  of  Aristo  2:08%,  etc. 
15  TWO-YEAR-OLD  CLEVELAND  BAY,  thoroughbred  and  well  bred  work  horses.    All  halter  broken. 
30  TWO-YEAR-OLD   REGISTERED   DURHAM   BULLS,  by  King   Spicy  2d  154525,  Bessie's     Marquise     2050S5,   Humboldt 

Victor  3d  175071,  and  Scotch  Thistle  167322. 
In  addition  to  these  there  will  be  offered  at  private  sale  a  nice  lot  of  registered  Devon  Bulls,  two  to  three  years  old. 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE.    A  special  train  will  await  all  morning  trains  at   Port  Costa  and  return  after  sale  to  Port 
Costa..    Sale  to   be   held   under  cover. 


Louis  Shaffer,  Auctioneer 


Edward  M.  Humphrey,  Manager 


Pacing  Futurities 

Are  few  and  of  little  value,  while  colts  sired  by 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)  2:15^ 

will  trot  in  forty-two  cases  out  of  forty-three  and  the  per- 
centage that  are  capable  of  winning,  is  very  high. 

£3£tth&3&  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


A  SQUARE   DEAL   FOR  A 
ROUND   DOLLAR 

American    Horse    Breeder 


FOURTH 


Futurity 

PURSE,  $10,000 

Entrance 


RENEWAL 


ONE  DOLLA 


NO   SUBSTITUTION 
OPEN    TO    MARES    BRED    IN    1903,    FOALS    OF    1907 

$7,000  to  three-year-old  Trotters 

$5,000  TO  WINNER 

$3,000  to  three=year=old  Pacers 

$2,000  TO  WINNER 

$700  to  Nominators  of  Dams  of  Money  Winners 

-  Entries  Close  MARCH  1  ■ 

CONDITIONS:  $1.00  is  due  March  1,  1907,  when  name  of  mare,  her 
color,  age  and  breeding,  and  name  of  sire  to  which  she  was  bred  in  1906, 
must  be  given.  $10.00  is  due  November  1,  1907,  when  color  and  sex  of 
foal  must  be  given.  NO  MORE  PAYMENTS  ARE  DUE  TILL  YEAR  OF 
RACE.  On  June  1,  1910,  a  payment  of  $50.00  will  be  due  on  trotting 
foals,  $20.00  on  pacing  foals.  The  evening  before  the  race  a  payment 
of  $100.00  will  be  due  on  trotting  foals,  $50.00  on  pacing  foals.  Races 
mile  heats,  two  in  three.  In  trotting  division  money  will  be  divided 
$5,000.00  to  first  horse,  $1,000.00  to  second  horse,  $350.00  to  third  horse, 
$150.00  to  fourth  horse,  $300.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  winner,  $125.00 
to  nominator  of  dam  of  second  horse,  $50.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of 
third  horse,  $25.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  fourth  horse.  In  pacing 
division  money  will  be  divided  $2,000.00  to  first  horse,  $500.00  to  second 
horse,  $200.00  "to  third  horse,  $100.00  to  fourth  horse,  $120.00  to  nominator 
of  dam  of  winner,  $50.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  second  horse,  $20.00 
to  nominator  of  dam  of  third  horse,  $10.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  fourth 
horse:  Xo  entry  will  be  liable  for  more  than  the  amount  paid  in,  or 
contracted  for.  With  exceptions  herein  noted,  rules  of  association  of 
which  the  track  where  the  races  will  be  held  is  a  menvuer,  will  govern. 

AMERICAN    HORSE    BREEDER    PUBLISHING   COMPANY, 
169    High   Street,    Boston,    Mass. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN   VIEW,   CAL. 

No  Barbed  "Wire  and  Plenty  of  Sunning"  "Water.     Horses  Can  Be  SWled,   Gro^mel 
and  Bed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing   at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;  Grooming,  Exercising,   etc^,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per  month.      For  particulars  address 

EOBEKT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOFEB  FABM,   MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 
Beference — S.  F.  Biding"  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more  races  each  week  day,   rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for   ladies  and  their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


THOS.  H.  WTTiTiTflTvrs,  President. 
PEECT  W.  TBEAT,   Secretary.  • 


Turtle's  Elixir 


Well  nigh  infallible  care  for 
colic,  curb,  splint,  spavin  and 
other  common  horse  ai)> 
ments.  Our  long-time  stand* 
ing  offer  of 


$100  Reward 


for  failure,  where  we  say  II 
will  cure,  has  never  been 
claimed.  All  druggists  sell  it 
Tnttle's  Family  Elixir,  the  great  household  remedy. 
Tattle's  American  Worm  Powder  cures.  American 
Condition  Powders.  White  Star  and  Hool  Ointment. 
100  page  book,  "Veterinary  Experience,"  free.  Be 
your  own  horse  doctor.  Makes  plain  the  symp- 
toms, gives  treatment.  Send  for  copy. 
TTTTLE'S  ELIXIR  CO.,  52   Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Pedington  &  Co.,  San  Francisco. 

TV.    A.     Shaw,     1209    West    Washington 

Street,   Los  Angeles,  Cal.,   Agents. 


At  the 


|r  Tongues  End 

STOCK  GET  JUST  ENOUGH  AT  THE  RIGHT  Tl 

CDMPREjjED  PUHE5ALT  BRICK5. 
AND  PATENT  FEEDERS. 

No  wasTe.no  neglect,  a II  convenience. 
Your  dealer  has  it.  Write  us  for  the  book: 

BELMONT  STABLE  SUPPLY  CO. 

PATENTEES    MANUFACTURERS 

BrooKlyn.  f\.v. 


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THE     B  R  E  E  PER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  16,  1907. 


All  Agree 


That  if  registration  rules  were  as  stringent  as  possible 

"McKINNEY"    2-AVA 

would  still  rank  first  in  the  estimation  of  breeders  by  reason 
of  his  most  wonderful  list  of  extreme  speed  trotters. 


When 
mention 


feiS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


GREAT  DISPERSAL  SALE 


All  the  Horses  Owned  by  the 

Estate  of  James  Coffin,  Deceased 

To  Be  Held 

Monday  Evening,  February  25,  1907 

At  7:45  O'clock 

At  the  New  Pavilion  of 

Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 


478  Valencia  St 


San  Francisco 


This  consignment  is  headed  by  the 
young  Palo  Alto  bred  stallion 

CASSIAN    2:291 ; 
Son  of  Mendocino  2:19%   by  Electioneer 
and  Cressida  2:18%,  by  Palo  Alto  2:08%. 

25  head  in  all,  which  were  selected 
with  great  care  by  Mr.  Coffin  to  establish 
a  breeding1  farm. 

Horses  will  be  at  Sale  Stables,  SAT- 
URDAY,   FEBRUARY    23d. 

Write  for  Catalogues. 

PEED  H.  CHASE  &  CO., 
478  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


A  PEW   OF   THE    GOOD    ONES. 

Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  Stipu- 
lator 2:11%,  McZeus  2:13,  Grace  McK. 
2:21%  and  grandam  of  Tidal  Wave 
2:09.     Stinted  to  Highland  C. 

Carrie  Malone,  own  sister  to  Chf.s.  Derby 
2:20  and  dam  of  Carrie  B.  2:18,  and 
Cassiar  2:22.  and  grandam  of  Pinkey 
H.   2:17*4-     In   foal   to   Bon  Voyage. 

Welladay  2:14,  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
and  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage  (3)   2:12%. 

Admiral  Togo  (2)  2:2914.  One  of  the 
best  prospects  for  a  2:08  trotter  in 
America.  Worked  a  mile  in  2:15% 
last  year.  Five  years  old,  sound,  level 
headed  and  a  sure  race  horse.  The 
talk  of  the  track  at  Pleasanton. 

Grandly  Bred  Mares  by  McKinney,  Zom- 
bro,  Zolock,  Cupid,  Mendocino,  Oro 
Wilkes  and  Secretary,  in  foal  to  high 
class  stallions  and  their  produce  en- 
tered in  rich  stakes. 

Colts  and  Fillies  by  Kinney  Lou,  Stam 
B.,  Lynwood  W.,  Cassian,  Zombro,  Zo- 
lock, and  Lecco.  Among  these  are 
the  great  two-year-old  fillies  Grace 
Zolock  by  Zolock  2:05%  out  of  Grace 
Kaiser,  noted  above,  and  Rose  Lecco 
by  Lecco  2:09%  out  of  Rose  McKinney, 
dam  of  Almaden  ( 2 )  2:22%,  winner 
of  Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occident 
Stakes. 


75  PER  CENT  of  a11  Horse  5£ra-, 


rainers 


USE    AND     RECOMMEND 


Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


—SOLD  BT- 


W.   A    Sayre Sacramento,   Cal. 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville   &  Nance Butte,   Mont. 

A    A    Kraft    Co Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   E.  Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester-Jepsen     Co 

Los   Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.l 

Jno.  McKerron San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jos.   McTigue San   Francisco,   Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Mfrs.,  418  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 


TALLION  OWNER 


If  In  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues.  Horse  Books. 
Stall'— 


allion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock 


)gue;  , 
— d  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track,  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 
Write  for  samples  and  prices. 


MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  GO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  189H  Every  horse  owner 
»vho  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


jAIR  CUSHION 

*• --'No  Lameness 


They  fit  I  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  wha!  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cores  lameness. 


PADS 

NoSlipping 


1|5EE  THAT  CUSHION? 

Order  tnrough  yonr  horse-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLE  MAXUFACTUREK3 

Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 

by 

"NAME" 


it^"«~«.t"t-«-i 


No  Breeder  Can  Afford 
To  be  Without  It 

— Price   Reduced — 
$4  in  Cloth         $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From 

Foster  &0' Rear,  Ferry  Bid  jr. ,  San  Francisco 

From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,   Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  50  Years  of   Close  Study 

GEORGE  E.  ERLIX,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  autos  or  cars. 


Iran  Alto  ss 


No.  24576 
Trotting  Race  Record  2:12 ) 


Iran  Alto  is  the  onlv  stallion  with  so  fast  a  record  and  whose  sire  and  dam 
both  held  world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto  2:0S;!4  <o  high-wheeled  sulky), 
by  Electioneer.  His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which  was  the  three- 
year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  4  and  grandam  of  12  in  the  list. 
Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  9  in  the  list.  Iran  Alto 
is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11*4,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at  Lexington  last  October. 
His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and  race  horses. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 
TEEMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM.  Woodland,   Cal, 

Usual   return   privileges. 


A  Good  One  for  Sale 


Daedalion 
2:081 


STEED  BY  DIABLO  2.09%,  sire  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03^,  Clipper  2:06,  Diablito 
2:0S*A,  Daedalion  2:08%,  Tom  Carneal  2:0S*£,  John  R.  Conway  2:09,  and  28  others 
in  2:30.  Daedalion's  dam  was  the  great  brood  mare  Grace  (dam  of  Creole  2:15, 
sire  of  Javelin  2:08*4  and  Eagle  2:19*4.  and  grandam  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%),  by 
Bucaneer   2656. 

He  is  15.2  hands  high,  a  beautiful  seal  brown,  weighs  1100  pounds;  unexcelled 
in  all  the  points  one  would  expect  in  a  horse  to  be  used  as  a  campaigner,  road 
horse  or  sire.  His  disposition  is  absolutely  perfect.  Sound  as  a  new  dollar.  He 
has  never  shown  a  lame  step  since  I  bought  him  and  is  always  ready  to  do  his 
best.     He  needs  neither  hopples  or  straps;  ha*"s  been  separately  timed  miles  in  2:04. 

In  a  letter  from  the  well  fcnown  trainer,  James  Thompson,  dated  Pleasanton, 
January  20th,  he  says:  "I  am  satisfied  your  horse  Daedalion  will  prove  a  good 
sire.  A  year  ago  Mr.  James  Sutherland  broke  a  colt  at  two  years  old  by  him  and 
after  sixtv  days*  work  breaking  and  all,  I  saw-  her  trot  in  2:36.  There  is  also 
another  colt  owned -by  John  Dougherty  of  Lodi  that  shows  great  speed  on  the  road; 
both  are  trotters.  The  owners  have  arranged  with  me  to  handle  the  colts  and  will 
be  shipped  to  me  next  week.  There  is  also  one  owned  in  Sacramento,  a  three-year- 
old,  that  trotted  in  2:2S  after  a  few  weeks  track  work.  From  his  breeding,  con- 
formation, intelligence  and  grand  speed,  I  have  every  reason  to  believe,  if  given 
a  chance  in  the  stud,  he  will  prove,  as  I  said  before,  a  great  sire.  He  is  looking 
fine." 

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Bon  Voyage 


$50  for  the  Season 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  0194 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  0195 

Two-year-old  Becord    2:Jj?,, 

Three-year-old  Record  .  .  .  .2:12% 
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•WISHES  OP  HABTFOBD  FUTTJBITY  (58500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  Is  by  Expedition  2:1554  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  or 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536:  third  dam 
Koma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%.  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%).  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907   at   FIIASANTOK   BACE    TBACK. 

USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:\9H  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  E2EPBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15i4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*2  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
Is  a  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  In  the  Horse  "World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O-  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z010CK 


RECORD  2:05^ 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and.  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     . 
Delilah  (4) 
Sherlock  Holmes . 
R.  Ambush  (3) 
Zolahka      .    .    . 
Ingarita     .     .     .     . 

Dixie  S 

Dixie  W.       .    .    . 
Conchita.     .     .     . 


2:08 

•  2:09 
2:11, 
2:14, 
2:23 
2:25 

•  2:27 
2:27 
2:29 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05*4,  Delilah  2:05%.  r.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11*4,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12,  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17. 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella2:25, 
McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27,. 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception,  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:1 1# 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(Bv  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07*4:  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  3:15%),  by  Echo  4G2;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and   fifth  dam  by   Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one   that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HEN5Y    DELANEY, 

University   Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Mendocino  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19*4 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07^  (to  wagon  2:0S%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1SS9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire.  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MAKO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  "W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1SS2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 

McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  Tiounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKIITNE T  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11*4  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth   dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
?er  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO   STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


By  McKinney  2:11%; 
Dam  Helena  2:11*4. 


By    J.    J.    Audubou 

,  16695,    sire    of    An- 

U      dubon    Boy  US9% 

Nan  Audubon  2:08tf 

Miss  Rita  2:08% 


A 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%.  Split  Silk  2:08%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
In  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:2S  (sire  of  S,  including  Highland  L.  2:14.%);  second 
dam,    Nelly. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  whost  entire  racing-  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning  race. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  In  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  In  1:59%,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  5712   seconds. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  In  1:27%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND   AT  AGRICULTURAL   PARK,   LOS   ANGELES,   TO 
A  PEW   GOOD  MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  3T.  Y.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Redlac  2:071 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09J 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  5"  ZX^oflfwL  ioos 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6,  1907.  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  darns ^are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  gran dlyga  tea 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed  ^e  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  worlds  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as  his.  „_j„0    j-™  „f  two 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%.  sire  of  over  150  First  dam  Is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18:  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford 2^9 %  by 
Ensign  2:28*:  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth  dam  S.T.B.,   thoroughbred  i„divld- 

REDL.AC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  In  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners.  t  _,„ 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AGBICOLTUEAL  FABK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.    Blares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  logged  If  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract   given   with   full    return   privilege   or   money    returned. at   our   option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.     Will   not   °e^sT)I<m|lbJe  qbubb! 
C.  J.   Grubb,  Manager,  University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 


Red  McK  437o° 

I  VV'Vl     1  T  IVlVl  Son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 

^^  by  the   Great  Ilea  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11  Yt  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02.  Coney  2:02.  and  14  others 
In  the  *  lOlHt  35  in  "15  list.  44  in  2:20  list.  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed in  the  world;  sold  for  550.000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:1d% and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  m  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  4376S  was  foaled  July.  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  colon 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  l.loO  pounds,  is  a.  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions ;  in  Car for  ma  He  is 
a  Dure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  "Walter 
Maben.  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13.  and  quarter  in  0.3o%  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  m  style  and  conforma- 
tion After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MTJBFBTT'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.  R.  Murphy,  Owner.) 
TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:591 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in  1S97.  The  fastest,  gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   30183;  Pacing  No.  0414 

Sire  of  Morning  Star  2:04%  (Mat.  wagon  2:03),  Joe  Pointer  2:05%,  Sidney 
Pointer  2:07*4,   Schley  Pointer  2:08%. 

By  Brown  Hal  212>A,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%  and  ten  others  with  records 
of  210  and  better.  Dam  Sweepstakes,  dam  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%,  Hal  Pointer 
204    Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 

'  Season  1907  at  pleasanton.     Service  Fee  $100.     Usual  Betnrn  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.  De  BYDEB, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE  STANDABD  BBED  STALLION 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:06i/i,  Siro  of 
sis  in  2:10  list. 


McFadyen  2:1  Si 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0S%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.).  by 
Egmont;   third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  S2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — $40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,   Dixon,   CaL 


Saturday,  February  23.  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


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THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established   18S2.) 
F.   W.   KBLLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:       616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at      San     Francisco 


Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  SI. 75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 


STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.. J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

MoKENA  39460  

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKTNNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19%' 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST    McKINNEY    2:23% 

T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    82S5    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  DISPERSAL  SALE  of  the  horses  belonging 
to  the  estate  of  the  late  James  Coffin  will  be  held 
at  Chase's  pavilion  next  Monday  evening,  beginning 
at  7:45  o'clock.  William  Riley,  known  to  Eastern 
horsemen  as  "Silver  Bill,"  will  wield  the  gavel,  and 
the  outlook  is  for  the  largest  crowd  seen  at  a  sale 
in  years,  as  the  consignment,  while  not  large  in  num- 
ber, is  very  choice  in  quality  and  contains  some 
great  prospects.  There  are  only  twenty  head  of 
standard  bred  animals,  but  among  them  are  some 
whose  names  are  already  famous.  The  great  brood- 
mare Grace  Kaiser  is  one  of  these.  She  is  the  dam 
of  that  sensational  pacer  Coney  2:02,  the  great  trot- 
ter McZeus  2:13,  the  fast  pacer  Stipulator  2:11%, 
and  the  trotting  mare  Grace  McK.  2:21%.  She  is 
also  the  dam  of  a  magnificent  two-year-old  filly  by 
Zolock  2:05%,  that  is  to  be  offered  at  this  sale.  An- 
other great  broodmare  in  the  sale  is  Carrie  Malone, 
dam  of  two  in  the  list,  and  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
2:20,  Klatawah  2:05%,  champion  three-year-old  pacer, 
and  several  others  well  known  to  fame.  Welladay 
2:14,  a  sister  to  Carrie  Malone,  is  also  catalogued, 
and  as  both  these  mares  are  in  foal  to  the  great  colt 
trotter  Bon  Voyage  2:12%  as  a  three-year-old,  they 
should  excite  lively  bidding.  Another  high  class  one 
is  Mabel  Winn,  a  trotting  mare  by  Zombro  2:11,  out 
of  Grace  Kaiser,  the  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  etc.  She 
is  also  safe  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage.  Arios  by  Mendo- 
cino, a  7-year-old  mare,  is  in  foal  to  Zolock  2:05%, 
Lilith  by  Secretary  in  foal  to  Cassian,  and  Cuba 
by  Oro  Wilkes,  in  foal  to  Stam  B.  2:11%,  are  also 
among  the  broodmares  in  the  sale.  Among  the 
youngsters  is  a  two-year-old  stallion  by  Zombro  2:11, 
out  of  Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  Waldo  J.  2:  OS,  by  Bob 
Mason.  Mr.  Coffin  purchased  this  grand  young  colt 
for  a  stallion,  and  he  should  not  only  make  a  great 
stock  horse  but  be  a  money  winning  trotter,  as  he 
has  speed.  Sergius  Witte,  a  brown  gelding  by  Cas- 
sian, Fritzi  Scheff,  a  brown  filly  by  the  same  sire, 
are  also  good  looking  two-year-olds,  well  entered  in 
stakes,  as  are  the  other  two-year-olds.  Grace  Zolock, 
two-year-old,  daughter  of  Zolock  and  Grace  Kaiser, 
is  one  of  the  sweetest  of  pacers,  while  Rose  Lecco 
by  Lecco  out  of  Rose  McKinney,  dam  of  the  stake 


winner,  Almaden,  is  a  square  going  speedy  trotter. 
They  are  paid  up  on  in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  and 
Stanford  Stakes.  Admiral  Togo,  five  years  old,  and 
a  2:10  trotter,  sure,  if  no  accident  happens  him,  is 
by  Iran  Alto  2:12%.  The  brown  mare  Shelagh  by 
McKinney  out  of  Electway,  own  sister  to  Chas.  Derby 
and  Klatawah  2:05%,  should  be  worth  considerable 
money  for  a  race  or  broodmare,  and  the  six-year-old 
mare  Sport  by  Zombro  2:11,  out  of  a  mare  by  Stam- 
boul,  is  one  of  the  fastest  and  best  road  mares  in 
the  country,  and  has  been  used  by  Mrs.  Coffin  as 
her  private  driving  mare.  Sport  is  very  fast  and 
perfectly  safe.  The  young  stallion  Cassian  2:29% 
was  bred  at  Palo  Alto  Farm  and  purchased  by  Mr. 
Coffin  to  use  as  a  sire.  He  is  a  fine  individual,  a 
nicely  gaited  trotter,  with  a  high  turn  of  speed.  He 
was  sired  by  Mendocino,  son  of  Electioneer,  and 
sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%,  Mendolita  2:07%  and 
Idolita  2:09%,  and  his  dam  is  Cressida  2:18%'  by 
Palo  Alto  2:08%;  second  dam  the  great  broodmare 
Clarabel  by  Abdallah  Star;  third  dam  by  Hamble- 
tonian  10,  and  fourth  dam  by  American  Star.  Cas- 
sian in  good  hands  can  earn  himself  out  for  his 
buyer  this  year,  and  is  a  good  investment  for  a  horse- 
man, as  his  get  show  speed.  There  are  several 
others  in  this  sale  worthy  of  mention,  but  lack  of 
space  forbids.  Mr.  Coffin  was  a  careful  buyer,  and 
the  animals  he  selected  for  his  breeding  farm  all  pos- 
sessed individuality  and  breeding.  They  comprise  a 
very  choice  lot  of  trotting  bred  horses,  and  the  prices 
they  bring  will  be  just  what  buyers  are  willing  to 
pay,  as  every  animal  will  be  sold  without  reserve, 
and  to  the  highest  bidder. 


THE  STREETS  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO  are  in  a 
deplorable  condition,  but  they  are  being  improved 
slowly.  Blockades  of  the  car  lines  caused  by  heavily 
laden  wagons  getting  hung  up  on  the  tracks  are 
of  hourly  occurrence,  and  while  in  a  majority  of 
cases  this  is  the  result  of  a  wheel  dropping  into  a 
deep  rut  in  the  street,  there  would  not  be  half  so 
many  were  the  wagons  not  over-loaded.  A  person 
standing  on  the  curb  of  any  traveled  street  in  this 
city  can  witness  at  any  time  of  the  day  loads  of 
lumber,  coal,  etc.,  drawn  by  a  pair  of  horses,  that 
would  be  considered  a  good  load  for  four  or  six. 
San  Francisco  teamsters  have  always  had  the  repu- 
tation of  putting  heavier  loads  on  their  wagons  than 
are  seen  in  any  other  large  city,  and  now  that  the 
streets  are  full  of  deep  holes  and  ruts,  the  loads 
seem  to  increase  in  size.  The  teamster  who  causes 
blockades  and  ties  up  traffic  on  a  street  because  he 
is  requiring  one  pair  of  horses  to  draw  a  load  that 
should  be  drawn  by  four,  should  be  made  to  pay 
for  it  by  a  fine.  It  is  the  case  nine  times  out  of 
ten  when  an  accident  of  this  sort  occurs  that  the 
horses  are  undersized  and  ill-fed  and  the  entire  out- 
fit a  disgrace  to  the  teaming  business.  One  seldom 
sees  the  teams  of  the  big  draying  companies  or  those 
belonging  to  competent  and  humane  teamsters  hung 
up  on  our  streets,  bad  as  they  are,  for  any  length 
of  time. 


THE  ESHELMAN  BELL,  which  prohibits  betting 
on  horse  races,  passed  the  lower  house  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Legislature  last  Tuesday  by  a  vote  of  44  to  30. 
This  bill  is  about  the  most  absurd  document  ever 
drawn  up  by  the  opponents  of  race  tracks,  as  it 
makes  betting  on  contests  between  horses  a  crime, 
but  says  nothing  about  betting  on  dog  races,  prize 
fights,  base  ball,  foot-ball  or  other  sports.  Yet  it 
passed  the  Assembly,  and  may  pass  the  Senate,  al- 
though this  is  not  likely  at  this  session. 


THE  VALUE  OF  THE  HORSES  owned  on  the 
farms  of  the  United  States  is  greater  than  the  value 
of  any  other  farm  animal.  According  to  the  Bureau 
of  Statistics  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  on 
January  1st  of  this  year  there  were  horses  valued 
at  $1,846,578,000  owned  in  these  United  States,  mules 
valued  at  $428,064,000,  milch  cows  valued  at  $645,- 
497,000,  other  cattle  valued  at  $881,557,000,  sheep  at 
$204,210,000,  and  swine  at  $417,791,000. 


OUR  THANKS  are  due  Secretary  J.  D.  Connor  Jr., 
of  the  American  Association  of  Importers  and  Breed- 
ers of  Belgian  Draft  Horses,  for  a  copy  of  Vol.  1 
of  the  National  Register  of  horses  of  this  breed. 
The  association  has  recently  reduced  the  fee  for 
registration  to  $3  to  members  and  $6  to  non-members. 
This  breed  of  draft  horses  is  meeting  with  great 
favor  in  California,  where  a  number  of  very  fine 
stallions  and  mares  are  now  owned. 


SUIT  HAS  BEEN  BROUGHT  by  Mr.  A.  R.  Denike 
of  San  Jose  on  his  own  behalf  and  on  behalf  of  all 
members  of  the  Santa  Clara  Valley  Agricultural  As- 
sociation who  shall  join  with  him,  to  secure  the  an- 
nulment of  the  deeds  by  which  the  77  acres  of  land 
comprising  Agricultural  Park  in  San  Jose  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  tanta  Clara  and  San  Jose  Railway  Com- 
pany. The  complaint  alleges  that  the  deeds  were 
given  and  received  as  a  result  of  collusion,  and  that 
the  parties  making  the  deeds  had  no  right  to  do  so. 
The  case  is  very  much  like  the  one  in  Los  Angeles, 
which  was  recently  decided  by  the  courts  in  favor 
of  the  Agricultural  Association,  and  if  Mr.  Denicke 
wins,  will  result  in  restoring  the  park  and  race  track 
to  the  public  for  a  fair  grounds. 


THE  LYNCH  BILL,  a  synopsis  of  the  provisions 
of  which  appears  in  another  part  of  this  issue  of 
the  Breeder  and  Sportsman,  looks  like  a  very  poor 
substitute  for  the  old  law,  under  which  the  State 
was  divided  into  over  forty  agricultural  districts. 
While  under  the  old  law  there  were  too  many,  under 
Senator  Lynch's  bill  the  districts  are  too  large  and 
are  poorly  arranged,  especially  the  three  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  State.  The  total  amount  of  money 
to  be  appropriated  for  these  six  fairs,  should  the  bill 
become  a  law,  is  not  as  much  as  the  Legislature 
wastes  each  session  in  the  pay  of  useless  attaches, 
and  would  be  entirely  inadequate  to  furnish  prem- 
iums for  anything  but  an  average  county  fair. 


W.  J.  Kenney,  the  bikeman,  of  531  Valencia  street, 
sold  several  speed  carts  this  week.  One  was  pur- 
chased by  Luke  Marisch,  who  recently  purchased 
a  fine  roadster  by  Dictatus  that  may  be  seen  at 
the  races  as  it  has  racing  speed.  Mr.  William  Ses- 
non  was  also  the  purchaser  of  a  No.  30  speed  cart 
that  was  fitted  with  special  wheels  and  a  patent 
leather  boot  that  makes  it  ideal  for  road  work. 
Kenney  says  trade  is  good  in  speed  carts  and 
sulkies. 


Monterey  2:09%,  who  sires  as  much  finish,  style 
and  speed  as  any  horse,  opportunities  considered,  will 
be  in  the  stud  again  this  year  at  Alameda  and  San 
Lorenzo.  Address  his  owner,  P.  J.  Williams,  at  San 
Lorenzo,  for  particulars. 


The  Breeders'  Association  will  give  a  2:08  pace, 
and  it  should  prove  the  greatest  race  of  the  year  on 
this  coast. 


Santa  Rosa  track  is  in  fine  shape  to  work  horses 
on,  and  Frank  Turner  has  already  begun  stepping 
his  colts  some.  Dick  Abies  is  also  at  work  with 
several  good  ones  every  day. 


There  will  be  many  horses  "let  down"  a  little  more 
each  week  from  now  on  if  the  weather  stays  clear, 
and  by  another  month  the  rail  birds  will  have  plenty 
to  twitter  about. 


Mr.  Thos.  Hughes  of  Los  Angeles  has  presented 
the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  with  a  very  handsome 
solid  silver  cup,  valued  at  $100,  to  be  awarded  to 
the  winner  of  the  free-for-all  trot  at  the  matinee, 
February  22d. 


The  Southern  California  horsemen  are  much  in- 
terested in  the  Pasadena  Horse  Show,  which  opens 
March  7th,  and  many  owners  in  this  part  of  the  State 
are  also  getting  ready  to  exhibit  their  horses  there. 


The .  San  Joaquin  Valley  Circuit  will  give  two 
stakes  of  $1,000  each  at  each  of  the  four  meetings. 
Classes  will  be  announced  later  on. 


There  are  three  good  looking,  nicely  turned  Belgian 
stallions  at  Fred  Chase's  new  salesyard,  47S  Valen- 
cia street,  that  are  for  sale.  They  are  in  fine  shape, 
ready  for  stud  duty. 


Charley  D.,  Col.  Kirkpatrick's  pacer,  by  McKinney, 
is  stepping  along  nicely  at  Pleasanton  and  should 
do  for  the  circuit  races  this  year. 


One  of  the  great  prospects  at  the  Los  Angeles 
track  is  a  full  sister  to  Bystander  2: OS  by  Zolock 
2:05%.  She  is  owned  by  Mr.  L.  E.  Shaw  of  that 
city. 


Mr.  G.  A.  Pounder  of  the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club 
drove  his  four-year-old  trotter  Glory  a  quarter  in 
30%  seconds  last  week. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


C.  H.  Chandler,  Sacramento. — Ruth  Ryan  was  by 
Lodi,  dam  Eva  Bulwer  by  Bulwer.  She  was  a  thor- 
oughbred mare  and  bred  to  the  trotting  stallion 
Echo  462,  produced  the  gray  horse  Strathearn,  sire 
of  the  pacer  Plunkett  2:13%. 

James  Carlton,  City. — The  three  fastest  pacers  bred 
in  California  are  Bolivar  2:00%  by  Wayland  W., 
Anaconda  2:01%  by  Knight,  and  Coney  2:02  by  Mc- 
Kinney. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


|notes  and  news I 

STAKES    FOR    BREEDERS'    MEETING. 


Mr.  J.  A.  Cody  has  secured  the  fast  horse  Fearnot 
2:13%  by  Lynniont,  and  will  use  him  in  the  stud  this 
season  at  Santa  Barbara. 


Entries  Close  April   1st. 


The  following  stakes  were  agreed  upon  by  the 
directors  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breed- 
ers' Association  at  the  meeting  held  Wednesday. 
Advertisement,  with  full  conditions  will  appear  next 
week: 

Trotting. 

2:24    class     $2000 

2:17  class    S0O 

2:14   class    800 

2:10  class    1000 

Pacing. 

2:20  class    $2000 

2:16  class    800 

2:12  class    800 

2 :  OS  class    1000 


Enter  in  Petaluma  stakes. 


Entries  will  close  Monday,  March  4th. 


The    State   Fair    and    Breeders'    programs    wil 
out  then. 


be 


Six  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  have  been 
paid  up  on  in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  for  foals  of 
1905. 


Thirteen  youngsters  by  Moko  averaged  nearly  $900 
at  the  Tecent  Midwinter  Sale  of  the  Fasig-Tipton 
Company  in  New  York. 


R.  Ambush  2:14%  will  be  raced  this  year  and 
will  make  another  2:10  performer  for  Zolock  in  all 
probability. 


One  week  from  next  Monday  entries  will  close  for 
the  big  stakes  of  the  Petaluma  meeting  in  August. 


The  State  Board  of  Agriculture  will  meet  to-day 
in  Sacramento  and  will  consider  the  race  program 
for  the  State  Fair  in  September. 


Who  will  own  Admiral  Togo  after  next  Monday 
night?  Somebody  that  will  race  him  this  year  we 
hope. 


Seldom  has  there  been  a  stallion  in  the  stud  in 
California  at  a  fee  of  $25  that  is  as  fine  an  individual 
and  as  royally  bred  as  Highland  C.  2:19%.  At  the 
price  asked  his  service  fees  are  certainly  at  bargain 
rates. 


Chas.  De  Ryder  has  brought  suit  in  Alameda  county 
against  Mr.  H.  Brace  of  Santa  Clara  county  for 
$1,200,  which  he  claims  is  due  him  for  taking  Mr. 
Brace's  horses  across  the  mountains  and  racing  them 
during  the  season  of  1906.  Mr.  Brace  denies  the 
claim,  and  the  Court  will  be  called  upon  to  decide 
the  matter.  One  of  the  horses  was  the  stallion 
Greco,  whose  sire  is  McKinney,  and  whose  grandam 
is  the  dam  of  Lou  Dillon. 


Paul  Bianchi  has  turned  his  fine  five-year-old  stal- 
lion, Red  Robin,  by  Robin,  over  to  Cavel  Rodriguez, 
who  will  have  charge  of  him  during  the  stud  season 
at  Gonzales,  Monterey  county. 


Jack  Curry,  who  is  spending  the  winter  in  New 
York,  met  with  a  painful  accident  one  night  last 
week.  While  descending  the  marble  stairs  to  the 
barber  shop  in  the  Hotel  Cadillac  he  slipped  and 
fell,  breaking  three  of  his  ribs.  The  accident  will 
force  the  genial  trainer  to  keep  a  little  quiet  for  a 
few  weeks,  but  he  wil  be  ready  for  work  by  the 
time  winter  is  over. — Horse  Review. 


During  the  past  week,  says  Denver  Field  and  Farm, 
Henry  T.  Miller  of  Fort  Collins  sold  three  teams  of 
mules  of  his  own  raising  at  $500  a  span.  The  $1,500 
cash  he  received  was  all  clear  gain,  as  the  teams 
had  more  than  paid  the  cost  of  raising  by  the  work 
they  had  done  on  his  farm.  Mr.  Miller  has  had  ex- 
cellent success  in  raising  and  marketing  mules,  hav- 
ing sold  over  $20,000  worth  in  the  last  five  years. 
At  the  Goulding  sale  of  jacks  in  Denver  last  week 
the  goods  went  off  like  hot  cookies.  Prices  were  high 
throughout  and  one  jack  brought  $700. 


Of  the  two-year-olds  to  be  sold  by  the  Coffin  Estate 
in  this  city  next  Monday  evening  are  the  following: 
Sergius  Witte  by  Cassian,  dam  Lilith  by  Secretary, 
entered  in  Stanford  Stake  and  Breeders'  Futurity; 
colt  by  Zombro,  dam  Ella  J.  by  Bob  Mason,  entered 
in  Stanford  Stakes  and  Breeders'  Futurity;  Grace 
Zolock  by  Zolock,  dam  Grace  Kaiser  by  Kaiser, 
entered  in  Breeders'  Futurity;  Rose  Lecco  by  Lecco, 
dam  Rose  McKinney  by  McKinney,  entered  in  Stan- 
ford Stake  and  Breeders'"Futurity.  There  are  money 
winners  in  this  bunch. 


Visalia  people  are  agitating  the  subject  of  secur- 
ing grounds  for  a  county  fair,  on  which  a  good  mile 
track  will  be  built  if  the  proposition  materializes. 
The  Visalia  Delta  says  "nothing  would  advertise 
Visalia  and  vicinity  more  than  a  good  county  fair 
and  race  meeting." 


The  sooner  a  foal  is  halter  broken  the  better. 
Don't  wait  more  than  a  day  or  two  to  put  a  light  and 
well  fitting  halter  on  the  youngster  and  he  will  think 
he  was  born  to  lead.  Handle  him  often  and  pick 
up  his  feet  frequently.  A  colt  treated  kindly  and 
handled  from  the  day  of  his  birth  will  be  very  easy 
to  break  to  harness. 


Tucson,  Arizona,  wants  a  race  meeting  and  her 
citizens  have  subscribed  $1,300  for  a  few  days'  sport 
in  May.  Among  the  citizens  of  that  place  who  own 
good  roadsters  are:  Col.  Epes  Randolph,  J.  M.  Orms- 
by,  Dr.  H.  E.  Crepin,  Dr.  C.  A.  Schrader,  W.  A.  Julian, 
Dan  Evans,  Sam  Barkley,  J.  Knox  Corbett,  L.  J.  F. 
Iaeger  and  Col.  Wm.  Breakenridge. 


Remember  that  it  costs  only  $1  to  nominate  a  mare 
in  the  American  Horse  Breeder  Futurity,  purse  $10,- 
000,  entries  to  which  close  on  March  1st.  It  costs 
only  $61  to  carry  the  trotting  foal  right  up  to  the 
evening  of  the  race,  and  only  $31  to  carry  the  pacing 
foal  up  to  the  evening  of  the  race.  The  winner  of 
the  trotting  division  will  be  paid  $5,000  and  of  the 
pacing  division  $2,000. 


PILES   CUBED  IN   6  TO  14  BAYS. 
PAZO   OINTMENT   is   guaranteed   to   cure   any    case 
of  Itching.  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6  to 
H  days  or  money  refunded.     50c. 


Even  though  a  breeder  sends  his  ton  mares  to 
ton  stallions  he  cannot  expect  to  breed  horses  that 
will  weigh  a  ton  at  maturity  unless  he  feeds  liberally 
from  colthood  up.  The  colts  that  run  on  poor 
pasture  in  all  kinds  of  weather  never  grow  to  be 
top-notchers  in  the  draft  market.  Horses  as  well  as 
cattle  have  to  be  fed  to  reach  top  weight. 


An  association  in  Oregon  that  owns  a  fine  draft 
stallion,  which  stands  for  a  fee  of  $25,  has  adopted 
the  very  excellent  plan  of  holding  a  colt  show  each 
spring  for  the  suckling  foals  by  the  stallion.  Prizes 
of  $50,  $25  and  $15  are  offered  for  the  first,  second 
and  third  best  colts  to  be  shown. 


Mike  Donnelly,  the  Grove  street  horseshoer,  went 
up  to  Davisville,  Yolo  county,  last  week  and  pur- 
chased from  Mr.  S.  W.  Lillard  the  horses  Wild  Rose 
and  Sleepy  Joe.  Both  have  a  home  reputation  for 
being  fast  on  the  road. 


Ten  members  of  the  old  Arlington  Jockey  Club  at 
Santa  Barbara  held  a  reunion  one  evening  last  week 
and  recalled  old  times  when  they  held  club  races, 
the  members  riding  their  own  horses  and  every  race 
for  blood.  Those  who  were  gathered  round  the  festal 
board  were:  Ronald  Thomas,  Clinton  B.  Hale,  C.  E. 
Bigelow,  John  E.  Beale,  Louis  Jones,  Joel  Fithian, 
S.  P.  Stow,  Charles  Fay,  George  Coles  and  E.  G. 
Schmieden. 


Mr.  Billings  has  named  the  peerless  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%|  in  the  American  Horse  Breeder  (dollar  en- 
trance) Futurity.  The  entry  appears  under  the 
name  of  the  Cuyahoga  Stables,  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He 
has  also  entered  seven  other  mares  with  records 
from  2:04%  to  2:1914,  and  four  of  them  have  rec- 
ords better  than  2:10.  All  these  mares  are  with 
foal  by  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  and  from  the  lot 
Mr.  Billings  should  have  the  satisfaction  of  getting 
a  Futurity  winner. 


TSaturday,  February  23,  1907. 

James  Butler  is  planning  to  use  King  Direct  2:05%, 
Directum  Kelly  (4)  2:08%  and  The  Phantom  2.10% 
at  the  matinees  after  their  stud  seasons  are  over. 

The  M.  &  M.  this  year  will  be  for  2:24  trotters  as 
in  the  past,  but  it  is  rumored  that  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  will  be  for  2:13  or  2:15  pacers. 

Snyder  McGregor  2:05%  may  be  out  a  pacer  this 
year. 

On  the  front  page  of  this  issue  is  a  picture  of  the 
bay  colt  Arrow  Stanley,  a  two-year-old  entered  in 
the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  by  his  breeder  and 
owner  Mr.  E.  D.  Roberts  of  San  Bernardino.  The 
colt  is  also  entered  and  paid  up  on  in  the  Occident 
Stake,  to  be  trotted  at  the  California  State  Fair 
next  year.  The  picture  is  from  a  photograph  taken 
when  the  colt  for  eighteen  months  old,  and  shows 
him  to  be  a  fine  individual.  He  is  by  On  Stanley 
2-17M.  son  of  Direct  2:05%  and  Lilly  Stanley  2.27%, 
and  his  dam  is  Emaline  2:27%  by  Electioneer-sec- 
ond dam  the  thoroughbred  mare  Emma  Robson 
(dam  of  four  standard  trotters),  by  Woodburn; 
third  dam  Lady  Bell  by  Williamson's  Belmont. 

The  sale  of  horses  owned  by  the  estate  of  James 
Coffin  which  comes  off  next  Monday  evening,  Feb- 
ruary'25th  at  Chase's  pavilion,  478  Valencia  street, 
should  attract  a  very  large  attendance,  as  the  con- 
signment is  without  doubt  the  classiest  that  has 
been  offered  in  this  city  for  some  time.  The  demand 
for  catalogues  has  been  very  large  and  the  new  elec- 
trically lighted  pavilion  should  furnish  a  brilliant 
scene  on  Monday  evening.  This  sale  will  be  of 
great  interest  to  persons  interested  In  the  light  har- 
ness horse,  as  it  will  furnish  a  guide  to  horse  values 
on  this  Coast  at  the  present  time.  Among  those 
to  be  sold  are  a  two-year-old  pacing  filly  by  Zolock 
'•05%  and  a  two-year-old  trotting  filly  by  Lecco 
2-09%  both  entered  in  stakes;  the  good  five-year- 
oid  trotter  Admiral  Togo,  several  good  two-year-olds 
and  yearlings  entered  in  stakes,  a  few  great  brood- 
mares a  well  bred  young  stallion  by  Mendocino,  a 
good  two-year-old  stallion  by  Zombro,  and  a  few  ex- 
cellent roadsters.  There  is  no  trash  in  the  sale  and 
the  bidding  should  be  lively  from  the  start. 

Friday  next,  March  1st,  is  the  date  of  closing  of 
entries  to  the  American  Horse  Breeder  Futurity, 
purse  $10,000.  Don't  fail  to  mail  your  entry  on  or 
before  that  date,  for  you  can't  get  in  later,  as  there 
is  no  substitution  clause.  One  dollar  nominates  the 
mare  you  bred  last  year.    See  adv. 

The  Aptos  Stock  Farm  will  sell  at  Chase's  Pavilion, 
478  Valencia  street,  on  March  25th,  about  thirty  head 
of  well  broken  horses,  including  three  and  four  year 
olds  by  Dexter  Prince,  Aptos  Wilkes  and  Cupid,  out 
of  mares  by  McKinney,  Dexter  Prince,  Eros,  Specu- 
lation Cupid  and  Azmoor.  These  are  all  well  broken, 
single'  and  double.  The  Aptos  Stock  Farm  will  also 
consign  to  the  same  sale  a  number  of  well  mannered 
carriage  horses  by  imported  French  Coach  stal- 
lions. 

Forty  head  of  two-year-old  colts  and  fillies  are  to 
be  sold  to  the  highest  bidders  at  Oakwood  Park 
Stock  Farm  on  Thursday,  February  28th.  On  the 
same  day  thirty-one  head  of  two-year-old  Durham 
bulls  will  also  he  sold. 


-C.  A.  Walker  has  arranged  to  stand  the  fast  trot- 
ting stallion  Potrero  2:21  at  Concord  and  vicinity 
this  year.  Potrero  is  a  magnificent  individual,  weigh- 
ing a  little  over  1,200  pounds  and  has  a  great  deal 
of  natural  speed,  having  shown  quarters  at  a  two- 
minute  clip  when  in  training.  He  took  his  record 
as  a  three-year-old  in  a  long  drawn  out  contest 
against  aged  horses.  He  is  by  Redondo  2:26%,  a 
well  bred  son  oi  the  great  Stamboul,  and  his  dam 
is  a  daughter  of  Junio  2:22,  son  of  Electioneer.  Po- 
trero is  just  the  horse  for  the  farmers  to  patronize, 
as  his  colts  are  splendid  high-headed,  speedy  road- 
sters, and  when  from  mares  with  any  size  are  large 
enough  for  orchard  and  vineyard  work.  Address 
Mr.  Walker  at  Danville,  Contra  Costa  county,  in  re- 
gard to  Potrero. 


The  great  classic  of  the  trotting  turf,  the  Kentucky 
Futurity,  the  eighteenth  renewal  of  which  has  just 
been  announced,  will  be  for  a  purse  of  $21,000.  This 
Futurity  is  open  to  mares  bred  in  1907,  foals  of 
1907,  and  is  for  two  and  three-year-old  trotters  and 
three-year-old  pacers.  The  winner  of  the  three-year- 
old  trot  will  be  paid  $10,000,  a  very  handsome  sum 
for  any  trotter  to  win.  The  Kentucky  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association  has  paid  to  the  owners 
of  Kentucky  Futurity  winners  nearly  $300,000,  or,  to 
be  exact,  $280,930.  Secretary  Horace  Wilson,  in  con- 
nection with  tie  announcement  of  this  Futurity,  gives 
some  facts  that  will  prove  of  much  interest  to  the 
small  breeder,  especially.  He  shows  that  of  twenty- 
five  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity  winners,  over  half, 
were  originally  nominated  by  breeders  who  named 
three  or  less  mares  and  that  the  dams  of  six  winners 
of  seven  races  were  the  only  mares  named  by  their 
respective  breeders.  These  winners  were  Peter  the 
Great,  Katherine  A.,  Sadie  Mac,  Grace  Bond,  Miss 
Abdell    and    Lightsome. 


The  Souvenir  Edition  of  the  Western  Horseman 
has  reached  us  and  besides  being  elegantly  printed 
shows  that  the  Indiana  journal  is  considered  an  ex- 
cellent advertising  medium  for  harness  horse  own- 
ers as  it  contains  over  a  hundred  pages  of  adver- 
tisements. It  is  a  good  stallion  directory  for  breed- 
ers. One  of  the  most  interesting  articles  in  the 
paper  is  one  by  Millard  Sanders  on  "Educating  Colt 
Trotters." 


Don't  mill  the  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  sale  on 
Thursday,  the  28th  inst.  San  Francisco  and  Oak- 
land people  who  wish  to  attend  the  sale  should  take 
the  train  at  Oakland  Pier,  which  connects  with  the 
boat  that  leaves  the  Ferry  building,  foot  of  Market 
street,  San  Francisco,  at  7:40  a.  m. 

Of  the  two-year-olds  to  he  sold  at  Oakwood  Park 
Farm  sale  on  the  28th  inst.,  are  four  by  Bonnie 
Direct  2:05%  and  three  by  Searchlight  2:03%.  As 
they  are  out  of  some  of  the  farm's  best  mares,  the 
mere  announcement  should  bring  a  number  of  bid- 
ders on  them  to  the  sale. 


A  two-year-old  filly  by  Nushagak  (sire  of  the 
double  stake  winner  Aristo  2:08%)  and  out  of  a 
mare  by  McKinney,  second  dam  by  Chas.  Derby, 
third  dam  by  Anteeo,  and  fourth  dam  by  Capt.  Web- 
ster, sire  of  Sidney  Dillon's  dam,  should  be  a  good 
one  to  train  for  uie  Grand  Circuit  when  matured, 
and  good  enough  for  a  brood  mare  to  raise  a  cham- 
pion from  afterwards.  A  filly  of  this  description 
will  be  sold  at.  the  Oakwood  Park  sale  on  the  28th 
inst. 


It  is  reported  from  Los  Angeles  that  Mr.  Grubb, 
owner  of  Redlac'2:07%,  has  joined  the  Driving  Club 
of  that  city,  and  will  start  his  great  trotter  in  an 
attempt  to  lower  the  club  trotting  record  of  2:07 
made  by  Sonoma  Girl  on  last  Christmas  Day. 

o — 

Only  One  "BB.OMO  QUININE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  hears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE. 
25c. 


Saturday,  February  23,  1907.] 

A    RICHMOND    IN    THE    FIELD. 


Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman — 

Dear  Sir — I  have  enjoyed  the  "roasting"  Dr.  Neal, 
of  the  Western  Horseman,  has  given  the  "Developed 
Dams"  faddists,  and  beg  to  call  the  faddists'  attention 
to  the  success  of  Lord  Falmouth  of  England  in  rais- 
ing Derby  winners.  On  beginning  training  of  his 
youngsters  the  fillies  which  showed  the  greatest 
speed  and  staying  qualities  were  retired  to  the  harem 
at  once,  and  from  them  came  his  Derby  winners. 
Now  the  faddists  may  say,  "What  has  this  to  do  with 
trotters?"  I  simply  answer  that  the  majority  of  the 
best  trotters  of  America  are  carrying  the  blood  of 
Boston,  the  great  four-mile  runner,  through  his  son 
Lexington,  and  his  descendant  Nutwood  600. 

The  trotter  is  simply  an  educated  thoroughbred. 
Please  take  notice  that  25  per  cent  of  the  2:10  trotters 
of  1907  carry  Nutwood  blood  and  his  grandson  Nut 
Boy  was  the  largest  money  winner  on  the  Grand 
Circuit,  the  place  to  really  test  your  trotter.  Then 
Brilliant  Girl,  the  second  largest  money  winner, 
traces  to  the  thoroughbred  horse  Simpson's  Black- 
bird, sire  of  A.  W.  Richmond,  designated  as  the 
"Falcon"  in  the  late  J.  C.  Simpson's  very  interesting 
book  on  trotters.  I  am  astonished  that  breeders  who 
have  the  money  (I  lack  it)  have  let  Brilliant  Girl 
leave  America. 

Do  they  realize  the  Richmond  blood  is  coming  to 
the  front.  Sonoma  Girl  carries  it  and  her  wonderful 
mile  in  2:07  at  Los  Angeles  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
seeing.  How  easily  she  did  the  trick,  and  how  little 
fatigue  she  showed.  When  her  caretakers  led  her 
from  the  track  she  wanted  to  play.  Keep  your  eye 
open  for  this  Richmond  thoroughbred  blood  on  the 
Grand  Circuit  next  season  and  if  all  goes  well  with 
her  lots  of  fellows  will  have  the  pleasure  of  seeing 
from  the  rear  what  a  grand  trotter  the  two  thorough- 
bred crosses — Richmond  and  Nutwood — .produces. 
This  is  the  dam's  side  breeding. 

Now  let  them  look  up  the  developed  sires  record 
and  their-astonishment  at  their  failure  will  be  greater 
still,  as  every  world's  champion  has  come  from  non- 
record  holding  sires: 

Sire —  Champion. 

Hambletonian    Dexter  2:17% 

Abdallah  15 : Goldsmith  Maid  2:14 

Volunteer  55 St.  Julian  2:11% 

Dictator jay  Eye  See  2:10 

Harold  Maud  S.  2:08% 

Electioneer   Sunol  2:08% 

Happy  Medium Nancy  Hanks  2:04 

Patronage  Alix  2:03% 

Chimes  The  Abbott  2:03% 

Sidney  Dillon Lou  Dillon  1:58% 

The  exception  being  Robert  McGregor  2:17%, 

Sire  of  Cresceus  2:02% 

The  future  great  sires  and  dams  will  come  from 
the  slow  classes.  A  horse  or  mare  that  has  been 
raced  several  times  to  the  limit  suffers  a  constitu- 
tional relapse  and  his  mental  and  nervous  energy 
are  permanently  lowered,  consequently  as  good  breed- 
ing and  individuality  in  the  horse  who  has  not  been 
raced  to  the  limit  will  produce  faster  colts. 

We  must  have  racers,-  but  breeders  should  not  fail 
to  realize  that  worked  out  record  holders  will  not 
produce  the  future  prizes.  The  "developed  dams" 
advocates  had  better  change  their  motto  to  "Breed 
the  best  gaited  individuals  who  possess  the  best 
blood  together  and  produce  the  future  2:00  trotters." 

"RICHMOND." 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

MEETING     OF    THE     STOCKHOLDERS     OF     THE 
AMERICAN    TROTTING     REGISTER    AS- 
SOCIATION. 


LITTLE   BROWN   JUG. 


Many  of  the  oldtimers  can  remember  the  days  of 
Goldsmith  Maid,  Dexter,  Rarus  and  Little  Brown  Jug, 
but  few  of  the  present  generation  know  that  W.  R. 
(Knap)  McCarthy  of  Terre  Haute  brought  out  and 
made  the  once  famous  "Little  Brown  Jug"  and  drove 
him  to  his  world's  record.  The  Hal  family,  the 
greatest  pacing  family  of  the  world,  from  which 
sprang  Star  Pointer  and  all  the  great  Pointer  family, 
originated  from  Brown  Hal,  a  younger  brother  of 
the  famous  Little  Brown  Jug.  At  Hartford  Little 
Brown  Jug  broke'  three  world's  records  in  one  race, 
going  the  three  miles  in  2:11%,  2:11%  and  2:11%. 
McCarthy  thinks  that  under  the  present  conditions, 
the  twenty-sij  pound  "bike,"  fast  tracks  and  the 
modern  appliances,  that  he  would  still  be  the  fastest 
horse  in  the  world.  He  says  that  he  was  the  fastest 
horse  he  ever  rode  behind  or  ever  saw  on  a  track. 
He  could  go  a  quarter  in  29%  seconds  and  a  half  in 
a  minute,  to  one  of  those  clumsy  high-wheeled  fifty- 
six-pound  sulkies.  He  was  15.1  hands  high  and 
weighed  965  pounds,  and  was  six  years  old  at  the 
time  of  his  pacing  to  a  world's  record.  He  was  a 
good  feeder,  a  glutton  for  work  and  as  gentle  and 
tractable  as  a  plow  horse.  He  went  clear  through 
the  racing  season  of  1881,  starting  fifteen  or  sixteen 
times  and  losing  but  one  race  the  entire  season,  ex- 
cept the  one  at  Bugalo.  In  the  fall  he  was  bought 
by  Commodore  Kitzen  of  St.  Paul  and  was  never 
raced  afterwards. — Kentucky  Stock  Farm. 


The  gray  pacer  Henry  N.,  owned  by  Mr.  Hender- 
son of  the  Los  Angeles  Driving.  Club,  worked  a  mile 
in  2:13  the  other  day  at  Agricultural  Park  track  and 
came  the  last  quarter  of  it  in  30%  secoBds.  This 
son  of  Raymon  has  a  world  of  speed,  but  in  his 
races  during  the  past  two  years  has  not  been  very 
steady. 


Sweet  Marie  2:02  will  not  be  sent  across  the  At- 
lantic to  the  International  Horse  Show,  but  will  re- 
main in  this  country  and  will  be  seen  on  the  trotting 
tracks  this  year,  probably  on  the  Grand  Circuit  and 
at  some  of  the  Eastern  matinee  club  meetings. 


To  the  Editor:  The  annual  meeting  of  the  stock- 
holders of  the  American  Trotting  Register  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  Chicago  Wednesday,  February  6th, 
those  present  being  President  W.  R.  Allen,  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.;  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight,  Chicago;  W. 
P.  Ijams,  Terre  Haute,  Ind.;  Wm.  Simpson,  New 
York;  C.  W.  Williams,  Galesburg,  111.;  N.  J.  Col- 
man,  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  F.  E.  Marsh,  Prairie  View,  111.; 
W.  J.  Davis,  Crown  Point,  Ind.;  Frank  Gorton, 
Gretna,  111.,  and  Registrar  F.  E.  Best. 

In  justice  to  the  hundreds  of  breeders  all  over  the 
country  who  asked  me  to  present  their  communica- 
tions, will  say  the  same  were  formerly  tendered  to 
the  meeting  with  the  following  explanatory  letter: 

"Mr.  W.  H.  Knight,  Secretary  American  Trotting 
"Register  Association — 
"My  Dear  Sir:  Pursuant  to  my  talk  with  you  this 
morning,  I  think  it  is  needless  for  me  to  take  up  the 
time  of  your  stockholders'  meeting  in  any  argument 
on  the  question  at  issue,  and  to  save  you  the  time  of 
having  to  read  the  hundreds  of  letters  from  breeders 
all  over  the  country,  which  are  herewith  submitted, 
although  I  hope  you  will  find  time  to  read  them  all, 
I  might  say  in  a  nutshell  that  they  all  cover  two 
points,  and  that  is  the  recognition  of  the  ability  to 
produce  speed,  regardless  of  blood  lines,  and  also 
the  contention  that  the  gaits  are  interchangeable, 
and  as  a  consequence  cannot  be  classified  apart,  and 
the  mlajority  of  the  communications  favor  both  con- 
tentions. 

"Briefly,  the  arguments  submitted  are  that  the 
original  rules  admitting  a  horse  to  standard  registry 
was  on  the  speed  basis  and  that  we  haven't  got  be- 
yond that  point  yet,  excepting  in  the  arbitrary  rules, 
which  have  been  adopted  from  time  to  time,  which 
tend  only  to  favor  horses  that  have  already  been 
registered,  under  rules  more  lax  than  the  present. 
It  is  contended  that  a  mare  that  has  produced  two 
standard  performers  is  infinitely  better  than  one 
with  any  number  of  standard  crosses,  who  has  not 
shown  her  ability  to  produce  speed.  Placing  the 
average  produce  of  a  mare  at  ten  foals,  with  two  in 
the  list  would  make  20  per  cent  of  her  entire  produce 
with  speed  records.  Moreover,  you  will  note  she 
could  have  100  per  cent  of  her  produce  with  records, 
and  unless  she  had  a  certain  number  of  standard 
crosses  would  not  be  eligible. 

"As  to  the  interchangeability  of  the  gait  nearly  all 
the  communications  contend  that  it  is  a  physical  im- 
possibility to  found  a  trotting  breed  as  such,  and  the 
Year  Book  shows  with  almost  unbroken  regularity 
that  such  is  the  case.  We  have  numerous  cases, 
such  as  Star  Pointer,  and  nearly  all  of  our  very 
fast  pacing  stallions  registered  as  standard  trotters, 
and  hence,  according  to  the  present  theory  establish- 
ing a  breed  of  trotters,  and  vica  versa,  but  it  is 
needless  to  quote  examples,  as  they  are  altogether 
too  numerous. 

"Rule  6  of  the  Pacing  Registry  at  least  shows 
either  the  inconsistency  of  the  contention  to  estab- 
lish separate  breeds  of  trotters  and  pacers  or  else 
that  the  rules  do  not  concern  themselves  particular- 
ly as  to  the  mongrelization  of  the  pacing  breed,  or 
if  it  is  the  contention  that  this  cannot  harm  the 
pacing  breed  why  not  allow  the  mare  that  produces 
speed  at  both  gaits  the  same  privilege  and  grant 
her  standard  rank,  under  the  pacing,  standard.  If 
you  recognize  Rule  6  as  a  wise  rule,  you  admit  that 
the  standard  trotter  crossed  with  the  standard  pacer 
is  admissable  to  standard  pacing  rank,  then  why  not 
give  the  great  broodmare  that  produces  both  trotters 
and  pacers  the  benefit  of  the  same  contention. 

"Personally,  I  have  no  interest  in  the  controversy, 
but  have  taken  the  matter  up  at  the  urgent  request 
of  several  of  my  patrons,  but  I  believe  thoroughly 
in  the  soundness  of  their  argument. 

"Trusting  you  will  give  the  matter  your  careful 
consideration  for  the  best  interests  of  the  trotting 
turf  as  a  whole,  I  remain." 

Considerable  discussion  ensued  and  finally  the 
whole  matter  was  disposed  of  by  a  motion  that  pre- 
vailed unanimously,  which  provided  that  the  president 
appoint  a  cormittee  of  three  to  suggest  amendments 
to  improve  the  rules  governing  the  standard  of  ad- 
mission to  registration;  said  committee  to  report 
not  later  than   September  1st,  1907. 

The  agitation  brought  on  another  phase  of  the 
question  that  resulted  in  even  more  drastic  action 
by  the  stockholders,  judging  by  the  following  reso- 
lution which  was  passed  unanimously: 

"Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  association 
that  after  the  year  1907  records  made  by  trotters 
and  pacers  racing  in  hobbles  will  not  be  recognized 
in  the  Year  Book,  or  for  registration  purposes." 

Of  course  the  final  adoption  of  this  resolution,  ac- 
cording to  the  rules,  must  come  up  a  year  from  now, 
but  it  illustrates  the  views  of  those  present  at  least. 
When  I  proposed  the  abolition  of  the  hobbles  on 
"green"  horses  at  the  last  congress  of  the  American 
Trotting  Association,  which  was  defeated,  it  was 
thought  that  the  matter  had  then  been  settled  for 
two  years  at  least,  and  it  was  certainly  a  great  sur- 
prise to  have  the  matter  again  crop  up  in  so  sensa- 
tional a  manner.  I  still,  however,  believe  that  my 
original  proposition  is  the  most  equitable,  as  by 
aboiishing  the  hobbles  on  "green"  horses  only,  it 
would  not  deprive  the  owner  of  a  hobbled  horse  of 
his  property  rights,  as  he  would  still  be  allowed 
the  privilege  of  racing  him  in  hobbles  as  long  as 
the  horse  lived,  while  trainers  and  all  others  would 
have   the   advance   notice   that   they   would   not   be 


tolerated  in  the  future.  This  plan  would  permit  all 
to  gradually  adapt  themselves  to  the  new  condi- 
tions, and  thus  avoid  the  injury  that  would  follow 
any  radical  change  at  some  arbitrary  date. 

Altogether  it  shows  the  trend  of  popular  opinion, 
both  as  to  sane  rules  for  registration  and  sane  meth- 
ods of  racing  horses  is  gaining  ground,  and  the  next 
year  will  afford  ample  time  to  so  thoroughly  dis- 
cuss all  phases  of  the  question  that  an  equitable 
solution  should  be  determined  without  bitterness. 

MAGNUS  FLAWS. 

Chicago,  III.,   Feb.   3d,  1907. 


BOOKMAKERS    NOT    NECESSARY. 


John  E.  Madden  of  Hamburg  Place  says  that  the 
measure  just  passed  by  the  authorities  of  Tennessee 
against  betting  on  race  tracks  is  taken  too  seriously 
and  thinks  it  will  prove  a  blessing  in  disguise,  book- 
making  not  being  necessary  to  render  race  meetings 
successful  in  that  or  any  other  State.  In  a  letter  to 
the  editor  of  The  Kentucky  Farmer  and  Breeder  he 
says: 

"Possibly  the  lawmakers  in  this  instance,  whilst 
apparently  enemies  to  the  turf,  may  in  the  end  prove 
to  be  its  best  friends.  It  must  be  remembered  that 
this  law  recently  passed  does  not  make  contests 
between  horses  and  the  prize  therefor  illegal,  but 
is  aimed  at  the  bookmaker.  No  law  has  ever  been 
or  ever  will  be  framed  to  deny  a  man  the  right  to 
say  to  his  fellowmen,  'I  bet  you,'  and  this  privilege 
is  enjoyed  by  everyone  (unless  he  loses). 

"The  loss  of  revenue  derived  from  the  bookmakers 
will,  of  course,  be  felt,  but  the  demands  on  book- 
makers in  the  West  have  been  extortionate,  resulting 
in  unduly  large  profits  to  the  track  owners;  and  if 
these  owners  can  only  content  themselves  with 
moderate  profit  I  believe  the  gate  money  will  furnish 
it. 

"Before  the  existence  of  the  bookmaker  the  old 
day  'quarter  races'  were  largely  attended,  and  thou- 
sands of  dollars  changed  bands. 

"Why  should  not  similar  conditions  obtain  to-day? 

"Take  for  instance  the  Kentucky  or  Latonia  Derby, 
where  there  is  no  bar  to  betting.  If  the  bookmakers 
were  to  go  on  a  strike  is  it  to  be  supposed  that  the 
attendance  would  be  lessened  thereby? 

"No!  You  would  hear  all  around  you  the  echo  of  'I 
bet  you'   and   the   'welchers'   would   be   few. 

"The  enormous  attendance  at  the  county  fairs  in 
States  where  no'  betting  is  permitted  goes  to  prove 
the  attractiveness  of  racing,  either  running  or  trot- 
ting, to  the  general  public. 

"The  love  of  racing  where  properly  conducted  has 
of  late  years  taken  too  deep  a  hold  on  the  affections 
of  the  American  people  to  be  eliminated  from  its 
list  of  outdoor  pastimes. 

"If  the  people  of  Tennessee,  instead  of  losing  heart, 
would  go  on  with  their  contemplated  meetings,  dis- 
regarding the  enforced  absence  of  the  bookmaker, 
they  will  find,  I  predict,  the  financial  results  not  so 
disastrous  as  they  imagine.  Private  wagers  can  al- 
ways be  made,  and  a  meeting  held  last  year  under 
these  conditions  brought  to  the  association  the  most 
successful  results  of  its  career. 

"The  greater  part  of  betting  is  done  on  the  'nod.' 
It  is  as  necessary  to  maintain  one's  credit  on  the 
race  track  as  it  is  in  other  lines  of  business,  and  a 
horseman  disregarding  his  obligations  would  soon 
find  himself  in  ill-favor  with  the  associations  and 
run  the  risk  of  having  his  entries  rejected. 

"In  most  instances  the  horse  is  backed  on  a  definite 
knowledge  of  his  ability  to  perform  the  task  set  be- 
fore him,  under  certain  weight,  condition  of  track, 
etc.,  and  the  risk  is  nothing  like  what  those  on 
the  outside  imagine  it  to  he. 

"Everything  can  be  overdone  and  where  this  has 
been  the  case  in  racing  it  should  be  righted,  but 
the  grand  sport  should  not  be  wiped  out  of  existence 
for  the  errors  of  the  few." 


BUFFALO    DRIVING  CLUB'S  STAKES. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  February  9,  1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman — Gentlemen:  As  this  is 
the  season  of  the  year  when  horsemen  are  looking 
for  announcements  from  the  different  associations 
that  make  up  the  Grand  Circuit  we  wish  to  say  that 
the  early  closing  events  for  the  Buffalo  Driving  Club's 
meeting  to  be  held  August  5-10,  1907,  will  be  as  fol- 
lows: 

Purse  No.  1. — $1,000  for  three-year-old  trotters. 

Purse  No.  2.— $2,000  for  2:16  trotters. 

Purse  No.  3. — $10,000,  the  Empire  State,  for  2:10 
trotters. 

Purse  No.  4.— $2,000,  the  Queen  City,  for  2:07  trot- 
ters. 

Purse  No.  5. — $2,000,  for  2:06  pacers. 

Purse  No.  6. — $10,000,  the  Dominion  of  Canada, 
for  2:12  pacers. 

Purse  No.  7. — $2,000  for  2:09  pacers. 

Making  a  total  of  $29,000  for  the  early  closing 
events. 

The  balance  of  the  program  will  be  made  up  of  ten 
late  closing  events,  in  which  the  endeavor  will  be 
made  to  fix  a  class  that  every  horse  in  training  may 
race.  In  doubling  the  amount  raced  for  in  the  Do- 
minion of  Canada  event,  from  $5,000  to  $10,000  .  we 
believe  we  are  filling  a  demand  from  horsemen  who 
own  pacers  to  have  a  chance  to  race  them  in  at  least 
one  class  where  the  amount  is  as  great  as  anything 
raced  for  by  the  aged  trotters.  Very  truly  yours, 
THE  BUFFALO  DRIVING  CLUB. 
C.  R.  Bentley,  Secy.-Treas. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


TH3  BREEDER  AND  SFORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  23,  1907. 


GOOD    MATINEE    RACING    AT    RIVERSIDE. 


(Riverside  Press.) 

The  lowering  of  the  track  trotting  record,  and 
neck  and  neck  finishes  in  several  speedy,  hotly  con- 
tested races,  made  the  free  matinee  meeting  given 
by  the  Riverside  Driving  Club  Thursday  afternoon, 
February  14th,  at  the  Binder  track,  one  of  the  most 
interesting  and  exciting  meets  ever  run  off  on  the 
local  track. 

There  was  a  general  stir  of  interest  when  it  was 
announced  that  W.  A.  Hayt's  clean-cut  pretty  travel- 
ing mare,  Lauretta,  was  to  go  after  her  own  record 
of  2:21.  G.  H.  Judd  drove  the  mile  for  the  first  half 
it  looked  like  a  new  record.  She  came  down  the 
stretch  on  the  finish  in  whirl-wind  style,  working 
like  a  piece  of  perfectly  adjusted  machinery,  and 
went  under  the  wire  in  2:  IS  flat,  three  seconds  bet- 
ter than  her  former  track  record  time.  Lauretta  and 
her  proud  owner  received  a  genuine  ovation  when 
the  time  was  announced. 

There  were  about  ten  starters  in  the  first  event, 
the  novelt3r  race,  in  which  the  drivers  tried  to  see 
who  could  drive  the  mile  nearest  the  three-minutes 
fiat.  Harry  H.  and  Ben  Z.  were  tied  for  the  honors, 
the  former  going  in  3:03  and  the  latter  in  2:57. 

The  first  heat  of  the  second  event,  the  2:25  pace, 
was  fast  and  close  enough  to  catch  the  interest  of 
the  crowd  for  the  remainder  of  the  afternoon.  S. 
J.  Elliott's  Dewey  took  the  heat  in  2:27%  with  Mc 
O.  D.,  owned  and  driven  by  Axel  Nelson,  scoring 
for  second  honors.  F.  A.  Ramsey's  Harry  H.,  a 
handsome  gelding,  new  on  the  local  track,  was  expect- 
ed to  take  Dewey's  measure,  but  broke  on  the  first 
round  and  finished  fourth.  G.  W.  Prescott's  Adaian- 
tha  was  third  and  H.  G.  Parker's  Lady  Gertrude  fifth. 

The  second  heat  was  one  of  the  prettiest  races  of 
the  day.  Dewey  and  Harry  H.  stepped  both  rounds 
side  by  side,  but  the  former  had  the  pole  and  took 
every  advantage  of  it.  They  swept  into  the  stretch 
still  side  by  side  and  the  result  was  in  doubt  until 
the  very  finish.  Dewey  was  declared  the  winner 
with  a  lead  of  certainly  not  more  than  six  inches. 
The  time  was  2:32%..  The  finish  between  Mc  O.  D. 
and  Adalantha  for  third  place  was  almost  as  pretty 
as  the  finish  made  by  the  winners  but  Mc  O.  D.  was 
given  the  place.  The  first  prize  was  a  robe  presented 
by  G.  W.  Smith  and  the  second  a  whip  presented 
by  F.  P.  Ogden. 

The  third  event,  the  2:45  mixed,  required  four 
heats  to  decide,  each  of  the  three  entrants  taking 
a  heat,  E.  F.  Binder's  Tom  McKinney  took  the  first 
heat  in  2:37  with  J.  T.  Garner's  Marigold  second  and 
J.  E.  Fairchild's  Bonnie  June  third.  Bonnie  June 
took  the  second  heat  in  2:36%  with  Marigold  second. 
Marigold  took  the  next  two  heats,  winning  the  race  in 
2:39  and  2:37,  with  Tom  McKinney  and  Bonnie  alter- 
nating for  second  honors. 

The  first  prize  was  a  robe  presented  by  Ramsey 
and  Nelson,  and  the  second  was  a  stein  presented 
by  the  Sun  Drug  Company. 

The  road  race,  the  fourth  event,  was  taken  by 
G.  H.  Parker's  Lady  Josephine  in  two  straight  heats. 
2:49  and  2:54,  with  F.  D.  Lewis'  Gentry  second  and 
Nick  Young's  Ben  Z.  third. 

The  last  event,  for  the  Binder  cup,  was  another 
race  to  bring  the  spectators  to  their  feet  with 
cheers.  In  the  excitement  of  the  first  heat  Binder's 
Mein  Kleiner  went  off  his  feet  for  a  moment,  and 
Peter  Beatty's  Betty  Raymont  got  a  lead  which 
could  not  be  overcome,  although  Mein  Kleiner  drew 
up  in  a  magnificent  finish  on  the  stretch  and  the 
mare  had  only  the  necessary  lead  for  the  decision. 
The  time  was  2:28. 

The  second  heat  furnished  the  prettiest  race,  for 
Betty  Raymond  and  Mein  Kleiner  had  it  nip  and 
tuck  all  the  way.  Mein  Kleiner  got  the  pole  away 
from  the  little  mare  on  the  first  lap,  but  on  the 
turn  into  the  stretch  for  the  finish  Betty  Raymond 
drew  up  alongside  and  the  race  for  the  wire  was 
neck  and  neck.  Betty  Raymond  won  it  by  a  nose  in 
2:22%.  Third  honors  in  the  two  heats  alternated 
between  A.  B.  Miller's  Mammy  and  John  Lazenby's 
Colonel. 

Besides  winning  the  Binder  cup,  Betty  Raymond 
won  a  horse  blanket  presented  by  R.  J.  Welch.  Mein 
Kleiner  was  awarded  another  blanket  presented  by 
Nelson  and  Ramsey  for  second  prize. 

Herman  G.  Stanley  officiated  as  starter  to  the  com- 
plete satisfaction  of  everyone.  The  judges  were  Col. 
Prescott  of  San  Bernardino,  B.  W:  Dickson  and  F. 
S.  Pond.  The  watches  were  held  by  TV.  A.  Havt, 
Maurice  Griffin  and  Thomas  Holmes. 

The  members  of  the  Riverside  Driving  Club,  to- 
gether with  several  members  of  the  San  Bernardino 
Driving  Club,  assembled  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  for 
the  annual  banquet  and  election  of  officers  in  the 
evening.  It  was  a  spread  to  tickle  the  palates  of 
the  most  critical  which  they  sat  down  to  at  7  o'clock, 
and  for  an  hour  the  banqueters  mingled  the  discus- 
sion of  juicy  roast  pork  and  other  viands  with  the 
discussion  of  the  various  events  of  the  afternoon. 

About  S  o'clock  President  H.  G.  Stanley  of  the 
local  association  called  the  business  meeting  to  order 
and  R.  T.  Curtis  of  Redlands,  president  of  the  San 
Bernardino  Driving  Club  and  secretary  of  the  San 
Bernardino  and  Riverside  Counties  Harness  Horse 
-Association,  took  the  opportunity  to  start  the  dis- 
cussion of  the  plan  to  organize  a  Futurity  stake  for 
colts  raised  in  the  two  counties.     His  plan  as  out- 

ined  was  to  make  up  a  guaranteed  stake  of  $600 
as  a  Futurity  prize  for  three-year-olds  and  have  all 
.he  money  collected  from  entrants  added.  Eveiy  colt 
lorn  in  the  county  would  be  eligible  for  entrance. 


The  discussion  was  entered  into  by  a  number  and  E. 
F  Binder  enlarged  on  the  original  plan  by  proposing 
a'southern  California  Futurity  stake  and  attempting 
to  make  it  ?5,000  or  $6,000.  It  was  thought  best, 
however  to  confine  it  to  the  two  counties  for  the 
first  year  or  two,  and  then  if  it  was  made  a  suc- 
cess to  incorporate  adjacent  counties.  The  sports- 
men present  were  all  heartily  in  favor  of  the  plan, 
and  it  will  assuredly  be  developed. 

The  nominating  committee,  comprising  Axel  Nel- 
son, E.  F.  Binder  and  Maurice  uriffin,  reported  the 
following  names  for  the  new  directorate,  and  they 
were  accordingly  elected:  Maurice  Griffin,  H.  G. 
Stanley,  Axel  Nelson,  T.  E.  Noland,  F.  S.  Pond,  W. 
A.  Havt,  A.  B.  Miler,  J.  T.  Garner,  J.  F.  Backstrand, 
John  Lazenby  and  E.  F.  Binder. 

The  directors  organized  by  electing  the  following 
officers: 

President — Herman  G.  Stanley. 

Vice-President — J.  T.  Garner. 

Secretary-Treasurer — E.  F.  Binder. 

Speed  Committee — Axel  Nelson,  T.  E.  Noland  and 
J.  T.  Garner. 

Among  the  visitors  in  attendance  at  the  banquet 
were:  R.  T.  Curtis,  J.  H.  Kelley,  J.  E.  Fairchild,  W. 
H.  McVey,  G.  W:  Bonnell  and  T.  B.  Adams,  Redlands; 
G.  H.  Parker  and  Joseph  Sanford,  San  Bernardino. 


AN    ENGLISH   VIEW. 


VANCE    NUCKOLS'    REPLY. 


A  few  weeks  ago  we  printed  an  article  by  John 
Splan  on  the  hoppled  pacer  question,  and  that  both 
sides  may  be  heard  we  give  Vance  Nuckols'  reply 
to  Splan,  which  appeared  in  the  American  Horse 
Breeder  of  last  week,  as  follows: 

I  read  with  interest  a  letter  published  not  long 
ago  by  Mr.  John  Splan,  in  which  he  criticises  hop- 
pled pacers  and  their  drivers. 

Now  as  to  being  criticised,  I  did  object  to  that 
once  but  have  long  since  hardened  myself  to  public 
criticism,  for  I  suppose  the  public,  when  they  pay 
for  it,  have  the  right  to  hiss  or  applaud  to  suit  their 
fancy,  whether  at  the  theater,  bail  game  or  the  races, 
but  I  do  hate  to  see  a  man  trying  to  do  another  harm 
when  both  are  getting  their  living  in  the  same  busi- 
ness. 

I  remember,  as  a  boy,  reading  Mr.  Splan's  book 
which  he  published,  and  I  thought  the  best  part  of 
his  whole  book  was  his  kind  words  for  his  fellow- 
trainers.  I  failed  to  notice  a  knock  in  any  part  of 
it  and  I  hardly  think  he  meant  all  he  said  in  his 
article,  yet  I  am  sorry  he  said  what  he  did  about 
my  fellow-trainers — sorry  because  all  do  not  know 
how  to  take  him.  No  doubt  he  wrote  his  "hopple 
article"  when  he  had  an  attack  of  indigestion. 

Every  public  man.  including  Mr.  Splan.  has  made 
mistakes  and  errors,  but  I  do  not  wish  to  write  about 
them — rather  to  tell  of  the  good  things  he  has  done, 
and  only  bring  up  the  sunshiny  days. 

Now  as  to  hoppled  pacers,  the  first  one  I  ever 
trained  or  raced,  Mr.  Splan  helped  me  to  buy.  We 
went  from  Cleveland  to  Wheaton.  111.,  together  to 
see  the  horse.  I  objected  to  his  hopples,  but  my 
lawyer,  Mr.  Splan.  said,  "Yes,  but  Vance,  see 
how  good  he  can  go,  he  would  be  worth  three 
times  as  much  if  he  did  not  wear  them,  but  you 
are  getting  a  race  horse  for  one-third  of  the  other 
fellows."  He  remarked:  "He  goes  easy  in  his  hop- 
ples like  Giles  Noyes  2:06."  I  bought  the  horse  and 
made  money  on  Mr.  Splan's  advice.  That  was  in 
1S98  and  Harry  Cozzens  2:16%  was  his  name. 

I  have  raced  and  made  money  with  both  hoppled 
and  unhoppled  pacers,  and  would  prefer  them  with- 
out, but  as  long  as  the  other  fellow  races  hoppled 
pacers  I  will  have  a  few  myself,  for,  as  Mr.  Splan 
says,  you  can  pinch  them  off  for  so  much  less  money. 

I  am  sorry  Mr.  Splan  said  what  he  did  about  my 
friend  Walter  Cox,  because  Walter  is  a  retiring, 
modest  trainer,  thoroughly  capable  in  every  depart- 
ment of  the  horse  business;  can  train  and  drive  any 
kind  of  a  horse,  knows  when  his  horses  are  ready 
without  "splitting  them  open"  to  find  out  if  they 
are  good.  I  have  seen  him  drive  many  races.  I  well 
remember  last  summer  at  Readville,  Mass.,  when  he 
beat  the  peerless  Ardelle  with  Argot  Boy  in  as  well- 
timed  finishes  as  I  ever  saw  any  driver  make.  His 
training  and  driving  of  Major  C.  was  greater  still, 
the  horse  was  not  only  hard  to  get  away  at  the  score, 
but  hard  to  balance,  as  Mr.  Geers  found  out  the  next 
season.  If  I  had  any  money  to  bet  on  a  horse, 
whether  a  trotter  or  pacer  and  needed  some  one  to 
drive  him  that  would  have  to  hustle  him  along  and 
take  care  of  themselves,  I  would  hunt  up  Walter  and 
hand  him  over  the  horse  and  sulky  and  would  be 
satisfied  with  the  result,  for  when  the  other  fellow 
got  through  with  bim  I  should  know  our  friend  from 
Manchaster  had  handled  him  with  all  the  skill  and 
'  »ight  touches"  ever  seen  in  the  business  from  Hiram 
Woodruff  down  through  Splan  to  the  present  genera- 
tion. 

I  will  overlook  Mr.  Splan's  article  about  me,  and 
will  remember  him  as  the  Splan  I  first  met  as  a 
booster  and  promoter  of  the  harness  horse. 

I  wish  to  remind  him  of  the  old  saying  that  hung 
on  the  wall  at  the  Doan  Brook  Farm: 

"There  is  so  much  bad  in  the  best  of  us, 
And  so  much  good  in  the  worst  of  us, 
That  it  hardly  behooves  any  of  us 
To  talk  about  the  rest  of  us." 

HEAVY  HAND. 


An  Englishman  who  attended  the  National  Horse 
Show  in  New  York  has  been  writing  his  impressions 
of  the  exhibition.    He  says: 

"There  is  no  blinking  the  fact  that  wealth  is  the 
most  important  factor  in  the  conduct  of  this  and  in- 
deed all  American  shows.  Absolutely  no  expense  is 
spared  in  the  purchase  and  keep  up  of  horses,  in  the 
erection  of  stables  and  driving  schools,  the  salaries 
of  grooms  and  managers,  the  fitting  and  appearance 
of  harness,  which  is  kept  all  the  year  round  at  the 
harness  maker's  and  used  only  at  one  or  two  shows; 
the  building  of  special  carriages  of  the  most  modern 
designs,  which  are  kept  at  Brewster's  or  other  large 
carriage  manufacturers,  and  sent  from  there  to  the 
show,  perhaps  to  compete  in  one  class  only,  return- 
ing to  the  factory  to  be  touched  up  until  wanted  for 
the  next  show.  The  amount  of  prize  money  won 
must  be  a  mere  bagatelle  to  the  total  cost.  In  the 
appointment  classes  every  detail  is  taken  into  con- 
sideration, even  to  every  small  necessary  tool.  In 
no  country  in  the  world  has  luxury  in  carriage  ap- 
pointment been  carried  to  such  extreme.  With  such 
exactitude  in  minor  details  it  is  hardly  necessary 
to  say  that  each  type  of  horse  has  its  own  particular 
carriage,  rig,  brougham,  victoria,  ladies'  phaeton, 
road  gig,  etc.,  and  such  a  thing  are  showing  various 
types  of  the  same  bred,  say,  in  the  ordinary  four- 
wheeled  wagon  is  unknown.  As  harness  horses  be- 
come more  specialized  with  us  this  is  a  point  our 
exhibitors  will  need  to  copy,  and  at  present  the 
Americans  are  far  ahead  of  us,  and,  moreover,  there 
are  other  useful  lessons  to  be  learned  from  friendly 
rivalry  between  the  nations.  Even  at  our  best  shows 
we  only  pamper  our  horses;  we  have  no  idea  of 
extending  them  and  keeping  them  going  at  the  pace 
they  do  in  New  York.  A  soft  horse  has  no  chance 
in  their  ring,  for  he  has  died  away  before  the 
judging  has  commenced.  The  speed  which  the  tan- 
dems and  coaches  get  up  in  that  small  arena  is  really 
wonderful,  and  with  ten  or  twenty  competitors  driv- 
ing at  the  same  time  without  accident  it  will  be 
realized  that  their  skill  is  of  no  mean  order." 


AGRICULTURAL    DISTRICTS. 


State  Senator  Henry  W.  Lynch  has  introduced  a 
bill  dividing  the  State  into  six  agricultural  districts 
or  fair  associations,  the  same  to  be  placed  under 
State  control,  and  each  to  receive  an  appropriation 
of  $2,500  a  year,  to  be  expended  for  premiums  at 
the  annual  fair.  The  following  counties  would  com- 
pose the  several  districts: 

No.     1. — Del     Norte,     Siskiyou,     Modoc,     Lassen,  . 
Plumas,  Sierra.  Shasta,  Trinity  and  Humboldt. 

No.  2. — Mendocino,  Lake,  Sonoma,  Napa,  Marin, 
Solano,  Contra  Costa  and  San  Francisco. 

No.  3. — Tehama,  Glenn,  Butte,  Colusa,  Sutter, 
Yuba,  Nevada,  Placer,  El  Dorado,  Amador,  Alpine, 
Calaveras,  San  Joaquin,  Alameda,  Sacramento  and 
Yolo. 

No.  4. — Stanislaus,  Tuolumne,  Mono,  Mariposa, 
Merced,  Madera,  Fresno,  Kings,  Tulare,  Inyo  and 
Kern. 

No.  5. — San  Mateo,  Santa  Clara,  San  Benito,  Mon- 
terey, San  Luis  Obispo  and  Santa  Cruz. 

No.  6. — Santa  Barbara,  Ventura,  Los  Angeles, 
Orange,  San  Bernardino,  Riverside  and  San  Diego. 


BROODMARES  SHIPPED  TO   PLEASANTON. 


Alex.  Sweeten  left  Salinas  February  12th  in  charge 
of  a  lot  of  broodmares  for  Pleasanton.  In  the  car 
was  J.  N.  Anderson's  Norah  D„  the  dam  of  Delia 
Derby  2:17,  the  winner  of  last  year's  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity and  the  Occident  stakes'.  She  will  he  stinted 
to  Bon  Voyage,  the  three-year-old  champion  trotting 
stallion  of  1905. 

J.  B.  Iverson  sent  along  Dictatus  Belle  2:24%,  by 
Dictatus  out  of  the  dam  of  Prince  Gift  2:12.  She  will 
be  bred  to  the  old-time  world's  champion,  Star 
Pointer  1:59%. 

Peter  Iverson  added  to  the  consignment  his 
grandly  bred  driving  mare,  Queen  Mab,  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  her  dam  Nina  B.  by  Electioneer.  She  will  be 
bred-  to  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  great  young  horse,  Highland 
C.  2:19%,  a  handsome  coal  black  and  one  of  the 
best  bred  horses  at  Pleasanton. 

Dictata,  by  Dictatus,  was  shipped  in  the  same  car 
by  M.  J.  Smeltzer.  She  is  a  full  sister  to  Dictatus 
S.  2:27%,  and  will  be  stinted  to  the  old  pacing  cham- 
pion, Star  Pointer. — Salinas  Journal. 


THE  ARROWHEAD  STUD. 


California's  favorite  hot  w»ather  drink  la  Jackson's 
Napa   Soda. 


In  our  advertising  columns  this  week  Mr.  M.  S. 
Severance  announces  that  his  imported  Hackney 
stallion  Ro*~al  Pioneer  S285  will  stand  for  public  ser- 
vice at  the  Arrowhead  Stud,  Valencia  Farm,  San 
Bernardino,  Cal.  This  stallion  is  a  handsome  bay, 
fifteen  hands,  two  and  a  half  inches  high  and  was 
sired  by  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught,  England's  great 
Hackney  sire  that  sired  McKinley,  twice  champion 
of  England  and  America.  Royal  Pioneer  is  said  by 
those  who  have  seen  him  to  be  a  fine,  specimen  of 
the  Hackney  breed,  and  we  advise  those  interested 
in  the  breeding  of  high  class  carriage  horses  to  cor- 
respond with  the  owner  of  this  horse. 


Saturday,  February  23.  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


PERCHERON    HORSES. 


FIGURES  DO  NOT  LIE. 


AUDUBON  BOY  AT  READVILLE. 


(By  Elmer  E.  Reynolds.) 


The  Percherons  have  changed  somewhat  in  ap- 
pearance and  characteristics  during  the  last  thirty 
years.  I  remember  well  the  handsome  dapple  and 
iron  gray  Percheron-Norman  stallions  of  my  boyhood 
days,  with  their  long,  flowing  manes  and  tails,  clean, 
intelligent  heads,  topped  with  beautiful  ears  and  set 
on  magnificent  necks.  These  grand  old  horses  were 
the  pride  of  the  county  fairs*  their  stylish  conform- 
ation and  majestic  mein  attracting  the  attention  of 
every  lover  of  equine  beauty.  Rosa  Bonheur,  in 
that  greatest  of  all  animal  paintings,  "The  Horse 
Fair,"  received  her  conception  of  the  ideal  from  the 
old-time  Percherons.  They  were  not  quite  so  large 
as  our  modern  Percherons  and  the  lighter  weights 
made  excellent  express  and  coach  horses. 

Many  of  the  Percherons  of  to-day  are  black,  which 
seems  to  be  the  fashionable  color,  and  the  breed  has 
taken  on  a  more  distinctively  draft  type,  the  breed- 
ers having  sacrificed  some  of  the  finer  points  in 
conformation  for  size.  The  modern  Percheron 
stands  sixteen  hands  high  and  over,  and  weighs 
from  1700  to  2200  pounds.  Gray  was  the  original 
color  inherited  from  the  ancient  gray  Arabian  stal- 
lions, the  present-day  black  being  derived  from  the 
Black  horse  breed  of  Flanders,  from  which  the 
horses  of  La  Perche  inherited  their  size  and  weight. 
The  Percheron  is  not  a  level  country  breed.  By 
nature  and  inheritance  he  would  be  more  at  home 
on  the  small  hilly  Eastern  farms.  That  he  has  suc- 
ceeded so  admirably  in  the  Western  corn  States 
is  due  to  his  remarkable  adaptation  to  all  conditions 
and  countries.  La  Perche,  the  little  rural  district 
In  Southern  Normandy,  has  an  uneven,  rugged  sur- 
face. The  farms  are  small  and  the  colts  are  foaled 
by  the  farm  team  of  Drood  mares.  The  stallions 
are  kept  by  the  government  and  are  let  out  to  the 
farmers  at  a  nominal  fee.  They  are  carefully  in- 
spected and  the  law  of  "survival  of  the  fittest"  rigor- 
ously enforced.  These  essentials  of  good  breeding 
combined  with  the  fact  that  the  colts  are  trained 
to  do  light  work  at  an  early  age,  is  responsible  for 
tue  inherited  vigor  and  stamina  possessed  in  large 
measure  by  the  Percherons. 

If  it  be  true  that  the  Holstein-Friesian  cow  is  a 
member  of  the  household  of  the  Dutch  farmer,  it  is 
equally  true  that  the  Percheron  is  a  member  of  the 
household  of  the  rural  folk  of  La  Perche.  There 
the  farmer  and  his  family  love  their  horses,  treat- 
ing them  with  kindness  and  consideration.  The 
brood  mares  are  carefully  fed  and  worked;  while 
the  colts  are  fed  and  given  plenty  of  exercise  in  the 
open  air. 

The  breeding  of  Percheron  horses  in  New  Tork 
and  other  Eastern  States  is  limited  to  the  services 
of  a  few  stallions  widely  scattered  throughout  vari- 
ous sections.  Nevertheless,  there  are  thousands 
of  full,  half  and  quarter  blood  Percherons  used  on 
the  farms,  and  for  draft  purposes  in  our  Eastern 
towns  and  cities.  These  horses  came  from  the 
West. 

The  Percherons  have  been  and  are  now  very  pop- 
ular in  the  East.  Our  Eastern  farms  are  adapted 
to  the  breeding  of  these  horses.  In  fact,  the  small 
farm  with  its  pair  of  brood  mares  is  the  ideal  place 
for  the  breeding  of  draft  horses.  We  grow  the  best 
horse  feed  in  the  world.  Our  climate  gives  energy 
and  vigor.  The  uneven  surface  of  our  farming  lands 
develops  riiuscle  and  endurance.  Why  should  not 
our  farmers  enter  more  extensively  into  the  breed- 
ing of  Percherons  for  the  city  draft  trade?  There 
will  always  be  a  demand  for  good  draft  horses;  why 
cannot  our  farmers  raise  them  as  profitably  as  the 
breeders  of  the  Western  corn  States?  I  believe  they 
can.  The  one  great  need  is  good,  pure-bred  draft 
stallions,  and  a  determination  to  develop  and  breed 
one  special  type  of  horses  in  a  community  or  town. 


Figures  do  not  lie,  and  the  following  tables  are 
facts  and  not  fancies; 

First — The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Fu- 
turity is  guaranteed  to  be  worth  $15,000  and  it  will 
be  worth  as  much  more  as  the  breeders  make  it,  for 
EVERY  DOLLAR  PAID  IN  GOES  TO  THE  STAKE. 
It  is  not  a  money-making  proposition  for  the  Horse- 
man, which  shoulders  the  expense  of  promotion  and 
"delivers  all  moneys  received  to  the  winners  of  the 
stake.  IT  IS  THE  RICHEST  OF  ALL  NEWSPAPER 
FUTURITIES. 

Secondly — The  first  payment  is  only  J5,  exactly 
one-thirtieth  of  one  per  cent,  which  can  be  proven 
to  he  the  most  liberal  of  any  first  payment  in  any 
newspaper  Futurity  in  which  the  nominator  is  pro- 
tected by  a  subsitution  clause  in  case  of  the  barren- 
ness of  a  nominated  mare. 

Thirdly — The  second  payment  makes  a  full  paid-up 
entrance  of  $15,  which  carries  the  foal  to  the  year  of 
the  race,  exactly  one-tenth  of  one  per  cent,  which 
CAN  BE  PROVEN  TO  BE  THE  MOST  LIBERAL 
second  payment  of  any  newspaper  Futurity. 

Fourthly — Full  paid-up  entrance  in  the  trotting  divi- 
sion is  $215,  which  offers  the  winners  a  chance  to 
carry  home  $3,300.  Our  next  competitor  for  the 
patronage  of  breeders  charges  $115  for  the  posibility 
of  winning  $3,250.  The  comparison  stands  a  little 
less  than  two  and  two-fifths  per  cent  against  a  lit- 
tle more  than  three  and  one-half  per  cent  in  favor 
of  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Futurity. 

The  pacing  colts  have  not  been  forgotten.  While 
$11,000  goes  to  the  trotters,  there  is  still  $4,000  for 
pacers.  The  RICHEST  OF  ALL  PACING  FUTURI- 
TIES from  any  standpoint. 

All  Futurities  are  good — for  somebody — but  the 
Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  is  offering  the 
colt  stake  that  gives  the  most  to  the  breeders  at 
every  corner  of  the  game  whether  they  raise  horses 
to  sell  or  to  race.  Entries  close  Saturday,  March 
2d.  For  entry  blanks  address  the  Horseman  and 
Spirit  of  the  Times,  357  Dearborn  street,  Chicago. 


TRUCK    HORSES, 


Thomas  J.  Cavanaugh,  secretary  of  the  Team 
Owners'  Association  of  America,  says  in  The  Horse- 
man that  Chicago  is  the  greatest  teaming  center  in 
the  world.  From  75,000  to  100,000  teaming  trucks 
are  continuously  required  to  haul  the  freight,  150,000 
tons,  that  daily  passes  over  the  streets  of  Chicago. 
The  investment  in  the  freight  trucking  industry  of 
that  city  is  estimated  at  $60,000,000.  He  who  dodges 
teams  in  the  congested  districts  cannot  fail  to  notice 
the  character  and  condition  of  the  horses.  They  are 
well-coupled,  powerful  animals,  with  shining  coats 
and  cheerful  dispositions.  The  form  is  due  to  the  art 
of  the  breeder  and  the  healthy  condition  to  the  care 
of  the  teamster.  The  intelligent  truckman  has  learned 
the  valuable  lesson  that  interests  of  economy  are 
best  served  by  giving  thoughtful  and  friendly  con- 
sideration to  the  horse.  Regular  feeding,  properly 
fitting  harness  and  underloading,  rather  than  over- 
loading, contribute  to  the  health,  usefulness  and 
longevity  of  the  truck  horse.  The  large  truck  com- 
panies use  horses  exclusively  as  a  motive  power,  and 
they  do  so  for  their  own  advantage.  The  daily  truck- 
age of  New  York  is  80,000  tons,  of  Philadelphia,  70,- 
000  tons  and  of  Boston  60,000.  St.  Louis,  Buffalo  and 
other  prosperous  cities  are  big  teaming  centers  and 
the  national  demand  for  truck  horses  is  stupendous. 
The  farmers,  the  live  stock  growers  profit  by  this 
demand,  and  they  can  well  afford  to  laugh  at  the 
doleful  predictions  about  the  near  approach  of  a 
horseless  age. 

o ■ 

Miss  Logan  2:0614.  dam  of  Harry  Logan  2:12*4 
and  Bert  Logan  2:16^4,  has  been  bred  to  the  great 
colt  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%.  The  produce  should  be  a 
two-minute  pacer. 


Boston,  January  23,  1907. 

The  Breeder  and  Sportsman — Gentlemen:  Your 
journal  of  December  29th  received.  I  was  particular- 
ly interested  in  the  picture  of  Audubon  Boy  finishing 
the  race  at  Readville,  and  while  I  was  a  witness  of 
that  finish,  I  fail  to  recognize  it. 

I  also  note  that  the  record  of  1:59%  was  obtained 
under  "most  unfavorable  conditions."  I  think  in 
justice  to  the  horse  the  least  his  owner  could  have 
done  was  to  have  told  that  the  conditions  were 
brought  about  by  his  own  neglect,  and  that  the  horse 
did  not  stop  on  the  last  quarter,  as  the  trial  indi- 
cated. 

Now  to  the  facts:  I  was  on  the  grounds  as  early 
as  11  o'clock  in  the  morning,  going  out  with  Messrs. 
Gatcomb  and  McDonald.  We  examined  the  track, 
and  as  it  had  rained  the  day  before,  it  was  quite 
heavy  and  they  remarked  that  they  would  not  break 
any  records.  However,  by  the  time  they  started, 
the  track  had  dried  out  well  and  the  wind  had  died 
down  fairly  well,  but. not  so  well  as  the  day  Star 
Pointer  paced  in  1:59%,  if  I  remember  correctly. 

Gatcomb  got  the  word  on  the  second  score.  He 
was  at  the  quarter  in  29  seconds,  at  the  half  in  57% ; 
then  something  happened.  The  pacemaker  just 
stopped.  He  was  completely  done  .for,  and  when 
Audubon  Boy  reached  three-quarters  the  runner  was 
a  distance  out.  However,  Audubon  Boy  held  the 
pace  to  the  three-quarter  post,  and  by  that  time  they 
had  a  pacer  to  bring  him  home.  But  the  pacer 
might  as  well  have  been  in  the  stable  for  all  the 
good  he  did.  Audubon  Boy  went  away  from  him 
like  a  shot  out  of  a  gun,  and  then  he  began  to 
slow  down.  He  had  beaten  one  horse  at  the  half, 
another  in  the  stretch,  and  had  no  company  to  take 
him  the  last  eighth,  just  at  the  time  he  needed  en- 
couragement. 

There  was  no  one  present  who  saw  the  finish  who 
will  not  believe  that  if  the  horse  had  been  properly 
paced,  with  a  horse  fast  enough  to  keep  him  com- 
pany, that  his  record  would  have  been  at  least  1:58 
flat. 

I  was  in  a  group  of  six  at  the  wire,  all  with  good 
watches,  and  there  is  not  one  who  did  not  have  it 
57  seconds  to  the  half,  and  1:59  flat  to  the  wire. 

I  think  in  justice  to  Audubon  Boy  you  should  let 
his  patrons  know  why  the  last  quarter  was  so  slow. 

Then  they  started  Sweet  Marie  with  the  same 
runner,  with  the  result  that  he  stopped  at  the  half, 
and  in  making  the  drive  on  the  last  half,  having 
no  horse  for  encouragement,  she  went  to  a  break 
and  was  pulled  up. 

On  the  second  trial,  Gatcomb  got  an  automobile 
to  pace  her.  He  started  about  one-eighth  of  a  mile 
behind,  intending  to  catch  her  at  the  half,  but  when 
they  put  on  a  full  head  of  steam,  the  auto  could 
not  go  a  little  bit,  fell  behind,  and  when  Sweet  Marie 
finished,  the  auto  was  just  rounding  the  turn. 
Yours  truly, 

JOHN  HOOD. 

o 

Three  of  the  get  of  Jay  McGregor  2:07%,  two  of 
them  yearlings,  one  a  two-year-old,  have  sold  for 
over  $20,000  within  the  .past  ninety  days.  It  is 
needless  to  say  that  these  youngsters  were  well 
engaged  in  Futurities,  and  that  they  are  likely  racing 
prospects. 


Owners  and  trainers  will  be  able  to  tell  by  March 
15th  just  what  the  associations  on  the  California  Cir- 
cuit will  have  to  offer  in  purses  and  stakes  for  trot- 
ters and  pacers.  By  that  time  all  the  principal  tracks 
will  have  their  programs  published.  As  the  season 
has  been  a  very  backward  one  for  training,  but  few 
of  the  green  horses  have  yet  shown  what  classes  they 
are  best  suited  for. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


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China  Maid  2:05!>       ^ 

One  of  the  fastest  and  gamest  mares  the  world  has  ever  produced,  sired  bv 
the  great  and  only  McKinney;  first  dam  Blanchward  by  Onward  2:25%;  second 
dam  Blanche  Patchen  by  Mambrino  Patchen;  third  dam  Lady  Blanche  by  Privateer 
by  Gray  Messenger.  Undoubtedly  the  very  best  bred  mare  to  day  in  America. 
China  Maid's  record  speaks  for  itself.  It  was  made  in  a  race,  and  in  the  race 
beat  the  best  field  of  pacers  that  ever  scored  up  at  one  time  for  the  word.  She 
should  win  every  free-for-all  pace  in  this  part  of  the  country  and  can  win  in 
her  class  on  the  Grand  Circuit.  I  have  a  letter  from  one  of  the  most  prominent 
trainers  in  the  East  wanting  to  lease  her. 

But  "she  is  a  trotter,  a  natural  born  trotter,"  Budd  Doble  said;  she  will 
trot  a  mile  if  given  a  chance  as  fast  as 'she  over  paced  one,  and  should  never 
have  been  allowed  to  pace  a  mile  in  her  life.  I  worked  her  a  little  last  year  before 
our  track  was  torn  up  and  she  was  the  best  mannered  fastest  trotter  that  I  ever 
saw  for  the  little  work  I  gave  her.  She  trotted  an  eighth  in  15  seconds,  a  quarter 
in  31  seconds,  a  half  in  1:05%  and  a  mile  in  2:15%  to  a  high-wheeled  cart.  She 
has  2:00  speed  on  the  trot  and  all  she  wants  is  a  little  work.  China  Maid  is  as 
sound  as  a  new  dollar;  never  was  anything  wrong  with  her,  and  is  in  good  condi- 
tion to  go  to  work  on.  This  is  the  first  time  I  have  ever  offered  to  sell  her  and 
have  always  refused  to  put  a  price  on  her  at  all,  and  have  been  offered  $5,000 
for  her  on  two  different  occasions  and  by  two  different  parties.  I  am  out  of  the 
business;  am  going  to  Nevada  in  the  mining  business  for  two  or  three  years,  if 
not,  I  never  would  sell  her  at  any  price.  If  you  want  as  good  a  one  as  there  is 
on  earth  and  want  to  pay  a  fair  price  write  me,  if  not  save  your  postage  stamp. 

J.    M.    NELSON, 
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[Saturday,  February  23,  1907. 


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Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


The  Empire  Gun  Club  will,  so  it  is  reported,  begin 
the  club  trap  season  on  the  Alameda  Junction 
grounds  on  the  second  Sunday  in  March,  the  10th 
inst.  The  program  of  events  will  be  almost  the 
same  as  for  several  past  seasons. 


AT    THE    TRAPS. 


The  most  auspicious  and  enthusiastic  opening  of 
a  trap  shooting  year  in  the  annals  of  San  Francisco 
-^-or  of  any  Coast  city  for  that  matter — was  the 
initial  season  shoot  of  the  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club 
at  Ingleside  last  Sunday.  More  than  50  shooters 
participated  in  the  club  and  extra  events  during 
the  day.  Among  those  on  the  firing  line  were  a 
number  of  hew  faces  as  well  as  some  of  the  old 
timers  who  have  not  shown  up  for  a  season  or  two 
past — the  regulars  were  also  well  represented.  The 
weather,  with  the  exception  of  a  rather  bad  light 
early  in  the  day,  turned  out  to  be  ideal  for  the  sport. 
Scores  generally  were  excellent-  Emil  Holling's  rec- 
ord of  98  out  of  100  was  very  good.  The  winners  in 
the  champion  class  were:  Holling,  Edg.  Forster, 
A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley  of  Omaha  and  Dick  Reed. 
The  men  in  this  class  who  did  not  go  over  90  per 
cent  were  not  in  the  money  and  that  is  shooting 
just  a  little  bit.  In  the  first-class  the  winners  were 
Tony  Prior.  Geo.  Sylvester,  W.  S.  Wattles,  D.  W.  King 
Jr.  and  W.  Cooley.  The  second  class  winners  were: 
W.  Murdock,  Ed.  Donohoe,  J.  Knick,  H.  P.  Jacobsen 
and  Geo.  Barber.  Every  man  in  the  third  class  was 
in  the  money,  there  being  but  four  entries. 

This  season  the  club  has  an  added  event  to  the 
regular  monthly  shoot — a  medal  contest.  The  medals 
will  be  awarded  to  the  shooter  in  each  class  who 
wins  the  trophy  oftenest  in  the  season.  This  race 
is  a  distance  handicap  at  25  targets.  The  handicaps 
are  based  on  the  scores  shot  in  the  club  shoot — 
90  and  over  out  of  100,  20  yards;  85  to  S9  inclusive, 
IS  yards;  80  to  S4,  16  yards;  under  SO  breaks,  14 
yards.  The  14-yard  class  was  well  represented. 
W.  J.  Golcher  and  M.  J.  Iverson  tied,  with  24  each, 
for  the  championship  medal,  the  tie  will  be  decided 
next  month.  W.  S.  Wattles,  with  22  breaks,  won 
the  first-class  medal.  The  second-class  final  con- 
tention was  between  Billy  Ashcroft,  H.  Klevesahl 
and  Geo.  Barber,  who  each  broke  23.  Klevesahl  won 
on  the  shoot-off.  Holbrook  and  Hoelle  shot  off  a 
tie  for  the  third-class  medal,  the  latter  winning. 
During  the  day  V.  Holling  and  C.  Holling,  two  sons 
of  Mr.  E.  Holling,  neither  over  14  years  of  age, 
made  some  very  creditable  scores.  V.  Holling,  a 
left-handed  youth,  shot  a  16-guage  Remington  from 
the  14-yard  peg  and  the  way  he  centered  some  of  his 
targets  is  an  indication  of  what  he  will  do  later 
on.  The  boy  was  cool  and  deliberate,  never  pulling 
trigger  until  he  had  the  swing  and  proper  lead. 
After  the  club  events  a  number  of  practice  events 
were  shot    The  scores  in  the  two  club  races  follow: 

Club  shoot,  100  targets,  purse  $120;   $30  for  each 
class,  5  moneys,  high  guns,  16  yards- 
Champion  class — 

E.    Holling    24         25         24         25—98 

E.  J.  Forster   21         25         25         22—93 

A.  J.  Webb   24         22         24         22 — 92 

S.  A.  Huntley 25         22         21         23 — 91 

R.  C.  Reed    22         23         23         23 — 91 

C.  C.  Naunian 21         20         23         19 — S3 

M.  O.  Fuedner  23         25         21         21 — 90 

C.  A.  Haight 20         20         20         20—80 

M.  J.  Iverson  17         20         23         22 — S2 

W.  J.  Golcher    19         23         21         23 — 86 

Ed   Schultz    24         22         22         20—86 

Fir=t  class — 

T.  Prior   24         21         21         22 — 88 

W.  Cooley   21         19         21         18 — 79 

E.  Klevesahl 20        20        16        19—75 

G.   Sylvester   21         23         22         21 — 87 

H.  Justins   21         20         19         16 — 76 

D.  W.  King  Jr 20         21         21         22—85 

W.  S.  Wattles 20         24         21         21 — 86 

F.  Feudner   16         20         IS         14 — 68 

Second  class — 

W.  Murdock   23         21         19         21 84 

W.  Ashcroft    15         11         11         is — 62 

Eug.    Forster    18         20         17         15—70 

B.  Patrick  20         14         IS         15—67 

W.  Terrill    16         17         15         17—65 

J.   Lynch    is         18         16         18—70 

J.    Knick    21         18         20         20—79 

G.  Thomas    14         17         19         17—67 

H.  P.  Jacobsen    20         17         20         21 — 78 

J.  B.  Hauer    17         17         15         17 — 66 

W.   Price    19         16         15         IS— 68 

H.   Klevesahl    17         19         IS         20 — 74 

Geo.  Barber    22         17         IS         19—76 

C-   Ford    10         14         17         15—56 

E.  Donohoe  20         21         IS         21 S2 

Third  class — 

J.   Bond    12  7         11         11 — 41 ' 

E.  Hoelle 17         21         19         is — 75 

B.  HolDrook    9         11         11         12—43 

W.    Claiborne     4  4         12  6—26 

Medal  shoot,  25  targets,  distance  handicap,  en- 
trance 75  cents — 

Yards.  Total. 

Huntley    20—1  111111110101 

11111111011  1—22 

Re--d  20—0  111111011111 

00110110111  1—19 

F<udner,  M.  O 20—0  111111101010 

10111110010  1—17 
10111111111  1—21 
-'i  ling 20—1  111101100111 


Forster,  E.  J 20—1  100001111111 

11010110111  1— IS 

Golcher IS— 1  111111111111 

01111111111  1—24 
Svlvester 18—1  111111001111 

11101111110  1—21 
King,  Jr 18—1  111111110000' 

11101111111  1—20 
Prior  IS— 1  010000110001 

11110111101  1—15 

Wattles    18—1  111111101011 

11111111101  1—22 

Hoffman   16—1  111111110110 

11111011111  1—22 
Haight    16—1  111011011111 

11111110110  1—21 
Donohoe   16—1  101111010111 

01001001101  0—15 
Nauman    16—1  111111011111 

11111110011  0—21 
Iverson   16—1  111111111011 

11111111111  1—24 

Klevesahl,  H 14—1  111111111110 

11111111110  1—23 
Hauer    14—0  111101100101 

11011110111  0—17 
Fuedner,  F 14—1  111111001111 

11101101011  1—20 
Terrill    14—1  101111111111 

01011101000  1—18 
Jacobsen 14—1  111111110110 

11111110111  1—22 
Holling,  V 14—0  010011011111 

00  010100110  0—12 
Lemon    14—1  000100101100 

11010011001  0—11 
Knick  14—1  111010011111 

10010111111  1—19 
Forster,  Eug 14—0  011101010011 

01011000010  0—11 
Holbrook    14—1  010101001001 

10101111111  1—16 
Justins    14—1  111110010111 

11111111110  1—21 
Patrick    14—1  111011011111 

11111101111  1—22 
Bond    14—1  000010111001 

11101101011  0—14 
Price       14—1  111111110111 

11111011101  1—22 
Klevesahl,  E 14—1  011111111011 

01111101111  0—20 
Ashcroft    14—1  111111101111 

11111110111  1—23 
Thomas   14—0  111111111011 

11011111111  0—21 
Fishbeck   14—0  001000010111 

01010000101  1—10 
Hoelle   14—1  111100110111 

01011100110  0—16 
Ford    14—1  011111010110 

11100011101  1—17 
Barber 14—1  111111111111 

01101111111  1—23 
Claiborne   14—0  101001110101 

10000011011  1—13 
Holling,  C 14—1  0001100  01001 

01000001010  1—9 
Lvnch    14—1  101111011000 

11111101111  1—19 
Tie  shoot-off  for  second  class  medal — 
Ashcroft    14—0  111111101011 

11011111010  0— IS 
Klevesahl,  H 14—1  111111111111 

11111111111  1—25 
Barber  14—1  110011011111 

10001111011  1—15 

Tie  shoot-off  for  third  class  medal — 
Hoelle   14—1  101111010111 

10111110111  1—20 
Holbrook    14—0  111000100111 

11111011011  1—17 


The  Spokane  Rod  and  Gun  Club  has  appointed 
E.  J.  Chingren  last  year's  president,  to  look  for  new 
grounds  on  which  to  hold  the  big  Pacific  Coast  Handi- 
cap tournament,  which  takes  place  in  that  city  Sep- 
tember 10th.   11th   and   12. 

The  old  grounds  at  Natatorium  Park  have  proven 
inadequate  in  the  past  on  account  of  the  background 
and  also  becouse  it  seems  impracticable  to  arrange 
for  three  sets  of  traps,  such  as  will  be  required  for 
the  coming  tournament.  Mr.  Chingren  will  be  em- 
powered to  look  for  new  grounds  and  report  to  the 
local  club  at  an  early  date,  at  which  time  definite 
action  may  be  taken  to  move  the  grounds  from  the 
present  location. 

The  Spokane  Club  has  accepted  the  offer  of  Secre- 
tary-Manager Elmer  E.  Shaner  of  the  Interstate  As- 
sociation and  has  taken  up  the  work  of  preparing 
for  one  of  the  most  successful  tournaments  ever  held 
west  of  Chicago  with  enthusiasm.  Trap  experts 
from  all  over  the  West,  from  British  Columbia  to 
Colorado,  are  expected  to  attend  the  big  tournament 
at  Spokane.  A  sum  of  $1,000  will  be  raised  among 
the  club  members  to  back  the  expenses  of  new  traps 
and  entertainment  and  $500  to  add  to  the  purses,  ac- 

Weekly  shoots  will  be  held  every  Friday  afternoon, 
cording  to  regulations  of  the  Interstate  Association, 
beginning  February  1st,  with  a  handicap  medal 
shoot  on  the  last  Friday  of  every  month.  Spokane 
shooters  are  determined  to  carry  off  some  of  the 
honors  and  will  practice  steadily  from  now  until 
September  getting  ready  for  the  coming  event 

The  following  officers  have  been  elected  for  the 
coming  year:  President,  Dr.  C.  H.  White;  vice- 
president,  George  C.  Beck;  secretary,  A.  F.  Wiese- 
mann:    treasurer,  F.  K.   McBroom;    field   captain,  J. 

A.  Forbes;  directors,  M.  B.  Brownlee  (chairman),  T. 

B.  Ware  and  E.  J.  Chingren. 


The  California  Wing  Club  will  open  the  live  bird 
season  at  Ingleside,  on  Sunday,  March  3d. 

The  club  program  for  the  season  will  embrace 
seven  monthly  shoots.  There  will  be  two  12-bird 
races  each  meet,  one  in  the  morning  and  the  other 
in  the  afternoon.  The  club  purses  will  be  $50  for 
each  race,  one  money  for  every  four  entries,  high 
guns.  A  high  average  medal  has  been  hung  up  for 
the  best  score  for  the  season  in  the  forenoon  race. 

The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club  will  hold  seven  monthly 
shoots  this  year — on  the  second  Sunday  of  each 
month,  at  Ingleside. 

The  Union  Gun  Club,  so  it  is  reported,  will  prob- 
ably shoot  at  Ingleside  on  the  3d  Sunday  of  each 
month,  starting  in  March.  The  club  program  will 
be  announced  after  the  meeting  held  last  evening. 
The  schedule  will  practically  be  the  same  as  last 
year. 

Rain  or  shine,  the  three-day  tournament  of  the 
Trap  Shooters'  League  of  the  Pacific  Coast  was  billed 
to  begin  at  Ingleside  yesterday.  If  the  attendance  at 
the  Golden  Gate  shoot  on  the  17th  is  any  criterion, 
the  shoot  will  draw  a  big  crowd,  both  of  local 
shooters  and  out  of  town  sportsmen. 


"23"   FOR  THE  WILD   DUCK. 


The  duck  family  is  doomed  unless  the  sportsmen 
see  to  it  that  laws  are  enacted  which  will  keep  this 
game  bird,  the  bird  which  brings  such  large  revenue 
to  the  State  of  California  every  year,  out  of  the  mar- 
kets. We  have  in  this  State  men  who  claim  to  be 
sportsmen,  yet  from  a  sportsman's  point  of  view,  have 
not  the  first  principles  of  one.  In  the  first  place, 
a  man  who  will  deliberately  go  to  the  Legislature 
and  oppose  the  non-sale  clause  on  wild  ducks,  or  op- 
pose any  law  which  is  for  the  purpose  of  protecting 
our  game  fish  and  game  birds,  is  not  a  sportsman — 
he  has  not  even  the  right  to  be  called  a  sportsman. 
He  should  be  classed  along  with  the  market  hunter, 
or  poacher,  a  man  who  hunts  for  his  pocket  and  noth- 
ing else.  At  this  meeting  of  the  Legislature  we  can 
find  any  amount  of  this  class  of  sportsmen,  lobbying 
against  the  protection  of  our  fish  and  game  birds. 
Why  do  they  do  it  ?  Simply  that  they  may  go  to  their 
club  or  cafe  and  enjoy  a  wild  duck  or  a  fish  dinner. 
Who  are  these  men?  They  certainly  are  not  the  poor 
men.  The  old  cry  has  been,  "you  are  discriminating 
in  favor  of  the  rich."  Who  buys  these  wild  ducks? 
Certainly  not  the  poor  man.  Who  belongs  to  these 
swell  clubs?  Certainly  not  the  poor  man.  No.  It  is 
the  rich  man  who  belongs  to  the  high-toned  clubs 
and  eats  his  wild  ducks  in  his  clubs  and  restaurants, 
and  it  is  this  rich  man  who  is  now  opposing  the  pro- 
tection of  our  wild  duck  by  a  non-sale  clause  at  the 
present  Legislature.  Have  the  men  no  principle,  or 
have  they  no  common  sense?  Have  they  no  feeling 
for  the  future,  for  the  small  boy  who  is  fast  growing 
up  and  wants  to  enjoy  some  of  the  sport  himself  on 
the  stream  or  marsh  as  we  are  now  doing?  They 
say  that  we  have  plenty  of  ducks.  We  may  have 
plenty  of  ducks  in  the  vicinity  of  Sacramento,  where 
the  levees  overflow  and  all  the  ducks  from  the  other 
parts  of  the  State  congregate.  But  does  that  signify 
simply  because  they  have  ducks  in  that  vicinity  we 
shall  allow  the  wanton  destruction  of  2,500,000  ducks 
every  winter  to  be  shipped  to  the  markets  there  to  - 
be  disposed  of  for  the  paltry  dollar?  It  is  outrageous 
and  should  be  stopped  at  all  hazards.  A  dead  duck 
never  breeds,  and  when  you  ship  them  to  market  at 
that  rate  how  long  do  you  expect  your  supply  is  going 
to  last?  They  say  these  are  migratory  birds;  they 
are  right,  but  it  is  an  even  bet  that  most  of  the- 
ducks  shipped  to  the  markets  of  this  State  during 
October  are  home  bred  birds.  It  is  a  peculiar  thing 
that  the  California  Fish  Commission  a  few  years  ago 
sent  broadcast  a  circular  entitled,  "Other  equity  of 
the  game  laws,"  in  which  they  spoke  at  length  on 
the  subject  of  game  protection  and  non-sale.  In 
that  circular  and  in  their  reports  to  the  Governor 
they  earnestly  advocated  the  non-sale  of  all  our  field 
game,  yet  at  the  same  time  these  very  men  are  be- 
fore the  Legislature  opposing  with  all  the  force  at 
their  command  the  non-sale  of  wild  ducks.  Certainly 
this  is  very  strange,  and  the  writer  would  be  pleased 
to  be  enlightened  in  regard  to  this  affair.  California 
is  noted  for  its  fish  and  game,  and  the  revenue  which 
annually  goes  to  the  State  from  sportsmen  and  tour- 
ists, and  this  alone  demands  that  such  valuable  as- 
sets be  protected.  We  need  fish  and  game  protection 
in  this  State  and  we  need  "it  had.  Furthermore,  we 
need  a  commission  that  will  cater  to  no  class  and 
will  see  that  the  laws  are  upheld  according  to  the 
statute  books.  Give  us  a  commission,  Governor,  com- 
posed of  sportsmen,  and  a  chief  deputy  who  will 
do  his  duty,  and  I  feel  safe  in  saying  the  question  of 
fish  and  game  protection  will  be  solved.    Verv  trulv, 

E.  A.   MOCKER, 
Secretary  Cal.  Game  and  Fish  Protective  Assn. 


Saturday,  February  23,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


AMERICAN    KENNEL  CLUB'S  ANNUAL   MEETING. 


August  Belmont  assumed  the  role  of  a  pacificator 
and  succeeded  in  averting  a  concerted  movement 
that  threatened  to  disrupt  the  American  Kennel 
Club.  Never  in  the  history  of  the  organization  has 
such  bitterness  of  feeling  been  manifested  as  came 
to  the  surface  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  club, 
which  was  held  at  its  headquarters,  55  Liberty  street, 
Thursday,  February  14th,  states  the  New  York  Times. 
When  the  fight  was  at  its  thickest,  President  Belmont 
took  the  opposition  by  complete  surprise  and  held  out 
the  olive  branch  in  the  shape  of  an  amendment  to 
the  amendment  offered  by  the  opposition  element, 
practically  conceding  their  demands,  but  at  the 
same  time  retaining  the  prestige  and  dignity  of  the 
American  Kennel  Club  and  maintaining  the  pro- 
visions of  the  incorporation,  over  which  the  split 
was  threatened. 

Each  side  took  credit  for  a  victory,  but  the  result 
was  brought  about  by  the  diplomacy  of  President 
Belmont,  who,  on  the  part  of  the  executive  commit- 
tee, disclaimed  any  intention  or  desire  to  rob  the 
delegates  of  their  rights.  Mr.  Belmont's  amendment, 
which  gave  the  delegates  the  right  to  vote  at  all 
the  quarterly  meetings,  changed  the  entire  situation, 
and  peace  was  at  once  established,  where  a  few 
minutes   before   dissension  reigned. 

The  bitterness  of  the  fight  was  shown  by  the  elec- 
tion of  new  delegates.  At  past  meetings  about  2 
per  cent  of  the  applications  were  rejected,  but  at  this 
meeting  of  the  twelve  names  submitted  only  two 
were  admitted.  These  were  Dr.  Brownell  and  George 
Lander,  the  remaining  ten  delegates  being  black- 
listed. Sixty-four  delegates  were  present,  and  on 
a  test  vote  twenty-eight  voted  for  the  opposition. 
Fearing  that  the  applicants  for  membership  had 
been  instructed  to  vote  for  the  board  of  directors, 
the  opposition  invariably  voted  solid  against  the  ma- 
jority of  the  applicants,  and  as  a  two-thirds  vote  was 
required  to  elect,  the  opposition  element  succeeded 
in  preventing  any  possible  acquisition  to  the  regu- 
lars' forces. 

The  first  gun  of  the  fight  was  fired  when  Presi- 
dent Belmont  called  for  the  approval  of  the  minutes 
of  the  last  meeting.  This  brought  Dr.  Osgood  to  his 
feet  with  a  protest,  declaring  that  the  board  of  direc- 
tors were  not  properly  organized  at  the  time  of  the 
meeting,  there  being  only  six  directors  present, 
while  the  constitution  called  for  twelve.  Lawyer 
Auerbach.  who  was  called  in  as  counsel  for  President 
Belmont,  explained  that  it  was  necessary  for  the 
directors  to  meet  after  the  incorporation  of  the  club 
to  elect  the  full  membership  of  the  board  and  that 
the  directors  acted  in  a  perfectly  legal  manner,  as 
they  were  the  only  ones  in  existence  at  that  time. 

President  Belmont  ruled  that  Dr.  Osgood  was  out 
of  order,  and  the  latter  appealed  to  the  delegates 
present  to  sustain  the  objection  against  the  Chair. 
Mr.  Belmont  made  a  personal  appeal  to  the  dele- 
gates and  pointed  out  that  such  an  action  would  in  all 
probability  result  in  the  ultimate  disintegration  of 
the  club.  Further  bitterness  developed  during  the 
discussion,  but  the  vote  supported  the  ruling  of 
the  Chair  by  36  to  28.  This  was  taken  as  a  test 
vote  by  the  regulars,  but  the  opposition  professed 
not  to  be  in  any  way  discouraged,  and  in  explana- 
tion of  the  defeat  stated  that  several  delegates  who 
supported  Mr.  Belmont  as  the  presiding  officer  would 
reverse  their  votes  when  the  question  of  amend- 
ments was  decided. 

In  order  to  facilitate  the  business  of  the  meeting. 
President  Belmont  suggested  that  the  balloting  for 
new  members  be  conducted  at  the  same  time  as  the 
question  for  the  change  in  the  constitution.  Having 
received  the  consent  of  the  delegates  to  the  sugges- 
tion. Mr.  Belmont  called  H.  K.  Bloodgood  to  the 
Chair  and  addressed  the  delegates.  He  briefly  re- 
viewed the  history  of  the  American  Kennel  Club  and 
disclaimed  any  intention  to  deprive  those  present  of 
their  legal  rights.  If  they  felt  they  were  being  un- 
justly treated,  he  explained  that  they  had  a  remedy. 
He  denied  the  existence  of  any  legal  right  to  change 
the  constitution  and  quoted  the  law  on  corporations 
in  support  of  the  stand  taken  by.  the  board  of  direc- 
tors. He  appealed  to  the  delegates  to  seriously  con- 
sider the  amendments,  and  if  an  agreement  could  be 
reached  the  club  would  willingly  adopt  the  changes. 

Dr.  Osgood  said  the  delegates  at  the  time  of  vot- 
ing for  the  incorporation  of  the  club  misunderstood 
the  situation,  and  that  the  constitution  was  not  read 
to  the  delegates  at  the  meeting.  This  was  denied 
by  Secretary  Vredenburg.  Dr.  J.  E.  De  Mund  and 
Harry  T.  Peters  supported  Dr.  Osgood  and  asserted 
that  the  secretary  was  in  error.  President  Belmont 
read  an  affidavit  from  Secretary  Vredenburg,  which 
contained  a  description  of  an  interview  between 
Secretary  Vredenburg  and  Harry  T.  Peters  and  R. 
H.  Williams,  president  of  the  Westminster  Kennel 
Club,  during  which  the  latter  had  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  the  board  of  directors  of  the  New  York 
Racquet  Club  had  changed  the  number  of  their 
directors  in  the  same  manner  as  that  contemplated 
by  the  American  Kennel  Club,  and  also  that  Mr.  Wil- 
liams had  approved  of  the  changes. 

Harry  T.  Peters  admitted  the  incident  had  slipped 
his  mind,  and  admitted  the  affidavit  was  correct  in 
many  respects,  but  that  he  was  exceedingly  busy  at 
the  time  and  paid  little  attention  to  it.  Dr.  Osgood 
then  asked  why  the  Westminster  Kennel  Club  was 
entitled  to  so  much  consideration  and  the  other 
clubs  ignored.  The  report  of  the  president  was 
somewhat  of  a  surprise  to  Dr.  Osgood,  who  stated 
that  if  "everything  is  square  and  .above  board  we 
will  vote  for  you  and  support  you."  Harry  Peters 
made  a  fervent  appeal  for  harmony,  and  suggested 
that  the  older  heads  get  together  and  effect  a  com- 
promise. 


This  brought  President  Belmont  to  the  floor,  and 
in  a  conciliatory  spirit  he  met  the  objections  of  the 
opposition  by  offering  the  following  resolution: 

"That  the  annual  meeting  of  the  club  be  held  in 
February,  and  the  regular  quarterly  meetings  of  the 
delegates  be  held  in  May,  August  and  November,  at 
such  time  and  places  as  the  president  may  select, 
providing  twenty  days'  notice  be  given  to  the  dele- 
gates." 

The  effect  of  this  motion  changed  the  attitude  of 
many  of  the  members  and  broke  the  backbone  of 
the  opposition.  There  was  a  faint  effort  to  carry  the 
opposition  further,  but  a  vote  was  demanded  and 
the  motion  passed  unanimously. 

An  election  for  three  directors  to  succeed  William 
P.  Earle,  Joseph  M.  Dale  and  Gouverneur  M.  Carno- 
chan,  who  resigned,  resulted  in  the  election  of  J. 
Sergeant  Price,  Winthrop  Rutherfurd,  and  W.  O. 
Codman.  Dr.  F.  H.  Osgood,  the  leader  of  the  oppo- 
sition, who  was  nominated,  was  badly  beaten. 

The  board  of  directors  of  the  American  Kennel 
Club  met  Friday  at  the  headquarters  of  the  club,  55 
Liberty  street,  and  completed  the  business  of  the 
annual  meeting  which  was  left  unfinished  on  Thurs- 
day. President  August  Belmont  occupied  the  chair, 
and  the  following  directors  were  present:  W.  G. 
Rockefeller,  Marcel  A.  Viti.  Harry  T.  Peters,  Dwight 
Moore,  Singleton  Van  Schaick,  Monson  Morris,  J.  H. 
Brookfield,  J.  Sergeant  Price  Jr.,  H.  K.  Bloodgood, 
Howard  Willetts,  J.  G.  Bates,  M.  Arnold  and  A.  P. 
Vredenburg. 

Several  new  delegates  were  elected.  '  Two  appli- 
cations approved  by  the  membership  committee  were 
refused.  Marcel  A.  Viti  of  Philadelphia  and  G.  H. 
Taylor  of  New  York  were  appointed  counsel  to  the 
American  Kennel  Club. 

It  was  stated  by  several  of  the  disgruntled  dele- 
gates that  the  fight  against  the  American  Kennel 
Club  would  be  carried  into  the  courts  and  the  legality 
of  the  incorporation  of  the  club  tested,  hut  the  offi- 
cers of  the  club  do  not  anticipate  any  further  trou- 
ble. 


NOTES  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  SHOW. 


Society  has  never  been  more  loyal  to  that  portion 
of  America's  best  dogs  annually  assembled  for  ad- 
miration beneath  the  roof  of  Madison  Square  Garden 
than  was  the  case  Tuesday  morning.  February  12, 
when  the  thirty-first  bench  show  of  the  Westminster 
Kennel  Club  was  opened.  Three  features  exerted 
a  direct  influence  upon  the  enthusiasm  and  large 
attendance  of  the  day:  First,  the  record-breaking 
entry,  the  actual  number  of  dogs  benched  being  just 
one  short  of  an  even  2000;  second,  the  notably  high 
quality  that  prevailed  in  all  of  the  popular  breeds, 
while  third,  but  by  no  means  least,  to  the  majority 
of  the  spectators,  was  the  large  representation  of 
exhibitors  whose  names  are  familiar  in  other  walks 
of  life  outside  of  their  hobby  for  fine  dogs. 

Never  before  had  the  dogs  in  Madison  Square 
Garden  been  so  well  benched  for  careful  and  critical 
inspection  by  their  admirers.  The  aisles  on  the 
main  floor  were  wider,  but,  notwithstanding  this 
effort  to  accommodate  the  expectant  crowd,  it  was 
often  impassible  early  in  the  afternoon,  except  by 
waiting  one's  turn  patiently  in  line,  to  get  within 
visible  range  of  some  of  the  famous  exhibits,  such 
as  the  splendid  line  of  Collies  shown  by  Samuel 
TJntermyer  and  J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  the  Russian 
Wolfhounds,  the  Great  Danes,  the  sporting  dogs 
and  Spaniels,  and  the  array  of  champion  and  ex- 
champion  Bulldogs  in  the  gallery. 

The  greatly  increased  entries  among  the  larger 
breeds  forced  the  management  to  place  all  the 
smaller  and  so-called  toy  dogs  in  the  concert  hall, 
where  they  were  enabled  to  enjoy  all  the  dignity 
of  a  special  exhibition  of  their  own.  The  judging 
was  done  there,  too,  in  a  large  ring  in  the  center 
of  the  floor,  'divided  into  two  sections,  and  the  only 
two  lady  judges  of  the  show,  Mrs.  R.  F.  Mayhew 
and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Hadley,  were  kept  busy  all  day 
picking  out  the  blue  ribbon  winners  from  the  steady 
stream  of  entries  to  the  ring  as  each  class  was 
called. 

Interest  in  the  judging  on  the  main  floor  was  cen- 
tered in  the  competition  between  the  entries  of 
Samuel  TJntermyer  and  J.  Pierpont  Morgan  in  classes 
for  rough  Collies,  in  which  Mr.  TJntermyer's  recent 
importation,  Ch.  Squire  of  Tytton,  swept  everything 
before  him.  The  Morgan  dogs  did  not  seem  in  the 
best  of  condition. 

The  Greystone  Kennels  sent  a  strong  representa- 
tion in  all  the  classes,  and  with  very  few  excep- 
tions secured  the  premier  awards.  Many  of  the 
winners  were  imported,  or  the  get  of  imported  dogs, 
against  which  the  home-bred  dogs  w«re  unable  to 
successfully  compete.  The  Princess  de  Montglyon 
was  also  a  prominent  exhibitor  in  the  Collie  class 
with  a  number  of  the  well  known  Argentau  bred, 
which  succeeded  in  winning  many  second  ribbons 
and  defeating  several  of  Mr.  Morgan's  entries. 

The  Fox  Terriers  made  a  splendid  showing. 
Winthrop  Rutherford,  who  re-appeared  as  an  exhibi- 
tor after  an  absence  of  several  years,  met  with  un- 
expected success.  He  won  the  winner's  class  for 
dogs  with  Warren  Veracity,  although  he  expected 
his  second  entry,  Blue  Beard,  to  capture  the  first 
prize.  Warren  Veracity  is  a  young  dog,  which  was 
shown  for  the  first  time.  He  is  tan  marked,  with 
long,  punishing  jaws,  grand  ribs  and  head.  In  win- 
ners bitches,  Mr.  Rutherford  won  with  Warren  Rem- 
edy, a  sister  to  Warren  Veracity,  which  beat  Ch. 
Sabine  Result.  In  the  wire-haired  division,  A.  H. 
Higginson,  Master  of  the  Middlesex  Hunt,  won  in 
dogs  with  Encliffe  President,  which  made  his  first 
appearance  in  this  country,  and  which  under  the 
name  of   St.   Ann's   President  was   a  big  winner  in 


England.  W.  Scott  Maccombe  of  Dobbs  Ferry  won 
in  bitches  with  Rowsly  Courtly.  The  home-bred 
dogs  showed  to  advantage  in  these  classes,  and  dem- 
onstrated that  American  breeders  are  able  to  more 
than  hold  their  own  in  breeding  Fox  Terriers. 

While  there  were  no  typically  sensational  inci- 
dents, there  were  several  surprises  and  the  genuine 
dog  crowd  found  plenty  to  talk  about  as  the  awards 
were  made.  One  of  the  things  that  the  experts  call 
courteously  a  reversal  of  form  was  the  complete  de- 
feat of  Mrs.  George  J.  Gould's  Ch.  Bulldog.  Heath 
Baronet,  which,  before  coming  here  from  England 
two  years  ago,  held  the  championship  abroad  for 
several  seasons.  This  is  the  first  time  that  Mrs. 
Gould  has  exhibited  her  Bulldog  in  a  New  York 
show,  although  at  the  Banbury  show  a  year  ago  it 
carried  off  everything  in  its  class.  But  under  the 
judging  of  Henry  C.  Beadleston,  the  English  cham- 
pion failed  to  figure  at  all,  being  beaten  in  the 
limit  and  open  dog  classes  by  the  famous  Mahomet, 
owned  by  Miss  L.  De  Groot  of  Rutherford,  N.  J., 
recently  imported  to  this  country.  Mahomet  held 
the  English  championship  after  the  departure  of 
Heath  Baronet.  The  dog  was  shown  well  and  was 
in  prime  condition,  and  later  scored  another  distinct 
triumph  by  defeating  Richard  Croker's  Broadway, 
one  of  the  big  winners  last  year.  Croker's  puppy, 
Buccaneer,  defeated  a  large  class. 

J.  R.  Thorndike  of  Boston,  who  only  entered  two 
Irish  Terriers,  furnished  the  interesting  feature  in 
the  judging  of  Irish  Terriers,  when  his  puppy.  Thorn- 
croft  Ignito,  shown  for  the  first  time,  swept  the 
hoards  literally  in  all  the  dog  classes.  As  a  result, 
Thorncroft  Ignito  came  out  of  the  ring  with  seven 
blue  ribbons,  beginning  with  puppies  and  concluding 
in  the  winners'  class,  beating  in  the  latter  Ch.  Dun- 
croggan  Straight  Tip. 

No  lack  of  interest  was  apparent  in  the  second 
day's  judging.  While  the  dog  fanciers  predominated, 
there  was  a  big  gathering  of  society  folks.  The  dog 
show,  it  seems,  has  become  a  fitting  rival  to  the 
horse  show  as  a  social  function.  The  opportunity 
for  the  display  of  elaborate  gowns  is  missing,  but 
there  is  more  real  interest  in  the  exhibition.  Many 
of  the  leaders  of  society  are  on  the  list  of  exhibit- 
ors.   This  is  especially  the  case  with  the  toy  dogs. 

The  battle  between  the  Collie  kennels  of  Samuel 
Untermyer  and  J.  Pierpont  Morgan,  which  began  on 
Tuesday  afternoon,  was  continued  Wednesday,  and 
resulted  in  a  complete  defeat  for  the  Cragston  Ken- 
nels. The  contest  for  supremacy  between  these  two 
exhibitors  was  one  of  the  leading  features  of  the 
show,  and  when  the  rival  dogs  were  being  exhibited 
in  the  ring  a  big  crowd  was  on  hand  to  watch  the 
work  of  the  judges. 

The  famous  imported  Ch.  Squire  of  Tytton  lived 
up  to  his  reputation  and  swept  everything  in  his 
class — first  prizes  in  limit,  open  and  winners,  and 
secured  the  Van  Schaick  cup  for  the  best  Collie  in 
the  show,  defeating  Mr.  Morgan's  Ch.  Ormskirk  Ar- 
tist. In  the  class  for  the  best  Collie  bred  in  America, 
Mr.  Untermyer  won  with  Mountaineer  Magistrate, 
who  won  the  Collie  Club  cup  and  which  also  heat 
Ch.  Ormskirk  Artist.  The  TJntermyer  Collies,  cham- 
pions Squire  of  Tytton,  Mountaineer  Magistrate  and 
Southport  Sculptor,  won  all  the  first,  second  and 
third  prizes  in  the  open  classes  for  rough  Collies, 
in  which  Mr.  Morgan's  newly  imported  Wishaw  Su- 
perior, and  Ormskirk  Artist  failed  to  secure  an 
award.  Among  the  other  important  prizes  won  by 
Mr.  TJntermyer's  dogs  are  the  Westminster  Stakes, 
and  for  the  best  Collie  in  the  show  for  either  sex. 
Mr.  Morgan's  only  victory  was  in  the  class  for  best 
bred  by  exhibitors,  which  went  to  Cragston  Blue 
Prince.  Alstead  Collie  Kennel's  Ormskirk  Typist 
beat  Mr.  TJntermyer's  Greystone  Belinda  for  the  club 
medal,  offered  for  the  best  Collie  in  the  show  of 
opposite  sex  to  the  winner  of  the  Van  Schaick  cup. 

The  ribbons  carried  off  by  the  Princess  de  Mont- 
glycon's  string  included  the  classes  for  open  bitches 
bred  by  the  exhibitor,  the  novice  bitches  and  for 
veteran  dogs,  her  Glory  of  Argenteau  especially  pro- 
voking favorable  comment.  Aside  from  her  victories, 
the  single  Morgan  triumph,  and  the  win  of  Orms- 
kirk Typist  among  the  bitches,  Mr.  TJntermyer  swept 
the  boards  with  his  dogs. 

Dr.  Knox's  Bloodhounds  proved  invincible  in  their 
classes,  and  only  a  single  ribbon  escaped"  him,  in  a 
novice  class.  So  were  A.  N.  Higginson's  Hounds. 
The  Dalmore  Kennels'  predominated  among  the 
Great  Dane  winners.  Sandow  of  Dalmore  took  more 
prizes  than  any  other  of  the  breed  exhibited.  G. 
F.  Eggert  ran  a  close  second  in  the  classes  and  his 
Mira  carried  off  the  champion  prize  for  bitches. 

In  the  Cocker  classes  George  Douglass'  Hindu  King 
by  Ch.  Standard,  out  of  Miss  Primrose,  took  winners 
class  among  the  blacks,  and  O.  B.  Harks  Lucky  in 
the  class  for  other  than  blacks  among  the  dogs,  while 
the  champion  prizes  for  bitches  were  won  by  Bryn- 
wood  Kennels'  Vashti  for  blacks,  and  J.  S.  Clark's 
Mayflower  for  other  colors.  Hindu  King  was  ad- 
judged the  best  in  dogs  or  bitches,  any  color.  The 
Annandale  Kennels  had  a  number  of  winning  dogs 
in- the  various  other  classes,  and  won  the  special 
for  the  best  team. 

Princess  de  Montglyon  won  a  number  of  notable 
victories  with  her  dogs,  other  than  Collies.  The 
most  important  success  was  for  Chow  Chows,  which 
she  won  with  Chin  Chino.  beating  the  entries  o£ 
Mrs.  F.  F.  Proctor  and  the  Blue  Dragon  Kennels. 

The  English  judge,  William  Arkwright.  placed 
Dainty  Kitty,  a  liver  and  white  bitch,  with  nothing 
of  special  moment  to  commend  her,  above  the  noted 
Ch.  Coronation  in  the  class  for  Pointer  bitches. 
Judge  Arkwright  was  unable  to  find  Ch.  Cor 
worthy  of  any  first  prizes  when  he  officiate  " 
land,  where  she  was  shown  before  being 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPO RTSMAN 


[Saturday,  February  23,  1907. 


THOEOUGHBEED        STAXUON       FOB 
SALE. 
I  have  six  thoroughbred  stallions  for 
sale    at     prices     to    suit    purchasers    of 
limited   means.      No   breeder   of   harness 
horses  can  afford  to  go  without  a  thor- 
oughbred horse  on  his  farm  for  a  brood- 
mare   sire    for     getting    fine   mares    for 
dams  of  high  class  roadsters.     Address 
CAPT.   T.   B,   MERRY, 

549    Grand    Ave, 
Los  Angeles,   CaJ, 

FOB    SAXiF.    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2 :16  Vs.  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2 : 1 5  % ,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  F.  H.  McEvoy,  Menlo  Fark,   CaL 

FOB  SALE. 
Chestnut  filly  EE5EINA  (two-year- 
old)  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Petrina 
(dam  of  Lady  Petrina  2:27)  by  Pied- 
mont. This  filly  is  very  promising  and 
is  entered  and  fully  paid  up  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  5  and  the  Occi- 
dent Stake  for  190S.  Applv  to 
S.  T.  CORAM, 

CenterviUe,   CaL 

TTXTB  BRED  MARE  FOB  SALE. 
MISS  DIRECT,  handsome  black  mare 
by  Direct  2:05%.  dam  Amy  H.  by  Echo, 
son  of  Hambletonian  10;  second  dam  by 
Langford,  thoroughbred  son  of  William- 
son's Belmont.  A  fine  individual  in 
every  respect.  Will  be  sold  reasonable. 
This  mare  can  be  seen  at  2523  Eagle 
Ave.,  Alameda,  and  for  reference  as  to 
her  breeding  and  quality  apply  to  Geo. 
A-  Davis,  Pleasanton,  manager  of 
Rancho  del  Valle.  For  price  address 
MBS.  M.  E.  HEWLETT,  2523  Eagle  Ave., 
Alameda,    CaL      Tel.    Alameda    1637. 

FOB  SALE. 

Two  Standard  Bred  Mares.  One  sired 
by  Boodle;  first  dam  by  Silver  Bow;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Antevolo;  third  dam  bv 
Nutwood;  fourth  dam  by  Williamson's 
Belmont.  Bred  to  Robert  Direct  in 
1906  and  in  foal. 

The  other  bred  same  as  first,  except 
Silver   Bow    cross. 

Also  one  Yearling  Colt  (out  of  first 
described  mare)  by  Robert  Direct,  en- 
tered and  paid  up  to  date  in  Breeders' 
Futurity.  For  particulars  address  G.  K. 
HOSTETTER,   Lindsay,  Tulare   Co.,   CaL 

JERSEYS.  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs. 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los  Angeles,    CaL 

IMPORTED    EACHTET    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


$30,000 


FOB  SALE. 
S1000  A  MOITTH  FBOFIT. 
Livery   stable   business  for  sale,    near 
San   Francisco;    thirty-five   head   horses; 
rigs    and    harnesses    all    in    good    condi- 
tion;  clearing  $1000   per  month. 
For  particulars  address 

LB  A  BABKEB  DALZIEL. 
620  Octavia  St., 

San  Francisco,   CaL 


FOB  SALE. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old, 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse-, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked- 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorreL  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  own  price. 

SOL  SHOCKLEY. 

Merced,  CaL 
FOB  SALE. 


A  handsome  bay  mriFe,  eight  years  old, 
weighs  1050  pounds,  stands  15.3  hands. 
She  is  sired  by  McKinney;  first  dam  by 
Winwood.  son  of  Antevolo  2:19*&;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Captain  Webster  by  Wil- 
liamson's Belmont.  Price,  $300. 
Apply  to 

W.  J.  TB. VINE, 
1122  Second  Street, 

Sacramento,  CaL 

SOME  EXTRA  GOOD  ONES  FOB  SALE. 


FOB  SALE. 


I  offer  for  sale  my  broodmare  Elec- 
tress  Wilkes  2:2S14  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 
She  is  now  in  foal  to  Kinney  Lou  2:07ai, 
and  is  due  about  March  15th.  Electress 
Wilkes  is  the  dam  of  that  fast  trotting 
mare  Lady  Mowry  2:09%  by  McKinney. 
and  Lady  Mowry's  full  sister  has  shown 
2:10  speed  in  training.  The  dam  of  Elec- 
tress Wilkes  is  Electress  2:27%  by 
Elector  2170,  son  of  Electioneer,  and  her 
second  dam  is  the  thoroughbred  mare 
Sugar  Plum  by  Lodi,  see  American  Stud 
Book. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  a  two-year-old 
filly  by  Mendocino  2:19*4,  and  a  yearling 
coit  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out  of  the 
dam  of  Lady  Mowry   2:09%. 

"Unless  Electress  Wilkes  is  sold  before 
she  foals  I  will  withdraw  her  from  sale 
and  breed  her  again  this  year. 

Any  further  information  as  to  prices, 
etc.,  will  be  furnished  on  application  to 
the   owner. 

J.    C.  MOWHY, 

Newark.  CaL 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street.  , 
Oakland.  Cal..  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


COLTS  AND  FILLIES  by  CORONADO 
2:09%.  out  of  mares  sired  by  Woolsey 
(full  brother  to  Sunol  2:08%),  Gossipei 
2:1434,  Abbotsford  and  Noble  Medium, 
that  have  shown  fast  with  little  work. 
Also  a 

FOUR  -  YEAR  -  OLD  STALLION  by 
SIDNEY  DILLON  (sire  of  Lou  Dillon 
l:oS%).  out  of  Eveline,  dam  of  Ole 
2:10i£,  Roblet  2:12.  grandam  of  Ronalei 
2:09%.  etc.),  by  Nutwood  600;  also  a 

FOUR- YEAR-OLD  FILLY  by  SIDNEY 
DILLON,  out-  of  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
This  filly  has  shown  quarters  in  36  sec- 
onds. I  offer  the  above  at  private  sale 
as  I  am  closing  out  my  stable  of  horses. 
They  can  all  be  raced  this  year.  Addresr- 
MBS.  L.  J.  HASTINGS, 

4336  Vermont  Ave., 

Los  Angeles,  CaL 


FOB  SALE. 

One  Brown  Mare,  7  years  old.  full 
sister  to  Jasper  Ayers  2:09.  "Will  weigh 
about  1.200  pounds,  is  16  hands  high, 
has  been  used  only  for  breeding.  Is  of 
show  horse  type  and  fine  breeder.  Is 
in  foal  to  Avalon. 

One  Black  Colt  out  of  the  above  mare 
by  Robt.  Direct.  This  colt  is  a  verv 
fast  trotter  and  is  large,  well  muscled, 
good  flat  bone.  Will  make  a  horse  that 
will  weigh  1,250  or  1,300  pounds.  Is  well 
enough  bred  to  head  a  stock  farm. 

One  Brown  Mare.  5  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasapine  2:14%.  Will  weigh 
about  1.000  to  1.050  pounds:  is  well 
broken  and  gentle;  is  a  square  and  clean 
gaited  trotter.  Will  sell  the  above 
mares  and  colt  reasonable.  For  particu- 
lars write 

J.    H.    WAG1TEB, 

Selma,  CaL 


JACK    FOB    SALE. 


Nine  years  old:   not  a  blemish.     Best 
stock  raised  in  California;  in  good  order. 
B.  W.  FE  TEES  ON, 

Santa  Rosa.  CaL 

PASTUHAGE. 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.   CHASE, 
Sonoma,   CaL 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QtTINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mateo. 


PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlboell  &  Son. 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 


VALENCIA    FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2t'2  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley. 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 108S. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN   J.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


In  Stakes  and  Premiums 


$30,000 


($17,500  FOR   HARNESS   HORSES) 


Petal u ma    Fair  and    Race   Meeting 

August  24  to  31  inclusive.  Harness  Races  August  26  to  31 

ENTRIES     CLOSE    MONDAY,    MARCH    4,    1907. 

The  Largest  Premiums  for  Horses,  Cattle,  Live  Stock  of  all  Kinds  and  Farm  Products  Ever  Offered  in  the  State  Will  Be  Given. 


Programme  Harness  Races.      Guaranteed  Stakes. 


MONDAY,  AUGUST  26th. 

2:14  Class  Pacing $1,500 

2:17  Class  Trotting 2.000 

TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Pacing $1 ,500 

Free  for  All  Trotting 2.000 

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  28th. 

Three  Year  Olds  Trotting $1,500 

Free  for  All  Pacing] 2,000 


THURSDAY,    AUGUST    29th. 

Two  Year  Olds   Trotting $1,500 

Trotters  Without  Records 1,500 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST  30th. 

Pacers  Without  Records $1,500 

2:14  Class  Trotting 2,000 

SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st. 

2:10  Class  Pacing .. $2,000 

2:12  Class  Trotting 2,000 


Only  2  Per  Cent  to  Enter 


Entrance    and   Pas*ments   as    follows:      2   per   cent   to   enter,    parable    Mondav.   March 
ent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1,  1907.     Declarations   (to   declari 


2  per  cent 

is  made,  or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full 


5  per  cent. 


4,  1907;  1  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1.  1907,  and 
re  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration 


June  lf^Sr^,Y^f^A=A°=^f=°/V„1,h»tie,JSiSrmellt-,0f  a-T\  "A*??".?*1  2  per  cent'  ias  the  ri^ht  °f  transferring  bis  entry  and  snbstitntdng  another  horse  on  Saturday, 
dune  i&,  1907,  tne  bcrse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  15,  1907,  to  tbe  class  in  wnich   be    is    named. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE— The  Petaluma  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.     It  will  be  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness 

•aces.    T,ie  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.  E.    Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting  and  everything  will   be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting   horsemen   and 

insure  high-class  racing.     This  fair  and   race  meeting  w.ll    be  extensively  advertised,  excursions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one 

or  tne  biggest  fairs  and   race  meetings  ever  held   in   California.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager, 


Xational  Trotting  Association. 


Harry  Stover,  Manager,  P.O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


Saturday,  February  23,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


A  Guide  to  Horse  Boot 
Buying— Free 


The  latest  and  greatest  improve- 
ments in  norse  Boots — the  re- 
sult of  two  years'  planning,  as- 
sisted by  the  advice  and  ideas 
of  the  master  reinsmen  of  the 
country — will  be  found  in  our 
new  catalogue.  It  shows  more 
new  patterns  and  improvements 
than  any  catalogue  ever  pub- 
lished. We  are  making  the  only 
absolutely  new  and  up-to-date 
line  of  horse  boots  on  the  mar- 
ket this  year.  Old  styles  and 
finish  left  far  behind.  Don't  buy 
a  dollar's  worth  until  you  see 
our  new  book.  It's  free.  Write 
to-day. 


NOTICE  THE  SHAPE 

THE  NEW  "SELL" 

WIDE  HEEL 
QUARTER   BOOT 

An  improvement  in  construction 
that  you  have  waited  for  a  long 
time— originated  and  perfected 
by  us.  This  boot  follows  the 
natural  lines  of  the  hoof,  fits 
closely  and  comfortably,  and 
positively  will  not  rub,  pinch, 
chafe,  bruise  or  injure  the  quar- 
ters or  heels  in  any  way.  Our 
improved  method  of  pressing 
makes  the  shape  permanent,  and 
it  will  outwear  any  other  quar- 
ter boot  on  the  market.  Beware 
of  imitations  of  this  boot. 

EXAMINE  THE  CUT 

and  consider  the  following  points: 

AT  A  A  the  curves  are  made 
correctly,  permitting  the 
straps  to  be  drawn  tightly 
without  pinching  or  chafing 
the  quarters. 

AT  B  B  the  curves  prevent  all 
danger  of  bruising  the  heels. 

AT  C  we  have  cut  away  part  of 
the  boot  to  show  our  Improv- 
ed Metal  Gore  Support.  It 
holds  the  boot  in  position  and 
prevents  the  stitching  from 
ripping  at  the  gore,  and  posi- 
tively will  not  injure  the 
horse's  heels. 


OURNEWW 
0FSEW1N6 

THCSTRAPS 
ONTHE  WRAP- 
PERS TO  PRE- 
VENTCHAJING 


ANOTHER   IMPROVEMENT 

See  how  the  straps  are  sewed 
to  the  wrapper  of  the  leg  boots. 
All  straps  are  sewed  to  a  sep- 
arate piece  of  leather  which  is 
securely  stitched  to  the  wrapper. 
This  prevents  chafing  and  the 
straps  will  not  pull  off.  Es- 
pecially good  for  boots  with 
kersey  wrappers. 

SELL   BRAND 

Boots  (formerly  known  as  the 
Gilliam)  are  now  carried  in 
stock  by  the  leading  dealers  in 
the  West.  For  free  catalogue 
address 

THE  SELL  HORSE  GOODS  CO. 

CANTON,  OHIO. 


.The  Second  Semi=Annual  Sale 

OF   STANDARD    BRED    HORSES   and    REGISTERED  DURHAM  BULLS  WILL  BE  HELD 

Thursday,  February  28th,  1907 

AT  THE  CELEBRATED 

Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm,  Danville,  Cal. 

THEY  COMPRISE -*- 

25  STANDARD  BRED  TWO-YEAR-OLD   FILLIES,  COLTS  AND  GELDINGS,  by  Chas.  Derby  2:20,  Bonnie  Direct  2:05&, 

Stam  B.  2:11%,  Searchlight  2:03%,  Nushagak  25939,  sire  of  Aristo  2:08%, .etc. 
15  TWO-YEAR-OLD  CLEVELAND  BAY,  thoroughbred  and  well  bred  work  horses.    All  halter  broken. 
30  TWO-YEAR-OLD   REGISTERED   DURHAM   BULLS,  by  King   Spicy  2d   154525,  Bessie's     Marquise     205085,   Humboldt 

Victor  3d  175071,  and  scotch  Thistle  167322. 
In  addition  to  these  there  will  be  offered  at  private  sale  a  nice  lot  of  registered  Devon  Bulls,  two  to  three  years  old. 

WRITE  FOR  CATALOGUE.    A  special  train  will  await  all  morning  trains  at   Port  Costa  and  return  after  sale  to  Port 
Costa..   Sale  to  be  held  under  cover. 


Louis  Shaffer,  Auctioneer 


Edward  M.  Humphrey,  Manager 


Sixteen  2  year  Olds 


by 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15)2 

A  record  no  other  horse  has  ever  equalled  at  the  same  age. 
And  his  35  in  2 :3a  at  13  years  was  double  the  number  of 
some  of  the  best. 

£3?&^£:  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


A  SQUARE   DEAL   FOR  A 
ROUND   DOLLAR 

American    Horse    Breeder 


FOURTH 


Futurity 

PURSE,  $10,000 


RENEWAL 


Entrance 

ONE  DOLLAR 

NO   SUBSTITUTION 
OPEN    TO    MARES    BRED    IN    1905,    FOALS    OF    1907 

$7,000  to  three=year=old  Trotters 

$5,000  TO   WINNER 

$3,000  to  three-year=oId  Pacers 

$2,000  TO  WINNER 

$700  to  Nominators  of  Dams  of  Money  Winners 

==  Entries  Close  MARCH  1  ■ 

CONDITIONS:  $1.00  is  due  March  1,  1907,  when  name  of  mare,  her 
color,  age  and  breeding,  and  name  of  sire  to  which  she  was  bred  in  1906, 
must  be  given.  $10.00  is  due  November  1,  1907,  when  color  and  sex  of 
foal  must  be  given.  NO  MORE  PAYMENTS  ARE  DUE  TILL  YEAR  OF 
RACE.  On  June  1,  1910,  a  payment  of  $50.00  will  be  due  on  trotting 
foals,  $20.00  on  pacing  foals.  The  evening  before  the  race  a  payment 
of  $100.00  will  be  due  on  trotting  foals,  $50.00  on  pacing  foals.  Races 
mile  heats,  two  in  three.  In  trotting  division  money  will  be  divided 
$5,000.00  to  first  horse,  $1,000.00  to  second  horse,  $350.00  to  third  horse, 
$150.00  to  fourth  horse,  $300.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  winner,  $125.00 
to  nominator  of  dam  of  second  horse,  $50.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of 
third  horse,  $25.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  fourth  horse.  In  pacing 
division  money  will  be  divided  $2,000.00  to  first  horse,  $500.00  to  second 
horse,  $200.00  to  third  horse.  $100.00  to  fourth  horse,  $120.00  to  nominator 
of  dam  of  winner,  $50.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  second  horse,  $20.00 
to  nominator  of  dam  of  third  horse,  $10.00  to  nominator  of  dam  of  fourth 
horse.  No  entry  will  be  liable'  for  more  than  the  amount  paid  in,  or 
contracted  for.  With  exceptions  herein  noted,  rules  of  association  of 
which  the  track  where  the  races  will  be  held  is  a  memoer,  will  govern. 

AMERICAN    HORSE    BREEDER    PUBLISHING    COMPANY, 
169    High   Street,    Boston,    Mass. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN   VIEW,   CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running"  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Girocrael 
and   Fed  if    Owners    So    Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming.  Exercising,  etc..  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15    per    month.      For   particulars    address 

ROBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER   FAHM,    MOUNTAIN   VIEW, 
Reference — S.  P.  Hiding1  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each  week   day,   rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street ;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


THOS.   H.  -WILLIAMS,  President. 
PERCY  W.  TBEAT,   Secretary. 


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[Saturday,  February  23,  1907. 


Twice  as  Many 

2,io  trotters  as  any  other  sire — living  or  dead — is  why 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

stands  alone  as  the  greatest  extreme  speed  progenitor.     He 
has  16  in  2:10,  39  in  2:15,  56  in  2:20,  S2  in  2:30. 

SoTtEftoS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Co. 

Announces  the  Renewal  of 

The  Horseman  'Siffi?  Futurity 

A  GUARANTEED   STAKE   OF 

$15,000.00 

For  Foals  of  1907 — To  Race  as  3.Year=0lds  in  1910 


$11,000  for  3=year=old  TROTTERS       $4,000  for  3=year=old  PACERS 

Entries  Close  March  2,  1907 

Richest  of  all  Newspaper  Futurities.    Most  Liberal 
System  of  Entrance. 

CONDITIONS. 

Entries  close  Saturday,  March  2,  1907,  when  first  payment  of  $5.00  shall  he 
made,  and  name,  color  and  full  pedigree  of  mare  and  name  of  stallion  to  which  she 
was  bred  must  be  given.  This  payment  includes  a  year's  subscription  to  The 
Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times,  which  will  be  sent  to  any  address  furnished 
by   the   nominator. 

Second  Payment — November  2,  1907 — $10,  when  color  and  sex  of  foal  must  be 
given.  If  a  nominated  mare  has  no  living  foal  on  this  date  her  owner  may  sub- 
stitute another  mare  and  foal   regardless   of  ownership. 

NO  FURTHER-  PAYMENTS  UNTIE  YEAR  OF  RACE, 

Third  payment — March  1,  1910 — $50  in  Trotting  Division;  $25  in  Pacing 
Division.     Name  and  Gait  of  foal  must  be  given  with  this  payment. 

Last  Payment — July  1,  1910 — $150  in  Trotting  Division;  $50  in  Pacing  Division. 

Failure  to  make  payments  when  due  shall  constitute  a  withdrawal  and  for- 
feiture of  previous  payments. 

The  Stake  will  be  raced  during  August  or  September,  1910,  exact  date  and 
track  to  be  announced  not  later  than  June  1st  of  that  year,  and  will  be  governed 
by  the  trotting  and  pacing  rules  governing  the  track  selected  except  where  other- 
wise provided  herein. 

Each  race  will  consist  of  three  heats  of  one  mile  each. 

In  case  of  a  tie  for  first  place  between  two  or  more  horses  at  the  end  of 
the  third  heat,  the  horses  so  tied  shall  race  off  the  tie. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  he  entitled  to  money  already  won. 

All  entrance  received  in  excess  of  the  guaranteed  value  of  this  Stake  shall  he 
divided  equally  "between  the  trotting  and  pacing  divisions,  and  the  added  money  In 
each  division  shall  he  awatded  70,  20  and  10  per  cent,  respectively,  to  the  first  three 
horses  in  the  summaries. 

The  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows: 

TROTTING  DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $2,500  to  first  horse;  $600  to  second  $300  to  third,  and  a  sterling- 
silver  cup  of  not  less  than  $500  in  value,  to  he  known  as  THE  HORSEMAN  AND 
SPIRIT    OF   THE    TIMES    FUTURITY    CUP,    for    the   horse    standing   best    in    the 
summary  at  the  end  of  the  race;  and  $300  to  the  nominator  of  the  dam. 
FACING   DIVISION. 

For  each  heat,  $750  to  first  horse;  $350  to  second;  $150  to  third;  $150  to  the 
horse  standing  best  in  the  summary  at  the  end  of  the  race,  and  $100  to  the  nomi- 
nator of  the  dam. 

Anyone  sending  a  club  of  five  annual  subscriptions  to  The  Horseman  and  Spirit 
of  the  Times  at  $3  each,  or  ten  semi-annual  subscriptions  at  $1.50  each,  or  enough 
of  both  to  amount  to  $15,   the  order  accompanied  by  cash,   shall  be  entitled  to  one 
nomination  and  an  additional  nomination  for  each  additional  club. 
All  Money  Faid  in  Goes  to  the  Stake.     The  Last  Horseman  Futurity  Amouted  to 

$20,000.00— TWENTY   THOUSAND    DOLLARS— $20,000.00 

The  Amount  Guaranteed  was  but  $12,500.00 


ENTRIES     CLOSE     SATHSDAT,     MABCH     2,     1907. 

SLAKES. 


Chicago  Horseman  Newspaper  Company 


DANIEL  J.  CAMPATJ,  President 


357  Dearborn  Street,  CHICAGO. 


WHITE     NOW    FOB    ENTBY 


CAMPBELL'S  E&^Sm   GALL  REMEDY 

For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  "We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drug's 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  In  Their  Stables 
PBICE — 25c,  50o  and  $1.00. 
(Rer.d  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  nest  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &-Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418  W.    Madison   St.,   Chicago.    III. 

So1"  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.      If  not  in  stock  ask  them  to 
^rite  ,ny  Jobber  for  it. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.   Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

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TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
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Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
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horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
bv  autos  or  cars. 


Iran  Alto 


Reg.  No.  24576 

Trotting  Race  Record  2:12 % 


Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  -with  so  fast  a  record  and  whose  sire  and  dam 
both  held  world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto  2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky), 
bv  Electioneer.  His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which  was  the  three- 
year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  4  and  grandam  of  12  in  the  list. 
Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  9  in  the  list.  Iran  Alto 
is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Erasse  2:11%.  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at  Lexington  last  October. 
His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and  race  horses. 

Will  Mate  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 
TERMS — S30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  "Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


The  Standard  Trotting  Stallion 


MONTEREY  {£■$*. 


2:09^ 
31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2.08 '/£ 
Monterey  Jr.  2.:24% 


By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%.  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:5S%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:0S%,  Joe 
"Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

950  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  "Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

"L'sual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 


YOSEMITE 


Standard  Bred  5=Year=01d  Trotter 


By  Monterey  2:09 


Dam  Leap  Tear  2:26*4  (sister  to  Iago  2:11)  by  Tempest.  Tosemite  is  15.3 
hands,  weighs  1,125  pounds.  One  of  the  handsomest,  best,  fastest  and  most  promis- 
ing young  stallions  on  this  Coast.     He  will  be  raced  this  year. 

TEEMS- ^S25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  "Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these   horses  apply   to   or  address 

PETEE  J.   "WILLIAMS, 

San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 


"Will  Mate   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,    Yolo    Comity,    CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04*4,  Zephyr 
2:07*4,  Charlev  T.  2:11*4,  Clara  E.  2:13%,  Eellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14.  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  He  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Money  due  at  time  of  service  or 
all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.     For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

"Woodland,    Cal. 


Saturday,  February  23,  1907.] 


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fourth  leg  is  there  all  right  but  it  is  not  worth  anything  because  of  a  curb, 
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curbs,  splints,  spavins,  wtndpuffs,  and  all  bunches  it 
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Entrance  fee  two  per  cent  due  April  1st.  1907;  one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1st,  1907,  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907;  five  per  cent  additional  from  winners. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  race  by  the  payment  of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two 
horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be  named  by  five  o'clock  P.  M.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take 
place. 

Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.    All  races  mile  heats,  best  three   in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 
Member  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 

F.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 
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$30,000  in  Stakes,  Purses  and  Premiums 

TO   BE  GIVEN    BY  THE 

Central  California  Circuit  of  Agricultural  Fairs 

TO  BE  HELD  AT  THE   FOLLOWING   CITIES: 

Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield 

Commencing  September  16th  and  Closing  October  12th,  1907 

$8,000  in  Early  Closing  Guaranteed   Stakes.     Horses  to  Be  Named  "With  Entry — 2  Per  Cent  to  Enter. 

Entries  to  Close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907 

FRESNO.  TULARE. 

No.  i.     Fresno  Trot,  2:20  class       ....  $1,000         No.  1.     Tulare  trot,  2:20  class         ....         Si. 000 

No.  2.     Fresno  Pace,  2:20  class           .         .         .  1,000         No.  2.     Tulare  Pace,  2:20  class           .         .         .                 1,000 

Address  C.  A.  Telfer,  Secretary,  Fresno,  Cal.  Address  W.  F.  Ingwerson,  Secretary,  Tulare,  Cal. 

HANFORD.  BAKERSFIELD. 

No.  1.      Hanford  Trot,  2:20  class          .          .          .  $1,000          No.  t.      Bakersfield  Trot,  2:20  class         .          .          .          Si, 000 

No.  2.      Hanford  Pace,  2:20  class              .          .          .  1,000          No.  2.      Bakersfield  Pace,  2:20  class             .        -:                  1,000 

Address  F.  L.  Howard,  Secretary,  Hanford,  Cal.  Address  T.  H.  Fogarty,  Secretary,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 

When  making  your  nominations  for  any  of  the  above  stakes,  be  careful  to  address  each  Secretary  in  the  Circuit,  the  names  and  addresses  of  which  are  hereby 
given:     Fresno,  C.  A.  Telfer;   Hanford,  F.  L.  Howard;  Tulare,  W.  F.  Ingwerson;   Bakersfield,  T.  H.  Fogarty. 

Entrance  due  as  follows;  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  April  1st,  1907,  when  entries  close;  one  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  May 
1st,  1907,  when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  two  per  cent  additional  on  June  1st,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out 
without  recourse. 

SUBSTITUTION. 

Nominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting  and  naming  another  horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

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Saturday,   March  2,  1907.] 


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THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established   1882.) 
F.   W.   KELLEY.    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      61S    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.    O.    DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as   Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;  Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  bul 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HIGHLAND   C.  2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%..H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL   Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McPADYEN  (2)   2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire   City   Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939    Woodland  Stock  Farm 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20% .  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2: 05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11   Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THAT  MAN  IS  WISE  who,  owning  a  large  or 
small  farm  and  having  plenty  of  feed  for  horses, 
attends  the  auction  sales  these  days  and  buys  well 
bred  brood  mares  that  are  good  individuals,  at  the 
prices  which,  for  some  reason,  are  now  low.  Large 
stock  farms  are  almost  things  of  the  past  and  to 
the  small  breeders  must  we  look  for  the  future  sup- 
ply of  all  kinds  of  horses.  It  is  the  small  farmer 
who  must  supply  the  demand  here  as  he  now  does 
in  Europe.  A  greater  part  of  the  orchard,  vineyard 
and  farm  work  of  Europe  is  done  with  mares  that 
raise  colts  every  year,  and  their  produce  is  con- 
sidered just  as  much  a  part  of  the  regular  output 
of  the  farm  as  are  the  fruits,  hay,  grain  or  vege- 
tables raised  by  the  aid  of  the  labor  of  these  mat- 
rons. It  is  coming  to  that  in  the  United  States  and 
coming  fast.  California  farmers  are  now  often  seen 
at  the  auction  sales  buying  horses  for  road  or  farm 
use.  They  should  buy  mares  whenever  they  have 
the  opportunity  to  get  good  ones  at  reasonable  prices. 
The  draft  mare  will  do  farm  work  the  year  round 
and  raise  a  colt  as  well.  The  road  mare  can  be 
used  nine  or  ten  months  in  the  year  even  though 
used  as  a  stud  matron.  Every  farmer  whose  acres 
are  sufficient  should  keep  both  kinds.  He  has  only 
to  beware  of  the  temptation  to  overstock  his  farm 
and  he  will  he  safe.  His  draft  mares  should  be  bred 
each  year  to  the  best  stallions  he  can  find  of  the 
breed  he  thinks  is  best  suited  to  his  uses  and  the 
market  in  his  locality,  and  he  should  stick  to  this 
breed.  His  road  mares  should  be  mated  with  good 
trotting  bred  stallions,  and  always  with  a  definite 
purpose  in  view.  If  he  enjoys  seeing  his  colts  race, 
let  him  breed  for  speed,  but  if  handsome  carriage 
horses  are  his  delight  then  stallions  with  the  quali- 
fications that  go  to  make  carriage  horses  should  be 
patronized.  Don't  keep  more  horses  on  your  farm 
than  you  can  feed  well,  and  don't  have  a  lot  of 
idle  horses  in  your  pastures  unless  you  have  money 
to  spend  on  them  just  for  your  own  pleasure.  But 
buy  mares  now  when  you  find  bargains.  They  will 
pay  good  interest  on  the  investment  if  wisely  • 
handled. 


ENTRIES  FOR  PETALUMA  MEETING  will  close 
on  Monday  next,  March  4th.  The  stakes  are  the 
largest  ever  offered  for  a  week  of  harness  racing 
in  California,  and  we  hope  there  will  be  a  large  list 
of  entries,  so  that  the  meeting  may  he  a  complete 
success  in  every  respect.  Owners  and  trainers 
should  consider  that  the  winning  of  one  stake  of 
$2,000  will  net  them  more  money  than  the  winning 
of  four  stakes  of  $500  each,  as  the  expense  is  so 
much  less.  The  same  class  of  horses  will  probably 
be  in  the  races  at  Petaluma  as  will  start  at  the 
State  Fair  and  the  Breeders'  meeting,  so  that  a 
horse  that  is  fast  enough  to  win  at  one  should  stand 
an  excellent  chance  to  win  at  all  three.  Some  of 
the  fastest  horses  now  in  training  in  California  will 
not  race  here,  but  will  go  East  to  compete  on  "the 
big  ring"  against  the  pick  of  the  American  training 
stables.  Chas.  De  Ryder,  who  made  such  a  success- 
ful campaign  across  the  mountains  last  season,  has 
decided  to  try  it  again,  and  will  enter  all  through 
the  Grand  Circuit.  While  we  should  very  much 
like  to  see  the  De  Ryder  string  race  here  in  Cali- 
fornia, still  we  are  pleased  that  he  and  others  will 
race  in  the  East,  as  we  want  to  see  California  repre- 
sented every  year  in  the  racing  classics  of  the 
Eastern  harness  tracks.  Our  breeding  farms  and 
training  tracks  are  able  to  turn  out  horses  enough 
to  send  several  good  strings  East  every  year  and  to 
fill  all  the  programs  that  are  arranged  at  home.  As 
long  as  there  are  famous  stakes  like  the  M.  &  M.,  the 
Transylvania  and  others  we  hope  to  see  California 
bred,  trained  and  owned  horses  competing  for  first 
money  in  them  and  getting  it,  and  that  this  may  be 
done  it  will  be  necessary  that  some  of  the  best  we 
breed  go  East  every  year.  But  the  outlook  is  so 
excellent  for  good  racing  fox  large  purses  in  Cali- 
fornia this  year  that  Petaluma's  program,  which  is 
the  first  to  close,  should  start  off  with  a  big  entry 
list.  We  hope  every  owner  who  thinks  his  horse 
stands  a  chance  to  win  any  of  the  rich  stakes  offered 
by  Mr.  Stover  will  mail  him  his  entry  on  Monday 
next. 


SUCCESSFUL    SALE    AT   CHASE'S    PAVILION. 


Horses   Owned   by   the   Late   James   Coffin   Attract   a 
Large   Crowd   of   Eager   Buyers. 


THE  STATE  FAIR  RACE  PROGRAM  will  be  con- 
fined to  six  days  this  year,  opening  on  Monday,  Sep- 
tember 9th,  and  continuing  through  the  week.  This 
is  good  news  to  horse  owners.  The  plan  of  opening 
the  race  program  on  Saturday,  which  has  prevailed 
at  the  State  Fair  in  late  years,  has  been  decidedly 
inconvenient  to  horse  owners  as  well  as  to  all  who 
attend  the  State's  annual  exposition.  The  Occident 
Stake  will  now  be  on  the  program  for  Monday,  and 
the  Stanford  Stake,  in  which  several  of  the  same 
three-year-old  trotters  are  entered,  will  be  decided 
the  following  Saturday.  The  program  of  harness 
racing  provides  for  nine  events,  with  an  aggregate 
value  of  $9,600,  besides  the  two  stake  races  which 
will  swell  the  total  to  at  least  $15,000  to  be  dis- 
tributed among  the  harness  horses  at  the  Fair  this 
year.  The  State  Fair  will  open  on  Monday,  Septem- 
ber 2d,  but  there  will  be  no  racing  the  first  week. 
The  pavilion  display  will  be  open,  however,  as  dur- 
ing that  week  the  National  Irrigation  Congress  will 
be  in  session  at  Sacramento,  and  it  is  proposed  to 
make  the  display  of  California  products  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  complete  ever  seen  in  this  State,  as 
between  one  and  two  thousand  Eastern  people  will 
be  in  attendance  on  the  Irrigation  Convention.  On 
Saturday,  September  7th,  the  live  stock  exhibit  will 
be  opened  at  Agricultural  Park,  and  on  Monday, 
September  9th,  the  racing  program  will  be  inaugu- 
rated with  the  Occident  Stake.  Everything  looks 
propitious  for  the  greatest  Fair  in  the  history  of 
the  State  Agricultural  Society. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Subscriber — Get  a  copy  of  the  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man of  December  29,  1906,  our  Holiday  edition,  and 
on  page  23  you  will  find  the  pedigree  and  many 
interesting  facts  about  Robert  Direct. 

G.  F.  M.,  Millbrae — Tony  Faust  ran  in  November 
and  part  of  December  of  1906  in  Schreiber's  colors, 
and  Schreiber  now  owns  a  half  interest  in  the  horse, 
although  S.  C.  Hildreth's  colors  are  used  when  he 
runs. 


There  is  no  day  in  the  year  and  there  never  will 
be  any  in  any  year  when  a  perfect  team  of  trot- 
ting roadsters  will  not  command  a  quick  sale.  The 
reason  is  obvious,  there  are  few  such  teams  in  ex- 
istence. Many  expert  horsemen  have  spent  years 
in  trying  to  get  together  an  ideal  team  and  have 
failed.  To  obtain  uniformity  of  gait,  color,  style  and 
speed  is  a  most  difficult  task  and  hence  the  com- 
bined value  is  a  long  way  ahead  of  the  individual 
value  of  the  horses  separately. 


Two  thousand  people  from  all  parts  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  were  in  the  brilliantly  lighted  new  sales  pa- 
vilion of  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.'s  at  478  Valencia 
street,  this  city,  on  Monday  evening  last  when  W. 
W.  Mendenhall,  acting  for  Mr.  Chase,  tapped  the 
gavel  and  announced  that  the  horses  belonging  to 
the  estate  of  the  late  James  Coffin  were  to  be  sold. 
Mr.  Mendenhall  made  a  short  talk  on  the  good  quali- 
ties and  blood  lines  of  the  animals,  and  then  handed 
the  auctioneer's  gavel  to  Mr.  William  Riley,  the 
well  known  Eastern  auctioneer  and  pool  seller  of 
the  Grand  Circuit,  who  cried  the  sale  and  in  doing 
so  won  many  compliments  for  his  persuasive  yet 
always  gentlemanly  and  pleasing  manner  of  coaxing 
the  high  dollar  from  the  bidders.  There  has  never 
been  a  more  successful  sale  in  California.  One  thing 
demonstrated  was  that  every  sound  horse  of  fair 
breeding  that  is  fit  to  put  on  the  road  or  track  will 
attract  lively  bidding  and  bring  a  fair  price.  Old 
brood  mares  and  yearlings  do  not  seem  to  be  in 
demand,  however,  and  bidding  on  them  is  never 
lively,  while  the  demand  for  stallions  that  have  not 
accomplished   something  remarkable  is  not  large. 

Admiral  Togo,  the  five-year-old  gelding  by  Iran 
Alto  2:12%,  and  Grace  Zolock,  the  two-year-old  filly 
by  Zolock  2:05%,  brought  out  the  liveliest  bidding 
of  the  evening,  the  former  finally  going  to  Mr.  Frank 
Jermyn  of  Scranton,  Pa.,  for  $1525,  and  the  latter  to 
Joe  Cuicello's  bid  of  $1800.  Both  plucky  buyers 
were  greeted  with  rounds  of  applause  when  the 
horses  were  knocked  down  to  them,  as  was  Henry 
Helman,  who  bid  the  two-year-old  filly  Rose  Lecco 
by  Lecco  2:09%  up  to  $925  and  secured  her  at  that 
price  for  Mr.  E.  R.  Dunn  of  Seattle,  Wash.  Shelagh, 
a  seven-year-old  mare  by  McKinney  went  to  Mr. 
C.  A.  Harrison  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  for  $425,  while 
Mr.  F.  Alley  of  Roseburg,  Oregon,  the  owner  of  the 
stallion  Diawood  2:11  by  Diablo,  secured  Mabel 
Winn  by  Zombro  for  $800,  Welladay  2:14  by  Stein- 
way  for  $290,  and  Cuba  by  Oro  Wilkes  for  $185.  H. 
S.  Hogoboom  of  Woodland  did  not  attend  the  sale 
with  the  .idea  of  buying,  but  when  he  saw  the 
23-year-old  brood  mare  Carrie  Malone,  dam  of  two 
in  the  list  and  own  sister  to  Klatawah  2:05%,  Chas. 
Derby  2:20,  etc.,  going  for  nothing,  he  put  in  a 
quiet  bid  and  got  her  for  $90.  This  was  one  of 
the  great  bargains  of  the  sale,  as  the  mare  is  in 
foal  to  Bon  Voyage    (3)    2:12%. 

The  sale  was  well  managed  in  every  way,  the  new 
pavilion  being  large,  roomy,  well  ventilated  and  well 
lighted,  with  seats  for  all  who  attend.  Mr.  Menden- 
hall's  announcements  were  in  good  taste,  Mr.  Riley 
was  in  excellent  voice  and  had  the  buyers  friendly 
with  him  from  the  start,  while  Mr.  Chase  and  his 
able  assistant,  Mr.  Fronefield,  saw  that  there  was 
no  waiting  or  delays  on  any  account.  The  sale  was 
one  of  the  best  ever  held  in  this  city.  The  record 
follows: 

Cassian  2:29%,  b.  s.  1900,  by  Mendocino,  dam 
Cressida  2:18%  by  Palo  Alto,  to  C.  H.  Widemann, 
for  $360. 

Shelagh,  br.  m.  1900,  by  McKinney  2:11%,  dam 
Electway  by  Stein  way  2:25%,  to  C.  A.  Harrison  for 
$425. 

Sport,  b.  m.  1901,  by  Zombro  2:11,  dam  by  Stam- 
boul,  to  C.  M.  Wollenberg  for  $200. 

Sorrel  mare,  1901,  by  Cupid  2:18,  dam  by  Dexter 
Prince,  to  J.  C.  Clemens  for  $230. 

Admiral  Togo  (2)  2:29%,  b.  g.  1902,  by  Iran  Alto 
2:12%,  dam  Aria  (3)  2:16%  by  Bernal,  to  Frank 
H.  Jermyn  for  $1525. 

Rose  Lecco,  blk.  f.  1905,  by  Lecco  2:09%,  dam 
Rose  McKinney  by  McKinney  2:11%,  to  E.  R. 
Dunn  for   $925. 

Grace  Zolock,  blk.  f.  1905,  by  Zolock  2:05%,  dam 
Grace  Kaiser  by  Kaiser,  to  Jos.  Cuicello  for  $1800. 

Fritzi  Scheff,  br.  f.  1905,  by  Cassian  2:29%,  dam 
Carrie  Malone  by  Steinway  2:25%,  to  C.  H.  Wide- 
mann for  $170. 

Sergius  Witte,  br.  g.  1905,  bv  Cassian  2:29%,  dam 
Lilith  2:22%  by  Secretary,  to  P.  J.  Cheli  for  $175. 

San  Felipe,  b.  c.  1905,  by  Zombro  2:11,  dam  Ella 
J.  by  Bob  Mason,  to  W.  T.  Sesnon  for  $325. 

Quo  Vadis,  b.  g.  1905,  by  Cassian  2:29%,  dam 
Shelagh  by  McKinney  2:11%,  to  F.  H.  Burke  for 
$S0. 

Sorrel  filly,  1906,  by  Lynwood  W.  2:20,  dam  Arios 
by  Mendocino,  to  F.  H.  Jermyn  for  $120. 

Bay  colt,  1906,  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  dam  Lilith 
2:22%  by  Secretary,  to  Jos.  Cuicello  for  $90. 

Black  colt,  1906,  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%.  dam  Cuba 
by  Oro  Wilkes  2:11%,  to  Dr.  Bodkin  for  $105. 

Grace  Kaiser,  b.  m.  1888,  by  Kaiser  2200,  dam 
Grace  W.  by  Comet,  to  F.  H.  Burke  for  $100. 

Carrie  Malone,  b.  m.  18S4,  by  Steinway  2:25%, 
dam  Katie  G.  by  Electioneer,  to  H.  S.  Hogoboom 
for  $60. 

Welladay  2:14,  br.  m.  1899,  by  Steinway  2:25%, 
dam  Katie  G.  by  Electioneer,  to  F.  Alley  for  $290. 

Mabel  Winn,  b.  m.  1S9S,  by  Zombro  2:11,  dam 
Grace  Kaiser  by  Kaiser,  to  F.  Alley  for  $800. 

Arios.  ch.  m.  1900,  by  Mendocino  2:19%,  dam 
Ashby  by  Gen.  Benton,  to  R.  Brown  for  $175. 

Lilith  2:22%,  blk.  m.  1S92,  by  Secretary,  dam  by 
Gen.   McClellan,  to  L.  Lauterwasser  for  $180. 

Cuba,  b.  m.  1899,  by  Oro  Wilkes  2:11%,  dam  Mattie 
Menlo  2:29%  by  Menlo,  to  F.  Alley  for  $185. 

Total  amount  for  twenty-two  head  of  trotting  bred 
horses,   $8320,  an  average  of  $378.20. 

In  addition  to  the  above  one  aged  thoroughbred 
mare  by  Major  Ban  was  sold  for  $45,  and  three  head 
of  grade  draft  stock,  a  yearling  and  two  aged  mares, 
brought  $290. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


I  NOTES  AND  NEWS  j 

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Petaluina  entries  close  next  Monday. 


There  is  over  $50,000  already  in  sight  for  the  har- 
ness horse  men. 


There  will  be  no  bookinaking,  pool  selling  or  liquor 
drinking  at  the  State  Fair  this  year.  The  directors 
made  a  success  last  year  without  these  adjuncts, 
and  as  the  law  prohibits  betting  and  liquor  selling 
on  the  fair  grounds,  it  will  be  strictly  observed 
again  this  year. 


The  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  will  hold  its  mat- 
inee, postponed  from  Washington's  Birthday,  this 
afternoon,    weather   permitting. 


Mr.  Gus  Widemann  of  Gonzales,  Monterey  county, 
purchased  the  handsome  stallion  Cassian  2:29%  at 
the  Coffin  Estate  sale,  also  the  filly  Fretzi  Scheff  by 
that  horse.  Cavel  Rodriguez  will  have  both  horses 
in  charge  this  year,  and  Cassian  will  be  in  the  stud. 
This  son  of  Mendocino  is  a  beautifully  turned  trot- 
ting stallion  and  a  well  bred  one  in  the  bargain. 


The  stallion  Bobby  Burns  2:19%,  whose  picture 
occupies  the  center  of  our  title  page  this  week,  is 
the  leading  sire  of  1906,  with  fourteen  new  standard 
performers  to  his  credit.  The  handsome  and  fast 
trotting  stallion,  Glenwood  M.  2:07%,  recently  sold 
for  $15,000,  to  go  to  Austria,  is  a  son  of  this  horse. 
Bobby  Burns  is  a  pacer.  He  was  sired  by  Gen. 
Wilkes  2:21%,  son  of  Geo.  WUkes,  and  his  dam  is 
by  Dictator,  grandam  by  Bald  Chief  1766,  grand- 
son of  Mambrino  Chief,  and  great  grandam  bv  John 
Dillard. 


Mr.  Frank  H.  Burke,  who  purchased  the  old  brood- 
mare Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02,  Stipulator 
2:11%,  McZeus  2:13  and  Grace  McK.  2:21%,  at  the 
Coffin  Estate  sale,  has  sent  her  to  Pleasanton  to 
be  bred  to  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%.  A  stake  winner 
will  result  from  this  mating. 


James  Wetherell,  manager  for  Miss  K.  L.  Wilkes, 
Cruikshank  Stock  Farm,  Gait,  Ont,  has  leased  the 
Orchard  Park  stables  and  track  at  Lexington,  Ky., 
for  the  training  stable  of  Miss  Wilkes,  which  is 
to  be  sent  there  at  once.  Harry  Stinson,  trainer 
of  the  Wilkes  stable,  will  take,  among  other  good 
horses:  Katherine  L.  2:12%,  Alexander  2:09%,  Ken- 
tucky Todd  2:14%,  and  several  eligibles  to  the  two- 
year-old  division  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity.  Wetherell 
bought  of  George  W.  Leavitt,  Boston,  the  three-year- 
old  black  mare,  Grace  Bingen,  by  Bingen  2:06%, 
dam  Lissa  B.  2:13%,  by  Empire  Wilkes,  and  of 
Clem  Beachy  the  two-year-old  black  Ally  Carmen,  by 
Prince  Wilburn  "2:10%,  dam  Rose  Leyburn. 


Prince  McKinney,  winner  of  the  Breeders'  Futurity 
as  a  two-year-old  in  1905,  will  be  in  the  stud  this 
year  at  Hans  Frellson's  stables,  near  the  Casino,  on 
Twenty-fourth  avenue.  This  grand  young  horse,  now 
a  four-year-old,  should  be  patronized  by  breeders 
who  expect  to  raise  speedy  colts.  He  is  by  Mc- 
Kinney and  his  dam  is  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince. 
Take  the  Fulton-street  car,  or  drive  your  horse  out 
to  Frellson's  stables  and  look  this  young  horse  over. 


The  Western  Horseman  of  Indianapolis  is  first  in 
the  field  with  a  Futurity  for  foals  of  mares  bred 
during  the  season  of  1907.  It  will  have  a  guaran- 
teed value  of  $10,000. 


Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%  will  be  sent  to  Eureka, 
Humboldt  county,  for  the  stud  season  of  1907.  He 
should  do  well  there,  as  there  are  many  excellent 
mares  in  that  section,  and  he  is  not  only  one  of  the 
fastest  but  one  of  the  best  bred  stallions  in  Califor- 
nia, as  well  as  one  of  the  finest  individuals. 


Much  credit  should  be  given  to  Joe  Cuicello  for 
the  condition  in  which  he  brought  the  Coffin  Estate 
horses  to  the  sale  last  Monday  evening,  and  the  good 
showing  they  all  made  in  the  ring.  Mr.  Cuicello  is 
one  of  the  best  of  the  young  trainers  of  California 
and  has  always  enjoyed  the  full  confidence  of  his 
employers.  He  hated  to  see  the  Coffin  farm  dis- 
persed, but  put  his  money  into  what  he  thinks  the 
best  one  in  the  lot,  the  two-year-old  filly  Grace  Zo- 
lock,  and  will  try  to  win  her  out  in  the  stakes  in 
which  she  is  entered.  We  wish  him  every  success.  . 
Mr.  Cuicello  will  open  a  public  training  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  and  has  already  had  several  horses 
offered  him.  He  is  a  successful  trainer,  and  knows 
how  to  get  speed  out  of  a  horse  and  fit  him  to  race. 
He  deserves  success  and  we  believe  he  will  achieve 
it. 


Mr.  F.  Alley  of  Roseburg,  Oregon,  was  one  of  the 
buyers  at  the  Coffin  Estate  sale  this  week.  Mr.  Al- 
ley owns  the  good  Diablo  stallion  Diawood  2:11. 


The  prospects  for  a  meeting  at  Pleasanton  are  not 
bright.  The  price  asked  for  the  use  of  the  track  is 
conside-ed  much  too  high  by  the  Driving  Club  and 
there  does  not  seem  much  prospect  of  Mr.  Ronan's 
setting  a  lower  figure,  or  of  an  amicable  arrange- 
ment being  arrived  at.  A  movement  is  on  foot  to 
give  •  ie  meeting  at  the  Oakland  track. 


Glory,  a  four-year-old  mare  by  Zolock  2:05%,  is 
said  to  be  one  of  the  fastest  green  trotters  at  the 
Los  Angeles  track.  She  is  an.  own  sister  to  the 
good  filly,  Zolahka  2:23%,  winner  of  the  two-year- 
old  trotting  division  of  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity last  year. 


Geo.  T.  Beckers  has  arrived  in  Woodland  with 
Zombro  2:11  and  a  string  of  very  promising  young 
trotters  by  him.  Helen  Dare  2:14,  one  of  the  best 
trotters  in  California,  is  among  them. 


Mr.  E.  J.  Tranter  of  the  Fasig-Tipton  Company  is 
in  San  Francisco.  He  spent  a  tew  days  in  Los 
Angeles  last  week  and  states  that  he  saw  many  high 
class  horses  there,  but  found  few  owners  who  de- 
sired to  sell.  He  expects  a  consignment  from  there, 
however,  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  at  Cleveland,  in 
May,  and  believes  that  good  prices  will  rule.  He 
would  like  to  communicate  while  here  with  owners 
who  have  horses  they  would  like  to  sell  in  the  East- 
ern markets.  He  can  be  addressed  for  a  few  days 
at  this  office. 


The  McKinney  mare,  Shelagh,  that  went  to  the 
bid  of  Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  at  the 
Coffin  Estate  sale  last  Monday  evening,  cannot  be 
called  a  handsome  individual,  but  Jos.  Cuicello  says 
she  is  a  sure  trotter.  She  was  purchased  by  the 
late  Mr.  Coffin  solely  for  the  purpose  of  mating  with 
his  young  stallion,  Cassian,  and  her  foal  by  him  is 
a  credit  to  both  sire  and  dam.  Last  year  Cuicello 
worked  her  a  little  and  she  trotted  a  mile  with 
hardly  any  training  in  2:22%.  She  is  one  of  the 
best  bred  McKinneys  living. 


The  match  race  for  $500  between  Sidonis  and 
Steam  Beer,  which  was  to  have  been  decided  at 
Salinas  Washington's  Birthday  and  had  to  be  de- 
clared off  on  account  of  the  weather,  may  never  be 
held.  At  last  reports  there  was  a  slight  misunder- 
standing in  regard  to  the.  conditions  with  little 
probability  of  an  agreement.  Match  races  too  often 
end  this  way. 


Ed  Graser  of  Riverside  has  shipped  his  filly  Nel- 
lie Zolock  by  Zolock  2:05%,  dam  Nellie  J.  2:24%, 
to  Los  Angeles  to  be  mated  with  Audubon  Boy 
1:59%.  This  should  be  a  great  combination  of  blood 
lines  and  he  should  get  a  2:05  pacer.  Ed  says  he 
is  going  in  the  horse  business  right,  and  as  he  has 
leased  from  Mrs.  Ben  Davies  of  San  Bernardino  the 
great  young  stallion  Izalco,  full  brother  to  Delilah 
2:09%,  he  has  certainly  made  a  good  start.  He 
expects  to  stand  him  at.  Riverside,  and  the  breed- 
ers of  that  section  are  in  luck  to  have  such  a  roy- 
ally bred  horse  to  breed  to. 


W.  G.  Durfee  has  sent  his  McKinney  mare,  Juliet 
D.  2:13y2l  the  dam  of  Irish  2:08%,  to  be  bred  to 
Monterey  2:09%  again  this  year,  in  the  hope  of  get- 
ting a  full  brother  or  sister  that  will  be  as  fast. 
Irish  took  his  record  pacing,  but  before  contracting 
the  illness  which  ended  his  life  so  suddenly,  showed 
his  ability  to  trot  faster  than  his  pacing  record. 


William  Detels  owns  a  very  promising  filly  by 
Stam  B.  that  he  has  placed  in  the  hands  of  William 
Cecil    for    training. 


A  ten-mile  race  came  off  February  16th  of  this 
year  in  Massachusetts,  in  which  the  trotter  Sim 
Brino  2:22%,  owned  by  Felix  Rose  of  Worcester, 
defeated  Nan  Patterson,  an  unmarked  mare  by 
Kremlin,  owned  by  Joseph  Harner  of  Fitchburg, 
winning  a  purse  of  $200  in  a  ten-mile  race  over  the 
road  from  the  suburb  of  Greendale  to  the  Metropo- 
litan Basin  in  Clinton.  The  time  of  the  race  was 
30  minutes.  Although  going  a  gruelling  contest,  both 
trotters  finished  strong,  Sim  Brino  winning  by  75 
feet.  If  the  above,  which  is  taken  from  the  Brooklyn. 
N.  Y.,  Citizen,  is  correct,  Sim  Brino  is  a  wonderful 
horse,  as  according  to  the  Year  Book  he  is  nineteen 
years  old.  He  took  his  mile  record  in  1894,  about 
thirteen  years  ago.  Sim  Brino  is  by  Simmons  out  of 
a  mare  by  Hambrino. 


Dr.  H.  J.  Ring  of  Ferndale  owns  a  three-year-old 
filly  by  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%  that  he  is  just  having 
broken.  She  is  full  of  vim  and  ready  to  go  at  all 
times,  but  is  very  intelligent  and  easily  controlled. 
She  is  very  promising  and  should  develop  into  some- 
thing extra  good.  Her  dam,  California  Maid  2:23%, 
was  by  Waldstein,  champion  five-mile  trotting  stal- 
lion: her  second  dam,  Gertrude,  by  the  Moor,  has  two 
in  the  list,  and  her  third  dam,  Kate  Taber,  was  by 
Mambrino  Messenger.  Maid  of  California,  as  this 
three-year-old  filly  is  called,  is  entered  in  the  Breed- 
ers' Futurity  for  this  year. 


We  wish  to  call  the  attention  of  our  readers  to 
the  advertisement  of  the  Sell  Horse  Goods  Company 
of  Canton,  Ohio.  This  company  is  making  all  the 
latest  improved  horse-boots  and  selling  them  at  rea- 
sonable prices.    Read  the  advertisement  in  this  issue. 


At  Manchester,  New  Hampshire,  on  February  9th, 
a  race  between  pacers  on  the  ice  was  decided  which 
is  doubtless  the  fastest  ever  paced  over  a  frozen  sur- 
face. The  race  was  quarter-mile  heats,  best  three  in 
five.  Nervolo  won  the  second,  fifth  and  sixth  heats, 
Amos  R.  the  first  and  fourth,  and  Corona  the  third. 
The  time  was  0:30,  0:30,  0:30,  0:30%,  0:29%,  0:31%. 


John  H.  Shults  says  that  with  the  exception  of 
Axworthy  he  considers  Owaissa  2:06%,  the  pacing 
mare  by  Bingen,  the  best  trade  he  has  ever  picked 
up  in  the  horse  business. 


A.  G.  Danforth  &  Son  have  turned  down  an  offer  of 
$10,000  for  Ed  Custer,  for  whom  they  paid  $6,200  at 
auction  three  weeks  ago. 


Horses  which  are  judiciously  fed  and  well  groomed 
will  stand  double  the  amount  of  hard  work  that  they 
would  under  careless  feeding. 


The  San  Diego  race  track  property  has  been  pur- 
chased by  an  Eastern  capitalist,  who  will  build  a 
hotel  and  cottages  on  the  site. 


Public  betting  under  the  "Paris  mutual"  system 
yielded  a  revenue  of  about  $3,000,000  to  the  French 
Government  last  year.  This  large  sum  was  applied 
to  hospitals,  agriculture  and  the  furtherance  of 
horse  breeding.  Sir  Walter  Gilbey  and  other  Eng- 
lish horsemen  are  making  an  effort  to  have  the  sys- 
tem adopted  on  the  British  turf  as  a  substitute  for 
the  present  system  of  bookmaking. 


Mr.  A.  P.  Church  of  Pleasanton  requests  us  to 
deny  that  he  ever  said  he  saw  Mr.  De  Ryder  drive 
Delia  Derby  a  quarter  in  35  seconds  or  any  other 
time.  Henry  Helman,  who  has  this  stake  winner  of 
last  year  in  his  string,  is  the  man  Church  saw  sitting 
in  the  sulky  when  she  trotted  the  quarter  in  35  sec- 
onds three  weeks  ago,  and  Mr.  Church  doesn't  want 
the  impression  to  go  out  that  his  eyesight  is  so  bad 
that  he  can't  tell  Helman  from  De  Ryder.  Both  are 
good  looking  men  and  good  drivers,  but  they  don't 
look  alike  to  Mr.  Church  so  far  as  their  personal  ap- 
pearance goes. 


Wilbur  F.  Steele,  one  of  the  jurymen  in  the  Thaw 
trial,  is  well  known  on  the  Eastern  and  Western 
tracks.  He  campaigned  Lake  Erie  2:13%,  Lamp  Girl 
2:09,  All  Right  2:09%',  Tom  P.  2:12%,  Tacomis 
2:14%  and  a  lot  of  other  trotters,  some  of  which  he 
has  driven  on  the  Speedway. 


Trainer  Andy  McDowell,  who  is  now^rn  Austria, 
on  January  Sth  met  with  an  accident  and  broke  his 
right  collar  bone,  necessitating  a  lay-up  for  several 
weeks.  Mr.  McDowell  is  no  longer  a  public  trainer 
in  that  country,  having  signed  a  contract  to  train 
for  Leopold  Heuser,  one  of  the  largest  breeders  of 
trotting  horses  in  Austria-Hungary. 


Jacob  Brolliar  writes  from  Visalia  that  his  mare 
Ethel  Basler  has  foaled  a  fine  large  colt,  solid  black 
in  color,  by  Red  McK.  43766.  This  is  Ethel  Basler's 
sixth  foal,  and  the  first  one  to  trot  from  the  begin- 
ning, as  all  others  were  pacers.  Mr.  Brolliar  has 
booked  the  mare  to  Mr.  R.  O.  Newman's  young  stal- 
lion, Best  Policy  by  Allerton. 


Chas.  DeRyder  will  not  race  his  string  in  Cali- 
fornia this  year,  but  will  enter  down  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit, starting  at  Detroit.  He  will  have  eight  or  ten 
head  of  trotters  and  pacers,  including  Charley  Bel- 
den  2:08%,  Helen  Norte  2:09%,  and  The  Donna 
2:09%. 


Eighty-seven  head  of  trotting  bred  horses  were 
sold  from  Mr.  J.  B.  Haggin's  Kentucky  farm  last 
month,  for  a  total  of  $15,665,  an  average  of  a  little 
over  $190  per  head. 


John  Quinn  and  Al  McDonald,  who  were  down 
from  Sacramento  to  see  the  Coffin  Estate  horses 
sold,  report  the  State  Agricultural  Society's  track 
in  fine  shape.  Both  have  good  strings  of  trotters 
they  are  working  right  along  and  expect  to  have 
some  of  them  ready  for  the  races  this  summer. 


Blessing  Bros,  of  Hollister  have  traded  their  stand- 
ard bred  trotting  stallion  Don  Patricio,  by  Benton 
Boy,  to  some  San  Jose  parties  for  a  three-year-old 
draft  stallion.  Don  Patricio's  dam  is  the  mare  Let- 
ter B,  and  he  has  some  fine  a  looking  yearling  colts 
as  can  be  seen  anywhere. 


On  March  25th  a  consignment  of  twenty  head  of 
three-year-olds  by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  2:18  and 
Aptos  Wilkes,  all  bred,  raised  and  owned  by  Aptos 
Stock  Farm,  will  be  sold  by  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 
at  the  new  pavilion,  478  Valencia  street,  this  city. 
Don't  miss  this  sale  if  you  want  a  good  young 
horse. 


Geo.  Beckers  is  highly  pleased  with  Colo  county 
as  a  horse-breeding  section.  He  says  he  never  saw 
as  much  good  pasture  for  horses  as  there  is  in  the 
vicinity  of  Woodland.  He  will  keep  mares  for  $2.50 
per  month  that  are  sent  to  his  great  stallion  Zom- 
bro  2:11,  and  will  send  them  home  with  plenty  of 
fat  on  their  ribs.  Zombro  will  make  a  good  season 
at  Woodland  this  year. 


There  is  talk  of  having  a  horse  show  in  Salinas 
on  or  about  the  1st  of  April,  when  owners  may 
exhibit  their  fine  stock  to  an  admiring  public.  There 
is  great  interest  now  in  the  breeding  and  raising 
of  fine  horses,  and  such  a  show  as  is  proposed  would 
be  worth  going  a  long  way  to  see,  as  there  are  very 
many  fine  horses  owned  in  that  locality. 


AN    ELEGANT  CATALOGUE. 


Write  to  the  Sell  Horse  Goods  Company,  Canton. 
Ohio,  and  get  one  of  their  elegant  catalogues  of 
the  finest  horse-boots.  The  catalogue  is  handsomely 
illustrated  by  photographic  reproductions  of  horse- 
boots,  and  contains  much  interesting  information.  It 
will  be  mailed  free  on  request.  * 


Saturday,  March   2,   1907.] 


STATE   AGRICULTURAL   SOCIETY    MEETS. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 

BUDD    DOBLE   WILL   TAKE    KINNEY    LOU    2:07% 
TO    INDIANAPOLIS. 


FREQUENT   RE-CLASSIFICATION. 


On  Saturday  last  at  Sacramento  the  following 
directors  of  the  California  State  Agricultural  So- 
ciety met  at  Sacramento  in  regular  session:  Benja- 
min F.  Rush,  president:  James  Whitaker,  vice-presi- 
dent; J.  A.  Fileher,  secretary;  R.  L.  Miller,  assist- 
ant secretary:  directors,  F.  H.  Burke,  San  Jose;  E. 
W.  Howard,  San  Mateo;  George  W.  Kingsbury,  San 
Francisco;  J.  W.  Wilson,  Sacramento;  William 
Pierce  and  Fred  Kiesel. 

The  speed  committee  presented  the  following  pro- 
gram of  harness  races,  which  was  adopted  and  the 
date  of  closing  entries  to  the  same  was  postponed 
until  the  next  meeting. 

Trotting,  2:24  class,  $2,000;  2:17  class,  $S00;  2:14 
class,  $SO0;   2:10  class,  $1,000;   two-year-olds,  $400. 

Pacing— 2:20  class,  $2,000;  2:16  class,  $800;  2:12 
class,  $S00;  2:08  class,  $1,000. 

Out  of  courtesy  to  the  Woodland  Association, 
which  desires  to  give  a  meeting  during  the  first 
week  in  September,  the  board  decided  to  give  no 
racing  on  Saturday,  September  7th,  as  heretofore, 
but  to  open  the  racing  program  on  Monday,  Septem- 
ber 9th. 

It  was  decided  to  adhere  strictly  to  the  law  and 
to  allow  the  sale  of  no  alcoholic  liquors  on  the  fair 
grounds,  and  to  prohibit  all  betting. 

The  speed  committee  was  instructed  to  arrange 
several  stakes  for  running  races  during  the  meeting. 

The  directors  decided  to  hold  the  agriculture  ex- 
hibits one  week  earlier  this  year  than  has  been  the 
custom,  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  exhibit  a  joint 
affair  with  that  to  be  installed  by  the  National  Irri- 
gation Congress,  which  meets  in  Sacramento  Sep- 
tember 2d.  The  stock  exhibits  will  not  commence 
until  September  7th,  and  the  races  will  begin  Mon- 
day, September  9th. 

As  is  well  known,  the  fifteenth  annual  meeting  of 
the  Irrigation  Congress  will  be  held  in  Sacramento 
and  the  fair  directors  have  taken  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  to  get  the  exhibits  of  the  State's  re- 
sources in  the  pavilion  so  that  the  Eastern  visitors 
and  delegates  to  the  congress  will  be  enabled  to  get 
an  idea  of  the  products  of  entire  California.  Space 
will  be  given  in  the  pavilion  to  the  exhibits  to  be 
maintained  by  the  Irrigation  Congress  and  the  fair 
this  year  will  be  in  every  sense  of  the  word  an  inter- 
state fair. 

It  is  estimated  that  there  will  be  at  least  2,500 
Eastern  visitors  in  Sacramento  for  the  week  com- 
mencing September  2d.  The  delegates  to  the  con- 
gress will  represent  every  State  in  the  Union,  and 
then  there  will  be  many  come  who  will  take  advan- 
tage of  the  low  rates  on  the  railroads. 

W.  R.  Beard,"  chairman  of  the  board  of  control 
having  charge  of  the  arrangements  for  the 
meeting  of  the  congress,  addressed  the  board  and 
told  of  the  advantages  to  be  gained  by  holding  the 
pavilion  exhibits  one  week  earlier  than  usual  His 
explanation  of  the  objects  of  the  meeting  and  pro- 
posal met  with  not  a  dissenting  vote.  By  this  ar- 
rangement the  fair,  or  more  properly,  the  agricultu- 
ral exhibits,  will  be  held  for  two  weeks,  ending  Sen- 
tember  14th. 


ANOTHER  SALE  OF  GOOD  ONES. 


Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.  announce  the  sale  of  the 
entire  crop  of  three-year-olds  from  the  famous  Aptos 
Stock  Farm,  to  take  place  at  the  new  pavilion  478 
Valencia  street,  this  city,  on  Monday  evening,  March 
25th.  There  are  twenty  head  of  these  young  horses 
and  they  are  by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  2:18  and  Aptos 
Wilkes,  and  out  of  the  farm's  best  mares.  They  are 
all  nicely  broken,  but  have  not  been  handled  for 
speed.  Superintendent  Larsen  writes  that  he  will 
land  them  at  the  salesyard  on  Saturday,  the  23d 
inst.,  and  will  have  them  all  in  good  condition  and 
ready  for  the  buyers  to  begin  using  on  the  track  or 
road.  There  is  no  farm  that  sends  to  the  San  Fran- 
cisco market  nicer  turned  or  better  bred  horses 
than  come  from  Aptos  Stock  Farm,  and  this  con- 
signment is  especially  a  fine  lot.  There  are  several 
extra  fine  prospects  in  the  lot,  and  John  Williams 
who  has  handled  them  all,  says  a  large  proportion 
showed  speed  when  getting  their  first  lessons  on  the 
road. 

In  addition  to  these  trotting  bred  three-year-year- 
olds  the  farm  will  also  consign  to  the  sale  ten  head 
of  mares  and  geldings  by  a  French  Coach  stallion 
out  of  trotting  bred  mares.  There  is  a  pair  or  two' 
and  several  elegant  single  park  or  carriage  horses 
among  them,  all  thoroughly  broken.  We  advise 
those  wanting  something  good  in  this  line  to  be  at 
this   sale. 


J.  E.  Madden  has  shipped  the  three-year-old  full 
brother  to  Siliko  2:11%,  the  winner  of  the  Kentucky 
Futurity,  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  to  be  trained  by 
W.  H.  McCarthy.  The  colt's  name  is  Mohides,  which 
in  a  foreign  language  means  full  brother.  Mohides 
was  not  raced  as  a  two-year-old  last  season,  as  he 
was  growing  all  year,  and  it  was  the  desire  of  his 
owner  that  he  be  given  every  chance  to  fully  mature 
into  his  three-year-old  form.  McCarthy  will  bend 
every  energy  to  get  the  colt  to  the  post  in  the  Fu- 
turity next  fall  and  hopes  to  make  a  new  record  for 
Madden  and  Hamburg  Place  by  winning  that  classic 
race  two  years  in  succession,  and  with  colts  that 
are  full  brothers.  No  owner  has  yet  won  two  three- 
year-old  Futurities  under  any  conditions,  and  if  Mc- 
Carthy is  successful  with  Mohides  it  will  be  another 
great  triumph  for  the  veteran  horseman  and  owner 
of  Hamburg  Place. 


The  famous  reinsman  Budd  Doble,  owner  of  the 
great  trotting  stallion  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  has  de- 
cided to  ship  this  horse  to  Indianapolis,  where  he 
will  be  placed  in  the  stud  for  a  limited  season  and 
then  prepared  for  the  world's  stallion  record.  The 
departure  of  Kinney  Lou  will  he  a  loss  to  the  breed- 
ing interests  of  California,  but  we  hope  that  it  will 
result  in  advantage  to  both  horse  and  owner.  In 
the  car  with  Kinney  Lou  will  go  another  McKinney 
stallion  called  Kinney  Al.  that  is  out  of  Mary  A. 
by  Altamont,  that  will  also  be  placed  in  the  stud. 

The  the  same  time  Mr.  Doble  will  take  with  him 
a  half-dozen  highly  bred  and  fast  horses  consigned 
to  the  Indianapolis  sale,  which  opens  on  March 
25th.  The  horses  will  all  go  in  charge  of  Mr.  C.  C. 
Crippen,  who  will  remain  in  Indianapolis  with  the 
stallions. 

We  shall  he  sorry  to  lose  Mr.  Doble  and  Mr.  Crip- 
pen, as  both  gentlemen  are  honorable  members  of 
the  fraternity  of  horsemen,  but  we  feel  certain  their 
absence  from  California  will  only  be  for  a  year  or 
two  at  most,  as  there  is  something  about  this  country 
of  sunshine  that  lures  those  who  have  once  enjoyed 
its  many  advantages.  The  Hoosier  State  will  be 
the  gainer  by  this  change,  and  we  commend  both 
gentlemen  to  Dr.  Neal  of  the  Western  Horseman 
for  the  best  treatment  he  can  give  them. 

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SUGGESTED    STAKES    FOR    RUNNERS. 

The  following  stakes  for  running  races  at  the 
coming  California  State  Fair  have  been  suggested 
by  the  speed  committee  of  the  board  and  will  be 
acted  upon  at  the  next  meeting.  Meanwhile  the 
hoard  of  directors  would  like  to  receive  the  opinions 
of  breeders  of  runners  who  desire  to  race  at  the 
fair  as  to  the  conditions  of  these  stakes.  Sugges- 
tions should  be  mailed  to  J.  A.  Fileher,  secretary, 
Sacramento: 

No.  1. — The Stake,  $500  added,  of  which 

$75  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  for  two-year-old  fil- 
lies (foals  of  1905) ;  $5  to  accompany  each  nomina- 
tion, $20  additional  to  start;  weight  114  pounds.  Win- 
ners of  a  sweepstake  of  $1,500  four  pounds,  of  two 
such  stakes,  eight  pounds  extra.  Others  that  have 
started  twice  and  have  not  won  three  races  other 
than  selling  allowed  four  pounds;  maidens  beaten 
twice,  eight  pounds.    To  be  run six  furlongs. 

No.  2. — Stake,  $500  added,  of  which  $75 

to  second  and  $25  to  third;  for  two-year-old  colts 
and  geldings  (foals  of  1905);  $5  to  accompany  each 
nomination,  $20  additional  to  start;  weight  114 
pounds.  Winners  of  a  sweepstake  of  $1,500  four 
pounds,  of  two  such  stakes,  eight  pounds  extra. 
Others  that  have  started  twice  and  have  not  won 
three  races  other  than  selling  allowed  four  pounds; 

maidens  beaten  twice,  eight  pounds.    To  be  run 

six  furlongs. 

No.    3.— The    Handicap,    $500    added,    of 

which  $75  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  for  three-year- 
olds  and  up;  $5  to  accompany  each  nomination,  $20 
additional  to  start;  weights  to  be  announced  five 
days  before  the  race  is  to  be  run.  Winners  of  other 
than  a  selling  race,  after  the  announcement  of 
weights,  to  carry  five  pounds  additional.  To  he  run 
one  mile. 

No.    4.— The    Handicap,    $500    added,    of 

which  $75  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  for  three- 
year-olds  and  up;  $5  to  accompany  each  nomination, 
$20  additional  to  start;  weights  to  he  announced  five 
days  before  the  race  is  to  be  run.  Winners  of  other 
than  a  selling  race,  after  the  announcement  of 
weights,  to  carry  five  pounds  additional.  To  be  run 
One  mile  and  a  quarter. 

Running  Futurity,  for  California  bred  horses;  to 
be  contested  at  the  State  Fair  of  1908 — The  Califor- 
nia State  Fair  Futurity,  $ added,  of  which  $. . 

to  second,  and  $..  to  third;  for  foals  of  1906;  $5  to 
enter;  $5  additional  if  not  declared  by  January  1; 
1908;  $10  additional  if  not  declared  by  July  1,  1908; 
$30  additional  to  start;  weight  114  pounds.  Winners 
of  a  sweepstake  of  $1,500  four  pounds,  of  two  such 
sweepstakes,  eight  pounds  extra.  Others  that  have 
started  twice  and  have  not  won  three  races  other 
than     selling  allowed  four  pounds;   maidens  beaten 

twice,  eight  pounds six  furlongs. 

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MATINEE    AT    LONG    BEACH. 

The  initial  meet  of  the  Long  Beach  Driving  Asso- 
ciation was  held  February  22d  on  the  beach  and 
proved  a  big  success.  More  than  2,000  persons 
were  in  attendance  and  were  lined  up  all  along  the 
half-mile  course  which  lays  between  Linden  Avenue 
and  Sixth  Place.  A  stiff  breeze  was  blowing,  which 
made  it  disagreeable  at  times,  but  the  program 
was  carried  out  as  outlined.  Messrs.  J.  R.  Hirsch 
officiated  as  judges,  and  Dr.  Wilson  as  starter.  No 
time  was  taken.     Summary: 

The    2:30    trot— 

Shafer   H.    (J.    N.    Russell)     1     1 

Lady  Bess  (J.  P.  Hight) 2     2 

Zargo    Bell    (L.    G.    Burlingame)     3     3 

The  2:20  trot- 
Stella   (L.  H.  Moore)    1     1 

Lady   Bug    (E.    D.    Herdman)     2     2 

The    free-for-all — 

Barney   Mack    (Dr.   O'Connell)    1     2     1 

Riley    McGregor    (Fred    Heath)     2     1     2 

For  green   trotters — 

Sable  Moor  (L.  D.  Moore)    1 

Teddy  Roosevelt   (E.  D.  Cronin)    2 


The  re-classification  of  horses  is  being  asked 
for  by  many  owners  and  trainers  who  desire  to  race 
on  the  California  Circuit,  and  the  request  is  one 
that  should  be  granted  so  far  as  possible.  It  is  not 
the  wish  of  the  horsemen  that  re-classification  be 
applied  to  the  early  closing  stakes,  but  that  in  the 
regular  purses  for  smaller  amounts  entries  should 
not  all  he  made  to  close  before  the  circuit  opens. 
It  would  suit  a  great  majority  if  the  first  three  meet- 
ings on  the  circuit  should  close  all  their  stakes  and 
purses  before  the  date  of  the  first  meeting,  but  after 
this  it  would  be  best  to  re-classify  the  horses  that 
start  in  the  smaller  purses  every  two  or  three  weeks. 
By  this  method  better  racing  and  larger  fields  would 
not  be  compelled  to  enter  clear  through  and  thus 
incur  an  enormous  expense  with  no  chance  to  get  it 
back  should  their  horses  go  wrong.  We  are  to  have 
a  good  circuit  thi  syear,  but  whenever  the  different 
California  associations  realize  the  fact  that  unity  of 
action  by  a  regularly  organized  circuit,  according 
to  a  clearly  defined  plan,  will  secure  larger  entry 
lists,  better  racing  and  more  profitable  meetings, 
then  we  believe  the  re-classification  of  horses  will 
be  a  part  of  the  program  each  year.  The  Central 
California  Circuit  of  four  fairs,  whose  stake  adver- 
tisements appear  in  this  issue,  is  on  the  right  track. 
These  four  associations  have  each  opened  two  $1,000 
stakes  to  close  April  1st.  If  they  will  prepare  the 
remainder  of  their  programs  to  close  not  earlier  than 
September  1st,  they  will  please  a  large  number  of 
horsemen.  The  announcement  of  what  purses  are  to 
be  given  should  be  made,  however,  as  early  as  possi- 
ble. The  trainers  must  have  a  line  on  what  is  com- 
ing, so  they  will  know  what  horses  to  prepare. 


GREAT    WESTERN    CIRCUIT. 


The  stewards  of  the  Great  Western  Circuit  at  their 
annual  session,  held  at  Milwaukee  on  Monday  last, 
laid  out  a  circuit  that  promises  to  be  the  best  ever 
given  in  the  West,  and  will  divide  honors  with  the 
Grand  Circuit.  The  magnificent  sum  of  $173,500  will 
be  distributed  in  stakes  and  purses  by  the  different 
members  of  the  circuit,  and  this  will  command  the 
presence  at  the  various  meetings  of  some  of  the  best 
stables  in  the  country.  The  quality  of  the  horses 
raced  on  the  Great  Western  Circuit  has  grown  better 
and  better  in  recent  years,  and  patrons  of  these 
Western  tracks  can  feel  assured  that  racing  of  an 
unusually  high  standard  will  be  provided  this  year. 

The  racing  dates  were  assigned,  and,  together  with 
stakes  and  purses,  are  as  follows: 

Libertyville,  111.,  July  16th  to  19th;    $20,000. 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  July  23d  to  26th;   $15,000. 

Decatur,  III.,  Julv  30th  to  August  2d;    $15,000. 

Pekin,  111.,  August  6th  to  9th;   $12,000. 

Galesburg.  111.,  August  13th  to  16th;   $17,500. 

Davenport,  la.,  August  20th  to  23d;    $12,000. 

Dubuque,  la.,  August  27th  to  30th;    $11,000. 

Hamline,  Minn.,  September  2d  to  7tb;   $26,000. 

Milwaukee.  Wis.,  September  9th  to  13th;  $25,000. 

Springfield,  111.,  September  27th  to  October  5th; 
$20,000. 

According  to  this  schedule  there  is  a  vacant  week 
between  Milwaukee  and  Springfield,  but  it  is  prob- 
able that  this  week  will  be  filled  by  Libertyville, 
that  association  having  for  several  years  given  a 
meeting  on  that  date.  The  circuit  is  well  arranged, 
making  the  shipments  as  short  as  possible  for  the 
horsemen.  The  stakes  and  purses  already  announced 
amount  to  $173,500,  and  if  a  fall  meeting  is  held  at 
Libertyville  this  amount  will  be  swelled  to  more 
than  $200,000. 


While  fads  and  fancies  dominate  certain  strata 
of  society,  existing  only  until  the  novelty  has  worn 
off,  the  love  for  a  horse  and  the  sports  in  which 
the  horse  figures  will  last.  Light-road  driving  has 
been  a  feature  of  American  life  for  three-quarters  of 
a  century.  The  old  two-wheeled  chaise  which  the 
Webster  family  used  in  the  emigration  from  the  Bay 
State  to  New  Hampshire  more  than  100  years  ago 
was  a  light  vehicle  weighing  not  much  more  than 
150  pounds.  The  single  chaise  used  by  General  Ar- 
temas  Ward  in  his  duties  as  a  high  sheriff  was  a 
jaunty  racing-looking  ffair,  so  light  that  when  new 
and  the  "wheels  greased"  Sweet  Marie  could  have 
pulled  it  a  mile  in  2:10,  says  the  Boston  Globe.  Speed 
and  strength  were  qualities  in  horses  which  our 
forefathers  sought.  Early  in  the  century  road  con- 
tests became  fashionable  in  New  England,  and  ice 
and  snow  races  became  popular.  The  races  at  agri- 
cultural fairs,  the  combination  of  tracks  in  circuits, 
grew  out  of  winter  races  on  the  ponds  and  rivers 
adjacent  to  the  larger  towns.  It  is  the  real  sport 
with  the  harness  horse.  It  made  the  American  trot- 
ter, and  in  spite  of  pacers  and  adverse  laws  will 
maintain  its  prestige  and  develop  the  trotter  into  a 
grander,  faster  and  more  useful  animal  than  it  now 
is.  The  driving  clubs  of  New  England  have  this  mat- 
ter more  in  hand  than  any  other  section,  although 
the  fascination  of  a  sleigh  ride  pleases  the  youth 
of  Quebec  the  same  as  it  brings  enjoyment  to  the 
youngsters  of  the  Northwest  and  the  ruddy-cheeked 
boys  and  girls  of  New  England. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


EDUCATING  COLT  TROTTERS. 


(Millard  Sanders'  in  Western  Horseman.) 


We  can  not  beat  speed  into  a  colt,  but  we  can 
enthuse  him  so  he  will  trot  fast.  _ 

I  really  believe  that  that  is  the  whole  secret  o£ 
colt  training.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  colts  are  fail- 
ures and  break  down  because  methods  that  are  suc- 
cessful with  aged  horses  are  tried  on  the  colts. 
Young  trotters  and  pacers  are  highly  sensitive  ani- 
mals, possessing  a  great  deal  of  intelligence,  more 
than  some  people  give  them  credit  for. 

Horses  know  a  good  deal,  although  Frank  Ware, 
the  horse  show  expert,  writes  frequently  and  at 
more  or  less  length  in  attempting  to  demonstrate 
that  horses  are  dull,  stupid  things,  wholly  devoid  of 
intelligence.  It  is  possible  that  show  horses  can 
be  taught  things  wholly  mechanical,  such  as  step- 
ping high  and  carrying  their  heads  in  a  certain 
position,  by  mechanical  means,  but  the  trotting 
bred  horse  is  far  from  being  a  stupid  animal.  Many 
are  highly  sensitive,  and  the  trainer  who  does  not 
consider  that  phase  of  their  make-up  certainly  will 
not  meet  with  success  in  training  the  best  bred 
horses. 

The  man  who  knows  the  trotter  best  will  rec- 
ognize the  intelligence  of  the  horse  manifested 
in  dozens  of  ways.  Later,  I  will  relate  an  instance 
in  connection  with  that  bunch  of  nerves  known  as 
Guy,  a  horse  which  was  universally  termed  "er- 
ratic" and  was  so  high  strung  and  nervous  that 
several  noted  trainers  had  given  up  all  hope  of 
utilizing  his  speed  before  he  was  turned  over  to 
me,  a  boy  at  that  time. 

I  have  never  had  a  tired  colt  in  my  stable. 

Some  may  consider  that  a  rather  remarkable 
statement  considering  that  I  have  marked  in  2:30 
or  better  no  less  than  six  yearlings  and  I  think  the 
average  of  those  six  will  be  found  to  be  faster 
than  any  other  six  yearlings  in  the  world. 

Four  of  these  were  world's  records  at  the  time. 
Rosedale  I  marked  in  2:22,  the  world's  record  for 
yearling  pacing  stallions.  Fausta  took  a  record 
of  2:22%,  the  world's  record  for  yearling  pacing 
Allies.  William  Sidney  2:25,  was  the  world's  cham- 
pion yearling  pacer  when  he  took  a  record  of  2:25%. 

These  world's  records  are  the  more  creditable 
because  they  were  made  to  the  old-fashioned  high- 
wheeled  sulkies.  How  much  faster  they  would  have 
gone  to  the  present  light-weight,  pneumatic-tired 
sulkies,  almost  like  spider  webs,  as  compared  with 
the  old-fashioned  vehicles,  I  leave  for  the  statisti- 
cians to  figure  out.  In  addition,  I  gave  the  year- 
lings J.  F.  B.  and  Idah  records  of  2:26%  and  2:30, 
respectively.  I  also  gave  Concord  a  record  of  2:32, 
and  of  these  three  the  last  two  were  also  to  the 
high  wheels.     Concord  and  Idah  were  both  trotters. 

As  I  stated  above,  I  never  trained  these  colts 
so  that  they  became  tired  and  I  can  say  the  same 
of  the  numerous  two  and  three-year-olds  that  I 
have  trained  and  which  raced  successfully.  En- 
thuse a  colt  and  he  will  do  all  in  his  power.  That 
is  my  idea  of  training. 

Of  course  colts  have  to  be  broken,  as  it  is  called. 
I  think  "educated"  is  a  better  term.  All  horsemen 
know  what  is  necessary  to  break  a  colt.  While 
doing  it,  use  kindergarten  methods  and  educate 
them  so  that  they  will  not  be  afraid  and  can  be 
handled  and  harnessed  easily. 

A  pleasant  word  is  preferable  to  a  kick,  a  slap 
or  an  oath.  The  little  rascals  will  appreciate  kind- 
ness. Be  firm  with  them  and  make  them  do  what 
you  want  them  to  do  and  they  will  feel  the  better 

Of  course  they  have  got  to  be  taught  the  vari- 
ous words  of  command,  to  stop,  to  go,  to  back  and 
all  that,  but  all  horsemen  know  about  that.  And, 
of  course,  they  have  got  to  be  shod,  but  every  colt, 
like  every  horse,  has  got  to  be  shod  differently  and 
there  is  no  hard  and  fast  rule  that  can  be  applied. 
No  more  can  the  one  method  of  breaking  or  edu- 
cating be  applied  to  each  and  every  colt,  if  the  best 
results  are  to  be  obtained. 

Perhaps  I  can  best  explain  that  by  means  of 
my  boy,  jbr  any  youngster,  for  that  matter.  Suppose 
for  some  reason  or  other  there  was  no  means  of 
transportation  to  the  fair  grounds  and  it  was  nec- 
essary for  young  Millard  and  myself  to  walk  out 
there.  If  I  declared  in  a  brusque  way  that  we  would 
have  to  walk  the  three  or  four  miles,  he  would  re- 
bel. The  very  thought  of  it  would  be  so  contrary 
to  his  preconceived  ideas  of  going  to  the  fair 
grounds  that  he  would  declare  it  impossible.  In 
fact,  he  would  be  really  tired  before  the  walk  com- 
menced. 

But  supposing  I  had  gone  at  it  in  a  different  way. 
Had  suggested  walking  along  until  the  car  should 
overtake  us.  Had  kept  his  mind  occupied  as  we 
walked  along  with  suggestions  about  this  and  that 
house.  Called  his  attention  to  the  different  types 
of  architecture,  or,  if  a  spring  or  summer  day.  to 
the  flowers.  Had  stimulated  his  pride  in  various 
ways,  such  as  declaring  that  his  father  was  a  bet- 
ter pedestrian  than  he.  It  would  not  be  long  before 
we  would  be  out  there  and  he  would  not  have  felt 
that  any  drudgery  had  been  attached  to  the  task 
and  would  not  feel  as  tired,  perhaps,  as  myself. 

Any  youngster  from  seven  up  will,  if  he  can  get 
his  father  into  it,  tire  out  the  older  person  in  a 
game  of  ball,  a  romp  in  the  woods  or  in  any  boy- 
ish pastime.  If  the  boy  had  to  expend  the  same 
amount  of  energy  in  sawing  and  splitting  wood  he 
would  be  all  fagged  out  in  half  the  time. 

Use  a  colt  as  you  would  a  boy.  that  is,  if  you  un- 
derstand a  boy  thoroughly,  and  remember  your 
own  boyhood  days.  Some  people  can  not.  Such 
had  better  not  try  to  train  colts,  for  it  will  take  a 
wh  !e  lot  of  patience.     Colts  are  not  as  intelligent 


as  boys  and  it  will  take  a  long  time  to  get  them  to 
do  some  things.  But  you  will  find  that  they  pos- 
sess more  intelligence  than  you  thought  when  you 
first  commenced  to  give  them  their  lessons.  They 
will  appreciate  a  kind  work.  And  they  will  re- 
sent a  bard  word  or  a  blow.  Some  will  fight 
back.  Others  will  sulk.  Some  are  so  high  strung, 
so  sensitive,  that  yelling  at  them  or  at  other  colts 
or  at  some  one  around  the  barn,  will  cause  them  to 
tremble  violently. 

First  of  all,  secure  the  confidence  of  the  colt. 
You  can  do  it  if  you  go  about  it  right.  There  is 
no  set  rule.  Don't  forget  that  each  and  every  colt 
is  different,  has  a  different  temperament. 

Jolly  the  colt. 

When  you  commence  to  give  him  his  lessons  on 
the  track,  don't  let  him  think  it  is  work.  Don't 
drill  him.  An  old  horse,  even,  becomes  tired  of 
being  drilled,  drilled,  drilled.  People  say  they  are 
"track  sour."  The  everlasting  thinking  that  they 
have  got  to  go  around  that  track  so  many  times  in 
just  such  a  way  becomes  distasteful  to  them  and 
they  will  rebel.  Horses  have  sense  enough  for 
that,  even  if  some  people  say  they  are  senseless 
brutes. 

Colt  training  consists  more  in  not  doing  things 
than  in  doing  them.  Give  the  colt  as  little  work  as 
you  can,  but  all  the  time  you  are  around  him  bear 
in  mind  the  fact  that  all  your  effort  must  be  to- 
wards developing  the  trotting  instinct. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  jog  a  colt.  Unlike  an  old 
horse,  he  does  not  need  that  kind  of  work.  You  can 
tire  out  a  colt  quicker  by  jogging  him  than  any 
way  I  know  of. 

It  is  well  to  remember  that  it  is  unnecessary  to 
"thaw"  a  colt  out  before  working  him.  His  mus- 
cles are  like  those  of  a  boy  and  he  can  go  right 
out  and  sprint  without  harming  himself  in  the  least. 
If  you  do  "thaw"  him  out,  you  will  find  that  if  he 
is  not  actually  tired  that  he  has  lost  what  I  call 
"zip."     The  snap  that  you  expect  will  be  lacking. 

Possibly  the  thawing  out  is  a  warning  to  him 
that  some  kind  of  a  task  is  expected  and  like  all 
"kids"  he  is  tired  as  soon  as  it  enters  his  head 
that  he  is  expected  to  work.  It  does  not  take  him 
long  to  learn  that  a  certain  routine  means  work. 

To  those  who  do  not  believe  that  colts  quickly 
realize  what  is  expected  of  them,  this  simple  little 
story  will  indicate  to  them  that  colts  are  not 
the  stupid  things  some  people  believe.  Since  last 
fall  the  Sidney  Dillon  colts  I  had  at  the  Indian- 
apolis track  all  summer  have  been  turned  out  at 
the  Maywood  Stock  Farm.  Recently  we  have  been 
rather  crowded  for  room  at  the  main  barn  and  one 
night  when  we  called  the  colts  to  come  in,  we  took 
a  couple  and  took  them  across  the  pasture  to  an- 
other barn.  This  was  repeated  on  the  following 
night  and  on  the  third  night  when  we  called  the 
colts,  those  two  started  away  from  us  across  the 
field  to  their  new  quarters  while  the  others  came  to 
us  as  usual.  It  did  not  take  long  for  those  two 
colts  to  learn  that  their  new  sleeping  quarters 
were  on  the  other  side  of  the  pasture  from  the  main 
barn. 

Talk  to  your  colts  when  you  have  them  out  on 
the  track.  Right  here  I  might  say  that  it  is  always 
a  good  plan  to  speak  to  all  the  colts  each  morn- 
ing as  you  walk  by  their  stalls  and  talk  to  them 
when  you  feed  and  water  them.  When  they  strike 
a  trot  for  a  ways  tell  'em  its  great  and  let  them  go 
as  fast  as  they  want  to. 

When  they  make  a  break  do  not  get  mad  at  them 
or  scold  them.  Make  'em  think  they  did  well.  Pull 
them  up.  Let  them  walk  a  few  steps.  In  a  little 
while  they  will  realize  that  the  trot  is  the  gait  you 
want  them  to  go  at. 

It  is  much  beter  to  control  a  colt  by  talking  to 
him  than  by  taking  hold  of  the  bit.  I  know  of  no 
way  to  make  a  colt  stop  quicker  as  by  free  use 
of  the  bit.  Take  hold  of  the  bit  and  he  will  stop 
quicker  than  by  trotting  fast. 

In  this  respect,  Lou  Dilon,  the  world's  champion 
trotter,  was  a  good  deal  like  a  colt.  She  was  an 
exceedingly  sensitive  mare.  If  any  one  would  go 
into  her  stall,  swear  and  talk  in  a  harsh  tone,  she 
would  break  out  into  a  sweat.  If  for  any  reason  it 
was  necessary  to  take  hold  of  the  bit  in  the  early 
part  of  a  fast  mile,  she  would  tire  so  that  she  could 
not  finish  good,  when,  if  talked  back  or  rated  right 
from  the  start  she  would  finish  faster  than  she  went 
away.  This  explains  why  she  made  so  disappoint- 
ing a  showing  at  Brighton  Beach.  The  pacemaker 
took  us  the  first  eighth  in  13%  seconds  and  when 
I  hollered  to  Tanner  to  take  back,  he  misunderstod 
me  and  urged  the  runner  to  renewed  effort.  I  was 
forced  to  take  Lou  hack.  She  did  not  like  it.  Her 
mind  was  diverted  from  the  task  in  hand,  she  was 
irritated  and  consequently  she  failed  to  trot  the  last 
half  of  the  mile  up  to  expectation. 

Teach  your  colt  so  that  you  can  rate  his  speed 
by  talking  to  him.  He  will  race  better  than  the 
colt  you  have  to  drive  and  have  to  take  back  with 
the  bit.  Jack  Axworthy,  that  raced  so  well  for 
me  as  a  two-year-old,  was  a  splendid  example  of 
this.  At  Lexington  no  one  expected  him  to  win. 
Bon  Voyage  was  a  heavy  favorite  and  as  a  result 
of  the  race  Ted  Hayes  came  in  for  a  lot  of  unde- 
served criticism  by  people  who  thought  that  Bon 
Voyage  was  invincible.  That  was  because  they 
did  not  realize  how  good  my  colt  was.  I  don't  be- 
lieve any  one  could  have  driven  Bon  Voyage  with 
any  different  result. 

Jack  Axworthy  had  a  wonderful  turn  of  speed. 
I  got  him  away  fast  and  when  Bon  Voyage  came 
sailing  along  I  told  Jack  that  he  would  have  to  step. 
The  little  rascal  knew  and  brushed  away  from  his 
formidable  opponent.  As  he  did  so  I  told  him  that 
was  good  enough  and  to  wait  till  Bon  Voyage  came 


up  again.  I  kept  repeating  that  and  that  little 
rascal  of  mine  seemed  to  enjoy  it  as  much  as  I  did. 
He  entered  right  into  the  spirit  of  the  game.  While 
he  trotted  the  mile  in  2:15%,  I  believe  he  could 
have  gone  in  2:12.  If  I  had  had  to  take  him  back 
sharply  with  the  bit  he  would  have  become  discour- 
aged. Even  then  he  might  have  won,  but  he  would 
not  have  performed  as  well  as  he  did. 

The  first  great  horse  I  ever  had  was  Guy,  and 
the  lessons  I  learned  in  connection  with  that  trot- 
ter have  been  of  great  value  to  me  in  my  subsequent 
experience  with  colts  and  aged  horses.  When  I 
took  Guy  I  had  certain  ideas  that  I  put  into  execu- 
tion, boy  though  I  was,  and  they  came  out  all  right. 

To  understand  this  thoroughly  it  must  be  remem- 
bered that  when  I  got  Guy  to  train  he  was  supposed 
to  have  a  lot  of  speed,  but  every  horseman  was 
sure  it  could  not  be  utilized  in  a  race.  Several 
of  the  leading  trainers  had  had  Guy  in  their 
stables.  His  case  attracted  attention  and  these  train- 
ers had  the  advice  of  other  astute  trainers.  All 
known  methods  were  used.  Not  a  rule  in  the  book 
of  the  most  astute  counsellors  was  overlooked.  One 
trainer  attempted  to  conquer  him  by  long  jogs, 
slow  work  of  mile  on  mile.  On  occasion  when 
pretty  near  everybody  had  gone  to  dinner  he  was 
taken  out  on  the  track  and  showed  miles  around 
2:16.     But  as  a  racing  tool  he  was  useless. 

When  it  was  learned  that  I  was  to  have  Guy  in 
my  stable  everybody  laughed  and  wondered  what 
the  boy  was  going  to  do  with  that  trotter.  More,  I 
guess,  wondered  what  that  trotter  was  going  to  do 
with  me.  I  fooled  around  with  him,  fed  him  apples 
and  grass,  gave  him  no  fast  miles  and  when  they 
saw  I  had  entered  him  in  the  Grand  Circuit  had 
another  laugh.  When  I  shipped  away  they  won- 
dered what  kind  of  a  fool  play  it  was  to  ship  an  un- 
trained trotter  to  the  races.  However,  I  won  over 
fifteen  thousand  dollars  with  Guy  and  gave  him 
a  record  of  2:10%. 

None  of  the  horsemen  at  the  track  thought  I  was 
training  Guy,  because  I  was  not  out  on  the  track 
every  day  with  miles  and  repeats  on  Tuesdays  and 
Fridays.  That's  the  orthodox  way  of  getting  a  trot- 
ter ready  for  the  races. 

What  they  did  not  see,  or  if  they  saw  did  not  ap- 
preciate, was  the  fact  that  I  was  winning  his  confi- 
dence and  teaching  him  to  get  over  his  dislike  for 
the  race  track.  By  having  the  grooms  keep  quiet 
while  at  work,  it  was  soon  possible  to  harness  him. 
When  it  came  time  for  me  to  get  into  the  sulky, 
I  would  not  allow  the  groom  to  hold  him.  One  took 
hold  of  the  end  of  the  shaft  and  steadied  it  a  little 
and  I  kept  talking  to  Guy  as  I  climbed  into  the 
sulky.  Previous  to  this  I  had  him  out  in  the  fields, 
let  him  nibble  the  grass,  fed  him  apples  and  talked 
to  him.  After  a  bit  he  and  I  were  good  friends  and 
he  had  faith  in  me.  A  horse  or  a  colt  has  got  to 
have  faith  in  his  rtainer  to  do  his  best. 

Once  through  the  gate  he  stood  on  the  track 
and  trembled.  The  track  meant  work  and  other 
disagreeable  things.  In  a  few  weeks  he  found  that 
the  track  did  not  necessarily  mean  work.  It  was 
not  a  case  of  score,  score,  score,  and  then  three  to 
five  miles  and  a  cooling  out  mile.  He  found  out  he 
would  have  as  good  a  time  on  the  track  and  along 
the  roadside  nibbling  grass  and  eating  apples.  And 
after  he  found  that  out  and  we  became  good  enough 
friends  so  that  he  was  willing  to  repay  my  kind- 
ness by  doing  what  I  wanted,  he  was  a  race  horse. 
He  was  one  of  those  nervous,  high-strung  horses 
that  did  not  need  a  whole  lot  of  muscling  up  in 
order  to  race.  Now  while  Guy  was  no  colt,  a  whole 
lot  of  the  methods  I  used  with  him  will  do  with 
colts.     Enthuse  them. 

Guy's  intelligence  was  illustrated  at  Cincinnati. 
I  drove  him  an  exhibition  mile  at  Oakley  Park  the 
middle  of  one  afternoon  and  was  anxious  to  ship 
him  back  to  Cleveland  that  night.  It  was  necessary 
for  the  boy  to  lead  Guy  back  to  the  depot,  as  he  had 
led  him  from  the  depot  to  the  track  the  day  prev- 
ious. The  road  was  long  and  dusty  and  the  boy 
stopped  frequently  to  wash  the  dust  out  of  his 
throat. 

Guy  did  not  have  an  angelic  disposition  and  the 
man  who  leaned  up  against  his  flank  stood  a  chance 
of  being  kicked  to  death.  Long  before  train  time 
I  was  at  the  depot  ready  to  assist  in.  loading  Guy 
into  the  express  car.  As  time  rolled  on  I  became 
anxious  and  nervously  watched  up  the  street. 

At  last  I  saw  a  speck  that  looked  like  a  horse. 
It  grew  larger  and  weaved  its  way  in  between  cars, 
wagons  and  trucks.  At  last  Guy,  tail  up,  trotted 
up  to  the  depot  and  stopped  in  front  of  me  with  as 
much  as  to  say:  "Here  he  is.  I  have  brought  him 
to  you  safe  and  sound."  And  so  he  had,  for  hanging 
to  the  shank  of  the  halter  and  leaning  against  the 
flank  of  Guy  was  the  groom,  all  but  out. 

At  any  other  time  to  lean  against  Guy  like  that 
would  have  meant  death,  but  that  horse  seemed  to 
know  what  the  trouble  was  and  acted  accordingly. 
I  consider  his  feat  of  taking  that  boy  across  the 
crowded  city  as  something.,  remarkable,  as  ordinar- 
ily it  was  considerable  of  a  task  for  any  one  to 
take  that  high-strung,  nervous  horse  across. 

In  educating  a  colt  depend  on  your  own  mastery 
of  him  to  make  him  trot.  Don't  imagine  that  the 
youngster's  speed  depends  on  a  certain  kind  of  bit, 
on  check-reins  or  any  of  the  immense  amount  of 
rigging  and  devices  to  be  seen  on  any  public  race 
track.  Personally  I  don't  care  much  for  the  check- 
reins  and  believe  that  colts  and  horses  will  go 
faster  without  them  as  they  will  be  able  to  breathe 
freer.  And  if  a  colt  is  going  to  trot  or  pace  fast 
he  has  got  to  have  plenty  of  fresh  air  in  his  lungs. 
I  never  used  a  check  on  Lou  Dillon,  for  with  the 
driver  taking  a  pretty  good  hold  of  the  bit 
she    would    not  trot    up     to  form,    especially   after 


Saturday,  March  2,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


going  a  quarter  or  half  a  mile.  She  did  not  seem 
able,  under  those  conditions,  to  breathe  freely  and 
would  slacken  her  pace  so  as  to  fight  the  bit  or 
check  and  get  more  air  into  her  lungs. 

Use  as  plain  a  harness  as  possible  and  as  few 
boots.  By  taking  plenty  of  time  and  studying  the 
gait  of  your  colt  carefully,  feeling  him  out  with  the 
lines,  you  will  probably  be  able  to  use  light  shoes. 
There  is  no  fixed  rule,  of  course,  for  shoeing.  Some 
colts  will  need  more  weight  than  others.  Fre- 
quently a  light  shoes  and  a  toe-weight  will  answer 
the  purpose.  The  toe-weight  can  be  reduced  as  the 
gait  of  the  young  trotter  becomes  fixed  and  often 
entirely  discarded.  Oftentimes  heavy  shoes  and 
toe-weights  are  due  to  the  fact  that  the  trainer 
is  in  a  hurry  to  secure  results  and  lets  his  desire 
to  see  a  fast  eighth  or  quarter  overcome  his  better 
judgment. 

Some  years  ago  there  was  a  craze  for  colt  speed 
t  with  the  natural  result  that  trainers  with  no  apti- 
tude for  educating  youngsters  overdid  it  and  many 
a  promising  youngster  was  knocked  out.  Naturally 
the  owners  of  the  colts  did  not  like  it  and  there  was 
a  reaction.  Colt  training  got  into  disfavor  and  now 
the  rules  forbid  the  racing  of  yearlings. 

I  believe,  however,  that  it's  the  best  thing  that 
could  happen  to  a  horse  to  have  him  educated  as 
a  colt.  I  also  believe  that  the  world's  champions  of 
the  future  will  be  developed  from  horses  which 
were  trained  and  raced  as  colts. 

When  a  colt  is  allowed  to  run  out  until  he  is  four, 
five  or  six  years  old  a  great  deal  is  expected  of  him 
the  first  year  he  is  trained.  Both  owner  and  trainer 
figure  that  he  is  fully  matured  and  that  conse- 
kuently  his  muscles  are  in  condition  to  stand  the 
preparation  necessary  for  racing.  The  clip  to-day 
is  so  fast  that  the  training  has  to  be  more  or  less 
severe.  But  here  is  where  a  big  mistake  is  made. 
The  muscles  of  this  horse  are  not  in  as  good  condi- 
tion to  stand  a  preparation  as  are  those  of  the  horse 
educated,  trained  and  raced  as  a  colt. 

Colt  education  and  colt  racing  is  not  harmful. 
On  the  contrary,  it  is  most  beneficial  and  the  breed- 
er who  does  not  have  his  youngsters  trained  is  la- 
boring under  a  severe  handicap  and  his  stallion  will 
never  attain  the  prominence  rightly  due  him. 

Colt  training  can  be  overdone.  So  can  the  train- 
ing of  aged  horses.  Proof  of  this  latter  statement 
is  furnished  every  racing  season.  This  is  no  argu- 
ment, however,  against  proper  training. 

And  above  all,  remember  that  you  can  not  beat 
speed  into  a  colt.    But  you  can  enthuse  him. 


$54,800    IN    SIGHT    ALREADY. 


WOODLAND  STOCK   FARM  STALLIONS. 


SUGGESTIONS  FROM  FRESNO. 


Fresno,  Feb.  24,  1907. 

Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman — Since  the  Califor- 
nia Harness  Racing  Circuit  seems  an  assured  fact, 
the  next  thing  is  for  secretaries  to  get  out  pro- 
grams that  will  suit  the  greatest  number  of  horses, 
and  have  the  entries  close  on  such  dates  as  to  hold 
the  greatest  number  in  racing  throughout  the  sea- 
son. 

Our  idea  is  to  re-classify  the  horses  every  four 
weeks.  That  will  pass  the  very  fast  green  ones  up 
to  a  class  where  they  will  have  a  horse  race,  and 
give  the  medium  horses  a  chance.  If  the  entries 
all  close  before  the  racing  begins,  horses  that  have 
no  chance  will  drop  out  and  owners  will  fail  to  pay 
the  entrance,  thus  leaving  a  deficit  for  associations 
to  make  good  the  best  they  can.  Some  will  stay 
out  for  good,  but  if  the  horses  are  re-classified  they 
will  keep  paying  up  on  them,  hoping  to  win  a  race 
at  the  windup  and  be  in  the  game  next  season. 

By  re-classifying  the  interest  in  racing  is  kept 
up  and  it  brings  out  new  fields  all  the  time  and  in- 
sures closer  contests,  which  is  the  real  life  of 
racing. 

A  few  early  cosing  stakes  is  a  good  thing,  but  the 
bulk  of  the  purse  races  should  be  often  re-classified 
and  close  later.  Respectfully, 

JOSEPH    DEPOISTER, 
H.  G.  MAYO, 
S.   C.   WALTON, 
ABE  REYNOLDS, 
G.   C.  OWENS. 


2:10  STALLIONS   IN    EUROPE. 


Those  who  have  given  the  matter  little  thought 
will  be  surprised  to  learn  the  large  number  of  2:10 
trotting  stallions  which  have  been  taken  to  Europe 
by  the  breeders  of  that  country.  No  less  than  twenty- 
two  such  horses  have  found  a  home  across  the  At- 
lantic, as  follows:  Onward  Silver  2:05%,  Tommy 
Britton  2:06y2,  Caid  2:07%,  Glenwood  M.  2:07%, 
Jupe  2:07%',  Gayton  2:08%,  Trevillian  2:07%,  Gen. 
Forrest  2:08,  A.  Penn  2:08%,  Poindexter  2:09,  Dil- 
lon Boy  2:09%,  Idolita  2:09%,  Alton  2:09%,  Baron 
Rogers  2:09%,  B.  B.  P.  2:09%,  Ellard  2:09%,  Que 
Allen  2:09%,  Boreazelle  2:09%,  Athanio  2:10, 
Brownie  Wilton  2:10,  Senator  A.  2:10  and  Kirkwood 
Jr.  2:10.  Mated  with  the  fast  and  well  bred  mares 
which  the  Europeans  have  taken  from  this  country 
to  Europe,  these  stallions  will  certainly  sire  foals 
which  will  develop  into  trotters  as  likely  to  take  ex- 
tremely low  records  as  those  we  are  breeding  in 
this  country.  The  leading  European  breeders  have 
had  the  wisdom  to  start  in  with  the  best  the 
breeders  of  this  country  have  succeeded  in  produc- 
ing, and  they  have  also  bred  largely  in  accordance 
with  the  theory  that  speed  produces  speed  and  the 
success  which  has  met  their  efforts  in  the  breeding 
field  has  been  of  a  degree  to  justify  their  methods. — 
Horse  World. 


Seven     Meetings    on     California     Circuit     Have    An- 
nouncd    That    Much    in    Stakes. 


If  you  own  a  horse  good  enough  to  win,  you  can 
earn  enough  money  in  California  this  year  to  pay 
for  racing  him.  A  green  trotter  that  can  win  the 
main  events  on  the  circuit  can  put  $5,000  in  cash 
to  his  owner's  credit.  Suppose  he  should  start  in 
the  $2,000  stake  for  2:17  trotters  at  Petaluma,  the 
$2,000  stake  for  the  2:24  class  at  the  Breeders'  meet- 
ing, the  $2,000  stake  for  the  2:24  class  at  the  State 
Fair  and  in  each  of  the  four  $1,000  stakes  for  2:20 
class  trotters  on  the  Central  California  Circuit,  and 
should  happen  to  win  them  all  he  would  win  just 
$5,000,  enough  to  buy  a  small  farm  that  will  sup- 
port a  family.  Read  over  the  purses  already  ad- 
vertised. There  are  only  a  few.  There  are  several 
of  the  best  associations  to  hear  from: 

Petaluma    Meeting. 


Trotting. 

Horses  without  records    $1500 

2:17    class     ' 2000 

2: 14    class    2000 

2:12  class 2000 

Free-for-all     2000 

Three-year-olds 1500 

Two-year-olds    1500 

Pacing. 

Horses  without  records    $1500 

2:14  class    1500 

2:10  class    2000 

Free-for-all    2000 

Three-year-olds   1500 


Pacific   Coast  Trotting    Horse    Breeders'  Association. 

Trotting. 

2:24    class    $2000 

2:17  class   S00 

2:14    class    800 

2:10  class   1000 

Pacing. 

2:20  class    $2000 

2 :  16  class 800 

2:12  class    800 

2 :  08  class    1000 

Trotting  and  Pacing  Futurities 7000 


California    State    Fair. 


Trotting. 

2:24    class    $2000 

2: 17  class    800 

2:14  class    800 

2:10  class    1000 

Two-year-olds    400 

Pacing. 

2: 20  class    $2000 

2:16  class    800 

2:12  class    800 

2:08   class    1000 


Central    California   Circuit. 


Fresno. 

2:20  trot    $1000 

2:20   pace 1000 

Tulare. 

2:20  trot    $1000 

2:20   pace    1000 

Hanford. 

2:20    trot    $1000 

2:20   pace    1000 

Bakersfield. 

2:20  trot    $1000 

2:20  pace    1000 


COLT  STAKES  AT  RED   BLUFF. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Mr.  F.  N.  Frary,  lessee  of  the  Berendos  Park 
race  track  at  Red  Bluff,  has  inaugurated  two  stakes, 
one  for  yearlings  and  the  other  for  two-year-olds, 
the  get  of  stallions  standing  in  Tehama  county. 
While  Mr.  Frary  has  two  stallions  that  he  is  stand- 
ing for  public  service,  Loring  by  Nazote,  and  Her- 
bert Dillon  by  Sidney  Dillon,  he  has  not  offered 
these  stakes  for  the  get  simply  of  his  own  horses, 
but  has  made  them  free  to  the  get  of  all  other  stal- 
lions in  the  county.  Mr.  Frary  has  guaranteed  the 
sum  of  $50  for  each  of  these  stakes  with  all  entrance 
money  to  be  added.  Entrance  is  $5,  to  be  paid 
April  1st,  when  colt  must  be  named,  giving  sex, 
color  and  sire.  Then,  ten  days  before  the  race  a 
starting  fee  of  10  per  cent  of  whatever  the  stake 
amounts  to  at  that  time  will  be  due.  This  10  per 
cent  is  also  to  be  added  to  the  stake.  The  money  is 
to  be  divided  50,  35  and  15  per  cent,  and  the  race 
to  come  off  some  time  in  August.  The  race  for  year- 
lings will  be  one-half  mile  heats,  best  two  in  three, 
and  the  race  for  the  two-year-olds,  mile  heats,  two 
in  three. 

The  Red  Bluff  track  is  being  put  in  fine  shape 
by  Mr.  Frary,  and  we  hope  all  those  who  own  colts 
sired  by  Tehama  county  stallions  will  make  entries 
in  these  stakes  and  get  their  colts  ready  to  race  for 
the  money  in  August.  Such  enterprise  as  Mr.  Frary 
has  displayed  will  do  much  for  the  horse  interests 
of  that  county. 


In  selecting  stallions  to  book  good  mares  to,  an 
owner  should  always  aim  to  improve  his  stock.  It 
is  not  enough  that  a  horse  should  be  a  member  of 
a  good  family,  but  the  question  should  be  asked, 
"Has  he  sired  salable  animals,  or  if  he  is  young, 
are  his  get  attractive  looking  and  promising.  The 
breeders  who  look  ahead  and  aim  to  supply  the  de- 
mand, are  pretty  sure  to  find  horse  breeding  profit- 
able if  they  exercise  good  judgment. 

It  has  been  the  aim  of  Mr.  Alex  Brown,  proprietor 
of  Woodland  Stock  Farm,  to  not  only  breed  horses 
that  have  speed,  but  those  that  have  size,  good  color, 
handsome  conformation  and  soundness,  and  to  this 
end  he  has  placed  at  the  head  of  his  stud  those  two 
fine  stallions,  Nushagak  and  Prince  Ansel. 

Nushagak,  as  probably  all  our  readers  know,  is 
a  representative  of  the  celebrated  Wilkes  family, 
being  by  the  ex-champion  three-year-old  trotter, 
Sable  Wilkes.  Through  his  dam,  the  great  brood 
mare  Fidelia  by  Director  2:17,  he  is  closely  related 
to  another  great  race  winning  family,  and  one  whose 
praises  are  sung  wherever  trotting  or  pacing  cham- 
pions are  written  about.  Nushagak  is  a  horse  of 
splendid  conformation  and  color,  and  imparts  these 
qualities  with  great  regularity.  His  fastest  perform- 
er to  date  is  that  magnificent  trotter,  Aristo  2:08%, 
whose  easy  winning  of  the  Occident  and  Stanford 
Stakes  of  1902  is  turf  history.  Last  year  at  the 
Breeders'  meeting  at  Woodland,  no  less  than  five 
of  the  get  of  Nushagak  took  standard  records,  and 
a  daughter  became  a  producer  of  standard  speed. 
None  of  this  half  dozen  new  comers  were  over  four 
years  old,  and  all  took  their  records  hitched  to  a 
cart  and  without  a  teaser  to  accompany  them.  They 
all  stepped  the  last  quarter  of  their  miles  in  from 
34  to  32%  seconds,  which  is  conclusive  evidence  that 
their  speed  limit  for  the  mile  was  not  reached. 
Nushagak  now  has  to  his  credit  seven  standard  per- 
formers, all  clean  going,  well  made  and  handsome 
horses,  and  his  list  will  increase  as  fast  as  his  get 
are  trained. 

Prince  Ansel,  the  stable  companion  of  Nushagak, 
was  one  of  the  fastest  colt  trotters  ever  seen  in 
California.  He  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having 
taken  a  two-year-old  record  of  2:20%,' defeating  in 
the  same  race  the  great  John  A.  McKerron,  whose 
record  is  now  2:04%,  the  famous  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%, 
and  others.  But  for  an  accident  Prince  Ansel  would 
have  trotted  away  below  2:10,  and  good  judges  be- 
lieve the  stallion  record  would  have  been  within 
his  reach.  He  is  a  magnificent  individual,  sired  by 
Dexter  Prince,  sire  of  Lisonjero  2:08%,  Eleata  2:08% 
and  others,  and  his  dam  is  the  great  brood  mare 
Woodflower  (dam  of  Seylex  2:15%,  etc.)  by  Ansel, 
son  of  Electioneer,  and  his  second  dam  Mayflower 
2:30%,  a  great  brood  mare  that  has  two  in  the  list 
and  six  producing  daughters.  Prince  Ansel  has  two 
in  the  list,  his  oldest,  Prince  Gay,  having  trotted 
a  trial  mile  in  2:12%,  with  the  last  quarter  in  31% 
seconds,  and  was  one  of  the  handsomest  horses  ever 
seen  on  the  track.  But  for  his  death  last  year,  the 
result  of  sickness,  Prince  Gay  would  have  been  one 
of  the  sensational  trotters  of  the  circuit  this  year. 

Nushagak  and  Prince  Ansel  will  be  in  the  stud 
at  Woodland  Stock  Farm  this  year.  For  terms,  etc., 
reference  is  made  to  the  advertisement  in  this  issue. 
Write  to  Superintendent  Chas.  Spencer  at  Wood- 
land for  cards  containing  pedigree,  etc. 


THE    OUTLOOK    IN    MONTANA. 


According  to  the  Northwestern  Stockman  and 
Farmer,  horsemen  can  depend  upon  meetings  this 
year  at  Helena,  Bozeman,  Big  Timber,  Missoula, 
Great  Falls  and  Anaconda,  with  dates  commencing 
the  last  week  in  August  and  extending  through  to 
the  middle  of  October.  On  the  State  Fair  tracks 
and  probably  at  Bozeman,  Livingston  and  Missoula, 
stakes  will  be  given  for  young  horses  along  the 
lines  heretofore  given. 

Secretary  Seaman  of  the  Livingston  Fair  has  an- 
nounced that  they  will  give  four  $1000  stakes  in 
classes  as  follows:  Pacing,  2:10  and  2:18;  trotting, 
2:14  and  2:20.  The  other  tracks  in  the  circuit  will 
give  stakes  practically  along  these  same  lines.  The 
State  Fair  will  maintain  its  Bankers'  Stake  and  Mer- 
chants' Stake  and  in  addition  to  the  four  harness 
stakes  of  $1000  each  will  give  two  stakes  for  young- 
sters in  harness  of  $500.  There  will  also  be  two 
running  stakes  of  $1000  each,  and  the  usual  number 
of  races  on  the  program. 

Sentiment  so  far  as  expressed  by  the  secretaries 
and  officials  throughout  Montana  is  against  any 
more  three-heat  plan  races,  as  it  involves  the  divi- 
sion of  the  money  at  the  end  of  each  heat.  Those 
who  have  written  or  talked  about  the  matter  state 
that  the  old  plan  of  three  in  five  with  the  settle- 
ment on  the  summary  at  the  end  of  the  fifth  heat 
will  in  all  likelihood  be  adopted.  While  the  three 
heat  plan  and  money  division  at  the  end  of  each 
heat  may  be  highly  satisfactory  in  the  East  where 
there  are  big  fields  of  horses,  it  has  not  been  the 
success  in  the  West  that  its  friends  hoped  and  the 
races  that  were  run  according  to  that  schedule  last 
year  were  not  entirely  satisfactory  either  to  the 
horsemen  or  to  the  public. 


PILES   CUBED   IN   6  TO   14   DATS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching,  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  In  6  to 
14   days  or  money  refunded.      50c. 

0 

Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,   1907. 


LEARNING  ABOUT  HORSES. 


Is  it  horses?  I've  seen  something  of  'em; 

I've  had  a  good  few  in  niy  time; 
A  lot  of  'em  bad  'uns,  a  few  of  'em  screws, 

And  just  three  or  four  that  were  prime! 
There  was  Jimmy,  the  gamest.  the  boldest,  the  best; 

There  was  Marske,  at  his  fences  so  limber, 
There  was  Doctor,  a  good  one  with  brooks  running 
wide, 

And  Zigzag — a  nailer  at  timber. 

Yet  I  don't  know  so  much  about  horses. 

Though  I've  been  with  them  all  my  life  long; 
You  never  can  tell  till  you  try  'em. 

And  then — why  they  often  go  wrong. 
There  is  something  that's  queer  about  horses, 

Of  that  there  is  not  the  least  doubt; 
If  you'd  know  what  it  is,  just  you  buy  one, 

And  then  you'll  be  sure  to  find  out. 

The  first  horse  I  bought  was  a  sixteen  hand  bay; 

As  a  harness  horse  he  was  superb. 
His  outline  was  faultless,  his  action  was  high, 

But  alas!   he  had  got  a  small  curb. 
"It  was  only  a  small  one,  would  do  him  no  harm," 

Said  the  vendor — a  cousin  named  Jim. 
In  a  month  he  went  lame,  and  was  sold  for  the  plow. 

And  I  learned  about  horses  from  him. 

Then   a    hunter,    well    balanced,    and    handsome    as 
paint, 

Like  a  stag  he  could  jump  in  the  school; 
But  out  in  the  open  with  hounds  running  hard 

He  behaved  like  a  consummate  fool. 
Two  falls  in  one  field,  and  the  last  a  bad  smash, 

Concussions  and  one  broken  limb; 
As   a  cripple   for  three  months  I  hobbled   about, 

And — I  learned  about  horses  from  him. 

Next  a  clean  thoroughbred  one — I  thought  he  could 
stay, 

He  galloped  a  capital  pace; 
So  I  turned  up  his  hunting  and  sent  him  to  train 

In  the  hope  he  could  win  a  good  race. 
In  his  work  he  did  well,  and  his  trainer  he  pleased. 

He  was  sent  to  the  post  in  fine  trim; 
He  was  last  all  the  way,  and  walked  in  with  the 
crowd. 

And  I  learned  about  horses  from  him. 

Yes,  there's  something  that's  queer  about  horses. 

As  you'll  find  out  from  each  in  his.  turn. 
And  whatever  each  teaches  you,  this  you  will  find 

With  a  fresh  one  there's  something  to  learn; 
They've  a  grip,  too,  on  those  who  admire  them, 

And  whether  for  weal  or  for  bane, 
The  lord  and  the  tout,  and  the  farmer  and  squire 

When  they're  horsemen,  all  meet  on  one  plane. 
— W.  S.  Dixon  in  Bailey's  Magazine. 


THE    BUTLER    STRING    FOR    1907. 


There  has  been  a  general  impression  among 
horsemen  that  the  Butler  stable,  for  ten  years  a 
conspicuous  feature  of  the  Grand  Circuit  trotting 
meetings,  went  out  of  existence  last  fall  when  the 
contract  with  Monroe  Salisbury  as  manager  was 
terminated,  and  it  was  given  out  that  the  usual 
draft  of  trotters  and  pacers  would  not  be  sent  from 
the  East  to  the  California  ranch  Mr.  Butler  pur- 
chased a  few  years  ago  as  a  wintering  place  for  his 
racing  string,  writes  Henry  Ten  Eyck  White  in 
the  Stock  Farm. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  stable  that  was  a  power 
in  the  trotting  world  when  Tom  Keating  was  the 
manager  and  Myron  McHenry  did  the  driving  has 
not  amounted  to  much  of  late  years,  although  Mr. 
Butler  has  always  been  willing  to  buy  liberally  for 
its  replenishment.  A  year  ago  last  fall  Charlie  De- 
Ryder,  a  first  class  reinsman  who  had  won  a  Massa- 
chusetts Stake  and  other  big  events  for  the  stable, 
was  told  his  services  were  no  longer  in  demand,  so 
he  started  a  public  stable  in  California.  Last  sum- 
mer Ben  Walker  did  the  driving  for  the  stable, 
with  the  single  exception  of  the  transferred  M.  and 
M.  race  at  Cleveland,  when  McHenry  was  given  the 
mount  and  drove  Ann  Direct  to  a  most  brilliant 
victory.  When  Salisbury  was  let  out  in  the  fall  it 
whs  the  general  belief  that  the  Butler  stable  as  a 
Grand  Circuit  feature  was  a  thing  of  the  past. 

But  it  seems  nothing  of  the  sort  is  to  occur.  Mr. 
Butler  quietly  arranged  with  James  Brady  to  pre- 
pare and  drive  the  East  View  string  in  1907,  and 
when  that  trainer  came  up  recently  from  Macon, 
Ga.,  where  he  winters,  to  New  York  City  for  the 
purpose  of  selling  the  colt  Gay  Bingen,  to  which  he 
gave  a  race  record  of  2: 1414  last  summer,  he  con- 
ferred with  Mr.  Butler,  and  as  a  result  the  follow- 
ing horses  were  shipped  to  Macon,  where  they  now 
are  being  prepared  over  the  fine  mile  track  built 
by  Plant,  the  banker  and  insurance  man  who  killed 
himself  three  years  ago. 

East  View  Maiden,  blk.  m.  f 71  by  Directum  Kellv 
2:0Si4,  dam  Victress  2:2S%  by  Brown  2:1S%;  Direct 
Flight,  blk.  m.  (5)  by  Direct,  dam  Diana  H.  bv  Ar- 
tillery 2:21%;  Claro,  ch.  g.  (6)  by  Mendocino  2:19%, 
dam  Clarion  2:25%  by  Ansel  2:20;  Flying  Feet,  blk. 
f.  (3)  by  Directum  Kelly,  dam  Tarara  (sister  to  Al- 
cander  2:20%)  by  Alcantara  2:23;  The  Market,  b.  c. 
(31  by  Direct,  dam  Marquette  (dam  of  Planet  2:04% 
and  Home  Circle  2:07)  by  Jersey  Wilkes;  Royal 
Right,  blk.  c.  (3)  by  Direct,  dam's  pedigree  un- 
knowr  ;  Sweet  Singer,  b.  f.  (2)  bv  Direct,  dam  Miss 
Jay  2:21%  by  Jay  Bird:  Philista,  h.  f.  (2)  by  Stam 
B.  2:'1%,  dam  sister  to  Directum  Kelly;  Direct  Fin- 
ish,    r.  c.  by  Direct,  dam   (dam  of  Directum  Kelly) 


bv  Anteeo;  Cleoptum,  b.  c.  (2)  by  Directum  Kelly, 
dam  Cleora  Belle  (sister  to  Alcander  2:20%)  by 
Alcantara;  Beatuy  Belle,  b.  f.  (2)  by  Directum  Kelly, 
dam  Beldia  2:09%  by  Jack  Dawson;  Ruddy  Gore, 
b  .c.  (2)  by  Directum  Kelly,  dam  Rose  Kelly  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes  2:16%  Princess  Thella,  b.  f.  (1)  by 
Directum  Kelly,  dam  Athella  Princess  2:26%  by 
Walkill  Prince. 

The  youngsters  in  the  lot  are  unusually  promis- 
ing in  the  matter  of  blood  lines,  and  there  is  no 
sort  of  doubt  that  Brady  is  just  the  man  to  handle 
them.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  although  it  is  not  gen- 
erally known,  it  was  Brady  that  "made"  every  one 
of  the  fast  colt  trotters  that  came  up  from  the  Idle 
Hour  Farm,  Grace  Bond  being  a  conspicuous  ex- 
ample. In  1905  Brady  brought  out  the  two-year-old 
filly  Noma,  giving  her  a  winning  race  record  of 
2:19,  and  the  same  season  he  made  a  new  horse  of 
the  pacer  AHerson,  giving  him  a  record  better  than 
2:06.  Last  year  Gay  Bingen  was  the  only  string  to 
Brady's  how,  but  that  colt  was  a  world's  wonder 
until  he  went  lame,  trotting  in  2:12%  at  Cleveland 
in  July,  pulled  to  a  common  jog  in  the  last  100 
yards,  and  demonstrating  that  2:10  would  not  have 
stopped  him  that  day. 

The  six-year-old  gelding  Claro,  in  the  Butler 
lot,  sent  to  Georgia,  is  a  pacer  picked  up  in  Cali- 
fornia about  a  year  ago  and  taken  East  last  spring 
with  the  idea  he  would  be  good  enough  for  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  other  stakes  for  slow 
class  pacers.  But  Claro  did  not  make  good,  and  so 
far  as  I  know  is  still  without  a  mark.  East  View 
Maiden  was  touted  a  year  ago  as  one  of  the  great 
green  trotters  of  1907.  but  Ann  Direct  was  the  one 
that  finally  made  starts  in  the  stakes  where  both 
were  named.  Nothing  official  has  been  given  out 
regarding  Mr.  Butler's  plans  for  the  campaign,  but 
his  horses  have  always  performed  in  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit, except  when  big  stakes  were  offered  by  out- 
side tracks,  and  doubtless  that  is  where  they  will 
be  engaged  this  year,  provided  they  are  good 
enough  to  get  some  of  the  money. 


WILL    BREED    ZEBROIDS. 


WORK    HORSE   PARADES. 


The  Boston  Work  Horse  Parade  Association  has 
just  issued  its  circulars  for  the  fifth  annual  parade, 
which  will  occur  on  Memorial  Day,  May  30th.  This 
parade,  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States, 
was  patterned  after  the  London  Carthorse  parade, 
but  with  some  important  differences.  For  one  thing, 
no  entry  fee  is  required,  and  great  pains  are  taken 
to  prevent  the  affair  from  becoming  a  rich  man's 
show,  as  is  the  case  in  London.  Another  novel  fea- 
ture in  the  Boston  parade  is  this,  age  counts  in 
favor  of  a  horse;  the  older  the  horse,  the  better  his 
chance  for  winning  a  prize,  provided  that  he  is 
"serviceably  sound."  "Serviceably  sound,"  accord- 
ing to  the  definition  given  by  the  association,  means 
that  the  horse  shall  "go  sound"  and  "breathe 
sound." 

There  is  also  a  special  class  for  "old  horses" — an 
"old  horse"  being  one  who  has  been  used  continu- 
ously by  the  same  person  or  firm  for  ten  years  or 
more.  This  class  is  considered  the  most  interesting 
in  the  parade,  and  the  prizes  for  it  are  numerous 
and  valuable,  consisting  mainly  of  gold  and  silver 
medals,  offered  by  various  societies  and  individuals. 
The  drivers,  too,  are  not  forgotten,  for  there  is  a 
medal  for  that  driver  who  has  been  the  longest 
time  in  the  service  of  one  empoyer;  and  at  the 
parade  a  free  lunch  is  furnished  for  the  drivers  and 
their  families. 

The  association  is  a  purely  charitable  one.  its 
sole  object  being  to  improve  the  condition  and  treat- 
ment of  work  horses;  and  in  this  endeavor,  it  has 
met  with  very  gratifying  success. 


ANIMAL    INSURANCE. 


Senator  Ben  Rush  of  Solano  county,  who  is  also 
president  of  the  State  Agricultural  Society,  and 
largely  interested  in  the  breeding  of  live  stock,  has 
introduced  a  bill  in  the  Senate  providing  for  the 
forming  of  corporations  under  the  general  laws  of 
the  State  to  carry  on  the  business  of  livestock  in- 
surance upon  the  assessment  plan. 

Such  an  organization,  under  the  provisions  of  the 
proposed  law,  could  issue  contracts  of  insurance 
when  at  least  200  owners  of  livestock  have  applied 
in  writing  for  membership  and  have  paid  to  the 
treasurer  of  such  corporation  the  sum  of  $5000.  This 
sum  shall  be  invested  in  bonds  or  securities,  ap- 
proved by  the  insurance  commissioners  of  this 
State  or  deposited  in  some  bank  of  the  State,  where 
it  will  earn  interest.  Said  bonds  or  securities  or 
evidences  of  such  deposit  shall  be  placed  through 
the  insurance  commissioner  of  this  State  with  the 
State  Treasurer,  and  the  principal  sum  shall  be  held 
in  trust  for  the  contract-holder  of  such  corporation, 
with  the  right  in  the  corporation  to  exchange  said 
bonds  or  securities  for  others  of  like  value.  No 
corporation  doing  business  under  this  act  (except 
accident  or  casualty  corporations)  shall  issue  a  con- 
tract of  insurance  upon  the  life  of  any  animal  after 
it  has  passed  its  fifteenth  year. 

Every  such  contract  of  insurance  shall  be  founded 
upon  written  application  therefor,  and  (except  when 
the  application  is  for  health,  accident  or  casualty 
insurance  only,  or  for  $100  life  insurance,  or  less) 
such  application  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  report 
of  a  reputable  veterinarian  containing  a  detailed 
statement  of  the  examination  of  the  animal  and 
showing  said  animal  to  be  in  good  health  and  recom- 
mending the  issuance  of  the  contract  as  prayed  for. 


From  zebras  which  he  has  imported  at  great  ex- 
pense, Warner  M.  Van  Norden,  president  of  the  Van 
Norden  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  entertains 
great  hopes  that  the  zebroids  (as  the  hybrid  off- 
spring of  the  horse  and  zebra  is  called),  will  come 
to  be  generally  and  favorably  known  in  this  coun- 
try. 

"The  zebroid,"  explained  Mr.  Van  Norden  recent- 
ly, "makes  an  excellent  all  around  animal  for  do- 
mestic use  and  I  hope  to  introduce  it  in  this  country. 
It  is  already  used  in  South  Africa,  where  it  has 
given  satisfaction.  I  cannot  say  just  how  speedy 
the  zebroid  will  be,  but  those  I  shall  raise  shall  be 
from  the  finest  stock,  especially  suited  for  driving 
purposes.  These  animals  are  much  stronger  and 
more  vigorous  than  the  horse  and  live  about  twice 
as  long.  They  will  rank  with  any  of  the"  horses  in 
general  use  to-day  and  in  value  will  range  from  $800 
to  $1000.  They  will  be  very  tough  and  able  to  en- 
dure twice  the  hardship  the  average  horse  can 
stand." 

The  parents,  perhaps,  of  generations  of  American 
zebroids  yet  unborn  are  now  contentedly  munching- 
hay  in  the  barn  of  Mr.  Van  Norden's  country  place 
at  Rye,  N.  Y.,  all  unconscious  of  the  weight  of  the 
responsibility  resting  upon  their  carefully  groomed 
backs. 

In  temporary  quarters  in  one  barn  are  three  zebras 
said  to  be  among  the  finest  of  the  species  ever 
brought  to  this  country.  One  of  them  is  declared 
to  be  a  genuine  Grevy's  zebra  from  Abysinia  and 
this  animal  alone  is  valued  by  Mr.  Van  Norden 
at  $5000.  The  other  two  zebras  belong  to  what  is 
known  as  the  Bohimii  class.  Two  more,  equally  as 
valuable  as  those  now  in  Rye.  have  been  captured 
for  Mr.  Van  Norden  and  will  be  shipped  to  this 
country  early  next  spring.  These  animals  are  about 
six  years  old  and,  inasmuch  as  the  life  of  the  average 
zebra  is  about  50  years,  they  are  as  yet  mere  babies 
and  are  full  of  more  life  and  tricks  than  young 
colts. 

So  much  for  the  zebra  parents  of  the  zebroid.  The 
parents  on  the  other  side  will  range  from  the  full- 
blooded  Arabian  mare  down  to  little  burro  jennies, 
through  a  list  of  horseflesh  including  piebald,  hack- 
ney and  mustang. 

The  zebroid  will  owe  their  appearance  in  this 
country,  however,  not  so  much  to  Mr.  Van  Norden's 
desire  to  raise  them  for  themselves  alone,  as  to 
determine  to  solve  the   problem  of  telegony. 

He  is  determined  to  demonstrate  whether  it  is 
real,  as  breeders  of  blood  stock  assert,  or  whether 
it  is  a  vagary  of  the  breeder's  mind,  as  scientists 
declare.  Explaining  the  object  of  this  undertaking, 
Mr.  Van  Norden  said: 

"All  breeders  believe  in  telegony.  It  has  always 
been  their  claim  that  if  a  female  animal  is  bred  to 
one  of  a  different  species  but  of  the  same  family  and 
is  afterward  bred  to  one  of  her  own  species  the  sec- 
ond offspring  will  show  resemblance  to  the  first  sire. 
Opposite  to  the  claim  of  the  breeders  is  that  of  the 
scientists,  who  say  there  is  no  such  thing  as  teleg- 
ony and  that  the  breeders  are  mistaken  in  their 
diagnosis. 

"A  man  who  stands  near  the  head  of  the  scien- 
tists in  their  contention  that  there  is  nothing  in  the 
breeders'  fear  of  telegony  is  Prof.  W.  Cossar  Ewart, 
of  Edinburg  University,  and  for  years  he  has  con- 
ducted experiments  to  support  the  correctness  of 
his  theories.  Prof.  Ewart  is  now  experimenting  with 
pigeons  and  rabbits.  He  asserts  that  no  one  has 
ever  gone  into  the  subject  of  telegony  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  clearly  to  demonstrate  the  truth  or  falsity 
of  the  many  claims  made  concerning  it.  The  ex- 
periments of  Prof.  Ewart  and  others  have  thrown 
some  light  on  the  subject,  but  there  is  still  much 
to  be  learned." 


STUMBLING   HORSES. 


Some  horses  are  naturally  addicted  to  stumbling, 
others  acquire  the  fault,  and  still  others  have  the 
stumbling  habit  thrust  upon  them  says  an  exchange. 
In  the  first,  it  is  almost  incurable,  but  the  second 
and  third  causes  can  be  remedied  by  the  rider  or 
driver.  If  the  ground  is  rough  or  uneven,  horses 
with  a  low  action  are  prone  to  stumble.  Other  horses 
which  are  naturally  slipshod,  generally  stumble  be- 
cause they  do  not  lift  their  feet  high  enough  from 
the  ground.  Laziness  is  another  cause  for  stumbling, 
and  horses  that  are  heavy  in  front,  or  whose  fore 
legs  are  weak  or  unsound,  have  the  same  fault.  Very 
often  carelessness  on  the  part  of  the  driver  causes 
a  horse  to  stumble.  This  makes  it  necessary  always 
to  bear  in  mind  the  value  of  keeping  the  horse  well 
in  hand  and  sufficiently  collected.  If  the  habit  is 
due  to  laziness,  it  can  often  be  cured  by  riding  or 
driving  the  horse  over  rough  ground  until  he  has 
been  broken  of  the  fault  But  in  all  cases  the  cure 
rests  with  the  driver  or  rider.  The  most  sure-footed 
of  horses  is  bound  to  stumble  at  times,  but  this  can 
be  reduced  to  a  minimum  by  keeping  a  tight  rein.  A 
slack  rein  is  often  the  sole  cause  for  stumbling.  If 
fatigue  is  the  cause,  extra  care  must  be  taken  to 
keep  the  horse  well  up  to  the  bit.  No  good  horse-  - 
man  will  ever  take  chances  of  his  horse  stumbling 
by  allowing  a  slack  rein.  Stumbling  is  not  only  an 
annoying  habit,  but  it  often  results  in  serious  injury 
and  many  times  in  the  total  disability  of  the  animal. 
While  an  habitual  tendency  to  stumble  often  does  not 
admit  of  a  cure,  the  average  case  can  be  prevented 
by  the  methods  suggested  above. 


Saturday,  March  2,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     A  ND     SPORTSMAN 


FARM    DRAFT    HORSE    BREEDING. 


In  an  article  on  draft  horse  breeding,  in  the  Farm- 
ers' Guide,  Professor  J.  W.  Kennedy,  of  Iowa,  says: 
If  the  English  farmer,  the  Scotch  farmer,  the 
French  farmer,  and  the  Belgian  farmer,  on  their 
small  farms  find  it  profitable  to  keep  a  pair  or  two 
of  pure  bred  draft  brood  mares  to  do  their  farm 
work,  why  should  not  the  same  policy  be  a  wise  one 
to  pursue  in  this  country?  "When  this  policy  becomes 
more  general  on  the  farm,  two  things,  both  of  which 
are  very  much  in  evidence  at  the  present  time,  will 
gradually  disappear:  First,  the  importation  of  such 
a  large  number  of  stallions,  many  of  which  are  a 
detriment  to  the  industry;  and,  second,  the  presence 
of  the  glib-tongued  chap  whose  business  ie  is  to 
organize  companies  of  farmers  to  purchase  these 
stallions  at  about  five  times  what  they  cost  on  the 
other  side  of  the  Atlantic.  In  practically  every  one 
of  the  European  countries  in  which  draft  horses  are 
produced,  more  than  75  per  cent  of  the  same  are 
produced  on  the  small  farms  and  by  the  tenant  farm- 
ers. These  farmers  not  only  require  their  pure  bred 
draft  brood  mares  to  do  the  major  portion  of  the 
farm  work,  but  they  also  require  them  to  rear  a 
colt  each  year,  which  in  turn  is  sold  to  pay  the  rent 
of  the  ground  used.  In  this  way  these  people  have 
been  able  to  pay  their  high  rents  and  in  addition 
comfortably  support  their  families. 

It  will  pay  the  average  farmer  in  this  country 
to  keep  pure  bred  draft  mares.  It  does  not  cost 
any  more  to  feed  a  pure  bred  draft  mare  than  it  does 
to  feed  a  grade  mare  of  the  same  size.  The  pure 
bred  mare  will  do  just  as  much  work  as  the  grade 
mare.  One  good  pure  bred  stallion  colt  at  one  year 
old  will  readily  command  as  much  money  as  will 
a  pair  of  highclass  five-year-old  grade  geldings.  The 
writer  has  in  mind  at  the  present  time  a  dozen  or 
more  farmers  in  Iowa,  Illinois  and  Kansas  who  are 
using  pure  bred  draft  mares  to  perform  their  farm 
work,  and  in  addition  raising  good  colts  from  the 
mares  each  year.  The  stallion  colts  find  ready  sale 
when  from  one  to  two  years,  at  from  four  to  seven 
hundred  dollars  each.  These  men  have  settled  the 
question  as  to  whether  or  not  it  will  pay  to  keep 
pure  bred  draft  mares.  One  farmer  in  Northern 
Illinois  attended  a  neighbor's  sale  in  March,  1903,  and 
in  order  to  help  matters  along,  bid  on  a  few  things 
which  he  thought  he  did  not  need.  He  escaped 
trouble  until  a  pure  bred  five-year-old  Percheron 
mare,  in  foal,  was  led  into  the  ring.  He  bid  on 
her  and  she  was  knocked  down  to  him  at  $300. 
He  thought  he  did  not  need  her,  thus  offered  her  to 
another  neighbor  for  $290,  but  did  not  succeed  in 
making  the  deal.  He  kept  the  mare  and  she  raised 
him  a  good  colt  each  year.  He  has  had  the  mare 
a  little  more  than  three  and  one-half  years,  and  she 
has  done  her  share  of  the  farm  work,  he  has  sold 
three  of  her  colts  for  $1250,  and  has  one  left  for 
which  he  has  refused  the  small  sum  of  $500  before 
it  was  eight  months  old.  Has  this  mare  paid  her 
way?  The  owner  is  a  most  enthusiastic  breeder  of 
pure  bred  swine,  but  he  informed  me  last  week  that 
pure  bred  mares  were  even  better  property  than 
pure  bred  sows. 


TYPICAL   CARRIAGE    HORSE. 


The  prices  ruling  for  big,  upstanding  harness 
horses  suitable  for  carriage  work,  are  certainly  re- 
munerative to  the  breeder,  and  this  class  of  horses 
is  most  saleable,  says  a  writer  in  the  London  Farm 
and  Home.  There  is  no  proper  outlet  for  the  mis- 
fits, and  they  are  only  bred  at  a  loss,  besides  taking 
up  the  room  of  more  profitable  stock  on  a  farm. 

The  principal  points  which  a  typical  carriage  horse 
needs  to  possess  are  plenty  of  size  and  substance, 
combined  with  sufficient  quality,  a  good  length  of 
body,  a  massive  and  imposing  appearance,  and  satis- 
factory trotting  action.  The  color  is  also  a  matter 
of  some  importance.  This  should  be  either  bay  or 
brown,  these  being  the  fashionable  and  sought  after 
colors.  The  size  should  be,  at  any  rate,  not  less 
than  sixteen  hands,  while  it  may  with  advantage  be 
one  or  two  inches  more  than  this;  they  are  liked 
as  upstanding  as  possible.  The  breeder  may  easily 
breed  them  too  small,  but  he  cannot  well  get  them 
too  big.  While  size  is  a  most  essential  requirement, 
there  must  be  no  legginess.  The  animals  should 
possess  a  great  deal  of  substance  in  order  that  they 
may  have  a  massive  and  imposing  appearance.  The 
body  must  be  both  deep  and  wide,  the  breast  being 
broad  and  muscular,  and  the  ribs  well  sprung,  while 
the  back  and  loins  should  also  be  broad.  The  neck 
requires  to  be  massive  and  pretty  broad,  being  well 
set  on  at  its  base.  There  is  no  need  for  the  shoulder 
blades  to  be  very  sloping,  as  they  need  to  be  in 
hunters.  In  fact,  comparatively  upright  shoulders 
do  not  constitute  an  actual  fault  in  the  typical  har- 
ness horse,  but  none  the  less,  nicely  sloping  should- 
er blades  are  to  be  preferred.  While  the  breeder 
must  seek  to  obtain  the  maximum  amount  of  sub- 
stance and  massiveness,  he  must  be  careful  to  avoid 
breeding  the  animals  with  undue  coarseness.  A  car- 
riage horse  requires  to  possess  sufficient  quality 
and  must  show  some  breeding.  To  obtain  the  right 
combination  of  plenty  of  substance  and  ibgness  with 
the  necessary  quality  and  breediness  is  certainly  not 
an  easy  matter,  and  it  represents  in  fact,  one  of 
the  principal  difficulties  which  are  experienced  in 
breeding.  It  is  often  found  when  trying  to  get  the 
requisite  size  and  substance  that  the  stock  is  bred 
too  coarse  and  instead  of  being  of  the  carriage  horse 
stamp  the  animals  are  of  the  light  van  horse  type, 
and  have  to  be  sold  as  vanners.  On  the  other  hand, 
it  is  equally  common  experience  that  in  aiming  to 
avoid  coarseness,  and  to  obtain  adequate  quality  and 


breeding,  the  stock  is  too  light  and  weedy,  and  lacks 
the  necessary  substance  and  massiveness,  thus  fail- 
ing to  come  up  to  the  requirements  of  the  carriage 
horse  market,  and  having  in  consequence  to  be  sold 
at  unprofitable  prices.  Everything  depends  upon  the 
breeding  stock  being  selected  with  care  and  judg- 
ment and  suitably  mated.  The  action  must  be  good, 
while  the  more  showy  and  high-stepping  it  is  the 
better.  Showy  trotting  action  is,  it  need  hardly  be 
said,  considered  to  be  one  of  the  principal  attrac- 
tions of  this  class  and  buyers  are  ready  to  pay  for 
it.  Pace  is  not  of  any  importance,  as  carriage  horses 
are  not  required  to  trot  fast.  It  has  already  been 
said  that  bay  and  brown  are  the  fashionable  colors 
for  carriage  horses.  The  breeder  should,  therefore, 
aim  at  breeding  his  horses  of  either  the  one  or  tne 
other  of  these  two  colors.  Chestnut  is  not,  of  course, 
an  ineligible  color,  but  it  is  not  fashionable,  and  a 
horse  of  this  color  does  not  sell  to  such  advantage 
as  a  bay  or  a  brown.  White  markings  on  the  limbs 
are  much  disliked  as  a  general  rule,  and  considered 
to  be  objectionable  in  a  carriage  horse.  It  is  for 
this  reason  advisable  in  breeding  for  the  carriage 
horse  market  to  avoid  making  use  of  the  services 
of  a  stallion  that  has  any  extensive  white  markings 
on  the  legs,  as  this  feature  is  apt  to  be  transmitted 
to  the  progeny.  The  brood  mares  should,  of  course, 
also  be  whole  colored  if  possible,  and  free  from  any 
white  markings  on  the  legs. 


BIG    ONES    NOT    THE    BEST. 


SPEEDY    CUTTING. 


This  is  caused  by  the  horse  being  unevenly  bal- 
anced. Having  more  propelling  power  behind  than 
in  front — that  is,  the  front  feet  not  being  able  to  get 
out  of  the  way  of  the  pass,  the  outside  of  the  front 
foot  strikes  and  wounds  the  inside  of  the  shin  bone 
in  the  hind  leg,  frequently  causing  much  pain  and 
soreness.  It  is  termed  "speedy  cutting,"  from  hap- 
pening while  the  horse  is  in  rapid  action.  It  is  an 
evident  fact  that  all  horses  with  bold,  lofty  knee 
action  are  not  speedy  cutters.  Those,  however,  who 
travel  with  a  low,  gliding,  forward  movement  are 
called  "daisy  cutters,"  and  are  proverbially  afflicted 
with  speedy  cutting  in  rapid  motion.  To  overcome 
this  defect  it  is  necessary  to  equalize  the  different 
actions  of  the  parts  by  quickening  that  of  the  front 
and  slovtfng  that  of  the  hind.  This  can  be  done 
only  in  shoeing. 

As  there  are,  however,  but  few  trotting  horses 
that  can  have  their  toes  shortened,  since  it  would 
have  a  tendency  to  make  them  double  up  or  shorten 
their  stride,  I  use  for  them  a  double  rolling  motion 
flat  shoe,  gradually  thinning  the  shoe  from  quarters 
to  heel,'  and  from  quarters  to  toe,  with  dropped 
crease  on  the  outer  quarters.  Such  a  shoe  will 
allow  the  front  foot  to  land  on  its  heels,  roll  over 
the  toe  more  quickly,  and  get  out  of  the  way  of  the 
hind  legs.  If  the  front  feet  or  tendons  are  sore,  it 
would  have  a  tendency  to  slow  the  front  action  of 
the  horse  in  landing,  as  he  fears  to  hit  the  ground. 
In  such  cases,  shorten  the  toe  of  the  front  foot  as 
much  as  safety  will  permit,  examine  the  feet  as 
well  as  the  splint  bones,  for,  if  soreness  is  present, 
it  will  have  a  tendency  to  retard  the  action  in  front. 
If  the  horse  is  a  long  strider  or  dweller,  apply  the 
scoop-toed,  rolling  motion,  or  the  plain  rolling  mo- 
tion shoe,  which,  being  rolled  in  front,  will  assist 
the  horse  in  getting  over  the  toe  of  the  foot  quickly 
and  thus  get  out  of  the  way  of  the  other  parts. .  In 
dressing  the  hind  leet,  lower  the  heels  as  much  as 
safety  will  permit,  keeping  the  front  part  of  the  toes 
at  the  natural  angle,  so  as  to  have  all  the  ground 
surface  possible.  Apply  the  shoe  by  placing  long 
heel  calkins  at  the  side  of  the  heels,  or  allowing  the 
shoe  to  extend  at  least  one-half  inch  longer  than 
the  heel  of  the  foot,  the  down  action  of  the  flexor 
perforans  will  be  lessened,  and  in  a  relative  degree 
the  quick-up  action  of  the  foot  will  also  be  lessened. 
The  weight  of  the  shoes  to  be  worn  must  be  deter- 
mined accurately  by  the  driver  or  proprietor.  I 
have  often  shod  this  class  of  trotting  horse,  with 
front  shoe  weighing  eleven  ounces,  and  with  hind 
shoe  weighing  fifteen  ounces,  before  I  could  get 
them  balanced  and  square  in  tbeir  gait 

Running  horses  are  more  liable  to  obtain  speedy 
cuts  than  trotting  horses;  this  is  occasioned  prin- 
cipally by  the  carrying  of  weight  upon  their  backs, 
the  weight  being  placed  more  directly  on  their  front 
legs  than  on  their  hind  ones.  In  plating  running 
horses  to  overcome  this  difficulty,  level  and  straigh- 
ten the  front  feet,  having  the  heels  and  frog  of  an 
even  bearing  when  the  feet  are  placed  on  the  ground; 
shoe  with  thin  three-quarter  tips,  beveling  the  out- 
side of  the  plate  from  the  ground  to  the  sole-bearing 
surface,  so  as  to  obviate  the  possibility  of  the  leg 
being  cut  by  the  shoe  in  passing.  The  punishment 
of  speedy  cutting  is  oftentimes  so  severe  that  the 
race  is  lost  by  the  horse  being  unable  to  withstand 
it  without  his  speed  being  retarded  more  or  less. — 
The  Horseshoers'  Journal. 


The  New  York  Driving  Club  has  leased  the  Em- 
pire City  track  from  James  Butler  for  next  sum- 
mer, and  will  probably  give  the  most  important  trot- 
ing  meeting  in  August  that  has  been  held  in  the 
vicinity  of  New  York  since  the  big  light  harness 
affairs  at  Brighton  Beach  track  a  few  years  ago. 
The  announcement  was  made  at  the  meeting  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  club,  held  the  other  day. 
It  is  intended  to  offer  liberal  purses,  equal  at  least, 
and  probably  in  excess  of  those  of  the  Grand  Circuit 
meeting,  and  it  is  expected  that  the  best  horses  on 
the  Grand  Circuit  will  be  entered  in  the  different 
events. 


The  average  breeder  labors  under  the  impression 
that  if  his  neighbor's  stallion  is  not  producing  big, 
heavy  boned,  high  acting  horses  of  coach  or  carriage 
type  that  he  is  not  a  safe  proposition  to  breed  to. 
The  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  it  is  about  as  difficult 
to  produce  a  really  high  class,  straight  going  "actor" 
of  size  and  quality  as  it  is  to  produce  a  2:10  trotter. 
Size  should  be  avoided  oftener  than  used,  for  how 
few  really  good  horses  of  fine  fibre  and  sterling 
quality  you  will  find  that  measured  under  the  stand- 
ard, are  upwards  of  16  hands.  The  best  sires  have 
not  been,  as  a  rule,  the  big  ones.  If  you  will  study 
the  records  and  history  of  breeding,  you  will  find 
a  very  large  percentage  of  the  most  successful  ones 
are  15%  hands  and  under  in  size.  Quality  of  bone 
rather  than  bulk  .  Fineness  and  toughness  of  fibre 
thoroughout  the  whole  muscular  organism  rather 
than  size  or  grossness.  Sidney  Dillon,  the  phe- 
nomenal sire  of  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Dolly  Dillon 
2:06%,  Stanley  Dillon  2:07%,  and  Custer  2:0S%,  is 
a  stallion  a  small  fraction  under  15  hands  high.  There 
is  no  better  quality  than  that  possessed  by  the  Dicta- 
tor's, yet  as  a  family  they  were  not  large. 

It  would  be  a  grand,  good  thing  if  the  farmer 
breeder  could  get  a  better  idea  in  regard  to  type, 
quality  and  character  of  horses.  A  better  idea  of  the 
kind  that  the  market  demands  and  never  finds 
enough  of.  It  matters  little  if  the  animal  be  14,  15 
or  16  hands  in  height,  he  will  bring  a  good  price  if 
he  is  of  the  handsome  round  turned  sort  that  have 
the  right  side  of  the  neck  up,  a  clean  cut  breedy 
head,  with  fine  active  ear  and  big  full  eye,  broad 
forehead,  and  fine  muzzle,  deep  through  the  heart, 
and  ribbed  well  back,  deep  round  and  strong.  The 
general  demand  is  that  they  be  short  of  back;  but 
you  will  find  many  of  our  fastest  and  best  trotters 
have  been  long  from  the  point  of  withers  to  the 
coupling  and  nearly  all  of  those  that  are  extremely 
fast  drop  a  little  in  front  of  the  coupling.  A  long 
deep  quarter  is  very  necessary  for  speed  and  endur- 
ance, although  the  general  favor  is  for  those  that 
have  round,  full,  plump  appearance  over  the  rump. 
Carriage,  sense  and  disposition  are  just  as  essential 
as  individuality  and  quality.  You  will  find  those 
nearest  to  perfection  wrapped  up  in  medium  and 
small  hides  oftened  than  in  big  ones.  So  take  our 
advice  and  don't  breed  to  a  big,  beefy  lobster  that 
has  nothing  but  looks  and  size  to  recommend  him. 
Don't  breed  to  the  big  headed,  long  eared  soft,  with 
steep  rump,  slab-sides  and  ewe-necks,  no  matter 
what  their  pedigree  or  record  may  be.  You  can 
surely  find  something  that  has,  will  show  and  produce 
more  of  the  qualities  that  the  markets  demand,  and 
remember  that  when  you  have  selected  the  stallion 
you  are  only  half  done.  There  is  just  as  much  de- 
pends upon  the  quality  and  vitality  of  the  mare  you 
use  as  there  does  to  the  kind  of  soil  you  plant  your 
corn  in,  and  after  the  arrival  of  the  foal  the  culti- 
vation and  development  thereof. — Speed  Bulletin. 


"The  good  colt  with  good  engagements  is  worth  a 
great  deal  more  money,"  says  H.  J.  Kline,  "than  is 
the  good  colt  without  engagements.  To  be  sure," 
he  adds,  "the  fact  that  a  colt  is  named  in  all  of 
the  futurities  will  not  make  him  a  better  colt;  but 
if  he  is  a  good  colt,  those  engagements  will  surely 
make  him  worth  more.  And  there  is  no  way  to  tell 
what  a  prospective  foal  is  going  to  be.  Therefore, 
all  should  be  named  in  the  futurities.  The  prize 
winner  is  never  known  until  the  last  heat  is  paced 
or  trotted.  Last  year  there  were  five  rich  purses 
raced  for  by  three-year-old  trotters,  and  no  one  of 
the  eligibles  managed  to  win  more  than  one  first 
money  out  of  all  five,  which  fact  is  mentioned  to 
show  that  one  good  colt  has  just  as  much  of  a 
chance  as  any  other  good  colt." 


There  will  always  be  more  or  less  disturbance  over 
race  track  betting,  but  as  long  as  horses  are  raced 
men  will  make  wagers  on  them,  says  an  exchange. 
The  best  plan  to  be  followed  in  legislating  regarding 
racing  is  to  reduce  the  evils  of  betting  to  a  minimum 
by  confining  it  to  the  tracks  where  the  races  are  tak- 
ing place  and  to  limit  the  time  racing  can  be  held 
on  one  track  to  a  reasonable  number  of  days  each 
year.  This  will  put  the  city  poolrooms  out  of  busi- 
ness and  will  also  prevent  continuous  racing.  The 
poolrooms  and  the  continuous  meetings  have  been, 
and  in  some  places  are  still,  the  greatest  evils  con- 
nected with  racing,  and  if  they  can  be  eradicated,  as 
they  are  in  New  York  State  by  the  Percy-Gray  law. 
racing  will  present  no  more  evil  features  than  are 
present  in  baseball  and  other  professional  sports. 


The  Eastern  Shore  of  Virginia  breeders,  the  Floyd 
Brothers,  whose  farm  is  near  Bridgetown,  in 
Northampton  county,  report  a  full  book  of  eighty 
mares  for  the  spring  season  of  their  premier  sire, 
Sidney  Prince  2:21%,  while  more  than  twenty  others 
have  been  turned  away.  During  1907  this  California 
bred  son  of  Sidney  served  14S  mares,  his  stud  duties 
commencing  in  January  and  only  ending  in  Decem- 
ber. Sidney  Prince's  stud  companion.  Rod  Oliver, 
young  son  of  Electrite  and  Lady  May.  dam  of  seven 
trotters  in  the  list,  by  Port  Leonard,  is  also  being 
sought  after  and  his  book,  too,  is  filling  fast. 


California's  favorite  hot  w»ather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


In  the  tables  of  new  performers  for  1906  the  in- 
bred Electioneer  stallion.  Medion  2:24%  by  Mendo- 
cino, was  left  out.  He  took  his  record  at  Binghamp- 
ton,  N.  Y..  at  the  fall  meeting  there.  He  is  owned 
at  Scottdale  Farm.  Minetto.  X.  Y. 
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Ouly  One  "BROMO   QUININE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE. 


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THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN  [Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


FIRST  ==  SECOND  ==  THIRD 

FIFTH  ==  SIXTH  ==  SEVENTH 

That's  the  way  we  finished  at  the  first  tournament  of  the 

PACIFIC  COAST  TRAP  SHOOTERS'  LEAGUE 
Held   at  Ingleside,   San  Francisco,  February  22,  23,  24,  1907 

Look  at  This  Record  For 


8ELBY  SHELLS 


Mr.  A.  J.  Webb  won  the  High  Average,  making  96  per  cent 

Mr.  Webb  also  won  the  DUPONT  TROPHY,  breaking  25  straight;  the  BALLISTITE  TROPHY,  breaking  25 

straight,  and  the  SORENSON  MEDAL,  breaking  25  straight. 

DICK  REED  (Professional)  Second  High,  94.66  per  cent.  EMIL  HOLLINQ  (Professional)  Third  High,  94.37  per  cent 

C.  M.  TROXEL,  Fifth  High  Average,  93.33  per  cent. 

Mr.  Troxel  also  won  the  PETERS   TROPHY,  breaking  20  Straight. 

EDWARD  SCHULTZ,  Sixth  High  Average,  92.80  per  cent.  TONY  PRIOR,  Seventh,  92.26  per  cent. 

Mr.  Prior  also  won  the  ROOS   TROPHY,  breaking  20  Straight. 


What   Do   These   Wonderful   Records    Demonstrate? 
Don't  be  a  Rip  Van  Winkle  and  Wake  up  20  Years  from  Now! 

THINK    IT    OVER. 


Selby   Smelting  &   Lead   Co., 

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Saturday,  March   2,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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TRAP  SHOOTERS'  LEAGUE  TOURNAMENT. 


The  initial  three-day  hlue-rock  tourney  of  the  Trap- 
Shooters'  League  of  the  Pacific  Coast  can  he  said,  in 
view  of  the  tact  that  weather  conditions  were  favor- 
able, to  have  been  a  success  in  many  ways. 

On  the  first  day,  February  22d,  a  heavy  downpour 
of  rain  delayed  starting  the  first  event  until  10:30 
A.  M.,  and  it  was  not  until  late  in  the  afternoon 
when  the  weather  moderated.  Awnings  had  been 
provided  under  which  the  squads  were  sheltered. 

There  were  nine  events  on  the  program,  seven 
at  20  targets  and  one  at  30.    Events  1,  2,  3,  4,  5  and 

6  were  four  moneys,  divided  under  the  Rose  System, 
12-S-5-2.  Event  three  (entrance  $2)  was  for  the  Dick 
Reed  trophy.  A.  S.  Huntley  and  A.  J.  Webb  scored 
straight.  The  tie  was  decided  by  the  scores  shot 
in  event  4.  Huntley  again  scored  straight  and  now 
has  a  credit  of  one  win  for  the  trophy;  Webb  lost 
one  bird  Event  No.  4  was  for  the  Peters  trophy — 
Edg.  Forster,  Wm.  Janssen,  Huntley  and  C.  M. 
Troxel,  of  Rocklin,  each  broke  straight  (C.  A.  Haight 
and  G.  Holling  also  scored  straights,  for  birds  only). 
The  tie  was  decided  by  event  No.  5.  (All  trophy 
ties  in  the  tournament  were  decided  by  the  scores 
shot  in  the  events  following.)   Troxel  scored  20  and 

19  and  won  the  initial  credit  for  the  Peters  trophy. 
In  event  No.  5  Troxel  and  Huntley  scored  straight 
again.  Troxel  won  out  in  event  No.  6,  19  to  18. 
Event  No.  7  was  a  merchandise  race,  entrance  $1. 
Event  No.  S,  30  targets,  15  at  15  yards  and  15  dis- 
tance handicap,  the  main  prize  being  a  $100  Reming- 
ton automatic  shotgun.  M.  O.  Fuedner  and  S.  A. 
Huntley  tied  with  29  breaks  each  for  the  gun  and 
first  money,  $10.  Eecond  money,  $6,  and  third 
money,  $4,  was  divided  by  the  28  and  27  men.  The 
entrance  in  every  event,  save  Nos.  3  and  7,  was 
$1.50.  The  handicap  for  the  second  15  targets  were 
as  follows:  14-15  breaks,  20  yards;  12-13,  18  yards; 
10-11,  16  yards;  under  10,  14  yards.  The  handicap 
and  scores  for  this  event  does  not  appear  on  the  offi- 
cial score  sheet. 

The  concluding  race  for  the  day  was  a  re-entry 
race  at  15  targets,  50  cents  entrance,  best  score 
to  count.  The  principal  prize  was  a  barrel  of  bot- 
tled beer.  The  shoot  thinned  down  to  a  tie  between 
nine  men,  who  shot-off  at  20  targets.  Iverson,  Prior, 
Huntley,  Nauman  and  "Wilson"  scored  straight  and 
the  second  shoot-off  Huntley  broke  clean  and  won 
the  race. 

High  averages  were  figured  on  the  first  six  events 
only.  On  a  total  of  185  birds,  Mr.  C.  A.  Haight  lost 
but  12;  S.  A.  Huntley  lost  but  8  out  of  185. 

On  the  second  day,  Saturday,  February  23d,  under 
better  weather  conditions,  twenty-nine  shooters  were 
entered.  This  falling  off  of  entries  was  to  be  ex- 
pected.   The  card  embraced  eight  events,  all  but  Nos. 

7  and  8,  four  moneys,  Rose  System.  The  first  six 
races  were  at  20  targets.  Event  No.  3,  for  the 
Achille  Roos  trophy,  and  No.  4,  for  the  elegant  gold 
and  silver  panel  Du  Pont  trophy.  Entrance  in  the 
trophy  events  was  $2.  Event  No.  7  was  a  special 
contest  for  trade  representatives.  No.  8  was  at  15 
targets,  entrance  50  cents,  re-entry;  a  case  of  whis- 
key was  the  main  prize.  The  first  six  events  counted 
for  amateur  high  average,  and  ail  but  the  re-entry 
race  counted  for  professional  high  average. 

For  the  Roos  trophy  (event  No.  3)  Tony  Prior,  C. 
C.  Xauman  and  W.  H.  Varien,  of  Pacific  Grove,  broke 

20  straight.  Prior  and  Varien  tied  again  in  the 
next  race,  24  breaks  each.  Prior  scored  19  in  the 
fifth  event  against  Varien's  17,  and  scored  a  win 
for  the  trophy  in  his  favor. 

The  Du  Pont  trophy  contest,  event  No.  4,  25  tar- 
gets, brought  A.  J.  Webb,  Edg.  J.  Forster,  S.  A. 
Huntley,  W.  J.  Golcher  and  C.  M.  Troxel,  each  with 
a  straight,  in  competition  on  the  tie  in  event  No.  5. 
Webb  and  Huntley  were  high  with  19  out  of  20  each. 
Webb  broke  straight  in  the  next  event.  Huntley 
lost  one  bird,  which  gave  Webb  the  initial  win  for 
this  handsome  trophy,  one  that  is  unique  in  design 
and  outside  of  the  conventional  trophy  lines — a  large 
weathered  oak  panel  containing  a  silver  tree  stump, 
on  which  is  placed  a  golden  sheaf  of  wheat.  On 
top  of  the  wheat  is  perched  a  California  valley  quail. 
Under  the  tree  is  a  scroll  for  inscribing  the  winners' 
names,  etc. — the  whole  ensemble  very  unique  and 
pleasing.  The  "professional"  race  was  finally  won 
by  Holling  after  shooting-off  four  ties. 

Webb  and  Forster  were  high  guns  on  the  total  of 
125  counted  on  average — the  first  six  events.  Webb 
lost  5,  Forster  5,  Prior  6,  Ed  Schultz  7,  Huntley  7, 
Nauman  8,  Golcher  9,  Varien  10;  Reed  lost  6,  Holling 
8,  Haight  10  out  of  125. 

On  Sunday,  February  24th,  on  overcast  sky  in 
the  morning  promised  a  wet  day  for  the  shooters, 
and  consequently  cut  down  a  numerous  anticipated 
entry,  as  it  was,  sixty  shooters  took  part  in  the 
various  events,  these  being  a  very  good  out-of-town 
representation.  The  program  called  for  eight  races. 
Events  1,  2,  5  and  6  at  20  targets,  entrance  $1.50. 
Event  No.  3,  for  tne  Ballistite  trophy,  25  targets, 
$2.25  entrance;  event  No.  4,  Sorensen  medal,  25 
targets,  $2.25  entrance.  The  first  six  events  were 
divided  Rose  System,  four  moneys.  Event  No.  7, 
20  targets,  $1  entrance,  was  a  merchandise  race.  The 
last  race  was  a  15-target  re-entry  race,  50  cents  en- 
trance. 


J.  X.  DeWitt 

The  Ballistite  trophy,  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
elegant  loving  cups  ever  put  up  at  Ingleside,  was 
won  by  A.  J.  Webb,  who  scored  25  straight,  the  only 
other  straight  in  this  event  being  made  by  Dick 
Reed.  The  Sorenson  diamond  medal  was  also  an- 
nexed by  Webb.  Both  he  and  Billy  Janssen  each 
broke  25  in  the  next  race,  Webb  scoring  another 
straight  to  Janssen's  17,  thus  giving  Webb  the  tie 
shoot. 

The  concluding  shoot  of  the  day  was  hotly  contest- 
ed, Pete  Wilson  finally  won  the  main  prize  after 
shooting  15  straight  and  two  20's — 45  out  of  45. 

The  trophies  shot  for  must  be  won  three  times  by 
a  shooter  before  individual  ownership  ensues. 

There  were  three  sets  of  traps  used,  Sergeant 
System,  and  argets  were  2%  cents  each. 

A  glance  over  the  appended  scores  will  show  some 
very  high  class  shooting,  straights  being  much  in 
evidence. 

The  three-day  team  Coast  record  was  made  at 
this  tournament,  93  per  cent  for  a  five-man  squad  is 
pretty  good  going.  The  scores  were:  February 
22d  140  targets— M.  O.  Fuedner  131,  C.  C.  Nauman 
127,  A.  J.  Webb  129,  Edg.  Forster  127,  E.  Schultz 
133—647  out  of  700. 

February  23d.  125  targets — Fuedner  118,  Nauman 
117,  Webb  120,  Schultz  118 — 583  out  of  625. 

February  24th,  150  targets— Fuedner  141,  Nau- 
man 136,  Webb  147,  Forster  134,  Schultz  136—694 
out  of  750.  A  grand  total  of  1,924  out  of  2,075,  losing 
but  151. 

Other  high  averages  and  individual  performances 
appear,  by  request,  in  the  Trade  Notes  and  other 
announcements. 

The  scores  as  given  on  the  official  score  sheets 
follow: 

Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament — Ingleside,  Fri- 
day, February  22,  1907— 

Events—  123456789 

Targets—  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  30  15 

J.    W.    Bradrick 19  16  15  15  16  18  20  24  10 

G.    Sylvester    17  16  IS  16  18  20  17  28  15 

L    Hawxhurst    18  IS  18  17  14  16  15  26  11 

M.  J.  Iverson    18  18  IS  IS  17  19  19  27  15 

F    J.  Stone    19  18  15  16  19  18  19  25  14 

G    Thomas    16  17  16  17  11  15  13  21  13 

Johnson    14  15  11  14  15  11  13  22  11 

Hoelle    14  13     9  16  15  15  16  IS  14 

W    Cooley    20  16  16  17  16  16  17  25  14 

W    H    Varien    16  19  17  IS  17  16  17  27  14 

Dick    Reed    IS  19  16  17  19  IS  17  25  14 

H     Justins    17  IS  19  19  IS  17  18  25  13 

E.    Holling    19  20  18  20  16  17  18  28  15 

W.  A.  Hillis   19  16  16  17  17  18  IS  23  13 

D.  W.  King  Jr 17  15  18  18  14  17  20  23  11 

M    O.  Fuedner   19  17  IS  18  19  20  20  29  15 

C.  C.    Nauman    IS  17  19  17  19  20  17  26     9 

A    J    Webb    15  20  20  19  IS  20  17  28  14 

Edg.    Forster    18  IS  18  20  17  IS  18   ... . 

E.  Schultz    20  19  19  IS  18  19  19  26  15 

D.  Daniels    15  15  13  16  19  17  20  26   . . 

E.  Klevesahl 18  13  16  18  13  17  17  25  12 

C.    Carr 15  15  14  17  16  17  17  27  13 

T     Prior    19  19  IS  19  18  19  16  26  12 

F.  Fuedner 17  20  19  19  19  IS  17  28  10 

G.  Shreve    15  13  15  15  15  17  15  16  11 

Ed    Fissell     17  19  17  15  17  17  18  25  15 

Ickes    16  18  19  17  17  15  18  25  13 

W.    Jansen    17  IS  17  20  15  18  16  24  14 

Terrill     12  14  16  15  14  17  16  26  13 

S.    A.    Huntley    20  17  20  20  20  18  18  29  15 

W.  J.  Golcher    IS  19  14  19  16  17  16  20  13 

C.  A.  Haight    17  19  18  18  20  19  19  28  15 

L.    Adams     -. . .   14  12  14  14  17  16  17  26  13 

H.    P.    Jacobsen    19  15  15  14  17  20  17  24  10 

C.  M.  Troxel    18  19  16  20  20  19  19  27  12 

H.   Klevesahl    20  20  17  19  17  17  19  24  12 

P.    Wilson     18  15  18  19  17  19  18  28  13 

J.    B.    Hauer    16  15  16  16  12  19  14  23  10 

W.   H.   Seaver    17  18  14  17  14  14  17  23.  10 

Black     . . .  :    13  18  19  16  13  17   ..  21   . . 

Chadwick    14  14   ....   15  15  13   ... . 

J.  B.  Kenniff    12   . .     9   ..     8 

P.  J.  Walsh    19  15   . .  . .   19  19   . . 

W.    E.    Murdock    16  17  17  18  16  19  16   . . 

Eugene    Foster    11   ... .     9   . .    . . 

W.    Ashcroft    18   . .  . .  15   . . 

S.  Mavfield    15  15  19  11  13  17  12  22   . . 

M.   Burnell    11  17  16  17...    ..   17  ..    .. 

E.  Donohoe   18  15  16  16  17  13  22  12 

E    Hammond    IS  16  17  16  15  21  10 

R.    Slusser    14     9  14  14  19  20  11 

W.  G.  Hoffman    16   . .   15 

W.   Price    14   . .   13  26 

Trap  Shooters'  League — Ingleside,  Saturday,  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1907 — 

Events—  1234567S 

Targets—  20  20  20  25  20  20  20  15 

M.  O.  Fuedner   19  20  18  25  19  17   ..  13 

Nauman    17  19  20  23  18  20   . .  14 

Webb     IS  19  19  25  19  20   ..   14 

E.    Forster    19  20  19  25  i&  19    . .   14 

E.  Schultz    19  19  17  24  19  20    ..   15 

Huntley    18  18  19  25  19  19   ..   14 

Golcher     18  19  17  25  18  19   ..   13 

Haight    18  19  16  23  19  19  17     9 

Varien    16  20  20  24  17  IS   . .   14 


Jacobsen    10  17  15  19  11  14   . .     8 

Stone    15  18  16  21  14  19   . . 

Prior   18  19  20  24  19  19    . .  15 

F.   Fuedner    18  15  15  22  17  19   . .  12 

Carr    17  12  15  19  17  IS   . .     9 

Seaver    15  18  13  24  10  17  17  10 

Reed   19  19  IS  25  18  20  IS  13 

Justins    17  16  15  20  14  IS  IS     8 

Holling  18  17  18  25  20  19  18  13 

Hillis     17  18  18  19  17  17  17  15 

King   17  18  16  23  18  17  18  13 

Fissell    16  14 

Johnson    11  12  11  21  15  11   . . 

Sylvester    19  20  18  22  IS  IS   ..   15 

Iverson   IS  17  16  22  20  20   . .   11 

Thomas     11  16  11  15  11  15   . .     9 

Troxel    19  19  17  25  18  20   . .   14 

Hoelle 14  15  14  16   ..   11 

Walsh 21   ..   16   ..     9 

Terrill    17   .-.  12 

Trapshooters'    League — Ingleside,    Sunday,    Febru- 
ary 24,  1907—  ' 

Events—  1234567S 

Targets—  20  20  25  25  30  30  30  15 

M.  O.  Feudner   20  IS  24  24  16  19  20  14 

Nauman     ' 19  19  23  24  20  14  17  14 

Webb     19  20  25  25 .20  19  19  15 

Edg.  Foster   14  20  21  23  IS  19  19  13 

E.  Schultz   15  18  21  24  19  20  19  15 

E.  Klevesahl    16  20  18  24  16  17  17  12 

J.   Frietas    13  16  19  19  15  15  19  12 

Svlvester    IS  IS  22  23  17  17  20  11 

Iverson    IS  17  19  19  17  16  IS  15 

Prior    19  15  24  24  15  IS  19  14 

Huntley    20  IS  23  22.18  19  19  15 

Golcher     16  17  22  24  16  17  17  13 

Haight    19  15  22  21  14  18  19  12 

Varien    19  18  21  22  17  IS   . . 

Jacobsen    20  15  17  20  13  13  14  12 

Reed    20  20  25  24  20  20  17  15 

Justins    17  17  21  22  16  17  17  13 

Holling    18  20  25  25.19  20  20  15 

Hillis    19  16  22  22  14  19  16  13 

King    18  18  23  23  19  16  19  15 

Kenniff   5  10  12     7  11  11  15  11 

F.  A.  Hodapp  15  15   . .    . .   15   . .   14 

Daniels    19  19  23  21  17  15  17   . . 

Seaver    19  19  23  23  18  IS  17  13 

Troxel     20  19  24  21  18  18  17  13 

Jassen    IS  19  19  25-17  17  IS  13 

H.  McMurchy IS  20  22  24'  19  IS  IS  11 

F.  Feudner    14  16  19  23  17  19  17  15 

Stone 16  19  20  21  15  18  15  13 

Black    17  17  22  19  16  17  17 

Chadwick   16  19    . .    . .   12  16  13 

Thomas    13  13     9  15  17  13  15   . . 

F.  Turner 11  15  17  17  13 

Nielson    12  12  17  16  18 

Price    15  11   ..    ..  13  13  12   .. 

Ashcroft    17  13   .. 

Walsh    13   ..   20  IS   ..  16  17   .. 

Whelan    14  13  21  21  14  14  15     7 

Terrill    20  IS   ..    ..  12   .. 

C.   T.  Mitchell    13  19  23  21  16  13   ... . 

C.    Cate 9  11   ..    ..  14  IS   ..    .. 

Bradrick IS  16  20  24  16  15  19   .. 

A.    M.    Shields    12  11-19  16  14  13  11  11 

Dr.    Swett    14  15  21  17  16  15  12  12 

C.  Drake    17  17  23  23  18  20  17  11 

M.   Chappelle    16  IS  24  20  15  12  15  12 

Murphy    15  17  20  17  14  17   ..    .. 

Wilson    IS  18  21  24  19  19  14  15 

W.  Hanson   16  19  22  22  16  15   . . 

Hoey    11  12   

Eug.  Foster   10... 

Hauer    14  11  13  11  17     7  13  12 

Lvnch 13  17  17 

Donohue     14  14  20  18  14     9  11  11 

Dr.  Barker   17  17  19  22  16  19  17  12 

Pisani    15  10  18  11 

Hoelle    17  21  22  16  17  12     9 

Carr "  16  IS  15  12 

Haupt    9  11  15  11 

T.  L.  Lewis    10     9     S   .. 

Runner    7   . .     7   . . 

o 

AT    THE    TRAPS. 


The  California  Wing  Club  will  open  the  club  live- 
bird  season  at  Ingleside  to-morrow.  In  the  forenoon 
there  will  be  a  12-bird  race.  Another  12-bird  race 
will  start  in  the  afternoon.  Pool  contests  will  fol- 
low the  regular  program.  The  club  purse  will  be 
$50  for  each  12-bird  race. 

The  club  handicaps  this  season  are  as  follows: 
M.  O.  Fuedner  31  yards,  C.  C.  Nauman  31,  E.  Dono- 
hoe 30,  Tony  Prior  30,  E.  Schultz  30,  Dr.  A.  M. 
Barker  29,  Dr.  A.  T.  Derby  29.  W.  J.  Golcher  29, 
Guion  W.  Gibson  29,  H.  C.  Golcher  29.  Clarence  A. 
Haight  29.  P.  A.  McRae  29.  Dr.  E.  G.  McConnell  29, 
W.  L.  Nielsen  Jr.  29,  P.  J.  Walsh  92,  Phil  B.  Bekeart 
28,  Jas.  V.  Coleman  28,  W.  E.  Murdock  28,  W.  E. 
Greene  28,  Dr.  E.  S.  Knowles  2S,  Achille  Roos  28, 
A.  M.  Shields  28,  A.  J.  Webb  28,  M.  J.  Iverson  2S, 
E.  A.  Fano  27,  C.  D.  Laing  27.  J.  K.  Prior  27,  E. 
Klevesahl  27,  Frank  Turner  27.  \V.  W.  Terrill  27, 
H.  P.  Jacobsen  27,  J.  Birmingham  Jr.  26,  W.  L. 
Grestle  26,  W.  E.  Duzan  26,  Dr.  T.  P.  Bodkin  26. 


The  Trap  Shooters'  League  will  hold  shoots  on 
Sunday,  March  10,  and  Sunday,  April  17. 

Announcement  is  also  made  that  the  three-day 
tournament  of  the  League  in  May  will  take  place 
Monday,  May  6,  Tuesday,  May  7,  and  Wednesday, 
May  8. 

The  selection  of  these  three  days  is  without  prece- 
dent in  the  annals  of  Coast  trap  shooting.     For  one 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


thing,  it  is  a  guarantee  that  there  will  be  a  very  at- 
tenuated list  of  entries.  This  shoot  will  he  an  added 
money  shoot  and  just  why  Saturday  and  Sunday  were 
not  two  of  the  days  selected  is  a  matter  of  comment 
on  the  part  of  the  shooters.  We  are  inclined  to  be- 
lieve that  there  was  either  a  typograhpical  error  or 
that  the  dates  were  inadvertently  mixed.  Those 
dates  should  be  changed  at  once,  by  all  means — the 
members  of  the  League  are  entitled  to  it. 


The  Fresno  Gun  Club  will  hold  a  two-day  shoot, 
beginning  to-morrow.  The  program  is  a  good  one 
and  calls  for  10  events  each  day.  High  averages 
count  on  every  event  each  day  save  the  tenth  events, 
miss  and  outs.  The  card  for  each  day  is  the  same — 
7  races  at  20  targets,  event  1  at  10  targets  and 
event  4  at  25  targets.  There  is  added  money  for 
every  event. 

The  committee  of  arrangements  consists  of  Wm. 
Eilert.  J.  F.  Dismukes  and  G.  A.  Adams.  George 
Stone  will  be  captain  of  the  day.  There  will  be  a 
number  of  San  Francisco  shooters  in  attendance. 


The  Western  Gun  Club  was  recently  organized  at 
Los  Angeles. 

Devotees  of  trap  shooting  in  that  city  have  per- 
fected the  organization  of  another  club  to  be  devoted 
to  inanimate  target  shooting. 

There  is  already  one  trap  shooting  organization  in 
town,  the  Los  Angeles  Gun  Club,  but  its  shoots  are 
rather  sporadic  in  their  character  and  for  that  rea- 
son do  not  appeal  very  strongly  to  the  non-expert 
class  of  marksmen  whose  idea  in  patronizing  the 
traps  is  to  practice  proficiency  in  the  handling  of 
a  shotgun,  rather  than  pit  their  skill  against  others 
in  the  pools.  To  such  marksmen  as  these,  weekly 
shoots  appeal  more  strongly  than  the  tournaments, 
and  it  was  with  the  idea  of  catering  to  this  class  that 
the  Western  Gun  Club  has  been  formed. 

Grounds  have  been  secured  on  the  Pasadena  short 
line  beyond  the  present  station  of  Schuetzen  Park, 
at  a  crossing  called  Li  Fur  station.  The  fare  is  10 
cents  each  way.  A  bulkhead  and  trap-house  was 
installed  last  week  and  a  clubhouse  is  to  be  erected 
as  soon  as  the  weather  permits,  the  initial  shoot 
being  scheduled  for  next  Sunday.  The  equipment 
proposed  is  a  Legett  trap,  and  should  the  attendance 
of  shooters  justify  it,  another  one  will  be  installed 
whenever  necessary. 

The  arrangement  of  the  grounds  has  been  left  to 
J.  Ed.  Vaughan,  whose  experience  in  all  matters  re- 
lating to  trap  shooting  is  considered  the  widest,  and 
who  by  many  is  considered  the  best  wing  shot  in 
Southern  California. 

Mr.  Vaughan  has  made  some  changes  in  the  in- 
stallation of  the  traps  which  he  believes  win  com- 
mend themselves  to  shooters.  The  background  at 
the  Western  Club  grounds  is  the  blue  sky,  only  one 
angle  being  likely  to  dip  under  the  crest  of  a  range 
of  hills  to  the  north,  that  being  the  extreme  left 
quartering  bird.  The  right  quarterer  and  the 
straightaway  bird  will  be  limned  against  the  sky 
most  clearly,  making  the  best  possible  shooting  con- 
ditions, and  Mr.  Vaughan  has  so  laid  out  the  trap 
that  the  sun  will  not  interfere  with  shooting  even 
in  the  morning.  The  trap  bulkhead  slopes  away  from 
the  shooter  instead  of  toward  him.  which  is  also 
advantageous  to  the  gunner,  being  in  fact,  the  man- 
ner recommended  for  installing  the  trap. 

The  gentlemen  who  have  organized  the  Western 
Gun  Club  say  their  present  intention  is  to  make  the 
shooting  open  to  anybody,  and  to  trap  targets  at 
actual  cost,  probably  a  cent  and  a  half  per  bird.  A 
three  days'  tournament  is  in  prospect  as  soon  as 
the  organization  is  complete,  and  no  restrictions 
whatever  are  to  be  placed  upon  the  make  of  gun. 
kind  of  ammunition  used  by  the  contestants,  other 
than  the  American  Shooting  Association  rules  against 
ten-gauge  guns  and  black  powder  in  force  at  all 
clubs. 

One  of  the  members  has  figured  out  a  new  system 
of  running  the  business  end  of  such  a  club,  and  rec- 
ommends the  sale  of  books  good  for  ten  targets,  fif- 
teen targets,  twenty  targets,  and  so  on.  the  con- 
testants to  buy  so  many  books  before  starting  in, 
and  then  to  present  their  tickets  for  each  event  be- 
fore shooting.  Only  those  who  ever  attempted  to 
conduct  the  business  affairs  of  a  tournament  can 
appreciate  what  an  advantage  this  system  properly 
worked  out  will  be.  It  will  obviate  nearly  all  the 
bother  of  settling  for  targets  and  apportioning  mon- 
eys after  the  event  is  shot  off. 

For  a  new  organization  the  Western  Gun  Club  has 
interested  a  number  of  old  hands  at  the  shooting 
game,  such  as  Ed.  Vaughan.  Big  Jim  Gibson,  Fred 
B.  Mills,  who  now  holds  several  championship  med- 
als; Will  A.  Wright.  M.  P.  Towne.  Mark  Lane,  James 
Mason,  D.  W.  King  Jr..  J.  B.  Wood.  U.  Allen  E  D 
Neff,  C.  E.  Gillon,  D.  M.  Crossman.  Dr  Garnette 
Dr.  Parker.  Homer  Kennedy.  Fred  L.  Bueneman! 
Hy.  Ogle.  H  L.  Bowlds,  and  J.  B.  Wood,  among  others 
Mr.  Vaughan  has  been  taking  the  names  of  those 
who  wish  to  join  at  No.  534  South  Spring  street 

It  is  proposed  to  hold  a  practice  shoot  every  Sun- 
day, allowing  those  who  wish  to  enter  for  the  birds 
only  a  chance  to  do  so  and  practice  to  their  heart's 
content. 


We  would  suggest  to  gun  club  secretaries  and 
tournament  officials  that  in  view  of  the  fact  that 
press  representatives  are  strenuously  urged  and 
requested  prior  to  a  club  shoot  or  tournament  to 
"give  us  a  good  notice,  and  don't  forget,"  etc.,  etc., 
that  wh  in  the  shoot  is  in  progress  there  should  be 
a  reciprocal  spirit  shown  and  reporters  given  the 
consideration  they  are  entitled  to. 

It  H  not  a  pleasant  thing,  for  instance,  to  receive 


sheets  so  poorly  copied  that  it  necessitates  several 
hours'  work  to  re-copy,  or  if  turned  in  to  the  com- 
posing room  stands  a  chance  to  be  rejected. 

In  figuring  out  totals,  trophy  winners'  averages, 
tie  shoot-offs  and  moneys  it  is  generally  customary 
to  post  these  results,  a  matter  expected  generally 
by  shooters  and  of  much  convenience  in  the  saving 
of  work  and  time  to  reporters. 

One  way  to  obviate  this  handicap  is  to  secure  the 
services   of   competent   clerks   in   the   office. 


The  gun  club  and  trap  shooting  contingent  of  the 
Spokane  Country  Club  have  arranged  a  lively  trap 
snooting  program  for  this  season. 


The  Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club  of  Modesto  will  hold 
a  free  for  all  blue  rock  shoot  on  Sunday.  March  10. 
There  will  be  no  entrance  fees,  targets  will  cost 
two  cents  apiece.  The  announcement  is  that  "there 
will  he  no  betting,  no  purses,  and  no  charge  for 
shooting.  It  will  be  purely  a  sporting  event."  A 
large  attendance  is  anticipated. 


Trap  shooters  had  better  get  into  quick  action  or 
such  of  them  who  like  to  indulge  in  live-bird  shoot- 
ing may  find  this  penchant  curtailed  if  the  present 
bill  before  the  Legislature  is  passed,  and  it  will  be 
if  it  is  recommended  by  the  committee.  This  bill 
makes  it  a  misdemeanor,  among  other  things,  not 
only  to  shoot  live  pigeons  or  other  birds  trapped,  but 
to  be  a  "willing  spectator." 


FISH    AND   SAME    LAW    NOTES. 


The  situation  regarding  changes  in  the  State  fish 
and  game  laws  is  still  in  a  chaotic  condition.  One 
thing  only  is  clear  and  that  is  the  fecundity  of  re- 
sources various  members  of  both  Houses  of  the 
Legislature  have  in  introducing  hills  that  are  built 
on  the  lightning  change  order.  The  efforts  of  rep- 
resentative sportsmen  who  have  been  present  in 
Sacramento  in  the  interest  of  legitimate  and  honest 
legislation  tending  to  fish  and  game  law  protection 
and  propagation — for  the  equitable  benefit  of  the 
community,  the  sportsmen  and  the  commercial  in- 
terests, have  been  engulfed  in  the  general  vortex  of 
opposition,  indifference  or  self-interest.  So  far  noth- 
ing definite,  save  the  loss  of  time,  energy  and  money, 
has  been  accomplished. 

Press  reports  from  Sacramento  would  indicate 
that  so  far  as  the  sportsmen  are  concerned  there 
will  be  nothing  gained  and  much  may  be  lost. 

While  none  of  the  fish  and  game  bills  before  the 
Legislature  were  conceived  in  iniquity  many  of 
them  favor  local  sections  of  the  State  to  the  detri- 
ment of  the  entire  commonwealth,  and  these  will  be 
bitterly  opposed  by  the  Fish  Commission,  declared 
Charles  A.  Vogelsang,  executive  officer  of  the  Com- 
mission, who  arrived  in  Sacramento  last  Tuesday 
night  from  San  Francisco  to  protest  against  the 
passage  of  the  bills.  Vogelsang  is  also  opposed  to 
the  proposed  appointment  of  a  standing  committee 
to  investigate  the  fish  and  game  situation  of  the 
State,  saying  that  the  committee  would  not  enlighten 
the  people  or  the  sportsmen,  but  would  lighten  the 
public  purse  considerably.  Some  twenty-eight  bills 
on  fish  and  game  legislation  are  before  the  Assembly 
and  a  like  number  are  in  committees  in  the  Senate. 
All  contain  favorite  section  clauses  that  Vogelsang 
declares  are  inimical  to  the  interests  of  the  State 
as  a  whole,  and  he  intends  seeing  that  they  are 
eliminated.  Many  of  the  measures  the  Commission 
opposes  will  quetly  die  in  committee,  and  the 
stings  will  be  drawn  from  the  others  before  they 
become  laws.  The  Fish  Commission  will  attempt 
to  secure  the  agreement  of  the  lawmakers  in  both 
houses  to  one  game  and  fish  law,  being  a  condensa- 
tion of  the  best  features  of  the  proposed  bills. 

The  Commission  will  in  every  way  oppose  the 
bill  providing  for  the  creation  of  a  standing  com- 
mittee comprising  one  Senato'r.  one  Assemblyman, 
two  outsiders  and  Governor  Gillett,  ex-officio,  to  in- 
vestigate fish  and  game  conditions  throughout  the 
State  and  report  their  findings  at  the  end  of  two 
years  to  the  Legislature.  The  members  of  this 
committee  are  recommended  to  receive  $10  a  day 
when  in  session. 

Vogelsang  denounces  the  measure  as  creating  a 
soft  snap.  He  resents  the  bill  as  an  imputation 
that  the  Fish  Commissioners  are  not  efficient  enough 
to  attend  to  the  work  for  which  they  are  paid.  The 
Commissioner  adds  that  such  a  system  would  be  un- 
reliable and  a  farce,  the  report  depending  on  the 
meager  information  the  committee  would  gain  in 
a  short  visit  of  inquiry,  and  he  declares  the  Fish 
Commission,  through  its  connection  with  the  Forest 
Reserve  and  Fisheries,  could  secure  better  and  more 
adequate  illumination  of  the  California  fish  and 
game  situation  without  a  raid  on  the  public  treasury. 


A  bill  which  will  interest  sportsmen  of  Califor- 
nia is  that  introduced  last  week  by  Senator  Cam- 
inetti  and  which  provides  that  any  person,  firm  or 
corporation,  owning  and  in  possession  of  patented 
lands  in  the  State  of  California,  embracing  an  area 
of  not  less  than  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  may 
transfer,  by  an  instrument  in  writing  duly  acknowl- 
edged before  an  officer  authorized  under  the  laws 
of  this  State  to  take  acknowledgments,  the  right 
to  preserve  and  protect  all  wild  game  on  the  land 
described  therein  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  one 
year  nor  more  than  five  years.  Such  instrument  shall 
be  filed  with  the  State  Board  of  Fish  Commissioners: 
whereupon   such    board   shall   declare   the   lands   de- 


scribed in  such  instrument  a  State  game  preserve, 
and  thereafter  for  the  period  named  therein  shall  for 
all  purposes  relating  to  the  preservation  and  protec- 
tion of  wild  game  be  under  the  control  of  said  board. 
Such  preserve  shall  be  numbered  in  the  order  of 
the  filing  of  the  instrument  or  transfer  thereof.  A 
copy  of  the  declaration  establishing  the  same  shall, 
under  the  seal  of  said  board,  be  issued  to  such  peo- 
ple, firm  or  corporation  transferring  the  right  there- 
of. During  the  period  named  in  such  instrument  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  hunt,  pursue, 
shoot,  take,  kill  or  destroy  any  wild  game  within 
the  exterior  boundaries  thereof.  The  State  Board 
of  Fish  Commissioners  shall  cause  to  be  prepared 
suitable  notices  to  be  posted  under  its  direction  on 
each  State  game  preserve  and  such  notice  shall  de- 
scribe the  lands  constituting  the  same,  and  shall 
contain  a  warning  to  all  persons  to  refrain  for  the 
period  named  herein  from  violations  of  the  provisions 
of  this  act. 

All  State  game  preserves  established  under  the 
provisions  of  the  act  shall  for  all  purposes  of  preser- 
vation and  protection  of  wild  game  thereon  be  under 
the  control  and  management  of  the  State  Board  of 
Fish  Commissioners,  and  the  said  board,  its  officers 
and  employes  and  all  game  wardens,  may  at  all 
times  enter  in  and  upon  such  preserves  in  the  per- 
formance of  their  duties.  The  said  board  may  es- 
tablish such  regulations  as  may  in  its  judgment  be 
necessary  for  the  preservation  and  protection  of 
the  wild  game  on  such  preserves,  and  for  that  pur- 
pose may  direct  and  authorize  game  wardens  or 
other  officers  to  execute  such  regulations.  All  ex- 
penses incurred  in  carrying  out  these  provisions 
shall  be  a  charge  against  and  paid  out  of  the  "game 
preservation  fund." 

No  doubt  Mr.  Vogelsang  will  advocate  the  passage 
of  this  bill. 


Thursday,  last  week,  a  surprise  that  will  be  un- 
welcome to  sportsmen  was  sprung  in  the  Senate, 
when  an  amendment  was  made  to  the  game  law 
closing  the  deer  season  for  three  years. 

The  amendment  was  presented  by  Senator  Nelson, 
after  an  hour  or  more  had  been  consumed  in  thresh- 
ing out  the  matter  of  the  trailing  of  deer  by  dogs. 
Some  wanted  the  hounds  to  track  for  three  hours, 
others  for  but  five  minutes 

The  Senators  got  "lost  in  the  woods"  in  the  dis- 
cussion, and  Senator  Nelson,  always  advocating  full 
protection  for  deer  and  doves,  took  advantage  of 
the  confusion  to  slip  in  his  amendment 

Apparently  without  realizing  what  it  was  doing 
the  Senate  adopted  it  unanimously.  But  this  does 
not  settle  the  matter  of  the  game  laws  The  bill  as 
amended  will  be  up  for  third  reading  within  a  few 
days,  when  many  of  the  old  fights  will  be  fought 
all  over  again.  Then,  when  the  Senate  gets  through 
with  it,  the  bill  will  go  to  the  Assembly,  to  be  a  tar- 
get for  the  guns  of  the  sportsmen  in  that  house. 

There  are  many  hunters  in  the  lower  house,  num- 
bers of  them  from  the  Sierras,  where  deer  are  plen- 
tiful. They  will  not  abide  by  the  decision  of  the 
Senate  to  close  the  season  for  three  years,  and  will 
not  concur  in  other  provisions  of  the  general  bill. 


An  act  to  create  a  preserve  for  shell  fish  and  in- 
vertebrate animals  within  a  portion  of  the  bay  of 
Monterey,  and  to  prohibit  the  taking  of  same  from 
such  preserves  for  commercial  purposes,  has  passed 
the  Assembly  and  is  now  before  the  Senate. 


Another  important  bill  passed  by  the  Senate  is 
Cartwright's  live-fish  car  measure,  which  provides  an 
entirely  new  system  for  the  distribution  of  young 
fish  to  the  waters  of  the  State.  The  car  will  be  a 
new  method  of  conveying  small  fry  from  the  hatch- 
ery. 

If  this  bill  also  provided  for  keeping  the  Lillipu- 
tian trout  alive  in  the  waters  wherein  they  are  liber- 
ated until  they  become  matured  it  would  be  a  re- 
deeming feature.  What  the  percentage  of  loss  of 
liberated  fry  is  annually,  the  Lord  only  knows.  The 
reports  of  the  millions  and  hunded  thousand  fry 
liberated  and  transplanted  every  year  looks  good  in 
print,  however,  and  that  evidently  is  enough  accom- 
plished. 


One  thing,'  however,  we  notice  particularly,  and 
that  is,  for  a  dozen  years  past  game  and  fish  laws, 
believed  at  the  time  to  be  the  best  ever,  have  been 
passed.  And  that  was  all.  There  has  been  almost 
all  of  the  time  a  laxity  of  enforcement. 

What  good  is  a  law  that  is  neither  observed  nor 
enforced.  Such  has  been  the  status  of  some  of  the 
main  provisions  of  our  fish  and  game  laws  for  years 
past.  Such  being  the  case,  what's  the  use  of 
changes,  anyhow?  They  might  be  of  benefit  in  the 
way  of  diverting  public  attention  from  one  thing  to 
another — that's  about  all. 

In  their  final  form  it  is  believed— that  the  game 
laws  passed  will  not  be  changed  greatly  from  those 
now  in  force. 


The  1907  calendar  issued  by  Spratt's  Patent  is  an 
exceedingly  handsome  one,  each  page  showing  an 
attractive  representation  of  a  beautiful  pet.  It  also 
gives  information  regarding  different  species  of 
birds,  dogs,  etc.,  that  is  very  useful  and  interesting. 
Full  information  regarding  the  foods  manufactured 
by  this  company  for  all  varieties  or  pets  may  be 
obtained  by  addressing  Spratt's  Patent  (Am.),  Ltd., 
Newark,  N.  J.,  or  Thos.  Banks,  1324  Valencia  street, 
San  Francisco. 


Saturday,   March   2,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


The  Southwestern  Kennel  Club  banks  on  a  four 
point  show.  Entries  have  been  received  from  New 
York,  Denver,  Salt  Lake  City,  Spokane,  Portland, 
San  Francisco,  Oakland,  Stockton,  San  Jose  and 
other  California  points.  Approximately,  the  actual 
number  of  dogs  benched  will  reach  350. 

This  will  be  the  greatest  Collie  show,  for  one 
breed,  that  we  have  ever  had  on  the  Coast,  there 
are  between  65  and  70  entries.  Valverde  Kennels 
entry  comprises  Ch.  Anfield  Model  (for  specials 
only),  Valverde  Alexander,  Ch.  Southport  Philos- 
opher, four,  puppies  and  Xantippe  of  Moreton.  Bos- 
tons will  count  up  50  entries,  with  a  newcomer  or 
two  from  the  East  to  make  matters  interesting. 
Twentj'-six  Bull  Terriers  looks  good  for  the  future 
of  the  breed  in  the  orange  grove  district.  Pointers 
with  21  entered,  English  Setters  with  19,  Irish  Set- 
ters with  14,  and  I  Irish  Water  Spaniel  is  a  most 
encouraging  outlook  for  the  lovers  of  the  bird  dog 
down  South.  Among  the  Pointers  are  four  entries 
by  J.  W.  Flynn,  the  owner  of  Ch.  Senator  P.  Among 
the  English  Setters  are  T.  C.  Wilson's  entry  of 
King  Cole,  a  grand  dog,  bred  by  Jas  Cole  of  Kansas 
City.  D.  G.  Roach  has  entered  Dan  Cole  and  Bon- 
nie, a  daughter  of  Lady  Cole.  Dr.  Bird  has  entered 
a  handsome  blue  belton  daughter  of  Count's  Mark, 
Senorita,  a  bitch  that  will  set  the  pace  in  her 
classes.  Paul  Pipers'  Ch.  Shandon  Ben  will  com- 
pete in  the  Irish  Setter  classes.  Some  grand  Point- 
ers will  be  benched,  among  them  that  good  bitch 
Faith  II. 

Bulldogs  will  bring  out  a  keen  competition  be- 
tween Mr.  Geo.  McLean,  James  Ewins,  Mr.  Van- 
dergrift  and  others.  There  are  16  entries.  Fox 
Terrier  entries  number  20. 

Among  the  many  new  ones  entered  is  the  Collie, 
Anfield  Conqueror,  recently  purchased  by  A.  C. 
Armbruster. 

Specials  have  been  coming  in  at  a  rate  to  keep 
pace  with  the  entries,  among  the  latest  received 
are  the  following: 

J.  C.  Whittington  cup  for  best  California  bred 
Collie  in  show. 

Count  Jaro  Von  Schmidt  cup  for  best  team  of 
four  Collies  in  show. 

Dr.  A.  F.  Schiffman  cup  for  best  tri-color  Collie 
bitch. 

R.  G.  Rowan  cup  for  best  team  of  four  Boston 
Terriers. 

A,  C.  Armbruster  cup  for  best  Russian  Wolf- 
hound. 

Edw.  Greenfield  cup  for  best  novice  Bull  Terrier, 
opposite  sex  to  winner  of  Eureka  Planing  Mill  cup. 

Dr.  W1.  Jarvis  Barlow  cup  for  best  Irish  Terrier, 
opposite  sex  to  winner  of  L.  A.  Hearld  cup. 

Entries  for  the  show  closed  last  Monday  at  12 
p.  m. 

The  bench  show  committee  is  entitled  to  the  most 
cordial  consideration  of  Southern  California  fan- 
ciers  in   particular   and   Coast   fanciers   generally. 

The  efforts  made  to  keep  up  to  the  limit  of"  ex- 
pectation and  intention  to  bring  off  the  best  show 
ever  held  on  the  Coast  outside  of  San  Francisco, 
is  worthy  of  the  most  enthusiastic  support.  This 
result  was  accomplished  by  thorough  sportsmen  and 
energetic  fanciers,  men  who  know  what  is  required 
to  run  a  clean  show  and  who  have  laid  down  the 
fiat  that  they  can  and  will  have  good  shows  without 
depending  upon  the  meretricious  support  of  dog 
brokers  and  unscrupulous  professionals. 


Cocker  circles  are  alive  to  the  interests  of  the 
breed  if  the  following  notes  are  any  indication. 

Mr.  Geo.  A.  Nieberger's  black  bitch,  Crickett 
(Digby  Bell-Winona),  was  served  on  January  25th 
by  Mr.  A.  L.  Cresswell's  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon  (Ch. 
Fritz  III.-Rosemary).  This  nick  leads  to  much  ex- 
pectation for  something  very  good — here  is  a  cross 
that  combines  the  two  leading  strains  of  blacks 
shown  in  the  East. 

Mr.  A.  L.  Cresswell  is  well  pleased  with  a  young 
black  bitch  by  Saxon,  out  of  Ch.  Plumeria  Sally. 
Cresswell  has  a  knowing  eye  for  a  good  young 
one. 

Mrs.  Thos.  Murphy  of  Hollister,  Cal.,  (Gabilan 
Kennels),  recently  sold  a  very  handsome  red  bitch 
by  Victory  A.,  out  of  Van  W.  Victory  has  sired 
some  very  nice  puppies  in  the  past. 

A  regretable  surprise  to  many  Cocker  fanciers 
is  the  news  that  Bonny  Black  Bess,  a  prize  winning 
black,  recently  died  whilst  whelping  a  litter. 

Mrs.  Geo.  Shane  has  had  an  extremely  bad  turn 
of  luck  in  losing  all  but  one  dog  pup  out  of  a  litter 
of  nine  (six  dogs,  three  bitches),  out  of  Nan  Patter- 
son (Ch.  Redlight-Brown's  Wiggles)  by  Ch.  Mepals 
Saxon. 

Three  dogs  and  one  bitch  comprise  a  litter  that 
Mr.  W.  S.  Burnett  regards  very  highly.  They  are 
by  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon  out  of  Lagunitas  Nell  (Rowdy 
Woodcock-Vicountess,  a  daughter  of  Ch.  Viscount). 
The  breeding  looks  to  be  good  enough  to  warrant 
Mr.  Burnett  in  expecting  some  excellent  Cockers. 

C.  G.  Gilbert  thinks  none  the  less  of  a  litter  of 
parti-colors  by  Glenwood  Lucky  out  of  Sonoma  Girl. 
G.  Lucky  is  a  litter  brother  to  the  sensational  East- 
ern winner,  Lucky. 

The  daily  arrival  here  of  Mr.  Nieberger's  black 
bitch  Creole  Belle  is  expected  from  O.  B.  Harks 
Kennels,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  she  was  served  by 
Ch.  Lucky. 


Mr.  George  A.  Cranfield  is  in  charge  of  the  Val- 
verde Kennels  at  Yountville,  Napa  county,  and  has 
under  his  care,  at  present,  one  of  the  best  Collie 
establishments  in  the  country. 


The  announcement  in  an  Eastern  contemporary 
that  Xantippe  of  Moreton,  the  great  Collie  bitch 
that  Mr.  Mason  recently  brought  over  in  his  string, 
would  probably  be  purchased  by  Mr.  Samuel  Unter- 
mever,  was  a  bit  premature.  Xantippe  is  at  present 
installed  in  the  Valverde  Kennels  of  Mr.  Wm.  W. 
Ellery.  She  is  reported  as  not  only  a  very  good 
specimen,  but  she  is  probably  the  finest  brood  mat- 
ron in  the  country.  She  has  many  a  big  winner  to 
her  credit.  To  Squire  of  Tytton  she  produced  the 
sensational  Southport  Sesame,  and  to  Wishaw  Lead- 
er she  threw  Collindale  Caprice,  both  noted  cham- 
pions. 

With  Ch.  Anfield  Model  (and  Valverde  Alexander) 
as  the  Valverde  stud  dog,  there  is  the  probability 
of  the  breeding,  by  a  Coast  fancier,  of  Collies  that 
will  make  bench  history  for  the  breed,  East  and 
West,  in  the  near  future. 

Ch.  Anfield  Model  and  Xantippe  arrived  in  this 
city  on  the  20th  inst.  in  splendid  condition. 

Valverde  Alexander  and  two  bitches  to  be  served 
by  Ch.  Southport  Philosopher  arrived  here  from  the 
East  this  week. 

Mr.  Ellery  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  wins 
of  V.  Alexander  in  New  York.  He  won  second  in 
the  Junior  class  (for  dogs  over  six  and  not  exceed- 
ing eighteen  months  old).  He  was  beaten  by  Grey- 
stone  Kennels  Mountaineer  Magistrate.  In  limit  he 
got  v..  h.  c.  after  four  of  the  best  dogs  in  the  United 
States — 1,  Ch.  Squire  of  Tytton;  2,  Mountaineer 
Magistrate ;  3.  Armskirk  Artist,  res.  Alstead.  In 
open  dogs  (bred  in  the  United  States  or  Canada) 
Alexander  was  third  to  Magistrate  1  and  Greystone 
Breadalbane  2.  In  open  dogs,  any  color,  Ch.  Squire 
of  Tytton  1,  Ch.  Southport  Sculptor  2  (which  dog 
a  great  many  believed  was  a  better  one  that  the 
Squire),  Magistrate  3,  O.  Artist  res.  Alexander 
v.  h.  c.  was  a  corking  good  win  for  the  newly  ar- 
rived Coast  dog.  Mr.  Ellery  did  not  start  out  to 
buy  a  dog  that  would  sweep  the  boards  in  the  East 
this  spring.  Alexander  is  only  fifteen  months  old 
and  is  regarded  by  the  wise  ones  as  a  dog  that 
will  improve  materially.  Unless  we  miss  our  reck- 
oning he  is  the  best  young  Collie  in  the  West  to- 
day, and  that  is  what  his  new  owner  wanted  when 
he  purchased  him.  He  is  a  dog  whose  career  will 
bear  close  attention.  He  was  shown  in  the  ring 
at  New  York  by  Mr.  Thomas  Daws. 


Announcement  is  made  that  the  first  annual  bench 
show  of  the  Oakland  Kennel  Club  will  take  place  at 
Oakland,  in  the  Piedmont  Skating  Rink,  on  March 
20  and  21.  Entries  will  close  March  11,  at  the 
office,  96S  Broadway  street,  Oakland.  W.  E.  Chute 
is  secretary  and  superintendent.  The  premium  list, 
it  is  reported,  will  be  mailed  to  fanciers  and  breed- 
ers  on  March  1st. 

It  is  also  reported  that  the  show  will  be  lnanced  by 
a  well  known  Collie  fancier. 


We  cull  the  following  paragraph  from  the  Amer- 
ican Stock  Keeper:  "Mr.  Mortimer  looks  like  hav- 
ing a  busy  time  out  West.  He  is  judging  at  Den- 
ver, Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake  City,  where  there 
is  to  be  a  show  after  Los  Angeles.  He  was  wanted 
for  Oakland,  that  is  to  hold  a  show  after  Los  An- 
geles, and  has  been  asked  to  double  back  after  the 
Mormon  trip." 

In  the  event  of  Mr.  Mortimer  not  doubling  back, 
who  will  be  the  judge?  It  might  not  be  such  a  hard 
guess. 


Mr.  John  E.  de  Ruyter  tendered  his  resigna- 
tion as  chairman  and  member  of  the  Pacific  Ad- 
visory Committee  on  February  6th,  giving  as  a  rea- 
osn  that  he  proposes  to  take  up  permanent  resi- 
dence in  Los  Angeles. 

The  matter  was  postponed  for  consideration  until 
the  next  regular  meeting. 


The  resignation  of  Mr.  H.  H.  Carlton  as  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Pacific  Advisory  Committee  was  with- 
drawn. Mr.  Carlton  is  still  an  active  member  of 
the  committee. 


Some  excellent  and  well  bred  Collie  puppies  are 
offered  for  sale  by  the  proprietor  of  the  Gabilan 
Ranch,  Hollister,  Cal. 


We  would  like  to  hear  from  an  owner  who  has 
Bloodhounds  for  sale— a  dog  that  can  be  used  to 
trail. 


The    Santa    Clara    County    Kennel    Club    has    re- 
signed  from  the  A.   K.   C. 


It  now  begins  to  look  as  if  the  'Frisco  show  will 
be  a  fixture  for  April. 


TRADE     NOTES. 


It  Shoots  Quick   and   Accurate. 

All  of  the  high  averages,  both  amateur  and  pro- 
fessional, at  the  three-day  tournament  of  the  Trap 
Shooters'  League  were  made  with  Du  Pont  Smoke- 
less. A.  J.  Webb  scored  96  per  cent,  high  amateur 
average  for  the  three  days.  C.  M.  Troxel  won  the 
Peters  Cartridge  Co.  trophy  on  the  first  day,  scor- 
ing 20  straight  and  20  and  19  in  shooting  off  the 
tie.  A.  J.  Webb  won  the  Du  Pont  trophy  on  the 
second  day,  breaking  25  straight  and  19  and  20 
straight  in  shooting  off  the  tie.  He  also  won,  on 
the  third  day,  the  Ballistite  trophy,  breaking  25 
straight  and  25  straight  on  the  tie  shoot-off.  Webb 
followed  up  by  winning  the  Sorenson  Diamond  Medal 
with  25  straight  and  20  straight  on  the  tie  shoot- 
off.  Emil  Holling  won  the  professional  trophy  race 
on  the  second  day. 

Hold  your  gun  straight  and  Du  Pont  Smokeless 
will  do  the  rest. 


The    Ingleside   Tournament. 

It  was  the  same  old  story  told  over  again  at  the 
first  annual  inanimate  target  tournament  of  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League,  held  at  the  Ingle- 
side grounds  on  February  22,  23  and  24th.  as  the 
shooters  that  used  the  products  of  the  Winchester 
Repeating  Arms  Co.  carried  off  six  of  the  seven 
trophies  contested  for,  as  well  as  the  highest  aver- 
age honors.     The  summary  is  as  follows: 

First  day — The  Reed  Trophy,  won  by  S.  A.  Hunt- 
ley of  Oakland,  Cal.,  with  a  Winchester  "pump" 
gun  and  Winchester  "Leader"  shells:  20  straight  in 
the  event,  40  straight  in  the  shoot-off.  Of  the  first 
100  targets  Mr.  Huntley  shot  at  he  scored  97.  and 
missed  but  5  on  average  during  the  entire  day, 
which  was  high  gun.  The  Peters  Trophy,  won  by 
C.  M.  Troxel  of  Rocklin,  Cal.,  with  a  Winchester 
"pump"  gun  and  Winchester  "Leader"  shells:  20 
straight  in  the  event,  20  straight  in  the  shoot-off. 

Second  day — The  Dupont  Trophy,  won  by  A.  J. 
Webb  of  Emeryville,  Cal.,  with  Winchester  "Leader" 
shells;  25  straight  in  the  event,  19  out  of  20  in  the 
shoot-off.  The  Professional  Trophy,  won  by  Emil 
Holling  of  San  Francisco,  with  Winchester  "Leader" 
shells;  IS  out  of  20  in  the  event,  20  straight  in  the 
shoot-off.  The  high  amateur  score  of  the  day  was 
made  by  A.  J.  Webb,  who  lost  but  5  out  of  120 
shot  at.  shooting  the  "Leader"  shells. 

Third  day — The  Ballistite  Trophy,  won  by  A.  J. 
Webb;  25  straight  in  the  event,  25  straight  in  the 
shoot-off.  The  Sorenson  Individual  Championship 
Diamond  Medal,  won  by  A.  J.  Webb;  25  straight  in 
the  event,  20  straight  in  the  shoot-off.  Mr.  Webb 
used  the  Winchester  "Leader"  shells  during  the  en- 
tire tournament.  The  high  score  of  the  day  was  also 
made  by  this  gentleman,  who  lost  but  2  targets  out 
of  the  130  shot  at  on  average  during  the  day.  Mr. 
Webb  further  had  the  honor  of  having  made  the 
highest  general  average  of  the  entire  tournament, 
as  well  as  the  longest  straight  run.  On  average  he 
scored  360  out  of  the  375  shot  at,  and  for  a  run 
made  110  straight.  It  was  a  noticeable  fact  that  the 
majority  of  the  shooters  in  attendance  at  this  tour- 
nament used  the  Winchester  "Leader  and  "Repeat- 
er" shotgun  shells,  the  shells  the  champions  shoot 
and  which  hold  all  the  world's  records  at  both  live 
birds  and  inanimate  targets. 


FOR    SALE — Thoroughbred   Collie  pups.     Address 
Gabilan  Ranch,  Hollister,  San  Benito  Co.,  Cal. 


FOR  SALE — Thoroughbred  Scotch  Shepard  Collie 
pups.  A  bargain  for  stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  fur- 
nish pedigree.  Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton.  S.  E. 
cor.  Point  Lobos  and  23d  Aves.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


"BAG    LIMIT" — -\ 

HAND   LOADED  SHELLS 


Our  own  make,  and  we're  proud  of  them. 

Hand-loaded  by  our  own  experts. 

All  the  leading  brands  of  powder  used. 

If  you  want  to  strike  the   '  'bag  limit' '   use  our 


Limit"    Hand- 


loaded  Shells. 


BRITTAIN    &    CO.  Inc. 

Everything  in  Hardware 

Van  Ness  Ave.  and  Turk  St. 


14 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


The  small  farm  with  the  small  herd 
is  better  than  a  large  farm  with  a 
large  herd,  because  the  small  farm 
will  do  more  in  proportion  than  the 
large  one. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAILT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hocfc, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrash,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  HTTMAJf  BEHEDT  for  Rheu- 
matism, Sprains,  Sore  Throat,  ete-,  it 
is  invalnable. 

Every  bottle  of  Canatlc  Balsam  sold  is 
Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  SI. 5© 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  drupgistSj  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  fall  directions  for  its 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  cirenlars,  testimo- 
nials, etc  Address 
HE  UVRHCB-TOLUKS  COKiHY,  CleTeUnd,  0M« 


^gSORBINE 


Cores  Strained  Pnffy  Anklei, 
Lymphangitis,     Bruises    and 


Swellings.  Lameness  and 
Allays    Pain    Quickly  without 

Blistering1,  removuic  the  hair,  or 
laying  the  horse  up.  Pleasant  to  use. 
g2.iN)  per  bottle,  delivered  with  full 
directions.    Book  5-C,  free. 

ABSORBING,  JR.,  for  man- 
kind, gl.on  Bottle.  Cures  Strains, 
Gout,  Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele, 
Hydrocele,  Prostatitis,  kliin  pain. 

W.  F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  "Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
-Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co..  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane. 
Wash. 

Veterinary  Experience 

Infallible  guide  to  horse  health. 
100  page  book,  free.  Symptoms 
of  all  diseases  and  treatment, 
by  eminent  veterinary,  com- 
pounder of 


TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR. 

Sure  core  for  curb,  colic,  splint,  recent  shoe  boils, 
most  horse  ailments.  $100.  reward  for  failure  where 
we  say  it  will  care. 

Tattle's  American  Worm  Powders  never  fail. 
Tattle's  Family  Elixir,  greatest  of  all  household 
liniments.    Write  for  the  book.  £ 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR  CO..   52  Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Redlngton  &  Companv,  San  Francisco.  California 
W.  A.  Shaw,  1209  w.  Washington  St .  Los  .Angeles 


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and  just  as  they  want  it.  The  right  way  to 
salt  animals  is  to  let  them  help  themselves. 

Compressed 

Pure-Salt  Bricks 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each   week   day,   rain 
or   shine. 


Opening  Saturday,  November  17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and    last   races. 


THOS.  H.  WILLIAMS,  President. 
pes  cy   w.   TEE  AT,   Secretary. 


Another  Sale  of  Good  Ones  From 
Aptos  Stock  Farm 

To  be  held  at 
FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.'S  NEW    PAVILION,    478    VALENCIA    ST. 

Monday  Evening,  March  25,  1907 

The  entire  crop  of  Trotting  Bred  Three-Year-Olds  on  the  farm,  comprising  20 
head  by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  2:18  and  Aptos  Wilkes,  all  nicely  broken  and 
ready  to  train  or  use  on  the  road. 

Also  ten  head  of  mares  and  geldings  from  five  to  eight  years,  sired  by  Aptos 
Farm's  imported  French  Coach  Stallion,  and  out  of  trotting  bred  mares.  Some 
extra  fine  carriage  horses  and  pairs  among  them. 

Send  for  catalogues..    Horses  on   exhibition  Saturday,  March  23d. 

Fred.  H.  Chase  &  Co.,    k^lSs    478  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco 

ETJBEEEOID     HOOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BOFTESTELL,     EICHARDSON     &     CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 


BLAKE,  MOFFITT  &  TOWNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 

No.     403    Twelfth    St..     Oakland 
Blake.    McPall    &    Co..    Portland.    Oreeon. 
Blake,     Moffit     &     Towne,     Los    Angeles. 


SAFETY 
IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mnres  bred  with  it  nnd  r*renily  increases 
the  income  from  vnur  stallion.  Durnhle,  c.isily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produre  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Cnn  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CBITTKNOEN. 

9    FOX  BLD'O.  ELTBIA.OHIO. 


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GOOD     HORSE     BOOTS 


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The  Famous  "Sell  Brand 
Horse  Boots 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM    BRAND 


It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  "We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories,  and  know  whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold   to  the   Leading   Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Bjots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  "We  can"t  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality-the  "SELL  BRAND" 


the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear- 
ing qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correct 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else- 


where. Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ductions in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
request.  , 


To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers. 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,  Sacramento,  Cal. 


"Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  all  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly, 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 


Send -to-day  to 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM  BRAND 


The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


1*1  CAMTC 


CANTON.  O. 


THE     "SELL     BRAND" 


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Saturday,  March   2,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


15 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  0194 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  0195 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three- year-old  Kecorcl   .  .  .  .2:1234 
Timed    In    a    Race    2:10% 

WINNER  OF  HARTFORD  FUTURITY    ($8500)   FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  Is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Btflora  2:09U.  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  In  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  "Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29^6,  Romance  2:29^.  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907   at    PLEASAKTON    RACE    TRACK. 
$50  fnr  flip  Cpocnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
*uu  ,ul    l,,c  -JCasuiI         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXPEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18*4,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mara- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
fc.  i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  a,econds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both. 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing1  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:05K 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander         .     . 
Delilah  (4)     .     . 
Sherlock  Holmes . 
R.  Ambush  (3 ) 
Zolahka       .... 
Ingarlta  .    .    .    2:25} 

Dixie  S 2:27 

Dixie  TV 2:27 

Conchita.  2:29 


2:08 
2:09 
2:11 
2:14 
2:23 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year;  Bystander 
2:05*4,  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10*6, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11*4,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12,  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:18,  Aualante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  .Hylock  2:25,  Majella  2:25, 
McNeer  2:25.  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  ^2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception;  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:1 1% 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11  4 

(Bv  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05*4,  Zephyr  2:07*4;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30*^),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11*^,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:1514),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth   dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  m annex/ desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HENEY    DELANEY, 

University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal, 


Mendocino  22607 

BECOBD     (TEEEE-YEAE-OID)     2:19U 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07*4  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09*4;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14*4,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ETtECTIOlTEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mitbra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  18S2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S75;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2:111/4; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


IHcKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKUTKEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:lli/4  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam.  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  §40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,   Cal, 


By  J.  J.  Audubou 
16695,  sire  of  An- 
dubon  Boy  U59M 
Nan  Audubon  2:08'„ 
Miss  Rita  2:08j4 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:08%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%.  Sunland  Belle  2:0S%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
tn  2:30).  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%);  second 
dam,   Nelly. 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  In  2:03%.  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57%   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL    STAND    AT  AGRICULTURAL   PARK,   LOS  ANGELES,   TO 
A  FEW   GOOD  MARES. 
TERMS — S100  for  the  Season.     S150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  J.  Y.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Redlac  2:07 


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Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Qreat  Allerton  2:09j 

.......        ...       .  .,    -n  n  J  For  Trotting  Stallions  in  1904 

He  holds  the  World  s  Race  Record  Por  new  stains  of  nis  a?e  in  isos 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6,  1907,  says:  "This  is*™0?*  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  dam s  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  gra ndly ^  Saned 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as  his."  . 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma, .dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18:  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  V. .  Tedf ord ^.19  .4  oj 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam   S.  T.   B.,  thoroughbred.  i„M-M 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  m  mdn  ia- 
uality  and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners.  „.M,   ciT.0 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGBICTJLTUBAL  PASS,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.    Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  J?£TTai£ldents  or 
escapes.  -  JUSTICE    &    GBTJBB, 

C.   J.    Grnbb,    Manager,   University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    oal. 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 


Red  McK.  432i<>. 


Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 
by  tne  Great  Bea  WUies  1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11  V4  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02.  and  14  others 
in  the  210  list.  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  S500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06*1  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:1534  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July.  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  "Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bavs  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
■Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MTJBPKY'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
(W.   R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 

TEBMS — S30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:594 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in   1897.     The  fastest,   gamest  and  most  consistent   race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   30183;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

Sire   of    Morning   Star    2:04?4     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05*4.    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07*4,   Schley  Pointer  2:0S*4- 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12*^>,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:53%   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star    Pointer    1:59*4,    Hal    Pointer 
2:0  4,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06*4,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season.  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  $100.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address. 

CHAS.    De    EYDEE, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE  STANDiED  BRED  STALLION 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15*4. 
By  Diablo   2:09*4.   Sire   of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


iHcFadyen  2:151 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15*4,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:1534).  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08*4,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17*^,  "Walker  2:23*4,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;   third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  J2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEBMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,   Dixon,   Cal. 


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TH3  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


NUSHAGAK 


Registered  No.  2593° 
Si      n 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:0814.  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford  Stakes  of  1902,  and  6  otner  4- 
ycar-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 


sTreTb?"SabirWi'lkes  2:18.   sire  of  42  in   2:30      Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Odette 
'am  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis 


bird  2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son'of  "McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE— $50.  Limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20'/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31^  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27^,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,   2:29,   trial  2:25.  ' 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0814,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:09%,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:155i,  by  Ansel.  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzamta  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Kace  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 

C.  A.  SPENCEK,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 
ALEX.  BROWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,   Cal. 


FEE:     $30. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09^ 
Reg.  No.  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)  2.08K 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24  % 

By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%.  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:3'0  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays'at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st    to   July    1st. 

Standard  Bred  S=Y.»0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09% 

Dam   Leap  Tear   2:26%    (sister   to   Iago    2:11)    by 
-'empest.     Yosemite  is  15.3  hands,  weighs  1125  lbs. 
One  of  the  handsomest,  best,   fastest  and  most  promising  young  stallions   on 
this  Coast.      He  will   be   raced  this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  IS  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

FETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Keg-.  No.  24576.    Trotting1  Race  Record  2:12^4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:0S%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels'),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11^4,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  "Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — 530  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  Cal. 

"Usual  return  privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 

2:WA 


Will   Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,   Yolo    County,    Cal. 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04Vi,  Zephyr 
2:0734.  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13y2,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  vmoney  during 
the  past  four  years.  He  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Money  due  at  time  of  service  or 
all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.     For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,    Cal. 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO-YEAR-OLD     RECORD     2:291/4 
BY    McKINNEY    2:11% 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0S%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%).  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding'  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the   richest   and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending  July  1st,  at  Hans  Prellson's  Staples,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near  the    Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TEEMS — 550  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply   to 
F.     GOMMET,     Owner.  HANS     FRELLSON,     Manager. 


The  First  Colt  of  1907 


Thus  far  reported  that  is  by 

"AXWORTHY' 


(3)  2:1534 


is  from  Directum  Lass,  2:09^  by  Directum,  z-.o^y^.  The 
first  mare  bred  to  him  this  year  was  Eula  Mc,  2:171^,  by 
McKinney,  2:111^ — showing  that  mares  booked  are  sure 
of  good  company. 

SSSTuSK?  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Bonnie  Direct  (4]  2:05< 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09J< 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Fleasanton,  Cal. 

Fee    $100    with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 
BONNIE  DIBECT'S  SIKE  is  Direct  2:05%.   sire"  of  Directly  2:03%,  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,    Bonnie    Direct    (4)    2:05%,    King   Direct    2:05%.    Prince   Direct    2:07,    Direct 
Wood  2:07%,  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:0S%,   Direct  View  2:08%,  ana 
Rey  D  rect  2:10. 

EiJHHIE  DIKECT'S  SAM  is  Bon  Bon  2:26  by  Simmons,   dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05%,   Bonnie   Steinway   2:06%,   Hector   2:10%,   Bonsilene   2:14%,   etc.      His   second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,   and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  )':  tbe  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 
.  or  further  particulars  address 

C.   L.    GRIFFITH,   Fleasanton. 


NEAREST  35562 


(RECORD  2:22^) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09  Vt 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19*4  (trial 
2:12^),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24*4  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%,  sire  of  John  A  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world),  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09^,  Who  Is  It 
2:10H.  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10Vt,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  E.  2:12*4,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13i4,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAE,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:231/£,  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11*4,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:0514,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First,:dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09*4,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13^4,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire   in   the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08*4,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:0S%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08*4- 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23*4  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   D.   E.    C.    2:29*4,    by    George    M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the   only  stallion    living  or   dead   that   carries   the   five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2;1S%,  Guy'Wilkes  2:15*4,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the   Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good,  pasture  at-  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

Kinney  Lou  2:074 

The  fastest  trotting-  son  of  the  champion  trotting1  sire,  McKinney  2:11%,  and 


Kinney  Al 


3  YEAR  OLD  TRIAL 

2:16 


By  McKinney  2:11%;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:26%,  sire  of  7  in  2:10. 

These  stallions  will  make   the  season   of   1907   at  LAWRENCE   STOCK  FARM, 
near  Lawrence  Station,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100  Kinney  Al,  $50 


For   further   particulars   address 


BUDD   DOBZ.E,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2^  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  B/oiming'  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,  Gi.*o?.me1 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per  month.      For  particulars   address 

EOBEET   IEVINE,    Foreman, 

HOOFER    FAKM,   MOUNTAIN   VIEW, 
Reference — S.  T.  RirH-ng  drib. Santa  Clara  Connty,  Cal. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  autos  or  cars. 


1 

The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  50  Years  of  Close  Study 

No  Breeder  Can  Afford 
To  be  Without  It 

—Price   Reduced— 
$4  in  Cloth         $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From 

Foster  &0'  Rear,  Ferry  Bldg.,  San  Francisco 

From  The  Author,  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Saturday,   March  2,- 1907.] 


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E.   3.    TBANTEB, 

Manager  of  Our  Trotting  Department, 
Will  reach  California  on  February  15th  and  remain  for  a  month.     He  will  be  pleased  to  consult  with  intending 
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Ship  to  Indianapolis 

THE  BREEDING  CENTER  THE  RACING  CENTER 

THE  POPULATION  CENTER  THE  TRAFFIC  CENTER 

THEN  WHY  NOT  THE  LOGICAL  SALES  CENTER? 

ANNUAL    SPRING    SALE 

iHarch  25=30 

James  Thompson  will  leave  Pleasanton  about  March  18 
with  seven  head  for  this  sale.  Put  your  horse  in  and  help  fill 
the  car.  Write  to  James  Thompson,  Pleasanton,  Cal.,  for 
particulars. 

Indianapolis  Sales  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


All  Engaged. 

The  great  lot  of  yearlings  by 

"McKINNEY"    2i\\A 

that  we  are  handling  a  little,  preparatory  to  selling,  are  all 
entered  in  all  stakes.  Above  40  mares  in  foal  to  McKinney 
arc  in  all  futurities — an  e  irnest  of  what  we  are  doing  for 
foals  of  1907. 

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TOOMEY 
TWO-WHEELERS^^ 

Are  the  most  papular  Racing 
and  Training  Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 

best  in  the  world. 
Pneumatic  Pole  Carts,  for  team  work 

on  road  and  track. 
I  Pneumatic'  and  High  Wheel  Jog  Carts 

for  general  road  use. 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,    Ohio,    U.  S.  A. 


FOB    SALE    OB    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  Is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2 :15  H  t  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  F.  E.  McEvoy,  Menlo  Park,  Cal. 

JACK   FOB    SALE. 

Nine  years  old;   not  a  blemish.      Best 
stock  raised  in  California;  in  good  order. 
B.  VT.  PETERSON, 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

COLTS  AND  FILLIES  by  CORONADO 
2:09%,  out  of  mares  sired  by  Woolsey 
(full  brother  to  Sunol  2:08^),  Gossipei 
2 :14  % ,  Abbotsford  and  Noble  Medium, 
that  have  shown  fast  with  little  work. 
Also  a 

FOUR  -  TEAR  -  OLD  STALLION  by 
SIDNEY  DILLON  (sire  of  Lou  Dillon 
1:5S%),  out  of  Eveline,  dam  of  Ole 
2:10%,  Robl^t  2:12,  grandam  of  Bonalet 
2:091A.  etc.),  by  Nutwood  600;  also  a 

FOUR-TEAR-OLD  FILLT  by  SIDNET 
DILLON,  out  of  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
This  filly  has  shown  quarters  in  36  sec- 
onds. I  offer  the  above  at  private  sale 
as  I  am  closing  out  my  stable  of  horses. 
They  can  all  be  raced  this  year.  Address-. 
MBS.  L.  J.  HASTINGS, 

4336  Vermont  Ave., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

One  Brown  Mare,  7  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasper  Ayers  2:09.  Will  weigh 
about  1,200  pounds,  is  16  hands  high, 
has  been  used  only  for  breeding.  Is  of 
show  horse  type  and  fine  breeder.  Is 
in  foal  to  Avalon. 

One  Black  Colt  out  of  the  above  mare 
by  Robt.  Direct.  This  colt  is  a  very 
fast  trotter  and  is  large,  well  muscled, 
good  flat  bone.  Will  make  a  horse  that 
will  weigh  1,250  or  1,300  pounds.  Is  well 
enough  bred  to  head  a  stock  farm. 

One  Brown  Mare,  5  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasapine  2:14%.  Will  weigh 
about  1,000  to  1,050  pounds;  is  well 
broken  and  gentle;  is  a  square  and  clean 
gaited  trotter.  Will  sell  the  above 
mares  and  colt  reasonable.  For  particu- 
lars write 

J.    H.    WAGNER, 

Selma,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

$1000  A  MONTH  PBOFIT. 

Lfvery  stable  business  for  sale,  near 
San   Francisco;    thirty-five   head   horses; 
rigs    and    harnesses    all '  in    good    condi- 
tion; clearing  $1000   per  month. 
For  particulars  address 

IBA  BARKER  DALZIEL, 
620  Octavia  St., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old. 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  .beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  own  price. 

SOL  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,  Cal. 


FOB  SALE. 


A  handsome  bay  mare,  eight  years  old, 
weighs  1050  pounds,  stands  15.3  hands. 
She  is  sired  by  McKinney;  first  dam  by 
Winwood,  son  of  Antevolo  2:19%;  sec- 
ond dam  by  Captain  Webster  by  Wil- 
liamson's Belmont.  Price,  $300. 
Apply  to 

W.  J.  IBVINE, 
1122  Second  Street, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 


SOME  EXTBA  GOOD  ONES  FOB  SALE. 


I  offer  for  sale  my  broodmare  Elec- 
tress  Wilkes  2:28%  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 
She  is  now  in  foal  to  Kinney  Lou  2:07%, 
and  is  due  about  March  15th.  Electress 
Wilkes  is  the  dam  of  that  fast  trotting 
mare  Lady  Mowry  2:09%  by  McKinney, 
and  Lady  Mowry's  full  sister  has  shown 
2:10  speed  in  training.  The  dam  of  Elec- 
tress Wilkes  is  Electress  2:27%  by 
Elector  2170,  son  of  Electioneer,  and  her 
second  dam  is  the  thoroughbred  mare 
Sugar  Plum  by  Lodi,  see  American  Stud 
Book. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  a  two-year-old 
filly  by  Mendocino  2:19%,  and  a  yearling 
colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out  of  the 
dam   of  Lady  Mowry   2:09%. 

Unless  Electress  Wilkes  is  sold  before 
she  foals  I  will  withdraw  her  from  sale 
and  breel  her  again  this  year. 

Any  further  information  as  to  prices, 
etc.,  will  be  furnished  on  application  to 
the   owner. 

J.    C.   MOTVBY, 

Newark,  Cal. 


PASTURAGE. 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

-™,S.   CHASE, 
Sonoma,   CaL 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street. 
Oakland,  Cal..  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Hor^s,  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  slock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


JERSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 


IMPORTED  HACKNET  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Mafeo. 


PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in— 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing1. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE    STABLE. 

672-680    11th    Ave.,    one    blook    north    of 

Chutes. 

A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


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HealdSDUfg,  Cal. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
.  Gentlemen — Your  favor  of  recent  date 
enclosing-  testimonials  was  duly  receiv- 
ed. I  did  not  need  them  to  convince 
me  that  "Save-t he-Horse"  was  a  good 
thing-  for  the  stock  farm  at  Santa  Rosa; 
have  used  it  for  several  years  through 
the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Saunders, 
Lou  Dillon's  trainer.  The  Hah  man  Drug 
Co.  are  selling  many  bottles  and  all 
seem  perfectly  satisfied  with  results. 
Hahman  has  sent  for  salve  and  if  you 
think  necessary  will  get  some  for  nest 
bottle.  Hoping  to  hear  from  you  soon, 
I  remain  yours  truly, 

H.    S.    GREELEY. 

Jalapa,  Talisco,  Mexico. 

January  17,   1907. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Having  used  your  "Save- 
the-Horse"  in  a  case  of  halt  and  swell- 
ing in  the  pastern  which  is  a  disease 
very  difficult  of  cure;  the  result  has 
more  than  met  my  expectations.  For 
this  reason  I  am  happy  to  congratulate 
you  on  the  possession  of  so  excellent' 
a   medicine.  PASCUAL    GOMEZ. 


Memphis,  Mo. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — The  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure 
you  sent  me  was  just  what  I  have  been 
looking  for.  It  cured  my  mare  sound 
and  well  as  she  ever  was.  I  enclose 
$5.50  for  one  more  bottle  of  "Save-the- 
Horse"  Spavin  Cure  and  one  box  of  the 
ointment.  Please  send  it  at  once  for 
I  am  using  it  for  knots  on  the  shoulder 
and  it  is  helping  as  fast  as  it  can. 
Have  you  any  agents  for  your  medicine, 
if  not  please  give  me  a  chance  at  it,  for 
I  have  a  sample  to  show  what  it  will 
do.     I  remain  as  ever,  your  friend, 

C.    H.    BRYAN. 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  Jan.  24.  1907. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Find  enclosed  five  dollars 
for  which  please  send  me  a  bottle  of 
"Save-the-Horse"  Spavin  Cure.  Please 
send  it  at  once.  I  used  two  bottles  two 
years  ago  and  am  well  pleased,  it  does 
splendid  work. 

Yours    respectfully, 

A.  I.   SPENCER. 
R.   D.   No.    1. 


"Save -tli e-Horse"  Permanently  Cures  Spavin,  Ringbone,  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons,  and  all 
lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.     Horse  may  work  as  usual. 

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certainties  as  to  the  unfailing  power  of  "Save-the-Horse."  At  all  druggists  or 
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and  NEW  BUILDINGS,  SOUTHWATES. 
SUSSEX,  ENGLAND. 
The  largest  breeding  stud  of  Arabian 
ho-ses  in  the  world.  The  conditions 
u'  ler  which  these  horses  are  bred  at 
IN  wbuildings  produce  a  type  unrivaleed 
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uwners  in  Arabia  enables  them  to  guar- 


antee purity  of  blood  of  the  choicest 
strains,  some  of  which  are  now  extinct 
in  the  East.  Stallions  and  mares  con- 
stantly supplied  to  breeders  throughout 
the  Colonies  and  on  the  Continent.  A 
few  mares  suitable  for  polo,  hacks  and 
quiet  in  harness  generally  for  sale. 
For  further  particulars  address  GUT 
CABLETON,  Manager,  Carpenters, 

Southwater,   Susses,   England, 


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LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

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They  f il  I  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion, 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cures  lameness. 


NoSllpping 


|5EE  THAT  CUSHION? 

Order  through  yourhorse-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLE  MAXUFACTUREK3 

Boston.  San  Francisco 


A  Good  One  for  Sale 

Daedalion 

2:08} 


SIRED  BY  DIABLO  2.09%,  sire  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%.  Clipper  2:06,  Diablito 
2-0SV-,  Daedalion  2:08%,  Tom  Carneal  2:08%,  John  R.  Conway  2:09,  and  2S  others 
in  2  30  Daedalion's  dam  was  the  great  brood  mare  Grace  (dam  of  Creole  2:15, 
sire  'of  Javelin  2:08^4  and  Eagle  2:19.%,  and  grandam  of  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%),  by 
Bucaneer   2656. 

He  is  15.2  hands  high,  a  beautiful  seal  brown,  weighs  1100  pounds;  unexcelled 
in  all  the  points  one  would  expect  in  a  horse  to  be  used  as  a  campaigner,  road 
horse  or  sire.  His  disposition  is  absolutely  perfect.  Sound  as  a  new  dollar.  He 
has  never  shown  a  lame  step  since  I  bought  him  and  is  always  ready  to  do  his 
best.     He  needs  neither  hopples  or  straps;  has  been  separately  timed  miles  in  2:04.  ■ 

In  a  letter  from  the  well  known  trainer,  James  Thompson,  dated  Pleasanton. 
January  20th,  he  says:  "I  am  satisfied  your  horse  Daedalion  will  prove  a  good 
sire.  A  year  ago  Mr.  James  Sutherland  broke  a  colt  at  two  years  old  by  him  and 
after  sixty  days'  work  bre*king  and  all,  I  saw  her  trot  in  2:36.  There  is  also 
another  colt  owned  by  John  Dougherty  of  Lodi  that  shows  great  speed  on  the  road; 
both  are  trotters.  The  owners  have  arranged  with  me  to  handle  the  colts  and  will 
be  shipped  to  me  next  week.  There  is  also  one  owned  in  Sacramento,  a  three-year- 
old,  that  trotted  in  2:28  after  a  few  weeks  track  work.  From  his  breeding,  con- 
formation, intelligence  and  grand  speed,  I  have  every  reason  to  believe,  if  given 
a  chance  in  the  stud,  he  wall  prove,  as  I  said  before,  a  great  sire.  He  is  looking 
fine." 

Daedalion  is  in  James  Thompson's  care  at  the  Pleasanton  race  track,  and  can 
he  seen  at  any  time.    For  price  and  any  further  information  address 

a.  ottingee,  owner.       J.  C.  Kirkpatrick,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Auction  Sales^* 

WM.   RILEY 

The  well  known  Grand  Circuit 

HH  ■ 

Auction  Pool  Seller 

Desires  to  locate  in  California. 

JL-, 

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Can   be   engaged   to   conduct 

Auction  Sales  of  Horses 

and  Live  Stock  in  any 

part  of  the  country. 

Reference — :Every  secretary  and  horse  owner 
who  has  raced  in  big  rings.     Address 

WM.    RILEY 

818  Hayes  Street       San  Francisco,  Cal. 

75TI 


TALLION  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breedine  Hobbles,  Stallion 
i  Supports,  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 

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Saturday,   March  2,  1907.] 


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Bulk  Smokeless  Powders  That  Are  Perfect. 

Made  in  America  by  Americans 

Shells  Loaded  With  the  Above   Powders   Can  be  Purchased 
From  Any  Dealer  in  Any  State  in  the  Union. 


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Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  Wash, 
and  Wilmington,   Del. 


ITHACA  GUNS 


HIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list. 


Ithaca  Gun  Company      -        -       Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


GUNS 


FRESH  AMMUNITION 


And  Sporting  Goods 

Outing  and  Rubber  Footwear.    Good  for  Wet  Weather  and  Down  Town. 

Palace  Hardware,   638  Market  Street 

Main  Store  and  Office,  458  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco 


SAFE  AND  SURE  DISTEMPER  CURE. 
Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough  Cure  is  not  only  a  positive 
cure  for  distemper,  influenza,  pinkeye,  etc.,  but  it  is  perfectly 
safe  also.  Can  be  given  broodmares  or  colts  at  any  time. 
Equally  good  for  sheep  and  dogs;  50c.  and  $1.00.  At  dealers 
or  sent  direct,  prepaid.  Write  to-day  for  free  pamphlet,  "Dr. 
Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av.t  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


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Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle       .^fc*. 


Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 
T-iSSTwa  511  Market  St.,  San  Francisco 


TakeltlnTime 

If  you  have  the  remedy  on  hand,  and  are  ready  to 
act  promptly,  you  will  find  that  there  is  nothing  in 
the  form  of  Spavins,  Splints,  Curbs,  Windpuffs  and 
Bunches  which  will  not  yield  promptly  and  perma- 
nently to 

Quinn's  Ointment 

Itbas  saved  thousands  of  Rood  horses  from  the  peddler's 

cart  and  the  broken-down  horse  market.    Mr.  C.  B.  Dick- 

I  ens,  of  Minneapolis.  Mimi.,  who  conducts  one  of  the  largest  livery  stacks  in  the  Northwest, 

-   a  as  follows-    I  hnve  been  using  Qulnn*»  Ointment  lur  some  time  and  with  the  greatest 

bs     I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  my  friends.     No  horseman  should  be  with- 

I  outiiinhiB  stable     For  curbs,  splints,  spavins,  windpuffs  and  all  bunches  it  has  no  equal." 

[     »  Price  5 1 .00  per  bottle.     Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sen  t  by  mail.      Write  us  for  circulars, 

STrlffiSag5"'     W.  B.  Eddy  &  Co.,  Whitehall,  N.  Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken   Dogs    and  Well    Bred    Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 


FOR  SALE. 
TRI-COLOR  COLLIE  PUPS  from 
working  stock.  Sire  Sharteland  Random, 
Sir  Jan.  A.  K.  C.  100,896  (son  of  Imp. 
Inverness  Prince).  RANDOM  collie 
KENNELS,  E.  C.  Rand,  Prop.,  R.  P.  D. 
No.  2,  Bos  116,  Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.       San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Specia    2074 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  2,  1907. 


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AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


No  Slide  to  Work 


with  the  left  hand.     Right  hand  pulls  trigger.     Recoil  ejects, 
cocks   and    reloads.      Solid   breech    protection    against    "blow- 
backs."     Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 
The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,  $40  and  upwards. 

REMINGTON   ABMS    COMPANY. 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Factory — 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  Hew  York  City.  Hion,  IT.  Y. 


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WINCHESTER 

Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle.         .351  Caliber  High  Power. 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Eifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  abont  7?4  pounds,  number  of  shots,  siat,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  "Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  "With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^4-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  sj'mmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


WINCHESTER    REPEATING    ARMS    CO. 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


'       THE    OLD    RELIABLE 

PARKER    GUN 
in  the  hands  of  J.  E.  Cantelon 


Won  the 
GRAND 
CANADIAN 
HANDICAP 

At   live  birds. 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 
PHIL.  B.   BEKEART,   CO.,    Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 
(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 
A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith   &    Wesson,   E.    C.    Cook   &   Bro. 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co!] 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver   Johnson's  Arms   &    Cycle  Works    Ham- 
ilton   lifle  Co. 


At  Hamilton,  Ont,  Jan.  16,  1907,  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
ton, Ont.,  again  demonstrated  the  reliability  of  the  Parker 
Gun  by  winning  with  a  straight  score  from  the  30-yard 
mark.     Send  for  catalogue. 


PARKER 

N.  Y.  Salesroom:  32  Warren  St.    = 


BROS. 

30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


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FACTORY 
LOADED 


Shells 


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VALLEJO  JUNCTION,  -  CONTRA  COSTA  CO.,  CAL. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  10. 


SATURDAY,    MARCH    9.    1907. 


Subscription   $3.00   a  Year. 


THE   BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


$15,200    Guaranteed   Stakes   For   4   Days'   Meeting    $15,200 


TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  THE 


Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Association 

Week  ending  August  24th,  1907.  Entries  to  close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907. 


PROGRAM: 


WEDNESDAY. 

1—2:14   CLASS   TROTTING    $800 

2—2:24  CLASS  TROTTING,   CALIFORNIA   STAKES    2000 

3—2:12    CLASS     PACING     S00 

THURSDAY. 

4 — TWO-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING   DIVISION    FUTURITY   STAKES    No.   5 

(Closed  October  15,  1904)   $1450 

5—2:16   CLASS   PACING    800 

6—THREE-YEAR-OLD    PACING    DIVISION    FUTURITY   STAKES    No.   4 

(Closed   November  2,   1903)    1300 


FRIDAY. 

7— TWO-YEAR-OLD    PACING      DIVISION      FUTURITY   STAKES    No.   5 

(Closed    November  2,   1903)    $950 

8— THREE-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING   DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES   No. 

4  (Closed  October  15,  1904) 2300 

9—2:08  CLASS  PACING   1000 

SATURDAY. 

10—2:17   CLASS   TROTTING    $800 

11—2:20  CLASS   PACING,   PACIFIC   SLOPE  STAKES 2000 

12—2:10   CLASS   TROTTING    1000 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  5,  9,  10  11  and  12  close  MONDAY,  APRIL  1st,   1907.    Horses  to  be  named  with  entry 

Entrance  tee  two  per  cent  due  April  1st,  1907;  one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1st,  1907,  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907;  five  per  cent  additional  from  winners. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  race  by  the  payment  of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two 
horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be  named  by  five  o'clock  P.  M.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take 
place. 

Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.    All  races  mile  heats,  best  three   in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 
Member  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 

F.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

$30,000  in  Stakes,  Purses  and  Premiums 

TO    BE    GIVEN    BY   THE 

Central  California  Circuit  of  Agricultural  Fairs 

TO  BE  HELD  AT  THE  FOLLOWING   CITIES: 

Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield 

Commencing  September  16th  and  Closing  October  12th,  1907 

$8,000  in  Early  Closing  Guaranteed   Stakes.     Horses  to  Be  Named  "With  Entry — 2  Per  Cent  to  Enter. 

Entries  to  Close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907 


FRESNO. 

No.   1— FRESNO    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000 

No.  2— FRESNO    PACE,   2:20  CLASS 1000 

Address  C.  A.  Telfer,  Secretary,  Fresno,   Cal. 

HANFORD. 

No.  1— HANFORD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000 

No.  2— HANFORD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000 

Address  F.  L.   Howard,  Secretary,   Hanford,  Cai. 


TULARE. 

No.   1— TULARE  TROT,  2:20  CLASS $1000 

No.  2— TULARE    PACE,  2:20   CLASS 1000 

Address   W.    F.   Ingwerson,   Secretary,   Tulare,  Cal. 

BAKERSFIELD. 

No.  1— BAKERSFIELD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS      $1000 

No.  2— BAKERSFIELD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000 

Address  T.  H.  Fogarty,  Secretary,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 


When  making  your  nominations  for  any  of  the  above  stakes,  be  careful  to  a  ddress  each  Secretary  in  the  Circuit,  the  names  and  addresses  of  which  are  hereby 
given:     "resno,  C.  A.  Telfer;   Hanford,  F.  L.  Howard;  Tulare,  W.  F.  Ingwerson;   Bakersfield,  T.  H.  Fogarty. 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  April  1st,  1907,  when  entries  close;  one  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  May 
1st,  1907,  when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  two  per  cent  additional  on  June  1st,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out 
without  recourse. 

SUBSTITUTION, 
.ominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting  and  naming  another  horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

FOR    ENTRY    BLANKS,    ADDRESS    THE    SECRETARIES. 


Saturday.  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


TIIE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsmau 

(Established    18S2.) 
F.    W.   KELLEV.    Proprietor 
Turf    ana    Sporting    Authority    or    the    Pa.ine    Coast 
OFFICE:       61G     O.OI,DEN  GATE   AVENUE. 
SAN    FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  «.". 
Entered    as    Second    Class  Matter     at      San      Francisco 
Postortlce. 

Terms— One  Year  $3;   Six  Months  SI. 75:  Three  Months  SI 
STRICTLY    IN   ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447.  San  Fran- 
cisco.   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1.59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY  (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%.  ..C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)   2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   " 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire   City   Farms,   Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   :  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

.,. Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    S2S5    (Hackney) 

.Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

ANOTHER  SALE  of  horses  from  Mr.  Spreckels' 
Aptos  Farm  is  announced  by  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co. 
to  come  oft  at  the  big  new  pavilion  on  Valencia 
street  Monday  evening,  March  25th.  The  trotting 
bred  horses  to  be  offered  this  time  is  the  entire  crop 
of  three-year-olds  on  the  farm  and  comprises  nine- 
teen head,  with  one  four-year-old  that  was  not  in 
condition  to  be  brought  to  the  last  sale.  In  addition 
to  these  trotting  bred  horses  there  will  be  ten  head 
sired  by  the  farm's  French  Coach  stallions,  and  out 
of  trotting  bred  mares.  These  are  said  to  be  fine 
individuals,  and  being  from  five  to  eight  years  old 
and  thoroughly  broken,  will  be  eagerly  sought  after 
by  those  who  want  carriage  horses.  The  trotting 
bred  three-year-olds  are  said  by  those  who  have  seen 
them  to  be  the  best  looking  bunch  ever  sent  out 
from  the  farm.  They  are  all  nicely  broken,  but 
have  never  been  given  any  track  work  to  see  whether 
they  have  speed  or  not.  The  horsebreaker  says,  how- 
ever, that  many  of  them  have  shown  while  being 
driven  on  the  roads  that  they  can  step  some,  and  it 
is  believed  there  are  several  that  it  will  pay  to 
train.  Among  them  is  a  nice  gaited  trotting  gelding 
by  Cupid  out  of  Lady  Aptos,  a  very  promising  trot- 
ting Ally  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of  the  Stamboul  mare, 
Galata,  dam  of  Zambria  2:14%;  a  Ally  by  Dexter 
Prince  out  of  Psyche  2:16%  by  Cupid,  that  is  a 
magnificent  individual  and  a  perfect  pacer;  a  beau- 
tiful square-gaited  Ally  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of 
Erosine  by  Eros;  a  bay  gelding  by  Cupid  out  of  the 
great  mare  Hulda  2:08%  by  Guy  Wilkes,  that  is  a 
sure  trotter;  a  fllly  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of  Dione 
2:07%,  that  is  a  great  prospect;  a  Ally  by  Cupid 
out  of  Emma  S.,  dam  of  Psyche  2:16%;  a  Ally  by 
Aptos  Wilkes  out  of  Zarina  2:13%;  a  Ally  by  Dexter 
Prince  out  of  Venus  II.  2:11%,  and  others  as  well 
bred,  and  particulars  of  which  will  be  found  in  the 


catalogues  that  will  be  out  in  a  few  days.  The 
horses  from  Aptos  Farm  always  reach  the  salesring 
in  good  condition  and  some  of  the  choicest  trotting 
blood  flows  in  their  veins.  We  advise  all  interested 
in  harness  horses  to  send  to  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co., 
478  Valencia  street,  for  a  catalogue  of  this  sale.  Mr. 
William  Riley,  the  well  known  auctioneer,  who  offi- 
ciated so  successfully  at  the  recent  sale  of  the  Coffin 
Estate  horses  at  Chase's  Pavilion,  will  be  on  the 
block  during  this  sale. 


AZOTE  2:04%,  the  ex-champion  trotting  gelding, 
died  two  weeks  ago  on  the  stock  farm  of  Jas.  A. 
Leggett,  near  Troy,  New  York.  The  old  fellow  had 
been  used  as  a  road  horse  for  several  years  past,  and 
up  to  within  a  few  weeks  of  his  death  was  in  good 
shape  and  had  been  pulling  a  cutter  on  the  snow 
this  winter,  at  times  showing  some  of  his  old-time 
speed.  Azote  was  bred  at  Gov.  Stanford's  Vina 
Ranch  in  Butte  county  and  was  sired  by  Whips  2:27, 
son  of  Electioneer.  He  grew  to  be  a  large  horse 
and  was  fully  matured  before  he  was  put  in  training. 
The  late  Orrin  hickok  went  to  Vina  to  look  at  some 
colts  and  while  there  "Pete"  Robinson,  the  farm's 
colt  breaker,  told  him  the  big  Whips  gelding,  which 
had  been  used  as  one  of  the  team  drawing  the  water 
wagon,  and  also  to  draw  a  heavy  road  buggy,  was 
the  best  trotter  on  the  ranch  and  would  be  a  money 
winner  if  trained.  Azote  was  taken  East  in  1892 
as  a  flve-year-old  and  secured  a  record  of  2:14%.  In 
1895  he  was  raced  by  Monroe  Salisbury,  and  after 
beating  nearly  everything  in  the  free-for-all  classes 
secured  a  record  of  2:05%  in  the  $5,000  free-for-all 
trot  at  New  York  and  was  afterwards  started  to 
beat  the  world's  gelding  record  at  Galesburg,  Illinois, 
trotting  the  mile  in  2:04%,  which  remained  unbeaten 
until  1900.  The  dam  of  Azote  was  Josie  by  Hamble- 
tonian  725.  better  known  as  Wbipples  Hambletonian, 
and  his  second  dam  was  a  mare  by  Speculation,  con- 
sequently he  was  strongly  inbred  to  Hambletonian  10, 
getting  one  strain  of  that  horse's  blood  through 
Whips,  another  through  Whipples  Hambletonian,  and 
still  another  through  Speculation.  He  was  driven 
to  his  record  by  Andy  Mcpowell. 


AN  ITEM  in  the  Chicago  Breeders'  Gazette  states 
that  on  February  19th  a  new  record  was  made  for 
drafters  by  the  load  in  the  Chicago  market.  In  the 
lot  were  sixteen  grays,  three  roans  and  two  blacks, 
ihe  twenty-one  head  sold  for  an  average  of  $422.15. 
The  horses  came  from  the  feeding  stables  of  Rosen- 
burg  &  Son  in  Ohio,  and  among  the  purchasers  were 
the  National  Packing  Company,  Chicago;  Wheeler, 
McElven  &  Co.,  Boston;  Stone,  Ordean  Wells  Com- 
pany, Duluth,  and  Coleman  Bros.,  Boston.  It  is 
stated  that  this  was  the  best  lot  of  drafters  ever 
offered  in  the  Chicago  market,  and  they  had  been 
given  a  long  course  of  Atting  for  the  sale.  While  it 
is  true  that  not  many  such  drafters  are  placed  on 
the  market  each  season,  the  prices  realized  show 
what  can  be  accomplished  when  the  breeding  and 
feeding  are  right. 


THE  SOUVENIR  ISSUE  of  the  American  Sports- 
man, Cleveland's  excellent  trotting  horse  journal,  is 
a  beautifully  printed  and  most  interesting  number. 
There  are  many  special  articles  and  a  few  statisti- 
cal tables  that  are  to  be  found  in  no  other  journal. 
The  number  is  a  credit  to  the  publishers  in  every 
way. 


FORTY-NINE   THREE-YEAR-OLDS. 

Sixth    Payment    Made    on    That    Number    in    Pacific 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  4. 

The  outlook  for  large  Aelds  to  start  this  year  in 
the  pacing  and  trotting  divisions  of  the  Pacific  Breed- 
ers' Futurity  for  foals  of  1904  is  excellent,  as  no  less 
than  forty-nine  as  royally  bred  youngsters  as  ever 
were  in  training  in  this  State  have  had  sixth  pay- 
ment made  on  tnem.  In  the  trotting  division  of  this 
stake  for  two-year-olds  there  were  four  starters  last 
year.  The  race  went  to  the  Zolock  Ally,  Zolahka  in 
two  straight  heats  in  2:25%  and  2:23%'.  She  is 
owned  by  Mosher  &  Langdon  and  was  driven  in 
that  race  by  Mr.  Mosher.  Nogi,  a  stout  built  colt  by 
Athablo,  owned  by  Mr.  Geo.  Warlow  of  Fresno,  and 
driven  by  Schuyler  Walton,  was  second  in  both  heats, 
Prince  Lot,  a  brown  colt  by  Prince  Ansel,  owned  by 
Woodland  Stock  Farm  and  driven  by  Chas.  Spencer 
was  third  each  time,  and  Reina  del  Norte,  a  bay 
Ally  by  Del  Norte,  owned  by  Judge  Thos.  Brents  of 
Walla  Walla  and  driven  by  Fred  Ward  was  fourth. 
The  race  was  rather  easy  for  Zolahka,  who  made  a 
bad  break  in  the  first  heat,  caused  by  a  boot  becom- 
ing unfastened  and  dangling  about  her  legs,  but  she 
trotted  very  fast  afterwards  and,  overhauling  the 
others,  beat  them  handily.  All  four  of  these  have 
been  paid  up  on  for  the  three-year-old  stake  this 
year. 


In  the  two-year-old  pacing  division  there  were 
three  starters  last  year,  and  the  Searchlight-Trix 
by  Nutwood  Wilkes  colt  Aerolite,  owned  by  James 
W.  Marshall  of  Dixon  and  driven  by  Fred  Chad- 
bourne,  won  easily  in  straight  heats  in  2:15%  and 
2:18%.  Hymettus  by  Zombro,  owned  by  L.  H.  Tod- 
hunter,  was  second,  and  Martin  Carter's  filly  Search 
Georgie,  by   Searchlight,  was  third. 

ihe  cast  that  of  the  seven  youngsters  that  raced 
last  year  in  the  stake  all  showed  Ciass  enough  to 
keep  from  getting  the  flag  has  not  scarced  the  own- 
ers of  41  others  however,  and  the  probability  is 
that  there  will  be  close  contests  in  both  races  this 
year  and  low  records  made.  The  list  of  those  on 
which  sixth  payment  has  been  made,  follows: 

Clemente  R.  Arques'  bl  c  Sprylight  by  Searchlight, 
dam  Spry  Ruth  by  Boodle;  br  c  Dixielight  by  Search- 
light, dam  Dixie  by  Chas.  Derby. 

I.  L.  Borden's  b  c  Carter  Wjlkes  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  dam  Allie  Cresco  by  Cresco;  ch  f  Cresco 
Bell  by  Cresco  Wilkes,  dam  Alice  Bell  by  Washing- 
ton; bl  f  Black  Wings  by  Cresco  Wilkes,  dam  La 
Belle  Altamont  by  Altamont. 

Thos.  H.  Brents'  b  f  Reina  del  Norte  by  Del  Norte, 
dam  Laurelia  by  Caution. 

Alex  Brown's  b  f  Nocha  by  Nushagak,  dam  Pioche 
by  Dexter  Prince;  br  c  Prince  Lot  by  Prince  Ansel, 
dam  Lottie  by  San  Diego. 

H.  A.  Bassford's  s  f  Lulu  Demonio  by  Demonio,  dam 
Mamie  Airlie  by  Prince  Airlie. 

Peter  Casserly's  b  c  Lord  Grannard  by  Montesol, 
dam  Kate  Casserly  by  Knight. 

S.  Christenson's  br  f  Beauty  Patch  by  Bonnie  Di- 
rect, dam  Perza  by  Allie  Wilkes. 

E.  C.  Chase's  b  f  Lady  Dillon  by  Sidney  Dillon,  dam 
Lady  Agnes  by  Electioneer. 

R.  D.  Cooper's  br  c  Hop  by  Zombro,  dam  Pocahon- 
tas by  Hambletonian  Mambrino. 

C.  C.  Crellin's  b  c  Searchwarrant  by  Searchilght, 
dam  Ruth  C.  by  Guide. 

L.  Y.  Dollenmayer's  bl  c  Albert  Direda  by  Robert 
Direct,  dam  Ida  May  by  Grosvenor. 

Wm.  J.  Dingee's  b  f  Virginia  Dillon  by  Sidney  Dil- 
lon, dam  Flora  M.  by  Richard's  Elector. 

E.  D.  Dudley's  br  f  Truth  by  Searchlight,  dam  Bee 
Sterling  by  Sterling 

W.  G.  Durfee's  ch  f  Irene  S.  by  Petigru,  dam  Jo- 
hannah  Treat  by  Thos.  Rysdyk. 

Dr.  Rae  Felt's  filly  Tell  Tale  by  Edward  B.,  dam 
Lady  F. 

Ernest  A.  Gammon's  br  f  Clara  C.  by  Bayswater 
Wilkes,  dam  Cleo  G.  by  Yosemite. 

E.  W.  Gilmore's  b  f  Clara  G.  by  Zombro,  dam  Wil- 
helmina  by  Woolsey. 

L.  L.  Greene's  b  f  Carmela  by  Alta  Vela,  dam  Grace 
Lowry  by  Diablo. 

J.  W.  Haile  &  Co.'s  br  f  by  Demonio,  dam  May  Nor- 
ris  by  Norris. 

Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hastings'  bl  f  Lady  H.  by  Coronado, 
dam  Lady  Gossiper  by  Gossiper. 

E.  P.  Heald's  bl  c  Tommy  Murphy  by  Monterey, 
dam  Honor  by  Fordstan. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  b  c  Mogolore  by  Iran  Alto,  dam 
Lady  Belle  Isle  by  Eros. 

J.  H.  McKim's  gr  c  Athol  R.  by  Athablo,  dam  Edith 
R.  by  Milton  R. 

Mosher  &  Langdon's  b  f  Zolahka  by  Zolock,  dam 
Naulahka  by  Nutford. 

Geo.  H.  McCann's  b  f  Emma  A.  by  John  A.,  dam 
Fidelity  by  Falrose. 

J.  W.  Marshall's  b  c  Aerolite  by  Searchlight,  dam 
Trix  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

W.  Mastin's  b  f  Dora  by  John  A.,  dam  Rosalin  by 
Falrose. 

W.  J.  Miller's  br  f  Ellen  M.  by  Guy  McKinney,  dam 
Kit  by  Dexter  Prince. 

M.  A.  Murphy's  b  f  Ina  J.  by  Zombro,  dam  Nellie 
BIy  by  Woolsey. 

R.  B.  Moorhead's  b  f  by  Petigru,  dam  Mbwitza  by 
Soudan. 

R.  O.  Newman's  bl  c  Andy  Direct  by  Robert  Direct, 
dam  Dewdrop  Basler  by  Robert  Basler. 

H.  J.  Ring's  bl  f  Maid  of  California  by  Bonnie  Di- 
rect, dam  California  Maid  by  Waldstein. 

S.  Siljan's  br  f  Martha  H.  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Ida 
Belle  by  Dawn. 

E.  E.  Sherwood's  b  c  Zom  Woolsey  by  Zombro,  dam 
Queen  Woolsey  by  Woolsey. 

Thos.  Smith's  b  f  Marguerite  Hunt  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  dam  Daisy  S.  by  McDonald  Chief. 

J.  J.  Summerfield's  b  c  Lord  Dillon  by  Sidney  Dil- 
lon, dam  Roblet  by  Robin. 

L.  H.  Todhunter's  b  c  Hymettus  by  Zombro,  dam 
The  Silver  Bell  by  Silver  Bow. 

Frank  S.  Turner's  ch  c  Dr.  Wm.  S.  Jennings  by 
F.  S.  Turner,  dam  Caritone  by  Antione. 

Valencia  Stock  Farm's  b  c  EI  Capitan  by  Direct 
Heir,  dam  Rosedrop  by  Sidney. 

Geo.  L.  Warlow's  b  c  Nogi  by  Athablo,  dam  Cora 
Wickersham  by  Junio. 

T.  D.  Witherly's  b  c  T.  D.  W.  by  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
dam  Abaca  Callendine  by  Wilkesdale. 

S.  B.  Wright's  s  f  Olive  Dillon  by  Sidney  Dillon, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  by  Anteeo. 

F.  W.  Wadham's  b  c  Alone  Hastings  by  Petigru, 
dam  Juliet  D.  by  McKinney. 

J.  H.  Wagner's  b  c  Don  Gentry  by  John  R.  Gentry, 
dam  The  Donna  Inez  by  Stranger. 

J.  W.  Zibbell's  b  c  Teddy  Mac  by  Tom  Smith,  dam 
Kate  Lumry  by  Shadeland  Onward. 

Of  the  above  there  are  eight  that  are  in  the  Crow- 
ley side  stake  which  has  a  value  of  about  $600.  These 
are  as  follows:  Two  owned  by  I.  L.  Borden,  two 
owned  by  Alex.  Brown,  and  one  each  owned  by  Thos. 
Brentz,  W.  G.  Durfee,  La  Siesta  Farm  and  L.  H.  Tod- 
hunter.  This  side  stake  will  add  additional  interest 
to  the  Breeders'  Futurity  this  year. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Owing  to  the  ahsence  of  Mr.  Harry  Stover  from 
Petaluma  this  week  the  list  of  entries  received  for 
his  big  meeting  in  August  will  not  he  ready  for  pub- 
lication until  next  week. 


The  Anderson  Racing  Association  of  Shasta  county 
has  been  formed,  with  J.  J.  Murphy  as  president  and 
S.  G.  Roycroft  as  secretary.  A  meeting  will  be  held 
at  the  Anderson  track  on  the  20th  inst. 


Saturday  nest,  March  16th,  is  the  day  set  for  the 
matinee  of  the  Pleasanton  Driving  Club,  and  several 
good  contests  are  promised.  It  is  likely  that  some 
of  the  best  horses  in  training  at  the  track  will  be 
worked  out  that  day,  thus  adding  to  the  pleasure  of 
the  occasion. 


R.  0.  Newman  sold  a  two-year-old  stud  colt  by  his 
horse  Robert  Direct  to  Isaac  Lindley  of  Dinuba  last 
week   for  $1,000. 


Welcome  Mack's  mile  in  2:10  at  the  Los  Angeles 
matinee  last  Saturday  was  the  fastest  shown  by  the 
pacers  in  the  club's  races  this  season. 


The  youngsters  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  are  begin- 
ning to  cause  owners  to  predict  great  things  for 
Budd  Doble's  horse  as  a  sire.  Nearly  every  one  that 
is  being  broken  this  year  as  a  two-year-old  is  not 
only  a  handsome  colt  or  filly  of  good  size,  but  shows 
speed  at  the  trot.  The  departure  of  Kinney  Lou 
for  Indiana  next  week  will  be  a  loss  to  the  breeding 
interests  of  California.  As  sure  as  the  sun  shines 
in  the  summer  time  in  California.  Kinney  Lou  is 
destined  to  be  one  of  the  great  trotting  sires  of 
America. 


Mr.  Ray  Dittus  of  Sacramento  has  sold  his  four- 
year-old  stallion  Our  Bells  to  Mr.  W.  J.  Webb  of  Por- 
terville.  Tulare  county.  Our  Bells  is  a  beautiful  bay 
whose  breeding  is  above  reproach,  as  he  was  sired 
by  Monbells  2:23,  one  of  the  famous  Beautiful  Bells 
family,  and  his  dam  is  Maiden  (3)  2:23,  the  dam  of 
Marston  C.  (3)  2:19%;  second  dam  May  Queen 
2:20,  sire  of  Bingen  2:06%.  He  will  be  a  valuable 
asset  to  the  breeders  of  Tulare  and  vicinity,  and  will 
surely  trot  some  if  trained,  as  he  has  much  natural 
speed.  The  sale  was  made  through  an  old  copy  of 
the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  containing  an  item  about 
the  horse,  which  happened  to  meet  the  eye  of  Mr. 
Webb. 


Robert  Sparks,  who  has  a  small  string  of  horses 
at  Pleasanton,  owned  by  Mr.  William  Pierce  of  Sui- 
sun,  has,  like  all  other  trainers  who  have  green 
horses  to  work  on,  done  little  else  this  winter  but 
get  ready  to  move  faster  when  the  weather  settles. 
His  horses  are  all  in  fine  shape  and  show  good  care. 


Mr.  J.  O'Keefe  of  the  Western  Meat  Company, 
who  developed  and  sold  that  very  fast  pacing  mare, 
Centereye,  has  certainly  got  a  very  promising  and 
East  colt  in  a  two-year-old  by  Lecco  2:09%.  The  colt 
has  an  almost  perfect  gait  and  trots  as  though  he 
enjoyed  the  game.  He  is  an  ambitious  fellow  that 
carries  his  head  high  and  has  plenty  of  both  knee 
and  hock  action.  The  young  Leccos  are  all  very 
promising  and  those  who  bred  to  him  while  he 
was  in  Caluornia  are  greatly  pleased. 


Reina  del  Norte,  the  three-year-old  filly  which  had 
payment  made  on  her  March  1st  in  the  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity for  this  year,  is  an  own  sister  to  Magladi 
2:10%,  winner  of  the  three-year-old  pacing  division  of 
last  year's  stake.  Reina  del  Norte  was  a  starter  in 
the  two-year-old  trot  last  year. 


It  is  said  that  Geo.  L.  Warlow's  colt  Nogi  by  Ath- 
ablo  is  greatly  improved  over  his  two-year-old  form. 
Those  who  recall  his  great  speed  last  year  will  figure 
him  a  factor  in  the  stakes  this  year,  as  he  was  last, 
when  he  won  second  money. 


Thos.  Smith  of  Vallejo  has  a  full  sister  to  the 
Stanford  Stake  winner,  Prof.  Heald  2:24%,  in  this 
year's  three-year-old  Breeders'  Futurity. 


Fred  Chadbourne  is  handling  a  very  fine  looking 
big  bay  mare,  owned  by  L.  R.  Palmer  of  Walnut 
Creek,  and  she  is  moving  like  a  low  record  pacer. 
She  is  by  Owyhee  2:11  and  has  been  a  mile  in  2:23, 
but  while  she  is  green  and  has  had  but  very  few  les- 
sons this  is  no  measure  of  her  speed.  Mr.  Palmer 
was  at  Pleasanton  to  see  her  work  last  Saturday 
and  was  greatly  pleased  with  her. 


Dan  Leiginger  has  the  pacer  Jim  Corbitt  2:17% 
by  Seymour  Wilkes  2:08%  working  nicely  at  Pleas- 
anton. He  stepped  him  a  quarter  in  30%  seconds 
last  week  to  a  cart.  Dan  also  worked  the  trotter 
Prince  Mack  and  he  came  the  last  half  in  1:10. 
Tommy  Murphy,  Prof.  Heald's  Breeders'  Futurity 
Candida  e,  is  looking  and  acting  like  a  trotter,  and 
Dan  thinks  he'll  do. 


The   many   friends  of  Will  Logan  Jr.,   New  York 
representative  of  the  American  Horse  Breeder,  will 
be  paused  to  hear  of  the  death  of  his  father,  which 
irred  recently  at  Lebanon,  Ohio. 


Mr.  John  Treadwell,  owner  of  Charlie  T.  2:11% 
by  Zombro.  was  at  the  Pleasanton  track  last  Satur- 
day, in  company  with  Mr.  W.  W.  Mendenhall,  who 
had  charge  of  his  racing  string  on  the  Grand  Circuit 
last  year.  Mr.  Treadwell  sold  a  number  of  his 
horses  last  year,  but  still  has  a  number  of  good  ones 
left,  and  takes  much  pleasure  in  driving  them  on 
the  roads  in  good  weather.  He  says  he  would  rather 
race  in  California,  as  he  would  be  able  to  see  them 
oftener,  as  his  business  connections  keep  him  here 
a  greater  part  of  his  time. 


Every  horseman  in  the  entire  United  States  will 
be  pained  to  learn  that  the  veteran,  Monroe  Salis- 
bury, is  suffering  from  an  affliction  which  has  been 
pronounced  incurable  by  the  best  physicians.  For 
some  time  he  has  been  troubled  with  a  sore  on  his 
neck,  which  has  now  been  diagnosed  as  cancer.  Mr. 
Salisbury  is  to  leave  this  week  for  a  visit  to  his 
brother  in  Salt  Lake,  and  it  is  sincerely  to  be  hoped 
that  in  that  altitude  he  will  be  able  to  retain  his 
strength  to  fight  the  dread  disease,  and  if  possible 
overcome  it.  Monroe  Salisbury's  rugged  personality 
and  wonderful  success  with  trotting  and  pacing 
horses  are  known  to  every  horseman.  His  last  year 
on  the  turf  was  the  one  just  past,  and  while  luck 
was  against  him  he  never  lost  that  indomitable 
spirit  that  has  carried  him  to  success  in  many  ven- 
tures. May  his  life  be  prolonged  and  free  from  pain 
is  the  wish  of  everyone  who  knows  "The  King- 
maker." 


One  of  the  great  pacing  prospects  of  the  year  is 
a  four-year-old  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Atherine 
by  Patron,  that  is  owned  by  Mrs.  Bonfilio  of  Los 
Angeles.  This  pacer  was  bred  by  W.  P.  Hodges, 
now  of  San  Jose,  who  worked  him  some  as  a  two- 
year-old.  It  is  reported  that  he  has  shown  a  half  in 
less  than  a  minute  over  the  Los  Angeles  track. 


The  many  friends  of  Will  G.  Durfee  all  over  Cali- 
fornia will  he  pleased  to  learn  that  he  is  recover- 
ing rapidly  from  the  illness  which  confined  him  to 
his  home  several  days  last  month,  and  that  he  is  able 
to  again  give  his  personal  attention  to  driving  the 
horses  in  his  string.  He  has  some  great  prospects  in 
his  stable  this  year. 


H.  B.  Gentry  of  Indiana,  the  gentleman  who  paid 
C.  A.  Durfee  $25,000  for  McKinney  2:11%,  four  years 
ago,  has  been  visiting  California  during  the  past  few 
weeks,  accompanied  by  his  family.  In  company  with 
Budd  Doble  he  visited  San  Jose  last  week  and  drove 
out  to  Lawrence  Stock  Farm  to  look  at  Kinney  Lou 
2:07%.  He  was  highly  pleased  with  McKinney's 
fastest  trotting  son,  and  especially  glad  to  know  that 
he   would  make   the  season  of   1907  in  Indiana. 


Jack  Phippen  was  driving  a  young  stallion  by  Mc- 
Kinney, out  of  a  mare  by  Iran  Alto,  last  Saturday 
at  Pleasanton  that  goes  like  a  real  trotter.  He  is 
a  bay  with  a  breadbasket  that  shows  him  to  be  a 
good  doer,  and  he  has  plenty  of  hock  and  knee  ac- 
tion. Phippen  drove  him  a  nice  mile  in  2:37  with 
the  utmost  ease,  and  when  we  heard  he  had  driven 
him  a  mile  in  2:17  last  year  we  were  not  surprised, 
as  the  horse  acts  like  a  trotter  that  can  shade  2:15. 
Mr.  Phippen,  whose  home  is  at  Mayfield,  Cal.,  is 
contemplating  moving  his  string  to  the  track  at  Law- 
rence Stock  Farm  when  the  weather  settles,  so  as 
to  be  nearer  home.  His  horses  all  look  well  and  are 
doing  everything  asked  of  them. 


Farmer  Bunch  will  leave  for  Virginia  on  the  16th. 
taking  his  horses  as  far  as  Indianapolis  in  the  same 
car  with  James  Thompson's  horses.  The  mare  Hat- 
tie  Croner  2:16%  by  Bay  Bird,  that  he  expects  to 
race  over  the  Virginia  and  Maryland  half-mile  tracks, 
is  looking  better  than  she  ever  did,  and  should  give 
a  good  account  of  herself  this  year.  She  is  a  2:10 
pacer  when  in  shape. 


A  horse  that  is  causing  lots  of  talk  at  Pleasanton 
is  the  trotter  Wild  Bell  2:18  by  Wildnut,  out  of  Bell 
Bird  2:26%  (daughter  of  Electioneer  and  Beautiful 
Bells).  This  brown  gelding  is  now  six  years  old  and 
is  showing  every  sign  of  very  high  class  trotter.  He 
worked  a  half  in  1:03  the  other  day  at  Pleasanton, 
driven  by  Chas.  De  Ryder,  and  there  is  no  doubt  but 
a  mile  in  2:10  is  within  his  reach  whenever  De  Ryder 
gets  him  ready  to  step  a  fast  mile.  He  is  one  of  the 
best  bred  trotters  in  California  to-day,  and  he  has 
a  very  generous  amount  of  good  looks. 


James  Thompson  expects  to  ship  from  Pleasanton 
to  Indianapolis  about  Saturday  next.  He  will  have 
about  ten  head  for  the  sale  which  opens  at  Indian- 
apolis on  the  25th  inst. 


Henry  Hellman  is  more  than  pleased  with  the  two- 
year-old  filly  Rose  Lecco  by  Lecco  2:09%,  dam  Rose 
McKinney,  the  dam  of  Almaden  2:22%  by  McKinney, 
that  he  purchased  for  Mr.  E.  R.  Dunn  of  Seattle  at 
the  Coffin  Estate  sale.  Rose  Lecco  is  a  trotter,  and 
like  all  the  get  of  Lecco  that  we  have  seen,  has 
good  looks  in  the  superlative  degree  and  a  square 
even  gait,  Hellman  is  of  the  opinion  that  Mr.  Dunn 
got  big  value  for  his  money  when  he  bought  Rose 
Lecco. 


A  very  handsome  bay  filly  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  and 
owned  by  James  Smith  of  San  Francisco,  attracts 
much  attention  on  the  Pleasanton  track  when  she 
is  worked  out  by  her  trainer,  Joe  Cuicello.  She  is 
one  of  the  most  perfectly  gaited  three-year-old  trot- 
ters ever  seen  on  that  track  and  the  way  she  stepped 
a  mile  in  2:24%  last  Saturday  makes  a  great  pros- 
pect of  her. 


Talk  about  pedigrees  and  inbreeding  to  great 
horses!  There  is  a  horse  up  near  Wheatland,  Cal., 
that  has  everything  in  or  on  the  earth  or  above  it 
beaten  5280  feet  in  a  mile  and  then  some,  if  his  ad- 
vertisement in  the  local  paper  there  is  true.  This 
advertisement  states  that  he  has  forty  crosses  of 
the  blood  of  Chimes,  twenty-two  of  Sidney  Dillon, 
four  of  The  Abbot  2:03%  and  four  of  The  Monk 
2:05%,  and  is  bred  almost  exactly  like  Oakland 
Baron  2:09%.  If  any  horse  owner  can  scare  up  a 
pedigree  to  beat  this  one,  he  will  be  entitled  to  the 
medal. 


Ted  Bunch  drove  a  very  handsome  iron  gray  four- 
year-old  filly  on  the  Pleasanton  track  last  Saturday, 
and  she  looks  like  a  high  class  trotter.  She  is  beau- 
tifully gaited  and  has  quite  a  turn  of  speed.  Her 
sire  is  the  pacing  stallion  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  that 
is  siring  a  large  proportion  of  trotters,  and  her  dam 
is  a  white  mare  by  Lakeland  Pilot  She  was  bred 
and  is  owned  by  Mr.  C.  L.  Griffith. 


Charley  D.,  the  well  turned  McKinney  gelding, 
owned  by  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick,  is  being  put  in 
shape  by  James  Thompson  for  a  try  at  some  of  the 
good  purses  on  the  California  Circuit  this  year,  and 
is  acting  like  one  that  should  get  some  of  the  money. 
He  paced  a  half  in  1:06  very  handily  at  Pleasanton 
one  day  last  week,  and  seems  to  be  improving  all 
the  time. 


Dr.  A.  McLaughlin  of  San  Francisco  is  one  of  the 
most  enthusiastic  of  our  amateur  drivers  and  en- 
joys working  a  horse  out  as  much  as  any  man.  He 
always  has  a  trotter  or  two  at  Pleasanton  and  visits 
the  track  as  often  as  his  large  practice  will  permit 
to  see  them  work.  Last  Saturday  he  drove  his  gray 
gelding  by  Gossiper  2:14%.  a  horse  that  formerly 
paced,  but  is  now  trotting  as  if  he  knew  no  other 
gait.  The  horse  was  in  fine  shape,  and  the  Doctor 
started  out  to  give  him  a  mile  around  2:25,  but 
not  having  a  watch  with  him  let  the  gray  slip  to 
the  half  in  1:07%  before  he  realized  he  was  going 
so  fast.  He  took  back  on  entering  the  stretch,  but 
the  gray  was  full  of  trot  and  finished  the  mile  in 
2:17%.  and  could  have  trotted  the  mile  in  2:15  had  he 
been  asked  to.  He  looks  like  a  good  prospect  for 
a  2:12  or  better  trotter  and  is  bred  to  go  the  route, 
as  his  dam  is  Princess  by  Woolsey,  she  out  of  the 
well  known  trotter  Oakland  Maid  2:22,  by  Specula- 
tion.   

Ben  Chaboya  has  been  engaged  by  Manager  Ed- 
ward Humphreys  as  trainer  at  the  famous  Oakwood 
Park  Stock  Farm,  wnere  he  formerly  handled  the 
young  trotters  and  pacers  owned  there  and  met  with 
great  success.  There  are  a  number  of  choicely  bred 
young  stallions,  geldings  and  fillies  on  this  great 
farm  which  it  is  Mr.  Humphreys'  intention  to  con- 
sign to  the  salesyard,  and  Mr.  Chaboya  will  have 
them  all  well  broken  and  able  to  show  the  speed  they 
possess  when  the  sales  are  held.  Many  of  the  record 
breaking  trotters  and  pacers  foaled  at  Oakwood  Park 
Farm  were  given  all  their  early  work  and  driven  in 
their  races  and  to  their  records  by  Chaboya.  He 
understands  the  Steinways  and  Derbys  and  will  be 
able  to  show  results  with  them. 


W.  S.  Clark,  formerly  of  Concord,  has  located  at 
Los  Banos  for  the  season  with  the  stallion  Dictatus 
2:17. 


Mr.  Geo.  A.  Brock  of  Los  Angeles  has  donated  to 
the  Driving  Club  of  that  city  a  very  handsome  silver 
trophy  cup  to  be  given  to  the  owner  of  the  trotter 
that  wins  the  most  heats  during  the  season  of  1906- 
1907.  The  cup  is  valued  at  $175,  and  was  made  to 
order  in  New  York.  On  it  is  embossed  in  hold  relief 
the  club  emblem,  a  horse's  head  surrounded  by  a 
shoe.  

Chas.  Whitehead,  the  trainer  of  Futurity  winners, 
has  received  at  Salinas  track  a  fine  two-year-old  colt 
by  Searchlight  that  is  owned  by  Mr.  E.  S.  Train  of 
Santa  Cruz,  and  will  be  prepared  for  the  $7,000 
Breeders'  Futurity.  The  colt  will  probably  start  in 
the  two-year-old  pacing  division  of  the  stake  this  year. 


John  Shillinglaw,  who  died  in  New  York  recently 
from  the  effects  of  an  operation,  was  a  well  known 
driver  of  trotters.  He  had  trained  for  Charles  M. 
Reed  and  N.  W.  Hubinger  and  had  campaigned  such 
good  ones  as  Rubber  2:10,  Fanny  Wilcox  2:10%, 
Metellas  2:11,  Billy  A.  2:13%,  L.  H.  Chase  2:14%, 
Dodgeville  2:14%,  and  Midnight  2:18%,  selling  the 
last  two  to  John  D.  Rockefeller. 


Robert  I.  Orr  of  Hollister  has  his  stallion  Oro 
Guy  in  training  at  Salinas  track  in  Chas.  Whitehead's 
string. 


Bert  Webster  will  take  that  fast  stallion  Bonnie 
Steinway  2:06%  to  Eureka  and  place  him  in  the 
stud.  There  has  never  been  a  better  bred  stallion 
offered  to  the  breeders  of  Humboldt  county  and 
his  book  should  be  full  soon  after  his  arrival.  Mr. 
Webster  will  open  a  public  training  stable  at  Eureka, 
and  we  commend^  him  to  horse  owners  as  a  reliable 
and  competent  trainer. ,  He  has  handled  some  of 
the  best  horses  in  California  and  learned  his  busi- 
ness under  the  leading  trainers  on  the  Grand  Circuit. 
For  many  years  he  was  with  Monroe  Salisbury,  when 
the  veteran  was  winning  the  big  stakes  and  breaking 
world's  records  with  California  horses 


Reina  Directum.  Mr.  S.  Christenson's  mare  by  Rey 
Direct  2:10,  out  of  the  dam  of  Directum  2:05%, 
worked  a  half  in  1:07%  at  Pleasanton  last  week  and 
seems  to  improve  every  time  she  is  taken  out.  She 
will  be  trotting  miles  below  2:20  before  long. 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


Mr.  J.  A.  Grove  of  Lawrence  Stock  Farm  has  pur- 
chased from  C.  A.  Stockton  of  San  Jose  the  gray 
gelding  Bonetti  by  Boodle  2: 12%.  dam  Flora  H.  by 
Jim  Mulvenna;  second  dam  Thomas  mare  by  Robert 
Bonner.  Bonetti  has  no  record,  but  is  a  fast  trotter 
and  will  be  raced  on  the  California  Circuit  this  year. 
He  has  already  been  entered  in  the  green  class  at 
the  Petaluma  meeting. 


Santa  Rita  Boy  by  Diablo  stepped  a  quarter  in 
31%  seconds  at  Pleasanton  last  Friday  for  Chas. 
De  Ryder.    He  wears  the  hopples. 


It  is  reported  that  Mr.  Henry  Brace,  owner  of  a 
number  of  well  bred  harness  horses,  including  the 
McKinney  stallion  Greco,  is  about  to  purchase  the 
farm  of  Walter  Myers,  near  Rohnerville,  Humboldt 
county,  and  use  it  as  a  breeding  farm.  It  is  said 
he  will  also  purchase  the  property  on  which  the 
Rohnerville  track  is  located  and  will  keep  the  track 
in  shape  for  training  horses  over.  This  is  about 
the  best  track  in  that  section  and  is  quite  popular 
with  the  horsemen. 


The  New  York  Herald  says :  Nathan  Straus'  new 
Speedway  trotter,  Billy  H.  2:10%,  by  Knight,  is'boss 
of  the  snow  path  up  to  date,  having  beaten  Malacca 
2:18%  and  Kingmond  2:09  during  the  recent  sleigh- 
ing season.  This  horse  was  campaigned  last  year 
in  the  stable  of  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  son  of  Senator  Clark 
of  Montana.  He  performed  most  creditably  in  the 
big  circuits,  finishing  in  the  money  at  Windsor, 
Cleveland,  Poughkeepsie,  Boston  and  Minneapolis, 
when  the  heats  were  right  around  2:10.  He  gained 
his  record  in  the  third  heat  of  a  winning  race  at 
Boston.  Last  season  was  his  first  on  the  trotting 
turf. 


Mr.  A.  R.  Rodman  of  Woodland  has  leased  his  two 
McKinney  stallions,  one  to  Joe  Davis  of  Willows, 
Glenn  county,  the  other  to  a  party  at  Butte  City, 
Butte  county. 


Secretary  C.  M.  Jewett  of  the  New  England  Trot- 
ting Horse  Breeders'  Association  announces  in  this 
week's  issue  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  the  early 
closing  events  of  the  association's  Grand  Circuit  meet- 
ing at  Readville  this  year.  There  was  never  a  more 
generous  lot  of  purses  or  more  liberal  terms,  and 
we  ask  every  horseman  that  intends  racing  his 
horses  East  this  year  to  look  over  the  list  carefully 
and  enter  in  as  many  as  possible.  The  New  England 
.Association  is  entitled  to  the  support  of  every  horse- 
man in  the  whole  country,  as  it  deals  liberally  with 
them  and  holds  nothing  but  high-class  meetings,  that 
are  conducted  in  a  manner  that  makes  the  great 
sport  popular  with  the  country's  best  citizens. 


Millard  Sanders  is  now  at  Memphis  track  with 
sixteen  head  of  young  trotters  and  pacers,  mostly  by 
Sidney  Dillon. 


Kermit.  a  fast  trotter  owned  by  Mr.  F.  E.  George, 
is  being  trained  at  the  Salinas  track  by  W.  H.  Wil- 
liams and  will  be  raced  in  California  this  year. 


C.  C.  Meade  of  Cincinnati  bought  the  stallion 
High  wood  2:21%  at  the  Chicago  sale  last  month. 
Highwood  is  by  Nutwood  2:18%,  dam  Dalphine  by 
Harold.  The  price  paid  was  $1,500.  Highwood  will 
be  used  in  the  stud  by  his  new  owner.  He  is  the 
sire  of  Ida  Highwood  2:09%.  Early  Reaper  2:09%, 
Hive  2:11%,  Flash  Lightning  2:12%,  Gain  2:14% 
Caid  2:07%,  etc. 


The  mare  Juliet  D.  2:13%  by  McKinney,  that  W. 
G.  Durfee  recently  sent  to  Monterey  2:09%  in  the 
hopes  of  getting  a  full  brother  or  sister  to  Irish 
2:08%,  was  owned  until  recently  by  Mrs.  L.  J.  H. 
Hastings  of  Los  Angeles,  who  sold  her  through  Mr. 
Durfee  to  Mr.  Gordon  of  Chicago,  former  owner  of 
Irish.  After  Juliet  D.  is  bred  to  Monterey  she  will  be 
sent  East.  She  has  a  fine  foal  by  her  side  by  Judge 
Dillon,  son  of  Sidney  Dillon. 


It  is  stated  that  Mr.  E.  T.  Stotesbury,  owner  of 
Sweet  Marie,  will  have  her  prepared  to  beat  her  rec- 
ord if  possible,  and  that  W.  J.  Andrews  will  prob- 
ably be  her  trainer. 


The  Canadians,  according  to  reports,  have  another 
whirlwind  pacer  in  Tim  Alert  2:13%,  which  will  be 
staked  down  the  big  ring. 


Pat  Davey  is  now  at  Pleasanton  race  track  with 
the  La  Siesta  Farm's  string  of  trotters  and  pacers, 
and  has  them  all  looking  well  and  is  ready  to  begin 
work  on  them.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  H.  Burke  were 
up  to  see  them  Saturday  last.  In  the  string  are 
the  following:  Friday  2:11%,  pacing,  by  Monroe  S., 
looking  bigger  and  stronger  than  ever,  and  the  leg 
which  bothered  him  last  year  in  fine  shape:  Vallejo 
Girl  2:16%  by  McKinney  is  as  sound  as  a  new 
coin  and  looks  like  one  of  the  great  trotting  pros- 
pects of  1907.  The  two-year-old  trotter  Siesta  by 
Iran  Alto  2:12%,  out  of  Mr.  Burke's  old  favorite, 
Wanda  2:14%,  dam  of  The  Roman  2:09%,  etc.,  is  a 
racy  made  colt,  and  Davey  thinks  a  lot  of  him,  as 
he  also  does  of  Mogolore,  a  three-year-old  by  Iran 
Alto  out  of  Lady  Belle  Isle.  Two  McKinney  mares 
out  of  Dr.  Masoero's  mare  Moscovita,  have  lately 
been  added  to  the  string.  They  are  large,  fine  look- 
ers and  will  be  tried  to  see  if  they  have  the  Mc- 
Kinney speed.  Search  Me  by  Searchlight,  out  of 
Wanda,  drew  a  heavy  buggy  through  the  muddy 
roads  leading  these  mares  from  Brentwood  to 
Pleasanton,  but  looked  none  the  worse  for  it  next 
day.  Davey  has  not  commenced  to  speed  any  of  his 
string  as  yet,  but  will  have  them  ready  for  the 
California  Circuit 


Secretary  Robert  Smith  of  the  Ferndale  Fair  Asso- 
ciation is  sending  to  the  horsemen  and  other  interest- 
ed parties  entry  blanks  for  the  three-year-old  stake 
trotting  and  pacing  race  that  will  be  one  of  the  many 
interesting  features  at  the  Cream  City's  annual  ex- 
position, to  be  held  next  September,  which,  it  might 
be  mentioned  at  the  present  time,  will  be  one  of 
the  biggest  successes  ever  enjoyed,  if  indications  are 
to  be  relied  upon.  Another  event  of  the  fair  that 
will  be  awaited  with  interest  will  be  the  trot  and 
pace  for  the  2:20  class,  says  a  local  paper.  This  con- 
test will  take  the  place  of  the  2:25  race  and  will  be 
a  warm  one.  The  three-year-old  stake  will  be  open 
to  trotters  and  pacers  owned  in  Humboldt,  Mendo- 
cino and  Del  Norte  counties,  and  will  be  subject  to 
the  following  conditions:  The  association  to  add 
$100  to  the  total  entrance  fee  paid  if  four  or  more 
start,  $75  if  three  start,  $50  if  two  start  and  $25  if 
a  walk-over.  Entrance  fee  $15,  payable  as  follows: 
$2.50  at  the  time  of  entry  on  or  before  April  1,  1907; 
$2.50  on  or  before  May  1,  1907;  $2.50  on  or  before 
June  1,  1907;  $2.50  on  or  before  July  1,  1907;  and  $5 
on  or  before  August  15,  1907.  Mile  heats,  best  two 
in  three  to  rule.  Total  entrance  and  added  money 
to  he  divided  among  the  winners  at  the  ratio  of  60, 
30  and  10  per  cent  if  four  start,  same  ratio  if  three 
start,  and  at  the  ratio  of  65  and  35  per  cent  if  two 
start.    Distance  waived. 


Governor  Francis  2:11%  by  Arion  has  come  out 
of  his  two  campaigns  in  such  superb  condition  that 
W.  O.  Foote  is  figuring  on  campaigning  him  this 
year  in  his  four-year-old  form,  although  his  original 
intention  was  to  lay  him  over  for  his  five-year-old 
form.  

No  individual  consignor  has  fared  better  at  the 
auctions  in  this  good  year  of  grace,  1907,  than  W.  E. 
D.  Stokes,  proprietor  of  Patchen  Wilkes  Stock  Farm. 
He  sent  a  consignment  of  forty-eight  head,  mostly 
young  things,  by  Peter  the  Great  2:07%  and  others 
of  his  stallions,  to  the  Chicago  sale,  and  the  lot 
brought  an  average  of  over  $400,  the  youngsters  by 
Peter  the  Great  selling  for  an  average  price  but  lit- 
tle short  of  $500.  The  horses  were  sent  into  the 
sale  ring  in  first-class  condition,  and  that  is  something 
all  consignors  do  not  do.  They  were  prepared  for 
the  sale  by  Hugh  Rogers  and  Ed  Willis,  men  who 
understand  their  business,  and  it  was  remarked  that 
no  consignment  embraced  in  the  catalogue  sur- 
passed them  in  looks  or  manners. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Thos.  Smith  of  Vallejo  announces  that  his  two 
McKinney  stallions,  Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  and  Construc- 
tor, full  brothers  and  both  standard  and  registered, 
will  be  in  the  stud  this  year  at  his  place  at  Vallejo 
at  the  very  low  fee  of  $25.  These  stallions  are  own 
brothers  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%  and  Vallejo  Girl 
2:16%,  and  their  dam,  Daisy  S.,  also  produced  last 
year's  Stanford  Stake  winner,  Prof.  Heald  2:24%, 
Gen.  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac  (3)  2:27  and  Sweet 
Rosie  2:28%.  Daisy  S.  is  beyond  all  doubt  one  of 
the  greatest  broodmares  ever  in  California,  and  stal- 
lions from  her  and  by  McKinney  should  attract  the 
patronage  of  breeders.  At  $25  we  do  not  know  of  a 
greater  bargain  in  stallion  fees  than  this.  Both 
horses  are  grand  individuals  and  will  sire  speed 
without  any  doubt.  Read  the  advertisement  in  this 
issue. 


Sister  Collette  2:09%,  the  sister  to  Charley  Herr 
2:07,  by  Alfred  G.,  dam  Bessie  Huntington,  has  been 
purchased  by  Mike  Bowerman  of  Lexington,  Ky., 
and  will  be  raced  on  the  Grand  Circuit  this  season. 
The  mare  was  sold  at  the  recent  Lexington  sale,  and 
was  knocked  off  to  T.  C.  Jefferson  for  $3,400.  After 
the  sale  Mr.  Bowerman  purchased  the  mare  from 
Mr.  Jefferson,  by  paying  a  considerable  advance  in 
price.  Sister  Collette  has  been  a  half  in  1:02%,  and 
a  trial  mile  over  the  Cleveland  track  better  than  2:07. 


Geo.  Beckers  has  six  "horses  in  his  string  at  Wood- 
land track,  headed  by  the  incomparable  Zombro  2:11, 
one  of  the  greatest  of  trotting  sires.  Zombro  will 
have  some  of  the  highest  class  mares  in  the  State 
sent  to  his  court  this  year.  The  training  string  of 
Mr.  Beckers  comprises  Helen  Dare  2:14,  Tee  Dee 
Cee  2:19%  and  Zomboyette  2:16,  all  by  Zombro; 
Bene  Brock,  full  sister  to  Zombro,  and  Zobelein,  a 
colt  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  out  of  Zombro's  dam,  Whisper. 
Zombro  has  attracted  much  attention  since  reaching 
Woodland,  and  a  number  of  royally  bred  mares  have 
already  been  booked  to  him. 


Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%  will  be  in  the  stud  this 
season  at  Nutwood  Stock  Farm,  where  he  was  born 
and  bred,  and  has  achieved  greatness  as  a  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  race  winners.  He  is 
undoubtedly  one  of  the  greatest  sires  California  has 
produced  and  without  going  into  his  pedigree  or 
blood  lines,  which  are  as  rich  as  those  of  any  living 
or  dead  trotting  stallions,  we  will  simply  refer  to 
what  he  has  done  as  a  progenitor  of  speed.  He 
sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  champion  trot- 
ting stallion  of  the  Wilkes  tribe,  a  horse  whose  pres- 
ent owner  refused  $45,000  for.  He  sired  North  Star 
2:13%,  the  unbeaten  three-year-old  of  1905,  the  only 
horse  that  ever  won  the  Breeders'  Futurity  and 
Occident  and  Stanford  Stakes.  He  sired  Who  Is  it, 
a  horse  that  trotted  in  2:12  as  a  three-year-old,  the 
fastest  gelding  of  his  year,  and  that  sold  for  $5,250, 
and  reduced  his  record  to  2:10%.  He  sired  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  a  mare  that  has  won  two  seven-heat 
races.  He  sired  ten  in  the  2:15  list  and  forty  in 
the  2:30  list.  His  sons,  Nearest  and  Stanton  Wilkes, 
have  both  sired  2:10  performers.  His  daughters' 
have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Lady  Mowry  (5) 
2:09%,  Mona  Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  winner  Breeders' 
Pacing  Futurity,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%,  winner  Breed- 
ers' Pacing  Futurity,  and  many  others  with  fast 
records.  Prof.  Heald  2:16%,  winner  of  last  year's 
Stanford  Stake,  is  a  son  of  Nutwood  Wilkes,  and 
Lady  Caretta  2:20%,  winner  of  second  money  in 
Breeders'  Futurity  of  1906,  is  also  by  this  son  of 
Guy  Wilkes.  Nutwood  Wilkes  sires  speed,  he  sires 
game  race  horses,  and  he  sires  money  winners.  What 
more  does  a  breeder  want? 


Glory,  that  won  the  second  heat  of  the  free-for-all 
trot  at  Los  Angeles  last  Saturday  in  2:13%,  is  by 
Zolock  2:05%  out  of  Naulahka  by  Nutford,  conse- 
quently an  own  sister  to  last  year's  two-year-old 
Breeders'  Futurity  winner,  Zolahka  2:23%.  Our  in- 
formant says  that  Glory  is  now  a  four-year-old.  She 
must  be  a  great  prospect,  as  she  has  no  record.  We 
wish  we  could  prevail  upon  tie  Driving  Club  secre- 
taries to  give  the  sires  of  all  horses  named  as 
starters  on  their  programs.  To  many  horsemen  the 
breeding  of  winners  is  of  more  importance  than  the 
owners  name. 


Mr.  Geo.  B.  Grindell  of  Haywards  writes  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman  that  he  has  a  very  fine  mare 
that  he  would  like  to  breed  this  year  to  a  good  black 
French  Coach  stallion.  Any  person  owning  a  stal- 
lion of  that  description  should  communicate  with 
Mr.  Grindell. 


Peter  Saxe  &  Son  shipped  a  fine  Holstein  bull  this 
week  to  Altata,  Mexico. 


By  the  steamship  Sonoma,  which  sailed  for  Aus- 
tralia last  Wednesday,  there  was  shipped  a  black 
mare  by  McKinney,  consigned  to  Mr.  R.  Matchett 
of  Bendigo.  This  mare  was  purchased  in  San  Jose 
by  Mr.  J.  R.  Fronefield,  of  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.,  to 
fill  an  order  sent  by  Mr.  Matchett  to  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman,  and  we  believe  Mr.  Fronefield  made  an 
excellent  selection.  The  mare  is  eligible  to  registra- 
tion, as  she  is  out  of  the  standard  and  registered 
mare  Carrie  Benton  2:28  by  Gen.  Benton.  She  is 
an  excellent  individual,  four  years  old,  and  although 
never  trained,  has  a  nice  open  gait,  and  gives  every 
promise  of  being  speedy.  She  is  as  sound  as  a  new 
coin,  and  being  by  McKinney,  the  greatest  of  all 
sires,  should  be  a  valuable  addition  to  the  trotting 
horse  breeding  ranks  of  Australia. 


J.  J.  S„  Santa  Rosa. — Rohab  26,147  is  a  brown 
horse,  foaled  1S94,  sired  by  Prince  Red  9940  (son  of 
Red  Wilkes  and  Molly  Stout  by  Mambrino  Patchen) ; 
first  dam  Lela  May  2:23%  by  Antevolo  7648;  second 
dam  Stefnola  by  Steinway  1808;  third  dam  Phaecola 
by  Silverthreads,  son  of  The  Moor  870;  fourth  dam 
Minnehaha,  dam  of  Beautiful  Bells  2:29%  and  seven 
more  in  the  list  by  Bald  Chief.  Rohab  was  bred  at 
Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm.  He  is  not  the  sire  of 
any  standard  performers. 

W.  M.,  Santa  Maria. — We  have  no  record  of  a 
horse  called  Bay  State  that  ever  stood  at  San  Jose. 
There  is  a  reigstered  horse  of  that  name  sired  by 
Jay  Gould,  dam  by  Noble's  Vermont  Hambletonian, 
that  was  bred  and  owned  in  Massachusetts.  He 
sired  two  in  the  list  and  had  two  producing  sons  and 
two  producing  daughters. 

R.  T.,  San  Jose. — Maud  AInieda  won  a  yearling 
stake  for  two-year-olds  at  San  Jose,  September  26, 
1S92.  She  distanced  the  other  two  starters,  Willema 
by  Eros  and  Pacific  by  Jim  L.,  the  first  heat  in 
2:31%. 

J.  G.  McC,  Sacramento. — There  are  many  mares 
registered  by  the  name  of  Black  Bess,  but  none  that 
answers  the  description  you  give. 

C.  A.,  Areata. — Technically,  two  colts  by  the  same 
sire  from  different  dams  are  half  brothers,  the  same 
as  two  colts  by  different  sires  from  the  same  dam 
are  half  brothers,  but  horsemen  and  breeders  never 
refer  to  them  as  such,  but  only  give  the  half  brother 
relationship  to  colts  by  different  sires  and  from 
the  same  dam.  As  regards  "points  of  breeding" 
there  is  no  rule  which  requires  six  standard  bred 
crosses  for  a  stallion  and  five  for  a  mare.  The  rules 
of  registration  for  a  standard  trotting  animal  are  as 
follows: 

When  an  animal  meets  these  requirements  and  is 
duly  registered  it  shall  be  accepted  as  a  standard  bred 
trotter: 

1.  The  progeny  of  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse  and  a  registered  standard  trotting  mare. 

2.  A  stallion  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trot- 
ting horse,  provided  his  dam  and  grandam  were  sired 
by  registered  standard  trotting  horses,  and  he  him- 
self has  a  trotting  record  of  2:30  and  is  the  sire  of 
three  trotters  with  records  of  2:30,  from  different 
mares. 

3.  A  mare  whose  sire  is  a  registered  standard 
trotting  horse,  and  whose  dam  and  grandam  were 
sired  by  registered  standard  trotting  horses,  pro- 
vided she  herself  has  a  trotting  record  of  2:30  or  is 
the  dam  of  one  trotter  with  a  record  of  2:30. 

4.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse,  provided  she  is  the  dam  of  two  trotters  with 
records  of  2:30. 

5.  A  mare  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting 
horse,  provided  her  first,  second  and  third  dams  are 
each  sired  by  a  registered  standard  trotting  horse. 


A  GOOD  THING  FOB  STALIIOU  OWNEKS. 
One  of  the  numerous  reasons  whv  it  will  pay  you  to 
use  a  SAFETY  IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT  is  that  by 
getting  mares  in  foal  at  first  service,  and  thereby  doing 
away  with  return  service,  you  can  breed  more  mares 
to  your  stallion  during  the  season,  and  increase  the 
income  you  derive  from  him.  Write  to  I.  O.  Crittenden 
9  Fox  Building,  Elyria,  Ohio,  for  circular  d> 
this  Outfit. 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[ Saturday,  March  9,  li>07. 


OAKWOOD    PARK    SALE. 


The  sale  of  trotting  bred  two-year-olds  and  other 
live  stock  at  the  Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  on 
Thursday  of  last  week  attracted  a  fair  attendance, 
and  while  the  prices  received  were  not  large,  they 
were  very  good  considering  the  condition  of  the 
stock.  This  winter  has  been  quite  a  severe  one  on 
all  kinds  of  live  stock  in  California.  These  two- 
year-olds  were  only  halter  broken,  and  as  they  had 
not  yet  shed  their  winter  coats  and  were  not  in  good 
flesh  the  buyers  were  a  little  slow  in  bidding.  The 
highest  price  paid  was  $260  for  the  brown  fillv  Nush- 
brill  by  Nushagak,  out  of  Brilliantshine,  dam"  of  the 
great  trotting  mare  Brilliant  Girl  2:0S%,  winner  of 
over  $12,000  on  the  Grand  Circuit  last  year.  The 
summary  of  the  sale  follows: 

Icehee,  br  f  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Abanteeo  by  An- 
teeo,  $150. 

Brown  colt  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Inex  by  Sweep- 
stakes, $45. 

Maylid,  br  f  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  May  by  Anteeo, 

Pitilero,  b  f  by  Searchlight,  dam  Babe  Marion  bv 
Steinway,  $127.50. 

Bay  gelding  by  Son  of  Geo.  W.  Archer  dam  Kitty 
Fay  by  Denmark,  $50. 

Bay  colt  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Seethe  bv  Stein- 
way, $55. 

Bay  gelding  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Nota  Bene  by 
Take  Notice,  $90. 

Bay  colt  by  Nushagak,  dam  Electway  by  Steinwav. 
$1  /5. 

Bonnie  Addie,  blk  f  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Addie 
Derby  by  Chas.  Derby,  $195. 

Coquester,  blk  f  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Coquette 
by  Wilton,  $155. 

Charino,  ch  f  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Susie  Mam- 
bnno  by  Mambrino  Boy,  $125. 

Brown  colt  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Tone  by  Fergu- 
son,  $165. 

Chestnut  gelding  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Essie  Far- 
ley by  Mountain  Boy,  $80. 

Prosser,  b  f  by  Searchlight,  dam  Proserpina  bv 
Diablo,  $50. 

Black  colt  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Lucy  E.  by  Black 
w  3. j nut,    $bu. 

Chestnut  colt  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Lurline  by 
Steinway,  $160. 

Kinne^T3'  *""  '  *"'  Nushasak'  dam  Nazoma  by  Mc- 
$150ay  C0U  b5'  ChaS'  Derby'  dam  Economy  by  Echo, 

Roh^es$iob5 f  by  Cbas'  Derbr- dam  JUss  Gaiety  ">■ 

ChtSDberoy,b$260by  NWU**-  dam  B"~hiBe  * 
!ar?doryfer$7b5f  "*  ^^  Derby'  dam  Algerdetta  b.v  AI" 
DertT^oT    b5'    Stam   B"   dam   Nak°°ra    by   Chas' 

br  ahsss^g cbas- Derby' dam  Na™ie  s-ith 

Derty,  Tel  "*  SearCbligbt'  dam  AIsike  by  Chas. 
De1rbayCk$92I50by  B°nQie  ^^  d3m  Papinta  by  Chas' 
byPprncfRedbr$9f0by  ^  ^  d3m  Pe™elIa 
lecFore$ei05a1,  br  f  by  °baS-  Derty'  dam  Pippa  by  Stil- 

veIr0oan/°MVn-nty"SeVei1  head  °f  trottillS  bred  two- 
J  ear-olds,  $3, 10a;  an  average  of  $115. 


FRANK     IDEAS     FOR     RACING     MANAGERS     TO 
CONSIDER. 


(The   Kentucky   Stock    Farm.) 


MR.   BARSTOW   REFUSED  THIS  OFFER. 

Mr    t    w    r,      Denver.  Col°-  February  11,  1907. 
csinio  ,  Barst°w,  San  Jose,  Cal.— Mv  Dear  Sir: 

permanent'^  5'°Ur  P'aC6  l  haVe  deCided  t0  make  ™ 
permanent  home  m  or  near  Denver,   and   as  I  like 

your  Nearest  McKinney  stallion  very  much  will  make 

and'^n  oT,afer  Ott?13'50°  Cash  and  eighir  acres  of 
Thi,  L  ?klahoma'  *e°  miles  from  Oklahoma  City, 
this  land  is  worth  $1,600. 

Now  is  you  wish  to  accept  this  offer  I  will  denosit 
ver-Tou'to'de,3117  ^nk  3'0U  ***  designate  in  ^ 

Ixnense  and  r  'I6""  /  Se  in  ^^  at  y0ur  own 
l?h°rwi  ;  a.nd  Slve  me  y°ur  guarantee  that 

saw  hi™  V  6Ct  ,In  eTery  way  as  be  was  when 
1  saw  him i  at  your  place.  I  want  vou  to  remain  at 
least  ten  days  with  the  horse  after"  makingTeUverv 
of  him  in  Denver.  ■ 

Please  let  me  know  at  once  if  you  will  accept  this 
as  I  woUld  like  to  close  the  deal  and  get  horse  here 
as  early  as  possible.     Yours  Truly, 

xt„  ,«,-  ~  C-'A-  BUTTON  Jr. 

No.  202 1  Emerson  street,  Denver. 


Everything  in  California  invites  new  settlers  just 
at  present,  and  all  over  the  world  people  are  think- 
ing of  coming  to  the  State  to  make  their  homes. 
Realizing  this  feeling,  the  California  Promotion  Com- 
mittee desires  to  add  its  influence  in  as  manv  ways 
as  possible  to  induce  more  good  people  to  come  here 

hJ,'Je,'h  m  °r.der  that  "  may  work  on  a  Poetical 
whll  i,  committee  asks  even'  person  in  California 
wno  has  friends  or  acquaintances  anvwhere  in  the 
world  to  send  their  names  to  the  committee,  at  Cali- 
fornia Building,  in  Union  Square,  San  Francisco.  The 
committee  will  at  once  write  to  the  people  whose 
names  are  received,  telling  them  that  it  is  doing  so 
at  the  request  of  the  party  who  sends  the  names,  and 
it  will  also  send  California  literature,  and  use  all 
meari  to  induce  them  to  become  citizens  of  Califor- 
nia. A  postal  card  will  carry  the  list  of  names  to 
the  California  Promotion  Committee,  and  may  result 
in  bringing  many  new  settlers  to  the  State. 


It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  year  1907  will  bring  about 
an  awakening  on  the  part  of  the  secretries  of  racing 
associations,  as  well  as  owners  and  drivers,  and  in 
fact  everyone  connected  with  the  sport,  to  things 
modern,  for  the  musty,  old-fashioned  methods  of  the 
yast  have  no  place  in  this  progressive  era.  Secre- 
taries can  do  much  to  lighten  the  burdens  that  are 
now  carried  by  owners  who  nominate  in  stakes  and 
purses.  The  owners  themselves  can  materially  aid 
in  bringing  about  a  change  for  the  better,  and  drivers, 
who  are  largely  responsible  for  many  existing  evils, 
can  revolutionize  light  harness  racing  if  they  will. 
It  is  time  to  wake  up,  for  the  sleepy  atmosphere  in 
which  so  many  secretaries,  owners  and  drivers  have 
lived  is  out  of  place  in  this  age  when  advanced  ideas 
and  progressive  measures  appeal  to  the  racing  pub- 
lic. The  much  abused  body  of  men  who  seek  recrea- 
tion in  visiting  a  trotting  meeting  has  in  the  past 
been  forced  to  submit  to  many  inconveniences,  and 
while  it  has  patiently  waited  for  a  new  order  of 
things,  it  has  seen  little  to  give  a  renewed  hope.  The 
racing  public  is  rarely,  if  ever,  consulted  in  mapping 
out  a  plan  of  campaign;  its  likes  and  dislikes  are 
rarely  considered  by  the  managers  of  trotting  meet- 
ings, and  the  one  aim  has  been  to  obtain  as  many 
entries  as  possible  at  as  large  a  fee  as  owners  will 
pay,  regardless  of  whether  or  not  the  sport  thrives, 
whether  the  owners  are  given  an  opportunity  to 
make  the  sport  self-sustaining;  and  in  the  scramble 
for  entries  the  drivers  are  allowed  to  do  about  as 
they  like,  and  the  long  suffering  public  patiently 
sits  in  the  stand,  having  no  voice  in  the  proceedings 
and  given  comparatively  little  in  return  for  its 
money. 

Just  what  will  bring  about  the  awakening  no  one 
can  predict,  but  come  it  must,  for  the  supporters  of 
racing  will  not  tolerate  all  things  for  all  time,  and 
by  the  supporters  we  mean  the  public  that  pays  at 
the  gate.    Just  why  the  managers  of  racing  have  had 
so  little  regard  for  the  welfare  of  that  great  body 
which  seeks  recreation  in  racing  is  one  of  the  inex- 
plicable things  which  remains  a  mystery  for  all  time, 
for   surely   men   and   women   who  buy   their  tickets, 
purchase  their  programs,  tolerate  the  vendor  of  pea- 
nuts and  lemonade,  breathe  the  dusty  air  and  endure 
the   long  waits,    the   incessant   scoring,    and    uncom- 
plainingly await  the  decision  of  postponed  races,  de- 
serve  some   reward   for   their   good   nature.     If   the 
managers  of  racing  associations  feel  that  the  public 
has  no  rights  of  its  own,  is  not  entitled  to  any  return 
for  its  money,  it  would  seem  that  in  common  justice 
the  public  might  at  least  be  thanked  for  its  voluntary 
contribution   toward   the  maintenance   of  the   sport. 
If  secretaries  and  managers  of  associations,  as  well 
as  owners  and  drivers,  open  their  eyes  and  become 
really   awake,   the  changes  that  will   be  made   will 
probably   begin   with   a   reduction   of  entrance   fees, 
and  to  counterbalance  the  loss  of  revenue  that  comes 
from  the  abandonment  of  a  system  which  permits  an 
association,  after  taking  in  more  than  enough  to  make 
up  its  purses  and  stakes,  to  retain  the  surplus,  the 
associations  will  be  forced  to  offer  inducements  for 
an  increased  attendance.     It  will  not  be  necessary 
to  add  freak  exhibits,  balloon  ascensions,  exhibition 
miles  under  abnormal  conditions,  for  while  these  are 
well  enough  in  their  way  at  country  fairs,  they  are 
entirely  out  of  place  at  Grand  Circuit  meetings  or  at 
any  track  where  the  sport  is  conducted  with  a  view 
of  appealing  to  the  fancy  of  experienced  race-goers. 
It  will,  however,  be  necessary  to  do  away  with  pro- 
tracted   scoring,   to   force   drivers   to   educate   their 
horses   as  well   as   themselves;    to   purchase   bright, 
■new  and   clean  colors,  and  to  place  in  the  judge's 
stand  experts  who  not  only  know  their  duties,  but 
have  the  courage  to   do  them.     That  many  drivers 
need  educating,  as  well  as  the  horses,  is  shown  at 
every  trotting  meeting  held  in  this  country,  for  while 
competent  and  experienced  reinsmen  are  frequently 
seen,  they  are  in  the  minority,  and  the  vast  majority 
are  novices,  unskilled  and  ignorant  of  the  responsi- 
bilities which  rest  upon  them.    It  would  be  unreason- 
able  to  expect  that  all   drivers   should    possess   the 
ability  that  is  shown  by  a  few  of  the  leading  men  in 
the  profession,  yet  an  occasional  reprimand,  an  en- 
forcement of  the  rules,  and  a  measure  of  discipline 
would  soon  bring  the  untrained  driver  to  a  realiza- 
tion that  when  he  appears  on  a  track,  he  must  abide 
by  the  rules,  must  drive  to  win  and  must  not  entirely 
disregard  the  rights  of  others.     Some  of  the  exhibi- 
tions that  are  seen  daily  at  Grand  Circuit  meetings 
would  be  amusing  if  they  were  not  such  a  reflection 
on  the  methods  that  prevail  in  harness  racing,  and 
if  drivers  could  only  realize  that  their  chances  of  vic- 
tory are  often  entirely  eliminated  because  of  their 
hopeless  incompetency,  they  would  either  take  les- 
sons in  driving  from  some  experienced  man,  or  would 
hire  a  skillful  reinsman  to  take  their  place.     Many 
owners  and  drivers  are  of  the  belief  that  because  they 
pay  their  entrance  fees  and  shipping  expenses  it  is 
no  one's  business  whether  or  not  they  use  any  skill 
during  a  race,  and  this  opinion,  which  is  expressed 
frequently  during  the  course  of  a  season,  carries  with 
it  an  argument  so  illogical  that  the  experienced  rac- 
ing public  looks  on  and  laughs,  if  it  does  not  weep. 
An  inexperienced  driver  who  is  unable  to  control  his 
horse   has    absolutely    no    business    on   a   track    and 
should  be  refused  permission  to  start.    When  a  driver 
appears   before   the   judges'    stand,   he   should   know 
his  lines,  should  be  familiar  with  what  is  expected  of 
him,  and  should  have  some  degree  of  skill,  just  as 
an  actor  is  expected  to  do  his  part  justice,  for  the 
latter   knows   full   well   that  if  he   fails,   he  will   be 
hissed  off  the  stage,  and  we  are  of  the  opinion  that 


racing  would  be  vastly  improved  if  the  public  would 
sometimes  show  its  disapproval.  The  sport  of  racing 
the  light  harness  horse  is  without  question  the  most 
popular  in  this  country,  else  large  concourses  of  peo- 
ple would  not  flock  to  witness  a  contest  given  under 
the  conditions  that  now  exist.  The  American  trotter 
is  the  most  popular  of  all  the  various  types  of  horse, 
a  fact  that  is  shown  by  the  eagerness  evinced  by  the 
racing  public  in  watching  his  struggles  for  supremacy. 
He  is  admired  by  all  mankind,  and  womankind  as 
well,  for  the  public  worships  at  his  shrine  and  for- 
gives his  masters  for  the  staging  of  the  play  in  which 
he  appears.  His  beauty,  his  gait,  his  courage  and 
his  gameness  endear  him  to  the  hearts  of  millions 
of  men  and  women  throughout  the  world,  and  yet 
he  is  forced  to  appear  at  a  disadvantage,  to  undergo 
great  hardships,  to  be  the  medium  through  which 
many  frauds  are  perpetrated.  When  the  men  who 
have  him  in  charge,  when  the  managers  of  racing 
associations  awake  from  their  long  sleep,  he  will 
have  an  opportunity  of  appearing  at  his  best,  and 
the  sport  in  which  he  participates  will  become  first 
in  the  list  of  pastimes  of  sport-loving  men  and 
women. 


The  Electioneer-Wilkes  stallion  Masconomo,  record 
2:10%,  has  been  sold  to  Russian  parties,  the  new 
owner  being  the  Imperial  Trotting  Society  of  Mos- 
cow. This  horse  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  stud  at 
Pearl  Brook  Farm,  Belfast,  Me.,  but  was  owned  by 
W.  B.  Smith  of  Hartford,  Conn.  The  horse  is  by 
Arion  2:07%,  dam  Houri  2:17,  dam  of  San  Telmo 
2:16%  by  Onward;  second  dam  Jess  Turner  by  Mam- 
brino Patchen.  His  record  has  been  cut  down  annual- 
ly for  several  years  past  and  last  season  was  re- 
duced to  2:10%  at  the  Readville  track.  It  was  not, 
however,  his  breeding  or  his  speed  that  caused  his 
sale  so  much  as  the  brilliant  performance  in  1906 
of  bis  daughter,  Princess  Ena,  which  filly  after  a  sen- 
sational trial  at  the  Readville  track  was  sold  to 
Chisholm  &  Jones  for  $3,500  and  placed  by  them  in 
Ed  Geers'  charge.  The  Muscovite  contingent  got  on 
to  this  and  wrote  for  particulars  and  price.  These 
were  furnished,  with  a  picture  and  tabulated  pedi- 
gree, but  with  little  idea  that  a  sale  would  be  made, 
as  the  horse  is  small,  standing  only  fifteen  hands, 
and  the  price  was  big,  $10,000.  In  due  course  of 
time  A.  A.  Krassofsky,  who  is  starter  and  judge  at 
the  St.  Petersburg  races,  appeared  in  Hartford,  em- 
powered to  purchase  the  horse  if  he  liked  him.  The 
result  is  that  the  son  of  Arion  will  shortly  be  shipped 
to  Russia. 


According  to  a  published  statement  Jay  Bird 
earned  over  $37,500  in  stud  fees  for  Warren  Bacon 
after  becoming  the  latter's  property  up  to  the  time 
of  the  horse's  death.  The  horse  was  twenty  years 
old  when  he  was  bought  by  Mr.  Bacon. 


The  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders  is  now  ready  to  mail  printer  matter  to 
all  who  are  interested  in  the  breeding  and  improve- 
ment of  harness  race  horses.  Those  who  desire 
to  keep  in  touch  with  the  progress  of  this  associa- 
tion should  write  to  Secretary  H.  K.  Devereaux, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 


When  you  begin  working  the  young  thing,  watch 
closely  to  see  if  he  be  going  clean  and  clear  and  is 
not  hitting  himself.  They  will  get  into  all  sorts  of 
bad  habits  and  will  not  learn  to  do  what  they  were 
bred  to  do  unless  they  are  straightened  out  and 
protected.  About  the  first  boot  that  they  will  need 
will  be  a  "scalper,"  but  it  is  important  that  they 
be  lignt  and  fit  the  colt. 


Secretary  Harry  Shepard  of  the  Columbus  (Ohio) 
Driving  Park  Company  has  announced  the  following 
stakes  for  his  Grand  Circuit  meeting:  First  week — 
Hoster-Columbus  Stake,  for  2:16  trotters,  $10,000; 
the  Hartman  Stake,  for  2:14  pacers,  $5,000;  Colum- 
bus Stake,  for  2:09  trotters,  $3,000;  Board  of  Trade 
Stake,  for  2:07  pacers,  $3,000;  Kentucky  Stock  Farm 
Futurity,  for  three-year-old  pacers  and  trotters, 
$7,500.  Second  week — The  Ohio  Stake,  for  2:12  trot- 
ters, $5,000;  the  Merchants  Stake,  for  2:06  pacers, 
$3,000;  the  Horse  Review  Stake,  worth  $10,000,  to 
two-year-old  and  three-year-old  trotters,  divided 
$3,000  for  two-year-olds  and  $7,000  for  three-year-olds. 


The  fact  that  rich  stakes  for  young  trotters  are 
of  vital  importance  to :  the  breeding  industry  is 
acknowledged  by  everyone  interested  in  the  success 
of  the  industry.  The  small  breeder  and  farmer,  as 
the  history'  of  these  events  shows,  has  just  as  good 
a  chance  to  draw  a  prize  as  the  owner  of  half  a  hun- 
dred matrons,  ihen,  if  he  sells  his  colt  at  an  early 
age,  it  will  always  bring  enough  more  than  it  would 
have  brought  to  pay  him  for  the  sums  paid  out  in 
entrance  money.  The  more  promise  the  youngster 
showed  the  greater  the  percentage  that  his  invest- 
ment in  entrance  money  would  bring. 


Ed  Geers  has  started  in  to  develop  more  of  the 
Direct  Hal  pacing  family,  which  he  has  made  famous. 
In  the  last  few  years'  he  first  made  the  name  of 
Direct  Hal  2:04%,  known  everywhere  that  a  good 
pacer  is  known,  then  he  took  his  son,  Walter  Direct 
2:05%  and  gave  him  the  record  be  carries,  and  which 
he  would  undoubtedly  have  materially  lowered  had 
he  not  met  with  an  accident  which  threw  him  out 
of  training.  Now  Mr.  Geers  is  spending  a  lot  of 
time  on  two  colts  by  Walter  Direct  2:05%,  which 
he  recently  purchased.  Both  are  two-year-old  fillies. 
and  it  is  said  that  they  can  already  show  some  of 
the  terrific  speed  that  made  their  sire,  grandsire  and 
great  grandsire  famous. 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


WORLD    FAMOUS    HERO    HORSES. 


[General  I.  R.   Sherwood  in  American   Sportsman.] 

The  horse  is  the  only  animal  whose  history  and 
achievements  are  indissolubly  linked  with  his  man 
master.  Just  how  long  the  horse  has  been  a  do- 
mesticated animal  none  of  the  historians  or  areheolo- 
gists  are  able  to  tell  us. 

The  Assyrian  sculptures  are  the  most  ancient  and 
are  estimated  to  date  some  4200  years  before  Christ. 
And  these  sculptures  contain  more  representatives 
of  horses,  caparisoned  and  equipped  to  ride,  than  of 
men.  But  we  get  no  horse  heroes  from  the  Assyr- 
ians. And  the  first  that  we  get  are  legendary,  born 
of  Pagan  poetry,  which  is  always  of  doubtful  verac- 
ity. The  Greek  poet  Homer,  writes  of  three  favorite 
horses,  Poderge.  Galathe  and  the  fiery  Ethon. 

The  first  real  horse  that  is  fully  verified  as  a  war 
horse  or  a  horse  of  the  heroics  is  Bucephalus,  the 
favorite  war  horse  of  Alexander  the  Great,  who  was 
born  325  years  before  Christ.  Evidently  the  Mace- 
donians were  breeding  horses  for  quality,  as  Plu- 
tarch, one  of  the  arliest  of  reliable  historians,  says 
that  Bucephalus  was  offered  to  King  Philip,  the 
father  of  Alexander  the  Great  for  thirteen  talents, 
or  $12,590.  It  is  not  my  purpose  to  mention  any 
of  the  famous  war  horses  of  the  Pagan  world,  ex- 
cept to  note  the  fact  that  Bucephalus  was  the  first 
war  horse  of  heroic  quality  to  get  into  current  his- 
tory. 

Let  us  now  skip  two  thousand  years  of  man's  con- 
stant warring,  including  the  so-called  Age  of  Chival- 
ry, and  start  our  brief  story  of  the  horse  heroics 
with  the   dying  years  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

If  I  should  name  six  of  the  most  famous  hero 
horses  of  the  nineteenth  century,  I  would  mention 
Marengo,  the  favorite  war  horse  of  Napoleon;  Cop- 
enhagen, the  favorite  of  the  Duke  of  Wellington; 
Cincinnati,  the  famous  war  horse  of  Gen.  Grant; 
Traveler,  the  noted  war  horse  of  Gen.  Robt.  E.  Lee; 
Lexington,  the  horse  Gen.  Sherman  rode  on  the  At- 
lanta campaign;  and  Winchester,  the  game  and  fleet 
black  stallion  that  carried  Gen.  Phil  Sheridan  from 
Winchester  to  Cedar  Creek  (20  miles)  that  gray 
October  morning  in  1864.  Winchester  has  the  unique 
distinction  of  a  continental  commemoration  in  a 
dramatic  war  poem,  and  the  further  distinction  of 
having  his  master  for  a  biographer. 

The  closing  years  of  the  eighteenth  century  wit- 
nessed not  only  the  most  stirring  war  events  of 
the  century,  but  made  more  heroic  history  than  in 
all  the  preceding  three  hundred  years.  A  new  Re- 
public was  born  and  the  hero  of  the  epoch  that  gave 
it  birth  was  a  mounted  soldier,  a  farmer,  a  horse 
breeder  and  horse  lover  and  patron  and  devotee  of 
the  race  horse — George  Washington.  And  three  of 
his  most  famous  war  horses  are  a  part  and  a  gallant 
part  of  the  heroic  history  of  this  Republic. 

Let  us  not  forget  that  G«orge  Washington  was  a 
tried  and  capable  soldier  in  the  old  French  war,  so- 
called,  of  1755,  fighting  the  side  of  England.  When 
Washington,  then  a  young  colonel,  accompanied  the 
English  commander,  General  Braddock,  in  the  old 
French  war,  he  took  with  him  three  magnificent 
horses  (English  bred  hunters!  from  his  Virginia 
estate.  One  of  these  horses,  a  dark  gray  stallion 
of  great  speed  and  stamina,  was  named  Greenway. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  in  a  fierce  battle  fought 
July  9,  1755,  Gen.  Braddock  was  killed,  and  his 
army  was  defeated.  Col.  Washington  was  his  aide- 
de-camp.  Braddock  lost  five  horses  shot  under  him, 
a  world's  record  as  I  believe,  and  Col.  Washington 
had  two  shot  under  him.  Writing  of  the  battle  nine 
days  later,  at  Fort  Cumberland,  to  his  brother,  John, 
Washington  says:  "I  have  been  protected  by  Provi- 
dence beyond  all  expectation.  I  had  four  bullets 
through  my  coat  and  two  horses  shot  under  me,  and 
yet  escaped  unhurt."  Greenway  was  not  one  of  the 
killed  at  Braddock's  defeat,  because  after  the  French 
war  closed,  Washington  used  him  frequently  to  fol- 
low the  hounds,  in  the  fox  hunts  so  common  in  colon- 
ial Virginia. 

When  Gen.  Washington  left  Virginia,  June  30,  1775, 
to  take  command  of  the  Continental  armies  then  at 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  he  took  with  him  five  horses  of 
his  own  breeding.  His  favorite  was  a  magnificent 
bay  stallion,  16  hands  high.  When  Gen.  Washington 
made  his  first  appearance  at  Cambridge,  mounted 
on  this  magnificent  horse,  he  enthused  and  charmed 
not  only  the  army,  but  the  motley  throng  of  Revolu- 
tionary patriots  gathered  there  to  greet  for  the  first 
time  the  hero  of  the  epoch. 

Before  the  close  of  the  war  Washington  acquired 
by  gift  and  purchase,  seven  other  war  horses.  Fair- 
fax was  the  name  of  the  horse  that  Washington  rode 
the  day  he  took  command  of  the  army.  At  the  battle 
of  Trenton,  Fairfax  was  so  badly  wounded  that 
Washington  had  to  abandon  him.  At  the  battle  of 
Monmouth,  June  28,  1778,  Washington  rode  a  white 
horse,  Blue  Skin,  presented  him  by  Gov.  Livingston 
of  New  Jersey.  The  day  was  excessively  hot  and 
the  heat  and  terrors  of  the  fight  killed  Blue  Skin. 
Washington  then  rode  to  the  end  of  the  fight  that 
day  a  magnificent  chestnut  mare  with  flaxen  mane 
and  tail  called  Dolly,  rather  a  tame  name  for  a 
battle  hero.  Another  of  Washington's  favorite  war 
horses  was  a  light  colored  sorrel,  16  hands,  with  a 
white  face  and  four  white  legs.  This  stallion  was 
a  gift  from  Gov.  Nelson  of  Virginia,  and  Washington 
named  him  Nelson  in  honor  of  the  donor.  This  horse 
lived  to  the  end  of  the  war,  and  Gen.  Washington 
rode  him  on  the  day  of  the  final  surrender  of  Lord 
Cornwallis,  October  19,  1781. 

After  the  war  Nelson  led  a  life  of  ease  at  Mt.  Ver- 
non. He  survived  his  immortal  master  and  died  at 
the   remarkable   age   of   36   years.     Thos.   Jefferson 


often  said  that  Washington  was  the  greatest  horse- 
man of  his  time. 

Probably  the  most  famous  war  horse  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  was  Napoleon's  Marengo.  And  horse 
lovers  will  wonder  why  it  is  that  of  all  the  many 
hundred  biographies  that  have  been  written  .in  six 
languages)  of  the  greatest  empire  builder  of  modern 
times,  so  little  has  been  said  of  the  great  horses 
that  carried  him  to  victory  in  so  many  great  battles. 

We  have  the  authority  of  Louis  Napoleon,  who 
said  at  Chiselhurst  in  1872,  that  Marengo  was  the 
favorite  horse  of  this  great  captain  of  the  French. 
He  was  an  Arab  stallion  captured  from  a  Mameluke 
chief,  during  Napoleon's  Egyptian  campaign.  Mar- 
engo was  about  15%  hands  high,  of  very  high  style 
and  almost  white.  He  was  seven  times  wounded  in 
battle.  Napoleon  rode  him  last  at  Waterloo,  where 
Marengo  was  shot  in  the  left  hip.  He  too,  like  Nel- 
son, survived  his  royal  master,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  36  years.  Napoleon  rode  Marengo  in  the  follow- 
ing great  battles;  Marengo,  Austerlitz,  Jena,  Wag- 
ram,  in  the  disastrous  Russian  campaign,  and  at 
Waterloo.  Another  war  horse  of  Napoleon  was  an 
Arab  stallion  named  AH.  On  the  downfall  of  Napo- 
leon a  French  gentleman  purchased  Marengo  and 
another  well  tried  war  horse  of  Napoleon,  named 
Jaffa,  and  transferred  them  to  his  estate  in  England. 
The  last  trumpet  call  for  Marengo  was  in  Septem- 
ber, 1829,  just  as  he  had  completed  36  years.  Napo- 
leon had  19  horses  killed  under  him  in  battle,  the 
world's   record. 

Copenhagen  won  his  fame  as  the  horse  the  Duke 
of  Wellington  rode  at  the  decisive  battle  of  Water- 
loo; a  battle  that  ended  the  conquering  career  of 
Napoleon  and  gave  enduring  fame  to  the  Duke  of 
Wellington. 

Copenhagen  has  inspired  more  animal  hero  wor- 
ship than  any  horse  in  all  history,  ancient  or  mod- 
ern. Copenhagen  was  a  powerful  chestnut  stallion, 
16  hands  high,  an  English  thoroughbred,  a  grandson 
of  the  famous  English  race  horse  Eclipse.  The 
Duke  of  Wellington  bought  him  in  1813,  paying  four 
hundred  guineas  for  him,  or  $2000.  His  magnificent 
form,  style  and  high  quality  is  indicated  by  this 
price. 

At  four  o'clock,  June  18,  1815,  the  day  the  great 
Duke  and  Copenhagen  won  immortal  fame,  Welling- 
ton mounted  Copenhagen  and  was  in  the  saddle  con- 
tinually for  eighteen  hours.  And  when  the  day  was 
done,  and  the  Duke  had  held  his  historic  interview 
with  the  Prussian  Field  Marshal  Blucher,  the  Duke 
dismounted  and  turned  Copenhagen  over  to  his  or- 
derly. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  the  English  govern- 
ment presented  the  Iron  Duke  with  a  splendid  estate 
for  his  good  day's  work  at  Waterloo. 

The  Iron  Duke's  last  act  before  leaving  Starath- 
field  a  few  days  before  Copenhagen's  death,  was  to 
walk  out  to  his  paddock  and  pet  the  great  war  horse 
who  carried  him  to  immortality  at  Waterloo.  The 
Iron  Duke's  eldest  son,  known  as  the  second  Duke 
of  Wellington,  erected  two  monuments,  one  to  the 
Duke  and  the  other  to  Copenhagen — 'both  of  Italian 
marble.  The  monument  to  Copenhagen  stands  under 
the  shadow  of  a  large  Turkish  oak,  on  the  estate 
presented  the  Duke,  where  the  famous  horse  was 
buried,  with  this  inscription: 


HERE  LIES 

COPENHAGEN 

The   charger   ridden   by   the 

Duke      of     Wellington     the 

entire     day     at    the    Battle 

of  Waterloo 
BORN     1808,     DIED     1835 


As  an  evidence  of  the  spirit  of  the  hero  worship- 
pers of  England,  let  me  mention  an  incident — Lady 
de  Ross,  who  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  gay  court 
ladies  who  danced  at  the  Duchess  of  Richmond's 
military  ball,  the  night  before  the  battle  of  Water- 
loo, was  the  last  woman  or  man  to  mount  Copen- 
hagen before  his.  death.  She  published  a  little  book- 
let from  which  the  following  is  copied: 

"He  (Copenhagen)  was  a  most  unpleasant  horse 
to  ride,  but  always  snorted  and  neighed  with  pleasure 
at  the  sight  of  troops.  I  was  jumping  with  him  one 
day  when  the  stirr,up  broke  and  I  fell  off.  In  the 
evening  when  the  Duke  of  Wellington  had  a  dance 
he  drank  the  toast:  'Here's  to  the  heroine  of  the  day; 
got  kicked  off  and  didn't  mind  it.'  " 

The  first  Duchess  of  Wellington  wore  a  bracelet 
made  of  Copenhagen's  hair. 

In  a  previous  article  I  gave  the  history  of  the  fa- 
mous war  horse  Traveler,  Gen.  Robt.  E.  Lee's  favor- 
ite battle  steed;  also  of  Cincinnati,  the  war  horse 
presented  to  Gen.  Grant  by  citizens  of  Cincinnati, 
when  the  "Hero  of  Appomattox"  was  on  his  way  to 
assume  command  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  also 
of  Lexington,  the  horse  Gen.  Sherman  rode  in  numer- 
ous battles,  and  on  the  Atlanta  campaign;  also  of 
Winchester,  the  black  stallion  of  Gen.  Phil  Sheridan, 
immortalized  by  the  dramatic  poem  of  Thos.  Bu- 
chanan Read,  entitled  "Sheridan's  Ride."  Hence  I 
will  not  repeat  in  this  essay. 

Gen.  Custer,  mounted,  was  an  inspiration.  I  am 
under  obligations  to  Henry  T.  Cole,  a  well  known 
horseman  and  gentleman  of  Monroe,  Mich.,  for  in- 
teresting information  touching  Gen.  Custer  and  his 
war  horses.  During  the  war  Custer  was  called  the 
Murat  of  the  army.  He  was  a  devotee  of  the  horse 
and  was  always  talking  about  his  war  horses.  From 
the  time  he  left  West  Point  to  join  the  army,  in  the 
Civil  War,  until  the  close  of  his  eventful  life,  in 
June,  1876,  in  the  Little  Big  Horn  Valley,  his  daily 
life  was  largely  on  horseback.     Probably  the  man 


never  lived  whose  endurance  in  the  saddle  was 
greater  than  his.  During  the  war  he  always  had 
five  or  six  horses  for  his  immediate  use,  some  were 
captured  from  the  enemy  and  others  provided  by 
the  government.  "Don  Juan,"  a  magnificent  thor- 
oughbred and  a  race  horse,  was  captured  in  North 
Carolina  by  Custer's  men.  This  is  the  horse  that 
Gen.  Custer  rode  down  Penn  avenue,  Washington, 
in  the  Grand  Review  of  May,  1865,  the  observed 
of  all  observers.  "Don  Juan"  went  wild  that  im- 
mortal day,  and  ran  away  in  the  parade.  The  huz- 
zas that  were  about  to  greet  him  at  the  reviewing 
stand  fell  to  a  silent  hush,  and  a  dozen  mounted 
orderlies  rushed  in  pursuit.  The  President  and 
Cabinet  started  up  in  involuntary  fear,  but  Custer 
throws  a  rapid  salute  at  the  array  of  dizzy  officials, 
and  with  a  powerful  effort  stops  the  flying  war  horse 
as  if  a  giant  had  chained  a  thunderbolt.  "Frog 
Town"  was  another  of  Gen.  Custer's  war  horses.  He 
was  the  finest  specimen  of  the  thoroughbred  I  ever 
saw,  standing  16  hands,  well  balanced  and  of  excel- 
lent proportions.  In  motion  he  was  superb,  a  per- 
fect model  for  the  sculptor's  art.  He  had  fine  trot- 
ting action,  as  his  sire,  Bonnie  Scotland,  had.  His 
son.  Glasgow,  was  a  very  fast  trotter  with  a  record 
of  2:25,  and  Frog  Town  also  produced  the  dam  of 
Starmont,  record  2:12%.  The  favorite  war  horse 
of  Gen.  Custer  on  the  plains  was  a  brown  horse  called 
"Dandy."  He  was  15%  hands,  a  compact,  muscular 
horse,  fine  head  and  neck.  He  marched  in  the  ranks 
of  Custer's  little  army  of  daring  troopers  on  June  25, 
1876,  against  the  confederated  Sioux  tribes,  in  the 
valley  of  the  Little  Big  Horn,  and  was  shot  through 
the  shoulder.  As  will  be  remembered,  not  a  soldier 
was  left  save  Gen.  Custer's  scout  Curley,  to  tell  the 
fearful  tale  of  the  battle  of  the  Little  Big  Horn.  The 
only  horse  that  survived  this  savage  carnival  of 
death  was  Comanche,  the  horse  of  Capt.  Keog,  and 
he  was  seven  times  wounded  and  left  to  die  by  the 
Indians.  He  was  found  afterwards  by  our  soldiers 
seven  miles  from  the  battlefield  and  was  removed  to 
Fort  Reilly,  Kan.,  where  he  recovered  and  was 
adopted  by  the  United  States  Government.  No  one 
was  ever  permitted  to  mount  him. 


THE    MARKET. 


The  big  sale  held  recently  at  Lexington  by  the 
Kentucky  Sales  Co.  of  trotting  stock  conclusively 
showed  that  the  market  is  strong  and  buoyant,  that 
everything  of  value  was  in  eager  demand  and  there 
was  a  marked  activity  in  bidding  for  young  and  pro- 
mising green  stock.  The  keynote  was  struck  when 
the  two-year-old  colt  Arion  Bird  by  Arion,  dam  Ves- 
tine  by  Jay  Bird,  went  for  $1225,  and  the  three-year- 
old  Arion  Leyburn  by  Arion,  dam  Rose  Leyburn  by 
Onward,  brought  $1600.  The  three-year-old  filly  Net- 
tie Brook  by  Silent  Brook  went  for  $1100,  and  the 
three-year-old  colt  Shakespeare  by  Jay  McGregor 
tipped  the  beam  at  $2490.  Another  colt  by  Jay  Mc- 
Gregor, Shelby  T.  (2),  brought  $1000,  while  the 
three-year-old  filly  Bon  Ami  by  Wiggins  went  for  the 
handsome  price  of  $2300.  That  the  Mokos  are  in 
demand  was  shown  when  the  three-year-old  colt  Lord 
Vinco  sold  for  $2100,  and  there  were  plenty  of 
youngsters  which  sold  from  $300  to  $1000.  In  aged 
green  prospects,  Whiteloek,  with  a  trial  of  2:04%, 
was  the  bright  particular  star,  and  he  went  for  the 
highly  respectable  figure  of  $4000.  Sister  Collette 
2:09%  heads  the  list  of  performers;  she  went  for 
$3400,  and  was  probably  the  bargain  of  the  sale. 
Among  those  who  touched  the  $1000  mark  were  Sue 
Quarles  by  Jay  bird,  $1027;  Lucie  G.  by  Porro,  $1700; 
Moko  Pearl  by  Moko,  $1500,  and  Evania  by  Clay 
King,  $1200.  The  interest  was  well  sustained  from 
first  to  last  and  the  Sales  Co.  deserve  great  credit 
for  the  excellent  management  which  enabled  them 
to  gather  so  many  fine  consignments  and  attract 
buyers  from  all  sections.  The  total  result  was  won- 
derful, considering  that  a  large  number  of  offerings 
were  weanlings  and  old  brood  mares  for  clearing  out 
purposes,  yet  the  433  head  sold  for  $118,691,  or  an 
average  of  $274. — Sports  of  the  Times. 


George  Loomis  and  his  brother  Frank  have  a  big 
stable  at  the  Hamline  track  in  winter  quarters,  says 
the  Horseman.  Loomis  will  race  the  fast  and  hand- 
some Gambetta  Wilkes  stallion.  The  President  2:07%, 
again  this  year.  The  stallion  has  been  at  the  home 
of  his  owner  all  winter,  but  will  be  sent  to  Hamline 
the  first  of  March.  This  will  be  the  first  time  that 
he  has  ever  had  a  long  preparation,  and  his  admirers 
are  confident  that  he  will  prove  one  of  the  stars  of 
his  division.  Loomis  did  not  get  him  last  year  until 
the  first  of  June  and  he  had  very  little  fast  work 
when  he  was  asked  to  stack  up  against  Lake  Queen. 
Lady  Gail  Hamilton,  Golddust  Maid  and  others  of 
that  caliber.  He  will  be  raced  down  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit and  should  taKe  a  very  low  record.  Another 
member  of  the  stable  is  Watson  2:10%.  the  winner 
of  the  $5,000  stake  at  Hamline  in  1905.  He  was 
driven  in  that  race  by  Loomis.  Last  year  he  was 
raced  down  the  Grand  Circuit,  but  did  not  show  to 
very  good  advantage.  Silver  2:14%  is  another  trot- 
ter which  will  be  sent  after  the  big  money.  Loomis 
has  been  racing  him  now  for  two  years  and  has  sel- 
dom been  outside  the  money.  The  veteran,  Pat 
Ford  2:10,  was  sold  a  few  days  ago  to  a  Dakota 
horseman,  who  will  use  him  on  the  road  and  later 
start  him  in  some  of  the  free-for-alls  in  his  part  of 
the  rountry. 


Only  One  "BBOMO  QUININE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE 
25c. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


GOOD    SPORT    AT    LOS    ANGELES. 


(Times,  March  4.) 

Probably  no  more  exciting  series  of  finishes  have 
marked  a  local  harness  matinee  than  those  in  con- 
nection with  the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club's  exhibi- 
tion at  Agricultural  Park,  Saturday  afternoon.  Time 
and  again  the  big  throng  in  the  stand  was  on  its 
feet  to  cheer  a  favorite  which  trotted  or  paced  abreast 
with  some  other  flying  pacer  or  trotter  in  a  dash  to 
the  wire. 

By  some  hook  or  crook  Secretary  Stewart  had  ar- 
ranged a  card  which  brought  together  the  classiest 
horses  of  the  club,  and  judging  from  the  manner  in 
which  several  heats  were  contested  an  expert  handi- 
capper  might  have  allotted  weights  according  to  run- 
ning race  rules. 

None  but  the  judges  were  able  to  determine  wheth- 
er Welcome  Mac  or  Explosion  won  the  third  heat 
of  the  free  for  all  pace.  So  close  was  the  finish  that 
many  thought  that  a  dead  heat  had  been  paced.  Ex- 
plosion broke  under  the  wire,  however,  and  Welcome 
Mac  was  awarded  the  heat  and  race.  Explosion, 
under  pretty  driving  of  J.  D.  Springer,  had  captured 
the  first  heat  and  Welcome  Mac  the  second.  When 
Welcome  Mae  finished  the  second  heat  in  2:10  he 
paced  the  fastest  heat  of  the  season. 

C.  B.  Johnson's  Admonto  won  the  2:20  pace  in  two 
straight  heats,  with  Frank  Long's  Seigfreid  second. 

No  end  of  excitement  was  attendant  upon  the  free 
for  all  trot,  which  was  won  by  J.  D.  Springer's 
Danube.  Incidentally  Mr.  Springer  evidenced  the  fact 
that  he  is  an  excellent  driver.  Mr.  Springer,  with 
Don  Z.,  annexed  the  2:30  trot.  In  the  first  heat  Don 
Z.  and  Zoe  Patchen  broke  badly  before  the  half  Zoe 
recovered  at  the  half-way  station  and  Don  also  fell 
into  a  stride. 

Patchen  broke  again  and  Don  Z.  made  a  pretty 
race  down  the  stretch  with  Geraldine.  At  the  wire 
Don  broke  and  allowed  Geraldine  to  take  the  first 
heat. 

Mr.  Springer  won  the  second  heat  by  a  close  mar- 
gin from  Geraldine  and  also  captured  the  third 

William  Garland's  Cleopatra  had  small  difficulty  in 
winning  the  2:30  pace  in  straight  heats  from  Tehama 
Boy  and  Bernie  Wilkes,  which  finished  escond  and 
third. 

Secretary  Stewart  made  the  announcement  that 
Aekley  Cloyes  Schuyler  of  the  New  York  Driving 
Club  had  presented  a  silver  cup  to  be  known  as  the 
Delature  cup,  which  is  to  be  awarded  the  horse  trot- 
ting the  fastest  heat  in  a  race  during  the  next  mat- 
inee season. 

Driving  club  officials  are  to  be  congratulated  upon 

the  success  of  Saturday's  meet  and  harness  men  may 

anticipate  some  fast  exhibitions  in  the  near  future 

The  results: 

First  race,  2:40  trot — 

Gen.  Garcia,  b  g  (C.  C.  Colyear).  1     i 

Willow,  b  g  (J.  W.  Snowden) ' " '   2     2 

Direct  Maid,  b  m  (L.  J.  Christopher) ...  '"3     3 

Greenwood,  b  h  (L.  E.  McLellan) 44 

Time — 2:28,  2:29%. 
Second  race,  2:20  pace — 
Admonto,  s  g  (C.  B.  Johnson) .  11 

Seigfried,  b  g  (F.  B.  Long)  "   o     2 

Flora  G„  s  m   (A.  I.  Stewart) 3     3 

Time— 2:19%,  2:17%. 
Third  race,  free  for  all  trot- 
Danube,  br  h  (J.  D.  Springer) 1     2     1 

Glory,  br  m  (G.  A.  Pounder) .2     1     2 

Ida  Millerton,  br  m  (E.  J.  Delory) '.'. 4     3     3 

Hazel  Kinney,  b  m  (J.  H.  Reynolds)    3     4     4 

Time— 2:12%,  2:13%,  2:14. 
Fourth  race,  free  for  all  pace- 
Welcome  Mac,  b  g  (Thos.  Hughes) . .  2     11 
Explosion,  b  m  (J.  D.  Springer) .  12     2 
Henry  N.,  gr  g  (H.  N.  Henderson)                "333 
Time— 2:16%,   2:10,   2:13. 
Fifth  race,  2:30  trot- 
Don  Z.,  b  g  (J.  D.  Springer) 2     11 

Geraldine,  b  m  (J.  H.  Reynolds) .  12     3 

Zoe  Patchen,  b  m  (O.  L.  Howley) ..'.'.'  S     3     2 

Time — 2:22,  2:17,  2'20 
Sixth  race,  2:30  pace — 
Cleopatra,  s  m  (Wm.  Garland)  1     1 

Tehama  Boy,  s  g  (L.  E.  McLellan) '.'.'. 2     2 

Bernie  Wilkes,  b  m  (L.  L.  Deneker) . . . .  ""3     3 

Time— 2:24,  2:18%. 

— o 

MATINEE   RACING  AT  FRESNO. 

(Republican,  March  4.) 

Notwithstanding  unpropitious  weather,  the  races 
held  yesterday  afternoon  at  the  fair  grounds  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Fresno  Driving  Club  were  a  pro- 
nounced success.  It  is  estimated  there  were  between 
' 00  and  so°  Persons  in  attendance,  many  of  whom 
were  women.  The  condition  of  the  track  was  ex- 
cellent and  though  none  of  the  races  developed  into 
anything  extraordinary,  good  time  was  made  in  many 
The  horses  were  well  matched  and  continued  enthu- 
siasm was  aroused  among  the  spectators,  several 
hundred  of  whom  were  ranged  in  carriages  and  auto- 
mobiles about  the  course. 

In  the  first  race,  which  was  a  free  for  all  trot 
Danny  Morris'  Newport  won  handilv  from  Napa  Maid' 
owned  by  D.  D.  McDonald,  the  time  for  the  first  heat 
being  2:29.  In  the  second  heat,  held  after  the  first 
heat  of  the  second  race,  the  same  horse  won  in  a 
little,  slower  time,  covering  the  mile  in  2:30%  Both 
horses  were  in  good  form. 

•  The  second  race  was  a  free  for  all  mixed  pacing 
an  trotting  race.  Edna  proved  herself  the  best  in 
the   bunch,   which   included   Milton   Gear   and   Head- 


light, owned  by  J.  Depoister  and  N.  Fitzgerald, -re- 
spectively. D.  D.  McDonald,  owner  of  the  winner, 
was  the  only  person  to  have  more  than  one  entry  in 
the  harness  race.  The  first  heat  was  made  in  2:36%, 
while  in  the  second  race  5%  seconds  were  clipped 
from  the  time,  Edna  coming  in  in  2:31. 

The  third  race  was  one  which  afforded  a  great  deal 
of  amusement  to  the  occupants  of  the  grandstand. 
After  a  start  had  been  made  with  some  difficulty, 
Minnehaha  kept  breaking  continually,  and  was  given 
third  instead  of  second  place  on  that  account.  Jupi- 
ter, owned  by  A.  Carmen,  came  in  first  without  great 
trouble,  although  Minnehaha  led  well  at  the  start, 
breaking  within  an  eighth  of  a  mile.  Bessie  R.,  who 
is  owned  by  E.  B.  Walters,  was  handicapped  by  not 
having  a  rubber  tired  sulky,  and  came  in  a  length 
or  two  behind  Minnehana. 

From  the  grand  stand  one  of  the  prettiest  races  of 
the  day  was  the  fourth,  limited  to  ladies'  mounts.  The 
entries  included  Miss  Myers  on  Jupiter,  Miss  Butler 
on  Cassie,  Mrs.  Leota  Zapp  on  Sylvia  and  Miss  Leora 
Joseph  on  Conejo  Bill.  The  race  was  a  quarter  mile, 
the  horses  starting  at  the  last  quarter  and  finishing 
before  the  grand  stand.  A  good  start  was  made  by 
all  except  Jupiter,  who  got  a  little  the  worst  of  it, 
the  riders  apparently  not  masters  of  jockeying. 

First  place  was  won  easily  by  Mrs.  Zapp  on  Sylvia, 
the  finish  exciting  applause  from  all.  Miss  Butler 
on  Cassie,  who  occupied  a  position  next  to  the  out- 
side, came  in  second,  while  Miss  Joseph  on  Conejo 
Bill  came  in  third,  holding  the  pole  at  the  start.  The 
time  made  was  25%  seconds. 

The  fifth  event  was  a  race  between  Shetland  ponies, 
all  under  forty-two  inches  in  height.  About  half  a 
dozen  from  John  Zapp's  stables  were  entered.  Spec- 
tators around  the  gate  to  the  track  were  surprised 
when  the  small  drove  of  ponies  made  a  bee  line  for 
the  center  of  the  crowd,  a  habit  learned  from  their 
training  in  the  Floto  circus.  All  of  the  little  horses 
were  game,  and  furnished  an  interesting  event. 

Don,  one  of  the  larger  ponies,  with  Eddie  Joseph 
up,  came  in  first.  Second  place  went  to  Jargo,  ridden 
by  Marcus  McLaughlin.  Red  Ridinghood,  who  led 
at  first,  and  who  evidently  fell  back  because  of  her 
diminutive  stature,  came  in  third,  her  jockey  being 
Oswald  Fane. 

A  ladies'  match  race  was  arranged  during  the 
course  of  the  races,  between  Mrs.  Zapp  on  Sylvia 
and  Conejo  Bill  ridden  by  Eddie  Joseph.  Sylvia  won 
the  quarter  mile  dash  with  ease  in  25  seconds  flat. 

The  judges  of  the  day  were  Willard  Zibbel,  Schuy- 
ler Walton  from  this  city,  and  Ike  Lipsen  of  Han- 
ford.  No  dissatisfaction  was  expressed  with  any  de- 
cision, every  event  going  through  without  a  hitch. 

Considerable  interest  is  being  manifested  in  anoth- 
er race,  to  be  held  next  May  day.  No  definite  plans 
have  been  made,  but  a  large  list  of  entries  is  ex- 
pected. 


THE    HOPPLES. 


The  hopples  have  been  receiving  an  unusual  share 
of  attention  of  late,  especially  in  the  East  since  the 
bill  prohibiting  their  use  in  the  State  of  Massa- 
chusetts, either  upon  the  track  or  road,  was  intro- 
duced in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature.  The  state- 
ment of  the  Veteran  Splan  and  the  reply  by  the 
successful  New  England  race  driver,  Walter  Cox, 
has  also  tended  to  keep  up  an  interest  in  the  hopple 
debate. 

The  well  known  practical  horseman  and  turf 
writer,  Mambrino  (H.  D.  McKinney),  gives  the  fol- 
lowing humorous  account  in  the  Trotter  and  Pacer 
of  his  experience  with  the  Indiana  pajamas: 

"The  latest  agitation  in  turf  affairs  is  the  attack 
made  by  many  turf  reformers  against  the  use  of  the 
'Indiana  Uplifters'  in  races.  From  the  vitriolic  at- 
tack of  a  few  of  the  ultra-opponents  it  is  fair  to  pre- 
sume that  little  thought  or  fraternal  consideration 
has  been  given  to  the  far-reaching  effects  that  the 
abolishment  of  hopples  must  have  upon  the  numer- 
ous industries  attaching  thereto,  such  as  the  manu- 
facturer of  sulkies  and  harness.  The  undertaker, 
the  florist,  black  goods  emporiums  would  be  retired 
with  'Indiana'  out  of  a  job;  also  'everybody's  friend,' 
the  genial  dispenser  of  anesthetics,  splints,  band- 
ages, plaster  of  Paris,  cocaine,  etc.,  and  all  for  $1.50 
for  a  friendly  visit. 

"If  a  driver  seeks  a  little  sensational  notoriety, 
whose  business  is  it,  anyhow,  if  he  does  make  a 
catapultic  flight  through  space  without  the  use  of 
the  inflated  gas  bag,  which  so  many  other  idiots  em- 
ploy in  tragic  experiment?  Discussion  and  legisla- 
tion against  the  use  of  'Indianas'  is  along  the  same 
line  as  tariff  reform.  Good  results  will  be  secured 
about  as  soon  for  one  as  the  other. 

"I  notice  the  Massachusetts  Legislature  has  also 
'cut  in'  and  has  passed  a  restrictive  law  again  the 
use  of  hopples.  They  might  have  done  worse.  But 
any  one  who  believes  in  the  laws  of  heredity  will 
not  be  surprised  at  any  prohibition  law  that  these  de- 
scendants of  the  Puritans,  who  hung  old  women, 
manacled  with  chains  young  children,  cut  off  men's 
ears  and  threw  others  into  prison,  may  enact 

"Blessed  the  day  when  Roger  Williams,  fleeing 
from  the  bigoted  persecution  of  the  Puritans,  escaped 
to  Rhode  Island,  founding  there  a  colony  of  tolerant 
and  liberal-minded  people.  Regarding  the  Puritans 
from  whom  the  writer,  not  his  fault,  descended.  It 
is  a  stand-off  for  whom  the  writer  has  the  least  re- 
spect, the  Stuarts  of  England  or  the  Puritans;  each 
was  trying  to  do  the  other  anyhow. 

Leaf  From  Diary  of  a  Driver  of  Hoppled  Pacers. 

"I  was  just  rounding  the  turn  into  the  back  stretch 
in  the  center  of  a  big  field  of  horses  when  my  horse 
stubbed  his  toe,  got  tangled  in  his  uplifters,  landed 
on  his  head,  turned  a  complete  somersault,  and,  of 


course,  I  sailed  out  in  the  sunlight,  and  then  dark- 
ness. The  business  part  of  my  anatomy  was  dor- 
mant, but  the  brain  very  active.  In  my  trance  a  beau- 
tiful vision  was  revealed  to  me.  I  was  in  a  fairyland, 
peopled  with  a  peculiar  but  very  happy  people, 
among  them  many  familiar  faces. 

"The  first  old  acquaintance  I  met  was  John  Brown- 
ing, who,  with  his  collaborator,  Satan,  invented  the 
Indiana  life  destroyers.  Congratulated  him  upon  the 
success  of  his  device  for  killing  and  crippling  both 
men  and  horses,  informing  him  that  I  came  in  over 
the  hopple  route,  and  to  his  device  he  was  indebted 
for  my  visit.  Passing  down  the  street  I  dropped  into 
the  reception  room  of  the  Hotel  Mystery,  sort  of 
horseman's  headquarters. 

"Here  I  met  big-hearted  and  always  genial  Dan 
Mace,  surrounded  by  a  lot  of  good  old-timers,  discuss- 
ing changes  in  the  rules — among  them  Happy  Jack 
Phillips,  awaiting  the  arrival  of  John  Dougrey,  the 
always  cheerful  and  gentlemanly  Charley  Green,  the 
rough  diamond  Gus  Glidden  and  the  pride  and  boast 
of  all  Bostonians,  Jimmy  Golden.  Dan's  first  in- 
quiry was  about  his  two  favorite  boys,  'Knapsack' 
and  Splan.  A  good  report  pleased  him  greatly.  Hello, 
here  comes  the  Talleyrand  of  the  Turf,  looking  fine 
as  usual.  At  my  urgent  request  Orrin  gave  me  the 
inside  history  of  the  Santa  Claus-Piedmont  races, 
and  as  he  had  John  De  Mass  along  to  verify  his 
statements  I  believed  they  were  truthful.  Yet.  I'll 
have  to  compare  notes  with  John  Splan  before  full 
endorsement. 

"Dan  says  George  Alley  drops  in  occasionally  to 
talk  over  the  joyful  days  when  he  owned  and  drove 
Dexter  on  the  road.  Alley  is  looking  splendid  and 
dresses  as  usual  with  the  exquisite  taste  of  a  Beau 
Brummel.  George  has  quit  the  stock  exchange,  Dan 
says,  and  is  now  securing  exclusive  franchise  and 
right  of  way  for  Harriman  to  build  a  railroad  from 
here  to  Utopia. 

"  'Jerry  Dunn,  gets  a  parole  or  leave  of  absence 
occasionally,  and  then  he  drops  in  here  and  examines 
the  register  closely;  says  he  is  waiting  for  the  ar- 
rival of.  a  retired  Eastern  driver,  as  he  wants  to 
'make  good'  for  a  solemn  vow  he  made  several  years 
ago  to  'get  even,'  when  said  driver  gave  him  a  hur- 
dle race  over  the  old  West  Side  track.  Jerry  doesn't 
live  in  this  precinct,  Dan  says,  but  down  below  among 
the  plug-uglies,  where  he  has  a  red-hot  job  in  the 
sulphur  regions. 

"Noticing  that  Jerry  had  cut  off  his  fascinating 
moustache  and  that  his  curly  hair  was  cut  short,  I 
asked  why  he  did  so.  He  replied  that  'the  atmos- 
pheric' conditions  were  such  down  where  he  so- 
journed that  it  has  become  fashionable  among  his 
Congo-attired  associates.  Jerry,  you  know,  is  doing 
penance  for  the  murder  of  Jim  Elliot,  although  ac- 
quitted by  the  jury.  I  hope  the  General  never  falls 
into   his   clutches. 

"Returning  consciousness  fins  me  in  my  little  bed, 
trained  nurse  in  attendance,  and  surrounded  by  a 
loving  family,  who  as  well  as  surgeon  give  you 
every  attention.  You  now  have  plenty  of  time  for 
reflection  and  you  resolve  that  you  will  never — never 
— never  again,  in  a  race,  and  never  have.  Hopples 
are  a  splendid  thing  to  hang  up  in  the  museums  as 
relics  of  the  strenuous  days  of  the  Indian." 


The  Trotter  and  Pacer  notes  the  fact  that  Ira  Band 
Jr.,  a  pacer,  did  a  quarter  of  a  mile  over  the  snow 
at  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  recently  in  28%  seconds,  a  re- 
markable performance.  ,  It  has  since,  learned  that 
Ira  Band  jr.  paced  another  quarter  in  29  seconds 
on  Washington's  Birthday.  Mr.  Bulkley  had  the 
quarter  carefully  measured  off  on  one  of  the  city 
avenues,  so  that  the  performance  must  be  accepted 
as  authentic.  On  February  15th  the  pacer  went  over 
the  route  in  30%  seconds;  on  February  16th  he  did 
it  in  31%  seconds;  on  the  20th  he  covered  the  dis- 
tance in  28%  seconds,  and  finally,  last  Friday  he 
was  timed  in  29  seconds.  Ira  Band  Jr.  has  a  mark 
of  2:16%,  and  is  by  Ira  Band  2:12%,  son  of  Jay- 
wood,  son  of  Nutwood  2:18%;  dam  Rene  Mark  (dam 
of  Edna  2:19%),  by  Waymart  2:27%,  son  of  Happy 
Medium),  grandam  Spirit,  by  Keystone.  He  is  nine 
years  old. 


Thos.  F.  Adkin  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  has  sold  the 
three-year-old  colt,  Adkin  by  Nazote,  out  of  Liska 
2:28%,  dam  of  five  standard  performers,  by  Elec- 
tioneer, to  Leopold  Hauser  of  Vienna,  Austria,  for 
$2,500  Adkin  trotted  a  mile  at  Buffalo  last  summer 
as  a  two-year-old  in  2:21%.  He  is  eligible  to  the  Fu- 
turities and  will  remain  in  this  country  until  next 
fall,  at  least,  and  will  be  trained  for  his  engagements 
by  William  B.  McDonald  of  East  Aurora.'  Liska  has 
only  two  living  foals  which  have  no  records,  Adkin 
and  her  foal  of  1906  by  Cresceus  2:02%.  Liska  is 
now  in  foal  to  McKinney  2:11%,  and  will  be  bred  to 
The  Abbe  2:10%  this  year. 


Sidney  Dillon's  service  fee  this  year  will  be  $200. 


The  Jester  2:19%  by  Stam  B-.-  2:11%,  dam  The 
Silver  Bell  by  Silver  Bow,  was  sold  at  the  recent 
Chicago  auction  sale  for  $700.  He  is  a  brown  stal- 
lion, seven  years  old  and  was  bred  by  Mr.  L.  H.  Tod- 
hunter  of  Sacramento. 


A.   G.   Turner  of  Hollister     sold  four     good   draft 
horses  to  San  Francisco  parties  last  week  for  $1,200. 


It  is  stated  in  the  Wheatland  "Four  Corners"  that 
Robert  Dunn  of  that  place  refused  $5,200,  or  $200  a 
head  for  a  bunch  of  twenty-six  mules  last  week. 


PILES  CUBED  IN  6  TO  14  DATS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching.  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  In  6  to 
14  days  or  money  refunded.     50c. 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


A     TRANSFORMATION      IN     VETERINARY     MEDI- 
CINE. 


In  review  of  the  last  quarter  century  of  scientific 
research  a  great  many  discoveries  stand  out  as  su- 
preme achievements,  says  a  writer  in  the  Iowa  Agri- 
culturist. This  is  true  of  not  only  one,  hut  of  many 
branches  of  science.  Some  revelations  even  make  us 
feel  fortunate  to  live  at  a  time  when  such  rapid  prog- 
ress is  being  made.  The  last  centuries  seem  laden 
with  misconceptions,  but  what  has  the  future  in 
store  for  us? 

We  have  recently  witnessed  a  period  of  enormous 
development  in  the  natural  industries  of  this  coun- 
try. They  now  stand  second  to  none  on  the  globe. 
But  all  this  has  been  attended  by  serious  neglect 
along  certain  lines.  It  seems  that  these  must  be 
overcome  by  way  of  evolution  from  transient,  im- 
mature conditions  to  those  of  a  more  advanced  period 
of  scientific  research  and  civilization.  On  first  thought 
one  might  think  that  science  would  experience  a  uni- 
form development;  however,  this  seems  to  be  the 
exception  rather  than  the  rule.  We  are  now  begin- 
ning to  live  in  a  period  that  is  careful  and  fastidious. 
Professional  skill  and  practical  research  is  scarcely 
able  to  meet  the  exacting  demand  made  upon  them 
at  the  present  time.  This  is  especially  true  of  medi- 
cal science,  and  more  particularly  in  veterinary  medi- 
cine. 

Although  much  work  has  been  done  along  the  line 
of  prophylactic  measures,  much  greater  work  is  to  be 
expected  in  the  near  future.  There  are  just  now 
being  performed  very  necessary  and  important  duties 
which  indicate  wholesome  growth  and  progress.  This 
country  has  in  the  past  twelve  months  experienced  a 
sensation  not  soon  to  be  forgotten.  With  inspection 
of  all  sorts  of  food  products  and — most  important 
of  all — with  a  thoroughgoing  inspection  and  control 
of  the  milk  supply,  the  result  will  be  the  saving  of 
the  lives  of  millions  of  infants  and  small  children 
and  marked  decline  of  the  average  yearly  death  rate. 
These  are  simply  a  few  instances  where  veterinary 
medicine  could  exert  great  benefit  if  merely  given  an 
opportunity.  The  average  man,  indeed,  knows  little 
of  the  triumphs  of  preventive  medicine,  and  yet  it 
is  true  that  the  most  brilliant  advances  made  by 
medical  science  have  been  in  the  prevention  of  dis- 
ease rather  than  in  its  treatment.  The  establish- 
ment upon  a  firm  foundation  of  the  germ  doctrine 
of  infective  diseases,  the  discovery  of  the  parasite 
organisms  of  many  of  these  diseases,  the  determina- 
tion of  the  mode  of  spread  of  others,  and  the  study 
of  infection  and  immunity  have  transformed  the  face 
of  modern  medicine.  Prophylactic  measures  in  vogue 
but  a  short  time  ago  are  now  considered  impractical. 
Sufficient  knowledge  of  the  life  history  of  many  of 
the  parasite  organisms  has  been  gained  in  the  past 
few  years  to  make  it  possible  to  institute  very  effi- 
cient preventive  measures.  Heretofore  much  money 
and  labor  have  been  spent  in  fighting  animal  plagues 
without  having  any  definite  knowledge  as  to  their 
causative  factors  and,  consequently,  the  most  efficient 
method  of  their  eradication.  However,  with  a  knowl- 
edge concerning  immunity  and  life  history  of  the 
parasites  the  problem  becomes  much  simplified. 

The  disease  alluded  to  in  the  Second  Book  of  Moses 
as  the  sixth  plague  .of  Egypt  was  undoubtedly  the 
disease  we  now  know  as  anthrax.  The  same  disease 
was  described  by  Homer.  Ovid  and  Plutarch  report 
that  Rome  was  visited  by  a  serious  outbreak  about 
740  B.  C.  Numerous  outbreaks  have  occurred  up  to 
comparatively  recent  times.  The  cause  of  this  dis- 
ease has  been  thoroughly  studied  and  the  effects  of 
which  can  be  largely  prevented  by  sanitary  and  im- 
munizing measures.  A  great  many  of  the  infective 
diseases  have  a  similar  history. 

What  a  transformation  has  been  wrought  in  the 
last  quarter  of  a  century!  Epizootics  previously  re- 
garded as  supernatural  now  seem  common-place  and 
simple.  Outbreaks  then  considered  as  due  to  some 
ill-defined  condition  of  the  atmosphere  are  now  known 
to  have  a  specific  cause.  Instead  of  empiricism,  we 
have  knowledge  systematized,  classified  and  special- 
ized. In  fact,  veterinary  science  is  developing  so 
rapidly  that  it  is  almost  impossible  to  keep  abreast 
of  the  developments.  It  is  experiencing  a  transform- 
ation to  be  seen  in  no  other  science.  It  affords  a 
greater  field  for  original  research  than  any  other 
profession. 

Very  few  of  the  breeders  realize  the  progress  and 
appreciate  the  efforts  being  made  to  protect  their 
interests.  The  most  difficult  task  to  which  any  pro- 
fession has  ever  put  its  hands  is  the  crusade  against 
one  of  the  well  known  infectious  diseases.  Sufficient 
knowledge  of  the  causation  and  mode  of  spread  has 
been  gained  within  the  last  quarter  of  a  century  to 
bring  it  within  the  possible  bounds  of  the  realization 
of  the  hopes  of  even  the  most  enthusiastic,  but  it 
will  require  a  long  time,  much  patience  and  a  com- 
bination of  all  the  forces  of  society,  medical,  legis- 
lative, educational  and  sociological,  to  attain  this 
goal. 

A  consideration  of  the  part  played  by  veterinary 
medicine  and  its  related  sciences  in  the  economy  of 
modern  civilization  leaves  the  ordinary  mind  astound- 
ed at  the  all-embracing  grasp  it  holds  upon  man's 
existence  and  livelihood.  One  cannot  see  the  forest 
for  the  trees!  Such  will  be  the  feeling  of  the  inves- 
tigator when  he  tries  to  single  out  from  the  endless 
mass  of  material  the  important  advances  that  are 
in  sight  for  veterinary  medicine  at  the  present  time. 
Old  theories  are  being  replaced  by  up-to-date  ideas. 
The  general  health  of  the  public  is  receiving  greater 
consideration,  and  it  is  to  be  expected  that  in  the 
future  it  will  depend  almost  wholly  on  comparative 


medicine,  more  especially  animal  diseases  and  sani- 
tary associated  with  their  existence.  As  an  author- 
ity on  public  health,  the  veterinarian  is  a  necessity. 
His  services  in  relation  to  sanitation  are  indispen- 
sable. His  opinions  concerning  hereditary  predispo- 
sitions in  disease  are  no  longer  questioned.  Until 
all  concerned  realize  that  the  profession  is  working 
from  a  scientific  as  well  as  practical  basis,  they  will 
be  unable  to  appreciate  the  inestimable  value  of 
the  work  which  is  being  done. 


RIGID   INSPECTION    RULES. 


Horses  exported  to  Canada  from  the  United  States 
will  now  be  rigidly  inspected  before  being  permitted 
to  enter  that  country.  The  following  from  the  Vic- 
toria Colonist  of  February  26th,  will  be  of  interest 
to  horsemen  generally: 

The  importation  of  horses  from  the  United  States 
will  be  dealt  a  hard  blow  on  March  1st,  when  an 
order  in  council  adopted  by  the  Governor-General  in 
council  of  the  Dominion,  will  come  into  effect.  Be- 
sides increasing  the  duty  on  horses  to  25  per  cent, 
it  provides  for  a  very  rigid  inspection  of  all  animals 
imported.  Quarantine  and  inspection  stations  have 
been  established  throughout  the  Dominion  and  in- 
spectors will  be  appointed  by  the  Dominion  Govern- 
ment to  see  that  the  laws  are  carried  out.  In  British 
Columbia  quarantine  stations  will  be  established  at 
Rossland,  Nelson,  Grand  Forks,  Midway,  Victoria  and 
Vancouver,  while  inspection  stations  will  be  estab- 
lished at  Osoyoos,  New  Westminster  and  Douglas. 
Although  the  importation  of  horses  is  practically  in 
every  instance  from  the  United  States,  provision  has 
been  made  for  the  inspection  of  any  animal  arriving 
from  any  other  country,  with  the  exception  of  New- 
foundland and  Mexico,  and  entry  is  prohibited  except 
at  Victoria  and  Vancouver.  Regarding  the  importa- 
tion of  animals  from  countries  outside  of  those  al- 
ready mentioned,  the  law  provides  that  the  master 
must  notify  the  superintendent  of  the  animal  quaran- 
tine station  of  the  arrival  of  the  vessel  and  the  num- 
ber of  animals  on  board;  and  all  animals  arriving  in 
Canada  through  the  above  mentioned  ports  shall  be 
subject  to  an  inspection,  and  any  unauthorized  inter- 
ference with  the  inspectors,  or  after  the  inspection 
has  been  made,  will  render  the  shipment  liable  to 
seizure.  Any  animal  affected  with  any  contagious  or 
infectious  disease,  which  is  imported  or  introduced 
into  Canada,  shall  be  forfeited  and  forthwith  de- 
stroyed. 

All  animals  imported  from  United  States  or  New- 
foundland must  be  accompanied  by  a  declaration  or 
affidavit  stating  clearly  for  what  purposes  the  ani- 
mals are  to  be  used,  and  the  declaration  must  be 
presented  to  the  collector  of  customs  of  the  port  at 
which  entry  is  made,  who  will  decide  whether  the 
animals  are  entitled  to  enter  under  these  regula- 
tions and  shall  notify  the  inspector  in  case  an  in- 
spection is  necessary.  The  importation  of  branded 
or  range  western  horses  other  than  those  which  are 
broken  to  harness  is  prohibited.  Horses,  other  than 
those  comprising  a  part  of  a  settler's  effects,  shall 
be  inspected  and  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certifi- 
cate of  mallein  test,  dated  not  less  than  thirty  days 
prior  to  the  date  of  entry,  signed  by  an  inspector  of 
the  United  States  bureau  of  animal  industry,  or  the 
certificate  of  a  reputable  veterinary  endorsed  by  an 
inspector  of  the  bureau  of  animal  industry;  and  also 
a  certificate  from  an  inspector  of  the  Canadian  de- 
partment of  agriculture.  When  not  accompanied  by 
such  certificate  the  horses  shall  be  submitted  to  the 
mallein  test  either  at  the  quarantine  station  or  at 
the  point  of  destination;  and  if  any  reactors  are  found 
they  shall  be  slaughtered  without  compensation  or 
definitely  marked  and  returned  to  the  point  from 
which  they  were  shipped  and  must  not  be  again  pre- 
sented for  entry. 

The  remainder  of  the  shipment  will  be  detained  in 
quarantine  until  it  is  shown  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  veterinary  director  general  that  they  are  free 
from  the  disease.  This  will  also  apply  to  horses  or 
mules  within  a  period  of  six  months  after  the  date  of 
entry. 

If  on  inspection  glanders  is  found  in  the  shipment 
all  animals  comprising  the  consignment  shall  be  re- 
turned from  where  they  were  shipped,  but  any  not 
reactors  may  again  be  presented  for  entry  after  a 
lapse  of  not  less  than  fifteen  days  from  the  time  of 
the  previous  entry,  provided  that  satisfactory  evi- 
dence is  produced  to  show  that  they  have  not  been 
in  contact  with  any  affected  animals  during  that 
period.  Animals  passing  in  bond  through  United 
States  for  importation  to  Canada  must  be  accom- 
panied by  a  certificate  of  health  from  an  inspector 
of  the  United  States  bureau  of  animal  industry,  such 
animals  shall  be  liable  to  an  inspection,  and  if  neces- 
sary to  detention  before  being  admitted  into  Canada. 
The  expense  of  all  treatment  must  be  borne  by  the 
importer  or  owner  of  the  horses. 

Animals  in  transit  through  Canada  to  any  other 
portion  of  the  United  States  shall  be  subject  to  in- 
spection at  the  Canadian  point  of  shipment.  Animals 
may  be  admitted  for  the  purposes  of  exhibition  sub- 
ject to  the  usual  customs'  regulations.  The  expense 
of  feeding  and  treating  the  animals  while  in  quaran- 
tine shall  be  borne  by  the  importers  or  owners,  and 
such  expenses  must  be  paid  for  before  the  animals 
leave  quarantine,  otherwise  they  may  be  sold  on  four- 
teen days'  notice  to  meet  the  charges.  Any  person 
attempting  to  remove  an  animal  from  quarantine 
shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $200. 

The  general  provisions  of  the  bill,  however,  are 
to  provide  against  the  possibility  of  diseased  ani- 
mals being  carried  through  Canadian  territory  or 
being  imported  into  Canada  from  any  outside  coun- 
try. The  introduction  of  the  order-in-council  is  being 
severely  criticized  in  many  quarters,  while  in  others 


it  is  hailed  with  delight.  The  importers  who  desire 
to  import  a  large  number  of  horses  are  rather  afriad 
to  face  the  test,  as  one  of  a  dozen  might  be  afflicted 
and  all  will  be  refused,  and  in  the  meantime  the  im- 
porters are  out  that  much  money. 

On  the  other  hand  it  is  claimed  by  many  that  it 
is  a  very  good  law  and  they  point  out  that  it  would 
be  absolutely  useless  to  take  precautionary  measures 
for  the  prevention  of  glanders  in  Canada  and  then  to 
give  permission  for  the  entry  of  horses  from  the  af- 
fected districts  without  submitting  to  an  inspection. 
The  new  law  will  not  in  any  way  interfere  with 
horses  for  exhibition  purposes,  nor  will  it  interfere 
with  racers,  other  than  that  they  must  submit  to  an 
inspection. 


THE  MOST  WONDERFUL  OF  ALL  ANIMALS. 


The  most  mysterious  and  the  most  misunderstood 
animal  in  existence  is  the  mule. 

The  mule  is  not  natural,  but  artificial.  The  zoo 
knows  him  not;  neither,  presumably,  did  the  ark.  He 
was  not  included  in  the  scheme  of  creation,  but  is 
the  invention  of  man.  He  is  a  mystery,  standing 
midway  between  the  horse  and  the  ass,  each  of  which 
has  its  own  tribal  characteristics.  But  the  mule,  in- 
stead of  inheriting  his  traits  from  either  or  both  of 
his  parents,  blossoms  out  as  an  individuality  by  him- 
self. I 
Where  does  he  get  those  traits  from?  Why  is  he 
so  magnificent  a  mountaineer?  Whence  came  his  in- 
telligence and  common  sense?  Why  does  he  com- 
bine with  these  two  qualities  his  lack  of  nerves? 
Why,  again,  when  he  has  his  mother's  coat,  does  half 
the  attention  produce  an  equal  result?  What  makes 
him  particular  as  to  his  drink? 

How  shall  we  account  for  his  mental  traits,  which 
those  that  we  know  describe  as  docile,  friendly  and 
intelligent?  A  more  willing  beast  never  existed,  and 
if  he  has  equals  he  has  few  if  any  superiors  in  the 
matters  of  endurance  and  good-humored  philosophy. 
The  philosophic  coolness  with  which  a  mule  will 
stand,  with  all  his  four  feet  close  together,  perched 
on  a  pinnacle,  and  thence  determining  the  next  down- 
ward step,  is  a  study  of  cheerfulness  and  sound 
sense  under  difficulties  not  easily  paralleled.  He 
never  seems  to  want  to  turn  back.  He  does  not  get 
frightened  at  prospective  perils.  He  knows  exactly 
what  is  wanted  of  him,  and  literally  brings  his  mind 
to  bear  on  each  emergency  as  it  comes  up.  It  is  at 
such  times  that  one  begins  to  see  that  the  mule  is 
not  only  a  beast  of  burden  but  a  strange  and  fascin- 
ating mystery. 

It  is  as  a  mountaineer  that  the  mule  shines,  but 
merely  to  mention  his  surefootedness  is  to  go  not 
nearly  far  enough.  A  mountain  battery  was  taken 
out  by  the  English  army  in  Baluchistan  for  a  big 
climb,  and  some  of  the  problems  the  mules  solved 
on  that  accasion  were  of  a  nature  to  make  the  hair 
stand  on  end.  It  was  like  climbing  a  tree.  The  load 
carried  is  great,  ranging  from  260  to  360  pounds.  The 
mountains  of  Baluchistan  are  particularly  unpleasant 
as  ground  for  marching  over;  the  going  is  mainly 
over  loose  stones;  there  is  no  shade,  practically  no 
water,  and  one  makes  one's  path  as  one  goes  along. 
During  maneuvers  some  years  ago  a  party  of  English 
soldiers  started  one  morning  before  dawn  and 
marched  under  such  conditions,  up  and  down,  down 
and  up,  till  about  3:30.  The  force  thus  pushed  ahead 
was  small  when  it  started;  it  was  smaller  still  when 
it  came  into  action.  But  the  guns  were  there.  One 
mule  only  fell  out.  The  mules  of  a  mountain  battery 
are  provided  with  reliefs,  but  on  this  occasion  there 
was  not  time  to  get  the  relief  line  up  and  change  the 
loads.  The  mule  that  dropped  out  marched  on 
hour  after  hour,  mile  after  mile,  showing  no  slack, 
offering  no  complaint,  and  finally  fainted  away  with 
the  load  on  its  back — fell  down  in  a  swoon  like  a 
girl. 

The  horse  will  gallop  his  heart  out;  he  is  uplifted 
by  excitement.  He  may  die  between  the  shafts,  but 
will  he  go  on  to  such  a  pitch  without  an  occasional 
persuader? 

Physically  speaking,  the  mule  has  the  horse's  coat, 
but  will  look  extremely  handsome  with  only  half  the 
amount  of  grooming.  He  is  less  troublesome  about 
his  food,  but  is  nicer  with  regard  to  water.  His  foot 
is  extremely  hard;  indeed,  he  can  go  perfectly  well 
unshod.  And  most  valuable  of  all,  he  is  provided 
with  an  unfailing  remedy  for  fatigue.  Is  your  mule 
exhausted?  Relieve  him  of  his  burdens  and  leave 
him  alone.  He  will  roll;  for  not  only  is  a  roll  a 
magic  recuperator  for  his  flagging  energies  but  a 
wise  precaution  of  Providence.  It  is  a  practice  of 
which  he  is  fond.  The  deliberation  with  which  he 
begins,  the  relish  with  which  he  employs  each  side 
in  turn  and  then  lies,  deeply  thinking,  spread  out 
perfectly  flat  and  plainly  concentrating  his  mind  on 
the  last  great  effort,  the  enthusiasm  with  which  he 
tries  to  roll,  clean  over,  and  the  air  of  satisfied 
triumph  with  which  he  gets  up,  having  done  so,  are 
little  less  than  exhilarating. — Chicago  Tribune. 


J.  W.  Ogden,  a  well  known  New  York  breeder  and 
judge  of  heavy  harness  horses,  is  the  owner  of  a 
high  stepping  roan  stallion  that  represents  a  rather 
remarkable  combination  of  coaching  blood.  The 
horse  is  Wabassee  by  D.  C.  2:23,  a  purely  trotting 
bred  son  of  Dictator.  The  stallion's  dam,  Mississippi 
Maid,  was  by  the  French  coach  horse  Anglo-Saxon, 
out  of  a  Russian  Orloff  mare,  so  that  Wabassee  com- 
bines the  blood  of  three  distinct  national  breeders  of 
carriage  horses.  This  Franco-Russian  mare  has  pro- 
duced three  foals  that  have  trotted  in  2:25  or  better. 
Albain  has  a  record  of  2:21^4,  Arona  a  mark  of 
2:22^.,  and  Wabassee  an  accredited  trial  of  2:25. 
Mr.  Ogden  is  driving  Wabassee  to  a  gig  in  Central 
Park,  and  may  perhaps  show  him  next  season. 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


■*■■*■■*■  jfc  A  A  i*i  >*ii 

*■  V  V  '*'  '•  'WV  "-*"  ■■ 


ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 

Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


HELD  UP  BY  A  NIGHT  DOG. 


[By  Will  Pocklington.] 

Most  English  sportsmen  are  aware  of  the  vast 
amount  of  ground  covered  by  the  game  preserves  of 
some  of  our  German  neighbors,  and  a  few  may  per- 
haps be  informed  as  to  the  method  employed  in  cover- 
ing that  territory,  with  a  view  to  preventing  poaching 
and  the  consequent  loss  of  game  by  theft  and  dis- 
turbance at  resting  time  in  the  night.  For  the  bene- 
fit of  those  who  are  not  conversant  with  these  mat- 
ters it  is  necessary  to  state  at  least  three  of  the  well- 
known  estates  cover  an  area  of  forty  square  miles, 
while  there  are  instances  of  still  larger  ones.  It  will 
thus  be  seen  that,  to  prevent  poaching  either  the 
force  of  men  employed  must  be  something  terrible 
to  contemplate  from  an  expenditure  standpoint,  or 
that  some  other  effective  means  of  preventing  that 
great  evil  must  be  put  in  force.  This  is  correct.  The 
means  adopted  are  dogs,  and  the  story  I  am  about  to 
tell  explains  the  matter  fully,  and  also  details  an 
adventure  I  met  with  some  ten  years  ago  in  this  con- 
nection. 

At  that  time  I  was  living  in  England  for  a  year  or 
two  and  became  interested  in  the  training  of  dogs 
for  game  purposes,  a  friend  of  mine  having  a  large 
kennel  in  Essex,  and,  posing  as  a  country  gentleman, 
made  quite  a  comfortable  income  from  the  breeding, 
training  and  sale  of  dogs;  following  the  lead  of  one. 
of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  German  sports- 
men of  high  lineage,  with,  at  that  time,  the  low  ex- 
chequer of  a  "younger  son."  At  his  place  he  had 
partridges  and  pheasants  hatched  out  in  coops,  tame 
as  chickens,  some  of  them  with  a  shortened  pinion 
to  keep  them  from  flying  far,  but  long  enough  to 
take  them  out  of  the  reach  of  vermin,  and  these 
were  rounded  up  and  collected  from  the  home  fields 
during  the  day,  and  cooped  at  night;  to  be  turned 
down  in  the  day,  and  so  the  dogs  worked  to  veritable 
feather.  Blank  cartridges  were  fired  and  the  dogs 
dropped  to  fire,  with  the  surroundings  of  a  field 
sport  now,  alas!  fast  falling  into  disuse — the  pity  of 
it!  However,  to  hark  back!  One  day  a  letter  came 
from  a  certain  German  nobleman,  who  I  will  call 
Baron  Abst.  asking  if  a  good  English  dog  trainer  and 
kennel  man  could  be  procured  to  train  a  kennel  of 
game  dogs,  and  superintend  the  training  of  some 
night  dogs  for  the  coming  season,  it  being  now  May. 
My  friend  was  nonplussed;  he  wanted  to  please  his 
client,  but  he  had  no  man  on  his  books  who  he  con- 
sidered expert  enough,  and  certainly  no  trainer  who 
understood  German,  so  that  he  was  about  to  answer 
in  the  negative  when  he  mentioned  the  matter  to 
me.  I  asked  him  not  to  write  until  the  next  day, 
thought  the  idea  over,  and  finally  decided  to  go  my- 
self, and,  as  a  kennel  man,  practically  learn  the 
details  of  dog  training  and  game  and  estate  manage- 
ment in  the  Fatherland.  My  friend  was  a  little  sur- 
prised, but  agreed,  gave  me  a  letter  of  recommenda- 
tion, and  a  week  later,  dressed  in  keeping  with  my 
position,  and  with  a  brace  of  Pointers  in  charge,  I 
started  on  my  journey,  arriving  in  due  course  at  my 
destination  in  Silesia,  and  entered  upon  mv  duties. 

I  found  Baron  Abst  a  thorough  good  fellow,  a  trifle 
autocratic  to  his  own  men,  who  seemed  to  desire  and 
need  it,  but  to  me  the  pink  of  politeness  and  con- 
sideration; and  more  especially  so  when  it  is  re- 
membered that  I  was  his  keeper  and  was  doing  my 
best  in  every  way  to  act  in  accordance  with  the  posi- 
tion. His  estate  was  literally  alive  with  game.  In 
the  territory  nearest  to  the  castle  it  swarmed  with 
partridges,  pheasant,  cock,  wood-pigeons,  etc  ■  on  the 
marshes  and  pools  were  wild  duck  and  other  species 
with  snipe  in  abundance,  while  in  the  thick  forest' 
fifteen  miles  away,  were  any  quantity  of  boar  kept 
from  passing  to  the  feathered  preserves  by  barbed 
wire  fences  and  chevaux  de  frise  of  pointed  stakes 
It  was  a  paradise  for  a  sportsman,  and  I  determined 
to  sate  myself  with  it.  The  kennel  had  about  thirty 
Pointers  and  Setters,  with  half  a  dozen  Spaniels  and 
Retrievers  and  a  few  Terriers,  and  by  the  beginning 
of  July  I  had  them  all  well  in  hand.  The  training 
of  the  night  dogs  was  the  most  interesting  thing  I 
ever  saw  in  my  life! 

The  dogs  employed  were  large  Ulmer  or  boar 
hounds  (Great  Danes),  recently  so  fashionable — 
great  upstanding  fellows,  blue,  brindled,  black,  har- 
lequin, large  full  heads,  powerful  jaws,  lots  of  bone 
well  ribbed  up,  and  with  their  ears  cut  short  to  the 
head,  so  as  to  leave  a  little  hole.  The  dogs  are  fairly 
tractable,  very  intelligent,  gentle,  sensitive  to  rebuke, 
but — they  will  not  stand  thrashing,  and  that  is  all 
about  it.  If  you  thrash  one,  and  he  meets  you  in  a 
year  or  two's  time,  he  will  get  even  or  know  the  rea- 
son why.  I  knew  this,  having  had  a  little  adventure 
with  one  when  he  seized  a  valuable  Setter  by  the 
throat,  and  I  had  to  choke  him  off.  years  before!  Well, 
there  were  eight  of  these  fellows,  about  three  parts 
grown  when  I  got  there  in  May,  and  they  had  to  be 
trained,  and  perfectly  by  August.  The  actual  trainer, 
who  was  a  master  in  his  way,  was  named  Graff,  and 
his  one  fault  was  that  he  was  too  fond  of  schnapps, 
and  wher  a  little  merry  would  fool  with  the  pupils! 
rate  them,  thrash  them,  and  undo  in  an  hour  the  work 
of  weeks.  My  duty  was  to  pretend  to  understand 
every  th'ig,  give  orders,  keep  him  up  to  time,  and,  if 
I  saw  a.iy  signs  of  liquor,  send  him  home,  and  take 
jarge  ^yself.    This  rule  I  enforced  just  as  soon  as 


I  saw  my  way  clear  to  the  general  details  of  manage- 
ment. 

While  the  puppies  were  growing  up  they  had  been 
allowed  to  do  as  they  pleased,  except  that  long  walks 
and  runs  had  been  given  them,  until  the  young  beg- 
gars were  like  steel  wire.  But  as  soon  as  I  arrived 
the  curriculum  commenced.  The  first  stage  was  in 
the  feeding;  they  were  given  a  light  meal  in  the 
morning  and  at  noon,  and  were  then  kept  until  nearly 
dusk,  when  they  were  taken  out  on  leash  for  a  five- 
mile  trot,  and,  on  their  return,  bones  were  thrown 
to  them.  As  they  fed  on  these  bones,  peasants  hired 
for  that  purpose,  and  dressed  in  leather  jerkins  and 
hats,  came  in  and  snatched  the  bones  away  or  thrust 
them  away  with  sticks,  making  the  dogs  nearly  crazy 
with  rage;  and  after  a  little  delay  a  plentiful  meal 
was  given  them  by  the  regular  keepers,  and  they 
were  bedded  down  for  the  night.  The  idea  of  this 
was  to  make  them  regard  every  stranger  as  an  enemy, 
something  to  look  out  for,  and  to  impress  upon  them 
that  the  keepers  were  their  friends,  and  most  im- 
portant of  all  that  a  good  feed  awaited  them  before 
they  went  to  the  night  quarters.  After  about  a  month 
or  so  of  this  work  training  commenced  in  earnest. 
They  were  no  longer  fed  in  the  middle  of  the  day, 
but  were  taken  out,  singly,  on  leash,  ana  led  to  differ- 
ent places  along  an  arranged  route,  from  such  a  tree 
to  such  a  rock,  across  the  drives  to  such  a  dip  or  val- 
ley, and  so  home,  covering  about  ten  miles.  At  every 
turning  place,  at  the  foot  of  the  tree  or  the  base  of 
the  rock,  etc.,  would  be  found  some  strong  smelling 
toothsome  bite,  a  piece  of  liver,  herring,  etc.,  not  a 
meal,  but  just  a  snack,  so  that,  notwithstanding  the 
dozen  or  so  bites  gathered  at  the  turns,  the  hound 
came  home  even  more  ravenously  hungry  than  when 
he  started  out.  Then  a  full  meal  was  given  him. 
Each  hound,  of  course,  went  on  a  different  route,  so 
that  the  whole  Lerritory  of  the  home  preserves  was 
covered  by  the  routes  of  the  hounds  intersecting  it 
like  a  chess-board  pattern.  In  two  or  three  nights 
the  hounds  learned  where  the  food  was  to  be  found, 
and.  instead  of  being  led  from  place  to  place,  did 
some  pretty  strong  leading,  giving  an  able  bodied 
man  all  he  wanted  in  the  way  of  exercise  to  hold 
them  back.  This  was  continued  for  another  week  or 
two.  and  then,  a  single  dog  at  a  time,  they  were  sent 
out  loose,  a  man  being  posted  at  each  feeding  place  to 
see  that  none  were  missed,  and  that  the  route  was 
duly  followed.  Where  a  place  was  missed  the  leash 
was  resumed  for  that  hound;  where  every  place  was 
visited,  the  hounds  continued  to  run  free.  This 
continued  for  another  week,  the  small  quantity  of 
food  being  still  further  reduced. 

Then  the  fun  of  the  business  commenced.  Straw 
figures  were  made  and  dressed  in  the  leather  jerkins 
and  caps  so  obnoxious  to  the  hounds,  and  these  were 
placed  up  a  tree  where  a  feeding  place  was,  a  rope 
and  pulley  being  attached,  and  a  man  placed  near 
the  tree  to  work  it;  while  another  keeper  was  armed 
with  a  long  whip,  and  a  string  to  which  was  firmly 
attached  the  liver  snack.  The  figure  was  placed  lean- 
ing against  a  tree,  and  when  the  dog  came  along  he 
was  confronted  with  the  outward  semblance  of  the 
author  of  all  his  troubles.  Just  as  he  grabbed  at  the 
liver  with  a  growl,  it  was  snatched  away  from  under 
his  nose,  and  a  stinging  blow  with  a  whip — the  first 
in  his  life — drove  him  frantic.  He*  rushed  open- 
mouthed  at  his  tormentor,  who  sprang  in  the  air 
and  evaded  him,  dropping  again  and  once  more  evad- 
ing him  while  the  whip  was  plied  unsparingly.  Then 
up  came  a  bevy  of  keepers,  the  straw  man  was  seized 
and  bound  in  full  sight  of  the  hound,  who  was  held 
on  leash,  and  when  the  man  was  carried  away  the 
hound  was  sent  off  to  finish  his  round.  This  nearly 
completed  his  education,  and  with  visitation  of  one 
straw  figure  a  week  at  different  points,  by  the  be- 
ginning of  August  each  hound  would  have  made  it 
warm  for  any  stranger  he  met  in  the  covers.  In 
the  active  real  work  they  are  run  in  light  wire  muz- 
zles, and  when  they  pin  a  man,  bay  unceasingly  as 
long  as  the  man  lies  quietly  until  the  keepers  come. 
If  a  hound  does  not  return  in  time  a  party  sets  out, 
follows  the  route  of  that  particular  hound,  and  so 
traces  it  to  the  stoppage  and  discovers  the  reason — 
generally  a  man  held  down  The  instinct  of  the  brutes 
is  marvellous. 

August  arrived  and  the  dogs  and  hounds  were  in 
tip-top  order,  the  Pointers  and  Setters  were  letter 
perfect,  and  the  hounds  knew  their  business  like 
Christians.  My  work  being  done,  I  was,  reluctantly 
enough,  about  to  return  to  England,  when  the  Baron 
asked  me  if,  to  oblige  him.  I  would  not  stay  until  his 
big  shoot  in  October  was  over,  as  he  wished  me  to 
superintend  it.  I  was  having  a  good  time,  my  own 
master,  and  this,  I  knew,  would  give  me  a  chance  for 
a  crack  at  the  boars  up  Lahn  way;  so  I  stayed.  Just 
as  soon  as  the  first  shooting  party  was  held  in  Sep- 
tember the  poachers  commenced  their  fine  work,  and 
a  number  of  strange  peddlers  made  their  appearance 
in  the  village.  The  head  forester  came  to  me  and 
asked  if  I  would  help  him  to  circumvent  them — that 
I  was  comparatively  unknown  in  the  village,  and  that 
if  I  would  dress  up  as  one  of  the  peasants  and  go 
down  to  the  alehouse,  drink  some  beer  and  appear 
to  fall  asleep,  I  might  hear  something  then  that 
would  be  of  value.  For  if  they  knew  when  a  raid 
was  about  to  take  place  they  could  muster  all  their 
forces  together  instead  of  having  them  scattered. 
This  I  agreed  to  do,  and  so  well  acted  my  part  that 


I  learned  of  a  proposed  excursion  to  be  made  by 
means  of  a  ruse  consisting  of  drawing  the  main  body 
to  the  east  of  the  large  home  tract,  while  the  real 
attack  was  made  from  the  west. 

A  messenger  brought  the  keepers  from  the  boar 
forest  up  to  the  castle  the  night  before,  and  they 
were  kept  within  bounds  until  evening,  when  they 
trooped  out  as  if  for  duty  in  the  east  side,  and  were, 
as  we  intended,  taken  for  the  regular  keepers.  The 
commencement  of  the  pretended  raid  was  a  rocket, 
distinctly  visible  from  the  castle,  and  as  soon  as  it 
went  up  our  reserve  party  made  its  way  to  the  sta- 
tion where  it  was  expected  the  attempt  would  be 
made.  The  hounds  went  along  on  leash  and  were  to 
be  loosened  at  a  given  signal  to  run  down  stragglers, 
which  they  were  well  able  to  do.  We  soon  heard  the 
poachers  at  work  and  prepared  to  surround  them. 
The  German  poachers  in  those  days  very  seldom  car- 
ried firearms  beyond  a  shotgun  or  two,  and  the  way 
they  secured  the  birds  was  to  get  under  a  tree  on 
which  the  pheasants  roosed,  and  by  means  of  a  kind 
of  stiff  fishpole  having  a  stout  hook  at  the  upper  end, 
pierce  the  birds  through  the  back  and  bring  them 
down.  On  very  dark  nights  a  dark  lantern  was 
used,  and  half  a  dozen  sacks  could  be  filled  in  no 
time.  At  the  whistle  of  the  head  keeper  a  dozen 
handlights  or  limelights  were  fired  and  the  keepers 
closed  in  on  the  astounded  poachers,  who  were,  how- 
ever, more  numerous  than  we  had  suspected.  Several 
got  away,  and  although  I  tripped  one  and  threw  him, 
he  got  up  first  and  with  me  at  his  heels  and  darted 
away  down  the  drive. 

In  a  quarter  of  a  mile  he  had  distanced  me,  al- 
though I  was  fair  at  a  sprint,  and  recovering  my 
breath  I  strolled  back  to  the  main  party.  I  had  not 
taken  a  dozen  steps  before  a  dark  body  rose  as  it 
seemed  from  the  earth  and  pinned  me  first  to  a  tree, 
rolling  from  that  to  the  ground.  It  was  one  of  the 
hounds,  and  he  had  followed  us  on  the  scent  from 
the  glade  where  we  closed  in,  and  as  we  met,  of 
course,  went  for  me.  He  was  angry  too,  doubtless 
thinking  that  the  carom  off  the  tree  was  due  to  my 
endeavor  to  escape.  I  had  wit  enough  to  lie  still; 
and  then  I  tried  to  think  of  the  hounds'  names,  trust- 
ing to  luck  to  strike  the  right  one;  but  I  had  paid 
but  little  attention  to  this  matter,  and  only  knew 
Fritz,  Jager.  Carl,  Unzer,  but  none  of  them  were 
right,  and  as  if  resenting  the  authoriative  tone  in 
which  I  spoke,  the  brute  grew  more  angry  and  tried 
to  tear  me,  fortunately  being  prevented  by  the  very 
thin  wire  muzzle  he  wore,  and  the  thinness  of  which 
I  for  the  first  time  regretted.  The  foam  from  his 
mouth  fell  on  my  face  and  the  continuous  howl  al- 
most deafened  me,  while  even  my  labored  breathing 
seemed  to  infuriate  him,  and  I  felt  the  strain  was  he- 
coming  too  great  to  bear.  It  was  a  case  of  shutting 
my  eyes  and  waiting  patiently  as  I  could,  and  under 
the  tension  I  felt  my  consciousness  slowly  slipping 
away  from  me,  and  yet  I  dreaded  to  become  uncon- 
scious while  in  the  power  of  that  angry  brute,  yet 
dare  not  make  a  move  to  try  and  recall  my  fast 
fleeting  senses.  The  weight  of  the  hound  on  my 
chest  oppressed  my  breathing,  the  hot  doggy  smell 
was  nauseating  and  the  lurid  fire  of  his  eyes  seemed 
to  burn  even  through  by  closed  lids. 

I  was  at  the  last  gasp  when  I  heard  voices,  foot- 
steps, and  the  voice  of  the  Baron  himself,  say,  "Aha, 
good  fellow,  here  is  another  one.  Get  up,  fellow!" 
and  then  I  remember  him  stooping  down  to  look  at 
my  face  as  they  leashed  the  hound  and  drew  him 
off  me.  "Herr  Englander! "  and  I  remember  no  more 
until  I  found  myself  in  bed  at  the  castle,  and  the 
doctor  overhauling  by  carcass  for  the  bites  I  did  not 
have.  Every  one  thought  I  was  badly  hurt,  for  in 
leashing  the  hound,  by  some  means  his  muzzle  be- 
came loose  and  fell  off,  and  everyone  thought  that 
it  was  off  when  he  pulled  me  down.  I  shall  never 
forget  the  surprised  look  in  the  Baron's  face  when 
he  saw  who  was  under  the  hound.  It  was  only 
equalled  when  at  the  next  Kennel  Club  show  in  Lon- 
don he  was  introduced  to  Mr. ,  the  purchaser 

for  America  of  two  of  his  finest  Setters,  and  found 
him  to  be  the  English  keeper  who  was  "held  up  by 
a  Night  Dog. ' 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  second  blue  rock  shoot  of  the  Trap  Shooters' 
League  will  take  place  at  Ingleside  to-morrow,  March 
10th.  There  will  be  eight  events  shot,  six  races  at 
20  targets,  one  at  30,  and  one  at  15  targets.  Event 
No.  3  will  be  for  the  Hunter  Arms  Trophy,  20  tar- 
gets, entrance  $2.  Event  No.  4  Achille  Roos  Trophy, 
20  targets,  $2  entrance.  Event  No.  7,  30  targets  (15 
at  16  yards  and  15  distance  handicap),  entrance  $1.50. 
First  prize,  a  Winchester  trap  gun,  three  moneys, 
$10,  $6  and  $4.  Event  No.  8,  15  targets,  50  cents 
entrance,  re-entry. 


The  announcement  of  the  dates,  May  6th,  7th  and 
8th,  for  the  May  three-day  tournament  of  the  Trap 
Shooters'  League  is  inaccurate.  These  dates  will 
be  changed  so  as  to  have  the  shoot  take  place  on 
a  Friday,  Saturday  and  Sunday.  It  is  possible  the 
tournament  may  start  on  Friday,  May  30th.  The 
changes  will,  it  is  believed,  be  announced  after  the 
meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  this  week. 


The  Union  Gun  Club  will  hold  regular  club  shoots 
at  the  Ingleside  grounds  on  the  third  Sunday  of  every 
month  during  this  season.  The  regular  club  race,  25 
targets,  will  be  class  shooting,  four  classes.  $10  added 
money  for  each  class.  The  medal  shoot  at  25  tar- 
gets will  have  a  medal  for  each  of  the  four  classes. 
Medals  will  be  final  property  of  the  member  winning 
his  respective  class  medal  oftenest  during  the  sea- 
son. 


Saturday,  March  9;  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


The  regular  day  tor  the  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club 
shoots  will  be  the  fourth  Sunday  of  each  month  dur- 
ing the  club's  blue  rock  season  this  year. 


GOSSIP    FOR   SPORTSMEN. 


NATIONAL  TERRIER  CLUB. 


The  California  Wing  Club's  regular  live-bird  shoots 
will  take  place  on  the  first  Sunday  of  each  month  at 
Ingleside. 


TJhe  California  Wing  Club  began  the  club  live-bird 
season  for  1907  at  Ingleside  last  Sunday  under  en- 
couraging auspices  so  far  as  attendance  goes,  there 
being  about  thirty  shooters  who  took'  part  in  the 
various  events  of  the  day. 

W.  J.  Golcher,  Ed  Schultz  and  P.  A.  McRae  each 
scored  straight  in  the  two  12-bird  club  races.  One 
of  the  quickest  shooters  present  was  Frank  Turner, 
who  lost  but  one  pigeon  out  of  24.  Many  of  his 
birds  were  centered  before  getting  five  yards  from 
the  traps,  some  were  grassed  before  going  two  yards. 
Mr.  Harvey  MeMurchy  of  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  and  Mr.  E.  C. 
Prather  shot  as  guests  of  the  club.  "Mac"  has  not 
missed  a  Wing  Club  opening  shoot  for  twenty-one 
years.  The  birds  trapped  in  the  forenoon  were  most 
of  them  quick  and  strong.  -In  the  afternoon  an  over- 
cast sky  had  the  effect  of  making  some  of  the  birds 
slow  to  wing.  A  glance  over  the  scores  shows  a 
very  good  average.  After  the  two  club  races  a  six- 
bird  pool  was  shot,  the  winners  were  Tony  Prior,  C- 
C.  Nauman  and  W.  E.  Greene.  The  scores  and  handi- 
caps follow: 

Club  race,  forenoon  shoot,  12  pigeons,  $50  added, 
six  moneys,  high  guns — 

Yds.  T'tl. 

J.  K.  Prior  Jr 27—2  1111220212  2—11 

Dr.  A.  T.  Derby  ....  29—2  1120120211  1—10 
W.  W.  Terrill  ....  27—1  1112111211  1—12 
W.  J..  Golcher    ....   29—1  2221211221  2—12 

W.  E.  Murdock 2S— 1  20  21122212  1—11 

M.    O.    Feudner 31—1  1220122222  2—11 

Tony  Prior    30—1  *  2221122*0  1—  9 

M.  J.  Iverson    2S— 0  2122102212  2—10 

C.   C.  Nauman    ....  31—1  1112111112  1—12 

P.  J.  Walsh    29—1  2222120021  1—10 

Frank   Turner    27—1  0121122111  1—11 

C.  A.   Haight    29—2  2222222002  2—10 

A.  J.  Webb   28—2  11*1222211  1—11 

W.  E.  Greene 28—1  0122120112  0—9 

Ed   Schultz    30—2  1111121311  2—12 

E.  Klevesahl  ...:..  27—2  2221111221  1—12 
W.  L.  Nielsen  Jr  . .  29—2  0121111211  0—10 
A.  M.  Shields  ....  28—0  1221221*12  1—10 
Dr.  A.  M.  Barker  . .  29—2  1111001111  1—10 

W.  E.  Duzan    26—1  1211212211  2—12 

Ed  Donohoe    30—*  2121212  111  0—10 

"Wilson"  29—2  1111121121  1—12 

H.  P.  Jacobsen   . . .  27-^-2  21122  02111  0—10 

Achille   Roos    28— 1  12  21202212  2—11 

**H.  MeMurchy  . .  30—2  02  21122122  2—11 
**E.  C.  Prather 30—2  0101201110  1—  S 


*Dead  out  of  bounds. 
"Guests. 

Club  race,  afternoon  shoot, 
five  moneys,  high  guns — 
Yds. 

H.  P.  Jacobsen   . . .  27 — 1  2  2 

Ed   Schultz    32—2  2  2 

W.  W.   Terrill    ....   29—1  0  1 

T.    Prior 30—2  2  2 

M.  O.  Feudner 32 — 2  2  2 

A.  J.  Webb   29—2  2  2 

M.  J.  Iverson   28 — 1  1  2 

C.  A.  Haight 29—1  2  1 

P.    Wilson     31—1  1  2 

W.  E.  Greene   28—2  2  1 

W.  J.  Golcher 31—2  2  2 

C.  C.   Nauman    33 — 1  2  1 

P.  J.   Walsh    29—0  1  1 

H.    MeMurchy    31—1  1  1 

A.  Roos    29 — 0  1  2 

E.   Klevesahl    29—1  0  1 

E.  C.  Prather   30—1  2  2 

F.  Turner   2S— 1  1  1 

W.  E.  Duzan   '. .   28—2  1  0 

W.  L.  Nielsen  Jr..   29 — 1  1  2 

E.  Donohoe   30 — 1  2  1 

Dr.  A.  M.  Barker  . .  29—1  2  2 

Six  bird  pool,  $2.50  entrance, 
30  yards  rise — 

Prior 1  2 

Nauman    2  2 

Walsh 1  0 

Greene    1  1 

Jacobsen    1  o 

Prather 2  1 


12  pigeons,  $50  added, 


2 

1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
0 
2  2 
2  2 

1  1 

2  1 
0  w 


11 
2  1 
1  1 
1  2 
1  1 


T'tl. 
1—12 
1—12 
1—11 
2—10 
2—12 
0—11 
0—10 
2—12 
2—12 
2—11 
2—12 
2—11 
1—11 
2—12 

-10 


0  12  11111- 
212210*0  1—9 
11212111  1—12 
21121110  1—10 
21022111  0—10 
11222111  2—12 
11111122  1—12 
one  money,  high  guns, 


1—6 
2—6 
1—5 
2—6 
1—4 
2—5 


It  is  probable  that  within  the  near  future  a  blue- 
rock  club  will  be  organized  in  Stockton.  There  was 
at  one  time  two  clubs  in  the  Flour  City,  but  for  the 
past  few  years  the  boys  have  let  the  traps  get  rusty. 
There  is  plenty  of  good  enough  material  there  to 
put  up  a  crack  team. 


The  Tucson  Gun  Club  held  a  little  shoot  of  six 
events  February  22.  The  affair  was  preliminary  to 
a  shoot  which  will  be  held  at  the  time  of  the  races 
this  month  when  marksmen  from  several  of  the 
other  gun  clubs  in  the  Territory  are  expected  to  be 
on  hand  for  the  sport  at  the  race  track.  The  events 
were  ten  and  twenty-five  birds  with  four  purses  of 
twenty-five  per  cent  of  entrance  fees  and  extra  money 
to  the  winners. 


Of  all  the  inadequate  and  useless  measures  ever 
introduced  to  a  Legislature  is  Assembly  bill  No. 
214.  This  bill  calls  for  the  registration  of  every  fire- 
arm, by  number,  sold  by  a  dealer,  the  name,  ad- 
dress, occupation,  etc.,  of  the  buyer.  Whatever 
utility  its  instigator  intended  to  bring  about  would 
be  defeated  for  the  simple  reason  that  numerous 
makes  of  guns,  rifles  and  pistols  are  not  numbered 
by  the  "manufacturers.  Further  it  would  require  the 
services  of  an  extra  clerk  in  some  establishments 
to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  useless  imita- 
tion of  English  and  continental  laws.  Take  for  in- 
stance, the  Iver-Johnson  pistols,  of  which  thousands 
have  been  sold  in  this  oity,  they  are  not  numbered 
by  the  makers,  so  how  could  individual  sales  be 
kept  track  of  for  probable  future  identification.  The 
bill  is  not  worth,  for  practical  purposes,  the  paper 
on  which  it  is  written. 


The  famous  shooting  preserve  belonging  to  and 
a  favorite  resort  of  the  late  Hermann  Oelrichs  at 
Cygnus,  six  miles  south  of  Suisun,  has  been  sold  to 
Edward  H.  Harriman.  The  preserve  contains  about 
1100  acres  and  has  elaborately  equipped  quarters. 
It  is  located  in  the  midst  of  the  best  duck-shooting 
district  of  the  Suisun  marshes.  It  is  said  that  Harri- 
man purchased  the  place  for  his  son. 

About  600  acres  of  the  Chamberlain  tract,  which 
has  been  occupied  for  a  number  of  years  by  San 
Francisco  sportsmen,  comprising  among  other  tracts 
the  leased  preserve  of  the  Cordelia  Gun  Club,  have 
been  sold  during  the  past  few  days.  This  choice 
bit  of  property  goes  to  a  party  of  Oaklanders  who 
wnl  form  a  shooting  club. 


Professor  David  Starr  Jordan  of  Stanford  Univer- 
sity has  joined  E  H  Baynes,  Professor  F  W.  Hooper, 
Gifford  Pinchot,  Dr.  T.  S.  Palmer,  W.  T.  Hornaday 
and  others  in  the  American  Bison  Society  in  a 
movement  to  propagate  in  various  sections  of  the 
country  the  pure-blooded  buffalo.  Parks,  established 
by  Federal  or  State  aid  or  both,  are  to  be  sought  for 
in  which  to  raise  the  buffalo  in  the  wild  state. 
The  animals  in  these  colonies  are  to  be  virtually  at 
liberty  within  a  large  fenced  area,  and  to  be  left  to 
find  their  own  food  as  far  as  possible.  By  this 
means  it  is  hoped  to  insure  the  perpetuation  of 
living  examples  of  the  once    numerous    animal. 

The  Government  has  already  accepted  a  herd  of 
twelve  buffalo  and  will  put  them  on  an  area  of 
fifteen  square  miles  set  apart  on  the  Wichita,  Kan., 
reservation.  There  they  will  be  taken  this  year  after 
calving  time.  They  are  expected  to  return  to  their 
wild  habits,  and  to  thrive  with  little  care.  Without 
mischance  they  will  increase  rapidly.  Dr.  Jordan 
and   the   other   scientists   believe. 

A  herd  of  about  700  wild  buffalo  is  said  by  Dr. 
Jordan  and  his  associates  to  be"  in  existence  in  Can- 
ada. It  is  strictly  protected.  There  are  a  few 
wild  ones  in  Yellowstone  Park  and  also  a  few  in 
various  private  parks. 


Illinois  leads  in  the  number  of  imported  pheas- 
ants, the  State  Game  Commission  bringing  over  many 
thousands  of  the  birds  for  purposes  of  propagation. 
The  number  imported  annually  to  the  United  States 
ranges  between  150,000  and  200,000.  The  game  com- 
missions of  the  various  States  receive  the  bulk  of 
the  birds,  but  many  are  secured  for  private  estates 
and  hunting  preserves  among  the  wealthy  classes. 
The  price  ranges  from  $2  to  $10  each,  according  to 
coloring  and  size.  Illinois  State  Game  Commissioner 
J.  A.  Wheeler  anticipates  bringing  many  more  of 
these  birds  into  the  State  during  the  next  year  and 
is  well  pleased  with  the  results  so  far  accomplished 
in  the  way  of  propagation.  He  believes  that  within 
five  years  the  birds  will  be  as  numerous  as  prairie 
chickens  and  in  ten  years  as  numerous  as  quail. 

Illinois  now  leads  all  other  States  in  the  Union  in 
its  efforts  to  propagate  fancy  game  birds.  With 
100,000  shareholders,  all  paid  up,  the  Illinois  Game 
Commission  is  the  largest  stock  company,  numerical- 
ly, in  the  West.  Every  stockholder  is  a  hunter,  most 
of  them  legal,  a  few  illegal.  The  legal  members  are 
those  who  pay  the  annual  fee  of  $1,  which  entitles 
them  to  hunt  game  in  Illinois  during  the  open  sea- 
son. The  illegal  members  are  the  comparatively 
few  who  violate  the  law,  either  by  hunting  without 
a  license  or  by  killing  the  game  out  of  season.  The 
fines  they  pay  go  to  the  same  fund  as  the  moneys 
received  from  licenses. 


California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  Is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


When  a  man  attains  pre-eminence  in  any  branch 
of  sport  it  often  augurs,  as  Herbert  Spencer  said  to 
the  young  man  who  beat  him  so  badly  at  billiards, 
"a  mis-spent  life."  But  that  cannot  be  said  of  Lord 
Walsingham  of  London,  though  he  is  easily  the  best 
shot  in  England.  He  is  an  accomplished  writer,  one 
of  the  first  entomologists  of  the  day,  a  fellow  of 
many  learned  societies  and  the  owner  of  the  finest 
collection  of  moths  and  butterflies  in  the  world.  Yet 
he  has  devoted  enough  time  to  his  favorite  sport  to 
make  himself  the  all-round  crack  shot  of  the  king- 
dom. He  is  probably  the  only  man  in  the  world 
who  shoots  wasps  on  the  wing.  That  requires  mar- 
velous accuracy  of  aim.  To  practice  on  these  little 
pests  and  other  insect  game  he  had  a  miniature  rifle 
specially  constructed  for  himself. 

His  bag  of  1070  grouse  to  his  own  gun,  shooting 
for  close  on  fifteen  hours  on  end,  has  never  been 
surpassed.  On  another  day,  on  the  Yorkshire  moors, 
he  brought  down  421  brace  of  grouse,  using  1100 
cartridges,  which  shows  what  a  large  percentage  of 
his  shots  are  fatal.  He  is  as  expert  with  the  rifle 
as  with  the  shotgun,  and  has  hunted  big  game  in 
Oregon  and  California,  but  of  late  years  he  has  pre- 
ferred hunting  insects. 


A  new  club  was  organized  Friday,  February  15th, 
which  promises  to  develop  into  the  strongest  specially 
kennel  organization  in  the  United  States.  A  meeting 
of  the  representatives  of  every  breed  of  Terriers 
was  held  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  which  formed 
the  National  Terrier  Club  of  the  United  States. 
Winthrop  Rutherford  was  elected  temporary  presi- 
dent and  Roy  Baker  secretary.  A  permanent  organ- 
ization will  be  effected  and  regular  officers  elected 
at  a  meeting  to  be  held  this  week  in  Boston. 

The  project  to  organize  a  club  to  embrace  every 
breed  of  Terriers  has  been  under  consideration  for 
the  past  year.  It  is  intended  to  encourage  the  breed 
of  Terriers  and  eventually  hold  bench  shows  which 
will  be  devoted  exclusively  to  the  following  breeds: 
Bedlington,  Black  and  Tan,  Boston,  Dandie  Dinmont, 
Fox,  wire  and  smooth:  Bull,  Yorkshire,  Irish,  Maltese, 
Roseneath,  Scottish,  Skye,  Toy,  and  Welsh.  Every 
breed  is  represented  in  the  American  Kennel  Club, 
and  the  organization  will  seek  affiliation  with  the 
National  body  as  a  separate  club. 

The  meeting,  which  was  an  enthusiastic  one,  was 
attended  by  Winthrop  Rutherfurd  and  Roy  Baker, 
Fox  Terrier  Club  of  America;  George  Thomas 
and  Dwight  Baldwin,  Boston  Terrier  Club;  J.  H. 
Brookfield,  Airedale  Terrier  Club;  George  Lauder, 
Scottish  Terrier  Club;  J.  G.  Gartner  and  Frank  Dole, 
Bull  Terrier  Club,  and  Frank  Lord,  Welsh  Terrier 
Club.  Several  of  the  representatives  held  proxies 
from  other  clubs 

The  object  of  the  meeting,  as  explained  by  Win- 
throp Rutherfurd,  the  temporary  president,  was  to 
bring  every  breed  of  the  Terrier  into  one  organiza- 
tion and  secure  better  recognition  at  bench  shows. 
He  pointed  out  that  the  Terrier  breeds  had  developed 
into  the  strongest  division  of  the  dog  world  and  that 
by  organizing  the  different  clubs  would  be  in  a 
position  to  protect  the  interests  of  the  breeds.  He 
announced  that  the  Detroit  Dog  Show  Association 
had  offered  to  bench  free  all  breeds  of  Terriers  if 
the  club  would  agree  to  hold  its  first  exhibition  at 
Detroit. 

The  outlines  of  the  organization  met  with  the  ap- 
proval of  all  the  delegates,  and  it  was  decided  to  form 
a  permanent  association  at  Boston  next  week,  and 
the  secretary  was  instructed  to  notify  all  specialty 
Terrier  clubs  to  send  representatives  to  attend  the 
meeting. 

J.  Sergeant  Price  Jr.  of  Philadelphia  and  L.  Lofing 
Brooks  of  Boston  were  appointed  a  committee  to  rep- 
resent the  Irish  Terrier  Club  at  the  Boston  meet- 
ing, and  it  was  announced  that  the  club  would  offer 
$200  in  prize  money  for  competition  in  the  new  as- 
sociation. Assurances  were  received  that  other 
clubs  would  make  liberal  donations  for  prizes. 

President  Rutherfurd  after  the  meeting  said:  "The 
proposition  to  organize  a  National  Terriers'  Club  was 
due  to  the  remarkable  development  of  the  breed.  As 
an  illustration  of  the  growing  importance  of  the  Ter- 
rier as  a  show  dog  a  glance  at  the  catalogue  of  the 
present  exhibition  of  the  Westminster  Kennel  Club 
discloses  the  fact  that  thirteen  of  the  fifty-three 
breeds  represented  are  Terriers.  No  other  breed  can 
approach  these  figures,  and  it  is  felt  that  specialty 
Terrier  clubs  are  entitled  to  a  recognition  commen- 
surate with  their  strength  and  importance  in  kennel 
circles.  We  expect  to  work  in  harmony  with  the 
American  Kennel  Club  and  will  apply  for  member- 
ship into  that  organization.  There  are  several  breeds 
of  Terriers  which  receive  little  recognition  at  bench 
shows,  and  the  development  of  these  particular 
breeds  is  consequently  discouraged.  We  hope  to 
change  these  conditions  and  bring  about  a  general 
recognition  of  all  breeds  of  Terriers. 


The  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  will  hold  a  show 
at  the  Chutes  the  last  week  in  April.  The  office  will 
be  open  on  the  15th  inst.  in  the  Midway  Building, 
Market  street,  near  Fourth. 


The  Vancouver  Kennel  Club  will  hold  a  bench 
show  March  27,  28,  29  and  30,  Canadian  Kennel  Club 
rules. 


The  English  Setter  Club  specialty  Show  will  be 
held  in  Horticultural  Hall,  Philadelphia,  on  April  17th 
next,  and  the  show  committee  is  very  glad  to  an- 
nounce that  the  club  has  been  fortunate  in  securing 
the  services  of  Mr.  John  A.  Graham  as  judge. 

Mr.  Graham  is  well  known  to  English  Setter  men, 
also  as  the  author  of  "The  Sporting  Dog,"  etc. 

By  request  the  club  has  opened  additional  classes 
and  the  list  of  same  as  now  increased  is  as  follows: 
One  class  for  dogs,  another  for  bitches,  puppy,  novice, 
limit,  open,  winners  (4  points),  American  or  Canadian 
bred  broken  novice,  American  or  Canadian  bred 
broken  open,  bred  by  exhibitor,  field  trial  (for  dogs 
run  in  any  recognized  trial),  also  one  class  not  di- 
vided by  sex  for  broken  open  (dogs  and  bitches). 

The  club  is  also  glad  to  announce  that  it  has  re- 
ceived many  specials  which  will  be  published  later. 

Owing  to  delay  in  the  printing,  application  blanks 
for  membership  have  been  held  back,  but  same  will 
be  sent  to  those  who  have  applied  within  a  few  days. 
GEO.  C.  THOMAS,  Secretary. 


A  bill  was  passed  by  the  Oregon  Legislature  this 
month — House  Bill  No.  271 — declaring  dogs  to  be 
personal  property1  so  that  they  may  be  taxed  and 
owners  may  proceed  against  the  malicious  poisoner 
of  these  animals. 

This  is  a  good  move  in  the  right  direction. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Na 
Soda. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


DOGS,    SHEEP    AND    RABIES. 


ITROUT      DISTRIBUTION       IN      COLORADO      AND 
UTAH. 


Rabies  or  madness  in  dogs  has  within  a  few  years 
become  quite  prevalent  in  America,  and  recently  in 
parts  of  New  York  a  number  of  cattle  and  people 
have  been  bitten  by  rabid  dogs  and  have  died  of| 
hydrophobia  as  a  result.  When  we  realize  that  rabies 
in  the  dog  and  hydrophobia  in  man  and  animals  are 
both  incurable  and  fatal  it  becomes  axiomatic  that, 
every  safeguard  possible  should  be  exercised  to 
prevent  the  spread  of  rabies  and  to  keep  people| 
and  animals  from  dying  that  horrible  death,  writes 
Edw.  H.  Moore,  veterinary  editor  of  The  Country 
Gentleman. 

Dogs  must  be  under  supervision.  Time  was  when 
the  Yankee  was  pictured  abroad  as  an  uncouth  chap, 
long-legged  and  wearing  a  slouch  hat,  sitting  with 
his  feet  resting  on  something  as  high  as  his  head 
and  spitting  with  unerring  aim  at  a  coal  scuttle 
yards  away.  Americans  were  great  spitters,  but 
indiscriminate  spitting  is  no  longer  permitted,  be 
cause  it  is  a  menace  to  the  health  of  others,  to  sayl 
nothing  of  the  filthiness  of  the  habit.  Millons  of1 
dog  owners  in  this  country  have  little  or  no  knowl- 
edge of  rabies  or  hydrophobia  or  the  relation  of  their 
dogs  to  the  public  health.  It  is  manifestly  the  duty 
of  the  State  to  teach  them.  Not  many  years  ago 
we  often  saw  pigs  running  about  city  streets;  this' 
is  no  longer  allowed,  yet  hogs  are  less  dangerous 
than  dogs.  Health  boards  have  neglected  the  dogj 
question.    The  dog  has  his  place;  keep  him  in  it. 

"Sheep  and  dogs"  is  a  theme  on  which  a  great  book 
might  be  written.  Few  dog  owners  have  any  ideas 
of  the  losses,  running  into  millions  of  dollars  annual-', 
ly  through  dogs'  killing  sheep  and  the  further  indirect! 
loss  of  many  more  millions  due  to  the  fear  of  thou- 
sands of  American  farmers  of  embarking  in  the' 
sheep  business  because  they  well  know  that  sooner 
or  later  their  flocks  will  be  ravaged,  many  killed 
others  injured  and  the  remainder  made  more  or  less 
worthless  through  fright  as  the  dogs  chase,  worry 
and  kill.  Tolerance  of  this  evil  should  end  now. 
Every  one  who  reads  this  article,  dog  owner  or  dog 
hater,  should  see  the  justice  of  reform  in  our  dog 
laws.  Every  farmer,  every  agricultural  society,  every 
State  grange,  every  live  stock  association,  every 
agricultural  paper,  should  unite  in  one  untiring  effort 
to  bring  about  this  reform  and  act  immediately.  Hold 
meetings  for  its  discussion,  publish  articles  on  the 
subject  to  enlighten  the  general  public,  formulate  a 
plan,  submit  it  to  the  town,  the  State  and  the  Na- 
tional authorities,  and  see  to  it  that  proper  legisla- 
tion is  had. 

Remember  that  dog  owners  are  numerous  and  a 
powerful  class,  and- at  the  outset  they  will  fight;  but 
show  them,  reason  with  them  intelligently,  with  an 
array  of  facts,  figures  and  statistics.  Let  them  see 
that  their  dogs  under  the  new  way  will  have  a 
standing  in  the  community,  instead  of  being  non-en- 
tities, and  they  will  join  you.  The  population  of 
the  United  States  is  increasing  at  an  enormous  rate; 
each  year  there  will  be  an  increased  demand  for 
mutton  and  lamb  beyond  the  dreams  of  most  people 
in  this  country,  because  in  years  past  we  have  not 
had  the  best  mutton  breeds,  and  our  people  at  large 
are  not  familiar  with  good  mutton.  But  through  im- 
portations and  better  knowledge  of  care  and  feeding 
we  are  to-day  fast  improving  American  flocks;  and 
once  the  Yankee  gets  a  taste  of  the  real  "English 
mutton  chop,"  grown  in  this  country,  and  our  cooks 
learn  the  English  methods  of  cooking  and  serving 
mutton,  boiled  and  roasted  in  the  many  ways  that 
are  so  excellent,  the  demand  for  sheep  will  be  enor- 
mous. 

Now  to  the  point.  Every  dog  must  have  an  owner 
and  a  sponsor  or  be  confiscated;  therefore  the  first 
need  is  for  the  Supervisor  of  each  town  to  establish 
a  license  fee,  issue  number  tags,  keep  a  record,  and 
round  up  all  unlicensed  dogs.  Fine  any  individual 
harboring  an  unlicensed  dog,  allowing  reasonable 
time  for  redemption  and  payment  of  fine.  This  will 
reduce  numbers  and  establish  ownership.  Any  dog 
that  is  found  chasing  sheep  should  be  shot  in  the 
act,  when  possible.  Failing  in  this,  if  the  dog  can 
be  satisfactorily  identified,  it  should  he  shot  by  the 
dog  inspector  of  the  town.  It  might  also  be  well  to 
fine  a  dog  owner  $10  whose  dog  is  proved  to  have 
worried  sheep.  Thus  responsibility  is  established, 
and  dog  owners  will  exercise  very  different  super- 
vision over  their  pets.  There  is  no  excuse  for  the 
existence  of  the  countless  ownerless,  worthless  curs 
infesting  our  cities  everywhere,  menacing  humanity 
and  live  stock  as  they  do  to-day.  The  writer  loves 
a  good  dog,  and  feels  that  concerted  action  on  some 
such  lines  as  here  suggested  will  uplift  the  dog, 
by  culling  out  the  bad  and  greatly  enhancing  the 
respectable  remainder.  This  is  not  class  legislation 
for  farmers;  its  direct  benefits  point  straight  to 
every  man,  woman  and  child  in  the  country,  whether 
resident  or  visitor.    Therefore  we  are  all  for  it. 


The  mountain  streams  of  Colorado,  by  reason  of 
their  clear  and  pure  water,  are  particularly  adapted 
for  the  various  species  of  game  fish,  generally  char- 
acterized as  trout.  Realizing  this  fact,  both  the 
National  and  State  governments  have  expended  large 
sums  of  money  in  the  construction  of  strictly  modern 
hatcheries  in  this  State  for  the  proper  care  and  dis- 
tribution of  young  fish.  The  principal  hatchery  of 
the  National  Government  is  located  at  the  foot  of 
Mount  Massive,  near  Leadville,  with  branches  at 
Twin  Lakes  and  at  Grand  Mesa  Lakes.  The  hatch- 
eries instituted  by  the  State  of  Colorado  are  located 
at  Denver,  Gunnison,  Durango,  Steamboat  Springs 
and  Glenwood  Springs.  All  of  these  hatcheries  are 
in  charge  of  experienced  men,  who  devote  their  en- 
tire time  and  attention  to  the  propagation  of  young 
trout,  and  gather  the  spawn  from  the  various  streams 
and  lakes,  from  whence  they  are  taken  to  the  hatch- 
eries, and  under  scientific  care  and  direction  are 
hatched,  and  the  fish  thus  brought  forth  are  given 
excellent  care  until  the  time  for  planting  in  the 
streams   shall   have   arrived. 

Brook,  native  and  rainbow  are  the  principal  spec- 
ies of  trout  which  are  planted  and  their  size  is  desig- 
nated as  fry,  fingerling  and  yearling.  Fry  are  usual- 
ly from  one-half  to  one  and  one-half  inches  in 
length;  fingerling  from  two  and  one-half  to  four  in- 
ches in  length,  and  yearling  from  four  to  five  inches 
in  length.  After  planting  in  the  streams,  the  fish 
grow  at  about  the  rate  of  one  inch  per  year,  so  that 
within  three  years  from  the  time  of  planting  finger- 
ling they  may  be  taken  from  the  streams  with  hook 
and  line  as  provided  in  the  game  laws. 
S>  The  management  of  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande 
/railroad,  appreciating  the  value  of  good  fishing 
grounds,  has  co-operated  extensively  with  the  Na- 
i;  tional  and  State  fish  authorities,  and  has  placed  at 
their  disposal  all  the  facilities  of  a  large  railway 
system,  with  the  result  that  great  quantities  of 
young  fish  have  been  planted  in  the  streams  adja- 
cent to  its  line. 

Prior  to  1904,  approximately  3,000,000  trout  were 
planted  annually  in  the  streams  of  Colorado. 

During  the  year  1904,  the  Colorado  State  hatch- 
eries planted  3,930,000,  and  the  National  Govern- 
ment hatcheries  2,396,000,  a  total  of  6,326,000  trout 
planted  in  the  streams  during  the  season. 

In  1905  the  State  hatcheries  planted  2,967,000 
trout,  and  the  Government  hatcheries  4,702,000,  mak- 
ing a  grand  total  of  7,669,000  trout  planted  during 
the  season. 

In  1906  the  State  hatcheries  planted  4,183,000 
trout,  and  the  Government  hatcheries  planted  4,156,- 
000,  making  a  grand  total  of  8,339,000  during  the 
season,  planted  in  waters  contiguous  to  the  line  of 
the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  railroad. 

It  is  expected  that  during  1907  the  number  of 
trout  planted  in  the  various  mountain  streams  and 
lakes  will  approximate  9,000,000  or  10,000,000. 

The  distribution  of  the  product  for  1906  is  shown 
as  follows:  Head  waters  Arkansas  River  and  tribu- 
taries, 1,118,000;  Gunnison  River  and  tributaries, 
1,555,000;  tributaries  of  *  the  Grand,  near  Glenwood, 
9S3.000;  Eagle  River,  400,000;  Rio  Grande  and  tribu- 
taries, 1,061,000;  South  Arkansas,  west  of  Salida, 
45,000;  Dolores  River  and  tributaries,  340,000;  Un- 
compahgre  River  and  tributaries,  165,000;  San  Juan 
River  and  tributaries,  772,000;  Animas  River,  531,- 
000;  Grand  Mesa  Lakes,  505,000;  Chama  River,  107,- 
000;  streams  near  Trinidad,  130,000;  miscellaneous, 
178,000;  Provo  River  and  various  Utah  streams,  449,- 
000;    total,  8,339,000. 

From  the  above  it  will  be  seen  that  the  game  and 
fish  authorities  of  the  National  Government  and  of 
Colorado  and  the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  railroad 
do  not  propose  to  allow  the  streams  of  Colorado  to 
become  depleted,  and  this  work  will  be  increased 
annually,  insuring  fishermen  ample  sport  for  all 
time. 


The  Victoria  Kennel  Club's  show  will  be  held  at 
Victoria,  B.  C,  April  3,  4,  5  and  6,  C.  K.  C.  rules. 


The  final  heat  for  the  "Waterloo  Cup  at  Altcar,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  was  won  by  R.  W.  Buchanan  Jardine's 
puppy  dog  Long  Span.  Glenbridge,  a  second  season 
dog,  was  runner-up.  The  odds  in  the  beginning  were 
100  to  14  against  Span,  who  was  a  bit  of  an  outsider. 
Glenbridge  is  a  large  dog,  weighing  74  pounds. 


TRADE  NOTES. 


It  will  be  acceptable  news  to  the  fancy  to  know 
that  Mr.  Al  Joseph,  the  owner  of  Bloomsbury  Baron, 
is  taking  more  than  ordinary  interest  in  Coast  and 
local  matters  pertaining  to  Bull  Terriers. 


O.  P.  Smith,  who  handled  the  national  coursing 
meet  at  Hot  Springs,  S  D.,  is  at  present  in  Tonopah, 
Nev.,  endeavoring  to  work  up  local  interest  looking 
to  holding  the  next  national  coursing  meeting  at  that 
pla  e.  W-  S.  Johnson  of  Tonopah  has  taken  up  the 
matter.  His  first  step  will  be  to'  sound  local  sports- 
men, as  he  feels  confident  that  the  matter  can  be  ar- 
rs»  lged.  With  a  man  of  Johnson's  wealth  behind  the 
d ,  al  it  seems  certain  to  go  through. 
o 

brink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Take   Up  This  Offer. 

The  Ithaca  Gun  Company  not  only  invite  a  com- 
parison of  their  guns  with  other  makes,  but  insist 
upon  it,  making  the  following  liberal  offer:  "If  you 
don't  know  what  gun  to  buy,  order  an  Ithaca  and  a 
gun  of  any  other  make.  Compare  them,  and  if  the 
Ithaca  is  not  the  best  by  all  odds,  return  it.  N.  B. — 
The  Ithaca  stays."  A  handsome  catalogue  may  be  ob- 
tained by  addressing  the  Ithaca  Gun  Company,  Lock 
Box  No.  16,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  or  Phil  B.  Bekeart,  1346 
Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


Made  Records  For  Fifty  Years. 

The  "Old  Reliable  Parker"  was  again  a  winner  at 
the  Grand  Canadian  Handicap  at  live  birds,  at  Ham- 
ilton, Ont,  January  16,  1907.  Mr.  J.  E.  Cantelon,  of 
Clinton,  Ont.,  won  this  with  a  straight  score  from 
the  30-yard  mark,  which  was  an  excellent  piece  of 
work.  A  useful  catalogue  may  be  obtained  by  ad- 
dressing request  to  Parker  Bros.,  40  Cherry  street, 
Meriden,  Conn.,  or  32  Warren  street,  New  York.   ,   ' 


At  the  California  Wing  Club  live-bird  shoot  on 
March  1st  five  out  of  seven  straight  scores  in  the 
forenoon  race  at  twelve  birds  were  shot  with  L.  C. 
Smith  guns,  equipped  with  the  Hunter  single-trigger. 
Two  out  of  three  straight  scores  for  the  day — 24 
straight — were  made  with  single-trigger  Smith  guns. 
Fifty  per  cent  of  the  shooters  participating  used  L. 
C.  Smith  guns. 

If  you  wish  to  find  out  just  how  the  L.  C.  Smith 
guns  and  Hunter  single-trigger  are  made  and  where 
this  combination  is  of  superior  excellence  in  every 
requisite  that  a  devotee  of  the  shotgun,  young  or 
old,  desires,  write  to  the  Hunter  Arms  Company,  Ful- 
ton, N.  Y.,  for  their  latest  illustrated  catalogue.  This 
booklet  is  most  artistic  and  beautifully  illustrated, 
and  contains  information  that  every  shooter  should 
avail  himself  of. 


Everything  Was  Won  With  It. 

At  the  Trap  Shooters'  League  tournament,  Ingle- 
side,  February  22,  23  and  24,  the  high  averages,  both 
professional  and  amateur,  were  made  by  shooters 
using  Du  Pont  smokeless  powder.  The  following 
scores  were  made  in  the  trophy  ties,  the  totals  being: 
Reed  Trophy,  S.  A.  Huntley,  40  straight;  Peters 
Trophy,  C.  M.  Troxel,  59  out  of  60;  Roos  Trophy,  T. 
Prior,  63  out  of  65;  Du  Pont  Trophy,  A.  J.  Webb,  64 
out  of  65;  Professional  Trophy,  E.  Holling,  18  out  of 
20;  Sorenson  Diamond  Medal,  A.  J.  Webb,  45  out  of 
45;  Ballistite  Trophy,  A.  J.  Webb,  50  out  of  50. 


Peters'  Points. 

At  the  tournament  of  the  Boston  Shooting  Associa- 
tion, held  at  Wellington,  Mass.,  January  9th,  high 
average  was  won  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Griffith,  who  lost  only 
five  out  of  110  targets,  shooting  Peters  factory  loaded 
shells. 

Mr.  C.  A.  Young,  of  the  Peters  Cartridge  Co.,  fin- 
ished the  year  1906  with  a  general  average  of  92.3  per 
cent,  shooting  at  targets.  His  average  of  live  birds 
for  the  year  was  90.S  per  cent.  He  shot  at  nearly  all 
of  the  292  pigeons  from  the  32  and  33  yard  mark. 
Among  the  Peters  Cartridge  Co.  representatives  who 
finished  well  up  among  the  high  professional  trap 
shooters  for  the  year  1906,  were  Mr.  L.  H.  Reid,  whose 
average  was  92.9  per  cent,  and  Mr.  L.  I.  Wade,  with 
92.6  per  cent. 

At  Hamilton,  Ont.,  January  15th  to  18th,  1907,  high 
amateur  average  was  won  by  Mr.  E.  C.  Griffith,  using 
Peters  factory  loaded  Ideal  shells.  Mr.  Griffith's 
score  was  551  out  of  600,  and  was  shot  from  a  scaling 
handicap  of  19  to  22  yards.  He  was  also  third  for 
general  average,  the  two  professionals  ahead  of  him 
shooting  from  the  18-yard  mark  in  all  events. 

The  100-target  match  held  at  Brenham,  Tex.,  dur- 
ing the  Sunny  South  Handicap,  January  23d,  for  the 
championship  of  the  South,  witnessed  one  of  the 
most  interesting  contests  ever  held  at  a  target  tour- 
nament. Mr.  Robert  Connerly  of  Austin,  Tex.,  was 
one  of  two  amateurs  who  tied  on  99  out  of  100;  in 
the  shoot-off  each  broke  24  out  of  25;  it  tied  again 
on  24  in  the  second  and  third  shoot-offs,  and  just  to 
show  that  the  strain  did  not  make  them  nervous, 
went  out  a  fourth  time,  and  each  broke  25.  In  the 
fifth  string  of  25  targets,  Mr.  Connerly  was  so  unfor- 
tunate as  to  miss  a  difficult  quartering  bird,  while 
his  opponent  went  straight,  but  he  was  congratulated 
on  all  sides  for  his  wonderful  score  of  220  out  of 
225,  an  average  of  nearly  98  per  cent.  Mr.  Connerly 
used  Peters  factory  loaded  shens. 


Billy   Heer's   Record. 

The  Kansan  broke  13,537  out  of  14,055  targets  dur- 
ing the  year  1906.  Sportsmen  the  country  over  who 
are  interested  in  trap  shooting  are  discussing  the 
remarkable  record  of  W.  H.  Heer,  of  Concordia,  Kas.. 
during  1906,  the  details  of  which  have  just  been  made 
public. 

According  to  the  official  figures,  Heer,  who  is  a 
professional,  shot  in  contests  in  forty-five  cities  and 
towns,  the  number  of  days  he  was  engaged  being 
seventy-nine.  During  this  period,  out  of  14,055  tar- 
gets he  broke  13,537,  an  average  of  .963.  In  other 
words,  out  of  every  hundred  shots  fired  he  missed 
only  four  targets.  By  making  this  record  Mr.  Heer 
has  won  the  highest  honor  in  the  trap  shooting  world 
for  1906. 

The  best  run  made  in  a  tournament  during  the  past 
season  was  also  scored  by  Heer,  who  at  Tulsa,  I.  T., 
on  May  7th,  broke  256  targets  without  a  miss.  This 
is  not,  however,  the  longest  run  for  the  year,  as  W. 
D.  Stannard,  of  Chicago,  made  348  straight.  The  rec- 
ord made  by  W.  R.  Crosby,  at  Canton,  O.,  June,  1905, 
of  419  straight,  therefore  remains  unbroken. 

These  records  were  made  with  Du  Pont  Smokeless 
and  New  E.  C.  Smokeless. 


Facts  vs.  Fiction. 

The  trap  shooting  championship  of  1906  was  won 
by  Mr.  Walter  Huff,  of  Macon,  Ga.,  shooting  the  fa- 
mous "Winchester"  Leader  shells.  Mr.  Huff's  win- 
ning the  professional  championship  for  1906  cannot 
be  denied  as  the  records  of  the  Interstate  Association 
prove  it.  Advertising  his  victory  is  not  calling  a  high 
average  win  a  championship,  nor  an  attempt  to  create 
a  champion  to  fill  a  long-felt  want.  The  Sunny  South 
Handicap  at  targets'  was  also  captured  for  the  third 
consecutive  time  with  Winchester  ,'Leader"  shells, 
the  victor  this  year  being  Mr.  H.  N.  Reno,  of  Doug- 
las, Arizona.  The  high  professional  average  for  this 
tournament  was  won  by  Mr.  W.  R.  Crosby,  Mr.  L.  R. 
Barkley  being  second,  both  shooting  Winchester 
"Leader"  shells.  Mr.  H.  R.  Bosley,  of  Oklahoma 
City,  shooting  the  "Leader"  shells  tied  for  the  high 
amateur  average.  During  the  tournament  Mr.  Otto 
Sens,  shooting  "Leader"  shells,  made  a  straight  run 
of  110  breaks.  Winchester  trade  notes,  like  Winches- 
ter shells,  are  always  reliable. 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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THE    GOOD    JERSEY. 


The  good  Jersey  is  a  treasure  and 
deserves  being  exceedingly  well  taken 
care  of. 

She  is  very  susceptible  to  climatic 
changes,  as  affecting  both  her  health 
and  her  milking. 

She  can  not  be  made  hardy  by 
being  subjected  to  hardships. 

She  has  been  bred  and  fed  away 
from  the  primary  natural  law  of  the 
survival  of  her   physically  fittest. 

Her  health  and  robustness  of  struc- 
ture are  sufficient  only  for  her  mis- 
sion   of    milk-working. 

She  is  not  a  .hewer  of  wood  nor  a 
drawer  of  water;  nor  sister  to  the  ox. 

She  knows  nothing  of  the  call  of  the 
wild. 

She  is  thoroughly  domestic,  a  lover 
of  the  quiet  life;  her  ways  are  ways 
of  pleasantness  and  her  paths  lead 
home. 

She  is  not  a  bearer  of  man's  bur- 
dens, but  a  purveyor  of  his  comforts. 

She  is  the  optimist  of  the  farm; 
she  rejoices  in  and  contributes  to 
good  living.  Therefore,  this  good  Jer- 
sey is  a  prize,  a  jewel.  She  should 
not  be  exposed  to  the  cold  of  nights 
and  rain  and  storms.  Thought  should 
be  given  to  her  supply  of  feed.  She 
may  be  in  fall  pacture  grass  up  to 
her  udder  and  come  in  grunting  full, 
yet  in  fast  be  underfed;  and  from  her 
feed  only  can  she  maintain  her  ability 
to  give  milk.  No  matter  how  full 
the  feed  may  be  in  bulk,  if  it  be  lack- 
ing in  balance,  even  such  an  expert  as 
the  Jersey  cannot  change  it. 

They  used  to  tell  us  that  the  cow 
made  her  milk  from  protein  only,  but 
now  they  have  modified  that  soberly. 
It  has  been  found  that  there  is  a  clear 
limit  to  the  amount  of  protein  she 
can  use  profitably;  that,  against  the 
old  techings,  it  is  surprising  how 
much  of  the  carbohydrates  she  can 
make  into  milk.  I  thing  the  Jersey 
can  use  more  of  them  than  the  less 
specialized  breeds,  hence  her  superior- 
ity as  the  farmer's  dairy  cow. 

The  good  Jersey  elaborates  her  milk 
from  her  body.  Her  milk  is  the  ex- 
pression of  her  life.  Her  tissue  waste 
can  only  be  replaced  by  her  feed  asten, 
digested  and  assimilated.  For  this  re- 
-  pair  she  needs  as- -food- protein,  car- 
bohydrates and  fat;  these  maintain 
her  perfect  bodily  functions;  from 
this  properly  nourished  body  she 
makes  the  perfect  food — milk  contain- 
ing protein,  carbohydrates  and  fat. 

Manifestly,  then,  if  the  cow  shall 
give,  say,  forty  pounds  of  5%  per  cent 
milk  in  a  day  and  keep  at  it,  her  en- 
vironment must  suggest  bodily  com- 
fort, with  a  minimum  of  physical,  me- 
chanical exertion;  and  her  feed  must 
be  so  balanced  to  the  needs  of  her 
body  that  after  she  has  nourished  her- 
self she  may  be  able  to  find  in  the 
feed  and  extract  from  it  all  the  ele- 
ments she  transmutes  into  the  com- 
position of  the  forty  pounds  of  rich 
milk. — Jersey  Bulletin. 


CULL    OUT   THE    BAD    ONES. 


With  a  view  of  ridding  the  flocks 
and  herds  of  the  unpromising  animals 
for  breeding  purposes,  Wallace's 
Farmer  gives  some  good  advice.  It 
says:  We  know  just  how  difficult 
it  is  for  the  farmer  to  use  the  knife 
when  he  is  satisfied  that  some  fool 
neighbor  will  give  him  $50  for  a  bull 
that  is  not  worth  over  $25  or  $30  as 
a  steer.  From  a  commercial  point  of 
view  this  seems  to  be  a  dead  loss, 
but  if  he  ever  expects  to  build  up  a 
reputation  as  a  breeder  and  give  all 
his  neighbors  to  understand  that 
everything  that  comes  from  his  place 
is  first-class,  he  must  use  the  knife 
freely  and  must  carefully  cull  out  his 
stock,  whether  they  be  hogs,  cattle, 
horses  or  anything  else.  If  the  in- 
ferior stuff  in  the  herds  of  the  United 
States  was  sent  to  the  shambles  and 
nothing  but  choice  stuff  ordered,  much 
higher  prices  would  be  much  more 
real  profit  to  both  buyer  and  seller  and 
the  standard  of  breeding  of  all  kinds 
of  live  stock  would  be  very  greatly  ad- 
vanced. 

Remember  that  a  poor  pure  bred  is 
not  worth  more  nor  as  much  as  a 
high  grade  of  good  individuality. 
"Neither  of  them  is  fit  to  use  on  the 


farm.  A  thoroughbred  in  breeding 
and  a  scrub  in  quality  is  a  very  danger- 
ous animal  to  introduce  on  the  farm. 
The  breeders'  associations  have  since 
realized  the  importance  of  this  free 
use  of  the  knife  and  some  have  en- 
deavored from  time  to  time  to  intro- 
duce rules  that  would  compel  a  farmer 
to  use  the  knife  on  one-enth  of  his 
males.  All  such  regulations  are  bound 
to  be  ineffective.  There  is  no  person 
that  can  carry  out  this  plan  except 
the  farmer  himself,  and  he  must  do  it, 
knowing  that  for  the  time  being  he  is 
throwing  away  good  money,  but  with 
a  certainty  of  return. 


DOGS   AND   SHEEP. 


A  Maine  paper  notes  that  a  good 
stiff  tax  is  to  be  imposed  upon  dogs 
in  that  State.  This  is  to  discourage 
the  keeping  of  worthless  dogs  and 
likewise  to  make  the  raising  of  sheep 
a  profitable  industry.  Our  contempor- 
ary says:  "The  ne*v  rate  of  tax  pro- 
vided by  the  bill  of  $3.15  for  males 
and  $10.50  for  females  is  considered 
too  low  by  a  considerable  number  who 
have  advised  the  committee  who  are 
dog  owners,  they  claiming  that  if  a 
dog  is  really  of  value,  $5  for  males  and 
$10  for  females  is  not  an  excessive 
tax. 

"There  is  now  a  steadily  developing 
sentiment  throughout  New  England, 
and  especially  in  Maine,  which  recog- 
nizes the  fact  that  worthless  dogs, 
roaming  at  large  day  and  night,  are 
the  prime  obstacles  in  the  way  of  thou- 
sands of  farms  being  re-stocked  with 
millions  of  sheep,  which  now  are  con- 
ceded to  be  the  most  remunerative  of 
any  farm  stock  under  present  New 
England  conditions.  This  demand  for 
the  protection  of  an  industry  that  can 
be  made  to  add  several  millions  of  dol- 
lars annually  to  the  income  from 
Maine  farms  cannot  long  be  side- 
tracked by  a  mere  sentiment  in  favor 
of  unrestricted  liberty  for  dogs.  Un- 
questionably there  are  good  dogs  and 
all  such  good  dogs  should  be  under 
the  same  restraint  as  a  good  horse, 
bull  boar  or  sheep.  The  province  of 
the  present  bill  is  to  secure  this  end 
desired." 

As  the  conditions  in  this  province 
are  very  favorable  to  sheep  raising 
and  the  great  drawback  to  its  suc- 
cess is  the  loss  sustained  on  account 
of  dogs,  the  foregoing  paragraph  is  in- 
teresting. 


RULES  TO  FOLLOW  FOR  DAIRYING 


If  anyone  who  expects  to  make 
dairying  his  business  will  study  all 
the  conditions  and  then  put  what  he 
knows  into  practice  he  will  make  it 
pay.  Prof.  Erf  of  Kansas  lays  down 
the  below  general  rules  to  follow: 

Keep  a  yearly  record,  weighing  the 
milk  and  making  a  fat  test  every  sev- 
enth week.  It  will  not  be  long  before 
you  will  have  an  idea  which  cow  you 
should  sell.  Reduce  the  herd  down  to 
those  that  pay. 

Improve  the  conditions  that  sur- 
round the  cows;  make  their  milk-mak- 
ing condition  comfortable,  ventilate 
and  lighten  the  stable. 

Study  the  principles  of  scientific 
feeding;  don't  be  scared  at  the  idea 
of  doing  a  little  hard  reading  and 
study.  Learn  the  principles  of  right 
feeding  for  milk. 

Get  a  bull  of  some  decided  dairy 
breed;  buy  a  good  one;  commence  to 
raise  well  bred  dairy  heifers  and  de- 
velop them  into  good  profit  making 
cows.  Half  of  the  cows  were  not 
born  to  produce  milk  profitably.  They 
are  the  product  of  the  uncowlike  ideas 
of  the  men  who  produced  them.  There 
was  no  thought  or  brain  work  put 
into  their  breeding.  How  can  they 
do  any  better?  Any  man  who  will 
travel  the  road  we  have  indicated  will 
in  a  short  time  see  wonderful  differ- 
ence in  the  profit  of  his  dairy  labor, 
and  then  he  will  see  that  it  is  mighty 
important  to  know  his  cows  and  what 
their  butter  costs. 


MUTTON  CHOPS. 


Both  rare  and  well  done. 

Going  to  have  early  lambs?  Keep 
the  mother  sheep  dry  and  warm. 

Look  to  the  health  of  your  flock 
as  the  time  for  lambs  comes.  Rations 
given  the  ewes  must  he  laxative  in 
nature. 

The  only  safe  place  for  new-born 
lambs  is  where  the  cold  can  not  chill 


them.  After  they  are  a  few  days  old 
they  will  endure  almost  as  much  as 
the  old  sheep.  It  is  wonderful  how 
fast  they  grow  sturdy  and  able  to  re- 
sist the  cold. 

Clean  up  the  floor  every  time  a 
new  lamb  comes.  Remove  all  the 
soiled  straw  and  other  refuse. 

For  lamb  feeding  a  mixture  of 
three  parts  of  corn,  two  parts  of  bar- 
ley and  one  part  of  oil  meal  is  well 
adapted  where  the  principal  forage  is 
clover  hay,  and  where  straw  is  used 
as  a  relish  and  for  bedding.  But  if 
compelled  to  use  corn  fodder  or  mea- 
dow hay  as  a  principal  forage,  the  pro- 
portion of  oil  meal  should  be  doubled. 

If  the  lambs  are  wintered  on  an  ex- 
clusive ration  of  fodder  and  hay  and 
roots  to  make  some  growth,  the  grain 
will  be  so  little,  as  the  proportion  of 
food  used  for  mere  existence  is  so 
great  that  the  gain  made  will  not  pay 
for  the  trouble,  interest  and  risk. 

Sheep  should  be  fed  regularly.  Avoid 
any  disturbance  or  excitement  that 
will  produce  crowding  and  consequent 
injury  to  the  unborn  young. 

Gates  and  doors  should  be  thrown 
wide  open  to  avoid  crowding  in  pass- 
ing. 

Hay  should  not  be  carried  over  the 
backs  of  sheep  when  it  can  be  avoided, 
as  it  causes  the  fleece  to  become  full 
of  seed  and  dirt. 

It  is  not  a  good  plan  to  yard  cows 
and  sheep  together.  The  cattle  are 
qMite  apt  to  chase  the  sheep  and  may 
hurt  :hem  badly. 


dipped  it  into  hot  water,  as  warm  as 
you  can  bear  to  put  your  hand  in. 
Then  take  it  out  and  rub  it  for  dear 
life  till  the  blood  is  well  circulating. 
If  this  does  not  avail,  make  up  your 
mind  that  you  are  out  one  lamb,  and 
pass  resolutions  that  you  will  be  more 
watchful  thereafter. 

Give  the  sheep  and  her  young  ones 
a  good  dry  corner  in  the  barn.  See  to 
it  that  she  has  plenty  of  good  nourish- 
ing food.  More  often  than  we  are 
aware  of,  the  ewe  has  too  little  milk 
for  the  lamb  at  first,  especially  if  it 
is  her  first  lamb. 

If  a  sheep  does  not  own  her  lamb 
at  first,  it  may  be  that  you  can  get 
her  to  do  it  by  backing  her  in  a  cor- 
ner and  letting  the  lamb  suck  a  few 
times.  I  say  "maybe"  you  can,  and 
maybe  you  can  not.  Few  of  us  have 
the  patience  or  the  ability  to  over- 
come the  sheep's  ideas  along  this 
line. 

It  does  not  take  long  for  the  lamb 
to  get  under  way.  Its  big,  clumsy 
legs  are  quick  to  get  strength  into 
them.  After  it  is  three  or  four  days 
old  it  will  endure  about  as  much  as 
its  mother. 


LOOK    OUT    FOR    THE    LAMBS. 


Early  lambs  are  the  most  profitable, 
but  the  farmer  who  expects  to  make 
anything  out  of  them  can  not  go  to 
bed  and  sleep  all  the  time.  He  must 
be  up  and  doing  till  the  lambs  are 
fairly  on  their  pins. 

To  begin  with,  the  ewe  must  be 
kept  every  night  in  a  warm  place. 
Through  the  day  she  should  have  the 
watchful  attention  of  the  shepherd, 
so  that  she  can  be  taken  into  the 
stable  on  short  notice.  The  lamb  that 
is  thoroughly  chilled  is  just  about  as 
good  as  a  dead  lamb. 

But  if  one  should  happen  to  get 
chilled,  do  not  give  it  up  till  you  have 


There  is  a  great  deal  of  nonsence 
written  about  housing  chickens.  Us- 
ually hens  are  better  without  houses 
than  the  kind  they  get,  but  the  sugges- 
tion, often  repeated,  to  stop  up  the 
cracks  is  good  sense.  There  should  be 
no  openings  or  cracks  where  the  wind 
will  whistle  through  on  the  fowls. 
Leave  the  whole  front  open  if  neces- 
sary for  good  ventilation,  but  make 
the   other   three   sides   air-tight. 


Accurate  knowledge  is  needed  in 
the  feed  lot  and  dairy  as  much  or 
more  than  in  growing  cotton.  You 
know  how  much  cotton  you  produce 
per  acre,  but  do  you  know  how  much 
live  pork  you  produce  per  acre  or  how 
many  pounds  for  each  100  pounds  of 
feed? 


The  hog  makes  better  gains  on  the 
same  grain  feed  than  any  of  our  do- 
mestic animals,  but  the  hog  can  not 
use  rough  forage  as  well  as  cattle, 
horses  and  sheep. 


NEW     ENGLAND 


Trotting  Horse  Breeders' Association 

BOSTON,   MASS. 
Member  of  National  and  American  Associations. 

Readville  Grand  Circuit  Meeting 

ALL   CLASSES    WILL   BE   EVENTS   OP  IHEEE   EACES   OP   ONE   MILE. 

August   19=24,   1907 

EARLY    CLOSING    PUBSES 

Class  No.  1 — The  Blue  Hill,   2:30   Class,   Trotting1.     $4,500,    divided:   $1,050   to    first, 

$300  to  second,  $150  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  2 — The    Massachusetts,    2:14    Class,    Trotting*.      $9,000,    divided:    $2,100   to 

first,   $600  to  second,  $300  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  3 — The  Foniapoag',  2:10  Class,  Trotting1.     $4,500,   divided:  $1,050  to   first, 

$300  to  second,  $150  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  4 — The  Beadville,  2:12  Class,  Pacing1.     $3,000,  divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to  second,  $100  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  5 — The    Norfolk,    2:03    Class,    Pacing-.      $6,000,    divided:    $1,400    to    first, 

$400  to  second,  $200  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  6 — The  Neponset,  2:06  Class,  Facing*.     $3,000,  divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to   second,  $100  to  third,  each  race. 
In  all  classes  horses  must  he  named  at  the  time  of  the  closing  of  entries. 
Hobbles  will  not  he  harred. 

THE  ENTRANCE  FEB  WILL  BE  FIVE  FEB  CENT  OF  THE  PURSE  WITH 
NOTHING  DEDUCTED  FROM  THE  WINNERS  OF  ANT  FABT  OF  PURSE. 

More  than  one  horse,  if  trained  in  the  same  stable,  may  be  entered  in  a  class, 
and  one  per  cent  of  purse  additional  will  be  charged  for  each  horse  so  named;  but 
only  one  horse  in  the  same  ownership  will  be  allowed  to  start.  Any  horses  of  a 
plural  entry  which  may  be  separated  from  the  stable  from  which  they  were  named 
will  be  eligible  to  start  by  paying*  a  sum,  in  addition  to  that  already  paid  on  the 
horse,  which  will  equal  the  full  five  per  cent  entrance  fee. 

Conditions — The  rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association  (of  which  this  As- 
sociation is  a  member)  will  govern,  except  that  horses  not  finishing  within  one 
hundred  yards  of  the  winner  in  any  race  where  eight  or  more  start,  or  within 
eighty  yards  where  less  than  eight  start,  will  be  ruled  out  of  further  competition 
in  the  event.     Right  reserved  to  reject  any  entry.     Racing  will  begin  at  2:30  p.  m. 

The  positions  of  contending  horses  will  be  drawn  for  the  first  race  of  every 
event,  but  in  the  second  they  will  start  as  they  finished  in  the  first,  and  in  the 
third  as  they  finished   in   the  second. 

Forfeits   will   be   due   in   amounts   and   on    dates   as   follows: 

April  9  May  9         June  8        July   9       Aug. 6 

Classes    Nos.     1     and    3 $20  $30  $45  $60  $70 

Bach    additional    horse     9  9  9  9  9 

Class    No.    2     50  70  90  110  130 

Each    additional    horse    18  18  18  18  18 

Classes    Nos.  4  and  6 10  20  30  40  50 

Bach  additional   horse    6  6  6  6  6 

Class     No.     5      20  40  60  80  100 

Bach   additional   horse    12  12  12  12  12 

Nominators  will  not  be  held  liable  for  forfeits  falling  due  after  they  have 
declared   out  in   writing. 

ENTBIES    CLOSE    TUESDAY,    APRIL    9,    1907. 
The    American    Horse    Breeder    Futurities — 17,000    for    three-year-old    Trotters, 
$1,000    for    three-year-old    Pacers,    and    $2,000    for    two-year-old    Trotters — will    be 
raced  at   this   meeting. 

JOHN  M.  JOHNSON,   President.  C.   M.   JEWETT,   Secretary. 

All  entries,   requests  for  information,   etc.,   to  be   made   to   the   Se- 

BeadviU       Mass. 


14 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[ Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


CALIFORNIA'S     CEREAL     WEALTH. 


Forty-eight  counties  of  California 
have  sent  in  statistical  reports  to 
the  State  Agricultural  Society  for  the 
year  1906,  as  required  by  law.  These 
show  a  total  cereal  acreage,  and 
yield  and  value  as  follows: 

Wheat.  1.45S.284  acres,  yield  720,023 
tons,  or  24,000,767  bushels,  valued  at 
$13,289,904;  barley,  1,750,756  acres, 
yield  849,490  tons,  or  33,979,600  bushel, 
valued  at  $16, 987,575;  oats,  314.507 
acres,  yield  131,126  tons,  valued  at 
$3,331,9S0;  corn.  71,879  acres,  yield 
65,106  tons,  valued  at  $1,532,520;  rye, 
21.15S  acres,  yield  6,629  tons,  valued 
at  $2S6,255:  buckwheat,  400  acres, 
yield  300  tons,  valued  at  $7,500. 

This  gives  a  total  grain  acreage  of 
3,616,9S4.  a  total  yield  of  1.772,674  tons 
of  a  total  value  of  $35,425,734. 

The  same  forty-eight  counties  give 
the  hay  crop  for  1906  as  follows: 

Alfalfa  hay,  33S.78S  acres,  vield  1,- 
400.S22  tons,  valued  at  $S,713.903; 
grain  hay,  1,822,380  acres,  yield  2,636,- 
979  tons,  valued  at  $21,62S,294;  grass 
hay,  54,633  acres,  yield  75,376  tons, 
valued   at  $570,230. 

These  give  a  total  hav  acreage  of 
2,215,801,  a  total  yield  of  4,113,177 
tons,  of  a  total  value  of  $30,912,427. 

These  figures  show  the  total  value 
of  hay  and  grain  to  be  $66,33S,161,  and 
it  will  be  noticed,  as  was  the  case  in 
1905,  the  value  of  the  hay  crop  acre 
for  acre  is  considerably  more  than  the 
value  of  the  grain  crop.  In  other 
words,  while  the  grain  crop  shows 
an  average  return  of  $9.80  an  acre, 
the  hay  crop  shows  an  average  re- 
turn of  $13.95  an  acre.  It  is  the  greater 
yield  and  value  of  alfalfa  which  en- 
larges this  difference,  and  yet  not 
altogether,  as  it  will  be  noticed  that 
the  average  value  per  acre  of  grain 
hay  is  $10.80,  which  is  $2  an  acre 
more  than  the  average  value  of  grain. 
It  is  often  a  problem  with  the  farmer 
whether  to  cut  certain  foul  grain  for 
hay  or  not.  The  showing  here  would 
seem  to  be  in  favor  of  cutting  every- 
thing for  hay  that  will  make  good, 
clean  hay. 

As  we  have  said,  the  figures  hereto- 
fore given  are  computed  from  the 
returns  from  forty-eight  counties.  This 
leaves  nine  counties  that  have  not  re- 
ported. There  are  fifty-seven  counties 
in  California  all  told,  and  as  nine  is 
less  than  one-sixth  of  fifty-seven,  it 
would  be  conservative  to  add  one-sixth 
to  the  foregoing  figures  to  arrive  at 
an  estimate  for  the  entire  State.  On 
this  basis  we  find  the  total  grain  acre- 
age of  the  State  to  be  4,219,808,  the 
total  yield  to  be  2,06S,113  tons,  and 
the  total  value  $41,330,023.  The  total 
hay  acreage  on  the  same  basis  would 
be  2,585,101,  the  total  hay  yield  4,798,- 
705  tons  and  the  total  value  $36,014,498. 
These  figures  give  a  grand  total  acre- 
age of  hay  and  grain  for  1906  in  Cali- 
fornia of  6,794,909,  a  total  yield  of 
6,866,818  tons,  of  a  total  value  of 
$77,344,521. 

The  total  figures  for  1905  were  $77,- 
232,595,  showing  only  $111,926  differ- 
ence in  the  aggregate  value  of  the 
cereal  crops  of  the  State  for  the  two 
years,  the  slight  difference  being  in 
favor  of  1906. 

It  is  worth  something  to  know  the 
acreage  and  value  of  the  products 
under  consideration,  and  the  foregoing 
figures,  returned  to  us  in  two  con- 
secutive years,  are  given  as  the  best 
estimate  that  can  be  made  from  the 
resources   indicated. 


THE  MATTER  WITH  THE  RENTER. 


When  I  got  married  some  thirty 
years  ago  and  started  out  on  my  own 
hook  I  did  just  what  thousands  of 
others  do  every  year — or  I  might  say 
what  they  must  do.  I  rented  a  farm, 
bought  tools,  implements  and  teams 
on  time  and  started  in  with  a  strong 
heart  and  arm.  After  two  years  of 
hard  work  we  gathered  up  the  paid 
for  and  partly  paid  for  stuff  and  made 
a  sale.  I  came  out  ahead  only  a  few 
dollars  for  two  years'  hard  work.  Then 
I  went  +o  railroading  and  have  never 
farmed  since.  I  have  bad  nearly  thirty 
years  to  figure  out  why  I  did  not  come 
out  better  on  the  farm  and  I  think  I 
now  k   ow. 

The  Trouble  with  me  then  and  with 
:  enters    right  now    was   that   I 


had  my  investments  in  things  that 
were  decreasing  in  value.  In  most 
instances  I  was  paying  interest  on 
things  that  were  decreasing,  burning 
the  candle  at  both  ends,  as  it  were. 
For  instance.  I  was  paying  interest  on 
money  invested  in  horses,  machinery 
and  other  things  that  were  becoming 
less  valuable  all  the  time.  It  took 
the  proceeds  from  my  labor  to  keep 
up  the  losses.  Like  many  others  did 
then  and  do  yet  I  depended  on  selling 
the  raw  product  The  grain  and  hay 
was  marketed.  My  live  stock  con- 
sisted of  horses  principally  and  except 
their  feed  all  the  grain  was  marketed. 
After  nearly  thirty  years  of  medita- 
tion I  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that 
renters  farm  too  much  land,  go  in 
debt  too  much  and  do  not  keep  enough 
profitable  stock.  Surplus  horses  do 
not  produce  anything  and  even  those 
that  are  used  beyond  their  labor  are 
poor  investments.  A  yard  full  of  ma- 
chinery does  not  produce  beyond  a 
few  weeks'  use.  If  I  were  going  to 
try  it  over  I  would  be  a  crank  on  pro- 
ducing. Everything  would  have  to  ■ 
gain  in  value  or  add  to  itself  in  some 
way.  My  team  would  be  brood  mares. 
I  would  try  to  shift  my  little  in- 
vestments toward  buying  a  good  cow 
and  more  of  them  as  fast  as  I  could. 
The  premises  would  be  adorned  with 
some  good  brood  sows  and  I  would 
help  the  other  half  out  with  the  hen 
business.  Yes,  I  would  have  to  have 
a  wagon  and  some  implements  that 
is  true,  but  I  would  make  one  wagon 
do  and  when  I  bought  implements 
would  need  them  first. 

After  getting  these  things  I  would 
go  to  a  little  more  expense  and  keep 
them  under  cover.  I  would  try  to 
make  them  last  ten  years  instead  of 
three  or  four.  I  have  it  figured  that 
renters  on  the  average,  have  from 
$1,000  to  $2,000  tied  up  in  poor  in- 
vestments and  that  in  most  instances 
it  requires  the  entire  earnings  to  keep 
up  the  losses  or  shrinkage  in  values. 
Also  that  insomuch  as  he  depends  on 
selling  grain  for  the  income,  his  pay 
days  are  too  far  apart.  He  spends  the 
whole  amount  before  he  gets  it  or  in 
other  words,  after  all  he  gets  no ' 
money  to  spend  as  he  wishes.  Look- 
ing through  a  combination  of  front- 
sights  and  hind-sights,  my  advice  to 
any  young  man  would  be  to  keep  his^ 
investments  in  things  that  produce  or 
increase  in  value  just  as  much  as  it 
is  possible  to  do  so. — M.  M.  Johnson 
in   Field   and   Farm. 


NOT  ALL   COWS   ALIKE. 


It  is  true  that  a  very  large  per  cent 
of  our  dairy  cows  are  absolutely  un- 
productive, never  paying  their  own  ex- 
pense. Is  it  not  far  better  to  keep  fif- 
teen cows  all  of  which  are  liberal  pro- 
ducers than  to  add  to  this  number 
another  fifteen  that  are  not  self  sup- 
porting? The  second  fifteen  are  kept 
up  by  the  profit  of  the  first  fifteen, 
but  how  is  the  owner  to  be  kept  up? 
'ihis  very  difficulty  with  which  we  are 
so  heavily  burdened  must  be  removed 
before  a  dairy  can  be  made  profitable. 
But  how  are  we  going  to  judge  which 
animals  are  profitable  and  which  are 
unprofitable?  By  the  milk  sheet,  a 
pair  of  milk  scales  and  the  Babcock 
test.  At  the  end  of  each  month  we 
can  tell  exactly  how  much  milk  and 
butter  fat  each  cow  in  the  herd  has 
produced  an  dhence  how  much  money 
she  has  made.  From  this  amount  the 
expense  of  keeping  her  could  be  de- 
ducted and  the  remainder  credited  to 
her  account  as  profit  for  the  month. — 
Professor  B.  H.  Raw]. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAULT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  TTTTM  AX  REMtDT  for  Rneu- 
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Is  invaluable. 

Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  Js 
"Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Price  $1.50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  vrith  full  directlonB  for  Its 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
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TOOMEY 
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Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
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on  road  and  track. 
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for  general  road  use. 

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Young  pigs  gain  a  pound  tor  each 
2V>  pounds  of  grain  ted  them,  but  old 
hogs  require  5  or  6  pounds  of  grain  to 
make  a  pound  of  gain.  The  same 
principle  holds  true  with  other  ani- 
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SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  nnrw  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price.  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CRlTTENnEN. 

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Bruises,  Soft  Buncnea,  Cure  Eoilg, 
Fistula,  or  any  unhealthy  sore  quick- 
ly ;  pleasant  to  use;  does  not 
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the  hair,  and  you  can  work  ths 
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VETERINARY 

ADVICE 

Or.  8.  A.  Tattle,  a  veterinary  sur- 
geon of  long  experience  has  writ- 
ten a  book  entitled  "Veterinary 
Experience'*  on  the  diseases  of 
horses,  giving  symptoms  and 
i  treatment  In  plain  terms.  It  la 
fully  illustrated  with  diagrams 
allowing  the  skeleton  and  cireu- 
fc  latory  and  digestive  systems  with 
■references  that  mate  them  plain. 
_  __FTells  now  to  buy  a  horse  and 
tDOwwhetherH  lfl  Bound  or  not.  Every  horse  owner 
should  have  one.     It  la  sent  to  any  one. 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

ti  the  only  guaranteed  cure  for  Colic,  Curb,  recent 
Shoo  Bolla  and  Callous.  It  locates  lameness,  relieves 
and  cures  Spnlni,  R'na  Bono,  Cockle  Jolnii,  Cr«a*a 
Heal,  Scrstehem,  Catarrh,  etc  Send  today  and  get  the 
book  free  and  inf  ormatloa  abonc  Dr.  Tattle's  specifics. 
Turtle's  Elixir  Co..  52  Beverly  St,  Boston,  Mass. 
Redington&  Company,  San  Francisco.  California 
W.  A,  Shaw,  120U  W.  Washington  SL,Xos  Angeles 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


TH3  BREEDER  AND  STORTSMAN 


7»«.»W»»W' 


AT   CHASE'S   PAVILION,   MARCH    18,  1907 

Forty  head  of  SPEED  PROSPECTS  and  extra  good  BUSINESS  and 
PLEASURE   horses. 

Full  particulars  and  list  of  horses  and  Consignors  in  next  issue.  "Write 
early  for  Catalogues  and  arrange  to  attend  this  sale,  where  you  can  see 
speed,  action  and  manners,  regardless  of  the  weather. 

FEED    H.    CHASE    &    CO., 
478   Valencia    Street,    San    FranciBCO,    Cal. 


DO  YOU  WANT  TO  SELL? 

Ship  to  Indianapolis 

THE  BREEDING  CENTER  THE  RACING  CENTER 

THE  POPULATION  CENTER  THE  TRAFFIC  CENTER 

THEN  WHY  NOT  THE  LOGICAL  SALES  CENTER? 

ANNUAL    SPRING    SALE 

March  25=30 

James  Thompson  will  leave  Pleasanton  about  March  18 
with  seven  head  for  this  sale.  Put  your  horse  in  and  help  fill 
the  car.  Write  to  James  Thompson,  Pleasanton,  Cal.,  for 
particulars. 

Indianapolis  Sales  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


Auction  Sales^ 

WM.   RILEY 

The  well  known  Grand  Circuit 

Auction  Pool  Seller 
Desires  to  locate  in  California. 

Can   be   engaged   to   conduct 

Auction  Sales  of  Horses 

and  Live  Stock  in  any 

part  of  the  country. 

Reference — Ever)-  secretary  and  borse  owner 
who  has  raced  in  big  rings.     Address 

WM.    RILEY 
818  Hayes  Street       San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907's  First  Colt 

Thus  far  reported  that  is  by 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

is  from  our  own  mare  Rose  Direct,  2:291^,  by  Direct, 
2:°5'A — Rosebud  by  Gen.  Washington.  He  was  foaled 
February  26th,  and  is  a  fine  large  brown  horse. 

ZSSSmfSSSSg  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

/-T  r»  1-* /T /-v     BLACK   COLT,    Foaled   1900;    Sire  ■ 

||U  h-|      (I    McKINNEY  2:11H,  sire  of  Sweet  T 
VHVL/WW     Marie    2:02,    Kinney     Lou      2:07%.' 
v  Charley    Mac    2:07%,    Mack    Mack 

(Trial  2:12^4)       2:08,    Miss    Georgie    2:0SV6.    Hazel 
Kinney  2:09  V4,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.   Book   2:10,    Coney  2:u2,   China   Maid    2:05Vi,    You 
Bet  2:07,   Jennie  Mac   2:09.  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AIX.EEN  2:26%  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32.  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kellv  2:0814.  Grey 
Gem   2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07,   etc. 

Grandam.  LOU  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
;;°J;.etc-  Greco  is  a  handsome  young-  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.     Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 

-.iU     SPeeQ. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  S50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 
■   —■  W.   B.    JOHNSON,    Santa    Clara,    Cal. 


Another  Sale  of  Good  Ones  From 
Aptos  Stock  Farm 

To  be  held  at 
FRED   H.  CHASE  &  CO.'S  NEW    PAVILION,    478    VALENCIA    ST. 

Monday  Evening,  March  25,  1907 

The  entire  crop  of  Trotting  Bred  Three-Year-Olds  on  the  farm,  comprising  20 
head  by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  2:  IS  and  Aptos  Wilkes,  all  nicely  broken  and 
ready  to  train  or  use  on  the  road. 

Also  ten  head  of  mares  and  geldings  from  five  to  eight  years,  sired  by  Aptos 
Farm's  imported  French  Coach  Stallion,  and  out  of  trotting  bred  mares.  Some 
extra  fine  carriage  horses  and  pairs  among  them. 

Send  for  catalogues..    Horses  on  exhibition  Saturday,  March  23d. 


Fred.  H.  Chase  &  Co., 


Live  Stock 
Auctioneers 


478  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco 


FOR    SALE     OE    LEASE. 

The  well  known  stallion  Milbrae 
2:16%  and  his  two  brothers,  Portola 
and  Menlo  Boy.  Milbrae  is  a  handsome 
seal  brown,  16  hands  high  and  weighs 
1,190  lbs.,  a  horse  of  excellent  disposi- 
tion, splendid  conformation  and  pos- 
sessed of  great  power  and  beauty.  Mil- 
brae is  sired  by  Prince  Airlie,  he  by 
Guy  Wilkes  2 :1 5  ^4 ,  great  grand  sire 
Geo.  "Wiles  2:22,  first  dam  Fearless  by 
Fallis  2:23,  second  dam  Jean  Perault 
by  Signal.  For  further  information  ap- 
ply to  P.  BC  McEvoy,  Menlo  Park,  CaL 

FOB  SALE. 

One  Brown  Mare,  7  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasper  Ayers  2:09.  Will  weigh 
about  1,200  pounds,  is  16  hands  high, 
has  been  used  only  for  breeding.  Is  of 
show  horse  type  and  fine  breeder.  Is 
in  foal  to  Avalon.  . 

One  Black  Colt  out  of  the  above  mare 
by  Robt.  Direct.  This  colt  is  a  very 
fast  trotter  and -is  large,  well  muscled, 
good  flat  bone.  "Will  make  a  horse  that 
will  weigh  1,250  or  1,300  pounds.  Is  well 
enough  bred  to  head  a  stock  farm. 

One  Brown  Mare,  5  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Jasapine  2:14%.  Will  weigh 
about  1,000  to  1,050  pounds;  is  well 
broken  and  gentle;  is  a  square  and  clean 
gaited  trotter.  Will  sell  the  above 
mares  and  colt  reasonable.  For  particu- 
lars write 

J.    H.    WAGNER. 

Selnia,   CaL 

FOB  SALE. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old. 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse. 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per-* 
fectly  sound.  Name  your  price.  I  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  "West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  own  price. 

SOI.  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,  Cal. 

SOME  EXTRA  GOOD  ONES  FOE  SALE. 


I  offer  for  sale  my  broodmare  Elec- 
tress  Wilkes  2:28%  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 
She  is  now  in  foal  to  Kinney  Lou  2:07%, 
and  is  due  about  March  15th.  Electress 
Wilkes  is  the  dam  of  that, fast  trotting 
mare  Lady  Mowry  2:09*4  hy  McKinney, 
and  Lady  Mowry's  full  sister  has  shown 
2:10  speed  in  training.  The  dam  of  Elec- 
■  tress  Wilkes  is  Electress  2:27^i  by 
Elector  2170,  son  of  Electioneer,  and  her 
second  dam  is  the  thoroughbred  mare 
Sugar  Plum  by  Lodi,  see  American  Stud 
Book. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  a  two-year-old 
filly  by  Mendocino  2:19^,  and  a  yearling 
colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out  of  the 
dam   of  Lady  Mowry  2:09*4- 

Unless  Electress  Wilkes  is  sold  before 
she  foals  I  will  withdraw  her  from  sale 
and  breed  her  again  this  year. 

Any  further  information  as  to  prices, 
etc.,  will  be  furnished  on  application  to 
the   owner. 

J.    C.   MOWRY, 

Newark,  Cal. 


PASTURAGE. 

Fine  pasturage:  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  ratejs.  For  further 
particulars  address 

CHASE, 
Sonoma,    Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland,  Cal.,  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


JERSEYS.     HOLSTEINS     A"TD  DUR- 

HAMS — Dairy    Stock    a    specialty.  Hogs, 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
&    Co..    Los    Anzeles.    Cai. 

IMPORTED    HACKNEY    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange.  N.  J. 


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or    shine. 


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reserved   for  ladies  and    their  escorts. 

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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Highland  C. 


2:19^ 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  0194 
Champion  3  year  old  Slallion  of  0195 

Two-year-old  Becord    jJ'JJL, 

Three-year-old  Record a:15?/ 

Timed  in   a   Bace    2:10^ 

WINNIB  OF  HAEIFOBD  PUTTJBITT  ($8500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Kusseii 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  or 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  ^equeatn 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%).  by  Golddust  ou, 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 
Season  of  1907  at  PIEASAHTOH  EACH  TRACK. 
$50  inr  frlA  Coocnn  USUAL  RETURN  PRIVILEGES,  or  money  refunded 
OOU  lur  Hie  OCdisUn  should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.  A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Tour  Tears  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXPBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18>4,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
1-  ^  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing1  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:05^ 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%,  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella2:25, 
McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27. 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception,  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     ....     2:08 
Delilah  (4)      ....  2:09 
Sherlock  Holmes .     .     2:11 
R.  Ambush  (3)       .     .     2:14 

Zolahka 2:23 

Ingarita 2:25 

Dixie  S 2:27 

Dixie  W 2:27 

Conchita 2:29 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11% 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11% 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%:  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15.  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,   and   fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HENBT  DELANET, 

University   Station,    Eos   Ang-eles,    Cal. 


Mendocino  22607 

EECOED     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:1914 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:0S%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by    imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 

McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKIHNEY  8818  (record  2:11 14).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29^.  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14*4),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine,  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
Jier  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

3EBYICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MF  IDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
PARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
oy  the     alo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PAKM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Qlara   Co.,  Cal, 


By  McKinney  2:11%; 
Sam  Helena  2:11%. 


By    J.    J.    Audubou 

.  16695,    sire    of    An- 

dubon    Boy  U59M 

Nan  Audubon  2:08 !.*' 

Miss  Rita  2:08K 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:08%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08*4,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
In  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  39  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:2S  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14*4);  second 
dam,   Nelly. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing1  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning- race. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%,  first  trial  against  time. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57%   seconds. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PABK,  LOS    ANGELES,   TO 
A  PEW   GOOD   MARES. 
TESMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  J.  T.   G-ATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION      TROTTING      STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09J 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  Zll  n^Ki  *£?%&  m  isos 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6,  1907.  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  grandly  gaited 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  _than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as   his." 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%.  sire  of  over  150  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2J9%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;   fourth  dam   S.TB     thoroughbred  ,„,,,„M 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners.      ..„...,,„_  „„„»  _lM 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AOEICDLTUEAL  PABK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.    Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  If  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes  JUSTICE    sc    imunti, 

C.   J.   Gruhb,   Manager,   University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 

Rpri  McK    43766 

IVvU    1  T  lv  liV«  Son  of  the  Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 

^^  by  the  Great  Bed  Wilkes  1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:liy4  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  "others 
in  the  2  10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at   $500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  In  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2  15% and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July.  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
Individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  Jnly  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MUBFBTX-'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
(W.  R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 

TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Eetnrn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:59} 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in  1897.     The  fastest,  gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.  30183;  Pacing  No.  0414  «,,,„„ 

Sire    of    Morning    Star    2:0491     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%,   Schley  Pointer  2:08%.  ^  ,..  _ 

By  Brown  Hal  2?12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%   and  ten  others  with  records 
of  2-10  and  better.     Dam   Sweepstakes,   dam   of  Star  Pointer  1:59%,   Hal  Pointer 
2-04   Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
'     '  Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Fee  $100.    TJsnal  Beturn  Privileges. 

For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.   De   EYDEB, 

Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDABD    BBED    STALLION 


iHcFadyen  2:15} 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:09%,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  ~McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEBMS — $40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,  CaL 


Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:03%,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford  Stakes  of  1902,  and  6  other  4- 
year-olds  and  under  In  2:30  list. 

sire  of  42  in  2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam  of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
PEE — $50.  Limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


NUSHAGAK 

Registered  No.  25939 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes   2:18, 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20'/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,  2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:09%.  Edith  2:10.  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Eace  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCER.,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALES.   BH.OWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2.08'A 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24  J 


MONTEREY  KJ&JSf?,* 

By  Sidney  2:19*4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05*4 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Billon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09*4,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  "Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

950  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  "Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March   1st   to   July    1st. 

VACrJiVHTTC    standard  Bred  &-Y.-0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09# 

Y\I^|1//t1I    S    Hz  Dam    Leap   Year    2:26%    (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 

*    v^jjl-** '»*  m.  m-4  Tempest.     Tosemite  is  15.3    hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 

One  of  the  handsomest,  best,  fastest  and  most  promising  young  stallions  on 
this   Coast.     He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.      Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 

For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses   apply   to   or  address 

PETEE  J.  "WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Beg1.  Ho.  24576.    Trotting1  Bace  Record  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEEMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 

2:11X 


Will  Make  the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,    Yolo    County,    Cal. 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  He  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California   next   season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   Cal. 


The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO-YEAR-OLD     BBCOBD     2:29% 
BY  McKHTNEY  2:11% 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.);  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  "William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the   richest  and  bst  producing  strains   in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending-  July  1st,  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,  near   the   Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TERMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply  to 
F.     GOMMBT,     Owner.  HANS     FEELLSON,     Manager. 


Early  Colts 


Are  most  valuable  and  the  season  for 

"AXWORTHY"   (3)  2:15j4 

has   opened  well  and  it  will  be  a  heavy  one.      Therefore 
mares  to  be  bred  early  should  be  booked  without  delay. 

!E3£ai£££r  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Bonnie  Direct  [4)  2:05< 


Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:W% 


Win  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Fleasanton,  Cal. 

Fee    $100   with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 

BONNIE  DIKECT'S  SIKE  is  Direct  2:05%,  sire  of  Directly  2:03Vi.  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,  Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2:05%,  King  Direct  2:05%,  Prince  Direct  2:07,  Direct 
Wood  2:07%,  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Direct  View  2:08%,  and 
Bey  Direct  2:10. 

BONNIE  DIKECT'S  DAM  is  Bon  Bon  2:26  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  Rector  2:10%,  Bonsilene  2:14%,  etc.  His  second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 

For  further  particulars  address 

C.   I..   GRIFFITH,   Fleasanton. 


NEAREST  35562 


(RECORD  2:22^) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%).  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Ply  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%. 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  "WILKES  2:16^,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%,  "Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAR,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23Vz,  las* 
half  in  1:07*>£,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,'  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest  broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kellev  (4)  2:0S%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:0S%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%.  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%.    by   George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only  stallion   living  or  dead   that   carries   the   five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season  of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,   San  Jose,  Cal. 

Kinney  Lou  2:07' 

Tho  fastest  trotting  son  of  the  champion  trotting  sire,  McKinney  2:11%,  and 


Kinney  Al 


3  YEAR  OLD  TRIAL 
2:16 


By  McKinney  2:11%;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:26%,  sire  of  7  in  2:10. 

These  stallions  will  make  the  season  of  1907  at  the  STATE  FAIR  GROUNDS, 
INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100         Kinney  Al,  $50 

For  further   particulars   address 

BUDD  LOBLE,  State  Fair  Grounds,     Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2/2  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,  $40  to   INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 

THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637  _^=^. 
Constructor  39569  " 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11%,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27.  Sweet  Rosie  2:28*4,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16 %  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  *89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13*4;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

....Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands   15.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 
pounds;    perfect    in    every   way.      Limited   to    fifteen    mares. 

"Will  make  tne  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    ?3    per   month. 
$25  for  the  Season.     Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,    1021    Georgia    St.,   Vallejo,    Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 


NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:165 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15*4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     2:18*4,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TERMS — For  Season,  $50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  "Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10V,,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12*4,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08*4,  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mooa 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11*4,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,    CaL 


■18 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[ Saturday,  March  9,  190" 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  St  anoard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 


W  SPAVIN  CURE     < 


Memphis,  Mo. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  T. 

Gentlemen — The  bottle  of  Spavin  Cure 
you  sent  me  was  just  what  I  have  been 
looking  for.  It  cured  my  mare  sound 
and  well  as  she  ever  was.  I  enclose 
$5.50  for  one  more  bottle  of  "Save-the- 
Horse"  Spavin  Cure  and  one  box  of  the 
ointment.  Please  send  it  at  once  for 
I  am  using  it  for  knots  on  the  shoulder 
and  it  is  helping  as  fast  as  it  can. 
Have  you  any  agents  for  your  medicine, 
if  not  please  give  me  a  chance  at  it,  for 
I  have  a  sample  to  show  what  it  will 
do.     I  remain,  as  ever,  your  friend. 

C.    H.    BRYAN*. 

Parkersburg.  W.  Va.,  Jan.  24,  1907. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Find  enclosed  five  dollars 
for  which  please  send  me  a  bottle  of 
"Save-the-Horse"  Spavin  Cure.  Please 
send  it  at  once.  I  used  two  bottles  two 
years  ago  and  am  well  pleased,  it  does 
splendid  work. 

Yours    respectfully. 

A.  I.  SPENCER. 
R.   D.   No.   1. 

"Save-the-Horse"  Permanently  Cures  Spavin,  Ringbone,  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons,  and  all 
lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.     Horse  may  work  as  usual. 

$5  FEB  BOTTLE.  "Written  guarantee — as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the  best 
legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send  for  copy  and  booklet.  Scores  of  letters  to  con- 
firm and  convince.  Send  for  copies.  Absolute  and  overwhelming  evidence  and 
certainties  as  to  the  unfailing  power  of  "Save-the-Horse."  At  all  druggists  or 
dealers,   or  sent  express  paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.:  Bingtaampton,  N.  Y.     Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 
D.  E.  Newell,   56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,   Cal. 


Healdsburg,    Cal. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Your  favor  of  recent  date 
enclosing  testimonials  was  duly  receiv- 
ed. I  did  not  need  them  to  convince 
me  that  "Save-the-Horse"  was  a  good 
thing  for  the  stock  farm  at  Santa  Rosa; 
have  used  it  for  several  years  through 
the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Saunders. 
Lou  Dillon's  trainer.  The  Hahman  Drug 
Co.  are  selling  many  bottles  and  all 
seem  perfectly  satisfied  with  results. 
Hahman  has  sent  for  salve  and  if  you 
think  necessary  will  get  some  for  next 
bottle.  Hoping  to  hear  from  you  soon, 
I  remain  yours  truly. 

H.    S.    GREELEY. 

Jalapa,  Talisco,  Mexico. 

January  17,   1907. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton.  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Having  used  your  "Save- 
the-Horse"  in  a  case  of  halt  and  swell- 
ing in  the  pastern  which  is  a  disease 
very  difficult  of  cure;  the  result  has 
more  than  met  my  expectations.  For 
this  reason  1  am  happjr  to  congratulate 
3'ou  on  the  possession  of  so  excellent 
a   medicine.  PASCUAL    GOMEZ. 


CAMPBELL'S  5££E2m   GALL  REMEDY 


IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


FOR 

,  HARNESSSSHOUlOERGAUiBARBEDWREarrS/ 

<^.  CALKS.SCRATCHES  AND  OTHER     fe- 

•^p      AILMENTS  OFTHESKIN.  _# 


For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS.  CALKS. 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  PoisoneJ  SOKES. 
ABRA.SIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Bliod 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  tiie  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remely  prece3ing  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th   CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  anrl  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 


All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  in  Their  Stables 

PBICE — 25c,    50c    and   $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418   W.    Madison   St.,   Chicago.    II!. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.      If  not  in  slock  ask  them  to 
write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  COBEESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVEEY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOE  THE 
"BEEEDEE  AND  SPORTSMAN  " 


THE    OLD    RELIABLE 

PARKER    GUN 

in  the  hands  of  J.  E.  Cantelon 


Won  the 
GRAND 
CANADIAN 
HANDICAP 

At  live  birds 


At  Hamilton.  Ont.,  Jan.  16,  1907.  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
ton. Ont.,  again  demonstrated  the  reliability  of  the  Parker 
Gun  by  winning  with  a  straight  score  from  the  30-yard 
mark.     Send  for  catalogue. 


PARKER 

N.  Y.  Salesroom:  32  Warren  St.    = 


BROS. 

30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


JAMES   A.    GROVE 


(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


WILLIAM   G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH   CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO   INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

JJo  Barted  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Banning  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   (K'o^xnel 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture.    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming.  Exercising,  etc..  and  Keeping  Up  In  "Working  Con- 
dition,  $15   per  month.  .   For  particulars   address 

EOBERT  ERVINE,  Foreman, 

HOCPEE   FABM,   MOTTNTAIN  VIEW, 
Reference — S.  F.  Biding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 

GEORGE  E.   ERL1X,   Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

Dexter    Prince    Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  anrl  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sale.  Careful  and  ■  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
bv  autos  or  cars. 


The  American 
Thoroughbred 

The  Result  of  50  Years  of   Close  Study 


No  Breeder  Can  Afford 
To  be  Without  It 

—Price    Reduced— 

$4  in  Cloth        $5  in  Leather 

To  Be  Purchased  From 

Foster  &0"Rear.  Ferry  Bldg.,  San  Francisco 

From  The  Author.  Capt.  T.  B.  Merry 

549  Grand  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


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AIR  CUSHION 


No  Lameness 


They  fill  wits  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cares  lameness. 


PADS 

No  Slipping 


[SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co. 


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Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 
by 

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f ALU  ON  OWNER 

If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Rooks.  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Fads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

W rite  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

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Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


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Good  For  All  Kinds  of  Shooting 

"INFALLIBLE  SMOKELESS" 

The  Dense  Powder  For  Shotguns.    Always  the  Same  in  Any  Climate. 

kNEW  SCHULTZE"  and  "NEW  E.  C.  [Improved] 

Bulk  Smokeless  Powders  That  Are  Perfect. 

Made  in  America  by  Americans 

Shells  Loaded  "With  the  Above   Powders   Can  be  Purchased 
From  Any  Dealer  in  Any  State  in  the  Union. 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 

Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  Wash, 
and   "Wilmington,    Del. 


ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun.  It  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
-  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Wbitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list 


Ithaca  Gun  Company 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St. 


Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Alameda,  Cal. 


QUNS 


FRESH  AMMUNITION 


And  Sporting  Goods 

Outing  and  Rubber  Footwear.    Good  for  Wet  Weather  and  Down  Town. 

Palace  Hardware,   638  Market  Street 

Main  Store  and  Office,  458  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco 


SAPS  AND  SURE  DISTEMPEB  CUBE. 
Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough  Cure  is  not  only  a  positive 
cure  for  distemper,  influenza,  pinkeye,  etc.,  but  it  is  perfectly 
safe  also.  Can  be  given  broodmares  or  colts  at  any  time. 
Equally  good  for  sheep  and  dogs;  50c.  and  $1.00.  At  dealers 
or  sent  direct,  prepaid.  Write  to-day  for  free  pamphlet,  "Dr. 
Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind, 
D.  E,  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At,,  Oakland,  Cal,,  Fac.  Coast  Ag-t. 


GOLCHER    BROS. 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co. 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 

Ammunition 

Sporting  Goods 


Telephone 

Temporary  1883 


51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco  \ 


Qu in  us  Ointment 


Will  Make  A  Hone  Over; 


%W/M 


l  will  put  sound  legs  under  him  and  ■ 
will  save  him  from  the  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  the  1 
standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,  Windpuffs  and  all 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  of  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  it. 

Mr.  B".  H.  Clark,  Fredonla.  N.  T-,  writes:  "The  bottle  of, 
Qulnn's  Ointment  purchased  from  you  about  two  years  ago 
removed  a  curb  and  thorouphpin  and  did  it  tor  good.  My 
horse's  leg  is  as  smooth  as  ever." 

1  Price  $1.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  mail" 
Write  for  circulars,  testimonials,  etc 

W.B.    EDDY  &    COMPANY,    WHITEHALL,   N.    Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St,  Napa,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE — Thoroughbred  Collie  pups. 
Address  &abilan  Banch,  Hollister,  San 
Benito  Count?,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE — Thoroughbred  Scotch 
Shepard  Collie  pups.  A  bargain  for 
stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  furnish  pedi- 
gree. Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton,  S. 
E.  cor.  Point  Lo'oos  and  23d  Aves..  San 
Francisco,    Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veternary 
dentistry.  i 

Complicated    cases    treated   successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco.  C 

Telephone  Specie    207-4 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  9,  1907. 


*%emington. 


AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


No  Slide  to  Work 


with  the  left  hand.  Right  hand  pulls  trigger.  Recoil  ejects, 
cocks  and  reloads.  Solid  breech  protection  against  "blow- 
hacks."  Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Pull  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 

The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,   $40  and  upwards. 
EEMINGTOKT  ARMS   COMPANY, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Pactory — 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  New  York  City.  nion,  N".  Y. 


WINCHESTER 


Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle. 


351  Caliber  High  Power. 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Btfle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7?4  pounds,  number  of  shots,  six,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  "Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^4-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $2S.OO.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  line. 


WINCHESTER    REPEATING    ARMS    CO. 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


The  Trap  Shooting  Season  for  1907  Has  Started 

And  So  Have  the  Victories  For 

8ELBY     SH  ELLS 

At  the  Ingleside  Tournament,  February  22=23=24 

Mr.  A.  J.  Webb  won  the  High  Average,  making  96  per  cent 

FIRST  -  SECOND  -  THIRD  -  FIFTH  -  SIXTH  -  SEVENTH.  THAT'S    THE    WAY    WE    FINISHED. 

At  the  Fresno  Tournament,  March   3rd  and  4th 

Mr.  E.  C.  Ickes  won  High  Amateur  Average,  making  92.28%.  Dick  Reed  (Professional)  won  High  General  Average,  making  94.28% 


.THESE  ARE  THE  BRANDS  OF... 


FACTORY 
LOADED 


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Selby 

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VALLEJ0  JUNCTION,  -  CONTRA  COSTA  CO.,  CAL. 


PHIL.  B.   BEKEART,   CO.,    Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 
(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iyer  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co.  , 


VOLUME  L.     No.   11. 


SATURDAY,   MARCH  16.  1907. 


Subscription   $3.00   a  Year. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN  [Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


$15,200    Guaranteed   Stakes   For   4   Days'   Meeting    $15,200 


TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  THE 


Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Association 

Week  ending  August  24th,  1907.  Entries  to  close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907. 


PROGRAM: 

WEDNESDAY.  FRIDAY. 

1 — 2:14  CLASS   TROTTING    $800  7— TWO-YEAR-OLD    PACING      DIVISION      FUTURITY   STAKES    No.  5 


(Closed   November  2,  1903)    $950 

8— THREE-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING   DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES   No. 

4  (Closed  October  15,  1904)    2300 

THURSDAY.  9—2:08  CLASS  PACING 1000 


2—2:24  CLASS  TROTTING,   CALIFORNIA   STAKES    2000 

3—2:12    CLASS    PACING     800 


4 — TWO-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING    DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES    No.   5 

(Closed  October  15,  1904)    $1450 

5—2:16    CLASS    PACING    800 


SATURDAY. 

10—2:17   CLASS   TROTTING    $800 

11—2:20  CLASS   PACING,   PACIFIC  SLOPE  STAKES    2000 


6— THREE-YEAR-OLD    PACING    DIVISION    FUTURITY    STAKES    No.   4 

(Closed   November  2,  1903)    1300  12—2:10  CLASS  TROTTING    1000 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  5,  9,  10  11  and  12  close  MONDAY,  APRIL  1st,   1907.    Horses  to  be  named  with  entry 

Entrance  tee  two  per  cent  due  April  1st,  1907;  one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1st,  1907,  and  two  per  cent  additional  If  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907;  five  per  cent  additional  from  winners. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  race  by  the  payment  of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two 
horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be  named  by  five  o'clock  P.  M.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take 
place. 

Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.    All  races  mile  heats,  best  three   in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 
Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  fu  rther  information  address  the  Secretary. 

F.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


$30,000  in  Stakes,  Purses  and  Premiums 


TO    BE    GIVEN    BY   THE 


Central  California  Circuit  of  Agricultural  Fairs 

TO  BE  HELD  AT  THE  FOLLOWING   CITIES: 

Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakers-field 

Commencing  September  16th  and  Closing  October  12th,  1907 

$8,000  in  Early  Closing  Guaranteed   Stakes.     Horses  to  Be  Named  "With  Entry — 2  Per  Cent  to  Enter. 

Entries  to  Close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907 


FRESNO.  TULARE. 

No.  1— FRESNO    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000  No.  1— TULARE  TROT,  2:20  CLASS $1000 

No.  2— FRESNO    PACE,   2:20   CLASS 1000  No.  2— TULARE    PACE,  2:20   CLASS 1000 


Address  C.  A.  Telfer,  Secretary,  Fresno,   Cal. 

HANFORD. 

No.  1— HANFORD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000 


Address   W.    F.    Ingwerson,   Secretary,   Tulare,  Cal. 

BAKERSFIELD. 

No.  1— BAKERSFIELD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS      $1000 


No.  2— HANFORD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000  No.  2— BAKERSFIELD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS - 1000 

Address  F.  L.   Howard,  Secretary,  Hanford,  Cal.  Address  T.  H.  Fogarty,  Secretary,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 


When  making  your  nominations  for  any  of  the  above  stakes,  be  careful  to  address  each  Secretary  in  the  Circuit,  the  names  and  atidresses  of  which  are  hereby 
given:     Fresno,  C.  A.  Telfer;   Hanford,  F.  L.  Howard;  Tulare,  W.  F.  Ingwerson;   Bakersfield,  T.  H.  Fogarty. 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  April  1st,  1907,  when  entries  close;  one  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  May 
1st,  1907,  when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  two  per  cent  additional  on  June  1st,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out 
without  recourse. 

SUBSTITUTION. 
Nominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting  and  naming  another  horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

FOR    ENTRY    BLANKS,   ADDRESS   THE   SECRETARIES. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


3: 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established  1882.) 
P.   W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf   and    Sporting   Authority   of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as   Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postomce. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  he  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS   ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

HIGHLAND  C.  2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.'D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460  

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

McKINNEY    2:11% : 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%   T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16% 

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20% .  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL   PIONEER    82S5    (Hackney) . 

. , Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  PETALUMA  ENTRIES  furnish  proof  conclu- 
sive of  the  oft  repeated  assertion  that  good  purses 
announced  early  will  be  well  patronized  by  Califor- 
nia owners  whenever  they  feel  reasonably  certain 
that  there  will  be  a  circuit  of  harness  racing  in  the 
State.  The  ten  purses  which  were  declared  filled 
by  Mr.  Stover,  manager  of  the  Petaluma  meeting, 
received  a  total  of  161  entries,  an  average  of  a  frac- 
tion over  sixteen  to  the  race.  Two  of  the  purses, 
those  offered  for  the  2:17  and  green  class  trotters, 
received  twenty-eight  entries  each,  which  breaks  all 
records  for  this  State  in  recent  years.  From  Walla 
Walla  and  Seattle  on  the  north  to  San  Bernardino  on 
the  south  these  entries  have  come,  and  they  repre- 
sent nearly  every  stable  of  horses  in  training.  Some 
of  the  prominent  trainers  have  not  made  entries 
at  Petaluma,  Chas.  De  Ryder,  W.  G.  Durfee,  Walter 
Maben  and  J.  D.  Springer  among  them,  and  it  may 
be  that  all  these  will  race  on  the  Eastern  tracks.  Mr. 
De  Ryder  has  already  announced  his  intention  to 
enter  through  the  Grand  Circuit  this  year,  and  it 
is  known  that  the  three  other  gentlemen  named  have 
horses  in  their  strings  that  are  of  Grand  Circuit 
caliber.  The  Petaluma  conditions  permit  of  substitu- 
tions by  payment  of  2  per  cent  additional  up  to  June 
15th,  and  it  is  very  probable  that  several  owners 
whose  horses  were  not  named  in  the  original  entry, 
March  1st,  will  buy  substitutions  in  June.  Petaluma's 
big  entry  list  is  a  surprise  to  the  mossbacks  and 
others  who  have  been  saying  for  years  that  harness 
racing  is  dead  in  this  State.  As  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman  has  often  asserted,  all  that  California 
harness  horsemen  ask  is  that  purses  and  programs 
be  announced  early,  and  they  will  attend  to  filling 
them.  In  April  1st  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  Association  will  close  its  purses  and  stakes 
for  its  August  meeting,  and  we  expect  to  see  just 


as  liberal  an  entry  as  Mr.  Stover  has  received.  Los 
Angeles,  Woodland,  the  State  Fair  and  other  associa- 
tions will  also  find  that  an  early  advertising  of  pro- 
grams will  bring  results.  The  Central  California 
Circuit,  whose  eight  stakes  of  $1,000  each  will  also 
close  on  the  first  of  April,  should  and  doubtless  will 
receive  very  liberal  patronage  from  the  owners  of 
trotters  and  pacers,  and  there  is  nothing  now  that 
can  be  foreseen  to  prevent  the  California  Circuit  of 
1907  being  the  most  successful  in  the  history  of  har- 
ness racing  on  this  Coast. 


THE  OREGON  STATE  FAIR  will  have  a  great  rac- 
ing program  this  year.  It  has  prepared  a  program 
of  purses  for  harness  races  that  aggregates  $15,900, 
and  of  this  large  amount  $5,000  is  to  be  offered  for 
2:09  class  pacers  and  $2,500  for  2:15  class  trotters. 
These  purses  should  draw  all  the  best  horses  now  in 
training  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  as  they  are  the  largest 
ever  given  west  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  for  these 
classes. 


THE  DEMAND  for  a  change  in  the  rules  of  regis- 
tration for  trotting  and  pacing  horses  seems  to  be 
almost  universal  with  California  breeders.  Nearly 
every  breeder  we  meet  expresses  the  hope  that  some 
change  be  made,  but  all  are  not  agred  as  to  what 
that  change  shall  be.  One  person  desires  that  no 
credit  be  given  to  records  made  with  hopples;  an- 
other desires  that  both  pacing  and  trotting  records 
be  credited  to  a  mare  when  registration  is  asked 
for  her  under  rule  4;  another  wants  a  mare  that  has 
produced  one  trotter  with  a  record  of  2 :  15  or  better  to 
stand  as  well,  under  rule  4,  as  a  mare  that  has  pro- 
duced two  with  records  of  2:29%.  The  suggestions 
for  changes  are  almost  as  numerous  as  the  persons 
making  them.  The  agitation  of  the  question  will  do 
some  good,  even  though  it  may  not  accomplish  much. 
People  in  this  world  get  very  little  without  asking  for 
it,  and  if  those  who  want  the  registration  rules 
changed  in  any  particular  will  send  their  complaints 
to  the  secretary  of  the  American  Trotting  Register 
Association  they  will  get  a  hearing,  as  a  committee 
of  three  has  been  appointed  to  suggest  amendments 
to  the  registration  rules  and  report  not  later  than 
September  1,  1907. 


THE  MARES  ARE  FOALING  and  the  colt  crop 
gives  promise  of  being  a  pretty  good  one  on  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  this  year.  If  your  mare  has  foaled  or 
you  expect  her  to,  and  she  was  nominated  in  Pacific 
Breeders'  Futurity  No.  7,  the  guaranteed  value  of 
which  is  $7,000,  see  that  you  make  second  payment 
of  $5  on  her  April  1st.  As  has  been  aptly,  though 
often  said,  a  colt  must  be  kept  eligible  to  start  in  a 
stake  or  he  can't  win  it.  Colt  stakes  are  becoming 
more  popular  than  ever.  They  not  only  give  a  colt 
or  filly  an  earning  capacity,  but  they  make  sale  prices 
better.  One  of  the  best  buyers  on  this  Coast  refused 
to  bid  on  a  colt  he  liked  and  expected  to  pay  as 
high  as  $1,000  for  it,  when  he  learned  that  the  colt 
was  not  entered  in  any  stakes.  This  often  occurs 
at  sales,  and  there  is  hardly  a  buyer  but  what  looks 
to  the  stake  engagements  of  a  colt  or  filly  when  bid- 
ding on  it.  No  breeder  should  ever  nominate  his 
mare  in  a  stake  and  then  stop.  That  is  throwing 
money  away.  Keep  up  the  payments,  as  the  wisest 
man  that  ever  bred  a  horse  has  never  yet  discovered 
how  to  make  a  stake  winner  out  of  a  colt  that  has 
no  stake  engagements. 


MR.  E.  J.  TRANTER  of  the  Fasig-Tipton  Company 
of  New  York,  the  leading  horse  auction  firm  of  Amer- 
ica, left  San  Francisco  for  home  last  Tuesday,  after 
a  sojourn  of  a  few  weeks  on  the  Coast.  As  a  result 
of  his  visit  a  number  of  owners  will  ship  consign- 
ments to  the  Blue  Ribbon  Sale  at  Cleveland  in  May. 
Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  will  consign  a  carload  of 
choice  young  horses,  among  them  being  ten  or  a 
dozen  young  stallions,  standard  and  registered,  and 
as  promising  as  anything  ever  foaled  at  that  great 
nursery  of  speed.  Several  Los  Angeles  owners  will 
also  consign  horses  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  Sale,  which 
is  one  of  the  great  sales  of  the  year,  and  one  at 
which  high  prices  are  always  paid  for  trotters  or 
pacers  that  can  show  speed.  Mr.  Tranter  has  re- 
newed many  old  acquaintances  and  made  many  new 
friends  while  here  who  will  hope  that  he  can  come 
to  California  oftener  and  make  his  visits  longer. 


As  an  incentive  to  breed  better  horses  President 
Diaz  has  set  aside  a  fund  of  $50,000  annually  to  be 
offered  for  a  grand  national  race,  to  be  known  as  the 
Mexican  Derby,  to  which  only  horses  bred  in  that 
Republic  will  be  eligible. 


David  J.  Baker,  an  old-time  turf  character,  known 
to  nearly  every  New  England  horseman,  died  at 
Worcester,  Mass.,  last  month,  aged  ninety  years. 
Baker  was  born  in  Mount  Holly,  Vt,  in  1816,  and 
has  lived  there  since  he  was  eleven.  He  went  into 
the  trotting  game  when  he  took  over  the  Elmwood 
House,  the  famous  hostelry  in  New  Worcester,  on 
the  Boston-New  York  turnpike.  He  conducted  the 
place  for  thirty-three  years,  and  during  that  time  he 
never  missed  attending  a  race  meeting  in  New  Eng- 
land, participating  in  many  of  them.  He  was  an 
authority  on  horse  racing  under  the  old  conditions, 
and  until  two  months  ago  drove  a  young  horse  that 
required  all  his  strength  to  manage. 


Governor  Chamberlain  of  Oregon  has  vetoed  all 
the  bills  appropriating  money  for  district  fairs  in 
that  State. 


The  three-year-old  stallion  Oregon  Patch,  owned 
by  Paul  Wessinger  of  Portland,  Oregon,  is  standing 
for  service  there  at  $50  the  season.  He  is  by  the 
champion  Dan  Patch  1:55,  dam  by  McKinney  2:11%; 
second  dam  by  Altamont.  This  is  pretty  rich  breed- 
ing. 


The  subject  of  the  picture  on  our  front  page  this 
week  is  the  four-year-old  gelding  Dictate,  which  the 
well  known  trainer  Jack  Groom  of  Alameda  is  now 
handling  for  the  owner,  Mr.  L.  C.  Swain.  Dictate  is 
by  Dictatus  2:17;  first  dam  by  Falrose;  second  dam 
by  Alex.  Button;  third  dam  by  Missouri  Chief,  and 
fourth  dam  by  Signal.  Last  fall  Groom  drove  him 
miles  in  2:20  easily  on  the  pace,  with  quarters  in 
33  seconds.  Dictate  is  of  good  size,  good  gaited,  and 
is  afraid  of  nothing.  Besides  being  a  good  racing 
prospect  he  is  an  exceptionally  fine  road  animal. 


The  mails  these  days  are  pretty  slow  in  California. 
After  waiting  until  March  7th  for  the  returns  on  sixth 
payments  in  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  No.  4,  for 
three-year-olds  to  race  this  year,  Secretary  Kelley 
reported  forty-nine  entries  paid  up  on,  and  the  list 
was  printed  in  last  week's  Breeder  and  Sportsman. 
The  mails  on  Saturday  brought  in  another,  however, 
properly  dated  and  post  marked,  and  it  will  have  to 
be  added  to  the  list.  This  is  Mr.  Geo.  H.  Parker's 
brown  colt  Diedrich,  by  Direct  Heir,  dam  Maybreaker 
by  Nutbreaker.  This  makes  fifty  colts  and  fillies  on 
which  sixth  payment  has  been  made. 


Senator  Dillon,  a  two-year-old  by  Sidney  Dillon, 
that  was  considered  by  Millard  Sanders  to  be  one 
of  the  most  promising  youngsters  in  his  string,  died 
from  pneumonia  last  month  at  Indianapolis. 


Forty  thousand  dollars  in  purses  and  special  prizes 
will  be  hung  up  by  the  Spokane  Interstate  Fair  As- 
sociation, of  which  Robert  H.  Cosgrove  is  secretary, 
at  its  running,  pacing  and  trotting  races,  and  live 
stock  show,  September  23d  to  October  5th.  These 
dates  have  just  been  fixed  by  the  North  Pacific  Fair 
Association  at  its  eighth  annual  meeting.  H.  G. 
Stimmel  of  Spokane  was  elected  president.  The  fall 
schedule  of  racing  dates  has  been  decided  upon: 
Everett,  Wash.,  September  2d  to  7th;  Centralia, 
Wash.,  September  9th  to  14th;  Salem,  Ore.,  State 
Fair,  September  16th  to  21st;  North  Yakima,  Wash., 
September  23d  to  28th;  Spokane,  two  weeks,  one 
week  harness  and  live  stock  show,  one  week  running 
races,  September  23d  to  October  5th ;  Lewiston,  Idaho, 
October  7th  to  12th;  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  October 
14th  to  19th;  Boise,  Idaho,  October  21st  to  26th. 


The  American  Horse  Breeders  $10,000  Futurity 
has  broken  all  stake  records.  With  the  Pacific 
Coast  to  hear  from  the  stake  received  2397  entries. 
We  •  heartily  congratulate  our  contemporary  and 
hope  its  stake  will  continue  to  break  the  record  at 
each  renewal.  The  big  list  is  evidence  that  the 
breeders  know  a  good  thing  when  they  see  it. 


Gyp,  a  pony,  35  years  old,  owned  by  the  Misses 
Knight  of  Byron,  Cal.,  died  last  week.  The  pony 
was  in  good  health  and  active  up  to  within  a  few 
days  of  its  death. 


North  Star  2:13%',  as  a  three-year-old,  will  he 
raced  on  the  California  circuit  this  year,  his  owner 
Mr.  J.  B.  Iverson,  having  already  named  him  in 
the  2:14  trot  at  Petaluma.  He  is  the  only  horse 
that  ever  won  the  Occident,  Stanford  and  Breeders 
Futurity  stakes. 


Tuttle  Bros.,  owners  of  Stam  B.  2:11%,  have  sent 
a  half  dozen  finely  bred  mares  to  Geo.  T.  Beckers 
at  Woodland,   where  they  will  be  bred   to  Zombro 

2:«-  I       H 

The  Scio  Stock  and  Fair  Association  has  been 
organized  in  Scio,  Oregon,  with  the  following  offi- 
cers and  board  of  directors:  President,  A.  G.  Prill; 
vice-president,  T.  M.  Holt;  secretary,  T.  L.  Dugger; 
treasurer,  W.  M.  Phillips;  directors,  M.  C.  Gaines, 
J.  A  Bilyeu,  E.  A.  Randall,  Carl  Middlestadt,  Lee 
Bilyeu  and  John  Wesley  The  association  will  in- 
corporate, buy  or  lease  valuable  grounds,  erect  build- 
ings thereon,  build  a  half-mile  track  and  hold  a 
three  days  fair  some  time  next  fall. 


J.  S.  McPhaill  of  Visalia  had  the  misfortune  to  lose 
a  very  fine  colt  by  Iris  last  week.  The  colt  was 
found  with  its  leg  broken  in  such  a  manner  that  the 
veterinarians  decided  it  could  not  be  saved,  and  the 
animal  was  shot. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


NOTES  AND  NEWS 


'*  'I1  'X'  'X'  i'  'X*  'X*  'X*  'X1  ^X1  'I1  'I1  'I* 'X*  'I'  "5 

DATES      CLAIMED. 


California  Circuit. 

Los   Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Fair,    Sacramento    September    9-14 

Fresno    September   16-21 

Hanford    September   23-2S 

Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

San  Diego   June  19-22 

San  Bernardino    June  26-29 

TTortn    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett.    "Washington    September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State   Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Takima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane.   Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-October    5 

Lewiston.   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October   21-26 

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That  Petaluma  entry  list  looks  like  old  times. 


The  Los  Angeles  meeting  will  open  July  3d  and 
continue  four  days. 


If   the   weather   is   fair,   fast  work  will   be   given 
some  of  the  horses  at  Pleasanton  to-day. 


Budd  Doble  shipped  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  and  a  num- 
ber of  other  horses  to  Indianapolis  this  week. 


One  of  the  very  best  looking  youngsters  at  Pleas- 
anton track  is  Mr.  Siljan's  Ally  by  Bert  Logan  2:16%. 


Wm.  Hashagen  of  Woodland  has  named  his  Mc- 
Kinney  stallion  Kinney  Rose  in  the  2:17  and  green 
class  trots  at  Petaluma.  This  stallion  worked  a 
mile  in  2:13%  last  summer  and  is  a  fine  going 
trotter. 


The  Chamber  of  Commerce  $5000  stake  will  be 
for  2:13  class  pacers  this  year  instead  of  for  the 
2:24  class  as  heretofore.  This  should  result  in  a 
longer  list  of  entries. 


Oregon  offers  $5,000  for  a  2:09  class  pace,  and 
the  race  has  been  scheduled  for  Thursday,  September 
ISth,  so  all  the  California  pacers  can  get  there. 


A  good  purse  draws  the  entries.  Mr.  Stover  offered 
$1,500  for  two-year-old  trotters,  and  fourteen  young- 
sters of  that  age  have  been  named  in  it. 


There  are  no  less  than  eight  trotters  by  McKinney 
2:11%  named  in  the  $1,500  stake  for  trotters  without 
records  at  the  Petaluma  meeting. 


Don't  forget  that  the  sale  of  three-year-olds  from 
the  Aptos  Stock  Farm  will  be  held  at  Chase's  New 
Pavilion  on  Monday  evening,  March  25th.  There 
are  some  regular  crackerjacks  in  this  consignment. 


Henry  Helman  has  a  green  mare  by  McKinney  in 
his  string  that  looks  like  another  2:10  trotter  for 
her  great  sire.  She  will  be  raced  this  year,  and  our 
readers  will  hear  more  about  her  later  on. 


Dr.  Truesdale  of  Centralia,  Wash.,  has  lost  by 
death  the  mare  Gift  by  Alban,  dam  of  the  McKinney 
pacer,  You  Bet  2:07. 


Let  us  hope  that  the  2:10  class  trotting  events  at 
the  Breeders'  meeting  and  the  State  Fair  will  fill. 
There  are  horses  in  California  that  will  not  get  races 
unless  in  this  class,  a  race  between  which  would  be 
a  great  drawing  card. 


Andy  Welch,  who  has  seen  all  the  systems  tried, 
is  said  to  believe  a  return  to  the  old  three-in-five 
would  be  best  for  the  trotting  game. 


Over  in  Scotland  when  an  automobilist  is  caught 
exceeding  the  speed  limit  on  the  public  roads  the 
officials  hale  the  man  and  the  machine  into  court, 
and  if  found  guilty  the  machine  is  ordered  locked  up 
for  thirty  or  sixty  days.     Pretty  good  law,  that. 


An  average  of  over  sixteen  entries  to  the  race  at 
Petaluma,  and  not  a  third  of  the  trotters  and  pacers 
to  be  raced  in  California  this  year  are  represented. 
This  beats  the  old  boom  days  that  we  like  to  talk 
about  so  well. 


R.  E.  McKenna  of  Lemoore  owns  a  fine  two-year- 
old  by  Strathway  that  Ike  Lipscom  is  giving  first 
lessons  to  at  the  Hanford  track.  The  colt  is  a  square 
trotter  and  very  promising. 


Clark  &  Allen,  formerly  of  Concord,  have  leased 
the  Los  Banos  race  track,  in  Merced  county,  and 
will  put  it  in  shape  to  train  horses  on.  They'  took 
twelve  head  with  them  from  Concord,  including  the 
stallion  Dictatus  2:17,  and  a  number  of  mares  to  be 
bred  to  him. 


Senu  for  a  catalogue  of  the  Aptos  Farm  sale  to 
be  held  at  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.'s,  47S  Valencia  street. 
You  will  find  some  extra  good  prospects  catalogued 
for  "  lis  sale,  which  comes  off  March  25th  in  the 
even'ag  by  electric  light. 


M.  Macedo  and  W.  H.  Coombs  have  purchased  the 
black  three-year-old  Albert  Derida  from  Lee  Dollen- 
mayer  of  Hanford.  This  colt  is  by  Robert  Direct 
and  will  be  started  in  the  Pacific  Breeders  Futurity 
this  year. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  but  one  day  will  intervene 
between  the  closing  of  the  California  State  Fair  and 
the  opening  of  the  Oregon  State  Fair,  as  two  days 
is  required  for  the  trip  from  Sacramento  to  Salem 
by  rail.  However,  the  Oregon  Board  of  Directors 
has  arranged  its  racing  program  so  that  the  most 
important  races  will  come  later  in  the  week,  thus 
giving  owners  a  chance  to  reach  Salem  for  these 
races. 


Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  is  to  send  a  car  load 
of  young  stallions  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  Sale  at  Cleve- 
land, May  13th.  The  horses  to  be  consigned  are 
grandly  bred  and  extra  fine  lookers,  and  several 
of  them  very  fast.  There  should  be  a  number  of 
future  race  winners  and,  producing  sires  among 
them. 


Every  Saturday  when  the  weather  and  track  are 
good,  Mr.  P.  J.  Williams  will  work  his  fine  young 
stallion  Yosemite  by  Monterey  2:09%  at  the  Ala- 
meda track.  Those  looking  for  a  high  class  young 
horse  to  breed  to  this  year  should  visit  Alameda 
on  Saturday  forenoons  and  see  Yosemite  at  work. 
He  is  a  grand  young  horse  and  a  perfect  trotter. 


Among  the  entries  in  the  2:17  class  trot  at  Peta- 
luma is  the  young  stallion  Kenneth  C.  2:17  by  Mc- 
Kinney 2:11%,  dam  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Tom 
Carneal  2:08%  and  two  others  by  Cresco.  Kenneth 
C.  made  his  record  when  a  three-year-old  in  1905, 
but  was  not  raced  last  year  as  a  four-year-old.  He 
is  absolutely  sound  in  wind  and  limb,  is  game  and 
a  perfect  gaited  trotter.  His  owner,  Mr.  S.  K. 
Trefry,  can  show  2:10  speed  with  him  at  any  time 
and  the  horse  is  always  ready  for  a  race  through 
the  stretch  or  anywhere  else.  "Dad"  should  be  able 
to  get  some  of  the  money  which  is  being  hung  up 
so  liberally  in  California  this  year. 


If  W.  J.  Andrews  succeeds  in  lowering  Sweet 
Marie's  record  this  year  he  will  do  only  what  a  large 
number  of  his  and  the  mare's  admirers  think  will 
surely  come  to  pass. 


A  California  physician  who  was  called  on  an  im- 
portant case  twelve  miles  from  his  residence  was 
made  to  promise  that  he  would  come  in  an  automo- 
bile. He  fulfilled  his  promise,  but  says  if  he  had 
driven  his  horse  he  would  have  arrived  sooner,  as 
the  roads  were  miry. 


An  amateur  breeder  wants  the  development  theo- 
rists to  answer  the  following  questions.  If  a  colt  by 
a  sire  with  a  record  of  2:10  and  out  of  a  mare  with 
a  record  of  2:10  trots  in  2:10  when  three  years  of 
age,  is  his  speed  inherited,  Then  if  his  full  brother 
is  never  able  to  trot  in  2:30,  is  his  lack  of  speed 
inherited?    If  so,  why?    in  each  case. 


A  bay  filly  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of  Dione  2:07%  by 
Eros,  is  to  be  sold  at  the  Aptos  Farm  sale  on  the 
25th  inst.  She  is  a  very  handsome  bay  three-year-old 
with  a  white  strip  in  face  and  one  hind  foot  white. 
She  is  broken  single  and  double. 


Mr.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  who  will  race  his  string  of 
trotters  this  year,  will  start  his  stallion  Bon  Voyage 
(3)  2:12%  if  there  are  any  classes  for  him.  He  had 
him  entered  at  Petaluma,  but  the  race  did  not  fill. 
Every  horseman  in  California  would  like  to  see  Bon 
Voyage  race. 


At  Aptos  Stock  Farm  is  a  very  high-class  French 
Coach  stallion  that  has  been  used  on  trotting  bred 
mares  with  excellent  results.  At  the  sale  which 
takes  place  at  Chase's  New  Pavilion  on  Monday 
evening,  March  25th,  ten  head  of  these  horses,  from 
five  to  eight  years  old,  will  be  offered  to  the  high- 
est bidder.  Those  desiring  carriage  horses  should 
look  them  over  before  the  sale.  They  will  be  at  the 
yards  on  Saturday,  March  23d. 


Redlac  2:07%,  the  fastest  trotting  stallion  in  Cali- 
fornia, was  a  double  prize  winner  at  the  Pasadena 
Horse  Show  last  week.  He  won  first  in  class  17, 
which  was  for  roadsters  to  single  harness,  and  also 
in  the  stallion  special.  In  the  latter  class  the  horses 
were  shown  to  bridle.  Conservative  horsemen  class 
Redlac  as  a  typical  show  horse.  Messrs.  G-rubb  & 
Justice  have  certainly  conferred  a  favor  on  Califor- 
nia by  bringing  such  a  stallion  here  to  make  the 
season  of  1907,  and  those  who  send  good  mares  to 
be  bred  to  Redlac  will  be  among  the  fortunate  ones, 
as  this  great  son  of  Allerton  is  already  siring  speed, 
and  will  be  one  of  the  great  sires  without  doubt.  In 
the  stallion  special  class  Redlac  won  over  Bo  D'Arc, 
Redwood  McGregor,  Kapilla  and  Andy  McKinney. 


Chas.  Towson,  the  Pleasanton  harness  maker,  was 
in  San  Francisco  Wednesday,  having  come  down  to 
meet  Mrs.  Towson,  who  arrived  from  the  East  that 
day.  Mr.  Towson  says  that  it  is  now  almost  as- 
sured that  Pleasanton  will  give  a  meeting  and  take 
its  place  as  originally  scheduled  on  the  California 
Circuit.  The  citizens  and  Mr.  Ronan,  proprietor  of 
the  track,  have  almost  arrived  at  an  agreement  as 
to  terms,  and  when  negotiations  are  concluded  Pleas- 
anton will  be  ready  to  announce  its  program.  This 
will  be  good  news  to  every  person  in  California  who 
has  the  best  interests  of  harness  racing  at  heart. 


It  is  said  that  Mr.  C.  K.  G.  Billings  will  try  to 
lower  the  world's  saddle  record  for  trotters  with  the 
California  bred  gelding,  George  G.  2:05%,  this  year. 


Chas.  Whitehead  of  Salinas  has  sold  to  Proprietor 
George  Erlin  of  the  Dexter  Prince  Stables,  in  this 
city,  the  good  pacer  Toppy  2:10  by  Delphi.  Anyone 
who  gets  Toppy  to  drive  on  the  road  hooked  to  one 
of  those  new  speed-road  wagons  recently  purchased 
by  Mr.  Erlin  will  have  a  rig  that  equals  anything 
ever  seen  on  the  San  Francisco  drives.  Toppy  is  an 
ideal  road  horse,  and  can  brush  a  two-minute  shot. 


A  racing  prospect  that  should  make  a  money  earn- 
ing trotter  with  proper  training  is  the  bay  three-year- 
old  filly  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of  Countess  by  McKin- 
ney, second  dam  Miss  Valensin,  dam  of  Zarina  2:13% 
and  Dreyfus  2:17%,  by  Valensin  12049.  She  is  now 
15.2  and  as  she  has  been  broken  so  as  to  drive  single 
and  double,  opportunity  has  been  offered  to  see  how 
she  steps,  and  good  judges  say  she  will  do  to  spend 
some  money  on  for  training.  She  will  be  sold  with 
many  other  good  ones  at  the  Aptos  Farm  sale  at 
Chase's  on  Monday  evening,  March  25th. 


May  Fern  2:14%  won  fourteen  races  out  of  fifteen 
starts  on  half-mile  tracks  last  season.  She  is  a 
pacer. 


Auget  Baron,  a  grandly  bred  son  of  Baron  Wilkes, 
owned  by  Isaac  Morehouse,  is  one  of  the  entries  in 
the  $1,500  purse  for  trotters  without  records  at  the 
Petaluma  meeting.  This  horse  is  nine  years  old,  but 
has  never  started  in  a  race.  He  was  bred  by  the  late 
Marcus  Daly,  and  was  purchased  several  years  ago 
by  Mr.  Morehouse.  Auget  Baron's  dam  is  Lady  Wil- 
ton 2:11%  by  Wilton,  she  the  dam  of  Lady  Thisbe 
2:11%.  John  Green  is  training  Auget  Baron  and 
several  others  at  the  Woodland  track. 


The  2:14  trot  will  be  one  of  the  most  interesting 
races  at  the  Petaluma  meeting  if  a  fair  proportion 
of  the  entries  start.  Those  named  in  it  are  North 
Star  2:13%,  Queer  Knight  2:14%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%, 
Little  Louise  2:17,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  Bob  Ingersoll 
2:14%,  King  Athby  2:16%,  Oro  Belmont  2:15%, 
Prince  McKinney  (2)  2:29%,  Princess  Mamie  (4) 
2:27%  and  Easter  Bell,  a  mare  that  showed  her 
ability  last  year  to  trot  close  to  2:15. 


The  free-for-all  pace  at  Petaluma  has  the  following 
entries:  Dr.  W.  2:08%,  Babbie  2:13,  Kelly  Briggs 
2:08,  Delilah  2:09%,  Geo.  Perry  2:11%,  Miss  Georgie 
2:08%,  Sir  John  S.  2:10%  and  Highfly  (2)  2:24%, 
with  a  trial  of  2:12%.  Here  is  material  for  a  horse 
race  with  a  new  record  for.  the  winner. 


There  is  some  talk  in  New  York  of  arranging  a 
race  for  Sweet  Marie  and  Major  Delmar,  the  event 
to  take  place  at  the  August  meeting  of  the  Empire 
City  Club.  Both  trotters,  as  far  as  is  known,  are 
sound,  and  if  they  train  kindly  the  coming  season, 
which  is  highly  probable,  a  race  between  them  ought 
to  be  well  worth  while.  It  is  known,  of  course,  that 
the  mare  will  be  given  a  record  of  two  minutes  or 
better  this  year,  if  she  is  capable  of  taking  it,  and 
as  the  Major  has  for  some  time  carried  a  record  of 
1:59%,  a  race  with  only  the  two  starters  is  likely  to 
develop  into  pretty  much  of  a  contest  and  one  which, 
over  the  fast  Empire  course,  can  scarcely  fail  to  be 
fast  with  both  trotters  in  form.  Barring  the  wind- 
shield, one  has  shown  about  the  same  capacity  as 
the  other,  the  Major  having  trotted  in  2:01%  and 
the  mare  in  2:02. 


Black  Bird  2:11%,  the  Canadian  pacer,  defeated 
Wild  Wave,  the  holder  of  the  American  ice  record  of 
2:14,  at  Glens  Falls.  N.  Y.,  on  February  22d.  Black- 
bird won  in  straight  heats  in  2:16,  2:16%  and  2:17%. 
A  large  crowd  witnessed  the  match. 


Tom  Gallagher  of  Cleveland  has  a  son  of  Star 
Pointer  1:59%  in  his  stable  that  looks  and  acts  like 
a  coming  champion. 


Report  comes  from  San  Jose  that  Mr.  James  A. 
Grove  has  purchased  the  McKinney  mare  China 
Maid  2:05%  from  J.  M.  Nelson,  and  expects  to  race 
her  in  California  this  year.  The  report  states  that 
$5000  was  the  price  paid  by  Mr.  Grove.  China  Maid 
took  her  record  at  the  pacing  gait,  but  it  said  to 
be  a  pure  gaited  trotter  and  has  been  driven  at 
that  gait  for  the  past  year  or  so.  She  was  bred  by 
Thos.  Drais  of  Farmington,  Cal.,  and  is  one  of  the 
best  bred  McKinney  mares  living.  Her  dam  is 
Blanche  Ward  by  Onward,  grandam  Blanche  Patchen 
by  Mambrino  Patchen,  etc.  Farmer  Bunch  purchased 
her  for  the  ex-Chinese  Consul,  Ho  Yow,  when 
he  had  that  important  personage  on  his  staff,  and 
Nelson  got  her  from  Ho  Yow  when  the  latter  found 
harness  racing  was  not  a  game  at  which  he  could 
beat  the  white  man.  China  Maid  was  taken  East 
in  1904  and  was  started  by  Mr.  Nelson  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  when  she  won  two  dashes  out  of  three  in  the 
race,  which  was  on  the  three-heat  plan.  Her  heats 
were  in  2:06%  and  2:05%,  and  then  Baron  Grattan 
beat  her  the  third  heat  in  2:0S%.  After  this  she 
never  won  a  heat,  but  won  second  money  once  in 
a  race  won  by  Morning  Star,  and  got  third  money 
three  different  times.  In  five  of  her  races  she  was 
distanced.  She  started  against  the  best  pacers  in 
the  2:05  class  and  when  she  kept  her  feet  her  show- 
ing was  generally  good.  Budd  Doble  is  among  those 
who  think  that  her  natural  gait  is  the  trot  and  that 
she  will  be  able  to  take  a  low  record  at  that  gait. 


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of  Itching,  Blind.  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6  to 
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Saturday,  March  9,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTS  SI  AN 


Last  week  Mr.  J.  A.  Grove,  proprietor  of  the  Law- 
rence Stock  Farm,  was  in  this  office  and  stated  that 
John  Phippen,  among  others,  had  applied  for  stalls 
at  Lawrence  Farm  and  would  remove  his  string 
there  from  Pleasanton.  Mr.  Phippen  writes  and  asks 
that  we  kindly  correct  the  statement  as  he  has  no 
intention  of  going  to  Lawrence  Farm,  but  will  stay 
at  Pleasanton  for  the  present  unless  they  cut  the 
track  up  into  town  lots. 


The  Salinas  Journal  of  last  Tuesday  said:  Chas. 
Whitehead's  stable  of  trotters  and  pacers  at  the 
Salinas  race  track  was  increased  yesterday  by  the 
receipt  from  Pleasanton  of  a  slashing  looking  five- 
year-old  pacing  gelding  by  Delphi  2:12%,  out  of 
the  dam  of  Robin.  The  young  horse  has  a  good  way 
of  going  and  seems  to  have  plenty  of  speed.  He  is 
a  pacer  and  belongs  to  J.  L.  Foley  of  Stockton.  Thus 
Pleasanton  has  so  far  contributed  three  to  the 
Salinas  race  track,  as  against  two  from  the  Salinas 
track  to  Pleasanton. 


Several  trainers  who  expect  to  race  on  the  Cali- 
fornia circuit  this  year,  but  who  will  not  be  ready 
to  start  at  the  Los  Angeles  meeting,  are  contem- 
plating going  to  the  Salinas  track  to  train  and 
make  their  first  starts  during  the  meeting  to  be 
held  there  during  the  latter  part  of  July. 


Vance  Nuckols  has  decided  not  to  race  last  year's 
champion  three-year-old  pacer,  Brenda  York  2:08%. 
He  thinks  that  a  year's  let-up  is  just  what  she  ought 
to  have  and  there  is  hardly  any  question  but  what 
the  daughter  of  Moko  will  get  her  rest. 


The  American  Sportsman  says:  Good  judges  be- 
lieve that  the  first  crop  of  colts  of  Mr.  Billings  former 
matinee  mares  can  not  be  beaten,  for  everything 
that  makes  a  colt  look  good  to  a  horse  lover.  They 
are  handsome,  good  size,  full  made  and  sound.  It  is 
whispered  about  also  that  one  or  two  of  them  anyway 
will  prove  to  be  sensational  young  trotters.  Just 
now  it  is  a  little  hard  to  tell  which  one  is  the  most 
promising.  They  are  well  broken  to  harness  and 
will  he  given  their  first  real  lessons  as  soon  as  the 
season  opens. 


George  Saunders  has  the  trotter  Dextercnont  2:20% 
by  Dexter  Prince  in  his  stable  at  Glenville  track.  This 
horse  will  be  raced  over  the  mile  tracks,  and  unless 
ail  signs  fail  will  prove  to  be  a  high-class  trotter. 
He  is  a  big,  strong  gelding,  good  gaited  and  has  a 
great  brush. 


John  G.  Clark,  partner  in  the  well  known  firm  of 
Tuttle  and  Clark,  Detroit,  Mich.,  died  suddenly  at 
his  home  in  that  city  on  February  28.  Mr.  Clark 
had  not  been  in  robust  health  for  some  time.  Mr. 
Clark  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  being  forty-six  years 
of  age. 


Redlac  2:07%,  the  great  trotting  race  horse,  son  of 
Alerton  2:09%,  making  the  present  season  in  the 
stud  in  charge  of  C.  J.  Grubb,  one  of  his  owners,  at 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  has  made  a  great  start  as  a  speed 
sire.  His  oldest  foals  were  just  old  enough  to  race  in 
1906,  and  five  oi  them,  namely,  Lilac  (3)  2:22%;  El 
Red  (2)  2:21%;  Nettie  K.  2:24%;  Red  Al  2:24%,  and 
Red  Nan  2 :  30,  started  off  his  roll  of  honor. 


The  three-year-old  colt  Judge  Nusbaumer,  sired  by 
Marvin  Wilkes  2:18,  dam  Lucy  B.  2:17%  by  Alexan- 
der Button,  will  be  taken  to  Reno,  Nevada,  for  the 
season  of  1907.  This  colt  now  weighs  nearly  1400 
pounds  and  is  a  magnificent  seal  brown,  with  black 
points.  He  is  owned  by  Riverview  Farm,  Tolo 
county. 


Tuesday,  April  9th,  is  the  day  set  for  closing  en- 
tries for  the  six  early  closing  purses  offered  by  the 
New  England  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Association 
for  its  August  meeting.  There  are  three  trotting 
events,  the  Blue  Hill,  2:30  class,  purse  $4500;  The 
Massachusetts,  2:14  class,  purse  $9000,  and  The 
Ponkapoag,  2:10  class,  purse  $4500.  The  pacers  also 
have  three  events  provided  as  follows:  The  Read- 
ville,  2:12  class,  purse  $3000;  The  Norfolk,  2:08  class, 
purse  $6000,  and  The  Neponset,  2:06  class,  purse 
$3000.  In  all  these  classes,  both  trotting  and  pacing, 
there  will  be  three  races  of  one  mile  each.  The 
divisions  of  the  money  and  the  table  of  forfeits  due 
will  be  found  in  the  advertisement  on  another  page. 
The  entrance  fee  will  be  five  per  cent  of  the  purse 
and  nothing  additional  will  he  deducted  from  money 
winners.  More  than  one  horse,  if  trained  in  the  same 
stable,  may  be  entered  in  a  class,  and  one  per  cent 
of  purse  additional  will  he  charged  for  each  horse 
so  named,  but  only  one  in  the  same  ownership  will 
be  allowed  to  start.  The  purses  and  the  terms  are 
very  liberal,  and  the  association  will  do  everything 
to  have  the  meeting  conducted  on  the  same  plan  that 
has  made  Readville  so  popular  with  horsemen  in  the 
past.  We  refer  all  Pacific  Coast  owners,  who  ex- 
pect to  race  over  East  this  year,  to  the  advertise- 
ment of  the  Readville  meeting  printed  in  this  issue 
of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman. 


Captain  W.  F.  Anderson  of  Macon.  Ga.,  who  died 
at  his  home  in  that  city  February  6,  at  one  time 
owned  the  famous  old  trotting  mare,  Rosa  Wilkes 
2:18%,  and  Bonnie  Wilkes  2:29%,  the  grandam  of 
Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  and  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%, 
and  many  others. 


The  factory  of  the  Martin  Payne  Sulky  Co.,  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  was  destroyed  by  fire  on  February  29th.  The 
loss  as  reported  by  the  papers  amounts  to  some- 
thing like  $15,000,   covered  by  insurance. 


HERE'S    GOOD    NEWS. 


A.  G.  Danforth  &  Son,  the  Illinois  breeders  who 
bought  the  great  colt  Ed.  Custer  2:12%  at  the  De- 
cember sale  in  New  York  for  §6200,  have  recently 
refused  an  offer  of  $10,000  for  the  son  of  Baronmore. 
The  Messrs.  Danforth  have  decided  to  keep  Ed. 
Custer  in  the  stud  this  year,  but  will  have  him 
trained  in  1908  with  the  object  of  giving  him  a  record 
as  fast  as  possible.  These  gentlemen  also  own  the 
stallion  Klatawah,  bred  at  Oakwood  Park  Stock 
Farm.  Klatawah's  three-year-old  pacing  record  of 
2:05%   has  never  been  beaten. 


Last  month  John  E.  Madden  of  Lexington,  Ky., 
purchased  of  Senator  J.  W.  Bailey  the  seventeen- 
year-old  brood  mare  Silicon  2:13%  by  W'ilton  2:19%, 
dam  Silhouette  by  Hambrino  2:21%.  Silicon  is  the 
dam  of  Siliko  (3)  2:11%,  winner  of  the  last  Ken- 
tucky Futurity.  She  took  her  record  as  a  four-year- 
old  in  1894,  and  it  was  considered  very  fast  for  that 
time.  She  will  be  bred  to  Vice  Commodore,  the  son 
of  Bingen,  which  Mr.  Madden  recently  purchased 
of  A.  J.  Welch  of  Hartford. 


W.  H.  (Knapsack)  McCarthy  was  at  Lexington, 
Ky.,  last  month  and  returned  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind., 
in  charge  of  Siliko,  the  winner  of  the  three-year-old 
Kentucky  Futurity;  Jack  Leyburn  and  two  fillies  by 
Arion  2:07%,  which  he  will  train  and  campaign  this 
season  for  the  two  young  sons  of  Madden,  Edward 
and  Joseph.  Siliko  will  be  prepared  especially  for 
a  trial  at  the  Transylvania  at  the  fall  meeting  of 
the  Kentucky  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Associa- 
tion. 


Griffin  says  in  the  American  Horse  Breeder:  "A 
misused  knife  was  the  one  employed  upon  Harry 
Wilkes  2:13%,  when  he  was  four  years  old,  in  1880. 
The  reflection  occurred  to  me  when  noticing  that 
he  is  still  living,  and  in  good  health,  in  New  Jersey, 
the  property  of  Senator  Keyes,  although  31  years 
old.  He  was  castrated  because  he  was  small,  and 
because  his  breeding  was  not  fashionable  on  the 
maternal  side.  What  might  he  not  have  accom- 
plished if  left  entire?  Consider  that  he  is  the  fastest 
son  of  George  Wilkes.  Consider,  in  addition,  that 
he  became  of  serviceable  age  when  his  sire  was  at 
the  height  of  his  fame.  Consider  the  many  years  of 
productiveness  that  would  have  been  before  him. 
Consider,  also,  that  he  did  get,  before  the  knife  was 
used,  less  than  ten  foals,  if  memory  serves  me  right, 
that  one  of  these  was  Billy  Wilkes  2:29%,  one  of 
the  "Aristocratic  Sires,"  with  40  in  the  list,  and  four 
in  the  2:10  coterie,  34  by  his  sons  and  20  from  his 
daughters,  including  Nathan  Straus  2:03%  and  Saul 
2:09%;  and  that  four  of  his  daughters  produced 
seven  performers  of  standard  speed,  including 
Pinchem  Wilkes  2:07%.  It  is  doubtful  if  this  record 
of  honor  for  such  limited  service  can  be  matched,  if 
it  can  be  approached.  Putting  all  these  considera- 
tions together  is  it  not  reasonable  to  think  that  if 
the  premature  knife  had  not  been  used  on  Harry 
Wilkes  2:13%,  he  would  have  been  to-day,  in  his 
31-year-old  form,  the  greatest  of  all  living  sires  as 
greatness  is  reckoned?" 


Dr.  J.  Knowles  of  Logan,  Iowa,  is  giving  the 
patrons  of  his  stallion,  Paltu  28352,  instructions  in 
regard  to  the  care  of  the  young  colts  when  they 
come,  so  as  to  avoid  having  "joint  ail"  and  tetanus 
in  the  youngsters,  as  follows:  "Remember  that  horse 
stables  are  the  home  of  the  tetanus  germs  (bacillus 
tetani)  and  the  germ  may  be  found  in  the  dust  of 
the  pasture  or  paddock.  The  first  thing  to  see  to  is 
to  provide  good,  clean  straw  for  the  mare  to  foal  on. 
Then,  as  soon  as  the  colt  comes,  wash  the  umbili- 
cal cord  with  an  antiseptic  solution,  and  wash  it 
and  the  skin  adjacent  from  one  to  three  times  a  day 
until  the  cord  is  off  and  the  place  where  it  was  at- 
tached is  healed."  He  buys  tablets  of  bichloride  of 
mercury,  made  for  surgical  use,  each  one  containing 
7.7  grains  of  the  drug,  soluable  in  water.  One  of 
these  tablets  in  two  pints  of  boiled  water  makes  1 
to  2,000,  and  will  prevent  the  trouble  if  properly 
used.  The  tablets  can  be  got  of  any  druggist.  He 
keeps  a  supply  on  hand,  and  when  a  man  comes  in 
to  pay  for  the  service  of  the  horse  he  gives  him 
some  and  tells  him  how  to  use  them.  If  horse 
raisers  will  observe,  they  will  find  that  some  neigh- 
borhoods are  worse  than  others  for  this  scourge 
among  young  colts.  Almost  all  that  are  afflicted 
die.  Most  of  them  will  come  down  before  they  are 
a  week  old;  but  some  as  late  as  ten  days  or  two 
weeks  old.  These  latter  will  be  found  not  to  have 
healed,  ind  the  raw  surface  has  furnished  a  point 
for  infel-tion. — Spirit  of  the  West 


The  bill  appropriating  $50,000  to  move  the  old 
State  Fair  pavilion  from  its  present  location  out  to 
to  Agricultural  Park,  and  to  construct  other  new 
buildings  has  become  a  law,  Governor  Gillett  having 
signed  the  bill  on  Wednesday. 


The  spotted  trotting  mare  Leopard  Rose  2:15%, 
that  was  one  of  the  sensations  of  the  Grand  Circuit 
seventeen  years  ago,  died  recently  in  Ohio.  She  was 
sired  by  the  white  pacing  stallion  Kilbuck  Tom,  a 
horse  of  obscure  breeding,  but  after  being  placed  in 
the  stud  she  produced  one  fast  performer,  the  pacer 
Miss  Wilson  2:20%. 


San  Diego,  San  Bernardino  and  Los  Angeles  Will  All 
Give   Meetings. 


Los  Angeles,  March  13,  1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman:  At  a  meeting  of  our 
Board  to-day  we  decided  to  give  a  four-day  meeting, 
July  3d,  4th,  5th  and  6th,  with  program  as  follows: 

2:10  and  2:14  trots,  $800;  2:17  trot,  $600;  2:24  trot 
(stake  to  close  May  1st),  $1,000. 

2:08,  2:10  and  2:13  paces,  $800;  2:16  pace,  $600; 
2:20  pace  (stake  to  close  May  1st),  $1,000;  2:25  pace 
for  three-year-olds  or  under,  $400. 

Stakes  close  May  1st;   purses  close  June  1st, 

Ladies'  running  race,  $225,  and  five-mile  relay  race, 
$350.  The  dates  July  3d  and  6th  are,  as  we  under- 
stood, in  the  week  which  had  been  assigned  us  in  the 
circuit.    The  details  we  will  give  later  in  ads. 

By  a  careful  count  we  find  there  are  seventy 
horses  at  our  track  that  will  race  in  the  California 
Circuit  this  year.  I  had  a  'phone  from  Mr.  Jas.  C. 
Wallace  of  San  Diego  yesterday,  and  he  told  me  that 
San  Diego  would  give  two  early  closing  stakes — 2:20 
trot  and  2:20  pace  for  $1,000  each,  and  no  purse  less 
than  $500,  so  that  looks  pretty  good  for  a  starter  for 
the  California  Circuit.  Then,  too,  San  Bernardino, 
which  has  decided  on  four  days,  with  two  early  clos- 
ing stakes. 

Mr.  R.  T.  Curtis,  San  "Berdoo's"  secretary,  con- 
ferred with  us  yesterday,  and  is  working  on  their 
program,  which  I  feel  sure  will  be  ready  for  publica- 
tion in  two  or  three  days. 

I  am  very  much  pleased  that  Mr.  Wallace  has 
been  successful  in  promoting  a  meeting  at  San 
Diego,  as  that  will  be  a  good  starter  for  the  Southern 
division  of  the  California  Circuit.  These  three  meet- 
ings at  this  end  of  the  State  will  surely  be  an  in- 
ducement to  the  horsemen  of  the  whole  State,  Oregon 
and  Washington,  Idaho  and  Utah.  Billiard-table 
tracks,  fine  facilities,  up-to-date  cities  easy  of  ac- 
cess and  the  "money  at  the  wire."  My  best  wishes 
to  Mr.  Cram,  who  recently  visited  us,  and  tell  him, 
please,  that  his  effervescent  influence  has  been  felt 
and  borne  results  ,at  least  in  this  part  of  the  State. 
And  your  good  paper  is  open  to  congratulations  from 
every  horse  owner  and  driver  and  every  horse  lover 
of  the  Pacific  States.    Very  truly, 

ROBT.  A.  SMITH. 


DATES    FOR    NORTH    PACIFIC    RACING. 


The  North  Pacific  Sair  Association  met  at  Portland, 
Oregon,  on  March  9th  and  arranged  the  dates  for 
the  North  Pacific  Circuit  as  follows: 

Everett,  Wash September  2  to  7 

Centralia,  Wash September  9  to  14 

Salem,  Oregon   September  16  to  21 

North  Yakima,  Wash September  23  to  28 

Spokane,  Wash September  23  to  October  5 

Lewiston,  Idaho October  7  to  12 

Walla  Walla.  Wash October  14  to  19 

Boise,  Idaho  October  21  to  26 

Officers  were  elected  as  follows:  H.  G.  Stemmell, 
Spokane,  Wash.,  president;  W.  F.  Matlock,  Pendle- 
ton, Wash.,  vice-president;  M.  D.  Wisdom,  Portland, 
Oregon,  secretary-treasurer.  Board  of  appeals — 
James  B.  McCrane,  Lewiston,  Idaho;  Robert  Cos- 
grove,  Spokane,  Wash.;  C.  A.  Graham,  North  Yam- 
hill, Oregon;  Daniel  Currie,  Everett,  Wash.;  W.  H. 
Dowling,  Salem,  Oregon. 

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HURRAH    FOR  OREGON. 


The  list  of  the  harness  races  for  the  week  of  the 
Oregon  State  Fair  is  as  follows: 

Monday,  September  16 — 2: IS  trot,  $500;  2:12  pace, 
$500. 

Tuesday— 2:17  trot,  $1,000;  2:25  pace,  $1,000; 
three-year-old  trot,  $400. 

Wednesday — 2:14  trot,  $5,000;  2:20  pace,  $500; 
three-year-old  pace,  $400. 

Thursday— 2 :  09  pace,  $5,000;  2:23  trot,  $500;  two- 
year-old  trot,  $300. 

Friday— 2:15  pace,  $500;  2:15  consolation,  $500; 
two-year-old  trot,  $300. 

Saturday — 2:10  trot,  $1,000;  2:09  consolation, 
$1,000. 


One  of  the  most  talked  of  youngsters  at  the  Lex- 
ington course  is  the  chestnut  two-year-old  colt,  Ash- 
land Jay,  by  Jay  McGregor,  dam  by  Ashland  Wilkes, 
which  was  sold  last  fall  by  T.  C.  Jefferson  of  Lex- 
ington to  Philadelphia  parties  for  $10,000.  The  colt 
has  been  entered  in  $65,000  worth  of  stakes  and  will 
be  trotted  through  the  Grand  Circuit  by  J.  J.  Long. 
This  youngster  worked  a  quarter  in  35  seconds  and 
an  eighth  in  16%  seconds  the  day  he  was  sold.  Mr. 
Jefferson  declines  to  give  the  name  of  the  purchaser, 
and  the  colt  will  be  staked  and  raced  in  the  name 
of  the  Maple  Ridge  Stock  Farm  Stable. 


Billy  Andrews  will  train  Sweet  Marie  at  Pough- 
keepsie. 


California's  favorite  hot  waather  drink  la  Jackaon'i 
Napa  loda. 


Only  One  "BEOMO  QUTHINE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVFJ 
25c. 


BIG    LIST   FOR    PETALUMA. 


Ten   Out  of  Twelve   Races   Fill   With   a  Total   of  161 
Entries. 


Harry  Stover's  race  meeting  to  be  held  at  his 
Kenilworth  Park  track  at  Petaluma  in  August 
should  be  one  of  the  biggest  successes  that  has  been 
seen  in  California  in  years.  His  generous  offer  of 
stakes  for  trotters  and  pacers  has  been  responded 
to  by  horsemen  from  all  parts  of  the  Coast,  and  for 
the  ten  races  filled  there  is  a  total  of  161  entries, 
or  an  average  of  a  little  over  sixteen  to  the  race. 
The  free-for-all  trot  and  the  2:12  trot  failed  to  fill, 
there  being  but  four  entries  to  one  and  three  for 
the  other.  The  race  for  trotters  without  records, 
and  the  race  for  2:17  class  trotters  each  received 
twenty-eight  entries,  the  largest  number  received 
for  purses  of  any  size  in  California  for  years.  Mr. 
Stover  and  the  harness  horsemen  are  to  be  congratu- 
lated on  the  splendid  showing  made  by  this,  the 
first  program  of  the  year  to  be  closed  in  California. 
It  shows  that  good  purses  and  early  announcements 
meet  the  approval  of  horse  owners  and  that  harness 
racing  is  still  popular  with  the  owners,  breeders 
and  trainers  of  California.  The  list  of  entries  for 
the  Petaluma  meeting  is  as  follows: 


Pacing,  2:14  Class,  $1,500;    Twenty-two   Entries. 

Horse.  Owner. 

Lady  Shamrock,  b  m  by  Grover  Clay James  Fox 

Joe  Robin,  blk  g  by  Robin C.  H.  Widemann 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Inferno W.  E.  Valentine 

Nordwell,    br    h    by    Demonio O.    R.    Frisby 

Mabel,  b  ni  by  Strathway Jos.  Corey 

Seymow  M;,  br  g  by  Diawood. . .  .Elmo  Montgomery 

Bernice,  ch  m  by  Owyhee Jas.  Sutherland 

Lohengrin,  b  g  by  Charleston   Dr.  Wm.  Dodge 

Bertha  W.  Jr.,  gr  m  by  Eagle  Bird T.  J.  Stanton 

Pilot,  s  g  by  Abbotsford  Jr W.  J.  Fleming 

Mollie  Button,  br  m  by  Alex.  Button ....  Fred  Cornehl 

Deviletta,  b  m  by  Diablo W.  S.  Harkey 

Queen  Pomona,  b  m  by  Pomona Louis  Stock 

Mandolin,  b  g  by  Alcone J.  W.  Thompson 

Byron  Lace,  br  h  by  Lovelace E.  B.  Tongue 

Louisa  A.,  b  m  by  Hamb.  Wilkes C.  Whitehead 

Just  It,  b  m  by  Nearest T.  W.  Barstow 

Roberta,   blk  m  by  Robert  J I.  L.   Borden 

Baldy,  ch  g  by  Cupid J.  C.  Kirkpatrick 

TJno,  b  g  by  Aptos  Wilkes H.  Rohner 

Billy  B.,  br  g '.  .John  Green 

St»nelita,  br  m  by  Stoneway Jacob  Brolliar 

Pacing,    Three- Year-Olds,    $1,500;     Ten     Entries. 

Bessie  Badge,  s  f  by  Badger  Boy J.  C.  Rae 

Radium,  blk  c  by  Stoneway G.  W.  Kirkham 

Hymettus,  b  g  by  Zombro L.  H.  Todhunter 

Truth,  br  m  by  Searchlight E.  D.  Dudley 

Beulah,  ch  f  by  Nutwood  Wilkes J.  A.  Gerrity 

Billy  Bowden,  —  c  by  Searchlight E.  M.  Clayton 

Aerolite,  b  c  by  Searchlight J.  W.  Marshall 

Trouble,  b  c  by  Edinborough T.  Hennesy 

T.  D.  W.,  b  c  by  Nutwood  Wilkes T.  D.  Witherly' 

Andy  Direct,  b  c  by  Robert  Direct Jacob  Brolliar 


Pacing,    Free-For-AII,   $2,000;    Eight    Entries. 

Doctor  W.,  blk  h  by  Robert  Basler I.  M.  Lipson 

Babbie,  b  m  by  Welcome Jas.  Sutherland 

Kelly  Briggs,  br  g  by  Bayswater  Wilkes 

F.  E.  Wright 

Delilah,  b  m  by  Zolock H.  Delaney 

Geo.  Perry,  b  g  by  Waldstein G.  P.  Machedo 

Miss  Georgie,  br  m  by  McKinley J.   O.   Gerrety 

Sir  John  S.,  b  h  by  Diablo W.  L.  Vance 

Highfly,  b  g  by  Nearest T.  W.  Barstow 

Pacers   Without    Records,   $1,500;    Eighteen    Entries. 
Wal  stein  Mac,  b  h  by  Washington  McKinney. . 

Dr.  W.  H.  Button  . 

Fred  W.,  b  g  by  Robin C.  H.  Widemann 

Inferlotta,  b  'm  by  Inferno W.  E.  Valentine 

Nordwell,  br  h  by  Demonio O.  R.  Frisby 

Chestnut  Ally  by  William  Harold Jas.  Sutherland 

Bertha  W.  Jr.,  g  m  by  Eagle  Bird T.  J.  Stanton 

The  Mrs.,  b  m  by  Derby  Ash C.  Whitehead 

Gray  Boy,  gr  g  by  Knight J.  S.  Phippen 

Mephisto,  ch  g  by  Diablo A.  O.  Gott 

Little  Medium,  b  g  by  Dictatus  Medium.  .C.  A.  Lowry 

Centereye,  b  m  by  On  Stanley J.  O.  Gerrety 

Santa  Rita,  b  h  by  Diablo J.  C.  Kirkpatrick 

Norrie  N.,  b  g  by  Son  of  Brigadier Wm.  Duncan 

The  Oregon,  br  g  by  Altamont S.  H.  Hoy 

Tobasco,  b  g  by  Timothy  B E.  L.  Hunt 

Direct  Heir,  blk  h  by  Direct M.  S.  Severance 

Billy  B John   Green 

Diabull,  ch  m  by  Diablo W.  Griswold 

Pacing,  2:10  Class,  $2,000;    Eleven   Entries. 
Miss  Idaho,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes . .  S.  C.  Kinghall 

Delilah,,  b  m  by  Zolock .H.  Delaney 

Geo.  Perry,  b  g  by  Waldstein P.  G.  Machedo 

TJno,  b  g  by  Aptos  Wilkes H.  Rohner 

Sir  John  S.,  b  h  by  Diablo W.  L.  Vance 

Mandolin,  b  g  by  Alcone J.  W.  Thompson 

Highfly,  b  g  by  Nearest T.  W.  Barstow 

Cresco  Wilkes,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 

" I.    L.    Borden 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio J.  W.  Marshall 

Memonia,  b  m  by  Demonio S.  H.  Hoy 

Jonesa  Bisler,  br  h  by  Robert  Basler C.  J.  Snyder 

Trotting,    2:17   Class,    $2,000;    Twenty-eight    Entries. 

Sally  I  hi,  b  m  by  Wiggins J.  O.  Gerrety 

faster  Rell,  b  m  by  Diablo W.  L.  Vance 


THE     B  R  E  E  PER     AND     SPORTSMAN 

Professor  Heald,  ch  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 

Thos.  Smith 

Delia  Derby,  blk  m  by  Chas.  Derby J.  N.  Anderson 

Kinney  Rose,  b  h  by  McKinney W.  Hashagan 

Kenneth  C,  br  h  by  McKinney Mrs.  H.  A.  Trefry 

Dan  Frazier,  b  h  by  Secretary Dan  McGovern 

Verona,  b  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes F.  Gommet 

Little  Louise,  b  m  by  Boodle T.  C.  Montgomery 

Prince  Lot,  b  h  by  Nushagak.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

Constaneio,  blk  m  by  McKinney C.  B.  Bigelow 

Queen  Eagle,  rn  m  by  Eagle  Bird T.  J.  Stanton 

Currv  Richards,  ch  g  by  Ora  Belmont 

I.  L.  Shattuck 

Sidonis,  b  h  by  St.  Nicholas W.  H.  Williams 

Princess  Louise,  b  m  by  Coronado 

Mrs.  L.  J.  Hastings 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney W.  Parsons 

Vallejo  Girl,  b  m  by  McKinney La  Siesta  Ranch 

Yosemite,  ch  h  by  Monterey P.  J.  Williams 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney W.  W.  Mendenhall 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro Wm.  Morgan 

Sona,  b  m  by  McKinney Wm.  Morgan 

Zomboyette,  b  m  by  Zombro Geo.  T.  Beckers 

Lady  Jones,  br  m  by  Capt.  McKinney J.  A.  Jones 

Hattie  J.,  b  m  by  Nazote T.  Judge 

Chestnut  Tom,  ch  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 

Geo.   T.   Algeo 

Marvin  Wilkes,  br  h  by  Don  Marvin W.  Mastin 

Auget  Baron,  blk  h  by  Baron  Wilkes. . .  .John  Green 
Freddie  C.  Jr.,  b  h  by  Freddie  C Chas.  Clancy 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


SAN   BERNARDINO  DRIVING  CLUB. 


Trotting,    Three-Year-Olds,    $1,500;     Eleven     Entries. 

Tell  Tale,  gr  f  by  Edward  B Dr.  Rae  Felt 

Prince  Lot,  br  g  by  Prince  Ansel 

Woodland  Stock  Farm 

Nocha,  br  f  by  Nushagak Woodland  Stock  Farm 

Nogi,  b  h  by  Athalbo Geo.  L.  Warlow 

Ina  J.,  b  f  by  Zombro M.  A.  Murphy 

Maud  Medium,  b  f  by  King  Alexis 

Mrs.  L.  J.  Hastings 

Zolahka,  b  f  by  Zolock Mosher  &  Langdon 

Baron  Bowles,  b  c  by  Baron  Wilkes  Jr..  .J.  R.  Bowles 
Reina  Del  Norte,  br  m  by  Del  Norte . .  Thos.  H.  Brentz 
Lord  Dillon,  b  c  by  Sidney  Dillon. . .  J.  J.  Summerfleld 
Rhyolite,  blk  c  by  Searchlight F.  S.  Glide 


Trotting,  Two-Year-Olds,  $1,500;    Fourteen   Entries. 

Boaz  G.,  br  g  by  Greco H.  Brace 

Bessie  T.,  br  f  by  Zombro J.  H.  Torrey 

California  Boy,  b  g  by  Coronado . .  Mrs.  L.  J.  Hastings 

Siesta,  b  c  by  Iran  Alto La  Siesta  Farm 

Rose  Lecco,  br  f  by  Lecco E.  R.  Dunn 

Memonis,  b  f  by  Demonio S.  H.  Hoy 

Del  Oro,   ch  c  by  Demonio T.   C.   Horrigan 

Kinney  Rick,  br  c  by  Kinney  Lou F.  Gommet 

Birdie,  b  f  by  Alta  Vela F.    Gommet 

Miss  Lloyd,  b  f  by  Robin C.  H.  Widemann 

Idolway,  blk  f  by  Stoneway G.  W.  Kirkman 

Miss  Stoneway,  s  f  by  Stoneway G.  W.  Kirkman 

Nusado,  br  c  by  Nushagak Woodland  Stock  Farm 

Anjella,  b  f  by  Prince  Ansel.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 


Trotters     Without      Records,     $1,500;      Twenty-eight 
Entries. 

Terchus,  blk  h  by  McKinney J.   O.   Gerrety 

Ollie  McKinney,  b  m  by  McKinney J.  C.  Mowry 

Kinney  Rose,  b  s  by  McKinney Wm.  Hashagen 

Barney  Bernatto,  br  h  by  Zombro I.  L.  Borden 

Bonetti,  gr  g  by  Boodle   J.  A.  Grove 

Auget  Baron,  blk  h  by  Baron  Wilkes John  Green 

Freddie  C.  Jr.,  b  h  by  Freddie  C Chas.  Clancy 

El  Sidelo,  ch  g  by  Owyhee J.  S.  Phippen 

Yolande,  b  m  by  McKinney La  Siesta  Ranch 

Sweet  Alice,  b  m  by  Cupid L.  R.  Rogers 

Yosemite,  ch  s  by  Monterey P.  J.  Williams 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney W.  W.  Mendenhall 

Ramona  S.,  b  m  by  Zombro E.  4.  Swasey 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro Wm.  -Morgan 

Ramona  B.,  b  f  by  Stam  B. M.  H.  Tuttle 

Mechanic,  blk  h  by  McKinney C.  Whitehead 

Belle  McKinney,  b  m  by  McKinney. .  .C.  Whitehead 

Oro  Guy,  blk  h  by  Oro  Wilkes C.  Whitehead 

Hunky  Dory,  b  g  by  Athadon W.  J.  Fleming 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison F.  E.  Wright 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney W.  Parsons 

Docus  D.,  b  h  by  St.  Whips Dr.  W.  H.  Button 

May  T.,  s  m  by  Monterey J.  Twohig 

Parachute,  b  h  by  Altitude J.  C.  Rue 

Dr.  O'Brien,  gr  g  by  Gossiper Dr.  A.  McLaughlin 

Kermit,  ch  h  by  Harry  Nutwood F.  E.  Gurge 

Doc  Frazer,  b  g  by  Stam  B G.  H.  Frazer 

Queen  Eagle,  rn  m  by  Eagle  Bird T.  J.  Stanton 


Trotting,  2:14  Class,  $2,000;    Eleven  Entries. 
Prince   McKinney,  br  h  by  McKinney.. F.   Gommet 

Little  Louise,  b  m  by  Boodle T.  S.  Montgomery 

Princess  Mamie,  b  m  by  Prince  Ansel 

Woodland    Stock;   Farm 

Vallejo  Girl,  b  m  by  McKinney La  Siesta  Ranch 

Queer  Knight,   b   g   by   Knight Wm.   Morgan 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes J.  B.  Iverson 

Easter  Bell,  b  m  by  Diablo W.  L.  Vance 

Helen  Dare,  br  m  by  Zombro Geo.  T.  Beckers 

Bob  Ingersol,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  .Geo.  T.  Algeo 

King  Athby,  b  g  by  Athby C.  Nanny 

Oro  Belmont,  blk  g  by  Oro  Wilkes Ray  Bennett 


Mr.  A.  C.  .Ruby  of  Pendleton,  Oregon,  the  well 
known  importer  of  draft  horses  from  Europe,  will 
leave  about  the  first  of  April  for  England,  France 
and  Belgium,  where  he  will  purchase  at  least  100 
Shire,  Percheron  and  Belgian  stallions  to  be  brought 
to  Oregon.  Mr.  Ruby  will  visit  the  breeding  farms 
of  the  old  world  and  personally  select  this  stock, 
accepting  nothing  but  the   best. 


Ideal  weather  took  an  enthusiastic  crowd  to  Asso- 
ciation Park  March  1st,  to  witness  the  matinee  races 
given  under  the  auspices  of  the  San  Bernardino 
County  Driving  Club,  and  the  program,  without  a 
hitch,  was  carried  out,  the  only  disappointment  being 
the  condition  of  the  track,  which  was  too  heavy  on 
account  of  the  recent  rains,  to  offer  opportunities 
for  record  smashing. 

The  results  give  R.  Ambush  the  Denman  cup  per- 
manently, that  horse  having  now  won  the  trophy 
for  the  third  time  in  succession. 

The  first  event,  the  2:35  trot,  was  won  by  Mari- 
gold, owned  and  driven  by  J.  T.  Garner.  Tom  Mc- 
Kinney, owned  by  E.  F.  Binder,  won  the  first  heat 
in  2:37;  Marigold  carried  off  the  second,  and  Colonel, 
owned  by  John  Lizenby,  won  the  third.  It  was  there- 
fore necessary  to  trot  a  fourth  heat,  which  was  won 
by  Marigold,  time  on  the  two  first  and  last  heats 
being  2:37,   2:35,   2:36. 

In  the  2:25  pace,  Bettie  Raymond,  Harry  H.,  Buena 
R.,  and  Monocrat  were  all  scratched,  leaving  but 
Dewey,  owned  by  S.  J.  Elliott,  and  Minekleiner,  own- 
ed by  E.  F.  Binder,  to  make  the  contest,  the  latter 
winning  both  heats.     Time,  2:34%   and  2:35%. 

R.  Ambush  carried  off  honors  in  the  free  for  all 
trot,  winning  from  Lauretta  the  second  and  third 
heats  after  the  mare  had  won  the  first.  Time  by 
heats,  2:26%,  2:30  and  2:47. 

Peggy  McGinn  and  Orrin  A.  were  scratched  for 
the  2 :  40  pace,  the  winner  of  the  first  two  heats  being 
Direct  Heir,  owned  by  M.  S.  Severance;  Mammy, 
owned  and  driven  by  A.  B.  Miller,  was  second  and 
Lady  Josephine,  owned  and  driven  by  G.  H.  Parker, 
took  third  place.    Time,  2:33  for  the  deciding  heat 

Five  horses  entered  for  the  3:00  trot,  two  being 
scratched,  and  of  the  three  to  make  the  race,  Weary 
Willie,  owned  and  driven  by  O.  W.  Newcombe,  had 
two  winning  heats,  carrying  off  the  prize.  The  win- 
ner made  the  first  heat  in  2:56%.  In  the  second 
heat  Mark  Twain,  owned  and  driven  by  J.  T.  Wells, 
crossed  the  wire  first,  and  fell  to  third  place  in  the 
deciding  heat,  Nick  Young's  pretty  Ben  Z.  taking  sec- 
ond place. 

Two  heats  decided  the  2:30  pace  in  favor  of  Mc. 
O.  D.,  owned  and  driven  by  Axel  Nelson.  Adalantha, 
owned  by  G.  W.  Prescott,  won  second  place  in  both 
heats.     Best  time,  2:28. 


MAY  DAY  RACES  AT  DIXON. 


Indications  for  a  successful  time  at  the  Dixon  Park 
May  Day  races  are  very  good  at  the  present  time, 
as  some  very  promising  young  horses  have  already 
been  entered  for  the  meet  and  others  are  expected. 
T.  C.  Horigan,  owner  of  the  park,  is  leaving  nothing 
undone  to  have  everything  in  the  best  shape  pos- 
sible, and  nothing  but  a  heavy  rain  about  that  time 
will  prevent  as  successful  a  meet  as  the  park  ever 
had.  The  following  horses  have  been  entered  for 
the  races: 

Two-Year-Old   Pacing   Race. 

H.  Robbens,  filly,  Dew  Drop. 

H.  G.  Smith,  sorrel  filly,  Amelia  May. 

A.  L.  Marshall,  gray  gelding,  Verne  Nut. 
Two-Year-Old  Trotting   Race. 

Alex  Brown,  bay  filly,  Anjella. 

Lou  Mativa,  bay  gelding,  Jules  V. 

H.  G.  Smith,  bay  colt,  Demon  H. 

T.  C.  Horigan,  chestnut  colt,  De  Oro. 

Fred  Smith,  bay  filly,  Hattie  W. 

Three-Year-Old  Trotting  Race. 

J.  B.  Nightingale,  brown  colt,  Antemont. 

Alex  Brown,  bay  gelding,  Herold  M. 

H.  B.  Muzzy,  sorrel  filly,  Adria  A. 

As  not  enough  entries  have  been  made  for  the 
three-year-old  pacing  race  that  event  has  been  de- 
clared off. 

Entries  for  the  two-year-old  pacing  race  will  remain 
open  until  March  15th. 

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DETROIT'S  PROGRAM. 


Detroit's  classic  stake  events  have  been  announced 
with  some  changes  and  additions,  giving  assurance 
of  the  renewal  of  the  great  Blue  Ribbon  meeting  at 
the  Grosse  Pointe  track,  July  22  to  26. 

The  Merchants  and  Manufacturers  stake  is  the 
usual  $10,000  purse  for  2:24  trotters,  but  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  has  been  changed  to  a  faster 
class  and  is  now  open  to  2:13  pacers.  The  value 
remains  the  same,  $5000.  A  brand  new  event  has 
been  added,  called  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the 
Times  stake.  It  is  a  2:14  trotting  class,  worth 
$3000.  The  change  in  the  class  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  was  made  in  deference  to  popular  senti- 
ment. Green  horses  with  fast  trials  have  always 
been  the  real  contenders  in  this  race,  while  pacers 
with  records  from  2:12  to  2:20,  far  less  formidable 
opponents,  have  been  barred.  Pacers  have  acquired 
a  habit  of  getting  half  mile  track  records  around 
2:15  before  showing  Chamber  of  Commerce  class 
and  the  result  has  been  a  scarcity  of  stake  material 
which  this  change  is  expected  to  remedy. 

It  is  different  with  the  M.  and  M.  This  classic 
event  has  put  a  price  on  good  green  trotters.  The 
market  value  of  an  M.  and  M.  trotter  has  been  too 
frequently  noted  to  require  explanation.  The  Horse- 
man and  Spirit  of  the  Times  2:14  trot  will  furnish 
engagements  for  those  good  horses  that  got  half 
mile  track  records  before  they  were  discovered  and 
the  value  is  an  inducement  for  stake  engagements. 

All  these  stakes  will  be  raced  in  the  three-heat 
plan.  Entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2d,  and  early 
payments  have  been  made  low  to  encourage  liberal 
nominations.  Full  particulars  will  be  found  in  the 
advertising  columns. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


OBJECTS  OF  THE  NEW  ORGANIZATION. 


In  its  prospectus  the  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders  states  that  "all  large  in- 
terests in  the  United  States  have  national  organiza- 
tions for  their  advancement  and  protection."  This 
is  true  not  only  in  regard  to  commercial  business, 
but  also  among  live  stock  breeders — excepting  the 
trotting  horse. 

No  one  will  deny  that  millions  of  dollars  have 
been  invested  in  nearly  every  State  in  the  Union 
by  men  who  like  the  trotter  and  who  have  been 
trying  to  improve  him  more  through  personal  in- 
terest than  financial  profit.  There  are  very  few 
people  in  this  country  who  will  say  that  any  in- 
dustry could  have  succeeded  through  individual 
merit  as  has  the  breeding  of  the  trotting  horse. 

He  is  as  distinctive  of  North  America  as  is  the 
bald  eagle,  and  he  has  worked  his  way  throughout 
the  civilized  world  and  is  the  only  horse  which  has 
been  able  to  do  everything  which  all  other  horses 
combined  can  accomplish.  He  can  out-hackney  the 
Hackney,  he  can  beat  any  horse  in  the  world  on 
the  trot  or  pace,  he  can  work  on  the  farm,  in  the 
delivery  wagon,  under  saddle,  and  is  the  only  ideal 
gentleman's  horse. 

He  has  been  called  upon  to  improve  the  breed  of 
horses  in  Russia,  France,  Austria,  Italy,  Germany, 
England,  Australia,  and  the  South  American  coun- 
tries. 

All  of  these  things  he  has  accomplished  through 
his  own  merits,  and  through  the  efforts  of  his  par- 
ticular owner. 

If  there  had  been  organized  fifty  years  ago  an 
association  to  bring  the  light  harness  horse  to  the 
front  it  would  to-day  stand  out  as  a  wonderful  suc- 
cess in  view  of  what  the  light  harness  horse  has 
accomplished  so  far.  What  has  long  been,  and  is 
still,  needed  is  a  national  organization  of  trotting 
horse  lovers.  By  this  is  meant  an  association  into 
which  will  cdme  into  a  common  union  the  large 
stock  farm  owners,  the  small  breeders,  the  owners 
of  trotting  and  pacing  horses  who  race  either  for 
profit  or  pleasure,  the  drivers — professional  or  ama- 
teur— and  every  man  who  likes  a  good  horse.  Such 
an  organization  with  everybody  working  for  the 
one  common  purpose  of  boosting  the  trotter,  can  be 
of  inestimable  benefit  to  the  horse  and  the  breeding 
industry,  to  the  racing  business  of  this  country  and 
to  the  personal  interest  which  every  man  has  in 
the  trotting  horse. 

The  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders  expects  to  be  an  organization  which  will 
be  a  benefit  to  all  interests  and  to  all  organizations 
created  for  trotting  purposes.  A  year  or  two  may 
elapse  before  every  good  purpose  which  it  can  serve 
will  come  to  the  surface,  but  it  can  safely  be  said 
that  if  all  who  are  interested  and  who  would  like 
to  see  the  trotter  protected  and  succeed,  will  com- 
bine their  efforts  in  one  common  cause  more  can 
be  done  through  organization  in  one  year  than  has 
taken  place  through  individual  effort  since  the  days 
of  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  fifty  years  ago. 

In  the  immediate  future  the  American  Association 
of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  intends  offering  some 
futurities  and  stakes,  under  liberal  conditions, 
thereby  adding  to  the  list  of  rich  racing  events 
which  are  annually  offered  by  the  leading  trotting 
and  breeders  associations,  and  by  the  turf  papers. 
Regarding  these  it  can  be  said  that  the  more  fu- 
turities and  stakes  which  we  have  the  more  liberal 
can  be  the  terms  upon  which  they  can  be  offered, 
making  the  transaction  the  more  satisfactory  to 
those  who  offer  them,  more  lenient  to  those  engag- 
ing in  them,  and  more  profitable  to  those  who  win 
them.  More  than  all  this  will  be  an  increased  in- 
terest in  breeding  and  a  natural  increase  in  the 
number  of  buyers. 

The  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders  intends  also  to  give  at  one  place  and  anoth- 
er horse  fairs  where  types  of  the  American  trotter 
can  be  exhibited  and  win  good  prizes.  This  is  a 
feature  of  the  harness  horse  industry  which  one 
might  say  that,  with  a  single  exception,  has  been 
neglected  in  this  country,  but  which  could  with  very 
beneficial  results  be  taken  up. 

In  various  States  of  the  Union  trotting  and  breed- 
ing affairs  have  been  in  a  perilous  condition  for  a 
year  or  two,  and  in  dealing  with  such  matters  as 
these  an  organization  of  national  strength  could  do 
great  work.  There  are  other  features  which  this 
Breeders  Association  could  take  up  and  handle  to 
a  successful  conclusion. 

What  is  needed  first,  is  a  coming  together  of  all 
who  like  the  trotting  horse  n*>  the  common  ground 
and  work  through  organized  i'.ffort. 

The  great  trouble  with  the  trotting  horse  game 
from  the  breeder  to  the  men  who  race  for  fun  or 
money  has  been  a  pulling  apart,  the  narrow  thought 
of  self-interest  as  against  the  greater  benefit  to  self 
in  working  for  a  common  good.  This  is  the  natural 
result  arising  from  the  fact  of  these  interests  be- 
ing so  widely  scattered  and  diversified. 

If  fifty  men  turn  their  undivided  interest  and 
strength  to  achieve  a  common  object,  it  is  self- 
evident  their  success  must  be  greater  than  were 
they  working  alone,  and  if  fifty  men  are  an  improve- 
ment on  the  work  of  one,  what  might  be  done  were 
there  50,000  doing  the  same  thing? 

Fifty  thousand  is  a  very  small  part  of  the  number 
of  people  in  this  country  interested  in  our  horses. 
The  American  Association  of  Trtrtting  Horse  Breed- 
ers is  not  an  object  for  profit — all  its  income  will 
be  turned  back  to  the  interests  it  will  strive  to 
foster.     Suppose   that  it   did   have   50,000   members 


paying  $2.00  dues  each  year,  here  would  be  $100,000 
to  distribute  to  our  horse  interests  each  year. 

It  should  be  the  pleasure,  as  it  is  the  duty,  of 
every  man  who  cares  for  our  horses,  to  join  this 
association. 

There  is  an  old  saying  that  "what  is  everybody's 
business  is  nobody's,"  but.  this  association  means  to 
make  everybody's  business  somebody's. 

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CARING  FOR  DAN  PATCH,  THE  PACER. 


Will  Dan  Patch  lower  his  remarkable  mile  record 
Of  1:55?  The  racing  world  is  eager  for  the  answer 
the  coming  season.  Dan's  trainer.  H.  C.  Hersey, 
says  the  great  horse  will  do  it,  and  special  care  is 
being  taken  with  the  view  to  having  him  in  the 
best  condition  when  the  season  opens. 

"A  coddled  baby  is  not  in  it  with  Dan  Patch," 
says  Hersey.  "He  has  a  number  of  attendants,  in- 
cluding a  trainer,  groomsman  and  assistants.  Some- 
one is  with  him  day  and  night.  His  groomsman 
even  sleeps  with  him.  He  is  fed  'by  the  clock'  and 
'by   weight.' 

"Punctually  at  5  a.  m.  each  day  begins  for  him, 
when  he  is  fed  exactly  four  quarts  of  oats,  with  two 
tablespoonfuls  of  stock  food.  A  bucket  of  fresh 
water  is  always  at  his  disposal.  His  meal  finished, 
the  stall  is  disinfected  and  fresh  straw  put  in.  Dan 
is  then  brushed  off,  his  bandages,  which  he  always 
wears,  are  changed,  his  hoofs  picked  and  he  is 
ready  for  his  daily  jog  of  five  or  six  miles,  weather 
permitting.  After  his  run  he  is  cooled  off  and  ten 
pounds  of  hay  placed  in  his  stall. 

"Then  comes  his  play  hour,  when  Dan  is  turned 
loose  in  the  stall.  He  spends  it  walking  about  and 
looking  around  the  barn.  Then  comes  a  feed  of 
two  quarts  of  oats  and  three  quarts  of  bran  made 
into  a  mash,  with  the  same  amount  of  stock  food 
he  had  in  the  morning. 

"The  noon  meal  finished,  the  feed  box  is  removed 
and  washed,  while  Dan  takes  his  invariable  after- 
noon hour's  nap.  At  4:30  his  stall  is  straightened 
up  and  another  ten  pounds  of  hay  given  him.  At 
5  he  is  fed  four  quarts  of  cooked  oats  and  bran. 
He  also  gets  another  dose  of  stock  food.  After  his 
meal  he  is  put  away  for  the  night. 

"On  the  days  he  goes  his  exhibition  miles  Dan  is 
fed  four  times  a  day,  getting  an  extra  meal  at  8:30 
p.  m.  He  is  allowed  all  the  hay  he  will  eat  light 
up  to  the  time  he  is  harnessed  for  his  preparatory 
three  miles.  After  the  three  miles  are  paced  he  is 
ready  for  the  fast  mile. 

"As  soon  as  he  finishes  a  fast  mile  he  is  taken  to 
his  stall  and  given  an  alcohol  bath.  The  alcohol  is 
well  rubbed  into  his  muscles  and  back  and  then 
scraped  off.  A  slight  rub  follows  and  his  legs  are 
wound  in  cotton  bandages.  Light  blankets  are 
thrown  over  him  and  he  is  walked  twenty  minutes 
after  which  he  is  taken  in  and  rubbed  down  again. 
The  processes  alternate  until  he  is  cooled. 

"When  thoroughly  cooled  Dan  goes  back  to  the 
stall.  His  legs  are  washed  with  eastile  soap  and 
warm  water  and  his  hoofs  are  picked.  After  his 
legs  are  thoroughly  dried  sheet  cotton  and  woolen 
bandages  are  rolled  about  them.  Hundreds  of  yards 
of  bandages  material  are  used  each  year.  The  horse 
is  then  covered  with  a  blanket.  His  feet  are  packed 
next  and  he  is  given  a  generous  bunch  of  hay.  He 
is  pretty  likely  to  be  sound  asleep  on  the  floor  of 
his  stall  within  a  short  time. 

"Dan  Patch  recovered  from  his  great  exhibition 
campaign  last  fall  much  more  quickly  than  he  has 
ever  done  before,  and  is  acting  like  a  colt  this  win- 
ter. I  fully  believe  he  will  pace  a  mile  below  his 
world's  record  of  1:55  before  the  close  of  the  coming 
season." 


A  PENNSYLVANIA  MEASURE. 


There  is  scarcely  a  State  where  horse  racing  is 
held  but  is  trying  to  regulate  it  in  some  manner.  A 
bill  has  been  introduced  into  the  Pennsylvania  Legis- 
lature which  proposes  to  legalize  pool  selling  on 
races,  but  to  supervise  it  with  many  restrictions. 
According  to  the  Chicago  Horseman  the  bill  provides 
that  licenses  shall  be  granted  by  the  county  commis- 
sioners to  conduct  not  more  than  two  race  meetings 
a  year,  to  be  held  between  May  1st  and  October  30th. 
The  license  gives  a  privilege  to  sell  pools  on  the  re- 
sults- of  the  races.  The  meetings  are  limited  to  six 
days  each,  and  are  only  for  citizens  and  residents 
of  the  county  wherein  the  track  is  located.  The  com- 
missioners must  hold  a  hearing  on  the  application 
for  license.  Applicant  is  required  to  file  his  petition 
at  least  three  weeks  before  the  hearing,  and  pay 
$10  for  expenses.  The  application  shall  be  published 
three  times  in  two  newspapers  designated  by  the 
commissioners.  The  first  publication  to  be  not  less 
than  fifteen  nor  more  than  twenty-five  days  before 
the  hearing.  The  petitions  shall  describe  the  grounds 
and  place;  tell  the  name  of  the  owner  of  the  premises 
and  lessees;  tell  names  of  all  persons  in  any  way 
financially  interested  in  the  receipts  or  liable  for  the 
expenses  of  the  meetings;  the  names  of  the  persons 
who  will  conduct  and  be  in  charge  of  the  pool  selinlg, 
and  the  name  of  the  National  Association  under  the 
rules  of  which  racing  is  to  be  conducted.  There 
shall  be  annexed  to  the  petitions  a  certificate  signed 
hy  at  least  ten  reputable  qualified  electors  of  the 
ward,  borough  or  township  in  which  races,  are  to 
he  held,  to  the  effect  that  the  applicants  are  resi- 
dents of  the  county  and  that  the  statements  in  the 
petition  are  true.  If  the  commissioners  or  a  ma- 
jority of  them  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that  the  race 
meetings  are  to  be  fair  and  genuine  trials  of  speed 
and  beneficial  for  the  development  of  horses  and  the 
encouragement  of  agricultural  pursuits,  and  that  the 
applicants  are  fit  persons  to  be  intrusted  to  conduct 


sucb  meetings  where  pools  are  sold,  a  license  shall 
be  granted. 

The  license  fees  are:  In  counties  with  a  popula- 
tion under  100,000,  $300;  100,000  and  less  than  300,- 
000,  $500,  and  more  than  500,000  population,  $1,000. 
The  fees  are  payable  on  issuance  of  the  license.  This 
money  to  be  used  in  repairing  country  roads.  With 
the  application  for  license  the  owner  or  lessee  of  the 
track  must  execute  a  $5,000  bond  to  the  common- 
wealth, with  two  sureties  approved  by  the  commis- 
sioners, for  the  repayment  to  any  parent,  guardian 
or  employer  of  any  money  lost  by  a  pool  purchaser 
using  the  money  of  such  person  without  his  knowl- 
edge, and  for  repayment  to  any  person  purchasing  a 
pool  and  losing  on  any  race  in  which  a  horse  dis- 
qualified to  race  in  that  class  starts. 

It  is  made  unlawful  for  any  pool  seller  or  other 
person  to  accept,  receive  or  be  a  party  to  a  wager 
with  a  minor.  The  pool  seller  is  required  to  register 
in  a  special  book  every  wager,  with  the  names  of 
the  persons  malting  it.  The  book  is  to  be  open  at 
all  times  for  inspection  by  the  Court  and  the  justice 
of  the  Peace  residing  nearest  to  the  track.  Selling 
liquor  on  the  grounds  is  prohibited,  and  intoxicated 
persons  are  to  be  ejected. 

All  pools  sold  shall  be  from  a  suitable  house  or 
stand  designated  pool  box  in  letters  not  less  than  six 
inches  long.  The  name  of  the  person  in  charge  and 
all  persons  in  his  employ  shall  be  filed  with  the 
proper  authorities  for  use  in  any  suit  which  may 
be  instituted  against  the  association  or  pool  sellers. 

For  entering  any  horse  unqualified  under  the  trot- 
ting rules  the  penalty  will  be  a  fine  of  $1,000  and 
not  less  than  six  months'  imprisonment,  and  the 
owner  and  driver  of  the  horse  will  be  disqualified 
from  participating  in  any  race  on  any  licensed  track 
thereafter.  The  same  penalties  are  in  store  for  any 
driver  who  will  throw  a  race,  with  disqualification. 
The  licenses  for  1907  may  be  issued  by  the  commis- 
sions on  five  days'  advertisement.  It  is  made  unlaw- 
ful, except  under  the  foregoing  provisions,  to  main- 
tain any  track  whereupon  horses  are  raced  for  purses 
and  pool  selling  or  betting  on  the  results  are  per- 
mitted. 


AL.     THOMAS      HAS     ANOTHER      PROSPECTIVE 
FUTURITY   WINNER. 


In  his  gossip  of  the  horses  and  horsemen  at  the 
Chicago  sale  recently,  Henry  Ten  Eyck  White,  the 
well  known  turf  writer,  has  the  following,  which  will 
be  read  with  much  interest  by  the  many  friends  of 
Al.  Thomas  in  this  section: 

"Incidental  to  the  sale  was  the  uncovering  of  the 
facts  about  a  two-year-old  trotter  which  looks  a  pos- 
sible winner  in  some  of  the  big  stakes  for  that  age 
next  summer.  This  is  a  filly  called  Rosa  Worthy. 
She  is  by  Axworthy,  dam  the  futurity  winner  Rose 
Croix,  which  was  raced  by  McHenry.  Rose  Croix 
was  a  double  gaited  mare,  rather  more  inclined  to 
pace  than  trot  if  left  to  her  own  devices,  but  the 
big  end  of  the  money  in  the  Kentucky  Futurity  being 
offered  for  trotters,  McHenry  made  her  go  that 
gait  and  won  the  race,  her  ultimate  record  as  a 
trotter  being  about  2:12.  She  was,  a  year  or  two 
after  taking  this  mark,  trained  on  the  pace,  showing 
wonderful  speed  at  that  way  of  going,  but  went 
lame  before  she  could  be  raced  in  high  class  com- 
pany, and  was  retired  to  the  breeding  ranks.  She 
was  a  roan,  and  the  Axworthy  two-year-old  is  a 
bay   roan. 

"The  story  of  the  filly  is  interesting.  She  was  one 
of  the  Shults  consignment  at  the  recent  New  York 
sale,  and  Al.  Thomas,  who  was  in  charge  of  the 
ring  there,  was  impressed  with  her  way  of  going, 
although  when  it  came  to  speed  she  was  not  above 
the  common.  He  bought  her  on  his  own  account, 
and  three  days  later  had  her  balanced  and  going 
such  a  clip  in  the  ring  that  he  was  offered  $1000 
for  her,  the  cost  to  him  having  been  about  $300. 
After  Rosa  Worthy  was  shipped  west  to  the  Thomas 
farm  in  Nebraska  she  made  speed  in  a  perfectly 
wonderful  manner,  and  right  now  Thomas,  who  is 
a  veteran  in  the  colt  handling  line,  says  she  is  by 
odds  the  fastest  trotter  of  her  age  he  ever  had  to 
do  with. 

"Thomas  bred  and  developed  Alta  Axworthy,  but 
admits  that,  great  as  the  big  chestnut  was,  this  filly 
not  only  has  her  beaten  a  long  ways  right  now,  age 
for  age,  but  predicts  she  eventually  will  trot  much 
faster  than  Alta  Axworthy  ever  did.  Colt  stories  of 
the  ordinary  sort  are,  as  a  rule,  not  to  be  depended 
upon,  but  the  Thomas  filly  is  not  for  sale.  The  full 
extent  of  what  she  has  done  since  hitting  the  Ne- 
braska sod  track,  where  the  Thomas  horses  are 
trained,  has  not  been  disclosed  by  Thomas,  who  says, 
frankly,  it  would  look  preposterous  in  print,  but  it 
is  safe  to  say  the  filly  has  been  an  eighth  to  high 
wheel  cart  better  than  :17,  while  for  a  less  distance 
she  can  keep  a  2:10  pacer  busy.  She  is  in  all  the 
big  stakes  for  trotters  of  her  age,  including  the 
Kentucky  Futurity,  and,  if  all  goes  well,  will  meet 
in  them,  among  others,  the  Jay  McGregor  colt, 
which  showed  a  public  quarter  at  Lexington  last 
October  in  32%,  and  was  sold  for  about  $7000  on 
the  strength  of  the  performance." 


According  to  the  Denver  Field  and  Farm  R.  W. 
Everett  of  Villa  Grove,  Saguache  county,  has  just 
purchased  in  Chicago  the  brown  stallion  Jay  Mc,  by 
Jay  McGregor  2:07%.  dam  Carmelita  by  Constantine 
2:12%,  and  several  trotting  bred  broodmares.  Mr. 
Everett  has  a  ranch  of  6,000  acres  in  the  San  Luis 
and  it  is  his  intention  to  breed  a  type  of  high  class 
American  carriage  and  coach  horses.  Both  the  stal- 
lion and  the  mares  have,  after  spending  a  great 
amount  of  time  and  money,  been  selected  with  the 
breeding,  conformation  and  action  to  almost  guaran- 
tee the  results  desired. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


ADVERTISING  THE   COUNTY   FAIR. 


(Read  by  John  McCartney  before  Ohio  Association 
of  Fair  Presidents  and  Secretaries.) 


There  is  no  public  institution,  and  the  county  fair 
is  purely  a  public  institution,  which  requires  more 
careful  advertising  than  the  county  fair.  It  caters 
to  all  classes  of  people,  and  unless  it  is  properly 
brought  to  the  attention  of  the  public — and  its  vari- 
ous attractions  presented  vividly  in  advance  of  the 
meeting — it  will  fail.  The  county  fair  is  to-day  one 
of  the  most  popular  of  all  outdoor  summer  attrac- 
tions, but  there  has  grown  up  during  the  past  twenty 
years  many  other  forms  of  entertainment  which  at- 
tracts the  public,  and  unless  fair  managers  properly 
advertise  their  meetings  and  repeatedly  call  the  at- 
tention of  the  public  to  the  attractions  they  have 
provided,  they  cannot  expect  a  big  attendance.  Es- 
pecially is  this  so  of  the  meetings  held  in  the  larger 
cities  and  towns,  where  many  counter  attractions 
are  offered  the  public.  The  use  of  the  billboard  is 
very  necessary,  and  no  fair  manager  can  afford  to 
neglect  this  important  feature  of  advertising,  but 
great  care  must  be  used  along  this  line.  There  are 
many  good  firms  engaged  in  the  business  of  fur- 
nishing lithographs  and  other  forms  of  special  print- 
ing for  advertising  county  fairs,  and  there  is  no 
trouble  in  securing  attractive  and  up-to-date  printing, 
but  be  certain  that  this  printed  matter  is  put  out 
by  a  reliable  bill  poster. 

I  rode  across  the  country  on  a  twenty-mile  trip 
a  few  days  ago,  and  saw  the  printed  matter  of  a 
certain  county  fair  held  last  summer.  This  printing 
was  of  an  attractive  character,  but  a  poor  bill  poster 
had  so  placed  it  that  the  average  person  traveling 
along  that  road  could  not  see  it.  It  was  stuck  away 
in  out-of-the-way  places,  and  rendered  the  associa- 
tion putting  it  out  but  little  good,  and  really  was 
practically  worthless.  Two  or  more  circuses  had 
been  advertised  along  the  same  route,  but  their  bill 
posters  had  selected  the  most  prominent  places,  and 
the  merits  of  the  circus  met  the  eye  of  every  passer. 
A  circus  is  a  good  thing,  but  the  county  fair  is  a 
better  and  more  important  institution  from  every 
standpoint,  and  the  paper  put  out  advertising  it 
should  be  just  as  carefully  placed  before  the  public. 
Therefore,  in  hiring  a  bill  poster,  be  careful  to  select 
a  man  who  knows  his  business,  and  who  will  post 
your  paper  in  a  skillful  manner,  and  place  it  where 
the  public  can  see  it  plainly.  The  average  person 
riding  along  the  public  highways  will  not  turn  around 
corners  and  peer  behind  barns  and  other  outbuild- 
ings, looking  for  lithographs  and  bills,  but  if  they 
are  placed  in  prominent  positions,  will  read  them 
and  carry  with  him  in  his  mind  the  date  of  your 
meeting,  and  the  announcement  of  your  attractions. 
Be  certain  to  hire  good  bill  posters  and  secure  up- 
to-date  and  attractive  printing  and  you  will  secure 
better  results  from  your  outdoor  advertising. 

Another  splendid  form  of  county  fair  advertising 
is  the  catalogue  and  premium  list.  The  fair  manager 
who  gets  out  a  poorly  printed,  slipshod  catalogue 
makes  a  fatal  mistake,  and  one  which  will  not  only 
operate  against  the  attendance,  but  also  against  his 
securing  an  attractive  list  of  entries  in  all  lines. 
I  saw  a  collection  of  county  fair  catalogues  this  fall 
from  all  parts  of  Ohio  and  Indiana,  and  while,  as  a 
whole,  they  were  an  attractive  lot  of  publications, 
many  of  them  were  so  poorly  printed  and  arranged 
that  they  were  practically  worthless.  It  can  be  set 
down  as  a  fact  that  a  poorly  managed  fair  always 
issues  a  poor  catalogue,  and  every  successful  fair 
in  the  State  of  Ohio  is  represented  by  a  fine  and 
attractive  catalogue  and  premium  list.  Merchants 
and  manufacturers  are  always  more  ready  to  adver- 
tise in  a  well  printed  and  handsome  catalogue,  and 
they  will  pay  more  for  the  service.  If  you  will  take 
the  trouble  to  examine  the  collection  of  catalogues 
in  your  office,  you  will  find  that  the  nice  ones  carry 
more  advertising  than  the  inartistic  and  poorly 
printed  ones.  Many  fair  managers  also  make  the 
mistake  of  getting  out  too  small  a  number  of  cata- 
logues. There  should  be  a  sufficient  number  printed 
to  place  one  in  the  home  of  every  family  in  the 
county  in  which  your  fair  is  held.  This  may  seem 
like  an  expensive  proposition,  but  the  outlay  will 
bring  splendid  results  in  both  attendance  and  the 
character  and  number  of  exhibits.  If  an  attractive 
catalogue  is  placed  in  the  family  of  every  prosper- 
ous and  up-to-date  farmer  in  your  county,  it  will 
—  prove  the  most  effective  form  of  advertising.  It 
should  be  distributed  several  weeks  in  advance  of 
your  fair,  and  it  will  the3  be  read  and  studied  by 
every  member  of  the  family  circle.  The  father  will 
likely  be  induced  to  enter  some  of  his  live  stock; 
the  boys  will  give  some  thought  to  taking  their  yearl- 
ing colt  to  the  fair;  mother  will  begin  to  get  ready 
cans  of  fruit  and  tumblers  of  jelly,  and  the  girls — 
by  the  way,  these  girls  down  on  the  farm  are 
about  the  best  girls  in  the  world — will  sit  up  nights 
making  fancy  work,  all  in  the  hope  of  winning  some 
of  the  prizes  you  offer.  For  these,  and  many  other 
reasons,  do  not  neglect  your  catalogue  and  premium 
list,  and  be  sure  to  get  out  an  up-to-date  and  attrac- 
tive one. 

The  complimentary  ticket  is  another  form  of  ad- 
vertising, but  the  distribution  of  complimentary  tick- 
ets, however,  is  a  dangerous  proposition,  and  unless 
a  fair  marager  uses  great  tact  and  skill  in  giving 
them  out,  it  will  lead  to  abuses  and  do  more  harm 
than  good.  There  are  certain  persons  in  every 
communit'  who  should  be  sent  a  complimentary 
ticket,  m  .ably,  clergymen  and  a  few  other  persons 


who  bv  their  influence  and  example  will  do  much 
to  assist  vou  in  making  your  fair  a  success.  The  in- 
discriminate distribution  of  complimentanes  is  a 
great  evil  and  one  which  gives  every  person  con- 
nected with  the  management  of  a  county  fair  end- 
less bother  and  trouble.  The  brightest  advertising 
managers  in  the  country  are  the  men  engaged  in 
giving  -publicitv  to  the  big  theatrical  attractions  and 
thev  all  believe  in  the  judicious  use  of  the  compli- 
rnentarv.  One  of  the  most  successful  of  these  men 
informed  me  only  last  week  that  it  was  one  of  the 
most  effective  forms  of  advertising,  yet  the  hardest 
of  all  forms  to  successfully  control  and  make  effec- 
tive The  complimentary  ticket  problem,  however, 
is  one  whuch  must  be  solved  by  the  fair  manager 
himself,  and  whether  he  makes  it  effective  and  suc- 
cessful depends  largely  upon  his  skill  as  a  diplo- 
mat and  his  ability  to  judge  of  conditions  in  his  own 
particular  community. 

The  great  increase  and  extension  of  traction  lines 
in  all  parts  of  Ohio  presents  a  new  form  and  man- 
ner of  advertising  to  fair  managers,  and  it  is  a  form 
which  should  not  be  overlooked  or  neglected.  The 
managers  of  these  traction  lines  are  usually  very 
■willing — in  fact,  anxious — to  assist  in  giving  the 
proper  publicity  to  the  county  fair  and  fair  mana- 
gers have  only  to  ask  to  receive  their  co-operation 
and  assistance.  Put  cards  and  banners  on  every 
traction  car  reaching  your  town;  get  out  small  bills 
calling  attention  to  your  speed  program  and  other 
attractions,  and  the  traction  people  will  gladly  dis- 
tribute them  along  the  line  of  their  roads.  Do  not 
neglect  your  traction  lines  and  do  not  hesitate  to 
ask  the  assistance  of  the  manager  of  these  lines,  as 
thev  will  be  found  ready  to  help  you  in  every  way 
possible.  I  was  in  the  office  of  the  secretary  of  a 
county  fair  last  fall  about  three  weeks  before  the 
date  of  his  meeting  and  the  manager  of  a  traction 
line  came  in  and  asked  the  secretary  if  he  could 
do  anything  to  assist  him  in  advertising  his  fair. 
The  secretary  had  not  even  thought  of  the  matter 
and  was  greatly  surprised  to  receive  such  a  visit 
from  the  railroad  man.  This  secretary  does  not 
live  in  Ohio,  and  I  do  not  believe  that  there  is  a 
single  secretary  present  who  neglects  such  an  im- 
portant point  as  the  traction  lines  in  advertising  his 
meeting.  If  you  have  done  so  in  the  past,  when  you 
go  home  call  on  your  traction  line  manager  and  ask 
him  if  he  will  help  you  advertise  your  fair  next 
season.  You  will  find  him,  next  to  the  editor  of 
your  local  paper,  your  most  valuable  assistant  in 
giving  your  fair  publicity.  I  know  it  to  be  a  fact 
that  the  head  officials  of  many  of  the  big  traction  ' 
systems  have  given  their  agents  and  managers  in- 
structions to  do  everything  possible  to  promote  the 
county  fairs  in  their  territory,  and  you  will  make  a 
big  mistake  if  you  do  not  avail  yourself  of  this  strong 
ally. 

I  now  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  your  most 
valuable  form  of  advertising,  the  local  newspaper. 
Make  it  a  point  to  cultivate  the  acquaintance  of  the 
editor  of  every  newspaper  in  your  territory  and 
enlist- his  sympathy  and  assistance.  Visit  the  news- 
paper offices  regularly  each  week,  and  keep  the  edi- 
ted posted  regarding  the  outlook  for  the  fair  and 
tell  him  of  every  important  attraction  you  secure. 
Set  apart  just  as  large  a  fund  as  you  can  to  spend 
with  him  for  advertising,  and  go  to  him  and  tell  him 
just  how  much  you  can  afford  to  pay  his  paper  and 
you  will  usually  find  he  will  give  you  double  the 
amount  you  spend  in  advertising.  Take  him  into 
your  confidence  and  make  him  feel  that  you  regard 
him  as  your  most  valuable  assistant,  and  you  will 
find  that  he  will  stand  shoulder  to  shoulder  with  you 
and  at  all  times  fighting  and  working  for  a  success- 
ful fair.  Do  not  be  niggardly  with  him  in  compli- 
mentary tickets  and  don't  give  them  to  him  as  if 
you  begrudged  him  the  favor,  but  go  to  his  office 
a  week  before  the  meeting,  ask  him  how  many  he 
wants  and  hand  them  out.  and  in  doing  so  make 
him  feel  that  it  is  a  pleasure  to  you  to  give  them  to 
him.  If  you  will  do  this  there  is  not  one  local  editor 
in  a  hundred  who  will  impose  on  you  or  abuse  the 
privilege. 

There  is  another  form  of  advertising  of  which  I 
hesitate  to  speak,  and  that  is  turf  paper  advertising. 
My  personal  connection  with  turf  journalism  for 
many  years  past  makes  this  a  delicate  question  for 
me  to  handle,  but  just  a  few  words  in  this  connec- 
tion may  not  be  out  of  place.  It  is  very  necessary 
that  your  speed  program  be  advertised  in  the  turf 
papers,  in  order  that  your  meeting  be  brought  to  the 
attention  of  campaigning  horsemen.  There  are  many 
turf  papers,  and  each  of  them  is  well  conducted  and 
worthy  of  the  support  of  advertisers.  It  is  hardly 
possible  or  desirable  for  fair  associations  to  adver- 
tise in  all  of  these  papers,  but  a  careful  selection 
must  be  made  of  several  in  which  to  place  your 
advertising.  In  selecting  the  papers  use  those  which 
you  are  convinced  are  the  most  widely  read  by  the 
horsemen  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  By  the  use 
of  a  little  care  you  will  be  able  to  find  out  which 
papers  reach  the  greatest  number  of  people,  and 
which  bring  the  best  results  in  the  way  of  entries. 
Money  judiciously  spent  with  the  turf  papers  is 
well  spent  and  in  doing  so  it  is  no  more  than  fair 
that  you  patronize  the  papers  which  bring  the  best 
results  and  take  the  best  care  of  your  interests  the 
year  round.  In  conclusion,  I  desire  to  say  that  the 
Ohio  fairs,  as  a  rule,  are  the  most  skillfully  adver- 
tised in  the  whole  country,  and  in  saying  this  I  am 
not  indulging  in  flattery.  I  know  something  of  the 
work  of  Ohio  fair  managers  along  this  line,  and  I 
congratulate  you  upon  the  success  which  attended 
your  efforts  during  the  past  year.  Ohio  fairs  were 
splendidly  attended  in  1906,  and  the  big  attendances 
can  be  attributed  almost  wholly  to  the  skillful  man- 
ner in  which  you  did  your  advertising. 


JOHN    M.   JOHNSON. 


The  new  president  of  the  Grand  Circuit  is  a  busy 
man.  Here  are  a  few  official  matters  of  importance 
that  occupy  his  mind  in  the  business  and  sporting 
world:  President  of  the  St.  John,  N.  B.,  Milling  Com- 
pany; director  of  the  Calias.  Maine,  National  Bank; 
director  in  the  Frontier  Steamboat  Company;  trea- 
surer of  the  Robinson  Land  Company;  treasurer  and 
manager  of  the  Calias,  Maine,  Tanning  Company- 
director  in  the  Gold  King  and  Gold  Prince  Mining 
Company  of  Colorado;  one  of  the  firm  of  H.  C.  Grant 
&  Co.  of  Boston;  is  the  J.  M.  Johnson,  dealer  in  wool, 
St.  John,  X.  B.,  with  branch  offices  in  other  prominent 
cities  in  this  country  and  abroad;  president  of  the 
Xew  England  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association; 
president  of  the  Maine  Breeders'  Association;  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Review  of  the  National  Trotting 
Association;  president  of  the  Grand  Circuit;  director 
in  the  American  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Associa- 
tion of  America,  and  a  member  of  the  Boston  and 
Metropolitan  Driving  Clubs.  He  is  in  politics,  too.  and 
beside  he  has  the  noted  trotting  horse  breeding  estab- 
lishment in  Ponkapoag,  Mass..  formerly  the  property 
of  the  late  J.  Malcolm  Forbes,  which  has  some  of 
the  most  famous  horses  in  the  world.  When  he  was 
eighteen  years  old  he  bought  his  first  colt  It  took 
about  every  cent  he  possessed,  but  he  was  happy. 
Then  came  the  unfortunate,  as  the  colt  got  kicked 
and  had  to  be  killed.  This  only  made  him  grit  his 
teeth  and  save  up  for  another  horse.  The  next  time 
it  was  a  broodmare  by  Mambrino  Charter,  which  he 
bred  to  Olympus,  selling  the  foal  as  a  three-year-old 
for  $700  to  go  West,  where  ne  trotted  in  2:21. 

His  first  real  trotter  was  Lady  Sim  2:31%,  which 
he  raced  and  got  the  Maritime  record  for  mares. 
Later  he  got  the  pacer  Ituna  2:10,  and  she,  too,  got 
the  Maritime  record  for  pacing  mares.  By  and  by 
he  heard  of  a  young  stallion  at  the  Allen  Farm, 
named  Kwanon,  and  bought  him.  After  getting  a 
record  of  2:12%  he  sold  him  to  George  Van  Dyke  of 
Boston  for  $3,500. 

In  1S9S  J.  Malcolm  Forbes  held  a  sale  at  his  farm. 
Mr.  Johnson  was  present  and  purchased  the  brood- 
mare Fanella  2:13.  at  the  time  carrying  Sadie  Mac. 
When  the  latter  was  a  yearling  he  sold  her  for  $4,000. 
Her  career  on  the  turf  is  too  prominent  to  need  men- 
tion, but  when  she  dropped  dead  at  Hartford  she 
carried  a  record  of  2:06%.  Todd  2:14%  he  bred  and 
sold  when  two  years  old  for  $4,000,  but  after  he  had 
stood  a  season  in  Kentucky  he  bought  him  back,  and 
he  now  is  the  premier  stallion  at  the  Johnson  farm. 

He  was  one  of  the  syndicate  to  buy  Cochato  for 
$10,000  last  spring,  and  the  colt  turned  out  a  Fu- 
turity winner,  getting  a  record  of  2:11%  and  won 
in  purses  close  to  the  sum  paid  for  him.  One  of  the 
broodmares  on  his  Ponkapoag  farm  is  the  ex-trotting 
queen,  Nancy  Hanks  2:04.  Admiral  Dewey  2:04%, 
Lord  Roberts  2:07%,  etc.,  have  already  made  her 
famous  in  the  harem.    She  is  now  in  foal  to  Todd. 

From  the  very  inception  of  his  connection  with  the 
trotters  it  has  been  his  object  to  breed  better  than 
has  anybody  else.  The  choicest  blood  in  existence 
is  none  too  good  according  to  his  way  of  thinking.  It 
is  for  this  reason  that  he  has  sent  his  mares  to  the 
prominent  stallions  in  different  parts  of  the  country. 
And  it  is  the  produce  of  these  mares  that  has  made, 
and  will  continue  to  make,  the  name  Johnson  Farm 
world-wide. — Kentucky    Stock  Farm. 


MATCH    UP    THE    HORSES. 


This  does  not  imply  that  those  of  the  same  mark- 
ings or  same  color  are  to  be  worked  together.  Match- 
ing farm  teams  is  more  difficult  than  matching  driv- 
ing teams.  A  slow  walking  horse  should  never  be 
put  with  a  fast  walking  one,  for  you  will  have  to 
constantly  urge  the  slow  one,  and  this  soon  irritates 
the  other  one.  Match  gaits;  match  temperaments, 
and  match  horse  power.  These  are  the  essentials 
to  keep  in  mind  when  matching  up  the  team  for 
heavy  work.  Never  put  a  young  horse  to  very 
heavy,  steady  work,  such  as  plowing,  alongside  an 
old  staid  horse.  The  youngster  is  apt  to  do  more 
than  his  share,  in  spite  of  all  you  can  do  to  equalize 
the  work.  When  breaking  a  colt  I  have  always 
found  it  best  to  put  it  alongside  a  steady,  even  tem- 
pered horse  that  is  not  easily  "rattled."  Such  a 
mate  will  soon  give  confidence  to  the  colt,  and  he 
readily  falls  into  work  without  much  trouble.  A 
correspondent  says,  give  the  colt  some  light  farm 
work  at  first,  such  as  plowing  or  harrowing.  That 
is  risky.  We  would  never  hitch  a  colt  to  a  harrow. 
One  never  knows  what  they  are  going  to  do,  and 
a  harrow  is  a  mean  thing  to  get  a  horse  mixed  up 
in.  Would  rather  give  the  colts  the  light  driving, 
and  as  they  become  seasoned  give  them  some  heav- 
ier work.  Match  up  the  colts  as  soon  as  possible, 
and  when  the  teams  ,'^fe  matched .  up,  don't  change 
them  around  unless  r^r  good  reason.  Horses  have 
to  learn  how  to  pull  and  work  together. 


Quite  a  number  of  good  horses  in  training  for  the 
races  this  summer  have  had  no  fast  work  yet.  There 
is  plenty  of  time  to  get  them  ready,  however,  and  the 
plan  of  making  haste  slowly  is  not  a  bad  one. 


XP  YOTJ    OWK  A  HOESE. 

If  one  has  one  or  many  horses  it  will  be  worth  while 
to  be  informed  on  how  to  handle  all  eases  of  distem- 
per, influenza,  pinkeye,  or  other  contagious  or  catarrhal 
diseases.  In  the  advertisement  of  Craft's  Distemper 
Cure  in  this  issue  is  offered  free  a  pamphlet  entitled, 
"Dr.  Craft's  Advice."  This  covers  in  a  scientific  man- 
ner the  whole  subject  of  the  treatment  of  these  dis- 
eases. It  is  the  work  of  specialists  and  contains  in- 
formation that  can  .not  be  had  elsewhere.  Address, 
Wells  Medicine  Co.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
0 

Tour  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


GOVERNMENT  AID  TO    BREEDING. 


On  the  list  of  French  Coach  stallions  purchased 
last  year  by  the  Stud  Commission  of  France  to  he 
stationed  about  the  country  for  the  improvement  of 
the  breed  of  carriage  horses,  there  appears  the  name 
of  Dick  BOnita,  a  three-year-old  bay  colt  by  Kalmia 
out  of  Bosque  Bonita,  by  Thomas  K.  American  horse- 
men who  are  versed  in  trotting  records  and  trotting 
pedigrees  will  recognize  the  dam  of  this  French 
coacher  as  a  standard  trotter  that  was  quite  promi- 
nent twenty  years  ago,  having  won  half  a  dozen 
races  then  as  a  three-year-old  in  1SS8  and  gained  a 
record  of  2:26%.  Aftfer  being  sent  abroad  she  trot- 
ted in  2:18  in  Vienna  in  1893,  gaining  the  fastest  rec- 
ord that  had  then  been  made  at  a  mile  in  Austria. 
A.  E.  Terry  of  Paris  then  owned  her. 

That  the  produce  of  an  American  trotter  should 
thus  be  admitted  to  registry  as  a  French  coacher  and 
purchased  for  breeding  purposes  in  the  select  Govern- 
ment stud  will  be  gratifying  news  to  horsemen  here 
who  have  long  maintained  that  the  native  breed  con- 
tains foundation  stock  from  which  there  might  be  es- 
tablished a  family  of  heavy  harness  horses  at  least 
equal  to  any  in  existence.  Government  recognition 
in  France  of  the  American  trotting  bred  carriage 
horse  may  cause  something  of  a  shock  to  those  who 
contend  that  the  breed  of  trotters  cannot  possibly 
excel  for  heavy  harness  purposes  because  it  pro- 
duces the  best  light  harness  horses;  but  the  wise- 
acres, whose  logic  would  lead  them  to  throw  away 
gold  if  it  came  out  of  a  mine  in  which  silver  also 
was  found,  are  not  taken  seriously  by  anybody  but 
themselves. 

Evidence  is  not  wanting  that  more  American  trot- 
ters than  Bosque  Bonita  have  been  engrafted  on  the 
breed  of  French  coachers.  Among  thirty-seven  stal- 
lions selected  last  year  for  the  Government  stud, 
seven  were  either  sons  or  grandsons  of  a  horse  called 
James  Watt,  or  James  Wait,  whose  name  figures  in 
the  list  of  sires  with  greater  prominence  than  that 
of  any  other  horse.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know 
whether  this  is  the  American  trotting  stallion  of 
that  name,  by  Despot  2:24%,  out  of  Lady  Roxy  by 
Elial  G.,  son  of  Aberdeen,  and  also  whether  such 
names  as  Harley,  Hetman,  Stuart  and  Shamrock, 
which  plainly  are  not  French,  represent  other  trot- 
ting sires  imported  from  the  United  States. 

It  is  well  known  that  many  American  trotters  of 
the  heavy  harness  type  have  been  taken  to  England 
and  engrafted  on  the  hackney  breed  of  carriage 
horses,  and  with  France  also  availing  herself  of  the 
unrivalled  speed,  stamina  and  quality  of  our  native 
high  steppers  for  breeding  purposes  in  the  Govern- 
ment stud,  it  is,  as  was  said  a  few  weeks  ago,  a 
matter  calculated  to  excite  astonishment  among 
horsemen  of  other  countries  that  no  adequate  steps 
have  been  taken  here  to  perpetuate  a  type  which 
supplies  seventy-five  per  cent  of  our  show  ring  win- 
ners and  ninety  per  cent  of  the  high  priced  carriage 
horses  sold  in  our  markets. 

Up  to  the  present  time  the  only  step  taken  to  pre- 
serve the  type  has  been  the  purchase  of  nineteen 
trotting  bred  carriage  horses  by  the  United  States 
Government  for  a  breeding  experiment  at  the  Col- 
orado station  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 
While  commendable  for  its  aim,  this  Government 
enterprise  is  no  broader  in  its  scope  than  that  of 
some  individual  breeder.  One  stallion  and  eighteen 
brood  mares  cannot  well  afford  a  fair  test  of  the 
merits  of  the  trotting  bred  coacher,  much  less  pre- 
serve the  type  which  all  dealers  agree  is  fast  dis- 
appearing as  a  result  of  the  wholesale  destruction 
of  handsome  stallions  converted  into  carriage  horses. 
Compared  with  the  French  Government's  aid  to 
coach  horse  breeding  the  Colorado  experiment  seems 
like  child's  play.  In  the  last  seven  years  the  Stud 
Commission  of  France  has  purchased  221  coach  stal- 
lions, at  a  cost  of  about  $500,000.  The  amount  ex- 
pended last  season  was  $90,000.  For  Beaumanoir  by 
Marquois,  out  of  Quenotte  by  James  Watt,  the  Stud 
Commission  paid  $14,000  to  M.  Th.  Lallouet,  and  for 
other  stallions  the  prices  ranged  from  $2000  up  to 
$4000.  Every  stallion  purchased  was  a  trotter  of 
tested  speed,  their  records,  under  saddle  on  turf 
courses,  ranging  from  1:20  to  1:41%!  for  a  kilometre, 
or  at  the  rate  of  from  about  2:30  to  2:40  for  a  mile. 

It  is  said  that  the  French  Government  now  owns 
more  than  two  thousand  coach  stallions,  which  are 
stationed  about  the  country  for  public  service  at 
nominal  fees.  In  addition,  the  Government  pays  a 
bonus  each  year  to  very  many  private  owners  of 
stallions  of  exceptional  merit  to  encourage  the  keep- 
ing of  such  horses  in  the  stud. 

The  system  of  Government  supervision  and  en- 
couragement of  horse  breeding  has  been  carried  on 
nearly  one  hundred  years  in  France,  and  has  resulted 
in  the  development  of  a  family  of  coachers  now  ex- 
ported to  all  parts  of  the  world.  The  prevailing  color 
is  bay,  with  black  points:  the  average  height  upward 
of  sixteen  hands,  and  the  distinguishing  characteris- 
tics, fine  conformation  and  finish,  with  showy  action 
and  style.  Excessive  action  has  been  developed 
mainly  through  the  mounted  trotting  races  of  France, 
which  are  held  on  turf  courses,  thus  accentuating 
the  high,  round,  rapid  action  which  is  so  much  sought 
after  by  purchasers  of  fancy  carriage  horses  every- 
where. I  Jb  I  --( 
French  coach  horses  were  first  imported  to  the 
United  States  about  twenty-five  years  ago.  Since 
that  time  something  like  twenty-five  hundred  have 
come  over,  about  fifteen  hundred  having  been  im- 
ported prior  to  the  panic  of  1893,  which  caused  such 
havoc  in  all  lines  of  horse  breeding.  The  great  ma- 
jority of  the  horses  brought  into  the  United  States 
were  stallions.  In  the  last  ten  years  practically  all 
have  been  stallions.    These  are  scattered  from  Maine 


to  California  and  from  Minnesota  to  Texas.  The 
cross  with  trotting  bred  mares  has  produced  a  great 
manv  high  priced  carriage  horses  and  show  ring 
winners,  among  others  King  Edward  and  King  James, 
the  pair  of  state  coach  horses  that  Alfred  G.  Vander- 
bilt  intends  to  exhibit  at  the  International  Horse 
Show  in  England  next  season,  and  President  Roose- 
velt's favorite  brougham  horse,  Sultan.— New  York 
Herald. 

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HAL   POINTER'S   LAST   DAYS. 


MISS     RUSSELL. 


Buffalo,   N.   Y„   March  2,   1907. 

The  real  story— the  story  of  how  Hal  Pointer,  the 
peerless  pacer,  spent  his  last  days  in  a  horse's  para- 
dise—in rich  pasture,  with  nothing  to  do  but  romp 
and  eat,  is  told  to-day  by  Harry  Hamlin  himself.  Hal 
Pointer  was  not  abandoned  to  a  peddler's  cart  as 
has  been  said. 

"After  Hal  Pointer  had  shown  that  his  racing 
days  were  over,"  said  Mr.  Hamlin,  "he  was  sent  to 
the  Village  Farm  to  end  his  days.  Everybody  knows 
what  the  Village  Farm  is.  There  is  no  better  graz- 
ing outside  of  the  blue  grass  section. 

"Hal  Pointer  showed  that  he  was  still  good  for 
many  a  day,  but  we  had  no  desire  to  race  him  again 
and  "wouldn't  agree  to  it.  He  was  sold  to  a  friend 
for  $1000.  This  man  assured  us  that  he  would  take 
splendid  care  of  the  horse.  He  promised  faithfully 
to  see  to  it  that  the  horse  had  the  best  of  attention 
up  to  his  death. 

"We  learned  later  that  this  man  took  the  horse  to 
race  on  the  half-mile  tracks  throughout  Pennsyl 
vania.  The  poor  horse  raced  until  he  was  almost 
played  out,  and  then  he  was  sold  to  a  harness  maker. 
He  said  the  horse  was  a  little  too  fast  for  him.  The 
members  of  his  family  didn't  dare  drive  him. 

"  Will  you  take  $600  for  himf  I  asked. 

"  T  will.' 

"I  brought  Hal.  Pointer  back  to  the  Village  Farm 
and  he  remained  there  until  he  died. 

"The  story  of  Hal  Pointer  being  sold  to  a  peddler 
and  abandoned  to  his  fate  probably  grew  out  of  the 
story  of  Duke,  a  famous  hunter  I  owned.  Duke  was 
my  especial  pet.    He  was  a  magnificent  animal. 

"I  left  him  at  the  Village  Earm  while  I  went  to 
Peoria.  After  I  had  been  gone  a  few  days  my 
father  happened  to  see  a  horse  with  a  docked  tail. 
That  was.  something  he  would  not  stand  for. 

"  'Take  that  horse  away,'  he  cried. 

"Well,  the-  horse  was  sold.  When  I  returned  to 
the  Village  Farm  eight  months  later  and  inquired 
for  Duke  I  was  surprised  to  learn  that  he  had  gone. 
I  got  busy  right  away. 

"I  searched  for  Duke  eighteen  months  before  I 
found  him.  I  scoured  all  the  country  around  Aurora. 
I  went  through  the  market  places  of  Buffalo,  and  in 
fact  everywhere  in  the  hope  of  coming  on  his  trail. 
Finally  I  found  him. 

"I  saw  him  between  the  shafts  of  a  peddler's  cart. 
It  was  a  terrible  shock  to  me.  You  have  all  seen  the 
plugs  pictured  in  Darktown.  Well,  they  were  fat 
and  sleek  beside  Duke.  I  went  to  him  and  pulled  his 
blinkers  apart.     The  poor  old  horse  knew  me. 

"Then  I  attended  to  the  peddler.  I  first  gave  him 
an  example  of  free  speech  and  then  I  sailed  into  him. 
I  gave  that  peddler  the  soundest  lesson  on  horse 
humanity  man  ever  got. 

"I  took  Duke  to  my  home  in  Delaware  avenue, 
Buffalo.  He  was  almost  too  weak  to  walk.  For  a 
while  he  limped  over  the  lawn  there.  The  neigh- 
bors all  knew  his  history  and  the  children  brought 
him  sugar.    The  newspapers  all  printed  the  story. 

"It  was  six  weeks  before  he  was  able  to  go  any 
distance.  Then  I  had  him  taken  to  the  Village  Farm. 
He  did  nothing  but  graze  in  the  best  pasture  until 
he  died." — Trotter  and  Pacer. 


According  to  a  Cleveland  writer,  the  Cleveland 
Driving  Park  Co.  has  decided  to  suspend  harness 
racing  at  the  Glenville  track  after  the  present  sea- 
son. This  correspondent  writes:  "Backers  of  the 
track  have  decided  that  with  pools  eliminated  the 
support  of  harness  racing  is  too  costly.  Losses  have 
been  made  up  from  the  private  purses  of  men  in- 
terested in  the  park  company.  The  Glenville  track 
will  be  eventually  subdivided  for  residential  pur- 
poses. H.  K.  Devereux,  who  has  been  looking  after 
the  interests  of  the  driving  park,  said  that  he  knew 
nothing  of  a  definite  plan  to  sell  after  the  Grand 
Circuit  races  this  summer.  'The  track  will  ultimate- 
ly be  sold,'  he  said,  'if  pool  selling  is  not  allowed.' " 


Hon.  Sterling  R.  Holt,  proprietor  of  the  Maywood 
Stock  Farm,  lost  by  death  last  week,  at  Memphis, 
the  exceedingly  promising  three-year-old  colt,  Sen- 
ator Dillon.  This  colt  was  shipped  with  the  string 
taken  South  by  Millard  Sanders,  caught  cold  en 
route,  and  died  of  pneumonia.  The  loss  is  a  severe 
one  to  Mr.  Holt,  as  he  was  one  of  the  most  promis- 
ing of  the  lot  and  resembled  his  noted  sire  more 
-than  any  of  the  youngsters.  His  dam  was  By  By 
(dam  of  Morengo  King  2:291,4,  trial  2:12;  L.  W. 
Russell,  sire  of  standard  performers,  and  Adioo  (4), 
trial  2:24),  by  Nutwood:  second  dam  Rapidan  (dam 
of  Lockheart  2:08%,  Rapid  Falls  2:22%,  Captain 
Mac  2:29),  by  Dictator;  third  dam  Madam  Headley 
(dam  of  Expert  Prince  2:13%,  etc.),  by  Edwin  For- 
rest; fourth  dam  Madam  Stanhope,  by  Mambrino 
Chief.  Senator  Dillon  was  a  colt  of  great  promise, 
and  last  year  trotted  a  quarter  in  40  seconds.  In 
addition  to  his  great  natural  speed,  his  rich  breed- 
ing would  have  made  him  a  great  stock  horse.  The 
insurance  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  placed  on  the 
colt  by  W.  H.  Kissell,  agent  of  the  Indiana  and  Ohio 
Live  Stock  Insurance  Company,  is  but  very  little 
compensation  for  so  valuable  a  youngster. — Western 
Horseman. 


The  wild  horse  has  a  strenuous  fight  for  existence. 
There  are  seasons  of  plenty  and  seasons  of  drouth 
and  when  the  food  supply  fails  the  weak  perish, 
says  the  Horse  Breeder.  The  domestic  horse  sel- 
dom faces  these  violent  extremes.  The  cultivated 
grasses  are  more  nutritious  than  the  wild  oats  and 
under  the  intelligent  supervision  of  man  they  are 
kept  growing.  When  winter  comes  the  barns  are 
full  of  life-sustaining  food  and  starvation  is  a  re- 
mote possibility.  The  safeguards  are  so  many  that 
the  race  rapidly  multiplies.  The  brood  mare  whose 
colts  are  worth  preserving  plays  an  important  part 
in  domestic  economy.  Take,  for  example,  Miss  Rus- 
sell, who  was  foaled  in  1865.  In  1S70  she  produced 
Nutwood,  who  trotted  to  a  record  of  2:1S%,  and 
who,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  was  the  greatest 
of  living  sires.  In  1871  Lady  Nutwood  came,  and 
she  died  young.  The  produce  of  1S72  was  Cora  Bel- 
mont, who  trotted  to  a  record  of  2:24%,  and  joined 
the  ranks  of  great  brood  mares.  The  foal  of  1874 
was  Maud  S.  2:08%,  who  for  years  was  the  un- 
disputed trotting  queen.  The  filly  of  1875  died  soon 
after  foaling,  but  the  colt  of  1877  was  Nutbourne, 
who  trotted  in  2:26%  and  became  a  sire  of  speed. 
In  1878  came  Mambrino  Russell,  a  producing  sire; 
in  1879,  Nutula,  a  speed-producing  mare;  in  1S80, 
Russella,  who  entered  the  brood  mare  ranks,  and  in 
1881,  Lord  Russell,  the  famous  producing  brother  of 
Maud  S.  The  fruit  of  1882  was  Lady  Russell,  who 
demonstrated  her  greatness  as  a  speed  producer  be- 
fore her  death  was  caused  by  lightning.  In  1883 
came  Russia,  who  arrived  at  brood  mare  distinction; 
in  1885,  Pilot  Russell,  a  sire  of  speed;  in  1886,  Pista- 
chio, record  2:21%,  and  a  producing  sire;  in  1887, 
Rusina,  a  producing  mare;  in  1S8S,  Rustique,  who 
trotted  to  a  record  of  2:18%,  and  is  a  producing 
dam;  in  1889,  Suffrage,  another  producing  dam,  and 
in  1890,  Slavonic,  who  obtained  in  races  a  record 
of  2:09%.  In  twenty  years  Miss  Russell  produced 
eighteen  colts,  only  two  of  which  failed  to  reach 
maturity.  As  an  evidence  of  the  vitality  of  a  mare 
reared  under  modern  conditions  I  give  the  wide- 
■  awake  descendants  of  Miss  Russell,  25S6  in  2:30, 
and  S5  in  2:10.  In  the  Year  Book  we  find  38  mares 
which  have  produced  seven  or  more  standard  per- 
formers, and  this  great  breeding-on  capacity  is  ac- 
cepted by  all  intelligent  men  as  proof  of  superior 
force.  Colt  bearing  is  not  an  exhausting  process 
on  the  well  equipped  breeding  farm.  The  mare  is 
judiciously  fed  when  nursing  her  foal,  and  the  foal 
itself  is  fed  as  it  increases  in  size  from  month  to 
month.  There  are  no  periods  of  starvation,  no 
health  undermining  exposure,  and  the  mother  is 
protected  from  early  decay.  She  also  has  the  bene- 
fit of  the  veterinarian's  skill. 


FAMOUS     PRODUCING     DAMS. 


A  novice  is  likely  to  be  misled  when  studying  the 
table  of  producing  dams  in  the  Year  Book,  for  the 
reason  that  animals  which  have  made  records  at 
both  gaits  are  credited  twice.  For  instance,  the 
brood  mare  Lark  is  credited  with  eight  trotters  and 
three  pacers  in  the  standard  list,  yet  only  eight  of 
her  foals  have  made  standard  records,  viz:  Miss 
Edgar  2:29,  Miss  Rachel  2:20,  Reward  J.  2:29,  Sigma 
Nu  2:29%,  Sunland  Bourbon  2:28%,  Telephone 
2:15%,  Wawona  2:19%,  and  Wilkiemont  2:28.  Three 
of  the  above  have  also  made  pacing  records  in 
standard  time,  viz:  Miss  Rachel,  trotting  2:20,  pac- 
ing 2:16%;  Reward  J.,  trotting  2:29,  pacing  2:10%, 
and  Sigma  Nu,  trotting  2:29%,  pacing  2:14%. 

The  famous  brood  mare  Nell  is  credited  in  the 
Year  Book  with  nine  trotters  and  three  pacers,  a 
total  of  twelve,  but  Vassar,  that  made  a  trotting 
record  of  2:21%  and  a  pacing  record  of  2:07,  is 
counted  twice — that  is,  he  is  included  both  as  a 
trotter  and  a  pacer,  so  that  really  only  eleven  of 
Nell's  foals  have  yet  made  standard  records,  but 
some  of  her  younger  ones  may  be  added  to  her  list 
in  the  near  future. 

No  mare  that  ever  lived  has  yet  produced  more 
than  eleven  foals  that  have  made  records  in  stand- 
ard time,  and  only  three  have  produced  that  number. 
Foremost  among  them  is  Beautiful  Bells  2:29%,  the 
dam  of  eleven,  all  trotters,  and  among  them  two 
which  have  held  the  world's  champion  record  for 
yearling  trotters,  viz:  Bell  Bird,  yearling  record 
2:26%,  and  Adbell,  yearling  record  2:23,  which  still 
stands  as  the  best  ever  made  by  a  trotter  of  that 
age. 

The  other  two  mares  that  have  produced  eleven 
each  are  Nell  by  Estill  Eric,  and  Lady  Yeiser  by 
Garrard  Chief.  Nine  of  the  eleven  produced  by  Nell 
are  trotters,  and  among  them  are  Tom  Axworhtv 
2:07,  Belle  Vara  2:08%,  and  Vassar,  three-year-old 
record  2:21%.  The  latter  also  has  a  pacing  record 
of  2:07.  Another  of  the  produce  of  Nell  is  the 
pacer  Susie  T.  2:09%,  making  her  the  dam  of  four, 
two  trotters  and  two  pacers,  with  records  below 
2:10.  The  eleven  produced  by  Lady  Yeiser  include 
seven  pacers,  two  with  records  of  2:10  or  better, 
and  four  trotters  with  records  from  2:29%  to 
2:28%.— Horse  Breeder. 


THE    MOST    EFFICIENT    EEMEDY    OF    ITS    KIND. 


e.ivina,  Cal.,  July  17.   1905. 
The    Lawrence-Williams    Co.,    Cleveland,    Ohio: 

Please  send  me  your  pictures  of  Famous  Horses.  I 
have  carried  Qombault's  Caustic  Balsam  in  stock  con- 
stantly for  the  last  twelve  years,  and  recommend  it 
as  the  most  efficient  remedy  of  its  kind  on  the  market. 
It  should  always  be  kept  in  every  stable. 

C.  F.  CLAPP. 


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THE     BREEDER     AND_SPORTSMAjj_ 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 


Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


LOS  ANGELES  SHOW. 


The  Southwestern  Kennel  Club  officials  and  mem- 
bers are  to  be  congratulated  for  bringing  off  a  four 
point  show  last  week  at  Los  Angeles.  The  show 
was  a  success  financially  and  in  point  of  class  and 
quality.  What  at  first  appeared  to  develop  into  a 
serious  handicap  was.  under  the  personal  direction 
of  Wm.  J.  Morris  and  Wm.  K.  Peasley,  deflected  into 
satisfactory  results.  When  the  show  opened  on 
Wednesday  morning,  exhibitors  and  dogs  were  nu- 
merously in  evidence  and  kept  coming  in  all  fore- 
noon. There  was  no  benching  nor  any  preparation 
for  looking  after  the  dogs.  The  benching  had  been 
shipped  from  San  Francisco  a  week  previously,  but 
by  reason  of  washouts  caused  by  the  recent  rains, 
the  outfit  was  stalled  at  some  unknown  point  on  the 
road.  Not  only  that,  but  several  exhibitors,  visiting 
fanciers  and  crated  dogs  en  route  for  the  show  were 
also  marooned  at  distant  points  on  the  valley  road. 
Several  dogs  did  not  reach  the  show  at  all,  but  were 
ordered  back,  when  traced  up,  by  telegram.  There 
were  early  indications  of  a  slump  in  entries  and 
attendance,  the  club  officials  however  promptly  met 
the  situation  and  once  started  on  that  line,  the  word 
was  given  out  and  soon  good  nature  and  patience 
gave  way  to  vexation  or  disappointment  Eye  staples 
were  placed  about  the  hall,  thus  affording  a  tempor- 
ary place  for  the  dogs.  A  gang  of  carpenters  were 
set  at  work  and  by  next  morning  the  proper  bench- 
ing was  up  and  the  dogs  installed  by  numbers.  One 
result  of  the  impromptu  benchings  was  that  many 
exhibitors  vied  with  each  other  in  decorating  their 
kennels,  special  mention  might  here  be  made  of 
Ascot,  El  Mundo  and  E.  T.  Morgan's  Boston  Terrier 
exhibits. 

The  show  was  held  in  a  large  circular  pavilion, 
used  as  a  skating  rink,  centrally  located  and  an  ideal 
hall  for  a  show. 

Late  on  Wednesday  afternoon  the  first  classes, 
Bulldogs,  were  taken  into  the  ring,  following  which 
some  of  the  St.  Bernard  classes  and  other  large 
breeds  were  judged.  Fox  Terriers  were  taken  up  in 
the  evening.  The  judging  for  the  first  two  days  was 
of  the  emergency  order  to  a  great  extent,  classes 
that  had  all  of  the  entries  present  were  judged,  con- 
sequently there  was  some  skipping  about  from  the 
regular  order  of  the  catalogue.  However  every- 
thing passed  off  in  good  shape,  there  being  an  ex- 
cellent attendance  daily,  particularly  on  the  closing 
days.  On  Saturday  evening  Mr.  G.  F.  Herr  presented 
the  winning  owners  with  the  trophies  and  cups.  The 
prizes  made  a  most  imposing  array  on  two  tables 
in  the  ring.  Mr.  James  Mortimer's  awards,  it  goes 
without  saying,  were  satisfactory  in  the  main.  In 
a  very  few  instances  did  exhibitors  express  adverse 
views  to  that  of  the  judge.  One  or  two  owners  were 
so  disappointel  at  not  getting  the  blue  ribbons  that 
they  refused  to  bring  their  dogs  in  the  ring  for  the 
special  judging,  a  proceeding  that  is  hardly  within 
the  ethics  of  sportsmanship  and  decidedly  discour- 
teous to  the  club,  to  say  nothing  of  the  rules  of 
the  A.  K.  C.  governing  the  matter. 

The  general  class  and  quality  of  the  show  was 
very  good.  It  is  encouraging  to  the  field  sportsmen 
of  Southern  California  that  their  show  had  the  best 
and  most  numerous  showing  of  bird  dogs  ever 
benched  in  the  south — Collies  had  the  largest  entry 
ever  shown  on  the  Coast.  Bulldogs  were  better  in 
every  way  and  more  numerous  than  at  any  previous 
Coast  show.  The  same  might  also  be  said  of  Bos- 
tons. These  two  latter  breeds  have  a  strong  follow- 
ing down  south,  in  fact,  there  was  a  strong  Bulldog 
club  organized  during  the  show.  Fox  Terriers  were 
classy  but  comparatively  short  in  entries.  Cocker 
Spaniels  and  Bull  Terriers  were  well  represented 
and  averaged  very  good  in  quality.  The  large  breeds 
were  light  in  number  and  with  but  few  exceptions 
of  mediocre  worth.  Bostons  had  also  a  very  large 
entry.    The  total  number  of  dogs  benched  was  334. 

The  bench  show  committee  is  composed  of  Messrs. 
Wm.  J.  Morris,  chairman,  Wm.  Kennedy,  Jas.  Ewins, 
Gus  Moser,  Wm.  K.  Peasley,  Arthur  Letts  and  Ed. 
Greenfield.  T.  E.  Nicholls  Jr.,  show  secretary.  The 
club  officials  are:  Arthur  Letts,  president;  W.  K. 
Peasley,  vice-president;  Wm.  J.  Morris,  second  vice- 
president;  Gus  Moser,  third  vice-president;  Wm. 
Kennedy,  secretary-treasurer.  J.  H.  Hillock  super- 
intended the  show.  Mr.  Frank  L.  Weston,  the  well 
known  Boston  red  Cocker  fancier,  can  give  anybody 
on  the  Coast  a  wide  margin  as  ring  steward  and 
come  out  ahead.  The  lady  patronesses  of  the  show 
were:  Mrs.  Alt.  Solano,  Mrs.  E.  F.  C.  Klokke,  Mrs. 
E.  J.  Marshall,  Miss  Rovina  Blossom,  Mrs.  Lieut. 
General  Chaffee,  Mrs.  Jaro  Von  Schmidt,  Mrs.  Fred 
Wilcox  and  Mrs.  John  Cravens. 

Among  the  visitors  to  the  show  were:  Mrs.  D.  P. 
Cresswell,  Mr.  John  E.  de  Ruyter,  Miss  A.  Hartman, 
Wm.  Ellery,  G.  W.  Ellery,  G.  A.  Cranfield,  Miss 
Ethel  Dean,  Miss  Jennie  A.  Crocker,  Clifford  Cook, 
Miss  Jennie  Hartman,  Mrs.  D.  Lamasney,  San  Fran- 
cisco; John  Calkwell,  San  Mateo;  Walter  M.  Thomp- 
son, Eureka,  Utah;  Wm.  M.  Waddell,  Salt  Lake  City, 
John  Brown,  Riverside;  Percy  L.  Harley,  Redlands; 
Kenneth  Preuss,  Santa  Monica,  and  others. 

Spratts  were  not  at  fault  by  reason  of  the  non- 
arrival  of  the  benching.  The  only  objectionable 
fea  ure  of  the  show,  which  was  generally  notable  for 


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<*ood  fellowship  and  all  round  enthusiasm,  was  the 
r°uffianlv  blackguardism  displayed  by  ap*» 
Hn?  handler  This  fellow,  we  have  observed  at  a 
number  of  shows,  is.  ever  ready  while  in  the  rmg  to 
srive  rein  to  his  natural  penchant  for  ™=ar  ex 
Sltive  or  profanity.  A  grave  breach  of  ordinary 
decency  for  which  he  was  once  disqualified  and 
fined  bv  the  Portland  Kennel  Club. 

English  Setters-Were  a  far  better  entry  than 
usualfor  Los  Angeles.  King  Cole  winners  dogs 
is  a  rather  large  sized  white  and  ticked  dog,  put 
aSowanraatbiet  heavy  in  flesh  but  at  tha^witb i  type  and 
.,..,  enough  to  go  to  the  front.  He  nas  a  wen 
modeled"  held,  is  well  ribbed  up  and  has  soundness 
and  feet     Sir  Simon,  reserve  winners,  Blue  Admiral, 

•  Dr  K  Marshfield  Dan,  Rock's  Del  Rev,  are  all  ex- 
tent' Setters.  Ch.  Stylish  Sergeant  second  opem 
was   put  down   far   too   heavy   to   go  ^ev      rwo 

stone  is  a  very  „  turned  head  and  muzzle, 

afood^ye  anu^r  She  was  in  excellent  coat 

BeL10°r?se^  ^s^anTfirstln  tnf  fiM 
clast  is  a  clean  built,  racy  looking  bitch  and  was 
class,  is  a  <-"**"  eanta  Rita   a  Detroit  Joe  bitch, 

!*Tst*l  trifl  t^onfc^t'Vut  otherwise  full  of 
class  and  tvpe.  Wildwood  Bonnie,  being  out  of  coat 
and  feather  did  not  show  to  full  advantage.  The 
general  quality  of  the  English  Setter  entries  can  be 
understood  when  it  is  stated  that  out  of  21  do„s 
shown  all  but  one  received  the  judges  recognition 
S  Pointers-While  generally  good  were :  hardly up  to 
the  English  Setters  in  general  standard.  D"*^ 
is  a  well  poised  white  and  liver  dog,  with  a  neat 
finished I  head  and  muzzle.  He  could  be  darker  m 
e\  e  In  bodv.  bone,  legs  and  feet,  he  has  the  working 
desideratum' strongly.  He  is  a  merry  shower  in  the 
ring  Senator  and  Senator's  Don,  lemon  and  white 
sons  of  Ch.  Senator  P.,  are  a  trifle  too  broad  in 
skull  but  otherwise  excellent  dogs.  Comrade  is  a 
large  sized  liver  and  ticked  dog  of  fair  conformation. 
The  bitches  were  of  more  merit  than  the  dogs  on. 
Faith  II.  is  a  grand  shower  in  the  ring  and  was 
turned  in  in  splendid  condition.  She  holds  her  form 
well  Zue  reserve  winners,  is  a  neat  fronted  bitcn, 
with  a  well  turned  head  that  would  look  better  with- 
out the  tan  spots  under  the  eyes.  Navajo  and  Lady 
Belle  are  two  excellent  and  well  known  field  trial 
bitches  that  any  sportsman  could  be  proud  of.  Miss 
Muffin  and  Bonnie  Bell  are  fair  looking  bitches. 
Every  entry  in  the  Pointer  class,  19  all  told,  was 
given  an  award  by  the  judge. 

Irish  Setters— This  breed  turned  out  also  m  both 
entries  and  numbers  better  than  heretofore.  Ch. 
Shandon  Ben,  in  grand  condition  and  a  good  ring 
actor,  took  premier  honors  in  dogs.  Argyle  Duke 
is  a  well  set,  strong  boned  dog  with  an  acceptably 
modelled  head  and  a  coat  of  good  color  and  finish. 
Ireland  Blarney  is  a  bit  too  high  on  his  legs.  Lady 
Don,  winners  bitches,  is  a  well  finished  bitch  full 
of  class  that  was  properly  placed  over  Lady  Betty, 
a  handsome  bitch  with  good  style  and  color,  but  a 
bit  too  light  in  eyes.  One  thing  noticeable  in  the 
Irish  Setters  shown  was  the  objectionable  white  spot 
on  the  chests  of  several,  otherwise  very  good  ones. 
Out  of  fifteen  dogs  shown  none  got  the  gate. 

Irish  Water  Spaniels — There  was  one  very  fair 
specimen  shown  in  the  miscellaneous  class  and 
which  received  the  red  ribbon. 

Cocker  Spaniels — Searchlight  (formerly  Victor), 
now  owned  by  a  San  Francisco  fancier,  turned  the 
trick  for  winners  over  Ebony  Chief  and  Ch.  Mepals 
Saxon  in  blacks.  He  is  a  pleasing  shower  in  the 
ring  and  has  the  earmarks,  from  muzzle  to  stern,  of 
a  good  Cocker.  Ginger,  a  red,  reserve  winners  here 
and  at  Stockton,  and  Don  Awido,  a  parti-color,  are 
both  dogs  of  class  and  well  known  to  the  fancy. 
Lady  Cresswell,  a  black  puppy,  won  out  over  the 
popular  bitch  Wilton  Blackberries  on  a  general  aver- 
age of  symmetry  and  quality.  Whilst  Lady  has  a 
neatly  chiselled  head,  it  is  hardly,  in  skull  at  least, 
up  to  Blackberries'.  Both  bitches  are  far  better  than 
the  ordinary  showing.  Red  bitches  were  a  likely 
lot — Cricket  and  Red  Queen  will  be  in  ribbons  at  any 
show.  There  were  but  four  puppies  shown,  three 
reds  and  one  black.  The  gate  was  not  used  for  any 
one  of  the  twenty-one  dogs  shown. 

Collies — Were  strong  in  numbers,  entries  and  team 
competition.  Valverde  Alexander,  shown  in  superb 
condition,  justifies  the  favorable  comment  of  the 
Eastern  press.  Ch.  Anfleld  Model  was  not  in  shape 
to  show  up  at  his  best.  He  has  traveled  much  re- 
cently and  this,  in  consequence,  had  an  unfavorable 
effect  on  his  disposition.  This  dog,  however,  it  was 
readily  seen,  is  a  most  desirable  stud  acquisition  to 
the  Coast  fancy.  (Glen  Tana  Bounder  is  a  full  broth- 
er to  Model.)  Valverde  Veto  and  Vern  the  Clans- 
man are  two  of  the  best  home  bred  dogs  we  have 
seen  benched.  Sir  Wallace  was  not  up  to  his  past 
form.  Parbold  Premier  could  not  go  better  than 
reserve  limit  in  his  company. 

In  tri-colors,  Squire  of  Holmby  was  absent  for  the 
regular  classes,  not  arriving  until  late  Thursday.  In 
the  non-sporting  variety  class  he  won  first  and  also 
the  special  for  best  Collie  shown  over  Valverde  Alex- 
ander. He  has  the  best  head  yet  shown  at  a  Coast 
show.    His  ears  are  set  and  carried  right.     He  was 


somewhat  off  in  coat,  but  throughout  shows  splendid 
conformation  and  bone,  and  stands  on  good  legs  ana 
feet.    He  is  a  grand  performer  in  the  ring  _ 

Valverde  Venus,  winners  bitches,  a  litter  sister 
of  V  Veto  is  up  to  the  latter's  standard.  Goldfield 
Bangle  reserve  winners,  has  a  notably  profuse  coat 
and  is  a  well  set  bitch,  with  excellent  head  quali- 
ties and  good  expression.  Xantippe  of  Moreton  is 
a  clean  finished,  good  looking  bitch  and  shows  that 
her  anticipated  value  as  a  brood  bitch  is  not  without 
foundation.  Valverde  Kennels  carried  off  most  ot 
the  Collie  specials.  Raven,  Rose  of  Holmby,  Lady 
May  m  Lily  of  Holmby,  Vern  Gypsey  and  Queen 
Lvdia  are  a  bunch  of  Collies  of  good  type  and  qual- 
ity The  Collie  judging  took  all  of  Thursday  fore- 
noon and  was  carried  well  into  the  afternoon,  the 
judge's  task  was  not  all  play  for  him. 

Bulldogs— With  fifteen  dogs  benched  made  a  very 
good  showing.  Moston  Monarch,  in  good  fettle,  went 
to  first  place  readily.  The  new  benchers  were  Rod- 
nev  Melton,  Bill  Sykes  and  The  Judge.  Melton  has 
a  good  broad  skull,  with  fair  wrinkle  and  well 
rounded  cheeks  and  good  drops,  but  is  not  up  to 
Monarch  in  laybacks  or  mask.  He  is  a  trifle  longer 
in  body  than  Monarch.  Bill  Sykes  is  a  dog  built 
on  somewhat  similar  lines  to  Melton,  neither  has 
the  spread  of  the  winner.  Both  are  white  and  light 
brindle  in  color  and  very  good  specimens.  The 
Judge,  a  white  dog,  is  a  cloddy,  well  set  dog,  but 
just  a  trifle  pinched  in  face.  Admiral  Togo  .is  too 
straight  on  his  legs.  Glenwood  Boatswain,  third 
novice  and  limit,  was  outclassed,  but  is  not  a  bad 
-one  by  any  means.  The  puppies  were  very  fair,  the 
best  one,  however,  was  out  of  the  going  with  a 
dudley  nose. 

In  bitches,  Mersey  Queen,  a  recent  importation,  was 
first.  She  is  a  cloddy,  well  bowed,  classy  white 
bitch,  with  ribs,  tuck  up  and  head  details  that  easily 
places  her  over  any  bitch  on  the  Coast  at  present. 
Metropolitan  Moll  is  a  very  acceptable  bitch  from 
the  front,  but  is  a  looser  and  longer  bodied  one  than 
Queen.  Naelcam  British  Lady  is  a  pleasing  brindle 
bitch,  but  could  be  less  straight  in  legs.  Wedding 
Bells  we  did  not  have  an  opportunity  to  see,  either 
on  the  bench  or  when  the  novice  class  was  judged. 

Bull  Terriers — Made  up  in  quality  what  was  lack- 
ing in  numbers.  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer  could  not  be 
denied  first  honors  for  ribbons  and  specials.  Ted- 
cote  Wonder,  his  son,  reserve  winners,  is  built  on 
the  same  lines  as  his  sire.  Silkwood  Surprise,  had 
he  been  shown  down  to  weight,  would  have  taken 
the  green  rosette  for  reserve  winners.  He  shows 
more  substance  and  finish  when  put  down  right. 
Silkwood  is  just  a  notch  behind  Surprise  in  general 
merit.  Iris,  the  Eastern  bitch,  brought  out  for  Frank  ' 
Watkins  of  Portland,  is  a  trim,  stylish  built  bitch, 
that  will  go  over  any  other  one  out  here.  Judy  Monte 
is  clean  built  and  has  plenty  of  class,  but  had  not 
Stiletto  Madge  shown  so  poorly  in  the  ring,  contrary 
to  her  usual  performance,  it  is  doubtful  if  Monte 
would  have  gone  over  her.  Woodcote  Monarch's 
Fairy  is  an  excellent  puppy.  Silkwood  Marguerite, 
a  good  one,  was  in  too  hot  company  for  better  than 
a  third. 

French  Bulldogs — Four  good  ones,  familiar  to 
show  goers,  were  benched.  General  De  La  Mare  and 
Madame  Boulette  were  one,  two  in  winners.  Margot 
de  Pantin  was  first  in  limit  but  could  not  prevail 
against  Boulette  for  reserve  winners. 

Boston  Terriers— The  classes  counted  up  forty- 
four  dogs  and  seventy-nine  entries.  In  dogs,  Frisco 
Cinders,  the  puppy  winner  at  Stockton,  went  through 
from  novice  to  winners,  going  over  Ascot  Jim.  first 
puppies,  in  general  symmetry,  flatness  of  skull  and 
square  muzzle.  Ellsworth  Tale  was  absent,  else  he 
would  have  won  out  in  open  (over  22  pounds).  Jack, 
Oak  Glen  Max  and  Endcliffe  Quaker  are  all  very 
good  Bostons.  The  dog  puppies  were  also  a  good 
class.  In  bitches  Tutsie,  a  clean  cut  black  and  white 
one,  went  through  from  novice  to  winners.  Bayside 
Reserve  and  Vixen  II.,  Miss  Pronto  and  Bayside  Dor- 
othy, Anna  Gift  are  all  classy  bitches  that  were 
graded  in  proper  order. 

Fox  Terriers — In  smooths,  Ch.  Wandee  Knight,  in 
for  specials  only,  is  one  of  the  best  of  his  breed 
in  the  United  States  to-day.  He  was  in  nonpareil 
shape  and  took  the  special  for  best  in  the  show. 
Hampshire  Joker  and  Hampshire  Reliance  are  a  pair 
of  well  finished,  clean  beaded  Terriers  hard  to  beat. 
Reliance  was  not  in  the  best  of  shape,  else  he  would 
have  gone  over  Joker.  He  has  a  head,  eyes  and 
jaws  rarely  seen  on  a  puppy.  In  other  qualities  he 
is  strong  also.  Ramona  Searchlight  and  Kascimo 
Act  are  two  puppies,  especially  the  latter,  that  any 
breeder  could  be  proud  of.  In  bitches  Hampshire 
Ivy,  Ramona  Soneda,  Hampshire  Vixen  and  Hamp- 
shire Vera  are  a  corking  strong  quartette.  Sabine 
Favor,  in  for  specials  only,  won  out  with  Knight  for 
best  brace  in  the  show.  (Edgecote  Peer  and  Iris 
were  reserve).  Sabine  Beldia  was  in  remarkable 
form  for  a  seven-year-old  one.  She  is  a  Terrier  all 
through. 

Fox  Terriers  (Wires) — Humberstone  Brittle  is  a 
snappy,  stylish  white  dog  full  of  class.  Sparklet  and 
San  Francisco,  the  only  other  wire  entries,  are  both 
likely  ones. 

Irish  Terriers — This  class  did  not  develop  any 
fliers.  '  Rake  of  Mallow  is  a  very  pleasing  young 
dog,  a  bit  light  in  bone,  but  with  a  head  and  coat 
that  is  liked.  Sir  Michael  has  the  type  and  coat, 
but  is  too  large.  Bee  is  an  ordinarily  good  looking 
bitch.  Biddy  is  lacking  in  coat.  Belfast  Housemaid 
is  a  desirable  bitch,  but  could  be  heavier  in  muzzle. 
Belfast  Rose  was  not  in  good  condition,  being  over- 
weight and  shaggy  in  coat. 

Airedales — Three  entries  were  far  less  than  can 
be  turned  out  down  south.  The  class  was  a  rather 
good  one.  Sierra  Bob  Pike,  an  eight  months'  old 
puppy,  being  a  very  pleasing  specimen  of  the  breed. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


Mastiffs — All  awards  were  withheld.  This  breed 
has  gradually  fallen  from  grace  on  the  Coast,  there 
being  but  a  few  Mastiff  fanciers  now  where  a  decade 
ago  there  were  quite  a  number  and  also  we  had  quite 
a  few  good  dogs,  notably  those  bred  by  Mr.  J.  P. 
Norman. 

St.  Bernards — Were  ten  in  number  and  only  of 
fair  merit.  The  whole  class  were  decidedly  lacking 
in  head  and  marking  qualities.  Don,  first  winners 
and  limit,  is  a  sound,  large  dog  with  a  very  good 
body,  strong  bone  and  good  coat.  The  same  might 
also  be  said  of  Prince  Yan  (a  son  of  Ch.  Grand  Mas- 
ter II.),  first  open  and  second  limit,  Don,  the  reserve 
winners  dog,  and  Princess  Madge,  the  only  bitch 
shown.  All  awards  were  withheld  for  the  puppy 
entries. 

Great  Danes — Turned  out  two  excellent  young 
dogs.  King  Haakon  is  a  large,  upstanding  blue 
puppy,  ten  months  old,  with  a  very  well  finished  head, 
set  on  a  properly  arched  neck.  In  body,  legs  and 
feet,  he  is  full  of  promise.  Major,  a  litter  brother,  is 
built  on  the  same  lines,  but  a  smaller  dog. 

Russian  Wolfhounds — Olga  VI  and  Kubelik  n 
were  shown  in  much  improved  condition  since  the 
Venice  show  last  September.  Both  dogs  were  re- 
garded by  the  judge  as  very  fine  specimens.  Two 
other  entries  were  in  very  poor  condition. 

Greyhounds — Wheeler  is  a  reddish  fawn  colored 
dog  of  good  type,  but  does  not  show  any  evidence 
of  the  finish  that  comes  from  work  in  the  coursing 
field.  i    I 

Foxhounds — Only  two  were  benched,  both  heavy 
in  flesh — 100  yards  after  Reynard  would  have  put 
either  out  of  the  going.  Langley  Drag  is, .  notwith- 
standing, a  dog  of  class  and  type. 

Beagles — Daisy  Belle,  the  only  entry,  is  a  very 
well  finished,  workmanlike  dog.  This  breed  could 
find  congenial  country  in  Southern  California,  and  it 
is  rather  surprising  that  the  citrus  belt  sportsmen 
have  not  taken  to  the  breed  and  availed  themselves 
of  the  enjoyable  sport  of  hunting  Bunnie  with 
Beagles.  Once  our  people  become  familiar  with  the 
possibilities  of  the  Beagle  work  the  breed  will  be 
here  to  stay. 

Poodles — L'Inconnu,  a  well  sized,  symmetrical 
black,  is  one  of  the  best  we  have  seen  for  several 
years. 

Dachshundes — Three  red  puppies  were  only  ordin- 
ary. In  novice  dogs  and  bitches  all  awards  were 
withheld.  Two  bitches,  Duchess  and  Lena,  were 
only  fair. 

Dalmatians — With  a  large  entry  were  all  wrong  in 
type,  awards  were  withheld  in  eve'ry  class  but  two, 
in  which  only  a  third  was  given. 

The  Toy  varieties,  with  but  one  exception,  Zezette 
(Griffon  Bruxellois)  were  not  up  to  the  mark  that 
Los  Angeles  can  make. 


Awards. 

MASTIFFS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — All  awards 
withheld. 

ST.  BERNARDS  (rough  coated).  Puppy  dogs  and 
bitches — All  awards  withheld.  Novice  dogs — 1,  Mrs. 
Emma  J.  Vansyckle's  Duke;  2,  G.  H.  Aydelotte's 
Phelo;  3,  J.  Weinstock's  Port  Royal;  v.  h.  c.  Miss 
Emury  Fernholz's  Teddy.  Limit  Dogs — 1,  Miller 
Rodgers'  Don;  2,  Mrs.  E.  Deniel's  Prince  Van;  3, 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Cooke's  Prince;  res.  J.  Weinstock's  Port 
Royal.  Open  dogs — 1,  Prince  Yan;  2,  Prince.  Winners 
dogs — 1,  Don;  res.  Duke.  Open  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  L. 
D.  Fennessy's  Princess  Madge.  Winners  bitches — 1, 
Princess   Madge. 

GREAT  DANES.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  O. 
Strom's  King  Haaken.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 1, 
Frank  R.  Valk's  Major;  2,  Howard  Taylor's  Pedro. 
Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  Major;  2,  Herbert  Bos- 
worth's  Chief.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  King 
Haakon;   res.  Major. 

RUSSIAN  WOLFHOUNDS  (Borzois).  Open  dogs 
and  bitches— 1,  Carl  C.  Curtis'  Olga  VI.;  2,  Carl  C. 
Curtis'  Kubelik  II.;  3,  Edward  Phipps'  Yalmal 
O' Valley  Farm;  v.  h.  c.  Edward  Phipps'  Ameer 
O'Valley  Farm. 

GREYHOUNDS.  Open  dogs— 1,  S.  Benioff's 
Wheeler. 

FOXHOUNDS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  Major 
W.  A.  Phipps'  Langley  Drag;  2,  Major  W.  A.  Phipps' 
Langley  Chum. 

POINTERS.  Field  trial  class— 1,  Frank  Schu- 
macher's Lady  Belle;  2,  J.  W.  Flynn's  Senator's  Don; 
3,  J.  W.  Flynn's  Sabine's  Molly.  Puppy  dogs — 1,  J. 
B.  Sloane's  Nugget;  2,  W.  J.  Morris'  Wildwood 
Sandy.  Novice  dogs — 1,  J.  W.  Flynn's  Senator;  2, 
J.  W.  Flynn's  Senator's  Don;  3,  W.  L.  Boxhall's 
Comrade;  res.  Arthur  E.  Jackson's  Dandy;  v.  h.  c, 
Nugget;  absent,  A.  Boisseranc's  Checkmate.  Limit 
dogs — 1,  E.  Maier's  Dictator;  2,  Senator;  3,  Senator's 
Don;  v.  h.  c.  Dr.  A.  Reed's  Teddy.  Winners  dogs — 
1,  Dictator;  res.  Senator.  Puppy  bitches — 1,  Lewis 
Grimm's  Maid  Marion;  absent,  W.  J.  Morris'  Wild- 
wood  Tiger  Lily.  Novice  bitches — 1,  T.  G.  Wilson's 
Sue;  2,  Wm.  J.  Morris'  Navajo;  3,  Frank  Schu- 
macher's Lady  Belle;  res.  J.  L.  Anderson's  Miss 
Muffin;  v.  h.  c.  J.  L.  Anderson's  Bonnie  Bell.  Limit 
bitches — 1,  Navajo;  2,  Lady  Belle;  3,  J.  W.  Flynn's 
May;  res.  W.  J.  Morris'  Seekonk  Flirt;  v.  h.  c  J. 
W.  Flynn's  Sabine's  Molly.  Open  bitches — 1,  Wm. 
J.  Morris'  Ch.  Faith  II.;  2,  May;  3,  Sabine  Molly. 
Winners  bitches — 1,  Ch.  Faith  II.;   res.  Sue. 

ENGLISH  SETTERS.  Field  trial  class— 1,  W.  H. 
Estabrook's  Del  Rey  Belle.  Puppy  dogs — 1,  T.  O. 
Pierce  and  J.  S.  Law's  Don;  2,  T.  O.  Pierce  and  J.  S. 
Law's  Brown  Boy;  absent,  H.  R.  Elliott's  Wild  Bill. 
Novice  dogs — 1,  C.  D.  Roach's  Marshfield  Dan;  2, 
Huron  Rock's  Rock's  Del  Ray;  3,  Don;  v.  h.  c. 
Brown  Boy;   h.   c.  J.  C.  Wilhoit's     Joe     Bangham; 


absent,  Wild  Bill.  Limit  dogs— 1,  T.  G.  Wilson's 
King  Cole;  2,  K.  E.  Preuss'  Dr.  K.;  3,  Mr.  E.  A.  Gar- 
rettson's  Blue  Admiral;  v.  h.  c.  Joe  Bangham; 
absent,  Wild  Bill.  Open  dogs— 1,  Jos.  B.  Vander- 
griffs  Sir  Simon;  2,  John  Riplinger"s  Stylish  Ser- 
geant; 3,  Dr.  K.;  res.  Rock's  Del  Ray.  Winners 
dogs — 1,  King  Cole;  res.  Sir  Simon.  Puppy  bitches — 
Thos.  O.  Pierce  and  John  S.  Law's  Midget;  2,  Thos. 

0.  Pierce  and  John  S.  Law's  Sweet  Marie.  Novice 
bitches — 1,  Huron  Rock's  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone;  2, 
W.  Estabrook's  Del  Rey  Belle;  3,  Dr.  W.  R.  Bird's 
Santa  Rita;  v.  h.  c.  Midgeb;  h.  c.  Carnation  Kennels' 
Carnation  Huntress;  h.  c.  Mrs.  E.  A.  Garrettson's 
Blue  Chiqua  II.;  h.  c.  Sweet  Marie.  Limit  bitches — 1, 
Huron  Rock's  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone;  2,  Rel  Rey 
Belle;  3,  Santa  Rita;  h.  c.  Blue  Chiqua  H.  Open 
bitches— 1,  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone;  2,  Del  Rey  Belle; 
3,  W.  J.  Morris'  Wildwood  Bonnie.    Winners  bitches — 

1,  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone;  res.  Del  Rey  Belle. 
IRISH  SETTERS.   Novice  dogs— 1,  C.  C.  Bancroft's 

Ireland  Blarney;  2,  Mrs.  John  Barre's  Marcus  Han- 
na;  3,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Tripp's  Burke  Coleraine;  res. 
Louis  Nordlinger's  Punch  Coleraine.  Limit  dogs — 1, 
C.  E.  Lacy's  Jack;  2,  Joseph  H.  Varley's  St.  Cloud's 
Tyrone;  3,  Ireland  Blarney.  Limit  dogs — Res.  Burke 
Coleraine;  v.  h.  c.  Punch  Coleraine  H.  Open  dogs — 
1,  Paul  Peiper's  Ch.  Shandon  Ben;  2,  M.  D.  Cahill's 
Argyle  Duke;  3,  Joseph  H.  Varley's  St.  Cloud's 
Tyrone;  res.  Ireland  Blarney;  v.  h.  c.  Burke  Coler- 
aine; absent,  R.  H.  Groves'  Jerry.  Winners  dogs — 1, 
Ch.  Shandon  Ben;  res.  Argyle  Duke.  Puppy  bitches — 
1,  W.  Law's  Queen  Elizabeth;  2,  Louis  Nordlinger's 
Shandon  Judy.  Novice  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  John  Barre's 
Duchess  Hanna;  2,  Joseph  H.  Varley's  Queen  V.;  3, 
Louis  Nordlinger's  Shandon  Judy.  Limit  bitches — 1, 
C.  C.  Bancroft's  Lady  Don;  2,  J.  M.  Hunter's  Lady 
Betty;  3,  Queen  V.  Open  bitches — 1,  Lady  Don;  2, 
Lady  Betty;  3,  Queen  V.;  v.  h.  c.  C.  E.  Lacy's  Queen. 
Winners  bitches — 1,  Lady  Don;  res.  Lady  Betty. 

COCKER  SPANIELS.  Puppy  dogs  (any  color) — 1, 
S.  Tyler's  Oak  Glen;  2,  Carnation  Kennels'  Carnation 
Rube.  Novice  dogs  (black) — 1,  G.  W.  Ellery's  Ebony 
Chief;  absent,  Mrs.  O.  G.  Gates'  Tasso.  Limit  dogs 
(black) — 1,  Miss  A.  Wolfen's  Searchlight;  2,  Ebony 
Chief;  3,  K.  N.  Stevens'  Bernal  Duke;  absent,  S. 
Tyler's  Oak  Glen  Cheno.    Open  dogs  (black) — 1,  Miss 

A.  Wolfen's  Searchlight;  2,  Ebony  Chief;  3,  D.  P. 
Creswell's  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon;  v.  h.  c.  K.  N.  Stevens' 
Bernal  Duke.  Winners  dogs  (black) — 1,  Searchlight; 
res.  Ebony  Chief.  Novice  dogs  (other  than  black) — 
1,  S.  T.  Snow's  Don  Awido;  2,  Drs.  Tasker  and  Tas- 
ker's  Fuzzy  Wuzzy.    Limit  dogs  (other  than  black) — 

1,  Don  Awido;  2,  G.  W.  Ellery's  Ginger.  Open  dogs 
(any  solid  color  except  black) — 1,  J.  Wesley  Ladd's 
Red  King;  2,  Ginger;  3,  S.  Tyler's  Oak  Glen  Signal; 
v.  h.  c.  Fuzzy  Wuzzy.  Open  dogs  (parti-color) — 1, 
Don  Awido.  Winners  dogs — 1,  Red  King;  res.  Ginger. 
Puppy  bitches  (any  color) — 1,  W.  F.  Weber's  Lady 
Queen,  Novice  bitches  (black) — 1,  Mrs.  D.  P.  Cres- 
well's Lady  Creswell;  2,  Carnation  Kennels'  Carna- 
tion Duchess.  Limit  bitches  (blk) — 1,  Lady  Creswell; 

2,  Mrs.  D.  Lamasney's  Wilton  Blackberries;  3,  Car- 
nation Duchess.  Open  bitches  (black) — 1,  Wilton 
Blackberries;  2,  Carnation  Duchess;  absent,  C.  P. 
Schreiner's  Gamma.  Winners  bitches  (black) — 1, 
Lady  Creswell;  res.  Wilton  Blackberries.  Novice 
bitches  (other  than  black) — 1,  Lydia  E.  Hopper- 
stead's  Cricket;  2,  Don  A.  Henderson's  Gustie.  Limit 
bitches  (other  than  black) — 1,  Cricket;  2,  Gustie. 
Open  bitches  (any  solid  color,  except  black — 1, 
Cricket;  2,  J.  Wesley  Ladd's  Red  Queen;  3,  Gustie. 
Open  bitches  (parti-color) — 1,'  Carnation  Kennels'  Car- 
nation Quail.  Winners  bitches  (other  than  black) — 1, 
Cricket;  res.  Red  Queen. 

DACHSHUNDE — Puppy  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  Car- 
nation Pretzel;  2,  Carnation  Kennels'  Carnation  Gret- 
chen;  3,  Carnation  Kennels'  Elsa.  Novice  dogs  and 
bitches — All  awards  withheld.  Limit  dogs  and 
bitches— 1,  J.  M.  Clifford's  Duchess;  2,  withheld. 
Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  L.  W.  Young's  Lena; 
2,  withheld.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  Carna- 
tion Pretzel;   res.  Elsa. 

COLLIES.  (Sable  and  white).  Puppy  dogs— 1, 
Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Veto;  2,  J.  Butterfield's 
Prince  O'Hazledean;  3,  Miss  Jennie  Hartman's 
Squire  Patrick;  res.  William  M.  Waddell's  Goldfield 
Squire;  v.  h.  c.  S.  M.  Cox's  Angelus  Major;  h.  c. 
Mrs.  Nilo  A.  Baker's  Teddy  Bob;  absent,  Erie  Wel- 
ker's   Chester.     Novice   dogs — 1,   Valverde   Veto;    2, 

B.  &  H.  McDonald's  Vern  the  Clansman;  3,  Squire 
Patrick;  res.  Mrs.  Melville  Stewart's  Tinto;  v.  h.  c. 
R.  H.  Raphael's  King  Hope;  h.  c.  Mrs.  E.  E.  Edel- 
hoff's  Fortuna  Chief;  h.  c.  Teddy  Bob;  absent  Ches- 
ter, and  T.  S.  Griffith's  Glen  Tana  Marmion.  Limit 
dogs — 1,  Vern  the  Clansman;  2,  William  M.  Waddell's 
Southport  Silver;  3,  A.  C.  Armbruster's  Sir  Wallace; 
res.  T.  S.  Griffith's  Parbold  Premier;  v.  h.  c.  Dos 
Robles  Kennels'  Dos  Robles  Towser;  v.  h.  c.  B.  &  H. 
McDonald's  Vern  the  Judge;  v.  h.  c.  Tinto;  h.  c.  Dos 
Robles  Kennels'  Brookmore  Hopeful;  h.  c.  Arthur 
Letts'  Joe  of  Holmby;  absent,  Glen  Tana  Marmion. 
Open  dogs — 1,  Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Alexander;  2, 
Vern  the  Clansman;  3,  Southport  Silver;  res.  Sir  Wal- 
lace; v.  h.  e.  Dos  Robles  Towser;  h.  c.  Joe  of  Holmby; 
absent,  Glen  Tana  Marmion.  Puppy  bitches — 1,  Wm. 
Ellery's  Valverde  Venus;  2,  William  M.  Waddell's 
Goldfield  Floss;  3,  Arthur  Letts'  Rose  of  Holmby; 
res.  Arthur  Letts'  Daisy  of  Holmby;  v.  h.  c.  J.  H. 
Gurman  Jr.'s  Cleopatra  Selwyn;  h.  c.  Mrs.  Melville 
Stewart's  Vanity;  absent,  T.  S.  Griffith's  Glen  Tana 
Sybil  and  Norman  Lacland's  Winnie  Alto.  Novice 
bitches — 1,  Valverde  Venus;  2,  Goldfield  Floss;  3, 
Rose  of  Holmby;  res.  Daisy  of  Holmby;  v.  h.  c. 
Cleopatra  Selwyn;  v.  h.  c.  Verne  Midget;  h.  c.  Verne 
Lassie;  h.  c.  Vanity.  Limit  bitches — 1,  William  M. 
Waddell's  Goldfield  Bangle  (formerly  Bellfield 
Bangle);    2,  Wm.  Ellery's   Zantippe  of  Moreton;    3, 


Rose  of  Holmby;  res.  Daisy  of  Holmby;  v.  h.  c.  Verne 
Midget;  v.  h.  c.  Wm.  Kennedy's  Golden  Rod;  absent, 
Glen  Tana  Sybil.    Open  bitches — 1,  Goldfield  Bangle; 

2,  Wm.  Kennedy's  Lady  May  HI.;  3,  Zantippe  of 
Moreton;  res.  Rose  of  Holmby;  v.  h.  c.  Rose  of 
Holmby;   absent,  T.     S.  Griffith's     Glen  Tana  Sybil. 

COLLIES.  (Other  than  sable  and  white).  Puppy 
dogs — 1,  P.  Low's  Raven.  Novice  dogs — 1,  Raven; 
Harold  L.  Davis'  Laddie,  wrong  class.  Limit  dogs — 
1,  Raven;  2,  Mrs.  H.  D.  Cox's  Maplemont;  Laddie, 
wrong  class;  absent,  Arthur  Letts'  Squire  of  Holmby. 
Open  dogs — 1,  Maplement  Toby;  absent,  Squire  of 
Holmbj'.  Graduate  dogs  (all  colors) — 1,  Wm.  Ellery's 
Valverde  Alexander.  Puppy  bitches — 1,  A.  C.  Arm- 
bruster's Queen  Lydia;  2,  Dos  Robles  Kennels'  Dos 
Robles  White  Lily;  3,  Mrs.  Hattie  E.  Cox's  Angelus 
Girlie.  Novice  bitches — 1,  B.  &  H.  McDonald's  Vern 
Gypsy;  2,  Queen  Lydia;  3,  Dos  Robles  White  Lily. 
Limit  bitches— 1,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Van  Arsdale's  Old  Hall 
Sylvia;  2,  J.  P.  Gilmer's  M.  D.  Ken  tuck.  Open 
bitches— 1,  Vern  Gypsy;  2,  Old  Hall  Sylvia;  3,  E.  J. 
Soderberg's  Laura  Doone;  v.  h.  c.  M.  D.  Kentuck. 
Graduate  bitches.  Not  eligible,  Xantippe  of  of  More- 
ton. 

COLLIES.  (All  colors).  Winners  dogs — 1,  Val- 
verde Alexander;  res.  Valverde  Veto.  Winners 
bitches — 1,  Valverde  Venus;  res.  Goldfield  Bangle! 

COLLIES.  (California  bred).  Open  dogs— 1,  Val- 
verde Veto;  2,  Vern  the  Clansman;  3,  B.  &  H.  Mc- 
Donald's Vern  the  Judge;  absent,  Mona  Embody's 
Ben  Lomond.  Open  bitches — 1,  Valverde  Venus;  2, 
Lily  of  Holmby;  3,  Rose  of  Holmby;  res.  Daisy  of 
Holmby;  \.  h.  c.  Pearl;  v.  h.  c.  Verne  Midget;  h.  c. 
Peter  Trudean's  Sadie;  absent,  Mrs.  E.  P.  Bradley's 
Dixie. 

POODLES.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  Miss  Ethel 
Dean's  L'Inconnu. 

DALMATIANS.  Puppy  dogs — AH  awards  with- 
held. Limit  dogs — AU  awards  withheld.  Open  dogs — 
1  and  2  withheld;  3,  Zue  G.  Peck's  El  Dalmanciano 
Coach.  Winners  dogs — All  awards  withheld.  Puppy 
bitches— 1  and  2  withheld;  3,  Zue  G.  Peck's  El  Dal- 
maciano  Sister.  Novice,  limit,  open  and  winners 
bitches — All  awards  withheld. 

BULLDOGS.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  Miss 
Verne  Everett's  Vinemount  Pearl;  2,  H.  C.  Seaman's 
Calizona  Chairman;  3,  H.  C.  Seaman's  Calizona 
Beryl;  absent,  Edward  G.  Kuster's  Beau  Brummel. 
Novice  dogs — 1,  Roy  &  Eigholz's  Rodney  Melton;  2, 
Chas.  R.  Harker's  The  Judge;  3,  P.  J.  MacMaster"s 
Glenwood  Boatswain.  Limit  dogs — 1,  Geo.  B.  Mc- 
Lean's Moston  Monarch;  2,  Rodney  Melton;  3,  Benja- 
min Blossom's  Bill  Sykes  IV.;  res.  Gienwood  Boat- 
swain. Open  dogs — 1,  Geo.  B.  McLean's  Moston 
Monarch;  2,  Bill  Sykes  IV.;  3,  J.  B.  Vandergrift's 
Vancroft  Togo.  Winners  dogs — 1,  Moston  Monarch; 
res.  Rodney  Melton.  Novice  bitches — 1,  James  Ewins' 
Wedding  Bells;  2,  Calizona  Charmian;  3,  withheld; 
h.  c.  Calizona  Beryl.  Liimt  bitches — 1,  Geo.  B.  Mc- 
Lean's Mersey  Queen;  2,  Roy  &  Eigholz's  Metropoli- 
tan Moll.  Open  bitches — 1,  Mersey  Queen;  2,  Metro- 
politan Moll;  3,  Chas.  E.  McLean's  Naelcam  British 
Lady;  absent,  W.  K.  Peasley's  Leeds  Bully  Girl.  Win- 
ners bitches — 1,  Mersey  Queen;  res.  Metropolitan 
Moll. 

AIREDALE  TERRIERS.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches— 
1,  Miss  Force  Parker's  Sierra  Bob  Pike;  2,  S.  Garn- 
sey"s  Laddie.  Novice  dogs — 1,  A.  F.  Hubbard's  Cul- 
bertson  Zuliga.  Winners  dogs — 1,  Culbertson  Zuliga; 
res.  Sierra  Bob  Pike. 

BEAGLES.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  W.  D. 
Geek's  Daisy  Belle. 

FRENCH  BULLDOGS.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches- 
Absent,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Edelhoff's  Marshal  Bazaine. 
Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  C.  G.  Cook  and  S.  Post- 
ley's  Margot  De  Pantin;  absent,  C.  G.  Cook  and  S. 
Postley's  Loulou.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  C.  G. 
Cook  and  S.  Postley's  General  De  La  Mare;  2,  Mrs. 
E.  E.  Edelhoff's  Madam  Boulette;  3,  Margot  De 
Pantin;  absent,  Loulou.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches — 
1,  General  De  La  Mare;  res.,  Madame  Boulette. 

BULL  TERRIERS.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches— 1, 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Shook's  Woodcote  Monarch's  Fairy;  2, 
R.  J.  Schermerhorn's  Willamette  Lady;  3,  G.  A. 
Cheney's  Princess  Ena;  v.  h.  c,  G.  A.  Cheney's 
Czarina;  absent,  Chas.  O.  Canfield's  Neddy.  Novice 
dogs — 1,  John  Cawkwell's  Silverwood  Surprise;  2, 
Miss  Jennie  A.  Crocker's  Silkwood;  3,  Chas.  Meyers' 
Edgecote  Chief;  v.  h.  c,  E.  H.  Phelan's  The  Miller. 
Limit  dogs— 1,  C.  B.  Gill's  Tedcote  Wonder;  2,  Silk- 
wood  Surprise;  3,  Silkwood;  res.,  W.  H.  Eastbrook's 
Croyden  Czar;  v.  h.  c,  Edgecote  Chief.  Open  dogs — 
1,  Frank  E.  Watkins'  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer;  2,  Ted- 
cote Wonder;  3,  Silkwood  Surprise;  res.,  Silkwood; 
v.  h.  c,  Croyden  Czar;  n.  c,  E.  C.  Laux'  The  Comet; 
absent,  H.  R.  Holland's  Bob.  Winners  dogs— 1,  Ch. 
Edgecote  Peer;  res.,  Tedcote  Wonder.  Novice 
bitches — 1,  Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Monteith's  Judy  Monte;  2, 
Mrs.  S.  A.  Shook's  Woodcote  Monarch's  Fairy;  3, 
G.  A.  Cheney's  Princess  Ena;  absent,  F.  N.  Thomp- 
son's Widgeon.  Limit  bitches — 1,  Frank  E.  Wat- 
kins'  Iris;  .2,  Mrs.  C.  R.  Thorburn's  Stiletto  Madge; 

3,  Mrs.  E.  Needham's  Silkwood  Marguerite;  res., 
Woodcote  Monarch's  Fairy.  Graduate  bitches — 1, 
Iris.  Open  bitches — 1,  Iris;  2,  Stiletto  Madge;  3, 
Silkwood  Marguerite.  Winners  bitches — 1,  Iris;  res., 
Judy  Monte. 

BOSTON  TERRIERS.  Puppy  dogs — 1,  Ascot  Ken- 
nels' Ascot  Jim;  2,  Dr.  A.  M.  Smith's  Genius;  3, 
L.  R.  Walton's  Bill  Bowser;  res.,  S.  B.  Clem's  Prince 
William;  v.  h.  c,  Mrs.  W.  P.  O'Meara's  Lord  Byron; 
h.  c,  Maurice  Manley's  News  Boy.  Novice  dogs — 
1,  Miss  Jennie  A.'  Crocker's  Frisco  Cinders;  2,  Ascot 
Jim;  3,  S.  Taylor's  Oak  Glen  Max;  res.,  C.  W. 
Pendleton's  El  Mundo  Ben;    v.   h.  c,  K.  E.  Preuss' 


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Jack;  v.  h.  c,  J.  D.Callery's  Breaker;  v.  h.  c,  S. 
Tyler's  Buster  Boy  XII;  h.  c.,  Wm.  M.  Haskell's 
Yankee  Boy;  c,  Prince  William;  absent,  Miss  Jennie 
A.  Crocker's  Ellsworth  Yale.  Limit  flogs— 1,  Frisco 
Cinders:  2.  Ascot  Jim;  3,  Jack;  res.,  Buster  XII; 
v.  li.  c,  Breaker;  v.  h.  c,  Endcliffe  Quaker;  v.  h.  c, 
Elizabeth  Murray's  Little  Mack  (Toyj ;  v  h  c,  Yankee 
Bov;  c,  Prince  William;  absent,  Adeline  Smith's 
Lord  Dazzler:  absent,  Ellsworth  Yale.  Open  dogs — 
(22  and  under  28  pounds),  1,  Breaker;  2,  Yankee 
Boy;  3,  Prince  William;  absent,  Ellsworth  Yale. 
Open  dogs  (under  22  pounds) — 1,  Frisco  Cinders; 
2,  Jack;  3,  Buster  Boy  XII;  res.,  Endcliffe  Quaker; 
y  h  c,  Little  Mack.  Winners  dogs — 1,  Frisco  Cin- 
ders; res..  Ascot  Jim.  Puppy  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  F.  L. 
Wood's  El  Mundo  Chiquita  II;  2,  J.  H.  Blackwood's 
El  Mundo  Amelia.  Noyice  bitches — 1,  E.  H.  Phelan's 
Tutsie;  2,  Ascot  Kennels'  Bayside  Reserve;  3,  Ella 
F.  Morgan's  Vixen  III;  res.,  Mrs.  W.  A.  Porter's 
Ascot  Dixie;  v  h  e,  S.  Tyler's  Oak  Glen  Suzette; 
v  h  c,  G.  F.  Herr's  Silver  Stocking;  v  h  c,  Miss 
Jennie  A.  Crocker's  Little  Mother;  h  c.  Ascot  Ken- 
nels' Ascot  Sporting  Dutchess;  h  c,  L.  R.  Walton's 
Oarsman's  Happy;  h  c,  G.  F.  Herr's  El  Mundo 
Mary;  h  c,  G.  F.  Herr's  Victress  Valentine;  h  c,  Mrs. 
F.  F.  Turner's  Anna  Gift;  c,  G.  F.  Herr's  Becky; 
c,  Mrs.  L.  P.  Mendham's  Miss  Cupid;  absent,  L.  B. 
Walton's  Silvery.  Limit  bitches — 1,  Tutsie;  2,  G.  F. 
Herr's  Miss  Pronto;  3,  Ascot  Kennels'  Endcliffe 
Dorothy;  res..  Vixen  III;  v  h  c.  M.  L.  Cooper's  Miss 
Victor;  v  h  c,  Little  Mother;  v  h  c,  Ascot  Dixie;  v 
h  c,  Silver  Stocking;  h  c,  Anna  Gift;  h  c.  Ascot 
Sporting  Duchess;  c.  Miss  Cupid.  Open  bitches  (22 
and  under  28  pounds) — 1,  S.  Tyler's  Oak  Glen  Bab- 
bette;  2,  Anna  Gift;  3,  Miss  Victor;  res.,  Little 
Mother;  h  c.  Miss  Cupid.  Open  bitches  (under  22 
pounds) — 1,  Tutsie;  2,  Miss  Pronto;  3,  Ascot  Ken- 
nels' Jersey  Lily;  res.,  Ascot  Kennels'  Bayside  Re- 
serve; v  h  c.  Vixen  III;  he,  L.  R.  Walton's  Beauty. 
Winners  bitches — 1.  Tutsie;  res.,  Miss  Pronto. 

FOX  TERRIERS.  (Smooth  coated) — Puppy  dogs— 
1,  Hampshire  Kennels'  Hampshire  Joker;  2,  J.  R. 
Huddleston's  Ramona  Searchlight;  3,  Gus  Moser's 
Kascinio  Act;  res.  Hampshire  Kennels'  Reliance. 
Novice  dogs — 1,  Hampshire  Joker;  2,  Ramona 
Searchlight;  3,  Kascimo  Act;  res.  Hampshire  Ken- 
nels' Hampshire  Reliance.  Limit  dogs — 1,  Hamp- 
shire Reliance;  2  and  3,  withheld;  v  h  c,  Frank  S. 
Gordon's  Pat;  absent,  Hampshire  Kennels'  Hamp- 
shire Regent.  Open  dogs — 1.  Hampshire  Reliance; 
absent,  Hampshire  Regent  and  Warren  Driver.  Win- 
ners dogs — 1,  Hampshire  Joker;  res.  Ramona  Search- 
light. Puppy  bitches — 1,  Hampshire  Kennels'  Hamp- 
shire Ivy;  2,  J.  R.  Huddleston's  Ramona  Soneda;  3, 
Hampshire  Kennels'  Hampshire  Vixen;  res.  J.  R. 
Huddleston's  Ramona  Stella;  h  c,  J.  R.  Huddleston's 
Ramona  Sonora;  v  h  c,  Hampshire  Kennels'  Hamp- 
shire Vera.  Novice  bitches — 1,  Hampshire  Kennels' 
Hampshire  Ivy;  2.  Hampshire  Vixen;  3,  Hampshire 
Vera;  res.  Ramona  Sonora.  Limit  bitches — 1,  Hamp- 
shire Vera;  2,  Ramona  Sonora.  Open  bitches — 1, 
Hampshire  Vera.  Winners  bitches — 1,  Hampshire 
Ivy;  res.  Ramona  Soneda. 

FOR  TERRIERS.  (Wire-haired).  Puppy  dogs  and 
bitches — 1,  C.  J.  Walton's  San  Francisco;  2,  C.  J. 
Walton's  Sparklet.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  San 
Francisco;  2,  Sparklet.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 
Absent,  Gus  Moser's  Sandy  M.  Open  dogs — 1,  Irv- 
ing Ackerman's  Humberstone  Brittle.  Winners  dogs 
and  bitches — 1,  Humberston  Brittle;  res.  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

IRISH  TERRIERS.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches— 1, 
Mrs.  D.  Lamasney's  Rake  of  Mallow;  2,  Mrs.  D. 
Lamasney's  Sir  Michael;  3,  H.  P.  Bedeau's  Dublin 
Stout.  Novice  dogs — 1,  Rake  of  Mallow;  2,  Sir 
Michael.  Limit  dogs — 1,  Rake  of  Mallow;  2,  Sir 
Michael.  Open  dogs — 1,  Rake  of  Mallow;  2,  Sir 
Michael.  Winners  dogs— 1,  Rake  of  Mallow;  res.  Sir 
Michael.  Novice  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  D.  Lamasney's 
Biddy;  2,  Belfast  Kennels'  Belfast  Housemaid.  Limit 
bitches— 1,  Geo.  W.  Southeott's  Bee;  2,  Biddy;  3, 
Belfast  Housemaid.  Open  bitches — 1,  Bee;  2,  Belfast 
Housemaid;  3,  Mrs.  S.  A.  Shook's  Belfast  Rose.  Win- 
ners bitches — 1.  Bee;  res.  Biddy. 

SCOTTISH  TERRIERS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 
3.  M.  C.  Meiklejohn's  Scottie  McPherson;  1  and  2, 
withheld. 

SKYE  TERRIERS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  J. 
Ferry's  Beauty. 

POMERAXIANS.     Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  Miss 
-M.  B.  Copeland's  Babi   (Toy). 

JAPANESE  SPANIELS.  Novice  dogs  and 
bitches,  open  dogs  and  bitches,  winners  dogs  and 
bitches — 1,  Mrs.  F.  S.  Murdoek's  Admiral  Togo. 

PUGS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1,  W.  A.  Stover's 
Trixie. 

TOY  POODLES.  Open  dogs  and  bitches  and  win- 
ners dogs  and  bitches — 1,  Mrs.  Chas.  Patton's  Jean- 
ette. 

YORKSHIRE  TERRIERS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches- 
All  awards  withheld.     Mrs.  G.  M.  Stoddard's  Ruffles. 

MALTESE  TERRIERS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches- 
Absent,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Wells'  Monkey. 

CHIHUAHUAS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1,  Leo 
Schumacher's  Chico;  2,  W.  M.  Pitman's  Dickie;  3, 
Isabelle  Baker's  Jumbo. 

MISCELLANEOUS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches— 1, 
J.  Ferry's  Zezette  (Toy  Griffon  Bruxellois) :  2.  J.  J. 
Fay  Jr's.  Barney  (Irish  Water  Spaniel) ;  3,  Frank 
Davis'  Kim  (  Cew  Foundland) ;  v  h  c.  Mrs.  J.  A. 
Millar's  Snowoall  (Spanish  Shepard?);  v  h  c,  Marion 
Forden's  Toots  (Water  Spaniel). 

VETERAN  i.     Open  dogs  and  bitches   (five  years 


THB  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

old  or  over,  any  recognized  breed)— 1,  Hampshire 
Kennels'  Sabine  Beldia  (Fox  Terrier) ;  2  Paul  Pa- 
pers' Ch.  Shandon  Ben  (Irish  Setter) ;  3,  Wm.  El- 
lery's Ch.  Southport  Philosopher  (Collie) ;  res.  John 
Riplinger's  Ch.  Stylish  Sergeant  (English  Setter  ; 
absent,  Benjamin  Blossom's  Bill  Sykes  IV.  (Bull- 
dog) ;  absent,  Gus  Moser's  Warren  Driver  (Fox  Ter- 
rier) . 

CHAMPION  CLASS.  Open  dogs  and  bitches.  (For 
champions  of  record  of  any  breed)— 1,  Hampshire 
Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight  (Smooth  Fox  Terrier); 
2  Frank  E.  Watkins'  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer  (Bull  Ter- 
rier); 3,  Paul  Peipers'  Ch.  Shandon  Ben  (Irish  Set- 
ter).' 

VARIETY  CLASS.  Non-sporting  dogs  and  bitches— 
1,  Arthur  Letts'  Squire  of  Holmby  (Collie) ;  2,  Wm. 
Ellery's  Valverde  Alexander  (Collie) ;  3,  William  M. 
Waddell's  Goldfield  Bangle  (Collie);  res.,  B.  &  H. 
McDonald's  Vern  The  Clansman  (Collie) ;  absent, 
Arthur  Letts'  Joe  of  Holmby  (Collie) ;  absent,  Ben- 
jamin Blossom's  Bill   Sykes  IV.    (Bulldog). 

VARIETY  CLASS.  Sporting  dogs  and  bitches — 1, 
E.  Maier's  Dictator  (Pointer) ;  2,  W.  J.  Morris'  Ch. 
Faith  II.  (Pointer);  3,  Mrs.  D.  Lamasney's  Wilton 
Blackberries  (Cocker  Spaniel);  res.,  J.  M.  Hunter's 
Lady  Betty  (Irish  Setter);  v  h  c,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Tripp's 
Burke  Coleraine  (Irish  Setter) ;  absent,  W.  J.  Morris' 
Wildwood  Bonnie  (English  Setter). 

VARIETY  CLASS.  Terrier  dogs  and  bitches — 1, 
C.  B.  Gill's  Tedcote  Wonder  (Bull  Terrier) ;  2,  Frank 
E.  Watkins'  Iris  (Bull  Terrier) ;  3,  Hampshire  Ken- 
nels' Sabine  Favor  (Fox  Terrier) ;  absent,  G.  W. 
Wells'  Monkey  (Maltese  Terrier). 
Special  Awards. 
The  Los  Angeles  Examiner  Challenge  Cup,  pre- 
sented by  the  Hon.  Wm.  R.  Hearst  for  best  dog  or 
bitch  born  in  Southern  California  and  owned  and 
bred  by  a  member  of  the  Southwestern  Kennel 
Club — Wm.  J.  Morris'  Navajo   (Pointer). 

The  Conservative  Life  Insurance  Company  Chal- 
lenge Cup,  for  best  dog  or  bitch  of  any  breed  in  the 
show — Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight  (Fox 
Terrier). 

Arthur  Letts'  Challenge  Cup,  offered  for  the  best 
dog  or  bitch  of  any  breed  shown  by  a  member  of 
the  Southwestern  Kennel  Club.  (Doner  not  to  com- 
pete)— Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight 
(Fox  Terrier). 

James  Ewins'  Brace  Cup.  for  best  two  dogs  of  the 
same  breed  shown  by  one  exhibitor — Hampshire  Ken- 
nels' Ch.  Wandee  Knight  and  Sabine  Favor  (Fox  Ter- 
riers) . 

The  Pacific  Power  and  Light  Company  Team  Cup, 
for  the  best  four  dogs  of  any  breed,  regardless  of 
sex,  shown  by  one  exhibitor — Valverde  Kennels'  Ch. 
Anfield  Model,  Valverde  Alexander,  Valverde  Veto, 
Valverde  Venus  (Collies). 

Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  in  Veteran  Class — Hamp- 
shire Kennels'   Sabine  Beldia   (Fox  Terrier). 

Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  in  Champion  Class — 
Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight  (Smooth 
Fox  Terrier). 

Cup  for  best  in  Non-Sporting  Variety  Class — Arthur 
Letts'  Squire  of  Holmby  (Collie). 

Cup  for  best  in  Sporting  Variety  Class — E.  Maier's 
Dictator  (Pointer). 

Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  in  Terrier  Variety  Class — 
G.  B.  Gills'  Tedcote  Wonder  (Bull  Terrier). 

H.  J.  Whitley  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  in  Non- 
Champion  Variety  Class — Arthur  Letts'  Squire  of 
Holmby   (Collie). 

ST.  BERNARDS.  Trophy  for  best  rough-coated 
dog — Miller  Rodgers'  Don.  Cup  for  best  bitch — Mrs. 
L.  D.  Fennessy's  Princess  Madge.  Best  St.  Bernard 
exhibited  by  a  lady — Mrs.  Emmy  J.  Vansyekle's 
Duke. 

GREAT  DANES.  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch — O. 
Strom's  King  Haakon. 

RUSSIAN  WOLFHOUNDS— A.  C.  Armbruster  Cup 
for  best,  and  Southwestern  Kennel  Club  Medal  for 
best— Carl  C.  Curtis'  Olga  VI. 

POINTERS— S.  A.  Shook  Challenge  Cup  for  best 
owned  on  the  Pacific  Coast — E.  Maier's  Dictator.  Cup 
for  best  bitch — Wm.  J.  Morris'  Ch.  Faith  II.  Cup  for 
best  dog — E.  Maier's  Dictator.  Tufts-Lyons  Arms 
Company  Cup  for  best  novice  dog  or  bitch — T.  G. 
Wilson's  Sue.  Wm.  Kennedy  Cup  for  best  puppy — 
J.  B.  Sloane's  Nugget.  Best  bitch  puppy — Lewis 
Grimm's  Maid  Marion.  Southwestern  Kennel  Club 
Medal  for  best  team  of  four  Pointers — J.  W.  Flynn's 
Senator,   Senator's   Don,   Sabine's  Molly   and  May. 

ENGLISH  SETTERS.  Cup  for  best  dog— T.  G. 
Wilson's  King  Cole.  Montgomery  Brothers  Cup  for 
best  bitch — Huron  Rock's  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone.  Cup 
for  best  novice  dog  or  bitch — Rock's  Sue  Gladstone. 
IRISH  SETTER.  W.  H.  Hoogee  Company's  Cup 
for  best — Paul  Peipers'  Ch.  Shandon  Ben.  Cup  for 
best  opposite  sex  to  the  winner  of  the  Wm.  H.  Hoogee 
Cup — C.  C.  Bancroft's  Lady  Don.  Cup  for  best 
novice — C.   C.  Bancroft's  Ireland  Blarney. 

COCKER  SPANIELS.  Cup  for  best  black  dog- 
Miss  A.  Wolfen's  Searchlight.  Cup  for  best  black 
Cocker  bitch — Mrs.  D.  P.  Creswell's  Lady  Creswell. 
Cup  for  best  Cocker  dog,  other  than  black — J.  Wes- 
ley Ladd's  Red  King.  Cup  for  best  Cocker  bitch, 
other  than  black — Lydia  E.  Hopperstead's  Cricket. 
Cup  for  best  parti-color  Cocker  bitch — Carnation 
Kennels'  Carnation  Quail. 

BEAGLES.  Southwestern  Kennel  Club  Medal  for 
best— W.  D.  Geek's  Daisy  Belle. 

DACHSHUNDE.  Cup  for  best— Carnation  Ken- 
nels Carnation  Pretzel.  Club  Medal  for  best  earn  of 
four — Carnation  Kennels. 

COLLIES.     Cup  for  best  Collie  in  show — A.  Letts' 


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Squire  of  Holmby.  Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex— 
Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Venus.  Cup  for  best  novice 
dog — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Veto.  Cup  for  best 
novice  bitch — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Venus.  Cup 
for  best  puppy — Valverde  Venus.  Cup  for  best  puppy 
of  opposite  sex — Valverde  Veto.  Cup  for  best  pair 
sable  and  white  Collies— Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Veto 
and  Valverde  Venus.  Cup  for  best  brace  of  Collie 
puppies  bred  by  exhibitor — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde 
Veto  and  Valverde  Venus.  A  Collie  enthusiast's 
trophy  for  best  Collie  stud  dog  (to  be  judged  by  two 
puppies  of  his  get;  not  necessary  for  sire  to  be  in 
show — Wm.  Ellery's  Ch.  Southport  Philosopher.  Cup 
for  best  tri-color  Collie  bitch— B.  &  H.  McDonald's 
Vern  Gypsy.  Cup  for  best  team  of  four  Collies  in 
show — Valverde  Kennels.  Southwestern  Kennel 
Club  Medal  for  the  reserve  team  of  four  best  Col- 
lies— Wm.  M.  Waddell's  Kennels. 

DALMATIANS.  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch— Zue 
G.  Peck's  El  Dalmanciano  Coach.  Cup  for  best 
puppy — Sue  G.  Peck's  El  Dalmaciano  Sister. 

BULLDOGS.  Cup  for  best  dog— Geo.  B.  McLean's 
Moston  Monarch.  Cup  for  best  bitch — Geo.  B.  Mc- 
Lean's Mersey  Queen.  Cup  for  best.  American  bred 
dog  or  bitch— Roy  &  Eigholz's  Rodney  Melton. 

AIREDALES.  Cup  for  best  in  show— A.  F.  Hub- 
bard's Culberston  Zuliga. 

BULL  TERRIERS.  Cup  for  best  dog— Frank  E. 
Watkins'  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer.  Cup  for  best  bitch — 
Frank  E.  Watkins'  Iris.  Cup  for  best  in  novice 
class — John  Cawkwell's  Silkwood  Surprise.  Cup  for 
best  in" novice  class  of  opposite  sex — Mrs.  Geo.  E. 
Monteith's  Judy  Monte.  Cup  for  best  puppy — Mrs. 
S.  A.  Shook's  Woodcote  Monarch's  Fairy. 

FRENCH  BULLDOGS.  Cup  for  best  in  show— 
C.  G.  Cook  &  S.  Postley's  General  De  La  Mare. 

BOSTON  TERRIERS.  Cup  for  best  dog— Miss 
Jennie  A.  Crocker's  Frisco  Cinders.  Cup  for  best 
bitch — P.  H.  Phelan's  Tustie.  Trophy  for  best  in 
novice  class — P.  H.  Phelan's  Tustie.  Cup  for  best  in 
novice  class  of  opposite  sex — Miss  Jennie  Crocker's 
Frisco  Cinders.  Cup  for  best  team  of  four — Oak 
Glen  Kennels.  Southwestern  Kennel  Club  Medal  for 
reserve  team  of  four — El  Mundo  Kennels. 

IRISH  TERRIERS.  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch— 
Geo.  W.  Southeott's  Bee.  Cup  for  best  of  opposite 
sex — Mrs.  D.  Lamasney's  Rake  of  Mallow. 

FOX  TERRIERS.  Cup  for  best  dog— Hampshire 
Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight.  Wm.  K.  Peasley  Cup 
for  best  in  show.  (Donor  not  to  compete) — J.  R. 
Huddleston's  Ramona  Soneda.  Cup  for  best  novice 
dog — Hampshire  Kennels'  Hampshire  Joker.  Cup 
for  best  novice  bitch — Hampshire  Kennels'  Hamp- 
shire Ivy.  Cup  for  best  bitch  puppy — Hampshire 
Kennels'  Hampshire  Ivy.  Sabine  Kennels  Cup  for 
best  in  novice  class  bred  and  raised  on  Pacific 
Coast — Hampshire  Kennels'  Hampshire  Joker.  Cup 
for  best  wire-haired  Fox  Terrier — Irving  Ackerman's 
Humberston  Brittle. 

TOYS.  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  shown — J.  Ferry's 
Griffon  Bruxellois  Zezette. 


Mr.  Coghlan  of  San  Francisco  had  a  bill  before 
the  Legislature  fixing  the  salaries  of  fish  and  game 
wardens  in  the  several  counties  as  follows:  For 
counties  of  the  second  class,  $125  per  month;  coun- 
ties of  the  first,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  class,  $100; 
sixth  class,  $75;  seventh,  eighth,  ninth  and  tenth 
class,  $60,  and  for  all  others,  from  the  eleventh  to 
the  fifty-third  class,  $50  per  month.  Actual  expenses 
incurred  are  also  allowed,  to  be  paid  monthly  from 
the  county  treasury. 


E.  J.  Chingren,  appointed  as  a  committee  of  one 
from  the  Spokane  Rod  and  Gun  Club  to  select  a  site 
for  the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap  shoot,  to  be  held  in 
Spokane,  September  10th,  11th  and  12th,  has  reported 
that  it  is  impossible  to  get  other  grounds  nearly  as 
good  as  the  club's  grounds  at  Natatorium  Park.  He 
also  suggests  that  by  moving  the  traps  a  little  closer 
to  the  river  there  will  be  room  for  the  placing  of 
one  more  set  that  will  be  needed. 


The  Senatorial  committee  consisting  of  Senators 
Belshaw,  Willis,  Lynch,  Price,  Savage,  Kennedy, 
Curtin,  Carter,  Muenter  and  Irish  visited  the  Sisson 
fish  hatchery  February  25th.  The  party  was  met  at 
the  train  with  busses  and  taken  to  the  Sisson  tavern, 
where  they  partook  of  dinner,  after  which  they  made 
an  inspection  of  the  hatchery.  The  different  mem- 
bers were  much  pleased  with  the  condition  of  every- 
thing and  were  unsparing  in  their  praise  of  Super- 
intendent W.  H.  Shelby.  After  spending  a  pleasant 
afternoon  the  whole  party,  including  Chief  Deputy 
Fish  Commissioner  Vogelsang,  took  the  evening  train 
for  Sacramento. 


Trap  shooting  seems  to  be  picking  up  in  the  far 
away  Hawaiian  Islands.  Last  month  there  was  quite 
a  gathering  of  shooters  at  Puunene,  on  Sunday,  the 
13th  inst.,  in  which  the  best  shots  from  Kihei,  Ma- 
kawao   and  Wailuku   participated. 

Some  excellent  shooting  was  done  by  the  Wailuku 
and  Makawao  teams.  Kihei  did  not  do  so  well  as 
usual,  and  Wailuku  was  not  equal  to  the  older 
squads,  but  is  fast  becoming  a  good  team. 

During  the  day  W.  W.  Wescoatt  made  the  best 
score,  breaking  nineteen  out  6f  twenty  blue  rocks. 

Of  those  who  shot  unusually  well  were  W.  W. 
Wescoatt,  George  Keeney,  Ed.  Peck,  Dr.  Geo,  S. 
Aiken,  W.  Lougher,  Ed.  Keeney,  F.  A.  Mayfield  and 
Arthur  Bets. 

In  a  shoot  by  teams,  Wailuku-Makawao  won  first 
prize,  while  Kihei  and  Puunene  tied.  A  number  of 
prizes  were  given  and  won  by  the  different  teams. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


I  THE  FARM 

MILKING    MACHINES. 


There  is  no  question  but  that  there 
are  a  few  successful  milking  machines 
on  the  market  at  the  present  time,  as 
is  evidenced  by  several  users  of  these 
machines.  It  is  quite  true  that  the 
cost  of  installing  a  power  plant  for 
milking  is  quite  expensive.  However, 
with  a  hand  machine  one  operator 
can  easily  milk  fifteen  or  more  cows 
per  hour,  which,  from  the  point  of 
saving  time  in  reducing  the  cost  of 
production,  is  an  important  item,  with 
the  present  scarcity  of  good  milkers. 

As  to  the  milking  machine  produc- 
ing clean,  sanitary  milk,  would  say  in 
the  operation  the  outside  or  stable  air 
does  not  come  in  contact  with  the 
milk  during  the  operation  of  the  ma- 
chine, providing  the  milking  is  done 
into  closed  pails,  hence  it  is  abso- 
lutely impossible  for  any  dirt  to  get 
into  the  milk,  to  contaminate  it  in 
any  way,  providing,  of  course,  the  ma- 
chine itself  is  kept  clean. 

The  cleanliness  of  a  milking  ma- 
chine is  just  as  essential,  and  no 
more  so,  than  any  other  dairy  utensil. 
It  is  no  more  difficult  to  keep  it  in 
a  clean  condition  than  any  other  piece 
of  dairy  apparatus,  an  individual  ma- 
chine can  be  washed  and  scalded  in 
two  minutes,  as  its  construction  is 
such  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  take 
it  all  to  pieces  to  thoroughly  wash 
and  scald  it. 

Milk  drawn  with  this  machine  and 
tested  for  bacteria  has  never  gone 
higher  than  1,900  per  cubic  centi- 
meter, which  means  the  milk  is  prac- 
tically sterile.  Another  point  men- 
tioned in  the  article,  referred  to  as 
injury  to  the  cows,  by  the  use  of  milk- 
ing machines  —  in  this  connection 
would  say  that  the  teat-cups  of  the 
machines  are  all  provided  with  a  rub- 
ber sleeve,  which  gives  a  pressure  so 
gentle  to  the  teat  that  it  is  impos- 
sible to  injure  a  cow  by  its  use,  even 
though  it  be  worked  on  the  teats  that 
are  milked  clean,  providing  one  or 
more  teats  milk  out  before  the  others. 

This  being  the  case,  one  man  is 
able  to  attend  three  or  four  machines, 
and  if  the  machine  is  continued  in 
operation  after  the  cow  is  milked  dry 
no  harm  comes  from  it.  The  teat- 
cups  are  supported  by  a  surcingle 
over  the  cow's  back,  thus  avoiding 
the  danger  of  the  teat-cups  dropping 
off  when  the  udder  is  limp  from  being 
milked  out 

Most  machines  milk  each  cow  into 
a  separate  receptacle,  and  if  there  is 
any  contamination  of  the  milk,  it  can 
thus  be  more  readily  detected.  It 
seems  strange,  however,  if  a  cow  gives 
bloody  or  gargety  milk  from  any 
cause,  such  a  condition  can  not  be 
detected  by  the  milker  before  the 
milking  machine  is  adjusted  for  work. 

As  to  the  milking  of  two  cows  at  a 
time  that  milk  easy  or  hard,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  best  results  can  be  ob- 
tained by  pairing  the  cows  as  uni- 
formly as  possible,  and  in  an  ordinary 
sized  dairy,  if  there  are  a  few  freak 
formations  as  to  teats  or  udders,  it 
is  unwise  to  spend  time  milking  them 
by  machinery,  as  the  more  uniform 
the  conditions  are  the  more  successful 
mechanical  milking  will  be. 

It  is  also  true  that  the  more  skill 
the  operator  of  a  machine  has  the 
better  work  it  will  do.  It  is  equally 
true  that  a  great  number  of  the  pres- 
ent hand  milkers  are  absolutely  unfit 
to  milk  a  cow  properly.  There  is  no 
question  but  that  the  advent  of  the 
milking  machine  is  welcomed  by  many 
dairymen,  and,  although  the  problem 
of  mechanical  milking  is  comparative- 
ly new,  in  a  few  years  most  of  the 
milking  will  be  done,  as  a  matter  of 
not  only  necessity,  but  expediency, 
by  machinery. 

F.  A.  CONVERSE. 


THE   DAIRY  COW   FOR  THE   DAIRY 
FARM. 


"No  matter  what  kind  of  work  is 
attempted  there  is  no  question  of  a 
doubt  but  that  the  work  will  be  better 
done  if  special  purpose  tools  are  used. 
This  is  equally  true  in  the  dairy  busi- 
ness; to  get  the  best  results  get  the 
onimals  that  are  particularly  adapted 
for  that  particular  purpose. 

"Minnesota  started  out  with  a  dual 
purpose  cow  to  furnish  milk  for  her 


creameries  twenty  years  ago,  and,  as 
a  result,  a  great  many  o£  her  herds 
are  no  farther  ahead  to-day  than  they 
were  when  they  started,  because 
while  you  may  start  out  with  an  ideal 
dual  purpose  cow,  there  is  no  guaran- 
tee that  the  dual  purpose  cow  will 
produce  another  equal  to  herself,  in 
either  milk  or  beef  production.  In  in- 
discriminate breeding  of  that  kind  in- 
dividuality plays  the  most  important 
part. 

"On  the  other  hand,  when  a  special 
purpose  cow'  has  been  bred  for  gen- 
eration after  generation  with  either 
a  large  flow  of  milk,  or  a  large  pro- 
duction of  butter  fat  in  mind,  there  is 
all  the  probability  in  the  world  that 
'like  will  produce  like,'  or,  better  still, 
'like  will  improve  like,'  when  intelli- 
gence and  common  sense  are  used  in 
the  selection  and  mating  of  these  spe- 
cial purpose  animals. 

"Now  do  not  think  for  a  moment 
that  I  would  advise  all  the  farmers 
engaged  in  the  dairy  business  in  Mon- 
tana to  sit  down  right  now  and  wire 
for  a  carload  of  the  best  special  pur- 
pose dairy  cows  that  he  can  find. 
There  are  other  things  to  be  consid- 
ered in  Montana.  These  special 
dairy  breeds  need  considerably  more 
care  and  shelter  than  is  given  to  range 
cattle.  Give  them  the  warmth  of  a 
good  barn  and  plenty  of  care  and  feed 
and  they  will  repay  you  handsomely 
for  all  care  and  attention  thus  given 
to  them.  But  it  would  be  unwise  for 
the  man  who  has  only  handled  range 
stock  all  his  days  to  invest  at  once  in 
full  blood  and  highly  bred  dairy  stock. 
If  a  man  has  never  handled  any  dairy 
stock  it  would  be  much  wiser  for  him 
to  start  with  the  best  milk  cows  from 
his  herd. 

"Don't  keep  anything  that  will  not 
produce  less  than  4,000  pounds  of 
milk  in  one  year  to  start  with.  Place 
at  the  head  of  your  dairy  herd  the 
best  special  purpose  dairy  sire  that 
you  can  afford,  then  watch  the  de- 
velopment and  grading  up  of  that 
herd.  Weed  out  the  most  unprofitable 
cows  each  year  and  by  the  time  the 
herd  is  graded  up  pretty  well  the 
dairyman  will  understand  how  to  care 
for  the  best  of  dairy  cows.  Another 
thing  that  will  be  very  apparent  with 
the  improved  herd,  and  that  will  be 
the  difference  in  the  weight  of  the 
pocket  book  as  compared  with  its 
weight  with  the  cows  of  indiscriminate 
breeding." — J.  W.  Elliott. 


BEST   STOCK    IS   CHEAPEST. 


All  favor  the  practice  of  economy; 
it  is  part  of  the  business  of  life.  True 
economy  comes  in  practice  here.  Sup- 
pose two  cows  are  in  the  market,  cost- 
ing $20  and  $50  respectively,  and  the 
question  is  which  to  buy,  we  should 
consider  what  each  cow  will  do.  If 
the  twenty  dollar  cow  makes  $30 
worth  of  butter  and  the  fifty  dollar 
cow  makes  $75  in  a  given  time,  why 
isn't  the  latter  by  far  the  more  eco- 
nomical? The  cheap  cow  will  consume 
as  much  as  the  higher  priced.  In 
Maine  the  farmers  are  losing  more  in 
this  matter  than  elsewhere.   The  qual- 


War  ranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gombault's 

Caustic  Balsam 


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Has  Imitators  But  Ho  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone  and  other  bony  tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,  Diphtheria.  Removes  all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 

As  a  Human  Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,  Sore  Throat,  etc,  it  is  invaluable. 
^very  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  Bold  la 
Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Price  $1,50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for 
its  use.  ElTSend  for  descriptive  circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0, 


ity  of  a  farm  animal  determines  in  a 
measure  the  profit  of  the  farm.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  bred  pure  thorough- 
bred animals,  but  those  which  will 
yield  their  product  at  a  profit.  An- 
other point:  Is  it  economy  to  use  a 
cheap  bred  or  scrub  sire  or  the  pure 
bred  for  double  the  cost?  I  think  the 
latter  cheaper  at  the  end.  Our  stock 
interests  grow  poorer  every  year.  I 
can  see  a  decrease  in  the  quality  and 
value  of  our  farm  animals.  When  stock 
is  high  buyers  take  the  best  to  send  to 
Brighton,  and  we  do  business  with  the 
rest.  We  must  retrograde,  for  it  is 
impossible  to  advance  In  quality  under 
such  conditions.  —  George  Plummer, 
Penobscot  County,  Me.,  in  American 
Cultivator. 


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will  cure,    has    never   been 

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Also  ten  head  of  mares  and  geldings  from  five  to  eight  years,  sired  by  Aptos 
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MARES  SERVED  1906. 


FOALS  OF     1907. 


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1,250  for  Trotting  Foals.    $1,750  for  Pacing  Foals.    $800  to  Nominators  of  Dams  of  Winners 

and  $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions. 


MONEY   DIVIDED   AS    FOLLOWS: 


$3000 
200 


1250 

200 


100 


For  Three- Year-Old  Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

For  Two-Year-Old  Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Two-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot  when  mare  was  bred. 


$1000 
200 

750 
200 

100 


For    Three-Year-Old    Pacers. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old   Pace. 

For  Two-Year-Old   Pacers. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Two-Year- 
Old    Pace. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old   Pace  when   mare  was  bred. 


ENTRANCE  and  PAYMENTS — S2  to  nominate  mare  on  Novemb  er  1,  1906,  when  name,  color,  description  of  mare  and  stallion 
bred  to  must  be  given.  55  April  1,  1907.  55  November  1,  1907.  $10  on  yearlings  April  1,  1908.  510  on  two-year- 
olds  April  1,  1909.     510  on  three-year-olds  April  1,   1910. 

DON'T     FAIL    TO    MAKE    THE    PAYMENT. 

BEMEMBEB.  THE  SUBSTITUTION  CLAUSE — If  the  mare  proves  barren,  or  slips,   or  has  a  dead  foal  or  twins,   or  if  either 
the  mare  or  foal  dies  before  April  1st,  1908,  her  nominator  may  sell  or     transfer     his     nomination  or  substitute 
another  mare  and  foal  regardless  of  ownership. 
BE  SURE  AND  MAKE  PAYMENT  ON  TIME. 
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FORMERLY 
GILLIAM   BRAND 


The  Famous  "Sell  Brand 
Horse  Boots 


It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories  and  know  whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold   to  the  Leading   Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
Xew  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  We  can't  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality-the  "SELL  BRAND" 


the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear- 
ing qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correct 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else- 


where. Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ductions in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
request 


To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers. 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,   Sacramento,  Cal. 

Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  a  11  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly.    Send  to-day  to 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM   BRAND 


The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


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SPAVIN  CURE 


Orient,  Faulk  Co.,  S.  D. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Enclosed  find  exact  copy 
of  letter  you  sent  me  in  response  to  my 
request  .for  terms  to  handle  "Save-the- 
Horse."  I  took  you  at  your  offer  and 
sent  for  the  medicine.  Have  used  the 
same  with  good  effect  on  three  horses. 
One  was  sweenied  (two  years  standing, 
very  lame),  is  now  sound  and  sold.  One 
yearling  colt  had  hone  spavin  and  ring- 
bone both  on  same  leg.  Both  cured  en- 
tirely; had  been  lame  six  months.  One 
mare  with  strained  tendons  very  much 
improved  with  ten  applications.  Since 
I  could  not  make  terms  with  you  to 
handle  on  consignment  I  have  persuaded 
our  druggist  to  keep  it  in  stock.  He 
gets  it  from  St.  Paul;  I  have  bought 
two   bottles   from    him.      Respectfully. 

P.    P.    THOMPSON. 


Florence,    S.    C. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  T. 

Dear  Sirs — Make  me  price  on  half- 
dozen  bottles  "Save-the-Horse."  It  will 
certainlv  do  the  work.    Yours  truly, 

F.  M.  ROGERS  JR. 


"Save-the-Horse"  permanently  cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  low  Ring- 
bone), Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe 
Boil,  "Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and 
all  lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of 
hair.     Horse   may  work  as  usual. 

$500    PEE    BOTTL3,    with    a   written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 
At  druggists  and  dealers  or  express  paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 
Formerly  Troy.  N.  Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  CaL 


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may  have  a  bunch  or  bruise  on  his 
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will  clean  them  off  without  laying  the 
horse  np.  Xo  blister,  no  hair  gone. 
$2.00  per  bottle,  delivered.  Book  8-C 
free.  ABSORBINE,  JR.,  formankind. 
£1.00.  Removes  Soft  Bunches,  Curei- 
Yaricose  Veins,  Yaricocele,  Hvdroceio, 
Ruptured , Muscles  or  Ligaments,  Enlarged 
Glands.     Allays   Pain.    Mfd,  only  by 

1  W.  F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  "Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


TH3  BREEDER  AND  SFORTSMAN 


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► 

AT  CHASE'S   PAVILION,   MARCH    18,  1907 

Forty  head  of  SPEED  PROSPECTS  and  extra  good  BUSINESS  and  4 
PLEASURE  horses.                                                                                                                           4 

Full  particulars  and  list  of  horses  and  Consignors  in  nest  issue.  Write  4 
early  for  Catalogues  and  arrange  to  attend  this  sale,  where  you  can  see  4 
speed,  action  and  manners,  regardless  of  the  weather.                                                * 

IBID    H.    CHASE    &    CO., 

\  COMBINATION  SALE 

► 

478    Valencia   Street,    San   Trancisco,    Cal.    ^ 

DETROIT     DRIVING     CLUB 


TROTTING   AND    PACING   DEPARTMENT   OF  THE   MICHIGAN     HORSE   BREEDERS'  ASSOCIATION   ANNOUNCES    ITS   ANNUAL 

Blue  Ribbon  Meeting,  July  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  1907.     Entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2 


STAKES 


When  Horses  Must  Be  Named 


2:24   Class,    Trotting,    "Merchants'  and  Manufacturers  "  Stakes 

2:13   Class,    Pacing",   "Chamber  of  Commerce"  Stake        = 

2:14    Class,    Trotting,    "Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times"  Stake 


$10,000 
5,000 
3,000 


CONDITIONS 


Entrance  fee  5  per  cent,  with  an  additional  5  per  cent  on  the  gross  amount  of 
each  heat  from  the  winner  or  any  division  of  same.  No  nomination  will  be  liable 
beyond  the  amount  paid  in,  provided  a  written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  received  by 
the  Club  at  the  time  any  payment  falls  due. 

The  Main  Race  and  Consolation  of  the  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Stakes,  also  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stakes, 
will  be  Three  Heats  of  One  Mile  Each.  Should  there  be  a  dead  heat  between  two 
or  more  horses  in  any  of  the  first  three  heats,  the  money  in  the  dead  heat  will  be 
divided  equally,  but  should  two  or  more  horses  stand  equal — tied^in  the  summaries 
for  first  position  at  the  finish  of  the  third  heat,  they  shall  race  an  extra  heat  in 
order  to  declare  a  winner  of  the  race. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  be  entitled  to  money  already  won,  but  he  shall  not  be 
eligible  to  start  in  the  Consolation  Race  should  the  amount  won  exceed  §450  in  the 
M.  and  M.  and  $225  in  the  C.  of  C. 

The  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  §1300  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.  $700  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat, 
5500  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  §500  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Con- 
solation Race,  which  is  to  be  trotted  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the 
first  race,  and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  §450  in  the 
Main  Race,  ?300  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  §200  to  the  second  horse  in 
each  heat,  §100  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  §200  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 

In  the  event  of  there  being  less  than  three  horses  eligible  to  the  Consolation 
Race,  there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse  in  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race  the  sum 
of  §300,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  §100,  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro- 
rata among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  third.     Should  it  amount  to  more 


than  the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of 
the  Main  Race. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  §650  to  the  winner 
of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.  §350  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat,  §250  to  the 
third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  §250  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Consolation 
Race,  which  is  to  be  paced  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the  first  race, 
and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  §225  in  the  Main 
Race,  §150  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  §100  to  the  second  horse  in  each 
heat,  and  §50  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  §100  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 
In  the  event  of  there  being  less  than  three  horses  eligible  to  the  Consolation  Race, 
there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse  in  each  heat  of  the  Main  Race,  the  sum  of 
§150,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  §50,  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro-rata 
among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  third.  Should  it  amount  to  more  than 
the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of  the 
Main  Race. 

The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  §500  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat;  §300  to  the  second  horse,  and  §150  to  the  third  horse,  and 
§150  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  Should  the  stake  exceed  §3000  in  value,  the  surplus 
will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners.  Rules  of  the  American  Trotting  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  this  club  is  a  member,  will  govern  except  as  otherwise  provided. 

Payments  are  due  as  follows: 

April  2     May  7     June  4     July  9 

Merchants'    and    Manufacturers'    Stake     §75  §100  §150  §175 

Chamber    of    Commerce    Stakes    50  60  65  75 

Horseman   and    Spirit   of   Times    Stakes    30  35  40  45 


In  addition  to  these  stakes  about  a  dozen  other  events  will  be  announced  in  May  or  June  to  complete  the  racing  program  for  July  22-26  with  classes  to  suit  cam- 
paigning stables,  especially  those  represented  in  the  stakes. 

Por  Entry  Blanks  and  all  information  address  the  Secretary 

ALBERT   EC.  MOONE,   Sec,  Boom  19',   Campau  Building",   Detroit,   Michigan. 


EANIEL  J.  CAMPAU,  President. 


NEW    ENGLAND 

Trotting  Horse  Breeders' Association 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

Member  of  National  and  American  Associations. 

Readville  Grand  Circuit  Meeting 

AIL   CLASSES   WIIL    BE   EVENTS   OF   THREE   KACES   OF   ONE   MILE. 

August   19=24,   1907 

EAELY     CLOSING     FUSSES 

Class  No.  1 — The   Blue  Sill,  2:30   Class,   Trotting'.     $4,500,   divided:   $1,050   to    first, 

$300  to  second,  $150  to  third,  each.  race. 
Class  No.  2 — The   Massachusetts,    2:14    Class,    Trotting.      $9,000,    divided:   $2,100   to 

first,   $600  to  second,  $300  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  3 — The  Foniapoag,  2:10  Class,  Trotting".     $4,500,  divided:  $1,050  to  first, 

$300  to  second,  $150  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  4 — The  Readville,  2:12  Class,  Pacing.     $3,000,  divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to  second,  $100  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  5 — Tne    Norfolk,    2:08    Class,    Pacing.      $6,000,    divided:    $1,400    to    first, 

$400  to  second,  $200  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  6 — The  Neponset,  2:06  Class,  Facing.     $3,000,  divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to  second,  $100  to  third,   each  race. 
In  all  classes  horses  must  he  named  at  the  time  of  the  closing  of  entries. 
Hobbles  will  not  he  barred. 

THE  ENTRANCE  PEE  WXDL  BE  PIVE  PEP-  CENT  OP  THE  PURSE  WITH 
NOTHING  DEDUCTED  PBOM  THE  WINNERS  OP  ANT  FART  OP  PURSE. 

More  than  one  horse,  if  trained  in  the  same  stable,  may  be  entered  in  a  class, 
and  one  per  cent  of  purse  additional  will  be  charged  for  each  horse  so  named;  but 
only  one  horse  in  the  same  ownership  will  be  allowed  to  start.  Any  horses  of  a 
plural  entry  which  may  be  separated  from  the  stable  from  which  they  "were  named 
will  be  eligible  to  start  by  paying  a  sum,  in  addition  to  that  already  paid  on  the 
horse,  which  will  equal  the  full  five  per  cent  entrance  fee. 

Conditions — The  rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association  (of  which  this  As- 
sociation is  a  member)  will  govern,  except  that  horses  not  finishing  within  one 
hundred  yards  of  the  winner  in  "any  race  where  eight  or  more  start,  or  within 
eighty  yards  where  less  than  eight  start,  will  be  ruled  out  of  further  competition 
in  the  event.     Right  reserved  to  reject  any  entry.     Racing  will  begin  at  2:30  p.  m. 

The  positions  of  contending  horses  will  be  drawn  for  the  first  race  of  every 
event,  but  in  the  second  they  will  start  as  they  finished  in  the  first,  and  in  the 
third  as  they  finished  in  the  second. 

Forfeits   will   be   due   in  amounts   and   on   dates   as   follows: 

April  9         May  9  June  8        July  9       Aug.6 

Classes     Nos.     1    and    3 $20  $30  $45  $60  $70 

Each    additional    horse     9  9  9  9  9 

Class    No.    2     50  70  90  110  130 

Each    additional    horse    18  18  18  18  18 

Classes  Nos.  4  and  6 10  20  30  40  50 

Each  additional  horse    6  6  6  6  6 

Class     No.     5      20  40  60  80  100 

Each   additional  horse    12  12  1G  12  12 

Nominators  will  not  be  held  liable  for  forfeits  falling  due  after  they  have 
declared  out  in  writing. 

ENTRIES    CXiOSE     TUESDAY,    APRIL    9,    1907. 
The   American    Horse    Breeder    Futurities — 57,000    for    three-year-old    Trotters, 
$1,000    for    three-year-old    Pacers,    and    ?2,000    for    two-year-old    Trotters — will    be 
raced  at  this  meeting. 

JOHN  M.  JOHNSON,  President.  C.  M.  JEWETT,  Secretary, 

All  entries,   requests  for  information,   etc.,  to  be  made  to   the   Secretary. 

Readville,  Mass. 


STALLIONS    POR    SALE. 


One  bay,  four  years  old,  sired  by  Mc- 
Kinney   2:11^4. 

Two  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou 
2:07%,  brown  and  chestnut. 

One  brown  two-year-old  by  Red 
Nuttle    22357.   - 

All  out  of  highly  bred  standard  mares. 
Will  sell  at  a  bargain.  For  prices  and 
particulars    address 

G.    B.    BLANCHARD, 

875   University  Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 

POR  SALE. 


One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old, 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  ^B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
-fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  "West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  own  price. 

SOL  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,  Cal. 

PASTURAGE. 

Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MRS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street. 
Oakland.  Cal.,  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

JERSEYS.  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 

IMPORTED    HACKNEY    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QTJINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Mateo, 

RUBBEROID     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
EOKESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &     CO., 

473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francis co,    Cal. 


RACING! 

New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more  races  each  week  day,  rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and  their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


THOS.   H.  WILLIAMS,   President. 
FERC7   W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 

PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in— 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 

Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  nortli  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale.  

BLAKE,  jWOFFITT  &  T0WNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 

No.     403    Twelfth    St.,    Oakland 

Blake.    McFall    &    Co.,    Portland,    Orepon. 

Blake,     Mofllt    &.    Towne,     Los    Angeles. 


16 


T  H  E     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Record  . .  .  .2:1234 
Timed  in   a   Race    2:10H 

WIOTTEB  OP  HAETFOED  PUTUltlTr    ($8500)  FOB,  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  bv  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12=4,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907   at  FLEASAKTOH   RACE    TRACE. 
S50  for  the  Season         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  "Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

„,.B5r  EXFB.ESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:lo%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23H  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%.  sire  of 
Ageon  star  2:11%,  etc)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
pepper  i  dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
bnno  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  lasmonable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
puu  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
U  1  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  ^econds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

,,.„.:hi(3,h:LjVn2d  i!>  a  ooal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

...  FH8  a\°v.t  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
H%  til  <5f  ■  ^  ^e  S,rle  1srorIli  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
year  of  the  rii?  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing-  to  pay  until  the 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:054: 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander    .    .    . 
Delilah  (4)     .     . 
Sherlock  Holmes . 
R.  Ambush  (3) 
Zolahka       .     .     . 
Ingarita    .    .     .     . 

Dixie  S 

Dixie  W.       .     .     . 
Conchita      .     .     . 


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2:25*2 

•  2:27 
2:27 
2:29 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been, 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05*4.  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10^, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11*4,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12,  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:1S,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Me  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella  2:25. 
MeNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11^ 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11  % 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%.  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2-14% 
£  -  TT1?3,1??,  2:i5'  'Wmets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27.  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  3:15%),  by  Echo  462-  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
ana  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  anv  manner  desired. 
addrD°   responslDlllty  for  accidents   or   escapes.     For   further   particulars   call   or 


HENRY   DEr-AHE-ST, 

University   Station, 


Los   Angeles,   Cal. 


Mendocino  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19l£ 

■>  •>,  §'r^o°f  Mcmie,9arl°  2:07%   (t0  wason  2:0S%) ;  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o  ) 
?£«3?"  v    yA  0)  2:.12,'  (a)  2:09%:  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%.  etc.    Bay  stallion 

JIS9%  Br^at  Pa^AKo'lto?,?  FadrSm.hind   ^   "*   anUeS   Wh"e;    f°aled   April    * 
„«  >,SlrSi  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.     First  dam,  MANO    (dam 

(IhoSredKfmS  M^Jo"'"'  ^  =*»"»«<»*»   *■   ««  thST^  GilSa 
-  oTmnrr^SKS?^?^  2?%°£  E'ec"°°eer's  youngest  and  best  sons.    With  very  limited 

tno^rZrhe&l^eT^t^l-%^eZfrS-    H'S  f°alS  are  S°°*  S^  6™  l0™ 
SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  575;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2:11U; 
Sam  Helena  2:11  y*. 


McKena  39460 

Brown   Stallion,   16.2   hands;   weight   1350  pounds:   foaled  April  11, 
'alo   Alto   Stock  Farm.      Sire,  McBHTirEY  8818    (record      2 -11  V.I 
/B1TA   2:1114    (dam   of  Wildnutling   2:11%.   Dobbel   2?22.   Hyita'ari, 


at  Pali 

HELENA 


1900.      Bred 

First   dam, 

trial   2:12),   by 


f-lT"0nF?rJ2fe„S^C0?.1  ?■??■  tad&E"?n.~2:lf?%'  '(Jam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
rtoi..*        S?^rcc"1Tl:1iJi),J>y  MambnM   17S9:   tWrd  dam,   Ida  May  Jr    bv   Owen 
ej.  f°^rth  dam'   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's) 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  ereat 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinnev  a  game  and°fc5t 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam  Helena  one  of  the  fa  st?«r 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  tVotters  the  world  hal  vet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  dav  and  ai  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare.  as 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S40;  usual  return  privilege. 
■pat^^T;001^"0    and    McKEXA   will    make    the    season    at    PALO    ALTO    STOCK 
b^?h?'paMar|ftm|Lrvnr-0n  Pasture.at  S7.50  per  month.     No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.    Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


By    J.    J.    Audubou 

,  16695,    sire   of   An- 

M      dubon  Boy  1:59V, 

Nan  Audubon  2:08K 

Miss  Rita  2:08^ 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

,.1C£A1I',FLA:!5Y  Wam  ?t  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  B.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Bed  Elm 
2-16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  bv  Bourbon 
Wilkes  234o  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belie  2:08%,  etc.), 
?„  ?.?n?eKrSei^Ill,feS  5i22'£u'  S,f  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  Ave  sires  of  135 
i ?2  °'j  ??-,  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy-s  dam  was  Kit.  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  3s);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:2,.  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
dam,' Nell?  Y  (Sire   °£   S'   includinS  Highland  £   2:14%);    second 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08H- 

Pirst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:0314,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00ii,  first  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:591,4,  second  trial  against  time. 

Flrsj.  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57H   seconds. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:2714. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59)4,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  waek. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59V4. 
WILL   STAND  AT  AGRICULTURAL   PARK,    LOS   ANGELES,    TO 
A  PEW   GOOD  MARES. 
TERMS-^100  for  the  Season.     S150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  J.  Y.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION     TROTTING     STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  AHerton  2:09] 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  f£  S^L.'S^ST^  ^ftoe 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6,  1907,  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
markable feat  and  coupled  with  the  fact  that  his  first  and  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a  grandly  gaited 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent.  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as  his." 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09*4,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:1S;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2S*£;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam  S.  T.  B.,  thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL   SLAKE   SEASON   OF   1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL   PARK,   LOS   ANGELES, 

CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foaL  "Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    OB.UBB, 

C,  J.   GrubD,  Manager,   Unlrersity    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 


Red  McK.  «766 


Son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 
by  the   Great  Bed  WiLkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11 14  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  S500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  "Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15*4  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  Mc2.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  "With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13.  and  quarter  in  0:35*^.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  Pehrnary  1st  to  Jnly  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MUEPHT'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.   R.  Murphy,    Owner.) 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Betnrn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:59' 


World's  Champion  Race  Horse 


World's  Record  made  in  1S97.      The  fastest,   gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history-     Registered  Trotting  No.  30183;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

Sire    of   Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe   Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07*4,  Schley  Pointer  2:08*4. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12*£,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59*4   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and  better.      Dam   Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer    1:59*4,    Hal   Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06*4,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  SIOO.     Usual  Betum  Privileges, 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.   De  RTDER. 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION 


iHcFadyen 


45019 

2:153* 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15?4. 
By  Diablo  2:09-4.  sire  of 
Sis  in  2:10  list. 


Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Eg^nont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  S132. 

■Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  J2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — $40  for  the  Season.  e.  d.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,  CaL 


Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:081,-i,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   Stakes   of   1902,   and   6   other   4- 
year-olds  and  tinder  in  2:30  list. 
R  gistered  No.  25939  ^       ca    .. 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes   2:18."  sire  of  42   in   2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam  of  Fidette 
2:28^,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE — $50.  Limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20yz 


Out  of  three  trained.  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31  ^  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27*4,  trial  2:18^ ;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,   2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0S14,  Lisonjero  2:0Si4,  James  L. 
2:09%,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  "Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

"Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  CaL 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPE1TC22.  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALEX.    EEOWN,    Owner,   Walnnt   Grove,    Cal. 


MONTEREY  M^u 


706 


Sire  of 
Irish  (4)  2.08K 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24' 


By  Sidney  2:19»i  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09&,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:0514 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:5S%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
WTieeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:0914,  Montana  2:16%).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino:  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

§50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  "Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 

Standard  Bred  5=Y.=0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09# 

Dam    Leap   Year    2:26%    (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Tosemite  is  15.3   hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most   promising  young   stallions   on 
this  Coast.     He  will  be   raced  this  year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

FETES  J.  WILLIAMS,   San  Lorenzo.    Cal. 


Y0SEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Beg1.  No.  24576.    Trotting-  Eace  Becord  2:12^4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08ai  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%-  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — S30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  EOGOBOOM,   Woodland,   Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 
2:U}{ 

Will  Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,   Yolo    County,    Cal. 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07*4,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  E.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — §75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this  part   of   California  next   season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   Cal. 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


IWO-TEAB-OLD     RECORD     2:29*4 
BY  McKIlTOEY  2:111/4 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08*4.  Lisonjero  2:0S*4 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.):  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the   richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending-  July  1st,  at  Hans  Prellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near  the   Casino,    San    Francisco. 
TEBMS — §50  for  Season.     "Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply  to 
P.    GOMMBT,    Owner.  HANS    FRELLSON,    Manag-er. 


Horse  of  the  Century 

Was  Axtell,  2:12,  and  his  worthy  representative  and  son  is 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:\Sy2 

whose  dam  Marguerite  is  already  the  dam  of  6  and  her  dam 
is  the  dam  of  3.  Our  living-foal-or-money-back  proposition 
is  better  than  to  '  'insure. ' ' 

S£££»S£S&  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.Y. 


Bonnie  Direct  (4]  2:05< 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09# 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Pleasanton,  Cal. 
Fee    $100   with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 

BONNIE  DIEECT'S  SIEE  is  Direct  2:05*£,  sire  of  Directly  2:03*4,  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,  Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2:05*4,  King  Direct  2:05%.  Prince  Direct  2:07,  Direct 
Wood  2:07%,  Trilby  Direct  2:0814,  Directum  Kelly  2:08%.  Direct  View  2:0$%,  and 
Rey  Direct  2:10. 

BONNIE  DXBECT'S  DAM  is  Eon  Eon  2:26  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  Eector  2:10%.  Bonsilene  2:14'?4,  etc.  His  second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  "Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 

For  further  particulars  address 

C.  L.   GRIFFITH.  Pleasanton. 


NEAREST  35562 


(BECOBD  2:22^) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the   great   John  A.   McKerron   2:04%,   the 

second  fastest  stallion   in  the  world. 

By  NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16*r£,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes.  §6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  IN  GAB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NBABBST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  "are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23*2,  last 
half  in  1:07*4,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  3134  seconds. 

Brown  horse.  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion   of   the  Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08*4  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:0S%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by   George    M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is  the  only  stallion   living  or  dead   that  carries   the  five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season  of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TEEMS — S50  for  the   Season  with  usual  retnrn  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042   Alameda   Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


Kinney  Lou  2:07:1 

Th«  fastest  trotting  son  of  the  champion  trotting  sire,  McKinney  2:11*4,  and 

Kinney  Al  3  YEAR  2°^D  TRIAL 

By  McKinney  2:11%;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:26?4,  sire  of  7  in  2:10. 

These  stallions  will  make  the  season  of  1907  at  the  STATE  FAIE  GROUNDS, 
INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100  Kinney  Al,  $50 

For   further  particulars   address 

BTJDD  DOBLE,  State  Pair  Grounds,     Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2!,i  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley. 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 108S. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.    MILLAR,    Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 

THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

den.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637  ^=- 


— And  his  full  brother 


Constructor  39569 


Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11*4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age:  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13*4,  General  Vallejo  2:22*4,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2-27.  Sweet  Rosie  2:2SV,.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16U  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24*2>  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583.  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13*4;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands   15.2*4    hands,    weights    1,200 

pounds;    perfect    in   every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

"Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  nay  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage.    $3   per   month. 
S25  for  the  Season.     Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS    SMITH,    1021    Georgia    St.,    Vallejo,    Cal. 

BREED    TO    THE    GREAT    SIRE    OF    CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15*4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     2:18*4,    oy 

Nutwood  2:1834. 
TEBMS — Por  Season,  $50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  "Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04*4,  Tidal  "Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12*4,  North  Star  2:13*4.  Claudius  2:13*2.  and  Z2  more  in  the  litft. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S*4.  Lady  Mowry  2:09*4.  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15*4  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

martin  CASTES,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


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THE  B  REEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 


More  Than  1=6 

Of  the  trotting  race  heats  in  2  :io  in  1906  were  won  by  the 
produce  of 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 


of  his  2:10  trotters.      Our  living- colt- or- money-back  propo- 
sition is  a  winner. 


When  wri' 
mention  th: 


hSgjoi?nS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


GRECO 

(Trial  2:121.2) 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK   COLT,    Foaled   1900:    Sire 

McKHnTEY  2:11H,  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02,    Kinnev    Lou      2:07%. 

Charley    Mae    2:07%,    Mack    Mack 

2:0S.    Miss    Georgie    2:0S%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09^4,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  You 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  ATT.EEW  2:26U  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20^. 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  KeUy  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07,  etc. 

Grandam,  LOU  MrtlON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%.  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 

2:04,  etc.     Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.     Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
speed. 


:40 


Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Tee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

W.  B.   JOHNSON.   Santa  Clara,   CaL 


75  PER  CENT  °f  a11  Horse  °7««. 

and    1  rainers 

USE    AND     RECOMMEND 

Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


—SOLD  BY- 


W.   A.    Sayre Sacramento,   CaL 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville  &  Nance Butte,  Mont, 

A.   A.   Kraft  Co Spokane,   "Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    CaL 

Wm.  E.  Detels Pleasanton,  CaL 

W.    C.    Topping San    Diego,    CaL 

Main- Winchester- Jepsen    Co 

Los   Angeles,    CaL 

H.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.1 

Jno.  McKerron San  Francisco,  CaL 

Jos.  McTigue ..San  Francisco,   CaL 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    CaL 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drags 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Alfrs.,  418  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  HI. 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  189^  Every  horse  owner 
who  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.     "■  jsitively  cures   Colic,    Scouring  and  Indigestion.     Manhattan  Food 

C.  P.  'Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


THE  OLD  RELIABLE 

PARKER  GUN 

in  the  hands  of  J.  E.  Cantelon 


Won  the 
GRAND 
CANADIAN 
HANDICAP 

At  live  birds. 


At  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Jan.  16,  1907,  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
ton, Ont,  again  demonstrated  the  reliability  of  the  Parker 
Gun  by  winning  with  a  straight  score  from  the  30-yard 
mark.     Send  for  catalogue. 


N.  Y.  Salesroom: 


PARKER 

32  Warren  St.    = 


BROS. 

30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


Send  for  latest  catalogue 


TOOMEY 
TWO-WHEELERS^^ 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and  Training  Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 

best  in  the  world. 
Pneumatic  Pole  Carts,  for  team  work 

on  road  and  track. 
j  Pneumatic  and  High  Wheel  Jog  Carts 

for  general  road  use. 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,    Ohio,    U.  S.  A. 


•AIR  CUSHION 
PADS 


No  Lameness 


They  fill  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
Thai's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  «hal  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness. 


NoSlipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  yoar  horee-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLP    XL^TVFACTTJRE-  3 

Boston.  San  Francisco 


Ti 


TALLIOli  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues.  Hcrse  Isooks, 
Stallion  Service  Hooks,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track,  Er-edirm  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Precnators  and  all  Specialties  for  stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  GO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS   HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Hooper  Farm  Goot0^s^sreT 

MOUNTAIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  B Turning"  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   G-i-o-mel 
and  Ped  if  Owners  So  Desire. » 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   510  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  "Working  Con- 
dition,   $lo  -per  month.      For  particulars   address 

EOBEBT  IBVT.NE,  Foreman, 

HOC  FEB  7ABM,  MOTnTTAUT  VIEW, 
Reference — S.  P.  Biding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  CaL 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  COBBESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVEBY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOE  THE 
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Saturday,  March  16,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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The  Dense  Powder  For  Shotguns.    Always  the  Same  in  Any  Climate. 

"NEW  SCHULTZE"  and  "NEW  E.  C.  [Improved] 

Bulk  Smokeless  Powders  That  Are  Perfect. 

Made  in  America  by  Americans 

Shells  Loaded  With  the  Above   Powders   Can  be  Purchased 
From  Any  Dealer  in  Any  State  in  the  Union. 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 

Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  Wash, 
and   "Wilmington,    Del. 


ITHACA  GUNS 


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HIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list 


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Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


QUNS 


FRESH  AMMUNITION 


And  Sporting  Goods 

Outing  and  Rubber  Footwear.     Good  for  Wet  Weather  and  Down  Town. 

Palace  Hardware,   638  Market  Street 

Main  Store  and  Office,  458  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco 


AVOID  DISTEMPER  LOSSES 
If  distemper  does  not  kill  it  is  quite  sure  to  leave  serious 
after-effects  if  the  case  is  improperly  treated.  Craft's  Dis- 
temper and  Cough  Cure  ALWAYS  cures  distemper,  influenza, 
pinkeye,  etc.,  NOT  SOMETIMES,  but  always.  Prevents  all 
after-effects.  At  dealers  or  direct,  prepaid,  50c  and  $1.00. 
Ask  ti  -day  for  a  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  InrL 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland,  Oal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


GOLCHER    BROS. 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co. 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle     ^%~ 
Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 
TeJSSTssa  51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco 


\Isnt  He  Worth  Saving ?i 

Why  trade  off  or  sell  at  a  beggarlyprice  agood 
horse  just  because  he  "goes  lame,"  "throws  a 
"  curb"  or  develops  some  other  blemish?  There 
is  nothing  in  the  way  of  Spavins,  Curbs.  Splints, 
"Windpuffs  or  Bunches  which  ■will  not  yield 
readily  and  permanently  to  treatment  with 

QUINN'S 

*€      OINTMENT. 

Dr.  K.  H.  Davenport,  a  prominent  physician  of  Sheridan ,  lnd., 
ivrltes:     1  have  used  a  number  of  remedies  for  the  removal  of 
.  curbs,  splints,  thickened  tendons  and  tissues  generally,  but  for 
[  the  last  two  years  I  haye  not  been  without  Qui  nil's  Ointment.     I  have  tested  it  thor- 
I  ou.gh.iy  at  different  times,  and  pay  without  hesitancy  thit  it  is  the  only  reliable  reme- 
dy oCthe  kind  1  have  ever  tried.''    Price  31.00  par  bottle.       Bold  by  all  druggists  or 

"■J$A£%££    W. B. Eddy&  Co.,  Whitehall.  N.Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St,  Napa,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE — Thoroughbred  Collie  pups. 
Address  G-abilan  Ranch,  Hollister,  San 
Benito  County,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE  —  Thoroughbred  Scotch 
Shepard  Collie  pups.  A  bargain  for 
stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  furnish  pedi- 
gree. Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton,  S. 
E.  cor.  Point  Lobos  and  23d  Aves.,  San 
Francisco,    Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 
620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  16,  1907 


Fine 
Harness 


lie  Best  Horse  Boots 

fiNE  Harness 

''ORSEWm 


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AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


No  Slide  to  Work 

with  the  left  hand.  Right  hand  pulls  trigger.  Recoil  ejects, 
cocks  and  reloads.  Solid  breech  protection  against  "blow- 
hacks."  Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 

The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,  $40  and  upwards. 
REMINGTON   ASMS   COMPANY, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Prancisco.  Factory — 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  New  York  City.  IUon,  CT.  Y. 


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WINCHESTER 


Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle. 


.351  Caliber  High  Power. 


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"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 

Standard  Bifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  gTip,  stock  of  plain,  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7%  pounds,  number  of  shots,  six,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  Vi-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.    Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


WINCHESTER    REPEATING    ARMS    CO. 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


The  Trap  Shooting  Season  for  1907  Has  Started 

And  So  Have  the  Victories  For 

8ELBY     SHELLS 

At  the  Ingleside  Tournament,  February  22=23=24 

Mr.  A.  J.  Webb  won  the  High  Average,  making  96  per  cent 

SECOND  -  THIRD  -  FIFTH  -  SIXTH  -  SEVENTH.  THAT'S    THE    WAY    WE    FINISHED. 


FIRST 


Mr. 


At  the  Fresno  Tournament,  March  3rd  and  4th 

E.  C.  Ickes  won  High  Amateur  Average,  making  92.28%.  Dick  Reed  (Professional)  won  High  General  Average,  making  94.28$ 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

DEXTER  PRINCE  STABLES 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Tate  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

y  st  located    and   healthiest  stable    in   San    Francisco.      Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  saV.    Careful   and    experienced    men    to   care   for   and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
horses  -jr  track  use.    Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
y  nnto    or  cars. 


PHIL.  B.   BEKEART,  CO.,    Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co.  ,  . ■    . 


VOLUME  L.      No.   12. 


SATURDAY.    MARCH   2'?.   lflriT. 


Subscription   $3.00   a  Tear. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN  [Saturday,  March  23.  1907. 


$15,200    Guaranteed   Stakes    for    4    Days'   Meeting    $15,200 

TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  THE 

Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Association 

Week  ending  August  24th,  1907.  Entries  to  close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907. 


FRIDAY. 

■—    WO-YEAR-OLD    PACING      DIVISION      FUTURITY   STAKES    No.    5 

(Closed    November  2.   1903)    $950 

^EE-YEAR-OLD   TROTTING    DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES    No. 

4  (Closed  October  15,  1904)    2300 

THURSDAY.  9—2:08  CLASS  PACING 1000 


PROGRAM: 

WEDNESDAY. 

1 — 2:14   CLASS   TROTTING                                                

$  800                7— TWO 

2—2:24  CLASS  TROTTING,   CALIFORNIA   STAKES    

2000 

3—2:12    CLASS     PACING     

800                8— THR 

4 — TWO-YEAR-OLD    TROTTING    DIVISION    FUTURITY    STAKES    No.    5 

(Closed  October  15.  1904)    $1450 

5—2:16   CLASS    PACING    800 


SATURDAY. 

10—2:17   CLASS   TROTTING    $800 

11—2:20  CLASS   PACING,   PACIFIC   SLOPE  STAKES    2000 


6— THREE-YEAR-OLD    PACING    DIVISION    FUTURITY    STAKES    No.   4 

(Closed   November  2,   1903) 1300  12—2:10  CLASS   TROTTING    1000 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  1,  2.  3,  5.  9.  10  11  and  12  close  MONDAY.  APRIL  1st.   1907.     Horses  to  be  named  with  entry 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent  due  April  1st,  1907;  one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1st.  1907.  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907;  five  per  cent  additional  from  winners. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  race  by  the  payment  of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two 
horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be  named  by  five  o'clock  P.  M.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take 
place. 

Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.    All  races  mile  heats,  best  three   in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 
Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  fu  rther  information  address  the  Secretary. 

F.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


$30,000  in  Stakes,  Purses  and  Premiums 


TO    BE    GIVEN    BY    THE 


Central  California  Circuit  of  Agricultural  Fairs 

TO  BE  HELD  AT  THE   FOLLOWING   CITIES: 

Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield 

Commencing  September  16th  and  Closing  October  12th,  1907 

$8,000  in  Early  Closing  Guaranteed   Stakes.     Horses  to  Be  Named  With  Entry — 2  Per  Cent  to  Enter. 

Entries  to  Close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907 


FRESNO.  TULARE. 

No.   1— FRESNO    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000  No.   1— TULARE  TROT,  2:20  CLASS $1000 

No.  2— FRESNO    PACE,   2:20   CLASS 1000  No.  2— TULARE    PACE.  2:20  CLASS 1000 

Address  C.  A.  Telfer,  Secretary,  Fresno,  Cal.  Addrjss   W.    F.    Ingwerson,   Secretary,   Tulare.  Cal. 

HANFORD.  BAKERSFIELD. 

No.  1— HANFORD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000  No.  1— BAKERSFIELD    TROT,   2:20    CLASS -. $1000 

No.  2— HANFORD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000  No.  2— BAKERSFIELD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000 

Address  F.   L.   Howard.  Secretary.  Hanford,  Cal.  Address  T.  H.  Fogarty.  Secretary.  Bakersfield,  Cal. 

When  making  your  nominations  for  any  of  the  above  stakes,  be  careful  to  address  each  Secretary  in  the  Circuit,  the  names  and  addresses  of  which  are  hereby 
given:      Fresno,  C.  A.  Telfer;   Hanford,  F.  L.  Howard:  Tulare,  W.  F.  Ingwerson:   Bakersfield,  T.  H.  Fogarty. 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  April  1st.  1907,  when  entries  close:  one  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  May 
1st,  1907  when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  two  per  cent  additional  on  June  1st,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out 
without  recourse. 

SUBSTITUTION, 
ominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting  and  naming  another  horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class   in   which  the  original   entry  was   made,   by 
:he  pa   ment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

FOR    ENTRY    BLANKS.    ADDRESS    THE    SECRETARIES. 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 

Breeder    and    Sportsman 

(Established   1S82.) 
F.   W.   KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf   and    Sporting   Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.    O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms — One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  Jl 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  bul 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


V 


ATJDTJBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY  (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

HIGHLAND  C.  2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOTJ  2: 07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15%. ...E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 
McKENA  39460 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%   T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939  Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanxon 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

TWO  $5000  PURSES  have  been  offered  by  the 
Oregon  State  Agricultural  Society  for  harness  races 
at  the  Oregon  State  Fair  in  September.  One  of  the 
purses  is  for  trotters  of  the  2:14  class  and  the 
other  for  pacers  of  the  2 :  09  class.  The  trotting  race 
will  come  off  on  Wednesday,  September  18th,  and 
the  pacing  race  on  the  day  following.  In  each  event 
the  main  race  will  be  for  $4000,  and  the  remaining 
$1000  set  aside  for  a  consolation  purse  for  horses 
that  win  no  money  in  the  main  event.  This  should 
make  both  races  very  popular  with  horsemen  and 
we  hope  to  see  our  California  horses  well  repre- 
sented when  the  lists  of  entries  are  published.  It 
is  proposed  to  make  the  entrance  fee  to  these  two 
purses  on  the  handicap  system,  charging  the  horses 
with  fast  records  more  for  entrance  than  is  charged 
those  with  slower  records,  but  in  no  case  will  the 
entrance  be  more  than  5  per  cent.  The  dates  set 
for  these  races  will  permit  horses  that  race  at  the 
California  State  Fair  to  be  shipped  north  and  arrive 
at  Salem  in  ample  time  to  start  in  them.  The  Ore- 
gon State  Board  of  Agriculture  will  endeavor  to 
make  the  Oregon  State  Fair  the  greatest  in  its  his- 
tory this  year  and  we  hope  their  enterprise  will  be 
rewarded  by  very  large  exhibits  and  attendance  from 
all  points  on  the  coast.  It  is  very  unfortunate  that 
there  is  not  a  longer  interval  between  the  two  State 
fairs,  that  the  same  stock  and  other  exhibits  might 
be  shown  at  both.  The  two  State  Boards  should 
confer  together  another  year,  that  this  mistake  may 
be  avoided.  However,  there  should  be  enough  ex- 
hibitors to  make  both  fairs  big  successes  this  year, 
and  so  far  as  the  racing  programs  are  concerned 
we  think  many  o£  the  best  stables  that  will  race 
at  Sacramento  will  ship  north  as  soon  as  the  fair 
closes  and  be  at  Salem  ready  to  start  in  the  races 
of  Tuesday  and  the  remaining  days  of  the  week. 


MONDAY  EVENING  NEXT,  at  7:45  o'clock,  the 
entire  crop  of  three-year-olds  from  Mr.  Spreckels 
Aptos  Stock  Farm  will  be  sold  at  Chase's  Pavilion 
in  this  city.  There  are  twenty  of  these  foals  of  1904, 
and  they  are  not  only  a  grandly  bred  lot  of  young- 
sters, but  they  are  young  horses  of  good  size  and 
good  looks  as  well,  and  all  are  in  good  shape,  having 
been  broke  to  work  single  and  double.  These  are 
by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  and  Aptos  Wilkes,  out  of 
the  farm's  best  mares.  The  mares  whose  get  are 
in  this  sale  are  such  high  class  ones  as  Hulda  2:0S%, 
Dione  2:07%,  Galata,  dam  of  Zambia  2:14%,  by 
Stamboul;  Chloe  2:24  by  Dexter  Prince,  Psyche 
2:16%  by  Cupid,  Countess  by  McKinney  2:11%, 
Emma  S.,  dam  of  Psyche  2:16%,  by  Speculation; 
Venus  II.  2:11%  by  Cupid,  Zarina  2:13%  by  Dexter 
Prince,  and  others.  Aptos  Farm  has  been  one  of 
the  most  successful  breeding  farms  in  California, 
and  its  sales  are  always  attended  by  horsemen  who 
are  looking  for  good,  sound,  well  bred  young  trotters 
and  pacers.  In  addition  to  the  trotting  bred  horses 
to  be  sold,  there  will  be  also  offered  ten  head  of 
horses,  five  to  eight  years  old,  sired  by  Aptos  Farm's 
imported  French  Coach  stallion  and  out  of  well  bred 
trotting  mares.  The  sale  offers  an  opportunity  to 
get  something  extra  good  in  this  line.  Mr.  William 
Riley  will  be  the  auctioneer.  Don't  miss  the  sale. 
The  date  is  Monday  night  next,  March  25th,  and  the 
time   7:45  o'clock. 


THE  OFFICIAL  YEAR  BOOK  of  the  League  of 
Amateur  Driving  Clubs,  containing  full  summaries  of 
all  trotting  and  pacing  events  at  matinees  of  the 
league  during  1906,  has  been  issued,  and  we  return 
thanks  to  Mr.  Geo.  A.  Schneider,  secretary,  at  Cleve- 
land, for  a  handsomely  bound  copy.  This  is  Vol.  5 
of  the  series  of  the  Clubs'  Year  Books,  and  shows 
the  same  careful,  complete  and  accurate  compilation 
for  which  Mr.  Schneider  has  become  so  well  known. 
The  frontispiece  of  the  volume  is  a  very  handsome 
halftone  engraving  of  the  California  bred  trotter, 
George  G.  2:05,  owned  by  Mr.  Anthony  Brady  and 
driven  by  Mr.  H.  K.  Devereux.  The  picture  shows 
George  G.  in  action  and  hitched  to  a  speed  wagon. 
This  horse  is  the  final  winner  of  the  Cleveland  gold 
cup  challenge  trophy,  of  the  Cleveland  championship 
cup,  and  of  the  free  for  all  cup  at  Boston. 


THE  YEAR  BOOK  for  1906  has  reached  us  two 
weeks  earlier  than  last  year.  It  is  a  slightly  larger 
volume  than  the  one  for  1905,  the  portion  devoted 
to  racing  summaries  containing  the  reports  of  forty- 
two  meetings  more  than  did  the  previous  volume,  a 
total  of  1092  meetings  being  reported.  Errors  are 
bound  to  occur  once  in  a  while  in  the  most  carefully 
compiled  volumes,  and  we  notice  that  there  is  a 
slight  mix  up  in  the  summaries  of  the  meetings 
given  at  Woodland  last  year.  There  was  a  one-day 
local  meeting  at  the  Woodland  track,  followed  by 
the  four  days  meeting  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association.  The  summaries  of  the 
five  days  racing  are  not  properly  separated,  and 
part  of  the  Breeders  summaries  are  placed  under 
the  heading  "San  Francisco,"  although  no  harness 
racing  was  given  in  this  city  at  all.  With  the  aid 
of  a  pen  it  has  been  easy  to  correct  our  copy,  how- 
ever, as  all  the  races  are  given  and  the  summaries 
are  correct.  The  book  shows  that  there  were  1009 
new  standard  trotters  in  1906,  and  1098  new  standard 
pacers.  The  total  standard  trotters  to  the  close 
of  1906  is  given  as  22,238,  and  the  grand  total  of 
pacers  13,927.  The  new  book  is  well  printed  and 
bound,  like  its  predecessors.  Volume  22  has  been 
gladly  received  and  it  will  be  in  daily  use  and  an 
indispensable  part  of  our  office  records  from  now 
on.  Every  horse  breeder  should  own  a  copy  of  it. 
The  price  is  $4,  and  it  can  be  ordered  from  this 
office. 


BUDD  DOBLE  AND  KINNEY  LOU  are  the  sub- 
jects of  our  front  page  illustration  this  week.  The 
great  reinsman  sent  his  great  stallion  to  Indianapolis 
last  week  in  charge  of  Mr.  C.  C.  Crippen  and  will 
follow  them  shortly.  With  the  fastest  trotting  son 
of  McKinney  was  sent  another  son  of  the  sire  of 
Sweet  Marie,  Kinney  A],  a  horse  of  magnificent  pro- 
portions and  excellent  breeding,  that  will  also  be 
placed  in  the  stud  at  Indianapolis.  There  were  also 
shipped  a  number  of  fast  prospects  consigned  to  the 
Indianapolis  sale,  which  opens  next  Tuesday.  While 
Kinney  Lou  2:07%  will  be  a  very  valuable  acquisition 
to  the  breeding  ranks  of  Indiana,  his  departure  at 
this  time  from  California  is  a  distinct  loss  to  the 
breeders  here.  Before  Mr.  Doble  purchased  this 
horse  he  was  bred  to  a  few  mares,  but  made  his 


first  regular  season  in  the  stud  the  year  after  Doble 
campaigned  him.  The  foals  from  that  season  are 
now  two  years  old,  and  we  can  say  without  fear 
of  contradiction  that  no  stallion  that  ever  stood  for 
service  in  California  has  sired  a  grander  looking  or 
more  promising  family  of  young  trotters.  Everyone 
that  the  writer  has  seen  is  of  good  size,  good  color, 
grand  conformation  and  a  natural  trotter.  That 
Kinney  Lou  will  be  one  of  the  most  prolific  sires  of 
speed  is  believed  by  all  breeders  who  know  the  horse 
and  his  breeding  and  have  seen  his  get  The  Morgan 
blood  in  him  seems  to  be  just  the  proper  nicK  for 
McKinney,  and  as  the  popular  old  race  mare  Mary 
Lou  2:17,  dam  of  Kinney  Lou,  was  a  wonderfully 
game  and  consistent  race  mare,  the  conclusion  neces- 
sarily follows  that  the  sons  and  daughters  of  her 
great  son  will  be  of  the  same  sort  when  they  are 
out  of  mares  that  have  anything  like  good  racing 
qualities.  We  hope  the  trotting  horse  breeders  of 
Indiana  will  take  the  pains  to  call  at  the  State  Fair 
grounds  at  Indianapolis  when  Kinney  Lou  arrives 
there  and  look  him  carefully  over.  They  will  see  a 
stallion  that  is  without  an  unsound  spot  anywhere 
and  without  even  a  blemish.  His  legs  are  as  clean 
and  as  hard  as  those  of  the  cleanest  thoroughbred 
living,  while  his  grand  head  and  neck,  his  well  made 
shoulders  and  hind  quarters  and  his  excellent  middle' 
would  be  very  difficult  to  improve  upon  if  they  could 
be  made  to  order.  Kinney  Lou  should  have  the  best 
mares  in  the  country  sent  to  him  this  year,  and  this 
is  one  reason  why  Mr.  Doble  concluded  to  take  him 
to  Indiana. 


THOSE  WHO  WILL  RACE  in  California  this  year 
should  not  miss  making  entries  on  Monday,  April 
1st,  in  the  eight  $1,000  stakes  offered  by  the  associa- 
tions of  the  Central  California  Circuit,  whose  meet- 
ings will  be  held  at  Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and 
Bakersfield  from  September  16th  r.o  October  12th. 
Each  association  offers  $1,000  for  a  2:20  class  trot 
and  $1,000  for  a  2:20  class  pace.  Later  on  a  gener- 
ous lot  of  purses  will  be  offered  for  other  class  races, 
and  owners  should  see  that  these  $1,000  stakes  fill 
well.  The  four  places  are  very  thriving  cities  of  the 
great  San  Joaquin  Valley  and  the  people  there  turn 
out  in  larger  numbers  to  fairs  and  race  meetings 
than  in  any  other  part  of  the  State.  Each  town 
will  hold  a  regular  county  fair  in  connection  with 
its  race  meeting,  and  there  will  be  fine  displays  of 
live  stock  and  all  the  products  of  that  great  section 
of  our  State.  Any  owner  who  has  a  good  green 
pacer  or  trotter  or  one  that  has  a  mark  that  leaves 
it  eligible  to  these  stakes  should  enter  at  all  four 
of  the  meetings.  One  thousand  dollars  is  worth 
starting  a  first-class  horse  for,  and  four  such  stakes 
in  succession  make  it  worth  while  to  campaign  such 
a  horse. 


A  GOOD  CIRCUIT  of  California  racing  is  now 
assured  for  this  year.  Starting  at  San  Diego  in 
June,  meetings  will  follow  at  San  Bernardino,  Los 
Angeles,  Salinas,  Pleasanton,  Santa  Rosa,  Petaluma, 
Woodland,  Sacramento,  Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare 
and  Bakersfield,  with  fall  meetings  at  San  Bernardino 
and  Los  Angeles  to  wind  up  the  season.  More  than 
$100,000  will  be  offered  in  purses  for  trotters  and 
pacers  and  the  owner  of  a  horse  that  is  fast  enough 
to  win  in  his  class  will  be  able  to  earn  a  goodly  sum 
during  the  summer  and  not  race  outside  the  State. 
The  North  Pacific  Circuit,  however,  offers  big  in- 
ducements for  owners  to  journey  north  after  the 
State  Fair  meeting  at  Sacramento.  The  Oregon 
State  Fair  at  Salem  has  arranged  a  very  generous 
program,  there  being  two  purses  of  $5000  each,  four 
of  $1,000  each,  and  six  of  $500  each.  This  program 
should  and  will  draw  many  good  horses  from  Califor- 
nia, but  there  will  be  enough  in  training  to  send  a 
number  of  carloads  to  Oregon  and  leave  a  suffi- 
cient number  at  home  to  fill  all  the  purses  on  the 
Central  California  Circuit  and  assure  excellent  racing 
at  its  four  excellent  meetings.  The  harness  horse 
owners  and  trainers  of  California  are  well  provided 
for  this  year. 


THE  ENTIRE  PROGRAM  of.  the  August  meeting 
of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation will  be  found  in  our  advertising  columns 
to-day  and  we  call  the  attention  of  owners  to  the 
fact  that  entries  to  these  stakes,  which  have  a  total 
value  of  $15,200,  close  on  Monday,  April  1st.  The 
program  is  one  of  the  best  ever  advertised  by  this 
association,  and  should  attract  a  very  large  entry 
list.  The  different  divisions  of  the  Breeders'  Futurity 
are  to  be  decided  at  this  meeting,  which  makes  it 
the  most  important  meeting  to  be  held  on  ti 
this  year. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


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SATES      CLAIMED. 


California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  19-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los   Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Breeders    Association     August    20-24 

Petaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State  Fair.   Sacramento    September  9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-2S 

Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett.    Washington    September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State   Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Takima.    Wash.     (State    Fair)  ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane.   Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.   23-October    5 

Lewiston,  Idaho    October  7-12 

Walla  "Walla.   Wash .October   14-19 

Boise,   Idaho    October   21-26 


There   are   two   letters    at  this   office    for    Samuel 
Gamble. 


James  Thompson  shipped  last  Saturday  a  carload 
of  horses  to  the  Indianapolis  sale. 


Alfred  D.  2:12%  by  Longworth  is  in  Sutherland 
Chadbourne's  string  at  Pleasanton. 


Vol.  22  of  the  Tear  Book  has  been  received,  and 
it  looks  all  right,  being  built  on  last  year's  plan. 


The  dates  for  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  at  Cleveland 
are  Hay  13th  to  17th.    That's  the  place  to  sell  speed. 


Chas.  Morgan  has  returned  to  Stockton  from  Pleas- 
anton with  the  string  of  horses  he  brought  down  to 
work. 


It  is  now  a  crime  to  dock  a  horse's  tail  in  Califor- 
nia, Governor  Gillett  having  signed  the  bill  to  that 
effect. 


Sunol  2:08%  has  foaled  a  chestnut  colt  by  Ax- 
worthy 2:15%.  The  colt  is  eligible  to  a  number  of 
Futurities. 


Jack  Phippen's  gray  pacer  out  of  the  dam  of  Ana- 
conda is  working  like  a  winner  in  the  same  class  the 
snake  horse  used  to  start  in. 


The  New  England  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  early 
closing  purses  close  for  entry  April  9th.  See  the 
full  list  among  our  advertisements. 


Persons  looking  for  highly  bred  trotting  stock, 
young  stallions  and  fillies,  should  read  the  advertise- 
ment of  Mrs.  L.  J.  Hastings  in  this  journal. 


If  you  want  a  well  bred  horse  and  a  good  prospect 
go  to  the  Aptos  Farm  sale  at  Chase's  pavilion  Mon- 
day night  and  buy  one  of  those  three-year-olds. 


The  saddle  horse  market  is  in  a  healthy  condition 
in  New  York.  Eighteen  head  sold  at  auction  at  Fiss, 
Doerr  &  Carroll's  recently  at  an  average  of  $512. 


Mr.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.  visited  Pleasanton  last  week 
and  had  the  pleasure  of  driving  several  of  his  trot- 
ters and  pacers  that  J.  O.  Gerrety  is  training  there. 


The  people  of  Marysville  are  making  overtures 
to  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation to  hold  its  stake  meeting  at  that  place  in 
August. 


There  is  a  good  demand  in  Los  Angeles  for  road- 
sters and  buyers  from  there  recently  purchased  a 
carload  of  fine  buggy  horses  in  Yuba  and  Sutter 
counties. 


Remember  that  second  payment  is  due  April  1st 
on  each  entry  in  Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  No.  7, 
which  is  for  foals  of  this  year  and  has  a  guaranteed 
value  of  $7000. 


Scott  McCoy,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the 
Eastern  trainers  and  drivers,  visited  Pleasanton  last 
week,  and  with  his  wife  was  the  guest  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  De  Ryder. 


Mr.  E.  J.  Gibson  of  Hanford,  Cal.,  recently  lost  one 
of  his  best  trotting  bred  colts  by  turning  him  into 
an  alfalfa  pasture.  The  field  was  rank  and  the  colt 
died  from  bloat. 


The  Riverside  Driving  Club,  like  many  other  driv- 
ing clubs  in  California,  has  had  its  sport  handicapped 
by  bad  weather  this  winter,  but  is  preparing  some 
good  meetings  later  on. 


If  that  mare  from  Salinas.  Berta  Mac  by  McKinney. 
that  Henry  Helman  is  training,  is  not  another  2:10 
trotter  for  McKinney,  there  is  nothing  in  signs  and 
omen  ..     She  has  them  all. 


\Y.  H.  Ryan  of  Arroyo  Grande,  Cal.,  won  a  blue 
ribbtn  at  Santa  Maria  on  Saturday.  March  2d,  when 
bis  .nare  Moorita  captured  one  of  the  matinee  races. 
Hei   fastest  heat  was  2:30. 


Patchen  Wilkes  Stock  Farm  sent  4S  colts  and 
fillies  to  the  recent  Chicago  sale,  mostly  by  Peter 
the  Great,  whose  get  averaged  $495.  The  average 
for  the  whole   lot  brought  over  $400   per  head. 


The  San  Jose  Exhibition  Park  Company  of  San 
Jose  has  commenced  the  publication  of  a  monthly 
journal  called  The  Horse  Mart,  which  will  exploit 
the  company's  park  as  a  place  to  hold  horse  sales. 


There  has  been  but  little  grain  sown  in  California 
this  winter  owing  to  the  almost  continual  rain,  but 
the  volunteer  hay  crop  should  be  the  biggest  in  the 
State's  history,  which  will  be  good  news  for  horse- 
men. 


H.  E.  Woods  of  Missouri,  who  has  been  engaged 
to  start  the  horses  at  the  Petaluma  Fair,  is  also 
engaged  to  wield  the  starter's  flag  at  the  Oregon 
State  Fair  and  at  other  meetings  on  the  North  Paci- 
fic   Circuit. 


Sol  Shockley  of  Merced  writes  that  he  has  sold 
his  two  stallions,  one  by  Don  Marvin,  the  other  a 
running  bred  quarter  horse,  through  his  advertise- 
ment in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman.  The  purchaser 
is  Dr.  C.  H.  Evans  of  Modesto. 


Mr.  P.  W.  Bellingall  of  Oakland  owns  a  yearling 
filly  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  out  of  a  mare  by  Secre- 
tary that  is  not  only  a  perfect  picture  in  looks,  but 
one  of  the  greatest  prospects  that  gentleman  ever 
bred  and  he  has  had  quite  a  number. 


La  Siesta  Farm  will  send  three  mares  to  be  bred 
to  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%  this  year.  One  is  Wanda 
2:14%,  dam  of  The  Roman  2:09%.  etc.,  and  another 
is  Grace  Kaiser,  dam  of  Coney  2:02.  etc.  Something 
extra  good  should  result  from  both  these  matings. 


Ollie  B.  2:26%,  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  mare  that 
Russell  Gray  trained  last  year  for  her  owner,  Mr. 
Oliver  Benbow  of  Irvington,  is  doing  nicely  this 
spring  under  Gray's  care,  and  should  reduce  her 
record  materially  this  summer,  as  she  will  be  raced. 


Cuneo  &  Benson  have  leased  the  Concord  track 
and  propose  keeping  it  in  first  class  shape.  Good  box 
stalls  can  be  had  for  $2  per  month,  and  first  class 
hay  can  be  had  at  the  track  for  $12  per  ton.  Plenty 
of  green  feed.  The  track  is  a  first  class  mile  regu- 
lation oval. 


Kenneth  C.  (3)  2:17  by  McKinney  is  keeping  up 
his  habit  of  showing  2:10  speed  about  every  time  Mr. 
Trefry  gives  him  his  head  for  an  eighth  at  the 
Pleasanton  track.  The  Stam  B.  three-year-old  out 
of  the  same  dam  is  said  to  be  the  best  three-year-old 
at  the  track. 


"I  thought  you  said  this  track  was  fit  to  show 
speed  on  six  hours  after  a  rain,"  said  an  Eastern 
visitor  to  a  Pleasanton  trainer  the  other  day.  "I 
did  say  so,"  was  the  reply,  "but  there  hasn't  been 
any  'six  hours  after  a  rain'  this  winter.  It  has 
rained  all  the  time." 


Mine  host.  M.  C.  Keefer  of  the  Hotel  Julian,  Wood- 
land, was  visited  by  Mr.  J.  R.  Roberts  of  San  Fran- 
cisco the  other  day  and  induced  to  part  with  the 
very  handsome  black  roadster  he  has  been  driving 
for  some  time.  Mr.  Roberts  paid  a  good  big  price, 
but  not  all  the  horse  is  worth. 


The  Inter-State  Live  Stock  Insurance  Company, 
whose  headquarters  are  at  Seattle,  Wash.,  advertises 
to  insure  live  stock  on  this  coast.  Many  owners  of 
horses  and  other  valuable  animals  will  be  pleased 
to  hear  of  this,  as  live  stock  insurance  has  hereto- 
fore been  difficult  to  get  here. 


William  Clark,  owner  of  the  South  Park  race 
course  at  Eureka,  Humboldt  county,  Cal.,  has  com- 
menced selling  off  the  property  in  small  lots  and 
the  track  will  soon  be  a  thing  of  the  past.  A  move- 
ment is  on  foot  among  the  horsemen  and  others  of 
that  city  to  secure  land  for  a  new  track. 


All  Pleasanton  was  disappointed  last  Saturday 
when  the  rain  fell  in  such  a  steady  downpour  as 
to  prevent  the  matinee  racing  that  was  to  be  held 
that  afternoon.  However,  the  members  of  the  Driv- 
ing Club  are  hoping  for  fair  weather  to-day,  and  if 
the  sun  shines  the  races  will  come  off. 


Hon.  J.  R.  Hebbron  is  encouraging  the  horse 
breeders  of  the  Salinas  Valley  to  make  a  free  and 
voluntary  exhibition  of  their  equine  sires  at  the 
Salinas  track  on  the  first  Saturday  in  April,  when  he 
feels  sure  there  would  be  a  fine  display  of  splendid 
animals  that  would  be  profitable  to  all  concerned. 


The  new  three-quarter  mile  oval  speed  track  in 
Golden  Gate  Park,  will  be  dedicated  on  May  30th. 
The  Golden  Gate  Park  Driving  Club  has  obtained 
permission  from  the  Park  Commissioners  to  use 
it  that  day  for  matinee  racing,  and  a  number  of  con- 
tests will  be  arranged.  The  track  should  be  in  fine 
shape  by  that  time. 


It  is  easier  to  keep  colts  from  learning  bad  tricks 
than  to  break  them  of  these  habits.  For  that  reason 
have  every  strap  and  rope  used  by  the  colts  so 
strong  that  it  cannot  be  broken.  Once  a  colt  finds 
out  that  he  can  get  away  from  a  halter  or  other 
part  of  a  harness  there  will  be  trouble  perhaps  for 
all  time. 


The  bay  Hackney  stallion  Royal  Pioneer,  owned 
at  Valencia  Farm,  San  Bernardino,  the  property  of 
Mr.  M.  S.  Severance,  was  a  prize  winner  at  the  re- 
cent Pasadena  Horse  Show  and  was  greatly  ad- 
mired by  the  horsemen  who  saw  him  there.  He  is 
a  bay  standing  15.2%  inches  and  has  fine  style  and 
action. 


A  very  handsome  catalogue  of  the  Maclaren  Stock 
Farm  at  Buckingham,  Canada,  has  been  received  at 
this  office.  The  premier  sire  at  the  farm  is  Larabie 
the  Great,  three-year-old  record  2:12%,  by  Jay  Bird, 
and  there  are  sixteen  very  highly  bred  mares  cata- 
logued. Mr.  Alexander  Maclaren  is  the  owner  of 
this  farm. 


Manager  Harry  Stover  reports  that  from  the  lists 
of  entries  to  the  Petaluma  meeting,  furnished  the 
press,  two  entries  were  omitted:  In  the  2:14  pace 
the  bay  gelding  Crabapple  2:15  by  Coxcomb,  owned 
in  Salt  Lake,  should  have  appeared  in  the  published 
lists,  as  should  also  the  chestnut  horse  John  R. 
Conway  2:09  in  the  free  for  all  pace. 


.  C.  H.  Durfee,  son  of  C.  A.  Durfee,  has  resigned 
his  position  in  the  V.  S.  Customs  service  at  Hono- 
lulu, and  with  his  family  has  returned  to  live  in 
his  native  State.  His  present  residence  is  Oakland, 
where  he  has  accepted  a  position  with  the  Peoples 
Water  Company.  "Doc"  has  hosts  of  friends  here 
who  will  be  pleased  to  know  he  is  back  home  again. 


Speed  carts  and  sulkies  are  sold  every  week  by 
Kenney,  the  bikeman,  at  his  place  of  business,  531 
Valencia  street.  During  the  past  few  days  he  has 
sold  new  carts  to  Dr.  Allen  and  Louis  Zeh  of  this 
city,  another  to  Henry  Helman  at  Pleasanton.  These 
carts  are  the  1907  model  and  about  the  swellest 
things  that  were  ever  shipped  from  Kenney's  shops. 


Although  the  rainy  weather  has  prevented  Ben 
Chaboya  from  doing  anything  with  the  horses  at 
Oakwood  Park  Stock  Farm  except  jog  them  on  the 
roads,  he  is  getting  them  ready  to  step  some  when 
the  sun  shines.  He  will  have  a  carload  of  as  fine 
looking  and  promising  young  horses  to  ship  to  the 
Blue  Ribbon  sale  at  Cleveland  in  May  as  ever  left 
this  farm. 


Audubon  Boy  1:59%  is  getting  some  very  choice 
mares  at  Los  Angeles  this  season,  and  breeders 
who  are  wise  will  not  miss  the  opportunity  to  send 
a  good  mare  or  two  to  his  court  this  season.  Read 
the  summary  of  a  few  of  his  performances  in  his 
advertisement  in  this  journal,  and  write  to  Mr. 
James  Gatcomb  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles, 
for  further  particulars  about  this  great  stallion. 


Mr.  N.  E.  Harris  of  Seattle  recently  purchased 
from  Mr.  W.  T.  Haberly  of  this  city  the  stallion  St 
Whips  29721,  formerly  owned  by  Rose  Dale  Stock 
Farm  of  Santa  Rosa.  This  horse  is  a  son  of  the 
Electioneer  stallion  Whips,  sire  of  Azote  2:04%, 
etc.,  and  is  out  of  Aggie  D.  by  Ansel,  he  by  Elec- 
tioneer. He  is  a  well  bred  horse  and  should  be  a 
valuable  stallion  for  the  horse  breeders  of  Wash- 
ington. 


Now  that  a  circuit  of  at  least  twelve  weeks  har- 
ness racing  in  California  is  assured,  with  dates 
selected  and  the  route  of  shipments  known,  it  would 
be  of  distinct  advantage,  pecuniary  and  otherwise, 
to  horse  owners  if  some  plan  or  agreement  were 
made  with  the  railroad  company  whereby  cars 
could  be  fitted  up  and  made  into  a  train  that  would 
take  the  horses  through  the  entire  circuit. 


Breeders  should  remember  that  the  great  young 
stake  winner,  Bon  Voyage  (3)  2:12%,  is  in  the  stud 
at  Pleasanton  this  year  at  $50,  and  that  he  has  as 
stable  companion  that  royally  bred  and  very  hand- 
some stallion.  Highland  C.  2:19%,  whose  fee  is  but 
$25.  Both  stallions  are  entered  in  the  Horse  World 
Stallion  Representative  Stake,  which  makes  all  their 
get  eligible  to  the  stake  with  nothing  to  pay  until 
the  year  of  the  race. 


Louis  Hewlett,  the  hay  and  grain  dealer  of  East 
Oakland,  Cal.,  reports  the  arrival  of  a  brown  colt, 
star  in  forehead,  near  hind  ankle  white,  by  Star 
Pointer  1:59%,  dam  by  Direct  2:05%,  and  he  claims 
the  name  Direct  Pointer  for  him.  He  says  it  will 
take  just  $1000  to  induce  him  to  let  some  other  per- 
son lead  him  away  when  he  is  weaned.  Hewlett 
also  has  a  yearling  colt  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16% 
and  a  two-year-old  filly  by  Searchlight  2:03%,  from 
the  same  dam. 


Frank  Turner,  proprietor  of  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  has  eight  stallions  to  look  after,  and  says 
two  are  enough.  He  wants  to  sell  or  lease  the  stal- 
lion Sky  Pointer  Jr.  This  fellow  Is  by  Sky  Pointer, 
sire  of  Sally  Pointer  2:06%,  own  brother  to  Star 
Pointer  1:59%.  and  his  dam  is  the  McKinney  mare 
Juliet  D.  2:13%  (dam  of  Irish  2:08%),  second  dam 
Kate,  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  the  great  four-mile 
horse  Hock  Hocking.  ,  Sky  Pointer  Jr.  is  a  big  slash- 
ing horse,  16  hands,  and  while  never  raced,  paced 
a  mile  in  2:12%,  with  the  last  quarter  in  30  seconds. 
He  is  ready  to  begin  work  on  now  to  race  this  year 
or  can  be  placed  in  the  stud  in  any  good  hands  and 
make  money.    Write  to  Mr.  Turner  about  him. 


Only  One  "BBOMO  QUININE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BBOMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE 


Saturday,  March   23,  1907.] 

Entry  blanks  for  the  Breeders'  August  meeting 
have  been  mailed  to  all  parts  of  the  Coast.  Entries 
close  April  1st. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


you  are  breeding  with  the  expectation  of  getting 
something  for  your  money.  Mr.  Dudley  furnishes 
fine  pasture  at  52.50  per  month.  Write  to  him  at 
Dixon  for  further  particulars. 


BISCARI   AND   LOU    MILTON    BURIED  TOGETHER. 


The  Fresno  race  track  and  fair  grounds,  which  is 
owned  by  Fresno  county,  is  for  sale,  and  it  is  thought 
the  local  fair  association  will  purchase  it.  At  the 
price,  $30,000,  it  is  a  bargain,  as  it  can  be  made  to 
pay  big  interest  on  the  investment. 

All  trainers  in  this  part  of  the  State  who  possibly 
can  should  enter  their  horses  at  the  first  three  meet- 
ings of  the  circuit,  which  will  be  at  San  Diego,  San 
Bernardino  and  Los  Angeles.  Northern  and  Central 
California  should  be  well  represented  at  all  the  meet- 
ings down  south. 


Down  at  the  famous  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  two 
stallions  remain  and  are  advertised  for  public  ser- 
vice. Mendocino  2:19%  by  Electioneer  is  one,  and 
his  fee  is  $75.  He  has  sired  Monte  Carlo  2:07%, 
Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  2:09%,  Leonora  2:12%  and 
several  others  with  records.  The  other  stallion  is 
McKenna  39460,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11%,  dam 
Helena  2:11%  by  Electioneer.  McKenna  is  a  grand 
looking  horse  and  represents  the  very  choicest  strains 
of  the  famous  Wilkes-Electioneer  cross.  His  service 
fee  is  only  $40.  The  finest  of  pasture  can  be  had 
at  the  farm  for  mares  at  $7.50. 


This  office  had  a  pleasant  call  one  day  this  week 
from  Mr.  J.  E.  Ludwig,  formerly  of  Santa  Rosa,  but 
now  in  business  in  this  city.  Mr.  Ludwig  was  for- 
merly engaged  in  the  breeding  of  trotters,  as  was 
his  father,  who  bred  Rosa  Ludwig,  dam  of  that 
great  trotter  and  coming  sire,  Directum  Kelly  2:08%. 
Mr.  Ludwig  states  that  his  father  also  bred  the 
stallion  Alfred  G.  2:19%,  sire  of  Charley  Herr  2:07. 
When  Alfred  G.  was  registered  it  was  stated  by 
those  who  registered  him  that  Guerne  &  Murphy 
of  Santa  Rosa  were  his  breeders,  but  the  horse  was 
actually  bred  by  Mr.  T.  J.  Ludwig,  who  sold  him 
as  a  colt  to  Messrs.  Guerne  &  Murphy. 


McKinney's  fastest  entire  son,  Zolock  2:05%,  is  not 
only  a  tried  race  horse  but  he  is  also  a  tried  sire. 
He  is  the  sire  of  Bystander  2:08,  Delilah  (4)  2:09%, 
Sherlock  Holmes  2:11%,  R.  Ambush  (3)  2:14,  and 
many  more  good  ones.  A  half  dozen  of  his  get  now 
in  training  look  like  coming  2:10  performers.  He  is 
one  of  the  best  bred  of  all  the  McKinneys,  as  his 
dam  is  that  great  mare  Gazelle  2:11  by  Gossiper 
2:14%.  Gazelle  is  also  the  dam  of  Zephyr  2:07%. 
Zolock's  second  dam  has  produced  four  with  records 
below  2:20  and  five  all  told.  Zolock's  service  fee 
this  year  is  $75,  and  he  stands  at  Agricultural  Park, 
Los  Angeles. 


A  very  handsome  black  stallion  by  Altamont  out 
of  a  good  mare  by  Silver  Bow  is  offered  for  sale 
by  Mr.  L.  A.  Bangs,  who  resides  at  2025  Clement 
avenue,  Alameda.  This  stallion  is  a  five-year-old  and 
a  pacer  that  it  will  pay  to  train.  He  has  worked 
a  mile  in  2:20,  wears  no  hopples  or  boots  and  looks 
like  a  good  prospect.  He  is  close  to  sixteen  hands 
high,  is  thoroughly  broken  and  is  sound  and  without 
a  blemish.  Mr.  Bangs  would  like  to  sell  him,  as  his 
business  will  not  permit  him  devoting  any  time  to 
the  horse.  Take  the  Broad  Guage  to  Alameda,  get 
off  at  Willow  Station,  and  it  is  only  a  few  blocks  to 
Mr.  Bangs'  residence,  where  the  horse  can  be  seen. 


Mark  the  prediction:  There  will  be  so  much  race 
winning  speed  shown  by  the  California  get  of  Star 
Pointer  1:59%  as  soon  as  they  are  old  enough  to 
race  that  breeders  will  all  want  to  book  mares  to 
him.  He  sires  extreme  speed  and  good  looks  and 
the  Pointer  blood  is  the  sort  that  races  from  end 
to  end  of  the  mile  and  then  some.  Morning  Star 
2:03  to  wagon  is  by  Star  Pointer  and  he  is  not 
only  the  fastest  but  the  handsomest  pacer  that 
started  last  year  in  the  races  of  the  League  of  Ama- 
teur Driving  Clubs.  All  the  Star  Pointers  are  classy 
and  handsome.  Get  one  now  while  you  have  the 
chance.     Write  to  Chas.  DeRyder  about  it. 


There  is  now  at  Fred  H.  Chase's  salesyard,  47S 
Valencia  street,  this  city,  a  four-year-old  stallion, 
owned  by  Russell  Gray,  who  will  offer  him  at  auc- 
tion Monday  evening  next,  that  should  attract  atten- 
tion on  his  breeding  alone.  The  colt  is  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes  2:16%,  one  of  the  Pacific  Coast's  great- 
est sires,  his  dam  is  by  California  Nutwood,  second 
dam  by  Anteeo,  and  third  dam  by  Venture  2:27,  son 
of  Williamson's  Belmont.  Just  notice  the  bloo'd 
lines  of  this  young  horse.  Wilkes,  Nutwood,  Elec- 
tioneer and  Belmont,  and  all  through  producing 
sons.  The  colt  is  a  square  trotter,  sound  and  all 
right  and  should  make  a  race  horse  if  trained.  This 
is  an  opportunity  to  get  a  good  prospect  at  your  own 
figure. 


If  the  horse  breeders  generally  who  live  within 
a  radius  of  fifty  miles  of  Dixon,  Cal.,  realize  what 
a  high  class  young  stallion  Del  Dudley's  stake  win- 
ner, McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  is,  they  will  fill  his  book 
before  the  first  of  April.  McFadyen  is  not  only  a 
game  race  horse  with  wonderful  speed,  but  he  is 
handsome  as  a  picture  and  bred  in  the  very  best 
lines.  His  sire  is  the  great  Diablo  2:09%,  member 
of  one  of  the  greatest  pacing  families  in  the  world, 
and  his  dam  is  the  great  producing  mare  Bee  Ster- 
ling, dam  of  three  with  records  better  than  2:16, 
while  his  second  dam  produced  javelin  2:08%  and 
two  more  with  records  below  2:18.  This  is  the 
sort  of  producing  blood  needed  in  a  stallion  when 


Mr.  William  Hendrickson  bred  four  mares  to  the 
Palo  Alto  Farm  stallion  McKenna  in  1905  and  got 
four  foals.  One  of  the  foals  got  injured  and  died, 
but  the  three  that  are  living  are  as  nice  lookers 
as  anybody  owns.  The  mares  were  bred  back  and 
all  four  are  again  in  foal.  One  of  the  yearlings  is 
out  of  a  gray  mare  by  Peveril  2:14%,  a  son  of 
Elyria,  and  her  colt  is  a  dark  brown.  The  choicest 
one  of  the  three,  however,  is  a  filly  out  of  a  mare 
by  Dennis  Gannon's  horse  Grover  Clay.  Mr.  Hen- 
drickson is  one  of  the  veteran  horse  breeders  of  Cali- 
fornia, having  brought  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.  here 
in  1862,  and  cannot  get  out  of  the  habit  of  raising 
a  few  good  colts  every  year,  which  he  does  for 
pleasure  as  much  as  anything  else.  He  is  now  a  very 
busy  man,  as  he  is  having  a  number  of  new  build- 
ings erected  on  his  San  Francisco  property  to  re- 
place those  destroyed  by  the. fire  of  last  April. 


The  dapple  gray  mare  Henrietta  by  Boodle  is 
offered  for  sale  by  her  owner,  Henry  Hahn,  of  2125 
Buena  Vista  avenue,  Alameda.  Henrietta  is  a  well 
bred  mare  and  a  producer  of  speed,  as  her  daughter 
Alameda  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  now  in  Henry  Helman's 
string  at  Pleasanton,  is  a  very  promising  two-year- 
old  that  has  already  shown  her  ability  to  take  a 
standard  record  at  any  time.  Henrietta's  sire, 
Boodle  2:12%,  was  a  great  race  horse  and  a  sire 
of  game  horses  that  could  trot  fast.  Among  his  get 
were  the  great  race  mare  Ethel  Downs  2:10,  Thomp- 
son 2:14%,  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%,  and  that  good  winner 
of  last  season,  Little  Louise  2:17.  He  is  also  the 
sire  of  Bonetti,  a  trotter  that  has  trialed  in  2:14 
and  was  recently  purchased  by  Mr.  J.  A.  Grove  to 
campaign  on  the  California  circuit.  The  dam  of 
Henrietta  was  Flora  H.  by  Jim  Mulvena,  so  Henrietta 
is  an  own  sister  to  Thompson  2:14%.  This  mare 
has  been  bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%  this  year.  The 
cross  should  he  a  good  one. 


THE    HORSE    DOCKING    BILL. 


An  act  to  amend  the  Penal  Code  of  California  by 
adding  four  new  sections  thereto,  to  be  numbered 
section  597a,  section  597b,  section  597c,  and  section 
597d,  relating  to  docking  of  horses  tails,  and  provid- 
ing a  punishment  therefor. 

The  people  of  the  State  of  California,  represented 
in  Senate  and  Assembly,  do  enact  as  follows: 

Section  1.  A  new  section  is  hereby  added  to  the 
Penal  Code  to  be  numbered  section  597a,  as  follows: 
597a.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  dock  the  tail  of  any  horse,  within  the  State 
of  California,  or  to  procure  the  same  to  be  done,  or 
to  import  or  bring  into  this  State  any  docked  horse, 
or  horses,  or  to  drive,  work,  use,  race  or  deal  in  any 
unregistered  docked  horse  or  horses  within  the 
State  of  California  except  as  provided  in  section 
five  hundred  and  ninety-seven  d  of  this  Code. 

See.  2.  A  new  section  is  hereby  added  to  the 
Penal  Code  to  be  numbered  section  597b,  as  follows: 
597b.  Within  thirty  days  after  the  passage  of 
this  act,  every  owner,  or  user  of  any  docked  horse, 
within  the  State  of  California,  shall  register  his  or 
her  docked  horse,  or  horses  by  filing  in  the  office  of 
the  County  Clerk  of  the  county  in  which  such  docked 
horse,  or  horses,  may  then  be  kept,  a  certificate, 
which  certificate  shall  contain  the  name,  or  names 
of  the  owner,  together  with  his  or  her  postoffice  ad- 
dress, a  full  description  of  the  color,  age.  size  and 
the  use  made  of  such  docked  horse,  or  horses;  which 
certificate  shall  be  signed  by  the  owner,  or  his,  or  her 
agent.  The  County  Clerk  shall  number  such  certi- 
ficate consecutively  and  record  the  name  in  a  book, 
or  register  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose  only;  and 
shall  receive  as  a  fee  for  recording  of  such  certifi- 
cate the  sum  of  fifty  cents,  and  the  Clerk  shall  there- 
upon issue  to  such  person  so  registering  such  horse 
or  horses  a  certificate  containing  the  facts  recited 
in  this  section  which,  upon  demand,  shall  be  ex- 
hibited to  any  peace  officer,  and  the  same  shall  be 
conclusive  evidence  of  a  compliance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  section  597b  of  this  code. 

Sec.  3.  A  new  section  is  hereby  added  to  the 
Penal  Code  to  be  numbered  section  597c,  as  follows: 
597c.  The  driving,  working,  keeping,  racing  or 
using  of  any  unregistered  docked  horse,  or  horses, 
after  sixty  days  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  shall 
be  deemed  prima  facie  evidence  of  the  fact  that 
the  party  driving,  working,  keeping,  racing  or  using 
such  unregistered  docked  horse,  or  horses,  docked 
the  tail  of  such  horse  or  horses. 

Sec.  4.  A  new  section  is  hereby  added  to  the 
Penal  Code  to  be  numbered  section  597d,  as  follows: 
597d.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  act,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor;  provided,  however,  that  the  provisions 
of  sections  597a.  597b,  and  597c,  shall  not  be  ap- 
plied to  persons  owning  or  possessing  any  docked 
pure-bred  stallions  and  mares  imported  from  foreign 
countries  for  breeding  or  exhibition  purposes  only, 
as  provided  by  an  act  of  Congress  entitled,  "An 
act  regulating  the  importation  of  breeding  animals" 
and  approved  March  3,  1903,  and  to  docked  native 
bred  stallions  and  mares  brought  into  this  State 
and  used  for  breeding  or  exhibition  purposes  only; 
and  provided  further,  that  a  description  of  each 
such  animal  so  brought  into  the  State,  together  with 
the  date  of  importation  and  name  and  address  of  im- 
porter, be  filed  with  the  County  Clerk  of  the  county 
where  such  animal  is  kept,  within  thirty  days  after 
the  importation  of  such  animal. 


Dr.  J.  J.  Summerfield,  the  veterinarian  of  Santa 
Rosa,  writes  us  that  the  great  brood  mare,  Biscari  by 
Director,  died  March  18th  at  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm, 
soon  after  foaling.  She  had  a  malpresentation  of 
the  foal,  but  it  finally  came  allright  and  the  old 
matron  took  a  long  breath  and  was  dead.  The  loss 
is  a  heavy  one  to  Frank  Turner,  proprietor  of  the 
farm,  as  Biscari  was  one  of  his  most  valuable  mares. 
Pierce  -Bros,  paid  $8500  when  they  purchased  her 
and  she  has  produced  since  no  less  than  seven  stand- 
ard performers.  She  was  the  dam  of  Guycara  2:1S%, 
trotting,  by  Guy  Wilkes,  Stambold  2:18%  and  Stam- 
boulita  2:27,  both  trotters,  by  Stamboul.  Interna 
2:15%,  pacing,  by  Diablo;  Carakina  2:22%,  pacing, 
by  McKinney;  B.  S.  Dillon  2:14%,  pacing,  and  Car- 
rie Dillon  2:24%,  pacing,  and  2:28%  trotting,  by 
Sidney  Dillon.  She  is  also  the  dam  of  two  or  three 
more  that  will  get  in  the  list. 

Biscari  was  one  of  the  best  bred  mares  in  the 
country.  Her  sire.  Director  2:17,  was  a  great  race 
horse  and  the  founder  of  a  great  family.  Her  dam. 
Bicari,  was  sired  by  Harold,  the  sire  of  Maud  S. 
2:08%,  and  44  more  in  the  list,  and  produced  six 
trotters  with  standard  records,  had  four  producing 
sons,  including  the  great  sires  Pancoast  and  Bezant, 
and  five  producing  daughters.  The  grandam  of 
Biscari  was  the  famous  mare  Belle  by  Mambrino 
Chief  11.  She  produced  McCurdy's  Hambletonian 
2:26%  by  Harold,  and  when  bred  to  Alexander's 
Abdaflah,  produced  the  great  sire  Belmont  64,  sire 
of  the  great  Nutwood.  Belle's  dam  was  Belle  Lupe 
by  Brown's  Bellfounder.  This  short  sketch  will  give 
some  idea  of  the  royal  blood  lines  which  Biscari  car- 
ried in  her  veins.  She  was  bred  by  A.  J.  Alexander, 
Spring  Station,  Kentucky,  and  was  foaled  in  1S87, 
making  her  just  20  years  old  when  she  died.  She 
passed  through  several  hands  to  the  Hobart  Farm, 
San  Mateo,  and  when  the  dispersal  sale  of  this 
great  farm  was  held  in  New  York,  she  was  sold  to 
Henrv  Pierce  of  Pierce  Brothers  and  has  since  been 
on  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm.  When  Frank  Turner 
leased  this  farm  two  years  ago  he  purchased  all 
the  stallions,  mares  and  colts  on  the  farm,  so  her 
death  comes  as  a  severe  loss  to  him. 


A  letter  from  Mr.  Turner,  received  since  the  above 
was  in  type,  informs  us  that  the  foal,  which  was 
a  fine  big  slashing  colt  by  Guy  Dillon,  also  died, 
which  makes  his  loss  still  more  severe.  Mr.  Turner 
also  writes  that  he  had  to  chloroform  the  greatest 
of  all  brood  mares,  Lou  Milton,  and  bury  her  beside 
Biscari  under  the  pine  trees  of  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm.  The  old  mare  had  been  growing  very  feeble 
this  winter  and  finally  got  into  such  a  condition  that 
death  was  a  relief,  and  Mr.  Turner  had  her  put  out 
of  her  misery.  Lou  Milton  was  not  only  the  dam 
of  Lou  Dillon  1:58.  the  fastest  of  all  trotters,  but 
she  also  produced  Ethel  Mack  2:25,  Redwood  2:21 
and  Aileen  2:26%,  the  last  named  the  dam  of 
Mowitza  2:20%  and  Sister  2:20,  and  grandam  of 
Sallv  Pointer  2:06%.  As  Mr.  Turner  says,  "Lou  Mil- 
ton "will  be  known  as  the  dam  of  Lou  Dillon  a  million 
vears  from  now  if  there  are  people  left  in  this  world 
then.  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm  still  has  two  of  her 
daughters,  Mildred  Russell,  that  Millard  Sanders 
stepped  a  quarter  in  32  seconds,  and  her  foal  by 
Guy  Dillon.     The  other  daughter  is  by  Bay  Rose." 

Lou  Milton  has  been  written  about  so  much  during 
recent  years  that  there  is  nothing  new  to  add  to 
her  history.  She  was  foaled  in  1S81  in  Lake  county, 
California,"  on  the  farm  of  Greenville  Thompson,  now 
a  resident  of  Santa  Rosa.  Her  sire  was  Milton  Med- 
ium 47S2,  son  of  Happy  Medium  and  Fan  by  Hamble- 
tonian 1727.  Milton  Medium  and  the  dam  of  Lou 
Milton  were  both  owned  by  Mr.  J.  S.  Mendenhall. 
also  of  Lake  county,  who  took  the  stallion  to  Ore- 
gon to  race  and  left  the  mare,  then  in  foal,  with  his 
friend  Mr.  Thompson.  Some  time  after  giving  birth 
to  Lou  Milton,  the  mare  died  by  being  accidentally 
choked  to  death.  Mr.  Mendenhall  told  Mr.  Thomp- 
son that  he  had  purchased  the  mare  from  Mr.  Kim- 
ball of  San  Francisco,  who  had  her  from  Mr.  William 
Ralston,  and  she  was  called  the  Ralston  mare.  Lou 
Milton  became  the  property  of  Mr.  A.  McFadyen, 
who  bred  her  to  Anteeo  and  got  Ethel  Mack  (3) 
2:25,  the  stallion  Redwood  2:21  and  Aileen  2:26%. 
Mr.  McFadyen  made  every  effort  to  trace  the  breed- 
ing of  the  old  mare  Fly,  as  she  was  called,  but  to 
little  purpose.  In  the  advertisements  of  Redwood 
which  he  placed  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  of 
1S90  he  made  this  reference  to  her:  "Second  dam 
Old  Fly,  a  thoroughbred  mare  brought  from  the 
East  in  1S71  by  W.  C.  Ralston.  Esq."  Several  parties 
since  then  have  tried  to  trace  this  mare  Old  Fly. 
but  never  has  there  been  sufficient  evidence  gathered 
to  convince  an  unbiased  person  that  the  true  history 
of  her  breeding  had  been  found.  The  contention 
made  bv  the  Horse  Review  of  Chicago  in  favor  of 
the  theory  that  she  was  by  Black  Flying  Cloud,  and 
the  other  by  the  American  Horse  Breeder  that  she 
was  a  mare  of  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.  and  John  Nelson 
blood,  are  both  familiar  to  all  our  readers,  and  while 
in  both  cases  considerable  evidence  was  printed  and 
many  bitter  things  said,  the  public  as  a  jury  has 
not  accepted  it.  as  it  was  all  hearsay.  Lou  Milton's 
greatness  as  a  brood  mare  is  established  by  the  per- 
formances of  her  produce  and  not  by  the  greatness 
of  her  ancestors,  known  or  unknown.  A  tombstone 
on  her  grave  should  record  the  fact  that  she  is  the 
mother  of  the  fastest  trotter  in  the  world,  and  the 
probability  is  that  such  an  inscription  will  remain 
undisputed  for  many,  many  years. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


NORTH   PACIFIC   CIRCUIT   PURSES. 


SEE  THAT  THE   RULE   IS  OBEYED. 


SUCCESSFUL    HORSE   SHOW. 


Best   Program    Ever  Offered    Harness   Horse   Owners 
in    the   Northwest. 


[Xorth  Pacific  Rural  Spirit.] 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  North  Pacific  Fair  As- 
sociation held  in  Portland,  March  5th,  brought  out 
by  far  a  larger  number  of  fair  managers  and  live 
stock  exhibitors  than  any  former  meeting  of  the 
association. 

The  members  present  adopted  the  best  racing 
programme  ever  offered  to  the  harness  horsemen 
of  the  Northwest.  Two  $5,000  stakes  at  Salem 
set  the  hearts  of  the  horsemen  throbbing  at  high 
ebb,  and  they  will  go  forth  into  the  world  in  search 
of  five  thousand  dollar  prospects  to  fill  these  events. 
Never  before  have  there  been  such  rich  events 
offered  for  harness  horses,  which  will  no  doubt  bring 
to  the  circuit  some  very  classy  trotters  and  pacers. 
The  entry  fee  in  these  two  events  will  be  on  the 
handicap  plan,  horses  with  fast  records  will  be 
charged  a  higher  rate  than  those  with  slower  marks, 
but  no  horse  will  be  charged  over  the  regular  rate 
of  five  per  cent  The  main  race  will  be  for  $4,000 
with  a  consolation  purse  of  $1,000  for  non-winning 
starters  and  entrance  charged  on  the  $4,000  only. 
The  pace  will  be  for  2:09  class  and  the  trot  for 
2:14  class. 

All  races  except  colt  races  will  be  mile  heats, 
three  in  five,  but  no  race  longer  than  five  heats. 
Early  closing  stakes  will  close  May  25  and  purse 
events  August  31. 

The  following  programmes  were  adopted  at  this 
meeting,  which  carry  all  the  important  meetings 
on  the  circuit: 

Salem,    September    16-21. 

Monday— 2:  IS  trot.  $500;  2:12  pace,  $500. 

Tuesday— 2:27  trot,  $1,000;  2:25  pace,  $1,000; 
three-year-old  trot,  $400. 

Wednesday — 2:14  trot,  $5,000;  2:20  pace,  $500; 
three-year-old  pace,  $400. 

Thursday— 2:09  pace,  $5,000;  2:23  trot,  $500;  two- 
year-old  trot,  $300. 

Friday — 2:15  pace,  $500;  2:14  consolation  trot, 
$1,000;    two-year-old  pace,  $300. 

Saturday— 2:10  trot,  $1,000;  2:09  consolation  pace 
$1,000. 

North  Yakima,  September  23-28. 

Monday — Three-year-old  pace,  $400;  three- vear-old 
trot,  $400. 

Tuesday— 2:12  pace,  $500;   2:  IS  trot,  $500. 

Wednesday — 2:20  pace,  $1,000;  2:30  trot,  $500. 

Thursday— 2:09  pace.  $700;    2:15  trot,  $500. 

Friday — 2:15  pace,  $500;    2:23  trot,  $1,000. 

Saturday— 2:25  pace,   $500;    2:10  trot,   $700. 
Spokane,  September  30-October  5. 

Monday — 2:15  trot,  $750;  2:25  pace,  $500. 

Tuesday— Free-for-all  pace,  $1,000;  2:40  trot,  $500. 

Wednesday— Free-for-all  trot,  $1,000;  2:20  pace 
$600. 

Thursday— 2:25  trot,  $1,000;  three-year-old  pace, 
two-in-three,  $400. 

Friday — 2:25  pace,  $1,000;  three-year-old  trot,  two- 
in-three.  $400. 

Saturday — 2:15  pace,   $750;    2:1S   trot,   $600. 
Lewiston,  October  7-12. 

Monday — Green  trot  or  pace,  $200;  gentlemen's 
driving,  $75. 

Tuesday— 2:20  pace,  $300;  2:27  trot,  $300. 

Wednesday — 2:40  trot,  $250;   2:13  pace,  $1,000. 

Thursday— 2:15  trot,  $1,000;   2:25  pace,  $250. 

Friday — Free-for-all  pace,  $300;  free-for-all  trot 
$300. 

Saturday— 2:20  trot,  $300;  2:17  pace,  $300. 
Walla  Walla,  October  14-19. 

Monday— 2:25  pace,  $500;  three-year-old  trot.  $400. 

Tuesday — Three-year-old  pace,  $400;  2:23  trot,  $500. 

Wednesday— 2:16   pace.    $1,000;    2:13   trot,   $500. 

Thursday — 2:12  pace,  $500;   2:18  trot  $1,000. 

Friday— 2:20  pace,  $500:  2:30  trot  $500. 

Saturday — 2:09  pace,  $500;  2:10  trot,  $500. 


The  stallions  Nushagak  and  Prince  Ansel,  owned 
by  Woodland  Stock  Farm,  deserve  the  patronage  of 
bredeers  who  are  looking  for  size,  speed,  soundness 
and  good  looks.  Nushagak  is  the  sire  of  Aristo,  that 
won  both  the  Occident  and  Stanford  stakes  as  a 
three-year-old,  sold  afterwards  for  $10,000,  and  then 
took  a  trotting  record  of  2:08%  as  a  five-year-old. 
Nushagak  is  the  sire  of  six  others  that  have  taken 
standard  records  as  four-year-olds  or  under,  and  his 
get  invariably  show  speed.  Nushagak  is  by  the  great 
sire  Sable  Wilkes  (3)  2:18,  and  his  dam  is  by  Direc- 
tor 2:17,  founder  of  one  of  the  greatest  of  race  win- 
ning families.  Prince  Ansel,  the  other  sire  at  Wood- 
land Stock  Farm,  belongs  to  another  line  of  breed- 
ing, as  he  is  by  Dexter  Prince,  out  of  a  daughter  of 
Electioneer.  Prince  Ansel  was  a  great  colt  trotter, 
taking  a  record  of  2:20%  as  a  two-year-old  and  en- 
joying the  distinction  of  having  defeated  the  great 
colt  John  A.  McKerron,  whose  record  is  now  2:04%, 
when  he  did  it.  But  for  an  accident  which  prevented 
his  being  raced  afterwards  he  would  have  had  a 
very  low  record.  He  has  had  three  of  his  get  trained. 
Of  these  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  mile 
in  2:i2?4,  last  quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess 
Mamie,  a  forr-year-old,  took  a  record  of  2:27%  and 
trotted  a  tried  in  2:1S%.  and  Prince  Lot,  a  two-year- 
old,  took  a  record  of  2:29  and  trotted  a  trial  in  2:25. 
These  three  are  all  of  his  get  that  have  been  trained. 
These  stall  ,ns  can  be  seen  at  Woodland  race  track, 
y  ^re  in  charge  of  Chas.  Spencer,  superin- 
e  Woodland  Stock  Farm. 


It  is  the  duty  of  every  secretary  of  an  association 
giving  racing  under  National  or  American  rules  to 
insist  that  the  breeding  of  every  horse  be  given  if 
known,  before  the  entry  of  the  horse  is  received 
in  any  race.  The  rule  requires  that  "the  entry 
shall  give  the  name  and  address  of  the  owner,  and 
if  signed  by  an  agent,  the  name  and  address  of  said 
agent,  also  the  name  and  color  of  the  horse,  wheth- 
er a  stallion,  gelding  or  mare,  the  name  of  the  sire 
and  the  name  of  the  dam  if  known;  if  unknown  it 
shall  be  so  stated  in  the  entry.  If  any  of  these 
requirements  are  not  complied  with,  the  offending 
party  may  be  fined  not  less  than  $5  or  more  than 
$50  for  each  offense."  Now  there  may  be  many  in- 
stances and  probably  there  are  where  persons  mak- 
ing entries  are  not  fully  acquainted  with  the  re- 
quirements of  this  rule,  but  there  is  no  excuse  for 
the  secretaries  not  knowing  them,  and  every  secre- 
tary should  see  that  every  entry  received  is  filled 
out  in  accordance  with  this  rule.  When  entries  are 
received  that  are  not  so  filled  out,  the  person  mak- 
ing the  same  should  be  immediately  notified  by  the 
secretary  of  such  omissions  and  if  he  does  not  im- 
mediately supply  them,  then  the  rule  should  be  en- 
forced by  the  association.  If  horsemen  knew  to  a 
certainty  that  this  rule  would  be  strictly  enforced 
they  would  obey  it,  and  the  compilation  of  racing 
statistics  would  be  easier  and  more  accurate  in  the 
future.  An  Eastern  secretary  in  preparing  his  en- 
try blanks  has  had  this  rule  printed  in  very  con- 
spicuous type  across  them,  so  that  owners  and  agents 
cannot  possibly  help  seeing  it  This  is  a  good  plan 
for  all  secretaries  to  follow. 


MARE     PRODUCES    TRIPLETS. 


Mr.  Con  Donovan  of  Walla  Walla,  Washington, 
writes  us  under  date  of  March  16th,  that  a  four-year- 
old  mare  owned  by  him  has  given  birth  to  triplets, 
which  were  all  well  formed,  but  he  fails  to  state 
whether  any  or  all  of  them  are  alive  or  not  The 
triplets  were  sired  by. King  Alexis  36548,  a  stallion 
bred  by  Mr.  Thos.  Ronan,  and  sired  by  Alexis,  dam 
Cyoilda  by  Meredith.  King  Alexis  is  now  owned  by 
Chas.  Naylor. 


SALINAS     WELL     REPRESENTED. 


Salinas,   March   16,   1907. 

I  see  by  the  entry  list  for  Petaluma  that  Salinas 
is  well  represented  in  most  all  the  classes.  There 
were  two  entered  in  the  free  for  all  and  2:12  trots, 
which  did  not  fill,  making  eleven  horses  in  all 
named  from  this  town.  I  think  that  beats  any  other 
one  place  for  entries,  and  I  also  think  they  will 
bring  some  of  the  money  home. 

Mr.  Van  Lue  of  Agenda,  near  here,  is  the  proud 
owner  of  a  Zolock  colt  out  of  Alberta,  dam  of  the 
fast  green  mare  Berta  Mac  by  McKinney  2:11%, 
now  in  the  hands  of  Henry  Helman  at  Pleasanton, 
and  that  is  being  prepared  for  the  California  Circuit. 
This  youngster  shows  blood  of  royal  ancestry  and 
should  be  good  enough  to  go  to  the  races  with  when 
he  gets  big  enough.  He  is  the  only  Zolock  foaled 
in  Monterey  county  this  year.  There  were  two  mares 
from  here  sent  to  Zolock  last  year  and  the  other  one 
unfortunately  missed.  SUBSCRIBER. 


CLEO   POINTER    HAS  ARRIVED. 


Courtland,  Cal.,  March  16,  1907. 
A  royally  bred  filly  came  to  Bonnie  Brae  Farm  this 
morning.  My  mare  Cleo  G.  by  Tosemite  gave  birth 
to  a  Star  Pointer  filly.  This  filly  has  been  named 
Cleo  Pointer.  Her  sire,  Star  Pointer  1:59%,  the 
first  pacer  in  the  world  to  beat  two  minutes;  her 
dam  the  dam  of  Easter  Direct,  which  as  a  four-year- 
old  stepped  the  fastest  mile  ever  reported  in  the 
world  by  one  of  her  age — 2:03%,  thus  making  this 
filly  look  like  a  winner.  Her  first,  second  and  third 
dams  are  all  producers. 

ERNEST  A.  GAMMON. 


NATIONAL    TROTTING    ASSOCIATION. 


A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Review  will  be 
held  at  the  Murray  Hill  Hotel,  New  York,  N.  Y., 
at  11  o'clock  a.  m.,  on  Tuesday,  May  7th,  1907,  by 
order  of  the  president. 

All  communications  intended  for  the  consideration 
of  the  Board  at  the  May  meeting  must  be  forwarded 
to  the  secretary  not  later  than  April  23d. 

The  Board  of  Review  is  empowered  to  act  in 
place  of  the  full  Board  with  the  same  authority  and 
jurisdiction,  and  at  the  above  meeting  will  con- 
sider business  arising  in  each  and  all  of  the  dis- 
tricts. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


R.  H,  Paauili,  H.  T. — Albert  W.  11333  was  sired 
by  Electioneer  125  (son  if  Hambletonian  10  and 
Green  Miuntain  Maid  by  Harry  Clay  45.)  Albert 
W.'s  dam  was  Sister  by  John  Nelson  1S7,  grandam 
The  Lamott  Mare,  whose  pedigree  is  untraced. 

Chieftain  721  was  sired  by  Hiatoga,  also  known 
as  Old  Togue,  and  hin  dam  was  by  Trimble's 
Eclipse. 


The  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders  is  now  ready  to  mail  printed  matter  to  all 
who  are  interested  in  the  breeding  and  improve- 
ment of  harness  race  horses.  Those  who  desire  to 
keep  in  touch  with  the  progress  of  this  association 
should  write  to  Secretary  H.  K  Devereaux,  Cleve- 
land,  Ohio. 


The  third  annual  horse  show  of  the  Southern  Cali- 
fornia Horse  Show  Association,  held  at  Pasadena 
March  7th,  8th  and  9th,  was  a  complete  success  in 
every  way.  Not  only  were  the  exhibits  meritorious 
but  the  attendance  was  large,  thus  making  the  show 
very  successful  financially,  while  the  judging  gave 
the  best  of  satisfaction.  Mr.  Richard  Carman  of 
New  York  judged  the  heavy  harness  classes  and 
Messrs.  Robert  Lee  Bettner  of  Riverside  and  Frank 
G.  Hogan  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  awarded  the  prizes  in 
the  saddle  and  hunter  classes.  In  the  roadster 
classes  Messrs.  Alfred  Solano  and  John  G.  Mott  of 
Los  Angeles,  and  Henry  S.  McKee  of  Monrovia  were 
the  judges. 

There  were  two  exhibitors  from  San  Mateo  at 
the  show,  the  Baywood  Stud  and  Mr.  E.  J.  De  Sabla. 
The  Baywood  Stud's  wins  were  as  follows:  First 
and  third  in  gentleman's  saddle  horse  class;  first  in 
ladies'  saddle  horse  class;  first  and  second  in  pony 
class,  single  harness;  second  in  hunter  class;  second 
in  heavy  harness  pairs,  California  bred  class;  second 
in  ladies'  pairs  with  appointments;  third  in  heavy 
harness  single.  California  bred  class. 

First  prize  in  single  horse  class  suitable  for  city 
use;  first  prize  in  heavy  harness  class  single.  Cali- 
fornia bred;  second  prize  in  tandem  class  and  first 
prize  in  heavy  harness  pair,  California  bred,  were  all 
won  by  horses  bred  and  trained  at  Baywood  Stud, 
but  now  owned  in  the  south. 

In  addition  to  many  cash  prizes  the  Baywood  Stud 
secured  four  silver  cups  valued  as  follows;  $100, 
$65.  $35  and  $30. 

Mr.  E.  J.  de  Sabla  of  San  Mateo  had  the  following 
wins: 

Second  prize  in  harness  horse  pairs  and  appoint- 
ments; second  prize  in  harness  horse  pairs;  second 
prize  in  harness  horses,  single,  suitable  for  city  use; 
first  prize  in  single  victoria  class,  horse  and  appoint- 
ments; second  prize  in  saddle  horse  class,  three 
gaits;  third  prize  in  ladies'  saddle  horse  class,  three 
gaits;  first  prize  in  ladies'  turnout,  single  horse  to 
be  driven  by  lady. 

The  Southern  California  Horse  Show  Association 
deserves  the  highest  praise  for  its  efforts  to  encour- 
age the  breeding  and  exhibition  of  heavy  harness 
horses.  A  San  Francisco  gentleman  who  was  pres- 
ent during  the  show  tells  us  that  the  exhibits  made 
by  residents  of  Pasadena  outnumbered  and  excelled 
anything  in  the  horse  line  now  occupying  the  private 
stables  of  this  city,  Burlingame  and  vicinity.  In 
short  this  part  of  the  State  could  not  get  up  a  horse 
show  here  at  all,  owing  not  only  to  lack  of  material 
but  to  general  apathy  and  indifference,  not  resulting 
from  the  late  calamity,  however,  by  any  means.  Mr. 
de  Sabla's  private  stable  and  the  Baywood  Stud  are 
to  be  commended  for  the  excellent  showing  made 
and  they  are  the  only  ones  in  this  part  of  the  State 
at  the  present  time  that  can  enter  the  show  ring  with 
suitable  horses  and  equippages.  Alas  for  the  de- 
parted glories  of  the  stables  of  Hobart,  Carolan, 
Pope,  Joe  Grant,  Henry  Crocker  and  many  lesser 
lights. 

The  list  of  officers  and  directors  of  the  association 
under  whose  auspices  the  show  was  made  such  a 
success  follows: 

Fred  E.  Wilcox.  president,  Pasadena;  John  S. 
Cravens,  vice-president,  Pasadena;  John  B.  Miller, 
vice-president,  Pasadena;  Thaddeus  Lowe,  vice-presi- 
dent, Pasadena;  Robert  Lee  Bettner,  vice-president, 
Pasadena:  W.  J.  Hogan,  vice-president,  Louisville, 
Ky. ;  Benjamin  Blossom,  vice-president,  Pasadena; 
Edwin  D.  Neff,  secretary  and  treasurer,  Pasadena; 
A.  Kingsley  Macomber,  Pasadena;  Col.  John  Lam- 
bert, Pasadena;  Thomas  D.  Wood,  Santa  Barbara; 
E.  D.  Roberts.  San  Bernardino ;  Fred  H.  Bixby,  Long 
Beach;  D.  M.  Linnard,  Pasadena;  L.  V.  Harkness, 
Pasadena:  E.  H.  Groenendyke,  Pasadena;  E.  C.  Stir- 
ling, Redlands;   Milo  M.  Potter,  Los  Angeles. 

Executive  committee — John  S.  Cravens,  Thaddeus 
Lowe,  A.  K.  Macomber,  Fred  E.  Wilcox,  John  B. 
Miller,  Edwin  D.  Neff,  Wililam  J.  Hogan. 


H.  G.  Stimmel  of  Spokane,  recently  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  North  Pacific  Fair  Association,  died  in 
Seattle  on  his  way  home  from  the  fair  association 
meeting,  of  apoplexy  on  March  7th.  Mr.  Stimmel, 
who  until  recently  was  in  the  commission  business 
in  Spokane,  has  dealt  very  successfully  in  mines 
and  has  for  years  been  identified  with  the  Spokane 
Interstate  Fair  and  served  one  time  as  its  secre- 
tary and  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  one  of  the 
trustees  and  vice-president.  Harry  Stimmel  always 
stood  for  clean  sport  in  the  racing  game  and  his 
counsel  will  be  missed  by  his  associates  in  the 
management  of  the  Spokane  fair  as  well  as  the  en- 
tire North  Pacific  Fair  Circuit. — Rural  Spirit. - 


Many  of  the  most  intelligent  and  successful  breed- 
ers of  money  winning  trotters  say  one  cannot  get 
too  much  of  the  Wilkes  blood  if  it  comes  through 
good  channels.  The  stallion  Red  McK  43766,  owned 
by  Mr.  W.  R.  Murphy,  and  in  the  stud  at  Los  An- 
geles, is  one  of  the  highest  bred  Wilkes  stallions 
in  America.  His  sire  is  McKinney  2:11%,  greatest 
extreme  speed  sire  of  all  the  Wilkeses,  and  his 
dam  is  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes,  one  of  the  most 
successful  sires  of  tie  sons  of  Geo.  Wilkes.  His 
second  dam  is  by  Almont  33,  third  dam  by  Norman 
25,  and  fourth  dam  by  Pilot  Jr.  12,  three  strains 
that  have  been  highly  successful  when  mingled 
with  the  Wilkes  blood.  At  $30  the  season,  which  is 
the  fee  asked  for  the  services  of  this  royally  bred 
horse,  there  is  no  excuse  for  not  sending  a  good 
mare  to  him. 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


INSTANCES    OF    CLOSE    INBREEDING. 


The  average  breeder  of  trotting  stock  is  always 
interested  to  know  what  method  of  breeding  is  most 
likely  to  produce  the  best  results  and  yield  the  quick- 
est and  surest  profitable  returns.  The  Racing  Calen- 
dar and  Stud  Book  show  how  this  has  been  accom- 
plished in  the  past  with  the  thoroughbred  runner; 
while  the  Year  Book  and  Register  shows  how  it  has 
been  done  with  trotters  and  pacers.  At  least  those 
books  show  how  the  most  distinguished  performers 
at  all  the  gaits  have  been  bred  in  the  past. 

The  law  of  heredity  is  the  same  in  all  branches 
of  the  animal  kingdom.  The  principles  and  methods 
of  successful  breeding  for  speed  are  the  same  with 
trotters  as  with  runners.  The  rate  of  speed  which 
an  animal  may  attain,  at  either  gait,  depends  more 
largely  upon  the  quality  termed  nerve  force  than 
upon  any  other  one  quality,  whether  the  gait  be  run, 
trot  or  pace.  It  is  a  fact,  too  well  known  to  need 
repeating  that  in  the  early  stages  of  the  formation 
of  the  English  thoroughbred  family  close  inbreeding 
was  practiced  extensively. 

Flying  Childers  by  Darley  Arabian  was  the  fastest 
runner  in  England  in  his  day.  The  third  dam  of 
Flying  Childers  was  the  result  of  incestuous  inbreed- 
ing. She  was  produced  by  mating  the  Old  Morocco 
Mare  with  her  own  son,  Spanker.  The  most  noted 
and  successful  long-distance  race  horses  of  their  day 
in  this  country  were  Wagner,  Boston  and  Lexington, 
and  they  were  all  the  result  of  inbreeding.  Rysdyk's 
Hambletonian,  the  most  noted  progenitor  of  trotters 
that  ever  lived,  was  strongly  and  quite  closely  in- 
bred to  imported  Messenger,  and  Bellfounder,  sire  of 
imported  Bellfounder,  the  Norfolk  trotter  that  got 
the  dam  of  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian,  traced  directly 
through  both  sire  and  dam  to  old  Shales,  a  son  of 
Blaze,  by  Flying  Childers.  Blaze  was  tie  sire  of 
Sampson  and  he  got  Engineer.  The  latter  got  Eng- 
lish Mambrino,  the  sire  of  imported  Messenger,  by 
which  it  appears  that  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  was 
quite  strongly  inbred  to  Flying  Childers  through  the 
latter's  son,  Blaze. 

All '  things  considered,  the  most  remarkable  trot- 
ter that  has  ever  been  produced  was  Goldsmith  Maid 
2:14.  Beginning  in  1S65,  when  eight  years  old,  this 
wonderful  mare  was  raced  for  thirteen  consecutive 
seasons.  She  was  started  145  times  in  all  and  is 
credited  with  320  heats  in  2:30  or  better.  She  held 
the  world's  champion  trotting  record  from  September 
6.  1871, 'to  August  3,  187S.  She  made  a  record  of 
2:14%  in  the  second  heat  of  a  race  that  she  won  at 
Rochester,  N.  T.,  August  12,  1874.  She  made  her 
record  2:14  against  time  at  Mystic  Park,  September 
2,  1S74.  She  was  started  twenty-one  times  that  sea- 
son. She  trotted  a  public  mile  in  2:14  at  Belmont 
Park,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  23,  1876,  when  nineteen 
years  old  past.  August  3,  1S76,  at  Buffalo,  N.  T.,  she 
beat  Smuggler  2:15%,  Lucile  Golddust  2:16%,  Judge 
Fullerton  2:  IS  and  Bodine  2:19.  She  won  this  race 
in  straight  heats  time  2:16,  2:15%,  2:15.  She  was 
started  fifteen  times  that  season. 

In  1S78,  when  in  the  twenty-first  year  of  her  life, 
Goldsmith  Maid  trotted  five  match  races  against 
Rarus  in  California.  The  first  was  at  San  Jose, 
March  31st.  The  mare  won  in  2:22%,  2:16%,  2:18%. 
The  next  was  at  Los  Angeles,  April  28th,  and  this 
was  also  won  by  the  Maid  in  2:22%,  2:19,  2:19%. 
The  third  race  was  at  San  Jose,  May  12th,  and  the 
Maid  was  the  winner,  time  2:20%,  2:16%,  2:19%. 
One  week  after  the  last  mentioned  race  these  famous 
trotters  met  in  another  match  race  at  Chico,  Cal. 
This  race  "was  trotted  May  19th,  and  Goldsmith  Maid 
won,  time  2:19%,  2:14%,  2:17.  The  time  of  the  sec- 
ond heat  of  this  race  was  only  one-half  second  slower 
than  her  record  made  against  time  three  years  be- 
fore. "What  other  world's  champion,  trotter  or  pacer, 
has  ever  approximated  such  a  feat  as  that?  Bear 
in  mind  that  Goldsmith  Maid  was  then  twenty  years 
old  and  that  this  was  the  thirteenth  consecutive 
year  that  she  had  been  raced.  This  peerless  trotter 
was  got  by  Alexander's  Abdallah,  one  of  the  three 
foals  that  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  sired  when  he  was 
but  two  years  old.  The  dam  of  Goldsmith  Maid  was 
Old  Ab,  by  Old  Abdallah,  the  sire  of  Rysdyk's  Ham- 
bletonian, making  this  wonderful  mare  quite  closely 
inbred  to  Old  Abdallah.  The  famous  pacers  Dan 
Patch  and  Audubon  Boy  are  both  inbred  to  George 
Wilkes  2:22.  Galileo  Rex  2:12%,  sire  of  the  noted 
trotter  Tiverton  2:04%,  is  very'strongly  inbred  to 
George  Wilkes.  His  sire.  Billy  Sayre,  was  by  Young 
Jim,  a  son  of  George  Wilkes,  and  from  Tansey,  a 
daughter  of  George  Wilkes.  The  dam  of  Galileo  Rex 
2:12%  was  also  by  George  Wilkes. 

A  notable  instance  of  close  inbreeding  that  oc- 
curs to  mind  is  the  trotting  mare  Nelly  O'Neil  2:22%. 
Her  sire  was  Petoskey.  The  latter  was  by  George 
Wilkes  2:22,  and  her  dam,  Fanny,  was  by  Beatty's 
Cadmus,  a  son  of  Flying  Cadmus,  he  by  Iron's  Cad- 
mus. The  second  dam  of  Petoskey  was  by  Iron's 
Cadmus.  This  shows  that  Fanny  was  quite  closely 
inbred  to  Iron's  Cadmus.  Fanny  was  mated  with  her 
own  son,  Petoskey,  and  Nelly  O'Neil  2:22%  was  the 
result.  Petoskey  was  only  three  years  old  when  he 
got  Nelly  O'Neil.  The  latter  is  proving  very  suc- 
cessful as  a  producer  of  speed.  She  is  the  dam  of 
Lord  Sultan  2:10%,  Commutation  2:11%,  Duchess 
O'Neil  2:12%  and  Wilkie  O'Neil  2:24%.  One  of  the 
sons  of  Nelly  O'Neil  2:22%  is  a  sire  of  standard 
speed,  and  one  of  her  daughters  has  produced  two 
with  standard  records.  She  is  the  only  daughter  of 
Petoskey  that  has  produced  more  than  one  standard 
performer,  and  only  one  other  of  his  daughters  has 
produced  a  faster  performer  than  Nelly  O'Neil's  son, 
Lord  Sultan  2:10%. 

The  effect  of  close  inbreeding  seems  to  be  more 
favorable  in  some  of  the  trotting  families  than  in 
others.    The  Hambletonian  and  Vermont  Black  Hawk 


strains  seem  to  have  nicked  better  or  more  uniformly 
than  the  Mambrino  Chief  or  Clay,  but  there  are  not- 
able instances  where  excellent  results  have  been  ob- 
tained by  the  inbreeding  of  both  the  Mambrino  Chief 
and  the  Clay,  strains.  The  great  broodmare,  Betty 
Brown,  dam  of  Wilkes  Boy  2:24%,  was  by  Mam- 
brino Patchen,  a  son  of  Mambrino  Chief,  and  from 
Pickles,  a  daughter  of  Mambrino  Chief.  Betty  Brown 
was  mated  with  Mambrino  Tranby,  a  son  of  Mam- 
brino Patchen,  and  produced  a  filly  that  is  known  as 
Kitty  Tranby.  The  latter,  mated  with  Mambrino 
Patchen,  produced  the  great  broodmare,  Kincora,  and 
Kincora  mated  at  different  times  with  Wilkes  Boy 
2:24%,  whose  dam  was  the  inbred  Betty  Brown,  that 
was  also  the  second  dam  of  Kincora,  produced  the 
trotters  Constantine  2:12%  and  Thorn  (4)  2:12%. 
Constantine  has  sired  a  greater  number  of  standard 
performers  than  any  other  son  of  Wilkes  Boy  except 
St.  Vincent  2:13%.  The  dam  of  the  latter  was  by 
Mambrino  Boy  2:26%,  a  son  of  Mambrino  Patchen, 
and  his  second  dam  was  the  famous  Betty  Brown, 
the  dam  of  Wilkes  Boy  2:24%:  The  great  brood- 
mare, Kitty  Patchen,  is  another  that  was  intensely 
inbred  to  Mambrino  Chief.  She  was  by  Mambrino 
Patchen,  and  her  dam  was  also  the  great  broodmare 
Betty  Brown  by  Mambrino  Patchen.  Kitty  Patchen 
produced  Patchen  Wilkes  2:29%,  sire  of  Joe  Patchen 
2:10%.  The  latter  got  the  renowned  Dan  Patch,  that 
holds  the  world's  champion  pacing  record. 

The  most  noted  animal  that  occurs  to  mind  ever 
produced  by  the  inbreeding  of  the  Clay  strain  was 
the  great  broodmare,  Beautiful  Bells  2:29%.  She  in- 
herited two  Clay  crosses,  but  they  were  not  so  close 
as  were  the  Mambrino  Chief  crosses  in  the  pedigrees 
of  the  great  broodmares  that  produced  the  success- 
ful sires,  Constantine  2:12%,  St.  Vincent  2:13%  and 
Patchen  Wilkes  2:29%.  Beautiful  Bells  was  by  The 
Moor,  a  son  of  Clay  Pilot.  Her  dam  was  the  great 
broodmare  Minnehaha  by  Stevens'  Bald  Chief,  and 
her  second  dam  was  Nettie  Clay,  by  Strader's  Cas- 
sius  M.  Clay  Jr.  The  eleven  sons  and  daughters  of 
Beautiful  Bells,  that  made  records  in  standard  time, 
were  all  by  Electioneer  or  his  sons,  and  the  dam  of 
Electioneer  was  by  Sayre's  Harry  Clay  2:29,  hence 
all  the  sons  and  daughters  of  Beautiful  Bells  in- 
herited three  strains  of  Clay  blood. 

No  doubt  many  animals  that  were  closely  inbred 
to  the  best  strains  have  failed  to  distinguish  them- 
selves, either  as  performers  or  perpetuators  of 
speed,  but  the  same  is  true  of  a  large  proportion 
of  the  animals  that  were  not  inbred.  It  requires 
judgment  in  the  selection  of  the  animals  in  order  to 
attain  success  by  inbreeding,  for  the  law  of  heredity 
is  such  that  close  inbreeding  is  as  likely  to  repro- 
duce in  the  offspring  the  undesirable  qualities  of 
a  common  ancestor  as  the  desirable  ones,  hence  care 
should  be  used  to  select  animals  whose  ancestors 
were  as  free  as  possible  from  physical  and  mental 
infirmities. — Horse  Breeder. 


SOMETHING  ABOUT  THE  MORGANS. 


Allen  W.  Thompson  of  South  Pomfret,  Vt,  writes  to 
the  Trotter  and  Pacer  of  February  28th  as  follows: 

We  do  not  at  times  relaize  how  dear  or  valuable 
something  may  be  until  it  is  gone.  A  parent  does 
not  at  times  realize  how  dear  a  child  is  to  him  until 
it  is  taken  away,  and  it  is  so  at  times  in  regard  to 
the  child  to  the  parent. 

Now  it  is  felt  that  it  was  a  great  mistake  letting 
the  breed  of  horses  called  Morgans  die  out,  and  an 
effort  is  now  being  made  to  breed  them  back.  It  is 
well  to  know  in  regard  to  them  and  the  cause  of  their 
being  allowed  to  die  out.  Fifty  years  ago  the  horses 
in  the  eastern  part  of  Vermont  were  mostly  all  Mor- 
gans and  of  the  Woodbury  branch.  The  head  of  this 
branch,  Old  Woodbury,  was  by  far  the  best  son  of 
the  "Justin  Morgan,"  the  original  Morgan  horse. 

It  may  be  asked,  what  made  the  Morgans  the  popu- 
lar breed  so  long?  The  answer  is:  First,  they  were 
so  hardy,  tough,  such  lasters.  These  qualities,  with 
their  great  beauty,  style  and  get  up  made  them  the 
popular  horse  for  a  long  time. 

When  Vermont  was  first  settled  the  roads  were 
few  and  poor.  There  were  no  wagons,  so  that  the 
horses  were  mostly  used  to  ride  and  as  beasts  of 
burden.  In  taking  the  grain  to  the  mill  they  would  at 
times  be  loaded  with  bags  of  grain,  and  with  someone 
on  top  of  them.  Henry  Clay  was  called  the  Mill  Boy 
of  the  Slashes.  The  most  of  the  business,  the  riding 
around,  was  done  on  horseback,  and  it  was  found  that 
the  Morgans,  with  their  short,  light,  easy  step  (as 
sure-footed  as  the  mule),  were  the  best  saddle  horses 
that  there  were.  The  settlers  were  poor  at  first  and 
but  few  could  afford  the  luxury  of  a  saddle.  There 
was  not  that  need  of  a  saddle  with  the  Morgans' 
broad  backs  as  there  was  with  the  rail-back  ones. 

With  good  roads,  and  wagons,  it  was  found  the 
Morgans  were  the  most  free,  pleasant  driving  horses 
that  there  were,  and  enduring,  too.  No  road  was 
too  long  for  them. 

As  the  Vermonters  went  West  they  took  with  them 
their  Morgan  horses.  From  1850  to  1860  there  was 
quite  a  call  trom  the  West  for  the  Morgans,  and 
many  of  the  best  specimens  were  taken  West.  It  can 
be  supposed  that  there  are  now  as  fine  specimens 
West  as  there  are  East.  It  was  about  1860  that  the 
call  was  for  horses  having  more  size  and  speed  for 
the  mile.  The  Morgans,  with  their  broad  breasts, 
short  bodies,  legs  and  stride,  could  not  have  speed 
for  the  mile,  but  for  an  all  day's  drive,  or  several  of 
them  they  would  tire  out  and  outlast  many  of  the 
fast  ones.  The  Morrills  then  seemed  to  be  the  horses 
wanted,  as  they  had  more  size  and  speed  for  the 
mile.  The  Morrills  are  called  Morgans,  as  it  is  under- 
stood that  their  founder,  Old  Morrill,  traces  on  his 
sire's  side  to  the  "Justin  Morgan"  through  Bulrush 
Morgan.    Yet  they  have  no  more  resemblance  to  the 


Morgans  than  have  the  Clays  or  the  Hambletiomans. 

The  Morrills  crowded  out  the  Morgans,  yet  they 
did  not  prove  first-class  trotters,  as  they  lacked  the 
lasting  or  staying  blood  of  the  thoroughbred  to  carry 
their  speed  to  the  finish.  They  could  trot  quarters 
and  halves  fast,  but  could  not  last  in  the  race,  and 
they  have  now  been  crowded  out  by  the  Lamberts 
and  Hambletonians. 

An  attempt  is  now  being  made  to  breed  back  the 
Morgans,  and  this  can  be  done  by  looking  the  country 
over  and  finding  the  best  specimens  that  there  are 
and  mating  them.  There  are  many  horses  that  are 
called  Morgans  that  have  no  more  resemblance  to 
the  Morgans  of  the  Woodbury  Morgan  pattern  than 
does  a  black  sheep  to  a  white  sheep.  They  may  have 
a  very  little  of  the  blood,  but  it  has  been  so  diluted 
that  the  Morgan  characteristics  are  entirely  obliter- 
ated and  gone. 


CROSS-BRED    SI  RES    U  NRELIABLE. 


The  offspring  of  two  animals  of  distinct  and  dif- 
ferent breeds  is  termed  "cross-bred."  If,  for  ex- 
ample, a  Clydesdale  stallion  is  mated  with  a  Perch- 
eron  mare  the  resultant  progeny  is  necessarily  one- 
half  Clydesdale  and  one-half  Percheron.  Two  differ- 
ent and  distinct  breed  prepotencies  have  been  merged 
together  in  making  this  cross  and  the  identity  of 
each  has  been  lost.  The  two  currents  of  blood  have 
mixed  together  and  the  direction  of  each  has  been 
diverted  into  a  new  channel.  The  two  currents  have 
come  together  from  different  directions  and  by  op- 
position the  flow  has  to  a  great  extent  ceased.  The 
cross-bred  animal  thus  produced  may  and  often  does 
appear  better  in  many  respects  of  conformation  than 
either  of  the  parents.  This  is  well  seen  in  the  steers 
and  heifers  of  cross-breeding  exhibited  so  success- 
fully at  the  International  Live  Stock  Exposition  and 
other  similar  fat  stock  shows.  Such  animals  are 
often  of  superlative  merit  and  quality  in  shape  and 
in  propensity  ti  lay  on  flesh  and  fat  rapidly,  evenly 
and  upon  the  most  profitable  parts  of  the  frame. 
But  they  never  are  used  for  breeding  purposes.  The 
breeder  understands  from  experience  that  animals 
thus  bred  lack  prepotency  of  breed  and  individuality 
and,  therefore,  cannot  transmit  the  perfections  of 
their  conformation  and  character  to  their  progeny. 
The  prepotency  of  such  animals,  if  present,  is  a  mixed 
one.  There  is  no  prepotency  in  a  direct  line,  for  the 
production  of  a  specific  breed  character. 

If  used  for  breeding  purposes  a  male  of  this  breed- 
ing has  no  power  to  transmit  his  individual  char- 
acteristics while  his  breed  characteristics,  being  an 
alloy  of  those  of  two  distinct  breeds,  cannot  be  trans- 
mitted. The  crossing  of  two  distinct  breeds  of 
horses — apart  from  the  legitimate  and  advisable 
crossing  of  a  purebred  upon  native,  "scrub,"  or  grade 
mares  with  the  intention  of  persistent  work  in  the 
same  direction  until  purity  of  blood  is  arrived  at — 
is  to  be  considered  detrimental  and  as  surely  pro- 
ductive of  disappointing  results  as  the  similar  em- 
ployment of  grade  sires.  The  so-called  "Select 
Clydesdales"  is  a  cross  between  the  pure  bred  Clydes- 
dale and  English  Shire — two  distinct  but  somewhat 
similar  breeds — and  cannot  be  expected  to  perfectly 
transmit  the  characteristics  of  either  Clyde  or  Shire. 
This  cross  produces  first  class  horses  to  be  gelded 
for  heavy  draft  work  and  the  females  are  eminently 
suitable  for  similar  labor.  They  should  not  be  used 
for  breeding  purposes,  however,  unless  to  successive- 
ly top-cross  them  with  sires  of  one  pure  breed — 
either  Shire  or  Clyde  according  to  the  preference 
of  the  breeder — so  long  as  the  breed  chosen  is  ex- 
clusively and  successively  used.  These  truths  apply 
with  equal  force  to  every  condition  of  two  pure 
breeds  and  our  breeders  will  do  well  to  reject  for 
breeding  purposes  all  stallions  shown  by  their  pedi- 
grees to  be  cross-bred. — Dr.  A.  S.  Alexander. 


WHAT  HORSE   IS  THIS? 


Lakeville,  Cal.,  March  17,  1907. 

Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman:  There  is  an  old 
stallion  at  Petaluma  that  is  said  to  be  Mambrino 
Wilkes.  He  is  about  16.1,  black,  one  hind  ankle 
white,  small  star.  He  is  over  in  the  knees.  Can 
you  inform  me  through  your  paper  which  Mambrino 
Wilkes  he  is?  Has  he  a  record  and  has  he  sired 
many  in  the  2:30  list? 

This  old  stallion  came  to  Petaluma  about  seven 
years  ago  with  a  lot  of  "chicken  feed"  horses.  Some 
rancher  doctored  him  up  and  raced  him  the  following 
Fourth  of  July  in  a  local  race.  He  trotted  along 
about  2:40;  was  lame  in  hind  leg.  He  has  been 
serving  a  number  of  mares  here  the  last  three  sea- 
sons.   Can  you  trace  this  horse? 

T.  A.  ROCHE. 


Mambrino  Wilkes  60S3.  black  horse,  no  record,  by 
George  Wilkes,  dam  Lady  Chrisman  by  Todhunter's 
Mambrino,  was  formerly  owned  by  Col.  Irving  Ayers 
of  this  city.  This  horse  was  foaled  in  1S74,  and  we 
believe  he  died  some  years  ago.  If  living  he  would 
be  thirty-four  years  old.  There  was  a  big  black  son 
of  his  called  Mambrino  Wilkes  Jr.,  but  he  had  no 
standard  record.  Mr.  F.  Turner  of  Petaluma.  present 
owner  of  this  horse,  sent  us  photographs  of  him  some 
time  ago  and  stated  that  he  purchased  the  horse  from 
Chas.  Asherman  of  Petaluma,  who  got  him  from  the 
horse  auctioneers,  Sullivan  &  Doyle  of  San  Francisco. 
The  old  Mambrino  Wilkes  6083  sired  a  number  of 
fast  ones,  including  the  trotter  Balkan  2:15  and  the 
pacers  Doc  Wilkes  2:12%  and  Brino  Tricks  2:13%. 
He  sired  nine  trotters  and  six  pacers  with  standard 
records. 

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California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  Is  Jackson's 
Napa   Soda. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


RACING  ON   THE   ICE. 


Minneapolis  is  a  city  of  contraries  in  some  re- 
spects, the  most  notable  of  which  is  in  its  horse  rac- 
ing. Just  at  that  season  of  the  year  when  the  ordin- 
ary driver  is  preparing  to  "rough"  his  speed  animals 
through  the  winter  or  put  them  away  in  the  stalls 
for  the  long  winter's  rest,  the  Minneapolis  driver 
starts  to  condition  his  stepper  for  the  winter  sea- 
son. 

Winter  racing  in  Minneapolis  does  not  mean 
brushes  on  a  speedway  with  the  pacers  or  trotters 
hitched  to  sleighs.  It  means  real  racing,  to  bikes, 
and  on  the  ice. 

One  of  the  most  famous  race  courses  of  America 
is  that  down  the  middle  of  the  Lake  of  The  Isles,  in 
Minneapolis.  In  summer  canoes  and  power  boats 
plow  through  the  waters  of  this  lake,  but  once  the 
frost  king  comes  down  out  of  the  north,  King  Horse 
follows  as  the  successor  of  the  boats,  and,  as  the 
frost  king  starts  his  reign  somewhat  early  in  Minne- 
sota and  holds  on  in  his  rule  rather  later  than  he 
does  in  Louisiana  or  Texas,  the  racing  season  is  a 
long  one. 

The  course  is  a  half  mile  and  practically  straight- 
away, although  in  fact  a  long  bend  of  the  lake  makes 
the  course  really  a  big  crescent  with  the  start  out 
of  sight  of  the  judges'  stand.  In  the  late  fall  days, 
the  officers  of  the  club  visit  the  lake,  go  out  in  boats 
and  drive  the  stakes  for  the  course  and  lay  the 
foundations  for  the  barns  and  the  judges'  stand. 
Once  the  ice  forms,  these  stakes  are  absolutely  im- 
movable until  spring. 

As  soon  as  the  lake  freezes  over  sufficiently  to 
bear  teams  and  wagons  hauling  lumber,  the  barns 
and  grandstands  are  erected.  These  barns  have 
the  ice  for  a  floor  and  are  used  to  cool  out  the 
animals  between  the  heats.  The  natural  ice  floor 
is  covered  with  sawdust  or  straw  and  they  are  just 
as  warm  as  those  with  dirt  floors.  Over  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  track,  the  judges'  stand,  with 
great  glass  windows,  is  erected  and  a  big  hot  air 
blast  stove  is  set  on  the  ice.  The  upper  floor  of 
the  judges'  stand  is  nothing  more  or  less  than  a 
grating  and  on  the  coldest  days  when  the  thermom- 
eter is  15  to  20  degrees  below  zero,  the  judges  fre- 
quently have  to  open  the  windows  to  cool  off. 

Out  on  the  ice  track  the  speedway  is  marked  with 
a  long  row  of  stakes  and  a  continuous  string  of  wire 
is  used  as  a  barrier.  Telephones  are  placed  at  the 
start  and  finish  and  the  timing  is  done  by  this 
method. 

'  The  owners  of  the  flyers  condition  their  horses  on 
the  roads  in  the  early  fall  and  by  the  time  the  ice 
is  strong  enough  to  bear  up  six  or  eight  horses 
abreast,  the  animals  are  in  shape  to  give  a  good 
account  of  themselves. 

Having  never  been  allowed  to  get  out  of  condition 
after  the  summer  track  season  the  fall  work  on  the 
road  makes  the  flyers  fit  for  their  appearance  on 
the  ice.  The  last  work  preparatory  to  the  actual  ice 
racing  consists  of  getting  the  horses  used  to  the 
slippery  footing.  A  week  of  practice  is  sufficient 
for  the  purpose  and  then  they  are  in  perfect  readi- 
ness for  the  speed  trials  which  come  every  week 
during  the  Lake  of  the  Isles  season. 

On  first  thought  it  might  seem  perilous  to  drive 
a  trotter  or  pacer  at  a  2:10  gait  down  a  glare  of 
ice,  but  thanks  to  the  shoeing,  there  is  not  as  much 
danger  as  in  speeding  on  a  dirt  road.  The  one 
essential  is  that  the  shoes  of  the  animals  be  subject 
to  continued  and  searching  observation.  Sharp 
calks,  slightly  longer  than  those  used  for  dirt  track 
use,  are  required.  The  horses,  even  though  timid 
at  first,  soon  learn  to  put  absolute  reliance  in  the 
ice  track  and  race  with  just  as  much  dash  and 
abandon  as  on  the  dirt  courses.  They  are  driven 
to  the  regular  rubber  tired  bicycle  wheel  sulkies 
as  the  speeding  sleighs  would  skid  far  too  much 
for  the  safety  of  the  drivers.  The  rubber  tire  seems 
to  have  an  affinity  for  the  ice  and  there  is  no 
slip.  Of  course  the  ice  is  as  smooth  as  a  billiard 
table  and  there,  is  no  real  "draw"  for  the  horses. 
In  fact  the  weight  of  the  drivers  can  be  pulled  with 
less  exertion  on  the  ice  than  on  the  dirt  track. 

The  drivers  take  more  precaution  to  prevent  frost 
bites  than  they  do  to  guard  against  falls  by  the 
horses.  The  regulation  costume  is  the  familiar  fur 
or  cowskin  coat  of  the  northwest,  fur  gloves  and  fur 
cap  that  comes  well  down  over  the  ears.  The  feet 
are  protected  by  heavy  felt  shoes  and,  thus  garbed, 
the  drivers  come  down  the  long  stretch  when  the 
temperature  is  away  beiuw  zero  and  suffer  no  bad 
effects  from  the  cold.  They  have  even  gone  so  far 
-is,  some  instances  as  to  borrow  the  goggles  of  their 
automobile  driving  brethren  and,  thus  equipped, 
nothing  in  the  way  of  weather  can  have  any  bad 
effect  on  them. 

The  track  is  kept  clear  of  snow  and  the  races  are 
held  every  Saturday  afternoon,  no  matter  how  severe 
the  weather  may  be.  Nothing  short  of  a  blizzard 
spoils  the  matinee.  The  course  is  in  the  heart  of 
the  best  residence  district  of  the  city  and  the  free 
grand  stand  is  always  well  filled.  It  is  close  to  the 
street  car  and  spectators,  when  it  grows  too  cold 
for  comfort,  have  a  comparatively  short  distance 
to  go. 

Five  or  six  trotters  or  pacers  coming  abreast  down 
the  great  wide  ice  course,  present  a  picture  that 
cannot  fail  to  thrill  even  those  who  take  a  passive 
interest  in  horse  racing.  There  is  always  a  hum 
and  boom  attached  to  a  horse  race  on  a  dirt  course 
— the  pounc'  of  the  hoofs  on  the  dirt,  but  when  the 
field  is  shiited  to  an  ice  track  and  every  hoof  beat 
sounds  like  the  boom  of  a  muffled  drum  on  the 
thick  ice,  the  noise  really  adds  to  the  excitement  of 
a  musing  Jnish.  The  sharp  calks  of  the  shoes  kick 
«  show   r  of  flying  particles  of  ice  and  the  picture 


of  a  close  finish  is  almost  beyond  the  pen  of  even 
a  horse  enthusiast. 

The  racing  is  all  on  an  amateur  driver  status  and 
for  merchandise  prizes.  Betting  is  prohibited  by 
the  city  park  hoard,  an  organization  that  really  su- 
perintends the  racing  and  polices  the  course.  The 
active  management  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Lake  of 
the  Isles  Driving  Club,  one  of  the  most  novel  organiz- 
ations  of  its  kind  in  the  United   States. 

This  is  why  when  the  ordinary  race  horse  is  rest- 
ing the  Minneapolis  flyer  is  earning  his  hay. — J.  H. 
Ritchie  in  World  Life. 

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TROUBLE  AT  LOS  ANGELES. 


[Times,  March  14.] 

Like  a  lot  of  little  children  certain  members  of 
the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  are  making  faces  at 
each  other,  while  certain  directors  of  the  club  have 
held  a  secret  meeting  and  told  M.  B.  Mosher,  one  of 
the  oldest  members  of  the  club,  and  owner  of  four 
fast  harness  horses,  that  he  "can't  play  in  their  back 
yard"  at  Agricultural  Park  any  more. 

For  a  long  time  there  has  been  bad  feeling  in  the 
club.  The  board  of  directors  has  been  split  up  into 
factions,  and  the  250  members  have  taken  sides, 
more  or  less.  The  first  rub  came  last  December, 
when  Secretary  K.  V.  Redpath  resigned,  as  was 
told  in  The  Times,  because  he  did  not  think  he  had 
been  treated  with  the  consideration  due  his  position. 

On  March  8th  there  was  a  meeting  of  five  directors, 
at  which  M.  B.  Mosher  was  expelled  from  the  club 
on  a  charge  of  "conduct  unbecoming  a  gentleman." 

If  any  charges  had  been  filed  against  Mr.  Mosher 
he  never  received  a  copy  of  them,  never  knew  of 
any  action  to  be  taken  against  him,  never  was  given 
a  hearing. 

Like  A  Thunder  Clap. 

"The  first  I  knew  of  any  such  action,"  said  Mr. 
Mosher  last  night,  "was  when  I  received  a  very  un- 
pleasant letter  from  Secretary  A.  I.  Stewart  inform- 
ing me  that  I  had  been  expelled  for  conduct  unbe- 
coming a  gentleman.  It  came  upon  me  like  a  thun- 
der clap.  I  am  at  a  loss  to  account  for  it,  as  I  do 
not  know  of  any  act  of  mine  which  would  even  re- 
motely warrant  such  a  proceeding  upon  the  part  of 
the  directors.  I  do  not  even  now  know  what  these 
alleged  acts  were  said  to  be." 

Under  the  by-laws  of  the  club  it  takes  a  two- 
thirds  vote  to  expel  a  member. 

Mr.  Mosher,  who  has  a  large  circle  of  friends 
outside  as  well  as  inside  the  club,  felt  that  under  the 
circumstances  he  should  take  some  action  to  set  him- 
self right  and  that  if  there  was  any  good  reason 
why  he  should  be  expelled  that  he  ought  to  know 
it.      • 

He  went  to  Attorney  James  H.  Shankland  and  told 
him  his  troubles  and  asserted  that  as  far  as  he  knew 
it  was  simply  a  case  of  personal  spite  against  him 
of  some  of  the  directors  of  the  club  whose  horses 
he  had  beaten  in  various  races. 

Mr.  Shankland  made  an  investigation  and  he  stated 
last  night  that  he  could  find  no  proper  reason  for  the 
expulsion  of  a  member  of  the  club,  especially  a  man 
like  Mr.  Mosher,  who  has  always  borne  an  excellent 
reputation  as  a  man  and  as  a  straightforward  horse- 
man. 

Writ  of  Mandate. 

Last  Monday,  Mr.  Mosher,  through  his  attorney, 
brought  mandamus  proceedings  in  the  Superior 
Court  to  compel  the  club  to  reinstate  him  in  his 
membership  or  to  show  cause  why  this  should  not 
be  done.  The  hearing  is  set  for  March  22d  and 
the  club  will  tight  the  writ  of  mandate. 

On  Tuesday  the  writ  was  served  on  Secretary  A. 
I.  Stewart,  who  has  been  particularly  active  in  the 
expulsion  proceedings,  and  yesterday  a  copy  of  the 
writ  was  served  upon  President  John  H.  Reynolds, 
who,  with  Vice-President  E.  J.  Delorey,  has  shown 
considerable  aggressiveness  in  the  matter. 

This  legal  action  by  Mosher  came  as  a  surprise 
to  the  directors,  for  heretofore  Mr.  Mosher  has 
shown  himself  to  be  particularly  meek  and  forbear- 
ing under  what  most  horsemen  consider  to  be  cir- 
cumstances of  particular  aggravation. 

A  hurry  call  was  sent  out  by  the  secretary  for  a 
special  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors,  and  this 
meeting  was  held  in  the  private  office  of  C.  A.  Can- 
field  in  the  Citizens'  National  Bank  building  after 
5   o'clock  last  evening. 

That   Secret    Mystery. 

After  the  meeting  every  director  present  seemed 
anxious  to  make  a  mystery  of  their  meeting.  Those 
seen  refused  to  talk  and*  the  secretary  refused  to 
give  any  information  as  to  what  action  had  been 
taken. 

The  fact  is  that  the  directors  for  the  second  time 
considered  the  charges  against  Mr.  Mosher  and 
again  expelled  him.  This  time  there  were  eight 
directors  present,  making  the  necessary  two-thirds 
vote,  according  to  the  by-laws  of  the  club.  It  is  the 
first  time  any  member  has  ever  been  expelled  from 
the  club. 

But  at  this  meeting  Mr.  Mosher  was  not  notified 
to  appear  and  answer  to  the  charges  against  him. 
It  was  in  all  ways  a  star-chamber  proceeding.  The 
accused  man  had  no  choice  to  refute  any  accusation, 
and  it  is  asserted  that  at  least  the  majority,  or  five 
of  the  eight  directors,  are  personally  antagonistic 
to  Mr.  Mosher. 

It  is  understood  that  there  are  two  charges 
against  the  accused  man.  One  that  he  drove  his 
horse  too  near  to  the  horse  of  Tom  Hughes  in  a 
race  which  took  place  a  year  ago  last  Christmas; 
the  other  that  he  spoke  disrespectfully  of  some  of 
the  judges. 

The  Other  Side. 

Asked  point  blank  if  these  "terrible"  charges  were 


true,  Mr.  Mosher  last  night  did  not  deny  that  he 
might  have  driven  his  horse  Zollie  close  to  the  one 
driven  by  Tom  Hughes  in  that  race  over  a  year 
ago. 

"But  more  than  once  I  have  been  run  into,"  he 
continued.  "I  have  had  my  sulky  broken  in  this 
manner  and  have  had  to  pay  for  the  repairs  myself, 
yet  I  have  never  gone  to  the  judges'  stand  and 
made  a  complaint.  I  have  tried  to  be  a  fair  sports- 
man and  I  have  taken  a  pride  in  the  club  and  in 
the  driving  matinees  and  have  done  my  best  to 
make  them  a  success.  I  have  been  very  proud  of 
the  cups  I  have  won,"  and  Mr.  Mosher  pointed  to  a 
handsome  glass  cupboard  in  which  his  eight  trophies 
are  displayed,  "but  this  action  of  the  directors  has 
killed  all  the  enjoyment  I  have  had  in  the  sport." 

"How  about  the  language?"  was  asked. 

"Well,  many  times  I  have  felt  that  I  have  been 
unjustly  treated.  Even,  the  papers  have  spoken  of 
it.  I  do  not  remember  any  specific  case,  but  I  may 
have  said  something  in  the  heat  of  temper,  but  not 
to  the  judges  themselves,  as  has  been  said." 

Mr.  Shankland  last  evening  deplored  the  "drastic 
action"  taken  by  the  directors  of  the  club  and  as- 
serted that  even  if  Mosher  had  "cussed"  a  little, 
among  horsemen  it  was  very  much  like  the  pot  call- 
ing the  kettle  black. 

The  action  of  the  board  of  directors  yesterday  in 
again  expelling  Mr.  Mosher  without  a  hearing  or 
notifying  him  of  the  charges  against  him,  even  if 
guilty,  means  a  fight  within  the  ranks  of  the  club 
which  may  in  the  end  disrupt  that  organization. 
Feeling   Runs  High. 

As  it  is,  there  is  a  good  deal  of  feeling  among 
some  of  the  members  regarding  certain  transactions 
and  personal  feeling  is  beginning  to  run  high.  Queer 
stories  are  being  told  about  the  speed  committee 
and  the  classifying  of  certain  horses  and  how  funny 
it  looks  that  certain  friends  of  the  committee  al- 
ways manage  to  win  the  best  cups. 

A  number  of  horses  from  Riverside  were  brought 
here  last  Christmas  by  members  of  the  Riverside 
Driving  Club  to  enter  in  the  matinee,  but  owing  to 
the  classes  in  which  they  were  placed  the  owners 
felt  aggrieved  and  in  some  instances  scratched  their 
horses  rather  than  race  under  the  conditions  im- 
posed upon  them. 

In  the  long  document  filed  in  court  Attorney 
Shankland  goes  in  detail  into  the  history  and  pur- 
pose of  the  organization  of  the  Los  Angeles  Driving 
Club,  explaining  how  there  is  no  profit,  only  expense, 
that  it  is  for  the  purpose  of  advancing  the  breeding 
of  fine  horses  and  encourage  good  road  building. 
That  the  club  has  a  valuable  lease  upon  the  grounds 
of  the  Sixth  District  Agricultural  Association  and 
that  membership  in  the  club  is  valuable,  and  he  asks 
the  court  to  reinstate  his  client  or  to  show  the  rea- 
son why  it  should  not. 

When  the  case  comes  up  in  court  it  is  stated  that 
some  rather  startling  things  will  develop. 


J.  M.  Herbert,  proprietor  of  the  Herbert  Stock 
Farm  at  Denver,  Colo.,  has  purchased  the  trotting 
mare  Humboldt  Maid  2:13%  by  Waldstein  2:22,  son 
of  Director  2:17,  dam  by  Grand  Moor,  a  son  of  The 
Moor  870.  Mr.  Herbert  also  purchased  her  yearling 
filly  by  Allerton  2:09%.  She  is  now  heavy  with  foal 
to  Allerton  again  and  will  be  bred  to  Expedition 
2:15%.  Another  purchase  is  the  young  mare  Phoebe 
Wilkes  by  Baron  Wilkes  2:18,  out  of  Nordeau  2:17% 
by  Norris.    She  will  be  bred  to  Todd  2:14%. 


The  famous  M.  and  M.  at  Detroit  is  for  2:24  class 
trotters  as  usual  this  year  and  is  for  the  same 
amount,  $10,000.  The  C.  of  C.  has  been  changed 
from  the  2:24  to  the  2:13  class,  its  value,  $5000, 
remaining  the  same.  The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of 
the  Times  Stake  is  a  new  feature.  It  is  worth 
$3000  and  is  for  trotters  of  the  2:14  class.  Entrance 
is  five  per  cent,  divided  into  four  payments.  The 
entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2d.  See  the  advertise- 
ment for  full  particulars. 


We  have  received  from  Messrs.  W.  B.  Veirs  and 
Alex  Robertson,  proprietors  of  The  Ranch  Trotting 
Stock  Farm,  near  Melbourne,  Australia,  a  catalogue 
of  a  dispersal  sale  of  all  their  stock,  which  occurred 
on  the  6th  of  this  month.  As  much  of  this  stock 
was  purchased  in  California  by  Mr.  Veirs,  we  shall 
be  much  interested  in  reading  the  report  of  the 
sale  when  it  arrives.  Among  the  horses  to  be  sold 
are  the  stallions  Dixie  Alto,  record  2:24%,  made 
on  a  three-furlong  track  in  Melbourne,  and  the  stal- 
lion Digitalis  2:25%,.  Dixie  Alto  was  bred  at  Palo 
Alto  Farm  and  purchased  by  Mr.  Veirs  as  a  two- 
year-old.  He  is  by  Mendocino,  dam  Marionette  by 
Palo  Alto  2:08%,  second  dam  Manette,  the  dam  of 
Arion  2:07%,  and  others.  Digitalis  was  bred  by 
the  late  Dr.  Finlaw  of  Santa  Rosa  and  is  by  Daly 
2:15,  dam  Cygnet  by  Steinway.  The  Ranch  has 
quite  a  number  of  mares  purchased  at  Dr.  Finlaw's 
Rosedale  Farm. 


INFECTIOUS     STOCK     DISEASES. 


If  one  could  be  prepared  with  a  remedy  which  would 
at  times  of  epidemic  protect  horses,  sheep,  etc.,  from 
distemper,  influenza  and  similar  ailments,  he  would 
have  something  of  utmost  value.  For  many  years 
Craft's  Distemper  Cure  has  been  widely  sold  under  a 
positive  guarantee  that  it  would  prevent  and  cure,  and 
It  now  has  the  endorsement  of  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  stock  owners.  It  is  always  sold  under  a  positive 
guarantee  to  refund  the  money  if  it  fails.  In  the  ad- 
vertisement in  another  column  a  free  pamphlet  is  of- 
fered. Address,  Wells  Medicine  Co.,  13  Third  St.,  La- 
fayette, Ind. 

o 

PILES  CUBED  IN  6  TO  14  DATS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching,  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  in  6  to 
14  days  or  money  refunded.     50c. 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


CRIB    BITING. 


The  eminent  English  veterinarian,  Harold  Leeney, 
M.  R.  C.  V.  S.,  writes  on  this  subject  in  the  London 
Live  Stock  Journal  as  follows:  Is  it  playfulness  or 
vice,  deliberate  and  premeditated,  or  involuntary? 
Many  horsemen,  familiar  with  the  objectionable 
practice,  will  be  surprised  that  the  question  should 
be  asked,  but  in  an  age  when  only  sympathy  for 
criminals  is  shown  for  those  who  have  "materialized 
their  thought  errors,"  as  an  American  author  de- 
scribes the  inmates  of  gaols,  we  may  well  pause  to 
ask  ourselves  if  animals  are  really  guilty  of  "vice" 
at  all. 

Solleysell,  as  long  ago  as  the  year  1664,  compared 
it  to  the  taking  of  snuff  and  smoking  tobacco  in 
men.  The  trick,  habit,  or  vice,  as  we  may  elect 
to  call  it,  is  associated  in  the  minds  of  most  of  us 
with  horses  only,  but  it  is  not  at  all  rare  in  cattle, 
and  has  even  been  noted  in  pigs.  While  confined 
to  no  class  or  breed  of  horses,  it  is  the  more  fre- 
quent among  what  may  be  described  as  the  "well- 
to-do,"  and  ennui  is  doubtless  responsible  for  many 
cases,  but  certainly  not  for  all.  While  many  have 
watched  the  act  of  windsucking  with  a  feeling  akin 
to  disgust,  few  have  perhaps  thought  out  the  modus 
operandi.-  Even  those  who  inhale  cigarette  smoke 
may  not  have  done  so,  yet  they  are  imperfect  wind- 
suckers,  who  draw  the  smoke  down  into  the  phar- 
ynx, but  stop  short  at  swallowing  it.  To  the  many 
who  have  been  through  a  veterinary  course  in  the 
army  or  one  of  the  agricultural  colleges,  and  have 
a  general  knowledge  of  anatomy,  the  explanation 
given  of  the  act  by  the  late  Captain  Hayes  will  be 
interesting:  "The  exact  process  (of  crib-biting)  is 
that  during  a  temporary  interruption  of  breathing 
and  visible  contractions  of  the  muscles  on  the  an- 
terior margin  of  the  throat  (sternothyroid,  omo- 
hyoid, sterno-hyoid)  the  larynx  and  base  of  the  ton- 
gue are.  drawn .  downwards,,  whereupon  the  upper 
part  of  .the  pharynx  becomes  filled  with  air,  which 
during  the  then  following  act  of  swallowing  and  re- 
turn of  the  larynx  and  tongue-base  to  their  former 
positions,  partly  escapes  forwards,  or  the  whole  may 
be  swallowed,  by  .which  one  or  two  champing  sounds 
are  produced,  peculiar  tones,  like  belching." 

It  was  the  partial  escape  of  air  mixed  with  saliva 
from  the  mouth  that  led  many  observers  in  the  past 
to  suppose  that  wind-sucking  was  the  same  thing 
as  eructating,  so  common  in  cattle,  and,  further,  to 
attribute  it  to  indigestion — a  view  still  very  general- 
ly held,  although  abandoned  by  the  more  advanced 
veterinarians. 

The  causes  are  various;  ennui  has  already  been 
suggested,  idleness  being  the  parent  of  vice.  The 
contemplation  of  a  blank  wall  for  hours  at  a  time, 
in  the  long  intervals  between  meals,  must  be  any- 
thing but  exhilirating  to  animals  of  highly  nervous 
temperament,  even  if  possessed  of  all  the  intelli- 
gence and  powers  of  reflection  with  which  they  are 
credited  by  ardent  lovers  of  horseflesh.  To  find 
amusement,  to  while  away  the  hours,  they  minutely 
examine  the  few  articles  within  reach,  licking  the 
manger,  the  crib,  the  walls,  nibbling  the  halter,  or 
picking  up  and  dropping  the  chain,  and  finding  ad- 
ditional pleasure  in  the  noise  the  latter  makes.  Prom 
playing  with  the  mobile  lips  to  gripping  with  the 
teeth,  and  from  biting  to  wind-sucking  is  an  easy 
transition,-  and  the  art,  once  acquired,  is  very  rarely 
forgotten,  although  in  abeyance  when  at  grass,  or  in 
circumstances  unfavorable  to  its  practice.  Thus  it 
is  related  of  a  cavalry  regiment  which  took  part  in 
the  war  of  1866  (Pansecchi)  that  "the  vice  was 
widely  spread  prior  to  the  war,  but  only  one  horse 
retained  the  habit  during  the  campaign,  but  on  re- 
turn to  garrison  it  became  as  common  as  before. 
In  the  idle  and  restless  horse  it  may  then  be  said 
to  arise  spontaneously. 

It  is  infectious,  according  to  the  popular  accepta- 
tion of  the  word,  young  horses  readily  learning  it 
from  a  companion,  and  in  this  way  a  large  proportion 
in  a  stable  will  acquire  the  trick.  That  wind-sucking 
is  hereditary  is  beyond  doubt,  and,  curiously  enough, 
it  is  more  frequently  transmitted  through  the  sire 
than  the  dam.  In  this  connection  the  observations 
of  Collin  are  of  peculiar  interest.  He  traced  the 
descendants  of  a  famous  Anglo-Norman  stallion  and 
found  forty-five  of  them  to  be  crib-biters,  many  of 
"whom  developed  the  habit  at  a  remarkably  early 
age,  "one  foal  at  three  months,  two  at  seven  and 
eight,  five  at  from  ten  to  twelve  months,  the  major- 
ity in  their  second  and  third  years,  and  one  after 
three  yearsl."  Crib-biting  in  the  finer-skinned  and 
more  sensitive  animals  is  thought  to  be  developed 
by  rough  strapping  or  too  energetic  grooming,  many 
irritable  horses  in  this  way  acquiring  a  habit  of 
laying  hold  of  the  manger  and  fixing  the  breath 
during  the  operation. 

It  has  been  supposed  that  indigestion  producing 
those  feelings  known  to  ourselves  as  "heartburn" 
have  prompted  the  crib-biting  habit,  and  the  stom- 
ach lesions  (chronic  catarrh,  dilatation,  thickening 
of  the  walls,  etc.),  have  been  pointed  to  as  evi- 
dence in  favor  of  the  theory,  but  they  are  more 
probably  the  result.  The  enlarged  abdomen  does 
not  precede  the  habit,  but  follows  on  it,  and  the 
postmortem  examinations  of  horses  that  have  but 
recently  acquired  the  trick  do  not  show  these  alter- 
ations of  structure  or  diseased  conditions. 

There  are  quite .  a  variety  of  ways  of  "cribbing," 
and  many  degrees.  Some  horses  only  press  the  in- 
cisor teeth  of  the  upper  jaw  upon  the  object,  while 
arching  the  neck  and  using  the  muscles  connected 
with  deglutition  previously  named.  Others  employ 
both  top  and  bottom  teeth.  If  there  is  no  manger 
to  lay  hold  of,  some  other  object  will  be  found  by 
the  confirmed  victim  of  this  habit,  such  as  the  bars 
of  the  hayrack,  the  halter  chain,  or  strap,  the  pole 


of  the  carriage  when  harnessed,  or  anything  that 
will  afford  them  a  slight  hold.  Confirmed  crib-biters 
have  been  known  to  use  their  own  knees  and  feet 
for  the  purpose,  and  Gunter  speaks  of  having  seen 
foals  use  their  mothers'  hocks.  Then  there  are  air- 
snappers  who  have  so  cultivated  the  art  that  they 
are  able  to  do  without  any  object  on  which  to  set 
their  teeth.  They  stand  back  with  arched  neck,  the 
muzzle  approaching  the  breast,  make  some  nodding 
movements  with  the  head  and  a  smacking  of  the 
lips,  with  a  final  jerking  movement  upwards  at  the 
moment  of  accomplishing  their  object.  Crib-biters 
of  the  first  and  second  classes  may  only  indulge 
the  habit  occasionally,  or  for  a  spell,  but  air-snap- 
pers become  so  obsessed  that  they  take  little  in- 
terest in  anything  else  when  not  eating,  and  some 
will  interrupt  themselves  during  a  meal  to  indulge 
in  the  practice.  Sooner  or  later  wind-sucking  ends 
in  ruined  digestion,  distended  abdomen  and  loss  of 
muscular  energy,  and  shortness  of  breath.  They 
are  wasteful  and  undesirable  animals,  dropping 
much  food  and  making  but  ill  use  of  that  they  con- 
sume. They  are  bad  neighbors  and  often  suffer  from 
flatulent  colic. 

The  symptoms  in  cattle  differ  considerably;  the 
mouth  is  opened,  the  head  raised,  the  tongue  ex- 
tended and  swung  from  side  to  side,  by  which  means 
the  saliva  is  lashed  into  foam  and  collects  at  the 
angles  of  the  mouth  and  around  it.  This  is  followed 
by  a  peculiar  clucking  noise,  which  occurs  at  the 
moment  of  swallowing  air. 

The  vice  or  trick  may  often  be  completely  cured 
at  the  commencement  by  removing  the  animal  from 
familiar  biting  places;  by  putting  him  into  a  loose 
box  instead  of  a  stall;  by  feeding  in  a  trough  on 
the  ground  or  on  the  ground  itself,  in  a  brick  or 
stone  built  box,  with  nothing  to  lay  hold  on;  by  a 
run  at  grass,  or  feeding  only  with  long  stuff,  which 
occupies  much  time  and  gives  the  fullest  functional 
activity  to  the  salivary  glands  "and  some  amount  of 
fatigue  to  the  muscles  of  deglutition.  Punishment 
only  answers  while  a  person  is  present,  and  it  is 
observed  that  many  horses  only  do  it  when  they 
think  they  are  not  observed.  Increased  labor  and 
less  time  for  amusement  offers  a  cure  in  some  cases. 
Other  remedies  tried  are  movable  mangers,  used 
only  when  feeding,  close-fitting  muzzles,  throat- 
straps  of  various  designs,  but  all  acting  on  the  prin- 
cipel  of  producing  pressure  upon  the  muscles  chiefly 
concerned  in  wind-sucking.  That  the  strap  is  the 
most  efficient  remedy  probably  most  will  agree,  and 
that  any  objections  to  its  employment  are  out- 
weighed by  the  results.  Its  habitual  use  tells  its 
own  tale  to  purchasers,  who  may  see  the  mark  on 
the  poll,  if  there  is  nothing  to  show  on  the  throat. 
In  buying  horses  one  should  look  for  teeth  rounded 
by  crib-biting,  as  well  as  for  marks  of  the  strap. 

o 

GIFFORD  MORGAN. 


[Allen  Thompson  in  Trotter  and  Pacer.] 
Gifford  Morgan,  called  in  Vermont  Old  Gifford  Mor- 
gan and  in  The  Register  Wier's  Gifford  Morgan,  was 
bred  and  raised  by  Ziba  Gifford  of  Tunbridge,  Vt., 
having  been  foaled  in  1824.  Sire,  Woodbury  Morgan, 
the  best  son  of  the  original  Morgan — the  Justin  Mor- 
gan. The  pedigree  given  his  dam  is  very  doubtful. 
She  was  a  bay  called  a  cherry  red.  Gifford  was  a 
dark  chestnut,  a  little  over  14  hands  high  and 
weighed  925  pounds.  He  was  a  very  handsome, 
showy,  stylish  horse;  in  these  particulars  he  could 
not  be  beaten.  He  was  like  a  bantam  rooster  among 
fowls,  so  proud  and  handsome.  He  and  his  sire  were 
the  great  attractions  at  the  trainings  and  musters,  as 
they  were  the  saddle  horses  of  some  of  the  officers. 
Col.  Ira  Coolidge  of  Barnard  purchased  Gifford  when 
four,  and  he  was  kept  at  Barnard  three  or  four  sea- 
sons. Mr.  Coolidge  also  had  Gifford's  sire,  Wood- 
bury, one  or  two  seasons,  and  was  severely  bitten 
by  Woodbury.  Mr.  Gifford  took  Gifford  back,  as  it 
is  understood  that  Mr.  Coolidge  did  not  pay  for  him. 
Gifford  was  kept  several  seasons  in  Addison  county, 
Vt.,  at  New  Haven  and  Middlebury.  James  Whit- 
comb  of  Stockbridge  had  Gifford  two  or  three  sea- 
sons and  it  was  in  the  season  of  1831  that  he  sired 
his  most  noted  son,  Green  Mountain  (Hale's)  and  also 
the  Hackett  horse. 

The  particulars  in  regard  to  the  Hackett  horse  are 
quite  interesting.  Mr.  Whitcomb  stopped  at  Mr. 
Hackett's  hotel  at  Hancock,  Vt.,  and  as  he  put  his 
horse  in  the  barn  he  saw  Mr.  Hackett's  mare  was  in 
heat,  and  asked  Mr.  Hackett  to  have  her  mated,  but 
he  declined.  After  dinner  Mr.  Whitcomb  called  for 
drinks  for  four,  and  when  he  paid  the  25  cents  he  said 
to  Mr.  Hackett:  "Will  you  give  it  to  have  your  mare 
bred?"  and  he  said,  "Yes,"  and  handed  it  back;  and 
she  was.  She  brought  the  next  season  a  chestnut 
colt  that  when  grown  was  known  as  the  Hackett 
horse.  He  was  larger  than  his  sire,  but  had  not  his 
showy  style  and  nervous  action.  He  left  the  best  of 
stock,  was  the  sire  of  Adams'  Flying  Morgan,  whom 
many  of  our  best  informed  horsemen  say  was  the 
sire  of  Ethan  Allen  43. 

Mr.  Gifford  sold  Gifford  in  1840  to  Russell  Topliff  of 
Barnard,  who  kept  the  horse  for  some  time  at  Bar- 
nard and  the  neighboring  towns.  Gifford  sired  at 
this  time  Pike's  Gifford  Morgan,  one  of  his  best 
sons;  the  Fraser  horse  and  the  Barnard  horse  that 
was  the  grandsire  of  Dorsey's  Gold  Dust  150.  Lyman 
Stewart  took  Gifford  in  1844  and  traded  him  that 
year  for  property  to  a  Mr.  Wyman  and  he  took  him 
to  Fort  Ann.  N.  Y.  F.  A.  Wier  of  Palpole,  N.  H„ 
was  the  best  rated  horseman  of  his  day.  He  was  a 
great  lover  of  Morgans,  and  came  to  the  conclusion 
that  he  wanted  Gifford,  and  went  to  Fort  Ann  to  buy 
him.  He  stated  that  when  he  first  saw  him  there 
they  were  drawing  slabs  with  him  to  the  sawmill.  He 
got  him  for  $100  and  took  him  to  Waplole.     Gifford 


was  a  little  lame  from  corns  and  Mr.  Wier  took  him 
to  Walpole  in  the  evening.  The  horse  was  largely 
patronized  when  owned  by  Mr.  Wier.  He  took  him 
to  the  New  York  State  Fair  at  Saratoga  in  1847  and 
he  hired  Mr.  Hale  to  take  Green  Moutanin. 

The  Albany  Cultivator  in  speaking  of  the  fair,  said: 
"The  Old  Gifford  pranced  in  the  van  of  the  caval- 
cade with  all  the  fire,  spirit  and  gaiety  of  a  horse  of 
about  six,  instead  of  twenty-three,  and  he  looked  with 
the  pride  of  a  patriarch  on  the  bold  Green  Mountain 
Morgan  and  other  une  animals  that  had  sprung  from 
his  loins." 

James  D.  Ladd  states  that  Gifford  followed  Mr. 
Wier  into  the  show  ring  without  bit  or  strap  and 
would  walk  or  trot  cheerfully  at  the  word.  Mr.  Ladd 
stated  that  Mr.  Hale  rode  Green  Mountain  through 
the  street  "and  the  moment  I  saw  him  I  was  on  my 
feet  hurrying  with  a  great  crowd  to  get  a  closer  view, 
and  to  find  out  what  family  he  was  of,  and  where  he 
came  from.  I  doubt  whether,  if  Jumbo  were  to-day 
driven  over  that  populous  street,  he  would  attract 
more  attention  than  did  Green  Mountain.  And  way? 
Not  because  of  his  great  reputation  for  speed,  as  he 
had  not  trotted  very  fast.  It  was  his  great  beauty, 
style,  get-up  and  action. 

Mr.  Wier  said  no  horse  had  less  fear  than  Gifford; 
that  he  would  charge  a  body  of  men  as  fearlessly  as 
a  flock  of  sheep;  that  he  could  have  ridden  him  over 
a  cannon,  yet  he  would  follow  him  like  a  dog.  One 
time  he  was  taking  him  to  the  cars,  he  carrying  his 
traps  and  Gifford  following.  He  found  that  his  car 
had  been  moved  a  few  rods  away  from  the  platform, 
and  he  expected  that  it  would  have  to  be  moved  back 
to  car  Gifford;  but  no  sooner  had  he  put  his  traps 
into  the  car  than  Gifford  jumped  in  and  lay  down  in 
the  straw.  Mr.  Wier  said  his  little  daughter  would 
lead  Gifford  to  drink  and  when  she  fell  down  he  would 
wait  for  her  to  get  up  and  seemed  to  want  to  help  her 
by  taking  hold  of  her.  Mr.  Wier  sold  Gifford  in  1848 
to  a  stock  company  for  $2,000  and  the  price  charged 
was  $30  the  season.  Gifford  died  in  the  fall  of  1850 
and  was  buried  in  the  lot  where  Old  Bulrush  and 
Lady  Sutton's  dam  were,  near  the  bank  of  the  Con- 
necticut River.  I  visited  the  spot  with  Mr.  Wier  in 
1889.  Alvin  Wwinell  owned  the  farm  at  that  time, 
but  Mr.  Wier  owned  it  at  the  time  they  were  buried. 
He  had  no  difficulty  in  finding  the  place.  The  graves 
lay  along  side  by  side.  It  would  be  well  if  the  place 
were  suitably  marked. 

Gifford  Morgan  was  one  of  the  remarkable  horses, 
taking  him  alone,  and  a  preponent  sire  in  transmit- 
ting his  great  qualities  he  was  wonderful.  His  stock 
were  the  best  of  saddle  and  road  horses.  Their  great 
courage,  lasting  and  staying  qualities,  with  their 
short,  easy  step  made  no  road  too  long  for  them. 
Their  beauty,  with  their  pleasant,  cheerful  driving 
qualities,  made  them  the  most  desirable  of  driving 
horses.  Gifford's  colts,  when  from  good-sized  mares, 
made  good  sized  horses,  15%  hands  high  and  weigh- 
ing 1,000  pounds  or  more.  One  of  his  first  colts  (and 
claimed  to  be  his  first)  was  owned  at  Barnard  by 
Judge  Danforth's  father.  He  had  such  a  short,  easy 
step  one  felt  hardly  any  motion  in  riding  him.  Mr. 
Danforth  drove  him  from  Barnard  to  Burlington  and 
back  on  several  occasions  in  a  day,  the  distance  be- 
ing eighty  miles.  He  was  the  pride  of  the  village. 
He  was  sold  at  auction  in  1851,  taken  to  Providence, 
R.  I.,  and  sold  for  a  good  price  and  was  the  driving 
horse  of  a  gentleman  there  several  years. 


NOT  SCARED  OF  CARS. 


So  Plummer  bought  er  hoss  one  day 

Sound  n'  right  in  every  way, 

Then  standin'  there  in  Joe  Hill's  yard 

He  scrutinized  the  critter  hard 

N'  sed  ter  Joe  "Bern's  how  I've  paid, 

N'  alius  call  her  trade  er  trade 

Jest  tell  me,  if  I  should  parade 

Th'  crowbait  up  eround  th'  cars 

Der  yer  think  he'd  try  ter  climb  th'  stars?" 

Joe  switched  his  cud  eround  er  bit 

Scratched  his  frowsy  head  n'  spit, 

Then  lookin'  Plummer  in  th'  eye 

He  calmly  said,  "I  tell  ye,  Si, 

He  ain't  erfraid  uv  cars  er  tall. 

He's  straight  n'  right,  I've  told  ye  all." 

Next  day  Si  Plummer  chanced  ter  go 

Up  'round  th'  Saccarap  depot 

N'  when  th'  train  came — holy  smokes; 

He  didn't  wait  ter  see  th'  folks, 

Thet  ol'  hoss  gave  himself  th'  word 

N'  sailed  erway  jes  like  er  bird, 

Si  was  on  th'  map  but  somewhat  blurred, 

When  they  plucked  him  from  n'  apple  tree. 

He  barked  his  nose  n'  skinned  his  knee, 

Th'  wagon  spread  er  miie  er  more 

Jes'  like  th'  wreckage  on  th'  shore, 

N'  Silas  he  was  somewhat  wroth 

Spit  out  some,  teeth  n'  blood  n'  froth, 

Then  hobbled  off  ter  Joe  Hill's  place, 

N'  there  was  murder  in  his  face. 

Said  Si  ter  Joe,  "Yer  lyin1  cuss" 

N'  other  things  thet  sounded  wuss, 

"Thet  hoss  yer  said  warn't  'fraid  er  cars 

Hez  covered  me  with  marks  n'  scars, 

Th'  wagon's  smashed  ter  kindlin'  sticks 

Haint  hardly  'hough  ter  make  tooth  picks." 

Joe  switched  his  cud  eround  er  bit 

Scratched  his  frowsy  head  n'  spit 

Then  lookin'  Plummer  in  th'  eye 

He  calmly  said — "I  tell  ye.  Si, 

He's  straight  n'  right,  I've  told  ye  all. 

He  ain't  erfraid  uv  cars  er  tall 

N'  if  ye  stop  n'  think  ergain. 

Must  be'n  er  engine  on  thet  train." 

— W.  L.  Duntley. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


'I'jfr&'t'fr  >t»>3"&<$"$"3»<*- 


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ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 

Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


♦♦♦  i  *  ft  *  ft  'I'  '%•  •!•  'W4W4^»W"H4»< 

THE   INTERSTATE  ASSOCIATION. 


The  object  of  the  Interstate  Association,  an  organ- 
ization that  was  formed  and  incorporated  "for  the 
encouragement  of  trap  shooting,"  is  to  foster  a  sport 
that  is  deservedly  popular;  to  bring  together  experts, 
semi-experts  and  novices;  to  safeguard  the  inter- 
ests of  both  and  to  show  how  large  trap  shooting 
tournaments  should  be  conducted. 

Progressiveness  and  liberality  have  ever  been  con- 
spicuous features  of  the  Interstate  Association's 
policy  throughout  the  Association's  existence  in  re- 
spect to  all  trap  shooting  interests.  Each  season,  in 
turn,  it  has  introduced  and  established  some  features 
of  marked  improvement,  and,  not  infrequently,  many 
improvements.  And  of  all  these  not  the  least  have 
been  the  educational  benefits  afforded  by  the  tour- 
naments themselves.  They  have  been  so  organized 
and  perfected  in  every  department  that  (besides  being 
competitive)  they  have  been  great  schools  of  instruc- 
tion for  gun  club  officers  and  members  who  desire  to 
hold  tournaments  of  their  own  in  an  up-to-date  man- 
ner. And  also  it  is  the  special  care  of  the  Associa- 
tion that  first-class  competition  shall  be  provided  at 
all  of  its  tournaments. 

The  history  of  trap  shooting  shows  that  the  Asso- 
ciation's efforts  have  been  crowned  with  gratifying 
success.  Its  perfect  rules  have  gained  a  national 
acceptance;  it  in  every  particular  has  filled  a 
national  need;  and  trap  shooting  in  every  depart- 
ment has  been  standardized  in  all  that  is  wholesome 
and  m  all  that  makes  for  the  best  sportsmanship. 

The  Interstate  Association  originally  came  into 
being  December  23,  1892,  as  the  Interstate  Manufac- 
turers' and  Dealers'  Association.  It  was  not  the 
idea  of  any  one  person,  but  was  the  product  of 
divers  interests  and  time  has  proven  that  they 
builded  better  than  they  then  knew,  as  the  most 
sanguine  of  the  originators  never  dreamed  their  pro- 
geny would  in  such  a  short  time  bound  into  first 
place  in  the  world  of  trap  shooting. 

In  1893  the  credit  of  the  organization  was  at  a 
rather  low  ebb,  its  business  being  handled  in  a  very 
crude  way— vigorous  enough,  but  not  methodized 
But  one  tournament  at  a  time  was  arranged,  and 
quite  often  it  was  not  known  where  the  next  would 
be  held,  instructions  frequently  being  telegraphed 
to  the  manager  at  the  city,  where  he  had  a  tourna- 
ment in  progress,  as  to  where  to  ship  the  Associa- 
tion outfit  for  the  next  tournament.  So  much  fric- 
tion was  caused  by  want  of  proper  direction  and  so 
much  tribulation  experienced  that  its  continued  ex- 
istence became  a  serious  problem.  It  was  soon 
happily  solved  by  an  event  that  acted  like  an  in- 
fusion of  blood  on  a  consumptive.  It  was  the  incep- 
tion of  the  Grand  American  Handicap,  held  at  Dex- 
ter Park,  L.  I.,  April  5th  to  7th,  1893.  The  ultimate 
success  of  this  venture  was  predicted  at  that  time 
as  noted  in  the  following  paragraph,  which  appeared 
m  the  Association's  "Review  of  Tournaments"  for 
that  year:  "There  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  in 
course  of  time  this  contest  will  be  looked  upon  as 
the  greatest  trap  shooting  event  in  the  United 
States."  Trap  shooters  to-day  know  how  triumphant- 
ly this  prediction  has  been  verified. 

Early  in  the  year  1895  the  name  of  the  Association 
was  changed  to  "The  Interstate  Association."  This 
was  pronouncedly  the  best  season  up  to  date  and  dis- 
sipated all  doubts  as  to.  the  success  of  the  Associa- 
tion. Members  who  were  singing  the  "Miserere" 
early  m  1893  now  shouted  "Veni  Vidi  Vici"  and 
burned  red  fire. 

The  tournaments  of  1896  were  all  successes,  the 
Grand  American  Handicap  pre-eminently  so  In  it 
there  were  109  entries  and  105  actual  starters.  The 
organization  had  now  won  its  spurs  and  was  simply 
overwhelmed  with  applications  for  tournaments  a 
change  from  the  day  of  small  things  in  1893  and 
a  proot  that  a  good  thing  needs  only  to  be  pushed 
vigorously  and  its  doings  kept  in  the  public  eye,  and 
the  latter  function  was  nobly  performed  by  the  daily 
press  and  the  different  sporting  journals 
!  J,he  conti°ue<J  Popularity  of  the  Association  in 
1897  was  shown  by  increase  of  contestants  in  the 
Grand  American   Handicap 'at  Elkwood   Park,   Long 

ftrarSl35.J"  the  entri6S  b6inS  14B  and  actual 
In  1898  the  Association  received  the  Macedonian 
Call  from  all  cardinal  points,  as  all  sections  had 
now  fully  awakened  to  the  excellence  of  its  meth- 
ods and  though  there  were,  and  probably  will  be 
clubs  quick  to  pirate  its  methods,  giving' no  credit 
and  without  bearing  any  of  the  burden  and  heat  of 
the  day,  their  action  was  an  acknowledgement  of 
the  merits  of  the  Interstate  Association's  work  and 
methods. 

The  Grand  American  Handicap  of  1899  was  again 
an  index  of  growth,  with  27S  entries  and  262  actual 
starters,  the  largest  to  date  of  that  kind  in  the  world 
Everywhere  the  growth  and  success  of  the  Associa- 
tion was  regarded  as  phenomenal  and  it  was  entirely 
due  to  good  management  and  fidelity  in  its  dealings 
with  sportsmen. 

In  1902  the  Grand  American  Handicap  was  held 
in  the  Trans-Mississippi  country,  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  and  that  the  West  was  fully  alive  to  the  de- 
parture was  proven  by  the  entry  list  of  contestants 
which  vould  have  appalled  any  other  organization 
■f   the   kind,   the   entry   list   being  the   phenomenal 


number  of  493,  with  256  actual  starters.  Nothing 
resembling  it  was  ever  before  witnessed  on  the 
planet  and  it  ran  as  smoothly  as  the  earth  swings 
in  its  orbit,  everything  appertaining  to  the  tourna- 
ment being  subject  to  the  law  of  gravitation  .  en- 
acted by  the  management.  Some  said  it  couldn't  be 
done,  but,  as  the  darkey  said  at  the  watermelon  eat- 
ing contest,  those  engaged  "done  gone  and  done  it." 

The  growth  of  trap  shooting  in  1903,  1904  and  1905 
was  so  phenomenal  that  the  Grand  American  Handi- 
cap of  itself  was  not  equal  to  public  demand  in  re- 
spect to  geographical  sections;  that  is  to  say,  trap 
shooters  had  so  multiplied  in  all  sections  that  each  of 
the  four  great  natural  divisions  of  the  United  States, 
namely,  the  East,  the  South,  the  West  and  the  Paci- 
fic slope,  was  competent  to  support  a  tournament 
of  its  own  on  the  broad  lines  of  the  Grand  American 
Handicap.  The  Association  with  its  well  known 
energy  and  grasp  of  trap  shooting  matters  gener- 
ously extended  itself  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the 
improved  situation,  and  four  new  handicaps,  similar 
in  the  main  to  the  Grand  American  Handicap,  were 
arranged  for  1906.  The  Eastern  Handicap  was  held 
at  Philadelphia;  the  Southern  Handicap  was  held 
at  Nashville,  Tenn.;  the  Western  Handicap  was  held 
at  Denver,  Colo.,  and  the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap 
was  held  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Each  of  these  tour- 
naments was  a  success  in  every  way. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Interstate  Association 
was  held  December  6,  1906,  when  the  following  board 
of  directors  were  elected  to  serve  during  the  year 
1907:  J.  A.  Haskell,  president;  W.  F.  Parker,  vice- 
president;  A.  C.  Barrell,  treasurer;  T.  H.  Keller, 
Charles  Tatham,  A.  H.  Durston  and  J.  T.  Skelly. 
Elmer  E.  Shaner  was  apointed  secretary-manager. 

The  subscribers  to  the  Association  for  1907  are  as 
follows:  The  United  Lead  Company  of  New  York 
City;  The  Union  Metallic  Cartridge  Company  of 
Bridgeport,  Conn.;  E.  I.  Du  Pont  de  Nemours  Pow- 
der Company  of  Wilmington,  Del.;  Remington  Arms 
Company  of  Ilion,  N.  Y.;  Hunter  Arms  Company  of 
Pulton,  N.  Y.;  Winchester  Repeating  Arms  Company 
of  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Parker  Brothers  of  Meriden, 
Conn.;  Laflin  &  Rand  Powder  Company  of  New 
York  City;  The  Marlin  Fire  Arms  Company  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.;  The  Peters  Cartridge  Company  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  The  Chamberlain  Cartridge  and 
Target  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Lefever  Arms 
Company  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.;  The  Austin  Cartridge 
Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio;  American  Powder  Mills 
of  Boston,  Mass.;  Dickey  Bird  Target  and  Trap 
Company  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  and  the  A.  H.  Fox 
Gun  Company  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

The  complete  schedule  of  tournaments  for  the 
year  1907  is  as  follows:  The  Southern  Handicap,  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  May  8th  to  10th;  the  Grand  American 
Handicap,  at  Chicago,  June  18th  to  21st;  the  East- 
ern Handicap,  at  Boston,  July  16th  to  18th;  the 
Western  Handicap,  at  Denver,  August  20th  to  22d; 
and  the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap,  at  Spokane,  Wash., 
September  10th  to  12th.  The  magnitude  of  some  of 
the  coming  tournaments  is  so  great  that  the  work  of 
handling  them  will  tax  all  the  resources  of  the  or- 
ganization, but  as  the  Association  has  not  got  the 
word  "fail"  in  its  dictionary,  admirers  of  the  finest 
sport  extant  may  rest  assured  that  there  is  a  will 
and  it  will  find  a  way. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  two  days'  clay  pigeon  tournament  held  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Fresno  Gun  Club,  at  Fresno,  took 
place  March  3d  and  4th,  and  all  the  shooters  in  at- 
tendance were  high  in  their  praise  of  the  management 
of  the  shoot  and  also  of  the  splendid  treatment  and 
the  brotherly  spirit  displayed  by  the  Fresno  shooters. 
The  weather  was  not  of  the  pleasantest,  during  the 
entire  two  days  the  sky  was  overcast  with  heavy 
rain  clouds  and  occasionally  everyone  had  to  seek 
shelter  from  the  downpour.  However,  the  boys  were 
there  for  a  good  time  and  they  certainly  had  it. 

Mr.  E.  C.  Ickes  of  Fresno  shot  in  splendid  form 
and  easily  defeated  the  large  field  of  amateurs.  Too 
much  praise  cannot  be  said  of  Mr.  Ickes'  shooting 
qualities,  for  he  certainly  displayed  wonderful  ability, 
and  defeated  many  of  the  good  old  shots  who  have 
followed  the  game  for  years.  His  average  for  the 
two  days  was  92.28  per  cent,  which  is  good  for  high 
average  at  most  any  tournament. 

The  trade  representatives  were  there  in  good  force 
and  helped  materially  in  the  management  of  the 
shoot.  This  bunch  always  has  a  tendency  to  liven 
things  up,  for  their  songs  and  stories  afford  much 
pleasure  and  amusement.  Dick  Reed,  representing 
the  Selby  shells,  won  high  general  average,  finishing 
with  94.28  per  cent. 

On  the  first  day  thirty-four  shooters  lined  up,  a 
number  coming  in  from  distant  points.  Eight  were 
professional  shots  representing  different  ammuni- 
tion houses.  These  latter,  Messrs.  Dick  Reed,  H. 
Justins,  E.  Holling.  D.  W.  King  Jr.,  H.  A.  Hoyt,  J.  E. 
Vaughan  and  W.  H.  Seaver,  did  not  shoot  for  prizes, 
but  helped  in  arranging  and  carrying  on  the  shoot. 

Amateur  honors  were  carried  off  by  E.  C.  Ickes, 
a  Fresno  shooter,  who  made  a  score  of  163  out  of  a 
possible  175,  also  winning  in  the  "miss-and-out"  con- 
test, the  concluding  event  for  the  day.  The  high 
average  for  the  day  was  made  by  Dick  Reed,  who 
made  164  out  of  175. 


For  the  second  day  Reed  and  Huntley  were  high 
guns,  Ickes  was  third,  Newbert  fourth  and  Geo.  Stone 
fifth  amateur  high  guns.  O.  Schlueter  won  the  final 
event,  a  miss-and-out.  The  shooters  all  had  a  pleas- 
ant time  at  the  Sequoia  Cafe  on  the  night  of  the  4th 
inst. 

Fresno  Gun  Club  Tournament — Fresno,  Cal.,  March 

3,  1907— 

Events—  123456789 

Targets—  10  20  20  25  20  20  20  20  20—175 

Dick  Reed   10  20  17  23  19  19  20  18  18—164 

H.  Justins 7  16  19  21  19  11  16  17  17—143 

E.  Holling    8  18  19  21  19  18  19  19  18—159 

D.  W.  King  Jr 9  17  16  20  14  20  17  15  16—144 

H.  A.  Hoyt 7  18  18  21  15  18  16  15  14—142 

F.  J.  Stone    9  16  20  25  15  16  16  14  15—146 

L.  Holdsclaw 10  19  18  21  15  20  16  19  18—156 

G.  Adams 10  13  14  22  18     8  18  15  10—128 

R.  J.  Hendrick 8  14  19  20 —  61 

Geo.  Stone 9  18  16  20  17  15  13  13  18—139 

S.  A.  Huntley 9  19  18  22  19  15  18  15  19—154 

J.  Ed  Vaughn 10  20  19  23  17  16  17  19  19—160 

W.  H.   Seaver   ....  10  16  17  23  16  15  12  17  16—142 
F.  M.  Newbert 8  18  20  21  14  17  16  14  12—140 

F.  Ruhstaller    3  14  17  20  10  13  12     9     6—104 

R.  D.  McPhail   ....     6  10  14  16     7  10     9  11  11—  94 
O.  Schlueter   8  17  16  19  14  14  14  14  12—128 

E.  C.  Ickes   9  18  19  25  19  17  IS  19  19—163 

A.   J.  Ferguson    ...     7  16  18  18  14  12  17  17  14—133 

Geo.   Scane    16  15  21  18  16  16  15     6—123 

J.    Stephenson    4  18  12     9     9  14  13     8     9—96 

Jack  Nelson    8  17  17  18  13  16  15  16  16—136 

E.  R.  Reed   •. .     8  15  15  17     7  11  14  16  11—114 

W.  Eilert 18  16  19  12  14  13  13  12—117 

Fred  Nelson 13  13  22  13  11   . .  14   . .—  86 

G.  W.  Frazer 17  16  15  13     8  15  11   . .—  95 

W.  E.  Myers 13  14  17     7  10  12  13  13—  99 

J.  Lewald    14    8  ....  10  ..—  32 

Frank  Nelson 1 —    1 

Hillmen 10  . .   . .  15  . .—  25 

Chas.  Nelson 15 —  15 

Fanning 18   .. —  18 

Bradley 13     9—22 

Mainberg 9  11 —  20 

Warrenburg 8   . . — ■     8 

Fresno  Gun  Club  Tournament — Fresno,  Cal.,  March 

4,  1907— 

Events—  123456789 

Targets—  10  20  20  25  20  20  20  20  20—175 

Dick   Reed    10  18  20  22  18  20  20  19  19—166 

H.  Justins   8  17  13  21  15  16  16  15  20—141 

H.  Holling 10  18  15  22  19  20  20  19  20—163 

King   Jr 8  17  15  22  19  18  16  17  18—150 

Hoyt    8  16  13  22  18  15  16  15  14—137 

Vaughan     10  20  18  22  18  19  19  18  20—164 

Huntley    9  18  19  23  19  18  18  20  19—163 

Holdsclaw 9  19  16  20  19  18  20  19  18—158 

Seaver    9  16  19  19  17  18  14  20  17—149 

Newbert 7  16  18  20  16  15  16  19  17—144 

Stephenson 6  13  12  19  16  16  14  17  15—128 

Jack  Nelson    7  16  14  19  18  14  19  18  18—143 

E.  R.  Reed 6  16  14  19  15  18  18  18  17—141 

P.  A.  Bebb    3  12     7  14  16  15  11  14  13—105 

Ferguson 8  16  16  25  18  17  13  17  20—150 

F.  J.  Stone   8  12  14  21  16  18  18  17  14—138 

E.  C.  Ickes   8  17  17  24  18  19  18  19  20—160 

McPhail     3     9     8  17     9     7     7  12  12—  84 

O.  Schlueter   9  16  17  20  18  16  11  17  15—139 

Geo.    Stone    7  13  17  23  16  17  13  16  19—141 

Geo.    Scane     23  18  19  20  18  18—116 

W.    Hansen    15  10  13  13   . .    . .—  51 

Frazier 17 15  . .—  32 

Myers    7  15  . .—  22 

The  total  scores  for  the  two  days  of  those  who 
shot  throughout  the  regular  events  are  the  follow- 
ing: First  day  175,  second  day  175 — 350.  Dick  Reed 
330,  J.  Ed  Vaughn  324,  E.  C.  Ickes  323,  E.  Holling 
322,  S.  A.  Huntley  317,  L.  Holdsclaw  314,  D.  W. 
King  Jr.  294,  W.  H.  Seaver  291,  H.  Justins  284,  F. 
J.  Stone  284,  F.  M.  Newbert  284,  A.J.  Ferguson  283, 
Geo.  Stone  280,  H.  J.  Hoyt  279,  J.  Nelson  279,  O. 
Schlueter  267,  E.  R.  Reed  256,  J.  Stephenson  224,  R. 
D.  McPhail  178. 


The  second  shoot  of  the  Trap  Shooters'  League  was 
held  at  Ingleside  on  March  10th.  Weather  conditions 
were  not  favorable  for  the  sport,  notwithstanding 
seven  squads  were  on  the  firing  line.  The  card  for 
the  day  embraced  six  20-targets  races,  one  30-target 
event  and  a  15-target  re-entry  shoot. 

Event  No.  3  was  the  initial  shoot  for  the  handsome 
Hunter  Arms  Company's  trophy.  S.  A.  Huntley  and 
Win.  Janssen  tied  on  20  straight.  In  the  shoot-off 
the  former  scored  17  out  of  20  to  Janssen's  16. 

Event  No.  4  was  the  second  shoot  for  the  Achille 
Roos  trophy.  Tony  Prior  scored  one  win  for  the 
trophy  on  February  23d  and  scored  another  on  Sun- 
day, after  shooting  off  a  tie  with  Nauman,  Golcher 
and  Fred  Feudner,  each  of  whom  had  19  out  of  20. 
Prior  was  high  man  with  19  on  the  shoot-off — the 
same  score  that  gave  him  his  first  win  of  the  trophy. 

Event  No.  7  was  for  the  Winchester  Trap  Gun 
trophy.  This  race  was  shot  at  30  targets,  15  at  16 
yards  and  the  second  15  at  from  14  to  20  yards,  viz: 
14-15,  20  yards;  12-13,  18  yards;  10-11,  16  yards;  10 
and  under,  14  yards.  Ed  Schultz  scored  a  total  of 
29  breaks,  14  from  16  yards  and  15  breaks  at  20 
yards — excellent  shooting  and  won  the  gun. 

The  last  event,  a  re-entry  race  at  15  targets,  was 
won  by  S.  A.  Huntley,  who  scored  a  15  and  a  20 
straight.    Geo.  Sylvester  scored  a  15  and  17  straight. 

The  high  amateur  guns  for  the  day  were:  W.  J. 
Golcher  112  out  of  120,  Tony  Prior  110,  Fred  Feudner 
110,  M.  O.  Feudner  109,  C.  C.  Nauman  109,  and  A.  J. 
Webb  108.  E.  Holling  115  and  Dick  Reed  112  and 
W.  A.  Hillis  108  were  high  guns  among  the  profes- 
sionals. 


Saturday,  March   23,  1907.] 

The  next  tournament  of  the  league  will  take  place 
at  Ingleside  on  May  10th,  11th  and  12th.  There  will 
be  besides  the  regular  trophies  added  moneys  in 
the  various  events. 

Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament — Ingleside, 
March  10,  1907 — 

Events—                        12  3  4       5  6 

Targets—                         20  20  20  20  20  20—120 

M.  O.  Feudner IS  19  17  18  18  19—109 

Nauman  18  19  17  19  18  18—109 

Webb    16  17  18  17  20  20—108 

E.  J.  Forster    18  17  17  II  16  19—104 

Prior   18  18  17  19  19  19—110 

W.  J.   Goleher    19  19  18  19  18.  19—112 

Iverson    17  19  18  18  16  17—105 

Sylvester   13  18  16  15  18  18—  98 

Huntley 17  18  20  17  19  16—107 

Bradrick    16  14  15  IS  18  17—  98 

Seaver    15  15  16  15  16  16—93 

Collier    14  18  IS  17  17  17—101 

Jacobsen    15  11  15  17  16  9—83 

Dr.  Derby    16  17  17  15  . .  . .—  65 

Hoelle    14  18  15  15  17  16—  95 

Daniels   17  IS.  17  14  16  18—100 

Janssen 15  IS  20  16  17  16—102 

F.  Feudner    20  IS  16  19  18-  19—110 

Reed   IS  20  19  18  18  19—112 

Holling 19  20  19  18  19  20—115 

Hillis    IS  17  19  17  18  19—108 

Carton    19  13  19  15  16  15—  97 

Haight    17  17  17  17  14  16—  98 

Dr.   Sweet   14  16  15  18  14  16—  93 

Terrill    16  15  13  15  . .  . .—  59 

Shreeve 17  13  11  14  11  17—  S3 

Shields   12  16  16  15  12  15—  86 

Klevesahl 16  15  13  12  13  15—  82 

Cate    16  16  17  14  13  13—  87 

Lynch   13  14  . .  . .       9  18—  54 

Murdock 19  16  . .  . .  14  13—  62 

Bond   8  11  8  10       8  ..—  45 

Convey 4  6  . .  13—  23 

Ed  Schultz 18  17  16  19—  70 

"Wilson"    10  16  18  13—  57 

Event  No.  7,  Winchester  Gun  Handicap,  30  targets, 
15  at  16  yards,  15  at  distance  handicap.  Gun  to-first: 
2d  $10,  3d  $6,  4th  $4.  Ed  Schultz,  14  breaks  at  16 
yards,  15  at  20  yards— 29.  F.  Feudner,  14-20-14 — 28. 
M.  O.  Feudner,  13-18-14—27.  Tony  Prior,  13-18-14— 
27.  W.  J.  Goleher,  13-18-14—27.  S.  A.  Huntley,  13- 
18-14^27.  E.  Hollmg,  13-18-14—27.  W.  A.  Hillis, 
14-20-13—27.  A.  J.  Webb,  13-18-13—26.  Collier,  12-18- 
14—26.  W.  Janssen,  14-20-12—26.  Dick  Reed,  13- 
18-13—26.  Sylvester,  13-18-12—25.  W.  H.  Seaver,  11- 
16-14—25.  Hoelle,  11-16-13—24.  Terrill,  12-18-12—24. 
C.  C.  Nauman,  13-18-10—23.  C.  A.  Haight,  9-14-13—22. 
Dr.  Sweet,  10-16-12—22.  D.  Daniels,  13-18-8—21.  Klev- 
esahl, 10-14-11—21.  "Wilson,"  11-16-10—21.  Cate,  9- 
14-11—20.  Bradrick,  10-14-9—19.  H.  P.  Jacobsen,  9- 
14-10—19.  Carton,  8-14-10— IS.  Shereve,  9-14-7—16. 
Vonvey,  7-14-3—10. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


The  San  Luis  Gun  and  Boat  Club  held  the  first 
blue-rock  shoot  of  the  season  on  Sunday,  February 
26th.  I   J  -J 

A  good  sized  crowd  witnessed  the  sport,  but  only 
about  a  dozen  people  took  part  in  the  shooting.  In 
twenty  bird  races  the  following  scores  were  made: 

First  event — R.  M.  Righetti  8,  J.  C.  Hill  6,  E.  Taylor 
7,  P.  McCaffery  8,  L.  Peterson  7. 

Second  event — R.  M.  Righetti  14,  J.  C.  Hill  14, 
E.  Taylor  12,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  17,  L.  Stein  10,  P. 
McCaffery  13,  C.  T.  Greenfield  13,  E.  S.  Mainwaring 
10,  L.  Peterson  11,  R.  Hearne  11. 

Third  event— R.  M.  Righetti  10,  J.  C.  Hill  17,  E. 
Taylor  15,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  16,  P.  McCaffery  10,  H.  A. 
Martin  12,  E.  S.  Mainwaring  14,  L.  Peterson  10. 

Fourth  event— J.  C.  Hill  8,  E.  Taylor  6,  P.  Mc- 
Caffery 6,  H.  A.  Martin  8,  C.  T.  Greenfield  8,  J.  W. 
Kalfus  9,  A.  Parsons  7. 


The  Walla  Walla  Rod  and  Gun  Club  began  the 
club  blue-rock  season  on  Sunday,  March  3d.  The 
main  event  of  the  day  was  the  shoot  for  the  Du  Pont 
trophy,  hung  up  for  club  members  making  highest 
average  in  the  club  shoots  being  held  before  the 
tournament  in  May. 

The  Du  Pont  Handicap  was  at  25  targets.  Four- 
teen men  took  part  in  the  shoot.  Of  this  number,  F. 
A.  Dryden  and  H.  B.  Kirshaw  made  the  best  scores. 
After  being  handicapped  they  each  broke  25  birds.  J. 
Gibbons  was  next  in  line  with  24  birds  out  of  a  pos 
sible  25.  The  score  follows:  Smails  20,  Charles  Mc 
Kean  21,  Martin  22,  Allen  19,  Potter  20,  Breed  19,  P. 
Isaacs  23,  G.  York  20,  J.  C.  Scott  19,  Talbot  14,  T. 
Drumheller  19. 

The  scores  in  the  other  events  were: 

Event  No.  1,  25  targets,  16  yards — Smails  23,  Dry- 
den 24,  McKean  17,  Martin  21,  Allen  16,  Potter  16, 
Gibbons  16,  Breed  20,  Isaacs  15,  Dr.  York  19,  Guy 
York  18,  Scott  19,  Talbot  17,  T.  Drumheller  20,  Ker- 
shaw 19. 

Event  No.  3,  25  targets,  20  yards — McKean  14,  Gib- 
bons 14,  Martin  13,  Isaacs  10,  Guy  York  11,  Potter  7, 
Smails  18,  Dryden  20,  Kershaw  13,  Scott  19,  Allen  9, 
Breed  13,  T.  Drumheller  19,  Dr.  York  9,  Pedigo  14, 
S.  Loney  17,  Talbot  14. 

Event  No.  4,  25  targets,  16  yards — McKean  23,  Gib- 
bons 19,  Martin  21,  Isaacs  17,  Potter  18,  Smails  20, 
Allen  19,   Scott  22,  Dr.  York  17,  Talbot  18. 


The  Capitol  City  Gun  Club  opened  the  club  blue- 
rock  season  on  the  new  Kimball  and  Upson  grounds, 
near  Oak  Park,  Sacramento,  on  the  11th  inst.  The 
grounds  are  fine  for  the  sport  and  are  in  excellent 
condition.  They  are  within  easy  reach  of  the  Twenty- 
first  street  car  line. 

Two  sets  of  traps  have  been  installed  to  be  oper- 


ated by  hand  pulls.  It  is  proposed  to  hold  tourna- 
ments later  in  the  spring  and  blue-rock  shooters, 
whether  members  of  the  club  or  not,  were  invited  to 
be  present  at  the  opening  shoot. 


"Pop"  Carr  and  J.  L.  Hartez  of  Monterey  recently 
attended  a  live-bird  and  blue-rock  shoot  at  Riverside, 
near  Salinas.  They  were  in  the  money  in  every 
event. 


The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club  regular  monthly  shoot 
is  the  card  for  Ingleside  to-morrow. 


Live-bird  and  inanimate  target  shoots  are  billed 
for  Monterey.  The  Santa  Cruz  shooters  will  also 
carry  out  a  trap  program  this  season. 


A  meeting  of  a  number  of  sportsmen  of  Grass  Val- 
ley was  held  in  that  city  on  the  9th  inst.  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  a  blue-rock  shooting  club.  The 
club  organized  with  a  membership  of  twenty,  and 
the  number  will  soon  be  increased  considerably.  The 
first  big  shoot  was  set  to  take  place  on  March  17th 
at  the  Richard  Williams  ranch,  west  of  Grass  Val- 
ley. 


The  Union  Gun  Club's  initial  shoot  for  1907  took 
place  on  the  17th  inst.  at  Ingleside.  Two  regular 
events  were  shot,  the  club  race  at  25  targets,  added 
money,  class  shooting,  and  the  club  medal  race, 
added  money. 

The  winners  in  the  club  race  were:  Champion 
class — Edg.  J.  Forster  and  C.  A.  Haight.  First  class — 
Collier,  Lewis  and  Dr.  Pitres.  Second  class — Houpt, 
Hoelle  and  Knick.  Third  class — Patrick  Emery, 
Pisani  and  Shreve. 

Medal  race,  winners  for  the  month:  Champion 
class — C.  A.  Haight.  First  class — Collier.  Second 
class — Hoelle.  Third  class — Tie  between  Shreve  and 
Dwyer. 

Shooting  conditions  during  the  day  were  unusu- 
ally bad,  heavy  winds  and  frequent  downpours  of 
rain  spotted  many  scores  of  good  averaging  shooters 
with  a  plentitude  of  goose  eggs.  The  results  in 
both  events  follow: 

Club  Medal 

contest;  25  shoot;  25 

targets.  targets. 

Forster ".'.... 19  16 

Haight    16  21 

Hoelle 12  17 

Pitres    11  11 

Patrick  13  13 

Collier    17  IS 

Shreve    8  14 

Knick   9  15 

Hauer   5  8 

Pisani    8  10 

Lewis    4  2 

Murdock 16  17 

Daniels    5  5 

Bodkin    8 

Houpt   13  12 

"Murchio"     3  8 

Noonan    4  4 

Emery    9  7 

J.  Dwyer    10 


The  Seattle  trap  shooting  season  opened  on  the 
afternoon  of  March  13th,  when  a  number  of  the  local 
shotgun  cracks  went  out  to  the  Interbay  trap  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  first  shoot  for  the  Ellis  cup. 

Bert  Hardy,  Junker  and  Mack  each  made  the  pos- 
sible 10,  and  in  the  shoot-off  Hardy  got  8  birds  out 
of  10;  Junker,  7,  and  Mack,  5.  The  other  scores 
were:  Griffin,  9;  Arnold,  9;  Eddy,  8;  Stub,  8;  Beat- 
tie,  7;  Holcomb,  7;  Hare,  7. 


Fred  Gilbert  will  attend  the  Pacific  Coast  Handi- 
cap at  Spokane  in  September. 


Members  of  the  Multnomah  Rod  and  Gun  Club  are 
without  a  home.  For  some  time  past  the  officials 
have  been  looking  for  a  place  to  locate  their  traps 
and  blue-rock,  but  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city  has 
made  it  practically  impossible  for  them  to  get  a 
shooting  ground  within  an  hour's  ride  of  the  city. 
Formerly  the  traps  were  placed  in  the  woods  back 
of  the  Irvington  race  track,  and  when  the  club  moved 
there  many  of  the  members  thought  they  had  a 
home  for  at  least  a  dozen  years.  They  were  mistaken, 
for  the  residences  began  springing  up  all  around 
the  club  grounds  and  they  were  forced  to  abandon 
it.  The  officials  of  the  club  will  call  a  meeting 
within  the  next  two  weeks  and  at  this  meeting  it 
is  expected  that  a  place  for  trap  shooting  will  then 
be  decided  upon. 

Portland  and  its  suburbs  must  be  spreading  rapidly, 
for  when  we  were  at  a  shoot  of  the  Multnomah  Gun 
Club  ten  months  ago  we  believed  that  the  grounds 
were  pretty  well  out  in  the  woods  from  the  resi- 
dence portion  of  Irvington. 


The  Eugene  Gun  Club,  Oregon,  will  be  reorganized 
in  the  near  future.  W.  J.  Hill,  W.  H.  Kay,  B.  D. 
Paine,  Drew  Griffin  and  Mr.  Robinson  of  the  Du  Pont 
Powder  Company  were  out  to  the  club  grounds  March 
9th  and  spoiled  500  targets.  They  had  a  splendid 
time  and  the  sport  awakened  new  interest  in  trap 
shooting.  Mr.  Robinson  states  that  the  grounds  are 
ideal;  as  good  as  any  in  the  Northwest.  He  also 
proposed  to  have  his  company  donate  a  handsome 
silver  cup  to  be  shot  for  and  which  will  be  given 
to  the  shooter  making  the  highest  average  for  the 
season.  This  will  be  quite  an  attraction  to  shooters 
and  ought  to  arouse  much  interest 


J.  F.  Smailes,  secretary  of  the  Sportsmen's  Asso- 
ciation of  the  Northwest,  announces  that  he  has  re- 
ceived word  from  the  Gun  Club  of  Ogden,  Utah,  and 
of  Spokane  that  they  will  send  large  delegations  to 
the  big  tournament  to  be  held  in  Walla  Walla  for 
three  days  beginning  May  16th. 

They  are  both  very  enthusiastic  over  the  event  and 
give  ample  assurance  that  they  would  be  well  repre- 
sented there. 

The  Walla  Walla  Club  held  its  regular  weekly  shoot 
at  the  Fair  grounds  on  the  10th  inst.,  and  a  large 
number  of  local  enthusiasts  were  out  with  their  scat- 
ter guns.  This  makes  the  second  meeting  of  the 
local  tournament  that  is  to  last  ten  weeks,  and  in 
which  much  interest  in  being  taken. 

Although  the  rain  during  the  early  part  of  the 
morning  dampened  the  prospects  for  a  while,  it  did 
not  continue  long,  and  barring  the  coolness  of  the 
atmosphere,  the  day  was  a  good  one  for  the  sport. 

Charles  McKean  carried  off  the  honors  of  the  day 
with  a  score  of  21  out  of  25  targets,  but  was  closely 
followed  by  J.  C.  Scott  with  a  score  of  20.  The  total 
of  the  scores  is  as  follows:  McKean  21,  Martin  17, 
Gibbons  14,  Scott  20,  Fulton  16,  Potter  14,  Isaacs  16, 
York  9,  Allen  18,  Turner  17,  Casper  14. 

These  shoots  are  for  the  local  tournament,  and  will 
be  held  every  Sunday  until  ten  shoots  have  been 
pulled  off,  at  which  time  the  members  of  the  club 
are  supposed  to  be  in  good  shape  for  the  big  North- 
west tournament,  to  be  held  there  in  May. 


Fred  Gilbert,  the  wizard  of  Spirit  Lake,  for  years 
champion  trap  shot  of  the  world,  we  are  pleased  to 
announce,  is  convalescing  after  a  protracted  illness, 
at  Hot  Springs.  His  condition  for  the  past  year  has 
inspired  predictions  that  Gilbert,  who  swept  all  be- 
fore him  in  1903-4  and  5,  with  performances  which 
marked  a  new  era  in  trap  shooting,  would  never  re- 
gain his  once  marvelous  form.  Unless  he  should 
suffer  a  relapse,  it  is  announced  that  he  will  shoot 
over  the  Chicago  traps  early  next  month,  preliminary 
to  the  Interstate  Association  tournaments,  which  be- 
gin at  Richmond,  Va.,  May  Sth-lOth,  closing  with 
the  Pacific  Coast  Handicap  at  Spokane  in  Septem- 
ber. 

Carrying  off  the  highest  honors  in  1903-4,  with 
phenomenal  scores,  Gilbert  eclipsed  himself  in  1905 
by  breaking  590  out  of  600  targets  in  three  days'  shoot 
at  Des  Moines,  and  then  breaking  588  out  of  600  at 
St.  Joseph,  Mo. — an  actual  record  of  only  22  misses  in 
1,200  targets  shot  at  during  six  consecutive  days. 
Whether  this  performance  can  ever  be  duplicated  or 
approached  by  the  former  champion  is  a  question, 
the  reply  to  which  is  scheduled  as  one  of  the  interest- 
ing trap  shooting  events  of  the  coming  season. 

The  fact  that  Mr.  Gilbert  will  probably  be  out  and 
on  the  firing  line  in  the  near  future  will  be  agree- 
able news  to  a  number  of  Coast  shooters  who  met 
the  genial  Fred  when  he  was  out  here  two  years  ago 
with  the  Eastern  squad,  for  the  first  Pacific  Coast 
Handicap. 


The  Tacoma  Rod  and  Gun  Club,  recently  organized, 
taking  in  the  South  Tacoma  Gun  Club,  which  for  the 
past  seven  years  has  been  the  leader  in  trap  shooting 
in  Tacoma,  has  leased  grounds  on  the  filled-in  tide- 
lands  opposite  the  large  warehouses.  The  new  or- 
ganization is  headed  by  John  Cooper,  president,  and 
G.  W.  Turnbull,  secretary  treasurer,  and  plans  to 
bring  to  Tacoma  a  number  of  tournaments  during 
the  coming  season.  The  club  has  decided  to  assess 
a  fine  of  50  cents  on  any  member  who  complains 
about  the  shells  he  uses,  or  the  flight  of  the  blue- 
rocks. 

The  first  practice  shoot  was  held  February  23d. 
The  scores  were  made  with  duck  loads,  goose  loads 
and  grouse  loads,  or  anything  but  the  regulation  trap 
load,  the  dealers  having  practically  no  stock  on  hand 
at  present.    Following  are  the  scores,  25  targets: 

John  Cooper,  23;  Ed.  Young,  21;  G.  G.  Goodman,  19; 
U.  Aubry,  7;  J.  C.  Jensen,  19;  G.  W.  Turnbull,  21; 
Tom  Cooper,  17;  Williams,  13;  H.  W.  Bunker,  7; 
Converse,  16;  J.  Cooper,  20;  Ed  Young,  21;  G.  G. 
Goodman,  16;  Converse,  23;  J.  C.  Jensen,  21;  J. 
Cooper,  18;  Ed  Young,  19;  G.  G.  Goodman  19;  Con- 
verse, 21;  J.  C.  Jensen,  12;  Ed  Young,  24;  Con- 
verse, 23. 


The  Alameda  Gun  Club  opened  the  blue  rock  season 
on  the  High  street  grounds  Sunday,  March  10th. 


Big    Run   of   Steelhead. 

One  of  the  most  notable  runs  of  steelhead  ob- 
served in  recent  years  to  the  head  waters  of  that 
famous  Santa  Cruz  county  stream,  the  San  Lorenzo, 
took  place  last  month  and  continued  for  over  three 
weeks. 

While  not  running  to  large  sizes  the  two.  three 
and  four  pound  ones  seemed  to  be  without  end;  evi- 
dently they  are  the  first  and  second  years'  output 
from  the  Brookdale  hatchery,  making  their  annual 
pilgrimage  to  the  scene  of  their  birth  and  youth, 
writes  M.  Leinald. 

One  of  the  best  points  from  which  to  watch  the 
fish  was  Logan's  dam,  under  the  second  railroad 
bridge  below  Boulder  Creek  town.  It  is  an  odd 
sight  as  the  fish  work  from  one  side  of  the  river 
to  the  other  and  get  in  the  shallow  water  where 
they  make  it  foam  and  seeth  like  a  giant  egg  beater 
at  work.  From  about  2:30  to  4:30  each  afternoon 
there  was  a  continual  procession  of  fish  jumping 
the  dam,  ranging  from  the  one-quarter  pound  baby 
to  a  sixteen  or  eighteen  pound  daddy.  One  Sunday 
afternoon  eighty-five  were  counted  in  five  minutes 
sailing  up  the  falling  arc  of  water  and  over  into 
the  placid  pool  above. 

Early   indications    point   to   one    of   the    g 
fishing  seasons  the  San  Lorenzo  and  its  tribu 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  March  23,  1907. 


Boulder  Creek,  Bear  Creek,  Kings  Creek  and  their 
main  affluents,  have  held  out  for  the  last  five  years. 
Seven  miles  above  the  town  of  Boulder  Creek  is 
a  branch  of  Bear  Creek,  famous  twenty  years  ago 
for  fishing,  but  since  the  decline  of  fishing  one  could 
whip  it  for  hours  without  a  "rise."  Two  years  ago 
from  the  first  output  of  the  hatchery,  J.  Mello,  H. 
G.  Hollenback,  W.  R.  Dow,  enthusiastic  disciples  of 
Izaak  Walton,  planted  three  cans  of  fry  in  its  waters. 
To-day  this  small  creek  swarms  with  steelheads,  a 
promise  of  rare  sport  in  store. 

Could  the  fish  law  be  amended  to  allow  the  steel- 
head  to  be  taken  with  rod  and  line  during  the  months 
of  January  and  February,  Santa  Cruz  county  would 
become  famous  as  the  fisherman's  Mecca.  To  Sup- 
erintendent Shebley  of  the  Brookdale  hatchery  the 
San  Lorenzo  Valley  is  indebted  for  the  phenomenal 
restocking,  under  adverse  conditions,  of  the  streams 
in   the   county. 

In  the  matter  of  getting  the  fry  in  the  headwaters 
of  the  streams  around  Boulder  Creek,  a  few  mem- 
bers of  the  Boulder  Creek  G.  &  P.  P.  Association  are 
entitled  to  bouquets;  likewise  the  management  of 
the  Boulder  Creek  and  Pescadero  R.  R.,  who  have 
freely  run  special  trains  carrying  fry  to  the  head- 
waters of  the  San  Lorenzo  and  Kings  Creek.  Game 
Warden  Welch  seems  to  have  installed  a  wholesome 
fear  into  the  breasts  of  some  of  our  well  known  law 
breakers  as  there  is  hardly  any  boasting  of  what 
they  have  done  or  are  going  to  do  as  formerly.  Guess 
they  have  heard  of  Welch's  reputation  while  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Commission. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


The  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  bench  show  is 
now  an  assured  fixture  for  April  24th,  25th,  26th  and 
27th.  George  Raper  will  judge  all  breeds.  The 
Chutes  Skating  Rink  has  been  secured,  and  Spratts 
will  do  the  benching. 

The  outlook  for  a  big  and  a  successful  show  is 
extremely  encouraging.  Entries  will  close  on  April 
13th.  W.  E.  Chute  will  be  secretary  and  superinten- 
dent of  the  show.  An  office  has  been  opened  at  No. 
779  Market  street  in  the  Midway  Building,  this  city. 

The  premium  list  has  been  issued  and  is  now  being 
mailed  and  distributed.  The  classification  is  a  com- 
plete one  and  will  meet  with  the  approval  of 
fanciers.  The  list  of  specials,  so  far  announced,  is 
a  voluminous  one,  far  too  extensive  for  enumeration 
in  this  week's  issue. 

In  a  prefaratory  announcement  of  the  specials 
it  is  stated: 

Additional  specials  to  those  appearing  below  have 
been  promised,  and  will  be  published  in  the  catalogue 
and  announced  through  the  Kennel  press  as  soon 
as  they  have  been  definitely  placed.  All  breeds  in 
which  there  has  been  competition  will  be  provided 
with  cups,  of  which  the  club  will  see  that  there  is 
an  adequate  number.  In  the  case  of  breeds  which 
have  not  been  provided  with  a  cup  in  this  premium 
list  or  for  which  no  cup  has  as  yet  been  promised 
by  friends  of  the  club,  the  club  will  guarantee  a 
trophy  wherever  there  is  an  entry  of  at  least  six 
dogs. 

The  club  reserves  the  right  to  give  special  prizes 
already  offered  to  other  classes,  provided  there  shall 
be  no  entries  in  the  classes  for  which  they  have 
been  offered. 

A  complete  list  of  additional  specials  will  be  mailed 
to  all  who  apply  for  it. 

Individuals  and  specialty  clubs  desiring  to  offer 
trophies  will  confer  a  favor  by  communicating  with 
the  secretary  at  once,  in  order  that  the  same  may 
be  announced  through  the  sporting  press  before 
entries  close;  but  cups  will  be  received  until  the 
catalogue  goes  to  press. 

A  branch  office  will  be  conducted  by  Mr.  H.  H.  Carl- 
ton, 214  Countryman  Building,  915  Van  Ness  Avenue, 
San  Francisco. 


Oakland  show  opened  on  Wednesday  morning 
under  very  disagreeable  weather  conditions.  The 
rain,  however,  did  not  dilute  the  ardor  of  a  large 
crowd  of  exhibitors,  who  further,  good  naturedly 
submitted  to  the  inconvenience  of  waiting  an  hour 
or  two  until  the  club  officials  and  vets  put  in  their 
appearance.  Bad  luck  with  the  printer  also  delayed 
the  catalogue  until  the  hour  of  noon.  Another  set- 
back was  the  non-arrival  of  a  large  number  of  dogs, 
the  Los  Angeles  and  other  Southern  strings.  These 
dogs  were  on  a  Coast  line  train  that  had  been  stalled 
by  reason  of  washouts  and  landslides.  The  way- 
farers came  in  late  during  the  afternoon,  some  of 
4hem,  the  English  Setters,  too  late  for  the  judging 
in  the  regular  classes. 

It  was  nearly  2  o'clock  before  Judge  Mortimer 
took  charge  of  the  ring,  and  10:30  P.  M.  before  he 
stopped,  with  only  a  brief  intermission  for  dinner. 

The  show,  it  is  reported,  lacked  just  eight  dogs 
short  of  being  a  four-point  show.  For  class  and 
quality  it  ranks  with  any  show  ever  held  on  the 
Coast  and  is  the  largest  yet  held  in  Oakland,  where 
bench  shows  have  been  rather  desultory  in  effect 
for  a  decade  past. 

The  attendance  on  Wednesday  was  excellent, 
many  old-timers  and  veteran  exhibitors,  as  well  as 
a  large  number  of  new  recruits,  were  present.  The 
arrangement  of  the  judging  ring,  in  the  annex  to 
the  rink,  was  such  that  only  a  comparatively  limited 
number  of  spectators  could  have  a  view  of  the  judg- 
ing. In  the  evening,  owing  for  one  thing,  to  de- 
fective lights,  the  ring  was  changed  to  a  location  in 
the  main  '.all. 

Taking  it  all  in  all,  notwithstanding  the  little  de- 
lay on  Wednesday  morning,  the  show  is  a  remark- 
ably goo  one  and  will  have  the  effect  of  being  a 
r  st  m;  erial  nucleus  for  the  Frisco  show  next 
-    ..nth. 


The  Glen  Tana  Collies  won  high  honors  at  the 
bench  show  at  Denver  last  month.  Two  first  prizes 
and  a  second  prize  were  won  by  Mr.  T.  S.  Griffith's 
entries. 

Glen  Tana  Sybil,  a  sable  and  white  Collie  bitch, 
won  first  prize  in  the  puppy  class,  first  prize  in 
the  novice  class  and  reserve  in  the  winners  class. 

Glen  Tana  Marmion,  a  litter  brother  of  Unter- 
meyer's  big  New  York  winner.  Mountaineer  Magis- 
trate, won  second  prize  in  the  novice  class. 

The  Glen  Tana  dogs  were  in  anything  but  first-class 
condition  for  exhibition,  as  they  had  been  in  their 
crates  eleven  days  before  the  show,  having  been  de- 
layed by  washouts  while  en  route  to  Deuver. 

The  winner,  Glen  Tana  Sybil,  was  sired  by  Ch. 
Squire  of  Tytton,  who  was  sold  last  month  for  $6,500 
to  the  Greystone  Kennels  in  New  Tork.  Mr.  Griffith 
has  reason  to  be  proud  of  his  dogs,  as  they  were 
entered  in  competition  against  a  large  number  of 
Collies  from  some  of  the  finest  kennels  in  the  West. 

Mr.  Griffiths  recently  purchased  Parbold  Premier 
and  showed  him  at  Los  Angeles.  He  was  not  in  the 
best  of  condition  and  consequently  only  received 
reserve  in  limit.  Glen  Tana  Sybil  and  Glen  Tana 
Marmion  were  both  absent. 


We  congratulate  Mr.  George  B.  MacLean  of  Los 
Angeles  upon  the  purchase  of  the  big  heavy-weight 
Bulldog  Kentish  Monarch,  who  ranks  among  the 
very  best  heavy-weights  in  England  to-day.  He  is 
a  dog  who  has  gained  universal  admiration  in  Eng- 
land, and  Mr.  Candler,  his  former  owner,  was  un- 
willing to  part  with  him,  but  Mr.  MacLean  made  such 
a  large  offer  for  him  and  was  so  determined  to  buy 
that  Mr.  Candler  was  finally  persuaded  to  let  him 
go.  He  is  a  distinct  out  cross  from  our  present-day 
bitches,  is  a  grand  stud  dog  and  should  be  of  great 
request  to  owners  of  Rodney  Stone  and  Ch.  Prince 
Albert  bitches.  He  will  shortly  be  placed  at  stud 
in  our  columns  to  approved  bitches  only. 


Mr.  Fred  Herr  of  Los  Angeles  purchased  from  Mr. 
James  Ewins  a  beautiful  little  brindle  Bull  pup  by 
Moston  Monarch,  the  consideration  being  several 
hundred  dollars. 


We  learn  that  Mr.  George  B.  MacLean.  the  enthusi- 
astic Bulldog  fancier  of  Los  Angeles,  has  just  sold 
for  a  good  sum  a  very  promising  young  dog  by  the 
late  Lord  Burley.  The  purchaser  is  Mr.  Wells  Mor- 
ton of  Goldfield,  Nevada,  who  we  hope  will  have  the 
best  of  luck  with  his  investment. 


The  Bulldog  cult  has  taken  firm  hold  among  the 
orange  belt  fanciers.  Under  the  guiding  hands  of 
Jim  Ewins  and  George  MacLean  a  strong  specialty 
club  was  recently  formed.  Among  the  charter  mem- 
bers are:  W.  K.  Peasley.  Geo.  F.  Herr,  James 
Ewins,  Geo.  B.  MacLean,  Ed  MacLean,  R.  J.  Mc- 
Masters.  H.  C.  Seamans,  Wm.  Kennedy,  J.  L. 
Eicholz,  P.  B.  Roy  and  H.  G.  Green.  The  name  of 
the  new  club  is  the  Pacific  Coast  Bulldog  Club. 
Fanciers  interested  in  the  breed  will,  we  feel  sure, 
be  given  further  and  full  particulars  by  addressing 
Mr.  Jas.  Ewins.  S16  South  Main  street.  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 


Hampshire  Kennels'  .Fox  Terrier  bitch  Sabine 
Favor  was  served  by  Cb.  Wandee  Knight  on  March 
5th.  Fox  Terrier  fanciers  will  follow  this  mating 
with  much  interest. 

Hampshire  Kennels  have  a  brace,  Knight  and 
Sabine  Beldia.  at  the  Oakland  show  this  week.  The 
Frisco  entry  will  he  four  in  number. 


John  Brown  of  Riverside  likes  a  good  Fox  Terrier, 
and  he  knows  one,  too.  Garston  Puck,  an  excellent 
bitch  bred  by  him,  was  served  by  Ch.  Wandee  Knight 
March  3d  and  5th.  This  "nick"  should  produce 
something  nice. 


Englewood  Kennels'  Bull  Terrier  bitch  Willamette 
Daisy  by  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer  was  served  recently  by 
California  Topper,  the  only  son  of  the  well  known 
Clapham  Topper  now  in  California.  Newmarket 
Pride,  a  Canadian  hitch,  was  served  several  weeks 
ago  by  J.  I.  Sparrow's  Silkwood  Chaddie. 


Southport  Stephen,  a  grand  young  Collie  (Ch. 
Squire  of  Tytton-t iorence  of  Tytton).  has  been  re- 
cently purchased  of  Mr.  W.  E.  Mason  by  Mr.  Wm. 
Ellery,  owner  of  the  Valverde  Kennels,  near  Napa. 


Valverde  Kennels'  Southport  Supreme  was  served 
by  Ch.  Anfield  Model  on  March  14th.  Supreme  is 
a  bitch  that  has  a  record  of  numerous  wins  on  the 
English  benches. 


Wm.  Bay's  Irish  Water  Spaniel  Our  Chance  Jr. 
(Ch.  Our  Chance-Ch.  Rowdy  Girl)  served  Rev. 
Father  Rodgers'  bitch  Coot  (Ch.  Dennis  C.-Belle 
Marsh).  Coot  won  the  cup  for  best  bitch  shown  at 
Frisco  in  1905. 

Dr.  H.  Nicholls  of  Turlock,  Cal.,  recently  purchased 
a  fine  bitch  puppy  from  Mr.  Bay. 

We  are  pleased  to  note  a  steadily  increasing  in- 
terest in  this  most  useful  breed  of  sporting  dog.  We 
have  hammered  away  at  the  boys  for  many  moons, 
and  it  looks  now  as  if  there  would  be  "something  do- 
ing." We  know  for  one  thing  that  the  fireworks  last 
April  put  an  embryo  Irish  Water  Spaniel  Club  on 
the  toboggan  temporarily. 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Stockton  Kennel  Club 
it  was  decided  to  hold  a  show  in  October,  the  14th, 
15th  and  16th  being  the  dates  selected.  The  three- 
day  move  is  a  wise  one.  we  believe.  The  club  mem- 
bers are  numerous,  enthusiastic  and  influential — and 


this  means  much  for  a  successful  show. 

Last  October's  show  was  a  splendid  exhibit;  this 
year  the  Flour  City  sportsmen  propose  to  have  a 
better  one. 


Portland  will  hold  a  show  in  April.  The  local 
kennel  club  is  now  in  good  working  order  and  the 
officers  are:  Dr.  James  C.  Zan,  president;  Wm.  O. 
Van  Schuyver.  vice-president;  W.  B.  Fechheimer, 
Failing  Building,  secretary-treasurer;  Frank  E.  Wat- 
kins,  Otto  Schumann,  Walter  B.  Honeyman  and  H. 
M.  Papst,  directors. 

Taking  everything  into  consideration  this  year's 
show  promises  to  excel  all  former  ones  in  every 
way. 


Seattle,  Spokane  and  possibly  Tacoma  will  hold 
shows  in  April  or  May.  The  latter  city  has  been 
making  promises  now  for  several  years.  Salem,  Ore- 
gon, will,  it  is  presumed,  hold  the  usual  bench  show 
in  September,  in  connection  with  the  State  Fair. 


Pasadena  is  nominated  among  those  in  the  know 
for  a  bench  show  in  Mav. 


We  always  like  to  hear  from  a  good  sportsman  and 
an  enthusiastic  fancier,  particularly  those  whom  we 
all  liked  when  here  and  whose  genial  qualities  have 
won  them  the  esteem  of  others  in  new  fields.  A  for- 
mer prominent  Cocker  breeder  of  this  city  has  ex- 
tended his  penchant  for  good  dogs  to  Bulldogs. 

Mr.  John  H.  Dorian  of  Brooklyn,  whose  Nairod 
Kennels  are  well  known  throughout  dogdom,  and 
whose  purchase  of  the  young  English  Bulldog, 
Young  JIahomet,  at  the  New  York  show  was  recently 
noted,  has  followed  this  important  purchase  with  an- 
other one  of  equal  note.  Mr.  Dorian  advises  us 
that  he  has  just  concluded  by  cable,  through  his 
brother  in  London,  the  purchase  from  Mrs.  Edgar 
Waterlow  of  Champion  Nuthurst  Doctor  fame,  of  the 
well  known  English  winner  Nuthurst  Surprise,  a  son 
of  the  noted  Parkholme  Crib  out  of  the  equally 
famous  Nuthurst  Choice,  a  daughter  of  Champion 
Nuthurst  Doctor  by  Ivel  Doctor,  out  of  a  daughter 
of  Champion  Prince  Albert;  the  dam  of  the  latter 
bitch  being  in  turn  a  daughter  of  Prince  Albert's 
grandsire.  Champion  Boomerang.  As  Parkholme  Crib 
is  a  son  of  the  well  known  sire,  John  Campbell,  by 
Champion  Rodney  Stone,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  new 
aspirant  for  American  honors  is  possessed  of  a  most 
unusual  combination  of  royal  blood. 

Nuthurst  Surprise  is  himself  a  dog  of  considerable 
note,  being  the  winner  of  over  fifty  first,  special  and 
other  prizes,  though  only  just  over  two  years  old, 
and  consequently  not  yet  fully  developed.  He  is  a 
golden  brindle  of  over  forty-five  pounds,  with  splen- 
did face  and  head  qualities,  perfect  rose  ears,  im- 
mense shoulder  and  bone,  good  body  and  spring  of 
rib.  and  good  Bulldog  tail.  He  was  purchased  as  a 
gift  for  Mrs.  Dorian,  but  will  be  shown,  and  should 
duplicate  on  this  side  his  numerous  victories  in  Eng- 
land. 


The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Long  Island 
Kennel  Club,  held  on  March  5th  at  the  office  of  the 
club  in  the  Johnston  Building.  Brooklyn.  President 
J.  E.  De  Mund  in  the  chair,  was  one  of  the  most 
enthusiastic  in  years,  a  very  special  cause  for  jollifi- 
cation being  the  admission  of  seventeen  new  mem- 
bers. This  addition  to  the  club's  membership  places 
it  at  high  water  mark,  but  it  appears  that  the  large 
growth  shown  recently  is  only  a  beginning,  as  the 
secretary,  Mr.  J.  H.  Dorian,  has  since  received  five 
further  applications  for  presentation  at  the  next 
meeting,  with  more  promised. 

The  principal  topic  of  discussion  at  the  meeting 
was  the  next  annual  bench  show  of  the  club,  to  be 
held  at  Sheepshead  Bay  track,  May  30th  next.  Active 
preparations  are  in  progress  to  make  this  the  great- 
est show  the  club  has  ever  held.  The  support  of 
many  of  the  leading  specialty  clubs  is  already  as- 
surred;  and  the  classification  and  list  of  judges 
will  be  a  full  one.  Over  thirty  cups  and  other  special 
prizes  have  already  been  donated,  details  in  regard 
to  which  will  be  published  later;  and  assurances  have 
been  received  of  many  more  to  follow.  The  club 
has  decided  to  award  its  handsome  new  gold  medal 
in  all  winners  classes. 

The  genial  treasurer  of  the  club,  Mr.  TJ.  S.  West- 
ervelt,  will  superintend  the  show,  ensuring  an  atmos- 
phere of  good  fellowship  in  the  case  of  the  small  ex- 
hibitor that  is  all  too  rare  in  many  of  our  big  shows. 

Press  and  advertising  committees  have  appointed 
to  look  after  the  publicity  end  of  the  show.  The 
personel  of  these  committees  will  be  announced  later. 
The  preparations  for  this  always  popular  show  have 
excited  more  than  the  usual  amount  of  interest,  and 
"the  early  bird"  exhibitor  has  already  appeared  in 
the  person  of  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Fratsher  of  Maiden  Lane, 
N.  Y.,  who  has  entered  his  good  Collie,  Wallace 
Clinker.  Mr.  Fratsher  is  reputed  to  have  a  good 
one,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  he  "catches  ihe  worm." 


Game  Warden  William  Thompson  of  Tacoma, 
Wash.,  recently  received  a  large  consignment  of  Bob 
White  quail  from  Wichita,  Kas.,  which  he  will  dis- 
tribute throughout  the  county  during  the '  next  few 
days.  The  order  was  for  twenty  dozen,  but  the 
dealer  generously  added  two  or  three  dozen  on  ac- 
count of  the  death  of  a  dozen  or  more  of  the  former 
shipment  while  in  transit.  So  far  as  the  game  war- 
den has  been  able  to  observe  those  already  distri- 
buted in  the  districts  of  their  new  home  are  doing 
well. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday,   March  23,  1907.] 

*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  t"t  *  it.  it  ft  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  ■!■  ■!■  *  * 

I  THE  FARM  f 

OF   WHAT    BREED    IS    YOUR    COW? 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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The  high  class  dairy  cow  is  not  the 
product  of  any  one  breed.  All  breeds 
have  excellent  individuals  whose  pow- 
ers of  digestion,  assimilation  and  se- 
cretion are  marvels  of  the  present  day. 
There  are  two  theories  before  the 
dairyman.  The  theory  of  breeding  for 
special  purpose  any  type  and  the 
theory  of  breeding  for  dual  purposes 
any  type. 

We  have  in  support  of  the  special- 
purpose  theory  the  men  who  have  es- 
tablished the  leading  herds  of  Jerseys, 
Guernseys,  Ayrshires  and  Holsteirs. 
The  Jerseys  and  Guernseys  are  ex- 
cellent butter  breeds,  giving  milk  of 
great  richness  in  butter  fat. 

The  Ayrshires  and  Holsteins  give 
milk  in  large  quantities  but  with  less 
per  cent  of  butter  fat,  hence  they  are 
more  profitable  to  the  milk  man  than 
to  the  man  who  sends  his  milk  or 
cream  to  a  creamery  or  skimming  sta- 
tion. 

These  four  breeds  are  classed  as 
special  cows  because  they  have  been 
bred  for  years  with  the  idea  and  pur- 
pose of  producing  butter,  cheese  and 
milk. 

Nature  has  favored  the  breeders  of 
special-purpose  cows  as  long  as  they 
have  bred  with  the  one  object  in  view, 
that  of  breeding  for  a  special  purpose. 
The  successful  dairyman  must  breed 
for  dairy  capacity  and  strength  of  con- 
stitution. The  dual  purpose  or  farm- 
er's cow  is  in  most  cases  a  so-called 
native  without  pride  of  ancestry  or 
hope  of  posterity. 

Most  all  dairymen  can  call  to  mind 
some  native  that  was  the  wonder  of 
the  farmers  as  a  milker.  In  most 
cases  of  this  kind  if  we  could  trace 
her  pedigree  it  would  take  us  back 
to  some  special-purpose  animal.  How- 
ever, these  cases  are  not  common 
among  native  and  common-bred  stock. 

Among  the  breeds  that  are  being 
bred  along  dual-purpose  lines  are  the 
Red  Polled,  the  Brown  Swiss,  Polled 
Durham  and  the  Shorthorn.  These  are 
bred  with  the  two  objects  in  view — 
that  of  the  dairy  and  beef-producing 
qualities. 

The  cows  vary  greatly  in  their  milk- 
ing capacity  at  the  present  time,  but 
early  in  their  history  they  were  highly 
valued  as  a  dairy  breed. 

For  the  farmer  who  is  not  a  dairy- 
man dual-purpose  cows  are  better  than 
the  more  refined  special-purpose  cows. 

The  Red  Polled  cows  come  near 
reaching  perfection  as  a  dual-purpose 
breed. 

The  Brown  Swiss  as  a  breed  are  a 
little  more  inclined  toward  the  dairy 
type  than  the  beef  type. 

The  Polled  Durham  is  excellent  for 
beef  and  there  are  some  individuals 
that  are  profitable  dairy  animals  in 
this  breed,  but  as  a  breed  they  are 
more  inclined  toward  the  beef  type 
than  the  dairy  type. 

The  Shorthorns  are  better  known 
and  more  widely  disseminated  than 
any  other  breed  of  cattle. 

We  have  in  some  of  the  Eastern 
States  some  excellent  herds  of  dairy 
Shorthorns  that  have  been  bred  along 
dairy  lines  for  years  and  are  produc- 
ing milk,  butter  and  cheese  at  as  great 
a  profit  as  the  special  cows. 

There  are  some  other  breeds  that 
are  claiming  dairy  honors,  but  at  the 
most  they  should  be  classed  as  dual- 
purpose.  Among  these  are  the  Devon 
and  the  Dutch  Belted  cattle. 

The  Devons  are  an  old  English  breed 
and  the  Dutch  Belted  are  what  their 
name  signifies,  a  Dutch  product  of 
breeding. 

The  Aberdeen  Angus,  Hereford  and 
Galloways  are  not  considered  by  any 
authority  as  dairy  breeds. 

For  producing  city  milk  the  Hol- 
steins and  Ayrshires  are  good  breeds 
and  will  produce  milk  at  a  low  cost 
per  gallon. 

The  Ayrshire  is  an  easy  keeper,  a 
good  rustler  and  hardy.  The  Holstein 
is  slower,  a  heavy  feeder  and  more 
adapted  to  soiling  and  stall  feeding. 

The  Jersey  is  the  most  profitable 
butter  breed  with  the  possible  excep- 
tion of  the  Guernsey.  These  breeds 
require  better  care,  warmer  stables 
and  better  feed.  They  are  very  profit- 
able breeds  when  in  the  hands  of  a 


good  dairyman  and  feeder  and  their 
products  command  a  premium  on  most 
markets. 

For  an  all-round  cow,  to  go  out  and 
rough  it,  raise  a  calf,  give  some  milk 
and  consume  the  rough  feed  that  is 
grown  on  the  farm,  do  not  experiment 
with  a  special-purpose  herd  of  cows. 

The  Holsteins  and  Jerseys  make  a 
very  poor  cross.  It  is  a  violent  out- 
cross  and  both  breeds  retreat  by  her- 
edity to  the  original  scrub. 

The  dairyman  who  puts  all  of  his 
time  and  labor  into  the  care  and  man- 
agement of  his  dairy  can  not  afford 
to  keep  anything  but  high-class  dairy 
cows. — Farm  World. 


THE    SWINE    INDUSTRY. 


To  be  successful  in  the  swine  in- 
dustry a  man  should  be  of  unimpeach- 
able character  and  be  sufficiently 
broadminded  to  see  beyond  the  pres- 
ent horizon.  He  must  not  get  dis- 
couraged, but  ever  keep  his  eye  on 
the  bright  star  of  hope.  Clouds  will 
appear  in  the  business,  but  to  suc- 
ceed a  man  must  stick  to  it  to  the 
very  end.  Pluck  is  the  word  that  de- 
scribes it.  Start  in  a  small  way  and 
let  your  knowledge  increase  by  experi- 
ence. It  does  not  follow  that  because 
one  litter  of  pigs  will  bring  so  much 
that  twenty  will  bring  twenty  times 
that  amount.  Three  or  four  sows  may 
be  enough  ta  start  with,  but  try  to 
get  good  ones,  and  the  male,  especial- 
ly, should  be  as  good  as  you  can  af- 
ford to  buy.  Feed  the  breeding  herd 
sensibly  and  make  your  balanced  ra- 
tion out  of  foods  largely  grown  on  the 
farm.  For  brood  sows  during  the  ges- 
tation period,  equal  parts,  by  meas- 
ure, of  corn  and  oats,  ground  fine, 
and  an  equal  measure  of  good  mid- 
dlings will  give  good  results.  Alfalfa 
is  also  extra  good  where  one  has  ac- 
cess to  it.  A  mixture  composed  of 
equal  parts  of  ground  alfalfa,  ground 
corn  and  ground  oats  makes  an  excel- 
lent ration.  Never  feed  brood  sows 
heavily  on  corn,  as  it  makes  them 
feverish  and  in  no  way  fits  them  for 
parturition.  A  dry  bed  is  essential  in 
the  winter  and  spring,  and  do  not  for- 
get to  do  a  little  spraying  occasional- 
ly with  disinfectants,  such  as  the  coal 
tar  products  and  crude  petroleum. 

Work  up  your  trade  by  exhibiting 
at  county  fairs,  by  advertising  in  agri- 
cultural papers,  and  when  you  are 
ready  for  it,  ezhibitiug  at  State  fairs. 
Keep  your  advertisement  constantly 
before  the  public,  as  there  is  little 
profit  in  advertising  spasmodically. 
Use  all  your  mail  order  buyers  just  as 
well  as  if  they  could  see  your  herd. 
Keep  copies  of  all  letters  and  please 
your  customer  at  any  cost.  Never 
over-describe  a  hog.  Remember  that 
a  satisfied  customer  is  a  living  adver- 
tisement for  you.  Whel  you  are  sell- 
ing sows  supposed  to  be  in  pig,  keep 
them  until  they  show  signs  of  preg- 
nancy, and  this  will  save  you  lots  of 
trouble.  The  public  sale  is  a  good 
place  to  dispose  of  one's  surplus  stock, 
though  the  seller  should  take  special 
pains  to  catalogue  nothing  but  what 
is  first  class.  Every  individual  in  the 
offering  should  be  in  good  condition, 
but   not   specially   loaded   with   fat. 

Swine  on  the  average  farm  are  far 
from  being  as  good  as  they  should  be. 
Any  increase  in  returns  from  swine  on 
the  farm  must  have  its  foundation  in 
better  blood.  Select  the  breed  that 
you  like  best  and  choose  your  males 
every  year  from  good  pure-bred  herds. 
Do  not  cross  breed.  The  man  who  has 
grade  herds  cannot  afford  to  use  an 
inferior  male  any  more  than  can  the 
pure-bred  swine  breeder,  and  the 
poorer  your  sows  are,  the  greater  is 
your  need  for  using  a  good  boar.  Hold 
on  to  the  same  breed  year  after  year 
and  build  up.  When  a  sow  has  proven 
herself  u  good  breeder  stand  by  her. 

Sanitary  conditions  and  surround- 
ings are  highly  important.  Give  the 
hogs  natural  conditions  as  far  as  pos- 
sible by  fencing  the  farm  hog-tight 
and  letting  the  hogs  have  access  to 
large  pastures.  Disease  is  much  less 
common  on  farms  that  are  fenced  hog- 
tight  than  on  those  where  the  penning 
up  system  is  employed.  Cultivate 
your  feed  lots  and  crop  them.  Grow 
rye,  oats,  corn,  rape,  or  anything  else, 
rather  than  allow  your  feed  lots  to 
be  bare. 

When  the  pig  is  growing,  feed  so  as 
to  cultivate  the  development  of  mus- 
cle and  bone.  It  is  a  mistake  to  fatten 
young  pigs.  The  fattening  or  finish- 
ing period  should  be  short,  ninety  days 
being  about  the  length  of  time   that 


the  average  hog  can  stand  heavy  feed- 
ing with  corn.  The  packer,  the  breed- 
er and  the  farmer  have  a  community 
of  interests  that  should  be  fostered 
and  that  should  not  be  endangered  by 
any  petty  jealousies  or  false  ideas.  The 
type  demanded  by  the  packer  and  that 
produced  by  the  breeder  is  practically 
identical  at  the  present  time,  though 
there  is  a  good  deal  of  talk  about  dif- 
ferences. Most  of  the  fellows  who  do 
the  talking,  however,  are  only  ac- 
quainted with  one  side  of  the  case. — 
From   addresses  at  an  Iowa  meeting. 


SIDE    NOTES    OF    THE    FEED-LOT. 


HOME  MIXTURES  FOR  CHICKS. 


There  are  a  whole  lot  of  ready 
chick  mixtures  on  the  market  People 
often  buy  them  thinking  that  they 
are  scientifically  compounded  and  are 
of  particular  value  tor  their  particu- 
lar purposes.  I  have  examined  a 
number  of  them.  They  usually  consist 
of  a  variety  of  whole  and  cracked 
grains  and  seeds,  with  the  addition  of 
particles  of  bone,  coarse  sand  or  other 
grit,  oyster  shell,  etc.  In  some  or 
most  cases  inferior  grains  have  been 
utilized  in  making  up  the  mixture, 
and  the  price  of  the  mixture  is  high 
enough  to  leave  a  big  margin  of 
profit  to  the  mixer.  Mica,  sand,  oys- 
ter shell,  etc.,  are  heavy  substances, 
and  cheap.  A  liberal  admixture  of 
these  important  but  cheap  materials 
alone  is  sufficient  to  insure  good  prof- 
its in  making  the  mixture  even  when 
the  product  is  sold  at  fair  grain 
prices.  These  profits  are  enormous- 
ly increased,  however,  when  inferior 
grains  are  made  the  oasis  of  the  mix- 
ture, and  the  latter  sold  at  double, 
or  more  than  double,  the  prices  of 
good  grains. 

I  prefer  to  make  my  own  mixtures, 
and  no  difficulty  is  met  with  in  this 
task.  We  do  not  have  to  stick  to  a 
particular  formula  or  to  particular 
proportions.  The  chicks  prefer  and 
thrive  on  a  variety — and  that  is  about 
all  there  is  to  it  It  is  not  even 
necessary  to  have  cracked  grains, 
unless  we  desire  to  add  corn  to  the 
mizture,  which  has  to  be  cracked 
to  make  it  avaHable  for  small  chicks. 
A  chick  a  few  days  old  quickly 
learns  to  eat  whole  wheat  and  I  have 
at  times  made  whole  wheat  the  main 
feed.  But  we  can  mix  with  it  millet 
seeds,  kaffir  corn,  a  little  coarsely 
ground  corn  and  oats,  granulated 
bone,  shells  or  other  forms  of  grit.  I 
find  good  wheat  much  better,  and 
cheaper  in  the  end,  for  chick  feed 
than  anything  that,  on  account  of 
inferiority  or  inferior  admixtures,  can 
be  bought  at  any  price.  It  seldom 
pays  to  purchase  wheat  screenings, 
consisting  largely  of  cockle,  weed, 
seeds  and  shriveled  wheat  kernels. 
We  can  get  the  best  food  for  chicks 
only  by  using  perfect  and  wholesome 
grains,  for  which  we  can  afford  to 
pay  full  grain  prices;  but  I  dislike  to 
pay  double  grain  prices  for  grit,  sand 
and  shells,  and  find  that  my  own 
home  mixtures  give  me  just  as  good 
results  as  do  any  of  the  store  mix- 
tures.— T.  Greiner  in  Farm  and  Fire- 
side. 


Nature's  law  in  the  work  of  milk 
secretion  is  that  the  cows  will  not 
give  milk  in  satisfactory  or  profitable 
quantities  if  they  are  not  kept  warm. 


Tankage  is  all  right  for  hogs,  pro- 
vided it  is  fed  with  corn  or  other 
grains.  It  will  not  do  to  feed  alone 
because  it  contains  too  much  pro- 
tein. 

Now  that  the  big  Western  ranges 
are  passing  away  the  supply  of  beef 
for  the  future  must  come  from  the 
farms.  Better  get  ready  to  supply  the 
demand. 

Feeding  cattle  are  simply  flesh-pro- 
ducing machines  and  they  should  be 
disturbed  as  little  as  possible.  Keep 
them  in  good  order  and  promote  lazi- 
ness as  much  as  possible. 

A  better  plan  is  to  keep  salt  where 
cattle  can  get  at  it  when  they  want  it 
instead  of  mizing  it  with  the  feed.  A 
steer  generally  knows  what  he  wants 
better  than  the  feeder  himself. 

Always  feed  fattening  cattle  to  the 
minute  as  near  as  possible.  To  keep 
them  waiting  an  hour  after  the  regular 
feeding  time  causes  a  loss  of  weight. 

Why  is  it  that  so  many  farmers  lo- 
cate their  feed-lots  in  the  lowest 
ground  on  the  farm? 

A  strange  dog  in  a  bunch  of  cattle 
will  run  off  many  pounds  of  flesh  in 
a  few  minutes. 

Hogs,  sheep  and  cattle  may  be 
forced  to  live  upon  the  same  rations 
but  they  will  not  all  thrive  alike. 

There  is  an  indescribable  feeling 
when  you  touch  the  skin  of  a  high- 
class  feeding  steer  that,  once  recog- 
nized, is  never  forgotten. 

It's  the  young  steer  that  puts  on 
more  flesh  at  a  better  profit  than  the 
old  one. 

Alfalfa  meal,  even  at  $1S  and  $20 
per  ton,  is  regarded  as  economical  by 
many  first  class  feeders. 

A  ration  of  three-fourths  corn  and 
one-fourth  alfalfa  will  produce  greater 
gains  than  when  one-half  alfalfa  is 
fed. — Professor  H.  R.   Smith. 

Commercial  feeds  when  honestly 
made  and  compounded  by  experts  are 
often  the  best  investments  that  feed- 
ers can  make. 

Cattle  have  four  stomachs  while  the 
pig  has  but  one  and  when  you  stop  to 
think  about  it  you  will  readily  ob- 
serve that  both  cannot  be  fed  alike. — 
Farm  World. 

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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23.  1907. 


POULTRY  NOTES. 


Don't  inbreed.  By  so  doing  all  good 
qualities  will  deteriorate. 

Farmers'  wives  are  the  ones  who 
find  profits  in  the  poultry  yard. 

Sour  and  moldy  food  should  never 
be  given  to  the  chickens.  The  health 
of  the  fowls  is  worth  more  than  the 
saving  in  food. 

Fowls  need  clean,  dry,"  comfortable 
quarters  in  cold  or  wet  weather.  At- 
tend to  the  poultry  house  now. 

Too  much  soft  food  is  not  good  for 
the  chickens.  Many  poultry  breeders 
seem  to  think  the  feed  should  be  wet. 
A  little  wetness  goes  a  long  ways 
with  a  chicken. 

It  is  a  mistake  to  cross  two  varie- 
ties of  pure-bred  fowls  under  the  im- 
pression that  the  good  qualities  of 
both  breeds  will  be  merged.  In  cross- 
ing egg  fowls  and  table  fowls  the 
characteristics  of  both  breeds  dete- 
riorate. 

The  eggs  from  matured  hens  will 
hatch  out  more  vigorous  chicks  than 
those  from  pullets,  and  the  eggs  are 
usually  of  large  size,  too. 

There  would  be  less  crop  of  "fail- 
ure" if  a  start  is  made  with  some  old 
established  breed,  giving  good  care 
to  it,  than  to  try  the  costly  experi- 
ment of  trying  to  "breed  up"  a  flock. 

If  poultry  houses  are  so  constructed 
as  to  admit  plenty  of  sunshine  on 
bright  days,  it  will  be  found  to  add 
to  the  health  of  the  fowls. 

By  learning  how  to  prevent  dis- 
eases in  poultry  so  much  time  will 
not  have  to  be  spent  in  learning  how 
to  cure  them  and  much  expense  will 
be  saved. 

Give  the  chickens  a  chance  at  the 
barn  floor  litter,  and  so  much  grass 
seed  and  grain  will  not  be  wasted. 

The  chickens  do  not  relish  an  ex- 
clusive diet,  nor  do  they  thrive  on  it. 
A  variety  of  food  is  as  essential  for 
the  fowls  as  any  other  living  creature. 

The  wise  market  breeder  will  not 
wait  until  the  arrival  of  the  holidays 
before  selling  his  surplus  stock.  Bet- 
ter prices  will  be  obtained  bv  market- 
ing a  trifle  early. 

It  costs  just  as  much  to  feed  scrub 
stock  as  pure-breds,  while  the  latter 
not  only  give  far  more  pleasure  to 
their  owner,  but  bring  better  prices 
on  the  market 

Don't  expect  your  flock  to  shift  for 
itself  and  then  be  a  paying  institut- 
ion. Any  business,  to  be  a  success, 
must   have   businesslike   care. 


TO    MAKE    GOOD  CREAM. 


The  following  suggestions  are  given 
as  a  guide  for  the  production  of 
cream  of  good  quality  by  the  Okla- 
homa Experiment  Station: 

1.  Clean  cream,  cold  cream,  and 
rich  cream  are  the  three  words  which 
tell  the  secret  of  producing  sweet 
cream. 

2.  Be  clean  and  sanitary  in  milk- 
ing. 

3.  Have  all  pails,  crocks,  cans 
and  dairy  utensils  scalded  and  clean. 

4.  Keep  the  separator  clean  by 
washing  after  each  separating. 

5.  Cool  each  lot  of  cream  in  cold 
water  before  setting  it  awav  and  have 
it  thoroughly  cooled  before"  adding  to 
the  general  lot  of  cream.  (A  good 
way  is  never  to  mix  a  fresh  batch  of 
cream  with  older  cream,  but  keep 
each  lot  from  the  different  separat- 
mgs,  separate  and  in  one  gallon 
crocks.) 

6.  Have  a  well  ventilated  cave  or 
cool  cellar  in  which  to  keep  the 
cream. 

7.  Stir  each  of  the  separate  lots  of 
cream  every  day  to  keep  them  uni- 
form. 

8.  Have  a  wire  screen  for  each 
crock  so  as  to  "air  the  cream"  and 
keep  out  the  flies  and  insects. 

9.  Skim  a  rich  cream — 35  to  45 
per  cent — and  it  will  keep  sweet 
longer. 

10.  Deliver  the  cream  to  the 
creamery  or  receiving  station  three 
times  a  week  in  summer  and  twice  a 
week  in  winter. 

11.  Insist  on  the  creamery  man 
weighing  out  the  sample  of  cream  for 
a  test  instead  of  measuring  in  pipette. 
The  scales  are  more  accurate. 

12.  Have  the  cows  come  fresh  in 
Septerjber  and  October  and  receive 
25  to  30  cents  a  pound  for  the  butter 
fat  in  winter  instead  of  15  to  20  cents 
a  pc  nd  in  summer. 

13     Make  a  study  of  the  herd     of 


cows,  select  the  best,  sell  the  poor 
ones,  buy  or  raise  more  good  ones, 
grow  more  cow  pea  and  alfalfa  hay 
for  winter  feeding,  and  make  the  cows 
keep  you  instead  of  you  keeping  the 
cows. 


IN  THE   HOG  LOT. 


No  man  should  attempt  to  raise 
hogs  unless  he  has  adequate  yards 
and  fencing.  The  hog  can  make  him- 
self an  intolerable  nuisance  if  not 
confined    within    proper    limits. 

The  difference  in  the  leading  breeds 
of  hogs  is  small  and  principally  in 
details  rather  than  in  form  or  market 
type,  says  an  exchange.  All  breeds 
are  good  if  used  for  the  purpose  for 
which  they  were  created,  and  bred 
along  practical  lines,  to  satisfy  the 
demands  of  the  market.  Breeders 
should  look  for  quality,  depth,  length, 
width  and  form  regardless  of  whether 
the  breed  is  black,  red  or  white. 

The  present  indications  are  that  the 
future  hog  to  be  most  profitable 
should  be  bred  along  the  lines  of 
bacon  production;  by  this  is  not 
meant  the  long,  thin,  slow-maturing 
bacon  hog,  but  an  all  round  hog  that 
will  produce  good  hams,  shoulders  and 
bacon,  and  also  mature  at  an  early 
age. 

The  successful  swine  breeder  needs 
to  have  a  thorough  knewledge  of  the 
value  of  sanitation,  also  an  intimate 
knowledge  of  all  the  requirements  of 
his  animals.  It  is  generally  advised 
that  sows  with  a  great  length  of  body 
be  retained  as  breeders.  It  is  regard- 
ed as  an  indication  of  fecundity.  How- 
ever, it  is  by  no  means  positively 
known,  for  many  short  bodied  sows 
are  very  prolific  breeders.  It  is  best 
to  retain  sows  of  as  near  one  type  as 
possible.  No  one  thing  goes  further 
toward  selling  a  bunch  of  pure  bred 
hogs,  market  pigs  or  young  pigs  than 
uniformity  in  type  and  size.  When 
a  sow  has  shown  herself  to  be  a  pro- 
lific breeder  she  should  be  retained 
as  long  as  the  reproductive  qualities 
are  maintained. 

The  importance  of  a  boar  in  a  herd 
should  not  be  asserted  at  the  expense 
of  the  sows,  but  his  importance  must 
not  be  overlooked,  for  he  represents 
fifty  per  cent  of  the  breeding  power 
of  the  herd.  One  thing  not  to  be  over- 
looked, a  superior  boar  may  be  used 
with  a  herd  of  inferior  sows  with 
good  results,  but  an  inferior  boar  used 
on  a  herd  of  high  class  sows  will 
bring  disastrous  results.  The  raising 
and  lowering  of  the  standard  of  a 
herd  depends  upon  the  boar  used. 

Hogs  require  attention  regardless  of 
condition,  age  or  sex,  but  the  care 
and  management  of  the  brood  sow  is 
the  most  itricate  feature  of  successful 
hog  raising.  The  pigs  that  are  to  be 
retained  for  breeders  should  be  se- 
lected at  weaning  time  and  grown  on 
a  more  nitrogenous  diet  than  those 
intended  for  market.  Cleanliness  and 
rational  methods  of  caring  for  hogs 
can  nearly  always  be  relied  upon  to 
keep  a  herd  in  good  health.  They 
show  a  good  farmer  and  a  successful 
breeder  every  time. 


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your  dealer  and  write  us  for  I 
booklet. 
Belmont 
Stable 
Supply  Co. I 
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Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 


jyfSCIRBINE 


Removes   Bursal  Enlargements, 
Thickened     Tissues,    Infiltrated 
Parts,  and  any  Puff  or  Swelling, 
Cures     Lameness,    Allays    Pain 
without  laying  the  horse  up.    Does  not 
blister,  stain  or  remove  the  hair.    S2.W  a 
bottle,  delivered.    Pamphlet  1-C  free. 
ABSORBrXE,  JR.,  for  mankind,  gl.Ofl 
I  bottle.     (Jures  Synovitis,  TVeepin?  Sinew, 
Strains,    Gouty    or  Rheumatic     Deposits, 
reduces  "\  aricose    Veins,    Varicocele,    Hydrocele. 
Allays  pain.  Book  free.  Genuine  mid.  only  by 

W.  F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  CaL;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, CaL;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

BLAKE,  M0FF1TT    &   T0WNE 

Dealers    in     PAPER. 
1400-1450    4th    St.,    San    Francisco.    Cal. 
Biake,     Mofflt     &     Towne,     .Los     Angeles. 
Blake,    McFall    &    Co.,   Portland,    Oregon. 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907.] 


TH3  BREEDER  AND   SFORTSMAN 


15 


DETROIT     DRIVING     CLUB 


TROTTING   AND   PACING    DEPARTMENT   OF   THE    MICHIGAN     HORSE   BREEDERS'  ASSOCIATION   ANNOUNCES    ITS   ANNUAL 

Blue  Ribbon  Meeting,  July  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  1907.     Entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2 


STAKES 


When  Horses  Must  Be  Named 


2:24   Class,    Trotting,    "Merchants'  and  Manufacturers"  Stakes 

2:13   Class,    Pacing,   " Chamber  of  Commerce"   Stake        = 

2:14    Class,    Trotting,    "Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times"  Stake 


$10,000 
5,000 
3,000 


CONDITIONS 


Entrance  fee  5  per  cent,  with  an  additional  5  per  cent  on  the  gross  amount  of 
each  heat  from  the  winner  or  any  division  of  same.  No  nomination  will  be  liable 
beyond  the  amount  paid  in,  provided  a  written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  received  by 
the  Club  at  the  time  any  payment  falls  due. 

The  Main  Race  and  Consolation  of  the  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Stakes,  also  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stakes, 
will  be  Three  Heats  of  One  Mile  EacK  Should  there  be  a  dead  heat  between  two 
or  more  horses  in  any  of  the  first  three  heats,  the  money  in  the  dead  heat  will  be 
divided  equally,  but  should  two  or  more  horses  stand  equal — tied — in  the  summaries 
for  first  position  at  the  finish  of  the  third  heat,  they  shall  race  an  extra  heat  in 
order  to  declare  a  winner  of  the  race. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  be  entitled  to  money  already  won,  but  he  shall  not  be 
eligible  to  start  in  the  Consolation  Race  should  the  amount  won  exceed  §450  in  the 
M.  and  M.  and  $225  in  the  C.  of  C. 

The  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $1300  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.  $700  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat, 
$500  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $500  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Con- 
solation Race,  which  is  to  be  trotted  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the 
first  race,  and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  $450  in  the 
Main  Race,  $300  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  $200  to  the  second  horse  in 
each  heat,  $100  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $200  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 

In  the  event  of  there  being-  less  than  three  horses  eligible  to  the  Consolation 
Race,  there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse  in  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race  the  sum 
of  $300,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  $100,  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro- 
rata among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  third.     Should  it  amount  to  more 


than  the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of 
the  Main  Race. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $650  to  the  winner 
of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.  $350  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat,  $250  to  the 
third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $250  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Consolation 
Race,  which  is  to  be  paced  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the  first  race, 
and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  $225  in  the  Main 
Race,  $150  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  $100  to  the  second  horse  in  each 
heat,  and  $50  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $100  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 
In  the  event  of  there  being  less  than  three  horses  eligible  to  the  Consolation  Race, 
there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse  in  each  heat  of  the  Main  Race,  the  sum  of 
$150,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  $50,  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro-rata 
among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  third.  Should  it  amount  to  more  than 
the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of  the  . 
Main  Race. 

The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $500  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat;  $300  to  the  second  horse,  and  $150  to  the  third  horse,  and 
$150  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  Should  the  stake  exceed  $3000  in  value,  the  surplus 
will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners.  Rules  of  the  American  Trotting  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  this  club  is  a  member,  will  govern  except  as  otherwise  provided. 

Payments  are  due  as  follows: 

April  2     May  7     June  4     July  9 

Merchants'    and    Manufacturers'    Stake     $75  $100  $150  $175 

Chamber    of    Commerce    Stakes    50  6G  65  75 

Horseman   and    Spirit   of   Times    Stakes    30  35  40  45 


In  addition  to  these  stakes  about  a  dozen  other  events  will  he  announced  in  May  or  June  to  complete  the  racing  program  for  July  22-26  with  classes  to  suit  cam- 
paigning stables,  especially  those  represented  in  the  stakes. 

For  Entry  Blanks  and  all  information  address  the  Secretary 
DANIEL  J.  CAMPATT,  President.  ALBEKT   H.  MOONS,   Sec,  Boom  19,   Camp  an   Building1,   Detroit,  Michigan. 


Second    Payment   Due  April  1st,  1907 

$5  on  Each  Entry  in  the 

Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  No.7.  $7000  Guaranteed 


MARES  SERVED  1906. 


FOALS  OF     1907. 


STAKE  CLOSED  NOV.  1,  1906. 


$4,250  for  Trotting  Foals.    $1,750  for  Pacing  Foals.    $800  to  Nominators  of  Dams  of  Winners 

and  $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions. 


MONEY   DIVIDED   AS    FOLLOWS: 


$3000 
200 


1250 
200 


For  Three-Year-Old   Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

For  Two-Year-Old  Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Two-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot  when  mare  was  bred. 


$1000 
200 


750 
200 


For    Three-Year-Old    Pacers. 

For   Nominator  of   Dam   of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old   Pace. 
For  Two-Year-Old   Pacers. 

For    Nominator   of    Dam    of   Winner   of   Two-Year- 
Old   Pace. 
To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
.    Old   Pace  when   mare  was  bred. 


ENTRANCE  and  PAYMENTS — $2  to  nominate  mare  on  November  1,  1906.  when  name,  color,  description  of  mare  and  stallion 
bred  to  must  be  given.  $5  April  1,  1907.  $5  November  1,  1907.  510  on  yearlings  April  1,  1908.  $10  on  two-year- 
olds  April  1,   1909.     $10  on  three-year-olds  April  1,    1910. 

DON'T     FAIL    TO    MAKE    THE    PAYMENT. 

REMEMBEE   THE   SUBSTITUTION  CLAUSE — If  the  mare   proves  barren,   or   slips,   or   has  a  dead   foal   or   twins,    or   if   either 
the  mare  or  foal   dies   before  April  1st,   1908,   her  nominator   may   sell   or      transfer      his     nomination   or   substitute 
another  mare  and  foal  regardless  of  ownership. 
BE  SURE  AND  MAKE  PAYMENT  ON  TIME. 

F.  W.  kelley,  Secretary, 
E.  F.   HEALD,   President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Prancisco,  Cal. 


Another  Sale  of  Good  Ones  From 
Aptos  Stock  Farm 

To  be  held  at 
FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.'S  NEW    PAVILION,    478    VALENCIA    ST. 

Monday  Evening,  March  25,  1907 

The  entire  crop  of  Trotting  Bred  Three-Year-Olds  on  the  farm,  comprising  20 
head  by  Dexter  Prince,  Cupid  2:18  and  Aptos  Wilkes,  all  nicely  broken  and 
ready  to  train  or  use  on  the  road. 

Also  ten  head  of  mares  and  geldings  from  five  to  eight  years,  sired  by  Aptos 
Farm's  imported  French  Coach  Stallion,  and  out  of  trotting  bred  mares.  Some 
extra  fine  carriage  horses  and  pairs  among  them. 

Send  for  catalogues..    Horses  on  exhibition  Saturday,  March  23d. 

Fred.  H.  Chase  &  Co.,    A^ioSn°erks    478  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco 


Insure  Your  Stallion 

AGAINST  DEATH  FROM  ANY  CAUSE.  For  particulars  and  rates  address 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wash. 
Make  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'   commissions.     Liberal   discount. 


And  Other 
Valuable 
Animals 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six   or  more   races   each  week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening-    Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping-  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladles  and   their   escorts. 

Returning-  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth  and  last  races. 


THOS.    H.    WILLIAMS,   President. 
PERCY   W.   TREAT,    Secretary. 


STALLIONS   FOB  SALE. 

One  bay,  four  years  old,  sired  by  Mc- 
Kinney   2:11%. 

Two  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou 
2:07  94,  brown  and  chestnut. 

One  brown  two-year-old  by  Red 
Nuttle    22357. 

All  out  of  highly  bred  standard  mares. 
Will  sell  at  a  bargain.  For  prices  and 
particulars    address 

G.    B.    BLANCEABD, 

875   University  Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 

One  jet  black  stallion,  four  years  old, 
by  Don  Marvin  2:22;  dam  S.  T.  B.  by 
Ross'  Nutwood.  Very  handsome  horse, 
16  hands  high,  weighs  1200  pounds,  per- 
fectly sound.  Name  your  price.  1  am 
overstocked. 

Also  one  stallion  (running  breed),  deep 
chestnut  sorrel,  seven  years  old,  weighs 
1160  pounds,  one  of  the  finest  saddle 
horses  in  California.  A  perfect  beauty 
and  can  run  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  22 
seconds.  He  is  from  the  family  of  the 
fastest  quarter  horses  in  the  West.  It 
will  pay  anyone  to  take  a  trip  to  Merced 
to  see  these  horses,  and  you  can  almost 
name  your  own  price. 

SOL  SHOCKLEY, 

Merced,  Cal. 

FOB   SALE. 

A  beautiful  young  stallion,  four  years 
old,  well  bred  and  well  broken.  Apply 
to 

T.  J.  MURRAY, 
936  University  Ave.,  West  Berkeley,  Cal. 


FOB  SALE. 

Handsome  black  stallion,  close  to  16 
hands,  sound  and  without  a  blemish, 
five  years  old,  thoroughly  broke  and 
kind  and  gentle.  Has  plenty  of  speed, 
and  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:20.  His  sire 
is  the  great  Altamont,  and  his  dam 
Trilby  Bowers  by  Silver  Bow.  For 
price  and  full  particulars,  or  to  see 
horse,  call  or  write  to  the  undersigned. 
L.   A.   BANGS, 

3025    Clement    Ave.,    Alameda,    Cal. 

PASTUBAGE. 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MBS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland.  CaL.  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

JERSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS— Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 

IMPORTED    HACKNET    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Mateo. 

BUBBEBOXD     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &     CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco:    Cal. 


THE     B  REEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    S:}5,. 

Three-year-old  Record  ...  .2:12^4 
Timed  in   a   Eace    2:10}£ 

•WINNER  OP  HARTFORD  PtTTT/RITT  ($8500)  POE  1905. 

EON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%.  Ex- 
ton  2:10%.  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Kussen 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  or. 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%.  Endow  2:14%  ana  Bequeam 
2:20%).  bv  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  o3 6;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29V.,  Romance  2:29%.  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  so, 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 
Season  of  1907  at  PLEASANTON  RACE  TRACK. 
S^fl  fnr  fhp  Cpjcnn  USUAL  RETURN  PRIVILEGES,  or  money  refunded 
*JU  1UI  IUC  ^CdiiUlI  should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.  A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:1954  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Four  Years  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXPBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:1S*4,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11*4,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
i»  i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  "W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both, 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich,  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


Z0L0CK 


RECORD  2:05j; 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Tne  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%.  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10%. 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11.  Glory  2:11%.  Cleo- 
patra 2:12.  Kinney  Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14.  Conchita  2:17. 
Red  Lock  2:18,  Angeline  2:1S,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20.  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22.  Hylock  2:25.  Majella  2:25, 
McNeer  2:25.  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  hare  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     ....     2:08 
Delilah  i4)      ....  2:09% 
Sherlock  Holmes       .     2:11^+ 
R.  Ambush  (3)       -     .     2:14J£ 

Zolahka 2:23ji 

Ingarita 2:25?2 

Dixie  S 2:27 

Dixie  W 2:27 

Conchita 2:29 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11^ 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%.  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15.  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON.  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  JIares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HEITBT   DELANEY, 

University   Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal, 


By  McKinney  2:11 14 ; 
Bam  Helena  2:11  \\. 


iHendocino  22607 

SECOEL     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07^1  (to  wagon  2:0$%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21*4.  '3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09*4;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14*4,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
.  1S89.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
90-1,  2:17*4;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  "W.  (3)  2:17*4,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25*4,  Mithra  <p)  2:14*4),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  18S2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  575;  usual  return  privilege. 


/HcKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKTNNEY  8818  (record  2:11*4).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11*4  (dam  of  "Wildnutling  2:11*4,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11*4,  Ellen  "Wood  2:14*4),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam.   Ida  May  by  Belmont    ("Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam.  Helena"  one  of  the  fastest 
an  1  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
kiiOwn.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
Jier  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO    and   McKENA   will    make    the    season    at    PALO    ALTO    STOCK 

.'ARM.     Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  57.50  per  month.     No  responsibility  assumed 

7  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escape?.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


By    J.    J.    Audubou 

.  16695,    sire    of    An- 

Vx      dubon    Boy  1:59& 

"^  Nan  Audubon  2:08K 

Miss  Rita  2:08^ 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59*4,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S*4,  Split  Silk  2:0S*4.  Sunland  Belle  2:08*4,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
in  2:30).  by  Abdallah  15.  Flasy's  dam  was  Kit.  by  Clark  Chief  $9  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27.  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14*4);  second 
dam.   Nelly. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08*4. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  In  oue  day  in  2:03*4,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00*4,  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*4,  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57H   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  In  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59*4. 
WILL    STAND    AT    AGRICULTURAL    PARK,   LOS    ANGELES,    TO 
A  FEW   GOOD   MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For  further   particulars  address  J*.  T.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 


Redlac  2:071 

CKAMFION     TBOTTING     SIillIO» 
OF  THE  COAST 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09J 


.,.,,.,        .„      ...     „  n j  For  Trotting-  stallions  In  1904 

Mc  holds  the  World  s  Race  Record  ror  new  sires  of  u.  age  in  isos 

Of  this  the  Chicago  Tribune  of  January  6.  1907,  says:  "This  is  a  most  re- 
martablehfSeat  and  cou|?ea  with  the  fact,  that  his  first  ^d  second  dams  are  mares 
far  above  the  common  in  producing  merit  and  that  he  himself  is  a^1"!'  g™ 
trotter  with  a  fast  record  and  better  than  two-minute  speed,  he  should  certainly 
remain  prominent  He  is  also  said  to  hold  the  world's  record  for  soundness  over 
all  trotting  stallions  with  records  as  fast  as   his.  /.—-a—-    ,*-„,  „f  twn 

He  is  bv  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150  First  dam  is  Grandma, .darn of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2A9j %  by 
Ensign  2:2Si4:  third  dam  Mary  Ann.  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam  ST.  B.,  thoroughbred  <„/,Ma 

KEDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILD  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AGBICDXTTTBAI.  FABK,  LOS  4NOELES, 
CAL,     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escaDes  Jub xivii    »    "i»u «», 

C.  J.   Grnbb,  Manager,  TJnlversity    Station,    Dos    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 

Red  McK  43766 

IVWil    1  T  lVl\l  Son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 

^^  by  the  Great  Bed  Wilkes  1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11H  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02.  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  -10  li«t,  35  in  -15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  S500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2  :lo  %  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  bv  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July.  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  LloO  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  Jure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  faU.  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  inO:SS».  Hi ;  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MTraFBTS  STABIiES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Dos  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.  R.  Murphy.  Owner.) 

TEEMS — S30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:594 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in  1897.     The  fastest,   gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  historv.     Registered  Trotting  No.   301S3;  Pacing  No.  0414 

lire    of    Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  —07*4.   Schley  Pointer  2:0S%.  ,  .„_  . 

By  BroWn  Hal  2*12%.  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   -10   and  better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of    Star   Pointer   l:o9%,    Hal    Pointer 
2-0i"Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
'     '  Season  1907  at  pleasanton.     Service  Fee  S100.     TJsual  Betuxn  Privileges. 

For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS,  De  BTDEB, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


iHcFadyen 


THE    STANDABD    STALLION 

45019 

2:15  % 


Two-year-old  record,  2:1594. 
By  Diablo  2:09*4,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont.  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%.  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%.  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Dightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

"Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEBMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DT/DDET,  Dixon,  CaL 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:08Vi>  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   Stakes   of   1902,    and   6   other   4- 
year-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 
K  gistered  No.  25939 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes  2:18,   sire  of  42   in  2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam  of  Fidette 
2:2S*£,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17*4).  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
PEE — SSO.  limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-OId    Record    2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained.  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,  2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0S14.  Lisonjero  2:08^,  James  L. 
2:09i4,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  "Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  CaL 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPSNCES,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALEX.  BROWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


MONTEREY  %%%; 


Record  2:09? 

31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2.08K 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24*4 


By  Sidney  2:19*4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09^4,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16*4).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

550  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 

Standard  Bred  5=Y.=0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09# 

Dam   Leap   Year    2:26%     (sister   to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Yosemite  is   15.3   hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of   the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most  promising  young   stallions    on 
this  Coast.      He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses  apply  to   or  address 

PETEE   J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo.    Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Beg.  No.  24576.     Trotting*  Eace  Record  2:12!4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:0S%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11^4,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEEMS — €30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOEOOM,  Woodland,  CaL 

TJsnal   return   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 
2-AVA 


Will  Make   the    Season   of  1907   at   Woodlan-d,   Yolo    County,   CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04*4.  Zephyr 
2:0734,  Charley  T.  2:1134.  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13*£,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money- 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this  part   of  California   next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   CaL 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO-YEAE-OLD     EECOED     2:2934 
BY  McKIKITET  2:1134 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:0834 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.);  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:173£),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in  the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending  July  1st,  at  Hans  Prellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near   the    Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TERMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply  to 
F.     GOMMET,     Owner.  HANS     PEELLSON,     Manager. 


Horse  of  the  Century 

Was  Axtell,  2:12,  and  his  worthy  representative  and  son  is 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15}4 

whose  dam  Marguerite  is  already  the  dam  of  6  and  her  dam 
is  the  dam  of  3.  Our  living-foal-or-money-back  proposition 
is  better  than  to  '  'insure. ' ' 

£5&£SU££r  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Bonnie  Direct  (4]  2:05^ 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09# 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Fleasanton,  Cal. 
Fee    $100   with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 

BONNIE  DIRECT'S  SIRE  is  Direct  2:05%.  sire  of  Directly  2:03%,  Direct  Hal 
2:04%,  Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2:05*4,  King  Direct  2:05%.  Prince  Direct  2:07,  Direct 
Wood  2:07%.  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:0S%,  Direct  View  2:0S%,  and 
Hey  Direct  2:10. 

BONNIE  DIEECT'S  DAM  is  Bon  Bon  2:26  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
2:05%,  Bonnie  Steinway  2:06%,  Rector  2:10%,.Bonsilene  2:1454,  etc.  His  second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 

For  further  particulars  address 

C.    L.    GRIFFITH,   Fleasanton. 


NEAREST  35562 


(BECOSD  2:22*£) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%).  Just  It  (3)  2:19*^  (trial 
2:13%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  WII.KES  2:16Va,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23:-T  last 
half  in  1:07*4 >  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion   of   the  Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood 2:18%,,   greatest   broodmare  sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%.  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07.  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17^, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by   George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is  the   only  stallion   living  or  dead   that  carries   the  five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the   Season   of  1907   at   San  Jose. 

TEEMS — 550  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  ?4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


Kinney  Lou  2:07 


The  fastest  trotting'  son  of  the  champion  trotting  sire,  McKinney  2:11%,  and 


Kinney  Al 


3  YEAR  OLD  TRIAL 
2:16 


By  McKinney  2:ll1/4;  dam  Mary  A.  2:30  by  Altamont  2:26%,  sire  of  7  in  2:10. 
These  stallions  will  make  the  season  of  1907  at  the  STATE  FAIR  GROUNDS, 
INDIANAPOLIS,    IND. 

Kinney  Lou,  $100  Kinney  Al,  $50 

For  further  particulars  address 

BTJDD  LOBLE,  State  Fair  Grounds,     Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA    FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq..) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2^  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of.  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  hy  Pio- 
neer 10SS. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 

THE  STANDARD  TROTTING  STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637  -=_ 


-And  his  full  brother 


Constructor  39569 


Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11*4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13*4,  General  Vallejo  2:22*4,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:2S*4,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16*4  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24^)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  'S9;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17).  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13*4:;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

....Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    15-2%    hands,    weights    1,200 
pounds;    perfect   in   every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    $3   per  month. 
S25  for  the  Season.     TJsnal  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,    1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,   CaL 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:151i,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     2:1814.    by 

Nutwood  2:1834. 
TF.BMS — For  Season,  S50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  Tidal  Wave  2:09.  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%. 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:1314,  Claudius  2:13%.  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0St4.  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CASTER.  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


18 


THE  B  REEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


TSaturday,  March  23,  1907. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  St  annard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 


More  Than  1=6 

Of  the  trotting  race  heats  in  2:10  in  1906  were  won  by  the 
produce  of 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

Exactly  26  of  the  150  2:10  heats  were  to  the  credit  of  5 
of  his  2:10  trotters.  Our  living-colt-or-money-back  propo- 
sition is  a  winner. 

oVihi^oS.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


When 
inenti 


GRECO 

(Trial  2-.12H) 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK  COLT.    Foaled   1900;    Sire 

McKINTTEY  2:1114,   sire  of  Sweet 

JIarie    2:02.    Kinney    Lou      2:0794, 

Charley    Mac    2:07%,    Mack    Mack 

2:08,    Miss    Georgie    2:08%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09%,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  Tou 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mae  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AH.EEN  2:26H  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20>A, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07,  etc. 

Grandam,  LOU  UUIOH  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%.  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 

2:04  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKmney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40   speed. 

Will  Make  tie  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Tee  of  550  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 


W.   E.   JOHNSON.   Santa   Clara,   CaL 


IQDbFOFtM 


CAMPBELL'S  £^£2M   GALL  REMEDY 

For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20  th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed,  under  the  Food  and  Drug's 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


GALL  REMEDY 


HARNESSSSHOULDERGALLS.BARBED'WIRECUTsJ 

C>  CAIKS. SCRATCHES  AND  OTHER     *~ 

^p      AILMENTS  OFTHESKJN.  _|? 


All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  in  Their  Stables 
PEICE — 25c,  50c  and  $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Toot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418  W.   Madison   St.,  Chicago.    III. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.     If  not  in  stock  ask  them  to 
write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


THE    ONE    DISTEMPEK    CUBE 

Alter  years  of  continuous  trial  Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough 
Cure  is  the  one  remedy  universally  endorsed  by  shippers, 
turfmen,  veterinarians  and  practical  horsemen.  Cures  all 
contagious  catarrhal  diseases  of  horses  and  other  animals. 
50c  and  $1.00  at  dealers  or  prepaid  direct.  Let  us  send  you, 
free,  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WILIS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av.,  Oakland,  CaL,  Pac.  Coast  Agt. 


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"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN" 


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TWO- WH  EELERS^v 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and  Training  Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 

best  in  the  world. 
Pneumatic  Pole  Carts,  for  team  work 

on  road  and  track. 
j  Pneumatic  and  High  Wheel  Jog  Carts 

for  general  road  use. 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,    Ohio,    U.  S.  A. 


IAIR  CUSHION 


No  lameness 


They  fill  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness. 


PADS 

NoSlipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


?  Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

J  Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLI    K-JTTFACTURE.  3 

Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 
by 

"NAME" 


ikium  OWNER 


If  In  need  of  anything  la  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  looks, 
Stallion  Service  1'ooks,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track,  breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Hooper  Farm  GoofdorpK,trusreasge 

MOUNTAIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

No   Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Sunning1  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,  G?03me1 
and  Feci   if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per   month.      For  particulars   address 

ROBERT  irvine.  Foreman, 

HOOPER   FARM,   MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 
Reference — S.  P.  Biding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  CaL 


Low    California    Rates 

FROM    THE    EAST    DAILY    DURING 
MARCH   AND    APRIL,    1907 


From   Sioux   City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha    $25.00 

St,   Joseph    $25.00 

Kansas    City    $25.00 

Leavenworth    $25.00 

Denver    $25.00 

Houston   $25.00 

St.  Louis    $30.00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  "be  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  be  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
Jets  on  the  great  California  Valleys  to  Information  Bureau, 


From  New  Orleans   . .  - $30.00 

Peoria    $31.00 

Pittsburg   $41 .  00 

Memphis    $31.65 

Bloomington    $32.00 

St.  Paul $34.85 

Chicago    $33.00 

New  York   $50 .  00 


Flood  Building,  San  Francisco 


Saturday,  March  23,  1907,1 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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MAKES  A   CLEAN    UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At    the    Pacific    Coast    Trap    Shooters'    League    Tournament,    San     Francisco,     Cal 
February    22 — 24,    were    won    by    shooters    who    used 


=DUPONT    SMOKELESS= 


Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed    Trophy    .  . .  _. S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy    CM.  Troxel    59  out  of  60 

Roos    Trophy    T.   Prior    63  out  of  65 

Du    Pont  Trophy    A.  J.  Webb    64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.   Holling    18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 

Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  "Wash. 
and   Wilmington,   Del. 


ITHACA  GUNS 


HIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun.  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
aiul  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line.  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list. 


Ithaca  Gun  Company      -        -        Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


THE    OLD    RELIABLE 

PARKER    GUN 

in  the  hands  of  J.  E.  Cantelon 


Won  the 
GRAND 
CANADIAN 
HANDICAP 

At  live  birds. 


At  Hamilton,  Out.,  Jan.  16,  1907,  J.  E.  Cantelon  of  Clin- 
ton, Ont.,  again  demonstrated  the  reliability  of  the  Parker 
Gun  by  winning  with  a  straight  score  from  the  30-yard 
mark.     Send  for  catalogue. 


PARKER 

N.  Y.  Salesroom:  32  Warren  St.    = 


BROS. 

30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


GOLCHER    BROS. 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Golcher  &  Co. 

Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 
Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 
tJKSTsm  51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco  i 


\nmleffffea  Horses^ 

;ire  not  curiosities  by  any  means.      The  country  is  full  of  them.      The 
fourth  leg  is  there  all  ri^bt  but  it  is  not  worth  anything  because  of  a  curb, 
splint,  spavin  or  other  like  bunch.  You  can  cure  the  horse  of  any  of  these 
ailments  and  put  another  sound  leg  under  him  by  the  use  of 

Qui  tin's  Ointment  m 


ltist 


l>  tried  and  reliable.      Whei 


w\wm 


s&oves 


with Quinn's Ointment  he  Btavs  cured.  Mr.  E.  F.Burke 
oiSpringtleld,  Mo.,  writes  as  follows:  "I  have  been 
using  Qu  Inn' s  Ointment  f orseveral  years  and  have  ef- 
fected many  marvelous  cures;  it  will  go  deeper  and" 
cause  less  pain  than  any  blister  I  ever  used.  Thought 
it  mv  duty  tor  the  benefit  of  horses  to  recommend  your 
Ointment,  lam  never  without  it  "  This  is  the  general 
verdict  bv  all  who  give  Qulnn's  Ointment  a  trial.  For 
curbs,  splints,  spavin:?,  windputrs.  and  all  bunches  it 
is  unequaled.  Prlca  31  per  bolllo  at  all  druggists 
or  sent  by-mail.  Send  forcirculurs,  testimonials, Ac 

W.  0.  Eddy  &  Co.,    Whitehall,  N.  Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

Trained  and  Broken 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
for  sale.     Address    E.   VALENCIA 

212  North  Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE — Thoroughbred  Collie  pups. 
Address  Gabilan  Banch,  HoUister,  San 
Benito  County,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE  —  Thoroughbred  Scotch 
Shepard  Collie  pups.  A  bargain  for 
stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  furnish  pedi- 
gree. Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton,  S. 
E.  cor.  Point  Lobos  and  23d  Aves.,  San 
Francisco,    Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,   formerly  of  605  Golden 
Gate    Ave,,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  profes- 
sional services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases    treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

IRA   BARKER   DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  23,  1907. 


Remington. 


AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


No  Slide  to  Work 


with  the  left  hand.  Right  hand  pulls  trigger.  Recoil  ejects, 
cocks  and  reloads.  Solid  breech  protection  against  "blow- 
backs."  Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer 

The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,   $40  and  upwards 
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Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle. 


351  Caliber  High  Power. 

if 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Rifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7%  pounds,  number  of  shots,  six,  list  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapiditv  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


•WINCHESTER    REPEATING    ARMS    CO. 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


Victories  for 


The  Trap  Shooting  Season  for  1907  has  Started  And  so  Have  the 

SELBY  SHELLS 

At  the  Ingleside  Tournament   February  22-23-24  We  Finished      FIRST— SECOND— THIRD— FIFTH— SIXTH  AND  SEVENTH. 
At  the  Fresno  Tournament,  March  3-4  Mr.  E.  C.  Ickes  won  High  Amateur  Average,  92.28  per  cent.    Dick  Reed  (Prof.)  General  High  Average,  94.28  per   cent. 

At  Ingleside,  March  10 
E.  Holling,  General  High  Average,  95.8  per  cent.         Dick  Reed,  Second,  93.3  per  cent. 

Hunter  Arms  Trophy                                                                                               Roos  Trophy  Winchester  Trophy 

won    by                                                                                                                won  by  won  by 

S.  A.  Huntley.                                                                                                               Tony  Prior.  Edward  Schultz. 

Every    Trophy    Was    Won    With     Selby    Shells 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


DEXTER  PRINCE  STABLES 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.f  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
foi  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  inen  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare 
!:o.>«s  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  and  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  a,;tos  or  cars. 


PHIL.  B.   BEKEART,   CO.,    Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.      Xo.  13. 


SATURDAY,   MARCH  30,   1907. 


Subscription   $3.00   a  Year. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN  [Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


$15,200    Guaranteed   Stakes    for    4    Days'   Meeting   $15,200 


TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  THE 


Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Association 

Week  ending  August  24th,  1907.  Entries  to  close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907. 


PROGRAM: 

WEDNESDAY.  FRIDAY. 

1—2:14   CLASS   TROTTING    $800  7— TWO-YEAR-OLD    PACING      DIVISION      FUTURITY   STAKES    No.    5 

2-2:24  CLASS  TROTTING,  CALIFORNIA  STAKES   2000  <Closed  November  2,  1903)    $  950 

3—2:12    CLASS    PACING  800  8— THREE-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING   DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES   No. 

4  (Closed  October  15,  1904)    2300 

THURSDAY.  9—2:08  CLASS  PACING 1000 

4 — TWO-YEAR-OLD  TROTTING    DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES    No.  5 

(Closed  October  15,  1904)    $1450 


SATURDAY. 
10—2:17   CLASS   TROTTING    $800 


5—2:16   CLASS   PACING    800 

6-THREE-YEAR-OLD   PACING   DIVISION    FUTURITY  STAKES   No.   4                       11~2:2°  CLASS  PACING'  PACIFIC  SL0PE  STAKES   -                               "   2000 
(Closed   November  2,  1903)    1300  12—2:10  CLASS   TROTTING    1000 


Entries  to  States  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  5,  9,  10  11  and  12  close  MONDAY,  APRIL  1st.   1907.    Horses  to  be  named  with  entry 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent  due  April  1st,  1907;  one  per  cent  additional  it  not  declared  out  on  or  before  May  1st,  1907,  and  two  per  cent  additional  If  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907;  five  per  cent  additional  from  winners. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  race  by  the  payment  of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two 
horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be  named  by  five  o'clock  P.  M.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take 
place. 

Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.    All  races  mile  heats,  best  three  in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 
Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 

F.  W.  KELLEY,  Secretary, 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


$30,000  in  Stakes,  Purses  and  Premiums 


TO    BE    GIVEN    BY    THE 


Central  California  Circuit  of  Agricultural  Fairs 

TO   BE  HELD  AT  THE   FOLLOWING   CITIES: 

Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield 

Commencing  September  16th  and  Closing  October  12th,  1907 

$8,000  in  Early  Closing  Guaranteed   Stakes.     Horses  to  Be  Named  "With  Entry — 2  Per  Cent  to  Enter. 

Entries  to  Close  Monday,  April  1st,  1907 


FRESNO.  TULARE. 

No.  1— FRESNO    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000  No.   1— TULARE  TROT,  2:20  CLASS $1000 

No.  2— FRESNO    PACE,  2:20  CLASS 1000  No.  2— TULARE   PACE,  2:20  CLASS 1000 

Address  C.  A.  Telfer,  Secretary,  Fresno,  Cal.  Address   W.    F.   Ingwerson,   Secretary,   Tulare,  Cal. 

HANFORD.  BAKERSFIELD. 

No.  1— HANFORD    TROT,    2:20    CLASS $1000  No.  1— BAKERSFIELD   TROT,   2:20   CLASS      -.• $1000 

No.  2— HANFORD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000  No.  2— BAKERSFIELD    PACE,    2:20    CLASS 1000 

Address  F.  L.   Howard,  Secretary,  Hanford,  Cal.  Address  T.  H.  Fogarty,  Secretary,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 


When  making  your  nominations  for  any  of  the  above  stakes,  be  careful  to  address  each  Secretary  in  the  Circuit,  the  names  and  addresses  of  which  are  hereby 
given:     Fresno,  C.  A.  Telfer;   Hanford,  F.  L.  Howard;  Tulare,  W.  F.  Ingwerson;   Bakersfield,  T.  H.  Fogarty. 

Fntrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  April  1st,  1907,  when  entries  close;  one  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  May 
1st,  19j7,  when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  two  per  cent  additional  on  June  1st,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out 
withojt  recourse. 

SUBSTITUTION. 
Nominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting  and  naming  another  horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original   entry  was  made,  by 
the  r.    yment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

FOR    ENTRY    BLANKS,    ADDRESS    THE    SECRETARIES. 


Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE  WEEKLY 

Breeder    and     Sportsman 

(Established  1SS2.) 
F.   W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf   ana    Sporting   Authority    of   the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P>.    O.    DRAWER  447. 
Entered  as   Second   Class  Matter     at     San     Francisco 
Postofflce.        .  _    " 

Terms— One  Tear  J3:  Six  Months  $1.75:  Three  Months  SI 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  shoald  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS   ADVERTISED. 


this  feeling  will  be  reciprocated  by  horse  owners 
and  trainers  when  the  time  comes  [or  closing  entries 
to  Pleasanton's  race  meeting  and  that  one  of  the 
biggest  lists  ever  seen  in  California  will  be  the  re- 
sult. We  congratulate  the  Matinee  Club,  the  citizens 
of  Pleasanton  and  Mr.  Ronan  on  the  fact  that  there 
is  to  be  a  meeting  at  the  horse  centre  this  year. 
The  program,  which  is  most  generous,  and 
admirably  arranged,  will  be  found  in  full  in  our 
advertising  columns.  There  is  one  $S00  stake  each 
day,  and  the  others  are  all  $500  purses,  except  a 
$400  purse   for  two-year-old  pacers. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  T.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT. 2:05%.  ..C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% „ 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569   Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL Budd  Dohle,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15%.... E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 
McKENA  39460  

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MONTEREY  2: 09%.... P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939 .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2: 16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2: 29% 

■ Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL   PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  Do  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE p.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2: 05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11 Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 


PLEASANTON  WILL  BE  IN  LINE  on  the  'Cali- 
fornia Circuit,  all  differences  between  the  members 
of  the  Matinee  Club  and  Mr.  Ronan,  owner  of  the 
track,  having  been  amicably. settled,  and  a  program 
of  good  generous  purses  have  just  been  announced. 
This  is  a  good  piece  of  news,  and  will  be  read  with 
great  pleasure  by  every  man  in  California  who  has 
the  best  interests  of  the  harness  horse  at  heart. 
There  never  should  have  been  any  differences,  and 
now  that  they  are  all  wiped  out  it  is  up  to  every- 
body to  get  in  and  help  make  the  Pleasanton  meet- 
ing a  big  success.  Say  what  we  may  in  favor  of 
other  tracks  (and  there  are  quite  a  number  of  excel- 
lent winter  training  tracks  in  California),  Pleasan- 
ton remains  the  horse  center  so  far  as  the  training 
of  trotters  and  pacers  goes,  and  will  doubtless  keep 
its  place  for  many  years.  This  winter  has  been  one 
of  the  most  remarkable  in  the  history  of  the  State, 
and  the  almost  continual  downpour  of  rain  since  last 
December  up  to  the  first  of  this  week,  has  made 
mud  where  none  ever  before  existed  even  in  the 
memory  of  the  "oldest  inhabitant,"  consequently 
even  at  Pleasanton  the  trainers  have  not  been  ab:e 
to  give  their  horses  much  work  and  all  are  very 
much  behind  in  speed  making.  But  the  sunshine  of 
the  past  few  days  has  given  everybody  a  feeling 
of  confidence  that  it  is  about  all  over  but  the  spring 
showers,  and  the  horses  will  now  be  as  numerous 
at  the  Pleasanton  track  on  workout  days  as  they 
ever  were.  The  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club  is  com- 
posed of  energetic  gentlemen  who  are  most  enthu- 
siastic horsemen  and  they  have  never  yet  inaugur- 
ated any  movement  that  they  have  not  carried  out 
to  a  successful  ending.  It  was  their  generous  hos- 
pitality and  courteous  treatment  of  visiting  horse- 
men that  made  a  success  of  the  convention  held 
there  January  19th,  3t  which  the  California  Circuit 
was   made   a  certainty,  and  we  feel   confident  that 


LOOK  OVER  THE  LIST  of  stallions  advertised 
in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  to  stand  for  service 
in  California  this  year.  No  State  in  the  Union  can 
boast  of  a  better  bred  or  higher  class  array  of  horses 
suitable  to  breed  trotting  or  pacing  bred  mares  to, 
and  we  advise  every  owner  of  good  mares  to  look 
the  list  carefully  over,  select  one  or  more  of  these 
stallions  and  send  their  mares  to  them  this  spring. 
Owners  who  allow  the  colts  to  rustle  for  themselves 
on  poor  pasture  during  all  times  of  the  year  until 
grown  should  not  be  in  the  breeding  business,  how- 
ever, and  our  advice  to-- those  who  will  not  take 
good  care  of  the  foals,  is  not  to  breed  at  all.  It 
is  the  poor,  undeveloped  horses  that  sell  for  less 
than  it  costs  to  raise  them,  no  matter  how  low  that 
cost  may  be,  but  the  well  fed,  well  cared  for  and 
well  developed  horse  nearly  always  brings  a  profit- 
able price.  The  demand  for  good  horses  is  excellent 
and  it  will  increase  for  years  to  come.  The  demand 
for  poor  horses  was  never  very  great,  and  is  growing 
less  all  the  time.  So  the  wise  man  will  breed  for 
good  ones  and  will  see  that  plenty  of  feed  and  care 
is  given  every  colt  and  filly  that  is  foaled  until  it  is 
matured  or  sent  to  the  salesring.  Did  you  ever 
notice  a  cattle  buyer  out  looking  for  lean,  poor, 
scrawny  steers  to  slaughter?  Never  in  your  life; 
but  you  have  often  seen  the  owner  of  such  stock 
trying  to  induce  a  buyer  to  take  them,  and  you  have 
also,  on  many  occasions,  doubtless,  witnessed  a 
buyer  offering  more  than  the  market  price  for  a 
nice  bunch  of  fat  steers.  It  is  the  same  with  horses. 
If  they  are  of  good  size  and  in  good  condition  they 
will  sell  at  a  profit,  but  otherwise  the  business  will 
not  pay. 


CHARLES  TREVATHAN,  a  prominent  turf 
writer,  and  at  one  time  a  resident  of  San  Francisco, 
died  at  the  home  of  his  mother  in  Indiana,  March 
16th.  He  was  a  native  of  Alabama,  and  came  to 
California  nearly  twenty  years  ago,  being  employed 
on  the  Chronicle,  Examiner  and  other  San  Francisco 
papers  as  a  writer  on  turf  affairs.  He  acted  as  one 
of  the  judges  at  the  California  Jockey  Club's  first 
winter  meeting,  and  was  a  most  popular  turf  official. 
Having  been  raised  in  the  South  he  had  a  great 
insight  into  the  negro  character,  and  wrote  a  num- 
ber of  "coon"  songs  that  obtained  great  vogue.  He 
was  one  of  the  best  informed  writers  on  thorough- 
bred horses  in  the  country,  and  two  years  ago  wrote 
for  a  publishing  company  a  very  interesting  volume 
entitled  "The  American  Thoroughbred."  He  had  a 
genial  personality  and  his  death,  which  was  from 
tuberculosis  of  the  lungs,  is  sincerely  regretted  by 
all  who  knew  him. 


NEXT  MONDAY,  April  1st,  will  be  a  very  import- 
ant day  with  the  horsemen  of  this  coast,  and  we 
hope  they  will  not  overlook  the  fact  that  on  that  day 
entries  will  close  for  the  many  rich  stakes  offered  by 
the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Associa- 
tion and  by  the  four  organizations  that  comprise 
the  Central  California  Circuit.  These  are  all  stakes 
of  good  value  and  should  receive  the  entries  of  all 
the  horses  that  will  race  on  this  coast  this  year. 
The  Breeders  Association  has  a  stake  of  $2000  for 
2:24  class  trotters  and  one  of  same  value  for  2:20 
class  pacers.  These  are  the  two  main  events  of 
the  meeting  each  year,  outside  the  Futurity  Stakes. 
In  addition  to  the  two  stakes  of  $2000  each,  there 
as  $1000  offered  for  a  2:08  pace,  $1000  for  a  2:10 
trot,  $800  each  for  the  2:14  and  2:17  trots,  and 
$800  each  for  the  2:12  and  2:16  pacing  races. 
There  will  be  no  substitutions  in  any  of  these  races 
of  the  Breeders  Association,  but  two  horses  from 
the  same  stable  can  be  named  in  any  race  by  the 
payment  of  one  per  cent  additional  on  the  second 
horse,  but  only  one  can  start.  The  outlook  for  a 
splendid  circuit  of  racing  in  California  this  year  is 
most  excellent,  and  as  it  will  extend  over  fourteen 
weeks,  every  person  with  a  good  horse  should  see 
that  it  is  entered  in  these  stakes  which  close  next 


Monday,  as  they  are  among  the  most  important 
races  to  be  held  here  this  year.  The  entire  program 
of  the  Breeders  meeting  is  published  in  the  ad- 
vertisement, so  owners  can  tell  just  what  races  to 
enter  their  horses  in  that  they  may  start  at  the  best 
advantage.  The  Central  California  Circuit  will  be- 
gin immediately  after  the  close  of  the  California 
State  Fair.  Some  of  the  fastest  horses  will  leave 
Sacramento  for  the  big  North  Pacific  Circuit  at 
that  time  and  those  who  do  not  intend  to  race  in 
the  north  should  not  let  the  opportunity  slip  to-  have 
entries  in  the  eight  stakes  of  $1000  each  which  are 
advertised  by  the  Central  California  Circuit.  Here 
is  a  chance  to  get  a  good  big  purse.  Don't  miss  it. 
Remember  the  entries  to  these  stakes  will  close  on 
Monday. 


THE  SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA  CIRCUIT  an- 
nounces its  purses  and  stakes  in  this  issue.  San 
Diego,  San  Bernardino  and  Los  Angeles  tracks  com- 
prise this  circuit,  which  will  open  the  harness  rac- 
ing season  on  June  21st,  with  a  two  days'  meeting 
at  the  first  named  track,  followed  by  four  days  at 
San  Bernardino  and  four  days,  ending  July  6th,  at 
Los  Angeles.  The  purses  and  stakes  ottered  are 
most  liberal,  the  tracks  there  will  be  in  fine  shape 
for  speed,  and  the  climate — well  this  has  been  the 
proud  boast  of  Southern  California  ever  since  the 
days  of  the  padres.  There  are  no  more  enthusiastic 
horsemen  'than  those  of  the  southern  end  of  this 
great  State,  and  the  number  of  race  winners  and 
record  breakers  which  the  breeders  living  south 
of  Tehachapi  have  contributed  to  "the  list"  is  a 
large  one.  Entries  to  these  races  will  close  on 
May  1st.  We  particularly  request  every  horse  own- 
er to  make  entries  at  all  three  of  these  meetings. 
The  shipments  are  short,  the  freight  charges  low, 
and  the  money  will  be  paid  at  the  wire.  Let  us 
start  the  circuit  right  this  year  and  have  a  season 
of  racing  that  will  be  the  talk  of  the  country  for 
its  excellence  and  records.  Enter  at  San  Diego, 
San  Bernardino  and  Los  Angeles  and  from  thence 
on  through  the  entire  California  Circuit. 


IT  IS  SOME  SATISFACTION  for  California  train- 
ers, who  have  been  compelled  to  jog  in  the  rain  and 
mud  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time  since  Novem- 
ber, to  know  that  while  this  wet  season  has  been 
long-drawn  out  there  is  a  dry  season  coming  when 
every  day  will  be  suitable  for  speed  making  on  the 
tracks.  It  is  pretty  tough  for  a  California  trainer 
to  be  kept  indoors,  but  perhaps  there  will  be  more 
horses  with  sound  legs  when  the  races  start  than 
there  would  be  if  the  sun  had  been  shining  all 
winter. 


A  MISSOURI  MULE  is  said  to  be  the  cause  of 
the  war  now  going  on  between  the  governments  of 
Nicaragua  and  Honduras.  This  is  the  first  time 
we  ever  read  of  a  real  cause  for  one  of  those  Central 
or  South  American  scraps.  Anyone  of  those  alleged 
nations  is  justified  in  fighting  for  the  possession  of 
a  good  mule. 


The  New  England  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  Asso- 
ciation has  made  formal  announcement  of  the  early 
closing  events  to  be  contested  for  at  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit meeting  at  Readville.  August  19-24.  Six  events 
are  named,  divided  equally  between  the  trotters  and 
pacers.  The  Massachusetts,  value  $9000,  is  for  the 
2-14  trotters;  the  Blue  Hill,  $4500,  for  2:30  trotters, 
and  the  Ponkapoag,  $4500.  for  2:10  trotters,  giving 
a  total  of  $18,000  for  the  diagonal  gaited  ones.  The 
pacers  are  provided  with  the  Norfolk.  $6000.  for  the 
2:08  class;  the  Readville,  $3000.  for  2:21  class,  and 
the  Neponset,  $3000,  for  the  2:06  class,  aggregating 
$12,000  for  pacers,  making  a  grand  total  of  $30,000 
for  the  six  events.  Entries  to  these  stakes  close  on 
April  9th. 

Mr.  H.  Olsen  of  814  B  street,  Haywards.  offers 
a  mare  for  sale  that  he  should  not  be  long  in  selling. 
She  is  a  16-hand  bay  mare  by  Dexter  Prince,  and 
is  out  of  Gracie  S.  2:22.  the  dam  of  Dione  2:07%. 
second  dam  Jenny,  the  dam  of  Hulda  2:08%.  Read 
about  her  in  the  advertisement  in  this  issue. 


Every  well  posted  horseman  feels  that  horse  val- 
ues will  be  higher  this  summer  than  they  are  now. 
One  can  hardly  go  amiss  in  buying  the  young  stock 
offered  at  auction  this  winter. 


A   CASE    OP    CAPPED    HOCK. 


Mr.  O.  E.  Kins:  of  Wins-ham.  Onl..  writes:  "I  had 
a  valuable  mare  badly  capped  on  both  hocks.  A  bottle 
of  Quinn's  Ointment  made  her  as  clean  as  any  horse. 
Tt  does  its  work  painlessly  and  I  have  every  reason  to 
believe  it  will  do  in  any  case  all  that  is  claimed  for  it.  ' 
This  is  the  general  verdict  of  horsemen  all  over  the 
country  who  are  using  Quinn's  Ointment.  For  curbs, 
splints',  spavins,  windpuffs  and  all  bunches  there  is 
nothing  better.  Price  one  dollar  per  bottle,  delivered. 
Address  W.  B.  Eddy  &  Co..  Whitehall.  N.  Y.,  if  you 
cannot  obtain   from   druggist. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  S PORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


NOTES  AND  NEWSI 

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SATES      CLAIMED. 


The  Circuit  is  growing. 


Four  more  meetings  announced  this  week. 

San     Diego,     San    Bernardino.     Los    Aageles    and 
Pleasanton   programs   are   advertised. 


There  will  be  at  least  $200,000  for  the  California 
trotters  and  pacers  to  compete  for  at  home  this  year. 

Pleasanton's  program  is  out.  Now  let  us  hear 
from  Salinas,  Hollister  and  Vallejo,  and  the  circuit 
will  be  about  complete. 


The  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club  will  hold  its  twice 
postponed  races  on  Saturday,  April  6th.  Three  or 
four  good  contests  will  be  on  the  card 


Mr  J.  OKeefe.  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Pleasan- 
ton Matinee  Club  came  down  on  Wednesday  to 
place  the  advertising  and  attend  to  other  details  of 
tne  big  trotting  and  pacing  meeting  the  club  will  give 
this  year. 


The  ,-aces  at  the  Pleasanton  Grand  Circuit  meeting 
will  be  on  the  three  in  five  plan  with  no  race  longer 
than  five  heats.  This  plan  is  very  popular  with  the 
horsemen. 


Washouts  in  Niles  canyon  prevented  trains  run- 
ning between  Pleasanton  and  San  Francisco  several 
days  last  week  and  this. 


A  large  edition  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman's 
Stallion  Service  Book  has  been  printed  and  we  can 
now  supply  them  to  stallion  owners  at  $1  each  The 
book  is  complete  in  every  way,  yet  is  small  enough 
to  carry  in  the  pocket. 


The  five-year-old  pacing  mare  Deviletta,  with  a  re- 
cord of  2:14%  as  a  three-year-old,  is  offered  for  sale 
or  lease  to  responsible  parties.  Her  owner  Mr  W 
b.  Harkey  of  Gridley,  Cal.,  has  no  time  to  attend  to 
racing  her.  This  mare  is  very  fast  and  in  fine  shape 
as  she  has  had  more  or  less  road  work  since  she 
made  her  record.  She  is  entered  in  the  2:14  class 
pace  at  Petaluma  this  year.     See  advertisement 


The  San  Francisco  Driving  Club  has  elected  the 
following  officers:  President.  Joseph  McTigue- 
first  vice-president,  W.  J.  Kenney:  second  vice-presi- 
dent, H.  Schottler;  treasurer.  F.  Lauterwasser  Sr  ■ 
secretary,  A.  Benson.  The  club  will  hold  a'  race 
meeting  during  the  latter  part  of  May 


Det  Bigelow  is  just  breaking  a  ten-months-old  filly 
by  Iran  Alto  2:12%,  that  is  as  good  as  anything  ever 
on  the  Woodland  or  any  other  track.  She  can  just 
run  away  on  a  trot. 


California  Circuit. 

San   Uiego        June  21_2, 

han  Bernardino   June  °6-29 

Los  Angeles  Harness  Horse   Assn.'.".'.'.'.'.".' '.'..  .July   3-6 

Pleasanton July     3i_Aug„st    2 

Bleeders    Association     August     20-24 

w^rti'^   August   26-31 

Woodland    .    September    2-7 

State   Fair,    bacramento    September   9-14 

w™£L September    16-21 

V££?Sd    September   23-28 

Bakersfi;irt September    30-Oetober    5 

BaKersneld October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

rw™',';    "^"in.St™    September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    oil 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     .  SeptenSer    16  n 

?norSnJa£mah'    T^a?h-  JSt*te    Fair;..bSePptember2l-58 
IfeTfato     In  er:S.tate  *"*->• -Sep*.   ^-October  5 

Boise*  Idaho"  WaS" ":. "I"-' ":  i  ■  ^SeT  ill  i 

coise.    Idaho    October    21-26 


A  correspondent  asks  when  the  stallion  Tilton 
Almont  died.  The  Year  Book  states  that  his  death 
occured  in  1892,  but  does  not  state  the  month 


Charter   Oak  Park  announces   the   following  earlv 

sn^nf  rfCeSi  \°n  Cl0Se  A»ril  16:  The  Charter  Oak, 
$10,000,  for  2:10  trotters;  the  Nutmeg,  $5,000  for 
2: Oi  pacers.  Both  events  will  be  three  races  of  one 
mile  each,  with  handicap  entrances. 


The  fact  that  the  first  crop  of  colts  sired  by  the 
great  McKinney  2:11%  after  he  left  California  are 
now  three  years  old,  reminds  us  that  Father  Time 
as  well  as  the  McKinneys,  moves'  along  pretty  fast! 

If  you  would  like  to  have  some  interesting  and 
useful  information  about  the  four  great  champion 
stallions,  Dan  Patch  1:55,  Cresceus  2:02%  Direc- 
tum 2:05%  and  Arion  2:07%,  write  I*  the  Interna- 
tional Stock  Food  Farm,  Minneapoiw,  Minn  and 
mention  the  Breeder  and   Sportsman. 

Naulahka.  the  fine,  big  bay  mare  by  Balkan  2:15 
that  Mr.  J.  O'Keefe  of  Pleasanton  purchased  from 
Oakwood  Park  Farm  last  year,  is  the  dam  of  the 
good  mare  Norice  that  took  a  record  of  2:17  in  New 
Zealand  last  season,  and  also  of  Capt.  Goodall's'colt 
Uncle  John  that  showed  so  much  speed  in  training 
Naul  ihka  is  well  bred  and  will  be  in  the  Great  Broo^d 
Mare  list  before  long.  She  will  be  bred  this  year  to 
Mr.  O'Keefe's  fine  two-year-old  trotter  Leccona  by 
Le'  :o  2:09%,  out  of  Amy  Fay  by  Anteeo.  This  colt 
is  -i.  fast  natural  trotter  and  one  of  the  handsomest 
coUo  in  the  State. 


Bertha  by  Alcantara  the  greatest  brood  mare  in 
California,  dam  of  four  in  the  2:10  list,  owned  by 
Lou  Crellin  of  Pleasanton,  dropped  a  fine  brown  filly 
last  week  by  Dad  Trefry's  great  colt  trotter  Kenneth 
C.  (3)  2:17,  son  of  McKinney  2:11%  and  Mountain 
Maid,  dam  of  three  standard  performers  by  Cresco. 
This  is  the  first  time  Bertha  has  been  bred  to  a  horse 
carrying  the  McKenney  blood  and  the  filly  looks  and 
acts  as  if  the  cross  is  a  great  success.  Mr.  Crellin 
will  breed  Bertha  this  year  to  James  W.  Marshall's 
great  colt  Aerolite  (21  2:15%  by  Searchlight  2:03%, 
dam  Trix  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  Here  is  a  point  for 
the  "developed  dam"  theorists  to  ponder  over.  Ber- 
tha, the  dam  of  four  2:10  performers,  and  four  more 
in  the  list,  never  had  a  harness  on  in  her  life.  De- 
velopment has  not  therefore,  cut  much  of  a  figure 
with  her.  This  mare  is  now  23  years  old  but  looks 
ten  years  younger  and  will  produce  several  foals 
yet  in  all  probability. 


Frank  Overacker  of  Centreville  has  been  driving 
his  two-year-old  by  Arner  2:17%,  dam  Fanny  Vasto  by 
Vasto  2:16%,  on  the  road  a  little  since  he  took  her 
home  from  Pleasanton  recently,  and  she  can  just 
fly  at  the  pace.  She  is  such  a  fast  piece  of  horse  flesh 
that  Overacker  thinks  she  will  do  in  almost  any 
company  when  she  has  her  growth,  and  consequently 
he  will  be  very  careful  with  her.  She  has  size,  good 
looks  and  a  perfect  set  of  feet  and  legs. 


Mr.  Sterling  Holt  now  has  at  Maywood  Stock  Farm, 
Indiana,  ten  brood  mares  which  he  will  probably 
breed  to  Sidney  Dillon.  He  should  get  some  thing 
very  high  class  from  these  matings.  The  mares  are: 
Earalma,  dam  of  Pan  Michael  2:03%,  and  Boralma 
2:07%;  Jeanette,  dam  of  Lancelot  2:05%.  and  Alsa 
Hal  2:14%;  Perfume,  dam  of  Chain  Shot  2:06%,  and 
four  others;  Miss  Lizzie  S.,  a  producer  by  Bow 
Bells:  Haldine,  sister  to  Early  Reaper  2:09%  ;Mollie 
O.  H.  L.,  sister  to  Cresceus  2:02%;  May  Black  Rose 
by  Alcantara;  Thelma  Simmons  2:19  by  Simmons; 
Corona  H..  a  producer  and  Pilot  Girl,  a  producer  by 
Pilot  Medium. 


H.  R.  Buffham,  of  Newman,  Cal.,  has  purchased 
the  good  stallion  Professor  W.  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
and  will  place  him  in  the  stud.  This  horse  is  a 
grand  individual,  being  over  sixteen  hands  high  and 
weighing  1275   pounds. 


A  wire  from  Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison  of  Victoria.  B.  C, 
to  the  Breeder  &  Sportsman,  brings  the  good  news 
that  a  bay  colt  with  star  and  right  hind  foot  white, 
arrived  at  his  place  via  the  Stork  Line  on  Monday 
night,  March  25th,  in  good  order.  The  very  ap- 
propriate name  of  North  Star  Pointer  has  been  given 
the  youngster.  His  sire  is  the  great  race  horse 
Star  Pointer  1:59%  and  his  dam  is  Maid  of  Del  Norte 
by  Del  Norte  2:08.  Here's  hoping  two  minutes  will 
not  stop  this  colt  and  that  Harrison  will  live  to  see 
him  break  all  records. 


The  Horse  World  Stallion  Stake,  will  be  one  of 
the  richest  stakes  ever  offered  for  three-year-olds. 
Every  foal  by  stallions  nominated  in  this  stake  is 
eligible  and  there  will  he  nothing  to  pay  on  it  until 
the  year  of  the  race.  Redlac  2:07%  has  been  nomi- 
nated in  this  stake. 


Henry  Struve  is  booking  a  large  number  of  good 
mares  to  the  horse  Welcome  2:10%  again  this  year 
at  Watsonvllle. 


Ben  Chaboya  is  working  at  Oakwood  Park  Farm 
a  five-year-old  filly  and  a  four-year-old  colt  both  by 
Chas  Derby,  out  of  Tone  the  dam  of  Agitato  2:09. 
They  both  show  indications  of  being  very  speedy. 


The  first  meeting  on  the  California  Circuit  this 
year  will  be  at  San  Diego.  Between  $5000  and  $6000 
will  be  hung  up  for  trotters  and  pacers. 


When  the  sale  of  horses  owned  by  the  Estate  of 
James  Coffin  came  off  at  Fred  Chase's  Pavilion 
February  25th.  H.  S.  Hogoboom  of  Woodland,  was 
in  attendance,  but  had  no  intention  of  bidding  on 
anything.  Wtien  the  twenty-three-year-old  mare 
Carrie  Malone,  dam  of  two  in  the  list,  and  own  sister 
to  Klatawah  2:05%,  Chas  Derby  2:20  and  other  noted 
ones,  was  lead  into  the  ring  however,  and  Auctioneer 
Silver  Bill  Riley  was  having  difficulty  in  getting  bid- 
ders, Hogoboom,  with  the  eye  and  judgment  of  an 
experienced  horseman  concluded  there  might  be 
money  in  buying  that  sort  at  one's  own  price  and 
raised  the  $50  bid  to  $60.  The  mare  went  to  him  at 
that  figure.  She  was  advertised  in  the  catalogue  as 
safe  in  foal  to  Bon  Voyage,  but  the  wise  ones,  who 
are  always  in  evidence  at  a  horse  sale,  but  seldom 
bid.  scoffed  at  this  idea,  and  said  she  would  probably 
never  produce  another  foal.  Mr.  Hogoboom  took 
her  home,  and  one  man  who  looked  her  over  offered 
to  eat  the  old  mare  and  colt  both,  if  she  had  one. 
Hi  said  nothing  (pretty  hard  job  for  him),  but  wait- 
ed. On  the  21st  of  this  month  Carrie  Malone  foaled 
a  nice,  healthy  brown  colt  urhose  sire,  Bon  Voyage 
2:12%  was  one  of  the  world's  greatest  two-year-old 
and  three-year-old  trotters,  and  is  considered  one  of 
the  most  highly  bred  stallions  in  America.  It  will 
take  a  long  price  to  induce  Mr.  Hogoboom  to  part 
with  this  youngster,  and  he  is  being  congratulated 
on  all  sides  on  his  good  luck,  although  we  think  it 
was  his  good  judgment  that  made  him  owner  of 
such  a  prospect. 


Humboldt,  the  two-year-old  colt  by  Cruzados,  son 
of  McKinney  and  out  of  Fatinitza  by  Poscora  Hay- 
ward,  is  acting  like  a  race  horse  for  Charley  DeRyder 
who  thinks  he  will  be  one  of  the  good  ones.  He  is 
owned  by  Miss  Emma  Lewis  of  Eureka,  Humboldt 
county. 


Boston    road    drivers    had    the    pleasure    of    sixty 
days  of  sleighing  this  winter. 


The  New  York  State  Racing  Commission  has  re- 
fused James  Butler  a  license  to  conduct  a  running 
meeting  at  the  Empire  City  Track  and  he  has  asked 
the  Courts  to  compel  it  to  grant  the  license. 


The  Loomis  Bros.,  George  and  Frank,  have  a  big 
string  at  Hamline,  Minn.,  of  which  The  President 
2:07%  is  the  star  of  the  lot.  The  son  of  Gambetta 
Wilkes  will  be  raced  again  and  a  lower  mark  is 
looked  for  from  him.  Watson  2:10%  is  the  next 
fastest  trotter,  while  a  third  fast  one  is  the  Morgan 
trotter.  Silver  2:14%,  from  whom  much  is  expected. 


Damages  in  the  amount  of  $10,000  have  beeu 
awarded  to  Mrs.  Allen  Bell  Davis  of  Long  Island 
City,  N.  Y„  from  an  automobile  concern  of  New 
York,  for  injuries  received  by  her  while  driving  a 
horse  on  Flushing  avenue.  The  auto  came  up  from 
behind,  striking  the  carriage,  and  throwing  Mrs. 
Davis  out,  injuring  her  so  that  partial  paralysis  was 
the  result. 


Harry  Benedict  has  a  full  brother  to  The  Abbott 
2:03%,  and  The  Abbe  (3)  2:10%,  in  training  at  the 
Jewett  covered  track  that  is  said  to  look  like  the 
makings  of  an  extremely  fast  trotter.  He  is  called 
The  Mitre  Bearer. 


Narion,  by  Arion  2:07%,  out  of  Nancy  Hanks  2:04, 
and  the  dam  of  the  fast  young  stallion  Vice  Commo- 
dore, is  now  in  foal  to  The  Director  General,  the  sire 
of  Mainsheet  2:05%,  etc. 


It  is  said  that  Angiola  2:06%  will  put  in  the  com- 
ing summer  mostly  in  giving  exhibitions,  and  her 
owner,  W.  H.  Smollinger,  and  driver,  Oscar  Ames, 
believe  she  can  take  a  record  of  2:03%  or  better  in 
a  contest  against  time. 


The  Chicago  Horse  Review  Futurity  Purse  which 
classed  March  1st,  received  1177  entries  which  is 
more  than  it  ever  received  before.  It  has  a  guaran- 
teed value  of  $12,500.  The  Review  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated, as  its  stake  is  not  only  one  of  the  best  ever 
inaugurated  but  has  added  a  big  amount  to  the  value 
of  many  colts  in  its  time. 


Chas.  Hugues,  who  has  recently  removed  into  his 
own  building  at  585  Hayes  street,  writes  us  that  he 
is  sorry  to  hear  of  the  death  of  Azote  2:04%.  Mr. 
Hughes  came  near  buying  him  in  1905,  when  he  was 
for  sale  at  Palo  Alto  for  $1500.  Mr.  Hugues  intend- 
ed taking  the  son  of  Whips  to  Austria  to  race,  but 
they  made  a  rule  that  year  barring  geldings  from 
racing  and  he  did  not  buy  him.  Mr.  Salisbury 
bought  him,  however,  and  made  a  lot  of  money  with 
him  that  year. 


A  mare  by  Dexter  Prince  out  of  a  daughter  of  Mc- 
Kinney, second  dam  a  producer  of  two  trotters  with 
records  below  2:  IS,  and  third  dam  a  producer,  should 
be  worth  considerable  for  a  brood  mare.  This  one 
is  a  three-year-old,  15%  hands,  a  bay,  with  star  and 
one  hind  foot  white.  We  have  never  seen  her,  but 
if  she  is  anything  of  an  individual,  she  is  worth  pay- 
ing a  few  hundred  dollars  for  at  the  Aptos  Ranch 
sale  to  be  held  at  Fred  Chase's  Pavilion  next  Mon- 
day night.     They  say  she  will  mak^  a  trotter. 


Mr.  W.  E.  Ward  of  Great  Falls,  Montana,  has  re- 
cently sold  his  business  in  that  town  and  will  de- 
vote his  time  to  looking  after  affairs  on  his  ranch, 
where  he  breeds  cattle  and  horses.  He  has  a  num- 
ber of  fine  colts  to  be  developed  soon  that  are  by 
his  stallion  Directus  Jr.  His  mare  Algo  B.  foaled 
a  fine  colt  on  February  25th.  The  mare  is  by  Tom 
Couch,  a  son  of  Bay  Bird,  and  her  dam  is  by  Dic- 
tator, next  dam  by  Geo.  Wilkes.  Mr.  Ward's  good 
mare  Adwilta,  bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  will 
also  produce  a  foal  this  spring.  She  took  a  record 
of  2:21  last  year,  had  a  colt  the  year  before  and 
carrier  one  when  she  took  her  mark.  She  started 
eight  times  and  was  not  outside  the  money  once. 
She  is  by  Advertiser,  out  of  Wilfan  by  Mambrino 
Wilkes. 


Robert  A.  Smith,  of  Los  Angeles,  who  has  acted 
as  secretary  of  the  Harness  Horse  Association 
there  for  the  past  year  or  more,  has  resigned  his 
position  as  he  will  leave  about  the  middle  of  May 
for  the  east  with  his  great  mare  Bellemont  (4) 
2:13%  by  Zombro,  which  he  will 'race  on  the  Grand 
Circuit.  Mr.  Smith  has  been  a  very  competent  and 
popular  secretary  and  the  horsemen  will  all  regret 
that  he  is  not  to  race  in  California  this  year.  He 
writes  that  while  he  will  be  absent  from  the  State 
this  season,  he  has  not  lost  one  iota  of  interest  in 
the  California  Circuit,  and  will  personally  do  all  in 
his  power  to  help  the  good  work  along.  We  hope 
he  will  be  successful  with  Bellemont  and  bring  home 
a  sack  full  of  first  moneys. 


Only  One  "BBOMO  QUININE" 
That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.     Similarly  named 
remedies    sometimes    deceive.      The    first    and    original 
Cold    Tablet    is   a   WHITE    PACKAGE    with    black   and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE 


.  Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Racing  begins  in  Austria  the  first  week  in  April. 


NEWS    FROM    THE    NORTH. 


WILL     NOT    BE    GOVERNOR'S     FAULT. 


A  black  McKinney  mare  out  of  Gypsie,  the  dam  of 
Gazelle  2:11  and  grandam  of  Zolock  2:05%,  and 
Zephyr  2:07%,  foaled  a  nice  bay  filly  by  Iran  Alto 
2:12%  this  month  and  has  been  bred  back.  The 
mare  is  owned  by  the  estate  of  the  late  Ben  Davies. 


Chas.  W.  Winter  of  Alhambra,  is  feeling  pretty 
good  over  receiving  second  prize — $25 —  at  the  Pasa- 
dena Horse  Show  last  week,  for  his  fine  stallion, 
"Andy  McKinney."  It  was  in  a  special  class  for 
light  breeding  stallions  and  there  were  five  entries 
besides  McKinney.  This  is  the  second  time  he  has 
taken  second  prize  at  the  Horse  Show,  winning  one 
last  year.  There  being  many  other  fine  horses  of 
the  same  class  at  the  big  show,  it  is  quite  complimen- 
tary to  "Andy  McKinney"  to  get,  the  red  ribbon  a 
second  time  and  the  purse  of  $25. 


The  Minnesota  State  Fair  has  put  three  pacing 
races  on  its  program  in  which  hopples  are  barred. 
There  are  four  pacing  events  on  the  program,  how- 
ever, in  which  the  straps  are  not  barred. 


The  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club,  of  Columbus,  O., 
has  scheduled  fifteen  matinees  for  this  year,  com- 
mencing-on  Friday,  June  7th.  On  July  4th  the  club 
will  take  advantage  of  the  new  rule  allowing  amateur 
clubs  to  charge  an  admission  fee  without  penalizing 
their  horses  with  records. 


The  Fasig-Tipton  Company's  sales  of  trotters  and 
thoroughberds  in  1906  aggregate  upward  of  $2,575,- 
000.  Of  this  amount,  $750,000  was  paid  for  harness 
horses  and  $1,750,000  for  runners.  With  one  excep- 
tion, this  year's  business  is  the  largest  in  the  history 
of  the  concern. 


There  are  two  yearlings  at  Maywood  Farm,  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  Mr.  Sterling  R.  Holt,  proprietor,  that 
will  be  watched  with  interest  by  all  students  of  the 
trotting  breeding  problem.  Both  are  by  Sidney  Dil- 
lon, sire  of  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  etc.  The  dam  of  one 
is .  a  full  sister  of  the  world's  champion  trotting 
stallion  Cresceus  2:02%,  and  the  other  is  from  the 
dam  of  Chain  Shot  2:06%.  Should  these  youngsters 
fail  to .  develop  into  race  winners  it  will  not  he  for 
lack  of  inheritance. 


Last  week  arguments  were  heard  before  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Massachusetts  on  the  test  case 
brought  by  the  New  England  Breeders'  Association, 
through  the  arrest  of  Albert  Rosenthal  at  the  Grand 
Circuit  meeting  last  season,  for  which  he  was  con- 
victed in  the  superior  court  of  selling  pools  and 
registering  bets  on  the  races  at  Readville.  The 
track  case  was  handled  by  former  State's  Attorney 
General  Parker,  who  contended  that,  as  the  Breed- 
ers' Association  was  a  State  corporation,  they  were 
entitled  to  have  registered  bets  and  sell  pools  on  the 
results  of  the  races  over  their  chartered  track.  It 
is  likely  the  decision  will  be  handed  down  some  time 
in  June. 


The  Supreme  Court  of  Ottawa,  Ont,  has  handed 
down  a  decision  on  a  test  case  involving  Jake  Saun- 
ders, a  bookmaker  arrested  at  the  Woodbine  track, 
Toronto,  last  fall,  which  stamps  betting  on  races 
as  illegal.  The  effects  of  this,  it  is  thought,  will  be 
far-reaching  and  may  eventually  cause  the  death  of 
running  races  in  Canada. 


As  a  rule  horses  are  not  troubled  with  vermin, 
although  when  poultry  get  into  the  barn  and  roost 
there,  their  lice  will  get  on  to  the  horses.  The 
itching  at  the  tail  and  at  the  roots  of  the  mane  with 
horses  is  generally  due  to  over-feeding,  lack  of  ex- 
ercise and  incomplete  grooming,  more  especially  the 
latter,  and  the  remedy  is  to  cut  out  the  grain  for 
a  time,  exercise  the  animal  daily  and  see  that  it  is 
properly  cleaned  with  curry  comb,  brush  and  cloths, 
doing  the  work  twice  or  three  times  daily  as  long 
as  one  owns  a  horse.  To  cool  the  blood  give  the 
horse  two  tablespoonfuls  of  glauber  salts  dissolved 
in  his  drinking  water,  twice  daily.  As  an  outward 
application  wash  the  mane  and  tail  three  times  a 
week  with  a  1-50  solution  of  coal  tar  dip. 


The  influence  of  a  dam  upon  her  foals  may  be 
equal  to  that  of  the  sire  and  in  some  instances  is  no 
doubt  much  greater,  but  the  average  number  of  foals 
produced  by  mares  will  probably  not  exceed  eight, 
though  some  have  been  known  to  produce  as  many 
as  eighteen.  The  average  number  of  foals  produced 
by  stallions  that  live  to  the  average  age  of  horses 
is  probably  not  less  than  400.  The  general  influence 
then  of  a  good  stallion  may  safely  be  estimated  at 
many  times  that  of  a  good  mare. 

o — 

TWO     DEAD     BIRDS. 


(Rural  Spirit,  March  20th.) 


Two  $5000  stakes  is  going  some  for  Oregon. 


All  races  will  be  three  in  five,  but  no  race  longer 
than   Ave   heats. 

*  *     * 

No  more  substitute  or  transfer  of  entries  on  the 
North  Pacific  Fair  Circuit  this  year.  If  you  want 
to  race,  make  your  entry  when  the  times  comes. 
Entries  close  May  25th. 

*  *     * 

Charles   F.   Clancy   of    Seattle,   owner   of   the-  fast 

green    trotter,    Fredie    C.    Jr.,    was   in    Portland    last 

.  week   and   says   the   fast  son  of  Prince  Direct  2:07 

has  wintered  well  and  expects  him  to  trot  in  2:10 

or  better  this  season. 

*  *     * 

A.  C.  Lohmire  has  sold  his  race  mare  by  Boodle 
2:12%  to  a  party  in  Astoria,  and  has  bought  the 
pacing  gelding  Rockford  by  Caution,  out  of  Warwick 
Maid,  with  which  he  intends  to  win  the  Driving 
Club's  free-for-all  pace  this  year. 

*  *     * 

Altamont  Jr.  3785  by  Altamont  3600,  dam  Jenny 
S.  by  Post's  Hambletonian,  died  February  11th  at 
Cardston,  Canada.  He  was  bred  by  Jay  Beach  and 
at  the  time  of  his  death  was  owned  by  A.  A. 
Frye. 

*  *     * 

John  Lance,  of  Sam  Bowers  fame,  was  in  Portland 
last  week  for  a  few  days  He  is  now  located  at 
Everett  track  where  he  intends  getting  a  stable 
together  for  the  fall  races.  Mr.  Lance  handled  Geb- 
bie  2:19%  last  year  very  successfully,  winning  sev- 
eral races  with  him  on  this  circuit.  He  also  drove 
Fredie  C.  Jr.  a  trial  mile  in  2:13%  over  the  Walla 
Walla  track. 

v     *     * 

The  Second  Oregon  District  Agricultural  Associa- 
tion held  their  annual  meeting  at  Roseburg  last 
week  and  elected  the  following  directors:  Enos 
Dixon,  A.  Creason,  E.  A.  Hinkle,  John  Akin,  S.  J. 
Thornton,  F.  E.  Alley  and  J.  W.  Pierce.  Mr. 
Dixon  was  elected  president  and  Mr.  Creason  vice- 
president.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  management 
to  fix  up  the  track  so  that  horsemen  can  begin  train- 
ing at  once.  If  plans  are  carried  out  Roseburg  will 
have  the  biggest  fair  and  race  meeting  ever  held 
in  Southern  Oregon. 


The  Ohio  Robin— 

The  first  bird  of  spring  attempted  to  sing, 

But  ere  he  had  sounded  a  note 
He  fell  from  the  limb,  a  dead  bird  was  him, 
The  music  had  froze  in  his  throat. 

— American  Sportsman. 

The  California  Canary — 

Our  first  bird  of  spring  hadn't  on  a  dry  thing, 

For  it  rained  till  his  perch  was  afloat, 
Then  the  flood  waters  grim  washed  him  off  the  limb 

And  he  drowned  ere  he  warbled  a  note. 


SAD    AND     FATAL    ACCIDENT. 


It  is  our  sad  duty  to  chronicle  the  death,  last 
Monday,  of  Benjamin  Cram  Jr.,  son  of  the  well 
known  Boston  contractor,  who  is  engaged  in  wreck- 
ing the  Parrott  building  in  this  city.  Young  Cram 
.  came  to  this  city  with  his  father  last  year  soon 
after  the  fire  and  was  actively  engaged  with  him 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  was  the  result 
of  an  accident.  While  walking  along  a  wall  of  the 
partially  wrecked  building  on  Monday,  he  slipped 
and  fell  to  the  ground,  a  distance  of  three  stories, 
and  met  instant  death.  He  was  a  young  man  just 
entering  on  his  majority,  being  only  a  few  months 
over  21  years  of  age.  He  had  endeared  himself  to 
all  his  new  acquaintances  in  California  by  many 
sterling  traits  of  character  and  the  news  of  his 
death  was  a  shock  to  all.  To  his  father,  mother  and 
sister  it  was  a  most  cruel  blow,  but  they  have  borne 
themselves  with  all  possible  fortitude  under  such 
distressing  circumstances.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Cram 
have  been  living  in  Los  Angeles  during  the  winter, 
but  arrived  in  San  Francisco  on  Wednesday  morning. 
The  funeral  took  place  on  Thursday  afternoon  from 
Gray's  undertaking  parlors  on  Geary  street,  and 
was  attended  by  many  of  the  friends  and  acquaint- 
ances of  the  unfortunate  young  man  and  his  parents. 
The  sympathies  of  all  will  be  extended  to  the  fam- 
ily in  this  hour  of  their  affliction. 


ENTHUSIASTIC   AT  "SAN    BERDOO.' 


Governor  Gillett  this  morning  signed  Assembly 
Bill  No.  13,  which  appropriates  $50,000  to  remove  the 
Agricultural  Pavilion  from  the  State  Capitol  grounds 
and  erect  new  buildings  at  the  agricultural  race 
track,    says   the    Sacramento    Bee    of   March    14th. 

A  delegation  of  Sacramento  business  men,  con- 
sisting of  W.  E.  Gerber.  ,1.  M.  Dillman,  Fred  Martin. 
Fred  Keisel,  Albert  Elkus,  W.  A.  Curtis  and  Senator 
McKee,  called  on  the  Governor  and  brought  the 
matter  to  his  attention  and  after  they  had  explained 
its  provisions  he  signed  the  measure.  The  money, 
however,  will  not  be  available  before  next  January, 
so  no  change  will  be  made  in  the  buildings  this 
year. 

"If  the  coming  State  Fair  is  not  a  success  it  will 
be  no  fault  of  mine,"  said  Governor  Gillett,  after 
signing  the  bill.  "I  am  anxious  to  see  it  succeed 
and  I  have  a  board  of  representative  men  .who  are 
not  influenced  by  political  or  private  aims.  I  have 
given  the  institution  a  liberal  appropriation  and  it 
must  either  become  what  it  is  designed  to  be,  a 
great  exposition  of  the  State's  wealth  and  resources, 
or  close   up   shop. 

"I  went  out  to  the  grounds  yesterday  and  I  find 
that  in  their  present  condition  they  are  little  better 
than  an  ordinary  county  fair  grounds.  When  the 
bill  for  the  removal  of  the  pavilion  was  passed  up 
to  me,  I  thought  it  meant  the  pulling  down  of  the 
present  pavilion,  the  carting  of  the  material  to  the 
race  track  and  the  re-erection  of  the  building  there. 
I  find  that  it  is  the  design  of  the  directors  to  build 
new  buildings  entirely  so  I  decided  to  sign  the  bill 
appropriating  $50,000  for  this  purpose,  for  I  know 
from  personal  observation  that  the  buildings  are 
required."" 

o 

THE    DETROIT    STAKES. 


San  Bernardino,  March  19th — A  meeting  of  the 
members  of  the  San  Bernardino  and  Riverside  Har- 
ness Horse  association  was  held  in  this  city  yester- 
day to  discuss  further  the  plan  for  the  big  June 
meeting  of  the  Southern  California  Harness  Horse 
circuit  to  be  held  at  Association  track  in  this  city 
the  last  week  in  June. 

It  was  determined  to  make  the  total  of  the  purses 
for  the  meeting  $5,800,  which  is  the  largest  amount 
ever  hung  up  for  a  race  meeting  in  this  city,  and 
will  warrant  the  giving  of  awards  that  will  attract 
some  of  the  best  horses  on  the  Coast  to  the  meeting. 

Robert  Smith,  secretary  of  the  Los  Angeles  Har- 
ness Horse  association,  was  present  at  the  meeting 
and  offered  a  number  of  valuable  suggestions.  The 
spring  circuit  for  Southern  California  so  far  as  now 
agreed  upon,  will  be  San  Beranardino,  purses  $5,800: 
San  Diego  with  purses  of  a  similar  amount,  and  Los 
Angeles  with  purses  of  $7,500. 

The  associations  of  the  three  cities  will  work  to- 
.  gether  and  send  a  man  out  to  secure  entries  for  all 
three  events  among  the  best  horses  on  the  Coast, 
and  he  will  probably  go  as  far  north  as  Oregeon  and 
Washington  in  making  up  the  list.  This  will  in- 
sure a  uniform  entry  list,  or  nearly  so,  and  also  in- 
sure some  of  the  fastest  steppers  to  be  had. 


Detroit  has  regained  its  place  at  the  head  of  the 
big  line  and  the  Blue  Ribbon  meeting  of  1907  to  be 
held  July  22,  23,  24,  25  and  26  promises  to  uphold 
the  brilliant  reputation  of  its  predecessors  as  will 
be  recognized  by  the  stakes  advertised  in  this  issue. 
This  preliminary  announcement  includes  three  early 
closing  events,  headed  of  course  by  the  classic  Mer- 
chants and  Manufacturers  Stake  for  2:24  trotters, 
guaranteed    for   $10,000. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  $5000  pacing  stake, 
changed  this  season  to  the  2:13  class,  is  still  prac- 
tically the  green  pacers'  classic  of  old,  the  altered 
conditions  merely  providing  for  the  modern  condi- 
tions under  which  a  pacer  usually  gets  marked 
around  2:15  before  showing  Chamber  of  Commerce 
class.  And  .a  brand  new  stake  has  been  added— 
The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  $3000  2:14 
trot.  This  event  is  aimed  to  care  for  the  interests 
of  those  horsemen  who  have  asked  to  have  the  M. 
and  M.  changed  to  a  faster  class. 

These  races  will  all  be  decided  on  the  three-heat 
plan  and  entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2d,  with  Al- 
bert H.  Moone,  secretary,  Room  19,  Campau  build- 
ing, Detroit,  Mich. 


THE   AMERICAN   TROTTING   ASSOCIATION. 


Secretary's  Office,  Chicago,  111.,  Mar.  19,  1907. 

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  next  regular  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Appeals  of  uie  American  Trot- 
ting Association  will  be  held  at  the  Auditorium 
Hotel,  Chicago,  Tuesday,  May  7th,  1907,  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m.,  for  the  transaction  of  such  business  as  may 
properly  be  presented  to  the  Board  for  its  consid- 
eration. 

All  new  applications  and  written  evidence  must 
be  received  at  this  office  not  later  than  April  15th. 
1907.  W.  H.  KNIGHT, 

Secretary. 


LAST    CALL    FOR    BLUE    RIBBON    STAKES. 


Tuesday,  April  2d,  is  the  day  entries  close  for 
the  Detroit  stakes  to  be  raced  at  the  great  Blue 
Ribbon  meeting,  July  22,  23,  24,  25  and  26.  Horses 
not  named  on  or  before  that  date  cannot  start  in 
these  stakes,  so  this  is  the  last  call  through  the  ad- 
vertising columns  of  this  paper. 

The  classic  Merchants"  and  Manufacturers'  stake 
for  2:24  trotters  undoubtedly  the  most  famous  event 
in  the  annals  of  harness  racing,  guaranteed  for 
$10,000  and  worth  as  much  more  as  nominators  may 
make  it,  heads  the  list.  Holding  the  same  position 
among  the  pacers  is  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
stake  of  $5000  for  the  2:13  class.  The  third  event 
is  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  2:14  trot- 
ting stake,  worth  $3000. 

Early  payments  have  been  made  very  low  to  en- 
courage liberal  nominations  and  any  good  horse 
to  race  or  for  sale  is  worth  much  more  from  being 
entered  in  these  stakes.  Send  entries  before  Tues- 
day, April  2d  to  Albert  H.  Moone,  secretary,  Room 
19,   Campau   Building,    Detroit.   Mich. 


BOARD  OF   REVIEW. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Review  will  be 
held  at  the  Murray  Hill  Hotel.  New  York,  N.  Y..  at 
11  o'clock  a.  m.  on  Tuesday,  May  7,  1907.  by  order 
of  the  president.  All  communications  intended  for 
the  consideration  of  the  Board  at  the  May  meeting 
must  be  forwarded  to  the  secretary  not  later  than 
April  23.  The  Board  of  Review  is  empowered  to  act 
in  place  of  the  full  board  with  the  same  authority 
and  jurisdiction,  and  at  the  above  meeting  will  con- 
sider business  arising  in  each  and  all  of  the  districts. 
W.   H.   GOCHER.   Seci 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


FIFTEEN     THOUSAND     HORSES     TO     BE    SACRI- 
FICED. 


No  great  work  is  accomplished  without  sacrifice. 
The  sacrificial  element  in  cleaning,  reconstructing 
and  raising  San  Francisco  from  her  ashes  will  be 
the  untoward  and  tremendous  sacrifice  of  the  lives 
of  15,000  horses;  for  it  is  an  undoubted  fact  that, 
at  the  present  rate  of  going,  15,000  animals  will  be 
worked  to  death  within  two  years,  writes  Edward 
Clark  in  the  San  Francisco  Call. 

If  any  one  thinks  that  electricity,  gasoline  or 
steam  has  displaced  that  most  willing  beast  of  bur- 
den, he  has  but  to  take  a  look  at  the  congested 
streets  where  seemingly  endless  lines  of  trucks, 
dumpcarts  and  heavy  teams  pass  and  repass  each 
other  all  day  long. 

The  need  is  great  and  the  demand  limitless.  Scores 
of  new  work  horses  come  into  town  each  daj%  from 
the  big  Percherons  to  the  thinnest  and  vaguest  of 
plugs,  and  yet  the  cry  for  more  is  heard.  .  Hundreds 
are  welcomed,  seized  upon,  utilized  in  this  tremen- 
dous scheme  of  reconstruction  which  goes  on  by 
day  and  night.  Every  farm  and  rancho  in  Califor- 
nia has  been  levied  upon;  every  stock  farm,  whether 
near  or  far,  has  paid  tribute  to  the  growing  and 
ever  increasing  need.  There  are  to-day  14,000  horses 
engaged  in  pulling  7000  registered  teams  which  are 
doing  their  part  in  the  battle  against  millions  of 
broken  bricks,  tons  of  ashes  and  debris,  but  these 
14,000  are  not  enough.  There  isn't  a  road  leading 
to  the  fire-swept  city  that  doesn't  show  its  drover 
and  horses  coming  this  way. 

Outside  of  reconstruction  needs,  the  entire  city 
government  wants  animals  to  pull  its  ambulances, 
police  patrols  and  fire  engines.  President  Duffey  of 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  realizes  the  strain  of 
the  situation.  He  wants  to  go  to  Missouri  to  buy 
strong,  young  mules  fit  for  the  wear  and  tear  of  the 
hard  service  demanded.  He  wants  to  spend  $400,000 
of  the  public  funds  in  buying  mules  and  wagons  and 
building  stables  to  house  them.  He  says  that  such 
a  course  will  save  the  city  half  a  million.  Just  now 
he  is  hiring  250  teams  at  an  average  cost  of  $7.50 
a  day. 

The  14,000  are  being  worn  out,  dragged  out,  pulled 
out  literally  by  the  severity  of  the  work  performed. 
Many  of  the  animals  now  answering  the  tap  of  the 
bell  in  the  fire  department  did  yoeman  service  in 
the  April  fire  and  stood  for  hours  oh  hot,  smoking 
streets  neighing  for  the  food  and  water  that  never 
came.  The  fire  department  owns  a  pasture  which 
the  winter  rains  have  turned  into  a  delectable  para- 
dise for  its  equine  servants,  but  the  grass  is  permit- 
ted to  grow  luxuriantly  rich  and  green  this  year. 
For  it  is  this  year  that  the  horses  will  have  no  va- 
cation. 

The  police  department,  too,  has  its  tale  of  woe. 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  board  Commissioner 
Leahy  announced  that  it  was  simply  impossible  to 
buy  the  necessary  horses  for  ten  patrol  wagons. 
The  horse  market  is  soaring.  Anything  that  can 
wear  a  harness  and  hold  up  the  end  of  a  tongue 
need  only  be  offered  for  sale  to  warrant  an  immedi- 
ate purchaser.  Prices  have  doubled.  The  better 
class  of  draught  horses  sell  for  100  per  cent  more 
than  they  did  before  April.  A  team  that  was  a  bad 
bargain  for  $500  ten  months  ago  sells  easily  in  these 
days  for  $850.  The  prices  are  steep,  and  yet  they 
are  being  accepted.  At  intervals  one  of  the  agents 
of  the  Draymen's  Association  will  go  off  on  a  scout- 
ing expedition  and  return  with  a  team  that  can  do 
the  heavy  work  now  falling  to  the  lot  of  the  drays. 
The  Draymen's  Association  controls  some  1200  teams 
and  more  than  2400  big  draught  horses,  now  en- 
gaged in  hauling  freight  from  the  railroads  to  the 
commercial  houses.  And  the  14,000  and  the  3000 
more  expected  to  materialize  in  some  way  before 
the  summer  will,  inside  of  two  years,  be  mostly 
heaps  of  useless  flesh,  their  last  destination  the 
boneyard,  their  labors  over,  their  part  played,  a 
dumb   sacrifice  to  the  phenix  city's  need. 

If  you  have  not  looked  at  the  horses  before,  do  it 
to-morrow  when  you  go  downtown.  If  you  see  a  big 
black  and  a  powerful  bay  harnessed  to  a  truck 
loaded  with  twisted  iron,  tugging  to  drag  the  wheels 
out  of  a  chuckhole  on  Market  street  yon  will  per- 
haps realize  something  of  what  those  horses  are 
undergoing.  If  you  see  a  line  of  teams  blocks  long, 
with  a  pair  of  stark-ribbed  skates  in  the  lead  and 
a  pair  of  chafing  Percherons  in  the  middle  of  the 
train  straining  for  a  chance  to  show  their  magnifi- 
cent strength,  you  will  see  at  a  glance  that  the  toil 
of  team  and  teamster  is  full  of  exasperating  possi- 
bilities. There  are  a  thousand  incidents  to  be  seen 
every  day,  every  one  of  which  will  serve  to  convince 
you  of  the  gigantic  part  the  horses  are  playing  in 
San  Francisco's  reconstruction;  a  part  never  equaled 
in  importance  in  the  whole  history  of  the  world. 

Secretary  Devlin  of  the  Draymen's  Association 
says  that  the  chief  problem  confronting  the  dray- 
men is  the  frightful  condition  of  the  streets.  It 
is  not  ordinary  service  that  is  killing  and  crippling 
these  animals;  it  is  the  extraordinary  conditions 
under  which  the  labor  is  performed.  With  streets 
either  smothered  in  dust  or  mired  in  a  sea  of  mud, 
with  uneven  roadbeds,  chuck  and  water  holes  of  all 
descriptions,  and  a  thousand  other  abnormal  things, 
it  is  not  hard  to  conceive  what  the  daily  life  of  the 
laboring  quadruped  must  be;  neither  is  it  hard  to 
foresee  the  inevitable  result  of  such  strain.  The 
labor  i?  death  dealing;  the  15,000  are  doomed.  Al- 
ready there  are  three  times  as  many  sick  and 
crippled  horses  as  have  ever  been  known  in  the 
city's  "lorseflesh  history  before,  and  each  day  sees 
"  the  number  increasing. 

The  teamsters  of  the  city  constitute  one  of  the 
big    organizations    of    the    labor    world.      There    are 


more  than  2500  members  in  the  Teamsters'  Union 
alone.  There  are  perhaps  4000  organized  among 
the  "sand  drivers."  Those  who  hold  the  reins  over 
the  cabs,  carriages,  the  delivery  wagons,  the  freight- 
ing oufits  of  the  various  manufacturing  concerns, 
bring  the  organizations  to  something  over  10,000. 
Each  of  these  men  has  to  do  with  from  one  to  a 
dozen  horses.  On  this  basis  it  is  only  a  question 
of  mathematics  to  figure  out  just  how  important  a 
factor  the  horse  is  in  San  Francisco's  return  to 
power. 

So  in  reconstruction  days  the  horse  is  king. 
Whether  he  will  be  given  a  place  in  the  historic 
record  of  the  period  no  one  knows.  The  fact  re- 
mains that  he  has  played  his  part  and  played  it 
well.  Probably  without  him  there  would  have  been 
no  new  and  greater  San  Francisco.  His  meed  of 
praise  should  be  bestowed  while  he  lives,  for  the 
time  is  short — that  is,  for  those  now  working.  Two 
years  more  and-  every  one  of  the  15,000  will  have 
lain  down  for  the  last  time. 


THE  LARGEST  FUTURITY  LIST. 


The  American  Horse  Breeder  has  made  a  world's 
record  for  the  fourth  renewal  of  its  $10,000  futurity 
open  to  mares  bred  in  1906,  foals  of  1907,  and  to  be 
raced  by  three-year-olds  in  1910.  A  total  of  -2438 
nominations  were  received.  The  magnitude  of  this 
list  perhaps  may  be  better  realized  when  it  is  re- 
membered that  the  largest  number  of  entries  ever 
before  received  for  a  futurity  was  1817  in  1900,  for 
the  Hartford  Futurity,  and  the  record  for  the  Ken- 
tucky Futurity  is  1488.  The  Breeders'  Futurity  there- 
fore exceeds  in  number  the  best  on  record  by  621, 
or  an  increase  of  over  33  per  cent. 

Some  other  aspects  of  the  list  are  quite  as  remark- 
able as  the  number  of  entries.  The  total  number 
of  nominators  was  1077,  and  of  these  829  were  nom- 
inators of  only  one  mare.  This  is  more  than  double 
the  number  of  single  nominators  on  record  for  any 
futurity,  and  nominations  come  from  every  State  in 
the  Union  and  all  the  Provinces  of  Canada,  show- 
ing the  widespread  interest  taken  in  it.  Kentucky 
of  course,  as  naturally  would  be  expected,  is  the 
leader  among  the  States  with  452  nominations.  New 
York  is  a  good  second  with  421,  Massachusetts  ranks 
third  with  287,  Ohio  fourth  with  151,  Illinois  fifth 
with  143  and  Pennsylvania  sixth  with  112.  The  fol- 
lowing synopsis  shows  the  number  of  entries  re- 
ceived by  States  and  the  localities  from  which  they 
were  sent: 

Kentucky   452     Oklahoma   21 

Rhode  Island  16 

West  Virginia   15 

Nebraska    11 

Maryland    9 

Montana    9 

Delaware    7 

Arizona     6 

Arkansas     6 

Louisiana    6 

Minnesota     6 

Alabama    5 

Georgia    5 

North  Dakota    3 

South    Dakota    3 

Washington    3 

Oregon    2 

Florida    1 

South  Carolina  ,     1 

Utah    1 

Dis.  of  Columbia 1 

Russia    1 

The  leading  nominator  is  Walnut  Hall  Farm,  Done- 
rail,  Ky.,  the  noted  breeding  establishment  of  L.  V. 
Harkness,  and  the  home  of  the  distinguished  futur- 
ity sire  Moko.  This  farm  names  102  mares.  Em- 
pire City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y.,  comes  second  with  53 
nominations;  Allen  Farm,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  third 
with  44;  Hudson  River  Farm,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y„ 
fourth  with  33;  Patchen  Wilkes  Farm,  Lexington, 
Ky.,  is  fifth  with  40.  The  other  nominators  of  ten 
or  more  mares  are  King  Hill  Stock  Farm,  St.  Jo- 
seph, Mo.,  26;  Maple  Lawn  Farm,  Delavan,  III.,  25; 
Claiborne  Farm,  Lexington,  Ky.,  Lomo  Alto  Farm, 
Dallas,  Texas,  and  Senator  J.  W.  Bailey,  Gaines- 
ville, Texas,  20  each;  Riverside  Park  Earm,  Berlin, 
Wis.,  18;  Herbert  Farm,  Denver,  Colo.,  and  Stony 
Ford  Farm,  Stony  Ford,  N.  Y.,  16  each;  Chickasia 
Farm,  Blackwell,  Okla.,  Cruickston  Park  Farm,  Gait. 
Ont,  and  East  View  Farm,  East  View,  N.  Y.,  14 
each;  Ewell  Farm,  Spring  Hill,  Tenn.,  Cleburne 
Farm,  Spring  Hill,  Tenn.,  Nagle  &  Adams,  Hohokus, 
N.  J.,  10  each. 

The  sire  that  leads  in  respect  of  number  of  mares 
bred  to  him  last  year  and  nominated  in  this  futurity 
is  the  young  stallion  Todd  2:14%,  sire  of  last  year's 
two-year-old  champion,  Kentucky  Todd  (2),  2:14%, 
Cochato  (3),  2:11%,  etc.,  having  123  mares  to  which 
he  was  bred  named.  The  horse  ranking  next  to  him 
is  Jay  McGregor  2:07%,  with  54.  Moko  comes  third 
with  50.  Bingen  2:06%,  fourth  with  48,  and  the 
others  with  20  or  more  in  the  order  of  their  rank, 
are  as  follows:  Direct  Hal  (pi  2:04%,  40;  Walnut 
Hall  2:08%,  38;  McKinney  2:11%,  35;  Dreamer 
2:14%  33;  Oakland  Baron  2:09%,  31;  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron  2:04%,  28;  The  Director  General,  28;  Con- 
stantine  2:12%,  27;  Peter  the  Great  2:07%,  26; 
Admiral  Dewey  2:04%,  25;  Joe  Patchen  2:01%,  and 
Sidney  Dillon,  24  each;  Prodigal  2:16,  23;  Allie- 
wood  2 :.09%,  Audubon  Boy  (p)  1:59%,  Directum  Mil- 
ler (p)  2:05%,  and  Directum  Kelly  2:07%,  20  each- 
Boston  Courier. 

The  entries  from  the  Pacific  Coast  to  this  stake 
were  as  follows: 

La  Siesta  Ranch,  San  Jose,  Cal.,  names  Wanda  H 


New  York    

...421 

Massachusetts  . . . 

...287 

Ohio    

...151 

.  ..143 

Pennsylvania    .... 

...112 

...76 

...71 

Vermont  

...62 

. . .    60 

Missouri    

...52 

...  50 

New  Jersey 

...46 

New  Hampshire    . 

...42 

...39 

Connecticut  

...38 

Tennessee    

...34 

. ..   31 

Michigan    

...29 

California    

...  27 

Colorado 

. ..   26 

...26 

...25 

.  [Saturday,  March  30,  1907 

by  McKinney  2:11%,  bred  to  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%. 

J.  T.  Wallace,  Fair  Grounds,  Oregon,  names  Sarah 
S.  2:09%,  bred  to  Bon  Voyage   2:12%. 

Thos.  H.  Brents,  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  names 
Laurelia  by  Caution,  bred  to  Del  Norte  2:08. 

H.  Brace,  Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  names  Maud  by  Stam- 
boul,  Oniska  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  and  Maud  Sears 
by  Wayland  W.,  all  bred  to  Greco. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  Butte,  Mont.,  names  Electric 
Maiden  2:12  by  Electric  Bell,  bred  to  Highland  C. 
2:19%. 

W.  J.  Dingee,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  names  Flora  M. 
2:16%  by  Richard's  Elector,  bred  to  Kinney  Lou 
2:07%. 

E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal.,  names  Lorna  Doone  by 
Bayswater  Wilkes,  bred  to  Palite,  soil  of  Nutwood 
Wilkes. 

J.  E.  Fairchilds,  Redlands,  Cal.,  names  Maud  Wool- 
sey  by  Woolsey,  bred  to  R.  Ambush  2:14%. 

H.  Brace,  Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  names  Bell  King  by 
Harry  Wilkes,  Bankers  Daughter  by  Arthur  Wilkes, 
and  Myrtle  McKinney  by  McKinney,  all  bred  to 
Star  Pointer  1:59%. 

Carey  Montgomery,  Davisville,  Cal.,  names  Effle 
Logan  by  Durfee,  bred  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%. 

E.  A.  Gammon,  Courtland,  Cal.,  names  Cleo  G.  by 
Yosemite,  bred  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%. 

E.  M.  Conroy,  Ogden,  Utah,  names  Frances  C.  by 
Wasatch,  bred   to   Star  Pointer  1:59%. 

E.  C.  Keyt,  Parrydale,  Oregon,  names  Mildred  by 
Coeur  de  Leon  and  The  Mrs.  by  Co  Mo,  bred  to  Tidal 
Wave  2:09. 

Frank  O.  Leppo,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  names  Robizola 
2:12%  by  Robin,  bred  to  Wayland  W.  2:12%. 

Eugune  F.  Binder,  Riverside,  Cal.,  names  Silklock 
by  Zolock,  bred  to  Worth  While  40448. 

Harry  Lewis,  Sacramento,  Cal..  names  Columbia 
by  Clipper  2:06,  bred  to  Zolock  2:05%. 

La  Siesta  Ranch,  San  Jose,  Cal.,  names  Wanda 
2:14%  by  Eros,  and  Lady  Belle  Isle  by  Eros,  bred 
to  Zolock  2:05%. 

C.  F.  White,  Seattle,  Wash.,  names  Halgretta 
2:23%  by  Red  Heart,  bred  to  Moko. 

Thos.  ri.  Brents,  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  names  Bell- 
adi  2:18  by  Chehalis  2:04%,  bred  to  Moko. 

John  J.  Gaynor,  Eureka,  Cal.,  names  Mareeta  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%,  bred  to  Timothy  B. 

A.  K.  Macomber,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  names  Verona 
by  King  Wilkes,  bred  to  Walnut  Hall  2:05%. 

LOS  ANGELES  MATINEE. 

Seven  races  made  up  the  program  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Driving  Club  on  Saturday.  March  16th,  and  a 
good  sized  crowd  was  in  attendance.  The  feature 
of  the  afternoon's  sport  was  the  2:20  pace.  Cleo- 
patra finally  won  the  race,  but  there  were  close 
and  stirring  finishes  in  each  of  the  three  heats  be- 
tween Cleopatra,  Flora  C.  and  Seigfried.  Secretary 
Stewart  came  within  a  breath  of  winning  the  first 
heat,  but  was  just  beaten  by  Cleopatra. 

The  results  were  as  follows: 

Pacing,  2:30  class,  2  in  3 — 

Tehama  Boy  (McLellan)    1    3     1 

Birney  Wilkes   (Denker)    3    1    2 

Morning  Star  (Snowden)    2     2  dr 

Miss  Rich  Nut *    4  dr 

Time— 2:27,  2:25,  2:24. 

Trotting,  2:30  class,  2  in  3 — 

Billy  N.    (Willis)    1     1 

Direct  Maid  (Springer)   2  dr 

General  Garcia  (Colyear)   3     2 

Willow  (Snowden)    4     3 

Time— 2:25,  2:38%. 

Trotting,  mile  dash — 

Phyliss  (Holcomb)   1 

Glenetta  (Keller)    : 2 

Time — 2:30. 

Three-minute  mixed  dash — 

Glen  Tolus  (Dr.  Dodge)    1 

Maud  Sinclair  (Dixon)    2 

Barney   (Walker)    3 

Time— 2:32%. 

Pacing,  2:20  class,  2  in  3 — 

Cleopatra  (Garland)  1     2    1 

Flora  G.   (Stewart)    2    3    2 

Seigfried  (Long)   3    1    3 

Time— 2:15%t  2:15%,  2:20. 

Trotting,  2:15  class,  2  in  3 — ■ 

Hazel  McKinney   (Reynolds)    1     1 

Don  Z.  (Springer)   2     2 

Time— 2:19,  2:24%. 
Pacing,  free  for.  all,  2  in  3 — 

Explosion  ( Springer)   1    1 

Lohengrin  (Dodge)   2     2 

Time— 2:18%,  2:17%. 
Special   trotting  to  beat  2:15   to   wagon— Danube 
(Springer),  time  2:15%. 

o 

A    HALF  SISTER  TO    LYNWOOD  W. 

Irvington,  Cal.,  March  22,  1907. 
Breeder  and  Sportsman — I  intended  to  write  to 
the  owner  of  Lynwood  W.,  but  not  being  able  to 
locate  his  name  and  address,  I  drop  this  line  to 
you.  I  thought  possibly  he  would  like  to  know,  what 
became  of  Lindale,  the  dam  of  his  horse.  I  pur- 
chased her  from  Mr.  Gallegos  in  1904  and  bred  her 
to  Monterey  2:09%.  In  April,  1905,  she  foaled  a 
nice  filly,  which  very  much  resembles  the  dam. 
When  the  filly  was  about  four  months  old  the  mare 
died,  but  I  still  own  the  filly,  which  is  now  two  years 
old  and  very  promising.  She  has  been  broken  only 
a  few  months  but  can  trot  an  eighth  in  23  seconds 
and  is  a  square  trotter.    Yours  truly, 

T.  D.  WITHERLY. 


Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


BREEDING  PROBLEMS. 


In  the  London  Live  Stock  Journal  a  writer  shows 
that  modern  research  has  necessitated  a  consider- 
able modifications  of  a  number  of  the  views  hitherto 
held  on  this  subject.  He  says  that  the  new  knowl- 
edge tells  us  that  every  character  in  an  animal  is 
represented  by  definite  units  in  the  germ  cells,  which 
units  are  responsible  for  its  transmission  from  one 
generation  to  another.  Continuing,  this  writer  says: 
This  conception  of  the  germ  cells  as  composed  of 
a  host  of  units,  present  in  definite  numbers,  some 
active  and  some  inactive,  suggests,  moreover,  that 
the  individual  must  be  valued  rather  for  the  units 
it  bears,  than  for  its  obvious  external  characteris- 
tics. In  future  we  may  be  certain  that  the  test  of 
breeding  alone  will  reveal  the  hereditary  value  of 
animals  of  unknown  parentage,  although  in  the  case 
of  those  whose  parentage  is  known  a  fairly  accurate 
forecast  can  be  given  of  what  to  expect  under  given 
circumstances.  Mendel's  principles  only  deal,  how- 
ever, with  the  broad  issues  in  connection  with  breed- 
ing. They  give  us  a  clue  to  the  workings  of  hered- 
ity under  conditions  of  cross-breeding  between  any 
two  definite  unit-characters,  and  this  is,  of  course, 
extremely  valuable  to  a  large  class  of  breeders. 

Men  who  are  breeding  stock  for  the  showyard, 
however,  are  not  as  a  rule  practicing  any  form  of 
cross-breeding.  That  has  been  done  generations 
back;  the  animals  have  been  selected  until  their 
germ  cells  contain  a  certain  combination  of  units 
which  give  the  required  (so-called)  purity  and  forth- 
with the  breeder  endeavors  to  exaggerate  the  al- 
ready-existing characters  in  certain  directions  by 
in-breeding.  Some  points  he  tries  to  increase,  others 
to  suppress,  but  in  either  case  he  alters  already-ex- 
isting material  in  one  direction  or  the  other,  which 
is  an  entirely  dicerent  process  to  the  recombining  of 
old  materials  which  constitutes  the  making  of  a  new 
breed  or  variety. 

We  know  that  the  units  in  the  germ  cells  are 
unchangeable  entities — that  is  to  say,  that  the  unit 
representing,  say  black  color  in  an  animal,  is  quite 
distinct  .from  the  unit  representing  red  color,  and 
that  one  cannot  be  changed  into  the  other.  To  this 
extent  the  units  are  absolutely  stable,  but  some  most 
noted  experimenters  have  been  forcibly  drawn  to 
the  conclusion  that  the  units  themselves  are  liable 
to  a  considerable  degree  of  fluctuation  within  them- 
selves, and  that  it  is  this  instability  or  degree  of 
activity  of  the  units  themselves  with  which  the 
fancier  chiefly  works.  It  has  certainly  been  lately 
suggested  by  someone  that  every  fluctuation  may 
be  represented  by  definite  units,  but  that  such  is 
hardly  likely  to  be  the  case,  experiments  with  ani- 
mals and  plants  go  to  prove.  For  instance,  the 
writer  in  some  investigations  into  color  heredity  in 
guinea-pigs  crossed  an  individual  of  a  very  pale 
shade  of  cream  with  another  of  a  dark  color.  The 
ocspring  all  came  patched  with  the  two  colors 
(neither  was  dominant),  the  cream  being  of  a  light 
shade  in  every  case.  On  subsequent  in-breeding 
segregation  occurred,  and  among  the  numerous  off- 
spring bred  in  succeeding  .generations  from  the  one 
original  pale  cream  were. animals  of  all  shades,  from 
the  palest  cream — almost  white — to  the  richest  fawn. 
Surely  this  must  be  a  case  of  fluctuating  variability 
in  the  intensity  of  the  color  itself,  rather  than  a 
phenomenon  due  to  any  other  cause. 

These  guinea-pigs  have  also  illustrated  in  another 
way  the  degree  of  activity  of  the  color  units  them- 
selves. As  already  stated  the  mating  together  of 
two  distinct  self-colored  animals  resulted  in  the  pro- 
duction of  bi-colored  individuals  patched  with  both 
colors.  The  amount  of  the  two  colors  present  in  the 
progeny  of  the  first  and  subsequent  generations  is 
subject  to  marked  variation.  Sometimes  the  color 
on  one  original  parent,  sometimes  the  color  of  the 
other  predominates,  but  on  an  average,  among  a 
number  of  individuals  the  inheritance  of  each  color 
appears  to  be  about  equal.  Only  one  guinea-pig  in 
about  thirty  bred  so  far  has  come  with  about  an 
equal  amount  of  both  original  colors  evenly  distribu- 
ted; as  a  rule,  the  animals  have  a  preponderance  of 
the  light  color.  Further  experiments  now  in  prog- 
ress alone  will  prove  whether  it  is  possible  to  regu- 
late the  inheritance  by  mating  an  individual  which 
has  too  much  of  the  light  color  with  one  which  has 
too  much  of  the  dark,  so  as  to  get  with  a  fair  amount 
of  certainty  a  race  which  is  characterized  by  an 
equal  distribution  of  both  colors. 

We  have  mentioned  this  matter  to  show  that  fluc- 
tuations produce  nothing  new,  but  are  limited  to 
increase  or  decrease  of  what  is  already  available. 
The  matter  is  therefore  of  the  greatest  importance 
to  all  breeders  of  show  stock,  whose  object  is  not  to 
create  anything  new,  but  to  exaggerate  certain  char- 
acters which  already  exist.  The  fact  that  there  are 
two  kinds  of  variability  is  often  overlooked  by  stu- 
dents of  Mendel's  Principles,  and  it  is  therefore  es- 
sential that  the  difference  should  be  understood. 
Changes  of  wider  amplitude  are  connected  with  the 
acquisition  or  loss  of  unit  characters.  Lesser  varia- 
tions (with  which  the  breeders  of  "pure"  stock  have 
to  do)  are  believed  to  be  due  to  the  degree  of  ac- 
tivity of  the  units  themselves.  Once  the  foregoing 
principles  are  grasped,  the  breeder  is  in  a  position 
to  study  the  laws  which  govern  the  multiplication 
of  extremes.  It  necessitates  a  dip  into  Quetelet's 
famous  law  of  fluctuating  variability,  to  the  signifi- 
cance of  which  little  importance  was  attached  until 
quite  recent  years,  and  which  has  now  been  the 
means  of  clearing  up  many  difficulties  in  connection 
with  heredity. 

Quetelet's  law  asserts  that  "the  deviations  from 
the  average  obey  the  law  of  probability.  They  be- 
have as  if  they  were  dependent  on  chance  only." 
To   try   and    explain   this   simply,   we   will   suppose 


that  15  h.  2  in.  is  the  average  height  of  certain 
breed  of  horses.  If  a  number  of  specimens  are  taken 
haphazard  and  measured,  it  will  be  found  that  there 
will  be  a  dense  crowding  of  instances  around  the 
average  of  the  variety,  and  that  on  both  sides  of 
the  mass  of  the  observations  there  may  he  a  few 
wide  deviations.  Thus,  presuming  15  h.  2  in.  to  be 
the  average,  almost  all  the  horses  will  vary  between 
say,  15  h.  1  in.  and  15  h.  3  in.,  but  there  may  be  ■ 
one  or  two  which  will  only  measure  14  h.  3  in.,  one 
perhaps  which  so  far  exceeds  the  average  as  to 
measure  16  hands  high.  Now,  extremes,  whether 
they  be  of  height,  weight,  length,  size,  or  some  purely 
minor  and  minute  characteristic,  are  what  the  breed- 
er for  the  show-ring  is  desirous  of  multiplying,  hence 
the  value  of  finding  out  in  the  first  instance  the 
average  dimensions  of  the  point  in  question  in  the 
particular  breed.  Once  he  gets  at  the  average  sub- 
sequent measurements  of  his  stock  will  at  once  tell 
him  whether  they  approach  the  average  or  are  de- 
viating in  either  direction.  Whether  the  desire  is 
to  reduce  or  suppress  a  character,  or  whether  it  be 
to  exaggerate  it,  accurate  measurement,  weighing, 
etc.,  are  the  only  means  by  which  an  exact  knowl- 
edge can  be  gained  of  progress  towards  the  desired 
end,  and  by  which  the  identity  of  the  widely-deviat- 
ing individuals  can  be  ascertained. 

Once  the  extreme  is  identified,  the  next  problem  is 
to  bring  about  its  multiplication.  Certain  facts  have 
been  proved  in  this  connection.  In  the  first  place, 
assuming  for  the  sake  of  simplicity  that  the  average 
fluctuation  of  a  certain  quality  in  a  race  is  around 
fifty,  rigid  selection  through  a  number  of  generations 
of  extreme  types  can  be  made  to  result  in  individuals 
with  as  wide  a  deviation  from  the  average  as  ninety- 
nine  on  the  increasing  side.  Further  than  this  it  is 
impossible  to  go,  and  a  race  is  only  kept  up  to  this 
extreme  limit  by  continual  artificial  selection  of 
widely-deviating  individuals.  Even  selection  will 
not  bring  about  the  desired  result  at  once,  however, 
because  it  has  been  found  that  the  average  of  the 
progeny  of  extreme  types  lies  between  that  of  the 
original  strain  and  the  quality  of  the  chosen  parent. 
Thus,  if  we  are  endeavoring  to  increase  the  height 
of  horses  of  a  breed  which  averages  15  h.  2  in.,  and 
we  find  ourselves  in  possession  of  an  individual 
which  has  deviated  in  the  desired  direction,  and  16 
hands,  on  breeding  from  this  animal  the  average 
height  of  its  progeny  will  lie  about  midway  between 
its  own  height  and  the  average  height  of  the  breed 
— that  is  to  say,  a  new  average  of  15  h.  3  in.  will 
be  established.  In  addition  to  this  fluctuation  around 
this  new  average  will  follow  the  same  laws  as  in 
the  previous  case,  hence,  although  the  majority  of 
individuals  will  crowd  round  the  new  average  of 
the  strain — 15  h.  3  in. — yet  the  wide  deviations  may 
give  rise  to  an  individual  of  16  h.  1  in.  If  the  latter 
is  bred  from  and  is  mated  with  the  strain,  the  aver- 
age will  again  be  raised  to  midway  between  15  h. 
3  in.  and  16  h.  1  in.,  with  the  possibility  of  corres- 
ponding wide  deviation.  Thus,  step  by  step,  the 
height  can  be  increased  and  extreme  types  multi- 
plied, and  the  same  rules  of  course  apply  to  devia- 
tions in  the  opposite  directions.  Naturally,  very 
wide  deviations  are  extremely  rare  under  ordinary 
conditions  of  breeding,  and  we  have  used  a  rather 
crude  illustration  in  an  endeavor  to  explain  the 
principle.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the  utmost  skill  of 
the  breeder  will  be  required  in  many  cases  to  detect 
the  slight  deviations  in  desirable  directions  in  defin- 
ite characters,  but  he  may  know  that  once  he  has 
identified  such  he  can  by  breeding  from  them  raise 
the  average  of  his  strain  in  these  particulars,  and 
may  in  addition  have  the  good  fortune  to  breed  an 
individual  which  deviates  as  widely  from  the  new 
average  as  did  its  parents  from  the  old. 

The  fact  that  the  average  of  the  progeny  when 
breeding  from  extreme  types  is  higher  than  that 
of  the  race  at  large,  but  lower  than  that  of  the 
chosen  parent,  has  no  doubt  often  been  a  source 
of  disappointment  to  the  breeder.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  however,  an  animal  wtih  a  markedly  exagger- 
ated characteristic  of  a  desirable  nature  does  more 
good  to  a  breed  by  raising  the  average  of  this  point 
than  he  would  if  he  only  became  the  sire  of  one 
or  two  phenomenal  individuals  in  his  life,  and  in 
future  he  will  be  unwise  to  too  hastily  condemn  an 
animal  as  a  stud  failure  because  he  or  she  has 
failed  to  become  the  parent  of  progeny  showing  an 
equally  wide  divergence.  The  strain  is  improved  by 
breeding  from  such,  and  this  is  a  work  of  greater 
value  to  a  breed  than  many  more  apparent  benefits. 

We  learn  that  rigid  selection  of  fluctuating  indi- 
viduals is  one  of  the  chief  factors  to  the  multiplica- 
tion of  extreme  types,  and  it  is  furthermore  known 
that  the  smallest  lapse  in  this  direction  will  in  one 
generation  bring  the  most  deviating  strain  back  to 
the  average  of  the  variety.  Although  a  type  has  to 
be  built  step  by  step  from  generation  to  generation, 
yet  it  may  come  down  with  a  run,  so  to  speak,  as 
it  is  essentially  unstable.  Once  the  breeder  grasps 
that  unit-characters  are  stable,  but  their  fluctuations 
are  essentially  unstable,  he  will  be  on  a  fair  way 
to  having  mastered  one  of  the  most  important  points 
in  connection  with  breeding  show  stock.  This  mat- 
ter is  also  a  key  to  the  necessity  for  in-breeding 
prize  stock,  and,  furthermore,  gives  us  a  clue  to 
one  of  the  reasons  why  the  crossing  of  different 
strains  of  the  same  variety  is  seldom  successful. 

Naturally  we  get  a  further  piece  of  evidence,  if 
such  is  needed,  of  the  futility  of  breeding  from  in- 
ferior individuals  and  trusting  to  their  pedigree, 
and  reversion  and  what-not,  to  give  us  better  stock 
than  themselves.  Another  factor  in  the  perpetua- 
tion of  anomalies  is  nourishment.  It  has  been  found 
in  plants,  and  there  is  strong  reason  to  believe  that 
the  same  rules  apply  to  animals,  that  badly  nourished 
races  tend  towards  reversion.     This  is  not  only  so 


with  regard  to  single  individuals,  but  affects  future 
generations.  Thus,  well  nourished  parents  and  well 
fed  offspring  should  result  in  a  higher  quality  of 
stock  than  badly  nourished  ones,  as  favorable  cir- 
cumstances  strengthen    variable   peculiarities. 

In  conclusion,  it  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  a 
distinct  line  has  to  be  drawn  between  the  production 
of  progeny  and  production  of  high-class  progeny. 
The  former  we  know,  according  to  Mendel's  discover- 
ies, will  always  be  broadly  the  same.  In  the  breed- 
ing of  winners  we  are  dealing  with  something  much 
more  subtle  and  intangible,  and  it  is  only  by  a 
study  of  the  principles  which  are  believed  to  in- 
fluence fluctuating  variability  that  a  proportion  of 
deviating  offspring  can  be  looked  for  with  a  fair 
amount    of    certainty. 


THE   GREATEST  WAR    HORSEMAN. 


Of  all  the  great  soldiers  of  modern  times  probably 
Napoleon  can  properly  be  recognized  as  the  greatest 
horseman  of  his  time.  We  have  answered  this  ques- 
tion once  before,  and  now  another  curious  questioner 
wants  to  know.  We  must  not  confuse  the  term 
"great  horseman"  with  "expert  horseman."  A  man 
may  be  great  and  still  not  an  expert.  A  man  may 
be  an  expert  rider  and  still  not  a  great  horseman, 
because  greatness  attaches  only  to  great  achieve- 
ments. 

In  the  tame  routines  of  every  day  life  there  is  no 
room  for  great  achievements.  It  is  only  great  occa- 
sions that  call  forth  great  accomplishments.  Napol- 
eon was  great  as  a  horseman  because  he  did  great 
stunts  on  horseback,  and  had  more  war  horses  shot 
under  him  in  battle  than  any  other  great  soldier  of 
modern  wars,  beating  Gen.  Washington  two  points 
and  Gen.  Grant  five.  And  furthermore,  Napoleon 
did  what  no  other  General  ever  did  in  any  war, 
either  ancient  or  modern. 

On  the  16th  of  May,  1Y97,  Napoleon  rode  his  war 
horse  to  the  top  of  the  bell  tower  of  St.  Mark's 
Cathedral,  Venice,  Italy,  that  he  might  signal  to  his 
fleet  of  war  vessels  in  the  Bay  of  Venice  that  the 
proud  imperial  city  had  surrendered.  This  bell 
tower  is  332  feet  high  and  only  42  feet  square  at 
the  base.  The  whole  ascent  is  by  winding  inclined 
plane.  No  other  horse  was  ever  ridden  to  the  sum- 
mit of  this  dizzy  tower,  before  or  since.  This  was 
the  culmination  of  Napoleon's  masterful  campaign 
in  Italy,  the  most  brilliant  and  successful  of  all  his 
many  conquests  of  hostile  kingdoms.  The  historians 
of  the  Napoleonic  period,  even  the  biographers  of 
Napoleon,  fail  to  mention  this  dare-devil  act  of  the 
great  Corsican  man-killer,  probably  for  the  reason 
that  it  was  regarded  at  the  time  as  a  wanton  dese- 
cration of  the  most  famous  cathedral  of  the  modern 
world.  This  great  cathedral  was  the  holy  of  holies, 
the  crowning  jewel  of  beautiful  and  classic  Venice, 
that  rises  from  the  bosom  of  the  ocean — the  proud 
queen  of  the  Adriatic. 

It  must  not  be  forgotten  that  up  to  the  time  that 
Napoleon  rode  his  war  horse  to  the  top  of  St.  Mark's 
tower,  the  independence  of  Venice  had  lasted  for 
1376  years,  or  from  427  to  1797  A.  D. 

It  is  remarkable  that  no  French  or  English  or 
Italian  poet  has  ever  commemorated  this  ruthless  act 
of  Napoleon  in  verse.  Lord  Byron,  who  wrote 
"Waterloo,"  his  greatest  dramatic  poem,  never  at- 
tempted a  verse  on  the  surrender  of  Venice  to  Na- 
poleon. 

Among  the  great  soldiers  of  our  civil  war,  Gen. 
Sheridan  has  taken  the  highest  rank  as  a  horseman 
on  the  Union  side,  while  Gen.  Lee  and  Stonewall 
Jackson  and  Gen.  Forrest  have  attracted  the  most 
war  poetry  on  the  side  of  the  Confederates.  "Sheri- 
dan's Ride,"  by  our  Ohio  poet,  Thos.  Buchanan  Read, 
did  more  to  gild  the  heroics  for  Gen.  Sheridan  than 
all  the  tales  of  the  prose  historians.  And  the  famous 
black  stallion  that  Sheridan  rode  from  Winchester 
to  Cedar  Creek  (twenty  miles)  that  gray  October 
morning  in  1864,  did  the  immortal  for  Gen.  Sheri- 
dan. 

In  a  book  of  stirring  war  poems  issued  in  1886, 
giving  war  songs,  both  North  and  South,  we  find 
more  poems  devoted  to  Gen.  Lee.  Stonewall  Jackson 
and  Gen.  Ned  Forrest  than  any  others  on  the  South- 
ern side,  with  a  few  stirring  odes  to  Gen.  Morgan 
and  Gen.  Albert  Sydney  Johnson. 

In  estimating  the  greatest  horseman  on  the  South- 
ern side,  Gen.  John.H.  Morgan,  who  with  only  about 
2500  cavalrymen  crossed  the  Ohio  River  and  march- 
ed through  half  of  Indiana  and  nearly  two-thirds  of 
Ohio,  in  the  presence  of  tens  of  thousands  of  or- 
ganized militia  thrown  in  his  path,  is  the  most  re- 
markable and  most  audacious  achievement  in  any 
war,  ancient  or  modern.  But  the  great  poets  only 
become  inspired,  it  seems,  over  achievements  that 
end  in  victories;  hence,  no  great  poet  has  ever  im- 
mortalized the  famous  "Morgan  raid,"  as  it  now  is 
known   in  war  history. 

Gen.  John  A.  Logan,  who  rallied  the  staggering 
battalions  at  Atlanta  in  the  great  battle  of  July  22d, 
riding  his  famous  war  horse,  "Black  Jack,"  into  the 
thickest  of  the  battle  smoke,  after  Gen.  McPhersou 
was  killed,  should  have  been  immortalized  in  a 
great  poem,  but  no  poet  was  there,  or  ever  became 
inspired  to  gild  his  brilliant  achievement,  and  prose 
history,  you  know,  like  all  tame  things,  is  never  an 
inspiration. 

Gen.  Joe  Hooker  was  the  finest  mounted  officer  in 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  when  he  came  West, 
and  got  above  the  clouds  at  Lookout  Mountain,  he 
inspired  no  less  a  poet  than  Wm.  Dean  Howells.  who 
immortalized  the  chivalric  Joe  in  a  poem  entitled, 
"The  Battle  in  the  Clouds."  Hence,  Gen.  Joe  Hooker, 
according  to  the  fame  that  goes  with  war  poetry, 
should  rank  among  the  greatest  of  the  great  horse- 
men  of  the  war  period. — American  Sportsman. 


GROWING  THE   WEANED    FOAL. 


When  once  they  have  successfully  weaned  their 
foals,  horse  breeders  are  not  inclined  to  pay  much 
attention  to  them  subsequently,  but  leave  them  to 
shift  for  themselves  too  much,  writes  a  correspon- 
dent of  the  National  Stockman  and  Farmer.  It  is 
not  possible,  however,  to  rear  good  horses  possessing 
size,  substance  and  plenty  of  bone  without  doing 
for  them  well  in  the  way  of  food.  In  order  to  be 
successful  at  horse  breeding  it  is  not  enough  to 
breed  good  foals  merely,  but  the  young  stock  re- 
quires suitable  management  in  every  way.  Many 
a  promising  foal  is  spoiled  through  lack  of  good  food 
or  unsuitable  feeding,  and  haphazard  and  wrong 
methods  of  breeding  are  not  the  only  cause  of  such 
a  great  number  of  inferior,  weedy  and  Undersized 
horses  being  raised  by  horse  breeders.  In  many 
cases  the  inferior  quality  of  a  horse,  or  its  weedi- 
ness,  or  its  want  of  size  and  substance,  is  entirely 
the  result  of  its  breeder  not  having  reared  it  in  a 
proper  and  suitable  manner.  A  young  and  growing 
horse  requires  plenty  of  nourishment  in  order  that 
its  body  may  make  the  fullest  possible  amount  of 
development,  and  unless  it  gets  all  the  food  and  all 
the  nourishment  which  it  requires,  its  development 
is  bound  to  suffer  in  some  way  or  other.  The  bleed- 
er must,  therefore,  be  careful  to  see  that  his  young 
horse  stock  gets  a  sufficiency  of  good  nourishing 
food.  There  is.  of  course,  such  a  thing  as  over- 
feeding young  and  growing  horses-  with  concen- 
trated foods,  but  this  can  hardly  occur  in  the  case 
of  the  average  horse  breeder,  as  the  question  of 
expense  alone  is  sufficient  to  prevent  grain  being 
fed  in  too  liberal  a  manner  to  young  horse  stock. 
Horse  breeding  farmers,  who  breed  horses  with  a 
view  to  making  a  profit  out  of  the  undertaking,  are 
not  likely  to  err  at  any  time  by  giving  their  colts 
too  much  grain  to  eat.  Where  they  too  generally 
err  is  in  giving  them  either  none  at  all  or  too  little, 
and  there  is  no  occasion  for  them  to  refrain  from 
being  liberal  in  feeding  grain  to  young  horse  stock 
for  fear  that  they  might  overdo  it.  Considerations 
of  expense  will  set  a  limit  to  their  liberality,  long 
before  they  reach  the  maximum  quantity  of  grain 
which  it  is  advisable  to  feed  young  and  growing 
horses.  While  young  horses  are  running  on  pastur- 
age, with  a  plentiful  growth  of  nourishing  grass  and 
herbage  during  the  summer  season,  they  of  course 
obtain  all  the  food  and  nourishment  they  need  for 
their  growth  and  development  by  grazing.  To  give 
them  any  additional  food  under  these  circumstances 
would  not  merely  be  superfluous,  but  actually  waste- 
ful. There  are,  however,  pastures  and  pastures, 
and  the  horse  breeder  will  do  well  to  bear  this 
carefully  in  mind.  On  some  pasture  land  the  graz- 
ing is  so  scanty,  or  so  innutritious  in  character  that 
the  needs  of  the  young  horses  running  upon  it  are 
not  adequately  met  by  it.  In  that  case  the  breeder 
ought  to  give  some  additional  food  to  his  colts,  so 
that  their  proper  growth  and  development  may  not 
sucer.  It  also  frequently  happens  that  the  grazing 
on  good  pasture  land  becomes  scanty  during  the 
summer  through  drouthy  weather,  when  the  young 
horses  running  on  it  may  not  be  able  to  obtain  a 
sufficiency  of  nourishing  food.  In  that  ease,  too. 
some  extra  food  ought  to  be  supplied  to  the  voung 
horses  to  prevent  loss  of  condition.  When  crops  of 
alfalfa,  or  sainfoin,  or  vetches  are  available  these 
will  furnish  excellent  additional  food  for  colts  which 
require  some  on  account  of  an  insufficiency  of  .feed 
upon  their  pasture.  There  is  nothing  like  cut  green 
forage  to  eke  out  scanty  grazing,  both  in  regard  to 
its  suitability  for  feeding  to  growing  horse  stock 
and  its  cheapness.  A  small  allowance  of  oats  given 
to  young  horses  when  additional  food  is  needed, 
goes  a  very  long  way,  and  a  little  coarse  bran  inay 
be  mixed  with  the  grain,  while  the  admixture  of 
some  chaff  must  not  be  forgotten. 

The  bodily  condition  of  young  horses  always  gives 
ample  evidence  of  the  fact  whether  they  are  getting 
as  much  food  or  nourishment  as  they  need  or  not. 
If  they  fall  off  in  condition  at  any  time  during  the 
grazing  season,  that  shows  that  the  feed  on  the  pas- 
ture on  which  they  are  running  is  not  sufficiently 
plentiful,  or  not  sufficiently  nourishing  in  character 
to  meet  the  requirements  fully.  To  allow  the  young 
horse  stock  to  lose  condition  under  these  circum- 
stances, without  going  to  the  trouble  or  the  slight 
expense  of  providing  a  little  additional  food,  is  bad 
policy  and  decidedly  false  economy,  and  the  fact 
that  it  so  generally  practiced  by  the  average  horse 
breeder  does  not  render  it  any  the  less  harmful  and 
wrong.  The  small  trouble  and  extra  expenditure  in- 
volved in  giving  some  cut  green  forage  or  a  little 
grain  to  growing  horse  stock,  when  the  grazing  is 
inadequate,  is  quite  insignificant  in  comparison  with 
the  improvement  in  the  growth  and  development 
made  by  the  young  horses  in  consequence  of  it. 
Young  horse  stock  requires  to  be  kept  improving 
and  making  growth  continuously  from  the  day  of 
foaling  until  ready  for  breaking  in,  and  for  this 
reason  it  is  necessary  that  the  breeder  should  take 
care  to  keep  his  foals,  yearlings,  two-year-olds  and 
three-year-olds  supplied  with  an  adequate  amount  of 
nourishing  food  every  day  throughout  the  year.  They 
must  be  kept  thriving  and  progressing  steadily  from 
one  month's  end  to  another. 

Colts  which  are  running  on  pasture  ought  to  be 
looked  up  every  day.  so  as  to  see  that  they  are 
going  on  all  right.  It  is  not  advisable  to  fence  a 
pasture  on  which  young  stock  is  turned  out  with 
barbed  v  ire.  as  this  is  very  liable  to  injure  a  young 
horse  through  the  latter  running  up  against  the 
fence.  The  wounds  and  tears  inflicted  by  barbed 
wire  a  ?  apt  to  leave  permanent  blemishes  on  the 
-kin,  V's  presence  of  which  is,  to  say  the  least  of  it, 
ligchly  undesirable.  Cases  sometimes  occur  of  young 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

horses  tearing  the  skin  of  their  legs  on  a  barbed 
wire  fence,  with  the  result  that  very  ugly  scars 
remain,  which  detract  from  the  market  value  of 
the   animal    in    question. 

The  hoofs  of  young  horses  often  become  over- 
grown when  the  latter  are  running  on  very  soft  pas- 
ture land,  and  it  is  necessary  in  such  cases  to  have 
the  feet  pared  down  to  their  regular  .shape;  other- 
wise the  hoofs  may  become  permanently  misshapen 
or  the  feet  may  assume  an  irregular  position. 


[Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


RACES  FOR  PACERS  TO  SADDLE. 


Pacers,  ridden  instead  of  driven,  will  have  oppor- 
tunities to  win  some  cash  for  their  owners  during 
the  Breeders'  meeting  that  the  Columbus  Driving 
Park  Company  will  give  next  September  during  the 
week  following  the  regular  Columbus  Grand  Circuit 
speed  festival. 

Secertary  Harry  Shepard  has  announced  that  the 
directors  have  decided  to  appropriate  $2,700,  that 
will  be  competed  for  by  pacers  under  saddle. 

There  will  be  an  "under  saddle,,  pacing  race  each 
day  of  the  Breeders'  meeting  and  the  classes  will  be 
for  2:15,  2:12,  2:10,  2:08  and  free-for-all  sidewheelers. 

Each  purse  will  be  worth  $500,  and  every  one  of 
the  five  races  will  be  decided  upon  the  "novelty" 
plan  of  three  heats  to  the  race.  Hobbles  will  not 
be  barred,  and  each  horse  must  carry  at  least  145 
pounds. 

Each  quarter-mile  will  be  a  race  in  itself.  The 
horse  that  leads  at  the  first  quarter  pole  will  be  paid 
$16.66.  The  one  that  is  ahead  at  the  half  is  to  draw 
$25.  The  leader  at  the  three-quarters  will  receive 
$50  and  the  one  that  finishes  the  mile  in  front  will 
take  down  $75. 

It  will  be  possible,  therefore,  for  a  horse  that  can 
lead  at  each  quarter  post  to  earn  166.66  for  each  heat, 
or  it  may  turn  out  that  four  horses  will  get  in  on  a 
division  of  the  heat  purse.  As  there  are  three  heats 
to  each  race,  it  is  not  impossible  for  12  horses  to 
figure  in  the  money  split-up.  A  horse  that  is  twice 
first  at  the  wire  will  be  declared  the  race  winner. 

For  Thursday,  September  26,  a  special  is  announc- 
ed for  pacers  under  saddle,  with  hobbles  barred,  with 
riders  drawn  from  both  the  Columbus  Riding  Club 
and  the  Columbus  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club.  The 
winning  rider  will  be  rewarded  with  a  $200  cup  or 
can  take  the  cash  if  he  so  elects. 

Records  will  not  be  considered  for  this  feature. 
Riders  are  at  liberty  to  get  the  best  pacer  they  can 
find  and  then  go  out  and  do  everything  honorable 
to  be  first  around  the  noted  race  course. 


THE  AMATEURS. 


The  amateurs  did  pretty  well  last  season,  although 
their  achievements  have  not  been  heralded  in  start- 
ling headlines.  The  Cleveland  Club  holds  the  wagon 
records  of  the  season,  both  in  trotting  and  pacing 
classes  .  The  trotter  George  G.  stepped  a  mile  in 
2:05.  a  time  record,  and  Morning  Star,  pacer,  in 
2:04%.  Both  were  driven  by  M.  Devereux.  The 
Pittsburg  Club  is  a  close  second:  Robin  C.  of  that 
club,  taking  a  wagon  record  of  2:0S%.  in  the  second 
heat  of  a  winning  race.  Uncle  William  took  a  time 
record  of  2:09%,  and  Lady  May,  pacer,  a  race  re- 
cord of  2:06.  James  Butler  of  the  New  York  Club 
made  a  new  record  for  a  stallion  in  a  race,  driving 
King  Direct  in  2:04%  in  a  race  with  Stonewall  and 
Coast  Marie.  The  next  best  performance  for  a  pacing 
stallion  is  the  mile  of  Blacklock  in  2:05%,  at  the 
intercity  matinee  in  Boston,  driven  by  Mr.  Devereux. 
Mr.  Devereux  also  made  a  new  time  record  for  a 
stallion  to  wagon,  on  the  Glenville  track,  Cleveland. 
Sept.  15,  driving  Mr.  Billings'  stallion  Blacklock 
in  2:03%.  The  mile  by  Lady  May  in  2:06,  on  Brunofs 
Island  track,  Pittsburg,  driven  by  W.  A.  Avery, 
owner,  is  a  new  world's  record  for  a  pacing  mare  to 
wagon.  Another  new  world's  record  to  wagon  for 
a  half-mile,  was  made  by  Mr.  Billings  on  the  Glen- 
ville track,  July  31,  driving  Morning  Star  in  59% 
seconds.  Mr.  Billings  also  made  a  new  record  for  a 
pacing  team,  half-mile  heats,  driving  Prince  Direct 
and  Hontas  Crook  in  1:00%. 


The  Park  Brew  Stake  at  the  Providence  Grand 
Circuit  meeting,  August  26-30,  will  be  a  free-for-all 
pace  for  a  purse  of  $5,000.00.  Other  early  closing 
events  will  include  the  Roger  Williams  $5,000.00 
2:12  trot  and  purses  of  $2000  each  for  2:17  trotters 
and  2:10  and  2:15  pacers.  All  races  will  be  best 
two  in  three  heats.  Entrance  to  the  Park  View 
will  be  on  the  handicap  plan  according  to  record 
ranging  from  5  per  cent  for  horses  with  records  of 
2:04  and  faster  down  to  2  per  cent  for  horses  with 
records  slower  than  2:06.  Entries  close  Tuesday, 
April  23. 


Over  in  Austria.  Trainer  Andy  McDowell  will  train 
a  string  of  some  34  head,  mainly  the  get  of  Dillon 
Boy  2:09%  and  MeVera  2:10%.  With  such  an  ex- 
tensive string  it  is  generally  conceded  that  McDowell 
will  head  the  money  winners  at  the  close  of  the 
season. 


Saturday.  March  16,  at  Springfield.  Mass..  occured 
a  match  race  between  Amos  R.  2:09%  and  B.  S. 
Dillon  2:14%.  The  race  was  for  $200  a  side.  Mr. 
Rice,  as  usual,  drove  his  own  horse,  while  trainer 
Fred  Niles  was  doing  the  teaming  for  B.  S.  Dillon. 
In  the  first  heat  the  Dillon  horse  lead  off,  but  failed 
to  hold  his  position,  breaking  at  the  finish.  It  was 
a  warm  contest  throughout,  but  Amos  R.  won  in 
three  heats,  the.  distance  a  little  less  than  one-fourth 
of  a  mile. 


The  Horse  World  has  opened  a  stallion  represen- 
tative purse,  with  a  guaranteed  value  of  $7500,  open 
to  foals  of  all  mares  bred  in  1907.  Entries  close 
on  or  before  Oct.  1,  1907.  The  entry  fee  is  regulated 
by  the  advertised  service  fee  of  the  stallion,  which 
makes  all  foals  of  his  get  eligible.  Enter  your  stal- 
lion in  this  stake  and  then  advertise  the 'fact  right 
away. 


The  plans  for  "Horseman's  Headquarters"  at  Lex- 
ington are  for  a  very  handsome  three-story  brick 
building  which  will  extend  from  Main  street  through 
to  Short  street.  The  first  floor  will  be  a  livery  stable 
with  every  possible  modern  improvement  to  make 
it  complete  and  desirable.  The  second  story  will 
be  designed  especially  for  a  sales  ring,  giving  ample 
accommodations  for  the  big  winter  and  spring  sales 
of  thoroughbreds  and  trotters  which  for  a  score  of 
years  have  been  a  feature  of  Lexington.  The  third 
story  will  be  used  for  the  storage  and  cutting  of 
feed,  all  necessary  machinery  being  installed.  The 
whole  building  will  be  very  complete  and  handsome. 
It  is  being  erected  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Haggin,  who  will 
either  sell  it  or  lease  it  to  Mr.  G.  D.  Wilson,  as  the 
latter  may  desire. 


Opportunities  come  in  the  life  of  every  individual 
which,  if  improved,  lead  to  success.  Even  dull  seas- 
ons are  pregnant  with  chances  to  the  shrewd  inves- 
tor. A  survey  of  the  horse  conditions  presents  an 
inviting  field  for  intelligent  breeders.  Demand  for 
all  classes  of  horses  for  industrial  and  commercial 
use  was  never  so  broad  or  prices  so  remunerative. 
The  fact  that  farmers  have  been  slow  to  grasp  the 
situation  finds  the  suply  hardly  adequate  to  meet  the 
increasing  demand.  The  outlook  justifies  continued 
high  prices  until  the  surplus  assumes  proportions  to 
resume  exportation  of  horses  in  large  volume  again. 
The  supply  can  only  be  increased  by  enlarging  breed- 
ing operations,  which,  under  the  most  favorable  re- 
gime, will  require  half  a  decade  to  produce  a  reason- 
ably large  surplus.  The  fact  that  the  supply  of 
horses  is  short  should  not  lead  to  haphazard  breed- 
ing. Profits  in  the  horse  industry  will  depend  on  the  . 
quality  of  the  horses  produced.  The  best  mares 
should  be  selected  from  the  harem  and  the  choicest 
stallions  of  all  breeds  of  horses  patronized.  The 
stream  cannot  rise  above  the  fountain  and  the  pro- 
geny of  sire  and  dam  will  inherit  the  characteristics 
of  their  ancestors.  The  opportunity  for  large  profits 
in  the  horse  industry  was  never  more  promising  to 
the  careful  breeder  that  will  produce  good  commer- 
cial offerings  of  all  classes. — Chicago  Drovers'  Jour- 
nal. 


Mention  has  been  made  of  the  proposed  giving 
over  to  the  United  States  Government  by  Hon. 
Joseph  Battell  of  Middlebury,  author  of  the  "Morgan 
Register,"  and  a  well  known  breeder  of  Morgan 
horses,  of  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Weybridge,  for 
the  purpose  of  founding  a  home  for  the  Government 
Morgans,  now  at  Burlington,  Vt.  Mr.  Battell  at  first 
had  in  mind  the  rental  of  the  tract  to  the  United 
States  at  a  merely  nominal  sum.  Since  his  first 
contemplation  of  the  idea  he  has  decided  to  deed 
the  land  outright  as  a  gift  to  Uncle  Sam.  A  special 
act  passed  the  Vermont  Legislature  which  permits 
the  transfer,  and  it  is  now  expected  that  work  will 
begin  at  the  Government  Morgan  Farm  at  once. 


The  Western  Horseman  has  opened  another  sub- 
scription futurity  stake.  This  one  has  a  value  of 
$10,000,  of  which  $6500  is  for  three-year-old  trotters 
and  $3500  for  three-year-old  pacers.  Every  yearly 
subscriber  to  the  paper  is  entitled  to  nominate  his 
mare  free  of  charge.  The  stake  will  close  on  the 
first  day  of  next  November  and  is  now  open  for  the 
nomination  of  mares  bred  this  year — foals  of  1908 — 
to  trot  in  1911.  The  first  payment  thereafter  is  due 
on  November  1st,  1908,  and  will  be  $S  only.  The 
next  payment  is  not  due  until  May  1st,  the  year  of 
the  race.    It  is  the  most  liberal  stake  ever  devised. 


If  the  time  ever  comes  when  our  supply  of  good 
horses  exceeds  the  demand  we  may  have  sufficiently 
low  prices  as  to  cut  off  a  share  of  the  profits  of 
the  business,  but  there  is  no  immediate  prospect 
of  such  a  situation.  The  development  of  vast  com- 
mercial interests,  the  opening  of  new  farming  com- 
munities, the  regeneration  of  the  South,  and  other 
conditions  will  call  for  a  constantly  increasing  sup- 
ply of  farm  horses.  While  farmers  are  getting  back 
into  the  breeding  business,  pure-bred  mares  are  a 
good  investment.  But,  at  any  rate,  we  should  keep 
in  mind  the  same  principles,  in  raising  better  horses, 
that  we  have  used  in  grading  up  our  cattle.  If  we 
do  this  America  can  be  made  the  greatest  horse  cen- 
ter in  the  world. 


Never  has  there  been  so  much  enthusiasm  for  the 
horse  as  there  is  at  the  present  time  in  London.  The 
greatest  city  in  the  world  is  always  horsey  but  it  is 
phenomenal  just  now.  London  sends  down  100,000 
spectators  to  the  Derby.  Fully  the  same  number 
will  watch  the  annual  parade  of  work  horses,  which 
shows  the  impartiality  of  the  crowd.  The  spring 
horse  shows,  especially  that  of  the  Hackney  Society, 
had  an  enormous  attendance  and  all  London  is  al- 
ready looking  forward  to  the  great  International 
Show  at  Olympia  to  be  held  in  June.  As  Olympia 
is  about  double  the  size  of  Madison  Square  Garden 
it  can  easily  be  seen  what  a  magnificent  place  it  will 
be  to  hold  a  big  horse  show  in.  All  the  leading  breed- 
ers and  horse  fanciers  of  Europe  will  exhibit  and  it 
need  hardly  be  said  that  Great  Britain  and  Ireland 
will  send  their  best  to  the  front. — Sports  of  the 
Times. 


Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THEORIES     ABOUT     BREEDING     THOROUGH- 
BREDS. 


London,  England,  January  10th,  1907. 

The  fact  that  out  of  the  hundreds  of  foals  born 
annually  in  Great  Britain,  a  really  great  race  horse 
only  makes  its  appearance  about  once  in  every  three 
or  four  years,  shows  that  there  is,  indeed,  a  great 
lottery  in  breeding.  The  idea  naturally  suggests 
itself  that  these  horses  are  bred  by  chance,  for  surely 
if  it  were  otherwise,  the  percentage  of  good  horses 
would  be  very  much  higher,  and  then  there  is  the 
fact  that  there  are  usually  so  few  first-class  horses 
amongst  them  which  I  put  down  to  various  reasons. 

First  of  all,  and  most  important,  is  the  foolish 
and  almost  general  custom  practiced  by  breeders 
here  of  running  after  those  stallions  which  have 
been  lucky  enough  to  make  a  temporary  hit,  without 
any  regard  whatever  as  to  their  suitability.  Second, 
the  indiscriminate  mating  of  mares  with  horses  se- 
lected only  because  their  style  and  conformation  has 
attracted  the  breeder's  fancy,  or  oecause  he  himself 
is  the  owner  of  the  sire  in  question;  and,  third,  the 
unsuitability  of  the  conditions  under  which  the  young 
stock  are  reared. 

I  will  deal  with  the  latest  point  first.  The  situa- 
tion of  the  stud  is  of  the  greatest  importance.  Now- 
adays, fortunately,  breeders  are  beginning  to  recog- 
nize that  the  soil  and  climate  of  Ireland  are  unrival- 
led for  rearing  the  thoroughbred;  and,  with  so  many 
English-owned  studs  being  removed  there,  the  pros- 
pects of  a  greater  percentage  of  first-class  horses 
being  bred  annually  are  much  brighter.  For  a  mare, 
carrying  a  foal  in  utero,  too  much  space  cannot  be 
allowed;  and  whilst  she  is  feeding  in  one  paddock, 
fresh  grass  in  another  should  be  growing,  in  readi- 
ness for  her  occupation  before  the  first  has  got  stale. 
Should  §he  be  confined  to  one  paddock,  the  prob- 
ability is.  the  youngster  will  be  born  weakly  and 
stunted,  having  been  arrested  in  development  by 
its  dam's  insufficient  or  improper  nutrition.  In  for- 
mer days  it  was  the  general  custom  to  keep  the 
foals,  after  weaning,  in  one  paddock  together,  but 
now  many  breeders  have  a  separate  paddock  for 
each  youngster,  which  is  a  long  step  in  the  right 
direction.  Mr.  Leopold  de  Rothschild  was,  I  believe, 
the  first  to  inaugurate  this  method,  and  the  reward 
of  his  enterprise  speedily  came,  as  St.  Frusquin, 
Galeazzo  and  other  good  horses  bred  by  him  testify. 

In  looking  over  the  long  list  of  Derby  winners, 
especially  those  of  late-  years,  it  is  surprising  to 
note  how  few  have  been  bred  by  public  breeders. 
The  fact  is  suggestive  but  it  is  easily  capable  of 
explanation.  Breeders  for  public  sale  are  the  more 
readily,  swayed  by  the  dictates  of  fashion  as  is 
quite  evident  from  the  rush  which  takes  place 
amongst  them  to  secure  nominations  to  a  sire  whose 
stock  have  proved  unexpectedly  successful.  In  do- 
ing this  they  cannot  be  blamed  for  yearlings  by  such 
horses  invariably  command  the  highest  prices.  Apart 
from  this,  however,  the  youngsters  bred  by  public 
breeders  are  not  reared  in  as  natural  a  fashion  as 
the  stock  of  private  breeders,  being  forced  like  hot- 
house plants  and  fattened  up  so  that  they  may  ap- 
pear at  their  best  when  sent  up  for  sale. 

Much  of  the  indiscriminate  mating  of  horses  and 
mares  without  regard  to  their  suitability  to  one  anoth- 
er on  blood,  arises  from  the  propossession  which  an 
owner  naturally  feels  in  favor  of  a  horse  he  has  bred 
or  raced  himself,  or  which  he  has  purchased.  He 
mates  him  in  turn  with  all  the  mares  in  his  stud  in 
hope  that  one  of  them  will  make  a  hit  with  him,  i.  e., 
he  accommodates  the  horse  to  the  mares,  not  the 
mares  to  the  horse  as  he  rightly  should  do.  If  a 
breeder  desires  to  develop  a  horse  in  his  own  pos- 
session into  a  successful  sire  he  should  be  careful 
only  to  mate  him  with  such  of  the  mares  in  his  stud 
as  would  suit  him  on  blood,  and  if  not  sufficient  of 
these,  others  should  be  purchased  such  as  would. 

An  extensive  and  close  study  of  the  breeding  of 
the  best  horses  has  proved  to  my  satisfaction  that 
there  are  certain  well-defined  methods  of  blending 
the  different  lines  of  blood  which,  rigidly  followed, 
would  result  in  very  great  success.  In-breeding  I  am 
a  strenuous  advocate  of,  but  part  from  this,  no  breed- 
er could  go  astray  who  endeavors  only  to  repeat 
amalgamations  which  past  results  have  proved  to 
be  successful.  Thus  Rosicrucian  mares  might  be 
mated  with  Florizel,  or  his  brother,  Persimmon,  be- 
cause Volodyovsky  (winner  of  the  Derby),  Doricles 
(winner  of  the  St.  Leger),  etc.,  were  bred  on  these 
lines.  Again,  mares  by  Ormonde,  Kendal,  and  horses 
similarly  bred,  or  their  sons,  might  be  mated  with 
St.  Simon  horses  with  reasonable  hope  of  success; 
as  Sceptre,  Collar,  Zinfandel,  and  others,  have  proved 
that  St.  Simon  crossed  with  a  combination  of  the 
Bend  Or,  Macaroni,  and  Agnes  strains,  is  a  correct 
amalgamation.  This,  however,  is  but  one  of  the  ways 
in  which  breeders  might  mate  their  mares  in  a 
more  scientific  manner  than  they  do  at  present  and 
thus  increase  the  number  of  first-class  horses  which 
are  bred.  A  great  many  of  them  profess  to  think 
that  in-breeding  is  ruinous  to  the  thoroughbred,  but. 
although  individual  horses  may  suffer  thereby,  all 
experience  goes  to  show  that  it  is  beneficial  to  the 
breed  at  large.  In  a  wild  state,  one  stallion  is  lord 
of  a  whole  drove  of  mares,  and  remains  so  until  one 
of  his  own  sons  or  grandsons  becomes  powerful 
enough  to  usurp  his  place.  During  the  period  of  his 
reign  there  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  that  he  mates 
with  his  own  daughters  and  granddaughters,  and 
when  succeeded  by  one  of  his  own  descendants  the 
incestuous  relationships  become  even  worse  con- 
founded. It  is  a  curious  and  a  striking  fact  that  some 
of  the  best  families  in  the  Stud  Book  have  sprung 
from  an  incestuous  experiment  in  in-breeding,  such 
as  breeders  of  the  present  day  would  be  afraid  to 
try.     In   former  days  they   were  not  so  squeamish. 


Spanker,  for  instance,  was  actually  mated  with  his 
own  dam.  The  produce  of  the  pair  became  the  great 
grandam  of  Bartlett's  Cilders  and  Flying  Childers. 
whose  blood  is  found  repeated  scores  of  times  in 
every  present-day  pedigree,  and  from  the  former,  of 
whom  Eclipse  is  descended.  Treasure,  whose  sire, 
maternal  grandsire  and  maternal  grandam  were  all 
descendants  of  Atalanta,  founded  that  great  family 
to  which  belonged  Voltigeur,  from  whom  Galopin  and 
St.  Simon  are  in  tail-male  descended.  Masquerade 
was  similarly  in-bred  to  Boadicea,  and  to  her  we 
owe  Superba,  Pride,  Saraband,  St.  Brenna-n  and  other 
good  horses. 

Probably  it  is  a  correct  plan  to  mate  a  mare  with 
a  horse  from  whose  maternal  grandsire  she  is  de- 
scended in  tail-male.  Among  early  winners  of  the 
Derby,  Spread  Eagle  (17951,  Eleanor  (1801),  Cardinal 
Beaufort  (1805),  Election  (1807),  Pan  (1808),  Pope 
(1809),  Blucher  (1814,  and  Azor  (1817),  were  all  bred 
in  this  way.  Azor's  sire's  maternal  grandsire  was 
Alexander,  and  his  dam's  sire  was  Don  Quixote,  and 
own  brother  to  the  latter. 

Particularly  is  this  method  of  breeding  successful 
when  the  dam  of  the  stallion  employed  was  either 
a  first-class  winner  herself  or  is  an  own  sister  to  one. 
Take  Orme  for  instance.  His  dam  is  Angelica,  a 
daughter-  of  Galopin  and  an  own  sister  to  St.  Simon. 
Now,  it  is  a  striking  fact  that  all  this  sire's  successes 
have  originated  from  alliances  with  either  Galopin, 
or  St.  Simon  mares.  His  best  son.  Flying  Fox,  one 
of  the  finest  horses  bred  for  many  years,  was  out 
of  a  Galopin  mare,  and  so  were  the  Duke  of  West- 
minster, Gilbert  Orme,  Flying  Lemur  and  other  suc- 
cessful specimens  of  his  stock. 

When  the  grandam  or  dam  of  a  mare's  sire  is  the 
direct  ancestress  in  the  female  line  of  a  stallion,  or 
vice  versa,  she  should  be  mated  with  the  latter. 
Hence  the  success  of  Ayrshire  when  allied  with  Mel- 
ton mares,  and  of  Ladas  with  Bend  Or  mares,  from 
whom  Ladas  is  descended  in  the  direct  female  line; 
whilst  the  grandam  of  Ayrshire  and  Melton,  Feronia 
and  Bend  Or's  grandam  was  Ellen  Home,  Violet  re- 
spectively, were  own  sisters.  Robert  le  Diable  and 
Melayr  are  by  Ayrshire  out  of  Melton  mares,  whilst 
Epsom  Lad,  who  was  unfortunately  "cut"  ere  his 
great  merits  were  discovered,  was  by  Ladas  out  of 
a  Bend  Or  mare.  In-breeding  to  a  common  ancestor 
in  the  four  principal  male  lines  within  eight  removes 
can  be  recommended.  Sainfoin,  winner  of  the  Derby 
in  1890,  was  bred  on  these  lines;  so  was  that  great 
horse,  Isonomy  and  many  others  too  numerous  to 
mention.  Sainfoin's  four  grandparents  were  respect- 
ively St.  Albans,  Viridis,  Wenlock,  and  Sandal,  and 
each  traced  in  tail-male  to  Camel,  as  also  did  Ison- 
omy's  grandparents.  If  a  mare  and  the  sire  with 
which  she  is  allied  both  trace  in  the  two  principal 
male  lines  to  the  same  two  ancestors  within  six  re- 
moves, a  successful  "nick"  will  have  been  secured. 
Sainfoin  was  also  bred  on  these  lines.  Sainfoin's 
sire,  Springfield,  traced  to  Stockwell  and  Touchstone 
respectively  in  his  two  principal  male  lines;  so  did. 
his  dam,  Sanda.  Similarly  should  the  two  principal 
male  lines  of  either  parent  of  the  sire  correspond, 
as  denoted  above,  with  the  two  principal  male  lines 
of  either  parent  of  the  dam,  a  successful  "nick"  will 
also  have  been  secured. 

■  It  is  always  advisable  in  seeking  a  suitable  mate 
for  a  mare  to  note  how  she  is  bred  in  the  direct 
female  line.  Failing  a  horse  to  suit  her  on  any  of 
the  lines  already  set  forth,  choice  should  be  made 
of  a  sire  who  either  himself  traces  in  the  direct  fe- 
male line  to  the  same  source  as  she  does,  or  else 
his  own  sire  or  grandsire  does — care  being  taken, 
of  course,  that  the  "nick"  is  not  too  far  removed. 
The  nearer  it  is,  indeed,  the  better.  Allying  a  mare 
with  a  horse  descended  in  tail-male  from  either  her 
own  sire  or  the  sire  of  her  dam  or  grandam,  has 
times  out  of  number  proved  successful,  particularly 
when  she  herself,  her  dam  or  grandam,  was  a  great 
race  mare,  or  sister  to  one.  Take  Manganese  for 
instance,  winner  of  the  One  Thousand  Guineas.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Birdcatcher  and  from  her  alliance 
with  Rataplan,  a  grandson  of  that  horse,  sprang  a 
number  of  mares  to  whom  such  good  horses  as  Ester- 
ling,  Bosphorus,  Apology  (winner  of  the  One  Thou- 
sand Guineas,  Oaks  and  St.  Leger),  Agility,  Crow- 
berry,  Kisber  (winner  of  the  Derby),  Wenlock  (win- 
ner of  the  St.  Leger),  Geologist,  etc.,  own  their  ex- 
istence. Again  there  is  Vaga.  Her  dam  was  Mendi- 
cant (winner  of  the  Oaks),  a  daughter  of  Touchstone. 
Vaga  was  mated  with  Tuxophilite,  a  great  grandson 
of  the  latter  horse,  and  to  him  produced  Belphoebe 
(winner  of  the  One  Thousand  Guineas)  and  Stray 
Shot.  The  latter  in  turn  was  mated  with  a  grand- 
son of  Touchstone,  to  wit.  Hermit,  and  to  him  pro- 
duced Shotover,  winner  of  the  Derby,  and  a  whole 
series  of  famous  brood  mares. 

Opinions  vary  as  to  what  kind  of  mare  may  usually 
be  relied  upon  to  turn  out  successful  at  the  stud,  but 
generally  speaking,  those  bred  on  any  of  the  above 
lines  should  preferably  be  selected.  Wild  mares 
breed  early,  at  about  three  years  of  age,  and  no 
harm  would  be  done  if  sent  to  the  stud  at  about  that 
age.  Like  usually  begets  like,  and  mares  who  have 
been  good  winners  on  the  turf  invariably  accomplish 
the  best  things.  Speedy  mares  rather  than  those 
gifted  with  stamina  make  the  choicest  matrons,  but 
the  reverse  applies  to  the  opposite  sex.  Horses  un- 
able really  to  get  a  mile  in  good  class  company  at 
racing  pace,  generally  transmit  the  same  failing  to 
their  produce  and  rarely  succeed  in  founding  an  en- 
during line. 

Daughters  and  granddaughters  of  mares  who  have 
bred  more  than  one  first-class  winner  are  particularly 
to  be  recommended,  as  they  nearly  always  succeed 
in  transmitting  the  trait  to  their  descendants.  No 
mare,  in  my  opinion,  is  worth  breeding  from  whose 
dam  or  grandam  was  Jiot  a  first-class  winner  herself, 


or  own  sister,  half-sister  on  the  dam's  side,  or  sister- 
in-blood  to  one.  It  is  always  advisable  that  the  mare 
of  a  stud  and  the  lord  of  the  haras,  should  be  kept 
at  different  establishments,  otherwise  deterioration 
in  the  stock  is  sure  to  set  in  eventually. — Hawkeye, 
in  Kentucky  Farmer  and  Breeder. 


HORSE    AND    AUTO. 


Within  a  few  weeks  of  each  other,  a  horseless 
vehicle  show  and  a  horse  show  have  been  held  in  .the 
southern  part  of  the  state  ,  and  each  has  had  its 
full  quota  of  enthusiasts,  says  the  Santa  Barbara 
Independent.  The  automobile  has  come  to  stay,  and 
with  its  increasing  popularity  the  question  as  to  its 
effect  naturally  arises.  When  the  "bubble"  with  its 
speed  and  comfort  first  began  to  take  hold  upon  the 
public  it  was  freely  predicted  that  the  days  of  the 
horse  were  numbered,  but  the  facts  so  far,  do  not 
bear  out  that  prediction. 

According  to  federal  statistics,  there  are  8,000,000 
more  horses  and  mules  in  this  country  than  there 
were  seven  years  ago,  and  the  increase  in  this  class 
of  stock  since  1905  is  given  as  3,618,000.  The  prices 
of  horses  and  mules  also  have  increased  amazingly. 
Conservative  federal  estimates  place  the  increase  in 
value  of  horses  in  this  country  since.  1905  to  $106,- 
00(K0W>,  or  twenty  five  per  cent  of  each  animal.  A 
decade  ago  a  horse  that  would  bring  $100  in  the 
general  market  was  exceptional.  Now  a  horse  that 
is  not  worth  nearer  $150  is  the  exception. 

Truth  is,  Dobbin  is  reliable.  When  he  starts  out 
there  is  a  more  than  reasonable  certainty  that  he 
will  reach  his  destination,  and  that  is  more  than  can 
be  said  of  the  50-horsepower  vehicle.  It  is  frequent- 
ly another  case  of  of  the  hare  and  the  tortoise,  and 
one  can  well  imagine  Dobbin  smiling  as  he  passes 
the  big  and  powerful  car  brought  to  a  sudden  halt 
while  its  driver  lies  on  his  back  trying  to  figure  out 
what  has  gone  wrong  with  its  internal  organism. 

But  while  man  will  never  lose  pride  and  pleasure 
in  the  possession  of  a  good  horse,  the  automobile, 
with  its  convenience  and  ability  to  annihilate  time 
and  distance  is  every  day  becoming  a  more  potential 
factor  in  the  business  as  well  as  the  social  life.  In- 
deed, it  is  fair  to  assume  the  automobile  will  repeat 
the  history  of  the  bicycle.  It  will  not  displace  the 
horse,  but  in  ministering  to  the  urgent  needs  of 
man  as  well  as  his  comfort  and  pleasure  it  will 
relieve  the  patient  and  willing  equine  of  much  of 
the  drudgery  and  cruelty  that  has  been  too  much 
a  part  of  its  lot. 

With  the  coming  of  the  automobile  also  comes 
the  greater  demand  for  good  roads.  What  the 
horse  has  not  been  able  to  do  in  this  respect  the 
machine  maj',  for  that  city  or  community  which  can 
offer  the  best  inducements  in  the  matter  of  its  high- 
ways will  attract  the  resident  and  create  business. 
That  will  do  more  to  awaken  interest  in  the  value 
of  good  roads  than  any  other  factor.  The  sooner 
we  recognize  this  the  greater  progress  we  shall 
make. 

o 

WEDGEWOOD    AS    A    SIRE. 


"Speed  in  the  stallion  is  largely  a  commercial 
commodity,  and  advertisement  which  attracts  the 
the  attention  of  the  breeder,  writes  H^J^  Kline.  But 
it  does  not  always  mean  that  the  fast  colts  will  be 
sired.  John  Splan  has  recently  called  attention  to 
the  failure  Wedgewood  was.  Yet  he  was  unbeaten 
on  the  Grand  Circuit.  He  had  speed,  oceans  of  it, 
yet  he  failed  in  the  stud.  His  was  one  case  in  point 
to  upset  the  mistaken  application  of  the  platitude 
that  speed  begets  speed.  In  other  words,  it  takes 
something  more  than  speed  to  give  the  stallion  power 
to  transmit  speed."  In  calling  attention  to  Wedge- 
wood's  failure  as  a  sire,  Mr.  Splan  also  called  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  when  he  had  that  horse  in 
training  he  did  not  believe  he  would  prove  a  good 
sire.  In  his  remarks  on  the  selection  of  a  stallion 
for  a  sire,  Mr.  Splan  said:  "Mr.  Conklin  thought  a 
great  deal  of  the  stallion,  and  he  had  almost  planned 
to  buy  a  stock  farm  and  put  him  on  it  and  raise  a 
band  of  young  Wedgewoods.  I  had  to  talk  quite  a 
little  to  have  him  shift  his  mind.  I  plainly  told  him 
that  Wedgewood  was  far  too  hard  gaited  a  stallion 
to  ever  be  a  success  in  the  stud.  My  opinion  pre- 
vailed, and  the  stallion  was  sold  to  stand  at  the 
Bates  Farm,  in  Watertown,  Mass.  He  got  a  host  of 
mares,  as  he  had  been  such  a  race  horse,  but  it  has 
been  just  as  I  had  said,  he  was  a  failure  in  the  stud." 
Wedgewood  was  not  what  may  be  called  a  natural 
fast  trotter.  He  came  to  his  speed  slowly,  and  only 
with  presistent  training,  and  Mr.  Splan,  who  believes 
thoroughly  in  breeding  to  a  fast  stallion,  provided 
one  is  selected  that,  in  his  own  words,  did  not  have 
to  be  "made,"  early  came  to  the  conclusion  that  he 
would  not  be  a  succesful  progenitor  of  fast  troters. 
A  young  horse  that  goes  out  and  trots  fast  with 
little  training,  and  that  has  a  good  inheritance,  can 
be  bred  to  with  vastly  more  certainty  of  getting 
speed  than  would  be  the  case  in  breeding  to  one 
that  has  not  shown  any  speed,  and  this  is  coming 
to  be  so  generally .  recoginized.  that  it  is  the  fast 
young  sires  which  get  the  cream  of  the  mares,  whose 
owners  are  in  the  habit  of  sending  them  around  to 
be  bred  to  such  sires  as  their  judgement  tells  them 
will  produce  the  looked  for  results. — Raymond  in 
Horse  World. 


Horses  that  are  carefully  fed  and  well  groomed 
will  stand  double  the  amount  of  hard  work  that  they 
would  under  careless  feeding  and  care. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.     It  means  hea:  b 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


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ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 

Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


OAKLAND    SHOW. 


The  first  annual  show  of  the  Oakland  Kennel  Club 
(organized  February  4,  1906)  in  several  respects  was 
a  success — the  entries  of  dogs  was  short  just  eight 
for  a  four  point  show.  The  quality  and  class  of  the 
dogs  benched  was  ahead  of  any  show  given  across 
the  bay  for  a  decade  past.  The  attendance  was  good 
for  both  days — many  of  the  old  timers  showed  up 
for  a  turn  through  the  show,  there  was  also  a  good 
sprinkling  of  new  recruits  among  the  exhibitors. 
The  array  of  special  prizes,  cups  and  trophies  was 
a  most  imposing  one  and  reflects  much  credit  on 
the  promoters  of  the  show. 

In  several  other  respects  the  show  was  not  a  suc- 
cess and  criticism  is  due  the  management — who,  by 
the  way,  has  had  the  experience  of  a  decade  of 
bench  shows.  On  Wednesday  morning  it  was  rain- 
ing dismally,  exhibitors  were  on  hand  early  with 
their  dogs,  but  for  about  two  hours  there  were  no 
representatives  of  the  club  at  hand  to  receive  the 
dogs  or  pass  upon  their  condition  nor  were  they  al- 
lowed to  be  taken  into  the  hall.  This  state  of  af- 
fairs caused  inconvenience  and  vexation  to  many 
waiting  ezhibitors  among  whom  were  a  large  num- 
ber of  lady  fanciers.  The  small  vestibule  to  the 
hall  entrance  was  entirely  inadequate  to  shelter 
owners  or  dogs  from  the  unpleasant  weather  condi- 
tions. Matters  were  finally  taken  in  hand  by  sev- 
eral fanciers  and  experienced  exhibitors  and  the 
dogs  were  brought  into  the  hall.  The  next  dilemma 
was  where  to  place  the  dogs  on  the  benches  for 
there  had  been  no  preparation  in  this  respect.  Fin- 
ally, with  the  advice  and  aid  of  veteran  ezhibitors, 
things  were  licked  into  shape  and  the  dogs  placed 
on  the  benches.  In  consequence  of  the  lack  of  pre- 
liminary arrangement  the  judging  was  started  about 
1:30  p.  m.  The  ring  was  located  in  the  annex  to 
the  hall  and  was  most  inconvenient  of  access — there 
being  but  a  narrow  space  between  the  railing  and 
walls,  people  who  were  at  the  inner  ends  had  to 
stay  where  they  were  when  once  inside.  The  ring 
could  easily  have  been  arranged  at  one  end  of  the 
main  hall  and  the  annex  used  for  benching.  The 
first  night,  the  lights  were  so  defective  the  judge 
found  it  necessary  to  judge  in  an  improvised  ring 
on  the  main  floor.  This  was  a  small  open  space 
contiguous  to  the  benches.  Naturally  when  the 
judging  was  going  on  the  spectators  utilized  the 
benching  for  seating  and  standing  room,  thus  mak- 
ing it  exceedingly  uncomfortable  for  the  dogs  and 
disagreeable  for  visitors  who  came  to  view  the  dogs 
and  could  not  see  more  than  about  one-half  of 
them. 

There  was  no  official  ring  steward,  half  the  time 
Judge  Mortimer  had  to  rely  on  his  own  resources, 
even  to  the  extent  of  copying  in  many  classes  and 
numbers  in  the  judging  book.  The  judge  received 
more  assistance,  ten  to  one,  from  fanciers  about  the 
ring  than  came  from  the  management  of  the  show. 
In  order  to  get  through  the  classes  Judge  Mortimer 
put  in  a  strenuous  day  on  Thursday  from  10:30  until 
7  p.  m.  and  then  finished  up  from  9  to  11  p.  m.  The 
awards  in  most  of  the  classes  were  the  Spratfs 
cards  which  are  tacked  up  in  the  benches  and  desig- 
nate the  class  wins.  This  makeshift  was  most  un- 
usual. The  printed  catalogues  did  not  make  an  ap- 
pearance until  almost  noon  on  Wednesday.  Further 
comment  might  be  made,  but  that  is  unnecessary, 
the  main  issues  have  been  detailed — and  that  was 
the  serious  lapse  of  the  management  in  failing  to  ob- 
serve the  interests  of  exhibitors  in  one  of  the  most 
important  details  connected  with  a  bench  show. 

The  officers  of  the  club  are:  G.  W.  Ellery.  presi- 
dent; Clifford  G.  Cook,  vice-president;  W.  E.  Chute, 
secretary:  E.  P.  Pixley,  treasurer.  Bench  show  com- 
mittee: G.  W.  Ellery,  Clifford  G.  Cook,  E.  B.  Pix- 
ley, H.  H.  Carlton.  Charles  Newman  (Lazarus),  Jack 
W.  Mathews.  E.  M.  Tidd  and  Dr.  C.  F.  Droff.  W. 
E.  Chute,  superintendent,  and  Dr.  K.  O.  Steers, 
veterinary  surgeon. 

The  large  breeds  were  somewhat  few  in  numbers 
and  with  the  exception  of  three  or  four  individuals 
not  more  than  ordinary  in  quality.  One  Bloodhound. 
General,  was  a  rather  good  specimen  and  has  im- 
proved since  he  was  shown  at  Stockton  last  October. 
St.  Bernards  had  four  benched.  Dewey  II.  is  a 
large  dog  of  rather  good  type  and  was  easily  the 
best  of  the  lot.  The  St.  Bernards  were  judged  by 
an  amateur  the  second  evening  of  the  show.  It  took 
more  than  a  half  hour's  time  to  go  over  four  dogs  in 
two  classes — the  first  appearance  of  the  dogs  in  the 
ring  placed   them.  •* 

In  Great  Danes  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin  took  the 
special  for  best.  Princess  has  matured  into  a  splen- 
did type.  Nig,  it  struck  us,  was  shown  with  a  trifle 
too  much  weight  on  him.  Admiral  Dewey  also  has 
improved  since  the  Stockton  show.  Blue  Belle,  re- 
serve winners  bitches,  is  a  clean  built  young  bitch. 
One  Deerhound  benched,  Daouil  Roy.  is  about  the 
best  of  the  breed  we  have  seen  benched  for  a  dec- 
ade. 

Greyjounds  were  a  good  lot.  In  Richard  Anton. 
Mr.  Zignego.  Raby  Aurora  and  The  Widow  will  be 
found  i  quartette  hard  to  beat.  Each  of  these  grand 
houm  ;  have  won  stakes  on  the  coursing  field. 

On  Pointer  entered,  the  Los  Angeles  winner.  Sue. 
failea  >p  reach,  the  show  in  time  to  be  judged. 


English  Setters  were  a  good  averaging  class 
throughout.  There  were  28  dogs  with  54  entries  in 
the  various  classes.  Of  these  23  were  absent  entries 
when  the  Setters  were  judged.  The  missing  dogs 
were  delayed  somewhere  on  the  Coast  line  route  by 
rason  of  washouts  caused  by  the  rains.  The  ab- 
sentees came  in  too  late  for  the  regular  classes, 
more's  the  pity.  Tiverton,  first  winners,  is  a  sty- 
lish, workmanlike  dog,  he  was  put  down  in  fine  con- 
dition. Fleet's  Sergeant,  reserve  winners,  is  a  dog 
built  on  similar  lines,  but  lacks  the  substance  of 
Tiverton.  Cato's  Judge,  third  open,  was  shown  in 
fine  condition  and  is  a  well  put  up  dog.  Katherine, 
winners  bitches,  would  not  have  been  so  lucky  had 
she  gone  against  the  absentee  entries.  Cato's  Nor- 
ma, reserve  winners,  is  a  neat  stylish  bitch  and  a 
good  shower  in  the  ring. 

Irish  Setters,  with  28  entries  and  16  benched, 
turned  out  several  promising  young  dogs — the  three 
entries  in  the  puppy  class  in  particular.  Jerry,  the 
Stockton  dog.  won  the  tri-color  prize  on  general  type 
and  character.  He  was  in  excellent  coat  and  fea'ber. 
St.  Cloud's  Laddie  is  a  lighter  and  more  rangy  dog 
that  could  do  better  with  just  a  trifle  less  legginess. 
St.  Lambert's  Xorah,  winners  bitches  has  a  clean  cut 
head  and  muzzle,  with  good  eyes  and  well  carried 
ears. 

Gordons  were  only  fair,  the  well  known  bencher 
Ch.  Deacon  Turner  annexed  premier  honors  in  his 
classes.  Sis,  reserve  winners,  is  a  new  one  to  the 
bench;  she  went  over  Flora  B.  in  having  a  shade 
the  better  head  and  muzzle.  Flora  B.  did  not  show 
to  advantage  in  the  ring. 

Irish  Water  Spaniels  developed  a  close  race  be- 
tween The  Gossoon  and  Pat  M.  The  Gossoon  was 
in  better  coat  and  topknot  than  Pat  and  seems  to 
have  the  more  substantial  looking  head,  muzzle,  bet- 
ter eye  and  expression  than  Pat,  who  was  awarded 
winners.  Both  are  more  than  good  specimens,  how- 
ever. Our  Chance  Jr.,  first  puppies,  is  a  dog  put 
up  on  grand  working  lines:  he  is  just  a  bit  heavy 
in  the  shoulders.  Two  bitches  only  were  shown, 
Oakland  Girl  and  Dublin,  both  excellent  bitches. 
Rowdy  Girl  was  awarded  the  special  in  the  veteran 
class,  the  only  class  she  was  entered  in. 

Field  Spaniels,  two  shown  and  four  absent,  were 
of  ordinary  merit,  winners  being  withheld.  This 
breed  has  for  years  past  been  meagerly  supported 
by  our  sportsmen,  an  oversight  we  regard  it,  for 
there  is  plenty  of  shooting  territory  where  Field 
Spaniels,  or  Cockers,  for  that  matter,  can  be  used 
to  advantage. 

Cocker  Spaniels  were  of  excellent  class  and  qual- 
ity throughout — 76  entries,  45  benched  and  4  ab- 
sent was  a  very  good  showing  for  the  breed,  the 
sections  of  benching  where  the  Cockers  wrere  was 
a  strong  center  of  attraction  during  the  show.  Sev- 
eral surprises  developed  as  Mr.  Mortimer  went  along. 
Searchlight  (formerly  Victor),  first  winners  in 
blacks,  was  beaten  for  the  special  for  best  by  Cress- 
ella  Nancy  (Ch.  Mepals  Saxon-Ch.  Plumeria  Sally). 
Nancy  was  first  winners  bitches  in  blacks  with  Lady 
Cresswell,  the  Los  Angeles  winner,  for  the  reserve. 
Ch.  Redlight  won  the  special  for  best,  any  other 
color  than  best  (black),  winning  out  over  the  two 
Eastern  importations.  Red  King  and  Red  Queen. 
The  latter  was  beaten  out  for  winners  by  Maude  and 
Delverton  Dolores,  two  parti-colors,  in  bitches  other 
than  black.  King  and  Queen  are  a  bit  on  the  leggy 
type,  this  being  the  most  recent  Eastern  penchant, 
so  it  is  reported.  In  blacks,  quality  was  in  evidence 
all  through  the  classes.  Twinkle,  first  open  Califor- 
nia bred  and  second  limit,  is  a  bitch  worth  watch- 
ing. It  was  a  pleasing  reminiscence  of  the  shows  of 
two  or  three  years  ago  to  see  Mrs.  W.  C.  Ralston 
in  the  ring  again.  Mrs.  Ralston  can  show  a  Cocker 
to  advantage.  She  received  the  blue  ribbon  for  Del- 
verton Paprika,  a  parti-color  matron  in  fine  condi- 
tion for  her  age.  With  Delverton  Dolores  she  came 
in  for  reserve  winners  under  Maude.  Referring  to 
the  lady  exhibitors,  we  will  also  mention  Mrs.  C. 
M  Xunan,  Miss  A.  Wolfen,  Miss  A.  J.  Farno  and 
Mrs.  George  Shane,  who  each  can  give  some  of  the 
exhibitors  of  the  sterner  sex  many  wrinkles  in 
showing  a  dog  in  the  ring.  In  Fairy  Belle,  we  noticed 
a  Victory  A.  puppy  that  looked  very  promising. 
Ebony  Chief,  Don  Juan  of  Lagunitas  and  Jimmie,  all 
good  ones,  were  beaten  out  on  a  small  margin. 
Bobbie  R.,  with  reserve  in  limit,  blacks,  bears  out 
the  impression  he  created  at  his  San  Jose  debut 
two  years  ago — a  fair  puppy  but  not  one  that  would 
last.  Ginger,  Gypsey  Chief,  Victory  A.,  Delverton 
Domino,  Delverton  Fantana,  were  all  good  enough 
to  look  over  the  top  bars  of  the  fence,  but  in  the 
company  put  down  that  was  as  far  as  they  could 
go. 

Dachshundes,  with  the  ezception  of  the  red  bitch 
Nordica  and  the  red  puppy  Longfellow,  were  only 
ordinary. ' 

Collies  had  70  entries  and  30  dogs  benched  and 
were  good  classes  throughout.  Ch.  Greystone  Bread- 
albane,  a  handsome  dark  sable,  in  fine  fettle,  a  dog 
with  a  grand  coat,  a  good  body  with  proper  legs 
and  feet  and  head  qualities  of  merit,  won  over  Ch. 
Squire  of  Holmby  for  best.  The  Squire  was  in  poor 
condition.  Valverde  Kennels  annexed  the  majority 
of  ribbons  and  specials  with  V.  Alezander,  V.  Veto, 
V.  Venus  and  V.  Victor.     Oak  Grove  Kennels  came 


to  the  front  with  Ch.  Greystone  Breadalbane.  The 
entries  in  the  puppy  classes  were  all  young  dogs  of 
merit. 

Poodles,  with  two  shown,  had  LTnconnu  easily 
for  best.  Chows  had  one  entry,  a  red  dog  and  a 
very  fair  one. 

Bulldogs  turned  out  for  a  benching  of  nine.  Ivel 
Chaddie,  a  white  bitch,  is  fitted  with  the  desired 
hall  marks.  She  has  a  wide  skull,  plenty  of  wrinkle, 
short  face,  good  layback.  these  backed  up  by  neck, 
body  and  leg  conformation  that  fills  out  a  good 
Bull.  The  Judge,  her  son,  a  white  dog  built  on  the 
same  lines  as  his  dam,  wTas  first  winners  dogs  over 
Endcliffe  Baron,  a  well  known  good  brindle.  Tore- 
ador Venus  (litter  sister  to  Ivel  Chaddie),  a  brindle. 
has  improved  to  a  marked  degree  since  the  last 
April  show  in  Los  Angeles.  Solano  Daisy  II  was 
placed  over  Girtford  Goody,  a  well  balanced  bitch, 
put  down  in  the  ring  in  very  poor  condition. 

Airedales  wTere  a  larger  showing  than  has  ever 
been  put  on  a  California  bench,  but  with  the  ex- 
ception of  two  or  three  were  not  up  to  the  mark. 
Rock  -  Prince,  a  winner  at  several  previous  shows, 
has  the  size  and  type.  Buster  (Stewart  and  Mar- 
tin'si  and  Robin  Hood  will  both  do.  Bitches  were 
not  good  enough  to  stop  the  withholding  of  win- 
ners. 

Bull  Terriers  turned  out  for  57  entries,  27  benched. 
Ch.  Endcliffe  Peer  and  Iris  had  clear  sailing  for 
everything  in  sight.  Stiletto  Madge,  reserve  win- 
ners bitches,  showed  better  and  was  in  better  shape 
than  at  Los  Angeles.  Brooklyn  Patsey,  reserve 
winners  dogs,  was  heavier  than  when  shown  last 
October  in  San  Francisco  and  has  gone  his  route. 

French  Bulldogs  were  four  in  number,  all  excel- 
lent, with  the  familiar  General  De  La  Mare  and 
Margot  de  Pantin  for  the  winners  ribbons.  Glen- 
wood  Margot  was  reserve  winners  bitches. 

Boston  Terriers  had  41  entries  and  20  benched. 
Ch.  Endcliffe  Tortora,  a  neat  finished  black  and 
white  bitch  with  a  clean  cut  flat  head,  short  square 
muzzle,  round  dark  eyes,  well  cropped  ears,  properly 
set  and  a  smooth,  symmetrical,  compact  body,  re- 
deemed her  Eastern  reputation  by  winning  the  spec- 
ial for  best.  Sassy,  first  winners  dogs,  is  a  strongly 
.■built,  compact  brindle,  with  excellent  head  and 
muzzle  and  won  over  Frisco  Cinders  by  a  shade. 
Endcliffe  Admiral  is  a  pleasing  puppy,  but  could 
not  go  higher  than  first. in  one  class.  Miss  Pronto, 
the  Los  Angeles  entry,  was  placed  reserve  to  Tor- 
tora. The  average  of  quality  in  Bostons  was  ex- 
cellent. 

Fox  Terriers  (smooth)  were  few  but  good.  Ch. 
Wandee  Knight  and  Sabine  Beldia  are  too  well 
known  for  other  comment  than  to  state  that  this 
pair  will  win  at  any  show  on  the  Coast — or  else- 
where for  that  matter — Wandee  Resist  and  Tallac 
Marlin  will  also  get  some  ribbons.  Resist  is  also 
a  well  known  bencher. 

In  wires  Humberstone  Brittle,  who  made  his  bow 
at  Los  Angeles,  was  the  only  entry  possessing  merit 
worthy  of  mention. 

Irish  Terriers  brought  out  two  from  which  winners 
was  withheld. 

Pomeranians  had  one  and  a  very  good  Toy  it  was. 
Black  Bear  of  Charlecombe. 

Italian  Greyhounds  showed  Ch.  Duke  II  and  Dude, 
two  familiars  and  both  good  ones. 

Pugs.  Japanese  Spaniels  and  two  Miscellaneous 
classes  were  neither  numerous  or  of  striking  quality. 

Awards. 

Bloodhounds.  Limit  dogs  and  hitches — 1  Frank 
A.  Schmitz's  General.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — Gen- 
eral. 

St.  Bernards  (Rough  coated).  Novice  dogs — 1  Al- 
fred   Mudge's    Dewey    II.     Limit   dogs — 1    Dewey   II, 

2  Mrs.  J.  W.  Matthews'  Prince  Lion,  Z  Charles  Mon- 
tagues's  Linda  Vista  Eboracum,  reserve  R.  P. 
Grubb's  Barry,  absent  Charles  J.  Harney's  Paddy 
Loney.  Open  dogs — 1  Dewey  II.  2  Prince  Lion,  ab- 
sent Ch.  Lester  C.  Winners  dogs — 1  Dewey  II,  re- 
serve Prince  Lion. 

Great  Danes.  Puppies,  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Frank 
A.  Schmitz's  Rex.  2  Mrs.  C.  G.  Saxes  Lady  Harle- 
quin. 3  Rex,  v  h  c  C.  H.  Wood's  Zelma.  Limit 
dogs — 1  Frank  A.  Schmitz's  Nig,  2  O.  Bergsten's 
Admiral  Dewey,  3  Dr.  de  Albergaria's  Glenville. 
Open  dogs — 1  Nig.  2  Admiral  Dewey.  3  Glenville. 
Winners  dogs — 1  Nig,  reserve  Admiral  Dewey.  Nov- 
ice bitches — 1  O.  Bergsten's  Blue  Belle.  Limit 
bitches — 1  Blue  Belle.  2   Frank  A.   Schmitz's  Flora. 

3  J.  W.  Phillips'  Queen  R.  Open  bitches — 1  Mrs.  C. 
G.  Saxes  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin,  2  Flora.  3  Queen 
R.  Winners  bitches — 1  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin,  re- 
serve Blue  Belle. 

Deerhounds.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Mrs.  J: 
C.  Berret's  Daouil  Roy.  Winners  dogs  and  biches — ■ 
1  Daouil  Roy. 

Greyhounds.  Novice  dogs — 1  A.  C.  Bradbury  s 
Royal  Gold.  Limit  class — 1  Royal  Gold.  Open  dogs, 
California  bred — 1  Royal  Gold.  Open  dogs — 1  James 
Sweeney's  Richard  Anton,  2  Dr.  Fred  P.  Clark's 
Mr.  Zignego,  3  Royal  Gold,  absent  J.  Sweeney's 
Rocked  Asleep.  Field  trial  dogs — 1  Dr.  Fred  P; 
Clark's  Mr.  Zignego.  Winners  dogs — 1  Richard  An- 
ton, reserve  Mr.  Zignego.  Novice  bitches — 1  A.  C. 
Bradbury's  Irma  Hotfoot.  Limit  bitches — 1  Irma 
Hotfoot.  Open  bitches — 1  James  Sweeney's  Raby 
Aurora.  2  Dr.  Fred  P.  Clark's  The  Widow,  3  Irma 
Hotfoot.  Winners  bitches — 1  Raby  Aurora,  reserve 
The  Widow. 

Pointers.  Limit  bitches — Absent  T.  G.  Wilson's 
Sue. 

English  Setters.  Puppy  dogs — 1  Dr.  J.  Albert 
Noble's  Tirphil  Ross.  Novice  dogs — 1  Pearl  Wilker- 
son's  Bob  L.,  2  Pearl  Wilkerson's  Warte  Xicht,  3 
Geo.  E.  GrindelTs  King  G.,  reserve  Alyce   Schwab's 


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Rex  S.,  v  h  c  Dr.  C.  F.  Gross'  Spratt,  v  h  c  Athens 
Kennels'  Vivacious  Mr.  Jack,  h  c  A.  J.  Hitter's  Shot, 
absent  Huron  Rock's  Del  Rey.  Limit  dogs — 1  Fred 
P.  Butler's  Tiverton.  2  Arthur  Bennett's  Fleet's  Ser- 
geant. 3  G.  C.  Schieber's  Frank,  v  h  c  D.  J.  Hall's 
Tonopah,  absent  Spratt,  W:  H.  Estabrook's  King 
Cole,  Rock's  Del  Rey,  Dr.  Pinero's  Gladstone.  Open 
dogs.  California  bred — 1  Bob  L.,  2  Warte  Nicht,  3 
Geo.  E.  Grindell's  Duke  G.,  v  h  e  Tonopah,  absent 
Gladstone.  Rock's  Del  Rey.  Bred  in  United  States 
or  Canada — 1  D.  J.  Hall's"  Tonopah,  absent  King 
Cole,   Ed.   Weisbauni's   Rex   Rodfield.      Open    dogs — 

1  Fred  P.  Butler's  Tiverton,  2 .  Arthur  Bennett's 
Fleet's  Sergeant,  3  J.  M.  Golobeck's  Cato's  Judge, 
reserve  Frank,  absent  Rock's  Del  Rey,  King  Cole, 
Spratt.  Winners  dogs — 1  Tiverton,  reserve  Fleet's 
Sergeant.  Puppy  bitches — 1  Dowling  &  Edward's 
Lady  E.     Novice  bitches — 1  M.  Perry's  Daisy  Cole. 

2  Al  Temple's  Blanche  T.,  3  A.  J.  Ritter's  Daisy  D., 
v  h  c  H.  P.  Matthews'  Freckels,  absent  W.  H.  Esta- 
brook's  Del  Rey  Belle.  Limit  bitches — 1  C.  C.  Lee's 
Katherine,  2  Daisy' Cole,  absent  Huron  Rock's  Rock's 
Sue  Gladstone.  Del  Rey  Belle,  Dr.  Pinneo's  Chi- 
quita.  Open  bitches,  California  bred — Absent  Del 
Rey  Belle,  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone.  Open  bitches, 
bred  in  United  States  or  Canada — 1  Daisy  Cole,  ab- 
sent Del  Rey  Belle.  Rock's  Sne  Gladstone.  Open 
bitches — 1  John  M.  Golobeck's  Cato's  Norma,  2  Daisy 
Cole,  absent  Rock's  Sue  Gladstone,  Del  Rey  Belle. 
Winners  bitches — 1  Katherine,  reserve  Cato's  Norma. 
Braces — 1  Pearl  Wilkerson's  brace  Warte. Nicht  and 
Bob  L.,  absent  W.  H.  Estabrook's  brace.' 

Irish  Setters.  Puppy  dogs  _and"  bitches — 1  W.  W. 
Crane's  St  Cloud's  Laddie,  TGeo.  B.  M.  Gray's  Lam- 
bert's Belle,  3  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Lambert's  May. 
Novice  dogs — i  St.  Cloud's  Laddie,  2  C.  W.  Hanra- 
han's  Teddy.  Limit  dogs — 1  R.  H.  Grove's  Jerry, 
2  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Cloud's:  Liscarney,  3  Teddy. 
Open  dogs— 1  Jerry,  2  St.  Cloud's  Laddie,  3  St. 
Cloud's  Liscarney,  reserve  Teddy. '"  .Winners  dogs — 
1  Jerry,  reserve  St.  Cloud's  Laddie.  Novice -bitches — 
1  St.  Lambert's  Belle,  2  St.  Lambert's  May,  3  Mrs. 
W.  D.  Embree's  Queen  Josie,  reserve  Mrs.  J.  T. 
Ellsworth's  Lady  Josie  III,  absent  Howard  Black's 
Josie  III.  Limit  bitches— 1  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  St. 
Lambert's  Norah,  2  Geo.  B.  M. "Gray's  St.  Lambert's 
Belle.  3  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Lambert's  May,  reserve 
Queen  Josie,  v  h  c  Lady  Josie  II,  absent  Howard 
Black's  Beauty.  Open  bitches — 1  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's 
St.  Lambert's  Norah,  2  St.  Lambert's  Belle,  3  St. 
Lambert's  May,  reserve  Mrs.  E.  Harrison's  Nellie, 
v  h  c  Queen  Josie.  Winners  bitches — 1  St.  Lam- 
bert's Norah,  reserve  St.  Lambert's  Belle.  Braces — 
1  G.  B.  M.  Gray's  brace  St.  Cloud's  Liscarney  and 
St.  Lambert's  Norah.  Teams— 1  G.  B.  M.  Gray's 
team  St.  Cloud's  Liscarney,  St.  Lambert's  Norah, 
St.  Lambert's  May  and  St.  Lambert's  Belle. 

Gordon  Setters.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches — 1  L.  J. 
Tesio's  Fannie,  2  V.  A.  Kleffler's  Rastus.  Limit 
dogs  and  bitches — 1  H.  B.  Knox's  Sis,  2  A.  L. 
Stuart's  Doc,  3  A.  L.  Holling's  Flora  B.,  reserve 
Fannie.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Dr.  Fred  P. 
Clark's  Deacon  Turner,  2  Sis,  3  Flora  B.  Winners 
dogs  and  bitches — 1  Deacon  Turner,  reserve  Sis. 

Irish  Water  Spaniels.  1  Wm.  V.  N.  Bay's  Our 
Chance  Jr.,  2  H.  W.  Schnebly's  Pal.  Limit  dogs — 
1  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  Pat  M.,  2  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's 
Larry,  3  withheld  J.  Laughland's  Dan.  Open  dogs — 
1  Pat  M.,  2  August  Christensen's  The  Gossoon,  3 
Larry.  Winners  dogs — 1  Pat  M.,  reserve  The  Gos- 
soon. Novice  bitches — 1  V.  M.  Comerford's  Oakland 
Girl,  2  William  V.  N.  Bay's  Dublin.  Winners  bitches 
— 1  Oakland  Girl,  reserve  Dublin.  Brace — 1  William 
V.  N.  Bay's  brace  Our  Chance  Jr.  and  Dublin,  reserve 
George  B.  M.  Gray's  brace  Pat  M.  and  Larry. 

Field  Spaniels.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Joseph 
McGiflins  Beauty.  Limit  dogs  and  hitches — Absent 
A.  Balfour's  Chesterton  Bess  and  Inch  Keith  Billy. 
Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  C.  Leonard's  Teddy  Silk, 
absent  Chesterton  Bess,  Inch  Keith  Billy.  Winners — 
withheld. 

Cocker  Spaniels.  Puppy  dogs,  any  color — 1  Geo. 
W.  Ellery's  Ebony  Chief,  2  W.  S.  Burnett's  Don  Juan 
of  Lagunitas,  3  Mrs.  C.  H.  Lutkey's  Rex  L..  reserve 
C.  A.  Slack's  Black  Bart,  v  h  c  Mrs.  H.  E.  Hatta's 
Black  Pup.  Puppy  dogs,"  California  bred — T  Don 
Juan  of  Lagunitas,  2  Black  Bart.  Novice  dogs, 
black — 1  Mrs.  C.  M.  Nunan's  Monti,  2  Miss  Anita 
Oliver's  Button,  3  Mrs.  G.  Wilder  Colby's  Sir  Peter 
Pan  of  Lagunitas.  Limit  dogs,  black — 1  Miss  A. 
Wolfen's  Searchlight,  2  Ebony  Chief,  3  Monti,  reserve 
V.  J.  Ruh's  Bobbie  R„  absent  Miss  M.  Lynch's  Rex. 
Graduate  dogs,  black — 1  James  Hervy  Jones'  Black 
Silk  II.  Open  dogs,  black,  California  bred — 1  George 
A.  Nieborger's  Jimmie.  Open  dogs,  black,  bred  by 
exhibitor — 1  Jimmie.  Open  dogs,  hlack — 1  Search- 
light, 2  Monti,  3  Togo,  Bobbie  R.  (owner  declined 
to  show).  Winners  dogs,  black — 1  Searchlight,  re- 
serve Ebony  Chief.  Novice  dogs,  other  than  black — 
1  Lucian  A.  Marsh's  Teddy  M..  2  withheld  R.  White- 
head's Raffles  Whitehead.  Limit  dogs,  any  solid 
color  except  black — 1  Wesley  Ladd's  Red  King,  2 
George  W.  Ellery's  Ginger,  3  A.  J.  Farno's  Vic- 
tory A.  Limit  dogs,  parti-colors — 1  Alex  Wolfen's 
Gipsy  Chief,  2  ■W.  Blackwell's  Portland  Noble,  ab- 
sent Mackinnon  and  Neeee's  Coco.  Open  dogs,  Cali- 
fornia bred,  any  solid  color  except  black — 1  Ginger. 
Open  dogs,  parti-colors — 1  W.  H.  Dennis'  Delverton 
Domino,  2  W.  Blackwell's  Portland  Noble,  absent 
Coco.  Open  dogs,  any  solid  color  except  black — 
1  Red  King.  Winners  dogs  other  than  black — 1  Red 
King,  reserve  Delverton  Domino.  Puppy  bitches, 
any  color — 1  A.  L.  Cresswell's  Fairy  Belle,  2  Charles 
A.  Slack's  Waddles,  .3  Mrs.  Peter  J.  Lynch's  Bonnie 
L.  Puppy  bitches,  any  color,  California  bred — 1  A. 
L.  Cresswell's  Cressella  Nancy,  2  W.  H.  Hudson's 
Plumeria  Bess,  3  Waddles.     Novice  bitches,  hlack — 


1  Cressella  Nancy,  2  W.  H.  Dennis'  Twinkle,  3  Mrs. 
W.  C.  Ralston's  Delverton  Ruby,  reserve  W.  S.  Bur- 
nett's Lagunitas  Tess,  vh  c  Mrs.  George  Shane's  Miss 
Dinah  Jones,  h  c  Brown  and  Gilbert's  Jolie  Fille. 
Limit  bitches,  black — 1  D.  P.  Cresswell's  Lady  Cress- 
well,  2  Lagunitas  Tess,  3  Miss  Dinah  Jones,  reserve 
W.  S.  Burnett's  Lagunitas  Nell,  v  h  c  Jolie  Fille, 
v  h  c  J.  H.  Jones'  Miss  Frivolity,  h  c  McKay  and 
Leonard's  Juanita  III,  c  P.  J.  Sullivan's  Gipsey. 
Open  bitches,  black,  bred  by  exhibitor — 1  George  A. 
Nieborger's  Anona.  Open  bitches,  black,  California 
bred — 1  Twinkle,  2  A.  L.  Cresswell's  Plumeria  Sally. 
3    Anona.      Open    bitches,    black — 1    Lady    Cresswell, 

2  Plumeria  Sally,  3  George  A.  Nieborger's  Winona, 
reserve  Charles  Eien's  Thelma,  h  c  Juanita  III,  c 
Gipsey,  absent  Jolie  Tille.     Winners  bitches,  black — 

1  Cressella  Nancy,  reserve  Lady  Cresswell.  Novice 
bitches,  other  than  black — 1  T.  J.  Blight's  Delverton 
Fantana,  2  A.  L.  Cresswell's  Fairy  Belle.  Limit 
bitches,  any  solid  color  except  black — 1  Wesley 
Ladd's  Red  Queen,  2  George  A.  Neiborger's  Patience. 
Limit    bitches,    parti-color — 1    A.    J.    Farno's    Maude. 

2  Mrs.  W.  C.  Ralston's  Delverton  Dolores.  Open 
bitches,  parti-colors — 1  Mrs.  W.  C.  Ralston's  Del- 
verton Paprika.  Open  bitches,  any  color  except 
black — 1  Red  Queen.  Winners  bitches,  other  than 
black — 1  Maude,  reserve  Delverton  Dolores.  Braces 
— 1  W.  S.  Burnett's  brace  Don  Juan  of  Lagunitas 
and    Tess. 

Dachshundes.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches — 1  F.  J. 
Rodgers'  Longfellow,  2  Mrs.  Phil  Wand's  Diana  Dill- 
pickle.     Novice   and   limit    dogs — 1   and   2   withheld, 

3  Mrs.  A.  G.  McDonald's  Teddy  Lou.  Open  dogs — 
1  Longfellow.  Winners  dogs — 1  Longfellow,  reserve 
withheld.  Novice  bitches — 1  H.  Timm's  Bessie,  2 
H.  Timm's  Rosa.  Open  bitches — 1  Mrs.  Phil  Wand's 
Nordica.  Winners  hitches — 1  Nordica,  reserve  Bes- 
sie. 

Collies.  Puppy  dogs — 1  William  Ellery's  Valverde 
Veto,  2  William  Ellery's  Valverde  Vigilant,  3  H.  F. 
Munson's  Robert  Bruce  XV,  v  h  c  Mrs.  A.  St.  Clair 
Swalley's  Laddie,  absent  L.  R.  Barras  Jr.'s  Wood- 
mansterne  Bob,  Mrs.  J.  Lerk's  Farrallones  Laddie. 
Puppy  dogs,  California  bred — 1  William  Ellery's  Val- 
verde Victor,  2  H.  F.  Munson's  Robert  Bruce  XV.  3 
Laddie.  Junior  dogs— 1  Valverde  Veto,  2  C.  W. 
Riffee's  Farallone  Roderick,  3  Laddie,  v  h  c  C.  H. 
Bigg's  Snowball,  absent  Woodmansterne  Bob.  Nov- 
ice dogs— 1  Farallone  Roderick,  2  E.  C.  Rand's 
Shadeland  Random  Sir  Jan,  3  William  Ellery's  Val- 
verde Vigilant,  v  h  c  Ethel  A.  Wiswall's  Glen  Garry, 
h  c  Miss  M.  R.  Matthew's  Jack,  h  c  Snowball,  absent 
Farallones  Laddie,  Mrs.  R.  Whitehead's  Palo.  Limit 
a0gS — i  Arthur  Letts'  Squire  of  Holmhy,  2  O.  J. 
Albee's  Hero  Leader,  3  Ethel  Wiswall's  Glen  Garry, 
absent  Palo.  Graduate  dogs— 1  William  Ellery's 
Valverde  Alexander.  Open  dogs,  bred  by  exhibitor— 
1  Valverde  Veto,  2  Farallones  Roderick,  3  Hugh  Mc- 
Cracken's  Presidio  Hero,  absent  Palo.  Open  dogs, 
California  bred— 1  Valverde  V»to,  2  Farallones  Rod- 
erick. 3  Glen  Garry,  v  h  c  C.  A.  Whitton's  Pat,  ab- 
sent Farallones  Laddie.  Open  dogs,  bred  in  United 
States  or  Canada— 1  O.  J.  Albee's  Greystone  Bread- 
albane  2  Valverde  Alexander.  Open  dogs,  tri-color- 
ed— 1  Squire  of  Holmby,  2  Shadeland  Random  Sir 
Jan,  3  Presidio  Hero,  reserve  Glen  Garry.  Open 
dogs— 1  Greystone  Breadalbane,  2  Squire  of  Holmby, 
3  Valverde  Alexander.  Winners  dogs — 1  Greystone 
Breadalbane,  reserve  Squire  of  Holmby.  Puppy 
bitches— 1  William  Ellery's  Valverde  Venus,  2  Mrs. 
Edwin  Turner's  Bonnie  Dundee.  3  O.  J.  Albee's 
Ormskirk  Emerald  Daisy,  reserve  Mrs.  A.  K.  Per- 
cival's  Beautv.  Puppy  bitches,  California  bred— 1 
Valverde  Venus,  2  Ormskirk  Emerald  Daisy.  Junior 
bitches— 1  Valverde  Venus,  2  Ormskirk  Emerald 
Daisy  Novice  bitches— 1  Arthur  Lett's  Lily  o£ 
Holmby  2  O.  J.  Albee's  California  Poppy,  3  Beauty. 
Limit  bitches— 1  William  Ellery's  Xantippe  of  More- 
ton  withheld  C.  A.  Covelt's  California  Pearl.  Open 
bitches  bred  by  exhibitor— 1  Valverde  Venus.  Open 
bitches,  Californai  bred— 1  Valverde  Venus,  2  Lily 
of  Holmbv.  Open  bitches,  bred  in  the  United  States 
or  Canada— 1  Valverde  Venus.  Open  hitches— 1  W  ll- 
liam  Ellerv's  Valverde  Venus,  2  Arthur  Letts  Lily 
of  Holmby  3  withheld  California  Pearl,  absent  H. 
F  Munson's  Sapho.  Winners  bitches— 1  Valverde 
Venus  reserve  Xantippe  of  Moreton.  Braces— 1  W  il- 
liam  Ellery's  brace.  2  Arthur  Lett's  brace.  Teams— 
1  William  Ellery's  team. 

Poodles.  1  Miss  Ethel  Dean's  L'Inconnu,  2  J. 
Wilt's   Nigger. 

Chow  Chows — 1  Mrs.  A.  P.  Holland's  Ting. 

Bulldogs.  Puppy  dogs —  I  J.  Levy's  Buster.  Nov- 
ice dogs — 1  Charles  R.  Harker's  The  Judge,  2  Maude 
L.  Payne's  Peroxide.  Open  dogs — 1  Mrs.  P.  C. 
Meyer's  Endecliffe  Baron.  Winners  dogs — 1  The 
Judge,  reserve  Endecliffe  Baron.  Novice  bitches — 
1.  Charles  R.  Harker's  Ivel  Chaddie.  2  Fred  Clark's 
Solano  Daisy  II.  3  Mrs.  P.  C.  Meyer's  Glenwood 
Pride.  Limit  bitches — 1  Mrs.  J.  P.  Norman's  Torea- 
dor Venus,  2  Solano  Daisy  II.  Open  bitches,  bred  by 
exhibitor — 1  Solano  Daisy  II.  Open  bitches,  Cali- 
fornia bred — 1  Toreador  Venus,  2  Solano  Daisy  II. 
Open  bitches,  bred  in  the  United  States  or  Canada — 

1  Solano  Daisy  II.    Open  bitches — 1  Solano  Daisy  II, 

2  A.  M.  Easton's  Girtford  Goody.    Winners  bitches — 
1  Ivel  Chaddie,  reserve  Toreador  Venus. 

Airedale  Terriers.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches — 1 
Frank  C.  Reid's  Robin  Hood.  2  Sierra  Kennels'  Sierra 
Independence.  3  Frank  C.  Reid's  Buster.  Novice 
dogs — 1  Stewart  &  Martin's  Buster,  2  William  R 
Harper's  Sierra  Rock  Prince.  Limit  dogs — 1  Robin 
Hood.  2  Frank  C.  Reid's  Buster.  3  Frank  C.  Reid's 
Sherlock  Holmes.  Open  dogs,  California  bred — 1 
Robert  Pike's  Sierra  Palisade,  2  Sierra  Independence. 
Open  dogs,  bred  by  exhibitor — 1  Stewart  &  Martin's 
Buster.    Open  dogs — 1  Sierra  Kennels'  Rock  Prince, 


2  Robin  Hood.  3  Frank  C.  Reid's  Buster.  Winners 
dogs — 1  Rock  Prince,  reserve  Robin  Hood.  Novice 
bitches — 1  Sierra  Kennels'  Sierra  Lady.  Open  bitches. 
California  bred — 1  Sierra  Kenenls'  Sierra  Wonona. 
Open  bitches— 1  George  S.  Thomas'  Endcliffe  Floss. 

2  Stewart  &  Martin's  Briardale  Rose.  Winners 
bitches — withheld.  Braces — 1  Sierra  Kennels'  brace. 
Teams — 1  Sierra  Kennels'  team. 

Bull  Terriers.  Puppy  dogs — 1  Albert  B.  Chase's 
Newman  Xogs.  Puppy  dogs,  California  bred — 1  New- 
man Nogs.  Novice  dogs — 1  Mrs.  Horton  F.  Philips' 
Brooklyn  Patsy,  2  E.  H.  Lohman's  Croydon  Czar  Jr., 

3  Newman  N'ogs,  reserve  Miss  J.  Glynn's  Dublin 
Banjo,  h  c  Charles  Higgins'  Edgecote  Tip,  h  c  John 
Conrad's  Silkwood  Bob.  Limit  dogs— 1  Brooklyn 
Patsy,  2  Croydon  Czar  Jr.,  3  Miss  B.  McDevitt's 
Edgecote  Joe,  reserve  Mrs.  J.  A.  Walsh's  Edgecote 
Al.  h  e  Silkwood  Bob.     Open  dogs.  California  bred — 

1  Frank  E.  Watkin's  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer,  withheld 
W.  J.  Culligan's  Mr.  Casey.  Open  dogs— 1  Ch.  Edge- 
cote Peer,  2  Brooklyn  Patsy,  3  Croydon  Czar  Jr.. 
reserve  Edgecote  Joe,  v  h  c  Newman  Nogs,  v  h  c 
Edgecote  Al.  Winners  dogs— 1  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer, 
reserve  Brooklvn  Patsy.  Puppy  bitches — 1  Mrs.  J. 
Bell's  Lucile.  Junior  bitches— 1  Mrs.  Charles  Reid 
Thorburn's  Stiletto  Madge,  2  Dr.  Minot  E.  Scott's 
Sallie.  Novice  bitches— 1  Frank  Morris'  Venoma 
Belle,  2  George  Flexner's  Queen  Bess,  3  C.-H.  Wood's 
Independence  Belle,  v  h  c  Sallie.  Limit  bitches  (un- 
der 30  pounds)— 1  Mrs.  George  Flexner's  Hawthorne 
Queen  Lillian,  2  J.  H.  Goldsworth's  Hawthorne  Snow- 
flake.  Limit  bitches  (30  pounds  and  over)— 1  Ven- 
oma Belle.  2  Sallie.  absent  Ed.  Attridge's  Edgecote 
Alice  and  Edythe  M.  Murray's  Lady  Irene.  Graduate 
bitches— 1  Frank  E.  Watkin's  Iris.  Open  bitches, 
bred  bv  exhibitor— 1  Stiletto  Madge.  Open  hitches, 
California  bred— 1  Sallie,  2  J.  Maxwell  Taffs  Fan- 
tana Open  bitches  (under  30  pounds)— 1  Hawthorne 
Queen  Lillian,  2  Hawthorne  Snowflake.  Open  bitches 
(30  pounds  and  over)— 1  Iris,  2  Venoma  Belle,  w^h- 
held  Fantana,  absent  Edgecote  Alice.  Winners 
bitches— 1  Iris,  reserve  Stiletto  Madge.  Braces— 1 
Frank  E.  Watkin's  brace. 

French  Bulldogs.  Open  dogs— 1  C.  G.  Cook  and 
S.  Postlev's  General  De  La  Mare,  absent  Cook  and 
Postlev's  Loulou.  Winners  dogs — 1  General  De  La 
Mare.  Novice  bitches— 1  Mrs.  Edmund  M.  C.  Whit- 
ney's Countess  Bubbles.  Limit  bitches — 1  Philip  C. 
Meyer  Jr.'s  Glenwood  Margot,  2  Countess  Bubbles. 
Graduate  bitches— 1  Cook  &  Postlev's  Margot  De 
Pantin.  Open  bitches— 1  Margot  De  Pantin,  2  Coun- 
tess Bubbles.  Winners  bitches — 1  Margot  De  Pan- 
tin,  reserve  Glenwood  Margot.  Braces — 1  Cook  & 
Postley's  brace. 

Boston  Terriers.  Novice  dogs — 1  Miss  Jennie 
Crocker's  Endcliffe  Admiral,  2  John  E.  Doak's  Jubi- 
lee, 3  Mrs.  Fletcher  G.  Sanborn's  Sandy,  reserve 
Mrs.  S.  G.  Miles'  Chippewa's  Megowan,  v  _h  c 
Lvman  D.  Foster  Jr.'s  Foster's  Chum,  absent  W.  R. 
Hume's  Squidge.  Limit  dogs  (12  pounds  and  under 
22) — 1  Miss  Jennie  Crocker's  Frisco  Cinders,  2  End- 
cliffe Admiral,  3  Chippewa's  Megowan,  absent 
Squidge  and  H.  J.  Litt's  Presto  Boy.  Limit  dogs 
(22  pounds  and  not  over  2S  pounds) — 1  Jubilee. 
Graduate  dogs— 1  Mrs.  W.  H.  Deming's  Sassy.  2  E. 
D.  Mendenhall's  Dan  Daley.  Open  dogs.  California 
bred — 1  Sassv.  Open  dogs,  bred  by  exhibitor — 1 
Sassv.  Open  "dogs  (12  pounds  and  under  22  pounds) 
—1  Frisco  Cinders,  2  Endcliffe  Admiral,  3  Chippewa's 
Megowan,  absent  Squidge  and  Presto  Boy.  Open 
dogs  (22  pounds  and  under  2S  pounds)— 1  Dan  Daly. 

2  Jubilee,  absent  J.  Tait's  Bully.  Winners  dogs— 1 
Sassy  reserve  Frisco  Cinders.  Novice  bitches — 1 
Mrs  W  A.  Porter's  Ascot  Dixie,  2  Mrs.  E.  D.  Men- 
denhall's Brownhurst  May  Queen,  3  Mrs.  E.  D.  Men- 
denhall's Brownhurst  Madam  Vick,  v  h  c  C.  T.  Hoags 
\seot  Daisv.  Limit  bitches  (12  pounds  and  under 
22  pounds)— 1  G.  F.  Herr's  Miss  Pronto.  2  Ascot 
Dixie  3  Brownhurst  Madam  Vic.  Limit  baches  (22 
pounds  and  not  over  28  pounds  1—1  Mrs.  James 
Farmer's  Beautv,  2  Brownhurst  May  Queen.  Open 
bitches  (over  12  pounds  and  not  over  22  pounds)  — 
1  Miss  Jennie  Crocker's  Ch.  Endcliffe  Totora,  2  Miss 
Pronto  3  Mrs.  W.  A.  Porter's  Ascot  Dixie,  v  h  c 
Brownhurst  Madam  Vick.  Open  bitches  (22  pounds 
and  not  over  28  pounds)— 1  Brownhurst  May  Queen. 
Open  bitches  (under  12  pounds)— 1  Ascot  Kennels 
Ascot  Sporting  Duchess.  Winners  bitches— 1  Ch. 
Endcliffe  Totora,   reserve  Miss   Pronto. 

Fox  Terriers.  (Smooth  Coats).  Junior  dogs — 1 
Walter  W.  Stettheimer's  Tallac  Marlin.  Novice  d  igs 
—1  Miss  Edna  Goodall's  Wandee.  2  Dr.  T.  Martin 
Smith's  Royalty,  3  withheld  Dr.  W.  E.  Brook's  Xor- 
die.  Limit  dogs — 1  Royalty.  Graduate  dogs — 1  Wal- 
ter W.  Stettheimer's  Wandee  Resist.  Open  dogs, 
bred  by  exhibitor— 1  Tallac  Marlin.  Open  dogs. 
California  bred— 1  Dr.  W.  E.  Brook's  Xordie.  absent 
L.  J.  White's  Reno.  Open  dogs— 1  Hampshire  Ken- 
nels' Ch.  Wandee  Knight.  Winners  dogs— 1  Ch. 
Wandee  Knight,  reserve  Tallac  Marlin.  Graduate 
bitches— 1  Walter  W.  Stettheimer's  Tallac  Sea- 
breeze. Open  bitches— 1  Hampshire  Kennels'  Sa- 
bine Beldia.  Winners  bitches— 1  Sabine  Beldia.  re- 
serve Tallac  Seabreeze.  Braces— 1  Hampshire  Ken- 
nels'   brace. 

Fox  Terriers.  (Wire-haired).  Puppy  dogs — 1  E. 
H.  Punnett's  Jack.  2  E.  A.  Cochran's  Humberstone 
Flip,  absent  J.  C.  Berrett's  Humberstone  Highball. 
Junior  dogs — 1  Jack.  Novice  dogs — 1  A.  S.  Con- 
ningham's  Humberstone  Peter,  2  Dr.  T.  Martin 
Smith's  Sport,  3  E.  A.  Cochran's  Humberstone  Flip. 
Limit  dogs — 1  Sport.  Open  dogs — 1  Irving  C.  Ack- 
erman's  Humberstone  Brittle,  2  Mrs.  E.  Williams' 
Tallac  Waring,  3  Sport.  Winners  dogs — 1  Humber- 
stone Brittle,  reserve  Jack.  Novice  bitches — 1  E  1- 
mund  Budd  Rosenberg's  Sapient,  2  John  <  ti 
Loo.     Open   bitches,   California   bred — 1    I. 


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ners  bitches — 1   Sapient,  reserve  Loo. 

Irish  Terriers — Limit  and  winners  dogs — 1  John  J. 
Douglass'  His  Lordship.  Novice  bitches — 1  John  J. 
Douglass'  Her  Ladyship.  Winners  bitches — with- 
held. 

Pommeranians  (under  S  pounds).  Novice  dogs 
and  bitches — 1  Mrs.  N.  J.  Stewart's  Black  Bear  of 
Charlecombe.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Black  Bear 
of  Charlecombe.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Black 
Bear  of  Charlecombe. 

Italian  Greyhounds.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 1  S. 
A.  Cumming's  Dude,  2  J.  Dutra's  Duke.  Open  dogs 
and  bitches — 1  S.  A.  Cumming's  Duke  II.  Winners 
dogs  and  bitches — 1  Dude,  reserve  Ch.  Duke  II. 

Pugs  (Fawn).  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  J.  B. 
Dusinbury's  Topsy.  2  J.  B.  Dusinbury's  Nigger. 

Japanese  Spaniels.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Miss 
Chambers'  Squidge,  2  Arthur  Kidd's  Pitti  Sing.  Open 
dogs  and  bitches — 1  Pitti  Sing.  Winners  dogs  and 
bitches — 1    Squidge,   reserve    Pitti    Sing. 

Miscellaneous — Open  dogs  and  bitches  (not  over 
25  pounds) — 1  Mrs.  C.  J.  Lindgren's  Toy  (Chihua- 
hua), 2  Frances  M.  Reid's  Rollo   (Esquimaux). 

Miscellaneous — Open  dogs  and  bitches  (over  25 
pounds) — 1  T.  B.  Hillard's  Nickodemus  (Esquimaux), 
2  F.  T.  Huehinson's  Ben   (Sussex  Spaniel). 

Champion  Class  (all  breeds!.  Dogs  and  bitches — 
1  O.  J.  Albee's  Ch.  Greystone  Breadalbane,  2  Frank 
E.  Watkin's  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer,  3  Miss  Jennie  Crock- 
er's Ch.  Endcliffe  Totora. 

Veterans.  Dogs  and  bitches  (five  years  old  and 
over,  any  recognized  breed) — 1  William  V.  N.  Bay's 
Rowdy  Girl   (Irish  Water  Spaniel). 

Variety  Class.  Sporting  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Jas. 
Sweeney's  Richard  Anton  (Greyhound),  2  Dr.  Fred 
P.  Clark's  The  Widow  (Greyhound),  3  Dr.  Fred  P. 
Clark's  Mr.  Zignego   (Greyhound). 

Variety  Class.  Non-sporting  dogs  and  bitches — 1 
Arthur  Letts'  Ch.  Squire  of  Holmby  (Collie),  2  Wm. 
Ellery's  Valverde  Venus  (Collie),  3  William  Ellery's 
Valverde  Alexander    (Collie). 

Variety  Class.  Smooth  Terrier  dogs  and  bitches — 
1  Mrs.  Horton  F.  Phipps'  Brooklyn  Patsy  (Bull  Ter- 
rier). 2  Frank  E.  Watkins'  Iris  (Bull  Terrier).  3 
Frank  Morris'  Venoma  Belle  (Bull  Terrier). 
Special  Awards. 
Mayor's  Challenge  Cup  for  best  dog  or  bitch  in 
the  show — Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight, 
O-  J.  Albee's   Ch.   Greystone  Breadalbane  reserve. 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Cup  for  best  California  bred 
puppy  shown — Valverde  Venus. 

Oakland  Kennel  Club  Cup  for  best  dog  in  show — 
Ch.   Wandee    Knight. 

Cup  for  reserve  to  best  in  show — Ch.  Greystone 
Breadalbane. 

Cup  for  best  brace  in  the  show — Ch.  Wandee  Knight 
and  Sabine  Beldia. 

Cup  for  best  brace  of  California-  bred  puppies — 
Valverde   Veto   and   Valverde   Venug. 

Cup  for  best  team  of  four — Valv%rde  Kennels. 
Cup   for   best   in   champion   class— Ch.    Greystone 
Breadalbane. 
Cup  for  best  in  veteran  class — Rowdy  Girl. 
Oakland  Kennel  Club  Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex 
to    winner    of    best    in    show — Raby    Aurora    (Grey- 
hound ) . 

Cup  for  reserve  to  best  of  opposite  sex — Sabine 
Beldia. 

Cup  for  best  California  bred  puppy — Valverde 
Venus. 

Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — St.   Cloud's  Laddie. 
Cup  for  best  bred  in  the  United  States  or  Canada — 
Ch.  Wandee  Knight. 

Cup  for  best  shown  by  a  member  of  a  coast  spec- 
ialty club — Ch.  Wandee  Knight. 

Cup  for  best  in  non-champion  variety  class — Rich- 
ard Anton. 

Cup  for  best  in  non-sporting  variety  class — Ch. 
Squire  of  Holmby. 

Cup  for  best  in  sporting  variety  class — Richard 
Anton. 

Cup   for   best  in   smooth   Terrier   variety    class — 
Brooklyn  Patsey. 
Cup  for  best  Toy — Squidge   (Japanese  Spaniel). 
Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Pitti  Sing. 
Cup  for  best  hound — Richard  Anton. 
Cup  for  best  Pointer — Sue.     ' 
Cup   for    best  novice   English    Setter — Bob    L. 
Cup  for  best  English  Setter — Tiverton. 
Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Katherine. 
Cup  for  best  Irish  Setter — Jerry. 
Cup    for   best     of     opposite     sex — St.    Lambert's 
Norah. 

Cup  for  best  Gordon  Setter — Ch.  Deacon  Turner. 
Trophy  for  best  sporting  Spaniel — Pat  M. 
Trophy  for  best  Pointer,  Setter  or  Greyhound  with 
a  field  trial  record — Richard  Anton. 
Cup  for  best  St.  Bernard — Dewey  II. 
Cup   for   best   Great     Dane — Ch.      Princess   Harle- 
quin. 
Cup  for  best  Bulldog — Ivel  Chaddie. 
Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Toreador  Venus. 
Cup  for  best  Bull  bitch  owned  in  Alameda  county — 
Toreador  Venus. 

Cup  for  best  French  Bull  Dog — General  De  Larnare. 
President's    cup    for     best      Collie — Ch.    Greystone 
Breadalbane. 
Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Valverde  Venus. 
Cup    for    best    California      bred      Collie — Valverde 
Venus. 

Cup  fo-  best  of  opposite  sex — Valverde  Veto. 
Cup  for  best  American  bred  Collie  bitch — Valverde 
Venus. 

Cup  for  best  Cocker  Spaniel — Cressella  Nancy. 

Cup     jr  best  of  opposite  sex — Searchlight. 

Cup     ->r    best   Cocker      Spaniel      puppy — Cressella 


Cup  for  best,  any  other  color  than  the  best — Ch. 
Redlight. 

Cup  for  best  Fox  Terrier — Ch.  Wandee  Knight. 

Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Sabine  Beldia. 

Cup  for  best. owned  in  Alameda  county — Wandee. 

Cup   for   best   Bull   Terrier — Ch.   Edgecote    Peer. 

Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Iris. 

Cup  for  best  Bull  Terrier  owned  in  Alameda  countv 
—Stiletto  Madge. 

Cup  for  best  Dachshunde — Nordica. 

Cup  for  best  Irish  Terrier— His  Lordship. 

Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Her  Ladvship. 

Cup  for  best  Chihuahua — Toy. 

Cup  for  best  Boston  Terrier — Ch.  Endcliffe  Tor- 
tora. 

Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Sassy. 

Cup   for   best  Airedale    Terrier — Rock    Prince. 

Cup  for  best  Airedale  dog  puppy — Robin  Hood. 

Cup  for  best  Airedale  brace — Sierra  Kennels. 

Cup   for  best   Airedale   team — Sierra   Kennels. 

Cup  for  best  owned  in  Alameda  countv — Rock 
Prince. 

Cup  for  best  Airedale  bitch — Sierra  Wonoma. 

Cup  for  best  owned  by  a  student  of  California  Uni- 
versity— Sierra   Palisade. 


GOSSIP  FOR  SPORTSMEN. 


BULL  TERRIER  CLUB. 


Fanciers  and  breeders  of  the  game  and  intelligent 
thoroughbred  white  Bull  Terrier  are  a  potent  factor 
in  Coast  doggy  circles  and  have  made  history  in 
the  annals  of  the  breed,  notably  so  the  recent  wins 
of  Willamette  Kennels'  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer  at  Phila- 
delphia over  the  best  the  East  could  produce,  and 
a  win  of  second  at  the  last  Memphis  bench  show 
by  Stiletto  Kennels'  Woodlawn  Baron,  who  was  van- 
quished by  a  dog  that  won  at  the  February  New 
York  show.  These  two  dogs  are  San  Francisco  bred 
at  that. 

So  it  is  that  the  interests  for  the  breed  made  ripe 
the  necessity  for  a  strongly  organized  club,  wide 
enough  in  its  scope  to  look  after  matters  pertaining 
to  the  Bull  Terrier  cult  all  over  the  Coast. 

The  result  has  been  that  a  number  of  prominent 
fanciers  of  the  breed  got  together  at  the  Oakland 
show  last  week  and  organized  the  Western  Bull  Ter- 
rier Breeders'  Association,  an  organization  wider 
in  its  influence  than  a  purely  local  specialty  club. 

The  officers  of  the  new  club  are:  W.  C.  Bogen 
of  Campbells,  Santa  Clara  county,  president;  Frank 
E.  Watkins  of  Portland,  first  vice-president;  W. 
H.  Carmichael  of  San  Jose,  second  vice-president: 
Elliott  H.  Pearce  of  Berkeley,  treasurer;  Charles 
Reid  Thorburn,  225  Alcatraz  avenue,  Berkeley,  sec- 
retary; E.  B.  Thorburn  of  Oakland,  custodian  of 
the  stud  book.  The  charter  roll  of  members  con- 
tains, in  addition  to  the  above,  the  following  names: 
Phil  M.  Wand,  J.  M.  Taft.  Robert  Richards,  Mrs. 
W.  H.  McDonald,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Bogen,  Mrs.  C.  R. 
Thorburn  and  John  Bird.  Mr.  Clair  Foster,  secre- 
tary of  the  Bull  Terrier  Club  of  America,  was  elected 
an    honorary    member. 


Entries  for  the  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  show 
will  positively  close  on  April  13th. 

Premium  lists  and  entry  blanks  can  be  had  at  the 
club's  office,  Midway  Building,  779  Market  street, 
or  at  Room  214  Countryman  Building,  915  Van  Ness 
avenue,    San   Francisco. 


Superintendent  Shebley  of  Brookdale  hatchery  re- 
ports 1,400,000  king  salmon  fry  ready  for  planting. 
These  fish  are  being  placed  in  the  San  Lorenzo  and 
Pajaro  rivers  and  Soquel  and  Scotts  creeks,  in  Santa 
Cruz  county. 


The   State   of  Nevada  is  not  to  have  a  new  fish 
cultural  station  at  this  session  of  Congress. 


Coursing  is  in  rather  a  crude  stage  of  advance- 
ment down  south  if  the  following  account  is  truth- 
ful: 

One  of  the  most  successful  rabbit  hunts  that  has 
been  held  for  a  long  time  took  place  three  weeks 
ago  on  North  Island,  near  San  Diego.  The  riders  start- 
ed in  front  of  Hotel  del  Coronado  about  3  o'clock 
with  four  Greyhounds.  Arriving  at  a  suitable  spot 
the  riders  rode  into  the  brush  and  drove  the  rabbits 
out  into  the  open,  where  all  the  hounds  were  loosed 
upon  them  at  once.  The  rabbits  ran  strong,  and 
the  chase  proved  highly  exciting.  One  of  the  hounds 
made  a  splendid  run,  the  rabbit  doubling  five  times 
before  he  was  caught.  Seven  or  eight  rabbits  were 
killed.  Among  the  guests  of  Hotel  del  Coronado 
and  others  who  enjoyed  the  sport  wrere:  Mrs.  Druil- 
lard,  Miss  Wells,  W!  M.  Shackford,  Mr.  Yells,  Oliver 
Haslam,  Mr.  Barney  and  Y.  E.  Stewart.  The  chase 
was  enjoyed  so  greatly  that  all  the  riders  want  to 
have  another  one  as  soon  as  possible. 


Recent  incorporations  of  sportsmen's  clubs  are 
the  following:  Suisun  Gun  Club,  capital  stock  $10,- 
000,  shares  $1,250  each,  subscribed  $3,750,  by  A.  L. 
Chickering,  J.  S.  Lamson  and  E.  E.  Brownell,  one 
share  each;  place  of  business  San  Francisco.  Los 
Angeles — South  Bay  Shooting  Club,  capital  stock 
$25,000,  subscribed  $500,  by  H.  W.  Keller,  H.  J.  Scho- 
der,  H.  W.  OMelveny.  W.  G.  Kerckoff  and  J.  J. 
Mellins. 


It  is  always  the  hall  mark  of  quality  and  value 
when  some  buyers  hear  what  the  dams  and  sires 
of  puppies  have  recorded  on  the  tablets  of  doggy 
history.  The  following,  taken  from  an  exchange,  is 
a  fair  sample: 

"Mr.  W.  W.  Howard  has  recently  shipped  two  of 
his  thoroughbred  Scotch  Collie  female  pups  to  a 
party  in  Tennessee,  receiving  $50  apiece  for  them 
at  San  Jacinto.  To  a  party  in  Nevada  he  also  sold 
a  female  pup  for  $100.  The  great  grandfather  of 
these  pups  was  purchased  by  a  Californian  recently 
for  $7,000.  A  few  years  ago  J.  Pierpont  Morgan  paid 
$10,000  for  a  female  dog  from  the  same  strain.  Daniel 
Odell,  who  lately  invested  largely  in  San  Jacinto 
property,  sent  Mr.  Howard  word  from  Hotel  Ray- 
mond, Pasadena,  that  he  wanted  two  of  the  pups  ex- 
pressed to  him  at  his  New  York  home.  Mr.  Howard 
imported  Collies  from  Scotland  years  ago  when  he 
was  in  the  cattle  and  sheep  business  in  Kansas,  and 
he  reports  that  they  proved  the  most  satisfactory 
stock  dogs  that  he  could  obtain." 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  true  Sportsmen's  Club 
of  Vallejo,  fishing  in  Lake  Chabot  was  closed  till 
June  1st,  when  the  close  season  for  black  bass  comes 
to  an  end.  Since  February  16th,  anglers  have  had 
the  privilege  of  taking  perch,  but  in  the  taking  of 
perch,  black  bass  were  more  frequently  caught,  of 
course  to  be  replaced  in  the  water.  Black  bass  were 
planted  in  Lake  Chabot  about  three  years  ago  and 
have  thrived  beyond  all  expectations.  It  is  believed 
that  in  time  they  will  clean  out  the  perch  in  the 
lake,  but  this  will  not  be  a  cause  for  grievance,  for 
the  bass  are  far  more  gamey,  and  a  better  table 
fish.  Recently  the  bass  have  been  caught  in  great 
numbers,  from  six  to  fifteen  inches  in  length.  Devo- 
tees of  the  rod  do  not  regret  the  closing  of  the  fish- 
ing at  this  time,  and  they  will  look  forward  to  good 
sport  when  the  open  season  is  at  hand. 

The  perch  in  Lake  Chabot  afford  excellent  sport 
for  a  fly  rod  and  light  tackle. 


George  Warner  of  Alturas  has  been  appointed  dep- 
uty game  warden  for  Modoc  county.  Mr.  Warner 
succeeds  Gustav  Kaufman,  who  recently  resigned. 


■"BAG    LIMIT"- 

HAND   LOADED  SHELLS 

Our  own  make,  and  we're  proud  of  them. 

Hand-loaded  by  our  own  experts. 

All  the  leading  brands  of  powder  used. 

If  you  want  to  strike  the  "bag  limit"  use  our  "Bag  Limit"   Hand- 
loaded  Shells. 

BRITTAIN    &    CO.   Inc. 

Everything  in  Hardware 

Van  Ness  Ave.  and  Turk  St. 


Insure  Your  Stallion 


And  Other 
Valuable 
Animals 


AGAINST  DEATH  FROM  ANY  CAUSE.  For  particulars  and  rates  address 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wash. 
Make  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'    commissions.     Liberal   discount. 


Saturday.  March  30,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


Only  3000  immigrants  coming  into 
the  port  of  New  York  last  year  found 
their  way  to  the  farms,  the  remainder 
going  to  the  large  cities.  The  total 
immigration  to  this  country  in  1906 
was  in  excess  of  a  million. 

Sheep  are  naturally  healthy,  but 
quickly  succumb  to  disease  in  unfavor- 
able conditions. 

As  a  rule  the  sheep  that  makes  the 
best  si?ed  carcass  matures  slow  when 
young. 

A  healthy  growthy  condition  of  the 
system  is  shown  by  a  bright  oily  con- 
dition of  the  fleece. 

A  number  of  old  or  unthrifty  ewes 
will  often  make  a  material  difference 
in  the  possible  profits. 


Warranted  to  Giro  Satisfaction. 

Gombau/t's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A.  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 

Curb,  Splint  Sweeny,  Capped  Bock, 

Strained    Tendons,     Founder,    Wind 

Puffj,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 

Ringbone    and    other   bony   tumors. 

Cures  all  akin  diseases  or  Parasites, 

Thrush,     Diphtheria,      Removes     all 

Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 

As  a  Human    Remedy  for   Rheumatism, 

Sprains,    Sore   Throat,    etc,  It  13  invaluable. 

^Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam   sold    is 

Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.    Price  SI  60 

per  bottle.    Sola  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 

firess,  ch&nres  paid,  witfl  full  directions  for 
ta  use.  tSTSend  for  descriptive  circolara, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0. 


PLEASANTON  RACE  MEETING 

To  Be  Held  At 

Pleasanton,  July  31,  August  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

Under  the  Auspices  of  the  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club. 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Wednesday,  May  I,  1907.       Entries  to  Purses  Close  Monday,  July  I,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 


FIRST    DAT,    WEDNESDAY,    JULY    31st. 

No.  1 — 2:08    PACE,    LOU    CEEIIIS    STAKE SSOO 

No.  2 — TWO-YEAB-OII    TBOTTT5G    PURSE $500 

No.  3 — TWO-YEAR-OLD     FACING     PURSE S400 

SECOND  DAY.  THURSDAY,  AUGUST  1st. 

No.   4 — 2:14    TBOT,     ALAMEDA     COUNTY    STAKE $800 

No.  S — 220    FACING   PURSE     $500 

No.  6 — 2:24    TBOTTING    FUBSE §500 


THIRD    DAY,    FRIDAY.    AUGUST    2d. 
No.   7 — 2:10  TROT,  FLEASANT'N  MERCHANTS  STAKE,  $800 

No.  8 — 2:15    FACING   PURSE     $500 

No.   9 — 2:17  TROTTING  PURSE    S500 

FOURTH    DAY,    SATURDAY,   AUGUST   3d. 
No.    10 — THREE-YEAR-ODD   TROT,    W.   A.    CLARK    JR. 

STAKE    (Horses  without  records) $800 

No.   11 — 2:12    FACING   PURSE    S500 

No.   12 — THREE-YEAR-ODD    FACING    PURSE S500 


Entries  to   Stakes   Nos.   1,  4,  7   and  10   close  May  1st,   1907,    when    horses    must    be    named. 

Entries  to   Stakes  Nos.  2,   3,   5,   6,  8,  9,  11   and  12   close   July    1st,    1907,    when   horses    must   he   named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering1  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing  May  1st  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named   by   five   o'clock   p.   m.   the    day   before   the    first    day    of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions  to    be   announced   later. 


SPECIAL   CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the   amount    of   the   purse    or    stake    will   be   deducted    from    each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,   25.   15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  further   conditions,   etc.,   address   the   Secretary. 

DR.  L.  A.   COLESTOCK,   Secretary, 
DEE    "WELLS,   President.  Pleasanton,   Cal. 


SOUTHERN      CALIFORNIA     CIRCUIT 


June  21st  to  July  6th,  1907 


San   Diego 

June  21  and  22 


San  Bernardino 

June  26,  27,  28  and  29 


Los  Angeles 

July  3,  4,  5  and  6 


Entries  to  Stake  Races  Close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907 

Entries  to  Purse  Races  Close  Saturday,  June  1st,  1907 

PROGRAMMES: 


SAN  DIEQ0. 

No.   1—2:20    CLASS   TROTTING 

STAKE      $1000 

No.  2 — 2:20       CLASS       FACING 

STAKE      S10O0 

No.  3 — 2:13    CLASS   TBOTTING 

PURSE      S500 

No.  4 — 2:13       CLASS       FACING 

PURSE      $500 

No.  5—2:08       CLASS       FACING 

FUBSE      SSOO 

Address  all  communications  to 

JAS.  C.  WALLACE,  Secretary. 
B.  F.  D.  No.  1,  San  Diego,   Cal. 


SAN  BERNARDINO. 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE   26th. 

No.  1 — 2:40    CLASS    TROTTING,    NOVELTY,    PURSE $300 

No.  2 — 2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE $1000 

No.  3 — 2:14   CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $500 

THUBSDAY.    JUNE    27th. 

No.  4 — 2 :13    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  5 — 2:24    CLASS    TBOTTING,    STAKE $1000 

No.  6 — SPECIAL     $225 

FRIDAY,    JUNE    28th. 

No.  7 — 2:16    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  8 — 2  :  10     CLASS    TBOTTING,     PURSE $500 

No.  9 — 2:30    CLASS    FACING,    NOVELTY,    FUBSE ..$300 

SATURDAY,    JUNE    29th. 

No.   10 — 2:10    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $500 

No.   11—2 :17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  12 — SPECIAL     $225 

Races  Nos.  2  and  5  close  May  1st.     All  other  races  close 
June    1st.    1907.      Novelty    races  are    races   with    three    heats 
only.   S100  per  heat,  every  heat  a  race.     Winner  of  each   race 
to  receive   $100   and  cannot  start   in   succeeding  heats. 
Address  all   communications   to 

BOBT.  T.  CURTIS,  Secretary, 

223   Orange   St.,   Bedlands,    Cal. 


LOS  ANQELES. 

WEDNESDAY,    JULY    3d. 

No.  1 — 2:08    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  2 — 2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE $1000 

No.   3 — 2:14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $800 

THURSDAY,    JULY    4th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.    5 — 2 :24     CLASS     TROTTING,     STAKE $1000 

No.  6 — LADIES'     RUNNING    BACE S225 

Of  which  $65  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  to  carry  135  lbs. 
PBIDAY,    JULY    5th. 

No.  7 — 2 :16    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE S600 

No.  8 — 2:10    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  9—2 :25    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE S400 

For  three-year-olds   or  under. 
SATURDAY,    JULY    6th. 

No.  10 — 2 :10    CLASS    FACING,    PURSE $800 

No.   11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    PURSE $600 

No.    12 — BELAY    BACE,    FIVE    MILES $350 

S200  to   first,   S100  to   second,   $50  to  third.     Entrance   $2 

per  horse.     Change  horse  and  saddle  each  mile. 
Address    all    communications    to 

P.  A.  COFPMAN,  Secretary, 

University   P.    O.,   Los   Angeles,    Cal 


CONDITIONS: 

Southern  California -Circuit -Stakes :  close  Wednesday.  May  1st.  at  11  p  m.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners,  payable  as 
follows:  $20  to  accompany  entry.  May  1st.  when  horse  must  be  named:  $10  pay.-.ble  June  1st.  and  the  balance  of  $20  before  starting  Nominators  must  notl  PvSecreta?v 
in  writing  if  they  wish  to  withdraw  from   any  stake,    in.l   will    not   he   held    for  any  payments   falling  due  after  date  of   notice  of  withdrawal!  secretarj 

Purses  close  Saturday.  June  1st.  at  11  p.  m.  National  Association  rules  to  govern,  unless  otherwise  specified  Hobbles  not  barred  on  oncers  Entrance  five  ner 
cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  additional  from   money   winners.      Mile  heats,   three   in    five.     No  race  longer  than  five  Keats    money   t  mi      ir ?  accordance   with  the  sum 

mary  at  the  end  of  the  fifth   heat.      Money  divided   50,   25,    15  and   10   per  cent   of  purse.     Horse  distancing   the  Held en titled "one  moneHnly      The  Association   reserves 
the  right   to  change  order  of  program  and   to  declare  off  any   race  not  filling  satisfactorily.     Any  entry   in   purse   races    accompanied   by   three  per  cent  of  nurse     Hv- 
cent  additional   to  start),  entry  will   not   be   suspended   for  further  payment,    provided  horse  is  declared  out  in   writlnl  on   Sr  before   7 o'clock  p    m    on  the *  d ay   h 

FOR  ENTBY   BLANKS    ADDBESS    THE    RESPECTIVE    SECRETARIES,    OB    BBEEDEB  AND  SPORTSMAN,   616  GOLDEN  GATE  AVE.,   SAN  FRANCISCO,   CAL. 


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.THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


One  advantage  with  sheep  is  that 
they  need  the  greatest  care  when  there 
is  time  to  give  it. 

Sheep  do  not  require  as  much  heat 
producing  fuel  as  other  animals  on  ac- 
count of  their  heavy  coats. 

It  is  the  ill  conditioned  sheep  in  the 
flock  that  cause  the  largest  amount 
of  trouble  in  managing. 

With  a  breeding  flock  a  certain  num- 
ber of  young  sheep  must  he  kept  to 
take  the  place  of  the  older  ones 

SITUATION   WANTED. 


By  an  experienced  man  on  a  stock 
ranch  as  foreman.  Thoroughly  posted 
and  competent  to  break,  race  and 
train  colts.  Owns  a  good  stallion  by 
Stam  B.  that  he  will  take  along  with 
him.  First-class  references.  For 
further  particulars  address  "FORE- 
MAN," Breeder  and  Sportsman,  616 
Golden  Gate  ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE  OR  LEASE  TO  RESPON- 
SIBLE PASTIES. 
Bay  mare,  DEVILETTA  2:1414  (at  3 
years  old),  by  Diablo.  Five  years  old 
Ibis  spring;  has  been  used  on  tbe  road 
more  or  less  since  her  record  was  made; 
is  entered  in  2:14  class  at  Petaluma; 
should  be  a  great  mare  this  season.  For 
particulars  address 

W.  S.  EMIZET, 
Gridley,  Cal. 

AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


AN  INFLAMED  TENDON 

NEEDS  COOLING. 

"Will  do  it  and  restore  the  circulation, 
assist  nature  to  repair  strained,  rup- 
tured ligaments  more  successfully  than 
Firing.  No  blister,  no  hair  gone,  and 
you  can  use  the  horse.  $2.00  per  bottle, 
delivered.  Book  2-C  Free. 
ABSORBING,  JR.,  for  mankind,  $1.00 
{  bottle.  Cures  Strained  Torn  Ligaments, 
Taricose  Veins,  Varicocele,  Hydrocele,  en- 
larged Glands  and  Ulcers.    Allays  pain  quickly 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D^  F. 

54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Loa 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


At  the 


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SAFETY 

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Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
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VETERINARY 

ADVICE 

Dr.  B.  A.  Tattle,  a  Teterinary  sur- 
geon of  long  experience  has  writ- 
ten a  book  entitled  "Veterinary 
Experience"  on  the  diseases  of 
horses,  giving  symptoms  and 
treatment  In  plain  terms.  It  Is 
fully  illustrated  with  diagram! 
Bhowing  tbe  skeleton  and  circu- 
klatoryaxtd digestive  systems  with 
■references  that  make  them  plain. 
*TellB  bow  to  buy  a  borse  and 
know  whetherlt  is  sound  or  not.  Every  borse  owner 
should  have  one.     It  is  sent  Co  any  one. 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

t»  the  only  guaranteed  cure  for  Colic,  Curb,  recent 
Shoo  Bolls  and  Callous,  It  locates  lameness,  relieves 
and  cures  Spavins,  Ring  Bone,  Cookie  Joints,  GrsaM 
Hssl,  Scratches,  Cstsrrh,  etc.  Send  today  and  get  the 
book  free  and  information  about  Dr.  Tattle's  specifics. 

Tattle's  Elixir  Co.,     52  Beverly  St,  Boston.  Mass. 

Itedlngton  &  Company.  San  Francisco,  California 
W.  A  Shaw,  12CJ  \V.  Washington  St.,  Los  Angeles 


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Horse  Boots 


It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories  and  know  whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold   to  the   Leading   Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  We  can't  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality-the  "SELL  BRAND" 

the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear-where.  Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ing  qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correctductions  in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable  published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else-request. 

To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers. 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,   Sacramento,  Cal. 

Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  a  11  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly.    Send  to-day  to 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 

The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM   BRAND 


CANTON. O. 


THE     "SELL     BRAND" 


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JELLr* 

CANTON. O. 


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SPAVIN  CURE 


Sheepshead    Bay,    N.    Y. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Dear  Sirs — Your  "Save-the-Horse" 
saved  my  horse,  St.  Gallen.  He  ran  away 
four  miles  and  it  was  almost  certain  lie 
would  never  race  again,  as  he  went 
wrong  in  the  middle  tendon  and  sus- 
pensory ligament.  I  got  a  bottle  of 
your  "Save-the-Horse."  I  kept  on  train- 
ing him  and  by  the  time  I  used  one 
bottle  I  started  him  and  won  a  race 
with  him.  Men  who  saw  my  horse  said 
it  was  the  worst  leg  they  ever  saw  on 
account  of  its  being  in  such  a  bad  place. 

H.  A.   DAVIS, 
Trainer  for  D.  C.  Ingram, 
Neck  Road,  Sheepshead  Bay,  H.T. 


"Save-the-Horse"  permanently  cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low),  Curb, 
Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil,  Wind 
Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all  lameness, 
without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.  Horse 
works   as   usual. 

$500  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists  and   Dealers   or 

Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal. 


SWA/ 

CAPSULES 


BLAKE,  MOFFITT    &    TOWNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 

1400-1450  4th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Blake.  Mofflt  &  Towne,  Loa  Angele*. 
Blake,    McFall    &    Co.,    Portland,    Oregon. 


Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


TH3  BREEDER  AND  SFORTSMAN 


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DETROIT     DRIVING     CLUB 


TROTTING   AND   PACING    DEPARTMENT   OF   THE    MICHIGAN     HORSE   BREEDERS'   ASSOCIATION    ANNOUNCES   ITS   ANNUAL 

Blue  Ribbon  Meeting,  July  22,  23,  24,  25,  26,  1907.     Entries  close  Tuesday,  April  2 


STAKES 


When  Horses  Must  Be  Named 


2:24   Class,    Trotting,    "Merchants'  and  Manufacturers "  Stakes 

2:13   Class,    Pacing,   "Chamber  of  Commerce*'  Stake        - 

2:14    Class,    Trotting,    "Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times"  Stake 


$10,000 
5,000 
3,000 


CONDITIONS 


Entrance  fee  5  per  cent,  with  an  additional  5  per  cent  on  the  gross  amount  of 
each  heat  from  the  winner  or  any  division  of  sairie.  No  nomination  will  be  liable 
beyond  the  amount  paid  in,  provided  a  written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  received  by 
the  Club  at   the  time  any  payment  falls  due. 

The  Main  Race  and  Consolation  of  the  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  and 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Stakes,  also  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stakes, 
win  be  Three  Heats  of  One  Mile  Each.  Should  there  be  a  dead  heat  between  two 
ox  more  horses  in  any  of  the  first  three  heats,  the  money  in  the  dead  heat  will  be 
divided  equally,  but  should  two  or  more  horses  stand  equal — tied — in  the  summaries 
_  for  first  position  at  the  finish  of  the  third  heat,  they  shall  race  an  extra  heat  in 
order  to  declare  a  winner  of  the  race. 

A  distanced  horse  shall  be  entitled  to  money  already  won,  but  he  shall  not  be 
eligible  to  start  in  the  Consolation  Race  should  the  amount  won  exceed  §450  in  the 
M.  and  M.  and  $225  in  the  C.  of  C. 

The  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $1300  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.:  $700  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat, 
?500  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $500  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Con- 
solation Race,  which  is  to  be  trotted  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the 
first  race,  and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  $450  in  the 
Main  Race,  $300  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  $200  to  the  second  horse  in 
each  heat,  $100  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $200  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 

In  the  event  of  there  being  less  than  ,4hree  shbrses  eligible  to  the  Consolation 
Race,  there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse " in  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race  the  sum 
of  $300,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  $100,.  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro- 
rata among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  -third.     Should  it  amount  to  more 


than  the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of 
the  Main  Race. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $650  to  the  winner 
of  each  heat  in  the  Main  Race.  $350  to  the  second  horse  in  each  heat,  $250  to  the 
third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $250  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  In  the  Consolation 
Race,  which  is  to  be  paced  three  days  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the  first  race, 
and  is  open  only  to  horses  that  start  and  do  not  win  more  than  $225  in  the  Main 
Race,  $150  will  be  paid  to  the  winner  of  each  heat,  $100  to  the  second  horse  in  each 
heat,  and  $50  to  the  third  horse  in  each  heat,  and  $100  to  the  winner  of  the  race. 
In  the  event  of  there  being  less  than  three  horses  eligible  to  the  Consolation  Race, 
there  will  be  paid  to  the  fourth  horse  in  each  heat  of  the  Main  Race,  the  sum  of 
$150,  to  the  fifth  horse  in  each  heat  $50.  and  the  remaining  money  divided  pro-rata 
among  the  horses  finishing  first,  second  and  third.  Should  it  amount  to  more  than 
the  sum  mentioned,  the  surplus  will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners  of  the 
Main  Race. 

The  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  Stake  will  be  divided  as  follows:  $500  to 
the  winner  of  each  heat;  $300  to  the  second  horse,  and  $150  to  the  third  horse,  and 
$150  to  the  winner  of  the  race.  Should  the  stake  exceed  $3000  in  value,  the  surplus 
will  be  divided  pro-rata  among  the  winners.  Rules  of  the  American  Trotting  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  this  club  is  a  member,  will  govern  except  as  otherwise  provided. 

Payments  are   due  as  follows: 

April   2 

Merchants'    and    Manufacturers'    Stake     $75 

Chamber    of    Commerce    Stakes    50 

Horseman   and    Spirit    of   Times    Stakes    30 


May  7 

June  4 

July  0 

$100 

$150 

$175 

60 

65 

75 

35 

40 

45 

1. 


In  addition  to  these  stakes  about  a  dozen  other  events  will  be  announced  in  May  or  June  to  complete  the  racing  program  for  July  22-26  with  classes  to  suit  cam- 
paigning stables,  especially  those  represented  in  the  stakes. 

Por  Entry  Blanks  and  aU  information  address  the  Secretary 
DANIEL  J.  CAMPAU,  President.  ALBERT   H.  MOONE.   Sec,  Boom  19,  Campau  Building,  Detroit,  Michigan. 


Second   Payment   Due  April   1st,  1907 

$5  on  Each  Entry  in  the 

Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  No.7.  $7000  Guaranteed 


MARES  SERVED  1908. 


FOALS  OF    1907. 


STAKE  CLOSED  NOV.  1,  1906. 


$4,250  for  Trotting  Foals.    $1,750  for  Pacing  Foals.    $800  to  Nominators  of  Dams  of  Winners 

and  $200  for  Owners  of  Stallions. 


MONEY    DIVIDED   AS    FOLLOWS: 


$3000 
200 

1250 
200 

100 


For  Three-Year-Old   Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

For  Two-Year-Old  Trotters. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Two-Year- 
Old  Trot. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old  Trot  when  mare  was  bred. 


$1000 
200 

750 
200 

100 


For    Three-Year-Old    Pacers. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old   Pace. 

For  Two-Year-Old   Pacers. 

For  Nominator  of  Dam  of  Winner  of  Two-Year- 
Old   Pace. 

To  Owner  of  Stallion,  Sire  of  Winner  of  Three-Year- 
Old   Pace  when   mare  was  bred. 


ENTRANCE  and  PAYMENTS — $2  to  nominate  mare  on  November  1,  1906,  when  name,  color,  description  of  mare  and  stallion 
bred  to  must  be  given.  $5  April  1,  1907.  $5  November  1,  1907.  S10  on  yearlings  April  1,  190S.  510  on  two-year- 
olds  April  1,   1909.     $10  on   three-year-olds  April  1,   1910. 

DON'T     FAIL    TO    MAKE    THE    PAYMENT. 

REMEMBER  THE   SUBSTITUTION  CLAUSE — If  the  mare  proves  barren,   or  slips,  or  has  a  dead  foal  or  twins,   or  if  either 
the  mare  or  foal  dies  before  April  1st,   1908,  her  nominator  may  sell  or     transfer     his     nomination  or  substitute 
another  mare  and  foal  regardless  of  ownership. 
BE  SUBE  AND  MAKE  PAYMENT   ON  TIME. 

P.  W.   KELLEY,   Secretary, 
E.  P.  HEALD,  President.  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Prancisco,  Cal. 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six  or  more   races   each  week  day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening-   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and  last  races. 

THOS.    H.    WILLIAMS,    President. 
PERCY    W.    TREAT,    Secretory. 


FOR   SALE    OR   EXCHANGE. 


Finest  Fair  of  Four- Year-Old  Fillies  in 
California. 

Perfectly  matched,  highly  bred,  good 
size,  show  speed  (never  tracked).  Close- 
ly related  to  Lou  Dillon,  the  fastest 
trotter  in  the  world  and  trace  many 
times  to  Hambletonian  10  through  their 
sire  and  dams.  "Well  broken,  single  and 
double,  not  afraid  of  anything.  Not 
being  situated  to  handle  this  class  of 
stock,  I  will  sell  or  exchange  for  com- 
mon or  work  horses.  One  of  the  above 
fillies  has  a  full  sister  with  a  race  rec- 
ord of  2:16i/l-  Address  S.  H.  CRANE, 
1817    Bancroft    Way,    Berkeley,    Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 


Gracie  S.  Jr.,  bright  bay  mare,  very 
handspme,  six  years  old,  full  16  hands. 
1150  lbs.,  sound  and  gentle,  good  head- 
ed, not  a  blemish  on  her,  free  driver, 
high  knee  action,  was  never  trained  but 
can  trot  a  mile  in  2:20  any  time  without 
a  boot  or  a  strap.  Is  in  the  pink  of  con- 
dition and  a  real  show  mare.  Would 
make  an  ideal  road  mare  and  no  road  is 
too  long  for  her.  Will  do  to  race  in 
the  green  class  this  year.  Sired  by 
Dexter  Prince  (son  of  Kentucky  Prince 
and  Lady  Dexter  by  Hambletonian  10), 
dam  Gracie  S.,  dam  or  Dione  2:07%  and 
Belle  Dawson  2 :16  % ,  by  Speculation, 
grandam  Jenny,  dam  of  Hulda  2 :08  % 
and  two  others,  by  Bull  Pup.  For  furth- 
er particulars  and  price,  address  H. 
OLSEN,   814  B   St.,   HaywardB,   Cal. 

AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


STALLIONS    FOR  SALE. 

One  bay,  four  years  old,  sired  by  Mc- 
Kinney   2:11%. 

Two  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou 
2:07%,  brown  and  chestnut. 

One  brown,  two-year-old  by  Red 
Nuttle    22357. 

All  out  of  highly  bred  standard  mares. 
Will  sell  at  a  bargain.  For  prices  and 
particulars    address 

Q.    B.    BLANCHAED, 

875  University  Ave.,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 

A  beautiful  young  stallion,  four  years 
old,  well  bred  and  well  broken.  Apply 
to 

T.  J.  MURRAY, 
936  University  Ave.,  West  Berkeley,  Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 

Handsome  black  stallion,  close  to  16 
hands,  sound  and  without  a  blemish, 
five  years  old,  thoroughly  broke  and 
kind  and  gentle.  Has  plenty  of  speed, 
and  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:20.  His  sire 
is  the  great  Altamont,  and  his  dam 
Trilby  Bowers  by  Silver  Bow.  For 
price  and  full  particulars,  or  to  see 
horse,  call  or  write  to  the  undersigned. 
L.    A.    BANGS, 

3025    Clement    Ave.,    Alameda,    Cal. 

PASTURAGE. 
Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MRS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,  Cal, 


TO    THE    HORSEMEN 


Concord  Track  Under  New  Management 


Will  be  kept  in  first-class  condition 
for  training;  S6  box  stalls;  good  water; 
unsurpassed  climate;  grand  pasturage 
and  hay  and  low  rates.  Central  loca- 
tion. Stalls,  $2  per  month.  Apply  to 
CUNEO  &  BENSON, 
Concord,    Contra    Costa    Co.,    Cal. 

SHY  POINTER  JR.  FOR  SALE   OR 

LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06%,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  .about 
1100.  is  now  in'good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12%.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FRANK  S.  TURNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Rosa,    Cal. 

BOODLE   MARB   FOR   SALE. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1894,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner. 
Boodle  2:12%.  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14%,  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%. 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H..  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14%  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is  bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%    this  year. 

Address,  H.  HAHN,  2125  Buena  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,  Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland.  Cal.,  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

JERSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 

IMPORTED    HACKNEY    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS'--QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Matio. 

RUBBEROID     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 

CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing*. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 

Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  llth  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.     All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  30,  1907 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old   Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord  .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed  in   a   Bace    . 2:10^ 

Wi-N-NEB  OP  HABTFOBD  PTJTTJBirr  ($8500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:1251  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bod  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12=4,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:243-4;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536:  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna   (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:2254),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season    of   1907   at  FLIASAHTOl!    RACE    TBACK. 
Sl^fl  for  tho  5ojcnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
*™  '"'    luc  -JCasuil         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:193A  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EXFHESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12*£)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23^  (dam  of  Aegon  2:lS*4,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
i»  ^  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white*  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both. 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Hepresentatrve  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Highland  C. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 

>7  f\l    (\ni/     RECORD  2:05^ 
Z<\JLUwlV     Reg.  No.  34471 

Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 

Sire   of  Tne   following  trial   miles   have   been 

shown  during  the  last  year:     Bystander 

Bystander       .  ?-f»S        '    2:05%,  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10%. 

r»„1!1„».     rj\  t'Z~ ,,    :    Bouton  de  Oro  2:11.   Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 

Ueillan    (4)        .       .  .    2:09  H        patra    2:12,    Kinney    Wood    2:12.    Zollie 

Sherlock  Holmes  ?-w(  \  2:13-  i™111  zoiock  2:14.  conctnta  2:17. 

oiiciiuin  liuiiura.       .       £.11/4  Red   Lock   2:18;   Angeline   2:18.   Adalante 

K.  AmbUSh   (3)         .             2:14 li  ■    2:18.      Zolocka      2:20.      Inaugretta    2:22, 

7nlahkn                                            ,.,„/  !    Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25,  Majella  2:25, 

,        a     ,                 &.&&Y1  i    McNeer  2:25.   Denitha   2:25,  Bolock   2:27, 

Ingarita       ......      2:25*2  Bonnie    June    2:27.    Izalco    2:30,    and    a 

Tli-vi<*    ft                                              ->  vr  number  of  others  that   have  been  miles 

ir        .       a &'•"  better  than  2:30.     His  get  are  all  young 

Dixie  W.          ....       2*27  and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 

r li*                                       «".»~  of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 

Conchlta 2:29  years  old. 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11# 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%).  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Kcho  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and   fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

EEUST    DEIANET. 

University  Station,   Los   Angeles,   Cal 

Mendocino  22607 

EECOED     (TEBEE-TEAB-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07*4  .to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:2114,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14*4,  etc.  Bay  stallion. 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1S89.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire.  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MAXTO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
901  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17*4,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:2514,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1S82;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  "With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

service  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


By  McKinney  2 ill1 4  I 
Sam  Helena  2:11  Vi- 


/HcKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11*4).  First  dam, 
SELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  WildnutUng  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%.  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale:   fourth  dam,  Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SEB/VTCE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
PAS  I.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
bv  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PABM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,   Cal- 


By    J.    J.    Audubou 

.  16695,    sire    of    An- 

M       dubon    Boy  1:59K 

■"*  Nan  Audubon  2:08^ 

Miss  Rita  2:08^ 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Eoyal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Bed  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:08%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%,  Sunland  Belle  2:08%,  etc.), 
he  bv  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
In  2-30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flasy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grev  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomerov  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%);  second 
dam,   Nelly. 

First  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

First  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03*4,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:001/4.  first  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59*.},  second  trial  against  time. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57*4   seconds. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59*4- 
WILL    STAND    AT    AGRICULTURAL    PASS,    LOS    ANGELES,    TO 
A  PEW  GOOD    MARES, 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For  further  particulars   address  J.  T.  OATCOBXS, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal, 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION      TEOTTING      STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09j 


....       ,,,      ...      r>  r»„„~rl  ror  Trotting  Stallions  in  1904 

He  holds  the  World  s  Race  Kecora  Por  new  sues  of  m»  age  m  1906 

.,,Tir  O.D7V.  is  entered  in  tne  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  tie rTroduce of2  every niaVe  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
wittout  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
J?v?n  for  ^arr!essP  c^s  and  may  reach  328,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  bv  -Ulerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  aam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2  18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2S%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40.  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
erandson  of  Hambletonian  10:   fourth  dam  S.  T.  B..  thoroughbred  .  - 

BEDLAC  is  a  browji  stallion.  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners.       ...        .         .  t     . 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WHL  MATTE  SEASOH  OP  1907  AT  AGBICTJDTtTBAD  PABK,  DOS  iNOELBS, 
CAD.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  Jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  o«  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escaDes  JUSTICE    Be    wuaii, 

r    .  c    ^    Grubb,  Manager,  University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 

Red  McK  43766 

■  VWU    1  T  JI.WjlV«  Son  of  the  Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 

by  the  Great  Bed  Wilkes  1479. 

Sired  by  McHinney  2:llYt  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  tS'  10  1™  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  150,000  at  17  years  of  age.  and  now  standing 
at  $500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  ana  24 
more  irf  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2  15% and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  lloO  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  Sure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben!  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13.  and  quarter  in  0:35%  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  m  style  and  conforma- 
tion After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MTJEFHTS    STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Dos  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.  R.  Murphy,  Owner.) 
TERMS — S30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:591 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in  1897.     The  fastest,  gamest  and  most  consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.  30183;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

lire   of   Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05*,    Sidney 
Pointer  2-07%,   Schley  Pointer  2:08%.  ,  ...  , 

Bv  Brown  Hal  2112%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer   l:o9%,    Hal   Pointer 
"■04    Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
'     '  Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  SIOO.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges. 

For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS,    De  BYDBB, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


iHcFadyen 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15:?4. 
By  Diablo  2:09*4,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


THE     STANDARD     STALLION 

45019 

2:151A 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%.  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — S40  for  the  Season.  B.  D.   DUD  LET,   Dixon,  CaL 


Saturday,  March  30.  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:08*41  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford    Stakes    of    1902,    and    6    other    4- 

y ear-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 


Registered  No.  25930 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes  2:18.   sire  of  42   in  2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
-:-S%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17^4),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE — $50.  Limited  to   forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20(4 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay.  llis  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  3HJ  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years.  2:29.   trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0814,  Lisonjero  2:08Vi,  James  L. 
2:09>4,  Edith  2:10.  etc.),  dam  'WoodHower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20. 
son  of  Electioneer:  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Bace  Track.  Woodland,  Cal. 
PEE:     530.  C.  A.  SFENCEB,  Manager,  Woodland,  CaL 

ALEX.  BROWN",   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  CaL 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09  V 
Reg.  No.  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish    14)   2.08'/i 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24  V 

By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  ?:07%.  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25.  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1.200.  and  is  as  near  perfection 
'  as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays.  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season.    March    1st   to   July   1st. 


Y0SEMITE 


Standard  Bred  S=Y.=0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09  U 


Dam    Leap    Tear    2:26*4    (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.      Tosemite  is  15.3   hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest  and   most  promising-  young   stallions    on 
this   Coast.     He  will   be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season,     limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

PETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Be?.  No,  24576.    Trotting1  Bace  Becord  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11*4,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

|  for  the  Season.  H.   S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  CaL 

Usual   retnrn   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 
2AVA 


Will  Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,    Yolo    County,    CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04*4,  Zephyr 
2:07*4,  Charley  T.  2:11%.  Clara  B.  2:13*4,  Bellemont  2:13%.  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California   next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.   X.   BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   Cal. 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO-YEAE-OLD     BE  CORD     2 :29 ' 
BT  McKINNEY  2:111/4 


Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0S%,  Lisonjero  2:08*4 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.);  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%.  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending  July  1st,  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near  the   Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TEBMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges.     Apply   to 
F.     GOMMET.     Owner.  HANS     PEELLSON,     Manager. 


Champion  Colts 

May   well   be  expected   from 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)   2:15- 

Sunol,  2:08^4,  recently  had  a  fine  colt  by  him.     Our  living 
foal  or  money  back  terms  are  popular. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

SSfSS&ST  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.Y. 


17 


Bonnie  Direct  (4)  2:05< 

Sire  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:Q9}i 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Pleaeanton,  CaL 
Fee    $100   with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded  if  horse  is  sold 
BONNIE   DIRECT'S  SIRE  is  Direct  2:05^,   sire  of  Directly  2:03Vi.  Direct  Hal 
":04Vi.    Bonnie    Direct    (4)    2:05>4,    King   Direct    2:05M.    Prince   Direct    2:07.    Direct 
Wood  2:07%.  Trilby  Direct  2:08%,  Directum  Kelly  2:0S'/i,  Direct  View  2:08&.  and 
Rey  Direct  2:10.  . 

BONNIE  DIEECT'S  DAM  is  Bon  Eon  2:26  by  Simmons,  dam  of  Bonnie  Direct 
20514,   Bonnie   Steinway   2:06i4.   Rector   2:10%.    Bonsilene   2:143-4,    etc.      His   second 
dam  produced  four  in  list  and  is  by  George  Wilkes,  and  his  fourth  dam  produced 
one  in  the  list  and  was  a  thoroughbred  mare  by  Bob  Johnson,  son  of  Boston. 
For  further  particulars  address 

C.  L.   GRIFFITH,  Fleasanton. 


NEAREST  35562 


(RECORD  2:22*^) — Sire  of  Alone  (A)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%).  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%. 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16*4,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  "Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10?i,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%.  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAE,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEABEST  is  a  dark  bay, 
1 5.3  hands,  and  weighs  1.200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23*4.  last 
half  in  1:07*>&,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  3134  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old.  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion   of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella- 2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kellev  (1)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This   is   the  only   stallion    living  or  dead   that  carries   the  five  great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season   of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TEBMS — S50  for  the  Season  with  usual  retnrn  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042   Alameda   Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2;/2  Hands. 
By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley. 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 10SS. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  his  full  brother 


THE  STANDARD  TROTTING  STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  ~ 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11»4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age:  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13Vi.  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2-27.  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by- 
McDonald  Chief  35S3,  son  of  Clark  Chief  ■%#;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2-.16S.  Columbus  S.  2:17).  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J  E.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13*4:  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  ._„„,    ,_      ^  •    ,.      ,  „„„ 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands   lo.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 

pounds;    perfect   in   every   way.      Limited   to    fifteen   mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  staoles  in  Vallejo. 

Good  pasturage.   $3   per  month 

525  for  the  Season.    Usual  retnrn  privilege. 

THOMAS  SMITH,  1021  Georgia  St.,  Vallejo,   Cal. 


BREED    TO    THE    GREAT    SIRE    OF    CHAMPIONS 


NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16J 

Sire,     Gny     Wilkes     2:15%,    Toy     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Iiida    W.     2:1s1*,    by 

Nutwood  2:1834- 
TEBMS — For  Season,  350.  Beturn  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04*^,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09^,  Who  Is  It  2:10*4,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10*4.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10.%. 
Georgie  B.  2:12*4.  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13*£.  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S*£.  Lady  Mowry.  2:09*4.,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11^4.  Aerolite  (2)  2:15*4  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

SIASTIN  CABTEE,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUNTAIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Flenty  of  Bunnlng  "Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,  Gi*o?.mei 
and  Fed  if   Owners  So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per  month.      For  particulars   address 

EOBEET  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER    FARM,   MOUNTAIN   VIEW, 
Reference — S.  F.  Riding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  March  30.  1907 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  St  annard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 


St.  Patrick's  Day 

Sister  Alice,  2:18%,  who  is  hooked  to 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

Had  an  excellent  colt  hj-  Directum  Spier,  2:lli4.  Our 
living  foal  or  money  back  terms  appeal  to  those  who 
themselves  own  good  sires. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

SS^a.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 


QRECO 

(Trial  2:12^) 


BLACK  COLT,  Foaled  1900;  Sire 
McKIN-NUY  2:11^4,  sire  of  Sweet 
Marie  2:02,  Kinney  Lou  2:07%, 
Charlev  Mac  2:07%,  Mack  Mack 
2:08,  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Hazel 
Kinney  2:09%,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
T)r  Book  2:10.  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  Tou 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AH.BEN  2:26%  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%. 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09%,  "W.  "Wood  2:07,  etc. 

Grandam.    LOTJ  MILTON    (dam   of   LOU   DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%   (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)"by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04,  etc.     Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.     Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40  speed- 
Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

"W.  E,   JOHNSON",   Santa  Clara,  CaL 

CAMPBELL'S  £J££Sm   GALL  REMEDY 


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GALL  REMEDY 


FOR 

HARNESS  SSHOULDER  6ALLS.BARBED WIRE  CUTS./ 

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For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  "WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying:  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  DrugE 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219, 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  In  Their  Stables 

PRICE — 25c,  50c   and   $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418  W.    Madison  St.,   Chicago.   III. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.      If  not  in  stock  ask  them  to 
write  any  Jobber  for  it 


THE  ONE  DISTEMPER  CURE 
After  years  of  continuous  trial  Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough 
Cure  is  the  one  remedy  universally  endorsed  by  shippers, 
turfmen,  veterinarians  and  practical  horsemen.  Cures  all 
contagious  catarrhal  diseases  of  horses  and  other  animals. 
50c  and  $1.00  at  dealers  or  prepaid  direct.  Let  us  send  you, 
free,   "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,   Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland,  CaL,  Pac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted 


AGENTS  AND  COERESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVEET  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOE  THE 
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No  lameness 

PADS 


Their  till  with  sir  at  eacb  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  whit  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  toot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cares  lameness. 


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If  in  Deed  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tubulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  hooks, 
Stallion  Service  Hooks,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  lor  road  or  track.  Jip-udini  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

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JAMES  A.   GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 

FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 

Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Low   California    Rates 


FROM    THE    EAST     DAILY    DURING 
MARCH    AND     APRIL,     1907 


From    Sioux   City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha    $25.00 

St    Joseph    $25.00- 

Kansas    City    $25.00 

Leavenworth    $25.00 

Denver    $25.00 

Houston    $25.00 

St.  Louis   $30.00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  he  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  he  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
lets on  the   great  California  Valleys   to  Information  Bureau, 


From  New  Orleans   $30.00 

Peoria    $31.00 

Pittsburg   $41.00 

Memphis    $31.65 

Bloomington    $32.00 

St.  Paul $34.85 

Chicago    $33.00 

New  York   $50.00 


Flood  Building,  San  Francisco 


Awarded  (xold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1892.  .Every  horse  owner 
ivho  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Saturday,  March  30,  1907] 


THE   BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


M+<"fr»:~fr*<KK"fr»;~M">*<">**M*^«<-"fr*i~fr^ 


DUPONT  SMOKELESS 


MAKES   A   CLEAN    UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At    the    Pacific    Coast    Trap    Shooters'    League    Tournament,    San    Francisco,     Cal., 
February    22 — 24,    were    won    by   shooters    who    used 


=DUPONT    SMOKELESS-- 


Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling    18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 

Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  "Wash, 
and  "Wilmington,   Del. 


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Francisco,    Cal. 


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NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


The  Trap  Shooting  Season  for  1907  has  Started 


And  So  Have  the  Victories  for 


SELBY  SHELLS 

At  the  Ingleside  Tournament  February  22-23-24  We   Finished      FIRST— SECOND— THIRD— FIFTH— SIXTH   AND  SEVENTH. 

At  the   Fresno  Tournament,   March  3-4  Mr.  E.   C.  Ickes  won  High  Amateur  Average,  92.28  per  cent.    Dick  Reed   (Prof.)  General  High  Average,  94.28  per   cent 

At  Ingleside,   March  10 
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Hunter  Arms  Trophy                                                                                                 Roos  Trophy  Winchester  Trophy 

won    by                                                                                                                   won  by  won  by 

S.  A.  Huntley.                                                                                                           Tony  Prior.  Edward  Schultz. 

Every    Trophy    Was    Won    With     Selby    Shells 


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-  or  cars. 


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[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


SOUTHERN      CALIFORNIA     CIRCUIT 


June  21st  to  July  6th,  1907 


Los  Angeles 

July  3,  4,  5  and  6 


San   Diego  San   Bernardino 

June  21  and  22  June  26,  27,  28  and  29 

Entries  to  Stake  Races  Close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907 

Entries  to  Purse  Races  Close  Saturday,  June  1st,  1907 


PROGRAMMES: 


SAN  DIEQO. 

No.  1—2:20   CLASS  TBOTTING 

STAKE      $1000 

No.  2—2:20      CLASS      FACING 

STAKE      51000 

No.  3 — 2:13    CLASS   TBOTTING 

PUKSE      $500 

No.  4 — 2:13       CLASS       FACING 

FUBSE      $500 

No.  5—2:03       CLASS       FACING 

PUKSE      $500 

Address  all  communications  to 

JAS.  C.  WALLACE,  Secretary. 
B.  F.  D.  No.  1,  San  Diego,  Cal. 


SAN  BERNARDINO. 

WEDNESDAY.    JUNE    26th. 

No.  1 — 2:40    CLASS    TBOTTING,    NOVELTY,    FTJBSE $300 

No.  2—2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE $1000 

No.  3 — 2 :14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $500 

THURSDAY,    JUNE    27th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  5—2:24    CLASS    TBOTTING,    STAKE $1000 

No.   6 — SPECIAL     $225 

FRIDAY.    JUNE   23th. 

No.  7 — 2:16    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  8 — 2 :10    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $500 

No.  9 — 2:30    CLASS    FACING,    NOVELTY,    FUBSE $300 

SATUBDAY,    JUNE    29th. 

No.   10—2:10    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $500 

No.   11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $400 

No.  12 — SPECIAL     $225 

Races  Nos.  2  and  5  close  May  1st.     All  other  races  close 
June    1st.    1907.      Novelty    races    are    races    with    three    heats 
only,   $100  per  heat,  every  heat  a  race.     Winner  of  each  race 
to   receive   $100  and  cannot  start   in   succeeding   heats. 
Address   all   communications   to 

BOBT.  T.  CUBTIS,  Secretary, 

223   Orange   St.,   Bedlands,    Cal. 


LOS  ANQELES. 

•WEDNESDAY,    JULY    3d. 

No.  1 — 2:08    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  2—2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE $1000 

No.   3 — 2:14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $800 

THURSDAY,    JULY    4th. 

No.  4—2:13    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  5— 2 :24    CLASS    TBOTTING,    STAKE $1000 

No.  6— LADIES'    BUNNING    BACE $225 

Of  which  $65  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  to  carry  135  lbs. 
FBIDAY,    JULY    5th. 

No.  7 — 2:16    CLASS   FACING,    FUBSE $600 

No.  8—2:10    CLASS    TBOTTING,   FUBSE $800 

No.  9— 2 :25    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $400 

For  three-year-olds   or  under. 
SATUBDAY,    JULY    6th. 

No.  10— 2:10    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $600 

No.  12— BELAY    BACE,    FIVE    MILES $350 

$200  to   first,  $100   to   second,  $50  to  third.     Entrance   $2 

per  horse.     Change  horse  and  saddle  each  mile. 
Address   all    communications    to 

F.  A.  COFFMAN,  Secretary, 

University  F.  O.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


CONDITIONS: 

Southern  California  Circuit  Stakes  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  at  11  p.  m.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners,  payable  as 
follows:  $20  to  accompany  entry,  May  1st,  when  horse  must  be  named:  $10  payable  June  1st,  and  the  balance  of  $20  before  starting.  Nominators  must  notify  Secretary 
in  writmg  if  they  wish  to  withdraw  from  any  stake,    mil  will   not  be  held  for  any  payments  falling  due  after  date  of  notice  of  withdrawal. 

Purses  close  Saturday,  June  1st,  at  11  p.  m.  National  Association  rules  to  govern,  unless  otherwise  specified.  Hobbles  not  barred  on  pacers.  Entrance  five  per 
cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.  Mile  heats,  three  in  five.  No  race  longer  than  five  heats,  money  to  be  paid  in  accordance  with  the  sum- 
mary at  the  end  of  the  fifth  heat.  Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent  of  purse.  Horse  distancing  the  field  entitled  to  one  money  only.  The  Association  reserves 
the  right  to  change  order  of  program  and  to  declare  off  any  race  not  filling  satisfactorily.  Any  entry  in  purse  races,  accompanied  by  three  per  cent  of  purse,  (two  per 
cent  additional  to  start),  entry  will  not  be  suspended  for  further  payment,  provided  horse  is  declared  out  in  writing  on  or  before  7  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  before 
the  race. 
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PLEASANT0N  RACE  MEETING 

To  Be  Held  At 

Pleasanton,  July  31,  August  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

Under  the  Auspices  of  the  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club. 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Wednesday,  May  I,  1907.        Entries  to  Purses  Close  Monday,  July  1,  1907 

PROGRAMME: 


PIBST    DAY,    WEDNESDAY,    JULY    31st. 

No.  1 — 2:08  FACE,   THE   FABMEBS'   STAKE $800 

No.  2 — TWO-YEAB-OLD    TBOTTING    FUBSE $500 

No.  3 — TWO-YEAB-OLD     FACING     FUBSE $400 

SECOND  DAY,  THUBSDAY,  AUGUST  1st. 

No.  4 — 2:14    TBOT,    ALAMEDA    COUNTY    STAKE $800 

No.  5 — 2:20   FACING    FUBSE     $500 

No.  6 — 2:24    TBOTTING    FUBSE     $500 


THIRD    DAY,    FBIDAY,    AUGUST    2d. 
No.  7 — 2:10  TBOT,  FLEASANT'N  MERCHANTS  STAKE,  $800 

No.  8 — 2:15    FACING   FUBSE     - $500 

No.  9 — 2:17  TBOTTING  FUBSE   $500 

FOUBTH  DAY,   SATUBDAY,  AUGUST  3d. 
No.  10 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD  TBOT,  W.  A.   CLABK  JB. 

STAKE   (Horses  without  records) $800 

No.  11 — 2:12    FACING    FUBSE    $500 

No.  12 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD    FACING    FUBSE $500 


Entries  to   Stakes   Nos.   1,  4,  7   and  10  close  May   1st,   1907,    when    horses    must    be    named. 

Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  2,  3,  5,  6,  8,  9,  11  and  12  close  July   1st,   1907,   when  horses   must  be  named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing  May  1st  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the   day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 


SPECIAL  CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or   stake   will  be   deducted   from   each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

nsember  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,   further   conditions,   etc.,   address   the   Secretary. 

DB.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 
£.2£   W  JILLS,  President. 


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(Established   1882.) 
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Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
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STALLIONS   ADVERTISED. 


AUDUBON  BOY  1:59%.  .J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  Los  Angeles 
AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569   Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  3956S Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

.J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  3958S..H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire   City  Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16% 

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11   Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

A  BAD  FEATURE  of  the  harness  racing  game  Is 
the  fact  that  a  very  high  class  trotter  or  pacer  soon 
loses  his  earning  capacity  as  a  race  horse.  The  big 
purses  and  stakes  are  given  for  the  slower  classes, 
as  their  success  depends  upon  the  entrance  fees,  and 
a  horse  with  a  very  low  record  must  race,  if  at  all, 
for  smaller  purses  than  are  offered  for  the  slower 
classes.  One  big  winning  season  on  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit is  about  all  a  good  consistent  race  horse  can 
be  expected  to  have.  Nut  Boy  went  through  the 
big  stakes  last  year,  as  he  was  eligible  to  everything 
below  the  2:17  class,  when  entries  closed,  but  having 
trotted  to  a  record  of  2:07%  there  are  now  no  large 
stakes  or  purses  open  to  him,  and  he  will  not  be 
able  to  win  more  than  half  as  much  as  last  year 
under  the  most  favorable  circumstances.  Should  he 
show  his  ability  to  trot  in  2:03  or  2:04  it  would  not 
bring  him  any  money  as  an  exhibition  horse,  as  in 
these  days  record  breaking  performances  are  de- 
manded by  the  public  when  they  pay  to  see  exhibi- 
tions against  time.  If  some  plan  can  be  devised 
whereby  the  earning  capacity  of  a  trotter  or  pacer 
will  be  increased  as  his  record  is  lowered  it  will  do 
more  for  the  harness  horse  business  than  all  the 
other  new  plans  of  racing  that  can  be  invented.  As 
conditions  now  exist  a  green  horse  that  can  show  to 
prospective  buyers  three  heats  in  2:10  will  sell  for 
more  money  than  a  tried  race  horse  that  has  won 
all  through  the  circuit  and  taken  a  record  of  2:08. 
The  difference  in  the  earning  capacity  is  the  reason 
for  this.  Large  stakes  for  green  horses  and  for 
those  not  in  the  free-for-all  class  are  all  right.  They 
have  helped  breeding  and  training  wonderfully,  and 


should  be  continued.  But  there  should  also  be  large 
stakes  for  the  fast  ones.  Those  that  go  to  the  front, 
win  the  money  and  take  low  records  this  year  should 
not  be  relegated  next  season  to  the  rear  ranks  as 
mony  earners.  Here  is  a  chance  for  the  new  Ameri- 
can Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  to  do  a 
good  work.  The  great  need  of  the  sport  of  harness 
racing  is  a  plan  by  which  the  largest  purses  and 
stakes  will  be  given  for  the  fastest  races.  One  great 
annual  free-for-all  trot  for  a  stake  of  from  $30,000 
to  $50,0000  with  a  moderate  entrance  fee  would  do 
a  vast  amount  of  good  for  the  harness  horse  industry 
and  if  held  in  some  of  the  big  cities  and  properly 
advertised  and  managed  it  would  pay  for  itself. 


PRICES  OF  HORSES  HAVE  INCREASED. 


TWO  ADDITIONAL  PURSES  of  $1500  each  have 
been  opened  by  Mr.  Harry  Stover  for  his  big  fair  and 
race  meeting  at  Petaluma  in  August.  One  is  for  2:23 
class  trotters,  the  other  for  2:20  class  pacers.  The 
conditions  are  the  same  as  the  purses  previously 
closed  and  will  be  found  in  full  in  the  advertisement, 
which  appears  in  this  paper  to-day.  It  certainly  looks 
as  if  Petaluma  would  have  the  greatest  meeting  held 
in  years,  as  the  entries  to  all  the  races  which  closed 
on  March  1st  were  very  numerous,  insuring  large 
fields  and  excellent  contests.  The  two  races  just 
opened  should  be  very  popular,  as  a  large  list  of  eli- 
gibles  is  in  training  throughout  the  State. 


PROVIDENCE.  RHODE  ISLAND,  will  hold  one  of 
the  greatest  meetings  of  the  Grand  Circuit,  and  is 
the  first  association  of  the  year  to  announce  a  big 
stake  for  free-for-all  pacers,  this  class  generally  be- 
ing compelled  to  start  for  a  lesser  amount  than  the 
slower  horses.  The  association  advertises  five  big 
early  closing  stakes  this  week.  Of  these  the  Roger 
Williams  Stake  is  $5000  for  2:12  class  trotters  and 
the  free-for-all  pace  is  $5000.  The  other  three  are 
$2000  each  for  2:17  trotters  and  2:10  and  2:15  pacers. 
The  Providence  track  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  world, 
the  association  is  progressive  in  every  way  and  there 
should  be  a  very  large  entry  list  to  all  these  purses. 
Albert  H.   Moone   is  the   Secretary. 


HARTFORD'S  EARLY  CLOSING  PURSES  will 
be  found  advertised  in  this  issue  of  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman.  Those  two  classics  of  harness  racing, 
the  Charter  Oak  $10,000  purse  for  2:10  trotters  and 
The  Nutmeg,  $5000  for  2:07  pacers,  will  be  the 
features  of  this  meeting  and  will  close  for  entries  on 
the  16th  of  the  present  month.  Each  event  will  be 
three  races  of  one  mile  each,  with  the  handicap  en- 
trance, which  governed  those  events  last  season.  In 
the  Charter  Oak  horses  with  records  of  2:09%  to 
2:10  will  pay  4  per  cent,  those  with  records  of  2:10% 
to  2:11,  3%i  per. cent;  those  with  records  of  2:11% 
to  2:12,  3  per  cent;  those  with  records  of  2:12% 
to  2:13,  2%  per  cent;  those  with  records  slower 
than  2:13,  1%)  per  cent.  In  the  Nutmeg  horses  with 
records  of  2:07%  to  2:08  will  pay  4  per  cent;  those 
with  records  of  2:08%  to  2:09,  3%  per  cent;  those 
with  records  of  2:09%  to  2:10,  3  per  cent;  those  with 
records  of  2:10%  to  2:11,  2  per  cent;  those  with  rec- 
ords slower  than  2:11,  1V2  per  cent.  In  the  Charter 
Oak  the  money  in  each  of  the  three  races  will  be 
divided  $2000  to  winner,  $600  to  second  and  $400 
to  third.  In  the  Nutmeg  the  money  in  each  of  the 
three  races  will  be  divided  $1000  to  winner.  $300 
to  second  and  $200  to  third.  No  additional  money 
will  be  deducted  from  winners  in  any  race.  For  entry 
blanks  address  O.  A.  Jones,  Secretary,  Charter  Oak 
Park,  Hartford,  Conn. 


NEW  ASSOCIATION  AT  SAN   DIEGO. 


San  Diego,  March  19. — The  San  Diego  Horse- 
men's Association  has  been  organized  with  the  fol- 
lowing officers:  President.  J.  E.  Connell;  vice-presi- 
dent, Chafles  Kelley:  secretary,  J.  C.  Wallace:  trea- 
surer, E.  Milton  Barber:  directors,  Fred  Fanning,  J. 
Hodgeman,  H.  E.  Wewitt,  Harry  Hubbell  and  H.  L. 
Weston. 

A  two  days'  meet  will  be  held  at  the  Coronado 
race  track  June  21st  and  22d,  the  principal  events 
being:  2:20  trot,  $1000;  2:20  pace,  $1000;  2:13  pace, 
$500;    2:13   trot,   $500;    2:08    pace,   $500. 

The  meet  will  be  the  first  one  of  the  California 
Circuit.  From  here  the  racers  will  go  to  San  Ber- 
nardino, thence  to  Los  Angeles,  Pleasanton,  Santa 
Rosa,  Petaluma  and  other  northern  cities.  Some  of 
the  fastest  racing  stock  in  the  State  will  be  in  the 
circuit.  The  local  organization  is  of  solid  business 
men,  having  plenty  of  money  to  back  the  enterprise. 

The  Coronado  Beach  Company  has  agreed  to  put 
a  large  force  of  men  at  work  on  the  track  and  no  ex- 
pense will  be  spared  in  making  it  first-class  in  every 
respect  and  fit  for  record  breaking. 


If  anyone  will  believe  that  the  automobile  is  going 
to  put  the  horse  out  of  business,  the  prophet  of  the 
horseless  age  ought  to  ponder  the  records  recently 
compiled  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  at  Wash- 
ington relating  to  the  number  and  value  of  horses 
in  the  United  States.  These  records  are  quite  thor- 
oughly analyzed  in  last  Sunday's  Herald,  but  there 
were  one  or  two  important  points  which  then  es- 
caped notice. 

While  it  was  shown  that  the  horse  stock  of  the 
country  had  increased  about  fifty  per  cent,  from  15,- 
624,000  to  23,  564,000,  in  the  seven  years  since  motor 
vehicles  came  into  general  use,  it  was  not  noted  that 
during  this  period  prices  of  horses  had  advanced 
more  than  one  hundred  and  twelve  per  cent.  Such, 
however,  is  the  plain  fact  disclosed  by  comparison 
of  the  government  records  for  1900  and  1907.  Not- 
withstanding an  unprecendented  gain  of  8,000,000  in 
the  number  of  horses  and  mules,  the  demand  for 
horses  increased  still  more  rapidly  and  so  exceeded 
the  supply  that  the  average  price  for  horses  on  the 
farms  rose  from  $44.50  in  1900  to  $94.50  in  1907,  the 
highest  ever  recorded  since  the  government  began 
to  take  account  of  live  stock  values.  Prices  have 
jumped  $24  per  head,  about  thirty-five  per  cent,  in 
the  last  two  years  in  the  face  of  an  increase  of  3,- 
517.000  in  the  number  of  horses  and  mules. 

Facts  such  as  these,  which  tell  of  the  greatest 
prosperity  in  horse  breeding  that  the  country  has 
ever  known,  serve  to  corrobroate  the  oft  repeated 
statement  of  prominent  dealers  that  automobiles 
came  along  just  in  time  to  prevent  a  horse  famine: 
also  to  confirm  the  opinion  of  J.  D.  Carroll,  published 
in  the  Herald  a  year  or  two  ago,  that  the  motor  car 
like  the  railroads  and  other  inventions  which  at 
first  were  thought  to  threaten  the  existance  of  the 
horse,  will  only  lead  to  a  slight  modification  of  his 
sphere  of  usefulness  and  not  to  his  disappearance 
or  even  to  his  decline  in  numbers  or  importance. 

This  view  finds  strong  conformation  in  the  census 
statistics  of  the  last  half  century  relating  to  the 
number  of  horses  in  the  United  States  in  proportion 
to  the  population.  When  the  seventh  census  was 
taken  in  1850,  the  population  was  23,192,000  and 
there  were  4,894,000  horses  and  mules  in  the  country, 
or  one  for  every  4.75  persons.  In  other  words  there 
were  about  one-fifth  as  many  horses  as  there  were 
people  in  the  United  States. 

Horses,  it  must  be  remembered,  were  then  the  mo- 
tive power  for  almost  the  entire  land  transportation 
of  the  country,  not  to  mention  the  system  of  canals 
and  their  horse-drawn  boats.  Railroad  building  was 
still  in  its  infancy,  the  total  mileage  being  less  than 
nine  thousand  and  the  operation  primitive  as  com- 
pared with  the  present  standards.  New  York  was 
not  vet  connected  by  rail  with  Chicago  and  the  far 
west,  nor  had  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  or  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad  then  reached  the  Ohio  river. 

Since  1S50  the  country  has  been  covered  with  a 
network  of  steam  railroads  aggregrating  about  220,- 
000  miles  in  length  and  equipped  with  2,000,000  cars 
and  engines  to  do  the  work  of  the  horse.  Thousands 
of  miles  of  street  railroads  have  been  built  and 
equipped  with  electric  motive  power  and  100,000 
automobiles  have  come  into  use  in  the  last  few  years 
to  further  supplant  the  horse,  yet  the  percentage  of 
horses  per  capita  of  population  is  much  larger  than 
when  railroads,  trolley  cars  and  automobiles  were 
unknown.  There  are  now  about  87,000,000  people 
and  23,564,000  horses  and  mules  in  the  United  States, 
or  one  for  every  3.66  persons;  that  is  to  say,  there 
are  more  than  one-fourth  as  many  horses  as  people. 
— New  York  Herald. 


THE    RUNNERS    UNPOPULAR   AT    LOS   ANGELES. 


Los  Angeles,  April  1. — Ascot  Park  as  a  racing 
center  is  dead.  If  races  are  run  there  in  future  they 
will  be  without  the  accompaniment  of  books,  book- 
making  or  betting.  The  city  officials,  including 
Mayor  Harper,  and  seven  out  of  nine  members  of  the 
Council,  have  called  a  halt  upon  gambling  opera- 
tions at  the  track  and  the  proposed  ordinance,  which 
will  provide  heavy  penalties  for  race  track  gamb- 
ling within  the  city  limits,  will  be  passed  at  the 
next  meeting  of  the  City  Council.  Official  senti- 
ment in  that  direction  is  surprisingly  strong  and 
it  is  virtually  certain  that  the  managers  of  the 
track  will  not  realize  their  hope  of  another  meeting 
next    autumn.      Mayor    Harper    said    to-day: 

"Los  Angeles  is  not  a  gambling  city.  We  do  not 
need  the  race  track  nor  the  followers  thereof.  I 
will  not  consent  to  the  reopening  of  the  track  with 
its  gambling  attachment." 

Knowing  the  sentiment  of  Mayor  and  Supervisors. 
Chief  of  Police  Kern  has  been  driving  touts  and 
other  race  track  riff-raff  from  the  city. 


Mr.  D.  V.  Truax  writes  from  Alameda  regretting 
the  loss  on  March  22d  of  a  large  handsome  foal. 
The  dam.  "Maggie  N,"  sired  by  Hambletonian 
Wilkes,  and  out  of  Annie  Bell,  was  in  foal  to  Diolo, 
an  animal  of  unusual  speed  and  beauty,  sired  by 
Diablo  and  owned  by  Mrs.  J.  M.  Fox  and  in  charge 
of  Mr.  Creason.  The  dam  was  in  fine  condition, 
but  at  time  of  parturition  suffered  a  mal-presenta- 
tion  of  foal.  A  local  veterinarian.  Dr.  J.  A.  Hill,  was 
hurriedly  summoned.  LTpon  examination  the  foal 
was  found  to  be  dead.  The  mare  was  given  seda- 
tives and  the  delivery  effected.  Mr.  Truax  states 
that  he  cannot  thank  Dr.  Hill  too  much  for  the 
skillful  manner  in  which  he  handled  the  case.  Care- 
ful, constant  nursing  with  his  medical  attention 
has  brought  the  full  sister  of  "Robert  J."  out  of 
danger. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


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I  NOTES  AND   NEWSI 


DATES     CLAIMED. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los   Angeles   Hai-ness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Pleasanton     July    31-Aug-ust    2 

Breeders    Association     August    20-24 

Potaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Fair,    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September   16-21 

Hanford    September   23-2S 

-Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett.    "Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Yakima,    Wash.     I  State    Fair) .. -September  23-28 
Spokane,    Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-Oetober   5 

Lewiston,    Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,   Idaho    .' October   21-26 


Good  News  for  Everybody! 


The  Breeders'  stakes  all  filled. 


Not  a  race  advertised  but  will  come  off. 


A  few  remote  districts  are  yet  to  be  heard  from. 


Consequently  the  full  list  of  entries  will  not  appear 
until  next  week. 


Reports  from  the  Central  California  circuit  are  not 
in  yet,  but  a  big  entry  list  is  certain  to  be  received. 


There  never  was  a  time  when  harness  racing  had 
a  better  outlook  in  California  than  it  has  right  now. 


Joe  Cuicello  stepped  the  green  trotter  Dr.  O'Brien 
by  Gossiper  a  half  in  1:04  at  Pleasanton  last  week. 


W.  G.  Durfee  has  decided  to  race  in  California 
this  season  and  has  made  several  entries  at  the 
Breeders'  meeting. 


There  are  no  less  than  thirty-three  horses  named 
in  The  California  Stake.  $2000,  for  2:24  class  trot- 
ters, at  the  Breeders'  meeting.  These  horses  are 
named  by  thirty-one  nominators. 


There  will  be  twenty-five  days  of  racing  at  Over- 
land Park,  Denver,  Col.,  commencing  June  15th.  One 
harness  and  six  running  races  will  make  up  the  card 
each  day. 


Mr.  S.  B.  Wright  of  Santa  Rosa  advertises  a  good 
jack-  for  sale. 


The  California  Jockey  Club  has  extended  its  rac- 
ing season  to  June  22d. 


Frank  Turner  has  had  his  colt  Dr.  William  S.  Jen- 
nings castrated  and  is  working  him  at  the  pace,  at 
which  gait  he  is  showing  quite  a  turn  of  speed 


Messrs.  S.  B.  Wright  and  Mart  Rollins  of  Santa 
Rosa  were  in  San  Francisco  last  Tuesday  on  their 
way  to  Pleasanton,  the  former  to  take  a  look  at  his 
Sidney  Dillon-Maud  Fowler  three-year-old  which 
Sutherland  &  Chadbourne  are  training,  and  the  latter 
lo  make  arrangements  with  Chas.  DeRyder  to  take 
his  great  trotter,  Charley  Belden,  East  again  this 
year.  Mr.  Rollins  has  been  confined  to  his  house 
nearly  all  winter  with  bronchitis,  but  is  feeling  better 
since  the  sun  began  shining  again. 


Fred  Pabst  Jr..  Milwaukee,  has  purchased  121  head 
of  horses,  practically  the  entire  Plymouth  Hackney 
Stud,  of  E.  D.  Jordan,  of  Boston.  The  latter  sold 
because  of  continued  ill  health.  Among  the  horses 
sold  were  many  blue  ribbon  winners. 


Charley  Dean  of  Palatine,  Illinois,  who,  while  in 
California  last  February,  purchased  the  four-year-old 
mare  by  Dexter  Prince,  out  of  Hulda  2:0S%"  at  the 
Aptos  Farm  sale,  will  probably  train  her  at  the  pace, 
as  since  reaching  Palatine  she  has  shown  a  great 
preference  for  that  gait. 


Mainsheet  2:05%,  the  fastest  trotting  stallion  of 
1906,  whose  picture  appeared  on  the  title  page  of 
this  journal  last  week,  is  by  The  Director  General 
(son  of  Director  2:17  and  a  mare  by  William  L.) 
and  his  dam  is  Pixtell  by  Axtell  2:12,  grandam  the 
famous  trotting  mare  Pixley  2:0S%  by  Jay  Gould. 

The  filly  by  Kenneth  C.  2:17  that  the  great  brood- 
mare Bertha  by  Alcantara  has  at  foot,  has  in  her 
veins  the  blood  of  two  famous  full  brothers.  Ken- 
neth C.  is  by  McKinney,  son  of  Alcyone,  and  Bertha 
is  by  Alcantara,  own  brother  to  Alcyone. 


Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  the  fastest  trotter  in  the  world, 
foaled  a  nice  bay  filly  on  March  30th,  by  John  A. 
MeKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest  trotting  stallion  of  all 
the  great  tribe  of  Wilkeses  and  the  second  fastest 
trotting  in  the  world.  Mr.  Billings'  filly  is  strongly 
Californian  in  breeding.  Lou  Dillon,  her  sire  and 
dam  and  her  grandsire  were  all  bred  in  California. 
John  A.  MeKerron,  his  sire  and  dam  and  grandam 
were  all  California  bred.  The  filly  certainly  be- 
longs to  the  F.  F.  C.'s. 


Owners  of  matinee  horses  are  interested  in  the 
forthcoming  decision  of  the  officers  of  the  National 
Trotting  Association  at  their  next  meeting  as  to 
whether  they  will  recognize  the  new  rule  of  the 
American  Association  allowing  amateurs  to  charge 
adn  ssion  ten  days  in  the  year  without  marking 
tbei '  horses. 


Mrs.  C.  A.  Durfee's  very  handsome  little  giant,  the 
black  stallion  Almaden,  that  is  •being  trained  at 
Pleasanton  by  Chas.  De  Ryder,  came  near  passing  in 
his  checks  last  month  and  going  to  horse  heaven  by 
the  impaction  route.  He  was  so  sick  for  three  days 
that  Mr.  De  Ryder  almost  gave  up  hope,  but  stayed 
with  him  day  and  night  and  finally  saw  the  Occident 
Stake  winner  come  through  all  right,  and  he  is  now 
as  good  as  ever.  This  young  horse  has  been  show- 
ing remarkably  well  this  spring,  and  Mr.  De  Ryder 
believes  he  will  be  a  great  trotter. 


W.  J.  Kenney  of  531  Valencia  street  has  just  re- 
ceived the  newest  1907  model  of  a  speed  cart,  and 
it  is  such  a  beauty  that  he  stops  and  pets  it  every 
time  he  goes  by  while  attending  to  his  numerous 
duties  in  his  manufacturing  and  repairing  shop.  This 
new  cart  is  made  of  the  very  best  second  growth 
hickory  throughout,  and  while  it  will  cost  a  buyer 
$125,  as  much  as  a  sulky,  it  is  worth  the  money.  Ken- 
ney says  no  man  ever  saw  a  top-notch  cart  unless 
he  has  seen  this  one.  It  certainly  is  a  beauty,  and 
to  the  man  who  understands  carts  Kenney  can  make 
it  perfectly  plain  why  this  one  is  the  best  ever.  He 
has  other  carts  and  a  fine  line  of  sulkies  and  wheels 
for  everything  that  wears  pneumatic  tires,  and  sells 
them  right.  He  can  repair  a  sulky  or  cart  so  that 
it  will  be  as  good  as  new. 


Secretary  Harry  Schall  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  is 
negotiating  to  have  Sweet  Marie  2:02  trot  an  exhi- 
bition mile  during  the  fair  next  September.  If  the 
racing  queen  takes  to  a  half-mile  track  the  record 
for  that  kind  of  track  is  liable  to  be  lowered. 


The  students  of  atavism  will  have  an  interesting 
subject  in  Baron  Oaks,  a  brown  son  of  Baron  Wilkes 
2:1S  (also  brown),  out  of  the  brown  mare  Lady  Mac- 
kay,  that  is  siring  quite  a  number  of  greys,  among 
which  is  Oakley  D.  2:09%.  Probably  the"  fact  that 
Silverthreads,  sire  of  Lady  Mackay,  was  grey  will 
tend  to  clear  up  the  mystery. 


THE    DONNA  2:091/4. 


This  dun  pacing  mare  by  Athadon  made  a  success- 
ful campaign  in  Chas.  De  Ryder's  string  through  the 
Great  Western  Circuit  last  year  and  will  be  seen  on 
the  Grand  Circuit  this  season,  where  she  should  give 
a  good  account  of  herself. 


Emerald  Chief,  the  saddle  stallion  which  was  first 
prize  three-year-old  at  the  St.  Louis  World's  Fair  in 
1904.  died  March  10th  at  the  farm  of  his  owner,  J. 
Gano  Johnson,  in  Kentucky.  Emerald  Chief  was  by 
Montgomery  Chief,  dam  Kate  O'Harran  by  Beauty 
and  it  is  reported  that  agents  of  the  Russian  Govern- 
ment at  one  time  offered  a  long  price  for  him. 


Frank  S.  Turner,  proprietor  of  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  has  put  his  premier  stallion,  Guy  Dillon,  in 
the  stud  at  the  very  low  fee  of  $25  for  the  season. 
We  advise  our  readers  who  have  well  bred  mares 
to  patronize  this  young  horse,  as  a  better  bred  one 
can't  be  found,  and  as  an  individual  he  is  a  high 
class  one.  His  sire  is  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  Lou 
Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Dolly  Dillon  2:06%, 
Stanley  Dillon  2:07%,  etc.,  his  dam  By  Guy  is  a 
daughter  of  Guy  Wilkes,  one  of  the  best  of  the  sons 
of  George  Wilkes,  and  his  grandam  is  the  great 
broodmare  By  By  by  Nutwood,  greatest  of  all  sires. 
By  Guy  has  proven  herself  a  great  broodmare,  pro- 
ducing early  and  extreme  speed.  Her  daughter, 
Belle  Stanley,  stepped  a  quarter  in  34%  seconds  as 
a  two-year-old;  her  daughter,  Sophie  Dillon,  trotted 
a  quarter  in  36  seconds  as  a  two-year-old,  and  another 
daughter,  Martha  Dillon,  trotted  a  mile  in  2:35  and 
a  quarter  in  36  seconds  as  a  two-year-old.  Adioo, 
the  full  sister  to  By  Guy,  is  also  a  producer  and  is 
the  dam  of  two  that  have  shown  miles  better  than 
2:20,  and  a  yearling  that  trotted  a  mile  last  year 
in  2:37%.  In  looking  for  a  stallion  to  send  your 
mare  to,  keep  Guy  Dillon  in  mind.  He  is  only  a 
five-year-old,  consequently  none  of  his  colts  are  old 
enough  to  race,  but  he  will  sire  a,  very  high  rate  of 
speed,  and  his  get  are  all  fine  lookers. 


Harry  Stover  of  Petaluma  has  opened  two  new 
purses  for  the  big  meeting  at  Kenilworth  Park  in 
August — the  2:23  class  trot  and  the  2:20  class  pace. 
Each  is  for  a  purse  of  $1,500.  This  will  give  many 
owners  a  chance  to  enter  horses  that  did  not  get 
in  the  purses  that  closed  earlier.  See  the  adver- 
tisement. 


The  notorious  Gold  Cup  case  is  up  before  the  New 
York  courts.  This  is  the  suit  brought  by  the  Mem- 
phis Association  against  E.  E.  Smathers,  to  re- 
cover possession  of  the  $5000  cup.  The  result  will 
be  awaited  with  much  interest 


Billy  B.,  the  pacer  that  John  Green  is  entering 
on  the  California  Circuit,  is  by  a  son  of  Alexander 
Button,  that  is  out  of  Viola,  dam  of  Vidette  2:16  and 
others,  by  Flaxtail.  Billy  B.'s  dam  is  by  Tilton  Al- 
mont. 


In  a  letter  written  to  a  New  York  friend  recently, 
Alta  P.  McDonald,  the  successful  Albany  trainer, 
states  that  after  spending  part  of  the  winter  at  the 
Martinsville,  Ind..  Springs,  he  is  much  improved  in 
health,  but  the  doctors  there  advised  him  to  rest 
for  a  year,  but  that  will,  in  all  probability,  be  hard 
for  him  to  do.  Many  of  Mr.  McDonald's  friends 
feared  that  he  had  locomotor  ataxia,  but  such  is  not 
the  case,  the  doctors  laying  the  cause  of  the  trouble 
to  an  accident  which  occurred  at  Providence,  R.  I., 
in  1904,  when  he  was  thrown  out  of  the  sulky  from 
behind  the  pacer  Claymos  2:07%,  the  result  being 
an  injury  to  the  base  of  the  spine.  It  is  the  opinion 
that  a  year's  rest  will  restore  the  popular  trainer 
to  perfect  health,  which  will  be  good  news  to  his 
many  acquaintances. 


Jack  Curry  and  De  la  Montanya  have  had  a  "fall- 
ing out."  According  to  the  New  York  Times  the 
Marquis,  as  they  call  Montanya  in  New  York,  was 
compelled  recently  to  get  a  writ  of  replevin  from  the 
courts  and  furnish  a  bond  of  $20,000  before  he  could 
get  possession  of  his  seven-year-old  trotting  mare 
Tuna,  which  is  quartered  at  Empire  City  track,  near 
Yonkers.  According  to  Henry  Fluegelman,  counsel 
for  Marquis  De  la  Montanya.  Curry  intended  to  take 
the  mare  to  Cleveland  without  the  owner's  consent, 
but  the  Marquis  forestalled  this  by  appearing  at 
the  track  and  demanding  his  mare.  He  failed  to 
get  her.  but  the  next  day  a  Sheriff  and  four  depu- 
ties, armed  with  a  writ  of  replevin  and  a  $20,000 
bond,  forcibly  took  possession  of  Tuna  and  turned 
her  over  to  the  veteran  trainer,  Jerome  Whelpley, 
who  has  a  number  of  horses  at  Empire  City  course. 


James  Butler,  proprietor  of  East  View  Farm,  has 
issued  a  very  handsomely  printed  pamphlet,  the  title 
of  which  is  "Stallions  at  East  View  Farm,  the  home 
of  the  Directs."  There  is  a  short  sketch  of  the 
Direct  family  from  Clara,  the  dam  of  Dictator,  down 
to  King  Direct  2:04%,  and  the  tabulations  and  sta- 
tistics are  most  interesting.  The  little  book  is  beau- 
tifully illustrated  with  halftone  engravings  of  the 
stallions  and  scenes  on  the  farm. 


Owing  to  delay  in  the  Eastern  mails  we  have  not 
yet  received  a  report  of  the  Indianapolis  sale,  but 
a  telegram  to  the  owners  states  that  the  pacer  Albuta 
2:11%  sold  for  $750.  He  could  have  been  sold  for 
much  more  money  right  here  at  home. 


Narragansett  Park  will  be  on  the  Grand  Circuit 
again  this  year  and  announces  five  early  closing 
events  in  this  week's  Breeder  and  Sportsman.  Those 
who  will  race  in  the  East  this  year  should  look 
them  over  carefully  and  make  entries  on  or  before 
the  23d  of  this  month,  which  is  the  date  entries 
close.  The  old  favorite,  the  "Roger  Williams,"  is 
for  2:12  class  trotters  and  the  purse  is  $5,000.  The 
Park  Brew,  the  $5,000  pacing  event,  is  free  for 
all  this  year.  Besides  these  there  is  a  $2,000  purse 
for  2:17  class  trotters  and  $2,000  each  for  2:10  and 
2:15  class  pacing  events.  These  races  will  all  be 
mile  heats,  best  two  in  three.  Horses  must  be 
named  at  time  of  entry.  See  the  advertiserr/ent  in 
this  issue.  . 


Mr.  H.  L.  Parrity,  a  young  man  who  has  been 
connected  with  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm  for  sev- 
eral years,  has  leased  Major  Dillon  by  Sidney  Dillon, 
out  of  Maud  Fowler  2:21%,  dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07 
and  three  more  in  the  list,  also  Sky  Pointer  Jr.  by 
Sky  Pointer,  own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%, 
out  of  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of  Irish  2:08%  by  Mc- 
Kinney 2:11%.  Mr.  Parrity  will  take  these  two 
royally  bred  young  horses  to  Fresno  for  the  stud 
season  of  1907,  and  has  placed  the  service  fees  of 
both  at  the  low  figure  of  $25,  with  return  privilege. 
Major  Dillon  is  a  very  handsome  four-year-old  with 
great  natural  speed,  and  has  size  as  well  as  good 
looks  to  commend  him.  He  weighs  1200  pounds. 
Sky  Pointer  Jr.  should  attract  the  attention  of  those 
who  want  a  fast,  game  and  gooi.gaited  pacer,  as 
his  sire  is  a  member  of  the  world's  greatest  pacing 
family,  and  his  dam  a  pacing  daughter  of  the  world's 
greatest  speed  sire.  Mr.  Parrity  is  an  excellent  man 
with  young  horses  and  while  at  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm  broke  and  handled  many  youngsters.  He  will 
open  a  public  stable  at  Fresno  and  we  can  recom- 
mend him  as  a  careful,  painstaking  man,  who  knows 
how  to  break  and  train  horses  for  the  road  or  track. 
For  particulars  in  regard  to  these  stallions  address 
Mr.  Parrity  at  the  Race  Track,  Fresno. 


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Saturday,  April  6,  190V.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


APTOS    FARM    SALE. 

Fred  H.  Chase's  big  new  pavilion  at  47S  Valencia 
street  in  this  city  held  over  a  thousand  people  last 
Monday  night  when  the  sule  of  Aptos  Farm  horses, 
postponed  from  the  week  previous,  was  held.  There 
were  eighteen  three-year-olds  and  one  tour-year-old 
of  the  trotting  bred  stock,  and  all  were  in  nice  con- 
dition and  had  been  sufficiently  handled  so  that  they 
could  he  shown  in  the  ring  to  cart  by  John  Williams, 
the  farm's  colt  breaker.  While,  as  is  to  be  expected 
from  a  bunch  of  high-bred  youngsters  taken  from  a 
quiet  stock  farm  and  brought  under  the  glare  of 
electric  light  for  the  first  time,  some  were  a  little 
nervous,  but  each  and  every  one  was  tractable  and 
was  a  high  recommendation  for  Mr.  Williams  as  a 
colt  handler. 

Mr.  William  Riley  acted  ay  auctioneer,  and  the 
announcements  were  made  by  Mr.  W.  W.  Menden- 
hall,  both  gentlemen  being  brief,  pointed  and  enter- 
taining in  calling  for  bids  and  giving  the  points  of 
each  youngster's  pedigree. 

The  total  amount  received  for  the  eighteen  three- 
year-olds  was  $3925,  an  average  of  $218  each.  This 
can  be  considered  a  fair  average  as  there  was  not 
one  high  priced  one  in  the  entire  sale,  Dione's  filly 
by  Dexter  Prince  bringing  the  top  price,  $340,  at 
which  figure  Mr.  V.  Rehmke  of  Woodland  got  a 
bargain,  as  the  little  miss  is  almost  a  counterpart 
of  her  famous  mother,  both  in  size  and  way  of 
going. 

Nine  head  of  horses  from  five  to  eight  years  old, 
sired  by  Aptos  Farm's  French  Coach  stallion  and 
out  of  trotting  bred  mares,  brought  $2730,  an  average 
of  a  little  over  $300  per  head,  which,  considering 
their  size,  age  and  all  being  thoroughly  broken, 
would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  trotting  bred  three- 
year-olds  brought  the  best  figure. 

After  the  Aptos  horses  were  disposed  of  Russell 
Gray  of  Irvington  sold  a  four-year-old  colt  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes,  and  it  went  to  the  bid  of  W.  A.  Brad- 
ford of  this  city  for  $310. 

On  the  whole  the  sale  may  be  considered  a  suc- 
cessful one.     The  record  of  the  sale  follows: 

Three-Year-Olds. 

Bay  gelding  by  Cupid,  dam  Lady  Aptos  by  Aptos 
.Wilkes,  J.    F.    Blessing,   $220. 

Chestnut  filly  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Galata  by 
Stamboul,  H.  A.  Rosenbaum,  $335. 

Bay  filly  by  Cupid,  dam  Lady  Ashcat  by  Aptos 
Wilkes,  H.  Ladd,  $180. 

Black  gelding  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  dam  Chloe  2:24 
by  Dexter  Prince,  L.  Persani,  $250. 

Chestnut  gelding  by  Cupid,  dam  Princess  Louise  by 
Dexter  Prince,  C.  Rule,  $190. 

Chestnut  gelding  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Psyche 
2:16%  by  Cupid,  C.  Havens,  $315. 

Chestnut  filly  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  dam  Levingston 
mare  by  Dexter  Prince,  Al.  Crouse,  $170. 

Bay  filly  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Erosine  by  Eros, 
J.   Pincus,  $210. 

Bay  filly  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Dione  2:07%  by 
Eros,  V.   Rehmke,  $340. 

Bay  filly  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Countess  by  Mc- 
Kinney,  C.  H.  Widemann,  $200. 

Bay  gelding  by.  Cupid,  dam  Hulda  2:08%  by  Guy 
Wilkes,  C.  H.  Widemann,  $170. 

Brown  filly  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  dam  Azaline  by  Ap- 
moor,  J.  F.  Blessing,  $190. 

Bay  filly  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  Emma  S.  Jr.  by 
Cupid,  J.  B.   Shroyier,  $240. 

Bay  filly  by  Cupid  2:18,  dam  Emma  S.  by  Specula- 
tion, J.  W.  Ledgett,  $200. 

Bay  gelding  by  Cupid,  dam  Niniche  by  Eros,  P. 
Donnelly,  $170. 

Chestnut  filly  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  dam  Zarina  by 
Dexter  Prince,  M.  Ludwig,  $300. 

Bay  filly  by- Dexter  Prince,  dam  Venus  II.  2:11% 
by  Cupid,  C.  H.  Widemann,  $245. 

Bay  filly  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  dam  Neonta  by  Stein- 
way,  F.   A.   Biedman,  $165. 


Brown  gelding,  foaled  1903,  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam 
Christina  by  Chris  Smith,  Dave  Dillon,  $200. 

Coach   Horses. 

Pair  bay  geldings,  16  hands,  six  and  seven  years, 
Nos.  21  and  23  in  catalogue,  J.  A.  Donahue,  $825. 

Black  mare,  16.3,  seven  years,  No.  22  in  catalogue, 
W.  G.  Drown,  $235. 

Bay  gelding,  16.2,  seven  years,  No.  24  in  catalogue, 
San  Francisco  Fire  Department,  $285. 

Bay  gelding,  near  17  hands,  nine  years,  A.  Ham- 
mersmith, $265. 

Bay  gelding,  16.1,  age  not  given,  United  Carriage 
Co.,  $235. 

Bay  mare,  16.1,  six  years,  S.  F.  Fire  Department, 
$340. 

Bay  mare,  16.1,  S.  F.   Fire  Department,  $310. 

Brown  gelding,  16  hands,  nine  years,  J.  H.  Green, 
$235. 

Saddle  horse,  Dr.  Williamson,  $75. 


Consignment  of  Russell  Gray. 
Walter  G.,  b.   c,   1903,   by  Nutwood  Wilkes,   dam 
Bessie  C.   by  California  Nutwood,  W.   A.   Bradford, 
$310. 


TWO  GREAT  RACES. 

Every  race  for  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  meeting  has  filled,  and  the  mails  from  Hum- 
boldt county  and  far  northern  points  had  not  been 
received  up  to  the  time  of  this  paper  going  to  press. 
This  will  be  good  news  to  everybody,  and  all  can 
afford  to  wait  until  next  week  for  the  complete  list 
of  entries. 

A  source  of  great  satisfaction  is  that  the  2:10  trot 
and  the  2:  OS  pace  have  both  filled,  the  former  receiv- 
ing seven  and  the  latter  nine  entries,  with  outside 
districts  to  hear  from. 

There  are  six  nominators  in  the  2:10  trot,  W.  G. 
Durfee  naming  two  horses,  his  stallions  Petigru  and 
Coronado.     The  entries  to  this  race  are  as  follows: 

W.  W.  Mendenhall's  Charlie  T.  2:11%,  J.  W. 
Zibbell's  Adam  G.  2:11%,  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  Bon 
Voyage  2:12%,  J.  B.  Iverson's  Prince  Gift  2:12,  J. 
C.  Mowry's  Lady  Mowry  2:09%  and  W.  G.  Durfee's 
Coronado  2:09%  and  Petigru  2:10%. 

Here  is  a  race  that  Lexington,  Readville,  Cleve- 
land or  Detroit  would  offer  a  big  purse  for,  and  that 
would  draw  thousands  of  people  on  any  Eastern 
track.  We  believe  it  will  be  a  big  drawing  card 
here,  and  it  should  make  one  of  the  greatest  contests 
seen  in  California  in  years.  It  is  carded  for  Satur- 
day, the  last  day  of  the  meeting. 

In  the  2:08  pace,  which  will  be  decided  on  Friday, 
there  will  also  be  a  great  race.  The  entries  so  far 
received  are  I.  L.  Borden's  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Henry  Delaney's  Delilah  2:09%,  Frank  Wright's 
Kelly  Briggs  2:08,  S.  C.  Kimball's  Miss  Idaho  2:09%, 
I.  M.  Lipson's  Doctor  W.  2:08%,  Meese  Bros.'  John 
R.  Conway  2:09,  Geo.  P.  Maehado's  Geo.  Perry 
2:11%,  J.  O.  Gerrety's  Miss  Georgie  2:08%  and  W. 
L.  Vance's  Sir  John  S.  2:10%. 

Those  who  are  at  the  Breeders'  meeting  this  year 
on  Friday  and  Saturday  will  not  only  have  the  oppor- 
tunity of  seeing  the  fastest  trotters  and  pacers  on 
the  Coast  contesting  for  supremacy,  but  they  will 
also  witness  the  two-year-old  pacing  and  the  three- 
year-old  trotting  divisions  of  the  Breeders'  Futurity, 
and  also  the  2:17  trot,  which  will  have  a  fine  field  of 
horses. 


ENTERING    HORSES. 


DEATH   OF  ELIAS  WILLIAMS. 


One  day  last  week  the  veteran  horseman,  Elias 
Williams,  brother  of  P.  J.  Williams,  was  stricken 
with  paralysis  at  his  home  near  the  Alameda  track, 
and  died  on  Monday  as  a  result  of  the  stroke.  Few 
California  trainers  had  a  wider  acquaintance  than 
"Doc,"  as  he  was  familiarly  called  by  hosts  of  friends. 
He  did  not  appear  often  as  a  race  driver,  his  forte 
being  the  training  and  educating  of  road  horses, 
wherein  he  was  successful  and  he  always  had  quite 
a  number  in  his  training  stable.  A  more  kindly, 
genial  gentleman  than  Elias  Williams  is  not  known 
among  horsemen,  and  his  reputation  for  honesty  and 
upright  actions  in  all  the  walks  of  his  life  is  well 
known.  As  was  pathetically  remarked  by  his  faith- 
ful and  trusting  wife  as  she  stood  at  his  bedside  min- 
istering to  his  wants  before  his  death,  "Mr.  Wil- 
liams did  not  deserve  this — he  was  always  so  good." 
A  native  of  Wales,  Elias  Williams  came  to  Califor- 
nia forty  years  ago  when  he  was  a  young  man  of 
twenty-eight  years,  and  his  life  has  been  with  horses 
most  of  the  time  since.  He  leaves  a  widow  and 
three  grown  children  to  mourn  his  loss,  which  is 
a  severe  one  to  them.  Hundreds  who  knew  him  will 
regret  to  hear  that  he  has  crossed  the  divide  between 
this  and  the  great  beyond,  but  they  will  cherish  the 
memory  of  one  who  while  never  able  to  pile  up 
riches,  yet  retained  their  friendship  and  esteem  by 
being  honest,  kind  and  gentle  with  all  whom  he  met 
in  business  or  in  social  life.  The  sympathy  of  all 
is  extende  to  his  sorrowing  relatives. 


THE    INDIANAPOLIS    SALE. 

The  issue  of  March  29th  of  The  Western  Horse- 
man, published  at  Indianapolis,  reached  us  just  be- 
fore we  went  to  press  this  week.  As  it  was  printed 
on  the  day  after  the  Indianapolis  sale  started,  a  full 
report  of  the  same  could  not  be  inserted  in  that 
issue,  but  the  following  reference  was  made  to  .it: 
"The  Indianapolis  auction  of  trotting  bred  horses 
opened  auspiciously  last  Tuesday,  with  buyers  pres- 
ent from  all  sections  of  the  country.  The  bidding 
was  brisk,  and  everybody  expects  the  sale  to  be  a 
success.  Dexter  McKinney  brought  $600,  and  was 
purchased  by  Mel  Bauhard  of  Martinsville,  Ind. 
Diamond  Mc,  the  first  of  the  get  of  Kinney  Lou  to 
he  offered  at  public  sale,  was  purchased  by  C.  P. 
Landers  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  for  $600.  A  detailed 
report  will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of  The  West- 
ern  Horseman." 

A  brief  telegraphic  report  of  the  sale  states  that  of 
the  horses  consigned  to  the  sale  by  James  Thompson, 
Albuta  2:11%  sold  for  $750,  much  less  than  could 
have  been  had  for  him  in  California,  while  the  others 
brought  fair  prices.  Emma  Lou  brought  $790.  Elsie 
by  Mendocino  went  for  $500.  Stam  Belle  by  Stam 
B.  sold  for  $300,  while  Dillon  Boy  by  Sidney  Dillon 
was  knocked  down  for  $425.  Thompson  bid  in 
Touque  by  Owyhee  for  $300. 


The  probabilities  are  that  Pleasanton  will  get  a 
very  large  list  of  entries  to  its  purses  which  close 
May  1st,  and  that  Los  Angeles,  San  Bernardino  and 
San  Diego  will  also  have  large  lists.  This  is  the 
year  to  race  in  California  if  you  own  a  trotter  or 
pacer.  .  _  j  _j 


The  three-year-old  filly,  Katy  Dillon,  owned  by 
Mr.  J.  S.  Taylor,  is  being  trained  at  Santa  Rosa  track 
by  Frank  Turner  This  filly  is  by  Sidney  Dillon,  her 
dam  being  Katy  Darling  by  John  L.,  second  dam  by 
Bell  Alta,  third  dam  by  a  son  of  Boston.  The  third 
dam  is  said  to  have  been  a  race  mare  brought  here 
from  Kentucky  many  years  ago  and  won  a  ten-mile 
race  here  in  early  days.  An  effort  is  being  made 
to  trace  her  breeding.     The  filly  is  showing  much 


In  talking  with  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight,  of  the 
American  Trotting  Association,  he  suggested  that  it 
would  be  a  good  idea  for  me  to  advise  the  trainers  in 
regard  to  making  entries  of  the  horses  placed  with 
them  to  be  trained  and  driven.  Quite  frequently 
the  owner  who  is  a  man  of  other  affairs  brings  you 
a  horse  to  be  put  into  condition  to  race  the  coming 
season  and  you  go  earnestly  and  honestly  to  work 
upon  him;  he  improves  in  condition  and  when  the 
time  comes  for  stepping  along  to  see  if  he  he  worthy 
of  "taking  a  chance  on,"  you  give  him  the  final  try- 
out  and  he  answers  the  questions  all  O.  K.  and  the 
decision  is  to  enter  him  in  all  the  good  stakes  to 
which  he  is  eligible  and  the  owner  advises  you  to 
make  out  the  circuit  and  attend  to  the  nominations. 

Now  right  here  is  the  place  for  you  to  stop  and 
consider;  it  isn't  a  bad  idea  for  you  to  get  the 
owner's  order  or  permission  to  attend  to  this  im- 
portant part  of  the  business  in  writing.  Then  the 
next  thing  is  to  be  very  careful  not  to  place  your 
name  on  the  entry  blank  as  nominator  or  owner  when 
you  are  not.  If  you  are  to  be  the  driver  fill  out  that 
space  only  with  your  name;  it  may  save  you  a  lot 
of  trouble,  time  and  money. 

It  makes  no  difference  how  good  your  man  may  be, 
if  the  horse  gets  hurt  and  cannot  race  you  are  the 
one  that  must  carry  the  burden  and  unless  you  can 
put  up  the  full  amount  of  the  suspensions  against  the 
horse  you  will  have  to  seek,  for  a  time  at  least,  a  new 
means  of  a  livelihood.  So  DON'T  sign  your  name  as 
nominator  or  agent  to  any  entry  blank,  but  put  the 
owner's  name  thereon  and  let  him  be  held  responsible 
for  the  entries  of  his  horse.  How  do  you  know  but 
what  he  may  take  the  horse  away  from  you  after  the 
first  race  and  give  him  to  Geers  or  some  other  man 
that  stands  higher  in  the  public  mind  than  you  do 
and  after  he  has  been  started  a  time  or  two  and 
breaks  down,  you  have  not  only  lost  your  job,  but 
are  out  of  the  game  for  good  till  the  large  amount 
of  entrance  money  is  made  good  to  the  different  as- 
sociations where  you  have  foolishly  pledged  yourself 
instead  of  the  owner. 

Some  of  you  will  say,  "Well,  I  am  not  chump 
enough  to  do  a  thing  like  that,"  but  I  know  of  some 
of  the  oldest  and  wisest  heads  in  the  business  to 
have  done  this  very  thing;  and  I  call  to  mind  one 
case  where  a  trainer  and  driver  of  national  reputa- 
tion was  allowed  to  he  suspended  by  a  wealthy 
owner  for  the  sum  of  $500  and  the  miserable 
"welcher"  quit  the  trotting  game  for  a  period  of 
over  five  years,  till  the  suspensions  would  outlaw 
rather  man  come  up  like  a  gentleman  and  sports- 
man and  pay  his  just  obligations.  To  be  forewarned 
is  to  be  forearmed. — Horse  News. 


A   FINE  SON   OF  DIRECTOR. 


Mr.  M.  Henry,  formerly  of  Haywards,  but  now  liv- 
ing on  the  fine  farm  he  purchased  a  short  time  ago 
near  French  Camp,  and  nine  and  a  half  miles  south 
of  Stockton,  writes  us  that  he  has  placed  his  hand- 
some Director  stallion,  Educator,  in  the  stud  there 
this  year  at  $25  for  the  season.  At  this  figure  Edu- 
cator's hook  should  be  full  in  a  month.  He  is  a 
black  stallion  of  magnificent  conformation,  15.3  hands 
high  and  has  proven  himself  a  sire  of  speed.  His 
sire,  Director  2:17,  is  known  to  all  as  one  of  the 
greatest  sires  of  race  winners  that  ever  lived.  The 
dam  of  Educator  was  by  Vermont  Messenger  and  his 
grandam  a  Morgan  mare.  Only  seven  of  the  get  of 
Educator  have  been  trained  and  of  these  the  poorest 
has  shown  a  quarter  in  38  seconds,  while  one  has 
stepped  that  distance  in  31  seconds,  which  is  2:04 
speed.  We  do  not  know  of  a  person  that  has  an 
Educator  for  sale,  as  they  value  them  highly.  Dennis 
Landregan  of  Berkeley  recently  refused  $250  for  a 
yearling  by  Educator,  while  Fred  Wagner  of  the' same 
place  was  offered  $500  for  his  yearling.  Thos.  B.  Mul- 
ford  of  San  Leandro  bred  four  mares  to  Educator  for 
four  years  and  only  one  mare  missed,  and  she  only 
once.  All  the  foals  are  handsome  black  youngsters, 
nicely  turned,  yet  all  were  from  common  work  mares. 
The  mares  were  black,  gray  and  sorrel.  Mr.  Mulford 
has  some  fine  matched  teams  that  he  has  refused  to 
put  a-  price  on.  Educator  is,  we  believe,  the  only 
son  of  Director,  except  Delphi  2:12%,  that  is  stand- 
ing for  public  service  in  California.  Berkeley  parties 
have  already  sent  four  mares  up  to  Mr.  Henry's 
ranch  to  breed  to  Educator,  and  Hugh  Hogan  of  the 
Humboldt  Lumber  Company  has  sent  his  fine  mare, 
Princess  Emma  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam  by  Elec- 
tioneer, to  be  mated  with  him.  Educator  gets  salable 
horses  from  all  classes  of  mares.  Mr.  Henry  has 
plenty  of  good  pasture,  his  ranch  not  being  subject  to 
overflow,  and  he  takes  excellent  care  of  all  mares 
'sent  to  his  farm.  Write  him  for  one  of  the  Educator 
cards. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Geo.  Morrison,  Milbrae. — The  stallion  Almouition 
32607  by  Alcona,  dam  Pansy  by  Cassius  M.  Clay  Jr., 
was  bred  by  Mrs.  Silas  Skinner,  Napa,  Cal.,  passed 
to  J.  A.  McDonald,  Petaluma,  then  to  W.  D.  (Father) 
McKinnon,  Asylum  Farm,  San  Rafael;  then  to  Santa 
Rosa  Stock  Farm.  We  do  not  know  where  the  horse 
is  now  located,  but  if  you  will  write  to  Frank  S.  Tur- 
ner at  Santa  Rosa  he  will  doubtless  know. 


Alex  Venture  by  Director  H.,  dam  Belle  by  Briga- 
dier, is  not  credited  with  a  record  in  the  Year  Book. 
He  may  have  a  record  or  bar,  however,  but  we  have 
no  knowledge  of  it  if  he  has. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday.  April  6,  1907. 


LOS   ANGELES   TRACK    NEWS. 


SOUTHWESTERN     CIRCUIT     MAY     BE     FORMED. 


Los  Angeles  may  become  famous  in  the  race  horse 
line  this  summer,  for  there  are  now  at  Agricultu- 
ral Park  about  250  harness  horses,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected that  many  of  them  will  at  least  hold  their 
own  on  the  different  tracks  this  summer.  Some 
of  the  best  horses  in  the  country  are  there,  and  as 
practically  all  of  them  have  wintered  well,  the  horse- 
men expect  great  things  of  the  bunch. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  the  best  of  the  racers 
will  be  sent  over  the  Grand  Circuit,  and  yet  not  a 
few  of  that  class  will  race  on  the  Coast  all  sum- 
mer. It  takes  very  good  horses  to  win  any  money 
in  the  East,  and  considering  the  expense  of  taking 
even  a  small  string  there  it  is  a  risky  financial 
venture.  Still  there  are  plenty  of  racers  right  in 
Los  Angeles  who  could  do  all  kinds  of  things  to 
some  of  the  Grand  Circuit  cracks.  The  start  East 
will  be  made   during  the  next  thirty   days. 

The  largest  string  at  Agricultural  Park  is  in 
charge  of  the  well  known  trainer.  W.  G.  Durfee, 
who  has  no  less  than  forty-five  horses  under  his 
care.  He  could  certainly  enter  in  almost  any  class 
and  give  the  winner  something  to  do  to  beat  him. 

The  one  he  thinks  the  most  of  is  the  great  trotting 
stallion.  Coronado  2:09%,  by  McKinney.  for  which 
$15,000  has  been  twice  refused.  Another  one  is 
Cupa  de  Oro,  with  a  matinee  record  of  2:0S%  as 
a  pacer,  and  who  is  a  natural  gaited  pacer  that  does 
not  need  hopples.  Then  there  is  Petigru,  a  2:10% 
trotter,  and  the  well  known  Bcllemont,  who  has 
stepped  a  mile  in  2:13%.  Kelly  Briggs  2:0S  is  too 
well  known  to  need  more  than  a  brief  mention.  Zo- 
mont,  a  green  trotter  with  a  trial  of  2:11,  and  Zoru- 
alto,  trial  2:13%.  is  another  bread  winner.  Carlokin. 
who  has  a  record  of  2:20%  and  a  trial  in  2:10%, 
should  make  some  of  them,  step  to  catch  up.  Gen- 
eral Boodle  and  Little  Louise,  with  marks  of  2:16%, 
are  expected  to  improve  this  season,  and  Murray 
M.,  with  a  mark  of  2:14  as  a  three-year-old,  is  worthy 
of  special  mention.  Durfee  also  has  a  two-year-old 
Aguilar  by  McKinney  that  is  showing  some  fine 
work. 

"Walter  Maben.  a  trainer  equally  as  well  known 
as  Durfee,  has  about  twenty  horses  in  charge,  and 
he  has  a  number  of  cracks  in  the  bunch.  His  best 
one  is  Direction,  who  has  paced  in  2:04%,  and  is 
the  property  of  L.  H,  Maybury  of  Los  Angeles.  An- 
other one  is  Welcome  Mac  2:10%,  the  property  of 
Tom  Hughes.  Bob  Henderson's  Ole  2:10%,  a  well 
known  trotter,  is  also  in  Maben's  barns  and  he  has 
a  number  of  green  trotters  and  pacers  that  have 
been  showing  up  wonderfully  well  in  their  prelimin- 
ary work.  Maben's  string  will  probably  race  on  the 
California   Circuit. 

C.  A.  Pounder  of  Los  Angeles  has  a  string  of  five, 
his  best  two  being  the  four-year-old  trotter  Glory, 
matinee  record  2:13%,  and  the  pacer  Roekaway  2:13. 

Fred  Ward  has  eight  that  will  take  the  California 
Circuit.  His  best  one  is  Explosion,  a  green  pacer 
with  a  tiial  in  2:09%.  Seigfreid.  a  pacer,  who  has 
gone  a  trial  in  2:15  as  a  three-year-old.  and  a  green 
trotter  by  Zolock,  who  has  done  a  half  mile  in  1:06, 
are  not  to  be  overlooked. 

Henry  Delaney  has  fifteen  in  his  string,  the  best 
being  the  well  known  pacer  Zolock  2:05%.  He  also 
has  Delilah  2:09%  and  a  two-year-old  by  Kinney 
Lou  2:07%. 

In  all  probability  the  best  stable  at  the  track  in 
point  of  speed  is  in  charge  of  J.  Y.  Gatcomb,  who 
has  twelve  horses  all  told.  The  crack  of  these  is 
Audubon  Boy.  with  a  pacing  record  of  1:59%  with- 
out a  wind  shield,  which  is  said  to  be  the  best  time 
ever  made  under  those  conditions.  He  also  has 
Grace  Bond,  a  three-year-old  trotter  with  a  record 
of  2:09.  who  won  the  $20,000  Futurity  stake  at  Lex- 
ington, Ky.  Phalla.  the  pacer  with  a  mark  of  2:04 
is  another  one  of  his  good  ones.  He  also  has  half 
a  dozen  Audubon  colts  that  show  well,  and  a  three- 
year-old  by  the  Bondsman  that  is  entered  in  all 
the  big  stakes. 

I.  C.  Mosher  has  ten  in  his  string,  and  the  best 
of  these  is  the  pacer  Young  Hal  with  a  record  of 
2:10%.  Another  crack  is  Zolahka.  with  a  two-year- 
old  trotting  record  of  2:23%,  which  looks  like  the 
most  promising  candidate  for  the  Pacific  Breeders' 
Futurity  stake.  Mosher  also  has  a  two-year-old  by 
Petigru  2:10%   and  a  two-year-old  by  Coronado. 

In  the  stable  of  Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hastings  are  ten 
good  ones,  the  best  probably  being  California  Boy 
by  Coronado,  who  has  gone  a  trial  in  2:13.  Her 
.Princess  Louise  by  Coronado  has  a  record  of  2:19 
as  a  three-year-old,  and  her  Judge  Dillon,  a  green 
trotter  by  Sidney  Dillon  is  entered  in  all  the  good 
stakes  on  the  California  Circuit. 

George  Winn  and  S.  E.  Kent  each  have  a  number 
of  promising  young  racers,  and  the  list  of  live  ones 
in  charge  of  other  trainers  might  be  continued  in- 
definitely. Suffice  it  to  say  the  horses  that  are  in 
Los  Angeles  now  are  the  best  lot  ever  seen  in 
Southern  California,  and  there  is  little  doubt  but 
that  the  big  majority  of  them  will  become  even  bet- 
ter known  before  the  present  season  is  over. 


The  Kentucky  man  who  had  the  courage  to  buy 
Jay  Bird  nine  years  ago,  when  that  horse  was  20 
years  old.  has  balanced  his  books,  and  the'  figures 
show  that  he  made  $37,500  as  the  owner  of  the  son 
of  George  Wilkes  before  the  horse  died. 


Only  One  "BBOMO  QTJIBT1IE" 

That  is  L  \XATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
~  a  Ta  ,<et  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
-i~.  lette     ig.  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE 


Encouraged  and  enthused  "by  the  success  of  the 
Tucson  race  meeting  held  in  that  city  on  March 
15th,  16th  and  17th,  horsemen  all  over  the  South- 
west are  again  discussing  the  project  of  a  racing 
circuit  to  include   the   towns   in  the    Southwest. 

Tucson.  El  Paso.  Phoenix,  Bisbee.  Douglas,  Globe, 
Albuquerque,  Las  Vegas  and  all  other  towns  where 
there  is  manifest  an  interest  in  the  speedy  trotters 
and  pacers  are  considered  as  highly  available  for 
the  proposed  circuit. 

There  has  been  from  time  to  time  talk  of  this  cir- 
cuit, but  it  has  never  assumed  definite  shape,  and 
outside  of  Phoenix  and  El  Paso  the  Southwest  has 
been  practically  without  any  professional  meets. 
There  have  been  in  other  cities  matinees  at  rare 
intervals,  but  meets  which  invited  outside  horses 
have  been  few  and  far  between.  In  fact,  it  might 
be  said  that  they  have  been  practically  unknown. 
Consequently  the  results  of  the  Tucson  meeting  were 
awaited  with  unusual  interest,  as  it  was  realized  that 
this  meet  could  be  taken  as  a  fair  indication  of  what 
might  be  expected  of  meets  in  other  towns  of  the 
Southwest. 

The  Tucson  meeting  was  not  held  under  the  most 
favorable  auspices.  The  list  of  entries  was  small. 
JIany  horses  that  had  been  expected  were  unable  to 
come,  owing  to  the  fact  that  they  have  just  been 
taken  from  the  pasture  and  are  still  "soft''  and  not 
yet  in  condition  to  battle  for  prizes.  Nevertheless, 
the  Tucson  Driving  Association  with  the  backing  it 
received  from  the  business  men  of  that  town  came 
out  with  a  clean  ledger.  The  business  men  sub- 
scribed liberally  because  they  realized  that  a  good 
race  meet  brings  many  visitors  to  a  city  and  thereby 
stimulates  trade.  Had  the  Tucson  people  waited 
several  weeks  they  would  have  been  able  to  secure 
more  entries,  but  notwithstanding  the  small  num- 
ber of  starters  the  races  drew  excellently  each  day 
and  showed  thereby  that  the  people  of  the  South- 
west are  hungry  for  racing. 

There  is  not  a  town  in  the  Territories  which  can 
not  boast  of  some  fast  trotters  or  pacers.  The  South- 
west has  good  horses  and  plenty  of  them.  Many  are 
used  merely  as  roadsters,  but  the  owners  would  be 
more  than  willing  to  start  them  in  local  races  if 
the  proper  interest  was  aroused.  The  Territories 
number  among  the  professionals  such  well  known 
horses  as  Custer  and  Bystander,  both  of  whom  are 
travelers  in  the  elite  class,  as  they  can  navigate 
the  track  in  better  than  2-:  06.  There  are  in  addition 
to  these  two  horses  many  animals  in  the  towns 
mentioned  that  can  do  the  mile  in  better  than  2:30, 
so  that  there  would  be  no  lack  of  local  color  in  the 
meets  of  the  proposed  circuit  should  the  project  be- 
come a  reality.  Phoenix  boasts  of  at  least  twenty 
horses  of  the  class  above  named,  while  Tucson,  El 
Paso  and  Bisbee  claim  fully  as  many  more  and  other 
towns  also  have  a  number  of  trotters  and  pacers 
that  need  not  take  the  dust  from  every  four-legged 
creature  that  draws  conveyances  along  the  high- 
ways. 

In  the  Tucson  meet,  the  first  professional  meet 
held  in  years  in  that  city,  the  attendance  for  the 
three  days  totaled  2000  approximately,  notwithstand- 
ing that  it  was  known  that  the  number  of  entries  in 
the  events  would  be  limited.  The  attendance  by 
days  was  as  follows:  Friday,  350;  Saturday,  450: 
Sunday.  1100. 

So  much  enthusiasm  has  been  aroused  in  Tucson 
over  the  success  of  the  meet  that  already  plans 
are  being  formulated  there  for  the  construction  of 
a  mile  track  near  the  city.  At  present  they  have 
only  a  half  mile  track  there  and  it  is  sandy  and 
very  slow. 

The  purses  hung  up  at  the  Tucson  meeting  were 
$350  for  each  event  that  was  open  to  general  entries. 
Purses  of  this  amount  are  fully  as  large  as  are 
offered  on  the  half-mile  circuits  throughout  the 
States   for   which   horsemen   eagerly   compete. 

A  circuit  with  the  towns  named  would  afford 
enough  racing  to  warrant  the  expense  of  bringing 
horses  here  from  California  and  other  States  and  this 
would  add  to  the  general  interest  which  would  be 
created  and  would  bring  the  Southwest  prominently 
to  the  front  as  a  good  field  for  racing.  The  climax 
of  all  the  racing  would  probably  be  the  Phoenix 
Territorial  Fair  meeting  where  the  purses  are  always 
$1000.  These  purses  serve  to  bring  out  the  speediest 
horses  in  the  country  and  many  of  them  would  enter 
for  the  smaller  purses  in  the  other  towns  of  the 
circuit. 

Much  of  the  success  of  the  Tucson  meeting  was 
due  to  the  liberality  and  gameness  of  J.  E.  Mosher 
of  Bisbee  and  J.  K.  Wheat.  G.  W.  Richardson  and 
Dr.  Lantz  of  Phoenix,  who  sent  their  horses  to  Tuc- 
son, making  the  meet  there  possible  with  the  Tucson 
horses  that  were  entered.  All  of  the  visiting  horse- 
men more  than  made  their  expenses. 

In  addition  J.  K.  Wheat  was  able  to  dispose  of  his 
trotter,  Hartwood.  at  a  good  price  as  a  result  of  his 
showing,  while  J.  E.  Mosher  was  offered  twice  what 
he  paid  for  his  pacer,  Klondike,  last  fall  at  Phoenix, 
which  is  excellent  proof  that  local  horses  showing 
well  at  the  meets  command  fancy  prices  if  their 
owners  desire  to  sell  them. 

As  to  show  that  good  time  was  made  the  Tucson 
card  is  given.  It  must  be  remembered  that  the  Tuc- 
son track  is  regarded  by  horsemen  as  being  ten  sec- 
onds slower  than  a  good  mile  track. 

Friday,  March  15th:  2:2S  trot,  $350— 

Nutbird   (C.  M.  Lincoln.  Tucson)    2     1     1     1 

The  Major   (J.  K.  Wheat,  Phoenix)    1     2     2     2 

Hartwood    (J.    K.   Wheat,    Phoenix)    3     3     3     3 

Time— 2:36%,    2:29%,    2:29%,    2:29%. 


Special  pace,  $350 — 

Pointer  Star  (G.  W.  Richardson,  Phoenix) 1     1 

Tommy  Lawson   (Dr.  Lantz,  Phoenix)    2     3 

Klondike   (J.  E.  Mosher,  Bisbee)    3     2 

Time— 2:30,    2:29. 

Saturday,  March  16th;  2: IS  pace,  $350— 

Klondike 1     1     1 

Pointer    Star    2     2     2 

Tommv   Lawson    3     3     3 

Time— 2:25%,  2:25%,  2:30. 

Free-for-all  trot,  $350 — 

The   Major    1     1     1 

Hartwood    2     2     2 

Near    McKinney    3     3     3 

Sunday.  March  17th;   Free-for-all  pace;   $350 — 

Pointer  Star   1     1     1 

Klondike    2     2     2 

Tommv   Lawson    3     3     3 

Time— 2:29%,  2:27%.  2:24. 

In  addition  to  the  events  open  to  general  entries 
there  were  running,  trotting  and  pacing  events  for 
local  horses  each  day  with  purses  ranging  from  $150 
to  $250. 

The  visiting  horsemen  showed  their  appreciation 
of  the  Tucson  treatment  in  the  following  communi- 
cation: 

We.  the  undersigned  visiting  horsemen,  take  this 
means  of  publicly  announcing  that  nothing  has  been 
left  undone  to  make  our  stay  in  your  city  very 
pleasant;  that  our  treatment  at  the  hands  of  the 
members  of  the  Association  has  been  most  courteous 
and  we  leave  with  the  best  of  feeling  for  the  horse- 
men and  general  public  of  Tucson. 

G.  W.  RICHARDSON. 
J.  E.  MOSHER, 
J.  K.  WHEAT. 


DIFFICULTIES    IN    SHIPPING    HORSES    TO    CAN- 
ADA. 


W.  H.  Babb,  one  of  the  best  known  stockmen  of 
Eastern  Oregon,  is  now  a  resident  of  Medicine  Hat, 
Calgary.  Canada,  where  he  has  a  large  stock  ranch 
which  during  the  last  three  or  four  years  he  has 
stocked  with  the  best  range  stock  to  be  found  on  the 
ranges  of  Eastern  Oregon,  says  the  Portland  Journal. 

When  the  Medicine  Hat  district  began  to  attain 
prominence  as  a  wheat  raising  and  agricultural  sec- 
tion. Mr.  Babb  conceived  the  idea  of  stocking  the 
countrv  with  Eastern  Oregon  horses.  The  large  in- 
flux of'  settlers  had  created  a  great  demand  for  farm 
horses  and  the  Eastern  Oregon  horse  was  suited  in 
manv  ways  for  use  in  that  section.  For  the  past 
several  years,  in  furtherance  of  that  plan.  Mr.  Babb 
has  shipped  trainloads  of  horses  north  from  Pendle- 
ton to  be  broken  and  sold  to  the  settlers  of  Calgary. 

So  successful  was  Mr.  Babb  in  his  venture  that 
the  Canadian  inhabitants  grew  jealous  of  the  Ore- 
gon horse  and  very  recently  through  political  in- 
fluence have  caused  the  enactment  of  a  law  pro- 
hibiting the  shipment  of  anything  but  well  broken 
horses  into  the  district.  The  law  was  based  upon 
the  argument  that  the  range  horses  were  diseased 
and   so  carried  contagion  to  the   Canadian   animals. 

To  meet  the  changed  conditions  it  is  now  the 
intention  of  Mr.  Babb  to  have  all  horses  sent  in 
by  him  broken  in  Eastern  Oregon  before  shipment 
and  thus  meet  the  conditions  of  the  law.  He  will 
leave  for  Pendleton  and  other  Eastern  Oregon  points 
in  a  short  time  to  make  arrangements  for  his  an- 
nual  trainload  shipment. 


HORSES    FOR    MANILA. 


Twelve  hundred  of  Uncle  Sam's  finest  horses  will 
be  shipped  to  the  Philippines  on  the  army  transport 
Dix  which  is  scheduled  to  leave  this  port  for  Manila 
the '  latter  part  of  this  week.  The  steeds  are  in- 
tended for  the  use  of  the  Ninth  Cavalry,  which  regi- 
ment is  to  sail  for  the  islands  on  May  5th. 

The  animals  were  selected  with  great  care  at  a 
cost  of  about  $250,000.  They  were  brought  across 
the  countrv  in  special  trains  and  are  now  at  the  Fair 
Grounds  in  Sacramento.  A  detachment  of  sixty 
soldiers  is  in  charge  of  the  horses. 

This  will  he  the  largest  and  most  valuable  ship- 
ment of  saddle  animals  ever  sent  across  the  Pacific. 
These  horses  will  arrive  in  the  islands  about  a  month 
before  the  troopers  reach  there. 

The  transport  Dix  left  Seattle  a  few  days  ago  for 
this  port  and  on  arrival  here  will  go  to  Oakland 
Mole,  where  she  will  take  on  her  valuable  cargo. 
At  Honolulu  the  Dix  will  make  a  stop  of  several  days 
and  all  the  horses  will  be  landed  and  kept  in  pasture 
during  the  vessel's  stay  at  that  port 

The  Ninth  Cavalry,  for  whose  use  these  horses  are 
intended,  is  a  colored  regiment,  commanded  by 
white  officers.  At  present  the  regiment  is  stationed 
at  Fort  Riley  and  Fort  Leavenworth  in  Kansas  and 
at  Fort  Sheridan.  111. 

o 

Walter  Cox.  the  well  known  Eastern  trainer  and 
driver  of  trotting  horses,  has  had  rather  more  than 
his  share  of  bad  luck  of  late.  Last  year  he  met 
with  an  accident  while  driving  a  hoppled  pacer  that 
prevented  his  driving  during  the  remainder  of  the 
season,  and  bothered  him  during  the  winter.  Last 
month  he  was  in  a  railroad  accident  on  the  Big  Four 
Railroad  near  Indianapolis  and  is  reported  to  have 
been  seriously  injured. 

o 

Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday,  April  6,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


AZOTE    2:04%. 


COMMENTS   ON    HARNESS    RACING. 


A    LESSON    FROM    FRANCE. 


It  is  difficult  to  perceive  of  a  more  perfect  racing 
tool  than  was  Azote.  Although  standing  16.1  }£,  he 
had  as  complete  control  of  his  action  as  a  pony,  his 
speed  could  be  utilized  at  any  spot  or  place,  he  did 
not  pull  an  ounce  and  was  one  of  the  most  even  tem- 
pered and  easily  driven  of  all  the  champion  trotters. 
His  groom.  Morgan,  gave  him  most  of  his  work,  and 
one  morning  at  Red  Oak,  Iowa,  in  June  of  1895, 
stepped  him  a  half  in  1:01.  Always  and  ever  he 
was  on  the  trot,  big  fields  did  not  "bother  him,  nor 
protracted  scoring,  and  no  precautions  had  to  be 
exercised  for  fear  of  a  possible  break,  for  he  never 
made  one  except  in  case  of  accident.  He  was  popu- 
larly called  a  long-striding  horse,  but,  as  a  matter 
of  fact,  he  was  not  so  for  a  horse  of  his  size,  and 
when  his  stride  was  measured  it  proved  to  be  but 
an  inch  longer  than  that  of  Alix,  whom  he  overtopped 
by  a  full  hand — the  figures  being  19  feet  3  inches,  and 
19  feet  4  inches,  respectively.  Azote's  gait  in  front 
was  so  high  that  he  required  elbow  boots,  his  knee 
action  being  marked,  but  behind  he  went  low  to  the 
ground  with  little  hock  action.  His  gait  was  almost 
mechanically  perfect  and  so  clean  that,  aside  from 
his  elbow  boots  he  wore  only  heel  boots  in  front  and 
scalpers  and  ankle  boots  behind.  He  was  a  long-toed 
trotter.  Salisbury  considered  the  lengthening  of  his 
toes  one  of  the  secrets  of  his  success  with  him,  and 
he  increased  their  length  in  1895  over  that  of  1S94. 
He  wore  an  11-oz.  bar  shoe — not  heavy  considering 
the  unusual  size  of  his  foot — scoped  out  at  fhe  toe 
and  provided  with  a  grab,  and  no  toe-weights.  Be- 
hind he  required  but  enough  steel  to  protect  his  hoof. 
He  wore  a  two-minute  harness  and  blind  bridle.  His 
head  was  dropped  rather  low  and  he  carried  it  with 
a  little  swing  such  as  has  marked  several  of  our 
fastest  trotters. 

Azote  showed  considerable  "quality"  but  "hand- 
somed"  very  little.  His  head  was  not  coarse,  but 
his  inveterate  habit  of  lopping  one  of  his  big  ears — 
the  right  one — gave  it  a  homely,  quaint  and  quizzical 
expression.  It  was  the  general  belief  among  the  cir- 
cuiters  that  he  could  not  prick  both  ears,  owing  to  a 
muscular  affection,  but  he  could  when  he  cared  to. 
for  I  have  seen  him  do  so.  His  neck  was  not  long, 
had  little  or  no  crest,  and  trained  down  very  thin, 
and  as  he  ran  up  well  on  the  withers  and  was  a  bit 
ragged  over  the  hips  he  was,  when  stripped,  rather 
angular  to  the  eye  in  racing  trim.  It  took  an  immense 
amount  of  flesh  to  cover  his  herculean  frame  to  that 
degree  that  would  justify  calling  him  fat,  but  when 
he  was  fat  he  was  far  from  unsightly.  His  shoulder 
was  magnificently  laid  and  his  heart  deep,  and  he 
was  also  very  deep  and  full  at  the  waist.  He  was 
rather  high  on  the  leg  than  otherwise,  his  hind  leg 
was  very  straight  and  he  was  lightly,  rather  than 
heavily,  muscled  on  the  inside  of  his  hams  and 
stifles,  which  gave  him  a  curiously  "split-up"  appear- 
ance from  behind.  His  limbs  were  excellent  in 
quality  and  it  is  remarkable,  not  that  he  broke  down 
when  he  did,  but  that  they  stood  the  strain  of  carry- 
ing his  tremendous  carcass  so  long,  Salisbury  attrib- 
uted his  breakdown  to  an  injury  to  his  foot  when 
loading  him  at  Omaha,  but  as  a  matter  of  fact,  he 
had  been  noticed  to  jog  lame  three  weeks  before, 
when  he  came  out  for  the  race  at  Fleetwood. 

Such  was  Azote  as  I  remember  him  after  a  dozen 
years,  and  some  refreshing  of  memory  by  turning 
the  pages  of  "back  numbers."  Few  as  great,  and 
very  few  greater,  trotters  have  as  yet,  in  my  opinion, 
been  seen;  for,  to  my  mind,  while  I  admire  the 
horse  that  comes  from  behind  and  outfinishes  the 
rest  at  the  end,  it  is  a  mark  of  supreme  greatness 
to  do  what  Azote  did — race  in  front  from  wire  to 
wire,  heat  after  heat  and  race  after  race,  setting 
his  own  pace  and  setting  it  so  fast  and  carrying  it 
so  far  that  one  after  another  the  champions  of  the 
turf — and  there  were  giants  in  those  days! — died  be- 
hind him. — Volunteer  in  Horse  Review. 


MILE  TRACK   FOR  TUCSON. 


A  mile  track  for  Tucson  is  the  latest  thing  in  the 
racing  line.  There  is  a  strong  likelihood  that  ground 
will  be  secured  a  short  distance  out  of  the  city  along 
the  river,  where  the  soil  is  excellent  for  a  race  track. 

The  fact  that  the  local  meeting  was  well  attended 
has  caused  horsemen  throughout  the  Southwest  to 
take  up  again  the  proposition  of  a  Southwestern  cir- 
cuit. The  towns  that  are  considered  available  for 
the  proposed  circuit  are  Tucson,  El  Paso,  Albuquer- 
que, Douglas,  Bisbee  and  Phoenix.  There  is  a  prob- 
ability that  other  towns  will  be  taken  in  the  circuit. 

There  is  every  reason  why  the  circuit  should  be 
a  success.  The  fine  weather  in  the  Southwest  makes 
racing  a  possibility  all  through  the  winter  and  the 
purses  that  are  offered  are  sufficient  to  bring  out  fine 
horses. 

The  visiting  horsemen  at  the  Tucson  meeting 
showed  their  appreciation  of  their  treatment  in  a 
communication  thanking  the  local  horsemen  for  the 
courtesies  which  were  extended  to  them. 


A    POSTAL    GETS   IT. 


No  owner  of  horses,  sheep  or  dogs  should  neglect  any 
source  of  information  as  to  how  he  may  prevent  and 
cure  the  most  common  and  serious  ailments  of  these 
animals.  If  you  will  refer  to  the  advertisement  of 
Craft's  Distemper  cure  in  this  issue  you  will  find  offer- 
ed, free,  a  pamphlet  called  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice."  This 
is  a  compilation  of  expert  knowledge  on  the  treatment 
of  distemper,  pinkeye,  influenza  and  the  whole  range  of 
catarrhal  and  infectious  diseases  of  animals.  The  in- 
formation may  be  worth  a  great  deal  of  money  to 
you.  Send  a  postal  card  request  at  once  to  Wells  Medi- 
cine Co.,  13  Third  street,  Lafayette,  Ind. 


"Hawley,"  always  an  entertaining  writer  on  what- 
ever phase  of  harness  horse  affairs,,  he  devotes  his 
pen,  has  a  very  interesting  and  timely  article  on  the 
evils  of  harness  racing  in  the  last  issue  of  Kentucky 
Stock  Farm,  from  which  the  following  extracts  are 
made: 

"There  is  absolutely  no  reason  why  harness  rac- 
ing should  not  be  conducted  according  to  the  highest 
ideals,  or  that  men  engaged  in  it  should  not  conduct 
themselves  according  to  the  highest  standard  of 
honesty  and  fair  dealing.  When  a  man  enters  his 
horse  in  a  race  and  pays  his  entrance  fee  he  is 
entitled  to  all  that  the  rules  allow  him;  he  deserves 
every  consideration,  but  should  not  expect  more  than 
is  given  the  other  nominators.  He  has  no  right  to 
expect  the  association,  its  officials  or  the  racing 
public  to  permit  him  to  score  interminably  with  an 
ill-mannered,  half-educated  horse ;  nor  has  he  a 
right  to  demand  that  merely  because  his  horse  is 
a  slow  beginner  the  field  should  be  kept  back  on 
his  account.  When  he  wins  a  fairly  contested  heat 
he  is  entitled  to  first  place  and  everything  that  goes 
to  a  victor,  but  he  has  no  right  to  ask  for  anything 
that  can  not  be  given  to  all. 

The  long  delays  that  come  from  scoring  are  not 
infrequently  the  fault  of  the  horse  or  his  driver,  for 
surely  the  starter  can  not  always  be  to  blame.  The 
vexatious  delays  coming  from  a  lost  shoe,  while  not 
always  the  fault  of  the  trainer,  can  sometimes  be 
laid  to  his  door,  and  in  such  instances  it  is  unreason- 
able to  expect  the  racing  public  to  sit  calmly  in  the 
stand  while  a  blacksmith  is  sent  for  and  the  shoe  re- 
placed. Owners  have  no  right  to  demand  the  privi- 
ledge  of  laying  up  heats;  nor  are  they  justified  in 
starting,  unless  they  expect  to  try  to  win,  for  the 
fundamental  principle  of  racing  is  that  every  entry 
should  be  driven  for  victory.  All  should  try  to  win. 
The  judges,  the  secretaries  and  the  owners  are  pre- 
sumptuous in  expecting  the  racing  public  to  be  satis- 
fied with  incompetent  drivers,  with  imperfect  ap- 
pointements,  with  unsteady  horses  racing  before 
them,  and  the  public  has  a  right  to  demand  that  any 
driver  who  has  shown  himself  to  be  incompetent 
should  be  replaced  by  another  more  skillful.  Any 
owner  who  starts  his  horse  in  a  race  with  any  other 
object  in  view  than  of  at  least  trying  to  win  is 
guilty  of  sharp  practice;  in  fact,  is  a  party  to  a 
fraud,  and  if  the  condition  of  his  horse  is  such  that 
he  feels  that  while  he  may  win  a  heat  he  can  not 
hope  to  win  the  race  he  should  keep  his  horse  in 
the  stable,  for  whenever  a  start  is  made  in  a  race 
with  any  other  object  in  view  than  an  attempt  to 
win  a  sport  becomes  a  game,' and  the  participants 
are  not  sportsmen.  Anyone  who  bets  against  a 
horse  and  is  instrumental  in  his  defeat  is  acting 
fraudulently  and  is  equally  as  guilty  as  one  who  pulls 
a  trotter  that  is  the  best  of  his  field.  There  is,  of 
course,  every  justification  in  a  bettor  backing  the 
field  against  a  horse  that  he  believes  can  not  win; 
yet  to  lay  against  a  starter,  to  play  the  field  against 
him,  and  then  to  encompass  his  defeat  by  unfair 
means  is  wrong  and  all  connected  with  the  transac- 
tion should  be  severely  dealt  with. 

It  is  the  duty  of  all  connected  with  harness  racing 
to  purge  it  of  the  evils  that  follow  in  its  wake,  for 
unless  these  evils  are  eradicated,  disastrous  results 
must  follow  as  they  have  done  on  the  running  turf. 
In  any  form  of  sport,  except  racing,  a  trickster,  one 
who  indulges  in  sharp  practice,  is  looked  upon  as 
thoroughly  contemptible,  and  is  not  allowed  to  con- 
tinue in  a  participation  of  the  pastime.  In  football 
offenders  when  caught  in  the  act  are  ordered  off  the 
field;  in  yachting  the  slightest  deviation  from  the 
rules  which  govern  honest  sport  is  punished  by  a 
disqualification;  in  baseball,  even  in  the  professional 
part  of  it,  foul  plays  carry  with  them  a  penalty;  and 
the  same  is  true  with  every  pastime  in  which  men 
indulge.  In  racing  many  sharp  practices  are  winked 
at,  many  fraudulent  transactions  are  overlooked  and 
many  acts  beneath  the  dignity  of  sportsmen  are  con- 
doned, all  of  which  is  not  as  it  should  be,  for  a  sport 
is  a  pastime  for  sportsmen  and  a  true  sportsman  is 
an  honest  man. 


A    MULE    STORY. 


When  the  Marysville  and  Yuba  City  Street  Car 
Company's  mules  were  put  up  for  sale  a  resident 
of  Marysville  purchased  "old  Coley,"  the  black  pac- 
ing mule  that  helped  haul  the  street  cars  through 
Marysville  for  several  years,  and  turned  him  out 
to  pasture  at  J.  W.  Bradley's  ranch,  just  south  of 
town.  "Coley"  was  purchased  because  of  his  splen- 
did  disposition. 

Mr.  Bradley  states  that  he  went  to  the  field  to 
get  the  horses  out  of  the  deep  water  and  they  were 
all  so  rattled  that  he  could  do  nothing  with  them. 
Not  so  with  "Coley."  He  came  up  to  Bradley,  who 
got  on  his  back  and  worked  around  until  he  got  a 
rope  on  the  bell  mare  and  struck  out  through  deep 
water.  "Coley"  swam  with  him  for  over  a  mile  with 
just  the  mule's  nose  and  ears  sticking  out.  The 
other  animals  followed,  swimming  and  when  they 
would  lag  or  commence  to  quit  old  "Coley"  would 
"tread  water"  until  Bradley  could  get  hold  of  the 
bell  and  give  it  a  vigorous  shaking,  which  would 
stir  up  the  others  and  they  would  take  a  fresh  start. 

Thus  the  animals  were  taken  for  over  a  mile  to 
the  high  land  near  the  Sutliff  place.  Mr.  Bradley 
says  that  he  could  not  have  made  the  rescue  with- 
out "Coley."  and  came  into  town  to  buy  him,  but 
his  owner  said  "nay,"  because  he  is  liable  to  want 
a  water  mule  himself  some  time. — Marysville  Appeal. 
o ■ — ■ 

Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


It  is  high  time  that  we  turned  to  France  and  took 
a  lesson  from  their  methods  in  dealing  with  the 
question  of  the  national  horse  supply,  says  the  Glas- 
gow Hearld.  The  French  government  has  realized 
that  it  is  from  the  race  courses,  and  especially  from 
the  ranks  of  steeple-chasers,  that  they  must  obtain 
horses  of  strength,  speed  and  quality  as  stallions 
for  the  state  and  farms.  France  breeds  the  horses 
for  its  army  itself,  and  is  independent  of  other  coun- 
tries in  this  respect.  In  various  parts  of  the  pro- 
vinces large  stud  farms  have  been  established,  and 
over  200  thoroughbreds  stallions  have  been  bought 
from  the  race  courses  to  serve  as  stallions  the  mares, 
mostly  half  bred,  that  are  selected  with  similar  en- 
terprise and  care.  Those  people  who  are  agitating 
for  the  suppression  of  racing  in  England  are  evident- 
ly not  aware  of  the  important  part  that  the  race 
horse  plays  in  the  military  programs  of  continental 
countries.  Not  only  France,  but  Germany,  Austria, 
Russia  and  Italy  have  large  establishments  support- 
ed by  their  respective  governments  for  breeding 
from  thoroughbred  stock  (brought  to  a  high  standard 
on  the  race  course.)  the  horses  required  for  national 
defense.  When  we  read  of  a  famous  race  horse  be- 
ing bought  for  alarge  sum  by  a  foreign  power  it  it 
not  merely  for  the  development  of  racing  that  he 
has  been  acquired,  but  for  a  far  more  important 
mission. 

All  the  race  horses  in  France  are  under  the  direct 
control  of  the  Ministers  of  Agriculture  and  Finance, 
and  it  is  specially  stipulated  by  law  that  no  racing 
will  be  permitted  that  does  not  have  for  its  aim  tbs 
improvement  of  the  breed  of  horses.  Large  sums 
are  voted  annually  by  the  state  in  the  way  of  prizes 
and  premiums,  and  the  inspectors  make  periodical 
visits  to  the  various  training  establishments  and  pur- 
chase horses  that  have  proved  their  superiority  on 
the  race  course.  Special  prizes  are  given  for  steeple- 
chases on  the  understanding  that  the  government 
has  the  right  to  take  the  winner  at  a  stipulated 
price.  There  is  one  race  in  particular  at  Auteuil  to 
which  2,000  pounds  is  given,  and  should  the  winner 
be  a  four-year-old  the  government  has  the  right  to 
buy  him  for  800  pounds,  the  price  being  reduced  to 
400  pounds  if  the  winner  should  be  five  years  old 
or  upward.  In  this  way  the  owner,  or  breeder,  gets 
a  good  price  for  his  horse  and  the  government  ac- 
quires one  that  has  stood  the  test  for  strength  and 
stamina.  In  this  system  we  have  the  explanation 
of  the  remarkable  progress  that  France  has  made, 
and  why  racing  in  that  country  has  become  such 
a  great  national  industry. 

Many  people  seem  to  think  that  the  pari-muteul 
has  something  to  do  with  the  big  prize  money  that 
is  distributed  in  France,  but  none  of  the  sums  de- 
ducted as  a  percentage  on  the  public's  investments 
at  the  pari-mutuel  are  available  for  prize  money. 
Sir  Walter  Gilbey,  writing  recently  to  the  Times, 
spoke  of  the  "funds  derived  by  the  state  from  the 
pari-mutuel."  but  he  has  evidently  not  studied  the 
question  or  has  misunderstood  the  working  the  sys- 
tem of  betting  which  is  known  as  the  pari-mutuel  or 
totalisator.  The  various  race  societies  are  permit- 
ted to  have  the  pari-mutuel  on  their  courses  and  to 
deduct  eight  per  cent  from  the  receipts.  Half  of 
of  this  percentage  is  allowed  for  working  expenses 
and  is  distributed  among  the  officials,  clerks  and 
other  employes,  who  are  many  thousands;  two  per 
cent  is  to  be  given  in  premiums  to  breeders,  one  per 
cent  is  to  be  devoted  to  works  of  charity  and  the 
relief  of  rates  in  the  localities  where  the  race  courses 
are  situated,  and  the  other  one  per  cent  is  spent 
for  special  purposes — at  present  it  is  being  used  for 
establishing  water  works  and  carrying  water  to  dis- 
tricts which  are  badly  served  in  this  respect.  None 
of  the  pari-mutuel  money  goes  into  the  national  ex- 
chequer. 


Frank  S.  Billings,  in  an  article  in  the  American 
Horse  Breeder  on  the  subject  "Can  Racing  Continue 
Without  Gambling?"  has  this  to  say:  "That  racing 
is  absolutely  necessary  not  only  to  the  maintenance 
of  the  trotting  horse,  at  its  present  standard  of  ex- 
cellence, but  to  all  advancement  of  that  standard,  is 
l>eyond  dispute.  The  question  before  legislators 
and  others  in  government  is  not  what  theological  and 
other  opponents,  moved  by  the  superstitious  ignor- 
ance and  prejudices  of  the  "dead  hand"  of  the  past 
think,  but  what  can  be  done  to  stimulate  and  main- 
tain one  of  the  greatest  economic  interests  in  the 
country?  They  must  not  think,  necessary  as  it  is 
to  the  trotting  interest,  that  those  interested  in 
racing  are  the  whole  push,  which  embraces  every 
person  to  whom  the  trotting  horse  business  means 
support  in  any  relation  whatever.  We  want  no 
false  idealism.  Nothing  can  be  ventured  without 
some  danger  to  somebody.  If  gambling  on  race 
tracks  is  such  a  terrible  danger  to  the  community 
what  shall  we  say  of  the  automobile?  How  many 
individuals  and  families  do  they  bring  disaster  to 
in  common?  The  extravagance  incited  in  those  un- 
fitted financially  to  enter  the  race  of  the  auto-fanatics 
is  more  demoralizing  to  family  conditions  in  Boston 
alone  than  all  the  betting  on  all  the  horse  races 
in  the  country  in  any  one  year." 


Secretary  Harris  Wilson  of  the  Kentucky  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association  has  announced  that  the 
eighteenth  renewal  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity, 
valued  at  $21,000,  closed  with  the  entry  of  1407 
mares,  the  largest  entry  in  the  Futurity  ever  made, 
except  in  1898,  when  1467  mares  were  en 
A.  Clark  Jr.  of  Butte,  Mont.,  names  nil 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


FITTING   FOR   THE    MARKET. 


This  is  one  of  the  most  important  things  to  he 
considered  in  connection  with  the  horse  industry. 
More  men  fail  to  reach  the  top  in  the  horse  business 
on  account  of  lack  of  intelligence  in  the  breaking  and 
preparation  of  horses  for  the  market  than  from  any 
other  cause.  This  subject  is  of  peculiar  interest,  due 
to  the  fact  that  so  many  men  are  concerned  in  the 
production  of  horses.  The  proper  breaking  of  a  colt 
determines  to  a  considerable  extent  the  future  use- 
fulness of  a  horse,  and  no  man  who  has  ever  dealt 
in  horses  and  experienced  difficulty  in  their  manage- 
ment will  deny  that  there  is  room  for  a  great  deal 
of  improvement  over  our  present  methods  of  doing 
this  work.  From  time  to  time  we  see  illustrations 
of  improper  breaking.  We  see  people  who  have 
driven  horses  for  two  or  three  years  which  have  never 
been  taught  the  lesson  of  how  to  back.  A  horse  is 
not  thoroughly  broken  until  it  is  taught  each  and 
every  one  of  the  things  which  it  may  be  called  upon 
to  do  at  any  time.  In  addition  to  the  losses  resulting 
from  improper  breaking,  millions  of  dollars  are  lost 
to  the  farmers  of  this  country  every  year  by  selling 
horses  that  have  not  been  properly  prepared  for 
sale.  It  can  be  done  without  taking  them  from  their 
regular  work.  Still  where  heavy  gains  are  to  he 
made  the  less  work  a  horse  does  and  the  quieter  he 
is  kept  the  quicker  he  will  put  on  flesh. 

In  breaking  the  colt  the  first  thing  to  be  con- 
sidered is  the  nature  of  the  animal.  The  disposition 
of  no  two  horses  is  exactly  alike.  As  a  rule  there 
is  a  great  difference  in  the  disposition  of  the  native 
horse  and  those  from  the  Western  States,  especially 
from  the  ranges.  The  native  horse  is  much  easier 
broken  than  the  Western  horse,  though  the  latter, 
when  properly  broken,  is  a  very  reliable  animal. 
There  is  also  a  great  difference  in  draft  and  light 
horses,  especially  those  which  are  bred  for  trotting 
and  running  purposes.  The  draft  horse  requires 
much  less  preparatory  handling  than  the  trotting  or 
running  bred  horse. 

After  making  a  careful  study  of  the  disposition  of 
a  colt  the  next  think  to  do  is  to  halter  it.  To  do 
this  properly  the  person  in  charge  must  possess  a 
great  deal  of  patience.  The  colt  should  be  properly 
secured  in  a  box  stall  or  a  small  shed,  preferably 
one  with  a  ground  floor,  so  as  to  eliminate  all  danger 
from  slipping.  Take  a  halter  with  a  rope  about  fif- 
teen feet  long  attached  to  it.  Pet  the  colt  and  treat 
him  kindly  so  as  to  win  his  confidence,  and  he  will 
soon  learn  that  you  are  not  going  to  hurt  him,  thus 
making  it  usually  very  easy  to  put  on  the  halter  with- 
out any  trouble.  If  the  colt  is  at  all  nervous  and 
likely  to  pull  on  the  halter  it  is  best  to  break  him 
of  this  at  the  beginning.  Take  the  loose  end  of  the 
rope  and  pass  it  through  a  hole  in  the  manger  or 
around  a  post  and  back  between  the  forelegs,  placing 
it  around  the  girth  and  tying  it  there.  The  colt 
is  now  tied  by  both  the  head  and  the  body.  Step  back 
from  him  and  let  him  fight  it  out,  and  it  will  usually 
not  take  him  very  long  to  learn  that  he  is  conquered. 
When  tied  in  this  way  there  is  no  danger  of  injury, 
as  is  oftentimes  the  case  when  tied  by  the  head  only. 
As  soon  as  he  learns  to  stand  quietly  and  has  given 
up  pulling  on  the  halter,  pet  him  and  give  him  to 
understand  that  you  are  his  friend. 

It  is  well  to  leave  him  tied  for  some  time  before 
trying  to  teach  him  to  lead.  Teaching  a  colt  to  lead 
by  the  halter  is  a  very  important  part  of  his  educa- 
tion. Here  is  where  a  great  many  men  fail.  A  horse 
that  is  well  broken  to  lead  is  more  attractive,  easier 
to  handle,  and  will  command  a  higher  price  in  the 
market  than  one  that  is  not  properly  broken.  In 
training  to  lead  always  teach  the  colt  to  walk  beside 
you  and  never  allow  him  to  follow  along  behind,  as 
is  often  the  case.  This  can  he  done  very  readily 
by  taking  a  whip  in  the  left  hand  and  touching  him 
up  a  little  from  behind  as  you  walk  along.  A  few 
lessons  of  this  kind  will  teach  him  that  the  proper 
place  for  him  is  beside  you,  and  he  will  not  want  to 
be  any  other  place. 

After  being  well  trained  to  walk  beside  you,  en- 
courage him  to  trot.  This  can  also  be  done  with  the 
gentle  use  of  the  whip.  It  is  well  at  the  beginning  to 
have  the  lead  shank  in  the  mouth  of  the  colt,  so  that 
he  will  not  get  away  from  you  should  he  become 
frightened.  In  leading  keep  his  head  well  up,  so  as 
to  make  him  look  attractive  and  stylish.  Also  keep 
his  head  as  straight  ahead  of  him  as  possible. 

Do  not  make  the  lessons  too  long  or  tiresome,  as 
short  lessons  given  often  are  the  best  A  colt  which 
is  well  broken  to  the  halter  will  always  show  to  good 
advantage.  After  he  is  thoroughly  halter  broken,  the 
next  step  is  to  get  him  used  to  the  bitting  harness. 
This  consists  of  an  open  bridle  with  a  check,  sur- 
cingle, crupper  and  side  lines,  which  go  from  the 
surcingle  to  the  bit  to  prevent  him  from  turning 
his  head  to  either  side.  Put  this  on  him  and  check 
him  up,  not  too  high  at  first,  but  raising  his  head 
a  little  each  day  until  the  desired  height  is  obtained, 
which  will  make  him  look  most  attractive.  For  this 
lesson  let  him  have  a  yard  in  which  he  may  go  about 
at  his  own  will.  After  he  has  become  well  accus- 
tomed to  the  bit  and  check,  put  on  the  long  lines  in- 
stead of  the  short  side  lines  and  teach  him  to  drive, 
start  and  stop  at  the  word,  also  to  back.  This  is  a 
very  important  part  of  the  breaking.  It  is  very  easy 
to  teacl  a  colt  to  back  if  you  have  plenty  of  patience. 
Most  men  are  in  too  much  of  a  hurry  to  do  this  prop- 
erly. Encourage  him  to  back,  step  by  step,  by  stead- 
ily pr'ling  on  the  lines  and  at  the  same  time  telling 
him  b>  back.  As  soon  as  he  makes  a  step  backwards 
slacku.  on  the  lines  and  say  "Whoa."  Repeat  this 
until  ht  will  back  when  told  and  as  often  as  you  tell 
.     If  proper  care  and  kindness  are  combined  it 


will  not  take  long  to  accomplish  this  part  of  his  edu- 
cation. 

The  next  step  in  the  colt's  education  is  to  hitch 
him  in  the  harness.  This  may  be  done  either  single 
or  double.  In  many  respects  it  is  preferable  to  break 
him  single  at  first.  The  advantages  of  breaking 
him  double  over  single  at  first  are  that  when  he  is 
hitched  with  a  reliable  horse  he  will  not  shy  so  read- 
ily at  strange  obstacles.  The  only  reason  we  recom- 
mend breaking  him  single  at  first  is  that  his  educa- 
tion up  to  this  point  has  been  alone,  not  with  other 
horses.  In  breaking  him  single  he  should  be  hitched 
to  some  kind  of  a  breaking  cart  There  are  many 
good  breaking  carts  on  the  market  which  are  not  very 
expensive.  The  cart  must  be  strong  and  durable. 
These  are  points  which  must  be  given  careful  con- 
sideration. Many  a  good  colt  is  ruined  by  first  hitch- 
ing him  to  some  worn  out  or  diapidated  cart  or  ve- 
hicle of  some  kind.  A  man  who  has  not  a  breaking 
cart  may  accomplish  the  desired  end  in  another  way. 
He  can  make  a  breaking  cart  by  using  two  wheels 
of  a  light  wagon  with  an  axle,  to  which  he  may  attach 
two  poles  to  act  as  shafts.  These  poles  or  shafts 
should  be  long  enough  so  that  should,  the  colt  kick  he 
will  not  in  any  way  hit  the  cross  bar  or  get  his  feet 
over  the  same.  A  seat  should  he  placed  on  the  cart 
and  then  it  is  ready  for  use.  While  this  may  not  look 
so  nice  as  a  regular  breaking  cart,  it  oftentimes  an- 
swers a  very  good  purpose  and  will  save  the  break- 
ing of  a  good  buggy  or  other  vehicle  which  is  not 
intended  to  he  used  for  breaking  colts. 

An  open  bridle  is  best,  for  when  broken  with  an 
open  bridle  the  colt  will  usually  go  all  right  with 
the  blinders.  Always  start  a  colt  with  an  easy  hit, 
for  a  severe  bit  that  will  irritate  the  mouth  will  often- 
times make  him  misbehave  when  otherwise  he  will 
go  all  right. 

When  first  hitching  a  colt  always  use  a  harness 
with  a  breeching,  so  that  he  will  get  used  to  it  along 
with  the  other  harness.  Before  hitching  a  colt  in 
the  cart  it  is  best  to  put  a  set  of  hopples  on  him. 
These  can  be  easily  made  by  taking  a  set  of  straps, 
which  should  be  strong  and  large  enough  to  pass 
around  the  fetlock.  These  straps  should  have  rings 
in  them.  To  the  rings  attach  a  rope  about  twelve 
feet  long.  Pass  the  rope  from  each  one  of  these 
straps  up  through  the  girth  and  hack  to  the  seat. 
This  wiil  he  found  to  be  very  helpful  in  case  any- 
thing should  go  wrong  and  the  colt  should  become 
unmanageable  so  far  as  reining  him  by  the  bit  is 
concerned.  Should  anything  happen  just  pull  up  on 
the  rope  and  you  will  bring  him  down  on  his  knees 
and  thus  prevent  him  running.  He  should  not  be 
pulled  up  too  severely,  as  sometimes  by  so  doing  you. 
may  bruise  or  skin  his  legs.  This  will  also  be  found 
to  be  very  helpful  in  teaching  the  colt  to  stand,  as 
he  will  soon  discover  that  you  have  a  power  over 
him  which  makes  it  impossible  for  him  to  get 
away. — W.  J.  Kennedy,  in  Kentucky  Stock  Farm. 


LEXINGTON   TRAINING   NOTES. 


fortunate  cognomen  of  a  daughter  of  Ashland 
Wilkes,  dam  by  Onward,  but  her  ability  to  step  in 
2:30  places  her  well  up  in  the  opinion  of  the  propri- 
etors.    And  there  are  others. 

Also  located  at  the  Orchard  Park  stables  is  Dr. 
J.  W.  Dickey's  (Gibson  City,  111.)  five  head,  with 
W.  M.  Woods,  trainer.  Billie  Sherbert  2:21,  onhalf- 
mile  track,  sired  by  Sherbert,  and  the  trotter,  Blon- 
die  D.  2:21%  by  the  same  sire,  are  those  that  have 
records.  Verta  Bryan  (2)  by  Early  Reaper,  dam 
Roletta  by  Mambrino  Russell,  is  green,  but  her  re- 
lationship to  Early  Alice  2:09%,  besides  individual 
merit,  causes  her  to  be  a  favorite  with  those  in 
charge. 

All  the  other  trainers  engaged  here  have  up  quite 
a  number  of  horses,  and  there  will  he  others  to  men- 
tion later  on. — Western  Horseman. 


GETTING  READY  AT  CLEVELAND. 


Mack  Withers,  the  superintendent  of  the  Ken- 
tucky Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  has  put 
the  track  in  condition  for  this  season's  work.  For 
several  weeks  the  trainers  have  been  jogging  their 
horses  over  the  half-mile  track  in  the  infield,  but 
now  that  the  big  ring  is  ready,  in  a  short  time  will 
be  heard  the  rhythmic  tread  of  the  harness  race 
horse.  That  the  present  season  will  prove  a  busy 
one  in  the  history  of  the  game  is  evidenced  by  the 
great  number  of  horses  that  will  be  in  training 
here.  Stable  room  is  at  a  premium  and  already 
there  are  more  horses  at  work  than  at  any  pevious 
season. 

The  stable  of  Ed  Benyon  stands  prominent  among 
those  here,  both  as  to  numbers  and  excellence.  By 
the  sale  of  The  Native  13)  by  Moko,  he  loses  a 
bright  star  of  the  racing  game  for  this  season.  Yet 
with  such  as  Lightsome  (3)  2:14%,  and  the  green 
trotter,  Wigwam  by  Wiggins  2:19%  (trial  of  last 
year  in  2:10%);  the  pacer,  Easter  Lily,  and  other 
fast  ones  included  among  the  twenty  head,  it  is 
quite  likely  that  he  will  frequently  be  found  in  the 
secretary's  office  after  the  contest  for  supremacy  is 
over. 

Mike  Bowerman  has  taken  up  nineteen  head. 
Prominent  among  those  that  will  turn  for  honors 
will  be  Sister  Colette  2:09%,  Dainty  Dolly  2:21 
(with  trial  of  2:11),  and  Harmonic  by  Oratorio  2:13, 
that  trialed  in  2:17  at  three  years  old.  Lady  Rip- 
ples (2)  by  Todd  2:14%,  dam  the  peerless  Paron- 
ella,  is  creating  much  enthusiasm  and  comment  by 
the  manner  in  which  she  has  begun  the  season's 
work. 

At  the  Orchard  Park  stables,  conducted  by  Wm. 
Agnew  and  Henry  Horine,  as  trainer,  there  are 
nineteen  head  receiving  regular  preparatory  work. 
Some  deserving  special  mention  are:  The  green 
chestnut  pacing  gelding  by  Ashland  Wilkes,  dam 
by  Hambrick's  Dictator,  that  showed  a  mile  last 
season  in  2:11%,  it  being  his  first  season  in  train- 
ing; another  of  the  same  class  is  Tewee  (6)  by 
Ashland  Wilkes,  dam  Bertha  Bowan  (dam  of  Maud 
Emperor  2:10%),  which  wins  her  reward  of  merit 
by  a  mile  in  2:12;  Helen  Agnew  (5)  by  Ashland 
Wilkes,  dam  by  Junemont,  that  trialed  at  four  years 
old,  at  the  trot,  in  2:17,  and  is  also  considered  one 
of  the  good  things  of  the  aggregation,  as  is  also  a 
four-year-old  trotter  by  The  Bondsman,  dam  by 
Valdemere,  by  performing  in  2:27  last  season.  An- 
other one  that  finds  favor  with  the  trainer  is  Baron 
Advice  (4)  by  Free  Advice,  dam  Baroletta  2:16%, 
by  Grand  Baron  2:12,  by  his  ability  to  step  quar- 
ters in  33%   seconds.     Frenzied  Finance  is  the  un- 


With  the  Glenville  track  ready  for  use  and  the 
thermometer  hovering  around  70,  the  big  training 
camp  presents  a  lively  appearance  these  days.  All 
of  the  local  trainers  are  busy  with  from  five  to 
twenty  head  that  they  are  jogging,  while  such  well- 
known  outside  reinsmen  as  Joe  Gahagan,  T.  W.  Mur- 
phy. Mike  Dwyer,  Harry  Stinson,  Geo.  A.  Fuller  and 
others  will  be  here  with  their  stables  within  the 
next  few  weeks. 

The  local  training  colony  is  made  up  of  the  fol- 
lowing, all  of  whom  wintered  at  the  track:  Vance 
Nuckols,  George  W.  Saunders.  Joe  Rhea,  Charles 
Tanner,  M.S.  King,  Dan  Kane,  T.  H.  Galliger,  Mike 
McDevitt,  George  Marshall,  C.  S.  Woods  and  J.  Mat- 
thews. McDevitt,  Nuckols,  Rhea,  Kane  and  Saun- 
ders have  Grand  Circuit  material  they  are  now  get- 
ting ready. 

Nuckols'  stable  contains  Kenneth  Mac  2:23%  by 
Bobby  Burns,  a  money  winner  in  the  M.  and  M.  last 
year,  and  which  will  again  be  named  in  that  classic. 
The  pacers  Gallagher  2:03%,  Cleo  S.  2:09%, 
Tommy  H.  2:12%,  and  Sir  Dair  2:13%,  are  also  in 
his  charge,  as  are  the  trotters  Jack  Wilkes  2:12%, 
and  Jay  Kay  2:16%. 

Mike  McDevitt  trains  the  stable  of  David  Shaw, 
of  Pittsburg.  The  latter  expects  to  name  Madge 
Wildfire  by  Berton  2:30  in  the  M.  and  M..  this 
mare  having  taken  a  matinee  record  of  2:12%  last 
year,  while  the  stable's  Chamber  of  Commerce  entry 
will  be  The  Contractor  by  Fred  S.  Wilkes,  the  roan 
gelding  that  was  close  up  to  Walter  Direct  2:05% 
when  that  stallion  paced  to  his  record  in  the  De- 
troit stake  in  1905.  Lillian  R.  2:08%  is  to  be  raced 
in  the  fast  trotting  classes,  as  is  Cora  Direct  2:15%. 
Alice  Pointer  by  Star  Pointer  1:59%,  and  out  of 
the  dam  of  Red  Seal  2:10,  is  being  prepared  for 
some  of  the  pacing  events  This  is  a  big  mare, 
with  a  world  of  speed,  having  taken  a  wagon  record 
of  2:12  in  her  only  matinee  start  last  year. 

The  gray  trotter,  Nanco  by  Alcryon  2:15,  with  a 
wagon  record  of  2:12%,  and  close  up  in  2:10  in  a 
race  last  season,  will  be  raced  by  George  Saunders, 
as  will  Lauretta  2:20%,  also  considered  a  2:10 
trotter. 

Dan  Kane  has  a  green  pacer  in  his  string  that 
will  he  seen  in  Grand  Circuit  company,  this  being 
the  stallion  Shaugran  by  Ananias  2:05,  and  out  of 
the  dam  of  Poteen  2:12%.  Kane  worked  this  one  a 
mile  in  2:06%  as  a  four-year-old.  Birdena  2:12%, 
trial  2:12,  and  Gen.  Miles  2:17%,  are  a  pair  of  trot- 
ters that  are  also  expected  to  "make  good." 

"Doc"  Tanner  and  his  assistants  are  kept  busy 
with  about  a  score  of  trotters  and  pacers,  fully  a 
dozen  of  these  being  youngsters  by  John  A.  McKer- 
ron  2:04%.  C.  K.  G.  Billings  has  five  two-year- 
olds  and  four  yearlings  by  that  sire,  and  out  of  such 
fast  mares  as  Mazetta  2:04%,  Lucille  2:07.  Louise 
Jefferson  2:10,  Imogene  2:11%,  Bugle  2:12%,  etc. 
Major  Delmar  1:59%.  Morning  Star  2:04%, 
George  G.  2:05%,  Blackloek  2:07%,  Charley  Mac 
2:07%,  and  others  are  being  jogged  daily  and  are 
being  prepared  for  the  amateur  events  this  coming 
season.  An  event  that  is  being  looked  forward  to 
with  much  anticipation  is  the  arrival  of  a  foal  from 
the  world's  champion  trotter,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
and  by  John  A.  McKerron,  the  same  being  expected 
within  the  next  week. 

The  Rockport  track  has  decided  to  give  three  race 
meetings  this  season,  and  as  these  will  be  the  only 
half-mile  track  meets  in  the  vicinity  of  Cleveland, 
they  should  be  well  patronized.  The  spring  meeting 
will  be  held  the  last  week  in  June. 


BUDD    DOBLE'S    ADVICE. 


Hank  Brown  of  Fargo,  Indiana,  the  prosperous 
contractor,  might  have  become  a  famous  driver  of 
fast  horses  had  he  not  attended  a  racing  meet  back 
in  the  early  days.  There  was  a  large  crowd  out, 
and  Budd  Doble  was  in  the  grandstand. 

Hank  had  a  horse  that  he  had  entered  in  the  two- 
something  class.  The  horse  was  a  big,  rangy  fellow, 
with  not  too  much  speed,  but  Hank  thought  he  was 
the  goods. 

All  the  horses  except  Hank's  had  passed  the  grand- 
stand neck  and  neck  on  the  first  half.  It  was  a 
beautiful  race.  Trailing  behind  about  twenty  rods 
came  the  big  horse,  Hank  urging  him  on.  When  he 
was  in  front  of  the  grandstand  Doble  stood  up  and 
yelled  at  the  top  of  voice: 

"Take  the  first  turn  to  the  left,  Hank.  All  the 
others  have  gone  that  way.'" 

Hank  drove  his  horse  to  the  barn. — Western  Horse- 
man. 


Saturday,  April  6,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


EASTERN  OREGON   RACING  CIRCUIT. 


Baker  City.  Oregon,  March  23. — Arrangements  are 
being  made  for  a  local  racing  circuit  by  the  horse- 
men of  this  district,  to  include  Baker  City,  La  Grande 
and  possibly  Pendleton,  in  Oregon,  and  Boise,  Moun- 
tain Home  and  Caldwell  in  Idaho.  This  plan  is 
meeting  with  enthusiastic  support  in  the  cities  men- 
tioned and  will  probably  he  successfully  culminated 
during  the  coming  summer. 

Owing  to  the  lack  of  organization  in  this  district 
it  is  difficult  for  the  local  enthusiasts  to  secure  the 
best  horses  for  the  races  which  are  held  here  an- 
nually. Under  the  proposed  plan  the  best  horses 
on  the  Coast  can  be  brought  here  and  Baker  racers 
will  be  given  an  opportunity  to  compete  in  the  differ- 
ent meets  throughout  this  section. 

Because  of  weather  conditions  in  this  county  Sep- 
tember usually  proves  the  best  month  for  the  district 
fair  and  race  meet.  If  the  proposed  association  is 
organized  the  circuit  will  open  at  Pendleton  late  in 
August,  La  Grande's  meet  will  come  the  first  of  Sep- 
tember, Baker  will  be  next,  then  Mountain  Home, 
Caldwell  and  the  season  will  end  at  Boise  in  Octo- 
ber. 

There  are  tracks  at  all  of  the  places  mentioned 
except  Pendleton  and  there  is  already  a  movement 
on  foot  there  to  build  one  this  summer.  The  horsemen 
of  Pendleton  and  La  Grande  are  as  anxious  for  the 
organization  of  an  association  as  are  those  of  Baker 
and  it  is  reported  that  the  Idaho  men  have  approved 
the  plan. 

Work  has  already  commenced  on  the  Baker  City 
track  and  a  number  of  horsemen  are  using  it  almost 
daily  during  the  good  weather.  The  track  is  in  ex- 
cellent shape  and  promises  to  be  better  this  year  than 
ever  before. 

Baker  City  horsemen  are  now  in  search  of  a  trainer. 
The  number  of  fast  horses  here  has  increased  so 
greatly  in  the  past  few  years  that  it  is  almost  im- 
possible at  this  time  to  secure  the  services  of  a 
good  trainer.  There  are  seven  or  eight  young  horses 
there  now  which  should  be  trained  but  are  not  being 
worked  because  there  is  no  competent  man  at  hand 
who  is  not  handling  more  horses  now  than  he  can 
give  proper  attention  to. 

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GREAT  COLLECTION    OF    HORSE    PICTURES. 


Geo.  H.  Ketcham  of  Toledo,  the  proprietor  of  the 
Valentine  Theatre,  and  former  owner  of  Cresceus 
2:02%,  has  been  buying  horse  pictures  for  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century  until  he  has  now  the  largest 
and  most  interesting  collection  in  the  world. 

Last  week,  with  the  aid  of  the  scenic  artist  of  the 
Valentine  Theatre,  Mr-  Ketcham  filled  the  entire  four 
walls  of  the  immense  lobby  of  the  Valentine  with 
these  pictures,  and  not  only  all  the  horsemen  of  To- 
ledo, but  thousands  of  citizens  flocked  to  the  Valen- 
tine to  see  this  remarkable  collection.  These  pictures 
cover  the  period  from  1S40  to  1903. 

As  many  of  the  prints  are  originals  and  auto- 
graphed and  as  many  others  could  not  be  duplicated, 
the  collection  is  almost  invaluable  and  Mr.  Ketcham 
prizes  it  higher  than  any  of  his  earthly  possessions. 

Principal  among  the  300  different  pieces  in  the  col- 
lection are  the  following: 

The  original  autographic  picture  of  Hambletonian 
10,  the  foundation  head  of  all  American  trotters. 

Lady  Suffolk,  the  first  horse  to  trot  a  mile  in  2:30. 

Trustee,  the  first  horse  to  trot  twenty  miles  in  an 
hour: 

All  the  celebrated  trotters  of  the  50's,  including 
Jack  Rossiter,  Lady  Moscow,  Highland  Maid,  Tacomy, 
Mac,  Black  Hawk,  Grey  Eagle  and  many  others. 

Robt.  Bonner  driving  the  Auburn  horse  to  an  old- 
time  high-wheel  speed  wagon. 

All  the  team  races  and  single  teams  in  the  50's. 

Every  winning  stallion  of  any  note  from  1S40  to 
1S70. 

Original  drawings  of  horsemen's  headquarters  at 
Gabe  Chase's  on  Harlem  Lane. 

An  original  sketch  of  the  stables  of  Hiram  Wood- 
ruff, the  champion  trotting  horse  driver  of  his  day, 
and   the   pioneer   trotting   driver   of   the   country. 

Also  views  of  Snedecker"s  and  Pt.  View  clubs. 

Original  autographed  drawings  and  photos  of 
Dexter,  Flora  Temple,  Red  Cloud,  Driver,  the  Au- 
burn Horse,  Hopeful,  Trinket,  Magelica,  Sweetzer, 
Occident,  Sleepy  Tom  and  Maud  S. 

About  100  cartoons  of  famous  racing  scenes. 

This  is  but  a  partial  list  of  the  many  pictures, 
every  one  of  which  has  a  story  connected  with  it. — 
American  Sportsman. 


THE  VALUE  OF  GOOD  ROADS. 

Few  users  of  horses  give  much  thought  to  the 
value  of  good  roads  to  a  community,  or  the  annual 
loss  caused  by  bad  roads,  says  the  Horse  World.  A 
bulletin  which  is  being  prepared  in  the  Agricultural 
Department  at  Washington  touches  on  this  subject 
in  a  way  which  cannot  but  interest  those  who  are 
interested  in  horses,  from  the  standpoint  of  either 
a  breeder  or  a  user  of  them.  According  to  the  bulle- 
tin In  course  of  preparation,  the  total  tonnage  of 
farm  products  hauled  on  country  roads  in  the  United 
States  is  not  known,  but  of  twelve  leading  products 
it  is  estimated  that  nearly  50,000,000  tons  were  haul- 
ed from  farms  during  the  crop  year  1905-1906  at  a 
cost  of  about  $85,000,000,  or  more  than  5  per  cent  of 
their  value  at  local  markets.  Of  this  traffic  40,000,000 
tons  represent  the  weight  of  corn,  wheat  and  cotton, 
and  the  cost  of  hauling  these  three  products  was 
$70,000,000.     The  number  of  working  days  taken  to 


haul  twelve  leading  crops  from  farms  to  shipping 
points  during  the  crop  year  1905-1906  is  estimated 
at  21,417,500  and  the  number  of  loads  taken  as  30.- 
319,000.  The  greatest  time  for  any  one  crop  in  haul- 
ing to  shipping  points  is  S, 494, 200  days  for  corn,  hut 
if  the  time  taken  for  hauling  to  local  mills  the  wheat 
consumed  in  the  counties  where  grown  be  included, 
the  total  number  of  working  days  taken  for  hauling 
wheat  from  farms  during  the  crop  year  just  men- 
tioned would  be  over  S.900,000.  Although  there  were 
fewer  loads  of  cotton  than  of  oats,  it  required  1,000,- 
000  more  working  days  for  men  and  teams  to  haul 
the  fiber  than  this  grain.  The  average  time  for  a 
round  trip  for  hauling  oats  being  0.6  day  and  for 
cotton  one  day.  The  greatest  distance  over  which 
it  will  pay  to  haul  a  given  crop  will  practically  limit 
the  production  of  that  crop  for  the  market.  Beyond 
that  limit  a  more  valuable  product  must  be  made. 
Cotton  is  hauled  a  greater  distance  than  wheat, 
and  wool  is  hauled  on  an  average  more  than  three 
times  as  far  as  wheat  and  more  than  three  times 
as  far  as  cotton.  Live  animals  are  often  profitable 
substitutes  for  crops  on  land  remote  from  shipping 
points,  for  the  animals  may  be  driven  at  an  expense 
far  less  than  the  cost  of  wagon  transportation.  The 
distance  limit  for  profitable  farming  for  a  given  crop 
may  often  be  extended  by  improving  the  methods 
and  means  of  hauling.  Better  wagons  and  horses 
may  be  used,  roads  may  be  improved  and  better  fa- 
cilities may  be  had  for  receiving  the  products  at 
local  markets  and  shipping  points.  Improvements 
of  this  kind  tend  to  lessen  the  expense  of  hauling 
a  load  and  thus  make  it  profitable  for  farmers  to 
haul  from  greater  distances.  From  tables  in  the 
bulletin  in  question  it  is  said  that  average  loads  for 
the  same  product  weigh  in  some  States  twice  as 
much  as  in  others  and  consequently  the  expense  of 
hauling  is  much  less  in  the  former  states  than  in  the 
latter  for  similar  distances.  The  average  distance 
from  farm  to  shipping  point  for  21  of  the  23  products 
treated  in  this  report  range  from  7  to  12  miles.  When 
these  significant  facts  are  taken  into  consideration 
one  begins  to  recognize  the  value  good  roads  will  be 
when  they  shall  have  become  general.  That  it  will 
require  the  expenditure  of  an  almost  incomprehen- 
sible sum  of  money  to  bring  about  the  resu't  is 
true,  but  that  the  bettered  conditions  will  be  worth 
the  cost  it  beyond  question,  true. 


ANTI-DAVID    HARUM    LAW. 


The  crest  of  the  reform  wave  which  is  sweeping 
over  the  country  has  reached  Indiana.  From  time 
immemorable  it  has  been  considered  perfectly  legiti- 
mate for  farmers  and  other  persons  to  trade  horses 
which  everybody  knew  were  unsound.  But  those 
halcyon  days  are  past.  The  Hoosier  Legislature  has 
passed  a  law  making  it  compulsory  for  owners  to 
point  out  the  defects  in  any  equines  with  which  they 
desire  to  part  company.  Heretofore  it  has  been  a 
sort  of  "unwritten  law"  that  if  a  man  could  palm  off 
an  old,  decrepit  animal  on  his  unsuspecting  neighbor, 
he  was  entitled  to  praise  instead  of  censure.  Now, 
any  one  who  practices  the  tricks  that  made  David 
Harum  famous  will  not  only  be  fined,  hut  may  have 
to  serve  a  prison  sentence.  The  statute  just  passed 
by  the  Indiana  Legislature  is  in  part  as  follows: 

"Whoever  shall  sell,  or  offer  to  sell  or  exchange  any 
horse  or  mule,  knowing  the  same  to  be  afflicted  with 
•glanders'  or  any  infectious  or  contagious  disease,  or 
knowing  it  to  be  afflicted  with  the  'heaves,'  or  to 
be  'broken-winded,'  or  a  'cribber'  and  shall  conceal 
the  existence  of  such  disease  from  the  person  to 
whom  he  is  offering  the  animal,  shall  be  fined  not 
more  than  $500,  to  which  may  be  added  imprisonment 
in  the  jail  or  workhouse  for  a  period  not  longer  than 
six  months." 

While  the  above  law  may  have  a  beneficial  effect 
for  a  short  time,  it  is  bound  to  be  broken  on  numer- 
ous occasions  after  the  novelty  wears  off.  There  is 
honor  among  horse  traders  just  the  same  as  there 
is  between  thieves,  and  it  is  a  mean  man  who  will 
complain  after  he  has  been  beaten  in  a  business 
deal  which  he  entered  into  with  his  eyes  open.  Evi- 
dently the  author  of  the  Indiana  law  had  got  the 
worst  of  it  at  some  time  in  his  life  and  took  this 
method  of  getting  even.  But  with  all  due  respect 
to  the  law,  no  man  should  attempt  to  trade  horses 
unless  he  feels  capable  of  judging  every  point  about 
the  animals  in  question.  Then,  if  he  gets  beaten,  it 
is  his  own  fault.  We  predict  a  peaceful  and  speedy 
demise  for  the  "anti-David  Harum  law." — Journal  of 
Agriculture. 


FITTING    CAMPAIGNERS. 


A  great  deal  of  unsolicited  information  and  advice 
has  already  been  offered  for  giving  a  campaigner, 
or  a  colt,  for  that  matter,  work,  but  not  very  much 
has  been  said  about  their  preliminary  jog  work,  says 
a  writer  in  the  Horseman.  The  old,  old  plan  of 
jogging  to  a  light  steel  cart  has  given  way  to  some 
extent  to  the  lighter  pneumatic  jog  cart,  and  the 
majority  of  present  day  campaigners  get  to  the 
races  without  ever  pulling  anything  of  more  weight 
than  a  jog  cart.  My  observations  for  a  couple  of 
years  has  led  to  the  belief  that  the  best  mannered 
horses,  and  the  soundest  ones,  come  from  horses 
that  have  worked  at  heavier  work.  A  class  might 
be  made  each  year  for  the  graduates  of  the  milk 
and  bred  wagons.  Every  year  brings  to  the  front 
a  number  of  horses  that  were  worked  at  light  haul- 
ing; they  are  almost  invariably  horses  with  good 
manners,  very  strong,  usually  called  game  horses, 
and  are  generally  sound. 

Light   hauling,   either   to    farm   wagon   or   spring 


wagon,  and  plowing,  develops  a  different  set  of 
muscles,  grows  the  body,  teaches  them  to  stand  and 
tends  to  manner  them  by  practical  training  in  a  dif- 
ferent way  than  can  possibly  come  from  jog  work 
alone.  I  believe  were  it  practical,  and  it  is  in  most 
eases,  that  two  and  three-year-olds  worked  double 
to  light  loads  until  time  for  repeats,  would  be  better 
developed  physically,  better  mannered  and  more  apt 
to  make  good  campaigners  if  handled  in  that  man- 
ner. This  kind  of  work  could  be  mixed  in  with  jog- 
ging to  light  cart  with  good  results.  I  have  asked 
a  good  many  capable  trainers  for  an  opinion  as  to 
that  manner  of  developing  young  horses,  and  have 
the  first  one  to  find  that  disapproved  of  the  plan. 


THE    FIFTEENTH    NATIONAL    IRRIGATION    CON- 
GRESS. 


The  Fifteenth  National  Irrigation  Congress,  which 
will  be  held  in  Sacramento,  California,  September 
2d  to  7th  next,  will  be  a  very  important  and  valuable 
session.  The  people  of  Sacramento  are  already  mak- 
ing preparations  for  the  event.  A  managing  com- 
mittee or  board  of  control  has  been  created,  an  office 
established  and  the  work  of  providing  for  the  com- 
fort and  entertainment  of  visiting  delegates  is  well 
under  way. 

The  plans  for  the  event  include  an  Interstate  Ex- 
position of  Irrigated  land  Products  and  Forestry,  in 
which  all  States  having  irrigation  and  forestry  in- 
terests have  been  invited  to  participate.  It  is  an- 
nounced that  handsome  trophies  and  prizes  will  be 
offered  for  State  and  individual  exhibits  of  all  kinds 
of  irrigated  products,  also  for  exhibits  of  forest  prod- 
ucts and  minerals. 

The  National  Irrigation  Congress  is  composed  of 
delegates  representing  farmers  clubs,  irrigation  so- 
cieties, chambers  of  commerce  and  other  organized 
commercial  bodies,  cities,  counties  and  States.  The 
meetings  are  held  annually  and  are  attended  by  dele- 
gates from  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  Among 
those  who  attend  are  United  States  Senators  and 
Congressmen,  Governors  of  States  and  other  high 
officials  of  National  and  State  Governments,  as  well 
as  practical  farmers,  irrigators,  stockmen  and  lumber- 
men. 

The  purpose  of  the  Irrigation  Congress  is  to  pro- 
mote the  development  of  wise  and  beneficial  national 
irrigation  and  forestry  policies,  as  well  as  to  provide 
for  discussions  of  practical  details  of  irrigation  and 
forestry.  Great  and  valuable  results  have  followed 
the  work  of  the  Congress  in  the  past,  and  with  the 
growing  importance  of  and  increasing  interest  in 
national  irrigation  and  national  forestry  still  greater 
importance  attaches  to  each  succeeding  session. 

Railway  companies  have  been  asked  to  make  spe- 
cial rates  of  fare  and  special  freight  rates  for  exhibit 
materials  intended  for  exhibition  at  the  Interstate 
Exposition,  and  it  is  expected  that  extremely  low 
rates  will  prevail.  Sacramento,  where  the  Irrigation 
Congress  will  be  held,  is  the  Capital  of  California, 
an  important  railway  and  commercial  center,  but 
chiefly  important  from  an  agriculture  standpoint  by 
reason  of  the  fact  that  it  is  located  in  the  heart 
of  the  great  valley  of  California,  within  which  lies 
the  greater  portion  of  the  farming  lands  of  the  State. 
A  thousand-mile  excursion  through  this  great  valley 
is  a  part  of  the  plans  for  enabling  delegates  to  see 
California  fanning  and  California  irrigation. 


THE    GOVERNMENT    HORSE    BOOK. 


The  most  popular  publication  ever  issued  by  the 
Government  is  unquestionably  the  "Special  Report  on 
Diseases  of  the  Horse,"  better  known  as  the  famous 
"Horse  Book."  It  was  first  published  in  1S92  by 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture.  The  limited  edition  that  the  depart- 
ment was  able  to  publish  was  very  soon  exhausted, 
and  as  the  fame  of  the  hook  spread  the  demand 
was  turned  upon  Congress.  That  body  has  ordered 
reprints  from  time  to  time  until  the  total  number 
of  copies  printed,  including  a  new  edition  ordered 
by  the  last  session,  has  almost  reached  the  million 
mark.  In  1903  the  book  was  thoroughly  revised,  and 
the  edition  recently  ordered  will  be  simply  a  reprint 
of  the  1903  volume.  The  congressional  resolution 
provides  for  250,000  copies,  nearly  all  of  which  will 
be  allotted  to  Senators  and  Representatives  for  free 
distribution.  •  While  the  total  number  seems  large, 
the  supply  will  not  go  very  far.  According  to  the 
usual  ratio  each  Senator  will  receive  about  S00  cop- 
ies and  each  Representative  about  400.  The  De- 
partment of  Agriculture  will  have  no  copies  for 
general  distribution  to  the  public.  Although  the  de- 
partment usually  receives  a  small  allotment  from  the 
Congressional  editions,  these  copies  are  required  for 
its  live  stock  inspectors,  special  correspondents,  etc., 
and  it  has  even  been  impossible  for  the  department 
to  supply  more  than  a  small  percentage  to  these  per- 
sons. So  great  has  been  the  public  demand  that 
thousands  of  persons,  unable  to  obtain  copies  other- 
wise, have  purchased  them  at  65  cents  each  from 
the  superintendent  of  documents  at  the  Government 
printing  office,  who  is  the  official  designated  by  law 
to  sell  Government  publications  approximately  at 
cost. 


Charter  Oak   Park  has  opened   two   rich   stakes — 
the  $10,000  Charter  Oak  for  2:10  class  trotters  and 
The  Nutmeg  of  $5,000  for  2:07  class  pacers.    Entries 
will    close    Tuesday,    April    16th.      Each    eve : 
consist  of  three  races  of  one  mile  each.     - 
advertisement. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


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ROD,  GUN   AND   KENNEL 

Conducted  by  J.  X.  DeWitt 


AMENDED     FISH     AND    GAME     LAWS. 


The  changes  in  the  fish  and  game  laws  of  this 
State  made  during  the  recent  session  of  the  Legis- 
lature are  given  below  in  two  articles,  the  one  pub- 
lished in  a  daily  contemporary  and  emanating  from 
.Mr.  Chas.  A.  Vogelsang  and  the  other  being  a  cir- 
cular issued  to  the  members  of  the  California  Game 
and  Fish  Protective  Association  by  Mr.  H.  T.  Payne. 

A  comparison  of  the  two  documents,  whilst  giving 
a  correct  schedule  of  the  changes  and  additions  in 
and  to  the  fish  and  game  laws,  shows  a  diversity  of 
opinion  in  argument  and  on  questions  of  fact  and 
utility  that  is  interesting: 


Hunters   and    Fishermen    Must   Pay   Attention    to   the 
New    Dates. 


[By  Charles  A.  Vogelsang.] 

The  State  Board  of  Fish  Commissioners  and  all 
unselfish  sportsmen  of  this  State  have  reason  to  feel 
gratified  with  the  results  obtained  during  the  recent 
session  of  the  Legislature. 

At  a  convention,  composed  of  broad-minded  and 
unselfish  sportsmen,  at  Sacramento  in  the  early  part 
of  December,  the  members  organized  themselves  into 
an  association  known  as  the  State  Fish  and  Game 
League.  This  meeting  had  a  very  large  attendance. 
The  Supervisors  of  most  of  the  counties  of  the  State 
were  represented.  The  recommendations  made  at 
that  convention  were  practically  those  endorsed  by 
the  California  Fish  Commission,  and  were  framed 
along  liberal  and  progressive  lines.  Where  condi- 
tions seemed  to  warrant,  open  seasons  were  granted, 
or  restrictions  were  reduced.  The  State  Fish  and 
Game  League  were  guided  in  their  recommendations 
largely  by  the  practical  experience  of  the  State  Fish 
Commissioners,  who  are  in  daily  touch  with  all  sec- 
tions of  the  State.  That  these  recommendations  were 
based  on  sound  judgment  and  good  reasoning  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  they  passed  both  Houses  of 
the  Legislature,  and  have  been  signed  by  the  Gov- 
ernor, and  are  now  parts  of  the  laws  which  are 
framed  for  the  restoration  and  preservation  of  fish 
and  game. 

The  Sacramento  convention  passed  a  resolution 
highly  commending  the  work  and  policy  of  the  pres- 
ent Fish  Commission.  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that 
there  were  no  aspirants  for  office,  or  "'job  chasers" 
among  the  gentlemen  who  composed  the  Sacramento 
convention,  which  probably  accounts  for  the  fair  and 
conservative  recommendations  that  emanated  from 
the  State  Fish  and  Game  League. 

One  of  the  most  important  new  laws,  which  was 
passed  is  known  as  the  Hunters'  License  Bill,  and 
provides  that  every  man  who  shoots  protected  game 
shall  pay  for  the  privilege.  .This  measure  was  first 
acted  upon  unfavorably  both  in  the  Senate  and  As- 
sembly. The  opposition  to  it  grew  entirely  from 
a  misunderstanding.  Many  of  the  members  honestly 
believed  it  to  be  a  tax  directed  upon  the  farmer  and 
his  sons,  when  in  reality  it  was  nothing  more  or 
less  than  an  effort  on  the  part  of  the  Fish  Commis- 
sion to  make  those  people  who  enjoy  hunting  pay 
for  the  privilege  and  exempt  everyone  who  does  not 
indulge  in  that  kind  of  sport.  As  possibly  not  more 
than  10  per  cent  of  the  people  engage  in  hunting, 
there  seemed  no  good  reason  why  the  other  90  per 
cent  should  be  taxed  to  pay  for  the  sport  of  others. 
Judging  from  the  experience  of  other  States  in  two 
years'  time  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  ask  for  an 
appropriation  from  the  general  fund  for  the  protec- 
tion of  game,  besides  it  will  produce  a  revenue,  suffi- 
cient for  the  importation  of  desirable  game  birds 
from  other  countries. 

Thirty-six  States  in  the  Union  provide  for  a  non- 
resident license  and  many  of  them  an  alien  license. 
The  former  is  $10  per  annum,  the  latter  $25  per  an- 
num. The  $25  fee  will  tend  to  greatly  discourage 
the  indiscriminate  shooting  from  county  roads  by 
the  foreign  element,  unnaturalized  Itanians,  French- 
men and  Japanese,  who  are  the  greatest  destroyers  of 
bird  life  and  are  more  often  in  conflict  with  the  law 
than  the  native  born  citizens. 

This  also  insures  protection  to  the  farmer  against 
the  careless  wounding  of  live  stock  and  shooting  of 
his  poultry,  which  is  growing  to  be  rather  a  common 
occurrence,  owing  to  the  large  influx  of  the  unnatural- 
ized foreign  element,  who  seem  to  spend  all  of  their 
spare  time  in  shooting  from  the  county  roads  at  any- 
thing with  fur  or  feathers. 

Another  important  change  in  the  law  is  with  refer- 
ence to  an  extension  of  time  of  the  open  season  for 
the  taking  of  salmon.  According  to  the  Fish  Com- 
missioners the  salmon  which  runs  in  the  Sacramento 
and  San  Joaquin  rivers  have  become  so  great  that 
seven  days  additional  open  season  could  with  safety 
be  granted.  While  this  does  not  seem  long,  when  it 
is  remembered  that  there  are  about  600  boats  operat- 
ing for  salmon  between  San  Francisco  and  Sacra- 
mento the  additional  number  of  fish  that  can  be 
caught  in  a  week's  time  aggregates  many  tons,  which 
wouM  find  its  way  as  a  good  supply  to  the  people.' 

A  ehauge  in  the  law,  which  the  Fish  Commission 
com  "lers  of  great  importance  'to  the  trout  of  this 
State,  was  made  by  extending  the  close  season  one 
month  longer,  and  instead  of  opening  on  April   1st 


the  open  season  hereafter  will  not  begin  until  May 
1st,  but  two  weeks  additional  is  added  to  the  other 
end,  and  instead  of  closing  on  November  1st  it  will 
not  close  until  November  15th.  The  steelhead  trout 
law  has  also  been  strengthened  in  certain  important 
particulars,  especially  with  reference  to  the  restric- 
tion which  forbids  the  taking  of  steelhead  trout 
with  nets  and  allowing  them  to  be  captured  at  no 
time,  except  with  hook  and  line. 

The  present  shrimp  law — which  the  Fish  Commis- 
sion finds  is  working  very  satisfactorily,  and  permits 
the  people  of  this  State  to  have  fresh  shrimp  twelve 
months  in  the  year,  but  forbids  their  exportation 
outside  of  the  State — has  been  maintained.  As  prac- 
tically 85  per  cent  of  the  catch  of  the  Chinese 
shrimp  boats  had  been  sent  to  China,  this  law  had 
the  effect  of  reducing  the  number  of  men  and  boats 
employed  to  a  point  at  which  the  Fish  Commissioners 
consider  no  damage  whatever  can  be  inflicted  upon 
the  fishery  interests  of  this  State.  Another  result  of 
the  law  is  shown  in  the  fact  that  the  Chinese,  in 
order  to  supply  their  foreign  markets,  are  importing 
large  quantities  of  shrimp  from  Mexico.  These  are 
passed  through  the  Custom-House  and  transferred 
to  the  China  steamers.  As  the  Mexican  shrimps  are 
four  times  as  large  as  the  California  shrimps,  but 
lack  entirely  their  flavor  and  delicacy,  they  cannot 
be  confused  with  those  taken  in  the  waters  of  this 
State.  All  sacks  or  packages,  however,  containing 
shrimp  that  is  being  shipped  to  China  are  subject  to 
examination  and  approval  by  the  l-jsh  Commission- 
ers. 

The  black  bass  (which  are  an  introduced  fish  into 
the  waters  of  California  from  Eastern  States)  have 
begun  to  show  up  in  considerable  numbers,  which 
makes  it  an  inducement  for  net  fishermen  to  take 
them.  As  they  are  solely  a  game  fish  and  can  be 
taken  in  no  part  of  the  world  except  with  hook  and 
line,  a  bag  limit  of  fifty  fish  for  one  day  has  been 
placed  on  their  capture,  which  is  restricted  to  hook 
and  line. 

A  close  season  of  two  years  has  been  placed  on 
golden  trout,  a  fish  of  the  Southern  High  Sierras. 
These  are  among  the  most  beautiful  fishes  known 
to  fish  culturists.  and  are  distinctly  a  California  prod- 
uct. The  Federal  Bureau  of  Fisheries  of  Washington 
and  the  California  Fish  Commission,  together  will 
undertake  their  artificial  propagation  with  a  view  to 
transplanting  them  into  other  waters.  As  they  have 
had  scarcely  any  protection.  It  was  deemed  advisable 
to  prohibit  their  capture  in  any  manner  whatever 
for  a  couple  of  years. 

It  is  also  made  an  offense  to  take  or  have  in  pos- 
session any  trout,  steelhead  or  brook  trout,  or  any 
salmon  less  than  five  inches  in  length,  or  to  ship 
any  trout  of  any  kind  outside  of  the  State. 

The  Sacramento  perch,  a  delicious  pan  fish,  at  one 
time  in  great  abundance  in  the  Sacramento  and  San 
Joaquin  rivers,  having  been  nearly  exterminated,  it 
was  deemed  advisable  to  establish  a  close  season  for 
four  years. 

The  abalones,  which  were  once  to  be  found  in 
large  quantities  along  the  southern  coast  of  this 
State,  have  been  practically  taken  out  of  the  shallow 
water  along  the  beach,  and  the  supply  is  heing  fur- 
ther depleted  by  the  use  of  diving  apparatus  to  effect 
their  capture  in  deep  water.  It  is  now  made  an 
offense  to  use  diving  apparatus  of  any  kind. 

The  law  governing  the  taking  of  crawfish,  generally 
known  as  California  lobster,  has  been  changed  to 
give  them  more  protection  during  the  spawning 
period.  The  open  date  remains  the  same,  September 
15th.  but  the  season  closes  on  February  15th  in- 
stead of  April  1st,  as  heretofore.  The  legal  limit  at 
which  they  may  be  taken  or  possessed  has  been 
raised  from  nine  and  a  half  to  eleven  inches. 

There  have  also  been  some  important  changes 
made  with  reference  to  the  game  laws.  Hereafter 
the  open  season  for  the  taking  of  wild  ducks  will 
commence  on  October  1st  instead  of  October  15th, 
and  extends  to  February  15th.  The  bag  limit  has 
been  reduced  from  fifty  to  thirty-five  in  one  day. 

Owing  to  the  great  scarcity  of  grouse  and  sage  hen, 
it  was  deemed  advisable  to  forbid  their  killing  for 
a  period  of  two  years.  It  will,  therefore,  be  unlaw- 
ful to  take  any  grouse  or  sage  hen  before  September 
1,   1909. 

The  dove  season,  instead  of  opening  on  July  1st, 
will  not  open  until  July  15th,  and  closes  on  October 
15th,  making  an  open  season  of  three  months.  In 
some  sections  of  the  State,  and  principally  Southern 
California,  there  is  a  strong  sentiment  against  killing 
the  dove  at  any  time.  Other  portions  of  the  State 
asked  that  the  month  of  August  be  left  open.  As  the 
dove  is  not  allowed  to  be  sold  in  the  markets  and 
has  never  been  considered  a  game  bird,  but  is  of 
value  to  the  farmer,  it  was  deemed  inadvisable  to 
close  the  season  entirely.  Therefore,  a  three  months' 
open  season  has  been  allowed,  giving  every  man 
throughout  the  State  the  opportunity  to  get  his  dove 
stew  once  or  twice  during  the  season,  and  yet  afford 
greater  protection  to  the  bird  than  it  has  ever  had  be- 
fore. It  is  believed  by  the  Fish  Commissioners  that 
under  the  law,  as  it  now  stands,  they  will  showr  a 
decided  increase. 

For  two  years  the  killing  of  tree  squirrels  has 
been  prohibited,  but  as  these  animals  have  become 
so   numerous  in   certain   sections   of   the    State   that 


they  were  regarded  almost  as  a  pest,  and  as  it  is 
believed  that  they  do  considerable  damage  to  young 
trees  by  eating  off  the  tops,  an  open  season  has  been 
granted  to  prevent  any  further  increase;  this  is  to 
be  for  four  months"  duration,  September  1st  to  Janu- 
ary 1st.  The  skins  are  sometimes  used  for  ornament, 
and  as  they  are  quite  as  edible  as  a  young  rabbit,  an 
opportunity  is  given  the  people  in  the  country  to  kill 
a  squirrel  for  their  table,  but  they  cannot  be  sold  in 
the  markets. 

The  robin  has  also  been  added  to  the  list  of  non- 
game  birds  which  are  protected  at  all  seasons  of  the 
year,  a  right  being  given,  however,  to  the  owner  or 
tenant  of  any  premises  where  the  bird  may  be  doing 
damage  to  growing  crops  or  berries  to  kill  the  same, 
but  birds  so  killed  cannot  be  shipped  or  sold. 

The  open  season  for  the  killing  of  deer  commences 
two  weeks  earlier,  opening  on  July  15th  instead  of 
August  1st,  as  heretofore,  and  closing  on  October 
1st  instead  of  October  15th.  Two  male  deer  may  be 
killed  in  a  season,  but  does  and  fawns  cannot  be 
killed  at  any  time.  The  minimum  penalty  for  this 
offsenses  ranges  from  $50  to  $500.  It  is  also  made  un- 
lawful for  any  one  having  in  his  possession  or  own- 
ing any  dog  or  dogs  to  allow  them  to  run,  track  or 
trail  any  deer  at  and  time,  except  a  wounded  deer 
may  be  trailed  during  the  season  in  which  deer  may- 
be lawfully  killed.  California  in  that  respect  has 
been  far  behind  all  other  States,  there  being  scarcely 
a  State  in  the  Union  which  allows  the  use  of  dogs 
under  any  circumstances  whatever. 

The  Fish  Commission  believe  that  the  limited  use 
of  dogs,  such  as  trailing  a  wounded  deer,  will  result 
in  less  deer,  being  wounded  or  killed.  Most  of  the 
people  living  in  the  mountains  have  dogs,  but  sel- 
dom have  a  hound.  If  a  dog,  be  he  a  shepherd  or 
a  fox  terrier,  goes  with  his  master  on  a  hunting  trip 
and  is  placed  on  the  blood  of  a  wounded  deer,  he 
will  find  it,  and  if  such  use  were  not  permitted  a 
wounded  deer  would  probably  not  be  found,  and  the 
hunter  would  perhaps  wound  a  second  or  possibly  a 
third,  out  of  which  he  would  only  get  one,  but  in 
reality  three  deer  would  have  been  killed.  Con- 
sidered from  a  humane  standpoint,  the  Fish  Commis- 
sion regard  it  as  a  wise  and  proper  law. 


Report  of  Committee  on  Legislation. 


[By  H.  T.  Payne.] 

To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  the  California  Game 
and  Fish  Protective  Association — 

Gentlemen :  Your  committee  on  legislation  beg 
leave  to  submit  the  following  report: 

All  of  your  legislative  committee,  except  Dr.  Hib- 
bard,  who  was  unavoidably  absent  from  the  State, 
as  well  as  your  secretary  and  president,  whom  you 
had  selected  to  take  charge  of  legislative  matters, 
visited  Sacramento  during  the  recent  session  of  the 
Legislature. 

We  found  the  conditions  very  unfavorable  for  pro- 
gressive game  legislation.  Strange  and  unreasonable 
as  it  may  seem,  we  found  the  Fish  Commissioners, 
as  well  as  the  Senate  fish  and  game  committee — 
which  was  dominated  by  them — arrayed  against  all 
measures  proposed  by  your  convention  at  Monterey. 
This  opposition  practically  cut  no  figure  on  the  floor, 
as  was  proven  by  the  fact  that  the  only  one  of  our 
measures  that  the  committee  allowed  to  reach  the 
Senate,  and  that  with  their  recommendation  that  it 
"do  not  pass,"  did  pass  by  an  almost  unanimous  vote. 
The  promptness  with  which  the  Senate  passed  this — 
the  license  bill — against  the  recommendation  of  the 
committee,  caused  the  committee  to  hold  up  all  other 
bills  coming  from  your  association  as  the  only  means 
they  had  of  defeating  them  and  serving  the  wishes 
of  the  Fish  Commissioners.  This  stubborn  and  arro- 
gant action  of  the  Senate  committee  prevented  much 
good  legislation  that  would  otherwise  have  been  en- 
acted. But  notwithstanding  this  opposition  from  the 
Fish  Commissioners,  who  should  have  been  our 
strongest  allies  in  all  legislation  for  the  better  pro- 
tection of  the  game  and  fish,  we  succeeded  in  making 
a  very  material  advance;  the  passage  of  the  license 
law  being  the  most  important  measure  secured  since 
the  legislation  of  1901.  While  this  license  law  is  not 
perfect,  inasmuch  as  it  exempts  those  who  shoot  only 
on  their  own  lands,  it  is  a  long  step  in  the  right 
direction,  and  will  no  doubt  be  easily  amended  two 
years  hence.     Its  provisions  are: 

For  the  privilege  of  hunting  any  kind  of  wild  game, 
every  citizen  of  the  United  States,  who  is  a  bona 
fide  resident  of  the  State  of  California,  shall  pay  a 
license  fee  of  $1  per  year.  Every  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  not  a  resident  of  the  State  of  Califor- 
nia, shall  pay  a  license  fee  of  $10  per  year.  Every 
person  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  shall  pay 
a  license  fee  of  $25  per  year.  The  effect  of  this  law 
will  be  to  cut  off  the  horde  of  Japanese,  and  other 
irresponsible  foreigners  who  are  now  the  greatest 
enemies  of  the  game  in  the  State,  killing  it  at  all 
times  of  the  year.  Besides  this,  the  large  sum  of 
money  raised  by  this  license  will,  if  properly  ex- 
pended, be  a  great  assistance  in  the  enforcement  of 
the  laws. 

At  the  request  of  the  Fish  Commissioners  the  Sen- 
ate committee  reportea.in  favor  of  no  reduction  in 
the  bag  limit  on  ducks,  and  refused  to  allow  the 
bills  to  leave  the  committee  providing  for  the  non- 
sale  of  ducks  and  trout,  for  a  closed  season  on 
striped  bass,  for  a  closed  season  on  shrimps,  and 
for  a  one  months'  open  season  on  doves.  The  Com- 
mission also  advocated  the  reduction  of  the  sale  limit 
on  trout  to  half  a  pound,  as  well  as  other  changes, 
purely  in  the  interest  of  the  market  dealers. 

Their  change  in  the  salmon  law,  in  the  interest  of 
the  canners,  we  gave  no  attention  to,  as  it  was  a 
matter  that  we  were  not  specially  interested  in,  but 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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in  the  duck  limit  and  the  reduction  of  the  sale 
limit  on  trout,  as  well  as  some  other  minor  matters, 
we  fought  them  on  the  floor  and  won  many  of  the 
recommendations  of  your  Association, 

The  fish  and  game  committee  of  the  Assembly,  un- 
like that  of  the  Senate,  was  largely  composed  of 
gentlemen  with  a  good  knowledge  of  game  and  fish 
Kiatters,  and  ever  considerate  for  the  opinions  of 
others.  They  therefore  reported  out  all  bills  sub- 
mitted to  them,  whether  they  were  in  favor  of  their 
passage  or  not.  In  this  connection  your  committee 
wants  to  express  their  thanks  to  each  and  every 
member  of  the  Assembly  fish  and  game  committee 
for  their  fair,  just  and  statesman-like  treatment  of 
all  measures  fathered  by  your  Association.  We  wish 
also  to  especially  thank  Assemblymen  \V.  R.  Leeds 
and  Geo.  W.  Root,  and  Senators  Henry  E.  Carter 
and  H.  M.  Willis  for  their  able  advocacy  on  the 
floor  of  the  measures  recommended  by  your  Associa- 
tion. 

The  changes  in  the  game  and  fish  laws  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

A  general  license  for  the  privilege  of  hunting. 

Deer  season  from  July  15th  to  October  1st.  Dogs 
can  only  be  used  on  wounded  deer. 

Duck  season  from  October  1st  to  February  15th. 
Bag   limit   35. 

Dove  season  from  July  15th  to  October  15th. 

Grouse  and  sagehen  season  closed  for  two  years. 

Tree  squirrels,  open  season  from  September  1st 
to  January  1st.     Limit,  12  for  the  season. 

Trout  and  whitefish  season  from  May  1st  to  Novem- 
ber 15th.  Limits:  All  under  5  inches  must  he  re- 
turned to  the  water;  50  fish  or  not  more  than  25 
pounds  a  day.  No  trout  can  be  sold  of  less  than  one 
pound  in  weight.  And  no  trout  can  be  shipped  out 
of  the  State. 

Limit  on  black  bass  and  on  steelheads  50  per  day. 

The  following  change  in  the  salmon  law  is  the 
work  of  the  Fish  Commission  and  made  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  canners  and  dealers. 

Closed  season  on  salmon,  September  17th  to  Octo- 
ber 23d  and  above  tide  water  from  October  23d  to 
November  15th.  So  also  was  the  change  in  the 
squirrel  law. 

Closed  season  on  steelhead,  September  17th  to 
October  23d,  and  February  1st  to  April  1st,  also  above 
tide  water  from  April  1st  to  May  1st.  Inasmuch  as 
steelhead  trout  follow  the  salmon  run  only  for  the 
purpose  of  eating  the  salmon  spawn,  and  inasmuch 
as  they  can  only  be  caught  with  a  hook  and  line  and 
that  salmon  do  not  take  the  hook  when  on  the  way 
to  their  spawning  grounds,  this  steelhead  law  is  not 
only  illogical  but  absolutely  stupid,  for  its  effect 
is  to  protect  the  feeder  upon  salmon  spawn,  instead 
of  protecting  the  salmon. 

The  following  laws  were  also  passed: 

Creating  a  shellfish  preserve  in  Monterey  Bay. 

Empowering  the  Boards  of  Supervisors  of  the 
several  counties  of  the  State  to  establish  fish 
hatcheries. 

Allowing  owners  of  160  acres  of  land  or  more  to 
turn  over  the  same  to  the  State  as  game  breeding 
refuges,  on  which  no  hunting  shall  he  allowed  at  any 
time.  

An  appropriation  of  $10,000  was  set  aside  by  the 
Legislature  for  the  establishment  of  a  striped  bass 
hatchery.  According  to  past  experiences  in  this  line 
this  amount  of  money  will  simply  be  wasted  for  the 
attempted  artificial  propagation  of  striped  bass  has 
in  the  past  resulted  in  nothing  practical. 

In  this  respect  the  following  report,  claimed  to  be 
from  the  office  of  the  Fish  Commission,  has  been  pub- 
lished: ' 

"It  will  be  good  news  to  the  anglers  as  well  as 
those  interested  in  commercial  fisheries  that  definite 
steps  are  being  taken  toward  the  establishment  of  a 
striped  bass  hatchery.  Captain  G.  H.  Lambson,  rep- 
resenting the  LTnited  States  Bureau  of  Fisheries,  has 
been  at  Stockton  in  the  past  ten  days  making  prepa- 
rations to  establish  a  temporary  hatchery  on  the  San 
Joaquin  river.  The  California  Fish  Commission,  by 
reason  of  increased  appropriation  to  its  fund  for  the 
support  and  maintenance  of  hatcheries,  will  be  able 
to  take  a  part  in  this  very  important  work.  On  the 
Atlantic  Coast  the  supply  of  striped  bass  is  pretty 
well  exhausted,  due  to  the  fact  that  the  commercial 
fisheries  make  such  heavy  demands  that  they  do  not 
allow  a  sufficient  number  of  fish  to  reach  the  spawn- 
ing grounds  before  being  captured.  Under  the  pres- 
ent law  of  this  State,  which  prohibits  Saturday  and 
Sunday  fishing  (which  is  not  enforced),  the  fish  are 
able  to  reach  the  spawning  grounds  in  large  numbers. 

"In  August  last  Captain  Lambson  and  Mr.  Charles 
Vogelsang,  chief  deputy  of  the  California  Fish  Com- 
mission, selected  a  site  for  as  triped  bass  hatchery 
on  Bouldin  Island,  which  is  in  San  Joaquin  county. 
Investigations  showed  it  to  be  an  ideal  place  to  get 
large  numbers  of  the  striped  bass,  male  and  female, 
in  proper  spawning  conditions.  The  recent  floods 
and  inundation  of  the  island  may  cause  a  change  as 
to  location  of  the  hatchery,  but  as  preliminary  work 
is  already  commenced,  it  is  expected  that  in  May 
operations  will  actually  be  begun. 


AT    THE    TRAPS. 


The  Los  Angeles  Gun  Club  will  hold  its  semi-annual 
tournament  on  May  4th  and  5th.  The  regular  pro- 
gram will  be  ten  20-target  races  each  day.  Two 
special  trophy  events,  for  trophies  worth  winning 
and  donated  by  Bob  Bungay  and  Guy  Lovelace,  at 
25  targets  each  are  also  on  the  card.  There  will 
be  a  total  purse  of  $300  added  money. 

Railroad  fares  will  be  at  reduced  rates — one  fare 
for  the  round  trip.  The  Los  Angeles  shooters  are 
noted  for  their  hospitality  and  will  make  things 
pleasant  for  shooters  in  attendance  from  distant 
points. 


The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club  regular  monthly  shoot 
for  March  took  place  at  Ingleside  on  March  24th. 
A  high  wind  and  rain  squalls  prevailed  all  day  long. 
These  disagreeable  weather  conditions  did  not  dam- 
pen the  ardor  of  the  shooters,  for  there  was  a  strong 
representation  on  the  ground — the  scores  were  very 
much  affected  however.  The  club  added  purse  amount- 
ed to  $125.  The  winners  were:  Champion  class, 
purse  $30 — Ed.  Schultz,  M.  O.  Feudner,  E.    Holling, 

E.  J.  Forster,  A.  J.  Webb  and  M.  J.  Iverson.  First 
class,  purse  $30 — Tony  Prior,  F.  Feudner,  E.  Kleve- 
sahl,  W.  S.  Wattles  and  W.  C.  Collier.  Second  class, 
purse  $35 — Terrill,  W.  E.  Murdock,  Eug.  Forster,  B. 
Patrick,  J.  Lynch  and  J.  McElwain.  Third  class,  purse 
$30 — Bowen,  Holbrook,  Lemon,  Sexton,  Sutro.  "Will- 
son"  and  Hillis  shot  for  birds  only. 

The  result  of  the  monthly  medal  shoot  at  twenty- 
five  targets  were:  Champion  class — C.  C.  Nauman 
21,  Iverson  21,  Feudner  19,  Golcher  IS,  Holling  17. 
Schultz  13.  Nauman  won  on  the  shoot-off.  First 
class — Tony  Prior  (winner)  21,  G.  Sylvester  20,  F. 
Feudner  19,  Collier  18,  Wattles- 13.  Second  class — 
Terrill  (winner)  18,  Ashcroft  17,  Lynch  15.  Hauer  10, 
H.  Klevesahl  6.  Third  class — Sexton  (winner)  16, 
Bowen  11,  Holbrook  11,  Lemon  10. 

Club  shoot,  100  targets,  added  money  $125,  16 
yards : 

Champion  class — 

Schultz    23     22     23     22—90 

Feudner    22     20     22     24—88 

Holling   21     21     24     21—87 

Forster   23     21     21     17—82 

.Webb    22     17     19     23—81 

Iverson   16     22     22     18 — 81 

Golcher  13     21     22     IS— 74 

Nauman  17     13     24     16—70 

First  class — 
Prior    21     19     21     21—82 

F.  Feudner    17     16     22     18—73 

E.  Klevesahl 18     17     21     13—69 

Wattles 12     19     13     15 — 59 

Collier    13     18     17     13—61 

Svlvester    13       9     10     16—48 

"Wilson"    19     21     19     23—82 

Second  class — 

Terrill  21     17     20     21—79 

Murdock    19     IS     16     16—69 

Eug.  Forster 17     17     19     13—67 

Patrick    19     16     17     15—67 

Lvnch    15     18     18     13—64 

M'cElwain    16     IS     17     13—64 

H.  Klevesahl IS     13     17     15—63 

Kick    14       S     16     15—53 

Lewis    11       8     11     16—46 

Ashcroft  10     17     12     11—50 

Hauer    12       8     14       4—38 

Barber  11     12       5      w — 

Price   12     15     12      w — 

Third  class — 

Bowen    17     22     16     11—66 

Holbrook  14     10     15     13—62 

Lemon    13       9       9     11—42 

Sexton    10     12     10     10—42 

Sutro   8     11     11       8—38 

Bond    3       6       6       6—21 

Hillis    19     22     20     15—76 


Success  in  every  way  attended  the  first  annual  trap 
shoot  of  the  Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club  of  Modesto,  held 
Sunday,  March  17th,  on  the  club  grounds,  north  of 
that  town.  The  disagreeable  weather  and  storm  of 
the  day  before  had  left  the  air  clear  and  warm,  and 
conditions  were  most  suitable  for  the  shoot.  A  large 
number  of  sportsmen  from  all  over  the  valley  and 
county  joined  in  the  races,  which  were  watched  with 
interest  by  a  large  crowd,  among  whom  were  many 
ladies. 

Shooting  began  at  9  o'clock,  four  twenty-target 
races,  open  to  all  comers,  were  shot  off  before  noon. 
The  high  averages  in  these  races  were  taken  by  the 
professionals,  four  of  whom  attended  from  San  Fran- 
cisco. Dick  Reed  broke  straight  in  the  first  and 
fourth  events,  while  Holling  cracked  the  total  in 
the  first. 

At  1:30  a  50-target  race  among  the  professionals, 
Reed,  Holling,  Hoyt  and  Vaughn,  resulted  in  a  vic- 
tory for  Holling,  who  had  46  breaks  marked  to  his 
credit,  one  better  than  Reed. 

A  25-target  race,  open  to  members  of  the  Owl 
Club  only,  was  won  by  Walter  Garrison,  who  broke 
23  targets.  Henry  Garrison  was  a  close  second  with 
20.  Wood,  Bates  and  Swan  tied  with  17,  while  Wil- 
lett  and  Davison  each  broke  15. 

The  seventh,  eighth  and  ninth  events  were  open 
to  all  comers.  In  the  last  two  races  a  squad  of  five 
traveling  men,  who  regularly  visit  Modesto,  indulged 
each  other  with  friendly  joshing,  much  to  the  amuse- 
ment of  the  specrators.  Despite  their  seeming  care- 
lessness all  made  very  creditable  scores.  J.  H. 
Corley  and  F.  H.  Chase,  between  whom  there  is  a 
friendly  rivalry  for  individual  honors,  broke  even 
with  scores  of  15  out  of  20  biids  each. 

The  last  race  of  the  day  was  a  double  t-arget  event. 
The  scores  show  good  shooting,  but  the  shadows  of 
evening  had  begun  to  fall  and  the  targets  were  hard 
to  distinguish. 

The  last  event  programed  was  to  have  been  between 
picked  teams  from  Stockton,  Oakdale,  Newman  and 
Modesto,  but  probably  on  account  of  threatening 
weather  the  out-of-town  clubs  failed  to  put  in  an  ap- 
pearance. 

The  professional  high  average  of  the  day  was  won 
by  Dick  Reed,  the  Selby  target  smasher.  Out  of  190 
targets  thrown  he. made  a  score  of  176.  E.  Holling, 
the  Du  Pont  sharpshooter,  who  stood  one  ahead  of 


Reed  before  the  shoot,  broke  175  out  of  190.  During 
the  season  these  two  men  have  shot,  in  official  races 
at  990  birds.  They  now  stand  exactly  even,  with  a 
high  average  of  about  95  per  cent. 

The  tournament  has  established  a  strong  feeling 
of  fraternity  among  local  sportsmen,  and  the  interest 
created  in  trap  shooting  will  undoubtedly  lead  to 
other  events  of  a  like  kind.  The  club  feels  especially 
proud  of  the  success  of  the  event,  and  justly  so. 

The  bull's-head  dinner  at  the  Tynan  Hotel  Satur- 
day night  was  attended  by  about  seventy-five  sports- 
men. 

The  high  averages  were:  H.  Garrison  129  out  of 
145:  W.  P.  Willett,  101;  D.  C.  Davidson,  89;  D.  C. 
Wood,  109.  The  professional  averages  were:  Reed, 
92.6;  Holling.  92.1;  H.  T.  Hovt,  76.3;  J.  Ed  Vaughan, 
83.6. 

Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club  Blue  Rock  Tournament,  Mo- 
desto, Cal.,  Sunday,  March  17,  1907: 

Events—  123456789 

Targets—  20  20  20  20  50  25  20  20  20 

H.  Garrison  15  17  16  16   . .  M  16  16  13—129 

W.  P.  Willett 12  13  10  11   . .   15  15  15  10—101 

D.  C.  Davison S  12  13  13   ..   15  14     6     8—89 

D.  C.  Wood   15  13  14  12   . .   17  15  15     8—109 

H.  A.  Bates    12     6 17   . .  16  12 — 

Dick    Reed    20  19  IS  20  45  ..   19  18  17—176 

E.  Holling   20  18  14  19  46    ..   19  19  20—175 

H.  Hoyt   14  18  17  16  39   . .  15  14  12—145 

J.  E.  Vaughan   14  16  19  17  39    . .   18  19  17—159 

H.  V.  Clark  11  10     8  11   ....  12  11     S— 

Frank  Rice   12  13 — 

C.   Swan  4     9  11     S    . .   17     S     9     7— 

H.  McCumber 9  11 — 

Jno.  Dale  10  10   ..   12   ....  12     9   .  .— 

J.  B.  Mitten 13  16 10  13   .  .— 

Wm.  Toombs  12  14     9     8   ..    ..     5   ..    .. — 

Thos.  Hennigar  ...   16   ..  14  14   ....   16  15   .  .— 

C.  R.  Weeks 8     8     5  11   ... .     5     3     9— 

L.  L.  Martin 9     9  14  11 — 

H.  Thompson 7   . .   14   . .   10     1   . .    . . — 

F.  Fellows 12   ..  15   ..  12   ..     8   . .— 

J.  W.  Davison 4  . .   14   . .    . .  11  11   .  .— 

F.   Chace 7     9     7   . .  11     4  15     9— 

W.  Garrison 16  11  12   . .  23  14  15   . .— 

J .  Harrison 713 — 

L.  Austin 7  10   . .    . .  12  14   . . — 

C.  Hinning 7 6  .  .— 

H.  Jacobson 11 — 

J.    Freeman    11     9   ....   11  11   .  .— 

W.   G.  Adams 3   ..    ..     1   . .    .  .— 

J.  E.  McCumber 5 — 

S.   O.  Wooten 14  15  11   . . — 

L.    Coffee 7 — 

Dr.   Grove 5 — 

J.  Cavell 10   ..     S  ..— 

A.  B.  Shoemaker 7  ..     6   .  .— 

Geo.    Young 5   ..    .. — 

J.   H.   Corley 15  12   .  .— 

H.  Tucker 11     6   .  .— 

W.  Hansen 7  15    7— 

W.  Frahm 4     2     3— 

F.   Grimsley 11   ..   13— 

H .    Schultze 5   . .     7— 

D.  G.    Pearson 14   .. — 

D.  E.  Drake 6   .. — 

W.    Sperry 11  .. — 

Ed .    Shaw 5   . . — 

Schmidt    10   .  .— 

Mat  Walthal 1  ". . — 

Frank  Reeder 9 — 

H .   Bonham 6 — 

Geo.  Bentley 9— 


There  is  a  project  on  foot  to  make  trap  shooting 
popular  in  San  Jose  again. 

The  Mountain  View  Gun  Club  has  arranged  a  regu- 
lar series  of  shoots  this  season  under  the  manage- 
ment of  N.  H.  Cadwallader  and  L.  A.  Wanderer. 
The  club  grounds  are  excellently  located  and  a  num- 
ber of  improvements  are  contemplated  in  the  near 
future. 

On  the  24th  inst.,  despite  the  stormy  weather,  the 
following  scores  were  shot:  Darrimon,  shot  at  50, 
broke  38;  M.  Whelan,  75-64;  Saunders,  100-80;  Dun- 
shee,  100-47;  Frink,  25-12;  C.  Whelan,  50-42;  Ponce, 
75-3S;  Distell,  25-15;   Rodgers.  25-10;   Cameron,  25-11. 

The  scores  for  the  shoot  held  on  March  31st  were: 
Cadwallader,  shot  at  45,  broke  41;  M.  Whelan,  shot 
at  75,  broke  63;  Darrimon,  shot  at  75,  broke  50; 
Saunders,  shot  at  40,  broke  33;  C.  Whelan.  shot  at 
100,  broke  79:  Delmas,  shot  at  100,  broke  75;  Cam- 
meron.  shot  at  25,  broke  16;  Distell,  shot  at  50,  broke 
29;  Wilson,  shot  at  25,  broke  14;  Erhorn,  shot  at  25, 
broke  17. 

The  next  shoot  will  be  held  Sunday,  April  14th. 


The  next  tournament  of  the  Trap  Shooters'  League 
will  come  off  at  Ingleside  on  Sunday.  April  14th. 
The  schedule  calls  for  seven  20-target  races — event  3, 
A.  Roos  trophy;  event  4,  Hunter  Arms  trophy;  event 
7,  Nebrsaka  system — purse  divided  by  all  shooters 
who  break  11  straight;  event  S,  10  targets,  merchan- 
dise and  cash  prizes  for  16  winners;  event  9,  miss 
and  out.  two  entries  allowed  for  50  cents. 

The  concluding  League  tournament  for  this  year 
is  billed  for  May  10,  11  and  12.  A  big  card,  added 
money  and  trophies  each  day  should  draw  a  crowd. 


The  Chico  Gun  Club  is  reviving  interest  in  blue 
rock  smashing  and  plans  were  made  for  holding  the 
first  shooting  of  the  season  last  Sunday  at  the 
grounds  south  of  that  city,  but  the  rainy  weather 
that  prevailed  made  it  necessary  to  postpone  the 
event.  The  club  has  several  bluerocl 
splendid  grounds  arranged,  but  little 
been  evinced  in  the  sport  for  some  time. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


The  California  Wing  Club's  lire-bird  shoot  is  the 
schedule  for  Ingleside  to-morrow. 


Last  Sunday  a  number  of  shooters  filled  in  an 
open  date  for  Ingleside  and  shot  at  live  pigeons,  a 
number  of  6-bird  pools  were  pulled  off.  Pete  Walsh, 
the  Black  Point  cyclone,  made  several  straights. 
Among  those  present  were  Capt.  A.  W.  Du  Bray 
(Guacho),  Parker  Bros,  representative,  Clarence  A. 
Haight,  Frank  Turner,  W.  L.  Nielsen  Jr.,  Pete  Mc- 
Rae,  Mr.  McAlpin,  C.  C.  Xauman  and  others.  About 
300  birds  were  trapped  during  the  day. 

Capt.  Du  Bray  left  this  city  early  this  week  en 
route  for  Portland,  Seattle  and  other  Northern  points. 


Mr.  E.  E.  Drake  was  in  San  Francisco  last  week 
on  a  brief  visit.  Mr.  Drake  and  Hip  Justins  left  this 
week  for  Portland  and  the  Northwest  country  in  the 
interest  of  the  Union  Metallic  Cartridge  Company. 
Mr.  Drake  who,  by  the  way,  was  looking  extremely 
well,  will  proceed  on  East  via  Idaho,  Montana,  etc. 
This  trip  is  Mr.  Justins'  .first  jaunt  north.  He  will  be- 
come just  as  popular  with  the  Oregon  and  Washing- 
ton sportsmen  as  he  is  with  the  California  and  Ari- 
zona boys. 


At  the  recent  annual  meeting  of  the  Empire  Gun 
Club  the  following  strong  board  of  officers  were  elect- 
ed: W.  W.  Van  Arsdale,  president;  Floyd  S.  Judah, 
vice-president;  J.  B.  Hauer,  secretary  and  treasurer; 
W.  O.  Cullen,  captain;  L.  H.  Allen,  lieutenant,  and  C. 
A.   Bennett,  sergeant-at-arms . 

Retiring  president,  James  P.  Sweeney,  was  present- 
ed with  a  diamond  studded  watch  fob  as  a  recogni- 
tion of  his  valuable  services  to  the  club  during  his 
eight  years  at  its  head. 

Many  improvements  will  be  made  this  summer  at 
the  extensive  preserve  of  the  club  at  Elkhorn,  Mon- 
terey county.  This  is  expected  to  prove  one  of  the 
great  duck  preserves  of  the  State.  It  is  already 
famous  for  its  quail  shooting,  which  has  been  steadily 
improving  in  the  years  since  the  sale  of  these  great 
game  birds  was  prohibited  by  law. 

For  the  club's  trap  shooting  season  this  year  great 
preparations  have  been  made.  New  grounds  have 
been  leased  near  Alameda  Junction,  which  will  be 
properly  fitted  up. 

The  club  officials  have  made  no  change  in  the 
regular  club  program  over  that  of  previous  years,  and 
the  open-to-all  events  have  been  but  slightly  altered. 
The  chief  change  is  that  the  twenty-bird  race  will 
be  shot  in  doubles  with  the  gun  held  below  the 
elbow,  making  the  work  as  near  actual  field  shoot- 
ing as  possible.  There  are  two  open  events,  a  special 
handicap  race  and  the  Sweeney  record  medal  race. 

The  regular  trap  season  began  on  Sunday,  March 
31st,  and  will  conclude  Sunday,  July  14th.  The  sec- 
ond Sunday  of  each  month  is  the  regular  day  for  hold- 
ing the  club  shoots. 

Last  Sunday  the  weather  conditions  for  the  opening 
shoot  were  most  pleasant.  There  was  a  fair  attend- 
ance of  shooters  and  good  scores  resulted.  Otto 
Feudner  was  high  gun  for  the  day.  In  the  special 
handicap  race  W.  A.  Hillis  scored  17  targets  from 
the  18-yard  mark.  The  scores  in  the  different  events 
follow: 

Club  championship  race,  25  targets,  16  vards  rise — 
M.  O.  Feudner  23,  F.  Feudner  22,  Hillis  21,  H.  Kleve- 
sahl  20,  C.  H.  Collier  19,  J.  E.  Haugh  19,  F. 
Knick  19,  L.  H.  Allen  19,  Bert  Patrick  IS,  W.  Janssen 
18,  F.  L.  Houpt  17,  J.  B.  Hauer  15,  W.  O.  Cullen 
15,  Dr.  E.  K.  Hopkins  15,  J.  Pettier  13. 

Re-entry  money  match,  25  targets,  $15  added,  class 
shooting,  16  yards.  First  class — M.  O.  Feudner  21, 
F.  Feudner  19,  H .  Klevesahl  17 . 

Second  class — Patrick  20,  Haugh  20,  Knick  18, 
Allen  17,  Collier  17,  Houpt  16,  Janssen  16. 

Third  class — Cullen  14,  Hauer  13. 

Fourth  class — Peltier  15. 

Sweeney  record  medal  race,  open  to  all,  distance 
handicap,  continuous  break,  miss-and-out;  shooters 
go  back  two  yards  for  each  run  of  5  until  20-yard 
mark  is  reached  and  then  shoot  doubles;  51pair 
straight  handicaps  two  yards — Houpt,  1,  1,  2,  0; 
Hauer,  1,  3,  2,  0;  Hillis,  8,  0,5,  11;  Haskins,  0;  Collier, 

0,  4,  14,  1;   H.  Klevesahl,  0,  0,  6,  1;   Feudner,  5,  18, 
12,  15;  F.  Feudner,  4,  4,  0;  Janssen,  0,  0,  3;   Patrick, 

1,  2;  Knick,  0,  4,  1;  L.  Allen,  0. 

Special  handicap  race,  open  to  all,  20  targets  (10 
doubles),  gun  held  below  the  elbow,  distance  handi- 
cap—Hillis,  18-17;  Janssen,  14-14;  O.  Feudner,  18-13; 
Houpt,  14-11;  Allen,  14-8;  Cullen,  14-10;  Hauer.  14-8; 
Klevesahl.  16-5;  Knick,  14-7;  F.  Feudner,  16-13;  Pat- 
rick, 14-11;  Peltier,  14-10;  Collier,  14-10;  Hough, 
14-8. 


The  San  Louis  Gun  and  Boat  Club's  regular 
semi-monthly  trap  shoot  took  place  at  San  Luis 
Obispo  on  March  24th.  A  high  wind  played  hob  with 
the  scores,  which  were  at  12,  20  and  20  targets  re- 
spectively, as  follows:  C.  T.  Greenfield,  6-13-13;  M. 
C.  DeNise,  8-14-15;  J.  C.  Hill,  7-10-13;  E.  Tavlor, 
11-12-12;  L.  Parsons,  6-15-11;  J.  E.  Van  Schaick, 
10-12-15. 


Twenty-seven  Seattle  shooters  went  out  to  the 
Interbay  traps  on  March  24th  and  participated  in 
the  medal  contests.  All  showed  better  class  than 
earlier  in  the  season.  The  cracks  are  already  steady- 
ing down  and  expect  to  begin  rolling  up  "the  high 
scores  in  the  near  future. 

Three  medals  were  hung  up  and  were  won  by 
Junl-  r  in  class  A,  Holcomb  in  class  B  and  Frederick 
in  c/»ss  C.  The  principal  scores  at  25  targets  were 
as  fol'ows: 

Class  A— Eddy  20,  Steel  23,  Berk  19,  Peterson  19, 
Junker   14,   Olive   21,   Mott  21,   Hall   21,   Fisher  23, 


Wheeler  19. 

Class  B— Holcomb  21,  Mitchell  16,  Stack  15. 

Class  C — Hamlin  12,     Frederick     20,  Tarrant  14, 
Theile  14,  Stanley  13,  McLean  12. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


The  members  of  the  Santa  Cruz  Rod  and  Gun  Club 
held  an  enthusiastic  meeting  recently,  President  Dei- 
ter  presiding.  The  reports  of  different  committees 
were  reecived  and  some  new  committees  were  ap- 
pointed. 

The  club  members  were  encouraged  with  the  show- 
ing last  year  and  have  made  arrangements  to  acquire 
more  duck  and  quail  shooting  territory  and  also  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  club  house. 

The  finances  of  the  organization  were  also  satis- 
factory, all  of  the  bills  being  paid  and  a  considerable 
sum  of  coin  reserved  in  the  treasury. 

A  committee  was  apointed,  of  which  Clyde  Stone 
is  chairman,  to  provide  entertainment  for  the  club 
during  the  summer  months.  This  amusement  will 
take  the  shape  of  a  series  of  trap  shoots.  As  the 
club  membership  includes  a  number  of  good  shots, 
these  contests  will  prove  highly  interesting. 


Last  Sunday's  pleasant  afternoon  tempted  several 
of  the  shots  of  the  Fresno  Gun  Club  to  an  informal 
shoot  at  the  grounds  of  the  organization  north  of 
town.  A  contest  for  a  $25  side  bet  was  held  by  two 
of  the  best  local  shots,  L.  Holdsclaw  and  E.  C.  Ickes. 
The  former  won  with  a  score  of  87,  while  the  second 
made  S4  out  of  a  possible  100.  The  scores  for  the 
day  were  as  follows: 

Targets—  25     25     25     25  Total 

L.   Holdsclaw    24     24     20     19— S7 

E.  C.  Ickes   22     17     21     24—84 

C.    Schlueter    21     22     20     21—84 

F.  Stone    22     20     22     22—86 

C.   Smith    18     17     19     19—83 

L.    Heilbron    19     18     17     20—74 

J.   Lewald 16     17     19     18—70 

G.  Adams    20     20     . .      . . — 

J.  Earl    15 — 

C.  Crawford    21     . .      . .      . . — 

George  Stone 21     — 

E.  Lowry   20     16     ..      .. — 

It  is  announced  that  to-morrow  a  three-sided  shoot 
for  a  purse  will  be  held  between  Fred  Stone,  Holds- 
claw and  E.  C.  Ickes. 


At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Blue  Rock  Club  of 
Richmond  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year:  J.  C.  Feudner,  president;  J.  P.  Arnold, 
secretary;   Clark  King,  captain. 


The  Idaho  State  Sportsmen's  Association  have 
nearly  completed  their  program  for  the  largest  shoot- 
ing tournament  ever  held  in  the  State.  This  shoot 
will  be  pulled  off  at  Boise,  May  9th  and  10th.  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Boise  Gun  Club  and  the  Inter- 
mountain  Gun  Club.  There  will  be  $500  added  money 
and  many  valuable  trophies,  medals  and  prizes  to 
be  contested  for.  The  regular  events  of  the  shoot 
will  occupy  two  full  days,  with  half-day  practice 
shoot  preceding  the  regular  events.  This  arrange- 
ment will  give  the  trap  shooting  enthusiasts  of 
Idaho  an  opportunity  to  visit  the  capital  city  and 
enjoy  three  days  of  royal  sport  and  pleasure. 

Arrangements  have  been  made  to  have  many  trade 
representatives  and  expert  shots  present  who  will 
give  exhibitions  of  skill  in  marksmanship  with  both 
shotgun  and  rifle.  There  will  be  no  lack  of  interest 
at  this  tournament,  not  one  slow  half-hour  during 
the  entire  program. 

The  shooters  of  Boise  are  not  all  infallible  shots, 
but  they  are  a  bunch  of  liberal  entertainers,  or,  to 
use  a  trap  shooting  phrase,  a  good  bunch  of  "pot 
greasers,"  and  if  you  win  all  their  trophies  and 
money  they  won't  take  their  playthings  and  go  home 
before  the  game  is  out.  And  when  the  game  is  over 
you  are  likely  to  be  invited  to  a  banquet  where  all 
can  make  a  straight  score. 

The  Cle-Elum  (Wash.)  Gun  Club's  live  bird  shoot 
took  place  March  23d.  The  match  was  at  20  birds, 
in  two  10-bird  sections.  The  scores  were:  Balmer 
14,  Bryant  17,  Wilkinson  19.  Kinney  17,  Werlick  (first 
10)  7.  A  number  of  birds  fell  out  of  bounds.  Mr. 
Balmer  is  known  to  Coast  sportsmen  as  a  popular 
field  trial  judge. 


Shooting  notes  from  Honolulu  are  interesting, 
there  being  much  enthusiasm  shown  by  the  island 
sportsmen  for  trap  shooting. 

K.  B.  Porter  and  Irwin  Spalding  have  been  ap- 
pointed a  committee  by  the  Hawaiian  Gun  Club  to 
confer  with  members  of  the  Legislature  with  an 
idea  to  securing  game  law  legislation  for  the  island 
of  Oahu. 

The  Hawaiian  Gun  Club  held  its  first  weekly  handi- 
cap shoot  at  its  new  range  at  Kakaako  on  Wednes- 
day afternoon,  March  13th,  for  a  challenge  cup  to 
be  won  three  times  and  another  prize  for  each  win  to 
be  selected  by  the  club.  J.  W.  Harvey,  scratch,  won. 
the  entire  score  being  as  follows:  J.  W.  Harvey,  IS 
out  of  20;  J.  A.  Young,  17-28;  Dr.  Call,  17-30;  G.  A. 
Jordan,  15-25;  K.  B.  Porter,  15-20;  Dr.  Fitzgerald. 
13-27;  A.  Waterhouse.  11-27;  E.  Kopke,  10-30. 

The  second  shoot  for  the  weekly  challenge  cup  of 
the  Hawaiian  Gun  Club  was  held  on  Wednesday 
afternoon.  March  20th,  at  the  Kakaako  traps,  the 
results  being  as  follows:  D.  L.  Austin,  IS  out  of  20; 
I.  Spalding,  16-21;  J.  W.  Harvey,  15-20;  Dr.  J.  S. 
Call.  14-30:  A.  Waterhouse,  12-27;  G.  A.  Jordan,  9-25; 
J.  A.  Young,  9-27;   E.  Kopke,  7-30. 

A  very  strong  ana  irregular  wind  prevailed  during 
the  shoot.  Austin,  who  took  first  place,  shot  in  very 
good  form.  Dr.  Call,  with  his  handicap,  should  soon 
prove  a  winner. 


The  attention  of  intending  .exhibitors  and  the 
fancy  in  general  is  called  to  the  fact  that  entries  for 
the  San  Francisco  show  will  positively  close  on  the 
13th  inst.,  one  week  from  to-day. 

Premium  lists  and  entry  blanks  can  be  had  at 
the  office  of  the  club,  779  Market  street,  Midway 
Building,  or  at  the  branch  office,  214  Countryman 
Building,  915  Van  Ness  avenue. 

The  entry  fee  is  $3  for  the  first  class  in  which  a 
dog  is  entered  and  $2  for  each  additional  class. 


A  correspondent  is  desirous  of  purchasing  Lle- 
wellyn Setter  puppies  whelped  in  California  on  or 
after  January  1,  1907.  The  address  of  the  enquirer 
will  be  furnished  on  application  to  the  Kennel  Editor. 


Valverde  Kennels'  Collie  bitch  Southport  Servant 
whelped  on  March  21st  a  litter  of  six  puppies  (3 
dogs)  to  Ch.  Southport  Philosopher.  Servant  is 
credited  with  a  record  of  twelve  firsts  at  English 
and  Scotch  shows. 


The  Eastern  kennel  press  seems  to  be  at  sea  over 
the  identity  of  the  judge  selected  for  the  San  Fran- 
cisco show.  George  Raper  had  the  call,  as  a  mat- 
ter of  courtesy,  when  the  club  decided  to  hold  a 
show  here  this  spring.  For  some  time  there  was 
a  hitch  in  locating  Mr.  Raper  and  hearing  definitely 
from  him  whether  or  no  his  engagements  would  per- 
mit taking  a  trip  to  Frisco  and  judging  our  show. 
For  a  short  while  it  was  thought  connection  with 
Mr.  Raper  would  not  come  about  in  proper  time  for 
announcement  in  due  form.  In  consequence  the 
club  bench  show  committee  found  it  necessary  to 
look  around  for  another  judge — an  understudy  as 
it  were.  Time  was  short  and  in  feeling  about  for 
eligible  material  communications  were  sent  to  a 
number  of  the  Eastern  talent.  This  situation  was 
afterwards  referred  to  by  one  candidate  as  "the 
privilege  of  bidding  for  the  job."  In  due  course  of 
time  word  was  received  from  the  wandering  Raper, 
who,  by  the  way,  had  the  mount  for  the  show  that 
the  fireworks  last  April  upset,  and  at  once  the  judi- 
cial situation  was  settled. 

Evidently  somebody  back  East  is  looking  with  long- 
ing eyes  for  another  crack  at  the  ribbon  distribution 
of  a  Coast  show.  We  intimated  not  so  long  ago  that 
someone  had  been  handed  a  lemon  by  Coast  distribu- 
tors. Our  inference  was  about  correct,  for  the  juice 
has  since  been  liberally  squirted  in  touting  profes- 
sional hangers-on  of  our  shows,  and  the  dog  broker 
between  whiles  "the  half-way  man."  A  bit  of 
gratuitous  irrigation  that  made  "the  half-way  man" 
more  popular  than  ever.  Some  day  somebody  will 
wake  up — after  solving  the  problem  of,  why  is  a 
lemon  like  a  catspaw? 


We  are  in"  receipt  of  the  following  communication 
from  Mr.  John  H.  Dorian,  who  is  apparently  taking 
an  active  interest  in  kennel  affairs  back  East,  and 
with  the  same  excellent  results  for  the  good  of  the 
cause  which  followed  his  connection  with  the  local 
fancy  when  he  was  with  us  several  years  ago: 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  bench  show  committee 
of  the  Long  Island  Kennel  Club.  Chairman  John  F. 
Collins  presiding,  it  was  decided  to  hold  the  club's 
next  annual  bench  show  at  Brighton  Beach  on  May 
30,  1907,  that  date  having  been  allowed  for  the  fix- 
ture by  the  A.  K.  C,  and  the  question  of  venue  hav- 
ing been  finally  settled  by  the  Brighton  Beach  track 
management  putting  a  quietus  on  the  effort  of  cer- 
tain disgruntled  former  members  to  interfere  with 
the  club's  regular  fixture,  following  thr  general  "rule 
or  ruin"  policy  which  prompted  them  to  attempt 
the  organization  of  an  opposition  club  and  by  claim- 
ing the  same  date  and  venue  for  their  fixture,  stir 
up  a  controversy  which  could  result  only  in  injury 
to  all  interests  concerned,  and  could  serve  no  possible 
good  purpose.  The  animus  of  the  move  was  so  ap- 
parent, without  regard  to  the  merits  of  the  original 
controversy,  that  it  has  met  with  the  condemnation 
of  all  true  sportsmen,  and  the  Long  Island  Kennel 
fixture  on  its  regular  date  and  venue,  is,  as  a  result, 
now  definitely  assured. 

The  show  will  be  a  $1.00  entry  fee,  ribbon  event, 
with  a  full  classification,  and  a  substantial  list  of 
valuable  specials  is  already  assured.  They  will  be 
announced  in  detail  as  the  arrangements  for  the 
show  progress.  Drs.  George  J.  Goubeaud  and  Wal- 
ter L.  Bell  will  be  the  official  veterinarians,  and  ar- 
rangements are  on  foot  to  make  this  show  the  great- 
est the  Long  Island  Kennel  Club  has  ever  held.  The 
club  is  in  more  than  usually  healthy  and  active  con- 
dition, owing  to  the  purpose  of  the  new  officers 
of  the  club  to  secure  a  more  active  participation  by 
the  general  membership  in  the  affairs  of  the  club. 
This  policy  is  already  bearing  fruit,  and  new  mem- 
bers are  being  added  at  such  a  marked  rate  that  the 
high  water  membership  mark  is  already  in  sight. 

Entries  for  the  show  will  close  with  the  secretary, 
Mr.  John  H.  Dorian,  353  Broadway,  New  York  City, 
on  May  15,  1907,  and  indications  already  point  to  a 
record   entry. 


We  are  in  receipt  of  a  circular  from  Mr.  Freeman 
G.  Lloyd  offering  a  reward  of  $50  for  the  return,  or 
for  information  leading  to  the  recovery  of  the  Scot- 
tish Terrier  dog  "Abertay  Revival."  Small  sipe, 
black  dog,  carrying  tail  gaily.  Lost  at  closing  of 
Boston  dog  show,  February  22d,  1907.  Mr.  Lloyd's 
address  is  107  East  69th  street,  New  York  City. 


California's  favorite  hot  waather  drink  Is  Jackson's 

Napa  loda.  . 


Saturday,  April  6,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


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POSSIBILITIES    FOR    DAIRY    PROD- 
UCTS. 


From  a  reading  of  Census  Bulletin 
No.  64,  recently  issued  by  the  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce  and  Labor,  one 
gets  the  impression  that  there  is 
something  wrong  in  conditions  in  this 
country.  The  bulletin  has  to  do  with 
conditions  regarding  butter,  cheese, 
condensed  milk,  flour  and  grist  mill 
products,  according  to  the  census  of 
manufacturers  in  1905.  With  our  vast 
extent  of  agricultural  lands,  it  would 
seem  that  we  ought  readily  to  produce 
all  the  cheese  needed  for  home  con- 
sumption, and  leave  a  very  large  sur- 
plus for  export.  The  figures  taken  for 
1905  are  compared  with  those  taken 
in  1900.  The  bulletin,  which  might 
have  been  a  little  more  specific  and 
lucid,  is  specific  and  clear  enough  for 
us  to  learn  that  white  the  production 
of  butter  increased  26.5  per  cent  dur- 
ing the  five  years,  it  was  almost  wholly 
consumed  at  home.  The  domestic 
supply  must  have  met  the  domestic 
demand  for  the  total  value  of  bulter 
imported  in  1904  was  only  $34,764. 

It  is  a  great  thing  to  supply  wholly 
our  own  market,  but  it  would  be  still 
better  if  we  could  produce  a  surplus 
to  sell  in  foreign  markets.  The  in- 
crease in  the  demand  for  many  of  our 
products  has  outstripped  the  increase 
in  population,  a  result  of  the  unex- 
ampled prosperity  the  country  has  en- 
joyed for  the  past  ten  years,  and  with 
this  increased  demand  has  come  an 
increased  production,  but  increased 
facilities  have  not  brought  such  an  in- 
crease in  production  as  to  permit  us 
to  reach  out  for  foreign  markets  on 
some  of  our  products.  This  is  a  mat- 
■  ter  of  moment  for  our  dairymen. 

Take  cheese  as  an  example.  The  in- 
crease in  the  quality  of  cheese  manu- 
factured in  1904  over  that  of  1900 
amounted  to  35,172,540  pounds,  but  in 
the  same  time  the  importation  of 
cheese  grew  from  13,185.990  pounds  in 
1900  to  22,707,103  pounds  in  1904.  The 
increased  production  amounted  to 
12.5  per  cent,  while  the  increase  in 
importations  was  60  per  cent.  The 
United  States  ought  to  be  the  butter 
and  cheese  producing  country  of  the 
world.  At  least  we  ought  to  manu- 
facture enough  cheese  for  our  own 
consumption.  We  are  rich  in  cattle 
and  in  land;  dairy  products  demand  a 
good  price,  and  the  industry  is,  or 
ought  to  be  a  profitable  one. 

According  to  the  bulletin  under  con- 
sideration five  States,  namely,  New 
York,  Wisconsin,  Ohio,  Michigan  and 
Pennsylvania,  produced  90. S  per  cent 
of  all  the  cheese  manufactured  in  this 
country.  Such  great  States  as  Ne- 
braska, Illinois,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Mis- 
souri, Minnesota  and  Kansas  hardly 
appear  in  the  census  in  the  production 
of  cheese.  From  this  report  of  the 
census  of  manufactures  it  would  ap- 
pear that  the  field  for  dairy  products 
is  still  an  open  one,  with  avst  possibili- 
ties. 


SHEEP    NOTES. 


A  sheep  with  a  dirty  fleece  cannot 
be  entirely  healthy. 

General  health  and  thrift  and  dis- 
eased feet  are  incompatible  with 
sheep. 

Lambs  will  gain  faster  from  the 
feed  than  older  sheep,  showing  that 
the  most  rapid  growth  is  made  with 
young  animals. 

Do  not  purchase  a  sheep  on  account 
of  length  of  pedigree.  He  may  have 
a  very  long  pedigree,  but  unless  he  has 
merit  harnessed  to  it,  the  sheep  may 
be  no  better  than  a  scrub. 

A  small  bunch  of  sheep  can  be  kept 
on  any  farm  to  a  good  advantage,  but 
on  a  poor  one  they  serve  a  double 
purpose,  they  enrich  the  farm  and 
bring  its  owner  a  profitable  cash  in- 
come at  the  same  time. 

The  sheep  is  a  home  living  animal, 
yielding  as  they  do  a  return  from 
both  fleece  and  flesh  it  brings  a  cash 
return  twice  a  year  and  at  a  time 
when  it  comes  very  acceptable  to  the 
farmer. 

There  are  very  few  farms  that 
should  not  have  a  fleck  of  sheep,  even 
if  it  is  a  small  one;  indeed,  the  small 
one  will  usually  pay  the  largest  pro- 
fit per  head  because  it  will  receive  the 
best  attention. 


Sheep  are  very  much  like  other  ani- 
mals; if  they  are  to  be  good  sized, 
tender  and  thrifty  they  need  to  have 
a  good  chance  while  young  so  that 
they  may  grow  rapidly. 

Sheep  should  be  well  fed  with  good 
food,  and  a  variety  of  rich  feed  rather 
tha  na  great  quantity.  Hay,  grains, 
and  roots  make  fat  sheep,  and  if  we 
raise  the  mutton  breeds  we  must  feed 
for  size  and  early  development. 

Every  farm  should  keep  a  flock  of 
sheep,  for  every  farm  has  a  place  for 
sheep,  which  nothing  else  can  fill.  The 
flock  may  be  a  small  one.  That  de- 
pends on  conditions,  hut  the  flock 
should  be  amply  sufficient  to  supply 
the  family  with  mutton. 


INCREASE  IN  COST  OF  CREAM. 

That  the  cost  of  milk  and  cream  has 
advanced  enormously  since  1900  as 
the  resule  of  the  curtailment  of  supply 
to  the  factories  and  the  increasing  de- 
mand in  the  larger  cities  is  indicated 
in  a  census  bulletin  issued  February 
24th  from  the  Agricultural  Department 
at  Washington  relative  to  the  manu- 
facture of  butter,  cheese,  condensed 
milk,  flour  and  grist  mill  products  and 
starch  for  1905.  A  substantial  in- 
crease in  the  manufacture  of  all  these 
products  is  shown  since  1900  except 
starch,  which  declined  markedly.  Cost 
of  cream  increased  247.9  per  cent  and 
milk  3.7  -per  cent. 

According  to  the  statement  there 
were  9862  establishments  engaged  in 
the  butter,  cheese  and  condensed  milk 
industry  in  1905,  aggregating  a  capi- 
tal of  $67,255,566,  employing  15,557 
wage  earners  who  received  $8, 412, 937 
in  wages.  With  the  exception  of  a 
number  of  establishments,  all  of  these 
items  show  increase  since  1900,  that 
in  value  of  products  amounting  to  $37,- 
399,440,  representing  an  increase  of 
28.6  per  cent,  or  over  one-fourth. 

The  decrease  in  the  number  of  es- 
tablishments was  principally  due  to 
the  consolidation  or  absorption  of  the 
smaller  creameries  into  larger  plants. 
The  hand  separator  which  enables  the 
farmer  to  separate  his  own  cream  was 
a  prominent  factor  In  this  tendency 
to  centralization,  enabling  easier  haul- 
ing and  making  it  possible  for  a  single 
creamery  to  obtain  its  supply  from  a 
wide  territory.  As  a  result  the  larger 
plants,  in  which  butter  was  manufac- 
tured at  less  expense,  gradually  crowd- 
ed out  or  absorbed  smaller  plants. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAILT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curt,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  HTJMAJT  KEM11DT  for  Hhen- 
matUm,  Sprains,  Sore  Throat,  etc.,  it 
Is  invaluable. 

Everr  bottle  of  Canntic  Baliam  sold  is 
"Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Price  SI. 50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  drupjrists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  it3 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc  Address 
TIE  UWMKCE-mLimSCGlfPAKT,  Cleveland,  Oh*- 


FOB  SALE  OB  LSASE  TO  RESPON- 
SIBLE PARTIES. 
Bay  mare,  DEVILETTA  2:14%  (at  3 
years  old),  by  Diablo.  Five  years  old 
this  spring;  has  been  used  on  the  road 
more  or  less  since  her  record  was  made; 
is  entered  in  2:14  class  at  Petaluma; 
should  be  a  great  mare  this  season.  For 
particulars  address 

W.  S.  EASEET, 
Gridley,  Cal. 

EOODLE    MARE    FOB    SALE. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1894,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner, 
Eoodle  2:12%,  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14^4,  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%, 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H.,  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14)4  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is  bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%   this  year. 

Address,  H.  KAHN.  2125  Buena.  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,   CaL 


I  Fishing  Tackle     I 


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the  kind  in  which  "quality  surpasses  any  consider-    ¥ 
ation  of  price."     Every  grade,  as  well  as  the  finest.   % 

* 


Baseball 


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The  new  1907  goods  are  here — everything 


I    Brittain  &  Co.    ! 

*  Oakland— 908-10  Broadway  San  Francisco — Cor.  Van  Ness  and  Turk   % 

*  Successors  to  F.  K.  Mott  Co.  Cor.    Sutter  and  Polk.       * 

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PETALUMA    EGG    OUTPUT. 


Again  Petaluma  conies  to  the  front 
with  a  big  egg  and  poultry  record. 
The  export  tor  1906  was  immense,  be- 
ing far  ahead  of  that  in  1905.  The  fig- 
ures carefully  gathered  by  the  Peta- 
luma Weekly  Poultry  Journal  from 
the  daily  output  and  printed  every 
week  show  that  in  1906  there  was 
shipped  from  Petaluma  to  San  Fran- 
cisco the  enormous  total  of  4,334,321 
dozen  eggs  and  39,93  dozen  poul- 
try. This  does  not  include  the  eggs 
used  for  hatching  or  the  many  little 
chicks  shipped  away  directly  from  the 
incubators.  The  reader  can  readily 
understand  that  the  grand  totals 
would  have  been  even  greater  if  these 
figures  could  have  been  included.  Peta- 
luma's  output  of  eggs  and  poultry 
for  1903  was  3,407,333  dozen  eggs  and 
32,535  dozen  poultry;  for  1904,  3,493,- 
321  dozen  eggs  and  33,286  dozen  poul- 
try; for  1905,  3,837,061  dozen  eggs 
and  39,392  dozen  poultry;  for  1904,  4,- 
334,321  dozen  eggs  and  39,938  dozen 
poultry.  The  gain  of  1904  over  1903 
was  85,988  dozen  eggs  and  751  dozen 
poultry;  gain  of  1906  over  1904,  33,740 
dozen  eggs  and  6106  dozen  poultry; 
gain  of  1906  over  1905,  507,360  dozen 
eggs  and  546  dozen  poultry. 


TtiiTI    ANNUAL 

BENCH  SHOW 


San  Francisco 
Kennel  Club 


APEII,    24,    25,    26,    27,    1907,    at    the 

CHUTES  SKATING  RINK 

ENTRIES   POSITIVELY   CLOSE   OUT 

APRIL     13th. 

George  Raper  will  be  the  judge  for 
all  breeds.  Office  779  Market  St.,  Mid- 
way Bid?1.,  where  premium  lists  and 
entry   blanks  can  be   obtained. 


SITUATION    WANTED. 


By  an  experienced  man  on  a  stock 
ranch  as  foreman.  Thoroughly  posted 
and  competent  to  break,  race  and 
.  train  colts.  Owns  a  good  stallion  by 
Stam  B.  that  he  will  take  along  with 
him.  First-class  references.  For 
further  particulars  address  "FORE- 
MAN," Breeder  and  Sportsman,  616 
Golden  Gate  ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


ForGuns 

"3  in  One"  Oil  Has  No  Equal 

for  oiling  trigger,  lock,  every  action  part.  Docs 
not  dry  out  quickly  like  heavier  oils,  gum,  harden 
or  collect  dust  no  matter  bow  long  goo  stands. 
"3  in  One"  cleans  out  the  residue  of  burnt  powder 
(black  or  smokeless)  after  shooting,  leaving  the 
barrel  clean  and  shiny.  It  actually  penetrat 
the  pores  of  the  metal,  forming  a  delicate  per 
manent  protecting  coat  that  is  absolutely 
impervious  to  water  or  weather.     No  acid. 

F_~_  A  test  will  tell.    Write  for  sample 
ree  bottle.    G.  W.  COLE  COMPANY, 

102  New  St.,  New  York  City. 

THICK,  SWOLLEN  GLANDS 

that  make  ahorse  Wheeze, 
have  Thick  Wind,  or  Choke- 
down,  can  be  removed  with 


I 


AJJSOKBINE 


caused  by  strain  or  Inflam- 
mation. '  >"o   blister,  no  t 
hair  gone,  and  horse  kept  ' 
at  work.  £2.00  per  uottle,  de- 
livered.   jSnok  S-C  free. 

AESORBIXE,  JR.,  for  mankind,  gl.00/  __ 
■-"-•ered.  Cures  Goitre,  Tumors,  Varicose  Veins, 
Hydrocele,  Varicocele.    Book  free.    Made  only  by 

W.   F.  YOUNG,    P.  D.  F. 

54  Monmouth  Street  Springfield,  Mass 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
CaL;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Ifiwlicklt 

As  tney  want  it 

COMPRESSED  ' 

PURE-SALT  BRICKS 
•n  PATENT  FEEDERS. 

—  The  sane,  economical,  handy 
i  way  of  salting  animals. 
k         Ash.  Dealers. 
Write  us  for  Booh. 

MMONlMrMJPPLYOl. 

PATENTEES  MANUFACTURERS- BRCOKLYN.N.Y 


Standing  Offer 

Good  always,  everywhere, 
$100  Reward,  for  any  lame- 
ness, curb,  splint,  founder, 
distemper,  etc.,  (where  cure 
is  possible)  that  is  not  cured  by 

TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR 

Greatest  horse  remedy  in  the  world.  Tattle's 
Family  FUttIi-  invaluable  for  human  braises, 
pains,  rheumatism,  etc.  Send  for  free  100  page 
book, "Veterinary  Experience."  The  perfect 
horseman's  guide.  Every  disease  symptom  and 
its  treatment. 

Tattle's  Elixir  Co.,    52  Beverly  SL,  Boston,  Mass. 
Reding-ton  <fc  Company,  Son  Franctgco,  California 
W.  A.  Shaw,  1209  W.  Washington  St,  Los  Angeles 


EDUCATOR 


The  finest  looking  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  his  new  home,  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR   is   jet   black,    stands   15.3    hands    high,    weighs    1170    pounds,   is   a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show   horse, 
speed  with  elegance.     Service  fee  for  the  Season,  $25,  with  the  usual  return 
ilege.     For  full  particulars  address  M.  HENRY,  French  Camp,  Cal. 


14 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


A   Great   Year 

Judging-   from    training   reports    of   colts    by 

"AXWORTHY"    (3)    2:15)4 

The  greatest  sire  in  many  ways — age  for  age.    Ask  about  our 
]iving-foal-or-money-back   terms. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

ESM^SST  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.Y. 


NEW     ENGLAND 


Trotting  Horse  Breeders' Association 

BOSTON,   MASS. 

Member  of  National  and  American  Associations. 

Readville  Grand  Circuit  Meeting 

ALL    CLASSES    WILL    BE    EVENTS    OF    THREE    RACES    OF    ONE    MILE. 

August   19=24,    1907 

EARLY     CLOSING     FUSSES 
Class  No.  1 — The  Blue   Hill,   2:30   Class,   Trotting1.      $4,500,   divided:   $1,050   to    first, 

$300   to   second,   $150  to   third,    each   race. 
Class  No.  2— The   Massachusetts,    2:14    Class,    Trotting1.      $9,000,    divided:    $2,100   to 

first,   $600  to   second,  $300  to  third,   each  race. 
Class   No.    2 — The   Ponkapoag-,    2:10    Class,   Trotting1.      $4,500,   divided:   $1,050   to    first, 

$300  to  second,  $150  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  4 — The  Readville,  2:12  Class,  Pacing1.     $3,000,  divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to  second,  $100  to  third,   each  race. 
Class  No.  5— The    Norfolk,    2:08    Class,    Pacing1.      $6,000,    divided:    $1,400    to    first, 

$400  to  second,  $200  to  third,  each  race. 
Class  No.  6 — The  Neponset,  2:06  Class,  Facing1.     $3,000,   divided:  $700  to  first,  $200 

to  second,  $100  to  third,  each  race. 
In  all  classes  horses  must  he  named  at  the  time  of  the  closing1  of  entries. 
Hobbles  will  not  he  barred. 

THE  ENTRANCE  FEE  WILL  BE  FIVE  FEB.  CENT  OP  THE  PURSE  WITH 
NOTHING  DEDUCTED  FBOM  THE  WINNERS  OP  ANY  FAST  OF  PURSE. 

More  than  one  horse,  if  trained  in  the  same  stable,  may  be  entered  in  a  class, 
and  one  per  cent  of  purse  additional  will  be  charged  for  each  horse  so  named;  but 
only  one  horse  in  the  same  ownership  will  be  allowed  to  start.  Any  horses  of  a 
plural  entry  which  may  be  separated  from  the  stable  from  which  they  were  named 
will  be  eligible  to  start  by  paying  a  sum,  in  addition  to  that  already  paid  on  the 
horse,  which  will  equal  the  full  five  per  cent  entrance  fee. 

Conditions — The  rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association  (of  which  this  As- 
sociation is  a  member)  will  govern,  except  that  horses  not  finishing  within  one 
hundred  yards  of  the  winner  in  any  race  where  eight  or  more  start,  or  within 
eighty  yards  where  less  than  eight  start,  will  be  ruled  out  of  further  competition 
in  the  event.     Right  reserved  to  reject  any  entry.     Racing1  will  begin  at  2:30  p.  m. 

The  positions  of  contending  horses  will  be  drawn  for  the  first  race  of  every 
event,  but  in  the  second  they  will  start  as  they  finished  in  the  first,  and  in  the 
third  as  they  finished  in  the  second. 

Forfeits   will   be   due   in   amounts   and   on    dates   as   follows: 

April  9    .      May   9  June  S       July   9       Aug.6 

Classes    Nos.    1    and    3 $20  $30  $45  $60  $70 

Each    additional    horse     9  S  9  9  9 

Class    No.    2     50  70  90  110  130 

Each    additional    horse     18  18  18  18  18 

Classes  Nos.  4  and  6 10  20  30  40  50 

Each  additional   horse    6  6  6  6  6 

Class     No.     5      . 20  40  60  80  100 

Each   additional  horse    12  12  12  12  12 

Nominators  will  not  be  held  liable  for  forfeits  falling  due  after  they  have 
declared  out  in  writing. 

ENTRIES    CLOSE    TUESDAY,    APRIL    9,    1907. 

The    American    Horse    Breeder    Futurities — 87,000    for    three-year-old    Trotters. 
§1,000    for    three-year-old    Pacers,    and    $2,000    for    two-year-old    Trotters — will    be 
raced   at  this   meeting. 
JOHN  M.  JOHNSON,  President.  C.  M.   JEWETT,  Secretary, 

All  entries,   requests  for  information,   etc.,   to  be  made  to   the   Secretary. 

Readville,   Mass. 


TO    THE    HORSEMEN 


Concord  Track  Under  New  Management 


Will  be  kept  in  first-class  condition 
for  training;  86  box  stalls;  good  water; 
unsurpassed  climate;  grand  pasturage 
and  hay  and  low  rates.  Central  loca- 
tion. Stalls,  $2  per  month.  Apply  to 
CUNEO  &  BENSON, 
Concord,    Contra    Costa    Co.,    Cal. 


SKY  POINTER   JR.  FOR   SALE   OR 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sallv  Pointer 
2:06%,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  "VV.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12*4.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FRANK  S.  TURNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Rosa,    Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street, 
Oakland,  Cal.,  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle,  Horses,  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

JERSEYS,     HOLSTEINS     AND  DUR- 

HAMS— Dairy    Stoek    a   specialty.  Hogs. 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wrn.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 

IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If. 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
P..  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

'HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
H^itD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fai.s  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Uat«o. 


RUBBEROID     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &    CO., 

473-485    Sixth     St.,    San     Francisco,     Cal. 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE   ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing1. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 

PASTURAGE. 

Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
good  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
horses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
desire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
particulars  address 

MRS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,   Cal. 


FOR    SALE    OR   EKCHANGE. 


Finest  Pair  of  Four-Year-Old  Fillies  in 
California. 
Perfectly  matched,  highly  bred,  good 
size,  show  speed  (never  tracked).  Close- 
ly related  to  Lou  Dillon,  the  fastest 
trotter  in  the  world  and  trace  many 
times  to  Hambletonian  10  through  their 
sire  and  dams.  Well  broken,  single  and 
double,  not  afraid  of  anything.  Not 
being  situated  to  handle  this  class  of 
stock,  I  will  sell  or  exchange  for  com- 
mon or  work  horses.  One  of  the  above 
fillies  lias  a  full  sister  with  a  race  rec- 
ord of  2:16%.  Address  S.  H.  CRANE, 
1817    Bancroft    Way,    Berkeley,    Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 

A  beautiful  young  stallion,  four  years 
old,  well  bred  and  well  broken.  Apply 
to 

T.  J.  MURRAY, 
936  University  Ave.,  West  Berkeley,  Cal. 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

For  Southern  District  of  N.  Y., 
B  e  f o  re 

JUDGE  HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  11th,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  ?23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 


*€Jr^  Beelatercd  O.  a  Patent  Office       **^>«. 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Sheepshead    Bay,    N.    Y. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Dear       Sirs — Your       "Save-the-Horse" 
saved  my  horse,  St.  Gallen.  He  ran  away 
four  miles  and  it  was  almost  certain  he 
would    never    race    again,    as    he    went 
wrong    in    the    middle    tendon    and    sus- 
pensory   ligament.      I    got    a    bottle    of 
your  "Save-the-Horse."     I  kept  on  train- 
ing   him    and    by    the    time    I    used    one 
bottle    I    started    him    and    won    a    race 
with  him.     Men  who  saw  my  horse  said 
it   was   the  worst  leg  they  ever  saw  on 
account  of  its  being  in  such  a  bad  place. 
H.   A.   DAVIS, 
Trainer  for  D.  C.  Ingram, 
Neck  Road,  Sheepshead  Bay,  N.  Y. 


"Save-the-Horse"  permanently  cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  ( except  Low ) ,  Curb. 
Thoroughpin.  Splint,  Shoe  Boil.  Wind 
Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all  lameness, 
without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.  Horse 
works   as    usual. 

$500  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists   and   Dealers   or 

Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Formerly  Troy,  N.  Y. 

D.  E.  NEWELL, 

56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal. 


yon*/ 

CAPSULES 


•  SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  $7.60.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
1. 0.  CRITTENDEN, 

9    FOXBLD'6.  ELYRIA,OH10. 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland   Racetrack 


Six   oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening*  Saturday,   November  17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning-  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth  and   last  races. 

THOS.   H.  WILLIAMS,  President. 
PERCY   W.   TREAT,    Secretary. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     ZibbeU  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Ctfmtes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 

STALLIONS   FOR   SALE. 

One  bay.  four  years  old,  sired  by  Mc- 
Kinney 2:11%. 

Two  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou 
2:07^,  brown  and  chestnut. 

One  brown  two-year-old  by  Red 
Nuttle    22357. 

All  out  of  highly  bred  standard  mares. 
Will  sell  at  a  bargain.  For  prices  and 
particulars    address 

O.    B.    BLANCHARD, 

875  University  Ave.,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

FOR  SALE. 

Handsome  black  stallion,  close  to  16 
hands,  sound  and  without  a  blemish, 
five  years  old,  thoroughly  broke  and 
kind  and  gentle.  Has  plenty  of  speed, 
and  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:20.  His  sire 
is  the  great  Altamont,  and  his  dam 
Trilby  Bowers  by  Silver  Bow.  For 
price  and  full  particulars,  or  to  see 
horse,  call  or  write  to  the  undersigned. 
L.    A.    BANGS, 

2025    Clement    Ave.,    Alameda,    Cal. 

PRIVILEGES    FOR    SALE. 
Offers   will   be   received   for   privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Fleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  Augmet  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Fleasanton,  Cal. 


JACK   FOR   SALE. 


Weights  1000  pounds,  is  well  turned, 
good  looker  and  without  blemish.  Is 
a    prompt    worker.      Apply    to 

S.  B.  WRIGHT, 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 


STALLION 
CARDS 


Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled   and    Printed. 


Pedigrees  Tabulated 

Giving    Performances    of    the    get    of 

sires   and    dams.     Typewritten, 

ready   to  frame. 


STALLION  SERVICE  BOOKS 
$j,00 

With  index   and   blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616   Golden    Gate   Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


Saturday,  April  6,  1907.1 


th: 


BREEDER     AND     SFORTSMAN 


15 


$30,000- -in  Stakes  and  Premiums- -$30,000 

$17,500  For  Harness  Horses 

Petaluma    Fair   and    Race  Meeting 

August  24  to  31,  Inclusive.      Harness  Races,  August  26  to  31. 

Additional  Stakes,  Entries  Close  May  1st,  1907: 

TUESDAY,  AUG.  27:  j  SATURDAY,  AUG.  31: 

No.  4==2:3  Class  Trotting  =  =  $1500        No.  12==2:20  Class  Trotting         =         =         $1500 

THE   LARGEST  PREMIUMS   FOR    HORSES,  CATTLE,   LIVE  STOCK  OF  ALL  KINDS  AND   FARM    PRODUCTS   EVER  OFFERED   IN  STATE  WILL  BE  GIVEN 

ONLY  TWO  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER.  Entrance  and  payments  as  follows — Two  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  "Wednesday,  May  1st.  1907;  three  per  cent  additional  if 
not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st.  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing"  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made  must  be  paid, 
or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE— The  Fetalnma  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  he  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  races. 
The  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.  E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting"  and  everything"  will  he  dene  to  please  the  public  and  visiting"  horsemen  and  insure  high-class 
racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excusions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one  of  the  biggest  fairs  and 
race  meetings   ever  held  inCalifornia. 

The  right  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  entries  and  declare  off  or  postpone  any 
or  all  races  on  account  of  weather  or  other  sufficient  cause. 

Entries  not  declared  out  at  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race  shall 
be  required  to  start  and  declarations  must  be  in  writing  and  made  at  the  office  of 
the   manager  at   the   track. 

Racing  colors  must  be  named  by  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race 
and  must  be  worn  upon  the  track  in  all  races.  Colors  will  be  registered  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  received  and  when  not  named  or  when  said  colors  conflict, 
drivers  will  be  required  to  wear  colors  designated  by  the  manager. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  start  any  heat  after  the  fourth  score,  re- 
gardless of  the  position  of  the  horses. 

Hobbles  barred  in  trotting  races,   but  will  be  permitted  in  pacing  races. 

All  stakes  are  guaranteed  for  the  amount  offered  and  are  for  the  amount 
offered  only. 

Address  all  communications  to 


Entries  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907.  when  horses  are  to  be  named  and 
eligible  to  the  classes  in  which  they  are  entered. 

Substitutions — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has 
the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on  Saturday. 
June  15th,  1907.  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  loth,  1907,  to  the 
class  in  which   it   is  named. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover;  when  only 
two  start  they  may  contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in.  divided  66  2-3  per  cent 
to  the  first  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
shall  be  entitled  to  first  and  fourth  money  only  and  in  no  other  ease  will  a  horse 
be  entitled  to  more  than  one  money. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  change  the  hour  and  day  of  any  race,  except 
when  it  becomes  necessary  to  antedate  a  race,  in  which  instance  the  nominators 
will  receive  three  days'  notice  by  mail  to  address  of  entry. 

Stakes  will  be  divided  into  four  moneys — 50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Five  per 
cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each  money  won. 


Member  National  Trotting  Association. 

EARB7  STOVER,  Manager, 


P.  O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


Charter   Oak   Park 

HARTFORD,      CONN., 

ANNOUNCES     THE     FOLLOWING    FUSSES 

TO  CLOSE  TUESDAY,  APRIL  16,  1907 

No.  1— "THE   CHARTER   OAK,"  2:10  Class,    Trotting     $10,000 

No.  2— "THE   NUTMEG,"  2:07  Class,  Pacing    $5000 

ENTRIES   CLOSE   TUESDAY.  APRIL   16,  1907,  WHEN  HORSSS  MUST   BE   NAMED 

No.   1— "THE   CHARTER    OAK" $10,000 

Tor  trotters  eligible  to  the  2:10  Trot,  April  16,  1907,  divided,  as  follows: 

First  Race — $2000   to  winner,   $600   to   second.   $400   to  third. 

Second  Race — $2000  to  winner,  $600  to  second,   $400  to  third. 

Third  Race — $2000   to  winner.   $600   to  second,   $400   to  third. 

$1000  to  the  horse  winning  the  greatest  number  of  races. 

He  will  be  declared  th.e  winner  of  "The  Charter  Oak."  In  case  of  a  tie  between 
two  or  more  horses,  they  shall  race  off  the  tie  until  the  winner  is  decided. 

HANDICAP    ENTRANCE    ACCORDING    TO    RECORD 
The  Slower  "your  Record,  the  Less  You  Pay. 

PAYMENTS  ARE    DUE    AS    FOLLOWS: 
Horses  with  Records 

of                       April  16th  .May  14th  June  11th       July  9th       Aug.   13th 

2:09  }4     to     2:10 $60.00  $75.00  $85.00               $90.00               $90.00 

2:10^     to     2:11 $50.00  $60.00  $75.00               $80.00               $85.00 

2:11^4     to     2:12 $40.00  $50.00  SOn.1111               $70.00               $80.00 

2:12%     to     2:13 $30.00  $40.00  $50.00               $60.00               $70.00 

Horses  without  records 
or  with  records 

slower    than    2:13 $20.00  $80.00  $30.00               $30.00               $40.00 

No.  2— "THE    NUTMEG" $5000 

Por  pacers   eligible  to  th«  2:07  Pace,  April  16,  1907,   divided  as  follows: 

First  Race — $1000  to  winner,   $300   to  second,   $200  to  third. 
Second   Race — $1000   to  winner.    $300   to  second,    $200   to   third. 
Third  Race — $1000  to  winner,  $300  to  second,  $200  to  third. 
$50f   to  the  horse   winning  the  greatest  number  of  races. 

He  will  be  declared  the  winner  of  "The  Nutmeg."  In  case  of  a  tie  between  two 
or  more  horses,  they  shall  race  off  the  tie.  until  the  winner  is  decided. 

HANDICAP    ENTRANCE    ACCORDING    TO    RECORD 
The  Slower  Your  Record,  the  Less  Yon  Pay. 

PAYMENTS  ARE    DUE   AS   FOLLOWS: 
Horses  with  Records 

of                         April   16th  May   14th  June    11th        July   9th        Aug.   13th 

2:07%     to     2:08 $30.00  $40.00  $40.00               $45.00               $45.00 

2:08%     to     2:09 $25.00  $35.00  $35.00               $40.00               $40.00 

2:09%     to     2:10 $20. OH  $30.00  $30. MM               $35.00               $35.00 

2:10%     to     2:11 $15.00  $2  0.00  $20.00               $20.00               $25.00 

Horses  without  records 
or  with  records 

slower   than    2:11 $10.00  $15.00  $15.00              $15.00              $20.00 

Charter  Oak  Park  is  a  member  of  the  National  Trotting  Association,  whose 
rules  will  govern.  Hopples  are  not  barred.  Liability  of  nominator  ceases  when 
written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  lodged  with  the  secretary.  Payments  are  due  in 
cash  on  dates  specified.     Each   event  will  consist  of  three   races  of  one  mile  each. 

Positions  will  be  drawn  for  before  the  first  race,  but  in  the  second  and  third 
races  the  horses  shall  start  as  they  finished  in  the  preceding  one.  Horses  not  finish- 
ing within  one  hundred  yards  of  the  winner  in  any  race  will  be  barred  from 
further  competition. 

Only  Horses  named  on  or  before  April  16th,  can  start  in  "The  Charter  Oak" 
$10,000  Purse,  or  "The  Nutmeg"  $5000  Purse,  as  there  is  no   substitution. 

SPECIAL,' NOTICE — No  horse,  with  or  without  record,  eligible  to  "The  Charter 
Oak"  or  "Nutmeg"  Purses,  trained  or  raced  in  1907,  can  afford  not  to  enter  these 
LOWEST  ENTRANCE  RACES  ever  given.  No  additional  money  deducted  from 
winners  in  any  race.     For  entry  blanks  and  information,   address 

O.  A.  JONES,  Secretary, 

CHARTER  OAK  PARK,  HARTFORD,  CONK, 


The  Narragansett  Park  Ass'n 

POE  THE 

PROVIDENCE 

Grand   Circuit   Meeting 

August  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  1907 

ANNOUNCES   THE  FOLLOWING  EARLY  CLOSING  EVENTS: 

No.  1 — 2:12    CLASS,    TROTTING,    "THE    ROGER    WILLIAMS,"    Purse    S5000 — No.    1 

No.  2—2 :17    CLASS,    TROTTING Purse    S2000 — No.  2 

No.  3 — PREE-POR-ALL   CLASS,  Pacing-,   "THE   PARK   BREW,"   Purse  S5000— No.    3 

No.  4—2 :10  CLASS,  FACING    Purse  S2000— No.  4 

No.  5 — 2:15  CLASS,  PACING    Purse  §2000 — No.  5 

Entries  Close  Tuesday,  April  23 

WHEN    HORSES    MUST    BE    NAMED 

Except  that  entries  bearing  postmark  before  noon  of  day  following  will  be  ac- 
cepted. Rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association,  of  which  this  association  is 
a  member,   will   govern   except  as.  otherwise   specified. 

THE  ABOVE   RACES  WILL   BE   MILE   HEATS— BEST  TWO   IN   THREE 

Entrance  in  Purses  1,   2.  4  and   5  is  five  per  cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  addi- 
tional from  winners  of  each  division  of  same  payable  in  easy  installments 
as  follows: 

PURSE  1       .    April  23,  $25.     May  21,  S40.      Jtuie  IS,  $50.      July  16,  S60.     Aug.  13,  §75. 
FUSSES  2,  4  and  5 .  .      10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Entrance  in  the  "PARK  BREW"  Free-for-All  Pace  will  be  on  the  handicap  plan 
according  to   record,   as   follows: 

Class  A — Horses  with  records  of  2:04  and  faster,   5  per  cent. 

Class  B — Horses   with  records  from   2:04%    to  2:05,    4  per  cent. 

Class  C — Horses  with  records  from   2:05%    to   2:06,   3   per  cent. 

Class  D — Horses  with  records  slower  than  2:0G,  2  per  cent. 

and  in  addition  5  per  cent  of  purse  from  winners  of  each  division  of  same   in   the 

following   easy   installments: 
CLASS  A — April  23,  $25.     May  21,  $40.      June  IS,  $50.      July  IS,  $60.     Aug".   13,  $75. 

B —  20.  30.  40.  50.  60. 

C 15.  20.  30.  40.  45. 

D 10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Liability  of  nominator  ceases  when  written'  notice  of  withdrawal  is  lodged  with 
the  Secretary  by  registered  letter.  Under  Rule  2,  Section  9,  entrance  must  be 
paid  on  each  horse  named  as  per  schedule.  Entries  close  April  23.  Horses 
must   be   named   April    23. 

A   HORSE    NOT    ENTERED    APRIL    23d   CANNOT    START 

When  the  entries  close  you  know  exactly  what  you  will  have  to  race  with.  There 
is  no  chance  to  buy  a  nomination  for  the  fastest  horse  that  shows  in  the 
earlier  meetings. 

Ricli  Purses  for  Past  Record  Horses  With.  Cheap  Entrance. 

Short  Races.     Best  2  in  3.     Pirst  Payments  Very  Small.     Half  of  one  per  cent. 
Easy  Shipments,  30  miles  from  Beadville,  85  miles  to  Hartford. 
Horses   Unloaded  near  the   grounds.   Good  Track,   Big   Stalls,   Pure   Water,   and 
Green   Grass. 

WRITE    NOW    FOR    ENTRY    BLANKS. 

Narragansett  Park  Association 

"■"^e^k^oone^ltSetary  P.  0.  Box  1425,  Providence,  R.  I. 


And  Other 
Valuable 
Animals 


Insure  Your  Stallion 

AGAINST  DEATH  FROM  ANY  CAUSE.  For  particulars  and  rates  address 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wash. 
Make  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'   commissions.     Liberal   discount. 


16 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of 

Two-year-old  Record   2:15 

Three-year-old  Record  .  . .  .2:12% 
Timed  in  a  Race   2 :10  * 2 


1904 
1905 


Highland  C. 


WINKER  OP  HARTFORD  PTJTT/RITTr  (58500)  POR  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  Is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%.  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season  of  1907  at  PIEASANTON  RACE  TRACE. 
$50  for  the  Season         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money  refunded 
auu         should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2:19^  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 
Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

»,cBy  EX^SESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*4  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Fepper  (dam  of  2  m  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  tashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
rast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pun  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
li  i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

.  ,  HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

Tie  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both. 
are  entered  In  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  oi   the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


ZOLOCK 


RECORD  2:05# 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


2:08 
2:09J< 

2-AVA 
2:14# 

2:23>< 


The  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%.  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12,  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17. 
Red  Lock  2:18.  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18.  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22.  Hylock  2:25,  Majella2:25, 
McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception,  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Sire  of 
Bystander    .    .    . 
Delilah  (4)      .    . 
Sherlock  Holmes . 
R.  Ambush  (3) 
Zolahka       ... 

Ingarita 2:25)4 

Dixie  S 2:27 

Dixie  W 2:27 

Conchita 2:29 

Zolock's  Sire  Is  the  Great  McKlnney  2:1  \% 
Zolock's  Dam  Is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:1114: 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%).  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27.  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  3:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HENRY    DELANEY, 

University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal, 


Mendocino  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-TEAR-OID)     2:19U 

.  „.  ,S,lr<?~of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
?L2i#'  P  y"  °-)  2:12'  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
2v,V*  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
-£, Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2-21% 
Memento  2:25%.  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idohta.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  nsnnl  return  privilege. 

/HcKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKIKNEY  S818  (record  2:11*4).  First  dam 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11&,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale:  fourth  dam,  Ida  May  by  Belmont   ("Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
knowr.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
PAP  ff.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  l-e  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


By  McKlnney  2  ill1.,  ; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


By    J.    J.    Audubon 

,  16695,    sire    of    An- 

dubon    Boy  U59}£ 

Nan  Audubon  2:08K 

Miss  Rita  2:08& 


Audubon  Boy  1:59 

DAM,  FLAXY  (dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%,  Royal  R.  Sheldon  2:04%,  Red  Elm 
2:16%  and  grandam  of  Simon  Kenton  2:13%  and  Mary  Louise  2:27%),  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes  2345  (sire  of  Coastman  2:0S%,  Split  Silk  2:0S%.  Sunland  Belle  2:03%,  etc.), 
he  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  out  of  Favorite  2:35%  (dam  of  1  and  five  sires  of  135 
in  2:30),  by  Abdallah  15.  Flaxy's  dam  was  Kit,  by  Clark  Chief  89  (sire  of  6  and 
dams  of  35);  second  dam  Nelly  by  Grey  Denmark.  J.  J.  Audubon  16695  was  by 
Alcyone  2:27,  out  of  Dolly  Pomeroy  (dam  of  Miss  Pomeroy  2:22%  and  J.  J.  Audu- 
bon), by  Highland  Grey  2:28  (sire  of  8,  including  Highland  L.  2:14%);  second 
dam,    Nelly. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  whose  entire  racing-  career  (56  heats)  averages  2:08%. 

Plrst  and  only  horse  at  5  years  to  pace  twice  in  one  day  in  2:03%,  winning  race. 

First  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  2:00%!  first  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:5914,  second  trial  against  time. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  half  in  57*4   seconds. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  to  the  three-quarter  in  1:27%. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  in  1:59%,  first  trial  second  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  again  in  2:00,  same  week,  same  year. 

Pirst  and  only  horse  to  pace  twice  in  2:00  in  one  week. 

All  of  the  above  without  the  aid  of  wind  or  dust  shield  and  all  under  unfavor- 
able conditions,  the  most  unfavorable  of  all  being  when  he  paced  in  1:59%. 
WILL   STAND    AT   AGRICULTURAL    PARK,    LOS    ANGELES,    TO 
A  PEW   GOOD  MARES. 
TERMS — $100  for  the  Season.     $150,  with  return  privilege  or  money  refunded. 

For   further   particulars   address  J.  Y.  GATCOMB, 

Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION      TROTTING      STALLION 
OP  THE  COAST 

Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09] 


He  holds  the  World's  Race  Record  |»  £»eS™ensa£  "itos 

REDLAC  2:07%  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09*4,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma;  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam  S.  T.  B.,  thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PARK,  LOS  ANGELES. 
CAD.    Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 

C.   J.    Grubb,   Manager,    University    Station,    Dos    Angeles,    Cal. 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 

Red  McK  43766 

HVVl     1  T  M\f  J.V*  son  of  the  Great  McKlnney  8818;  Dam 

by  the   Great  Red  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKlnney  2:11 14  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  550,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  $500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:151/i  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

RED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pc  jnds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February   1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W,   R.  MURPHY'S   STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
(W.   R.  Murphy,   Owner.) 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  VJS91 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in   1897.      The  fastest,    gamest  and  most   consistent  race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.  30183;  Pacing  No.   0414. 

Sire    of   Morning   Star    2:04%    {Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05*4,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07*4,   Schley  Pointer  2:08*4- 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59*4   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam   Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer   1:59%,    Hal   Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  $100.     Usual  Return  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS,    De   RYDER, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


TEE    STANDARD    STALLION 


iHcFadyen 


45019 

2:15 


4 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:09*4,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:1534),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%.  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%.  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;   third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — $40  for  the  Season.  E.  B.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,  Cal. 


Saturday,  April  6,  1907.] 


THE     BREED  ERA  ND     SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Aristo  2:08%,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford  Stakes  of  1902,  and  6  other  4- 
year-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 


Registered  No.  25939 

«  00,S,ired  by  Saole  "VVilkes  2:18,   sire  of  42  in   2:30.     Dam  Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
PEE — $50.  limited  to   forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20'/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,   2:29,   trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:09%.  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Tract,  Woodland,  CaL 
PEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALSZ.   BROWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


MONTEREY  £?& 


2:09J< 
31706 


Sire  of 
Irish    (4)  2.08}£ 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24  X 


By  Sidney  2:19%.  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
"Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  "Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to   July    1st. 


Y0SEMITE 


Standard  Bred  S=Y.=0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09# 


Dam    Leap   Year    2:26%     (sister   to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.      Yosemite  is  15.3   hands,   weighs  1125   lbs. 
One  of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most  promising'  young1   stallions   on 
this  Coast.     He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 

For  further  particulars   regarding-   these   horses   apply   to   or  address 

FETES  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Beg-.  No.  24576.    Trotting"  B-ace  Eecord  2:12^4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEEMS — ?30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.   HOGOEOOM,   Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual  return   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 
2AVA 


Will  Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodlan-d,   Yolo    County,    CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc.. 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  53  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California   next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,    Cal. 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO -TEAS- OLD     RECORD     2:29% 
BY  McKINNEY  8:1134 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  "William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
\ias  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending  July  1st,  at  Hans  Treason's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near  the    Casino,    San   Erancisco. 
TERMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply  to 
F.    GOMMET,    Owner.  HANS    PEELLSON.    Manager. 


Eoaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588. 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%.  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season — S25. 


SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 


Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.      Terms  for  the  season — $25. 

Having  leased  the  above  highly  bred  stallions  from  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 

FRESNO    RACE    TRACK 

Usual  return  privilege.  Right  reserved  to  refund  service  fee  if  mare  does 
not  prove   with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  Tj.  FARRZTY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM     SEASON  OF  1907. 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  13)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%.  half  in  1:16.  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK   S.   TURNER/  Prop.,   Santa   Rosa,    Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


(RECORD  2:22li) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%).  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:iey2,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  ISGAE,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with,  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23%,  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  3134  seconds. 

Brpjvn  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%'' the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05^4,  Zolock  2:05^4,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  bv  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%.  and  brother  to  "John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood 2:18%,   greatest  broodmare  sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%.  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  <4)  2:08^4,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119.  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L.    E.    C.    2:29%.    by    George   M.    Patchen   Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only   stallion    living  or  dead   that  carries   the   five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17.  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the   Season   of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — S50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,  San  Jose,  CaL 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

CProperty  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2i/2  Hands. 
By  Garton,  Duke  ot  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


■And  his  full  brother 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  ~" 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:111/4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age:  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%.  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mao 
(3)  2:27.  Sweet  Eosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2933. 
General  J.  E.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  lor 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  ,,„,,,.      j       „  -„v,t„    i  .«. 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    15.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 

pounds;   perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  •  mares. 

"Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   53   per  month. 
$25  for  the  Season.    Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,  1021   Georgia  St.,  Vallejo,  CaL 


BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 


NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:151/4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,    Iiida    W.     2:18'/4,    b7 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TERMS — For  Season,  $50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09.  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  E.  2:12%.  North  Star  2:13%.  Claudius  2:13%.  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S%.  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  rarm, 

Irvington,  Cal. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUINTAIIN   VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,  G.*o-»me1 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS— For    Open    Pasture.    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,  $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,  $15   per   month.      For  particulars  address 

ROBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER   FAKM,    MOUNTAIN   VIEW. 
Beference — S.  F.  Biding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


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[Saturday,  April  6,  1907. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419  Straight— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348  Straight— W.D.  Stannard— 1906 


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Hunter  One-Trigger 


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Bred=to=Order  Colts 

From  your  own  choice  of  breeding1  on  the  dam's  side  and  by 

"McKINNEY"    2:11^ 

Possess  advantages  difficult  to  get  by  purchase  at  many  times 
the  fee.  Our  living-foal-or-money-back  terms  appeal  to  the 
most  progressive  breeders. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


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GRECO 

(Trial  2:12^) 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK  COLT,  Foaled  1900;  Sire 
McKINNEY  2:1114,  sire  of  Sweet 
Marie  2:02,  Kinney  Lou  2:079i, 
Charley  Mac  2:07%,  Mack  Mack 
2:08,  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Hazel 
Kinney  2:09%,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  Tou 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AILEEN  2:26i,  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%.  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08!4,  Grey 
Gem   2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07,   etc. 

Grandam.  I.OTJ  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04,  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40   speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

w.   B.  JOHNSON,   Santa   Clara,   Cal. 

75  PER  CENT  °f  a11  Horse  °T^rs- 

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R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Ero Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville  &   Nance Butte,   Mont. 

A.    A.    Kraft    Co Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson.  ....  .Seattle.  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   B.   Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping- San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester- Jepsen     Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thorn waldson Fresno,    Ca.l 

Jno.   McKerron San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jos.    McTigue San   Francisco,    Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Dings 
Act,  Jane  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Mfrs.,  418  W.  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

SHIPPING  FETEE  AVOIDED 
Horses  treated  in  advance  with  Craft's  Distemper  Cure  can 
be  shipped  with  assurance  of  escape  from  shipping  fever, 
pinkeye,  distemper  or  other  infectious  diseases.  Should  be 
kept  on  hand  for  prevention  and  cure  of  these  ailments.  At 
dealers  or  direct,  prepaid.  50c  and  $1.00.  Ask  for  copy  of 
'•Dr.   Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE   CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  A  v.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


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EVEEY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOE  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPOETSMAN" 


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Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and  Training  Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 

best  in  the  world. 
Pneumatic  Pole  Carts,  for  team  work 
on  road  and  track. 
,  Pneumatic  and  High  Wheel  Jog  Carts 
for  general  road  use. 

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AIR  CUSHION 
PADS 


No  lameness 


They  fil  I  with  atr  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion, 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  (cot 

healthy. 
That's  whal  cures  lameness. 


No  Slipping 


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printed.  Tabulated  J'edierces,  Stock  Catalogues,  JTIor.-.e  I  ooks, 
Stallion  Service  I'ooks,  Horse  Cuts  In  stock  and  made  from  nhntns 
Hoot  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Urcetlln™  llohblus,  SU-llion 
Supports.  Pregoators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 

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(R.   R.   Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Low   California    Rates 


FROM    THE    EAST     DAILY    DURING 
MARCH   AND     APRIL,     1907 


From    Sioux    City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha    $25.00 

St.    Joseph    $25.00 

Kansas    City    $25.00 

Leavenworth    $25 .  00 

Denver    $25.00 

Houston    $25.00 

St.  Louis   $30 .  00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  be  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  be  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
lets on  the  great  California  Valleys  to  Information  Bureau, 


From  New  Orleans    $30.00 

Peoria    $31.00 

Pittsburg   $41 .  00 

Memphis    $31.65 

Bloomington    $32.00 

St.  Paul   $34.85 

Chicago    $33.00 

New  York  $50.00 


Flood  Building,  San  Francisco 


CRABBET  ARABIAN  STUD 


CBAEBET      PARK,     THREE      BRIDGES 

and   NEWBUILDINGS,    SOUTHWATER. 

SUSSEX,   ENGLAND. 

The  largest  breeding  stud  of  Arabian 
horses  in  the  world.  The  conditions 
under  which  these  horses  are  bred  at 
Newbuildings  produce  a  type  unrivaleed 
for  quality  and  hardiness.  The  unique 
knowledge  of  the  breed  gained  by  the 
owners  in  Arabia  enables  them  to  guar- 


antee purity  of  blood  of  the  choicest 
strains,  some  of  which  are  now  extinct 
in  the  East.  Stallions  and  mares  con- 
stantly supplied  to  breeders  throughout 
the  Colonies  and  on  the  Continent.  A 
few  mares  suitable  for  polo,  hacks  and 
quiet  in  harness  generally  for  sale. 
For  further  particulars  address  GUT 
CAELETON,  Manager,  Carpenters, 
Sonthwater,  Sussex,  England. 


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Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At   the    Pacific    Coast    Trap    Shooters'    League   Tournament,    San    Francisco,     Cal., 
February    22 — 24,    were    won    by    shooters    who    used 


:DUPONT    SMOKELESS: 


Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight 


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SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    : E.   Holling   18  out  of  20 


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Established  1802. 

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Ammunition 
Sporting  Goods 


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Quinns  Ointment 

Will  Make  A  Horse  Over; 


i  will  put  sound  legs  under  him  and 
will  save  him  from  the  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  the  1 
standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,  Wiudpuffs  and  all  I 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  of  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading  I 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  it. 

Mr.  H.H.  Clark,  Fredonia.  N.  Y-,  writes:  "The  bottle  of 
Qulnn's  Olntmant  purchased  from  you  about  two  years  ago 
lemoved  a  curb  and  thorou^hpin  and  did  It  lor  good.  Sty 
horse's  leg  is  as  smooch  as  ever." 

1  Price  $1.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  mail" 
Write  for  circulars,  testimonials,  etc. 

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Trained  and  Broken 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
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FOB  SALE — Thoroughbred  Collie  pups. 
Address  Ga'bllan  Ranch,  Hollister,  San 
Benito  County,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE  —  Thoroughbred  Scotch 
Shepard  Collie  pups.  A  bargain  for 
stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  furnish  pedi- 
gree. Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton,  S. 
E.  cor.  Point  Lobos  and  23d  Aves.,  San 
Francisco,    Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

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Gate    Ave.,   is  now  permanently  located  at 

620  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  prof es 
sional  services  to  all  cases  of  veterinary 
dentistry. 

Complicated    cases   treated  successfully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  respon- 
ded to. 
The   best  work  at  reasonable  prices 

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620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074 


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WINCHESTER 

Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle.         .351  Caliber  High  Power. 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Rifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  734  pounds,  number  of  shots,  six,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  %-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
Dutt  t0  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
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RESULT- 


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DICK  REED,  General  High  Average. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


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TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

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(Take  Hayes,  McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars.) 

Jest  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster  on  hand 
for  sfle.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park  roadsters  and  prepare, 
horst  ,  for  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable  am',  not  have  their  horses  frightened 
by  aut  s  or  cars. 


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Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  CaL 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

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Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham' 
ilton  Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  15. 


SATURDAY,   APRIL    13,    1907. 


Subscription   $3.00   a   Year. 


THE     BREEDER     AND      S  PORTS)!  A  X 


[Saturday,  April  13.  1907. 


SOUTHERN      CALIFORNIA     CIRCUIT 

June  21st  to  July  6th,  1907 

San  Diego  San   Bernardino  Los  Angeles 

June  21  and  22  .       June  26,  27,  28  and  29  July  3,  4,  5  and  6 

Entries  to  Stake  Races  Close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907 

Entries  to  Purse  Races  Close  Saturday,  June  1st,  1907 

PROGRAMMES: 


SAN  DIEQO. 

No.  1—2:20    CLASS   TBOTTING 

STAKE      S1000 

No.  2—2:20       CLASS       PACING 

STAKE      $1000 

No.  3 — 2:13    CLASS    TBOTTING 

FUBSE      S500 

No.  4 — 2:13       CLASS       FACING 

FUR  SE      $500 

No.   5 — 2:08       CLASS       PACING 

FTTB.SE      S500 

Address  all  communications  to 

JAS.  C.  WALLACE.   Secretary. 
B.  F.  D.  No.  1,  San  Diego,  Cal. 


SAN  BERNARDINO. 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE   26th. 
Ho.  1 — 2:40    CLASS    TBOTTING,    NOVELTY,    FUBSE  .  .  .  .  $300 

NO.   2 — 2:20    CLASS    PACING,    STAKE S1000 

No.   3 — 2 :14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $500 

TEUBSDAT,    JUNE    27th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE S400 

NO.   5 — 2:24    CLASS    TBOTTING,    STAKE S1000 

NO.    6 — SPECIAL      $225 

FBIDAY,   JUNE    28th. 

No.  7 — 2:16    CLASS    FACING,    PUBSE $400 

No.   8 — 2 :10     CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE $500 

No.  9 — 2:30    CLASS    PACING,    NOVELTY,    FUBSE $300 

SATUBDAY,    JUNE    29th. 

No.   10—2:10    CLASS    PACING,    PUBSE S500 

No.   11 — 2 .17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FUBSE S400 

No.   12 — SPECIAL     $225 

Races  Nos.  2  and  5  close  May  1st.     All  other  races  close 
June    1st.    1907.      Xovelty    races    are    races    with    three    heats 
only,   ?100  per  heat,   every  heat  a  race.     Winner  of  each  race 
to  receive   1100  and  cannot   start   in   succeeding  heats. 
Address  all  communications   to 

BOBT.  T.  CUBTIS,  Secretary, 

223   Orange   St.,   Bedlands,    Cal. 


LOS  ANGELES. 

WEDNESDAY,    JULY    3d. 

No.  1 — 2 :08    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.  2—2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE $1000 

No.  3 — 2:14   CLASS    TBOTTING,    PUBSE $800 

THUBSDAY,    JULY    4th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE $800 

No.   5 — 2:24    CLASS    TBOTTING,     STAKE $1000 

No.  6 — LADIES'    SUNNING    BACE S225 

Of  which  $65  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  to  carry  135  lbs. 
FBIDAY,    JULY    5th. 

No.  7—2:16    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE $600 

No.   8 — 2:10    CLASS    TBOTTING,    PUBSE S800 

No.  9—2 :25    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE S400 

For  three-year-olds   or  under. 
SATUBDAY,    JULY    6th. 

No.   10 — 2 :10    CLASS    PACING,    PUBSE S8O0 

No.  11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    PUBSE $600 

No.   12 — BELAY    BACE,    FIVE    MILES $350 

$200  to   first,   $100   to    second,  $50  to  third.     Entrance   $2 

per  horse.     Change  horse  and  saddle  each   mile. 
Address    all    communications    to 

F.  A.  COFFMAN.  Secretary, 

University   P.   O.,   Los   Angeles,   CaL 


CONDITIONS: 

Southern  California  Circuit  Stakes  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  at  11  p.  m.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners,  payable  as 
follows:  S20  to  accompany  entry.  May  1st.  when  horse  must  be  named;  510  payable  June  1st.  and  the  balance  of  $20  before  starting.  Xom:nators  inu-st  notify  Secretary 
in  writing  if  they  wish  to  withdraw  from  any  stake,   ^inil  vWU   nor   lie  held   for  any  payments  falling  due  after  date  of  notice  of  withdrawal. 

Purses  close  Saturday,  June  1st.  at  11  p.  m.  Xational  Association  rules  to  govern,  unless  otherwise  specified.  Hobbles  not  barred  on  pacers.  Entrance  five  per 
cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.  Mile  heats,  three  in  five.  Xo  race  longer  than  five  heats,  money  to  be  paid  in  accordance  with  the  sum- 
mary at  the  end  of  the  fifth  heat.  Money  divided  50,  25.  15  and  10  per  cent  of  purse.  Horse  distancing  the  field  entitled  to  one  money  only.  The  Association  reserves 
the  right  to  change  order  of  program  and  to  declare  off  any  race  not  filling  satisfactorily.  Any  entry  in  purse  races,  accompanied  by  three  per  cent  of  purse,  (two  per 
cent  additional  to  start),  entry  will  not  be  suspended  for  further  payment,  provided  horse  is  declared  out  in  writing  on  or  before  7  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  before 
the  race. 
FOB  ENTBY   BLANKS    ADDBESS    THE    BESFECTIVE    SECBETABIES.    OB    BBEEDEB  AND   SPORTSMAN.   616   GOLDEN  GATE  AVE.,   SAN  FRANCISCO.    CAL. 


PLEASANT0N  RACE  MEETING 


To  Be  Held  At 


Pleasanton,  July  31,  August  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

Under  the  Auspices  of  the  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club. 
Fntries  to  Stakes  Close  Wednesday,  May  1,  1907.        Entries  to  Purses  Close  Monday,  July  1,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 


FIBST    DAY,    WEDNESDAY.    JULY    31st. 

No.    1 — 2:08   FACE,    THE    FARMERS'    STAKE 

No.  2 — TWO-YEAB-OLD    TBOTTING    FUBSE 

No.  3 — TWO-YEAB-OLD     FACING     FUBSE 


.S800 
.$500 
-S400 


SECOND  DAY,  THUBSDAY,  AUGUST  1st. 

No.  4 — 2:14    TBOT,    ALAMEDA    COUNTY    STAKE $800 

Ho.  5 — 2:20    FACING   FUBSE     $500 

No.  6 — 2:24    TBOTTING    FUBSE     $500 


THIRD    DAY,    FBIDAY,    AUGUST    2d. 
No.   7 — 2:10  TBOT,  FLEASANT'N  MERCHANTS  STAKE,  $800 

No.  8 — 2:15    PACING   FUBSE     $500 

No.  9 — 2:17  TBOTTING  FUBSE    $500 

FOURTH  DAY,    SATUBDAY.  AUGUST  3d. 
No.  10 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD   TBOT.  W.  A.   CLABK  JB. 

STAKE   (Horses  without  records) S800 

No.  11 — 2:12    PACING   PUBSE     $500 

No.  12 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD     PACING    FUBSE $500 


Entries   to   Stakes   Nos.  1,  4,  7   and  10   close  May   1st,   190  7,    ■when    horses    must    be    named. 

Entries  to   Stakes  Nos.  2.   3,  5,   6,  8,  9,  11   and  12   close   July   1st,    1907,    when   horses   must    be   named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing  May  1st  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named   by   five   o'clock  p.   m.   the    day   before   the   first    day    of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions  to   be   announced   later. 


-  "  -  —  SPECIAL  CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount   of   the  purse   or   stake   will  be   deducted   from   each 
money     'on.     Money  divided  50.  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

lumber  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,   further   conditions,   etc.,    address   the   Secretary. 

DB.  L.   A.  COLESTOCK,   Secretary, 
JEE   WliLLS,   President  Pleasanton,  CaL 


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(Established  1882.) 
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Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
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STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569   Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

_  EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBD3)  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND  C.  2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
ffiAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2:07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

MeKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKTNNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19%' 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%   T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL   PIONEER   8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  l:59%..Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2:05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

BETTER  AND  BETTER  grows  the  outlook  for 
the  greatest  season  of  harness  racing  California  has 
seen  In  years.  The  Petaluma  meeting  started  out 
with  a  record  breaking  list,  the  Breeders'  Associa- 
tion has  gone  it  a  little  better,  and  while  full  reports 
are  not  in  as  yet  from  the  Central  California  Circuit, 
comprising  Fresno,  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakers- 
field,  the  eight  stakes  of  $1000  each  offered  by  those 
associations  have  filled  in  all  probability.  Hanford 
is  the  only  one  that  has  reported  thus  far.  Secretary 
F.  L.  Howard  sending  In  his  list,  which  shows  four- 
teen entries  in  the  2:20  pace  and  ten  in  the  2:20 
trot  The  probability  is  that  the  same  horses  have 
entered  at  the  three  other  meetings.  The  Los  An- 
geles, San  Diego,  San  Bernardino  and  Pleasanton 
programs  are  the  next  to  close,  the  date  being  Wed- 
nesday, May  1st,  for  all  the  stake  races  to  be  given 
by  these  associations.  We  desire  to  enter  a  strong 
plea  for  all  these  associations.  Do  not  let  the  fact 
that  the  Southern  section  of  the  State  is  a  few  hun- 
dred miles  away  cut  any  figure  in  making  your  en- 
tries if  you  live  in  the  northern  or  central  section. 
It  only  costs  about  $8  to  ship  a  horse  to  Los  An- 
geles, and  the  trip  is  not  a  hard  one.  The  associa- 
tions there  are  composed  of  men  who  make  an  ef- 
fort to  please  all  who  visit  their  tracks  and  horse 
owners  can  be  assured  of  the  very  best  of  treatment. 
We  would  like  to  see  a  very  heavy  entry  list  of 
horses  from  this  section  when  Los  Angeles,  San 
Diego  and  San  Bernardino  entries  close.  A  start 
has  been  made  toward  having  the  entire  California 


circuit  a  big  success  this  year,  and  it  should  be  gen- 
eral all  along  the  line.  Give  the  southern  associa- 
tions a  rousing  send  off  when  they  open  the  ball  in 
June.  They  are  entitled  to  a  big  entry  list  and 
to  the  patronage  of  every  owner  who  will  race  one 
or  more  horses  this  season.  Having  entered  at  the 
three  southern  tracks,  fill  out  the  Pleasanton  entry 
blanks  as  full  as  you  possibly  can.  Pleasanton's 
meeting  will  be  a  rouser  this  year  and  will  see  as 
large  attendance  as  any  place  on  the  entire  circuit. 
Remember,  entries  at  all  these  places  will  close  on 
May  1st 


AN  ARAB  STALLION,  ridden  by  Lieut.  E.  R.  W. 
McCabe  of  the  Sixth  Cavalry,  who  will  be  accom- 
panied by  an  orderly,  the  two  to  have  their  full 
field  equipment,  will  cross  the  continent  from  Port- 
land, Oregon,  to  New  York  City.  The  purpose  of 
this  long  ride  is  to  test  the  endurance  of  the  Arab 
breed  with  the  view  of  determining  their  value  as 
cavalry  remounts.  There  are  probably  few  stallions 
of  any  breed  that  cannot  be  ridden  such  a  journey 
by  a  good  horseman  and  reach  the  end  of  it  in  good 
condition.  If  there  could  be  a  half  dozen  riders  de- 
tailed to  make  the  trip,  mounted  on  stallions  of 
different  breeds,  all  carrying  the  same  weight,  fed 
and  cared  for  under  as  similar  conditions  as  pos- 
sible, the  test  would  have  more  weight  with  horse- 
men and  breeders  who  must  be  depended  upon  to 
furnish  the  horses  for  the  American  army.  There 
are  a  great  many  faddists  abroad  in  the  land,  and 
not  a  few  schemers  who  would  like  the  United  States 
Government  to  pay  for  the  importation  of  so-called 
Arab  stallions  in  large  numbers  for  distribution 
throughout  the  country  for  the  purpose  of  breeding 
cavalry  remounts  from  them.  Any  good  iorseman 
could,  however,  select  a  number  of  thoroughbred  and 
trotting  bred  stallions  in  any  State  in  the  Union 
that  will  outbreed  the  Arabs  for  any  purpose  what- 
ever. In  all  probability  the  journey  of  Lieut.  McCabe 
will  be  pictured  glowingly  in  all  its  phases  in  the 
daily  press  and  if  the  horse  arrives  in  good  shape 
the  instigators  of  the  "test"  will  claim  their  case 
is  proven.  It  will  be  interesting  to  know  the  breed- 
ing of  the  horse  ridden  by  the  orderly  that  accom- 
panies Lieut.  McCabe,  as  it  is  an  even  bet  he  will 
have  to  carry  more  weight,  travel  many  more  miles 
and  not  get  as  good  care  as  the  lieutenant's  horse. 


A  SALE  of  colts  and  fillies  that  were  in  poor  con- 
dition, and  averaged  a  little  over  a  hundred  dollars 
each  is  taken  as  a  text  by  a  country  paper  to  prove 
that  the  breeding  of  trotting  horses  is  a  losing  ven- 
ture for  farmers.  There  is  not  a  business  of  any 
kind  on  this  earth  that  will  pay  if  improperly  man- 
aged. There  are  bankers,  manufacturers,  farmers 
and  even  saloon  keepers  who  are  losing  money  in 
their  business.  Because  one  man  pays  $100  for  the 
service  fee  of  a  stallion  and  sells  the  foal  when  a 
two-year-old  for  $75  is  not  proof  that  it  does  not 
pay  to  patronize  such  a  horse.  Perhaps  the  man 
.who  pays  the  $75  will  resell  in  a  year  for  five  or 
six  hundred  dollars,  due  to  putting  the  colt  in  shape 
for  buyers  who  are  ready  to  pay  profitable  prices 
for  horses.  We  once  knew  a  couple  of  farmer  neigh- 
bors, both  of  whom  raised  the  same  breed  of  sheep, 
and  one  invariably  received  about  twice  the  price 
for  his  lambs  as  the  other.  These  lambs  were  ai 
ways  healthy,  large  and  fat  owing  to  plenty  of  feed 
and  good  care,  while  the  others  were  scabby,  poor 
and  small.  One  farmer  would  tell  you  that  Shrop- 
shires  were  profitable  sheep  to  raise,  the  other  that 
there  was  very  little  profit  in  the  business.  "It's  the 
man  behind  the  gun  that  does  the  work." 


WHEN  the  Board  of  Review  of  the  National  Trot- 
ting Association  refused  at  its  meeting  last  Decem- 
ber, to  decide  that  the  celebrated  Lou  Dillon-Major 
Delmar  race  at  Memphis  was  won  otherwise  than 
on  its  merits,  it  was  intimated  by  several  writers 
that  when  the  law  suit,  which  had  been  brought 
against  Mr.  Smathers  for  the  recovery  of  the  cup 
by  the  Memphis  Association,  was  tried  there  would 
be  a  different  story.  The  suit  was  on  trial  all  last 
week  and  part  of  this,  in  New  York  and  on  Tuesday 
the  jury  rendered  a  verdict  for  Mr.  Smathers.  We 
shall  await  the  arrivals  of  the  New  York  papers 
containing  the  evidence  with  much  interest  and  will 
in  our  next  issue  give  our  readers  the  principal 
points  made  on  both  sides.  The  result  of  the  case 
is  not  a  surprise  to  those  who  have  followed  the 
case.  That  Murray  Howe  was  imposed  upon  by  a 
couple  of  fakirs  has  always  been  our  belief,  and  it 
seems  that  the  Board  of  Review  and  the  New  York 


jury,  after  listening  to  all  the  evidence,  hold  the 
same  opinion.  Every  true  lover  of  the  sport  of  har- 
ness racing  should  be  glad  that  the  case  against 
Mr.  Smathers  was  not  proven,  and  that  the  only 
doping  Lou  Dillon  got  was  in  the  minds  of  the  in- 
dividuals who  swore  they  were  contemptible  enough 
to  do  it. 


A  BAD  MIX-UP  occurred  in  the  way  the  types 
were  placed  in  the  advertisement  of  the  two  addi- 
tional stakes  offered  by  Harry  Stover  for  his  Peta- 
luma Fair  and  Race  Meeting.  These  two  stakes  are 
both  for  trotters,  $1500  for  the  2:23  class  and  $1500 
for  the  2:20  class.  Make  a  note  of  this.  There 
should  be  a  big  entry  for  both  races. 


FOALS  AT  NUTWOOD  STOCK  FARM. 


Mr.  Martin  Carter,  proprietor  of  Nutwood  Stock 
Farm,  Irvington,  Cal.,  writes  that  the  following  foala 
have  been  dropped  on  the  farm  up  to  April  8th,  this 
season: 

On  March  19th — Bay  filly  with  small  star  by  Nut- 
wood Wilkes;  first  dam  Excella  by  Monbells  2:23% 
(son  of  Mendocino  2:19%  out  of  Beautiful  Bells 
2:29%,  Mendocino  by  Electioneer);  second  dam  Ex- 
pressive (three-year-old  record  2:12%)  by  Elec- 
tioneer; third  dam  Esther,  thoroughbred,  dam  of 
four  in  the  list,  etc.  This  filly  you  will  see  has  two 
crosses  of  the  great  Electioneer. 

March  29th — Bay  colt,  no  marks  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes  ,  dam  Mora  Mack  by  McKinney;  second  dam 
by  Antevolo;  third  dam  by  Alniont  33,  and  fourth 
dam  by  Abdallah,  etc. 

April  6th — Chestnut  filly,  right  hind  ankle  white, 
by  Lord  Alwin,  full  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron; 
first  dam  Record  Searcher  by  Searchlight;  second 
dam  Zeta  Carter  by  Director,  dam  of  Chestnut  Tom 
2:17%;  third  dam  Lida  W.  2:18%  by  Nutwood 
2:18%,  fourth  dam  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr..  and  fifth 
dam  Rebel  Daughter  by  Williamson's  Belmont,  etc. 
Lida  W.  is  the  dam  of  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

All  of  the  above  youngsters  are  good  looker^, 
strong  and  perfect  in  every  shape  and  form,  and  the 
breeding,  I  believe,  would  suit  most  any  one  that  is 
posted  on  harness  horse  pedigrees. 


DRIVING    CLUB    ORGANIZED. 


A  meeting  was  held  at  the  new  Palace  Hotel  last 
Tuesday  evening  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a 
gentlemen's  amateur  driving  club. 

The  proposition  is  that  each  member  of  the  club 
is  to  subscribe  for  one  share  of  stock  at  $100  each, 
the  money  to  be  used  in  purchasing  a  piece  of  land 
just  outside  the  limits  of  Golden  Gate  Park,  and 
close  to  the  new  speed  track,  on  which  the  club  will 
erect  a  club  house  and  stalls  for  the  horses  of  mem- 
bers. It  is  believed  that  nearly  200  applications  for 
membership  will  be  submitted  within  the  next  month 
and  that  a  club  house  can  be  erected  within  a  year. 

Temporary  officers  were  elected  as  follows: 

President,  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick;  first  vice-presi- 
dent, E.  P.  Heald;  second  vice-president,  F.  J.  Kil- 
patrick;  third  vice-president,  E.  Aigeltinger;  secre- 
tary,  Fred  Thompson. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  draft  by-laws  and 
draw  up  rules  governing  amateur  racing  in  accord- 
ance with  those  adopted  by  the  leading  amateur 
clubs  of  the  Eastern  cities. 

There  is  much  enthusiasm  manifested  by  the  lead- 
ing road  drivers  and  horse  owners  of  this  city  over 
the  organization  of  this  amateur  club,  and  there  is 
no  doubt  but  it  will  be  carried  through  to  a  success- 
ful issue.  Such  a  club  has  long  been  needed  in  San 
Francisco   and  this  one   has   started  right. 


DISASTROUS  FIRE  AT  PLEASANTON. 


On  Tuesday  morning  of  last  week,  shortly  after 
two  o'clock,  Thos.  Ronan,  owner  of  the  track  was 
aroused  from  his  sleep  by  the  crackling  of  flames 
and  leaped  from  his  room  at  the  end  of  the  row  of 
stables,  where  fifteen  horses  were  kept,  to  find  the 
building  in  flames.  Every  man  at  the  track  and 
half  the  residents  of  Pleasanton  were  on  hand  in 
short  time,  and  with  the  aid  of  the  town  fire  de- 
partment, succeeded  after  hard  work  in  confining 
the  fire  to  the  row  of  stalls  where  it  had  started. 
Four  of  the  box  stalls  containing  horses  were  com- 
pletely wrapped  in  flames  before  the  poor  animals 
could  be  extricated,  but  the  others,  eleven  in  number 
were  rescued,  some  of  them  receiving  a  few  burns 
however. 

The  horses  burned  to  death  were  Roy,  Mr.  Ronau's 
prompter,  Phalma,  a  brown  mare  by  Alexis,  Anona, 
a  mare  by  Arronax,  and  George,  a  promising  young 
horse  by  Antrim,  that  was  the  property  of  George 
Mitchell,  Mr.  Ronan's  nephew. 

The  cause  of  the  fire  is  unknown,  but  there  are 
strong  suspicions  that  it  was  incendiary.  Mr.  Ronan 
takes  his  loss  rather  philosophically,  saying  he  re- 
grets the  sufferings  of  the  poor  horses  that  were 
burned  to  death  more  than  their  loss  in  value  to 
him.  All  three  of  the  horses  burned  were  showing 
well  in  their  work. 


Derbertha  2:07%  will  be  raced  in  the  East  again 
this  year  by  Dr.  Boucher.  She  is  in  fine  condition 
at  the  present  time  and  should  do  very  well  on 
the  Eastern  tracks.  It  is  a  pity  there  are  not  enough 
purses  for  her  class  to  keep  her  in  California  this 
year. 


I  NOTES  AND  NEWS 

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DATES     CLAIMED. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

You  should  have  vol.  22  of  the  Tear  Book.    Order 
it  through  the  Breeder  &  Sportsman. 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los  Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Pleasanton    July    31- August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma   August  26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Fair.    Sacramento    September    9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    '.....  September  23-28 

Tulare    September  30-October   5 

Bakersfield    October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett.    "Washington    September    2-7 

Centralia.    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem.   Oregon    (State  Fair)    September   16-21 

North    Takima,    "Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-2S 
Spokane,   Wash.    (Inter-State  Fair) ..  Sept    23-October    5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Lady  Jones  2:16%  stepped  a  quarter  in  31  seconds 
at  Pleasanton  the   other   day. 


Bush  2:09%,  the  twenty-year-old  daughter  of  Al- 
cyone 2:27,  that  trotted  a  mile  last  summer  over  a 
half-mile  track  in  2:14%,  is  safely  in  foal  to  Axum, 
a  son  of  Axtell  (3)  2:12. 


Grattan  Bells  2:10%  arrived  safely  at  Vienna, 
Austria,  and  will  begin  racing  shortly,  it  is  said,  in 
Andy  McDowell's  string. 


Can  any  of  our  readers  give  us  the  breeding  of  a 
pacing  stallion  called  Van  Fleet  that  was  shipped  to 
Honolulu  some  years  ago? 


Fred  Wadham  has  taken  his  stallion,  Owynex  2:22 
by  Owyhee  2:11,  to  his  farm  in  the  Tia  Juana  valley, 
near  San  Diego.  Owynex  is  one  of  the  best  bred  trot- 
ters ever  owned  in  that  section. 


B.  F.  Morton  has  just  completed  a  number  of  im- 
provements on  his  half-mile  race  track  just  south  of 
the  town  of  Artesia,  Los  Angeles  county,  and  there 
are  prospects  of  good  matinee  racing  there  this  sum- 
mer. Mr.  Norton  built  the  track  principally  for 
training  purposes,  as  he  always  has  a  few  steppers  of 
his  own  to  work  out,  as  well  as  some  to  break  for 
others.    He  contemplates  a  mile  track  later  on. 


The  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  will  hold  another 
matinee  on  the  afternoon  of  April  20th.  There  will 
be  come  fast  miles  trotted  and  paced  that  day. 


The  Pleasanton  Matinee  Club's  races  came  off 
last  Saturday,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  was  rain- 
ing in  San  Francisco  that  morning  when  the  train 
left  for  Pleasanton  few  went  up  from  here.  On  the 
20th  inst.,  one  week  from  to-day,  another  matinee 
will  be  given  and  some  of  the  best  horses  at  the 
track  will  be  started. 


C.  H.  McFeely,  of  Chico,  shipped  a  mare  by  Arthur 
Wilkes  to  Pleasanton  last  week  to  be  bred  to  Bon 
Voyage  2:12%.  Mr.  McFeely  took  several  young 
horses  with  him,  and  will  locate  at  Pleasanton  for 
a  while,  preparing  them  for  sale. 


A  program  of  harness  races  and  other  sports  is 
being  arranged  for  May  Day  at  the  Fresno  track. 
Among  the  entries  to  the  three-in-five  are  Mabel 
C.  2:14%,  pacing,  by  Strathway,  Richmond  Chief 
2:11,  trotter,  by  A.  W.  Richmond  and  Newport,  a 
Fresno  horse  of  great  reputation  as  a  fast  one. 


Two  new  trotting  stakes  have  been  opened  by 
Harry  Stover  for  his  big  Petaluma  Fair  and  Race 
meeting  in  August.  The  stakes  are  $1500  each  for 
the  2:20  and  2:23  class  trotters. 


C.  D.  Evans  of  Healdsburg  has  sold  his  four-year- 
old  stallion  Drummer  W.  to  Abe  Robinson  of  the 
same  place.  Mr.  Robinson  will  place  the  horse  in 
the  stud.  Drummer  W.  is  by  Bayswater  "Wilkes, 
out  of  a  mare  by  Privateer,  and  is  a  fine,  large 
horse,  weighing  1200  pounds 


It  is  the  "different  from  the  rest"  animal  that 
brings  the  long  price.  A  pinto  pony  that  was 
peculiarly  marked  sold  for  a  thousand  dollars  in 
New  Mexico  the  other  day  . 


Alta  McDonald's  health  is  much  improved,  but  it 
is  not  likely  that  he  will  be  seen  in  the  sulky  again 
before  1908. 


Secretary  Wahlgren  of  Denver  will  add  a  $1000 
stake  for  2:25  pacers  to  his  program  If  a  dozen 
entries  are  assured.  Almost  any  association  will 
do  that  as  the  race  will  then  only  cost  $200. 


Searehwarrant,  the  three-year-old  by  Searchlight 
2:03%,  out  of  Ruth  C.  2:20  by  Guide  2:16%,  has 
worked  a  mile  in  2:25  for  James  Sutherland  at 
Pleasanton  recently.     She  is  owned  by  Lou  Crellin. 


Joe  Cuicello  stepped  his  filly  Grace  Zolock  a  half 
in  1:29  at  Pleasanton  last  week.  She  is  a  fine  two- 
year-old  and  will  make  a  very  fast  pacer  when  ma- 
tured. 


Providence,  Rhode  Island's  big  meeting  at  Narra- 
gansett  Park  will  be  held  in  August.  Two  stakes 
of  $5000  each  and  three  of  $2000  each  will  close 
April  23rd.  The  Park  Brew  stake  is  $5000,  and  is 
free  for  all  pacers  regardless  of  records.  Look  over 
the  advertisement  in  this  issue. 


Charter  Oak  Park  stakes  will  close  next  Tuesday, 
April  10th.  The  $10,000  stake  for  2:10  class  trotters, 
and  $5000  stake  for  2:07  class  pacers.  If  you  are 
going  east  with  your  horses  you  cannot  afford  to 
miss  making  entries  at  Charter  Oak. 


A  racing  program  like  the  one  at  Denver,  where 
there  is  one  harness  race  and  five  or  six  runs  every 
day,  is  not  a  very  attractive  one  for  owners  of 
trotters  and  pacers. 


C.  M.  Kirkpatrick  of  Riverside  is  the  proud  pos- 
sessor of  a  brown  colt  sired  by  Prince  Valentine 
3S397,  son  of  Exioneer  33525  and  Nordica  2:19%.  On 
its  dam's  side  the  colt's  pedigree  traces  to  many  of 
the  famous  speed  progenitors.  Its  first  dam  is  Little 
Kin  by  Zolock  2:05%,  second  dam  Myrtlewpod  by 
Conifer  (son  of  Lord  Russell  and  Carlotta  by  Nut- 
wood), third  dam  Dashland  by  Dashwood  14962,  sire 
of  Leonor  2:24,  dam  of  Jenny  Mac  2:09,  Dr.  Book 
2:10,  Miss  Jessie  2:13%,  etc.;  fourth  dam  Elander 
by  A.  W.  Richmond  16S7,  fifth  dam  Lady  Thompson 
by  Warner's  Trustee,  sixth  dam  a  daughter  of  David 
Hill's  Blackhawk,  seventh  dam  a  daughter  of  War- 
ner's Humboldt,  and  eighth  dam  a  daughter  of  Sir 
Bulvcr.  This  colt  was  foaled  on  Easter  Sunday, 
this  year,  and  Mr.  Kirkpatrick  claims  the  name 
r  Prince  for  him. 


Frank  Fraunfelter  of  Easton,  Pa.,  owner  of  the 
hairless  mare  Blue  Bell,  also  owns  the  largest  horse 
in  the  world  in  the  gray  gelding  Hiram.  This  horse 
stands  21  hands  high,  weighs  3,000  pounds  and  is 
9%  feet  around  the  girth.  The  horse  is  Iowa  bred 
and  was  purchased  recently  by  Fraunfelter,  who  will 
exhibit  him  at  the  fairs  this  season  along  with  Blue 
Bell. 


The  Boodle  mare  Henrietta,  that  Henry  Hahn  of 
Alameda  is  advertising  for  sale  should  be  snapped 
up  quickey  at  -the  price  he  is  asking  for  her.  Mr. 
Hahn  has  no  farm  to  keep  her  on,  being  a  resident 
of  Alameda,  who  does  buisness  in  San  Francisco, 
and  as  he  has  two  of  her  colts  already,  finds  that  he 
must  sell  something  or  buy  a  ranch.  Both  the  colts 
from  this  mare  are  being  trained  and  both  are  speedy, 
consequently  a  buyer  cannot  go  wrong  in  getting  her 
for  a  brood  mare. 


The  new  three  quarter  mile  speedway  in  Golden 
Gate  Park  is  nearly  completed.  Speeding  has  been 
indulged  there  for  some  time  by  owners  of  trotters 
and  pacers.  Stringent  rules  governing  the  sport, 
and  restricting  the  sort  of  vehicles  that  may  be 
driven  over  it,  will  have  to  be  passed  by  the  Park 
Commissioners  and  posted  conspicuously  on  the 
grounds.  Properly  managed  and  policed  this  new 
athletic  ground  will  outclass  anything  of  the  kind 
in  America.  The  infield  is  being  laid  off  for  all 
sorts  of  outdoor  sports,  and  a  fine-  polo  field  will 
be  a  feature.  The  trotting  track  is  now  being  fenced 
on  the  inner  side  and  outside,  and  a  hedge  is  being 
planted  that  will  in  time  completly  break  the  winds 
from  the  ocean  that  prevail  in  summer. 


Mr.  E.  C.  Peart,  formerly  the  leading  merchant 
of  Colusa  county,  where  he  at  one  time  was  quite 
extensively  engaged  in  breeding  trotters  as  a  side 
issue,  is  now  conducting  a  general  merchandise  store 
at  Tonopah,  Nevada.and  doing  a  large  business.  In 
a  letter  to  this  journal  he  states:  "I  look  for  the 
paper  the  same  as  a  letter.  It  seems  remote  here  as 
I  cannot  see  all  the  fine  California  horses  working 
as  of  old.  I  miss  my  beautiful  horses  that  I  form- 
erly owned  in  California,  and  hope  to  be  in  a  position 
to  send  a  good  one  or  two  around  the  circuit  in  a 
year  or  so."  We  hope  Mr.  Peart's  wish  may  be 
gratified  as  no  one  loves  a  horse  any  better  than 
the  genial  Tonopah  merchant,  or  enjoys  seeing  them 
racing  at  speed. 


Tom  McKenney  of  Dudleyville,  Arizona,  recently 
purchased  from  Hilbert  Bros,  of  Phoenix  the  old  stal- 
lion Boydell,  now  twenty-one  years  old.  Boydell  is 
by  Electioneer  and  out  of  Sontag  Dixie,  therefore  an 
own  brother  to  Del  Mar,  sire  of  Major  Delmar  1:59%. 
He  has  not  been  very  successful  in  the  stud,  but  has 
little  or  no  opportunities.  His  list  of  standard  per- 
formers comprises  but  four  all  told — Boydello  2:14%, 
Billups  2:20%,  Cydell  2:29%  and  Delnette  2:25. 


Owing  to  increased  cost  in  hay,  straw,  grain  and 
labor  the  rate  on  keeping  horses  at  the  Exchange 
has  been  raised  from  $30  to  $35  per  month.  The 
stable  hands  in  all  the  big  stables  in  New  York  struck 
for  $14  per  week  on  Monday  last.  Where  their  de- 
mand was  not  complied  with  they  went  out  on  strike. 
— Sports  of  the  Times. 

The  Madera  Mercury  of  April  4th  says:  W.  M. 
Hughes  and  N.  Rosenthal  went  out  southeast  of 
town  to-day  for  the  purpose  of  selecting  a  site  for 
a  race  track.  Mr.  Hughes  picked  out  an  SO-acre 
piece,  south  of  the  county  hospital,  which  the  Race 
Track  Association  will  buy.  The  association  will 
have  a  meeting  in  Mr.  Hughes'  office,  next  to  the 
Commercial  Bank,  next  Saturday,  for  the  purpose  of 
approving  the  selection  and  organizing. 

There  are  to  be  twenty  members  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  new  Park  Driving  Club,  and  of  these 
the  following  eighteen  have  already  been  elected: 
J.  C.  Kirkpatrick,  A.  B.  Spreckels,  E.  P.  Heald, 
I.  L.  Borden.  E.  Aigeltinger,  F.  W.  Thompson,  T. 
F.  Bannon,  H.  M.  Ladd,  A.  Melletz,  S.  Christenson, 
N.  Franklin,  W.  H.  Leahy,  A.  McBean,  F.  J.  Kil- 
patrick,  E.  Stock,  I.  B.  Dalziel,  W.  J.  Simpson,  E. 
Courtney  Ford. 


Dr.  J.  A.  Lane  of  Fortuna,  Cal.,  advertises  that  his 
royally  bred  young  stallion,  Humboldt  Dillon,  will 
be  in  the  stud  this  year  at  $30  for  the  season,  $40 
to  insure.  Humboldt  Dillon  is  by  the  champion  sire 
of  extreme  trotting  speed,  Sidnev  Dillon,  sire  of 
Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Dolly  Dillon  2:06%,  Stanley  Dil- 
lon 2:07%  and  the  pacer  Custer  2:05%.  His  dam 
is  the  speed  producing  mare  Adioo  by  Guy  Wilkes 
2:15%;  second  dam  By  By,  the  great  $10,000  mare 
by  Nutwood;  third  dam  Rapidan,  dam  of  Lockheart 
2:08%,  etc.,  by  Dictator;  fourth  dam  Madam  Head- 
ley,  dam  of  Expert  Prince  2:13%,  by  Edwin  Forrest; 
fifth  dam  by  Mambrino  Chief.  Humboldt  Dillon  com- 
bines many  of  the  best  strains  of  trotting  blood  in 
existence  and  there  is  no  better  bred  stallion  in  any 
country.  He  should  be  a  valuable  horse  to  Humboldt 
county  breeders. 


J.  B.  Iverson  on  Monday  morning  last  had  an  in- 
crease in  his  family — of  equines.  His  great  old  brood 
mare,  Ivoneer,  foaled  a  chestnut  filly,  a  full  sister 
to  the  champion,  North  Star.  The  little  miss  is  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  and  is  an  extra  large,  strong-boned 
foal.  It  has,  like  its  illustrious  sire,  a  white  face  and 
its  near  front  foot  is  white  to  the  pastern.  Being 
a  full  sister  to  North  Star,  the  unbeaten  champion 
three-year-old  trotter  of  America  in  1905,  great  things 
are  expected  of  this  new  comer  in  the  big  stakes  in 
which  it  will  be  generously  entred. 


Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick,  manager  of  the  Palace 
Hotel  of  this  city,  left  for  Europe  on  Wednesday  of 
this  week  and  will  be  absent  three  months.  Most 
of  his  time  will  be  spent  in  Germany,  selecting  fur- 
nishings for  the  new  Palace  Hotel,  which  is  to  rise 
on  the  site  of  the  famous  old  hostelry  on  Market 
street,  and  will  be  finished  in  two  years.  Mr.  Kirk- 
patrick was  elected  president  of  the  newly  organized 
Park  Driving  Club  on  the  day  of  his  departure. 


W.  J.  Kenney  of  531  Valencia  street,  has  sold  to 
James  O'Kane  of  the  San  Francisco  Driving  Club  a 
McMurray  speed  cart,  which  "Jim"  will  drive  King 
V.  in.  Kenney  also  sold  one  to  John  Green,  who  had 
it  shipped  to  Woodland  to  hitch  the  Baron  Wilkes 
gelding  Auget  Baron  to  while  getting  him  in  shape 
for  his  races. 


A  McKinney  mare,  with  a  colt  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
has  been  lost  by  Mr.  Bruce  Cornwall  of  2301  Pacific 
Avenue,  this  city,  who  offers  $100  reward  for  in  form- 
ation that  will  lead  to  their  recovery. 


Mr.  Geo.  L.  Warlow,  of  Fresno,  writes  us  that  he 
has  sold  the  young  stallion  Don  McKinney,  sired  by 
Ed.  McKinney,  dam  Donatrine  2:26  by  Athadon,  that 
he  recently  advertised  in  the  Breeder  &  Sportsman. 
Mr.  Charles  Hubbard  of  Riverdale,  was  the  purchaser 
and  after  breeding  Don  McKinney  to  a  few  mares  will 
put  him  in  training.  Mr.  Warlow  believes  he  will 
be  a  very  fast  trotter.  He  certainly  has  an  inherit- 
ance of  trotting  blood  as  his  sire  is  an  own  brother 
to  Adam  G.  2:11%,  being  by  the  greatest  of  speed 
sires  McKinney,  out  of  Nona  Y.  2:25,  dam  of  four  in 
the  list.  The  dam  of  Don  McKinney  is  Donatrine 
2:26  at  three  years,  by  Athadon,  sister  to  Listerine 
2:13%  and  Athamax  2:22%,  and  his  grandam  a 
great  brood  mare  by  the  great  sire  of  speed  Onward. 
There  is  no  richer  trotting  blood  than  flows  in  the 
veins  of  Don  McKinney. 


NOT  A  FAIR  STATEMENT. 


"At  the  recent  sale  in  San  Francisco  of  the  Aptos 
Farm  stock  a  span  of  horses  sired  by  a  French  Coach 
stallion  owned  by  A.  B.  Spreckels,  and  out  of  stand- 
ard bred  mares,  sold  for  $840,  or  twice  what  the 
average  of  the  standard-bred  trotting  stock  sold  for, 
thus  indicating  the  advantage  of  raising  horses  that 
are  sure  sellers  for  profitable  prices." 

The  above  item  is  from  the  Salinas  Index  of  last 
week.  We  would  ask  the  editor  of  that  journal  to 
state  for  the  benefit  of  his  readers  who  may  be  mis- 
led by  this  statement,  that  the  span  of  horses  by  the 
French  Coach  stallion  were  the  pick  of  the  entire  lot 
of  that  breed  and  were  sold  as  a  matched  pair. 
They  were  thoroughly  broken,  six  -and  seven  years 
old,  and  offered  as  a  choice  pair  of  carriage  horses. 
All  the  horses  by  the  French  Coach  stallion  were 
fully  matured  and  ready  to  put  to  work.  Yet  they 
brought  but  an  average  of  $303.  The  trotting  bred 
stock  were  all  three-year-olds,  and  had  been  dirven 
some.  They  were  not  matured  horses  however,  but 
were  colts  and  fillies  that  will  have  to  be  handled  by 
a  trainer  for  a  few  months  before  an  ordinary  reins- 
man  can  drive  them.  Yet  they  averaged  $218  per 
head,  and  we  believe  the  Aptos  Farm  made  a  better 
profit  on  them  than  on  the  French  Coact  stock. 


Only  One  "BEOMO  QTJUmrE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BEOMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  and 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GROVE 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


INTERNATIONAL    HORSE    SHOW. 


AN     EAST    OREGON     HORSE    PARADE. 


NEW    RECORD    FOR    RIVERSIDE    TRACK. 


Alfred  Vanderbilt,  with  his  string  of  horses  sent 
over  for  the  International  Horse  Show,  have  created 
a  favorable  impression  on  the  English  horse  critics 
and  with  the  Britishers  in  general  to  judge  by  the 
latest  sporting  exchanges.  The  Vanderbilt  horses 
have  been  taken  to  Mill's  training  stables-at  Hendon. 
where  they  are  now  fattening  on  a  special  course  of 
soft  food.  King  Edward  and  King  James,  the  pair 
of  bays,  seemed  to  catch  the  fancy  of  the  English- 
men and  there  is  a  rumor  that  they-  may  stay  in 
England  after  the  show  is  over,  but  Youngster  has 
been  tipped  as  the  pick  of  the  bunch-  According  to 
the  Saxon  rating  the  bay  has  plenty  of  pace  and 
looks  good,  being  more  like  a  high  class  hunter  than 
a  harness  horse.  The  Olympia  show,  at  which  Van- 
derbilt will  exhibit  his  string,  takes  place  in  June 
and  he  has  given  several  prizes.  He.;will  also  act 
as  judge  in  an  original  class — the  best  London  cab- 
growler  and  coster  turnout  The  Field -has  this  to 
say  on  the  Vanderbilt  string: 

"Whether  English  people  think  favorably  or  other- 
wise of  the  string  of  horses  Alfred  Vanderbilt  has 
brought  over,  all  will  coincide  in  giving  that  gentle- 
man full  credit  for  the  pluck  and  energy  he  has 
shown  in  taking  the  trouble  and  incurring  the  ex- 
pense of  sending  them  over  from  New  York  to  com- 
pete in  the  coming  horse  shows  to  be  held  this  season 
in  this  country.  As  everyone  now  knows,  for  their 
reputation  has  gone  before  them,  a  large  number  of 
these  American  trotters  have  already  won  prizes 
at  shows  held  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  New  York, 
and  have  thas  earned  a  name  for  themselves,  so  no 
little  curiosity  was  felt  on  Monday  when  a  private 
view  of  the  stud  was  held  at  Red  Hill  Farm,  Edge- 
ware,  whither  Charles  W.  Wilson,  Mr.  Vanderbilt's 
manager,  has  taken  them  to  prepare  them  for  exhi- 
bition. It  should  be  said  at  once  that  the  horses 
came  out  under  great  disadvantages,  for  they  had 
not  been  put  in  harness  since  last  November;  they 
were  shown  in  hand  on  the  present  occasion  at 
the  walk  and  of  course  were  in  the  'rough,'  so  that 
they  are  likely  to  make  a  much  better  show  a  few 
weeks  hence  when  they  appear  well  groomed  and 
in  showy  leather.  Still,  taking  all  things  into  con- 
sideration, the  general  impression  was  that  English 
horses  would  be  well  able  to  hold  their  own  against 
them  in  the  show  ring,  and  one  hopes  that  Mr.  Van- 
derbilt will  take  his  teams  into  the  park  during  the 
coming  season. 

"There  were  three  coaching  teams  brought  on 
Monday,  one  for  road  and  two  for  the  park,  the  for- 
mer being  bays  (16.1  and  16  hands),  while  the  others 
were  made  up  of  bays  and  browns  (16.1  and  15.3) ; 
but  the  former  are  plain  in  appearance  and  conse- 
quently do  not  catch  the  eye  so  readily  as  the  other 
two  teams  do.  The  latter  are  well  matched  and 
should  make  a  good  appearance  when  seen  out  to- 
gether, while  the  spare  gray,  Cabby,  bought  by  Mr. 
Wilson  last  year  for  £20  out  of  a  cab  at  the  Syra- 
cuse fair,  possesses  more  substance  than  his  com- 
panions. Another  horse  which  should  meet  with 
much  favor  in  the  show  ring  is  The  Flying  Dutchman, 
by  Axtel  (who  trotted  a  mile  in  2:12),  who  is  to 
compete  in  the  pace  and  action  class,  but  the  two 
which  met  with  most  favor  on  Monday  were  a  pair 
of  upstanding  carriage  horses  (16.2),  King  Edward 
and  King  James,  by  a  French  coaching  stallion,  the 
latter  out  of  a  hunting  mare  and  the  former  out  of  a 
three-quarter  thoroughbred,  for  they  made  a  capital 
pair,  went  well,  possessed  good  make  and  shape  and 
should  prove  formidable  opponents  in  the  appoint- 
ment class.  The  'runabout'  or  utility  horses,  four  in 
number,  were  also  noteworthy,  especially  Alert,  a 
pretty  looking  bay  with  a  good  deal  of  quality  about 
him,  while  the  one  saddle  horse  brought^  out,  Lucile, 
a  Kentucky  chestnut  by  Rex  McDonald,  looked  well, 
but  as  already  remarked,  it  is  hardly  fair  to  criticize 
too  closely  at  present.  The  style  and  good  limbs 
characteristic  of  the  best  English  horses  certainly 
appear  to  be  wanting,  but  the  one  horse  run  around 
showed  a  good  deal  of  action,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
that  the  career  of  Mr.  Vanderbilt's  string  in  Eng- 
land will  be  watched  with  much  interest  and  no  little 
speculation.  There  are  not  a  few  people  in  this 
country  who  are  advocating  the  introduction  of  trot- 
ting blood,  and  opinions  on  this  point  at  the. present 
moment  would  be  interesting,  but  all  those  who  are 
in  favor  of  this  progressive  policy  should  make  a 
point  of  seeing  Mr.  Vanderbilt's  horses,  for  many 
of  them  claim  descent  from  famous  trotting  sires." 

o 

REWARD    OFFERED. 

The  Riverside  Driving  Club  has  offered  a  reward 
of  $25  for  the  apprehension  of  the  person  who  took 
Elmer  Martins  horse  from  in  front  of  the  Riverside 
theater  on  the  night  of  March  22d  and  left  the 
animal  tied  to  an  orange  tree  in  a  grove  near  High 
Grove  without  food  or  water  for  twelve  days.  The 
club  declares  its  intention  to  punish  the  offender 
to  the  full  extent  of  the  law  if  caught. 

When  the  animal  was  taken  from  its  hitching 
post  it  was  beautiful,  fat  and  sleek  coated.  After 
its  long  fast  its  ribs  easily  may  be  counted  and  its 
bones  project  to  the  extent  of  making  it  an  animated 
hatrack. 

The  veterinary  who  has  been  caring  for  the  animal 
since  its  recovery  now  believes  he  will  save  its 
life. 

The  police  say  they  will  soon  have  the  culprit  in 
custody. 


From  now  on  until  after  the  first  Saturday  in  May, 
says  the  East  Oregonian  of  Pendleton,  Oregon,  the 
above  is  to  be  the  slogan  of  the  business  men  and 
other  public  spirited  people  of  this  city.  Plans  for 
the  holding  of  the  horse  show  are  now  being  worked 
out,  and  Frank  Frazier,  director  general  of  the  com- 
ing exhibition,  is  busy  with  preparations  for  the  big 
event. 

"The  three  banks  have  been  named  as  registry 
places,  and  those  who  intend  to  take  part  in  the 
horse  show  are  asked  to  register  their  animals  at 
one  of  those  institutions,"  says  Mr.  Frazier.  Also, 
he  requests  that  aside  from  the  name  of  the  animal 
to  be  entered,  the  owner  also  register  his  breeding. 
By  doing  this  the  director  will  be  given  a  clue  as  to 
the  pedigree  of  the  animal  and  he  will  be  able  to 
provide  the  remaining  facts.  No  animal  in  the  big 
parade  will  be  without  a  pedigree. 

According  to  Frank  Frazier,  he  wants  all  who  have 
anything,  good  to  show  to  take  part  in  the  parade. 
The  show  will  be  open  to  horses  of  all  descriptions — 
roadsters,  trotting  and  running  stock  and  draft  horses 
all  being  represented.  Also,  those  having  mules  and 
jacks  are  asked  to  enter  them. 

That  the  show  will  be  of  inestimable  benefit  to 
the  horsemen  participating  is  declared  by  Mr.  Frazier. 
By  taking  part  in  the  parade  that  day  he  savs  a 
horseman  will  receive  advertising  that  he  could  not 
possibly  get  otherwise,  and  recalls  the  benefit  of 
the  former  show  as  an  inducement  for  people  to 
respond  this  time.  From  all  indications  there  is  little 
doubt  but  that  the  coming  affair  will  be  a  big  suc- 
cess, and  Saturday,  May  4th,  will  go  down  in  Uma- 
tilla county  horse  history  as  a  big  occasion. 


HELPFUL   HINTS. 


There  is  nothing  that  is  more  likely  to  interest  the 
boy  in  the  farm  than  the  rearing  of  colts.  There  are 
great  possibilities  in  the  growing  colt  and  a  boy  with 
gumption  may  be  trusted  to  bring  them  out. 


It  never  should  be  a  question  of  how  cheap  a  horse 
can  be  shod,  but  how  good  he  can  be  shod  so  as  to 
insure  his  usefulness  to  his  owner. 

*  •     * 

All  thin  shelled  feet  require  to  be  shod  with  thin 
wide  webbed  shoes. 

»    *     * 

All  speed  horses  require  the  sharp  outside  edges 
to  be  rounded  or  filed  off  on  the  ground  tread;  it  will 
prevent  scalping  and  speedy-cutting. 

*  *     * 

In  order  to  be  successful  in  shoeing  horses  for 
speed  we  must  study  each  individual  case;  shoes 
must  be  made  suitable  for  the  track  over  which  the 
horse  is  to  be  trained  or  raced  upon. 

*  *     * 

There  are  very  few  horses  shaped  or  gaited  alike; 
the  style  and  weight  of  shoe  that  will  suit  one  will 
not  do  for  another,  and  when  you  come  to  sum  the 
matter  up  you  will  find  that  success  will  depend 
upon  the  good  judgment  of  the  trainer  in  "cutting 
and  trying"  until  he  finds  the  perfect  fit  for  the  par- 
ticular subject  in  hand. 

*  *     * 

If  the  horse  has  a  short,  choppy  way  of  going  in 
front,  a  rim  shoe  with  the  rim  on  the  outside  of  the 
web  on  the  ground  tread  will  often  benefit  his  gait. 

*  *     * 

If  the  horse  is  too  long  gaited  in  front  and  in- 
clined to  dwell  the  rim  shoe  with  the  rim  on  the  in- 
side of  the  web  on  ground  tread  will  shorten  and 
quicken  the  front  action. 

*  *     * 

It  requires  no  great  skill  to  nail  a  semi-circlet  of 
iron  to  a  hoof;  but  the  man  who  has  made  a  careful 
study  of  the  wonderful  anatomy  of  this  most  useful 
animal,  the  horse,  and  can  so  apply  his  skill  as  to 
enable,  whether  malformed  or  natural,  to  do  its 
work  in  the  quickest  time  and  with  most  profit  to 
its  owner,  has  professional  skill  of  which  any  man 
can  justly  be  proud. 

*  *     * 

Always  bear  in  mind  to  have  the  foot  properly  bal- 
anced and  a  shoe  so  constructed  and  fitted  that  when 
nailed  to  the  foot  the  horse  will  stand  with  his  foot 
and  leg  naturally  under  the  body.  In  this  way  the 
weight  of  the  body  is  equally  distributed  to  all  parts 
of  the  foot  and  leg. 

*  *     * 

For    soreness    of    the    tendons,    muscles    and    the 
region  over  the  loins,  there  is  nothing  better  to  use 
than  pure  witch-hazel  (Pond's  Extract  is  the  best). 
«    *     * 

One  of  the  best  recipes  for  inflamed  tendons,  cor- 
onary structures,  wind-galls,  bog-spavins,  capped 
hocks,  and  exudations  of  bony  or  soft  formations,  is 
the  following: 

Tincture  of  iodine,  four  (4)  ounces. 

Spirits  of  ammonia,  two  (2)  ounces. 

Tincture  of  Aconite  Root  ,two  (2)  ounces. 

Mix  and  shake  well  before  applying.  Apply  once 
or  twice  a  day,  morning  and  evening,  until  the  en- 
largement or  swelling  disappaers,  through  re-ab- 
sorption and  allaying  of  the  irritation. 

*  *     * 

Never  buy  a  horse  in  harness.  You  should  exam- 
ine him  carefully  after  he  has  been  unhitched,  when 
he  has  nothing  on  but  the  halter,  take  him  out  and 
lead  him  around;  if  he  has  corns  or  is  stiff,  or  has 
any  other  failing  you  will  be  more  liable  to  see  It 
the  next  morning  after  he  has  been  shown  to  you 
than  at  the  time.  Back  him  too,  for  there  are  a  lot 
of  horses  that  will  show  vices  and  tricks  in  that 
way  when  they  don't  in  any  other. — Horse  News. 


Riverside,  April  5. — In  a  spectacular  burst  of  speed 
at  the  matinee  race  meet  at  the  Riverside  Driving 
Park  to-day,  the  local  track  record  of  2:18%  was 
reduced  to  2:14%  by  F.  P.  Ogden's  Monicrat.  The 
record  was  formerly  held  by  W.  A.  Hayt's  Lauretta. 
The  new  record  was  made  in  an  exhibition  mile, 
which  took  the  place  of  a  trotting  race  between 
Monicrat  and  Mein  Kleiner,  owned  by  E.  F.  Binder. 
Binder's  colt  sprained  its  ankle  in  the  first  heat,  and 
the  exhibition  mile  was  substituted  for  the  trotting 
race.  Monicrat  is  a  big  black  stallion  that  has  never 
made  better  time  than  2:22. 

A  novelty  race,  to  see  who  could  drive  a  mile  near- 
est to  three  minutes  was  won  by  Emerald,  owned 
by  A.  B.  Miller,  in  3:01.  In  the  other  events  of  the 
meet  the  results  were: 

The  2:35  mixed— Won  by  Tim  Crowley;  owner, 
F.  A.  Ramsey;  time.  2:49,  2:41%,  2:43%.  Second, 
Emerald;   owner,  A.  B.  Miller. 

The  2:25  pace — Won  by  McO.  D.;  owner,  Axel 
Nelson;  time,  2:25%,  2:23%.  Second,  Harry  H.; 
owner,  Pete  Beatty. 

The  2:35  trot — Won  by  Tom  McKinney;  owner, 
Pete  Beatty;  time,  2:28%,  2:32%.  Second,  Marigold; 
owner,  J.  T.  Garner. 

The  Riverside  Driving  Club  presented  to  the  win- 
ner of  each  race  a  blue  ribbon,  and  to  the  second 
horse  a  red  ribbon. 

Col.  Prescott,  F.  D.  Lewis  and  J.  H.  Thompson 
officiated  as  judges;  H.  G.  Stanley  as  starter;  W. 
A.  Hayt,  T.  E.  Noland  and  A.  J.  Staller  as  timers, 
and  W.   L.   Scott  as  clerk  of  the  course. 


PLEASANTON    MATINEE. 


Four  races  made  up  the  program  of  the  Pleasanton 
Matinee  Club  last  Saturday.  It  rained  on  Friday 
night  and  the  track  was  very  slow  next  to  the  inside 
rail.    The  results  were  as  follows: 

First  race,  three-year-old  trot — 

S.  K.  Trefry's  b  s  Ben  Hur  by  Stain  B 1     1 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  b  g  Liberty  Song 2     2 

S .   Siljan's  b  f  May  Logan 3     3 

Time — 2:37,  2:33. 

Second  race,  trotting — 

Chas.   DeRyder's  Charley  Belden 1     1 

F.  H.  Burke's  Search  Me 2     2 

Dr.  McLaughlin's  Dr.  O'Brien 3     3 

Time— 2:21%,  2:20. 

Third- race,  pacing — 

Chas .    DeRyder's  Nig   2     1     1 

H .   Helman's  Happy   1     3     3 

W.  J.   Creason's  Diolo   3     2     2 

Time— 2:29%,  2:25,  2:20%. 

Fourth  race,   trotting — 

Chas .    DeRyder's   Perfection    1     1 

Dr.    McLaughlin's    Mike    Kelly    2     2 

H .    Helman's  Berta   Mac    3     3 

Time— 2:22%,  2:19%. 


NEWS     FROM     RIVERSIDE. 


A  new  track  record  was  made  at  the  matinee  of 
the  Riverside  Driving  Club  last  Thursday,  April  4th. 
"Monicrat,"  a  black  stallion,  owned  by  Mr.  Ogden, 
trotted  a  mile  in  2:14%.  This  was  over  a  half-mile 
track,  admittedly  four  seconds  slower  than  the  Los 
Angeles  track.  With  "Gib"  Judd,  who  campaigned 
that  great  race  horse  Klamath  so  successfully,  be- 
hind him  he  will  be  heard  from  on  the  circuit  this 
fall. 

Axel  Nelson  refused  an  offer  of  ?1,000  for  his 
three-year-old  Zolock  pacer  recently. 

Riverside  should  be  well  represented  at  the  har- 
ness meeting  at  San  Bernardino  the  latter  part  of 
June. 

The  manager  of  the  Ben  Davies  estate  of  San  Ber- 
nardino was  so  well  pleased  with  the  foal  sired  by 
Worth  While  that  the  mare  will  be  sent  over  to  be 
bred  back.  This  royally  bred  young  horse  by  the 
great  Allerton  is  getting  the  cream  of  the  mares  in 
this  district. 

The  San  Bernardino  Driving  Club  gives  a  matinee 
May  1st.  A  number  of  horses  will  go  over  from  here 
and  will  surely  make  the  local  horses  step  some. 


S.  Bullene  has  put  in  Charles  Whitehead's  string 
at  the  Salinas  race  track  the  brown  gelding  McKin- 
ney B.  2:34,  dam  Dolly,  the  dam  of  the  trotter  Bruno 
2:16%.  The  horse  looks  as  though  he  ought  to  be 
another  addition  to  McKinney's  long  2:15  list. 


Secretary  Gocher  of  the  N.  T.  A.  predicts  that  in 
not  more  than  ten  years  there  will  be  but  one  rule 
governing  admission  to  the  Trotting  Register,  viz., 
"The  progeny  of  a  registered  standard  trotting  horse 
and  a  registered  standard  trotting  mare." 


The  State  Board  of  Agricultural  of  Oregon  has 
decided  that  there  will  be  no  pool  selling  or  other 
forms  of  public  betting  at  the  Oregon  State  Fair 
this  year. 


According  to  the  ideas  of  Ed  Geers,  the  perfect 
fore  foot  of  a  horse  should  be  3%  inches  if  he  be 
15%  hands  high,  measured  from  the  coronet  to  the 
ground  at  point  of  the  toe,  and  should  stand  at  an 
angle  of  47  degrees.  The  heel  of  the  front  foot 
should  be  about  1%  inches  from  the  coronet  to  the 
bottom  of  the  foot.  Both  the  toe  and  the  heel  of 
the  hind  foot  should  be  a  shade  shorter  than  the 
front  foot,  and  the  foot  should  stand  at  an 
about  52  degrees. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


fSaturday,  April  13,  1907. 


ANOTHER    RECORD    BREAKER. 


Pacific   Coast   Trotting    Horse    Breeders   Association 
Gets   Largest   Entry   List   in   Years. 


One  hundred  and  thirty-five  entries  have  been 
received  by  Secretary  F.  W.  Kelley  for  the  eight 
stakes  which  closed  April  1st,  and  are  to  be  decided 
at  the  August  meeting  of  the  association,  which  will 
be  held  at  Santa  Rosa.  This  is  an  average  of  a 
little  less  than  17  to  the  race,  and  is  by  far  the 
largest  list  received  in  years.  The  California  Stake, 
a  $2000  trot  for  2:24  class  trotters,  has  the  record 
breaking  entry  of  34  horses  named  by  32  nominators. 
The  2:17  trot  has  21  entries,  the  2:14  trot  has  12, 
and  the  2:10  trot  7. 

Thers  are  25  entries  in  the  Pacific  Slope  Stake, 
a  $2000  pace  for  the  2:20  class  horses,  the  2:12 
pace  has  13,  the  2:16  has  14,  and  the  2:  OS  pace  has 
9. 

These  races,  together  with  the  four  events  in  the 
Pacific  Breeders  Futurity  Stakes  will  make  the  great- 
est program  of  harness  racing  seen  in  California  in 
years.     The  list  of  entries  follow: 

No.  1 — 2:14  Class  Trotting,  $800 — 12  Entries. 
Horse,  breeding  and  nominator. 

Vallejo  Girl,  br  m  by  McKinney,  La  Siesta  Ranch. 

Ore  Belmont,  bl  g  by  Oro  Wilkes,  Ray  Bennett. 

Helen  Dare,  br  m  by  Zonibro,  Geo.  T.  Beckers. 

Bob  Ingersol,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  Geo.  T. 
Algeo. 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  J.  B.  Iverson. 

Lady  Jones,  bl  m  by  Capt.  McKinney,  J.  A.  Jones. 

Homeway,  b  h  by  Strathway,  Gus  Lindauer. 

Marvin  Wilkes,  br  s  by  Don  Marvin,  W.  Mastin. 

Queer  Knight,  b  h  by  Knight,  Wm.  Morgan. 

Little  Louise,  br  m  by  Boodle,  Montgomery  Stock 
Farm. 

Ovita,  b  m  by  Caution,  Louis  Stock. 

Princess  Mamie,  b  m  by  Prince  Ansel,  Woodland 
Stock  Farm. 

No.  2 —  2:24   Class  Trotting,   $2000 — 34   Entries. 

Ollie  B.,  eh  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  O.  C.  Benbow. 

Constancia,  bl  m  by  McKinney,  .C  B.  Bigelow. 

Docus  D„  b  h  by  St.  Whips.  Dr.  W.  H.  Button. 

Barney  Bernarto,  br  h  by  Zombro,  I.  L.  Borden. 

Edward  McGary,  br  s  by  Zombro,  W.J.  Dingee. 

Zomont,  b  g  by  Zombro,  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Auget  Baron,  bl  g  by  Baron  Wilkes,  John  Green. 

Kermit,  ch  g  by  Henry  Nutwood,  F.  E.  George. 

Prince  McKinney,  br  s  by  McKinney,  F.  Gommet. 

Kinney  Rose,  b  s  by  McKinney,  Wm.  Hashagen. 

Curg  Richards,  s  g  by  Oro  Belmont,  C.  L.  Shattuck. 

Vernanta,  b  g  by  Jules  Verne,  C.  L.  Shattuck. 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro,  Wm.  Morgan. 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney,  W.  W.  Mendenhall. 

Dr.  O'Brien,  gr  g  by  Gossiper,  Dr.  Alfred  Mc- 
Laughlin. 

Cedric  Mac,  ch  s  by  Nearest,  W.  C.  McCully. 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney,  W.  Parsons. 

Elsidelo,  ch  g  by  Owyhee,  J.  S.  Phippen. 

Sweet  Alice,  b  m  by  Cupid,  Lindsay  R.  Rogers. 

Professor  Heald,  ch  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  Thomas 
Smith. 

Romona  B.,  b  f  by  Stam  B.,  M.  H.  Tuttle. 

May  T.,  ch  m  by  Monterey,  J.  Twohig. 

Amado,  bl  h  by  Direct  Heir,  Valencia  Stock  Farm. 

Easter  Bells,  b  m  by  Diablo,  W.  L.  Vance. 

Sidonis,  b  s  by  St.  Nicholas,  W.  H.  Williams. 

Red  Lock,  by  Zolock,  Fred  E.  Ward. 

Belle  McKinney,  b  m  by  McKinney,  C.  Whitehead. 

Oro  Guy,  b  s  by  Oro  Wilkes,  C.  Whitehead. 

Tosemite,  ch  s  by  Monterey,  P.  J.  Williams. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison,  F.  E.  Wright. 

El  Rio  Rey,  b  s  by  Nushagak,  Woodland  Stock 
Farm. 

Fresno  Girl,  br  m  by  Seymour  Wilkes,  J.  W.  Zib- 
bell. 

Freddie  C.  Jr.,  b  h  by  Freedie  C,  C.  F.  Clancy. 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude,  Jr.,  J.  W.  Sampsell. 
No.  3 — 2:12  Class  Pacing,  $800 — 13  Entries. 

Friday,  s  g  by  Monroe  S.,  La  Siesta  Ranch. 

Crabapple,  b  g  by  Coxcomb,  C.  J.  Crabtree. 

Lohengrin,  b  g  by  Charlston,  Dr.  Wm.  Dodge. 

Memonia,  b  m  by  Demonio,  S.  H.  Hoy. 

Mollie  Button,  br  m  by  Ales  Button,  Gus  Lindauer. 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio,  J.  W.  Marshall. 

George  Perry,  b  g  by  Walstein,  Geo.  P.  Machado. 

Mandolin,  b  s  by  Alcone,  I.  C  Mosher. 

Jonesa  Basler,  br  s  by  Robt.  Basler,  C.  J.  Snyder. 

Babbie,  b  m  by  Welcome,  Jas.  Sutherland. 

Queen  Pomona  b  m  by  Pomona,  Louis  Stock. 
,-^  Deviletta,  b  m  by  Diablo,  W.  L.  Vance. 
"Victor  Platte,  b  g  by  Platte,  J.  W_  Sampsell. 
No.  5 — 2:16  Class  Pacing,  $800 — 14  Entries. 

Just  It,  b  f  by  Nearest,  T.  W.  Barstow. 

Stonelita,  br  m  by  Stoneway,  Jacob  Brolliar. 

Walstein  Mack,  b  b  by  Washington  McKinney, 
Dr.  W.  H.  Button. 

Mephisto,  ch  g  by  Diablo,  I.   L|  Borden. 

Jim  Corbett,  b  g  by  Seymour  Wilkes,  S.  Fay. 

U  No,  b  g  by  Aptos  Wilkes,  E.  L.  Hunt. 

Irvington  Boy,  ch  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  Homer 
Kendall. 

Baldy,  s  g  by  Cupid,  John  C.  Kirnpatrick. 
King  Athby,  b  g  by  Athby,  C.  Nanny- 
Anna  R.,  b  m  by  Owyhee,  Jas.    Sutherland. 
Louisa  A.,  b  m  by  Hamb.  Wilkes,  C.  Whitehead. 
Fred  W.,  b  g  by  Robin,  C.  H.  Widemann. 
Joe  Robin,  bl  g  by  Robin,  C.  H.Widemann. 
Diabless,  b  m  by  Diablo,  J  W.  Zibbell. 

No   9—2:08   Class    Pacing,   $1000 — 9    Entries. 
Cresco  Wilkes,  b  h  by  NutwoodWilkes,  I.  L.  Borden. 
Delilah,  b  m  by  Zolock,  Henry  Delaney. 
Kelly   ;  riggs,   br  g   by   Bayswater   Wilkes,   F.   E. 

iht. 
Hiss  Idalio,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  S.  C.  Kim- 


ball. 

Doctor  W.,  bl  s  by  Robert  Basler,  I.  M.  Lipson. 
John  R.  Conway,  ch  h  by  Diablo,  Meese  Bros. 
George  Perry,  b  g  by  Walstein,  Geo.  P.  Machado. 
Miss  Georgie,  br  m  by  McKinney,  J.  O.  Gerrety. 
Sir  John  S.,  b  s  by  Diable,  W.  L.  Vance. 

No.  10 — 2:17  Class  Trotting,  $800—21   Entries. 
Vallejo  Girl,  br  m  by  McKinney,  La  Siesta  Ranch. 
Chestnut  Tom,  ch  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  Geo.  T. 

Barnev  Bernarto,  br  h  by  Zombro,  I.  L.  Borden. 

Constancia,  bl  m  by  McKinney,  C.  B.  Bigelow. 

Carlokin,  br  s  by  McKinney,  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Gen.  Boodle,  br  g  by  Boodle,  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Sally  Lunn,  b  m  by  Wiggins,  J.  O.  Gerrety. 

Highland  C,  bl  s  by  Expresso,  J.  O.  Gerrety. 

Verona,  b  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  F.  Gommet. 

Princess   Louise,   b   m  by   Coronado,   Mrs.   L.    J. 
Hastings. 

Delia  Derby,  bl  m  by  Chas  Derby,  H.  H.  Helman. 

Lady  Jones,  bl  m  by  Capt.  McKinney,  J.  A.  Jones. 

Hatiie  J.  b  m  by  Nazote,  Gus  Lindauer. 

Noraine,  b  m  by  Nushagak,  Elmo  Montgomery. 

Little  Louise,  br  m  by  Boodle,  Montgomery  Stock 
Farm. 

Marvin  Wilkes,  br  s  by  Don  Marvin,  W.  Mastin. 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro,  Wm.  Morgan. 

Sona,  b  m  by  McKinney,  Wm.  Morgan. 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney,  W.  W.  Mendenhall. 

Zombowyette,  b  m  by  Zombro,  L.  H.  Todhunter. 

Tosemite,  ch  s  by  Monterey,  P.  J.  Williams. 
No.  11 — 2:20  Class  Pacing,  $2000 — 25  Entries. 

Roberta,  bl  m  by  Robert  I.,  I.  L.  Borden. 

Highfly,  b  g  by  Nearest,  T.  W.  Barstow. 

David  St.  Clair,  bl  h  by  Howard  St.  Clair,  D.  L. 
Bachant. 

Onward  F.,  b  g  by  Towne,  Chas.  Zeimer. 

Copa  de  Oro,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  W.  C.  Dur- 
fee. 

Nordwell,  br  s  by  Demonic,  C.  R.  Frisby. 

Billy  B.,  br  g  by  Son  of  Alex.  Button,  John  Green. 

McGee,  bl  g  by  Robt.  Basler,  O.  C.  Goodwin. 

Diabull,  ch  g  by  Diablo,  W.  Griswold. 

Tobasco,  b  g  by  Thimothy  B-,  E.  L.  Hunt. 

The  Oregon,  br  g  by  Altamont,  S.  H.  Hoy. 

Santa  Rita,  ch  g  by  Diablo,  John  C.  Kirkpatrick. 

Charlie  D.,  b  s  by  McKinney,  John  C.  Kirkpatrick. 

Little   Medium,   b   g   by   Dictatus   Medium,   C.  A. 
Lowery. 

Seymow  M.,  br  g  by  Diawood,  Elmo  Montgomery. 

Gray  Boy ,  gr  g  by  Knight,  J .  S .  Phippen . 

Opitsah,  ch  f  by  Wm.  Harold,  Jas.  Sutherland. 

Seymow  M.,  br  g  by  Diawood,  Elmo  Montgomery. 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Interna,  W.  E.  Valentine. 

Direct  Heir,  bl  h  by  Direct,  Valencia  Stock  Farm. 

Explosion,  b  m  by  Steinway,  Fred  E.  Ward. 

Fred  W.,  b  g  by  Robin,  C.  H.  Widemann. 

Joe  Robin,  bl  g  by  Robin,  C.  H.  Widemann. 

The  Mrs.,  b  m  by  Derby  Ash,  C.  Whitehead. 

Napa  Maid,  b  m  by  Lynwood  W.,  J.  W.  Zibbell. 
No.  12 — 2:10  Class  Trotting,  $1000 — 7  Entries. 

Coronado,  br  s  by  McKinney,  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Petigru,  b  s  by  Kingward,  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Bon  Voyage,  b  s  by  Expedition,  J.  O.  Gerrety. 

Prince  Gift,  br  g  by  Good  Gift,  J.  B.  Iverson. 

Lady  Mowry,  b  m  by  McKinney,  J.  C.  Mowry. 

Charlie  T.,  bl  g  by  Zombro,  W.  W.  Mendenhall. 

Adam  G.,  b  g  by  McKinney,  J.  W.  Zibbell. 


HANFORD    ENTRIES. 


PROVIDENCE  STAKES. 


In  answer  to  an  apparent  demand  for  rich  stake 
engagements  for  record  horses  the  Narragansett 
Park  Association  has  gone  the  limit  and  the  result 
is  the  Park  Brew  Free-for-AIl  Pace;   purse  $5000. 

To  encourage  owners  and  trainers  who  have 
promising  material  not  yet  in  the  free-for-all  class  the 
handicap  system  of  entrance  has  been  adopted,  that 
is,  the  slower  a  horse's  record  the  cheaper  entrance 
he  pays.  The  schedule  ranges  from  the  regulation  5 
per  cent  for  horses  with  records  slower  than  2:06, 
so  that  a  pacer  with  no  record  or  a  record  of  2:06% 
or  slower  can  secure  a  $5000  engagement  for  the 
regular  price  of  a  $2000  engagement;  and  this  liberal 
arrangement  is  made  even  more  attractive  for  the 
horsemen  by  a  system  of  payments  whereby  the  first 
installment  is  very  low,  as  low  as  ten  dollars.  Con- 
sider the  proposition  of  'keeping  a  horse  eligible  to  a 
$5000  race  until  nearly  the  first  of  June  for  $10 — one- 
fifth  of  one  per  cent.  Then  furthermore  this  is  the 
richest  purse  of  the  year  for  fast  pacers. 

The  Providence  Grand  Circuit  Meeting,  August 
26-30,  will  be  the  scene  of  this  great  race  and  the 
full  program  of  early  closing  events  includes  the 
classic  Roger  Williams  2:12  trot,  purse  $5000  and 
also  purses  of  $2000  each  for  2:17  trotters,  and  2:10 
and  2:15  pacers.  The  same  liberal  system  of  pay- 
ments will  prevail  in  all  these  events,  the  nominating 
fee  being  only  half  of  one  per  cent. 

Narragansett  Park  is  only  30  miles  from  Readville 
and  S5  to  Hartford,  making  the  shortest  shipments 
and  lowest  railroad  charges  in  the  Grand  Circuit. 
Horses  are  unloaded  near  the  grounds;  the  stalls 
are  large  and  dry  with  abundance  of  pure  water  and 
green  grass  at  the  doors. 

Entries  close  Tuesday,  April  23,  and  horses  must 
be  named  on  that  date  as  the  conditions  do  not 
allow    substitution. 

Write  now  for  entry  blanks  to 

ALBERT   H.    MOONE, 
P.  O.  Box  1425,  Providence,  R.  I.  Secretary. 


2:20    Class    Pace — Purse   $1000. 

"Explosion,"  bay  mare,  owned  by  Fred  O.  Ward, 
Los  Angeles.  T 

"David   St.   Clair,"   black  horse,   owned  by   D.   L,. 
Bachant,  Fresno. 

"McGee,"  black  gelding,  owned  by  O.  C.  Goodin, 
Orosi. 

"The    Oregon,"    brown    gelding,    owned   by   S.    H. 
Hoy,  Winters. 

"Opitsah, '  chestnut  filly  owned  by  J.   Sutherland, 
Pleasanton. 

"Joe  Robin,"  black  gelding,  owned  by  C.  H.  Wide- 
man,  Gonzales. 

"Charlie  D.,"  bay  stallion,  owned  by  J.  C.  Kirk- 
patrick, San  Francisco. 

"Highfly,"  owned  by  T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose. 

"Inferlotta,,"  bay  mare,  owned  by  W.  E.  Valentine, 
Corona. 

"Diabull,"  chestnut  gelding,  owned  by  W.  Griswold, 
Los  Gatos. 

"Little    Medium,"    bay    gelding,    owned   by    C.   A. 
Lowery,   San  Francisco. 

"Onward  F.,"  bay  gelding,  owned  by  Chas.  Ziemer. 

"Seymow    M.,"    brown    gelding,    owned    by    Elmo 
Montgomery,  Davisville. 

"Nordwell,"  brown  stallion,  owned  by  O.  R.  Frisby, 
Birds   Landing,   California. 

2:20  Class  Trot— Purse  $1000. 

"Amado,"  black  horse,  owned  by  Valencia   Stock 
Farm,  San  Bernardino. 

"Curg  Richards,"  sorrel  gelding,  owned  by  C.  L. 
Shattuck,  Winters. 

"Era,"   bay  mare,   owned  by  Wm.   Morgan,  Pasa- 
dena. 

"Cedric  Mac,"  chestnut  stallion,  owned  by  W.   C. 
McCully,  Bleomington. 

"Red  Lock,"  bay  stallion,  owned  by  F.  O.  Ward, 
Los  Angeles. 

"Kinney   Rose,"    bay    stallion,    owned    by     Wm. 
Hashagen,,  Woodland. 

"Sir  John,"   brown  horse,  owned  by  W.  W.  Men- 
denhall, San  Francisco. 

"Princess  Mamie,"  bay  mare,  owned  by  Woodland 
Stock  Farm,  Woodland. 

"Sidonis,"  bay  stallion,  owned  by  W.  H.  Williams, 
Salinas. 

"Dr.    O'Brien,"    gray    gelding,    owned    by    Alfred 
McLaughlin,  San  Francisco. 


THE  INDIANAPOLIS  SALE. 


The  big  sale  of  trotting  and  pacing  horses  held 
at  Indianapolis  on  March  26-29  was  one  of  the  best 
sales  held  in  Indiana  for  years.  The  attendance  was 
large  and  the  prices  good  for  the  class  of  horses  sold. 
The  consignment  of  Budd  Doble  did  not  bring  as 
much  as  it  was  thought  they  would,  but  James 
Thompson  received  fair  prices  for  his  lot,  except 
Albuta,  who  should  have  brought  more  money. 

The  old  campaigner,  Coney  2:02  by  McKinney,  now 
rated  as  a  has  been,  brought  $600.  a  very  fair  price, 
as  he  is  a  gelding.  The  prices  for  Mr.  Doble's  and 
Mr.  Thompson's  consignments  were  as  follows: 

Consignment  of  Budd  Doble. 

Grace  B.,  b  m,  4,  by  Monbells  2:23%,  dam  Idle 
May  2:27%  by  Electioneer;  W.  E.  Hauelsen, 
Indianapolis,  Ind $200 .  00 

Ellis  M.,  ch  m,  6,  by  Cupid  2:18,  dam  Countess 
by  McKinney  2:11%;  August  TJihlein,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis 825.00 

Dexter  McKinney,  br  h,  7,  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  dam  Celia  McC.  by  Dexter  Prince; 
Mel  Bauhard,  Martinsville,  Ind 600.00 

Diamond  McK.,  b  h,  4,  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%, 
dam  Kitty  Marvin  by  Don  Marvin  2:22%; 
C.  P.  Landers,  Baltimore,  Md 600.00 

Molly  McK.,  b  m,  6,  by  Athadon  2:27,  dam  Lu- 
cille by  California  Nutwood;  Dr.  C.  T.  Par- 
ker, Charlestonville,  111 360.00 


A  filly  by  Highland  C.  marched  a  quarter  in  34% 
seconds  for  trainer  J.  O.  Gerrety  at  Pleasanton  the 
other  day.  Highland  C.  is  siring  speed  and  will 
have  a  2:30  list  as  soon  as  the  youngsters  are  old 
enough  to  race. 


Consignment  of  James  Thompson. 

Albuta  2:11%,  blk  g,  6,  by  Altivo  2:18%,  dam 
Adbuta  by  Advertiser  2:15%;  C.  F.  Bunch, 
Richmond,  Pa $750.00 

Emma  Lou  2:25,  b  m,  7,  by  Welcome  2:10%, 
dam  Hybla  by  Director;  Connelly  &  Shot- 
well,  Philadelphia,  Pa 790.00 

Elsie,  ch  m,  6,  by  Mendocino  2:19%,  dam  Elsie 
'by  General  Benton;  August  Uihlein,  Mil- 
waukee, Wis 500.00 

Stam  Belle,  b  m,  5,  by  Stam  B.  2:11%;  S.  R. 
McKinley,  Louisville,  Ky 300.00 

Dillon  Boy,  br  h,  6,  by  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  Bru- 
trive  by  Roscoe;  Smith  &  Johnson,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y 425.00 

Tuoque,  4,  by  Owyhee  2:11,  dam  Ituna  by 
Steinway  2:25%;  James  Thompson,  Pleas- 
anton, Cal ,.....- 300.00 

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There  are  now  over  a  dozen  horses  in  training  at 
the  Concord  track.  The  management  is  arranging  to 
hold  matinee  racing  in  May  and  several  good  contests 
are  being  talked  about,  as  there  is  considerable 
rivalry  among  the  road  drivers  who  live  in  that  sec- 
tion. The  track  is  rapidly  being  put  into  shape,  an 
electric  motor  having  been  established  to  pump  the 
water  for  sprinkling.  S.  A.  Hooper  is  located  there 
with  several  horses. 


PILES   CUBED   IN   6   TO   14   DATS. 

PAZO  OINTMENT  is  guaranteed  to  cure  any  case 
of  Itching,  Blind,  Bleeding  or  Protruding  Piles  In  6  to 
14  days  or  mone£  refunded.      60c 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE   MONTANA  CIRCUIT. 


A    FIGHT   WITH    THE    FLOOD. 


SOME   HOPPLE   HISTORY. 


Secretary  John  W.  Pace  of  the  Montana  Fair  and 
Racing  Circuit  has  announced  the  list  of  early  clos- 
ing stakes  that  have  been  decided  upon.  There  will 
be  seven  weeks'  racing  in  Montana  this  year,  start- 
ing at  Big  Timber  on  August  20th  and  closing  at 
Helena  October  5th.  The  total  amount  of  the  purses 
and  stakes  is  $75,000,  which  should  draw  a  number 
of  horsemen  and  their  stables  to  Montana.  The  ques- 
tion as  to  wether  Butte  will  have  a  race  meet  is  still 
undecided,  although  an  effort  is  now  being  made  to  ar- 
range to  thirty-day  meeting  here,  but  the  time  is 
very  short  and  some  quick  and  definite  action  will 
have  to  be  taken  if  those  behind  the  scheme  want 
horse  racing  in  Butte  this  year. 

The  early  closing  stakes  as  announced  by  Secre- 
tary Pace  are: 

Livingston — August  26-30,  inclusive. 

Harness  Stakes — 2:10  pace,  purse,  $1,000;  2:18 
pace,  $1,000;  2:14  trot,  $1,000;  2:20  trot,  $1,000.  J. 
M.  Seaman,  secretary. 

Bozeman — September  2-7. 

Harness  Stakes — 2:20  trot,  purse,  $1,000;  2:28  trot, 
$1,000;  three-year-old  trot,  $500;  two-year-old  trot, 
$500;  2:17  pace,  $1,000;  2:25  pace,  $1,000;  three- 
year-old  pace,  $500;  two-year-old  pace,  $500. 

Running  Stakes — Seven-eights  of  a  mile  for  Mon- 
tana-bred three-year-olds,  purse,  $500;  five-eights  of 
a  mile  for  Montana-bred  two-year-olds,  $400.  J.  M. 
Smith,  secretary. 

Missoula — September  16-20,  inclusive. 

Harness  Stakes — Garden  City  Stake,  2:16  trot, 
purse,  $1,000;  Bankers'  Stake,  2:14  pace,  $1,000; 
Merchants'  Stake,  2:20  trot,  $1,000;  Bitter  Root  Stake, 
2:25  pace,  $1,000;  Old  Glory  Stake,  2:10  pace,  $1,000; 
Mountain  Stake,  three-year-olds,  trotting  for  Montana- 
bred  colts,  $500. 

Running  Stakes — Breeders'  Stake,  seven-eights  of 
a  mile,  for  Montana-bred  three-year-olds,  purse,  $500; 
Missoula  Derby  Stake,  mile  and  a  quarter,  open  to 
all,  $500    E.  C.  Mulroney,  secretary. 

Anaconda — September  23-26,  inclusive. 

Harness  Stakes — 2:08  pace,  purse,  $1,000;  2:18 
pace,  $1,000;  2:14  trot,  $1,000;  2:40  trot,  $1,000. 
Martin  Martin,  secretary. 

Great  Falls— September  23-27. 

For  information  regarding  stakes,  etc.,  write  Allan 
Pierse,  secretary. 

Helena — September  30-October  5,  inclusive. 

Harness  Stakes — Bankers'  Stake,  2:10  trot,  purse, 
$1,000;  Breeders'  Stake,  2:28  trot,  $1,000;  Merchants' 
Stake,  2:13  pace,  $1,000;  State  Fair  Stake,  2:25  pace, 
$1,000. 

Running  Stakes — Helena  Handicap,  mile  and  a 
quarter,  purse,  $1,000;  Mountain  Stake,  one  mile, 
$1,000;  Montana  Derby,  seven-eights  of  a  mile,  for 
Montana-bred  three-year-olds  (5  pounds  below  scale), 
$500;  Juvenile  Stake,  five-eights  of  a  mile,  for  Mon- 
tana-bred two-year-olds  (5  pounds  below  scale), 
$500.    John  W.  Pace,  secretary. 


GETTING    READY    FOR    A    BIG    FAIR. 


Secretary  Filcher  of  the  state  agricultural  society 
says  the  prospects  for  an  unusually  big  state  fair 
this  coming  fall  grows  brighter.  One  year  ago 
there  was  no  talk  about  the  fair  and  not  a  foot  of 
space  was  taken  until  along  in  the  summer.  At 
this  time  at  least  half  of  the  main  floor  of  the  pa- 
vilion is  tentatively  spoken  for.  Quite  a  number  of 
counties  are  making  inquiry,  and  several  firms  and 
individuals  have  already  entered  their  applications 
for  exhibit  space. 

The  Alameda  chamber  of  commerce  says  they  ex- 
pect a  fifty  per  cent  better  exhibit  than  they  made 
last  year — and  last  year  they  carried  off  first  prize. 
Fresno,  which  gave  Alameda  a  close  run  for  first 
place,  says  they  will  want  about  twice  as  much 
space  this  year  as  they  had  last  year. 

Utah  has  made  an  appropriation  for  an  exhibit, 
and  representative  bodies  in  Arizona,  Washington, 
Idaho  and  other  Western  States  are  figuring  on 
being  represented  with  their  irrigated  products  and 
minerals  at  the  time  of  the  next  state  fair  and 
National  Irrigation  congress. 

Considering  that  the  campaign  for  the  state  fair 
has  only  been  commenced,  he  regards  the  prospects 
as  very  flattering  and  with  such  efforts  as  it  is 
proposed  to  devote  in  the  enterprise,  and  the  con- 
fidence and  encouragement  of  the  Sacramento  people 
and  Sacramento  business  men,  he  will  not  be  surpris- 
ed if  the  next  fair,  should  prove  the  biggest  and 
best  ever  held  in  California. 


NEW  YORK  TAXES  RACING. 

Under  the  New  York  State  law,  a  tax  of  5  per 
cent  upon  the  gross  receipts  is  levied  upon  all  racing 
associations  holding  a  license  from  the  commission 
to  conduct  running  race  and  steeplechase  meetings 
in  that  State.  This  State  tax  is  assessed  by  the 
State  Controller,  and  is  apportioned,  according  to  law, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  several  agricultural  societies. 

The  largest  tax  since  this  law  went  into  effect 
was  paid  last  year,  amounting  to  $201,053.71.  It 
was  made  up  as  follows: 

Westchester    Racing   Association $29,952.77 

Coney  Island  Jockey   Club 45,389.40 

Brooklyn   Jockey   Club 34,863.02 

Brighton  Beach  Racing  Association 32,773.51 

Saratoga    Association 20,282.63 

Queens  County  Jockey   Club 15,742.12 

Metropolitan    Jockey    Club 16,456.43 

Buffalo  Racing  Association 5,613.83 

Total  $201,053.71 


During  the  recent  floods  in  the  San  Joaquin  Valley, 
the  Mokelumne  River  went  over  its  banks  and 
swept  thousands  of  dollars  worth  of  property  to 
destruction.  Among  the  sufferers  by  the  freshet 
was  Geo.  H.  Fox,  owner  of  the  Mokelumne  Stock 
Farm,  whose  place  was  the  last  to  be  reached  by  the 
high  water  as  it  is  on  higher  ground  than  the  majori- 
ty of  farms  in  that  locality.  But  the  water  kept 
rising  and  Fox  had  to  begin  moving  things  and 
moving  lively  to  keep  ahead  of  the  flood.  In  getting 
the  stock  to  high  ground  the  most  valuable  mare 
and  colt  on  the  farm  came  near  being  lost  however. 
It  was  discovered  that  Silpan  by  Silver  Bow  2:16  and 
her  yearling  colt  by  the  champion  Cresceus  2:02%, 
were  in  over  their  heads  and  the  maddening  rush  of 
debris  laden  water  seemed  too  much  for  them  to 
battle  against.  They  were  headed  for  the  land  how- 
ever and  there  was  hope  in  the  heart  of  Mr.  Fox, 
if  not  in  others.  "They'll  never  be  able  to  stand 
it,"  said  one  neighbor  as  he  saw  them  swimming 
against  the  swift  current.  "The  odds  are  against 
them,"  said  another  as  the  colt  went  down  under  a 
bunch  of  floating  brush  and  trees,  then  rose,  blew 
the  water  from  his  nostrils  with  a  snort  and  struck 
out  for  the  old  mare  who  was  slightly  in  the  lead. 
"They're  gone!  they're  gone  for  good  this  time," 
yelled  a  dozen  in  chorus  as  the  dam  and  her  year- 
ling ducked  another  floating  mass  of  fence  boards 
and  brush.  "I  don't  know  how  much  I've  got  left," 
defiantly  called  Mr.  Fox,  "but  I'll  bet  it  all  against 
a  cigar  that  they'll  land  all  right.  That  mare  is  by 
Silver  Bow,  out  of  old  Kitty  Fox  by  Pancoast,  and 
there's  nothing  but  game  blood  in  her  veins.  That 
yearling  of  hers  is  by  Cresceus,  the  gamest  stud 
that  ever  lived.  They'll  come  through  boys,  they're 
bred  right." 

And  they  did  come  through.  The  battle  they  made 
was  a  veritable  fight  for  life,  but  they  never  faltered 
and  when  finally  their  feet  touched  ground,  a  cheer 
went  up  from  the  crowd  watching  the  fight,  that 
could  be  heard  above  the  roar  of  rushing  waters. 
The  mare  and  foal  climbed  out  to  dry  land,  shook 
themselves  and  after  drawing  a  long  breath  or  two 
seemed  none  the  worse  for  their  experience.  The 
feelings  of  the  crowd  were  relieved  and  one  old 
rancher  remarked: 

"Well,  dog  gone  it,  Fox  hasn't  anything  on  his 
place  that  isn't  game,  even  to  his  chickens,  and  I'll 
bet  they  could  of  done  it." 


DRIVING   CLUB    FOR    PHOENIX. 


About  forty  gentlemen  gathered  at  the  Phoenix, 
Ariz.,  board  of  trade  room  March  29th  and  perfected 
the  organization  to  be  known  as  "The  Gentlemen's 
Driving  Club."  A  constitution  and  by-laws  were 
adopted  and  provision  was  made  for  the  governing 
of  the  club  by  a  board  of  nine  directors.  About 
twenty  men  were  placed  in  nomination  for  direc- 
tors, and  from  the  number  the  following  board  was 
selected:  I.  T.  Stoddard,  Walter  Bennett,  F.  S. 
Hildreth,  A.  H.  Davidson,  C.  A.  Larson,  C.  H. 
Pratt,  A.  L.  Moore,  W.  W.  Cook  and  L.  M. 
Hoghe. 

Later  there  was  a  meeting  of  the  board  and  the 
following  officers  were  elected:  I.  T.  Stoddard, 
president;  A.  L.  Moore,  vice-president;  C.  H. 
Pratt,  treasurer.  F.  F.  Hildreth  was  appointed  sec- 
retary. 

On  motion  the  president  appointed  as  a  committee 
on  classification  for  the  races,  A.  H.  Davidson, 
Frank  Cavalliera  and  Jock  Blinkcorn. 

The  board  accepted  a  proposition  made  to  it  by 
the  directors  of  the  Arizona  Fair  Association,  by 
which  for  a  monthly  consideration,  the  club  may 
have  the  use  of  the  track  and  grounds  for  meetings 
which  the  club  proposes  to  hold  every  two  weeks 
for  the  next  two  months,  and  as  often  after  October 
1st  until  the  following  June.  It  was  decided  to  hold 
the  first  matinee  on  Friday,  April  12th.  For  the 
present  all  the  matinees  will  be  free,  the  members 
of  the  club  paying  all  expenses. 


TENNYSONIAN    SOLD    FOR   $1800. 


The  Bellingham,  Washington,  Herald  of  March  20 
says: 

"Tennysonian,  one  of  the  best  standard-bred  stal- 
lions ever  owned  in  this  section  of  the  State,  has 
been  sold  by  Butters  Bros,  to  a  dealer  in  North  Ya- 
kima for  the  sum  of  $1S00.  This  is  the  largest  sum 
ever  received  in  this  county  for  a  horse.  Tenny- 
sonian is  well  known  in  all  parts  of  the  State,  and 
has  raced  in  Bellingham  on  several  occasions.  Ten- 
nysonian has  sired  several  colts  who  can  step  a 
mile  in  2:10,  while  Tennysonian  has  covered  the 
distance  in  2:20.  One  of  his  colts  which  was  owned 
in  Victoria  sold  only  recently  for  $2500,  an  Alberta 
fancier  being  the  purchaser.  Tennylect,  a  four-year- 
old,  is  to  be  worked  out  at  Yakima  this  summer  and 
will  be  entered  in  the  race  meets  east  of  the  moun- 
tains. Tennysonian  is  now  14  years  old,  but  is  in 
prime  condition.  He  will  be  placed  on  a  big  horse 
farm  in  the  Yakima  country,  and  in  the  future  will 
be  held  for  exhibition  and  breeding  purposes  only." 

Tennysonian  was  bred  by  C.  W.  Welby,  and  is 
by  Electricity  2:17%  out  of  Swift  by  Sidney.  He  was 
sold  to  Washington  parties  several  years  ago,  and 
has  been  quite  successful  in  the  stud  there.  A  pic- 
ture of  Tennysonian,  with  a  brief  description  of  him, 
appeared  in  our  last  holiday  number. 


The  idea  that  the  hopples  first  came  into  use  about 
ten  or  twelve  years  ago  is  erroneous,  writes  George 
P.  Floyd  in  Western  Horseman.  Hopples  to  regulate 
the  gait  of  horses  were  used  hundreds  of  years  ago. 
It  is  clearly  demonstrated  that  in  the  sixteenth  cen- 
tury the  toe  weight  and  hopples  were  being  used,  and 
that  more  than  three  hundred  years  ago  the  English- 
men were  using  the  same  devices  to  convert  trotters 
into  pacers  that  we  are  now  using  to  convert  pacers 
to  trotters.     History  tells  us  so. 

In  the  first  half  of  the  seventeenth  century  pacers 
were  popular,  common  and  abounded  everywhere  in 
England.  Yet  in  the  second  half  of  the  eighteenth 
century  the  pacer  had  entirely  disappeared.  Of  all 
the  facts  that  are  known  and  established  in  the 
history  of  the  English  horse,  the  wiping  out  of  the 
pacer  is  the  most  striking  and  significant. 

The  little  pacers  that  had  been  the  favorites  of 
kings,  princes  and  nobles,  for  so  many  years,  be- 
came unfashionable;  they  were  ostracized.  Their 
only  legitimate  descendants  left  on  the  face  of  the 
earth  found  homes  in  the  American  colonies.  Dur- 
ing the  reign  of  the  pacer  in  England,  horses  with 
trotting  gaits  were  changed  to  pacers  by  the  use  of 
hopples.  They  were  called  "shambles."  The  prin- 
ciple was  about  the  same  as  the  hopples  used  at  the 
present  date.  Hopples  were  used  in  this  country  to 
a  certain  extent  fifty-five  years  ago.  I  saw  them 
used  on  the  bay  mare,  Highland  Maid,  in  1853. 

Highland  Maid  was  the  first  horse  to  trot  in  a 
harness  race  in  2:27 — in  a  race  with  Flora  Temple, 
in  June,  1853.  She  was  foaled  in  1847,  sired  by 
Saltram,  a  son  of  Kentucky  Whip.  Her  dam  was  a 
pacing  mare,  called  Roxana,  by  Hickory  Boy,  a  son 
of  Hickory  1142.  Highland  Maid  was  a  natural 
pacer.  She  was  changed  from  a  pacer  to  a  trotter 
by  her  owner,  Jack  Nodine,  by  weighting  her  heav- 
ily in  front.  He  also  tried  to  steady  her  with  hop- 
ples. 

Those  hopples  were  arranged  with  leather  rolls 
around  each  ankle,  to  which  was  attached  a  strap 
running  through  a  pulley,  which  was  attached  to  a 
stiff  leather  strap  running  from  shaft  to  shaft  back 
of  the  breechen  hold-back  under  the  mare's  belly. 
The  hopples  acted  on  the  front  feet  only.  They 
were  not  a  success.  Hopples  were  also  used  on  the 
gray  pacer,  Hero,  2:20%,  that  was  in  the  race  with 
the  great  pacing  mare,  Pocahontas,  when  she  dis- 
tanced him  in  2:17%,  pulling  a  wagon  and  driver 
weighing  350  pounds,  over  the  Union  track,  in  June, 
1S55. 


AT  SALEM,   OREGON. 


J.  T.  Wallace  has  quite  a  string  in  his  stable,  all 
cousins,  aunts  or  half  brothers  or  sisters  and  they 
are  a  good  lot  of  relations.  Perhaps  the  best  thing 
in  his  stable  is  his  stallion,  Bonnie  Tangent  2:23,  a 
full  brother  to  Sarah  S.  2:09%.  This  fellow  is  being 
fed  oats  three  times  a  day,  which  Mr.  Wallace  ex- 
pects to  be  paid  for  with  first  money  in  the  $5000 
trot.  He  looks  good  enough  and  the  old  man  is  foxy 
enough  to  do  the  trick.  Another  bread  and  butter 
horse  is  the  gray  gelding  by  Zombro.  We  don't  re- 
member his  name,  but  is  something  like  "Dolly  Gray." 

H.  G.  Cox  is  working  the  Blacksmith  and  his  good 
daughter,  Lou  Miller.  Both  these  horses  are  looking 
good  and  ready  to  commence  active  training.  Mr. 
Cox  intends  to  move  to  McMinnville  as  soon  as  the 
weather  settles  in  order  to  make  a  season  with  The 
Blacksmith. 

Sam  Casto  has  a  long  string  of  good  bred  ones  that 
he  has  been  looking  after  very  carefully  this  winter 
and  just  as  soon  as  Lent  is  over  he  is  going  to  let 
them  step  some.  He  says  he  has  deprived  himself 
of  a  lot  of  pleasure  the  past  40  days  by  riding  slow 
miles.  Everything  in  his  stable  will  be  raced  this 
year  regardless  of  consequences.  He  has  been  hold- 
ing out  his  horses  the  past  year  in  order  to  make  a 
killing  in  the  pool  box,  but  the  pool  box  got  killed 
first,  so  he  will  have  to  content  himself  with  first 
monev.  Such  are  the  misfortunes  of  the  horsemen. 
Mike  Duff,  by  Zombro,  is  Casto's  star  performer, 
with  "Jack  Pot,"  another  Zombro,  a  close  second. 

Perry  Mauzey  has  a  stable  of  green  ones. — Rural 
Spirit. 

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REMARKABLE  EARLY  FECUNDITY. 


The  Roswell.  New  Mexico,  Record  of  March  22d 
reports  the  case  of  a  filly  only  21  months  old  giving 
birth  to  a  perfectly  formed  colt  on  the  ISth  of  last 
month  at  that  place.  The  colt  lived  several  hours, 
and  the  youth  of  the  dam  was  in  no  way  the  cause 
of  the  colt's  death. 

o 

There  will  be  no  more  racing  at  Ascot  Park,  Los 
Angejes,  as  by  the  terms  of  an  ordinance  adopted  by 
the  City  Council  April  3rd,  bookmaking,  pool-selling 
and  all  other  forms  of  gambling  in  connection  with 
horseracing  are  prohibited  and  the  penalties  are 
made  so  severe  that  few  persons  would  dare  to  take 
the  risk  of  violating  the  ordinance.  The  action  of 
the  City  Council  was  taken  despite  tremendous 
pressure  from  those  who  have  money  invested  in 
Ascot  and  who  have  hoped  to  make  good  their 
promise  that  that  track  would  be  reopened  next  fall. 
What  shall  be  done  with  the  property  has  not  been 
determined,  but  it  is  probable  that  it  will  be  sub- 
divided and  sold  as  town  lots. 


California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  la  Jackson'i 
Napa  Boda. 


San   Diego   has   a   thriving  driving   club   with   128 
members.     The  prospects  for  a  successful  meeting 
there  in  June  are  excellent. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


PACIFIC    BREEDERS'   FUTURITY    No.  7. 


Second   Payment  of  $5  Each    Has   Been   Made  on  249 
Foals  of  1907. 


Following  is  a  list  of  those  making  second  pay- 
ment on  foals  of  1907  in  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity 
No.  7: 

L.  M.  Appleby's  foal  by  Young  Hal,  dam  Daisy  by 
Othello. 

W.  D.  Adriance's  foal  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Bonita  by 
OuibouL 

A.  Allen.s  foal  by  Diablo,  dam  Lady  Allen  bv  Echo 
Chief  Jr. 

C.  M.  Alexander's  foal  by  "Wayland  W.,  dam  Emma  C. 
by  Antelope. 

Chris  Anderson's  foal  bv  Cassiar,  dam  Theressa  by 
Waldstein. 

W.  L.  Bolton's  foal  bv  Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie,  dam  Dolly 
K.  by  Fallis. 

Peter  Beatty's  foal  by  Liary  Kinney,  dam  Laura  K 
by  Larco. 

T.  W.  Brondnax's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Bonnie  B. 
by   Tom   Hal   Jr. 

N".  P.  Batchelder's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Corine 
Nelson;  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Trifle  by  Dexter 
Prince. 

Chas.  H.  Burlock's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Tia  Juana 
by  Kewanna. 

J.  N.  Blair  Jr.'s  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Butcher  Girl 
by  McKinney. 

Thos.  H.  Brents'  foal  by  Del  Norte,  dam  Laurelia  by 
Caution;  foal  by  Del  Norte,  dam  Miladi  B.  by  Chehalis; 
foal  by  Moko,  dam  Belladi  by  Chehalis. 

I.  L.  Borden's  foal  by  Cresco  Wilkes,  dam  La  Belle 
Altamont  by  Altamont. 

T.  W.  Barstow's  foal  by  Nearest  McKinney,  dam 
Trueheart  by  Nearest. 

Mrs.  S.  "V.  Barstow's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Maud 
J.  by  Nearest. 

M.  Banker's  foal  by  Dumont  S.,  dam  Whisper  by 
Gossip  er. 

Robt.  S.  Brown's  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Foxie  B. 
by  Secretary. 

H.  Brace's  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Maud  by  Stamboul; 
foal  by  Greco,  dam  Sadie  Moor  by  Grand  Moor;  foal 
by  Greco,  dam  Maud  Sears  by  "Wayland  W. 

H.  F.  Bliss"  foal  by  Stoneway,  dam  Iris  B.  by  Iris. 

Martin  Burnell's  foal  by  Montesol,  dam  Marcelle  by 
Fay  Wilkes. 

Jacob  Brolliar's  foal  by  Bed  McK,  dam  Ethel  Basler 
by  Robt.  Basler. 

E.  F.  Binder's  foal  by  Worth  While,  dam  Fernwood 
by  Silkwood;  foal  by  Worth  While,  dam  Silklock  by 
Zolock;  foal  by  Mein  Kleiner,  dam  Eugenia  B.  by  Zom- 
bro;   foal  bv  Mein   Kleiner,   dam   Sue  King  by  Raymon. 

S.  S.  Bailev's  foal  bv  Tidal  Wave,  dam  Vinnie  Mann 
by  Alexis;  foal  by  Tidal  Wave,  dam  Bessie  U  by 
Montana  Director. 

D.  L.  Bachant's  foal  by  Athadon,  dam  Buckskin  Nug- 
get Mare;  foal  bv  Athadon,  dam  Miss  Guide  by  Oir.de. 

J.  Frank  Brown's  foal  by  Almaden,  dam  Vacaville 
Maid    bv    Mambrino   Wilkes. 

Henry  Busing's  foal  by  Bonnie  McKinney,  dam  Ama- 
zonian   bv    Jas.    Madison. 

Alex  Brown's  foal  by  Nushagak,  dam  Kinocha  by  Mc- 
Kinney; foal  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Majella  B.  by 
Nushagak;  foal  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Daisy  B.  by 
Waldstein;  foal  by  El  Rio  Rey,  dam  Lottie  by  San 
Diego;  foal  by  El  Rio  Rey,  dam  Nutflower  by  Nutwood 
"Wilkes.  _  ,  . 

T.  C.  Barnett's  foal  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Paloma  by 
Paloma;    foal    by    Kinney    Lou,    dam    Linda    Belle    by 

W.  V.  Bennett's  blk.  c.  by  Arner,  dam  Martha  Blaine 
bv   Arthur  Wilkes.  «-,-*> 

W.    O.    Bowers'    foal   by    Bon   Voyage,    dam    Silvia   £ 

bv  Silver  Bee;  foal  bv  Zolock,  dam  Betsy  B.  by  Silver  B. 

'John  B.  Bendedict's  foal  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam  Zepny- 

rus    by    Zombro;    foal    by    Hambletonian    Wilkes,    dam 

Idleweis  by  Gen.  Logan. 

Curtis  Colyear's  foal  by  Petigru,  dam  Maggie  Mc- 
Kinney bv  McKinney. 

S.  Christenson's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Simone  by  Sim- 
mons; foal  bv  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Lady  Estelle  by  Atha- 
don; foal  bv  Zolock,  dam  Marguerite  K  by  Don  Pedro. 

B.  E.  Combs'  foal  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Operetta 
by  Longworth. 

S.  G.  Cousins'  foal  by  R.  Ambush,  dam  Dolly  Wheeler 
by  Joe  Wheeler. 

W.  S.  Clark's  foal  by  Dictatus,  dam  Ethel  C.  by  Sid- 
ney. 

F.  A.  Coffman's  foal  by  Young  Hal,  dam  Lady  Ab- 
botsford  by  Abbotsford. 

L.  J.  Caplatzi's  foal  by  Welcome,  dam  Hagar  Wilkes 
by   Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Robt.  T.  Curtis'  foal  by  Adjutant,  dam  Connie  b5' 
Lottnio. 

E.  M.  Conroy's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Frances 
C.    by   Wasutch. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  She  by 
Abbotsford;  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  Ruth  Mary  by 
Directum;  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  Reina  del  Diablo 
by  Diablo ;  foal  by  Bon  Vovage,  dam  Fussy  B.  bv 
Stam  B.;  foal  by  Highland  C,  dam  Miss  Derby  by 
Chas.  Derby;  foal  by  Highland  C,  dam  Electric  Maiden 
by  Electric  Bell;  foal  by  The  Bondsman,  dam  Bon  Mot 
by  Erin;  foal  by  Highland  C,  dam  Patty  D.  by  Ulti- 
mus;  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  day  Lucie  May  by  Oakland 
Baron. 

S.  H.  Cowell's  foal  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  Central 
Girl  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  foal  by  Henry  Nutwood,  dam 
Two  Minutes  by  Wildnut;  foal  by  Henry  Nutwood,  dam 
Sultana, 

Lewis  Charlton's  foal  by  Dumont  S.,  dam  Nellie  J. 
by  St.  Patrick. 

Jos.  Cunningham's  foal  by  Dumont  S.,  dam  Catherine 
by  Wayland  W. 

Sam  Casto's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Stamboul  Bell  by 
StambouL 

—  ^Marion   Case's   foal   by  Arner,    dam  Black   Gipsy   by 
Kentucky  Baron. 

J.  E.  Connell's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Belle  C.  by 
Atto  Rex. 

Chas.  De  Ryder's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Lou 
Onward. 

E.  D.  Dudley's  foal  by  Palite,  dam  Lorna  Doone  by 
Bayswater  "Wilkes;  foal  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Ima 
Jones    by    Captain    Jones. 

Andrew  C.  Donahue's  foal  by  Young  Hal,  dam  Rivera 
by  Nutford. 

Estate  of  Ben  Davies'  foal  by  Exchange,  dam  Ella 
T.  by  Ben  Roe;  foal  by  Izalco,  dam  Queen  by  Raymon; 
foal  by  Worth  While,  dam  Dixie  S.  by  Zolock. 

A.  Edstrom's  foal  by  Athablo,  dam  Carmon  by  News 
Boy. 

A.  R.  Fraser's  foal  by  Coronado,  dam  Lady  Alexan- 
dria  by   Bob   Mason. 

Dr.  Rae  Felt's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Edith  by 
Dexter  Prince;  foal  by  Bonnie  Sain,  dam  Cygnet  by 
Mustapha;  foal  by  Bonnie  Sain,  dam  Alameda  F.  by 
Timothy  B. 

A.  J.  Gillett's  foal  by  Ed.  McKinney,  dam  May  W. 
by  Red  Cloak. 

J.  E.  Gold's  foal  by  Stoneway,  dam  Pet  by  Bay 
Rose. 

A.  W.  Garrett's  foal  by  "Wayland  W.,  dam  Kitty  by 
Jim  Budd 

Geo.  Gre    *s  foal  by  Cassian.  dam  Winona  by  Welcome. 
T     S.    G  .de's   foal   by    McFadyen,    dam    Fanny    G.    by 
:  :d  A  "Ikes. 


Dr.  John  J.  Gaynor's  foal  by  Timothy  B.,  dam  Silver 
Coin  by  Wayland  W. 

T.  B.  Gibson's  foal  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Maggie  by 
Soudan. 

H.  S.  Hogoboom's  foal  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Beautiful 
Bird  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  foal  by  Palo  King,  dam  Dia- 
walda  by  Diablo;  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  Carrie  Ma- 
lone  by  Steinway. 

I.  N.  Harlan's  foal  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Rita  R.  by 
Diawood. 

Geo.  Henagan's  foal  by  Kinney  Rose,  dam  Buttonette 
by  Alex  Button. 

S.  C.  Henderson's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Arabella  by 
Black  Pilot. 

W.  S.  Harkey's  foal  by  Sijeow,  dam  Deviletta  by 
Diablo. 

F.  Hahn's  foal  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Nellie  Emoline 
by  Leo  Corbett. 

Wm.  Hashagen's  foal  by  Kinney  Rose,  dam  Chittywee 
by  Chas.  Derby;  foal  by  Kinney  Rose,  dam  Leta  H. 
by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

W.  J.  Hackett's  foal  by  Prince  Nutwood,  dam  Fly 
Way  by   Glenway. 

C.  A.  Harrison's  b.  c.  North  Star  Pointer  by  Star 
Pointer,   dam  Maid  of  Del  Norte  by  Del  Norte. 

J.  W.  Haile  &  Co.'s  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  May 
Norris;  foal  by  Demonio.  dam  Minerva  by  Guy  Wilkes; 
foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Mamie  Airlie  by  Prince  Airlie; 
foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Eva  by  Le  Grande;  foal  by  De- 
monio. dam  Hanora  by  Oro  wilkes;  foal  by  Demonio, 
dam  Rose  Bud  by  Fallis;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Olita 
by    Bradtmoor. 

Mrs.  L.  J.  H.  Hastings'  b,  c.  by  Parole,  dam  Sapho 
by    Robt.    McGregor. 

W.  A.  Hunter's  foal  by  Money  Mc,  dam  Lady  B. 
by  Stephen  A. 

G.  K  Hostetter's  foal  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam  Lou 
Lively  by  Boodle. 

G.  F.  Hirsch's  foal  by  Herdsman,   dam  Nancy  Ann. 
Dr.  J.  M.  Holden's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Alta  Bess  by 
Altadina. 

F.  X.  Hurxthal's  foal  by  R.  Ambush,  dam  Altighe  by 
Alcantara. 

E.  P.  Heald's  foal  by  Count  Hannibal,  dam  Lady 
Marvin  by  Don  Marvin. 

S.  H.  Hoy's  foal  by  Jules  Verne,,  dam  Miss  Davis 
by  Zolock. 

A.  J.  Hodge's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Flora  G.  by  Altago. 
J.  B.  Iverson's  foal  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  Ivoneer 
by   Eugeneer;    foal    by   Eugeneer,    dam    Roseat   by    Guy 
Wilkes;  foal  by  Bonnie  McK..  dam  Amy  I.  by  Diablo. 

Robt.  Johnson's  foal  by  Hambletonian,  dam  Dot  by 
Dudley. 

J.  H.  Jack's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Winnie  Wilkes 
by    Rey    Wilkes. 

M.  C.  Keefer's  foal  by  Nushagak,  dam  Advosta  by 
Advertiser. 

J.  A.  Kirkman's  foal  by  Stoneway,  dam  Belle  Basler 
by    Robt.    Basler. 

L.  L.  Kennedy's  foal  by  King  Alexis,  dam  Ylang  Ylang 
by  Antelope. 

Mrs.  Minnie  Kell's  foal  by  Greco,  dam  Lilly  by  Bis- 
mark. 

Thos.  P.  Kell's  foal  by  Nearest  McKinney,  dam  Fanny 
Menlo  by  Menlo;  foal  by  Nearest  McKinney,  dam  Babe 
by  Danton  Moultrie. 

E.   C.   Keyt's   foal   by   Zolock,    dam   Malmont   by   Mai- 
com;  foal  by  Tidal  Wave,  dam  Mildred  by  Coeur  d'Alene. 
Jos.    H.    Kelly's    foal    by    R.    Ambush,    dam    Hyto    by 
Happy   Prince;    foal   by  Bolock,    dam  Violet  by   Conn. 

La  Siesta  Ranch's  foal  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Wanda 
II.  by  McKinney;  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Wanda  by  Eros; 
foal  by  Highland  C,   dam  Grace  Kaiser  by  Kaiser. 

I.  M.  Lipson's  foal  by  Expressive  Mc,  dam  Hazle- 
nut  by  Petigru;  foal  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes,  dam 
Sally  B.  by  Gen.  McCIellan. 

Dr.  "Wm.  K  Lindsay's  foal  by  Almaden,  dam  Queen 
by  Nushagak. 

M.  L.  Lusk's  foal  by  Almaden,  dam  May  Belle  by 
Don  Marvin. 

O.  Frank  Leppo's  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Robizola 
by   Robin. 

Dr.  J.  A.  Lane's  foal  by  Humboldt  Dillon,  dam  by 
Sampson. 

J.  D.  Laidlaw's  foal  by  Glenelg,  dam  Aneliza  by 
Antrim. 

Ray  Mead's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Carrie  B.  by  Alex. 
Button. 

W.  C.  McCully's  foal  by  Cedric  Mac,  dam  Concha 
by  A.  W.  Richmond;  foal  by  Cedric  Mac,  dam  Zoralock 
by  Zolock. 

Mabry  McMahan's  foal  by  I.  Direct,  dam  Lady  Ada 
by  McKinney. 

W.  W.  Mendenhall's  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  Rosie 
Woodburn  by  Easter  Wilkes. 

H.  B.  Muzzy"  s  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  Princess 
Irene  by  Demonio. 

P.  H.  McEvoy's  foal  by  Milbrae,  dam  Nakarch  by 
Geo.  W.  Archer. 

J.  C.  Mowry's  foal  by  Kinnev  Lou,  dam  Electress 
Wilkes  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

Abe  Marks'  foal  bv  Wayland  W.,  dam  Cecille  M.  by 
Robin. 

McLees  Bros."  foal  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam  Kate. 
H.  W.  Meek's  foal  by  Bonnie  Direct,  dam  Cricket  by 
Steinway;  foal  by  Stam  B..  dam  Izobel  bv  McKinnev; 
foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Crispiana  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 
J.  W.  Marshall's  foal  by  Star  Pointer,  dam  Trix  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes;  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Madeline  by  De- 
monio;  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Louanna  by  Dictatus. 

R.  W.  Mann's  foal  by  El  Brioso,  dam  Mabel  Leigh 
by   Dexter   Prince   Jr. 

Carey  Montgomery's  foal  bs'  Star  Pointer,  dam  Effie 
Logan  by  Durfee. 

Wm.  Morgan's  foal  by  Petigru,  dam  Una  K  by  Mc- 
Kinney;  foal  by  Zombro.    dam   Connie   by   Conner. 

W.  S.  Maben's  foal  by  Walter  Barker,  dam  Mamie 
Elizabeth  by  Red  Regent;  foal  bv  "Walter  Barker,  dam 
Cleo  by  Conifer;  foal  by  Walter  Barker,  dam  Sue  by 
Athadon;  foal  by  Walter  Barker,  dam  Dixie  W.  bv 
Zolock. 

M.  B.  Mosher's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Athalene  by 
Coeur  d'Alene. 

„**■    L     Morrow's    foal    by    Guy    Dillon,    dam    Juanita 
Skinner  by  Silas  Skinner. 

R.  O.  Newman's  foal  by  Robt.  Direct,  dam  Peerless 
Maid  by   Strathway. 

C.  S.  Naylor's  foal  by  King  Alexis,  dam  Queen  An- 
trim by  Antrim. 

Chas.  A,  Offutt's  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Grace  Mc- 
Kinney by  McKinney. 

John  W.  Offutt's  foal  by  Iran  Alto,  dam  Mildred  O. 
by  Secretary;  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Vesper  Bell  by 
Dawn. 

Geo.  A.  Pounder's  foal  bv  Young  Hal,  dam  Rosie 
O'Moore  by  Sidmore. 

Chas.  R.  Potter's  foal  by  Wavland  W.,  dam  Briar 
Bud  by  Briar  Hill. 

Francisco  Pico's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Pico's  Fleet 
by  Hancock  Jay. 

Henry  Peters*  foal  by  Jules  Verne,  dam  Little  Babe 
by   Bradtmoor. 

G.  W.  Prescott's  foal  by  R.  Ambush,  dam  Blonde  by 
Dexter"  Royal. 

Dr.  J.  T.  Royles'  foal  by  St.  Anthony,  dam  Shinola 
by  a  Son  of  Waldstein. 

W.  H.  Rodden's  foal  by  Exchange,  dam  Minnie  Wool- 
sey  by  Woolsey. 

C.  T.  Ritchie's  foal  by  Corn  Cake  Jim,  dam  Horse 
Heaven  Maid  by  Mon  Wood. 

E.  D.  Roberts'  foal  by  On  Stanley,  dam  Colton  Maid 
by  Maximillian. 

J.  G.  Roberts'  foal  by  Stamboulet,  dam  Caprice  by 
Lynmont. 


Geo.  J.  Shane's  foal  by  Marvin  Wilkes,  dam  Katie  B. 
by  Stam  B.  _         __  ...^ 

Geo.  E.  Shaw's  foal  by  Dictatus  Medium,  dam  Nellie 
Nutwood  by  Brown  Jug. 

Jos.  Stadtfeld's  foal  by  Rosedale,  dam  Laura  ^  erne 
by  Jules  Verne;  foal  by  Silver  Moore,  dam  Rose  Marns 
by  Corbet  Rose.  ,        _     ,    _*.- 

Mrs.  A.  C.  Severance's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Puckachee 
bv  Dexter  Roval;  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  La  Belle  by 
Sidney;  foal  by  Ancado,  dam  Glendoveer  by  Jas.  Madi- 
son. 

T.  D.  Sexton's  foal  by  T.  C,  dam  Squaw  by  Ante- 
volo. 

Henrv  Scott's  foal  bv  Scott  McKinney,  dam  Maggie 
bv  Royal  Sid. 

C.  J.  Snyder's  foal  by  Mildred,  dam  Contrary  by 
S  tone  way. 

E.  A.  Swaby's  filly  by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Gypsie;  foal 
by  Prince  Ansel,  dam  Anita  Wilkes  by  Trick. 

O.  Z.  Skinner's  foal  by  King  Alexis,  dam  Helen  Vil- 
lard  by  Villard. 

Louis  Stock's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Miss  Handsome 
by  Dictatus  Wilkes. 

N.  M.  Strong's  foal  by  Exchange,  dam  May.  Kinney 
by  Silkwood;  foal  by  R.  Ambush,  dam  A.  Zeta  by  Dick. 

Chas.  Silva's  foal  by  Demonio,  dam  Polka  Dot  by 
Mendocino. 

E.  T.  stockdale's  foal  by  Diablo,  dam  Selda  by  Stormy 
John. 

J.  B.  Stetson's  foal  by  Lynwood  W.,  dam  Lenmetta 
by  Norcatur. 

Pavne  Shatter's  foal  by  Wayland  W.,  dam  Spotless  by 
Leo  Wilkes. 

L.  C.  Shell's  foal  by  Bonnie  McK.,  dam  Cayuse  Mollie 
s.  t.  b.  by  Alexis. 

E.  E.  Sherwood's  foal  by  Coronado,  dam  Queen  Wool- 
sey by  "Woolsey. 

Fred  Swauger's  foal  by  Humboldt  Dillon,  dam  Lady 
K.  bv  Altivo. 

Tuttle  Bros.'  foal  by  Stam  B.,  dam  Lulu  M.  by  Men- 
docino. 

E.  S.  Train's  foal  by  Steam  Beer,  dam  Belle  Fred- 
ericks. 

L.  H.  Todhunter's  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam  The 
Silver  Bell  by  Silver  Bow;  foal  by  Bon  Voyage,  dam 
Lomo  B.  by  Stam  B.;  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Floretta 
by  Prince  of  Norfolk. 

H.  Trulsen's  foal  by  Scott  McKinney,  dam  Nellie  T. 
by  Romeo. 

Wat  Tyler's  foal  by  Stoneway,  dam  Reta  by  Almont. 

D.  T.  Van  Lue's  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Alberta  by  Al- 
toona. 

Dr.  F.  W.  Vowinckle's  foal  by  Monterey,  dam  Cora 
by  Boydell;  foal  by  Monterey,  dam  Bessie. 

J.  L.  Vignes'  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Cleopatra  V. 

Capt.  C.  H.  "Williams'  foal  by  Unimak,  dam  Alta  Nola 
by  Altamont;  foal  by  Unimak,  dam  Twenty-Third  by 
Director;  foal  by  Unimak,  dam  Mabel  Berth  by  Reliance; 
foal  by  Unimak,  dam  Mascot  by  Iran  Alto;  foal  by  Uni- 
mak, dam  Greggie  by  Steinway;  foal  by  Unimak,  dam 
Leonet  by  Leo  Wilkes. 

Alex.  M.  Wilson's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Fiesta  by  Bob 
Mason;  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Belle  Raymond  by  Ray- 
mond; foal  by  R.  Ambush,  dam  Maybreaker  by  Nut- 
breaker;  foal  by  Zolock,  dam  Ora  Conda  by  Knight. 

J.  Walker's  foal  by  Zombro,  dam  Lady  S.  by  Neer- 
nut. 

C.  H.  Widemann's  foal  by  Prince  Henry,  dam  Miss 
Valensin;  foal  by  Robin,  dam  Lady  Lloyd  by  Sidnev. 

Jas.  C.  Wallace's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Hallie 
Hayes    by    Kewanna. 

F-  W.  Wadham's  foal  by  Strathway,  dam  Johanna 
Treat  by  Thos.   Rysdyk. 

"Wm.  Van  Keuren's  foal  by  Ed.  McKinney,  dam  Mattie 
B.   by  Alex.   Button. 

Geo.  L.  Warlow's  foal  by  Athasham,  dam  Lustrine 
by  Onward;  foal  by  Athasham.  dam  Bessie  by  a  Son 
of  Yosemite;  foal  by  Athasham,  dam  Sextette  by 
Athablo;  foal  by  Stamboulette,  dam  Strathalie  by 
Strathway;  foal  by  Athadon,  dam  Cora  Wickersham 
by  Junio;  foal  by  Stanford  McKinney,  dam  Narcola 
by  Athadon. 

W.  H.  Winnie's  foal  by  Palo  King,  dam  Coleman 
Mare. 

W.  O.  White's  foal  by  Athablo,  dam  Minnehaha  by 
Strathway. 

Fred  E.  Ward's  b.  f.  by  Direcho,  dam  Lady  Madison 
by  Jas.  Madison. 


THE    STANDARD. 


[W.  H.  Gocher  in  American  Horse  Breeder.] 
The  object  of  a  standard  is  not  to  improve  a  breed, 
but  to  establish  one;  the  improvements  will  come 
after  all  of  the  foundation  is  laid.  Uniform  success 
cannot  be  looked  for,  however,  until  limitations  have 
been  placed  upon  the  elements  which  will  enter  into 
the  pedigrees  of  the  representatives  of  a  breed,  for 
so  long  as  foreign  blood  can  be  introduced,  breeders 
must  look  for  new  and  unexpected  developments. 

In  all  breeds  the  leading  families  trace  to  two 
or  three  common  ancestors,  whose  blood  lines  are 
doubled  and  twisted  in  their  pedigrees.  The  thor- 
oughbred traces  to  three  horses,  viz.:  Darley  Arabian, 
Godolphin  Arabian  and  Byerly  Turk.  There  were 
other  progenitors,  it  is  true,  but  they  are  now  known 
only  to  the  student 

The  first  steps  to  establish  a  stud  book  in  England 
were  not  taken  until  after  the  running  horse  bad  been 
bred  and  raced  for  over  a  century.  Cromwell  was 
rated  as  a  breeder  of  running  horses  in  a  small  way, 
but  Charles  n.  was  the  first  to  encourage  it,  and  Wil- 
liam HI.  and  Queen  Anne  followed  in  his  footsteps. 
From  the  time  of  Charles  n.  until  the  latter  part  of 
the  eighteenth  century  the  -pedigrees  of  running 
horses  in  England  were  carried  in  racing  calendars 
and  sale  papers.  Of  the  former  I  have  a  few  volumes 
which  were  compiled  by  Reginald  Heber,  who  began 
publishing  "a  list  of  horses  and  matches  for  plates 
and  prizes  run  for  in  Great  Britain  and  Ireland"  in 
1750.  In  the  back  of  each  volume  Heber  inserted  ad- 
vertisements of  a  number  of  stallions,  and  in  these 
advertisements — or  rather  announcements*— the  breed- 
ing of  the  horses  was  set  forth  in  considerable  de- 
tail. jpTom  this  source  and  others,  "William  Pick  of 
Yorke  compiled  a  volume  of  pedigrees  and  perfom- 
ances.  It  was  in  such  demand  that  in  1776  he  pub- 
lished a  limited  edition.  These  were  bought  up  so 
quickly  that  1782  Mr.  Bartholoman,  the  publisher  of 
the  Yorke  Herald,  planned  a  more  extensive  work. 
He  employed  Pick  to  edit  it  and  in  May,  1783,  the 
first  volume  of  what  is  known  as  Pick's  General  Stud 
Book  was  issued.  It  is  a  work  of  528  pages.  The 
nest  volume  was  issued  in  1805.  Shortly  after  it 
appeared  both  Mr.  Pick  and  Mr.  Bartholoman  died. 
The  wcrk  was  taken  up  again  later  on  by  R.  John- 
son, who  in  1822  published  .a  third  volume.  He  prom- 
ised another,  but  it  never  appeared,  as  in  the  inter- 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER.  AND  SPORTSMAN 


val  between  the  publication  of  the  second  and  third 
volumes  of  Pick's  work,  Charles  and  James  Weather- 
by  issued  two  volumes  of  the  General  Stud  Book,  or 
what  is  now  referred  to  as  the  English  Stud  Book, 
although  the  original  title  is  still  retained.  The  first 
volume  was  issued  on  March  25,  1S0S,  and  the  second 
in  1821.  In  the  preface  to  the  latter,  those  gentle- 
men state  that  they  are  issuing  these  General  Stud 
Books  "to  assist  in  the  detection  of  spurious  and  the 
correction  of  inaccurate  pedigrees."  At  the  same 
time  they  also  stated  that  if  any  proof  was  wanted 
of  the  superiority  of  the  English  horse  it  might  be 
found  in  the  avidity  with  which  they  are  sought 
by  foreigners.  Even  at  that  date  the  English  thor- 
oughbred horses  were  being  exported  to  all  the  Euro- 
pean countries  as  well  as  to  America,  Australia  and 
Africa. 

Experience  the  Standard. 
At  the  time  that  the  first  volume  of  the  General 
Stud  Book  was  issued  the  breed  of  running  horses 
was  well  defined,  and  the  breeders  had  established 
a  standard  of  their  own,  or  in  other  words,  they  had 
confined  their  studs  to  horses  that  had  raced  success- 
fully or  to  individuals  which  were  descended  from 
them.  Experience  was  their  standard  as  the  ability 
to  go  the  route  at  a  high  rate  of  speed  was  found 
only  among  those  who  were  descended  from  horses 
possessing  those  qualities.  In  the  one  hundred  years 
which  have  elapsed  since  the  beginning  of  the  publi- 
cation of  the  General  Stud  Book,  foreign  blood  has 
been  eliminated,  and  to  show  how  strictly  the  stew- 
ards of  the  Jockey  Club  have  adhered  to  this  prin- 
ciple, that  is,  the  principle  of  uncontaminated  blood 
as  represented  by  the  descendants  of  those  named 
in  the  Stud  Book,  it  is  only  necessary  to  refer  to  an 
announcement  which  appears  in  Volume  19.  It  reads 
as  follows: 

"The  increased  importation  of  horses  and  mares 
bred  in  the  United  States  and  Australia,  which,  as 
stated  in  the  last  volume,  though  accepted  in  the 
Stud  Books  of  their  own  country,  cannot  be  traced 
back  in  all  cases  to  be  thoroughbred  stock  exported 
from  England,  from  which,  more  or  less,  they  all 
claim  to  be  descended,  induced  the  publishers  to 
refer  the  question  of  the  admission  of  such  animals 
into  the  Stud  Book  to  the  stewards  of  the  Jockey 
Club  as  the  highest  authority  on  all  matters  con- 
nected with  the  turf.  The  stewards,  after  kindly 
consulting  most  of  the  principal  breeders,  came  to 
the  conclusion  that  any  animal  claiming  admission 
should  be  able  to  prove  satisfactorily  some  eight  or 
nine  crosses  of  pure  blood,  to  trace  back  for  at  least 
a  century,  and  to  show  such  performances  of  its 
immediate  family  on  the  turf  as  to  warrant  the  belief 
in  the  purity  of  its  blood.  Therefore,  all  the  imported 
horses  and  mares  which  are  included  in  this  volume 
have  been  submitted  to  this  test." 

On  the  other  hand,  the  Trotting  Register  has  fol- 
lowed the  breed  almost  from  its  inception.  In  the 
early  70's,  when  the  matter  of  a  standard  was  con- 
sidered by  Mr.  Brodhead,  Mr.  McDowell  and  their  as- 
sociates, they  decided  to  accept  2:30  as  the  recog- 
nized limit  of  trotting  speed,  and  consider  horses 
which  complied  with  the  rules  that  they  formulated 
standard-bred  trotters.  The  late  J.  H.  Sanders  was 
employed  to  compile  a  register  under  these  rules,  of 
which  Mr.  Brodhead  gave  me  one  of  the  original 
copies  the  first  time  I  visited  Woodburn.  Sanders  be- 
-  gan  his  work  in  Chicago,  while  J.  H.  Wallace,  who 
had  labored  single-handed  in  the  same  field  from 
1865  or  1866,  was  working  on  his  third  volume  of  the 
Trotting  Register  in  New  York. 

When  Sanders  issued  bis  volume  of  the  Breeders' 
Stud  Book  it  was  found  that  he  had  pirated  Wallace's 
works  and  had  even  gone  so  far  as  to  reproduce 
a  bogus  cross  of  a  pedigree,  which  had  been  inserted 
as  a  trap  to  catch  him.  The  gentlemen  in  Kentucky 
withdrew  their  support  from  the  Breeders'  Stud  Book, 
while  Wallace,  who  had  in  the  interval  issued  a  set 
of  rules  defining  a  standard-bred  trotter,  continued 
triumphant  under  the  aegis  of  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  and  sailed  on  until 
his  plant  was  purchased  by  the  American  Trotting 
Register  Association  in  1S91. 

Actual  Performance. 
Since  the  Wallace  standard  rules  were  adopted 
153,000  horses  were  found  or  have  been  bred  to  com- 
ply with  them,  and  over  one-fifth  of  that  number,  al- 
though all  of  them  are  not  included  in  it,  have  trotted 
■  in  2:30  or  paced  in  2:25.  From  those  who  have  sired 
or  produced  these  performers — and  with  but  few  ex- 
ceptions all  of  them  are  standard — the  breed  should 
be  established.  Actual  performance  is  the  index 
finger  pointing  to  the  family  or  families  which  must 
necessarily  be  the  perpetuators  of  any  breed. 

In  the  seventies  the  trotting  families  were  common- 
ly known  as  the  Stars,  Blue  Bulls,  Morgans,  Clays, 
Mambrinos,  Champions,  Hiatogas  and  Hambletonians. 
All  of  these  in  the  male  line  have  been  supplanted 
by  Hambletonian.    The  Morgans,  the  Clays,  the  Blue 
Bulls,  the  Hiatogas,  the  Champions  and  the  Stars  are 
"  now  dead  families,  and  the  Mambrinos  are  on  their 
last  legs,  there  being  at  the  present  time  but  two 
;  living  stallions  of  that  family  that  can  be  considered 
successful  sires.     It  is  therefore  evident  that  when 
some  one  a  century  hence  sits  down  to  write  the 
history  of  the  American  trotter  it  will  he  necessary 
for  the  scribe  of  the  future  to  accept  Hambletonian 
as  the  foundation  sire  of  the  breed,  while  the  Stars, 
the  Clays,  the  Blue  Bulls,  the  Champions,  the  Hiato- 
gas, the  Morgans  and  the  Mambrinos  will  be  referred 
to  as  contributing  strains,  all  of  which  when  put  to 
,  the  test  of  reproduction  through  the  male  line  fell  by 
the  wayside. 
In  my  humble  opinion  Hambletonian  proved  the 


foundation  sire  of  trotting  speed  because  he  was  bet- 
ter bred  than  the  other  horses.  The  Morgans,  the 
Hiatogas  and  the  Blue  Bulls  had  no  breeding  to  war- 
rant trotting  speed.  The  Stars  lacked  action.  The 
Clays  traced  to  Grand  Bashaw,  a  horse  imported  from 
Tripoli.  The  Mambrinos  traced  to  Messenger.  The 
Champions  also  had  three  lines  to  the  same  horse, 
but  the  unknown  blood  that  was  blended  with  it  and 
the  location  of  the  leading  members  of  the  family 
put  a  quietus  upon  its  triumphs.  It  could  not  live 
upon  itself  -alone.  Unlike  Hambletonian,  however, 
none  of  these  horses,  except  King's  Champion,  had 
what  could  be  called  any  breeding  on  the  dam's  side, 
or  in  other  words,  the  maternal  line  was  almost  a 
blank.  As  for  Hambletonian  he  had  a  line  running 
to  Messenger,  while  he  also  had  two  lines  to  the  same 
horse  through  his  sire.  He  also  had  a  line  to  Bell- 
founder,  which,  if  I  remember  correctly,  has  been 
traced  to  the  thoroughbred  English  horse,  through 
Shales.  This  in  itself  is  an  object  lesson,  as  it  shows 
that  success,  even  in  the  first  stages  of  producing 
the  trotter,  depended  upon  inheritance,  and  that  de- 
velopment only  showed  which  of  the  lines  were  to 
be  followed.  This  more  than  any  other  fact  leads 
me  to  believe  that  the  time  has  come,  as  I  stated  in 
my  former  letter,  to  confine,  after  a  certain  period, 
the  blood  lines  of  the  trotter  to  what  has  already 
been  accepted  as  standard  by  the  publishers  of  the 
Trotting  Register.  It  may  be  that  sufficient  time  has 
not  elapsed  since  the  designation  of  the  trotter  was 
applied  to  the  breed  to  restrict  it,  but  if  it  is  not  done 
by  those  in  control,  it  is  certainly  showing  the  way, 
as  the  whole  drift  of  development  demonstrates  that 
the  Hambletonian  male  line  predominates  every- 
where. 

What  Breeders  of  Runners  Have  Done. 

The  breeders  of  the  running  horse  have  succeeded 
in  producing  individuals  that  can,  with  very  rare  ex- 
ceptions, run  a  mile  in  1:55,  that  is,  within  15  seconds 
of  the  recognized  limit  of  racing  speed,  as  1:40  is 
rarely  beaten  in  races  at  a  mile,  although  Salvator 
succeed  in  making  one  straight  away  in  1:35%.  They 
excluded  foreign  blood  for  a  century  and  in  that  time 
fixed  a  type  that  has  one  common  ground,  and  that 
is  that  they  can  run  fast. 

If  the  men  who  established  the  breeds  of  different 
animals  succeeded  by  confining  their  selections  with- 
in certain  limits,  why  should  not  the  breeders  of  trot- 
ters profit  by  their  experience  and  exclude  foreign 
blood?  They  may  then  hope  to  produce  a  thorough- 
bred trotter.  All  of  them  may  not  go  fast,  but  then- 
average  rate  of  speed  should  be  faster  for  the  num- 
ber bred  than  from  the  same  number  outside  of  the 
barrier. 

From  2:40  to  2:00,  the  present  recognized  limit  of 
trotting  speed,  is  forty  seconds,  and  while  I  have  no 
means  of  determining,  it  is  possible  that  in  the  days 
of  Queen  Anne  and  William  in.  there  was  proportion- 
ately— gaits  considered — as  great  a  margin  between 
the  best  running  horses  and  the  ordinary  ones.  If 
for  a  century  by  confining  themselves  to  certain  lines 
the  breeders  of  thoroughbred  horses  have  succeeded 
in  cutting  the  margin  down  to  15,  or  at  the  outside 
20  seconds,  is  it  not  possible  that  if  the  breeders  of 
trotters  adopt  the  same  method  they  may  in  time 
fix  a  type  which  possesses  a  faster  uniform  rate  of 
speed  than  we  have  at  present? 

Purity  of  blood  is  a  guarantee  in  the  matter  of 
production.  Taking  the  thoroughbred  horse  for  ex- 
ample, its  ancestors  in  every  direction  possessed  the 
qualities,  frequently  latent,  it  is  true,  which  the 
breeder  hopes  to  find  in  its  offspring.  Some  families 
are  better  than  others,  but  in  any  event  he  gets  speed, 
although  it  may  not  be  fast  enough  to  cut  a  figure 
in  the  racing  world  on  account  of  the  margin  between 
a  stake  horse  and  a  plater  being  so  slight.  With  the 
trotter,  however,  when  it  breeds  back,  it  is  just  as 
apt  to  go  to  one  that  had  no  speed  at  the  trot  as  one 
that  had,  and  if  foreign  blood  continues  to  be  intro- 
duced the  breed  will  remain  on  the  level  with  those 
which  are  smuggled  into  it  upon  the  strength  of  the 
performances  of  their  immediate  relations. 


GROWING  THE  DRAFT  HORSE  COLT. 


Mr.  J.  W.  Robinson  recently  gave  the  Kansas  Draft 
Horse  Association  his  experience  in  feeding  and  de- 
veloping a  colt  of  the  heavy  breeds. 

My  twenty-five  years'  experience  in  this  work  has 
been  devoted  largely  to  the  raising  of  grade  and 
registered  draft  horses  and  standard-bred  trotters, 
and  while  draft  and  trotting  horses  are  grown  for 
entirely  different  purposes,  the  feed  and  care  for 
the  first  year  of  the  colt's  life  are  very  much  the 
same,  although  the  draft  colt  may  be  more  perman- 
ently injured  by  any  negligence  at  this  critical 
period  than  the  colt  that  is  bred  for  other  purposes. 
Draft  horses  are  raised  for  the  purpose  of  drawing 
heavy  loads.  To  produce  the  ideal  draft  horse  we 
seek  to  combine  as  much  bone,  muscle,  weight  and 
action  as  possible  with  a  smooth,  well-proportioned 
conformation.  To  secure  this  in  its  perfection  there 
must  be  no  check  in  the  colt's  early  growth  and  de- 
velopment. Whether  draft  or  trotter,  the  first  year's 
development  is  all  pushed  till  it  is  two  years  old  to 
attain  its  best  development. 

To  begin  with,  we  must  have  the  right  inheritance 
of  the  qualities  we  hope  to  produce.  The  colt  must 
be  bred  right.  But  the  richest  inheritance  of  prize- 
winning  blood  may,  by  neglect,  or  improper  feed  and 
care,  produce  an  ill-shaped  plug,  fit  for  no  special 
purpose  whatever.  To  attain  the  development  to 
which  the  colt's  inheritance  entitles  it,  it  must  be 
kept  growing  from  the  start.  Draft  colts  are  more 
liable  to  blood  poisoning  and  constipation  than  the 
smaller  breeds.  My  practice  has  been  to  give  the 
colt's  navel  a  thorough     greasing     with  carbolized 


vaseline,  and  an  injection  of  tepid  soapy  water  the 
day  it  is  born,  as  a  preventative  of  blood  poisoning, 
and  to  open  the  bowels.  I  lost  a  number  of  colts 
from  blood  poisoning  before  I  learned  what  caused 
it.    I  have  not  lost  any  since  from  that  cause. 

After  the  colt  is  well  .started,  which  is  usually  in 
the  spring,  the  dam  will  bring  it  along  all  right  for 
the  next  six  months,  if  she  has  access  to  good 
pasture.  If  she  is  a  poor  suckler,  or  unthrifty  from 
any  cause,  she  should  have  a  little  grain  or  grass 
where  the  colt  can  eat  with  her.  If  the  mare  is  kept 
at  work,  the  colt  should  be  kept  in  the  barn  during 
working  hours.  It  should  have  a  clean  box-stall  with 
plenty  of  good  feed  before  it  all  the  time,  and  should 
not  be  permitted  to  suck  until  the  dam  has  had  a 
chance  to  cool  off  from  her  work.  With  proper  care 
the  mare  may  be  worked  during  the  suckling  period 
without  retarding  the  colt's  development.  If  the 
mares  run  with  their  colts  on  pasture,  I  always 
watch  the  colts  closely  during  the  end  of  the  grazing 
season,  and  if  from  any  cause  I  find  they  are  not 
doing  satisfactory,  I  feed  them  a  moderate  ration  of 
grain  in  open  boxes,  where  the  colts  can  eat  with 
the  mares.  It  only  takes  a  small  amount  of  grain 
to  keep  the  mare  and  the  colt  thriving.  Oats  and 
shelled  corn  make  an  ideal  ration  for  this  purpose, 
but  I  have  found  that  bran  and  shelled  corn  answer 
the  purpose  quite  as  well. 

The  draft  colt  should  not  be  weaned  until  he  is 
about  seven  months  old  ,and  by  that  time  he  should 
be  eating  so  well  that  he  will  not  be  noticeably  af- 
fected by  the  loss  of  his  dam's  milk. 

It  is  after  the  colt  is  weaned  that  many  breeders 
fail  in  their  management.  The  mare's  milk  will 
usually  keep  the  colt  growing  fairly  well  on  good 
pasture,  and  it  is  usually  the  second  period — after 
the  colt  is  weaned —  that  its  development  is  checked 
by  the  breeder's  negligence.  This  is  the  critical  time. 
During  this  time  it  should  have  everything  that  is 
good  for  a  colt  to  eat.  Don't  try  to  economize  now. 
Feed  it  all  the  oats,  bran  and  shelled  corn  it  will 
consume.  If  you  haven't  oats,  make  the  bran  por- 
tion liberal.  Feed  plenty  of  bright  tame  hay — good 
green  alfalfa  preferred — but  cut  out  the  prairie  hay 
for  your  colts.  It  is  a  worthless  ration  for  the  grow- 
ing colt,  and  should  be  avoided  if  possible.  Prairie 
grass,  during  the  latter  end  of  the  grazing  season 
and  prairie  hay  during  the  winter  are  very  produc- 
tive of  worms  in  colts.  During  this  period  of  the 
colt's  life  it  is  peculiarly  liable  to  these  pests.  Be- 
fore I  had  tame  hay  pastures  for  late  grazing,  and 
tame  hay  for  winter,  I  lost  a  few  colts  from  this 
cause  before  I  understood  it.  I  soon  learned  that  a 
teaspoonful  of  turpentine  per  colt  scattered  over  their 
feed  for  a  few  days  was  a  wise  precaution.  It  rid 
them  of  intestinal  worms  almost  immediately.  I 
have  never  found  any  hay  for  a  growing  colt  that 
was  equal  to  alfalfa. 

With  careful  feed  and  attention  the  first  winter, 
the  smaller  breeds  of  horses,  like  the  trotters,  will 
usually  attain  to  a  proper  degree  of  development 
without  a  great  deal  of  extra  attention  thereafter. 
But  I  have  found  that  it  paid  well  to  push  the  de- 
velopment of  my  draft  colts  during  the  second  year. 
It  has  been  my  practice  to  feed  the  horse  colts,  and 
sometimes  the  fillies,  a  light  ration  of  grain  or 
pasture  during  the  second  summer.  One  who  has 
never  tried  it  will  be  amazed  at  the  remarkable  de- 
velopment a  draft  colt  will  show  in  one  summer  with 
a  very  small  grain  ration  on  good  pasture.  I  suppose 
oats  would  be  recommended  for  this  purpose  by 
the  authorities  on  feeding,  but  I  have  had  very  satis- 
factory results  with  corn  alone.  Grass  seems  to 
provide  all  the  elements  necessary  to  balance  the 
small  corn  ration.  The  expense  of  such  a  grain 
ration  is  small.  I  have  found  that  a  quart  each  of 
shelled  corn  and  oats,  or  a  quart  and  one-half  of 
shelled  corn  gave  very  satisfactory  results.  This  is 
about  60  cents  per  month  expense  for  grain.  I  am 
sure  I  have  never  received  as  large  returns  from 
an  equal  amount  of  expense  as  this  grain  ration  fed 
on  pasture  will  give  in  the  growth  and  development 
of  a  draft  colt  during  its  second  summer. 

After  that  a  moderate  grain  ration,  and  reason- 
able care,  during  the  second  winter,  practically  com- 
pletes the  development  of  a  draft  colt.  The  founda- 
tion has  been  laid  for  that  perfect  development  of 
form  that  makes  an  attractive  horse.  He  will  be 
more  easily  kept  on  good  roughness,  with  a  very  light 
ration  of  grain  thereafter  than  any  other  stock  on 
the  farm.  After  they  are  two  past  my  horses  cost 
me  less  to  winter  them  than  my  cattle,  and  do  bet- 
ter on  ordinary  pasture  in  summer. 

The  second  year's  feed  and  care  is  perhaps  hot  so 
important  with  the  lighter  breeds  of  horses  as  it 
is  with  draft  breeds,  where  bone  and  weight  are  the 
prime  requisites  on  the  market.  During  the  first 
year  I  gave  my  standard-bred  trotting  colts  the  same 
care  and  feed  I  gave  to  my  draft  colts.  The  import- 
ant thing  is  to  secure  the  nice  development  of  bone 
and  conformation  during  the  earlier  and  more  rapidly 
growing  period  of  the  colt's  life. 

The  colt  or  yearling  may  become  unthrifty  with  the 
best  of  feed  and  care  unless  it  is  kept  free  from  lice. 
A  tablespoonful  per  colt  of  sulphur  mixed  with  its 
feed  and  fed  alternately  once  every  other  day  will 
quickly  rid  the  colt  of  lice. 

After  one  has,  by  proper  feed  and  care,  provided 
for  the  colt's  best  development,  he  should  not  omit 
these  other  little  attentions  that  assist  in  developing 
an  agreeable  disposition.  Colts  love  to  be  petted, 
and  soon  develop  a  great  fondness  for  those  who 
notice  them  and  pet  them  in  the  pasture  or  feed  lot 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13^1907. 


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THE    HUNTERS   LICENSE   BILL. 


FISH    COMMISSION    NOTES. 


The  full  text  of  the  bill  licensing  those  who  hunt 
game  with  rifle  or  shotgun  is  given  below.  Sportsmen 
who  find  recreation  on  upland,  mountainside,  field 
or  marsh  are  generally  well  pleased  with  this  bill. 
In  the  main  it  possesses  many  good  features,  but 
is  by  no  means  absolutely  perfect  in  accomplishing 
the  aims  in  full  of  those  who  originally  introduced 
and  advocated  this  measure.  For  one  thing,  while  it 
will  undoubtedly  stop,  to  considerable  extent,  the 
unscrupulous  pot  hunting  and  marauding  alien  and 
non-resident  hunter  from  raiding  all  kinds  of  game 
in  and  out  of  season,  it  is  doubtful  if  the  main  army 
of  "Guineas,"  French  degenerates,  "Japs,"  "Dagoes" 
and  ranch  hand  foreigners  who  are  abroad  every 
Sunday  of  the  year  can  be  estopped  from  their 
weekly  raids— if  the  right  of  search  fortunately 
could  be  incorporated  into  the  act,  it  would  lend 
much  to  its  effectiveness.  These  foreign  locusts  go 
after  everything  that  has  fur  or  feather,  jaybirds, 
hawks  and  ground  owls  go  into  the  pot  just  the 
same  as  game  and  song  birds.  Needless  to  say  that 
these  rapscallions  can  go  out  every  week  as  usual 
on  their  forays  and  evade  payment  of  the  license 
by  the  claim  that  they  are  not  shooting  "protected 
game,"  but  levying  tribute  on  jays,  crows,  cotton- 
tails and  Jaeque  Rabeete,  etc.  This  claim,  in  the 
absence  of  evidence  that  they  were  shooting  pro- 
tected game  or  song  birds  would  hold,  too.  There 
is,  in  this,  a  decided  non-protection  of  the  farmer 
or  rancher  for  his  stock  or  poultry  from  these  pot- 
hunting  raiders  of  the  country  roadside.  The  im- 
munity of  the  owner  shooting  upon  his  own  lands  is 
another  weak  spot  in  the  bill  that  it  is  to  be  hoped 
may  be  changed  later  on.  As  it  is  the  true  sports- 
man and  the  ordinary  citizen  will  not  complain  of 
the  law,  the  cost  of  the  license  is  next  to  nothing 
and  the  purpose  of  the  law  is  that  every  dollar  col- 
lected in  either  licenses  or  fines  shall  go  into  a  gen- 
eral fund  to  protect  the  game  of  the  State: 

Section  1.  (Except  as  provided  in  section  II  hereof), 
every  person  in  the  State  of  California  who  hunts,  pur- 
sues or  kills  any  of  the  wild  birds  or  animals,  pro- 
tected by  the  laws  of  this  State,  without  first  procur- 
ing a  license  therefor,  as  provided  in  this  act,  is 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor. 

Sec.  2.  Licenses  granting  the  privilege  to  hunt, 
pursue,  or  kill  wild  birds  or  animals,  during  the  open 
season  as  fixed  by  law,  shall  be  issued  and  delivered 
upon  application,  by  the  Countv  Clerk  of  any  of  the 
counties  of  this  State,  or  by  the  State  Board  of  Pish 
Commissioners,  which  license  shall  be  of  aluminum  or 
other  suitable  metal,  circular  in  form,  approximately 
two  inches  in  diameter,  and  have  stamped  thereon  the 
words:  "Hunting  License  No.  .  State  of  Cali- 
fornia, expires  June  30,  19 — ,"  with  the  registration 
number,  and  approprite  year  stamped  therein,  which 
said  licenses  shall  he  prepared  and  furnished  to  the 
County  Clerk,  and  for  their  own  disposition,  by  the 
State  Board  of  Fish  Commissioners,  which  Board  shall 
take  receipt  therefor  by  number  and  quantity,  from 
the  several  County  Clerks,  and  the  County  Clerk  shall 
be  responsible  therefor,  and  shall  account  for  the  same 
to  the  Controller  of  State  every  three  months  after 
receipt  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  The  licenses  herein  provided  for  shall  be 
issued  as  follows: 

1st.  To  any  citizen  of  the  United  States  who  is  a 
bona  fide  resident  of  the  State  of  California,  upon  the 
payment    of    one    dollar. 

2d.  To  any  citizen  of  the  United  States,  not  a  bona 
fide  resident  of  the  State  of  California,  upon  the  pay- 
ment of  ten  dollars. 

3d.  To  any  person  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States, 
upon   the   payment   of   twenty-five   dollars. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person  applying  for  and  procuring 
a  license  as  herein  provided  shall  give  to  the  County 
Clerk  or  State  Board  of  Fish  Commissioners  his  name 
and  resident  address,  which  information  shall  be  by 
the  Clerk  or  Board  entered  in  a  book  kept  for  that 
purpose,  and  provided  by  said  State  Board  of  Fish 
Commissioners,  together  with  a  statement  of  the  date 
of  issuance  and  number  of  license  issued  to  such  per- 
son, and  a  description  of  such  person,  by  age,  height, 
race  and  color  of  the  eyes  and  hair. 

Sec.  5.  All  licenses  issued  as  herein  provided  shall 
be  valid,  and  shall  authorize  the  person  to  whom  is- 
sued to  hunt,  pursue  and  kill  game  birds  and  animals 
during  the  open  season  fixed  therefor  by  law,  on  and 
from  the  first  day  of  July  until  the  date  of  expiration 
stamped  thereon,  but  no  license  shall  continue  in  force 
for  a  period  longer  than  one  year. 

Sec.  6.  All  moneys  collected  for  licenses  as  pro- 
vided herein  and  all  fines  collected  for  violation  of 
the  provisions  hereof,  shall  be  paid  into  the  State 
Treasury  and  credited  to  the  game  preservation  fund. 

Sec.  7.  Not  more  than  one  license  shall  be  issued 
to  any  one  person  for  the  same  fiscal  year,  except 
upon  an  affidavit  by  the  applicant  that  the  one  issued 
has  been  lost  or  destroyed,  and  no  license  issued  as 
herein  provided  shall  be  transferable  or  used  by  any 
other  person  than  the  one  to  whom  it  was  issued. 

Sec.  8.  Every  person  having  a  license  as  provided 
herein,  who  while  hunting  or  killing  game,  refuses  to 
exhibit  such  license  upon  demand  of  any  officer  author- 
ized to  enforce  the  game  laws  of  the  State,  or  any 
peace  officer  of  the  State,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor; and  every  person  lawfully  having  such 
license,  who  transfers  or  disposes  of  the  same  to  an- 
other person  to  be  used  as  a  hunting  license,  shall 
forfeit  the  same. 

Sec.  9.  Every  person  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  be 
punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten.  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  County 
Jail  for  a  term  of  not  less  than  ten,  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  days,  or  by  both  such  fine     and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  11.  The  provisions  of  this  act  shall  not  apply 
to  any  p-.rson  who  on  his  own  lands  hunts,  pursues  or 
kills  any  of  the  wild  birds  or  animals  protected  by 
the  laws  of  this  State. 

Sec.  \2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force 
on  and    :fter  July  1,  1907. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


The  California  Fish  Commission  and  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Fisheries  have  shipped  175  large- 
mouthed  black  bass  to  the  Philippine  Islands  to  see 
if  that  species  of  fish  can  thrive  in  that  part  of  the 
world.  The  shipment  is  in  charge  of  Alvin  Seale, 
an  attache  of  the  Federal  Bureau,  who  is  to  make 
a  two-year  stay  in  the  islands  studying  their  fish 
life. 

This  will  be  Mr.  Seale's  second  visit  to  that  part 
of  the  world,  and  the  bass  shipment  is  undertaken 
largely  through  reports  made  by  Mm,  which  indicate 
that  there  are  several  bodies  of  water  in  the  islands 
in  which  this  variety  of  black  bass  would  flourish. 
The  fish  for  this  experiment  were  taken  from  Daly's 
Lake,  a  body  of  water  seven  miles  from  Folsom,  Sac- 
ramento county,  and  were  collected  by  Deputy  Fish 
Commissioner  Cross  and  delivered  to  Mr.  Seale  on 
the  transport  Sherman,  where  special  provision  had 
been  made  for  the  care  of  these  fish  on  their  long 
voyage. 

The  fish  were  between  three  and  four  inches  long, 
and  divided  into  six  ten-gallon  cans,  each  one  con- 
taining about  thirty  fish.  A  fresh-water  tank  holding 
about  thirty  gallons  of  water  has  been  fitted  up. 
This  tank  is  to  be  aerated  by  a  small  air  pump  oper- 
ated by  a  small  dynamo.  The  tank  and  shipping 
cans  were  packed  in  sawdust  surrounded  by  burlap. 
The  transport  will  furnish  a  sufficient  amount  of  ice 
daily  to  keep  the  water  at  a  uniform  and  proper 
temperature.  The  fish  are  to  be  fed  a  small  amount 
daily  and  the  cans  scoured  thoroughly  each  third 
day.  If  successful  this  will  be  one  of  the  longest 
trips  on  record  with  live  fish. 

In  addition  to  the  black  bass,  25,000  eyed  rainbow 
trout  eggs  were  furnished  by  the  California  Fish  Com- 
mission from  their  Sisson  hatchery.  The  eggs  were 
packed  in  moss  surrounded  by  ice  and  placed  in 
the  cold  storage  department  of  the  transport,  where 
the  temperature  ranges  from  35  to  40.  This  tem- 
perature will  arrest  any  further  development  of 
the  eggs.  There  are  some  fine  mountain  streams 
at  an  elevation  of  6000  feet,  which  Mr.  Seale  be- 
lieves are  adapted  to  trout.  On  arriving  at  Manila 
he  will  construct  hatchery  troughs  at  a  point  in  the 
mountains,  on  one  of  the  most  desirable  streams, 
into  which  the  eggs  will  be  placed  and  the  process 
of  hatching  resumed.  Mr.  Seale  will  report  the 
progress  of  his  experiment  from  time  to  time,  both 
to  the  Federal  Bureau  and  the  California  Fish  Com- 
mission. In  exchange  for  the  live  black  bass  and 
rainbow  eggs  the  department  at  Washington  has 
ordered  100,000  grayling  eggs  shipped  to  the  Sisson 
hatchery  from  the  principal  grayling  hatchery,  lo- 
cated at  Bozeman,  Mont. 

An  important  arrest  was  made  on  Sunday  last  by 
Deputy  Fish  Commissioners  E.  G.  Heacock  and 
M.  S.  Hotchkiss,  who  found  one  Pierre  Geneston, 
commonly  known  as  "French  Pete,"  fishing  in  La- 
gunitas  Creek.  The  Fish  Commissioners  have  made 
various  attempts  to  land  "Pete,"  who  is  the  pro- 
prietor of  a  resort  near  Fairfax,  known  as  the  White 
House,  and  on  Sunday  last  he  was  caught  red-handed. 
The  deputies  watched  his  operations  for  a  couple  of 
hours,  and  when  he  had  five  or  six  fish  in  his  creel, 
they  descended  upon  him,  which  took  him  so  com- 
pletely by  surprise  that  he  fell  into  the  creek.  He 
was  taken  before  Justice  Renner  at  Sausalito,  and 
notwithstanding  that  a  great  many  friends  came  to 
rescue  "Pete,"  who  tried  to  impress  on  the  deputies 
and  the  judge  that  it  was  all  a  mistake,  their  appeals 
were  of  no  avail.  Thereupon  Pete  was  ordered  to 
settle  his  indebtedness  to  the  State  to  the  tune  of 
550,  which  he  was  glad  to  pay. 

On  Sunday  last  Deputy  Sheriff  Treanor  also  picked 
up  a  "sooner,"  one  Robert  Riding  of  San  Francisco, 
who  has  a  place  on  the  creek  near  San  Anselmo. 
He  had  some  trout  in  his  possession.  "On  Monday 
last  before  Judge  Magee,  Riding  admitted  his  offense 
and  paid  a  fine  of  $20  for  three  little  trout,  none  of 
which  were  six  inches  long.  Deputy  Fish  Commis- 
sioner Charles  A.  Stoll  of  Solano  county  arrested 
two  Japanese,  A.  Amma  and  N.  Ensham,  who  were 
fishing  in  Green  Valley  Creek,  and  had  some  trout 
in  their  possession  Both  defendants  were  taken  be- 
fore Justice  of  the  Peace  Klahn  of  Cordelia,  who 
assessed  them  $40,  which  they  paid.  On  Friday 
Deputy  Fish  Commissioner  T.  W.  Bermingham  ar- 
rested John  Lewis  for  catching  steelhead  trout  with 
a  net  in  the  Sacramento  River  near  Tina.  Lewis 
had  consigned  his  fish  to  a  market  in  San  Francisco. 
The  box  contained  beside -the  steelhead  other  fish. 
It  was  found  by  Deputy  Pedlar  at  the  Wells-Fargo 
dock.  The  matter  was  traced  back  to  Lewis,  who 
was  taken  before  Justice  Walter  Henderson  at  Vina, 
who  imposed  a  fine  of  $20,  which  Lewis  was  glad  to 
pay  and  get  out  of  his  difficulty.  Deputy  Fish  Com- 
missioner A.  M.  Fairfield,  on  Friday  last  arrested 
George  L.  Kendall,  a  market  dealer  in  San  Ber- 
nardino, for  having  undersized  crawfish  in  his  pos- 
session. Fairfield  also  arrested  L.  L.  Larsen  of 
Larsen's  restaurant  at  San  Bernardino  for  serving 
small  crawfish.  Both  defendants  were  brought  be- 
fore Justice  Thomas  of  San  Bernardino,  where  a 
fine  of  $20  in  each  case  wras  imposed  and  paid. 
Deputy  W.  B.  Morgan  of  Los  Angeles  arrested  a 
Japanese  at  Tropico  for  killing  doves.    He  was  taken 


before  Justice  Melrose  at  Tropico,  who  fined  him 
$25,  which  was  paid. 

Deputy  Marshall  of  Winters,  Tolo  county,  arrested 
a  Japanese  by  the  name  of  Kawaguchi  for  taking 
black  bass  during  the  close  season.  Walter  Owen, 
City  Recorder  of  the  town  of  Winters,  imposed  a 
fine  of  $20,  which  was  paid.  Deputy  Fish  Commis- 
sioner R.  W.  Flournoy  of  Plumas  county  arrested  H. 
J.  Meech  for  being  over  anxious  to  get  trout  before 
the  open  season  and  took  his  man  before  Judge 
Long  of  Beckwith,  who  imposed  a  fine  of  $20  for  the 
indiscretion. 

Deputy  Fish  Commissioner  Walter  Fry,  who  as  a 
Park  Ranger,  and  in  charge  of  the  Sequoia  and 
General  Grant  National  Park,  reports  that  the  pheas- 
ants liberated  in  the  park  some  time  ago  are  showing 
an  increase.  As  shooting  is  strictly  prohibited  inside 
the  park  it  is  hoped  and  believed  that  in  a  few 
years  the  park  will  be  well  stocked  with  these  desir- 
able game  birds.  The  elk  that  were  shipped  from 
Kern  county  to  the  park  have  also  increased.  The 
herd  now  numbers  sevtenteen. 


OIL    POLLUTION    OF   THE    BAY    INCREASES. 


In  another  column  we  give  a  recount  of  recent 
work  of  the  Fish  Commission,  one  of  the  usual  type- 
written, eulogistic  and  misleading  statements  period- 
ically issued,  it  is  claimed,  from  the  office  of  the 
Commission  and  given  to  a  daily  paper  for  perusal 
by  the  general  reader.  From  these  accounts  one 
would  be  lead  to  suppose  that  the  genius  and  activity 
of  the  chief  deputy  was  wonderful.  It  is,  and  in 
many  ways  that  are  not  given  much  publicity. 

Instead  of  wasting  the  commission  funds  by  send- 
ing black  bass  and  trout  fry  to  the  Philippines,  it 
is  the  general,  and  correct,  impression  that  this  mis- 
appropriated fund  could  be  applied  towards  the  en- 
forcement of  the  statute  against  the  pollution  of 
our  bays  and  waters — a  flagrant,  persistent  and  sys- 
tematic violation  of  the  law  that  is  known  to  thou- 
sands of  our  citizens  who  have  daily  observed  the 
oil  refuse  and  wastage  covering  vast  sections  of 
the  waters  and  shore  lines  on  both  sides  of  San 
Francisco  and  San  Pablo  bays  and  also  in  their 
many  estuaries  and  confluent  bodies  of  water. 

If  this  condition  of  affairs  is  not  known  to  the 
Fish  Commission  and  their  subordinates  it  is  a  strong 
argument  against  the  efficiency  and  usefulness  of 
the  present  administration — one  of  sufficient  magni- 
tude to  found  proceeding  for  impeachment. 

If  this  condition  of  affairs  is  known  to  the  Fish 
Commission,  and  we  believe  it  is,  the  inference  is 
obvious.  The  charge  that  the  commission,  the  chief 
deputy  and  the  subordinate  officials  are  willfully  lax 
in  their  duties  or  practically  the  quiescent  abettors 
of  the  violation  of  the  statute  could  be  readily  made. 

Complaints  innumerable  have  been  made  from 
time  to  time  against  this  increasing  evil. 

Fish,  crustaceans  and  shell  fish  are  destroyed  or 
made  useless  for  food  in  many  sections  of  our  bay 
waters  and  the  tributaries  thereof.  This  is  the  loss 
of  the  commonwealth,  the  protection  of  whose  rights, 
primarily,  the  statute  was  enacted  for. 

Another  element,  however,  has  entered  into  the 
question  and  that  is  a  serious  phase  of  the  gradually 
worse  growing  conditions  of  this  particular  evil. 
There  is  not  only  extreme  and  constant  danger  of 
the  destruction  and  loss  of  public  and  private  prop- 
erty, but  there  is  also  the  menace  to  human  life 
through  fire.  We  had  a  slight  foretaste  of  what  may 
happen  any  day,  under  law  violated,  favorable  con- 
ditions, when  recently  a  body  of  floating  oil  caught 
fire  and  spread  to  the  piling  and  planks  of  one  of 
the  wharves  at  Oakland  mole  and  also  to  a  French 
ship  alongside,  the  vessel's  cabins  were  gutted,  the 
masts,  yards  and  rigging,  etc.,  damaged  to  the  extent 
of  $30,000,  so  it  was  reported.  The  damage  from 
this  floating  raft  of  Greek  fire  is  enough  to  show 
what  can.  and  will,  happen  if  the  violation  of  law 
is  not  suppressed. 

The  magnitude  of  the  conflagration  last  April  was 
in  part  due  to  the  laxity,  or  even  criminal  negli- 
gence, of  various  municipal  administrations  in  fail- 
ing to  take  proper  measures  to  ensure  a  water  sup- 
ply, such  laxity,  it  has  been  claimed,  being  due  to 
the  manipulation  of  water  owning  interests  in  evad- 
ing or  blocking  legislation  for  fire  protection. 

There  are  miles  of  wharfage  that  may  be  smeared 
with  the  floating  oil  waste,  each  pile  being  a  torch 
that  may  eventually  light  the  souls  of  certain  State 
officials  to  an  inglorious  communion  with  the  here- 
after. There  are  sheds  and  buildings  on  and  con- 
tiguous to  our  wharves,  there  is  also  shipping  of  all 
kinds  and  tonnages  that  are  in  equal  danger.  In 
this  respect  it  is  very  easy  to  see  what  the  danger 
to  human  life  is.  Possibly,  some  day,  after  we  have 
had  a  big  bonfire  and  several  unfortunates  have 
been  roasted,  there  will  be  an  awakening,  there  is 
nothing  so  effective  as  locking  the  stable  after  the 
horse  has  been  stolen — save  taking_  absolute  care 
that  the  theft  is  an  impossibility. 

We  have  heard  the  chief  deputy  claim  that  com- 
plaints against  oil  pollution  emanate  from  the  ang- 
lers, that  "these  fellows"  were  always  kicking  and 
that  "the  commercial  interests  were  far  too  great" 
to  allow  of  interference1  by  the  "Silurians."  The 
angling  fraternity,  now  cut  a  small  figure  in  this 
matter. 

As  an  illustration  of  the  damage  oil  waste  does 
to  fish,  the  shores  of  the  Belvidere  cove  at  Tiburon 
are,  at  this  writing,  thickly  strewn  with  fishes  killed 
by  the  oily  scum  that  recently  has  covered  the 
waters  and  beaches  of  the  cove.  This  is  only  one 
instance  of  many.  This  oil,  it  is  reported,  is  thrown 
into  the  bay  from  the  bilges  of  the  oil  barges  that 
do  business  in  that  vicinity  and  at  Sausalito. 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 

AT  THE  TRAPS. 

The  California  Wing  Club  members  had  the  pleas- 
ant experience  last  Sunday  of  shooting  live  birds 
under  the  most  auspicious  weather  conditions — a 
balmy,  warm  spring  day  that,  after  the  siege  of  re- 
cent disagreeable  weather,  was  most  enjoyable.  In 
the  open  meadow  lands  to  the  south  of  the  shooting 
grounds,  hundreds  of  people  were  scattered  over  the 
pretty  green  fields  all  day  long  gathering  armfuls 
of  wild  flowers. 

The  pigeons  supplied  were  generally  a  strong  and 
lively  lot  of  fliers.  The  scores  made  were  of  good 
average.  Nauman,  who  by  the  way,  tried  a  new 
Parker  with  34-inch  barrels  and  shooting  Du  Pont 
smokeless,  scored  clean  in  both  club  races,  in  the 
pool  shoot  and  in  practice  on  birds  before  the  regu- 
lar shoot  opened  scored  straight,  enough  to  count  a 
clean  kill  for  every  inch  on  his  new  gun  barrels.  In 
the  first  match  at  32  yards  he  used  the  second  bar- 
rel but  once.  In  the  afternoon  match  he  shot  from 
the  34-yard  slat,  grassing  clean  for  sis  singles,  the 
balance  with  both  barrels.  Tony  Prior  also  scored 
straight  in  both  club  races.  He  was  using  a  strange 
gun,  a  mule-eared  fire  iron  he  borrowed,  his  automatic 
gun  being  in  the  repair  shop.  In  the  afternoon  race 
four  members,  Nauman,  Klevesahl,  Terrill  and 
Prior  scored  clean.  Mr.  H.  Schock,  a  guest,  also 
grassed  straight.  After  the  regular  events  the  shoot- 
ers spent  the  balance  of  the  afternoon  smashing  blue 
rocks.  The  scores  shot  at  pigeons  were  the  follow- 
ing: 

Club  race,  12  pigeons,  club  purse  $50,  4  moneys, 
high  guns  distance  handicap  (side  pool  purse  $35; 
3  moneys,  high  guns) — 

C.  C.  Nauman    32—1  1111121111  1—12 

Tony  Prior   29—2  1121212111  2—12 

E.  C.  McConnell 30—1  2111212122  1 — 12 

E.   Klevesahl   28 — 1  M11112121  2 — 11 

W.   W.   Terrill 28— 1  1111011111  1—11 

W.   J.   Golcher 30 — 0  2222121222  2 — 11 

W.  E.  Greene 27 — 1  1110112121  2 — 11 

J.   K.   Prior  Jr 27 — 2  21*2112111  0 — 10 

W.   E.   Murdock 28 — 2  1012212*21  2 — 10 

M.   J.   Iverson 27 — 2  21111*1210  1—10 

P.    J.    Walsh 28—1  0011121111  2—10 

A.   J.  Webb 28—0  2201222211  1—10 

Ed.    Schultz    31 — 0  22122  2*2  1*2  2 — 10 

W.  L.  Nielsen  Jr.  ..28—1  2011*21122  2—10 

H.    P.    Jacobsen 26 — 1  1122102120  1 — 10 

P.   B.   Bekeart 30—1  1222**2222  2—10 

H.   Schock  (|) 28—2  121*122211  0—10 

"Wilson"    30—0  12111212*1  1—10 

W.  A.  Hillis  (|) 28—*  222022*222  2—9 

(|)  Birds  only. 

Club  race,  12  pigeons,  club  purse  $50,  four  moneys, 
high  guns,  distance  handicap  (side  pool  $35,  three 
moneys,  high  guns) — 

Nauman     .34—1  1222112121  2—12 

Klevesahl    29—1  1111212122  1—12 

Terrill    29—2  1121212112  1—12 

Schock   (|)    30—2  1221112121  2—12 

T.    Prior   31—1  2111121212  1—12 

McConnell    32 — 2  2121110212  1—11 

Walsh    28—1  12*2122212  1—11 

Greene    28—1  2120211211  2—11 

Jacobsen 26—1  1122222*21  2—11 

Golcher    31—2  2121221220  1—11 

Wilson 30—1  1022121122  1—11 

Bekeart    .  .■ 30—2  2222222120  2—11 

Nielsen  Jr 28—2  1112111110  1—11 

Schultz    31—1  1222201222  2—11 

Iverson    27—0  1111110221  1—10 

Turner    26—2  0212210120  1—9 

Webb    28—2  0  w 

(|)  Birds  only. 

Six  bird  pool,  $2.50  entrance,  two  moneys,  high 
guns,  30  yards  rise — 

Greene 1     2     2     1     2     2 — 6 

Nauman     2     1     2     1     1     2 — 6 

Klevesahl    1     1     1     1     2     1 — 6 

Walsh 1     1     1     1     1     2—6 

"Wilson"    2     1     0     1     1     1—5 

Nielsen  Jr 1     1     2     1     1     0 — 5 

Sharpless   (|)    1     1     2     1     0     2—5 

Hillis     0     2     2     0     2     2 — 4 

Turner    1     1     2     0     0     2—4 

Iverson    0     0     2     1     1     1 — 4 

(|)   Birds  only. 

The  Hanford  Gun  Club  will  hold  a  blue  rock  tour- 
nament on  May  Day.  Invitations  have  been  sent 
to  all  of  the  valley  gun  clubs  and  to  prominent  San 
Francisco  shooters.  It  is  expected  that  a  large  at- 
tendance of  shooters  will  be  present.  Trap  shooting 
is  having  quite  a  boom  among  the  sportsmen  of  the 
San  Joaquin  Valley. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Sporting  Life's  Trap  Shooting  Review  for  1907 
came  to  hand  last  week  and  was  found  on  brief 
perusal  to  be  a  condensed  record  of  important  doings 
at  the  Eastern  traps — the  work  of  the  professional 
and  amateur  experts.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
records  of  Coast  trap  shooters  will  he  noted  in 
future  in  the  pages  of  this  valuable  and  interesting 
compilation  for  trap  shooters.  The  shooting  of 
many  of  our  Coast  shooters  will  compare  favorably 
with  that  of  the  Eastern  sportsmen,  in  fact  we  be- 
lieve that  several  Coast  squads  can  be  selected  that 
will  give  the  Easterners  the  hardest  rub  they  ever 
experienced.  We  could  also  name  a  number  of  in- 
dividual shooters  that  would  hold  their  own  at  blue 
rocks  or  live  birds  with  their  Eastern  cousins. 

The  booklet  is  well  worth  being  in  the  library 
of  every  trap  shooter  and  can  be  secured  by  enclos- 
ing five  cents  in  stamps  to  Sporting  Life  Publishing 
Co.,  34  South  Third  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


The  Vallejo  Gun  Club  members  will  start  the 
club  blue  rock  season  at  the  Flosden  grounds  to- 
morrow. Shooters  from  Napa,  Santa  Rosa,  Benicia, 
Pinole  and  San  Francisco  will  be  present  and  help 
the  Vallejo  boys  to  get  a  good  send  off. 


The  Santa  Rosa  Gun  Club  recently  elected  the 
following  officers:  Colonel  L.  W.  Juillard,  presi- 
dent; Dawson  Dixon,  vice-president;  J.  S.  Rhodes, 
secretary;  Wilfred  Morrow,  treasurer;  W.  Saun- 
ders, captain. 


The  Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club  of  Modesto  held  a 
practice  shoot  on  March  31.  Davison,  Wood,  Corley 
and  Willett  were  high  guns.  Messrs  Kinnear  and 
Croyer  of  Stockton  also  smashed  a  few  targets. 


The  Walla  Walla  Gun  Club's  shoot  on  March  24th 
for  the  Du  Pont  trophy  was  won  by  Gibbons.  The 
event  was  a  handicap  shoot  at  25  targets.  The  scores 
were:  McKean  20,  Gibbons  20,  Scott  19,  Allen  19, 
Isaacs  17.  Fulton  23,  Potter  20,  Martin  23,  G.  York 
20,  Drumheller  24,  Smails  23,  Dr.  York  20,  Harris 
19,  Reed  IS.  Gibbons  won  on  the  shoot-off. 

For  the  four  events  already  held  the  standing  of 
the  members  taking  part  is  as  follows:  McKean  84, 
Martin  80,  Gibbons  79,  Scott  78,  Potter  76,  Isaacs 
70,  G.  York  72,  Allen  78,  Drumheller  SO,  Dr.  Fulton  78. 


The  San  Luis  Boat  and  Gun  Club  held  a  practice 
shoot  on  March  31st.  Eighteen  members  participat- 
ed in  five  events.  The  San  Luis  Obispo  shooters  are 
keen  sportsmen  and  have  recently  taken  a  renewed 
interest  in  trap  shooting.  The  scores  in  full  fol- 
low: 

First  event,  12  targets — J.  C.  Hill  8,  R.  Hearne 
5,  L.  Steen  11,  C.  T.  Greenfield  9,  E.  Taylor  11, 
H.  A.  Martin  10,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  11,  W.  C.  De- 
Nise  9,  J.  E.  Van  Schaick  11,  L.  Peterson  7,  J.  V. 
Estudillo  10,  E.   E.   Ow  6. 

Second  event,  20  targets — J.  C.  Hill  15,  R.  Hearne 
13,  L.  Steen  12,  C.  T.  Greenfield  15,  E.  Taylor  13, 
H.  A.  Martin  17,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  17,  W.  C.  DeNise 
17,  Lee  Parsons  14,  J.  E.  Van  Schaick  15,  L.  Peter- 
son 13,  J.  V.  Estudillo  15,  D."  M.  Wilder  11,  P. 
McCaffrey  10,  Chas.  Maine  17. 

Third  event,  6  doubles— H.  A.  Martin  8,  W-  C. 
DeNise  7,  J.  V.  Estudillo  6,  Chas.  Maino  6. 

Fourth  event,  20  targets— J.  C.  Hill  14,  C.  T. 
Greenfield  13,  E.  Taylor  17,  H.  A.  Martin  15,  W. 
C.  DeNise  14,  Lee  Parsons  11,  J.  E.  Van  Schaick 
15,  L.  Peterson  13,  J.  V.  Estudillo  15,  P.  McCaff- 
rey 14,  Chas.  Maino  16. 

Fifth  event,  12  targets— J.  C.  Hill  7,  L.  Steen  6, 
E.  Taylor  9,  H.  A.  Martin  11,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  8, 
W.  C.  DeNise  10,  Lee  Parsons  9,  J.  E.  Van  Schaick 
10,  L.  Peterson  8,  J.  V.  Estudillo  9,  D.  M.  Winder 
9,  P.  McCaffrey  7,  Chas.  Maino  7,  A.  Griffith  6. 


The  Trap  Shooters'  League  blue  rock  shoot  at 
Ingleside  to-morrow  is  the  programmed  event  for 
an  open  Sunday  this  month. 

The  card  embraces  seven  20-target  races.  Event 
3  will  be  the  Roos  trophy  race.  This  event  has  been 
won  twice  this  season  by  Tony  Prior.  Event  4,  the 
Hunter  Arms  trophy  race — S.  A.  Huntley  has  one 
win  to  his  credit  for  this  elegant  prize.  Event  7 
will  be  "Nebraska  system"  in  the  division  of  the 
purse,  all  who  break  11  straight  will  be  in.  the 
money. 


Tony  Prior  is  never  satisfied  unless  he  is  doing 
something  original  in  the  line  of  thorough  enjoy- 
ment of  sport.  He  dedicated  his  fine  new  touring 
car  one  day  this  week  by  taking  a  trip  about  town 
and  rounding  up  Haight,  Nauman  and  Nothin'  Doin' 
Iverson.  He  gave  the  boys  a  grand  ride  through 
the  suburbs  finally  reaching  the  Ingleside  grounds, 
where  the  quartette  spent  the  afternoon  plugging 
blue  rocks  and  that  is  a  very  good  way  to  break 
in  an  automobile. 


May  promises  to  be  a  lively  month  in  California, 
and,  in  fact,  in  Coast  trap  shooting  circles. 


"Natty  Bumpo"  sends  us  the  following  interesting 
communication  from  Santa  Barbara,  another  illustra- 
tion of  the  impetus  which  the  clean  sport  of  trap 
shooting  is  having  on  the  Coast  this  season: 

"New  life  has  been  injected  into  the  Channel  City 
Gun  Club  of  late.  The  hunting  season  recently  closed 
had  in  a  great  measure  dampened  the  interest  that 
otherwise  would  have  been  taken  in  the  sport 

"The  attendance  at  the  shoot  March  29th  was  not 
as  large  as  was  hoped  for,  but  this  was  due  to  the 
fact  that  several  who  had  intended  to  kill  a  few  blue 
rocks  were  called  away  at  the  last  moment  on  other 
engagements. 

"The  practice  for  the  golf  tournament  which  will 
take  place  shortly  occupied  the  time  of  several,  and 
many  business  men  who  usually  participate  in  the 
shoot  found  it  impossible  to  leave  their  business. 

"A  few  of  the  enthusiasts  gathered  however  and 
spent  the  afternoon  trying  out  their  new  guns  and 
experimenting  on  a  new  brand  of  powder. 

"Every  manufacturer  has  a  new  brand  about  which 
columns  could  be  written,  and  every  manufacturer 
changes  his  brand  about  four  times  a  year — each 
time  with  a  more  meritorious  grade.  Blue  rock 
shots,  however,  select  their  shells  at  their  will  and 
as  their  judgment  dictates.  Some  shooters  use 
'fast'  powder;  some  use  .slow.'  Some  shooters  use 
a  repeater  shotgun  and  some  wouldn't  have  anything 
but  an  old  hammer-mounted  'L.  C.  S.' 

"Some  wouldn't  think  of  shooting  at  a  blue  rock 
with  anything  on  earth  but  a  full-choke  automatic, 
while  the  old-timers  wouldn't  look  at  anything  but 


a  muzzle  loader  packed  with  black  powder,  wadded 
down  with  a  half  column  o£  a  weekly  newspaper 
mized  up  with  a  hunk  of  Virginia  natural  leaf. 

"Some  think  the  49-cents-a-box  shells  the  proper 
dope  for  blue  rocks  because  they  advertise  that 
way,  while  others  are  of  the  opinion  that  a  man  who 
would  shoot  anything  but  7  1-2  chilled  shot  in  a 
double  reinforced  dynamite,  half-brass  shell  is  a 
piker,  and  his  life  is  in  danger  every  time  he  pulls 
the  trigger. 

"There  were  eleven  shooters  at  the  trap  Friday, 
and  there  were  eieven  different  guns — all  from  differ- 
ent factories,  and  all  of  different  lengths,  gauges, 
bores  and  stocks.  There  were  also  eleven  different 
brands  of  shells  and  eleven  different  sizes  of  shot — 
from  No.  10  to  "00." 

"The  old-timer's  gun  wouldn't  "fit"  the  shoulder 
of  the  novice,  and  the  '07  model  looked  dangerous 
to  the  old  rabbit  hunter. 

"Every  man  on  the  ground  had  the  best  brand  of 
shell,  and  the  other  fellow's  looked  like  30  cents 
to  the  man  with  his  favorite  brand. 

"Notwithstanding  the  diversity  of  guns  and  shells, 
two  very  good  scores  were  made.  Haese  and  Mc- 
Caffrey lied  with  thirteen  out  of  a  possible  fifteen, 
and  two  scores  of  twelve  were  also  made. 

"Tomorrow  morning  at  10  o'clock,  (March  31st,) 
the  regular  weekly  shoot  takes  place  and  all  mem- 
bers of  the  club  have  signified  their  intention  of 
attending,  and  some  good  scores  are  looked  for. 

"Yesterday's  meet  was  a  special  one  and  several 
of  the  members  did  not  have  sufficient  notice  to 
make  arrangements  to  attend.  Those  who  partici- 
pated were: 

"T.  Stewart  White,  Stewart  E.  White,  Alfred  Red- 
ington,  J.  B.  Quintero,  J.  P.  Haese,  William  McCaf- 
fery,  H  W.  T.  Ross,  A.  H.  Ballentine,  S.  C.  Gum, 
A.  D.  Bellman  and  J.  A.  Bartley. 

"The  Channel  City  Gun  club  was  organized  last 
August,  and  many  interesting  and  enthusiastic  shoots 
were  pulled  off.  Of  late,  however,  interest  has  been 
lax. 

"The  sport  is  now  receiving  a  revival,  and  the 
officers  think  before  a  fortnight  is  passed  their  mem- 
bership will  reach  the  century  mark." 


Tidings  from  the  Southern  orange  groves  are  of 
enlivening  import  to  lovers  of  the  gun,  according  to 
the  following  there  will  be  something  doing  among 
the  powder  burners  down  south  this  season: 

Members  of  the  newly  organized  Western  Gun 
Club  are  making  preliminary  arrangements  toward 
holding  a  two  days'  tournament  just  after  Fiesta 
week  in  May.  The  club  has  only  been  in  existance 
about  two  months,  but  already  numbers  many  mem- 
bers, and  has  several  squads  present  at  its  Sunday- 
practice  shoots.  A  movement  to  change  the  second 
shooting  day  from  Wednesday  to  Saturday  afternoon 
will  be  submitted  to  avote  of  the  members  by  postal 
card. 

The  Western  Gun  Club  has  decided  to  make  con- 
siderable improvement  in  its  shooting  facilities  by 
setting  the  shooting  platform  back,  in  order  to  o'o- 
viate  the  vibration,  which  is  something  of  a  hin- 
drance to  the  gunners,  and  will  put  an  awning  or 
roof  overhead  to  screen  off  the  hot  summer  sun. 

Fiesta  dates  are  May  7,  8  and  9,  and  it.  is  proposed 
to  hold  the  tournament  Saturday  and  Sunday,  May 
11  and  12,  as  the  Los  Angeles  Gun  Club's  dates  are 
a  week  earlier,  May  4  and  5.  Both  the  local  clubs 
will  do  a  great  deal  of  practicing  every  Sundey  from 
now  on.  The  Western  Club  will  continue  holding  two 
shoots  a  week,  Wednesday  and  Sunday,  until  change 
is  made  in  the  date. 

San  Diego's  Pastime  Gun  Club  usually  holds  a 
tournament  early  in  the  summer  with  Corona,  Po- 
mona, Oxnard,  San  Bernardino,  Santa  Ana  and  other 
outlying  towns  usually  arrange  one-day  tournaments 
to  correspond  with  local  dates  in  order  to  enable  the 
large  number  of  shooters  who  attend  from  the  North 
and  South  the  opportunity  to  swing  around  the  cir- 
cuit and  take  all  in  at  one  trip. 

Trap  shooting,  much  to  the  suprise  of  many  who 
in  years  past  had  noted  its  steady  decline,  is  on  the 
upward  track.  The  new  club  has  renewed  activity 
in  the  ranks  of  the  older  one,  and  a  healthy  revalry 
which  has  set  in  between  the  two  is  thought  to 
augur  favorly  for  the  future  success  of  a  sport  which 
is  very  generally  followed  throughout  the  East. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Western  Gun  Club  recently, 
the  constitution  and  by-laws  were  approved,  and 
several  strong  game-protective  planks  were  inserted 
in  the  club's  platform.  Any  member  who  violates 
any  game  law  will  be  expelled  from  the  club  upon 
sufficient  proof  being  grought  before  tie  club's 
officers.  Quite  anumber  of  local  shooters  at  one 
time  and  another  undoubtedly  have  exceeded  the 
quail  limit,  although  the  duck  limit,  last  year,  at 
least,  was  quite  safe  from  offenses  of  this  sort. 
Almost  every  orginization  of  sportsmen  has  made 
it  a  rule  to  assist  in  enforcing  the  game  laws, 
and  the  Western  club  has  committed  itself  to  do  its 
part. 

Work  upon  the  tournament  will  begin  at  once, 
there  being  a  great  volume  of  business  to  be  done 
in  preparing  for  such  an  event,  particularly  when 
it  happens  to  be  the  first  of  its  kind  for  the  club. 
Added  money  is  the  form  of  inducements  that  has 
proved  most  popular  with  the  trap-shooting  public, 
as  it  affords  the  good  shot  a  chance  to  win  back  his 
expenses  and  therefore  warrants  him  in  taking  more 
extensive  trips  than  he  could  afford  year  after  year, 
were  only  medals  and  cups  offered.  It  is  proposed 
to  have  several  trophy  events,  several  local  business 
houses  having  offered  to  provide  clps  or  medals. 
The  usual  program  will  be  compiled. 

If   conditions   look   propitious   as   the   tonrnauK 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


nears,  the  time  may  be  increased  to  three  days, 
although  the  consensus  of  opinion  is  that  two  days 
is  all  the  shoters  care  for,  the  third  sometimes  be- 
coming monotonous. 

It  is  proposed  to  extend  the  present  improvements 
at  the  grounds  to  an  extent  sufficient  to  take  care  of 
the  tournament  attendance  expected,  and  to  further 
that  end  a  membership  campaign  has  been  started 
with  the  result  that  a  number  of  shooters  joined  the 
new  club,  which  now  has  about  fifty  members. 


portioned  partly  in  this  State  and  partly  in  Nevada. 
For  three  weeks  past  the  Nevada  fishermen  have 
been  taking  trout  across  the  line,  and  the  Nevada 
county  fishermen  are  cursing  to  themselves. 


With  a  wind  that  veered  and  lulled  and  blew  into 
half  a  gale,  all  within  a  minute,  the  El  Paso  and 
Deming  teams  had  a  difficult  day  for  their  shoot 
over  the  silver  trophy  cup  at  the  Country  club 
grounds.  El  Paso.  Texas,  on  March  26th. 

By  the  terms  of  the  contest,  the  winning  team  has 
to  make  three  successive  victories  to  secure  the 
cup.  When  the  Deming  team  came  to  El  Paso  they 
had  two  victories  to  their  credit,  but  the  result  of 
this  shoot  annuls  that  record,  and  both  teams  are 
now  on  an  equal  footing.  Out  of  a  possible  250,  the 
El  Paso  team  broke  214,  and  the  Deming  team  fol- 
lowed with  a  score  of  204,  El  Paso  winning  by  ten 
points.  For  the  El  Paso  shooters  Bower  led  in  the 
team  shoot  with  47  out  of  a  possible  50,  and  Raithal 
for  the  Deming  shooters,  tied  this  record. 

In  the  individual  shoot  Rand  lead,  breaking  1S1 
out  of  a  possible  200.  Raithal  following  with  a 
score  of  179. 

Richards,  an  El  Paso  jeweler,  offered  a  silver 
trophy  cup  for  the  best  foreign  record,  El  Paso 
men  being  ineligible.  This  was  won  by  Raithal  of 
Deming. 

El  Paso — Rand  46,  Pennebaker  40,  Bower  47  Hitt 
3S,  Bulwer  43,  total  214. 

Deming— Stevens  44,  Raithal  47,  Cobb  42,  Bur- 
dick  35.  Meyer  36,  total  204. 

The  individual  shoot  score  shows  misses  in  a 
possible  200  breaks:  Rand  19,  Raithal  21,  Bulwer  22 
Hitt  28,  W.  H.  Reno  28,  Cobb  33,  Bowman  37,  Shelton 
44,  Meyer  45.  Stevens  48,  Pennebaker  49,  Young  56, 
H.  M.  Reno  57,  Bower  5S. 

Rand  is  well  known  to  many  California  shooters, 
who  met  the  Texas  sportsman  at  Monterey — Salinas 
—Santa  Cruz  shoots  last  August.  The  Pacific  Coast 
Handicap  at  Los  Angeles  and  the  Pastime  shoot  at 
Son  Diego  last  September. 


Last  week,  during  the  few  days  of  sunshine,  a 
party  composed  of  Capt.  H.  B.  Black  of  the  Benicia 
Barracks  and  Chas.  Klyne,  Theodore  Rueger  and 
Luther  Cooper  of  Benicia  enjoyed  a  goose  hunt  near 
Rio  Vista,  under  the  guidance  of  Messrs.  C.  Kagee 
and  M.  Lewis.  Over  one  hundred  geese  was  the  re- 
sult of  the  day's  sport,  the  Benicia  gentlemen  return- 
ing to  their  homes  well  pleased  with  the  outing  and 
with  their  visit  to  Rio  Vista. 


Justice  Smithwick  of  Santa  Ana  has  made  a  rul- 
ing that  will  interest  hunters.  The  trial  of  John  War- 
ner of  Huntington  Beach  for  shooting  on  prohibited 
lands  was  dismissed.  The  Court  held  that  the  lands, 
which  were  part  of  the  Irvine  ranch,  were  not  en- 
closed, in  full  meaning  of  the  law.  Old  ocean  runs 
along  one  boundary,  and  its  shifting  edge  does  not 
constitute  a  fence  or  other  legal  boundary  for  an 
enclosure. 


The  Idaho  new  game  license  blanks  for  the  year 
1907  have  been  received  at  the  office  of  the  State 
Game  Warden  in  Boise  City  and  a  number  of  them 
have  already  been  distributed  about  the  city  in  the 
offices  of  the  Probate  Judge,  Justices  of  the  Peace 
and  among  various  hardware  dealers,  ready  for  pur- 
chase by  sportsmen.  The  price  for  these  licenses 
are:  $1  for  non-resident  fishers,  $5  for  non-resident 
bird-hunters,  $25  for  non-resident  big  game  hunters. 
Resident  sportsmen  may  hunt  and  fish  under  the 
game  laws  by  paying  $1  license  fee. 


Seattle  shotgun  artists  to  the  number  of  five  visited 
Tacoma,  March  24th,  and  as  guests  of  the  local  gun 
club  participated  in  the  afternoon  shoot  at  the  traps 
on  the  tideflats. 

The  scores  at  this  shoot—  the  first  five  named 
being  the  Seattle  guests — were  as  follows: 

10  15  20  15  25  15  20  25  25—170 

E.    E.    Ellis 7  14  17  12  24  13  18  23  22—150 

"Lou"     9  12  15     9  14  11  IS  25  20—133 

Marsh     9  14  16  14  19  15  18  21  21—147 

Amold     9  13  IS  14  21  14  19  24  22—154 

"Mac"    6  12  18  12  23  15  17  19  21—143 

King    6  12  IS  13  17  14  17  22   .  .— 

Howe     10  14  17  14  23  13  16  16   .  .— 

Dahl    7  15  16  14  16  13  12  21   ..—... 

Livingston     6  13  IS  14  21  14 — 

H.   Ellis    9  11  20  12  IS  10  16  23   . .  — . . 

J.    Cooper    8  13  16  11  20     9  17  23  22—139 

T.   Cooper    4  12     8     8   . .     S   . .   14   . . — . . . 

E.  Young  10  15  16  13  17  13  16  23  ..—... 

H.  Denham  10  12  16  13  23  15 — ... 

Monty  7  8  12  12  9  15 — . . . 

Jensen    9     8  15  10  19  10 — 

Burg    5     8  IS  10  19  13 — . . . 

Brook    5     9  16 — ... 

Bunker    6     8  10     9 — . . '. 

Leifson     4 ' ' ' 


"Hello.  Western  Fish  Company." 

"Hello." 

"Have  you  got  any  smoked  sturgeon  on  hand? 
Some  cured  at  your  place  here?" 

"Yes,  plenty  of  it." 

"Well,  send  me  up  two  25-pound  cases.  It's  Cali- 
fornia sturgeon,  of  course?" 

"Oh,  no,  they're  Oregon  fish.  You  know  Vogelsang 
watches  us  too  closely  for  us  to  get  any  California 
sturgeon,  it's  against  the  law  to  take  them,  any 
how." 

"Well,  you  don't  mean  to  say  that  you  get  fresh ' 
sturgeon    from    Oregon    and    smoke   them    here,    do 
you?    What-er-r-r?     Huh!   guess  central  cut  us  off." 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Grass  Valley  Sports- 
men's Club  was  held  April  3d,  at  which  time,  new 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year  were  selected.  A.  B. 
Champion  was  re-elected  president;  Maurice  O'Con- 
nell.  vice-president;  Dan  C.  Ray,  secretary,  and  W. 
H.   Morgan,  treasurer. 

It  was  decided  among  other  things  to  employ 
watchmen  to  patrol  the  creeks  thereabout  to  prevent 
violations  of  the  game  laws,  and  if  any  one  is  caught 
to  prosecute  them  to  the  full  extent  of  the  law. 


The  late  Mr.  R.  X.  Ryan,  a  most  popular  and 
highly  efficient  railroad  official  of  the  California 
Northwestern  Railway,  has  been  succeeded  by  Mr. 
J.  J.  Geary.  Mr.  Geary  was  associated  with  Mr. 
Ryan  from  the  time  of  his  first  connection  with  the 
road.  Mr.  Geary  is  now  the  acting  general  passen- 
ger and  freight  agent  and  had  been  discharging 
those  duties  for  some  time  as  Mr.  Ryan's  illness 
was  a  protracted  one.  The  loss  of  his  wife,  which 
occurred  a  few  weeks  ago,  no  doubt  hastened  the 
demise  of  the  able  and  conscientious  railroad  mana- 
ger, whose  death  is  deplored  by  a  large  circle  of 
friends. 


The  open  season  for  steelhead  fishing  began  April 
1st  and  was  taken  advantage  of  by  quite  a  number 
of  local  anglers.  Despite  the  disagreeable,  dusty, 
windy  day  many  anglers  journeyed  to  that  favorite 
resort,  Point  Reyes.  There  were  a  number  of  limit 
catches,  everybody  got  a  share  of  trout.  The  water 
was  high  and  roily  at  the  White  House  pool  and 
further  up,  most  of  the  fish  were  taken  with  bait, 
angle  worms  seemingly  being  the  best  lure.  The 
fish  were  of  good  size  and  in  fine  condition,  running 
from  six  to  twelve  inches  in  size.  Last  Sunday 
there  was  at  least  100  anglers  at  the  Point,  many 
good  catches  were  made. 

The  Paper  Mill  tidewaters  should  be  just  about 
right  for  fly-fishing  to-morrow. 


The  California  Anglers'  Association  have  again 
a  headquarters,  rooms  have  been  taken  at  1771 
Geary  street,  which  have  been  comfortably  fitted  up 
and  is  now  a  favorite  resort  for  the  members. 


DOINGS   IN   DOGDOM. 


GOSSIP  FOR  SPORTSMEN. 


The  Nevada  State  Fish  Commission,  composed  of 
Senator  Coryell,  George  T.  Mills  and  E.  B.  Yering- 
ton,  have  received  120,000  rainbow  trout  from  the 
Truckee  River,  and  the  spawn  were  taken  to  the 
Reno  hatchery,  where  they  will  be  kept  until  next 
July,  when  they  will  be  sent  to  various  parts  of 
Nevada  for  planting  in  the  streams.  At  the  present 
time  there  is  a  crew  of  men  on  the  Truckee  taking 
spawn  for  the  hatchery,  and  the  work  will  be  con- 
tinued for  some  time.  The  Fish  Commissioners  state 
they  expect  to  get  about  two  and  a  half  millions  of 
the  trout  from  the  Truckee  and  plant  them  through- 
out the  State  the  coming  summer.  The  Truckee  trout 
species  are  considered  the  best  game  fish  in  the 
country. 


Nevada  county  fishermen  are  not  exactly  in  accord 
with  the  new  State  law  which  fixes  the  opening  of 
the  fisjing  season  at  May  1st.  They  think  the  time 
set  is  all  right,  and  that  the  fish  should  be  protected, 
but  what  they  protest  against  is  the  fact  that  the 
fishe  men  in  the  State  of  Nevada  get  forty-seven  days 
the  Vest  of  it,  and  are  pulling  the  speckled  beauties 
from  'he  Truckee  and  all  other  streams  that  are  ap- 


The  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  will  have  a  four 
point  show — possibly  enough  dogs  may  be  entered 
to  count  up  five  points.  At  all  events  indications 
point  to  a  far  better  show  than  was  expected. 

The  list  of  specials  is  growing  daily.  Among  the 
latest  are: 

W.  H.  Deming  trophy  for  best  Boston  Terrier 
from  Southern  California. 

W.  W.  Van  Arsdale  trophy  for  best  Collie  puppy. 

Geo.  W.  Austin  trophy  for  best  Bull  Terrier  en- 
tered from  Alameda  county. 

Geo.  Larsen  gold  medal  for  best  of  breed  having 
largest  number  of  entries. 

W.  K.  Peasley  trophy  for  best  Bull  Terrier  puppy. 

L.  W:  Spriggs,  M.  D.,  trophy  for  best  Setter 
whose  owner  will  state  in  the  entry  blank  that  his 
dog  has  been  hunted  on  quail  during  the  open  season 
and  that  quail  have  been  shot  over  points  made 
by  the  Setter. 

Libby,  Harlow  &  Co.  trophy  for  best  Boston  Ter- 
rier. 

Goldberg,  Bowen  &  Co.  trophy  for  best  of  opposite 
sex  to  winner  of  A.  Roos  trophy  for  best  Irish  Water 
Spaniel. 

Stone  and  Bay  trophy  for  best  Irish  Water  Spaniel 
bred  by  Wm.  Bay,  donor  not  to  compete. 

E.   L.   Eyre  trophy  for  best  Airedale  Terrier. 
The    following   classes    have   been    added    to    the 
classification  published  in  the  premium  list: 

Field  trial  class,  for  Pointers  and  Setters  that 
have  started  in  any  recognized  field  trial;  Cocker 
Spaniels,  graduate  dogs,  any  color;  Cocker  Spaniels, 


graduate  bitches,  any  color;  Cocker  Spaniels,  limit 
dogs,  parti-colored;  Cocker  Spaniels,  limit  bitches, 
parti-colored;  Curly  Poodles,  novice,  dogs  and 
bitches;  Boston  Terriers,  open,  dogs  and  bitches, 
under  12  pounds;  Scottish  Terriers,  novice,  dogs 
and  bitches;  Scottish  Terriers,  limit,  dogs  and 
hitches;  Toy  Poodles,  open,  dogs  and  bitches;  Pom- 
eranians, open,  dogs  and  bitches,  over  8  pounds: 
Italian  Greyhounds,  limit,  dogs  and  bitches;  Italian 
Greyhounds,  open,  dogs  and  bitches. 

The  office  at  779  Market  street,  Midway  building, 
has  been  kept  open  evenings  and  will  be  open  until 
midnight  to-day,  when  entries  will  positively  close. 

Mr.  George  Raper  is  due  in  New  York  on  the  17th 
inst.  and  will  start  at  once  for  San  Francisco. 


Mr.  Phil  C.  Meyer,  a  fancier  of  genial  impulses 
and  popular  here  for  over  a  decade  past,  has  con- 
cluded to  take  up  his  permanent  residence  in  Pasa- 
dena. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer  have  been  prominent 
patrons  at  California  shows  for  years  past  and  have 
been  identified  with  several  breeds.  St.  Bernards, 
Boston  Terriers,  English  Bull  Dogs  and  Scotch  Ter- 
riers shown  by  the  Glenwood  Kennels  have  won 
many  specials  and  prizes.  What  is  a  regretted  loss 
to  the  ranks  of  the  local  fancy  will  be  the  gain  for 
the  south — a  good  influence  that,  so  far  as  the  gen- 
eral benefit  is  concerned,  is  merely  shifted  to  another 
base,  for  it  is  doubtful  if  the  Meyers  could  be  kept 
away  from  shows  and  from  taking  active  participa- 
tion in  doggy  affairs  by  anything  short  of  an  extra- 
ordinary "big  stick." 


The  Seattle  Kennel  Club  is  to  be  congratulated  in 
the  selection  of  Mr.  Phil  M.  Wand  to  judge  all 
breeds  at  the  Seattle  show  May  1-4.  Mr.  Wand  is 
an  all  round  sportsman.  He  has  been  an  exhibitor 
and  breeder  for  nearly  fifteen  years  past  and,  with 
Ch.  Flora  M.,  a  remarkably  handsome  English  Setter 
bitch,  won  a  number  of  prizes — for  best  in  the  show 
and  in  the  .regular  classes.  His  latest  fancy  has 
turned  to  Dachshundes  and  with  Ch.  Dogie  and 
Nordica  he  has  defeated  all  comers  for  several  years 
past.  Mr.  Wand  is  a  keen  observer  and  a  close 
student  and  knows  the  breeds  to  far  better  extent 
than  the  ordinary  observer  would  imagine.  In  Bull 
Terriers,  Fox  Terriers,  Irsih  Terriers,  Pointers  and 
Setters,  Greyhounds  and  Bostons,  he  is  particularly 
up  to  date,  nor  is  he  a  novice  on  the  merits  of  other 
breeds. 

Mr.  Wand  has  had  an  experience  in  the  athletic 
field  such  as  is  the  good  fortune  of  but  few  sports- 
men. As  a  field  athlete  he  won  his  spurs  in  running, 
jumping  and  vaulting  contests.  As  a  boxer  and 
wrestler  he  has  a  record  of  first  honors  at  several 
Olympic  Club  tournaments — he,  by  the  way,  has 
been  a  member  of  the  club  for  over  fifteen  years 
past.  He  has  been  identified  as  an  official  judge  and 
starter  for  many  years  in  the  Inter  Collegiate  games 
here  and  also  at  the  Pacific  Athletic  Association 
meetings.  As  a  referee  he  was  the  third  man  in 
the  ring  at  all  of  Champion  Jim  Jeffries  early  con- 
tests and  was  the  official  referee  here  for  several 
years  at  all  of  the  important  boxing  contests  a  few 
years  ago. 

Mr.  Wand's  record  as  a  sportsman  has  met  with 
the  approval  and  support  of  thousands  of  our  citi- 
zens who  follow  sport  for  sport's  sake. 


Frisco  Cinders,  the  prize  winning  Boston  owned 
by  Miss  Jennie  A.  Crocker,  last  week  served  one  of 
Glenwood   Kennels   bitches,   Glenwood   Mystery. 


Mr.  Richard  Halstead,  secretary  of  the  Pasadena 
show,  has  received  the  official  sanction  of  the  Ameri- 
can Kennel  Club  for  holding  the  annual  show  of 
the  Pasadena  Dog  Show  Association.  The  date  will 
probably  be  between  the  20th  and  the  25th  of  Apirl. 
The  location  has  as  yet  not  been  selected,  but  it  is 
probable  that  one  of  the  large  rooms  downtown  will 
be  utilized  instead  of  the  tent,  as  was  done  last 
year. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  days  may  conflict 
with  those  of  the  San  Francisco  show.  A  week 
later  than  the  Frisco  exhibit  would  allow  the  entry 
of  a  number  of  Los  Angeles  dogs  at  both  shows  and 
also  enable  our  fanciers  to  send  a  few  dogs  south. 


The  Constitution  and  By-Laws  of  the  Western  Bull 
Terrier  Breeders'  Association  has  tieen  issued  in  a 
neatly  printed  booklet.  Besides  the  matter  of  purely 
official  interest  it  contains  the  official  Bull  Terrier 
Standard.  Mr.  Chas.  R.  Thorburn,  225  Alcatraz 
avenue,  Oakland,  Cal.,  is  the  club  secretary. 


TRADE    NOTES. 


And  Here  Is  Another  One. 

We  simply  cannot  stop  the  Smith  winnings  and 
don't  want  to,  of  course.  E.  F.  Forsgard  won  the 
Grand  Sunny  South  Handicap  at  Brenham,  Texas, 
January  21-26,  1907.  Here  is  what  he  says:  "I  won 
the  Sunny  South  Live  Bird  Trophy  with  the  score  of 
25  straight.  I  also,  on  the  previous  day,  made  a 
straight  in  the  special  event.  In  1905  I  won  the 
Individual  Medal  of  Texas  in  live  birds,  making  a 
straight.  The  team  medal  I  have  won  three  times  in 
succession  with  straights.  I  have  used  the  Smith 
gun  for  twelve  years." 

Well!  well!!  well!!!  The  Smith  gun  certainly 
can  shoot  some.  Why  don't  you  equip  yourself  to 
do  as  well?  The  Hunter  one-trigger  is  guaranteed 
for  five  years;  never  doubles;  never  balks. 

Our  beautiful  new  art  catalogue  for  the  asking. 
Ifs  just  hot  off  the  press.  The  Hunter  Arms  Co., 
Fulton,  N.  Y. 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


THE  FARM  f 

A    REMARKABLE   COW. 


In  a  sixty-day  test  a  Holstein-Frie- 
sian  cow,  owned  by  W.  J.  Gillett,  of 
Fond  du  Lac,  has  broken  the  world's 
butter  record  by  forty  pounds.  The 
official  test  shows  5,326.7  pounds  of 
milk  and  260.5  pounds  of  butter.  The 
cow  gave  birth  to  a  calf  December  19, 
and  the  test  was  commenced  on  the 
fifth  day  of  her  period  of  lactation. 
The  test  was  continued  sixty-four 
days,  during  which  period  every  milk- 
ing was  watched,  the  quantity  of  milk 
weighed  and  samples  taken  and  tested. 

The  phenomenal  yield  was  such 
that  two  separate  tests  were  ordered 
— the  first  of  twenty-four  hours  and 
the  second  forty-eight  hours — during 
which  time  additional  representatives 
were  sent  from  the  experiment  station. 
The  cow  was  under  constant  super- 
vision day  and  night.  The  best  day 
in  milk  was  106  pounds.  The  best  day 
in  butter  5.74  pounds. 


As  an  evidence  of  the  amount  of 
commercial  fertilizers  used  in  some 
of  the  New  England  States  it  is  stated 
that  288  brands  of  fertilizers  were 
sold  in  Connecticut  alone  last  year. 
These  are  exclusive  of  stable  manure 
and  the  products  of  local  manufac- 
turers. 


The  Franklin  Cattle  Company  of 
South  Dakota,  the  largest  range  com- 
pany in  the  West,  has  sold  its  entire 
herd  of  80,000  cattle  and  will  go  out 
of  business.  The  great  ranges  are  be- 
ing taken  up  by  small  farmers. 


A  fleece  should  possess  the  proper- 
ties of  evenness  and  uniformity;  this 
refers  to  covering  density  and  quality. 
A  good  fleece  should  be  as  nearly  uni- 
form in  all  parts  as  practicable. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gombault's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hook, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  "Wind 
FuffB,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone  and  other  bony  tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  "Parasites, 
Thrush,  Diphtheria.  Removes  all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 

As  a  Human  Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,  Sore  Throat,  etc.,  it  Is  iu valuable. 
^Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  Is 
Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  $1,50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for 
its  use.  ISTSend  for  descriptive  circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0. 


JACK   FOB    SALE. 


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good    looker    and    without    blemish.      Is 
a   prompt   worker.      Apply    to 
S.  B.   WRIGHT, 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 


FOR  SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding-, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11^,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16  y2 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  "Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and   matinee    horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
.above  wpl  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
he  seen  at  the  DEXTER  PRINCE 
STABLES,  1509  Grove  St.,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 


I  Fishing  Tackle     I 


the  kind  in  which  "quality  surpasses  any  consider- 
ation of  price."     Every  grade,  as  well  as  the  finest. 


Baseball 


The  new  1907  goods  are  here — everything. 


Brittain  &  Co. 


*   Oakland— 90S-10  Broadway 


San  Francisco — Cor.  Van  Ness  and  Turk 


X  Successors  to  F.  K.  Mott  Co.  Cor.   Sutter  and  Polk.       * 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 


THE   GREAT 
SPEED  SIRE. 


Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:0754  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Belden  2:08%,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

5.  A.   CABLTON,   Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


Tuttle's  Elixir 

Well  nigh  infallible  cure  for 
colic,  curb,  splint,  spavin  and 
other  common  horse  ail- 
meDts.  Our  long-time  stand- 
ing offer  of 

$100  Reward 

for  failure,  where  we  say  it 
will  cure,  has  never  been 
claimed.  AH  drotrpists  sell  it 
Tattle's  Family  Elixir,  the  great  household  remedy. 
Tattle's  American  Worm  Powder  cures.  American 
Condition  Powders,  White  Star  and  Hoof  Ointment. 
100  page  book,  "Veterinary  Experience,"  free.  Be 
your  own  horse  doctor.  Makes  plain  the  symp- 
toms, gives  treatment.  Send  for  copy. 
TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR  CO.,  s2  Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Redlngton  &  Company,  San  Francisco,  California 
W.  A.  Shaw,  1200  W.  Washington  St,  Los  Angeles 


BOODLE    MAKE    FOB    SALE. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1894,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner, 
Boodle  2:121,6,  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14%,  Gen.  Boodle  2:16^, 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H.,  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14%  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is  bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%   this  year. 

Address,  H.  HAHN,  2125  Buena  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


~  CANTON.  O. 


GOOD     HORSE     BOOTS 


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FORMERLY 
GILLIAM   BRAND 


The  Famous  "Sell  Brand" 
Horse  Boots 


It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  hest  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories  and  know  whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold  to  the  Leading   Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  We  can't  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality-the  "SELL  BRAND" 

the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear-where.  Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ing  qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correctductions  in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable  published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else-request. 

To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers. 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL  CO.,  Sacramento,  Cal. 


Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  all  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly, 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 


Send  to-day  to 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM   BRAND 


The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


ADDITIONAL  STAKES 

OFFERED    FOR    THE 

Hanford 
Race  Meeting,  1 907 

SECOND   MEETING  ON   THE   CENTRAL    CALIFORNIA    CIRCUIT 

Entries  Close  Wednesday,  May  1,  '07 

2:08  CLASS   PACING $1000 

2:14   CLASS    PACE $1000 

2:30  CLASS   PACING    $400 

2:30  CLASS  TROTTING $400 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  May 
1,  1907,  when  entries  close;  1  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  June  1,  1907, 
when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  2  per  cent  addi- 
tional on  July  1,  1907.  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse; 
5  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  additional  from  money  winners. 

SUBSTITUTION. 

Nominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting1  and  naming1  another 
horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

Address   all   communications   to 

F.   I*.    HOWARD,    Secretary* 

Hanford,  Cal. 


It  looks  as  if 


this  season  will  be  phenomenal  for 


'^AXWORTHY"    (-3)   2:15 


and  as  a  good  many  of  our  own  (we  own  over  60)  mares  will 
be  bred  to  him,  your  data  should  reach  us  soon.  Our  bookings 
will  be  confined  to  our  choice  of  the  best. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

ZSSlSl&gS  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.Y. 


EDUCATOR 


The  finest  looking  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  his  new  home.  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR  is  jet  black,  stands  15.3  hands  high,  weighs  1170  pounds,  is  a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show  horse,  combining 
speed  with  elegance.  Service  fee  for  the  Season,  S25,  with  the  usual  return  priv- 
ilege.    For  full  particulars  address  M.  HENBT,  French  Camp,  CaL 


TO    THE    EOESEMEN 


Concord  Track  tinder  New  Management 

Will  be  kept  in  first-class  condition 
for  training;  86  box  stalls;  good  water; 
unsurpassed  climate;  grand  pasturage 
and  hay  and  low  rates.  Central  loca- 
tion. Stalls.  $2  per  month.  Apply  to 
CUNEO  &  BENSON, 
Concord,    Contra    Costa    Co.,    CaL 


SKY  POINTER  JK.  FOB  SALE    OB. 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06%,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:0S%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wear's 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12%.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address.  FBANE  S.  TTTBNEB,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Eosa,    CaL 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland,  Cal..  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  5rears.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

JERSEYS,     HOLSTEINS     AND  DUR- 

HAMS — Dairy    Stoek    a    specialty.  Hogs, 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Aneeles.    Cal. 

IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mateo. 


FASTUBAGE. 

Fine  pasturage;  no  wire  fencing; 
p-~>od  box  stalls,  and  best  of  care  given 
;  jrses  in  any  manner  that  owners  may 
■  ^sire  at  reasonable  rates.  For  further 
i^prticulars  address 

MBS.    CHASE, 
Sonoma,   CaL 


BTJBBEBOID     HOOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL.    BICHABDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    CaL 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE    ENGBAYING 

Artistic  Designing-. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


TENTH    ANNUAL 


Bench 
Show 


San  Francisco 
Kennel  Club 


ATEH    24,    25,    26,    27,    1907,    at   the 

CHUTES  SKATING  RINK 

ENTRIES  POSITIVELY  CLOSE  ON 
APRIL     13th. 

George  Raper  will  be  the  judge  for 
all  breeds.  Office  779  Market  St.,  Mid- 
way Bldg..  where  premium  lists  and 
entry   blanks   can  be   obtained. 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

For  Southern  District  of  N.   Y., 
Before 

JUDGE  HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  11th,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  523.00  a  year,  which 
Includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 


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AgSORBINE 


wul  clean  them  off,  and  yon  work  the 
horse  same  time.  Does  not  blister  or 
remove  the  hair.  Will  tell  you  more  if 
you  write.  £.'.00  per  botile,  delivered. 
Book  4-C  free. 

ABSORBINE,  JR.,  for  mankind, 
£1.00 bottle.  Cures  Varicose  Veins,  Vari- 
cocele, Hydrocele,  Ruptured  Mnscles  or 
Ligaments, Enlarged  Glands,  Allays  Fain. 

Genuine  mfd.  only  by  -^ 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.  F, 

54  Monmouth  St.        Springfield,  Mass. 
For   Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  "Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  "W.  Braun  Co..  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Jutt  Eaou  gk| 

1  and  jnst  as  they  want  it  The  riehtway  to 
I  salt  animals  is  to  let  them  help  themselves. 

Compressed 

Pure-Salt  Bricks 

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They  mean  aslma.1  thrift,   they  cost  but  little.  I 
Convenient  for  you  and  your  I 
animals  suffer  no  neglect,  aek  I 
your  dealer  and  write  03  for  I 
_— ,.  ,  booklet.      _  1 

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SAFETT 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price.  $7.60.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CBITTEXDEX, 

9    FOX  BLD'G.  EL VEI A.OHIO. 


$100 
REWARD 


I  will  pay  the  above  reward  for  in- 
formation leading  to  recovery  of  my 
bay  mare  Be  Be  by  McKinney  and  her 
colt  at  heel  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  Mare 
has  black  mane  and  tail,  no  star.  Mare 
was  placed  in  pasture  across  railroad 
tracks  opposite  Tanforan  race  track 
last  winter  by  Tom  Knuckles.  I  last 
saw  her  there  in  January  of  this  year. 


BB.UCE    CORNWALL, 
2301    Pacific   Ave.,    San    Francisco, 


CaL 


RACING! 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

Oakland    Racetrack 


Six  01    more  races  each  week  day,   rain 
or    shine. 


Opening-   Saturday,    Novemtir   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and  their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth  and  last  races. 


TEOS.  H.  WILLIAMS,  President. 
PERCY    W.    TBEAT,    Secretary. 

FOB  SAXE. 

Handsome  black  stallion,  close  to  16 
hands,  sound  and  without  a  blemish, 
five  vears  old,  thoroughly  broke  and 
kind  and  gentle.  Has  plenty  of  speed, 
and  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:20.  His  sire 
is  the  great  Altamont,  and  his  dam 
Trilby  Bowers  by  Silver  Bow.  For 
price  and  full  particulars,  or  to  see 
horse,  call  or  write  to  the  undersigned. 
L.    A.    BANGS, 

2025    Clement    Ave.,    Alameda,    Cal. 

PBIVILEGES    ?OB    SAXE. 
Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Fleasanton  Matinee   Club,    to   be   held 

at  Pleasanton  _     „   „„.„ 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 

For  particulars  and  further  information 

address  _   _     , 

DB.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK.  Secty., 
Fleasanton,  CaL, 


STALLION 
CARDS 


Folders,    Posters    and    Pamphlets 
Compiled   and    Printed. 


Pedigrees  Tabulated 

Giving    Performances    of   the    get    of 

sires   and   dams.     Typewritten, 

ready  to  frame. 


STALLION  SERVICE  BOOKS 
$^00 

With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND  SPORTSMAN, 

616   Golden    Gate   Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-630  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Ohutes. 
A  nice  line  of  Hew  Livery;  Lars'*, 
Clean  Box  Stalls,  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


15 


$30,000- -in  Stakes  and  Premiums- -$30,000 


$17,500  For  Harness  Horses 


Petaluma    Fair   and   Race  Meeting 

August  24  to  31,  Inclusive.      Harness  Races,  August  26  to  31. 


TUESDAY,  AUG.  27 
No.  4==2:23  Class  Trotting 


Additional  Stakes,  Entries  Close  May  1st,  1907: 

SATURDAY,  AUG.  31: 

No.  12==2:20  Class  Trotting 


$1500 


$1500 


THE  LARGEST  PREMIUMS  FOR  HORSES,  CATTLE,  LIVE  STOCK  OF  ALL  KINDS  AND  FARM  PRODUCTS  EVER  OFFERED  IN  STATE  WILL  BE  GIVEN 

ONLY  TWO  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER.  Entrance  and  payments  as  follows — Two  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907;  three  per  cent  additional  if 
not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made  must  be  paid, 
or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — The  Petaluma  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  be  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  races. 
The  professional  starter,  Ur.  H.  E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting-  and  everything*  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting1  horsemen  and  insure  high-class 
racing*.  This  fair  and  race  meeting-  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excusions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one  of  the  biggest  fairs  and 
race  meetings  ever  held  inCalifornia. 

Entries  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907,  when  horses  are  to  be  named  and 
eligible  to  the  classes  in  which  they  are  entered. 

Substitutions — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has 
the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on  Saturday, 
June  15th,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  15th,  1907,  to  the 
class  in  which  it  is  named. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover;  when  only 
two  start  they  may  contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in,  divided  66  2-3  per  cent 
to  the  first  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
shall  be  entitled  to  first  and  fourth  money  only  and  in  no  other  case  will  a  horse 
be  entitled  to  more  than  one  money. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  change  the  hour  and  day  of  any  race,  except 
when  it  becomes  necessary  to  antedate  a  race,  in  which  instance  the  nominators 
will  receive  three  days'  notice  by  mail  to  address  of  entry. 

Stakes  will  be  divided  into  four  moneys — 50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Five  per 
cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each  money  won. 


The  right  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  entries  and  declare  off  or  postpone  any 
or  all  races  on  account  of  weather  or  other  sufficient  cause. 

Entries  not  declared  out  at  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race  shall 
be  required  to  start  "and  declarations  must  be  in  writing  and  made  at  the  office  of 
the  manager  at  the  track. 

Racing  colors  must  be  named  by  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race 
and  must  be  worn  upon  the  track  in  all  races.  Colors  will  be  registered  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  received  and  when  not  named  or  when  said  colors  conlliet, 
drivers  will  be  required  to  wear  colors  designated  by  the  manager. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  start  any  heat  after  the  fourth  score,  re- 
gardless of  the  position  of  the  horses. 

Hobbles  barred  in  trotting  races,  but  will  be  permitted  in  pacing  races. 

All  stakes  are  guaranteed  for  the  amount  offered  and  are  for  the  amount 
offered  only. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.     Address  all  communications  to 

HARRY  STOVER,  Manager,  P.  O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  CaL 


Charter   Oak   Park 

HARTFORD,     CONN., 

ANNOUNCES    THE    FOLLOWING    PURSES 

TO  CLOSE  TUESDAY,  APRIL  16,  1907 

No.  1— "THE   CHARTER  OAK,"  2:10  Class,    Trotting     $10,000 

No.  2— "THE  NUTMEG,"  2:07  Class,  Pacing    $5000 

ENTRIES  CLOSE  TUESDAY,  APRIL  16,  1907,  WHEN  HORSES  MUST  BE  NAMED 

No.  1— "THE   CHARTER   OAK" $10,000 

For  trotters  eligible  to  the  2:10  Trot,  April  16,  1907,  divided  as  follows: 

First  Race — $2000  to  winner.   $600   to   second,   $400   to  third. 

Second  Race — $2000  to  winner,   $600  to  second,  $400  to  third. 

Third  Race — $2000  to  winner,   $600  to  second,   $400  to  third. 

$1000  to  the  horse  winning  the  greatest  number  of  races. 

He  will  be  declared  the  winner  of  "The  Charter  Oak."  In  case  of  a  tie  between 
two  or  more  horses,  they  shall  race  off  the  tie  until  the  winner  is  decided. 

HANDICAP    ENTRANCE    ACCORDING    TO    RECORD 
The  Slower  Your  Record,  the  Less  You  Fay. 

PAYMENTS  ARE    DUE    AS    FOLLOWS  i 
Horses  with  Records 

of                       April  16th  May  14th       June  11th       July  9th       Aug.  13th 

2:09%     to     2:10 $60.00  $25.00  $85.00               $90.00               $90.00 

2:10%     to     2:11 $50.00  $60.00  $75.00               $80.00               $85.00 

2:11%     to    2:12 $40.00  $50.00  $60.00              $70.00              $80.00 

2:12%     to    2:13 $30.00  $40.00  $50.00              $60.00              $70.00 

Horses  without  records 
or  with  records 

slower   than   2:13 $20.00  $30.00  $30.00              $30.00              $40.00 

No.  2— "THE    NUTMEG" $5000 

For  pacers  eligible  to  the  2:07  Face,' April  16,  1907,   divided  as  follows: 

First  Race — $1000  to  winner,   $300  to  second,   $200  to  third. 
Second   Race — $1000   to   winner,    $300   to   second,    $200   to   third. 
Third  Race — $1000  to  winner,  $300  to  second,  $200  to  third. 
$50t   to  the  horse  winning  the  greatest  number  of  races. 

He  will  he  declared  the  winner  of  "The  Nutmeg."  In  case  of  a  tie  between  two 
or  more  horses,  they  shall  race  off  the  tie,  until  the  winner  is  decided. 

HANDICAP   ENTRANCE    ACCORDING    TO    RECORD 
The  Slower  Your  Record,  the  Less  Yon  Fay. 

PAYMENTS  ABE  DUE  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Horses  with  Records 

of                       April  16th  May  14th  June  11th       July  9th       Aug.  13th 

2:07%     to     2:08 $30.00  $40.00  $40.00               $45.00               $45.00 

2:08%     to     2:09 $25.00  $35.00  $35.00               $40.00               $40.00 

2:09%     to     2:10 $20.00  $30.00  $30.00               $35.00               $35.00 

2:10%     to     2:11 $15.00  $20.00  $20.00               $20.00               $25.00 

Horses  without  records 
or  with  records 

slower   than   2:11 $10.00  $15.00  $15.00              $15.00              $20.00 

Charter  Oak  Park  is  a  member  of  the  National  Trotting  Association,  whose 
rules  will  govern.  Hopples  are  not  barred.  Liability  of  nominator  ceases  when 
written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  lodged  with  the  secretary.  Payments  are  due  in 
cash  on  dates  specified.     Each  event  will  consist  of  three  races   of  one  mile  each. 

Positions  will  be  drawn  for  before  the  first  race,  but  in  the  second  and  third 
races  the  horses  shall  start  as  they  finished  in  the  preceding  one.  Horses  not  finish- 
ing within  one  hundred  yards  of  the  winner  in  any  race  will  be  barred  from 
further  competition. 

Only  Horses  named  on  or  before  April  16th,  can  start  in  "The  Charter  Oak" 
$10,000  Purse,  or  "The  Nutmeg''  $5000  Purse,  as  there  is  no   substitution. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — No  horse,  with  or  without  record,  eligible  to  "The  Charter 
Oak"  or  "Nutmeg"  Purses,  trained  or  raced  in  1907,  can  afford  not  to  enter  these 
LOWEST  ENTRANCE  RACES  ever  given.  No  additional  money  deducted  from 
winners  in  any  race.     For  entry  blanks  and  information,  address 

O.  A.  JONES,  Secretary, 

CHASTER  OAK  PARK,  HARTFORD,  CONN. 


The  Narragansett  Park  Ass'n 

FOB  THE 

PROVIDENCE 

Grand   Circuit   Meeting 

August  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  1907 

ANNOUNCES  THE  FOLLOWING-  EABLT  CLOSING  EVENTS: 

No.  1 — 2:12   CLASS,   TEOTTING,    "THE   B.OGEB   WILLIAMS,"    Furse   S5000 — No.  1 

No.  2 — 2:17    CLASS,   TEOTTING Furse    S2000 — No.  2 

No.  3 — FBF.E-FOB-ALL  CLASS,  Facing-,  "THE  PABE  BBEW,"  Furse  S5000 — No.  3 

No.  4 — 2 :10  CLASS,  FACING   Furse  S2000 — No.  4 

No.  5 — 2:15  CLASS,  PACING-    Furse  S2000 — No.  5 

Entries  Close  Tuesday,  April  23 

WHEN    HORSES    MUST    BE    NAMED 

Except  that  entries  bearing-  postmark  before  noon  of  day  following:  will  be  ac- 
cepted. Rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association,  of  which  this  association  is 
a  member,  will  govern   except  as  otherwise  specified. 

THE  ABOVE   RACES  WILL   BE   MILE   HEATS— BEST  TWO   IN  THREE 

Entrance  in  Purses  1,  2,  4  and   5  is  five  per  cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  addi- 
tional from  winners  of  each  division  of  same  payable  in  easy  installments 
as  follows: 

PURSE  1 April  23,  S25.     May  21,  S40.      June  18,  S50.      July  16,  §60.     Aug.  13,  $75. 

FUSSES  2,  4  and  5..      10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Entrance  in  the  "PARK  BREW"  Free-for-All  Pace  will  be  on  the  handicap  plan 
according  to   record,   as  follows: 

Class  A — Horses  with  records  of  2:04  and  faster.   5  per  cent. 

Class  B — Horses  with  records  from  2:04%   to  2:05.  4  per  cent. 

Class  C — Horses  with  records   from   2:05*4    to   2:06.   3   per  cent. 

Class  D — Horses  with  records  slower  than  2:06,  2  per  cent. 

and  in  addition  5  per  cent  of  purse  from  winners  of  each  division  of  same  in  the 

following  easy   installments: 
CLASS  A — April  23,  $25.     May  21,  S40.      June  18,  $50.      July  16,  S60.      Aug.  13,  $75. 

B —  20.  30.  40.  50.  60. 

C —  15.  20.  30.  40.  45. 

D —  10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Liability  of  nominator  ceases  when  written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  lodged  with 
the  Secretary  by  registered  letter.  Under  Rule  2,  Section  9,  entrance  must  be 
paid  on  each  horse  named  as  per  schedule.  Entries  close  April  23.  Horses 
must   be   named  April    23. 

A  HORSE  NOT  ENTERED  APBIL  23d  CANNOT  START 

"When  the  entries  close  you  know  exactly  what  you  will  have  to  race  with.  There 
is  no  chance  to  buy  a  nomination  for  the  fastest  horse  that  shows  in  the 
earlier  meetings. 

Rich  Purses  for  Fast  Record  Horses  With  Cheap  Entrance. 

Short  Races.     Best  2  in  3.     First  Payments  Very  Small.     Half  of  one  per  cent. 
Easy  Shipments,  30  miles  from  Readville,  85  miles  to  Hartford. 
Horses   Unloaded  near  the   grounds,   Good  Track,   Big  Stalls,   Pure  Water,   and 
Green   Grass. 

WRITE    NOW  FOR  ENTRY   BLANKS. 

Narragansett  Park  Association 

predASortCHkI^oonre:1eeo?etary  P.  0.  Box  1425,  Providence,  R.  I. 


And  Other 
Valuable 
Animals 


Insure  Your  Stallion 

AGAINST  DEATH  FROM  ANY  CAUSE.  For  particulars  and  rates  address 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wash. 
Make  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'   commissions.     Liberal   discount. 


16 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Highland  C. 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becozd    2:15 

Three-year-old  Eecord   .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed  in   a   Eace    2:10% 

•WIKITJEE  OP  EABIPOSD  CT7TTJBITY  (58500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOTAGE  (3)  2:12%  Is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
'sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  "Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%:  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536:  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  "Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of  1907  at  PLEASANTON    BACH    TBACK. 
$5fl  fnr  trip   'spnsnn         USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 
™  lul    luc  »Jtasuu        should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 

2-A9H  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 

Bred  at  Highland  Farm,  Dubuque,  Iowa 

By  EIPEES30  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23^  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing-  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Alam- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
I»  ^.  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  "W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
ere  entered  In  the  Horse  "World.  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing-  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Manager,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


ZOLOCK 


RECORD  2:05^ 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire. 


Sire  of 
Bystander     .     .     . 
Delilah  (4)      .     . 
Sherlock  Holmes . 
R.  Ambush  (3) 
Zolahka      ... 
Ingarita 


2:08 
2:09 ){ 

zntji 

2:23  }4 
2:25^ 


The  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:05%,  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10%, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11,  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  "Wood  2:12.  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:1S,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mc  O.  D.  2:22,  Hylock  2:25.  Majella  2:25, 
McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Dixie  S 2:27 

Dixie  W 2:27 

Conchita 2:29 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:1  \% 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Brood  Mare  Gazelle  2:11^ 

(By  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephvr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  "Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  3:15%).  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox,  and  fifth  dam  by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  S7S 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

EENBY   DELANEY, 

University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


Mendocino  22607 

EECORD     (THEEE-TEAE-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07*4  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07^6,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21*4,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09*4;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14*4,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
18S9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIOITEEB  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17*4.;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  "W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  "With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SEBVTCE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege, 

McKena  39460 

Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKIHTffEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
2:11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont   (Williamson's). 

McKZENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
aire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
knctvn.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SEBVTCE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  §40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
P.r-SM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
b;    ^he  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FAELI, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


By  McKinney  2:11%; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION      TROTTING      STAIIIOU 
OP  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Qot  by  the  Great  Allerton  2:09i 


Por  new  Sires  of  his  age  in  1906 

EEDIAC  2:07:2  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam  S.  T.  B.,  thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PAEK:  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  "Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GBTJBB, 

C.  J.   Grubb,  Manager,   University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


The  Standard  and  Registered  Trotting  Stallion 


Red  McK.  43Z& 


Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 
by  the   Great  Bed  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11*4  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  5500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  "Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15%  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  "Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  "With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  "Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to   July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MURPHY'S   STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
(W.  R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 
TERMS — S30  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


Star  Pointer  1:59J 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

"World's  Record  made  in  1S97.     The  fastest,   gamest  and  most  consistent   race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.  30183;  Pacing  No.   0414. 

Sire    of    Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe   Pointer    2:05%.    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%,  Schley  Pointer  2:08%. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%   and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and  better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer   1:59%,    Hal   Pointer 
2:0  4,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  S100.     Usual  Return  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.  De  RYDER, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION 


McFadyen 


45019 

2:15^ 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:091*,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 


Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0S%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  "Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  52.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEBMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY.  Dixon,  CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET 
MARIE  and  LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 


GRECO 

(Trial  2:12»4) 


BLACK  COLT,   Foaled  1900;   Sire 

McKJ.Nfl.EY  2:111-4.  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie   2:02.    Kinney    Lou      2:07%, 

Charley   Mac   2:07%,    Mack   Mack 

2:08,    Miss    Georgie    2:08%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09*4,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  Tou 
Bet  2:07,   Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AILEEN  2:2614  (flam  of  Mowitza  2:20%, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09  V,  W.  "Wood  2:07.  etc 

Grandam.  Z-OTJ  MH.TOJT  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
l:5Sy>,  Redwood  2:21%.  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%.  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2-04.  etc  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40  speed. 

'Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Pee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

w.   B.  JOHNSON,   Santa  Clara,  CaL 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Site  of  Aristo  2:08*4,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   Stakes    of   1902,   and   6   other   4- 
y ear-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 
Registered  No.  25939 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes  2:18,   sire  of  42   in  2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam  of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17*4),  by  Director  2:17:  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
PEE — $50.  Limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record    2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18% ;  and  - 
Prince  Lot,   two  years,  2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0SJ,4,  Lisonjero  2:08^4,  James  L. 
2:09^..  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%*  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    S    producing:    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SFENCEB,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALES,  BBOWH,  Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


MONTEREY  8£n„: 


Record  2:09# 

31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2.08} 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24': 


By  Sidney  2:19*4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09.H.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05*4 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09*4,  Montana  2:16*4).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting-  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return  privileges.      Season,    March    1st  to   July   1st. 

Standard  Bred  S=Y.=0.  Trotter  By  Monterey  2:09^ 

Dam    Leap   Tear    2:26*4    (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Yosemite  is   15.3   hands,   weighs  1125   lbs. 
One  of   the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most  promising"  young   stallions   on 
this  Coast.     He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TEEMS — 525  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses   apply   to   or  address 

PETER,  J.   WILLIAMS,   San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Beg.  No.  24576.    Trotting*  Bace  Becord  2:12*4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:0S%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11*4,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Mate  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  CaL 

Usual   return   privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:11 


Greatest  son  of  McKinney 
2-AVA 


Will  Mate   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,   Yolo    County,   CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including-  Italia  2:04*4,  Zephyr 
2:07*4,  Charley  T.  2:11*4,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  hav'e  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — 37 5  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California  next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   CaL 

The  Standard  Bred  Trotting  Stallion 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 


TWO-TEAB-OLD    BECOBD     2:29*4 
BY   McKINNEY   2:11*4 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08*4 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  "William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting1  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young*  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding"  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending'  July  1st,  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,  near   the    Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TEBMS — S50  for  Season.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges.     Apply  to 
F.     GOMMET,     Owner.  HANS     EE-ELLSON,     Manager. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588. 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29*4),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season— $25. 


SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 


Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59*4),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:0S%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11*4;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking-.     Terms  for  the  season — S25. 

Having-  leased  the  above  highly  bred  stallions  from  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,   I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 

FRESNO   BACE    TRACK 
Usual    return   privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if   mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  L.  PAEEITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM     SEASON  OF  1907. 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandlv  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  Ry 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Relle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
voung-  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  Ry  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19.  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%.  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  fl)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  Ry  Ry  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — S25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK    S.    TURNER,   Prop.,   Santa   Bosa,    Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


(BECOBD  2:221.2) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:0914 
(trial  2:063i),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2-1214)  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%. 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  wnKES  2:161.4..  stre  0f  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world).  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%.  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%.  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%.  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  S6.000  guaranteed,  of 
1905.  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

NEAREST  McKINNEY  40698 

A  snre  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23m,  last 
half  in  l:07$gi  and  conld  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  3134  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old.  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02.  Sweet  Marie  2:02.  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%.  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%.  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%.  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare  sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:1154  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen.  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L,.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.   Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the   only   stallion   living  or  dead   that  carries   the   five   great   crosses- 
Nutwood  2:1S%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose. 

TEBMS — $50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  54  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,  San  Jose,  CaL 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

VALENCIA   FARM 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 

Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2/2  Hands. 
By  Garton,  Duke  ol  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  hy  Pio- 
neer 10S8. 

FEE,  $40  to   INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R-  F-  O.  No.  1. 


THE  STANDARD  TROTTING  STALLIONS 


■And  his  full  brother 


Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  " 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:111/4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broo?maVe  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%.  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2-27.  Sweet  Rosie  2:2S%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose  peat  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  „„,,    .        ,       _  ..ik,    ,  ™« 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    lo.2%    hands,    weights    1.208 

pounds;    perfect   in   every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

■Will  make  the  Season  of  1S07  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   $3   per  month. 
525  for  the  Season.     Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,    1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,    Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15*4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Iiida    "W.     2:18Ui    by 

Nutwood  2:1834. 
TEBMS — For  Season,  S50.  Beturn  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04*«,  Tidal  Wave  2:09.  Miss 
Idaho  2:0934,  Who  Is  It  2:10}4.  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10*4.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:1034, 
Georgie  B.  2:12»4.  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S%.  Lady  Mowry  2:09*4.  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11*4,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15*4  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

JUAETTN  CAETEE,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


Hooper  Farm 


Good  Pasturage 
for  Horses 


MOUINTAIN   VIEW,   CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Gi'oimel 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    55    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay.  $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  L'p  in  Working  Con- 
dition,  $15   per  month.     For  particulars  address 

EOBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOFER  FABM,  MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 
Beference — S.  F.  Biding-  Club.  Santa  Clara  Conn':- 


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THE  B  REEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1907. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


The  Hunter  Arms  Co.  -  Fulton,  N.  Y. 


As  a  4  year  old 

"Winning  all  S   of  his  races 

"McKINNEY"    2-AVA 

became  holder  of  the  (then)  world's  champion  4  year  old 
stallion  record,  2:12%.  This  was  "old  style"  to  high  wheels. 
Living-foal-or-money-baek  terms  are  a  success. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

Sri^oSnaT.  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register   No.   38409. 

By     Sidney     Dillon 
( s  i  r  e     Lou     Dillon 
l:58iA).  dam  Adioo  bv 
Guy   Wilkes.     S30   for 
„      ,  ,  season,  $40  to   insure. 

For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  I.AKE,  Portnna,  CaL 


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GENERAL     INSURANCE     BROKER 


FIEE,    BONDS,    LIABILITY.    PLATE    GLASS,    ETC, 
Agent 
Pireman's  Fund  Insurance  Co. 


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CAMPBELL'S 


EMOLLIC 
IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


FOR  . 

.  HARNESSSSHOULOERGAUiBABBEliWIffiCUTS./ 
£,  CALKS.SCRATCHES  AND  OTHER     fe 


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AILMENTS  OFTHESKIN.  _# 

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For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS.  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning:.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying*  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  190S  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drug's 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  In  Their  Stables 
PEICE — 25c,   50c   and  $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,. 418  W.   Madison  St.,   Chicago.   III. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.    If  not  in  stock  ask  them 
to  write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


SHTPPHTG  PEVEB  AVOIDED 

Horses  treated  in  advance  with  Craft's  Distemper  Cure  can 
be  shipped  with  assurance  of  escape  from  shipping  fever, 
pinkeye,  distemper  or  other  infectious  diseases.  Should  be 
kept  on  hand  for  prevention  and  cure  of  these  ailments.  At 
dealers  or  direct,  prepaid.  50c  and  $1.00.  Ask  for  copy  of 
"Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E,  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland.  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVERY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOR  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN" 


TOOMEY 
TWO-WHEELERS^^ 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and    Training    Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 
best  in  the  world. 

Pneumatic     Pole    Carts,    for    team 
work  on  road  and  track. 

Pneumatic    and     High    Wheel    Jog 
Carts  for  general   road   use. 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,   Ohio,   U.   S.   A. 


RUBBER 
HORSE- 
SHOE 


!AIR  CUSHION 
PADS 


No  Lameness 


Thej  fill  with  air  at  each  step. 
Thai's  what  breaks  concussion 
That's  what  preients  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
Thai's  whaf  cores  lameness. 


NoSlipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


T  Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

|  Revere  Rubber  Co 

SOLE  KJ^T^FACTURE-  J 

•       Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 

by 

"NAME" 


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TALUON  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  In  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  hooks, 
Stallion  Service  liooks.  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  ail  kinds  for  road  or  trar-k,  lirc-edine  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Preenators  and  all  Specialties  for  stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


LAWRENCE   STOCK   FARM 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK  FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Low   California    Rates 


FROM    THE    EAST     DAILY    DURING 
MARCH   AND     APRIL,     1907 


From  New  Orleans   $30.00 

Peoria    $31.00 

Pittsburg   $41.00 

Memphis    $31.65 

Bloomington    $32.00 

St.  Paul   $34.85 

Chicago    $33 .  00 

New  York  $50.00 


From   Sioux   City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha    $25 .  00 

St,    Joseph    $25.00 

Kansas    City    $25 .  00 

Leavenworth    $25.00 

Denver    $25.00 

Houston    $25.00 

St.  Louis   $30.00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  be  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  be  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
lets on  the   great  California  Valleys  to  Information  Bureau, 

Flood  Building,  San-  Francisco 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1892.  Every  horse  owner 
*vho  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Saturday,  April  13,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


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DUPONT  SMOKELESS 


MAKES   A   CLEAN    UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At    the    Pacific    Coast    Trap    Shooters'    League    Tournament,    San     Francisco,     Cal. 
February    22 — 24,    were    won    by    shooters    who    used 


=DUPONT    SiHOKELESS= 


Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos  Trophy    T.  Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du   Pont  Trophy    A.  J.  Webb .  .64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.    Holling    ~  .  .18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 

Established  1802. 

Portland,  Ore.,         Berkeley,  Cal.,        Seattle,  Wash, 
and   Wilmington,   Del. 


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ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  &un.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
=^^  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $309  list. 


Ithaca  Gun  Company      -        -       Ithaca,  N. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


WOULD    YOU    LIKE    A    GUN 

THAT    YOU     CAN     DEPEND 

ON?        THAT      IS      ALWAYS 

RELIABLE? 


THEN      YOU      WANT 


THE 


PARKER 


That  is   BEAUTIFUL  to   look     upon.     That     cannot 
equaled  in  FINISH,  OUTLINE.    WORKMANSHIP    and 
SHOOTING   QUALITIES.      Send  for  catalogue. 


N.  Y.  Salesroom: 


PARKER 

32  Warren  St.    = 


BROS. 

30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


GOLCHER    BROS. 


Formerly  of  Clabrough,  Qolcher  &  Co. 


Guns,  Fishing  Tackle 

Ammunition 

Sporting  Goods 


Telephone 
Temporary  1883 


51 1  Market  St.,  San  Francisco 


Isnl He  Worth  Saving?. 


Why  trade  off  or  sell  at  a  beggarly  price  a  good 
horse  -just  because  he  "goes  lame."  "throws  a 
curb"  or  develops  some  other  blemish?  There 
is  nothing  in  the  way  of  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints, 
Windpuffs  or  Bunches  which  will  not  yield 
readily  and  permanently  to  treatment  with 

QUINN'S 

W       OINTMENT, 


Dr.  E. H.  Davenport,  a  prominent  physician  of  Sheridan,  Ind.. 

writes:      1  have  u^ed  a    number  of  remedies  forttae  removal  of 

cm-Its,  splints,  thickened  tendons  and  ItssDes  generally,  bnt  Tor 

I  the  last  two  vears  1  have  not  t.i-en  ivitnout  Qulnn's  Ointment.      I  have  tested  it  thor- 

I   oughly  at  differ.  :.t  t  .<«*«.  and  ray  with  mt  hesitancy  Lh -til  is  the  only  reliablerenie- 

■  Uyol  the  kind  1  have  ever  tried."    Price  St. 00  per  bottle.       S  ildbyalldrtiggistsor 

ttUStf    W.  B,  Eddy  &  Co.,  Whitehall,  N.Y. 


Pointers  and 

English  Setters 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 
Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
for  sale.    Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St..   Napa,   Cal. 


FOB  SALE  —  Thoroughbred  Scotch 
Shepard  Collie  pups.  A  bargain  for 
stock  or  sheep  men.  Will  furnish  pedi- 
gree. Call  or  address  T.  J.  Stanton,  S. 
E.  cor.  Point  Lobos  and  23d  Aves.,  San 
Prancisco,    Cal. 

Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Palziel.  formerly  of  60S 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
Located  at 

620   Octavia    St..    San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts, 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls  from   out   of  town   promptly    re- 
sponded I  o. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.         San   Francisco.  Ca'. 

Telephone  Special  2074. 


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THE      BREfcDEK     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  13,  1967. 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


VRSE  BOOTS 


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Remington. 


AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


No  Slide  to  Work 


with  the  left  hand.  Rig-ht  hand  pulls  trigger.  Recoil  ejects, 
cocks  and  reloads.  Solid  breech  protection  against  "blow- 
backs."  Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental  discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 

The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,   $40  and  upwards. 
REMINGTON  ASMS   COMPANY, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Factory — 

Ag-ency,  315  Broadway,  New  Tort  City.  Ilion,  N.  T. 


;.  •;.  -v-  -;.  •>  •;«•!■  *i--i*->  *'•♦>*;-  ^.-i^HSuj^^^i"!*  4nl»*I«$«M*4 


W  I  N  C  H  E  S  T 

Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle.        .351  Caliber  High  Power. 


"The  Gun  That  Shoots  Through  Steel" 


Standard  Rifle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7%  pounds,  number  of  shots,  sis,  LIST  Price,  $28.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^4-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
ii  *°i  muzz*e-  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned.  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


WINCHESTER    REPEATING    ARMS    CO. 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 


.*.  /.  SELBY      SHELLS  .*. 


FOUR  TOURNAMENTS 


RESULT- 


FOUR  HIGH  AVERAGES!! 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO  MARCH  17th. 


MR.   H.  GARRISON,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


DICK   REED,  General  High  Average. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


DEXTER  PRINCE  STABLES 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take   Hayes,    McAllister   or  Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 

"  lest  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.  Always  a  good  roadster 
on  r.a.nd  for  sale.  Careful  and  experienced  men  to  care  for  and  exercise  park 
roac  ters  and  prepare  horses  tor  track  use.  Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stahle 
and  rot  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL.  B.    BEKEART,   CO.,    Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iyer  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham 
ilton  Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME    L.     No.  16. 


SATURDAY,  APRIL  20,  1907. 


Subscription   $3.00   a  Year. 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SFORTSMAX 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA  CIRCUIT 


JUNE  21st  to  JULY  6th,  1907 


San  Diego 


San  Bernardino  Los  Angeles 

June  21  and  22  June  26,  27,  28  and  29  July  3,  4,  5  and  6 

Entries  to  Stake  Races  Close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907 


ENTRIES  TO  PURSE  RACES  CLOSE  SATURDAY,  JUNE  1st,  1907 


SAN  DIEGO 

No.  1—2:20    CLASS    TBOTTING 

STAKE      51000 

No.  2 — 2:20       CLASS       FACING 

STAKE      51000 

No.  3 — 2:13   CLASS   TBOTTING 

PURSE      $500 

No.  4 — 2:13       CLASS       PACING 

PURSE      5500 

No.  5 — 2:08       CLASS       PACING 

PURSE      5500 

Address   all  communications  to 

JAS.  C.  'WALLACE,  Secretary. 
S.  P.  D.  No.  1,  San  Diego,  CaL 


PROGRAMMES 

SAN  BERNARDINO 

WEDNESDAY,    JTJNE    26th. 
No.  1 — 2 :40    CLASS    TBOTTING,    NOVELTY,    PURSE  ....  5300 

No.  2 — 2:20    CLASS    FACING,    STAKE 51000 

No.  3 — 2 :14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FTJBSE 5500 

THURSDAY.     JUNE     27th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    FACING,    PURSE 5400 

No.  5 — 2 :24    CLASS    TBOTTING,    STAKE 51000 

No.   6 — SPECIAL 5225 

FBIDAY,    JUNE    23th. 

No.  7 — 2 :1S    CLASS    PACING,    FT/BSE 5400 

No.   8 — 2:10     CLASS     TBOTTING,     PURSE $50O 

No.   9 — 2 :30    CLASS   FACING,    NOVELTY,    FTJBSE $300 

SATTJBDAY,    JTJNE    29th. 

No.   10 — 2 :10    CLASS    FACING,   FTJBSE 5500 

No.  11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    FTJBSE 5400 

No.  12 — SPECIAL     5225 

Races  Nos.  2  and  5  close  May  1st.     All  other  races  close 
June    1st.    1907.      Novelty    races    are    races    with    three    heats 
only,   5100  per  heat,   every  heat  a  race.     Winner  of  each  race 
to  receive  1100  and  cannot  start  in  succeeding  heats. 
Address  all   communications  to 

BOBT.  T.  CURTIS,  Secretary, 

223   Orange   St.,   Bedlands,    CaL 


LOS  ANGELES 

WEDNESDAY,    JULY    3d. 

No.  1 — 2:08    CLASS    FACING,    FTJBSE 5800 

No.  2 — 2:20    CLASS   FACING,    STAKE 51000 

No.   3—2:14    CLASS    TBOTTING,    PTJBSE 5800 

THURSDAY,    JULY    4th. 

No.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    FACING,    FUBSE 5800 

No.   5 — 2:24     CLASS     TBOTTING,     STAKE 51000 

No.  6 — T,  ft  DIES'    SUNNING    BACE S225 

Of  which  $65  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  to  carry  135  lbs. 
FBIDAY,    JULY    5th. 

No.  7 — 2:16    CLASS   PACING,    FUBSE $600 

No.  8 — 2:10    CLASS    TBOTTING,   FUBSE $800 

No.  9 — 2:25    CLASS   FACING,    PURSE $400 

For  three-year-olds  or  under. 
SATURDAY.     JULY    6th. 

No.  10 — 2:10    CLASS    PACING,    FUBSE S800 

No.  11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTING,    PUBSE 5600 

No.   12 — BELAY    BACE,    FIVE    MILES 5350 

5200  to   first,   5100  to    second,  550  to  third.     Entrance   $2 

per  horse.     Change  horse  and  saddle  each  mile. 
Address   all   communications   to 

F.  A.  COFFMAN,  Secretary, 

University  F.  O.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 


CONDITIONS: 

fniinl?.?th«?n  California  Circuit   Stakes  close  Wednesday,   May   1st.   at   11   p.   m.     Entrance   five   per  cent  and   five   per   cent  additional   from    money   winners,    payable   as 
7°    °   .?:      *r"    \f  accompany    entry.   May   1st,   when   horse  must  be  namiil;    $10   payable  June  1st,  and  the  balance  of  $20  before  starting.     Nominators  must  notify  Secretary 

""tmg  it  tney  wish  to  withdraw  from  any  stake,    iml  will   not  lie  held  for  anv  payments  falling  due  after  date  of  notice  of  withdrawal. 
i.»nt  n/™T  e  """""day,   June  1st.  at  11   p.   m.     National  Association   rules   to  govern,    unless    otherwise    specified.      Hobbles    not    barred    on    pacers.      Entrance    five    per 

„°v  °Zt  PSTf  e„  a3     fit,  E«r».'5.en1.    additional  from  money  winners.     Mile  heats,  three  in  five.     No  race  longer  than  five  heats,  money  to  be  paid  in  accordance  with  the  sum- 
Sa  ViSt  tJ     h  %         5  Money  divided   50.   25.   15  and   10   per  cent   of  purse.     Horse  distancing  the  field  entitled  to  one  money  only.     The  Association   reserves 

™t  S'l'n  enange  order  ot  program  and  to   declare  off  any  race  not  filling  satisfactorily.     Any  entry  in  purse   races,  accompanied  by  three  per  cent   of  purse,    (two  per 
the  race  start),    entry   will    not   be    suspended   for   further    payment,    provided   horse   is   declared  out  in   writing  on   or  before    7    o'clock  p.    m.    on   the   day   before 

POB   ENTRY    BLANKS    ADDBESS    THE    RESPECTIVE    SECRETARIES.    OB    BBEEDEB  AND  SPOBTSMAN,  616  GOLDEN  GATE  AVE.,  SAN  PBANCISCO,   CAL. 


PLEAS  ANTON    RACE    MEETING 


TO  BE  HELD  AT 


Pleasanton,  July  31,  August  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Wednesday,  May  1,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Monday,  July  1,  1907. 


PROGRAMME : 


FIBST    DAY,    WEDNESDAY,    JULY    31st. 

No.   1 — 2:08  FACE,   THE    FARMERS'   STAKE 

No.  2 — TWO-YEAB-OLD    TBOTTING    FUBSE 

No.  3 — TWO-YEAB-OLD     FACING     FUBSE 


.5800 
S500 
.5400 


SECOND  DAY,  THUBSDAY,  AUGUST  1st. 

No.  4 — 2:14    TBOT,    ALAMEDA    COUNTY    STAKE $800 

No.  5 — 2:20    FACING   FUBSE     $500 

5500 


No.  6 — 2:24    TBOTTING    PUBSE 


TTTTBD    DAY,    FBIDAY,    AUGUST    2d. 
No.  7 — 2:10  TBOT,  FLEASANT'N  MERCHANTS  STAKE,  $800 

No.  8 — 2:15    PACING   FTJBSE     $500 

No.  9 — 2:17  TBOTTING  FUBSE    $500 

FOUBTH  DAY,   SATTJBDAY,  AUGUST  3d. 
No.   10 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD  TBOT.  W.  A.    CLARK  JB. 

STAKE   (Horses  without  records) $800 

No.  11 — 2:12    FACING    FTJBSE     $500 

No.   12 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD    PACING    PTJBSE 5500 


Entries   to   Stakes   Nos.   1,  4,  7   and   10   close  May  1st,   190  7,    when    horses    must    be    named. 

Entries  to   Stakes  Nos.  2,   3,  5,   6,  8,  9,  11   and  12   close   July   1st,    1907,    when   horses   must   be   named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing  May  1st  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  hors  es  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  he 
named   by   five   o'clock  p.   m.   the    day   before   the    first    day    of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 


SPECIAL  CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of   the  purse   or   stake   will   be   deducted   from   each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

7  ember  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,   further   conditions,   etc.,    address   the   Secretary. 

DB.  L.  A.   COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,  CaL 


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STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05% ..  .C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogohoom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

KINNEY  LOU  2 :  07% Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

MeKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY.... T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2: 05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

WHETHER  LOU  DILLON  WAS  DRUGGED  or 
not  will  probably  never  be  known.  The  ownership 
of  the  cup  has  been  decided  by  the  New  York  court 
to  be  in  Mr.  Smathers',  as  there  was  no  evi- 
dence presented  to  show  that  he  was  implicated  in 
any  conspiracy  to  drug  the  mare,  nor  was  there 
any  direct  evidence  that  she  was  drugged  prior  to 
the  memorable  race  in  1905,  when  she  stopped  so 
badly  in  her  contest  with  Major  Delmar.  There  are 
prominent  veterinarians  and  experienced  horsemen 
who  believe  the  champion  mare  was  given  some  sort 
of  a  dose  that  affected  her  heart,  while  others  just 
as  prominent  and  -just  as  experienced  believe  the 
showing  made  by  her  in  the  race  was  due  partly  to 
her  being  slightly  out  of  condition  and  partly  to 
the  fast  clip  she  was  compelled  to  go  to  head  Major 
Delmar  at  the  half,  she  being  on  the  outside  and 
driven  very  "wide."  That  she  was  at  times  given 
stimulants  to  enable  her  to  carry  _her  tremendous 
speed  is  known.  That  the  many  wonderful  miles 
she  had  trotted  prior  to  this  race  may  have  affected 
her  heart  is  a  possibility,  and  those  familiar  with 
heart  affections  say  that  an  "athletic"  heart  may 
be  bad  to-day  but  pretty  fair  to-morrow.  The  fact 
that  Lou  Dillon  stopped  in  this  race  and  had  the 
"thumps"  after  the  heat  is  not  conclusive  evidence 
that  she  was  drugged  by  any  means.  The  Board  of 
Review  and  New  York  jury  both  agree  on  this.  On 
another  page  this  week  we  print  a  synopsis  of  the 
testimony  in  this  now  celebrated  case,  and  we  believe 
our  readers  will  upon  reading  it  agree  with  the  jury 
that  the  case  was  not  proven. 


THE  EFFORT  OF  THE  IT.  s.  GOVERNMENT  in 
trying  to  re-establish  the  breed  of  Morgan  horses 
is  ridiculed  by  that  energetic  and  well  known  horse 
breeder,  Major  David  Castleman,  owner  of  Clifton 
Stock  Farm,  Mercer  county,  Kentucky.  The  Major 
holds,  and  thousands  agree  with  him,  that  both  the 
American  trotter  and  the  American  bred  saddle 
horse  are  superior  to  the  best  Morgans  living,  both 
in  speed  and  endurance.  He  thinks  the  Government 
is  spending  its  money  uselessly  in  trying  to  re-estab- 
lish the  Morgan  breed,  and  to  back  his  judgment 
has  posted  5100  as  a  challenge  which  he  has  is- 
sued to  match  the  best  standard  bred  horse  and 
the  best  saddle  bred  horse  against  the  best  Mor- 
gan horse.  The  conditions  of  the  challenge  include 
the  trotting  over  a  Kentucky  turnpike  of  a  reason- 
able distance;  say  50  to  100  miles;  the  vehicle,  har- 
ness and  occupants  to  have  a  minimum  weight  of 
500  pounds.  The  Major's  challenge  will  probably 
attract  some  attention.  However,  the  Government's 
money  will  not  be  spent  in  vain,  for  if  the  horses 
which  result  from  the  breeding  to  be  conducted  on  the 
Vermont  farm  do  not  come  up  to  the  standard  ex- 
pected of  them  the  public  will  very  soon  find  it  out 
and  will  look  upon  the  Morgan  family  as  a  myth  of 
the  early  days  of  horse  breeding  in  America.  If  the 
experiment  makes  good,  however,  much  good  will 
have  been  accomplished. 


TWO  GOOD  STAKES  have  been  opened  by  the 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  Association  for  its  Grand  Circuit 
meeting,  which  will  begin  on  July  29th.  The  stakes 
are'  as  follows:  $5,000  for  2:15  class  trotters,  di- 
vided into  three  races  of  one  heat  each.  The  win- 
ner of  any  heat  will  be  awarded  $833.33;  second  in 
any  heat  $416.67;  third  in  any  heat  $250;  and  fourth 
in  any  heat  $166.67;  $3,000  for  2:13  class  pacers, 
divided  into  three  parts  also.  First  horse  in  any 
heat  $500,  second  in  any  heat  $250,  third  in  any 
heat  $150,  and  fourth  in  any  heat  $100.  Entries  to 
these  two  stakes  will  close  Monday,  April  22d.  The 
total  entrance  fee  is  5  per  cent,  but  it  only  re- 
quires $20  to  name  a  horse  with  $10  for  each  addi- 
tional horse.  There  are  five  easy  payments.  After 
having  declared  out  in  writing,  nominators  will  not 
be  liable  for  forfeits  falling  due  thereafter.  One  of 
the  great  meetings  of  the  circuit  is  always  held  at 
Cleveland,  and  all  horsemen  racing  on  the  Grand 
Circuit  should  be  sure  to  have  entries  there.  See 
the  advertising  columns  of  this  journal  for  further 
particulars  of  these  stakes. 


ANOTHER  SALE  of  highly  bred  and  high  class 
trotting  and  pacing  horses  is  announced  by  Fred  H. 
Chase  &  Co.  for  May  27th.  There  has  already 
been  consigned  to  this  sale  a  number  of  horses  that 
are  fast  enough  and  in  condition  to  race  this  year, 
besides  some  extra  fine  roadsters.  Particulars  of 
these  consignments  will  be  printed  next  week,  and  to 
give  all  an  even  break  in  the  future  advertisements,  the 
particular  mention  of  these  horses  has  not  been  made 
in  this  issue.  That  the  sale  will  be  a  success  there 
is  no  question.  Buyers  are  calling  and  writing  every 
day  to  find  out  when  the  next  sale  wil  come  off.  The 
opening  of  the  new  speed  track  in  Golden  Gate  Park 
has  made  a  big  demand  for  good  road  and  track 
horses,  and  the  organization  of  the  new  Park  Driv- 
ing Club,  with  some  of  the  leading  business  men  of 
San  Francisco  at  its  head,  will  cause  that  demand 
to  increase.  To  get  animals  properly  catalogued  and  . 
advertised,  consignments  to  this  May  sale  must  be 
made  right  away.  We  sugest  that  owners  who  de- 
sire to  sell  in  one  of  the  best  markets  in  the  world 
should  correspond  with  Chase  &  Co.  right  away,  and 
if  they  consign  to  this  sale  get  the  benefits  of  the  ad- 
vertising that  will  be  done. 


THE  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association  is  sharing  in 
the  general  prosperity  of  the  horse  business  on  this 
Coast.  There  is  a  balance  in  the  hands  of  Treasurer 
Capt.  N.  T.  Smith  of  over  $2,000  in  excess  of  all 
liabilities  of  the  association  and  the  organization  has 
a  very  promising  outlook  for  a  prosperous  season 
this  year.  The  Breeders'  Association  by  its  futurity 
stakes  and  annual  meetings  kept  interest  in  the 
trotting  and  pacing  horse  alive  here  during  the  years 
of  depression,  and  its  friends  and  patrons  will  be 
pleased  to  know  of  its   continued  prosperity. 


getting  any  speed  work  to  speak  of,  and  now  that 
the  sun  is  shining  every  day,  they  should  not  be 
rushed -at  it  to  make  up  for  lost  time.  There  is  still 
a  long  period  before  racing  begins  in  June,  and  those 
who  take  advantage  of  the  time  and  work  their 
horses  along  gradually  will  be  the  ones  to  get  the 
money  on  the  circuit.  The  horses  entered  have  shown 
speed  or  they  would  not  have  been  nominated,  and 
th  most  necessary  work  ahead  is  to  put  them  in 
shape  to  carry  it  on  sound  legs. 


THE  MOVEMENT  to  regain  possession  of  the 
beautiful  Agricultural  Park  and  race  track  at  San 
Jose  by  the  directors  of  the  Santa  Clara  Valley  Agri- 
cultural Society  seems  to  be  progressing.  A  meeting 
of  the  directors  was  held  in  San  Jose  one  day  last 
week.  Mr.  J.  O.  A.  Bailey,  president  of  the  society, 
was  in  the  chair  and  Secretary  A.  R.  Denike  noted 
the  minutes.  A  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted 
requesting  the  president  to  procure  from  its  former 
officers  all  books,  papers,  records  and  property  of 
the  society,  and  Attorney  Veuve  was  notified  to  en- 
force this  demand  and  to  proceed  with  the  necessary 
enforcement  of  this  resolution  against  George  Bol- 
linger, James  W.  Rea,  or  any  other  person  who  might 
be  found  to  be  in  unlawful  possession  of  the  same. 


WOODLAND'S  EARLY  CLOSING  STAKES  will 
be  ready  for  announcement  in  a  few  days.  Manager 
Chas.  A.  Spencer  of  the  Woodland  Stock  Farm  track 
writes  that  the  early  closing  events  will  be  $1,000 
each,  and  the  date  of  closing  will  be  May  15th.  All 
the  horsemen  are  anxiously  awaiting  Woodland's  an- 
nouncement, as  they  all  desire  to  race  at  the  Yolo 
county  track,  which  is  one  of  the  best  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  is  justly  popular  with  owners  as  well  as 
the  public.  After  the  early  closing  stakes  are  filled 
May  15th,  a  number  of  additional  purses  will  be  an- 
nounced to  close  August  15th,  two  weeks  before  the 
meeting,  and  by  that  time  the  horses  that  have  been 
racing  on  the  circuit  will  be  ready  for  re-classifica- 
tion, and  this  will  be  an  advantage  to  all  owners. 


SALINAS  is  out  with  an  excellent  program  of  rac- 
ing for  its  meeting  in  July.  The  two  main  events 
are  the  2:24  trot  and  the  2:20  pace,  for  which  there 
is  offered  a  purse  of  $800  in  each  case.  This  meeting 
will  come  after  the  Los  Angeles  meeting  and  be- 
fore the  one  at  Pleasanton,  .which  will  make  it  very 
convenient  for  horsemen  shipping  north  from  the 
southern  meetings.  The  town  of  Salinas  is  one  of 
the  most  thriving  in  the  State  and  the  people  there 
always  turn  out  in  large  numbers  to  harness  meet- 
ings. We  call  the  attention  of  all  horse  owners  who 
will  race  in  California  this  year  to  the  excellent  pro- 
gram o<<ered  by  this  association  and  ask  for  it  a 
liberal  patronage  in  the  way  of  entries  on  May  15th. 


CALIFORNIA  STATE  FAIR. 


MAKE  SPEED  SLOWLY  has  always  been  a  good 
rule  in  training  horses,  and  it  is  doubly  applicable 
this  year  in  California.  The  almost  incessant  rain 
during  February  and   March  kept  the  horses  from 


The  coming  California  State  Fair  is  gradually  as- 
suming an  inter-state  scope,  and  the  exhibit  promises 
to  be  the  largest  and  most  varied  ever  assembled 
here,  while  the  throng  of  visitors  will  probably  tax 
to  the  utmost  the  accommodations  of  the  city. 

As  has  been  previously  announced,  the  National 
Irrigation  Congress  will  meet  in  September.  Fifteen 
hundred  delegates  will  be  in  attendance  from  every 
section  of  the  United  States,  and  wives  and  members 
of  their  families  will  accompany  them  to  at  least  an 
equal  number. 

Th  irrigated  sections  of  Arizona,  Utah,  Idaho  and 
Nevada  are  going  to  send  samples  of  their  products 
for  comparison  with  those  of  California,  and  this  will 
have  a  tendency  to  swell  the  number  of  outside 
visitors. 

Mining  promoters  and  mine  owners  of  Nevada  will 
exhibit  specimens  from  various  sections  of  that  State, 
as  probably  will  some  from  Arizona,  and  this  should 
result  in  renewed  interest  among  the  mining  coun- 
ties of  our  own  State. 

Stockmen,  especially  breeders  of  standard  and 
thoroughbred  horses,  will  have  the  opportunity  to 
attend  one  of  the  most  elaborate  series  of  speed 
tests  witnessed  on  this  Coast  in  years.  The  list  of 
purses  is  nearly  ready  to  be  announced,  and  will  cer- 
tainly prove  an  inducement  worthy  of  more  than 
passing  notice. 

It  was  decided  to  inaugurate  a  vigorous  campaign 
of  advertising  as  soon  as  the  premium  lists  are 
printed.  Agents  will  be  sent  to  different  parts  of 
the  State  to  arrange  for  the  assembling  and  prepara- 
tion of  exhibits,  and  also  to  work  up  interest  in 
the  various  communities. — Sacramento  Unioin. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


!  NOTES   AND   NEWS  | 

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SATES     CLAIMED. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Diego  June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los   Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Salinas   July  24-27 

Pleasanton     July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma   August  26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Fair,    Sacramento    September   9-14- 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare    September   30-October    5 

Bakersneld    October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Takima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,   Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-October   5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,  Wash October  14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Salinas'  program  is  out. 


Purses  are  from  $300  to  $800. 


Entries  close  May  15th  for  these  races. 


The  State  Fair  program  is  also  announced. 


The  best  and  biggest  purses  in  years  are  ottered. 


Entries  to  the  State  Fair  races  will  also  close  on 
May  15th. 


Woodland  Stock  Farm  made  two  entries  in  The 
California  Stake,  $2,000  for  2:24  class  trotters,  at 
the  Breeders'  meeting,  but  through  an  error  but  one 
was  printed  in  our  list  last  week.  The  two  are  El 
Rio  Rey  and  Princess  Mamie. 


At  an  auction  sale  of  the  property  of  an  estate 
held  at  Hanford  last  week,  a  jack  brought  $1000 
after   some   lively  bidding. 


Frank  Blessing  of  Hollister,  who  knows  a  horse 
bargain  when  he  sees  one,  and  can  generally  be 
found  at  the  auction  sales  of  trotters,  recently  sold 
at  a  good  profit  the  handsome  bay  gelding  he  pur- 
chased at  the  Aptos  Farm  sale  at  Chase's  Pavilion 
last  month. 


S.  Siljan  of  Pleasanton  drove  his  filly  by  Alcyo 
2:10  a  mile  in  2:28  last  week  with  the  last  half  in 
1:12.    She  looks  like  a  good  one. 


James  Thompson,  who  reached  home  April  7th 
from  his  trip  to  the  Indianapolis  sale,  says  he  is 
highly  satisfied  with  the  results  and  that  the  horses 
all  brought  prices  very  close  to  their  value.  He 
also  states  that  he  was  well  treated  by  everybody 
and  has  no  kick  coming  on  any  account. 


"Dad"  Trefry  is  having  a  hard  time  taking  care 
of  two  horses  at  Pleasanton,  owing  to  one  hand  be- 
ing badly  crippled  with  rheumatism.  He  has  Ken- 
neth C.  2:17  as  a  three-year-old,  by  McKinney,  and 
Ben  Hur,  a  three-year-old  by  Stam  B.  out  of  the 
same  mare  Mountain  Maid  by  Cresco  that  is  the 
dam  of  three  in  the  list  including  Tom  Carneal  2:08%. 
The  Stam  B.  colt  won  a  matinee  race  two  weeks 
ago  at  Pleasanton  and  has  since  trotted  a  mile  in 
2:25.  Mr.  Trefry  would  like  to  sell  one  of  these 
horses,  and  don't  care  which,  as  he  can't  take  care 
of  two.  They  are  worth  more  than  he  asks  for 
them. 


The  old  campaigner,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%,  never 
looked  so  well  as  he  does  now.  He  is  at  Pleasanton 
in  William  Cecil's  care  and  is  pacing  faster  than 
ever.  He  is  one  of  the  gamest  pacers  that  ever  looked 
through  a  bridle  and  should  lower  his  mark  this 
year.  Cecil  has  a  two-year-old  filly  by  Stam  B. 
out  of  a  James  Madison  mare  in  his  string  that  is 
quite  promising.  The  second  dam  of  this  filly  was 
an  own  sister  to  Klamath  2:07%. 


They  now  call  John  R.  Conway  2:09  the  hand- 
somest son  of  Diablo.  Fred  Chadbourne  has  begun 
to  step  him  a  little  and  the  pacer  looks  like  a  good 
proposition  for  the  free-for-all  classes.  Meese  Bros, 
of  Danville  own  him. 


W.  W.  Mendenhall  has  sent  Charlie  T.  2:11%  by 
Zombro,  and  the  colt  Sir  John  by  McKinney,  to 
Pleasanton,  where  they  are  under  the  care  of  Charley 
DeRyder,  who  will  drive  them  in  their  work  until 
he  goes  East.  Both  horses  are  well  entered  on  the 
California  circuit. 


Geo.  Stickle,  of  Angels,  has  lost  by  death  his  good 
stallion  Stickle,  sired  by  Silver  Bow  2:16,  dam  Grace, 
the  dam  of  Daedalion  2:08%,  etc.,  by  Buccaneer.  The 
horse  died  from  getting  foxtail  or  barley  beards  in 
his  throat,  causing  a  sore  that  refused  to  heal. 


H.  Scott  of  San  Jose  owns  a  nine-year-old  mare 
by  Boswell  Jr.  out  of  a  dam  by  Guy  Wilkes,  second 
dam  by  Arthurton,  and  third  dam  old  Flora  Lang- 
ford,  that  his  son  is  training  at  Pleasanton.  This 
mare  is  one  of  the  good-gaited  sort,  plenty  of  action 
in  f.-ont  and  behind  and  a  good  actor.  She  has  been 
a  mile  in  2:27,  last  half  in  1:09  and  the  last  quar- 
ter in  33%  seconds.  This  mare  was  never  trained 
ur  il  this  season,  having  raised  three  colts,  the  only 
oi'e  old  enough  to  break  being  a  most  promising 
youngster  by  Scott  McKinney,  that  was  sold  recently 
to  Budd  Doble. 


Antoinette,  the  very  handsome  and  fast  mare  by 
Antrim,  owned  by  Thos.  Ronan,  proprietor  of  the 
Pleasanton  track,  was  severely  burned  on  the  back 
before  she  could  be  rescued  from  her  stall  on  the 
night  of  the  fire  at  Pleasanton  track.  Mr.  Ronan 
states  that  she  is  getting  along  all  right,  however, 
and  that  she  will  not  be  scarred  in  the  least.  She 
is  one  of  the  most  promising  trotters  ever  trained 
at  Pleasanton  track. 


Hans  Frellson,  the  well  known  horse  trainer  whose 
stables  are  near  the  Twenty-fourth  avenue  entrance 
to  Golden  Gate  Park,  near  the  new  speed  track,  has 
been  selected  by  Suprintendent  McLaren  to  take 
charge  of  the  track  and  work  it.  The  old  stalls  that 
formerly  stood  at  the  end  of  the  old  speedway  are 
being  moved  to  the  new  track,  and  a  number  of  new 
ones  will  be  erected  for  the  use  of  the  road  drivers 
who  desire  to  have  their  horses  cooled  out.  Grooms 
will  be  in  attendance  to  look  after  horses  that  are  be- 
ing speeded  and  those  who  desire  to  drive  on  the 
new  speedway  will  find  this  is  a  great  convenience. 
Hans  knows  how  to  keep  a  track  in  shape  and  will 
devote  his  best  efforts  to  making  this  one  of  the 
best  tracks  to  be  found  anywhere. 


A  filly  by  "Dad"  Trefry's  McKinney  stallion  Ken- 
neth C.  (3)  2:17,  made  its  appearance  on  the  Green 
farm  at  Dublin  last  week.  The  little  miss  is  one 
of  the  handsomest  fillies  in  the  country.  She  is  out 
of  a  mare  by  Diablo  2:09%;  second  dam  Stem- 
winder,  the  dam  of  Directum  2:05%.  The  mare  was 
bred  back  to  Kenneth  C. 


Mart  Rollins  was  at  Pleasanton  last  Monday  and 
saw  Chas.  DeRyder  work  his  gelding  Charley  Bel- 
den  2:08%  a  half  in  1:03,  with  the  last  quarter  in 
30  seconds.  Belden  looks  and  acts  better  than  ever 
and  DeRyder  says  he  is  the  fastest  trotter  he  ever 
drove.  Belden  will  be  entered  in  all  the  classes 
open  to  i.im  on  the  Grand  Circuit,  and  will  be  taken 
East  in  the  DeRyder  string  about  the  last  of  May  or 
first  of  June.  Mr.  Rollins  will  not  go  East  with  him 
this  year,  his  health  not  being  robust  enough.  All 
California  horsemen  will  look  for  Charley  Belden  to 
win  against  the  best  of  the  trotters  on  the  Grand 
Circuit  this  season.  He  is  such  a  good-gaited  horse, 
has  so  much  speed  and  is  so  resolute  and  game  that 
he  will  hold  his  own  in  any  company.  The  prob- 
ability is  that  some  Eastern  horseman  will  own  the 
gelding  before  the  year  is  over,  as  Mr.  Rollins' 
health  is  such  that  he  thinks  it  his  duty  to  sell,  but 
the  horse  will  not  be  sacrificed. 


One  day  last  week  James  Sutherland  worked  Lou 
Crellin's  three-year-old,  The  Limit,  by  Searchlight  out 
of  his  great  broodmare  Bertha  by  Alcantara,  a  mile 
In  2:18,  pacing.  Mr.  Crellin  purchased  Searchlight 
when  a  three-year-old  because  he  saw  him  work  a 
mile  in  2:18%  in  April,  and  all  horsemen  remember 
the  great  campaign  made  by  the  son  of  Darknight 
that  year  when  he  started  in  twelve  races  against 
aged  horses,  won  ten  of  them,  one  second  and  one 
third  money,  and  took  the  world's  three-year-old  rec- 
ord at  that  time  of  2:09%.  The  Limit  is  a  grand 
looking  colt  and  will  be  a  member  of  Bertha's  won- 
derful family  of  2:10  performers  before  he  is  very 
much  older. 


Dan  Misner  has  a  new  pacer.  He  has  changed  Gus 
Lindauer's  old  trotter,  Homeway  2:14%  to  the  side 
wheel  gait,  and  the  old  fellow  reeled  off  a  quarter 
in  35  seconds  the  first  time  he  tried  it.  As  he  looks 
better  than  he  has  for  years  and  his  legs  and  feet 
are  again  in  good  shape,  Homeway  is  very  liable 
to  throw  dust  in  the  face  of  a  good  many  pacers  in 
the  slow  classes  this  year.  Among  other  good  ones 
in  Misner's  string  at  Pleasanton  is  Hattie  J.,  the 
Nazote  mare,  owned  by  T-F.  Judge  of  this  city,  and 
she  was  never  so  good  as  now.  She  is  being  entered 
on  the  California  Circuit.  Dan  has  a  three-year-old 
Alta  Vela  filly  in  his  string  that  trots  like  a  money 
winner,  while  the  big  four-year-old  pacer  by  Zolock 
2:05%,  owned  by  Horace  Orear  of  San  Francisco, 
is  showing  a  lot  of  speed.  He  will  not  be  raced  this 
year,  as  he  is  too  growthy,  but  he  has  every  indica- 
tion of  being  a  very  fast  big  one. 


Ed  Parker  is  getting  the  Jones  family  into  shape 
at  Pleasanton  for  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  at  Cleveland 
next  month.  The  good  mare  Lady  Jones  2:16%  looks 
like  a  2:10  trotter.  She  worked  a  mile  in  2:19,  last 
half  in  1:04  and  last  quarter  in  31  seconds  the  other 
day,  and  they  are  all  talking  about  her.  Bessie 
Jones  2:17%  worked  a  half  in  1:08  with  last  quarter 
in  33%,  seconds,  and  was  going  very  easily  at  the 
finish.  Admiral  Jones,  a  three-year  old,  has  been 
a  half  in  1:13%.  Parker  will  have  a  carload  of  four- 
teen head  when  he  leaves  for  Ceveland.  He  will  take 
a  couple  for  Geo.  Davis,  both  four-year-olds,  that  are 
fine  prospects,  one  by  Hart  Boswell,  the  other  by 
Rey  Direct.  He  will  also  take  the  good  trotter  Alles- 
andro  to  the  sale.  This  horse  took  a  record  of  2:28% 
in  1904,  and  is  much  faster  now.  Captain  McKinney, 
the  stallion  formerly  known  as  Capt.  Jones,  is  one 
of  those  consigned  to  the  sale.  He  is  a  fine  looking 
stallion,  and  one  of  the  best  bred  of  the  McKinneys. 


The  Park  Commissioners  have  passed  a  rule  that 
nothing  but  light  single  rigs  driven  by  a  man  can 
be  taken  on  the  new  Park  speed  track. 


Athasham  2:12  trotted  a  quarter  in  30  seconds  at 
Pleasanton  on  Friday  of  last  week,  when  Mr.  L. 
Bachant  was  up  from  Fresno  to  see  Chas.  De  Ryder 
give  him  his  work.  The  son  of  Athadon  is  looking 
in  fine  order.  The  pacing  mare,  The  Donna,  rattled 
off  a  quarter  in  29%  seconds  for  Mr.  De  Ryder  on 
the  previous  day.     She  is  also  an  Athadon. 


The  yearlings  by  Highland  C.  2:19%  at  Pleasanton 
track  are  a  great  credit  to  that  horse  as  a  sire.  They 
are  not  only  of  good  size,  but  in  their  conformation 
and  style  are  remarkable  for  colts  of  their  age.  He 
is  destined  for  a  great  sire.  A  two-year-old  filly 
by  him  is  the  fastest  thing  of  its  age  at  the  track. 


Mr.  J.  B.  Iverson  of  Salinas  has  sent  one  of  his 
best  matrons,  a  mare  by  Diablo  2:09%,  to  Pleasanton 
to  be  mated  with  Henry  Helman's  grand  looking 
young  stallion  by  Jay  Bird. 


Dr.  Boucher  will  ship  Mr.  Niles'  mare  Derbertha 
2:07%  East  in  the  same  car  that  Ed.  Parker  takes 
the  Jones  horses  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale.  Henry 
Dunlap  will  also  take  two  in  the  same  car. 


Horsemen  should  note  the  fact  that  the  2:15  class 
pace  originally  advertised  by  the  Kings  County  As- 
sociation for  its  meeting  at  Hanford  this  fall  has 
been  changed  to  a  2:14  class  pace.  Entries  close 
May  1st. 


Henry  Helman  worked  the  Occident  and  Futurity 
winner,  Delia  Derby  2:17,  a  nice  mile  in  2:15%  last 
week,  coming  the  last  half  in  1:05%.  She  looks  like 
a  good  one  for  her  class  in  any  country.  The  McKin- 
ney mare,  Berta  Mac,  trotted  a  mile  for  Helman  in 
2:17,  with  the  last  half  in  1:07,  and  the  pacer  Byron 
Lace  did  an  easy  mile  in  2:18.  Helman  has  one  of 
the  best  strings  in  training  at  Pleasanton. 


Dan  Lieginger  gave  the  Seymour  Wilkes  pacer,  Jim 
Corbitt  2:17%,  a  couple  of  miles  in  2:20,  and  2:19 
well  within  himself,  at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday,  and 
the  last  quarters  were  pretty  fast.  He  is  going 
smooth  and  nice  and  should  race  well  this  year. 
Leiginger  drove  Prince  Mac,  a  McKinney  gelding 
that  is  a  promising  trotter,  a  mile  in  2:24%,  with  the 
last  half  in  1:09. 


Chas.  De  Ryder  and  Henry  Helman,  the  Pleasan- 
ton trainers,  both  met  with  accidents  this  week  that 
were  quite  serious.  Helman  was  kicked  just  below 
the  knee  by  a  horse,  and  De  Ryder  was  overturned 
on  the  road  and  his  leg  badly  bruised  and  wrenched 
about  the  ankle.  Both  were  out  the  next  day  with 
their  canes,  but  had  difficulty  in  getting  about.  Mr. 
Helman's  knee  was  injured  and  he  may  have  to 
stay  off  his  feet  for  some  time.  The  many  friends 
of  these  two  popular  trainers  will  wish  for  their 
early  recovery. 


Landon  Hunt  of  Eureka  has  arrived  at  the  Santa 
Rosa  track  with  a  string  of  Humboldt  county  bred 
horses  that  he  will  put  in  training  at  Frank  Turner's 
famous  track.  Four  of  the  animals,  all  youngsters, 
two  and  three  years  old,  are  the  property  of  Dr. 
Rae  Felt.  They  are  a  filly  by  Searchlight,  one  by 
Greco,  one  by  Edwin  B.  and  the  fourth  by  Bonnie 
Sain',  a  young  horse  by  Bonnie  Direct  out  of  a  mare 
by  the  great  thoroughbred,  imported  Sain.  The 
others  are  Tabasco  (a  pacer  by  Timothy  B.),  that 
has  two-minute  speed.  Uno,  a  fast  pacer  by  Aptos 
Wilkes,  a  trotter  by  Wayland  W.  and  James  Whit- 
ney's horse  Jim  Whitney.  Mr.  Hunt  is  a  good  trainer 
and  will  fit  several  of  these  horses  for  the  circuit 
races  in  California  this  year.  We  understand  several 
trainers  are  contemplating  taking  their  horses  to 
Santa  Rosa  on  May  1st. 


J.  A.  Jones  has  consigned  everything  on  his  Spring- 
brook  farm  to  the  Portland  Horse  Sale.  It  is  an 
absolute  dispersal  sale. 


J.  B.  Stetson's  mare  Zomana  by  Zombro  2:11  trotted 
the  Pleasanton  track  one  day  last  week  in  2:22% 
with  the  last  quarter  in  32%  seconds.  She  looks 
like  a  great  prospect.  Mr.  Stetson  has  sold  his  green 
pacer  Happy  Hooligan  to  parties  in  Portland,  Oregon. 


A  half-mile  race  track  is  projected  by  horsemen 
living  in  Bisbee  and  Lowell,  Arizona.  Messrs.  H.  A. 
Smith  and  H.  B.  Hooland,  who  own  property  between 
the  two  towns,  offer  to  donate  the  land.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  it  will  require  about  $3,000  to  get  the  pro- 
ject started.  The  Bisbee  Driving  Club  now  has  $500 
which  was  raised  without  much  effort  among  a  few 
gentlemen,  some  of  whom  are  E.  A.  Tovrea,  C.  E. 
Reinhart,  James  Brophy,  Jack  Boston,  L.  A.  Brown, 
F.  A.  Sutter  and  Frank  Harrington.  It  is  expected 
that  the  remaining  $2,500  can  be  easily  raised  when 
serious  effort  is  made. 


Mr.  Abe  Marks  of  Ukiah  has  been  in  the  city 
on  business  this  week.  His  futurity  winner  arrived 
the  other  day  at  his  place,  near  TJkiah.  It  is  a  filly 
by  Wayland  W.,  dam  by  Robin;  second  dam  by 
Redwood,  son  of  Anteeo,  consequently  is  related  to 
both  Bolivar  2:00%  and  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  the  fastest 
trotter  and  pacer  ever  bred  in  California. 
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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


The  dam  of  Audubon  Boy  1:59%  will  be  bred  to 
Searchlight  2:03%  this  year. 


Twenty-one  pacers  have  been  nominated  in  the 
C.  of  C.  this  year,  not  a  California  owned  or  bred 
horse  among  them. 


San  Diego  has  opened  two  new  purses,  the  2:25 
pace  and  the  2:40  trot,  $300  each,  for  its  June  meet- 
ing. Entrance  fee  5  per  cent.  These  races  were 
arranged  particularly  to  encourage  the  local  horse 
owners  to  enter  in  them. 


A    HANDSOME    HORSE. 


Wild  Bell,  the  good  trotter  by  Wildnut,  is  dropping 
a  few  seconds  every  workout  day.  DeRyder  worked 
him  a  mile  in  2:14  last  week. 


I.  M.  Lipson  of  Hanford  is  the  owner  of  a  fine 
colt  by  Expressive  Mac  out  of  a  mare  by  Petigru  that 
is  one  of  the  best  foals  seen  in  that  section  for  many 
a  day.  It  stood  42  inches  high  the  day  it  was  foaled, 
which  was  April  3d.  The  colt  is  entered  in  the  Paci- 
fic Breeders'  Futurity. 


Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick's  mare  Lucretia  2:14%  by 
Nazote,  now  in  Ed  Geers'  string,  has  been  nominated 
in  the  Horseman  and  Spirit  of  the  Times  stake  for 
2:14  class  trotters  at  the  Detroit  meeting.  Robt.  A. 
Smith  of  Los  Angeles  has  named  his  Zombro  mare, 
Bellemont  2:13%,  in  the  same  race. 


The  Anderson,  Shasta  county,  Racing  Association 
has  had  a  hard  time  of  it  trying  to  pull  off  a  race 
program.  The  first  date  was  set  for  March  20th, 
then  April  5th,  but  on  both  days  it  was  so  stormy 
that  it  was  postponed  to  the  first  clear  day  of  any 
date.  Saturday,  the  6th,  cleared  in  the  morning  and 
the  horsemen  were  to  give  it  a  try  in  the  afternoon, 
but  when  2  o'clock  came  fitful  showers  came  also, 
but  despite  the  storm  one  of  the  trotting  events  was 
held,  being  the  free-for-all  of  Shasta,  Trinity  and 
Tehama  counties.  The  entries  were:  Herbert  Dillon, 
owned  by  Mrs.  Frary,  and  Loring  owned  by 
Mr.  Frary,  Red  Bluff;  Mars,  owned  by  M. 
C.  Adams,  Redding.  The  race  was  won  by  Herbert 
Dillon.  Time,  2:52.  Loring  came  in  second.  The 
track  was  muddy  and  very  soft. 


A  big  entry  list  was  received  for  the  stakes  ad- 
vertised for  the  Bakersfield  meeting,  which  is  one 
of  the  Central  California  Circuit  tracks.  This  meet- 
ing will  be  one  of  the  best  held  in  California  this 
year,  as  Bakersfield  is  a  very  thriving  and  lively 
town  and  great  preparations  will  be  made  for  the 
meeting.  The  Californian  states  that  the  new  half- 
mile  track  on  the  Hudnut  tract  of  land  is  now  practi- 
cally completed  and  is  a  fine  piece  of  work.  All  of 
the  sandy  soil  from  the  north  side  of  the  track  has 
been  taken  out,  and  its  place  has  been  taken  by  earth 
which  will  pack  hard.  A  well  packed  and  springy 
track  is  the  result;  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  it  will 
be  in  fine  condition  by  the  time  of  the  meeting.  All 
the  curves  are  easy  ones,  and,  though  the  straight- 
away is  not  such  a  long  one  as  is  possible  in  a  mile 
track,  the  fact  that  it  will  be  necessary  to  make  two 
laps  in  a  mile  race  will  add  to  the  interest  of  the 
spectators.  Work  will  be  begun  as  soon  as  it  is 
feasible  on  the  construction  of  a  board  fence  around 
the  entire  grounds.  The  grandstand  will  be  moved 
from  the  old  track  and  trebled  in  size,  and  in  the 
neighborhood  of  a  hundred  stalls  will  be  built  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  horses.  When  all  the 
anticipated  work  is  completed  Bakersfield  will  be  in 
the  possession  of  as  fine  a  racing  track  and  fair 
grounds  of  its  size  as  there  is  in  the  State,  and  it 
is  expected  that  the  cards  which  will  be  provided  at 
the  fall  meeting  will  draw  the  large  attendance 
which  they  will  deserve. 


Out  at  his  stables  on  Twenty-fourth  avenue,  near 
the  Casino,  Hans  Frellson  has  quite  a  strring  of 
horses  he  is  working  for  different  parties.  The  old 
stallion  Alta  Vela  2:11%  by  Electioneer,  has  not 
looked  as  well  in  years  as  he  does  now*  and  has  all 
his  speed.  Bertie,  a  two-year-old  trotter  by  him.  out 
of  Zorolli,  the  dam  of  Prince  McKinney,  also  looks 
well.  Capt.  Thomas'  gelding  Neko  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes  is  one  of  the  good  ones  in  the  siring  and 
is  a  fast  trotter.  Mr.  Carl  Burr,  secretary  of  the 
Bay  City  Land  Company,  is  the  owner  of  the  gelding 
George,  that  is  showing  great  speed  in  Hans'  hands. 
Frellson  is  also  working  a  two-year  old  Stain  B.  out 
of  a  McKinney  mare  that  is  owned  by  Mr.  Rudolf 
Jordan.  This  is  a  very  fine  looking  and  good  gaited 
colt.  Chas.  Hug  owns  a  two-year-old  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes  out  of  Charivari  2:20%,  that  is  just  broken 
and  has  a  good  trotting  gait.  Dr.  Allen's  seven-year- 
old  gelding  is  a  pacer,  and  a  speedy  one.  Hans  says 
this  horse  is  not  afraid  of  anything  but  autos,  and 
does  not  care  much  for  them  unless  they  come  on 
him  suddenly.  Henry  Ahler's  good  trotter  Telephone 
is  doing  road  work.  He  pulled  a  buggy  a  half  in 
1:05  the  other  day.  Gertie  A.,  Victor  Verhilac's 
wonderfully  fast  pacing  mare,  is  looking  big  and 
stout.  This  mare  has  worked  a  mile  in  2:  OS,  but 
she  has  a  splint  that  brothers  her  a  good  deal.  Prince 
McKinney,  F.  Gommet's  fine  young  stallion,  is  in 
the  stud  and  has  been  bred  to  five  mares  already. 
The  Nutwood  Wilkes  mare  Verona  is  being  driven 
on  the  road,  and  can  lower  her  record  of  2:18  any 
time.  A  brown  mare  by  Nushagak  looks  like  a  pacer 
that  will  take  a  low  record  if  raced,  as  she  is  very 
fast.  Capt.  Matson  has  two  colts  by  Washington 
McKinney  in  Hans'  care  that  are  just  three  years 
old,  and  they  both  trot.  Hans  himself  owns  a  five- 
year-old  gelding  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  out  of  a  mare 
by  Campaign,  son  of  Electioneer,  that  has  trotted 
a  mile  in  2:25  and  is  a  fine  roadster.  All  the  horses 
in  his  string  look  well. 

o 

Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


The  trotter  Dyke  that  Chas.  De  Ryder  brought 
back  with  him  last  fall  on  his  return  from  the 
Eastern  campaign  is  not  very  much  for  size,  but  he 
is  beginning  to  act  like  a  high  class  trotter.  He  is 
a  chestnut  a  shade  under  15  hands,  but  is  splendidly 
proportioned  and  a  better  gaited  one  would  be  hard 
to  find.    He  is  by  a  son  of  Allerton  2:09%. 


Sonoma  Girl  has  been  named  in  the  M.  &  M.  this 
year.  She  is  the  only  California  owned  horse  in 
the  race,  and  the  only  California  bred  one.  There 
are  twenty-six  trotters  named  for  this  big  event. 


There  is  a  very  fast  two-year-old  pacing  filly  in 
training  at  Macon,  Georgia,  that  is  by  the  California 
bred  stallion  Directly  2:03%  out  of  the  California 
bred  mare  Lena  N.  2:05%  by  Sidney. 


Mr.  Sterling  R.  Holt,  proprietor  of  Maywood  Stock 
Farm,  Indianapolis,  writes  to  the  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man under  date  of  April  12th  that  he  had  at  the 
farm  at  that  date  nine  foals  of  this  year  by  Sidney 
Dillon,  and  added:  "I  think  Pique,  the  dam  of 
Chain  Shot  2:06%,  has  foaled  the  finest  colt  that  I 
have  ever  seen.  I  expect  Earalma,  the  dam  of  Bor- 
alma  2:07  and  Pan  Michael  2:03,  to  foal  within  the 
next  two  weeks,  also  a  full  sister  to  Cresceus,  and 
several  other  mares  equally  as  good." 


Tuna  2:08%  is  now  in  the  stable  of  John  (Direc- 
tum) Kelly  at  New  York,  and  may  be  campaigned 
by  that  well  known  trainer  this  year. 


H.  E.  Coil  of  Woodland  has  lost  his  splendid  four- 
year-old  pacing  stallion  Renown,  sired  by  Diablo 
2:09%,  dam  by  Falrose.  Renown  was  a  half  brother 
to  William  Hashagen's  good  trotter  Kinney  Rose,  that 
has  worked  miles  better  than  2:15,-  Renown  was  a 
very  fast  pacer  and  showed  miles  as  good  as  2:12 
last  year  as  a  three-year-old.  He  took  the  distemper 
about  two  or  three  weeks  ago,  and  then  had  lung 
fever,  which  was  the  immediate  cause  of  his  death. 
He  was  a  very  valuable  animal,  and  his  speed,  breed- 
ing and  fine  proportions  would  have  commanded  a 
long  price  had  Mr.  Coil  desired  to  dispose  of  him. 


Mr.  H.  A.  Carlton  of  Santa  Rosa,  owner  of  Lyn- 
wood  W-,  writes:  "What  do  you  think  of  Sonoma 
Girl  and  Charley  Belden?  The  latter  was  the  first 
colt  sired  by  Lynwood'  W.  and  Sonoma  Girl  the 
third.  Both  were  foaled  in  the  same  pasture,  bred 
by  the  same  person,  Mr.  S.  B.  Wright  of  Santa  Rosa. 
The  first  five  Lynwood  W.  colts  raised  by  Mr.  Wright, 
and  the  only  ones  old  enough  to  break,  have  trotted 
miles  as  follows:  Sonoma  Girl  2:05,  Charley  Belden 
2:06%,  Sonoma  May  2:15%,  Dumont  S.  2:16%,  So- 
noma Queen  (3)  2:22.  He  has  several  young  ones 
unbroken.  Sonoma  Girl  has  a  full  sister  two  weeks 
old,  a  strapping  fine  filly,  and  the  dam,  Maud  Fowler 
2:21%,  has  been  bred  back  to  Lynwood  W.  Tom 
Holmes  has  a  big  16%-hands  black  Lynwood  W.  colt 
that  he  has  had  for  about  ten  days,  that  can  trot 
a  2:20  gait.    He  belongs  to  Jas.  Purrington." 


Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison's  colt  North  Star  Pointer  by 
Star  Pointer  is  doing  fine,  and  his  owner  says  he 
-is  the  best  colt  he  has  seen  this  year.  The  little 
fellow  paces  like  a  veteran  by  the  side  of  his  dam 
and  knows  no  gait  but  the  one  his  daddy  had  before 
him.  Mr.  Harrison's  filly,  Miss  Cresceus,  can  make 
the  railbirds  sit  up  and  take  notice,  a  quarter  in 
45  seconds  being  only  a  jog  for  her. 


Mr.  W.  R.  Murphy  of  Los  Angeles  writes  that  his 
stallion  Red  McK.  is  having  a  fine  season  this  year. 
Red  McK.  is  a  very  beautiful  horse  and  Mr.  Murphy 
says  he  will  try  to  get  a  photograph  of  him  that 
will  do  the  horse  justice,  those  heretofore  taken 
failing  to  do  so. 


Grace  Zolock,  the  two-year-old  pacing  filly  by  Zo- 
lock  out  of  Grace  Kaiser,  was  driven  a  half  in  1:09 
with  the  last  quarter  in  33  seconds  at  Pleasanton 
track  by  Joe  Cuicello  one  day  last  week.  Cuicello 
has  sold  this  filly  to  Mr.  William  Sesnon  of  this 
city,  who  will  probably  decide  not  to  start  her  this 
year.  .  She  looks  so  classy  that  he  thinks  she  should 
be  kept  over  till  next  year.  Cuicello  has  a  good 
three-year-old  trotter  in  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  filly 
owned  by  J.  B.  Smith  of  this  city.  She  stepped  a 
mile  in  2:22  the  other  day  in  race  horse  fashion.  A 
Sidney  Dillon  filly  owned  by  the  same  gentleman 
trotted  a  mile  in  2:33,  with  the  last  quarter  in  35 
seconds  and  is  only  just  broken.  Cuicello  is  very 
much  pleased  over  the  arrival  of  two  foals  by  Bon 
Voyage,  one  a  filly  out  of  Mabel  Winn  by  Zombro, 
the  other  a  colt  out  of  Welladay  2:14  by  Steinway. 
Both  these  mares  were  purchased  at  the  Coffin  sale 
in'  February  by  Mr.  F.  Alley  of  Roseburg,  Oregon. 
Both  foals  are  bay  in  color  and  fine  strong  young- 
sters. The  pacer  Ringrose,  that  Cuicello  has  in  his 
string,  is  looking  fine  this  spring.  Few  horses  can 
outbrush  this  fellow  even  though  the  quarter  is  in 
30  seconds.  A  four-year-old  trotter  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes  that  Cuicello  is  working  a  little  for  Mr. 
Olsen  of  Hay  wards,  trotted  a  half  in  1:10  last  Satur- 
day. Mr.  Olsen  is  not  having  this  fellow  fitted  for 
the  races,  but  intends  to  make  a  road  horse  out  of 
him.  He  has  speed  enough,  however,  to  justify  the 
prediction  that  he  would  get  a  low  record  if  raced. 


On  the  title  page  of  this  issue  is  a  half-tone  en- 
graving of  one  of  the  handsomest  McKinney  stal- 
lions ever  bred  in  California.  Ed  McKinney,  as  he 
is  called,  is  owned  by  Prof.  E.  P.  Heald  of  San 
Francisco,  president  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders'  Association,  and  is  in  the  stud  this 
season  at  Modesto  under  the  management  of  A.  J. 
Gillett,  a  favorably  known  horseman  of  the  San 
Joaquin  valley.  Ed  McKinney  made  one  season  at 
Napa  and  Vallejo,  where  he  has  some  very  promising 
foals.  He  is  a  black  horse  of  grand  proportions  and 
has  a  high  rate  of  speed  at  the  trot.  His  sire,  the 
great  McKinney,  leads  all  stallions  in  the  world  as 
a  sire  of  2:10  performers.  On  his  dam's  side  Ed 
McKinney  is  bred  in  lines  that  have  been  most  suc- 
cessful in  the  production  of  great  sires.  His  dam, 
Nona  Y.  2: 25, was  a  game  campaigner  and  is  the  dam 
of  that  very  fast  trotter  Adam  G.  2:11%,  that  can 
beat  2:10,  and  which,  by  the  way,  is  a  full  brother 
to  Ed  McKinney,  and  she  is  also  the  dam  of  Nance 
O'Neil  2:09%,  a  pacing  mare  that  but  for  her  death, 
would  have  paced  to  a  much  lower  mark.  Another 
of  her  produce  is  Chas.  David  2:15,  pacing,  and  still 
another  is  Lady  Rowena.  a  trotter  with  a  record  of 
2:18%,  that  has  2:10  speed.  A  broodmare  that  has 
produced  two  trotters  and  two  pacers  with  records 
from  2:09%  to  2:18%  is  certainly  one  of  the  great 
ones,  and  a  stallion  from  her  and  by  such  a  sire 
as  McKinney  is  worthy  of  the  attention  of  breeders, 
especially  when  his  individuality  is  as  superb  as 
Ed  McKinney's.  Nona  Y.  was  by  Admiral,  a  son  of 
that  great  horse  Valunteer  55,  by  Hambletonian  10. 
The  dam  of  Nona  Y.  was  Black  Flora,  that  was  also 
the  dam  of  four  in  the  list,  her  produce  with  stand- 
ard records  being  Sister  2:19%,  Perehelion  2:25, 
Nona  Y.  2:25,  and  Huntress  2:25,  all  trotters.  Few 
stallions  can  be  found  whose  dam  and  grandam 
have  each  produced  four  in  the  list,  and  when  in 
addition  to  such  breeding  there  is  size,  good  looks 
and  speed,  breeders  who  want  the  best  should  send 
their  mares  to  such  a  horse.  None  of  his  get  have 
been  trained  as  yet.  They  are  young,  but  are  kind 
and  gentle,  tractable  and  easily  broken  and  will  make 
fine  roadsters  and  game  race  horses. 


STATE   FAIR  PROGRAM. 


The  best  program  offered  by  the  California  State 
Fair  in  years  is  anounced  in  our  columns  to-day.  The 
purses  are  generous  and  well  arranged,  and  best  of 
all  the  races  will  open  on  Monday  and  continue  every 
day  during  the  week,  instead  of  beginning  on  Satur- 
day and  commencing  again  on  Tuesday,  as  has  been 
the  case  in  recent  years.  The  meeting  will  be  opened 
with  th  Occident  Stake  for  three-year-old  trotters, 
the  trotting  classic  of  this  Coast.  On  the  same  day 
the  2:20  class  pacers  will  compete  for  a  purse  of 
$2,000.  Tuesday  the  2:14  class  trot  and  the  2:12 
class  pace,  both  being  ?S00  purses,  will  be  decided. 
Wednesday  there  will  be  a  two-year-old  trot  for  a 
$400  purse,  and  a  2:08  class  for  $1,000.  Thursday 
the  program  opens  with  the  2:10  trot,  purse  $1,000, 
followed  by  the  2:16  class  pace,  $S00.  On  Friday 
there  will  be  an  $800  purse  for  2:17  class  trotters  and 
a  special  race,  the  conditions  of  which  will  be  an- 
nounced hereafter.  On  Saturday,  the  closing  day,  the 
Stanford  Stake  for  three-year-old  trotters  will  be  de- 
cided, and  the  2:24  class  trot,  for  which  $2,000  is 
offered. 

Running  races  will  be  held  every  day,  the  program 
to  be  announced  later. 

Harness  horsemen  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the 
new  departure  of  the  State  Fair  officials  in  putting 
the  entire  racing  program  into  one  week.  The  fair 
will  open  on  September  9th,  which  is  Admission 
Dav,  and  a  legal  holiday,  and  the  Occident  Stake 
and  the  $2,000  pace,  with  one  of  two  running  races, 
should  draw  the  largest  crowd  ever  seen  on  the  Fair 
grounds. 


SALINAS   DATES  AND   PROGRAM. 


The  racing  program  of  the  Monterey  Agricultural 
Association's  meeting,  to  be  held  at  Sherwood  Park, 
Salinas,  on  July  24,  25,  26  and  27,  is  out  and  will 
be  found  in  our  advertising  columns.  There  will  be 
four  days  of  racing,  and  in  the  light  of  the  success 
of  last  year's  fair,  it  is  reasonable  to  suppose  that 
the  coming  meeting  will  be  the  best  held  in  Salinas  in 
many  years. 

The  date  chosen  is  two  weeks  after  Los  Angeles 
and  immediately  preceding  the  Pleasanton  meeting. 
There  will  be  no  hiatus  in  the  big  circuit  after 
Salinas,  as  in  quick  succession  there  will  follow  the 
meetings  at  Pleasanton,  Petaluma,  the  Breeders  (at 
Santa  Rosa),  Woodland,  State  Fair,  Fresno,  Hanford, 
Tulare  and  Bakersfield. 

The  purses  provided  for  are  the  following:  2:24 
class  trotters,  $800;  2:17  class  trotters,  $300;  2:14 
class  trotters,  $400;  2:10  class  trotters,  $400. 

For  pacers  the  following  purses  are  provided,  viz: 
2:20  class  pacers,  $S00;  2:16  class  pacers,  $300;  2:08 
class  pacers,  $400;  pacers  without  records,  $300. 

Entries  to  all  races  will  close  on  Wednesday,  May 
15th,  with  Secretary  J.  J.  Kelly,  Salinas.  Five  per 
cent  is  the  entrance  fee  and  five  per  cent  additional 
from  money  winners. 

Don't  faii  to  enter  your  horses  at  this  meeting,  for 
you  will  miss  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  meetings 
of  the  circuit  if  you  fail  to  go  there.  The  hotel  ac- 
commodations are  excellent,  the  town  is  a  thriving 
and  modern  village  of  about  6,000  inhabitants  and 
the  country  around  it  most  prosperous.  track 

at  Sherwood  Park  is  one  of  the  best  in 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


THE  GOLD  CUP  CASE. 


As  was  stated  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  ot 
last  week  the  suit  brought  by  the  Memphis  Trotting 
Association  against  E.  E.  Smathers  of  New  York  for 
possession  of  the  gold  cup  awarded  to  Major  Delmar 
for  winning  the  race  at  Memphis  against  Lou  Dillon 
in  1905  was  decided  by  the  jury  in  favor  of  Mr. 
Smathers.  From  the  New  York  papers  at  hand  con- 
taining a  full  report  of  the  case  we  learn  that  but 
little  if  any  new  testimony  was  given  beyond  that 
brought  out  at  the  hearing  before  the  Board  of  Re- 
view of  the  National  Trotting  Association  last  Decem- 
ber. Ed  Sanders,  who  was  supposed  to  be  the  princi- 
pal witness  and  who  was  said  to  have  made  affidavit 
that  he  received  $5,000  for  doping  the  mare,  was  not 
present  at  the  trial,  nor  were  any  statements  from 
him  introduced.  Geo.  Spear,  who  was  formerly  in 
the  employ  of  Smathers,  was  the  main  witness  for 
the  prosecution,  but  his  evidence  consisted  in  a  repe- 
tition of  his  former  story,  that  he  had  seen  Ed 
Sanders  on  behalf  of  Smathers  in  regard  to  fixing  the 
mare  and  that  after  asking  for  $10,000  and  Smathers 
offering  $5,000  Ed  Sanders  had  finally  declined  to  do 
it  for  less  than  the  amount  asked.  "That  ended  all 
I  had  to  do  with  the  affair,"  -was  Spears'  conclusion 
of  Ms  testimony. 

Millard  Sanders,  the  trainer  of  the  mare,  was  the 
second  witness,  and  Judge  Hatch  in  his  direct  ex- 
amination to  the  close  of  Monday  evening's  session 
questioned  him  as  to  his  knowledge  of  Lou  Dillon 
from  the  date  that  he  took  her  in  charge  and  his 
method  of  training  her  up  to  her  last  work-out  prior 
to  the  date  of  the  cup  race  at  Memphis.  On  Tuesday 
morning  Judge  Hatch  resumed  his  examination  of 
Sanders  regarding  the  mare  and  his  knowledge  of 
the  alleged  doping  as  follows: 

Sanders  testified  that  Lou  Dillon  was  always  care- 
fully cared  for  after  each  race. 

"You  are  a  brother  of  Ed  Sanders?" 
"I  am." 

"Where  is  he  now?"  inquired  Judge  Hatch. 
"In  St.  Louis,  I  believe." 

The  witness  testified  that  his  brother  was  "kind  of 
an  assistant  to  him,  but  to  tell  the  truth,"  exclaimed 
the  witness,  "I  supported  Ed." 
"You  were  on  brotherly  terms?" 
"In  a  way,  yes." 

Sanders  said  that  his  brother  Ed  was  with  him 
at  Memphis  previous  to  the  race  and  had  access  to 
Billings'  stable. 

"Did  you  see  your  brother  and  Smathers  together 
on  the  Lexington  race  track  V 
"I  did." 

From  Lexington  Lou  Dillon  was  sent  to  Memphis 
for  the  race- with  Major  Delmar. 

"Did  you  hear  any  remark  when   you  saw  them 
together  about  this  race?" 
"Yes  sir.0' 

The  meeting,  the  witness  said,  took  place  on  Octo- 
ber. 8,  1904,  at  Lexington.  Sanders  said  he  heard  his 
brother  Ed  say  to  Smathers,  "How  about  it?"  and  he 
heard  Smathers  say,  "I  can  beat  the  mare  (Lou 
Dillon)    on   the   square." 

During  a  wrangle  between  counsel  over  the  admis- 
sibility of  testimony  as  to  conversations  between 
Sanders  and  his  brother  Ed,  Judge  Hatch  exclaimed: 
"I  propose  not  only  to  prove  the  alleged  conspiracy, 
but  that  the  over  act — the  doping  of  the  mare — was 
committed.  The  conspiracy  was  formed  at  Lexing- 
ton and  carried  out  in  Memphis." 

Curuthers  Ewing  of  Memphis,  counsel  for  Smath- 
ers, contended  that  the  conversations  of  an  alleged 
co-conspirator  with  a  third  person  was  not  admis- 
sible as  binding  upon  Smathers. 

Justice  Greenbaum  admitted  the  testimony  upon 
the  condition  that  the  alleged  consummation  of  the 
act  must  be  proved  or  he  would  dismiss  the  suit. 
Sanders  testified  that  his  brother  Ed  told  him  that 
Smathers  was  willing  to  pay  to  put  Lou  Dillon  out 
of  the  race  and  would  pay  $5,000.  "I  said  to  Ed," 
testified  the  witness,  "you  go  away,  and  don't  say 
anything  more  to  me  about  this  matter.  I  want  Lou 
Dillon  to  win,  and  all  the  money  in  the  world  would 
not  get  me  to  do  anpthing  to  hurt  Lou  Dillon  or  her 
chances  to  win." 

Sanders  said  that  a  few  days  later  his  brother  Ed 
told  him  he  was  very  foolish  not  to  make  "the  easy 
money,"  and  he  again  told  Ed  to  go  away.  Sanders 
testified  that  on  still  another  occasion,  when  he  was 
with  his  brother  Ed  and  Smathers  was  standing 
--■some  little  distance  away  Ed  said,  "There  is  Mr. 
Smathers;  it  would  be  a  good  time  to  talk  to  him 
now."  "I  said  that  I  did  not  have  anything  to  say 
to  Mr.  Smathers,"  continued  the  witness,  "and  we 
walked  away  and  passed  Mr.  Smathers.  He  said, 
'Good  morning,  boys,'  and  I  said  'How  do  you  do,  Mr. 
Smathers,'  and  walked  away.  Ed  stopped  and  talked 
to  Mr.  Smathers.  I  heard  Mr.  Smathers  say:  'I  can 
beat  your  mare  on  the  square.'  A  little  time  after- 
ward Ed  came  to  me  again  and  said:  'Mr.  Smathers 
has  renewed  his  offer  of  $5,000.'  I  told  Ed  to  go 
away  and  not  to  mention  the  matter  to  me  again,  as 
I  would  not  have  anything  to  do  with  it." 

Sanders  testified  that  all  these  alleged  conversa- 
tions took  place  at  Lexington.  He  said  that  the 
race  took  place  on  a  Tuesday  and  that  on  the  Sunday 
before  at  Memphis  his  brother  Ed  came  to  him  and 
said: 

"Are  you  going  to  be  as  great  a  fool  as  ever  and 
refuse  this  easy  money?" 

"I   turned   to   him,"    said   the   witness,    "and   said, 

'Ed,  there  is  not  enough  money  in  the  world  to  get 

me  to  do  anything  to  that  little  mare;'  and  I  said, 

'..  if  yot   were  not  my  brother  I  would  consider  this 

suit.' ' 

s   said  that  the     day  before     the  race  his 


brother  told  him  Spear  wanted  to  talk  to  him  about 
the  race  and  said  he  refused  to  meet  Spear. 

Sanders  said  that  the  day  of  the  race  Ed  Sanders 
saw  him  in  front  of  Lou  Dillon's  stable  and  asked 
him  if  he  had  seen  Spear.  "I  told  him  I  saw  Spear 
for  a  moment,"  said  the  witness,  "and  he  asked  me 
if  I  had  done  any  business  with  Spear  and  seemed 
a  little  angry  when  I  told  him  I  had  not."- 

"Tell  us  what  conversation  you  had  with  Spear?" 
suggested  Mr.  Hatch. 

"It  was  the  evening  before  the  cup  race — Monday 
night  about  10  to  10:30,"  said  Sanders,  "I  had  re- 
turned about  9  o'clock  and  some  one  came  and 
knocked  on  my  door.  I  opened  the  door  and  Spear 
steps  inside  and  I  said,  'George,  you  come  to  talk 
to  me  on  a  subject  I  cannot  have  anything  to  do 
with.  Please  leave  my  room,'  and  he  steps  out.  I 
saw  him  the  next  day  at  the  race  track.  I  was 
driving  another  horse  on  the  track  at  a  slow  gait. 
Mr.  Spear  drove  up  aside  of  me  and  said,  'I  suppose 
the  race  is  all  over,'  and  I  said,  'George,  as  far  as  I 
am  concerned,  it  is,  for  I  would  not  do  anything 
against  that  little  mare  for  all  the  money  in  the 
stable.'  Mr.  Spear  was  a  little  angry,  and  he  drove 
away." 

The  race  took  place  at  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 
Sanders  testified  that  he  saw  Lou  Dillon  take  her 
last  feed  before  the  race  at  about  11:30.  Sanders 
testified  that  he  jogged  the  mare  around  the  reverse 
way  of  the  track  at  about  2:30  and  then  drove  her 
around  the  track  about  a  mile  and  took  her  back  to 
the  stable  and  cooled  her  out. 

Later   he   took   Lou   Dillon   out   and   worked   her 
around  the  reverse  way  of  the  track,  a  mile  in  2:25. 
"What  did  you  do  next?" 

"I  cooled  her  out  and  then  took  her  out  and  let 
her  trot  as  she  wanted  to  and  she  made  a  mile  in 
2:12.  She  trotted  the  last  eighth  in  15  seconds.  She 
was  in  fine  condition  then."  Sanders  said  that  he 
then,  for  the  third  time,  took  the  mare  to  the  stable, 
cooled  her  off  and  let  her  rest  for  30  minutes  before 
the  judges  called  her  for  the  race.  He  said  she  was 
all  this  time  in  fine  condition. 
"What  did  you  do  next?" 

"I  did  as  I  always  did.  I  took  the  mare  out  on 
the  track  and  warmed  her  up  a  little  before  Mr. 
Billings  would  get  in.  We  scored  down  to  the  wire, 
not  over  fast,  about  eighty  yards  down  she  was  a 
little  double  gaited.  She  broke  in  scoring.  I  only 
remember  that  she  ever  broke  hut  once  before.  I 
then  slowed  her  down  and  Mr.  Billings  got  in  and  I 
told  him  I  thought  the  mare  was  all  right.  Major 
Delmar  was  on  the  track,  driven  by  Mr.  Smathers. 

Sanders  then  described  the  start.  Mr.  Billings 
drove  to  the  wire,  where  Mr.  Smathers  was.  They 
went  SO  to  100  yards  above  the  wire.  Smathers  had 
the  pole.  "It  was  on  the  third  score  that  they  went 
away.  They  went  the  first  quarter.  Major  Delmar 
slightly  in  the  lead.  At  the  half  Lou  Dillon  had 
gained  and  was,  I  think,  a  little  margin  in  the  lead. 
Shortly  after  that  the  mare  perceptibly  slowed  her 
gait,  and  Major  Delmar  drew  away  very  rapidly.  We 
all  began  to  wonder  what  was  the  matter.  The  mare 
began  to  go  slower.  It  was  a  rather  sudden  slowing. 
Major  Delmar  came  along  and  won  easily  in  2:07. 
The  mare  was  near  the  seven-eighths  pole  when 
Major  Delmar  reached  the  wire.  When  she  came  in 
we  unhitched  the  mare  and  led  her  back  to  the 
stables.  She  appeared  fatigued  and  distressed  and 
seemed  to  have  no  ambition.  Her  ears  were  hanging, 
and  she  seemed  downcast.  Her  legs  trembled  and 
she  walked  staggering  like.  She  had  no  snap." 
"What  did  you  try  to  do?" 

"We  tried  to  revive  the  mare.  I  sent  out  to  the 
club-house  and  got  a  pint  of  champagne  and  gave  it 
to  the  mare  and  then  walked  her  around." 

Sanders  then  described  what  took  place  when  the 
call  came  for  the  second  trial.  He  said  he  hitched 
up  the  mare.  She  seemed  very  much  distressed  and 
her  sides  were  palpitating. 

"She  was  led  out  on  the  track  to  where  Mr.  Bill- 
ings was  waiting  for  her,"  continued  the  witness. 
"He  got  in  and  the  mare  was  led  up  to  the  stand, 
and  a  veterinary  was  called  at  the  suggestion  of  the 
judges,  I  think." 

"Was  Mr.  Smathers  there?" 
"He  was  there  on  the  track." 
"What  happened?" 

"The  veterinary  looked  at  the  mare.  Mr.  Bill- 
ings scored  her  up  slowly.  I  insisted  that  she  be 
not  started  for  a  second  trial,  because  I  feared  she 
would  drop  dead.  Mr.  Billings  said  he  would  merely 
start  her  around  the  track  so  as  to  let  Mr.  Smathers 
win  the  race.  He  jogged  her  around.  The  mare 
was  then  taken  to  the  stable,  and  the  same  veterin- 
ary examined  the  mare  and  prescribed  for  her." 

Caruthers  Ewing  cross-examined  Millard  Sanders, 
who  said  he  had  been  a  horse  trainer  for  more  than 
twenty  years. 

"Did  you  expect  Lou  Dillon  to  win  the  race?" 
"I  certainly      did." 

Sanders  said  that  he  had  had  some  disappointments 
in  horse  races,  but  positively  expected  Lou  Dillon  to 
win. 

"Do  you  know  of  any  better  race  horse  than  Major 
Delmar?" 

"Yes;  Anzela.  She  made  a  mile  in  better  time 
than   Major  Delmar." 

"Did  you  ever  pull  Anzela?" 
"No,  sir,"  responded  Sanders. 

Mr.  Ewing  gave  Mr.  Sanders  a  very  rigid  cross-ex- 
amination but  did  not  succeed  in  securing  any  new 
evidence  or  having  Mr.  Sanders  contradict  any  state- 
ment that  he  made  in  his  direct  examination. 

After  Millard  Sanders  had  testified  a  couple  of 
veterinarians  were  called  to  the  stand,  and  to  each 
was  submitted  several  long  type-written  hopothetical 


questions  to  elict  their  opinions  as  to  whether  Lou 
Dillon  was  drugged  or  not.  Both  testified  that  her 
condition  after  the  first  heat  was  undoubtedly  due 
to  some  drug,  probably  aconite. 

Following  the  examination  of  the  two  veterinaries 
for  the  plaintiff,  H.  K.  Devereux,  Charles  Tanner, 
Joe  Markey  and  A.  M.  Howe  were  called.  The  evi- 
dence in  the  main  given  by  Charles  Tanner,  who 
really  had  charge  of  the  mare;  Harry  Devereux, 
who  had  witnessed  all  of  her  fast  work  at  Cleveland 
and  had  also  been  present  when  she  raced  at  Mem- 
phis, in  addition  to  the  various  exhibitions  that  she 
trotted,  and  on  the  day  of  this  particular  race  was 
one  of  the  timers;  Joe  Markey,  who  had  also  seen  a 
great  deal  of  the  mare  and  witnessed  her  perform- 
ance in  her  exhibitions  as  well  as  her  races,  testified 
to  the  superb  condition  of  Lou  Dillon  up  to  the  hour 
that  she  scored  in  this  particular  race.  Each  one 
of  the  named  four  gentlemen  also  testified  to  the 
mare  breaking  when  scoring  just  before  the  heat  and 
expressed  their  surprise  at  her  performance.  Mr. 
A.  M.  Howe  was  also  a  witness.  He  is  the  superin- 
tendent of  the  track,  and  his  testimony  was  really 
confined  to  the  conditions  of  the  track,  and  the  day, 
which  was  simply  perfect. 

This  concluded  the  testimony  for  the  plaintiff, 
and  at  once  Mr.  J.  J.  Adams,  Mr.  Smathers'  counsel, 
asked  the  court  to  dismiss  the  suit.  He  said  that 
the  alleged  conspiracy  had  not  been  proved  and  that 
there  was  not  the  slightest  evidence  to  connect 
Smathers  with  any  conspiracy.  He  said  that  in  sup- 
port of  the  conspiracy  and  drugging  charge  the  plain- 
tiff had  only  put  George  Spear  and  Millard  Sanders 
on  the  stand  and  that  their  testimony  did  not  estab- 
lish any  conspiracy  on  the  part  of  Smathers.  He 
said  that  the  plaintiff  had  failed  to  put  on  the  stand 
Ed  Sanders,  who,  it  was  clamed,  had  attempted  to 
bribe  his  brother,  Millard  Sanders,  the  trainer  of 
Lou  Dillon,  to  allow  something  to  be  done  to  the 
mare. 

"They  did  not  call  Ed  Sanders,  and  I  know  why," 
exclaimed  Mr.  Adams.    He  said  that  there  was  abso- 
lutely no  evidence  that  the  mare  had  been  drugged. 
The  court  denied  the  motion. 

The  first  witness  for  the  defense  was  J.  C.  Christy 
of  Kansas  City,  who  testified  that  he  in  company 
with  Mr.  Smathers  landed  in  Memphis  on  Tuesday 
about  10  A.  M.,  the  day  of  the  race.  He  also  testified 
that  he  examined  Major  Delmar  the  day  of  the  race 
and  found  the  horse  to  be  in  superb  condition  and 
that  he  had  bet  on  him  to  win  the  race. 

Alta  McDonald,  the  trainer  of  Major  Delmar  at 
the  time,  testified  to  the  superb  condition  of  the 
horse  as  also  did  Charles  C.  Heftier. 

Dr.  J.  M.  Schreiber,  formerly  State  Veterinarian  of 
Tennessee,  who  witnessed  the  race  and  who  was 
called  to  administer  to  the  mare  after  the  first  heat, 
swore  that  the  mare  was  suffering  from  thumps.  In 
reply  as  to  who  called  him  he  said  that  it  was  either 
Millard  Sanders  or  Murray  Howe  and  made  a  denial 
that  he  was  near  the  judges'  stand  where  they,  the 
judges,  declared  that  he  had  said  the  mare  had  palpi- 
tation of  the  heart.  From  the  hypothetical  question, 
he  said,  it  was  impossibile  to  determine  what  caused 
the  mare  to  quit.  In  saying  that  Lou  Dillon  was 
not  in  a  cold  sweat  at  any  time  after  the  first  heat 
he  flatly  contradicted  the  testimony  of  witnesses  for 
the  prosecution.  The  administration  of  enough  acon- 
ite to  cause  a  horse  to  stop  in  a  race,  he  said,  would 
be  extremely  dangerous  and  would  result  in  slobber- 
ing, rigidity  and  a  flopping  of  the  ears.  On  cross-ex- 
amination he  testified  that  a  horse  suffering  from 
over-exertion  sufficient  to  cause  a  breakdown  at  the 
half  mile  pole  could  recover  completely  within 
twenty-four  hours. 

Dr.  David  Block,  Inspector  of  Animals  for  the  De- 
partment of  Commerce,  said  that  the  effect  of  aconite 
or  veratrum  would  be  to  paralyze  an  animal,  and 
that  ten  drops  of  aconite  would  result  in  instant 
death.  He  attributed  Lou  Dillon's  failure  to  win 
the  race  to  overtraining,  causing  her  to  stop  on  the 
hackstretch. 

Mr.  Hammond  was  put  on  the  stand,  who  said  that 
he  had  overheard  Mr.  Billings  make  the  remark  to 
some  gentleman  after  the  race  that  the  mare  had 
been  sick  for  several  days. 

Dr.  H.  D.  Gill,  one  of  the  leading  veterinarians 
of  New  York,  testified  that  a  large  dose  of  aconite 
would  take  effect  immediately,  while  small  doses  ad- 
ministered at  intervals  would  work  insiduously,  but 
the  action  of  such  doses  would  be  increased  by  vio- 
lent exertion. 

The  first  and  sure  symptom  of  aconite  being  ad- 
ministered either  internally  or  hypodermically  is 
slobbering  profusely,  as  it  causes  a  contraction  of  the 
neck  muscles  and  the  animal  becomes  unable  to 
swallow.  Then  follows  palpitation  of  the  heart, 
and  the  horse  instead  of  becoming  distressed  and 
dejected  becomes  restless  and  shows  a.  desire  or 
tendency  to  lie  down. 

After  Attorney  Ewing  had  read  the  long  hypotheti- 
cal question  the  witness  was  asked  what  in  his 
opinion  had  caused  the  breakdown  of  Lou  Dillon. 
Dr.  Gill  answered  that  in  his  opinion  no  one  could 
say  with  any  reasonable  degree  of  certainty,  as  it 
would  be  purely  speculative. 

"From  the  standpoint  of  veterinary  surgery,"  said 
the  witness,  "it  would  he,  from  the  circumstances  as 
described,  impossible  for  any  one  to  tell  precisely 
what  brought  about  the  collapse  of  the  mare,  as  it 
might  have  resulted  from  any  of  several  causes."  On 
cross-examination  the  witness  stated  that  a  drug  ad- 
ministered five  minutes  before  the  race  might  take 
effect  at  once,  although  in  a  majority  of  cases  it  will 
depend  entirely  upon  the  quantity  given. 

Mr.  Smathers  was  called  to  the  stand  and  testified 
that  he  had  sold  his  harness  horses  at  the  Old  Glory 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


sale  in  the  fall  ot  1904  and  his  runners  in  July,  1905. 
He  also  stated  that  he  kept  George  Spear,  who  had 
been  in  his  employ  until  June,  1905,  when  he  dis- 
charged him,  but  that  he  paid  Spear  his  salary  up 
to  the  first  of  October  of  1905.  He  also  made  an 
emphatic  denial  that  he  had  ever  entered  into  a  con- 
spiracy to  have  Lou  Dillon  doped  before  the  race 
on  October  18,  1904,  the  day  that  he  drove  Major 
Delmar  against  the  mare  for  the  gold  cup.  Mr. 
Smathers  denied  that  he  had  ever  had  any  dealings 
with  Ed  Sanders,  whose  brother,  Millard,  testified 
that  Ed  had  told  him  that  Mr.  Smathers  would  give 
$5,000  to  have  Lou  Dillon  fixed  so  that  she  could  not 
win  the  race. 

The  witness  then  described  the  race.  He  said  that 
when  they  got  off  Mr.  Billings  tried  to  get  the  pole 
from  him  and  he  cried  to  "keep  off."  The  horses 
went  to  the  half  head  and  head,  he  said,  and  then 
the  mare  faltered  and  slowed  down.  He  declared  the 
race  to  that  point  was  a  struggle  and  was  negotiated 
at  top  speed.  After  the  half  mile  was  reached  he 
said  Major  Delmar  drew  away  and  that  he  drove 
him  at  top  speed  to  the  three-quarters  pole,  where 
he  slowed  up  to  save  his  horse. 

Mr.  Smathers  testified  that  he  did  not  arrive  in 
Memphis  until  between  10  and  11  o'clock  on  the  morn- 
ing of  the  race,  and  that  he  did  not  reach  the  track 
until  about  noon.  He  denied  in  emphatic  terms  that 
he  had  ever  conspired  to  win  the  race  by  fraud. 

On  cross-examination,  after  stating  that  he  entered 
the  light  harness  game  in  1900  or  1901,  and  that  at 
one  time  he  had  a  stable  of  twenty  trotters  and  later 
a  stable  of  fifty  running  horses,  he  admitted  that 
during  his  ownership  he  had  bet  on  horses.  Mr. 
Smathers  said  he  had  seen  Ed  Sanders  around  the 
race  tracks  and  had  often  spoken  to  him,  and  that 
he  had  known  Millard  Sanders  five  or  six  years,  and 
had  at  times  discussed  the  relative  merits  of  horses 
with  him',  but  he  denied  that  he  had  ever  discussed 
the  merits  of  any  horse  with  the  two  brothers  to- 
gether at  any  time.  The  witness  swore  positively 
that  he  was  not  approached  by  Millard  and  Ed 
Sanders  while  he  was  on  the  track  at  Lexington,  and 
he  had  no  words  with  either  of  them  there. 

H.  J.  Kline  and  A.  J.  Keating,  two  of  the  three 
judges,  were  questioned  as  to  the  mare's  condition, 
and  in  reply  as  to  whether  they  called  a  veterinary 
declared  that  they  called  Dr.  Schreiber,  who  examined 
the  mare  and  who  came  into  the  stand  and  reported 
that  Lou  Dillon  had  palpitation  of  the  heart,  which 
contradicts  the  doctor's  statement  on  the  stand,  both 
as  to  the  mare's  ailment  at  the  time  and  that  he 
was  not  called  into  the  judges*  stand. 

Mr.  Billings  told  how  Lou  Dillon  broke  while  scor- 
ing under  the  wire,  just  before  the  race,  something 
he  had  never  seen  her  do  before,  and  then  said  that 
he  got  in  the  wagon  and  scored  four  times  with  Major 
Delmar.  Mr.  Billings  then  described  the  race.  He 
said  that  after  leaving  the  quarter  pole  he  called  to 
the  mare  to  go  ahead,  but  that  she  failed  to  respond 
and  began  to  die  down.  He  said  he  touched  her  with 
the  whip,  but  even  then  she  did  not  respond,  al- 
though before  she  had  always  done  so  when  called 
upon.  The  witness  testified,  on  cross-examination  by 
Mr.  Ewing,  that  he  owned  a  controlling  interest — 
practically  two-thirds — of  the  Memphis  Trotting  As- 
sociation, and  that  he  had  furnished  some  money  to 
Mr.  Howe  for  the  trial  of  this  case.  Mr.  Billings  said 
he  had  instructed  Mr.  Tanner,  who  was  in  charge  of 
his  stable,  to  bid  $10,000  at  the  sale  of  Lou  Dillon, 
but  he  denied  that  he  had  been  advised  by  the  latter 
not  to  purchase  the  mare. 

Mr.  Billings  denied  the  statement  made  by  Mr 
.Smathers  that  he  had  tried  to  take  the  pole  at  the 
start  of  the  race.  He  said  it  was  not  until  the  quar- 
ter was  reached  that  he  shook  the  mare  up  a  little 
and  tried  to  take  the  pole,  but  that  the  mare  was 
beginning  to  "die  down"  at  the  time  and  at  no  time 
was  she  in  front  of  Major  Delmar,  except  at  the 
half,  where  she  had  her  nose  in  front  of  the  gelding. 
He  also  denied  telling  Orlando  C.  Hammond,  when 
he  was  leaving  the  track,  that  Lou  Dillon  had  been 
sick  for  about  two  weeks.  Mr.  Billings  was  then  ex- 
cused. 

The  case  was  then  given  to  the  jury,  which  de- 
liberated eleven  hours  over  it.  According  to  a 
statement  in  one  of  the  New  York  papers  the  jury 
stood  11  to  1  in  favor  of  Smathers  from  the  first, 
and  tha.  it  took  all  that  time  to  win  over  the  dis- 
senting juror. 

o 

BLACK   PILOT   PATCHEN. 


TO    TROTTING    HORSE    BREEDERS. 


A    HORSE    BREEDING    CENTER. 


In  answer  to  an  inquiry,  will  state  that  we  can 
find  no  record  of  a  black  stallion  called  Black  Pilot 
Patchen  by  E.  S.,  dam  Lady  Patchen  2:10%  by 
Dan  Patch  1:55.  The  books  do  not  give  Dan  Patch 
credit  for  being  the  sire  of  any  such  mare  as 
Lady  Patchen  2:10%.  The  only  Lady  Patchen  given 
in  the  Year  Book  as  having  a  record  is  a  mare  by 
that  name  with  a  pacing  mark  of  2:20%.  She  was 
a  chestnut  mare  by  Joe  Patchen  and  took  her  rec- 
ord at  Kankakee,  Illinois,  in  1902. 


The  string  which  Millard  Sanders  has  at  Memphis 
for  Hon.  Sterling  R.  Holt  of  Indianapolis  is  made  up 
of  the  following:  Aged  horses — Mary  Dillon  2:27,% 
Kate  Dillon  2:25%,  Lottie  Dillon  2:26%,  Four-year- 
olds— Sunny  South  2:24%,  Carrie  Dillon  2:28.  Three- 
year-olds— Adoo  Dillon  2:24%,  Ruth  Dillon  2:26%, 
Martha  Dillon,  Sadie  Dillon.  Two-year-olds — Harry 
Dillon,  Viola  Dillon,  Ida  Dillon,  Evaline  Dillon,  Emma 
Dillon,  Edith  Dillon.  Sunny  South  is  by  Rex  Ameri- 
cus   2:11%,  and  all   the   rest  are  by   Sidney   Dillon. 


The  growth  of  the  American  Association  of  Trot- 
ting Horse  Breeders  in  membership  has  been  en- 
couraging, notwithstanding  that  all  the  soliciting  has 
been  done  by  correspondence.  Nearly  every  man  who 
is  interested  in  the  breeding  industry  and  in  the  rac- 
ing game  would  like  to  see  the  trotting  horse  ad- 
vance, and  would  become  a  member  of  an  organiza- 
tion created  for  the  purpose  of  enhancing  the  inter- 
ests of  the  trotting  horse  if  appealed  to  personally. 
But  to  solicit  personal  memberships  would  entail  an 
expense  and  this  the  American  Association  of  Trot- 
ting Horse  Breeders  would  like  to  avoid,  desiring  to 
keep  in  reserve  all  funds  until  futurities  and  stakes 
can  be  offered.  In  other  words,  it  is  desired  to  pay 
back  to  the  breeders  and  owners  through  money  win- 
nings, and  by  light  entrance  fees  such  funds  as  it 
may  receive  from  memberships  beyond  the  carrying 
expenses. 

As  soon  as  the  membership  warrants  it  futurities 
and  stakes  will  be  opened  and  many  other  things 
for  the  advancement  of  the  light  harness  horse  will 
be  taken  up.  Don't  you  think  there  is  room  in  this 
country  for  an  American  Association  of  Trotting 
Horse  Breeders,  which  will  foster  and  protect  the 
interests  of  everybody  concerned?  Don't  you  think 
every  breeder  and  horse  lover  should  aid  in  making 
this  an  immense  organization?  If  you. do,  you  can 
help  it  by  becoming  a  member. 

Application  blanks  for  membership  can  be  had  by 
addressing  the  Association,  room  322,  Hickox  Build- 
ing, Cleveland,  Ohio. 

American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders. 
H.  K.  DEVEREUX,  Secretary. 


PROVIDENCE    ENTRIES    CLOSE    TUESDAY. 


Last  chance  to  race  for  big  money  at  Narragansett 
Park.  Ten  dollars  names  a  horse  in  a  $5,000  race  at 
the  Providence  Grand  Circuit  meeting  August  26-30. 
That  may  seem  like  a  joke,  but  it  is  true  and  the 
joke  is  on  those  who  do  not  name  their  horses  before 
the  entries  close,  April  23d,  next  Tuesday. 

The  Park  Brew  $5,000  stake  is  a  free-for-all  pace, 
with  handicap  entrance,  according-  to  a  horse's  rec- 
ord. It  is  the  richest  purse  and  the  lowest  entrance 
ever  offered  for  so  fast  a  class.  Free-for-all  pacers 
will  have  no  other  opportunity  to  race  for  so  much 
money,  and  horses  with  records  slower  than  2:06 
can  start  for  2  per  cent,  while  their  first  payment 
is  only  $10,  one-fifth  of  1  per  cent.  It  is  worth  while 
to  take  a  chance  at  that  price. 

The  classic  Roger  Williams  $5,000  2:12  trot  has 
been  renewed  with  three  other  events  of  $2,000  each, 
2:17  trotting  and  2:10  and  2:15  pacing.  All  races 
are  best  two  in  three  and  the  economical  system  of 
payments  inaugurated  at  Providence  years  ago  still 
prevails. 

Half  of  1  per  cent  or  less  than  that  is  the  nominat- 
ing fee,  and  the  bulk  of  the  entrance  is  not  due  until 
horses  have  a  chance  to  show. 

Horses  not  named  Tuesday,  April  23d,  cannot 
start.  They  are  out  forever.  There  is  no  substitu- 
tion. 


A    FAST   SON    OF    McKINNEY. 


Mr.  M.  Henry  of  French  Camp,  owner  of  the  good 
stallion  Educator,  has  decided  to  place  that  other 
splendid  horse,  Selah,  in  the  stud  this  year  at  his 
farm.  Selah  is  a  young  son  of  the  great  McKinney 
and  out  of  a  mare  by  that  wonderful  race  horse  and 
sire,  Director.  The  blood  of  two  of  the  greatest  speed 
progenitors  in  trotting  history  is  thus  combined  in 
his  veins.  The  mention  of  these  two  sires  calls  up 
the  names  of  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Zolock 
2:05%,  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  Zombro  2:11,  Direct 
2:05%,  Directum  2:05%,  Nathan  Straus  2:03%.  It 
was  Mr.  Henry's  intention  to  race  Selah  this  year, 
but  the  long  wet  spell  kept  him  back  until  it  was 
too  late  to  get  him  in  the  string  of  Mr.  De  Ryder, 
who  is  to  race  on  the  Grand  Circuit.  So  Mr.  Henry 
will  breed  him  to  about  twelve  mares  this  year,  and 
begin  work  on  him  again  in  the  fall.  He  should 
trot  in  2:10  or  better.  The  last  time  Mr.  Henry 
worked  him  was  last  June,  when  the  colt  was  given 
four  heats  in  2:36,  2:26,  2:20  and  the  last  in  2:17%, 
with  the  last  half  in  1:07,  and  the  last  quarter  in  33 
seconds.  He  has  had  a  trial  of  a  half  in  1:04%  and 
looks  like  one  of  the  best  prospects  in  the  country. 
He  is  a  horse  of  fine  conformation  with  the  best  of 
feet  and  legs  and  is  greatly  admired  by  all  horsemen 
who  have  seen  him.  The  breeders  of  San  Joaquin 
county  and  vicinity  should  avail  themselves  of  the 
chance  to  breed  to  this  grand  young  horse  this  year. 
His  service  fee  will  be  $40  for  the  season,  money 
returned  if  mare  fails  to  get  with  foal,  as  the  horse 
will  be  trained  and  raced  next  year.  See  the  adver- 
tisement. 


Trainer  Abe  Johnson  of  Brockton,  Mass.,  has  pur- 
chased for  C.  W.  Lasell  the  fast  trotting  mare  Claty 
Latus,  that  last  season  trotted  a  fourth  workout  mile 
in  2:09  and  the  fifth  in  2:08%.  The  mare  is  but 
five  years  old  this  season  and  is  as  well  bred  as  she 
is  fast.  Her  sire  is  Pilatus  2:09%,  dam  Mamie  Nut- 
wood by  Nutwood  2:18%;  second  dam  Claty  Wilkes 
Maid,  dam  of  Claytie  Wilton  2:23%  by  Red  Wilkes; 
third  dam  the  inbred  American  Clay  mare,  Fannie 
Clay,  dam  of  one  and  grandam  of  three;  fourth  dam 
Ohio  Clay,  grandam  of  Wilson  2:16%  by  American 
Clay.  Claty  Latus  has  been  nominated  in  the 
M.    &    M. 


Yolo  county  is  getting  to  be  one  of  the  leading 
horse  breeding  centers  of  the  State.  Barney  Sehrie- 
ber,  the  breeder  of  thoroughbreds,  who  owns  a  big 
stock  farm  at  Woodlands,  Missousi,  has  recently 
leased  a  farm  near  Woodland,  Yolo  county,  where  he 
will  keep  a  portion  of  his  broodmares  and  colts.  The 
Woodland  Democrat  in  speaking  of  this  recently  said 
that  it  is  of  interest  to  note  that  nearly  all  the 
famous  horse  breeders  in  the  State  are  looking  upon 
Yolo  county  with  great  favor.  The  climate  and  the 
feed  are  items  that  influence  them  in  selecting  sites 
for  breeding  farms. 

Col.  Dan  Burns'  original  intention  was  to  estab- 
lish his  great  breeding  farm  here  instead  of  in  Men- 
docino county.  Several  years  ago  he  began  negotia- 
tions for  the  race  track  farm.  The  deal  was  almost 
closed  when  knockers  interfered  and  broke  off  all 
negotiations. 

A.  Brown  finally  purchased  the  race  track  and 
put  it  in  charge  of  C.  A.  Spencer.  It  is  now  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  foremost  trotting  horse  breeding 
establishments  in  the  State. 

The  Hackney  Stud  Company,  of  which  E.  J.  De 
Pue  of  San  Francisco  is-  the  leading  spirit,  has  a 
long  lease  on  the  Lowe  farm,  better  known  as  the 
Eakle  place,  and  is  breeding  a  fine  lot  of  coach 
horses. 

John  Mackay  of  Rancho  Del  Paso  fame  and  Walter 
Jennings  recently  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land 
on  the  railroad  between  Woodland  and  Knights 
Landing  and  established  a  breeding  farm  that  already 
has  a  State  wide  reputation. 

A  few  days  ago  Mr.  Jennings  purchased  on  his 
own  account  the  240-acre  Diggs  farm  near  Cache- 
ville,  and  on  it  he  will  make  extensive  improvements 
and  quarter  some  of  his  best  horses  and  the  cream 
of  his  broodmares. 


PRACTICAL  IDEA  OF  MADERA  HORSEMAN. 


About  fifteen  men  who  are  interested  in  fast  horses 
and  good  stock  met  at  the  ofB.ce  of  W.  M.  Hughes 
in  Madera  last  Saturday  for  the  purpose  of  consider- 
ing a  proposition  to  organize  a  fair  ground  associa- 
tion along  lines  suggested  by  Mr.  Hughes.  His  plan 
was  to  purchase  eighty  acres  near  the  County  Hos- 
pital, where  a  race  track  could  be  laid  out  and  grand- 
stand erected  for  the  purpose  of  speeding  horses  and 
holding  races  and  fairs. 

The  inside  of  the  track  could  be  planted  to  vines 
and  different  varieties  of  fruit  so  that  it  would  be 
a  sort  of  demonstrating  farm  to  show  what  can  be 
done  in  the  way  of  raising  fruits.  County  fairs 
could  be  held  and  the  product  of  the  farm  could 
be  exhibited  and  in  that  way  attract  a  good  deal  of 
attention  to  the  value  of  Madera  county  lands.  It 
is  not  the  idea  to  have  a  purely  race  horse  proposi- 
tion, but  to  make  it  self  sustaining  by  raising  mar- 
ketable stuff  inside  the  race  track. 

Mr.  Hughes  submitted  figures  estimating  the  cost 
to  be  nearly  $15,000. 

His  suggestions  were  accepted  and  it  was  decided 
to  incorporate  along  those  lines,  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $15,000  divided  into  1500  shares  at  $10  each. 

Messrs.  W.  M.  Hughes,  J.  Osborn,  J.  Stitt,  W.  D. 
Cardwell,  C.  Curtin  and  J.  Scheeler  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  solicit  the  sale  of  stock,  and  Mr.  Stitt 
was  appointed  a  trustee  for  the  purpose  of  receiving 
the  money  paid  for  the  stock. 


E.  F.  Geers  has  quite  a  stable  belonging  to  Frank 
Jones  of  Memphis  that  he  will  take  down  the  line 
this  year.  William  O.  by  The  Director  General  will 
be  the  C.  of  C.  candidate,  while  Yo  San,  Tempus 
Fugit  and  Wilhelmina  are  a  good  trio  from  which 
to  select  an  M.  &  M.  starter.  Tom  Axworthy  2:07 
is  going  sound  and  is  thought  to  be  about  the  best 
fast  class  trotter  in  sight  if  he  only  stays  right. 
Ardelle  2:04%  has  entirely  recovered  from  the  lame- 
ness which  caused  her  to  be  put  away  last  year  after 
the  Cincinnati  meeting,  and  is  looking  strong  and 
rugged.  Mr.  Geers  expects  great  things  of  his  new 
Hal  pacer,  John  A.  2:08%. 


The  Woodland  Democrat  of  last  week  contained 
the  following:  "Joe  Terry,  T.  P.  Schwartz's  valuable 
thoroughbred  stallion,  was  badly  injured  this  morn- 
ing and  it  is  feared  that  the  injury  is  permanent.  Mr. 
Schwartz  keeps  the  stallion  on  the  Lee  Hutchison 
place,  several  miles  southeast  of  this  city.  When 
cleaning  out  the  stalls  Mr.  Schwartz  has  been  in 
the  habit  of  allowing  the  animal  to  graze  in  a  very 
small  corral.  This  morning  he  turned  the  animal  out 
into  the  corral  as  usual,  and  a  few  minutes  later 
was  astonished  to  see  him  fall.  Running  to  his  assist- 
ance he  ascertained  that  the  horse  had  cut  one  of 
his  rear  legs,  from  which  the  blood  was  pouring 
profusely.  Dr.  Alexander  was  immediately  summoned 
and  he  checked  the  flow  of  blood  and  dressed  the 
wound.  It  was  discovered  that  the  stallion  had 
stepped  on  a  broken  insulator  that  was  hidden  in 
the  tall  grass  and  that  came  from  the  Bay  Counties' 
electric  line.  The  ligaments  above  the  hoof  were 
severed  and  the  cut  is  such  a  severe  one  that  it  is 
feared  that  the  animal  is  ruined.  Joe  Terry  is  the 
sire  of  I'm  Joe,  and  many  other  fast  sprinters,  and 
is  regarded  as  a  very  valuable  animal." 


California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  Is  Jackson's 
Napa  BodJL 


The  stallion  number  of  the  Kentucky  Stock  Farm 
published  April  4th  is  a  very  creditable  number. 


Fifteen  vauable  draft  horses,  en  route  from  Love- 
locks, Nevada,  to  Oakland,  died  at  the  Sacramento 
stock  yards  last  week  soon  after  being  taken  from 
the  cars  to  be  fed  and  watered.  The  cause  of  death 
is  a  mystery.  The  horses  were  valued  at  over  $250 
per  head. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


LOU    DILLON'S    FIRST    FOAL. 


When  Lou  Dillon,  the  queen  ot  all  trotters,  foaled 
a  bay  filly  by  John  A.  McKerron  she  became  an  object 
of  interest  to  breeders,  as  she  bas  always  been  to 
racing  enthusiasts  and  to  admirers  of  extreme  speed 
in  the  harness  horse.  While  many  students  of  breed- 
ing will  take  the  position  that  because  this  mare  was 
put  to  heroic  tasks,  was  trained  severely  and  given 
miles  at  such  a  rate  of  speed  as  to  endanger  her 
vitality,  others  less  pessimistic  will  regard  the  advent 
of  this  young  Ally  as  an  event  of  the  greatest  im- 
portance to  the  breeding  world.  While  it  is  true  that 
Lou  Dillon  was  under  a  great  strain  in  the  prepara- 
tion which  was  given  her  for  her  fast  miles,  she  has 
never  been  raced,  and  her  preparation  has  never  been 
as  severe  as  that  of  many  campaigners  who  have 
raced  from  year  to  year  in  the  Grand  Circuit.  She 
has  never  been  put  to  greater  tasks  than  were  asked 
of  the  former  queen,  Nancy  Hanks,  and  that  the 
training  that  was  given  the  daughter  of  Dictator  and 
Nancy  Lee  had  no  ill  effect  on  her  vitality  is  shown 
by  the  fact  that  she  has  produced  two  very  fast  per- 
formers and  two  others  of  more  than  ordinary  ca- 
pacity. Lou  Dillon  was  retired,  temporarily  it  may 
be,  at  the  very  zenith  of  "her  career  and  before  she 
began  to  give  way  under  the  strain,  for  despite  the 
fact  that .  she  was  not  at  her  best  at  Memphis  and 
was  far  from  herself  when  she  essayed  to  win  the 
Gold  Cup  for  a  second  time,  it  must  be  remembered 
that  her  subsequent  performances  were  the  greatest 
of  her  career,  all  things  considered.  Granting  that 
Lou  Dillon  is  at  her  best  physically,  there  is  every 
reason  to  expect  that  the  foal  by  John  A.  McKerron 
will  either  attain  a  high  rate  of  speed  or  produce  the 
great  qualities  so  essential  in  a  race  horse.  The 
theory  that  first  foals  are  not  as  desirable  as  subse- 
quent offsprings  is  not  borne  out  by  the  facts,  for 
innumerable  instances  can  be  shown  of  first  foals 
who  not  only  performed  brilliantly,  but  became  equal- 
ly famous  after  retirement  to  the  stud.  No  mare 
in  the  history  of  the  light  harness  horse  has  been 
so  admirably  adapted  for  the  stud  as  the  present 
holder  of  the  trotting  record.  Oother  mares  have 
possessed  more  trotting  crosses,  greater  infusions 
of  trotting  blood  and  a  longer  array  of  producing 
dams,  yet  there  never  has  been  a  mare  whose  tem- 
perament, conformation,  speed  and  will  power  ever 
justified  more  strongly  than  does  Lou  Dillon  the  be- 
lief that  great  results  must  follow  judicious  mating. 
The  selection  of  John  A.  McKerron  was  a  very  wise 
one  for  many  reasons,  for  apart  from  the  fact  that 
he  was  one  of  the  very  fastest  trotting  stallions  this 
country  has  ever  seen,  he  is  an  admirable  cross  for 
Lou  Dillon,  because  he  gives  strength  and  sub- 
stance where  she  is  light;  he  is  possessed  of  action 
at  both  ends  to  such  an  extent  that  a  special  sulky 
was  built  for  him;  he  is  a  line  trotter  and  when  at 
speed  was  as  faultlessly  a  gaited  horse  as  has  ever 
been  seen.  In  point  of  speed  he  was  very  little  in- 
ferior to  the  mare  herself,  and  in  one  of  his  public 
miles  he  showed  by  trotting  a  half  in  59  seconds  how 
great-  was  the  flight  he  possessed  and  some  degree 
of  his  capacity.  He  was  a  great  race  horse,  as  was 
shown  in  his  three-year-old  form,  and  again  in  his 
race  against  Lord  Derby  and  The  Monk  for  the 
Challenge  Trophy  at  Cleveland. 

The  owner  of  Lou  Dillon,  Mr.  C.  K.  Billings,  could 
not  have  found  a  stallion  in  America  possessing 
the  same  degre  of  speed,  the  same  individual  excel- 
lence, the  same  purity  of  gait  and  the  rich  breeding 
that  is  combined  in  John  A.  McKerron.  The  breed- 
ing of  this  stallion  is  also  admirably  suited  as  a 
cross  on  Lou  Dillon,  and  a  combination  of  some  of 
the  strains  in  each  has  been  successful  heretofore. 
The  Happy  Medium-Dictator  cross  produced  Nancy 
Hanks,  one  of  the  greatest  trotters  the  world  has 
ever  seen,  and  these  two  strains  are  found  in  the 
combination  which  has  produced  the  foal  from  the 
present  record  holder.  Lou  Dillon's  dam  was  by  Mil- 
ton Medium,  a  son  of  Happy  Medium,  and  John  A. 
McKerron's  dam  is  by  Director,  a  son  of  Dictator. 
Each  of  these  two  great  trotters  has  a  double  in- 
fusion of  Hambletonian  blood,  and  the  mating  is 
an  exemplification  of  the  so-called  Bruce  Lowe  sys- 
tem. Quite  naturally  much  will  be  expected  of  the 
filly  whose  coming  into  the  world  has  been  heralded 
more  extensively  than  would  be  the  birth  of  any 
child,  for  the  dam  was  such  a  phenomenal  trotter, 
was  possessed  of  so  much  more  speed  than  had  ever 
been  seen  in  any  harness  horse  that  among  the  theo- 
retical much  will  be  said  and  written  by  way  of 
prophecy.  To  the  practical  horsemen  there  will  also 
come  many  reasonable  conclusions  concerning  the 
future  of  this  filly,  for  her  inheritance  in  point  of 
speed  is  greater  than  that  of  any  other  foal  that  has 
ever  been  produced,  and  the  capacity  of  both  her 
sire  and  dam  gives  her  an  inheritance  possessed  by 
few  trotters.  All  breeders  of  experience  have 
learned  that  it  is  just  such  a  temperament  as  Lou 
Dillon's  that  is  desirable  in  a  broodmare,  just  such 
a  highly  nervous  system,  and  breeders  have  also 
learned  that  the  most  desirable  qualities  in  a  stal- 
lion in  addition  to  speed  and  racing  ability  are  in- 
telligence, action  and  the  inclination  to  stick  to  a 
trot. 

Both  the  sire  and  dam  of  this  filly  were  natural 
trotters,  have  rarely  been  known  to  leave  their 
strides,  and  each  had  a  determined  way  of  going 
that  indicated  courage  and  gameness.  If  Lou  Dil- 
lon had  never  been  able  to  trot  a  mile  faster  than 
2:10  she  would  have  been  invaluable  for  breeding 
purposes,  for  her  conformation  and  temperament  are 
just  v  hat  a  breeder  desires  in  a  broodmare.  Happy 
Medium  mares  have  produced  performers  of  great 
merit.  The  sons  of  this  horse  have  bred  on,  both 
thro  gh  the  male  and  female  lines,  and  the  daughters 
of  f'irathmore,  as  well  as  the   descendants  in  suc- 


ceeding generations,  have  been  prolific.  John  A. 
McKerron  has  already  shown  his  ability  to"  sire  trot- 
ters of  great  speed,  and  his  get  are  universally 
well  gaited  and  well  mannered,  consequently  as  far 
as  he  is  concerned,  there  is  nothing  problematical 
about  his  influence  over  the  Ally  which  has  recently 
come  into  the  world.  While  too  much  will  probably 
be  expected  of  this  Ally,  she  can  hardly  fail,  if  all 
goes  well  with  her,  to  become  worthy  of  her  inherit- 
ance. There  is  no  reason  to  suppose  that  she  will 
equal  her  dam  as  a  trotter,  yet  there  is  every  prob- 
ability that  if  she  lives,  remains  sound  and  is  prop- 
erly trained,  she  will  be  conspicuous  in  the  events 
in  which  she  has  been  engaged.  Lou  Dillon,  while 
not  as  well  bred  as  Nancy  Hanks,  is  a  better  indi- 
vidual, a  faster  mare  and  a  more  perfect  trotter, 
and  as  Nancy  Hanks  is  to-day  numbered  among  the 
great  matrons  of  the  trotting  world,  there  is  just 
cause  for  the  belief  that  Lou  Dillon  will  do  as 
well. — Kentucky  Stock  Farm. 


AN    IRISH    FAIR. 


[A.  T.  Stark  in  Trotter  and  Pacer.] 

The  only  reason  that  the  Garden  of  Eden  was  not 
established  in  Ireland  was  the  fact  that  in  those 
early  days  geographical  knowledge  was  extremely 
limited,  and  very  likely  its  adaptation  to  the  pur- 
pose was  not  well  undecstood.  Presumably  had  the 
selection  of  its  site  b«en  postponed  until  Saint  Pat- 
rick had  made  his  report  on  the  resources  of  the 
country  different  arrangements  would  have  been 
made. 

Certainly,  in  the  congested  district,  in  the  west, 
where  about  all  they  can  raise  are  disturbances  and 
enormous  families,  it  keeps  most  of  them  busy  to 
exist,  and  emigration  seems  about  the  only  way  out 
of  their  difficulties.  But  a  large  proportion  of  this 
verdant  island  reminds  me  very  forcefully  of  the 
best  of  the  Blue  Grass  region  in  Kentucky,  and  that 
is  paying  it  the  highest  tribute  of  which  I  am  cap- 
able. And  Ireland  has  several  natural  advantages  in 
its  climate,  price  of  produce,  etc.,  above  even  that 
favored  land  of  fair  women,  fast  horses  and  fine 
whiskey.  Even  in  the  above  mentioned  three  princi- 
pal products,  Ireland  can  claim  at  least  equality 
with  the  stamping  ground  of  Daniel  Boone. 

The  Royal  Dublin  Horse  Show,  by  all  odds  the 
greatest  function  of  its  kind  in  the  world — and  I 
say  this  advisedly  after  having  seen  them  all — abso- 
lutely eclipses  that  in  Madison  Square  Garden  as 
an  equine  exhibition,  not  only  in  the  number  of 
entries  and  as  a  spectacle,  but  also  in  quality,  ex- 
cept possibly  in  the  classes  for  light  harness  horses. 
At  that  affair,  too,  the  display  of  feminine  beauty 
is  nowhere  else  excelled,  and  as  Dublin  is  nearer 
to  Paris  than  is  New  York,  it  is  safe  to  say  that 
the  gowns  and  millinery  are  up-to-date  to  the 
minute. 

As  to  the  wine  of  the  country,  pot-still  whiskey, 
I  do  not  pretend  to  be  a  connoisseur,  but  I  do  know 
enough  about  it  to  state,  without  fear  of  successful 
contradiction,  that  thirteen-year-old  John  Jameson 
or  Sir  John  Power  whiskey  is  so  far  above  the  best 
"Three  Feather"  I  ever  tasted — at  the  expense  of 
some  one  else  with  more  money  than  myself,  at  a 
quarter  per  swallow — that  it  is  like  comparing  Pom- 
mery  Sec  to  seltzer  water.  And  all  "pubs"  sell  these 
whiskies  here,  and  the  age  is  usually  just  thirteen 
years.  It  has  occurred  to  me  that  1893  must  have 
been  a  great  year  for  the  manufacture  of  Irish 
spirits. 

To  describe  an  Irish  fair  adequately  is  difficult; 
to  attempt  to  illustrate  it  with  photos  would  not  help 
the  matter  materially.  In  the  first  place,  it  is  not 
a  fair  at  all,  according  to  our  understanding  of 
the  term.  There  are  no  entries,  no  prizes,  no  or- 
ganization, no  comparative  competitions.  It  is  a 
sale  day  pure  and  simple.  Every  man  who  has  a 
horse  to  sell,  or  a  pig,  sheep  or  anything  of  the  bo- 
vine species  from  a  fat  "polly"  bullock  to  a  little 
black  Kerry  calf,  within  a  radius  of  fifteen  or  twenty 
miles,  brings  it  to  the  fair,  which  is  a  fixture  long 
established  as  to  time,  and  to  which  buyers  journey 
regularly  from  all  parts.  Buyers  often  come  a  day  or 
two  in  advance  of  the  opening  date,  and  so  for  the 
day  or  two  previously  horses  of  the  more  expensive 
grades  are  arriving,  so  many  a  bargain  is  struck  be- 
fore the  big  day  dawns.  By  9  o'clock  on  the  ad- 
vertised date  the  long  main  street  in  Mullingar,  wide 
in  some  places,  narrowing-  unexpectedly  in  others, 
and  bending  without  any  aparent  reason,  the  quaint 
buildings  which  mark  its  boundaries  having  been 
built,  most  of  them,  I  should  guess,  before  Ireland 
ceased  to  have  a  Parliament;  without  much  idea  of 
having  them  in  a  row,  is  filled  with  an  ever  moving 
throng  of  horses.  From  above  the  bridge  which 
crosses  the  railway  at  the  top  of  the  street  until  the 
thoroughfare  dwindles  into  a  country  lane  beyond 
the  other  side  of  the  town  is  an  intricate  mass  of 
horses  and  riders,  hundreds,  I  might  almost  say  thou- 
sands. Lining  the  curbstone,  held  by  grooms  or 
owners,  there  were  other  hundreds  of  horses,  their 
heads  toward  those  in  charge,  who  stood  on  the 
narrow  parapet.  Broodmares — some  young  and 
others  gray  around  the  eyes.  Big  foals,  whose 
feathered  heels  showed  their  unmistakable  Scotch 
ancestry.  Yearlings  and  two-year-olds;  sleek  hunters 
with  clipped  bodies,  hogged  manes,  the  latest  fashion, 
docked,  and  with  their  heels  skilfully  pulled,  ready 
and  fit  to  carry  a  sixteen  stone  man  across  the 
country  and  keep  up  with  the  pace  set  by  a  baying 
pack  in  hot  pursuit  of  the  swift  and  wily  Reynard. 
Ponies,  good,  bad  and  middling,  mostly  the  latter, 
skewbald  and  piebald;  cobs,  carters  for  Liverpool, 
and  cabbers  for  London,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  lot 
so  nondescript  that  the  oldest  buyer,  a  man  who  was 


said  to  be  ninety-eight  and  looked  it,  could  not  tell 
what  job  they  were  intended  for,  if  any;  and  a 
brown  pony  mule  with  four  white  stockings  to  knees 
and  hocks,  the  only  one  I  have  ever  seen  so  deco- 
rated. 

The  small  army  of  buyers  stood  on  the  sidewalks 
and  watched  the  parade,  looking  for  animals  likely 
to  meet  their  requirements,  or  walked  down  the  mid- 
dle of  the  road  in  imminent  danger  of  being  run  over 
or  kicked.  That  all  escaped  death  or  at  least  broken 
bones  throughout  the  day  seemed  miraculous,  though 
to  see  a  man  get  a  slap  from  some  touchy  savage  of 
a  horse  was  too  frequent  an  incident  to  excite  men- 
tion, even  from  the  recipient.  When  a  buyer  saw 
something  in  the  passing  swarm,  he  raised  his  stick 
and  shouted  loud  enough  to  be  heard  across  the 
Mississippi,  "Hey — black  horse"  or  "bay  cob"  or 
"gray  mare,"  and  if  he  succeeded  in  gaining  the  at- 
tention of  the  rider  of  the  animal  which  struck  his 
fancy,  that  wary  individual  would  with  well  feigned 
reluctance  ride  alongside  the  parapet  when  something 
like  this  dialogue  would  ensue: 

"How  mooch?"  "Fifty  pounds" — inflection  upward 
on  the  last  end.  "Thirty  pounds? — too  mooch." 
"Fifty  pounds,  I  said."  "For  what?"  "For  this 
harse."  "How  old?"  "Five."  "Trot  on" — this  to 
see  his  action. 

If  the  horse  looks  like  suiting  the  buyer's  job  or 
his  trade,  the  scene  of  activity  is  shifted  to  a 
neighboring  side  street  or  possibly  to  some  less 
crowded  boveen  beyond.  Here  the  real  business  be- 
gins. The  buyer  looks  over  the  animal  critically, 
finds  every  fault  he  can,  and  expresses  his  opinion 
about  others  he  cannot  discover.  His  friends  also 
see  faults  which  he  has  not  found  and  tell  him,  for 
the  benefit  of  the  unsophisticated  (?)  countryman, 
that  the  horse  is  no  good  at  all.  But  the  buyer  is 
stubborn  in  his  desire  to  risk  the  brute  at  a  price, 
and  offers  £15.  This  is  scornfully  refused,  and 
the  original  fifty  is  demanded.  After  more  or  less 
noisy  haggling,  without  getting  anywhere  near  to- 
gether in  the  price,  a  mutual  friend,  a  necessary  ad- 
junct to  a  deal,  takes  a  hand. 

In  the  meantime  the  principals  have  offered  to 
give  £20,  and  offered  to  take  $40.  The  offer  the 
buyer  knows  is  too  small,  and  the  seller  knows  his 
price  is  still  too  high.  So,  after  a  good  deal  of  ex- 
cited talk  the  mutual  friend  grasps  each  by  the  wrist 
and  says:  "Now,  Mick,  you  won't  break  me  word, 
nor  will  you,  Pat?"  Both  are  very  reluctant  to  as- 
sent to  this,  but  finally  he  pulls  them  close  enough 
together  so  their  hands  could  strike.  The  tragic 
moment  has  arrived.  The  go-between  says,  "You  will 
give  him  £32  10s,  with  a  pound  back  for  luck — if  he 
gallops  sound."  Both  strenuously  refuse,  but  he 
hangs  to  their  wrists  and  after  both  have  repeatedly 
repudiated  their  agreement  to  abide  by  his  decision, 
he  gets  the'm  close  enough  to  strike  the  palms  of 
their  hands  together — and  the  price  is  made. 

"Thirty-two  ten,"  he  repeats,  and  if  both  assent 
then  they  adjourn  to  gallop  the  horse  for  his  wind. 
A  chap  is  put  up,  and  after  a  very  stiff  ride  the 
horse  is  pulled  up  suddenly  and  the  buyer  and  his 
friends  listen  at  his  nostrils  for  any  irregularity. 

"How's  his  breath,  William?"  inquires  the  buyer 
of  one  of  his  cronies.  "I  think  I  hear  a  slight 
whisper,"  answers  William.  The  owner  insists  that 
the  horse  is  "pearfeckly"  sound.  Another  gallop — 
then  the  horse  is  tried  if  he  will  "grount  at  the  stick" 
and  the  owner  is  tried  if  he  can  be  "ruled"  in 
the  price.  If  not,  and  the  horse  is  really  above  sus- 
picion; then  the  deal  is  closed  and  the  buyer  wonders 
what  is  the  "dodge"  and  how  he  came  to  buy  him  so 
cheaply,  while  the  well  satisfied  seller  counts  his 
golden  sovereigns  complacently,  while  insisting  that 
he  did  not  sell  the  horse  but  made  the  buyer  a 
present.  Then  all  repair  to  the  nearest  "pub"  and 
lubricate  their  tired  throats  with  bottles  of  stout  or 
halves  of  special. 

These  scenes  are  re-enacted,  with  numerous  varia- 
tions, the  public  houses  drive  a  literally  roaring 
trade,  the  "market  day  is  growing  late,  and  drowthy 
naybors  mate;"  the  short,  dull  day  at  4  o'clock  is 
in  its  long  twilight,  the  hazy  sun  has  completed  his 
brief  circuit  just  above  the  southern  horizon  and 
settled  into  the  great  bank  of  mist  which  rises  from 
the  heaving  bosom  of  the  broad  ocean  to  the  west, 
the  horses  are  "boxed"  for  shipment,  and  in  the  lit- 
tle crosswise  compartments  of  the  diminutive  cars, 
each  lighted  by  a  single  dim  lamp  and  not  heated  at 
all,  we  are  whirled  swiftly,  though  uncomfortably, 
back  to  the  ancient  capital  of  the  kingdom  of  Lein- 
ster. 


Dr.  A.  C.  Humelbaugh  of  Los  Angeles  had  had  the 
misfortune  to  lose  by  death  resulting  from  an  injury 
his  fine  yearling  filly  Angie  Duryea  2:17%  by  Patchen 
Wilkes,  sire  of  the  great  Joe  Patchen  2:01%.  Angie 
Duryea's  dam,  Angie  D.,  was  the  first  mare  to  pace 
in  2:07,  a  queer  incident,  as  when  she  made  that 
record  there  were  no  less  than  twenty-four  pacers 
that  had  faster  records,  but  all  were  either  stallions 
or  geldings.  Angie  Duryea  is  now  in  Henry  Delaney's 
string  and  will  be  prepared  to  race'on  the  California 
Circuit  this  year. 


PREVENT    OH.    CUES    DISTEMPER. 


It  is  cheaper  and  better  to  prevent  disease  than  to 
depend  on  curing  it.  It  may  not  always  be  possible  to 
take  measures  in  time  to  prevent  it,  but  there  should 
be  no  delay  in  curing.  The  proprietors  of  Craft's  Dis- 
temper Cure  have  for  many  years  guaranteed  the  rem- 
edy to  both  prevent  and  cure  distemper,  influenza,  pink- 
eye, coughs  and  all  similar  affections  of  horses,  sheep 
and  dogs.  The  remedy  is  now  so  widely  used  and  en- 
dorsed that  there  is  no  question  of  its  remarkable 
merit.  Look  up  the  advertisement  in  this  issue  and 
write  for  the  free  pamphlet,  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice."  Ad- 
dress, Wells  Medicine  Co.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.1 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE    DETROIT    ENTRIES. 


2:24  Trot— The  M.  &  M.;  Purse  $10,000;  25  Entries. 
Parthenia,  br  m  by  Liberty  Chimes-Beckie  Mack, 
by   Almomedo;    Thistle   Doune    Stock   Farm,   Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Tolling  Chimes,  b  g  by  Chimes-Hoiden,  by  Prince 
Regent;   Ideal  Stock  Farm,  East  Aurora,  N.  T. 

Annette,  blk  m  by  Director-Marion  King,  by  Mam- 
brino  King;  Thomas  W.  Murphy,  Glen  Cove,  Long 
Island,  N.  T. 

Dolly  Sparks,  ro  m  by  Doctor  Sparks,  dam  by  Col. 
Hambrick;  Frank  Jackson,  Narberth,  Pa. 

Kenneth  Mac,  b  h  by  Bobby  Burns-Thisbia,  by 
Wilkesview;  Vance  Nuckols,  Glenville,  O. 

Carroll,  b  g  by  McAdams-Caracalla  2:10,  by  Pa- 
tron; C.  F.  Emery,  Cleveland,  O. 

Sim  Benton,  blk  g  by  Electro  Benton-Minnie  Sim- 
mons, by  Simmons;  Henry  Schmulbach,  Wheeling, 
W.  Va. 

Faustalear,  b  h  by  Cuylercoast-Fausta  2:22%,  by 
Sidney;  Frank  Cares,  Detroit. 

Delight,  b  m  by  Allerton-Orlando,  by  Strathmore; 
J.  H.  Thayer,  Lexington. 

Lilly  King,  b  m  by  Norval  King-Onlee,  by  Onward; 
T.  S.  Morton,  Hiawatha,  Kas. 

Baron  Courageous,  blk  h  by  Baron  WSlkes-Dora,  by 
Kohinoor;  E.  H.  Dobbins,  McCordsville,  Ind. 

General  Electric,  blk  h  by  Lynne  Bel-Faustelle 
2:26%,  by  Sidney;  „ohn  Howell,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

Johnny,  b  g  by  Geneva-Dara,  by  Sorrento;  Hunt 
&  Colter,  Brantford,  Ont. 

Claty  Latus,  ch  m  by  Pilatus-Mamie  Nutwood,  by 
Nutwood;   Oakhurst  Farm,  Whitinsville,  Mass. 

Marjorie,  g  m  by  Mike  Agan;  Christian  Hill 
Stables,  Manchester,  N.  H. 

Alice  Edgar,  b  m  by  Moko-Di  Vernon  2:22%,  by  Jay 
Bird;   Ed  Benyon,  Lexington. 

Highball,  b  g  by  Dr.  Hooker-Lena  S.,  by  Tom  Cov- 
ington; E.  F.  Geers,  Memphis. 

Brace  Girdle,  b  m  by  Tregantle-Deborah,  by  Dic- 
tator; J.  A.  Crabtree,  Quincy,  Mass. 

Margaret  O.,  b  m  by  Onward-Marguerite  A.  2:12%, 
by  Axtell,  and  Madamoiselle,  b  m  by  Axtellion-Beu- 
zetta  2:06%,  by  Onward;  Bob  Davis,  Columbia,  S.  C. 

Ward,  b  h  by  The  Baron-Brown  Kate,  by  Brown 
Mark;  Ben  Renick,  Selma,  Ala. 

Sadie  Fogg,  blk  m  by  The  Director  General,  dam 
by  Bermuda;  R.  B.  Williams,  Boston. 

Beatrice  Bellini,  blk  f  by  Bellini-Trixie  Nutwood, 
and  Tokio,  g  g  by  Bellini-Trixie  Nutwood,  by  Nut- 
wood ;  Hallanddale  Farm,  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y. 

Sonoma  Girl,  br  m  by  Lynwood  W.-Maud  Fowler 
2:21%,  by  Anteeo;  J.  D.  Springer,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
2:13  Pace — The  C.  of  C;  Purse  $5,000;  21   Entries. 

Reproachless,  blk  m  by  Direct  Hal-Regent's  Last, 


by  Prince  Regent;  Thistle  Doune  Stock  Farm,  Cleve- 
land, O. 

Lord  Direct,  ch  h  by  Direct  Hal-Lady  of  the  Manor 
2:04%,  by  Mambrino  King;  Ideal  Stock  Farm,  East 
Aurora,  N.  Y. 

Leland  Onward  2:13%,  b  h  by  Game  Onward; 
Thomas  W.  Murphy,  Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Tommy  H.  2:12%,  b  g  by  Delmarch;  Vance  Nuck- 
ols, Cleveland,  O. 

Billy  Seal  2:15%,  b  h  by  Gentry's  Treasure;  Chris- 
tian Hill  Stables,  Manchester,  N.  H. 

Requisition  2:12%,  b  g  by  Expedition;  Thomas 
Wynne,  Detroit. 

Shaughran,  b  h  by  Ananias  2 : 05-Favorita  2:2'%, 
by  George  Wilkes;  Wellington  Stock  Farm,  Welling- 
ton, O. 

Whitelock,  gr  g  by  Wiggins-Maid  of  Windsor,  by 
Peavine;  W.  W.  Evans,  Lexington,  Ky. 

Major  Mallow  2:16%,  b  g  by  Box  Elder;  W.  H. 
Mallow,  Washington,  C.  H.,  Ohio. 

Lady  Patch,  b  m  by  Dan  Patch- Wyna  G.  2:19%,  by 
Coleridge;   G.  D.  Custer,  Logansport,  Ind. 

Jerry  B.  2:12%,  ch  g  by  Argot  Wilkes;  Woody 
Hill  Stock  Farm,  Salem,  N.  Y. 

Village  Boy  2:14%,  b  g  by  Newton  Boy;  M.  H. 
Reardon,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

William  O.,  blk  g  by  The  Director  General,  dam 
by  Geo.  Simmons;  E.  F.  Geers,  Memphis. 

Dan  S.,  b  g  by  Greystone-Myrtle  May,  by  Ashland 
Clay;    O.  D.  Shover,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Miss  Georgie,  b  m  by  Regal  Wilkes;  Charles  James, 
Agt.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Doctor  W.  W.  Z.  2:14%,  b  g  by  Anderson  Wilkes; 
George   Castle,   Chicago. 

Hal  Direct,  blk  h  by  Direct  Hal-Chime  of  Bells,  by 
Mambrino  King;  J.  A.  Crabtree,  Quincy,  Mass. 

Hidalgo,  b  g  by  Warren  C;  R.  B.  Williams,  Boston. 

Bonanza,  b  g  by  Alfonso  Vincent,  dam  by  Bourbon 
Russell;  J.  E.  Meyer  &  Co.,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Pacemaker  2:13%,  b  h  by  The  Kingmaker;  Thomas 
W.  Murphy,  Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Tommy  Grattan  2:14%,  b  g  by  Grattan;  George 
H.  Estabrook,  Denver,  Colo. 

2:14  Trot— Purse   $3,000;    15    Entries. 

Kapolna  2:16%,  b  h  by  Kremlin;  Dr.  J.  B.  Carson, 
Blairsville,  Pa. 

Lady  Margaret  2:13%,  b  m  by  Alliewood;  Thomas 
W.  Murphy,  Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

Fedora's  Athol  2:13%,  ch  h  by  Palo  Alto  Chimes; 
W.  J.  Burton,  Detroit. 

Doctor  Charley  2:13%,  b  g  by  Temple  Hope;  Jo- 
seph Gahagan,  Toledo,  O. 

Jay  Kay  2:16%,  b  g  by  Jay  Bird;  Vance  Nuckols, 
Cleveland,  O. 

Munic  2:16%,  ch  g  by  A.  L.  Kempland;  A.  P. 
McDonald,  Albany,  N.  Y. 


Quintell  2:14%,  b  h  by  Actell;  H.  H.  James,  Ham- 
ilton, Ont. 

Lilly  Stranger  2:15%,  b  m  by  Stranger;  Thomas 
J.   Sharkey,  New  York. 

Marecheal  2:18%,  b  h  by  Margrave;  Christian 
Hill  Stables,  Manchester,  N.  H. 

Lucretia  2:14%,  br  m  by  Nazote;  E.  F.  Geers, 
Memphis. 

Genteel  H.  2:21%,  br  h  by  Gambetta  Wilkes;  W. 
B.   McDonald,  East  Aurora,  N.  Y. 

Princine  2:15%,  b  m  by  Sidney  Prince;  J.  A.  Crab- 
tree, Quincy,  Mass. 

Tom  Moore  2:14%.  b  g  by  George  W.;  C.  G.  Coats, 
Sioux  Falls,  South  Dakota. 

Silver  Band  2:14%,  blk  g  by  Colonel  Cochran; 
George  H.  Estabrook,  Denver,  Colo. 

J.  J.  M.  Jr.  2:14,  br  h  by  Robin;  Hotel  Adams  Farm, 
Phoenix,  Ariz. 


That  the  New  York  horse  market  is  in  a  healthy 
condition  has  been  manifested  in  a  marked  degree 
during  the  slump  in  stocks  which  has  disturbed 
some  features  of  business  life  during  the  past  month. 
A  large  portion  of  the  community  is  directly  inter- 
ested in  the  values  of  listed  stocks  and  when  the 
market  is  buoyant  this  element  spends  money  with 
a  free  hand,  but  when  the  market  is  depressed  there 
is  not  much  doing  in  the  way  of  purchasing  luxuries. 
It  is  therefore  quite  remarkable  that  when  most  of 
the  stocks  reached  the  lowest  level  known  in  many 
years  values  in  the  horse  market  remained  the  same 
as  though  every  thing  on  Wall  street  was  in  the 
most  prosperous  condition.  Burlingham  Jr.  and  Rock- 
ingham Jr.,  the  pair  of  carriage  horses  exhibited 
by  Gen.  A.  E.  Booth  at  several  of  the  Eastern  shows 
last  season,  were  recently  sold  at  auction  in  this  city 
for  52,800.  All  kinds  of  high  class  horses  are  in 
greater  demand  than  the  dealers  can  supply,  and 
while  this  condition  has  been  more  or  less  prominent 
for  the  past  several  years  it  is  more  pronounced  this 
spring  than  ever  before.  The  dealers  have  succeeded 
in  accumulating  a  limited  number  of  extra  good 
horses,  but  the  prices  they  held  them  at  are  so  pro- 
hibitive that  no  one  outside  of  the  few  who  were  on 
the  right  side  of  the  stock  market  during  the  past 
few  weeks,  or  those  unaffected  by  such  fluctuations, 
can  seriously  consider  purchasing  any  of  them. — 
Chicago  Breeders'  Gazette. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.     It  means  health. 


STATE  FAIR  RACES,  1907 


TO  BE  GIVEN  AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  STATE  FAIR 


Sacramento,  Cal.,  Sept.  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  '07 

Guaranteed  Stakes  for  Harness  Horses.     Entries  Close  Wednesday,  May  15th 


PROGRAMME: 


MONDAY,   SEPT.  9th 

No.  1 — Occident  Stake  (Closed  January  1,  1905) 

No.  2—2 :20  Class  Pacing $2000 

TUESDAY,  SEPT.  10th. 

No.  3—2:14  Class  Trotting $800 

No.  4—2 :12  Class  Pacing $800 

WEDNESDAY,  SEPT.  11th. 

No.  5 — Two- Year-Olds,  Trotting,  Heats  two  in  three $400 

No.  6—2 :08  Class  Pacing   $1000 


THURSDAY,   SEPT.   12th. 

No.  7—2 :10  Class  Trotting   $1000 

No.  8—2 :16  Class  Pacing   $800 

FRIDAY,  SEPT.  13th. 

No.     9—2 :17  Class  Trotting   $800 

No.  10 — Special  (Conditions  later)    

SATURDAY,  SEPT.  14th. 

No.  11 — Stanford  Stake  (Closed  June  1st,  1905)  

No.  12—2 :24  Class  Trotting  $2000 


PROGRAMME   FOR  RUNNERS  TO   APPEAR  LATER 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent,  due  May  15,  1907;   one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  15,  1907;  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  July  15,  1907;    five  per  cent  additional  from  winners.  Declarations  must  be  made  in  writing. 

All  races,  mile  heats,  three  in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 

Moneys  to  be  divided  50,  25,  15  and   10   per   cent. 

All  races  to  fill  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Directors  or  they  may  be  declared   off. 

Member  National   Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the   Secretary. 


B.  F.  RUSH,  President. 


J.  A.  FILCHER,  Secretary, 

Sacramento, 


Cal. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


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THE    STRIPED    BASS    HATCHERY    PROJECT. 


ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 

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LIGHT  TACKLE    FOR   SALT   WATER   ANGLING. 


Considering  the  many  spelendid  opportunities  for 
indulging  in  a  variety  of  angling  recreations  in  the 
salt  water  fishing  resorts  of  San  Francisco  Bay  and 
the  ocean  beaches  within  easy  reach  of  this  city  the 
methods  employed  and  the  tackle  used  generally  are 
rather  crude.  One  reason  for  this  is  that  the  salt  water 
fisherman  has  been  generally  relegated  to  the  back 
ground  by  the  stream  fishing  contingent,  who,  as  a 
rule,  do  not  take  kindly  to  any  recognition  of  the 
sat  water  devotee.  Fishing  for  striped  bass  and  for 
salmon  in  San  Francisco  Bay  and  connecting  waters 
and  also  the  growing  popularity  of  salmon,  barra- 
couda,  seabass  and  other  fishing  in  Monterey  Bay 
has  somewhat  changed  conditions,  and  salt  water 
fishing  with  approved  tackle  is  gaining  in  popularity 
each  season.  A  greater  development  of  the  sport  is 
expected  when  the  Ocean  Shore  Line  will  open  up 
the  Coast  bays  and  lagoons  on  the  peninsula  south  of 
San  Francisco. 

Salt  water  angling  has  a  strong  following,  however, 
of  anglers  in  Southern  California,  where  from  Santa 
Barbara  down  to  the  border  line  there  are  innumerable 
fishing  resorts,  to  say  nothing  of  that  paradise  of  the 
deep-sea  angler,  Catalina  Island.  The  southern  de- 
votees of  the  rod  have  gone  through  the  chrysallis 
stage  and  now,  possibly  with  the  advice  _and  direc- 
tion of  some  Eastern  salt  water  fishermen,  have  de- 
veloped the  sport  to  a  high  stage  of  tackle  proficiency. 
A  cendition  that  the  more  northern  fishermen  could 
follow  and  observe  with  undoubtedly  much  practical 
benefit. 

The  Southern  California  Rod  and  Reel  Club  an- 
nounces that  it  will  hold  a  light  tackle  fishing  tourna- 
cent  during  the  summer  for  the  six  months  opening 
April  loth  and  closing  October  15th. 

The  tournament  will  not  be  limited  to  the  larger 
varities  of  game  fish,  as  at  Santa  Catalina  Island, 
but  will  comprise,  in  addition  to  the  tuna,  black  and 
white  sea  bass,  yellowtail  and  albicore,  the  smaller 
but  no  less  popular  kinds  taken  by  local  sea  anglers 
at  the  beach  resorts. 

Prizes  will  be  offered  for  the  largest  fish  in  eleven 
different  classes,  a  most  pleasing  innovation  being 
the  inclusion  of  spotfin,  croakers,  corbina  or  surf 
fish,  striped  bass,  rock  bass,  yellowfin  and  halibut. 
Of  the  game  qualities  of  the  latter  much  might  be 
said,  and  the  committee  evidently  entertained  an 
opinion  somewhat  adverse,  for  a  handsomely  em- 
bossed leather  medal  is  proposed  as  a  reward  to  the 
captor  of  the  largest  halibut  on  light  tackle. 

Striped  bass  was  included  because  of  the  capture 
of  several  of  these  fish  at  Playa  Del  Rey  last  summer. 
Inasmuch  as  the  club  proposes  to  foster  the  planting 
and  propagation  of  striped  bass  in  the  bays  that  in- 
dent the  south  coast,  it  is  freely  predicted  that  within 
a  few  years  the  striped  bass  will  not  be  so  much  of 
a  rarity  to  local  rodsters. 

The  light  tackle  committee  of  the  Southern  Cali- 
fornia Rod  and  Reel  Club  has  thrashed  out  the  rod 
restrictions  problem.  There  will  be  no  restriction 
whatever  placed  upon  weight,  and  the  only  thing  the 
angler  must  remember  is  that  his  rod  must  measure 
six  feet  or  over  in  length  when  put  together  for  use. 
In  place  of  rod  restrictions  the  committee  paid  par- 
ticular attention  to  the  line,  and  limited  it  to  a  stand- 
ard nine-thread  line  of  not  more  than  twenty  pounds 
breaking  strain.  This  measure  is  aimed  at  the  speci- 
ally-spun nine-thread  lines  of  selected  flax  fiber  and 
extra  large  gauge,  which  were  imported  to  the  Coast 
last  summer  for  the  Catalina  fishing.  It  is  proposed 
to  legislate  these  out  of  the  running,  but  in  order  to 
discourage  the  making  of  trashy,  poor  lines  the  two 
pounds  margin  was  granted  over  the  customary  al- 
lowance of  two  pounds  breaking  strain  per  strand, 
it  having  been  ascertained  that  some  standard  lines 
of  the  better  makes  will  pull  over ;  eighteen  pounds 
safely. 

One  of  the  greatest  obstacles  encountered  by  the 
committee  in  arranging  for  a  tournament  was  the  fact 
that  there  is  no  central  point  for  the  registration  of 
catches,  such  as  Avalon,  Catalina.  There  every  boat 
which  puts  out  to  fish  must  come  in,  and  officials  of 
the  light  tackle  club  can  always  be  on  hand  to  attest 
-  to  the  weight  of  catches  and  classify  the  tackle. 

In  order  to  get  around  this  difficulty  the  club  de- 
cided to  have  a  number  of  blanks  printed,  bearing 
on  their  backs  the  rules  of  the  contest,  and  on  their 
face  a  form  with  space  for  the  names  and  addresses 
of  two  reputable  witnesses,  preferably  members  of 
the  club;  and  other  spaces  to  fill  in  with  the  place 
of  the  catch,  its  size  as  weighed  in  the  presence  of 
witnesses,  the  name  of  the  scales  used,  for  purposes 
of  verification  in  case  of  question;  the  kind  of  tackle 
used,  giving  weight  in  rod,  length,  etc.,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  compiling  data  on  the  season's  catches.  These 
in  no  wise  limit  the  rod.  These  blanks,  properly 
witnessed,  are  to  be  sent  to  the  secretary  of  the  club, 
E.  Ellsworth  Salver,  and  they  will  be  placed  upon 
file,  affording  the  only  feasible  means  of  keeping 
count    of  and  verifying  the  catches. 

Another  obstacle  presented  itself  in  the  fact  that, 
in  surf  £nd  croaker  and  yellowfin  fishing  particu- 
larly, the  angler  who  takes  what  he  believes  will 
prove  a  record  fish  is  often  alone,  therefore  unable 
to  have  '  fitnesses  to  the  fact  that  he  used  tournament 
tackle  i,i.  taking  the  catch. 


This  contingency  is  covered  by  requiring  the 
angler  to  go  before  a  peace  officer  or  notary  and  exe- 
cute an  affidavit  setting  forth  the  fact  that  he  made 
his  catch  at  a  certain  time  and  place  upon  tackle 
conforming  to  the  club  regulations,  and  fully  defining 
such  tackle.  He  must  then  fill  out  the  blank  and 
have  the  fish  weighed  in  the  presence  of  reputable 
witnesses  just  as  in  the  other  eases,  and  the  two 
documents  must  be  sent  to  the  secretary  together. 

Some  of  the  club  members  wanted  a  limit  of  four- 
teen ounces  placed  on  light  tackle  rods,  but  this  was 
voted  down  for  several  reasons,  chief  among  them  be- 
ing the  committee's  disinclination  to  work  any  hard- 
ship on  any  fisherman  by  forcing  him  to  buy  a  new 
rod,  and  others,  that  the  more  who  took  part  in  the 
contest  the  better  records  would  be  made,  it  being 
the  purpose  of  the  contest  to  encourage  light  tackle 
fishing  by  the  greatest  possible  number.  Also  the 
use  of  a  nine-thread  line  of  itself  will  bring  anglers 
to  the  use  of  a  very  light  rod,  as  a  stiff  one  will  snap 
the  line  even  with  careful  handling  by  the  most  com- 
petent fishermen. 

Prizes  will  be  awarded  to  members  of  the  club  for 
the  largest  individuals  of  the  following  eleven  vari- 
ties taken  on  light  tackle  during  the  tournament  sea- 
son: 

For  the  largest  tuna,  yellowtail,  white  sea  bass, 
black  bass,  albicore,  striped  bass,  spotfin,  croaker, 
corbina  or  surf  fish,  rock  bass,  yellowfin,  halibut 
(leather  medal). 

In  addition  to  the  above  the  committee  will  award 
a  special  prize  at  the  conclusion  of  the  tournament 
for  what  it  considers  the  most  remarkable  catch  of 
the  season. 

The  prize  committee  has  started  work  in  securing 
a  list  of  prizes  that  will  be  practical  utility  to  the 
angler,  and  a  movement  is  on  foot  to  offer  handsome 
buttons  to  all  who  take  yellowtail  of  twenty-five 
pounds  weight  or  over  on  light  tackle,  but  nothing 
definite  has  been  accomplished  along  this  line  as 
yet. 

As  many  Rod  and  Reel  Club  members  will  com- 
pete in  the  Catalina  Light  Tackle  Club's  tourna- 
ments as  well,  and  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  local 
club  is  a  Southern  California  institution,  it  has  been 
decided  to  admit  the  Catalina  Light  Tackle  Club  rec- 
ords upon  written  statement  from  the  officer  of  that 
institution,  and  anglers  may  therefore  have  the 
pleasure  of  fishing  for  two  prizes  at  once.  This  is 
a  courtesy  that  can  hardly  be  reciprocal,  as  the 
light  tackle  club  offers  prizes  only  for  fish  taken 
around  Catalina.  It  is  understood  that  the  same  regu- 
lations as  to  line  enforced  by  the  Rod  and  Reel  Club 
will  be  conditions  of  the  Catalina  tournament  this 
summer. 

A  movement  toward  longer  rods  has  set  in  among 
local  anglers,  and  it  is  quite  likely  to  become  more 
pronounced  since  the  Southern  California  Rod  and 
Reel  Club  rules  do  not  place  any  premium  upon  re- 
ducing the  weight  by  keeping  close  to  the  minimum 
length  of  six  feet,  thus  enabling  the  angler  to  suit 
his  fancy.  The  oft-repeated  complaint  that  the  sag 
of  600  feet  of  nine-thread  line  will  break  it  would  be 
less  heard  were  longer  and  more  elastic  rods  used, 
as  a  split  bamboo  rod  of  six  feet  in  length  can  be 
made  to  weigh  under  nine  ounces  and  still  be  con- 
siderably stiffer  than  is  desirable  with  a  nine-thread 
line. 

The  longer  rods  are  very  useful  in  enabling  the 
angler  to  shunt  his  fish  around  the  rudder  and  help 
to  keep  the  game  away  from  the  sharp-edged  pro- 
peller wheel,  which  breaks  many  a  line.  They  call 
for  plenty  of  generalship  in  leading  the  victim  to 
gaff,  and  bring  more  leverage  to  bear  on  the  angler, 
but  even  this  is  saving  on  the  fine,  because  it  brings 
the  arm  and  wrist  sooner  into  play.  One  objection 
to  the  Catalina  rules  is  that  they  tend  to  put  a 
penaltv  on  the  use  of  longer  rods  than  six  feet  over 
all. 

o 

Achille  Roos,  a  popular  sportsman  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, has  let  the  contract  for  the  building  of  a  fine 
club  house  on  his  Suisun  hunting  preserves,  on  the 
west  of  the  railroad  track,  opposite  Teal  Station  The 
building  will  be  a  substantial  and  handsome  struc- 
ture in  the  old  Spanish  style  of  architecture  and 
will  cost  about  $4,000,  that  being  the  figure  named 
in  the  contract,  which  has  been  let  to  J.  L.  Watts 
of  Suisun. 

It  is  Mr.  Roos'  intention  to  fill  in  the  low  lands 
about  the  site  upon  which  the  building  is  to  be  erect- 
ed for  the  purpose  of  making  a  beautiful  garden  spot. 

This  grand  shooting  preserve  will  be  made  eventu- 
ally one  of  the  greatest  duck  hunting  resorts  on  Sui- 
sun bay. 


Assembly  bill  No.  572  created  a  preserve  for 
shell  fish  and  invertebrate  animals  within  a  portion 
of  the  bay  of  Monterey,  and  to  prohibit  taking  the 
same  from  such  preserve  for  commercial  purposes. 
The  preserve  created  is  described  as  follows:  Com- 
mencing at  the  extreme  point  of  Point  Pinos,  at  the 
southern  entrance  to  Monterey  bay,  and  running 
thence  in  a  straight  line  easterly  to  the  eastern  shore 
of  the  bay  at  a  point  north  of  the  town  of  Sea  Side; 
then  along  the  shore  line,  around  the  southerly  side 
of  the  bay  to  the  place  of  beginning. 


Comment  on  the  recent  changes  in  our  fish  and 
game  laws  by  the  press  of  the  State  is  interesting. 
Many  of  the  articles  printed  criticise  the  practical 
worth  of  much  that  has  been  done.  In  this  respect 
we  re-print  the  following  from  the  Eureka  Times — 
an  article  that  will  meet  with  the  approval  of  sports- 
men: # 

"The  men  who  have  a  penchant  for  striped  bass 
fishing,  and  who  delight  in  the  sport  of  trolling  and 
bait  fishing  regret  very  much  the  fact  that  the  Fish 
Commission  opposed  a  closed  breeding  season  for 
this  grand  and  game  fish,  with  the  result  that  striped 
bass  can  now  be  taken  at  any  season  of  the  year 
with  net  or  rod.  A  limit,  however,  of  three  pounds 
(same  as  of  old)  has  been  placed  on  the  size  of  the 
fish  to  be  taken. 

Owing  to  the  scarcity  of  the  striped  beauties  and 
the  high  price  that  is  now  charged  by  fish  dealers  it 
was  expected  that  like  all  other  game  fish  indigenous 
to  the  waters  of  this  State,  certain  prescribed  months 
would  be  named  wherein  striped  bass  would  be  im- 
mune from  capture.  This  provision  in  the  law  as 
advocated  by  every  sportsman  in  the  State,  was  de- 
feated at  Sacramento  at  the  request  of  people  who  ad- 
vocated the  setting  aside  of  a  certain  sum  of  the 
State's  funds  for  the  erection,  establishment  and 
maintenance  of  a  striped  bass  fish  hatchery  which, 
it  is  alleged,  will  meet  all  requirements  and  help  to 
re-stock  the  waters  of  the  State  with  fine  food  fish. 

"Ten  thousand  dolars  was  appropriated  for  this 
great  enterprise,  which  will  be  under  the  supervision' 
of  the  Fish  Commission.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
venture  will  prove  successful,  but  in  the  face  of 
the  fact  that  experiments  in  raising  striped  bass 
by  artificial  propagation  and  at  a  large  outlay,  have 
been  attempted  time  and  again  in  Eastern  States  by 
the  most  expert  pisciculturists  of  the  nation,  and 
without  results  that  were  in  the  least  hopeful,  the 
concensus  of  opinion  as  vouchsafed  by  men  who  have 
made  a  study  of  the  habits  of  the  bass  on  this  Coast 
is  that  the  experiment  in  artificial  hatching  here  will 
prove  to  be  a  failure. 

"No  one  instance  can  be  cited  by  any  authority 
on  fishes  where  striped  bass  have  been  raised  suc- 
cessfully by  artificial  propagation,  but  it  is  problem- 
atical what  our  local  experts  in  matters  piscatorial 
■may  bring  forth  to  astonish  the  wise  and  expert  ichty- 
ologists  of  the  East. 

"The  results  accruing  from  the  erection  of  a  striped 
bass  hatchery,  the  propagation  of  the  fish  by  artificial 
means  and  the  expenditure  of  $10,000  for  the  project 
will  be  watched  with  much  interest  by  the  sportsmen 
of  this  State. 

"Relative  to  a  special  fish  car,  arranged  solely  with 
the  object  in  view  of  transporting  fish  fry  from  the 
hatcheries  to  different  points,  the  general  belief  is 
that  the  appropriation  of  $4,000  will  not  go  far  to 
meet  the  necessary  requirements. 

"The  construction  of  a  car  with  the  requisite  ap- 
pliance for  the  proper  care  of  fish  that  the  loss  in 
transit  may  .be  of  little  consequence,  would  cost  four 
times  more  than  the  sum  that  has  been  appropriated 
for  that  purpose.  And  as  one  man  aptly  puts  it,  the 
$4,000  will  not  more  than  purchase  the  trucks  for 
the  car  especially  apointed  for  the  conveyance  of 
the  fish  planters,  not  to  mention  the  expense  that  is 
attached  to  a  properly  equipped  car  for  transportation 
purposes. 

"Now  that  a  fish  car  is  a  possibility,  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  baby  trout  fry  will  no  longer  be  fed  to  the 
predatory  fish  of  our  streams  and  rivers. 

"The  striped  bass  which  have  heretofore  escaped 
the  seven  and  one-half  inch  mesh  net  are  confronted 
with  another  puzzle  which  has  been  designed  for 
their  capture.  The  law  has  been  amended  so  as  to 
read:  'Every  person  who,  for  the  purpose  of  catching 
shad  or  striped  bass  in  any  of  the  waters  of  this 
State,  fishes  with  or  uses  any  seine  or  net,  dragnet 
or  paranzella,  the  meshes  of  which  are,  when  drawn 
closely  together  and  measured  inside  the  knot,  less 
than  five  and  one-quarter  inches  in  length,  is  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor,  etc' 

"It  was  generally  thought  that  the  seven  and  one- 
half  inch  mesh  was  quite  sufficient,  but  it  seems  that 
the  striped  bass  must  go  by  hook  or  crook  and  every 
means  for  that  capture  with  that  end  in  view  is  the 
desire  of  the  people  who  are  antagonistic  to  fish  pro- 
tection and  propagation." 

o 

.  The  trout  fishing  season  will  open  May  1st,  one 
month  later  than  heretofore.  Most  fishermen  believe 
that  the  change  in  the  law,  which  postpones  the 
opening  of  the  season,  is  better  for  all  concerned. 
This  year,  in  particular,  it  would  be  but  a  waste  of 
time  to  work  many  streams,  the  heavy  spring  rains 
making  the  water  too  roily  for  fishing.  Although 
this  amendment  to  the  law  is  generally  acceptable, 
there  are  some  anglers  who  believe  that  the  laws  re- 
lating to  fishing  should  be  still  further  amended.  In 
fact,  the  whole  code  ought  to  be  carefully  revised. 
Under  the  present  laws  one  part  of"  the  State  is 
treated  the  same  as  other  sections.  On  account  of 
the  great  extent  of  territory  of  the  State,  which  af- 
fords almost  every  variety  of  climate,  leaving  one 
part  of  the  State  with  early  spring  weather  while 
another  part  has  practically  midsummer,  the  New 
York  idea  seems  to  be  better  adapted  to  California 
than  to  any  other  State  in  the  Union.  Under  the  fish 
and  game  laws  of  the  Empire  State,  fishing  for  trout 
is  permitted  in  some  counties,  notably  those  in  the 
southern  portion  of  the  State,  some  time  before  it  is 
permitted  in  the  northern  counties.  If  such  a  change 
were  made  in  California  laws  it  would  be  vastly 
more  equitable  and  doubtless  would  be  more  satis- 
factory to  the  great  majority  of  the  nimrods. 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  Trap  Shooters'  League  held  the  third  blue- 
rock  shoot  for  this  season  at  Ingleside  on  the  14th 
inst.  Wind  and  rain  prevented  a  larger  attendance 
and  also  had  a  corresponding  effect  on  a  number  of 
scores. 

In  event  No.  3,  the  third  shoot  for  the  Achille 
Roos  trophy,  Edgar  J.  Forster  came  out  winner  with 
a  straight  score.  In  the  Hunter  Arms  trophy  race, 
event  No.  4,  C.  C.  Nauman  and  Forster  were  high 
guns  with  19  each,  on  the  shoot-off  Nauman  won  on  a 
score  of  19  to  IS.  Dick  Reed  scored  a  20  straight  in 
the  fourth  event,  but  was  barred  from  the  amateur 
competition. 

The  eighth  event  was  a  couple  shoot  at  10  targets, 
for  which  prizes  were  provided  for  sixteen  winners— 
every  man  in  the  race  got  a  prize.  Tony  Prior  and 
Nauman  were  the  last  couple  in.  Prior  shot  a 
straight  score  and  won  the  main  prize,  Nauman 
missing  2  out  of  his  last  10. 

The  next  shoot  of  the  League  will  take  place  May 
10,  11  and  12.  at  Ingleside.  Besides  added  money 
purses  the  following  trophies  will  be  shot  for: 
Hunter  Arms  trophy  (S.  A.  Huntley  and  C.  C.  Nau- 
man, one  win  each) ;  Peters  Cartridge  Trophy  (C. 
M.  Troxel  of  Sacramento,  one  win) ;  Ballistite 
trophy  (A.  J.  Webb,  one  win) ;  M.  O.  Feudner  trophy, 
Du  Pont  trophy  (A.  J.  Webb,  one  win) ;  Dick  Reed 
trophy  (S.  A.  Huntley,  one  win);  Sorensen  diamond 
medal  (A.  J.  Webb,  one  win);  Parker  gun  handicap; 
League  handicap  trophy,  100  targets.  The  tourna- 
ment will  conclude  with  a  five-man  team  race,  open 
to  all.     The  scores  made  last  Sunday  follow: 

Trap  Shooters'  League  blue-rock  shoot,  Ingleside, 
April  14,  1907— 

Events —  12     3     4     5     6     7 

Targets—  20  20  20  20  20  20  20 — 140 

Varien    16  19  18  17  19  18  IS— 125 

Prior    17  15  15  18  19  19  12—115 

Golcher 14  17  16  16  15  1     16—110 

Iverson 14  19  15  15  19  16  17—115 

Feudner,  F 15  15  14 — . . . 

Haight    17  15  17  16  18  14  16—113 

King,   Jr 12  13  13  16  20  13  15—102 

Reed    15  18  17  20  19  15  18—123 

Jacobsen     11  15  14  15  15  15  15—100 

Donohoe    16  17  18  15  14  17  19—116 

Shock    10  15  12  14  15  12  14—  92 

Holle    10  13  13  14  13  15  14—  92 

Shreve    16     7  12  16  13  13  14—  91 

Murdock    16  19  18   ..  18  20  19—... 

Lynch    10  10   . .    . .   14   . .    . . — . . . 

Price   14  12 — . . . 

Bond    7     5 — 

Shields   11  15 — . . . 

Collier  ' 16  14  17  17  19  15  17—115 

Nauman    15  17  17  19  19  17  18—122 

Webb    14  15  IS  17  18  18  17—117 

Forster   17  15  20  19  18  19  14—122 

Janssen    17  13  18  18  15  11  17—109 

Klevesahl,  E 19  19—... 

Event  No.  S,  10  targets,  couple  shoot — Prior  10, 
Donohoe  9.  King  Jr.  S,  Jacobsen  7.  Iverson  7,  Jans- 
sen 6.  Collier  10,  Lynch  8.  Nauman  10,  Haight  4. 
Webb  9,  Reed  .8.  Varien  8,  Klevesahl  7.  Golcher  9, 
Forster  8. 

Prior  6,  King  Jr.  5.    Iverson  8,  Collier  9.    Nauman 

9,  Webb  9.  (Nauman  2,  Webb  1.)  Varien  7,  Golcher  9. 
Prior  10,  Collier  S.     Nauman  9,  Golcher  9.     (Nau- 
man 4,  Golcher  3.) 

Prior  10,  Nauman  8. 

Event  No.  9,  miss-and-out,  2  entries,  for  50  cents 
entrance — Forster  51,  Prior  16,  Collier  11,  Murdock 

10,  Reed  9,  Jacobsen  9,  Donohoe  6,  Nauman  6,  Webb 
5,  Golcher  3,  Janssen  3,  Klevesahl  3,  Haight  2,  Nau- 
man 1,  King  1.  Re-entries — Nauman  13,  Collier  9, 
Webb  3,  Klevesahl  2. 


The  Ingleside  grounds  have  been  fitted  up  with 
Leggett  traps. 


The  blue-rock  fixture  at  Ingleside  to-morrow  will 
be  the  regular  Union  Gun  Club  shoot. 


ing  was  indulged  in,  in  which  Davis  and  Trumpler 
took  the  money. 

Following  are  the  scores  of  the  main  events: 

Capital  City  medal,  20  targets— B.  Adams,  16;  I. 
Inman,  IS;  De  Merritt,  20  yards,  14;  Reichert,  15; 
Shepards,  7;  Davis,  11;  Jones,  13;  Trumpler,  13;  F. 
Ruhstaller,  10;  W.  Gould,  14;  Kissig,  12;  Dr.  Smith, 
9;  Mott  Jr.,  15;  J.  Guisto,  14;  "Pop"  Adams,  15;  L. 
Smith,  15;    H.   Stevens,  17. 

Washington  medal,  20  targets — Mott  Jr.,  12;  Guisto, 
17;  "Pop"  Adams,  12;  L.  Smith,  15;  Stevens,  19;  F. 
Ruhstaller,  7;  Gould,  13;  Kissig,  16;  B.  Adams,  19; 
Inman,  IS  yards,  15;  De  Merritt,  IS  yards,  16;  F. 
Newbert,  16;  Reichert,  IS;  Davis,  11;  Jones,  19; 
Trumpler,  12;  Dr.  Smith,  15. 

Three-man  team  shoot,  20  targets — L.  Smith,  Guis- 
to, Jones,  38;  F.  Newbert,  Kissig,  Mott,  14;  Davis, 
Trumpler,  Dr.  Smith,  41;  Gould,  D.  Ruhstaller,  White, 
33;  Stevens,  Reichert,  De  Merritt,  51;  O'Connor,  In- 
man, Julian,  23. 

Twenty  targets — W.  Gould,  18;  E.  Vandeford,  13, 
14,  16;  J.  Guisto,  16,  17;  Harry  White,  15,  11,  13; 
Ed  Julian,  9;  F.  Newbert,  16,  18,  12,  IS;  H.  Tromp- 
ler,  IS,  IS,  17;  D.  Ruhstaller,  13,  16,  IS;  George  Davis, 
19,  16,  17;  D.  Greene,  9,  11;  F.  Reichert,  16;  W. 
Newbert,  15,  14;  C.  De  Merritt,  16;  F.  Ruhstaller,  18; 
Hite,  14;  I.  Inman,  16,  IS,  18;  Burt  Adams,  16,  16, 
17;  "Pop"  Adams,  12,  16;  Jones,  13;  Lewis  Smith, 
11;  W.  Mott,  12;  H.  Kissig,  16. 


E.  Holling's  score  at  Sacramento  on  the  7th  inst., 
137  out  of  140,  is  pretty  good  going — four  straight 
20's,  a  19,  a  straight  20  and  18. 


At  the  Mountain  View  Gun  Club  shoot  last  Sunday 
the  following  scores  were  shot:  Dr.  Gates,  shot  at 
50  broke  41;  M.  Whelan,  100-81;  Saunders,  100-7S; 
C.  Whelan,  75-61;  L.  A.  Wanderer,  100-74;  Darrimon, 
50-44;    R.  Hogg,  50-42;    Cadwallader,   75-62. 


Sacramento  shooters  have  started  the  up-river  trap 
season  most  auspiciously.  The  first  shoot  of  the 
Capital  City  Blue-Rock  Club  was  well  attended.  The 
weather  was  perfect  for  the  sport — little  wind  and 
keen  air — and  the  shoot  went  off  with  snap.  The 
new  hand-pull  worked  well  and  the  members  of 
the  club  all  voted  it  a  great  success. 

In  the  Capital  medal  shoot  I.  Inman  had  things  all 
his  own  way,  winning  with  eighteen  breaks.  There 
was  a  very  pretty  race  in  the  Washington  medal  con- 
test between  Bert  Adams,  Jones  and  Hal  Stevens, 
each  breaking  nineteen  birds.  In  the  shoot-off  Adams 
duplicated  his  former  score,  while  Stevens  got  eigh- 
teen and  Jones  twelve.  To  win  the  medal  Adams 
had  to  break  thirty-eight  rocks  out  of  forty,  while 
Stevens  was   a   close   second,   with  thirty-seven. 

Stevens,  Reichert  and  Merritt  carried  off  the 
honors  in  the  three-man  shoot,  breaking  fifty-one  out 
of  a  possible  sixty.  There  were  all  sorts  of  scores 
made  in  the  twenty-bird  shoot — good,  bad  and  in- 
different.   After  the  regular  events  some  pool-shoot- 


The  second  shoot  of  the  Capital  City  Blue-Rock 
Club,  held  April  7th,  was  notable  in  two  ways — for 
the  good  scores  that  were  made,  and  through  the 
presence  of  two  well  known  out-of-town  shooters,  Mr. 
Emil  Holling  of  San  Francisco,  who  represents  the 
Du  Pont  Powder  Company,  and  Dad  Heilbron  of 
Stockton. 

In  the  Capital  City  medal  shoot  Jack  Blair  was 
the  high  gun,  with  19  breaks.  Hal  Stevens  won  the 
Washington  medal  with  a  clean  score  of  20,  and 
Blair,  F.  Ruhstaller  and  De  Merritt  had  the  top  score 
of  54  in  the  three-man  team  shoot. 

Following  were  the  scores  of  the  day: 

Capital  City  medal,  20  targets — M.  Newbert,  18 
yards,  14;  Burt  Adams,  IS  yards,  14;  Inman,  IS 
yards,  14;  F.  Ruhstaller,  18  yards,  14;  De  Merritt, 
IS  yards,  16;  Shenkle,  12;  Mott,  10;  Blair,  19;  Just, 
11;  Gray,  17;  Stevens,  16;  D.  Ruhstaller,  17;  Sayre, 
13;  Davis,  15;  Fred  Adams,  16;  Shepard,  10;  F. 
Newbert,  IS;   Dr.  Smith,  14;  Fred  O'Brien,  15. 

Washington  medal,  20  targets — Mott,  14;  F. 
O'Brien,  7;  Blair,  17;  Just,  10;  Bauer,  6;  Frazer,  13; 
Gray,  IS;  Stevens,  20;  D.  Ruhstaller,  9;  W.  Sayre, 
14;  Davis,  15;  M.  Newbert,  17;  B.  Adams,  18  yards, 
15;  Inman,  IS  yards,  IS;  De  Merritt,  18  yards,  17; 
F.  Ruhstaller,  17;  F.  Adams,  18  yards,  13;  Dr. 
Smith,  18  yards,  15. 

Three-man  team  shoot,  60  targets — O'Connor,  F. 
Adams,  Sayre,  36;  Shepard,  Inman,  Trumpler,  40; 
Burt  Adams,  Smith,  Davis,  40;  Stevens,  Gray, 
Schoenhockler,  38;  Mott,  Just,  Gray,  34;  F.  Newbert, 
M.  Newbert,  D.  Ruhstaller,  50;  F.  Ruhstaller,  Blair, 
De  Merritt,  54. 

Twenty  targets— E.  Holling,  20,  20,  20,  20,  19,  20, 
IS;  Burt  Adams,  17,  IS,  18,  17;  F.  Newbert,  16,  19, 
19,  IS,  18;  C.  De  Merritt,  17,  20;  A.  Just,  11;  Jones, 
14;  Beckley,  9;  Dad  Hilbson,  13,  18,  15;   Shenkle,  13, 

14,  14;    Dr.   Smith,  14,  14,  17;    H.  Trumpler,  19,  18, 

15,  17;  Geo.  Davis,  15;  Blair,  14,  16,  16;  M.  Newbert, 
14,  16,  15;  Fred  Adams,  19;  C.  Bauer,  12,  12;  A. 
Just,  15;  Frank  O'Brien,  6;  G.  Atkinson,  6,  9;  _W. 
Sayre,  13,  15;  Lee  Gorman,  8,  8;  F.  Schoenhockler, 
10;  Fred  O'Brien,  9;  G.  Gray,  18;  Jack  Frazier,  9; 
C.  Schneider,  9;   Shepard,  11. 


Seventeen  members  of  the  Seattle  Gun  Club  re- 
cently competed  at  the  Interhay  traps  in  a  shoot  for 
the  Du  Pont  cup.  Steel  won  with  a  score  of  22  out 
of  25  targets.     The  scores  shot  were: 

Class  A— Ellis  21,  Wood  17,  Steel  22,  Arnold  17, 
Junker  19,  Mack  21,  Bert  20,  Marsh  20,  Holcomh  15, 
Fisher  16,  Hall  19,  Olie  16,  Wheeler  19,  Johnson  17. 

Class  B— Frederick  21. 

Class  C — Tarrant  21. 


At  the  shoot  for  the  Seattle  Sporting  Goods  cup, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Seattle  Gun  Club,  Junker 
won  with  a  score  of  25  straight.  Ellis  was  second 
with  24.  The  other  scores  were:  Dunn  22,  Mack 
21,  Arnold  20,  Wood  20,  Lewis  19,  Eddy  19,  Holcomh 
18,  Willis  IS,  Green  IS,  Stub  17,  Hare  17,  Girard  16, 
Harrell  16. 


A  visit  to  the  National  Sportsman's  Show  in  Boston 
is  a  genuine  treat  for  sportsmen  young  and  old.  Be- 
sides the  manufacturers'  and  trade  exhibits  are  many 
private  collections,  among  these  is  one  showing  an 
interesting  array  of  everything  requisite  for  the 
hunt  and  chase.  Beautiful  guns,  rifles,  pistols  and 
revolvers  of  every  make  and  description  are  to  be 
seen  in  the  exhibit.  One  of  the  attractive  features 
is  "Old  Betsey,"  which  has  been  fired,  it  is  claimed, 
250,000  times  by  Jack  Fanning,  yet  it  certainly  does 
not  appear  to  have  had  such  wear  and  tear.  Placed 
along  side  of  it  is  the  L.  C.  Smith  single-trigger, 
double-barrel,  automatic  ejector  gun,  valued  at  ?1,000, 
the  most  expensive  gun,  it  is  claimed,  in  the  United 
States. 

In  addition  to  the  shotguns  there  "are  at  the  booth, 
too,  several  lines  of  fine  rifles  and  all  kinds  of  attrac- 
tive revolvers  and  pistols,  everything,  in  fact,  that 
pleases  the  eye  of  the  hunter. 


had  been  employed  to  re-arrange  the  buildings  and 
grounds.  As  a  result  the  shooters  had  to  dig  a  pit 
for  the  Maugatrap  in  grass  and  weeds  two  feet  high 
and  shoot  from  an  unfavorable  position.  Scores  were 
materially  lessened  by  the  circumstance.  Bert  Pat- 
rick, with  IS  out  of  25,  was  high  gun  in  the  champion- 
ship race  for  the  April  shoot. 


The  Western  Gun  Club  shoots  at  Los  Angeles  prom- 
ise to  become  well  attended  powder  burning  func- 
tions. The  club  members  shoot  from  a  platform  and 
over  a  Leggett  trap,  which  is  a  one-man  affair,  loaded 
with  targets  in  the  trap  box  and  set  and  pulled  by 
a  long  lever  behind  the  shooting  stand.  It  will  throw 
birds  as  fast  as  a  full  squad  of  five  men  want  to 
shoot  at  them,  and  can  be  set  to  send  the  birds  con- 
siderably father  than  the  Interstate  rules  call  for. 

At  the  Western  grounds  a  deep  gully  falls  away 
from  the  trap  bulkhead,  the  nearer  edge  beginning 
about  ten  yards  beyond  it  from  the  shooting  score. 
This  gives  a  splendid  background,  the  straightaway 
and  right  quartering  birds  climbing  up  against  the 
blue  sky,  and  the  left  angle  being  the  only  target  that 
gets  below  the  edge  of  the  green  hills  on  the  north. 

Owing  to  the  exceptional  advantage  afforded  by 
the  gully,  some  of  the  club  members  have  devised  a 
pleasing  innovation  similar  to  the  English  tower  trap 
system.  The  shooters  in  this  variation  of  the  sport 
stand  over  the  brow  of  the  hill  from  the  trap,  and 
birds  at  unknown  angles  are  thrown  at  them,  over 
their  heads,  and  off  to  the  side.  Many  a  man  who 
piles  up  good  scores  under  ordinary  blue-rock  con- 
ditions fails  sadly  at  this.  The  targets  come  upon 
the  shooter  as  if  fired  put  of  a  gun,  and  quick,  snappy 
work  with  plenty  of  lead  is  required  to  make  any 
kind  of  a  score  at  it.  The  range  is  generally  close 
enough,  hut  there  is  not  much  spread  of  shot  to 
reckon  upon,  and  the  birds  will  he  either  pulverized 
or  missed  clean. 

This  form  of  target  shooting  is  expected  to  become 
very  popular  with  the  Los  Angeles  duck  hunters,  who 
will  find  it  excellent  practice  for  their  favorable  sport, 
the  shots,  angles  and  speed  of  the  flying  saucers  pre- 
senting much  the  same  conditions  as  on  the  marsh. 
Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  firing  is  mostly  right  up 
into  the  air  there  is  no  danger  of  anybody  being  shot, 
if  a  reasonable  amount  of  care  be  exercised,  as  at  the 
other  form  of  shooting. 

In  England  the  game  of  tower  traps  is  very  popular, 
and  the  Britons  reckoned  upon  their  proficiency  at  it 
when  they  shot  the  memorable  match  with  the  Ameri- 
can team  several  years  ago;  a  suposition  that  proved 
but  a  weak  reed  to  lean  upon,  as  the  Yankee  ex- 
perts cleaned  up  their  opponents  at  every  kind  of 
shooting.  Tower  traps  were  introduced  by  the  Eng- 
lish as  a  means  of  practicing  for  the  shooting  of 
"rocketing"  pheasants  as  the  birds  came  over  the 
trees  driven  by  the  beaters. 

The  only  blue-rock  shooting  tower  trap  we  know 
of  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  is  located  on  the 
grounds  of  the  Calgarry  Gun  Club,  Alberta  Province, 
Canada.    This  tower  is  sixty  feet  high. 


The  organization  of  the  Western  Gun  Club  is  now 
perfected  and  the  club  will  hold  semi-weekly  practice 
shoots.  Edwin  L.  Hedderly  was  elected  president, 
Homer  Kennedy  secretary,  and  Joseph  B.  Wood  trea- 
surer, shooting  days  being  fixed  at  two  each  week, 
Wednesday  afternoons  and  all  day  Sunday. 

It  has  been  decided  that  a  minimum  turn  out  of 
ten  gunners  or  a  total  of  1,000  birds  trapped  will  con- 
stitute a  regular  shoot  Every  one  of  good  reputation 
is  made  eligible  to  shoot.  The  formation  of  the  club 
is  founded  upon  a  general  desire  to  acquire  profi- 
ciency in  shooting  with  a  shotgun,  and  the  gambling 
element,  so  far  as  possible,  is  kept  in  the  background. 
No  limit  has  been  placed  upon  the  membership,  and 
it  is  proposed  to  build  a  neat  little  club  house  as 
soon  as  the  club  increases  to  such  a  size  as  will  war- 
rant it.  The  grounds  are  near  Li  Fur  Station,  on  the 
Pasadena  Short  Line,  beyond  Schuetzen  Park.  A 
tournament  lasting  from  one  to  three  days  is  being 
planned. 

Among  the  shooters  in  the  club  are  B.  C.  Hinman, 
Fred  B.  Mills,  J.  Ed  Vaughan,  H.  L.  Bowlds,  Patrick 
Quinn,  M.  D.  Towne,  Fred  L.  Bueneman,  Frank 
Mahon,  Fred  Snodgrass,  T.  W.  Gallagher,  Robert 
Hardesty,  Robert  Arms,  C.  F.  Bastian.  G.  L.  French, 
Ed  Ewing,  Homer  Kennedy,  Jos.  B.  Wood,  Edw.  L. 
Hedderly.  The  present  membership  of  the  club  is 
about  forty,  all  of  whom  are  active  shooters. 


A  meeting  of  the  Marysville  Fly-Casting  Club  was 
held  recently  and  the  following  officers  were  re- 
elected to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Dr. 
J.  H.  Barr;  first  vice-president,  Charles  Peel;  sec- 
ond vice-president,  Will  Flannery;  secretary  and 
treasurer,  L.  C.  Crooks:  executive  committee,  Zan 
Frye,  Henry  Brock,  R.  S.  Starke,  Waldo  Johnson  and 
H.  A.  Niemeyer. 

It  was  decided  that  on  some  day  in  the  month  of 
June  the  club  will  enjoy  a  big  feast  and  meet  up 
the  Feather  River. 

This  club  has  a  record  for  the  longest  cast  ever 
made  by  any  club  of  the  kind.  It  cast  all  its  funds 
into  the  San  Francisco  relief  fund  a  little  less  than 
a  year  ago,  and  since  then  it  has  not  been  heard 
about  to  any  great  extent,  the  reason  being  that  it 
had  not  the  wherewithal  to  make  a  noise  Now  it  has 
come  to  life  again  and  there  will  be  something  doing. 


At  the  Empire  Gun  Club's  shoot  last  Sunday  fif- 
teen members  were  in  attendance.  The  shoot  was 
conducted  under  quite  a  handicap,  by  reason  of  the 
negligence  or    delinquence,    of  -the    contractor  who 


Only  One  "BROMO  QtmniTE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.  Similarly  named 
remedies  sometimes  deceive.  The  first  and  original 
Cold  Tablet  is  a  WHITE  PACKAGE  with  black  ana 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GRO'. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907 


COCKER   NOTES. 


Field  and  Fancy  has  apparently  dropped  into  the 
fashion  of  gathering  a  collection  of  Coast  "lemons." 
How  a  journal  of  standing  could  get  caught,  when 
records  are  available,  by  a  paragraph  like  the  follow- 
ing, which  appears  in  a  recent  number  of  the  New 
York  paper,  is  somewhat  amusing: 

"Mr.  J.  Wesley  Ladd  of  Portland,  Ore.,  is  highly 
delighted  with  the  success  that  has  come  to  his  brace 
of  red  Cocker  Spaniels,  which  he  has  recently  been 
sending  to  the  Coast  shows.  The  brace  cleaned  up 
Denver,  Los  Angeles  and  Oakland  in  a  most  sweeping 
manner,  and  naturally  their  owner  is  more  than  grati- 
fied. The  two  were  bought  in  New  York  last  month 
by  Mr.  John  Bradshaw,  whose  ability  to  'pick  the 
winner'  has  again  been  demonstrated." 

A  report  of  the  Denver  show  states  concerning 
Cocker  Spaniels:  "Competition  was  stronger  in 
this  class  than  ever  before.  Last  year's  winner,  Jack 
Barrie,  succeeded  in  beating  Red  King  and  holding 
the  honors  again  this  year.  Dainty  IT.  and  Red 
Queen  were  about  equally  matched,  the  former  secur- 
ing the  decision,  although  the  latter  had  many 
friends." 

The  published  awards  are:  Graduate  dogs — 1  Red 
King  (one  entry  in  class).  Open  dogs — 1  Jack  Bar- 
rie, 2  Red  King,  3  Copper  Prince,  res.  Jupiter,  v.  h.  c. 
Don  (six  entries).  Winners — 1  Jack  Barrie,  res.  Red 
King. 

Graduate  bitches — 1  Red  Queen  (one  entry) .  Open 
bitches — 1  Dainty  n.,  2  Red  Queen,  3  Tootsie  Woot- 
sie,  res.  Ramona  (four  entries).  Winners — Dainty 
II.,  res.  Red  Queen. 

It  is  hard  to  discover  any  phenomenal  work  here 
with  the  broom. 

At  Los  Angeles  the  special  for  best  Cocker  in  the 
show  was  awarded  to  a  black  dog,  Alex  Wolfen's 
Searchlight;  for  best  of  opposite  sex,  Lady  Creswell, 
a  black.  Red  King  came  in  for  best  other  than  black. 
Lydia  E.  Hopperstead's  Cricket  was  awarded  the  cup 
for  best  bitch  other  than  black. 

The  awards  were:  Open  dogs,  any  solid  color 
other  than  black — 1  Red  King,  2  Ginger,  3  Oak  Glen 
Signal,  v.  h.  c  Fuzzy  Wuzzy  (four  entries).  Winners — 
1  Red  King,  res.  Ginger. 

Open  bitches,  any  solid  color  other  than  black — 1 
Cricket,  2  Red  Queen,  3  Gustie  (four  entries).  Win- 
ners— 1  Cricket,  res.  Red  Queen. 

The  broom  was  in  a  little  better  condition  down 
south,  but  at  that  the  red  dust  was  not  raised  in 
such  clouds  as  to  obscure  the  judge's  eye.  Twenty- 
three  Cockers  were  benched  at  Los  Angeles. 

At  Oakland,  last  month,  the  two  reds  did  not  do 
much  sweeping,  they  were  swept.  There  were  seventy- 
five  entries  in  Cockers — forty-five  benched,  four 
absent.      A.    L.     Creswell's    black  bitch,     Cressella 


Nancy,  was  awarded  the  special  for  best  in  the  show, 
and  also  for  best  puppy.  She  also  won  first  puppy 
(any  color),  first  limit  and  first  winners.  Nancy  is 
a  California  bred  one.  The  cup  for  best  of  opposite 
sex  was  won  by  Searchlight.  The  special  for  best, 
any  other  color  than  black,  was  easily  won  by  A. 
Wolfen's  Ch.  Redlight,  a  red  dog.  Redlight  was  in 
for  specials  only,  be  it  observed. 

Red  King  won  first  limit  dogs,  any  solid  color  ex- 
cept black,  over  Ginger  and  Victory  A.  (three 
entries),  and  also  first  open,  alone  in  his  class.  He 
was  first  winners  and  Delverton  Domino,  a  parti- 
color,  reserve. 

Red  Queen  won  first  limit  over  Patience  and  first 
open,  alone  in  her  class,  any  solid  color,  and  any 
color,  except  black.  In  colors  other  than  black  Miss 
A.  J.  Farno's  Maude  and  Mrs.  W.  C.  Ralston's  Del- 
verton Dolores  were  one  two  in  winners,  both  are 
parti-colors. 

From  the  foregoing  it  can  easily  be  seen  that 
"cleaning  up  shows  in  the  most  sweeping  manner" 
may  be  a  matter  of  opinion  or  a  matter  of  veracity. 
It  is  not  hard  to  guess  what  the  fancy  at  large  de- 
sires in  published  statements,  particularly  when  they 
emanate  from  unscrupulous  dog  brokers.  If  the 
owner  "is  highly  delighted"  he  is  easily  satisfied  and 
is  to  be  congratulated  upon  his  affinities,  biped  and 
quadruped,  in  the  kennel  world. 


The  American  Field  is  cultivating  a  taste  for  the 
citrus  fruit  also.  From  its  report  of  the  Oakland 
show  we  offer  the  following  excerpts: 

"Cockers  were  nice  classes  and  competition  was 
keen  throughout."  "There  was  nothing  startling  in 
black  novice  dogs."  There  were  three  entries.  Monti, 
first,  was  placed  third  to  Searchlight,  and  Ebony 
Chief  (a  dog  which  the  writer  stated  was  "a  real 
typical  black")  in  limit.  Monti  was  afterwards 
placed  second  to  Searchlight  in  open.  Monti,  Sir 
Peter  Pan  of  Lagunitas,  and  Button  were  damned 
with  faint  praise.  "In  limit,  Searchlight  (late  Victor), 
winner  of  reserve  winners  at  New  York  this  year,  got 
home  ahead  of  Chief,  and  those  behind  were  out- 
classed." Monti  was  third  and  Bobbie  R.,  the  San 
Jose  winner  two  years  ago,  was  reserve.  "Old  Black 
Silk  II.  has  been  a  useful  dog,  but  begins  to  show 
his  ripening  years,  and  Jimmie  is  on  the  long  and 
low  order."  Each  was  alone  in  his  class.  Graduate 
dogs  and  open  dogs,  California  bred,  classes  by 
which  a  strong  bid  was  made  for  extra  entry  fees, 
and  for  which  patronage  of  the  show,  unless  we  are 
mistaken  in  the  writer,  a  very  shabby  recognition 
has  been  returned. 

"In  other  than  black  dogs  Red  King,  a  recent  ar- 
rival from  New  York,  scored  in  limit  over  Ginger,  a 
lovely,  sound  colored  little  dog,  failing  in  skull,  and 
Victory  A.,  which  begins  to  show  age."  "Gypsy  Chief 
has  won  East  and  West  and  old  Champion  Redlight 


deserves  a  rest."  He  won  out  over  Red  King  for 
best,  however,  despite  the  following  eulogy:  "Delver- 
ton Domino,  a  parti-colored  son  of  Champion  Romany 
Rye,  was  reserve  in  winners  to  Red  King." 

"In  bitches,  Cressella  Nancy  a  spry  little  miss,  had 
no  trouble  from  puppies  to  winners  and  will  make 
good  in  better  company  than  this."  Nancy  is  by 
Ch.  Mepals  Saxon-Ch.  Plumeria  Sally.  "Lady  Cress- 
well  beat  Champion  Plumeria  Sally  for  reserve  in 
winners.  "Lady  Cresswell  was  first  winners,  Los 
Angeles.  Sally  won  two  seconds  in  open  classes  at 
Oakland. 

"A  lot  of  these  Cockers  are  getting  along  in  years 
and  should  be  retired.  Coast  Cocker  fanciers  have 
a  penchant  for  showing  them  until  they  are  ready  to 
die  of  old  age  in  the  ring,  and  they  do  not  seem  to 
know  what  the  puppies  they  have  at  home  are  cap- 
able of  doing.  They  certainly  make  lasters  of  them 
out  West  in  this  breed,  and  in  no  other  breed  will 
such  a  large  proportion  of  aged  dogs  be  found  on 
the  benches." 

This  is  a  pretty  hard  rap  at  the  enthusiastic 
fanciers  who  made  up  an  aggregate  of  seventy-five 
entries,  ?2  and  $1  per,  and  for  which  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Oakland  show  worked  most  assiduously 
to  secure. 

"Miss  Farno,  an  old  exhibitor,  was  to  the  fore  with 
a  very  nice  hitch  of  her  own  breeding  in  Maude'.  She 
fails  a  trifle  in  strength  of  muzzle,  but  her  foreface 
is  far  from  bad." 

There  might  he  said  of  this  statement  that  there 
is  a  blending  of  ambiguity  and  hyperbole  here  that 
does  not  exactly  convey  the  fact — that  Maude  first 
winners  and  Delverton  Dolores  reserve  put  the  besom 
all  over  Red  Queen. 

o 

SAN   FRANCISCO  SHOW. 


A  total  of  323  dogs  will  be  benched  at  the  San 
Francisco  Kennel  Club  show  at  the  Chutes  Skating 
Rink  next  Wednesday,  when  the  club's  tenth  an- 
nual bench  show  opens. 

Bull  Terriers  have  the  largest  number  of  entries. 
Cockers  outnumber  Collies.  English  Setters  are  well 
represented,  and  there  is  a  better  showing  of  Irish 
Setters  than  for  years  past. 

Entries  closed  last  Saturday  at  midnight  with  the 
following  list  already  entered:  St.  Bernards  9, 
Great  Danes  8.  Greyhounds  6.  Foxhounds  4,  Pointers 

8,  English  Setters  22,  Irish  Setters  17,  Gordon  Set- 
ters 7,  Collies  28,  Cockers  36,  Irish  Water  Spaniels 

9,  Poodles  S,  Bulldogs  10,  Bull  Terriers  42,  Dachs- 
hundes  5,  Fox  Terriers  22,  Irish  Terriers  5,  Boston 
Terriers  14,  French  Bulldogs  5,  Airdales  8.  The  mail 
entry  received  subsequently  to  the  closing  hour,  but 
which  was,  of  course,  eligible,  increased  the  forego- 
ing list. 


ANNUAL 


Fair and  Race  Meeting 


Monterey  Agricultural  Ass'n 


DISTRICT  No.  7 


—TO    BE    HEM)    AT 


Salinas  City,  CaL, 

JULY  24  to  27,  1907 

Entries  Close  May  15th,  1907 


TROTTING. 

No.  1—2:24  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  2—2:17  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  3—2:14  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  4—2:10  Class,  Purse $400 


PACING. 

No.  5—2:20  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  6—2:16  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  7—2:08  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  8 — Horses  without  rec- 
ords, Purse    $300 


Moneys  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and 
five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.  Right  reserved  to  declare  off 
any  races  not  filling  satisfactorily.     Member  of  National  Trotting  Association. 

Por   Entry   Blanks,   further   conditions,   etc.,   address   the   Secretary   or   Breeder 

ai   ,   Sportsman. 


J.  3.  IVERSON,  President. 


JOHN  J.  KELLY,  Secretary, 

Salinas  City,  Cal. 


Gombault's 

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W$  Veterinary  Remedy  £a 

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SAFE,  SPEEDY  AND  POSITIVE. 

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REMOVES 

BUNCHES  or 

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We  guarantee  that  one  tablespoontnl  of  Canada 
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bottle  of  any  liniment  or  spavin  mixture  ever  made 
Every  bottle  sold  is  warranted  to  give  satisfaction 
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pent  horsemen  say  of  It.  Price,  Sl.GO  per  bottle. 
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Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


THE  FARM    f 

HOG  NOTES. 


Good  condition  is  essential  but  ex- 
cessive fat  is   detrimental. 

Keep  satisfactory  brood  sows  as 
Ions  as  they  are  profitable. 

The  pig  with  a  full  stomach  may 
grunt  but  does  not  squeal. 

Hogs  that  must  be  doctored  con- 
tinually to  keep  well  are  poor  prop- 
erty. 

The  constant  squealer  fattens  slow- 
ly because  contentment  is  necessary 
to  the  taking  on  of  flesh. 

Free  exercise  for  hogs  develops 
muscle  and  frame  and  adds  to  the 
value  of  the  pork. 

"Vigor  and*  thrift  are  important  with 
breeding  animals  if  the  offspring  is  to 
possess    these    qualities. 

A  hog  is  a  hard  animal  to  cure  when 
sick,  but  an  easy  one  to  keep  well 
with  proper  care. 

If  pigs  are  closely  confined  give 
them  a  variety  of  food,  if  you  would 
have  them  thrive. 

From  this  time  until  grass  starts  in 
the  spring  hogs  will  relish  a  good  feed 
of  clover  hay  daily. 

As  a  rule  spring  pigs  make  the 
cheapest  pork,  while  it  is  claimed  that 
the  fall  pigs  make  the  best  breeders. 


FOB   SALE. 

Solid  Rubber  Tire  Bike  Bu^gy,   Mati- 
nee   "Wagon    and     Speed    Cart.       All    as 
'  good  as  new. 

1126    Part    Ave.,    Park    St.    Station, 

Alameda. 

POS  SALE. 


One  chestnut  mare  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
Z:16y2,   dam   by   Sidney   2:19%. 

One  Day  mare  by  Bos  well  Jr.  2:20. 
(His  dam,  Maud  2:20,  also  produced  To 
Order  (2)  2:14%).  Dam  by  Guy  Wilkes 
2:15.  This  mare  has  trotted  a  half  mile 
in  1:09,  a  quarter  in  33^  seconds  on 
Pleasanton  track,  where  she  now  is  in 
charge  of  Wm.  Scott.  She  is  an  excel- 
lent racing  prospect.  For  particulars 
address  K.  SCOTT,  Stevens  Creek  Road, 
near  Meridian  Koad,  San  Jose,   Cal. 

SKY   POINTER   JB.    FOE    SALE    OB 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06%,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12%.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FBANK  S.  TTJRNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
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LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07^4  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Belden  2:08^,  trial  2:06^.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  tlie  Season  of  1907. 

H.   A.    CARLTON,    Santa  Sosa,    Cal. 

Another  Sale  of  High  Class 
Standard  Bred  Horses 

—Will    Be    Held    at— 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 

478  VALENCIA  ST.,  SAN    FRANCISCO 

Monday  Evening,  May  27th 

Consignments  already  received  gives  assurance  that  this  will  be  the  best  sale 
of  the  year.  It  you  want  to  sell,  this  is  the  opportunity.  Consignments  must 
be  received  by  May  1st  to  insure  insertion  in  catalogue.  "WRITE  IMMEDI- 
ATELY FOR  TERMS,  ETC. 

FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO. 


TALLION  OWNER 


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Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track,  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO,  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


FINE    DBIVEB    FOB    SALE. 


Rev.  Stucker,  1222  Talcott  Ave.,  Oak- 
land, Cal.,  recently  shipped  his  fine  driv- 
ing" horse  from  Minnesota.  Has  no  barn 
and  has  decided  to  sell.  Bay  gelding', 
■weighs  1200,  fine  looker  and  mover,  well 
broken,  will  be  five  years  old  May  20th. 
Shows  signs  of  great  speed.  Mother  and 
sire  shipped  from  the  East  to  Minnesota 
at  large  expense.  Here  is  a  chance  for 
someone.     Write. 


BOODLE    MARE    FOB    SALE. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1S94,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner, 
Boodle  2:12^.  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14%,  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%, 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H.,  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14%  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is  bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%   this  year. 

Address,  H.  HAHN,  2125  Buena  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,   Cal. 


Mc  MURRAY 


POINTS: 

Perfect  Construc- 
tion, 
Light  Weights, 
Great  Strength, 
Easy  Running, 

and 
Low  Prices. 

McMURRAY  SULKIES 

and  JOGGING   CARTS 

Standard  the  'World  Over. 

Address    for   printed   matter   and 
prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Prancisco,  Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 


JACK    FOK    SALE. 


Weights   1000   pounds,    is  well   turned. 

good    looker    and    without    blemish.      Is 

a  prompt  worker.     Apply   to 

S.  B.  WEIGHT, 

Santa  Sosa,  Cal. 


FOB   SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
'-1H4,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16% 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24.  quarters  m 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2  10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and   matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  the  DEXTER  PEINCE 
STABLES,  1509  Grove  St.,  San  Pran- 
cisco, Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street. 
Oakland.  Cal..  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


Iplmpoitant  as 
lithe  Gun  Itself  ' 

is  "3  io  One"  foroilingall 
the  delicate  parts.  Makes  ^//    >. 
_-igger,  lock,  every  action  part  workf.  L   h 
promptly,  properly.    Never  hardens  Y'Yl  ^f  ;JJ 
or  gams,  contains  do  acid.  v'\         \ 

3  in  One"  removes  the  residue  oi  V 
burnt  powder,    lndispensible  with 
smokeless  powder.  Positively  prevents1 
barrel  fromrostinginsideorouu  Cleans 
and  polishes  the  stock. 
17„-Q  sample  bottle  sent  on  reqaest- 

rree  g.  w,  eoie eomvam 

102  New  St.,  New  York  City. 


Cleveland  Entries  Close  Monday,  April  22 

For  the  Grand  Circuit  Meeting,  July  29,  30,  31;  August  1  and  2,  1907 


No.  1-2.15  Class  Trotting,  $5,000  ™ZV&    SSHitf   S*5  EFftS         No.  2-2:13  Class  Pacing,  $3,000     ™££?  g   gJS  |ggi 

Divided  into  three  parts $833.33  $416.67        $250.00         $106.67  Divided  Into  three  parts $500.00  $250.00         $150.00         $100.00  . 

Horses  to  be  named  when  entries  close  on  Monday,  April  22,  1907.     Rules  of  the  American  Trotting;  Association,  of  which  this  Company  is  a  member,  will  govern. 
Also  member  of  the  Grand  Circuit. 

NOTHING  WILL  BE  DEDUCTED  FROM  ANY  WDXNER  OF  MONEY 

More  than  one  horse,  if  trained  in  the  same  stable,  may  be  entered  In  a  class  upon  the  payment  of  1 -Percent  of. 'he  purse  j ?™™°™l-°£l  ™*°^J%£Z^£ 
ownership  can  start,  however.     Should  two  differently  owned  horses  in  one  stable  be  entered,  both  can  start  by  applying  the  rule  which  requires  a  ten  days    separation, 

and  The™    winfbert?h?erhJa?sn\n0£eacmtrfancee-and  the  full  amount  offered  will  be  divided  into  three  parts  and  then  distributed  upon  the  basis  of  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Forfeits  will  be  due  in  amounts  and  on  dates  as  follows:                                                         Anril  22                        May  2'                         June  15                         July  1  July  15 

$20                .                    $25    "                  .            $25                       .            $40  $140 

10                                       10                                      10                                     10  10 

10                                      15                                      15                                     25  85 


2:15    Class    Trotting 

Each    additional    horse. 
2:13  Class  Pacing 

Each   additional   horse. 


Nominators  will  not  be  liable  for  forfeits  falling  due  after  they  have  declared  out  in  writing.     Distance  shall  be  60  yards  except  when  eight  or  more  horses  start  In 
a  heat,   then   80  yards  shall  be   the  distance.     Eight   reserved  to  reject  any   entry.  All  entries  to  be  made  to  the  Secretary. 

H.  M.  HANNA,  President.  GEORGE  J.  DIETRICH,  Secretary. 


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14 


THE  BREEDER  AND  S PORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


ADDITIONAL  STAKES  OFFERED  FOR  THE 

Hanford 
Race  Meeting,  1907 

SECOND   MEETING  ON   THE  CENTRAL    CALIFORNIA    CIRCUIT 

ENTRIES  CLOSE  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  1st,   1907 

2:08  CLASS   PACING $1000 

2:14  CLASS    PACE $1000 

2:30  CLASS   PACING    $400 

2:30  CLASS  TROTTING    $400 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  May 
1,  1907,  when  entries  close;  1  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  June  1,  1907, 
when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  2  per  cent  addi- 
tional on  July  1,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse; 
5  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  additional  from  money  winners. 

SUBSTITUTION. 

Nominators  have  the  rig- lit  on  July  1st  of  substituting-  and  naming  another 
horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  In  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

Address    all    communications    to 

F.  L.   HOWARD,   Secretary, 
Hanford,  Cal. 


Of  3  Crown  Sires 

The   first   is    stable   companion    to 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15% 

and    the    second    is    the    great    Ax  tell,    (3)    2:12,    sire    of    the 
latter.    Axworthy's  colts  legitimately  inherit  the  best  qualities 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

ZSeSSglSSi The  EmPire  Citv  Farms>  Cuba> N- Y" 


EDUCATOR 


The  finest  looking  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
o"f  1907  at  his  new  home,  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR  is  jet  black,  stands  15.3  hands  high,  weighs  1170  pounds,  is  a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show  horse,  combining 
speed  with  elegance.  Service  fee  for  the  Season,  S25,  with  the  usual  return  priv- 
ilege.    For  full  particulars  address  M.  HENRY,  French  Camp,  CaL 


<f^Jri Registered  U.  EL  Patent  Office       **^^«i 

SPAVIN  CURE 


"Save-the-Horse"  supersedes  every 
known  method  of  treatment.  Has  Great- 
er Power  Than  Blistering-  and  Firing- 
Combined..  Absolute  proof,  hundreds  of 
letters  from  prominent  men  whose  word 
cannot  be  doubted.  Write  for  copies, 
and  also  for  copy  of  signed  guarantee 
contract. 

New    Lexington.    Ohio,    April    4. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  T. 

Dear  Sirs — Two  years  ago  I  wrote  you 
concerning  a  mare  that  had  bad  bog 
spavin.  The  entire  hock  joint  was  in- 
volved. Tou  wrote  that  if  I  would  agree 
to  buy  two  bottles  of  "Save-the-Horse" 
you  would  see  me  through  or  refund  the 
money  invested.  I  accepted  offer,  and 
by  the  time  the  first  bottle  was  gone 
there  was  marked  improvement,  and  by 
the  time  the  second  bottle  was .  half 
gone  the  limb  was  as  smooth  as  though 
nothing  was  ever  wrong;  in  fact  after 
a  year  had  expired  the  most  expert 
horsemen  could  not  detect  anything.  She 
and  her  mate  sold  for  nearly  ($400)  four 
hundred    dollars. 

Yours    respectfully, 

W.  H.  WHEATCRAFT. 
R.  F.  D.  No.   4,  Box  23. 

"Save-the-Horse"  Permanently  Cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe 
Boil,  Wind.  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and 
all  lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of 
hair.      Horse  may   work   as   usual. 

$500  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists   and   Dealers   or 
Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy.  N.  T. 


BTJBBEROID     HOOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
EONESTELL,    BICHARDSON     ft     CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San     Francisco,     Cal. 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

—in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing". 
141  Valencia  St.  San.  Francisco 

TENTH    ANNUAL 

Bench 
Show 

San  Francisco 
Kennel  Club 


APRIL    24,    25,    26,    27,    1907,    at    the 

CHUTES   SKATING  RINK 

ENTRIES  POSITIVELY  CLOSE  ON 
APRIL    13th. 

George  Raper  will  be  the  judge  for 
all  breeds.  Office  779  Market  St.,  Mid- 
way Bldg..  where  premium  lists  and 
entry  blanks  can  be  obtained. 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

For  Southern  District  of  N.  T., 
B  e  f o  re 

JUDGE  HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  11th,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  woFthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  $23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 


„q  COPAfS^ 


mm 

CAPSULES 


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^BSORBINE 


Cures  Strained  Puffy  Ankl«i, 
Lymphangitis,  Bruises  and 
Swellings,  Lameness  and 
Allays  Pain  Quickly  without 
Blistering,  removing  the  hair,  or 
laying  the  horse  up.  PleasaDt  to  use. 
82.00  per  bottle,  delivered  with  full 
directions.    Book  5-C,  free. 

ABSORBING,  JR.,  for  man- 
kind, gi.oo  Bottle.  Cures  Strains, 
Gout,  Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele, 
Hydrocele,  Prostatitis,  kills  pain. 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 

54  Monmouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco. 
CaL;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
CaL;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, CaL;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


i  at  the 
M$  Tongues  End  % 

5T0CK  GET  JUST  ENOUGH  AT  THE  RIGHT  TIME. 

CDMPRE55ED  PURE-SALT  BRICKS. 
AND  PATENT  FEEDER! 

No  wdste.  no  neglectM  convenience. 
Your  dealer  has  it.  Write  us  for  the  booh. 

BELMONT  STABLE  SUPPLY  CO. 

PATENTEES    MANUFACTURERS 

BrooKlyn,  M.Y. 


$<mh 


_' SAFETY 

<JJ^    IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the-income  from- vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
Dne!  Price.  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CB1TTENDEN, 

9    FOX  BLD'fi.  FLYRI  A.OHIO. 


RACING 


139' 


New  California 


VIM, 

Jockey  Club 


OAKLAND  RACETRACK        V 


Six   oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 




Opening1  Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for   ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last   races. 


THOS.  H.  WILLIAMS,  President. 
PEBCY   w.   TREAT,   Secretary. 

FOB  SALE. 

Handsome  black  stallion,  close  to  16 
hands,  sound  and  without  a  blemish, 
five  years  old,  thoroughly  broke  and 
kind  and  gentle.  Has  plenty  of  speed, 
and  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:20.  His  sire 
Is  the  great  Altamont,  and  his  dam 
Trilby  Bowers  by  Silver  Bow.  For 
price  and  full  particulars,  or  to  see 
horse,  call  or  write  to  the  undersigned. 
L.    A.    BANGS, 

2025    Clement    Ave.,    Alameda,    CaL 

PRIVILEGES    FOB    SALE. 
Offers  will  be   received   for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Fleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Fleasanton,  CaL 


Stallion 
Cards 


Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled   and    Printed. 


PEDIGRESS  _ 

TABULATED 

Giving    Performances    of   the    get    of 

sires    and   dams.     Typewritten, 

ready  to   frame. 


STALLION  SERVICE 
BOOKS,  $1.00 

With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN, 

616   Golden   Gate   Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


JERSEYS.     HOLSTEINS     AND  DUR- 

HAMS— Dairy    Stoek    a   specialty.  Hogs, 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Angeles.    Cal. 

IMPOETED     HACKNEY     STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.       If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  _  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mateo. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibtell  &  Son 

THE    AVENUE    STABLE. 
672-680    11th    Ave.,    one    block    north    of 

Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


$30,000~In  Stakes  and  Premiums~$30,000 

$17,500  FOR  HARNESS  HORSES 

Petaluma  Fair  and  Race  Meeting 


August  24  to  31,  Inclusive 


Harness  Races,  August  26  to  31 


ADDITIONAL  STAKES,  ENTRIES  CLOSE  MAY  1st,  1907 

TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th                                          ||                                        SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st 
No.   4—2:23   Class   Trotting. $1500  No.  12—2:20   Class   Trotting. $1500 

THE  LARGEST  PREMIUMS  FOR  HORSES,  CATTLE,  LIVE  STOCK  OF  ALL  KINDS  AND  FARM  PRODUCTS  EVER  OFFERED  INSTATE  WILT.  BE  GIVEN 

*  ^  SNLI  TWO  PE?  -CBN?  T9.  EN.^Ell-  En7trar19e  an£  Payments  as  follows— Two  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Wednesday,  May  1st.  1907;  three  per  cent  additional  If 
not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made  must  be  paid, 
or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE— The  Feta^ima  track  is  one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracts  In  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  he  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  races. 
The  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged .for  the  meeting  and  everything  win  he  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting  horsemen  and  insure  high-class 
racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  win  he  extensively  advertised,  excusions  ran  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one  of  the  biggest  fairs  and 
race  meetings   ever  held  inCaUfornia.  c     -        * 

Entries  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907,  when  horses  are  to  be  named  and 
eligible  to  the  classes  in  which  they  are  entered. 

Substitutions — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has 
the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on  Saturday, 
June  15th,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  15th,  1907,  to  the 
class  in  which  it  is  named. 

m  The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover;  when  only 
two  start  they  may  contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in,  divided  66  2-3  per  cent 
to  the  first  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
shall  be  entitled  to  first  and  fourth  money  only  and  in  no  other  case  will  a  horse 
be  entitled  to  more  than  one  money. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  change  the  hour  and  day  of  any  race,  except 
when  it  becomes  necessary  to  antedate  a  race,  in  which  instance  the  nominators 
will  receive  three  days'  notice  by  mail  to  address  of  entry.  . 

Stakes  will  be  divided  into  four  moneys — 50,  25,,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Five  per 
cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each  money  won. 


The  right  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  entries  and  declare  off  or  postpone  any 
or  all  races  on  account  of  weather  or  other  sufficient  cause. 

Entries  not  declared  out  at  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on'  the  day  preceding  the  race  shall 
be  required  to  start  and  declarations  must  be  in  writing  and  made  at  the  office  of 
the  manager  at  the  track. 

Racing  colors  must  be  named  by  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race 
and  must  be  worn  upon  the  track  in  all  races.  Colors  will  be  registered  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  received  and  when  not  named  or*when  said  colors  conflict, 
drivers  will  be  required  to  wear  colors  designated  by  the  manager. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  start  any  heat  after  the  fourth  score,  re- 
gardless of  the  position  of  the  horses. 

Hobbles  barred  in  trotting  races,  but  will  be  permitted  in  pacing  races. 

All  stakes  are  guaranteed  for  the  amount  offered  and  are  for  the  amount 
offered  only. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.     Address  all  communications  to 

HARRY  STOVER,  Manager,  P.  O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


The  Horseman's 

Stand-by 

The  thorough  horseman  is  never 
without  his  favorite  remedy.  He  can- 
not afford  to  be  always  at  the  mercy 
of  the  veterinary. 

The  big  stables  are  always  pre- 
pared. The  bottle  is  ready  on  the 
shelf. 

How  is  it  with  you? 

Are  you  prepared  to  treat  the  com- 
mon ailments — the  ones  that  are  liable  to  come  at  any  time? 

If  your  horse  should  go  lame;  should  suffer  from  a  cut,  a 
kick,  or  a  sprain;  if  he  should  be  foundered,  or  get  the  colic,  or 
the  rheumatism,  or  distemper;  should  develop  a  spavin,  a  splint 
or  a  curb,  are  you  ready  to  treat  him  off-hand? 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

has  been  for  many  years  the  reliance  for  horsemen  for  these  and 
many  other  ailments.     Used  as  well  by  skilled  veterinaries  as  by 
farmers,  breeders,  teamsters  and  other  horse  owners. 
For  external  and  internal  use. 

Tuttle's  Family  Elixir,  for  ills  of  men,  women  and  children. 
Tattle's  White  Star,  the  best  healing  and  drying  liniment 
Tuttle's  American  Condition  Powders,  the  best  blood  purifier  for 
horses. 

Tuttle's  American  Worm  Powders,  absolutely  certain  in  their 
effect,  guaranteed  in  every  case  to  expel  all  worms. 

Tuttle's  Hool  and  Healing  Ointment,  a  perfect  cure  for  hard  and 

cracked  noofs  and  all  diseases  of 
»       the  hoof. 

Price  on  Tuttle's  Remedies: 
On  and  after  this  date  the  price 
of  Turtle's  Family  and  Horse  Elixir 
will  be  $4.00  per  dozen;  Condition 
Powders,  $2.00  per  dozen;  Worm 
Powders,  $2.00  per  dozen;  Hoof 
Ointment,  $4.00;  White  Star  Lini- 
ment, $4.00.  Bottle  sent  by  mail, 
$0.75. 

Horse  Book  Free. 

We  publish  a  book  of  100  pages 
entitled,  "Veterinary  Experience," 
which  contains  the  experience  of 
our  Dr.  S.  A.  Tuttle,  who  has 
for  many  years  been  a  successful 
veterinary  surgeon.  It  is  a  clear 
illustration  and  description  of  the 
horse  and  his  diseases. 

Send  for  "Veterinary  Experi- 
ence" and  other  printed  matter— 
FREE. 

Tuttle's  Elixir  Co,,    52  Beverly  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

W.   A.   Shaw,  1209  W.   Washington  St.,  Los  Angeles;  C.   F.   Tuttle,  311  B,    63d  St., 
Chicago;    Canadian    Office,    32    San    Gabriel    St.,    Montreal. 


The  Narragansett  Park  Association 

FOB  THE 

Providence 

Grand  Circuit  Meeting 

AUGUST  26,  27,  28,  2S  and  30,  1907 

ANNOUNCES  THE  rOILOWINS  EABLT  CLOSING  EVENTS: 

No.  1 — 2:12   CLASS,  TB.OTTING,    "THE    EDGES   WILLIAMS,"   Purse   35000 — No.  1 

No.  2—2:17    CLASS,    TEOTTING Purse    52000 — No.  2 

No.  3—  PBEE-EOE-ALL  CLASS,  Facing-,  "THE  PABK  1EEW,"  Purse  $5000 — No.  3 

No.  4 — 2:10  CLASS,  PACING   Purse  $2000 — No.  4 

No.  5 — 2:15  CLASS,  PACING Purse  $2000 — No.  5 

ENTRIES  CLOSE  TUESDAY,  APRIL  23 

WHEN    HORSES    MUST    BE    NAMED 

Except  that  entries  bearing  postmark  before  noon  of  day  following  will  be  ac- 
cepted. Rules  of  the  National  Trotting  Association,  of  which  this  association  is 
a  member,  will  govern  except  as  otherwise  specified. 

THE  ABOVE  RACES  WILL  BE   MILE   HEATS— BEST  TWO   IN  THREE 

Entrance  in  Purses  1,  2,  4  and  5  is  five  per  cent  of  purse  and  five  per  cent  addi- 
tional from  winners  of  each  division  of  same  payable  in  easy  installments 
as  follows: 

FTTB.SE  1 .  .  .  .April  23,  S25.     May  21,  S40.      June  18,  $50.     July  16,  $60.     Aug".  13,  $75. 
PURSES  2,  4  and  5 .  .      10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Entrance  in  the  "PARK  BREW"  Free-for-All  Pace  will  be  on  the  handicap  plan 
according  to   record,   as  follows; 

Class  A — Horses  with  records  of  2:04  and  faster,   5  per  cent. 

Class  B — Horses  with  records  from  2:04*4   to  2:05,   4   per  cent. 

Class  C — Horses  with  records   from   2:05%    to   2:06,   3   per  cent. 

Class  D — Horses  with  records  slower  -than  2:06,  2  per  cent. 

and  in  addition  5  per  cent  of  purse  from  winners  of  each  division  of  same  in  the 

following   easy   installments: 
CLASS  A— April  23,  325.     May  21,  $40.     June  18,  $50.     July  16,  $60.     Aug.  13,  $75. 

B —  20.  30.  40.  50.  60. 

C —  15.  20.       -  30.  40.  45. 

D—  10.  15.  20.  25.  30. 

Liability  of  nominator  ceases  when  written  notice  of  withdrawal  is  lodged  with 
the  Secretary  by  registered  letter.  Under  Rule  2,  Section  9,  entrance  must  be 
paid  on  each  horse  named  as  per  schedule.  Entries  close  April  23.  Horses 
must   be   named   April    23. 

A  HOBSE  KOT   ENTERED   APRIL  23d  CANNOT   STABT 

When  the  entries  close  you  know  exactly  what  you  will  have  to  race  with.  There 
is  no  chance  to  buy  a  nomination  for  the  fastest  horse  that  shows  in  the 
earlier  meetings. 

Rich  Purses  for  East  Becord  Horses  With  Cheap  Entrance. 

Short  Races.     Best  2  in  3.     First  Payments  Very  Small.     Half  of  one  per  pent. 
Easy  Shipments,  30  miles  from  Readville,  85  miles  to  Hartford. 
Horses   Unloaded  near  the  grounds,   Good  Track,  Big  Stalls,   Pure  Water,   and 
Green    Grass. 

WRITE  NOW  FOB  ENTRY  BLANKS. 

Narragansett  Park  Association 

rredAfheSeB^oo^rSdec»tary  P.  O.  Box  1425,  PROVIDENCE,  R.  I. 


Insure  Your  Stallion 


And  other 

Valuable 

Animals 


AGAINST   DEATH    FROM   ANY  CAUSE.     For  particulars  and  rates   add 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wa 
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16 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record   2:15 

Three-year-old  Record   .  .  .  .2:1234 
Timed  In   a   Race    2:10H 

WIWITER  OP  HARTFORD  PTJTURITT  (58500)  POR  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Bjflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0834  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%).  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season    of   1907   at  PIEASANTON    KACE    TRACK. 
$50  for  tlie  Season  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:19%, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Four  Tears  Old) 


BRED    AT    HICtHLAKD    FARM, 

DUBUQUE,    IOWA. 

By  EXFBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*2  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,  etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
i»  n.  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  ;>econds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  "by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  seasou.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds. 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 

rT/\f     f^f^lf      RECORD  2:05% 
£j\jL^\J V^JPk.     Reg.  No.  34471 

Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire 

Sire  of  Tne   following  trial   miles   have   been 

T>T-_to-n  j__  0(\a  shown  during  the  last  year:     Bystander 

rsysianaer -'•uo         !    2:0S\i,  Delilah  2:05%.  R.  Ambush  2:10%. 

Delilah     (4)  2'091/i  Bouton  de  Oro  2:11.  Glory  2:11%,  Cleo- 

„,       ,     ,    ^Zi, „'../?  Patra    2:12.    Kinney    Wood    2:12.    Zollie 

Sherlock    Holmes     %:\V-/±  2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14.  Conchita  2:17. 

RAmlvncVi    (1\  9-1/11/    '   Kea  Lock  2:18, 'Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 

•   AmDUSn    (O)     ^.J.4y4  2:18,      Zolocka      2:20.      Inaugretta    2:22, 

Zolahka  2:23Vo  Mc  O.  D.  2:22.  Hylock  2:25,  Majella  2:25, 

T           ..  n  „-/f  McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 

ingarita     ^:^0y2  Bonnie    June    2:27,    Izalco    2:30,    and    a 

"ni-rip  *!  9 -97  number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 

.    .        '„„  better  than  2:30.     His  get  are  all  young 

DlSie  W 2  :27  and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 

.-.        i  ..  n  on  of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 

Conchita    2 :29       |  years  old. 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11% 
Zolock's  Dam  is  the  Great  Broodmare  Gazelle  2:11% 

(By  Gossiper  2:1'4%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05*4.  Zephyr  2:07%:  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  TVinship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by  Lummox;   and   fifth   dam   by  Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  'stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been  one  that  went  lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

UilUUT    DELANET, 

University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


MENDOCINO  22607 

RECORD     (THEEE-YEAE-OLE)     2:19^ 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:0S%);  Mendolita  2:07^,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1SS9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  20A2TO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  <3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam.  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:liy4; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McEHTHET  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11%  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22.  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
l':ll%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
D-.le;   fourth   dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.     He  should  make  a  great 

sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.     His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 

racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.     His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 

nd  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 

inown.    His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 

er  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  S40;  usual  return  privilege. 
MENDOCINO    and    McKENA   will    make    the    season    at    PALO    ALTO    STOCK 
FARM.     Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  57.50  per  month.     No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


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S  s&t!^^  -HI 

Redlac  2:071 


CHAMPION      TEOTUNG      STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :09y4 


He  Holds  the  World's  Race  Record        *°*  JF™*^1*8*;1?,0™  J?  ,"?tnK 

Por  new  Sires  of  his  age  in  1906 

BED  LAC  2:07i2  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  he  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  he  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:1S;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2S%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian  10;  fourth  dam  S.  T.  B.,  thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PARK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.    Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 

C.   J.    Grubb,   Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Red  McK  43766 

A    ^VVt        A  T  A  X**A    &•         son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 

by  the   Great  Red  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11%  (sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list.  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  S500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15%  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  nest  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

RED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks*  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  Pebruary  1st  to   July  1st,  at 

W.  R.  MURFBTS  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.   R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 
TERMS — 930  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


STAR  POINTER  1:591 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in   1S97.     The  fastest,   gamest  and  most  consistent   race 
horse  in  turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   301S3;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

Sire   of    Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe   Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%,   Schley  Pointer  2:0S%. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%    and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and  better.      Dam   Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer    i:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  $100.     Usual  Return  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CEAS.  De  R7DER, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION 


McFADYEN 


45019 
2:15/4 


Two-year-old  record,  2:l5-4. 
By  Diablo   2:09^,   Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%.  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23.%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  52.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,   CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,   SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 


GRECO 


BLACK  'COLT,    Foaled   1900;    Sire 

McKHTNEY  2:11%,  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02.    Kinney    Lou      2:07%, 

Charley  Mac  2:07$i,  Mack  Mack 
(Trial  2:12H)       2:08.    Miss   Georgie    2:08%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09%.  The  Roman  2:09%. 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%;  Tou 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09.  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AIX.EZN  2:26H  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%. 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32.  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16V.,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09V-.  W.  Wood  2:07.  etc. 

Grandam.  LOU  MUTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%.  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 

2:04.  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  voung  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40  speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Pee  of  S50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

W.   B.   JOHNSON     Santa   Clara,    CaL 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Arlsto  2:08*4,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   Stakes   of  1902,   and   6    other   4- 
year-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 
Registered  No.  25939  „  M  „.    .. 

Sired  by  Sable  "Wilkes  2:18,   sire  of  42   in  2:30.     Dam   Fidelia   (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE — $50.  Limited  to   forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay.  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,  2:29,   trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:09%,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  CaL 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager,  Woodland,  CaL 

ALEX.  BB.OWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,   Cal. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2 :09% 
Reg.  No-  31706 


Sire  of 

Irish   (4)   2:08!/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24^ 


By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting-  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 

Standard  Bred  5-"Z".-0.   Trotter  by  Monterey   2:09% 

Dam    Leap   Year    2:26%    (sister   to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Yosemite  is   15.3   hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of  the  handsomest,   best,   fastest  and  most   promising  young   stallions   on 
this  Coast.     He  will   be   raced   this  year. 

TBBMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

PETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,    Cal. 

Beg1.  No.  24576.     Trotting  Race  Record  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
::08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  CaL 

Usual  return  privileges. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


ZOMBR0  2:ll 


Greatest  Son  of  McKinney  2:ll1/4 


Will   Make   the   Season   of  1907   at   Woodland,   Yolo    County,    CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
In   this  part   of  California  next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,    Cal. 

THE  STANDARD  BRED  TROTTING  STALLION 


TWO-YEAB.-OI.D 
BECOKD  2:29% 
BY  McKUTNET  2:11% 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending  July  1st,  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,  near  the    Casino,   San   Francisco. 
TEBMS — 550  for  Season.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges.     Apply  to 
P.    GOMMET,    Owner.  HANS     FRELLSON,    Manager. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion.  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season — §25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — S25. 

Having  leased  the  above  highly  bred  stallions  from  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 

FRESNO    RACE    TRACK 
Right    reserved    to    refund   service    fee    if   mare    does 


Usual    return    privilege, 
not  prove  with   foal.     Call  on  or  address 


H.  L.  PAEEITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 


SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley.  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — S25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK    S.    TURNER,    Prop.,    Santa    Rosa,    Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


By    NUTWOOD    WILZES    2:16^, 
fastest    stallion    in    the    world).    Tidal 


(EECOBD  2:22^)— Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world, 
sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  ING-AB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont,  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23}£,  last 
half  in  1:07)6,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31?4  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%.  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18  34,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119.  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15.  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only  stallion   living  or  dead   that   carries  the   five   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the   Season   of   1907  at   San   Jose. 

TEBMS — S50  for  the   Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave,,  San  Jose,  CaL 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2^  Hands. 
By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  hy  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


THE  STANDARD  TROTTING  STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  -===- 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11V4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%.  General  Vallejo  2:22%.  Little  Mae 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  35S3.  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%.  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  .  ,.„,,    ,_      .  ,  -,,.     i  ... 

Constructor  is  a  beautiful  black  stallion,   stands   la.2%    hands,   weights   1,200 

pounds;  perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   S3  per  month. 
S25  for  the  Season.     Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS  SMITH,  1021  Georgia  St.,  Vallejo,  CaL 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16^ 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:1514,    by     Geo.    Wilkes    2:22;     Dam,     Idda    W.     2:18',4,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEEMS — For  Season,  $50.  Beturn  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09?i,  Who  Is  It  2:10!4.  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MABTIN  CASTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,  CaL 


HOOPER  FARM  g~<1p"'»k 


For  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 


No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Bunnlngf  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Gi-o?mei 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture.    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,  $10  per  month;  Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  "Working  Con- 
dition,  $15  per  month.      For  particulars   address 

BOBEET  rEVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPEE   FABM,    MOtTNTAlN   VIEW, 
Reference — S.  F.  Biding1  Club.  Santa  Clara  County.  CaL 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  1907. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght—W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


3  Crown  Sires 

Are  led  by  the   "super-eminent'- 

"McKINNEY"  2:1114 

With    ten    trotters   having   race    records    in   2:10.      Twice   as 
many  as  the  next  best. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

menTioYihi^joS.The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Begister   No.    38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%).  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  530  for 
season,  $40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Fortuna,  CaL 


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Fireman  s   Fund  Insurance   Co. 


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Erydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    CaL 


Guaranteed  under  the  food  and  Drug'i 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,      418  W.   Madison   Street,  Chicago 


CRAFT'S    DISTEMPER    CURE 

This  remedy  can  be  depended  upon  for  the  prevention  and 
cure  of  distemper,  coughs,  colds,  pinkeye,  epizootic,  influenze 
and  all  throat  and  nose  diseases  of  horses,  sheep  and  dogs. 
Unlike  any  other  remedy  made.  Cures  by  removing  the  cause. 
Guaranteed.  50c  and  $1.00.  At  dealers  or  sent  direct,  pre- 
paid.    Ask  for  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVERY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOR  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN" 


TOOMEY 
TWO-WHEELERS 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and    Training    Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 
best  in  the  world. 

Pneumatic     Pole     Carts,    for    team 
work  on  road  and  track. 

Pneumatic    and     High    Wheel    Jog 
Carts  for  general   road   use. 


S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,   Ohio,   U.   S.  A. 


|  WE  FOOL  THE  SUN  | 

|  The  ROSS  McMAHON         ! 

Awning  and  Tent  Co. 

*   Tents,  Hammocks,  Awnings  and  Covers.     Camping  Outfits  for  Hunting   £ 


* 
* 


and  Fishing  Trips. 


73  Market  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


*    Phone  Temporary  2030. 


* 

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§ 

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Ther  t.il  with  air  al  each  step. 
ftial's  what  breaks  concussion, 
Thai's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  toot 

healthy. 
Thai's  v  cat  cures  lameness. 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  your  borse-sboer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 


SOLI 

Bostrn. 


rFACTUKE.   i 

San  Francisco 


Order 
by 

"NAME" 


SELAH 


A  grand  young  stallion,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11*4,  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05%,  Directum 
2:0514,;  etc..  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
"Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17%, 
last  half  in  1:07,  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TERMS — S40  the  Season,  money  to  be  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with.  foal.     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.    HEN1.Y,    French    Camp,    Cal. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.   Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Low  California  Rates 


FROM    THE    EAST     DAILY    DURING 
MARCH    AND     APRIL,     1907 


From  New  Orleans   . .  :-. $30.00 

Peoria    $31.00 

Pittsburg   $41.00 

Memphis    $31.65 

Bloomington    $32.00 

St.  Paul   ., $34.85 

Chicago    $33 .  00 

New  York  $50.00 


From    Sioux   City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha   $25.00 

St.   Joseph    $25.00 

Kansas    City    $25.00 

Leavenworth    $25.00 

Denver    $25.00 

Houston   $25.00 

St.  Louis   $30.00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  be  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  be  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
lets on  the  great  California  Valleys   to  Information  Bureau, 

Flood  Building,  San  Francisco. 


Saturday,  April  20,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


* 


Dupont   Smokeless 

MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,    February    22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley 40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior 63  out  of  65 

Du   Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling    18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


M»fr*<M>**^*^^4^***«^>^»**«**^^^4^^ 


ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  fun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
^^^  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list 


ITHACA  GUN  COMPANY, ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


WOULD   YOU    LIKE   A    GUN 

THAT    YOU    CAN     DEPEND 

ON?       THAT     IS     ALWAYS 

RELIABLE? 


THEN      YOU      WANT 

THE 

PARKER 


That  is   BEAUTIFUL  to   look     upon.     That     cannot     be 
equaled  in  FINISH,  OUTLINE,    WORKMANSHIP    and 
SHOOTING   QUALITIES.      Send  for  catalogue. 


N.  Y.  Salesroom- 


PARKER  BROS., 

-32  Warren  St.      -      30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


yr\ 


GOLCHER   BROS., 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,   Golcher  &  Co. 


GUNS 

FISHING  TACKLE 

AMMUNITION 

SPORTING  GOODS 


Telephone 
Temporary  1883 


511  Market  St.,      San  Francisco 


Thmleggea  HoFsef 

are  not  curiosities  by  any  means.      The  country  is  full  of  them.      The 
fourth  leg  is  there  all  right  but  it  is  not  worth  anything  because  of  a  curb, 
splint,  spavin  or  other  like  bunch.  You  can  cure  the  horse  of  any  of  these 
auments  and  put  another  sound  leg  under  him  by  the  use  of 

Quinn's  Ointment. 


wra& 


It  is  time  tried  and  reliable.      When  a  horse  Ig  cured 
with  Quinn's  Ointment  he  stays  cured.  Mr.  E.F.Burke 
olSpringlleld,  Mo.,  writes  as  follows:      "I  have  been 
using  Quinn's  Ointment  t'orseveral  years  and  have  ef- 
fected many  marvelous  cures;  it  will  go  deeper  and* 
causeless  pain  than  any  blister  I  ever  used.   Thought 
it  my  duty  for  the  benefit  <  if  horses  to  red  >mmend  your 
Ointment.    1  am  never  without  it  "  This  is  the  general 
verdict  by  all  who  (rive  Quinn's  Ointment  a  trial.  For 
curbs,  splints,  spavms.  wiiiiiiniirH.  unci  all  bunches  it 
is  unequaled.      Price  3  1   per  bottle  at  all  druggists 
or  sent  by  mail.  5end  for  circulars,  testimonials,  &C 

W.  B.  Eddy  6  Co.,    Whitehall,  N.  Y. 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa,  Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of~  G05 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia    St.,    San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls   from   out   of  town    promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  St.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Telephone  Special  2074. 


20 


THE      BREEDER     AND      SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  20,  190T 


**M-M"t"l"M"M"M»********^^ 


NO  SLIDE  TO  WORK 

with  the  left  hand.     Right  hand  pulls  trigger.     Recoil  ejects, 
cocks    and    reloads.      Solid    breech    protection    against    "blow- 
backs."      Safety  just  before   the   trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  if  you  prefer. 
The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,   $40  and  upwards. 

EEMHTGTON  ASMS   COMPANV, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Factory — 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  Hew  Yorfc  City.  ilion,  H".  T.      V 


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WINCHESTER 


Model  1907  Self-Loading  Rifle 

.351  Caliber  High  Power 


'THE  GUN  THAT  SHOOTS  THROUGH  STEEL' ' 


Standard  Blfle,  20-inch  round  nickel  steel  barrel,  pistol  grip,  stock  of  plain  walnut,  not  checked,  weight  about  7?4  pounds,  number  of  shots,  aix,  LIST  Price,  $26.00 
This  new  rifle,  which  has  the  thoroughly  tried  and  satisfactory  Winchester  self-loading  system,  shoots  a  cartridge  powerful  enough  for  the  largest  game.  The 
soft  point  bullet  mushrooms  splendidly  on  animal  tissue,  tearing  a  wide,  killing  path.  With  a  metal  patched  bullet  this  rifle  will  shoot  through  a  ^4-inch  steel 
plate.  The  Model  1907  is  a  six-shot  take-down,  handsome  and  symmetrical  in  outline  and  simple  and  strong  in  construction.  It  is  a  serviceable,  handy  gun  from 
butt  to  muzzle.  There  are  no  moving  projections  on  the  outside  of  the  gun  to  catch  in  the  clothing  or  tear  the  hands,  and  no  screws  or  pins  to  shake  loose.  It  is 
easily  loaded  and  unloaded;  easily  shot  with  great  rapidity  and  easily  taken  down  and  cleaned-  List  price,  $28.00.  The  retail  price  is  lower.  Ask  your  dealer  to 
show  you  this  gun.     Send  for  circular  fully  describing  this  rifle. 


WINCHESTER     REPEATING   ARMS    COMPANY 


NEW    HAVEN,    CONN. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,  MARCH  17th,   1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Opr.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(.Take    Hayes,    McAllister   or   Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 
Best  located  and   healthiest   stable  in   San   Francisco.     Always  a   good   roadster 
hand    for   sale.      Careful    and    experienced    men    to    care    for    and    exercise    park 
■    Isters  and  prepare   horses   for  track   use.      Ladies   can   go   and   return   to   stable 
and  not  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  ears 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast   Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  17. 


SATURDAY,   APRIL   27,    1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Tear 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA  CIRCUIT 


San  Diego 

June  21  and  22 


JUNE  21st  to  JULY  6th,  1907 
San  Bernardino 

June  26,  27,  28  and  29 


Los  Angeles 

July  3,  4,  5  and  6 


Entries  to  Stake  Races  Close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907 

ENTRIES  TO  PURSE  RACES  CLOSE  SATURDAY,  JUNE  1st,  1907 


SAN  DIEGO 

Wo.  1 — 2:20    CLASS    TBOTTING 

STAKE      31000 

Ho.  2 — 2:20       CLASS       PACING 

STAKE     $1000 

Wo.  3 — 2:13    CLASS   TBOTTING 

PURSE      $500 

Wo.  4 — 2:13       CLASS       PACING- 

PUESE      $500 

Wo.  5 — 2:08       CLASS       PACING 

FUB5E      §500 

Address  all  communications  to 

JAS.  C.  'WALLACE,  Secretary. 
B.  7.  X>.  Wo.  1,  San  Dieg-o,  CaL 


PROGRAMMES 

SAN  BERNARDINO 

WEDNESDAY,    JUNE    26th. 

Wo.  1 — 2:40    CLASS    TBOTTIWG,    NOVELTY,    PUESE S300 

Wo.  2 — 2:20    CLASS    PACIWG,    STAKE $1000 

No.  3 — 2 :14    CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    PUESE S500 

THTJBSDAY,    JUNE    27th. 

Wo.  4 — 2:13    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUESE S400 

Wo.  5 — 2:24    CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    STAKE $1000 

Wo.  6 — SPECIAL     S225 

FBIDAY,   JUNE   28tll. 

Wo.  7 — 2:16    CLASS    PACING,    PUESE $400 

No.  8 — 2 :10     CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    PUESE $500 

Wo.  9 — 2:30    CLASS    PACIWG,    WOVELTY,    PUESE $300 

SATUBDAY,    JTJWE    29th. 

No.  10 — 2:10    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUESE $500 

Wo.  11 — 2 :17    CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    PUESE $400 

Wo.  12 — SPECIAL     $225 

Races  Nos.  2  and  5  close  May  1st.     All  other  races  close 
June    1st,    1907.      Novelty    races   are   races   with   three   heats 
only,  $100  per  heat,  every  heat  a  race.     Winner  of  each  race 
to  receive  $100  and  cannot  start  in  succeeding  heats. 
Address  all  communications  to 

EOBT.  T.   CTJBT1S.  Secretary, 

223  Orange  St.,  Bedlands,   CaL 


LOS  ANGELES 

WEDWESDAY,    JULY    3d. 

Wo.  1—2:08    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUESE $800 

Wo.  2 — 2:20    CLASS    PACIWG,    STAKE $1000 

Wo.   3 — 2 :14   CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    PUBSE $800 

THTJBSDAY,    JULY    4th. 

Wo.  4 — 2 :13    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUBSE $800 

Wo.  5 — 2 :24    CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    STAKE $1000 

Wo.  6 — LADIES'    SUNNING    BACE $225 

Of  which  $65  to  second  and  $25  to  third;  to  carry  135  lbs. 
PEIDAT,    JULY    5th. 

Wo.  7 — 2:16    CLASS    PACING,    PUESE $600 

Wo.  8 — 2:10    CLASS    TEOTTIWG,    PUBSE $800 

Wo.  9 — 2:25    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUBSE $400 

For  three-year-olds   or  under. 
SATURDAY.    JULY    6th. 

Wo.  10 — 2 :1 0    CLASS    PACIWG,    PUBSE $800 

Wo.  11 — 2:17    CLASS    TBOTTIWG,    PUBSE $600 

No.  12 — BELAY    BACE,    FIVE    MILES $350 

$200  to  first,  $100  to  second,  $50  to  third.     Entrance  $2 

per  horse.     Change  horse  and  saddle  each  mile. 
Address  all   communications    to 

P.  A.  COFFMAW,  Secretary, 

University  P.  O.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 


CONDITIONS: 

South"n  CalifornIa  circuit   Stakes  close  Wednesday,   May   1st,   at   11   p.   m.     Entrance   five   per  cent  and   five   per  cent  additional   from    money   winners,    payable   as 

louows:      5J0   to   accompany  entry.   May   1st.   when   horse  must  be   namwl;    $10   payable  June  1st,  and  the  balance  of  $20  before  starting.     Nominators  must  notify  Secretary 

Wp!i  e      if  they  wish  to  withdraw  from  any  stake,   md  v,i!l   not   be  held   for  any  payments  falling  due  after  date  of  notice  of  withdrawal. 

curses  close  Saturday,  June  1st.  at  11  p.  m.     National  Association  rules  to  govern,    unless    otherwise   specified.      Hobbles   not    barred    on    pacers.      Entrance    five    per 

cent  or  purse  and  five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.     Mile  heats,  three  in  five.     No  race  longer  than  five  heats,  money  to  be  paid  in  accordance  with  the  sum- 

JboTiSif  Ve     h  j         5  *"     Money  diTided   50,   25,    15   and   10   per  cent  of  purse.     Horse  distancing  the  field  entitled  to  one  money  only.     The  Association  reserves 

t     sJw,.-°  ch&nge  order  of  program  and   to  declare  off  any  race  not  filling  satisfactorily.     Any  entry  in   purse  races,  accompanied  by  three  per  cent   of  purse,    (two  per 

the  ra  start),   entry  will  not  be   suspended   for  further  payment,    provided  horse  is  declared  out  in  writing  on  or  before   7   o'clock  p.   m.  on  the  day  before 

FOB   EWTBY  BLAWKS   ADDBESS    THE    RESPECTIVE    SECBETABIES,    OB   BBEEDEB  AWD   SFOBTSMAW,  616  GOLDEN  GATE  AVE.,   SAW  FBAWCISCO,   CAL. 


PLEASANTON    RACE    MEETING 


TO  BE  HELD  AT 


Pleasanton,  July  31,  August  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Wednesday,  May  1,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Monday,  July  1,  1907. 


PROGRAMME : 


FTBST    BAY,    WEDNESDAY,    JULY    31st. 

Wo.  1 — 2:08  PACE,  THE   PABMEBS'   STAKE 

Wo.  2 — TWO-YEAB-OLD    TBOTTIWG    PUESE 

Wo.  3 — TWO-YEAB-OLD     PACIWG     PUBSE 


.$800 
.$500 
.$400 


SECOWD  DAY,  THUBSDAY,  AUGUST  1st. 

Wo.  4 — 2:14    TBOT,    ALAMEDA    COUNTY    STAKE $800 

Wo.  5 — 2:20    PACIWG   PUBSE     $500 

Wo.  6 — 2:24    TBOTTIWG    PUBSE     $500 


THXBD    DAY,    PBIDAY,    AUGUST    2d. 
Wo.  7 — 2:10  TBOT,  FLEASANT'N  MERCHANTS  STAKE,  $800 

Wo.  8 — 2:15    PACIWG  PUBSE     $500 

Wo.  9 — 2:17  TBOTTIWG  PUBSE    $500 

FOUBTH  DAY,    SATUBDAY,  AUGUST  3d. 
Wo.  10 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD  TBOT,  W.  A.   CLARK  JB. 

STAKE   (Horses  without  records) $800 

Wo.  11 — 2 :12    PACIWG    PUBSE     $500 

Wo.   12 — THBEE-YEAB-OLD    PACIWG    PURSE $500 


Entries   to   Stakes   Wos.   1,  4,  7  and  10   close  May  1st,  1907,    when    horses    must    he    named. 

Entries  to  Stakes  Wos.  2,   3,   5,   6,  8,  9,  11   and  12   close  July    1st,    1907,    when   horses   must   he   named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing  May  1st  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  he 
named   by   five   o'clock   p.   m.   the    day   before   the   first   day   of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  he  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions  to    be   announced   later. 


SPECIAL  CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse   or  stake  will  be  deducted   from   each 
m'-aey  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,   further   conditions,   etc.,   address   the   Secretary. 

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AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19%.., 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.  .H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire  City  Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%   T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20% .  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH    M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%  .  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOLOCK  2: 05%.. Henry  Delaney,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
ZOMBRO  2:11   Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

WEDNESDAY  NEXT,  May  1st,  is  the  date  set  for 
closing  entries  to  the  many  generous  stakes  offered 
by  the  associations  at  San  Diego,  San  Bernardino, 
Los  Angeles,  Pleasanton,  Petaluma  and  Hanford. 
At  San  Diego  the  stakes  to  close  that  day  are  the 
2:20  class  trot  and  the  2:20  class  pace,  each  for 
$1,000;  at  San  Bernardino  the  stakes  to  close  Wed- 
nesday are  the  2:20  pace,  $1,000,  and  the  2:24  trot, 
$1,000;  at  Los  Angeles  the  stakes  to  close  are  the 
same  classes  as  those  at  San  Bernardino,  the  2:20 
pace  and  the  2:24  trot,  each  of  a  value  of  $1,000.  We 
again  make  a  special  request  of  the  horse  owners 
who  will  race  on  this  Coast  during  the  coming  sea- 
son to  enter  liberally  at  the  three  southern  towns 
mentioned  above.  These  $1,000  stakes  are  not  the 
whole  program  down  there  by  any  means.  There  is 
a  full  program  of  purses  for  other  classes,  which 
close  on  June  1st,  and  at  the  three  meetings  there 
will  be  a  little  over  $17,000  to  trot  and  pace  for, 
which  is  a  very  large  amount  of  money  to  be  distri- 
buted at  three  meetings.  The  transportation  rates 
from  this  part  of  California  to  San  Diego,  where  the 
circuit  opens  June  21st,  is  not  exhorbitant,  and  own- 
ers who  ship  there  and  race  will  not  regret  the 
trip.  The  beautiful  town  and  bay  of  San  Diego,  the 
great  Coronado  Hotel  and  many  other  attractions 
are  worth  going  a  long  way  to  see.  From  San  Diego 
to  San  Bernardino  is  a  short  ship  and  here  is  an- 
other famous  Southern  California  town  with  many 
great  attractions  that  the  Eastern  people  cross  the 
continent  to  see.  San  Bernardino  has  provided  a 
splendid  racing  program  of  very  liberal  purses  and 


stakes.  Los  Angeles,  the  great  metropolis  of  the 
south,  comes  next.  Agricultural  Park,  where  the 
races  are  to  be  held,  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
and  best  appointed  tracks  on  the  Coast.  The  har- 
ness horse  is  very  popular  in  Los  Angeles,  and  one 
of  the  largest  driving  clubs  in  the  country  is  located 
there  and  matinees  regularly  held.  It  is  worth  the 
trip  south  to  see  these  three  leading  cities  of  the 
lower  end  of  the  State.  Everything  is  being  done  by 
the  officers  and  members  of  these  associations  to 
make  the  meetings  successful  and  to  make  the  stay 
of  the  horsemen  who  race  there  most  pleasant.  The 
weather  is  certain  to  be  perfect  at  this  season  of  the 
year,  and  the  tracks  will  be  in  shape  for  fast  time. 
After  filling  out  the  entry  blanks  for  the  southern 
meetings,  give  Pleasanton  a  liberal  entry.  The  entire 
program  for  the  meeting  of  this  association  does  not 
close  Wednesday,  but  there  are  four  of  the  principal 
stakes  which  close  at  that  time.  These  are  the 
2:08  pace,  $800;  the  2:14  trot,  $800;  the  2:10  trot, 
$800,  and  the  three-year-old  trot,  $S00,  for  horses 
without  records.  In  all  these  stakes  horses  must 
be  named  with  entry.  Look  over  the  advertisements 
on  the  opposite  page,  read  the  conditions  and  make 
your  entries  by  Wednesday  next.  The  associations 
whose  stakes  have  already  closed  have  received  rec- 
ord-breaking entry  lists,  and  we  hope  the  four  whose 
entries  close  on  Wednesday  next  will  do  as  well. 
Don't  overlook  the  three  southern  associations  and 
don't  overlook  Pleasanton,  the  horse  center  of  Cali- 
fornia. You  can't  afford  to  miss  a  meeting  this  year. 
On  the  same  day,  Wednesday,  May  1st,  entries  close 
for  two  additional  stakes  offered  by  Mr.  Stover,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Petaluma  track,  who  will  give  a  big 
meeting  in  August.  The  two  additional  stakes  are 
the  2:20  and  2:23  class  trots,  and  they  are  for  $1,500 
each.  Full  particulars  of  these  two  stakes  will  be 
found  in  the  advertisement  at  the  top  of  Page  15  in 
this  issue. 

this  issue.  After  the  State  Fair  the  horses  will  move 
south  to  the  Central  California  Circuit,  and  in  this 
issue  the  advertisement  of  four  good  stakes  at  Han- 
ford are  announced  to  close  May  1st.  Two  of  these 
are  for  $1,000  each.  Enter  in  them.  Hanford  has 
one  of  the  best  Fairs  held  on  the  Coast. 


CAPTAIN  N.  T.  SMITH,  second  vice-president  ot 
the  National  Trotting  Association,  and  treasurer  of 
.he  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Associa- 
tion, died  at  his  home  at  San  Carlos,  about  twenty- 
seven  miles  south  of  San  Francisco,  on  Tuesday, 
April  23d.  Captain  Smith  had  held  for  the  last 
thirty-seven  years  the  position  of  treasurer  of  the 
great  railway  companies,  the  Central  and  Southern 
Pacific.  A  little  over  two  weeks  ago  he  was  taken 
with  pneumonia  and  after  a  battle  with  that  disease 
was  considered  on  his  way  to  recovery,  when  he  suf- 
fered a  stroke  of  paralysis  on  Sunday  last,  and  his 
death  occurred  two  days  later.  While  not  a  robust 
person,  be  had  always  enjoyed  fair  health,  but  his 
age,  78  years,  was  against  him  in  his  fight  against 
such  a  severe  illness  and  he  passed  away  as  stated. 
Captain  Smith  was  born  at  Castleton,  New  York,  and 
before  he  was  21  years  of  age  was  captain  of  a 
steamboat  on  the  Hudson  River.  Shortly  after  the 
original  mining  excitement  he  came  to  California 
and  in  the  early  fifties  associated  himself  with  Le- 
land  Stanford  at  Michigan  Bar.  where  Senator  Stan- 
ford, then  a  young  man  of  2S,  conducted  a  general 
merchandise  store  for  four  years  and  made  a  fortune 
that  prompted  him  to  move  to  Sacramento  and  send 
East  for  his  young  wife  to  come  out  and  join  him  in 
a  comfortable  home.  Soon  after  the  Central  Pacific 
was  completed  in  1S6S  Captain  Smith  came  to  San 
Francisco  and  sought  Governor  Stanford,  the  first 
president  of  the  new  transcontinental  railroad.  And 
for  the  sake  of  old  days  Governor  Stanford  promptly 
made  a  position  for  his  old  mining  associate.  Cap- 
tain Smith  entered  the  railway  employ  in  the  trea- 
surer's department  and  remained  in  that  department 
until  his  death,  closing  his  active  life  as  its  honored 
and  respected  head.  Captain  Smith  made  his  home 
in  San  Francisco  until  about  twenty  years  ago, 
when  he  moved  to  San  Carlos,  a  pretty  rural  district 
on  the  railroad,  about  twenty-seven  miles  down  the 
peninsula  from  San  Francisco.  There  he  has  made 
his  home  with  his  wife,  who  was  Miss  Mary  Hooker, 
aunt  of  Hooker  of  the  well  known  local  real  estate 
firm  of  Hooker  &  Lent.  Captain  Smith's  nearest 
living  relatives,  besides  his  wife,  are  a  sister,  Mrs. 
Van  Hoosen.  who  lives  near  Albany.  N.  Y.,  and  his 
two  nephews.  Charles  Smith,  cashier  of  the  Southern 
Pacific,  and  Husted  Smith,  an  employe  of  the  trea- 
surer's department  of  the  railway  company.  Cap- 
tain Smith  was  greatly  interested  in  trotting  horses, 


and  while  never  an  extensive  breeder  has  bred  and 
owned  a  few  good'  horses.  For  many  years  he  had 
been  second  vice-president  of  the  National  Trotting 
Association,  and  ex-officio  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Appeals  of  that  organization  for  the  Pacific  District. 
He  has  filled  the  position  of  treasurer  of  the  Pacific 
Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association  since  its 
organization.  Few  men  have  ever  enjoyed  a  wider 
acquaintance  or  been  held  in  greater  esteem  or 
higher  respect  than  Captain  Smith.  A  man  of  charm- 
ing personality,  entirely  unassuming,  honest,  straight 
forward  and  just,  he  had  lived  a  life  of  good  habits, 
clean  thoughts  and  virtuous  action.  In  the  great  rail- 
way corporation,  of  which  he  was  so  prominent  an 
official,  his  advice  was  sought  and  his  opinions  given 
.weight  on  many  important  issues.  Among  the  horse- 
men of  this  Coast  he  was  most  highly  esteemed,  and 
while  in  recent  years  age  and  many  important  affairs 
prevented  his  attending  the  fairs  and  race  meetings, 
he  was  deeply  interested  in  everything  that  tended, 
to  improve  the  breed  of  the  American  trotting  horse, 
or  to  foster  clean  contests  of  speed  between  them. 
He  was  a  close  personal  friend  of  the  late  Senator 
Stanford,  and  took  a  great  pride  in  Palo  Alto  farm 
when  it  was  conducted  as  a  breeding  farm  for  trot- 
ters, and  he  often  mentioned  and  greatly  deplored 
the  fact  that  this  farm  was  not  continued  by  the 
Stanford  Estate  as  the  Senator  had  intended  it,  a 
place  where  the  students  of  Stanford  University 
might  learn  practical  live  stock  breeding,  farming 
and  the  mechanical  arts.  In  the  death  of  Captain 
Smith  the  whole  State  has  suffered  a  loss,  as  he 
was  one  of  its  pioneers  who  had.  lived  the  life  and 
earned  the  name  of  a  good  citizen,  than  which  he 
himself  would  have  asked  for  no  higher  encomium. 


THE  OPINION  IS  GROWING  among  the  breeders 
of  trotting  and  pacing  horses  that  more  stallion  pro- 
duce stakes  are  needed,  something  on  the  plan  of 
the  one  established  by  the  Horse  World  of  Buffalo. 
That  colt  stakes  are  the  very  life  of  the  breeding  in- 
dustry is  pretty  generally  acknowledged,  and  they 
are  made  possible  and  successful  by  the  owners  of 
mares  who  so  liberally  patronize  them.  Stallion 
produce  stakes  are  promoted  by  the  stallion  owners 
and  are  usually  made  up  of  stakes  equal  to  the 
amount  of  his  fee,  paid  on  every  stallion  nominated. 
Sometimes,  as  is  the  case  with  the  Horse  World 
stake,  these  payments  are  not  the  actual  amount  of 
the  fee,  but  is  proportionate  to  its  value.  In  these 
stakes  the  payments  on  stallions  generally  amount 
to  a  large  sum  in  the  aggregate,  and  the  payments 
made  thereafter  by  the  owners  of  foals  make  the 
stake  a  most  desirable  one  to  win.  The  feature  of 
the  stallion  produce  stake  that  appeals  to  owners 
of  mares  is  that  it  gives  stallion  owners  an  oppor- 
tunity to  pay  a  share  of  the  expenses,  while  in  other 
Futurities  the  owners  of  the  mares  pay  all  the  money 
into  it.  The  -  California  State  Agricultural  Society 
a  few  years  ago  inaugurated  a  stallion  produce 
stake,  which,  had  it  been  continued,  would  in  all 
probability  have  developed  into  a  great  success.  The 
Pacific  Coast  should  have  at  least  one  annual  stake 
of  this  character,  and  the  idea  is  one  to  which  much 
thought  should  be  devoted  before  the  full  coriditions 
are  settled  on.  To  owners  whose  stallions  have  a 
large  patronage  one  service  fee  is  not  a  large  amount 
to  require  for  first  payment,  but  to  the  man  whose 
share  of  this  world's  goods  are  small  and  whose 
horse's  services  are  not  largely  sought  after,  one 
service  fee  seems  a  large  amount  to  devote  to  a 
stake.  Perhaps  some  plan  might  be  devised  by 
which  the  stallion  owner  would  pay  according  to 
the  total  amount  received  in  fees  for  the  services  of 
his  horse.  We  think  this  would  be  fairer  to  all. 
We  should  like  to  hear  from  our  readers  on  this 
subject. 


THE  Salinas  Board  of  Trade  has  adopted  a  resolu- 
tion endorsing  the  district  fair  and  race  meeting,  to 
be  held  at  Salinas  in  July,  and  urging  the  farmers 
of  the  county  to  make  worthy  exhibits  of  live  stock 
and  agricultural  products,  thus  making  it  of  educa- 
tional value  in  advertising  the  county.  The  members 
of  this  Board  of  Trade  are  wise.  There  is  nothing 
that  advertises  a  county  more  or  better  than  a  well 
conducted  county  fair,  and  every  county  in  the 
State  should  recognize  this  fact. 


William  Leech  of  Marysville  has  sold  his  grandly 
bred  stallion  Baron  Bretto  39,103  to  William  Clark 
of  Medford.  Oregon,  and  the  horse  was  shipped  to 
his  new  owner  on  the  17th  inst.  Baron  Bretto  is 
by  Silver  Bow  2:16  out  of  a  full  sister  to  the  dnm 
of  Monterey  2:09%  and  Montana  2:16. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


I  NOTES   AND   NEWS  1 

DATES     CLAIMED. 


The  mare  Florodora  2:17%  by  Sable  Steinway  has 
a  very  fine  yearling  colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%  that 
acts  like  a  real  trotter. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino    June  26-29 

Los   Angeles    Harness    Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Salinas    July  24-27 

Pleasanton    July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August    26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State    Fair,    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Yakima,    "Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,  Wash.    (Inter-State  Fair).. Sept.   23-October  5 

Lewiston,  Idaho   October  7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Entries  close 


Wednesday  next.  May  1st, 


For  six  California  harness  meetings. 


These  are  San  Diego,  San  Bernardino,  Los  Angeles, 
Pleasanton,  Petaluma  and  Hanford. 


Enter  your  horses  at  each  and  every  place  and  get 
ready  to  make  the  entire  circuit. 


And  now  Oakland  is  to  be  in  line  with  a  big  meet- 
ing of  harness  racing  under-  the  management  of  Ben 
Benjamin,  sporting  editor  of  the  Chronicle.  The  Cali- 
fornia Circuit  this  year  will  be  the  best  on  record. 
Mr.  Benjamin  is  an  energetic  worker  and  every 
horseman  in  California  is  his  friend.  He  will  make 
the  Oakland  meeting  a  big  success. 


D.  J.  Cable  of  Lima,  who  formerly  conducted  the 
Spring  Side  Stock  Farm,  is  the  owner  of  a  pretty  filly 
foaled  recently  that  he  is  very  proud  of.  The  little 
miss  is  by  Sidney  Dillon  and  out  of  a  good  mare  by 
Frank  Irvington  2:23%;  second  dam  by  Alfonso.  As 
Frank  Irvington  is  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  sire  of  John 
A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Mr.  Cable's  filly  is  quite  closely 
related  to  the  filly  that  is  following  Lou  Dillon  this 
spring. 


If  you  want  to  sell  your  horse  write  Fred  H. 
Chase  &  Co.,  478  Valencia  street,  San  Francisco, 
about  putting  it  in  the  Combination  Sale  on  May  27th. 


Mr.  J.  A.  Jack  of  Berkeley,  Cal.,  has  sent  his  good 
broodmare  Winnie  Wilkes  2:17%  by  Rey  Wilkes  to 
Woodland  to  be  bred  to  Zombro  2:11.  She  is  due 
to  foal  May  15th  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%. 


Peter  Jackson,  the  Rey  Direct  four-year-old  that 
Geo.  Davis  has  consigned  to  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale, 
showed  a  half  in  1:11  and  a  quarter  in  34  seconds 
the  other  day  for  Ed  Parker. 


Don't  forget  that  two  additional  stakes  for  trotters 
are  to  be  given  at  Petaluma,  and  entries  for  the 
same  will  close  Wednesday  next,  May  1st.  These 
stakes  are  worth  $1,500  each.  They  are  for  the  2:20 
and  2:23  classes.     See  the  advertisement  on  page  15. 


Evesy  week  we  hear  some  one  say  it  is  a  great 
pity  that  the  stallion  Lecco  2:09%  ever  left  Califor- 
nia. His  colts  are  all  so  promising  that  were  he 
here  now  there  would  be  a  big  demand  for  his  ser- 
vices. Mr.  R.  P.  M.  Greely  of  Oakland  owns  a  filly 
by  Lecco  out  of  his  fast  trotting  mare,  Hester  Diablo, 
that  is  one  of  the  most  perfectly  formed  and  fastest 
lot  trotters  ever  seen  at  Pleasanton. 


Lady  Jones  2:16%  had  her  trotting  harness  on  last 
Saturday  at  Pleasanton  and  trotted  a  half  in  1:03 
for  Ed  Parker,  who  is  shaping  her  up  for  the  Blue 
Ribbon  sale.  She  came  the  last  quarter  in  30%  sec- 
onds, and  if  there  is  a  trotter  consigned  to  the  big 
sale  that  looks  like  2:10  in  June,  she  is  the  one. 


Capt.  McKinney,  sire  of  Lady  Jones  2:16%,  etc., 
worked  a  mile  in  2:30  at  Pleasanton  last  week,  the 
last  half  in  1:13,  and  the  last  quarter  in  35  seconds. 
Pretty  good  for  a  stud  that  is  not  in  training  and 
has  been  off  the  track  for  several  years.  He  goes 
to  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale,  and  a  better  bred  son  of 
McKinney  never  went  East. 


Admiral  Jones,  a  three-year-old  by  Capt.  McKinney, 
trotted  a  half  in  1:22,  with  a  quarter  in  40  seconds 
at  Pleasanton  last  week.  Alta  Jones,  a  two-year-old, 
showed  a  half  in  1:30,  with  a  quarter  in  44  seconds. 
Ed  Parker  has  all  these  Joneses  in  good  shape  and 
they  will  show  well  at  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  in  May. 


The  Horse  Review  says  Lou  Dillon  1:58%  has  not 
been  bred  back  this  season.  She  will  be  taken  up  in 
the  fall  after  weaning  her  foal. 


C.  A.  Durfee  was  at  Pleasanton  last  week,  and 
after  a  confab  with  Chas.  De  Ryder  concluded  he 
would  not  send  Almaden  over  the  mountains  to 
race  this  year.  Almaden  has  recovered  from  his 
very  severe  illness  of  a  few  weeks  ago,  but  neither 
Mr.  De  Ryder  nor  Mr.  Durfee  consider  it  wise  to 
begin  his  training  again  for  some  time,  as  he  was 
a  very  sick  horse  and  consequently  lost  considerable 
strength  during  his  illness.  Mr.  De  Ryder  believes 
he  is  a  horse  of  much  class  and  that  in  good  condition 
he  will  be  capable  of  trotting  to  a  very  low  record. 


Fred  Chadbourne  was  giving  J.  W.  Marshall's 
three-year-old  colt  Aerolite  some  stiff  jogging  work 
last  Saturday,  and  the  son  of  Searchlight  was  the 
observed  of  all  observers.  He  is  a  magnificent  look- 
ing stallion  and   should  make   a  great  showing  this 


Bob  Sparks  has  quite  a  promising  trotter  in 
Diablo  Mac,  owned  by  Mr.  William  Pierce  of  Suisun. 
The  horse  is  good  gaited,  good  headed,  and  has  a 
lot  of  speed.    He  will  be  heard  from  before  long. 


Helen  Norte  2:09%  reeled  off  a  half  in  1:03  at 
Pleasancon  on  Saturday  last,  and  did  not  seem  to  be 
making  much  fuss  about  it,  although  the  last  quarter 
was  in  31  seconds.  She  is  trotting  very  steadily 
this  s;  .ing,  and  while  of  an  extremely  nervous  dispo- 
sition, 's  acting  better  all  the  time.  She  should  beat 
so  le  day. 


Dr.  Boucher  goes  East  on  the  30th  inst.  with 
Robert  Niles'  good  mare  Derbertha  2:07%.  She  has 
all  the  speed  she  had  last  year,  and  is  in  much  bet- 
ter shape  and  as  good  gaited  as  they  make  them. 
She  takes  all  her  work  without  hopples  and  can  pact 
a  quarter  in  29  seconds  without  them. 


Josh  Albertson  is  handling  a  big  mare  by  James 
Madison  that  has  all  the  ear  marks  of  a  fast  trotter. 
She  is  a  good  gaited  one.  and  with  a  little  more  work 
will  he  ready  to  show  the  way  around  the  track  to 
all  the  2:20  horses. 


By  some  accident  or  oversight  the  summaries  of 
the  Pleasanton  matinee  of  Saturday  last,  which  have 
been  expected  every  day  this  week,  have  failed  to 
reach  us. 


Redlac's  mile  in  2:11%  to  wagon  is  a  remarkable 
performance  for  the  month  of  April.  This  son  of 
Allerton  is  a  very  handsome  trotter  and  is  as  good 
as  he  looks. 


Another  of  Mr.  Ronan's  horses  that  were  so  badly 
burned  in  the  fire  of  three  weeks  ago  died  last  week, 
making  a  total  of  five  deaths  in  his  string. 


The  horses  in  the  string  of  La  Siesta  Farm  that 
are  under  Pat  Davey's  care  at  Pleasanton  got  their 
first  miles  below  2:30  last  week.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16% 
was  given  a  mile  in  2:29,  in  company  with  Search 
Me  2:21%,  Mr.  Burke  having  the  mount  behind 
the  latter.  All  of  Davey's  horses  are  in  fine  condi- 
tion, but  are  not  being  hurried,  as  Mr.  Burke  says 
it  is  quite  a  while  before  the  races  begin. 


Articles  of  incorporation  of  the  Park  Amteur  Driv- 
ing Club  have  been  filed  with  the  County  Clerk  of 
San  Francisco.  The  five  directors  are  I.  L.  Borden, 
F.  W.  Thompson,  H.  M.  Ladd  and  S.  Christenson,  all 
of  San  Francisco,  and  Frank  H.  Burke  of  San  Jose. 


The  Hanford  Association,  which  has  already  closed 
two  purses  of  $1,000  each,  offers  two  more  of  $1,000 
each  and  "two  of  $400  each  to  close  next  Wednesday. 
See  the  advertisement  in  this  issue. 


Henry  Dunlap  won  a  matinee  race  at  Pleasanton 
last  Saturday  with  the  trotter  Corsicana  by  Wildnut, 
out  of  Corsica  by  Dexter  Prince.  Her  best  heat  was 
in  2:19%,  and  there  was  nothing  in  the  race  to  drive 
her  out.  She  is  a  six-year-old  bay  mare  of  good  size 
and  a  nice  square  trotter.  Dunlap  worked  her  a  mile 
in  2:24%  alongside  Athasham  2:12  the  other  day 
and  they  came  the  last  half  in  1:08%  and  the  last 
quarter  in  31  seconds,  head  and  head.  She  also 
worked  a  mile  in  2:22  with  Major  Cook,  and  this 
time  the  last  half  was  in  1:06  and  the  last  quarter 
31  seconds.  She  will  show  well  at  Cleveland  if  she 
ships  all  right.  She  is  bound  for  the  Blue  Ribbon 
sale. 


Capt.  N.  P.  Batchelder  of  this  city  bred  his  mare 
Corinne  Neilson  by  Clarence  Wilkes,  dam  Flossie 
by  Prompter,  to  Meridian  2:12%  a  few  years  ago 
and  got  a  filly  that  is  now  in  Charles  De  Ryder's 
string  at  Pleasanton,  and  trotting  fast  enough  to 
look  like  free-for-all  material.  She  trotted  a  half  in 
1 :  03  one  day  last  week  and  can  show  faster  whenever 
asked. 


Fred  Chadbourne  has  a  green  trotter  in  his  string 
that  will  doff  the  emerald  this  year  if  raced.  A 
quarter  in  31  seconds  with  the  last  eighth  at  a  two- 
minute  clip  is  the  reason  for  thinking  he  will  get 
out  of  the  green  class  with  little  effort.  Fred  has 
a  nice  string  of  trotters  and  pacers  and  all  seem  to 
be  in  fine  shape. 


Dr.  Alfred  McLaughlin  of  San  Francisco,  who  has 
paid  too  close  attention  to  a  very  large  practice,  has 
concluded  that  the  advice  he  gives  others  will  be 
a  good  thing  in  his  own  case,  consequently  he  has 
gone  to  Pleasanton  for  a  few  weeks'  relaxation  from 
professional  duties  and  is  enjoying  himself  with  his 
horses.  He  says  he  is  tempted  to  extend  his  vaca- 
tion long  enough  to  take  in  the  principal  meetings  on 
the  California  Circuit. 


Harry  Brown's  black  pacer  by  Direct  is  learning 
to  step  very  fast  at  Pleasanton. 


The  trotting  mare  Monica  2:15  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  dam  Maggie  Thorne  by  Director  2:17;  sec- 
ond dam  Maggie  S.  by  Hawthorne,  has  been  bred 
to  the  young  stallion  Momaster.  Monica  has  a  filly 
by  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  and  should  prove  to  be 
a  valuable  broodmare.  She  is  owned  by  Mr.  R.  C. 
Hopkins,  a  prominent  member  of  the  Cleveland 
Gentlemen's  Driving  Club. 


Jacob  Brolliar  of  Visalia  writes  that  a  severe  at- 
tack of  distemper  and  catarrhal  fever  makes  it  out 
of  the  question  to  start  his  great  pacer,  Stonelita, 
in  the  2:16  pace  at  the  Breeders'  meeting,  and  he 
has  therefore  declared  her  out.  He  will  substitute 
McGee  for  her  at  the  Petaluma  meeting,  and  he  is 
also  entered  at  the  Breeders'.  This  cuts  Mr.  Brol- 
liar's  string  down  to  three  campaigners,  McGee,  Miss 
Stoneway  and  Andy  Direct,  which  are  all  of  a  string 
of  nine  that  are  anyways  near  well.  Mr.  Brolliar 
states  that  never  in  the  history  of  Visalia  track  has 
there  been  so  many  horses  with  this  dreaded  disease, 
distemper,  and  its  kindred  ailments.  We  hope  he 
will  have  no  more  down  with  it  and  that  those  affect- 
ed may  recover  in  time  for  the  later  meetings. 


Homer  Kendall  of  Mountain  View  writes:  "While 
at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday  looking  over  the  horses, 
I  noticed  that  while  some  2:10  class  performers  are 
rolling  and  tumbling  and  unable  to  untrack  them- 
selves, it  is  the  common  opinion  that  my  horse 
Irvingtou  Boy  is  up  to  a  race  or  his  best  form  with 
less  than  seven  weeks  work.  I  am  glad  of  it  and  Mr. 
Cecil  should  be  very  much  in  demand  by  grouchy 
owners  who  do  not  want  to  spend  much  money, 
but  want  results  every  day." 


Note  the  points  of  the  McMurray  sulkies  and 
jogging  carts.  They  are  perfectly  constructed,  light 
weight,  great  strength  and  easy  running.  When  you 
get  all  this  at  a  low  price  you  get  your  money's 
worth.  W.  J.  Kenney  at  531  Valencia  street  is  the 
agent  for  California  for  the  McMurray. 


Mr.  William  Sesnon  of  this  city,  who  owns  a  few 
trotters  and  is  breeding  a  few  on  his  country  place 
near  Aptos,  was  at  Pleasanton  track  last  Saturday, 
in  company  with  Dr.  McLaughlin  of  San  Francisco, 
and  drove  a  few  workout  heats  with  the  latter,  Mr. 
Sesno'n  driving  Mike  Kelly  and  Dr.  McLaughlin  hav- 
ing the  mount  behind  Dr.  O'Brien.  These  two  gray 
trotters  were  used  by  Dr.  McLaughlin  as  a  pair  and 
both  are  nice  trotters.  Mr.  Sesnon  and  the  Doctor 
drove  a  dead  heat  with  them  in  2:23%  on  Saturday, 
the  finish  being  as  nicely  drawn  as  any  ever  seen 
on  the  track.  Both  gentlemen  greatly  enjoy  the  sport 
of  driving  and  find  it  a  great  relaxation  from  business 
cares. 


All  the  horses  owned  by  Mr.  C.  K.  G.  Billings,  ex- 
cepting Lou  Dillon  1:58%  and  her  foal  by  John  A. 
McKerron  2:04%  will  be  sold  at  the  Blue  Ribbon 
sale  next  month.  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  the  great 
pacer,  Blacklock  2:07%  and  many  others  are  in 
this  consignment. 


Constable  Whelihan  of  Antioch,  Contra  Costa 
county,  owner  of  the  two-year-old  California  Boy  by 
Dictatus,  dam  of  Colton,  recently  turned  down  an 
offer  of  $500  for  the  colt.  California  Boy  is  entered 
in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  and  Occiden.  Stakes.  Mr. 
Whelihan  will  not  start  him  this  year. 


Green  Mountain  Maid  died  at  Stony  Ford,  in  1888. 
She  produced  in  all  sixteen  foals  and  nine  of  them 
made  trotting  records  from  2:28%  to  2:20.  Her  last 
foal,  Lancelot  2:23,  was  produced  in  1887,  when  she 
Mountain  Maid's  sons  was  Electioneer  and  his  equal 
for  the  number  of  standard  foals  produced  has  not 
been  seen  yet. 


The  Minnesota  State  Fair  has  opened  a  futurity 
with  a  guaranteed  value  of  $5000  for  foals  of  1907, 
to  race  as  three-year-olds  in  1910,  that  are  foaled, 
owned,  raised  and  trained  in  the  following  States: 
Minnesota,  Michigan,  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  North  and 
South  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho,  Nebraska,  Wyoming, 
Oregon  and  Washington;  also  to  include  Manitoba 
and  the  Canadian  provinces  west  of  Manitoba.  The 
Minnesota  Association  pays  a  great  compliment  to 
California  bred  and  trained  colts  by  barring  them 
from  this  stake. 


One  of  the  handsomest  and  best  made  foals  that 
ahs  been  seen  in  the  southern  country  for  some 
time,  made  its  appearance  at  Geo.  W.  Ford's  farm 
at  Santa  Ana  on  the  night  of  April  14th.  It  is  a 
filly  by  his  fine  stallion  Goldennut  and  its  dam  is 
Klamath  Maid. 


Mr.  L.  J.  Rose  Jr.  of  Oxnard,  Cal.,  advertises  two 
trotters  for  sale  in  this  issue  of  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman  that  are  fine  prospects.  Both  are  by 
James  Madison,  the  sire  of  Tuna  2:0S%,  Brilliant 
Girl  2:08%,  etc.  One  is  a  gray  mare  that  has  trot- 
ted a  quarter  in  30%  secondsr  the  other  a  bay  geld- 
ing that  has  shown  a  half  in  1:06.  If  any  of  our 
readers  want  something  good  at  a  low  price  for  the 
quality,  they  should  address  Mr.  Rose  at  Oxnard. 
Both  horses  are  in  Walter  Maben's  string'  at  Lr« 
Angeles  and  can  be  seen  any  day. 


Saturday,  April  27,  1907.] 

REDLAC'S  FAST  MILE  TO  WAGON. 

There  was  a  big  attendance  at  Agricultural  Park, 
Los  Angeles,  on  Saturday  ofternoon  last  when  the 
Driving  Club  began  its  matinee  program,  and  the 
day  proved  a  most  enjoyable  one. 

The  features  of  the  card  were  the  attempts  of  the 
trotters  Danube  and  Redlac  to  lower  Hazel  Kin- 
ney's time  of  2:14%  to  wagon,  and  of  the  pacer 
Explosion  to  lower  Welcome  Mac's  record  of  2:11% 
to  wagon.  Explosion  came  within  one-quarter  of  a 
second  of  reducing  the  record  by  making  the  distance 
in  2:11%.  Danube  also  failed,  the  best  he  could  do 
being  2:16. 

The  great  thing  of  the  day  was  the  magnificient 
race  of  Redlac,  who  started  to  beat  the  wagon  record, 
and  went  the  mile  in  2:11%,  breaking  the  former 
Coast  record  three  and  three-fourths  seconds.  It 
was  a  great  performance,  and  brought  hearty  and 
long-continued  cheers  from  the  big  crowd  of  specta- 
tors. There  is  no  question  but  that  Redlac  can  do 
even  better  than  this  time.  The  racing  all  through 
was  very  interesting,  but,  of  course,  Redlae's  mile 
put  every  other  race  in  the  shade. 

The  result  was  as  follows: 

Race  No.  1,  2:40  mixed  class,  two  in  three — 

Glen  Tolus   (Dodge    1     1 

Maude  St.  Clair  (Dixon) 2     2 

Time— 2:33,  2:35. 

Race  No.  2,  2:30  pace,  two  in  three — 

Billy  Red   (Fritz)    1     1 

Tehama  Boy  (McLellan)    2     2 

Bernie   Wilkes    (Denkerl     3     3 

Time — 2:25,  2:24. 

Race  No.  3,  2:15  pace,  two  in  three — 

Cleopatra    (Garland)    2     1     1 

Lohengrin   (Dodge)    1     2     2 

Time— 2:13%,  2:15,  2:17. 

Race  No.  4,  2:30  trot,  two  in  three — 

Geraldine    (Reynolds) 1     1 

Billy  M.    (Willis)    2     3 

Zoe  Patchen   ( Housley )    4    2 

The  Blonde    (Wilson)    3     4 

Time — 2:20,  2:19. 

Race  No.  5,  to  beat  2:11%,  pacing,  to  wagon — 
Explosion    (Springer)    2:11% Lost 

Race  No.  6,  trot  to  beat  2:14%,  to  wagon — 
Danube    (Springer)    2:16 Lost 

Race  No.  7,  trot  to  beat  2:14%.  to  wagon — 
Redlac    (Grubb)    2:11     Won 

Race  No.  S,  2:20  pace,  two  in  three — 

Seigfried  (Long) 2     1     1 

Flora  G.  (Stewart)    1     2     2 

Time— 2:24%,  2:16%,  2:22. 

Race  No.  9,  3: 00,"  mixed,  to  wagon — 

J.  Direct  (Burton)    1     1 

Barney    (Walker)    2     3 

Miss  Thelma  (Messmore)    3     2 

Remember  Me   (Redpath)    4     4 

Time-:-2:41,   2:37%. 

Race  No.  10,  2:40  trot,  two  in  three — 

Direct  Maid    (Christopher)    2     1     1 

Gen.  Garcia   (Colyear)    1    2    2 

Time — 2:26%,   2:30. 

o ■ 

SANTA    MARIA    DRIVING   CLUB. 

On  Saturday,  April  20th,  the  Santa  Maria  Driving 
Club  held  its  second  matinee,  with  a  fine  attendance 
and  excellent  racing.    Results: 

First  race,  2:30  class — 
Messrs.  Steel  &  Hamilton's  Anona  (Hamilton) . .   1     1 

Mr.  Stanley's  Go  Dolly  Go  (Mead) 2     2 

Mr.  Nance's  Harry  G.    (Bardin) 3     3 

Mr.  lessee's  Babe  (Blosser)    4     4 

Time— 2:34,  2:31. 

Second  race,  2:40  class — 

Mr.  Finley's  Maria  (Finley) 1     2     1 

Rice  &  Blosser's  Miss  Gomez  (Rice)    2     1     2 

Mr.  Fleisher's  Lena  ( Jessee)    3     3     3 

Time— 2:45,  2:38%, '2:44. 

Third  race,  free-for-all,  half-mile  heats — 

Blosser  &  Co.'s  Wild  Nuttling  (Blosser)   1     1 

Mr.  Ryan's  Morritta  (Hamilton)    2     2 

Time^-l:10,  1:09. 

Fourth  race,  2:50  class — 

Mr.  Kelley's  Tepesquet  (Earl)    1     1 

Mr.  Lewis'  Prince  (Lewis)    2     2 

Time — 2:59,  2:57. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


FIRST   TROTTER    OF   1907. 


AUCTION    SALE   OF    DRAFTERS. 


NORTH    PACIFIC    CIRCUIT. 


A  regular  feast  of  good  things  is  spread  before 
owners  of  trotters  and  pacers  in  the  advertisement 
of  the  North  Pacific  Circuit,  which  appears  in  this 
issue  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman.  Entries  to 
the  stakes  in  these  programs  will  close  on  May 
25th,  and  we  shall  have  more  to  say  about  them  next 
week.  Meanwhile  we  ask  every  California  horse 
owner  to  look  the  programs  over  and  ask  himself  if 
he  can  afford  to  miss  racing  up  north  this  year. 
Those  two  $5,000  stakes  at  Salem  are  the  greatest 
boosts  for  the  horse  breeding  interests  devised  on 
this  Coast  for  a  long  time,  and  they  are  not  for  the 
slow  classes,  but  for  the  2:14  trotters  and  the  2:09 
pacers,  which  is  in  line  with  the  ideas  advanced  by 
all  horsemen  on  this  Coast,  that  the  fast  horses 
should  be  given  more  earning  capacity  by  associa- 
tions. The  purses  and  stakes  are  good  all  through 
the  North  Pacific  Circuit. 

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Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Santa  Ana,  April  22,  1907. 

Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman:  In  the  Horse  Re- 
view of  April  16th,  under  the  heading,  "Trotters,"  is 
an  item  like  this: 

"The  first  new  2:30  trotter  of  1907  is  Nutbird,  bay 
mare  by  Vice  Regent,  winner  of  the  2:28  trot  at 
Tucson,  Ariz.,  March  15th,  the  last  three  heats  in 
2:29%,  2:29%,  2:29%." 

Now  this  filly  Nutbird  was  sired  by  Neernut  2:12%, 
dam  Birdroe.  pacing  record  2:11%.  She  was  bred 
by  Mr.  John  Bake,  living  here  at  the  time,  and  was 
foaled  in  Los  Angeles.  Birdroe  died  at  foaling,  and 
the  foal  was  raised  on  cow's  milk.  She  was  sold 
a  few  months  ago  to  a  party  in  Tucson,  Walter 
Maben  making  the  sale,  at  $500.  She  worked  at  Los 
Angeles  in  2:18.  The  filly  also  started  in  the  free-for- 
all  at  Tucson  at  the  same  meeting,  coming  third.  Neer 
McKinney  is  also  by  Neenut. 

There  were  two  Neernuts  that  won  races  at  San 
Luis  Obispo  in  1905  on  a  very  poor  half-mile  track 
in  2:17  and  2:28,  which  I  cannot  find  in  the  Year 
Book.  I  suppose  the  track  was  not  a  member  of 
either  association.  In  the  Year  Book,  Vol.  21,  page 
76,  you  will  find  the  report  of  a  meeting  given  at 
this  place  May  1,  1905,  by  a  driving  club,  which  I 
had  leased  the  track  to.  In  sending  in  this  report 
the  secretary,  for  some  unaccountable  cause,  failed 
to  give  the  breeding  of  any  of  the  horses.  The  geld- 
ing Albert  that  got  a  record  of  2:30  trotting  is  by 
Neernut,  dam  by  Blackwood.  This  horse  is  used  ex- 
clusively as  a  road  horse  and  has  trotted  better  than 
2:25.  The  pacing  mare  Laura  B.,  that  won  her  race 
the  same  day  in  2:25  and  2:24,  is  by  Red  Cloak,  dam 
by  McKinney.  Both  of  these  horses  were  raised  in 
this  town.     Can  the  error  be  corrected? 

Neernut  now  has  fi^y-four  trotters  and  three  pacers 
that  have  performed  from  2:09%  to  2:30,  but  few 
of  them  have  ever  started  in  races,  and  there  are 
only  eight  with  official  records,  but  many  have  mati- 
nee records  and  public  trials.  I  now  have  six  as 
fine  foals  as  any  one  on  the  Coast,  and  will  soon 
have  two  more  by  Goldnut,  the  balance  are  by  Neer- 
nut. 

This  county  is  overrun  with  cross-roads  studs,  be- 
ing taken  from  house  to  house  and  bred  to  mares 
for  pups,  chickens,  potatoes,  etc.,  so  I  have  had  to 
cut  the  price  of  Neernut's  services  down  to  $10  for 
single  leap,  $20  for  the  season  and  $30  to  insure  a 
mare  in  foal. 

My  track,  while  always  good,  fast  and  safe,  is 
this  year  better  than  ever.  I  will  tell  you  how  I 
made  it  so  good  and  some  or  all  the  tracks  in  tbe 
State  can  be  benefitted  the  same  way.  After  the  first 
rain  last  fall  I  took  an  old  tree-digger  I  formerly 
used  in  my  nursery  and  put  four  horses  on  and  cut 
down  six  inches  into  the  track.  The  next  rain  all 
went  down  into  the  soil,  where  it  fell.  Then  I  cut 
it  eight  inches,  and  there  has  not  been  a  drop  of 
water  run  off  the  track  since  cutting,  while  before 
it  would  all  run  off  and  only  wet  down  one  or  two 
inches.  This  cutter  or  digger  does  not  turn  up  the 
soil,  but  lifts  it  up  two  or  three  inches  and  drops 
it  back,  leaving  the  track  smooth.  When  dry 
enough  to  harrow  and  smooth  out  it  is  ready  to  work 
the  horses  on. 

I  have  not  put  the  sprinkler  on  the  track  since  the 
first  rain  last  fall  and  now  twenty  horses  are  working 
on  it,  and  the  trainers  all  say  it  is  the  best  track 
they  ever  saw. 

I  have  Mr.  P.  G.  Jones  training  for  me,  and  my 
colts  are  doing  fine.  Whenever  I  get  a  buyer  for 
one  I  will  sell.  Burraut  and  Goldnut  are  in  fine 
condition,  and  if  I  had  the  time  to  go  out  and  race 
them  I  believe  they  would  both  trot  in  2:10  or  better 
during  the  season.     Yours  truly, 

GEO.  W.  FORD. 


FROM     NUTWOOD     STOCK     FARM. 


Irvington,  April  21,  1907. 

Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman: — Ivoneer  2:27,  the 
dam  of  the  great  North  Star  (3)  2:13%,  arrived  at 
Nutwood  Stock  Farm  on  April  15th  to  be  bred  again 
to  Nutwood  Wilkes.  She  has  a  big  bouncing  chest- 
nut filly  by  her  side,  which  was  foaled  April  8th. 
It  looks  big  and  strong  as  a  draft  horse.  In  the 
pasture  the  filly  seems  to  have  the  same  lofty,  springy 
way  of  going  as  her  illustrious  brother.  It  looks 
to  me  as  if  Uncle  Jim,  as  my  friend  J.  B.  Iverson  is 
familiarly  called  by  everybody  at  Salinas,  has  designs 
on  all  our  big  stakes  up  this  way.  The  Salinas 
sports  have  sort  of  cleaned  us  up  in  the  last  few 
years.  We  must  try  and  break  the  charm  or  they 
will  drive  us  out  of  business.  If  North  Star  had 
fallen  into  Chas.  Whitehead's  hands  a  few  months 
sooner,  he  would  have  made  as  big  a  show  of  the 
two-year-olds  as  he  did  of  the  three-year-olds,  and 
I  think  if  he  strikes  the  track  all  right  this  year  there 
will  be  something  doing  in  his  class. 

On  April  17th,  1907,  Palo  Belle  2:24%,  by  Palo 
Alto  2:08%,  etc,  owned  by  Budd  Doble,  dropped  a 
fine  filly  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%.  The  mare  will  be 
bred  to  Nutwood  Wilkes  this  season. 

Yours  very  truly, 

MARTIN   CARTER. 


In  New  Zealand  an  owner  who  enters  a  green  horse 
in  a  race  under  a  name  that  has  been  registered  by 
any  other  owner,  is  fined.  A  complete  register 
is  printed  every  year  and  supplemental  lists  printed 
weekly  during  the  racing  season.  An  owner  has 
only  to  refer  to  this  list  before  selecting  a  name  for 
his  horse  in  order  to  avoid  being  fined. 


The  evening  of  April  23d  E.  Stewart  &  Co.,  the 
Western  Horse  Market  dealers,  sold  under  the  ham- 
mer at  Fred  H.  Chase's  pavilion  the  best  lot  of 
heavy  draft  horses  ever  offered  in  California.  The 
crowd  filled  the  spacious  place  to  overflowing,  and 
greatly  appreciated  the  grand  parade  of  teams 
hitched  and  led  in  pairs  Just  before  commencing  the 
sale.  This  display  equaled  a  Fair  exhibition  of  prize 
pairs,  as  every  horse  was  fat  and  in  horse  show  con- 
dition, buyers  declaring  these  horses  were  from  Mis- 
souri, as  they  could  show  you,  and  they  were  brought 
from  the  land  of  corn.  Mr.  Stewart  deserves  much 
credit  for  getting  such  a  bunch  of  horses  together 
under  great  expense,  and  being  game  enough  to  sell 
them  at  auction.  The  Sells-Floto  Circus  offered 
tempting  prices  for  twenty  teams  on  Monday  before 
the  sale,  but  as  the  horses  were  widely  adivertised 
to  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder,  Stewart  stuck  to 
his  promise  and  actually  sold  several  horses  at  a 
loss.  In  all,  it  was  California's  greatest  draft  horse 
sale,  netting  $39,000. 

The  average  for  broke  horses  was  $330,  and  there 
was  a  bunch  of  unbroke  and  wild  horses  from  Ne- 
vada that  averaged  $96. 

The  sale  opened  in  the  morning  with  the  unbroke 
horses,  continued  during  the  afternoon  and  in  the 
evening  the  tops  were  sold. 

The  auctioneers  during  the  day  were  Messrs 
Guebhard,  Riley  and  Higgenbottom.  The  first  named 
is  recently  from  Cleveland.  Ohio,  is  well  known  all 
over  the  Eastern  country,  and  was  for  years  asso- 
ciated with  Thorman  &  Co.,  the  largest  horse  sale 
concern  of  Cleveland,  as  manager  and  auctioneer. 
He  has  accepted  a  position  with  E.  Stewart  &  Co. 
for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  attendance  at  the  sale  was  very  large,  there 
being  many  buyers  from  out  of  town.  That  horses 
are  scarce  in  the  country  around  San  Francisco  is 
proven  by  the  fact  that  L.  M.  Ladd  of  Hollister,  W. 
G.  Westlake  of  San  Jose  and  O.  A.  Lowe  of  Wood- 
land were  all  heavy  buyers. 

The  Crane  Company  of  San  Francisco  bought  a 
carload,  and  topped  the  market  by  buying  a  team  for 
$1,000,  and  another  for  $950. 

Dr.  Parks  of  Pasadena,  representing  the  Pasa- 
dena Ice  Company,  bought  a  carload. 

J.  R.  C.  Jones  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  was  a  good  buyer, 
paying  $925  for  one  pair. 

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THE    NEW    DRIVING    CLUB. 


The  Park  Amateur  Driving  Club  met  at  the  Palace 
Hotel  last  Tuesday  evening  with  some  twenty-five 
members  present,  Mr.  Frank  J.  Kilpatrick  in  the 
chair.  The  committee  on  incorporation  reported  that 
the  required  amount  of  stock  had  been  subscribed 
and  that  the  papers  of  incorporation  were  ready  for 
filing  with  the  Secretary  of  State.  The  by-laws 
committee  was  granted  further  time,  and  the  speed 
committee  reported  progress,  stating  that  there 
were  about  thirty  horses  eligible  for  the  first  mati- 
nee, which  is  to  take  place  on  the  Park  Stadium 
May  30th. 

The  club  has  decided  to  give  four  races  for  blue 
ribbons  only.  One  member  said  he  would  give  a 
silver  cup  and  another  one  offered  a  gold-mounted 
whip  as  trophies  to  be  raced  for  at  some  future 
matinee.  It  was  unanimously  voted  that  no  horse 
wearing  hopples  should  be  driven  in  a  matinee  race, 
and  all  horses  are  to  race  in  carts  or  road  wagons, 
sulkies  being  barred. 

The  following  have  already  been  elected  members 
of  the  club:  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick,  E.  P.  Heald,  Frank 
J.  Kilpatrick.  E.  H.  Aigeltinger,  F.  W.  Thompson,  I. 
L.  Borden,  Tom  Bannon,  I.  B.  Dalziel,  H.  M.  Ladd. 
A.  Melletz,  A.  McBean,  E.  Stock,  W.  J.  Simpson,  W. 
H.  Leahy,  N.  Franklin,  S.  Christensen,  A.  B.  Spreck- 
els,  E.  Courtney  Ford,  A.  Joseph,  A.  Hoffman,  Frank 
H.  Burke,  Dr.  I.  P.  Bodkin,  Dr.  A.   McLaughlin,  W. 

A.  Clark  Jr.,  W.  A.  Shippie,  A.  P.  Clayburgh,  P. 
J.  Weniger,  J.  Tait,  T.  J.  Crowley,  H.  G.  Plager- 
man,  E.  Cerciat,  John  A.  McKerron,  A.  W.  Foster, 
Thomas  H.  Williams,  A.  Ottinger,  D.  E.  Hoffman,  J. 

B.  Pope,  Fred  W.  Kelly.  Fred  H.  Chase,  C.  F.  Kapp, 
G.  Wempe,  H.  C.  Ahlers.  E.  Stewart,  G.  E.  Erlin,  T. 
F.  Seanlon,  H.  Levy,  Matt  Harris,  J.  R.  Blanchard, 
M.  W.  Levy,  E.  J.  Vogel. 


TULARE  STAKE   ENTRIES. 


The  following  entries  have  been  made  in  the  two 
$1,000  stakes  that  closed  with  Secretary  W.  F.  Ing- 
werson  of  the  Tulare  Association  on  April  1st: 

Stake  No.  1,  2:20  trot,  $1,000— Dr.  O'Brien,  Sidonis, 
Hattie  Jr.,  Highland  C,  Onward  F.,  Sir  John,  Kinney 
Rose,  Princess  Mamie,  Redlock,  Amado,  Curg  Rich- 
ards, Cedric  Mac,  Era,  Zomont — fourteen  entries. 

Stake  No.  2,  2:20  pace,  $1,000— Inferlotta.  Little 
Medium,  Nordwell,  Centereye,  Seymow  M.,  Explo- 
sion, High  Fly,  McGee,  Diabull,  Diabless,  Santa  Rita, 
David  St.  Clair,  Pierano's  horse,  The  Oregon,  Joe 
Robin,  Copo  de  Oro,  Opitsah — seventeen  entries. 


FRESNO    ENTRIES. 


2:20  class  trot,  $1.000— Dr.  O'Brien,  Sidonis.  Hat- 
tie  J.,  Highland  C,  Onward  F.,  Sir  John,  Kinney 
Rose,  Princess  Mamie,  Redlock,  Amado,  Curg  Rich- 
ards, Cedric  Mac,  Era,  Zomont — fourteen  entries. 

2:20  class  pace,  $1,000 — Inferlotta,  Little  Medium. 
Nordwell,    Centereye,    Seymow    M.,    Explosion.    High 
Fly,  McGee,  Diabull,  Diabless.  Santa  Rita,  Dn- 
Clair,    G.   Peirano's   entry,   The    Oregon,   Joe 
Cupa  de  Oro,  Opitsah — seventeen  entries. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


WHEN     PALO     ALTO     TOOK     WORLD'S     RECORD. 


Ancient    History     That     Is     Interesting     Reading    to 
California    Horsemen. 


In  a  letter  to  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  on  busi- 
ness matters,  written  on  Friday  of  last  week  by 
Mr.  William  Leech,  of  Marysville,  he  enclosed  an 
old  clipping  from  the  San  Francisco  Examiner  of 
November  ISth,  1S91,  which  we  print  in  full,  as  it 
is  of  peculiar  interest  just  now,  owing  particularly 
to  the  fact  that  the  death  of  Chas.  Marvin  occurred 
but  a  few  weeks  ago.  At  the  time  this  article  was 
printed  in  the  Examiner  a  race  meeting  was  being 
held  every  Saturday  at  the  then  new  but  famous 
kite  track  at  Stockton,  at  which  world's  records 
were  being  striven  for,  and  many  horses  making 
attempts  to  lower  their  records  of  to  "get  into  the 
list."  The  clipping  consists  of  a  dispatch  to  the 
Examiner  from  Stockton,  about  the  winning  of  the 
stallion  trotting  record  by  Senator  Stanford's  stal- 
lion Palo  Alto,  a  dispatch  from  New  York  giving 
account  of  an  interview  with  Robert  Bonner,  and 
an  article  written  by  a  member  of  the  Examiner 
staff  relating  to  the  record  breaking  affair.-  They 
are  as  follows: 

Palo   Alto   Wins  the   Crown. 

Every    trotting    record    now    belongs    to    tie    Palo 
Alto  Stock  Farm  and  to  California.     This  is  the  list: 
Bell  Bird,  yearling,  by  Electioneer,  dam  Beautiful 
Bells  by  The  Moor,  record  2:26%. 

Arion.  two-year-old,  by  Electioneer,  dam  Manette 
by  Nutwood,  record  2:10%. 

Sunol,  three-year-old,  by  Electioneer,  dam  Waxana 
by  General  Benton,  record  2:10%. 
Sunol,  four-year-old,  record  2:10%. 
Sunol,   five-year-old,   record   2:08%,   world's   record 
for  all  ages. 

Palo  Alto,  stallion,  by  Electioneer,  dam  Dame  Win- 
nie (running  bred)  by  Planet,  record  2:08%. 

Stockton,  November  17. — Palo  Alto  is  king  of  trot- 
ting stallions  with  a  record  of  2:08%,  made  on  the 
Stockton  kite-shaped  track  to-day. 

While  the  old  horse  goes  to  the  head  of  the  list, 
the  honor  must  be  given  to  the  famous  driver,  Mar- 
vin, who  has  persisted  against  odds  in  working  the 
great  campaigner  up  to  the  championship. 

Envious  horsemen  and  men  who  have  apparently 
been  trying  to  crowd  Marvin  out  of  the  Palo  Alto 
stable  have  long  insisted  that  the  grand  old  trotter 
had  seen  his  best  days  and  could  never  go  a  faster 
mile  than  his  record  of  2:12%,  which  he  had  when 
he  came  to  Stockton  the  first  of  October. 

Senator  Stanford  wisely  gave  Marvin  full  authority 
to  do  as  he  pleased,  and  he  has  now  won  for  the 
Palo  Alto  stable  the  world's  trotting  records  for  all 
ages  and  both  sexes. 

October  14th  Palo  Alto  started  here  against  his 
record  of  2:12%  and  trotted  in  2:12%.  A  week  later 
he  went  in  2:11%.  Six  days  after  he  went  in  2:10, 
and  on  the  third  of  November  he  trotted  his  best  mile 
in  2:09%.  Then  a  lot  of  wise  men  said  the  old  horse 
had  done  his  best  and  should  be  retired,  but  Marvin 
kept  on  driving  him.  A  week  later  he  went  two 
terrific  heats,  one  in  2:10%  and  three  hours  later 
another  in  2:09%. 

Yesterday,  six  days  after  the  two  very  fast  miles 
were  trotted,  Marvin  drove  the  stallion  in  2:10%, 
and  but  for  his  breaking  he  would  have  had  the  rec- 
ord. 

To-day  he  seemed  to  understand  what  was  wanted 
of  him.  and  went  out  to  win  the  race  of  his  life. 

It  was  the  gamest  race  and  the  most  creditable 
performance  ever  seen  on  any  track,  for  the  stallion 
is  nine  years  of  age.  and  has  been  raced  more  and 
faster  than  any  living  horse,  and  has  not  been  sound 
since  he  was  four  years  old,  having  a  lameness  in 
one  leg,  which  always  shows  in  his  warming  up.  and 
undoubtedly  causes  pain  which  few  horses  could 
stand. 

After  the  usual  preliminary  work  Marvin  came  out 
for  a  start,  and  when  he  came  up  for  the  word  the 
horse  was  well  balanced  and,  going  away  at  a  terri- 
fic clip,  it  seemed  as  if  the  stallion  could  not  keep 
his  feet,  for  Marvin  gave  him  a  free  rein  to-day,  but 
the  quieting  talk  of  the  famous  driver  had  its  effect, 
and  the  runner  driven  by  Harry  Whiting  was  not 
close  enough  to  worry  the  old  racer.  Palo  Alto  had 
started  off  before  at  just  such  a  clip,  but  he  seemed 
to  be  steadier  than  usual  to-day  and  was  rated  with 
less  effort.  He  was  kept  well  out  from  the  fence  for 
fear  of  a  swerve,  and  went  to  the  quarter  post  in 
31%  seconds.     Too  fast,  some  horsemen  said. 

He  kept  on  squarely  and  strong,  covering  the  sec- 
ong  quarter  in  the  same  time,  reaching  the  half-mile 
post  in  1:03%.  Marvin  took  him  back  some  on  the 
third  quarter  to  reserve  some  speed  for  the  finish 
and  to  go  around  the  dangerous  turn  more  carefully. 
He  made  the  third  quarter  a  second  and  a  quarter 
slower — in  33 — reaching  the  three-quarter  post  in 
1:36%. 

Then  it  was  feared  the  horse  would  break,  for  he 
was  coming  home  at  a  wonderful  clip,  but  Marvin 
had  him  well  in  hand  and  he  came  on,  gamely  re- 
sponding to  his  driver's  calls,  but  without  the  whip, 
making  the  last  quarter  in  32%  seconds  and  going 
under  the  wire  strong  in  2:0S%,  the  official  time. 

Everybody  cheered  as  Marvin  finished  the  mile, 
for  it  '.Tas  told  by  100  watches  that  the  record  had 
been  broken,  and  the  famous  driver  knew  it  himself, 
for  his  watch  showed  2:08  2-5. 

Not  a  Skip   During  the   Race. 
Th     old  horse  did  not  make  a  skip  in  the  entire 
mile,  1  ut  went  off  his  feet  after  passing  the  judge's 


stand.    Marvin's  arms  had  been  hard  pulled  and  he 
was  glad  to  end  the  race. 

The  cheering  commenced  when  Palo  Alto  reached 
the  wire,  for  it  was  known  to  everybody  that  the 
horse  was  breaking  the  record  from  the  clip  he  had 
kept  up. 

Many  watches  made  the  time  2:0S%  and  2:08  2-5, 
but  two  of  the  timers  had  it  slower,  so  the  official 
time  was  given  at  2:08%. 

Cheers  For  Horse  and   Driver. 

The  old  horse  and  Marvin  were  cheered  again  and 
again,  and  the  celebrated  trainer  dismounted  to  re- 
ceive the  congratulations  of  his  many  friends,  among 
them  some  of  the  best  known  horsemen  of  the 
Coast.  I 

The  old  horse  now  goes  back  to  the  Palo  Alto  farm 
to  retire  with  his  hard-earned  laurels. 

It  is  said  that  Marvin  will  leave  Palo  Alto  as  soon 
as  he  finishes  with  the  yearling,  Bell  Bird,  retiring 
with  more  honor  than  any  other  horseman  ever  had. 
His  friends  say  he  has  too  much  work  and  too  many 
petty  annoyances  to  remain  at  the  old  farm,  but  his 
relations  with  Senator  Stanford  are  very  friendly 
and  have  always  been  pleasant. 

The  Los  Angeles  stallion  McKinney,  by  Alcyone, 
owned  and  driven  by  C.  A.  Durfee.  reduced  his  rec- 
ord from  2:17  to  2:12%,  beating  the  world's  record 
for  four-year-old  stallions.  He  trotted  a  great  mile, 
rating  the  quarters  at  33%,  33,  33%,  32%.  He  went 
to  the  first  half  in  1:06%  and  trotted  the  second 
half  in  1:06  without  a  skip.  The  track  was  hard  for 
McKinney  and  he  will  go  again  Saturday,  when  Dur- 
fee hopes  to  drive  him  under  2:10. 

The  contest  for  the  yearling  record  is  still  exciting. 
Yesterday  Millard  Sanders  drove  the  yearling,  Frou 
Frou,  by  Sidney,  in  2:2S%,  and  to-day  he  gave  her 
a  very  fast  record  of  2:27  flat,  made  without  a  skip. 
She  made  a  wonderful  finish  for  a  yearling,  trotting 
the  last  quarter  in  35  seconds.  She  went  to  the 
quarter  in  39,  to  the  half  in  1:15,  to  the  three-quarters 
in  1:52,  and  made  the  mile  in  2:27,  only  three-quar- 
ters of  a  second  slower  than  Bell  Bird's  record  of 
2:26%. 

The  driver  and  filly  were  cheered,  for  it  was  a 
great  performance  for  the  little  one  the  next  day 
after  a  hard  race. 

Athadon.  the  Fresno  yearling,  who  trotted  last 
week  in  229%,  went  again  to-day  and  equaled  the 
time,  not  making  a  break.  Matt  Dwyer,  who  is  hand- 
ling the   colt,   will   stay   to   drive   him    again] 

.Marvin  will  stay  to  give  Bell  Bird  a  faster  mile, 
so  the  yearling  contest  will  be  kept  up. 

Abdul,  by  Grand  Moor,  went  in  2:28. 

Ashton  by  El  Capitan,  paced  against  2:24%  and 
went  in  2:27. 

Prince,  a  big  pacer,  owned  at  Modesto,  with  a 
record  of  2:23%,  went  in  2:25%. 

Bell  Bird,  the  Palo  Alto  yearling,  made  a  mile 
in   2:28,   breaking  after   passing  the   half  in   1:12. 

Nites  Beauty  by  Ulster  Chief,  owned  by  Al  Mayhew. 
Niles.  made  a  record  of  2:25%. 

Cecelian,  a  two-year-old  by  Electioneer,  went 
against  2:22,  and  with  a  break  trotted  in  2:23. 

Sibil,  by  Sidney,  was  driven  by  Sanders  against 
2:2S%,  and  reduced  her  record  one  second. 

Shippee's  Paladin,  by  Hawthorne,  went  in  2:29%. 

Dan  McCarty  drove  Cupid,  by  Sidney,  three  heats 
agaimrt  2:19,  and  made  the  time  2:20,  2:19%  and 
2:21%. 

Billy  Thornhill.  by  Beverly  Wilkes,  went  in  2:24% 
against  Boxwood,  by  Nutwood,  in  2:35%. 

Elector  Jr.,  by  Richard's  Elector,  went  in  2:34%. 

El  Capitan,  by  Nutwood,  went  in  2:35%,  with  a 
break  against  2:29. 

Ross  S.,  by  Nutwood,  equaled  his  record  of  2:21%. 
He  was  very  sore  and  was  not  in  fix  to  go  fast. 

Lady  Grosvenor,  try  Grosvenor,  owned  by  Ed  Top- 
tain,  trotted  in  2:27%. 

Vidette,  bv  Richard's  Elector,  made  a  record  of 
2:23%. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned   to  next   Saturday. 


Bonner  Delighted. 

New  York,  November  17. — TJpon  receipt  of  the 
news  of  Palo  Alto's  2:0S%  performance,  Robert  Bon- 
ner, owner  of  Maud  S.,  telegraphed  to  Leland  Stan- 
ford in  San  Francisco: 

"I  am  delighted  to  learn  that  Palo  Alto  has  demon- 
strated the  correctness  of  your  views  about  the  value 
of  thoroughbred  blood  in  the  trotter." 

Mr.  Bonner  was  apparently  one  of  the  happiest 
men  in  New  York  to-night.  When  seen  by  an  Ex- 
aminer correspondent  he  said: 

"Certainly  Stanford's  cup  of  joy  must  be  filled 
to  the  brim,  for  he  is  not  only  the  breeder  and  owner 
of  Palo  Alto,  but  the  stallion's  victory  is  a  clear 
cut  and  indisputable  illustration  of  his  views  on 
the  question  of  thoroughbred  blood.'' 

"Do  you  think  there  is  a  chance  of  Palo  Alto  win- 
ning and  holding  the  record  from  the  queen  of  the 
turf?"  was  asked. 

"No,"  said  Mr.  Bonner,  "I  do  not.  Neither  does 
friend  Stanford,  his  owner.  Stanford  says  that  if 
Maud  S.  had  not  struck  lame  during  her  last  training 
she  would  have  bettered  her  record  to  2:06.  I  firmly 
believe  it.  You  must  remember,  too,  that  her  record 
was  made  on  a  regulation  track.  Palo  Alto's,  al- 
though by  it  he  beats  Nelson's  record  of  2:10  and 
becomes  leader  of  stallion  trotters  in  his  stead,  was 
made  to-day  on  the  kite-shaped  track.  I  consider 
Maud  S.'s  record  superior." 

Palo  Alto's  Feat. 

A  week  ago  Tuesday,  after  Marvin  had  twice  es- 
sayed to  beat  the  stallion  record  with  Palo  Alto  and 
had  twice  failed,  he  said:      "I  am  going  home  with 


them  to-morrow."  Palo  Alto  was  then  just  a  quar- 
ter of  a  second  behind  the  stallion  record,  2:09%, 
held  by  the  Iowa  horse,  Allerton. 

Senator  Stanford  was  at  the  Vina  raoch,  and  when 
he  heard  that  Marvin  had  given  it  up  he  telegraphed 
him:     "Stay  another  week." 

Marvin  stayed  and  he  had  the  pleasure  a  second 
time  of  driving  to  his  record  a  stallion  king. 

California  needed  but  one  record  to  put  her  at  the 
head  of  everything,  and  Palo  Alto  has  furnished 
that. 

To-day  this  State  holds  every  trotting  record.  More 
than  that,  the  records  from  one  year  up  are  held  by 
the  get  of  one  horse.  Electioneer,  bred  by  one  man. 
Senator  Stanford,  and  trained  and  driven  by  one 
man,  Charles  Marvin.  Such  a  thing  never  occurred 
in  trotting  horse  history  before.  It  probably  never 
will  again. 

Fast  horses  are  bred  everywhere,  but  the  fastest 
horses  are  bred  in  California. 

The  stallion  record  is  the  hardest  one  in  the  long 
list  to  get  and  to  hold.  For  obvious  reasons  every 
breeder  in  the  land  has  looked  longingly  at  the 
stallion  mark.  Yet  it  has  taken  thirty-three  years 
to  come  from  2:2S  down  to  2:08%. 

In  1S5S  Ethan  Allen  trotted  in  2:2S.  Other  horses 
had  preceded  him  into  the  2:30  list,  but  he  was  first 
in  the  stallion  ranks  to  go  down  so  low.  Allen  was 
king  just  one  year  and  then  gave  way  to  old  George 
M.  Patchen,  who  trotted  his  mile  in  2:25%.  The 
following  year  he  reduced  this  to  2:23%. 

Eight  vears  of  breeding  progress  passed  by  and 
then  Fearnaught,  in  1S6S,  cut  the  stallioin  mark  a 
quarter  of  a  second  only.  Three  months  later  George 
Wilkes,  the  only  sire  that  compares  with  Electioneer, 
cut  the  record  down  to  2:22.  That  stood  until  1872 
and  then  Jay  Gould  lopped  off  three-quarters  of  a 
second.  About  that  time  Marvin  was  out  in  the  wilds 
of  Kansas  dubbing  along  with  a  pacing  stallion,  try- 
ing to  make  him  trot.  He  finally  struck  the  diagonal 
gait  and  Marvin's  fortune  and  Smuggler's  fame  were 
made.  The  pair  came  out  of  the  woods  in  1S74.  un- 
heralded, unsung.  Before  they  parted  company  Smug- 
gler had  set  the  stallion  record  at  2:15%. 

That  was  in  1876.  The  mark  was  shot  at  and 
missed  bv  dozens  of  them  until  Phallas  appeared  in 
1884  and"  set  a  new  record  of  2:13%>  Two  months 
longer  and  Maxey  Cobb  cut  that  to  2:13%.  He  re- 
turned a  card  that  was  hard  to  beat.  In  18S9  the 
phenomenon,  Axtell,  went  at  it.  By  degrees  he  crept 
lower  down  the  scale  until  at  the  close  of  his  career 
the  stallion  record  stood  at  2:12.  In  that  same  sea- 
son both  Stamboul  and  Palo  Alto  trotted  in  2:12%. 

Last  vear  the  new  star  arose  in  the  Maine  horse, 
Nelson."  A  fraction  at  a  time  he  trotted  down  toward 
the  championship,  passed  it,  went  lower  still,  and  set 
the  notch  finally  at  2:10%.  In  that  same  season 
Stamboul  trotted  in  2:10%.  Still  a  quarter  of  a 
second  behind. 

This  season  the  fight  has  been  long  and  hard.  Be- 
fore Palo  Alto  had  trotted  a  public  mile  Nelson  had 
dropped  to  2:10.  He  found  his  limit  there.  But  Al- 
lerton, bred  by  the  same  man  as  Axtell.  was  after 
it.  From  a  mark  in  the  tens  he  slid  along  down  the 
scale  and  reached  the  wonderful  mark  of  2:09%. 

The  stallion  record  seemed  out  of  California's 
reach  then.  Stamboul  was  ailing  and  folks  had  lost 
faith  in  Palo  Alto.  But  the  old  horse  had  it  in  him. 
He  started  at  Stockton  with  a  record  of  2:12%,  and 
four  stallions  were  ahead  of  him.  First  he  passed 
Axtell.  Then  he  locked  wheels  with  Stamboul.  An- 
other trial  and  Nelson  was  reached.  Still  another 
and  Allerton's  laurels  trembled.  Another  and  the 
game  old  cripple  slips  first  to  the  wire,  and  there  is 
a  new  stallion  king. 

No  record  by  the  horses  of  the  Palo  Alto  Stock 
Farm  is  so  pleasing  to  Senator  Stanford  as  this  one 
of  Palo  Alto's.  He  has  loved  that  horse  always — 
loved  him  because  he  knew  that  he  was  fast  and 
game,  and  loved  him  because  he  was  bred  after  the 
owner's  pet  idea. 

Palo  Alto  is  not  a  trotting-bred  horse.  His  dam. 
Dame  Winnie,  is  a  thoroughbred,  or  running  mare. 
Senator  Stanford  holds  to  the  idea  that  drastic  infu- 
sions of  thoroughbred  blood  improve  the  trotter. 
Benedict  Arnold  has  not  been  more  abused  than 
he.  vet  he  has  kept  on,  and  .to-day  the  turf  queen 
is  one-quarter  running  bred  and  the  turf  king  is 
half. 


NEW    SPEEDWAY   AT   SEATTLE. 


It  is  practically  certain  that  within  three  months 
Seattle  will  have  as  fine  a  speedway  -for  harness 
and  saddle  horses  as  can  be  found  in  the  West,  paral- 
leling the  boulevard  through  Washington  Park,  from 
Madison  street  to  Union  Bay.  a  distance  of  one  mile. 

A  meeting  of  the  horsemen  of  the  city  was  held 
at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  April  10th  to  hear  the 
report  of  the  committee  appointed  .to  select  a  site 
for  a  speedway.  This  committee  recommended  that 
the  horsemen '  avail  themselves  of  the  offer  of  the 
Park  Board  to  give  a  right  of  way  paralleling  the 
boulevard  through  Washington  Park,  the  speedway 
to  be  at  least  thirty  feet  wide,  constructed  under  the 
direction  of  the  Superintendent  of  Parks,  and  turned 
over  to  that  board  upon  its  completion  for  mainten- 
ance. 

It  is  estimated  that  the  speedway  will  cost  about 
$10,000  and  this  amount  will  be  raised  by  the  Seattle 
horsemen  interested. 


FILES    CUBES    IN   6   TO    14   DATS. 
PAZO    OINTMENT    is    guaranteed    to    cure    any    case 
of  Itching.   Blind.  Bleeding  or  Protruding   Piles  in   6   tr. 
14  days  or  money  refunded.      50c. 


Saturday,  April  27,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER. AND  SPORTSMAN 


GOOD   SPORT  AT   PHOENIX,   ARIZONA. 


SANTA    ROSA    DRIVING    CLUB    RACES. 


NEWS  FROM  THE  NORTH. 


The  first  matinee  given  by  the  Gentlemen's  Driv- 
ing Club,  at  the  Fair  grounds,  April  12th,  was  a 
most  flattering  success,  a  fine  demonstration  ol 
the  fact  that  the  efforts  of  such  an  organization  will 
be  appreciated  and  of  the  further  fact  that  the  pres- 
ent management  has  started  out  on  the  right  lines. 
Though  there  was  little  advertising  of  the  event,  the 
attendance  was  really  larger  than  was  anticipated, 
and  those  who  did  go  were  well  pleased  with  the 
entertainment. 

President  Stoddard  had  enthused  his  able  assist- 
ants with  the  importance  of  making  the  first  meeting 
an  ideal  one,  even  though  it  was  not  so  large  or 
spectacular  as  later  matinees  may  be.  The  clock- 
work regularity  of  the  events  following  each  other 
without  the  needless  loss  of  a  moment  was  the 
secret  of  the  success.  The  horses  are  some  of  them 
green  to  the  track,  and  it  was  decided  to  alternate 
the  heats  of  three  races  instead  of  two,  as  is  cus- 
tomary, giving  the  young  stock  more  rest  between 
efforts.  The  classification  of  the  young  horses  was 
also  necessarily  a  little  awkward  and  can  be  im- 
proved upon  at  the  next  meeting  after  the  experience 
of  Friday.  The  well  known  horseman,  Ed  Hall,  was 
selected  for  starter,  and,  following  the  rules  of  the 
management,  he  kept  things  in  constant  action,  pre- 
ferring to  start  the  horses  sometimes  a  little  un- 
evenly rather  than  to  spend  the  time  in  tiresome 
jockeying.  The  races  were  all  half-mile  heats,  three 
in  five,  but  were  given  on  the  large  track,  the  start- 
ing taking  place  at  the  half-mile  post.  The  same 
instructions  were  heeded  by  the  judges,  Messrs.  W. 
N.  Tiffany,  Watson  Pickerell  and  Gordon  Tweed.  The 
timing  was  looked  after  by  George  Richardson  and 
A.   L.   Moore. 

The  benches  in  the  grandstand  were  nicely  dusted 
and  everything  was  in  ideal  condition,  the  track 
being  complimented  highly  by  a  number  of  visitors 
from  other  parts.  The  grandstand,  which  seats  ap- 
proximately 2,700  people,  seemed  to  be  nearly  half 
full,  though  they  were  not  crowded  and  it  is  esti- 
mated that  there  were  anywhere  from  600  to  S00 
people  present.  The  five  races  and  the  special  speed 
event  were  all  disposed  of  in  the  two  hours,  begin- 
ning promptly  at  2  o'clock  and  ending  at  4  o'clock.  It 
i£  therefore  expected  under  such  conduct  of  affairs 
succeeding  matinees  will  be  still  more  largely  at- 
tended and  they  will  shortly  become  events  of  more 
than  passing  interest. 

The  special  event  was  the  effort  of  Jessie  McKin- 
ney,  Col.  Greene's  notable  pacing  mare,  to'  beat  her 
record  of  2:20  to  a  four-wheeled  road  wagon.  She 
was  driven  by  George  Klotzbach,  and  though  she 
failed  by  two  seconds,  2:22  was  considered  good 
traveling  with  such  a  vehicle.  The  first  race  was 
a  pacing  event  between  Lenora,  owned  and  driven 
by  H.  A.  Diehl,  and  Tommy"  McK.,  owned  and 
driven  by  Frank  Woods,  Hamburger  Oh  So  being 
drawn.  Tommy  McK.  took  the  first  heat  in  1:21% 
and  Lenora  claimed  the  other  two  in  1:22  and  1:19. 
There  were  five  entries  in  the  trotting  event  which 
followed.  They  were  Tom.  Walter  Bennett's  well 
known  roadster,  himself  holding  the  ribbons,  this 
horse  winning  the  two  heats  in  1:11  and  1:10%.  The 
others  finished  both  heats  in  the  order  of  mention 
as  follows:  Dell  Nett,  owned  and  driven  by  A.  H. 
Davidson;  Silver  Russell,  owned  and  driven  by  J. 
C.  Adams;  Punch  The  Breeze,  owned  and  driven 
by  Walter  Norris.  and  Jim  B.,  owned  and  driven 
by  Jack  Blinkcorn. 

A  trotting  race  with  three  starters  followed,  Co- 
quella  being  drawn.  Princess,  owned  and  driven  by 
Fen  S.  Hildreth,  took  both  heats.  For  some  rea- 
son the  time  was  not  announced.  Co  Co,  owned  and 
driven  by  A.  H.  Davidson,  was  second,  in  the  first 
heat,  and  third  in  the  second  heat.  Major  Willis, 
owned  by  W.  N.  Tiffany  and  driven  by  Frank  Caval- 
liere,  was  third  in  the  first  heat  and  second  in  the 
second  heat. 

The  fourth  race  was  another  pacing  event,  the 
starters  being  Miss  Spadula,  owned  and  driven  by 
Jock  Blinkcorn,  and  John  Rock,  owned  and  driven 
by  B.  Towers.  Nimrod  and  Prize  Oh  So  were  drawn. 
Miss  Spadula  won  both  heats  in  1:12%  and  1:13. 
When  that  world-famous  driver,  Jock  Blinkcorn, 
came  under  the  wire  the  second  time,  his  army  of 
admirers  presented  him  with  a  beautiful  bouquet 
of  alfalfa  as  a  special  token  of  appreciation  of  his 
work.  He  was  almost  overcome  with  emotion  and 
declared  the  honor  belonged  to  the  mare  rather  than 
himself,  and  with  the  permission  of  the  donors  he 
would  pass  the  bouquet  along  to  her  for  dessert  at 
dinner  time. 

The  final  race  was  a  trotting  event  between  Willie 
Amber,  owned  and  driven  by  Frank  Cavalliere,  and 
Brush,  owned  and  driven  by  A.  L.  Moore.  Willie 
Amber  took  both  heats,  though  the  time  was  not 
learned;  Brush  second.  Electwood  J.  and  Tom  J., 
owned  by  E.  A.  Starr,  were  drawn. — Arizona  Repub- 
lican. 


Phillip  C.  Byrne  is  at  Hanford  track  with  the 
stallion  Billups,  trotting  record  2:20%,  by  Boydell, 
own  brother  to  Delmar,  sire  of  Major  Delmar  1:59%. 


If  nothing  goes  amiss  the  broodmare  Heliotrope 
by  Princeps  will  be  a  tripple  2:10  producer  before 
'  fall,  says  an  Eastern  exchange.  She  is  already  the 
dam  of  Exalted  2:07%  and  Bi-Flora  2:09%,  while 
another  of  her  produce,  Heliograph  2:15%,  trotted 
a  mile  last  fall  in  2:09%,  and  will  again  be  raced 
this  season.  An  interesting  fact  in  regard  to  the 
above  is  that  all  three  of  the  horses  are  by  the  same 
sire,  Expedition  2:15%,  the  sire  of  Bon  Voyage 
2:12%  as  a  three-year-old. 


Under  the  auspices  of  the  Sonoma  County  Driving 
Club  there  is  to  be  a  day's  fine  racing  in  Santa 
Rosa  at  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm's  track  on  Sat- 
urday, June  1st 

The  club  held  a  meeting  several  days  ago  and 
arranged  for  an  excellent  program.  There  will  be 
five  events,  and  the  day's  racing  will  serve  as  an 
appetizer  for  the  great  Breeders'  meeting  that  is  to 
follow  in  August.  The  Driving  Club's  card  will  be 
as  follows: 

First  race,  3-minute  class  trot,  purse  $150,  best  two 
in  three  heats.  Ten  per  cent  entrance  fee.  Purse 
division— $90,  first;  $37.50,  second;  $22.50,  third. 
Mile  heats. 

Second  race,  2:25  pace,  purse  $150;  best  two  in 
three  heats.    Purse  division  same  as  in  first  race. 

Third  race,  2:35  class  trot,  purse  $150;  best  two 
in  three  heats.  Purse  division  same  as  in  preceding 
races. 

Fourth  race,  club  members  driving  horse  race, 
purse  $75:  entrance  fee  $5.  Purse  division — $50, 
first;  $15,  second;  $10,  third.  Owners  to  drive.  One 
mile   dash. 

Fifth  race,  farmer's  saddle  horse  race,  half-mile 
dash,  purse  $20,  winner  to  take  all. 

The  committee  on  program  is  composed  of  H.  H. 
Elliott,  Joseph  T.  Grace,  James  H.  Gray.  The  offi- 
cers of  the  County  Driving  Club  are:  President,  S. 
B.  Wright;  vice-president,  J.  T.  Grace;  secretary, 
Frank   S.  Turner. 

Frank  S.  Turner  has  decided  also  to  give  three 
colt  stakes  in  September  at  the  local  track,  and  will 
offer  a  $50  purse.  This  stake  will  be  open  to  colts 
owned  in  Sonoma,  Marin  and  Mendocino  counties. 


NEW    FEATURES    FOR    STATE    FAIR. 


Some  new  features  at  the  State  Fair  this  coming 
fall  will  be:  First — Practical  road-making,  under  the 
direction  of  the  State  Highway  Commissioner  or 
State  Engineer,  for  the  benefit  of  Supervisors,  road- 
masters  and  others  interested.  Second — Prizes  to 
California  architects  for  the  best  plans  for  a  farm 
home,  the  best  plans  for  a  farm  barn,  and  the  best 
plans  for  a  farm  poultry  house.  Third — prizes  for 
collie  dogs,  a  breed  of  so  much  interest  to  stock- 
men. Fourth — Prizes  for  automobiles  and  purses 
for  automobile  races.  Fifth — A  practical  working 
exhibit  of  milking  machines.  These  are  already 
assured  and  other  new  features  will  be  added  from 
time   to   time. 

The  best  side  attraction  obtainable  will  be  se- 
cured to  strengthen  the  entertainment  features.  Al- 
ready a  contract  has  been  made  with  the  owner 
in  Massachusetts  to  bring  out  his  Whippet  dogs, 
which,  it  is  claimed,  are  trained  to  run,  dog  against 
dog,  dog  against  bicycle  or  dog  against  horse,  with 
all  their  possible  speed,  to  start  at  the  word  with 
as  much  apparent  intelligence  as  a  man.  These 
dogs  have  proved  one  of  the  greatest  attractions  of 
any  feature  ever  introduced  at  the  Eastern  State 
Fairs. 

Among  the  last  counties  that  have  made  formal  ap- 
plication for  space  are  Sutter,  Siskiyou  and  El  Do- 
rado. Siskiyou  will  install  a  feature  of  Indian  handi- 
work, and  El  Dorado  will  make  her  exhibit  in  an 
artistic  building  to  be  constructed  of  slate  by  the 
Eureka  Slate  Company. 


AUSTRALIAN  SALE  OF  TROTTING  STOCK. 


The  Australian  papers  received  by  the  last 
steamer  contain  accounts  of  the  sale  of  trotting 
stock  consigned  by  "The  Ranch,"  a  breeding  farm 
owner  by  Messrs.  W.  B.  Veirs  and  Alex  Robertson 
of  Glenroy.  Victoria  The  sale  was  held  at  Mel- 
bourne and  was  a  success.  Messrs.  Veirs  and  Robert- 
son had  many  California  bred  horses,  of  which  a 
large  proportion  were  from  Rose  Dale  Stock  Farm, 
at  Santa  Rosa.  The  stallion  Dixies  Alto,  owned  by 
Mr.  Veirs,  was  not  offered  for  sale.  He  is  by  Mendo- 
cino out  of  Marionette  by  Palo  Alto,  grandam  Man- 
ette,  the  dam  of  Arion.  Colts  by  him  and  mares  in 
foal  to  him,  sold  readily. 

Among  the  principal  lots  disposed  of  were:  Mary 
Daly,  broodmare,  by  Daly,  from  Miss  Fay,  200gs; 
Santa  Rosa,  broodmare,  by  Daly,  from  Baby  Buttons, 
195gs.;  Winona,  full  sister  to  Digitalis,  180  gs.;  Win- 
nie V.,  broodmare,  by  Daly,  from  Dinorah,  190  gs.; 
Coney  Island,  broodmare,  by  St.  Whips,  from  Lora, 
130  gs.;  Molly  Whips,  by  Willie  Whips,  from  Mary 
Daly,  150gs.;  two  yearling  fillies,  one  by  Dixie  Alto, 
from  */fary  Daly,  and  the  other  by  Dixie  Alto,  from 
Diana  Rose,  brought  100  gs.  each,  while  a  yearling 
colt  by  Dixie  Alto,  from  Winona,  made  75  gs.,  the 
top  price  in  his  class.  The  stallions  Digitalis  and 
Governor  Tracy  brought  100  gs.  and  155  gs.  respec- 
tively, while  a  two-year-old  colt  by  Dixie  Alto,  from 
Lady  Tracy,  made  105  gs.  Among  the  biggest  pur- 
chasers were  Messrs.  F.  D.  Brown,  New  South 
Wales:  J.  B.  Sharp,  Victoria;  J.  F,  Kirby,  Victoria; 
J.  S.  Tait.  Victoria;  T.  Griffiths,  Victoria;  E.  J.  Gor- 
man, Victoria,  and  J.  E.  Walter,  Victoria. 


A  Hollister  paper  of  last  Saturday  said  that  hay 
was  bringing  a  fancy  price  at  the  Hollister  ware- 
houses that  week.  One  particularly  fancy  lot  sold 
for  $26  per  ton  on  the  cars.  The  contractor  who 
held  the  contract  for  furnishing  hay  to  the  Army 
posts  at  San  Francisco,  having  defaulted,  the  Quar- 
termaster sent  a  representative  to  Hollister  to  buy  in 
the  open  market.  In  this  manner  a  large  consign- 
ment was  purchased  at  $22.50  per  ton  on  the  cars. 
During  the  week  150  cars  were  shipped  to  various 
markets. 


[Portland  Rural  Spirit,  April  17.] 
Don't  overlook  the  big  purses  on  the  North  Pacific 
Fair  Circuit.    Entries  to  stake  events  close  May  25th. 

*  *     * 

Elmer  Hogoboom  has  accepted  a  position  with  J. 
W.  Biggs,  Burns,  Oregon,  to  train  and  race  his  stable 
of  trotters  this  season. 

*  *     * 

John  Pender  has  located  at  Irvington  track,  where 
he  will  condition  a  few  stake  winners.  He  has  in 
his  stable  Crylia  Jones  2:25%  and  a  two-year-old 
trotter,  both  sired  by  Capt.  McKinney. 

*  *     * 

Fred  Stoppelfeld,  who  has  been  located  in  Oregon 
for  -a  number  of  years  training  and  driving  trotters 
and  pacers,  left  last  week  for  sunny  California,  where 
he  intends  to  locate.  A  few  more  Oregonians  located 
in  California  may  change  the  barometer  in  that 
State  and  bring  them  more  rain  than  sunshine.  We 
wish  Mr.  Stoppelfeld  success,  rain  or  shine.  Among 
the  horses  he  has  drove  and  developed  are  Lady 
Miller  2:11,  Gov.  Holt  2:25,  Nellie  T.  2:17%,  Our 
Pansy  2:18%,  and  several  others  inside  the  charmed 
list. 

*  *     • 

Owing  to  the  good  racing  done  last  season  by  the 
gelding  Robert  H,  Mr.  Geo.  Green,  his  owner,  of 
Sedro  Wooley,  Wash.,  has  been  urged  to  race  him 
again  this  season  and  has  also  had  a  good  price 
offered  for  him,  but  Mr.  Green  uses  him  for  a  driv- 
ing horse  and  hates  very  much  to  part  with  him,  so 
it  is  extremely  doubtful  if  he  will  appear  on  the 
track  this  year.  Mr.  Green  also  owns  Chehalis  Maid, 
a  very  promising  young  mare,  and  he  may  track 
her  this  year,  though  he  is  now  contemplating  send- 
ing her  to  Portland  to  be  bred  to  Hal  B. 

*  *     * 

Here  is  a  trio  that  arrived  at  the  Commonwealth 
Stock  Farm,  La  Grande,  last  week  that  is  hard  to 
beat:  Bay  colt  by  The  Commonwealth  2:13%  out 
of  a  full  sister  to  Blondie  2:15%,  pacing,  2:  IS  trot- 
ting; bay  filly  by  The  Commonwealth  out  of  Lady 
Careful  (3)  2:25%,  and  a  bay  filly  with  black  points 
by  The  Commonwealth  out  of  the  good  mare  Lena 
Andrews  by  McKinney  2:11%.  Lena  Andrews  is 
a  half  sister  to  the  great  Directum  (4)  2:05%.  The 
farm  has  a  two-year-old  out  of  the  same  mare  that 
acts  like  a  Futurity  winner. 


FOALS  AT  SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM. 


Frank  Turner,  proprietor  of  the  above  farm,  re- 
ports foals   for  1907  up  to  April  18th  as  follows: 

Chestnut  filly  by  Major  Dillon,  dam  Mildred  Rus- 
sell, grandam  Lou  Milton. 

Bay  filly  by  Guy  Dillon,  dam  Caratina  by  McKin- 
ney, grandam  By  By  by  Nutwood. 

Bay  colt  by  F.  S.  Turner,  dam  Caritone  by  Antone, 
grandam  Biscari  by  Director. 

Bay  colt  by  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  dam  Eileen  Russell 
by  A.  W.  Russell,  grandam  by  Mambrino  Wilkes. 

Bay  colt  by  Guy  Dillon,  dam  Adioo  by  Guy  Wilkes, 
grandam  By  By  by  Nutwood. 

Bay  filly  by  Guy  Dillon,  dam  Guycara  by  Guy 
Wilkes,  grandam   Biscari   by   Director. 

Bay  filly  by  Major  Dillon,  dam  Russie  Russell  by 
Bay  Rose,  grandam  Oakley  Russell  by  Happy  Rus- 
sell. 


A  suggestion  by  W.  J.  Andrews,  one  of  the  most 
prominent  and  able  trainers  of  the  country,  is  re- 
ceiving a  good  deal  of  consideration  from  writers 
upon  the  harness  racing  subject.  As  is  well  known, 
Mr.  Andrews  will  train  and  drive  the  peerless  mare, 
Sweet  Marie  2:02,  this  year,  and  as  a  contribution 
to  the  interest  of  the  racing  season  he  proposes 
to  start  the  famous  daughter  of  McKinney  2:11% 
against  the  champion  of  all  harness  horses,  Dan 
Patch  1:55,  if  the  consent  of  the  owner  of  the  latter 
can  be  secured,  and  the  handicap  he  names  is 
agreed  to.  This  is  that  Dan  Patch  shall  be  hitched 
to  an  old-fashioned,  high-wheeled  sulky,  while  Sweet 
Marie  will  be  allowed  to  pull  a  modern  bicycle  sulky. 
It  will  be  conceded  by  most  horsemen,  we  think, 
that  Mr.  Andrews'  proposition  is  extremely  fair  and 
reasonable,  so  far  as  the  concession  from  the  pacer's 
superior  speed  is  concerned.  It  is  generally  acknowl- 
edged that  the  relative  difference  between  trotting 
and  pacing  gaits  is  from  three  to  five  seconds,  while 
the  high-wheeled  sulky  is  regarded  as  a  handicap 
of  about  the  same  degree.  Dan  Patch  has  paced 
a  mile  under  special  conditions  in  1:55,  while  the 
best  that  the  mare  has  shown  is  2:02,  seven  seconds 
slower.  It  would  seem  that  the  son  of  Joe  Patchen 
has  at  least  not  been  offered  the  worst  of  it,  and 
it  is  to  be  hoped  that  his  owner  may  be  inclined 
to  yield  to  what  is  undoubtedly  a  very  general  de- 
sire among  the  race-going  public  to  see  a  race  be- 
tween the  two  consummated.  It  is  undeniable  that 
either  of  these  great  horses  is  capable  of  offering 
a  rare  attraction  for  any  meeting,  but  none  the 
less  true  that  a  contest  between  them  under  condi- 
tions that  would  equalize  their  chances  of  winning 
would  draw  thousands,  where  either  of  them  singly 
would  attract  hundreds  only. — Boston  Courier. 


The  stalls  at  Concord  track  are  gradually  filling 
up  and  horsemen  who  have  located  there  are  much 
pleased  with  the  place. 


Only   One   "BH.OMO   QUININE" 

That  is  LAXATIVE  BROMO  Quinine.     Similarly  named 
remedies    sometimes    deceive.      The    first    and    or 
Cold    Tablet    is   a   WHITE   PACKAGE   with    bla< 
red  lettering,  and  bears  the  signature  of  E.  W.  GT 


THE   BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


THE     REDFIELD     IDEA. 


My  idea  of  development,  In  its  relationship  to 
breeding  as  distinguished  from  its  relationship  to 
racing,  digers  considerably  from  the  prevailing  idea 
ol  wha.  development  is.  This  idea  may  be  conveni- 
ently explained  by  an  illustration. 

Suppose  a  man  undertakes  to  develop  the  muscles 
of  his  arm  by  practicing  upon  lifting  a  -weight,  and 
suppose  further  that  at  the  time  of  beginning  the 
most  he  can  lift  is  fifty  pounds.  As  he  continues  to 
practice  from  day  to  day,  nis  arm  grows  stronger 
and  he  can  lift  more  and  more  weight  At  some  no 
distant  day,  say  at  the  end  of  one  year  from  the 
beginning,  he  reaches  that  stage  from  which  no  fur- 
ther exercise  will  enable  him  to  lift  more.  When  he 
has  arrived  at  this  stage  n  is  commonly  said  that 
he  has  reached  the  limi.  of  his  development,  'and 
that  no  further  exercise  will  increase  his  develop- 
ment 

That  this  is  an  error  may  be  seen  by  analyzing  the 
development  that  has  occurred.  Assuming  that  at 
this  so-called  limit  of  development  the  man  can  lift 
100  pounds,  we  find  the  man's  arm  twice  as  strong 
as  it  was  at  the  beginning.  Comparing  this  with 
the  arm  itself  we  find  that,  although  the  arm  has 
increased  in  size,  it  is  not  twice  as  large  as  it  was 
before.  Neither  are  the  nerves  which  control  the 
muscles  twice  as  large,  nor  is  there  twice  as  much 
blood  conveyed  to  the  arm  to  enable  it  to  lift  twice 
the  weight. 

The  fact  is  that  something  has  got  into  the  tissues 
of  the  arm  that  is  not  size,  and  that  something  is  a 
quality  added  to  the  tissue.  That  quality  I  have 
called  a  dynamic  quality  because  it  invloves  force 
as  distinguished  from  bulk. 

Although  exercise  beyond  the  year  will  not  en- 
able him  to  lift  more  than  100  pounds,  yet  if  we 
drop  back  a  trifle  from  the  limit,  say  to  ninety 
pounds,  exercise  for  a  second  year  will  enable  him 
to  lift  that  ninety  pounds  a  greater  number  of  times 
without  exhaustion  than  he  could  at  the  end  of  the 
first  year.  It  is  therefore  evident  that  exercise  be- 
yond that  point  at  which  no  further  exercise  will 
enable  him  to  lift  more,  has  in  reality  added  some- 
thing further  to  his  development.  It  is  also  evident 
that  this  something  is  also  dynamic  development- 
Even  if  we  assume  that  no  further  exercise  beyond 
the  end  of  the  second  year  will  enable  him  to  lift 
ninety  pounds  a  greater  number  of  times,  still,  his 
actual  development  does  not  cease  then.  For  ex- 
ample, if  the  man  stops  exercise  at  the  end  of  one 
year  his  muscles  will  get  soft  and  his  acquired  dyna- 
mic development  will  rapidly  degenerate.  If  he  con- 
tinues his  exercise  during  the  second  year  and  stops 
at  its  end,  it  will  be  found  that  his  muscles  have 
acquired  a  power  of  resistance  and  that  the  strength 
will  degenerate  less  rapidly.  If  the  man  should  con- 
tinue his  exercise  for  a  third  year,  at  its  end  it 
would  be  found  that  the  third  year  of  exercise  had 
still  further  increased  the  power  of  resistance  to 
degeneration  of  strength  due  to  a  cessation  of  exer- 
cise. 

A  little  consideration  will  make  it  clear  that  this 
power  to  resist  degeneration  is  a  quality  imparted 
to  the  muscles  by  exercise,  and  that  this  quality  is 
also  dynamic  in  character.  The  fact  is,  this  power 
to  resist  degeneration  of  strength  due  to  a  cessation 
of  exercise  continues  to  increase  as  long  as  exer- 
cise is  continued,  up  to  near  the  end  of  life.  Hence. 
the  development  which  has  a  relationship  to  repro- 
duction as  distinguished  from  performance,  involves 
the  length  of  time  during  which  exercise  of  a  de- 
veloping character  is  continued,  and  this  in  turn  is 
to  a  considerable  extent  measurable  by  the  age  of 
the  animal  at  the  time  of  breeding. 

From  this  it  will  be  seen  that  I  do  not  measure  a 
horse's  development  by  his  track  record,  but  by 
the  amount  of  dynamic  quality  that  has  been  im- 
parted to  him  by  exercise.  A  horse  which  inherits 
a  fine  dynamic  quality  may  be  able  to  trot  in  2:10 
with  a  very  small  amount  of  development,  while  an- 
other horse,  not  so  well  endowed  by  heredity,  may 
require  a  much  greater  quantity  of  development  to 
enable  him  to  trot  in  2:20.  In  such  a  case  the  horse 
which  trots  in  2:20  has  been  developed  more  than 
the  horse  which  trots  in  2:10.  The  fact  that  the 
2:10  trotter  is  faster  than  the  2:20  trotter  involves 
an  inheritance  from  a  preceding  generation,  which 
is  a  different  story  from  the  development  imparted 
to  the  horse  himself. 

If  those  persons  who  discuss  the  development 
theory  pro  and  con  will  consider  and  anply  this  view 
of  development  they  will  find  that  it  will  throw  a 
flood  of  light  upon  the  problem.  As  a  still  fnrther 
means  of  throwing  light  upon  the  subject,  stallions, 
mares  and  geldings  should  be  considered  as  separate 
classes  to  be  studied  with  respect  to  certain  particu- 
lar ancestors.  Thus  Cresceus  should  be  studied  with 
respect  to  his  sire,  his  grandsire,  his  dam's  sire,  etc. 
Lou  Dillon  should  be  studied  with  respect  to  her 
dam,  her  second  dam,  her  sire's  dam,  etc.  Were  or 
were  not  these  progenitors  developed  in  the  sense  set 
forth?  Did  or  did  they  not  have  imparted  to  them  a 
large  amount  of  that  dynamic  quality  which  enables 
an  animal  to  continue  severe  strain  and  to  resist  de- 
generation. 

In  the  past  I  have  had  a  good  deal  to  say  about 
this,  but  at  present  I  am  waiting  for  some  other  per- 
son ro  apply  this  kind  of  a  test  to  our  trotters.  In 
the  jiean  time  I  have  applied  this  test  to  the  milk, 
yielding  capacity  of  cows,  a  brief  statement  of  which 
may  be  interesting. 

"■  nder  norma]   dairy  conditions,  a  cow  which  pro- 

di-t  --s  a  given  quantity  of  milk  when  she  has  her  first 

calf  will    produce   a   larger   quantity   when   she    has 

■~mf\  calf,  a  still  larger  quantity  when  she  has 


her  third  calf,  and  so  on  to  her  eighth  or  tenth 
calf.  It  is  a  well  recognized  fact  that  this  develop- 
ment in  milk  producing  capacity  is  directly  trace- 
able to  the  cow  being  regularly  milked  and  urged 
toward  large  milk  production. 

Applying  this  test,  it  is  found  that  those  cows 
which  yield  large  quantities  of  milk  and  are  im- 
provements over  their  ancestors  are  not  first  or 
second  calves,  nor  the  daughters  of  first  and  second 
calves.  They  are  daughters  of  comparatively  old 
and  highly  developed  cows,  and  the  best  of  them 
are  from  successive  generations  of  old  cows.  The 
bulls  which  are  noted  as  the  sires  of  large  milk  pro- 
ducers are  all  sons  of  old  and  well  developed  cows. — 
Casper  Redfield  in  Horse  World. 


It  is  reported   that  more  than  sixty   mares  have 
already  been  booked  to  Admiral  Dewey  2:04%. 


DEATH   OF  CHARLES   KERR. 


Charles  Kerr,  one  of  the  best  known  breeders  of 
thoroughbred  horses  in  California,  died  at  his  home, 
Antrim  Farm,  near  Bakersfield  on  the  20th  inst.  He 
was  a  native  of  Ireland,  aged  7S  years.  He  came  to 
California  from  Kentucky  many  years  ago,  crossing 
the  plains  with  a  wagon  train.  He  was  engaged  in 
the  meat  business  in  San  Francisco  for  a  long  time, 
but  finally  retired  to  his  farm  in  Kern  county,  where 
the  greater  part  of  his  time  was  devoted  to  the  breed- 
ing of  thoroughbreds,  many  of  which  he  raced  suc- 
cessfully. Among  the  well  known  horses  owned  by 
him  were  San  Nicholas,  F.  W.  Barr,  Ocean  Shore 
and  others.  He  owned  the  stallions  Herald,  im- 
ported Reggie  and  others,  and  his  brood  mares  were 
by  such  sires  as  imported  Mariner,  Apache.  Tyrant. 
Milner.  Jim  Brown,  imported  Darebin,  Wheatley, 
Joe  Daniels,  Leinster  and  others.  The  old  gentleman 
bad  hosts  of  friends  in  California  who  will  remember 
him  as  a  man  of  kindly  nature  and  sterling  integrity. 


BAKERSFIELD   TRACK    COMPLETED. 


The  new  half-mile  track  which  the  Hudnut  Driving 
Park  Association  has  been  building  at  Bakersfield, 
has  now  been  completed,  and  is  in  fine  condition. 
The  track,  which  was  constructed  by  J.  B.  Fry,  is 
well  built,  being  of  good  width  and  turns  well  thrown 
up.  The  curves  are  easy,  all  sharp  corners  have 
been  avoided  and  it  will  make  a  fine  track  for  the 
fall  race  meeting. 

It  has  been  suggested  by  some  that  the  track 
should  be  used  first  for  races  on  the  Fourth  of  July 
in  conjunction  with  the  proposed  celebration  on 
that  day. 

The  grandstand  of  the  old  track  will  soon  be 
moved  to  the  new  location  and  enlarged,  and  as  soon 
as  it  is  possible,  work  will  be  started  on  the  con- 
struction of  a  fence  and  horse  stalls.  The  grand 
stand  will  also  be  enlarged  after  its  removal. 


BIDS    FOR    ARMY    HORSES. 


Washington.  April  20. — Quarter-master-General 
Humphrey  to-day  called  for  bids  for  cavalry,  artillery, 
draft  and"  riding  horses  and  mules  required  for  ser- 
vice in  the  United  States,  Porto  Rico  and  the  Philip- 
pines. The  animals- consist  of  725  cavalry.  234  ar- 
tillery. 14  draft  and  riding  horses  and  525  mules. 
Bids  will  be  opened  simultaneously  throughout  the 
various  horse  markets  in  the  country  on  May  1st. 


NOTICE! 


A  special  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Review  will  be 
held  at  the  Murray  Hill  Hotel,  New  York.  N.  T„  at 
11  o'clock  A.  M..  on  Tuesday,  May  7,  190,,  by  order 
of  the  President. 

W.  H.  GOCHER.  Secretary. 


All  communications  intended  for  the  consideration 
of  the  Board  at  the  May  meeting  must  be  forwarded 
to  the  Secretary  not  later  than  April  23d. 

The  Board  of  Review  is  empowered  to  act  in  place 
of  the  full  Board  with  the  same  authority  and  juris- 
diction, and  at  the  above  meeting  will  consider  busi- 
ness arising  in  each  and  all  of  me  districts. 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 


Albert  Sanders,'  Seattle. — There  are  two  horses 
that  have  obtained  records  under  the  name  of  Walter 
A.  The  pacer  by  that  name  is  credited  in  the  Tear 
Book  with  a  record  of  2:23%.  He  was  foaled  in 
1S92,  is  a  bay  or  brown  gelding,  sired  by  King 
Patchen.  dam  Hazlewood  by  Chance;  second  dam 
Bellfounder  Maid  by  Bellfounder  62.  He  was  bred 
by  J.  W.  Bailey,  Portland,  Oregon,  and  made  his 
record  in  that  city  June  29,  1S9S.  The  other  horse 
is  a  trotter,  a  brown  gelding  by  William  H.  Allen, 
dam  by  Fearnaught.  He  was  bred  by  W.  Dempster. 
Providence,  Rhode  Island,  and  took  a  record  of 
2:25%  at  New  Britain,  Conn.,  in  1893.  Neither  of 
these  horses  has  a  record  of  2:16. 


EAST  MONET. 


Miss  Adbell  2:09%,  the  Futurity  winner  of  1905, 
looks  awfully  good  for  the  2:10  stakes  in  which  she 
is  being  entered  down  the  line. 


It  is  reported  that  a  well  known  horseman  of  Ohio 
has  leased  the  Two-Minute  Stock  Farm  and  will 
turn  it  again  into  a  breeding  establishment.  Two- 
Minute  Farm  was  the  former  home  of  Star  Pointer 
1:59%. 


On  and  after  September  1,  1907.  it  will  cost  $4 
to  register  your  colts  and  fillies  that  are  a  year 
old  or  over.     To  save  money  register  now. 


Mr.  W.  C.  Hilton.  Dunkirk,  X.  Y..  writes  March  21, 
IS  17:  "I  have  always  had  good  results  with  Absorbine. 
One  case  in  particular.  I  bought  a  fine  driving  mare 
with  one  hind  leg  enlarged  four  times  its  natural  size 
for  $77-50.  Used  Absorbine  according  to  directions, 
reduced  the  swelling  permanently,  and  in  three 
months  I  sold  her  absolutely  sound  for  $250."  Many 
-similar  cases  are  reported  showing  Absorbine  gives  re- 
sults. $2.00  a  bottle  at  Druggists,  or  delivered.  Manu- 
factured by  W.  F.  Young,  P.  P.  F..  54  Monmouth  St., 
Springfield,  Mass. 


J.  S.  Johnson,  New  Castle,  Pa.,  owns  a  very  hand- 
some yearling  colt  by  the  California  sire,  Zombro 
2:11,  out  of  a  full  sister  to  St.  Edward  2:19%,  and 
Perry  Vincent  2:20%  by  St.  Vincent  2:13%.  He  is 
a  sure  trotter  and  very  handsome. 


Fereno  2:05%  foaled  a  bay  colt  recently  at  Walnut 
Hall  Farm  by  Walnut  Hall  2:08%.  The  colt  has  the 
most  remarkable  breeding  of  any  foal  in  America,  as 
his  dam  is  the  winner  of  the  two-year-old  and  three- 
year-old  divisions  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity,  and  Wal- 
nut Hall  is  the  winner  of  the  two-year-old  division  of 
the  Kentucky  Futurity. 


A  report  says  that  Herr  Axworthy,  a  colt  by  Ax- 
worthy 2:15%,  and  from  the  world's  ex-champion 
trotter,  Sunol  2:08%,  is  attracting  more  attention 
from  horsemen  than  any  of  the  other  animals  that 
are  training  at  Macon,  Ga.  They  say  that  in  confor- 
mation he  is  just  about  perfect,  and  is  a  natural  born 
trotter. 


The  four  fastest  trotting  mares  that  have  ever 
produced  foals  are  Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  Alix  2:03%, 
Nancy  Hanks  2:04  and  Sunol  2:08%.  Alix  died  after 
producing  two  fillies,  viz:  Queen's  Daughter,  a  pacer 
foaled  in  1899  by  Sable  Wilkes  2:18  and  Queen's 
Heiress,  a  trotter  foaled  in  1901  by  Handspring 
2:18%.  As  neither  of  Alix's  fillies  has  taken  records 
it  is  probable  that  both  may  have  been  used  for 
broodmares. 


At  the  Hanford  half-mile  track  there  is  quite  a 
string  of  trotters  and  pacers  working  at  the  present 
time.  A  local  paper  says  that  among  the  fastest 
is  Miss  Idaho  2:09%  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  owned  by 
S.  C.  Kimball;  Dr.  W.  2:08%,  owned  by  Dr.  Williams, 
and  Hanford  Jim.  owned  by  Lud  Tomer.  The  latter 
horse  was  worked  out  April  13th  and  went  the  mile 
in  the  fast  time  of  2:14%,  which  is  only  2%  sec- 
onds slower  than  the  track  record  as  made  by  the 
horse  Daedalion  two  years  ago.  Hanford  Jim  will 
contest  in  a  match  race  for  a  purse  of  $500  against 
Gray  Kate,  owned  by  M.  Macedo.  on  May  1st,  and 
as  Gray  Kate  is  showing  good  speed  and  getting  bet- 
ter every  day.  the  race  promises  to  be  one  of  the 
most  interesting   ever   seen   at  the   track. 


C.  W.  Marks,  the  man  who  bred  and  educated 
Glenwood  M.  2:07%.  by  Bobby  Burns  2:19%.  has  a 
stallion  that  he  thinks  is  the  equal  of  the  handsome 
trotter.  It  is  Wallace  McKinney  by  McKinney  2:11%, 
that  Marks  purchased  at  the  Madison  Square  Garden 
sale  two  years  ago.  Last  year  he  met  with  an  acci- 
dent that  prevented  him  from  getting  to  the  races, 
but  he  is  now  reported  sound  and  will  hear  the 
bell  ring  this  season.  He  has  a  bold,  striking  way 
of  going  and  is  a  good  gaited  trotter.  The  foregoing 
is  from  the  American  Sportsman  of  Cleveland.  Wal- 
lace McKinney  is  out  of  the  great  broodmare  Leonor 
bv  Dash  wood.  She  is  the  dam  of  Jennie  Mc  2:09. 
Doc  Book  2:10.  Miss  Jessie  2:13%  and  Judd  2:24%, 
and  grandam  of  Silver  Coin  2:10  ar.d  Cuate  2:13%. 
Wallace  McKinney  is  an  own  brother  to  Doc  Book 
and  Jennie  Mac. 


A  sensational  career  in  the  show  ring  is  predicted 
by  experts  for  the  trotting  stallion  Lectmont,  a  son 
of  Electrician  2:24%,  dam  Ella  Jackson,  dam  of  two 
by  Almont  Jr.  2:26.  Lectmont  was  picked  up  near 
Lexington,  Ky.,  where  he  was  in  training,  and  pur- 
chased for  a  song.  The  horse  was  in  poor  condition 
for  a  show  ring  performer,  but  Albert  De  Cernea  of 
New  York,  who  selected  him,  is  an  expert  in  his  line 
and  immediately  saw  a  prospective  champion  in 
the  grandson  of  Electioneer.  The  horse  was  imme- 
diately prepared  for  the  ring,  but  the  time  was  too 
short  for  first-class  work.  That  Mr.  De  Cernea's 
judgment  was  not  a  fault,  however,  is  proven  by  the 
fact  that  the  horse  got  the  second  ribbon  in  a  class 
of  thirty  competitors.  M.  Newgass  of  Chicago  saw 
the  horse  recently,  and  at  once  bought  him,  paying, 
it  is  said,  more  money  than  was  ever  paid  for  a  green 
high  stepper. 


Ed  Geers  says:  "I  think  it  is  a  mistake  to  jog 
horses  too  far.  From  three  to  five- miles  a  day  is  or- 
dinarily sufficient  for  most  horses.  Some  days  three 
miles  and  some  four  and  five  miles;  .but  I  do  not  be- 
lieve in  slow  jogging  for  more  than  one  mile.  After 
going  the  first  mile,  it  is  best  to  let  them  jog  along 
good  and  strong,  as  I  am  satisfied  that  from  three 
to  five  miles'  stiff  jogging  will  do  a  horse  more  good 
than  twenty  miles  at  a  slow,  poky  gait.  I  also  think 
a  great  many  horses  are  jogged  so  far  and  slow  that 
it  takes  away  their  speed;  besides,  it  gets  monoton- 
ous to  the  horse,  and  he  does  not  take  his  work  as 
cheerfully  as  a  horse  that  is  jogged  short  and  lively.'" 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Sod"-     It  roeaoos  baa!** 


Saturday,  April  27,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


PARONELLA    DEAD. 


The  great  brood  mare  Paronella  died  at  Elmhurst 
Farm,  Lexington,  Ky.,  last  week.  It  is  understood  that 
she  had  just  foaled  a  filly  by  the  Director  General, 
and  that  this  was  the  indirect  cause  of  her  death. 
She  was  one  of  the  greatest  of  living  broodmares 
and  her  loss  will  be  regetted. 

Paronella  was  bred  by  Mr.  R.  C.  Estill,  and  was 
foaled  in  1S92.  She  was  worked  for  speed  as  a 
yearling  and  is  reported  to  have  been  a  very  fast 
pacer.  She  never  got  to  the  races  as  she  received 
an  injury  which  made  it  impossible  for  her  to  be 
trained.  Her  disposition  was  far  from  perfect,  she 
being  a  high  strung,  nervous  filly,  which  makes  it 
necessary  to  use  care  in  handling  her.  She  was  not 
mean  or  vicious  but  very  nervous.  She  was  bred  in 
1895  to  Jay  Hawker  and  in  1896  foaled  a  chestnut 
colt  that  was  afterwards  known  as  Country  Jay  and 
who  in  1901  was  one  of  the  big  money  winning  trot- 
ters in  the  Grand  Circuit.  Starting  fourteen  times 
that  season  and  earning  a  record  of  2:10^4.  Country 
Jay  was  a  very  fast  trotter  and  had  he  not  been 
handicapped  by  an  unsoundness  would  have  been  one 
of  the  very  fast  record  horses  today.  He  had  a  pub- 
lic trial  of  2:06%.  He  had  nearly,  if  not  all  the  promi- 
nent qualities  of  a  great  trotter.  In  1S97  Paronella 
missed,  but  in  1S9S  foaled  a  Ally  by  Clay  King.  This 
filly  was  afterwards  known  as  Malise  2:17^4,  who 
although  small,  was  a  good  trotter,  game  and  with  a 
great  flight  of  natural  speed.  The  following  year, 
1899,  she  foaled  again  to  the  cover  of  Jay  Hawker. 
This  filly  called  Nella  Jay  won  the  three-year-old 
division  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity  in  1902,  defeating 


a  field  of  eleven  in  a  hard  fought  five-heat  race. 
Nella  Jay  had  the  nervous  temperment  of  her  dam 
and  it  was  only  with  the  kindest  and  most  careful 
treatment  that  she  could  be  trained.  Like  all  the 
foals  of  her  dam,  she  was  a  mare  of  great 
courage  and  a  pure  gaited  trotter.  In  1900  she 
foaled  a  colt  named  Parachute  by  Red  Chute,  who 
while  he  never  took  a  public  record,  trotted  a  mile  in 
2: IS.  In  1901  she  foaled  a  colt  by  Wilkes  Boy,  now 
known  as  Ormonde,  who  as  a  three-year-old  was  a 
fast  trotter,  and  was  regarded  as  a  sensational  cplt. 
Ormonde  is  reported  to  have  trotted  in  2:08%.  He 
is  a  bold  going  trotter,  pure  gaited,  with  the  best 
of  manners  and  should  race  successfully.  In  1902  she 
foaled  a  brown  colt  by  Jay  McGregor,  now  known  as 
Judge  Parker,  whose  record  is  2:27%.  This  is  not 
the  limit  by  any  means  of  Judge  Parker's  speed  as  he 
has  worked  in  2:11%.  Many  consider  Judge  Parker 
a  trotter  of  the  first  class,  and  believe  that  he  will 
so  demonstrate  his  ability  when  given  the  opportun- 
ity. In  1903  Paronella  missed  to  Allerton,  but  in  1904 
produced  the  sensational  two-year-old  trotter  Ken- 
tucky Todd  2:14%.  This  colt  was  a  very  fast  year- 
ling, pure  gaited,  perfect  in  manners,  handsome,  who 
brought  in  his  yearling  form  the  record  price,  $5000 
for  a  colt  of  his  age.  Last  fall  at  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky Todd  won  the  two-year-old  division  of  the  Ken- 
tucky Futurity,  showing  that  he  was  a  game  and  fast 
trotter  and  who  would  become  perhaps  the  most  fam- 
ous of  all  Paronella's  foals. 

Three  of  her  colts  remain  to  be  trained  and  de- 
veloped. One  is  Lady  Ripples  by  The  Tramp,  a 
yearling  bay  colt  by  Todd  and  the  one  recently  foaled 
by  The  Director  General.  During  the  years  that 
Paronella  has  been  in  the  stud  she  has  missed  but 
twice;  having  foaled  ten  colts  in  all.  Seven  of  these 
have  been  trained;    five  have  standard  records,  one 


of  the  others  is  conceded  to  be  better  than  a  2:10 
trotter,  while  the  other  has  beaten  2:20  in  his  work. 
Two  of  her  colts  have  won  the  two  and  three-year-old 
division  of  the  rich  Kentucky  Futurity,  while  Country 
Jay  displayed  extraordinary  capacity  as  a  Grand  Cir- 
cuit trotter. 

In  1901  Country  Jay  won  nearly  S1S.000,  being  the 
third  largest  money  winner  of  the  season.  Starting 
fourteen  times,  winning  six  firsts  and  eight  seconds. 
A  careful  study  of  her  breeding  reveals  the  fact  that 
she  is  very  strongly  bred  in  blood  lines  that  have 
produced  extreme  speed.  Her  sire.  Parkville,  is  a 
son  of  Electioneer  and  Aurora  2:27  by  John  Nelson. 
Her  dam,  Minnie  Merrill,  was  by  Young  Jim.  Her 
second  dam,  Minnie  West,  by  Allie  West,  son  of  Al- 
mont;  third  dam  the  great  broodmare  Heel-and-Toe 
Fanny  (dam  of  two)  by  John  Innes;  fourth  dam  by 
Bay  Duck,  son  of  Lowery's  Grey  Florizel.  Aurora  car- 
ries a  strong  infusion  of  thoroughbred  blood — John 
Nelson,  her  sire,  being  by  Imp.  Trustee  out  of  a 
mare  by  Abdallah  I.  Heel-and-Toe  Fanny,  her  third 
dam,  is  the  dam  of  Jewett  2:14,  pacing,  2:20  trot- 
ting, and  Catharine  2:28%.  With  such  breeding  and 
combining  in  herself  the  other  qualities  of  tempera- 
ment and  nervous  force  and  energy,  she  has  certainly 
distinguished  herself  as  a  very  great  producer  of 
speed.  This  is  one  sure  test  of  a  great  broodmare 
and  when  the  character  and  quality  of  that  speed  is 
taken  into  consideration,  as  in  the  ease  of  Paronella, 
it  will  be  seen  what  a  great  mare  she  was.  Great 
broodmares  judged  by  the  highest  standard  are 
scarce.  Paronella  was  such  a  mare  and  her  loss  will 
be  regretted  by  her  owner,  Mr.  R.  C.  Estill,  and  by 
the  trotting  horse  world  at  large.  She  has  three 
colts  coming,  on  which,  if  they  may  be  judged  by 
the  others,  will  add  greater  fame  to  her  name  as  a 
famous  broodmare. — American  Sportsman. 


North  Pacific  Fair  Circuit 


1907 


ENTRIES  TO  EARLY  CLOSING  STAKES,  CLOSE  MAY  25th,  1907 


OREGON  STATE  FAIR 

Salem, 

September  16  to  21 

Monday,   September   16. 

2 :18     Trot 5SOO 

2:12  Pace    S50O 

Tuesday,    September   17. 

2:27  Trot  $1000 

2:25  Pace   $1000 

Three- Year-Old  Trot $400 

Wednesday,    September    IS. 

2:14  Trot   $5000 

2:20   Pace    5500 

Three- Year-Old  Pace  $400 

Thursday,   September   19. 

2:09  Pace   $5000 

2:23    Trot     $500 

Two-Year-Old  Trot  $300 

Friday,    October   20. 

2:15    Pace    S500 

2:14  Consolation  Trot    SlOOO 

Two- Year-Old  Pace   $300 

Saturday,  September  21. 

2:10  Trot $1000 

2:09  Consolation  Pace   $1000 

The  main  race  of  the  $5000  stake  for 

2:14    trotters   will   be   for   $4000,    with   a 

handicap  entrance  as  follows: 

Horses  with  records  of  2:13*4   to  2:15. 

5    per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:15%    to  2:1*, 

4  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:17%   to  2:20, 

3  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:20%  to  2:25, 
IVz    per    cent. 

Horses  without  records,  or  with  rec- 
ords slower  than  2:25,  2  per  cent.  Five 
per  cent   additional   for   money   winners. 

A  consolation  purse  of  $1000  (free  en- 
trance) will  be  given  for  non-winning 
starters  in  the  2:14  trot,  provided  there 
are  eight  or  more  starters  in  the  main 
event. 

The  main  race  of  the  $5000  stake  for 
2:09  pacers  will  be  for  $4000,  with  a 
handicap    entrance   fee   as   follows: 

Horses  with  records  of  2:08%   to  2:10, 

5  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:10%    to   2:12, 

4  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:12%  to  2:14, 
3   per  cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:14%  to  2:17, 
2  Vz  per  cent. 

Horses  without  records  or  slower  than 
2:17.  2  per  cent.  Five  per  cent  addi- 
tional   charged    for    money    winners. 

A  consolation  purse  of  §1000  (free  en- 
trance) will  be  given  for  non-winning 
starters  in  the  2:09  pace,  provided  there 
are  eight  or  more  starters  in  the  main 
event. 

Entrance  fee  payable  on  both  these 
stakes  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  May 
25,  when  horses  must  be  named;  bal- 
ance September  1.  No  transfer  or  sub- 
stitution  of  entries  in  either  event 

p,   A,   WP/LCH.    Secretary, 


EVERETT,  WASHINGTON 

September  4  to  7 

Wednesday,   September  4. 

2:20  Trot   $500 

Por   horses   owned  in   Snohom- 
ish county,  without  record.  .    $200 
Thursday,    September    5, 

2:25  Pace  $500 

2:30   Trot $500 

Priday,  September  6. 

2:17   Pace    5400 

2:15    Trot    5500 

Saturday,   September   7. 

2:09  Pace  $800 

2:25  Trot  or  Pace,  for  horses  owned 

in    Snohomish    county    $200 

Everett   Derby,   1*4    miles $500 

S.    STANLEY,     Secretary. 


CENTRALIA,    WASHINGTON 
September  9  to  14 

Tuesday,  September  10. 

2:20  Trot   $500 

For  horses  owned  in  Lewis,  Thurs- 
ton, Chehalis  and  Pacific  coun- 
ties,  without    records    S200 

Wednesday,   September   11. 

2:25  Pace ....$500 

2:30  Trot $500 

Thursday,   September  12. 

2:17    Pace    5400 

2:15    Trot    5500 

Priday,  September  13. 

2:09  Pace   $1000 

2:25  Trot  or  Pace,  for  horses  owned 
in  Lewis,  Thurston,  Chehalis  and 

Pacific    counties     S200 

Saturday    (Derby   Day)    Sept.   14. 

Centralia  Derby,  1*4   miles S300 

Other  running  events  to  be  arranged. 
JOHN  A.   FIELD,   Secretary. 


WASHINGTON  STATE  FAIR 

North  Yakima, 

September  23  to  28 

Monday,   September   23. 

Three- Year-Old  Trot $400 

Three- Year-Old    Pace $400 

Tuesday,  September  24. 

2:12    Pace    ....• 5500 

2:18    Trot    5500 

'Wednesday,    September    25. 

2 :20  Pace   $1000 

2 :30    Trot     5500 

Thursday,    September   26. 

2:09  Pace  $700 

2:15    Trot     5500 

Priday,   September  27. 
2 :15    Face    5500 

2:23  Trot $1000 

Saturday,    September    28. 
2:25    Pace     $500 

2:10  Trot   $700 

G.    A.    PEAHAM,    Secretary. 

SPOKANE  INTERSTATE  FAIR 
September  30  to  October  5 

Monday,    September   30. 

2:15    Trot     5750 

2:35    Pace    5500 

Tuesday,   October   1. 

Free-For-All  Pace $1000 

2 :40    Trot    5500 

"Wednesday,    October   2. 

Free-For-All  Trot $1000 

2:20    Face    . 5600 

Thursday,    October   3. 

2:25  Trot  $1000 

Three-Year-Old  Pace $400 

Priday,   October  4. 

2:25  Pace  $1000 

Three-Year-Old  Trot   $400 

Saturday,  October  5. 

2:15    Pace     5750 

2 :18    Trot     S600 

EOBT.    H.    COSGBOVE.    Sec. 


LEWISTON,  IDAHO 
October  7  to  12 

Monday,  October  7. 

Green   Trot   or   Pace    5200 

Gentlemen's   Driving'   Race    S75 

Tuesday,  October  8. 

2 :20    Pace    5300 

2:27    Trot    5300 

Wednesday,    October   9. 
2:40    Trot     5250 

2:13  Pace  $1000 

Thursday,    October    10. 

2:15  Trot $1000 

2:25    Pace     S250 

Priday,    October    11. 

Free-for-all   Pace    S300 

Free-for-all   Trot    $300 

Saturday,  October  12. 

2 :20   Trot    $300 

2 :17  Pace    $300 

H.   W.    ITEWTON,    Secretary. 


WALLA  WALLA,  WASH. 
October  14  to  19 

Monday,    October    14. 
2 :25    Pace    5500 

Three-Year-Old  Trot   $400 

Tuesday,    October   15. 

Three-Year-Old  Pace  $400 

2:23  Trot    S500 

Wednesday,  October  16. 

2:16  Pace  $1000 

2 :13  Trot    5500 

Thursday,    October    17. 
2:12    Pace    5500 

2:18  Trot   $1000 

Friday,    October    18. 

2 :20    Pace     S500 

2 :30  Trot    S500 

Saturday,    October   19. 

2 :09    Pace     S50O 

2 :10     Trot      $500 

A.    C.    VANDEWATER,    Sec'y. 


CONDITIONS:  Races  set  in  large  black-faced  type  are  early  closing  events,  in  which  entries  close  May  25.  Other  events 
close  August  31,  except  at  Everett  and  Centralia,  where  purse  events  close  August  15.  Entrance  fee  5  per  cent  of  purse  and 
5  per  cent  from  money  winners  (except  where  otherwise  specified),  payable  2  per  cent  May  25,  when  horses  must  he  named, 
balance  September  2.  All  races  mile  heats.  3  in  5  (except  the  two  and  three-year-old  races,  which  shall  be  mile  heats,  2  in  3), 
but  no  race  longer  than  five  heats,  and  money  paid  according  to  summary  at  end  of  fifth  heat-  Right  to  declare  off  any 
stake  that  does  not  fill  satisfactorily.  Two  and  three-year-old  stakes  are  for  colts  owned  in  the  district  January  1,  1907.  Rules 
of  the  National  or  American  Trotting  Associations  to  govern,  except  where  otherwise  specified.  Entries  can  be  made  with  the 
Circuit   Secretary   or   the   individual   Secretaries.      For   full   conJitions  send   for  stake   hook. 


M.   P.   WISDOM,   Circuit   Secretary,  Portland,  Oregon, 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


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SANTA  CRUZ  ANGLING  PROSPECTS. 


/.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL  .\ 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


1  v  *I*  *I*  •?"I**!'  *?■ 


A   PARADISE    FOR   SPORTSMEN. 


Lucky  is  the  sportsman  whose  lot  happens  to  be 
cast  in  sunny  Southern  California.  For  him  there 
is  no  winter  of  restless,  discontented  inactivity; 
while  his  brethren  of  the  icy  East  are  drearily  whil- 
ing  away  spare  hours  making  ready  in  advance  that 
they  may  ply  to  the  full  their  implements  of  pleasure, 
he  of  the  Southwest  is  taking  full  profit  of  his  invest- 
ments in  the  tools  of  sport  from  the  coming  of  Janu- 
ary to  the  dying  of  December. 

Men  of  millions  come  from  every  part  of  the  wide 
world  to  tackle  the  giant  marine  game  fishes  of  the 
Southern  California  Coast,  which  divides  with  the 
waters  that  wash  Florida,  the  honor  of  drawing  more 
sportsmen  than  any  other  part  of  the  five  oceans  that 
float  the  earth.  And  there  are  many  who  unhesitat- 
ingly award  the  palm  to  California  as  between  the 
two.  Tear  after  year  they  climb  off  the  Overland 
trains,  gun  cases  in  hand,  rods  and  reels  in  their 
luggage. 

Southern  California's  annual  program  of  rod  and 
reel  and  gun  and  rifle  sports  shows  no  intermissions. 
There  is  not  a  month  in  the  year  that  the  fisherman 
cannot  well  repay  himself  for  his  trips  in  due  propor- 
tion to  his  proficiency  in  the  art.  Sometimes  the 
catch  is  one  kind  of  fish;  sometimes  another.  At 
present  the  seekers  after  big  marine  game  can  find 
albacore,  bonita,  occasional  yellowtail,  and  any  num- 
ber of  smaller  varieties.  At  scheduled  spots,  such 
as  the  lee  shores  of  Catalina,  yellowtail  are  likely 
to  take  the  hook  at  any  time  of  the  year.  The  shore 
angler  can  generally  take  a  fine  mess  of  good  food 
fish  of  the  smaller  sizes  in  any  of  the  bays,  such 
as  San  Pedro  harbor,  kingfish  being  particularly 
numerous  there.  The  visiting  sportsman  might  fare 
worse  than  to  pass  a  day  with  them. 

With  the  coming  of  April,  the  surf  fishing  season 
par  excellence,  may  be  looked  for.  During  the  month 
of  March,  in  nine  seasons  out  of  ten,  the  barracuda 
begins  running  offshore,  and  catches  of  two  to  four 
hundred  may  often  be  made  by  parties  of  bandliners. 
The  rod  and  reel  sportsman — indeed,  there  is  no 
other — contents  himself  with  a  dozen  or  so  of  these 
lithe  beauties  and  then  passes  onward  out  of  the 
school  to  search  for  bigger  game  ahead. 

Of  all  fishes  that  range  the  breakers,  none  more 
nearly  equals  the  popular  conception  of  a  splendid 
game  fish  than  the  "surf  or  California  whiting. 
Ranging  up  to  eight  or  even  to  ten  pounds  in  weight 
upon  occasion,  he  is,  as  a  rule,  under  five  pounds 
in  weight,  and  should  be  angled  for  with  tackle  com- 
mensurate with  the  strength  of  a  fish  of  that  size. 

The  surf  fish  fills  a.i  the  qualifications  of  a  splen- 
did food  and  game  fish.  Taking  bait  gingerly  and 
methodically,  seldom  with  the  rush  of  the  greedy 
bass,  but  rather  with  the  measured,  cautious  ad- 
vance of  the  trained  warrior  who  is  used  to  ambus- 
cades, the  surf  fish  once  hooked  puts  up  a  peculiarly 
dashing  fight,  showing  far  more  craft  than  most  sea 
fish  which  rely  on  blind  strength,  rather  than 
cleverness,  in  regaining  their  freedom. 

Hardly  any  two  "surf"  behave  alike  when  hooked 
One  comes  in  with  the  line  at  top  speed  trying  to 
secure  slack  so  he  can  spit  out  the  hook;  another 
lays  like  a  log  or  mess  of  kelp,  hardly  wiggling 
a  fin  until  in  the  last  comber.  These  are  the  hard- 
est fellows  of  all  to  land;  their  strength,  saved 
for  that  final  battle  in  the  boiling  breakers  surpasses 
all  expectations  and  often  wins  the  bout  because  of 
the  unexpected  ferocity  of  their  fight  and  the  undy- 
ing stubbornness  of  their  defense. 

The  capture  of  a  five-pound  surf  fish  through  the 
breakers  after  a  full  quarter-hour  of  tussling  on  a 
nine-thread  line  and  commensurate  tackle  is  fully 
equal  to  the  excitement  of  landing  trout  on  the  fly 
and  every  bit  as  satisfying,  with  the  added  advan- 
tage of  accessibility. 

The  croaker  and  yellowtail  lend  a  charming  variety 
to  beach  casting  and  are  little  if  any  inferior  as 
game;  in  fact,  the  croaker  attains  considerable  more 
weight  and  puts  up  a  fight  that  leaves  nothing  to 
be  desired.  As  food  fish,  the  "surf"  ranks  both,  al- 
though many  fancy  the  rich  flavor  of  the  yellowfin, 
which  enjoys  among  local  anglers  the  unique  repu- 
tation of  being  better  food  twelve  hours  after  cap- 
ture than  fresh  out  of  the  water,  thus  affording 
an  exception  to  the'  rule  that  no  fish  can  be  too 
fresh. 

In  the  bays  during  winter  the  chief  sport  is  to  be 
had  with  croakers  and  halibut,  regarding  whose  game 
qualities  opinions  differ  somewhat.  No  general  rule 
covering  halibut  can  be  laid  down.  One  fish  fights 
determinedly  while  the  next  suffers  himself  to  be 
hauled  alongside  and  ignominiously  brained  with  a 
spare  rod-butt.  Regarding  the  croaker  there  can  be 
no  such  dissention.  A  stubborn,  dashing  fighter,  full 
of  short,  fierce  runs  and  often  sounding  to  the  very 
bottom,  he  can  be  relied  upon  to  show  any  angler 
who  hooks  him  a  "good  time."  Nor  is  the  hooking 
of  a  r.roaker  as  soon  done  as  told.  Spotfins  bite 
slowly  as  a  rule;  it  is  the  exception  when  they  en- 
gulf the  bait  at  one  fell  grab,  as  does  the  yellowfin. 

In    iurf  fishing  and  all  its  branches  the  best  bait, 

day    i  and  day  out,  is  the  soft  part  of  clam  carefully 

ut   u"on  the  hook  so  as  to  cover  all  excepting  the 

obit,  which  should  not  be  so  shielded  by  the 


harder  portions  of  the  bait  that  it  will  readily  slip 
out  of  the  mouth  of  a  fish.  Sandcrabs  are  some- 
times a  more  killing  lure,  and  it  is  well  to  have  a 
supply  of  both  when  possible.  Sometimes  the  fish 
fancy  one;  sometimes  the  other. 

Bass  fishing  in  the  ocean  is  generally  conducted 
most  successfully  from  a  boat  in  the  kelp,  or  else  by 
trolling  or  with  flying  bait.  The  game  may  weigh 
as  high  as  ten  pounds — larger  bass  having  been 
taken — but  six  pounds  is  a  good  average. 

Of  small  fish,  Southern  California  has  her  share. 
Smelts,  sand  dabs,  mackerel  of  "tinker"  size;  sar- 
dines, "herring"  so  mis-called,  kingfish,  are  seldom 
found  wanting.  Redondo  and  Long  "Beach  are  the 
Meccas  of  the  small  fishermen.  San  Pedro  Bay  is 
equally  good,  however,  and  may  generally  be  relied 
upon  for  a  goodly  mess  of  fish  whatever  the  season. 

The  Eastern  sportsman  contemplating  a  trip  to 
Southern  California  should  bring  all  of  his  sporting 
equipment.  He  will  even  find  work  for  his  rifle,  the 
small,  low  power  calibre  in  particular.  The  shotgun 
can  be  kept  busy  the  year  around.  From  October 
loth  to  February  15th  the  duck  and  quail  season  is 
open.  For  a  month  and  a  half  later,  or  until  April 
1st,  it  is  legal  to  shoot  jacksnipe.  Rabbits  fill  out 
the  interim  before  the  dove  season,  which  usually 
opens  July  1st,  and  continues  until  the  beginning 
of  the  duck  and  quail  season.  There  are  two  trap 
shooting  clubs  in  Los  Angeles  also,  and  those  who 
fancy  that  sport  can  easily  find  all  they  want  of  it. 

Those  who  fancy  snappy  work  with  the  revolver 
or  light  target  pistol  can  find  plenty  of  live  marks 
to  practice  upon  in  the  ever-present  ground  squirrels, 
which  offer  the  best  kind  of  targets  as  they  sit,  bolt 
upright,  watching  the  passer-by  from  some  old  barley 
stubble  field. 


TROUT    DEMAND    NATURAL    FLIES. 


As  the  season  approaches  there  can  he  no  more  in- 
teresting subject  to  the  fly  fisher  for  trout  than  the 
flies  he  ought  to  use  Without  suitable  flies  a  day  on 
the  best  waters  is  thrown  away,  while  with  appro- 
priate artificial  flies  a  brace  or  two  of  good  fish  may 
often  be  lured,  writes  John  Harrington  Keene  in  Rec- 
reation. A  good  many  difficult  questions  are  asked 
about  flies.  Ought  they  to  resemble  nature  as  most 
Englishmen  believe,  or  will  it  answer  equally  well, 
as  the  Scotchmen  and  many  Americans  believe,  if 
they  only  carry  on  their  face  something  of  the  char- 
acter and  color  of  their  prototype. 

Fish  have  their  own  likes  and  dislikes.  Again, 
every  water  is  different  in  some  respects  (often  in 
many  respects)  from  others.  Each  requires  its  proper 
fly.  says  the  fly  maker.  It  may  be  so,  but  a  very 
limited  selection  of  flies,  with  a  proper  skill  in  show- 
ing them  to  the  fish,  may  be  trusted  to  fill  the  bas- 
ket (if  the  day  admits  of  it)  from  almost  any  stream. 

The  "oldest  inhabitant"  is  useful  when  a  man 
reaches  a  stream  he  does  not  know  to  inform  him 
what  fly  is  on  the  water,  so  that  the  newcomer  may 
not  lose  time  in  ascertaining  this  for  himself.  For 
the  rest,  a  jaunty  fly,  with  full  wings  and  a  couple 
of  tails,  especially  if  it  possesses  a  peacock  beryl 
body,  if  there  is  a  breeze,  will  yield  us  excellent 
reward. 

There  is  no  need  to  match  the  artificial  fly  in 
grades  of  finely  graduated  color  with  the  natural 
insect.  The  size  and  shape  and  general  similarity 
of  color  are  all  that  the  fisherman  needs  to  attend 
to.  Size  also  is  more  important  than  color,  and  the 
fly  maker  may  take  this  statement  from  me  as  the 
truth.  Spider  flies,  that  is,  flies  without  wings  and 
tail  and  made  from  the  hackles  or  birds,  are  useful 
for  transparent  streams,  rocky  mountain  burns  and 
rivers  flowing  in  a  stony  country. 

Hence  they  are  invaluable  in  such  localities  and 
are  to  be  strongly  recommended  for  such  conditions. 
Their  bodies  are  thin,  and  in  such  fishing  are  to  be 
commended  before  the  large  fly  with  the  thick  body. 
The  thickly  covered  fly  makes  a  splash  in  clear  water 
which  the  trout  most  certainly  perceives  at  once,  and 
is  fatal  to  the  angler's  chances. 

Stewart  says:  "Every  possible  advantage  is  in 
favor  of  the  lightly  dressed  fly,  it  is  more  like  a 
natural  insect;  it  falls  lightly  on  the  water,  and 
every  angler  knows  the  advantage  of  making  his  fly 
fall  lightly,  there  being  less  material  in  it.  The  artifi- 
cial nature  of  that  material  is  not  so  easily  detected, 
and  also  the  hook  is  not  so  much  covered  with 
feathers;  there  is  much  better  chance  of  hooking 
the  trout  when  it  rises." 

These  are  cogent  reasons.  In  a  flood,  of  course,  I 
should  use  a  larger  and  thicker  fly.  It  is  then  neces- 
sary to  give  the  fish  something  that  can  be  readily 
seen.  In  ordinary  slow  flowing  rivers  I  confess  to 
the  use  of  winged  flies;  they  float  better  and  can  be 
seen  more  clearly  at  a  long  distance,  and  they  cast 
better,  being  heavier  than  the  tiny  gnat-like  fly.  As 
a  rule,  also  they  generally  catch  larger  fish  than 
their  wingless  brethren.  An  entirely  conventional 
fly  is  only  a  success  at  certain  times,  when  the  trout 
are  rising  greedily  and  almost  taking  anything. 
o 

California's  favorite  hot  w«ather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  8od«- 


Brookdale  Hatchery,  near  Santa  Cruz,  is  destined 
to  make  angling  history  for  the  county  of  thirty-two 
fishing  streams.  Not  only  will  there  be  fishing  in 
the  streams,  but  angling  in  salt  water  for  salmon  and 
steelhead  will  also  enhance  the  reputation  of  Santa 
Cruz  as  the  fisherman's  mecca. 

It's  surprising  the  number  of  people  who  make  their 
weekly  pilgrimage  down  Railroad  avenue  Sundays 
to  the  fish  hatchery  at  Brookdale,  and  what  a  splen- 
did piscatorial  display  Superintendent  Shebley  has 
on  hand  at  this  time  of  the  year.  A  visit  to  the 
hatchery  any  time  within  the  next  two  or  three  weeks 
will  settle  that  much-mooted  question  of  "steelhead 
or  salmon"  so  a  child  could  impart  to  a  certain  dis- 
tinguished head  of  a  famous  university  the  character- 
istic difference  between  the  two  fish  in  so  clear  a 
manner  that  possibly  the  distinguished  exponent  of 
"fish  and  their  habits"  might  revise  his  statements 
of  a  year  or  two  ago,  writes  M.  Lienald. 

In  the  hatchery  building  there  are  at  present  be- 
tween three  and  four  million  fishes  in  all  stages  of 
development  from  new  spawn  to  the  tink  fish,  just 
able  to  navigate.  There  is  nearly  a  million  of  the 
little  fellows  to  be  hand-fed,  a  task  reserved  for  the 
assistant. 

Attached  to  each  one  of  these  million  or  more  of 
infants  is  a  tiny  red  bulb,  or  sac,  from  which  the  fish 
draws  its  nourishment  and  upon  the  assistant  de- 
volves the  care  of  keeping  this  bulb  filled  with  food. 
Constant  practice  makes  perfect,  and  with  a  suction 
glass  he  goes  through  the  mass  of  wiggling  red 
bulbs  and  heads,  picldng  out  the  dead,  feeding  the 
hungry  and  in  a  hundred  ways  attending  to  their 
wants.  It  is  a  tedious  job  and  one  that  calls  for 
skill  and  dexterity  on  the  part  of  the  operator,  as  the 
least  wrong  move  would  prove  fatal  to  the  life  of 
the  fish. 

One  of  the  sights  of  the  hatchery  is  an  aquarium 
filled  with  Mackinaw  lake  trout,  soon  to  be  liberated 
in  the  streams  of  the  county.  In  the  hatching 
troughs  are  thousands  of  Columbia  river  salmon  that 
will  be  planted  in  Monterey  Bay,  where  they  will  fur- 
nish rare  sport  during  their  "runs." 

Alone  in  his  shroud  of  embalming  fluid  rests  a 
mighty  specimen  of  the  steelhead,  taken  from  one 
of  the  fish  traps  in  the  San  Lorenzo  River.  Imagine 
him  on  the  end  of  a  10-ounce  rod,  and  what  thrills  of 
excitement  he  would  cause  the  fisherman.  Then  there 
is  an  aquarium  where  one  may  see  a  specimen  of 
each  fish  which  makes  its  habitat  in  these  waters, 
and  last  but  not  least,  is  the  absolute  freedom  from 
diseases  peculiar  to  fish,  due  to  the  care  and  know- 
ledge of  Superintendent  Shebley. 

But  the  show  grounds  are  the  ponds  where  are  held 
many  thousand  steelhead  and  Eastern  brook  trout  for 
spawning  purposes.  During  the  rainy,  stormy 
weather  the  care  of  the  steelhead  is  a  difficult  matter, 
as  they  are  continually  fighting  among  themselves 
endavoring  to  jump  over  the  walls  of  their  ponds, 
causing  the  assistants  to  watch  them  continually. 

When  they,  fight,  they  fight  viciously,  as  a  small 
pond  where  several  dilipidated  victims  are  slowly 
recovering  from  their  wounds  will  attest.  Feeding 
time  is  when  they  display  to  best  advantage  their 
rare  ability  to  jump,  the  water  takes  on  the  appear- 
ance of  a  series  of  rapids  as  they  run,  leap  and  charge 
each  other  in  savage  attempts  to  get  the  choicest 
morsels. 

Turn  to  the  Eastern  brook  trout  pond  and  note  the 
activity  they  display  when  fed,  no  comparison  with 
the  steelhead;  then  get  an  Eastern  enthusiast  and 
tell  him  the  steelhead  is  the  "gamest"  of  the  two, 
and  you  have  an  argument  that  fills  in  the  balance 
of  the  day. 

Which  is  the  gamest.  the  steelhead  or  Eastern 
brook  trout?  In  the  ponds  of  slow-moving,  sluggish 
Eastern  brook  trout  is  not  to  be  compared  with  the 
darting  lightning-like  tumultuous  steelhead.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  Easterner  will  say  that  environment 
is  everything;  then  take  it  in  the  waters  of  the  rivers 
a  two-pound  Eastern  brook  will  put  up  a  fight  that 
will  try  the  eye,  hand  and  line  of  the  fisherman  in 
a  manner  to  put  a  five-pound  steelhead  to  shame. 
They  are  both  beautiful  fish  and  from  present  indica- 
tions the  discipline  of  Izaak  Walton  will  find  the  ques- 
tion answered  to  his  heart's  content  in  the  streams  of 
Santa  Cruz  county  on  the  first  day  of  May. 


Arrangements  are  being  made  by  the  State  Fish 
Commission  for  the  planting  of  a  large  number  of 
fish  in  San  Diego  bay  during  the  coming  summer. 
Deputy  Game  Warden  Webb  Tomn  has  taken  the 
matter  up  with  the  Commission  and  promises  have 
been  received  that  the  work  will  be  done. 

For  years  efforts  have  been  made  to  have  the  bay 
stocked  with  fish.  Now  that  the  anti-seining  law  is 
in  effect  this  will  be  done. 


We  cull  the  following  from  the  Referee,  a  newsy 
sportsman's  paper  published  in  Honolulu: 

Shark  Fishing 
Hawaii's  Best  Sport 
Launches  at  reasonable  terms  per  day  for  parties. 
All    necessary     equipnfent   furnished.        Satisfaction 
and  sharks  guaranteed. 

YOUNG  BROS., 
Phone  White  2S1. 

The  bait  generally  used  is  the  carcass  of  a  dead 
horse,  which  floating  about  in  the  shark  infested 
currents  attracts  the  attention  of  the  voracious  fish. 
When  the  sharks  come  around  the  launch  a  large 
hook  is  baited  with  a  dead  dog  or  piece  of  horseflesh, 
which  lure  soon  attracts  a  shark  and  then  the  fun 
begins. 


Saturday,  April  27,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


BASS    DEVELOP    INTO     PREDATORY     DEEP    SEA 
FISH. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  following  interesting  statement  coming  from 
a  source  of  authority  and  observation  seems  to  have 
a  formulation  of  truth  at  the  bottom  that  should  set 
fish  culturists  thinking. 

Although  the  various  rod  and  gun  clubs  of  the 
state,  and  in  fact  along  the  entire  Pacific  coast  are 
continually  talking  of,  and  in  some  instances- actually 
have,  stocked  inland  lakes  with  black  bass,  pickerel, 
pike  and  perch,  as  well  as  other  varities  of  game  fish, 
Superintendent  of  Washington  State  Pish  Hatcheries 
John  Crawford  says  it  is  a  bad  thing  to  do,  and  should 
be  discouraged.  He  points  out  that  the  transplanting 
of  the  above  mentioned  fish  into  the  streams  and 
lakes  that  empty  into  the  Pacific  ocean  means  even- 
tually the  destruction  of  the  salmon.  Some  idea  of 
what  this  would  mean  can  be  gathered  when  it  is 
known  that  11,000  men  are  engaged  in  salmon  fishing 
along  Puget  Sound  and  the  Pacific  coast,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  hundreds  of  girls  and  women  who  are 
given  employment  during  certain  seasons  of  the  year 
in  packing  and  preparing  the  fish  for  market. 

For  twelve  years  Mr.  Crawford  has  made  a  study  of 
the  fish  of  the  Pacific  coast,  and  he  is  well  able  to 
speak  upon  the  subject,  and  when  he  says  there  is 
danger,  he  is  sounding  a  warning  that  should  be 
heeded. 

In  speaking  of  the  mater,  he  declared  that  sport- 
men  always  say  they  will  put  bass  and  pike,  together 
with  other  varities  of  game  fish  only  in  the  lakes 
where  they  cannot  get  out,  but  the  bass  do  get  out, 
nevertheless.  It  may  seem  strange,  but  Mr.  Craw- 
ford states  that  the  first  fish  placed  in  the  waters  will 
not  go  down  to  sea,  as  they  cannot  bear  the  salt 
water.  But  their  progeny  gradually  works  its  way 
to  the  ocean  or  Sound,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  soon 
there  is  a  species  of  fish  developed,  differing  in  many 
respects  from  their  ancestors,  but  retaining  the  more 
vicious  of  his  characteristics,  chief  among  which  is 
the  practice  of  feeding  upon  the  young  of  other  fish, 
and  even  upon  its  own  when  opportunity  affords. 

This  fish  soon  becomes  the  worst  foe  of  the  sal- 
mon, for  the  king  of  the  food  fishes  is  not  much  of  a 
fighter  at  any  time,  unless  it  is  upon  the  unknown 
and  unlocated  feeding  grounds  of  the  deep  sea  from 
which  he  returns  every  four  years.  When  the  salmon 
heads  for  the  spawning  grounds  it  is  easily  the  victim 
of  every  one  of  its  foes.  Its  one  desire  is  to  reach 
the  grounds  when  once  under  way,  and  only  its  great 
size  protects  it  from  even  its  small  enemies. 

Were  the  fishermen  of  the  state  aware  of  the  fact 
that  by  bringing  these  fish  to  Puget  Sound  that  they 
were  adding  to  the  enemies  of  the  giant  salmon  and 
introducing  a  breed  that  in  time  might  kill  him  off, 
there  is  not  the  slightest  doubt  but  that  the  intro- 
duction of  these  fish  would  stop. 

It  is  known  to  all  sportsmen  that  the  black  bass  is 
the  greatest  of  all  fish  cannibals  alive.  This  has 
been  demonstrated  time  and  again,  and  as  all  anglers 
know  that  to  catch  bass  one  must  use  live  bait,  bass 
preferring  to  do  all  his  own  killing.  This  is  very 
well  illustrated  when  a  bass  is  placed  in  an  aquarium. 
He  will  ignore  all  kinds  of  food  that  is  dead,  even  for 
days,  but  place  a  live  minnow  of  any  kind  in  the 
water  and  he  will  churn  it  into  foam  in  his  desire 
to  slay. 

It  is  only  natural  then,  says  Mr.  Crawford,  that 
once  the  black  bass  gets  accustomed  to  the  salt 
water,  as  he  surely  will  in  time,  that  he  will  pick 
the  salmon  for  his  prey,  for  the  salmon  will  prove 
the  most  easy  victim. 

At  the  present  time  one  of  the  most  deadly  enemies 
of  the  salmon  is  the  Dolly  Varden  trout,  as  it  is 
commonly  known,  or  char,  as  it  is  known  in  scientific 
circles.  The  Dolly  Varden,  in  the  opinion  of  Mr. 
Crawford,  is  a  mighty  poor  fish,  and  he  could  not 
be  persuaded  to  eat  one  under  any  circumstances. 
The  Dolly  Varden  starts  up  streams  with  the  first 
of  the  salmon,  and  devours  the  eggs  and  young  as 
rapidly  as  possible.  It  does  this  in  turn  with  the 
Chinook,  steelhead  and  spring  salmon,  feeding  upon 
the  dead  bodies  of  the  salmon  that  have  spawned 
until  the  next  run  arrives. 

Mr.  Crawford  states  that  the  only  reason  fisher- 
men bring  the  game  fish  here  is  that  they  do  not 
understand  the  danger,  and  he  says  once  it  is  known 
that  the  importation  of  these  finny  cannibals  to  this 
country  brings  danger  to  the  salmon,  that  the  prac- 
tice will  be  stopped.  He  says  sportsmen  who  desire 
to  protect  the  deer  and  the  birds  by  placing  a  bounty 
on  cougar,  wildcat  and  coyote,  would  hardly  be  in 
favor  of  bringing  in  fish  that  would  be  relatively 
much  more  destructive  to  the  salmon  than  all  the 
carniverous  animals  are  to  the  game  the  sportsmen 
love  to  hunt. 

In  speaking  of  the  fish  laws,  Mr.  Crawford  stated 
that  the  open  season  should  not  begin  until  May  1, 
as  the  trout  are  spawning  during  this  month  and 
that  it  should  be  kept  open  two  months  longer,  or  dur- 
ing November  and  December.  He  says  that  by  catch- 
ing trout  in  April,  not  one,  but  hundreds  of  trout  are 
killed,  as  every  female  taken  from  the  water  is  filled 
with  spawn,  and  even  those  that  have  already  spawn- 
ed are  not  fit  to  eat. 

In  November  and  December,  though,  the  trout  are 
at  their  best.  At  no  other  time  are  they  stronger  or 
in  better  condition.  They  can  put  up  a  fight  that  will 
interest  the  most  enthusiastic  disciple  of  Isaac  Wal- 
ton, and  they  are  well  worth  eating  when  they  are 
landed.  He  would  have  the  season  open  May  1, 
instead  of  April  1,  and  close  December  31,  instead 
of  August  31.  He  states  that  then  the  fish  would 
really  be  protected,  and  he  says  that  the  next  legis- 
lature will  probably  make  the  change  suggested. 


The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club's  regular  monthly  shoot 
will  take  place  at  Ingleside  to-morrow. 


The  Union  Gun  Club's  blue-rock  shoot  at  Ingle- 
side last  Sunday  drew  an  attendance  of  thirty 
shooters. 

The  winners  in  the  club  match  at  25  targets 
were:  Champion  class — Dick  Reed  23,  Edgar  For- 
ster  22,  C.  C.  Nauman  20.  First  class — Dan  Daniels 
21,  Collier  21,  King  Jr.  20,  Murdock  19.  Second  class— 
Knick  21,  Houpt  21,  Hauer  19,  Frankel  17.  Third 
class — J.  Lynch  23,  Patrick  20,  Leary  18.  Fourth 
class — J.  Reese  19,  Quigg,  Bodkin,  Ehrenwerth  and 
Noonan  16  each. 

Medal  race,  25  targets;  champion  class — Nauman 
24.  Mr.  Nauman  in  shooting  up  a  back  score  in  this 
event  scored  straight.  First  class — Murdock  25 
straight.  Second  class — i.auer  17.  Third  class — 
Patrick  20.  Fourth  class — Selleck  and  Danielsen 
tied  on  15.     Sellick  won  on  the  shoot-off. 

The  complete  scores  in  the  two  events  at  25  targets 
each  were:  Reed,  club  race  23,  medal  race  23;  Pat- 
rick, 20-20;  J.  Lynch,  23-19;  Collier,  21-20;  Emery, 
11-18;  King  Jr.,  20-19;  Frankel,  17-17;  Hauer,  19-17; 
Murdock,  19-25;  Lewis,  15-7;  Nauman,  20-24-25;  For- 
ster,  22 — ;  Daniels,  21-21;  Danielsen,  12-15-13;  Fish, 
16 — ;  Knick,  21-15;  Quigg,  16-7;  Reese,  19-14;  Leary, 
18-19;  Selleck,  10-15-14;  Noonan,  16-9;  J.  Dwyer, 
10-15;  F.  Dwyer,  10-9;  Biller,  12-12;  Houpt,  21-16; 
Wells,  14 — ;  Ehrenwerth,  16-14. 

In  the  added  money  race  at  25  targets  (10  singles 
at  16  yards  and  15  singles  distance  handicap)  the 
winners  were:  Collier,  10  breaks  at  16  yards  and  13 
at  20  yards— 23;  Reed,  9  at  16,  12  at  20 — 20;  King 
Jr.,  9  at  16,  12  at  20—20. 

Clarence  Ashlin,  M.  J.  Geary  and  Rube  Haas  each 
made  some  good  scores  in  25  target  practice  shoot- 
ing. 


A  recent  shoot  of  the  Walla  Walla  Gun  Club  was 
well  attended,  and  the  favorable  weather  was  conduc- 
ive to  a  most  successful  meet.  The  main  event  was 
a  25-bird  contest.  Gibbons  and  Allen  now  tie  for 
first  place  for  the  Du  Pont  trophy  and  Drumheller 
and  McKean  follow.  Following  were  the  scores 
made: 

Dryden  23,  Smails  22,  McKean  23,  Allen  21,  Scott 
23,  Drumheller  23,  Kershaw  22,  King  22,  Gibbons  22, 
Potter  20,  Fulton  18,  Straight  19,  Martin  19,  Manes  9. 


Ellensburg  (Wash.)  Gun  Club,  with  a  membership 
of  about  one  hundred,  has  made  preparation  for  busi- 
ness during  the  present  season.  They  have  pur- 
chased five  new  bluerock  traps  and  other  necessary 
supplies  and  are  going  after  some  good  records. 
The  first  shoot  of  the  season  was  scheduled  to  come 
off  April  9th,  but  owing  to  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather  the  event  was  postponed. 


Good  scores  marked  the  shooting  in  each  race  of 
the  practice  event  held  on  the  Owl  Rod  and  Gun 
Club  grounds  Sunday  afternoon,  April  14th,  all  of 
the  old  shooters  showing  a  marked  improvement  over 
past  performances.  Twenty-one  sportsmen  partici- 
pated in  the  races,  among  whom  were  a  number  of 
new  shooters.  A  large  number  of  club  members 
would  have  shot  bad  not  tales  of  excellent  fishing 
lured  them  to  the  banks  of  the  Tuolumne. 

The  program  of  the  day  had  been  arranged  for 
six  20-bird  races,  the  last  to  be  a  team  event  between 
the  Owl  Club  and  a  visiting  team  from  Stockton. 
The  Stockton  team  was  unable  to  attend  and  the 
program  was  changed  accordingly.  The  fifth  race 
was  cancelled  and  the  last  event  made  a  match 
between  two  local  teams  captained  by  D.  C.  Wood 
and  Henry  Garrison,  respectively.  Each  side  was 
made  up  of  seven  men,  the  members  shooting  in 
squad  rotation.  Wood's  team  won  by  a  very  narrow 
margin,  the  score  standing  88  to  87  in  their  favor. 

The  best  score  of  the  day  was  made  by  D.  C. 
Wood,  who  broke  82  targets  out  of  100.  J.  H. 
Corley  made  a  straight  run  of  15  breaks  in  the  third 
race,  losing  only  the  last  five  out  of  the  twenty  as 
a  result  of  the  contagious  excitement  originating 
from  the  performance.  Grant  Bowman  also  made  a 
fine  showing.  The  latter  is  a  youthful  sportsman, 
sixteen  years  old,  but  his  score  yesterday  shows 
that  successful  target  shooting  is  not  confined  to 
the  older  Nimrods.  Bowman  never  shot  at  clay  tar- 
gets before,  but  made  the  remarkable  record,  for  a 
beginner,  of  6S  out  of  100. 

Following  is  the  score  table  of  the  day's  events: 

Targets     20     20     20     20     20 

Grant  Bowman 12     16     13     13     14 — 68 

A.    H.   Hudelson 14       9       9     12     .  .— 

J.  R.  Hudelson 8       8       9       9     .. — 

Charles  Edwards 3     — 

J.  Dale 12 

C.  S.   Jones 3 

H .  Garrison  15 

D.  C.  Wood 16 

D.  C.  Davison 12 

W.   R.   Wood 10 

Willard  Sperry 15 

C.  R.  Weeks 9 

Frank  .Rice   15 

C.    Shackelford    15 

J.  H.  Corley 13 

W.  Garrison  16 

W.  Toomes 9 

A.    B.    Shoemaker 6       7 

J.  C.  Cavell  10 

Elliott   2 

W.   Scoon 


14 

3 

18 

17 
9 

14 
8 
7 

12 


13 
5 
14 
14 
13 
14 
18 
8 
13 
12 
12 


4 
14 


14—70 
5—25 
14—76 
18—82 
15—60 
15—61 

4 — 36 

10—66 
12— 
14— 
10— 


The  Stockton  Gun  Club  has  been  reorganized  with 
the  following  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year: 
S.  T.  Henshaw,  president;  E.  P.  Hilborn,  vice- 
president,  and  C.  A.  Merrill,  secretary-treasurer. 
The  club  has  a  large  membership  and  shoots  will  be 
held  every   Sunday. 


Members  of  the  Los  Angeles  Gun  Club  are  putting 
in  all  their  spare  time  these  days  practicing  for  the 
big  tournament,  which  is  scheduled  to  open  on  May 
4th,  and  at  several  recent  meets  the  traps  were 
worked  overtime  to  provide  blue-rocks  for  all  those 
who  journeyed  down  to  the  Sherman  grounds.  Com- 
ing as  it  does  at  Fiesta  time,  when  hundreds  of 
visitors  will  be  in  the  city,  the  tourney  will  doubtless 
have  an  unusually  large  entry  list  and  many  crack 
shots  are  expected  to  participate. 

In  addition  to  the  event  planned  by  the  local 
club  several  of  the  out-of-town  organizations  intend 
holding  their  annual  tournaments  at  about  the  same 
time,  thus  making  a  shooting  circuit  for  the  time 
being.  The  Western  and  the  Redlands  Gun  Clubs 
are  both  talking  of  having  a  shoot  at  some  date 
early  in  the  coining  month,  and  the  expectations 
are  that  all  the  events  will  be  well  patronized. 


At  a  recent  blue-rock  shoot  of  the  Rising  Sun  Gun 
Club,  near  Dixon,  Yolo  county,  the  following  scores 
were  shot: 

Ten  targets — Benson  7,  C.  Rohwer  7,  Ed  Feudner 
8,  Jim  Millar  7,  C.  Meyer  7,  C.  John  7,  C.  King  5, 
W.  John  3,  A.  Huhs  1,  Ed  Eghert  2,  C.  Grove  8. 

Five  targets — Benson  3,  C.  Rohwer  4,  Ed  Fe"udner 
5,  Jim  Millar  3,  C.  Meyer  3,  C.  John  4,  C.  King  3,  W. 
John  4,  A.  Huhs  3,  Ed  Eghert  4,  C.  Grove  3. 


The  weekly  shoot  at  the  Kakaako  (Honolulu)  traps, 
held  Wednesday  afternoon,  April  10th,  was  attended 
by  only  six  shooters.  A  new  name  was  added  to  the 
list  to  be  placed  on  the  cup,  that  of  Albert  Water- 
house,  who  took  first  place  with  a  score  of  20  out  of 
29.  The  scores  shot  were:  A.  Waterhouse,  20  out 
of  29;  J.  W.  Harvey,  19-20;  Jas.  E.  Whitney,  19-27; 
Dr.  F.  J.  Call,  19-30;  J.  A.  Robb,  12-30;  H.  L.  Austin. 
11-20. 

The  previous  winers  have  been:  J.  W.  Harvey,  IS 
out  of  20;  D.  L.  Austin,  18-20;  I.  Spalding,  17-21; 
Dr.  F.  J.  Call,  20-30. 


The   Vallejo   Gun   Club   will   hold   a   merchandise 
shoot  on  the  30th  inst. 


The  Hanford  Gun  Club  two  weeks  ago  held  a 
meeting  and  organized  for  the  season.  The  club 
elected  H.  T.  Hendricks  president  and  F.  D.  Ross 
secretary.  The  members  will  hold  practice  shoots 
every  Sunday  afternoon  at  2  o'clock.  The  club  has 
arranged  for  a  tournament  at  the  Fair  grounds  on 
the  occasion  of  the  May  Day  picnic,  and  the  official 
program  has  been  printed  and  sent  out  to  all  the 
gun  clubs  of  the  State.  There  will  be  present  on 
that  day  many  representatives  of  some  of  the  best 
clubs  in  the  State.  The  committee  on  arrangements 
is  composed  of  R.  R.  Cadwell,  H.  T.  Hendricks  and 
John  Hedgeland,  with  L.  S.  Chittenden  as  captain 
of  the  Hanford  team.  The  shoot  on  May  Day  will 
be  under  the  Sargeant  system  and  will  be  com- 
menced at  9  A.  M.  There  will  be  ten  events,  and 
there  is  $50  added  money  in  the  different  contests. 
The  high  average  on  the  first  nine  events  will  win 
$5.  All  amateur  shooters  are  invited  to  participate 
and  the  boys  are  preparing  for  a  dandy  good  time. 


9— 


9     15     15— 


Stockton  shooters  were  out  on  the  14th  inst.  Frank 
Merrill  was  high  gun  during  the  day,  with  79  out  of 
100 — not  quite  up  to  his  old  time  form. 

The  following  were  the  scores:  Merrill,  79  out 
of  100;  C.  Buck,  69-100;  Ellis,  45-65;  Henshaw,  73-100; 
C.  B.  Johnson,  52-75:  McKee,  23-50;  Hilborn,  27-65; 
Charles  Merrill,  34-50;  J.  M.  Kroyer,  35-65;  Kinneor, 
28-50;  H.  Lonjers,  3-15;  Thomas,  7-15;  J.  C.  Warner, 
13-15;  C.  Warner,  2-15;  E.  D.  Graham,  25-45;  W.  N. 
Parrish,  26-45. 

On  the  16th  inst.  a  meeting  of  the  sportsmen  was 
held  at  the  Yosemite  Club  to  organize  a  local  gun 
club.  

A  number  of  enthusiastic  nimrods  of  Olympia  met 
at  the  Duby  gun  store  recently  and  organized  a  new 
gun  club.  The  old  traps  and  grounds,  near  the  Ath- 
letic Park,  have  been  secured,  and  the  crack  of  the 
gun  and  the  smash  of  the  clay  birds  will  soon  be 
heard  at  the  old  place. 

Among  the  members  are  Fred  Jameson,  C.  W.  Clau- 
sen, E.  W.  Ross,  John  Blass,  W.  T.  Cavanaugh, 
Chas.  Briffitt,  Billy  Duby,  J.  J.  Duby,  Robert  Cruik- 
shank,  Dave  Parrott,  George  S.  Duby,  Mrs.  John 
Blass,  Frank  Donnelly,  L.  B.  Faulkner  and  James 
Finnell. 

George  Duby  was  elected  president  of  the  club  and 
Chas.  Briffltt  was  chosen  secretary  and  treasurer. 
About  ten  more  enthusiasts  have  signified  their  in- 
tention of  joining  the  club. 

The  gun  club  organized  last  year  did  not  hold 
together  very  well  and  did  not  do  much  shooting  at 
the  traps.  The  club  is  now  an  entirely  new  organ- 
ization, although  including  practically  the  same 
membership  together  with  a  number  of  new  members. 
The  plan  is  to  maintain  the  grounds  and  traps  so 
that  the  members  can  get  in  an  hour  or  two's  shoot- 
ing in  the  evening  before  dusk  and  on  Sundays.  Some 
of  the  best  shots  in  the  city,  in  the  field,  have  done  no 
shooting  whatever  behind  the  traps,  and  this  year 
several  of  these  are  taking  an  interest  in  the  club. 

Later  on  it  is  expeeted  that  the  club  will  hold 
some  regular  shoots  between  its  members,  and  pos- 
sibly with  other  clubs  in  this  part  of  the  State. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


The  Sunset  Gun  Club  held  its  initial  shoot  at  Red- 
ding on  the  14th  inst.  The  members  of  the  club 
divided  their  attention  to  shooting  blue-rocks  and 
dodging  rain  drops.  Over  1,000  of  the  former  were 
shattered  and  the  latter  succeeded  in  putting  a  pre- 
mature end  to  the  shoot,  besides  giving  the  shooters 
present   a   thorough   soaking. 

George  Dean  and  Frank  Wells  carried  off  the 
honors  for  the  best  scores.  About  a  dozen  members 
of  the  club  participated  and  plenty  of  ammunition 
was  used. 

The  club  held  a  meenitg  on  the  24th  inst  for  the 
purpose  of  completing  organization.  It  is  intended 
to  gather  in  all  the  good  shooters  of  that  city  and 
vicinity  in  the  fold  of  the  new  club. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


J.  Cawkwell's  Bull  Terrier  Silkwood  Susprise,  re- 
cently served  two  bitches,  one  owned  by  Mr.  G.  A. 
Cranfleld,  the  other  by  J.  Sparrow. 


The  Richmond  Gun  Club  had  its  first  blue-rock 
shoot  of  the  season  at  Lang's  Park  on  the  14th  inst, 
and  the  boys  had  some  very  fine  sport.  Three  events 
at  blue-rocks  were  shot  off — two  of  ten  birds  each 
and  one  at  twenty-five  birds.  The  following  scores 
were  made: 

Ten  targets,  three  entries — Gill  8,  Picton  10, 
Feudner  7. 

Ten   targets — Gill   S,    Picton    7,   Feudner   7. 

Twenty-five  targets — King  9,  Gill  19,  Feudner  17, 
White  2.  Picton  17. 

There  will  be  another  shoot  by  the  club  to-morrow 
morning. 


The  Oakland  Gun  Club's  preserves,  a  portion  of 
the  "Tomasini"  tract,  containing  250  acres,  have 
been  sold  to  the  well  known  San  Francisco  attorney, 
Allen  L.  Chickering,  and  a  smal  party  of  friends. 
This  fine  piece  of  duck-shooting  property  was  for- 
merly the  home  of  the  Suisun  Gun  Club,  composed 
of  Suisun  sportsmen.  The  new  owners  will  make  a 
number  of  improvements  before  the  opening  of  the 
next  season.  Messrs.  Wickham  and  Harold  Havens 
and  J.  R.  Burnham  of  Oakland,  who  have  been  mem- 
bers of  the  Oakland  Gun  Club,  have  associated  them- 
selves with  Louis  Titus  and  several  others  in  the 
purchase  of  the  Teal  Club  grounds,  and  in  the 
future  will  make  their  headquarters  during  the  shoot- 
ing season  at  Teal  Station. 

The  sale  to  Mr.  Chickering  was  made  through 
the  agency  of  Edward  Dinkelspiel  of  Suisun,  as 
was  also  the  Teal  property. 


The  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club  Bench  Show,  con- 
ducted this  year  in  the  Chutes  Skating  Rink,  opened 
Wednesday  morning  under  most  favorable  auspices. 
Exhibitors  and  fanciers  were  at  the  doors  at  an 
early  hour.  Dave  Sinclair  looked  after  the  receiving, 
tagging  and  proper  benching  of  the  dogs  after  they 
had  passed  the  inspection  of  Dr.  Steers,  the  club's 
veterinarian.  Many  dogs  arrived  in  crates  from 
different  points  by  express  The  exhibition  as  a 
whole,  both  in  standard  of  quality  and  numbers,  is 
far  better  than  usual.  The  general  public  have, 
within  the  past  few  years,  come  to  understand  that 
bench  shows  are  practical  and  instructive  object  les- 
sons, with  the  end  in  view  of  benefitting  the  dog 
and  breeding  on  lines  for  the  best  results,  and  in 
consequence  there  has  been  a  very  good  gate. 

The  arrangement  of  the  benching,  judging  ring  and 
other  details  for  the  exhibition  are  commodious  and 
convenient. 

Mr.  George  Raper  arrived  in  this  city  last  Tues- 
day. Mr.  Raper  has  judged  at  San  Francisco  dog 
shows  several  times  and  has  always  won  the  appro- 
bation of  exhibitors  and  visitors  alike.  The  judging 
started  in  the  afternoon  at  1  o'clock  and  continued 
until  5.  The  large  breeds  were  passed  upon  first. 
The  judging  continued  during  the  evening  from  S 
until  10  P.  M.  The  same  schedule  was  carried  out 
Thursday.  The  principal  special  prizes  will  be 
awarded  on  Friday  evening. 

A  full  report  of  the  show  and  list  of  awards  will 
appear  next  week. 


E.  Attridge,  Esq..  San  Francisco,  Cal. — Bull  Ter- 
riers. 

The  complete  list  of  judges  will  be  announced  in 
the  premium  list,  which  will  be  issued  in  August.  To 
assist  the  club  in  the  mailing  of  the  premium  list  all 
fanciers  are  earnestly  requested  to  send  their  present 
addresses  to  Mr.  Stettheimer. 


The  dates  for  the  bench  show  of  the  Portland 
Kennel  Club  have  finally  been  set  for  May  15th  to 
18th.  The  skating  rink  room  of  the  Exposition  Build- 
ing has  been  secured  for  those  dates,  which  follow 
the  Seattle  exhibition.  Dr.  (?)  C.  W.  Clayton  of  Chi- 
cago will  judge  the  show,  which  will  probably  be 
larger  than  anything  heretofore  attempted  by  the 
Portland  Club. 


The  second  annual  show  of  the  Pasadena  Kennel 
Club  will  be  held  on  June  6th,  7th  and  8th  unless 
plans  are  changed,  which  is  doubtful. 

Richard  Halstead,  the  secretary  of  the  club,  is  con- 
fident that  the  show  will  be  the  best  ever  held  in 
Pasadena. 


The  Colusa  Shooting  Club  held  its  annual  meeting 
recently  and  elected  the  following  officers:  Charles 
W.  Tnttle,  president;  Judge  H.  M.  Albery,  vice- 
president;  E.  C.  Barren,  secretary;  G.  W.  Tibbets. 
superintendent.  U.  W.  Brown,  D.  W.  George,  W. 
H.  Ash  and  Dr.  W.  T.  Rathbun  were  elected  directors 
for  the  ensuing  year. 


The  San  Mateo  Kennel  Club  will  hold  a  one-day 
open-air  show  at  San  Mateo  on  September  9th. 

Mr.  Walter  W.  Stettheimer,  117  Hayes  Street,  San 
Francisco,  will  furnish  further  and  full  particulars 
upon  application. 

The  list  of  judges  so  far  announced  is  the  follow- 
ing: 

Mrs.  H.  H.  Carlton,  Berkeley,  Cal. — Boston  Ter- 
riers, French  Bulldogs. 

Mrs.  P.  C.  Meyer,  Pasadena,  Cal. — St.  Bernards 
and  all  Toys. 

John  L.  Cunningham,  Esq.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. — 
Great  Danes. 

Fred  P.  Butler,  Esq.,  San  Francisco.  Cal. — Pointers 
and  Setters. 

Charles  K.  Harley,  Esq.,  Ross  Valley,  Cal. — Smooth 
and  Wire  Fox  Terriers;  Irish,  Scottish,  Skye  and 
Manchester  Terriers;   American  i*'ox  Hounds. 

Xorman  J.  Stewart,  Esq.,  San  Jose,  Cal. — Collies 
and  Airedale  Terriers. 


Bulldogs  still  retain  their  popularity  in  England, 
and  fanciers  and  exhibitors  are  paying  high  prices 
for  well  bred  dogs.  At  the  Birmingham  show  record 
prices  were  recorded  as  a  result  of  two  days'  sale. 
The  demand  was  for  dogs  between  twenty-one  and 
thirty  months  old.  In  the  blooded  stock  twenty-two 
dogs  were  sold  for  a  total  of  $37,000,  or  an  average 
of  $1,672.  C.  F.  Raphael's  Shenley  Victor  brought 
the  record  price  of  $5,000.  Mr.  McLennen,  the  pur- 
chaser, also  secured  Rupert  Benedict  for  $1,500,  and 
Leopold  de  Rothschild's  Ascot  Victor  for  $3,000.  The 
Baronet  was  disposed  of  for  $1,750,  and  Salperton 
Ranger,  which  tooK  second  prize  to  Ascot  Victor, 
went  for  $1,400.  Viscount  Tredegar  paid  $1,680  for 
Tredegar  Baron  Butterfly. 

Leopold  de  Rothschild's  commended  Ascot  Wan- 
derer was  sold  for  $2,200.  and  the  Earl  of  Powis' 
second  prize,  Powysland.  M.  P.,  changed  hands  at 
the  same  price.  Betchley  Premier,  which  headed  the 
prize  list,  was  bought  for  $1,820  for  the  United 
States,  and  Shenley  Champion,  which  will  also  come 
to  this  country,  reached  $1,710.  Lord  Lovat's  Baron 
Waterloo  was  knocked  down  for  $850,  and  was  con- 
sidered one  of  the  cheapest  dogs  of  the  sale.  A 
number  of  other  prize  winners  realized  good  figures. 


TRADE    NOTES. 


Send  For  It. 

A  catalogue  telling  of  the  many  excellent  qualities 
of  the  Parker  gun,  which  is,  the  manufacturers  say, 
"like  good  wine,  and  grows  better  with  age,"  may  he 
obtained  by  addressing  request  to  Parker  Bros.,  36 
Cherry  street,  Meriden,  Conn. 


ANNUAL 

Fair and  Race  Meeting 

—OP — 

Monterey  Agricultural  Ass'n 


DISTRICT  No.  7 

— TO    BE    HELD    AT — 


Salinas  City,  Cal., 

JULY  24  to  27,  1907 

Entries  Close  May  15th,  1907 


TROTTING. 

No.  1—2:24  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  2—2:17  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  3—2:14  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  4—2:10  Class,  Purse $400 


PACING. 

No.  5—2:20  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  6—2:16  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  7—2:08  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  8 — Horses  without  rec- 
ords,  Purse   $300 


Moneys  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and 
five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.  Right  reserved  to  declare  off 
any  races  not  filling  satisfactorily.    Member  of  National  Trotting  Association. 

For  Entry  Blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary  or  Breeder 
and  Sportsman. 


J.  B,  IVERSON,  President. 


JOHN  J.  KELLY,  Secretary, 

Salinas  City,  Cal. 


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TALLION 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
priutt-d,  Tabulate  J'edierees,  Stock  Cataloeurs.  Hcise  I  r*ks, 
St-illion  Service  .looks.  Horse  Cuts  in  stoek  and  made  irom  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  ortrark,  Kn-edins  Hobbk-s,  Stallion 
Supports.  I'regnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO.  358  Dearborn  SI.  CHICAGO. 


FOB   SALE. 


One  chestnut  mare  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
2:16^,   dam   by   Sidney   2:19%. 

One  bay  mare  by  Boswell  Jr.  2:20. 
(His  dam,  Maud  2:20,  also  produced  To 
Order  (2)  2:14%).  Dam  by  Guy  Wilkes 
2:15.  This  mare  has  trotted  a  half  mile 
in  1:09.  a  quarter  in  33%  seconds  on 
Pleasanton  track,  where  she  now  is  in 
charge  of  Win.  Scott.  She  is  an  excel- 
lent racing-  prospect.  For  particulars 
address  H.  SCOTT,  Stevens  Creek  Eoad, 
near  Meridian  Road.  San  jpse,  Cal, 


Agents  and  Corres- 
pondents wanted  by  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman 
in  every  town  on  the 
Pacific    Coast. 


Saturday,  April  27,   1907.] 


THE   BREEDER   AND  SPORTSMAN 


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CARE   OF  STALLIONS. 


The  following  suggestions  as  to  the 
care  of  thoroughbred  stallions  are 
being  sent  out  by  the  Kentucky  Bu- 
reau to  those  men  in  whose  care  the 
various  stallions  are  being  placed. 
They  were  prepared  by  Col.  E.  F. 
Clay,  chairman  of  the  bureau  and  mas- 
ter of  the  Runnymede  Stud  in  Bour- 
bon county.  No  other  breeder  of  thor- 
oughbreds has  been  more  successful 
in  either  the  management  or  the  selec- 
tion of  stallions  than  has  Col.  Clay 
and  his  suggestions  are  published  in 
the  knowledge  that  they  will  be  of 
interest  and  of  value  to  every  stallion 
owner. 

A  stallion  should  have  a  well  ven- 
tilated, comfortable,  box  stall,  the 
larger  the  better;  nave  a  good  bed 
of  tsraw  or  sawdust,  kept  clean  and 
inviting,  that  he  may  lie  down  and 
rest  in  comfort;  have  nourishing  food 
given  at  regular  hours,  three  times  a 
day;  a  bucket  of  water  should  be  kept 
in  his  stall  night  and  day,  placed  in 
one  corner  of  his  box  and  held  in 
place  by  nailing  a  olank  across  the 
angle.  Feed  principally  oats  and  hay 
or  rolled  fodder;  use  little  or  no  corn, 
not  more  than  two  or  three  ears  at  a 
feed.  It  is  all  important  that  a  stallion 
have  plenty  of  daily  exercise  either 
under  saddle  (which  is  preferable), 
or  loose  in  paddock,  not  less  than 
one  hour  in  the  morning  and  same  in 
the  afternoon:  unless  this  rule  is  ob- 
served he  will  not  turn-off  his  mares 
well ;  should  be  exercised  before 
breeding  and  never  permitted  to  serve 
a  mare  for  at  least  one  hour  after 
meals.  A  stallion  snould  not  serve 
more  than  one  mare  a  day.  A  mare 
may  be  bred,  after  foaling  (provided 
she  has  done  well)  on  the  sixth, 
seventh,  eighth,  ninth,  or  tenth  day, 
as  may  be  most  convenient.  Never 
attempt  to  serve  a  mare  unless  she 
shows  unmistakably  a  willingness  to 
receive  his  embrace.  All  mares  should 
be  hobbled  when  being  served  to  pre- 
vent serious  injury  to  the  stallion. — 
Kentucky   Stock  Farm. 


The  Chinese  farmer  works  all  day  in 
his  rice  and  corn  field,  but  thousands 
are  unable  to  produce  enough  to  sup- 
port their  families.  The  clothing  of 
these  farmers  consists  of  a  loi-cloth 
in  summer  and  a  coarse  cotton  suit 
in  winter. 


Pot-bellied  calves  are  nearly  always 
the  result  of  irregular  and  senseless 
feeding. 

FOR-    SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding-, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11*4,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16  *£ 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
grood  gaited.  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  ladv  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class    roadster   and    matinee    horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
huggy  and  a  HcKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 

FOB    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  m£re.  six  years  old.  by  James 
Madison;  "first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel ;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10  trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W. ; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in.  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
'jOs  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
•en,  or  address 

L,  J.  BOSS,  Jr., 

Qxnard,  CaL 


HOG  NOTES. 


As  a  rule  when  a  pig  is  a  good 
breeder  for  one  year,  she  will  be  just 
as  good  for  five  or  six  years  more. 

Young  growing  pigs  crave  a  variety 
of  food  and  it  can  be  given  them  in 
slops  better  than  in  almost  any  other 
way. 

With  hogs  being  kept  through  the 
winter,  more  food  is  required  when 
the  weather  is  ext-emely  cold  than 
when  it  is  milder. 

It  is  best  not  to  breed  the  young 
sow  until  she  is  a  year  old,  as  she 
will  be  better  developed  and  produce 
better  results. 

Radical  difference  in  treatment  and 
sudden  changing  in  the  food  some- 
times results  in  disadvantage  and 
damage  to  the  health  and  thrift  of 
the  hog. 

As  a  rule  the  medium  hog  pays  the 
best  profit  and  will  bring  the  best 
price  in  market;  selling  too  young 
and  feeding  too  long  are  both  errors  to 
be  avoided. 

As  a  rule  it  is  better  for  the  young 
sow  to  produce  her  first  litter  in  the 
spring.  That  season  of  the  year  be- 
ing more  conducive  to  her  own  growth 
and  development  than  the  fall  because 
of  the  weather  conditions  and  the 
character  of  the  food  that  is  then  at 
hand. 


Warranted 
to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAULT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    ior 

Curb,  Splint,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony  tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  from  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  HTTMA3T  KEMEDT  for  Rhfi- 
matisro,    Sprains,  Sore  Throat,     :«     it 

is  invaluable. 

Even-  bottle  of  C.-iii*lie  Balaam  sold  la 
Warranted  to  pive  satisfaction.  Price  Sl.-iO 
per  bottle  Sold  by  drup-jrists,  or  sent  by  e-:- 
pres^,  charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  r  . 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc.  Address 
TSE  LA  WHENCE- WILLIAMS  C0SPASY,  Cleveland,  0J- 


Mc  MURRAY 


POINTS: 

Perfect  Constrvie- 

tion, 

Light  Weights, 

Great  Strength, 

Easy  Running, 

and 

Low   Prices. 

McMURRAY   SULKIES 

and   JOGGING   CARTS 

Standard  tne  "World   Over. 

Address    for   printed    matter   and 
prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,   Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 


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GOOD   HORSE   BOOTS 


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FORMERLY 
GILLIAM     BRAND 


The  Famous  "Sell  Brand" 
Horse  Boots 

It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories   and   know   whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold  to  the  Leading  Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 

anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell   them  year 

after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by   the 

same   means  that  we   got  it?     We   can't   afford   to 

tamper    with  our    reputation    and    will    continue    to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality--the  "SELL  BRAND" 

the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear-where.  Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ing  qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correctductions  in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable  published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else-request. 

To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON    CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,   Sacramento,  Cal. 

Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  all  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly.     Send  to-day  to 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 

The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM     BRAND 


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THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


ADDITIONAL   STAKES   OFFERED   FOE   THE 

Hanford 
Race  Meeting,  1 907 

SECOND   MEETING  ON   THE   CENTRAL    CALIFORNIA    CIRCUIT 

ENTRIES   CLOSE  WEDNESDAY,   MAY  1st,  1907 

2:08  CLASS  PACING $1000 

2:14  CLASS    PACE $1000 

2:30  CLASS   PACING    $400 

2:30  CLASS  TROTTING    $400 

Entrance  due  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  must  accompany  nominations  on  May 
1,  1907.  when  entries  close;  1  per  cent  additional  due  and  payable  on  June  1,  1907, 
when  if  not  so  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse;  2  per  cent  addi- 
tional on  July  1,  1907,  when  if  not  paid  nominator  is  declared  out  without  recourse; 
5  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  additional  from  money  winners. 

SUBSTITUTION. 

Nominators  have  the  right  on  July  1st  of  substituting"  and  naming  another 
horse  eligible  on  that  date  to  the  class  in  which  the  original  entry  was  made,  by 
the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent. 

Address    all    communications    to 

P.    Ii.    HOWARD,    Secretary, 
Hanford,  Cal. 


A  Few  More 


Great  broodmares  can  still  be  booked  to 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15% 

and  now  is  the  best  time,  before  the  doings   of  this  year  in- 
crease his  fee. 

PLEASE  GrVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

£5£ihi&±£iT  The  EmV*e  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


EDUCATOR 


The  finest  looking-  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  his  new  home,  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR  is  jet  black,  stands  15.3  hands  high,  weighs  1170  pounds,  is  a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show  horse,  combining 
speed  with  elegance.  Service  fee  for  the  Season,  $25,  with  the  usual  return  priv- 
ilege.    For  full  particulars  address  M.  KENEY,  French  Camp,  CaL 


*CJr    Registered  U.  S.  Patent  Office       **^^«i 

SPAVIN  CURE 


BOODLE   MABE    FOR    SALE, 


Marshall,  Minn. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. — 
Gentlemen :  Replj'ing  to  your  favor 
of  March  11,  I  wish  to  say  that  the 
second  bottle  has  entirely  removed  the 
windpuff.  It  has  been  cured  for  a 
period  of  30  days,  and  has  not  returned 
under  workouts. 

Yours  very  truly, 
W.    W.    SALISBURY, 

Webster  City.  la. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. — 
Gentlemen:  A  few  weeks  ago  I  ad- 
vised G.  H.  Daniels  of  this  city  to  try 
a  bottle  of  "Save-the-Horse"  on  a  mare 
he  had  that  had  a  puff.  The  puff  is  now 
gone. 

Respectfully  yours, 

J.     F.     DeFRANCE. 

Florence,    S.    C. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton,  N.  Y. — 
Dear    Sirs:      Make    me    price    on    half 
dozen  bottles  "Save-the-Horse."     It  will 
certainly  do  the  work. 

Yours  truly, 

F.    M.    ROGERS.    Jr. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1894,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner. 
Boodle  2:12%,  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14%.  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%, 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H.,  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14%  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is  bred  to  Bon  "Voyage  2:12%    this  year. 

Address,  H.  HAHN,  2125  Buena  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,  CaL 

CALirOENIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 
— in — 

HALFTONES    AND    LINE   ENGBA7ING 

Artistic  Designing. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


VETERINARY 

ADVICE 


FREE 


"Save-the-Horse"  Permanently  Cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb.  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe 
Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and 
all  lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of 
hair.     Horse  may  work  as   usual. 

$500  PES  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At  Druggists   and   Dealers   or 
Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy,   N.   Y. 

D.    E.    NEWELL, 

<6    Bayo   Vista   Avenue,   Oakland,   Cal. 


Dr.  S.  A.  Tuttle,  a  veterinary  ear- 
peon  of  long  experience  has  writ- 
ten a  book  entitled  "Veterinary 
Experience"  on  the  diieaseB  of 
horses,  el  ving  symptoms  and 
treatment  In  plain  terms.  It  Is 
loll?  illustrated  'with  diagrams 
shoTTing  the  skeleton  and  circu- 
latory and  digestive  systems  with 
references  that  make  them  plain. 
Tells  bow  to  bur  a  horse  and 

know  whether  it  IB  sound  or  not.    Every  horse  owner 

should  have  one.     It  is  sent  tc  any  one. 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

Is  the  only  guaranteed  cure  for  Colic,  Curb,  recent 
Shoo  Bolls  and  Callous.  It  locates  lameness,  relieves 
and  cores  spavins.  Ring  Bone,  Cookla  Joints,  Crass* 
Heal,  Scratches,  Catarrh,  etc.  Send  today  and  get  the 
book  free  and  information  about  Dr.  Tattle's  specifics. 

Tattle's  Elixir  Co..    52  Beverly  St,  Boston,  Mass. 

Redington  &  Company,  San  Francisco.  California 
W.  a.  Shaw,  1209  W.  Washington  St,  Los  Angeles 

SKY  POINTER  JB.  FOB  SALE  OB 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06^4,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12*4.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  rEAKK  S.  tttrneb.  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Bosa,    Cal. 


[Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

Por  Southern  District  of  M".  Y., 
Before 

JUDGE   HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  11th,  190S, 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  $23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,   New  York. 


„Q  GOPA/5,4 


CAPSULES 

mm 


SHOE    BOILS 

Are  Hard  to  Cure, 

yet 


flJJSORBINE 


will  remove  them  and  leave  no 
blemish.  Does  not  blister  or  re- 
move tne  hair.  Cures  anv  puff  or  swelling.  Horse  can 
he  worked.  $2.00 per  bottle,  delivered.  Book  6-C  Free. 
ABSORBING,  JR,  for  mankind,  gl.00  per 
bottle.  Cures  Bolls,  Bruises,  Old  Sores,  Swellinga, 
Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele,  Hydrocele.    Allays  Bain 

W.   F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 

54  Monmouth  St.        Springfield,  Mass. 

For  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland. 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
CaL;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co..  Los 
Angeles,  CaL;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, CaL;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane. 
Wash. 


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SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
One?  Price,  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CBITTEXDEK, 

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RACING 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND   RACETRACK 


Six   oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening*   Saturday,    November    17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40   P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for   ladies   and   their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last   races. 

THOS,    H.    WILLIAMS,    President. 
PEECY    W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  613  32d  street, 
UaKia.nu,  Dai.,  uupuiicis,  tfreeutM's  unu 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle,  Horses,  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
ly* hret-dime  stock.  Correspondence  so 
Ucited. 

EUBEEEOID     BOOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL.     EICHARPSON     &     CO., 

473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    CaL 

PRIVILEGES    FOB    GALE, 
Offers   will  be   received   for   privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Fleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L,  A.  COLESTOCE,  Secty., 
Fleasanton,  Cal. 


Stallion 
Cards 


Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled   and    Printed. 


PEDIGRESS 
TABULATED 

Giving    Performances    of    the    get    of 

sires    and    dams.      Typewritten, 

ready   to   frame. 


STALLION  SERVICE 
BOOKS,  $1.00 

With   index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616    Golden    Gate    Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


JERSEYS.      HOLSTEINS     AND  DUR- 

tlAMS — Dairy    Stoek    a   specialty.  Hogs. 

Poultry.       Established     1876.       Wm.  Nile? 
ft   Co.."   Los   Angeles,    Cal. 

rMFOBTES     HACKNEY     STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.       If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 

R.  P.  STERICKER,  WQSt  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1302-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  bee/ 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  vou  w^nt.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mal*o. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

TEE  AVENTJE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Barge, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for. any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale. 


Saturday,  April  27,   1907.] 


THi  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


IB 


$30,000--Jn  Stakes  and  Premiums--$30,000 


$17,500  FOE  HARNESS  HORSES 


Petaluma  Fair  and  Race  Meeting 


August  24  to  31,  Inclusive 


Harness  Races,  August  26  to  31 


ADDITIONAL  STAKES,  ENTRIES  CLOSE  MAY  1st,  1907 


TUESDAY,  AUGUST  27th 
No.   4—2 :23    Class    Trotting 


I                                        SATURDAY,  AUGUST  31st 
No.   12—2:20   Class   Trotting $1500 

THE  LARGEST  PREMIUMS  FOR  HORSES,  CATTLE,  LIVE  STOCK  OF  ALL  KINDS  AND  FARM  PRODUCTS  EVER  OFFERED  IN  STATE  WILL  BE  GIVEN 


ONLY  TWO  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER.  Entrance  and  payments  as  follows — Two  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907;  three  per  cent  additional  if 
not  declared  out  on  or  before  June  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made  must  be  paid, 
or  nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — The  Petaluma  track  is  one  of  the  "best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  will  he  put  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  races. 
The  professional  starter,  Mr.  H.  E.  Woods,  has  been  engaged  for  the  meeting-  and  everything-  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting  horsemen  and  insure  high-class 
racing.  This  fair  and  race  meeting  will  be  extensively  advertised,  excusions  run  at  reduced  rates  and  no  effort  or  expense  spared  to  make  it  one  of  the  biggest  fairs  and 
race  meetings   ever  held  inCalifornia. 


Entries  close  Wednesday,  May  1st,  1907,  when  horses  are  to  be  named  and 
eligible  to  the  classes  in  which  they  are  entered. 

Substitutions — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has 
the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on  Saturday, 
June  15th,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  June  15th,  1907,  to  the 
class  in  which  it   is  named. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover;  when  only 
two  start  they  may  contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in,  divided  66  2-3  per  cent 
to  the  first  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
shall  be  entitled  to  first  and  fourth  money  only  and  in  no  other  case  will  a  horse 
be  entitled  to  more  than  one  money. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  change  the  hour  and  day  of  any  race,  except 
when  it  becomes  necessary  to  antedate  a  race,  in  which  instance  the  nominators 
will  receive  three  days'  notice  by  mail  to  address  of  entry. 

Stakes  will  be  divided  into  four  moneys — 50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Five  per 
cent  of  the  amount  of  the  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each  money  won. 


The  right  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  entries  and  declare  off  or  postpone  any 
or  all  races  on  account  of  weather  or  other  sufficient  cause. 

Entries  not  declared  out  at  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race  shall 
be  required  to  start  and  declarations  must  be  in  writing  and  made  at  the  office  of 
the  manager  at  the   track. 

Racing  colors  must  be  named  by  5  o'clock  p.  m.  on  the  day  preceding  the  race 
and  must  be  worn  upon  the  track  in  all  races.  Colors  will  be  registered  in  the 
order  in  which  they  are  received  and  when  not  named  or  when  said  colors  conllict, 
drivers  will  be  required  to  wear  colors  designated  by  the  manager. 

The  manager  reserves  the  right  to  start  any  heat  after  the  fourth  score,  re- 
gardless of  the  position  of  the  horses. 

Hobbles  barred  in  trotting  races,  but  will  be  permitted  in  pacing  races. 

All  stakes  are  guaranteed  for  the  amount  offered  and  are  for  the  amount 
offered  only. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.     Address  all  communications  to 

HAEET  STOVER,  Manager,  F.  O.  Box  2,  Petaluma,  Cal. 


STATE  FAIR  RACES,  1907 


TO  BE  GIVEN  AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  STATE  FAIR 


Sacramento,  Cal.,  Sept.  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  '07 

Guaranteed  Stakes  for  Harness  Horses.     Entries  Close  Wednesday,  May  15th 


PROGRAMME: 


MONDAY,   SEPT.  9th 

No.  1 — Occident  Stake  (Closed  January  1,  1905) . 
No.  2—2 :20  Class  Pacing  


.$2000 


TUESDAY,  SEPT.  10th. 


No.  3—2 :14  Class  Trotting 
No.  4—2:12  Class  Pacing  . 


.$800 
.$800 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPT.  11th. 

No.  5 — Two- Year-Olds,  Trotting,  Heats  two  in  three. 
No.  6—2:08  Class  Pacing   


..$400 
.$1000 


THURSDAY,   SEPT.  12th. 

No.  7—2:10  Class  Trotting   $1000 

No.  8—2 :16  Class  Pacing   $800 

FRIDAY,  SEPT.  13th. 

No.    9—2 :17  Class  Trotting .$800 

No.  10 — Special  (Conditions  later)    

SATURDAY,  SEPT.  14th. 

No.  11— Stanford  Stake  (Closed  June  1st,  1905)  

No.  12—2 :24  Class  Trotting   $2000 


PROGRAMME  FOR  RUNNERS  TO  APPEAR  LATER 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent,  due  May  15,  1907;   one  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  June   15,  1907;  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  July  15,  1907;   five  per  cent  additional  from  winners.  Declarations  must  be  made  in  writing. 

All  races,  mile  heats,  three  in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 

Moneys  to  be  divided   50,  25,  15  and   10   per   cent. 

All  races  to  fill  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Directors  or  they  may  be  declared   off. 

Member  National   Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 


B.  F.  RUSH,  President. 


J.  A.  FILCHER,  Secretary, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 


Insure  Your  Stallion 


And  other 

Valuable 

Animals 


AGAINST  DEATH  FROM  ANY  CAUSE.  For  particulars  and  rates  address 
INTER-STATE  LIVE  STOCK  INSURANCE  CO.,  P.  I.  Building,  Seattle,  Wash. 
Make  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'   commissions.     Liberal   discount. 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIEE. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07^4  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Eelden  2:08%,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
In  the  list.     Terms — ?30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

H.  A.   CARLTON,  Santa  Bosa,   Ca* 


16 


THE   B  REEDER  AND  SPORTS MAN 


[ Saturday,  April  27,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord   .  -  .  .2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Race    2:10*4 

WINNER  OP  HARTFORD  FUTURITY   ($8D0O)  FOR  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  'sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  In  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna   (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season    of    1907    at   PLEASAHTOK   RACE    TRACK. 
$50  for  the  Season  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,     or    money     refunded 

should   mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:193/4,  TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 


BBES    AT    HIGHLAND    PAEM, 

DUBUQUE,    IOWA. 

By  ESPEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  -by  Advertiser 
2:15%.  son,  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23^  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief   11.   etc. 


Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 


HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
L  *i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

■  Tlae  above  Stallions,  owned  toy  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  toe  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address   all   communications   to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


McKinney's  Fastest  Entire  Son 


ZOLOCK 


RECORD  2:05% 
Reg.  No.  34471 


Great  Race  Horse  and  Producing  Sire 


Tue  following  trial  miles  have  been 
shown  during  the  last  year:  Bystander 
2:0514.  Delilah  2:05%,  R.  Ambush  2:10 %, 
Bouton  de  Oro  2:11.  Glory  2:11 14,  Cleo- 
patra 2:12,  Kinney  Wood  2:12,  Zollie 
2:13,  Lillian  Zolock  2:14,  Conchita  2:17, 
Red  Lock  2:1S,  Angeline  2:18,  Adalante 
2:18,  Zolocka  2:20,  Inaugretta  2:22, 
Mo  O.  D.  2:22.  Hylock  2:25.  Majella  2:25, 
McNeer  2:25,  Denitha  2:25,  Bolock  2:27, 
Bonnie  June  2:27,  Izalco  2:30,  and  a 
number  of  others  that  have  been  miles 
better  than  2:30.  His  get  are  all  young 
and  with  one  exception.  Bystander,  none 
of  those  that  were  trained  are  over  four 
years  old. 


Sire  of 

Bystander  2:08 

Delilah    (4)    2:09% 

Sherlock  Holmes    2 :l±Vi 

R.  Ambush  (3)   2 :14% 

Zolahka  2 :23y2 

Ingarita    2 :25y2 

Dixie  S 2 :27 

Dixie  W 2:27 

Conchita    2 :29 

Zolock's  Sire  is  the  Great  McKinney  2:11% 
Zolock 's  Dam  is  the  Great  Broodmare  Gazelle  2:11% 

fBy  Gossiper  2:14%)  dam  of  ZOLOCK  2:05%,  Zephyr  2:07%;  second  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Gipsey  (by  Gen.  Booth  2:30%),  dam  of  Gazelle  2:11%,  Delilah  (3)  2:14%, 
Ed.  Winship  2:15,  Willets  (mat.)  2:17,  Dixie  S.  2:27,  and  grandam  of  Col.  Green 
(trial)  2:10%;  third  dam  Echo  Belle  (grandam  of  Conn  2:15%),  by  Echo  462;  fourth 
dam  by   Lummox,  and   fifth  dam   by   Grey  Eagle. 

ZOLOCK  stands  16  hands,  weighs  nearly  1200  pounds,  is  a  beautiful  brown 
and  a  horse  of  grand  proportions.  All  his  colts  are  good  headed,  and  there  has 
never  been   one   that   went   lame. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
TERMS  FOR  THE  SEASON,  $75 

Season  starts  February  1st.  Mares  will  be  cared  for  in  any  manner  desired, 
but  no  responsibility  for  accidents  or  escapes.  For  further  particulars  call  or 
address 

HENEY    DELANEY, 

University   Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


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MENDOCINO  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19^ 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:11%,  etc.  Bay  stallion. 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire.  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(.thoroughbred)    by   imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:11*4; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11^  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
11:11%.  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth   dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam.  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
PARir  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  thi.  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PAEM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


Redlac  im\ 

CHAMPION      TEOTTISG      STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 

Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :09y4 


He  Holds  the  World 's  Race  Record        f£  ^"S.'J'jJSfj;  ^ms 

REDLAC  2:07^2  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  Tared  to  Mm  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  State 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth  dam   S.  T.   B.,   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP   1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PARK,  LOS  ANGELES, 

CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 

C.    J.    Grubb,    Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    CaL 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Red  McK  43766 

A  mV%i        A  V  AVA   &•         Son   of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 

by  the  Great  Red  Wilkes  1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11%  .sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list.  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at   5500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:1 5  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15%  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

RED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben.  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28.  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February   1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  R.  MURPHY'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.   R.   Murphy,    Owner.) 
TERMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


STAR  POINTER  l:59i 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in   1897.      The   fastest,    gamest  and   most  consistent   race 
horse  in   turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   301S3;  Pacing  No.   0414. 

Sire    of   Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%,  Schley  Pointer  2:08%. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%   and  ten   others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of    Star   Pointer    1:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Fee  $100.     Usual  Return  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.   De   RYDER, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION 


McFADYEN 


45019 
2:15/4 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo   2:09%,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Priskarina  (3)  2:1354,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  ray  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — $40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon.  CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK  COLT,    Foaled   1900;    Sire 

McKINNEY  2:1114,  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02,    Kinney     Lou      2:07%, 

Charley  Mac  2:07%,  Mack  Mack 
(Trial  2:12}4)       2:08.    Miss    Georgie    2:08%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09%,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  You 
Bet  2:07,   Jennie  Mac   2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AILEEN  2:26*4  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%,, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem   2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07.  etc. 

Grandam,  X.OTJ  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:5S%,  Redwood  2:21%.  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 

2:04,  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40   speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Pee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

W.    K.   JOHNSON,   Santa   Clara,    Cal. 


GRECO 


Saturday,  April  27,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Arlsto  2:08%,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford  States  of  1902,  and  6  other  4- 
y ear-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 


Registered  No.  2S939 

Sired  by   Sable  Wilkes   2:18,   sire  of  42   in   2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
rEE — $50.  Limited  to  forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record    2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained.  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,   2:29,   trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08*4,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:091/4,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCSS,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALEX.  BROWN,  Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09% 
Reg.  No"  31706 


Sire  of 

Irish    (4)   2: 08 >/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|4 


By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make   them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual    return    privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to   July   1st. 

Standard  Bred   5-Y.-0.   Trotter  by  Monterey  2:09*4 

Dam    Leap   Tear    2:26%     (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.      Yosemite   is   15.3   hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest  and   most   promising  young   stallions   on 
this   Coast.     He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TEEMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to   15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these   horses   apply   to   or  address 

PETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


"Reg.  No.  24576.    Trotting  Race  Record  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEEMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,   Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual    return   privileges. 


ZOMBR0  2:ll 


Greatest  Son  of  McKinney  2:11% 


Will  Make   the    Season   of   1907   at    Woodlar-d,    Tolo   County,    Cal. 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California  next   season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.   T.   BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,  Cal. 

THE  STANDARD  BRED  TROTTING  STALLION 


TWO-YEAS-OLD 
BECOED  2:291., 
BY  MCKINNEY  2:ll1/4 


PRINCE  McKINNEY 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  "William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending1  July  1st,  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,   near   the   Casino,    San   Francisco. 
TEEMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply   to 
F.     GOMMET,     Owner.  HANS     PEELLSON,     Manager. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season— S25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season— $25. 

Having-  leased  the  above  highly  bred  stallions  from  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 

FRESNO    RACE    TEACH 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if    mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  It.  PAEEITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  "Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
IT.sual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

frank   S.   TURNER,   Prop.,   Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


By    NTJTWOOD    WILKES    2:16^4. 
fastest  ^tallion    in    the    world).    Tidal 


(BECOED  2:22!4)—  Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:1214).  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%. 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world, 
sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
_  Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It 
:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%.  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  IK&AB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  JoBe.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  In  2:23%,  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse.  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  Tou  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%.  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%.  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting  stallion   of  the  Wilkes  tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo.  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire   in   the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen.  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119.  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only   stallion   living  or  dead   that  carries   the  fve  great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  anu  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose. 

TEEMS — $50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  J4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,  San  Jose,  CaL 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2'/4  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley. 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  hy  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,  $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


THE  STANDARD  TROTTING  STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637    -= 
Constructor  39569  ~ 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11*4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    15.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 

pounds;    perfect   in   every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    $3   per   month. 
$25  for  the  Season.     "Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS  SMITH,   1021   Georgia  St.,  Vallejo,   Cal. 


BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:1514,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     3:1824,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEEMS — For  Season,  $50.  Beturn  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Lady  Mo  wry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:35%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,  Cal. 


HOOPER  FARM  Good  PasturaFgoe, 


For  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 


No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,  Gi*o~>me1 
and  Ped  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;  Grooming,  Exercising,  etc.,  and   Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per   month.      For  particulars   address 


Reference — S.  P.  Riding1  Club, 


ROBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOFER  PARM,  MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 

Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


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Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


Limited 


Is  the  number  of  bookings  to 

"McKINNEY"  2:111/4 

that  we  can  accept,  and  these  are  confined  to  the  highest  class 
mares — the   kind   that  produce  colts   worth   while. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


When 

1IK-1V 


SoT&ioS.The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Begister   No.   38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%),  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  S30  for 
season,  $40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Fortuna,  Cal. 


I  CAMPBELL'S 


EMOLLIC 
IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


IODOFORM 

FOR 

,  HARNESS5SH0ULDERGAaS.BARBEDWlRECUTS.y 

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For  GALL,  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES.  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  In  Their  Stables 

PRICE— 25c,    50c   and   $1.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
Jas.  B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,  .418   W.    Madison   St.,   Chicago.    III. 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.     If  not  in  stock  ask  them 
to  write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


J  *er   JUKE  30'" 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1892L  Every  horse  owner 
»vho  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co..  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


CRAFT'S    DISTEMPER    CUBE 

This  remedy  can  be  depended  upon  for  the  prevention  and 
cure  of  distemper,  coughs,  colds,  pinkeye,  epizootic,  influence 
and  all  throat  and  nose  diseases  of  horses,  sheep  and  dogs. 
Unlike  any  other  remedy  made.  Cures  by  removing  the  cause. 
Guaranteed.  50c  and  $1.00.  At  dealers  or  sent  direct,  pre- 
paid.    Ask  for  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVERY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOR  THE 
"BREEDER   AND  SPORTSMAN" 


TOOMEY 
TWO-WHEELERS 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing 
and    Training    Vehicles. 

Low  Seat  Racer  Sulkies,  fastest  and 
best  in  the  world. 

Pneumatic     Pole     Carts,    for    team 
work  on  road  and  track. 

I  Pneumatic    and     High    Wheel    Jog 
Carts  for  general   road   use. 


S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Canal    Dover,   Ohio,   U.   S.   A. 


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Their  fill  with  air  al  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion 
Thai's  what  prevents  slipping 
That's  what  keeps  the  toot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness 


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A  grand  young  stallion,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11U.  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05^,  Directum 
2:05Vt.  etc.,  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
"Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17^, 
last  half  in  1:07,  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TEEMS — $40  the  Season,  money  to  be  refolded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  -with.  foal.     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.    HENJU7,    French   Camp,    Cal. 


JAMES   A.    GROVE 


(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


WILLIAM   G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND   BRED  ACCORDING  TO   INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  aud  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.     Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE   STOCK    FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


Low  California  Rates 


FROM    THE    EAST     DAILY    DURING 
MARCH    AND     APRIL,     1907 


From  New  Orleans   $30 .  00 

Peoria    $31 .00 

Pittsburg   $41 .  00 

Memphis    $31 .  65 

Bloomington    $32 .  00 

St.  Paul   $34.85 

Chicago    $33.00 

New  York   $50 .  00 


From    Sioux   City $27.00 

Council  Bluffs    $25.00 

Omaha    ' $25.00 

St.    Joseph    $25.00 

Kansas    City    $25.00 

Leavenworth    $25 .  00 

Denver    $25 .  00 

Houston    $25.00 

St.  Louis $30.00 

TELL  THE  FOLKS  EAST — Cost  of  a  ticket  may  be  deposited  with  any 
Southern  Pacific  Agent  here  and  ticket  will  be  delivered  the  passenger. 

Stopovers.  Personally  conducted  parties  from  Chicago,  Washington,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  New  Orleans.  Write  for  illustrated  book- 
lets on   the   great   California  Valleys   to  Information  Bureau, 

Flood  Building,  San  Francisco. 


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MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,   Cal.,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages— A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  O.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages— R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   . 

Roos   Trophy    T.  Prior   

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   . . 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling   ... 


SCORE 

.40  straight 
.59  out  of  60 
.63  out  of  65 
.64  out  of  65 
.18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


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THIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun,  it  can,  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
j  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Wnitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  $300  list 


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Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


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THAT    YOU    CAN     DEPEND 

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equaled  in  FINISH,  OUTLINE,  WORKMANSHIP  and  in 
SHOOTING   QUALITIES.      Send  for  catalogue. 


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GOLCHER   BROS., 

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Telephone 
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Take  II  In  Time, 

If  you  have  the  remedy  on  hand,  and  are  ready  to  , 
act  promptly,  you  will  find  that  there  is  nothing  in 
the  form  of  Spavins,  Splints,  Curbs,  Windpuffs  and 
Bunches  which  will  not  yield  promptly  and  perma- 
nently to 

\Quinn's  Ointment 


It  has  saved  thousands  oC  pood  horses  from  the  peddler's 

cart  and  the  broken-down  horse  market.    Mr.  C.  B.  Dick- 

I  ens,  of  Minneapolis.  Minn.,  who  conducts  one  of  the  lnreest  livery  stables  in  the  Northwest, 

I  writes  asfollows:    IhavebeenusincQulnn's iOlnlme.nl llor  some  time  and  with  the  greatest  i 

]  success     I  take  nlensurein  recommending!*  toniy  friends.    No  horseman  should  be  with-  * 

out  itVri  his  stable.    For  curbs,  splints,  spavins,  wlndnutrs  and  all  bunches  it  has  no  equal." 

Price.  91.00  per  boiile.     Sold  by  aU  druggists  or  sen  t  by  mail.     Write  us  torcirculars, 

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TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212  North   Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
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VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia    St.,    San    Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls   from   out   of  town   promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

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620  Octavia  tt.         San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Tel- phone  Special  2074. 


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AUTOLOADING  SHOT  GUN 


NO  SLIDE  TO  WORK 


with  the  left  hand.     Eight  hand  pulls  trigger.     Recoil  ejects, 
cocks   and    reloads.      Solid   breech   protection   against    "blow- 
backs."     Safety  just  before  the  trigger  finger  prevents  acci- 
dental discharge.     Full  line  of  Double  Guns  If  you  prefer. 
The  Ideal  Duck  Gun — List  Price,  $40  and  upwards. 

EEMI5GTON  ASKS  COMPACT, 
Sales  Office,  515  Market  St.,  San  Francisco.  Factory— 

Agency,  315  Broadway,  Sew  Tort  City.  Hion,  V.  Y, 


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WINCHESTER 

.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC    RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results   always  use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  your  dealer  to  show  you  one. 
WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  ...  -  NEW  HAVEN.  CONN. 

A.  muller,  Pacific  Coast  agent.  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,   MARCH  17th,   1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGR-gTH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take  Hayes,   McAllister   or  Devlsadero   Street   Cars.) 

Last  located  and  healthiest  stahle  in   San  Francisco.     Always  a  g-ood  roadster 

on   h  "id   for   sale.      Careful   and    experienced   men   to    care    for    and    exercise   park 

roadsters  and  prepare  horses  for  track  use.      Ladies  can  go  and   return   to   stable 

and  not  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  CaL 

(Pacific  Coast   Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  18. 


SATURDAY,  MAT  4,  1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Year 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


STATE  FAIR  RACES,  1907 


TO  BE  GIVEN  AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  STATE  FAIR 


Sacramento,  Cal.,  Sept.  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  '07 

Guaranteed  Stakes  for  Harness  Horses.     Entries  Close  Wednesday,  May  15th 


PROGRAMME: 


MONDAY,   SEPT.   9th 

No.  1 — Occident  Stake  (Closed  January  1,  1905) . 
No.  2—2 :20  Class  Pacing  


TUESDAY,  SEPT.  10th. 


No.  3—2 :14  Class  Trotting 
No:  4—2:12  Class  Pacing  . 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPT.  11th. 

No.  5 — Two- Year-Olds,  Trotting,  Heats  two  in  three. 
No.  6—2:08  Class  Pacing   '.. . 


.$2000 


.$800 
.$800 


..$400 
.$100.0 


THURSDAY,   SEPT.   12th. 


No.  7—2:10  Class  Trotting 
No.  8—2:16  Class  Pacing   . 


.$1000 
..$800 


FRIDAY,  SEPT.  13th. 

No.     9—2 :17  Class  Trotting   .'. $800 

No.  10 — Special  (Conditions  later) 

SATURDAY,  SEPT.  14th. 

No.  11— Stanford  Stake  (Closed  June  1st,  1905)  

No.  12—2 :23  Class  Trotting $2000 


PROGRAMME   FOR  RUNNERS   TO   APPEAR  LATER 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent,  due  May  15,  1907;   one  per  cent  additional  it  not  declared   out  on  or  before  June   15,  1907;  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  July  15,  1907;   five  per  cent  additional  from  winners.  Declarations  must  be  made  in  writing. 

All  races,  mile  beats,  three  in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 

Moneys  to  be  divided  50,   25,   15  and   10    per   cent. 

All  races  to  fill  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Directors  or  they  may  be  declared   off. 

Member   National   Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 


B.  F.  RUSH,  President. 


ANNUAL 

Fair and  Race  Meeting 

—OP— 

Monterey  Agricultural  Ass'n 


DISTRICT  No.  7 

—TO    $£    HELD    AT— 


Salinas  City,  Cal., 

JULY  24  to  27,  1907 

Entries  Close  May  15th,  1907 


No. 
No, 
No. 


TROTTING. 

1—2:24  Class,  Purse $800 

2—2:17  Class,  Purse $300 

3-^2:14  Class,  Purse ....  $400 


No.  4—2:10  Class,  Purse $400 


PACING. 

No.  5—2:20  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  6—2:16  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  7—2:08  Class,  Purse.  . .  .$400 
No.  8 — Horses  without  rec- 
ords,  Purse    $300 


Moneys  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and 
five  per  cent  additional  from  money  winners.  Right  reserved  to  declare  off 
any  races  not  filling  satisfactorily.     Member  of  National  Trotting  Association. 

Tor  Entry  Blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary  or  Breeder 
and  Sportsman. 


J.  3.  IVERSON,  President. 


JOHN  J.  KELLY,  Secretary, 

Salinas  City,  Cal. 


J.  A.  FILCHER,  Secretary, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 


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the  kind  in  which  "quality  surpasses  any  consider- 
ation of  price."     Every  grade,  as  well  as  the  finest. 


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The  new  1907  goods  are  here — everything. 


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If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  lino  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed;  Tabulated  Pedisrties,  Mock  ratalasims,  Horsu  Looks, 
Stallion  S<'tMcg  I'ooks,  llorsi*  cuts  in  stonk  and  made  from  photos, 
Ilooi  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  I.r  -cilin  :  I  'obblus.  Stallion 
Supports.  Prcpnators  and  all  Specialties  for  stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 


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Agents  and  Corres- 
pondents wanted  by  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman 
in  every  town  on  the 
Pacific   Coast. 


SET  POINTER   JR.   FOB   SALE   OB 

LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2 :06 % ,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13^,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08^  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12i4.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address.  FBANK  S.  TUBNEB,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Bosa,    Cal. 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


-THE  WEEKLY 
BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1882.) 
F.   W.  KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at     San      Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  51 
STRICTLY    IN   ADVANCE 
Money   should   be   sent   by  Postal  Order,   draft  or  letter 
addressed    to   F.   W.    Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS   ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%...C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

MeFADYEN  (2)  2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MONTEREY  2:09%. ...P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY.... T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
PRINCE  McKINNEY  (2)  2:29% 

Hans  Frellson,  Mgr.,  San  Francisco 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH  M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  SUGGESTION  made  by  this  journal  that  the 
great  need  in  harness  horse  matters  at  present  is' 
greater  earning  capacity  for  the  fastest  horses 
has  been  variously  commented  on  by  nearly 
all  of  our  Eastern  exchanges,  and  all  agree  that 
the  suggestion  is  timely  and  the  necessity  abso- 
lute. Griffin,  of  the  American  Horse  Breeder,  seems 
to  think  that  a  big  purse  for  the  free  for  all  trotting 
class  would  not  fill,  because  owners  would  not  enter 
against  such  horses  as  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Major 
Delmar  1:59%,  and  Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  If  Griffen  is 
correct  in  this  surmise,  and  perhaps  he  is,  then  make 
a  2:03  class  for  a  big  purse  that  would  draw  all  the 
best  horses  in  the  country  eligible  to  that  class, 
but  hang  up  another  big  purse  for  any  stal- 
lion, mare  or  gelding  with  a  record  below 
2:03  that  lowers  his  or  her  record.  Give  say 
$20,000  for  a  2:03  class  trot,  and  $5000  or  $10,000 
for  any  trotter  that  is  not  eligible  to  that  class  to 
lower  its  record  the  same  day  at  the  same  meeting. 
The  suggestion  of  Griffin  that  the  race  be  a  handi- 
cap from  a  standing  start,  we  do  not  like  in  races 
where  the  time  will  be  so  fast.  When  horses  are 
trotting  in  2:06  or  beter,  we  hardly  think  this  would 
result  in  a  satisfactory  corttest,  as  it  will  be  almost 
impossible  to  get  a  good  start.  But  the  conditions  of 
the  race  will  be  a  matter  for  study,  as  we  suggested. 
The  main  thing  is  for  those  interested  in  breeding 
and  racing  the  American  trotting  horse,  to  devise 
some  plan  by  which  the  earning  capacity  of  a 
high-class  horse  will  not  be  lowered  by  his  taking 
*  fast  record.  We  believe  if  the  directors  of  the 
lew  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breed- 


ers will  get  together  and  discuss  this  question,  that 
ideas  will  be  advanced  out  of  which  a  plan  will 
eventually  develop  that  will  bring  about  the  installa- 
tion of  a  big  annual  event  in  which  the  best  trotters 
in  training  will  have  a  chance  to  show  which  is  the 
champion  of  the  year.  While  as  a  Californian  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman  is  loyal  to  Sweet  Marie 
and  believes  her  the  greatest  race  trotter  in  the 
world,  we  also  are  inclined  to  the  opinion  that  there 
are  other  trotters  whose  owners  would  be  willing  to 
start  their  horses  in  a  race  against  her  if  the  stake 
was  a  large  one  in  which  second  and  third  money 
would  be  worth  winning.  There  was  no  trouble  in 
getting  good  fields  to  start  against  Nutboy  last  year, 
and  when  the  horses  reached  Lexington  in  October, 
a  field  of  eleven  trotters  tried  to  beat  him  in  the 
Transylvania,  and  while  he  won  it  in  straight  heats 
there  are  several  owners  who  still  believe  that  but 
for  a  mistake  their  horse  would  have  taken  down 
first  money.  It  is  this  "glorious  uncertainty"  which 
makes  racing  and  all  the  owners  of  free  for  all 
horses  ask  is  a  chance.  This  should  be  given  them 
by  some  means,  and  then  harness  racing,  now  as 
always  the  most  universal  and  popular  of  American 
sports,  will  boom  as  never  before  and  the  value  of 
the  best  horses  increase  far  beyond  present  prices. 


CALIFORNIA    HORSES    IN    EASTERN    RACES. 


A  SEATTLE  HORSE  DEALED  purchased  three 
carloads  of  horses  at  Umatilla,  Wash.,  in  the  week 
ending  April  20th,  paying  $10,350  for  twenty-three 
pairs  of  horses  and  one  pair  of  mules.  The  horses 
will  weigh  about  1400  pounds  each  and  an  average 
of  $450  per  span  was  paid  for  them,  while  the  span 
of  mules  weighed  3200  pounds  and  brought  $600. 
As  the  dealer  bought  them  for  the  Seattle  market 
and  expects  to'  make  a  fair  profit  on  them,  some 
idea  can  be  gained  of  the  horse  market  up  north  by 
this   transaction. 


With  draft  horses  the  more  weight  the  more  valu- 
able the  horse,  provided  the  extra  weight  is  not  se- 
cured at  a  sacrifice  of  quality  and  action.  At  least 
that  is  the  way  Prof.  Kennedy  of  the  Agricultural 
College  looks  at  the  matter.  This  authority  says 
that  every  additional  pound  of  weight  in  a  draft 
horse  over  1,600  and  up  to  1,800  pounds  is  worth  25 
cents  on  the  market;  from  1,800  to  2,000  pounds, 
each  pound  is  worth  50  cents;  from  2,000  to  2,200 
pounds,  $1,  and,  above  the  latter  weight  from  $2  to 
$3  per  pound.  Prof  Kennedy  insists  that  mere  weight 
alone  will  not  increase  the  worth  of  a  draft  horse; 
that,  as  is  true  with  all  other  types  of  horses,  quality 
and  action,  more  than  any  other  characteristic,  tend 
to  add  value  to  a  draft  animal. — Western  Horseman. 


CAUSE  OF  DEATH  A  MYSTERY. 


A  dispatch  from  Martinez,  Contra  Costa  county, 
says:  Mystery  surrounds  the  death  of  a  number  of 
horses  at  the  Hanna  ranch,  in  Alhambra  valley. 

Last  Thanksgiving  day  a  valuable  horse  died  and 
a  post  mortem  examination  by  Chemist  M.  E.  Jaffa 
of  the  State  University  failed  to  reveal  any  cause  of 
the  animal's  death.  Since  that  time  a  number  of 
others  have  died,  and  although  every  veterinary  in 
the  county  has  been  called  into  consultation  no  rea- 
son can  be  issigned  for  the  death  of  the  horses. 

The  symptoms  are  peculiar.  The  horses  lie  down 
on  their  sides  and  remain  in  that  position  for  from 
five  to  twenty-four  hours  and  then  suddenly  die. 
To  all  appearances  they  suffer  no  pain.  The  animals 
die  in  the  pasture,  in  the  barn  and  in  the  corral  just 
the   same. 

Thomas  Hanna,  the  proprietor  of  the  ranch,  has 
offered  a  reward  of  $200  for  information  that  will 
lead  to  the  cause  of  death  of  the  horses.  He  is  loth 
to  believe  it  to  be  the  work  of  fiends  in  poisoning 
the  animals,  unless  it  be  the  work  of  a  crank.  He 
has  been  a  resident  of  Alhambra  valley  but  a  short 
time  and  has  no  enemies  who  would  seek  to  take 
revenge  on  his  stock. 

At  first  it  was  thought  the  hay  contained  some 
poisonous  substance  and  the  stock  was  turned  into 
the  pasture,  but  they  died  there  as  suddenly  as  in 
the  barn.  They  were  then  taken  to  a  corral  and 
fed  from  a  different  stack  of  hay,  but  the  result  was 
the  same.  The  water  the  horses  drink  is  from  the 
same  well  as  that  used  by  the  family,  which  would 
clear  the  idea  of  poison  being  obtained  from  that 
source,  as  the  family  has  not  experienced  any  ill 
effects  from  its  usage. 

Mr.  Hanna  possessed  some  of  the  finest  draft  and 
driving  horses  in  the  valley  and  their  death  has 
proven  a  serious  loss  to  him.  Not  only  does  he  feel 
the  effect  of  their  death,  but  he  feels  unable  to 
combat  the  danger  to  the  remaining  stock  of  horses 
and  cattle.  He  is  determined,  however,  to  find  the 
cause  and  the  large  reward  is  expected  to  be  an 
inducement  for  veterinaries  to  make  rigid  examina- 
tions. 

Farmers  surrounding  the  ranch  of  Mr.  Hanna 
have  fed  their  stock  at  the  place  and  have  never 
lost  any  of  their  animals.  'Others  are  separated  from 
his  pasture  by  simply  a  line  fence,  yet  they  do  not 
suffer. 


Tremendous  big  entry  lists .  are  being  received  for 
all  the  Grand  Circuit  meetings.  Buffalo  has  fourteen 
in  the  three-year-old  trot,  fifty-two  in  the  2:16  trot, 
thirty-six  in  the  2:10  trot  and  eight  in  the  2:07  trot. 
There  are  seventeen  entries  in  the  2:07  pace,  thirty- 
four  in  the  2:12  pace  and  nineteen  in  the  2:10  pace. 
This  is  a  total  of  180  entries,  or  an  average  of 
twenty-six  to  each  class.  In  the  2:16  trot,  purse 
$2,000,  the  California  bred  horses  entered  are  Gazote 
by  Nazote,  Dextermont  by  Dexter  Prince,  Add  by 
Advertiser  and  Wild  Bell  by  Wildnut.  In  the  2:10 
trot  California  is  represented  by  El  Milagro  by  Mc- 
Kinney,  Sonoma  Girl  by  Lynwood  W.,  Bonnie  Rus- 
sell by  Conifer  and  Athasham  by  Athadon,  while 
Helen  Norte  by  Del  Norte  will  hold  up  the  interests 
of  Washington  on  the  north.  In  the  2:07  trot  John 
Caldwell  by  Strathway  is  the  only  California  bred 
trotter  entered.  He  is  owned  by  Col.  J.  C.  Kirk- 
patrick  of  this  city  and  will  be  raced  by  the  great 
reinsman,   Ed   Geers. 

In  the  pacing  events  at  Buffalo  Bystander  by 
Zolock,  Derbertha  by  Chas.  Derby  and  Capt.  Derby 
by  Chas.  Derby  will  represent  California  breeders, 
the  two  geldings  being  owned,  however,  elsewhere, 
while  the  mare  is  the  property  of  Robert  Niles  of 
Loleta,  Cal.  In  the  2:12  pace  James  Butler  of  East 
View  Farm  has  named  the  Mendocino  pacer,  Claro, 
dam  by  Ansel,  and  in  the  2:10  pace  Thornway  by 
Steinway,  now  owned  in  New  Hampshire,  and  the 
Fresno  dun  streak  of  greased  lightning,  The  Donna 
2:09%,   by   Athadon,   are   entered. 

Readville  has  a  big  list  also,  having  an  average  of 
thirty  entries  to  each  event.  In  the  2:30  trot  for 
$4,500  Sonoma  Girl  is  the  only  California  entry.  The 
2:14  class  in  which  the  purse  is  $9,000,  has  quite  a 
sprinkling  of  California  bred  horses,  Bellemont  by 
Zombro,  Dextermont  by  Dexter  Prince,  Gazote  by 
Nazote,  Lucretia  by  Nazote,  and  Sonoma  Girl  by 
Lynwood  W.  being  nominated.  The  2:10  trot  for 
a  purse  of  $4,500  has  Bonnie  Russell  by  Conifer  and 
El  Milagro  by  McKinney  as  the  only  California  bred 
horses.  In  the  2:12  pace  Thornway  by  Steinway, 
Castanada  by  Don  Derby,  Claro  by  Mendocino  and 
Stiletto  C.  by  Steinway  were  bred  in  this  State,  al- 
though neither  is  owned  here.  The  2:  OS  pace,  in 
which  $6,000  is  the  purse,  will  have  Bystander  by 
Zolock,  Claro  by  Mendocino,  Derbertha  by  Chas. 
Derby  and  Edwin  S.  by  Dr.  Hicks  to  represent  the 
breeding  farms  of  the  Golden  State,  while  in  the 
2:06.  pace,  for  a  purse  of  $3,000,  Custer  by  Sidney 
Dillon  is  the  only  California  bred  horse  out  of  four- 
teen nominated,  and  he  is  now  owned  by  the  Hotel 
Adams  Farm  of  Phoenix,  Arizona. 

At  Columbus  239  nominations  for  the  seven  classes, 
an  average  of  over  thirty-four  to  each  class.  The 
2:16  trot  has  fifty-eight,  the  2:14  pace  forty-one,  2:09 
trot  thirty,  2:07  pace  thirty-one,  2:12  trot  twenty-six, 
2:06  pace  twenty-one  and  the  2:24  trot  thirty-two.  In 
the  2:16  trot  Sonoma  Girl  by  Lynwood  W.,  owned 
by  J.  D.  Springer  of  Los  Angeles,  and  Gazote  by 
Nazote,  owned  by  Gulvallis  Farm  of  Kentucky,  are 
California  bred.  In  the  2:14  pace  Claro  by  Mendo- 
cino, owned  by  James  Butler  of  New  York,  is  the 
only  one  out  of  forty-one  entered  that  first  saw 
light  in  this  State.  The  2:09  trot  has  Bonnie  Rus- 
sell, John  Caldwell  and  Charley  Belden  named,  and 
the  2:07  pace  has  Claro,  Capt.  Derby,  Owyho,  By- 
stander and  Derbertha  among  the  entries. 

There  is  enough  speed  and  gameness  represented 
in  these  entries  of  California  bred  horses  to  let  the 
Eastern  horsemen  know  that  California  is  still  on 
the  map. 


THE    RESTLESS    AMERICAN. 


A.  C.  Ruby,  the  well  known  horse  importer  of 
Pendleton,  Oregon,  tells  a  story  which  illustrates 
the   English   view   of  the   restless  American. 

On  his  last  trip  to  England  to  buy  horses  Mr.  Ruby 
went  to  the  fine  stock  farms  of  a  large  grower  of 
Shire  stallions  and  after  a  long  delay  succeeded  in 
getting  the  old  man  started  out  to  the  stables,  three 
miles  distant  from  the  residence,  to  look  over  the 
horses. 

Mr.  Ruby  had  but  a  limited  time  in  which  to 
visit  the  stables  and  began  urging  the  English 
farmer  to  greater  speed.  They  were  riding  in  a 
single  buggy  pulled  by  a  horse  which  barely  moved 
along  the  lanes. 

Mr.  Ruby  told  of  his  limited  time,  of  the  train 
which  would  surely  leave  London  at  noon,  of  the 
long  distance  ahead  of  them,  but  it  was  of  no  avail. 
The  old  horse  crept  along,  nipping  the  tips  of  the 
willow   limbs  which  hung  over  the  road. 

"Hurry,  hurry,"  urged  Mr.  Ruby.  "Oh.  take  it 
easy,  man;  you  Americans  rush  through  the  world 
as  though  this  were  the  last  day.  Take  it  easy, 
man;  take  it  easy;  the  same  train  will  leave  London 
to-morrow  precisely  at  noon,  and  the  next  day,  and 
the  next.  Let  us  take  it  easy  and  enjoy  the  sight 
of  my  growing  crops,"  replied  the  complacent  farmer. 

Finally  despairing  of  getting  any  more  speed  out 
of  the  old  horse.  Mr.  Ruby  leaped  out  of  the  buggy 
and  started  on  foot  through  the  fields  toward  Lon- 
don, which  he  reached  just  before  the  train  left. 

When  he  last  saw  the  old  Englishman  he  was 
creeping  down  the  lane  directing  the  women  who 
were  pulling  weeds  from  his  onion  beds,  as  leisurely 
and  unconcerned  as  though  he  had  not  lost  a  sale  of 
$10,000  worth  of  young  stallions. 
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Entries  to  the  races  to  be  given  by  the   Sonoma 
County   Driving    Club    at    Santa   Rosa   on    Jun- 
will   close  May   20th   with  Secretary   Fra 
at  Santa  Rosa. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


!  NOTES   AND   NEWS  1 

*  t 

BATES     CLAIMED. 


California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los   Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Salinas    July    24-21 

Pleasanton     July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State  Fair,   Sacramento    '....September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare    September   30-October    5 

Bakersneld     October    7-12 

North.    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    "Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Yakima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,  Wash.    (Inter-State  Fair).. Sept.   23-October  5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,  Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


First  of  May  entries  were  good  for  all  races  that 
closed  that  day. 


Full  lists  should  be  ready  for  publication  by  next 
week. 


The  May  Day  races  at  Dixon  on  May  1st  drew 
a  very  large  attendance  and  were  highly  successful 
in  every  way.  A  detailed  account  of  the  day's  sport 
will  appear  in  our  next  issue. 


Anyone  wanting  a  perfectly  matched  pair  of  stand- 
ard bred  mares  should  read  the  advertisement  of 
such  a  pair  for  sale  by  the  Rosedale  Stock  Farm, 
Santa  Rosa,  which  will  be  found  in  this  issue. 


W.  G.  Durfee  writes  that  there  are  "lots  of  horses 
in  training"  at  the  Los  Angeles  track,  getting  ready 
for  the  big  California  circuit  that  will  open  at  San 
Diego  in  June. 


There    will    be    matinee    racing   at    Concord    track 
May  30th. 


Secretary  Ingwerson  of  the  Tulare  Fair  Associa- 
tion, writes  us  that  in  sending  in  the  list  of  entries 
to  the  2:20  trot  at  the  Tulare  meeting,  he  accident- 
ally omitted  the  horse  Dredge,  entered  by  W.  G. 
Durfee  of  Los  Angeles. 


At  the  request  of  many  horsemen,  the  Pleasanton 
Matinee  Club,  which  advertised  its  purse  races  to 
close  on  Monday,  July  1st,  has  changed  the  date  of 
closing  to  June  15th.  The  stakes  which  closed  on 
May  1st  received  a  liberal  entry,  which  will  be 
printed  next  week. 


Jack  Phippen  has  a  filly  by  Kinney  Lou,  dam  by 
Dexter  Prince,  in  his  string  at  Pleasanton  that  is 
a  "trottin'  devil."  She  was  two  years  old  last  month, 
and  a  few  days  before  her  birthday  she  trotted  a 
quarter  in  38  seconds  and  is  only  just  beginning  to 
be  educated. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  writes  us 
that  if  his  colt  North  Star  Pointer,  son  of  Star 
Pointer  1:59%  and  Maid  of  Del  Norte,  starts  in 
the  Breeders'  Futurity  in  1909  or  1910,  it  will  be 
North  Star  Pointer  in  front  and  the  rest  nowhere, 
perhaps.  Anyway  he  is  the  stoutest  and  best  colt 
Mr.  Harrison  ever  saw  and  is  a  true  pacer. 


The  stallion  Red  Seal  2:10  fell  through  a  bridge 
in  Seattle  some  time  ago  and  his  owner  is  sueing  the 
city  for  $2500  damages.  He  is  a  good  stallion  and 
the  amount  sued  for  is  very  low  considering  his 
earning   capacity   in  the   stud. 


That  grand  old  race  mare  and  matron,  Wanda 
2:14%  by  Eros,  bred  and  owned  by  Mr.  F.  H. 
Burke,  proprietor  of  La  Siesta  Stock  Farm,  San 
Jose,  has  a  colt  at  foot  that  was  foaled  April  21st 
and  is  by  Zolock  2:05%.  This  colt  is  more  than 
a  half  brother  to  The  Roman  2:09%.  being  out  of 
the  same  mare  and  by  a  son  of  The  Roman's  sire. 


A  branding  iron  brought  $230  at  auction  in  Modoc 
county  one  day  last  week.  This  iron  was  in  the 
effects  of  a  wealthy  citizen  who  had  died  the  year 
previous,  and  carried  with  it  the  title  to  a  number 
of  horses  carrying  the  brand  that  were  grazing  on  the 
estate's  ranges.  The  auctioneer  announced  that  the 
exact  number  of  these  horses  was  not  known,  but 
there  were  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty- 
five,  with  the  probability  that  from  fifteen  to  twenty 
would  be  the  number  found  when  the  round-up  was 
made. 


The  Interstate  Live  Stock  Insurance  Company  will 
issue  all  its  policies  from  Milwaukee  hereafter.  This 
company  has  no  agents.  Persons  desiring  to  insure 
their  live  stock  must  do  business  direct  with  the 
Milwaukee  office.     See  advertisement. 


OF  UNKNOWN    BREEDING. 


This  office  wishes  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  a 
copy  of  Homans'  Self  Propelled  Vehicles,  a  practical 
treatise  on  automobiles,  published  by  Theo.  Audel  & 
Co..  of  03  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York.  The  work  is  com- 
prehensive, handsomely  gotten  up,  profusely  illus- 
trated, sufficiently  free  from  technicalities  to  be 
mders  iod  by  the  ordinary  reader,  very  instructive 
rl  val  .able  to  anvone  who  owns  or  runs  an  auto- 
>    rbile.      • 


Will  Hogoboom  of  Walla  Walla  won  first  prize 
for  the  best  standard  bred  stallion  at  a  big  horse 
show  held  at  Waitsburg,  Washington,  April  13th, 
with  Teddy  A.  2:21%,  by  Diablo  out  of  his  great 
broodmare.  Elmorine  by  Elmo. 


President  W.  G.  Lutz  of  the  Hudnut  Driving  Park 
Assocition  at  Bakersfield  has  announced  that  the  new 
park  and  track,  with  all  its  new  buildings,  will  be 
ready  for  the  grand  opening,  which  has  been  set  for 
July  4th.  There  will  be  matinee  racing  for  local  and 
outside  horses,  and  the  club  will  welcome  all  visitors. 


The  famous  broodmare,  Laurelia,  by  Caution, 
owned  by  Judge  Thos.  H.  Brents  of  Walla  Walla. 
Wash.,  gave  birth  April  20th  to  a  fine  bay  filly  that 
is  a  full  sister  to  Helen  Norte  2:09%,  trotting,  and 
to  Magladi  2:10%,  winner  of  last  year's  Breeders' 
Futurity  for  three-year-old  pacers.  Another  full 
sister  is  Reina  del  Norte,  that  got  fourth  money  in 
the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the  Breeders' 
Futurity  last  year.  The  new  arrival  is  said  to  be 
an  exact  picture  in  miniature  of  her  sister,  Helen 
Norte.  Laurelia  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the  great 
broodmares  of  the  Coast. 


The  two-year-old  filly  Bessie  T.,  whose  picture 
appears  on  this  page,  is  by  Zombro  2:11  and  is  own- 
ed by  Mr.  J.  H.  Torrey  of  Long  Beach,  Los  Angeles 
county.  She  recently  worked  a  mile  in  2 :  30  over  the 
Los  Angeles  track,  and  as  she  is  entered  in  the 
Breeders'  Futurity  is  considered  one  of  the  most 
likely  prospects  for  a  money  winner.  Zombro  is 
truly  a  great  sire  of  speed  and  good  looks,  as  from 
every  part  of  the  coast  reports  come  every  week  of 
his  get  that  are  not  only  attracting  attention  on 
account  of  their  speed,  but  also  for  their  handsome 
conformation. 


A    Zombro    Two-Year-Old. 


Prince  Direct  2:07,  better  known  on  this  coast  as 
Freddie  C,  will  be  raced  this  year  by  W.  T.  Rogers 
of  Lewistown,  Ohio.  He  is  making  a  season  in  the 
stud,  but  will  be  put  in  condition  for  racing,  and 
as  he  is  sound  and  all  right  he  should  get  a  share 
of  the  money. 


The  young  stallion  Lord  Dillon  359S7,  owned  by 
Dr.  J.  J.  Summerfield  of  Santa  Rosa,  is  bred  in 
the  purple  and  is  a  fine  individual.  Lord  Dillon  met 
wits  an  accident  and  broke  one  of  his  hind  legs 
when  a  colt,  but  Dr.  Summerfield  reduced  the  frac- 
ture and  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  bones 
unite  and  the  colt  recover  the  use  of  the  limb. 
There  are  no  better  bred  ones  than  this  young  stud, 
he  being  by  the  great  Sidney  Dillon  out  of  Roblet 
2:12,  dam  of  Bonalet  (3)  2:09%  by  Robin,  second 
dam  the  great  broodmare  Eveline,  dam  of  Ole  2:10%, 
Roblet  2:12  and  three  others,  by  Nutwood.  Eveline 
is  the  dam  of  Maud  Fowler  2:21%,  dam  of  Sonoma 
Girl,  matnee  record  2:07,  etc. 


VETERINARY    DEPARTMENT. 


What  would  you  advise  to  do  with  a  two-year- 
old  mare  that  has  ringhones  on  both  of  hind  pasterns? 
She  is  not  lame.  The  ringbones  came  on  when  she 
was  five  months  old.  The  mare  is  being  worked 
now  prettv  hard  and  does  not  show  any  lameness. 

R.  W.  SCOTT. 

Answer. — Do  not  work  her  much.  Give  regular, 
slow  exercise,  or  turn  her  on  pasture,  and  paint 
the  parts  with  tincture  of  iodine  daily  until  the  skin 
is  irritated.  Then  discontinue  until  all  inflammation 
has  left  the  skin,  when  you  may  repeat  the  applica- 
tions. This  treatment,  continued  with  periods  of 
intermission,  will  gradually  reduce  the  enlargements. 
Wm.   F.   EGAN,   M.   R.    C.   V.    S. 


On  our  title  page  this  week  is  an  excellent  like- 
ness of  Nugget,  a  mare  that  entered  the  great  brood- 
mare list  last  season  by  the  performances  of  her 
daughters.  The  Donna  2:09%  and  Queen  Pomona 
2:13%.  This  mare  is  owned  by  D.  L.  Bachant  of 
Fresno,  and  while  considerable  effort  has  been  made 
to  learn  her  history  and  pedigree,  her  breeding  is 
unknown  to  her  owner,  and  will  probably  never  be 
ascertained.  Nugget  is  supposed  to  be  about  twenty- 
three  years  old,  but  does  not  have  the  appearance 
of  having  lived  more  than  half  that  time.  George  A. 
Kelly,  formerly  of  Pleasanton,  but  now  of  Walla 
Walla,  purchased  her  of  some  person  in  the  north 
who  said  he  brought  her  from  the  East  and  that 
she  was  by  a  son  of  Nutwood.  Mr.  Kelly  sold  her 
to  Col.  Hay  of  Fresno  for  $600  at  Spokane  some 
years  ago  and  the  mare  was  then  brought  to  Cali- 
fornia. She  was  used  as  a  road  mare  and  had  great 
speed.  She  is  not  a  dun  color,  but  is  a  bright  golden 
with  black  mane  and  tail  and  the  left  tind  leg  white 
half  way  to  the  hock.  She  is  called  Nugget  be- 
cause the  man  that  sold  her  to  Kelly  said  she  was 
by  a  son  of  Nutwood  called  Nugget.  Col.  Hay  is 
now  dead.  He  bred  the  mare  to  Athadon  and  the 
foal  was  The  Donna  2:09%,  now  owned  by  J.  R. 
and  Marty  McKay.  She  was  then  bred  to  Pomona 
and  Queen  Pomona  2:13%  resulted.  Queen  Pomona 
produced  a  foal  last  year  which  died  at  three  days 
old,  and  the  mare  was  then  trained  for  the  races. 
Nugget  was  bred  to  the  long-distance  trotter  Senator 
L.  and  produced  a  filly  which  is  now  four  years  old. 
This  Ally  is  a  buckskin  in  color  and  is  showing  fast, 
having  recently  worked  a  half  in  1:06%  with  the 
last  quarter  in  31%  seconds.  There  is  a  yearling 
full  sister  to  The  Donna,  and  Nugget  is  due  to  foal 
again  soon  to  Athadon. 

Her  filly,  Sadie  B.,  sister  to  The  Donna,  is  also 
buckskin  and  was  broken  and  handled  two  months 
by  Schuyler  Walton,  the  well  known  colt  trainer, 
who  gave  Athasham  his  record,  and  she  showed  a 
quarter  in  one  minute.  She  is  a  trotter  without  any 
inclination  to  pace,  and  Mr.  Bachant  thinks  the 
Futurity  colt  that  beats  her  will  have  to  hurry.  Nug- 
get herself  is  a  square  trotter  and  was  a  fast  one 
on  the  road  in  her  day.  She  is  destined  to  be  one 
of  the  great  producers  of  extreme  speed,  but  will 
probably  always  be  a  member  of  that  great  family 
of  producers  whose  pedigrees  are  given  in  the  books 
as  "untraced." 


FARMER     BUNCH     ARRIVES     SAFELY. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


W.  J.  Carter  of  Manchester,  Va.,  who  recently 
bought  the  stallion  Red  Dillon  by  Baron  Dillon  2:12, 
dam  Zinda  Lake,  by  Red  Lake  2:15%.  second  dam 
Zinda  B.,  dam  of  Ostrich  2:19%,  and  she  out  of  the 
Dictator  mare,  Bertha  Jones,  that  produced  Harrison 
Wilkes  2:11%,  writes  Raymond  of  the  Horse  World, 
that  C.  F.  Bunch,  who  as  "Farmer  Bunch,"  is  one 
of  the  most  widely  known  trainers  in  the  country, 
reached  Richmond  a  few  days  since  from  Pleasanton, 
Cal.,  and  is  now  at  Montezuma  Stock  Farm,  near 
that  city.  Mr.  Carter  says:  "Bunch  landed  East 
in  good  shape,  as  did  his  horses,  the  lot  including 
the  pacer  Albuta  2:11%,  by  Altivo,  dam  Adbuta, 
by  Advertiser;  the  pacer  Hattie  Croner  2:16%,  by 
Bay  Bird,  dam  Sadie  Haggin,  by  Algona,  and  the 
green  trotter  Zella  Mac  by  McKinney,  dam  Minnie 
Alto,  by  Iran  Alto  2:12%.  The  trio  all  look  fine, 
showing  no  effect  of  the  long  journey  across  the 
Rockies,  this  applying  especially  to  Zc  11a  Mac,  that 
was  bred  by  Bunch,  and  he  thinks  a  lot  of  the  big, 
fine-looking  daughter  of  McKinney.  The  gray  pacing 
mare  Sweetheart  2:19%,  by  Baywood  2:10%,  dam 
Felicia  by  Fallis  2:23,  and  the  trotter  Alto  Down 
2:24%,  by  Iran  Alto  2:12%,  dam  Elsie  Down  by 
Boodle,  that  were  campaigned  over  the  half-mile 
tracks  of  the  East  last  season  by  Bunch,  and  then 
left  here  to  be  wintered  by  Sam  Earing  at  Monte- 
zuma Farm,  were  found  in  fine  shape,  especially 
Sweetheart,  as  the  gray  daughter  of  Baywood  has 
developed  into  a  large,  handsome  five-year-old  and 
she  promises  to  be  a  good  one  in  her  class,  as  does 
Alto  Down,  who  is  also  five,  and  it  would  not  he  at 
all  surprising  to  see  the  bay  gelding  make  a  2:10 
trotter."  Bunch  has  long  been  a  trainer  of  promi- 
nence in  California,  but  he  made  his  first  venture 
into  Grand  Circuit  company  last  year.  That  he 
found  it  a  pretty  warm  game  was  evident  from  his 
branching  off  to  the  half-mile  tracks,  and  his  plans 
to  race  over  the  two-lap  tracks  this  year.  Several 
well  known  trainers  have  adopted  plans  similar  to 
those  of  Mr.  Bunch,  for  with  most  of  the  half-mile 
tracks  offering  early  closing  events  ranging  from 
$1,000  to  $2,000  more  money  can'be  made  over  those 
tracks  with  an  average  stable  than  can  be  made  rac- 
ing on  the  mile  tracks  with  other  than  a  stable  of 
real  cracks.  And  then,  too,  if  a  trainer  following 
the  half-mile  tracks  discovers  a  horse  or  two  of 
Grand  Circuit  caliber  in  his  stable  the  chance  is 
always  open  to  ship  to  'the  mile  tracks  and  get  a 
race  or  two  before  the  public  becomes  wise  to  what 
he  has  got. 

o — -<~ 

The  law  against  docking  horses  went  into  effect 
April  15th,  and  unless  owners  register  their  docked 
horses  within  thirty  days  from  that  date  they  will 
be  subject  to  arrest  for  misdemeanor,  the  unreg- 
istered horses  with  the  abbreviated  tail  being  taken 
as  prima  facie  evidence  of  the  operation  having  been 
performed  since  the  law  made  it  an  offense.  The 
fee  for  registration  is  50  cents. 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


NEWS    FROM    "SAN    BERDOO.' 


DISPERSAL   OF    BAYWOOD   STUD. 


San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  April  25,  1907. 

Mr.  W.  C.  McCully  of  Bloomington,  Cal..  owner 
of  the  handsome  chestnut  stallion  Cedric-  Mac,  in- 
forms us  that  his  mare  Concha  by  A.  .W  Richmond 
has  a  fine  bay  horse  colt  at  foot  by  Cedric  Mac. 
Concha  is  the  dam  of  the  Zornbro  mare,  Italia,  that 
holds  the  world's  record  of  2:04%  for  the  fastest 
green  pacing  mare.  He  states  that  he  had  booked 
Concha  to  be  bred  to  Audubon  Boy,  but  owing  to 
her  lateness  in  foaling  he  will  return  her  to  Cedric 
Mac. 

Happy  Mac,  his  Futurity  prospect  from  his  Zolock 
mare,  Zorolock,  is  a  fine  big  fellow  and  looks  like 
a  sure  winner.     He  is  also  sired  by  Cedric  Mac. 

I.  R.  Manton,  a  capitalist  of  Ohio,  has  bought-  of 
Mr.  Hurtcel  of  old  San  Bernardino  the  fast  green 
trotting  mare  Lady  Leland  by  Arbiter,  and  has 
shipped  her  East  for  racing.  The  exact  price  paid 
is  not  known,  but  it  is  known  to  reach  up  into  four 
figures. 

Mr.  Homer  Rutherford,  who  trained  and  raced 
Helen  Norte  last  year,  has  opened  a  training  stable 
at  the  Association  Park.  He  has  a  string  of  twelve 
promising  colts,  and  also  Direct  Heir,  of  the  Arrow- 
head Stud,  Valencia  Farm,  property  of  M.  S.  Sever- 
ance, Esq. 

Baby  Gift,  dam  of  Hazel  Kinney  2:09%,  has  foaled 
a  fine  filly  bv  On  Stanley.  Baby  Gift,  On  Stanley 
and  Lary  McKinney,  a  full  brother  to  Hazel  Kinney, 
are  owned  by  Win.  Rourke,  proprietor  of  the  Star 
Livery  Stable,  San  Bernardino. 

Thos.  Holmes,  secretary  of  San  Bernardino  County 
Driving  Club,  states  that  the  club  is  in  better  shape 
and  condition  now  from  every  point  of  view  than 
ever  before,  and  that  they  are  going  to  have  one  of 
the  best  meets  on  May  1st  that  they  have  had  for 
some  time.  He  also  says  that  a  move  is  on  foot  to 
have  the  track  prepared  for  wet  weather,  and  the 
positive  assurance  of  an  inside  sand  track  for  jog- 
ging in  winter.  They  have  the  good  will  and  as- 
sistance of  all  the  merchants,  who  will  furnish 
prizes  for  all  matinees  free  of  cost.  Lookout  for 
San  Bernardino  for  a  winter  resort  for  race  horses. 

Mrs.  G.  S.  Bowers  Saunders  of  Redlands  has  re- 
turned from  her  trip  East.  She  has  been  gone  a 
year,  and  in  the  meantime  has  changed  her  name 
Bowers  to  Saunders.  Mrs.  Saunders  is  the  owner 
of  the  sorrel  pacer  Lady  Gertrude,  that  is  being 
trained  at  San  Bernardino  track. 

The  card  for  the  matinee  races  to  be  held  Wednes- 
day afternoon,  May  1st,  at  1:30  o'clock,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  San  Bernardino  Driving  Club,  has 
been  completed  by  Secretary  Holmes  and  the  speed 
committee,  and  shows  up  a  splendid  field  of  fast 
steppers  to  take  part  in  the  afternoon's  sport. 

Especial  interest  is  being  taken  in  the  free-for-all 
trot,  in  which  the  horses  of  the  track  will  be  con- 
tested in  a  lively  fashion  by  Monocrat  and  R.  Am- 
bush, the  former  owned  in  Riverside,  the  latter  in 
San  Bernardino. 

The  horsemen  of  both  cities  are  especially  interest- 
ed in  the  outcome  of  this  contest. 

As  is  usually  the  case,  when  horse  races  are 
planned  in  this  city  the  weatherman  has  a  batch  of 
rainy  weather  hanging  around,  and  should  it  de- 
velop that  Wednesday  should  be  rainy,  the  meet  will 
be  postponed  until  a  later  date,  to  be  announced.  But 
if  there  is  anything  like  fair  weather  the  races  will 
be  pulled  off  as  per  program. 

G.    H.    P. 

o 

LA  SIESTA  HERD  TO  BE  SOLD. 


Next  week  the  official  announcement  will  be  made 
of  the  dispersal  sale  of  the  entire  herd  of  Holstein 
cattle  owned  by  Mr.  Frank  H.  Burke,  of  La  Siesta 
Stock  Farm,  the  sale  to  be  held  by  Fred.  H.  Chase 
&  Co.,  live  stock  auctioneers. 

For  nearly  thirty  years  La  Siesta  Farm  has  been 
engaged  in  breeding  the  very  best  of  registered 
Holsteins.  During  that  time  the  farm  has  produced 
more  prize  winners  and  sold  more  animals  for  ex- 
port than  all  other  Pacific  Coast  Holstein  breeding 
establishments  combined. 

When  selecting  stock  for  this  farm,  Mr.  Burke 
never  spared  money  in  securing  individuality  as 
well  as  the  best  blood,  and  La  Siesta  is  famed  the 
country  over  for  the  excellence  of  its  products.  Mr. 
Burke's  business  affairs  in  San  Francisco  are  such 
at  the  present  time,  and  will  be  for  several  years 
to  come,  that  he  will  have  no  time  to  devote  to  these 
fine  cattle,  so  has  decided  to  sell  them  all,  and  if 
there  was  ever  an  opportunity  offered  to  buyers  to 
get  choice  animals  at  their  own  prices,  this  will  be 
the  occasion.  Next  week  we  shall  have  more  to 
say  about  this  sale,  and  will  try  and  give  some  points 
about  the  blood  lines  and  milk  producing  abilities 
of  this  herd. 


RECORD    LIST    FOR    CHARTER    OAK. 


A  Hartford  special  says:  "The  entries  in  the' 
early  closing  stake  races  of  the  Grand  Circuit  meet 
at  Charter  Oak  Park,  opening  Labor  Day,  are  an- 
nounced by  Andrew  Welch.  For  the  $10,000  Charter 
Oak  for  2:10  trotters  there  are  sixty-nine  horses 
named,  including  Miss  Adbell,  winner  of  the  Ken- 
tucky Futurity  for  two-year-olds  in  1905,  and  Silico, 
who  won  it  last  year;  Early  Alice  by  Flora,  King 
Entertainer,  Sonoma  Girl  and  Clear. 

For  the  Nutmeg  $5,000  stake  for  2:07  pacers  the 
nominees  include  Blacklock,  Ethel  Mack  and  Harry 
L.,  who  made  the  record  on  the  half-mile  track  2:09%. 


Fifty  head  of  Hackneys  are  to  be  sold  by  the 
Baywood  Stud,  of  San  Mateo,  Cal.,  at  Fred  H.  Chase's 
Pavilion,  on  Monday  evening,  June  10th.  This  is 
an  absolute  dispersal  sale  and  it  is  a  pity  that  the 
horses  must  be  sold,  as  this  breeding  farm  has  just 
reached  the  period  in  its  history  when  there  is  a 
demand  at  good  profitable  prices  for  every  horse 
made  ready  for  sale.  The  prize-winning  stallion 
Green's  Rufus  has  been  used  there  on  a  few  regist- 
ered Hackney  mares  and  on  selected  trotting  mares, 
with  results  that  were  most  successful,  as  the  Bay- 
wood  stud  horses  have  won  prizes  at  the  leading 
shows  in  the  east  and  on  this  coast.  Several  of  this 
consignment  were  prize  winners  at  the  recent  Pasa- 
dena Horse  Show,  where  a  large  number  of  very 
high-class  horses  were  shown.  It  is  a  pity  that  such 
a  breeding  farm  as  the  Baywood  Stud  should  de- 
termine to  go  out  of  business,  but  this  dispersal  will 
offer  an  opportunity  to  other  breeders  which  they 
should  not  permit  to  pass.  In  three  or  four  years 
from  now  San  Francisco  will  be  one  of  the  best 
markets  in  the  world  for  the  highest  type  of  carriage 
horse,  and  those  who  have  such  horses  to  sell  then 
will  get  higher  prices  than  have  ever  been  known  on 
this  Coast.  We  say  to  our  readers  in  all  candor 
that  the  dispersal  sale  of  the  Baywood  Stud  not 
only  offers  a  fine  opportunity  to  those  who  want 
carriage  pairs,  single  horses  and  saddle  horses  well 
mannered,  but  it  also  offers  an  opportunity  for  those 
who  desire  to  breed  this  class  of  horse  for  future 
markets. 


SIRES   OF    FASTEST   PACERS. 


In  looking  up  the  2:05  pacing  list,  at  the  sugges- 
tion of  an  Eastern  breeder  who  believes  that  high 
class  pacers  and  the  standing  of  stations  that  sire 
two  or  more  of  that  class  should  be  determined  by 
the  figures  mentioned,  I  discovered  an  interesting 
and  instructive  fact  in  relation  to  the  Chicago  stal- 
lion, Grattan,  writes  Henry  Ten  Eyck  White. 

It  is  nothing  less  than  that  the  son  of  Wilkes  Boy 
is,  with  the  exception  of  Brown  Hal,  the  sire  of 
the  fastest  average  pacing  speed  among  all  the  stal- 
lions which  have  two  or  more  to  their  credit  in  the 
2:05  list.  Brown  Hal  leads  with  Star  Pointer  1:59%, 
and  Hal  Dillard  2:04%,  their  average  speed  being 
2:02,  but  Grattan  is  a  close  second  with  Gratt  2:02%, 
and  Baron  Grattan  2:03%,  making  their  average 
2:02%.  But  on  looking  into  the  details  of  the  mat- 
ter it  is  found  the  records  of  both  the  Brown  Hal 
horses  were  made  in  trials  against  the  watch  over 
carefully  prepared  tracks,  and  on  days  selected  for 
their  suitability  for  such  work. 

Records  Made   in    Races. 

The  Grattan  horses,  on  the  other  hand,  got  their 
records  in  the  ordinary  course  of  winning  races,  in 
which  they  were  pitted  against  other  pacers  of  the 
highest  type  in  their  class,  Graft's  victory  being  ob- 
tained at  Readville  in  a  contest  of  three  heats,  the 
time  being  2:02%,  2:02%,  2:03%,  while  the  record 
of  Baron  Grattan  was  made  over  the  Lexington  track 
at  the  tail  end  of  a  long  and  arduous  campaign.  More 
than  this,  it  was  done  only  two  days  after  a  winning 
race,  in  which  he  had  beaten  a  good  field  in  2:06%, 
2:06%.  To  come  back  in  forty-eight  hours  and  trim 
a  new  lot  of  horses — Angus  Pointer,  Bolivar,  Locanda, 
Ecstatic  and  Gratt — every  one  of  which  had  a  record 
faster  than  his  own,  in  2:03%,  2:05%,  shows  true 
race  horse  quality  as  well  as  speed. 

I  am  not  arguing  that  either  Baron  Grattan  or 
Gratt  is  as  good  a  race  horse  pacer  in  the  matter  of 
pure  speed  as  Star  Pointer,  but  either  of  the  Grattan 
nags  outclasses  Hal  Dillard  in  that  particular,  as 
the  race  record  of  the  last  named  is  only  a  shade 
under  2:08.  Taken  together,  the  two  Grattans  stand 
higher  than  the  two  by  Brown  Hal,  when  the  circum- 
stances under  which  the  best  records  of  the  quartet 
were  made  are  considered,  and  their  average  record 
of  2:02%,  made  in  hard  fought  races  on  the  Grand 
Circuit  and  at  Lexington,  is  superior  to  the  2:02  of 
Star  Pointer  and  Hal  Dillard,  made  against  the 
watch  on  picked  days  and  tracks. 

Horses  in  2:05  Class. 

In  order  that  all  the  stallions  which  have  sired 
two  or  more  pacers  with  records  of  2:05  or  better 
may  have  credit,  I  have  made  the  following  tabula- 
tion, giving  the  name  of  each  horse,  his  own  record, 
and  the  names  and  records  of  those  of  his  get  in 
2:05  or  under: 

Brown  Hal  (p)  2:12%— Star  Pointer  1:59%,  Hal 
Dillard  2:04%,  Star  Hal  2:04%.    Average,  2:02  9-10. 

Grattan  2:13 — Gratt  2:02%,  Baron  Grattan  2:03%. 
Average,  2:02%. 

Direct  (p)  2:05%— Directly  2:03%,  Direct  Hal 
2:04%.     Average,  2:03%. 

Hal  Dillard  (p)  2:04%— Fanny  Dillard  2:03%,  Hal 
B.  2:04%.    Average,  2:04%. 

Argot  Wilkes  (p)  2:14%— Argot  Boy  2:03%,  Alfalfa 
2:05.    Average,  2:04%. 

Tennessee  Wilkes  2:27 — Mazette  2:04%,  Roan 
Wilkes  2:04%.    Average,  2:04%. 

As  Hal  Dillard,  which  appears  twice  in  the  above 
tabulation,  once  as  a  performer  and  again  as  a  sire, 
is  a  son  of  Brown  Hal,  another  credit  mark  must 
be  given  the  old  horse,  he  sharing  the  distinction 
of  having   a    performing   and    producing   son   in   the 


list  with  the  trotter  Tennessee  Wilkes,  which  is  rep- 
resented by  Argot  Boy. 

Direct  Is  Double  Gaited. 

Coming  back  to  the  matter  of  speed,  Direct,  which 
stands  next  to  Brown  Hal  and  Grattan,  is  a  double 
gaited  horse,  having  a  trotting  record  of  2:18%  and 
a  pacing  mark  of  2:05%.  He  is  from  the  Dictator 
branch  of  the  Hambletonian  family,  while  Grattan 
goes  back  in  the  male  line  to  George  Wilkes.  Both 
Grattan  and  Direct  are  trotting  bred  in  the  female 
line  as  well  as  the  male,  but  this  is  not  true  of 
the  next  two  stallions  in  the  list,  Hal  Dillard  and 
Argot  Boy,  the  former  going  back  to  the  thorough- 
bred, while  Argot  Boy  has  some  pacing  bred  mater- 
nal relatives.  Tennessee  Wilkes,  which  finishes  the 
list,  is  trotting  bred  in  the  male  line,  being  a  son 
of  George  Wilkes,  but  there  is  some  blood  that  has 
produced  pacers,  and  is  not  trotting  blood,  on  the 
female  side  of  his  house. 

When  the  2:05  pacing  list  is  considered  in  its 
entirety  a  lot  of  things  interesting  to  horsemen  are 
revealed.  Take,  for  instance,  the  first  horse  on  the 
list,  Dan  Patch,  with  his  record  of  1:55%.  The  first 
thing  that  occurs  in  connection  with  this  mark  is 
that  it  is  not  likely  to  be  beaten,  as  it  was  made  with 
the  aid  of  the  wind  shield,  a  style  of  trial  against 
time  no  longer  allowed.  The  second  fact  is  that  the 
sire  of  Dan  Patch  also  is  in  the  2:05  pacing  list, 
while  his  grandsire,  Patchen  Wilkes,  and  his  great- 
grandsire,  George  Wilkes,  are  members  of  the  2:30 
trotting  brigade.  Two  generations  of  developed  trot- 
ting ancestry  produced  a  2:01%  pacer  in  Joe  Patchen, 
and  he  in  turn,  from  a  trotting  bred  mare,  got  the 
world's  greatest  pacer. 


SUGAR    FOP    TIRED    HORSES. 


From  France  comes  the  information  that  good  re- 
sults have  been  obtained  from  the  use  of  sugar  to 
overcome  the  great  fatigue  in  horses  when  over- 
worked. The  horses  employed  in  the  service  of  the 
National  Military  College  in  transacting  the  business 
of  the  establishment  are  exposed  during  the  rainy 
season  to  great  strain  and  consequent  exhaustion  as 
a  result  of  slippery  roads  and  the  increased  amount 
of  transportation  due  to  certain  conditions  then  pre- 
vailing. 

For  this  reason  many  horses  in  past  years  have 
succumbed  to  the  excessive  strain,  very  many  be- 
came sick.  Pathogenic  microbes  found  in  the  pre- 
vailing conditions  favorable  fields  for  their  develop- 
ment, and  fatigue  caused  great  loss  of  appetite,  loss 
of  flesh,  pulmonary  lesions,  cardiac  disturbances, 
etc. 

The  good  results  obtained  by  a  military  surgeon 
from  the  use  of  sugar  in  large  doses  in  forced 
marches  led  him  to  employ  it  for  the  purpose  of  over- 
coming fatigue.  Two  hundred  grains  of  sugar  were 
fed  daily,  mixed  with  the  horse's  food,  and  distributed 
regularly  throughout  the  day.  Not  only  did  the 
fatigue  disappear,  but  many  animals  until  then  use- 
less because  of  their  miserable  condition  recovered 
their  normal  strength  and  rendered  good  service. 


CARE    OF    THE    STALLION. 


In  his  valuable  book  entitled  "Breeding  and  De- 
veloping the  Trotter,"  Mr.  Bradburn  makes  the  fol- 
lowing  suggestions: 

"In  preparing  the  stallion  for  the  stud  season  he 
should  be  jogged  every  day  except  Sunday,  when  he 
should  be  walked  for  half  an  hour  and  grazed  when 
there  is  grass.  The  horse  should  be  jogged  early, 
before  8  o'clock,  so  that  he  will  be  ready  for  visitors. 

"My  methods  of  jogging  stalions  is  to  jog  them 
four  miles  on  Monday,  eight  miles  on  Tuesday,  four 
on  Wednesday,  eight  on  Thursday,  four  on  Friday, 
and  eight  on  Saturday.  This  was  the  practice  at 
Village  Farm,  where  the  stalions  lived  to  a  hale 
old  age. 

"I  prefer  that  most  of  the  time  the  stallion  be 
jogged  on  the  road,  taking  a  different  route  on  dif- 
ferent days.  Twice  a  week  he  should  be  jogged  on 
th  track.  Let  him  brush  through  the  stretch,  say 
a  quarter  in  34  or  35  seconds,  but  never  urge  or 
force  him  to  his  limit.  Stallions  like  the  brushing 
and  delight  in  it. 

"Great  care  should  be  taken  in  feeding  all  ani- 
mals, particularly  stallions,  which  are  more  sensi- 
tive than  mares  or  geldings.  Horses  should  be  fed 
very  regularly.  Feeding  time  should  not  vary  ten 
minutes  from  a  stated  hour.  The  stomach  is  a 
sensitive  organ  and  soon  becomes  educated  to  ex- 
pect food  at  certain  hours.  If  that  expectation  is 
regularly  gratified  the  animal  thrives  better.  My 
method  of  feeding  horses  is:  Morning,  feed  at  5:45; 
noon,  feed  at  11:45,  and  night,  feed  at  5:30  in 
winter,  5:45  in  summer. 

"The  amount  of  food  to  give  a  stallion,  except  dur- 
ing the  stud  season,  is  about  three  quarts  of  oats 
in  the  morning,  two  quarts  of  crushed  oats  and 
two  quarts  of  bran  at  noon;  three  quarts  of  boiled 
oats,  one  quart  of  bran  and  one  tablespoonful  of 
oil  meal  at  night.  The  stallion  should  have  from 
fifteen  to  eighteen  pounds  of  hay  each  day  the  year 
round.  He  should  be  given  a  light  feed  of  hay  (say 
five  pounds)  in  the  morning,  the  balance  in  the 
evening. 

"After  the  stud  season  commences,  about  March 
.  1st,  I  add  two  quarts  of  boiled  barley  to  the  evening 
feed.  The  barley  strengthens  the  stallion  in  flesh 
and  semen  and  makes  him  a  sure  foal  getter.  Dur- 
ing a  heavy  stud  season  mix  a  half-dozen  fresh  raw 
eggs  with  the  evening  feed.  The  stallion  should  be 
watered  before  feeding.  Let  him  drink  all  I1. 
Water  him  after  feeding  also." 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


MATINEE    TO-DAY    AT    PLEASANTON. 


There  will  be  some  excellent  sport  at  Pleasanton 
to-day,  as  the  Matinee  Club  of  that  place  has  arrang- 
ed the  following  program  for  This  afternoon: 

First  race,  2:30  trot,  open — Chas.  DeRyder's  Dyke, 
Dr.  McLaughlin's  Mike  Kelly,  J.  Phippen's  Alto  Mc- 
Kinney,  H.   Helman's  Ollie  Mac  or  Delia  Derby. 

Second  race,  free  for  all  pace — Sutherland  &  Chad- 
bourne's  Babbie,  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  Miss  Georgie, 
George  Perry's  Geo.  Perry,  Chas.  DeRyder's  The 
Rajah. 

Third  race,  for  amateur  driers  only — Mr.  Dunn's 
Bonner  Belle.  W.  J.  Creason's  Diolo,  Mr.  Clark's 
Beulah,  H.  H.  Helman's  Princess  Nutwood,  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  Opitsah,  George  Perry's  Black 
Beauty.  J.  Albertson's  Derby  Mac. 

Fourth  race,  2:15  pace,  open — Joe  Cuicello's  Ring 
Rose,  James  Thompson's  Charley  D.,  Chas.  DeRyder's 
Nig,  Henry  Helman's  Byron  Lace,  Dan  Lieginger's 
Jim  Corbett. 

Fifth  race,  2:25  trot,  amateurs  only — Dr.  Mc- 
Laughlin's Dr.  O'Brien,  F.  H.  Burke's  Search  Me, 
Sutherland   &   Chadbourne's  Ben  Russell. 

The  first  race  will  start  promptly  at  1  p.  m.  All 
races  will  be  mile  heats,  best  two  in  three. 


MATINEE    AT    PLEASANTON. 


The  results   of  the   matinee   races   at   Pleasanton, 
Saturday,  April  20th,  were  as  follows: 

First  race,  trotting — 

Wild  Bell  (DeRyder)    1     1 

Dr.    O'Brien   (Dr.  McLaughlin))    2     2 

Search  Me  (F.   H.  Burke)    3     3 

Time— 2:19,  2:21%. 

Second   race,   trotting — 

Corsicano    (H.   Dunlap)    1     1 

Alto  McKinney  (J.  Pheppen)   2    3 

George  J.  (Chadbourne)    3     2 

Time— 2:19.  2:23%. 

Third  race,  pacing — 

Ring  Rose   (J.  Cuicello)    1     1 

U.  R.  Welcome  ( H.  Dunlap)    2    2 

Senator  Clark  (J.  Sutherland)    3     3 

Time— 2:16%,  2:17%. 


ROUND  ABOUT  SANTA  CLARA  COUNTY. 


While  on  a  visit  to  Santa  Clara  county  last  week 
I  concluded  to  call  on  some  of  the  horsemen  in  and 
around  San  Jose  to  see  what  was  doing.  I  first 
came  on  Mr.  T.  W.  Barstow.  who  has  a  well  kept 
place  near  the  old  Agricultural  Park.  He  has  the 
big  pacer  High  Fly  by  Nearest,  that  is  in  excellent 
condition  and  is  a  magnificent  fellow  that  will  be 
seen  in  the  races  on  the  circuit  this  year.  He  has 
also  a  very  choice  mare  by  Nearest  that  is  called 
Just  It.  She  has  a  record  of  2:19%  and  is  one 
of  the  sort  that  makes  one  feel  good  to  look  at. 
His  young  stallion  Nearest  McKinney  is  certainly 
a  major.  He  could  be  described  as  a  coach  horse 
of  exceeding  high  quality,  but  the  moment  he  trots 
out  on  the  track  you  recognize  the  blood,  the  gait 
and  the  style  of  the  best  type  of  the  American  trot- 
ter. He  is  trotting,  I  am  told,  a  2:20  gait  at  pres- 
ent. 

Mr.  P.  W.  Hodges  has  two  young  stallions  by 
Zombro  2:11  which  are  very  promising.  I  held 
a  watch  on  one  out  of  Hazel  Kinney  2:09%.  and  he 
trotted  a  full  mile  in  2:25%.  This  was  on  Mr. 
Brace's  half  mile  track.  The  colt  has  not  had 
much  work  this  winter,  but  is  getting  plenty  of  it 
now.  He  is  not  very  large,  but  when  you  look  at 
his  bone  and  action  he  impresses  you  as  a  big 
horse.  The  Zombro  out  of  a  Nutwood  Wilkes  mare 
is  none  his  inferior.  Hodges  has  also  a  six-year-old 
Stam  B.  mare  out  of  a  dam  bf  Patron.  I  think  she 
is  the  most  "stupendous"  gaited  animal  I  ever  saw. 
She  is  trotting  very  fast.  An  old  gentleman  stand- 
ing beside  me  passed  the  remark  as  she  passed 
down  the  score:  "That  animal  is  a  wonder."  I 
have  never  seen  anything  gaited  on  such  a  smooth 
yet  gigantic  plan. 

Both  these  strings  are  being  worked  on  Mr. 
Brace's  half  mile  track  at  Santa  Clara,  which  is  the 
most  satisfactory  half  mile  track  I  have  visited  in 
the  State.  It  is  kept  soft  enough  by  sub-irrigation 
and  is  in  excellent  condition. 

The  little  mare  Boodlette,  driven  by  her  owner, 
a  Mr.  Davis,  showed  a  quarter,  pacing,  in  34%  sec- 
onds.   She  is  a  nice  one. 

Owing  to  the  ill  health  of  Mrs.  Brace,  who  has 
never  gained  her  poise  since  the  earthquake,  but 
is  suffering  greatly  from  nervous  prostration,  Mr. 
Brace.  I  am  sorry  to  say,  will  place  his  McKinney 
stallion  Greco,  with  all  his  get,  on  the  market  this 
year.  I  looked  his  horses  all  over  and  must  say- 
he  has  a  very  promising  lot  of  youngsters.  There 
is  a  uniformity  of  action,  conformation  and  color 
which  is  impressive.  Having  purchased  considerable 
property,  the  plans  for  which  are  but  half  developed 
on  account  of  his  being  confined  to  the  house  so 
much.  Mr.  Brace  has  undertaken  to  work  but  two 
of  his  colts  and  these  are  being  handled  by  W.  R. 
Johnson.  These  colts  will  show  for  themselves  the 
coming  season.  If  nothing  happens  Boaz  by  Greco, 
dam  by  Stamboul,  will  pay  his  entrance  fee.  In  ad- 
ditio-  io  the  youngsters  that  will  be  placed  on  the 
market,  Mr.  Brace  will  also  offer  for  sale  such 
broodmares  as  Belle  King,  dam  of  Bolivar  2:00%, 
a  beautiful  four-year-old  mare  by  McKinney  out  of 
Ba  e  by  Ferdinand,  a  mare  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  by 
Line,  a  mare  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  dam  by 
Cali'ornia  Nutwood,  and  the  mare  Alista  by  Altivo 
(own  brother  to  Palo  Alto  2:08%),  dam  Novel- 


ist 2:27  by  Norval,  second  dam  old  Elsie  by  Gen. 
Benton.  Then  there  is  Sadie  Moor  2:26  by  the 
Grand  Moor,  dam  by  Pascora  Hayward.  She  is  now 
17  years  old  and  I  saw  Johnson  drive  her  a  full 
mile  over  this  track  in  2:30  on  Saturday,  April  20th, 
with  two  reliable  timers.  Her  colt  Sadi  Moor  by 
Guy  McKinney  is  registered,  as  is  her  filly  Grace 
A.  Spears  by  Waldstein.  I  saw.  this  filly,  which  is 
four  years  old,  trot  a  mile  in  2:35%  on  this  same 
half  mile  track. 

This  is  a  great  opportunity  for  any  man  going  into 
the  horse  business  and  I  regret  very  much  that  a 
gentleman  of  Mr.  Brace's  integrity  is  placed  in  a 
position  where  he  feels  under  obligations  to  go  out 
of  the  horse  business.  W.  R.  Johnson  is  handling 
his  stock  carefully  and  will  put  no  bunches  on  any- 
thing he  is  breaking.  Mr.  Brace  will  send  in  time 
a  complete  list  with  the  breeding  of  all  the  animals. 

I  drove  over  to  the  Lawrence  Farm,  purchased  a 
short  time  ago  by  Sir.  James  A.  Grove.  I  found 
the  mile  track  here  in  poor  condition,  owing  to  the 
rich  deep  soil  getting  so  much  rain  this  winter  that 
it  has  been  impossible  to  work  it.  Mr.  Grove  was 
driving  a  chestnut  Monterey  filly,  of  which  he  has 
great  hopes.  He  showed  me  in  the  paddock  an  ex: 
ceedingly  handsome  three-year-old  sorrel  filly  by  Bert 
Logan  that  is  as  fine  and  as  clean  as  a  violin  string. 
But  the  gem  of  them  all  is  China  Maid  2:05%,  pac- 
ing, a  mare  I  had  wanted  to  see  ever  since  her 
breeder,  Mr.  Drais  of  Farmington.  mentioned  her  to 
me  after  he  had  sold  her.  Mr.  Drais  was  at  that 
time  very  indignant  when  I  told  him  she  was  pacing 
and  said:  "She  neve:  paced  a  step  in  her  life  on 
this  farm,  whether  in  the  field  with  the  other  horses 
or  jogging  on  the  road.  She  is  a  square,  born  trotter, 
and  if  she  paces  it  is  because  she  has  been  made 
sore  and  wont  into  it  in  despair."  China  Maid  is 
netting  now,  and  Mr.  Craves,  who  but  recently  pur- 
chased her  is  impressed  with  the  same  idea  that  she 
is  a  born  trotter.  I  failed  to  get  there  in  time  to 
see  her  work  out,  but  was  told  that  he  had  driven 
her  a  quarter  in  34%  seconds  that  morning.  She 
is  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Mr.  Grove  tells  me  that 
he  does  not  intend  to  push  her  much  this  year,  but 
expects  to  take  her  East  next  year  and  hopes  she 
may  bring  as  much  honor  to  her  breeder  as  a  green 
trotter  as  she  did  as  a  green  pacer. 

I  enjoyed  my  visit  among  the  horsemen,  and  with 
regards  to  the  "Breeder"  and  its  patrons,  believe 
me,  Tours  sincerely. 

W.    J.    SPEARS: 

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DISTRICT    FAIR    AT    WOODLAND. 


LOU    DILLON    AND    MAJOR    DELMAR. 


Three  years  have  elapsed  since  the  old  agricultu- 
ral district,  comprising  Yolo  and  Solano  counties, 
held  a  district  fair.  There  was  a  race  meet  in  1906 
on  the  local  track,  but  that  was  held  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breed- 
ers' Association.  In  the  meantime  the  terms  of 
office  of  all  the  directors  have  expired  and  there  has 
been  no  effort  made  to  have  another  board  apopinted. 

There  is  a  growing  sentiment  in  favor  of  holding 
a  district  fair  this  year,  and  if  necessary  for  that 
purpose  the  old  directors  are  willing  to  assume  that 
they  are  "holdovers"  and  to  undertake  the  responsi- 
bility of  getting  up  the  fair  and  race  meet,  pro- 
vided they  get  proper  encouragement  from  the  busi- 
ness men  of  Woodland. 

There  are  enough  horsemen  who  have  established 
stock  farms  near  Woodland  during  the  last  two  or 
three  years  to  insure  a  successful  meet  if  the  mat- 
ter is  properly  managed.  Horsemen  from  all  over 
the  State  are  always  anxious  to  come  to  Woodland 
because  they  invariably  get  liberal  treatment,  the 
purses  and  stakes  are  worth  while  and  the  track 
is  as  fast  as  any  in  the  State. 

Some  of  the  old  directors  will  probably  call  a 
meeting  in  a  few  days  and  start  the  bali  rolling. 
The  sentiment  of  the  community  seems  to  be  practi- 
cally unanimous  in  favor  of  holding  the  fair  and 
the  outlook  is  good  for  making  it  a  great  success. — 
Woodland  Democrat. 

o 

ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


R. — Strathmont  is  not  registered.  He  is  given  in 
the  Tear  Book  as  a  bay  gelding  by  Strathway  13214, 
his  dam  a  mare  by  Altimont  9S5.  and  his  grandam 
by  Williamson's  Belmont.  His  dam  also  produced 
The  Blonde  2:20.  The  latter  mare  was  bred  by 
Alex.  Anderson,  Housa,   California. 


The  big  list  of  entries  which  have  been  received 
for  the  early  closing  stakes  for  the  Grand  Circuit 
meetings  whose  early  closing  events  have  closed  is 
most  encouraging.  Detroit,  Buffalo.  Hartford  and 
Columbus  all  report  a  big  entry,  and  this  certainly 
indicates  a  successful  season  for  the  tracks  in  mem- 
bership with  the  big  circuit. 


A  trotter  that  is  expected  to  beat  2:10  this  year, 
and  is  headed  for  the  Grand  Circuit,  is  Lady  Mar- 
garet 2:13%,  by  Aniewood  2:09%,  which  last  season, 
as  a  four-year-old,  beat  a  field  of  fourteen  trotters 
at  Indianapolis  in  straight  heats,  but  later  got  her 
record  against  Pat  Ford  2:10,  Pat  T.  2:10%,  etc.. 
over  a  muddy  track  at  Montgomery,  Ala.,  in  tie  2:10 
class. 


Governor  Gillett  has  appointed  the  following  mem- 
bers of  the  State  Board  of  Veterinarian  Examiners: 
E.  J.  Creely  of  San  Francisco,  for  four  years;  R. 
A.  Archibald  of  Oakland,  four  years;  T.  W.  Orme 
of  San  Bernardino,  three  years;  D.  L.  Fox  of  Sac- 
ramento, two  years;  W.  R.  Rowland  of  Pasadena, 
one  year. 


"Hawley"  of  the  Kentucky  Stock  Farm  makes  a 
comparison  of  the  two  two-minute  trotters  as  fol- 
lows, and  we  think  it  about  as  fair  and  correct  as 
can  be  made: 

Concerning  the  question  of  superiority  as  race 
horses,  it  was  stated  by  a  witness  during  the  trial 
that  Major  Delmar  had  never  shown  himself  to  be 
possessed  of  as  much  class  as  the  mare,  and  this 
has  already  brought  forth  a  reply  from  the  ad- 
mirers of  the  gelding.  While  this  has  nothing  what- 
ever to  do  with  the  Gold  Cup  case  or  the  trial,  it  ■ 
is  of  interest,  because  so  many  adherents  of  each 
trotter  can  be  found,  and  so  much  can  be  said 
for  and  against  the  claims  of  each  'horse. 

Lou  Dillon  never  started  in  but  two  races  in  her 
life,  in  one  of  which  she  met  defeat,  while  Major 
Delmar  has  left  behind  him  a  campaign  of  excep- 
tional brilliancy.  This  on  the  face  of  it  would 
tend  to  prove  the  superiority  of  the  gelding,  yet  no 
poorer  argument  could  be  advanced  to  prove  his 
claim  to  distinction,  for  the  mare,  while  of  limited 
racing  experience,  gave  him  on  the  occasion  of  her 
first  appearance  in  a  race  the  most  disastrous  beat- 
ing of  his  career.  She  drew  a  wagon  and  beat  him 
so  disgracefully  that  he  appeared  to  be  a  second- 
class  trotter,  and  in  this  race  she  trotted  two  miles 
better  than  2:05,  something  Major  Delmar  never  ac- 
complished in  a  contest,  and  in  each  heat  she  was 
pulled  almost  to  a  walk  under  the  wire.  Major  Del- 
mar trotted  a  mile  at  Memphis  in  a  race  in  2:05%, 
and  during  the  week  previous  met  a  disastrous  de- 
feat in  the  Transylvania.  That  he  was  a  very  fast 
trotter  no  one  will  doubt,  for  the  records  prove  this 
to  be  a  fact;  that  he  was  a  great  race  horse  nothirg 
in  his  history  proves  that  he  is  entitled  to  be  num- 
bered among  the  truly  great.  His  reputation  rests 
largely  on  his  performances  in  dashes  against  time. 
Lou  Dillon  can  not  be  called  a  great  race  mare,  for 
while  she  never  proved  that  she  was  lacking  in  this 
respect,  while  she  has  never  suffered  defeat  under 
normal  conditions,  she  was  never  raced  against  the 
best  of  her  division,  has  never  scored  in  large  fields 
and  felt  the  brunt  of  the  battle  through  which  a 
great  trotter  must  come  unscathed  in  order  to  be 
proclaimed  a  race  horse.  She  has,  however,  shown 
that  she  was  the  greatest  speed  marvel  the  world 
has  ever  seen;  that  she  possessed  the  capacity  to 
carry  her  greatest  flight  farther  than  any  other  trot- 
ter; that  she  was  game  to  the  core  by  trotting  miles 
that  a  few  years  ago  would  have  been  regarded  as 
beyond  the  capacity  of  any  horse,  and  by  doing  so 
without  apparent  effort.  The  mare  was  wilful,  some- 
what erratic,  very  high  strung  and  nervous,  yet  she 
was,  after  becoming  educated,  steady  and  fairly  well 
mannered.  She  was  a  difficult  mare  to  place  and 
consequently  would  have  suffered  in  large  fields  of 
horses  after  having  drawn  a  position  in  the  rear,  and 
it  is  more  than  likely  that  had  she  been  raced  exten- 
sively, her  temper  would  have  suffered  owing  to 
the  restraint  necessarily  put  upon  her.  Single- 
handed  she  could  beat  any  trotter  that  ever  lived, 
and  as  I  do  not  believe  that  the  same  can  be  said 
of  Major  Delmar,  who  was  probably  the  inferior  of 
both  Sweet  Marie  and  Cresceus,  I  think  the  opinion 
expressed  by  a  witness  in  the  trial  was  a  correct  one. 


CONDITIONS    IN    CALIFORNIA. 


The  Californa  Promotion  Committee  in  its  bulletin 
of  progress  for  April  has  the  following  to  say  about 
conditions   in   California: 

For  a  year  all  California  has  been  looking  forward 
to  April  as  if  it  might  be  a  crucial  month  in  the  con- 
ditions of  the  State.  April  has  com'  and  gone  with 
no  decrease  in  advancement,  and  with  a  general  up- 
ward tendency  in  all  industrial  lines.  San  Francisco. 
San  Jose  and  Santa  Rosa,  the  three  cities  which  suf- 
fered greatest  a  year  ago,  have  all  shown  wonderful 
progress,  while  other  cities  throughout  the  State 
have  gone  steadily  onward  adding  in  business  and 
population.  Reports  from  all  parts  of  the  State  to 
the  California  Promotion  Committee  show  that  there 
has  been  great  increase  in  population,  a  large  part 
of  which  has  settled  in  the  agricultural  districts. 

Crop  conditions  have  a  much  better  outlook  than 
a  month  ago.  With  the  exception  of  wheat  and  other 
cereals  in  the  flooded  district,  prunes  in  the  Santa 
Clara  valley  and  apricots,  indications  point  to  better 
crops  everywhere  than  in  1906.  Reports  from  the 
northern  and  southern  counties  of  the  great  interior 
valley  say  that  the  fruit  crop  will  be  especially  heavy 
in  everything  except  apricots.  From  the  counties 
south  of  the  Tehachapi  and  the  Coast  counties  similar 
reports  are  received. 

Demand  for  labor,  especially  in  agricultural  dis- 
tricts, where  the  coming  fruit  crop  will  call  for  thou- 
sands of  hands,  continues  strong,  and  both  men  and 
women  can  find  immediate  employment.  In  factories 
in  all  the  cities  and  towns  of  the  State  there  is 
great  demand  for  hands.  Building  conditions  in  San 
Francisco,  Los  Angeles  and  Oakland  call  for  artisans 
in  all  classes.  It  is  noted  that  the  price  of  building 
material,  especially  lumber,  is  decreasing,  which  will 
have  a  tendency  to  greatly  increase  building  activity. 

The  following  summary  shows  California  conditions 
for  April:  San  Francisco  bank  clearings,  $198,158,- 
S11.30;  Los  Angeles  bank  clearings,  $55,969,432.42; 
Oakland  bank  clearings,  $14,390,245.91;  San  Jose 
bank  clearings,  $2,445,349.36;  San  Francisco  building 
permits.  $6,556,591;  Los  Angeles  building  permits, 
$1,378,722:  Oakland  building  permits,  $1,255,505.?|N; 
San  Jose  building  permits,  $133,769;  San  F-ane'  'o 
Customs  receipts,  $698,178.68. 


Drink  Jaekso  -'s  Napa  Soda.     It  meanH  he^l*l>. 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


SONOMA   GIRL  TO  TRY   FOR   BIG   MONEY. 


AT    WOODLAND    TRACK. 


Captain  J.  D.  Springer,  dean  of  the  harness  barons 
of  the  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club,  left  Los  Angeles 
last  Wednesday  night  for  Libertyville;  111.,  with  his 
great  mare,  Sonoma  Girl,  which  he  has  entered  in  all 
the  big  events  of  the  Grand  Circuit.  Since  the  sensa- 
tional performance  of  the  daughter  of  Lynwood  TV. 
in  the  Christmas  matinee  of  the  Los  Angeles  Club, 
when  Captain  Springer  drove  over  the  mile  in  an 
exhibition  trot  in  2:07,  he  has  been  planning  the  entry 
of  the  mare  in  the  important  events  of  the  Eastern 
season,  says  a  Los  Angeles  writer. 

Sonoma  Girl's  first  appearance  will  be  at  Liberty- 
ville in  the  Great  Western  Circuit  in  the  week  be- 
ginning July  4th.  From  that  time  until  late  in  Octo- 
ber a  busy  program  has  been  mapped  out,  and  the 
mare  has  been  entered  in  stakes  possessing  a  total 
value  of  more  than  $100,000,  and  should  she  win  even 
a  small  percentage  of  these  the  genial  Captain  will 
be  well  repaid  for  his  efforts. 

There  are  many  in  local  racing  circles,  however, 
who  do  not  hesitate  to  declare  their  belief  that  the 
speedy  mare  will  bring  home  a  .majority  of  the  races 
in  which  she  is  entered.  Captain  Springer  is  a  modest 
man,  who  is  not  given  to  declarations  without  pre- 
vious thoughts,  but  he  stated  his  belief  that  his  mare 
is  a  good  one  and  that  the  one  tnat  beats  her  will 
have  to  be  a  world-beater.  Five  thousand  dollars 
have  been  expended  by  Captain  Springer  in  entry 
fees  for  the  Grand  Circuit  races,  and  this  is  in  itself 
a  sufficient  guarantee  of  his  faith  in  her. 

"I  wouldn't  take  $20,000  for  the  mare."  said  the 
Captain.  "Unless  an  accident  happens  to  her  or  she 
falls  down  on  her  performances  I  expect  her  to  win 
several  of  the  events  in  which  I  have  entered  her. 
She  never  was  in  better  condition  than  now,  and  by 
frequent  stops  and  workouts  on  the  way  East  I 
will  endeavor  to  keep  her  in  the  best  of  trim.  I  can- 
not say  whether  or  not  I  will  return  with  her  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  Eastern  season,  as  I  may  dispose 
of  her  if  I  think  fit." 

Sonoma  Girl  has  been  in  the  possession  of  her  pres- 
ent owner  for  more  than  three  years.  In  that  time 
he  has  worked  her  out  frequently,  but  up  to  last  year 
she  suffered  from  lameness,  which  was  aggravated 
by  exercise.  Since  she  came  back  to  normal  condi- 
tion, he  has  been  steadily  training  her  and  was  not 
surprised  at  her  sensational  time  in  the  Christmas 
matinee.  One  feature  of  Sonoma  Girl's  great  perform- 
ances is  the  fact  that  Captain  Springer  does  all  his 
own  training  and  driving.  According  to  his  fellow 
members,  this  is  one  of  the  greatest  factors  in  her 
success,  though  the  Captain  is  too  modest  to  admit  it. 
He  never  allows  her  to  be  driven  by  any  other  than 
his  own  hand,  and  only  a  trusted  attendant  shares 
with  him  the  care  of  her. 

Sonoma  Girl  is  eight  years  old  and  is  a  California 
bred  horse.  With  her  was  shipped  Wednesday  the 
stable  of  James  Y.  Gatcomh,  who  is  shipping  ten 
of  his  best  horses  to  Boston  to  be  sold  at  the  Down 
East  sale.  Audubon  Boy,  with  a  record  of  1:5914, 
and  Grace  Bond,  who  holds  the  three-year-old  record 
at  2:09%,  and  who  won  the  Futurity  at  Lexington 
two  years  ago,  will  be  raced  this  year. 

Robert  A.  Smith,  who  took  Sweet  Marie  to  the 
East  three  years  ago,  shipped  his  fast  mare  Belle- 
mont,  who  is  entered  in  several  events  in  which 
Sonoma  Girl  is  named.  Bellemont  is  acknowledged 
to  be  a  classy  mare  and  has  worked  miles  below 
2:10. 

Grand  Circuit  meetings  open  at  Detroit  Monday, 
July  22d,  and  in  that  week  will  be  held  the  great 
M.  and  M.  stakes  valued  at  $10,000,  which  Sonoma 
Girl  is  expected  to  win. 

Admirers  of  the  great  horse  in  Los  Angeles  will 
follow  her  career  on  the  Eastern  tracks  with  great 
interest,  and  the  whole  harness  racing  community 
of  the  coast  will  wish  Captain  Springer  the  best  of 
fortune  in  bringing  back  a  winner  and  world  beater. 

Following  is  a  schedule  of  the  events  in  which 
Sonoma  Girl  is  already  entered,  and  the  value.  It 
is  possible  that  she  may  be  matched  with  Eastern 
speeders  in  exhibition  events  that  will  add  to  the 
list.  Each  meeting  begins  on  the  date  mentioned 
and  lasts  one  week,  and  in  that  time  the  stake 
race  named  will  be  run  off,  although  not  necessarily 
the  first  day: 

Event —  Value 

Libertyville,  July  4-16,  2:20  trot $  5,000 

Detroit,  July  22,  M.   and  M.   stake 10,000 

Cleveland,  July  29,  2:15  trot 5,000 

Buffalo,  August  5,  2:10  trot 10,000 

Poughkeepsie,  August  12,  2:10  trot 4,000 

Readville,  Mass.,  August  19,  2:14  trot 9,000 

Readville,  Mass.,  August  19,  2:30  trot 4,500 

Providence,  R.   I..  August  26,  2:12  trot 5,000 

Hartford,  Conn..  September  2,  2:10  trot 10,000 

Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  September  9,  2:14  trot 10,000 

Columbus,  Ohio,  September  16-28,  2:16  trot...  10,000 
Columbus,  Ohio,  September  16-28,  2:12  trot..  5,000 
Columbus,  Ohio,  September  16-28.  2:24  trot...     5,000 

Lima,  Ohio,  October  1-4,  2:24  trot 2,500 

Lexington,  Ky.,  October  7,  Transylvania  stake  5,000 
Lexington,  October  7,  Walnut  Hall  Cup  stake. .     5,000 


Total .$105,000 


Mr.  R.  A.  Grant  of  Victoria,  B.C.,  for  whom  Mr. 
C.  A.  Harrison  purchased  the  trotting  mare  Shelagh 
by  McKinney  2:11%  at  the  Coffin  Estate  sale  at 
Chase's  last  February,  is  driving  her  to  a  McMurray 
wagon  on  the  roads  about  Victoria  and  is  much 
pleased  with  her.  She  is  not  afraid  of  cars  or 
automobiles  and  as  she  is  a  fast  trotter  was  a  great 
bargain  at  the  price  paid  for  her. 


The  warm,  clear  days  of  the  last  few  weeks  have 
been  of  incalculable  benefit  to  the  horses  at  Wood- 
land Stock  Farm  track  and  the  horsemen  and  train- 
ers have  taken  advantage  of  every  good  day  to  work 
their  charges. 

C.  A.  Spencer,  superintendent  of  the  farm,  has 
put  the  track  in  fine  condition.  It  is  almost  as  smooth 
as  a  billiard  table  and  as  fast  as  greased  lightning. 
Horsemen  who  have  raced  on  every  track  in  Cali- 
fornia declare  that  there  is  no  faster  race  course 
in  the   State. 

Many  horses  have  secured  their  best  records  on 
this  track  and  the  horsemen  are  always  glad  of  the 
opportunity  to  race  here,  knowing  that  the  track  is 
fast  and  secure  and  that  they  are  assured  of  fair 
and  liberal  treatment.  Woodland  ought  to  have  a 
great  meet  this  season. 

Mr.  Spencer  is  preparing  several  good  horses  for 
the  circuit,  and  barring  accidents  he  expects  to  be 
able  to  land  his  share  of  the  purses. 

El  Rio  Rey,  a  five-year-old  trotter  by  Nushagak, 
with  a  record  of  2:23%,  is  entered  in  the  2:24  trot 
at  the  Breeders'  meeting  to  be  held  at  Santa  Rosa, 
and  also  at  the  Petaluma  meet. 

Noraine,  a  beautiful  bay  mare,  five  years  old,  by 
Nushagak,  with  a  trotting  record  of  2:27,  is  entered 
at  the  Breeders'  meeting  in  the  2:17  trot,  and  Mr. 
Spencer  is  confident  that  she  will  be  inside  the 
money. 

Princess  Mamie,  five  years  old,  by  Prince  Ansel, 
dam  by  Nushagak,  with  a  record  of  2:27%,  is  en- 
tered in  the  2:14  trot  at  Petaluma.  Mr.  Spencer 
is  very  "sweet"  on  her  and  predicts  big  things  for 
her. 

Mr.  Spencer  is  also  working  some  very  promising 
horses  that  belong  to  other  parties.  Seymow  is  a 
six-year-old  pacer  with  a  record  of  2:23%  as  a  two- 
year-old.  He  is  owned  by  Elmo  Montgomery  of 
Davis,  and  is  entered  in  the  2:20  pace  at  the  Breed- 
ers' meeting,  Fresno,  Hanford,  Bakersfield  and 
Tulare,  and  in  the  2:14  pace  at  Petaluma.  Three 
three-year-old  trotters  in  Mr.  Spencer's  string  are 
moving  nicely.  Prince  Lot  by  Prince  Ansel,  with 
a  record  of  2:29  as  a  two-year-old,  won  third  money 
last  year  in  the  Futurity  at  Woodland. 

Notcha  is  a  brown  filly  by  Nushagak,  with  no  rec- 
ord. Harold  M.,  who  is  also  without  a  record,  is  by 
Prince  Ansel. 

All  are  entered  in  the  Occident  and  Stanford  stakes 
and  the  Breeders'  meeting.  Prince  Lot  and  Notcha 
are  also  entered  in  the  Petaluma  meet. 

Mr.  Spencer  also  has  two  two-year-olds  that  are 
entered  in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  and  the  two-year- 
old  stakes  at  Petaluma.  They  are  Nusado  by  Nush- 
agak and  Angella,  a  bay  filly  by  Prince  Ansel. 

Mr..  Spencer,  of  course,  also  has  charge  of  the 
great  stallions,  Nushagak,  Tom  Smith  and  Prince 
Ansel,  who  are  making  the  season  at  the  track. 

Our  fellow  townsman,  Hi  Hogoboom,  is  one  of 
the  busy  men  at  the  farm,  and  he  has  some  good  ones 
in  training. 

Iran  Alto,  a  stallion  by  Palo  Alto,  with  a  record  of 
2:12%,  owned  by  Jim  Rae  of  San  Jose,  is  in  the 
list. 

Palo  King  by  Moringo  King,  dam  Palo  Alto,  is 
a  five-year-old  trotter  with  a  record  of  2:28%. 

McDougall,  a  five-year-old  trotter  by  Stam  B.,  has 
worked  a  mile  in  2:23%. 

Red  Hot,  a  six-year-old  trotter  by  Dagon,  has  a 
record  of  2:31%. 

Mr.  Hogaboom  has  a  pacing  filly  that  belongs  to 
George  McCann  of  Dixon  that  he  considers  to  be 
a  wonder.  This  animal  is  sired  by  Palo  King,  dam 
by  Tuberose.  He  is  going  to  exhibit  the  little  filly  at 
Dixon  on  May  1st. 

A  couple  of  likely  looking  yearlings  owned  by 
Armstrong  &  Alge  complete  Mr.  Hogaboom's  string. 
They  are  by  Prince  Ansel  and  Iran  Alto. 

George  T.  Beckers  has  the  great  Zombro  quar- 
tered at  the  track.  Zombro  has  a  record  of  2:11, 
and  is  a  son  of  the  $50,000  McKinney  2:11%.  Zom- 
bro was  the  leading  sire  of  California  in  1906,  having 
nine  to  enter  the  standard  list.  He  is  now  sire  of 
twenty-one  standard  performers.  Two  of  them  are 
Italia  2:04%  and  Zephyr  2:07%. 

Zobelin,  five  years  old,  by  Stam  B.  2:11%,  dam 
Whisper,  is  also  making  the  season  at  the  track. 

Mr.  Beckers  is  also  preparing  several  horses  for 
the  circuit.  Zombowyette,  an  aged  trotting  mare 
by  Zombro,  with  a  record  of  2:16%,  is  entered  in 
the  2:17  trot.  Helen  Dare,  another  trotter  by  Zombro, 
with  a  record  of  2:14,  is  entered  in  the  2:14  class. 

Det  Bigelow.  one  of  Yolo  county's  most  successful 
trainers  and  drivers,  is  handling  quite  a  string. 

He  has  a  nice-gaited  yearling  colt  by  Diablo,  dam 
by  Waldstein,  owned  by  Dr.  Royles  of  this  city,  that 
attracts  much  attention. 

Kinney  Rose  by  McKinney,  dam  by  Falrose,  a  five- 
year-old  trotter,  owned  by  Wm.  Hashagen,  is  en- 
tered in  all  of  the  slow  classes.  Constancia,  an  aged 
mare  by  McKinney,  dam  by  Adeline  Patti,  full  sister 
of  El  Milagro  2:09%,  and  out  of  the  dam  of  Mar- 
garet Worth  2:15,  is  being  prepared  for  the  2:24 
class  in  the  circuit.  She  is  owned  by  Rudolph  Jordan 
of  San  Francisco. 

Lou  C.  a  bay  mare  six  years  old,  by  Diablo  2:09%, 
dam  Lucy  B.  2:17%.  is  moving  nicely. 

Sheriff  Montgomery  has  a  promising  filly  by  Tube- 
rose 2:25%,  dam  Hattie  B.  2:20%,  in  Mr.  Bigelow's 
care. 

W.  W.  Vickroy's  bay  mare,  five  years  old,  by 
Diablo,  dam  Laura  B.,  full  sister  to  Laura  Z.  2:18,  is 
doing  nicely  under  Mr.  Bigelow's  handling. 

A  very  pretty  three-year-old  pacer  by  Diablo,  dam 


Hattie  B.  2:20%,  owned  by  Charles  Nelson,  shows 
a  nice  turn  of  speed. 

A  bay  mare  by  Diablo,  dam  by  Alexander  Button, 
owned  by  Chris   Sieber,  is  doing  nicely. 

Mr.  Bieglow  also  has  the  gelding,  Smuggler  2:17 
by  Waldstein,  owned  by  A.  L.  Snowball  of  San 
Francisco,  and  a  four-year-old  chestnut  mare  by 
Diablo,  dam  by  Alexander  Button,  in  his  string. 

John  Green  has  a  small  stable,  and  though  his 
horses  are  not  quartered  at  the  race  track,  he 
exercises   them   there   daily. 

He  has  a  green  pacer,  Billy  B.,  six  years  old,  that 
is  entered  in  the  2:17  class. 

Auget  Baron,  a  green  trotter  by  Baron  Wilkes, 
dam  Lady  Wilton  2:11%,  is  entered  in  the  2:17 
trot  for  green  horses.  Both  are  entered  at  Petaluma 
and  at  Santa  Rosa. — Woodland  Democrat. 


THE   MOST  SUCCESSFUL  SIRES. 


Griffins  table  of  aristocratic  sires,  published  in  last 
week's  Horse  Breeder,  says  that  paper,  contains 
much  valuable  information  in  the  most  condensed 
form.  It  may  be  studied  with  profit  by  all  breeders 
of  light  harness  horses.  It  not  only  shows  the  great 
superiority  of  the  Hambletonian  family,  but  also 
shows  what  branches  of  the  Hambletonian  family 
have  been  and  are  perpetuating  standard  speed  with 
the  greatest  uniformity. 

It  appears  by  this  table  that  232  stallions  have 
each  produced  in  the  first  and  second  generations 
50  or  more  standard  performers.  A  study  of  the 
table  will  show  that  19  of  these  stallions  are  each 
credited  with  400  or  more,  and  another  one  lacks 
only  four  of  reaching  the  400  mark. 

At  the  head  of  the  list  of  these  19  stallions  class- 
ified according  to  the  number  of  their  produce,  comes 
George  Wilkes,  now  credited  with  3,205.  Next  in 
order  comes  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  with  1,330  less 
than  George  Wilkes.  The  third  in  rank  is  Election- 
eer, credited  with  1,722,  only  153  less  than  Rysdyk's 
Hambletonian.  Nutwood  2:18%.  is  a  good  fourth 
with  1,499  to  his  credit.  Red  Wilkes,  credited  with 
1,118,  is  fifth.  Onward  2:25%,  with  1,058,  is  sixth; 
Belmont,  with  878  is  seventh;  Almont  with  773, 
eight;  Happy  Medium  with  662,  ninth;  Alcyone 
2:27,  with  606,  tenth;  Alcantara  2:23,  with  601, 
eleventh;  Baron  Wilkes  2:18,  with  551,  twelfth; 
Dictator  with  494,  thirteenth;  Gambetta  Wilkes  with 
484,  fourteenth;  Jay  Bird  2:31%,  with  475,  fifteenth; 
Robert  McGregor  2:17%,  with  469,  sixteenth;  Harold 
with  464,  seventeenth;  Strathmore  with  459,  eighteen- 
th; Mambrino  King  with  401,  nineteenth,  and  Mam- 
brino   Patchen  with  396,   twentieth. 

It  is  interesting  to  know  what  progress  each  of  the 
above  stallions  made  the  past  season  in  the  way  of 
gaining  representatives  with  standard  records.  This 
is  easily  ascertained  by  comparing  the  table  pre- 
pared by  Griffin  in  1906  with  that  in  last  week's 
Horse  Breeder.  Such  a  comparison  will  show  that 
the  stallion  that  furnished  the  greatest  number  and 
ranks  number  one  in  this  respect  is  Gambetta  Wilkes, 
to  whose  list  were  added  123.  Number  two  is 
Electioneer  with  100;  number  three,  George  Wilkes 
with  84;  fourth,  Nutwood  with  80;  fifth,  Red  Wilkes, 
77;  sixth,  Baron  Wilkes,  66;  seventh  Onward,  36; 
tenth,  Mambrino  King,  35;  eleventh,  Robert  Mc- 
Gregor, 27;  twelfth,  Jay  Bird,  26;  thirteenth,  Belmont, 
25;  fourteenth,  Strathmore,  22;  fifteenth,  Harold 
and  Happy  Medium,  21  each;  sixteenth,  Almont,  7; 
seventeenth,  Dictator,  5;  eighteenth,  Mambrino  Pat- 
chen, 4,  and  nineteenth,  Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  ,2. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  while  seven  sons  of  George 
Wilkes  have  each  produced  upward  of  400,  no  son 
of  Electioneer  is  credited  with  that  number,  and 
yet  Electioneer  received  100  credits  the  past  season 
to  84  for  George  Wilkes.  This  is  an  excellent  show- 
ing for  the  Electioneer  family,  but  George  Wilkes, 
with  3,205  to  his  credit,  is  so  far  ahead  of  Election- 
eer with  1,722,  that  it  is  not  probable  that  Electioneer 
can  ever  overtake  the  former.  It  will  be  no  discredit 
to  the  famous  son  of  Green  Mountain  Maid,  however, 
for  there  were  many  more  sons  of  George  Wilkes 
than  of  Electioneer  kept  for  stock  purposes.  Elec- 
tioneer, however,  lived  until  1890,  while  George 
Wilkes  died  in  March  1SS2,  hence  some  of  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  Electioneer  may  continue  to  per- 
petuate standard  speed  after  the  last  of  those  of 
George  Wilkes  have  ceased  to  do  so. 

The  most  remarkable  feature  of  this  table  is  the 
showing  made  by  Alcyone.  He  was  foaled  in  1S77, 
and  died  in  1887,  yet  there  are  only  nine  stallions 
in  the  table  that  are  credited  with  a  greater  number 
than  he,  and  the  only  sons  of  George  Wilkes  that 
outrank  him  in  regard  to  numbers  are  Red  Wilkes 
and  Onward.  By  the  close  of  another  season,  how- 
ever, Alcantara  will  have  passed  him,  while  Baron 
Wilkes  and  Gambetta  Wilkes  will  soon  overtake  and 
pass  him,  but  notwithstanding  his  early  death  and 
the  comparatively  small  number  of  foals  left  by  him, 
he  will  always  tajce  high  rank  among  the  very  great 
sons  of  George  Wilkes  as  a  speed  perpetuator. 

Rysdyk's  Hambletonian,  George  Wilkes  and  Bel- 
mont are  the  only  sires  in  the  table  that  are  credited 
with  400  and  upward,  and  that  also  have  sons  in  the 
table  which  are  credited  with  not  less  than  400. 

George  Wilkes  has  seven  sons  in  the  400  table, 
viz:  Red  Wilkes,  Onward,  Alcyone.  Alcantara,  Baron 
Wilkes,  Gambetta  Wilkes  and  Jay  Bird.  Rysdyk's 
Hambletonian  had  five  sons,  viz:  George  Wilkes, 
Happy  Medium,  Dictator,  Harold  and  Strathmore. 
Belmont  had  but  one  son,  Nutwood,  but  Nutwood 
surpasses  Belmont  in  numbers,  in  about  the  same 
ratio  that  George  Wilkes  surpasses  his  sire,  Rysdyk's 
Hambletonian. 


THE  TEN  GREATEST  BROODMARES. 


[Chicago  Horse  Review.] 

The  "rise  of  the  broodmare"  in  the  history  of  trot- 
ting breeding  dates  back,  officially,  to  1S87,  when,  in 
Volume  II.  of  the  Year  Book,  appeared  the  first 
"Table  of  Great  Broodmares"  incorporated  in  its 
contents.  Two  years  previously,  however,  in  the 
issue  of  Wallace's  Monthly  for  Marcb,  1SS5,  appeared 
a  "List  of  Great  Broodmares,"  which,  according  to 
the  sub-title,  "comprised  those  that  have  produced 
two  or  more  trotters  with  records  of  2:30  or  better, 
together  with  such  others  as  have  produced  one  such 
trotter  and  a  son  or  daughter  that  has  sired  or  pro- 
duced a  trotter  with  a  record  of  2:30  or  better."  A 
parenthetical  note  was  appended,  as  follows:  "This 
table  is  only  approximately  complete.  Let  all  send 
additions  and  corrections." 

This  original  tentative  table,  the  first  tribute  to 
the  no-longer-to-be-overlooked  importance  of  the  ma- 
tron, was  contained  in  seven  pages  of  the  Monthly 
and  listed  precisely  119  different  mares.  The  first  offi- 
cial "Table  of  Great  Broodmares"  published  in  the 
Year  Book,  Volume  II.,  as  above  stated,  covered  the 
returns  for  two  more  seasons,  comprising  those  to 
the  close  of  1SS6.  It  covered  fifteen  and  one-quarter 
pages  and  listed  247  mares.  ,  The  fact  that  the  num- 
ber of  mares  had  more  than  doubled  in  two  seasons 
shows  how  the  broodmare  tendency  even  then  was 
developing. 

From  this  humble  beginning  has  grown  the  im- 
mense "Table  of  Great  Broodmares"  in  the  current 
Volume  XXII.  of  the  Year  Book,  a  compilation  cover- 
ing 175  pages  of  fine  type  in  which  detail  has  been 
reduced  to  a  minimum  in  the  endeavor  to  include  the 
name  of  every  mare  that  has  produced  a  standard 
performer,  in  order  to  gratify,  "to  the  limit,"  the 
persistent  manifestation  of  the  desire  by  breeders 
to  see  the  producing  mare  placed  upon  a  level  with 
the  producing  sire. 

In  the  day  when  the  original  "Great"  classifica- 
tion of  broodmares  was  adopted  by,  Mr.  Wallace  the 
application  of  the  epithet  was  deserved,  as  proven 
by  the  small  number  of  matrons  that  qualified  for  it. 
But  the  term  long  since  became  a  misomer;  rendered 
so  by  the  enormous  increase  in  speed  production  and 
the  corresponding  reduction  of  the  speed  rate.  To-day 
there  are  thousands  of  mares  eligible  to  the  "great- 
ness" of  twenty-one  years  ago;  and,  true  lo  the  axiom 
that  "familiarity  breeds  contempt,"  the  conditions 
that  once  formed  so  definite  and  severe  a  test  of  a 
mare's  productive  powers  have  become  obsolete 
through  very  commonness.  The  "great  broodmare" 
of  to-day  is  judged  by  other  standards — standards 
which  would  have  been  impossible  a  generation  ago; 
and  it  is  only  those  which  fulfill  these  new  ones  in 
the  most  exacting  degrees  that  are  now  generally 
acclaimed  as  truly  and  eminently  great. 

The  first  double  producer  of  standard  speed  was 
old  Madam  Temple,  the  dam  of  the  world's  first  2:20 
trotter,  Flora  Temple  2:19%,  and  of  Pilot  Temple 
2:24%.  Flora  made  her  record  in  1S59  and  Pilot 
Temple  his  in  1871,  but  the  latter  first  entered  the 
2:30  list  six  years  earlier,  when  he  made  a  record 
of  2:27.  It  was,  therefore,  in  1S65 —  just  forty-two 
years  ago — that  the  list  of  double  producers  was  be- 
gun. Old  Madam  Temple  possessed  a  pedigree  typi- 
cal of  her  day — she  was  "by  a  Spotted  Horse,  dam 
untraced."  It  is  not,  therefore,  strange  that  her  blood 
did  not  breed  on,  despite  her  unequaled — in  her  era — 
ability  to  produce  immediate  speed. 

It  is  a  long  step,  in  time,  from  the  first  dam  of 
two  2:30  trotters  to  the  first  dam  of  two  2:20  trot- 
ters, a  period  of  twenty-five  years  elapsing  ere  the 
latter  finally  appeared  in  the  person  of  Miss  Rus- 
sell, the  immortal  gray  daughter  of  Pilot  Jr.,  and 
Sally  Russell  by  Boston.  Her  two  performers  were 
Nutwood,  who  trotter  to  a  record  of  2:1S%  in  1S79, 
and  Maud  S.,  who  trotted  to  one  of  2:10%  n  1SS0, 
which  she  reduced  to  2:08%  later.  Unlike  Madam 
Temple,  Miss  Russell's  influence  did  not  exhaust 
itself  in  the  first  generation;  her  blood  has  had  such 
carrying  power  that  it  is  still  a  great  and  potent 
force  and  she  to-day  claims  more  descendants  with 
records  of  2:10  or  better  than  any  other  mare  that 
herself  produced  a  2:10  trotter. 

Reducing  the  limit  to  2:15  another  interval  of 
eleven  years  brings  us  to  1S91,  when  May  Day,  her- 
self a  trotter  with  a  record  of  2:30,  a  daughter  of 
Cassius  M.  Clay  Jr.  54  (Ballard's),  and  Kate,  by 
Hiram  Drew,  was  credited  with  Margaret  S.  2:12%, 
a  record  made  the  previous  year,  and  Incas  2:14% 
that  year.  Her  blood  has  not  "carried"  and  her 
other  descendants  are  few. 

From  this  time  on,  with  the  expansion  of  the  2:10 
list,  which,  up  to  1891,  had  consisted  of  only  two 
names,  but  that  season  received  five  accessions,  and 
the  next  one  five  more,  the  advent  of  the  first  brood- 
mare to  produce  two  2:10  trotters  was  every  season 
anticipated.  The  event  was  finally  consummated  in 
1895,  when  Beuzetta  2:06%  and  Early  Bird  2:10. 
both  out  Beulab,  by  Harold,  took  their  records,  elevat- 
ing their  dam  to  a  position  of  pre-eminence  which  will 
remain  historical  in  breeding  annals. 

The  next  step  forward  has  not  yet  been  taken: 
that  is  to  say,  while  Beulah's  record  has  been  sur- 
passed, we  have  not  as  yet  been  called  upon  to 
acclaim  the  first  mare  to  produce  two  2:05  trotters. 
This  being  the  case,  the  double  2:10  producers  to- 
day constitute  the  "haut  ton,"  the  exclusive  aris- 
tocracy, of  all  trotting  matrons.  They  are,  too, 
still  but  a  small  group — only  ten,  in  all,  although 
it  is  a  dozen  years  since  the  first  appeared.  We 
give  th  ir  list  herewith,  arranged  according  to  their 
rank  a.i  determined  by  the  average  records  of  their 
performers.  The  description  and  breeding  of  each 
matror  is  given,  and  the  date  of  foaling,  description 


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and  sire  of  each  o*  their  performers,  together  with 
age  at  time  of  record: 

Nancy  Hanks  2:04,  b  m.  foaled  18815,  by  Happy  Medium 

400 — Nancy  Lee,  by  Dictator  113. 
1S98 — Admiral  Dewey,  br  h,  7,  by  Bingen  2:06 %  .  .2:04% 

1900 — Lord  Roberts,  b  h,   6,  by  Arion  2:07% 2:07% 

Average   record,    2:06. 
Heliotrope,  b  m,  foaled  1883,  by  Princeps  536 — Belle,  by 
Volunteer  55. 

1899 — Exalted,  br  h,  7,  by  Expedition  2:15% 2:07% 

1895 — Biflora,   b   m,   11,   by  Expedition   2:15% 2:09% 

Average  record,  2:0S%. 
IT  ell,  rn  m,  foaled  187S.  by  Estill  Eric,   son  of  Erickson 

130 — Skipper,    by    Embry's   Lexington,    thbd. 
1900 — Tom  Axworthy,   rn  g,   5,  Axworthy  2:15%. .2:07 

1887 — Belle    Vara,   br   m,   by   Vatican    2:29% 2:08% 

Average  record,   2:07%. 
Bessie  Huntington,  b  m,  foaled  1SS2,  by  Happy  Traveler 
2:2,  % — Madeline   Mambrino,   by   Mambrino   Patchen 
5S. 

1S95 — Charley  Herr.  br  h,   5,  Alfred  G.   2:19% 2:07 

1S99 — Sister  Collette,  b  m.  7,  by  Alfred  G.  2:19%.. 2:09% 

Average  record.   2:08%. 
Beulah,   b   m,    foaled   1SS1.   by  Harold   413 — Sally   B.,   by 
Lever,   thbd. 

1891 — Beuzetta,    ch    f.    4.    by    Onward    2:25% 2:06% 

1SS6 — Early  Bird,   rn  h,   9,  by  Jay  Bird  2:31% 2:10 

Average  record.  2:08%. 
Cascarilla  2:25%,  b  m.  foaled  1S77,  by  Shelby  Chief  923 
— Missie,    by    Brignoli    2:29%. 

1897 — Caspian,    b    g,    6,    by    Patron    2:14% 2:07% 

1892 — Caracalla,    br  m,    6.   bv   Patron   2:14% 2:10 

Average  recrd.  2:08%. 
Fancywood,    ch    m,    foaled    1886.    by    Nutwood    2:18%  — 
Teny,    by    Harold    413. 

1S93 — Roberta,  b  m.   13,   by  Allie  Wilkes  2:15 2:09% 

1S95 — Alliewood,  b   h,   8,   by  Allie  Wilkes  2:15 2:09% 

Average   record,    2:09%. 
Lucy  Homer,  b  m.   foaled  1S87,  by  Homer  1235 — Dinnie 

2:25.     l,v     Rochester     616. 
189  — Authoress,    bl    m,    by   Autograph    2:16%  ....  2:09  % 

1S94— Lecco,   bl  h.   5.  by  Bonnie  Boy   2:27% 2:09% 

Average   record,    2:09%. 
Emma  T.  2:17%,   b   m,   foaled   18S7,   by   Socrates   287 — 
Patsy    Labor,    by   Abdallah    Pilot    708. 

1902 — Miss  Adbell,   b  f,   3.   bv  Adbell   2:23 2:09% 

1900 — Emma  Brook,  br  m,  5.  Silent  Brook  2:16%. .2:09% 

Average  record,   2:09%. 
Caprara,    g    m.    foaled    1S79,    by    Daniel    Lambert    102 — 

Fanny,    bv    Garibaldi. 
18S5 — Dandy  Jim.  gr  g.  10.  by  Young  Jim  2009... 2:09% 
1899— John  Mc,  b  g.  5.  by  Rex  Americus  2:11  %..  .2:09% 
Average   record.    2:09%. 

Beulah  stood  "alone  in  her  glory"  as  the  only 
double  2:10  producer  for  eight  years.  Tuen,  in  1903, 
she  was  joined  by  both  Cascarilla  and  Lucy  Homer, 
the  latter  achieving  the  added  fame  of  being  the 
first  mare  ,o  produce  two  trotters  both  of  which 
beat  2:10.  In  j904  there  were  two  more  additions, 
Capraia  and  Nell.  In  1905  there  was  one,  Emma  T. ; 
while  it  remained  for  1906  to  break  all  records,  by 
producing  four,  Nancy  Hanks,  Heliotrope,  Bessie 
Huntington  and  Fancywood,  one  of  them  the  dam 
of  the  two  performers  with  the  fastest  average  rec- 
ord m  the  entire  list. 

Let  us  look  first  at  the  breeding  of  these  ten  mares 
which  rank  as  the  most  successful  producers  of  ex- 
treme trotting  siieed.  Taking  them,  collectively,  in 
the  paternal  line  it  will  be  -found  that  no  less  than 
six  of  the  ten  are  directly  descendea  from  Ryedyk's 
Hambletonian.  Considering  the  fact  that  his  is  the 
one  great  dominant  male  element,  which  has  not  been 
commonly  held  as  potent  maternally  as  other  popu- 
parly  designated  "broodmare  strains,"  this  is  re- 
newed and  impressive  evidence  of  the  many-sided 
prepotency  which  marks  the  "Hero  of  Chester"  as 
the  most  extraordinary  progenitor  in  the  entire  range 
of  horse  breeding  history.  The  six  mares  referred 
to  are,  three  of  them,  by  sons  of  -ambletonian — 
Nancy  Hanks,  by  Happy  Medium,  Beulah,  by  Harold, 
and  Emma  T.,  by  Socrates;  two  by  grandsons — Bessie 
Huntington,  by  Happy  Traveler,  and  Cascarilla  by 
Shelby  Chief;  and  one  by  a  great  grandson — Fancy- 
wood,  by  Nutwooa.  In  addition  to  this  we  find  that 
three  of  these  six  mares  are  inbred,  as  they  also 
trace  directly  to  Hambletonian  on  their  dams"  sides; 
the  three  being  Nancy  Hanks,  dam  by  Dictator,  a 
son;  Fancywood,  dam  by  Harold,  a  son,  and  Emma 
T..  dam  by  Abdallah  Pilot,  a  grandson.  Turning  to 
the  four  mares  non-Hambletonian  in  the  male  line  we 
find  mat  two  trace  directly  to  Hambletonian  in  the 
female  line,  Heliotrope  being  out  of  a  mare  by  Volun- 
teer, a  son,  and  Lucy  Homer,  out  of  a  mare  by 
Rochester,  a  grandson.  Thus  there  are  only  two 
of  the  ten  mares  that  are  not  descended  from  Ham- 
bletonian, and  one  of  these,  Cap''«ra,  is  by  Daniel 
Lambert,  whose  dam  was  by  Hambletonian's  sire,  Ab- 
dallah. 

The  son  of  Hambletonian  whose  blood  is  most  in 
evidence  in  the  pedigrees  of  these  matrons  is  Alex- 
ander's Abdallah.  Two  of  them — Cascarilla  and 
Fancywood — trace  to  him  directly  in  tail-male,  while 
two  others  do  collaterally — Heliotrope,  whose  sire 
was  out  of  a  daughter  of  Abdallah,  and  Emma  T., 
whose  dam  was  by  a  son.  The  only  "other  son  of 
Hambletonian  appearing  more  than  once  is  Harold. 
He  claims  the  distinction  of  siring  Beulah  and  the 
dam  of  Fancywood;  being  the  only  sire  that  has  yet 
got  one  double  2:.0  producer  and  the  dam  of  an- 
other. It  will  be  remembered  that  Beulah  was  the 
pioneer  in  the  list;  and  when  it  is  recalled  that  Ha"- 
old  also  sired  the  first  2:10  trotting  mare,  Maud  S. 
2:08%,  we  have  a  striking  instance  of  what  Dr.  Mc- 
Coy has  so  happily  described  as  the  logic  of  breed- 
ing. It  should  furthermore  be  remembered  that 
Harold  was  not  only  by  Hambletonian,  but  was  out 
of  a  daughter  of  Abdallah,  the  sire  of  Hambletonian. 

As  would  be  expected,  after  the  Hambletonian,  the 
Mambrino  Chief  element  is  by  far  the  strongest,  there 
being  only  three  of  the  ten  mares  in  which  it  is  not 
present.  In  the  direct  male  line  it  is  represented 
by  Heliotrope,  she  by  Princeps.  son  of  Woodford  Mam- 
brino; by  Nell.  s"he  by  Estill  Eric,  son  of  Ericsson, 
he  by  Mambrino  Chief;  and  by  Lucy  Homer,  she  by 
Homer,  son  of  Mambrino  Patchen.  Maternally  the 
tracings  are  as  follows:  Bessie  Huntington's  dam  is 
by  Mambrino  Patchen;  Cascarilla  is  by  Shelby  Chief, 
whose  dam  was  by  Mambrino  Chief,  while  her  dam 


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was  by  Brignoli,  the  Chiefs  son;  Fancywood  is  by 
Nutwood,  he  by  Belmont,  whose  dam  was  by  Mam- 
brino Chief;  Lucy  Homer  is  by  Homer,  he  not  only 
by  Mambrino  Patchen,  but  out  of  a  mare  by  Mam- 
brino Chorister,  while  her  dam,  Dinnie,  was  out  of  a 
mare  by  Clark  Chief,  a  son;  Emma  T.  is  out  of  a 
mare  bv  Abdallah  Pilot,  whose  dam  was  by  Mambrino 
Chief. 

The  American  Star  blood  is  found  in  Nancy  Hanks, 
her  dam  by  Dictator,  he  out  of  a  Star  mare;  in  Lucy 
Homer,  her  dam  by  Rochester,  son  of  Aberdeen,  he 
out  of  a  Star  mare;  and  in  Emma  T.,  she  by  Socra- 
tes, who  was  also  out  of  a  Star  mare. 

The  Pilot  Jr.  blood  is  found  only  in  Fancywood, 
by  Nutwood,  he  out  of  Miss  Russell  by  Pilot  Jr.  The 
grandam  of  Beulah  is  by  Black  Pilot,  a  son  of  Pilot 
Jr.'s  sire,  old  Pacing  Pilot. 

Clay  blood  is  found  in  Bessie  Huntington,  whose 
grandsire,  Hambletonian  Prince,  was  out  of  a  mare 
by  Cassius  M.  Clay  18;  and  in  Lucy  Homer,  whos? 
third  dam  was  by  American  Clay,  grandson  of  Cas- 
sius M. 

The  Morgan  family  claims  the  tenth  mare,  Cap- 
rara, in  direct  male  descent;  in  addition  Cascarilla's 
sire,  Shelby  Chief,  had  for  grandam  a  mare  by  Gifford 
Morgan,  while  Lucy  Homer's  sire.  Homer,  had  for 
grandam  a  mare  by  Blood's  Black  Hawk,  son  of 
Vermont   Black    Hawk. 

Thoroughbred  blood  is  most  immediately  present 
in  Nell,  whose  dam  was  by  Embry's  Lexington,  and 
in  Beulah,  whose  dam  was  by  Lever,  both  sires 
named  being  sons  of  Lexington.  Bessie  Huntington  s 
grandam  was  by  Faysaul,  son  of  an  imported  Arabian, 
Mokhladi.  Cascarilla's  dam  was  by  Brignoli,  whose 
dam  was  by  Woodford,  a  not-quite  thoroughbred 
horse.  Fancywood's  sire.  Nutwood,  had  a  thorough- 
bred grandam,  Sally  Russell,  by  Boston,  the  sire  of 
Lexington.  Emma  T.'s  grandam  is  by  Austerlitz,  son 
of  Imp.  Yorkshire. 

This  analysis  of  blood  elements  could  be  carried 
farther  with  sustained  interest,  but  space  precludes. 
Let  us  now  glance  at  the  individualities  of  these 
matrons.  To  find  Nancy  Hanks  2:04  standing  at 
their  head  as  the  dam  of  the  two  fastest  trotters  ever 
foaled  by  the  same  dam,  is  a  fact  pregnant  with 
significance  and  encouragement  to  the  believers  in 
scientific  breeding.  She  is  a  purely  trotting-bred 
mare.  She  was  the  world's  first  2:05  trotter,  had 
an  unbeaten  record  as  a  race  mare  and  was,  in  every 
respect,  one  of  the  greatest  trotting  champions.  As 
is  well  known,  the  Review  is  a  believer  in  the  "gospel 
of  development,  both  for  sires  and  for  dams;  and 
it  conceives  that  this  gospel  affords  no  better  text 
than  the  case  of  Nancy  Hanks,  especially  when  the 
farther  circumstance  is  considered  that  her  two 
performers,  Admiral  Dewey  2:04%  and  Lord  Roberts 
2:07%,  are  sons  of  Bingen  2:06%  and  Arion  2:07%. 
The  average  record  of  the  dam  and  the  two  sires  is 
exactly  2:06,  the  average  record  of  the  two  perform- 
ers produced  by  them  is  also  exactly  2:06T  It  is  not 
our  contention  that  breeding  can  ever  be  more  than 
an  inexact  science;  but  here  at  least  are  a  series 
of  its  operations  which  have  proven  as  exact  in  their 
results  as  a  mathematical  demonstration. 

Beside  Nancy  Hanks  there  are  two  other  record 
mares  in  the  list — Emma  T.  2:17%  and  Cascarilla 
2:25%.  Emma  T.'s  two  performers  are  by  Adbell 
2:23,  the  world's  champion  yearling  trotter,  and  by 
Silent  Brook  2:16%.  Cascarilla's  two  performers 
are  by  Patron  2:14%,  in  his  day  the  champion  five- 
year-old  trotting  stallion.  Of  the  seven  matrons 
without  records,  Lucy  Homer  is  out  of  Dinnie  2:25, 
while  the  grandam  of  Heliotrope  is  Flora  Belle 
2:22%.  It  should  be  added  that  Happy  Medium,  sire 
of  Nancy  Hanks,  was  out  of  Princess  2:30,  the  famous 
old  ten-mile  race  mare  and  turf  rival  of  Flora 
Temple. 

While  Beulah  was  the  first  mare  to  produce  two 
2:10  trotters,  there  are  three  mares  in  the  list  that 
were  foaled  before  her — Cascarilla  (1877),  Nell 
(1S78)  and  Caprara  (1879).  Beulah  was  foaled  in 
1881;  Bessie  Huntington  in  1882;  Heliotrope  in  1883; 
Nancy  Hanks  and  Fancywood  in  1S86;  and  Lucy 
Homer  and  Emma  T.  in  1887.  Beulah  gained  her 
honors  at  the  earliest  age,  fourteen  years;  Lucy 
Homer  gained  hers  at  sixteen;  Emma  T.  hers  at 
eighteen;  Nancy  Hanks  and  Fancywood  theirs  at 
twenty;  Heliotrope  hers  at  twenty-three;  Bessie 
Huntington  hers  at  twenty-four;  Nell  and  Caprara 
theirs  at  twenty-five;  and  Cascarilla  hers  at  twenty- 
six.  The  law  of  averages  shows,  therefore,  that  21.1 
years  is  the  age  at  which  a  matron  may  be  expected 
to  have  the  best  chance  to  become  a  double  2:10  per- 
former. This,  however,  applies  to  the  record-making 
phase.  On  the  basis  of  age  at  the  time  of  actual 
production  of  the  performers  the  average  is,  of 
course,  considerably  reduced.  The  record  here  is 
incomplete,  as  the  age  of  Authoress  2:09%,  the  sec- 
ond of  Lucy  Homer's  performers,  is  neither  registered 
nor  recorded.  She  made  her  record  in  1903,  and 
first  appeared  upon  the  turf  in  1901.,  and  was  then 
raced  in  aged  classes.  Her  half-brother,  Lecco,  was 
foaled  in  1S94  and  made  his  record  in  1899.  That 
Authoress  was  foaled  subsequent  to  Lecco  is,  we 
think,  quite  certain,  and  the  hypothetical  date  of 
her  foaling,  1896,  making  her  five  at  the  time  of  her 
turf  debut,  is  probably  very  nearly  correct.  Assum- 
ing it  to  be  so,  Lucy  Homer  and  Fancywood  tie  for 
the  distinction  of  being  the  youngest  mare  to. pro- 
duce two  2:10  performers,  crediting  each  with  the 
age  of  nine  years.  Beulah  comes  next  at  ten  and 
Nancy  Hanks  next  at  fourteen,  followed  by  Emma 
T.  at  fifteen.  Heliotrope  at  sixteen,  Bessie  Hunting- 
ton at  seventeen,  Caprara  and  Cascarilla  at  twenty, 
and  Nell  at  twenty-two,  the  average  age  figuring  at 


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15.2.  The  greatest  variance  of  age  shown  by  any 
mare  in  the  production  of  her  performers  is  that  of 
Caprara,  who  produced  Dandy  Jim  2:09%  when  but 
six  and  John  Mc.  2:09%  fourteen  years  later,  at 
twenty.  There  is  a  difference  of  thirteen  years  be- 
tween Nell's  two,  Belle  Vara  2:0S%,  coming  at  nine, 
and  Tom  Axworthy  2:07  at  twenty-two. 

With  the  possible — and  that  not  probable — excep- 
tion of  Lucy  Homer,  no  mare  has  ever  produced  two 
2:10  trotters  in  consecutive  seasons.  But  there  are 
no  less  than  three — Nancy  Hanks,  Fancywood  and 
Emma  T. — that  have  produced  two  in  three  consecu- 
tive seasons.  Fancywood  has  the  unequaled  distinc- 
tion of  having  two  of  her  first  three  foals  in  2:10 
list,  Roberta  2:09%,  being  her  first  and  Alliewood 
2:09%  her  third.  Emma  T.  enjoys  the  even  greater 
one  of  having  produced  the  two  youngest  2:10  trotters 
to  the  credit  of  any  mare.  Miss  Adbell's  record  of 
2:09%  having  been  made  at  three  years  and  Emma 
Brooks'  2:09%  at  five.  Heliotrope  was  put  to  breed- 
ing the  earliest  of  any  of  the  ten  mares,  being  first 
bred  at  two  years,  hut  was  twelve  before  she  pro- 
duced her  first  2 :  10  trotter.  Bessie  Huntington 
and  Beulah  were  both  bred  at  three;  the  latter  did 
not  catch,  but  did  the  next  year  and  her  first  foal 
was  Early  Bird  2:10,  produced  when  she  was  five — 
the  youngest  age  at  which  any  of  the  ten  mares  pro- 
duced a  2:10  trotter.  Bessie  Huntington  produced 
a  foal  at  four,  but  it  was  not  until  she  was  thirteen 
that  her  first  2:10  trotter,  Charley  Herr  2:07,  was 
foaled.  Owing  to  their  turf  careers  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04,  Cascarilla  2:25  and  Emma  T.  2:17%  began 
their  breeding  careers  later  than  any  of  the  other 
mares.  Nancy  Hanks  and  Cascarilla  each  produced 
their  first  foal  at  the  age  of  ten;  of  Emma  T.'s  pro- 
duce we  can  find  no  complete  list,  but  as  she  was 
still  racing  at  the  age  of  nine,  unless  then  with  foal 
she  must  have  been  at  least  eleven  before  producing 
anything. 

Of  the  ten  mares  four — 'Nell,  Beulah,  Cascarilla  and 
Caprara — are  known  to  be  dead.  The  whereabouts 
of  two  others.  Heliotrope  and  Fancywood,  are  un- 
known to  us;  if  living,  the  former  is  now  twenty- 
four  and  the  latter  twenty-one,  and  it  is  improbable, 
rather  than  probable,  that  either  is  still  productive. 
The  other  four  are  yet  alive,  but  one,  Bessie  Hunt- 
ington, is  twenty-seven  and  has  ceased  to  breed. 
This  leaves  but  three  of  the  ten  now  actively  breed- 
ing. Of  these  Nancy  Hanks,  now  twenty-one,  is  in 
foal  to  either  Todd  or  Cochato;  Emma  T.,  now 
twenty,  is  owned  at  Walnut  Hall  Farm,  and  was, 
we  believe,  bred  to  Moko  last  year,  but  as  she  is 
not  among  the  seventy-five  mares  named  by  the 
great  "nursery  of  futurity  winners"  in  the  Review 
Futurity  for  foals  of  1907,  just  closed,  we  infer  that 
she  is  not  with  foal  this  spring.  Of  the  whereabou's 
of  Lucy  Homer  we  are  at  present  not  informed.  It 
will  thus  be  seen  that  very  few  more  foals  are  likely 
ever  to  be  produced  by  any  of  them.  But  there  are 
quite  a  number  which  will  be  seen  upon  the  turf  in 
coming  seasons.  It  is  interesting  to  surmise,  will 
any  of  these  prove  2:10  trotters?  And,  if  so,  what 
mare  has  the  best  chance  of  becoming  the  first  triple 
2:10  producer?  We  will  not  undertake  to  answer  the 
question,  as  the  purpose  of  this  survey  is  concrete, 
not  speculative. 

The  ten  mares  speak  volumes  for  Kentucky,  for 
all  but  three  of  them  were  bred  there.  These  three 
are  Bessie  Huntington,  bred  in  Ohio;  Lucy  Homer, 
bred  in  New  York;  and  Caprara,  bred  in  Massa- 
chusetts. But  against  this  must  be  set  the  fact  that 
both  of  Bessie  Huntington's  performers  are  Ken- 
tucky-bred, and  one — Dandy  Jim  2:09% — of  Cap- 
rara's.  John  Mc.  2:09%,  Caprara's  other  performer, 
was  bred  in  Pennsylvania;  while,  of  Lucy  Homer's 
two,  Lecco  2:09%  was  bred  in  New  York,  but  Author- 
ess' (2:09^4)  native  State  is  unrecorded.  The  seven 
Kentucky-bred  matrons  are  Nancy  Hanks,  Heliotrope, 
Nell,  Beulah,  Cascarilla,  Fancywood  and  Emma  T. 
Nancy  Hanks'  two  performers  were  bred  in  Massa- 
chusetts; Cascarilla's  two  were  bred  in  Ohio;  one 
of  Nell's  (Tom  Axworthy  2:07)  was  bred  in  New 
York.  All  the  rest  belong  to  Kentucky,  which  thus 
claims  twelve  out  of  the  twenty  performers  as  well 
as  seven  of  the  ten  mares. 

We  have  extended  our  comments  somewhat  be- 
yond our  original  intention  in  order  to  bring  out 
a  series  of  points  well  worthy  of  scrutiny  and  analy- 
sis, but  despite  this  we  have  not  touched  upon 
many  which  might  profitably  be  discussed.  Space 
makes  this  impossible,  but  we  cannot  close  without 
calling  attention  to  what  appears  to  us  a  particu- 
larly noteworthy  fact.  As  aforesaid,  four  of  the 
ten  matrons  entered  the  list  last  year.-  Naturally 
they  are  of  greater  contemporaneous  interest  than 
any  of  the  others.  The  most  striking  thing  relative 
to  them  appears  to  us  to  be  this:  That  in  three  out 
of  the  four  instances  the  two  performers  out  of 
each  mare  are  by  the  same  sire.  Heliotrope's  two 
are  both  by  Expedition;  Bessie  Huntington's  two 
are  both  by  Alfred  G.;  Fancywood's  two  are  bath 
by  Alliewood.  Here  are  three  pairs  of  own  brothers 
and  sisters  which  demonstrate  that  the  alleged  neces- 
sity of  changing  the  cross  after  a  mare  has  produced 
a  great  performer  is  pure  superstition.  When  we 
add  to  this  the  fact  that  the  performers  out  of  the 
fourth  of  the  quartette,  Nancy  Hanks,  while  not  sired 
by  the  same  horse,  are  sired  by  horses  of  the  same 
family,  one  a  son  and  the  other  a  grandson  of  Elec- 
tioneer, we  have  presented  what  cannot  hut  be  con- 
sidered irrefragable  evidence  that  in  the  so-called 
"lottery  of  breeding,"  the  prizes  do  not  come  to 
the  guesser,  but  to  the  calculator;  in  other  words, 
that  in  breeding  as  in  everything  else  system  is  su- 
perior to  chance  and  lu  &  m  (ordinate  to  logic. 


A    BIG    PROPOSITION. 


In  the  last  issue  of  the  American  Horse  Breeder, 
the  following  appears  in  Griffin's  Corner: 

The  Breeder  and  Sportsman  of  San  Francisco 
points  out  the  undoubted  fact  that  a  very  fast  rec- 
ord is  an  actual  damage  to  a  trotter  as  far  as  his 
money  value  is  concerned,  and  cites  as  one  reason, 
the  fact  that  the  largest  purses  are  given  for  the 
slower  classes  where  the  success  of  the  venture  de- 
pends so  much  upon  the  number  of  entries.  As  a 
remedy  it  suggests  that  there  is  an  opportunity  for 
the  new  American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders  to  establish  "one  great  annual  free-for-all 
trot  for  a  stake  of  from  $30,000  to  $50,000,  with  a 
moderate  entrance  fee."  This  the  editor  thinks 
"would  do  a  vast  amount  of  good  for  the  harness 
horse  industry,  and  if  held  in  some  of  the  big  cities 
and  properly  advertised  and  managed,  it  would  pay 
for  itself."  The  general  idea  is  excellent.  Nothing 
could  be  finer  than  the  conception  of  an  event  of  this 
kind  which  would  transcend  the  English  Derby  in 
general  interest.  Difficulties,  however,  seem  almost 
insuperable,  and  the  chief  one  is  that  nearly  every 
season  develops  some  trotter  which  is  the  decided 
superior  to  the  rest.  What  owner  in  1906  would  have 
been  willing  to  pit  his  horse  on  even  terms  against 
Sweet  Marie,  or  in  1905  against  Lou  Dillon  and  Major 
Delmar,  or  preceding  the  time  of  the  latter  two 
against  Cresceus,  or  to  measure  strides  in  their  days 
with  Alix  anu  Nancy  Hanks?  Those  that  would  have 
the  temerity  would  be  very  rare,  and  for  such  an 
event  it  would  be  essential  that  the  very  fastest 
should  contend.  If  some  system  of  handicapping 
could  be  devised  which  would  give  every  horse  a 
show  it  would  be  a  grand  thing.  It  should  not  be 
free-for-all,  but  free  for  all  that  have  beaten  some 
fixed  fast  mark,  like  2:06  for  instance,  thus  reversing 
the  usual  methods  which  bar  horses  that  have  cer- 
tain records,  and  admitting  only  those  which  pos- 
sess them.  This  plan  would  keep  out  the  duffers, 
and  allow  only  the  highest  proved  knights  in  the 
tournament.  At  a  two-minute  gait  a  horse  travels 
just  44  feet  per  second,  and  possibly  a  satisfactory 
handicap  could  be  arranged  on  this  general  basis 
which  would  result  in  bringing  together  a  consider- 
able field  of  top  notch  flyers.  The  race  should  be 
set  for  a  late  date  in  the  season,  and  this  would 
stimulate  horses  to  beat  the  mark  of  2:06,  for  in- 
stance, earlier,  in  order  to  be  eligible  for  the  big 
event.  Suppose,  for  illustration,  all  the  horses  that 
have  beaten  2:06,  without  windshield,  were  to  start 
in  such  a  contest,  and  for  present  purposes  we  as- 
sume them  all  to  be  alive  and  well;  and  suppose 
they  were  handicapped  according  to  their  records 
on  the  basis  of  44  feet  to  a  second,  with  the  slowest 
trotters  at  the  scratch.  Doctor  Strong,  Lord  Derby 
and  The  Monk,  with  records  of  2:05%  each,  would 
be  at  the  wire;  Fereno  11  feet  back;  Directum, 
George  G.,  Mainsheet,  Oro  and  Snyder  McGregor  in 
a  bunch  11  feet  in  the  rear  of  Fereno;  and  Azote 
22  feet  behind  this  bunch;  Tiverton  and  Wentworth 
11  feet  in  rear  of  Azote,  and  Nancy  Hanks  22  feet 
back  of  this  pair;  Alix  11  feet  behind  Nancy,  and 
The  Abbott  22  feet  behind  her;  Cresceus  44  feet  in 
rear  of  The  Abbot;  Sweet  Marie  11  feet  back  of 
the  champion  stallion,  and  Lou  Dillon  44  feet  be- 
hind Sweet  Marie,  and  253  feet  in  rear  of  the  start- 
ing line.  In  this  purely  supposititious  and  utterly 
impossible  race  I  have  omitted  Major  Delmar,  be- 
cause I  really  do  not  know,  and  cannot  learn  from 
the  books,  just  what  his  record  without  wind-shield 
is.  Utterly  impossible,  was  said,  hut  what  a  joy  it 
would  be  to  witness  such  a  contest  if  it  were  pos- 
sible! It  is  a  pipe  dream,  of  course,  and  yet  it  does 
not  seem  certain  that  some  plan  might  not  be  de- 
vised to  get  together  each  year  a  good-sized  field  of 
the  very  fastest  trotters  conditioned  so  that  each 
would  have  a  living  chance.  At  present  I  can  think 
of  no  better  way  than  a  standing  start,  which  would 
reduce  the  speed  of  the  mile  somewhat,  but  the 
struggle  might  be  just  as  keen;  or  starting  together, 
timing  each  horse  separately,  and  applying  the  handi- 
cap at  the  end  of  each  heat.  Either  is  objectionable 
and  the  dream  will,  probably,  never  be  realized,  hut 
would  that  it  might  be! 

Referring  to  the  above  in  Griffin's  department,  the 
American  Horse  Breeder  comments  editorially  as 
follows: 

Grifn  in  his  department  this  week  discusses  the 
subject  of  a  free-for-all  race,  open  to  trotters  with 
records  of  2:06  or  better,  to  be  decided  on  the  handi- 
cap plan. 

If  such  a  race  could  be  arranged,  and  there  seem 
to  be  no  insurmountable  obstacles  in  the  way  of  its 
consummation,  it  should  prove  a  mighty  interesting 
contest.  But  we  would  suggest  making  the  limit 
2:07  instead  of  2:06.  This  would  open  the  doors 
to  a  race  between  such  available  trotters  as  Major 
Delmar  1:59%,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Tiverton  and 
Wentworth,  each  with  records  of  2:04^,  George  G. 
2:05%,  Mainsheet,  Snyder  McGregor  and  Oro.  all 
with  records  of  2:05*4,  Angiola  2:06,  Lady  Gail  Ham- 
ilton, McKinley,  Norman  B.,  W.  J.  Lewis,  each  with 
a"  record  of  2:06%,  Tom  Axworthy  2:07,  and  possibly 
Dr.  Strong  and  The  Monk,  each  with  records  of 
2:05%. 

The  record  handicap,  which  has  obtained  generally 
on  the  American  race  tracks  in  classifying  harness 
horses,  has  worked,  in  many  instances,  injustice  to 
the  faster  class  of  horses,  especially  those  with  ex- 
tremely fast  records  and  that  should  prove,  by  virtue 
of  their  reputations,  the  beat  drawing  cards  for  as- 
sociations to  secure. 

With  such  a  field  of  horses  as  above  enumerated 
what  a  contest  it  should  afford,  and  it  would  be 
worth  going  many  miles  to  witness. 


In  canvassing  the  probabilities  of  bringing  these 
horses  together  it  should  be  said  that  both  Major 
Delmar  and  George  G.  are  to  he  sold  this  spring  at 
public  sale,  and  the  chances  are  that  both  will  go 
into  the  hands  of  parties  who  would  be  glad  to 
race  them,  if  they  were  given  an  opportunity. 

It  is  true  that  the  handicap  plan,  along  the  lines 
suggested  by  Grifim  was  tried  at  Charter  Oak  Park 
some  years  ago,  and  did  not  prove  popular,  either 
with  the  trainers  or  the  public,  but  it  was  tried  at 
a  time  when  any  novel  event  was  looked  at  askance 
by  drivers  and  the  class  of  horses  engaged  were 
not  of  sufficient  note  to  arouse  the  enthusiasm  of 
the  spectators. 

It  strikes  us  that  it  would  be  worth  while  for 
one  of  the  Grand  Circuit  associations,  perhaps  all  of 
them,  to  make  a  race  on  the  handicap  plan,  open 
to  trotters  with  records  of  2:07  or  better,  for  say  a 
$3000  purse,  $2000  to  go  to  the  winner.  Who  will 
be  the  first  to  try  it? 


MR.    BILLINGS    HOLDS    MANY    RECORDS. 


C.  K.  G.  Billings  leaves  behind  him  as  an  ama- 
teur driver  a  record  that  will  probably  stand  by 
itself  for  all  time,  in  that  he  is  credited  with  hav- 
ing established  no  less  than  one  hundred  and  eleven 
world's  records.  This  is  something  unique  in  the 
history  of  the  trotter,  and  is  an  index  to  the  class  of 
horses  he  was  in  the  habit  of  purchasing  and  driv- 
ing— only  the  best.  He  had  one  great  advantage,  to 
be  sure,  in  that  the  amateur  sport"  was  young  and 
few  horses  of  really  high  class,  of  real  champion- 
ship form,  had  been  driven  to  wagon.  Consequently 
he  could  make  records  with  an  ease  that  none  of  his 
successors  will  find  possible.  After  he  had  secured 
them  all,  he  was  fortunate  in  securing  the  world's 
champion  trotter  and  the  first  two-minute  trotter, 
in  Lou  Dillon,  and  with  her  he  reduced  the  records 
he  had  already  established,  and  put  the  marks  at  a 
point  where  it  will  take  a  new  champion  of  remark- 
able merit  to  set  new  ones.  With  practically  all 
the  wagon  records  to  his  credit,  he  put  the  saddle 
on  his  trotters  and  found  what  was  a  new  field  of 
endeavor,  for  the  trotter  had  not  been  seen  to  saddle 
for  years  and  years,  not  since  the  days  when  the 
world's  records  were  very  much  slower.  This  was 
all  the  more  to  Mr.  Billings'  credit,  however,  as  it 
showed  his  great  enthusiasm  for  the  trotter.  He 
certainly  did  a  great  deal  for  many  years  to  make 
the  trotter  and  the  pacer  popular  with  the  public, 
and  he  assisted  materially  in  keeping  the  prices  up 
when  such  support  was  greatly  needed.  A  brief 
summary  of  the  world's  records  established  by  Mr. 
Billings  is  of  interest,  and  the  one  hundred  and 
eleven  records  he  made  were  divided  as  follows: 
Lou  Dillon  22,  The  Monk  13,  Little  Boy  7,  Charley 
Mc  7,  Prince  Direct  7,  Major  Delmar  7,  Hontas  Crooke 
6,  Sunland  Belle  5,  Equity  5;  Lucille,  Angus  Pointer, 
Morning  Star,  Greenline  and  Blacklock,  4  each; 
Bumps,  Fred  S.  W'edgewood  and  Mazette,  3  each; 
Babe  Allerton  2,  and  Free  Bond  1. — Western  Horse- 
man. 


CHICAGO    HORSE    MAFKET. 


From  the  Chicago  Live  Stock  World  of  Wednesday, 
April  24th,  we  take  the  following,  which  will  be  of 
interest  to  our  readers,  giving  as  it  does  the  condition 
of  the  horse  market  there  on  that  date: 

"Equine  trade  is  as  good  as  ever  at  Dexter  Park, 
despite  a  decided  increase  in  supply.  Yesterday  713 
head  got  in  and  the  two-day  supply  is  approximately 
2,500,  against  2,100  last  week  and  1,670  a  year  ago. 
April  receipts  are  11,600,  or  225  less  than  a  year  ago, 
but  since  January  1st  there  is  a  deficiency  of  3.400 
on  the  same  basis  of  comparison. 

All  industrial  classes  are  steady,  owing  to  the 
presence  of  numerous  outside  orders.  Good  heavy 
feeders  are  in  urgent  demand,  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania 
buyers  clamoring  for  them.  They  want  young  heavy 
feeders  and  are  also  competing  sharply  for  choice 
finished  offerings  with  extreme  weight  and  quality. 

New  England  dealers  are  in  the  market  with  orders 
for  1,200  to  1,600-  pound  classes  for  heavy  draft  and 
general  purpose  use.  They  assert  that  current  high 
prices  in  the  West  operate  to  restrict  the  Eastern  de- 
mand and  induce  consumers  to  economize  by  using 
second-hand  offerings  and  also  restricting  their  equip- 
ments. 

Demand  for  drafters  is  broad  and  very  common 
heavy  workers  are  clearing  at  high  prices.  Good  to 
choice  1,600  to  1,800-pound  draft  horses  meet  wide 
inquiry  and  sell  freely  at  $175®240.  with  blemished 
heavy  offerings  moving  at  $140@2007  according  to 
age,  weight,  condition  and  efficiency  to  perform  good 
service.  Express  companies  and  large  packing  con- 
cerns are  free  buyers  of  medium  weight  drafters  at 
?140@210. 

Poor  Good 

to  Fair.         to  Choice. 

Drafters    $115@150         ?175@275 

Loggers  and  feeders    ~0%  125  135@200 

Chunks    65@  80  110@  150 

Farm  mares  and  small  chunks     35@  75  S0(S  135 

Light  drivers    70@140  150@360 

Actors  and  coachers 115^145  160<S'3"0 

Carriage  pairs    225@275  290@650 

Western  (branded)   15@  45  60@  100 


Mr.  W.  H.  Ryan  of  Arroyo  Grande,  Cat.,  has  sold 
his  black  mare  Moorita  by  Purissima  to  Rice  & 
Blasser  of  Santa  Maria. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Xapa  Soda. 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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I      /.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL 

CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


SAN    FRANCISCO   SHOW. 


The  tentli  annual  show  of  the  San  Francisco  Ken- 
nel Club  last  week,  April  24-27  inclusive,  can  be  said 
to  have  been  a  successful  show  in  more  ways  than 
one.  Under  stress  of  circumstances  and  conditions 
ensuing-  for  the  past  year,  the  fact  that  the  club  was 
able  to  hold  a  show  at  all  reflects  much  credit  on  the 
sameness  and  sportsmen  qualities  of  the  gentlemen 
composing  the  club.  San  Francisco  at  the  present 
time  has  a  number  of  halls  well  appointed  for  a  bench 
show — more  than  were  here  previous  to  the  fire.  Pro- 
hibitive rentals  at  first  made  the  possibilitv  of  a 
show  this  spring  rather  dubious.  Finally  the  Chutes 
Skating  Rink,  a  large  well  lighted  and  ventilated 
hall,  was  secured.  This  building  is  one  of  the  best 
for  a  bench  show,  aside  from  the  location,  out  in 
the  Western  Addition,  opposite  the  Golden  Gate 
Park,  that  the  club  ever  held  a  bench  show  in.  Not- 
withstanding the  distance  from  the  center  of  the  city, 
the  attendance  was  good  throughout,  the  car  service 
being  excellent  at  all  times,  day  or  night.  Had  the 
show  been  held  nearer  in  town  the  gate  would  have 
been  a  sweller  for  the  treasury,  as  it  is  the  club  broke 
about  even,  or  a  shade  below  expenses,  not  enough 
to  bother  about,  for  when  the  doors  opened  on  Wed- 
nesday morning  the  expense  account  was  figured  at 
a  total  of  $3,000. 

The  number  of  dogs  listed  in  the  catalogue  is 
346.  the  entries  were  483,  but  a  comparativelv  slight 
falling  off  from  previous  shows.  The  quality  of  the 
show  was  of  good  general  average  and  ciassv  in 
several  breeds. 

Mr.  George  Raper  of  Gomersal,  England,  judged 
all  breeds.  His  decisions  in  the  main  were  well  "re- 
ceived and  satisfactory.  In  several  instances  he 
made  awards  that  were  the  reverse  of  wins  made  at 
Oakland  and  Los  Angeles. 

The  management  of  the  show  was  excellent 
throughout.  The  bench  show  committee.  Messrs 
Lloyd  Baldwin,  W.  W.  Richards.  J.  L.  Cunningham 
and. Secretary  Fred  P.  Butler,  were  indefatigable  in 
their  efforts  to  have  the  show  run  smoothlv.  Mr. 
Harry  H.  Carlton,  associate  manager,  Tom  J.  Blight, 
assistant  superintendent,  and  C.  G.  Gilbert,  ring 
steward,  performed  their  respective  duties  most  ac- 
ceptably. TV.  E.  Chute,  superintendent,  looked  after 
the  clerical  requirements  of  the  show.  Dr.  K.  O. 
Steers  was  the  club's  veterinarian.  Dave  Sinclair 
was  at  door  early  on  Wednesday  morning  receiving, 
tagging  and  benching  the  dogs. 

The  benching,  feeding  and  general  arrangement  of 
the  show  was  under  the  supervision  of  Thos.  Banks. 
Spratts'  representative,  and  was  never  better  at  a 
local  show.  The  sanitary  conditions  during  the  four 
days  were  perfect 

The  ring  was  large,  well  lit  and  arranged  so  that 
a  large  audience  could  view  the  judging  comfortably 
and  conveniently. 

Among  the  exhibitors,  it  is  pleasing  to  note,  were 
a  large  number  of  new  beginners.  The  old  guard 
were  out  in  full  force,  they  could  not  be  kept  awav. 
One  familiar  figure  was  missed  for  the  first  time  in 
a  decade,  and  that  was  Mr.  John  E.  de  Ruvter.  who 
is  at  present  located  in  Los  Angeles.  Much  of  the 
club's  success  in  the  past  has  been  due  to  the  en- 
thusiasm and  direction  of  Mr.  de  Ruyter. 

Judging  of  the  regular  classes  was  finished  bv 
Thursday  evening.  Friday  afternoon  and  evening 
was  devoted  to  specials.  The  feature  of  the  evening 
was  the  special  for  "best  in  show  of  any  breed  owned 
and  exhibited  in  the  ring  by  a  lady."  "  The  competi- 
tion between  seven  ladies,  narrowed  down  to  Miss 
Jennie  Crocker's  Boston  Terrier,  Ch.  Endcliffe  Tor- 
tora.  and  Mrs.  Horton  Phipps'  Bull  Terrier.  Brooklvn 
Patsy.  As  the  judge  passed  from  one  to  the  other 
dog  the  friends  of  each  fair  exhibitor  would  testify 
their  extreme  interest  by  hearty  applause.  When  the 
yellow  ribbon  was  finally  tendered  to  Miss  Crocker 
the  large  audience  gave  her  a  rousing  testimonial  of 
their  appreciation.  Ch.  Meg  Merrilies  II.  was  in- 
eligible for  this  special,  for  the  reason  that  Mrs 
Thorburn  was  unable  to  be  present  and  exhibit  in 
person  her  dog.  Mrs.  W.  C.  Bogen  had  Meg  in  the 
ring,  but  was  ruled  out  on  technical  grounds  bv  the 
bench  show  committee. 

On  the  closing  night  Mr.  G.  F.  Herr  of  Los  Angeles 
distributed  the  many  elegant  and  valuable  cups  and 
trophies  to  the  winners.  The  other  feature  of  the 
evening  was  awarding  the  special  for  best  in  the 
show.  Quite  a  large  class,  good  ones,  too,  of  various 
breeds  were  gradually  sent  out  until  there  remained 
Miss  Jennie  Crocker  with  Ch.  Endcliffe  Tortora  and 
Mr.  Chas.  Reid  Thorburn  with  Ch.  Meg  Merrilies  II. 
Mr.  Raper  gave  both  dogs  a  thorough  going  over, 
finally  deciding  in  favor  of  the  Bull  Terrier.  Mr. 
Thorium's  win  was  also  a  decidedly  popular  one. 

In  looking  over  the  benches  we  found  the  large 
breeds  to  be  decidedly  in  the  minority  as  compared 
with  many  of  our  past  shows. 

St.  Bernards,  five  benched,  were  but  a  shadow  of 
the  past.  One  only,  a  smooth  coat,  entered  by  Mr. 
Franz  Frey,  a  prominent  St.  Bernard  fancier  ten  years 
ago.  gave  an  indication  of  what  is  desirable  in  the 
breed.     At  that,  the  award  was  only  a  second  choice. 

One  Bloodhound.  General,  is  an  excellent  specimen. 
A  single  Deerhound.  Monk,  is  also  a  fine  type  of  the 
breei1. 


Great  Danes,  eleven  in  number,  were  best  in 
bitches.  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin  was  in  fine  condi- 
tion and  holds  her  own  well.  Ch.  Isabellita  is  a 
well  known  blue-ribbon  winner  and  was  also  in  good 
condition.  Cunningham's  Carlotta,  another  well  known 
bencher,  went  over  Flora  on  general  merit  Duke,  a 
young  harlequin  dog  of  good  general  tvpe,  was 
placed  over  Xig.  who  seemed  to  be  a  bit  too  "fleshv. 

Greyhounds.  Richard  Anton  and  Rocked  Asleep, 
are  perfect  types  of  the  breed  and  consistent  win- 
ning performers  on  the  coursing  field.  Anton  has 
the  reputation  of  being  about  the  fastest  dog  on  the 
Coast. 

American  Foxhounds  were  seven  in  number,  and 
averaged  well  in  type.  Ned  and  Judge,  the  winners, 
are  both  workmanlike  in  make-up. 

Pointers,  nine  benched,  showed  a  falling  off  in 
entries.  The  Stockton  dog.  Victor  Joaquin  I  Doc 
Daniels-Stockton  Belle),  has  an  excellent  head, 
backed  up  with  pleasing  body  and  leg  conformation, 
and  the  bone  to  suggest  satisfactory  field  require- 
ments. Jingle  and  Mike  Geary,  two  and  three  in 
open,  are  both  the  kind  that  makes  one  long  for 
the  15th  of  October.  Raffles,  the  field  trial  son  of  Ch. 
Senator  P.,  first  novice,  second  limit  and  third  in 
the  field  trials  class,  is  built  somewhat  on  the  sturdy 
lines  of  his  sire;  he  lost  to  Jingle  in  being  less  clean 
cut  in  head.  In  bitches  the  Los  Angeles  entry. 
Xavajo.  was  shown  in  grand  condition  and  is  a 
splendid  ring  performer.  Navajo  and  Ch.  Faith  II. 
iwinner  of  special  for  best),  are  two  of  the  best 
Pointer  bitches  on  the  Coast. 

English  Setters  turned  up  twenty-eight  strong.  A 
very  good  class  throughout.  Premier  honors  were 
annexed  by  the  Victoria  entries,  Mallwyd  Bob  and 
Rockline  Ladybird.  Both  have  been  shown  here  be- 
fore. We  liked  the  field  trial  dog.  Mariposa  (second 
in  that  class),  and  Cato's  Norma,  reserve  winners 
bitches,  better  than  either.  The  win  of  the  special 
by  Bob  for  work  to  the  gun  on  quail  will  be  protested, 
so  it  was  reported,  there  being  good  reason  to  doubt 
his  field  working  qualities.  Tiverton,  first  limit,  sec- 
ond open  and  reserve  winners.  King  Cole,  second 
and  third  open,  are  classy  dogs  shown  in  good  fettle. 
Cato's  Frank,  first  novice,  is  a  handsome  lemon  and 
white,  with  the  Setter  head  and  body  that  is  desir- 
able. Cato's  Judge  seemed  to  be  out  of  condition. 
Fanchon,  a  Count  Danstone  bitch,  is  a  clean  cut  one. 
full  of  substance  and  character  and  easily  passed 
Katherine  (third  limit),  who  is  too  low  set  entirely. 
Gordons,  nine  in  number,  were  about  the  average 
usually  benched  here  now.  None  of  them  were  flyers 
in  the  strict  sense.  Flora  B.  won  out  over  her  old 
rivals,  Ch.  Deacon  Turner  and  Sis.  In  coat  and  con- 
dition she  was  in  tip  top  shape. 

Irish  Setters  brought  the  Stockton  dog,  Jerry,  to 
the  front  again.  He  was  seconded  by  Brian  Boru,  a 
dog  of  the  same  type.  St.  Lambert's  Norah,  winners 
bitches  at  Oakland,  held  her  own  in  bitches,  reserve 
going  to  Beauty,  who  has  the  type,  coat  color  and 
style,  but  might  be  a  bit  on  heavier  lines.  There 
were  twenty-one  Irish  Setters  benched,  indications 
are  that  the  breed  is  looking  up  better  both  here  and 
elsewhere  on  the  Coast.  It  would  be  the  proper  thing 
if,  in  the  future,  breeders  would  eliminate  the  ten- 
dency to  white  color  spots  on  the  chest,  this  is  a 
fault  far  too  prevalent  recently. 

Irish  Water  Spaniels  were,  with  one  exception, 
very  good.  The  Gosson  and  O'Toole,  a  Stockton  dog. 
one,  two  in  winners,  were  in  better  coat  than  at 
Stockton  last  October.  Both  are  sons  of  Ch.  Dennis 
C.  and  will  win  anywhere.  Muskerry,  first  novice 
and  third  open,  is  a  .fine  specimen,  and  shows  the 
stamp  of  his  sire,  Ch.  Dennis  C.  Sprig,  first  puppies, 
is  a  very  promising  son  of  The  Gosson.  Pat  M.  was 
awarded  third  limit  and  reserve  open:  he  was  not  in 
good  coat.  Our  Chance  Jr.,  first  limit.  Rowdy  Girl 
and  Dublin,  winners  class,  are  three  well  known 
dogs  and  good  specimens  of  the  breed. 

Cockers,  with  sixty  benched,  were  a  little  show  in 
themselves,  classes  being  excellent  throughout:  the 
benches  where  they  were  shown  drew  full  houses 
each  day.  Ch.  Mpals  Saxon,  sent  in  the  ring  six 
pounds  less  than  at  Los  Angeles  in  March,  was  in 
winning  shape  and  fettle.  Monti,  reserve  winners, 
prevailed  over  Searchlight  in  limit  and  open,  revers- 
ing the  Oakland  positions.  Rex  and  Saxon  II.,  two 
Ch.  Mepals  Saxon  sons,  were  respectively  first  pup- 
pies and  first  novice.  Don  Juan  of  Lagunitas,  sec- 
ond puppies  and  novice,  will  hold  his  own,  and  is 
worth  watching.  In  bitches.  Cricket,  first  winners 
and  novice,  is  a  well  favored  one  in  good  coat  and 
feather,  and  witA  a  neat  head.  Cresella  Nancy,  re- 
serve winners  and  first  limit,  was  passed  by  a  very 
slight  margin.  The  black  bitches  classes  were  good 
throughout.  In  reds  and  parti-colors  the  classes  alsb 
were  excellent.  Delverton  Dolores,  parti-colored,  re- 
serve winners  at  Oakand,  was  placed  first  in  win- 
ners. Patience,  a  red,  reserve  winners,  was  lucky - 

Dachshundes  were  a  very  even  lot,  Ch.  Dougie  E. 
and  his  daughter.  Toodles.  winning  the  tri-colors. 
Jack,  first,  and  Venlo  Immer,  second  limit,  are  both 
rather  typy  Dachs.  Nordiea.  first  open  and  reserve 
winners,  gave  way  to  a  younger  bitch.  Curley  Poodles 
brought  out  a  new  one,  Black,  and  an  excellent  speci- 
men he  was,  winning  over  LTnconnu  as  much  on 
size  as  anything  else.  Both  are  better  than  usuallv 
benched.     Daisy  and  Korkey  are  but  fair. 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 

Airedales,  four  in  number,  aside  from  Rock  Prince 
were  only  ordinary.  Highgate  Betty  is  a  pleasing 
type,  but  could  be  larger.  Irish  Terriers  were  not 
up  to  prior  shows.  One  Scotty  benched.  Denver  Dun- 
can, although  in  rather  poor  coat,  is  a  dog  of  some 
class. 

Fox  Terriers,  in  smooth  coats,  were  way  lacking 
in  numbers,  but  have  quality  to  spare.  Ch".  Wandee 
Knight  was  in  prime  shape,  as  were  the  Tallac  en- 
tries. T.  Marlin  is  good  now  and  will  improve. 
Wandee  Resist  and  T.  Dusky  Lassie  hold  their  own 
well. 

Fox  Terriers,  wires,  were  absent  in  the  dog  classes, 
save  one.  Humbertstone  Brittle,  a  rattling  good 
sort.  In  bitches  Ch.  Wandee  Lucretia,  in  fine  condi- 
tion and  holding  out  well,  was  first  winners  and  open 
with  Humberstone  Hope,  a  former  winner  under  the 
name  of  Tallac  Oanna,  reserve. 

Collie  classes  were  well  filled  with  forty-five 
benched.  Brandane  Wishaw  Squire,  first  winners 
and  first  limit,  "is  a  fine  mover  and  shower  in  the 
ring,  has  a  well  shaped  head,  but  not  a  long  one.  He 
has  excellent  expression  and  ear  carriage.  Good 
bone,  both  in  quality  and  formation.  A  nice  body 
and  coat  and  was  shown  in  good  condition."  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Raper.  Ch.  Greystone  Breadalbane,  re- 
serve winners:  Squire  of  Holmby,  second  limit  and 
first  open;  Wishaw  Leader,  second  open;  Valverde 
Alexander,  second  junior  dogs,  all  well  known  bench 
winners,  gave  way  to  Brandane  Wishaw  Squire. 
Squire  had  not  been  shown  for  two  years.  Ch.  South- 
port  Philosopher  was  absent. 

To  say  this  award  created  surprise  among  the 
Collie  ranks  is  drawing  it  mildly.  Some  of  the 
fanciers  can't  figure  it  out  yet.  Valverde  Veto,  Vern 
the  Clansman  and  Franciscan  Friar  are  three  young 
dogs  teeming  with  Collie  quality.  In  bitches  Val- 
verde Venus,  a  winning  bitch  at  every  show  benched, 
won  out  in  winners  with  the  good  Los  Angeles  win- 
ner. Lily  of  Holmby,  reserve  winners  were  acceptable 
to  all.  The  bitch  classes  were,  with  few  exceptions, 
excellent.  Princess  of  Tytton,  with  her  very  typical 
head,  was  absent  when  the  judging  was  on. 

Bulldogs  had  quite  a  pleasing  entry.  Ch.  Ivel 
Damon,  the  winning  dog,  is  familiar  to  show  goers, 
and  was  put  down  in  good  condition  and  better  form 
than  we  have  seen  him  for  some  time.  Handsome 
Endcliffe.  reserve  winners,  is  a  young  brindle  with 
head,  body  and  leg  quality  that  are  pleasing.  Torea- 
dor Venus  led  the  matrons  with  the  style  and  quality 
that  she  has  frequently  shown.  Girtford  Goody  was 
not  in  condition  or  shape  to  go  over  Tennessee. 

French  Bulldogs  again  brought  General  De  La 
Mare  and  Ch.  Margot  de  Pantin  to  the  front.  Major, 
first  limit,  was  good  enough  to  go  over  Loulou. 

Bull  Terriers  were  good,  twenty-five  benched,  and 
all  but  four  received  the  judge's  recognition.  The 
judging  by  the  noted  English  expert  was  watched 
with  a  great  deal  of  interest,  particularly  as  several 
of  the  dogs  entered  had  come  together  at  the  Bull 
Terrier  show  in  this  city  last  October.  The  decisions 
were  in  keeping  with  the  prior  opinion  of  many  Bull 
Terrier  fanciers.  The  principal  competition  was  be- 
tween Ch.  Meg  Merrilies  II.  ( winner  of  specials  for 
best  in  the  show  and  best  Bull  Terrier),  and  Edge- 
cote  Queen  Bess.  Meg  handily  won  the  tri-color  with 
Ch.  Edgewood  Jean  II.  for  reserve.  In  open  (over 
30  pounds)  the  order  was:  Meg,  Jean  and  Bess.  Bess 
was  given  first.  Meg  second  and  Jean  third  in  Octo- 
ber. Meg  was  in  great  condition  (she  always  is), 
and  is  a  grand  shower.  Jean  in  head,  muzzle  and  eye 
went  over  Bess,  who  is  a  very  good  one  at  that.  Limit 
and  puppy  bitches  were  a  good  lot  also.  In  dogs, 
Brooklyn  Patsy,  a  v  h  c  dog  last  October,  won  out. 
Patsy  was  in  better  fettle  than  at  Oakland.  Silk- 
wood  Ben  Ali,  reserve  winners  and  first  puppies,  is 
the  sort  that  will  improve.  The  limit  class  was  a 
hot  one,  particularly  the  first  four  dogs;  they  will 
be  in  the  ribbons  at  any  Coast  show  or  elsewhere, 
for  that  matter. 

Boston  Terriers — Sassy  maintained  his  prior  posi- 
tion over  Frisco  Cinders.  Ellsworth  Tale,  a  heavier 
dog,  rightly  taking  third.  Presto  Boy  is  too  light 
in  body  and  bone.  In  bitches  Ch.  Endcliffe  Tortora 
stood  out  alone.  Miss  Pronto,  the  Los  Angeles  entry, 
is  a  fine  shower  and  a  symmetrical,  compact  one. 
The  Boston  classes  counted  up  for  twenty-one  dogs 
and  were,  with  some  few  exceptions,  a  rather  or- 
dinary lot. 

Poms  do  not  seem  to  be  much  of  a  fad  here,  those 
shown  were  just  fair,  and  rather  large. 

English  Toy  Spaniels  were  represented  by  two 
rather  nice  ones. 

Japanese  Spaniels  were  fairly  good  in  all.  saving 
tail  qualities.  Of  the  four  shown  but  one  had  any- 
thing at  all  desirable  in  this  respect. 

Three  Italian  Greyhounds  were  old  familiars,  but 
good  specimens. 

A  Pekinese  Spaniel  and  two  Toy  Terriers  in  the 
light-weight  miscellaneous  class  were  all  good. 

One  Old  English  Sheepdog,  Queen  Louise  (in  the 
heavy-weight  miscellaneous  class),  has  the  head, 
body  and  coat  that  is  sought  in  the  breed. 

In  the  brace  sweepstakes  there  were  five  entries. 
Mr.  Wm.  Ellery's  two  Collies,  Princess  of  Tytton 
and  Valverde  Venus  were  the  winners. 

Two  teams  entered  in  the  team  sweepstakes — Val- 
verde Kennels'  Collies  and  Hampshire  Kennels'  Fox 
Trriers.     The  Collies  won. 


-1  Frank  E. 


Awards. 

Bloodhounds.     Open  dogs  and  bitches- 
Schmitz'  General. 

St.  Bernards.  (Rough  coats).  Novice  dog.-: — 1 
withheld.  2  P.  Murray's  Denver  Boy.  Limit  dogs — 
2  Mrs.  L.  T.  Hankins'  King  B..  Open  dogs— 2  King 
B.    Winners  dogs — 1  Denver  Boy,  res  withheld.  Open 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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bitches — 3,  Win.  Quinn's  Queenie.  Winners  bitches — 
Withheld. 

St.  Bernards.  (Smooth  coats). — Limit  bitches — 1 
withheld,  2  J.  Branson's  Nellie.  Open  dogs  and 
bitches— 2  F.  Frey's  Berna  III.  of  Hauenstein.  Win- 
ners dogs  and  bitches — Withheld. 

Great  Danes.  Puppy  dogs— 1  Frank  E.  Schmitz's 
Dick.  Novice  dogs— Withheld  Mrs.  Dr.  M.  McLaren's 
Burbel  Jr.  Limit  dogs — 1  D.  J.  Desmond's  Duke. 
Open  dogs — 1  Duke,  2  Frank  E.  Schmitz's  Nig.  Win- 
ners dogs— 1  Duke,  res  Nig.  Limit  bitches— 1  D.  J. 
Desmond's  Alice,  2  Mrs.  R.  Porter  Ashe's  Cunning- 
ham's Carlotta,  3  Frank  Schmitz's  Flora,  res  D.  J. 
Desmond's  Bess.  Open  bitches. — 1  Capt.  and  Mrs. 
C.  G.  Saxe's  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin,  2  Mrs.  R.  Porter 
Ashe's  Ch.  Isabellita,  res  Flora,  v  h  c  Bess.  Win- 
ners bitches — 1  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin,  res  Ch.  Isa- 
bellita. 

Deerhounds.  Open  dogs  and  bitches. — Absent  C 
L.  Griffith's  Monk. 

Greyhounds.  Limit  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Jas. 
Sweeney's  Rocked  Asleep.  Open  dogs. — 1  Jas. 
Sweeney's  Richard  Anton.  Open  bitches. — Absent 
Jas.  Sweeney's  Raby  Aurora.  Winners  dogs  and 
bitches — 1   Richard  Anton,  res  Rocked  Asleep. 

American  Foxhounds.     Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1 

B.  K.  Smith's  Judge,  2  E.  Defllippi's  Dan.  Limit  dogs 
and  bitches — 1  Carrol  Cook's  Ned,  2  Carroll  Cook's 
Queenie.  3  W.  S.  Kittle's  Gaston,  res  E.  Defilippis' 
Leo,  v  h  c  W.  S.  Kittle's  Jack.  Open  dogs.— 1  Ned. 
Open  bitches. — 1  Queenie.  Winners  dogs  and 
bitches — 1  Ned,  res  Judge. 

Pointers.  Puppy  dogs — Absent  A.  Whitehead's 
Dictator.  Novice  dogs — 1  M.  O.  Feudner's  Raffles. 
Limit  dogs. — 1  Jack  Browning's  Jingle,  2  Raffles,  3 
J.  E.  Hall's  Jack,  res  J.  W.  Gibbs'  Mike  Geary.  Open 
dogs  (under  55  pounds!. — 1  Fred  Salbach's  Victor 
Joaquin,  2  Jingle,  3  Mike  Geary.  Open  dogs  (55 
pounds  and  over). — 1  Jack.  Winners  dogs. — 1  Victor 
Joaquin,  res  Jingle.  Novice  bitches. — 1  John  L.  Tay- 
lor's Cherry  of  Kent.  Limit  bitches. — 1  T.  G.  Wil- 
son's Sue,  2  Cherry  of  Kent.  Class  36,  open  bitches 
(under  50  pounds) — 1  Wm.  J.  Morris'  Navajo,  2 
Cherry  of  Kent.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Navajo,  res 
Sue. 

English  Setters.  Puppy  dogs. — Absent  C.  Ba- 
raco's  Judge.  Novice  dogs. — 1  John  Golobeck's 
Cato's  Frank,  2  Ed  Weisbaum's  Rex  Rodfleld,  3  Lloyd 
Baldwin's  Hunter's  Boy,  res  P.  Wilkerson's  Warte 
Nicht,  v  h  c  Z.  Abrams'  Andrew  Jackson,  v  h  c  W. 
W.  Van  Arsdale's  San  Mateo.  Limit  dogs. — 1  Fred 
P.  Butler's  Tiverton,  2  W.  H.  Estabrook's  King  Cole, 
3  Rex  Rodfleld,  res  Hunter's  Boy,  v  h  c  P.  Wilker- 
son's Bob  L.,  h  c  E.  G.  Rodolph's  Detroit  Joe,  absent 
J.  O.  Cadman's  Buck.  Open  dogs. — 1  J.  S.  Hickford's 
Mallwyd  Bob,  2  Tiverton,  3  King  Cole,  res  J.  Golo- 
beck's Cato's  Judge,  v  h  c  Rex  Rodfleld,  h  c  J.  S. 
Hunts  Cato  Hunt.  Winners  dogs. — 1  Mallwyd  Bob, 
res  Tiverton.  Puppy  bitches. — 3  Wm.  Phillips' 
Cato's  Lady,  1  and  2  withheld.  Novice  bitches. — 1 
Al  Temple's  Blanche  T.,  2  A.  J.  Ritter's  Daisy  D.,  3 
O.  J.  Jones'  Irish  Mollie  O.  Limit  bitches — 1  J. 
Golobeck's  Cato's  Norma,  2  H.  Eisner's  Fanchon,  3 
Mrs.  C.  C.  Lee's  Katherine.  res  G.  Baraco's  Queen 
v  h  c  J.  M.  Byrne's  Flora  B.,  h  c  W.  H.  Estabrook's 
Del  Rev  Belle,  h  c  H.  R.  Dander's  Queen,  absent  W. 

C.  Brown's  Zell.  Open  bitches. — 1  M.  H.  Taylor's 
Rockline  Ladybird,  2  Fanchon,  3  Queen.  Winners 
bitches. — 1   Rockline   Ladybird,   res   Cato's  Norma. 

Gordon  Setters.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Gor- 
don Creyk's  Nellie,  2  Alfred  A.  Smith's  Richmond 
Max,  withheld  V.  A.  Kuehn's  Rastus.  Limit  dogs  and 
bitches.— 1  H.  B.  Knox's  Sis,  2  Harold  Casey's  Joe, 
3  A.  L.  Stuart's  Doc.  Open  dogs — 1  Dr.  Fred  P. 
Clark's  Ch.  Deacon  Turner,  2  Doc.     Open  bitches. — 1 

A.  L.  Holling's  Flora  B,  2  Sis.  3  Wm.  Beguhl's  Belle. 
Winners  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Flora  B,  res  Ch.  Deacon 
Turner. 

Irish  Setters.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  J.  E. 
Gray's  Dennis.  Novice  dogs — 1  F.  H.  Carroll's  Mike, 
2  Geo.  J.  Roach's  Pilot  B.  II.  Limit  dogs. — 1  R.  H. 
Grove's  Jerry,  2  F.  T.  Keene's  Sure  Mike,  3  Mike, 
res  G.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Sloud's  Liscarney,  v  h  c  J. 
H.  Duncan's  Jack.  Open  dogs — 1  Jerry,  2  Win.  King's 
Brian  Boru,  3  Mike,  h  c  Jack,  absent  St.  Cloud's  Lis- 
carney. Winners  dogs. — 1  Jerry,  res  Brian  Boru. 
Novice  bitches. — 1  G.  W.  Collins'  Beauty  S„  2  Geo. 

B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Lambert's  May.  3  M.  Shields'  Lallah 
Rookh,  res  J.  Calvert's  Lady  Dell.  Limit  bitches. — 1 
Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Lambert's  Norah,  2  Howard 
Black's  Josie  III.,  3  C.  F.  Rice's  Lassie  Jean,  res  St. 
Lambert's  May.v  h  c  G.  B.  M.  Gray's  St.  Lambert's 
Belle,  h  c  J.  F.  Kelly's  Lady  Rowena,  h  c  J.  E. 
Gray's  Fannie,  absent  Lady  Dell.  Open  bitches. — 1 
St.  Lambert's  Norah,  2  Howard  Black's  Beauty,  3 
Josie  III.,  res  Lassie  Jean,  v  h  c  St.  Lambert's  May, 
v  h  c  St.  Lambert's  Belle.  Winners  bitches. — 1  St. 
Lambert's  Norah.  res  Beauty. 

Field  Trial  Class.— 1  W.  W.  Van  Arsdale's  Doc 
Daniels  (Pointer),  2  Win.  Dormer's  Mariposa.  (Eng- 
lish Setter),  3  M.  O.  Feudner's  Raffles  (Pointer),  res 
J.  W.  Swope's  Count's  Gift  (English  Setter),  v  h  c 
Del  Rev  Belle,  v  h  c  G.  E.  Rodolph's  Detroit  Joe  (Eng- 
lish Setter! ,  h  c  W.  Wr.  Van  Arsdale's  Harry  H. 
(English  Setter),  absent  E.  Courtney  Ford's  Belle 
Fontaine,  A.  Bennett's  Fleet's  Sergeant. 

Irish  Water  Spaniels.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches — 1 
Guy  T.  Wayman's  Sprigg.. withheld  J.  Hurley's  Spat- 
ter. Novice  dogs — 1  T.  C."  Van  Ness  Jr.'s  Muskerry. 
Limit  dogs. — 1  Wm.  V.  N.  Bay's  Our  Chance  Jr.,  2 
Muskerry,  3  Geo.  B.  M.  Gray's  Pat  M.  Open  dogs. — 
1  August  Christensen's  The  Gosson,  2  J.  M.  Kroyer's 
O'Toole,  3  Muskerry,  res  Pat  M.  Winners  dogs. — 1 
The  Gosson,  res  O'Toole.  Limit  bitches. — 1  Wm. 
V.  N.  Bay's  Dublin.  Open  bitches. — 1  Wrm.  V  N. 
Bay's  Rowdy  Girl.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Rowdy  Girl, 
res  Dublin. 


Field  Spaniels.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1 
Ernest  Hoegemann's  Dick  H..  2  F.  Schumaker's  Flora 
S.  Open  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  A.  R.  Stuart's  Judge 
Casey.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches.— 1  Judge  Casev, 
res  Dick  H. 

Cocker  Spaniels.  Puppy  dogs,  any  color — 1  W.  H. 
Eckhardt's  Rex.  2  W.  S.  Burnett's  Don  Juan  of  Lagu- 
nitas.  3  Delverton  Kennels'  Delverton  Kid.  Novice 
dogs,  black.— 1  Mrs.  John  Breuner's  Saxon  II.,  2  Don 
Juan  of  Lagunitas.  3  L.  Otzen's  Reno,  h  c  Alice  N. 
Kilkins'  Laddie,  absent  E.  L.  Bickford's  Mikado. 
Limit  dogs,  black.— 1  Mrs.  C.  M.  Nunan's  Monti,  2 
Miss  A.  W'olfen's  Searchlight.  3  Mrs.  John  Breuner's 
Sir  David,  res  Saxon  II..  v  h  c  Miss  M.  Morehead's 
Doxy,  v  h  e  G.  A.  Nieborger's  Jimmie,  absent  W.  E. 
Gump's  Mendocino.  Open  dogs,  black. — 1  David  P. 
Cresswell's  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon,  2  Monti  3  Searchlight, 
res  Doxy,  h  c  Laddie.  Winners  dogs,  black. — 1  Ch. 
Mepals  Saxon,  res  Monti.  Novice  dogs,  other  than 
black.— 1  Mrs.  J.  Leo  Park's  Max,  2  Mrs.  O.  A.  For- 
ster's  Toza.  Limit  dogs,  any  solid  color  except 
black. — 1  Lucian  A.  Marsh's  Teddy  M.,  2  Max.  Limit 
dogs,  parti-colored. — 1  Alex  Wolfen's  Gipsy  Chief. 
Graduate  dogs,  any  color. — 1  Jas.  Hervey  Jones' 
Black  Silk  II.  Open  dogs,  any  solid  color  except 
black. — 1  Alex.  McDonald's  Rex.  Winners  dogs,  other 
than  black. — 1  Gipsy  Chief,  res  Teddy  M.  Novice 
bitches,  black. — 1  Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Cricket,  2 
W.  S.  Burnett's  Tess  of  Lagunitas,  3  Mrs.  E.  Col- 
well's  Victoria,,  res  Mrs.  A.  Roncovieri's  Delverton 
Ruby,  v  h  c  Mrs.  R.  Hall's  Roma,  h  c  D.  C.  Brown's 
Jollie  Tillie.  Limit  bitches,  black. — 1  A.  L.  Cress- 
well's  Cressella  Nancy,  2  Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Anona. 
3  W.  S.  Burnett's  Tess  of  Lagunitas,  res  Plumeria 
Victoria,  absent  H.  Brodie's  Trilby.  Open  bitches, 
black. — 1  Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Winona.  2  A.  L.  Cress- 
well's  Ch.  Plumeria  Sally,  3  Plumeria  Victoria,  res 
J.  Hervey  Jones'  Frivility,  absent  Mrs.  A.  M.  Burs- 
lem's  Sis  Hopkins.  Winners  bitches,  black. — 1 
Cricket,  res  Cressella  Nancy.  Novice  bitches  other 
than  black.— 1  A.  E.  Williams'  Cleo.  2  A.  L.  Cress- 
well's  Fairy  Belle,  absent  L.  M.  Whipples'  Toodles. 
Limit  bitches,  any  solid  color  except  black. — 1  Jas. 
Hervey  Jones'  Plumeria  Sally.  Limit  bitches,  parti- 
colored.— 1  Helen  Murray's  China  Doll,  2  C.  G. 
Gilbert's  Sonoma  Girl,  3  Mrs.  Thos.  Bright's  Fantana, 
absent  A.  J.  Farno's  Maude,  Maude  Perry's  Polka 
Dot.  Open  bitches,  any  solid  color  except  black — 1 
Geo.  A.  Nieborger s  Patience,  2  jLvingsley  M.  Stevens' 
Brownland  Babbie,  absent  Mrs.  H.  H.  Carlton's  Ban- 
ner Trilby,  J.  H.  Jones'  Little  Maid.  Open  bitches, 
parti-coiored. — 1  Delverton  Kennels'  Delverton  Do- 
lores, 2  Delverton  Kennels'  Paprika.  Winners 
bitches  other  than  black. — 1  Delverton  Dolores,  res 
Patience. 

Dachshundes.  Novice  dogs. — 1  Mrs.  Sydney  St.  L. 
Cavill's  Alexander  P.,  2  Mrs.  Theo.  Cohn's  Fritz  C, 
3  Mrs.  Chas.  Elliott's  Bullfrog.  Limit  dogs. — 1  A. 
Krieps'  Jack,  2  Geo.  M.  Bernard's  Venlo  Immer,  3 
Bullfrog,  res  F.  J.  Rodgers'  Longfellow,  h  c  J.  J. 
Maher's  Waldie.  Open  dogs. — 1  Mrs.  Phil.  M.  WTand's 
Ch.  Dougie  E.,  2  Venlo  Immer,  3  Wraldie.  Winners 
dogs. — 1  Ch.  Dougie  E.,  res  Jack.     Novice  bitches. — 

1  -  Mrs.  Sydney  St.  L.  Cavill's  Toodles,  2  Louis 
Hilmer's  Dachs.  Open  bitches. — 1  Mrs.  Phil.  M. 
Wand's  Nordica.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Toodles,  res 
NoTdica. 

Collies.  Puppy  dogs. — 1  Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde 
Veto.      Puppies,    California    bred. — 1    Valverde   Veto, 

2  Dr.  W.  P.  Burnham's  Franciscan  Friar.  Junior 
dogs  (over  six  months  and  not  exceeding  eighteen 
months,  bred  in  the  United  States  or  Candaa). — 1  B. 
and  H.  McDonald's  Vern  the  Clansman.  2  W'm.  El- 
lery's Valverde  Alexander,  withheld  C.  H.  Biggs' 
Cheto.  Novice  dogs. — 1  Franciscan  Friar,  2  Hugh 
McCracken's  Presidio  Wonder,  3  Mrs.  C*  K.  Morse's 
Presidio  Wishaw  Squire,  absent  Geo.  Balls'  King 
Jr.  Limit  dogs. — 1  Dr.  W.  P.  Burnham's  Brandane 
Wishaw   Squire   2   Arthur  Letts'    Squire   of  Holmby. 

3  Arthur  Letts'  Joe  of  Halmby,  res  A.  J.  Albee's  Hero 
Leader,  absent  Wm.  Ellery's  Ch.  Southport  Philoso- 
pher and  Mrs.  W.  L.  Smart's  Buster.  Open  dogs, 
bred  by  exhibitor. — 1  Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Veto.  2 
C.  W.  Riffee's  Farrallone  Roderick,  3  Hugh  Mc- 
Cracken's Presidio  Monarch.  Open  dogs,  California 
bred — 1  Vern  the  Clansman,  2  Valverde  Veto,  3 
Hugh  McCracken's  Presidio  Hero,  absent  H.  Mohr's 
Franciscan  King.  Open  dogs,  bred  in  the  United 
States  or  Canada. — 1  O.  J.  Albee's  Ch.  Greystone 
Breadalbane.  Open  dogs,  tri-colored. — 1  Arthur 
Letts'  Squire  of  Holmby,  2  Wm.  Ellery's  Wishaw 
Leader.  Open  dogs,  any  color. — 1  Squire  of  Holmby, 
2  Wishaw  Leader.  3  Vern  the  Clansman,  res  Joe  of 
Holmby,  v  h  c  R.  Sbarboro's  Glen  Tana  Bounder. 
Winners  dogs. — 1  Brandane  Wishaw  Squire,  res  Ch. 
Greystone  Breadalbane.  Puppies  bitches. — 1  Wm. 
Ellery's  Valverde  Venus,  2  Arthur  Letts'  Rose  of 
Holmby,  3  Cross  and  Smith's  Presidio  Belle,  res  Mrs. 
Edwin  A.  Turner's  Bonnie  Dundee.  Puppies  bitches, 
California  bred. — 1  Valverde  Venus.  2  Rose  of 
Holmby.  3  Bonnie  Dundee.  Junior  bitches  (over  six 
months  and  not  exceeding  eighteen  months,  bred  in 
the  United  States  or  Canada). — 1  Rose  of  Holmby. 
Novice  bitches. — 1  Rose  of  Holmby,  2  O.  J.  Albee's 
California  Poppy,  3  Mrs.  Chas.  M.  Troppmann's  Bon- 
nie Jane,  res  Mrs.  L.  W.  Sprigg's  Cheviot  Lassie. 
Limit  bitches. — 1  Wm.  Ellery's  Xantippe  of  Moreton, 
2  Arthur  Letts'  Lily  of  Holmby.  3  Dr.  W.  P.  Burn- 
ham's Brandane  Pepsin,  res  O.  J.  Albee's  Sunshine 
Nora.  Open  bitches,  bred  by  exhibitor — 1  Valverde 
Venus,  2  Lily  of  Holmby,  3  Rose  of  Holmby.  Open 
bitches,  California  bred. — 1  Valverde  Venus,  2  Lily 
of  Holmby,  3  Hugh  McCracken's  Presidio  Lassie. 
Open  bitches,  bred  in  the  United  States  or  Canada. — 
1  Valverde  Venus,  2  Lily  of  Holmby.  3  J.  A.  More- 
land's  Orma.  Open  bitches,  tri-colored. — 1  Hugh  Mc- 
Cracken's Presidio  Pet,     Open  bitches,  any  color. — 1 


Lily  of  Holmby.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Valverde  Venus, 
res  Lily  of  Holmby. 

Poodles.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Mrs.  Chas. 
Davis'  Korkey.  absent  T.  B.  Eastland's  Sunday  B. 
Open  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Eugene  Tripod's  Black. 
2  Miss  Ethel  Dean's  L'  Inconnu,  3  Dorothy  C.  Parr's 
Daisy,  absent  Sunday  B. 

Bulldogs.  Puppy  dogs.— 1  Ed  A.  Middleton's 
Handsome  Endcliffe.  2  Miss  Lavene  M.  Skelton's 
Cupid  Trafalgar,  absent  W.  F.  Weiss'  Noble  II. 
Novice  dogs. — 1  Cupid  Trafalgar,  2  H.  H.  Brown's 
Brookside  Boz.  3  E.  L.  Armstrong's  Baldy  Ping, 
absent  H.  H.  Hoeber's  Ivel  Toreador.  Limit  dogs. — 1 
L.  A.  Steinfeld's  The  Battler,  absent  Ivel  Toreador. 
Open  dogs.— 1  Mrs.  Chas.  K.  Harlev's  Ch.  Ivel  Damon, 

2  Brookside  Boz.  3  G.  O.  Chase's  Boer,  res  Baldv 
Ping,  absent  Ivel  Toreador.  Winners  dogs. — 1  Ch. 
Ivel  Damon,  res  Handsome  Endcliffe.  Puppv 
bitches. — Withheld  Wm.  Cohn's  Beauty  Queen.  Limit 
bitches. — 1  MVs.  J.  P.  Norman's  Toreador  Venus. 
Open  bitches.— 1  F.  J.  Rodgers'  Girtford  Goodv,  2 
Jas.  Ewins'  Tennessee.  3  Wm.  K.  Peasley's  Leeds 
Bully  Girl,  h  c  J.  B.  Marenet's  Ribs.  Winners 
bitches. — 1  Toreador  Venus,  res  Girtford  Goody. 

Airedale  Terriers.  Limit  dogs.— 1  Jas.  McCul- 
lough's  Percy  Dacier  II.  Open  dogs. — 1  Sierra  Ken- 
nels' Rock  Prince,  2  Percy  Dacier  II.  Winners  dogs — 
1  Rock  Prince,  res  Percy  Dacier  II.  Limit  bitches. — 
1  G.  A.  Spencer's  Highgate  Betty,  2  B.  Calfisch's 
Lady  Nellie. 

Bull  Terriers.  Puppy  dogs. — 1  Hon.  E.  P.  Sbortall's 
Silkwood  Ben  Ali,  2  Albert  B.  Chase's  Newman 
Noggs,  3  Geo.  Aimer  Newhall's  Banjo  III.,  h  c  Dr.  T. 
M.  Thasher's  Edgecote  Fritz.  Novice  dogs. — 1  Miss 
Jennie  Crocker's  Silkwood.  2  Newinan  Noggs.  3  E. 
L.  Cross'  Gem.  res  R.  W.  Taylor's  Don  Edgewood, 
h  c  Miss  M.  H.  Foulke's  Shakes.  Limit  dogs  (over 
30  pounds). — 1  Mrs.  Horton  F.  Phipps'  Brooklyn 
Patsy,  2  Newman  Noggs,  3  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  A.  Welsh's 
Edgecote  Al,  res  Miss  B.  McDevitt's  Edgecote  Joe, 
v  h  c  E.  L.  Cross'  Gem,  v  h  c  J.  M.  Taft's  Hay- 
market  Prince,  v  h  c  Silkwood,  v  h  c  John  Calkwell's 
Silkwood  Surprise,  v  h  c  Don  Edgewood,  h  c  Shakes. 
Surprise.  Winners  dogs — 1  Brooklyn  Patsy,  res 
Newman  Noggs,  3  Silkwood,  res  Ed  Attridge's  Edge- 
cote Baron,  v  h  c  Haymarket  Prince,  v  h  c  Silkwood 
Surprise.  Winners  dogs. — 1  Broowlyn  Patsy,  res 
Silkwood  Ben  Ali.  Puppies  bitches. — 1  Mrs.  Geo. 
Flexner's  Lady  Hazel,  2  H.  Golden  Wallace's  Lady 
Mary.  Novice  bitches. — 1  Mrs.  Alfred  Cellier's  Edge- 
cote Roxy.  Limit  bitches  (over  30  pounds). — 1  John 
I.    Sparrow's    Silkwood    Brassie,    2    Edgecote      Roxy, 

3  Frank  Norris'  Venoma  Belle,  absent  Miss  E.  M. 
Murray's  Lady  Irene.  Open  bitches  (over  30 
pounds). — 1  Mrs.  Chas.  Reid  Thorburn's  Ch.  Meg  Mer- 
rilies  II.,  2  John  I.  Sparrow's  Ch.  Edgewood  Jean  II., 
3  Mrs.  F.  W.  Kelly's  Edgecote  Queen  Bess,  res 
Edgecote  Roxy.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Ch.  Meg  Merri- 
lies  II.,  res  Ch.  Edgewood  Jean  II. 

French  Bulldogs.  Limit  dogs. — 1  W.  K.  Barrand's 
Major.  2  C.  G.  Cook  and  S.  Postley's  Loulou.  Open 
dogs. — 1  C.  G.  Cook  and  S.  Postley's  General  de  la 
Mare.  Winners  dogs. — 1  General  de  la  Mare,  res 
Major.  Open  bitches. — 1  C.  G.  Cook  and  S.  Postley's 
Ch.  Margot  de  Pantin.  Winners  bitches — 1  Ch.  Margot 
de  Pantin. 

Boston  Terriers.  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  and 
2  withheld,  3  Mrs.  J.  E.  Ralph's  Brownhurst  Cupid. 
Novice  dogs. — 1  Miss  Jennie  Crocker's  Ellsworth 
Yale,  absent  Miss  G.  L.  Harvey's  Hondini.  Limit 
dogs. — 1  Mrs.  W.  H.  Deming's  Sassy,  2  Miss  Jennie 
Crocker's  Frisco  Cinders.  3  Ellsworth  Yale,  res  H. 
J.  Letts'  Presto  Boy,  absent  Hondini.  Open  dogs. — 
1  Sassy.  2  Frisco  Cinders,  3  Ellsworth  Yale,  res 
Presto  Boy.  v  h  c  Isabel  McLaughlin's  Drummer  Boy, 
absent  J.  Tait  Jr.'s  Bully,  absent  Hondini.  Winners 
dogs. — 1  Sassy,  res  Frisco  Cinders.  Novice  bitches — 
1  T.  Martin  Smith's  Lady  Molly,  2  Lieutenant  Geo. 
P.  Hawes  Jr.'s  Oakside's  Bo  Peep,  3  Mrs.  Henry 
Bothin's  Humptj"  Dumpty,  res  Miss  Jennie  Crocker's 
Little  Mother.  Limit  bitches. — 1  G.  F.  Herr's  Miss 
Pronto,  2  Mrs.  Jas.  A.  Farmer's  Beauty,  3  G.  F. 
Herr's  Dolly  Warden,  res  Humpty  Dumpty.  Open 
bitches. — 1  Miss  Jennie  Crocker's  Ch.  Endcliffe  To- 
tora.  2  G.  F.  Herr's  Miss  Pronto,  3  Beauty,  res  Dolly 
Varden.  v  h  c  Humpty  Dumpty.  Winners  hitches. — 
1  Ch.  Endcliffe  Totora.  res  Miss  Pronto. 

Fox  Terriers.  (Smooth  coats).  Novice  dogs — 1 
Hampshire  Kennels'  Hampshire  Reliance.  2  Capt. 
Jas.  H.  Bull's  White  Jacket.  Limit  dogs — 1  Hamp- 
shire Kennels'  Sabine  Rebus.  2  White  Jacket.  Open 
dogs,  bred  in  the  United  States — 1  Walter  W.  Stett- 
heimer's Tallac  Marlin.  2  Miss  Edna  Goodall's  Wan- 
dee.  Open  dogs. — 1  Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wrandee 
Knight.  2  W.  W.  Stettheimer's  Wandee  Resist,  3 
T.  A.  Elwell's  Spot,  res  White  Jacket.  Winners  dogs — 

1  Ch.  Wandee  Knight,  res  Tallac  Marlin.  Puppies 
bitches. — 1  T.  Algernon  Elwell's  Victoria.  Novice 
bitches. — 1  WTalter  W.  Stettheimer's  Tallac  Sunbeam, 

2  C.  L.  Griffith's  Norfolk  Sprite.  Limit  bitches. — 1 
Walter  W.  Stettheimer's  Hampshire  Ivy.  Open 
bitches — 1  Hampshire  Kennels'  Sabine  Beldia.  Win- 
ners bitches. — 1  Tallac  Dusky  Lassie,  res  Tallac  Sun- 
beam. 

Fox  Terriers.  I  Wire  haired!.  Puppy  dogs. — Ab- 
sent Miss  V.  Joliffe's  Humberstone.  Novice  dogs. — I. 
C.  Ackerman's  Humberstone  Half  Back  and  Humber- 
stone absent.  Limit  dogs. — Absent  Humberstone 
and  A.  S.  Conningham's  Lord  Peter.  Open  dogs. — 1 
Irving  C.  Ackerman's  Humberstone  Bristles,  absent 
Humberstone.  Winners  dogs. — 1  Humberstone  Bris- 
tles. Puppy  bitches. — 1  withheld,  2  R.  C.  Halstead's 
Olivewood  Sallie.  absent  I.  C.  Ackerman's  Humber- 
stone Venus.  Limit  bitches. — 1  E.  B.  Rosenberg's 
Sapient.  Open  bitches,  bred  in  the  United  States. — 
1  Irving  C.  Ackerman's  Humberstone  Hope.  Open 
bitches. — 1  Walter  \V.  Stettheimer's  Ch.  Wandee  Lu- 


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cretia.  Winners  btiches. — 1  Wandee  Lucretia,  res 
Hurnberstone  Hope. 

Irish  Terriers  Puppy  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  with- 
held, 2  H.  P.  Travers'  Sir  Michael.  Novice  dogs — 1 
withheld,  2  Sir  Michael.  Limit  dogs. — 1  John  J. 
Douglas'  His  Lordship,  2  Sir  Michael.  Open  dogs — 1 
withheld,  2  Sir  Michael.  Winners  dogs. — 1  His  Lord- 
ship, res  Sir  Michael.  Novice  bitches. — 1  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Martin's  Peg  Woffington.  Limit  batches. — 1  W.  S. 
Kittles'  Bessie,  2  John  W.  Peat's  Gypsy  Queen.  Open 
bitches. — 1  Gypsy  Queen.  Winners  bitches. — 1  Bessie, 
res  Peg  Woffington. 

Scottish  Terriers.  Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Maud's  Denver  Duncan.  Limit  dogs  and 
bitches. — 1  Denver  Duncan.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 
1  Denver  Duncan. 

Pomeranians.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  Frances 
M.  Reid's  Baby,  2  Mrs.  Chas.  Delmare  Maze's  Teddy, 
3  Prances  M.  Reid's  Rollo. 

Toy  Poodles.  Open  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Mrs. 
Geo.  Goeppert's  Dixie,  2  Mrs.  Danernheim's  Beauty, 
3  Mrs.  W.  E.  Grinnell's  Tiny. 

English  Toy  Spaniels.  (Any  color.)  Puppy  dogs 
and  bitches. — 1  Genevieve  L.  Harvey's  Idlewild  Kid. 
Novice  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Idlewild  Kid.  Limit 
dogs  and  bitches.— 1  Idlewild  Kid,  2  Genevieve  L. 
Harvey's  Idlewild.  Open  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Idle- 
wild.  Winners  dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Idlewild  Kid, 
res  Idlewild. 

Italian  Greyhounds.  Limit. — 1  Mrs.  S.  A.  Cum- 
ruings'  Dude.  Open  dogs  and  bitches — 1  S.  A.  Cum- 
mings'  Ch.  Duke  II.,  2  S.  A.  Cummings'  Baby. 

Miscellaneous  Class.  (Under  12  pounds.)  Open 
dogs  and  bitches. — 1  Miss  Adele  Gould's  Nonie  (Pe- 
kinese Spaniel),  2  Miss  Jeanett  L.  Miller's  Toodles 
(Toy  Terrier),  3  Miss  Rose  Barnett's  Bob  (Toy  Ter- 
rier). Open  dogs  and  bitches  (over  24  pounds) — 1 
Mrs.  G.  M.  Magruder's  Queen  Louise  (Old  English 
Sheepdog) . 


Special  Awards. 

Palace  Hotel  Trophy  for  best  in  the  show. — Mrs. 
Chas.  Reid  Thorburn's  Ch.  Meg  Merrilies  II.  (Bull 
Terrier). 

Trophy  for  best  ot  opposite  sex — W.  K.  Peasley's 
Ch.  Wandee  Knight  (Fox  Terrier). 

California  Jockey  Club  Trophy  for  best  in  show 
owned  and  exhibited  in  the  ring  by  a  lady. — Miss 
Jennie  Crocker's  Ch.  Endcliffe  Tortora  (Boston  Ter- 
rier) . 

Gold  Medal  for  best  of  the  breed  having  the  larg- 
est number  of  entries — Dr.  W.  P.  Burnham's  Bran- 
dane  Wishaw  Squire  (Collie). 

Trophy  for  best  St.  Bernard — P.  Murray's  Denver 
Boy. 

J.  L.  Cunningham  Trophy  for  best  Great  Dane — 
Capt.  and  Mrs.  C.  G.  Saxe'-s  Ch.  Princess  Harlequin. 

Best  Greyhound — Jas.  Sweeney's  Richard  Anton. 

Fred  P.  Butler  Trophy  for  best  Pointer — Wm.  J. 
Morris'  Ch.  Faith  II. 

Golcher  Bros.  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — W. 
W.  Van  Arsdale's  Doc  Daniels. 

Trophy  for  best  Pointer  or  Setter  ever  started  at 
any  recognized  field  trial — Wm.  J.  Morris'  Ch.  Faith 
II. 

Dr.  L.  W.  Spriggs'  Trophy  for  best  Setter  that  has 
been  hunted  on  quail  during  open  season  and  had 
birds  killed  over  his  points — J.  S.  Hickford's  Mallwyd 
Bob.   (Protested.) 

Van  Sicklen  Trophy  for  best  English  Setter — J.  S. 
Hickford's  Mallwyd  Bob. 

Geo.  D.  Boyd  Trophy  for  best  opposite  sex — M.  M. 
Taylor's  Rockline  Ladybird. 

Best  Gordon  Setter — A.  L.  Holling's  Flora  B. 

W.  S.  Kittle  Trophy  for  best  Irish  Setter— R.  H. 
Groves'  Jerry. 

Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Howard  Black's 
Beauty. 

Achille  Roos  Trophy  for  best  Irish  Water  Spaniel — 
W.  V.  N.  Bay's  Rowdy  Girl. 

Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — A.  Christensen's 
The  Gosson. 

Stone  and  Bay  Trophy  for  best  bred  by  W.  V.  N. 
Bay  (donor  not  competing). — J.  M.  Kroyer's  O'Toole. 

Shreve  &  Co.'s  Trophy  for  breeder  of  best  Pacific 
Coast  bred  Cocker  Spaniel  whelped  the  year  previous 
to  competition — A.  L.  Cresswell's  Crescella  Nancy. 
(Must  be  won  three  times  for  permanent  owner- 
ship.) 

Pringle  and  Hill  Trophy  for  best  Cocker  Spaniel — 
D.  P.  Cresswell's  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon. 

Geo.  Larson  Trophy  for.  best  of  opposite  sex — 
Delverton  Kennels'   Delverton  Dolores. 

Western  Field  Trophy  for  best,  any  color,  than 
winner  of  best.  (Winner  of  Larson  Trophy  barred.)  — 
Alex.  Wolfen's  Ch.  Redlight. 

E.  J.  McCutchen  Trophy  for  best  parti-color — Del- 
verton Kennels'  Delverton  Dolores. 

California  Cocker  Club's  special  (for  members 
only.) 

President's  Trophy  for  best  Cocker  Spaniel — Alex. 
Wolfen's   Ch.  Redlight. 

Vice-President's  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — 
Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Cricket. 

Mrs.  E.  Colwell's  Trophy  for  best  brace — Geo.  A. 
Nieborger's  Cricket  and  Winona. 

Alex.  Wolfen's  Trophy  for  best  red  Cocker  Spaniel 
(donor  not  to  compete) — Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Pati- 
ence. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  puppy — W.  S.  Burnett's  Don 
Juan  of  Lagunitas. 

Clut  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Geo.  A. 
Nieborger's   Cricket.    (Novice.) 

Club  Trophy  for  best  novice — Mrs.  John  Breu- 
ner's  Saxon  II. 

Cluo     Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Cricket. 

Club      Trophy    for   best   limit. — Mrs.    C.    M.    Nu- 


nan's  Monti. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Cressella 
Nancy. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  graduate — J.  H.  Jones'  Black 
Silk  II. 

Seattle  Trophy  for  best  headed  Cocker  Spaniel — 
David  Cresswell's  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon. 

Club's  Trophy  for  best  open — D.  P.  Cresswell's  Ch. 
Mepals  Saxon. 

Club  s  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — G.  A.  Nie- 
borger's Winona. 

Spratts'  Trophy  for  best  California  bred  dog — Mrs. 
C.  M.  Nunan's   Monti. 

Spratts'  Trophy  for  best  California  bred  bitch — 
Geo.  A.  Nieborger's  Cricket. 

Spratts'  Trophy  for  largest  exhibit — Geo.  A.  Nie- 
borger. 

Stockton  Kennel  Club's  Trophy  for  best  Dachs- 
hunde — Mrs.  S.  St.  L.  Cavill's  Toodles. 

Shereve  Trophy  for  best  Collie — Dr.  W.  P.  Bur- 
ham's  Brandane  Wishaw  Squire. 

Lloyd  Baldwin  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — 
Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Venus. 

Follansbee-Thornton  Trophy  for  best  bred  Califor- 
nia puppy — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Venus. 

Golden  State  Collie  Club  specials  (for  members 
only. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  bred  California  puppy — Wm, 
Ellery's  Valverde  Veto. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  California  bred  puppy,  tri- 
eolored — Dr.  W.  P.  Burham's  Franciscan  Friar. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  reserve  California  bred  puppy 
dog — D.   W.    P.   Burham's   Franciscan   Friar. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  novice  dog — Dr.  W.  P.  Bur- 
ham's  Franciscan   Friar. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  dog — Dr.  W.  P.  Burham's 
Brandane  Wishaw  Squire. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  limit  dog — Dr.  W.P.  Bur- 
ham's  Brandane   Wishaw    Squire. 

Club  Trophy  for  reserve  dog,  limit  class — C.  J. 
Albee's   Hero   Leader. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  bred  puppy  bitch — Wm.  El- 
lery's Valverde  Venus. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  limit  bitch — Wo.  Ellery's 
Xantippe  of  Moreton. 

Club  Trophy  for  reserve  limit  bitch — O.  J.  Albee's 
Sunshine  Nora. 

Club  Trophy  for  ~est  bitch — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde 
Venus. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  typical-headed  Collie — Wm. 
Ellery's  Princess  of  Tytton. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  coated  Collie — Wm.  Ellery's 
Wishaw  Leader. 

Club  Trophy  for  reserve  tri-colored  Collie — Wm. 
Ellery's  Wishaw  Leader. 

^arson  Trophy  for  best  stud  dog  (judged  by  two  of 
his  get) — Wm.  Ellery's  Southport  Philosopher  (Val- 
verde Veto  and  Valverde  Venus). 

Larson  Trophy  for  best  reserve  Collie — O.  J.  Albee's 
Ch.  Greystone  Breadalbane. 

C.  B.  Barnes'  Trophy  for  best  brace  of  California 
bred  Collies — Wm.  Ellery's  Valverde  Veto  and  Val- 
verde Venus. 

Dr.  A.  C.  Daniels'  Trophy  for  best  kennel — Wo. 
Ellery. 

Trophy  for  best  curly  Poodle — Tripod's  Black. 

W.  W.  Stettheimer's  Trophy  for  best  Bulldog- 
Mrs.  Chas.  K.  Harley's  Ch.  Ivel  Damon. 

San  Francisco  Kennel  ClUD's  Trophy  for  best  of 
opposite  sex — Mrs.  J.  P.  Norman's  Toreador  Venus. 

Edward  L.  Eyre's  Trophy  for  best  Airedale  Ter- 
rier— Sierra  Kennels'  Rock  Prince. 

Geo.  W.  Austin's  Trophy  for  best  Bull  Terrier  from 
Alameda  county — Mrs.  Chas.  Reid  Thorburn's  Ch. 
Meg.  Merrilies  II. 

W  K.  Peasley's  Trophy  for  best  Bull  Terrier 
puppy — E.  P.  Shortall's  Silkwood  Ben  AH. 

Dr.  H.  L.  Tevis'  Breeders'  Cup  for  best  Coast 
bred,  whelped  the  year  previous — E.  P.  Shortall's 
Silkwood  Ben  Ali. 

Miss  Jennie  Crocker's  Trophy  for  best  Bull  Ter- 
rier— Mrs.  Chas.  Reid  Thorburn's  Ch.  Meg  Merri- 
lies II. 

W.  W.  Richard's  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — 
Mrs.  Horton  F.  Phipps'  Brooklyn  Patsy. 

Miss  G.  Durst's  Trophy  for  best  Bull  Terrier  bred 
in  the  Unned  States,  outside  of  California,  and 
owned  and  exhibited  by  a  lady — Mrs.  Horton  Phipps' 
Brooklyn  Patsy. 

Macondray  &  Co.'s  Trophy  for  best  French  Bull- 
dog— Cook  and  Postley's  General  De  La  Mare. 

"Tart's"  Trophy  for  best  Boston  Terrier — Miss 
Jennie  Crocker's  Ch.  Endcliffe  Tortora. 

Honcut  Cup  for  best  of  opposite  sex — Mrs.  W.  H. 
Deming's   Sassy. 

Libby  and  Harlow  Trophy  for  best — Ch.  Endcliffe 
Tortora. 

W.  H.  Deming's  Trophy  for  best  from  Southern 
California — G.  F.  Herr's  Miss  Pronto. 

Trophy  for  best  bitch  from  Southern  California — 
Miss  Pronto. 

Chas.  K.  Harley  Trophy  for  best  suooth  Fox  Ter- 
rier— Hampshire  Kennels'  Ch.  Wandee  Knight. 

Sterling  Postley  Trophy  for  best  of  opposite  sex — 
W.  W.  Stettheimer's  Tallac  Dusky  Lassie. 

Pacific  Fox  Terrier  Breeders'  Association  specials, 
for  members  only. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  dog,  smooth  or  wire — Hamp- 
shire  Kennels'   Champion  Wandee   Knight. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  bitch,  smooth  or  wire — W. 
W.  Stettheimer's  Ch.  Wandee  Lucretia. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  dog  bred  by  exhibitor — W.  W. 
Stettheimer's  Tallac  Marlin. 

Club  Trophy  for  best  bitch  bred  by  exhibitor — W. 
W.  Stettheimer's  Tallac  Sunbeam. 

John  E.  de  Ruyter  Trophy  for  best  wire-haired  Fox 
Terrier — W.  W.   Stettheimer's  Ch.  Wandee  Lucretia. 


Club  special  for  best  team  of  four — W.  W.  Stett- 
heimer's Ch.  Wandee  Lucretia,  Tallac  Sunbeam,  Tal- 
lac Marlin,  Tallac  Dusky  Lassie. 

Mrs.  j.  P.  Norman's  Trophy  for  best  Pomeranian — 
Miss  Fances  M.  Reid's  Baby. 

Werdock  Trophy  for  best  in  miscellaneous  class — 
Miss  Adele  Gould's  Nonie  (Pekinese  Spaniel). 

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GOSSIP  FOR  SPORTSMEN. 


Deer  have  been  getting  very  scarce  in  Santa  Cruz 
county  in  recent  years  and  it  is  only  a  question  of 
a  few  years  more  open  seasons  until  they  have  en- 
tirely disappeared  so  it  is  claimed. 

Very  few  come  to  the  county  to  shoot  during  the 
open  deer  season  and  most  local  hunters  go  to  Mon- 
terey county  for  their  venison. 

Game  Warden  Welch  brought  this  matter  of  the 
growing  scarcity  of  deer  to  the  attention  of  the  Board 
of  Supervisors  at  their  meeting  recently  and  the 
Supervisors  are  now  considering  the  advisability  of 
enacting  an  ordinance  forbiding  deer  hunting  in  that 
county  for  the  next  five  years. 

Another  reason  for  wishing  to  close  the  season  is 
that  the  State  law  allows  the  hunter  to  follow  the 
wounded  deer  with  hounds. 

This  concession  can  be  abused  by  certain  so-called 
sportsmen  and  enables  a  hunter  by  exercising  a 
little  caution  to  hunt  all  deer  with  hounds  and  to  defy 
the  game  warden. 

Even  should  he  be  closely  watched  by  the  warden 
he  merely  waits  until  he  discovers  a  deer  track.  He 
then  can  fire  a  shot  into  the  brush,  claiming  that 
he  has  wounded  the  deer  and  turns  loose  the  dogs  on 
the  deer  track.  The  warden  is  powerless  to  make 
an  arrest  for  he  could  not  prove  that  the  man  was 
hunting  an  unwounded  deer  with  hounds. 


Under  a  provision  passed  by  the  last  Legislature 
It  Is  made  a  misdemeanor  to  catch  any  variety  of 
golden  trout.  While  it  is  understood  that  it  was  the 
intention  of  the  designers  to  enact  a  law  restricting 
only  the  catching  of  those  trout  found  in  Whitney 
Creek,  the  law  as  it  now  reads  prevents  any  fish  of 
that  variety  being  taken  from  any  stream. 

The  law  as  intended  to  be  passed  was  based  on 
a  report  of  Mr.  Everman,  an  agent  of  the  United 
States  Government,  who  some  time  ago  made  an 
investigation  of  the  mountain  trout,  recommending 
that  a  game  provision  be  passed  protecting  the  beau- 
tiful variety- found  in  Whitney  or  Volcano  creek,  as 
these  were  being  caught  ruthlessly  and  gave  promise 
of  becoming  extinct.  Mr.  Everman  named  the  fish 
Salmo-Roosevelti  in  honor  of  President  Roosevelt.  As 
to  other  varieties  in  other  streams  there  are  practi- 
cally an  abundance. 

The  law.  which  went  into  effect  on  the  first  day  of 
April  of  this  year,  prevents  the  catching  of  any  gol- 
den trout  until  May  1,  1909.  This  will  practically  do 
away  wilh  fishing  in  Soda,  Mountaineer,  Chick's, 
Horse  Camp,  Fish  and  Alpine  creeks,  which  empty 
into  Little  Kern.  Also  Cottonwood  as  well  as  the 
headwaters  of  the  south  fork  of  Kern  River  and 
Whitney  creek  and  Cottonwood  lakes,  as  few  others 
than  golden  trout  are  found  in  those  waters,  and  will 
restrict  fishing  largely  to  the  main  waters  of  Little 
Kern  and  Kern  Rivers,  where  the  speckled  varieties 
most  numerously  abound.  A  penalty  of  $25  and  im- 
prisonment is  affixed  for  violation  of  the  law. 


The  heads  of  four  large  mule-deer  and  one  big-horn 
sheep  arrived  recently  at  the  office  of  the  State  Game 
Warden  at  Boise,  Idaho.  They  were  shipped  to  Boise 
by  Deputy  Pyper  from  Nampa,  where  he  had  been 
holding  them  while  the  legality  of  their  killing  was 
being  investigated. 

The  trophies,  it  appears,  had  been  presented  for 
shipment  at  Nampa  last  December  by  Paul  Swayne, 
who  at  the  time  he  tried  to  ship  them  did  not  make 
the  proper  legal  affidavit  required.  Deputy  Warden 
Pyper  was  informed  of  the  proposea  shipment  and 
the  irregularity  in  connection  with  it  and  on  making 
investigation  decided  to  hold  the  heads  until  a  de- 
cision could  be  reached  as  to  what  is  to  be  done  with 
them.  Game  Warden  Stevens  later  directed  him  to 
forward  the  heads  to  headquarters  of  the  department 
here. 

The  antlers  of  the  deer  are  very  fine  specimens, 
while  the  big  horn  was  at  once  pronounced  to  be 
almost  a  record  breaker  as  to  size,  althougt  the  tips 
of  the  horns  are  somewhat  broken  off. 

The  trophies  will  be  kept  at  the  office  of  the  game 
warden  until  it  has  been  determined  whether  they 
had  been  taken  in  accordance  with  the  law  or  not. 
If  Swayne  can  show  that  they  were,  the  heads  will 
be  returned  to  him. 


Deputy  Game  Warden  McH.  Harbaugh  of  Lewiston 
recently  seized  at  Peck  a  consignment  of  furs,  elk 
scalps  and  antlers  which  he  has  reason  to  believe 
were  being  sent  from  the  country  to  cover  up  the 
fact  the  the  animals,  especially  the  elk,  were  killed 
out  of  season.  This  is  the  second  seizure  made  with- 
in a  week,  the  first  being  at  Stites. 

The  open  season  for  the  killing -of  elk  closed  De- 
cember 31,  but  the  elk  scalps  seized  indicate  that  the 
animals  were  killed  since  that  time.  There  is  at 
Peck  three  elk  scalps  worth  from  $25  to  $50  each, 
and  a  magnificent  pair  of  six-point  antlers,  valued 
at  $250.  The  value  of  all  that  Game  Warden  Har- 
baugh seized  would  aggregate  $600. 

The  law  provides  that  where  consignments  of  furs 
or  scalps  are  shipped  from  the  country,  they  must 
be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  saying  that  the  ani- 
mals were  killed  in  season  and  who  they  were  killed 
by,  giving  the  date  and  number  of  the  hunter's  lic- 
ense. 


Saturday.  May  4,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


f     THE  FARM    | 

WE    ARE    BIG    MEAT    EATERS. 


DAIRY    DISCOVERIES. 


The  high  rank  of  the  United  States, 
both  as  producer  and  consumer  of 
meat  is  well  shown  in  an  article  deal- 
ing with  this  subject.  Taking  the 
census  of  1S90  as  a  basis,  utilizing 
reliable  figures  from  other  sources 
an  dmaking  an  estimate  of  some  of 
the  lacking  elements,  the  number  of 
animals  slaughtered  for  food  in  the 
United  States  in  1900  is  calculated  to 
be  as  follows:  Cattle,  11,531,000; 
calves,  3,000,000;  hogs,  56,654,000; 
sheep,  15,190,000,  making  a  total  of 
86,375,000. 

Making  allowance  for  both  imports 
and  exports,  the  per  capita  consump- 
tion of  meat  in  the  United  States  is 
estimated  at  179  pounds.  An  interest- 
ing comparison  is  made  with  other 
countries.  The  Australians  alone  sur- 
pass us  as  meat  eaters,  and  the  aver- 
age in  their  country  is  abnormally 
high  because  of  the  large  number  of 
animals  as  compared  with  the  sparse 
population,  meat  in  consequence  being 
abundant  and  cheap.  The- latest  per 
capita  estimates  for  various  countries 
are  as  follows:  Australia,  262 
pounds;  United  States,  179  pounds; 
Argentina,  140  pounds;  France,  81 
pounds;  Denmark,  76  pounds;  Switzer- 
land, 75  pounds;  Danubian  States, 
75  pounds;  Belgium,  70  pounds;  Aus- 
tria-Hungary, 64  pounds ;  Greece,  64 
pounds;  Sweden  and  Norway,  62 
pounds;  Poland,  62  pounds;  Holland, 
55  pounds;  Russia,  50  pounds;  Spain, 
49  pounds;  Italy,  27  pounds. — Live 
Stock  World. 


POULTRY    NOTES. 


It  is  not  the  number  of  eggs 
hatched  but  the  number  of  chicks 
raised  that  increases  the  bank  ac- 
count. Therefore,  more  attention  should 
be  paid  to  the  brooder  than  to  the 
incubator;  to  the  health  of  the  young 
birds  than  to  the  proper  method  of 
insuring  the  hatching  of  a  larger  per- 
centage of  eggs. 

Chicks  hatched  in  June  rarely  pay 
a  profit.  Therefore,  all  the  eggs  to 
be  hatched  this  summer  would  be  set 
in  the  next  two  weeks.  Later  than 
than  time  the  weather  is  so  warm 
and  insect  pests  are  so  numerous  that 
it  is  useless  to  attempt  to  raise  them. 

If  the  hen  with  the  brood  is  in 
poor  flesh,  feed  her  plenty  of  fat  form- 
ing food.  This  can  be  given  to  her 
in  the  form  of  corn  grain,  so  that 
the  chicks  cannot  partake  of  it. 
Have  plenty  of  grit  where  she  can 
have  access  to  it. 

One  reader  finds  that  best  results 
are  obtained  by  feeding  oats  and  bar- 
ley that  have  been  soaked.  The  bar- 
ley is  mixed  with  equal  parts  of  bran, 
and  the  oats  equal  parts  with  corn 
meal.  Plenty  of  grit  is  placed  where 
the  birds  can  partake  at  all  times. 

Little  chicks  should  have  plenty  of 
exercise,  but  it  is  not  advisable  to 
allow  them  to  run  in  the  tall  grass  be- 
fore the  dew  has  dried  away.  Keep 
them  in  the  coop  till  after  8  A.  M., 
then  turn  them  out  and  allow  them 
to  run,  stretch  a  long  wire  and  tie  the 
hen  to  a  ring  so  she  can  pass  from 
one  end  of  it  to  another. 


The  Breeders'  Gazette  speaks  an 
encouraging  word  to  breeders  of  pure 
bred  cattle  as  follows:  That  the 
trend  in  prices  of  pure-bred  cattle  is 
steadily  upward  is  among  the  most 
clearly  discerned  signs  of  the  present 
agricultural  activities.  The  important 
spring  sales  all  contribute  their  quota 
of  convincing  evidence  that  the  tide 
has  turned.  Undoubtedly  the  advant- 
age still  lies  largely  with  the  buyers, 
except  when  show  animals  come  into 
the  arena,  but  the  tendency  is  plinly 
toward  higher  prices.  Confidence  in 
the  situation  has  never  been  shaken, 
but  the  little  depression  which  follow- 
ed the  few  years  of  over-enthusiasm 
carried  in  its  wake  a  slackened  de- 
mand and  consequently  lowered 
prices.  The  demand  has  been  gradu- 
ally expanding  and  widening,  and  to- 
day the  most  marked  feature  of  the 
industry  is  the  large  number  of  com- 
paratively new  men  who  are  found- 
ing herds  or  increasing  their  opera- 
tions by  material  addition  to  their 
stocks. 


Some  English  scientists  have  been 
experimenting  for  many  years  on 
dairy  cows  and  have  made  the  follow- 
ing discoveries,  which  are  certainly 
of  great  interest  to  the  American 
dairymen: 

When  a  cow  is  in  full  milk  and 
full  flesh  she  will  give  her  normal 
quantity  of  milk  for  at  least  a  limited 
time,  even  though  the  quantity  of  food 
is  very  deficient. 

When  in  a  good  condition  the  cow 
will  take  off  her  body  whatever  is  de- 
ficient in  food,  in  order  to  make  her 
normal   quantity  of  milk. 

An  extra  supply  of  nutntitious  food 
at  all  times  increases  the  quantity  of 
milk,  but  the  percentage  of  fat  is  not 
in  any  way  improved  by  it;  if  any- 
thing, the  tendency  is  the  other  way. 

An  extra  supply  of  nutritious  food 
almost  invariably  very  slightly  in- 
creases the  solids,  not  the  fat  of  the 
mik.  A  ration  poor  in  food  ingredi- 
ents bas  a  very  slight  tendency  to  re- 
duce the  solids,  not  the  fat  in  milk, 
and  has  little  appreciable  effect  on 
the  fat. 

With  a  poor  ration  a  cow  in  full 
weight  will  lose  carcass  weight,  while 
on  rich  diet  she  will  gain  weight. 

Although  the  percentage  of  fat  in 
a  cow's  milk  may  vary  daily,  we  at 
present  seem  unable  to  control  these 
variations  or  to  account  for  them. 

For  limited  periods,  up  to  one 
month  or  thereabouts,  all  ordinary 
quantities  and  qualities  of  food  seem 
to  have  no  material  effect  on  the  qual- 
ity of  the  milk. 

Some  foods  exercise  a  material  ef- 
fect in  raising  the  melting  point  of 
butter. 

The  aim  of  all  producers  of  milk, 
butter  or  cheese  should  be  to  feed 
what  will  give  quantity,  in  moderate 
amount  and  of  a  mixed  nature,  and 
t-  e  product  win  be  the  best  that  the 
coy  can  give. 

Extra  quality  must  be  looked  for 
by  improving  the  breeds  and  by  judi- 
cious selection,  rather  than  by  any 
special  foods  or  any  methors  of  feed- 
ing. 


ABOUT   TUBERCULOSIS. 


Dr.  D.  E.  Salmon's  bulletin  on  tuber- 
culosis, issued  by  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,    say s : 

The  following  conclusions  are  re- 
garded as  demonstrated  by  experi- 
mental investigations  in  which  many 
scientists  have  participated,  and  these 
conclusions  are  now  generally  accept- 
ed  by   scientific  men: 

1.  Bovine  tuberculosis  may  be  com- 
municated to  human  beings,  and  in 
such  cases  it  is  usually  children  that 
are  affected. 

2.  Tuberculosis  of  other  domesti- 
cated mammals  (hogs,  sheep,  goats, 
etc.),  may  also  be  communicated  to 
human  beings.  It  is  usually,  but  not 
always,  of  the  bovine  type. 

3.  The  tuberculosis  of  poultry  is 
not  communicable  to  human  beings. 

4.  Parrots  and  some  other  varie- 
ties of  cage  birds  may  be  affected 
with  a  type  of  tuberculosis  communi- 
cable to  human  beings. 

5.  The  tuberculosis  of  human  b3- 
ings,  as  a  rule,  is  not  communicable 
to"  cattle,  but  is  communicable  to  pigs, 
dogs  and  cats.  The  bacili  is  in  a  cer- 
tain proportion  of  the  cases  of  human 
tuberculosis,  however,  are  virulent  for 
cattle  and  produce  in  these  animals  a 
fatal    generalized    tuberculosis. 

6.  Precautions  should  be  taken  to 
protect  human  beings  from  animal  tu- 
berculosis by  a  careful  inspection  of 
meat-producing  animals  at  the  time 
of  slaughter  and  of  the  cows  from 
which  milk,  cream  and  butter  are  pro- 
duced. 


There  were  killed  in  the  wholesale 
slaughtering  and  packing  houses  of 
the  United  States  in  1900  five  and  one- 
half  million  of  cattle,  nine  million 
sheep,  and  thirty  and  one-half  million 
swine,  or  a  total  of  forty-five  million 
animals,  estimated  to  be  worth  ?6S3,- 
000,000.  The  value  of  animals 
slaughtered  on  farms  was  estimated 
at  $190,000,000,  making  a  total  value 
of  $873,000,000.  Adding  to  this  the 
value  of  our  dairy  products,  about 
$433,000,000,  and  that  of  the  poultry 
and  egg  production  about  $282,000,000, 
we  have  a  total  o  fabout  $1,588,000,000 
for  the  yearly  value  of  the  output  of 
animal  foods. 


FIFTY  HEAD  OF  HACKNEYS 

Absolute  Dispersal  Sale 

Of  The  Baywood  Stud  of  San  Mateo,   Cal.,   at 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 
Monday  Evening,  June  10,  '07 


will  be  at  our 


Several  in  this  grand  consignment  were 
winners  at  the  recent  Pasadena  Horse 
Show.  The  older  horses  offered  at  this 
sale  are  broken  and  mannered,  fit  for 
any  private  use  or  show  ring  in  the  world. 

The  four  and  five  year  olds  are  nicely 
broken.  The  three  year  olds  have  all 
been  handled.  Some  of  these  horses 
have  long  tails,  many  are  docked  and 
registered.  The  lot  embraces  pairs, 
single  drivers  and  saddlers,  also  one 
four  year  old  Hackney  stallion  by  Im- 
ported Green's  Rufus  out  of  a  registered 
Hackney  mare.  Several  first-class  rigs 
and   harnesses    will    also    be    sold.      This 


inspection  by  June  5th.    Write  for  catalogues. 


FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Auctioneer, 
478  Valencia  Street,  near  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREATEST  SIRE  OF  SPEED 


Neernut 


Trotting  Record  2 :12% 
Trial  2:07. 


Holds  Coast  record  of  2:14  for  sixth  heat.  TERMS — $10  single  leap;  §20  the 
season;  $30  to  insure.  NEERNUT  has  sired  Neeretta  2:09*.  Jenny  A.  2:13,  Neer- 
gard  2:16V,.  Burnut  2:20Vi,  Goldennut  2:22%,  Neernut  Maid  2:22 >/..  Albert  2:30, 
Nu  third  2:29^,  also  forty-seven  others  with  matinee  records  and  public  trials 
from  2:10  to  2:30.  His  colts  all  have  good  style,  size,  action,  and  endurance  not 
excelled  by  any  breed.  No  spavins  or  curbs  lame  the  Neernuts;  all  have  the  best 
of  feet  and  legs.     The  road  or  race  is  never  too  long  for  them. 

GEO.  W.  FORD,  Santa  Ana,  Cal. 


DAIRY    NOTES. 


We  may  not  be  able  to  feed  fat  into 
milk,  but  a  sudden  change  of  feed 
many  times  makes  a  temporary 
change  in  the  percentage  of  fat.  If 
you  would  have  a  uniform  test,  feed 
uniform   feeds. 

If  you  are  selling  or  shipping  milk 
to  the  city,  remember  that  the  health 
of  your  consumers  is  in  your  hands. 
You  may  be  the  means  of  starting 
a  contagious  outbreak  among  your 
consumers.  Prevent  contamination 
by  having  everything  perfectly  clean. 

It  does  not  take  much  money  to 
own  a  Babcock  tester.  With  one  you 
can  tell  just  which  of  your  cows  are 
making  a  profit  and  which  ones  are 
losing  money. 

In  building  a  ration  try  to  include 
the  most  of  the  cheapest  foods  you 
have  on  hand.  Never  use  an  im- 
ported product  except  to  balance  the 
feeds   you    produce. 

Some  pay  there  are  two  kinds  of 
co-vs,  the  single  and  the  dual  purpose. 
It  seems  to  us  that  there  are  three 
kinds.  The  other  one  is  the  no-pur- 
pose cow  and  her  tribe  is  in  the  great 
majority  upon  (he  average  farm  in 
the  Middle  West. 

The  following  is  one  of  the  best 
remedies  for  mange  and  lice  that  the 
writer  has  ever  used:  Boil  a  pound  of 
soap  in  a  half-gallon  of  rain  water, 
and  when  thoroughly  dissolved  add 
two  gallons  of  crude  oil.  To  each  gal- 
lon of  this  emulsion  add  twenty  gal- 
lons of  water  and  apply  to  the  cows 
either  with  a  sprya  pump  or  with  an 
old  broom. 

Do  not  think  that  the  separator  and 
the  Babcock  tester  will  pay  with  any 
kind  of  cows.  If  you  know  that  your 
cows  are  unfrofitable,  you  need  not 
waste  any  money  on  a  Babcock  tes- 
ter; and  the  separator  will  be  an  ad- 
ditional expense.  The  tester  is  needed 
to  tell  which  of  the  cows  that  you  be- 
lieve to  be  profitable  are  actually  per- 
forming as  you  think  they  are.  The 
separator  is  needed  to  help  increase 
the  profits  of  those  which  are  paying. 

To  keep  cows  teats  from  cracking 
grease  them  once  each  week  with  am- 
berlean.  It  will  keep  them  soft  and 
save  the  poor  brute  considerable  pain. 

FOE  SALE. 
Bay  mare,  six  years  old.  by  James 
Madison  2:17%,  out  of  mare  by  Guy 
Wilkes  J  :i  r.  i , .  She  is  a  very  hand- 
some, full-made  mare.  16  hands;  has 
been  a  mile  in  2:1$.  Now  being  driven 
regularly  about  the  city  by  Mrs.  A.  B. 
Freeman.  For       full       particulars    anil 

price,   write  FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  478 
Valencia    street,    San    FranciBco. 


SPEEDY  TEAM 
FOR  SALE 


A  perfectly  matched  pair  of  stand- 
ard bred  mares.  Breeding  gill-e;Iged. 
Perfectly  broken;  not  afraid  of  autos  or 
cars.  Kither  one  an  exceptional  single 
driver.  One  can  speed  a  two-minute 
clip. 

SAM    NOERIS, 

Rosedale   Stock   Farm,   Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


Mc  MURRAY 


POINTS: 

Perfect  Construc- 
tion, 
Light  "Weights, 
Great  Strength, 
Easy  Running, 

and 
Low  Prices. 

McMURRAY  SULKIES 

and   JOGGING   CARTS 

Standard  tlie  World  Over. 

Address    for   printed    matter   and 
prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 


FOR  SALE. 


Handsome  baj  carriage  team,  five  and 
six  years  old,  1 6  hands  high,  1 150  lbs. 
each,  a  mare  and  gelding.  Perfectly 
matched  in  color  and  gait  and  drive 
together  like  one  horse;  broken  singl<  ; 
kind,  gentle,  afraid  of  nothing.  A  lady 
can  drive  either  one  or  both.  The  own- 
er has  bul  one  -inn  and  drives  the  team 
anywhere.  Very  stylish  in  harne:  s, 
high-headed,  high  knee  action,  can  roi  I 
a  three-minute  gait.  Absolutely  sour  I 
and  without  blemish.  Tliere  is  not  20 
pounds  difference  in  their  weight.  They 
are  withoul  exception  ;is  tine  a  carriage 
team  as  can  i  ■  found.  They  will  be 
sold  under,  full  guarantee  for  sum. in  ■■■■■■ 
and  reliability.  They  are  standard  br<  l 
For  price  and  particulars  address  1 1 
OIjSEN,    K14   B   St..   Haywards,    Cal 


14 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


INDIVIDUALITY     VS.     PEDIGREE. 


[Paper  read  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Texas  Swinettreeders*  Association  at 
Van  Alstyne.  Texas,  by  John  W. 
Stewart   Jr.  of  Sherman,  Texas.] 

This  is  a  question  that  should  com- 
mand the  attention  of  every  man  en- 
gaged in  the  breeding  of  pure  bred 
stock  of  any  kind,  more  especially 
the  hog  breeder.  While  I  would  not 
underestimate  the  value  of  a  good 
pedigree,  I  would  like  to  caution  the 
breeders  of  hogs  not  to  become  ad- 
vocates of  the  pedigree  craze,  to  the 
detriment  of  the  individual  hog.  To 
11  v  rniud  there  is  no  question  that 
bodes  greater  evil  to  the  hog  industry 
of  the  country  at  the  present  time 
than  the  pedigree  bom  or  craze  that 
has  in  the  last  few  years  and  is  at 
the  present  time  agitating  the  minds 
of  the  breeders  of  all  breeds  of  hogs. 
The  Berkshires  havr  had  their  Long- 
fellows,  Baron  Lees,  Model  Dukes  and 
a  host  of  others;  the  Polands  their 
Chief  Perfection  2nd.  Perfect  I  Knows, 
Sunshines  and  Keep  Ons  and  others 
of  equal  merit;  the  Durocs  their  Iowa 
Banners.  Red  Kings,  Oom  Pauls,  Top 
Notches  and  many  others  of  National 
reputations;  these  were  all  hogs  of 
great  individuality  and  the  finest  pedi- 
grees and  are  some  of  the  examples 
of  the  combinations  of  best  individuals 
with  the  best  pedigree  and  breeding 
qualities.  So  great  has  been  the  in- 
fluence of  these  great  sires  on  their 
respective  breeds  that  I  venture  the 
assrtion  that  thre  ;s  not  a  breeder 
in  the  land  who  claims  to  have  what 
is  termed  an  up-to-date  herd  that 
hasn't  some  of  the  blood  of  one  or 
more  of  these  great  sires  in  his  herd, 
and  the  good  judgment  of  the  breeder 
in  this  is  beyond  question.  The  fame 
these  hogs  have  won  both  in  the 
breeding  pen  and  show  ring  has  made 
them  and  their  pedigree  popular,  and 
justly  so;  and  if  this  popularity  was 
always  judiciously  used,  no  breeder 
or  feeder  could  have  any  complaint 
to  make.  But  here  is  wehrein  the 
evil  to  the  breed  begins;  popularity 
of  a  sir  or  dam  makes  their  off- 
spring in  demand  and  the  greater 
the  demand  the  more  we  are  inclined 
to  think  that  anything  sired  by  Long- 
fellow, Chief  Perfection  2nd  or  Red 
Chief  Perfection  2nd  or  Red  King  is 
just  about  what  we  and  every  other 
breeder  wants  and  should  have.  This 
idea  grows  on  us  almost  impercept- 
ibly until  we  awake  to  the  fact  that 
we  are  losing  sight  of  individuality 
and  are  following  an  illusion  in  the 
form  of  pedigree. 

The  popularity  of  these  great  sires 
through  the  craze  of  pedigree  has  been 
the  chief  cause  of  the  use  in  our 
herds  of  many  sires  that  should  have 
gone  to  the  pork  barrel.  Some  of  the 
most  worthless  specimens  of  the  Po- 
land China  breed  (I  speak  of  this 
breed  because  I  am  familiar  with 
them),  have  been  sired  by  Chief  Per- 
fection 2nd  and  he  is  considered  the 
king  of  the  breed.  This  is  not  the 
fault  of  the  hog  himself,  but  the  popu- 
larity, it  being  the  cause  of  the 
breeder  overlooking  many  defects  in 
his  offspring  that  he  would  condemn 
in  no  uncertain  teims  in  a  bog  of 
plain  breeding.  I  venture  there  is 
not  a  breeder  in  the  country  that  has 
not  been  sorely  disappointed  in  buying 
hogs  sired  by  a  Baron  Duke,  Master- 
piece, Chief  Perfection  2nd,  Keep  On, 
Red  King,  Banner  Boy,  and  when  the 
hog  arrived  he  would  look  him  over 
and  scratch  his  head  and  look  again, 
and  this  is  about  what  he  says;  "Well, 
I  will  use  him  some,  for  there  is 
no  question  about  his  breeding  and 
he  may  breed  better  than  he  looks." 

Now,  boys,  I  have  been  there,  and 
I  know  how  it  is,  and  you  have  been 
in  the  same  boat.  I  want  the  best 
perigree  that  it  is  possible  to  get,  but 
I  also  want  the  individual  to  be  as 
good  as  the  pedigree.  Gentlemen,  I 
would  admonish  you  to  look  well  to 
the  individual  and  do  not  hesitate  to 
retain  in  your  herd  the  best  individu- 
als though  they  may  be  of  plain  breed- 
ing, and  above  all,  do  not  make  the 
mistake  of  retaining  in  your  herd  an 
inferior  animal,  though  it  be  bred  in 
the  most  fashionable  lines.  Look 
well  to  the  individuality  of  your  herds, 
and  the  pedigree  will  take  care  of  it- 
self. 


On  a  regular  ration  the  pig  will 
hardly  ever  over-feed  by  once  going 
to  the  trough.  It  Is  feed  constantly 
ir  the  trough  and  numerous  returns 
ti    it  that  causes  the  trouble. 


FEEDING    FAT    INTO    MILK 

Can  fat  be  fed  into  milk?  It  Is 
thought  by  some  that  the  percentage 
of  butter  fat  can  be  increased  by 
scientific  feeding.  Tests,  however, 
show  that  while  a  change  of  ration 
will  have  a  tendency  to  change  the 
fat  content  for  a  short  time,  it  will 
return  to  its  former  percentage  after 
the  animal  becomes  accustomed  to 
the  feed. 

The  New  York  (Cornell)  station  re- 
cently made  a  test  from  a  herd  of 
twenty-one  cows,  to  learn  if  possible 
the  effect  that  liberal  and  short  feed- 
ing would  have  on  the  percentage  of 
fat  in  milk.  The  cows  were  fed  a 
very  poor  ration.  They  were  then 
placed  upon  a  scientific  ration  and 
tests  again  made.  Speaking  of  the 
test  a  bulletin  says:  "For  a  long 
time  the  opinion  has  been  very 
strong  in  the  minds  of  dairymen  that 
the  percentage  of  fat  in  milk  is  direct- 
ly and  largely  influenced  by  the  food 
of  the  cow.  If  99  out  of  100  dairy- 
men are  asked  whether  they  can  make 
their  cows  give  richer  milk  by  chang- 
ing food,  they  will  answer  at  once 
in  the  affirmative,  and  many  will  go 
so  far  as  to  say  that  they  have  done 
it  time  and  again.  Still  this  is  one 
of  the  results  that  careful  investi- 
gators have  been  trying  to  secure  for 
the  last  twenty  years,  and  so  far 
they  have  met  with  little  or  no  suc- 
cess. In  a  herd  of  porly  fed  cows,  an 
abundant  ration  easily  digestible  and 
rather  nitrogenous  in  character  and 
continued  through  two  years,  resulted 
in  an  average  increase  of  one-fourth 
of  one  per  cent  of  fat  in  milk.  This 
was  accompanied  by  an  increase  of 
about  50  per  cent  iu  total  milk  pro- 
duced. The  increased  production  was 
secured  economically  so  far  as  the 
food  cost  of  fat  and  milk  is  con- 
cerned."" 

The  Massachusetts  station  has  just 
completed  a  similar  test  and  issued 
a  press  buletin  in  which  the  following 
conclusion  is  drawn: 

"Neither  the  protein  nor  the  carbo- 
hydrate groups,  when  fed  in  normal 
amount,  have  any  noticeable  influence 
in  changing  the  proportions  of  the 
several  milk  ingredients,  nor  in  modi- 
fying to  any  marked  degree  the 
character  of  the  butter  fat  as  revealed 
by  the  ordinary  chemical  tests." 

The  reader  can  see  that  from  ad- 
verse conditions  to  liberal  and  scien- 
tific feeding  the  increase  is  so  small 
that  it  is  hardly  worthy  of  notice.  In 
the  New  York  test,  the  flow  was  in- 
creased a  half,  but  the  fat  remained 
almost  the  same.  This,  beyond  a 
doubt,  goes  to  show  that  richness  of 
milk  is  due  to  the  cow,  while  the 
flow,  in  a  great  measure,  is  due  to 
feed. 

o 

A  sheep  owner  of  Dickinson,  North 
Dakota,  invested  ?3000  in  1229  sheep 
three  years  ago.  He  solemnly  declares 
that  he  has  sold  ?1000  worth  of  wool, 
$5000  worth  of  mutton  and  now  has 
a  band  of  1000  sheep  valued  at  $4 
per  head. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gomhautt's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strainea    Tendona,     Founder,    Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lamenesB  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone     and    other    bony^  tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  "Parasites, 
Thrush,     Diphtheria.     Kemoves    all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 
As  a  Human   Remedy  for   Rheumatism. 
Sprains,    Sore   Throat,   etc,  it  is  invaluable. 
^Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam   sold   is 
Warranted  to  pive  satis  Taction.    Price  £1  50 
per  bottle.    Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  wita  full  directions  for 
its  use.    t^"Send  for    descriptive    circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co., Cleveland,  0. 


A  Few  More 


Great  broodmares  can  still  be  booked  to 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15i/2 

and  now  is  the  best  time,  before  the  doings   of  this  year  in- 
crease his  fee. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 
SonlhSloS  The  Empire  City  Farms>  Cuba>  N-  Y- 


EDUCATOR 


The  finest  looking  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  his  new  home,  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR  is  jet  black,  stands  15.3  hands  high,  weighs  1170  pounds,  is  a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show  horse,  combining 
speed  with  elegance.  Service  fee  for  the  Season,  $25,  with  the  usual  return  priv- 
ilege.    For  full  particulars  address  M.  HENEY,  French  Camp,  CaL 


BOODLE    MAKE    FOB    SALE. 


Henrietta,  dapple  gray  mare,  foaled 
1894,  sired  by  the  great  campaigner, 
Boodle  2:1214,  sire  of  Ethel  Downs  2:10, 
Thompson  2:14%.  Gen.  Boodle  2:16%, 
Little  Louise  2:17;  dam  Flora  H.,  dam 
of  Thompson  2:14%  and  Bonetti,  trial 
2:14,  by  Jim  Mulvenna  2:19.  This  mare 
is   bred  to  Bon  Voyage  2:12%    this  year. 

Address,  HC.  HAHN,  2125  Buena  Vista 
Ave.,  Alameda,  CaL 

CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

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SPAVIN  CURE 


Mt.  Morris,  Pa..  Feb.  25.  1907. 
Troy  Chemical  Co.,  Binghamton.  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — I  wrote  you  in  regard  to 
a  horse  I  have  been  doctoring  with  your 
"Save-the-Horse"  for  sprained  tendon 
and  am  satisfied  it  is  good,  as  the  horse 
is  now  over  his  lameness  and  is  all 
Jght.  Tours, 

J.   DONLEY   SOUTH. 


■■Save-the-Horse"  permanently  cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low),  Curb, 
Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe  Boil,  Wind 
Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all  lameness 
without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.  Horse 
works  as  usual. 

$500  FEB  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists   and   Dealers   or 
Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy.   N.   Y. 
D.    E.    NEWELL, 

56    Bayo   Vista   Avenue,   Oakland,   CaL 


FOB  SALE. 
Green  Meadow  Stcck  Farm,  Santa  Clara, 
California. 
On  Brokaw  road,  about  one  hundrei 
yards  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Santa 
Clara  is  located  50  acres  of  productive 
land,  as  good  as  can  be  had  in  any  par*" 
of  the  world.  It  grows  nearly  four  tons 
of  good  hay  to  the  acre  and  can  pro- 
duce tne  best  of  pasture  for  sixty  or 
seventy  head  of  horses.  Among  the  rich 
productions  of  the  farm  are  fine  alfalfa 
fields,  as  well  as  one  of  the  best  artesian 
wells  ever  found  in  Santa  Clara  county 
for  irrigation.  The  buildings  are  in 
first-class  condition  and  are  also  well 
appearing  internally  as  well  as  extern- 
ally. The  residence  is  a  fine  modern, 
up  to  date  structure  surrounded  by  mag- 
nificent grounds.  The  homes  of  the 
horses  are  comfortably  fitted  with  box 
stalls  suitable  for  raising  horses  or 
dairy  purposes.  * 


SAFETY 

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Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
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every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price.  $7.60.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
1. 0. CRITTENDEN. 

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OREGON  STATE  FAIR 

Salem, 

September  16  to  21 

Monday,    September    16. 

2:18     Trot      $500 

2:12  Face    $500 

Tuesday,    September    17. 

2:27  Trot $1000 

2:25  Pace  $1000 

Three- Year-Old  Trot $400 

Wednesday,    September    18. 

2:14  Trot   $5000 

2 :  20    Face     $500 

Three- Year-Old  Pace $400 

Thursday,   September   19. 

2:09  Pace   $5000 

2:23    Trot     $500 

Two-Year-Old  Trot  $300 

Friday,    October   20. 

2:15   Face    $500 

2:14  Consolation  Trot    $1000 

Two-Year-Old  Pace   $300 

Saturday,  September  21. 

2:10  Trot $1000 

2:09  Consolation  Face   $1000 

The  main  race  of  the  S5000  stake  for 
2:14  trotters  will  be  for  $4000,  with  a 
handicap  entrance  as  follows: 

Horses  with  records  of  2:13%   to  2:15, 
5    per   cent. 
.    Horses  with  records  of  2:15*4   to  2:17, 

4  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:171/4   to  2:20, 

3  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:20%  to  2:25, 
2,/6    per   cent. 

Horses  without  records,  or  with  rec- 
ords slower  than  2:25,  2  per  cent.  Five 
per  cent   additional   for   money   winners. 

A  consolation  purse  of  $1000  (free  en- 
trance) will  be  given  for  non- winning 
starters  in  the  2:14  trot,  provided  there 
are  eight  or  more  starters  in  the  main 
event. 

The  main  race  of  the  $5000  stake  for 
2:09  pacers  will  be  for  $4000,  with  a 
handicap    entrance   fee   as   follows: 

Horses  with  records  of  2:08%   to  2:10, 

5  per   cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:10%   to  2:12, 

4  per  cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:12%  to  2:14, 
3   per  cent. 

Horses  with  records  of  2:14%  to  2:17, 
2^6  per  cent. 

Horses  without  records  or  slower  than 
2:17,  2  per  cent.  Five  per  cent  addi- 
tional   charged    for    money    winners. 

A  consolation  purse  of  $1000  (free  en- 
trance) will  be  given  for  non-winning 
starters  in  the  2:09  pace,  provided  there 
are  eight  or  more  starters  in  the  main 
event. 

Entrance  fee  payable  on  both  these 
stakes  as  follows:  Two  per  cent  May 
25,  when  horses  must  be  named;  bal- 
ance September  1.  No  transfer  or  sub- 
stitution of  entries  in  either  event. 

F.    A.    WELCH,    Seer-***™!- 


RACING 

New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND  RACETRACK 


Six  oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or   shine. 


Opening1   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and    last   races. 

THOS.    H.    WILLIAMS,    President. 
FEBCY    W.   TSEAT,    Secretary. 


PRIVILEGES    FOB    SALE. 

Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L,  A.  COLESTOCK.  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cai. 


EVERETT,  WASHINGTON 
September  4  to  7 

Wednesday,   September  4. 

2:20  Trot   $500 

For   horses    owned   in    Snohom- 
ish county,  without  record.  .    S200 
Thursday,    September    5. 

2:25  Pace   $500 

2:30   Trot $500 

Friday,  September  6. 

2:17    Pace     g400 

2:15    Trot     $500 

Saturday,   September   7. 

2:09  Pace   $800 

2:25  Trot  or  Face,  for  horses  owned 

in   Snohomish   county    S200 

Everett   Derby,   1*4    miles $500 

S.    STANLEY,    Secretary. 


CENTRALIA,    WASHINGTON 

September  9  to  14 

Tuesday,  September  10. 

2:20  Trot   $500 

For  horses  owned  in  Lewis,  Thurs- 
ton, Chehalis  and  Pacific  coun- 
ties,  without   records    $200 

Wednesday,   September  11. 

2:25  Pace $500 

2:30  Trot $500 

Thursday,  September  12. 

2 :17    Face     $400 

2 :15    Trot     $500 

Friday,  September  13. 

2:09  Pace  $1000 

2:25  Trot  or  Face,  for  horses  owned 
in  Lewis,  Thurston,  Chehalis  and 

Pacific    counties     $200 

Saturday    (Derby   Day)    Sept.   14. 

Centralia  Derby,  1*4   miles $300 

Other  running  events  to   be  arranged. 
JOHN  A.  FIELD,  Secretary. 


WASHINGTON  STATE  FAIR 

North  Yakima, 

September  23  to  28 

Monday,   September   23. 

Three-Year-Old  Trot $400 

Three-Year-Old   Pace $400 

Tuesday,  September  24. 

2:12    Face     $500 

2 :18    Trot     §500 

Wednesday,    September    25. 

2:20  Pace  $1000 

2 :30    Trot     $500 

Thursday,    September   26. 

2:09  Pace  $700 

2 :15    Trot     $500 

Friday,   September  27. 
2:15    Pace     $500 

2:23  Trot $1000 

Saturday,    September    28. 
2 :25    Face     $500 

2:10  Trot   ..$700 

G.  A.   GRAHAM,   Secretary. 

SPOKANE  INTERSTATE  FAIR 
September  30  to  October  5 

Monday,   September   30. 

2:15    Trot     $750 

2 :35    Face $500- 

Tuesday,   October   1. 

Free-For-All  Pace $1000 

2 :40    Trot     $500 

Wednesday,    October   2. 

Free-For-All   Trot $1000 

2:20    Face     $600 

Thursday,   October  3. 

2:25  Trot  $1000 

Three-Year-Old  Pace $400 

Friday,   October  4. 

2:25  Pace  $1000 

Three- Year-Old  Trot  $400 

Saturday,   October  5. 

2 :15     Face      $750 

2:13     Trot      \  .     $600 

ROET.    H.    COSGROVE,    Sec. 


LEWISTON,  IDAHO 
October  7  to  12 

Monday,  October  7. 

Green   Trot   or   Pace    $200 

Gentlemen's   Driving-  Race    $75 

Tuesday,  October  8. 

2 :20    Pace     $300 

2 :27    Trot     $300 

Wednesday,    October   9. 
2:40    Trot     $230 

2:13  Pace   $1000 

Thursday,    October    10. 

2:15  Trot $1000 

2:25    Pace     $250 

Friday,    October    11. 

Free-for-all   Face    $300 

Free-for-all    Trot    $300 

Saturday,  October  12. 

2 :20  Trot    $303 

2 :17  Pace   $303 

H.   W.   NEWTON",    Secretary. 

WALLA  WALLA,  WASH. 
October  14  to  19 

Monday,    October    14. 
2 :25    Face     $500 

Three-Year-Old  Trot   $400 

Tuesday,   October   15. 

Three- Year-Old  Pace  $400 

2 :23  Trot    $500 

Wednesday,  October  16. 

2:16  Pace   $1000 

2 :13  Trot $500 

Thursday,    October    17. 
2:12    Face     $503 

2:18  Trot   $1000 

Friday,    October    IS. 

2:20    Face     $503 

2 :30  Trot    $500 

Saturday,   October  19. 

2:09    Pace     $503 

2 :10     Trot      $500 

A.    C.   VANDEWATER,    Sec'y. 


CONDITIONS:  Races  set  in  large  black-faced  type  are  early  closing  events,  in  which  entries  close.  May  25.  Other  events 
close  August  31,  except  at  Everett  and  Centralia,  where  purse  events  close  August  15.  Entrance  fee  5  per  cent  of  purse  anl 
5  per  cent  from  money  winners  (except  where  otherwise  specified),  payable  2  per  cent  May  25,  when  horses  must  be  name!, 
balance  September  2.  All  races  mile  heats,  3  in  5  (except  the  two  and  three-year-old  races,  which  shall  be  mile  heats,  2  in  3), 
but  no  race  longer  than  five  heats,  and  money  paid  according  to  summary  at  end  of  fifth  heat.  Right  to  declare  off  any 
stake  that  does  not  fill  satisfactorily.  Two  and  three-year-old  stakes  are  for  colts  owned  in  the  district  January  1,  1907.  Rules 
of  the  National  or  American  Trotting  Associations  to  govern,  except  where  otherwise  specified.  Entries  can  be  made  with  the 
Circuit   Secretary   or   the   individual   Secretaries.      For   full   conditions   send  for  stake  .book. 


M.   D.   WISDOM,    Circuit   Secretary,  Portland,  Oregon. 


FOR   SALE, 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding-, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11%,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16% 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24.  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and   matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


FOR    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  years  old,  by  James 
Madison ;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel ;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10   trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W.; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
'jOs  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
'en,   or  address 

L.  J.  ROSE,  Jr., 

Oxnard,  CaL 


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Good  always,  everywhere. 
$100  Reward,  for  any  lame- 
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distemper,  etc.,  (where  cure 
is  possible)  that  is  not  cured  by 

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BLAKE,    MOFFITT    &   TOWNE 

Dealers    In    PAPER. 
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make.     Moffit     &     Towne,     Los    Angeles 
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[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Record   ....2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Race    2:10% 


WIMNEB  OP  HARTFORD  FUTURITY  (S8S00)  FOR  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  BiHora  2:09%.  Ex- 
ton  2:1014.  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20"/S).  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  536:  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:291,4,  Romance  2:29>i,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%).  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 


Season    of    1907    at   PLEASANTON   RACE    TRACK. 
for  the  Season  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money 


$50  for  the  Season  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

'  Um:  oed!,UI1  should   mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 

good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:19% 


'4. 


TRIAL  2 :12 

(At  Four  Years  Old) 


BRED    AT   HIGHLAND    FARM, 
DUBUQUE, 


IOWA. 


By  ESFRESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%.  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:1S%.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
I-  1  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  he  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications   to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


MENDOCINO  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-TEAR-OLD)     2:19^ 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07^4  (to  wagon  2:08%);  Mendolita  2:07^.  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12*4,  Polka  Dot  2-AiY4,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
18S9.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER,  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  18S2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneers  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  FEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:11)4; 
Sara  Helena  2:11%. 


Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNET  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%.  Dobbel  2:22.  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
_':11%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam.   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FAR/M.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  §7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  FARM, 

Stanford  University,   Santa   Clara  Co..    CaL 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIKE. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07%  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Belden  2:08%,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  Is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

H.  A.  CAELTON,  Santa  Rosa,  CaL 

ys    piTD    tf^TTvr'T    0F  ALL  H0RSE  owners 

1  -3        L  *-'**-       V^J^l^    *  AND  TRAINERS. 

USE  AND   RECOMMEND 

Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


-SOLD  BY— 


W.    A.    Sayre Sacramento.    Cal. 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  P.ead  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville  &  Nance Butte,  Mont. 

A.   A.    Kraft   Co Spokane,   Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  "Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   E.   Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping San   Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester-Jepsen    Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

II.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.l 

Jno.   McKerron San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jos.  McTlgue San  Francisco,   Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  190G.    Serial  Number  1219. 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMTION      TROTTING      STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :09y4 


He  Holds  the  World's  Race  Record        *«  H^wA,,8^?."?  J?  <l90i%nR 

For  new  Sires  of  nis  age  in  1905 

EEDLAC  2:07*4  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce,  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2 :09 V4.  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2SM»;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth  dam   S.  T.   B.,   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL   MAKE   SEASON   OF  1907  AT   AGRICULTURAL   PARK,   BOS    ANGELES, 

CAX.    Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for_accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    8c    GRUBB, 

C.    J.    Grubb,   Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Red  McK  43766 

A  WV4       A  V  Jfc^W  JL  m.»        Son  of  the  Great  McKinney  8818;  Dam 

by  the   Great  Red  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:111-4  pire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list.  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  S500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15*4  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

RED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
p.re  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.   R.   MURPHY'S    STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.  R.  Murphy,  Owner.) 
TERMS — S30  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


STAR  POINTER  1:591 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's  Record  made  in   1S97.     The   fastest,   gamest  and   most  consistent   race 
horse  in   turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   30183;  Pacing  No.   0414. 

Sire   of    Morning    Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05*4,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07*4,   Schley  Pointer  2:08*4. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%    and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star    Pointer   1:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  $100.     Ujnal  Return  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.  De  RYDER, 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION" 


McFADYEN 


45019 
2:15/4 


JAS.  S.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,      418  W.   Madison   Street,  Chicago 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:091.,,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam.  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail) ;  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14.  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont:  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  S132. 

Will  make  trie  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  rer  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — $40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,   Cal. 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK   COLT.    Foaled    1900;    Sire  _l 

McKinney  2:1114.  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02.    Kinney     Lou      2:07%. 

Charley    Mac    2:07%.    Mack   Mack 

2:08.    Miss    Georgie    2:08 "4.    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09%.  The  Roman  2:09%. 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  Tou 
Bet  2:07.  Jennie  Mac  2:09.  Zolock  2:05%.  , 

Dam.  AILEEN  2:26%  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem   2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07,  etc. 

Grandam,  LOU  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%.  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  arid  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04.  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40   speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 


GRECO 


(Trial  2:12%) 


W.  B     ^HJiSOS.   Santa  Clara,   Cal. 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Arlsto  2:08I4,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   States   of   1902,   and   6   other   4- 
y ear-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 
Registered  No.  25939  m  „.    .. 

Sired  by  Sable  Wilkes   2:18,   sire  of   42   in    2:30.      Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:37%),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  D  lack  hawk. 
FEE — $50.  Limited  to   forty   outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained.  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,  two  years,   2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08%,  James  L. 
2:09%,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%.  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  "Woodland,  Cal. 
PEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCEE,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal.' 

ALEX.  BROWN,   Owner,   Walnut   Grove,   Cal. 


MONTEREY  C 


Record  2 :09Vi 
No-  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)  2:08'/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|4 


By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09y2,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make   them. 

$50  for  tne  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual    return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 


Y0SEMITE 


Standard  Bred  5-T.-0.   Trotter  by  Monterey  2:09^ 
Dam    Leap   Tear    2:26%     (sister   to    lago    2:11) 


by 


Tempest.     Tosemite  is   15.3    hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of   the  handsomest,   best,   fastest  and   most   promising   young   stallions    on 
this  Coast.     He  will   be   raced   this   year. 

TEBMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these   horses  apply   to   or  address 

PETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Beg1.  No.  24576.     Trotting"  Race  Record  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual  return  privileges. 


ZOMBRO  2:1 1  Greatest  s°n  °f  McKinney  2:ii% 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Woodland,  Yolo   County,   CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California  next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,   Cal. 

THE  STANDARD  BRED  TROTTING  STALLION 

PRINCE  McKINNEY 

Dam  Zorilla  by  Dexter  Prince  11363  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08%,  Lisonjero  2:08% 
and  12  others  in  the  2:15  list,  etc.) ;  second  dam  Lilly  Thorn  (half  sister  to 
Santa  Claus  2:17%),  by  Electioneer;  third  dam  Lady  Thorn  Jr.  (dam  of  Navidad 
2:22%,  Santa  Claus  2:17%,  etc.),  by  William's  Mambrino;  fourth  dam  Kate  by 
Highland  Chief.  Prince  McKinney  won  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of  the 
Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes  No.  3  in  1905.  He  is  a  beautiful  bay  in  color, 
has  a  fine  disposition,  perfect  legs  and  feet  and  is  a  high-class  young  horse  in 
every  respect.  In  his  breeding  he  unites  the  McKinney-Dexter  Prince-Electioneer 
combination,   three  of  the  richest  and  bst  producing  strains  in   the  world. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907,  Ending:  July  1st,  at  Hans  Freilson's  Stables,  on 
Twenty-fourth   Ave.,  near   the    Casino,    San    Francisco. 
TEBMS — $50  for  Season.     Usual  Return  Privileges.     Apply   to 
F.     GOMMET,     Owner.  SANS     IEELLSON,     Manager. 


TWO-YEAB-OLD 
RECORD  2:2s1.) 
BY  MCKINNEY  2:11)4 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%.  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season — $25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the. 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Tenns'for  the  season — $25. 

Having  leased  the  above  highly  bred  stallions  from  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 

FRESNO    RACE    TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if    mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call   on   or  address 

H.  L.  FABBITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16.  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK   S.  TURNER,   Prop.,   Santa  Rosa,    Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


By    NUTWOOD    WILKES    2:161,4 
fastest    stallion    in    the    world),    Tidal 


(RECORD  2:22*4) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%).  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24%  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:f>l%.  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  worl  I, 
sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (seconi 
Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%.  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAR,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEABEST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:2312,  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31%  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%.  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:^5%.  Zolock  2:05%,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%.  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting1   stallion    of    the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest    broodmare  sire   in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:1134  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   D.    E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only  stallion   living  or   dead   that  carries   the   ^ve   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%.  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  anu  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season  of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TEBMS — 550  for  the   Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda  Ave.,  San  Jose,  CaL 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2i/2  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  MeKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  ' 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:1114,  greatest  sire  of  the. age;  ■ dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17).  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  lor 

the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  ....  f,™ 

Constructor  is  a  beautiful  black  stallion,   stands  15.2%    hands,   weights   1,200 

pounds;   perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   $3   per  month. 
$25  for  the  Season.    Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS  SMITH,  1021   Georgia   St.,  Vallejo,   Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OP  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:162 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15!4,    by     Geo.    Wilkes    2:22;     Dam,     lida    W.     2:13U,    by 

Nutwood  2:18?4. 
TERMS — For  Season,  $50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%.  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%.  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%.  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


For  Horses 


HOOPER  FARM  °-"~k 

MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 

No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Bunning-  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Gro^m 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture.    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feedi; 
Hay,  $10  per  month;  Grooming-,  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  C 
dition,    $15   per  month.     For  particulars  address 


Reference — S 


ROBERT  IRVINE.  Foreman, 

HOOPER  FARM,  MOUNTAIN  VIEW 
Biding1  Clnb.  Santa  Clara  Councy 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTS MAX 


[Saturday,  May  4,  190". 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter   One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


Limited 


Is  the  number  of  booking's  to 

"McKINNEY"  2:11% 

that  we  can  accept,  and  these  are  confined  to  the  highest  class 
mares — the  kind  that  produce  colts  worth  while. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

mSSoT^joS.The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register    No.    38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
fsire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%).  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  S40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Fortnuia,  CaL 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

For  Southern  District  of  ST.  Y.. 
Before 

JUDGE   HOUGH 

On  December  10th.  and  11th,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing*  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing"  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  $23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 


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Compiled   and    Printed. 


PEDIGRESS 
TABULATED 

Giving    Performances    of   the    get   of 

sires    and    dams.      Typewritten, 

ready  to  frame. 

STALLION  SERVICE 
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With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616    Golden    Gate    Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street, 
Oakland,  Cal.,  Importers.  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle,  Horses.  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


rUFOBTED    HACK3IET    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


will  reduce  inflamed,  swollen  Joints* 
Bruises,  Soft  Bunches.   Cure  Boils. 
Fistula,  or  any  unhealthy  sore  quick- 
ly;  pleasant     to    UB6:  does  not 
blister  under  bandage  or  remove 
the  hair,  and  you  can  work  the 
horse.    $2.00  per  bottle,  expres.i 
prepaid.    Book  7-C  free. 
ABSORBINE,  JR..  for  mankind, 
j  $1.00  per  botrle.     Cures  Varicose 
_7YpinR,     Varicocele      HydroceV 
drains,  Bruises,  stops  Fain  and  Innammatlo 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 
54  Monmouth  St.        Springfield,  Mass. 

Tor  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
.'al.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
*re. ;  P.  W.  Braun  Co..  Los  Angeles, 
v'lL;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co..  Los 
Angeles.  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, CaL;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash. ;  Spokane  Drug  Co..  Spokane. 
Wash. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORKS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
F:-tirs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Ha  too. 


Frea  Mast     Successor  to     ZlbbeU  &  Son 

THE    AVENUE    STABLE. 

672-680    11th    Ave.,    one    block    north    of 

(Urates. 

A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.     All  kinds  of  country  horses   for 

JERSEYS.  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialtv.  Hogs. 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co..    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 


Low  Seat  Pneumatic  Speed  Carts 
for  track  purposes.  Pneumatic 
Road  Carts  for  jogging  and 
training. 


Toomey 
Two- Wheelers 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
Training   Vehicles. 

Possess  lightness,  strength,  durabil- 
ity and  perfect  riding  qualities. 

Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
1906  to  the  Toomey   Low  Seat  Sulky. 

Send   for   latest  catalogues  to 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 
Canal    Dover,   Ohio,   U.   S.   A. 

Or  Studebaker  Bros.  Co.,  of  Cal.,  Agts. 
Market  and  10th  Sts.,  San  Francisco 


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YOU  WILL  NOT 


carry  your  own  risk  on  a  building  or  stoek  of  goods,  but  keep  same 
constantly  insured.  YTby  not  do  the  same  with  your  stallion,  gelding 
or  mare?    Write  for  particulars  and  rates.     (Xo  agents). 

INTER-STATE  LIVE   STOCK  INSURANCE   COMPANY, 
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 


AIR  CUSHION 


No  Lameness 


They  fill  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
Pial's  vhat  crevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthr. 
That's  vhat  cores  lameness. 


PADS 

NoSlipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


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Boston.  San  Francisco 


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NAME  "I 


SELAH 


A  grand  voungr  stallion,  sired  bv  McKinney  2:11*4.  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05%,  Directum 
2:05*4,  etc.,  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17%. 
last  half  in  1:07,  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TEEMS— $40  the  Season,  money  to  he  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with  foaL     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.    EEKi;7,    French    Camp,    CaL 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  aDd  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


CEAFT'S     DISTELIFEB     CUBE 

This  remedy  can  be  depended  upon  for  the  prevention  and 
cure  of  distemper,  coughs,  colds,  pinkeye,  epizootic,  influenze 
and  all  throat  and  nose  diseases  of  horses,  sheep  and  dogs. 
"Unlike  any  other  remedy  made.  Cures  by  removing  the  cause. 
Guaranteed.  50c  and  $1.00.  At  dealers  or  sent  direct,  pre- 
paid.    Ask  for  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland,  CaL,  Fae.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  COEBESPONDENTS  WAN1KD  IN 
EVEBY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOP  THE 
"BBEEDEE  AND  SPOBTSMAN 


Saturday,  May  4,  1907.] 


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MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,    February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J,  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   . 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   

Du   Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   .. 

Professional    Trophy    E.   Hoiling    ... 


SCORE 

.40  straight 
.59  out  of  60 
.63  out  of"  65 
.64  out  of  65 
.18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


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ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible  to 
show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material  of  this 
grade  of  gun.  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have  handled 
.--_  _—  an«l  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with  the  best  Dam- 
ascus or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured  Walnut  stock 
that  Nature  <:an  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved  in  the  most 
elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send  for  Art  Cata- 
log describing  our  complete  line.  17  grades,  ranging  in  price  from  $17.75 
net  to  S-00  list. 


ITHACA  GUN  COMPANY, ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


GOLCHER   BROS., 

f  Formerly  of  Clabrough,   Golcher  &  Co. 


GUNS 

FISHING  TACKLE 

AMMUNITION 

SPORTING  GOODS 


I  T^Poranrey  1883    511  Market  St.,      San  Francisco 


WOULD   YOU    LIKE   A   GUN 

THAT    YOU    CAN     DEPEND 

ON?       THAT     IS     ALWAYS 

RELIABLE? 


THEN      YOU      WANT 

THE 

PARKER 


Quinns  Ointment 


->■>-, 


Will  Make  A  Horse  Over; 


MS* 


|  will  pu  t  soiiDd  legs  under  him  and 

rill  save  him  from  the  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  the  | 

I  standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs.  Splints,  Windpuffs  and  all 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  of  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading  | 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  ii. 

Jfr.  Ef.  H.  Clark.  Fredonia.  X.  Y..  writes:  "The  bottle  of 
Qulnn's  Ointment  pui>hii>ed  frr-m  you  about  two  years  ago 
icniovedacurbaid  thomuiihpi'n  and  did  it  lor  good,  lly 
horte's  leg  is  ossraooth  as  ever." 

I  Price  $1.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  mail" 
Write  for  circulars,  testimonials,  etc. 

W.  B.   EDDY  &    COMPANY,    WHITEHALL,  it.    Y., 


That  is  BEAUTIFUL  to  look  upon.  That  cannot  be 
equaled  in  FINISH,  OUTLINE,  WORKMANSHIP  and  in 
SHOOTING   QUALITIES.      Send  for  catalogue. 

PARKER  BROS., 

N.  Y.  Salesroom— 32  Warren  St.       -      30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH    SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and- Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa,   Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  en  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  E05 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia   St.,   San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  re- 
sponded to. 

The  best  work  at  reasonable  prices 
IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  i_t.  San  Francisco.  Ca!. 
Tel   phone  Special  2074. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  4,  1907. 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


VRSE  BOOTS 


321-323  Hyde  Street 
SAN    FRANCISCO,     CAL. 


•Remington  Autoloading   Rifle, 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2,000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — ■ 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 

Agfency,    315    Broadway,    New   York    City 

Sales    Office,    515    Market    Street,    San    Francisco, 


WINCHESTER 

.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC   RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results   always   use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  yonr  dealer  to  show  yoa  one. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  ...  -  N EW  HAVEN,  CONN. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  agent.  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT - 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,  MARCH  17th,   1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take   Hayes,   McAllister   or  Devlsadero   Street   Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest   stable  in  San  Francisco.     Always  a   good   roadster 

on    hand    for   sale.      Careful   and    experienced    men    to    care    for    and    exercise    park 

ro£  „sters  and  prepare   horses   for   track   use.      Ladies   can  go   and   return   to   stable 

and  not  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast   Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  iTer  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham 
ilton  Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  19. 


SATURDAY,    MAY    11,   1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Year 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


STATE  FAIR  RACES,  1907 


TO  BE  GIVEN  AT  THE  CALIFORNIA  STATE  FAIR 


Sacramento,  Cal.,  Sept.  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  '07 

Guaranteed  Stakes  for  Harness  Horses.     Entries  Close  Wednesday,  May  15th 


PROGRAMME: 


MONDAY,   SEPT.   9th 

No.  1 — Occident  Stake  (Closed  January  1,  1905) . 
No.  2—2 :20  Class  Pacing  


.$2000 


TUESDAY,  SEPT.  10th. 


No.  3—2 :14  Class  Trotting 
No.  4—2:12  Class  Pacing  . 


.$800 
.$800 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPT.  11th. 

No.  J5 — Two- Year-Olds,  Trotting,  Heats  two  in  three. 
No.  6—2 :08  Class  Pacing   


..$400 
.$1000 


THURSDAY,   SEPT.   12th. 

No.  7—2 :10  Class  Trotting  $1000 

No.  8—2 :16  Class  Pacing   $800 


FRIDAY,   SEPT.  13th. 


No.     9—2 :17  Class  Trotting   

No.  10 — Special  (Conditions  later) 


.$800 


SATURDAY,  SEPT.  14th. 

No.  11— Stanford  Stake  (Closed  June  1st,  1905) 
No.  12—2 :23  Class  Trotting 


.$2000 


PROGRAMME   FOR  RUNNERS   TO   APPEAR  LATER 

Entrance  fee  two  per  cent,  due  May  15,  1907;   one  per"  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or  before  June   15,  1907;  and  two  per  cent  additional  if  not 
declared  out  on  or  before  July  15,  1907;   five  per  cent  additional  from  winners.  Declarations  must  be  made  in  writing. 

All  races,  mile  heats,  three  in  five,  except  for  two-year-olds. 

Moneys  to  be  divided   50,  25,  15  and   10   per   cent. 

All  races  to  fill  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Directors  or  they  may  be  declared   off. 

Member  National   Trotting  Association.     For  entry  blanks,  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Secretary. 


B.  F.  RUSH,  President. 


ANNUAL 


Fair -a  Race  Meeting 


Monterey  Agricultural  Ass'n 


DISTRICT  No.  7 


—TO    BE    HELD    AT- 


Salinas  City,  Cal., 

JULY  24  to  27,  1907 

Entries  Close  May  15th,  1907 


TROTTING. 

No.  1—2:24  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  2—2:17  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  3—2:14  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  4—2:10  Class,  Purse.. 


PACING. 

No.  5—2:20  Class,  Purse $800 

No.  6—2:16  Class,  Purse $300 

No.  7—2:08  Class,  Purse $400 

No.  8 — Horses   without  rec- 
ords,  Purse    $300 

Moneys  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Entrance  five  per  cent  and 
five  per  cent"  additional  from  money  winners.  Right  reserved  to  declare  off 
any  races  not  filling  satisfactorily..    Member  of  National  Trotting  Association. 

Por  Entry  Blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary  or  Breeder 
and  Sportsman, 


J.  B.  IVERSON,  President. 


JOHN  J.  KELLY,  Secretary, 

Salinas  City,  Cal. 


J.  A.  FILCHER,  Secretary, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 


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TALLION 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  std.-k  ami  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO,  358  Dearborn  St,  CHICAGO, 


Agents  and  Corres- 
pondents wanted  by  the 
Breeder  and  Sportsman 
in  every  town  on  the 
Pacific    Coast. 


SET  POINTER   JR.  FOB   SALE    OB 
LEASE, 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2 :06 14 ,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08%  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12*4.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  PBANK  S.  TURNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Rosa,    Cal. 


Saturday,   May   11,   I90T.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLT 
BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1882.) 
P.   W.   KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at     San      Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms — One  Year  {3;   Six  Months  $1.75:  Three  Months  Jl 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 
Mohev   should   be   sent   by  Postal  Order,   draft  or  letter 
addressed   to   F.   W.    Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name,  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  bul 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS   ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)   2:16% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2: 05*4... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

EDUCATOR M.  Henry,  French  Camp,  Cal. 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  3956S Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)  2:15%. ...E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 
McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19%....:........ 

Paid  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    ' T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH   M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  DEATH  OF  MONROE  SALISBURY,  which 
occurred  in  New  York  on  Thursday  of  last  week,  re- 
moves from  the  ranks  of  the  trotting  horse  breeders 
of  America  its  most  prominent  and  most  striking 
character.  He  bred  some  of  the  greatest  trotters 
and  pacers  known  to  the  turf  and  he  probably  raced 
more  champions  than  any  other  person.  A  man  of 
wonderful  physique,  great  energy  and  powerful  will, 
he  was  one  who  accomplished  results,  and  made 
history  in  nearly  all  he  undertook.  He  was  a  suc- 
cessful manager  of  stage  lines  and  Government  eon- 
tracts  in  the  days  when  the  West  was  termed  "wild 
and  Wfitily."  He  bred  and  raced  trotters  and  pacers 
when  championship  form  was  necessary  to  win,  and 
year  after  year  his  horses  returned  home  with  the 
wreaths  of  victory  for  records  and  money  earned. 
He  bred  the  great  Sidney  and  named  him  for  a 
beloved  son,  whose  sad  death  preceded  that  of  the 
father  but  a  few  weeks.  Me  selected  the  black  stal- 
lion Director  for  a  great  face  horse  and  sire,  and 
lived  to  see  his  judgment  vindicated  on  the  race 
track  and  the  breeding  farm.  The  great  family  of 
Directors  was  founded  by  Monroe  Salisbury,  and 
for  its  numbers  is  undoubtedly  the  greatest  money 
winning  family  on  the  trotting  turf.  He  met  with 
financial  reverses,  lost  his  fortune,  his  horses  and  his 
breeding  farm  in  the  panic  of  1893,  but  he  never  lost 
his  courage.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  go  to  Alaska 
after  the  discovery  of  the  great  Klondike  treasures, 
and  while  (he  venture  was  not  profitable,  he  did 
not  despair,  but  returned  home  with  a  bold  front 
and  a  light  heart  that  were  inspirations  to  younger 
men.  He  entered  the  employ  of  James  Butler  of 
New  York  and  was  highly  successful  more  than  one 
season.  He  would  probably  have  managed  the  Butler 


horses  again  this  year  had  not  the  dread  affliction 
of  cancer  compelled  his  retirement  a  few  months 
ago  and  the  seeking  of  the  best  medical  aid.  The 
insidious  disease  was  too  deep  seated,  however,  and 
after  suffering  a  few  months  death  came  to  his  relief. 
The  death  of  his  wife  in  1S95  was  a  severe  blow 
to  him.  rie  was  "a  plain  blunt  man,"  gruff  in  speech 
and  rather  retiring  in  manner,  the  latter  being 
caused  in  all  probability  by  his  deafness,  which  was 
acute.  With  those  he  knew  he  was  the  most  com- 
panionable of  persons,  and  being  possessed  of  an 
excellent  mind,  and  much  dry  humor,  his  conversa- 
tion was  peculiarly  charming  and  delightful  to  his 
friends  and  companions.  He  judged  horses  by  their 
capacity  to  go  fast  and  stay  until  the  race  was  fin- 
ished. He  bred  Sidney,  but  did  not  think  highly  of 
the  family  as  race  horses.  He  did  not  breed  Director, 
but  considered  him  the  greatest  of  speed  progenitors. 
He  would  always  ask  for  the  breeding  of  any  horse 
offered  him  to  buy,  but  seemed  to  have  little  interest 
in  the  pedigree  after  the  owner  had  given  the  first 
and  second  dams,  and  would  often  interrupt  the 
story  if  carried  further  by  saying:  "That's  all  very 
well,  but  can  he  go  any?"  The  story  of  his  cam- 
paigns through  the  Grand  Circuit  would  be  a  relation 
of  the  most  important  races  and  the  greatest  record 
breaking  events  in  harness  horse  history.  The  finger 
of  suspicion  was  never  pointed  at  his  racing  stable, 
and  over  and  above  all  his  achievements  of  races 
won  and  records  broken  there  will  stand  out  greater 
and  brighter  than  all  else  the  fact  that  he  always 
ordered  bis  horses  driven  to  win.  His  death  has 
removed  one  of  whom  it  can  be  truly  said: 

"He  was  a  man,  take  him  for  all  in  all,  we  shall 
not  look  upon  his  like  again." 

His  body  was  shipped  to  San  Francisco  from  New 
York,  and  the  funeral  took  place  in  this  city  on 
Wednesday  of  this  week,  and  was  largely  attended. 
He  leaves  two  daughters,  both  married,  to  mourn  his 
loss. 


THE   PORTLAND  SALE. 


JOHN  L.  HERVEY,  editor  of  the  leading  journal 
of  the  country  devoted  to  the  trotting  and  pacing 
horse,  the  Horse  Review  of  Chicago,  has  been  in 
California  for  the  past  two  weeks  seeing  the  sights 
of  our  State  and  enjoying  a  much  needed  vacation. 
Mr.  Hervey  was  confined  to  his  home  for  several 
weeks  this  winter  with  a  severe  attack  of  scarlet 
fever,  and  although  he  fully  recovered  concluded  that 
a  trip  to  the  Coast  would  be  beneficial.  He  has 
visited  Los  Angeles,  Yosemite  valley,  Pleasanton 
and  San  Francisco  while  here,  and  left  last  Thurs- 
day evening  for  Portland,  Oregon,  where  he  will 
spend  a  few  days  with  relatives  before  returning 
home.  Mr.  Hervey,  whose  brilliant  articles  on  har- 
ness horse  matters  are  familiar  to  all  horsemen, 
writes  over  the  nom  de  plume  of  Volunteer,  and 
these  is  no  more  facile  pen  devoted  to  horse  litera- 
ture. 


THE  ARAB  HORSE  is  being  exploited  for  all  the 
breed  is  worth  by  a  few  enthusiasts.  The  latest  an- 
nouncement is  that  an  Arab  horse  is  to  be  driven 
against  the  one  hundred  mile  record  of  eight  hours, 
fifty-five  minutes  and  five  seconds,  made  by  the 
bay  gelding  Conqueror  in  1853.  There  isn't  a  trot- 
ter in  training  in  America  but  can  beat  that  record 
an  hour  in  all  probability,  while  there  are  hundreds 
of  our  fast  trotters  that  could  lower  the  record  more 
than  that  if  necessary.  If  the  people  who  are  always 
praising  the  Arab  as  the  greatest  horse  in  the  world 
to-day  would  only  p.t  him  against  the  horse  of  some 
other  breed  to  do  anything  up  to  date,  they  would 
be  more  likely  to  convey  the  impression  of  earnest- 
ness. 


A    GOOD    MOVE. 


In  order  to  encourage  small  exhibitors,  and  es- 
pecially those  whose  exhibits  will  be  grouped  in 
the  spaces  provided  for  the  several  counties  at 
the  State  Fair  next  fall,  the  directors  have  decided 
to  cut  the  entrance  fees  from  $5  to  $1.  As  another 
inducement  the  Board  has  added  materially  to  the 
premiums  to  be  offered  in  many  departments.  Here- 
tofore exhibitors  have  been  charged  a  flat  rate  of 
$5,  whether  the  product  exhibited  was  a  pumpkin 
or  a  wagonload  of  farm  products.  This  worked  a 
hardship  on  the  small  exhibitor,  the  premium  of- 
fered frequently  being  less  than  the  entry  fee.  In 
order  to  equalize  matters  the  directors  will  regulate 
entrance  fees  so  that  in  cases  where  the  premium  is 
$20  a  $5  fee  will  be  charged,  and  so  on  down  at 
that  rate  until  the  premium  is  $5,  when  the  fee  will 
be  $2. 


Lou  Dillon  is  to  be  bred  back  to  John  A.  McKerron 
this  year  and  not  trained  again  as  has  been  stated. 


The  auction  sale  of  horses  at  Irvington  track 
opened  Wednesday,  May  1st,  with  a  good  attendance 
of  home  and  outside  buyers,  and  satisfactory  prices 
prevailed.  It  is  already  established  that  Portland 
is  a  good  distributing  center  for  horses  and  other 
live  stock.  In  the  bidding  ring  were  horsemen  from 
all  the  North  Pacific  States,  and  a  number  from 
British  Columbia.  R.  L.  Harriman,  the  Missouri 
auctioneer,  showed  up  in  good  form  and  frank,  fair 
methods  prevailed.  The  following  prices  were  real- 
ized at  the  afternoon  sale,  ranging  from  $100  to  $400, 
the  latter  figure  being  obtained  for  Moonlight  Belle, 
a  two-year-old  Nocturno  filly: 

Morgan  Boy,  b  g  (5)  by  Lambert  Boy-Nancy;  B. 
Stranahan,  Hood  River,  $160. 

Mambrino,  br  g  (3)  by  Special  Telegram-Medusa; 
J.  Robinson,  The  Dalles,  $150. 

Anodymon,  br  g  (3)  by  Nocturno- Anodyne;  William 
Frazier,   city,   $200. 

Moonlight  Belle,  ch  m  (2)  by  Nocturno-Webfoot 
Belle;    Frank   Alley,   Roseburg,    Ore.,    $400. 

Myron  N.,  br  s  (1)  by  Nocturno-Webfoot  Belle; 
F.  Barnes,   Silver  Lake,  Wash.,   $185. 

Carrie  Nation,  b  m  (7)  by  Lovelace-Dora;  C.  E. 
Sands,  city,  $155. 

Zella  Z.,  b  m  (3)  by  Zombro-Anna  Mack;  M. 
Brown,  city,  $100. 

Daisy  Q.  Hill,  blk  m  (17)  by  Altamont-Belle  Price; 
R.  Wilson,  city,  $340. 

Maggie  Caution,  br  m  (8)  by  Caution-Maggie 
Arnold;    N.  K.  West,  La  Grande,  Ore.,  $200. 

Lady  Beach,  blk  m  (22)  by  Altamont-Hollywood; 
J.  J.    Kadderly,   City,   $140. 

Amanda,  b  m  (9)  by  Phallamont  Boy- Amanda  Phal- 
lamont;   C.  H.  Brown,  Oakland,  Ore.,  $230. 

Amy  May,  b  m  (10)  by  Alexis-Beulah ;  N.  K.  West, 
La  Grande,   Ore.,   $170. 

Black  gelding  (2),  by  Capt.  McKinney-Daisy;  S. 
H.  Graham,  city,  $115. 

Chestnut  gelding  (2),  by  Captain  McKinney-Mari- 
gold;   H.  L.  Spahr,  Aurora,  Ore.,  $120. 

Daisy  McKinney,  blk  m  (1)  by  Captain  McKinney- 
Daisy;   A.  A.  Baker,  city,  $250. 

Bay  mare  (2),  by  Captain  McKinney-Lady  Beach; 
N.  M.  McDaniel,  city,  $175. 

Black  stallion  (1),  by  Captain  McKinney-Marigold; 
N.  M.  McDaniel,  city,  $107.50. 

Boodle  Jr.,  b  g  (4)  by  Boodle-Tempest;  C.  B.  Wil- 
liams, city,  $1S5. 

Second  Day. 
The  second  day  of  the  sale  attracted,  many  buyers, 
and  the  prices  realized  were  good.  Some  high-class 
teams  and  single  drivers,  as  well  as  bre> 
were  offered  and  expectations  of  a  good  market 
through  the  sale  seem  well  founded.  Thursday's 
sale  closed  out  all  but  the  Brook-Nook  consignment, 
which  is 'the  next  to  be  offered,  and  attracted  buyers 
from  distant  points,  several  of  whom  are  prepared 
to  return  with  carload  lots.  When  the  record  horses 
came  to  the  block  some  fast  brushes  occurred,  and 
a  lot  of  speed  was  shown  for  the  season.  The  day's 
sales  were: 

Nora  Guy,  by  Oro  Guy-Daisy,  and  Gipsey,  by  Cap- 
tain McKinney-Adirondack,  blk  m  (4)  and  (5);  Alex 
Miller,  North  Yakima,  $1,000. 

Tommy  Todd  and  Mack,  by  Captain  Naylor-Altago, 
br  g  (4)  and  (5);W.  J.  Rucker,  Everett,  Wash.,  $510. 
Gyp   and   Egypt,   by  Black   Egypt-Black   Bess,  blk 
m  and  g  (5)  and  (6);  Joplin  &  Gubrich.  city,  $410. 

Team  bay  geldings  (5)  and  (6),  by  Florida  Jr.- 
Antelope,  $505. 

Team  brown  geldings  (7)  and  (8),  by  Del  Norte; 
J.  R.  Smith,  Newberg,  Ore..  $400. 

Minwal,  b  m  (4)  by  Pricernont-Miss  Mann;  F. 
Brooker,  North  Yakima,  Wash.,  $335. 

Oregon  Bull  2:17%,  br  g,  by  Roy  Wilkes-Volunteer; 
William  Frazier.  city,  $165. 

Thomas  H,  b  h  (7)  by  Lovelace-Planter  Maid; 
N.  K.  West,  La  Grande,  Ore.,  $900. 

Red  Ekin  2:16%,  ch  g,  by  Red  Cloud;  Charles 
Lohmire.  city,  $380. 

Chico  2:14%,  br  g,  by  Monroe  Chief:  G.  A.  Lowitt. 
city,  $1S0. 

Sandol  Z.,  b  f  (4)  by  Imp.  Tarcola-Yerba  Buena; 
F.  Brooker.  North  Yakima,  Wash.,  $160. 

Bay  gelding  (4)  by  Black  Oak-Lady  Favel;  A. 
Gubisch,  city,  $330. 

Our  Choice,  b  g,  by  Handsome-Mother's  Favorite; 
J.  E.  Ziegler,  Gervais,  Ore.,  $115. 

Brown  gelding  (4)  by  Lovelace-Pearl  Helm;  J.  Con- 
nell,    Hillsboro,    Ore.,   $450. 

Gray  mare  (3)  by  Lovelace-Snow  Bird;  J.  Con- 
nell.  Hillsboro,  Ore.,  $250. 

Lady  Linn,  b  m  (5)  by  Lynmont-Elmorine;  R. 
J.  Debuhr,  city,  $215. 

Nicolina,  br  m  (4)  by  Coloma- Juneau;  J.  E.  Ziegler, 
Gervais,  Ore.,  $110. 

Anna,  b  m  (6)  by  Atlas-Miss  Mann;  B.  Cary.  Wash- 
ington. $200. 

Pathrock,  b  g  (7)  by  Pathmont-Miss  Mann;  L. 
J.  Ehell,   city,  $280. 

Black  gelding  (2)  by  Captain  McKinney;  John 
Pender,  city,  $140. 

Black  mare  (II  by  Captain  McKinney;  John  Pen- 
der, city,  $135. 

Black  mare  (111:  A.  H.  Ruger,  Tallamook,  Ore., 
$165. 

Miss  Altena,  b  m  (4)  by  Bonner  N.  B.-Altena;  A. 
Brown,  city.  $340. 

Mamie  Whitmore.  ch  m  (4)  by  Pricemont;  A.  Gie- 
bisch,  city.  $220. 

Mohe.  b  s  (5)  Mohegan-Lena;  A.  Pressey,  Ores  : 
City,  $260. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


I  NOTES   AND   NEWS  I 

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SATES     CLAIMED. 


California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Los   Angeles   Harness   Horse   Assn July    3-6 

Salinas    July    24-21 

Pleasanton     July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August    26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State  Fair,   Sacramento    September  9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-2S 

Tulare September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

Mortli    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    "Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    .  .  .  .• September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State   Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Yakima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-2 S 
Spokane,    Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-October    5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


$400    INSTEAD    OF    $300. 


The  purse  offered  for  the  2:08  class  pace  at  Salinas 
should  read  $400  instead  ot  $300.  Just  make  a  note 
of  this  if  you  have  already  received  your  entry 
blank.  The  change  has  been  made  in  all  those  sent 
out  since  the  9th  inst. 


Los  Angeles  meeting  is  off. 


No  particulars  given  in  telegram. 


This  is  had  news,  as  the  harness  horse  is  popular 
in  Los  Angeles. 


Fred  H.  Chase's  Combination  Sale  advertised  for 
this  month  has  been  declared  off,  owing  to  the  car 
strike. 


Pleasanton  got  good  lists   for  the  2:08   pace   and 
2:14  trot,  but  the  2:10  trot  had  but  two  entries. 


Fred  Chadbourne  had  two  sons  of  Searchlight 
2:03%  out  on  the  Pleasanton  track  last  Saturday. 
Both  are  three-year-olds.  Aerolite  2:15%  as  a  two- 
year-old,  he  worked  a  nice  mile  in  2:18,  with  the 
iast  half  in  1:05.  This  colt  belongs  to  J.  W.  Mar- 
shal of  Dixon,  and  is  one  of  the  best  formed  three- 
year-old  stallions  owned  anywhere.  The  other  three- 
year-old  is  The  Limit,  owned  by  Lou  Crellin  of 
Pleasanton.  He  is  out  of  Bertha,  the  dam  of  Don 
Berby  2:04%,  Derbertha  2:07%,  Diablo  2j09%,  etc. 
Chadbourne  worked  him  in  the  same  notch  that  he 
did  Aerolite — mile  in  2:1S  and  last  half  in  1:05.  Mr. 
Crellin  will  probably  not  race  this  grand  colt  until 
he  is  five  years  old. 


F.  P.  Helwrig  of  Alvarado  is  stepping  so  high  these 
days  that  the  boys  around  Pleasanton  suspect  he 
is  wearing  toe  weights.  The  cause  of  it  all  is  that 
he  is  the  proud  owner  of  a  brand  new  filly  by  Zo- 
lock  2:05%,  dam  Lovely  Dell  by  Lovelace;  second 
dam  Alta  Dell  2:16,  by  Holmdel.  The  filly  was 
foaled  April  19th  and  is  a  beauty.  Mr.  Helwig  has 
selected  the  euphonious  name  of  Zoe  Dell  for  the 
filly  and  will  enter  her  in  all  stakes  to  which  she 
is  eligible.  Mr.  Helwig  will  breed  the  dam  to  Henry 
Hellman's  good  cot  by  Jay  Bird,  dam  by  Baron 
Wilkes. 


Dr.  Nash  of  San  Jose  worked  his  sorrel  pacer  by 
Nutwood  Wilkes  out  of  Azrose,  dam  of  Azmoorie 
2:20%  and  Little  Louise  2:17,  a  mile  in  2:16%  at 
Pleasanton  last  week. 


Henry  Hellman  worked  the  green  MeKinney  mare, 
Berta  Mack,  a  mile  in  2:13  at  Pleasanton  last  week. 
Henry  put  two  MeKinney  trotters  into  the  2:10  list 
last  year,  and  it  looks  as  if  he  will  add  another  to 
that  list  before  Christmas. 


Don't  forget  that  entries  for  the  State  Fair  races 
at  Sacramento,  and  the  race  meeting  at  Salinas, 
will  close  on  Wednesday,  May  15th.  Give  them  both 
a  big  list  and  help  boom  harness  racing. 


Frank  Wire  of  Davisville,  Yolo  county,  sold  to 
the  State  Farm  at  that  place  last  week  a  span  of 
draft  mares  for  $750.  As  Prof.  Majors  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  California  Agricultural  College  passed 
on  them  before  the  sale  was  made,  they  must  have 
been  about  right  in  every  way. 


Waldstein  2:22%,  the  old  five-mile  hero,  is  fat 
and  slick  as  a  seal  this  spring  and  feels  like  a 
colt.  He  is  making  a  good  season  at  the  home  of 
his  owner,  Matt  Zahner  of  Rohnerville,  Humboldt 
county.  Waldstein  got  two  additions  to  his  list  of 
standard  performers  last  year — Geo.  Perry  2:11%, 
that  took  his  record  East,  and  the  mare  Betsy  Wald- 
stein 2:24,  that  took  her  mark  in  a  winning  race 
in  Humboldt.  She  is  owned  by  Neal  Freal,  a  well-to- 
do  farmer  of  Ferndale.  Humboldt  county.  Wald- 
stein is  by  the  great  Director  2:17,  his  dam  by 
Electioneer,  consequently  combines  the  blood  of  two 
of  o   e  greatest  trotting  families. 


The  five-year-old  pacing  stallion  Diolo  by  Diablo, 
advertised  for  sale  in  this  issue,  is  a  great  racing 
prospect.  He  is  surely  capable  of  taking  a  record 
of  2:10  this  year  and  of  lowering  this  record  several 
seconds  next  year.  He  has  no  record,  has  never 
been  raced  and  is  bred  well  enough  to  head  the  best 
of  stock  farms.  There  are  enough  races  yet  open 
to  him  in  California  for  an  owner  to  start  in  and 
win  him   out. 


Don't  miss  making  entries  at  Salinas.  There  is 
no  better  track  to  race  on  in  the  State,  and  more 
money  can  be  placed  on  a  horse  there  than  in  most 
any  town  in  California.  Those  who  fail  to  enter  at 
Salinas  will  miss  one  of  the  best  meetings  of  the 
year. 


All  visitors  to  the  Woodland  track  this  spring 
speak  in  glowing  terms  of  the  youngsters  by  Prince 
Ansel,  that  Charley  Spencer  is  handling. 


Al  McDonald,  who  is  training  about  a  dozen  horses 
at  the  Sacramento  track,  is  said  to  have  some  of 
the  best  green  prospects  on  the  Coast. 


A  city  without  street  cars  is  a  pretty  tough  place 
to  transact  business  in,  but  in  a  city  without  horses 
business  would  be  impossible. 


Note  the  changes  in  the  Pleasanton  program.  The 
2:24  trot  and  2:20  pace  have  been  increased  to 
$800  each. 


Jack  Phippen  has  the  Owyhee  horse  El  Sidelo  in 
fine  shape  at  Pleasanton,  and  the  trainers  there  all 
think  well  of  him. 


Josh  Albertson,  who  is  training  Mr.  Borden's  Ro- 
berta and  Cresco  Wilkes  at  Pleasanton,  should  pull 
down  a  good  portion  of  the  money  in  the  races  in 
which  they  are  engaged  on  the  circuit  this  year.  He 
will  soon  have  the  Zombro  stallion,  Barney  Baraato. 
that  Mr.  Borden  recently  purchased,  and  will  get 
him  ready  for  his  engagements.  Mr.  Borden  has 
been  driving  Barney  on  the  roads  for  the  past  month. 


Charley  De  Ryder  has  ordered  his  car  and  will 
ship  his  string  of  champions  East  within  the  next 
two  weeks.  He  has  several  good  green  trotters 
and  a  few  record  horses  that  will  be  heard  from  .in 
the  races  this  year.  Athasham  2:12  should  trot  in 
2:08  or  better  before  the  season  ends,  and  the  pac- 
ing mare  The  Donna  is  good  enough  to  race  against 
anything  in  her  class.  Wild  Bell  has  worked  a 
mile  in  2:11%,  Helen  Norte  one  in  2:12,  Perfection 
has  trotted  a  mile  in  2:11%  and  Charley  Belden  and 
Athasham  both  worked  in  2:10%  last  week.  Dyke, 
the  ittle  trotter  by  a  son  of  Allerton.  is  very  fast,  and 
while  small,  is  a  regular  show  horse.  Mr.  De  Ryder 
will  have  one  of  the  best  stables  of  horses  that  ever 
left   California. 


Dan  Misner's  string  at  Peasanton  is  getting  in 
shape  for  fast  miles  later  on.  Hattie  J.,  the  Nazote 
mare,  owned  by  T.  Judge,  trotted  a  mile  in  2:19  at 
her  work  last  week;  Mollie  Button  2:14.  the  pacing 
mare,  did  a  mile  in  2:19%  and  Homeway  worked  a 
mile  pacing  in  2:25. 


Charley  T.  2:11%  has  been  declared  out  of  all  his 
California  engagements  and  Chas.  De  Ryder  will 
take  him  East  for  W.  W.  Mendenhall.  The  Zombro 
gelding  worked  a  half  in  1:05  at  Pleasanton  last 
Saturday. 


W.  J.  Kenney,  531  Valencia  street,  is  selling  speed 
carts  and  sulkies  as  fast  as  he  can  deliver  them.  He 
sold  a  beautiful  speed  cart  this  week  to  M.  M.  Don- 
nelly. It  is  the  finest  cart  driven  through  the  Park. 
Herman  Helbush  bought  a  gentleman's  road  cart,  and 
Mr.  Sehofield  of  Stockton,  who  owns  Harry  Hurst 
2:14%,  also  purchased  a  speed  cart.  Kenney  has 
just  received  two  fine  speed  wagons,  and  has  four 
more  coming.  See  him  if  you  want  the  best  and 
the  latest  in  carts,  sulkies  or  speed  wagons. 


Mr.  Henry  Avers  of  Mercury,  Sonoma  county,  Cal., 
has  a  young  back  stallion  by  Washington  MeKin- 
ney that  is  making  a  good  showing  at  Santa  Rosa. 
He  is  as  square  a  trotter  as  one  would  wish  to  see. 


Mrs.  E.  Morrissey  of  952  Sixty-third  street.  Oak- 
land, has  three  horses  on  her  hands  that  she  must 
sell.  One  is  a  handsome  three-year-old  stud  colt 
by  Montesol,  son  of  MeKinney;  another  is  a  very 
fine  brown  mare  by  a  thoroughbred  stallion  out  of  a 
trotting  mare,  and  the  third  is  a  ten-year-old  mare 
by  Lynwood,  son  of  Nutwood.  Mrs.  Morrissey  will 
sell  one  or  all  of  these  animals  and  does  not  ask-  a 
high  price  for  them.  The  Lynwood  mare  is  safe 
for  a  lady  to  drive,  and  the  other  two  show  fast  and 
are  good  racing  prospects.  The  colt  is  a  very  hand- " 
some  young  horse  and  the  mare  by  the  thoroughbred 
horse  is  also  a  beauty.  See  the  advertisement  in 
this  issue. 


Mr.  Geo.  A.  Pounder  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  has 
purchased  from  Mr.  S.  B.  Wright  of  Santa  Rosa  the 
sorrel  filly  foaled  on  March  30th,  this  year,  by  Lyn- 
wood W..  dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%.  This  filly  is 
an  own  sister  to  the  already  famous  Sonoma  Girl, 
that  trotted  the  Los  Angeles  track  in  2:07  in  a 
matinee  race  and  is  entered  all  through  the  Grand 
Circuit. 


J.  R.  McKay  of  Fresno  owns  the  dun  mare  by 
Senator  L.  out  of  Nugget,  the  dam  of  The  Donna 
2:09%  and  Queen  Pomona  2:13%,  that  paced  a  mile 
in  2:25  the  other  day  for  Chas.  DeRyder.  the  last 
half  being  in  1:05  and  the  last  quarter  in  31  seconds. 
This  mare  stands  15.3  and  wTeighs  about  1,000  pounds 
and  looks  like  an  excellent  prospect.  Her  sire,  Sen- 
ator L.,  has  a  record  of  2:23%,  trotting,  and  is  by 
Dexter  Prince  out  of  the  thoroughbred  mare  Fanny 
Bayswater,  that  also  produced  Sam  Hoy's  stallion, 
Bayswater  Wilkes,  sire  of  Kelly  Briggs  2:08,  etc. 
Mr.  McKay's  mare  should  pace  to  a  record  of  2:10 
or  better,  and  is  bred  in  just  the  lines  to  make  a 
great  broodmare. 


Joe  Cuicello  worked  James  Smith's  Nutwood 
Wilkes  three-year-old  filly  a  mile  in  2:20  at  Pleasan- 
ton last  week. 


Dri  xk  Jackso  "'s  Napa  Soda.     It  meaan  b»ilfi. 


Up  at  Sohre  Vista,  Mr.  Rudolph  Spreckels'  beauti- 
ful country  seat,  in  Sonoma  county,  there  is  a  three- 
year-old  gelding  by  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  dam  Annie 
Rooney  2:17,  by  Strathway,  that  is  a  square  gaited 
and  fast  natural  trotter,  although  both  its  parents 
are  pacers.  Annie  Rooney's  chestnut  two-year-old 
gelding  is  by  Sidney  Dillon  and  is  also  very  promis- 
ing. The  mare  is  being  bred  to  Wayland  W.  this 
year. 


TWO    GOOD   TROTTERS. 


On  the  front  page  of  this  issue  is  a  snap-shot 
picture  of  Mike  Kelly  and  Dr.  O'Brien,  a  pair  of 
gray  geldings  owned  by  Dr.  Alfred  McLaughlin  of 
San  Francisco,  that  are  in  their  way  a  very  re- 
markable pair  of  horses.  They  are  brothers  by  Gos- 
siper  2:14%,  their  dam  being  Princess  by  Woolsey, 
own  brother  to  Sunol  2:08%;  second  dam  Oakland 
Maid  2:22  by  Speculation.  Dr.  McLaughlin  has  used 
these  horses  as  his  road  team  in  his  practice  in  San 
Francisco,  and  a  better  mannered  pair  cannot  be 
found.  They  are  both  broke  to  saddle  and  have 
been  used  by  his  nurses  and  others  that  way.  Dr. 
O'Brien  was  worked  some  at  the  pace,  but  was  put 
to  trotting  this  spring.  A  few  weeks  ago  Dr.  Mc- 
Laughlin took  both  horses  to  Pleasanton.  where  he 
is  sojourning  for  health  and  recreation,  and  placed 
them  in  Jos.  Cuicello's  care  to  work  for  speed.  Last 
week  they  were  worked  out.  Mike  Kelly  trotting 
his  mile  in  2:13%,  and  Dr.  O'Brien  his  in  2:14%. 
Both  horses  are  pure  gaited  trotters  with  fine  knee 
action,  and  as  they  carry  their  heads  high,  make  a 
very  handsome  appearance.  Dr.  O'Brien  is  entered 
through  the  California  Circuit  and  will  be  raced  by 
Joe  Cuicello.  It  is  the  Doctor's  intention  to  have 
them  driven  to  a  record  to  pole  sometime  during  the 
summer.  They  are  not  for  sale,  and  it  would  prob- 
ably take  a  pretty  good  sized  purse  to  tempt  the 
Doctor  to  part  with  them. 

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PLEASANTON    MATINEE. 


Quite  a  large  attendance  of  ladies  and  gentlemen 
were  at  Pleasanton  last  Saturday  to  see  the  races 
held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Pleasanton  Matinee 
Club,  and  a  most  enjoyable  day  was  spent.  The  rac- 
ing was  excellent  and  good  time  was  made  in  every 
event. 

The  free-for-all  had  three  starters,  Miss  Georgia, 
driven  by  Wm.  Best;  Geo.  Perry,  driven  by  Mr. 
Perry,  and  Uncle  Johnny,  driven  by  Chas.  De  Ryder. 
The  race  went  to  Miss  Georgia,  best  time  2:13%. 
She  was  closely  pressed  by  Uncle  Johnny  in  the 
last  heat,  and  only  won  by  a  neck. 

Mr.  E.  R.  Dunn,  driving  his  handsome  mare  Bon- 
ner Belle,  and  Mr.  Creason,  up  behind  the  Diablo 
stallion  Diolo,  were  the  only  starters  in  the  second 
event.  The  stallion  won  the  race  nandily  in  two 
heats,  the  best  time  being  2:22,  which  was  only  an 
easy  work-out  for  him. 

In  the  third  race  Jos.  Cuicello  started  Ring  Rose, 
James  Thompson  was  up  behind  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpat- 
rick's  MeKinney  pacer,  Charley  D.,  and  Chas.  De 
Ryder  drove  the  black  pacer,  Nig.  Charley  D., 
a  magnificent  looking  horse,  that  paces  without 
anything  but  a  harness  and  the  lightest  of  quarter 
boots,  won.    The  best  heat  in  this  race  was  2:14%. 

In  the  trot  for  amateur  drivers  Mr.  Frank  H. 
Burke  drove  his  bay  gelding  Search  Me,  and  Mr. 
William  Sesnon  handled  the  reins  over  Dr.  Mc- 
Laughlin's gray  gelding,  Dr.  O'Brien.  It  was  the 
first  time  Mr.  Sernon  ever  sat  in  a  speed  cart,  hut 
he  carried  himself  like  a  veteran  and  won  the  race 
in  straight  heats  with  lots  to  spare.  In  the  first 
heat  of  this  race  Search  Me  cut  his  quarter  very 
badly  and  for  the  second  heat  another  horse  was  sub- 
stituted. 

The  weather  was  ideal  for  the  sport,  the  track 
was  in  good  shape  and  there  was  a  general  "expres- 
sion among  the  twenty  or  thirty  who  went  up  from 
San  Francisco  and  Oakland  that  a  more  enjoyable 
afternoon  they  never  spent. 

W.  J.  Kenney,  Fred  Cornehl  and  Lee  Wells  acted 
as  judges  and  gave  perfect  satisfaction. 

Another  matinee  will  be  given  one  week  from 
to-day. 


Consuela  S.  2:07%  recently  dropped  a  bay  filly 
by  Directum  Kelly  2:08%.  Barring  accidents  this 
filly  is  liable  some  day  to  hold  the  w-orld's  champion 
trotting  record.  She  certainly  has  the  right  sort 
of  an  inheritance  to  produce  a  world's  champion 
trotter  when  old  enough  to  be  used  as  a  broodmare, 
provided  she  is  mated  with  some  first-class  Elec- 
tioneer Wilkes  stallion  that  also  has  an  inheritance 
from  Nutwood  2:18%  and  from  Director  2:17,  like 
Todd  2:14%,  Cochato  (3)  2:11%,  or  Kentucky  Todd 
(2)   2:14%,  for  instance. 


Saturday,   May   11,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


MONROE  SALISBURY. 


When  word  reached  Pleasanton  last  Saturday 
morning  that  the  veteran  horseman,  Monroe  Salis- 
bury, had  succumbed  to  a  fatal  illness  in  New  York, 
the  editor  of  this  journal  asked  two  of  Mr.  Salis-' 
bury's  friends  and  associates  to  write  for  publica- 
tion something  of  the  "Grand  Old  Man,"  as  they 
knew  him.  Mr.  Jos.  H.  Neal,  now  Town  Clerk  of 
Pleasanton.  was  superintendent  of  the  once  famous 
Pleasanton  Stock  Farm  and  went  East  as  book- 
keeper for. the  Salisbury  string  of  Grand  Circuit  cam- 
paigners more  than  once.  Mr.  Salisbury  once  said 
that  Joe  Neal  was  the  only  man  ever  in  his  employ 
who  could  keep  up  with  him  in  his  work  and  do  as 
he  was  asked.  Mr.  Neal  has  furnished  many  interest- 
ing facts  in  his  article. 

Mr.  W.  W.  Mendenhall,  who  has  also  complied  with 
our  request,  was  not  so  intimately  associated  with 
Mr.  Salisbury  in  a  business  way,  but  knew  him  as 
a  friend  for  a  quarter  of  a  century,  held  frequent 
conversations  with  him  and  was  his  warm  admirer 
from  first  to  last.  His  tribute  to  the  "king  maker's" 
memory,  while  brief,  is  a  well  deserved  one. 


From  Pleasanton  Stock  Farm's  old  Superintendent. 
The  first  appearance  of  Monroe  Salisbury  on  the 
turf  was  in  the  seventies  with  the  mare  Sweetness 
2:21%  by  Volunteer,  that  he  purchased  from  Alden 
Goldsmith,  and  the  bay  gelding  Bateman  2:22*4,  by 
Black  Harry  Clay.  He  then  came  West  to  handle 
stake  route  mail  contracts,  which  he  had  secured 
from  the  United  States  Government,  and  located  in 
bait  Lake.  From  there  he  came  to  Los  Angeles  and 
again  appeared  on  the  turf  with  Sweetness,  Bate- 
man, Inca  by  Woodford  Mambrino  and  later  with 
Gibraltar,  Romero  and  Director.  He  also  had  a  very 
fast  uncontrollable  mare  called  Kate  that  he  had 
purchased  from  Senator  Conkling  of  New  York.  She 
was  sired  by  Conkling's  American  Star,  a  son  of 
Seeley's  American  Star.  After  a  couple  of  very  suc- 
cessful seasons  in  the  early  80's  on  this  Coast  he 
sent  Romero  and  Director  East  with  John  Gold- 
smith. Romero  did  nothing  worthy  of  note,  but 
Director  swept  the  Grand  Circuit,  winning  the  first 
Charter  Oak  at  Hartford.  In  the  meantime  Mr.  Salis- 
bury had  bred  Sweetness  to  Santa  Claus,  producing 
Sidney,  the  now  famous  sire.  Kate,  the  mare  before 
mentioned,  he  mated  with  Gibraltar,  and  the  result 
was  .riomestake,  that  afterwards  raced  to  a  record 
of  2:1414. 

About  1SS5  Salisbury  purchased  the  Pleasanton 
Trotting  Park  and  organized  the  Pleasanton  Stock 
Farm,  bringing  together  here  all  his  mares  and  colts 
and  having  Director  shipped  here  from  Kentucky. 
In  1SSS  he  appeared  on  the  California  Circuit  with 
Direct  as  a  three-year-old  trotter,  and  Margaret  S. 
as  a  two-year-old  trotter.  Both  proved  stake  winners, 
and  the  following  year  be  campaigned  them  with 
the  rest  of  his  string  as  far  as  Stockton  and  then 
shipped  her  to  Cleveland,  where  she  won  the  Spirit 
of  the  Times  Futurity,  worth  nearly  $7,000,  defeat- 
ing Palo  Alto  Belle,  Fortuna  and  San  Malo.  Direct 
meanwhile  nad  trotted  to  a  record  of  2:18%  and 
showed  his  ability  to  trot  a  mile  in  2:15.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  went  East  with  Direct,  Margaret  S.  and 
Kate  S.,  all  trotters,  and  Mr.  Meek's  mare,  Cricket. 
Direct  got  hurt  and  did  not  race,  Kate  S.  was  not 
fast  enough,  but  Cricket  swept  the  Grand  Circuit, 
winning  every  race  she  started  in  but  one,  and  placed 
the  high-wheel  sulky  record  at  2:10.  That  winter 
Direct  was  changed  to  a  pacer  and  the  following  sea- 
son Mr.  Salisbury  again  went  East  with  Direct,  Home- 
stake,  Little  Albert  and  others.  Direct  followed 
Cricket's  lead  and  won  all  down  the  Grand  Circuit, 
getting  a  high-wheel  record  of  2:06,  the  other  horses 
winning  their  share,  and  the  total  winnings  at  the 
end  of  the  season  footing  up  $62,000. 

The  following  year  he  invaded  the  East  with  a 
still  stronger  stable,  comprising  Flying  Jib,  who  re- 
peated what  Cricket  and  Direct  had  done  before, 
Little  Albert,  Don  Pedro,  "Vic  H.,  Homestake,  Miss 
Kate,  Directum,  Directly  and  others. 

He  strengthened  this  stable  in  the  East  until  it 
contained  twenty-one  head  in  September,  nineteen 
with  records  better  than  2:20,  eight  of  which  were 
under  2:15,  Direct  getting  a  bike  record  of  2:05%, 
Flying  Jib  2:04%,  Directum  2:11%  as  a  three-year- 
old,  Vignette  (pacer)  ':09,  Little  Albert  2:10%,  Mat- 
tie  H.  (trotting)  2:11%,  Don  Pedro  (pacer)  2:10%, 
and  Directly  2:07%  as  a  two-year-old,  winning  in 
stakes  and  purses  $64,000. 

The  following  year  he  had  Azote  and  Expressive, 
and  later  Alix.  The  financial  panic  of  that  year  was 
greatly  felt  on. the  turf  and  although  winning  more 
than  any  other  stable  out,  that  season  the  results 
were  not  so  remunerative,  nearly  $40,000,  however, 
being  won  in  stakes  and  purses. 

The  ultinjate  results  to  the  horse  breeding  interests 
on  the  Pacific  Slope  caused  by  Mr.  Salisbury  going 
East  year  after  .year  and  winning  so  large  a  percen- 
tage of  his  engagements,  together  with  the  phenom- 
enal records  obtained  by  his  horses,  followed  by  the 
like  successes  of  Messrs.  Keating,  Saunders  and 
others,  can  not  be  estimated  in  dollars  and  cents, 
and  the  advertisement  it  gave  the  Pacific  Slope  as 
a  breeding  State  could  not  have  been  accomplished 
with  $100,000.  Pleasanton  was  now  known  in  every 
hamlet  and  town  wherever  a  horse  paper  reached  a 
reader,  creating  a  demand  for  the  Pacific  Slope  bred 
horses  that  was  unprecedented. 

Mr.  Salisbury  was  by  nature  a  quiet,  reserved 
gentleman,  possessing  a  will  that  knew  no  turning 
back  when  once  started,  and  a  determination  that 
knew  no  defeat.  Never  making  any  display  of  him- 
self or  bis  horses  unnecessarily,  with  him  it  was  all 
businers.     A  hard   taskmaster,   both   to   horses   and 


men,  but  having,  as  those  who  knew  him  best  can 
testify,  a  kind  disposition.  Through  all  his  years 
of  racing,  he  was  never  mixed  up  in  any  turf  scan- 
dal. Always,  his  orders  were:  "Go  to  the  front  as 
soon  as  the  word  is  given  in  every  heat."  And  in 
this,  connection  may  be  given  a  little  anecdote  that 
showed  how  he  figured  on  those  orders.  In  one  race 
where  he  had  a  hard  field  to  beat  he  told  his  driver 
that  as  soon  as  the  word  was  given  to  hit  the 
horse  on  the  back  and  go  away  just  as  fast  as  he 
could.  The  driver  remonstrated,  not  thinking  he 
could  win  that  way,  saying:  "But,  Mr.  Salisbury, 
don't  you  think  that  will  make  him  stop?"  "Yes," 
replied  Mr.  Salisbury,  "I  know  it  will,  but  I  am 
betting  that  the  other  fellows  stop  first,"  and  the 
result  was  just  as  he  had  figured  it  out. 

Whatever  he  undertook  he  put  his  whole  energy 
into,  did  not  use  liquor  or  tobacco,  and  when  he 
sat  down  to  eat  it  was  the  same — he  took  his  time 
and  did  nothing  else.  Physically  he  was  one  of  the 
most  powerful  of  men.  Above  the  average  size  and 
weight  of  mankind,  he  was  very  active  and  seemed 
tireless. 

During  all  his  years  in  the  horse  business  Mr. 
Salisbury  was  mixed  up  more  or  less  in  mines, 
having  interests  as  an  owner  in  Arizona,  Utah,  New 
Mexico  and  Old  Mexico,  Idaho  and  Montana.  Many 
and  many  a  time  his  entire  winnings  of  a  meeting 
would  go  to  bolster  up  demands  from  one  or  the 
other  of  them,  and  when  the  financial  panic  of  1893 
came  on  these  mines  were  the  cause  of  his  undoing 
and  created  a  demand  for  money  which  he  could 
not  meet,  and  consequently  a  failure.  The  farm  and 
his  horses  passed  out  of  his  possession  and  the 
following  seasons  were  a  struggle  to  get  on  his  feet 
again.  Prior  to  1896  the  horse  business  was  a  source 
of  income  to  Mr.  Salisbury,  and  in  no  single  year 
did  the  income  from  his  breeding,  farm,  sales  and 
racing  fall  below  the  expenses  of  the  same. 

The  list  of  horses  that  got  their  best  records  while 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Salisbury  is  marvelous 
to  contemplate,  as  he  put  more  horses  in  the  2:20 
list  than  any  other  two  combined.  Occasionally  he 
would  take  a  spell  of  relating  his  experience  in  life 
while  stageing  and  freighting  in  the  great  West,  or 
recall  some  of  his  many  experiences,  and  it  is  un- 
necessary to  say  that  all  within  sound  of  his  voice 
would  listen  with  rapt  attention  just  as  long  as  he 
would  talk.  He  never  objected  to  a  man  smoking  in 
his  presence,  but  he  would  not  have  a  party  under 
the  influence  of  liquor  anywhere  around  if  it  lay  in 
his  power  to  get  rid  of  him.  He  was  in  friendly  re- 
lations with  all  the  leading  statesmen  in  the  days 
of  Senators  Blaine  and  Conkling,  and  all  the  foremost 
military  leaders  of  the  days  of  Grant  and  Sherman, 
and  later  with  all  the  foremost  leaders  in  the  up- 
building of  the  great  West.  Buffalo  Bill  and  all  the 
leading,  prominent  scouts  knew  him  personally,  and 
the  stories  he  told  of  and  about  these  great  men 
were  more  than  interesting,  but  they  seldom  were 
told  except  in  some  company  that  he  liked  to  pass 
his  very  few  leisure  hours  with. 

And  now  has  passed  another  of  those  energetic 
and  active  men  whose  share  in  the  upbuilding  of  the 
great  western  part  of  the  United  States  can  not  be 
told  in  the  columns  of  a  paper  and  will  go  down  to 
history  along  with  others  that  have  preceded  him  to 
the  great  beyond,  as  one  of  the  grand  characters  of 
the  country.  J.    H.    NEAL. 


W     W     Mendenhall's  Tribute 

Monroe  Salisbury  is  dead.  Yet  it  is  with  the 
profoundest  pleasure  that  I  take  this  occasion  to 
express  my  appreciation  of  those  high  qualities  that 
marked  him  in  many  respects  not  only  the  leading 
trotting  horse  man  of  this  State,  but  one  of  the 
foremost  of  the  nation.  I  will  write  briefly  of  him 
as  a  horseman.  Others  will  speak  of  him  in  different 
walks  of  life. 

His  mind  was  exceedingly  subtle  and  his  powers 
of  perception  remarkably  keen.  He  discriminated 
as  if  by  intuition  and  it  was  this  quality  undoubtedly 
that  made  him  so  wonderfully  successful  in  select- 
ing his  stables  of  trotting  horses.  His  love  for  his 
horses  was  a  real  passion,  to  which  he  gave  expres- 
sion in  his  never  tiring  acts  and  his  devotion  and 
ceaseless  attention,  and  his  efforts  to  aid  them  in 
every  way  and  by  every  means  that  lay  in  his 
power.  Few  men  have  accomplished  so  much,  for 
there  is  hardly  a  classical  event  in  the  history  of 
the  trotting  turf  but  has  been  annexed  by  some 
famous  horse  under  his  management.  While  this 
article  must  necessarily  be  too  brief  to  review  all 
his  achievements,  I  must  call  attention  to  the  high 
regard  in  which  he  held  Director  and  his  line,  and 
■  a  hundred  years  from  now  if  horsemen'  are  not 
dumb  the  Director  family  will  be  linked  with  his 
name  and  fame.    What  a  galaxy  of  stars: 

Director  2:17,  Direct  2:05%,  Directum  2:05%, 
Directly  2:03%,  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Margaret 
S.  2:12%,  Consuello  S.  2:07%,  Judge  Green  2:09. 

Champions,  every  one  of  them.  His  deep  love 
for  this  family  did  not  deter  him  from  appreciating 
the  qualities  of  others,  and  he  campaigned  success- 
fully such  champions  as  Alix  2:03%,  Azote  2:04%, 
Monte  Carlo  2:07%,  Little  Albert  2:10,  Expressive 
(3)  2:12%,  Cricket  2:10,  Flying  Jib  2:04,  Bolivar 
2:00%,  and  many  others.  To  him  more  than  any 
one  else  belongs  the  honor  of  placing  Pleasanton 
upon  the  map  and  making  it  famous  throughout 
the  equine  world.  In  these  parts  he  is  frequently 
referred  to  as  the  "Grand  Old  Man."  He  had  tasted 
the  sweets  of  success  and  prosperity  and  had  suf- 
fred  the  pangs  of  defeat  and  adversity,  yet  his 
bitterest  enemies  always  admired  his  vigor,  his 
energy   and  his  courage.     Let  it  be  written  to  his 


everlasting  honor  that  in  the  many  and  varied  con- 
tests he  had  upon  the  turf,  never  was  the  finger 
of  suspicion  pointed  at  him.  In  this  he  left  an  ex- 
ample for  those  who  come  after  him,  and  builded 
a  monument  greater  and  better  than  could  be  erected 
by  human  hands. 

As  a  friend  he  was  devoted,  unselfish  and  loyal, 
and  the  horsemen  of  the  State  and  nation  will  join 
me  in  extending  to  his  bereaved  daughters,  in  their 
late  afflictions,  our  heartfelt  sympathy.  In  their  case 
"one  woe  doth  tread  upon  another's  heels,  so  fast 
they  follow."  May  he  rest  in  peace  is  the  humble 
prayer  of  one  who  admired  and  respected  him  liv- 
ing, and  who  reveres  him  dead. 

W.  W.  MENDENHALL. 


HARNESS    RACING    AT    FRESNO. 


May  1st  was  the  date  of  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful matinee  meetings  ever  held  in  Fresno  county.  A 
crowded  grandstand  witnessed  the  sport  at  the 
Fresno  track  under  the  auspices  of  the  local  driving 
club,  and  cheered  the  winners  enthusiastically. 

The  first  event  of  the  day  was  the  harness  race 
between  Mabel  C,  driven  by  Schuyler  Walton,  Rich- 
mond Chief,  driven  by  J.  W.  Zibble,  and  Newport, 
driven  by  Danny  Morris,  for  three  out  of  five  heats. 
In  the  first  heat  Mabel  C.  came  in  first  with  Newport 
a  good  second  and  Richmond  Chief  a  game  third. 
Time,  2:17.  Mabel  C.  was  the  junior  in  age  of  the 
other  horses,  but  her  showing  was  very  creditable. 
In  the  second  heat  Mabel  C.  again  came  in  first, 
with  Richmond  Chief  second  and  Newport  third. 
Newport  was  somewhat  handicapped  immediately 
after  the  start  by  being  partially  blocked  in  round- 
ing the  curve.  The  pacer  did  not  regain  the  dis- 
tance lost,  and  came  in  considerably  in  the  rear.  The 
time  for  the  second  heat  was  2:16.  The  third  heat 
resulted  in  the  same  order  as  that  immediately  pre- 
ceding, Richmond  pressing  hard  the  victorious  Mabel 
C.     The  time  for  the  third  and  last  heat  was  2:16%. 

After  the  first  two  heats  of  the  harness  race,  a 
match  pony  race,  for  a  $50  side  bet,  was  run  be- 
tween Cobb  Brothers'  Indian  pony,  Cyclone,  and  the 
Fashion  Stables'  Keno.     Keno  won  handily. 

One  of  the  prettiest  races  of  the  day  was  the  half- 
mile  running  race.  Five  horses  were  entered,  one 
being  left  at  the  post.  Pearl,  with  Eddie  Joseph  up, 
had  the  pole,  the  other  horses  in  the  order  of  their 
positions  being  Cassie,  with  Frank  Tickle  up,  Din- 
uba,  with  Charley  Goodman  up.  Bowman  the  Fiddler, 
with  H.  Naucalas  Jr.  up,  and  Miller,  with  Sullivan 
up.  Considerable  time  was  consumed  in  getting  a 
start.  The  race  was  close  and  had  a  very  pretty 
finish  with  the  three  place  winners  in  a  bunch.  Bow- 
man came  in  first,  Dinuba  second,  and  Miller  third. 
The  time  for  the  half-mile  was  0:50  flat. 

Four  spider  phaetons  came  out  for  ladies'  and 
gentlemen's  driving  race.  An  excellent  start  was 
secured  and  the  four  rigs  abreast  made  a  pretty 
event.  Those  entered  were:  C.  Caldwell  and  Miss 
L.  Joseph  behind  Jupiter,  A.  Carman  and  Mrs.  White 
behind  Fred  Smith,  Howard  Patterson  and  Mrs.  J. 
H.  McFadden  behind  Donna  P.,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Schuyler  Walton  behind  Minosa. 

The  finish  of  the  ladies'  and  gentlemen's  race  was 
neck  and  neck  between  Fred  Smith  and  Donna  P., 
with  the  former  slightly  in  the  lead.  Minosa, 
Schuyler  Walton  driving,  came  in  third.  The  time 
was  2:30%,  very  fast  time  for  the  hitch. 

Conejo  Bill,  with  Eddie  Joseph  up,  won  the  cow- 
boys' race.  A.  W.  Schmitz's  Chappie  came  in  sec- 
ond, with  J.  McDonald's  Bill  in  third  place.  The 
quarter-mile  distance  was  covered  in  27  seconds 
flat. 

Following  the  conclusion  of  the  scheduled  races, 
a  special  match  race  was  run  between  Conejo  Bill, 
with  Joseph  up,  and  Morgan  Rattler,  owned  by 
Charles  Gilsey  of  Oakland.  Conejo  Bill  won  the 
quarter-mile  stretch  with  the  Rattler  close  behind. 

While  the  second  harness  race  was  called  off,  the 
day  as  a  whole  was  one  of  the  most  successful  held 
at  the  track.  The  grandstand  was  crowded  and 
there  was  a  long  string  of  automobiles  and  carriages 
containing  onlookers. 

The  officials  of  the  day  were:  L.  Parker  Timmins, 
marshal;  R.  T.  Owen,  H.  G.  Mayo,  T.  H.  Fogarty, 
judges. 


FIRST    MEETING    ON     NEW    SPEEDWAY. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  San  Francisco  Driving  Club 
held  last  Wednesday  evening  it  was  decided  to  hold 
a  race  meeting  on  the  new  three-quarter-mile  speed 
track  in  Golden  Gate  Park  on  Sunday,  May  12th. 
The  first  race  will  be  started  promptly  at  11  A.  M. 
The  officers  of  the  day    are  as  follows: 

Judges — G.  Finch,  F.  Lauterwasser.  J.  Tuchler. 

Timers— H.   Schottler,  W.  Lord,  T.   Caldwell. 

Starter — W.  J.  Kenney:  assistant  starter,  Wm. 
O'Kane. 

Four  races  are  carded  and  silver  cups  will  be 
awarded  the  winner  of  each  event.     The  program: 

First  race,  free-for-all — James  O'Kane's  King  V., 
Chas.  Mitchell's  N.  L.  B.,  R.  Consani's  Daken  D.,  A. 
Hoffman's  Kitty  D.,  A.  Schwartz's  Clara  L.,  V.  Veril- 
hac's  Victoria. 

Second  race,  2:25  class — Herman  Helbush's  Bes- 
sie H.,  T.  H.  Corcoran's  Lady  Falrose,  L.  Mariseh's 
Little  Dick.  D.  Roberts'  Eden  Vale,  W.  Hamner's 
Col.  C,  M.  Donnelly's  Wild  Rose. 

Third  race,  2:30  class — J.  Deschler's  Darby,  A. 
Benson's  Bess,  D.  Seibert's  Ed  Rea,  V.  Verilhac's 
Havana,  R.  Greene's  Dan  L.,  H.  Helbush's  Prince  H. 

Fourth  race,  2:4U  class — E.  Eshilson's  Dolly  Derby. 
Chas.  Becker's  Fly,  Jos.  McTigue's  Derby  Mc,  M. 
Sullivan's  Chief  S. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

Southern  California  Harness  Horse  Association,  to 
be  held  at  the  Coronado  track  June  21st  and  22d.  Re- 
sult of  events: 

No.  1,  green  trot — 

Dedrick   (G.  H.  Parker  owner  and  driver) 1     1 

Mark  Twain  (J.  T.  Wells  owner  and  driver) ....  2     2 

Ben  Z.  (Nick  Young  owner  and  driver) 3     3 

Time— 2:49,   2:54%. 

No.  2,  2:20  pace —  

Adalantha      (G.     H.     Prescott     owner     and 

driver)     4     1     1 

Evangeline  (J.  H.  Poole  owner,  and  Parker 

driver)     3     2     2 

Mc.  O.  D.    (Ales.  Nelson  owner  and  driver)   1     4  dr 

Harrv  H.  I  Peter  Beatty  owner  and  driver) . .   2     3  dr 

Time— 2:'20%,    2:17%,    2:27%.  ' 

No.  3,  2:20  trot- 
Miss    Monbells    (J.   H.    Thompson   owner,   Judd 

driver)    0     1 

Early  Bird  (I.  W.  Hazelett  owner  and  driver) ...   0     2 
Time — 2:40%,  2:25;   first  heat,  dead  heat. 

No.  4,  free-for-all  trot — 
R.  Ambush  (N.  M.  Strong  owner,  Bunnell  driver)   1     1 

Monocrat  (F.  P.  Ogden  owner,  Judd  driver) 2     2 

Time— 2:12%,  2:16%. 

No.   5,  2:25  trot — 
Marigold      (J.      T.     Garner     owner     and 

driver)     3     3     1     1 

Bonnie  June  (J.  E.  Fairchild  owner,  Bun- 
nell driver)    1     2     3     2 

Nearest  (W.  L.  Spoor  owner,  'ihornquest 

driver)    2     1     2  dr 

Time — 2:25%,  2:25,  2:24%,  2:27%. 

No.  6,  mixed  event — 

Duke    (M.   Boger  owner,   Bunnell   driver) 1     1 

Bolock   (J.  H.  Kelly  owner  and  driver)    2    2 

Tom    Crowley    (Dr.   F.    A.    Ramsey    owner   and 

driver)     3     3 

Time— 2:29%,  2:25. 

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MAY  DAY  AT  LOS  BANOS. 

The  matinee  races  held  at  Los  Banos  on  May  1st 
were  a  decided  success.  Although  picnics  were  held 
at  two  other  near-by  towns  a  large  crowd  was  in 
attendance  and  all  enjoyed  some  royal  sport.  This 
being  the  first  racing  held  here  in  the  past  ten  years, 
the  people  were  quite  enthusiastic  over  it.  Sum- 
maries: 

Pacing,  2:30  class,  purse  $150 — 

Martinez  Boy  (Clark)    1     1 

Albert  E.   (Allen)    2     2 

Time — 2:31,  2:30. 
Road  race:  prize,  set  of  harness — 

Big   Si    (Dobrenskv)    3     11 

Wild  Bill    (Miller)    " .'  1     2     3 

Bessie    (Allen)     2     3     2 

Time— 2:42,  2:37,  2:32" 
Scrub  race,  trotting,  purse  $25 — 

Beauty  (Lewis)   1     1 

Dick    (Clark)    2     2 

Mack    (Knudsen)    3     3 

Time — 3:05,  3:02. 
In  the  saddle  horse  race  there  were  four  entries. 
Peekaboo  won,  time  59  seconds  for  the  half  mile. 

The  surprise  of  the  day  was  in  Big  Si,  a  horse 
used  exclusively  as  a  road  horse.  He  pulled  a  heavy 
road  cart  and  won  trotting.  The  pacer  Wild  Bill  gave 
him  a  hard  brush  for  seven-eighths  of  a  mile,  but 
left  his  feet  and  came  third  as  the  crowd  cheered 
the  winner  and  the  loser  in  turn. 

There  will  be  racing  here  again  on  July  4th,  with 
two  races  for  outside  horses — a  2:25  and  a  2:15  class. 

W.  S.  CLARK. 

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IRVINGTON    BOY   2:17%    GOES    EAST. 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 

PHOENIX,    ARIZONA,    MATINEE. 

That  Phoenix  horse,  Custer,  is  destined  to  be  a 
world-beater  was  never  shown  more  satisfactorily 
than  last  week,  when  he  went  a  mile  in  2:13  at  the 
racing  matinee  at  the  Fair  grounds. 

Not- that  a  mile  in  2:13  is  a  remarkable  achieve- 
ment for  the  great  Arizona  racer,  but  the  last  quar- 
ter was  made  in  29%  seconds.  Think  of  it!  Had  he 
gone  of  the  whole  mile  at  that  gait  he  would  have 
made  it  in  1:59. 

Custer's  performance  was  a  special  mile.  It  was 
announced  on  the  score  card  that  he  would  have  a 
running  mate,  but  he  was  started  alone.  The  last 
half  was  made  in  1:03%. 

Of  course,  this  was  the  star  performance  of  the 
day,  but  that  wasn't  the  only  event  that  drew  at- 
tention. The  first  race,  a  half-mile  pace,  was  won  by 
Bert  Towers'  John  Rock,  who  won  the  second  and 
fourth  heats.  The  other  entries  were  Harry  Diehl's 
Lenora,  F.  R.  Woods'  Tommy  Mc.  and  C.  H  Harms' 
Candy  Babe.  Lenora  took  the  first  heat  and  Tommy 
Mc.   the  third. 

The  second  race  was  a  mixed  event,  with  mile 
heats.  Jessie  McKinney,  Boralma's  Brother,  Merry 
Joe  and  Pointer  Star  were  the  entries.  Of  these 
the  first  three  were  of  the  Greene  string  and  the 
fourth  was  owned  and  driven  by  Hammond.  Merry 
Joe  took  the  first  two  heats  and  was  declared  the 
winner. 

A.  H.  Davidson's  Del  So.  W.  N.  Tiffany's  Senator 
Tirzah  and  Fen  Hildreth's  Princess  were  entered  in 
the  half-mile  trot.    Del  So  took  the  first  two  heats. 

Following  were  the  entries  in  the  fourth,  another 
half-mile  trot:  Willie  Amber,  Frank  Vavalliere;  Mayo 
L.,  C.  A.  Larson;  Hamburger  Oh  So,  L.  M.  Hoghe; 
Prince  Wilmar,  W.  N.  Tiffany.  Hamburger  Oh  So 
took  both  heats. 

There  was  no  finish  to  the  fifth  and  last  race. 
Norris'  Punch  the  Breeze,  Davidson's  Dell  Nett, 
Adams'  Charley  M.  and  Richardson's  Lillian  Zolock 
were  entered  and  three  heats  were  raced.  Del  Nett, 
Charley  M.  and  Lillian  Zolock  each  took  a  heat,  and 
as  the  audience  was  tired  the  sport  was  declared 
ended. 

There  was  another  special  event  besides  Custer's 
spectacular  performance.  Adams'  J.  J.  M.  Jr.  made 
a  mile  in  2:18. 

The  attendance  was  fair,  though  not  as  good  as 
might  have  been  expected,  considering  the  program. 
But  those  who  were  there  got  their  money's  worth. 

B.  A.  Fowler,  Shirley  Christy  and  N. "  Mahanev 
acted  as  judges.  Dr.  H.  H.  Stone  and  Dave  Goldberg 
held  the  watches,  and  Jack  Blinkhorn  was  starter. 
Summaries: 

First  race,   pacing — 

John  Rock  (Towers)   4    1     4     1 

Tommy  Mc.    (Woods)    3     2     1     3 

Lenora    ( Diehl )    1     4     3     2 

Candy  Babe  (Harms)  2     3     2     4 

Time— 1:20,   1:17,    1:22,    1:20. 

Second  race,  mixed — 

Merry  Joe   (Klotzback)    1     1 

Pointer  Star   (Hammond)    2    2 

Boralma's  Brother  (Locket)    3    3 

No  time  taken. 

Third  race,  trotting,  three-year-olds — 

Del  So  (Davidson)    1     1 

Senator  Tirzah  (Tiffany)    2     3 

Princess    ( Hildreth)     3     2 

Time— 1:24,  1:21%. 

Fourth  race,  trotting — 

Hamburger    Oh    So    (Hoghe)     1     1 

Willie  Amber   (Cavalliere)    2     2 

Prince  Wilmar    (Tiffany)    3    3 

Mayo  L.   (Larson)    4     4 

Time— 1:27,   1:29. 

Fifth  race,  mixed;   unfinished — 

Charley  M.  (Adams)   3    2    1 

Del    Nett    (Davidson) 3     1     2 

Lillian   Zolock   (Richardson)    1    4    4 

Punch  the  Breeze  (Norris)    4     3     3 

Time— 1:10,  1:12%,  1:12%. 

Special,  pacing — 

Custer  by  Sidney  Dillon.  Time — 2:13,  last  quarter 
0:29%. 


SAN    BERNARDINO    MATINEE. 


R.  Ambush   Breaks  Track   Matinee   Record   By  a   Mile 
in   2:12%. 


Good  weather,  big  crowds  and  sensational  finishes 
in  nearly  every  event  marked  the  most  successful 
matinee  ever  pulled  off  at  the  Association  Park  on 
May  1st.  Fully  1,500  people  from  all  over  the  val- 
ley and  Riverside  were  in  attendance. 

The  green  trot,  the  first  event,  was  a  walk-away 
for  Diedrieh,  the  handsome,  game  looking  three-year- 
old  by  Direct  Heir,  owned  and  driven  by  George 
H.  Parker  of  San  Berdoo. 

Event  number  two  excited  a  great  amount  -of  in- 
terest, and  also  a  little  misunderstanding  between 
the  judges  and  Alex  Nelson  of  Riverside,  owner  and 
driver  of  Mc.  O.  D.  The  latter  horse  had  won  the 
first  heat  and  was  coming  down  the  stretch  in  the 
lead,  third  horse  from  the  pole.  Evangeline  was 
a  close  second  and  second  from  the  pole,  being 
driven  by  Geo.  H.  Parker.  Nelson  swung  Mc.  O.  D. 
over  to  the  pole,  but  in  so  doing  cut  off  Parker's 
horse,  making  it  a  plain  foul,  which  was  seen  by 
the  judges,  timers  and  many  others.  Because  of 
the  foul  Mc.  O.  D.  was  given  fourth  place  in  the 
finish  and  Evangeline  second,  Adalantha  having  won 
the  heat.  Nelson  refused  to  start  his  horse  in  the 
final  heat.  Peter  Beatty  also  withdrew  his  Harry 
H.,  they  both  being  Riverside  men. 

In  the  2:20  trot  the  first  heat  was  a  dead  one  be- 
tween Early  Bird,  owned  and  driven  by  Dr.  J.  W. 
Hazelett,  and  Miss  Monbells,  owned  by  J.  H. 
Thompson  of  Riverside.  But  one  other  heat  was 
trotted  by  agreement  of  owners,  that  being  won  by 
Miss  Monbells  in  a  neck-and-neck  finish. 

In  the  fourth  event,  the  2:20  free-for-all  trot,  ex- 
citement reigned  supreme.  "Bud"  Strong  was  a 
happy  man  after  the  event,  and  he  had  reasons  to 
be.  His  trotting  stallion,  R.  Ambush  by  Zolock,  tak- 
ing the  honors  from  the  famous  trotter  Monocrat, 
brought  over  by  the  Riverside  enthusiasts.  It  was 
a  great  race.  In  the  first  heat  the  horses  got  a 
pretty  start  and  Ambush,  with  G.  W.  Bunnel  up, 
struck  a  steady  swinging  gait  and  held  it  for  the 
mile.  Monocrat  broke  on  the  back  stretch,  but  at 
the  three-quarter  pole  they  were  neck  and  neck,  when 
Ambush  began  to  pull  away  from  his  opponent  and 
passed  under  the  wire  by  three  lengths  amid  the 
shouts  of  the  excited  crowd  in  2:12%,  the  track 
record  for  matinee  events  having  been  smashed. 

The  second  heat  saw  another  pretty  get-away, 
with  the  horses  trotting  neck  and  neck  to  the  half- 
mile  pole.  G.  H.  Judd  had  replaced  Ogden  as  driver 
of  Monocrat  in  this  heat,  but  apparently  to  no  better 
advantage.  At  the  half-mile  Ambush  took  the  lead 
and  held  it  into  the  head  of  the  home  stretch,  when 
he  cought  his  scalper  and  was  neatly  thrown.  But 
Bunnel  proved  equal  to  the  emergency,  for  Ambush 
quickly  caught  himself,  and  though  he  fell  fully 
three  lengths  behind  Monocrat  by  the  mlxup,  he  fin- 
ished the  heat  a  winner  by  half  a  length,  the  finish 
bringing  the  people  in  the  grandstand  to  their  feet, 
filling  the  air  with  shouts  for  the  victorious.  It  was 
great.  Considering  the  mishap  Ambush  sustained 
it  was  one  of  the  most  remarkable  finishes  ever 
seen  on  the  local  track.  The  time  of  the  second 
heat  was  2:16%. 

Ambush  held  the  previous  matinee  record  for 
the  track,  having  made  it  a  year  ago  in  defeating 
Hazel  Kinney  in  2:13%. 

The  2:25  trot  required  four  heats  to  decide  the 
winner,  which  finally  turned  up  in  Marigold,  owned 
by  J.  T.  Garner  of  Riverside,  and  driven  by  G.  H. 
Judd. 

Marigold  was  a  bad  third  in  the  first  two  heats, 
which  were  won  by  Bonnie  Jane,  owned  by  J.  A. 
Fairchild  of  Redlands,  and  driven  by  G.  W.  Bunnell, 
and  Nearest,  owned  by  W.  S.  Spoor,  and  driven  by 
C.  O.  Thornquest.  Bonnie  June  should  have  won 
the  race,  but  showed  a  tendency  to  break  in  nearly 
every  heat  at  just  the  fatal  moment.  Nearest  was 
withdrawn  after  the  second  heat,  having  made  a  good 
showing,  but  was  earring  too  much  flesh  and  the 
owner  would  not  have  her  make  another  attempt. 

The  mixed  event  was  won  by  Duke,  owned  by 
E.  M.  Boger  and  driven  by  G.  W.  Bunnell  in  two 
straight  heats,  though  the  finishes  were  both  excit- 
ing. Bolock  was  driven  by  J.  H.  Kelly,  and  might 
have  won  the  race  if  he  had  not  broke  badly  in  both 
heats.  But  in  spite  of  the  breaks  he  gave  Duke  a 
hard  fight  at  the  finish,  and  made  an  exciting  and 
pretty  race. 

The  handsome  Hackney  horse,  Royal  Pioneer  8285, 
owned  by  Mrs.  M.  S.  Severance,  and  which  took  the 
blue  ribbon  at  the  recent  Pasadena  horse  show,  was 
exhibited  between  events  and  attracted  a  great  deal 
of  attention,  as  did  also  the  imported  coach  stallion, 
owned  by  the  San  Bernardino  Horse  Breeders'  Asso- 
ciation and  managed  by  J.  H.  Kelley.  This  is  one 
of  the  finest  breeding  animals  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  State. 

The  exhibition  of  these  horses  gave  the  oppor- 
tunity to  out  of  town  visitors  to  take  a  look  at  the 
fine  horses  owned  in  this  city. 

A  raddle  horse  race  of  200  yards  between  Louiie 
Lars.m's  horse  and  "Billy"  Aimen's  mare,  Lizzie,  and 
won  by  the  latter  was  an  interesting  feature  of  the 
day.  and  sandwiched  in  between  heats. 

J  C.  Wallace,  secretary  of  the  San  Diego  Riding 
and  Driving  Association,  was  in  attendance  at  the 
race:     securing  entries  for  the  opening  meet  of  the 


Mountain  View,  Cal„  May  3,  1907. 
Breeder  and  Sportsman:  I  do  not  see  why  asso- 
ciations do  not  make  the  green  pacing  class  2:25, 
instead  of  2:20.  That  would  give  a  chance  for  a 
2:18  pace  as  is  given  extensively  East  and  through- 
out Montana.  As  it  is  we  have  hardly  an  entry  of 
a  record  horse  in  the  2:20  class  except  Highfly,  and 
as  I  would  have  to  go  in  the  fast  classes,  and  purses 
are  small,  I  have  shipped  my  horse  Irvington  Boy 
to  Cleveland,  in  charge  of  Mr.  Cecil  to  race  on  the 
Western  Circuit.  I  will  mention  that  Cecil  is  a 
wizard  with  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  horses.  I  expect 
to  go  East  about  July  1st.  I  expect  Cecil  to  get 
my  horse  down  to  the  half  in  close  to  one  minute, 
and  if  he  does  they  will  have  to  go  in  2:06  or  better 
to  beat  him.  He  goes  with  his  head  lower  and,  so 
Cecil  says,  is  much  better  acting  than  as  a  four-year- 
old,  not  so  rank,  and  is  the  most  vicious  horse  to 
grab  and  carry  the  pace  he  ever  drove.  As  a  racing 
prospect  will  stand  more  now  than  any  horse  he 
has  taken  East,  still  these  California  dummies  have 
always  hooted  me  for  calling  him  a  classy  horse,  and 
no  one  wanted  him  to  race.  I  do  not  see  where  they 
get  their  wise  horse  sense,  as  they  term  it.  I  am 
a  judge  of  horses  as  a  cheap  trader  only,  but  Irving- 
ton  Boy  looked  good  to  me  when  I  saw  him  matinee 
in  2:15  to  wagon  and  short  of  work.  Tours  truly, 
HOMER  KENDALL. 


MAY    JOIN     THE     CIRCUIT. 


EASTER  W.  18457. 
Several  inquiries  have  been  received  at  this  office 
lately  as  to  the  pedigree  of  a  stallion  called  Easter 
Wilkes.  The  stallion  referred  to  is  Easter  W.,  reg- 
istered number  1S457.  He  is  a  "bay  horse,  foaled 
1SSS,  by  Guy  Wilkes  2:15^,  dam  Zephyr  by  Nut- 
wood 600;  second  dam  Jenny  St.  Clair  by  St.  Clair 
16675;  third  dam  said  to  be  a  daughter  of  Lexington. 


The  mile  race  track  at  Hotel  del  Monte  is  one 
of  the  best  in  the  State,  and  it  is  proposed  to  have 
a  four  days*  harness  meet  there.  To  that,  end  a 
number  of  the  lovers  of  the  harness  racing  game, 
at  the  old  capital,  are  taking  steps  to  have  a  meet- 
ing and  will  probably  take  the  week  from  July  20 
to  24,  the  week  just  preceding  the  Salinas  fair. 
Romie  C.  Jacks  was  interviewing  the  horsemen  at 
Salinas  last  week  and  was  promised  a  large  list  of 
local   entries   should  the   meeting  materialize. 

As  there  is  not  much  time  to"mlose,  the  matter 
will  be  definitely  determined  in  a  few  daysj  With 
the  aid  of  the  P.  I.  Co.  and  the  citi2ens  of  Mon- 
terey, it  looks  now  very  much  as  if  the  old  capital 
will  be  on  the  racing  map  this  year.  A  good  meet- 
ing can  easily  be  heist  there  ana  the  entries  would 
make  it  practically  self  supporting.  If  a  meeting 
is  held,  the  entries  will  probably  close  July  1,  two 
days  before  the  opening  of  the  Los  Angeles  meet- 
ing.— Salinas  Journal. 


Mr.  A.  G.  Fell  of  Ogden.  Utah.,  who  purchased  that 
grandly  bred  and  fast  little  stallion,  I  Direct  2:12%, 
in  the  fall  of  1905  from  Mr.  Mabry  McMahan  of  this 
city,  writes  us  that  the  son  of  Direct  wintered  well 
and  is  looking  fine  this  spring,  and  will  have  all  the 
mares  he  can  take  care  of  this  season. 


Saturday,   May   11,   1907.J 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


GOOD   SPORT  AT    DIXON. 


Fast  Time  and   Good   Contests  at  May   Day   Races   in 
Northern   Solano. 


May  Day  is  always  observed  at  the  pretty  little 
town  of  Dixon,  in  the  northern  part  of  Solano  county, 
in  fitting  style.  Dixon  is  in  the  midst  of  a  rich  agri- 
cultural and  stock-raising  country  and  naturally 
speed  contests  between  trotters  and  pacers  are  of 
great  interest  to  the  people  who  make  up  the  popula- 
tion of  that  sction,  so  for  many  years  past  May 
Day  has  been  celebrated  at  Dixon  by  a  picnic,  danc- 
ing and  horse  racing,  a  program  that  seems  to  meet 
the  approval  of  all,  as  the  Dixon  Park  is  visited  that 
day  by  all  the  best  families  residing  within  a  radius 
of  ten  miles,  who  bring  their  well-filled  baskets  and 
partake  of  a  lunch  under  the  shade  of  the  beautiful 
trees  which  makes  Dixon  Park  one  of  the  most  at- 
tractive of  picnic  grounds,  and  then  crowd  the  grand- 
stand and  every  other  point  of  vantage  during  the 
afternoon  to  see  the  speed  contests  and  cheer  their 
favorites  with  an  enthusiasm  that  can  only  be  equaled 
at  a  foot-ball  contest  between  the  teams  of  rival 
schools  or  colleges. 

Last  year  the  shaking  and  burning  of  San  Fran- 
cisco so  shocked  the  whole  State  that  the  observance 
of  May  Day  was  passed  without  notice  at  Dixon. 
The  year  previous  the  rain  almost  spoiled  the  racing, 


Hattie  Webber,  b.  f.,  Two  Years  Old,  by  Tuberose. 

but  failed  to  dampen  the  ardor  of  the  young  folks, 
who  danced  the  day  away  at  the  pavilion. 

Last  Wednesday  week  could  not  have  been  a  more 
perfect  day  had  the  weather  been  specially  ordered, 
and  by  noon  there  were  nearly  2,000  people  on  the 
grounds,  there  being  at  least  100  picnic  parties  seated 
on  the  green  sward  beneath  the  shade  of  the  trees, 
enjoying  such  repasts  as  only  country  housewives 
can  prepare. 

Long  before  the  time  for  starting  the  first  race  ar- 
rived the  grandstand  was  crowded  with  ladies,  the 
sterner  sex  taking  to  the  top  rails  of  the  fences  or 
gathering  on  the  quarter-stretch  or  in  the  vicinity  of 
the  auction  box,  where  quite  a  lively  trade  was  done 
in  senmg  pools. 

In  the  judges'  stand  were  Messrs.  A.  C.  Stevens 
of  Woodland,  who  acted  as  presiding  judge,  assisted 
by  Chas.  A.  Spencer  of  Woodland  and  J.  B.  Hoyt  of 
Rio  Vista.  Messrs.  E.  D.  Dudley  of  Dixon  and  Elmo 
Montgomery  of  Davisville  acted  as  timers. 

The  first  race  called  was  a  pacing  event  for  named 
horses.  In  the  draw  for  positions  Smiley,  by  Bays- 
water  Wilkes,  driven  by  Montgomery,  secured  the 
pole;  Mono  by  Falrose,  driven  by  Oro  Wright,  was 
in  second  position;  Alton,  the  handsome  black  stal- 
lion by  Altamont,  driven  by  H.  Hogoboom,  was  third, 
and  the  Diablo  mare,  Montezuma  Maid,  driven  by 
Hoy  of  Winters,  was  on  the  outside.  The  track  is 
a  narrow  one,  the  four  sulkies  just  about 
filling  it,  but  there  was  little  scoring  in  any 
of  the  heats.  Before  the  word  was  given  Monte- 
zuma Maid  was  the  favorite  in  the  pools  at  $5  to  $5 
for  the  other  three,  but  the  talent  was  not  wise  this 
time,  as  the  black  stud  won  in  three  straight  heats 
easily  and  in  the  third  heat  reduced  the  track  rec- 
ord of  1:07%  two  full  seconds,  pacing  the  circle 
in  1:05%,  horse  and  driver  being  cheered  to  the 
echo.  As  one  loser  remarked,  the  backers  of  Monte- 
zuma Maid  were  not  disapointed  in  the  mare's  speed, 
but  they  had  no  idea  Alton  had  so  much  of  it. 

In  the  first  heat  Mono  led  around  the  first  turn  and 
looked  like  a  winner  for  the  first  quarter  of  a  mile, 
but  the  clip  was  too  fast  and  he  broke.  The  black 
stud  went  right  into  the  lead  and  just  spread 
eagled  his  field.  Sam  Hoy  shook  Montezuma  Maid 
up  and  finished  second,  a  couple  of  lengths  back. 
Mono  was  third  and  Smiley  last.  The  time  was 
1:10%.  The  black  horse  was  a  surprise,  and  some 
of  the  boys  that  like  to  play  a  few  dollars  concluded 
tickets  with  his  name  on  were  a  good  investment 
and  bought  them  rapidly,  but  the  mare  from  the 
Montezuma  Hills  had  plenty  of  backers  who  thought 
she  would  make  the  son  of  Altamont  know  what  a 
horse  race  felt  like  the  next  heat.  The  second  heat 
was  another  triumph  for  Alton,  and  the.  talent  be- 
gan to  realize  that  the  Maid  was  a  little  to  long- 
gaited  for  a  half-mile  track  and  that  Alton  paced 
just  as  fast  going  around  the  turns  as  he  did  in 
the  stretches.  He  led  all  the  way  in  the  second 
heat  in  2:07%,  which  was  within  a  quarter  of  a  sec- 
ond of  the  track  record. 

Alton  was  now  favorite,  but  Mr.  Emigh,  owner 
of  Montezuma  Maid,  who  had  given  her  nearly  all 


her  work,  concluded  he  might  drive  her  a  little 
faster  than  Hoy  could,  and  got  up  behind  her  for  the 
third  heat.  Before  the  start  of  this  heat  Smiley  was 
withdrawn  by  his  owner  on  the  ground  that  he  was 
not  fast  enough  for  the  others.  When  the  word 
was  given  Emigh  took  his  mare  alongside  the  black 
horse  at  her  best  speed  and  when  the  first  quarter 
was  reached  in  33  seconds  Hogoboom  began  to  think 
it  was  a  contest.  The  mare  had  the  outside,  but 
she  kept  lapped  on  Alton  until  the  far  turn  was 
reached  but  the  speed  was  too  much  for  her  to 
carry  around  the  corner  and  she  broke.  Alton  kept 
on  as  though  nothing  had  happened,  and  without 
urging  finished  the  heat  in  1:05%  amid  great 
cheering,  which  was  repeated  when  Presiding  Judge 
Stevens  announced  that  the  track  record  had  been 
lowered  two  seconds. 

Alton  is  one  of  the  best  looking  and  best  gaited 
pacers  the  writer  has  seen  for  some  time.  He  car- 
ries his  head  like  the  famous  Chehalis  2:04%,  and 
looks  a  good  deal  like  that  onece  famous  horse.  Al- 
ton's dam  is  by  Alex  Button;  second  dam  by  Reavis" 
Blackbird,  consequently  his  breeding  is  all  right. 
He  is  in  the  midst  of  a  stud  season  and  looks  high 
in  flesh,  and  nearly  every  horseman  who  saw  him 
in  this  race  expressed  the  opinion  that  if  trained 
this  year  he  could  break  2:10  three  times  quite 
handily.  Montezuma  Maid  is  a  nice  mare  and  a 
speedy  one.  She  is  not  gaited  for  the  sharp  turns 
of  a  half-mile  track,  however,  and  on  a  mile  ring 
would  have  made  a  better  showing.  She  has  not 
as  much  speed  as  the  stud  showed,  and  he  would 
probably  have  beaten  her  had  the  course  been  a 
straight  one.  The  Falrose  pacer.  Mono,  made  a 
good  showing  for  a  green  one,  and  is  a  nice  gaited 
and  fine  looking  horse. 

The  next  race  on  the  card  was  the  stake  race  for 
two-year-old  trotters.  In  this  race  there  were  but 
two  starters,  the  bay  filly  Hattie  Webber  by  Tube- 
rose, dam  Hattie  B.  2:20%,  by  Alexander  Button, 
and  the  bay  colt  Jules  V.,  by  Jules'  Verne,  out 
of  Sophia  by  Robert  McGregor.  Hattie  Webber  was 
bred  and  is  still  owned  by  Sheriff  Montgomery  of 
Woodland,  Yolo  county.  James  W.  Marshall  of  Dixon 
bred  Jules  V.  and  sold  him  to  his  present  owner  and 
trainer.  Lou  Mativia  of  Dixon.  Det  Bigelow  drove 
the  Sheriff's  filly,  while  Mativia  held  the  reins  be- 
hind Jules  V.  The  race  w'as  a  rather  easy  one  for 
the  filly,  as  she  won  in  straight  heats,  with  plenty 
to  spare  in  1:43%  and  1:39%,  not  very  fast  time,  but 
pretty  fair  for  two-year-olds  in  the  spring  that  have 
had  no  work  to  speak  of.  Both  were  steady  and 
good  gaited.  The  picture  of  the  filly  herewith  gives 
a  fair  idea  of  her  looks.  The  gelding  is  a  taller, 
rangier  two-year-old,  high  headed  and  with  plenty 
of  style. 

The  third  race  was  an  event  for  buggy  horses  and 
had  three  starters — Carey  Montgomery's  Chiquita  by 
Diablo,  Mr.  Holly's  Daisy  by  Tuberose,  and  Det 
Bigelow's  Diablo  Maid.  The  race  was  won  by 
Chiquita,  best  time  1:13%. 

The  event  of  the  day  outside  the  good  pacing  of 
Alton,  was  an  exhibition  made  by  H.  S.  Hogoboom 
with  Geo.  McCann's  eleven-months-old  filly  by  Palo 
King  2:28%  out  of  a  full  sister  to  the  stallion  Tube- 
rose by  Falrose.  The  little  miss  is  a  pacer,  and 
only  just  bridle  wise,  having  been  hooked  up  but 
a  few  times.  She  is  beyond  any  doubt  one  of  the 
fastest  natural  pacers  of  her  age  ever  seen  any- 
where and  after  seeing  her  take  a  good  pacing  buggy 
horse  to  a  breait  twice  on  the  stretch,  horsemen 
were  free  to  predict  that  she  could,  if  trained,  pace 
to  the  world's  yearling  record  this  fall,  barring  ac- 
cidents. Hitched  to  a  big  converted  bike,  and  driven 
by  Mr.  Hogoboom,  she  passed  up  and  down  the 
stretch  two  or  three  times  at  a  race  horse  rate 
of  speed,  amid  the  cheers  of  the  crowd.  She  had 
been  led  to  Dixon  from  Woodland  the  day  previous, 
but  seemed  full  of  vim  and  w-as  ready  and  willing 
to  show  still  more  of  her  speed,  but  Mr.  Hogoboom 
refused  to  tire  her  and  she  will  be  turned  out  for 
the  rest  of  the  year  in  a  pasture  where  good  grass 
is  plentiful  and  by  next  season  should  be  one  of  the 
"phenoms"  of  California. 


PLEASANTON     ENTRIES. 


EASTERN    HORSE    NEWS. 

Another  ex-half-mile  track  trotter  that  will  be 
campaigned  on  the  Grand  Circuit  is  Wilkes  Heart 
2:13%.  He  is  in  the  $10,000  events  at  both  Hartford 
and  Syracuse. 

*  *     * 

The  five-year-old  brown  trotting  stallion  Exton 
2:10%  dropped  dead  in  his  stall  in  Ed.  Benyon's 
stable  at  the  Breeders'  track,  April  22d.  Exton  was 
one  of  the  fastest  green  trotters  out  last  season, 
having  no  record  at  the  outset  and  training  on  to 
2:10%.  He  was  by  Expedition  2:15%,  out  of  Lady 
Howth  by  Sternberg  2:26%,  grandam  Stella  F.  by 
Wilkes  Boy.  He  took  his  record  at  the  Lexington 
meeting  and  was  to  have  been  extensively  campaign- 
ed this  year. 

*  *     * 

Ed.  Corrigan,  the  "Master  of  Hawthorne."  whose 
colors  have  been  carried  to  victory  on  all  the  leading 
tracks  of  America  and  England,  is  one  of  the  nomina- 
tors to  the  Kentucky  Futurity. 

*  *     * 

The  Roman  2:09%,  by  McKinney,  dam  Wanda 
2:14%,  is  reported  to  be  in  the  best  of  shape  and 
may  race  some  this  year.  John  Roth  has  him  at 
Chillicothe.  O. 

*  *     * 

The  pacer  Primrose  2:13.  by  Falrose,  dropped  a 
nice  bay  colt  March  30,  by  Barongale.  at  Riverside 
Farm,  Berlin,  Wis.  Mare  and  foal  are  owned  by 
J.   J.   Stevenson.  Oshkosh,  Wis. 


Stake   No.  1.  2:08   Pace,  $800. 

John  R.  Conway,  s  s  by  Diablo,  Meese  Bros.;  Miss 
Idaho,  eh  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  S.  C.  Kimball; 
Dr.  W.,  blk  s  by  Robert  Basler,  I.  M.  Lipson;  Miss 
Georgia,  br  m  by  McKinney.  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.;  De- 
lilah, b  m  by  Zolock,  Henry  Delaney;  Sir  John  S.. 
b  s  by  Diablo,  W.  L.  Vance;  Kelly  Briggs,  br  g  by 
Bayswater  Wilkes,  W.  G.  Durfee;  Cresco  Wilkes, 
b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes.  I.  L.  Borden. 
Stake  No.  4,  2:14  Trot,  $800. 

Oveta,  b  m  by  Caution,  Louis  Stock;  Queer  Knight, 
b  g  by  Knight.  Wm.  Morgan;  Bob  Ingersoll,  b  g 
bv  Nutwood  Wilkes,  Geo.  Algeo;  Oro  Belmont,  blk 
g  by  Oro  Wilkes,  Ray  Bennett;  Vallejo  Girl,  b  m  by 
McKinney,  La  Siesta  Ranch;  North  Star,  b  g  by- 
Nutwood  Wilkes,  J.  B.  Iverson;  Carlokin.  br  s  by 
McKinney.  W.  G.  Durfee;  Dredge,  br  g  by  James 
Madison,  W.  G.  Durfee:  Monocrat.  blk  s  by  Wood- 
man, F.  P.  Ogden;  R.  Ambush,  br  s  by  Zolock,  G. 
W.    Bonnell. 

Stake  No.  7.  $800,  for  2:10  class  trotters,  and 
stake  No.  10,  $800.  for  three-year-old  trotters,  failed 
to  fill.  In  place  of  these  the  Pleasanton  association 
will  open  a  2:30  pace  and  a  2:40  trot.  It  has 
changed  the  2:20  pace  and  2:24  trotting  purses  to 
stakes  and  increased  the  amount  to  $800  each. 


SAN     BERNARDINO    ST^  KE     ENTRIES. 


The   following  entries   were   received   for   the   two 
stake  events  advertised  by  the  San  Bernardino  Har- 
ness   Horse    Association    to    close    May    1st.    for    its 
meeting  to  be  held  during  the  last  week  in  June: 
2:20  Pace,  $1000. 

W.  G.  Durfee  names  Copa  de  Oro,  O.  C.  Goodin 
names  McGee,  F.  E.  Ward  names  Explosion,  Henry- 
Carter  names  Neer  Mack,  W.  E.  Valentine  names 
Inferlotta,  C.  B.  Stewart  names  Fox  S.,  I.  L.  Bor- 
den names  Roberta. 

2:24  Trot,  $1000. 

F.  P.  Ogden  names  Monocrat.  W.  C.  McCully 
names  Cedric  Mac,  William  Morgan  names  Era,  F. 
E.  Ward  names  Red  Lock.  Geo.  W.  Fox  names 
Phvllis  H..  Ed.  Hays  names  Parachute,  W.  G.  Dur- 
fee names  Dredge  and  Zomont,  W.  W.  Mendenhall 
names  Sir  John  S. 


HANFORD   ENTRIES   FOR   2:14  PACE. 

The  entries  to  the  2:14  pace  to  be  given  at  the 
Hanford  Fair  in  September,  this  year,  closed  May 
1st  and  are  as  follows: 

Lohengrin,  entered  by  Dr.  Wm.  Dodge,  Los 
Angeles. 

Jim  Corbitt,  entered  by  James  Murray,  Pleasanton. 

Valadore,   entered   by   George   Ingles,   Fresno. 

Mabel  C,  entered  by  Jos.  Corey,  Hanford. 

Copa  de  Oro,  entered  by  W.  G.  Durfee,  Los 
Angeles. 

Queen  Ramona,  entered  by  Leo  Stock,  Los  Angeles. 

Mandolin,  entered  by  I.  C.  Mosher,  Los  Angeles. 

Just  It,  entered  by  T.  L.  Barstow,  San  Jose. 

Andy  Shamrock,  entered  by  J.  G.  Cuicello,  Pleas- 
anton. 

Memonia,  entered  by  S.  H.  Hoy,  Winters,  Cal. 


Eleven    Months   Old    Filly   by   Palo    King. 


PETALUMA    ENTRIES. 


Twelve  entries  were  received  in  the  2:23  class 
trot  for  a  purse  of  $1500  offered  by  Harry  Stover 
for  the  big  fair  and  race  meeting  at  Petaluma  in 
August.  The  2:20  class  trot  did  not  fill.  The 
entries  received  for  the  2:23  trot  are  as  follows: 

Prince  McKinney,  Maretta  A.,  Zomont,  Cedric  Mac. 
Freddie  C.  Jr.,  Goldnut,  Amedo.  Ben  Russell.  Kin- 
ney Rose,  Prof.  Heald.  Ollie  B.  and  Lady  Gran- 
nard. 


It  is  reported  that  Siliko  13)  2:11%,  that  won  the 
Kentucky  Futurity  for  three-year-old  trotters  last 
fall,  now  weighs  a  trifle  more  than  900  pounds  and 
bears  a  close  resemblance  to  Wilton' 2:19%,  the  sire 
of  his  dam. 


A  WOBTffT  REMEDY. 


A  stock  preparatiuti  which  is  now  almost  universally 
use'J  and  which  is  sold  under  an  agreement  to  refund 
the  money  if  it  fails  is  entitled  to  confidence.  For  many 
years  Craft's  Distemper  Cure  has  been  employed  by 
breeders,  trainers,  shippers  and  farmers  for  the  cure  of 
distemper,  pinkeye,  influenza,  coughs,  etc.,  and  it  has 
gained  the  reputation  of  being  a  thoroughly  effective 
remedy.  Note  the  pamphlet.  "Dr.  Craft's 
which  is  offered  free.  Address  Wells  Medicii 
Third   St..   iAfayette.    Ind. 


THE    BILLINGS    STABLES. 


The  dispersal  of  any  great  breeding  establish- 
ment, racing  stable,  or  collection  of  horses  used  for 
matinee  or  private  purposes,  is  always  of  great 
interest  to  the  public,  as  it  marks  the  scattering  of 
a  valuable  collection  of  light  harness  horses  and 
brings  it  into  other  hands.  Never  in  the  history 
of  the  American  trotter  have  as  many  noted  horses 
been  collected  in  the  ownership  of  one  man  as  in  the 
stable  of  C.  K.  G.  Billings,  soon  to  be  disposed  of  to 
the  highest  bidder.  The  presence  of  one  champion 
in  a  sale  attracts  unusual  attention,  while  that  of 
many  champions  necessarily  excites  comment  and 
unusual  interest.  That  such  a  horse  as  Major  Del- 
mar,  the  world's  champion  gelding,  should  in  the 
very  prime  of  his  life  be  offered  for  sale  is  an  un- 
usual occurrence,  and  when  such  a  horse  is  led  to 
the  block  only  to  be  followed  by  champion  pacers, 
record  holders,  sensational  performers  to  wagon, 
mares  of  great  reputation  in  harness  and  of  royal 
breeding,  the  attention  of  the  whole  world  is  drawn 
to  the  offering.  Several  years  ago  the  present  owner 
of  this  wonderful  collection  of  light  harness  horses 
determined  to  own  a  few  very  high  class  trotters  and 
pacers  with  which  to  battle  for  the  various  cups 
offered  by  the  amateur  associations  of  this  country, 
and  to  struggle  for  the  honors  accruing  to  victories 
in  such  events.  Various  horses  of  greater  or  less 
reputation  became  his  property,  and  so  enthusiastic 
did  he  grow  over  the  delights  of  driving  well  formed, 
well  gaited  and  extremely  fast  trotters  and  pacers 
that  there  seemed  to  be  no  limit  to  his  desire  to 
own  the  best.  Whenever  a  clean-cut,  good  looking 
trotter  or  pacer  of  extraordinary  speed  appeared  he 
became  an  object  of  interest  to  the  most  ambitious 
amateur  reinsman  in  America,  and  whenever  such  a 
horse  seemed  to  be  suitable  for  the  purposes  to 
which  Mr.  Billings  put  the  members  of  his  stable, 
he  was  bought  and  from  that  time  on  lived  in 
luxury  and  was  devoted  entirely  to  giving  pleasure 
to  his  owner  and  his  friends.  That  a  man  should 
be  willing  to  expend  large  sums  of  money  in  acquir- 
ing trotters  and  pacers  of  national  reputation,  and 
in  maintaining  them  regardless  of  expense,  drew 
the  attention  of  all  sport  loving  people,  and  pro- 
moted the  sport  of  racing  for  pleasure  to  a  plane  it 
had  never  before  occupied.  The  desire  of  Mr.  Bill- 
ings to  own  the  best  that  was  obtainable  furnished 
a  stimulus  to  other  ambitious  sportsmen,  and  dur- 
ing that  period  in  which  the  members  of  this  large 
stable  were  contenders  in  almost  every  amateur 
event,  matinee  racing  enjoyed  a  prosperity,  created 
an  enthusiasm  and  furnished  a  sport  that  has  never 
been  seen  before  or  since.  The  world's  fastest  trot-' 
ter,  the  most  phenomenal  speed  marvel  the  world  . 
has  ever  seen,  should  have  been  withdrawn  from 
all  her  engaements  in  order  that  her  owner's  desire 
to  compete  for  the  cups  and  trophies  of  the  various 
driving  associations  was  something  unheard  of.  This 
desire  on-Lis  part  to  compete  with  some  promise  of 
success  in  the  amateur  events  of  this  country  created 
a  demand  never  before  felt  in  the  market  for  light 
harness  performers,  and  it  is  a  source  of  satisfaction 
to  all  who  admire  good  sportsmanship  and  are  fond 
of  well  mannered,  fast  and  well  gaited  trotters  and 
pacers  that  the  ambition  of  Mr.  Billings  was  in  a 
measure  gratified.  It  fell  to  his  lot  to  own  at  various 
times  many  of  the  most  sensational  performers  in 
amateur  races,  and  now  after  a  period  of  years  in 
which  he  derived  much  pleasure  himself,  yet  gave 
more  than  he  received,  every  horse  in  his  rich  collec- 
tion, with  the  exception  of  Lou  Dillon,  will  be  sold 
at  public  auction  this  month.  Among  the  earlier 
purchases  of  this  genuine  sportsman  was  the  exqui- 
site trotting  mare  Lucille  by  Brummel,  a  son  of 
Epaulet  and  Fanny  K.  2:21%  by  Major  Benton.  This 
charming  mare  had  been  campaigned  successfully 
through  the  circuit,  and  her  beauty  of  form,  her  way 
of  going  and  her  perfect  manners  drew  the  attention 
of  her  present  owner.  Her  crowning  effort  in  his 
hands  waS  her  mile  in  2:07  to  wagon  at  Lexington, 
and  in  accomplishing  tlris  performance  she  lowered 
the  then  existing  record.  All  who  were  present  on 
the  day  in  which  this  mile  was  made  will  remember 
that  the  mare  was  unaccompanied  by  a  pace-maker, 
and  that  her  owner  drove  without  a  whip.  The  mile 
was  covered  faultlessly,  and  the  mare  was  on  her 
courage  from  start  to  finish.  It  was  the  most  pic- 
turesque performance  that  had  ever  been  seen  over 
the  Lexington  track  made  by  a  matinee  trotter  to 
wagon,  for  it  lacked  the  hysterical  effects  always 
furnished  by  a  pace-maker,  and  as  she  was  alone 
on  the  track  and  her  driver  without  a  whip,  the  im- 
portance of  the  time  made  was  quickly  recognized 
by  the  spectators,  who  were  unstinting  with  their 
applause.  The  purchase  of  Major  Delniar  followed 
the  victory  of  this  gelding  in  the  race  for  the  Mem- 
phis Gold  Cup  and  the  determination  of  his  former 
owner  to  abandon  a  sport  in  which  he  had  been  un- 
usually successful.  Major  Delmar  has  been  conspicu- 
ous since  his  three-year-old  form,  at  which  time  he 
trotted  a  mile  in  2:15%.  His  campaign  through  the 
Grand  Circuit  as  a  five-year-old  terminated  in  a  vic- 
tory at  Memphis,  in  a  race  in  which  he  met  a  very 
fast  field,  and  in  which  he  gained  a  record  of  2:05%. 
From  that  day  he  was  regarded  as  a  coming  cham- 
pion, and  in  the  following  year  made  many  stunning 
performances  against  time.  His  tilts  against  the 
scythe  bearer  finally  resulted  in  his  gaining  a  record 
of  1:59%  made  with  a  pace-maker  preceding  him, 
and  oi  e  of  2:01%  without  artificial  aid.  His  perform- 
ances in  the  race  for  the  Gold  Cup  at  Memphis  gave 
him  world-wide  fame,  and  the  fact  that  his  opponent 
was  ',n  no  condition  to  do  herself  justice  did  not 
lessi  A  the  fame  that  he  gained  in  that  contest.  Major 
i    is   to-day,  with  the  exception   of  his  stable 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

companion  and  his  former  rival,  the  best  known 
trotter  in  the  world,  and  his  reputation  for  speed, 
courage  and  racing  ability  is  equalled  by  few  trot- 
ters in  history.  After  a  temporary  retirement,  dur- 
ing which  the  mares  of  his  stable  were  bred  to  John 
A.  McKerron.  Mr.  Billings  was  attracted  by  the  per- 
formances of  Blacklock,  a  pacing  stallion  whose 
reputation  was  then  growing  rapidly,  and  opened 
negotiations  for  the  horse  and  untimately  became 
his  owner.  The  son  of  Cuckoo  appeared  last  sea- 
son in  the  free-for-all  class  for  pacers  at  Boston,  and 
driven  by  Mr.  Devereux,  was  an  easy  winner  from 
King  Direct  in  2:06%  and  2:05%.  At  Cleveland  on 
September  15th,  this  now  famous  pacer  was  started 
to  beat  2:05%  to  wagon,  and  again  driven  by  Mr. 
Devereux  covered  a  mile  in  2:03%.  At  Pittsburg 
in  the  race  for  the  Championship  Pacing  Cup  Black- 
lock  was  again  victorious  after  losing  the  first  beat 
to  Lady  May  in  2:08%,  and  in  the  second  heat  paced 
in  2:05%.  There  is  absolutely  no  doubt  that  during 
last  season  this  substantially  built,  faultlessly  gaited 
pacer  was  capable  of  a  mile  to  wagon  in  two  minutes. 
Among  the  mares  that  will  be  offered  in  addition  to 
Lucille  are  Clarita  W.  2:09%  (wagon  record  of  2:12) 
by  Grattan,  from  Bonnie  Josie  2:24%  by  Bonnie 
Castle;  Bugle  2:12%  at  four  years,  by  Athel,  an  own 
brother  to  Arion,  out  of  Meta  S.,  a  producing  daugh- 
ter of  Stamboul,  from  Nancy  Lee,  the  dam  of  Nancy 
Hanks,  by  Dictator;  Mazette,  pacing  record  2:04%, 
an  exquisitely  made  mare,  and  one  whose  racing 
career  was  exceptionally  brilliant,  and  holder  of  the 
world's  amateur  record  under  saddle,  by  Tennessee 
Wilkes,  out  of  Marcola  by  McEwen;  Imogene  2:11%, 
a  faultlessly  gaited,  exquisitely  turned  mare,  by 
Elyria,  out  of  Di  Vernon,  a  producing  daughter  of 
Robert  McGregor,  and  Fanny  Foley  by  Redwood,  out 
of  Emeline,  by  Princeer.  These  six  mares  have  al- 
ready begun  their  stud  careers,  and  it  must  be  only 
a  question  of  time  when  they  will  take  rank  with 
the  great  broodmares  of  this  country,  for  each  is 
a  rare  individual,  all  were  very  high  class  performers, 
faultlessly  gaited  and  possessed  of  great  speed.  Had 
their  owner  been  satisfied  to  continue  his  connec- 
tion with  amateur  racing,  and  had  seen  fit  to  breed 
these  mares  each  year,  he  would  surely  have  had 
the  satisfaction  of  seeing  at  least  one  of  them  the 
mother  of  a  performer  equal  to  any  in  his  collection. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  such  a  stable  should  be 
broken  up,  that  such  a  collection  of  light  harness 
horses  should  be  scattered,  for  never  before  has 
there  been  seen  in  the  possession  of  one  man  such 
a  number  of  world's  champions.  Mr.  Billings  could, 
if  he  chose,  win  a  majority  of  the  important  amateur 
events  of  this  season,  for  there  is  no  trotter  in  train- 
ing capable  of  making  it  interesting  for  Major  Del- 
mar,  unless  it  be  Sweet  Marie,  and  she  is  not  likely 
to  be  a  participant  in  any  of  these  events.  With 
Blacklock  he  could  easily  win  the  cups  offered  for 
the  pacing  championships,  and  yet  even  if  these 
horses  had  remained  in  his  possession,  it  is  doubtful 
if  he  would  have  started  them,  so  great  is  his  de- 
sire to  win  only  after  a  contest  and  so  thorough 
his  sportsmanship  that  he  has  never  shown  the 
slightest  disposition  to  even  wish  for  and  advantage 
over  his  opponents.  Two  other  members  of  his 
stable  and  yet  not  his  property  are  George  G.  and 
Morning  Star,  who  will  also  be  sold.  The  former 
was  the  winner  in  1906  of  the  Cleveland  Gold  Chal- 
lenge Cup  and  the  free-for-all  cup  at  Boston,  and  is 
the  holder  of  the  world's  half-mile  track  record.  This 
horse  has  every  appearance  of  being  a  trotting  star; 
he  has  that  clean-cut,  bloodlike  appearance  so  char- 
acteristic of  champions,  and  his  faiiltless  way  of 
going  and  extraordinary  speed  have  made  him  an 
ideal  gentleman's  road  horse,  a  matinee  performer 
par  excellence.  Morning  Star  is  probably  the  most 
remarkable  pacer  who  ever  took  part  in  matinee 
events,  and  is  the  holder  of  a  wagon  record  of  2:03, 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  0:28,  a  half  in  0:59%,  and 
holder  of  the  world's  amateur  race  record  of  2:04%, 
as  well  as  being  one  of  a  pair  that  trotted  to  wagon 
in  2:06.  Such  a  sale  as  this  is  sure  to  give  a  stimu- 
lus to  racing  for  pleasure,  and  more  than  one  al- 
ready powerful  stable  will  doubtless  be  strengthened 
by  the  acquisition  of  some  of  these  champions. — Stock 
Farm. 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


PLANNING    FOR    STATE    FAIR. 


FROM    SAN    DIEGO. 


Breeder  and  Sportsman:  Our  2:20  pace  did  not 
fill  satisfactorily  and  is  re-opened  on  same  condi- 
tions to  close  June  1st.  The  2:20  trot  had  nine 
entries.  Our  track  will  be  in  good  shape  and  we 
look  for  a  good  meeting.  If  the  2:20  pace  should 
not  fill  we  will  give  nominators  the  privilege  of 
starting  in  next  slowest  pace.  The  entries  to  the 
trot  are  as  follows: 

W.  C.  McCully's  Cedric  Mac  by  Nearest,  Ed. 
Hayer's  Parachute  by  Altitude  Jr.,  G.  W.  Fox's 
Phyllis  H.  by  Zombro,  F.  P.  Ogden's  Monocrat  by 
Woodman,  F.  E.  Wright's  Dredge  by  James  Madison, 
John  Treadwell's  Sir  John  by  McKinney,  W.  G. 
Durfee's  Carlokin  by  McKinney,  F.  E.  Ward's  Red 
Lock  by  Zolock,  Geo.  W.  Ford's  Burnut  by  Neernut. 


Sweet  Marie  2:02  has  won  in  all  45  heats  in  2:10 
or  better.  In  addition  to  this  she  trotted  one  dead 
heat  in  2:08%,  and  five  of  the  heats  in  which  she 
started  against  time  and  failed  to  win  were  officially 
timed  in  2:06,  2:05%,  2:04%,  2:03%  and  2:02%, 
making  a  total  of  51  heats  that  she  has  trotted  in 
-.om  2:02  to  2:10,  to  say  nothing  of  the  heats  con- 
siderably below.  2:10  in  which  she  finished  second 
to  Tiverton  and  Wentworth.  She  has  undoubtedly 
trotted  a  greater  number  of  heats  in  2:10  or  better 
than  any  other  horse,  mare  or  gelding  that  has  ever 
lived. 


The  State  Board  of  Agriculture  met  at  Sacramento 
on  Thursday,  May  2d,  in  the  furtherance  of  the 
approaching  State  Fair,  the  outlook  for  which  along 
all  lines  is  most  promising  and  highly  encouraging. 

There  were  present  B.  F.  Rush,  president;  James 
Whitaker,  vice-president;  J.  A.  Filcher,  secretary; 
Directors  F.  L.  Martin,  H.  P.   Stabler,  H.  A.  Jastro, 

E.  W.  Howard,  William  Pierce  and  R.  E.  Easton. 
Directors  Martin,  Elkus  and  Kiesel  were  appointed 

a  committee  on  special  features  for  the  Fair.  The 
election  of  officers  was  held  with  the  following  re- 
sult: President,  Benjamin  F.  Rush;  vice-president, 
James  Whitaker;  secretary,  J.  A.  Filcher;  assistant 
secretary,   L.  R.   Miller;    superintendent  of   pavilion, 

F.  L.  Martin:  superintendent  of  park,  Albert  Elkus; 
foreman  of  race  track  and  janitor  of  pavilion,  C.  B. 
Herndon.  The  president  appointed  the  following 
committees: 

Finance — Kiesel,  Martin,  Elkus,  Stabler  and  Whit- 
aker. 

Executive — Kiesel,  Martin,  Elkus,  Stabler  and 
Whitaker. 

Secretary  Filcher  laid  before  the  Board  a  plan  for 
promoting  the  comfng  exposition  by  having  a  super- 
intendent or  promoter  at  the  head  of  each  of  the 
several  departments,  who  is  to  visit  producers  and 
growers  throughout  the  State  and  solicit  their  inter- 
est in  the  Fair  and  secure  pledges  to  exhibit  in  the 
stock,  horticultural,  viticultural,  dairy,  poultry  and 
similar  departments  related  to  agriculture. 

He  held  that  it  would  result  in  the  widest  and 
most  effective  advertising  of  the  State's  exposition 
and  the  enlistment  of  the  largest  number  of  growers 
and  producers  in  the  exhibits  at  the  Fair.  The  cost 
of  the  plan,  he  said,  could  be  paid  out  of  the  new 
advertising  fund  of  $5,000. 

The  idea  pleased  tbe  Board,  and  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Jastro  it  was  resolved  to  present  the  subject 
to  capable  young  men  related  to  the  State  farm 
and  to  the  agricultural  department  of  the  University 
of  California.  It  is  believed  that  five  or  six  capable 
young  men  will  be  ±us  found  who  have  studied  and 
are  studying  in  the  lines  indicated,  and  who,  for 
expenses,  will  be  glad  to  come  into  personal  touch 
with  producers  and  growers  and  accept  the  places 
for  the  value  their  work  will  give  to  their  studies 
and  the  information  they  will    gain. 

There  was  had  consideration  of  plans  for  the  erec- 
tion of  special  shelters  for  fat  stock,  largely  out  of 
lumber  on  hand  that  has  been  used  for  temporary 
purposes,  and  the  secretary  was  instructed  to  en- 
gage workmen  to  put  up  the  shelters,  as  the  work 
is  of  a  character  that  cannot  be  readily  let  by  con- 
tract. 

Secretary  Filcher  reported  that'  Engineer  Ellery  is 
engaged  upon  plans  for  poultry  exhibit  structures 
and  some  others  which  will  especially  meet  the  de- 
sires of  the  exhibits  of  poultry  raisers. 

o 

AN     EXAMPLE. 


Every  now  and  then  you  will  be  asked  about  "How 
had  my  colt  ought  to  be  worked?"  This  question 
would  require  many  books,  says  the  Speed  Bulletin, 
full  of  important  points  that  must  be  taken  into  con- 
sideration, the  application  of  a  lot  of  common  or 
horse  sense  in  regard  to  these  many  points,  but  we 
will  give  an  example  from  Marvin's  "Training  the 
Trotting  Horse."  that  may  be  helpful  along  these 
lines. 

"Manzanita  was  broken  in  her  yearling  form  and 
showed  great  promise  on  the  miniature  track.  If  it 
was  true  that  'lot-trotters'  never  amount  to  any- 
thing, we  should  not  have  taken  the  trouble  to  train 
Manzanita,  but  we  did  not  pay  any  more  attention 
to  such  'wise  old  saws'  then  than  we  do  now.  She 
kept  on  improving  till  I  left  for  the  East,  but  upon 
my  return  the  boys  had  a  sorrowful  story  to  tell 
about  the  mare  upon  which  we  had  all  puilt  hopes. 
They  assured  me  that  she  was  'no  good,'  that  she 
could  not  'untrack  herself,'  and  to  cap  the  climax 
they  pronounced  her  'foundered.'  However,  I  did 
not  give  her  up  as  wholly  degenerate;  in  four  or 
five  months  there  was  no  signs  of  'founder'  and  she 
could  show  me  a  quarter  in  0:42 — or  say,  a  2:50 
gait.  In  her  yearling  form  she  attempted  to  come 
out  of  her  box-stall  when  the  upper  half  of  the  door 
was  closed.  She  got  her  fore  parts  out  all  right 
and  then  naturally  raised  herself,  the  door  taking 
her  across  the  back  at  the  most  sensitive  spot — 
right  over  the  kidneys. 

"The  result  was  that  her  hind  parts  were  prac- 
tically paralyzed,  and  the  sprawling  and  dragging 
motion  of  these  parts  plainly  pointed  to  severe  in- 
jury across  the  loins  and  in  the  region  of  the  kid- 
neys. It  took  two  months  of  arduous  treatment  and 
care  before  she  could  jog  well;  and,  indeed,  I  can- 
not say  that  she  ever  recovered  from  the  injury,  for 
she  was  attacked  more  than  once'with  this  partial 
paralysis   in   her   campaigns. 

"After  we  had  gotten  her,  seemingly,  over  this  dis- 
aster, and  she  could  trot  along  in  about  2:40,  another 
barrier  loomed  up  across  her  path.  She  threw  out 
a  nasty  curb,  and  I  Hiought  of  giving  her  up  for 
the  year.  But  after  looking  over  the  material  I  had 
in  training,  I  could  not  reconcile  myself  to  the  idea 
of  turning  the  filly  out — for  in  spite  of  her  ill-luck 
and  consequent  backwardness,  I  liked  her — and  de- 
cided to  endeavor  to  keep  on  training  her  and  treat 
the  curb  at  the  same  time.  The  double  task  was 
successfully  accomplished.  I  cured  the  curb  with 
iodine,  and  on  the  day  that  Sally  Benton  lowered 
the  four-year-old  record  to  2:17%,  I  drove  Manzanita 
to  a   two-year-old  trial  of  2:25." 


Saturday,   May   11,   1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


HORES   OF   THE    WORLD   TO    MEET    IN    LONDON. 


There  cannot  be  the  slightest  doubt  that  the  big 
International  Horse  Show  to  open  in  London  on  June 
7th  and  to  continue  a  week  will  be  the  greatest  event 
of  its  kind  ever  held  in  the  world.  Coming  between 
the  Derby  week  and  the  Ascot  meet  and  at  the  start 
of  the  London  season,  when  society  is  hurrying  back 
to  the  metropolis  eager  for  its  annual  festivities,  it 
occupies  a  position  that  almost  assures  its  success. 
Patronized  by  King  Edward  and  his  court,  it  is 
bound  to  attract  exceptional  attention  from  a  social 
viewpoint,  while  the  character  of  the  event  from 
the  show  aspect  is  such  that  it  cannot  be  denied. 
With  an  entry  list  embracing  exhibits  from  all  the 
leading  countries  of  Europe,  as  well  as  English  and 
American  horses,  it  has  the  greatest  opportunity  to 
impress  its  influence  upon  the  sport  and  to  estab- 
lish itself  permanently  as  the  leading  feature  of 
future  seasons. 

The  show  was  conceived  by  English  and  American 
horsemen,  with  the  idea  of  uniting  and  encouraging 
general  interest  in  the  sport.  It  has  had  from  the 
start  the  support  of  the  most  prominent  devotees  of 
the  horse  on  both  sides  of  the  water.  Actually  intro- 
duced by  English  Hackney  society,  its  promoters 
have  avoided  the  mistake  of  limiting  their  exhibits 
to  the  character  of  the  horse  in  which  they  were 
especially  interested.  All  sides  of  show  interests 
have  been  cared  for.  This  attitude  has  done  much 
to  secure  the  unanimous  favor  with  which  the  under- 
taking has  been  regarded  from  the  start.  Continental 
Europe  has  joined  with  England  and  America  to 
make  it  truly  international  in  character,  and  entries 
are  asured  from  all  the  leading  countries  in  the 
classes  which  they  individually  specialize.  On  its 
Board  of  Managers  are  represented  horsemen  from 
all  the  various  nations  enlisted,  so  that  no  interest 
has  been  neglected  and  no  excuse  afforded  to  with- 
hold active  support. 

Some    of  the    Exhibitors. 

England  and  America  naturally  have  been  most 
conspicuous  as  the  promoters  of  the  enterprise.  While 
King  Edward  is  not  actually  a  Director,  he  has  given 
many  evidences  of  his  interest  in  the  show,  and  has 
been  represented  by  proxy  at  several  of  the  meetings. 
Sir  Gilbert  Greenall,  Bart.,  Arthur  D.  Evans,  John 
Kerr,  H.  H.  Konig,  Walter  Lloyd,  and  Water  Winans 
are  the  English  Directors,  with  Frank  F.  Euran  as 
resident  manager.  Alfred  G.  Vanderbilt,  Reginald 
C.  Vanderbilt,  Clarence  H.  Mackay,  and  Adam  Beck, 
a  member  of  the  Canadian  Parliament,  are  represent- 
ing America,  with  James  T.  Hyde  as  American  man- 
ager. On  the  Continental  Committee  are  Baron  du 
Teil  du  Havalt,  President  Societe  Hippique  Fran- 
caise  of  Paris;  Comte  Eug.  d'Oultremont,  President 
Societe  Royale  Hippique  de  Belgique  of  Brussels; 
A.  Dupuich,  Secretary  Societe  Royale  Hippique  de 
Belgique;  Lieut.  Col.  Punt,  President  The  Hague 
International  Show;  A.  von  Hoboken,  Hon.  Secretary 
of  The  Hague  International  Show;  Don  Luis  Zappino, 
Secretary  San  Sebastian  International  Show  of 
Spain;  Gen.  Luigi  Berta  of  Rome,  Heinrich  Otto 
Traun  of  Hamburg,  and  others  from  Austria,  Russia, 
Norway,    Denmark,    and    Sweden. 

The  Directorate  indicates  the  desire  to  enlist  all 
the  countries  that  show  horses  in  the  event,  and  the 
policy  thus  inaugurated  has  borne  fruit  in  the  prom- 
ise of  an  exceptional  entry  in  all  the  prominent 
classes  from  each.  The  actual  entry  list  has  not- 
been  completed  as  yet.  Most  of  these  countries, 
through  prominent  social  and  horse  interest,  have 
contributed  special  prizes,  which  have  proved  most 
attractive,  in  addition  to  the  show  list,  which  ag- 
gregates a  total  value  of  upward  of  $35,000. 

Spectacular  interest  naturally  will  centre  in  the 
harness  classes  there  as  it  does  in  this  country.  In 
these  casses  England  is  especially  strong,  and"  may 
be  expected  to  carry  off  the  greater  portion  of  the 
prizes  offered.  There  will  be  some  entries  from 
Continental  Europe  and  a  representative  list  of  con- 
testants from  America,  but  none  of  the  foreign  com- 
petitors can  hope  to  outrank  the  very  formidable 
English  entry  in  the  majority  of  events.  The  best 
English  competitors  are  included  in  the  string  of 
Walter  WTinans. 

In  the  victories  won  by  the  Winans  stables  America 
may  claim  a  share,  for  Mr.  Winans,  although  an  En- 
glish resident,  is  an  American  citizen.  He  is  the 
son  of  Walter  Winans  of  Baltimore,  who  built  the 
St.  Petersburg  railroad,  and  he  has  always  prided 
himself  upon  his  American  birth.  He  resides  at 
Surriden  Park,  Pluckley,  Kent.  His  enormous 
wealth  has  enabled  him  to  maintain  there  an  eabo- 
rate  breeding  establishment,  where  he  has  expended 
unlimited  time  and  money  in  the  development  of 
high-grade  stock.  His  interest  in  this  has  been  cos- 
mopolitan, and  in  his  stable  there  are  many  rep- 
resentatives of  Engish,  American,  Russian,  French, 
and  even  Arab  blood.  He  has  developed  various 
classes  of  horses,  but  has  made  a  specialty  of  har- 
ness horses,  trotters,  and  jumpers.  He  can  show  in 
the  harness  classes,  singes  and  pairs  and  four-in- 
hands,  horses  which  have  captured  blue  ribbons 
throughout  England  and  in  most  of  the  principal 
shows  of  Continental  Europe  as  well.  In  all  he  has 
entered  forty-eight  different  horses  and  a  total  of 
ninety-five   exhibits. 

Against  him  will  be  pitted  the  best  harness  horses 
of  Europe  and  some  of  the  best  of  America.  Alfred 
Vanderbilt's  string  will  naturally  be  the  principal 
American  entries.  Mr.  Vanderbilt  has  leased  the 
Redhill  Farm  at  Edgeware,  six  miles  outside  of 
I  ondon,  where  he  has  now  twenty-eight  head  of 
high-cass  driving  horses.  Of  these  he  will  show  in 
all  probability  t?"enty-two,  in  nairs  and  singles  and 


four-in-hands,   to   runabout,   landau,   and   coach. 

He  is  hopeful  of  carrying  off  the  blue  with  his 
fours  both  in  the  park  and  road  classes,  and  be- 
lieves that  both  his  gray  and  bay  teams  are  in  fit. 
condition  to  win.  The  gray  park  four — Venture, 
Viking,  Vanity,  and  Vogue — has  never  been  de- 
feated. He  has  as  well  Storm  King  and  Cabby  in 
reserve,  to  substitute  if  necessity  arises.  For  his 
bay  four  he  has  Sweet  Marie,  The  Major,  Polly  Prim, 
The  Youngster,  Gibson  Boy,  Rustling  Silk,  and  Prim- 
rose. These  he  also  intends  to  show  in  singles  and 
pairs.  For  the  runabout  class  he  has  Lady  Catherine 
and  Alert,  which  won  the  championship  in  Madison 
Square  Garden  in  1905  and  were  ineligible,  there- 
fore, last  year,  while  for  small  pairs  he  has  High 
Boy,  Flying  Dutchman,  and  Columbia.  It  is  possible 
that  he  may  show  King  Edward  and  King  James, 
which  have  won  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  and  it 
is  probable  that  Middletown  Belle  and  Gibson  Belle 
may  also  appear  in  the  ring. 

Against  the  four  in  which  principal  interest  natur- 
ally will  centre  there  will  also  be  the  famous  Russian 
team  of  blacks  owned  by  Prince  Orloff,  and  it  is 
expected  that  the  contest  will  eventually  narrow 
down  to  the  four  Vanderbilt  teams,  Prince  Orloff's 
blacks,  and  the  three  leading  coaches  of  Mr.  Winans. 

While  it  is  uncertain  as  yet  what  Americans  may 
be  represented  in  the  harness  classes,  it  is  probable^ 
that  several  others  will  show  singles  and  pairs.  Miss 
Emily  H.  Bedford  of  Brooklyn,  who  recently  pur- 
chased from  Eben  D.  Jordan  the  famous  Hildred, 
may  send  her  over  to  show  both  in  singles  and  in 
pairs.  John  S.  Bratton,  a  dealer  of  East  St.  Louis, 
will  certainly  take  over  a  string  of  over  a  dozen,  in- 
cluding four  horses  beonging  to  a  prominent  St. 
Louis  society  leader.  Mrs.  Francis  Francis,  Alfred 
Maclay,  E.  H.  Wetherbee,  George  B.  Hulme,  Thomas 
S.  Watts,  Tichenor-Grand,  E.  T.  Stotesbury,  Richard 
P.  McGrann,  and  the  Armours  are  named  as  sure 
exhibitors,  though  they  will  appear  in  other  special- 
ties than  the  harness  classes.  It  is  generally  re- 
gretted that  Judge  William  H.  Moore,  J.  Hobart 
Moore,  and  Reginald  C.  Vanderbilt  will  not  show, 
while  of  course  the  sale  of  Eben  D.  Jordan's  horses 
puts  him  out  of  it. 

America  has  a  very  excellent  chance  to  win  with 
the  entries  of  these  exhibitors.  E.  T.  Stotesbury,  if 
he  decides  to  send  over  Sweet  Marie,  the  wonderful 
trotting  champion,  is  certain  to  take  the  international 
cup  for  trotters,  while  others  of  his  string  are 
thought  to  be  good  enough  to  repeat  the  successes 
which  he  has  annually  achieved  at  Madison  Square 
Garden. 

Alfred  Maclay,  with  Auditor  B.,  is  thought  likely 
to  he  a  hue  ribbon  winner,  while  George  B.  Hulme 
and  E.  H.  Wetherbee  are  looked  to  to  carry  off  some 
of  the  jumping  and  hunting  prizes.  This,  indeed, 
is  America's  long  suit,  for  while  England  possesses 
some  wonderful  hunting  stock,  it  has  not  made  a 
specialty  in  its  shows  of  jumping,  as  is  the  case  in 
Anierica,  and  in  consequence  will  be  handicapped 
when  it  comes  to  judging  hunters  by  performance. 
England  has  never  approached  the  wonderful  records 
made  in  this  country  in  the  high  jump,  and  Heather- 
bloom  and  Rifle  would  have  easy  victories  over  any- 
thing that  can  be  shown  by  the  Britons.  Mr.  Winans 
has  made  some  attempt  to  develop  jumpers,  and  has 
several  excellent  performers,  of  which  Marmion  is 
the  best.  The  later  recently  cleared  six  feet  four 
inches  in  a  high  jump,  but  under  the  conditions  of 
the  contest  was  shown  with  a  lunge  rein,  riderless, 
and  doubtless  would  be  unequal  to  a  much  lesser 
height  with  a  mount  up. 

Italians    Great    Jumpers. 

Indeed  the  only  horses  that  need  be  feared  by 
America  in  the  jumps  are  the  Italian.  The  entry 
from  Italy  will  include  a  military  exhibit,  and  among 
the  contestants  will  be  horses  that  have  been  trained 
to  perform  the  marvelous  feats  which  are  common 
with  the  Italian  cavalry.  There  is  the  keenest  kind 
of  interest  to  see  how  these  Italians  perform,  while 
the  events  in  which  they  compete  are  sure  to  be 
most  spectacular  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  all  the 
European  entries  will  appear  with  riders  in  military 
uniform. 

There  is  small  hope  of  America  doing  much  in  the 
saddle  classes,  though  there  will  be  some  entrants, 
no  doubt.  There  are  said  to  be  some  excellent  Ger- 
man horses  to  be  shown  under  saddle,  while  Mr. 
Winans  again  looms  strong  in  this  specialty.  In  the 
pony  classes  Thomas  L.  Watt  is  almost  certain  to 
carry  off  some  firsts,  and  it  is  probable  that  little 
Miss  Watt  will  make  as  pronounced  a  hit  with  the 
London  society  folk  as  she  has  with  the  New  York 
elite  at  Madison  Square  Garden. 

Mr.  Stotesbury  and  Mr.  Maclay  will  have  some 
good  trotters  to  meet  in  the  Russian  and  English 
lists.  Samos,  the  Russian  trotter,  which  swept  the 
boards  of  Vienna,  The  Hague,  and  other  Continental 
events,  as  well  as  in  the  royal  Engish  shows,  will 
he  the  principal  rival  of  the  American  light-harness 
brigade.  Lyric,  an  American  bred  gelding,  is  likely 
to  rank  second  to  Samos  of  the  foreign  competitors. 
It  is  not  believed,  however,  that  either  of  them  can 
defeat  E.  T.  Stotesbury's  Sweet  Marie,  or  even  Pre- 
ferred. 

Lastly,  American  hopes  centre  in  the  entry  of  the 
famous  Armour  Percherons,  which  will  compete  in 
the  classes  for  draught  horses.  These  famous  grays 
have  been  exhibited  abroad,  and  have  captured  the 
blue  again  and  again.  No  American  owned  Clydes- 
dales or  English  shire  horses  are  expected  to  be 
named,  so  that  America's  chances  depend  in  the 
draught  classes  only  upon  the  Armour  entries. 

It  is  still  undetermined  whether  or  not  Ticbnor- 
Grand   will   send   ever   Whirling   Cloud,   the   famous 


stallion,  which  they  developed  for  Thomas  W.  Law- 
son  and  recently  purchased  from  him  at  the  Lawson 
dispersal  sale.  Should  the  famous  champion  go 
abroad  it  is  not  unlikely  that  he  would  win  some- 
notable  prizes  in  the  heavy  harness  classes.  Whirling 
Cloud  has  never  been  shown  single  at  Madison 
Square  Garden,  though  he  has  won  leading  the  Law- 
son  four-in-hand  and  the  Lawson  tandem.  All 
classes  in  London  would  therefore  be  opened  to  him, 
and  he  could  scarcely  fail  to  land  some  important 
events  if  he  were  to  go  abroad  to  compete. 

The  show  is  to  be  held  in  the  famous  Olympia 
Building,  which  is  admirably  fitted  for  the  purpose. 
It  is  fully  twice  the  size  of  Madison  Square  Garden, 
and  with  such  a  notable  array  of  horse  flesh  dis- 
played under  such  distinguished  patronage  it  is  not 
unlikely  that  the  expectation  of  the  show  managers 
will  be  fully  justified — that  even  Olympia  will  afford 
insufficient  accommodation  for  the  crowd  that  will 
wish  to  attend  the  event. — N.  Y.  Times. 


Salinas    entries    close    May    15th,    which    is    next 
Wednesday. 


EASTERN    HORSES    NOT    READY. 


Trotter  and  Pacer:  If  the  number  and  character 
of  the  horses  which  have  been  entered  in  the  spring 
closing  events  of  the  Grand  Circuit  meetings  this 
season  offer  any  indication,  the  year  promises  to 
witness  the  best  racing  which  has  been  seen  on  the 
big  tracks  of  this  country  for  a  decade.  Not  a  single 
track  in  the  Grand  Circuit  has  failed  to  surpass  its 
best  record  for  several  years,  in  the  matter  of  the 
numerical  strength  of  its  entry  list,  and  while  time 
alone  can  determine  the  general  racing  quality  of 
the  fields  which  are  to  face  the  starter  this  season, 
it' is  reasonable  to  believe  that  in  qualifications  of 
speed  and  stamina  they  will  be  as  impressive  as 
they  are  in  numbers.  The  showing  is  especially 
gratifying  in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  adverse  legisla- 
tion has  eliminated  the  speculative  feature  of  the 
racing  at  several  of  the  tracks,  and  threatens  to  do 
so  at  others,  and  it  is  significant  of  the  depth  of  the 
interest  maintained  in  harness  speed,  and  its  fascina- 
tion as  a  diversion  for  those  who  indulge  in  it.  It  is 
furthermore  an  indication  of  the  fact  that  materially 
more  horses  are  being  trained  this  season  than  for 
several  years,  which  is  in  turn  evidence  of  an  in- 
creased supply.  The  so-called  "famine"  in  good 
horses  which  has  been  a  marked  condition  of  the 
market  in  this  country  for  a  considerable  period, 
following  the  business  depression  of  a  decade  ago, 
during  which  breeding  activity  was  vastly  curtailed, 
seems  to  have  spent  its  influence,  and  the  renewal 
of  interest  in  horse  production  which  was  first  mani- 
fested during  the  fat  years  following  the  election 
of  President  McKinley  is  beginning  to  show  its 
effect. 

The  number  of  horses  in  training  this  spring  as 
revealed  by  the  returns  to  the  events  of  every  asso- 
ciation whose  entries  have  closed,  renders  it  ap- 
parent that  no  track  will  need  to  cose  its  gates  for 
lack  of  adequate  support  by  the  horse  owners,  pro- 
vided that  its  conditions  are  fair,  its  purses  ample 
and  its  racing  system  such  as  to  conform  to  the 
popular  demand.  There  is,  however,  the  ever  present 
danger  that  the  horses  will  not  be  ready  when  the 
money  is  hung  up.  All  that  has  been  said  and  writ- 
ten upon  the  subject  of  the  importance  of  an  earlier 
inauguration  of  the  racing  season  has  apparently 
had  no  effect  upon  the  trainers,  who  continue  to  de- 
mand four  months  in  which  to  prepare  a  horse  to 
race  for  three.  The  cold  and  backward  weather  of 
the  present  spring  will  probably  be  found  to  have 
facilitated  the  general  practice  of  training  procras- 
tination this  season,  and  as  a  result  there  is  likely 
to  be  a  more  than  usually  marked  manifestation  of 
the  old  condition  of  an  eager  public  and  the  money 
in  sight,  but  the  horses  not  ready.  The  runners  have 
been  at  it  in  this  State  for  three  weeks,  and  the 
baseball  "fans"  have  been  filling  grand  stands  and 
bleachers  for  a  fortnight,  but  for  a  full  month  yet 
the  trotting  tracks  must  be  closed,  awaiting  the  in- 
tolerable sluggishness  of  the  trainers.  It  is  a  con- 
dition which  is  revolting  to  the  intelligence  of  every 
man  who  has  a  spark  of  thrift  and  business  fore- 
sight in  his  makeup,  but  it  will  have  to  be  endured 
because  apparently  it  cannot  be  cured. 


State   Fair   races   close   for   entry   on   Wednesday 
next,  May  15th. 


There  is  nothing  dies  harder  than  a  good  old  hop- 
pled free-for-all  pacer.  If  you  don't  believe  it  look 
over  the  list  of  money  winners  and  you  will  be 
surprised  at  the  number  of  old  fellows  that  ought 
to  be  pensioned  that  are  annually  adding  to  their 
owner's  bank  accounts  and  seem  to  enjoy  the  game. 


At  the  recent  stallion  show  at  Lexington,  an  an- 
nual event  at  that  breeding  center  of  the  Blue  Grass 
State,  the  heavy  harness  horse,  Glorious  Red  Cloud, 
was  seen  for  the  first  time  in  public  in  Kentucky, 
and  in  speaking  of  him  the  Kentucky  Stock  Farm 
says:  "He  is  the  same  superb  show  horse  as  when 
he  carried  off  the  blue  ribbon  at  the  National  Horse 
Shows.  He  is  a  rich  red  bay.  built  for  the  very 
purpose  for  which  he  is  being  used,  and  is  almost 
without  a  blemish,  despite  his  years  and  the  con- 
cussion resulting  from  his  extreme  action."  Glori- 
ous Red  Cloud  is  another  example  of  the  diversity 
of  uses  to  which  the  trotting-bred  horse  may  be 
put.  This  horse  was  formerly  used  as  a  mate  to 
Carmon,  the  horse  purchased  by  the  United  States 
Government  to  stand  at  the  head  of  the  Government 
breeding  farm. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


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FISH    LINES 


ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


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CHANGES    IN    THE    FISH    COMMISSION. 


Contrary  to  the  general  impression  among  local 
sportsmen  that  the  personnel  of  the  Board  of  State 
Fish  Commissioners  would  not  he  changed,  an- 
nouncement was  made  a  week  or  ten  days  ago  that 
Messrs.  W.  W.  Van  Arsdale  and  W.  E.  Gerber 
were  desirous  of  retiring  from  the  board  and  that 
General  George  Stone,  chairman  of  the  Republican 
State  Central  Committee  and  Mr.  F.  W.  Van  Sicklen, 
a  prominent  business  man  of  this  city  and  an  en- 
thusiastic sportsman  as  well,  would  be  appointed  in 
place  of  the  retiring  Commissioners.  For  once,  the 
report  was  based  upon  accurate  foundation,  and  last 
week  the  anticipated  change  in  the  board  was  made 
in  accordance  with  the  first  announcement. 

Comment  upon  the  situation  by  a  morning  con- 
temporary was  the  following: 

Sportsmen  throughout  the  State  have  not  been  in 
accord  with  the  Commission  in  some  years.  There 
have  been  serious  differences  of  opinion  as  to  the 
proper  policy  to  be  pursued  in  many  matters  of 
game  protection.  The  tremendous  damage  done  to 
the  food  fishes  of  the  bay  b3r  refuse  oil  is  a  prob- 
lem which  has  not  been  attacked  vigorously  by  the 
Commission.  Again,  much  fish  and  game  have  been 
confiscated  by  the  deputies  of  the  Commission,  hut 
men  who  are  known  to  be  gross  violaters  of  the 
laws  have  not  been  punished  when  the  cases  against 
them  seemed  strong. 

It.  was  a  matter  of  common  notoriety  that  certain 
dealers  and  restaurants  continually  violated  the  law 
in  the  matter  of  the  number  of  ducks  in  their  pos- 
session. It  was  expected  that  the  Commissioners 
would  fight  the  law  extending  the  salmon  fishing  sea- 
son on  the  Sacramento,  but  they  did  not  do  sd. 
It  is  the  opinion  of  authorities  that  the  supply  of 
fish  in  the  river  is  not  adequate  to  stand  the  heavy 
drain  thus  being  made  upon  it. 

Chief  Deputy  C.  A.  Vogelsang  has  been  the  storm 
center  about  which  much  of  the  outcry  against  the 
Commission  raged.  Whether  he  is  to  retain  his 
position  or  retire  to  private  life  will  not  be  known 
until  the  new  Commission  shall  have  been  organized. 

Governor  Gillett  is  an  ardent  sportsman  and  he  is 
said  to  have  decided  ideas  upon  this  subject  of  game 
protection . 


GOSSIP  FOR  SPORTSMEN. 


"Billy"  Berg,  president  of  the  Country  Club,  will, 
through  the  medium  of  a  dinner,  bring  about  a  re- 
union of  all  of  the  members  of  the  club  at  the  club 
house  near  Olema.  This  wall  be  a  gathering  of 
sportsmen  who  shoot  or  fish  and  those  who  do  not 
indulge  in  either  pastime. 


The  Albrae  Gun  Club  has  been  incorporated  with 
a  capital  stock  of  $12,000,  subscribed  in  full,  by  D. 
R.  Ward.  Dr.  E.  N.  Shore,  L.  R.  Larzalere,  G. 
P.  Fuller,  W.  H.  and  H.  G.  Wolf  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


The  Port  Costa  Striped  Bass  Club  held  a  meeting 
recently.  News  was  sent  from  San  Pablo  that  the 
bass  fishing  was  extraordinarily  good  and  the  fish 
were  running  freely  and  the  members  contemplate 
going  down  to  try  their  luck.  Three  weeks  ago,  it 
is  said,  over  225  fish  wrere  caught.  This  is  an  un- 
usually large  number,  but  they  were  all  very  small, 
many  of  them  being  but  fry.  The  mode  of  fishing 
is  by  trolling.  C.  J.  O'Neill  is  president  of  the 
club,  J.  Hay  wards  secretary  and  F.  W.  Bacon  is 
treasurer. 


During  the  year  ending  March  31st,  1907,  the 
market  fishermen  of  the  State  have  paid  to  the  Fish 
and  Game  Commission  $5340.  which  amount  repre- 
sents the  licenses  paid  for  the  privilege  of  fishing 
in  the  waters  of  the  State. 


Everybody  in  Dunsmnir  was  shooting  geese  April 
21st.  There  wrere  thousands  of  the  birds  going  north 
and  men,  women  and  children  gathered  up  all  the 
ammunition  and  firearms  in  town  and  sallied  forth 
for  the  slaughter. 

Over  400  geese  were  secured,  while  at  least  300 
others  were  killed  and  floated  down  the  Sacra- 
mento. 

All  the  ammunition  in  town  was  used  up  and  when 
an  order  was  sent  from  a  northern  point  for  more 
shells  the  local  storekeepers  could  not  fill  it. 


The  first  light  tackle  tournament  of  the  Southern 
California  Rod  and  Reel  Club  of  the  season  was 
dated  for  May  1st,  a  postponement  having  been  made 
so  that  the  date  would  correspond  with  that  of  the 
tournament  of  the  Catalina  Light  Tackle  Club.  The 
list  of  game  fishes,  by  the  addition  of  the  mullet, 
now  ii  eludes  thirteen  varieties.  Handsome  prizes 
were  provided  for  the  largest  catch  of  each  variety 
of  fish. 


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CURLEWS     PLENTIFUL. 


Southern  California  sportsmen  urged  the  late 
legislature  to  enact  an  open  season  for  curlew  in 
midsummer,  but  in  vain.  The  justice  of  their  con- 
tention that  the  existing  curlew  law  is  a  farce  seems 
well  proved  by  the  remarkable  plenty  of  these  fine 
game  birds  present  recently  along  the  southern  coast 
line  from  Alamitos  Bay  southward.  During  the  legal 
season  for  shooting  them,  which  corresponds  with 
that  for  ducks,  hardly  a  curlew  was  to  be  seen. 

Feeding  in  small  parties  and  large  bands  upon 
the  grassy,  weed-covered  slopes  of  the  mesa  behind 
Bay  City  could  be  seen,  two  weeks  ago,  hundreds 
of  these  birds,  often  not  rising  before  the  horses 
until  within  a  hundred  feet.  Any  ordinary  shot  could 
secure  twenty-five  of  them  in  a  morning  without 
difficulty  and  the  fact  of  their  feeding  away  from  the 
ocean  should  be  a  guaranty  that  their  flesh  is  deli- 
cate and  wholesome.  The  law  has  been  generally 
observed,  and  few  if  any  have  been  shot,  although 
gunners  must  find  it  a  sore  temptation  to  have  the 
birds  flying  about  over  their  heads,  or  sailing  across 
the  road  to  alight  unscattered  within  a  stone's 
throw. 

Conditions  this  year  would  particularly  favor  the 
hunting  of  curlew  and  marlins.  These  two  distinct 
varieties  of  birds  are  generally  grouped  together 
by  hunters  under  the  name  of  "curlew"  and  about 
the  only  difference  is  that  the  bill  of  the  marlin  is 
straight  or  slightly  recurved  as  contrasted  with  the 
well-known  sickle  bill  of  the  curlew.  The  long  grass 
affords  them  concealment  and  would  allow  the  hun- 
ter an  opportunity  to  conceal  himself,  which  is  or- 
dinarily denied. 

On  the  Atlantic  coast  the  laws  permit  summer 
shooting  at  the  larger  varieties  of  snipe  and  these 
are  found  to  be  splendid  game  birds,  very  well  worth 
the  hunting.  The  sport  is  reduced  to  a  science  with 
decoys  and  blinds. 

All  the  larger  varieties  of  waders  come  in  to  de- 
coys in  the  best  of  style.  They  travel  at  great  pace, 
and  no  "duffer"  with  the  shotgun  can  make  much 
of  a  score  on  single  birds,  although  by  "bunching" 
them  some  big  bags  are  piled  up  by  the  inexperi- 
enced, whose  sporting  blood  is  not  above  reproach. 

On  the  Southern  California  coast  the  birds  exhibit 
the  same  characteristics.  They  decoy  splendidly  as 
can  be  seen  any  afternoon  by  watching  the  flocks 
come  in  off  the  strand  to  feed  on  the  hills  back  of 
Bay  City.  A  scattered  band  of  a  dozen  will  toll  in 
flock  after  flock,  until  sometimes  a  hundred  curlew 
can  be  bushed  within  as  many  yards. 

By  throwing  up  a  weed  blind  and  setting  out  a  few 
profile  decoys  or  staking  out  dead  birds,  sport  that 
is  an  intimate  reminder  of  duck  shooting  might 
easily  be  had  without  going  to  the  expense  of  be- 
longing to  a  club,  did  the  law  but  allow  it.  The 
Curlew  do  not  appear  to  be  breeding  very  generally, 
only  a  few  scattered  singles  and  pairs  being  noticed, 
and  even  these  soon  join  with  the  flocks.  With  Los 
Angeles  sportsmen  there  seems  to  be  considerable 
mystery  about  the  curlewr's  breeding  habits,  as  the 
birds  remain  in  good-sized  flocks  all  through  the 
summer  months. 

Excellent  sport  could  be  had  hunting  curlew  with 
a  22-caliber  rifle.  Being  large  and  conspicuous  the 
birds  make  fine  marks  for  the  rifleman,  and  can  be 
approached  within  range  without  any  difficulty.  A 
clever  marksman  should  be  able,  to  pick  off  several 
birds  before  the  flock  took  alarm  by  selecting  the 
outstanding  birds  first. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  legislature  a  bill  was 
introduced  to  provide  for  an  open  summer  season 
on  curlew  and  other  big  bay  birds  of  the  limicolae 
family,  but  nothing  further  was  heard  of  it,  and  it 
failed  to  become  law  for  some  reason  not  understood 
in  that  end  of  the  State  at  least.  Another  effort  to 
secure  an  open  season  at  a  time  when  some  use  can 
be  made  of  it  will  certainly  be  a  part  of  the  game 
legislation  asked  for  two  years  hence. 

The  ducks  have  for  the  greater  part  gone  north. 
Only  a  few  stragglers  are  left  behind  to  breed,  mostly 
cinnamon  teal.  Not  nearly  as  many  ducks  remained 
in  the  Bolsa  this  year  as  last,  but  the  greater  vol- 
ume of  wTater  in  Southern  California  has  doubtless 
scattered  the  breeding  fowl  somewhat. 


<>  .fornia's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Soda. 


The  opening  of  the  trout  season  found  many  of 
the  Cordelia  Isaac  Waltons  engaged  in  whipping 
the  streams  of  that  vicinity  in  quest  of  the  wily  tribe, 
while  others  ventured  as  far  as  Wild  Horse  lake  on 
the  same  mission.  Those  who  played  the  streams 
met  with  fair  success,  many  of  them,  especially  the 
small  boys,  returning  early  in  the  day  with  fair-sized 
catches  to  their  credit.  But  the  wise  ones  from 
Cordelia  and  Vallejo,  who  proceeded  to  the  lake 
equipped  with  elusive  tackle  and  buoyed  by  hopeful 
"spirits,"  had  but  little  to  say  when  on  their  return 
they  were  asked  to  play  "Missouri."  Foggy  weather 
and  a  rough  sea  were  the  excuses  offered  by  the 
lake  fishermen,  and  the  tales  they  told  of  each  other 
were  more  fishy  than  the  inferior  of  their  baskets. 

Several  good  catches  were  made  in  upper  Suisun 
creek,  and  also  in  the  Soscol  creek,  although  the 
water  in  the  latter  named  creek  is  reported  as  being 
very.  low. 


Game  Warden  Walter  R.  Welch  of  Santa  Cruz 
county  sends  us  the  following  interesting  account 
of  the  condition  of  streams  in  the  county  and  pros- 
pects for  the  angler: 

"All  the  streams  in  this  county,  north  of  and  in- 
cluding the  San  Lorenzo  River  and  its  tributaries, 
are  in  fine  condition  and  should  produce  some  fine 
creels  of  good-sized  trout. 

"The  heavy  freshets  during  the  past  winter  have 
cleared  the  creeks  of  all  drift  and  small  brush  and 
also  enlarged  and  deepened  the  pools  and  riffles. 

"The  streams  are  carrying  a  larger  volume  of 
water  than  usual  for  this  season  of  the  year,  are 
reasonably  clear  and,  to  use  the  expression  of  the 
street,  'look  good  to  me.' 

"Owing  to  the  heavy  freshets  during  the  past  win- 
ter and  the  consequent  sudden  rising  and  falling  of 
the  waters  in  the  streams,  there  is  no  doubt  but 
more  or  less  trout  were  lost. 

"I  have  patroled  all  the  streams  of  the  county 
as  often  as  possible  and  feel  safe  in  saying  that  the 
angler  who  visited  this  county"  on  May  1st  did  not 
find  all  the  streams  had  been  poached  on  or  fished 
out. 

"The  Soquel,  Aptos  and  Corralitos  creeks  are  at 
present  in  poor  condition  owing  to  large  slides, 
caused  by  the  earthquake  and  unusually  heavy  win- 
ter rains,  but  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  some  good 
catches  of  trout  will  be  made  in  the  head  waters  of 
these  streams. 

"The  various  hackles,  coachman,  Katie  May, 
Palmer  and  red  spinner  flies  should  prove  killers. 
Supplied  with  these  and  a  few  small  spoons  and 
'barnyard  hackle'  one  should  be  able  to  take  a  creel 
of  good  trout  from  most  any  of  the  streams  of  this 
county.  I  am  also  of  the  opinion  that  the  fish, 
as  well  as  the  fishing,  will  improve  as  the  season 
advances." 


Reports  from  Napa  anent  the  angling  results  on 
the  opening  day  state: 

As  was  expected,  the  town  next  day  was  flooded 
with  fish  stories,  the  usual  result  of  the  opening  day 
of  the  trout  season.  Some  of  the  stories  are  little 
ones  and  others  are  big,  very  big  ones,  but  little  or 
big,  as  they  may  be,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  ma- 
jority of  the  anglers  who  ventured  forth  had  a  good 
day's  sport.  Some  of  course  had  to  be  satisfied  with 
four  or  five  of  the  "speckled  beauties,"  but  many  re- 
turned home  with  their  baskets  well  filled. 

The  regions  of  the  Napa  Redwoods,  Rector  Can- 
yon. Milliken  Canyon,  Dry  Creek  Soscol  and  Browns 
Valley  were  invaded  by  men,  women  and  boys  with 
rod,  line  and  hook.  The  streams  in  all  these  places 
were  well  stocked  with  fish  and  everyone  at  least 
caught  enough  for  one  good  meal. 

A  quartette  consisting  of  Burt  Norton,  Wallace 
Rutherford,  C.  R.  Look  and  Fred  L.  Brown  journey- 
ed out  to  Rector  Canyon  in  Burt's  auto  and  came 
back  with  129  trout. 

Chas.  E.  Trower  and  Frank  Horstmeyer  succeed- 
ed in  landing  forty-two  in  the  Napa  Redwoods.  The 
stream  was  so  well  patronized  that  there  were  about 
five  anglers  in  sight  constantly. 

Another  auto  expedition  consisting  of  Chas.  Wilson, 
Earl  Stephens,  Fred  Hort  and  Bill  Stephens  spent 
the  day  in  Rector  and  Sage  Canyons  and  caught  10S 
between  them. 

Wm.  West  and  D.  S.  Kyser,  the  two  veteran 
anglers,  fished  closer  to  town,  confining  their  efforts 
to  the  Browns  Valley  stream .  Their  catch  amounted 
to  sixty -eight. 

The  Soscol  was  well  fished  on  May  Day  and  some 
good  catches  were  made.  The  fourteen-year-old  son 
of  Supervisor  Frank  Alexander  landed  one  fish  that 
measured  14  inches. 

Leslie  Johnston  and  Geo.  Oxley  of  Berkeley  spent 
the  day  in  the  Redwoods  and  landed  seventy,  "Les" 
getting  the  limit. 

Probably  the  two  most  successful  anglers  were 
Edgar  Gardner  and  Frank  Johnson,  who  both  caught 
the  limit  in  Rector  Canyon. 

Lyman  Chapman,  who  is  one  of  the  oldest  rod 
and  line  artists,  caught  twenty-six  nice  trout  in 
Carneros. 

E.  J.  Drussel  and  Jack  Carbone,  fishing  in  Rector, 
had  good  success,  as  did  Frank  Roberts  and  L. 
Funke. 

Wallace. Collins  and  Clarence  Hough  landed  sixty- 
five  between  them  from  the  Browns  Valley  stream, 
"Wallie"  getting  the  majority. 

Many  others  made  big  catches  during  the  day, 
but  as  a  general  rule  the  fish  were  small,  averag- 
ing pretty  close  to  the  limit  of  five  inches. 


Santa  Clara  valley  advices  give  the  following  re- 
ports of  results  by  San  Jose  anglers  who  were  out 
on  the  opening  day: 

The  greater  portion  of  the  fishing  parties  that  went 
out  to  open  the  season  had  returned  by  Saturday 
last,  and  those  who  are  back  report  that  the  streams 
were  in  good  condition,  though  rather  high.  Most 
of  the  fishermen  heard  from  so  far  have  caught  med- 
ium baskets  of  good  sized  fish.  A  nine-inch  trout 
seems  to  be  an  average-for  most  of  the  anglers. 

The  biggest  fish  reported  was  a  beautiful  twenty- 
inch  rainbow  trout  landed  by  Frank  Plummer,  the 
young  son  of  Norris  Plummer,  in  the  Guadalupe  on 
Wednesday.  The  fish  tipped  the  scales  at  two  and 
three-quarter  pounds. 

One  of  the  parties  from  the  Arroyo  Honda  reports 
that  the  stream  is  rather  high.  The  fish  are  lying 
near  the  bottom  and  fly  fishing  will  not  be  good  for 
probably  three,  weeks.  At  that  time  successful 
catches  were  being  made  with  the  Wilson  spoon. 


Saturday.   May   11,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


11 


Though  not  so  full  as  the  Arroyo  Hondo,  the  Uvas 
is  still  up.  In  one  week  fly  fishing  will  be  fine  there. 
The  Llagas,  which  subsides  earlier  in  the  season, 
is  reported  to  be  in  the  best  of  condition.  The 
Packwood  and  the  Los  Animos  are  still  up  a  little, 
but  several  good  creels  have  been  obtained  there . 
The  Guadalupe,  the  Almaden  and  the  Los  Gatos  have 
supplied  good  baskets  from  their  upper  courses. 

Among  the  fishermen  who  returned  are  the  follow- 
ing: Bert  Barrett,  on  the  Arroyo  Hondo,  caught  the 
limit,  J.  Matthews  and  S.  Deardon  came  in  from  the 
Uvas  with  well  filled  baskets;  Dr.  Bennett,  on  the 
Arroyo  Honda,  obtained  a  basket  of  thirty  good  sized 
trout;  P.  Landon  pulled  twenty-five  from  the  Guada- 
lupe; Jack  Knight  caught  fifty,  the  limit,  along  the 
Los  Gatos;  Frank  Walther  and  Sherwood  Green  each 
succeeded  in  getting  fifteen  from  the  Uvas. 

E.  Draper,  one  of  the  best  known  fishermen  in 
the  county,  hooked  so  large  a  fish  in  the  Ysabel  on 
Wednesday  that  his  tackle  was  forced  from  his  grasp 
and  broken  by  the  game  trout.  Dr.  Draper  swears 
that  the  trout  was  over  twenty-three  inches  in 
length . 

That  the  fish  on  the  average  are  larger  than  usual 
is  the  opinion  of  most  of  those  who  have  returned 
from  the  trout  streams.  This  is  probably  due  to 
the  fact  that  last  season  there  was  less  fishing  than 
usual  on  account  of  the  activity  of  the  reconstruction 
period  following  the  earthquake  and  to  the  full 
streams  that  have  been  running  all  winter. 

The  fishing  .at  Smith's  creek  has  been  successful. 
Mr.  Brocke,  of  the  Smith's  Creek  Hotel,  reports  the 
following  guests  with  catches:  Sanford  Bacon  50, 
Otto  Rudolph  50,  Charles  Barker  50,  Dr.  Pen-in  50, 
Joe  Rucker  50,  Mr.  Quinby  30.  Mr.  Rucker  made 
an  exceptionally  fine  catch,  several  of  his  fish  being 
fourteen  inches  in  length,  and  one  reaching  fifteen 
inches.  The  fishing  in  Smith's  creek  is  better  this 
season  than  ever  before,  and  the  fish  are  much 
larger . 

Clem  Portal  made  a  catch  of  thirty  from  Stevens 
creek.  Eugene  Prindiville  captured  forty-six  from 
Stevens  creek,  while  Bill  Robins  was  successful  in 
hooking  thirty  from  the  same  stream. 

George  Anderson,  T.  W.  Hobbs  and  Charles 
George  all  caught  the  limit  from  the  Los  Gatos  creek 
above  Wrights.  Jack  Tescoste  took  forty  from  the 
Almaden  creek. 

Jim  and  Bob  Harney,  who  control  the  only  camp- 
ing on  the  Ysabel,  prohibit  camping  on  their  land 
and  exceptions  are  made  only  where  a  permit  is 
granted.  This  will  disappoint  a  great  many  sports- 
men, who  enjoy  fishing  the  well  protected  course 
of  the  Ysabel  every  year.  Mr.  Harney  states  that 
the  trout  have  been  protected  more  this  year  than 
ever  before. 

Frank  Baker  and  Fred  Rugg  returned  from  the 
Arroyo  Honda  with  the  limit. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  school  children  of  Sissons  were  granted  a 
half  holiday  Wednesday,  May  1st,  to  celebrate  the 
opening  of  trout  season.  If  reports  are  correct  many 
of  them  are  quite  expert  with  rod  and  reel. 

Some  of  the  citizens  caught  all  the  law  allowed 
and  several  came  near  doing  it.  The  streams  seem 
to  be  filled  with  fish  this  year — possibly  the  change 
in  the  date  of  the  opening  has  had  something  to  do 
with  it. 


Grass   Valley    anglers    found   the    streams    in    that 
section  in   prime  condition   on   the   1st. 


Ventura  county  anglers  anticipate  better  fishing 
this  season  than  for  years  past. 

The  streams  of  the  county  are  full  of  water,  this 
fact  may  make  the  sport  drag  a  little  for  a  few 
weeks,  but  when  the  waters  run  down  there  should 
be  the  very  finest  of  fishing.  There  is  more  water 
in  the  stre'ams  at  this  time  of  year  than  in  many 
seasons  past.  The  storms  and  floods  of  the  past 
winter  have  washed  the  beds  of  the  streams  clear 
of  underbrush.  On  that  account  the  smaller  streams, 
where  trout  most  love  to  hide,  will  give  the  fisher- 
man   an    opportunity   for   prime    casting. 

For  several  years  Sim  Myers  and  other  sports- 
men have  planted  thousands  of  young  trout  in  the 
various  streams  of  the  county,  and  by  this  time  there 
should   be  returns   from   the   earlier   plantings. 


Olema  creek,  in  Marin  county,  has  been  well  patro- 
nized by  anglers  since  the  1st.  and  a  few  catches  of 
good-sized  fish  have  been  made.  Anglers  who  have 
observed  the  law  got  what  the  law-breakers  left  and 
overlooked. 


Four  jolly  fishermen  left  this  city  together  on  the 
1st.  Two  of  them  fished  the  Lagunitas  and  two 
fished  Olema  creek.  In  each  twain  were  a  heavy 
and  a  light-weight  roadster.  They  got  some  fish,  they 
also  got  on  the  train  at  Tocaloma  bound  for  the 
cinders  district.  What  puzzled  a  carload  of  other 
anglers  was  who  should  get  the  medal — one  heavy 
weight  who  swore  like  a  trooper,  or  the  other  heavy- 
weight who  laughed  like  a  sliced  water-melon.  The 
whole  party  did  not  fish  together,  what  caused  the 
difference  in  disposition  on  the  return? 


The  Marysville  Fly  Casting  Club  members  will 
indulge  in  a  barge  ride  up  the  Feather  River  in 
June.  The  Marysvillians  are  a  genial  bunch  of 
sportsmen  and  there  will  be  a  most  enjoyable  time 
for  all  present.  It  is  stated  that  a  program  of  fly- 
casting  contests  will  be  arranged. 


The  final  tournament  for  1907  of  the  Trap  Shooters' 
League  began  at  Ingleside  yesterday  and  will  close 
to-morrow. 

Despite  present  conditions  in  this — the  lack  of 
street  railroad  facilities  by  reason  of  the  strike — 
the  League  officials  determined  to  hold  the  shoot  in- 
stead of  postponing  it. 

Many  shooters  from  interior  points  had  made  pre- 
paration for  participating,  and  in  consequence  an- 
nouncement has  been  made  that  vehicles  have  been 
engaged  and  will  start  from  the  Ferry  Building,  at 
the  foot  of  Market  street,  each  morning  at  8  A.  M. 
This  arrangement  will  be  ample  and  satisfactory  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  shooters.  The  route  of 
the  shooters'  vehicles  will  be  straight  out  Market 
street  to  Valencia,  thence  out  to  the  Mission  road, 
following  the  car  tracks  to  the  Ingleside  grounds.  It 
is  anticipated  that  there  will  be  a  good  attendance, 
the  inducements  of  the  tournament  being  ample,  both 
in  trophies  and  purses. 

The  program  for  the  first  day  consists  of  one  25 
and  nine  20  target  events.  Seven  races  will  be  at 
20  targets,  entrance  $2  and  $30  added  for  each  race. 
Event  4,  20  targets.  Hunter  Arms  Co.  Trophy,  en- 
trance $2.50.  Event  5,  20  targets.  Peters  Trophy, 
entrance  $2.50.  Event  6,  25  targets,  Ballistite  Trophy, 
entrance  $2.75  Trophy  winners  will  receive  50  cents 
in  each  entry.     Ties  carry  over  from  event  to  event. 

The  card  for  to-day  consists  of  ten  events — seven 
20  target  races,  $2  entrance  and  $30  added  in  each 
race.  Event  No.  4,  20  targets,  M.  O.  Feudner  Trophy, 
entrance  92.50.  Event  No.  5,  25  targets,  Du  Pont 
Trophy,  $2.75  entrance.  Event  No.  6,  20  targets, 
Reed  Trophy,  $2.50  entrance.  Winner  of  Feudner 
Trophy  to  retain  it,  winners  of  the  other  two  trophies 
to  receive  gO  cents  on  ench  entry.   Ties  carry  over. 

To-morrow's  program  calls  for  eight  events.  Two 
races  at  20  targets,  entrance  $2,  $30  added.  Event 
No.  3,  25  targets,  entrance  $2.75,  Sorenson  Diamond 
Medal.  Event  No.  4,  100  targets,  entrance  $10, 
League  Handicap  Trophy,  value  $200.  Event  No. 
5,  25  targets,  entrance  $1,  Parker  Gun  Handicap. 
Event  No.  6,  20  targets,  entrance  $1.50,  five-man-team 
race,  $25  added. 

Winner- of  the  medal  will  receive  50  cents  on  each 
entry.  In  the  League  handicap  the  distances  will  be 
from  14  to  22  yards,  the  winner  to  permanently  re- 
tain the  same.  The  five-man-team  race  is  open  to 
all — three  moneys,  50,  30  and  20  per  cent,  high  teams 
to  win.  There  will  be  a  high  amateur  and  high 
professional  medal  for  shooters  who  participate  in 
all  events,  save  4-5-6  on  Sunday.  The  Parker  Gun 
handicap  is  both  distance  and  target  allowance. 

The  money  divisions  will  be  Rose  system,  four 
moneys.  The  events  will  be  shot  over  three  traps. 
Sergeant  system. 

The  number  of  targets  counting  on  average,  the 
first  day  is  205,  second  day  205,  third  day  65,  total 
475.  Including  the  three  final  events,  145  targets, 
the  grand  total  for  the  tournament  counts  up  620. 


between  Modesto  and  Stockton  teams  is  a  possibility 
in  the  near  future.  The  Owls  will  shoot  blue-rocks 
again  to-morrow. 


At  the  Mountain  View  Gun  Club's  shoot  April 
2Sth  Dr.  A.  M.  Barker  of  San  Jose  extracted  the 
largest  end  of  the  purses.  A  heavy  wind  spoiled 
several  promising  scores.  Several  of  the  members 
will  attend  the  League  tournament  at  Ingleside.  The 
scores  shot  were: 

Kline,  shot  at  50  broke  36;  M.  Whelan,  150-112; 
Wanderer.  100-74;  Cadwallader,  100-80;  Dr.  Barker, 
140-119;  Holmes,  70-52;  J.  Doe,  125-89;  C.  Whelan. 
100-75;   Darrunan,  25-21. 


Good  scores  were  made  again  last  Sunday  by  the 
members  of  the  Capital  City  Blue  Rock  Gun  Club. 
While  the  wind  was  a  trifle  brisk  it  seemed  to  have 
little  or  no  effect. 

The  Washington  medal  shoot  was  won  by  De 
Merritt.  He  and  M.  Newbert  tied  for  first  place  with 
19  breaks  out  of  20.  In  the  shoot-off  De  Merritt 
scored  IS  and  Newbert  17.  D.  Ruhstaller  won  the 
Capital  City  medal  with  a  score  of  19.  Following  are 
the  scores  in  the  several  events: 

Washington  Medal — D.  Ruhstaller  (20  yards),  12; 
J.  Inman  (20  yards),  16;  F.  Adams  (18  yards),  12; 
De  Merritt  (18  yardsl,  19;  E. -Adams  (IS  yards),  19; 
George  Davis,  15;  M.  Newbert,  19;  H.  Stevens  (18 
yards),  r5;  T.  Shore,  12;  H.  Trumpler.  17;  O.  Patrick, 
10;  L.  Smith,  10;  C.  Cotter,  15;  F.  Ruhstaller,  14;  F. 
Newbert,  17. 

Capital  City  Medal — F.  Ruhstaller  (18  yards),  10; 

B.  Ruhstaller  (IS  yards),  IS:  J.  Inman  (18  yards). 
18;  H.  Stevens  (IS  yards),  15;  C.  De  Merritt  (20 
yards),  14:  Pop  Adams,  16;  George  Davis,  17;  T. 
Shore,  12;  D.  Ruhstaller.  19:  O.  Patrick,  IS;  M.  New- 
bert, 15;   T.  Smith,  10;   J.  Fraser.  13;   E.  Brady,  12; 

C.  Cotter,  13. 

Twenty  Targets — Burt  Adams,  IS,  17,  17,  IS;  F. 
Ruhstaller,  19,  17;  F.  Newbert,  18,  18,  18;  T.  Smith, 
14;  George  Davis.  14.  14.  IS;  E.  Pierce,  15,  15;  J.  In- 
man, 20,  16,  17;  T.  Shore,  10,  14;  Hal  Stevens,  19,  19, 
20;  De  Merritt,  20;  O.  Patrick,  14,  16;  F.  Adams.  14; 
George  Atkinson.  12,  16;  H.  Trumpler.  19,  20,  19;  Pop 
Adams.  14,  16;  F.  Cox,  7;  F.  O'Brien.  8:  D.  Ruhstaller. 
IS,  14,  14;  J.  Frazier,  10,  11;  E.  Brady,  16.  13;  M. 
Newbert.  17. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


At  Modesto  on  April  28th  Fred  WHIett  was  high 
gun  at  the  Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club's  shoot,  breaking 
93  out  of  100  targets.  Other  scores  shot  were:  D.  C. 
Davison,  70  out  of  100;  D.  C.  Wood.  76-100;  H.  Garri- 
son, 71-100;  Roy  Wood,  65-100;  Kroyer,  6S-100;  Haas, 
75-100.  J.  C.  Cavell  was  high  gun  in  doubles,  16  out 
of  20.  Messrs.  Kinner.  Kroyer  and  Haas  of  Stock- 
ton participated  in  nearly  all  of  the  events.    A  match 


At  the  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club's  regular  monthly 
shoot  April  28th  twenty-seven  guns  participated. 

In  the  medal  race  Ed  Schultz  won  the  champion- 
ship medal,  George  Sylvester,  the  first-class  medal, 
J.  Lynch  second-class  medal  and  Mr.  Lemon  the 
third-class  medal. 

In  the  regular  club  race  at  100  targets  every 
shooter  in  the  championship  class  was  in  the  money. 
In  the  first-class  the  purse  was  divided  by  high 
scores  from  8S  to  83  inclusive.  In  the  second-class 
the  money  was  annexed  by  six  guns,  84  to  79 
breaks  inclusive.  Third-class  purse  was  divided  by 
three  shooters,  the  only  entries,  who  won  as  much 
as  the  three  high  guns  in  the  champion  class. 

For  the  Du  Pont  trophy  Clarence  A.  Haight,  Hip 
Justins  and  Dr.  Swett  tied  in  24  breaks  each,  the  two 
former  were  barred  as  trade  representatives,  this  be- 
ing in  consequence  credited  to  Dr.  Swett.  The  handi- 
cap conditions  under  which  this  event  is  shot  are 
the  following:  the  20  yard  men  shoot  at  25  targets; 
18  yard  men  24  and  given  1  bird;  16  yards  23  and 
given  2  birds;  14  yards  22  and  given  3  birds.  The 
scores  for  the  day  follow: 

Club  shoot,  100  targets,  $125  added  money — 

Championship  class — 

Edg.  Forster  23         20         25         24—92 

Schultz   23         19         24         23—89 

Golcher    23         21         20         23—87 

Haight    18         20         21         17—76 

First  class — 

Prior     21         22         24         21— SS 

Justins     21         22         22         22—87 

Murdock    20         25         18         24—87 

Svlvester   21         20         22         21—84 

F.  Feudner    22         21         20         20—83 

E.    Klevesahl    19         22         21         20—82 

Iverson    19         20         20         22—81 

Collier    15         17         17         21—70 

Second  class — 

Price    19         22         23         20—84 

McElwain    .22         19         21         22—84 

H.   Klevesahl    ...: 23         19         20         20—82 

Asheroft    19         20         18         21— 7S 

Terrill  20         17         IS         23—78 

Donohoe    22         21         17         19—79 

Hoelle   16         23         18         20—77 

Lvneh    18         20         18         21—77 

Dr.    Swett    18         23         19         17—77 

Nielsen    19         IS         19         17—74 

Lewis    21         19         14         20—74 

Knick    16         22         19         16—73 

Patrick    21         16         20         16—73 

Eug.    Forster    IS         16         13         20—67 

Third  class — 

Holbrook    14         13         20         12—59 

Lemon 13         12         15         10—50 

Sutro  6         14         12         12—44. 

Medal  handicap,  25  targets,  champion  class: 
Schultz,  IS  yards  24  breaks;  Golcher.  18-23;  Haight, 
14-21.  First  class — Sylvester,  16  yards  24  breaks; 
Collier,  14-23;  Murdock,  18-22;  Prior,  18-21;  Justins, 
18-21;  Iverson,  18-20.  Second  class — Lynch,  14  yards 
23  breaks;  H.  Klevesahl,  1S-22;  Hoelle,  18-21;  Price 
16-20;  Asheroft,  16-20;  Dr.  Swett,  14-20;  Knick,  14-19; 
Lewis.  14-12. 

Du  Pont  Trophy  Handicap,  25  targets — Haight,  16 
vards  24  breaks;  Justins.  18-24;  Dr.  Swett.  14-24: 
Schultz.  20-23;  Knick.  14-23:  Forster,  20-22;  Golcher. 
18-22;  Murdock.  1S-22;  Sylvester,  1  -21;  Terrill, 
16-21;  Collier,  16-20;  Prior,  20-19;  Holbrook.  14-19;  E. 
Klevesahl.  16-18:  Iverson,  18-1S;  Hoelle,  16-1S;  Lynch, 
14-17;    H.  Klevesahl,  16-15;  Lemon,  14-13. 

The  love  of  out-door  sport  is  manifest  at  Milton. 
Ore.  Recently  an  organization  was  perfected  which 
will  hereafter  be  known  as  the  Milton  Rod  and  Gun 
Club.  Constitution  and  by-laws  were  adopted  and 
officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year.  A  committee 
was  appointed  to  secure  grounds,  traps  and  targets. 
Application  will  be  made  to  the  Northwest  Sports- 
men's Association  for  membership  to  that  organiza- 
tion. 

It  was  decided  to  enter  a  team  in  the  tournament 
which  will  be  held  in  Walla  Walla. 

Twenty-five  charter  members  were  enrolled  and 
this  list  will  soon  be  increased.  The  following  offi- 
cers were  elected:  Dr.  James  Canane.  president;  T. 
W.  Hew.tt.  vice-president;  G.  A.  Cowl,  secretary:  C. 
E.  Brown,  treasurer. 


The  Northwest  tournament  will  take  place  at  Walla 
Walla  May  16th,  17th  and  ISth.  It  is  probable  that 
Messrs.  C.  A.  Haight,  C.  C.  Nauman.  Ed  Schultz, 
Tony  Prior  and  Emil  Holling  will  be  present. 


P.  T.  Lomax  of  Lewiston.  Idaho,  will,  it  is  stated,  be 
in  charge  of  the  Walla  Walla  shoot.  Mr.  Lomax  is 
a  veteran  trap  shot  and  understands  running  a  tour- 
nament from  start  to  finish. 


The  Multnomah  Rod  and  Gun  Club  grounds,  near 
the  Irvington  track,  will  soon  be  overhauled  and  im- 
proved. At  a  recent  shoot  the  following  scores  were 
made: 

Abrahams,  shot  at  100  broke  87;  Cullison,  100-84; 
Shelton,  100-S4;  Caldwell,  50-41;  Smi.j,  50-40:  Mrs. 
Young.  100-79;  Dr.  Cram.  100-76;  Theabeau.  inn-75: 
Winters.  100-72:  McPherson,  50-35;  Mr.  Young.  100-68: 
Geiser.  75-19;  Stemler,  50-32;  Fecheimer.  1' 
Thornton.  100-63;    Shearer,  50-31. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11.  1907. 


The  San  Luis  Boat  and  Gun  Club's  stoot  April 
28th  shows  the  following  results: 

First  event.  12  targets— J.  C.  Hill  S,  H.  R.  Estadillo 
10,  Lee  Parsons  9,  W.  C.  De  Nise  11,  C.  T.  Green- 
field 5,  L.  Steen  5,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  S,  H.  A.  Martin 
S,  Jas.   Homesly  S.  Ernest  Taylor  7. 

Third  event,  L0  targets— J.  C.  Hill  11,  H'.  R.  Estu- 
dillo  17,  Lee  Parsons  13,  W.  C.  De  Nise  11,  C.  T. 
Greenfield  13,  L  Steen  11,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  14,  H.  A. 
Martin  16,  Jas.  Homesly  14,  Ernest  Taylor  14,  C. 
Manor   11,   C.  Mamo  15. 

Fourth  event.  20  targets— J.  C.  Hill  14,  Lee  Par- 
sons 12,  W.  C.  De  Nise  13,  C.  T.  Greenfield  11,  L. 
Steen  12,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  -3,  H.  A.  Martin  15,  Jas. 
Homeslv  13,  Ernest  Taylor  16,  C.  Manor  14. 

Fifth  event,  20  targets— J.  C.  Hill  15.  Lee  Parsons 
18,  W.  C.  De  Nise  13,  C.  T.  Greenfield  15,  L.  Steen 
12,  A.  B.  Van  Scoy  10,  H.  A.  Martin  14,  Jas.  Homesly 
9,  E.  Taylor  18,  C.    Manor  14. 


AMERICAN  KENNEL  CLUB  IN  COURT. 


A  large  number  of  shotgun  artists  from  Helena. 
Anaconda.  Livington  and  other  cities  were  at  the 
traps  of  the  Butte  Club  recently,  and  some  excellent 
shooting  resulted.  Three  medals  were  competed  for, 
two  of  them  being  taken  by  the  Livingston  men. 
Scott  won  the  Twohy  and  Confarr  the  Brownlee 
medal.    Walker  of  Butte  captured  the  Confarr  medal. 

Butte  and  Anaconda  sent  representatives  to  Helena 
May  5th  to  shoot  for  the  Klepetko  medal,  which  is 
now  held  by  E.  K.  Preuitt  of  that  city.  To-morrow 
the  same  men  may  invade  Livingston  to  win  back 
the  medals  captured  by  Scott  and  Confarr  and  then 
all  will  steady  down  and  practice  for  the  State  shoot, 
which  will  be  held  in  Billings  in  June. 


At  a  recent  Richmond  Gun  Club  shoot  the  scores 
were:    . 

Hunger,  12  out  of  a  possible  25;  Picton,  22;  Car- 
penter, 17;  Dean,  8;  Feudner,  23;  Sears,  21;  Gill, 
20;   King,  8. 

In  the  second  event  results  were:  Hunger,  13; 
Picton,  19;  Carpenter,  20;  Feudner,  22;  Dean,  4; 
Sears,  21;   King,  7;    Gill,  22. 

I'he  feature  of  the  day  was  a  match  shoot  between 
J.  F.  Purdy  and  P.  M.  Dean,  who  not  only  broke  all 
the  targets,  but  shot  great  holes  in  the  atmosphere. 


At  a  recent  Marysville  Gun  Club  blue-rock  shoot 
the  scores  were:  J.  L.  Hare  broke  60  out  of  70;  J. 
W.  Giblin.  58-70;  R.  F.  White,  53-70;  R.  Lamme, 
38-50;  J.  W.  Steward,  36-50;  E.  TJarthe,  19-40;  E.  F. 
Heisch,  17-30.  Giblin  and  Hare's  best  scores  were 
19  out  of  20.  Hare  and  Lamme  made  straights  in 
a  ten-bird  race. 

Giblin,  Hare  and  "Dutch"  Humble  won  the  team 
race  trophy  twice  at  Sacramento — one  more  win  and 
the  cup  stays  in  Marysville. 


New  traps  have  been  set  up  on  the  Walla  Walla 
Gun  Cub  grounds.  These  traps  will  be  used  dur- 
ing the  Northwest  tournament,  to  be  held  there  the 
15th,  16th  and  17th  of  this  month.  The  entire 
grounds  at  the  Fair  grounds  are  being  put  in  shape 
for  the  coming  event,  and  it  is  thought  that  by  the 
10th  of  the  month  everything  will  be  in  readiness  for 
the  big  shoot.  Tents  will  be  erected  on  the  ground 
for  the  convenience  of  the  contestants,  and  the  en- 
tire grounds  will  be  made  as  comfortable  for  the 
shooters  as  possible. 


The  Rising  Sun  Gun  Club  shoots  are  always  well 
attended,  at  a  recent  meet  the  scores  were: 

Ten  targets— W.  Petersen  8,  C.  Myer  6,  C.  John  7, 
C.  Grove  9,  Jas.  Millar  5. 

Ten  targets — E.  Feudner  6,  V.  Robben  6,  C.  Meyer 
7,  R.  Buhman  5,  W.  Buckley  2,  Sam  Silvey  6,  Jas. 
Millar  10.  C.  Rohwer  6,  C.  Groves  8,  C.  E.  King  5, 
L.  Geiihle  7,  C.  Johns  6,  W.  Petersen  S. 

Fifteen  targets — Ed  Feudner  13,  J.  Benson  10.  V.- 
Robben  11,  C.  Meyer  S,  R.  Buhman  9,  S.  Silvev  9. 
J.  Millar  13,  C.  Rohwer  6,  C.  Grove  4,  W.  Johns  13, 
C.  E.  King  13,  L.  Geithley  10,  C.  Johns  10,  W.  Peter- 
sen 13. 

Twenty-five  targets — Ed.  Feudner  17,  J.  Benson 
12,  V.  Robben  13,  C.  Meyer  17,  R.  Buhman  19,  Sam 
Silvey  14,  Jas.  Millar  15.  C.  Rohwer  14,  C.  Grove  15, 
W.  Johns.  9.  C.  E.  King  14,  L.  Geithley  17,  C.  Johns 
14,  W.  Petersen  19,  W.  Buckley  11. 


George  Miller  won  the  Du  Pont  trophy  in  the 
first  trap  shoot  of  the  season  of  the  Bellingham 
Gun  Club  at  the  Squalieum  Cre«k  grounds,  April  21st. 
Miller  broke  23  out  of  25  birds  at  eighteen  yards.  The 
Du  Pont  cup  is  for  a  series  of  handicap  shoots  dur- 
ing the  summer. 


G.  A.  Jordan  won  the  weekly  shoot  of  the  Hono- 
lulu Gun  Club  at  the  Kakaako  traps,  April  17th,  by 
a  score  of  21  out  of  a  possible  30.  K.  B.  Porter  and 
I.  Spalding  had  fine  scores,  but  the  handicap  man 
had  too  much  lead  for  them.  The  scores  were:  G. 
A.  Jordan,  21  out  of  30;  I.  Spalding,  20-21;  K.  B. 
Porter,  19-20;  H.  B.  Giffard,  19-30;  J.  L.  Fleming, 
17-23;  S.  J.  Call,  17-30;  J.  W.  Harvey,  15-20;  A. 
Waterhouse.  15-27;  J.  A.  Robb,  13-30. 

The  previous  winners  have  been:  J.  W.  Harvev, 
18  out  of  20;  D.  L.  Austin,  18-20;  I.  Spalding,  17-21; 
Dr.  F.  J.  Call,  20-30. 

Beth  Porter  and  Spalding  shot  exceedingly  well. 
Por'.er  missed  his  sixteenth  and  Spalding  his  eigh- 
teenth bird.  No  one  has  won  the  cup  more  than  once 
as  .'''et  and  the. life  of  the  cup  before  being  won  out- 
l'ij  t  looks  like  being  a  very  long  one.  The  weekly 
its  are  becoming  exceedingly  popular  and  a  great 
of  interest  is  being  taken  in  them. — Referee. 


Recent  advices  from  New  York  are  to  the  effect 
that  the  existence  of  the  present  regime  in  the 
American  Kennel  Club  is  threatened  by  a  suit  which 
was  to  be  filed  die  3d  inst.  in  the  Supreme  Court  to 
set  aside  the  incorporation  of  the  American  Kennel 
Club  as  illegal,  and  to  recover  the  assets  now  held 
by  the  incorporators  of  the  club  and  restore  them  to 
their  alleged  rightful  owner,  the  original  American 
Kennel  Club,  unincorporated.  This  was  the  outcome 
of  the  quarterly  meeting  of  the  American  Kennel 
Club,  held  Thursday,  May  2d,  at  the  club  headquar- 
ters, 41   Liberty  street,  New  York. 

All  efforts  at  arbitration  or  adjustment  have  failed, 
and  the  opposing  delegates  to  the  present  officials  are 
determined  to  force  the  issue  at  once  by  appeal  to 
the  courts.  The  meeting  which  was  expected  to 
bring  about  harmony  between  the  opposing  factions 
signally  failed.  President  August  Belmont  occupied 
the  chair,  with  about  thirty  delegates  present,  twenty- 
four  of  whom  favor  the  present  administration.  This 
poor  showing  on  the  part  o*  the  opposition  was  ex- 
plained by  one  of  the  leaders  as  due  to  the  fear  that 
a  trap  was  prepared  for  them,  and  that  the  directors 
who  bad  announced  their  wil.mgness  to  retire  were 
not  in  earnest. 

It  was  understood  that  twenty-six  of  the  thirty 
directors  would  resign,  but  only  three  did  so.  These 
were  A.  P.  Vredenburg.  I.  C.  Ackerman  and  H.  T. 
Peters.  The  resignations  were  accepted,  but  no  ef- 
fort was  made  to  fill  the  vacancies.  Lawrence  M. 
D.  McGuire,  on  behalf  of  the  opposition,  or  the  Ash- 
land House  Committee,  as  it  is  known,  filed  the  fol- 
lowing protest: 

"Without  committing  myself  or  the  Irish  Setter 
Club  of  America,  and  without  recognizing  the  le- 
gality of  the  acts  of  the  persons  present  at  this 
time,  I  wish  to  protest  against  it  and  against  any 
and  all  actions  which  may  be  taken  thereat." 

This  was  taken  by  President  Belmont  as  a  with- 
drawal of  the  opposing  delegates  from  all  participa- 
tion in  the  meeting. 

After  announcing  the  retirement  of  the  three  direc- 
tors a  stormy  session  followed.  Applications  from 
seven  clubs  were  received,  when  President  Belmont 
called  attention  to  the  conditions  which  threatened 
the  very  existence  of  the  club  by  the  admission  to 
membership  of  small  and  unimportant  clubs.  He 
appealed  to  the  delegates  to  agree  upon  some  plan 
whereby  applicants  should  be  placed  on  probation 
or  the  constitution  of  the  American  Kennel  Club 
changed  so  as  to  permit  the  issuance  of  a  license 
and  enable  the  winners  at  the  show  to  be  credited 
with  winning  points  for  the  championship  classes. 

The  effort  to  arbitrate  the  matter  met  with  abso- 
lute failure.  A  meeting  was  called  for  Tuesday,  April 
30th,  but  Lawyer  G.  H.  Taylor,  representing  the 
American  Kennel  Club,  was  unable  to  attend,  owing 
to  illness.  On  Wednesday  representatives  of  the 
conflicting  elements  met  in  August  Belmont's  office. 
August  Belmont,  Joseph  S.  Auerbach,  his  personal 
counsel,  and  G.  H.  Taylor  represented  the  American 
Kennel  Club,  and  R.  D.  Murray  and  Lawrence  M. 
O.  McGuire  acted  for  the  Ashland  House  Committee. 

It  was  suggested  that  the  legality  of  the  act  of  the 
incorporators  be  eliminated  from  the  controversy  and 
the  question  be  decided  on  a  broad  sportsmanlike 
basis  by  referring  the  whole  trouble  to  an  arbitrator. 
It  was  first  suggested  that  the  counsel  for  both 
sides  submit  briefs  to  the  Appellate  Court,  and  the 
result  be  accepted  as  final.  Both  sides  appeared 
to  be  desirous  to  avoid  the  legal  phase  of  the  situa- 
tion. When  this  proposition  was  rejected  the  name 
of  ex-Judge  Morgan  J.  O'Brien  was  suggested  as 
arbitrator. 

August  Belmont  refused  to  accept  the  proposed 
arbitration. 

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DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Capt.  Huron  Rock  of  Santa  Barbara  has  had  hard 
luck,  truly,  with  his  two  good  English  Setters,  Rock's 
Sue  Gladstone  and  Rock's  Del  Rey.  Both  dogs  con- 
tracted bad  attacks  of  distemper,  resulting  from  the 
vicissitudes  and  bad  weather  during  the  trip  up 
the  Coast  line  in  March  for  the  Oakland  show.  By 
reason  of  a  washout  the  train  was  held  up  for  two 
days  en  route,  the  dogs  arriving  at  the  show  too  late 
for  judging.  The  rainy  weather  at  Oakland,  no 
doubt,  made  matters  worse  for  the  dogs.  Del  Rey 
since  has  developed  chorea  and,  as  usual,  with  this 
phase  attendant  on  distemper,  may  be  in  a  pretty 
bad  way  for  the  future.  Both  dogs  were  winners  at 
Los  Angeles. 


Portland  entries  closed  May  7th.  We  received 
the  premium  list  too  late  for  review  in  last  week's 
issue.  The  show  opens  next  week  for  four  days,  15th 
to  18th  insts.  G.  W.  Clayton  will  judge  all  breeds,  so 
it  is  announced. 


The  Boston  Terrier,  Champion  Sportsman,  is  now 
owned  by  Mr.  E.  T.  Chase  of  Portland  and  is  at  stud. 


engagement  was     cancelled — despite     an  agreement 
that  had  all  the  essential  features  of  a  contract. 

The  Seattle  Club  is  to  be  congratulated  in  several 
respects.  In  the  first  place,  there  has  been  estab- 
lished a  precedent  that  knocks  the  ethics  of  the 
sport  into  a  cocked  hat.  Secondly,  the  offices  of  a 
medicine  peddler,  who  frankly  stated  that  such  en- 
gagements "helps  me  in  my  business,"  is  prone  to 
create  a  condition  that  must  be  very  pleasant  to  the 
exhibitor.  These  little  things  go  far  towards  creating 
confidence  that  will  keep  the  fancy  together  and  drum 
up  recruits. 


The  Seattle  show  is  on  this  week  for  four  days, 
Wednesday  to  Saturday  inclusive.  We  announced 
three  weeks  ago  that  Mr.  Phil  M.  Wand  had  been 
engaged  to  judge  the  show.  Since  then  the  Seattle 
Club  has  seen  fit,  arbitrarily,  to  declare  a  change  of 
program,  alleging  among  others  things  that  a  shift 
from  one  hall  to  another  would  possibly  effect  the 
gate  and  that  it  was  expedient,  in  consequence,  to  re- 
duce expenses  and  that  G.  W.  Clayton  had  offered 
his  services  without  compensation,  etc.  The  club 
officials    specifically    informed    Mr.    Wand    that    his 


A  pleasing  bit  of  news  is  the  advent  of  a  new 
recruit  to  the  ranks  of  the  Bull  Terrier  fancy,  Don- 
aldson Bride  Thorburn.  He  began  to  take  a  living 
interest  in  matters  mundane  at  7:40  P.  M.,  Monday, 
May  6th,  and  started  off  in  the  light-weight  class — 
eleven  pounds.  We  have  been  given  a  cordial  invita- 
tion "to  look  him  over"  in  the  near  future.  We  may 
not  be  up  on  prize  babies  as  well  as  on  other  things, 
but  we  will  suggest  the  probable  awards — reserve 
winners  to  his  mother  and  the  special  for  best  of 
opposite  sex,  a  decision  that  Mr.  Thorburn  says  he'll 
stand  by  for  life.  We  offer  our  congratulations  and 
best  wishes  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thorburn  and  Master 
Thorburn,  and  we  are  sure  the  fancy,  among  whom 
both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thorburn  are  popular,  will  cor- 
dially join  with  us. 


Mr.  John  Goloheck  has  protested  the  special  win 
of  Mallwyd  Bob  at  the  San  Francisco  show.  A  spe- 
cial was  offered  for  "the  best  Setter  whose  owner 
will  state  on  the  entry  blank  that  his  dog  has  been 
hunted  on  quail  during  the  open  season  and  that 
some  of  said  birds  have  been  killed  over  said  dog's 
points."  Golobeck  offers  to  run  his  bitch,  Cato's 
Norma,  against  Bob  for  $500.  It  may  not  be  gener- 
ally known,  but  it  is  a  fact  that  Bob  was  sent  down 
from  Victoria  to  this  city  to  a  well  known  sports- 
man and  fancier.  He  was  given  a  try-out  on  quail 
in  the  Marin  hills  and  was  found  wanting.  His 
would-be  purchaser  states  he  was  gun-shy  and  failed 
to  make  points  or  work  when  he  was  right  in  the 
midst  of  a  bevy.  Weather  and  ground  conditions 
were  favorable.  On  that  showing  he  was  sent  back 
to  Victoria.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  claimed  Bob 
was  in  a  strange  country,  on  new  birds  to  him  and 
handled  by  one  he  was  not  used  to  or  who  under- 
stood him. 


Mrs.  Thos.  Murphy  of  Hollister  has  recently  re- 
ceived from  J.  W.  Baughn,  Ridgeville,  Ind.,  a  very 
promising  Count  Danstone-Fairland  Queen  young 
bitch,  Dan's  Queen. 


Pasadena  showr  dates  are  June  6th,  7th  and  8th. 


Mrs.    J.    P.    Norman's    Toreador    Venus    won    her 
championship  at  the  San  Francisco  show. 


A  three-day  bench  show  will  be  held  at  San  Jose 
the  first  week  in  November,  in  conjunction  with  a 
pet  stock  and  poultry  show. 


Mr.  W.  C.  Bogen's  Bull  Terrier  bitch  Newmarket 
Pride  was  served  by  J.  Sparrow's  Silkwood  Chaddie 
two  weeks  ago. 


The  Pasadena  Dog  Show  Association  and  the 
Western  Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association  have 
both  been  elected  to  membership  in  the  A.  K.  C. 


Mr.  Wm.  K.  Peasley's  protest  over  the  award  of 
the  special,  for  best  champion  in  thr  show  has  been 
sustained.  The  cup  was  awarded  to  Ch.  Greystone 
Breadalbane.  first  in  the  champion  class.  Ch.  Wandee 
Knight  was  not  entered  in  the  champion  class,  but 
won  special  for  best  in  the  show.  It  was  decided 
that  the  special  was  for  open  and  not  class  competi- 
tion, and  Knight  accordingly  was  entitled  to  the 
cup. 


In  the  matter  of  Col.  J.  W.  Brooks,  brought  before 
the  Pacific  Advisory  Committee  for  conduct  prejudi- 
cial to  dog  shows,  Col.  Brooks  retracted  certain  re- 
marks alleged  to  have  been  made  at  the  recent  Los 
Angeles  show  and  further  proceedings  were  dropped. 


Mr.  Ben  Blossom,  for  removing  his  Bulldog,  Bill 
Sykes  IV.  (who  was  given  second  to  both  Moston 
Monarch  and  Rodney  Melton  at  Los  Angeles)  from 
the  show  hall  in  violation  of  the  rules,  has  been  sus- 
pendea  by  the  Pacific  Advisory  Committee  for  six 
months. 


Mr.  R.  H.  Groves  of  Stockton,  the  owner  of  the 
winning  Irish  Setter,  Jerry,  has  recently  received  a 
brace  of  Irish  Setter  puppies  from  Miss  E.  C.  Phil- 
lips of  Mount  Kisco,  N.  Y. 


The  Stockton  Kennel  Club  is  actively  engaged, 
even  at  this  early  date,  in  preparing  for  the  October 
show.  It  is  the  ambition  of  the  members  to  have  a 
four,  and  if  possible,'  a  five-point  show.  There  will 
be   a  large  entry  from  San   Francisco  and   Oakland. 


Pasadena  show  dates  are  June  6th,  7th  and  8th. 
The  premium  list  gives  313  classes.  Entries  will 
probably  close  May  25th. 

Dog-handler  Bradshaw  has  been  engaged  to  judge 
all  breeds.  Press  notices  in  both  Los  Angeles  and 
Pasadena  papers  are  misleading  to  the  extent  that 
Brawshaw  is  touted  as  a  practically  new  arrival  in 
the  State. 


Saturday,   May   11,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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!     THE  FARM 


There  is  something  almost  pathetic 
in  the  passing  of  the  cattle  baron.  He 
has  had  his  day  in  this  country  and 
the  advance  of  civilization  has  been 
driving  him  further  and  further  away 
every  year.  An  item  from  Elgin,  Kas., 
says:  "This  is  the  last  year  for  cattle 
grazing  on  a  large  scale  in  the  Osage 
country,  and  therefore  the  cattlemen 
who  have  leases  there  and  in  the  Kaw 
reservation  will  stock  their  ranches  to 
the  limit  for  this  year's  pasturing. 
Next  year  there  will  be  an  allotment 
of  the  lands  to  the  Indians.  Some  of 
the  cattlemen  now  using  the  Osage 
and  Kaw  reservation  lands  will  go  to 
Old  Mexico,  where  land  can  be  bought 
at  low  prices."  He  will  not  be  crowd- 
ed in  Mexico  for  many  years,  but  he 
will  always  be  a  stranger  in  a  strange 
land. 


Young  pigs  must  have  easily  digest- 
ed foods  and  be  fed  often.  Change 
the  bedding  in  the  hog  house  at  least 
once  a  week.  Hog  floors  and  pens 
should  be  cleaned  as  often  as  other 
barns.  A  dry  bed  of  clean  straw  and 
a  shelter  should  be  provided  in  every 
pasture.  Keep  sows  in  good  thrifty 
condition  after  breeding.  Give  the 
pig  at  least  as  much  care  in  feeding 
as  you  do  the  other  stock  To  take 
pigs  away  from  the  sow  before  they 
have  learned  to  eat  causes  a  check  in 
growth.  As  a  rule,  the  litters  improve 
in  size  and  quality  as  the  sow  grows 
older.  If  a  sow  is  a  good  mother  her 
milk  will  increase  until  she  is  three 
or  four  years  old.  Oil  meal  and  bran, 
one  part  to  four,  makes  a  good  feed 
for  growing  pigs  in  summer. 


TWO-MINUTE    SPUED 
FOB   SALE, 

The  mahogany  brown  stallion  DIOLO 
by  Diablo  2:09%,  dam  Bessie  Hock  by 
Hock  Wilkes,  son  of  Guy  Wilkes,  second 
dam  by  Venture,  sire  dam  of  Directum 
2:0514.  third  "dam  by  Paul's  Abdallah, 
fourth  dam  by  Gen.  Taylor,  thirty-mile 
champion. 

DIOLO  is  16  hands  and  a  half  inch 
liigti,  weighs  1100  pounds  and  is  one 
of  the  best  gaited  pacers  ever  sired  by 
Diablo.  He  has  two-minute  spead  ani 
though  never  given  any  fast  miles  has 
pace!  easily  a  mile  in  2:17,  last  half  in 
1 :06,  and  has  shown  a  quarter  in  31 
seconds,  the  last  eighth  in  15  seconds. 
He  will  beat  2:10  this  year,  if  raced; 
is  absolutely  sound  and  without  blemish. 
There  is  over  $12,000  in  purses  and 
stakes  in  which  he  can  be  entered  and 
substituted  on  the  California  Circuit 
this  year.  Horse  can  be  seen  at  Pleas- 
anton  in  charge  of  W.  J.  Craason,  to 
whom  all  communications  in  regard  to 
the  horse  should  be  addressed.  MBS. 
J.   M.    POX,    Owner. 


FOB    SALE,    CHEAP. 

Being  alone  and  unable  to  care  for 
my  horses,  I  will  sell 

One  three-year-old  bay  stallion,  a 
trotter,  15.2  hands,  one  of  the  hand- 
somest colts  in  the  State,  by  Montesol 
(trial    2:23)    by   McKinney. 

One  brown  mare,  five  years  old,  15.3, 
by  Remmellah  (thoroughbred ).  out  of 
standard  dam.  This  mare  is  very  hand- 
some and  can  show  a  2:30  gait  on  the 
road. 

Also  Dolly  Lynwood,  by  Lynwood,  etc., 
bay  mare,  ten  years  old,  15.3.  This  is 
a  grand  road  mare:   safe  for  a   lady. 

The  young  stallion  and  the  brown 
mare  show  fast  and  are  good  speed 
prospects,  and  safe  and  pleasant  on  the 
road.  Call  on  or  address  MBS.  E.  MCB- 
BISSEY,    952    63d    St.,    Oakland,    Cal. 


Additional  Stakes  and  Purses 

Pleasanton  Race  Meeting 


TO  BE  HELD  AT  PLEASANTON 


July  31,  Aug.  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Saturday,  May  25th,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Saturday,  June  15,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 
1st  Day— WEDNESDAY,  July  31st 

-2 :08  Pace,  The  Farmers'  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  2—2 :40  Trotting,  Purse $500 

No.  3— Three- Year-Old  Pacing,  Purse $500 

2d  Day— THURSDAY,  Aug.  1st. 

No.  4 — 2 :14  Trot,  Alameda  County  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  5—2:30  Pacing,  Purse $500 

No.  6— Special,  Purse $500 


No.  1- 


No. 

7- 

No. 

8- 

No. 

9- 

No. 

10 

No. 

11 

No. 

12 

3d  Day— FRIDAY,  August  2d. 
-2:24  Trot,  Pleasanton  Merchants  Stake. $800 

-2:12  Pacing,  Purse $500 

-2:17  Trotting,  Purse $500 

4th  Day— SATURDAY,  August  3d. 

-2:20  Pace,  Fairmount  Hotel  Stake $800 

—2:20  Trotting,  Purse $500 

—2:15  Pacing,  Purse $500 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  7  and  10  close  May  25th,  1907,  when  horses  must  Toe  named. 

Entries  to  Purses   KTos.   2,   3,  5,  8,   9,   11   and  12   close  June  15th,   1907,  when  horses  must  be  named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering"  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing1  May  25th  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting,  to  close  July. 30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 

SPECIAL    CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member    National    Trotting    Association.      For    entry    blanks,  further  conditions,   etc.,  address  the  Secretary. 


LEE  WELLS,  President. 


DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,  Cal. 


A  correspondent  writing  of  hog  rais- 
ing in  an  exchange  describes  a  lice- 
killing  post  as  follows:  "It  consists  of 
a  four-foot  post  set  two  feet  into  the 
ground  and  made  solid  with  stone  or 
cement.  A  two-inch  hole  is  bored  from 
the  top  and  center  of  the  post  down 
as  far  as  the  augur  will  reach  and  if 
possible  within  six  inches  of  the 
ground.  The  augur  hole  is  kept  filled 
with  coal  oil  which  will  soon  find  its 
way  to  the  surface  and  make  a  self-oil- 
ing rubbing  post  that  the  hogs  will 
soon  learn  to  use  and  enjoy.  The  hogs 
will  make  daily  use  of  the  rubbing 
post  and  will  bring  the  coal  oil  into 
contact  with  neairly  every  part  of 
their  bodies  where  a  louse  finds  har- 
bor. The  oil  that  finds  its  way  from 
the  hog  to  the  bedding  reaches "  all 
parts  of  the  body  of  the  hog  and  will 
soon  drive  the  lice  from  the  entire 
herd.  The  breeder  that  will  experi- 
ment with  the  lice-killing  post  will 
soon  place  one  in  each  lot  where  he 
keeps  hogs." 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907 


WHEN    A    COW     IS    AT    HER     BEST. 


According  to  a  bulletin  published  by 
the  Wisconsin  Experiment  Station,  the 
production  of  milk  and  butter  fat  of 
normal  dairy  conditions  increases  with 
each  year  up  to  the  fifth  and  sixth 
years,  when  the  cow  is  at  her  best. 
The  length  of  time  she  will  maintain 
maximum  production  depends  on  her 
constitutional  strength  and  the  care 
with  which  she  is  fed  and  handled. 
A  good  dairy  cow  should  not  show 
any  marked  falling  off  until  after  ten 
years  of  age;  many  excellent  records 
have  been  made  by  cows  older  than 
this.  The  quality  of  the  milk  produc- 
tion by  heifers  is  somewhat  better 
than  that  of  milk  of  older  cows,  for 
we  find  a  decrease  of  .1  to  .2  of  1 
per  cent  in  the  average  fat  content 
for  each  year  till  the  cows  have 
reached  full  age.  It  is  caused  by  the 
increase  in  the  weight  of  the  cow 
with  advantage  in  age;  at  any  rate, 
there  appears  to  be  a  parallelism  be- 
tween the  two  sets  of  figures  for  the 
same   cows. 

Young  animals  use  a  portion  of  their 
food  tor  the  formation  of  body  tissue, 
and  it  is  to  be  expected,  therefore, 
that  heifers  will  require  a  larger  por- 
tion of  nutrients  for  the  production  of 
a  unit  of  milk  or  butter  fat  than  do 
older  cows.  After  a  certain  age  has 
been  reached,  on  the  average  about 
seven  years  of  age,  the  food  required 
for  the  production  of  a  unit  of  milk 
or  butter  fat  again  increases,  both  as 
regards  dry  matter  and  the  digestible 
components  of  the  food.  A  good  milk 
cow  of  exceptional  strength,  kept  un- 
der favorable  conditions,  whose  diges- 
tive system  has  not  been  impaired  by 
overfeeding  or  crowding  for  high  rec- 
ords, should  continue  to  be  a  profit- 
able producer  till  her  twelfth  year, 
although  the  economy  of  her  produc- 
tion is  apt  to  be  somewhat  reduced 
before  this  age  is  reached.  Cases 
have  been  known,  however,  where 
cows  have  been  kept  with  profit  up 
to  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  have 
bred  regularly  every  year  and  drop- 
ped fine,  vigorous  calves. 


Secretary  Wilson  and  Forester  Pin- 
chot  have  served  notice  of  their  inten- 
tion to  continue  the  prosecution  of 
stockmen  who  allow  their  animals  to 
graze  upon  the  forest  reserves  without 
permits.  Some  of  the  lower  courts 
have  held  the  law  unconstitutional, 
while  others  have  upheld  its  constitu- 
tionality, but  the  United  States  Su- 
preme Court  never  Lad  an  opportun- 
ity to  pass  upon  the  question,  because 
heretofore  the  Government  has  not 
had  the  right  of  appeal  in  criminal 
cases.  A  law  passed  at  the  last  ses- 
sion of  Congress  authorizes  the  Gov- 
ernment to  carry  such  cases  to  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  a  decision  will 
be  awaited  with  interest.  In  the  mean- 
time the  Attorney  General  has  given 
the  opinion  that  the  act  in  question 
is  constitutional,  and  the  prosecution 
of  trespassers  will  be  continued. 


FOB    SALE     CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  vears  old.  by  James 
Madison;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning-.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince anv  one  she  is  a  2:10   trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W.; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
T.,os  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
«en,    or  address 

1.  j.  ross.  Jr., 

Oxnard,    CaL 

FOB  SALE. 
Green  Meadow  Stock  Farm,  Santa  Clara, 
California. 
On  Brokaw  road,  about  one  hundrel 
yards  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Santa 
Clara  is  located  d0  acres  of  productive 
land,  as  good  as  can  be  had  in  any  par* 
of  the  world.  It  grows  nearly  four  tons 
of  good  hay  to  the  acre  and  can  pro- 
duce tne  best  of  pasture  for  sixty  or 
seventy  head  of  horses.  Among  the  rich 
productions  of  the  farm  are  fine  alfalfa 
fields,  as  well  as  one  of  the  best  artesian 
wells  ever  found  in  Santa  Clara  county 
for  irrigation.  The  buildings  are  in 
first-class  condition  and  are  also  well 
appearing  internally  as  well  as  extern- 
ally. The  residence  is  a  fine  modern. 
upto  date  structure  surrounded  by  mag- 
nificent grounds.  The  homes  of  the 
horses  are  comfortably  fitted  with  box 
stalls  suitable  for  raising  horses  or 
dairy  purposes. 

CAIIPOBUIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing-. 
141  "Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


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SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  all  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
1.0. CRITTENDEN. 

9    FOX  HT<I)T.  TXYRIA.OHIf- 

BLAKE,    MOFFITT    &   TOWNE 

Dealers    In     PAPER. 
1400-1450    4th    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
tJiake.     Mottit     &     Towne.     l.os     Amretes 
Hlakf.     M.Fall    *■     Co..    Portland.    Oreeon 


FIFTY  HEAD  OF  HACKNEYS 

Absolute  Dispersal  Sale 

Of  The  Baywood  Stud  of  San  Mateo,  Cal.,  at 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 
Monday  Evening,  June  105  '07 

Several  in  this  grand  consignment  were 
winners  at  the  recent  Pasadena  Horse 
Show.  The  older  horses  offered  at  this 
sale  are  broken  and  mannered,  fit  for 
any  private  use  or  show  ring  in  the  world. 

The  four  and  five  year  olds  are  nicely 
broken.  The  three  year  olds  have  ail 
been  handled.  Some  of  these  horses 
have  long  tails,  many  are  docked  and 
registered.  The  lot  embraces  pairs, 
single  drivers  and  saddlers,  also  one 
four  year  old  Hackney  stallion  by  Im- 
ported Green's  Rufus  out  of  a  registered 
Hackney  mare.  Several  first-class  rigs 
and  harnesses  will  also  be  sold.  This 
sto  k  will  be  at  our  stables  for  inspection  by  June  5th.    Write  for  catalogues. 

FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Auctioneer, 
478  Valencia  Street,  near  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Many  1907  races 

AA* ill  be   contested  by  the  get   of 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15y2 

And  his  fame  will  increase.  Now.  is  the  time  to  consider 
him  while  his  fee  is  nominal.  Living  foal  or  fee  returned 
makes   the  risk   ours. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


When 
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The  finest  looking  son  of  Director  2:17,  and 
sire  of  extreme  speed,  will  make  the  season 
of  1907  at  his  new  home,  M.  Henry's  Ranch, 
four  and  a  half  miles  south  of  French  Camp,  on  the  French  Camp  Road  (formerly 
the  Pete  Wilson  Ranch),  and  also  at  Higginbotham's  Livery  Stables,  Stockton, 
every  Friday  and  Saturday. 

EDUCATOR  is  jet  black,  stands  15.3  hands  high,  weighs  1170  pounds,  is  a 
natural  pacer — his  movement  in  action  is  perfection,  and  no  horse  has  a  kinder  or 
better  disposition;  in  fact,  he  is  in  every  respect  a  perfect  show  horse,  combining 
speed  with  elegance.  Service  fee  fcr  the  Season,  $25,  with  the  usual  return  priv- 
ilege.    For  full  particulars  address  M.  KE2TE.Y.  French.  Camp,  CaL 


McMurray  —  McMurray  —  McMurray  —  McMurray  —  McMunay  — ■  McMuiray  — 


POINTS: 

Perfect  Construc- 
tion, 
Light  Weights, 
Great  Strength, 
Easy  Running, 
and 
Low   Prices. 


Mc  MURRAY 

Sulkies  and 

Jogging 

Carts 

Standard  the  World   Over. 

Address    for   printed   matter   and 
prices 


McMurray  —  McMurray  ■ 


W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 
McMurray  —  McMurray  —  McMurray  —  McMurray 


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Read  What  This  Man  Did 

Bellevue,  O..  March  14.  1907. 
Troy   Chemical    Co.,    Bingham  ton,    X.    Y. — 

Dear  Sirs:  I  used  your  Spavin  Cure  on  curb,  cure]  the  lameness  and  rem  ived 
blemish  and  drove  the  horse  twenty-six  miles  four  days  each  week.  I  now 
have  a  mare  that  is  going  over  on  her  front  ankles:  1  can  only  drive  her  one 
day  in  a  week.  About  two  weeks  ago  the  right  ankle  began  to  go  over  ami  is 
up  a  little  more  than  straight,  and  now  she  dees  not  go  lame  on  that  one. 
but  is  very  lame  in  the  left  one,  and  that  also  is  1  eginning  to  go  over.  Have 
blistered  them  both  but  does  not  seem  to  do  any  good.  I  have  great  conn  ence 
in    "Save-the-Horse"    and   would   ask   your   candid   opinion    on    this   case. 

Yours   Ecsp., 
C.  H.  SMITH.  Carrier  Route  No.    7. 

Bellevue.    O.,    April    'I'-K    1907. 
Troy    Chemical   Co..    Bingham  ton.    X.    Y. — 

Gentlemen:  My  mare  that  I  am  using  "Save-the-Horse"  Cure  on  is  doing  fine, 
far  better  than  I  expected.  I  have  driven  her  two  days  each  week,  witli  the 
exception  of  one  week  when  first  commencing  treatment  and  would  apply  the  medi- 
cine immediately  on  my  return  from  the  route  of  twenty-six  miles,  the  horse 
that  was  cured  of  a  bad  curb  by  the  medicine  making  the  trip  the  other  four  days. 

I  am  well  satisfied  with  the  results  so  far,  and  besides  you  have  treated  me 
on  the  square,  or  as  one  brother  should  treat  another.  I  will  tell  you  how  I 
have  use3  the  medicine  on  the  mare:  Have  thoroughly  applied  to  the  back  tendons 
and  ankles  and  every  other  day  have  applied  to  the  coronet —for  two  alternate 
treatments  with  the  medicine  and  ointment.  This  bottle  is  nearly  empty  and 
1  do  not  wish  to  be  without  it,  please  send  me  another  one  on  receipt  of  this,  and 
if  you  have  any  suggestions  to  make  would  lie  please:!  to  receive  them.     I  am 

Y-'iirs   Resp., 

C.    H.    SMITH. 

"Save-the-Horse"  Fermanently  Cures  Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  low  Ringbone*. 
Curb.  Thoroughpin.  Splint,  Shoe  Boil.  Wind  Puff.  Injured  Tendons  and  all  lameness 
without  scar  or  loss  of  hair.     Horse  may  work  as  usual. 

S5.00  FEE  BOTTLE.  Written  guarantte — as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the 
best  legal  talent  could  make  it.     Send  fer  copy  and  booklet. 

At  Druggists  or  Dealers  or   sent   Express   Paid. 


D. 


Troy  Chemical  Co.:  Binghampton,  N.  V.     Formerly  Troy,  N.  V. 
E.  Newell,   56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  CaJ- 


Saturday,   May   11|   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND   RACETRACK 


Sis   ni    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening'   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for  ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains,  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last   races. 

THOS.   H.   WILLIAMS,    President. 
FE3C7    "W.    TSEAT,    Secretary. 

PRIVILEGES    703    SALE. 

Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleas  an  ten  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton    - 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DE.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cal. 

POE  SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11%,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16^ 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2 :24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and   matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


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pacers;  great  table  of  sires;  list  of  all 
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FORMERLY 
GILLIAM    BRAND 


The  Famous  "Sell  Brand" 
Horse  Boots 

It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories   and  know  whereof  we  speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold  to  the  Leading  Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  We  can't  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality--the  "SELL  BRAND" 

the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear-where.  Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
ing  qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correct  ductions  in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuable  published,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else-request. 

To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,   Sacramento,  Cal. 

Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  all  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly.    Send  to-day  to 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 

The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 

CANTON,  OHIO 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM     BRAND 


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W;MMi)iU0 

CANTON.  O. 


THE    "SELL    BRAND' 


SPEEDY  TEAM 
FOR  SALE 


A  perfectly  matched  pair  of  stand- 
ard bred  mares.  Breeding  gilt-eiged. 
Perfectly  broken;  not  afraid  of  autos  or 
cars.  Either  one  an  exceptional  single 
driver.  One  can  speed  a  two-minute 
clip. 

SAM   NORRIS, 
Rosedale    Stock    Farm,    Santa   Rosa,    Cal. 


FOB  SAX.E. 

Handsome  bay  carriage  team,  five  and 
six  years  old.  16  hands  high,  1150  lbs. 
each,  a  mare  and  gelding.  Perfectly 
matched  in  color  and  gait  and  drive 
together  like  one  horse;  broken  single; 
kind,  gentle,  afraid  of  nothing.  A  lady 
can  drive  either  one  or  both.  The  own- 
er has  but  one  arm  and  drives  the  team 
anywhere.  Very  stylish  in  harness, 
high-hearted,  high  knee  action,  can  road 
a  three-minute  gait.  Absolutely  sound 
and  without  blemish.  There  is  not  20 
pounds  difference  in  their  weight.  They 
are  without  exception  as  fine  a  carriage 
team  as  can  be  found.  They  will  be 
sold  under  full  guarantee  for  soundness 
and  reliability.  They  are  standard  bre3. 
For  price  and  particulars  address  H. 
OT-iSEN,    S14    B    St.,   Haywards,    Cal. 

RTJBBEBOID     BOOTING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
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PATENTEES    MANUFACTURERS 

Brooklyn,  IM.Y. 


Turtle's  Elixir 

Well  nigh  infallible  cure  for 
Colic,  curb,  splint,  spavin  and 
other  common  horse  ail- 
ments. Our  lone-time  stand- 
inz  offer  of 

$100  Reward 

for  failure,  where  we  say  it 
will  cure,  has  never  been 
claimed.  All  droeeists  sell  it 
Tattle's  Family  Elixir,  the  great  household  remedy. 
Tattle's  American  Worm  Powder  cures.  American 
Condition  Powders,  White  Star  and  Hoof  Ointment. 
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BREED  TO  THE  GREATEST  SIRE  OF  SPEED 


Neernut 


Trotting  Record  2:12^4 
Trial  2:07. 


Holds  Coast  record  of  2:14  for  sixth  heat.  TERMS — S10  single  leap;  S20  the 
season;  530  to  insure.  NEERNUT  has  sired  Neeretta  2:09*,  Jenny  A.  2:13,  Neer- 
gard  2:16'/i,  Eurnut  2:20%,  Goldennut  2:221i.  Neernut  Maid  2:22&,  Albert  2:30, 
Nu third  2:29 ^ ,  also  forty-seven  others  with  matinee  records  and  public  trials 
from  2:10  to  2:30.  His  colts  all  have  good  style,  size,  action,  and  endurance  not 
excelled  by  any  breed.  No  spavins  or  curbs  lame  the  Neernuts;  all  have  the  t»'"-st 
of  feet  and  legs.     The  road  or  race  is  never  too  long  for  them. 


GEO.  W.  FORD,.  Santa  Ana,  C 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record    2:J5„ 

Three-year-old  Kecord   .  -  .  .2:12% 
Timed   in    a   Race    2:10^ 

WINNEE  OP  HAETPOED  PTJTTJEITT  (§8500)  FOE  19C5. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:1591  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09^,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  12s  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0S?i  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  or 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12=!i.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20U).  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50. 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 
Season  of  1907  at  PLEASANTOH  RACE  TBACK. 
$50  for  the  Season  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,     or    money    refunded 

»""  1U1  lne  seas011  should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 

good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2 :19%,  TRIAL  2 :12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 


BRED    AT    HIGHLAND    FAEM, 

DUBUQUE,    IOWA. 

Bv  EXFEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:2314  (dam  of  Aegon  2:1S%.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%.  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Willies  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief   11.   etc.  _       „ 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
II  ^  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton   race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  In  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


MENDOCINO  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19*4 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:0S%);  Mendolita  2:07%,  Idoiita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09*4;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
15.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MA1TO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19V-,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%. 
Memento  2:25%.  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1SS2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by   imp.   Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  "With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idoiita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  lias  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:11*4; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:lli4  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%.  Dobbel  2:22.  Hyita  (trial  2:12).  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
l':ll%,  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth  dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam.  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
her  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
FABM,  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIRE. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07%  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Belden  2:08%-,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

H.  A.  CARLTON,  Santa  Rosa,   CaL 


CAMPBELL'S 


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IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


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For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS, 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1319. 

All  Trainers  Should  Keep  It  in  Their  Stables 
PRICE — 25c,  50c  and  51.00. 
(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 
B.  Campbell  &  Co.,  Manufacturers,. 418  W.    Madison   St.,   Chicago.    III. 
Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.     If  not  in  stock  ask  them 
write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


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Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION     TEOTTING     STALLION 
OP  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 

Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :0Sy4 


He  Holds  the  World's  Race  Record 


For  Trotting1  Stallions  in   1904 
For  new  Sires  of  his  age  in  1906 

EEDLAC  2:07*4  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  hred  to  him  in  1907  will  he  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  he  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  he  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth   dam   S.  T.  B.,   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OF  1907  AT  AGBICULTUBAL  FARE,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GBUBB, 

C.   J.    Grubb,    Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Red  McK  43766 

A   %,^^  V-*        A  T  JL^jSJL   Sk*         son   of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 

by  the   Great  Bed  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11  v4  ,sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02.  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
In  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list.  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at   5500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
Diore  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15%  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben.  he  trotted  a  rriile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
?.re  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MUBFHT'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 
(W.   R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 
TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


STAR  POINTER  1:591 


World's  Champion  Race  Horse 


World's  Record  made   in   1S97.      The  fastest,   gamest  and   most  consistent   race 
horse  in   turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   30183;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

Sire    of   Morning   Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03),    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer  2:07%,  Schley  Pointer  2:08%. 

By  Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%    and  ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of   Star   Pointer    1:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Fee  $100.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.   De    BTDEB. 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDAED    STALLION 


McFADYEN 


45019 
2:15!/4 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo   2:09*4.   Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0S%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  CaL 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEBMS — S40  for  the  Season.  '  E.  D.  DUDLEY,  Dixon,   CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,   SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 

BLACK   COLT,    Foaled    1900;    Sire 

McKINNEY  2:11*4,  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02,    Kinney    Lou      2:07%, 

Charley    Mac    2:07%,    Mack    Mack 

2:08,    Miss    Georgie    2:0S%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09%,  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:05%,  You 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:05%. 

Dam,  AILEEN  2:26*4  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:2(F%, 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:08%,  Grey 
Gem  2:09%,  W.  Wood  2:07.   etc. 

Grandam,  LOU  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%,  Redwood  2:21%,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32%,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04.  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  : 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearling 
2:40    speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  $50  for  the  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

W.   B    JOHNSON,    Santa    Clara,    CaL 


GRECO 


(Trial   2:12*4) 


splendid  representative  of  the 
that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 


Saturday,   May   11/1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


NUSHAGAK 


Sire  of  Arlsto  2:08*4,  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford   Stakes   of   1902,   and   6   other   4- 
year-olds  and  under  in  2:30  list. 
Registered  No.  25939  „  „.  ,    tl 

Sired  by   Sable  Wilkes   2:18,   sire  of  42   in   2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28%,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:171,4),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE — $50.  Limited  to   forty   ontside   mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record    2:20/2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:1S%;  and 
Prince  Lot,   two  years,  2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:08*4.  Lisonjero  2:08%.  James  L. 
2:09^4,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  "Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30%  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:1G,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    S    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Race  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCES,  Manager,  Wcodland,  Cal. 

ALEX.   BROWN,    Owner,   Walnut   Grove,   Cal. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09% 
Reg.  No"  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2:08|/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|^ 


By  Sidney  2:19*4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:0914.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05U 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05V-.  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.).  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09»4.  Montana  2:1614).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July   1st. 

Standard  Bred   S-T.-O.  Trotter  by  Monterey   2:09^4 

Dam    Leap   Tear   2:26*4     (sister   to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Tosemite  is   15.3   hands,   weighs   112d   lbs. 
One  of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most   promising  young   stallions    on 
this  Coast.     He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TEEMS — $25  fcr  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these   horses   apply   to   or  address 

PETEE  J.   WZI> III AMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


Y0SEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Reg.  No.  2457S.    Trotting  Race  Record  2:12*4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
:0S%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:ll*i,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.   HOGOBOGM,   Woodland,    Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


ZOMBR0  2:ll 


Greatest  Son  of  McKinney  2:11^4 


Will  Make   the   Season    of   1907   at   Woodlan-d,   Yolo    County,    CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04*4,  Zephyr 
2:07*A,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13^.  Bellemont  2:13*&,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  He  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  1  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this  part   of  California   next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,    Cal. 


Toaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58*^, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16*/£,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season — §25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13H 
(dam  of  Irish  2:0S*/£)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — S25.  , 

Having   leased    the    above    highly    bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO   RACE   TRACE 
Usual    return   privilege.      Eight    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if   mare    does 
not  prove  with   foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  Jm.  PAEKITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:163£,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%.  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — S25. 
TT.sual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK   S.   TURNER,    Prop.,    Santa  Rosa,    CaL 

AUCTION  SALE 

OF    THE    ENTIRE 

Prize  Winning  Herd  Registered  Holsteins 

The  Property  of  F.   H.   Burke,   Consisting   of   BULLS,   MILCHING 
COWS,  HEIFERS  and  CALVES,  to  be  sold  on 

Saturday,  June  8th,  1907 

Sale  Commencing  at  11  A.  M.,  at  I.A  SIESTA  RANCH  on  AI.VISO  ROAD, 

Four  miles  north  of  San  Jose. 
A    number    of    farming    implements,    wagons    and    harnesses,    also    a    complete 
dairy  outfit,   including  coolers  and  cream  separator,  will  be  offered  for  sale.      Rigs 
will  meet   trains  to  carry  buyers  to  the  ranch.     Luncheon  will  be  served.     WRITE 
FOR  CATALOGUE. 

FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Live  Stock  Auctioneers, 

478  Valencia  Street,   near   Sixteenth,   San   Francisco,   Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


By    NUTWOOD    WILKES    2:16*4, 
fastest   stallion    in    the    world),    Tidal 


(RECORD  2:22*,£) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09*A 
(trial  2:06%).  Just  It  (3)  2:19*£  (trial 
2:12»i),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24*4  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world, 
sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (secon  1 
Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09*4,  Who  Is  It 
2:10*4.  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12*4.  North 
Star  (3)  2:13*4.  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam.  INGAR,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay. 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American   trotter. 


Will  Make  the   Season   of   1907   at  San   Jose. 
Pedigree. 


Write   for  Terms   and  Extended 


Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23i2,  last 
half  in  1:07}£,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  3134  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11*4,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed.  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05*4.  Zolock  2:05*4,  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%.  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13*4,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:1834,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in   the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kellev  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08*4. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23*4  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L.    E.    C.    2:29%.    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the   only  stallion   living  or  dead   that   carries  the   f*ve   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make  the   Season   of   1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the  Season  with,  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042   Alameda   Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  3.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;  Size,  15.2^  Hands. 
By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  MeKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 10SS. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569  ' 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11  V„  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%.  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  35S3.  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam- Fanny  Rose,  great  brootl- 
mare  (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

Cons-tractor  is  a  beautiful   black  stallion,   stands  15.2%    hands,   weights   1,208 

pounds;   perfect  in   every  way.      Limited  to   fifteen  mares. 

■Will  make  the  Season  of  1307  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   $3  per  month. 
S25  for  the  Season.     Usual  retnrn  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,   1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,   Cal. 


BREED  TO  THE  GKEAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:162 

Sire,     Gny     Wilkes     2:15^4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     I.ida    W.     2:18V4,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEEMS — For  Season,  §50.  Beturn  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09.  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%. 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%.  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%.  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


HOOPER  FARM  °-"«-k 


For  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 


No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running"  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Gi'OTnel 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    55    per    month;    Housing-    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising-,  etc..  and  Keeping-  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   ?15   per   month.      For  particulars  address 

BO  BERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOFER  FARM,  MOUNTAIN  VIEW, 
Reference — S.  F.  Riding-  Club.  Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


IS 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


About  21  per  cent 

Of   the   190S   Produce  of 

"McKINNEY"  2:11% 

Can  be  yours — from  your  best  mare — for  a  little  more  than  is 
charged  elsewhere.  The  risk  is  ours — living  foal  or  fee  re- 
turned. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

SSSSthffSSSS.^"  Empire  City  Farms-  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register  No.  38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
fsire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%).  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  $40  to  Insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Fortuna,  CaL 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

Por  Southern  District  of  N.  TM 

— — Before 

JUDGE   HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  11th,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  faots 
contained  within   its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  $23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 


Seldom  See 

a  bis  knee  like  this,  but  ynar  horse 
mav  have  a  bunch  or  bruise  on  his 
Ankle,  Hock,   Stifle,  Knee  or  Throat. 


0RBINE 


will  clean  them  off  without  laying  the 
horse  up.  No  blister,  no  hiiir  gone 
£2.00  per  bottle,  delivered.  Book  8-C 
free.  ABSORB1NR,  JR.,  for  mankind. 
$1.00.  Removes  Soft  Bunches,  Cure: 
Varicose  Veins,  Varicocele,  Hvdroce<o, 
Ruptured  Muscles  or  Ligaments,  Enlarged 
Glands.     Allays    Tain.    Mfd.  only  by 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 

54  Monmouth  St.        Springfield,  Mass. 

Pc-  Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
O  re.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
'  U.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
.ngeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
:  .mento,  Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
"S\  ish.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


Stallion 
Cards 


Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled   and    Printed. 


PEDIGRESS 
TABULATED 

Giving    Performances    of   the    get    of 

sires    and   dams.     Typewritten, 

ready   to   frame. 

STALLION  SERVICE 
BOOKS,  $1.00 

With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616   Golden    Gate   Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street, 
Oakland.  Cal..  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


IMPORTED     EACOIT     STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.     Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 

USrtO. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  blook  north  of 
Ohutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sal" 

JERSEYS.  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS— Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs. 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&   Co.,    Los   Angeles,    Cal. 


Toomey 
Two- Wheelers 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
Training   Vehicles. 

Possess  lightness,  strengtn,  durabil- 
ity and  perfect  riding  qualities. 

Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
1906   to   the   Toomey   Low   Seat  Sulky. 

Send   for   latest   catalogues  to 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Low    Seat    Pneumatic   Speed    Carts  Cana|    Dover,   Ohio,   U.  S.   A. 

for    track    purposes.       Pneumatic 

Road      Carts      for      jogging      and     Or  Studebaker  Bros.  Co.,  of  Cal.,  Agts. 
training.  Market  and  10th  Sts.,  San  Francisco 


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and  Fishing  Trips. 

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*   Phone  Temporary  2030.  + 


YOU  WILL  NOT 


carry  your  own  risk  on  a  building  or  stock  of  goods,  but  keep  same 
constantly  insured.  Why  not  do  the  same  with  your  stallion,  gelding 
or  mare?    Write  for  particulars  and  rates.     (No  agents). 

INTER-STATE  LIVE   STOCK  INSURANCE  COMPANY, 
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 


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That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  tha  toot 

health). 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness. 


Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

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by        \ 

"NAME"! 


SELAH 


A  grand  young  stallion,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11*4,  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05^,  Directum 
2:05%.  etc.,  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17*6. 
last  half  in  1:07.  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TERMS— 540  the  Season,  money  to  be  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.   HENi.Y.   French   Camp,   Cal. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C.  - 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


MASTIEK   INFLUENZA   AND    DISTEMPER. 

Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough  Cure  will  give  you  positive 
control  of  these  and  similar  ailments  of  horses.  A  quarter 
of  a  million  of  horse  owners  have  used  it  with  success.  We'll 
refund  the  money  if  it  ever  fails.  At  dealers  or  direct,  pre- 
paid. Drop  a  card  to-day  for  free  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 
WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av..  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Apt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  COEEESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVEEY  TOWN  ON  THE 'PACIFIC  COAST  FOP  THE 
"BREEDEE  AND  SPOETSMAF 


Saturday,   May   11,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  O.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel  59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.   Holling   18  out  of  20 


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to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material 
of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 
—  — ^  handled  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with 
the  best  Damascus  or  "Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
"Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  $17.75  net  to  $300  list. 


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Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


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AMMUNITION 

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isnl  Be  Worth  Saving 

"Why  trade  off  or  sell  at  a  beggarly  price  a  good 
horse  just  because  he  "goes  lamp',''  "throws  a 
curb"  or  develops  some  other  blemish?  There 
is  nothing  in  the  way  of  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints, 
"Windpuffs  or  Bunchec  which  will  not  yield 
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.  curbs,  splints,  thk'kened  tendons  ami  lissues  penenilly,  but  fo 

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dy  of  the  kind  1  have  ever  tried.'1    Price  31.00  per  bottle.      Snld  by  all  druggists  or 

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POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa,   Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS 
WANTED  EVERYWHERE  FOR 
"BREEDER    AND    SPORTSMAN." 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  Is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia   St.,   San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls  from   out   of  town  promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  Lt.         San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Tel -phone  Special  2074. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  11,  1907. 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


•Remington  Autoloading  Rifle, 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2,000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency,    315    Broadway,    ZTew    York    City 

Sales    Office,    515    Market    Street,    San    Francisco,    CaL 


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.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC    RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results   always  use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  yonr  dealer  to  show  you  one. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  ...  -  NEW  HAVEN.  CONN. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  Agent,  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,   MARCH  17th,   1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take  Hayes,    McAllister   or  Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 

3est  located  and  healthiest  stable  in  San  Francisco.     Always  a  good  roadster 

on   _jand   for   sale.      Careful   and    experienced   men   to    care    for   and    exercise   park 

roa    iters  and  prepare  horses  for  track  use.      Ladies   can   go   and   return   to   stable 

ana  not  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Martin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  21. 


SATURDAY,  MAT  25,  1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Year 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May   25,   1907 


Additional  Stakes  and  Purses 

Pleasanton  Race  Meeting 


TO  BE  HELD  AT  PLEASANTON 


July  31,  Aug.  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 


Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Saturday,  May  25th,  1907. 


Entries  to  Purses  Close  Saturday,  June  15,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 
1st  Day— WEDNESDAY,  July  31st 

No.  1 — 2:08  Pace,  The  Farmers'  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st — Filled) 

No.  2 — 2:40  Trotting,  Purse $500 

No.  3— Three- Year-Old  Pacing,  Purse $500 

2d  Day— THURSDAY,  Aug.  1st. 

No.  4—2:14  Trot,  Alameda  County  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st — Filled) 

No.  5 — 2 :30  Pacing,  Purse $500 

No.  6— Special,  Purse  $500 


No. 

7- 

No. 

8- 

No. 

9- 

No. 

10 

No. 

11 

No. 

12- 

3d  Day— FRIDAY,  August  2d. 
-2:24  Trot,  Pleasanton  Merchants  Stake. $800 

-2:12  Pacing,  Purse $500 

-2:17  Trotting,  Purse $500 

4th  Day— SATURDAY,  August  3d. 
—2:20  Pace,  Fairmount  Hotel  Stake. . .  .$800 

-2:20  Trotting,  Purse $500 

—2:15  Pacing,  Purse $500 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  7  and  10  close  May  25th,  1907,  when  horses  must  he  named. 

Entries  to   Purses   Hos.   2,  3,  5,  8,   9,   11   and  12  close  June  15th,  1907,  when  horses  must  he  named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering1  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  States  closing"  May  25th  "by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  he  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  he 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting1  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during1  the  meeting",  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 

SPECIAL    CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member    National    Trotting    Association.      For    entry    blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary. 


LEE  WELLS,  President. 


DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,  Cal. 


RACING 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND  RACETRACK 


Six   oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening1   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40   P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for   ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last   races. 


THOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,    President. 
PERCY    W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 

FOR  SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11^:,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16% 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class    roadster   and   matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  -sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 

BUBBEEOID     ROOFING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTEIL,    RICHARDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,     Cal. 


FIFTY  HEAD  OF  HACKNEYS 

Absolute  Dispersal  Sale 

Of  The  Baywood  Stud  of  San  Mateo,  Cal.,  at 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 
Monday  Evening,  June  10,  '07 


Several  in  this  grand  consignment  were 
"winners  at  the  recent  Pasadena  Horse 
Show.  The  older  horses  offered  at  this 
sale  are  broken  and  mannered,  fit  for 
any  private  use  or  show  ring  in  the  world. 

The  four  and  five  year  olds  are  nicely 
broken.  The  three  year  olds  have  all 
been  handled.  Some  of  these  horses 
have  long  tails,  many  are  docked  and 
registered.  The  lot  embraces  pairs, 
single  drivers  and  saddlers,  also  one 
four  year  old  Hackney  stallion  by  Im- 
ported Green's  Rufus  out  of  a  registered 
Hackney  mare.  Several  first-class  rigs 
and  harnesses  will  also  be  sold.  This 
stock  will  be  at  our  stables  for  inspec- 
tion by  June  5th.    Write  for  catalogues. 


FEED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Auctioneer, 
478  Valencia  Street,  near  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREATEST  SIRE  OF  SPEED 


Neernut 


Trotting  Record  2 :12y4 
Trial  2:07. 


Colt  Trotters 


By 


"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15y2 

Are  what  you  can  rely  upon  to  trot  early  and  fast  and  long. 
PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 

when  writing  kindw  The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

mention  this  journal  r  J  ft 


McMurray  -  McMurray 

McMURRAY! 

Sulkies  and 

Jogging 

Carts 

Standard  tlie  World   Over. 

Address    for   printed    matter   and 

prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,   San   Francisco,    Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 

McMurray  -  McMurray 


Holds  Coast  record  of  2:14  for  sixth  heat.  TERMS — $10  single  leap;  $20  the 
season;  330  to  insure.  NEERNUT  has  sired  Neeretta  2:09*.  Jenny  A.  2:13,  Neer- 
gi.rd  2:16%,  Burnut  2:20%,  Goldennut  2:22%,  Neernut  Maid  2:22%,  Albert  2:30, 
Nutbird  2:29%,  also  forty-seven  others  with  matinee  records  and  public  trials 
from  2:10  to  2:30.  His  colts  all  have  good  style,  size,  action,  and  endurance  not 
-  xcelled  by  any  breed.  No  spavins  or  curbs  lame  the  Neernuts;  all  have  the  best 
of  feet  and  legs.     The  road  or  race  is  never  too  long  for  them. 

GEO.  W.  FORD.  Santa  Ana,  Cal. 


TALLION  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Hooks,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 
BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1882.) 
P.   W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:       61G     GOLDEN  GATE   AVENUE, 
SAN   FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered    as    Second    Class  Matter      at      San      Francisco 
Posto/Hce. 

Terms— One  Tear  S3:   Six  Months  $1.75:  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY     IN   ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  417.  San  Fran- 
cisco.   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 


STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05% •••C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 
BO!-,  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  3956S Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

KINNEY  AL   Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

McFADYEN  (2)   2:15% E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 
MAJOR  DILLON  39588.  .H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 
McKINNEY    2:11% 

Empire   City  Farms,   Cuba,   N.   Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY.  ...T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

.". Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
REDLAC  2:07%.....  .C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766 W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH .' M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  DAILY  NEWSPAPERS  were  severely  criti- 
cised by  Superior  Judge  Melvin  of  Alameda  county, 
California,  last  Monday,  in  sentencing  a  young  man 
to  one  year  in  prison  for  forgery.  The  culprit  was 
a  race  track  gambler,  and  the  judge  very  properly 
criticised  the  daily  press  for  devoting  so  many  col- 
umns of  their  space  each  day  to  the  doings  of  the 
track  and  thus  leading  the  youth  of  the  country 
astray.  One  of  the  peculiar  features  of  the  daily 
press  is  the  absurd  inconsistency  one  can  find  almost 
daily  in  its  columns,  where  on  one  page  will  appear 
a  strong  editorial  denunciation  of  race  track  gam- 
bling, while  on  the  next  page  will  be  found  the  form 
charts  and  tips  from  all  the  big  running  tracks  in 
the  country,  which  are  compiled,  telegraphed  and 
published  at  great  expense  with  no  other  purpose 
than  to  induce  the  public  to  gamble  on  the  races. 
If  there  were  none  of  this  "dope"  printed,  the  long 
continued  meeting  and  the  pool  rooms  could  not 
exist.  The  daily  press  in  all  its  reports  places  the 
gambling  feature  of  racing  first  and  the  sport  sec- 
ond. Stories  of  big  sums  won  on  long  shots  by  the 
public  and  immense  losses  made  by  the  bookmakers, 
are  the  burden  of  the  song  sung  by  the  turf  re- 
porters through  the  daily  press  every  day.  The 
hundreds  and  thousands  of  poor  devils  who  lose 
their  wages  at  the  track  every  week  are  not  referred 
to.  The  whole  trend  of  the  treatment  of  the  racing 
game  by  the  daily  press  could  not  be  better  planned 
to  induce  suckers  to  bite  were  it  arranged  by  a  crew 
of  the  most  intelligent,  unscrupulous  and  successful 
"cappers"  that  ever  worked  a  "skin  game." 


A  STAKE  FOR  TROTTING  STALLIONS  is  being 
considered  by  Secretary  Jewett  of  the  New  England 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  who  proposes 
a  handicap  dash  race  from  a  standing  start,  the 
slowest  horse  at  the  wire  and  the  others  back  of 
the  wire  as  many  feet  or  yards  as  the  records  or  best 
performances  of  the  horses  would,  in  the  judgment 
of  the  handicapper,  warrant.  While  handicap  races 
are  held  with  success  in  foreign  countries  we  hardly 
think  it  possible  that  such  a  race  would  be  popular 
enough  with  American  owners  to  draw  out  much  of 
an  entry  list,  and  certainly  not  much  of  a  starting 
list  after  handicap  distances  were  announced.  A 
good  big  stake  open  to  all  five-year-old  stallions,  to 
close  when  they  are  two  years  old,  would  be  a  more 
popular  race.  Many  colts  are  now  raced  at  three 
years,  but  few  at  tour,  as  there  are  no  stakes  for 
colts  of  that  age  and  most  owners  prefer  to  lay  their 
young  stallions  over  during  the  year  of  their  four- 
year-old  form  rather  than  be  compelled  to  start 
them  against  aged  horses.  If  there  were  a  big 
stake  for  five-year-old  stallions  there  would  be  still 
fewer  raced  at  four,  and  when  they  met  at  five  the 
race  would  certainly  arouse  a  great  deal  of  interest 
all  over  the  country.  If  any  of  the  leading  Eastern 
associations  could  see  its  way  to  giving  a  stake 
of  $15,000  or  $20,000  for  five-year-old  stallions  to 
trot  in  the  fall  of  1910,  entries  to  close  and  name 
this  year  when  stallions  are  two  years  old,  we  be- 
lieve a  big  entry  list  would  be  secured.  By  making 
the  first  payments  light  many  owners  would  be  in- 
duced to  take  a  chance  in  such  a  race. 


LADY    MOWRY  2:09'4. 


THE  CIRCUIT,  so  far  as  the  majority  of  the  horses 
to  be  raced  in  this  part  of  the  State  are  concerned, 
will  start  at  Salinas,  Wednesday,  July  24th,  this 
year,  where  the  Monterey  Agricultural  Association 
has  filled  every  race  it  advertised.  This  meeting 
will  close  on  Saturday,  the  27th,  and  thence  the 
horses  will  be  shipped  to  Pleasanton,  where  a  four 
days'  meeting  will  open  July  31st.  Between  the 
Pleasanton  and  the  Breeders'  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa, 
which  opens  August  20th,  is  an  interval  of  two  weeks 
and  it  was  hoped  meetings  would  be  given  at  Oakland 
and  Vallejo,  but  no  official  announcements  of  the 
same  have  as  yet  been  made.  The  week  following 
the  Breeders'  meeting  will  be  taken  by  the  big  meet- 
ing at  Petaluma,  where  Harry  Stover  has  hung  up 
more  money  and  received  a  larger  entry  list  than 
any  of  the  other  associations.  After  Petaluma  the 
Woodland  meeting  will  be  given  and  then  the  State 
Fair  at  Sacramento,  which  will  begin  on  Monday, 
September  9th.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  State  Fair 
some  of  the  stables  will  be  shipped  to  the  North 
Pacific  Circuit,  but  many  will  take. in  the  Central 
California  Circuit  of  four  weeks  at  Fresno,  Tulare, 
i.anford  and  Bakersfield,  winding  up  at  the  last 
named  place  on  October  12th.  It  is  very  likely  that 
Los  Angeles  will  give  the  closing  meeting  soon  after, 
securing  some  of  the  horses  that  are  returning  home 
from  racing  on  the  Eastern  tracks.  There  is  a  cer- 
tainty of  eleven  weeks  of  good  harness  racing  on 
the  California  circuit  this  year. 


THE  BILLINGS  HORSES  sold  well  at  Cleveland. 
Blacklock  2:07%  topped  the  sale  at  $17,j00.  This 
is  because  he  has  earning  capacity,  being  eligible 
to  the  majority  of  the  big  pacing  stakes.  Major 
Delmar  1:59%  hasn't  a  race  open  to  him,  yet  he 
brought  $12,000,  as  he  is  the  champion  trotting 
gelding.  George  G.  2:05%  is  another  trotting  geld- 
ing with  little  earning  capacity,  as  there  are  very 
few  races  for  his  class,  yet  he  brought  $10,000.  How 
much  would  the  best  thoroughbred  gelding  in 
America  bring  at  auction  if  there  were  no  races  he 
could  be  entered  in? 


A  NEW  JOURNAL,  called  the  Central  Horseman, 
is  being  issued  by  W.  E.  Moore  at  Des  Moines, 
Iowa.  It  contains  sixteen  pages,  is  published  week- 
ly and  costs  but  a  dollar  a  year.  We  have  received 
the  first  five  numbers  and  the  advertising  patronage 
is  growing  fast  and  looks  healthy.     Success  to  it. 


An  Australian  writer  of  turf  news  says:  Owhyee, 
the  American  bred  horse  imported  to  this  country, 
who  left  behind  him  Owhyo  2:07%  and  other  fast 
ones,  is  getting  good  stock  out  here.  One  of  the  most 
promising  is  a  two-year-old  colt  out  of  a  well  bred 
mare  named  Katie  M.  He  is  a  magnificently  fur- 
nished youngster,  and  shows  promise  of  great  speed. 
There  has  been  great  competition  among  owners  to 
buy  him,  but  Mr.  Fergus  so  far  has  withstood  all 
temptation.  He  has  refused  $2,500,  but  should  he 
decide  to  part  with  him  he  will  .no  doubt  be  put  up 
at  auction. 


Our  front  page  engraving  this  week  is  from  a 
photograph  taken  for  this  journal  at  Pleasanton  a 
few  days  ago  of  the  McKinney  mare  Lady  Mowry 
2:09%,  bred  and  owned  by  Mr.  J.  C.  Mowry  of 
Irvington,  Cal..  and  driven  to  her  record  on  the 
Grand  Circuit  last  year  by  Henry  Hellman,  who  also 
drove  and  marked  last  season  another  McKinney 
trotter.  Mack  Mack  2:08.  Lady  Mowry  is  now  six 
years  old,  having  been  foaled  in  1901.  She  is  a 
representative  of  the  highly  successful  McKinney- 
Nutwood  Wilkes  cross,  her  dam  being  Electress 
Wilkes  2:28%  by  the  sire  of  the  -great  John  A. 
McKerron  2:04%.  The  second  dam  of  Lady  Mowry 
is  Electress  2:27%  by  Richards  Elector,  son  of  Elec- 
tioneer, and  the  third  dam  the  thoroughbred  mare 
Sugar  Plum  by  Lodi,  registered  in  the  American  Stud 
Book.  Sugar  Plum  was  a  daughter  of  Sweetwater 
by  Volscian  and  started  in  many  races  in  California 
in  the  early  days. 

Lady  Mowry  was  started  against  time  as  a  three- 
year-old  in  1904  and  made  her  mile  in  2:2S.  This 
was  her  only  start  that  year.  The  following  year, 
as  a  four-year-old,  she  was  taken  East  by  William 
Cecil  and  started  first  at  Milwaukee  in  the  $5000 
stake  for  2:16  class  trotters.  This  race  was  won 
by  Advance  in  straight  heats  in  2:11%,  2:11%  and 
2:12%.  Lady  Mowry  getting  third  money,  her  posi- 
tions in  the  summary  being  2-3-5.  At  Hartford, 
Conn.,  she  again  got  third  money  in  the  2:19  class 
trot,  finishing  2-3-S  in  a  field  of  eleven.  At  Liberty- 
ville,  Illinois,  in  September,  she  beat  a  field  of  eight 
in  a  four-heat  race,  winning  all  but  the  third  heat, 
and  was  second  in  that.  The  time  was  2:14%,  2:13%, 
2:12%  and  2:12%,  the  speed  being  increased  each 
heat,  and  her  gameness  was  proven.  In  1906  Cecil 
again  took  her  East,  hut  she  failed  to  win  a  heat  until 
she  was  turned  over  to  Hellman,  who  put  her  in  the 
2:10  list  at  Columbus  the  first  time  he  started  her. 
In  this  race  she  met  nine  good  trotters  of  the  2:12 
class,  and  won  the  first,  second  and  fourth  heats  in 
2:10%,  2:09%  and  2:09%,  beating  2:10  twice  in  the 
race.  She  is  a  bay  mare  of  not  very  handsome 
proportions,  but  is  a  sweet  gaited  trotter  and  looks 
best  in  harness  and  in  motion.  She  is  entered  in  the 
2:10  class  at  the  Breeders'  meeting,  but  it  looks  as 
though  there  will  be  no  other  races  for  her,  as  this 
class  has  failed  to  fill  elsewhere.  Mr.  Mowry  owns 
a  full  sister  to  her  that  is  if  anything  a  better  gaited 
mare  and  is  looked  upon  as  a  candidate  for  2:10 
honors. 


OREGON     STATE    FAIR    GROUNDS. 


President  H.  W.  Downing  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture  was  in  Salem  last  week,  says  the  Journal 
of  that  city,  looking  after  the  interests  of  the  coming 
State  Fair.  He  reports  that  work  is  now  ready  to 
start  on  the  buildings  to  be  put  up  this  season,  and 
that  it  will  take  close  application  to  get  them  all 
in  readiness  for  the  coming  fair.  There  were  to  be 
erected  thirteen  mammoth  stables,  being  36x120  feet, 
but  two  will  now  be  built  double  size,  and  the  num- 
ber reduced  correspondingly.  These  stables  will  all 
be  built  after  the  most  modern  sanitary  plans,  and 
will  be  a  credit  to  the  grounds  and  the  city. 

The  present  creamery  building  will  be  removed 
just  north  of  the  pavilion  and  greatly  improved,  tak- 
ing the  place  of  the  old  and  dilapidated  booths  now 
standing  there.  The  poultry  building  will  also  be 
moved  to  a  point  where  it  will  he  in  line  with  the 
dairy  building,  and  first-class  walks  will  be  con- 
structed passing  both  and  leading  to  the  stables  and 
stock  sheds. 

President  Downing  looks  forward  to  a  first-class 
fair  this  year  and  hopes  that  by  the  expenditure  of 
$20,000  for  improvements  that  there  will  be  ample 
accommodations  to  provide  for  all  the  exhibits  and 
exhibitors.  The  vast  crowds  that  visit  the  fair  will 
be  better  taken  care  of  and  entertained  than  ever, 
before,  and  scores  of  new  features  will  be  provided. 
Among  other  things  a  great  farmers'  day  is  in  prepa- 
ration, and  the  State  Grange  is  expected  to  take  hold 
of  this  and  make  it  an  old-fashioned  harvest  home 
love  feast. 

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FROM     HUMBOLDT    COUNTY. 


Blue  Lake,  Humboldt  county,  has  the  fastest  half- 
mile  track  in  that  section  and  the  climate  could  not 
be  better.  They  intend  to  pull  off  some  good  races 
there  this  summer  and  fall.  Mr.  Stock  of  that 
place  has  made  a  match  race  for  his  mare.  Belle 
Stock  by  Wayland  W.,  against  the  horse  Guy  D., 
an  unknown,  for  $500  a  side.  The  race  will  be 
best  two  heats  in  three  and  will  come  off  July  5th. 

Mr.  W.  East  and  Archie  Marian  of  Fortuna  have 
leased  the  Rhonerville  track  and  are  putting  it  in 
first  class  condition.  There  will  be  nearly  forty 
horses  in  training  there. 

Ferndale  also  has  a  look  of  prosperity  this  year. 
The  track  is  in  excellent  shape  and  a  good  meeting 
will  be  given. 

11  v.  W.  East  intends  to  step  bis  sixteen-year-old 
stallion,  Cassiar,  a  mile  in  2:12  this  summer. 

The  two-year-old  race  here  has  nine  entries  and 
there  will  be  about  four  starters. 

FORTUNATIS. 


The   Morgan   mare     Jennie     by     Harry  Franklin, 
owned  by  M.  S.  Herbert  of  Southampton,  Mass.,  has 
a  filly  at  foot   that   was   foaled   May   5th.   which    re- 
sulted from  her  mating  with  Col.  Carter,  son 
wood    Wilkes,    on    May    7th    last    year,    mal 
period  of  gestation  just  363  days  in  this  insta 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,  1907 


§  NOTES   AND   NEWS  | 

DATES     CLAIMED. 

California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

San  Bernardino    June  2G-29 

Los  Angeles   Harness  Horse  Assn July   3-6 

Salinas    July   24-27 

Pleasanton     July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August    26-31 

Woodland     September    2-7 

State    Fair,    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hartford    September   23-2S 

Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

North.    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett.    Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fairl     September    16-21 

North    Yakima.    Wash.     (State    Fair)  ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane.    Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-October   5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  "Walla,  "Wash October  14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Oregon  and  Washington   entries  close   to-day. 


Entries  for  the  2:24  trot  and  2:20  pace,  $800  each, 
close  with  Secretary  L.  A.  Colestock  of  Pleasanton 
to-day . 


All  the  races  advertised  by  the  Salinas  association 
have  filled.    It  will  be  a  great  meeting. 


The  2:10  trot  at  Salinas  was  declared  filled  with 
four  entries.  The  horses  entered  are  Will  Durfee's 
Coronado  2:09%,  W.  A.  Mack's  Prince  Gift  2:12, 
Mr.  Zibbel's  Adam  G.  2:11%  and  Mr.  Iverson's 
Princess  2:13%. 


Dr.  Frasse  2:11%  will  not  race  this  year  in  all 
probability.  He  was  fired  after  DeRyder  brought 
him  back  to  California  last  winter  and  has  been  sent 
to  the  "speed  merchant"  at  Hinsdale,  Illinois,  for 
sale . 


Chas.  DeRyder  will  ship  his  Grand  Circuit  racing 
string  East  on  Tuesday  next. 

Lady  Jones  2:16%  by  Captain  Jones,  trotted  a  half 
in  1:03%  at  Glenville  track  the  day  before  the  Blue 
Ribbon  sale. 


How  those  John  A.  McKerrons  did  sell  at  the 
Blue  Ribbon.  Look  over  the*  summary  of  the  sale 
in  another  column  if  you  want  to  see  how  the  price 
follows  the  fashion. 


Don't  miss  entering  your  trotters  and  pacers  at 
Pleasanton  and  through  the  North  Pacific  Circuit 
Entries  close  to-day. 


Nearly  every  owner  of  a  pacer  that  is  to  start  in 
the  fastest  classes  in  California  this  year  thinks  he 
has  Sir  John  S.  2:10%  to  beat.  On  his  last  year's 
form  it  looks  that  way. 


The  sons  and  daughters  of  Star  Pointer  all  brought 
good  prices  at  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale. 


The  chances  are  that  the  2:  OS  pacing  class  will 
furnish  some  great  contests  on  the  California  circuit 
this  year  and  from  present  appearances  every  horse 
entered  has  a  chance. 


The  new  Park  Driving  Club  will  officially  open  the 

■  new  three-quarter     mile     speedway  in  Golden  Gate 

Park  next  Thursday,  May  30th,  with  matinee  racing. 


Send  to  Fred  H.  Chase  &  Co.  for  a  catalogue  of 
the  dispersal  sale  of  horses  of  the  Baywood  Stud. 
A  gentleman  who  visited  San  Mateo  last  week  and 
looked  the  horses  over  says  they  are  a  very  high 
class  lot  and  there  are  many  splendid  animals  among 
them.     They  will  be  sold  at  auction  June  10th. 


Saturday,  June  8th,  is  the  date  set  for  the  auction 
sale  of  the  entire  prize-winning  herd  of  registered 
Holsteins,  the  property  of  Frank  H.  Burke,  of  La 
Siesta  Ranch.  The  sale  will  be  held  on  the  ranch 
and  will  begin  at  11  a.  m. 


The  brown  two-year-old  colt  Ray-o-Light  by  Search- 
light out  of  Carrie  B.  by  Alex.  Button,  owned  by 
E.  MeHenry  Train  of  Soquel,  is  in  training  at  the 
Salinas  track  and  is  highly  thought  of  by  all  the 
horsemen.  He  is  a  pacer  and  work  is  play  for 
him.  Ray-o-Light  is  in  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Fu- 
turity. 


Mr.  William  Sesnon's  two-year-old  San  Felipe  by 
Zombro  out  of  Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  Waldo  J.  2:08, 
by  Bob  Mason  is  growing  into  a  grand  colt  and 
should  be  one  of  the  best  stock  horses  of  the  Me- 
Kinney  line.  San  Felipe's  grandam  was  by  A.  W. 
Ric  .imond  and  his  great  grandam  by  old  Gen.  Taylor. 
iht  thirty-mile  champion.  San  Felipe  is  a  beauti- 
ful bay,  and  a  good  gaited,  level  headed  fellow,  but 
w'll  not  be  trained  as  a  two-year-old. 


Oeventy-five   docked  horses   have   been  registered 
in  Los  Angeles  county  from  Pasadena  alone. 


That  great  mare  The  Broncho  2:00%  has  developed 
a  spavin  and  will  be  turned  out  for  the  year  after 
having  been  fired. 


The  Riverside  Driving  Club  is  planning  to  hold  a 
grand  matinee  meet  on  Decoration  Day,  May  30th. 
San  Bernardino  and  Redlands  and  possibly  Santa  Ana 
and  Los  Angeles  will  send  over  a  bunch  of  horses. 
The  local  club  is  planning  to  make  this  the  best 
meet  ever,  and  nothing  will  be  spared  to  make  it 
a  success.  Liberal  prizes  will  be  offered,  so  an  ex- 
citing time  is  in  store  for  horseflesh  enthusiasts. 
Under  the  able  management  of  Eugene  F.  Binder 
the  track  has  been  put  in  first-class  shape  and  ex- 
cellent time  is  assured.  The  entries  are  coming  in 
rapidly  and  will  no.,  be  closed  until  a  few  days  be- 
fore the  meet. 


An  Alturas,  Modoc  county,  paper  says:  The  result 
predicted  by  many  last  year  regarding  a  scarcity  of 
horses,  owing  to  the  enormous  .sales  to  outside  peo- 
ple, has  come  to  pass.  E.  Van  Loan,  the  hotel  man 
and  rancher  of  Madeline,  has  been  here  for  several 
days  trying  to  secure  animals,  but  has  been  obliged 
to  go  home  disappointed.  In  fact,  up  in  Goose  Lake 
Valley  there  are  not  enough  draft  horses  to  do  the 
work  in  the  grain  fields. 


The  Santa  Maria  Driving  Club  will  hold  races  on 
July  4th. 


Dr.  Francis  Coe,  a  veterinary  surgeon  recently 
from  Montana,  has  settled  in  Dixon,  Solano  county, 
for  the  practice  of  his  profession. 


If  all  the  California  horses  entered  in  the  Roger 
Williams  Stake  for  2:12  class  trotters  should  start 
at  Providence  this  fall  the  race  would  attract  much 
attention,  not  only  because  so  many  horses  from  one 
State  are  in  it,  but  because  they  are  a  very  classy 
lot.  The  entries  from  California  are  Athasham  2:12, 
Bellemont  2:13%,  Charley  T.  2:11%  and  Sonoma 
Girl,  matinee  record  2:07.  The  former  California 
horse.  Swift  B.  2:12%,  is  also  entered  in  this  race, 
as  is  King  Eentertainer  2:11%,  the  Iowa  stallion  that 
Charley  De  Ryder  had  at  Pleasanton  this  winter. 


The  day  before  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale,  Doc  Tanner 
let  the  pacer  Blacklock  2:07%,  step  an  eighth  of  a 
mile  in  14%  seconds,  and  the  trotter  George  G.  2:05% 
and  the  pacer  Morning  Star  2:04%,  did  the  same 
distance  in  15  seconds. 


A  filly  by  Almaden  2:22%,  out  of  a  mare  by  Don 
Marvin,  second  dam  Belle  Blanche,  grandam  of  Wig- 
gins, by  The  Moor,  that  is  owned  by  Mr.  M.  L. 
Lusk,  of  Sacramento,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  foals 
of  1907.  She  will  be  a  gray  like  her  dam  and  gran- 
dam. but  in  conformation  will  be  much  like  her  sire. 


Some  idea  of  how  difficult  it  is  for  an  American 
bred  trotter  to  win  in  Austria  may  be  gathered  from 
the'  fact  that  at  neither  the  Vienna  nor  Buda  Pest 
early  meetings  has  Louis  Winans  high  cost  stable, 
including  Central  G.  Alton,  .  n-ginia  Jay  and  Susie 
N.  been  able  to  win  a  race. 


A  dispatch  from  Albany,  Oregon,  to  the  Portland 
Orgonian,  dated  May  17th,  says  that  Mr.  S.  S.  Bailey, 
one  of  the  best  known  horsemen  of  the  Northwest, 
is  seriously  ill  at  his  home  in  Albany.  Bailey,  who 
is  a  Seattle  rnaq,  leased  the  old  Fair  grounds  track 
at  Albany  last  summer  and  is  now  using  it  for  train- 
ing quarters  for  his  string  of  race  horses  for  the 
Northwest  Circuit.  He  owns  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Oma 
A.  2:10%  and  other  good  ones. 


W.  H.  Coombs,  the  Hanford  horseman,  is  working 
Albeit  Dirida  at  the  half-mile  track  and  has  driven 
him  a  mile  in  2:23  with  the  last  eighth  in  16  seconds, 
which  is  fast  for  the  conditions.  This  colt  will  be 
seen  in  the  Breeders'  Futurity  this  year.  He  is  a 
pacer. 


With  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Kelly  Briggs  2:0S,  Dr. 
W.  2:0S%,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%  and  John  R.  Conway 
2:09  entered  in  the  2:  OS  pace  at  Sanlinas,  the  track 
record  will  surely  be  broken  and  the  Salinasites  will 
see  the  greatest  contest  ever  witnessed  in  Monterey 
county. 


The  veteran  trotter,  Homeway  2:14%,  that  Dan 
Misner  put  to  pacing  early  in  the  season,  has  con- 
cluded that  the  diagonal  gait  suits  him  best,  and 
Misner  is  naming  him  in  the  2:14  class  trotting  events 
on  the  California  Circuit, 


M.  L.  Lusk,  who  had  Mrs.  C.  A.  Durfee's  stal- 
lion, Almaden,  at  Sacramento  during  the  season  of 
1906,  will  take  the  horse  there  again  next  week. 
Almaden  will  serve  a  few  mares,  but  will  not  be 
driven  any  until  fall.  When  Chas.  De  Ryder  returns 
from  his  Eastern  campaign  he  will  again  take  Al- 
maden and  get  him  ready  to  campaign  in  1908.  The 
horse  has  recovered  entirely  from  his  recent  severe 
illness.  Mr.  DeRyder  is  greatly  disappointed  at  not 
being  able  to  take  Almaden  East  this  year,  as  he 
considers  him  a  horse  of  great  class. 


Miss  Kinney  2:10%,  a  daughter  of  McKinney  that 
was  expected  to  join  his  list  of  2:10  trotters  this 
year,  died  recently.  She  was  bred  by  Chas.  S.  Frost 
of  Redlands.  California,  and  was  out  of  a  mare  by 
Don  Cossack  980:  grandam  by  Ben  Patehen  1725. 
She  was  owned  at  the  time  of  her  death  by  Mr. 
Bouldin  of  East  Orange,  New  Jersey. 


Of  the  thirty  mares  already  booked  to  Joe  Patehen 
this  year  seventeen  have  records  below  2:15. 


P.    W.    Bellingall  has  sent  his   fast  mare,  Mima 
by  Secretary,  to  be  bred  to  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%. 


Mr.  E.  D.  Waffle  of  Santa  Ana,  has  sold  his  year- 
ling filly  by  Zombro  to  Chas.  Sadler  of  Los  Angeles 
for  $300. 


What  horses  will  win  the  two  $5000  stakes  at  the 
Oregon  State  Fair  this  year?  It's  dollars  to  apples 
that  a  California  bred  horse  will  win  one  of  them 
at  least. 


North  Star  (3)  2:13%  is  now  in  his  five-year-old 
form  and  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  gelding  has  been 
working  nicely  for  Chas.  Whitehead  at  Salinas  track. 
Whitehead  has  not  given  him  any  really  fast  work 
yet,  a  mile  in  2:17  last  week  being  the  fastest  he  has 
had.  North  Star  is  entered  all  through  the  California 
Circuit  in  the  2:14  class  and  will  meet  the  best  trot- 
ters in  that  class  in  training  in  the  State. 


Lady  Jones  2:16%,  sold  at  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale, 
will  be  raced  this  year  by  her  new  owner. 


The  American  Sportsman  of  Cleveland  says  that 
more  horses  are  in  training  throughout  the  country 
than  ever  before,  and  while  the  season  is  somewhat 
backward  the  chances  are  that  there  will  be  big 
fields  at  the  early  meetings. 


The  Harness  Horse  Breeders'  Association  of  Texas 
has  opened  a  futurity  for  *oals  of  1907,  open  only  to 
members.  The  State  Fair  of  Texas  adds  $1000  to  the 
stake. 


George  Bain,  the  greatest  of  horse  auctioneers, 
was  seriously  injured  two  weeks  ago.  The  trolley 
car  in  which  he  was  seated  ran  wild  and  at  the  end 
of  a  steep  hill  at  Lexington  ran  into  a  train  on  the 
steam  railway.  Mr.  Bain  was  cut  badly  and,  it  is 
feared,  is  internally  injured.  He  is  confined  to  his 
bed  and  will  not  be  able  to  get  out  for  several  weeks 
at  the  least.  Mr.  Bain's  place  as  auctioneer  at  the 
Cleveland  sale  was  taken  uy  his  brother,  John. 


A  Boston  news  item  reads  as  follows:  Every  one 
who  sees  the  big  trotter  Mack  Mack  2:08  in  his  work 
at  Readville  this  season  remarks  what  fine  shape 
the  McKinney  gelding  is  in.  He  certainly  looks  as 
tnough  he  would  do  to  get  the  money  with  in  the 
big  line. 


The  pacing  mare  Virginia  2:09  by  Bob  Mason,  that 
Mr.  Frank  J.  Kilpatrick  purchased  in  1905  and  sent 
East,  is  showing  up  well  on  the  New  York  speedway 
and  at  the  matinees. 


A  correspondent  of  the  Trotter  and  Pacer  says: 
"When  R.  A.  Smith  arrived  at  Glenville  on  Friday 
morning  with  his  California  mare,  Bellemont  2:13%, 
he  had  a  great  laugh  on  the  movers  who  referred  to 
the  hay  that  he  brought  with  him  as  straw.  Every 
time  this  hay  had  to  be  moved  someone  would  remark 
that  it  was  the  heaviest  straw  they  ever  handled. 
Smith  brought  some  California  hay  with  him,  which 
weighs  about  twice  as  much  as  the  variety  that  is 
raised  in  this  section.  It  contains  a  great  deal  more 
nourishment  than  the  brand  raised  in.  these  parts. 
A  bale  of  straw  weighs  about  ninety  pounds,  hut  a 
bale  of  California  hay  of  the  same  size  weighs  about 
190  pounds." 


Zomana,  the  Zombro  mare  that  Mr.  Stetson  took 
East  with  the  horses  shipped  to  the  Blue  Ribbon 
sale  from  Pleasanton,  trotted  a  quarter  at  Glenville 
last  week  in  32  seconds. 


Seattle  horsemen  have  pushed  their  speedway  pro- 
ject to  a  point  where  its  ultimate  construction  is  a 
matter  of  only  a  short  time.  At  a  meeting  of  the 
speedway  committee  recently  H.  W.  Treat,  J.  D. 
Farrell,  J.  W.  Clise,  D.  E.  Frederick  and  C.  B. 
Yandell  announced  that  the  new  speedway,  one  mile 
in  length,  would  be  ready  for  use  within  the  next 
thirty  days.  The  new  speedway  will  traverse  Wash- 
ington Park  and  will  be  built  at  a  cost  of  $12,000. 


The  Los  Angeles  Driving  Club  will  hold  a  matinee 
this  afternoon.  It  promises  a  large  amount  of  good 
sport  for  there  will  be  several  attempts  to  break  the 
existing  records  for  trotting  and  pacing  to  wagon. 
The  feature  of  the  day  will  be  the  effort  of  Redlac 
to  break  his  record  of  2:11%  to  wagon,  made  several 
weeks  ago,  and  as  the  horse  is  going  exceedingly 
well  in  his  workouts,  some  of  the  club  members  be- 
lieve he  can  beat  his  time.  Another  feature  will  be 
the  attempt  of  Explosion  to  lower  Welcome  Mac's 
pacing  record  of  2:11%  to  wag'On,  which  he  failed 
to  reduce  at  the  last  matinee.  In  addition  to  these, 
the  programme  will  include  about  five  regular  races 
for  different  classes.  C.  Luckenback  has  presented 
the  club  with  a  fine  cup,  to  be  given  the  winner  of 
any  class  the  club  may  decide  upon. 


W.  J.  Kenney  asks  us  to  warn  the  horsemen  that 
they  "must  not  put  off  ordering  their  new  sulkies 
much  longer,  as  the  Eastern  factories  are  all  so 
rushed  with  work  that  a  sulky  or  cart  must  be  or- 
dered at  least  four  weeks  before  delivery.  This  is 
true  not  only  of  the  factories  whose  sulkies  Kenney 
handles,  but  all  factories,  and  he  only  desires  to  let 
this  be  known  so  that  owners  will  not  be  disap- 
pointed. Kenney  has  sold  a  half  dozen  sulkies  and 
carts  Uais  week. 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


AMATEUR    RACING    MAY   30TH. 


MATINEE     RACES     AND     RECORDS. 


THOROUGHBRED  INFUSIONS. 


The  newly  organized  Park  Amateur  Driving  Club 
will  hold  its  inaugural  matinee  at  the  new 
three-quarter-mile  oval  track  in  Golden  Gate  Park  on 
Thursday  of  next  week,  the  30th  of  May. 

The  races  will  be  called  .promptly  at  10  o'clock 
A.  M.,  and,  as  the  day  is  a  legal  holiday,  there  should 
be  a  very  large  attendance. 

At  present  the  new  club  has  about  seventy-five 
members,  and  applications  are  coming  in  every  week. 

There  have  been  twenty-two  horses  entered  for 
this  meeting  so  far  and  when  they  are  classified  by 
the  classification  committee  four  excellent  races 
should  result. 

The  club  invites  the  public  to  be  present  next 
Thursday  morning  to  witness  these  races. 

The  San  Francisco  Club,  which  had,  intended  to 
hold  a  meeting  at  Tanforan  on  the  same  day,  has 
decided  to  give  the  meeting  at  Alameda,  consequently 
there  will  be  no  other  harness  racing  on  this  side  of 
the  bay  on  May  30th,  except  that  held  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  Park  Driving  Club. 

Following  are  the  horses  entered: 
Trotters. 

S.  Christenson  names  g  h  Arab  by  James  Madison. 

E.  Cerciat  names  b  h  Major  Cook  by  Chas.  Derby. 
Albert  Joseph  names  br  h  Vic  Schillar  by  Hanible- 

tonian  Wilkes. 

Frank  J.  Kilpatrick  names  br  h  Phil  Derby  by 
Chas.  Derby. 

Frank  J.  Kilpatrick  names  b  h  Dennis  by  Lyn- 
wood  W. 

Frank  J.  Kilpatrick  names  ch  h  Sunset  by  L.  W. 
Russell. 

Melville  W.  Herzog  names  blk  m  Lady  Nell  by 
Pasha. 

F.  J.  Kilpatrick  names  blk  g  Clipper  W.  by  Lyn- 
wood  W. 

I.  B.  Dalziel  names  b  m  May  Logan  by  Gold  Nut. 

G.  Wempe  names  ch  m  Kitty  W.  by  Wild  Nut. 

S.  Christenson  names  ch  h  Catherine  A.  by  Diablo. 
I.  L.  Borden  names  br  h  Barney  Bernato  by  Zombro. 
F.  W.  Thompson  names  s  m  Lady  Washington. 
H.  C.  Ahlers  names  br  h  Telephone  by  Direct. 
Edward  Stock  names  b  h  Director  B.  by  Stam  B. 

Pacers. 
Dan    E.    Hoffman    names    b    h    King    Cadenza    by 
Steinway. 
I.  L.  Borden  names  blk  m  Roberta  by  Robert  I. 
Geo.  E.  Erlin  names  br  h  Moffat  D.  by  Sable  Wilkes. 
T.  F.  Bannan  names  br  h  Jim  Chase  by  Secretary. 
Wm.  A  Lange  names  blk  h  Dock. 
I.  B.  Danziel  names  r  h  John  T.  by  Dictatus. 
Nate  Franklin  names  blk  h  Flyer. 


PLEASANTON    MATINEE   CLUB. 


The  regular  semi-monthly  matinee  of  the  Pleasan- 
ton  Driving  Club  was  held  on  Saturday  last,  May 
18th.  There  were  three  races.  The  green  trot  was 
won  by  Mr.  Ronan's  Birdson  in  straight  heats,  best 
time  2:38. 

The  most  interesting  and  best  contested  race  of 
the  day  was  the  2:25  trot,  in  which  Prince  Mac,  Alto 
McKinney,  Sally  Lunn  and  Tiny  started.  It  was  a 
great  feat  for  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  three-year-old  filly 
Tiny  to  be  second  in  both  heats  in  2:19%,  in  one 
heat  being  but  four  feet  behind  Sally  Lunn  at  the 
finish.     The  results: 

First  race,  green  trot — 

Birdson    (Thos.  Ronan)    1     1 

California  Beauty    ( S.   Siljan)    2     2 

Time— 2:28,  2:40%. 

Second  race,  2:25  trot — 

Sally  Lunn  (J.  O.  Gerrety)  1     l 

Tiny  (Joe  Cuicello) 2     2 

Alto  McKinney  (J.  Phippen)    3     3 

Prince  Mac  (Dan  Leiginger)    4     4 

lime— 2:19%,  2:19%. 

Third  race,  2:30  pace — 

Blanche  (Geo.  Machado)   1     1 

Diolo   (W.  J.  Creason)    2     2 

Time— 2:22,  2:26. 

The  judges  on  this  occasion  were  Messrs.  F.  M. 
Donohoe,  Dr.  L.  A.  Colestock  and  Chas.  Towson.  The 
timers  were  D.  Misner,  S.  K.  Trefry  and  S.  B. 
Vandervoort.     I.  B.  Dalziel  was  the  starter. 


The  last  session  of  the  Nevada  Legislature  passed 
a  law  providing  for  the  inspection  of  all  horses 
driven  or  shipped  out  of  the  State.  The  law  makes 
the  sheriff  of  each  county  an  inspector,  and  before 
a  railroad  can  receive  horses  for  shipment  the  com- 
pany must  be  furnished  with  a  certificate  signed  by 
the  inspector  showing  that  the  brands  upon  the 
horses  have  been  inspected  and  the  law  fully  com- 
plied with.  The  sheriff  must  file  a  report  of  all  in- 
spections every  month  with  the  board  of  supervisors 
of  the  county,  and  must  publish  the  report  in  the 
official  newspaper  of  the  county.  Any  person  or 
persons  who  shall  remove  any  stock  from  the  State 
without  having  them  inspected  as  required  by  the 
law  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  felony,  and  upon 
conviction  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than 
$500  and  not  more  than  $5000,  or  be  imprisoned  in 
the  State  penitentiary  for  a  period  of  not  less  than 
one  year  nor  more  than  three  years,  or  both  such 
fine   and   imprisonment. 


The  matter  of  matinee  races,  in  connection  with 
the  new  rule  adopted  by  the  American  Trotting 
Association  on  the  subject,  was  brought  before  the 
recent  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Review  of  the  Na- 
tional Trotting  Association  held  in  New  York  by 
the  Secretary,  and  after  a  discussion,  the  Board  on 
motion  of  Mr.  Devereux,  seconded  by  Mr.  Palmer, 
adopted  the  following: 

In  answer  to  the  enquiries  addressed  to  this  As- 
sociation as  to  what  now  constitutes  a  public  race, 
a  time  trial,  and  an  amateur  event,  at  which  records 
and  bars  may  or  may  not  be  had,  we  beg  leave  to 
state,  that  any  contest  between  horses  for  purse, 
premium,  stake  or  wager,  or  involving  admission 
fee,  on  any  course  in  the  presence  of  Judges  and 
Timers,  constitutes  a  public  race. 

Records  are  made  in  public  races  and  in  perform- 
ances against  time  when  the  horse  trots  or  paces  a 
full  mile  according  to  rule. 

Time  otherwise  taken  on  any  track  constitutes  a 
bar,  whether  made  on  a  track  in  membership  with 
The  National  Trotting  Association,  or  on  a  track 
not  in  membership  with  it. 

The  strictness  of  this  rule  was  relaxed  some  years 
ago  by  the  American  Trotting  Register  Association, 
the  American  Trotting  Association,  and  The  National 
Trotting  Association,  adopting  rules  providing  that 
horsemen  may  have  "trials  of  speed"  at  any  time 
without  incurring  records  or  bars,  where  there  is 
no  pool  selling,  book  making,  or  other  public  betting 
on  the  event,  no  money  competed  for,  no  entrance 
charged  or  collected  from  competing  horses,  no  ad- 
mission fee  charged  to  the  gate  or  grand  stand,  and 
no  privileges  of  any  kind  sold,  and  by  the  further 
provision  that  Amateur  Driving  Clubs  in  membership 
with  the  League  of  Amateur  Driving  Clubs  and  in 
membership  with  this  Association,  might  give  one 
meeting  not  to  exceed  three  days,  each  year,  at 
which  gate  admision  may  be  charged,  if  all  the  other 
speed  trial  conditions  above  mentioned  are  complied 
with.  At  such  a  meeting  records  cannot  be  made 
or  bars  incurred.  They  are  not  considered  public 
races. 

The  American  Trotting  Association  is  now  working 
under  a  different  rule,  passed  by  its  Congress  last 
winter.  It  is  best  for  the  horse  interest  that  the 
rules  governing  it  should  be  uniform,  and  we  rec- 
ommend horsemen  and  track  organizations  to  give 
this  question  among  others  careful  consideration 
during  the  season,  and  come  to  The  National  Trot- 
ting Association  Congress  next  winter  prepared  to 
take  such  action  as  may  seem  wise  and  best  for  all 
concerned. 


SAN    DIEGO    ENTRIES. 


The  2:20  trot,  for  which  $1000  will  be  given  by  the 
San  Diego  Driving  and  Riding  Club,  closed  with  nine 
entries  as  follows: 

Cedric  Mac,  ch  s  by  Nearest,  out  of  Black  Swan 
by  Alta  Vela,  entered  by  W.  C.  McCully  of  Bloom- 
ington,  Cal. 

Burnut,  b  g  by  Neernut,  out  of  Alcola  by  Mambrino 
Wilkes,  entered  by  G.  W.  Ford  of  Santa  Ana. 

Sir  John,  br  s  by  McKinney,  out  of  Atilla  by  Alta- 
moht,  entered  by  W.  W.  Mendenhall,  San  Francisco. 

Red  Lock,  b  s  by  Zolock,  out  of  Alta  Rena  by 
Alto  Rex,  entered  by  F.  E.  Ward  of  Los  Angeles. 

Dredge,  blk  g  by  James  Madison,  out  of  Rosa  Clay 
by  Harry  Clay,  entered  by  F.  E.  Wright  of  Sacra- 
mento. 

Phillie  H.,  blk  m  by  Zombro,  dam  Alta  Wood,  en- 
tered by  F.  W.  Fox  of  the  Pelmer,  Los  Angeles. 

Monicrat,  blk  s  by  Woodman,  dam  Altacrat  by 
Altamont,  entered  by  F.  P.  Ogden  of  Highlands. 

Carlokin,  br  s  by  McKinney,  dam  Carlotta  Wilkes 
by  Charley  Wilkes,  entered  by  W.  G.  Durfee  of  Los 
Angeles. 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude  Jr.,  dam  Babe  by 
Badger  Boy,  entered  by  John  Sampself  of  San  Diego. 

The  two  principal  races  at  Coronado  will  be  the 
2:20  trot  and  the  2:20  pace,  each  for  $1000.  The 
next  in  importance  will  be  the  2:13  trot  for  a  purse 
of  $500,  the  2:13  pace  for  a  purse  of  $500,  and  the 
2:08  pace  for  a  purse  of  $500. 

The  county  events  and  the  running  races  will  be 
open  to  all  horses  in  this  coimty  and  will  consist 
of  a  2:20  trot  for  a  purse  of  $300.  a  2:25  pace  for 
a  purse  of  $300,  a  three-eighths  mile  running  race 
for  a  purse  of  $200,  and  a  five-eighths  mile  running 
race  for  a  purse  of  $200. 

The  entries  for  the  2.20  pace  will  close  June  1, 
as  will  also  the  entries  for  the  2:13  trot,  the  2:13 
pace  and  the  2:08  pace. 

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FIRE    HORSES    BEAT   AUTO. 


Westmont  2:13%,  the  fastest  of  the  get  of  Almont 
33,  died  at  Palatine,  111.,  on  Friday,  May  10th,  aged 
thirty-two  years.  He  took  his  record  in  1884,  when 
be  was  nine  years  old.  He  had  a  record  of  2:01% 
V>  wagon,  hitched  with  a  running  mate. 


All  things  considered  the  trained  pair  of  fire  horses 
can  defeat  an  auto  chemical  engine  on  the  average 
run  of  a  few  blocks  to  a  city  fire.  This  was  clearly 
demonstrated  at  Long  Beach  the  other  day  by  a 
thrilling  test,  the  first  ever  held  in  California. 

The  horses  and  their  drivers  were  King  and  Prince, 
the  blacks  used  on  the  chemical  wagon,  and  Jay 
Taylor,  better  known  as  "Shorty." 

The  automobile  was  a  Rambler,  fitted  out  with 
chemical  tank  and  hose,  and  the  driver  and  owner 
was  F.  S.  Craig,  a  veteran  motorist. 

The  race  was  a  clear  victory  for  the  horses,  both 
in  the  manner  of  getting  away  from  the  station  and 
in  the  dash  up  the  avenue. 

For  reaching  fires  in  the  outlying  districts  the 
auto-chemical  will  doubtless  come  into  general  use, 
as  in  a  long  run  the  machine  can,  of  course,  out  last 
the  horses. 


The  veteran  horseman  and  turf  writer  Cyrus 
Lukens  tells  of  the  failure  which  attended  his  efforts 
to  breed  trotters  by  the  liberal  use  of  thoroughbred 
blood,  following  the  teachings  of  the  late  J.  C.  Simp- 
son, in  the  Western  Horseman,  and  ends  up  as  fol- 
lows: "Another  unsuccessful  effort  of  twenty  years' 
experience,  with  great  expense,  using  the  thorough- 
bred as  a  foundation  for  trotting  horse  breeding, 
could  be  given — that  of  another  gentleman  near  to 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  Unless  they  were  in  harness  every 
day,  they  had  to  be  re-broken  to  be  able  to  use  them, 
or  take  the  greatest  kind  of  risk  when  you  hooked 
them  up.  At  times  they  ran  away  with  the  best  of 
horsemen."  And  yet  there  are  a  few  men  who  still 
advocate  close-up  infusions  of  thoroughbred  blood 
in  order  to  produce  a  horse  that  is  expected  to  race 
at  a  gait  at  which  the  average  thoroughbred  cannot 
go  any  faster  than  a  ranch-bred  pony. — Horse  World. 

There  are  thoroughbreds  and  thoroughbreds. 
There  is  in  use  in  the  writer's  family  every  day  a 
mare  whose  sire  was  out  of  a  thoroughbred  mare 
and  whose  dam  was  by  Victor  2:22,  he  by  Echo  out 
of  a  thoroughbred  mare.  Our  old  gray  is  .seventeen 
years  old,  and  since  she  was  broken  as  a  three-year- 
old  has  been  safe  for  a  lady  to  drive.  Children  have 
ridden  and  driven  her  since  she  was  first  broke  and 
there  never  was  a  safer  horse  or  one  with  more  sense. 
She  is  still  a  game  roadster  and  never  needs  a  whip. 
She  can't  trot  very  fast,  but  has  none  of  the  traits 
that  Cyrus  Lukens'  horses  seem  to  have.  Perhaps 
he  used  some  of  the  many  "crazy"  strains  of  running 
blood. 


WINNING   SIRES   OF   1906. 


A  statistician  of  the  Chicago  Horseman  has  com- 
plied a  table  of  the  money  winning  sires  of  1906, 
whose  get  won  $5,000.  The  great  race  horse  sire  Mc- 
Kinney 2:11%  heads  the  list  with  twenty-two  of  his 
get  winning  a  total  of  $2S,295.  The  next  California 
bred  stallion  in  this  list  is  James  Madison,  whose  two 
daughters.  Brilliant  Girl  and  Tuna,  won  $14,483,  of 
which  $12,7S7  was  won  by  the  first  named.  The 
California  bred  stallions  appearing  in  this  list  with 
the  number  of  their  get  that  won  money  and  the 
total  amount  won  is  as  follows: 

No.  of  Get.     Amt.  Won. 

McKinney  2:11%    22  $28,295.50 

James  Madison  2:17%  2  14.4S3.00 

Direct  2:05%  22  11,856.50 

Zombro  2:11  15  11,506.00 

Lynwood  W.  2:20   2  11,140.00 

Arion  2:07%   10  S.102.00 

Norval  2:14%  16  7,504.00 

Chas.  Derbv  2:20 10  7,375.00 

Zolock  2:05%   6  6,975.00 

Directum  2:05% 13  6,800.00 

Bow  Bells  2:19    11  6.122.50 

Sidney  Dillon  2  5,600.00 

Sidney  Prince  2:24%    13  5,577.50 

It  will  be  noticed  that  every  one  of  the  above  stal- 
lions except  Sidney  Dillon  has  a  record. 

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ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


W.  L.  Hale,  Bakersfield. — Arthurton  was  a  bay 
horse  foaled  1S73,  sired  by  Hambletonian  10,  dam 
Imogene  by  American  Star  14,  grandam  Gurry  Ab- 
dallah  by  Abdallah  I.  He  was  bred  by  Johnathan 
Hawkins  of  Walden,  N.  Y.,  and  brought  to  this  State 
by  William  Corbitt.  Arthurton  sired  six  trotters  that 
took  standard  records.  He' has  two  producing  sons, 
and  twenty-two  of  his  daughters  have  produced 
thirty-nine  trotters  and  three  pacers  in  the  list. 


Another   World's    Record   for  the   Toomey. 


Although  it  is  yet  early  in  the  season,  another 
world's  record  was  made  to  the  Toomey  low-seat, 
pneumatic  track  cart  at  Columbus.  Ohio,  on  May 
11th,  when  a  twelve-months-old  colt  in  Frank  Hed- 
rick's  training  stable  stepped  an  eighth  in  17%  sec- 
onds. The  Toomey  is  destined  to  again  be  the 
leader  for  1907,  same  is  in  seasons  past. 
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An  elegant  three-year-old  brown  colt  has  recently 
joined  Budd  Doble's  stable  at  the  Indianapolis  fail- 
grounds,  says  Western  Horseman.  He  is  by  McKin- 
ney, first  dam  Our  Lady  by  Nearest  2:22%,  own 
brother  to  the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  and 
sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  etc.;  second  dam  by  Anteeo 
2:16%;  third  dam  by  the  thoroughbred  trotter  Ven- 
ture 2:27.  sire  of  the  dam  of  Directum  2:05%,  ex- 
champion  trotting  stallion.  When  H.  B.  Gentry  jour- 
neyed to  California  to  purchase  one  of  the  greatest 
of  trotting  sires,  he  was  accompanied  by  the  late 
well  known  Dr.  O'Rear,  V.  S.  While  there  the  doc- 
tor purchased  Our  Lady  with  a  filly  at  her  side  by 
McKinney,  and  again  in  foal  to  that  horse,  and  the 
car  that  brought  McKinney  over  the  mountains 
brought  Our  Lady  and  her  baby.  A  year  later  the 
doctor  crossed  the  dark  river,  and  Mr.  Gentry  pur- 
chased from  the  estate  of  his  late  friend,  Our  Lady 
and  her  two  fillies.  The  following  spring  a  full 
brother  to  the  two  fillies  arrived,  and  was  named 
Doc  O'Rear.  This  is  the  colt  that  Mr.  Gentry  has 
placed  in  Mr.  Doble's  stable  for  development,  and 
if  blood  lines,  good  looks  and  individuality  count 
for  anything,  he  will  surely  make  a  fast  trotter. 
Our  Lady,  as  a  four-year-old,  without  any  prepara- 
tion but  road  work,  trotted  a  mile  over  the  San 
Jose  track  in  2:20%.  She  has  had  four  foals  by 
the  great  McKinney,  one  by  Sidney  Dillon,  is  in 
foal  to  a  son  of  Ed.  Winters,  and  will  bo  1 
Kinney  Lou  2:07%. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,  1907 


STATE    FAIR    ENTRIES. 


An    Average   of   Ten    Horses    Named    in    Each   of   the 
Eight   Class   Races. 


All  the  best  horses  that  will  race  on  the  California 
Circuit  this  year  have  been  entered  in  the  races 
which  will  be  held  at  the  State  Fair  this  year.  The 
2:10  trot,  for  which  a  purse  of  $1,000  was  offered, 
was  the  only  race  advertised  that  did  not  fill,  the 
others  receiving  from  six  entries  in  the  2:14  trot  to 
twenty-one  entries  in  the  2:23  trot.  The  two-year-old 
trot  received  a  total  of  nine  entries,  which  shows 
that  there  is  an  increased  interest  in  racing  colts. 
The  complete  list  follows: 

No.  2—2:20  Class,   Pacing,  $2,000. 

Daibull,  ch  g  by  Diablo,  untraced,  W.  Griswold. 

Little  M.,  b  g  by  Dictatus-Medium  Little  One,  C.  A. 
Lowery. 

Eletha  R.,  hlk  m  by  Diawood-Emma  R.,  John  Riley. 

Little  M.,  b  g  by  Dictatus  Medium-Little  One,  C.  A. 
Goodin. 

Highfly,  b  g  by  Nearest-Miss  Gordon,  T.  W.  Bar- 
stow. 

Pilot,  ch  g  by  Abbotsford  Jr.-Belle  Capels,  W.  J. 
Fleming. 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Inferno-Carlotta  Wilkes,  C.  T. 
Hewitt. 

Louisa  A.,  b  m  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes-Altoonita. 
C.  W.  Whitehead. 

Morrie  N.,  h  g  by  Son  of  Brigadier,  unknown, 
William   Duncan. 

Copa  de  Oro,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Atherine,  W. 
G.  Durfee. 

Explosion,  b  m  by  Steinway,  F.  E.  Ward. 

Roberta,  blk  m  by  Robert  I.-Allie  Cresco,  I.  L. 
Borden. 

Opitsah,  b  f  by  Wm.  Harold-Lenore,  James  Suther- 
land. 

Charley  D.,  b  s  by  McKinney-Memo,  James  Thomp- 
son. 

Santa  Rita,  ch  g  by  Diablo-Saint  Nicholas,  James 
Thompson. 

Lettie  D.,  b  m  by  Boodle-Maud,  A.  M.  Davis. 

Fox  S.,  ch  g  by  Thos.  Rysdyk,  Arthur  McGregor. 

Der  Teuful,  ch  c  bv  Diablo,  bv  Dawnlight.  S.  H. 
Hoy. 

Nordwell,  br  s  by  Demonio  by  Gossiper,  A.  L. 
McDonald. 

No.  3 — 2:14  Class,  Trotting.  $800. 

Marvin  Wilkes,  b  s  by  Don  Marvin  ?Nora  S.,  W. 
Mastin. 

Valleio  Girl,  br  m  by  McKinney-Daisy  S.,  La  Siesta 
Ranch. 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Ivoneer,  J.  B. 
Iverson. 

Ovita,  b  m  by  Caution,  Louis  Stock. 

Homeway,  b  g  by  Strathway,  by  Grosvenor,  John 
Morrison. 

Bob  Ingersoll,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Lew  G..  Geo. 
T.  Algeo. 

No.  4 — 2:12  Class,  Pacing,  $800. 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio-Trix,  J.  W.  Mar- 
shall. 

Friday,  ch  g  by  Monroe  S.,  La  Siesta  Ranch. 
Ranch. 

.Mollie  Button,  br  m  by  Alex.  Button,  by  Cupid 
D..  D.  R.  Misner. 

Uno,  b  g  by  Aptos  Wilkes-Laura  Ola,  E.  L.  Hunt. 

Wild  Nutling,  br  h  by  Wildnut-Helena,  Rice  & 
Blosser. 

Queen  Pomona,  b  m  by  Pomona,  not  traced,  Louis 
Stock. 

Lohengrin,  b  g  by  Charleston-Gracewood,  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Dodge. 

Lady  Shamrock,  b  m  by  Grover  Clay,  by  Elec- 
tioneer, J.  G.  Cuicello. 

Geo.  Perry,  b  g  by  Waldstein,  George  Perry  Ma- 
chado. 

Jonesa  Basler,  br  s  by  Robert  Basler-Black  Dia- 
mond. C.  J.  Snyder. 

Mandolin,  b  g  by  Alcone-Minstral,  I.  C.  Mosher. 

Victor  Piatt,  b  gby  Piatt  by  Romeo  W.,  C.  D. 
Stewart. 

Memonia,  b  m  by  Demonio-May  Norris,  S.  H.  Hoy. 
No.  5 — Two-Year-Old  Trotters,  $400. 

Cleo  Dillon,  b  f  by  Sidney  Dillon-Cleo  G.,  E.  A. 
Gammon. 

Miss'  Dividend,  b  f  by  Athablo-Vivian,  D.  L.  Ba- 
chant. 

Bay  colt  by  Stam  B.-Swiftbird.  C.  F.  Silva. 

De  Oro,  ch  e  by  Demonio-Oro  Wilkes,  T.  C.  Hori- 
gen. 

Siesta,  b  c  by  Iran  Alto-Wanda,  La  Siesta  Ranch. 

Bessie  T.,  b  f  by  Zombro-Manila,  J.  H.  Torrey. 

Idolway,  blk  f  by  Stoneway-Carrie,  J.  A.  Kirk- 
man. 

Miss  Stoneway,  ch  f  by  Stoneway-Glory,  G.  W. 
Kirkman. 

Katalina,  b  m  by  Tom  Smith-Kate  Lumrv,  J  W 
Zibbell. 

No.  6 — 2:08  Class,  Pacing,  $1,000. 

Miss  Idaho,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-unknown  S 
C.  Kimball. 

John  R.  Conway,  ch  s  by  Diablo-Lady  Kohl,  Meese 
brothers. 

Miss  Georgie,  br  m  by  McKinney.  bv  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  J.  O.  Gerrety. 

Sir  John  S.,  b  c  by  Diablo-Eliza  S.,  W.  L.  Vance. 

Kelly  Briggs,  br  g  by  Bayswater  Wilkes-Algerine, 
'.  E.  Wright. 

Dr.  W.,  blk  s  by  Robt.  Basler-Ruth  Williams.  I.  M. 
J  ipson. 

Cresco  Wilkes,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Allie  Cres- 


co. I.  L.  Borden. 

Delilah,  b  m  by  Zolock-Gipsy,  Henry  Delaney. 
No.  8 — 2:16  Class,   Pacing,  $800. 

Aerolite,  b  s  by  Searehlight-Trix,  J.  W.  Marshall. 

King  Athby,  b  h  by  Athby-Alice,  C.  Nanny. 

Mephisto,  ch  g  by  Diablo-Nancy,  A.  O.  Gott. 

Just  It,  b  f  by  Nearest-Babe;  Frank  L.  Barstow. 

Jim  Corbett.  b  g  by  Seymour  Wilkes,  by  Secre- 
tary, James  Murray. 

Seymour  M.,  br  g  by  Diawood,  by  Upstart,  Elnio 
Montgomery. 

Diabless,  b  m  by  Diablo,  by  Thoroughbred,  Charles 
Middleton. 

Uno,  b  g  by  Aptos  Wilkes-Laura  Ola,  E.  L.  Hunt. 

Morrie  N.,  b  g  by  Son  of  Brigadier-unknown,  Wil- 
liam Duncan. 

Copa  de  Ora,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Atherine, 
W.   G.  Durfee. 

Roberta,  blk  m  by  Robert  I.-Allie  Cresco,  I.  L.  Bor- 
den. 

Babe  Madison,  b  m  by  James  Madison,  George  T. 
Algeo. 

The  Oregon,  br  g  by  Altamont-Algerine,  S.  H.  Hoy. 

Nordwell,  br  s  by  Demonio  by  Gossiper,  A.  L. 
McDonald. 

No.  9 — 2:17  Class,  Trotting,  $800. 

Marvin  Wilkes,  b  c  by  Don  Marvin-Nora  S.,  W. 
Mastin. 

Blanche  T.,  b  m  by  Stickle,  by  Knight,  C.  F.  Silva. 

Little  Louise,  br  m  by  Boodle-Azrose,  Montgomery 
Stock  Farm. 

Vallejo  Girl,  b  m  by  McKinney-Daisy  S.,  La  Siesta 
Ranch. 

Hattie  J.,  b  m  by  Nazote,  by  Electioneer,  D.  R.  Mis- 
ner. 

Kenneth  C,  br  s  by  McKinney-Mountain  Maiden, 
Mrs.  H.  A.  Trefry. 

Burnut,  b  g  by  Neernut-Alcola,  George  W.  Ford. 

Princess,  b  m  by  Prince  Ansel-Mamie  Martin, 
Woodland  Stock  Farm. 

Dan  Frasier,  b  h  by  Secretary,  by  Anteeo,  Dan 
McGovern. 

Carlokin.  br  s  by  MeKinney-Carlotta  Wilkes,  W. 
G.    Durfee. 

Barney  Bernato,  br  b  by  Zombro-Mineola,  I.  L. 
Borden. 

Curg  Richards,  ch  g  by  Oro  Belmont-May  Xorris. 
C.  L.  Shattuck. 

Prince  McKinney,  br  s  by  McKinney  by  Dexter 
Prince,  A.  L.  McDonald. 

No.  12—2:23  Class,  Trotting,  $2,000. 

Professor  Heald,  ch  c  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  by 
McDonald  Chief.  Thomas  Smith. 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney-Altilla,  W.  W.  Men- 
denhall. 

Yolanda,  b  m  by  McKiuney-Muscovita,  La  Siesta 
Ranch. 

Kernit.  ch  g  by  Henry  Nutwood-Two  Minutes,  F- 
E.  George. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  James  Madison-Rosa  Clay,  F.  E. 
Wright 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney-Alberta.  W.  Par- 
sons. 

Hunky  Dory,  b  g  by  Athadon,  by  Electioneer,  W. 
J.  Fleming. 

Cedric  Mac,  eh  s  by  Nearest-Black  Swan,  W.  C. 
McCully. 

Noraine,  b  m  by  Nushagak-Loraline,  Elmo  Mont- 
gomery. 

Jom  Whitnev,  gr  s  bv  Wavland  W..  bv  Ira  Jr.,  E. 
L.  Hunt. 

Moritto,  blk  m  by  Purissama-Morro,  Rice  &  Blos- 
ser. 

Goldennut  ch  s  by  Neernut-Florence  Corey,  Geo- 
W.  Ford. 

El  Rio  Rey,  b  s  by  Nushagak-Pioche,  Woodland 
Stock  Farm. 

Constancia,  blk  m  by  McKinney-Adeline  Patti,  R. 
Jordan  Jr.     . 

Kinney  Rose,  b  s  by  McKinney-Golden  Rose,  Wil- 
liam  Hashagen. 

Zomont,  b  g  by  Zombro,  by  Altamont,  W.  G.  Dur- 
fee. 

Barney  Bernato,  br  h  by  Zombro-Mineola,  I.  L.  Bor- 
den. 

Kelly,  gr  g  by  Gossiper-Alameda  Maid,  Dr.  Alfred 
McLaughlin. 

Fresno  Girl,  br  ni  bv  Sevmour  Wilkes,  J.  W. 
Zibbell. 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude  Jr.-Babe,  C.  D.  Stewart. 

Verne  Ante,  b  g  by  Jules  Verne-Anita,  C.  L.  Shat- 
tuck. 

Amado,  blk  s  by  Direct  Heir-La  Belle,  M.  S.  Sever- 
ance. 


RACES    ALL    FILLED. 


Grandest  List  of  Entries  Ever  Received  for  a  Salinas 
Fair. 


All  of  the  purses  and  stakes  advertised  by  the 
Monterey  Agricultural  Association,  District  No..  7, 
have  been  declared  filled.  The  entries  and  nomina- 
tions to  said  purses  and  stakes  are  as  follows: 

No.  1,  Trotting,  2:24  Class,  Purse  $800. 
.   F.  E.  George's  ch  g  Kermit  by  Henry  Nutwood-Two 
Minutes 

O.  C  Benbow's  ch  m  Ollie  B.  bv  Nutwood  Wilkes- 
Baby. 

Rice  &  Blosser's  blk  m  Moorita  by  Purissima-Moro. 

W.  Parson's  br  m  Berta  Mac  by  McKinney-Alberta. 

M.  C.  McCully's  ch  s  Cedric  Mac  bv  Nearest-Black 
Swan. 

J.  Zibbell's  br  m  Fresnc  Girl  by  Seymour  Wilkes. 


C.  D.  Stewart's  b  g  Parachute  by  Altitado  Jr.-Babe. 

Dr.  Alfred  McLaughlin's  gr  g  Kelly  by  Gossiper- 
Alameda  Maid. 

Valencia  Stock  Farm's  blk  s  Amado  by  Direct 
Heir-La  Belle. 

P.   G.   Ogden's  b  s  Monocrat. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  br  g  Dredge  by  James  Madison- 
Rosa  Clay. 

No.  2,  Trotting,  2:17  Class,  Purse  $300. 

W.  H.  Williams'  b  s  Sidonis  by  St.  Nicholas-Hagar 
Wilkes. 

M.  J.  Smeltzer's  s  s  Dictatus  S.  by  Dictatus-Brown 
Jug. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  b  m  Sally  Lun  by  Wiggins. 

Frank  Eastman's  b  g  Ben  Russell  by  L.  W.  Rus- 
sell-Pacito. 

C.  O.  Thornquest's  b  m  Neerest  by  Neernut-Mabel 
McKinney. 

G.  H.  Judd's  s  m  Miss  Monbells  by  Monbells-Ema- 
lme. 

No.  3,  Trotting,   2:14  Class,   Purse  $400. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  b  g  North  Scar  by  Nutwood  Wilkes- 
Ivoneer. 

George  T.  Algeo's  b  g  Bob  Ingersol  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes-Lew  G. 

G.  W.  Bonnell's  b  s  R.  Ambush  by  Zolock-May  Mc- 
Kinney. 

John  Rowen's  blk  s  Mechanic  by  McKinney-Mission 
Belle. 

No.   4,   Trotting,    2:10   Class,    Purse   $400. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  br  s  Coronado  by  McKinney-Jo- 
hanna  Treat. 

W.  A.  Slack's  br  g  Prince  Gift  by  Good  Gift-Belle. 

J.  Zibbell's  b  g  Adam  G.  by  McKinney-Nona  Y. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  b  m  Princess  by  Eugeneer-Belle. 
No.  5,  Pacing,  2:20  Class,  Purse  $800. 

A.  M.  Davis'  b  m  Lettie  D.  by  Boodle-Maud. 

T.  W.  Barstow's  b  g  Highfly  by  Nearest-Miss  Gor- 
don. 

C.  Z.  Herbert's  b  m  Louisa  A.  by  Hambletonian 
Wilkes-Altoonita. 

Hamilton  &  Steele's  b  m  Anona  by  San  Luisto- 
Flora. 

W.  Griswold's  ch  g  Diabull  by  Diablo-Vintracio. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  b  s  Copa  de  Oro  by  Nutwood  Wilkes- 
Atherine. 

George  T.  Algeo's  b  m  Babe  Madison  by  James 
Madison. 

D.  D.  McDonald's  b  m  Diabless  by  Diablo-thorough- 
bred. 

C.  T.  Hewitt's  b  m  Inferlotta  by  Inferno-Carlotta 
Wilkes. 

No.  6,  Pacing,  2:16  Class,   Purse  $300. 

Frank  S.  Barstow's  b  m  Just  It  by  Nearest-Babe. 

C.  Whitehead's  b  m  The  Mrs.  by  Derby  Ash-Spur- 
wick  Girl. 

C.  Z.  Herbert's  b  m  Louisa  A.  by  Hambletonian 
Wilkes-Altoonita. 

G.  W.  Bonnell's  b  m  Norda  by  Mercury-Bessie  Dale. 
No.  7,  Pacing,  2:08  Class,  Purse  $400. 

W.  A.  Clark  Jr.'s  br  m  Miss  Georgie  by  McKinney. 

S.  C.  Kimball's  s  m  Miss  Idaho  by  Nutwood  Wilkes. 

I.  M.  Lipson's  blk  s  Dr.  W.  by  Robt.  Basler-Ruth 
Williams. 

W.  G.  Durfee's  br  s  Kelly  Briggs  by  Bayswater 
Wilkes. 

Messe  Bros.'  s  s  John  R.  Conway  by  Diablo-Lady 
Kohl. 
No.  8,  Pacing,  Horses  Without  Records,  Purse  $300. 

C.  Z.  Herbrt's  br  m  Elaine  by  Robin-Altoonita. 

J.  B.  Iverson's  s  m  Thelma  by  Dictatus-Salinas 
Belle. 

C.  Whitehead's  blk  m  Belle  W.  by  Delphi. 

Hamilton  &  Steele's  b  m  Anona  by  San  Luisto- 
Flora. 

C.  D.  Stewart's  ch  g  Fox  S.  by  Thomas  Rysdyk- 
Laura  McGregor. 

George  T.  Algeo's  b  m  Babe  Madison  by  James 
Madison. 

James  Sutherland's  Opitsah  by  Wm.  Harold-Le- 
nore. 

W.  H.  Coombs'  blk  s  Albert  Dirida  by  Robert 
Direct-Ida  May. 

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HANFORD    ENTRIES. 


Secretary  F.  L.  Howard  sends  us  the  following  as 
the  complete  list  of  entries  for  the  2:  OS  pace,  $1000, 
and  the  2:30  trot,  $400,  to  race  at  the  fall  meeting 
at  Hanford  track: 

Pacing,    2:08    Class,    $1000. 

John  R.  Conway,  ch  s  by  Diablo,  named  by  W. 
R.    Meese. 

Delilah,  b  m  by  Zolock,  named  by  Henry  De- 
laney . 

Dr.  W.,  b  s  by  Robert  Basler,  named  by  I.  M. 
Lipson . 

Miss  Idaho,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  named  by 
S.    C.    Kimball. 

Kelly  Briggs,  b  g  by  Bayswater  Wilkes,  named  by 
F.    E.    Wright. 

Magladi.  b  m  by  Del  Norte,  named  by  F.  E. 
Ward. 

Trotting,   2:30   Class,   $400. 

Prince  Mack,  b  g  by  McKinney,  named  by  Mrs. 
J .   Lieginger . 

Sonoma  Star 

Pole  Star,  b  s  by  McKinney,  named  by  J.  H. 
Jack. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison,  named  by  W.  G. 
Durfee . 

Ben  Russell,  b  g  by  L.  W.  Russell,  named  by  F. 
Eastman. 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


BLUE    RIBBON    SALE. 


The  twentieth  annual  Blue  Ribbon  sale  of  the 
Fasig-Tipton  Company  opened  Tuesday  morning, 
says  the  American  Sportsman.  When  the  usual 
announcements  were  made  as  to  the  conditions  and 
terms  of  the  sale,  there  was  present  a  representative 
crowd  of  prominent  horsemen  from  every  section 
of  the  country.  Many  prominent  breeders  were  in 
evidence  as  were  also  trainers  and  drivers.  The 
large  crowd  was  expected,  as  the  demand  for  cata- 
logues  had    been    unprecedented. 

The  opening  proper  began  at  11  o'clock,  with  some 
brisk  bidding,  although  no  high  prices  were  realized 
until  the  fast  trotting  gelding  George  G.  2:05%  was 
led  into  the  ring.  W.  P.  Murray,  Cleveland,  started 
him  at  $1,500  and  just  as  quickly  $2,500  was  bid, 
and  then  by  bids  of  $1,000  and  $500  he  reached 
$7,500,  here  he  hung  a  little  but  soon  went  to  $10,500, 
where  he  was  knocked  down  to  W.  A.  Bradley  of 
New  York,  who  will  use  him  on  the  New  York  speed- 
way. Morning  Star  2:04%  came  next,  he  was  started 
at  $2,000,  the  bid  going  quickly  to  $3,600,  when  he 
was  knocked  down  to  Wilson  B.  Chisholm  of  Cleve- 
land. By  this  time  the  big  crowd  was  in  shape  for 
the  sensational  price  of  the  afternoon.  Perhaps  we 
should  not  say  sensational,  for  a  good  many  horse- 
men do  not  regard  the  price  paid  for  Blacklock  2:07% 
sensational.  It  Is  only  a  fair  price  for  a  stallion  who 
looks  to  be  one  of  the  fastest  pacers  living  and  per- 
haps the  only  two-minute  prospect  in  sight.  The 
first  bid  on  Blacklock  was  $10,000.  Here  the  price 
hung  a  litle  and  at  one  time  it  looked  as  though  the 
bidders  were  through  at  $15,500.  They  were  soon 
busy  again  and  with  the  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollar 
bids  the  price  went  to  $17,500,  when  all  being  done, 
he  was  knocked  down  to  Mr.  W.  B.  Chisholm,  of 
Cleveland.  There  was  generous  applause  when  he 
was  sold,  both  for  the  horse  who  was  well  worth  the 
price,  and  for  his  new  owner  Mr.  Chisholm.  Those 
who  took  part  in  the  bidding  wre  Prank  G.  Jones, 
Memphis;  W.  A.  Bradley,  New  York,  and  Walter 
Cox.  Mr.  Chisholm  did  not  get  in  the  game  until 
$15,500  was  bid.  He  will  be  raced  and  go  into  the 
stable  of  Ben  Kenney. 

The  world's  champion  trotter  Major  Delmar  1:59% 
was  the  next  horse  offered.  Geo.  M.  Webb  started 
the  ball  by  bidding  $2,500.  Then  W.  A.  Bradley,  who 
had  secured  Geo.  G.  took  part  and  from  this  on  Webb 
and  Bradley  had  it  out  between  them,  raising  each 
other  in  $1,000  and  $500  bids  until  he  was  knocked 
down  to  Mr.  Bradley  for  $12,000.  He  goes  with 
George  &,  to  the  New  York  speedway,  where  his 
owner  will  use  him. 

No  less  sensational  were  the  prices  realized  for 
the  broodmare  and  colts  in  the  Billings  consignment. 
The  first  one  sold  was  Bugle  McKerron,  two-year-old 
by  John  A.  McKerron  2:04y2,  out  of  Bugle  2:12% 
by  Athel.  W.  B.  Chisholm  won  out  again  in  a  spirited 
contest  of  bidding,  geting  her  for  $1,700.  Fred  Hart- 
well,  Chicago,  paid  $1,200  for  a  yearling,  full  sister 
to  Bugle  McKerron.  Bugle  2:12%  went  to  H. 
Schmulbach,  Wheeling,  W.  Va„  for  $1,200.  H.  K. 
Devereux  was  in  luck  in  getting  Annette  McKerron, 
two-year-old  out  of  Imogene  2:11%  by  Elyria,  for 
$1,200.  Imogene  went  to  A.  B.  Cox,  Pabla,  Pa.,  for 
$1,700.  John  Sherwin,  Cleveland,  secured  the  two- 
year-old  colt  out  of  Fanny  Foley  for  $900;- while 
Cruickston  Park  Farm,  Gait,  Ont,  got  the  yearling, 
full  sister  to  Foley  McKerron,  for  ■  $600.  Fanny 
Foley  2:11%  went  to  A.  B.  Arthers,  Brookville,  Pa„ 
for  $900  with  colt  by  her  side  by  McKerron.  The 
bidding  was  spirited  for  Master  McKerron,  who  went 
to  W.  B.  Chisholm  for  $1,600;  a  yearling,  full  brother, 
going  to  F.  G.  Hartwell,  Chicago,  for  $1,000.  Mazette 
2:04%  was  knocked  down  to  E.  L.  Peckham,  Black- 
well,  Okla.,  for  $1800.  W.  P.  Murray  of  Cleveland 
got  Jefferson  McKerron,  out  of  Louise  Jefferson  2:10, 
for  $500.  Clarita  A.  2:09%  went  to  Hudson  River 
Stock  Farm,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y„  for  $2,560.  All 
of  the  Billings'  horses  sold  good,  as  did  every  other 
horse  that  had  class  and  was  of  value." 

The  consignments  from  California  did  not  bring 
very  big  prices.  Capt.  McKinney  sold  for  the  ridicu- 
lous price  of  $510,  but  his  daughter,  Lady  Jones, 
fetched  $925. 

The  Oakwood  Park  consignment  went  at  prices 
that  hardly  paid  for  shipping  such  a  long  distance. 

The  following  is  a  partial  report  of  the  sale: 

Consignment  of  J.  A.  Jones. 

Lady  Jones,  blk  m    (1899)    by  Capt.   McKinney- 

Duxie  by  Director;  O.  Eiseman,  Pittsburg $925 

Admiral  Jones,  br  c  (1904)  by  Capt.  McKinney; 

J.  W.   May,  Waynesfield,   Ohio '. . . .   300 

Bessie  Jones,  blk  m  (1900)  by  Capt.  McKinney- 
Ada  Roch  by  Adirondack;  W.  A.  Brown,  De- 
troit,   Mich .' 430 

Capt.  McKinney,  blk  s  (1895)  by  McKinney-Mid- 
day  Belle  by  Gossiper;  M.  E.  West,  St.  Marys, 
Pennsylvania    510 

Consignment  cf  Geo.   A.    Davis. 
Peter  Direct,  blk  h  (1903)  by  Rey  Direct-Anteera 

by  Anteeo;  E.  L.  Peckham,  Blackwell,  Okla...  360 
Boswell,  h  g   (1903)   by  Hart  Boswell-Midget  by 

Inca;    A.  C.   Smith,  Cleveland,  Ohio 425 

Consignment   of    H.    H.   Dunlap. 
Corsicano,   b  m     (1901)     by    Wildnut-Corsica   by 
Dexter  Prince;   J.  H.  Watts,  Detroit,  Mich....   530 
Consignment  of  W.   H.  Graham. 
Allasandro,   br   h    (1901)    by   Athaneer,   dam    by 
Athadon;  Lyman  Means,  Waynesville,  Ohio...   300 
Consignment  of  Oakwood  Park  Farm. 
Costow,    b    m    (1902)    by    Owyhee-Economy    by 
Echo;   C.  W.  Sutphen,  Middletown,  Ohio 326 


Hammond,  br  g  (1902)  by  Charles  Derby-Bella 
II.  by  Nutwood;  F.  C.  Hathaway,  Bellaire,  O.. .   120 

Bay  colt  (1902)  by  G.  W.  Archer-Nazoma  by  Mc- 
Kinney;  R.  J.  Orrnsby,  Southport,  La, 240 

Stamzie.  b  f  (1903)  by  Stam  B.-Ituna  by  Stein- 
way;    M.  McDevit,  Cleveland,   Ohio 240 

Bay  colt  (1902)  by  G.  W.  Archer:  Wilson.  To- 
ledo. Ohio    160 

Dark  bay  colt  (1902)  by  Stam  B.-Naksoora  by 
Chas.  Derby;   F.  C.  Hathaway,  Bellaire,  O....   ISO 

Brown  colt  (1903)  by  Charles  Derby-Inez  by 
Sweepstakes:   James  Riddell.  Pittsburg,  Pa...   370 

Bay  gelding  (1903)  by  Stam  B.-Babe  Marion  by 
Steinway;    R.  H,  Moll,   Phillipsburg,   Pa 240 

Bay  gelding  (1903)  by  Owyhee-Lucy  E.  by  Black 
Walnut;  G.  A.  Schimmell,  Cleveland,  Ohio 210 

Bay  colt  (1904)  by  Stam  B.-Muriel  Wiley  by 
Steinway;  R.  J.  Ormsby,  Southport,  La 200 

Bay  colt  (1904)  by  Charles  Derby-Economy  by 
Echo;    R.  J.  Ormsby,   Southport,  La 200 

Perder,  b  f  (1904)  by  Charles  Derby-Paronella 
by  Prince  Red:  T.  D.  Ecremont,  East  Akron, 
Ohio    160 

Empress  Girl,  b  f  (1904)  by  Charles  Derby-Em- 
press by  Flaxtail;  P.  F.  Murray,  Cleveland,  O. .   110 

Bay  colt  (1904)  by  Searchlight-Brilliant  Shine 
by  Chas.  Derby;  Joseph  Smith,  Lexington,  Ky. .   270 

Bay  colt  (1904)  by  Charles  Derby-Inez  by  Sweep- 
stakes;  S.  C.  Grant,  Detroit,  Mich 190 

Chestnut  colt  (1903)  by  Charles  Derby-Maggie 
McGregor  by  Robert  McGregor;    M.   McDevit, 

Cleveland,    Ohio    350 

Consignment  of  Ray  Pratt,  Alabama. 

Golden  Gate  2:18%,  b  g  (1897)  by  Bay  Bird-Don- 
schka  by  Western;  C.  S.  Scott,  Buffalo,  N.  Y..  .   600 
Consignment  of  A.   N.  Brady,  New  York. 

George  G.  2:C5%,  b  g  (1S9S)  by  Homeward- 
Mabel  by  Juno;  Wo.  Bradley,  New  York 
City    $10,000 

Morning  Star  2:04%,  b  g  (1897)  by  Star 
Pointer-Fanny   Egthorne   by   Egthorne ;    W. 

B.  Chisholm,  Cleveland,  Ohio 3,600 

Consignment  of  C.   K.   G.   Billings. 

Blacklock  2:07%,  blk  h  (1900)  by  Cuckoo- 
Jenny  Brown  by  Brown  John;  W.  B.  Chis- 
holm, Cleveland,  Ohio    17,500 

Major  Delmar  1:59%,  b  g  (1S97)  by  Del  Mar- 
Expectation  by  Autograph;  Win.  Bradley, 
New  York  City  12,000 

Bugle  McKerron,  b  f  (1905)  by  John  A.  Mc-Ker- 
ron-Bugle  by  Athel;  W.  B.  Chisholm,  Cleve- 
land,  Ohio    1,700 

McKerron,  b  c   (1906)    by  John  A.  McKerron- 

Bugle  by  Athel;   F.  C.  Hartwell,  Chicago...     1,200 

Bugle  2:14,  b  m   (1899)    by  Athel-Meta  S.  by 

Stamboul;  H.  Schmulbach,  Wheeling,  W.  Va.     1,200 

Annette  McKerron.  ch  f  (1905)  by  John  A. 
MeKerron-Imogene  by  Elyria;  H.  K.  Dever- 
eux,  Cleveland 1,200 

Imogene  2:11%,  ch  m  (1896)  Elyria-Die  Ver- 
non by  Robt.  McGregor;  A.  B.  Cox,  Paoli, 
Pennsylvania  1,700 

Foley  McKerron,  b  c  (1905)  by  John  A.  McKer- 
ron-Fanny  Foley  by  Redwood ;  John  Sherwin, 
Cleveland,   Ohio    900 

Fanny  McKerron,  br  f  (1906)  by  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron-Fanny  Foley  by  Redwood;  Cruicks- 
ton Park  Farm,  Gait,  Ont 600 

Fanny  Foley  2:19%,  b  m  (1894)  by  Redwood- 
Emeline  by  Princess;  Sam  Arthur,  Brook- 
ville, Pennsylvania 900 

Master  McKerron,  b  g  (1905)  by  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron-Mazette  by  Tennessee  Wilkes;  W.  B. 
Chisholm,  Cleveland,  Ohio   1,600 

Prince  McKerron,  b  c  (1906)  by  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron-Mazette  by  Tennesse  Wilkes;  F.  G. 
Hartwell,  Chicago    1,000 

Mazette  2:04%,  b  m  (1895)  by  Tenn.  Wilkes- 
Marcola  by  McEwen;  E.  L.  Peckham,  Black- 
well,  Okla.    1,800 

„efferson  McKerron,  br  g  by  John  A.  McKer- 
ron; W.  P.  Murray,  Cleveland,  Ohio... 500 

Dallas  McKerron,  b  c  (1906)  by  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron-Glad  News  by  Dallas  News;  Chas. 
Tanner,  Glenville,  Ohio   650 

Glad  News,  b  m  (1900)  by  Dallas  News-Vexa- 
tion by  Vindicator;  F.  M.  Camp,  Wellington     1,625 

Clarita  W.  2:09%,  eh  m  (1S95,  by  Grattan-Bon- 
nie  Josie  by  Bonny  Castle;  Hudson  River 
Stock  Farm,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y 2,500 

Lucile  Wedgewood,  r  f  (1906)  by  Fred  S. 
Wedgewood-Lucille  by  Brummell;  A.  B. 
Hutchinson,   Fargo,   North   Dakota    525 

Lucille   2:07,  b  m  by  Brummell-Fanny  K.  by 

May  Benton;  F.  G.  Jones,  Memphis,  Tenn.. .        900 

Red   Cloud;    E.  A.   Tipton,   Agent,   New   York 

City    400 


THE    NEWS    FROM    RIVERSIDE. 


Miss  Monbells  worked  a  half  in  1:07%  quite  re- 
cently. 

Mr.  Lazenby  has  traded  horses  again — this  time 
with  Doc  Ramsey. 

A  half  a  shade  better  than  1:08  is  the  latest  from 
McO.  D. 

Mr.  Chas.  Farrar  of  Santa  Ana  has  quit  training 
and  is  putting  up  hay  with  Frank  Clapp. 

Mr.  Foster  has  bred  his  sorrel  pacing  filly  by 
Zolock  to  Worthwhile. 

Buena  B.,  owned  by  Mr.  Backstrand,  has  also 
been  bred  to  this  young  Allerton  horse. 

We  are  looking  for  some  very  spirited  racing  at 
the  matinee  to  be  given  on.  Decoration  Day  by  the 
Riverside   Driving   Club. 

On  his  way  to  San  Diego  last  week,  Doc  Ramsey 
dropped  off  at  Santa  Ana  and  purchased  a  highly 
bred  three-year-old  filly  for — how  much.  Doc?  The 
owner  asked   $1800. 

The  race  between  Ambush  of  San  Berdoo  and 
Monicrat  of  Riverside  was  somewhat  of  a  disap- 
pointment to  the  Riverside  contingent  on  account 
of  Mr.  Judd's  not  driving  Monicrat  the  first  heat. 
It  is  the  opinion  of  many  of  the  members  of  the 
Riverside  Club  that  Ambush  would  have  had  to  trot 
in  2:10  or  better  to  win  the  heat  had  "Gib"  been  up 
behind  Monicrat,  as  he  had  the  pole  and  has  yet  to 
make  his  first  break  for  Judd.  However,  they  will 
meet  at  Pleasanton  in  the  2:14  trot  and  will  have 
a  chance  to  settle  the  question  of  supremacy  upon 
equal  terms. 

In  the  issue  of  May  11th  of  the  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man is  an  article  relating  to  the  misunderstanding 
between  Mr.  Nelson  and  the  judges,  the  writer 
of  the  article  states  that  Adalantha  won  the  heat. 
This  is  not  correst.  McO.  D.  won  the  heat,  Adalan- 
tha second  and  Evangeline  third  (according  to  the 
Riversiders  present)  by  at  least  fifty  feet.  Mr. 
Nelson  says  that  he  asked  Mr.  Parker,  the  driver 
of  Evangeline,  if  he  had  interfered  with  this  horse 
and  he  said  "No,  he  had  not."  Mr.  Bonnell,  who 
drove  Adalantha,  also  stated  that  Evangeline  never 
had  any  chance  to  win  after  turning  into  the  stretch. 
Coming  up  the  stretch,  Mr.  Nelson,  whose  horse  was 
in  the  lead,  was  watching  Adalantha,  who  was  second 
and  on  the  outside.  His  horse  gradually  swerved 
toward  the  pole,  but  at  all  times  there  was  sufficient 
room  between  his  horse  and  the  pole  for  Evangeline 
to  pass  through  had  she  been  a  contending  horse 
for  the  heat. 

Amateur  drivers  of  Riverside  had  better  procure 
copies  of  the  rules  and  study  them  thoroughly  before 
attempting  to  drive  at  San  Bernardino  matinees. 

RIVERSIDE. 
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SAN    BERNARDINO   CORRESPONDENCE. 


Blacklock  2:07%  sold  at  the  Blue  Ribbon  sale  for 
$17,000.  Blacklock  is  a  black  horse  by  Cuckoo  2:16%, 
sire  of  Ballast  2:11%,  Vesper  2:11%,  etc.,  dam  Jenny 
Brown  by  Brown  John,  brother  to  Storm  2:08%, 
grandam  Lina  by  Masker,  son  of  Brown  Hal  2:12%. 
Brown  John  was  also  a  son  of  Brown  Hal,  out  of 
Zephyr  by  John  Dillard  Jr.  Cuckoo  is  a  son  of 
Ambassador  2:21%.  son  of  George  Wilkes  2:22. 
Blacklock  was  bred  by.L.  H.  Davis,  Huntsville,  Ala- 
bama, and  was  consigned  to  the  sale  by  C.  K.  G. 
L.-.-ngs.  Blacklock  has  a  wagon  record  of  2:03%, 
half  mile  wagon  record  59%  seconds,  trial  1:59%.  He 
is  entered  in  his  class,  2:07%,  at  Poughkeepsie,  Provi- 
dence, Hartford.  Syracuse  and  Columbus.  Blacklock 
is  distinctly  a  Hal  pacer,  and  though  bred  techni- 
cally in  Alabama,  just  over  the  line,  he  is  really  a 
Tennessee  product.  Thistle  Doune  Stock  Farm, 
Clevland,  was  the  buyer. 


San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  May  20,  1907. 

The  good  weather  continues  and  likewise  the 
horses  continue  to  improve. 

It  has  been  stated  that  the  San  Bernardino  horses, 
R.  Ambush,  N.  M.  Strong's  famous  trotting  stallion, 
and  Zolock  and  Delilah  of  the  Ben  Davies  stable,  will 
be  taken  East  this  season.  Such  is  not  the  case. 
These  horses  will  he  sent  north  and  raced  through 
the  Northern  Pacific  Circuit.  R.  Ambush  is  entered 
in  the  2:14  trot  at  Salem,  Ore.,  and  we  will  wager 
he  will  get  his  slice  of  the  $5000. 

Peter  Beatty  of  Corona  is  very  proud  of  his  colt 
out  of  his  mare  Laura  K.  and  by  Larry  McKinney. 
This  is  Larry  McKinney's  first  colt,  and  he  is  cer- 
tainly a  fine  looker.  The  mare  will  be  returned  to 
the  same  stallion. 

We  found  two  new  ones  in  Rutherford's  string  this 
week,  one.  Nab  by  Stanton  Wilkes  and  out  of  a 
Zolock  mare,  that  belongs  to  S.  B.  Wright  of  Colton, 
which  Rutherford  says  "starts  up  like  a  good  one"; 
the  other  is  a  two-year-old  -by  Direct  Heir,  dam 
Glendevere  by  James  Madison,  and  is  from  the  M. 
S.  Severance  stable.  This  colt  is  entered  in  the 
futiu*ities  and  if  he  can  go  as  fast  in  the  harness  as 
he  did  on  the  end  of  a  line  he  will  be  a  sure  winner. 

Amado  by  Direct  Heir,  dam  La  Belle,  and  full 
brother  to  the  Conqueror,  will  be  raced  in  the  Cali- 
fornia Circuit  this  season.  His  last  work-out  was 
very  satisfactory — one  heat  in  2:21%,  last  quarter  in 
30  seconds. 

S.  B.  Wright's  eleven-months-old  colt,  Easter  by 
Monocrat,  stepped  a  quarter  in  42%  seconds,  and  the 
eighth  in  20  seconds. 

R.  T.  Garner  has  bought  back  the  mare  Marigold 
from  his  brother,  J.  T.  Garner  of  Riverside,  and  will 
probably  have  her  trained  for  racing.  Marigold  is 
by  Zolock  and  is  a  matinee  favorite  in  both  Riverside 
and  San  Bernardino,  having  won  every  event  in 
which  she  started. 


Secretary  Wilson  of  the  Kentucky  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  Association  has  made  a  suggestion  to  the 
trotting  horsemen  to  form  a  short  Western  circuit 
each  year  to  precede  the  Grand  Circuit  meetings,  for 
the  reason  that  the  Grand  Circuit  dates  are  limited 
in  number  and  the  racing  too  short  to  afford  the 
horsemen  ample  compensation  for  the  balance  of  the 
year.  Mr.  Wilson's  plan  is  meeting  with  the  hearty 
indorsement  and  approval  of  leading  horsemen.  Mr. 
Wilson  expresses  confidence  that  with  earlier  racing 
the  horses  will  be  in  better  shape  for  the  big  meet- 
ings, where  they  can  earn  purses  that  are  well  worth 
while. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,  1907 


AMATEUR    CHAMPION     RECORDS. 


The   organization   of  a   strictly   amateur   organiza- 
tion  in    San   Francisco   recently   by   gentlemen   who 
are  interested  in  road  driving  and  the  breeding  and 
training  of  trotting  and  pacing  horses,  draws  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  the  League  of  American  Driving 
Clubs  requires  that  all  races  held  by  clubs  in  affilia- 
tion with  it  shall  be  to  wagon.    The  following  tables 
of  the  champion  amateur  records  are  recognized  by 
the  league.     They  were  all  made  to  wagon.     Where 
some  other  man  than  the  owner  drove  the  animal, 
the    driver's    name    is    given    in    parenthesis.       The 
tables  are  from  the  American  Sportsman: 
TROTTERS. 
Trotting   in    Races. 
Fastest  mile — Lou  Dillon,  ch  m  by  Sidney  Dil- 
lon:   C.    K.    G.    Billings:    Memphis,    Tenn., 

meeting,   October   20,    1903 2:04% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  stallion — John  A.  McKerron, 
b   s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;    H.    K.    Devereux, 

Cleveland  matinee,  Sept.  5.  1902 2:07li 

Fastest  mile  by  a  gelding — Lord  Derby,  b  gby 
Mambrino  King:  E.  E.  Smathers;  Brighton 
Beach  meeting,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  August  16, 

1902    2:05% 

Fastest  first  heat — Lou  Dillon,  ch  m  by  Sidney 
Dillon;   C.   K.   G.   Billings;   Memphis,  Tenn., 

meeting,  Oct.  20,  1903... 2:04% 

Fastest  second  heat — Lou  Dillon,  ch  m  by  Sid- 
ney  Dillon;    C.    K.    G.    Billings;    Memphis, 

Tenn.,  meeting,  Oct.  20,  1902 2:04% 

Fastest  third  heat — Lord  Derby,  b  g  by  Mam- 
brino King;    E.    E.    Smathers;    Empire  City 

meeting.  New  York,  Sept.  17,  1902 2:06 

Fastest  two-heat  race — Lou  Dillon,  eh  m  by  Sid- 
ney   Dillon;    C.    K.    G.    Billings:     Memphis, 

Tenn.,  meeting,   Oct.   20,   1903 2:04% 

Fastest  two-heat  race  by  a  stallion — John  A. 
McKerron;  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  H.  K. 
Devereux;      Cleveland     Inter-City     matinee, 

Sept.  5.  1902 2:07%,  2:08 

Fastest  two-heat  race  by  a  gelding — Lord 
Derby,  b  g  by  Mambrino  King;  E.  E.  Smath- 
ers:   Brighton  Beach  meeting,  Brooklyn,   N. 

Y..  Aug.  16.  1902 2:05%,  2:06% 

Fastest  three-heat  race — Lord  Derby,  b  g  by 
Mambrino  King;  E.  E.  Smathers;  Empire 
City  meeeting.  New  York,  Sept.  17,  1902 
(The  Monk,  C.   K.    G.     Billings,     won  first 

heat)    2:0814,  2:06,  2:06 

Fastest  three-heat  race  by  a  mare — Ida  High- 
wood,  b  m  by  Highwood;  E.  E.  Smathers; 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  meeting,  Oct.  24,  1902 
(Louise   Jefferson,   C.    K.  G.    Billings,  won 

first  heat)    2:10,  2:10y2,  2:13 

Fastest  four-heat  race— The  Monk,  br  g  by 
Chimes;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Cleveland  Inter- 
City  matinee,  Sept.  1,  1903  (Waubun,  D.  R. 
Hanna,  won  second  heat,  and  Dollv  Dillon,  J. 
D.  Callery,  third  heat) .  .2:11%,  2:12,  2:11%,  2:13% 
Fastest  four-heat  race  by  a  mare — Alice  Barnes, 
b  m  by  Election;  E.  E.  Smathers;  Cleve- 
land Inter-City  matinee,  Sept.  5,  1902  (Imo- 
gene.  C.  K.  G.  Billings,  and  Jesse  O.,  H. 
A.    Watterson,   trotted   dead   heat  the   first 

heat :   Imogene  won  second  heat) 

2:11%,  2:12,  2:13%,  2:1% 

Fastest  half-mile  dash — The  Monk,  br  g  by 
Chimes;  C.  K.  G.  Billings  (H.  K.  Dever- 
eux);   Cleveland,  July  30,  1904 1:00% 

Fastest  half-mile  heat  race — Invader,  b  g  by 
Jav    Bird    (H.    K.      Devereux);      Memphis, 

Tenn.,  meeting,  Oct.  31,  1902 1:04%,  1:03% 

Trotting   Against  Time. 
Fastest  half-mile — Major  Delmar,  b  g  by  Del- 
mar;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Cleveland  meeting, 

July  31,  1906 1:00 

Fastest  mile — Lou  Dillon,  ch  m  by  Sidney  Dil- 
lon;   C.    K.    G.    Billings;    Memphis,    Tenn., 

meeting,  Oct.  2S,  1903 2:00 

Fastest  mile  by  a  stallion — John  A.  McKerron, 
b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  H.  K.   Devereeux, 

Cleveland   matinee,   Sept.   20,   1902 2:06% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  gelding — Major  Delmar,  b  g 
by    Delmar;    E.    E.     Smathers;    Lexington, 

K>\,   meeting.   Oct.   10,   1903 2:03% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  team,  mile  track — The  Monk, 
br  g  by  Chimes,  and  Equity,  blk  g  by  Heir- 
at-Law;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Memphis,  Tenn., 

meeting,   Oct.   21,  1904 2:07% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  team  of  mares — Aerolite,  b 
m  by  Acolyte,  and  Leola,  b  m  by  C.  F.  Clay; 
H.   M.    Hanna;    Cleveland  matinee,  Aug.  26, 

1905    2:10 

Fastest  mile  by  a  team,  half-mile  track — York 
Boy.  b  g  by  Wilkes  Boy,  and  Bemay,  b  m  by 
Bourbonaise;    E.    T.    Bedford;    South    Nor- 

walk,  Conn.,  Aug.  22,  1902 2:15'-i 

Fastest  four-in-hand — Damiana,  ch  m;  Bellnut,  . 
ch  m;  Maud  V„  ch  m,  and  Nutspra,  ch  m,  all 
by  Nutmeg;  Jas.  A.   Stinson,  Detroit,  Mich., 

July   23,   1896 2:30 

Fastest  one  and  one-eighth  mile — The  Monk, 
br  g  by  Chimes;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  New- 
York  matinee,  Nov.  12,  1902 2:25% 


'  by  Direct;  James  Butler;  New  York  matinee, 
Aug.  18.  1906 2:04% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  mare — Edith  W.,  b  m  by  Ben 
Lomond,  Jr.;  A.  Whitely  (F.  G.  "Jones); 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  meeting.  Oct.  21,  1902 2:05% 

Fastest  first  heat — Edith  W.,  b  m  by  Ben  Lo- 
mond, Jr.;  A.  Whitely  (F.  G.  Jones);  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.,  meeting,  Oct.  21,  1902 2:05% 

Fastest  second  heat — Angus  Pointer,  b  g  by 
Sidney  Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Memphis, 
Tenn.,  meeting;  Oct.  19,  1904.  and  Morning 
Star,  b  g  by  Star  Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings; 
Pittsburg  Inter-City  matinee,  Sept.  8,  1905 
(H.  K.  Devereux) • 2:04% 

Fastest  third  heat — Angus  Pointer,  !>  g  by  Sid- 
ney Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Memphis, 
Tenn.,   meeting,   Oct.   20,  1904 2:06% 

Fastest  two-heat  race — Edith  W..  b  m  by  Ben 
Lomond.  Jr.;  A.  Whitely  (F.  G.  Jones); 
Memphis,  Tenn.,,  meeting,  Oct.  21,  1902.... 
2:05%.    2:05% 

Fastest  two-heat  race  by  a  stallion — Blacklock, 
blk  s  by  Cuckoo;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  (H.  K. 
Devereux) :  Boston  Inter-Citv  matinee,  Sept. 
3,  1906   2:06%,  2:05% 

Fastest  two-heat  race  by  a  gelding — Morning 
Star,  b  g  by  Star  Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings 
(H.  K.  Devereux);  Pittsburg  Inter-City 
matinee,  Sept.  8.  1905 2:07%,  2:04% 

Fastest  three-heat  race — Angus  Pointer,  b  g 
by  Sidney  Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Mem- 
phis, Tenn.,  meeting,   Oct.   20,   1904    (Baron 

Grattan,  F.   G.   Jones,  won  first  heat) 

2:06%,  2:04%,  2:06% 

Fastest  three-heat  race  by  a  mare — Edith  W.. 
b  m  by  Ben  Lomond,  Jr.;  A.  Whitely  (F.  G. 
Jones) :  Memphis,  Tenn.,  meeting,  Oct.  13, 
1902  (Fred  S.  Wedgewood,  C.  K.  G.  Bill- 
ings, won  first  heat) -...2:07%,  2:07,  2:0S% 

Fastest  three-heat  race  by  a  stallion — Black- 
lock,  blk  s  by  Cuckoo;  C.  K.  G.  Billings 
(H.  K.  Devereux):  Pittsburg  Inter-City 
matinee;  Aug.  2S,  1906  (Lady  May,  W.  A. 
Avey,   won   first  heat) 2:08%.  2:05%,   2:08% 

Fastest  four-heat  race — Sufreet,  br  m  by  Al- 
cantara; H.  P.  Haas;  Pittsburg  matinee, 
July   IS,   1905    (Lady  May   won   second  heat 

and  Terrace  Queen  won  third  heat) 

2:10.  2:11%,  2:14%,  2:11% 

Fastest  four-heat  race  by  a  gelding — Mack  R., 
blk  g  by  Suitor;  E.I.  Leighton  (H.  K.  Dev- 
ereux) ;  Cleveland  matinee,  Aug.  4,  1906 
(Delpha,  David  Shaw,  won  first  heat,  and 
Dutch  Mowrey,  C.  A.  Oris,  won  third  heat) 
2:10%,    2:10%,    2:15,    2:12% 

Fastest  half-mile  heat — John  M.,  blk  g  by 
Paris;  E.  E.  Smathers;  Memphis,  Tenn., 
meeting.  Oct.   23,   1903 1:00% 

Fastest  half-mile  heats — Inaha.  blk  m  by  Baron 
Wilkes;  E.  E.  Smathers;  N.  Y.  State  Fair. 
Syracuse.  Sept.  9.  1904  (Onoto  won  first  heat 

in  1:02%)   1:02%,  1:00% 

Pacing   Against   Time. 

Fastest  mile — Little  Boy,  b  g  by  Kenton:  C. 
K.  G.  Billings:  Memphis,  Tenn.,  meeting. 
Oct.   25,  1901    2 :  01% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  stallion — Blacklock,  blk  s  by 
Cuckoo:  C.  K.  G.  Billings  (H.  K.  Dever- 
eux);  Cleveland  matinee,  Sept.  15.  1906 2:03% 

Fastest  mile  by  a  mare — Lady  May,  b  m  by 
Commodore  Kittson;  W.  A.  Avey;  Pittsburg 
matinee.  Aug.  4,  1906   2:06 

Fastest  mile  by  a  team — Prince  Direct,  blk  s 
by  Direct,  and  Morning  Star,  b  g  by  Star 
Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Memphis,  Tenn., 
meeting.  Oct.  25,  1904  2:06 

Fastest  half-mile — Morning  Star,  b  g  by  Star 
Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Cleveland  meet- 
ing,  July   31,   1906    0:59% 

Fastest  half-mile  by  a  team — Prince  Direct, 
blk  s  by  Direct,  and  Hontas  Crooke,  ch  s  by 
Bud  Crooke:  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Cleveland 
matinee,  Sept.  7,  1904   1 :  01% 

Fastest  quarter-mile  by  a  team — Prince  Direct, 
blk  s  by  Direct,  and  Hontas  Crooke,  ch  s  by 
Bud  Crooke;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Cleveland 
matinee,  July  22,  1905    0:29% 


GOOD    STALLIONS    THAT    DIED    YOUNG. 


PACERS. 
Pacing  in  Races. 
i  mile — Angus  Pointer,  b  g  by  Sidney 
Pointer:  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Memphis,  Tenn., 
ueeting,  Oct.  19,  1904,  and  Morning  Star,  b  g 
hy  Star  Pointer;  C.  K.  G.  Billings;  Pitts- 
burg Inter-City   matinee,   Sept.   8,   1905    (H. 

.v.    Devereux)    2:04% 

f    stest  mile  by  a  stallion — King  Direct,  blk  s 


It  has  been  said  of  the  human  race  that  "The 
good  die  young."  The  same  is  equally  true  of  the 
equine  race,  especially  of  trotting  stallions,  and  the 
breeding  interests  have  in  several  cases  suffered 
severely  thereby.  Alexander's  Abdallah,  got  by 
Rysdyk's  Hambletonian  when  the  latter  was  but  two 
years  old,  is  regarded  by  some  horsemen,  opportuni- 
ties considered,  the  very  best  son  of  Hambletonian 
as  a  speed  perpetuator,  and  the  Year  Book  shows 
that  their  opinion  is  well  grounded. 

Alexander's  Abdallah  was  a  born  trotter.  He  gave 
evidence  of  that  when  following  his  dam.  He  showed 
so  much  speed  and  so  strong  an  inclination  to  stick 
to  the  trotting  gait  that  when  but  17  months  old  he 
was  sold  for  $500,  a  large  price  for  a  colt  of  that  age 
at  that  early  day.  He  did  service  in  New  York 
State  up  to  and  including  the  season  that  he  was 
six  years  old.  Early  in  the  winter  of  his  seven-year- 
old  form  he  was  sold  to  a  Mr.  Joseph  Love,  at  Cyn- 
thiana,  Ky.,  for  $3,000,  and  reached  his  southern 
home   about   March   1    1859. 

The  horse  made  four  seasons  at  Cynthiana  and  was 
sold  in  the  fall  of  1S62  to  R.  A.  Alexander,  propri- 
etor of  the  noted  Woodburn  Farm,  where  he  made  the 
seasons  of  1863  and  1864.  In  the  evening  of  Febru- 
ary 2,  1S65,  a  band  of  guerillas  commanded  by  one 


Marion,  visited  Woodburn  Farm  and  secured  several 
horses,  including  the  stallions  Bay  Chief  and  Alex- 
ander's Abdallah.  They  were  pursued  by  a  party  of 
Federal  soldiers  who  attacked  and  routed  them  the 
next  morning  and  recaptured  the  horses.  Bay  Chief 
was  wounded  in  several  places  during  the  engage- 
ment, and  died  from  his  wounds  a  few  days  later. 

Alexander's  Abdallah  was  secured  by  a  Federal 
soldier  who  refused  to  give  him  up.  The  horse,  soft 
and  barefooted,  was  ridden  about  50  miles  and  was 
turned  loose  on  the  highway.  He  was  found  the 
next  day,  but  had  contracteed  pneumonia  from  which 
he  died  a  few  days  later.  Before  going  to  Kentucky 
he  got  Goldsmith  Maid  2:14,  the  world's  champion 
trotter  of  her  day,  and  the  most  remarkable  cam- 
paigner yet  produced.  Among  the  direct  descendants 
of  Alexander's  Abdallah  in  the  paternal  line  are 
Cresceus  2:02%  and  Wentworth  2:02%.  Major  Del- 
mar 1:59%   also  traces  to  him  through  his  dam. 

The  Moor,  the  most  remarkable  sire  in  the  Clay 
family,  was  foaled  in  1868  and  died  in  1S75,  leaving 
only  51  foals.  Among  them  were  Sultan  2:24,  Del 
Sur  2:24,  Beautiful  Bells  2:29%,  etc.  Beautiful  Bells 
is  the  only  brood-mare  that  has  yet  produced  11 
trotters  with  records  of  2:30  or  better.  The  Moor 
was  by  Clay  Pilot,  a  son  of  Neave's  Cassius  M.  Clay 
Jr.  20,  and  his  dam  was  the  registered  thoroughbred 
Belle  of  Wabash,  trotting  record  2:40. 

Sentinel,  full  brother  of  Volunteer  55,  was  foaled 
in  1S63,  trotted  to  a  record  of  2:29%  in  1872  and 
died  in  1S73.  From  his  limited  service  in  the  stud 
came  eight  trotters,  the  fastest  of  which  was  Von 
Arnim  2:19%.  Sentinel  was  owned  by  Edwin  Thome, 
Esq.,  and  did  service  in  New  York  State.  His  most 
successful  son  as  a  sire  was  Grand  Sentinel,  whose 
dam  was  by  Mambrino  Pilot  29,  and  whose  second 
dam  was  Brown  Lock,  a  thoroughbred  daughter  of 
imported  Leviathan. 

Clark  Chief,  by  Mambrino  Chief,  was  foaled  in 
1861  and  died  in  1871.  He  was  kept  in  Kentucky. 
Six  of  his  get  trotted  to  standard  records,  the  fastest 
of  which  was  Croxie  2:19%.  His  most  noted  son 
as  a  sire  was  Kentuegy  Prince,  the  sire  of  39  trot- 
ters and  two  pacers  with  standard  records.  Daugh- 
ters of  Clark  Chief  were  quite  successful  as  pro- 
ducers. They  are  credited  with  31  trotters  and  four 
pacers  with  standard  records.  Among  the  noted  trot- 
ters produced  by  them  are  Martha  Wilkes  2:08  and 
Phallas  2:13%.  The  latter  when  made  was  the 
world's  champion  record  for  trotting  stallions. 

Alcyone  2:27  was  foaled  in  1S77  and  died  at  High- 
lawn  Farm,  Lee,  Mass.,  July  4,  1887.  He  was  by 
George  Wilkes  2:22.  His  dam  was  the  great  brood- 
mare Alma  Mater  (dam  of  eight  trotters  with  stand- 
ard records),  by  Mambrino  Patchen  5S,  second  dam 
Estella,  a  thoroughbred  daughter  of  imported  Aus- 
tralian. Alcyone  is  credited  with  50  trotters  and  nine 
pacers  that  have  made  standard  records,  and  three 
of  the  four  are  trotters.  He  is  credited  with  54  sons 
that  have  sired  248  trotters  and  144  pacers,  and  16 
of  the  trotters  have  made  records  of  2:10  or  better. 

This  is  a  greater  number  of  2:10  troters  than  have 
been  sired  by  the  sons  of  any  other  son  of  George 
Wilkes. 

Bell  Boy  2:19%,  by  Electioneer,  dam  the  famous 
brood-mare  Beautiful  Bells  2:29%  (dam  of  11  trot- 
ters with  standard  records),  by  The  Moor  870,  was 
foaled  in  1SS5  and  was  burned  to  death  in  1890. 
He  was  probably  the  most  promising  of  the  Elec- 
tioneer-Beautiful  Bells  family.  He  is  credited  with 
12  trotters  and  two  pacers  that  have  made  standard 
records.  He  is  also  credited  with  seven  sons  that 
have  sired  standard  performers,  one  of  which  is  Li- 
berty Bell  2:24,  ,  sire  of  Tommy  Britton  2:06%,  etc. 

Palo  Alto,  by  Electioneer,  dam  Dame  Winnie,  a 
thoroughbred  daughter  of  Planet,  was  foaled  in  1S82 
and  died  in  1892.  He  was  campaigned  quite  success- 
fully as  a  four-year-old  and  trotted  to  a  race  record 
of  2:20%  that  season.  He  made  a'  record  of  2:08% 
against  time  at  Stockton,  Cal.,  November  17,  1891, 
which  was  then  the  world's  champion  record  for 
trotting  stallions.  He  is  now  credited  with  14  trot- 
ters and  two  pacers  that  have  made  records  in  stand- 
ard time.  Four  of  his  sons  have  sired  10  trotters 
and  one  pacer  with  standard  records  and  his  daugh- 
ters have  produced  five  trotters  that  have  made  trot- 
ting records  of  2:30  or  better. 

Ralph  Wilkes,  by  Red  Wilkes,  dam  Mary  Mays, 
by  Mambrino  Patchen  58,  was  foaled  in  1SS9,  and 
trotted  to  a  record  of  2:06%  as  a  five-year-old,  the 
fastest  record  that  had  ever  been  made  by  a  five- 
year-old  trotter  up  to  that  time.  He  died  March  20, 
1895.  He  is  crdited  with  10  trotters  and  five  pacers 
that  have  made  standard  records. 

Jay  Hawker,  by  Jay  Bird  2:31%,  dam  Sorrento, 
by  Grand  Sentinel  865,  second  dam  by  Abdallah 
Mambrino  3715,  third  dam  by  Clark  Chief  89,  was 
foaled  in  1890  and  died  in  1898.  He  was  campaigned 
as  a  three-year-old  and  made  a  record  of  2:14%  in 
the  second  heat  of  a  four-heat  race  that  he  won 
against  aged  horses  for  a  $5000-.purse  at  Cleveland, 
O.,  July  26  1893.  He  is  credited  with  10  trotters  and 
one  pacer  that  have  made  records  in  standard  time, 
and  three  of  his  troters  are  credited  with  records 
from  2:06%  to  2:08%. 

The  above  were  some  of  the  good  stallions  that 
died  young,  and  the  death  of  each  of  them  was  a 
dtriment  to  the  trotting  breeding  interests  of  this 
country.  Probably  the  greatest  loss  to  the  country 
was  caused  by  the  early  death  of  Alexander's  Ab- 
dallah and  Alcyone  2:27,  each  of  which,  however, 
left  worthy  representatives,  both  sons  and  daughters, 
to  perpetuate  their  names  and  memories. — American 
Horse   Breeder. 

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Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


ED.  GEERS. 


Edward  F.  Geers,  the  most  successful  trainer  and 
driver  of  light  harness  horses  now  living,  and  pos- 
sibly the  most  consummate  artist  that  his  profession 
has  ever  produced,  has  had  a  career  that  has  brought 
him  fame,  fortune  and  the  respect  and  admiration 
of  all  who  are  familiar  with  his  ability  and  his 
character.  As  a  trainer  and  driver  no  man  has  ever 
quite  taken  the  place  of  this  silent,  hardworking, 
brilliant  reinsman,  for  while  others  have  shown  the 
possession  of  as  much  ability  as  a  driver,  and  a  few 
have  equaled  him  in  the  art  of  developing  and  train- 
ing, no  one  man  has  combined  to  the  same  degree 
the  qualities  which  are  essential  in  training  and  in 
driving.  Geers  is  the  most  tireless  worker  that  ever 
mounted  a  sulky;  his  energy  is  unfailing  and  his 
attention  to  his  duty  has  enabled  him  to  master 
every  detail  of  his  profession.  Race-goers  are  fa- 
miliar with  the  wonderful  campaign  he  made  with 
Hal  Pointer,  whose  courage,  speed  and  racing  abil- 
ity made  him  the  bright  particular  star  of  the  Grand 
Circuit  in  his  year.  Who  but  Geers  would  have  con- 
tinued with  a  horse  so  long  after  his  feet  bothered 
him?  Who  but  Geers  could  have  overcome  so  many 
obstacles?  Racing  enthusiasts  will  recall  the  me- 
thods adapted  by  the  Tennessean  with  his  first  of 
the  now  famous  Pointer  family,  of  his  care  and  at- 
tention to  the  big  gelding,  of  his  waiting  tactics  in 
driving,  and  will  remember  how  Hal  Pointer  after 
laying  out  of  the  race  would  come  with  tremendous 
speed  and  win  at  the  finish.  Geers  has  always  driven 
with  the  idea  that  victory  must  be  gained  at  the 
finish,  and,  given  anything  like  an  equal  opportunity 
with  the  rest  of  the  field,  he  must  be  counted  on  as 
a  dangerous  factor  in  any  race  in  which  he  takes 
part.  Geers'  seat  is  characteristic  of  the  man,  as 
he  sits  motionless  with  his  hands  low  and  from  the 
time  the  word  is  given  to  the  finish  of  the  mile  he 
rarely  ever  makes  a  movement  that  is  noticeable. 
He  seems  to  telegraph  with  the  reins  to  his  horse, 
and  is  able  to  bring  forth  every  ounce  of  effort  his 
horse  possesses  without  seeming  to  exert  himself  in 
the  least.  Who  does  not  remember  the  Transylvania 
won  by  Onward  Silver,  the  second  best  horse  in  the 
race,  and  one  who  must  have  been  beaten  had  the 
drivers  of  the  first  and  second  horses  been  changed? 
Throughout  the  whole  race  Geers'  mind  was  bent  on 
victory,  and  from  start  to  finish  in  each  heat  he 
brought  out  everything  that  was  in  his  charge  and 
was  rewarded  by  a  victory  that  would  have  been  his 
with  less  effort  had  he  been  behind  Susie  J.  He 
developed  The  Abbot  from  a  somewhat  sensational 
yet  second  class  four-year-old  into  a  champion;  he 
brought  Lord  Derby  into  renown  by  his  skill  as  a 
reinsman  and  his  attention  to  details.  His  career 
with  the  Village  Farm  horses  was  a  succession  of 
victories,  and  during  the  years  of  his  sojourn  at 
East  Aurora  he  won  many  of  the  important  events 
of  the  trotting  turf.  Few  men  possess  as  light  a 
hand  as  the  Tennessean;  none  can  bring  into  play 
more  vital  force  than  he,  and  his  superior  has  never 
been  seen  in  calculating  the  chances  of  victory,  in 
outlining  his  plan  of  campaign,  or  in  taking  ad- 
vantage of  a  fortunate  circumstance  more  quickly. 
In  his  long  career  as  a  driver  he  has  rarely,  if  ever, 
driven  a  misjudged  race;  he  has  never  made  a  fatal 
mistake.  Never  during  his  life  has  it  been  shown 
that  he  was  guilty  of  a  questionable  transaction,  and 
that  his  integrity  is  well  known  and  that  he  holds 
the  confidence  of  all  horsemen  is  shown  by  the  fact 
that  even  should  he  have  a  bet  against  a  horse,  the 
owner  will  unhesitatingly  put  him  up  as  driver,  and 
the  racing  public  and  the  judges  will  know  full  well 
that  he  will  drive  to  win,  for  Geers  has  frequently 
driven  out  his  own  money.  His  skill  as  a  reinsman 
lies  chiefly  in  his  ability  to  hold  his  horses  on  their 
gait,  to  reserve  their  forces  for  a  finish,  and  this  is 
seen  in  his  habit  of  coming  from  behind  and  winning. 
He  has  often  won  with  an  inferior  horse,  has  often 
been  victorious  with  the  second  or  third  best  of  his 
field,  and  has  never  lost  a  race  in  which  his  chances 
of  victory  were  equal  to  those  of  any  other. 

Mr.  Geers  was  born  in  Wilson  county,  near  the 
little  university  town  of  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  about  thirty 
miles  east  of  Nashville.  His  career  on  the  trotting 
turf  has  been  a  long  and  an  honorable  one,  and  he 
has  driven  the  winner  in  many  notable  races.  Writ- 
ing entirely  from  memory,  it  is  recalled  that  he  won 
the  Charter  Oak  $10,000  purse  twice,  first  with  Prince 
Regent  and  again  with  Billy  Buch;  he  won  the  Tran- 
sylvania, $5,000,  in  1901,  with  Onward  Silver;  the 
Tennessee,  $3,000,  twice,  first  with  Star  Pointer  and 
again  with  Bright  Regent;  won  the  McDowell  Stakes, 
$3,000,  with  The  Abbot  in  1S98;  won  the  Walnut 
Hall  Farm  Cup,  $3,500,  twice,  first  with  The  Monk 
and  again  with  Billy  Buch;  won  the  Stoll  Stakes, 
$2,000,  twice,  first  with  Emily  and  again  with  Battle- 
ton;  won  the  Wilson  Stakes,  $2,000,  twice,  first  with 
Direct  Hal  and  again  with  Hal  Chaffin;  won  the  M. 
and  M.  Stakes,  $10,000,  three  times,  with  The  Cor- 
poral, Lady  Geraldine  and  Stanley  Dillon;  won  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  Stakes,  $5,000,  four  times, 
with  Direct  Hal,  Baron  Grattan,  Walter  Direct  and 
Ardelle;  won  the  Kentucky  Stakes,  $2,000,  for  three- 
year-olds,  twice,  first  with  Boreal  and  again  with 
American  Belle. 

The  foregoing  are  a  few  of  the  more  important 
races  won  by  this  famous  reinsman,  but  by  no  means 
all,  for  he  has  participated  in  many  hard-fought 
battles  on  the  turf,  some  of  which  required  consum- 
mate generalship  to  win  the  victory.  A  notable  in- 
stance of  this  wras  seen  in  the  Transylvania  in  1901, 
when  Geers  won  with  Onward  Silver.  Seven  heats 
were  required  to  deecide  the  contest.  Susie  J.  and 
Chain  Shot  looked  to  have  the  race    between  them. 


The  latter  had  won  two  heats  and  Susie  J.  one  before 
the  Tennessean  cut  into  the  game,  when  he  took  the 
fourth  heat  in  2:09%,  the  fastest  of  the  race.  Prior 
to  this  Geers  had  been  content  to  finish  4-4-S,  but 
that  heat  in  2:09%  took  some  of  the  edge  off  of 
Susie  J.  and  Chain  Shot  and  enabled  Onward  Silver 
to  win  the  purse.  He  only  had  to  step-  in  2:11  to 
win  the  next  heat,  but  by  this  time  the  son  of  On- 
ward was  a  very  tired  horse,  and  Susie  J.  beat  him 
in  the  sixth  heat  in  2:13.  In  the  final  heat  Onward 
Silver  .looked  so  thoroughly  worn  out  that  the  spec- 
tators expressed  their  sympathy  for  him,  but  Geers 
knew  that  Susie  J.  and  Chain  Shot  were  just  as  t!re3, 
and  employing  his  usual  tactics  the  Tennessean  saved 
his  horse  for  the  final  rush  in  the  stretch  and  coming 
away  won  the  seventh  heat  in  a  drive  with  Susie  J. 
in  2:13%.  Onward  Silver  was  almost  too  tired  to 
walk  to  his  stall,  but  he  had  won  the  verdict,  the 
first  time  in  its  history  that  Geers  had  driven  the 
winner,  though  he  had  several  times  previously  tried 
to  gain  the  victory  in  this  great  race.  * 

Geers  has  never  had  a  fancy  for  campaigning  colts, 
and  this  explains  why  he  has  never  won  the  Ken- 
tucky Futurity  or  any  of  the  other  stakes  of  that 
class,  though  he  did  win  the  Kentucky  Stakes  for 
three-year-olds  in  1S95  and  1897  with  Boreal  and 
American  Belle  respectively.  In  1902  he  raced  Direct 
Hal  from  end  to  end  of  the  Grand  Circuit  without 
once  meeting  defeat,  and  in  1906  he  won  nine  races 
in  ten  starts  with  Ardelle. 

Sixteen  different  stallions  have  held  the  trotting 
stallion  record  since  1S58,  but  not  one  of  them  was 
trained  or  driven  by  Geers,  albeit  he  drove  the  geld- 
ing The  Abbot  to  the  trotting  record  of  2:03%  in 
1900.  At  Nashville,  in  1893,  he  drove  Fantasy  to  a 
record  of  2:08%,  and  that  is  the  record  to-day  for 
three-year-old  trouers  in  a  race.  The  following 
year  he  drove  Fantasy  to  a  record  of  2:06. 

Mr  Geers  resides  with  his  family  in  Memphis. 
Tenn. — Kentucky  Stock  Farm. 


THE    BRONCHO    IS    LAME. 


MATCH    THREE-YEAR-OLD    RACE    FOR   $5,000. 


The  money  for  the  match  race  between  Rhythmic 
Bell  2:24%  and  The  Native  has  been  deposited  with 
E.  J.  Tranter.  The  match  is  for  $2,500  a  side.  The 
race  is  to  be  mile  heats,  best  three  in  five  It  has 
been  agreed  that  the  race  shall  be  trotted  over  a 
mile  track  Tuesday,  October  22,  this  year,  the  horses 
to  be  called  at  1:30  o'clock  p.  m..  and  if  either  fails 
to  respond,  the  $2,500  deposited  for  him  will  be  for- 
feited, says  the  Stock  Farm.  In  the  event  of  un- 
favorable weather  the  race  will  be  trotted  on  the 
first  favorable  day  immediately  following  October 
22.  Each  party  shall  have  the  privilege  of  selecting 
one  judge,  and  the  two  judges  named  shall  select  the 
third  judge.  National  Trotting  Association  rules 
will  govern.  The  race  will  probably  be  trotted  on 
the  Lexington  track.  The  match  grew  out  of  the 
challenge  issued  by  Charley  Thompson,  the  Empire 
City  trainer,  who  called  on  any  three-year-old  trot- 
ting colt  in  the  country  to  race  for  that  amount 
against  his  colt,  Rhythmic  Bell  2:24%,  the  contest- 
ant to  the  2:25  class.  As  soon  as  this  challenge  was 
made  public  Thomas  Murphy,  the  well-known  Glen 
Cove,  L.  I.,  trainer,  authorized  E.  J.  Tranter  to  make 
the  match  for  the  three-year-old  colt.  The  Native, 
which  he  recently  purchased  at  Lexington  for 
$14,500.  the  highest  price  paid  for  a  three- 
year-old  without  any  mark.  When  the  acceptance  of 
the  challenge  was  made  public  by  Mr.  Tranter  as 
agent  for  Murphy,  Thompson  deposited  the  full 
amount  of  $2,500,  the  contract  was  drawn  up  and 
sent  to  Cleveland,  where  trainer  Murphy  is  now 
located,  for  his  signature,  and  the  match  was  closed 
up  in  a  hurry,  both  sides  apparently  being  anxious 
for  the  final  arrangements  of  the  matter.  As  soon 
as  it  was  announced  that  the  total  amount  of  the 
stake  had  been  posted  with  the  stakeholder  as  a 
forfeit,  interested  horsemen  got  busy  with  their  talk 
and  it  will  go  on  ad  infinitum.  Rhythmic  Bell  is  by 
Rhythmic  2:06%,  dam  Cornelia  Belle  2:10.  by  On- 
ward 2:25%,  grandam  Bel  Onward  by  St.  Bel  2:24%. 
This  is  the  very  cream  of  breeding.  Rhythmic  is 
by  Oakland  Baron  2:09%,  dam  Duchess  2:20%,  by 
Strathmore,  and  St.  Bel  is  by  Electioneer,  out  of 
Beautiful  Bells  2:29%  by  The  Moor.  Onward  was 
sired  by  George  Wilkes  2:22,  and  Oakland  Baron  is 
by  Baron  Wilkes  2:18  (son  of  George  Wilkes),  dam 
Lady  Maekay,  by  Silverthread.  grandam  Fleetwing 
(dam  of  Stamboul  2:07%).  by  Hambletonian  10.  The 
Native  is  by  Moko  (son  of  Baron  Wilkes  2:18),  and 
his  dam  Chestnut  Belle  has  produced  seven  trotters 
in  the  2:30  list,  including  Mobel  2:10%.  The  dam 
of  Chestnut  Belle  was  Lizzie  Sprague  by  Governor 
Sprague,  who  sired  the  dam  of  McKinney  2:11%. 
General  Wellington  is  a  brother  to  Sunol  2:08%. 
Moko  is  out  of  Queen  Ethel  by  Strathmore,  and  she 
out  of  Princess  Ethel  by  Volunteer.  Moko  has  sired 
Fereno  2:05%;  Susie  N.  2:09%;  Mobel  2:10%.  all 
Futurity  winners,  and  Brenda  Yorke,  winner  of  four 
Futurities.  Red  Wilkes  was  got  by  George  Wilkes 
and  sired  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%,  and  the  dam  of  Wal- 
nut Hall  2:0S%,  and  others.  Baron  Wilkes'  dam 
was  Belle  Patchen  by  Mambrino  Patchen.  Rhythmic 
Bell  will  be  trained  East,  The  Native  at  Cleveland. 


The  world's  champion  pacing  mare,  The  Broncho 
2:00%,  has  gone  lame  behind,  possibly  incurably  so, 
and  the  chances  of  her  being  able  to  appear  in  public 
this  year  are  so  slim  it  has  about  been  decided  by 
her  owner,  Mr.  E.  J.  Roehon  of  Winnipeg,  Man., 
to  breed  the  great  pacer  to  the  stallion  Willie  Ben- 
ton, pacing  record  2:06%. 

The  news  that  The  Broncho  is  likely  out  of  the 
pacing  game  for  good  will  come  as  a  surprise  to 
horsemen,  as  it  was  known  the  lameness  in  a  front 
leg  that  affected  her  at  the  close  of  the  campaign 
last  year  had  passed  away,  and  that  the  mare  never 
was  better  or  sounder  than  during  her  winter  jog- 
ging. In  March,  however,  there  developed  an  affec- 
tion involving  the  hock,  and,  although  it  has  in  some 
measure  yielded  to  treatment,  there  is  little  chance 
that  the  mare  will  stand  a  preparation,  she  being 
now  dead  lame  at  times. 

Mr.  Roehon,  who  has  been  at  the  Dean  track  for 
some  time,  haying  come  from  Canada  w-hen  the 
mare's  condition  became  serious,  said: 

"It  looks  like  a  spavin,  and  we  are  going  ahead 
just  as  if  it  was.  That  means  a  probable  lay  up  this 
year,  and  under  the  circumstances  I  am  considering 
breeding  the  mare,  as  every  one  of  her  colts  natur- 
ally will  have  a  large  cash  value,  and  under  the  cir- 
cumstances it  would  not  be  policy  to  lose  an  entire 
year  with  her.  I  am  a  believer  in  breeding  speed 
from  speed  and  while  of  course  there  are  plenty  of 
tried  sires  to  which  The  Broncho  could  be  sent,  it 
seems  to  me  that  Willie  Benton  would  be  a  good 
mate  for  her.  He  is  a  young  horse,  and  his  record 
of  2:06%,  made  last  season  in  his  first  campaign, 
shows  him  to  have  great  speed.  His  way  of  going 
suits  me,  and  he  is  by  Wilton,  one  of  whose  daugh- 
ters produced  the  winner  of  the  Kentucky  Futurity 
last  fall,  and  descends  in  the  female  line  from  Gen. 
Benton,  whose  daughter,  Sallie  Benton,  held  the 
four-year-old  trotting  record  and  is  now  a  famous 
producer,  the  blood  lines  are  right. 

"By  breeding  The  Broncho  to  him  I  would  have 
a  doubling  up  of  the  blood  of  George  Wilkes  in  two 
lines  that  have  proved  fruitful  of  extreme  speed  at 
both  the  trot  and  the  pace,  as  The  Broncho  is  by 
Stormcliffe  2:13%,  pacing;  he  by  Wickliffe,  son  of 
George  Wilkes,  and  out  of  the  record  mare  Happy 
Princess  2:23%,  by  Happy  Medium,  the  best  four- 
year-old  trotting  stallion  of  his  day  and  a  great 
sire.  The  dam  of  Stormcliffe  is  a  double  producer, 
and  his  second  dam  (also  a  producer)  was  by  a  son 
of  George  M.  Patchen  2:23%.  champion  trotting  stal- 
lion of  his  time. 

"That's  the  way  to  look  at  the  situation  now.  All 
the  world  knows  there  never  was  a  better  racehorse 
than  The  Broncho  has  shown  herself  to  be.  and  no 
one  could  feel  wTorse  than  I  do  over  this  misfortune, 
but  nobody  is  to  blame.  The  veterinaries  tell  me 
that  lameness  of  "this  sort  is  frequently  the  result 
of  letting  down  a  fast  horse  after  a  hard  campaign. 
My  chief  regret  is  that  the  mare  could  not  have 
stayed  sound  just  one  more  season,  as  I  firmly  be- 
lieve the  end  of  1907  would  have  seen  her  safely 
inside  the  two-minute  list,  a  position  no  pacing  mare 
has  yet  attained." — H.  T.  White  in  Chicago  Tribune. 


NEWS  FROM  THE  NORTH. 


HOW  TO  EAHILE  IHFUUENZA. 
The  class  of  diseases  that  causes  horse  owners  the 
most  trouble  and  loss  is  the  general  group,  which  in- 
cludes distemper,  influenza,  pinkeye,  catarrhal  dis- 
orders, etc.  For  these  diseases  Carft's  Distemper  Cure. 
which  is  advertised  in  another  column,  has  become 
widely  endorsed  as  a  specific.  Between  two  and  three 
hundred  thousand  horse  owners  have  learned  to  depend 
upon  it.  and  the  proprietors  guarantee  it.  Write  for 
the  pamphlet,  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice."  which  is  offered 
free.  Address  Wells  Medicine  Co.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafay- 
ette,  Ind. 


[Portland  Rural  Spirit.] 
I.    D.    Chappell    of    Victoria,    B.    C,    has    recently 
bought  the    stallion   Yukon   2:14    from   J.    S.   Evans, 
Centralia,  Wash. 

*  *     * 

A.  J.  Farmer  has  bought  the  big  gelding  Hank 
2:23,  by  Vasto,  and  will  drive  him  on  the  road  this 

year. 

*  *     * 

Vision  2:09%  by  Vanquish,  bred  and  raised  in 
Oregon,  "in,  if  you  please,"  is  in  training  at  Memphis, 
Tenn. 

*  *     * 

Doc  Bunnelle,  in  charge  of  John  Lance,  will  make 
the  season  this  year  at  La  Connor  and  Mt.  Vernon, 
Wash. 

»     *     * 

M.  H.  Williams  of  North  Yakima,  Wash.,  was  over 
attending  the  horse  sale  last  week  and  reports  every- 
thing prosperous  on  the  Washington  State  Fair  track. 
He  is  working  Ben  W„  a  green  pacer,  that  showed  up 
good  last  year,  also  Tenny  and  Topsy  T.,  both  un- 
marked pacers.  Bob  Prior  is  located  also  at  the 
track  with  a  string  of  very  promising  prospects  for 

the  circuit. 

*  *     * 

J.  E.  Zeigler  has  purchased  the  green  pacer  Burk 
Tongue  from  J.  W.  Connell,  recently  sold  at  the 
Portland  horse  sale  at  $450  at  an  advance  price. 
Burk  Tongue  is  sired  by  Lovelace  2:20,  dam  Pearl 
Helm  by  Hambletonian  Mambrino;  second  dam  Deta, 
a  full  sister  to  Chehalis  2:04%.  etc.,  by  Altamont. 
He  is  said  to  be  a  whirlwind  pacer  and  from  his 
breeding,  name,  etc.,  ought  to  go  some. 

*  *     * 

There  is  increased  interest  in  road  driving  this 
spring,  and  the  few  warm  days  have  set  the  race 
fever  going.  Most  every  one  in  town  who  has  any 
kind  of  a  horse  thinks  he  can  beat  the  other  fellow. 
So  anxious  are  they  to  try  the  mettle  of  their  steeds 
that  several  match  races  have  been  on  the  verge  of 
reality,  in  fact,  one  did  culminate  last  week  between 
Food  Commissioner  Bailey's  trotter  Red  Rock  and 
A.  C.  Lohmire's  pacer  Rockford,  the  pacer  winning 
in  straight  heats.  The  next  race  talked  of  is  be- 
tween Lohmire's  pacer  Rockford  and  M.  J.  Jones' 
pacer  New  Moon. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May   25,  1907 


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FISH    LINES. 


ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


THE    STRIPED    BASS    HATCHERY. 


RIVER    AND    BAY   WATER    POLLUTION. 


It  was  decided  sometime  ago  to  establish  a  fish 
hatchery  on  the  San  Joaquin  river,  and  since  then 
officials  connected  with  the  Fish  Commission  have 
been  investigating  suitable  locations,  which  requires, 
it  is  said,  plenty  of  fresh  water,  so  states  the  Antioch 
Ledger. 

A  place  which  is  believed  to  be  well  adapted  to 
the  purpose  has  been  selected  at  Schultz's  Landing, 
on  Bouldin  Island,  and  Chief  Deputy  Fish  Commis- 
sioner Vogelsang  and  Patrolman  O'Connell,  together 
with  officials  from  the  Government  hatcheries,  were 
at  the  new  location  recently  looking  after  the  work 
which,  has  already  been  begun.  Material  is  now  on 
the  ground  and  it  will  be  but  a  short  time  until  this 
long-hoped-for  work  will  be  an  accomplisted  fact. 

The  work  has  been  accomplished  jointly  by  the 
Federal  Bureau  of  Fisheries  through  Captain  G.  H. 
Lambson,  and  the  California  Fish  Commission, 
through  Chief  Deputy  Charles  A.  Vogelsang.  The 
hatchery  has  been  established  on  Bouldin  Island, 
in  the  San  Joaquin  river,  where  the  site  was  selected 
last  August,  and  has  proven  since  the  best  spawning 
ground  for  striped  bass. 

A  pump  of  200  gallons  capacity  a  minute,  a  station- 
ary tank  containing  2,000  gallons  and  a  hatchery 
building  and  full  equipment  are  already  in  place. 
There  are  110  hatching  jars  with  a  capacity  of  about 
200,000  eggs  each  on  the  racks  inside  the  building, 
giving  the  hatchery,  a  capacity  of  4,000,000  eggs. 
The  eggs  of  the  striped  bass  will  hatch  in  about 
seventy-two  hours,  enabling  the  hatch  to'be  liberated 
every  five  or  six  days. 

Fishermen  in  that  vicinity  will  co-operate  with 
the  commissioners,  allowing  them  to  use  the  spawn 
from  the-  fish  caught  by  the  former,  which  project, 
it  is  hoped,  will  greatly  facilitate  the  work  of  re- 
stocking the  river  with  all  sorts  of  game  fish. 

As  everybody  is  aware  who  has  visited  the  flooded 
islands,  millions  of  fish  were  carried  onto  them  when 
the  levees  broke,  and  are  now  prisoners  and  will 
die  when  the  water  is  removed,  owing  to  the  em- 
bankments having  been  repaired,  unless  some  way 
to  escape  is  provided. 

In  order  to  guard  against  this  condition  Herman 
Wreidt,  John  Stahl,  Henry  Boven  and  Nils  Wolf- 
gang, prominent  fishermen  on  the  upper  river,  con- 
template setting  their  nets  on  Bradford  Island  this 
week,  and  if  they  succed  in  making  a  catch  that 
is  considered  a  paying  one,  the  Fish  Commissioners 
will  provide  means  whereby  the  finny  captives 
may  be  taken  from  their  prisons  and  returned  to 
the  river.  Thousands  may  now  be  seen  near  the 
pumping  plants,  the  moving  water  appears  to  draw 
particles  of  matter  to  these  points  upon  which  they 
feed. 

Joe  Cohen,  a  man  long  connected  with  the  fishing 
industry,  and  probably  the  best  informed,  stated 
that  this  hatchery  would  be  valuable  to  the  fisher- 
men both  financially  as  well  as  for  the  practical 
knowledge  gleaned,  for  the  officials  in  charge  will 
impart  all  the  scientifis  points  to  the  men  free  of 
charge. 

As  fish  are  now  undoubtedly  being  taken  from  the 
river  by  the  ton,  it  can  readily  be  seen  how  import- 
ant this  hatchery  will  be  to  aid  in  restocking  the 
streams,  and  the  fishermen  state  that  by  using  the 
spawn  as  above  mentioned  it  will  require  but  seventy- 
two  hours  to  hatch  fish  eggs.  With  the  co-operation 
of  the  fishermen  there  will  always  be  an  abundance 
of  fish  in  the  streams. 

The  foregoing  is  all  very  nice,  and  it  is  sincerely 
to  be  hoped  the  experiment  will  prove  successful  If  it 
does,  that  is,  in  so  far  as  artificially  hatching  striped 
bass  is  the  main  objective,  then  something  will  have 
been  accomplished  which  has  heretofore  been  a  diffi- 
cult problem  to  solve. 


T.  S.  Bolt,  the  well  known  shotgun  sportsman  of 
Gridley,  Butte  county,  has  leased  for  three  years 
the  fishing  rights  on  fifteen  miles  of  the  west  bank 
of  Butte  creek  and  both  banks  of  Sanborn  slough,  an 
arm  of  the  creek  that  teems  with  black  bass.  The 
property  includes  that  on  which  the  Gridley  Gun 
Club  holds  the  shooting  privileges,  and  some  outside 
lands.  Black  bass  were  planted  in  the  creek  several 
years  ago  at  the  behest  of  Hon.  Marion  Biggs  of 
Gridley,  who  secured  and  placed  the  first  fry  in  the 
creek.  The  fish  have  multiplied  rapidly,  until  it  is 
considered  that  in  Butte  creek  and  the  slough  is  the 
best  black  bass  fishing  in  the  Tinted  States.  When 
it  first  became  known  that  the  fishing  privileges  had 
passed  into  private  hands  there  was  some  disposition 
to  look  up  the  matter  as  usurpation  of  the  people's 
rights.  Mr.  Bolt's  explanation,  however,  that  he 
dees  not  seek  to  exclude  anyone,  but  rather  to  make 
a  resort  where  whoever  desires  may  enjoy  a  day 
of  sport  and  be  supplied  with  all  the  paraphernalia 
for  fishing  for  a  small  fee  and  to  protect  the  waters 
agr.inst  those  who  fail  to  observe  the  law  in  regard 
to  the  bag  limit,  the  sentiment  of  the  public  has 
ch'mged.  A  new  road  will  be  built  to  the  grounds 
^  d  many  conveniences  provided  for  camping  and 
ti  hing  parties. 


The  old  familiar  nuisance  that  has  been  the  bane 
of  residents  along  the  Truckee  River  and  trout  fisher- 
men who  frequent  that  grand  fishing  water  is  called 
to  our  attention  by  a  recent  press  dispatch  from 
Reno,  which  states  that  the  waste  material  from  the 
Floriston  Pulp  and  Paper  Company's  mill  at  Floris- 
ton  has  been  again  allowed  to  pollute  the  river. 
The  stuff  discolors  the  river  and  menaces  the  health 
of  the  people  who  use  the  river  water,  the  fact  also 
that  hundreds  of  trout  are  destroyed,  exasperating 
as   this   may   be,  is   of   secondary   importance. 

Numerous  complaints  about  this  dumping  of  filth 
and  acids  into  the  river  were  corroberated  early 
this  week  when  F.  B.  Robinson  returned  to  Reno  after 
a  week's  visit  at  the  mills.  Some  time  ago  the  paper 
company  was  forced  to  prevent  this  violation  of  the 
law  by  running  their  waste  into  a  large  reservoir 
by  pipe  line,  but  the  floods  in  February  caused  the 
pipe  line  to  break.  It  has  never  been  repaired,  and 
since  that  time  the  unhealthy  material  has  been 
running  into  the  Truckee  river. 

There  is  now  a  suit  pending  against  the  company 
in  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  at  San  Francisco, 
brought  by  the  State  of  Nevada  to  prevent  this  men- 
ace to  the  health  of  cities  located  along  the  river. 
Much  sickness,  especially  typhoid  fever,  in  Reno 
within  the  past  two  years  has  been  traced  directly 
to  this  source. 

This  matter  has  come  under  the  consideration  of 
the  Fish  Commission  at  various  times.  Once  there 
was  an  investigation  with  the  result  that  the  Chief 
Deputy  was  convinced  that  the  refuse  allowed  to 
go  into  the  river  from  the  paper  mill  was  not  of  a 
character  to  menace  health  or  kill  fish. 

Local  conditions  about  the  shore  and  waters  of 
San  Francisco  bay  and  its  tributary  waters  are  prac- 
tically unchanged  so  far  as  pollution  from  oil  waste 
and  refuse  goes.  From  San  Pablo  down  to  Bay  Farm 
Island,  below  Alameda,  the  situation  is  positively 
disgusting.  Along  the  Alameda  shores  the  clam 
diggers  have  stopped  gathering  the  shellfish,  the 
beaches  have  been  covered  with  a  slimy  deposit  of 
oily  refuse.  The  clams  are  unfit  for  food  and  have 
been   almost   entirely   destroyed. 

Striped  bass  caught  recently  off  Bay  Farm  Island 
were  so  coated  with  oil  that  they  were  thrown  back 
into  the  water.  Striped  bass  caught  by  net  fisher- 
men recently  were  so  impregnated  with  the  taste  of 
crude  oil  that  they  were  unpalatable. 

The  law  against  polluting  bay  and  river  waters  in 
this  State  is  plain.  The  state  of  affairs  in  relation 
to  this  particular  law  violation  is  well  known,  but 
aparently  the  apathy  of  the  Fish  Commission  is  so 
deeply  rooted  that  nothing  can  be  expected  from 
that  source. 

This  assertion  is  all  the  more  pertinent  when  it 
is  shown  that  this  subject  has  been  religiously  avoid- 
ed in  the  recently  issued  biennial  report  of  the  Com- 
mission. 


Articles  of  incorporation  of  the  Big  Lake  Gun 
Club  were  filed  recently  in  the  office  of  the  County 
Clerk  of  Yolo  county.  It  is  stated  that  the  club 
was  formed  for  the  purpose  of  encouraging  athletic 
sports,  especially  wing-shooting,  among  its  members; 
the  promotion  of  field  sports  with  dog,  rod  and  gun, 
and  to  assist  in  the  enforcement  of  the  game  laws  of 
the  State,  and  also  for  the  purpose  of  leasing  and 
owning  preserves  for  the  use  of  the  club,  and  not 
for  any  pecuniary  profit. 

Sacramento  will  be  the  headquarters  of  the  club. 
The  preserves  are  in  the  "big  lake"  country,  several 
miles  south  of  that  city.  The  directors  elected  for 
the  first  year  are  as  follows:  William  W.  Mott,  G. 
W.  Treichler,  Charles  F.  Bauer,  F.  J.  Hunger  and 
J.  M.  Inman,  all  of  Sacramento. 


According  to  an  announcement  made  by  J.  B.  Crab- 
tree,  secretary  of  the  United  States  Revolver  Associ- 
ation, William  G.  Kreig  of  Chicago  won  the  indoor 
revolver  championship  in  the  national  tournament, 
held  from  March  ISth  to  24th,  in  Maine,  Rhode  Island, 
Massachusetts,  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania, 
Maryland,  Illinois,  Louisiana,  Missouri,  North  Caro- 
lina and  Iowa. 

Kreig  made  a  total  score  of  454  out  of  a  possible 
500.    S.  E.  Sears  of  St.  Louis  was  second  with  445. 

J.  A.  Dietz  of  New  York  won  the  national  indoor 
pistol  championship  with  a  total  of  455  out  of  a 
possible  500;  W.  G.  Krieg  second  with  445. 


Wild  ducks,  principally  mallards,  have  nested  in 
large  numbers  about  the  grain  fields  in  the  vicinity 
of  Gridley,  consequently  the  fall  crop  of  birds  should 
be  a  good  one. 


Fresno,  county  has  an  ordinance  licensing  men  who 
hunt  for  the  market.  The  sportsmen  of  Madera' 
county  are  agitating  the  passage  of  a  similar  ordi- 
nance in  their  county  and  they  desire  the  license 
fee  to  be  a  good  stiff  sum. 


The  trout  season  in  Santa  Cruz  county,  on  the 
San  Lorenzo  and  its  tributaries  is  now  in  full  swing, 
with  all  the  various  conditions  for  full  creels  the 
most  promising  in  many  years.  Extreme  high  water 
early  in  April  swept  the  river  clear  of  obstructions, 
making  the  San  Lorenzo  and  affluents  one  vast  fish 
course  up  which  the  steelheads  came  in  countless 
thousands. 

For  a  period  of  time  after  the  flood  there  was 
much  doubt  as  to  the  effect  of  high  water  on  the 
young  fry,  whether  they  would  be  swept  into  the 
ocean  or  killed,  writes  M.  Lienald.  With  the  gradual 
fall  of  water  permitting  observation,  a  tremendous 
increase  in  the  number  of  finny  denizens  is  to  be 
noted.  Formerly  where  the  sight  of  a  fish  was  cal- 
culated to  fill  one  with  surprise,  now  are  to  be  seen 
dozens  of  them,  and  in  favorite  pools  on  the  San 
Lorenzo  and  Boulder  Creek  that  are  always  sure  to 
reward  the  angler  with  a  catch  can  now  be  seen 
hundreds;  not  steelheads  alone,  but  Eastern  brook 
trout  and  lake  trout  in  numbers  not  hitherto  seen 
in  the  waters  of  the  San  Lorenzo  valley,  all  appar- 
ently living  in  perfect  peace  with  each  other. 

Upon  the  result  of  this  experiment,  the  propaga- 
tion of  the  Eastern  and  lake  trout,  which  is  proving 
an  unqualified  success,  depended  much  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  hatchery,  and  the  present  season  has  been 
anxiously  watched  by  local  anglers  and  fish  cultur- 
ists  that  the  success  of  the  experiment  might  be 
determined. 

Something  over  a  million  steelheads  have  been 
planted  in  the  San  Lorenzo  and  its  tributaries  during 
the  last  year,  as  well  as  many  thousand  Eastern 
brook  and  lake  trout.  The  disparity  in  numbers 
planted  is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  steelhead  could 
be  spawned  in  these  waters  while  the  brook  and  lake 
trout  were  imported,  their  spawn  being  taken  from 
fish  raised  at  the  hatchery.  From  now  on  there  will 
be  hundreds  of  thousands  planted  each  year  and  it 
is  thought  that  in  a  couple  of  years  the  San  Lorenzo 
will  not  be  dependent  on  the  run  of  steelheads  for 
restocking,  but  the  lake  and  brook  trout  from  the 
hatchery  will  prove  sufficient  to  transform  the 
streams  of  Santa  Cruz  county  into  a  fisherman's 
paradise. 

The  extension  of  the  closed  season  to  May  1st  has 
proven  a  wise  and  beneficient  law,  allowing  the  fish 
more  time  in  which  to  grow  and  spawn,  thus  pro- 
viding naturally  more  young  fish  for  the  following 
season. 

One  of  the  results  is  the  clearing  out  of  under- 
brush in  the  river,  thus  giving  us  one  of  the  pleas- 
ures of  years  ago — fly-casting,  when  the  San  Lorenzo 
was  the  favorite  resort  of  anglers  from  all  over  the 
State.  Boulder  creek,  considering  accessibility,  offers 
splendid  inducements  to  fishermen,  while  Jamison, 
Day,  Cousins,  and  Hesse  creeks,  with  a  dozen  smaller 
creeks  flowing  into  Boulder  creek,  will  repay  the 
fisherman  handsomely.  On  up  Boulder  creek  and 
an  hour's  walk  to  the  head  waters  of  Scotts  creek, 
where  the  angler  will  catch  many  a  fine  specimen 
of  the  speckled  beauties,  the  Waddell,  Buteno,  all 
easily  reached  from  the  head  waters  of  Boulder 
creek,  promise  rich  returns  and  the  streams  of  the 
California  Redwood  park  (?)  are  tempting  with  their 
overwhelming  abundance  of  fish  life,  but  'tis  for- 
bidden  ground. 

Bear  creek  has  suffered  from  the  poaching  of  a 
gang  of  Japanese,  who  beginning  about  four  miles 
above  town  have  put  in  most  of  their  time  fishing 
and  though  several  attempts  were  made  to  catch 
them  they  managed  to  elude  the  officers.  Bear  creek 
was  heavily  stocked,  and  in  a  couple  of  its  tributaries, 
Deer  and  Whalebone  creeks,  fine  catches  will  be 
made. 

On  Bear  creek  there  is  a  secluded  spot  seven 
miles  from  Boulder  creek,  that  was  privately  stocked, 
and  if  the  disciple  of  Isaak  Walton  cares  for  a  long 
trip  through  overhanging  brush,  then  for  a  crawl  on 
hands  and  knees  through  tangled  undergrowth  with 
the  finale  of  a  sly,  cautious  approach  and  a  cast  in 
the  placid  waters  of  a  deep  pool,  where  the  big 
fellows  churn  the  waters  in  their  rush  for  the  lure, 
he'll  take  this  trip  and  get  the  limit  in  an  hour's 
fishing. 

But  from  Boulder  creek  to  the  head  waters  of  the 
San  Lorenzo  will  the  fly  and  bait  fisherman  find  the 
richest  returns  for  his  outing.  The  Two-Bar,  Kings, 
feeder  creeks,  and  dozens  of  smaller  streams  are 
fairly  alive  with  fish  ranging  in  size  from  seven  to 
twelve  inches,  undoubtedly  the  product  of  the  hatch- 
ery. With  the  Saratoga  road  closed  by  slides  so  that 
no  one  has  been  able  to  get  in  from  the  Santa  Clara 
valley,  the  upper  reaches  of  the  San  Lorenzo  has 
escaped  the  usual  season  depredations  of  poachers, 
with  the  result  that  in  and  around  Murphy's  will 
be  found  the  most  alluring  trout  fishing  ever  offered 
by  any  stream  in  Santa  Cruz  county. 

The  fine  conditions  of  the  streams  for  fishing  and 
the  widespread  belief  that  this  is  to  be  a  season  of 
unusual  brilliancy  is  borne  out  by  the  fact  that  local 
dealers  report  unprecedented  sales  of  fishing  tackle, 
with  the  supply  of  five-inch  rules  exhausted  early; 
as  a  rule  goes  with  each  outfit  it  is  safe  to  say  some 
500  or  more  of  our  citizens  patrolled  the  banks  of 
the  streams  opening  day. 

That  the  hatchery  is  more  than  paying  its  way  by 
the  increased  interest  aroused  in  the  outside  public 
regarding  fishing  prospects  in  the  county,  is  plainly 
shown  by  the  number  of  anglers  who  are  engaging 
rooms  and  accommodations  for  the  season  and  it  is 
only  a  matter  of  two  or  three  years,  coupled  with 
an  increase  in  the  capacity  of  the  hatchery  when  the 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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streams  of  Santa  Cruz  county  will  regain  the  proud 
position  they  held  fifteen  years  ago  of  being  the 
finest  trout  streams  in  the  State  of  California. 


Redding  anglers  who  have  fished  the  mountain 
streams  of  that  vicinity  recently,  have  been  catching 
some  nice-sized  trout.  Some  reports  were  believed 
to  be  made  by  fishermen  who  wore  magnifying 
glasses.  Some  of  the  doubt,  however,  was  dispelled 
when  Mr.  W.  C.  Cook  returned  to  town  with  a  nice 
catch  of  trout,  among  them  a  fish  15%  inches  long 
and  in  splendid  condition.  Mr.  Cook  and  a  friend 
caught  the  fish  in  the  Santa  Ana  district.  Forest 
Ball,  a  mountain  resident  of  that  section  for  thirty 
years  past,  caught  a  two-pound  rainbow  in  Bar  creek, 
fishing  between  "Crokscrew"  falls  and  the  dam  and 
claims  to  have  seen  a  number  of  larger  fish.  These 
trout  were  very  wary  and  refused  the  lure.  Mr.  Ball 
states  that  he  has  never  seen  fish  so  large  or  plenty- 
ful  in  his  locality  as  they  are  this  season.  A  number 
of  Eastern  brook  trout,  planted  by  the  Fish  Commis- 
sion, have  also  been  in  evidence. 


The  contract  for  the  erection  of  a  club  house  for 
the  San  Francisco  Fly-Casting  Club  on  the  banks  of 
the  Truckee  river  where  the  club  preserve  is  located, 
has  been  given  to  Hoyt  Bros,  of  San  Francisco. 
The  structure  will  be  handsome  in  design,  commo- 
dious and  comfortable  within,  and  will  cost  several 
thousand  dollars. 


Junebug  Strider,  one  of  the  best  known  frequenters 
of  the  Paper  Mill,  has  given  away  all  of  his  tackle 
and  announced  his  permanent  retirement  from  the 
piscatorial  game. 

After  some  persuasion  by  the  members  of  the  sum- 
mer game  quartette,  one  evening,  he  unbelted  and 
told  why  he  has  become  a  retired  angler. 

"Hereafter,  when  I  have  a  day  off,  I  will  devote 
it  to  making  garden  and  mowing  the  lawn,  or  looking 
after  the  chickens. 

"You  remember  a  couple  of  years  ago  when  Jim 
Thompson  landed  the  record  bass  taken  with  rod  and 
line  from  the  waters  of  this  fishing  region.  One  day 
two  weeks  ago,  when  bound  for  a  favorite  fishing 
resort  in  Sonoma  county,  I  met  Jim.  He  boasted 
about  the  size  of  his  fish  and  I  bet  him  a  can  of 
cigars  I  would  land  a  bigger  one. 

"Now  look  'ere,  I  say,  you  know  I  went  to  my  par- 
ticular place — no  one  else  knows  where  it  is,  and 
fished  all  day  long. 

"I  didn't  get  a  bite,  nibble  nor  anything  else  that 
looked  like  a  fish.  So  toward  evening  I  was  that 
disgusted  I  quit.  I  was  so  sore  I  swore  to  myself 
over  the  bad  luck. 

"Just  as  I  was  saying,  'If  the  biggest  fish  in 

the  world  would  show  up  right  now,  I  wouldn't  look 
at  'im.'  There  was  a  sudden  splashing  in  the  water 
behind  me,  I  turned  and  saw  a  fish  six  or  seven  feet 
long,  which  jumped  at  me  and  knocked  my  basket 
open.  It  knocked  me  down  and  deliberately  tried  to 
get  into  my  fish  basket!  I  scrambled  to  my  feet 
and  scuttled  to  the  bank  and  got  out  of  the  Agua 
Caliente.  Once  on  the  bank  I  turned  to  see  what  the 
fish  was  doing  and  I  saw  it  trying  to  hook  itself  to  the 
leader,  as  I  had  dropped  my  rod  in  the  scramble. 
Then  I  fled.     No  sir,  no  more  fishing  for  me. 

"I  did  not  return  bootless,  however,  for  Kennedy 
gave  me  a  very  nice  pound  and  a  half  fish." 

Junebug  is  positive  the  big  fish  was  a  garfish. 


Trout  in  Lake  Tahoe  and  its  tributary  streams 
cannot  be  caught  until  June  1st,  though  the  State 
law  makes  May  1st  the  general  opening  day  for  the 
trout  season.  This  is  due  to  the  county  ordinance 
passed  in  1901  by  the  Supervisors,  and  which  Dis- 
trict Attorney  Tuttle  of  Auburn,  Placer  county,  main- 
tains still  holds,  and  Tahoe  fishermen  have  been  ap- 
prised of  this.  The  county's  officer  states  that  the 
recent  decision  of  the  Appellate  Court  in  ex  parte 
Prindle  does  not  apply  to  this  ordinance,  and  the 
Act  of  the  Legislature  giving  powers  to  Boards  of 
Supervisors  to  shorten  the  game  season  was  not 
affected  by  the  decision. 

The  ordinance  in  question  only  applies  to  Tahoe 
and  its  tributaries. 


Through  the  efforts  of  George  Wentworth,  Chas. 
Breidenstein  and  other  members  of  the  California 
Anglers'  Association  there  will  be  placed  in  the 
Paper  Mill  creek  140,000  trout  fry.  This  planting 
of  young  fish  will  make  the  Paper  Mill  and  its  tribu- 
taries good  for  next  year. 


The  California  Anglers'  Association  have  requested 
the  Fish  Commission  to  appoint  ten  deputy  commis- 
sioners from  among  the  members  of  the  assocition. 

This  move  has  been  made  by  reason  of  a  strong 
desire  to  stop  the  poaching  and  illegal  fishing  in 
streams  close  to  their  city.  We  believe  profitable 
results  and  much  good  will  come  from  favorable 
recognition  of  the  association  in  this  respect. 


Louis  Herzog,  secretary  of  the  Los  Angeles  Fish 
and  Game  Protective  Association,  recently  made  a 
fine  catch  of  trout  in  one  of  the  streams  near  Matilija 
Springs.  E.  H.  Grasette  and  J.  B.  Proctor  were  with 
Herzog  on  the  trip.  One  of  the  fish  landed  measured 
21  inches  and  weighed  over  3  pounds.  The  water  at 
that  time,  three  weeks  ago,  was  quite  high,  but  the 
fishing  has  been  getting  better  as  the  water  goes 
down. 

Herzog  made  his  headquarters  at  Sim  Myers'  place 
while  up  there,  and  says  that-on  the  opening  day,  May 
1st,  Myers  had  400  guests. 


The  trout  hatch  at  the  Sisson  Hatchery  is  just 
completed,  and  the  fry  for  the  season  is  over  3,000.000. 
The  last  of  the  salmon  were  released  about  four 
weeks  ago  with  a  hatch  for  the  season  of  more  than 
64,000,000.  While  this  does  not  beat  the  record  for 
the  Sisson  Hatchery,  it  is  a  better  record  than  has 
ever  been  made  under  any  other  one  management  in 
the  world.  Last  season  over  90,000,000  eggs  .were 
handled  successfully,  and  the  year  before  87,000,000. 
The  reason  this  season's  salmon  fry  is  not  as  great 
as  those  of  the  two  previous  seasons  is  that  the  high 
water  wrecked  the  rack  in  the  streams,  and  millions 
of  eggs  were  thereby  lost. 

Everything  about  the  Sisson  Hatchery  is  up  to 
date.  L.  F.  Ayson,  Fisheries  Commissioner  of  New 
Zealand,  and  a  man  of  over  thirty  years'  experience 
in  fish  culture,  after  visiting  the  principal  hatcheries 
in  the  United  States  and  Canada  and  those  on  the 
continent  of  Europe  three  times,  said  that  the  fish 
culture  work  as  he  saw  it  in  Sisson  was  "head  and 
shoulders  over  anything  in  Europe  and  equal  to  the 
best  he  had  ever  seen."  He  further  said:  "In  my 
opinion  the  Sisson  Hatchery  has  the  finest  location 
of  any  I  have  sever  seen,  and  the  high  quality  of  the 
work  is  reached  only  by  a  few;  the  standard  of  the 
general  output,  is  beyond  that  of  any  station  that 
has  come  under  my  observation." 

California  ranks  as  the  second  State  in  the  Union 
for  fish  culture,  and  in  its  special  work  is  far  in  ad- 
vance of  all  others.  The  high  efficiency  which  has 
been  reached  in  the  Sisson  Hatchery  is  due  in  large 
measure  to  the  work  of  Superintendent  W.  H.  Sheb- 
ley,  who  has  a  reputation  as  a  fish  culturist  that  is 
second  to  none. 

At  the  present  time  the  combined  capacity  of  the 
three  hatching  houses  is  100,000,000.  In  the  out- 
side ponds  there  are  100,000  stock  fish  for  breeding 
and  a  large  force  of  men  is  employed  in  everhauling 
and  sorting  them. 

Th  following  are  the  varieties  of  trout  handled  at 
this  station:  Rainbow,  Eastern  brook,  Loch  Leven, 
crown  and  steelheads.  In  about  three  weeks  Superin- 
tendent Shebley  expects  a  large  shipment  of  graylings 
from  Montana.  Taking  it  altogether  the  Sission  Fish 
Hatchery  is  an  institution  the  summer  tourist  cannot 
afford  to  miss  visiting. 


Three  Vallejo  anglers,  fishing  on  the  Mare  Island 
mud  flats,  recently  landed  a  14-pound  striped  bass. 


Salmon  fishing  with  hook  and  line  is  certainly 
good  on  the  Unipqua,  near  Roseburg,  Oregon.  A 
few  days  ago  Roy  McClallan  and  a  friend  went  fish- 
ing in  the  morning  and  in  two  hours  and  a  half  were 
back  home  with  nine  Chinook  salmon,  weighing  a 
total  of  185%  pounds.  The  largest  fish  tipped  the 
scales  at  37  pounds.  The  weights  given  are  for 
dressed  fish. 


-Someone  reported  early  this  month  that  the  flies 
of  which  the  trout  of  the  Deschutes  river,  in  Oregon, 
are  particularly  fond  during  the  early  summer  had 
hatched  and  several  Portland  nimrods  visited  that 
famous  stream.  Unfortunately  the  report  was  un- 
true and  the  fishermen  were  unsuccessful. 

Upon  their  return  the  anglers  said  that  almost  any 
day  now  the  trout  flies,  as  they  are  commonly  known, 
may  hatch  along  the  Deschutes  river,  following  which 
for  a  few  days  there  will  he  fishing  unexcelled  in 
this  or  any  other  place.  This  particular  period  lasts 
not  longer  than  a  week  and  during  that  time  it  is 
no  exaggeration  to  say  that  the  fish  can  be  caught  as 
fast  as  a  hook  and  line  can  be  cast  in  the  water. 

The  trout  fly  is  larger  than  a  salmon  fly.  In  the 
Deschutes  river  there  is  a  large  caddis  worm,  from 
which  originates  the  trout  fly.  When  the  weather 
becomes  warm  enough  i^e  worms  come  to  the  sur- 
face of  the  water  and  their  thin,  lobster-like  shells 
split  in  the  back  and  out  crawls  the  trout  flies.  The 
insects  are  beautiful  and  have  four  long  gauze  wings. 

The  insects,  just  after  they  are  hatched,  are  very 
weak  and  when  they  attempt  to  fly  often  fall  into 
the  stream  or  fly  near  to  the  surface  of  the  water, 
which  is  just  as  fatal.  For  five  or  six  days  of  each 
year  the  flies  are  numerous. 

It  is  a  very  easy  matter  to  catch  the  flies,  and  when 
placed  upon  a  hook  they  are  certain  lure  for  a  trout. 
When  a  cast  is  made  the  trout  will  often  jump  two 
or  three  feet  in  the  air  for  them.  It  is  no  rare  oc- 
currence to  see  several  large  trout  jump  for  the 
same  fly. 

During  this  short  period  thousands  of  trout  are 
caught  in  the  Deschutes  river.  After  the  flies  become 
less  numerous  the  trout  become  more  wary,  but 
can  be  caught  with  artificial  insects  with  good  re- 
sults, but  nothing  like  the  initial  opening  of  the  fly 
season. 

The  Yellowstone  river  is  known  as  one  of  the 
greatest  fishing  grounds  in  the  country,  but  those 
who  have  fished  in  the  two  streams  declare  that  the 
fishing  in  the  Deschutes  river  is  the  better.  The 
trout  in  the  Yellowstone  river,  where  it  connects 
with  the  Yellowstone  Lake,  bite  with  the  rapidity 
of  a  swarm  of  sun  perch.  However,  as  they  are 
so  numerous  and  as  the  water  is  warm  coming  from 
the  Yellowstone  Lake,  they  are  not  nearly  so  gamy  as 
the  trout  of  the  Deschutes  river,  where  the  water  is 
always  cool. 

Along  the  Deschutes  river  but  few  fish  are  lost 
when  once  hooked  if  the  trout  flies  are  about.  The 
fish  will  swallow  the  hook  often  before  the  line  be- 
comes taut,  and  while  they  put  up  a  noble  battle  they 
are  easily  landed.  The  only  thing  to  guard  against 
is  the  tension  on  the  line,  which  may  break  if  the 
fish  are  pulled  in  without  being  played  long  enough 
to  exhaust  themselves. 


A  16-inch  trout  was  taken  out  of  Soscol  creek  by 
N.  True  of  Napa  shortly  after  the  season  opened. 


Mr.  E.  E.  Hull,  fishing  in  the  Truckee,  near  the 
Tahoe  dam,  last  Saturday,  landed  two  very  nice  fish, 
one  weighed  2  pounds  and  measured  18%  inches,  the 
other  weighed  1  pound  and  was  15  inches  in  length. 


Darby  O'Brien  has  caught  the  basket  limit  of  fish 
six  days  a  week  since  the  season  opened.  His  great- 
est success  has  been  accomplished  with  the  "relay" 
spinner.  His  largest  fish  have  been  found  in  Sut:er 
creek. 


C.  Seem  and  T.  Neville,  two  anglers  of  Azusa, 
Southern  California,  found  good  fishing  recently  in 
the  west  fork  of  the  San  Gabriel  river,  above  Rincon. 
In  Bear  Canyon  Mr.  Seem  hooked  and  landed  a  trout 
23%  inches  long  that  weighed  3%  pounds.  The  two 
brought  back  seventy-five  good  fish  on  their  return. 

The  water  in  the  main  channel  of  the  river  was 
too  high  for  good  fishing,  but  some  fine  sport  was 
had  in  the  smaller  streams  of  the  side  canyons. 


Two  Visalia  anglers  fished  at  "Iron"  bridge  two 
weeks  ago  and  landed  a  dozen  fine  trout,  the  largest 
going  over  2  pounds. 

There  will  be  little  fishing  in  Tulare  county  yet  for 
several  weeks,  or  two  months,  as  the  best  haunt  of 
the  trout  will  be  inaccessible  until  the  snow  melts  out 
of  the  mountain  valleys.  In  ordinary  seasons  the 
Kern  River  canyon  and  high  mountain  streams  of 
Tulare  county  furnish  the  finest  sport  for  the  angler 
that  can  he  found.  In  extremely  stormy  years,  like 
the  past  two  winters,  fishing  is  not  so  good,  as  the 
water  doesn't  get  down  to  its  ordinary  level  until 
late  in  the  fall.  There  is  little  danger  of  the  streams 
in  that  county  being  fished  out,  but  Nature  is  evi- 
dently taking  no  chances.  Winters  like  the  past  two 
do  no  more  good  than  hundreds  of  game  wardens  in 
giving  protection  to  trout. 


A  remarkable  fishing  stunt  came  to  the  notice  of 
the  Illinois  Fish  Commissioners  while  on  their  trip 
down  the  Illinois  River  last  week  in  search  of  illegal 
fishermen.  At  the  mouth  of  the  outlet  of  the  Lacey 
levee  they  found  a  man  in  a  large  boat  which  con- 
tained a  large  number  of  fish.  Supposing  he  had 
caught  them  with  a  seine  in  violation  of  the  law 
it  was  decided  by  the  Commissioners  to  place  him 
under  arrest.  He  explained,  however,  that  he  had 
used  no  nets,  but  had  taken  advantage  of  a  trait 
of  the  fish  to  jump  out  of  water  when  they  run 
against  an  obstruction  while  in  schools.  The  fisher- 
man claimed  that  he  was  able  to  secure  four  to  five 
boat  loads  per  day,  the  fish,  when  reaching  his 
boat,  jumping  up  out  of  the  water,  many  falling 
into  the  boat.  It  was  decided  that  the  law  did  not 
cover  this  case. 


After  a  hard  fight  May  7th  at  the  Jamestown  Expo- 
sition gathering,  Lawton,  Okla.,  captured  the  next 
convention  of  the  League  of  American  Sportsmen. 
Three  cities  bid  for  the  honor.  They  were  St.  Louis, 
Los  Angeles  and  Lawton.  Lawton  was  finally  select- 
ea  by  a  vote  of  47  to  the  other  cities"  19. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  Golden  Gate  Gun  Club's  regular  monthly  shoot 
at  blue-rocks  will  be  the  local  Ingleside  attraction  for 
shooters  to-morrow. 


The  Union  Gun  Club's  monthly  shoot,  billed  for 
last  Sunday,  was  postponed,  present  poor  car  service 
conditions  guaranteeing  a  small  attendance  of  shoot- 
ers. The  May  shoot  will  take  place  on  the  date  for 
the  next  regular  monthly  shoot,  June  16th. 


Recently  a  representative  of  the  Du  Pont  Powder 
Company  placed  with  E.  L.  Fissell,  a  prominent 
sportsman  of  Davis,  Yolo  county,  a  trophy  to  be  shot 
for  by  trap  shooters  of  that  section.  Last  Sunday 
Ed  invited  a  number  of  shooters  from  Davis  and 
vicinity  to  participate  in  a  blue-rock  shoot  at  his 
home,  four  miles  north  of  Davis.  One  of  the  events 
was  for  the  trophy,  and  was  won  by  Will  Cassel,  who 
scored  12  out  of  15  birds.  It  is  proposed  to  organize 
a  gun  club  at  Davis  and,  among  other  events,  to  have 
regular  shoots  for  the  trophy. 

The  scores  made  in  a  ten-target,  a  five-pair  and 
two  fifteen-target  races  were  respectively  as  follows: 

Smith.  — ,  S.  9,  5,  — ,  9;  Haussler.  4,  8,  9,  6.  11,  yO; 
Waistell,  — ,  7,  8,  — ,  — ,  10;  Sanderson,  — ,  6,  4, 
— .  — ,  8;  R.  Cassel,  — ,  5,  4.  6,  13,  12;  W.  Cox,  — .  6, 
9,  4,  7,  12;  Sieferman.  7.  6.  5.  — ,  10,  12;  M.  Blanchard, 
— .  — ,  8.  8,  — ,  11;  Ed  Fissel.  — .  — .  8.  9.  15,  13;  Bud 
Lawson,  — ,  — ,  — ,  — ,  — ,  12;  W.  Cassel,  — ,  8,  7, 
— ,  11,   12. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


At  the  shoot  of  the  Capital  City  Gun  Club  on  the 
19th  inst.  at  Sacramento  the  high  wind  kept  down 
scores.  The  event  of  the  day  was  the  winning  for 
the  third  time  by  De  Merritt  of  the  Washington 
medal,  which  thereby  becomes  his  personal  property. 

Washington  medal  handicap,  20  targets — Burt 
Adams  16,  H.  Stevens  17,  J.  Inman  16,  De  Merritt  18, 
Fred  Adams  10,  Dr.  Smith  13,  D.  Ruhstaller  IS,  F. 
Ruhstaller  15,  W.  Gould  13.  E.  Yardley  13.  O.  Vander- 
ford  15,  W.  Matt  „3,  M.  Newbert  14,  J.  Wiseman  11. 
J.  Guisto  17.  F.  Schoembackler  10,  T.  Smith  11,  G. 
Davis  13,  J.  Fraser  12,  H.  Trumpler  16. 


12 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,   1907 


De  Merritt  and  Ruhstaller  tied  on  IS.  In  the 
shoot-off  De  Merritt  won. 

Capita]  City  medal.  20  targets— C.  De  Merritt  15, 
D.  Ruhstaller  IS,  F.  Ruhstaller  14,  Burt  Adams  13, 
J.  Inman  13.  H.  Stevens  15,  M.  Newbert  16,  O.  Yan- 
derford  IS.  W.  Gould  13,  I.  Wiseman  18,  C.  Schneider 
5.  Jack  Fraser  12,  J.  Guisto  IS,  Dr.  Smith  15,  F. 
Adams  14.  C.  Cotter  11,  J.  Smith  12,  H.  Trumpler  16. 

D.  Ruhstaller,  Wiseman.  Vandertord  and  Guisto 
tied  on  IS.     In  the  shoot-off  Ruhstaller  won  with  18. 

The  practice  shoot  at  20  targets  resulted  as  fol- 
lows: F.  Adams  15,  17.  15;  Burt  Adams,  16,  17,  IS, 
17:  F.  Newbert.  17.  17,  IS,  17;  C.  Schneider,  10:  J. 
Iuman,  IS.  19;  H.  Trumpler,  16;  Dr.  Smith,  16;  W. 
Gould.  15,  15;  O.  Vandertord,  15,  17,  15;  Dave  Runs- 
staller.  IS,  16,  18,  16:  M.  Newbert,  17,  16;  J.  Guisto, 
17,  17,  16,  IS:  Ed.  Yardley,  10.  13;  Hal  Stevens, 
'  .  17;  I.  Wiseman,  14.  14:  C.  G.  De  Merritt.  IS,  19; 
L.  Smith.  12;  F.  Ruhstaller,  IS;  Jack  Frasier,  9. 


The  Ballard  Gun  Club.  Ballard,  Wash.,  is  soon  to 
begin  a  series  of  shoots  U>  determine  who  shall  keep 
the  silver  cup  donated  by  L.  L.  Moore  of  Seattle.  The 
cup  is  now  held  by  S.  T.  Barthelemy,  who  has  made 
the  best  record  up  to  the  present  time.  The  Ballard 
Gun  Club  has  been  in  existence  only  six  months,  but 
it  is  a  live  organization  of  thirty  members. 


Out  of  ten  gun  clubs  on  the  Coast  to  be  honored 
b}-  a  prize  cup  from  the  Du  Pont  Powder  Company, 
the  Owl  Rod  and  Gun  Club  of  Modesto  is  among  the 
number.  It  is  through  the  recommendation  of  Emil 
Holling,  the  Du  Pont  expert  shooter,  that  the  club 
is  thus  honored. 

The  trophy  is  donated  to  the  club  and  is  to  be 
for  the  member  or  contestant  making  the  highest 
average  score  at  the  shoots  held  during  the  season 
of  1907. 


Richmond  Gun  Club  scores  at  a  recent  practice 
shoot,  25  targets,  were  the  following:  Wm.  Picton 
19,  C.  C.  Gill  21,  J.  F.  Purdy  14,  H.  H.  Hunger  12, 
Feudner  22,  Hansen  22,  Bert  Curry  11,  H.  White  10, 
Dan  Carpenter  IS,  Truax  14,  Harshner  16. 


There  was  a  lively  scramble  for  high  gun  position 
at  the  regular  weekly  shoot  of  the  Multnomah  Rod 
and  Gun  Club,  May  12th,  at  Portland,  and  the  re- 
sult was  that  A.  J.  Winters  and  M.  Abrahams  were 
tied  for  first  honors,  both  breaking  94  out  of  a  possi- 
ble 100.  Shelton  was  the  next  up  with  91.  The 
threatening  weather  kept  a  number  of  the  shooters 
away.    The  scores  made  by  those  who  shot  follows: 

Abrahams,  shot  at  100,  broke  94;  Winters,  100-94; 
Shelton,  100-91;  Young,  100-89;  Caldwell,  50-44;  Jack 
Smith,  100-80;  Cullison,  100-80;  Bateman,  75-60; 
Sharkey,  100-79;  Jacobs,  50-39:  Dr.  Bram,  100-77; 
Thebeau.  100-76:  Mrs.  Young,  100-72;  Thornton,  100- 
68;  Schoepell,  50-33;  Walters,  100-65. 


Barney  Devlin  was  high  gun  recently  at  a  Vallejo 
trap  shoot  and  has  since  felt  rather  elated  over  his 
prowess.  The  result  is  that  a  match  has  been  made 
with  Jules  Bruns  at  25  birds  for  ?50  a  side,  loser 
to  pay  for  the  pigeons.  The  match  was  originally 
scheduled  for  to-day. 


The  Pacific  Trap  Shooters"  Association  will  hold  a 
tournament  in  September.  Dates  and  other  details 
will  be  announced  later. 


The  Vallejo  Gun  Club  will  hold  a  big  merchandise 
prize  shoot  on  May  30th. 


Nothing  demonstrates  the  increasing  interest  in 
blue-rock  shooting  more  than  the  evident  rivalry 
between  gun  clubs  of  the  interior.  As  soon  as  a 
club  develops  a  good  team  there  is  a  desire  to  bring 
about  a  match  with  other  shooters  of  nearby  towns. 
The  recently  organized  Blacks  Gun  Club  have  just  is- 
sued a  challenge  to  members  of  any  gun  club  in 
Yolo  county  for  a  ten-man-team  shoot.  It  is  probable 
that  the  Rising  Sun  shooters  will  take  up  the  de- 
fiance. Yolo  county  has  plenty  of  high  class  shotgun 
devotees — sportsmen  who  are  very  clever  at  the 
traps,  in  the  field  or  tule  marshes. 


The  Northwest  tournament  at  Walla  Walla  was  a 
crackerjack  shoot  in  every  respect — attendance,  good 
fellowship,  favorable  weather,  fine  management,  etc., 
everything  went  through  all  right.  The  complete 
scores  and  other  data  were  received  too  late  for 
this  week's  issue,  but  will  be  published  next  week. 


When  the  large  attendance  of  shooters  left  Walla 
Walla  after  the  tournament  beginning  the  15th  inst., 
between  75,000  and  S0,000  rounds  of  ammunition 
had  been  fired  and  the  same  number  of  blue  rocks 
broken,  though  many  of  them  were  not  disintegrated 
until  they  reached  the  ground  after  being  sprung 
from  the  traps.  Each  shell  used  costs  three  cents 
and  each  clay  pigeon  costs  the  same,  making  the 
total  cost  for  shells  and  pigeons  more  than  $5000, 
so  it  is  seen  that  the  undertaking  was  not  a  small 
one.  By  the  time  the  expense  of  installing  traps 
and  other  necessary  expenses  were  met,  more  than 
was  spent  by  the  local  management  to  make 
the  big  meet  a  success. 


N.  L.  Nielsen  Jr.  is  arranging  a  big  trap  shoot  to 

come  of.  near  the  Vigorit  Powder  Works,  on  the  bay 

shore,  north  of  Berkeley.    There  is  a  lively  gun  club 

with  a  1st  of  over  thirty-four  members  in  that  section. 

i':>  grounds  are  well  arranged,  and  blue-rock 

iver  there  are  well  attended. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Judge  Chas.  N.  Post  of  Sacramento  recently  sent 
his  bitch  Sunburst  East  to  be  served  by  Ruby's 
Dan,  owned  by  Mr.  W.  G.  Comstock.  Hartford,  Conn. 

Sunburst  is  by  Fairland  Dude  ex  Merry  Heart,  she 
by  Merry  Monarch  ex  Sweetheart's  Last  by  Harold 
ex  Sweetheart  (Count  Noble  ex  Dashing  Novice-Dash 
II.  ex  Novel).  Fairland  Dude  is  by  Petrel's  Count 
ex  Fairy  Sport,  she  a  litter  sister  to  Sport's  Maud, 
dam  of  Sport  Count  Danstone. 

Ruby's  Dan  by  Dan  Gladstone  ex  Sue,  she  by 
Gath's  Ruby.  Gath's  Mark  ex  Ruby's  Girl. 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  litter  resulting  from 
this  breeding  are  bred  on  the  female  tail  line  of 
Nellie,  and  the  male  tail  line  of  Dan,  the  "nick"  that 
Mr.  Bicknell  advocates  as  the  proper  method  of 
breeding  Llewellyn  Setters. 


Mr.  Frank  E.  Watkins  writes  us  from  Portland: 
My  good  Bull  Terrier  bitch,  Iris,  that  won  first 
limit  and  reserve  winners  at  New  York  recently  and 
also  winners  at  Denver.  Los  Angeles  and  Oakland, 
is  heavy  in  whelp  to  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer,  due  to  whelp 
May  13th.  I  look  for  something  extra  good  from 
this,  as  she  is  by  Ch.  Woodeote  Wonder,  and  that 
gives  the  pups  Wonder  and  Peer  close  up,  sire  and 
grandsire.  I  have  sold  Ch.  Edgecote  Peer  to  W. 
Freeland  Kendrick,  Philadelphia.  Pa.,  owing  to  be- 
ing unable  to  keep  him  at  home  longer  and  lack  of  a 
suitable  kennel  to  board  him  in.  But  for  his  fighting 
proclivities,  there  is  not  a  Bull  Terrier  fancier  with 
money  enough  to  have  bought  him  from  me.  I  liked 
his  as  a  "pal,"  and  it  was  the  hardest  thing  I  ever 
had  to  do  in  the  doggy  line  to  send  him  away. 

He  is  in  good  hands  and  will  have  a  splendid 
chance  East  to  see  what  he  can  do  as  a  stud  dog.  He 
will  be  shown  but  little,  I  am  informed,  by  Mr.  Ken- 
drick. 


In  a  report  of  the  St.  Louis  dog  show  The  Sports- 


Du    Pont    Trophy. 

Won   by   M.    O.    Feudner,   May   10th,   1907.      A.    J. 

Webb,  February  23d,  1907.     Trap  Shooters' 

League  Tournaments,  Ingleside. 

men's  Review,  mentioning  Bull  Terriers,  has  the  fol- 
lowing to  say  about  a  well  known  Coast  dog,  Wood- 
lawn  Baron: 

In  puppies  the  decision  made  at  Buffalo  was  re- 
versed, first  going  to  Edgewood  Ben.  cleaner  in  head, 
and  though  lacking  in  substance,  Edgewood  Townsend 
is  a  stronger  made  puppy,  but  is  apt  to  grow  coarse 
with  age.  Sir  Knight  Blazer  took  winners  here  as  at 
Buffalo,  while  Reliance  of  the  Crag,  the  heavy  limit 
winner,  took  reserve.  Woodlawn  Baron  was  hardly 
used  in  being  pegged  down  to  third  place  in  this 
class,  as  he  beats  Edgewood  Townsend,  second,  in 
cheek,  skull  and  finish  of  muzzle.  The  fair  sex  divi- 
sion had  Edgewood  Biddy  and  Betsy  Brown  occupying 
the  same  positions  of  honor  as  at  Buffalo. 


James  Cole  of  Kansas  City,  who  attended  the 
Philadelphia  English  Setter  show  with  a  string  of 
one  dozen  good  ones,  had  an  aggravating  experience 
in  the  Quarker  City.  One  of  his  dogs,  Dutch,  was 
claimed  as  a  stolen  dog,  six  months  previously.  The 
identification  was  positive  and  a  demand  was  made 
for  the  dog  in  dispute. 

Mr.  Cole  was  equally  positive  that  the  claimant 
was  mistaken,  for  he  can  readily  prove  that  the  dog 
was  a  resident  of  Kansas  City  for  four  years  past  by 
sportsmen  who  have  shot  over  the  dog.  Notwith- 
standing, the  claimant  sued  out  a  writ  of  attachment, 
and  after  putting  up  a  bond,  took  posession  of  the 
dog.  The  case  is  set  for  an  early  hearing  and  no 
doubt  Mr.  Cole  can  prove  his  case,  but  nevertheless 
he  will  be  put  to  a  lot  of  trouble  and  bother. 


The  Stockton  Kennel  Club  show  will  be  superin- 
tended by  Mr.  Thos.  J.  Blight,  a  selection  that  will 
prove  materially  in  making  the  show  run  smoothly. 


Mr.  Alex  Wolfen  of  this  city  and  a  member  of  the 
Cocker  Spaniel  Club  had  the  pleasing-  distinction  of 
winning  specials  at  Seattle  recently  for  best  black 
with  Searchlight  and  for  best  red  with  Ch.  Redlight. 


The  Western  Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Association 
propose  to  arrange  for  produce  stakes,  stud  dog 
stakes  and  brood  bitch  stakes. 


Mr.  Elmer  M.  Cox  of  Madera,  a  popular  field  trial 
enthusiast,  has  recently  shown  a  fancy  for  Bull  Ter- 
riers and  has  now  a  fine  young  bitch,  Sapho,  daughter 
of  prize  winning  dam  and  sire. 


Marysville  sportsmen  have  taken  a  fancy  for  in- 
dulgence in  the  grand  pastime  of  coursing,  in  conse- 
quence, arrangements  have  been  perfected  for  hold- 
ing a  coursing  meeting  there  to-morrow.  It  is  as- 
surred  that  hounds  wil  be  brought  from  Sacramento, 
Folsom,  Vallejo,  Lincoln.  Stockton.  Rocklin  and 
Fresno  to  take  part  in  the  tournament  and  some 
lively  rounds  are  expected  to  be  witnessed. 

Coursing  is  not  a  common  sport  in  that  section, 
although  a  number  of  the  local  people  are  enthusi- 
asts over  it  and  frequently  go  to  other  points  to 
witness  the  game. 


The  California  State  Agricultural  Society  has  under 
consideration  the  holding  of  a  Collie  show,  in  con- 
nection with  its  annual  poultry  show,  at  the  State 
Fair  this  coming  September.  If  this  idea  is  carried 
out.  liberal  premiums  will  doubtless  be  offered  in  all 
classes,  and  an  effort  made  to  insure  the  success  of 
the  department.  In  addition  to  premiums  on  points, 
prizes  will  likely  be  offered  for  working  Collies  or 
Shepard  dogs,  as  shown  by  practical  tests. 

A  Collie  show  would  be  a  new  feature  for  the  State 
Fair,  but  it  would  be  an  important  and  interesting 
one,  and  as  the  present  Board  of  Directors  desire 
to  comprehend  in  the  annual  State  exhibits  every- 
thing of  interest  to  the  people  it  is  probable  this 
department  will  be  added. 

Soon  the  premium  list  will  be  out,  and,  if  this  fea- 
ture is'  determined  favorably,  it  will  include  the 
prizes  for  Collies  and  the  conditions  for  exhibiting. 
Those  interested,  therefore,  are  invited  to  send  for 
particulars  to  J.  A.  Filcher,  Secretary,  California 
State  Agricultural  Society,  Sacramento. 


A  bench  show  will  be  held  in  San  Jose  this  fall  in 
conjunction  with  poultry  and  pet  stock  show.  Due 
announcement  will  be  made  later  on  as  to  premium 
lists  and  other  data. 


A  bench  show,  in  connection  with  the  Washington 
State  Fair,  is  projected. 


Burrand  Pat,  the  Vancouver  Irish  Water  Spaniel, 
won  the  principal  honors  in  his  classes  at  the  recent 
Seattle  show. 


Wm.   Halliwell   has   charge  at   present  of  George 
Israel's  Olympia  kennels. 


The  Ladies'  Kennel  Association  of  America  will 
hold  its  show  at  Mineola.  L.  I.,  on  May  28th  and 
29th.  The  dogs  are  to  be  benched,  as  usual,  in  large, 
airy  buildings,  and  the  judges'  rings  are  to  be  out 
on  the  grass  under  the  trees.  It  is  proposed  that 
an  excellent  luncheon  shall  be  served,  and  that  in- 
stead of  employing  a  caterer  some  of  the  members 
will  furnish  the  supplies. 

The  officers  of  the  association  are:  Mrs.  J.  L. 
Kernochan,  president;  Mrs.  J.  J.  Vatable.  vice-presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Perry  Belmont,  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  R.  C. 
W.  Wadsworth,  secretary.  The  council,  or  govern- 
ing body,  is  composed  of,  besides  the  officers.  Mrs. 
James  Spever.  Mrs.  J.  G.  D.  Dutcher,  Mrs.  Charles 
Hall,  Mrs.  Garrett  Kip,  Mrs.  H.  T.  Foote,  Mrs.  T. 
King.  Mrs.  H.  F.  Webster,  Misses  Cameron,  Alger, 
Grace,  Sturges,  Sands,  Wood  and  Bird. 

The  classification  given  is  almost  as  large  as  that 
offered  at  the  late  Westminster  Kennel  Club  show 
at  the  Madison  Square  Garden,  and  the  association 
offers  almost  $3,000  in  cash  specials  alone,  besides 
its  large  list  of  challenge  cups,  forty  in  number, 
given  by  some  of  the  most  prominent  men  and  women 
in  society,  some  of  the  donors  being  Messrs.  August 
Belmont,  Perrv  Belmont,  the  late  W.  C.  Whitney,  C. 
H.  Maekay.  H.  H.  Hunnewell,  W.  B.  Cockran,  the 
late  S.  D.  Ripley.  T.  A.  Havenmeyer.  the  late  J.  L. 
Kernochan,  L.  Rutherford,  W.  Rutherford,  H.  B. 
Hollins,  F.  Vanderbilt,  P.  F.  Collier,  H.  G.  Trevor, 
Howard  Gould,  W.  Gould  Brokaw,  and  Mmes.  C.  H. 
Maekay,  Gould,  Dutcher,  Robert  Bacon,  James 
Speyer,  Thomas  Hastings.  D.  W.  Evans,  Thomas 
Thatcher,  C.  Hall,  Kernochan.  H.  C.  Kelley,  Young, 
Kip,  Vatable.  C.  von  Mayhoff.  and  Misses  Sands,  Al- 
ger, Grace,  Cameron,  Spoffard  and  Bourne. 


Here   We   Are  Again! 

We  are  making  our  No.  00  grade  in  the  16-gauge, 
24,  26  and  28  inch  barrels,  armor  steel.  They  are 
a  proven  success.  The  stock  is  a  good  substantial 
piece  of  English  walnut.  One-half  pistol  grip.  The 
locks  are  just  like  all  other  Smith  locks — "the  best 
ever."  This  No.  00  is  16-gauge  all  over,  not  cut 
down  from  a  12-gauge  and  called  a  16.  but  made  right 
from  the  foundation  up.  perfectly  balanced  and  with 
superb  lines.  A  good  gun  at  a  very  modest  price. 
The  Hunter  Arms  Co..  Fulton.  N.  Y. 


Stiletto    Kennels'    Madge    whelped    on    April    24th 
three  puppies   (two  dogs)   to  Bloomsbury  Baron. 


The  Huntington  Gun  Club  of  Huntington,  Oregon, 
have  re-organized  and  will  arrange  for  a  series  of 
trap  shoots  this  season. 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


■Il,Iilt"I"fr&< 


!     THE  FARM 

KINDS  OF  MILK. 


Bulletin  No.  28  has  just  been  issued 
by  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture  and  among  much  other 
useful  and  interesting  information 
which  it  contains  is  an  explanation  of 
many  of  the  terms  now  commonly  used 
to  designate  the  different  kinds  of 
milk.  As  there  is  oftimes  a  question 
as  to  just  wbat  constitutes  these  dif- 
ferent kinds  we  give  the  following 
from  the  bulletin,  which  is  authority: 

The  following  notes  are  offered  in 
the  nature  of  explanations  of  certain 
terms  which,  though  very  frequently 
heard  among  dairymen  and  regularly 
met  with  in  dairy  literature,  are 
nevertheless  often  used  inaccurately 
and  sometimes  in  a  way  intentionally 
misleading. 

The  many  terms,  such  as  aerated 
milk,  filtered  milk,  etc.,  which  are 
everywhere  well  understood  are  not 
included.  Other  terms,  such  as  malted 
milk  and  lacto  preparations,  are  omit- 
ted because  they  apply  to  manufac- 
tured food  products  rather  than  to 
forms  of  milk. 

Standard  Milk — The  variable  nature 
of  milk  makes  it  impossible  to  state 
without  chemical  analysis  the  quantity 
of  fat  or  other  constituents  to  be 
found  in  any  given  sample.  While 
numerous  factors  such  as  the  greed  of 
cows  and  the  stage  of  lactation  affect 
the  composition  of  the  milk,  the  vari- 
ations,, nevertheless,  are  within  limits 
capable  of  being  defined  with  sufficient 
accuracy  and  fairness  for  practical 
purposes.  Nearly  every  country  has 
found  it  necessary  to  establish  in  one 
way  or  another  certain  minimum  re- 
quirements. Milk  to  be  considered 
unadulterated  in  Great  Britain,  for  in- 
stance, must  contain  3.5  per  cent  of 
milk  fat  and  8.5  per  cent  of  solid  mat- 
ter other  than  fat.  In  this  country 
the  requirements  vary  in  the  different 
States.  In  matters  concerning  the  na- 
tional government,  milk  in  order  to  be 
designated  standard  must  conform  to 
the  following  definition  proclaimed  by 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

"Milk  is  the  fresh,  clean,  lacteal  se- 
cretion obtained  by  the  complete  milk- 
ing of  one  or  more  healthy  cows,  pro- 
perly fed  and  kept,  excluding  that  ob- 
tained within  fifteen  days  before  and 
ten  days  after  calving,  and  contains 
not  less  than  8.5  per  cent  of  solids  not 
fat,  and  not  less  than  3.25  per  cent  of 
milk  fat." 

Standard  milk  is  therefore  milk 
which  conforms  to  certain  require- 
ments. These  are  commonly  but  not 
always  of  a  chemical  nature.  In  some 
cities  bacteriological  standards  have 
been  established.  These  specify  usu- 
ally a  maximum  number  of  bacteria 
per  cubic  centimeter  allowable  in  milk 
offered  for  sale. 

Standardized  Milk,  Blended  Milk— 
These  terms  are  applied  to  milk  which 
has  been  so  modified  as  to  contain  a 
definite  amount  of  one  or  more  of  its 
constituents.  The  most  important  and 
at  the  same  time  the  most  variable 
constituent  is  fat.  To  standardize 
milk  as  regards  fat  it  is  simply  neces- 
sary to  add  or  remove  a  certain 
amount  of  this  constituent  or  to  add 
or  remove  a  certain  amount  of  skim 
milk.  Detailed  directors  for  this  pur- 
pose are  given  in  bulletin  75  of  the 
Illinois  station.  To  cite  an  illustration 
from  this  bulletin,  1,600  pounds  of 
milk  containing  3.2  per  cent  of  fat  may 
be  standardized  to  4  per  cent  of  fat 
by  removing  320  pounds  of  skim  milk. 
A  simple  method  of  determining  the 
amounts  of  skim  milk  and  whole  milk, 
or  of  milks  containing  different  per- 
centages of  fat  which  should  be  mixed 
in  order  to  secure  a  product  having 
a  desired  fat  content  is  given  by  Prof. 
R.  A.  Pearson  in  a  reading  course  bul- 
letin of  Cornell  University. 

Draw  a  rectangle  and  write  at  the 
two  left-hand  corners  the  percentages 
of  fat  in  the  fluids  to  be  mixed,  and 
in  the  center  place  the  required  per- 
centage. At  the  upper  right-hand  cor- 
ner put  the  number  which  represents 
the  difference  between  the  two  numbrs 
standing  in  line  with  it — i.  e.,  the  num- 
ber in  the  center  and  the  one  at  the 
lower  left-hand  corner.  At  the  lower 
right-hand  corner  put  the  number  that 
represents  the  difference  between  the 
two    numbers    in    line    with    it.      Now 


let  the  upper  right-hand  number  refer 
to  the  upper  left  and  the  lower  right- 
hand  to  the  lower  left,  then  the  two 
right-hand  numbers  show  the  relative 
quantities  of  the  fluids  represented  at 
the  left-hand  corners  that  must  be  com- 
bined to  give  a  fluid  of  the  desired 
standard  which  is  represented  in  the 
center. 

If  it  is  wanted  to  mix  the  milks 
from  dairies  testing  4.9  per  cent  fat 
and  3.5  per  cent  fat  to  produce  a  4.6 
per  cent  milk,  the  diagram  shows 
these  milks  must  be  mixed  in  the 
proportion  of  1.1  to  0.3  or  11  to  3. 

If  we  have  120  pounds  of  the  4.9 
per  cent  milk  we  must  mix  it  with 
32.7  pounds  of  3.5  per  cent  milk,  as  is 
shown  by  this  proportion:  11:3:120: 
32.7. 

Modified  Milk,  Humanized  Milk. — 
These  terms  are  applied  frequently 
to  cow's  milk  specially  prepared  for 
infant  feeding.  The  most  important 
difference  between  cow's  milk  and 
human  milk  lies  in  the  proteids  or 
nitrogenous  constituents  which  are 
greater  in  amount  in  cow's  milk.  By 
allowing  cow's  milk  to  stand  for 
several  hours,  taking  the  top  portion, 
and  diluting  this  with  water  with  the 
addition  of  milk  sugar,  a  product  may 
be  obtained  which  corresponds  in  per- 
centages of  fat,  proteids,  and  milk 
sugar  to  human  milk.  The  modifica- 
tions which  have  been  suggested  and 
the  ways  of  making  them  are  very 
numerous. 

Certified  Milk. — This  term,  although 
registered  as  trade  mark  in  1S94,  is 
now  quite  generally  used  with  refer- 
ence to  milk  produced  and  handled 
under  conditions  approved  by  some 
responsible  organization  such  as  a 
medical  society.  An  organization  of 
this  kind  exercises  supervision  over 
the  health  of  the  cows,  the  cleanliness 
of  the  dairy,  the  health  of  employes, 
the  chemical  composition  and  bacterial 
content  of  the  milk,  and  other  mat? 
ters  having  a  bearing  upon  the  whole- 
someness  of  the  milk  and  furnishes  a 
dairyman,  complying  with  the  speci- 
fied requirements,  a  statement  certify- 
ing to  the  purity  of  his  product. 

Guaranteed  Milk. — The  term  "guar- 
"  anteed"  is  often  applied  to  milk  in  its 
ordinary  sense.  It  merely  means  that 
the  producer  agrees  to  deliver  milk  of 
a  certain  composition  or  quality,  and 
it  should  carry  weight  only  in  propor- 
tion to  the  reliability  of  the  party 
making  the  guaranty. 

Sanitary  Milk. — This  is  a  term  ap- 
plied somewhat  indefinitely  to  milk 
produced  and  handled  under  condi- 
tions considered  necessary  to  secure 
a  pure,  wholesome  product.  It  is  often 
applied  by  dealers,  for  purpose  of  ad- . 
vertising,  to  milk  produced  under  de- 
cidedly unsanitary  conditions.  The 
term  '"hygenic"  is  similarly  abused. 

Pasteurized  Milk. — This  term  should 
be  applied  only  to  milk  which  has 
been  heated  sufficiently  to  destroy 
most  of  the  active  organisms  present. 
Bacteria  of  one  kind  or  another  are 
invariably  present  in  milk  obtained 
under  ordinary  conditions.  Some  of 
these  cause  souring  of  milk,  while 
others  may  .  occasionally  be  disease 
producing  forms,  such  as  the  tuberc'e 
bacillus.  Milk  may  be  heated  enough 
to  destory  all  the  organisms  present, 
but  when  this  is  done  it  has  acquired 
a  cooked  taste,  which  is  more  or  less 
undesirable.  lO  avoid  this  the  tem- 
perature o-  heating  should  not  exceed 
1S5  degrees  Fahrenheit,  and  at  the 
same  time  to  secure  the  destruction 
of  any  considerable  number  of  the 
organisms  present,  it  must  not  be- 
low 140  degrees  .Fahrenheit.  When 
the  higher  temperature  mentioned  is 
used  the  period  of  heating  may  be 
very  short,  but  when  the  lower  tem- 
perature is  employed  it  must  be  pro- 
longed in  order  to  secure  the  same  re- 
sults. Pasteurization  therefore  mere- 
ly checks  fermentation.  It  does  not 
destroy  all  of  the  orgaisms  present. 
It  should,  however,  destroy  all  disease 
producing  orgaisms  likely  to  gain  ac- 
cess to  the  milk. 

Sterilized  Milk. — This  is  milk  in 
which  all  organisms  have  been  de- 
stroyed. It  is  not  always  accomplish- 
ed by  merely  boiling  the  milk  unless 
the  boiling  is  repeated  on  two  or  three 
successive  days.  Higher  temperatures 
than  the  boiling  point  are  necessary 
to  assure  sterilization  or  the  complete 
destruction  of  heat  of  fifteen  to  thirty 
minutes'  duration.  Much  of  the  so- 
called  sterilized  milk  is  by  no  means 
free  of  living  organisms. 


Clarified  Milk. — In  passing  through 
t  centrifugal  separator  much  of  the 
solid  impurities  in  milk  remains  in 
the  separator  slime.  A  mixture  of  the 
skim  milk  and  cream  so  obtained  is 
often   referred  to   as- clarified   milk. 

Carbonated  Milk. — This  is  milk  put 
up  in  bottles  and  charged  with  car- 
bondioxid  or  carbonic  acid  gas. 

Homeogenized  Milk. — This  is  milk 
in  which  the  fat  globules  have  been 
broken  up  by  mechanical  means  into 
very  fine  particles,  which  show  no 
tendency  to  rise  to  the  surface,  as  do 
the  fat  gobules  of  ordinary  size.  In 
accomplishing  this  purpose  the  milk 
is  usually  forced  through  capillary 
tubes  and  against  a  resisting  surface. 
The  force  of  impact  causes  the  break- 
ing up  of  gobules  and  thus  makes  a 
more  perfect  emulsion  out  of  the  milk. 
The  process  is  protecter  by  patents  in 
various  countries. 

Condensed  Milk,  Evaporated  Milk. — 
This  is  defined  by  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  as  milk  from  which  a 
considerable  portion  of  water  has  been 
evaporated  and  which  contains  not 
less  than  2S  per  cent  of  milk  solids, 
of  which  not  less  than  27.5  per  cent 
is  milk  fat.  The  sweetened  product 
contains  varying  percentages  of  ad- 
ded sugar. 

Desiccated  Milk. — This  product, 
which  is  usually  referred  to  in  this 
country  as  milk  powder,  is  prepared 
from  whole  or  skim  milk  by  patented 
processes. — Dairy   Produce. 


»^jr^K£&ister«iU.  3.  Patent  OffiM       **^^«< 

SPAVIN  CURE 


A  clean  feedingf  floor  is  not  diffi- 
cult to  have  and  the  grain  will  go 
farther  and  the  health  of  the  hog  will 
be  better  for  having  it. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

GomhauWs 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone  and  other  bony  tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,  Diphtheria.  Removes  all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle, 

As  a  Human  Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,    Sore   Throat,   etc,  it  Is  invaluable. 

Every  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  eold  is 
Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Price  SI  50 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  witn  full  directions  for 
its  use.  EzTSend  for  descriptive  circulars, 
testimonials,  etc    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0. 


FOR    SALS — ALPBED    D.    2:12U- 


By  Longworth.  son  of  Sidney.  Al- 
fred D.  is  absolutely  sound,  without 
blemish;  goes  without  boots;  is  now  in 
training  and  has  paced  miles  better 
than  his  record  this  year.  He  is  a 
fi-^t-class  racing  prospect  for  the  fast 
classes  and  a  high-class  roadster  or  a 
matinee  horse.  He  is  now  in  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  racing  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  where  he  can  be  seen,  and 
will  be  driven  for  prospective  buyers. 
For  further  information  address  MBS. 
A.  C.  DIETZ,  5403  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oat- 
land,  Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

On  account  of  my  age  and  health,  I 
will  sell  Kenneth  C,  three-year-old  rec- 
ord 2:17,  seal  brown,  by  McKinney 
2:11*4,  first  dam  Mountain  Maid  (dam 
of  Tom  Carneal  2:08^,  Kenneth  C. 
(3)  2:17,  and  Miramonte  2:24%),  by 
Crisco  490S,  second  dam  Lucy  M.,  dam 
of  Betty  M.  2:20  by  Cloud.  This  horse 
is  now  five  years  old  and  will  beat 
2:10  this  year.  Sound  and  right  and 
ready  to  show  any  day. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  Ben  Hur,  bay 
stallion,  three  years  old,  by  Stam  B. 
2: 1 1 1-i ,  out  of  Mountain  Maid  as  above. 
Can  trot  in  2:20  now.  Sound  and  all 
right  in  every  way.  Come  and  see 
them  work.  No  trades  considered. 
S.  K.  TREFRY,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Now  for  a  Look 
Ahead! 

Procrastination  is  more  than  a  thief 
of  time;  it  is  an  easy  slide  to  bank- 
ruptcy when  applied  to  the  horse  busi- 
ness. • 

Don't  wait;  the  disease  or  injury  is 
inly  making  inroads  to  the  horse's  use- 
fulness   and    value. 

Now  is  the  time.  Write  to-day  for 
information,  booklet  and  copy  of  our 
signed  guarantee  contract.  You  can 
save  money  and  time;  your  horse  can 
be  worked  as  usual  and  made  sound 
without  scar,  blemish  or  loss  of  hair. 

"Save-tne-Horse"  Permanently  Cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb.  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe 
Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and 
all  lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of 
hair.     Horse   may  work  as   usual. 

$500  PEE  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists   and    Dealers   or 
Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy.    X.    T. 

D.    E.    NEWELL, 

56    Bayo   Vista    Avenue,    Oakland,    Cal. 


SET  POIKTEB  JS.  FOB  SALE   OB 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr..  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06*4,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13  V>.  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08i£  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:1214-  For.  any  further  particu- 
lars address.  FRANK  S.  TURNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Bcsa,    Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  In 
every  town  en  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


Jurt  Enough) 

1  and  jnst  as  they  want  it  The  right  way  to 
|  salt  animals  is  to  let  them  help  themselves. 

Compressed 

Pure-Salt  Bricks 

I  inourFatentFeeders.supplyrefineddaJrysalt.  I 
I  They  mean  animal  thrift.  They  cost  but  "little.  I 
Convenient  for  yon  and  yonr  I 
animals  suffer  no  neglect,  ask  I 
yonr  dealer  and  write  U3  for  I 
booklet. 
Eelmom 
Stable 
Supply  Co. 1 

|  PatcntMi.  Mfi*.  I 

Brooklyn.   | 
N.Y. 


PLEASANTON 
STOCK   RANCH. 

Stallions  taken  care  of;  separate 
paddocks;  first-class  care.  Prices  rea- 
sonable.    Write  to 

S.  O.    FESLER. 
Pleasanton,    Cal. 


VETERINARY 

ADVICE 


FREE 


Dr.  S.  A.  Tattle,  a  veterinary  sur- 
geon of  long  experience  has  writ- 
ten a  book  entitled  ■•yeterinary 
Experience"  on  the  diseases  of 
horses,  giving  symptoms  and 
treatment  in  plain  terms.    It  la 

.fully  illustrated  with  diagram! 
showing  the  skeleton  and  circu- 

klatory  and  digestive  systems  with 

■references  that  make  them  plain. 

'Tells  how  to  buy  a  horse  and 
know  whetnerit  ta  sound  or  not.  Every  horse  owner 
should  have  one.     It  is  6ent  to  any  one. 

TUTTLE'S  ELIXIR 

Is  the  only  guaranteed  cure  for  Colic,  Curb,  recent 
Shoe  Boll*  and  Callous.  It  locates  lameness,  relieves 
and  cures  Spavins,  Ring  Bone,  Cookie  Joints.  Cress* 
Hsel,  Scratches,  Catarrh,  etc  Send  today  and  get  the 
book  free  and  information  about  Dr.  Tattle's  speciflca, 
Tattle's  Elixir  Co.,     52  Beverly  St,  Boston,  Mass. 

Redlngton&  Company.  San  Francisco,  California 
W.  A.  Soaw.iaw  W.  Washington  St.,  Los  Angeles 


TEAM  'WANTED. 


A  high-class  carriage  team.  Must  be 
15%  to  16  hands  h'gh,  any  color  but 
gray,  stylish,  handsome,  sound,  well 
matched  as  to  size  and  conformation, 
gentle  and  good  actors.  Address  JOHN" 
WEB3TEB,  care  Breeder  and  S 
man,  616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  r 
cisco,    Cal. 


xHE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN* 


[Saturday,  May  25.  1907 


$7300  -  Woodland  Race  Meeting  -  $7300 


No, 
No. 


TROTTING  AND  PACING 


Woodland  Race  Track,  Sept.  4,  5,  6  and  7,  1907 


Entries  to  Close  Monday,  June  17,  1907. 


Guaranteed  Stakes. 


PROGRAMME: 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  4th. 

1—2:27  Trotting  $500 

2—2:20  Pacing $1000 


No.  3—2:14  Trotting 


.$600 


THURSDAY, 
No.  4 — Two- Year-Old  Trotting  . 

No.  5—2 :12  Pacing   

No.  6 — 2 .10  Trotting 


SEPTEMBER  5th. 


.$400 
.$500 
.$600 


FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  6th. 

No.  7 — Three-Year-Old  Pacing 

No.  8—2 :08  Pacing   

No.  9—2 :18  Trotting  


.$500 
.$700 
.$500 


No. 
No. 
No. 


SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  7th. 

10— Three- Year-Old  Trotting  $500 

11—2 :24  Trotting  $1000 

12—2:16  Pacing   $500 


ONLY  THREE  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER. 

EXTRAXCE  AXD  PAYMENTS  AS  FOLLOWS— Three  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Monday,  June  17th,  1907;  two  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or 
before  August  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  accompanied  by  the  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made,  or 
nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SUBSTITUTIONS — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has  the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on 
Monday,   September  2d,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  September  2d,  1907,  to  the  class  in  which  it  is  named. 

SPECIAL  XOTICE — The  "Woodland  race  track  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  popular  tracks  in  the  State  with  the  horsemen.  It  is  reckon- 
ed one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  California.  It  is  kept  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  racing.  It  is  the  intention  to  make  the 
Woodland  meeting  this  year  one  of  the  best  meetings  ever  given  in  Yolo  county,  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting 
horsemen  and  insure  high-class  racing. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  full  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager. 


ALEX.  BROWN, 


Proprietor. 


C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager, 

Woodland,  Cal. 


RUNNING  STAKES  FOR   CALIFORNIA-BRED   HORSES 

TO   BE  CONTESTED   AT  THE 

California  State  Fair 

of  1907,  Sacramento,  Cal. 

All  Races  to  be  contested  at  State  Fair  on  days  to 

be  hereafter  designated  by  the  Board  of  Directors 

Entries  to  close  with  the  Secretary  on 

Thursday,  May  30th,  1907 

No.  1.  THE  BURKE  STAKE— $225  added,  of  which  $50  to  second  and  ?25 
to  third.  For  two-year-old  fillies  (foals  of  1905) ;  $5  to  accompany  each  nomina- 
tion. $20  additional  to  start;  weight,  114  pounds.  Winners  of  a  sweepstake  of 
$1,500,  four  pounds;  of  two  such  stakes,  eight  pounds  extra.  Others  that  have 
started  twice  and  have  not  won  three  races  other  than  selling  allowed  four 
pounds;   maidens  beaten  twice,  eight  pounds Six   Furlongs 

No.  2.  THE  ROSE  STAKE— $225  added,  of  which  $50  to  second  and  $25 
to  third.  For  two-year-old  colts  and  geldings  (foals  of  1905);  $5  to  accompany 
each  nomination,  $20  additional  to  start;  weight,  114  pounds.  Winners  of  a 
sweepstake  of  $1,500,  four  pounds;  of  tnp  such  stakes,  eight  pounds  extra. 
Others  that  have  started  twice  and  have  not  won  three  races  other  than 
selling  allowed  four  pounds;  maidens  beaten  twice,  eight  pounds. .  .Six  Furlongs 

No.  3.  THE  RUSH  HANDICAP — $300  added,  of  which  $50  to  second  and 
$25  to  third.  For  three-year-olds  and  up;  $5  to  accompany  each  nomination,  $20 
additional  to  start:  weights  to  be  announced  five  days  before  the  race  is  to 
be  run.  Winners  of  other  than  a  selling  race  after  the  announcement  of  weights 
to  carry  five  pounds  additional   One   Mile 

No.  4.  THE  GOVERNOR'S  HANDICAP— $350  added,  of  which  $50  to 
second  and  $25  to  third.  For  three-year-olds  and  up;  $5  to  accompanv  each 
nomination,  $20  additional  to  start;  weights  to  be  announced  five  davs "before 
the  race  is  to  be  run.  Winners  of  other  than  a  selling  race  after  the  announce- 
ment of  weights  to  carry  five  pounds  additional One  Mile  and  a  Quarter 


J.  A.  FDLCHER,  Secretary, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 


BENJ.  F.  RUSH,  President. 


Awarded  Gold  Medal   at  California  State  Fair,  1892.     Everv  horse  owner 

who   values  his  stock  should   constantly  have  a  8upply  of  it  on'hand.     It  im- 

prov  s  and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.    Ask  vour  grocers  or  dealers 

r     t.     Positively   cures   Colic,   Scouring   and  Indigestion.     Manhattan  Food 

,'.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


THE  SPREAD  OF 

San  Francisco 

IN  THE 

June  Sunset 

How  the  new  city,  under  the  impetus  of  the 
rapid  rebuilding,  is  moving  south,  filling  the  entire 
peninsula,  being  helped  tremendously  in  suburban 
expansion  by  the  Bay  Shore  Railway  Cut-Off. 


A  GREAT  ISSUE 

Eclipses  the  April,   "  One  Year  After  "   Number. 


Send  It  to  Your  Eastern  Friends 


ON  SALE  MAY  25th. 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


15 


SAVE   208  SHAVES 

$20.80  a  year.  Also  save  the  razor,  your 
face,  time  and  temper  by  using  "3  in  One* 
on  the  blade. 

keeps  the  blade  keen  and  clean,  by  prevent- 
ing surface  rusting  which  is  caused  bv  moisture 
from  the  lather.  Write  for  free  sample 
and  special  "razor  saver"  circular.  s$f 
Why  not  know  the  truth  r  G.  W.  7lJJ> 
COLE  COMPANY,  102  Hew  St.  1)1 
New  York  City.  Esf 


PRIVILEGES     ?OS     GALE. 
Offers   will  be   received   for   privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Clu"b,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  Aug-ust  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

SB.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cal. 

two-mhtttte  speed 

FOB   SALE. 


The  mahogany  brown  stallion  DI0L.0 
by  Diablo  2:09^.  dam  Bessie  Hock  by 
Hock  Wilkes,  son  of  Guy  Wilkes,  second 
dam  by  Venture,  sire  dam  of  Directum 
2:05*4.  third  dam  by  Paul's  Abdallah, 
fourth  dam  by  Gen.  Taylor,  thirty-mile 
champion. 

DIOLO  is  16  hands  and  a  half  inch 
high,  weighs  1100  pounds  and  is  one 
of  the  best  gaited  pacers  ever  sired  by 
Diablo.  He  has  two-minute  spe3d  and 
though  never  given  any  fast  miles  has 
paced  easily  a  mile  in  2:17,  last  half  in 
1:06,  and  has  shown  a  quarter  in  31 
seconds,  the  last  eighth  in  15  seconds. 
He  will  beat  2:10  this  year,  if  raced; 
is  absolutely  sound  and  without  blemish. 
There  is  over  ?12,000  in  purses  and 
stakes  in  which  he  can  be  entered  and 
substituted  on  the  California  Circuit 
this  year.  Horse  can  be  seen  at  Pleas- 
anton in  charg"e  of  W.  J.  Creason,  to 
whom  all  communications  in  regard  to 
the  horse  should  be  addressed.  MBS. 
J.   M.    POX,    Owner. 


POB    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  years  old.  by  James 
Madison ;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel ;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10  trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W. ; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
\jOs  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
*»en,   or  address 

L.  J.  BOSE,  Jr., 

Oznard,  CaL 

CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Pranclsco 


THE  HORSEMAN'S  HANDBOOK 


contents: 

CARE  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  STALLIONS-The  Stall-Pad- 
dock —Food—  Diseases—  Exercise—  Grooming 
—Serving  Mares— Amount  of  Service. 

CAREAND  MANAGEMENT  OF  BROOD  MARES-Getting  mares 
in  foal— Care  during  Pregnancy— Abortion- 
Foaling— Time  When  Mare  is  Due— In  Season 
Again—  Weaning  Colt—  Period  of  Gestation 
Table. 

BREAKING  AND  DEVELOPING  OF  COLTS— Care  of  Colt— Ed- 
ucating— Feeding—  Care  of  Growing  Feet— 
Breaking  to  Drive— Developing,  Shoeing  and 
Booting. 

MANAGEMENT  OF  CAMPAIGNERS— How  to  Keep  the  Race 
Horse  in  Condition  and  Keyed  Up  for  a  Race. 

CARE  OF  THE  FEET— Booting  and  Shoeing— Bonner's 
and  Berry's  Views. 

eAREOFTHE  HORSE  IN  SICKNESS-Some  Brief,  Simple 
Rules  and  Remedies. 

GAITIHG  AND  BALANCINS— Correction  of  Faulty  Gaits 
etc. 

ANIMAL  TAMING  AND  TRAINING— Methods  Employed  by 
Gentry  in  Overcoming  Wild  Instincts  of  the 
Horse  and  Teaching  Him  to  Learn. 

STATISTICS— Championship  Records  of  every  class 
—Leading  Sires  of  2:30  speed— Time  cf  Fastest 
Miles  by  Quarters— List  of  High  Priced  Horses 
—List  of  Horse  Associations  and  Registers- 
List  of  Horse  Journals— List  of  Books  on  the 
Horse— Table  of  all  stake  winners.  Conditions 
and  Dates  of  Payments  on  all  Futurities,  etc. 

AMERICAN  TROTTING  RULEt— The  Complete  Rules  gov- 
erning Harness  Racing  with  Index,  Officially 
Signed  by  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight,  also  the 
betting  rules. 

USEFUL  INFORMATION— Rules  for  Admission  to  Stan- 
dard Registers.  Rules  for  Laying  out  Tracks— 
—Treatment  of  Horse's  Teeth— How  to  Groom 
a  Horse— About  Clipping  Horses— Where  to 
Buy  Specialties  for  Horsemen,  etc. 
—  -..—  iPaper  Cover  50c 
PRICE}  Leatherette  Cover  $1 

ADDRESS 


CANTON. O. 


GOOD   HORSE   BOOTS 


$\™»s^ 


# 


The  Famous  "Sell  Brand" 
Horse  Boots 


FORMERLY 
GILLIAM    BRAND 


It's  easy  to  claim  perfection.  We  say  we  make  the  best  Horse  Boots  in  the  world.  Is  it  proof  that 
we  have  the  largest  factory  in  America  devoted  to  the  manufacture  of  Fine  Horse  Boots  and  are 
making  more  goods  of  this  character  than  any  other  three  concerns  combined?  We  have  seen  the 
other  factories   and  know  whereof  we   speak.     Other  people  have  seen  them  and  say  so,  too. 

Sold  to  the  Leading  Horsemen 


To  sell  our  enormous  product  we  had  to  convince 
a  large  majority  of  the  intelligent  horsemen  of  the 
country — the  experts  of  the  Grand  Circuit  and  other 
leading  tracks  and  the  crack  amateur  reinsmen  of 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  Cleveland,  Boston, 


etc. — that  we  were  making  better  Horse  Boots  than 
anyone  else.  Could  we  continue  to  sell  them  year 
after  year  if  we  didn't  keep  their  business  by  the 
same  means  that  we  got  it?  We  can't  afford  to 
tamper  with  our  reputation  and  will  continue  to 
make 


Horse  Boots  of  Quality-the  "SELL  BRAND" 

the  most  perfect  in  design,  fit,  materials  and  wear-where.  Everything  shown  by  photographic  repro- 
mg  qualities.  We  are  naturally  leaders  in  correctductions  in  the  finest  Horse  Boot  Catalogue  ever 
designing  and  are  offering  many  new  and  valuablepublished,  which  will  be  mailed  to  horsemen  free  on 
improvements  this  season  that  cannot  be  had  else-request. 

To  California  Drivers  and  Trainers 

We  have  arranged  for  the  sale  of  our  goods  in  California  with  the  following  companies: 

THE   MAIN-WINCHESTER-STONE  CO.,  San   Francisco,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-JEPSON   CO.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
THE    MAIN-WINCHESTER-STOLL   CO.,  Sacramento,  Cal. 

Who  will  carry  large  and  complete  stocks  at  all  times  and  can  fill  orders  promptly.    Send  to-day  to 
nearest  company  for  catalogue  and  prices. 


FORMERLY 
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The  Sell  Horse  Goods  Co. 


CANTON,  OHIO 


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SAN  FBAiNCISCO,   CAL. 


SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  nil  mnres  bred  with  Hand  rrreatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  10  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price.  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I. O. CRITTENDEN. 

9    FOX  BLD'Cl.  ELTRIA,OHI(» 

BLAKE,    MOFFITT    &   TOWNE 

Dealers    In     PAPER. 
1400-1450    4th    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Blake,     Mofflt    &     Towne.     Los    Angeles. 
Blake,    McFall    &    Co.,    Portland,    Oregon 


State  Agricultural  Society 

Stanford  Stake  of  1909 

TROTTING  STAKE  FOE  FOALS  OF  1906 

To  be  trotted  at  the  California  State  Fair  of  1909.  Entries  to  close  June 
1,  1907,  with  J.  A.  Filcher,  Secretary,  at  the  office  in  Sacramento. 

Fifty  dollars  entrance,  of  which  $5  must  accompany  nomination  June  1, 
1907,  $5  November  1,  1907;  $10  June  1,  190S;  $10  June  1,  1909,  and  $20  on 
the  tenth  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  State  Fair  of  1909;  $300  added  by  the 
Society.    Mile  heats,  three  in  five,  to  harness-. 

The  stakes  and  added  money  to  be  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Right 
reserved  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover.  When  only  two  start  they  may 
contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in,  to  be  divided  66  2-3  per  cent  to  the 
winner,  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
will  be  entitled  to  first  money  only.  In  no  case  will  a  horse  be  entitled  to 
more  than  one  money. 

A  horse  not  winning  a  heat  in  the  first  three  shall  not  start  in  the  fourth 
heat,  unless  said  horse  shall  have  made  a  dead  heat;  but  horses  so  ruled  out 
shall  have  a  right  to  share  in  the  prize  according  to  their  rank  in  the  summary 
at  the  close  of  their  last  heat. 

Nominators  are  not  held  for  full  amount  of  entrance  In  case  colt  goes 
wrong;  only  forfeit  the  payments  made,  which  relieves  you  from  further  respon- 
sibility and  declares  entry  out. 

The  stake  is  growing  in  value  each  year;  every  breeder  should  enter  in  it; 
it  will  enhance  the  value  of  his  colt  in  case  he  desires  to  sell. 

Your  colt  entered  in  the  Occident  Stake  for  1909  is  eligible  for  entry  in 
this  stake. 

Remember  the  date  of  closing  is  June  1st,  1907 

J.  A.  FILCHER, 


J.6 


THE  BREEDER. AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,  1907 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    2:15 

Three-year-old  Record   ....2:12% 
Timed   in    a   Race    2:10^ 


WINNER  OF  HARTFORD  PUIUBirT  ($8500)  FOE  19C5. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  Csire  of  Biflora-2:09%.  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0S?j  and  dam  of  5  In  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  cdam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20V4),  by  Erin  2:24=,;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%.  by  Prineeps  53S;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%.  Romance  2:29%.  and  Guynn  2:27%).  by  Golddust  50: 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%).  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 
_  Season   of  1907  at  PLEASASION  EACE   TEACK. 

S>50  for  the  Spa  ■son  USUAL    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

T  ■•""*»«"  should   mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance   to  breed 

good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


2:19%, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 


SEED    AT    HIGHLAND    FARM, 
DUBUQUE, 


IOWA. 


By  EXFBESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12^)  by  Advertiser 
2:15^,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*4  (dam  of  Aegon  2:1S%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2Tll%.  etc.)  tjy  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief   11,   etc.  „ 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
L  i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton   race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

Tlte  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address   all    communications    to 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 

MENDOCINO  22607 

RECORD     (THREE-YEAR-OLD)     2:19*4 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:08^);  Mendolita  2:07^,  Idoiita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:21%,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:09%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%.  etc.  Bay  stallion. 
15.3 ^  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1889.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm 

Sire.  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam.  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19V>,  Electant  2:19V>,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
901,  2:17%;  second  dam.  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%.  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%.  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1SS2;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)    by    imp.    Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  575;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:11%; 
Dam  Helena  2:11%. 


Brown  Stallion.  16.2  hands;  weight  1350  pounds;  foaled  April  11.  1900.  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam, 
HELENA  2:11%  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12),  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29^  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
1:11%.  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  17S9;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;    fourth   dam,    Ida   May   by   Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire.  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
•known.  His  second. dam.  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  day,  and  as  well  as 
Jier  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usual  return  privilege. 

MENDOCINO  and  McKENA  will  make  the  season  at  PALO  ALTO  STOCK 
PARM.  Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.  No  responsibility  assumed 
by  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIRE. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07%  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.)  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley' Belden  2:08^.  trial  2:06^.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terras — $30  for  tne  Season  of  1907. 

H.  A.   CARLTON,   Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


CAMPBELL'S 


EMOLLIC 
IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS, 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS,  CALKS. 
SCRATCHES.  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
relying  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th   CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.     Serial  Number  1219. 

All   Trainers  Should   Keep   it  in  Their  Stables. 

PRICE— 25c,    50c    and    $1.00 

i  Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper) 

Jas.  B    Campbell   &  Co.,   Manufacturers,  418  W.   Madison   St.,   Chicago,   Illinois 

i   '  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.    Tf  not  in  stock  ask  them 

te  any  Jobber  for  it; 


Redlac  2:071 

CHAMPION     TROTTING     STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 


Keg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 

Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :09y4 


He  Holds  the  World's  Race  Record        |«  3?f$&,a5ffiF'm£  ^Taos 

REDLAC  2:07y2  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  ■mill  be  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  he  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  "W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:28%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth  dam   S.   T.   B.,   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

V7ILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  A9EICULTUSAL  PAKE,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms — $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  "Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GEUBB, 

C.    J.    G-rubb,    Manager,   University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Gal. 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Rprl  MrK   43766 

A  ^^^^4        If  lvl\l         Son   of  the   Great   McKinney   8818;   Dam 

by  the   Great  Red  Wilfces   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11  V-i  sire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
In  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  $50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  $500. 

Dam  Bonnie  Bed  by  Bed  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:15%  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  "Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

BED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben.  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colta 
are  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  in  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Seasou  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  B.  MURPHY'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL, 
(W.   R.   Murphy,    Owner.) 
TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Beturn  Privilege. 


STAR  POINTER  1:591 

World's  Champion  Race  Horse 

World's   Record   made   in   1S97.     The   fastest,    gamest  and   most   consistent   race 
horse  in   turf  history.     Registered  Trotting  No.   301S3;  Pacing  No.  0414. 

Sire    of    Morning    Star    2:04%     (Mat.    wagon    2:03).    Joe    Pointer    2:05%,    Sidney 
Pointer. 2:07%,   Schley  Pointer  2:08%. 

By   Brown  Hal  2:12%,  sire  of  Star  Pointer  1:59%    and   ten  others  with  records 
of   2:10   and   better.      Dam    Sweepstakes,    dam    of    Star   Pointer    1:59%,    Hal    Pointer 
2:04,  Elastic  Pointer  2:06%,  etc.,  and  2  Producing  Sons  and  6  Producing  Daughters. 
Season  1907  at  Pleasanton.     Service  Pee  $100.     Usual  Beturn  Privileges. 
For  further  particulars  address, 

CHAS.  De   BTDEE. 
Good  Pasturage  and  Good  Care  Taken  of  Mares.  Pleasanton,  CaL 


THE    STANDAED    STALLION 


McFADYEN 


45019  Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 

By  Diablo  2:09*4,   Sire  of 
2;  "151/,  Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  {dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:15%),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:08%,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  Walker  2:23%,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;   third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dixon,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TEEMS — S40  for  the  Season.  E.  D.  DUDLEY,   Dixon,   CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,   SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 


GRECO 


BLACK   COLT,    Foaled    1900;    Sire 

McKINlTEY  2:11%.  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie    2:02.    Kinney     Lou      2:07%. 

Charley  Mac  2:07%,  Mack  Mack 
(Trial  2:12%)       2:0S,    Miss    Georgrie    2:08%,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:09>4.  The  Roman  2:09%, 
Dr.  Book  2:10.  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:0514,  You 
Bet  2:07.  Jennie  Mac   2:09.  Zolock  2:05Vi. 

Dam,  AILEEN  2:26%  (dam  of  Mowitza  2:20%. 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32.  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:16%,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:0814,  Grey 
Gem   2:09y2,  W.  Wood  2:07.   etc. 

Grandam.  I.OTJ  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
1:58%.  Redwood  2:21%.  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:26%)  by  Milton  Medium  2:26%  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:32^2,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04.  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40    speed. 

Will  Make  tire  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Pee  of  $50  for  tlie  Season. 
For  particulars  address 

W.  B    19HSSON,   Santa   Clara,   Cal 


Saturday,  May  25,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


NUSHAGAK 


Site  of  Aristo  GiOS1^.  winner  of  Occident  and 
Stanford  Stakes  of  1902,  and  6  otner  4- 
y ear-olds  and  Tinder  in  2:30  list. 


Registered  No.  25939 

Sired  by  Sable  "Wilkes  2:18,   sire  of  42   in   2:30.     Dam   Fidelia    (dam   of  Fidette 
2:28^6,  dam  of  Mary  Celeste  2:17*4),  by  Director  2:17;  second  dam  by  Reavis  Black- 
bird 2:22;  grandam  by  Lancet,  son  of  McCracken's  Blackhawk. 
FEE — $50. 


Limited  to   forty  outside  mares. 


PRINCE  ANSEL 


Two-Year-Old    Record   2:20y2 


Out  of  three  trained,  Prince  Gay,  his  oldest  colt,  trotted  a  trial  in  2:12%,  last 
quarter  in  31%  seconds;  Princess  Mamie,  four  years,  2:27%,  trial  2:18%;  and 
Prince  Lot,   two  years,   2:29,  trial  2:25. 

Sired  by  Dexter  Prince  (sire  of  Eleata  2:0S1,4,  Lisonjero  2:08^4,  James  L. 
2:09^4,  Edith  2:10,  etc.),  dam  Woodflower  (dam  of  Seyles  2:15%,  by  Ansel  2:20, 
son  of  Electioneer;  second  dam  Mayflower  2:30V&  (dam  of  Manzanita  2:16,  Wild- 
flower    (2)    2:21,    and    8    producing    daughters),    by    St.    Clair    16675. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Eace  Track,  Woodland,  Cal. 
FEE:     $30.  C.  A.  SPENCE3,  Manager,  Woodland,  Cal. 

ALEX.   BROWN,   Owner,  Walnut  Grove,  Cal. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09% 
Reg.  No-  31706 


Sire  of 

Irish   (4)   2:08'/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|4 


By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Dr.  Leek  2:09^,  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58^,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

?50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to   July    1st. 

Standard  Bred  5-Y.-0.  Trotter  by  Monterey   2:09H 

Dam    Leap   Tear    2:26%    (sister    to    lago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Yosemite  is  15.3   hands,   weighs  1125   lbs. 
One  of   the   handsomest,   best,    fastest  and   most   promising  young   stallions   on 
this  Coast.      He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these  horses   apply   to   or  address 

PETER.  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Reg'.  No.  24576.     Trotting*  Race  Record  2:12* 4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,   Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 

ZOMBRO    2:1  1    6reatest  Son  of  McKinney  2:1114 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Woodlar-d,  Yolo   County,   Cal. 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%,  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-«old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  S3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in   this   part   of  California  next  season.         For  further  particulars  address 

GBO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,  Cal. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season — 525. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:0$%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — $25. 

Having   leased    the    above    highly    bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO    RACE    TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund   service    fee    if    mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H".  L.  FARRITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 

SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK    S.    TURNER,    Prop.,    Santa    Rosa,    Cal. 

AUCTION  SALE 

OF    THE     ENTIRE 

Prize  Winning  Herd  Registered  Holsteins 

The  Property  of  F.   H.   Burke,   Consisting  of   BULLS,   MILCHING 
COWS,  HEIFERS  and  CALVES,  to  be  sold  on 

Saturday,  June  8th,  1907 

Sale  Commencing  at  11  A.  M..   at  LA   SIESTA  RANCH  on  ALVISO    ROAD, 

Four  miles  north  of  San  Jose. 
A   number    of    farming    implements,    wagons    and    harnesses,    also    a    complete 
dairy  outfit,  including  coolers  and  cream  separator,  will  be  offered  for  sale.      Rigs 
will  meet  trains  to  carry  buyers  to  the  ranch.     Luncheon  will  be  served.     "WRITE 
FOR   CATALOGUE. 

FRED  H.  CHASE  8c  CO.,  Live  Stock  Auctioneers, 

478  Valencia  Street,  near  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


By 

fastest 


NUTWOOD    WILKES    2:16V&, 

stallion    in    the    world),    Tidal 


(RECORD  2:22*4) — Sire  of  Alone  (4)  2:09% 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19^  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24V,,  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%),  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world, 
sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
Wave  2;09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09,4,  "Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guaranteed,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  INGAR,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director: 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American   trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Fedigree. 

Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:23%,  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  could  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31^4  seconds. 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%.  You  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes    tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood  2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:08%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Fatchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl    2:22%    and   L.    E.    C.    2:29%,    by    George   M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only   stallion    living  or  dead   that   carries   the  fve   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season   of  1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the   Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda   Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


The  Arrowhead   Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2^  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 1088. 

FEE,   $40  to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 


Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


He  sons  of  McKinney  2:11m,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
)aisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22*4,  Little  Mae 
weet    Rosie    2:2S%.    Vallejo    Girl    2:16%    and    Prof.    Heald    2:24%)    by 


Handsome 
broodmare  Dai! 

(3)    2:27,    Sweet    .w^  . 

McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  ror 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

Constructor  is  a  beautiful  black  stallion,   stands   15.2%    hands,   weights   1,200 

pounds;   perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good  pasturage,   $3   per  month. 
$25  for  the  Season.    TTsual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,    1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,    Cal. 


BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16^ 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15%,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     2:1814,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEBMS — Por  Season,  S50.    Beturn  Privilege. 

Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:109i, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%.  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S%.  Lady  Howry  2:09%.  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

KABTIH  CASTES,  Nutwood  Stock  Parm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


HOOPER  FARM  Good  p'sturS 


For  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 


No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running"  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   G/o?me1 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS — For    Open    Pasture,    $5    per    month;    Housing    at    Night    and    Feeding 
Hay,  $10  per  month;   Grooming,  Exercising,  etc..  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per   month.      For  particulars  address 


Beference — S.  F.  Biding-  Club 


ROBERT  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER  FARM,  MOUNTAIN  VIET 

Santa  Clara  Com 


IS 


THE  BREEDER  AXD  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  Mar   25,   1907 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght—W.  R.Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Siannard — 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter   One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


A  Bay  Filly 

Foaled  recently  by 

,   "McKINNEY"  2:11% 

Dam  Liska,  2:28^4,  by  Electioneer,  125.    An  excellent  one. 
It  pays  to  breed  this  kind. 

PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


When 
ment 


'io'lh^ou^'The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register  No.  38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%),  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  530  for 
season,  $40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Br.  J.  A.  LANE,  Portuna.  CaL 


u.  s. 

CIRCUIT  COURT 

Tot  Southern  District  of  N.  T., 
Before 

JUDGE   HOUGH 

On  December  10th  and  nth.,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company.- 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing-  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its   pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  $23.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  York. 

AN  INFLAMED  TENDON 

NEEDS  COOLING. 


Stallion 
Cards 


Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled    and    Printed. 


PEDIGRESS 
TABULATED 

Giving    Performances    of   the    get    of 

sires    and    dams.     Typewritten, 

ready  to  frame. 

STALLION  SERVICE 
BOOKS,  $1.00 

With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


ABS0 


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"Will  do  it  and  restore  the  circulation, 
assist  nature  to  repair  strained,  rap- 
tured ligaments  moresnccc-ssfiilly than 
Firing.  No  blister,  no  hair  gone,  and 
you  can  use  the  horse.  $2.00  per  bottle, 
.  Bor-k  2-0  Free. 
ABSORBiNE,  JR.,  fox  mnnkind,  Sl-OO 
i  bottle.  Cures  Strained  Turn  Ligaments, 
'"aricose  Veins,  Varicocele,  Hydrocele,  en- 
larged Glands  and  Ulcers.    Allays  pain  quickly 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 

54  Mc  imouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 

For  Sale  by — 

Lar.gley    &    Michaels,    San    Francisco 

Cal.:  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland. 
F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co..  Los 
-vs.  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co..  Sac- 
lo,  Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co..  Seattle, 
;      Spokane     Drug     Co.,      Spokane, 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616    Golden    Gate    Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


PfiTER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street. 
Jakland.    Cal..    Importers,    Breeders    and 

dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ty Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
lass  breeding  stock.     Correspondence  so 

United. 


niPOBTED    HACKNEY    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    people's    prices.       If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


■HOWARD  SHORTHORNS-'-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
ind  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
vhat  vou  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Mateo. 


Pred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-630  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sal** 

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rlAMS — Dairy    Stoc-k    a    special  tv.  How 

Poultry-      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
4   Co..    Los   Angeles.    CaL 


Toomey 
Two-Wheelers 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
Training   Vehicles. 

Possess  lightness,  strengtn,  durabil- 
ity and  perfect  riding  qualities. 

Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
1905  to  the  Toomey   Low  Seat  Sulky. 

Send   for   latest   catalogues  to 
S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 

Low    Seat    Pneumatic    Speed    Carts  Cana|    Dover,    Ohio,    U.   S.   A. 
for    track    purposes.        Pneumatic 

Road      Carts     for      jogging      and  Or  Studebaker  Bros.  Co.,  of  Cal,,  Agts. 

training.  Market  and  10th  Sts.,  San  Francisco 


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"NAME" 


SELAH 


A  grand  voung  stallion,  sired  bv  McKJnney  2:11*4,  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05*«,  Directum 
2:05*4,  etc..  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17^, 
last  half  in  1:07.  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  l:04si.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TEEMS — $40  the  Season,  money  to  he  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with  foaL     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.    EEK^Y,    French    Camp,    CaL 


JAMES   A.   GROVE 


(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  II.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.     Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK    FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa-Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


HORSEMEN     EVEEYWHEBE     EITDOESE     IT. 

Between  two  and  three  humdred  thousand  trainers,  drivers, 
breeders  and  other  horsemen  rely  on  Craft's  Distemper  and 
Cough  Cure  for  curing  all  infectious  and  catarrhal  diseases 
of  horses.  To  this  evidence  of  value  we  add  a  positive  guar- 
antee. At  dealers  or  direct,  prepaid;  50  cents  and  $1.00.  Ask 
for  a  free  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  In<L 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av„  Oakland,  CaL,  Pac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AXD  CORRESPOND  EXTS  WANTED  IN 
EVERY  TOWN  OX  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOP  THE 
"BREEDER   AND  SPORTSMAN 


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?*************  «  *  »  * ■!■  *************  **■>. 


Dupont  Smokeless 

MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,   Cal.,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   ..59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du   Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling   18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible 
to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material 
of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 
■  handled  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with 
the  best  Damascus  or  "VThitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
"Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  $17.75  net  to  $300  list.  


ITHACA  GUN  COMPANY, ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


At  the  head 


of  the 

procession, 

AS  USUAL 


The  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  Gun  in  the  able  hands 
of  Mr.  G.  S.  McCarty,  wins  the  Southern  Handicap  at  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  on  May  10,  1907,  by  scoring  92  of  100  targets 
shot  at.     Send  for  catalogue. 

PARKER  BROS., 

T*  Y.  Salesroom— 32  Warren  St.      -      30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


»-►»•►>»>►»>»>£•►» 


GOLCHER   BROS., 

Formerly  of  Clabrough,   Oolcher  &  Co. 


GUNS 

FISHING  TACKLE 

AMMUNITION 

SPORTING  GOODS 


511  Market  St.,      San  Francisco  | 


^   Telephone 

6   Temporary  1883 


PDllHSf 


Take  It  M  Tim®, 

If  you  have  the  remedy  on  hand,  and  are  ready  to  ( 
act  promptly,  you  will  find  that  there  is  nothing  in 
the  form  of  Spavins,  Splints,  Curbs,  Windpuffs  and 
Bunches  which  "will  not  yield  promptly  and  perma- 
nently to 

\Quinn's  Ointment 


Ithas.  saved  thousands  of  pood  horses  from  the  peddler's 

cart  and  the  broken-down  horse  market.    Mr.  C.  B.  Dick- 

I  ens  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  who  conducts  oneof  the  largest  liver?- stables  in  the  Northwest, 

rites  as  follows:    I  have  been  neintr  Qu Inn's  Ointment  lor  some  time  andvrith  the  greatest  I 

nece-is     I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  to  my  friend*.    No  horseman  should  be  with-  ' 

ut  it  in  his  stable.    For  curbs,  splints,  spavins,  windpuffs  and  all  bunches  ic  lias  no  equal." 

Price  si. 00  perbottla.     Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  moil.     Write  us  for  circulars, 

EStimonials,  etc    Si 

I  free  for  the  asking. 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTEES 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa.   Cal. 

FOR    SALE. 

Two  of  the  best  Boston  Terrier 
brood  bitches  on  the  Coast. 

A  winning  Toy   Pomeranian   dog. 

Bargains  it  closed  by  May  30th. 
Particulars  by  addressing  P.  O.  Box 
85,  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  606 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia   St.,   San    Francisco 

Between  Pulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls   from   out  of  town   promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  Li.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Tel-phone  Special  2074. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  May  25,  1907 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


'ORSE  BOOTS 


.Remington  Autoloading  Rifle, 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2,000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency,    315   Broadway,    New   York    City 

Sales     Office,    515    Market    Street,    San    Francisco,     CaL 


W$i$&m$$i, 


^^^^     -  -  ■ 


WINCHESTER 

.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC    RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results   always  use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  your  dealer  to  show  you  one. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  -  NEW  HAVEN,  CONN. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  Agent,  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,  MARCH  17th,   1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRA'TH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take   Hayes,   McAllister   or  Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 
Ber1  .'  located  and  healthiest  stable  in   San  Francisco.     Always  a  good  roadster 
for   sale.      Careful    and    experienced    men    to    care    for    and    exercise    park 
-   and   prepare   horses   for   track   use.      Ladies  can   go   and   return   to   stable 
mve  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast   Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Iver  Johnson's  Arms  &  Cycle  Works,  Ham 
ilton  Rifle  Co. 


*»-€£ 


VOLUME  L.     No.  22 


SATURDAY,  JUNE  1,  1907 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Tear 


THE     BREEDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


$7300  -  Woodland  Race  Meeting  -  $7300 


TROTTING  AND  PACING 


Woodland  Race  Track,  Sept.  4,  5,  6  and  7,  1907 


Entries  to  Close  Monday,  June  17,  1907. 


Guaranteed  Stakes. 


PROGEAMME: 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  4th. 

No.  1—2 :27  Trotting  $500 

No.  2—2 :20  Pacing $1000 

No.  3—2:14  Trotting $600 

THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  5th. 

No.  4— Two- Year-Old  Trotting $400 

No.  5—2 :12  Pacing  $500 

No.  6—2:10  Trotting  $600 


FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  6th. 

No.  7 — Three- Year-Old  Pacing 

No.  8—2 :08  Pacing  

No.  9—2 :18  Trotting  


$500 

$700 

$500 

SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  7th. 

No.  10— Three- Year-Old  Trotting  $500 

No.  11—2 :24  Trotting  $1000 

No.  12—2 :16  Pacing   $500 


ONLY  THREE  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER. 

ENTRANCE  AND  PAYMENTS  AS  FOLLOWS — Three  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Monday,  June  17th,  1907;  two  per  cent  additional  it  not  declared  out  on  or 
before  August  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  accompanied  by  the  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made,  or 
nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SUBSTITUTIONS — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has  the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on 
Monday,  September  2d,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  September  2d,  1907,  to  the  class  in  which  it  is  named. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — The  Woodland  race  track  has  ahva3rs  been  one  of  the  most  popular  tracks  in  the  State  with  the  horsemen.  It  is- reckon- 
ed one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  California.  It  is  kept  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  racing.  It  is  the  intention  to  make  the 
"Woodland  meeting  this  year  one  of  the  best  meetings  ever  given  in  Yolo  county,  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting 
horsemen  and  insure  high-class  racing. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  full  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager. 


ALEX.  BROWN, 


Proprietor. 


C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager, 

Woodland,  Cal. 


McMurray  -  McMurray 


McMURRAY 

Sulkies  and 

Jogging 

Carts 

Standard  tlie  World   Over. 

Address    for   printed   matter   and 

prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Gal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 


McMurray  -  McMurray 


State  Agricultural  Society 

Stanford  Stake  of  1909 

TROTTING  STAKE  FOR  FOALS  OF  1906 

To  be  trotted  at  the  California  State  Fair  of  1909.  Entries  to  close  June 
1,  1907,  with  J.  A.  Filcher,  Secretary,  at  the  office  in  Sacramento. 

Fifty  dollars  entrance,  of  which  55  must  accompany  nomination  June  1, 
1907,  $5  November  1,  1907;  $10  June  1,  190S;  ?10  June  1,  1909,  and  $20  on 
the  tenth  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  State  Fair  of  1909;  $300  added  by  the 
Society.    Mile  heats,  three  in  five,  to  harness. 

The  stakes  and  added  money  to  be  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent.  Right 
reserved  to  declare  two  starters  a  walkover.  When  only  two  start  they  may 
contest  for  the  entrance  money  paid  in,  to  be  divided  66  2-3  per  cent  to  the 
winner,  and  33  1-3  per  cent  to  the  second  horse.  A  horse  distancing  the  field 
will  be  entitled  to  first  money  only.  In  no  case  will  a  horse  be  entitled  to 
more  than  one  money. 

A  horse  not  winning  a  heat  in  the  first  three  shall  not  start  in  the  fourth 
heat,  unless  said  horse  shall  have  made  a  dead  heat;  but  horses  so  ruled  out 
shall  have  a  right  to  share  in  the  prize  according  to  their  rank  in  the  summary 
at  the  close  of  their  last  heat. 

Nominators  are  not  held  for  full  amount  of  entrance  in  case  oolt  goes 
wrong;  only  forfeit  the  payments  made,  which  relieves  you  from  further  respon- 
sibility and  declares  entry  out. 

The  stake  is  growing  in  value  each  year;  every  breeder  should  enter  in  it; 
it  wil>  enhance  the  value  of  his  colt  in  case  he  desires  to  sell. 

1  our  colt  entered  in  the  Occident  Stake  for  1909  is  eligible  for  entry  in 
this  stake. 

Remember  the  date  of  closing  is  June  1st,  1907 

J.  A.  FILCHER,  Secretary. 


75  PER  CENT 


OF  ALL   HORSE  OWNERS 

AND  TRAINERS. 


USE   AND   RECOMMEND 


Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


-SOU)  BY- 


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UNDER      S       "*  i. 

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FOOD  ACT    1  aHH=H>3v:H 
1  "-~£^" 

JUNE  30™ 

1906 

SERIALMUHBER  | 

1219 


W.   A.    Sayre Sacramento,    Cal. 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.   G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville  &  Nance Butte,   Mont. 

A.    A.    Kraft    Co Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   E.   Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping: San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester-Jepsen     Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.l 

Jno.   McKerron San  Francisco,   Cal. 

Jos.   McTigrue San   Francisco,    Cal. 

Brs-don    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


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CHICAGO.    ' 


Guaranteed  under  the  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,      418  W.   Madison   Street,  Chicago 


CRABBET  ARABIAN  STUD 


CBABBET     PAEK,     THEEE     BRIDGES 

and  NEWBTJILDINGS,    SOUTHWATEE. 

SUSSEX,   ENGLAND. 

The  largest  breeding  stud  of  Arabian 
horses  in  the  world.  The  conditions 
under  which  these  horses  are  bred  at 
Newbnildings  produce  a  type  unrlvaleed 
for  quality  and  hardiness.  The  unique 
knowledge  of  the  breed  gained  by  the 
owners  in  Arabia  enables  *liem   to  guar- 


antee purity  of  blood  of  the  choicest 
strains,  some  of  which  are  now  extinct 
in  the  East.  Stallions  and  mares  con- 
stantly supplied  to  breeders  throughout 
the  Colonies  and  on  the  Continent.  A 
few  mares  suitable  for  polo,  hacks  and 
quiet  in  harness  generally  for  sale. 
For  further  particulars  address  GUT 
CAELETON,  Manager,  Carpenters, 
Southwater.    Sussex,   England. 


TALLION  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed,  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Boohs, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos, 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Breeding  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Pregnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  GO.  358  Dearborn  Si.  CHICAGO. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 
BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1SS2.) 
F.    W.   KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN  FRANCISCO 
P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at     San      Francisco 
Postoffice. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  YV.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 


STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)    2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  T. 

BONNIE  DIRECT  2:05%... C.  L.  Griffith,  Pleasanton 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GRECO    (trial)    2:12% 

W.  R.  Johnson,  Santa  Clara 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 
IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 
KINNEY  AL  Budd  Doble,  San  Jose 


LYNWOOD  W. 


.H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 


McFADYEN  (2)  2:15%.... E.  D.  Dudley,  Dixon,  Cal. 

McKENA  39460   

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

MoKINNEY    2 :  11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MENDOCINO  (3)  2:19% 

Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm,  Stanford  University,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NEAREST  2:22%    T.  W.  Barstow,.  San  Jose 

NEAREST  McKINNEY T.  W.  Barstow,  San  Jose 

NUSHAGAK  25939   Woodland  Stock  Farm 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20% .  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 

REDLAC  2:07% C.  J.  Grubb,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

RED  McK.  43766  W.  R.  Murphy,  Los  Angeles 

ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

.  .Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH   '. M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

STAR  POINTER  1:59%.  .Chas.  De  Ryder,  Pleasanton 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

ZOMBRO  2:11  Geo.  T.  Beckers,  Woodland 

THE  STATE  FAIRS  of  California  and  Oregon  will 
both  give  good  racing  programs  this  year,  but  at 
neither  will  there  be  any  betting.  The  money  prizes 
have  been  made  very  large  by  both  associations, 
the  Oregon  fair  especially  being  very  generous  in 
its  principal  events,  hanging  up  two  purses  of  $5,000 
each.  This  is  the  plan  followed  by  many  of  the  most 
successful  of  the  Eastern  fairs,  and  horsemen  there 
seem  to  like  the  plan  better.  The  late  Monroe  Salis- 
bury, who  raced  his  horses  at  the  big  Minnesota 
State  Fair  last  year,  where  no  betting  is  allowed, 
stated  that  he  liked  the  plan  of  big  purses  and  no 
betting,  and  that  he  never  enjoyed  any  meeting  more 
than  the  one  at  Hamline.  The  fact  that  over  93,000 
people  passed  through  the  gates  in  one  day  at  the 
Hamline  fair  is  pretty  good  proof  that  races  can  be 
conducted  without  betting.  We  have  no  objection 
to  legitimate  wagering  on  speed  contests,  and  be- 
lieve there  is  no  harm  in  it,  but  it  is  much  better 
to  have  none  at  all  than  to  permit  a  syndicate  of 
cheap  gamblers  and  their  hangers-on  to  make  them- 
selves the  principal  feature  of  our  annual  fairs  and 
race  meetings.  The  Eastern  associations  have  found 
that  the  men  who  breed  and  race  trotters  and  pacers 
are  well  pleased  with  the  plan  of  large  purses  and 
no  betting,  and  they  have  pJso  found  that  the  in- 
creased gate  receipts  since  letting  was  abolished 
more  than  offset  the  amouD'  lormerly  received  for 
the  betting  privilef* 


HENRY  TENEYCK  WHITE  claims  that  the  Mc- 
Kinneys  are  not  colt  trotters  arid  to  prove  it  says: 
"Taking  the  Kentucky  Futurity  races  for  two  and 
three-year-old  trotters  as  a  fair  test,  the  records 
show  that  during  the  last  eight  years  not  a  McKin- 
ney  colt  has  .started  in  either  of  these  events,  which 
is  the  most  potent  argument  that  could  be  made  as 
to  the  family  having  no  early  speed."  Instead  of 
calling  this  a  "most  potent  argument,"  we  think 
"reductio  ad  absurdum"  would  be  a  better  term.  Mc- 
Kinney  spent  his  life  from  the  time  he  was  a  two- 
year-old  until  he  was  sold  in  1903,  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  and  hardly  any  of  his  get  were  ever  entered 
in  the  Kentucky  Futurity.  For  years  the  Kentucky 
Futurity  has  not  been  advertised  on  this  Coast,  and 
consequently  the  breeders  here  take  little  interest 
in  it.  It  is  pretty  difficult  for  the  get  of  a  stallion 
to  start  in  stakes  where  they  are  not  entered,  and 
to  prove  the  lack  of  early  speed  in  the  McKinneys 
by  their  failure  to  start  in  the  Kentucky  classic  is 
taking  snap  judgment  on  them. 


CALIFORNIA    NOW    REPRESENTED. 


CALIFORNIA  TRAINERS  complained  greatly  of 
the  long  rainy  season  the  past  winter,  but  they 
have  no  kick  now  when  every  day  is  about  as  per- 
fect for  working  horses  as  it  could  be  made.  But 
it  is  the  Eastern  trainers  who  have  kicks  coming 
now.  Last  week  there  were  snow  storms  in  the  Mis- 
sissippi Valley  and  cold  weather  in  the  Eastern 
States  that  made  heavy  overcoats  absolutely  neces- 
sary. California  will  always  be  the  leading  horse 
training  section  of  the  country,  as  it  is  the  best. 
Long  rainy  spells  are  the  exception  here  in  the 
winter  season  and  there  is  no  rain  all  summer. 


A  RACE  between  Major  Delmar  1:59%  and  Sweet 
Marie  2:02  is  the  big  feature  which  the  Lexington 
people  are  trying  to  arrange  for  their  October  meet- 
ing. With  the  gelding  and  mare  both  in  condition 
it  would  be  a  race  worth  crossing  the  continent  to 
see,  and  if  it  comes  off  and  there  are  any  Califor- 
nians  present  their  money  will  be  laid  on  the 
daughter  of  McKinney.  That  Major  Delmar  is  a 
wonderful  trotter  and  a  game  race  horse  they  do 
not  doubt,  but  they  also  believe  that  Sweet  Marie 
is  still  greater  and  that  she  can  beat  her  record  in 
such  a  race. 


THE  STANFORD  STAKE  for  foals  of  1906,  to 
trot  as  three-year-olds  in  1909,  closes  for  entries  to- 
day. Send  the  description  of  your  colt  or  filly  with 
its  breeding  to  Secretary  Filcher  of  the  State  Agri- 
cultural Society,  Sacramento,  accompanied  by  $5 
and  you  will  have  made  a  start  toward  winning  the 
stake. 


THE  HONEST  FARMER  enjoys  organizing  a  lit- 
tle trust  as  much  as  the  frenzied  financiers  do.  The 
papers  state  that  the  hay  farmers  of  Contra  Costa 
county  have  organized  and  agreed  to  accept  nothing 
less  than  $15  per  ton  for  the  hay  crop  now  being 
harvested. 


Five  California  bred  pacers  won  upwards  of  $2,500 
each  on  Eastern  tracks  last  season.  Custer  2:05% 
by  Sidney  Dillon  headed  the  list  of  pacing  money 
winners  with  $5,575  to  his  credit  The  Fresno  mare, 
The  Donna,  sired  by  Athadon  and  owned  by  the 
McKay  brothers,  was  next  with  $5,175  won.  Bolivar 
2:00%,  the  gelding  by  Wayland  W.,  came  next  with 
a  total  of  $4,545  won,  and  his  record  is  the  fastest 
ever  gained  by  a  California  pacer.  The  mare  Italia 
by  Zombro,  that  won  the  Occident  Stake  in  1901,  get- 
ting a  trotting  record  of  2:23%  in  the  race,  which 
she  afterwards  reduced  to  2:14%  at  the  same  gait, 
was  out  as  a  pacer  last  year  and  took  a  mark  of 
2:04%,  the  fastest  made  by  a  green  pacer,  and 
won  $3,816,  putting  her  fourth  in  the  list  of  Califor- 
nia bred  money  winning  pacers  last  year.  The  fifth 
California  bred  side-wheeler  to  win  over  $2,500  last 
season  was  Bystander  by  Zolock,  who  won  $2,925 
and  took  a  record  of  2:08. 


If  Messrs.  Springer,  Smith  and  Gatcomb  had  not 
taken  a  lay  off  of  a  day  at  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico, 
to  rest  their  horses  on  the  way  East  they  would 
have  met  with  a  serious  accident.  The  train  to 
which  their  car  was  attached  up  to  that  point  went 
into  a  ditch  after  leaving  Albuquerque  and  many 
cars  were  smashed. 


Farmer  Bunch  will  race  his  string  at  the  Wilkes- 
barre,  Pennsylvania,  meeting.  He  is  training  the 
Montezuma  Stock  Farm  horses  of  Richmond,  Va.,  and 
has  named  them  at  Wilkesbarre  as  follows:  Alto 
Down,  b  g  by  Iran  Alto  in  the  2:25  trot,  purse  $2,000; 
Hattie  Croner,  b  m  by  Bay  Bird,  and  Sweetheart,  gr 
m  by  Bay  wood,  in  the  2:17  pace,  purse  $1,000;  Al- 
buta,  blk  g  by  Altivo  in  the  2:10  pace,  purse  $1,000. 


As  a  number  of  directors  of  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders  attended  the  Blue 
Ribbon  sale,  a  meeting  of  the  Board  was  held  at 
the  Roadside  Club  in  Cleveland  Tuesday  evening, 
May  21st. 

H.  K.  Devereux,  who  is  secretary  and  a  member  of 
mitted  a  report  showing  what  had  been  accomplished 
since  active  work  of  the-  organization  began  on  Janu- 
ary 1st,  and  the  directors  present  expressed  pleasure 
over  the  progress  that  has  been  made. 

A  number  of  changes  and  additions  were  made 
in  the  directorate.  W.  W.  Collier  was  elected  to 
represent  Michigan,  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick  to  repre- 
sent California  and  J.  C.  Adams  of  Phoenix  to  repre- 
sent Arizona. 

H.  K.  Dexereux,  who  is  secretary  and  a  member  of 
the  executive  committee,  resigned  from  the  Board 
in  order  to  make  room  for  another  representative 
breeder  in  the  Board  from  Ohio.  The  directors  then 
elected  Wilson  B.  Chisholm  of  Cleveland  as  a  mem- 
ber and  also  elected  H.  H.  Stambaugh  of  Youngstown 
a  member. 

Frank  G.  Jones  was  elected  a  director  from  Ten- 
nessee, and  as  he  is  from  Memphis  and  as  George 
Campbell  Brown  of  Nashville  is  also  on  the  Board, 
that  State  is  now  well  represented  in  the  associa- 
tion. 

Other  new  directors  are  W.  a.  Smolliuger  of  Mis- 
souri, Joseph  Battell  of  Vermont,  W.  F.  Garth, 
Alabama  and  A.  B.  Cox,  Pennsylvania. 

The  association  now  has  more  [ban  forty-four 
qualified  directors  out  of  a  possible  fifty,  and  the 
qualified  ones  are  the  representative  breeders  and 
horsemen  of  their  respective  States,  who  agree  with 
the  objects  of  the  association  and  who  are  active 
workers  for  its  success. 

The  members  of  the  Board  took  up  the  subject 
of  futurities  and  a  long  and  favorable  discussion  of 
the  subject  took  place.  It  was  the  opinion  of  every- 
one present  that  the  association  should  lose  no  time 
in  offering  some  future  colt  events.  It  was  the 
opinion,  too,  that  all  racing  events  be  for  members 
only  and  that  they  be  offered  upon  the  most  liberal 
conditions.  The  Board  apointed  F.  E.  Marsh  and 
H.  K.  Devereux  a  committee  to  take  up  the  subject 
of  futurities  and  to  look  into  the  advisability  of  open- 
ing the  initial  event  next  fall.  The  committee  was' 
requested  to  report  on  the  subject  at  the  next  meet- 
ing of  the  board  of  directors. 

The  Board  also  took  up  the  subject  and  acted 
favorably  upon  it,  of  an  amalgamation  of  interests 
of  the  Morgan  horse  associations,  the  American 
Saddle  Horse  Association  and  of  the  interests  de- 
voted to  the  harness  horse  for  the  betterment  of 
carriage  types,  and  it  was  decided  to  appoint  a 
special  committee  to  take  up  the  various  subjects 
relating  to  these  interests.  The  action  of  the  Gov- 
ernmental Experiment  Station  in  entering  into  a 
hearty  co-operation  with  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders  was  endorsed. 

The  meeting  of  the  Board  was  most  enthusiastic. 
The  directors  are  all  actively  at  work  in  extending 
the  influence  of  the  association  and  its  membership. 

The  association  has  already  secured  a  good  sized 
membership,  both  life  and  regular,  from  all  parts  of 
the  country,  and  the  work  of  increasing  the  number 
of  members  will  be  pushed  with  vigor. 


GOOD   SPORT   AT    HANFORD. 


The  Latin  speaking  people  of  this  section  cele- 
brated the  sixth  annual  anniversary  of  their  Order, 
beginning  last  Saturday  and  closing  the  following 
Monday,  and  I  must  congratulate  them  upon  the 
quiet,  modest  and  orderly  manner  in  which  their 
festival  was  conducted.  The  Portuguese  citizens  of 
Kings  county  are  great  admirers  of  harness  horses 
and  strive  with  commendable  pride  to  see  who  can 
have  the  horse  endowed  with  the  most  speed,  so  on 
Monday,  the  third  day  of  the  celebration,  a  few 
races  were  contested,  the  most  notable  being  be- 
tween M.  Macedo's  gray  mare  Gray  Kate,  William 
Combs'  black  stallion  Albert  Dereda,  and  L.  L. 
Tomer's  bay  gelding  Hanford  Jim,  half-mile  heats, 
2  in  3,  for  a  purse  of  $100,  put  up  by  the  owners 
of  the  three  horses. 

After  scoring  about  twenty-five  times,  the  horses 
got  away,  Hanford  Jim  soon  taking  the  pole  from 
Gray  Kate,  Albert  Dereda  trailing  on  the  outside. 
Near  the  quarter,  Dereda  tried  to  get  through  next 
the  rail,  but  could  not,  and  a  "hammer  and  tongs" 
race  between  the  young  Robert  Direct  stallion  and 
the  Athby  gelding  took  place,  Dereda  winning  by  a 
scant  length  in  1:08%.  Hanford  Jim  was  timed 
separately  in  1:08%.  Gray  Kate  was  several  lengths 
back.  The  second  heat  also  was  won  by  the  good 
son  of  R.  O.  Newman's  Robert  Direct  in  1:09,  Gray 
Kate  second  and  Hanford  Jim  third. 

The  Robert  Direct  stallion,  Albert  Dereda,  is  a 
three-year-old  which  does  not  require  two  sets  of 
harness  on  at  one  time,  is  a  beautiful  black  colt  and 
is  entered  in  six  races  this  year.  He  is  a  natural 
pacer  and  has  stepped  an  eighth  on  the  Hanford 
half-mile  track  in  15  seconds,  a  quarter  iu  32  sec- 
onds, and  a  half  in  1:06.  Under  Wm.  Combs'  care- 
ful training  this  colt  should  win  some  races  this 
season. 

The  "small  boys"  furnished  some  sport  by  riding 
pony  races.  A  baseball  game  was  played  and  the 
barbecue  was  enjoyed  greatly  by  all  who  cared 
to  partake  of  the  free-handed  hospitality  of  our 
Portuguese  citizens.  And  thus  ended  a  p 
three-day  celebration.  B. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


!  NOTES   AND   NEWS  \ 
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SATES     CLAIMED. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Biego June  21-22 

San  Bernardino   June  26-29 

Salinas    July  24-27 

Pleasanton    July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August    20-24 

Petaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Pair,    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    , September  23-28 

Tulare    September   30-October   5 

Bakersfield October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    Washington     September    2-7 

Centralia,   Washington    September   9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State    Fair)     September    16-21 

North    Yakima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,   Wash.    (Inter-State   Fair).. Sept.    23-October    5 

Lewiston,  Idaho    October  7-12 

Walla  Walla,  Wash. October  14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Entries  for  the  Stanford  Stake  close  to-day. 


The  Santa  Rosa  Driving  Club  will  hold  a  meeting 
to-day. 


None  of  the  associations  whose  entries  closed  last 
Saturday  have  sent  in  a  list  in  time  for  this  week's 
issue. 


Not  a  set  of  hopples  were  seen  at  the  initial  meet- 
ing of  the  Park  Amateur  Driving  Club. 


With  a  grandstand  for  the  accomodation  of  spec- 
tators the  three-quarter-mile  track  in  Golden  Gate 
Park  will  be  the  finest  public  trotting  track  in  the 
world. 


A  number  of  rich  stakes  offered  by  the  Brighton 
Beach  Association  for  its  mid-summer  and  autumn 
meetings  will  close  to-day.     See  advertisement. 


John  Lance  of  Everett,  Wash.,  has  two  nomina- 
tions in  the  Petaluma  stakes  that  he  would  like  to 
sell.  One  is  in  the  2:17  trot,  purse  $2,000,  the  other 
in  the  trot  for  horses  without  records,  purse  ?1,500. 
Here  is  an  opportunity  to  get  some  of  the  money 
with  your  horse  that  you  forgot  to  enter. 


Enter  your  colt  in  the  Stanford  Stake,  which 
closes  to-day.  You  certainly  think  it  will  trot  faster 
than  2:24%  as  a  three-year-old,  don't  you?  The 
fastest  heat  in  last  year's  Stanford  Stake  was  in 
just  that  notch. 


The  sale  of  horses  from  the  Baywood  Stud,  San 
Mateo,  takes  place  at  Chase's  pavilion,  Monday  even- 
ing, june  10th. 


If  you  want  a  choice  cow  of  the  Holstein  breed 
attend  the  dispersal  sale  of  La  Siesta  Farm,  June 
Sth. 


Harry  Patrick  had  a  surprise.  He  owns  a  mare 
his  father  used  to  drive  that  is  by  Electioneer.  For 
the  past  seven  years  he  has  bred  her  to  different 
stallions,  but  never  succeeded  in  getting  her  with 
foal.  Last  year  he  bred  her  to  Mr.  John  Nightin- 
gale's young  stallion,  Rex,  by  Sidney  Dillon,  but 
did  not  think  she  was  with  foal,  when  to  his  surprise 
the  mare  dropped  a  nice  filly  last  week.  He  has 
appropriately  named  the  filly  "Surprise." 


Several  blue  ribbon  prize  winners  are  catalogued 
for  the  sale  of  Hackneys  from  the  Baywood  Stud  at 
Chase's  pavilion,  on  Monday  night,  June  10th.  This 
is  a  dispersal  sale  of  all  the  horses  of  this  celebrated 
breeding  establishment. 


Monocrat,  the  black  stallion  entered  through  the 
California  Circuit  this  year  in  the  slow  classes,  is 
quite  a  trotter.  He  trotted  the  San  Bernardino  track 
in  a  matinee  race  in  2:14%  and  was  not  all  out.  He 
is  by  Woodmon  29189,  and  his  dam  is  by  Altamont. 


Claro,  the  Mendocino  gelding  in  the  James  Butler 
string,  has  paced  a  mile  in  2:12  this  year  and  seems 
to  have  a  world  of  speed  and  gameness. 


Mr.  J.  B.  Stetson  sold  his  mare  Zomana  by  Zombro 
at  Cleveland  at  private  sale,  getting  ?1,000  for  her, 
we  understand.  Mr.  Stetson  has  returned  to  Pleas- 
anton and  has  leased  from  Mr.  Harkey  of  Butte 
county  the  fast  mare  Deviletta  2:14%.  He  has  de- 
clared her  out  of  her  California  engagements  and 
will  ship  her  to  Portland,  Oregon,  where  she  will  be 
bred  to  Hal  B.  2:04%  and  then  raced  on  the  North 
Pacific  Circuit.  Mr.  Stetson  will  also  take  his  mare 
Lenmetta  2:25%  with  him  and  breed  her  to  Hal  B. 
She  now  has  a  filly  at  foot  by  Lynwood  W.,  sire  of 
Charley  Belden  and  Sonoma  Girl. 


Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick  of  this  city  has  been  selected 
as  a  director  of  the  new  organization  known  as  the 
American  Association  of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders, 
of  which  Hon.  J.  W.  Bailey  of  Texas  is  president, 
and  M*  H.  K.  Devereux  of  Cleveland  is  secretary. 
The  se  ection  is  an  excellent  one,  and  all  California 
itin^,  aorse  breeders  will  endorse  it. 


Extasy  (3)  2:11%  was  bred  to  a  Hackney  stallion 
last  spring,  so  it  is  said,  and  has  all  appearances 
of  being  with  foal.  She  will  be  bred  this  year  to 
Admiral  Dewey  2:04%.  It  is  very  easy  to  predict 
which  foal  will  be  worth  the  most  money,  provided 
both  live  and  reach  maturity. 


QUERY    CONCERNING    INCREASE    OF    PACERS. 


Don't  miss  the  sale  of  Hackneys  at  Fred  H. 
Chase  &  Co.'s  pavilion.  478  Valencia  street,  Monday 
evening,  June  10th.  If  you  like  high  going,  hand- 
some carriage  and  park  horses  and  good  saddle  ani- 
mals this  is  the  opportunity  to  buy  at  your  own 
figure.  All  the  docked  horses  in"  the  consignment 
have  been  registered  with  the  proper  authorities. 


Having  more  horses  than  he  can  possibly  use,  Mr. 
R.  Consani,  594  Grove  street,  this  city,  offers  for 
sale  three  city-broke,  reliable  roadsters  as  follows: 
The  bay  gelding  Daken  D.  2:16%  by  Athadon.  This 
horse  is  over  sixteen  hands  and  is  a  very  fast  pacer; 
a  bay  trotting  gelding  by  Nutwood  Wilkes,  that  has 
no  record  but  has  worked  a  mile  in  2:19;  a  four- 
year-old  gelding  by  L.  W.  Russell,  that  has  no  rec- 
ord, but  is  naturally  a  fast  trotter.  These  horses 
are  all  kind  and  gentle  and  can  be  driven  by  anyone. 
Mr.  Consani  offers  one  or  all  of  them  at  a  low  figure. 
Correspond  with   him  or  call   at  the  above  address. 


If  there  is  a  reader  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman 
who  would  like  to  own  a  very  handsome  and  very 
fast  mare  by  Secretary  with  a  foal  by  the  great 
trotting  stallion,  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  at  her  side,  we 
refer  him  to  the  advertisement  which  Mr.  Ralph 
Bellingall  has  in  this  issue.  Mr.  Bellingall  lives  at 
San  Jose,  but  is  in  business  with  his  father,  the  well 
known  Customs  broker  of  this  city,  and  comes  to 
San  Francisco  every  week  day.  He  owns  two  mares 
by  Secretary  that  Gil  Curry  says  are  the  handsomest 
and  best  mated  pair  of  trotters  he  has  ever  seen.  Mr. 
Bellingall  finds  it  impossible  to  care  for  both  mares 
and  consequently  wishes  -to  sell  this  one,  as  she  has 
this  foal  at  foot  and  he  uses  the  other  daily.  Monroe 
Salisbury  said  that  Secretary  was  the  fastest  colt 
Director  ever  sired,  and  we  never  saw  a  mare  by 
him  that  was  not  a  fine  looker.  A  foal  by  Kinney 
Lou  out  of  a  well  bred  Secretary  mare  should  be  a 
fast  trotter  as  soon  as  it  is  grown,  and  as  the  dam 
of  this  one  is  one  of  the  grandest  broodmares  in 
California,  the  price  asked  for  the  dam  and  foal  is 
not  as  much  as  they  are  worth. 


Mr.  William  Van  Keuren,  who  has  been  a  member 
of  the  San  Francisco  police  for  seventeen  years,  and 
who  for  a  long  time  has  been  stationed  at  the  south 
slip  at  the  Ferry  Building,  where  he  has  the  difficult 
job  of  keeping  in  line  the  teamsters  that  cross  the 
bay  on  the  Creek  Route  boats-,  is  the  owner  of  the 
pacing  mare  Mattie  B.  2:15  by  Alexander  Button.  He 
used  her  as  a  roadster  for  several  years,  but  has 
been  breeding  her  in  recent  years.  She  was  bred 
to  McKinney,  but  failed  to  foal.  She  had  a  fine  colt 
by  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  which  was  killed  by  an  acci- 
dent a  few  days  after  being  foaled.  Mattie  B.  was 
sent  to  Prof.  E.  P.  Heald's  Fresno  farm  last  year 
and  bred  to  Ed  McKinney,  own  brother  to  Adam  G. 
2:11%,  and  now  has  a  very  handsome  colt  at  foot. 
The  colt  is  now  about  two  weeks  old  and  is  said-  to 
be  one  of  the  best  looking  youngsters  in  Fresno 
county.  We  hope  Van  will  have  good  luck  with  this 
one,  as  old  Mattie  B.  was  a  great  road  mare  in  her 
day  and  should  be  a  great  broodmare. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  CLUB  AT  ALAMEDA. 


The  San  Francisco  Driving  Club  and  the  Alameda 
Driving  Club  joined  forces  Thursday  afternoon,  May 
30th,  and  held  a  race  meet  at  the  Alameda  track  be- 
fore a  crowd  of  spectators  numbering  between  1,000 
and  2,000  persons. 

The  races  were  all  mile  heats,  best  two  in  three. 
Summaries: 

Free-for-all — 

Kittie  D.   (A.  Hoffman)    1     1 

Charlie  J.   (P.  J.  Leeari)    2     3 

Clara  L.    (A..  Schmitz)  ' 3     2 

Colonel  C.  drawn. 

Time— 2:18%,   2:19. 

2:40  class — 

Freddie  W.  (L.  Whiteman)    1     1 

Rosie  Derby   (W.  Sitatte)    2     3 

Darby  Mc.    (J.  W.  McTigue)    3     2 

Inflection    (C.    J.    Leeari)     4     3 

Espinc   (D.   Spellman)    5    5 

Chief  S.   (M.  Sullivan)    6     6 

Time — 2:37,   2:40. 

2:30   pace- 
Havana    (V.   Verilhac)    2     1     1 

Don  L.   (R.  J.  Green)    1    4     3 

Tommy    (F.   Francheshini)    3     3     4 

Darby    (J.  Deschler)    4     2     2 

Time— 2:30,    2:34,    2:36%. 

Special  race  for  members  of  Alameda  Club — 

Sonoma  Boy    (J.   Alson)    2     2 

Lady  Ray   (J.  Howard)    1     3 

Directral    (G.   Kitto)    3     1 

Time — 2:20,    2:25. 

Match  race — 

Mc-phisto   (O.  A.  Gott)    1     2 

Bob  Ingersoll   (George  Algeo)    2     1 

Time— 2:21%,   2:21. 

The  officers  of  the  day  were:  Judges — W.  R. 
Pease,  W.  H.  Corcoran,  Luke  Marisch.  Starter— W. 
J.  Kenney;  assistant  starter,  W.  O'Kane.  Timers — 
G.  Taylor,  F.  O.  Caldwell,  -T,  SMm-' 


A  question  that  should  engage  the  attention  of 
the  breeders  of  the  light  harness  horse  is  the  rela- 
tive increase  of  pacers  over  trotters,  which,  if  it 
cannot  be  explained  on  any  other  possible  reason- 
able basis,  the  conclusion  is  forced  that  it  is  a 
result  of  evolution  arising  from  breeding  operations. 

This  admitted,  the  conclusion  follows  that  either 
one  of  two  reasons  exists  for  the  prevailing  results. 
First,  that  breeders  have  successfully  used  their  in- 
telligence in  the  selection  and  mating  of  ancestors; 
or  second,  paid  no  attention  to  these  selections  and 
mating,  and  in  either  event  the  lateral  gait  is  a  prod- 
uct of  the  evolution  of  breeding.  The  one  result,  a 
product  of  man's  intelligence  and  interference;  the 
other,  a  result  of  nature's  laws.  An  explanation 
for  this  relative  increase  is  that  larger  purses  are 
offered,  opportunities  increased  and  more  favorable 
recognition  given  generally  to  the  pacer  than  in 
former  years,  hence  more  attention  is  given  to  the 
development  of  pacers.  This  does  not  altogether 
explain  the  increase.  Foals  with  the  lateral  gait  are 
appearing  so  frequently  that  among  the  first  ques- 
tions asked  when  a  new  foal  arrives  is,  is  it  a  pacer 
or  a  trotter?  And  often  so  unexpectedly  that  breed- 
ers almost  lose  confidence  in  trying  to  mate  to  se- 
cure a  foal  with  the  trotting  gait. 

If  this  relative  increase  of  the  pacer  over  the 
trotter  is  a  result  of  paternal  and  maternal  in- 
fluences, then  two  questions  or  inquiries  arise. 
First,  is  there  some  tendency  or  inherent  trait  in 
the  near  or  remote  ancestors  that  determines  the 
gait?  The  scientist  would  call  this  atavism.  Sec- 
ond, would  hereditary  influences  operate  so  quickly 
that  they  would  exert  a  control  in  the  first,  second 
or  third  generations?  If  so,  the  instances  stand 
alone,  for  generally  it  takes  generations  and  ages 
to  establish  types  that  will  reproduce  themselves, 
and  this  is  also  generally  attended  with  physical 
characteristics  indicative  of  the  physical  state. 
Hence  if  the  gait  of  the  foal  has  an  ancestral  origin 
or  dependence,  it  must  arise  from  inherent  traits  of 
the  ancestor,  or  traits  acquired,  and  it  is  a  grave 
question  if  acquired  traits  can  be  transmitted.  But, 
nevertheless,  the  fact  remains,  and  a  serious  one  it 
is,  that  there  is  a  relative  increase  of  the  pacer  over 
the  trotter.  A  few  statistics:  In  1892  the  percent- 
age was  about  85  trotters  to  14  pacers;  in  1894,  80 
to  19;  in  1902,  65  to  34;  in  1904,  63  to  36;  in  1905,  62 
to  37;  in  1906,  61  to  38. 

It  will  be  observed  this  relative  increase  has  not 
occurred  by  leaps  and  bounds,  but  it  has  been  con- 
stant and  nearly  in  the  same  increasing  proportion 
from  year  to  year,  showing  plainly  that  there  is 
some  influence  or  influences  constantly  and  effec- 
tively at  work  to  produce  these  results.  As  before 
stated,  it  is  claimed  that  development  is  the  cause 
of  this  relative  increase.  Undoubtedly  development 
has  its  influence,  but  it  does  not  explain  why  this 
increase  is  so  proportionately  the  same  from  year 
to  year.  It  would  have  to  be  substantiated  that 
pacers  are  developed  in  preference  to  the  trotter  or 
the  admission  made  that  at  the  present  one  foal  of 
every  three  is  a  pacer,  something  the  older  breeders 
never  dreamed  of. 

The  older  stallions,  especially  the  sons  of  Ham- 
bletonian  10,  differed  among  themselves  as  to  the 
number  of  pacers  they  sired.  No  doubt  their  respec- 
tive dams  had  an  influence  in  this,  but  if  so  that 
influence  remains  unexplained  to  this  day.  Mam- 
brino  Chief  11  and  all  his  sons  have  not  a  single 
pacer  to  their  credit.  But  how  is  it  with  the  de- 
scendants of  these  stallions?  Among  them  are  stal- 
lions standing  for  public  service  which  if  they 
could  sire  a  foal  with  the  trotting  gait  it  would  be 
considered  almost  an  accident.  From  whence  comes 
this  pacing  gait?  Can  it  be  the  further  we  remove 
from  the  thoroughbred  that  had  an  inclination  "to 
stick  to  the  trot",  the  greater  the  liability  there  is 
of  losing  the  gait?  There  are  some  things  hard  to 
understand.  Why  should  there  be  such  a  wide  dif- 
ference between  horses  that  we  would  expect  to  be 
similar?     Direct   and   Directum,   for   instance. 

This  is  a  serious  question.  Nothing  is  intended  in 
disparagement  of  the  pacer.  We  are  all  anxious  to 
breed  a  winner  at  either  gait,  but  to  race  the  horse 
is  not  the  real  intent.  He  is  intended  for  different 
and  better  purposes.  For  general  usefulness  the 
trotter  excels  the  pacer.  Hence  the  aim  should  be 
to  breed  the  former,  and  hence  the  importance  of 
the  subject,  and  the  question  arises,  is  it  receiving 
as  much  attention  as  it  should? — Dr.  W.  H.  Hickey 
in  American  Horse  Breeder. 

o 

WOIT  OTJT. 


Mr.  E.  E.  Kane,  Chateaugay,  N.  Y.,  writes  March  24, 
1907:  "I  have  used  Absorbine  for  the  last  two  or 
three  years  in  several  cases  and  always  with  good  suc- 
cess. I  shall  continue  to  use  it  as  occasion  requires. 
I  might  tell  vou  of  one  case  where  the  Absorbine  did 
great  good.  In  the  fall  of  1904  I  had  a  yearling  colt 
that  got  frightened  in  a 'thunder  storm  and  jumped 
against  a  stone  wall,  bruised  and  cut  his  off  front 
ankle:  was  very  lame  and  the  joint  fluid  was  flying  out 
at  everv  step.  I  went  to  work  with  Absorbine,  and  in 
five  weeks  I  showed  the  colt  at  our  County  Fair  at 
Malone.  N.  Y.,  and  he  won  first  premium  in  his  class  _ 
and  is  now  one  of  a  pair  that  $S00  has  been  refused 
for  at  four  years  old.  I  shall  always  advise  my 
friends  to  use  Absorbine,  as  I  believe  that  it  is  the 
best  thing  on  the  market  for  the  purposes  for  which 
it  is  recommended."  Many  customers  write  of  the 
satisfactory  results  Absorbine  gives.  You  try  a  bottle. 
Price  $2.00,  at  druggists  or  delivered.  Manufactured 
by  "W.  F.  Young,  P.  D.  F.,  54  Monmouth  St.,  Spi-mg- 
fittld,  Mass. 


Saturday,  June  I,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


PARK   AMATEUR   DRIVING  CLUB. 


Permanent   Organization    Effected   and    First   Matinee 
Given. 


At  a  meeting  held  at  the  Palace  Hotel  last  Tues- 
day evening  permanent  officers  for  the  newly  or- 
ganized Park  Amateur  Driving  Club  were  elected 
as  follows: 

President — J.  C.  Kirkpatrick. 

First  Vice-President — E.  P.  Heald. 

Second   Vice-President — F.   J.   Kilpatrick. 

Third  Vice-President — E.   H.   Aigeltinger. 

Secretary — Fred  W.  Thompson. 

Treasurer — W.   J.   Simpson. 

Board  of  Directors — A.  B.  Spreckels.  E.  Courtney 
Ford,  I.  L.  Borden,  S.  Christenson,  N.  Franklin,  T. 
F.  Bannon,  W.  H.  Leahy,  E.  Stock,  A.  McBean,  H. 
M.  Ladd,  A.  Mellitz,  I.  B.  Dalziel,  F.  H.  Burke,  Thos. 
H.  Williams. 

There  was  never  a  more  enjoyable  or  more  aus- 
picious inaugural,  matinee  than  that  held  on  Thurs- 
day afternoon.  May  30th,  by  the  members  of  this 
newly  organized  amateur  club.  The  new  three- 
quarter-mile  oval  track  in  Golden  Gate  Park  was  the 
scene  of  this  opening  program  of  an  organization 
which  is  surely  destined  to  be  one  of  the  leading 
amateur  clubs  of  the  country,  and  to  the  astonish- 
ment of  every  person  who  understood  how  difficult 
it  is  for  anyone  but  those  owning  conveyances  to 
reach  the  spot,  over  a  thousand  ladies  and  gentle- 
men were  present  to  enjoy  the  splendid  sport  and 
applauded  the  contestants  as  they  drove  for  victory. 

The  track  is  not  yet  a  perfect  one  by  any  means, 
being  rather  uneven  and  needing  a  few  days'  atten- 
tion with  a  leveler  and  scraper.  The  yellow  clay, 
with  which  it  has  been  top  dressed,  is  well  packed, 
however,  and  furnishes  excellent  footing,  there  be- 
ing little  or  no  breaking  away  on  any  part  of  the 
track,  and  the  "rough  riding"  caused  by  the  uneven- 
ness  was  hardly  noticed  by  the  enthusiastic  amateur 
drivers  after  they  had  once  been  given  the  word. 

Five  races  were  carded  for  this  inaugural,  all 
furnishing  excellent  contests,  and  as  fine  and  gen- 
tlemanly sport  as  has  ever  been  seen  anywhere.  If 
future  matinees  of  this  club  are  conducted  in  the 
same  sportsmanlike  manner  (and  none  doubt  but 
that  they  will  be)  the  position  of  the  organization  as 
one  of  the  leading  amateur  driving  clubs  in  the 
United  States  is  assured. 

The  horses  were  started  at  the  end  of  the  north 
stretch  of  the  track,  where  a  temporary  stand  had 
been  erected  for  the  judges  and  timers.  The  races 
were  all  two  best  heats  in  three,  each  heat  once 
round  the  track,  which  is  just  three-fourths  of  a 
mile  in  circumference.  The  horses  were  all  driven 
to  road  or  speed  carts,  racing  sulkies  being  barred 
in  these  contests.  None  but  the  two  heat  winners 
started  in  the  third  heat  of  each  race. 

The  officers  of  the  day  were:  Starting  judge,  T. 
J.  Crowley;  judges,  Frank  J.  Burke,  W.  J.  Simpson 
and  E.  P.  He«M.  The  timers  were  John  A.  McKer- 
ron,  Frank  Jermyn  and  S.  Christenson,  while  T. 
F.  Bannon,  I.  B.  Dalziel  and  F.  W  Thompson  alter- 
nated as  marshal,  each  driving  a  horse  in  a  race 
during  the  afternoon.  The  horses  had  been  well 
classified  by  the  committee,  in  fact,  for  the  opening 
meeting  the  classification  was  excellent  and  there 
were  several  very  close  contests  during  the  day. 

Three  pacers  and  one  trotter  came  out  in  class  E, 
Mr.  F.  J.  Kilpatrick  driving  his  Lynwood  W.  trot- 
ter, Dennis,  in  the  race  against  the  trio  of  pacers, 
Roberta,  driven  by  Mr.  I.  L.  Borden,  Doc,  driven  by 
William  Lange  and  Flyer,  driven  by  Mr.  N.  Frank- 
lin Mr.  Lange's  horse,  Doc,  took  the  first  heat  in 
a  drive  from  Mr.  Franklin's  Flyer,  but  in  the  next 
Mr.  Borden  landed  his  handsome  mare  Roberta  first 
in  slightly  faster  time,  Doc  being  second  and  Flyer 
third.  Dennis  trotted  well  and  was  just  getting  warm 
enough  to  show  speed  when  the  rule  sent  him  and 
Flyer  to  the  stable,  and  Roberta  and  Doc  raced 
the  final  heat  for  the  blue  ribbon.  Roberta  won 
by  not  more  than  a  head  in  one  of  the  prettiest 
finishes  ever  seen,  and  Mr.  Borden  has  the  honor 
of  breeding,  owning  and  driving  the  winner  of  the 
first  race  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Park  Driv- 
ing Club.  The  best  time  in  this  race  was  1:48  in 
the  last  heat. 

Six  trotters  contested  in  class  D.  Mr.  A.  P.  Clay- 
burgh's  bold-going  chestnut,  Charles  II,  took  the 
first  heat,  and  lost  the  second  to  Mr.  Ed  Stock's 
Director  B.,  but  in  the  final  secured  the  blue  ribbon. 
Mr.  G.  Wempe  drove  his  mare  Wildiana  in  this  race 
to  a  high-wheel  cart  and  made  a  fair  showing  in 
spite  of  the  handicap. 

The  third  race,  class  A,  brought  out  three  of  the 
fastest  trotters  in  the  club — Telephone,  owned  by 
Mr.  H.  C.  Ahlers;  Major  Cook,  owned  by  Mr.  Eugene 
Cerciat,  and  Vic  Schillar,  owned  by  Mr.  Albert 
Joseph.  All  three  gentlemen  are  pretty  fair  reins- 
men  and  the  race  was  a  contest  from  start  to  finish. 
Mr.  Cerciat  got  Major  Cook  off  well  the  first  heat, 
which  he  won  in  1:45%,  comparatively  easily,  but 
the  second  heat  went  to  Telephone  in  1:48%,  Major 
Cook,  breaking  on  the  first  turn,  and  Vic  Schillar 
coming  second.  In  the  saw-off  the  heat  "winners  went 
away  to  a  perfect  start  and  were  trotting  fast.  Major 
Cook  made  a  bad  break  on  the  first  turn  and  Tele- 
phone secured  a  lead  of  at  least  a  hundred  yards 
before  Mr.  Cerciat  could  get  his  horse  to  a  trot.  It 
looked  like  a  hopeless  case,  but  he  called  on  the 
Major  and  he  fairly  flew  up  the  back  stretch,  gain- 
ing on  Telephone  at  every  stride.  Around  the  far 
turn  he  got  to  the  leader's  wheel,  but  another  break 
at  the  critical  moment  spoiled  all  his  chances,  and 
Telephone  won  rather  easily.  Mr.  Ahlers'  horse 
is  one  of  the  best  gaited   and  handsomest  trotters 


driven  in  Golden  Gate  Park.    He  is  by  Direct  2:05%. 

Class  B..  for  pacers,  had  but  two  starters,  the  old 
campaigner.  King  Cadenza,  driven  by  Mr.  Dan  Hoff- 
■  man,  and  the  brown  gelding  Jim  Chase,  over  which 
Mr.  T.  F.  Bannon  held  the  reins.  There  were  but 
two  heats  to  this  lace,  King  Cadenza  winning,  hut 
Jim  Chase  was  at  his  wheel  all  the  way  in  both  and 
it  was   a  very  pretty  race. 

Five  trotters  came  out  for  the  word  in  class  C. 
Mr.  Geo.  Erlin's  brown  gelding.  Moffat  D.,  took 
the  first  heat,  and  Secretary  Fred  Thompson's  sorrel 
mare,  Lady  Washington,  the  second,  and  in  the  final 
heat  the  race  went  to  Moffat  D.  Melville  Herzog's 
black  mare.  Lady  Nell,  was  second  each  time  in 
the  first  two  heats  and  made  an  excellent  showing. 
Mr.  Kilpatrick's  Clipper  W.,  a  good  looking  black 
gelding  by  Lynwood  W.,  also  trotted  well. 

The  racing  was  finished  at  4:30,  giving  the  specta- 
tors an  opportunity  to  reach  home  for  dinner. 

The  weather  was  delightful  so  far  as  temperature 
was  concerned,  the  sky  being  overcast,  but  there 
was  quite  a  breeze  blowing  from  the  ocean,  which 
the  horses  had  to  face  in  the  home  stretch.  It  is 
very  likely  that  when  the  track  is  further  improved 
that  the  finish  of  the  races  will  be  changed  to  the 
south  stretch,  which  will  be  a  great  improvement. 
There  is  a  high  embankment  there  which  would 
make  an  ideal  place  for  a  grandstand.  Seats  for 
several  thousand  people  could  there  be  arranged  at 
a  very  small  expense,  and  as  the  spot  is  in  easy  walk- 
ing distance  from  the  Park  and  Ocean  Beach  car 
line,  thousands  will  turn  out  to  see  these  contests 
when  the  change  is  made. 

The  members  of  the  Park  Driving  Club  are  to  be 
congratulated  on  such  a  successful  and  well  managed 
opening  matinee. 

A  feature  that  appealed  to  all  the  spectators  was 
the  absence  of  hopples.  Not  a  set  of  these  appli- 
ances was  used  on  any  of  the  starters,  the  pacers 
even  all  going  as  free  as  horses  used  by  gentlemen 
on  the  road.  The  starting  was  excellent,  Mr.  Crow- 
ley having  no  difficulty,  as  all  the  drivers  were 
anxious  that  scoring  be  brief  and  the  starts  fair. 
The   summaries: 

First  race,  class  E,  trotters  and  pacers — 

Roberta  (p),  blk  m  (I.  L.  Borden) 3     1     1 

Doc  (p) ,  blk  g  ( Wm.  Lange)    1     2     2 

Flyer  (p),  blk  g  (N.  Franklin)    2     3 

Dennis    (t),  b  g   (F.  J.  Kilpatrick)    4     4 

Time— 1:52%,  1:51%,  1:48. 

Second  race,  class  D,  trotters — 

Chas.  II,  ch  g  (A.  P.  Clayburgh)    1     4     1 

Director  B.,  b  g   (Ed  Stock)    2     1     2 

May  Logan,  b  m   (I.  B.  Dalziel)    5     2 

Wildiana,  ch  m  (G.  Wempe)    3     3 

Lizzie  B.,  b  m  (A.  H.  Melletz)    4     6 

Arab,  gr  g   (S.   Christenson)    6     5 

Time— 2:0514,    2:02,    2:01. 

Third  race,  class  A,  trotters — 

Telephone,  b  g  (H.  C.  Ahlers)   2     1     1 

Major   Cook,  b   g    (E.   Cerciat)    1     3     2 

Vic  Schillar,  br  g  (Albert  Joseph)    3     2 

Time— 1:45%,  1:48%,  1:44%. 

Fourth  race,  class  B,  pacers — 

King  Cadenza,  b  g  (D.  E.  Hoffman)    1     1 

Jim  Chase,  br  g  (T.  F.  Bannon)    2     2 

Time— 1:47%,    1:48%. 

Fifth  race,  class  C,  trotters — 

Moffat  D.,  br  g  (Geo.  E.  Erlin)    1     4     1 

Lady  Washington,  s  m  (F.  W.  Thompson)   . .  4     12 

Lady  Nell,  blk  m   (Melville  Herzog)    2     2 

Clifford  W.,  blk  g  (F.  J.  Kilpatrick)    3     3 

Barney  Barnato,  br  s   (I.  L.  Borden)    5     5 

Time— 1:49%,  1:46%,  1:47%. 


REDLAC    TROTS    TO    WAGON    IN    2:11. 


HARNESS     RACING    AT    SANTA     ROSA. 


Santa  Rosa,  May  2S. — The  Sonoma  County  Driving 
Club  will  hold  races  at  the  Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm 
track,    near    this    city,    on    Saturday,    June    1st.      In 
addition   to   a   road    race,   every   heat   a   race,    there 
will   be  a  trot,   a   pace  and   an  automobile  race   of 
five  miles  for  Sonoma  county  drivers.     In  the  road 
race  the  winners  of  the  first  and  second  heats  will 
go   to   the   barn   and   not  be   permitted   to   compete 
after   having    won    a    heat.      The    arrangements    for 
the  meet  are  in  the  hands  of  Henry  A.  Carlton,  who 
is  one  of  the  successful  men  of  California  in  hand- 
ling a  race   meet.     On  July  3d  and  4th  there  will 
be  a  big  automobile  race  meet  here,  with  attractive 
purses    for    all    classes    of    cars.      The    following    is 
the  list  of  entries  for  the  racing  events: 
2:30  class  trot,  two  in  three,  purse  $150 — ■ 
Delia  K,  entered  by  R.  Abies:  .  Staniboul  Jr.,  en- 
tered  by   L.    L.    Cannon;    Jim   Whitney,   entered   by 
E.  L.  Hunt;  Docus  D.,  entered  by  Sam  Norris. 
2:25  pace,  two  in  three,  purse  $150 — 
Tobasco,  entered  by  E.  L.  Hunt;   Vashta,  entered 
by  J.  Yandle;    Myrtle,  entered  by  Joe  Ryan. 
Road  race,  every  heat  a  race,  purse  $75 — 
Waldstein    Mack,    entered    by    Sam    Norris;    Alma 
Belle,   entered   by   H.   A.   Carlton;    Nim,   entered   by 
J.  B.  Durand;   Charles  David,  entered  by  E.  P.  Ells- 
worth;   Robin   Stanley,     entered     by   R.   D.   Dixon; 
Patsey,  entered  by  H.  Ungewitter. 
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CAUSTIC   BALSiK    DOES    MOBS    THAN    WE    CLAIM. 


Owing  probably  to  other  attractions  there  was 
but  a  small  crowd  at  Agricultural  Park,  Los  Angeles, 
last  Saturday  afternoon  to  witness  the  regular 
monthly  matinee  harness  races  of  the  Los  Angeles 
Driving  Club,  but  the  sport  was  good.  There  were 
seven  races  on  the  program  and  the  feature  was  the 
effort  of  Redlac  to  beat  his  own  record  of  2:11% 
for  a  mile  to  wagon.  A  number  of  watches  were 
held  on  the  horse  as  he  sped  around  the  track,  and 
while  the  majority  of  them  differed  as  to  the  time 
made,  the  judges  hung  out  2:11. 

The  track  was  said  to  be  about  two  seconds  slow, 
but  this  did  not  make  any  difference,  for  the  sport 
was  just  as  exciting  as  if  everything  had  been  in 
the  best  of  shape.  Good  time  was  made  and  the 
afternoon  passed  off  as  pleasantly  as  all  driving 
club  affairs  invariably  do.  The  results  were  as  fol- 
lows: 

Mixed,  3:00  class,  two  in  three — 

♦Jessie   Lovel    (Taylor)    1     2     1 

Miss   Thelma    (Messmore)     3     3     2 

Barney    (Walker)     2     4     3 

Amos   Ketchem    (McClellan)    4     1     4 

*won  second  heat,  but  disqualified. 

Time— 2:35%,  2:30%,  2:35%. 

Pacing,  2:40  class,  two  in  three — 

Wild    Rose    ( Silverthorn)     2     1     1 

Billy  W.    (Nickerson)    1     2     2 

Glen  Tolus    (Dr.  Dodge)    3     3  dr 

Time— 2:29,  2:25%,  2:26%. 

Trotting,  2:40  class,  two  in  three — 

Glenetta    (Kellar)     2     1     1 

Gen.  Garcia   (Colyear)    1     3    2 

Claval     (Holcombe)     3     2     3 

Direct  Maid    (Pounder)    4     5     4 

Senator  Smith  (McClellan)    5     4     5 

Time— 2:21,  2:21,  2:23. 

Pacing,  2:  20  class,  two  in  three — 

Dewey  (Ingram)    2     1     1 

Billy  Red   (Fritz)    1     2     3 

Siegfried    (Long)    3     3     2 

Time— 2:14%,    2:12%,    2:17%. 

Exhibition  mile  to  wagon  to  beat  2:11% — 

Redlac  (C.  J.  Grubb)    Won 

Time— 0:33%,  1:05%,  1:37%,  2:11. 

Trotting,  2:30  class,  two  in  thrte — 

Phylis  C.    (Holcombe)    1    2    1 

Billy   M.    (Willis)    2     1     2 

Time— 2:23,  2:24%,  2:22. 

Pacing,  2:30  class,  two  in  three — 

Fresno  Boy    (Glascock)    1     1 

Tehama  Boy   (McClellan)    2     2 

Gladys  M.    (Myers)    3     3 

Bernie  Wilkes  (Denker)    4     4 

Time— 2:27,  2:27. 


RACES  AT   NEWMAN. 


Valadosta,    Tex.,    Dec.     4,    1904. 
The    Lawrence-Williams    Co..    Cleveland,    O. : 

I  am  a  local  veterinary.  Treat  all  kinds  of  domestic 
animals  for  various  diseases,  and  I  have  learned  by 
experience  and  practice  that  Gombault's  Caustic  Bal- 
sam is  the  best  medicine  for  what  it  is  recommended, 
I   ever  used.      It   will   do   more   than   you   claim   it   will. 

J.    A.    DAVIS. 


A  picnic  was  given  by  the  Newman  Improvement 
Club  at  the  Wilman  Grove,  near  the  town  of  Newman, 
on  May  25th,  which  was  attended  by  at  least  2,000 
people  and  was  one  of  the  greatest  events  held  on 
the  West  Side  for  years. 

A  circular  track  about  five-eighths  of  a  mile  in  cir- 
cumference was  smoothed  off  and  the  horsemen  were 
invited  to  come  and  have  some  royal  sport.  The 
footing  was  not  quite  as  good  as  that  of  the  famous 
Grand  Circuit  ovals,  but  the  contests  were  just  as 
interesting  and  the  sport  as  keen. 

The  first  race  was  free  for  all,  purse  $100,  best 
two  in  three,  twice  round  the  track.  There  were 
five  starters  and  the  result  was  as  follows: 

Albert  E.   (Allen)    1     1 

Roan  Wilkes   (Drake)    2     2 

Martinez  Boy  (Clark)   3     3 

Silver  Arrow  (Miller)    5     4 

Frank  M.  (Gates)    4  dr 

Time — 3:05,  3:00. 

The  second  race  was  for  buggy  horses,  for  which 
a  purse  of  $35  had  been  hung  up.  There  were  seven 
starters  in  this  event,  and  they  scored  up  like  a 
band  of  sheep,  but  soon  after  the  word  was  given  in 
each  of  the  three  heats  Jim  Budd  and  Bessie  were 
out  in  the  lead  and  the  race  was  between  the  two, 
the  others  trailing  in  anywhere  from  a  sixteenth  of 
a  mile  to  three  times  that  far  behind.  The  positions 
of  the  heat  winners  were: 

Jim  Budd  (Gates)    1    2     1 

Bessie  (Allen)    2     1     2 

Time— 3:27,  3:27,  3:30. 

The  third  race  was  a  pony  race  for  little  girl 
riders,  a  round  leather  bridle  being  the  prize.  This 
was  the  most  exciting  race  of  the  day,  and  as  the  lit- 
tle girls  rode  under  the  wire  neck  and  neck,  using 
their  whips  at  every  jump,  they  were  cheered  by  a 
thousand    people. 

After  two  or  three  foot  races  for  boys  and  girls 
the  crowd  scattered  out  among  the  oak  trees  to  eat 
their  lunch.  Having  done  justice  to  this,  they  went 
to  the  dance  floor,  which  was  built  under  the 
branches  of  the  immense  white  oaks  that  line  the 
river  bank,  and  tipped  the  light  fantastic  till  long 
after  midnight. 

Thus  passed  a  day  long  to  be  remembered  by 
the  people  of  the  West  Side. 

CABALLERO. 
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Geo.  T.  Trowbridge  of  Santa  Rosa  owns  a  colt 
that  is  by  Frank  Turner's  stallion  Guy  Dillon  and 
out  of  a  mare  by  Anteeo.  The  colt  is  a  very  hand- 
some  and   well  formed   youngster. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


CHAS.    DE    RYDER    GOES    EAST. 


Chas.  De  Ryder  shipped  his  string  of  campaigners 
East  on  Tuesday  of  this  week.  He  had  but  one 
pacer,  the  dun  mare  The  Donna  2:09%  by  Athadon, 
and  the  trotters  Charely  Belden  2:08%  by  Lynwood 
W.,  Athashara  2:12  by  Athadon.  Charlie  T.  2:11%  by 
Zombro,  Wild  Bell  2:18  by  Wildnut.  Admiral  Togo 
2:29%  by  Iran  Alto,  and  the  no-record  trotters  Dyke 
by  Prince  Allerton  and  Perfection  by  Meridian.  All 
these  horses  haye  been  entered  on  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit, and  there  has  never  been  shipped  from  famous 
Pleasanton  a  string  of  the  same  size  that  looked  to 
be  in  any  better  condition  or  stood  better  chances 
of  bringing  home  a  good  share  of  the  money  that 
will  be  won  on  the  "big  ring"  this  summer. 

As  will  be  seen  from  her  photograph  taken  last 
Saturday  by  a  member  of  the  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man's staff.  The  Donna  is  in  the  very  pink  of  condi- 
tion to  start  in  on  a  campaign  where  she  will  have 
to  meet  the  best  pacers  in  the  2:10  class  in  America. 
She  is  about  as  racy  looking  as  any  piece  of  horse- 
fish  in  the  country,  and  though  a  large  mare,  has  al- 
most perfect  proportions.  She  is  beautifully  muscled 
and  has  that  high-strung,  nervous  temperament  that 
will  scarcely  permit  her  to  stand  still  long  enough 
to  be  photographed.  On  the  track  her  gait  is  the 
poetry  of  motion  and  as  she  is  game  and  has  plenty 
of  endurance,  besides  being  good  headed,  she  is  an 
excellent  race  mare.  She  has  turned  the  Pleasanton 
track  faster  than  any  other  horse  ever  did,  and  many 
record  breakers  have  been  trained  on  that  historic 
oval. 

Charley  Belden  2:08%,  whose  splendid  showing 
last  year  earned  for  his  trainer  and  lessee  over 
$10,000,  is  also  in  prime  condition.  He  looks  "high 
enough  in  flesh  to  be  mistaken  for  someone's  well-fed 
roadster,  but  the  flesh  he  carries  is  hard  and  his 
lungs  are  in  such  good  shape  that  a  mile  around 
2:10  is  easy  work  for  him.  He  has  the  first  qualifi- 
cation of  the  late  Monroe  Salisbury's  score  card  for 
a  race  horse — plenty  of  room  for  his  dinner — while 
his  coat  is  of  that  glossy  texture  that  denotes  perfect 
health.  He  is  one  of  the  quietest  horses  imaginable 
when  being  harnessed  and  unharnessed,  and  a  child 
could  jog  him. 

The  horse  that  all  the  railbirds  in  Pleasanton  say 
will  make  the  Eastern  trainers  think  they  are  up 
against  a  cyclone  is  Athasham  2:12,  who  goes  East 
for  the  first  time  this  year.  This  son  of  Athadon 
is  now  a  matured  horse  and  is  one  of  the  stoutest 
built  trotters  ever  seen  on  a  California  track.  He 
started  three  times  as  a  two-year-old  in  1904.  His 
first  race  was  in  the  two-year-old  trotting  division  of 
the  Breeders'  Futurity  at  San  Jose,  August  5th.  The 
Zombro  filly,  Bellemont,  won  the  race  after  North 
Star  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  had  taken  the  first  heat 
in  2:24,  Bellemont's  heats  being  faster — 2:22%  and 
2:21%.  Athasham  was  third  every  heat,  but  had 
to  be  content  with  fourth  money,  as  the  Zolock 
colt,  Ambush,  finished  second  the  first  heat,  although 
only  fifth  in  the  other  two.  At  Santa  Rosa,  August 
18th,  Ambush  started  in  a  purse  race  for  two-year- 
olds  and  won  in  straight  heats  in  2:20%  and  2:20, 
defeating  Bellemont,  Ambush  and  Rey  McGregor. 
At  Sacramento,  a  week  later,  he  again  met  the  same 
three.  Ambush  took  the  first  heat  in  2:20  with  Ath- 
asham second.  Bellemont  won  the  next  heat  in 
2:20%,  Athasham  getting  the  flag  by  a  break,  arid 
then  Bellemont  took  the  race  by  winning  the  third 
heat  in  2 :  25. 

As  a  three-year-old  Athasham  again  made  three 
starts.  The  first  was  at  Fresno  in  July.  He  was 
second  in  each  of  the  three  heats  of  the  race  which 
was  won  by  Ambush  in  2:14%,  2:16%  and  2:19.  At 
Santa  Rosa  in  August  be  started  in  the  three-year-old 
division  of  the  Breeders'  Futurity,  which  was  won 
by  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  gelding,  North  Star,  in 
straight  heats  in  2:13%,  2:13%  and  2:16.  Athasham 
was  a  good  second  in  the  first  two  heats  and  won  sec- 
ond money,  Bellemont,  Ambush,  Elma  S.  and  Ken- 
neth C.  being  behind  him.  At  the  State  Fair  he 
again  met  North  Star  in  the  Stanford  Stake.  Athas- 
ham beat  him  the  first  heat  in  2:20%,  but  the  geld- 
ing took  the  next  three  handily  in  2:15,  2:16  and 
2:17.  Last  year,  in  his  four-year-old  form,  he 
started  in  eight  races  and  won  seven  of  tbem,  taking 
a  record  of  2:12  at  Los  Angeles  in  July  and  not  be- 
ing required  to  lower  it  to  win  elsewhere.  At  Salem, 
Oregon,  he  lost  a  race  in  the  deep  mud,  the  time  be- 
ing slower  than  2:30  every  heat.  Satin  Royal  beat 
him  in  this  race  by  taking  a  partially  dry  path  on 
the  outside  and  keeping  it  throughout  each  mile, 
while  his  competitors  floundered  in  the  mud.  Athas- 
ham looks  better  and  is  trotting  faster  than  ever 
before,  and  as  a  five-year-old  this  season  should  be 
in    the   2:10    list    soon    after    racing   begins. 

Charley  T.  2:11%  was  taken  East  last  year  by  W. 
W.  Mendenhall,  manager  for  the  horse's  owner,  Mr. 
John  Treadwell  of  this  city,  and  was  driven  in  his 
races  by  Jack  Curry.     He  took  his  record  at  Cincin- 
nati, where  he  won  the  second  heat  of  a  two-in-three 
race,  getting  second  money  to  Emboy,  and  beating 
such  good  ones  as  Grattan  Bells,  Dr.  Frasse,  Lady 
Mowry,  Ann  Direct   and   others.     While   Charley   T. 
is  not  expected  to  trot  faster  than  2:09  this  year,  he 
will    be    a    contending    horse    where    the    heats    are 
around  2:10  and  should  earn  more  than  his  expenses. 
Wild  Bell  2:18,  a  trotter  that  looks  better  in  motion 
than  he  does  in  repose,   is  by  Wildnut  out   of  Bell 
Bird  2:26%,  and  is  six  years  old.     As  he  was  bred 
at  Palo  Alto  he  was  not  staked  and  did  not  start 
until  he  vas  four.     That  year  he  faced  the  starter 
tl   les.     He   took  his   record   at  Los   Angeles 
':    i   -it  year  in  a  five-heat  race  which  he  won. 
luee  winning  heats  were  in  2:1S,  2:1S%   and 


2:19%,  and  be  was  bailed  as  a  coming  trotter.  Reach- 
ing Fresno  he  met  Charley  T.,  Oro  Belmont  and 
others,  and  fourth  money  was  bis  share  in  the  race. 
He  finished  fourth  in  every  heat,  the  time  being 
from  2:13%  to  2:16%.  At  Santa  Rosa  he  was 
awarded  third  money  in  a  five-heat  race  where  the 
heats  were  won  by  Charley  T.  and  Adam  G.  in  from 
2:11%  to  2:16%.  At  the  Sacramento  State  Fair 
Wild  Bell  started  twice,  being  fourth  to  Charley  T. 
in  one  race  in  2:15%  and  second  to  Cuate  in  the 
other  in  2:17%.  On  the  Southern  Circuit  in  the  fall 
he  started  at  Tulare,  Hanford,  Los  Angeles,  Santa 
Ana  and  San  Bernardino,  and  while  generally  in  the 
money,  only  won  a  single  heat  and  was  finally  dis- 
tanced in  that  race.  Last  year  he  started  but  once. 
At  the  Breeders'  meeting  at  Woodland  he  met  Athas- 
ham, Luittle  Louise  and  Marvin  Wilkes  and  took 
fourth  money,  the  race  going  to  Athasham  in  2:14%, 
2:15  and  2:13%.  Since  coming  into  De  Ryder's  hands 
Wild  Bell  has  improved  in  manners  as  well  as 
speed,  and  has  trotted  a  mile  in  2:11%  with  com- 
parative ease.  He  is  well  entered  on  the  Grand 
Circuit. 

Admiral  Togo,  the  Iran  Alto  gelding  that  Frank 
Jermyn  bought  at  the  Coffin  Estate  sale  last  Febru- 
ary, is  to  make  the  circuit  in  the  De  Ryder  string. 
He  looks  good,  acts  good  and  is  a  fast  trotter.  He 
is  pretty  well  entered  in  the  slow  classes,  his  two- 
year-old  record  of  2:29%,  made  in  1904,  not  barring 
him  from  any  of  the  Grand  Circuit  events. 

Dyke,  the  very  handsome  little  son  of  Prince  Aller- 
ton, is  another  of  De  Ryder's  slow  class  trotters.  He 
Is  owned  by  a  gentleman  in  Phoenix,  Arizona,  and 
Mr.  De  Ryder  brought  him  up  from  there  last  Novem- 
ber. He  has  no  record,  but  can  take  a  low  one 
when  opportunity  offers. 

Another  of  the  no-record  trotters  in  the  De  Ryder 
car  when  it  left  was  Perfection,  a  five-year-old 
mare  by  the  now  dead  sire  Meridian  2:12%  out  of 
Corrinne  Nielson  by  Clarence  Wilkes  2:28%;  sec- 
ond dam  Flossie  by  Prompter  (sire  of  Gratt  2:02%); 
third  dam  by  Singleton  I  son  of  Willie  Scheffer  and  a 
mare  by  Flaxtaill ;  fourth  dam  Lady  Narley,  dam  of 
Empress  2:29%,  by  Marion,  son  of  Mambrino  Chief. 
Perfection  is  a  brown  mare  aud  rather  plain,  but  a 
sweet  gaited  one,  and  trotted  a  mile  in  2:11%  three 
weeks  ago  without  great  effort.  She  was  bred  by 
Capt.  N.  P.  Batchelder  of  this  city,  and  there  is  a 
full  sister  to  her  a  year  younger  that  is  also  very 
highly  thought  of.  She  has  beaten  1:03  for  a  half 
mile  at  Pleasanton.  and  quarters  in  30  seconds  have 
been  trotted  by  her  more  than  once.  She  has  every 
appearance  of  being  worth  placing  confidence  in  to 
win  when  Mr.  De  Ryder  says  she  is  right.  Her 
sire.  Meridian,  left  but  few  colts,  and  a  very  few 
of  these  have  ever  been  trained,  but  from  what  has 
been  shown  by  them  his  name  will  have  a  place  in 
the  list  of  2:10  sires.  He  was  by  Simmocolon  out  of 
Sidane  by  Sidney;  second  dam  by  Steinway,  and 
as  Simmocolon's  dam  was  by  Strathmore,  it  will 
be  seen  that  Perfection  has  three  crosses  to  this  son 
of  Hambletonian  10. 

While  De  Ryder's  string  is  not  a  large  one,  it  has 
a  great  deal  of  class,  and  with  reasonable  luck  he 
should  have  a  profitable  season.  He  has  the  very 
best  wishes  of  every  person  in  California  interested 
in  harness  horses,  as  he  is  a  courteous  gentleman 
and   races   "on  the  square." 


JACK    GROOM    IS    BUSY. 


THE    ROSEBURG,    OREGON,    FAIR. 


The  District  Fair  to  be  held  at  Roseburg,  Oregon, 
will  open  Sept.  10th,  and  continue  five  days.  All 
entries  to  the  races  will  close  with  the  secretary 
at  noon  the  day  before  the  race.  The  program  is  as 
follows: 

Wednesday,  September  11th. 

Pacing,  2:35  class,  purse  $200;  running,  half-mile 
dash,  for  three-year-olds  and  under,  owned  in  the 
district,  $125;  running,  seven-eighths  mile  dash,  $150; 
running,  quarter-mile  dash,  for  ponies  under  800  lbs., 
$25. 

Thursday,   September   12th. 

Trotting    and    pacing,    2:25    class,    $200;    trotting, 
for  three-year-olds  and  under  owned  in  district,  $100; 
running,  half-mile  heats,  best  2  in  3,  $125;   running, 
half-mile  dash  for  saddle  horses  only,  $50. 
Friday,  September  13th, 

Merchants'  stake,  trotting  and  pacing,  free  for  all. 
$250;  Matrons'  stake,  trotting  and  pacing,  for  all 
broodmares  that  have  ever  dropped  a  foal,  $50;  run- 
ning, one  mile  dash,  $100;  running,  five-eighths  mile 
dash,  $100:  running,  three-eighths  mile  dash,  ponies 
under  800  lbs.,  $25. 

Saturday,    September    14th. 

Trotting,  2:30  class,  $200;   Douglas  County  Derby, 
one    and    one-eighth   mile,    handicap,    $200;    running, 
one-half  mile,  consolation  for  non-winners,  $100;  run- 
ning, one-half  mile,  for  saddle  horses  only,  $50. 
o 

A  typographical  error  in  the  account  of  the  May 
Day  races  held  at  Hanford  made  Expressive  Mac's 
time  in  the  novelty  race,  for  horse  trotting  nearest 
to  three  minutes,  as  2:30%.  It  should  have  read 
2:50%. 


Over  at  Alameda  track  Jack  Groom,  the  man  who 
trained  and  raced  Sir  Albert  S.  2:03%  through  the 
California  Circuit,  winning  every  start,  has  a  string 
of  fourteen  horses  that  he  is  giving  lessons.  Groom 
occupies  the  stables  adjoining  the  track  that  were 
built  some  years  ago  by  J.  M,  Nelson,  and  they  have 
not  been  in  such  good  shape  as  they  now  are  for  a 
long  time.  He  moved  in  last  winter  and  now  has 
every  stall  full  and  has  been  compelled  to  turn  horses 
away. 

One  of  the  best  looking  trotters  in  the  string  is 
the  stallion  Barney  Barnatto,  now  owned  by  Mr.  I. 
L.  Borden  of  San  Francisco.  This  horse  is  a  nice 
turned  fellow  with  good  action  and  is  said  to  be  by 
Zombro  2:11,  there  being  some  doubt  as  to  his 
breeding.  It  has  been  stated  that  his  dam  was  by 
Altamont,  but  Geo.  Beckers  thinks  he  is  out  of  a 
McKinney  mare.  His  head  is  very  much  like  Zom- 
bro's.  He  was  owned  by  the  late  Grant  Lapham  for 
some  time,  although  he  did  not  breed  him.  An  ef- 
fort is  being  made  to  clear  up  his  breeding. 

A  black  gelding  by  Knight  out  of  a  mare  by  Alaska 
is  a  racy  looking  trotter  with  a  head  and  neck  like 
a  thoroughbred.  Groom  says  he  has  been  miles 
around  2:23  with  him,  and  that  he  showed  a  quarter 
in  16  seconds  very  handily.  He  needs  no  boots,  is  not 
afraid  of  anything  and  is  an  elegant  road  horse.  He 
is  owned  by  Mr.  Smith,  a  liveryman  of  Oakland. 

A  bay  gelding  with  a  mark  of  2:26%  trotting, 
owned  by  Dr.  Norcott  of  Alameda  comity,  who  is 
now  in  the  East,  is  a  great  prospect,  Groom  thinks. 
This  horse  was  bred  in  the  East,  but  Groom  had  for- 
gotten his  breeding,  but  thinks  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Wilton  family.  He  took  his  record  as  a  three-year- 
old. 

Mephisto  is  the  apt  name  of  a  pacer  by  Diablo 
2:09%.  owned  by  Mr.  A.  O.  Gott,  the  well  known 
jeweler  of  Alameda.  This  horse  has  a  lot  of  speed 
and  is  working  nicely.  He  has  been  entered  on  the 
California  Circuit  and  is  being  made  ready  for  his 
engagements. 

A  chestnut  gelding  by  Monterey  2:09%  out  of  Ven- 
turess  by  Arthurton,  second  dam  Lady  Venture  by 
Williamson's  Belmont,  is  five  years  old  and  shows 
speed  at  the  trot.  This  gelding  was  bred  by  Geo. 
Fox  of  Clements,  Cal.,  and  is  now  owned' by  Mr. 
Knowland  of   San   Francisco. 

A  two-year-old  filly  by  Monterey  out  of  Fanny 
Tattler  by  Gossiper  2:14%,  is  the  property  of  Mr. 
Chas.  Neal,  the  Alameda  banker.  She  is  a  trotter 
and  while  only  just  being  broke  has  well  defined 
speed   symptoms. 

Mr.  P.  W.  Bellingall's  mare  by  Secretary,  one  of 
three  or  four  by  this  horse,  that  he  owns,  is  in 
Groom's  bands  to  be  shaped  up  after  weaning  a 
filly  last  fall  by  Kinney  Lou.  This  mare  is  a  very 
fast  trotter  and  one  of  the  handsome  sort,  as  are 
all  the   Secretaries. 

Groom  has  a  mare  by  Altamont  out  of  a  mare  by 
Electioneer  that  is  now  four  years  old  and  being 
given  track  work  for  the  first  time.  She  can  show  a 
forty  gait  very  handily. 

Jos.  McTigue,  president  of  the  San  Francisco  Driv- 
ing Club,  has  placed  his  stallion  Darby  Mac  in 
Groom's  care.  This  horse  is  by  Seymour  Wilkes 
and  is  a  trotter.  He  won  a  cup  race  at  the  club's 
matinee  May  12th. 

Teddy  Rey  is  the  name  given  by  Mr.  P.  Howard  to 
his  four-year-old  chestnut  gelding  by  Monterey  2:09%, 
that  Groom  is  working.  This  young  horse  is  a  good 
looker  and  is  learning  to  pace  very  fast  He  has 
been  a  mile  in  2:30,  with  occasional  quarters  at  a 
much  faster  clip.     His  dam  is  by  Diablo  2:09%. 

Mr.  Carr  of  Fruitvale,  Cal.,  owns  a  filly  b:  Nutwood 
Wilkes  2:16%  that  Groom  thinks  very  highly  of. 
She  is  a  pure-  gaited  trotter,  fast  and  game  and  gives 
every  promise  of  being  a  race  mare.  Her  dam  is 
the  gray  mare  Queenie  by  Director  2:17  and  the  filly 
has  the  same  color. 

Besides  the  young  stallion  Barney  Barnatto,  Groom 
is  training  three  others  owned  by  Mr.  I.  L.  Borden, 
director  of  the  newly  organized  Park  Driving  Club. 
They  are  Roberta  2:19%  by  Robert  I.,  that  made  her 
record  in  1904  as  a  two-year-old  in  the  third  heat  of 
a  race;  a  two-year-old  by  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%  out 
of  the  dam  of  N.  L.  B.  2:21%,  and  a  three-year-old 
full  brother  to  Cresco  Wilkes.  These  were  all  bred 
and  raised  by  Mr.  Borden,  who  is  one  of  the  most 
enthusiastic  of  our  amateur  breeders  and  drivers 
and  thoroughly  enjoys  the  sport. 

The  Alameda  track,  where  Groom  is  training  these 
horses,  is  getting  into  good  shape  again.  The  Ala- 
meda Driving  Club,  under  whose  management  the 
track  is,  has  recently  been  having  considerable  work 
done  on  it,  and  it  will  soon  be  fast.  On  Sunday 
mornings  the  track  is  used  by  many  of  the  Oakland 
and  Alameda  road  drivers,  who  take  that  time  to 
speed  their  horses,  and  it  is  then  quite  a-lively  place. 


Sonoma  Girl's  first  start  this  year  will  be  at  Liber- 
tyville,  111.,  in  the  $5,000  stake  for  2:20  class  trotters. 
There  are  eighteen  entries,  the  majority  of  them  un- 
known to  fame  so  far,  and  the  daughter  of  Lynwood 
W.  should  have  little  trouble  in  annexing  first  money 
in  the  race,  provided  she  is  in  good  condition. 


Siliko  (3)  2:11%,  winner  of  the  Kentucky  Fu- 
turity last  year,  is  about  the  only  one  of  last  season's 
crack  three-year-olds  that  will  face  the  starter  this 
year.  Ed  Custer,  The  Abb,e  and  Governor  Francis 
will  be  in  the  stud,  while  Brenda  York,  the  star  pac- 
ing filly,  will  also  be  in  retirement  for  the  year. 
"Knap"  McCarthy  thinks  that  Siliko  will  be  able 
to  win  the  Transylvania. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


At  a  dispersal  sale  of  all  the  horses  owned  by  Two 
Minute  Farm,  the  former  home  of  Star  Pointer 
1:59%,  Wilkes  Guy,  a  nine-year-old  bay  gelding  by 
Guy  Wilkes  out  of  Lea  2:18%,  own  sister  to  Sidney 
Dillon,  was  sold  for  $520.  His  new  owner  will  train 
and  race  him.    Wilkes  Guy  has  no  record. 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


SALE    OF    SOME    GREAT    HOLSTEINS. 


A  WASHINGTON   HORSE  SHOW. 


THE    ALUMINUM    SHOE. 


The  dispersal  of  the  La  Siesta  herd  of  registered 
and  prize  winning  Holstein  cattle  will  take  place  at 
the  La  Siesta  Farm,  near  San  Jose,  on  Saturday 
next,  June  8th,  commencing  at  11  A.  M. 

The  dairyman  of  to-day,  who  has  milk  made  into 
butter,  doesn't  think  of  keeping  any  but  butter-bred 
cattle.  He  knows  it  would  be  the  height  of  folly  to 
do  so.  The  man  who  sells  his  milk  for  other  pur- 
poses than  butter  making  keeps  cows  bred  for  his 
purposes.  We  are  learning  the  lesson  better  every 
day  that  animals  must  be  bred  to  suit  the  special 
conditions  under  which  they  are  called  upon  to  ex- 
ist. We  are  learning  that  as  long  as  animals  may 
be  so  bred,  it  is  commercial  folly  not  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  the  knowledge  and  specialize  stock  to 
suit  our  purposes. 

To-day  we  have  fine  stock  of  all  kinds  on  every 
portion  of  the  Coast  and  a  disposition  on  the  part 
of  breeders  to  learn  more  of  the  great  problem  of 
heredity. 

Mr.  Burke  has  been  engaged  in  breeding  these 
cattle  for  the  past  twenty-seven  years.  In  the  in- 
troduction to  the  sale  catalogue  just  issued,  he  says: 

"Our  herd  of  prize-winning  Holsteins  have  always 
earned  large  dividends.  In  the  nine  years  we  have 
been  on  the  present  home  ranch,  they  have  paid  for 
the  land,  all  the  buildings  and  improvements,  and 
bought  twenty  acres  adjoining  besides. 

"We  sell  owing  to  the  difficulty  in  obtaining  and 
keeping  reliable  help,  without  constant  personal  at- 
tention, which,  owing  to  interests  in  San  Francisco, 
we  cannot  give. 

"Our  herd  has  won  more  gold  medals,  herd  sweep- 
stakes and  first  prizes  than  any  herd  of  any  breed 
on  the  Coast — winning  every  first  prize  in  milk  and 
butter  contests  (against  all  breeds)  offered  at  State 
and  county  fairs  in  California,  and  in  every  instance 
in  which  I  have  made  a  second  entry  in  the  same 
class,  got  second  prize  also. 

"The  prize  ribbons  won  by  individuals  of  our  herd, 
if  pinned  end  to  end,  would  reach  across  the  burned 
district  of  San  Francisco. 

"The  herd  has  never  been  pampered,  grain  fed, 
or  housed,  and  has  always  been  handled  the  same 
as  ordinary  farm  stock. 

"They  have  been  tested  for  tuberculosis  and  in- 
noculated  for  black  leg. 

"Any  known  defects  or  unsoundness  will  be  an- 
nounced  at   the   sale. 

"The  stock  will  not  be  specially  prepared  for  this 
sale  and  will  be  led  into  the  ring  right  off  the 
grass. 

"No  apology  is  necessary  for  their  condition,  as 
every  farmer  and  stockman  knows  that  the  past 
winter  was  the  most  severe  on  stock  of  any  in  many 
years,  and  as  they  are  milking  heavily,  cannot  be 
in  show  condition. 

"All  my  stock  is  thoroughbred  and  registered  or 
eligible  for  registration. 

"We  were  unable  to  print  tabulations,  as  all  data 
was  swept  away  by  the  fire;  for  the  same  reason 
cannot  give  amount  of  milkings,  and  percentage  of 
butter  fat.  Extended  tabulations  can  be  obtained 
from  the  secretary  of  the  Holstein  Association." 

Catalogues  can  be  obtained  by  addressing  Mr. 
Burke  at  30  Montgomery  street,  or  Fred  H.  Chase  & 
Co.,  478  Valencia  street,  San  Francisco. 

The  dairy  tools,  refrigerator,  separator,  cans,  cool- 
ers, wagon,  harness,  etc.,  will  also  be  sold. 


HOROSCOPE  OF   LOU    DILLON'S   FILLY. 


A  fellow  in  Ohio  who  claims  to  read  the  stars 
and  casts  horoscopes  that  will  fit,  has  ground  out 
the  following  on  Lou  Dillon's  filly,  according  to  the 
Horse  Review: 

"According  to  data  and  birthplace,  the  filly 
breathed  the  breath  of  life  just  as  Sagitarus  reached 
the  ascending  point.  Therefore,  Jupiter  is  the  ruling 
planet  of  this  little  filly.  The  sun,  moon  and  stars 
have  the  same  influence  over  the  animals  as  over 
human  beings. 

"The  moon,  Mars,  Jupiter,  Uranus  and  Neptune 
are  in  hylegical  places  and  I  judge  she  will  be  quite 
a  delicate  animal.  Mars  being  in  the  ascendant  in- 
dicates that  she  will  suffer  from  various  kinds  of 
ailments,  and  it  also  indicates  the  necessity  of  put- 
ting forth  great  effort  to  meet  with  ordinary  suc- 
cess. 

"Sagitarius  usually  denotes  a  tall,  large,  well  pro- 
portioned figure,  the  hair  near  a  chestnut  color,  eyes 
handsome  and  expressive,  with  a  merry  twinkle,  the 
forehead  full  and  broad. 

"Jupiter,  her  ruling  planet  in  the  sign  cancer,  in 
his  exultation,  denotes  a  middle  stature,  a  pale, 
sickly  and  unwholesome  complexion,  oval  face,  hair 
dark  brown,  body  rather  plump  but  disproportionate; 
busy  character,  very  meddlesome  with  other  horses, 
fond  of  water. 

"This  filly  is  of  a  happy-go-lucky  nature  and  if  not 
watched  very  closely  will  meet  with  an  accident 
soon." 


The  Hawaii  Jockey  Club  will  hold  its  annual  race 
meeting  at  Hilo  on  July  4th,  the  races  to  take  place 
at  Hoolulu  Park.  The  program  is  made  up  of  nine 
races,  all  for  runners,  the  principal  event  being  the 
Merchants'  Stake  for  $1,000,  one  and  a  quarter  miles, 
for  which  the  following  well  known  horses  have  been 
named:  Lazelle  and  Claralo  by  John  O'Rourke, 
Racine  Murphy  by  Chas.  David,  Phillip  by  F.  Brug- 
helli,  Brunei*  by  L.  Petrie,  Lucrece  by  W.  H.  C. 
Campbell,  Rolla  by  G.  J.  Richardson  and  Ishmalian 
by  R.  A.  Young. 


At  a  horse  show  held  at  Olympia,  Washington, 
May  15th,  the  following  awards  were  made: 

Class  1 — Horses  four  years  old  or  older  shown  to 
harness:  Klondike,  owned  by  Dr.  J.  H.  Dumon  of 
Centralia,  first;  Bert,  owned  by  J.  H.  Blass,  Olympia, 
second;  Dr.  Drino,  owned  by  Geo.#Taylor,  Olympia, 
third. 

Class  2 — Best  pole  team  and  best  appointed  road 
rig:  Beauty  and  Fancy,  owned  by  W.  R.  Whiteside, 
Olympia,  first;  Vic  and  130,  owned  by  J.  H.  Blass, 
second. 

Class  3 — Horse  and  best  appointed  rig,  ladies  to 
show:  Bert,  driven  by  Mrs.  J.  H.  Blass  of  Olympia, 
first;  Nellie,  by  Mrs.  Thomas  Skinner,  second;  Bar- 
ney, by  Mrs.  Ellis,  third. 

Class  4 — Best  driving  colt,  four  years  or  under: 
Maud  Turner,  owned  by  C.  W.  McBratney  of  Olympia, 
first. 

Class  5 — Best  Percheron  drift  stallion:  Spigal, 
owned  by  J.  E.  Murrey  of  Elma,  first;  Hussard, 
owned  by  Watson  Bloom  of  Olympia,  second;  Pere- 
sin,  owned  by  Dr.  John  Barnes  of  Olympia,  third. 

Class  6 — Best  saddle  horse,  any  age:  Squirrel  Le 
Rose,  owned  by  A.  L.  Brown  of  Seattle,  first;  Major, 
owned  by  Miss  Tate  Henry,  Olympia,  second;  Me- 
doc,  owned  by  Mrs.  J.  W.  Patterson,  Aberdeen,  third. 

Class  7 — Best  saddle  horse  of  any  age,  ladies  to 
show:  Major,  Miss  Tate  Henry,  first;  Modoc,  Mrs. 
Patterson,  second;  Kemilis,  owned  by  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Bridges,  Aberdeen,  third. 

Class  S — Best  saddle  pony,  any  age:  Dixie,  owned 
by  Richard  Mitchell  of  Olympia,  first;  Babe,  owned 
by  J.  H.  Blass,  second;  Whitie,  owned  by  Lin  Brown, 
Olympia,  third. 

Class  9 — Ponies,  Shetland,  etc.,  shown  to  harness: 
Dewey,  driven  by  Mrs.  Emil  Martinsen,  and  Princess, 
driven  by  Edna  Eddings,  tied,  the  first  named  win- 
ning on  the  toss. 

Class  10 — Best  family  horse,  shown  to  harness: 
Sackajawea,  Mrs.  Woodbury  J.  Deane  of  Olympia, 
first;  Billie,  owned  by  C.  H.  Springer,  second;  Topsy, 
owned  by  Mrs.  J.  G.   Crouch  of  Olympia,  third. 

Class  11 — Best  Belgian  stallion:  Cing  Mars,  owned 
by  A.  L.  Brown,  Seattle,  first;  Goudster,  owned  by 
J.  A.  Cole  of  Shelton,  second;  Tobie,  owned  by 
Centralia  Horse  Company  of  Centralia,  third. 

Class  12 — Best  heavy  truck  or  ranch  team:  W.  B. 
Powe's  team  of  Olympia,  first;  W.  A.  Weller's  team 
of  Olympia,  second;  Thomas  Russell's  team  of  Olym- 
pia,  third.  , 

The  judges  were  F.  F.  Baker  of  Seattle,  Matt  Mer- 
ritt  of  Newton,  la.,  and  Earl  H.  Smith  of  Centralia. 


DRIVING   CLUB    FOR   VICTORIA. 


The  horsemen  of  Victoria,  B.  C,  have  organized 
the  Victoria  Driving  Club  with  the  following  officials: 
President,  D.  R.  Kerr;  vice-president,  J.  E.  Grey; 
second  vice-president,  Jas.  Mitchell;  secretary,  W. 
C.  Moresby;  treasurer,  R.  F.  Taylor;  committee  of 
management,  D.  E.  Campbell,  A.  E.  Wade,  J.  Syl- 
vester, Aid.  Henderson,  J.  S.  H.  Matson,  L.  Eaton,  W. 
Millington  and  H.  G.  Wilson.  The  Times  of  Victoria 
says  that  local  interest  in  the  new  organization  is 
growing  fast  and  the  success  of  the  enterprise  is 
assured.  Already  the  B.  C.  Saddlery  Company  has 
offered  a  complete  set  of  handsome  track  harness  as 
a  prize  for  a  driving  contest.  Hotel  proprietors  in 
the  city  have  also  come  into  line  with  the  undertak- 
ing and  have  promised  to  subscribe  a  special  purse. 
Numbers  of  prominent  merchants  have  offered  prizes 
for  competition  among  British  Columbia  horses.  Irre- 
spective of  all  these  presentation  prizes,  large  stakes 
will  be  offered  and  plans  for  the  initial  meet  are 
now  so  far  advanced,  and  the  club  has  met  with  such 
co-operation,  that  the  event  is  certain  to  prove  a 
bumper  success. 

At  the  meet  to  be  held  next  month  there  will  be 
two  harness  and  four  galloping  events.  Thus  both 
classes  of  owners  will  be  catered  to,  and  it  is  fully 
expected  that  entries  will  be  received  from  all  over 
the  coast.  C.  A.  Harrison,  who  is  taking  a  deep 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  club,  is  in  communica- 
tion with  Vancouver  with  a  view  to  ascertaining 
when  the  Terminal  City  proposes  to  hold  its  first 
meet.  It  is  hoped  that  the  two  leading  British  Colum- 
bian cities  will  be  able  to  work  in  harmony  to  pro- 
mote the  welfare  of  racing  in  the  province. 

At  present  there  are  upwards  of  forty  standard 
bred  horses  in  Victoria  and  others  are  arriving  every 
week.  The  fame  of  the  city  as  a  training  center  is 
spreading  far  afield.  From  a  climatic  standpoint 
there  is  no  spot  superior  throughout  the  Dominion 
and  this  is  an  element  which  must  play  a  large  part 
in  the  development  of  the  industry  here,  having  re- 
gard to  the  highly  strung  natures  of  racers.  That 
the  sport  will  attract  large  crowds  is  an  assured  fact, 
as  experience  all  over  the  world  has  proved  that 
nothing  appeals  to  the  multitude  so  much  as  horse 
racing.  The  renewal  of  this  enterprise  in  the  city, 
which,  in  all  fairness,  it  must  be  stated  is  in  a  large 
measure  due  to  recent  arrivals  from  the  northwest, 
bids  fair  to  attract  even  more  widely  spread  attention 
than  is  already  shared  by  the  Los  Angeles  of  Canada. 


The  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  will  have  the 
official  veterinarian  of  the  department  make  an  in- 
vestigation, and,  if  possible,  discover  the  causes 
which  lead  to  the  prevalence  of  mares  slipping  foals, 
which  is  becoming  very  marked  in  some  parts  of  the 
country. 


James  Clark,  the  expert  horseshoer,  who  follows 
the  Grand  Circuit  every  year  putting  the  shoes  on 
many  of  the  greatest  campaigners  which  race  in  that 
big  series  of  meetings,  in  a  recent  number  of  that 
excellent  publication,  the  Horshoers'  Journal,'  tells 
how  last  season's  good  three-year-old  trotter,  Gov- 
ernor Francis  2:11%,  was  enabled  to  win  the  Horse 
Review  purse  at  Cincinnati  last  fall  by  being  shod 
with  five-ounce  aluminum  shoes  in  front,  and  two- 
ounce  steel  centered  aluminum  shoes  behind,  those 
shoes  replacing  nine-ounce  steel  shoes  in  front  and 
five-ounce  steel  swedged  shoes  behind,  and  then  re- 
fers to  aluminum  shoes  and  their  advantages,  in  cer- 
tain instances  as  follows:  "There  are  but  few 
horses  now  that  wear  aluminum  shoes.  I  regret 
to  say  this,  for  I  think  an  aluminum  shoe  is  a  good 
thing  for  any  horse  that  goes  very  light.  A  dozen 
years  ago  we  used  lots  of  them,  but  they  did  not 
wear  well,  which  probably  was  the  real  reason  they 
were  abandoned.  Now  we  can  secure  a  hard  quality 
of  aluminum,  and  I  have  made  shoes  out  of  it  that 
would  wear  from  four  to  six  weeks.  I  like  aluminum 
on  a  knee-hitter.  As  a  rule  a  horse  shod  with  it 
will  go  higher  and  rounder  in  front,  and  will  conse- 
quently go  over  his  knee — try  it  some  time.  It's 
some  trouble  to  make  a  steel-centered  aluminum  shoe, 
but  in  making  very  light  hind  shoes  it  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  have  a  light  steel  rim  running  through 
the  center  to  insure  sufficient  wear  and  stiffness. 
Our  'stick'  of  aluminum,  after  you  have  drawn  it  to 
the  proper  size,  should  be  drawn  through  a  half-oval 
swedge  with  a  small  'bead'  in  its  bottom.  This 
leaves  a  fine  crease  in  the  aluminum  into  which  can 
easily  be  hammered  a  thin  strip  of  machine  steel  be- 
fore bending  into  shoe  form.  It  requires  a  little 
practice,  and  a  lot  of  patience,  and  some  day  when 
you  feel  at  peace  with  all  the  world  make  a  set. 
Later  on  perhaps,  you'll  help  some  good  colt  win  a 
race,  and  you  will  feel  compensated  for  all  of  your 
trouble.  Some  fellows  have  formed  an  idea  that  it 
is  proper  to  warm  aluminum  before  working  it.  This  , 
idea,  my  xperience  teaches  me,  is  all  wrong.  Do 
just  the  opposite.  Dip  it  into  water  every  few  min- 
utes while  you  are  working  it  cold,  and  the  more  you 
hammer  it  and  the  colder  you  keep  it  the  tougher 
it  gets,  and  the  results  obtained  will,  I  am  sure, 
prove  entirely  satisfactory."  Mr.  Clark  also  points 
out  that  an  aluminum  shoe  gives  a  broader  surface 
to  come  into  contact  with  the  ground  and  does  not 
sink  into  the  track  or  pick  up  soil,  consequently  be- 
ing especially  desirable  for  a  horse  of  rapid  action 
on  a  track  with  a  loose  surface  or  with  a  tendency 
to  "cup."  The  points  he  makes  for  the  aluminum 
shoe  appear  practical,  and  reasonable,  and  may 
perhaps  influence  those  who  have  not  used  them  to 
give  them  a  trial.  — Raymond  in  Horse  World. 


TROTTERS  AND  PACERS  FOR  FAR  NORTHWEST. 


It  seems  that  during  the  recent  two  days'  auction 
sale  is  Chicago,  a  Mr.  T.  F.  Colkitt,  now  of  Moose 
Jaw,  Saskatchewan,  was  the  principal  buyer  of  young 
horses  suitable  for  the  breeding  ranch,  as  well  as  a 
few  that  looked  like  good  prospects  for  the  training 
stable.  Of  course,  trotters  and  pacers  are  yet  some- 
what new  in  that  far  northwest  country,  but  undoubt- 
edly the  several  richly  bred  young  things  taken  there 
by  Mr.  Colkitt  will,  in  the  course  of  a  few  years, 
show  a  favorable  effect  on  the  now  very  scant  and 
new  interests  in  harness  horses  in  that  comparatively 
new  and  undeveloped  country.  Mr.  Colkitt  pur- 
chased and  shipped  fourteen  or  fifteen  head.  Among 
them  were  a  number  of  very  nicely  bred  young 
horses,  in  fact,  they  were  about  all  real  well  bred. 
There  was,  for  instance,  a  four-year-old  bay  mare  by 
Robin,  son  of  Axtell  2:12,  dam  by  Princeps,  which 
cost  Mr.  Colkitt  $290  in  Chicago.  Other  of  his  pur- 
chases were  Ala  Highwood,  a  three-year-old  filly  by 
High  wood  2:21%.  Another,  the  eight-year-old  mare 
Czada,  by  Highwood,  dam  by  Don  Cossack;  the 
three-year-old  filly  Miss  Gregory,  by  Gregory  the 
Great;  another  three-year-old,  Bonnie  Axford,  by 
Axford,  son  of  Axtell  2:12,  dam  by  Sidney  2:19.  In 
the  shipment  was  also  an  eight-year-old  stallion  by 
Alcazar,  and  the  eight-year-old  pacing  mare  Miss 
Wilkesceps  2:17%.  The  latter  is,  perhaps,  for  Mr. 
Colkitt's  racing  stable,  since  it  is  more  than  likely 
he  will  attempt  to  race  a  few  if  there  is  any  chance 
up  in  that  country. — Horse  Review. 


MR.    OTTINGER    SAW    THE    RACES. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Vienna,  May  5. — The  second  meeting  of  the  Vienna 
Trotting  Association  opened  here  to-day  with  a  large 
attendance  and  a  high  class  racing  card.  Al  Pennock, 
the  former  Cleveland  trainer,  won  the  feature  event 
of  the  day's  program,  the  Prince  Warwick  prize, 
valued  at  $2,015,  for  inland  bred  three-year-old  trot- 
ters, at  a  distance  of  one  mile  and  five-eighths.  The 
winning  horse  was  Louis  Winan's  $18,000  colt  Willy, 
by  Wilburn  M.  2:27  (son  of  Wilton  and  Rose  Ley- 
burn  by  Onward),  at  the  remarkably  fast  time  of 
1:33%  for  the  kilometer. 

Dan  Keefe  won  the  Paris  prize  for  international 
horses  with  P.luff,  a  son  of  Caid,  and  the  Railroad 
prize  with  Bohuu,  also  sired  by  Caid.  James  Brown 
landed  the  Atlantic  race  with  Ernotle,  a  son  of  Que 
Allen. 

A  Ottinger,  a  prominent  horseman  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  at  one  time  interested  in  Searchlight 
2:03*4,  Coney  2:02,  and  Anaconda  2:01 -"-.< .  pacing, 
2:09%    trotting,  was  an  interested   spe  the 

opening  day. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


PRAISES    THE   ALMONADAS. 


HOW    TO    BUY    A    HORSE, 


RIDING    AS    A    PLEASURE    AND    EXERCISE. 


Santa  Barbara,  May  23,  1907. 

In  the  near  luture  we  are  to  have  a  five-eighths 
of  a  mile  track  built  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany and  rented  to  our  local  Polo  and  Driving  Club, 
and  then  we  will  be  able  to  see  what  our  fast  horses 
can  do,  or  did  do  on  a  certain  place  or  piece  of  road. 

I  am  certainly  well  pleased  with  what  the  Almon- 
adas  has  done  on  the  Los  Angeles  track.  The 
Scout,  out  of  Veronica  (an  inbred  Almont  mare), 
showed  a  trial  in  2:13%,  but  died  before  he  faced 
the  starter.  La  .faloma,  out  of  an  Auctioneer 
Johnny  mare,  a  fast  growing  three-year-old,  paced  a 
mile  in  2:20  with  two  months'  handling.  The  Alamo 
would  be  four  in  November  and  went  his  miles  from 
Mar  15th  to  July  1,  1906,  in  2:17,  and  by  the  middle 
of  July  miles  in  2:13.  He  had  been  handled  by 
Maben  two  months  the  season  before,  making  his 
miles  in  2:20.  David  Harum  and  Almo,  trotters, 
when  three  years  old  went  miles  better  than  2:30. 
These  are  all  non-standard  except  the  unfortunate. 
The  Scout,  who  was  a  2:10  trotter  when  he  died. 

C.  L.  Donahoe,  Boulevard  Terrace,  Oakland,  Cal., 
has  a  full  brother  to  The  Scout  that  is  coming  three 
in  August,  who  writes  me  he  will  show  me  miles  in 
2:20  this  fall.  This  is  a  large  dark  bay  and  a  fine 
looker.  He  had  never  been  hitched  when  he  left 
here  late  last  fall.    He  is  at  the  Alameda  track  now. 

Mr.  George  Rutherford  has  a  colt  called  Poncho, 
that  is  out  of  Recta  by  Director;  second  dam  Grace, 
the  dam  of  Daedalion  2:08%,  etc.,  by  Buccaneer, 
that  will  be  three  in  August  and  is  as  good,  a  one  as 
you  would  wish  to  see. 

Mr.  Thayer  has  a  colt  that  is  three  now  and  out 
of  Lady  May  by  Electro;  second  dam  Lady  Vick  by 
Red  Wilkes;  third  dam  by  Wilson's  Blue  Bull:  fourth 
dam  by  Abdallah  15.  This  is  the  colt  he  should 
spend  his  money  on. 

Mr.  Tom  Moore  sold  a  four-year-old  colt  to  Mr. 
Carragher  for  $300.  This  colt  is  out  of  a  mare  by 
Allen  Hope,  by  Guy  Wilkes;  second  dam  Nellie  K., 
sister  to  Meridian  2:12m,.  Mr.  Moore  has  a  four- 
weeks'-old  filly  by  Almonada  that  he  informs  me  he 
was  offered  $250  for.  He  has  since  sold  Nellie  K. 
and  filly  for  $400  to  Geo.  Mack. 

The  above  are  all  the  Almonadas  that  have  been 
tracked.  You  will  see  they  all  went  below  2:30, 
which  I  claim  is  as  good  a  showing  as  any  stallion 
could  have  made.  Mr.  Mack  writes  me  that  Almon- 
ada is  making  a  fine  season.  I  sold  a  three-year- 
old  yesterday  for  Mr.  Kay  for  $300.  There  are  a 
number  of  fine  teams  here  by  Almonada  out  of 
road  mares  that  have  brought  satisfactory  prices.  I 
have  named  my  colt  Almo  Alto  and  my  filly  Alam- 
anda.  I  will  give  the  latter  to  any  man  that  can 
show  me  a  mate  to  her  if  she  is  larger  and  hand- 
somer than  Alamanda.  I  mean  all  of  this;  select 
judges.     Horses  here  are  commanding  high  prices. 

D.  F.  OGLESBT. 


SAN    BERNARDINO   CORRESPONDENCE. 


Mrs.  Benj.  Davies  has  leased  her  mare,  Dixie  S., 
a  full  sister  to  Delilah  2:09%,  to  Burns  &  Curtis  of 
Redlands.  They  will  breed  her  this  month  to  Amado, 
Direct  Heir's  young  son. 

Charley  Thornquest  drove  Jim  Campbell's  colt  On 
Bly  the  last  half  of  a  slow  mile  in  1:11,  the  last  quar- 
ter in  0:35  at  his  last  work-out.  On  Bly  is  by  On 
Stanley  out  of  Nellie  Blv,  the  dam  of  Harrv  Madison 
2:27%. 

G.  W.  Bonnell  will  go  to  Riverside  Thursday  with 
Bonnie  June,  Adalantha  and  Norda  as  participants  in 
the  matinee  events. 

Jas.  Poole  has  bred  his  Zolock  mare  Dinah  to 
Diedrich  40449  by  Direct  Heir. 

Charley  Tyler  of  Highland  was  so  unfortunate  as 
to  lose  his  Zolock  colt  that  he  recently  purchased 
of  W.  T.  Russell.  The  colt  was  this  year's  foal  and 
was  hanged  by  its  halter  strap. 

Frank  Cochran,  who  was  caretaker  of  Lou  Dillon 
the  year  she  took  the  world's  record,  is  very  ill  at 
the  San  Bernardino  County  Hospital. 

The  writer  in  giving  the  report  of  the  matinee 
races  of  May  1st  gave  the  report  according  to  the 
decision  of  the  judges.  In  the  2:20  pace  Mc  O'D. 
did  come  under  the  wire  ahead  of  Adalantha,  but  on 
account  of  the  foul  was  set  back  to  fourth  place, 
thereby  giving  Adalantha  the  heat,  and  Evangeline 
second  place.  Mr.  Nelson  did  ask  Mr.  Parker  if  he 
-^ad  bothered  him  any  coming  down  the  stretch,  to 
which  Parker  replied  that  it  didn't  bother  him.  Mr. 
Parker  stated  afterward  that  had  his  horse  been  cap- 
able of  winning  with  a  fair  showing  that  the  act  of 
Mr.  Nelson's  would  have  set  him  back,  but  he  knew 
the  act  was  unintentional  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Nel- 
son, though  unfair,  and  both  he  and  Mr.  Bonnell 
manifested  their  satisfaction  in  giving  Mc  O'D.  the 
heat,  but  the  judges,  who  were  parties  from  River- 
side and  Redlands,  as  well  as  San  Bernardino,  gave 
their  decision  as  was  reported,  stating  that  the 
rules  should  hold  good  in  matinee  races  as  well  as 
in  purse  races. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


P.  A.  Isenor,  Santa  Ana — We  do  not  find  the  mare 
Lillie  Mc  by  McKinney  registered  up  to  and  in- 
cluding Vol    16  of  the  American  Trotting  Register. 


John  Moller,  a  horseman  of  Tulare,  gives  the  fol- 
lowing good  advice  about  buying  horses: 

Benjamin  Franklin  says  in  "Poor  Richard's  Al- 
manac" that  there  are  three  things  in  which  men 
are  most  likely  to  be  cheated — a  horse,  a  wig  and  a 
wife.  Never  having  been  created  in  a  wig  or  a  wife, 
but  ever  so  often  in  a  horse,  I  will  write  on  the 
horse,  as  I  can  write  from  experience. 

To  buy  a  horse  is,  for  most  men,  a  kind  of  dan- 
gerous proposition.  You  have  been  deceived  so  often, 
and  the  prices  are  so  high  at  present  that  you  are 
rather  timid.  You  are  not  alone  in  need  of  a  horse, 
you  are  also  in  need  of  courage.  .It  is  not  the  trouble 
we  have,  but  the  trouble  we  fear  we  shall  have, 
that  makes  cowards  of  us.  Because  you  have  been 
cheated  before  it  is  not  therefore  confirmed  that  you 
should  be  cheated  all  the  time.  Remember  that  there 
are  honest  horses  in  the  world,  as  well  as  honest 
men,  and  it  will  even  sometimes  happen  that  you 
will  get  a  better  horse  than  you  had  bargained  for. 

When  buying  a  horse  you  want  to  be  bold,  but 
you  want  to  keep  your  eyes  open.  Always  study 
the  man  as  well  as  the  horse.  It  is  not  the  high 
priced  horse,  but  the  cheap  horse,  that  is  the  most 
dangerous.  A  farmer  will  sell  a  good  horse  for  the 
money  that  there  is  in  it,  the  cheap  horse  he  sells 
for  his  faults. 

An  unbroken  colt  is  safer  to  buy  than  an  old 
horse,  a  mare  safer  than  a  gelding,  for  even  if  she 
is  not  as  sound  as  she  might  be,  she  can  raise  you 
a  mule  while  you  sleep.  Horse  traders  have  a  bad 
name,  but  I  have  always  got  the  best  treatment  from 
a  dealer  who  had  the  reputation  of  being  an  honest 
man.  You  should  never  begrudge  him  his  profit, 
for  he  has  already  learned  something  and  had  to  pay 
for  it  dearly.  He  knows  that  it  is  always  the  part 
of  prudence  to  treat  you  strictly  on  the  square. 

Never  ask  a  man  how  old  his  horse  us;  use  your 
own  judgment  and  he  cannot  cheat  you.  Under  no 
consideration  buy  a  horse  with  running  nostrils; 
avoid  him  like  you  would  fire.  They  will  tell  you 
he  has  the  distemper,  but  if  you  like  the  horse  wait 
until  he  gets  over  it.  Do  not  think  because  you  try 
a  horse  you  can  not  get  cheated.  You  may  try 
him  for  a  week  and  think  he  is  the  best  horse  on 
earth:  you  turn  him  out  for  a  week  and  you  will 
have  a  scoundrel.  Such  a  horse  may  do  very  well 
for  use  in  the  city,  but  a  farmer  wants  a  horse  that 
can  stand  prosperity-. 

Learn  to  be  able  to  tell  the  age  of  a  horse  up  to 
eight  years.  Learn  also  to  be  able  to  discover  the 
five  principal  blemishes — ringbone,  sidebone,  splint, 
spavin  and  curb.  It  will  do  you  no  harm  to  learn 
a  whole  lot  of  other  defects,  but  it  would  not  pre- 
vent you  from  getting  cheated.  The  professor  of 
a  veterinary  college,  who  knows  them  all,  is  easy 
game.  Bear  this  in  mind,  whenever  you  get  de- 
ceived in  a  horse  do  not  make  the  matter  worse  and 
worry  about  it.  Never  squeal.  Always  take  your 
medicine  like  a  man.  Not  until  you  begin  to  realize 
that  every  ..me  you  are  administered  a  "dose"  you 
are  adding  to  your  knowledge,  are  you  above  tricks. 

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MATCH     RACE    AT    PORTLAND. 


For  love  of  sport  and  $200  a  side  a  match  race 
between  A.  C.  Lohmire's  Rockford  and  Dr.  H.  Krae- 
mer's  brown  pacing  mare  was  brought  off  at  Irving- 
ton  track.  Portland.  Oregon,  last  Saturday  afternoon. 
Rockford  has  quite  a  record  as  a  winner  in  amateur 
races.  The  Kraemer  mare  was  an  unknown  quantity 
and  showed  plenty  of  speed,  but  lacked  condition 
to  go  the  mile.  Conditions  were  two  in  three.  The 
race  was.  called  at  3  o'clock  and  drew  a  crowd.  L. 
H.  Adams  and  C.  A.  Harrison  occupied  the  judges' 
stand.  Rockford  drew  the  pole,  but  the  mare  quickly 
took  the  lead  and  reached  the  half  in  1:07.  At  the 
five-eighths  Rockford  drew  up  and  in  the  stretch 
overtook  his  opponent,  winning  in  a  drive  by  a 
neck.     Time — 2:20. 

The  bell  rang  several  times  before  the  horses  ap- 
peared for  the  second  heat,  both  showing  weariness 
after  the  fastest  mile  yet  reported  this  season  in 
the  Pacific  Northwest.  But  the  mare  was  all  in  and 
Rockford  owned  the  heat  from  the  start.  The  half 
was  reached  in  1:06%  and  finished  in  a  jog  with 
Lohmire's  colors,  like  the  white  plums  of  Navarre, 
several  lengths  in  front.     Time — 2:23%. 

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THE    J.    C.    ADAMS    HORSES. 


Harness  -acing  will  be  held  at  the  Marysville  track 
it   jon.     A  match  race  between  the   paceTs 
Fred   Ohleyer   and   Fred   Cooper   will   be 
g  feature. 


The  horses  owned  by  Mr.  J.  C.  Adams  of  Phoenix, 
Arizona,  that  will  race  on  the  Grand  Circuit  this 
year  have  been  shipped  East  in  charge  of  their 
trainer,  Mr.  E.  E.  Hall,  who  was  quite  successful 
with  them  last  year.  There  are  four  in  the  Adams 
string,  two  pacers  and  two  trotters.  The  pacer. 
Custer  2:05%  by  Sidney  Dillon,  is  the  fastest  of  the 
quartet,  but  the  Zolock  pacer  Bystander  2:08  prom- 
ises to  be  as  fast  before  the  end  of  the  season.  The 
horses  won  four  races  each  last  year  and  brought 
back  $10,000  to  Mr.  Adams  by  their  winnings.  The 
trotters  are  J.  J.  M.  Jr.  2:14.  that  is  making  his  first 
trip  East,  and  a  very  promising  two-year-old  colt 
called  Justo,  that  is  well  staked.  The  four  horses 
are  already  entered  in  about  $75,000  worth  of  stakes 
and  purses. 

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Mr.  C.  T.  Wiggin.  one  of  our  subscribers  at  Latk- 
rop,  writes  that  the  crops  of  hay.  barley  and  oats 
are  extra  good  in  that  locality  this  year.  He  also 
states  that  a  large  number  of  colts  have  been  foaled 
there  this  spring  and  that  more  mares  are  being 
bred  than  ever  before. 


Women  who  live  in  cities,  having  fewer  advan- 
tages, are  the  ones  who  seem  to  most  appreciate 
riding,  writes  a  feminine  saddle  enthusiast  in  the 
Country  Gentleman.  If  a  country  woman  is  going 
anywhere,  she  usually  has  the  horse  harnessed  or 
goes  out  and  "harnesses  up"  herself,  and  drives 
for  a  quarter  of  a  mile  or  ten  miles.  The  city 
visitor  often  wonders  why  she  does  not  jump  into 
a  saddle  and  have  a  delightful  ride. 

The  great  expense  of  hiring  saddle  horses  in  the 
city  makes  riding  a  pastime  and  luxury  only  en- 
joyed by  the  wealthy.  In  the  summer  the  horses  on 
the  farm  are  generally  in  use.  and  yet  one  must 
usually  be  kept  for  driving,  and  might  be  ridden,  too. 
But  in  the  spring  and  fall,  the  most  beautiful  sea- 
sons for  enjoying  nature  and  out-of-door  life,  the 
wives  of  the  country  gentlemen  and  farmers  might 
have  the  use  of  a  horse  for  an  hour  or  two  almost 
any   day. 

The  old  plea  will  be  brought  up  by  some  women 
that  they  "haven't  the  time"  or  "can't  take  the 
time."  They  should  realize  that  they  may  be 
obliged  to  take  time  to  be  sick,  and  then  not  only 
must  their  places  be  filled,  but  doctor's  and  nurse's 
bills  must  be  paid,  and  that  all  investments  which 
postpone  illness  are  better  than  money  put  in  the 
bank.  It  is  said  that  the  larger  proportion  of 
women  in  the  insane  asylums  are  not  those  who 
have  over-worked,  but  those  who  have  become  in- 
sane by  brooding  over  trouble,  real  or  imagined, 
and  others  who  could  not  endure  the  deadly  monot- 
onous routine  of  isolated  lives. 

If  a  woman  can  mount  a  horse  and  ride  away  over 
hill  and  dale,  she  can  defy  time  and  trouble.  There 
is  nothing  equal  to  it!  Motoring?  No!  The  best 
automobile  is  a  dead  thing  (built  for  lazy  people), 
even  though  at  times  it  can  respond  in  an  almost 
life-like,  intelligent  way.  But  a  good  horse — friend, 
and  companion  who  can  be  tried  and  trusted — ah! 
the  delight  of  a  ride  upon  such  an  animal  is  inde- 
scribable. 

When  women  felt  compelled  by  custom  to  sit  in 
a  cramped  position,  hanging  off  the  side  of  the  horse, 
it  was  a  pleasure  that  might  be  questioned.  I  had 
a  very  intelligent  animal  in  the  good  old  days  cf 
side-saddle  riding,  who  used  to  turn  his  head  around 
to  the  right  and  then  to  the  left,  and  look  me  in 
the  face,  as  much  as  to  say:  "What  do  you  sit  that 
way  for?  I  will  not  carry  such  a  fool,"  and  then 
he  would  try  to  throw  me  off.  He  never  objected 
to  a  man's  saddle,  for  he  evidently  felt  that  was 
a  legitimate  thing,  but  I  know  he  suffered  under  the 
side-saddle. 

A  woman  mounted  in  a  costume  with  divided 
skirts  sits  her  horse  securely  and  comfortably  in 
this  way.  and  looks  well.  The  coat  is  fitted  in  the 
back  and  semi-fitting  in  front.  When  dismounted 
the  front  panel  of  the  skirt  is  buttoned  across  the 
divided  portion,  and  it  looks  like  any  walking  skirt. 
"  Patterns  of  these  divided  equ&strian  skirts  can  be 
found  in  the  fashion  books,  and  any  woman  can 
make  one  who  could  make  a  common  skirt. 

A  saddle  may  be  bought  for  $10,  or  as  much  more 
can  be  expended  as  one  chooses  to  invest.  A  saddle 
cloth  should  be  placed  under  the  saddle  when  a 
woman  rides.  She  must  be  sure  that  the  girth  is 
tight  enough  and  secure.  The  bridle  can  be  fancy 
and  expensive,  but  one  that  is  strong  and  neat  can 
be  bought  for  $2  or  $3.  A  riding  whip,  with  strap 
to  hang  it  from  the  wrist,  completes  the  outfit. 

If  a  woman  cares  how  she  looks,  she  should  al- 
ways wear  some  kind  of  a  coat.  In  warm  weather 
a  linen  crash  makes  a  most  desirable  habit.  But 
if  one  hasn't  time  or  money  to  think  much  jf  appear- 
ances, then  jump  on  the  horse  and  ride — ride  till 
the  color  comes  into  your  cheeks — and  who  will 
care  if  you  wear  a  ccat  or  not?  I  cannot  say  that 
this  woman  in  the  picture  is  helpful  to -others — en- 
thusiastic, magnetic,  and  healthy — just  because  she 
rides,  but  she  would  tell  you  that  she  would  not 
give  up  her  riding  for  anything.  It  keeps  her  young 
and  able  to  do  more  than  almost  any  three  women  of 
her  associates. 

In  considering  the  possibilities  of  riding,  do  not 
think  that  a  special  gait  for  a  horse  is  necessary. 
There  are,  of  course,  ideal  conditions  and  horses,  but 
"where  there  is  a  will."  you  can  ride  any  kind  of  a 
horse.  Trottng  horses  are  now  much  more  enjoyable, 
for  in  sitting  across  the  horse  a  woman  can  stand 
in  the  stirrups  as  a  man  does,  and  so  ride  grace- 
fully. If  my  husband,  father  or  brother  owned  a 
pacer,  and  its  gait  was  as  awkward  as  that  of  a 
spring  lamb,  if  I  wanted  to  ride  and  could  get  no 
better  mount  I  would  ride  it.  An  old  neighbor  of 
ours,  who  owned  a  pacer,  used  to  insist,  "there's  no 
horse  so  good  for  riding  as  a  pacer!"  Even  an  old 
horse  that  cannot  go  faster  than  a  walk  will  furnish 
considerable  exercise.  '— 

After  my  first  experience  in  mounting  a  horse  I 
well  remember  dreaming  that  the  horse,  next  day, 
was  to  be  led  to  the  side  of  the  barn  and  I  was 
to  climb  on  from  the  ridge  pole.  When  the  animal 
first  moved.  I  thought  the  e^arth  had  trembled,  and 
when  he  broke  into  a  trot  it  was  an  earthquake!  But 
once  at  home  in  the  saddle,  how  tame  is  driving! 


Happy  Madison,  the  seven-year-old  brown  gelding 
bred  by  Geo.  A.  Davis  of  Pleasanton,  sired  by  James 
Madison,  dam  Missie  Medium,  a  half  sister  to  Stam 
P..  2:11%.  was  sold  for  $2,900  at  the  Down  East  sale 
at  Readville  May  21st.  Mr.  Davis  sold  this  horse  at 
an  Eastern  sale  several  years  ago.  Since  then  Happy 
Madison  has  taken  a  matinee  record  of  2:18%  and 
trotted  a  trial  mile  in  2:10%. 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE     BREEDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


EXCELLENT   CLASSIFICATION. 


At  the  great  Blue  Grass  Fair,  to  be  held  in  Ken- 
tucky this  year,  new  classifications  have  been  adopt- 
ed for  horses  fitted  to  produce  American  carriage 
horses,  and  also  for  standard  bred  horses.  From  the 
Kentucky  Farm  and  Breeder  of  May  20th  we  take  the 
following  from  an  extended  article  giving  full  particu- 
lars of  all  classes  for  which  premiums  are  offered: 

Department  H,  horses  fitted  to  produce  American 
carriage  horses,  is  of  particular  interest  on  account 
of  the  discussion  that  has  taken  place  in  these 
columns  with  reference  to  a  classification  for  Ameri- 
can carriage  horses.  The  specifications  adopted  for 
the  Blue  Grass  Fair  are  in  full  as  follows: 
Department  H. 

Classes  far  horses  fitted  to  produce  American  car- 
riage horses: 

1.  Stallions  three  years  old  and  over.  To  be 
shown  in  hand.    First,  $50;  second,  $25. 

2.  Mares  four  years  old  and  over  which  have  pro- 
duced a  live  foal.  To  be  shown  in  hand.  First,  $50; 
second,  $25. 

3.  Mares  four  years  old  and  under  which  have 
not  produced  a  live  foal.     First,  $50;    second,  $25. 

Special  rule  for  Department  H,  classes  for  horses 
fitted  to  produce  American  carriage  horses: 

"This  department  is  open  only  to  horses  of  Ameri- 
can blood.  All  foreign  blood  barred.  Entries  may 
or  may  not  be  registered  or  recorded.  No  pedi- 
grees required,  but  exhibitors  are  requested  to  fur- 
nish pedigrees  with  entries. 

"Entries  must  be  15  hands  and  not  over  16  hands 
and  must  be  practically  sound.  All  entries  in  all 
rings  to  he  shown  in  hand. 

"Conformation  and  finish  and  all  around  suitability 
for  the  purpose  intended  to  count  70  per  cent,  trot 
to  count  20  per  cent,  walk  10  per  cent.  In  consider- 
ing the  trot  the  judge  will  especially  regard  balance 
and  trueness  and  promptness  and  how  well  under 
the  horse.  A  slow  recovery  is  considered  a  bad 
fault.  Speed  is  not  a  consideration.  The  walk  should 
be  true  and  brisk,  springy  and  prompt,  and  the  horse 
should  seem  to  like  to  do  it.  Speed  is  desirable.  At 
both  the  walk  and  trot  the  horse  should  wear  himself 
always  in  form." 

Department  B. 
Breeding  classes  for  standard  bred  horses: 

1.  Stallions  in  service,  four  years  old  and  over. 
Must  have  done  service  in  1907.  To  be  shown  in 
hand.  First  premium,  $40  and  season;  second,  $25 
and  season. 

2.  Broodmare,  four  years  old  and  over.  To  be 
shown  in  hand.  First  premium,  $30  and  season;  sec- 
ond, $20  and  season. 

3.  Colt,  foal  of  1907.  To  be  shown  in  hand.  Dams 
not  permitted  in  ring.  First,  $25  and  season;  second, 
$15  and  season. 

4.  Filly,  foal  of  1907.  To  be  shown  in  hand.  Dams 
not  permitted  in  ring.  First,  $25  and  season;  second, 
$15  and  season. 

5.  Broodmare  four  years  old  and  over  with  foal 
of  1907  at  heel.  Each  to  count  50  per  cent.  Both 
to  be  shown  in  hand.  First,  $40  and  season;  sec- 
ond, $25  and  season. 

6.  Colt,  foal  of  1906.  To  be  shown  in  hand.  First, 
$25  and  season;   second,  $15  and  season. 

7.  Filly,  foal  of  1906.  To  be  shown  in  hand.  First, 
$25  and  season;   second,  $15  and  season. 

8.  Aged  stud.  Stallion  in  service  four  years  old 
or  over  and  four  broodmares,  each  four  years  old  or 
over.  All  to  be  the  bona  fide  property  of  the  exhibitor 
at  the  time  the  entry  is  made.  No  combinations  of 
any  kind  allowed.  Stallion  to  count  40  per  cent  and 
each  broodmare  to  count  15  per  cent.  All  to  be 
shown  in  hand.  First,  $75  and  season;  second,  $50 
and  season. 

9.  Breeders'  stud.  Stallion  three  years  old  or 
under;  broodmare  (four  years  old  or  over),  with  foal 
of  1907  at  heel;  two  colts,  or  two  fillies,  or  one  colt 
and  one  filly,  under  three  years  old.  All  to  be  the 
bona  fide  property  of  the  exhibitor  when  the  entry 
is  made.  No  combinations  of  any  kind  allowed.  Stal- 
lion to  count  40  per  cent,  broodmare  20  per  cent, 
suckling  10  per  cent  and  each  yearling  15  per  cent. 
All  to  be  shown  in  hand.  First  $75  and  season;  sec- 
ond, $50  and  season. 

10.  Get  of  stallion.  Four,  the  get  of  one  stallion, 
without  regard  to  ownership,  all  under  two  years 
old.  Each  to  count  25  per  cent.  All  to  be  shown 
in  hand.  First,  $60  and  season;  second,  $40  and 
season. 

Special  rules  governing  the  above  department: 

1.  The  ages  of  all  horses  in  this  department  will 
be  reckoned  from  January  1st.  All  foals  will  be  con- 
sidered as  one  year  old  on  the  first  of  January 
succeeding  birth. 

2.  All  entries  in  this  department  must  be  regis- 
tered in  the  Standard  Bred  Register,  except  foals  of 
1907,  which  must  be  eligible  to  such  register. 

3.  All  mares  contesting  in  this  department  must 
have  produced   a  live  foal. 

4.  Entries  in  this  department  are  not  to  be  dis- 
criminated against  on  account  of  blemises  when  over 
two  years  old.  Heredity  unsoundness  will  debar  the 
entry.  The  judge  in  this  department  is  to  pass  on 
the  question  of  unsoundness  without  appeal.  Should 
the  judge  be  in  doubt,  he  may  call  in  one  of  the 
association's  veterinary  surgeons,  whose  decision 
shall  be  final. 

5.  Entries  in  this  department  to  be  shown  in 
plain    lead    bridles.      White    bridles,    rosettes,    sur- 


cingles,  bridoons  and   all   other   artificial   appliances 
barred. 

NOTICE. — It  is  not  made  a  condition  of  exhibit, 
but  it  is  suggested  that  no  ribbons  be  braided  into 
foretop,  mane  or  tail.  This  is  a  great  central  exhibit 
of  the  greatest  horse  country  in  the  world,  and 
such  "prettyfying"  is  beneath  the  dignity  of  this 
breed  and  this  association. 


TO   PREVENT  LOSS  AT  FOALING. 


There  are  two  active  causes  of  death  in  young 
animals,  foals  and  calves,  a  better  understanding  of 
which  might  materially  reduce  the  fatalities  ordi- 
narily reported  at  the  breeding  season,  writes  Prof. 
C.  W.  Gay  in  the  National  Stockman  and  Farmer. 
One,  perhaps  the  more  common,  is  due  to  an  impac- 
tion in  the  bowels  of  the  excrement  accumulated 
during  development  prior  to  birth.  This  foecal  ma- 
terial is  called  meconium,  and  its  removal  is  essen- 
tial to  the  well-being  of  the  young  animals.  Nature 
has  provided  for  the  accomplishment  of  this  by  giving 
to  the  foremilk,  or  colostrum,  as  it  is  called,  purga- 
tive properties.  Thus,  if  nature's  plans  are  hot  inter- 
fered with  and  the  first  milk  is  taken  there  is  usually 
no  trouble  in  clearing  the  bowels  after  birth.  But 
the  dam  may  have  some  trouble  with  her  milk  at 
first,  or  the  young,  through  weakness,  may  not  get 
a  good  draft  of  the  foremilk.  In  some  cases  care  is 
taken  to  draw  off  the  thick,  yellowish  colostrum  be- 
fore the  young  thing  suckles,  in  the  belief  that  it  is 
unfit  to  be  taken. 

In  order  to  avoid  the  difficulties  arising  from  this 
cause  the  first  care  should  be  to  insure  a  goodly  por- 
tion of  the  foremilk  for  the  young  creature.  Then, 
if  from  any  cause  the  digestive  tract  has  not  been 
cleared  of  its  contents  within  twenty-four  hours  the 
bowels  must  be  stimulated  to  action  by  a  tablespoon- 
ful  of  castor  oil  and  warm  water  injection. 

Another  cause  of  many  deaths  in  young  foals  and 
calves  is  infection  with  pus  and  disease  germs 
through  the  navel.  At  the  moment  the  umbilical 
cord  is  ruptured  there  is  direct  communication  from 
without  to  some  of  the  vital  internal  organs,  and 
blood.  This  opening  is  later  closed  naturally  by  the 
swelling  and  final  drying  of  the  end  of  the  cord  which 
follows  breaking.  There  is  thus  a  brief  opportunity 
for  the  entrance  of  germs  which  may  later  affect 
the  system  generally  or  locally  and  produce  serious 
results. 

It  has  been  satisfactorily  demonstrated  that  the 
so-called  navel  or  joint  ill  in  foals,  white  scours,  etc., 
in  calves,  are  due  to  organisms  through  this  chan- 
nel. 

If  either  of  these  affections  has  prevailed  in  a 
stable  it  would  be  well  to  remove  pregnant  animals 
and  not  allow  them  to  produce  their  young  there.  The 
new-born  foal  or  calf  should  be  dropped  only  on 
fresh,  clean,  uninfected  litter,  and  it  would  be  safer 
to  wash  the  stump  of  the  cord  with  a  saturated  solu- 
tion of  boric  acid,  then  dry  carefully  and  dust  with 
boric  acid  powder.  Some  even  go  as  far  as  to  pre- 
vent the  new-born  from  coming  in  contact  with  the 
floor  at  all  until  the  cord  has  been  dressed.  They 
catch  the  foal  or  calf  in  a  disinfected  sheet,  'apply 
a  special  preparation  of  iodine,  then  seal  the  cord 
with  a  coating  of  collodion. 

It  is  not  advisable  to  cut  or  ligate  the  cord,  hut 
allow  it'  to  break  naturally,  as  it  will  do  if  left  alone. 
A  torn  or  broken  blood  vessel  will  not  bleed,  where- 
as one  cut  directly  across  will,  and  it  takes  a  skilled 
hand  and  sterilized  materials  to  make  a  ligature  that 
will  not  do  more  harm  than  good. 

If  it  were  generally  known  that  the  newly  broken 
umbilical  cord  offers  a  channel  of  infection  which 
may  admit  the  most  dangerous  bacteria,  more  care 
would  be  taken  to  prevent  such  infection  and  many 
losses  be  avoided  thereby. 


STUDIES    IN     HEREDITY. 


It  is  not  a  very  uncommon  thing  for  a  breeder  to 
despise  the  teachings  of  one  who  is  not  actually  en- 
gaged in  the  calling  as  a  profession.  "How,"  the 
breeder  will  say,  "can  such  a  man  teach  me  my  busi- 
ness? I  have  been  engaged  in  it  all  my  life  and  ought 
to  know  more  about  it  than  he  does.  I  make  a  good 
living  at  it,  whereas  if  he  undertook  to  run  my  busi- 
ness he  would  probably  fail." 

All  of  which,  unfortunately  for  the  "practical" 
breeder,  has  a  plausible  ring.  This  same  breeder 
may  have  made  a  wrong  beginning  and  may  have 
continued  to  be  in  the  wrong  all  his  life.  The  man 
who  studies  breeding  and  is  not  practically  engaged 
in  breeding  has  a  better  chance  of  adding  to  his 
store  of  knowledge  than  the  breeder  himself.  The 
student  has  the  work  of  all  the  breeders  to  draw 
upon.  He  studies  this  without  prejudice,  whereas 
each  breeder  is  more  or  less  prejudiced  in  favor 
of  his  own  stock.  Besides,  the  breeder  has  no  time 
for  the  close  study  the  student  makes.  He  gets 
impressions  and  learns  a  great  deal  in  fact,  hut  he 
has  not  the  number  and  variety  of  matters  under  con- 
sideration all  the  time  that  the  student  has.  For 
that  reason  the  man  who  makes  the  study  of  here- 
dity his  great  specialty  will  be  able  to  tell  the  breeder 
many  things  about  his  own  stock  he  never  thought 
of.  The  student,  being  a  skilled  observer  and  hav- 
ing a  wide  field  for  comparisons,  is  instantly  im- 
pressed by  small  things  that  escape  the  notice  of 
those  under  whose  very  eyes  they  appear  day  by 
day. 

It  was  the  naturalists  of  many  years  ago  who  first 
gave  us  our  knowledge  of  the  laws  of  heredity  that 
escaped  the  attention  of  the  practical  breeders  of 
their  time.  Lamark,  a  noted  naturalist,  as  early  as 
1S01,  published  his  conclusions  after  many  years  of 


study.  He  upheld  the  doctrine  that  all  species  are 
descended  from  other  species,  from  which  the 
breeder  may  learn  that  a  breed  is  not  necessarily  con- 
stant but  may  be  changed  by  art  just  as  species  are 
changed  in  nature  by  the  laws  of  natural  selection 
and  conditions  of  existence. 

When  Lamark  gave  his  views  to  the  world  the 
general  belief  among  naturalists  as  well  as  laymen 
was  that  species  were  immutable.  That  they  existed 
as  they  were  created  and  could  not  be  changed  ex- 
cept by  the  interposition  of  a  miraculous  power. 
True,  Lamark  was  not  the  first  to  combat  this  theory, 
but  he  was  the  first  man  to  excite  much  attention 
on  the  subject.  After  him  came  Darwin  and  Wallace 
and  Spencer,  as  well  as  others  of  lesser  note,  to 
uphold  the  theory  of  the  change  of  species.  All  that 
these  eminent  naturalists  did  served  to  fix  in  our 
minds'  the  fact  that  varieties  of  animals  were  so 
plastic  that  with  little  skill  they  could  be  moulded 
to  better  suit  our  purpose.  It  becomes  plain  that 
out  of  a  group  of  animals  with  undesirable  character- 
istics we  could  create  a  new  group  in  which  the  un- 
desirable characteristics  would  be  absent.  We  found, 
once  we  got  the  general  law  well  fixed  in  our  mind, 
that  we  could  breed  out  and  breed  in  qualities.  The 
measure  of  our  success  depended  largely  upon  the 
measure  of  our  skill.  We  have  taken  a  leaf  from 
the  book  of  the  naturalist  and  learned  that  we  may 
change  the  character  of  a  group  of  animals  by 
changing  their  condition  of  existence.  We  have 
learned  much  more  from  the  naturalist,  but  these 
things  have  been  of  first  importance,  and  upon  them 
we  have  reared  all  the  .knowledge  we  possess  of 
breeding.  Let  us  not,  therefore,  despise  the  words 
of  the  student  who  is  not  engaged  in  breeding  as 
a  business.  On  the  contrary,  let  us  as  breeders  make 
the  most  of  the  knowledge  he  gathers  and  puts  be- 
fore us. 

It  may  be  said  in  this  connection  that  all  men  who 
make  much  headway  in  the  field  of  speculative  phil- 
osophy dig  up  many  things  out  of  which  they  weave 
theories  that  fail  in  practice.  But  their  theories  and 
the  facts  upon  which  they  depend  have  a  value, 
nevertheless.  They  put  the  practical  man  in  a  new 
way  of  thinking  and  they  are  often  so  full  of  sugges- 
tions that  the  practical  man  is  pointed  the  way  to- 
ward the  discovery  of  new  truths.  Inventors  some- 
times turn  out  machines  that  are  utterly  worthless. 
Another  inventor  working  toward  a  similar  end 
siezes  upon  some  principle  which  is  of  no  value  in 
the  worthless  machine  and  develops  something  for 
his  own  that  is  of  great  value.  His  perfected  ma- 
chine, may  therefore  be  said  to  have  been  suggested 
by  something  that  was  worthless. 

The  speculative  philosopher,  the  biologist  and 
naturalist  of  a  narrow  field  all  pick  up  a  quantity 
of  facts  that  are  of  little  use  to  their  general  scheme. 
Their  value  is  patent  to  the  breeder  at  once,  and 
those  wrong  principles  which  they  do  use  to  con- 
struct their  theories  are  easily  recognized  by  the 
more  practical  man.  All  the  discoveries  these  men 
make  are  of  use  to  the  breeder.  He  may  take  what 
he  needs  and  discard  the  rest.  Fortunately  for  the 
breeder,  particularly  for  the  breeder  of  limited  ex- 
perience, there  are  writers  who  are  not  only  good 
biologists  but  they  are  breeders  of  practical  experi- 
ence as  well.  Each  may  have  a  pet  hobby  to  ride, 
but  all  have  something  of  practical  value  to  say  to 
the  breeder. 

*  As  before  indicated  some  of  our  largest  and  best 
known  breeders  of  cattle  and  horses  have  a  very 
limited  knowledge  of  the  subtle  laws  of  breeding. 
They  get  their  developed  stock  from  Europe  and 
strive,  by  the  simple  process  of  breeding  to  prize 
"winning  specimens,  to  maintain  the  quality  of  their 
breed.  They  are  forced  to  go  back  from  time  to 
time  to  the  fountain  head  for  new  blood.  They  do 
not  create  something  new  in  their  breed  which  will 
improve  it.  These  breeders,  while  they  have  much 
practical  knowledge,  nevertheless,  lack  the  informa- 
tion that  may  be  had  by  a  study  of  the  various 
breeding  theories  of  the  student. 

Horsemen,  particularly  the  breeders  of  trotting 
horses,  must  learn  some  new  truth  in  order  to  make 
progress  as  breeders.  It  should  not  matter  to  him 
whether  he  learns  a  new  breeding  principle  from  a 
corn  breeder  or  one  who  has  made^  life  study  of 
the  breeding  of  dogs.  The  laws  of  breeding  for  plants 
and  dogs  and  horses  and  human  beings  are  similar 
and  some  valuable  knowledge  may  come  from  either 
source. 

Trotting  horse  breeders  are  very  likely  to  measure 
the  success  of  some  trotting  horse  breeder  by  the 
records  of  the  horses  he  has  bred  without  taking 
into  account  the  fact  that  he  may  have  succeeded 
because  of  his  unlimited  means  and  his  willingness 
to  buy  a  great  number  of  the  best  horses  to  be  had. 
They  look  in  vain  for  his  breeding  methods.  Other 
small  breeders  may  be  far  more  worthy  of  emulation, 
but  they  are  overlooked  in  the  quest  for  knowledge 
because  of  their  lack  of  fame. 

The*  trotting  horse  breeder  may  learn  something 
from  any  of  his  fellow  breeders,  but  he  must  be 
careful  not  to  overestimate  the  value  of  mere  record. 
Above  all  he  should  not  underestimate  the  value  of 
breeding  laws  and  principles  of  heredity  that  appear 
to  have  no  direct  practical  bearing  on  the  question 
of  breeding.  If  he  will  but  persevere  in  his  search 
for  practical  knowledge  he  will  find  it  by  learning 
all  there  is  to  learn  of  the  subtle  laws  of  heredity. 
When  he  is  familiar  with  these  he  will  not  be  troubled 
by  making  of  them  a  practical  application. — C.  B. 
Whitford  in  Chicago  Horseman. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jack: 
Soda. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


.-.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL  .\      j 

£                                                                                       9 

*  Z 

CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT  Z 


WORK  OF  THE  FEDERAL  FISH  BUREAU. 


How  many  individuals  of  the  vast  anny  of  Ameri- 
can anglers  whose  devotion  to  the  stream  now  is  in 
full  swing  appreciate  the  fact  that  there  would,  in 
many  waters  of  rather  easy  access,  be  little  sport 
left  them  to-day  but  for  the  indefatigable  enterprise 
of  a  certain  great .  Government  institution  whose 
headquarters  are  in  Washington,   D.  C. 

In  the  interest  of  all  American  disciples  of  Izaak 
Walton,  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Fisheries  is,  by 
interesting  artificial  means,  vastly  hastening  nature's 
processes  of  multiplying  and  distributing  popular 
game  fishes  which  otherwise  would  soon  become 
exterminated.  Such  a  vast  deal  has  been  written 
about  the  activities  of  this  Federal  institution  in 
protecting  our  shad,  oyster,  lobster  and  other  com- 
mercial fisheries,  and  so  little  has  been  said  about 
its  guardianship  over  our  game  fishes  that  the  public 
remains  practically  in  ignorance  of  this  latter  enter- 
prise. 

About  two  billions  of  fish  and  fish  eggs  are  being 
distributed  per  year  by  this  bureau,  and  more  than 
a  half  of  this  output  includes  species  sought  by  the 
sportsman.  Six  special  cars  are  traveling  over  more 
than  SO, 000  miles  per  annum  on  the  work  of  distribut- 
ing fish  in  every  State  and  Territory  of  the  land. 
More  than  a  third  of  a  billion  of  fertilized  eggs  are 
thus  being  annually  distributed  among  the  State  fish 
hatcheries,  to  be  hatched  and  planted  under  State 
supervision.  Moreover,  a  fleet  of  vessls,  belonging 
to  this  great  institution,  is  yearly  traveling  many 
thousands  of  miles  upon  missions  relating  to  the 
protection  of  fish  life. 

Take,  for  example,  the  noble  trout  which  affords 
man  what  has  been  often  and  justly  called  "the  sport 
of  kings."  About  eighty  millions  of  young  trout, 
and  trout  eggs  are  being  annually  distributed  by 
this  bureau.  Of  the  eight  species  being  thus  artifi- 
cially multiplied,  the  "brook,"  or  "speckled"  trout 
perhaps  bids  highest  for  the  favor  of  the  Eastern 
angler.  He  is  pushing  his  conquest  also  among  the 
fishermen  of  the  West,  for  he  has  been  successfully 
transplanted  as  far  west  now  as  the  waters  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains.  He  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
fishes  in  existence.  Agassiz  reckoned  that  he  may 
live  100  or  even  200  years. 

This  is  how  this  sly  and  cunning  species  is  being 
artificially  propagated  at  a  typical  Government  trout 
hatchery.  Eggs  are  obtained  from  "brood  fish"  held 
in  ponds.  As  the  spawning  season  approaches, 
these  selected  trout  are  sorted,  according  to  age 
and  size,  and  transferred  to  "spawning  ponds,"  which 
are  seined  once  a  week  for  "ripe"  fish.  When  the 
ends  of  the  seine  are  drawn  up  the  flopping  trout 
are,  by  means  of  dip-nets,  transferred  into  tubs. 
They  are  then  examined,  the  "ripe"  males  and 
females  being  placed  in  separate  tubs  or  buckets, 
while  the  others  are  set  free  in  the  pond.  Each  of 
the  retained  females  passes  through  the  hands  of 
a  "spawn  taker,"  who  holds  her  as  quietly  as  possible 
until  her  struggles  cease.  Then  pressing  her  gently 
with  his  thumb  and  forefinger  he  passes  his  hand 
down  toward  her  tail  until  her  eggs  drop  into  a  pan, 
where  they  are  immediately  fertilized  with  milt  ob- 
tained from  the  male  in  similar  manner. 

The  fertilized  eggs  are  soaked  in  water  until  they 
separate.  Next  they  are  placed  in  troughs  of  water 
with  a  half-inch  of  gravel  in  the  bottom.  Here  they 
remain  about  a  month,  and  until  the  eye  spots  com- 
mence to  appear.  During  this  time  they  are  being 
constantly  sorted,  all  bad  eggs  being  picked  out  and 
the  water  about  the  good  ones  being  fanned  with 
feathers  to  prevent  the  accumulation  of  sediment — 
a  task  which  the  female  trout  pursues  with  her 
fins.  Trays  of  "eyed"  eggs  are  now  piled  in  stacks 
inside  the  compartments  of  a  large  incubator — a 
series  of  tanks  with  many  partitions,  each  compart- 
ment receiving  a  constant  circulation  of  water.  At 
intervals  of  from  three  to  six  days  the  trays  are  re- 
moved and  the  eggs  are  picked  over  by  girls,  who 
remove  the  .unfertile  ones  at  the  rate  of  100  per 
minute.  After  the  little  trout  are  hatched  they  are 
transferred  to  ten-gallon  cans  and  shipped  to  the 
points  where  they  are  to  be  finally  planted.  From 
2,500  to  5,000,  depending  upon  the  distance  to  be 
covered,  are  placed  in  each  can.  Trout  fry  are 
usually  distributed  in  cars  of  the  bureau  of  fisheries, 
built  especially  for  the  purpose,  and  affording  both 
fresh  air  and  fresh  water  circulation  for  the  little 
creatures.  From  the  cars  they  are  carried  by  wagon 
to  the  streams  where  they  are  to  be  planted.  Here 
they  are  distributed  in  small  lots,  in  different  places, 
where  there  is  shallow  water  and  a  good  bottom. 

Those  kept  at  the  hatchery  to  be  reared  for  breed- 
ing are  placed  in  rearing  troughs  and  fed  upon  a 
thick  pudding  made  by  straining  chopped  beef  livers 
through  a  screen  and  adding  a  little  water.  A  small 
portion  of  this  is  spread  upon  the  surface  of  the 
water  with  a  feather.  Upon  this  diet  the  little  fel- 
lows ire  fed,  at  first,  six  or  eight  times  a  day.  In 
the  spring  season,  when  the  outdoor  water  com- 
mences to  grow  warm,  they  are  transferred  to  little 
"rea"ing  ponds,"  made  of  pine  boards,  provided  with 
sra  .'1  bottoms,  and  each  accommodating  from  ten 
nty  thousand  fry.  Here  they  are  fed  with  the 
liver  diet  three  times  a  day  until  early  winter,  when 


they  will  have  grown  to  a  length  of  from  three  to 
six  inches,  and  have  arrived  at  an  age  of  discretion 
entitling  them  to  be  transferred  to  the  larger  "breed- 
ing ponds,"  each  accommodating  10,000  yearlings. 
When  they  are  three  years  old  they  are  still  fed 
on  liver,  but  instead  of  being  strained  it  is  now  ad- 
ministered in  solid  pieces  a  half-inch  in  diameter. 

Brook  trout  eggs  are  transported  from  the  hatcher- 
ies to  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  with  practi- 
cally no  loss.  They  are  placed  in  canton  flannel 
trays  covered  with  moss  and  crated  one  upon  an- 
other. Those  shipped  abroad  are  surrounded  by  a 
chamber  of  cracked  ice,  constantly  refilled. 

They  have  thus  been  successfully  shipped  to  Eng- 
land, Mexico,  South  America,  Japan  and  even  New 
Zealand.  The  other  species  of  trout  are  propagated 
and  distributed  in  similar  manner  from  the  hatcher- 
ies of  the  bureau  of  fisheries. 

A  brand  new  trout  far  outshining  all  of  the  other 
game  fishes  in  beauty  is  to  be  propagated  and  dis- 
tributed by  the  bureau.  This  species,  the  "Roose- 
velt trout,"  was  absolutely  unknown  until  recently 
discovered  in  Volcano  Creek,  Southern  California,  by 
Prof.  Barton  W.  Everymann  of  the  Bureau  of  Fisher- 
ies. "This  is  the  most  beautiful  of  all  the  trout," 
says  Prof.  Evermann.  "The  brilliance  and  richness 
of  its  coloration  is  not  equaled  in  any  other  known 
species.  It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  name  this 
superb  trout  for  Theodore  Roosevelt,  in  recognition 
of  his  active  interest  in  fish  and  game  protection." 

This  fish  really  surpasses  in  beauty  any  that  has 
ever  delighted  the  American  angler.  No  imported 
gold  fish  is  more  radiant.  Its  head  and  back  are 
of  a  delicate  golden  olive  which  blends  lower  upon 
the  sides  to  a  mottled  band  of  red,  below  which  is 
golden  yellow  blending  to  red  again  upon  the  belly. 
The  tail  and  upper  fin  are  green  blending  into  yellow 
and  spotted  with  black.  The  bureau  of  fisheries  is 
now  taking  out  of  Volcano  Creek  brood  stocks  of 
this  beautiful  fish  and  of  other  beautiful  "golden 
trout,"  which  have  their  home  there.  These  are  be- 
ing transferred  to  the  western  trout  hatcheries  and 
there  held  preparatory  to  multiplying  the  species 
artificially.  They  will  be  planted  in  many  small 
mountain  streams  of  the  West  and  will  be  tried  in 
certain  streams  even  of  the  East. 

The  transplanting  of  Western  salmon  in  New  Eng- 
land streams  is  among  the  other  interesting  work 
commenced  by  the  bureau.  Thus  will  our  two  chief 
game  fishes — the  trout  and  salmon — be  more  evenly 
distributed,  the  brook  trout  having  already  been 
transplanted  in  the  West.  Salmon  of  various  kinds 
are  being  distributed  by  the  bureau  at  the  rate  of 
over,  a  quarter  billion  fish  and  eggs  per  year.  The 
salmon  is  the  acrobatic  marvel  of  our  whole  finny 
tribe.  Observations  by  Landmark,  a  Norwegian  au- 
thority, show  that  this  game  fish  can  jump  as  high 
as  sixteen  feet  perpendicularly.  The  darting  of 
salmon  up  a  waterfall  is  one  of  the  sights  of  nature 
upon  which  anglers  most  devoutly  wish  to  feast 
their  eyes.  Because  of  these  acrobatic  powers  it 
would  seem  wTell  nigh  impossible  for  the  Government 
to  confine  its  brood  stocks.  At  its  salmon  hatcheries 
the  problem  has  been  solved  by  the  erection  of 
heavy  wooden  barricades.  The  eggs  used  for  the 
artificial  propagation  of  these  fishes  have  to  be  ob- 
tained from  salmon  taken  on  their  way  upstream 
to  the  natural  spawning  grounds.  This  propagation 
work  is  similar  to  that  done  with  the  trout. 

"I  consider  him,  inch  for  inch  and  pound  for 
pound,  the  gamest  fish  that  swims."  Such  is  the 
tribute  paid  to  the  black  bass  by  Dr.  James  A.  Hen- 
shall,  the  noted  authority  on  angling.  The  Bureaus 
of  Fisheries  is  by  no  means  neglecting  this  esteemed 
species,  which'  has  already  been  introduced  into 
nearly  all  sections  of  the  United  States  to  which 
it  is  not  native,  as  well  as  into  England,  France, 
Germany  and  Finland.  This  bureau  itself  has  planted 
these  natives  of  the  East  in  California,  Washington, 
Utah  and  other  Western  States.  In  only  three  years 
they  became  so  numerous  in  Utah  that  30,000 
pounds  were  caught  and  marketed  from  one  lake. 
The  vigor  of  the  black  bass  makes  his  transplant- 
ing a  very  easy  matter.  When  the  Potomac  River 
was  stocked  in  1S53  the  fish  were  transferred  in 
an  ordinary  locomotive  tender.  Another  tender  was 
similarly  employed  when  the  black  bass  of  the  Roan- 
oke River  were  removed  across  the  divide  to  the 
New  River  in  1875. 

The  artificial  propagation  of  black  bass  requires 
a  process  different  from  that  applied  to  trout  and 
salmon.  Unlike  those  species,  the  black  bass  is  so 
constituted  that  handling  seems  to  prevent  the  dis- 
charge of  eggs  or  milt.  It  has  been  necessary  to 
kill  the  male  in  order  to  obtain  the  milt,  and, 
moreover,  the  successful  handling  of  eggs  with  in- 
door apparatus  has  been  found  impossible.  But, 
fortunately,  race  suicide  is  no  weakness  of  this 
prized  family  of  fishes,  and  by  natural  breeding 
they  make  as  good  use  of  their  eggs  as  could  an 
incubator.  Their  parental  instincts  are  so  marked 
that  they  protect  their  young  very  effectively.  So 
the  bureau's  bass  stations  provide  ponds  for  the 
fish    in    various    stages   of   development. 

There  are  "spawning  ponds"  planted,  in  the  shal- 
low parts,  with  aquatic  weeds,  favoring  the  animal 
life   upon  which  the  young   bass   feed,   and   in  the 


middle  with  water  lilies,  which  afford  both  sun- 
shades and  hiding  places  from  fish  hawks.  Here,  in 
the  spring,  the  mated  fish  build  their  nests,  generally 
of  gravel,  supplied  for  the  purpose,  which  they  brush 
into  neat  circular  piles,  eighteen  to  thirty-six  inches 
in  diameter.  They  clean  this  gravel  by  beating  it 
with  fin  and  tail  until  every  particle  is  as  bright  as- 
though  polished  with  a  brush.  They  remove  the 
larger  stones  and  all  rough  and  ragged  materials  by 
pushing  them  with  their  heads  or  carrying  them  in 
their  jaws.  The  nest  being  completed,  the  mated 
bass,  side  by  side,  their  bodies  touching,  swim  back 
and  forth  over  it,  and  simultaneously  deposit  the 
eggs  and  milt  in  the  nest.  The  eggs  attach  them- 
selves to  the  gravel,  and  one  fish  will,  with  its  fins, 
fan  them  free  of  sediment,  while  the  other  acts  as  a 
sentinel  on  patrol.  One  black  bass  observed  while 
thus  on  guard,  at  one  of  the  bureau's  stations,  at- 
tacked and  killed  an  intruding  snake  three  times  its 
own  length,  while  on  another  occasion  a  rock  bass 
leaped  entirely  out  of  the  water  and  bit  viciously 
at  the  hand  of  an  employe  at  work  upon  the  grasses 
sheltering  the  nest.  Black  bass  eggs  hatch  generally 
in  from  eight  to  ten  days.  The  fry,  after  remaining 
in  the  nest  for  a  time,  rise  and  form  a  school,  which 
hovers  over  the  nest  several  days,  the  parents  cir- 
cling about  them  and  whipping  back  truants.  But  at 
last,  when  the  little  fellows  successfully  strike  for 
freedom,  the  parents,  by  a  final  stroke  of  authority, 
drive  them  into  shoal  water,  where  they  can  begin 
life  under  the  most  favorable  circumstances. 


GOSSIP    FOR   SPORTSMEN. 


The  Jackson  Gun  Club  intends  to  have  a  bluejay 
shoot  at  an  early  date.  Amador  county  pays  a 
bounty  of  two  cents  each  for  the  scalps  of  these 
birds.  So  it  is  proposed  to  have  a  hunt  expressly 
for  these  pests,  and  probably  offer  a  reward  for 
the  highest  individual  score  made. 

It  is  quite  time  interior  shooters  would  quit  the 
unsportsmanlike  practice  of  making  a  concerted  and 
general  foray  on  birds  and  animals,  the  economic 
value  and  natural  history  of  which  they  are  ignorant 
of.  Bluejays  have  been  given  a  bad  name  by  every- 
body. Possibly  95  men  out  of  100  firmly  believe  that 
the  California  bluejays'  only  vocation  is  the  de- 
struction of  young  quail  and  quails  eggs  in  the  nest. 
This  is  a  fallacy,  exploded  by  scientific  research,  as 
have  many  other  beliefs  founded  upon  nothing  more 
stable   than   rumor,  gossip  and   ignorance. 


Nearly  1,000  bobwhite  quail  imported  from  Okla- 
homa were  liberated  recently  in  Thurston  county. 
Wash.  The  birds  were  a  big  shipment  ordered  by 
the  county  commissioners.  They  were  ordered 
through  an  exporter  in  Kansas,  who,  however,  pro- 
cured them  in  Oklahoma.  The  birds  came  through 
in  three  crates.  A  number  of  birds  died  in  one 
of  the  crates,  but  the  shipment  was  fairly  successful. 

Under  the  direction  of  Assistant  Attorney  General 
A.  J.  Falknor,  Harris  McElroy  and  other  interested 
sportsmen  the  birds  were  liberated.  One  crate  was 
opened  near  Rochester,  another  on  Chambers  prairie 
and  a  third  in   the  northeast   part  of  the  county. 

They  were  paid  for  out  of  the  county  game  pro- 
tection  fund   derived   from   hunting   licenses. 


The  recently  passed  law  which  prohibits  the  using 
of  water  from  artesian  wells,  save  for  irrigating  pur- 
poses, so  that  there  shall  be  no  wastage,  excepting 
for  the  purpose  of  fish  propagation,  was  aimed  at 
the  Southern  California  gun  clubs,  who  flooded  their 
duck  ponds.  Test  cases  wil  soon  be  tried  down  south 
to  attack  the  validity  of  the  statute. 


Mayor  Eugene  E.  Reed  of  Manchester.  N.  H.,  suc- 
cessfully defended  the  State  championship  title  and 
trophy  against  Mr.  W.  G.  Goss  of  Henniker,  N.  H.,  on 
May  11th.  The  latter  was  the  challenger.  Mayor 
Reed  scored  95  out  of  100  targets  in  the  match,  and 
also  won  the  trophy  for  high  gun  for  the  day,  scor- 
ing 138  out  of  150. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


The  Jackson  Gun  Club  now  have  regular  shoots  on 
the  club  blue-rock  grounds.  The  Ledger  notes  the 
shoot  in  the  following  odd  manner: 

"There  was  not  so  large  an  attendance  of  the 
sporting  fraternity  as  on  the  previous  meeting. 
Practice  shooting  was  kept  up  the  whole  afternoon. 
Instead  of  having  the  total  number  of  shots  and 
hits  published,  it  was  decided  to  have  one  inning 
expressly  for  the  press  at  each  practice  shoot.  This 
is  the  score  last  Sunday  out  of  twenty-five  shots 
each;  C.  Dal  Porta  22,  Gus  Laverone  21,  T.  K. 
Norman  17,  Wm.  Hess  17,  C.  Arditto  23,  H.  Stark  14." 

The  sooner  the  boys  wake  up,  have  their  scores 
published  and  pay  attention  to  what  is  going  on  out- 
side among  trapshooters  in  general  the  more  they 
will  like  the  sport  and  the  better  shooters  will  they 
become.  Trapshooting  is  a  sport  that  does  not  im- 
prove the  shooting  of  gunners  who  shoot  behind 
screens. 


At  the  Richmond  Gun  Club  shoot  for  the  Du  Pont 
trophy,  May  17th,  N.  L.  Nielsen  Jr.  was  high  gun. 
The  scores  were:  Nielsen,  20  yards,  16  out  of  25  tar- 
gets; Picton,  20-7;  Feudner,  20-10;  Gill,  20-16-.  Pur- 
day,  16  yards,  12  out  of  25;  Hunger,  16-S;  Dean, 
16-10;    C.  King,  16-4;    Harshner,  16-8. 


The  Oregon  City  Rod  and  Gun  Club  held  its  first 
meeting  of  the  year  May  17th,  and  elected  the  fol- 
lowing officers   for   the   ensuing  year:      William   B. 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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Howell,  president;  Dr.  L.  G.  Ice,  vice-president;  John 
F.  Clark,  secretary;  C.  G.  Miller,  treasurer.  The 
committee  on  grounds  is  R.  L.  Holman,  J.  J. 
Cooke  and  William  B.  Howell  The  club  members 
will  indulge  in  trap  shooting  every  Wednesday.  The 
grounds  in  West  Oregon  City  will  be  placed  in  con- 
dition within  two  weeks. 


Gun  Club  teams  from  San  Luis  Obispo  and  Paso 
Robles  shot  at  San  Luis  Obispo  on  the  19th  inst. 
San  Luis,  shooters  won  by  a  score  of  128  to  109. 


Northwest  Sportsmen's  Association  blue-rock 
tournament,  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  Friday,  May  16, 
1907— 

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15     15     20     15     15     20     15     15     20     15     15     25 
H.  Justihs — 
8     10     15     14       9     12     14     IS       9     10     13     23—155 

E.  Holling— 

13  15     14     20     15     14     15     18     14     14     15     24—191 
Dick  Reed — 

15     14     12     19     15     14     13     IS     14     15     14     24—187 

D.  W.  King  Jr. — 
li       9     12     15     13     14     14     IS     11     12     14     22—165 

C.  A.  Haight— 

10  11     13     18     13     12     10     13     14     14     10     23—161 
Frank  Howe — 

14  14     14     IS     13     14     14     17     14     14     14     22—182 
Jno.  Boa — 

12     14     15     18     15     14     15     20     14     14     15     24—190 

P.  J.  Holohan — 
12     11     13     IS     12     13     10     18     13     13     12     22—167 

H.  Ellis— 

15  15     13     19     15     15     13     20     14     14     14     24—191 
W.  H.  Seaver — 

12     12     14     19     15     14     13     19     13     13     15     21—180 

Wm.  Hillis — 
12     14     13     15     11     11     13     18     12     12       6     22—159 

W.  A.  Robertson — 
12     13     13     16     13     13     14     IS     13     13     12     25—175 

Al  Bayhouse — 

12  9     12     17       9     13     11     20     13     14     12     22—164 
A.  C.  Aldeman — 

13  15     14     20     13     12     15     19     13     14     13     20—181 
J.  G.  Grey — 

14  15     14     IS     12     13     12     17       7     13     12     22—169 
V.  S.  Eastman — 

13     12     12     18     12     14     14     18     15     13     14     23—178 
H.  Lemp — 

11  11       9     IS     11     15     15     14       9     12     13     23—161 
M.  J.  Quesenberrv — 

11     12     12     19     13     14     13     12       9     13     13     23—164 

C.  B.  Green — 
13       9     12     19       8     12     13     IS     12     10     10     24—160 

C.  M.  Day— 

11  12  '  12     15     11       9       9     14     12     12     13     24—154 
A.  J.  Turner — 

13  13       8     14     12     13     12     15     12     13     13     23—161 
Leon   Porter — 

8     13       7     16     11     14     11     14     11     11     11     20—147 

F.  J.  Barnes — 

12  9     11     17     13     10     13     IS       9     11     11     24—158 
L.  A.  Lehrbas — 

14  13     13     19     14     14     12     20     13     13     11     25—181 
H.  W.  Harrington — 

12  13     13     16     12     13     13     19     14     13     14     22—174 

G.  M.  Anderson — 

7  11     10     20     14     10     14     17     11     11     13     25—161 

D.  L.  Austin — 

13  11     12     17     15     15     15     17     12     14       8     19— 16S 

E.  E.  Ellis — 

14  14     15     19     12     15     15     19     12     11     12     24—182 
A.  L.  Hall— 

8  15     13     12       9       S     13     17       9     13     11     22—150 
Ed   Garrett — 

10  13     11     IS     14     12     14     16     13       6     14     16—157 
"Steel"— 

11  13     14     18     13     13     14     18     14     13     14     23—178 

F.  S.  Clewley— 

11  12  14  20  12  15  13  17  15  15  14  24—182 
F.  A.  Dryden — 

14  13  14  19  13  15  15  19  13  13  15  23— 1S6 

C.  W.  McKean — 

10     13     10     18     14     14     13     IS     11     11     12     23—167 

J.  C.  Scott— 
14     10     14     16     11     10     13     18     12     11     10     16—155 

Robt.  Allen — 

12  9     14     20     12     13     13     17     11     14     15     17—167 
Chas.  Potter — 

7  7     11     16       9     10     12     16     13       9     10     20—140 
S.  E.  McDonald — 

10  11     14     16.    15     14     12     12       9     13     11     15—152 
W.  F.  Brown — 

14     13     14     17     13     14     14     IS     13     11     13     22—176 
F.  Logsdon — 

13  14     13     20     15     13     14     18     13     12     14     25— 1S4 
P.  Shields — 

11  10     14     14     12     12     14     IS       9     12     14     21—161 

D.  C.  Holmes— 

14  14     15     16     12     12     11     16     13     11     13     25—172 
A.  C.  Cowing — 

12  12     14     20     13     13     14     19     13     14     13     24— 1S1 
D.    J.    De    To— 

10       7     13     16     12     11     11     17     12       9     13     23—154 
M.  W.  Pennington — 

8  12       9     12     11     14     10     14     11     13     13     21—148 
C.  H.  Rassmussen — 

12     12     14     16     14     11     11     15     11     13     12     20—161 
W.  Hensler — 

9  15     14     IS     11     13     14     IS     12     12     14     22—172 
Van  Eaton — 

9       9       9     13     12     12     13     16     11     13     14     17—148 


Al  Guiest — 
13     13     13     18     15     12     10     17     15     10     11     21—168 

Sam  Wray — 
15     13     15     19     14     14     13     16     13     13     14     21—180 

H.  Junker — 
12     13       9     17     12     13     14     IS     14     14     12     22—170 

G.  H.  Garrison — 
12     12       9     17     15     10     13     16     11     14     13     21—163 

P.  G.  Pleiss — 
10     12     13     19     10     12     11     IS     13     12     14     25—169 

A.  K.  Copsan — 

10  11     13     14       S     11     11     14     12     13       9     21—147 
Beck — 

12  13     12     18     12     15     13     16     14     13     14     21—173 
H.   McElroy— 

13  9     13     17     11     12     14     17     14     11     13     24— 16S 
G.  Hemple — 

11  12     11     18     13       7     12     17     11     11     12     16—151 
M.  J.  Storey— 

11     13     13     16     15     14     10     16     13     14     13     21—169 
H.  France — 

14  13     11     15     10     10     14     11     10       9     11     18—146 
G.  L.  Becker — 

15  14     15     20     12     14     14     20     14     13     13     24— 18S 
L.   S.  Dahl— 

8  10     15     19     13     14     12     16     14     11     13     22—167 
Cooper — 

11       9     14     15     12     11     15     19     13     10     12     19—160 
E.  F.  Confarr — 

14  15     15     19     14     15     13     19     15     13     15     23—190 
A.  P.  Biglow — 

13     13     15     20     12     15     15     19     13     14     13     25—187 

J.  H.  Kelley— 
13     11       9     16     11     13     10     12       9     12     10     20—146 

A.  Adams — 

10  10       8     14     — ... 

L.  Smails — 

11  12     14     16     10       9     11     17     11     11     11     23—156 
T.  Ware — 

10  13     14     19     13     14     14     20     15     13     15     25 — 185 
Dr.  White — 

13     12     15     19     11     14     13     17     13     13     14     24—178 

E.  J.  Chingren — 

13  12     15     19     13     13     13     16     13     15     14     24—180 

F.  McBroom — 

15  14     15     16     13     13     14     17     13     15     13     25— 1S3 
J.  Forbes — 

15     15     15     19     15     12     14     19     15     13     14     24—190 
W.  W.  Markham — 

11  7     14     17     11       9     11     18     12     13     11     23—157 
J.  J.  Hamley — 

12  11     15     17       9     12     12     18     14       9     13     20—162 
S.  A.  Fulton— 

14  11     10     15     14       7     13     17     11     — ... 

G.  B.  Baker — 

11  13     14     18     11     11     10     15 — . .. 

T.  D.  Barcley — 

9  12     13     14     10     11     11     19     14     11     12     21—157 
J.  Smails — 

12  13     15     17     11     10     12     15     12     11     12     22—162 
H.  Kershaw — 

13  14     14     16     11     11     13     15     14     14     13     24—172 
C.  D.  Martin — 

9       7     10     16       7       8     13     17     12       8     15     19—141 
J.  Sewell — 
13     13     14     17     13     14     13     15     10     12     14     22—170 
T.  Drumheller — 

11  11     12     19       8     10     14     14     13     13     12     21—158 
M.  Abrahams — 

10     13     13     17     13       9     13     17     13     15     13     25—171 
Bay— 
9       5       7     11     11       6       8     16       4     ..      ..     24—... 
Dr.  Cram — 

12  11     11     15     12     13     11     10       7       8     11     18—139 
.A.   J   Winters — 

9     14     11     12     11       8     12     12     10     11       9     24—143 

Mapes — 
12     13     15     15     14     12     14     19     14     14     14     24—180 

Schlechten — 
12     12     14     17     13     11     13     18     10     14     11     23—168 

Masterson — 

10  14     11     16       7       9     12     15     11     13     14     23—155 
Steffins — 

11  14     14     IS     11     11     14     15     11     13       8     17—157 
Gemmett — 

7     13     12     14     11     11     11     IS     12     13     13     19—154 
Jim  Spence — 

12  14     15     18     12     14     13     20     14     13     14     21—180 
F.  B.  Mills— 

12  15     13     19     14     15     15     20     14     14     15     25—191 
Law — 

10     13     12     16     14    12     13     19     11     13     13     19—165 
Mankey — 

13  12     12     IS       9     13     14     18     12     14     13     23—171 
Joyner — 

13     15     13     18     13     14     14     18     13     13     13     22—179 

Miller— 
13     13     14     19     11     14     15     18     13     15     13     24—182 

Mahan — 

12  9     14     17     14     — ... 

Fleet— 

13  13     14     IS     12     13     13     16     12     13     15     24—176 
Chas.  Wood — 

10     13     12     16     10     14     12     IS     13     12     10     25—165 


Northwest  Sportsmen's  Association  blue-rock 
tournament,  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  Saturday,  May 
17,  1907— 

Events—  123456789    10 

Targets—  20  20  20  20-20  20  20  20  20  20 

H.  Justins    13  15  16  18  13  17  14  IS  17  16—157 

E.  Holling   17  19  19  20  IS  19  19  20  19  16— 1S6 

Dick  Reed    15  IS  IS  19  19  IS  18  20  19  16— ISO 

D.  W.  King  Jr.. .  18  IS  19  19  19  18  IS  18  14  19— ISO 
C.  A.  Haight  ....  14  17  17  16  12  18  16  17  18  17—162 
Frank    Howe    ..   17  19  19  17  18  20  17  20  19  15—181 


Jno.   Boa    19  20 

P.  J.  Holohan  . .  IS  17 

H.    Ellis    19  20 

W.  H.  Seaver  . .  17  19 

W.   Hillis    16  IS 

W.  A.  Robertson  15  18 

Bayhouse    ......  19  19 

Aldeman     19  IS 

Gray    20  16 

Eastman     IS  19 

Lemp     11  15 

Quesinberry     ...  IS  11 

Green    17  15 

Day     14  14 

Turner    16  15 

Porter     16  15 

Barnes    12  17 

Lehrbas    3  19 

Harrington     19  IS 

Anderson     18  15 

Austin     18  17 

E.    Ellis    17  17 

Hall    IS  13 

Garrett    16  15 

"Steel"    16  18 

Clewley    17  17 

Drvden IS  15 

McKean 17  16 

Scott   12  18 

Allen    19  11 

Potter   11  14 

McDonald    . .    . .  11  16 

Brown    13  18 

Fleet    18  16 

Shields    16  14 

Holmes    16  IS 

Cowing    17  16 

De    Yo    15  14 

Pennington    ....  14  16 

Rassmussen     ...  15  15 

Hensler    18  IS 

Van    Eaton     ...  17  15 

Guiest   14  18 

Wray     17  17 

Junker     19  18 

Garrison 18  16 

Pleiss    17  16 

Copson    15  11 

Beck    15  13 

McElrov 1,   16 

Hemple 16  15 

Storey 16  16 

France    16  16 

Becker    20  17 

Dahl 19  20 

Cooper    13  18 

Confarr    19  17 

Bigelow    19  19 

Miller    17  16 

Law    14  19 

L.    Smails    16  13 

Ware    1 1   16 

White    IS  18 

Chingren    19  20 

McBroom     19  19 

Forbes     19  20 

Markham    12'  16 

Hawley    18  18 

Fulton    13  11 

Mills    19  20 

Barcley   18  19 

T.  Smails  IS  16 

Kershaw  : 18  17 

Martin     IS  15 

Sewell    16  17 

Drumheller    13  14 

Wood    17  16 

Abraham    20  19 

Winters    18  18 

Joyner    19  IS 

Mankey    17  19 

Mapes    IS  16 

Schlechten    18  15 

Masterson   J.5  17 

Steffens    15  17 

Gunnett   13  17 


Northwestern  Sportsmen's 
tournament,  Walla  Walla,  W 
1907— 

Events—  1  2 

Targets—  25  25 

Mills   23  IS 

Bigelow    25  21 

Forbes    21  IS 

Confarr    25  16 

Becher    21  21 

Dryden    24  IS 

Chingren    14  16 

McBroom    19  22 

Ware    20  20 

E.  E.  Ellis 21  21 

Cowing    21  17 

Miller    22  20 

Junker   21  19 

"Steel"    22  24 

White    23  22 

Eastman  21  15 

Fleet    17  15 

Clewley    22  18 

Lehrbas    17  16 

Abraham    22  19 

Dahl    19  IT 

Brown   22  17 

McElroy    19  17 

Pleiss    19  18 


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19 

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19 

16 

19 

16—181 

17  17 

17 

18 

IS 

17 

IS 

16—173 

IS  IS 

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20 

18 

19 

IS— 184 

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16 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19—182 

19  IS 

17 

15 

17 

15 

19 

17—171 

19  19 

14 

20 

16 

17 

18 

14—170 

16  IS 

16 

16 

18 

17 

15 

20—174 

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16 

16 

16 

17 

19 

17—173 

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16 

20 

17 

16 

19 

18—174 

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19 

14 

18 

18 

18 

16—174 

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18 

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16—154 

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17 

14 

13 

11 

14 

16—146 

IS  19 

17 

14 

17 

17 

19 

16—169 

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17 

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15 

16 

17 

16—156 

IS  IS 

17 

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19 

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18 

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16—163 

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16 

11 

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16—147 

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16—165 

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15 

17 

18 

19 

19—176 

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19 

16 

18 

16 

19 

15—162 

13  IS 

12 

19 

12 

19 

17 

10—155 

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16 

18 

18 

19 

19 

19—177 

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14 

13 

16 

15 

15 

14—150 

15  16 

16 

IS 

16 

13 

15 

IS— 158 

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17 

18 

17 

17 

IS 

17—175 

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17 

18 

17 

17 

17 

14—167 

20  18 

IS 

19 

19 

20 

17 

20—184 

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16 

16 

15 

17 

12 

18—160 

14  17 

12 

16 

15 

16 

14 

13—147 

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17 

17 

17 

17 

14 

16—156 

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15 

12 

15—137 

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14 

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12—143 

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15—168 

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17—180 

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18 

14 

15 

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13 

18—154 

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13 

14 

17 

17 

12 

17—158 

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19 

18 

18 

18 

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18—177 

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17 

20 

15 

13 

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15—159 

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19 

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18 

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IS 

17 

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18 

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IS  IS 

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19—180 

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17  IS 

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17—172 

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15 

15 

17 

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18—154 

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15 

IS 

18 

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17—174 

15  17 

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15 

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IS 

20 

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19—185 

19  14 

17 

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16 

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18—178 

17  17 

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17 

17 

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14 

18—165 

17  19 

18 

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19 

20—187 

20  19 

19 

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18 

20 

18 

20—192 

18  IS 

18 

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19 

19 

13 

16—174 

16  IS 

16 

17 

19 

17 

14 

15—165 

10  11 

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15 

17—144 

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19—176 

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19—188 

19  19 

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16 

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17—174 

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17 

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IS 

20 

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18—174 

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16—158 

IS  16 

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16—170 

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16—150 

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18—172 

16  IS 

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19—179 

IS  20 

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16—172 

14  IS 

15 

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14 

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17—168 

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17—170 

20  IS 

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18 

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20—185 

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16 

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17—166 

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ash.,  Sunday,  May  19th, 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


Beek  . . 
Wood  . 
Gniest  . 
Holmes 


Green    21 

Cooper 21 

France    IS 

in  22 

Allen    20 

Lemp     IS 

Garrett    20 

De  To   22 

Pennington    20 

Kershaw     19 

MoKean   16 

Copson    18 

:an    IS 

Justins     17 

Holling   25 

Reed    22 

King    23 

Haight    ....    23 

Howe    IS 

Boa   22 

Holohan   21 

H.   Ellis    25 

Seaver    25 

Hillis 21 

Robertson    25 

Gray    IS 

Aldernan    17 

Bayhouse 19 

Storey    21 

Schlecktom 20 

Harrington    19 

Winters 21 

Van  Eaton 22 

Law    14 

Barnes    20 

Hemple 16 

Potter   


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IS 
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33  33  13  21—157 

30  2S  16  21—155 

33  32  .15  20—164 

..  16  17  15— 

25  28  14  15—139 


22  29  12  IS— 130 

15— 

26  29  15  16—145 

30  33  18  19—163 

32  34  IS  23—163 

29  27  14  19—149 

36  30  16  23—167 

32  32  15  21—157 

26  30  15  20—146 

27  24  16  22—146 


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19  24- 
18  23- 
18  22- 
18  22- 


-159 
-187 
-186 
-173 
-156 
-172 
-18S 
-165 
-193 
-191 
-170 
-187 


37     17     20— 


23 

20 

is 

16 
18 


..  ..  15  ..— 
3S  32  15  22—170 
. .  . .  16  22— 
..  ..  12  .  .— 
32  33  16  19—156 
24  ..  16  11— 
9— 


The  annual  Kimball-Upson  live-bird  and  blue-rock 
shoot  at  Sacramento,  beginning  Friday,  May  24th 
and  ending  Sunday,  May  26th,  was  attended  by 
twenty-three  shooters  on  the  opening  day,  thirty-nine 
shooters  on  Saturday  and  fifty-three  shooters  on  Sun- 
day. 

The  first  day's  program  consisted  of  live-bird  shoot- 
ing. The  first  race  was  at  sis  birds,  $2.50  entrance, 
high  gun.  Tony  Prior  of  San  Francisco,  W.  N.  Bar- 
rett of  Lincoln,  F.  Newbert  and  Frank  Ruhstaller  of 
Sacramento,  with  straight  scores,  divided  the  purse. 
Clarence  A.  Haight  and  Dick  Reed  scored  straight 
in  the  race  also. 

Events  2  and  3  were  a  combination  race,  shot  at 
the  same  time.  No.  2  for  the  live-bird  championship 
of  Northern  California,  at  12  birds,  $2.50  entrance 
( the  winner  one-third  entrance  and  medal,  previous 
winner,  Dutch  Humble  of  Gridley,  two-thirds  of 
entrance!.  There  were  three  straight  scores  in  the 
race — Frank  Newbert,  who  was  alone  eligible  for 
the  medal  and  won  it,  Tony  Prior  and  Fred  Mills  of 
Long  Beach,  Cal.  No.  3,  12-bird  pool,  $7.50  entrance, 
high  guns,  three  moneys,  60,  40  and  30  per  cent.  The 
pool  purse,  $105,  was  divided  by  the  three  straight 
scores. 

Following  the  live-bird  shoot  blue-rock  practice 
shooting  was  in  order. 

The  program  for  the  second  day  comprised  nine 
20-target  races,  $1.50  entrance  and  $10  added  to  each, 
and  a  merchandise  race  at  20  targets,  $1.50.  entrance. 

Twelve  events  were  on  the  card  for  the  third 
day,  all  at  20  targets.  The  first  seven  events  were 
$1  entrance  with  $10  added.  Event  No.  7  was  for 
the  Hunter  Arms  Company's  trophy,  valued  at  $100. 
the  individual  championship  cup.  Ed  Schultz  of 
San  Francisco,  Fred  Mills  and  Dutch  Humble  of 
Gridley  each  scored  straight.  In  the  shoot-off 
Humble  again  shot  clean  and  won  the  trophy  for 
1907.  Event  No.  8  was  a  merchandise  shoot,  en- 
trance $1.50,  both  of  the  prize  events  being  for  ten 
classes  with  plenty  of  inducing  prizes  in  each  race. 

The,  Closing  event  of  the  shoot  was  a  three-man- 
team  race  at  20  targets  per  man,  entrance  $5  per 
team,  $25  added,  four  moneys.  The  Chieo  team 
prove"d  victors  in  this  race  after  shooting  off  a  tie 
with  the  Marysville  trio.    The  teams  and  scores  were: 

San  Francisco — M.  O.  Feudner,  Tony  Prior,  Fred 
Feudner,  52.  California  Wing  Club — Ed  Schultz, 
Clarence  Nauman,  Pete  Wilson,  52.  Marysville — R. 
F.  White,  G.  J.  Gibler,  J.  Hare,  54.  Sacramento,  No. 
1— F.  M.  Newbert,  Ed  Fissel,-  F.  J.  Ruhstaller,  53. 
Chico — Dutch  Humble,  G.  A.  Johnson,  A.  A.  Thomas- 
son,  54. 

In  the  shoot-off  the  Chieo  team  won,  breaking  54 
jut  of  60,  closely  followed  by  the  Marysville  team 
with   53. 

High  blue-rock  amateur  averages  for  the  second 
day  were  shot  by  F.  Newbert,  194  out  of  200:  Fred 
B.  Mills,  190:  Otto  Feudner,  1SS:  Tonv  Prior,  1S8; 
Frank  Merrill  of  Stockton,  184. 

High  professional  averages  were  as  follows:  J. 
E.  Vaughau.  179  out  of  200;  E.  Holling,  186:  Dick 
Reed,  177. 

High  amateur  blue-rock  averages  for  the  third 
day  were:  Mills,  1S9  out  of  200;  Newbert.  1SS; 
Fred  Stone  of  Fresno,  183;  Humble,  179;  Ed  Schultz 
177. 

High  amateur  averages  for  the  two  days  were  shot 
by:  Mills,  379  out  of  400;  Newbert,  3S2:  Prior.  367: 
Otto  Feudner,  354;    Humble,  354. 

High    professional    averages    were:      Holling.    36S 
'    400;   Reed,  353;   Vaughan,  350. 

E    were    divided    under    the    Adams    system 
ss   shooting.     Expert   traps   with   the   Penne- 


pull  were  used;  targets  were  2y2  cents,  and  $5  pools 
were  open  to  amateurs  in  every  race,  three  classes 
33 1-3  per  cent.  For  lack  of  essential  information 
to  shooters  in  several  events  and  also  poor  arrange- 
ment of  scheduling  the  various  events  in  the  pro- 
gram, the  pamphlet  can  be  criticised  to  quite  an 
extent.  Several  events  were  listed  without  specify- 
ing the  number  of  targets  to  be  shot  at. 

Kimball-Upson  Company's  tenth  annual  tourna- 
ment, Sacramento,  Cal.,  Friday,  May  24th;  live 
birds — 


T.  Prior    

F.  Stone 

F.  Merrill    

I.  Hoxie   

Geo.  Ellis 

C.  Merrill    

G.  A.  Johnson  . . . 
F.  Nelson 

D.  Humble 

W.   A.  Roney    . . . . 

F.    B.    Mills    

Gus  Knight 

Ed  Fissell    

H.  Hazelbush  .  . . 
W.  N.  Barratt  .. 
S.    L.    Mayfield    . . 

F.  Ruhstaller   

F.  Newbert  .  % . . . 
H.  Justins   

E.  Holling   

Dick  Reed   

C.  A.  Haight 

H.  Hoyt   

Prior    1     2 

Stone    0 

F.  Merrill 1 

Hoxie   0 

Ellis 1 

C.  Merrill 1 

Johnson    ... .0 

Humble    2 

Ronev    1 

Mills    2 

Knight   1 

Fissell    2 

Hazelbush  .  ..2 

Mayfield    1 

Ruhstaller    .  .  1 
Newbert   ...  .2 

Justins  0 

Holling    0 

Reed    1 

Haight    2 


1 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 
2 

0  0 

1  1 


2     11 


5 
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2 
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2  2 

0  1 

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2  2 


2—12 
1—  9 
1—  S 
2—11 
2—10 


Saturday,  May  25th,  1907.     Blue  rocks- 


J.  E.  Vaughan 19 

F.  Stone   14 

E.  C.  Ickes 18 

Geo.   Stone    15 

0.  Schlueter  ....14 
H.  Justins    S 

E.  Holling    20 

Dick  Reed    19 

C.  A.  Haight  ....15 
H.    Hoyt    18 

F.  Newbert    20 

D.  Humble    13 

1.  Hoxie    15 

G.  A.  Johnson ...  20 
H.  Hazelbush....  16 
Gus    Knight    18 

0.  Feudner    19 

F.   B.   Mills 19 

F.  Feudner    14 

1.  Prior    20 

F.    Merrill    17 

Geo.    Ellis    19 

C.  Merrill    18 

F.    Nelson    16 

Geo.   Scane    17 

E.  Fissell    19 

J.  M.  Inman  ...  .IS 
A.    A.    Entrican..l5 

F.  J.  Ruhstaller.. 20 

J.  Guisto  15 

E.  Brown  10 

Geo.  Mellor  13 

D.  Ruhstaller 19 

R.  F.  White 14 

G.  W.  Thomason. 

E.  D.  Adams 

C.  H.  Manville. . 

M.  H.  Upson 

H.  Davis  


2  3  4 

17  19  15 

15  IS  17 

18  16  16 
18  19  17 

16  14  15 

16  14  13 

18  19  18 

19  18  14 

17  15  16 

17  16  18 

18  20  19 

15  19  16 
17  13  17 

16  17  19 

16  17  13 

17  20  18 

19  19  20 
19  19  17 
19  14  16 
19  17  19 
19  20  17 
15.13  18 
IS  18  16 

15  15  14 

16  15  17 

15  19  16 
19  16  17 

17  17  16 
17  16  17 

16  17  12 
15  15  14 

14  15  11 
13  16  17 

15  13  17 
..  ..16 


5  6 

19  20 

17  16 

20  17 

15  IS 
12  12 

18  15 
20  18 

19  19 

16  16 

15  14 

20  20 

17  19 

16  16 

18  15 
16  17 

15  19 

16  20 
20  17 

17  18 
20  19 

19  20 

15  16 
17  14 

14  8 
17  14 

17  20 

18  15 

16  IS 

17  15 

15  13 

15  16 
12  .. 

16  19 

17  19 
16  19 


I  8 

17  18 
16  17 
15  14 
15  16 
15  11 
15  IS 
20  19 
IS  16 
IS  12 

14  13 

15  20 
19  19 

12  17 
IS  17 

14  18 

19  IS 

20  19 

18  19 

15  11 

19  19 

18  19 

19  16 

13  14 

16  16 
16  17 
16  17 
16  17 

16  16 

17  IS 

14  12 
17  17 


9  10 

17  18—179 

16  16—162 

17  20—171 

15  16—167 

13  17—139 

16  11—144 

16  IS— 186 

18  17—177 

17  15—157 

14  15—154 
20  19—194 
17  18—175 

16  13—152 

17  20—177 

14  15—156 

19  17—183 

15  18—188 

20  20—190 
17  15—156 
19  17—188 
17  17—184 

15  IS— 167 

14  9—151 
17  16—147 

17  15—161 
19  17—178 

16  16—168 
16  15—162 

18  19—160 

15  16—145 
IS  20—157 


18  16 

19  15 
IS  14 
17  18 

15  17 


14  16—164 

17  16—162 

15  14— 

18  12— 
18  20— 
12  ..— . 


15 


Sunday,  May  26th,  1907.     Blue  rocks- 


H.    Justins    14 

E.  Holling    18 

Dick  Reed    16 

C.    A.   Haight....  14 
H.  Hovt    14 

F.  Merrill    13 

Geo.   Ellis    18 

C.    Merrill    15 

F.   Nelson    14 

Geo.    Scane    15 

F.   Stone    20 

A.    J.    Leverone.,14 
T.   K.   Norman...  14 

L.  Ash    12 

Gus    Knight    IS 

F.  M.  Newbert.  ..20 


2     3 

10  13 

19  19 

15  16 

16  17 

14  14 

15  19 

17  12 

11  19 
IS  16 
14-18 

20  19 
13  17 

9  13 
13  9 
15  16 
17  17 


4     5 

8  12 

19  20 

19  IS 

16  16 

17  13 

16  15 
19  12 

12  14 

17  15 
15  17 
19  17 

13  19 

14  13 
10  14 
17  17 
19  19 


16  14  10 
20  17  19 

19  16  16 

17  13  19 
15  16  14 

20  14  18 
IS  17  17 
17  9  13 
15  15  13 

17  14  17 

18  IS  18 
14  13  14 
11  13  12 


9  10 

15  11—123 
IS  13—182 
20  18—176 
15  15—158 

12  15—144 
19  19—171 
18  15—163 
15  14—139 

13  15—151 

14  14—155 

15  16—183 
15  16—148 
15  15—129 


D.    Humble    IS 

J.  E.  Vaughn 16 

G.  A.  Johnson. .  .17 
F.  Ruhstaller  .  ..17 
Ed.    Fissell    17 

D.  Ruhstaller.  ...13 
F.   B.   Mills 19 

E.  Brown    14 

E.  D.  Adams.:..  15 
O.   Feudner    14 

C.  Nauman    16 

Ed.    Schultz    17 

P.    McRay    12 

T.  Prior 17 

J.   Steward    13 

J.  Giblin    17 

J.    Hare    19 

R.   F.  White 18 

J.   Guisto    -.18 

F.  Feudner    15 

Mayfield    17 

H.  L.  Stevens.  ...17 
E.  W.  Thomason.19 
H.  Trumpler  ...  .15 
O.  F.  Patrick 16 

E.  Hutchinson. ...  9 
McPhail    9 

F.  M.  Durby 11 

A.   A.   Smith 12 

D.  F.  Newbert.  .  .14 
A.  A.  Entrican. .  .13 

O.  J.  Miller 13 

W.    Sayre    17 

J.   Hoxie    

A.  Just   

Geo.   Stone    


19  15 

18 

17 

IS 

26 

IS 

19 

17—179 

19  14 

18 

19 

17 

16 

19 

17 

16—171 

18  15 

17 

17 

16 

18 

20 

18 

15—171 

18  19 

18 

14 

16 

16 

18 

IS 

15—169 

IS  17 

15 

11 

16 

13 

17 

IS 

17—165 

19  13 

17 

18 

14 

17 

14 

15 

16—156 

20  19 

20 

18 

16 

20 

18 

20 

19— 1S9 

17  16 

16 

18 

18 

15 

18 

17 

18—167 

16  15 

16 

18 

15 

13 

15 

14 

19—156 

17  17 

18 

19 

18 

17 

16 

14 

16—166 

IS  IS 

17 

20 

15 

18 

17 

17 

19—175 

16  IS 

18 

16 

19 

20 

16 

18 

19—177 

15  17 

17 

15 

13 

17 

16 

17 

18—157 

16  20 

19 

19 

17 

16 

18 

10 

17—169 

12  17 

16 

16 

14 

12 

16 

11 

11—138 

17  18 

17 

17 

14 

15 

18 

19 

17—169 

17  19 

15 

18 

14 

13 

16 

17 

17—165 

15  14 

19 

15 

18 

11 

18 

15 

17—160 

18  IS 

18 

16 

18 

17 

19 

18 

18—178 

14  16 

19 

11 

16 

16 

18 

15 

12—152 

19  16 

17 

12 

14 

— 

17  17 

19 

16 

16 

— 

17  16 

16 

13 

18 

15 

15 

16 

17—162 

13  15 

. . — 

15  15 

17 

10 

— 

16  10 

. . — 

15  15 

7 

9 

. . — 

14  13 

16 

— 

17  18 

14 

— 

15  16 

16 

17 

12 

17 

16 

17 

18—158 

15  18 

16 

17 

18 

17 

16 

, . — 

13  16 

15 

12 

14 

13 

— 

19  14 

16 

12 

14 

15 

— 

..  16 

12 

li 

11 

9 

12 
16 

16 
16 

12— 
17— 

17 

15 

14 

17 — 

The  California  Wing  Club  shoot,  billed  for  Sun- 
day, June  2d,  at  Ingleside,  has  been  postponed  until 
the  city  car  service  is  again  at  the  disposal  of 
shooters  and  visitors  to  the  trap  grounds. 


The  Tacorna  Rod  and  Gun  Club  held  their  first 
monthly  shooting  tournament  at  the  traps  on  the 
tide  flats  May  29th  to  30th.  The  competition  was 
open  to  all  members  of  the  Western  Washington 
Gun  Club  Association,  under  whose  rules  the  tourna- 
ment was  held.  It  was  expected  that  more  than  125 
shooters  would  take  part  in  the  shoot.  It  will  be 
by  far  the  biggest  shooting  tourney  ever  held  in 
Tacoma. 

"There  are  eleven  clubs  in  the  Western  Washing- 
ton Gun  Club  Association,"  said  George  Turnbull, 
secretary  of  the  Tacoma  club,  last  week  "and  each 
of  these  clubs  will  be  represented  at  our  shoot  late 
this  month.  It  will  be  the  best  tournament  we  have 
yet  had,  and  we  propose  to  make  it  a  big  thing." 

It  Was  the  intention  of  the  Tacoma  Club  to  elimi- 
nate the  merchandise  prizes  and  to  make  more  sub- 
stantial ones.  Over  $400  in  added  money  was  to  be 
cut  up  into. cash  prizes. 

Two  features  of  the  shoot  were  the  25-target  cup 
race  and  the  special  five-man-team  race  between 
Seattle  and  Tacoma  shooters. 


The  recent  Northwest  Association  tournament  was 
a  success  in  many  respects.  The  attendance  was 
good  and  weather  conditions  splendid,  excepting  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  last  day,  when  wind  and  dust 
played  hob  with  the  shooters  for  a  time. 

The  high  amateur  averages  were  as  follows:  A. 
P.  Bigelow,  561  out  of  600;  F.  B.  Mills  554;  E.  F. 
Confarr,  551;  E.  J.  Chingren,  G.  L.  Becker,  540;  F. 
A.  Dryden,  Jack  Forbes,  538;  E.  E.  Ellis,  536;  Fred 
McBroom,  531;  P.  A.  Purdy  (Steel),  523;  Tom  Ware, 
521;  Dr.  White,  517;  H.  Junker,  515;   A.C.  Cowing,    514. 

The  winners  of  the  various  trophies  were:  Du 
Pont  Anaconda,  E.  F.  Confarr;  Multnomah  medal, 
P.  A.  Purdy  (Steel);  Brownley  medal,  A.  B.  Bigelow; 
Globe  trophy,  L.  S.  Dahl;  Dayton  medal,  E.  F.  Con- 
farr; Walla  Walla  Brownlee  medal,  E.  E.  Ellis;  Cham- 
pionship medal,  Dr.  T.  H.  White;  Team  trophy,  Spo- 
kane team — Chingren,  McBroom  and  Forbes. 

The  professional  high  averages  were  as  follows: 
Harry  Ellis  (Selby),  568  out  of  660;  E.  Holling  (Du 
Pont),  564;  Jno.  Boa  (Winchester),  559;  Dick  Reed 
I  Selby),  553;  W.  H.  Seaver  (Winchester),  553; 
Frank  Howe  (U.  M.  C),  535;  W.  A.  Robertson  (Du 
Tont),  532;  D.  W.  King  Jr.  (Ballistite),  518;  P.  J. 
Holohan  (Du  Pont),  505;  Wm.  Hillis  (Peters),  500; 
C.  A.  Haight  (Du  Pont),  479;  H.  Justins  (U.  M.  C), 
471. 


16  15  19  17  13—163 
20  19  20  IS  19— 1SS 


The  annual  meeting  of  the  Sportsman's  Associa- 
tion of  the  Northwest  was  held  in  the  Walla  Walla 
Club  rooms  on  the  evening  of  May  15th,  at  which  all 
of  the  contestants  in  the  tournament  commencing 
the  16th  inst.  were  present.  About  two  hundred 
members  attended,  and  a  large  amount  of  regular 
business  was  transacted.  The  chief  event  of  the 
evening  was  the  election  of  officers'"  for  the  coming 
year,  all  of  the  old  officers  were  re-elected  with  the 
exception  of  two  of  che  directors.  Harry  Gilchrist 
of  Seattle  was  elected  to  fill  the  place  of  P.  J. 
Holohan  of  Twin  Falls,  and  Fred  McBroom  of  Spo- 
kane was  elected  to  the  place  of  Charles  McClure 
of  British  Columbia. 

The  officers  for  the  coming  year,  as  they  were 
elected,  are:  President,  J.  C.  Scott,  Walla  Walla, 
Wash.;  secretary,  J.  F.  Smails,  Walla  Walla;  trea- 
surer, R.  E.  Allen,  Walla  Walla.  Directors — A.  P. 
Bigelow,  Ogden,  Utah;  Harry  Gilchrist,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Mose  Abrams,  Portland,  Ore.;  E.  E.  Ellis, 
Seattle,  Wash.;  E.  F.  Confarr,  Montana;  C.  C.  Nau- 
man, San  Francisco,  Cal.;  Fred  McBroom,  Spokane, 
Wash.   - 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


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CATTLE   TRANSPORTATION    QUES- 
TION^ 


Whatever  may  be  the  ethical  aspects 
of  the  cattle  transportation  question, 
there  is  no  doubt  whatever  that  the 
'  new  law  is  being  so  administered  by 
the  Department  of  Agriculture  that  the 
railroads  will  be  forced  to  obey  it  in 
the  end  and  the  cattle  sent  to  market 
will  be  much  better  off  than  they  have 
been  for  many  years  past.  The  fight 
against  the  inhuman  treatment  of  cat- 
tle on  the  railroads  has  been  waged  by 
the  Humane  Society  for  many  years 
and  it  was  only  after  the  society 
brought  pressure  to  bear  on  the  Sec- 
retary of  Agriculture  that  the  old  "28- 
hour"  law  was  really  enforced.  This 
led  to  the  fight  in  Congress  last  win- 
ter, when  the  old  law,  after  a  bitter 
struggle  on  the  part  of  the  Humane 
Society,  was  extended  to  thirty-six 
hours,  meaning  that  live  stock  could 
be  transported  that  long  on  the  cars 
without  food,  rest  or  drink.  Still  the 
railroads  would  not  obey  'that  law; 
and  now  the  department  has  gone 
after  them  bare-handed,  getting  con- 
victions against  them  at  the  rate  of 
twenty  a  day  and  exacting  the  maxi- 
mum penalty  of  ?500  in  each  case. 
There  have  been  400  cases  sent  to  the 
department  of  justice  already,  and  out 
of  these  only  four  have  been  lost.  The 
railroads  are  not  paying  any  attention 
to  the  fines  yet,  but  ?10,000  a  day  as- 
sessed against  them  will  have  its  ef- 
fect in  time.  '  Then  you  will  hear  a 
noise  like  an  empty  pocketbook,  and 
the  law  is  likely  to  be  obeyed.  It  is 
not  a  perfect  law  yet,  but  its  enforce- 
ment will  be  something. 


HOW  TO  TREAT  ANIMAL  WOUNDS. 


Various  preparations  of  turpentine, 
alcohol,  vinegar,  carbolic  acid,  irritat- 
ing oils  and  even  mineral  acids  are 
frequently  used  in  the  treatment  of 
animal  wounds,  and  then  because  the 
patient  recovers  in  spite  of  barbarous 
treatment,  people  erroneously  con- 
clude that  the  medicine  cured. 

Bleeding  can  usually  be  checked 
quite  easily.  If  the  blood  is  from  a 
large  number  of  small  vessels,  hemor- 
rhage can  be  checked  and  finally 
stopped  by  means  of  ice  and  by  very 
hot  or  very  cold  water,  or  the  wound 
may  be  packed  in  clean  cotton  or 
oakum  and  tightly  bandaged. 

In  case  a  large  blood  vessel  is  sev- 
ered, the  artery  may  be  secured  by 
means  of  a  small  forceps  or  even  with 
a  hook  made  by  bending  a  pin  or  piece 
of  wire. 

In  some  cases  hemorrhages  can  be 
easily  controlled  by  a  tight  bandage 
placed  above  or  below  the  wound.  If 
the  blood  flows  in  a  steady  stream  the 
bandage  should  be  on  the  side  farth- 
est from  the  heart.  If  it  flows  in  jets 
the  bandage' should  be  tied  between 
the  wound  and  the  heart. 

Comparatively  few  wounds  are  ma- 
terially benefited  by  sewing,  bandag- 
ing or  washing  except  in  professional 
hands.  If  the  wound  is  made  length- 
wise of  the  muscle  there  may  be  con- 
siderable advantage  in  holding  the 
sides  together  by  sewing. 

No  special  form  of  needle  or  thread 
is  necessary  except  that  both  should 
be  clean,  and  the  latter  should  he  of 
reasonable  size.  A  darning  needle  and 
ordinary  white  cotton  thread  will  do 
very  well  in  an  emergency.  But  if  the 
wound  is  made  across  the  muscle  and 
gaps-  widely,  it  is  usually  unwise  to 
sew,  for  the  sutures  will  cut  out  in 
a  few  days  and  make  the  scar  much 
worse  than  if  it  had  been  left  alone. — 
Dr.  H.  M.  Reynolds,  V.  S. 

o 

THE    HEN'S   DIET. 

The  Department  of  Agriculture  has 
started  a  uew  experiment  station  at 
the  Federal  animal  quarantine  station 
at  Halethorpe,  near  Baltimore.  The 
experiments  are  to  be  conducted  under 
the  supervision  of  Robert  R.  Slocum, 
an  expert  who  was  recently  added  to 
the  staff  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry for  a  particular  line  of  investi- 
gation. For  several  years  it  has  been 
a  strongly  contested  question  among 
poultrymen  whether  mash  fed  to  hens 
should  be  dry  or  moist.     Within  the 


last  year  or  two  another  problem  has 
arisen  with  the  introduction  of  a  hop- 
per feeding  system  on  a  commercial 
scale. 

In  conducting  these  chicken-laying 
experiments  a  hen  house  will  be. con- 
structed, divided  into  three  pens,  each 
accommodating  25  *hens,  with  suitable 
yards.  This  house,  together  with  in- 
cubators, brooders,  etc.,  sufficient  to 
raise  enough  pullets  to  replace  those 
ussd  in  the  experiments,  will  comprise 
the  immediate  equipment.  The  dif- 
ferent lots  of  fowls  are  to  be  housed 
exactly  alike  and  all  conditions  made 
equal,  except  the  methods  of  feeding. 
The  fowls  in  pen  No.  1  will  receive, 
morning  and  night,  a  mixture  of  whole 
or  cracked  grains  scattered  in  the 
litter,  and  at  noon  a  moistened  mash. 
Those  in  pen  No.  2  will  receive  morn- 
ing and  night  the  same  grain  mixture 
fed  in  the  litter  exactly  as  with  pen 
No.  1,  and  the  same  mash  at  noon,  ex- 
cept that  this  mash  will  be  fed  dry. 
This  will  test  the  question  of  the  dry 
and  the  moist  mash. 

The  fowls  in  pen  No.  3  will  be  fed 
on  precisely  the  same  feed  as  those  in 
-the  other  pens,  but  will  be  fed  from 
two  self-feeding  hoppers,  one  contain- 
ing the  grain  and  the  other  dry  mash. 
The  hopper  containing-  the  grain  will 
be  opened  about  4  P.  M.  in  winter  5 
P.  M.  in  summer,  and  will  be  left 
open  until  the  next  noon.  It  will  then 
be  closed,  and  .the  hopper  containing 
the  mash  will  be  opened  and  left  so 
until  the  first  hopper  is  again  opened, 
late  in  the  afternoon.  In  this  way  the 
hens  will  have  feed  before  them  all  the 
time,  and  can  eat  as  much  or  as  little 
as  they  please.  A  comparison  can  then 
be  made  with  pen  No.  2,  the  only  dif- 
ference between  the  two  pens  being 
that  pen  No.  2  received  its  feed  at  stat- 
ed intervals  and  in  amounts  indicated 
by  the  appetites  of  the  fowls,  while 
the  hens  in  the  other  pen  can  help 
themselves  at  all  times. 

White  Plymouth  Rock  fowls  will  be 
used,  not  because  of  any  special  pref- 
erence for  this  variety,  but  for  reasons 
of  convenience.  Pullets  will  be  raised 
from  the  various  pens  and  the  test 
repeated  twice  to  confirm  results  and 
note  the  effects  of  the  different  'sys- 
tems on  vitality.  It  is  hoped  that  by 
a  careful  study  of  this  chicken  dietary 
question  the  amount  of  eggs  produced 
in  this  country  may  be  materially  in- 
creased, perhaps  as  much  as  5  per 
cent,  which  would  mean  a  billion  more 
a  year  for  the  national  consumption. 


MONEY   IN    HOGS. 


Willows,  Cal  — Bill  Whyler  smiled 
the  other  day  when  he  drove  250  hogs 
on  the  scales  and  found  that  they  aver- 
aged 250  pounds  pev  head.  He  sold 
them  to  our  hog  buyer,  the  Hon.  H.  B. 
Turman,  who  in  turn  shipped  them  to 
San  Francisco,  paying  Mr.  Whyler  7 
cents  per  pound.  No  wonder  he  smiled, 
for  it  would  take  many  a  bag  of  grain 
to  bring  in  ?4,375.  Our  farmers  are 
beginning  to  realize  that  there  is 
money  to  be  made  in  other  ways  than 
grain  farming. 


SHEEP    SCAB    LAW. 


At  a  meeting  of  representative 
sheepmen  from  a  number  of  counties 
of  the  State  held  in  Sacramento  last 
week  action  was  taken  to  carry  out 
the  provisions  of  the  new  sheep  in- 
spection law  passed  by  the  last  Legis- 
lature. The  report  of  the  meeting  in 
the  Sacramento  Union  says  a  commit- 
tee of  seven  was  appointed  to  utline 
ways  and  means  for  procedure  as  re- 
ported   below. 

This  meeting  was  the  result  of  Gov- 
ernor Gillett's  announcement  that  he 
would  not  appoint  a  commission  until 
he  was  assured  that  its  expenses 
would  not  fall  upon  the  State.  The 
law  creating  the  commission  was  am- 
biguous in  that  while  it  intended  to 
have  the  expense  met  by  the  sheep- 
men, it  might  permit  it  to  fall  on  the 
State  Treasury.  The  law  permits 
Boards  of  Supervisors  to  levy  a  tax 
of  10  mills  each  on  each  dollar  of 
sheep  valuation  for  the  purpose  of  • 
raising  funds  to  support  the  work  of 
the  commission,  the  principal  aim  of 
which  is  to  cure  and  prevent  diseases 
among  sheep,  particularly  scab.  By 
the  action  of  the  meeting  it  is  believed 
that  the  Governor  will  feel  assured 
that  the  payment  of  the  commission's 
salaries  and  expenses  will  not  fall 
upon  the  State  and  that  he  will  ap- 


point the  commission  as  soon  as  the 
names  are   presented  to  him. 

For  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  the 
work  provided  for  under  the  new  law, 
by  the  sheepmen,  the  State  has  been 
divided  into  five  districts.  Solano 
county  is  in  the  second  district,  with 
Yolo,  Yuba,  Colusa,  Sutter,  Placer, 
Nevada,  Sacramento,  El  Dorado,  Sier- 
ra, Calaveras  and  Amador. 


TWO-MINUTE    SPEED 
FOR   SALE. 


BUILDINGS   ON   STATE   FARM. 


A  dispatch  from  Davisville  says:  In 
the  live  stock  amphitheater  now  being 
constructed  on  the  State  University 
Farm  at  Davis,  Yolo  county,  there  will 
be  sixty-six  cubic  yards  of  concrete 
in  its  foundation.  It  is  60xS5  feet  in 
extreme,  hexagon  shaped  and  has  a 
seating  capacity  of  about  350.  In  the 
center  is  a  hexagon  shaped  ring  25x50 
feet,  in  which  will  be  exhibited  ani- 
mals of  different  kinds  for  illustration 
during  lectures. 

The  architectural  features  of  this 
building  will  be  very  beautiful.  The 
entrances  are  to  be  vitrified  brick;  the 
sides  are  to  be  artistically  shingled 
with  redwood,  and  its  equipment  is  to 
compare  favorably  with  its  construc- 
tion. Tablet  arms  are  to  be  given 
to  each  seat.  There  will  be  some- 
thing over  200  electric  lights  in  the 
building,  and  there  are  harness  rooms, 
lavoratories  and  everything  to  make 
it  a  first-class  building  for  its  pur- 
pose. 

Here  are  expected  to  be  held  the 
meetings  of  many  of  the  agricultural 
societies  of  the  State.  The  Creamery 
Operators'  Association  is  the  first  ex- 
pected, and  extensive  plans  are  being 
made   for  its  appropriate  reception. 


A  boy  was  the  unintentional  inven- 
tor of  the  famous  Roquefort  cheese. 
While  tending  his  sheep  among  the 
mountains  of  Southern  France  he  one 
day  left  part  of  his  lunch  of  bread 
and  cheese  in  the  cave  where  he  spent 
the  noon  hour.  He  forgot  it  for 
months  and  then,  happening  in  the 
cave,  he  found  it  where  had  left  it, 
on  a  rocky  shelf.  To  his  surprise  it 
was  not  only  edible,  hut  excellent, 
the  delicate  mold  formed  giving  it  a 
fine  flavor.  With  a  jhout  he  bounded 
down  the  mountain  and  gave  his  fam- 
ily a  taste.  They  liked  it  as  much 
as  he,  and  at  once  began  to  carry 
their  cheeses  to  the  cave.  When  they 
were  packed  away,  they  tucked  bits  of 
bred  among  them  and  left  them  for 
months.  They  still  make  cheeses  in 
the  same  place. 


When  the  cream  is  once  spoiled  it 
is  a  very  difficult  matter  to  make 
fine  butter  out  of  it,  and  it  is  also 
true  that  a  little  bad  cream  will  spoil 
much  that  is  good.  It  is  necessary 
then  to  keep  all  cream  in  such  a  man- 
ner that  it  will  be  of  such  quality  as 
will  produce  good  sweet-flavored  but- 
ter. 

SUBSET    HORSE    POB    SALE. 

One  of  the  handsomest  surrey   horses 

in    the    State,    bay.    six   years    old,    16^ 

hands    high,    absolutely    sound,    stylish, 

good  action,   kind  and  gentle.     Apply  to 

GECSC-E     E3IL, 

Hotel  Rafael,  San  Rafael,  Cal. 


FOR  SALE. 


ALVA  P..  brown  mare,  sired  by  Sec- 
retary 2S37S  (son  of  Director  2:17),  dam 
Shoo  Fly  by  Alexander.  Has  black  filly, 
foaled  April  28th,  1907,  sired  by  Kinney 
Lou  2:07%.  Mare  and  foal  can  now  be 
seen  at  Burke  Ranch,  near  San  Jose. 
Price  S650  for  both.  Address  R.  R. 
BELLI1IGALL,     731      Heading     St.,     San 

Jose,  or  405  Battery  St.,  San  Francisco. 


||  Tongues  End 

STOCK  GET  JUST  ENOUGH  AT  THE  RIGHT  TIME. 

CQMPREijED  PURE  5ALT  BRICKS. 
AND  PATENT  FEEDER! 

No  waste: no  neglect j II  convenience. 
Your  deiler  his  it.Vrite  us  for  the  book. 

BELMONT  STABIE  SUPPLY  CO. 

•      PATENTEES    MANUFACTURERS 

BrooKlyn,  N.Y. 


The  mahogany  brown  stallion  DIOLO 
by  Diablo  2:09i4.  dam  Bessie  Hock  by 
Hock  Wilkes,  son  of  Guy  "Wilkes,  second 
dam  by  Venture,  sire  dam  of  Directum 
2:05V4,  third  dam  by  Paul's  Abdallah, 
fourth  dam  by  Gen.  Taylor,  thirty-mile 
champion. 

DIOLO  is  16  hands  and  a  half  inch 
high,  weighs  1100  pounds  and  is  one 
of  the  best  gaited  pacers  ever  sired  by 
Diablo.  He  has  two-minute  speed  and 
though  never  given  any  fast  miles  has 
paced  easily  a  mile  in  2:17,  last  half  in 
1:06,  and  has  shown  a  quarter  in  31 
seconds,  the  last  eighth  in  15  seconds. 
He  will  beat  2:10  this  year,  if  raced; 
is  absolutely  sound  and  without  blemish. 
There  is  over  ?12,000  in  purses  and 
stakes  in  which  he  can  be  entered  and 
substituted  on  the  California  Circuit 
this  year.  Horse  can  be  seen  at  Pleas- 
anton  in  charge  of  "W.  J.  Creason,  to 
whom  all  communications  in  regard  to 
the  horse  should  be  addressed. 
J.   M.    FOX,    Owner. 


FOR    SALE. 

On  account  of  my  age  and  health,  I 
will  sell  Kenneth  C,  three-year-old  rec- 
ord 2 :  17,  seal  brown,  by  McKinney 
2:1134,  first  dam  Mountain  Maid  (dam 
of  Tom  Carneal  2:08V2,  Kenneth  C. 
(3)  2:17,  and  Miramonte  2:24%),  by 
Crisco  4908,  second  dam  Lucy  M.,  dam 
of  Betty  M.  2:20  by  Cloud.  This  horse 
is  now  five  years  old  and  will  beat 
2:10  this  year.  Sound  and  right  and 
ready  to  show  any  day. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  Ben  Hur,  bay 
stallion,  three  years  old,  by  Stam  B. 
2:11*4,  out  of  Mountain  Maid  as  above. 
Can  trot  in  2:20  now.  Sound  and  all 
right  in  every  way.  Come  and  see 
them  work.  No  trades  considered. 
S.  K.  TREFRY,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 


FOB  SALE,  CHEAP. 


DAKEN  D.  2:16^,  b  g  by  Athadon, 
stands  over  16  hands,  and  a  fine  road 
horse. 

Bay  trotting  gelding  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  16  hands,  no  record,  has  step- 
ped a  mile  in   2:19. 

Sorrel  gelding  four  years  old  by  L. 
W.   Russell.      No  record,   fast  trotter. 

All  the  above  city  broke  and  can  be 
driven  by  anyone.  Apply  to  owner,  R. 
CCNSANI,  N.  E.  cor.  Grove  and  LagTina 
Sts.,   San  Francisco. 

NOMINATIONS    FOB.    SALE. 


At  the  Petaluma  race  meeting,  Aug- 
ust 24th  to  31st.  One  nomination  2:17 
class  trot,  guaranteed  stake  J52O00,  and 
one  nomination  trotters  without  records, 
guaranteed  stake  $1500.  Address  JOHN 
LAI7CE,  Care  Bace  Track,  Everett, 
Wash. 

PLEASANTON 
STOCK   RANCH. 

Stallions  taken  care  of;  separate 
paddocks;  first-class  care.  Prices  rea- 
sonable.    Write  to 

S.  O.   FESLER, 
Pleasanton,   Cal. 

TEAM  WANTED. 


A  high-class  carriage  team.  Must  be 
15^  to  16  hands  high,  any  color  but 
gray,  stylish,  handsome,  sound,  well 
matched  as  to  size  and  conformation, 
gentle  and  good  actors.  Address  JOHN 
WEB5TEB,  care  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man, 616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   Cal. 


„0  C0PA?a4 


CAPSULES 


BLAKE,    MOFFITT   &   TOWNE 

Dealers    In     PAPER. 
1400-1450    4th    St..    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Blake,     Mofilt    &     Towne,     Los    Angeles 
Blake.    McFall    &    Co..    Portland.    Oreeor 


SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  ail  marcs  bred  with  it  and  prcatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.     A  neccv>,r,  f 
every  horse  breeder.    Can  YOU  afford  to  be  will 
one?  Price.  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular 
I.O.CR1TTENDEN, 

9    FOX  KLD'G.  ELYKIA,OH' 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


PIG-PEN     PARAGRAPHS. 


Thrifty  pigs  turn  corn  into  money 
very  quickly. 

A  damp,  musty  pile  of  straw  does 
not  make  a  good  pig  bed. 

Even  with  the  best  of  care,  a  young 
sow  is  always  an  uncertain  element. 

Don't  blame  the  pig  for  being  dirty 
until  you  give  him  a  chance  to  be 
clean. 

When  the  sow  gets  her  full  growth 
her  litters  will  be  large,  healthy  and 
more  uniform. 

Dirty  pens  and  anything  that  comes 
handy  for  food  will  never  bring  a  hog 
to  a  profitable  market. 

An  abundance  of  muscle-forming 
food  is  required  to  build  up  a  hog 
systematically  and  keep  him  healthy. 

So  far  as  is  possible  keep  breeding 
sows  by  themselves  and  feed  them  ac- 
cording to  the  demands  of  their  con- 
ditions. 

Pork  is  not  often  made  profitable 
when  more  corn  is  thrown  out  than 
the  hogs  can  eat  up  clean. 

Young  pigs  can  readily  be  stunted 
by  overfeeding.  A  steady  corn  diet 
will  readily  accomplish  this  in  short 
order. 

"When  you  get  a  good  brood  sow  it 
is  a  wise  practice  to  keep  her  as  long 
as  she  will  bring  a  good  litter  of  pigs. 

Even  with  fattening  hogs  it  is  best 
to  give  what  can  be  e»ten  up  clean 
at  one  time  and  at  regular  intervals. 

Hogs  furnish  one  of  the  best  medi- 
ums for  marketing  the  bulky  pro- 
ducts of  the  farm  in  concentrated 
shape,  as  they  do  not  take  long  for 
transforming  them. 

The  older  the  pig  grows  the  more 
food  will  it  take  to  make  a  pound  of 
gain.  This  is  the  strongest  possible 
argument  in  favor  of  feeding  off 
early. 

With  good  management  a  sow 
should  bring  two  litters  of  pigs  every 
year.  Two  or  three  sows  should 
supply  all  the  pigs  that  the  average 
farm  will  care  to  fatten. 

Generally  it  is  best  to  mate  a  young 
boar  that  is  being  used  for  service  the 
first  time  with  matured  sows,  or  at 
least  with  those  who  have  had  one 
litter  of  pigs. 

While  to  make  any  profit  from  hogs 
kept  through  the  winter  they  must  be 
wintered  cheaply,  yet  not  so  cheaply 
that  the  food  given  will  not  enable 
them  to  make  a  steady  growth. 

In  a  well-bred  hog  that  is  growing 
and  feeding  right  there  is  no  time 
when  it  will  make  more  pork  for  the 
food  consumed  than  from  ten  weeks 
to  six  months  of  age. 

It  will  require  extra  good  feeding 
during  the  next  two  months  to  keep 
the  pigs  growing,  and  especially  so 
if  they  are  not  provided  with  warm, 
dry  quarters,  and  unless  they  are  kept 
thrifty  they  will  not  prove  profitable. 
— 'Western  Swine  Keeper." 


Our  best  dairymen  have  long  ago 
realized  the  true  feeding  value  of 
skim  milk.  At  the  Kansas  station 
the  results  of  an  experiment  with 
thirteen  groups  of  ten  calves  each 
showed  that  when  calves  are  worth 
?3  per  hundred,  skim  milk  is  worth 
nearly  20  cents  per  hundred;  with 
calves  at  $4  per  hundred  it  is  worth 
30  cents,  and  at  $5  per  hundred  it  is 
worth  40  cents.  The  above  experi- 
ment was  conducted  in  a  practical 
way  and  the  results  show  about  the 
average  value  of  skim  milk  for  calf 
feeding,  provided  this  product  is 
sweet,  fresh  skim  milk  fed  right. 
Skim  milk  fed  to  calves  from  a 
centrifucal  cream  separator,  such  as 
is  now  within  the  reach  of  every 
farmer,  fed  sweet  and  fresh  within  an 
hour  after  it  is  separated,  is  worth  at 
least  twice  as  much  as  ordinary  skim 
milk  derived  from  deep  setting,  open 
setting  or  the  skim  milk  from  a 
creamery. 


To  give  harness  a  good  finish  satur- 
ate the  leather  with  as  much  oil  as  it. 
will  take,  and  then  sponge  the  har- 
ness with  a  thick  lather  made  of  Cas- 
tile soap.  When  dry,  wipe  gently  with 
flannel  and  follow  in  the  same  manner 
with  a  solution  of  gum  tragacanth. 
which  is  made  by  boiling  half  an 
ounce  of  the  gum  in  two  quarts  of 
water,  boiling  down  to  three  pints 
stirring  freely  while  it  is  on  the  fire. 
When  cool,  apply  it  lightly  on  the 
leather. 


While  there  may  be  no  virtue  in 
shades  or  color  markings,  there  are 
distinctive  types  of  dairy  shapes  or 
forms.  No  true  dairyman  fails  to 
distinguish  the  dairy  form  from  the 
beef  form.  The  latter  form  indicates 
a  five  or  six  cent  product,  the  former 
a  thirty  or  forty  cent  product.  For 
the  finer  work  there  is  the  finer  phy- 
sical equipment,  a  physiological  con- 
sciousness of  a  destiny  and  an  ability 
to  do  something  beyond  the  ordinary. 
Along  with  this  pronounced  dairy  form 
the  careful  dairyman  will  want  his 
cow  to  have  the  constitutional  ability 
to  stand  the  strain  of  her  work.  In  a 
given  amount  of  feed  there  is  a  well 
defined  limit  to  a  possible  animal  prod- 
uct, that  is,  it  is  impossible  that  the 
cow  shall  return  in  her  milk  more 
than  she  was  able  to  find  in  her  feed. 
Some  cows  will  return  more  than  oth- 
ers, and  herein  lies  the  profitable  su- 
periority of  one  cow  over  another; 
but  every  cow  has  her  limitations; 
this  particular  point  of  superiority, 
this  largest  net  profit,  is  the  item  in 
business  dairying  that  makes  colors, 
shades  and  spots  questions  of  fancy 
only. 


The  variation  in  the  percentage  of 
fat  in  a  cow's  milk  is  caused  by  some- 
thing, but  what  that  something  is  we 
at  present  do  not  know.  If  we  did  we 
would  be  able  to  influence  the  aqual- 
ity  of  milk. 


It  is  a  safe  plan  to  start  one  sow 
to  breeding  the  season  before  it  is  de- 
sirable to  dispose  of  any  old  or  un- 
desirable animals.  By  this  time  the 
young  sows  should  be  desirable  breed- 
ers. Sows  having  superior  quality  as 
breeders  or  sucklers  should  not  be  dis- 
posed of  until  thero  is  a  noticeable 
decline. 


»tfjP^  Registered  O.  a  Patent  OEUce       **^^«i 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Healdsburg,     Cal. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Your  favor  of  recent  date 
enclosing-  testimonials  was  duly  receiv- 
ed. I  did  not  need  them  to  convince  me 
that  "Save-the-Horse"  was  a  good  thing 
for  the  Stock  Farm  at  Santa  Rosa;  have 
used  it  for  several  years  through  the 
recommendation  of  Mr.  Saunders — Lou 
Dillon's  trainer — and  the  Hahman  Drug 
Co.  are  selling  many  bottles  and  all 
seem  perfectly  satisfied  with  results. 
Hahman  has  sent  for  salve,  and  if  you 
think  necessary,  will  get  some  for  next 
bottle.  Hoping  to  hear  from  you  soon, 
I    remain    vours   truly, 

H.    S.    GREELEY, 

—  Parkersburg,  W.  Va. 
Troy  Chemical  Co..  Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Gentlemen — Find  enclosed  five  dollars, 
for  which  please  send  me  a  bottle  of 
"Save-the-Horse"  Spavin  Cure.  Please 
send  it  at  once.  I  used  two  bottles  two 
years  ago  and  am  well  pleased.  It  does 
splendid  work.     Yours  respectfully, 

A.     I.    SPENCER. 

"Save-the-Horse"  Permanently  Cures 
Spavin,  Ringbone  (except  Low  Ring- 
bone), Curb,  Thoroughpin,  Splint,  Shoe 
Boil,  Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and 
all    lameness 

§500  PER  BOTTLE,  with  a  written 
guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as 
the  best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy  and  booklet. 

At   Druggists   and   Dealers   or 
Express   Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Binghamton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy.    N.    Y. 

D.    E.    NEWELL, 

56   Bayo   Vista   Avenue,   Oakland,   Cal. 


Standing  Offer 

Good  always,  everywhere. 
$100  Reward,  for  any  lame- 
ness, curb,  splint,  founder, 
distemper,  etc.,  (where  cure 
is  possible)  that  is  not  cured  by 

TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR 

Greatest  horse  remedy  in  the  world.  Tuttle's 
Family  Elixir  invaluable  for  human  bruises. 
pains,  rheumatism,  etc.  Send  for  free  100  page 
book,'  Veterinary  Experience."  The  perfect 
horseman's  guide.  Every  disease  symptom  and 
its  treatment. 

Turtle's  Elixir  Co..    52  Beverly  St,  Boston.  Mass. 
Redlngton  &  Company,  San  Francisco.  California 
W.  A,  Shaw,  120D  w.  Washington  St.,  Los  Angeles 


GombauWs 

1  Caustic  Balsam 

The  Worlds  Greatest  and  Surest 

WQ  Veterinary  Remedy  %a 

HAS  IMITATORS  BUT  NO  COMPETITORS  I 


SAFE,  SPEEDY  AND  POSITIVE. 


Supersedes  All  Cautery  or  Fir- 
ing. Invaluable  as  a  CURE  for 

FOUNDER, 

WIND  PUFFS, 

THRUSH, 

DIPHTHERIA, 

SKIN  DISEASES, 

RINGBONE, 

PINK  EYE, 

SWEENY, 

BONY  TUMORS, 

LAMENESS  FROM 

SPAVIN, 

QUARTER  CRACKS, 

SCRATCHES, 

POLL  EVIL, 

PARASITES. 
REMOVES 

BUNCHES  or 

BLEMISHES, 

SPLINTS, 

CAPPED  HOCK, 

STRAINED  TENDONS. 

SAFE  FOR  ANYONE  TO  USE. 


We  guarantee  that  one  tablespoon ful  of  Can^tio 
Balaam  will  produce  more  actual  results  than  a  whole 
bottle  of  any  liniment  or  spavin  mixture  ever  made 
Every  bottle  sold  is  warranted  to  give  satisfaction 
Write  for  testimonials  showing  what  the  most  proml 
nent  horsemen  say  of  It.  Price,  SI. 50  per  bottlo. 
Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  express,  charges  paid, 
wiih  full  directions  for  Its  use. 

The  Accented  Standard 
VETERINANY  REMEDY 

Always  Reliable. 

Sure  In  Results. 


■/£.      ! 


■/U.S.&  CANADAS.  /CLEVELAND,  0 


NOTHING  TiUT  GOOD  HESPT/TS. 

Have  used  GOMBAULT'S  CAUSTIC    BALSAM   for  moro 
|taan^0  years.  It  is  the  best  blister  I  have  ever  tried.  I  have 
it  in  hundreds  of  coses  with  best  results.    It  is  i  er- 

■  foctlv  sat©  for  the  most  in.spenenred  person  to  use.  This 
|istholnrCest  breeding  establishment  o(   trotting  horses  in 

■  thoworld,  nndnso  your  blister  often.-TV.  II.   IUY.UOND, 
|frop.    Belmont  1'ark   Block   form,    Uelmonl   Park,  Jlont 


USED  10  TFAT?<5   SFrCERRFUTXT. 

Ihavensed    GOMTUULT'S  CAUSTIC    BALSAM    for  ten 
/carsT  have  been  very  successful  In  curing  curb  .ringbone, 

■  capped  hock  and  knee,  bad  ankles,   rheumatism,  «nd  al-  I 

■  most  every  cause  of  lameness  in  horses      Have  aatahleof  I 

■  forty  head,  mostly  track  and  speedway  horses,  and  cer- I 
Itainly  enn  recommend  it.— f.  C.  tllAMKH,  Training  I 
I  Stables.  990  Jeoniogn  Street,   New  York  City. 


Sole  Agents  fon  the  United  States  and  Canada, 

The  Lawrence-WHIiams  Co* 

TORONTO.  ONT.  CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 


Colts   by 

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The  Value  of 


'AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15y2 


"Will   be  increased  by   the   many   now  in   training"  and  entered 
in    this   season's   races. 


PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


When 
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writing  kindw  xhe  Empire  City  Farms.  Cuba.  N.  Y. 

Dn  this  journal  c  J  J  * 


FIFTY  HEAD  OF  HACKNEYS 

Absolute  Dispersal  Sale 

Of  The  Baywood  Stud  of  San  Mateo,  Cal.,  at 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 
Monday  Evening,  June  10,  '07 

Several  in  this  grand  consignment  were 
winners  at  the  recent  Pasadena  Horse 
Show.  The  older  horses  offered  at  this 
sale  are  broken  and  mannered,  fit  for 
any  private  use  or  show  ring  in  the  world. 

The  four  and  five  year  olds  are  nicely 
broken.  The  three  year  olds  have  all 
been  handled.  Some  of  these  horses 
have,  long  tails,  many  are  docked  and 
registered.  The  lot  embraces  pairs, 
single  drivers  and  saddlers,  also  one 
four  year  old  Hackney  stallion  by  Im- 
ported Green's  Rufus  out  of  a  registered 
Hackney  mare.  Several  first-class  rigs 
and  harnesses  will  also  be  sold.  This 
stock  will  be  at  our  stables  for  inspec- 
tion by  June  5th.    Write  for  catalogues. 

FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Auctioneer, 
478  Valencia  Street,  near  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal, 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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PETERS  SHELLS  WIN! 

At  the  tournament  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League,  San  Francisco,  May  10-12,  HIGH  GENERAL  AVERAGE  was  won 
by  Mr.  Otto  Peudner,  shooting  Peters  Factory  Loaded  Shells.  He  also  won  the  Dupont  Trophy,  24x25,  and  in  the  100-bird  race,  the  high 
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HIGH    AVERAGE. 
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winning   CHRONICLE    TROPHY.  RUN. 

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Additional  Stakes  and  Purses 

Pleasanton  Race  Meeting 


TO  BE  HELD  AT  PLEASANTON 


July  31,  Aug.  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Saturday,  May  25th,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Saturday,  June  15,  1907 

PROGRAMME: 


1st  Day— WEDNESDAY,  July  31st 
No.  1—2:08  Pace,  The  Farmers'  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  2—2 :40  Trotting,  Purse $500 

No.  3 — Three-Year-Old  Pacing,  Purse $500 

2d  Day— THURSDAY,  Aug.  1st. 
No.  4^-2:14  Trot,  Alameda  County  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  5—2:30  Pacing,  Purse $500 

No.  6— Special,  Purse $500 


3d  Day— FRIDAY,  August  2d. 
No.  7—2:24  Trot,  Pleasanton  Merchants  Stake. $800 

No.  8—2:12  Pacing,  Purse $500 

No.  9—2:17  Trotting,  Purse $500 

4th  Day— SATURDAY,  August  3d. 

No.  10—2:20  Pace,  Fairmount  Hotel  Stake $800 

No.  11—2:20  Trotting,  Purse $500 

No.  12—2:15  Pacing,  Purse $500 


Entries  to  Stakes  ZTos.  7  and  10  close  May  25th,  1907,  when  horses  must  be  named. 

Entries  to  Purses   Nos.   2,   3,  5,  S,   9,   11   and  12   close  Jnne  15th,  1907,  when  horses  must  be  named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing1  May  25th  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting*  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during"  the  meeting1,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 

SPECIAL    CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member    National    Trotting    Association.      For    entry    blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary. 


LEE  WELLS,  President. 


DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,   Cal. 


SETT  POINTER  JR.  FOB  SALE   OB 
LEASE. 

Having-  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2 :06 14 ,  dam  Juliet  D.  2,:1Z%,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:0SM=  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  "W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12»4.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FRANK  S.  TTJBMEB,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Bosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Bosa,   Cal. 


POB    SALE — ALFBED    D.    2:12V,. 


By  Longworth,  son  of  Sidney.  Al- 
fred D.  is  absolutely  sound,  without 
blemish;  goes  without  boots;  is  now  in 
training  and  has  paced  miles  better 
than  his  record  this  year.  He  is  a 
first-class  racing  prospect  for  the  fast 
classes  and  a  high-class  roadster  or  a 
matinee  horse.  He  is  now  in  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  racing  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  where  he  can  be  seen,  and 
will  be  driven  for  prospective  buyers. 
For  further  information  address  MBS. 
A.  C.  DIETZ,  5403  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oak- 
land, Cal. 


FOB  SAXE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding*, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11%,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16^4 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  "W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and    matinee    horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the   Breeder   and   Sportsman. 


FOB    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  years  old,  by  James 
Madison ;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel ;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10   trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old.  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W. ; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
tjOs  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
"*en,   or  address 

L.  J.   ROSE,   Jr., 

Oxnard,  CaL 

CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

—In—  . 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE   ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing*. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


RACING 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND  RACETRACK 


Six  oi    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,    November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40   P.   M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved  for  ladies  and  their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth   and   last   races. 


THOS.    H,   WILLIAMS,   President. 
FEBCT  W.  TBEAT,   Secretary. 


BUBBEBOID     HOOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sisth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 


PRIVILEGES    FOB    SALE. 
Offers   will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DB.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE  HORSEMAN'S  HANDBOOK 

CONTENTS: 

CARE  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  STALUONS-The  Stall-Pad- 
dock—Fowl—  Diseases—  Exercise—  Grooming 
—Serving  Mares— Amount  of  Service. 

CAREAND  MANAGEMENT  OF  BROOD  MARES-Getting  mares 
in  foal— Care  during  Pregnancy— Abortion— 
Foaling— Time  "When  ^Iare  is  Due— In  Season 
Again—  Weaning  Colt—  Period  of  Gestation 
Table. 

BREAKING  AND  DEVELOPING  OF  COLTS— Care  of  Colt-Ed- 
ucating— Feeding—  Care  of  Growing  Feet- 
Breaking  to  Drive— Developing,  Shoeing  and 
Booting. 

MANAGEMENT  OF  CAMPAIGNIRS-How  to  Keep  the  Race 
Horse  in  Condition  and  Keyed  Up  for  a  Race. 

CARE  OF  THE  FEET— Booting  and  Shoeing— Bonner's 
and  Berry's  Views. 

•ARE  OF  THE  HORSE  IN  SICKNESS-Some  Brief,  Simple 
Rules  and  Remedies. 

GAITIN6  AIO  BALANCINS-Correction  of  Faulty  Gaits 

ANIMAL  TAMINO  AND  TRAIHIHG-Methods  Employed  by 
Gentry  in  Overcoming  Wild  Instincts  of  the 
Horse  and  Teaching  Hini  to  Learn. 

STATISTICS— Championship  Records  of  every  class 
— Leading  Sires  of  '2:311  speed— Time  cf  Fastest 
jltles  by  Quarters— list  of  High  Priced  Horses 
—List  of  Horse  Associations  and  Registers— 
List  of  Horse  Journals— List  of  Books  on  the 
Horse— Table  of  all  stake  winners.  Conditions 
and  Dates  of  Payments  on  all  Futurities,  etc. 

AMERICAH  TROTTING  RULES— The  Complete  Rules  gov- 
erning Harness  Racing  with  Index,  Glhclally 
Signed  by  Secretary  w.  H.  Knight,  also  the 
betting  rules. 

USEFUL  INFORMATION — Rules  for  Admission  to  Stan- 
dard Registers.  Rules  for  Laying  out  Tracks— 
— Treatment  of  Horse's  Teeth— How  to  Groom 
a  Horse— About  (Tipping  Horses— Where  to 
Buy  Specialties  for  Horsemen,  etc. 
j  Paper  Cover  50c 
PR  ICE  \  Leatherette  Cover  $1 

ADDRESS 


BREEDER   S    SPOKTflUN. 


SAN  FRANCIS 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


Brighton   Beach    Racing   Ass'n 


OFFICES— 215  Montague  St., 
Brooklyn,  N.  T. 


RACE  COURSE — Brighton  Beach, 
Brooklyn,  Is. 


Supplementary  List  of  Stakes,  to  Close 
Saturday,  June  1,  1907 

Entries  to  the  Following  Stakes  to  be  Run  at  the  Midsummer  and 
Autumn  Meetings,  1907,  Will  Close  on  Saturday,  June  1,  1907. 


Bun  at  the  Midsummer  Meeting1,  July  10 
to    August    3,    Inclusive. 

For  Three- Year-Olds  and  Upward 

THE   SEASHOEE  HANDICAP 

FOR  THREE-TEAR-OLDS  AND  UP- 
WARD. By  subscription  of  §50  each, 
on  payment  of  §20  each  may  be  declared 
out  by  2  o'clock  p.  m.  of  the  day  before 
the  day  appointed  for  the  race;  with 
§2000  added,  of  which  §300  to  the  sec- 
ond and  §200  to  the  third.  Weights  to 
be  announced  three  days  before  the 
race.  Winners,  after  the  announcement 
of  weights,  5  lbs.  extra.  One  mile  and 
a  quarter. 


EUN     AT     THE     AUTUMN     MEETING, 
SEPT.    30    to    OCT.    5,    INCLUSIVE. 

For  Two-Year-Olds. 

THE    TRIUMPH    STAKES. 
With   $5000   and   the   Historic   Pharsalia 

Pla-ie   of  the  value   of  $2000   Added. 

FOR  TWO-TEAR-OLDS.  By  sub- 
scription of  §100  each,  half  forfeit;  with 
§5000  and  the  historic  Pharsalia  Plate 
of  the  value  of  §2000  added.  The  Plate 
becomes  the  property  of  the  owner  win- 
ning" it  twice,  not  necessarily  consecu- 
tively. The  second  to  receive  §700  and 
the  third  §300  out  of  the  added  money. 
Colts  to  carry  112  lbs.;  fillies  and  gild- 
ings 109  lbs.  Winners  of  §10,000,  5  lbs. 
extra.  Non-winners  of  $1000  allowed 
5   lbs.     One  mile. 


For  Two-Year-Olds. 

THE    SUNSHINE    STAKES 

'  FOR  TWO-TEAR-OLDS.  By  subscrip- 
tion of  §25  each,  ?10  forfeit;  with  §1500 
added,  of  which  §250  to  the  second  and 
§150  to  the  third.  Winners  of  §5000  or 
of  two  races  of  §2000  each,  5  lbs.  ex- 
tra; of  §10,000,  7  lbs.  extra.  Non-win- 
ners of  $1500  allowed  7  lbs.;  of  $1000, 
10  lbs.;  of  $800,  15  lbs.  Pive  and  a  half 
furlong's. 

THE    UNDERGRADUATE     STAKES 
(SELLING) 

FOR  TWO-TEAR-OLDS.  Maidens  at 
the  time  of  entry.  By  subscription  of 
$25  each,  §10  forfeit;  with  §1500  added, 
of  which  §250  to  the  second  and  $150  to 
the  third.  The  winner  to  be  sold  at 
auction  for  $4000.  If  for  less,  1  lb. 
allowed  for  each  §200  down  to  §2000. 
Then  1  lb.  for  each  §100  down  to  §1000. 
The  selling  price  to  be  stated  through 
the  entry  box  by  2  o'clock  p.  m,  of  the 
day  before  the  day  appointed  for  the 
race,  or  to  be  sold  for  §4000.  Pive  and 
a  half  furlong's. 


For  All  Ages. 


THE   MERCURY  HANDICAP. 

FOR  TWO-TEAR-OLDS  AND  UP- 
WARD. By  subscription  of  $25  each, 
on  payment  of  §10  each,  may  be  de- 
clared out  by  2  o'clock  p.  m.  of  the  day 
before  the  dav  appointed  for  the  race; 
with  §1500  added,  of  which  §250  to  the 
second  and  §150  to  the  third.  Weights 
to  be  announced  three  days  before  the 
race.  Winners  after  the  announcement 
of  the  weights,  5  lbs.  extra.  Six  fur- 
longs. 


Steeplechase. 

THE      CHANTILLY      STEEPLECHASE. 

A  HANDICAP  STEEPLECHASE  FOR 
FOUR-TEAR-OLDS  AND  UPWARDS. 
By  subscription  of  §25  each,  on  pay- 
ment of  §10  each,  may  be  declared  out 
by  2  o'clock  p.  m.  of  the  day  before  the 
day  appointed  for  the  race;  with  $1500 
added,  of  which  §250  to  the  second  and 
$150  to  the  third.  Weights  to  be  an- 
nounced two  days  before  the  race.  The 
Short  Course,  about  two  miles. 


The  rules  of  racing  adopted  by  The  Jockey  Club  and  The  National 
Steeplechase  and  Hunt  Association  govern  all  races  run  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Brighton  Beach  Racing  Association. 
JOHN  BODEN,  C.  J.  FITZGERALD, 

Racing  Secretary.  President. 


AUCTION  SALE 

OF    THE    ENTIRE 

Prize  Winning  Herd  Registered  Holsteins 

The  Property  of  P.  H.  Burke,  Consisting  of  BULLS,   MILCHIHC 
COWS,  HEIPEES  and  CALVES,  to  be  sold  on 

Saturday,  June  8th,  1907 

Sale  Commencing  at  11  A.   M.,   at  LA  SIESTA  SANCH   on  ALVISO   ROAD, 

Pour  miles  north  of  San  Jose. 
A    number    of    farming    implements,    wagons    and    harnesses,    also    a    complete 
dairy  outfit,   including  coolers  and  cream   separator,  will  be  offered  for  sale.      Rigs 
will  meet  trains  to  carry  buyers  to  the  ranch.     Luncheon  will  be  served.     WRITE 
FOR  CATALOGUE. 

H^ED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Live  Stock  Auctioneers, 

478  Valencia  Street,  near   Sixteenth,   San   Francisco,   Cal. 


MENDOCINO  22607 

RECCED     (TEREE-TEAB-OLD)     2:19% 

Sire  of  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  (to  wagon  2:0SM.);  Mendolita  2:07^4,  Idolita  (2  y.  o.) 
2:2Hi,  (3  y.  o.)  2:12,  (a)  2:03%;  Leonora  2:12%,  Polka  Dot  2:14%,  etc.  Bay  stallion, 
16.3%  hands;  weight  1190  pounds;  hind  feet  and  ankles  white;  foaled  April  24, 
1S89.     Bred  at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm. 

Sire,  ELECTIONEER  125,  son  of  Hambletonian  10.  First  dam,  MANO  (dam 
of  Mendocino  (3)  2:19%,  Electant  2:19%,  Morocco  (3  y.  o.  trial  2:22),  by  Piedmont 
904,  2:17%;  second  dam,  Mamie  (dam  of  Mamie  W.  (3)  2:17%,  Hyperion  2:21%, 
Memento  2:25%,  Mithra  (p)  2:14%),  by  Hambletonian  Jr.  1882;  third  dam,  Gilda 
(thoroughbred)   by  imp.  Mango. 

MENDOCINO  is  one  of  Electioneer's  youngest  and  best  sons.  With  very  limited 
opportunities  in  the  stud  he  has  proven  his  worth  by  producing  such  racehorses  as 
Monte  Carlo  and  Idolita.  Two  new  additions  to  his  2:30  list  were  made  last  season 
and  he  now  has  twelve  standard  performers.  His  foals  are  good  size,  fine  lookers, 
bold  and  pure  gaited  and  easily  developed. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $75;  usual  return  privilege. 


McKENA  39460 


By  McKinney  2:11 14; 
Dam  Helena  2:1114, 


Brown  Stallion,  16.2  hands;  weight  1360  pounds;  foaled  April  11,  1900  Bred 
at  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm.  Sire,  McKINNEY  8818  (record  2:11%).  First  dam 
HELENA  2:1114  (dam  of  Wildnutling  2:11%,  Dobbel  2:22,  Hyita  (trial  2:12)  by 
Electioneer  125;  second  dam.  Lady  Ellen  2:29%  (dam  of  six  in  list,  including  Helena 
J:ll%.  Ellen  Wood  2:14%),  by  Mambrino  1789;  third  dam,  Ida  May  Jr.  by  Owen 
Dale;   fourth   dam,   Ida  May  by  Belmont    (Williamson's). 

McKENA  has  proven  a  remarkably  sure  foal  getter.  He  should  make  a  great 
sire  as  he  is  a  fine  individual  and  bred  right.  His  sire,  McKinney,  a  game  and  fast 
racehorse  and  sire  of  game  and  fast  racehorses.  His  dam,  Helena,  one  of  the  fastest 
and  gamest  daughters  of  Electioneer,  the  greatest  sire  of  trotters  the  world  has  yet 
known.  His  second  dam,  Lady  Ellen,  was  one  of  the  best  of  her  das',  and  as  well  as 
l*3r  daughter  Helena  is  a  great  broodmare. 

SERVICE  PEE  for  Season  of  1907,  $40;  usnal  return  privilege. 
MENDOCINO   and    McKENA   will    make   the   season   at   PALO   ALTO    STOCK 
FARM.     Mares  may  run  on  pasture  at  $7.50  per  month.     No  responsibility  assumed 
iy  the  Palo  Alto  Stock  Farm  for  injury  or  escapes.     Address  all  communications  to 

PALO  ALTO  STOCK  PARM, 

Stanford  University,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  CaL 


Redlac  2:07| 

CHAMPION     TROTTING     STALLION 
OF  THE  COAST 


Reg.  No.  40094 

IS  THE  CHAMPION  TROTTER 
Got  by  the  Great  Allerton  2 :09V4 


He  Holds  the  World's  Race  Record         ^or  Trotting  staiuons  in  1904 

Por  new  Sires  of  his  age  in  1906 

EEDLAC  2:07%  is  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake, 
and  the  produce  of  every  mare  bred  to  him  in  1907  will  he  eligible  to  this  Stake 
without  further  payments.  This  Stake  promises  to  be  the  largest  futurity  ever 
given  for  harness  colts  and  may  reach  $28,000  to  be  raced  for  by  three-year-olds. 

He  is  by  Allerton  2:09%,  sire  of  over  150.  First  dam  is  Grandma,  dam  of  two 
by  Muscovite  2:18;  second  dam  Lilly,  dam  of  three  by  J.  W.  Tedford  2:19%  by 
Ensign  2:2S%;  third  dam  Mary  Ann,  by  Charley  B.  2:40,  he  by  Angle  Horse,  a 
grandson  of  Hambletonian   10;   fourth   dam   S.   T.  B„   thoroughbred. 

REDLAC  is  a  brown  stallion,  15.3  hands  high.  He  is  a  show  horse  in  individ- 
uality and  has  perfect  disposition  and  manners. 

A  handsome  stallion.     A  grand  race  horse,  and  destined  to  be  a  great  sire. 

WILL  MAKE  SEASON  OP  1907  AT  AGRICULTURAL  PARK,  LOS  ANGELES, 
CAL.     Mares  cared  for  at  reasonable  rates  and  jogged  if  desired. 

Terms— $50  at  Time  of  Service. 

Contract  given  with  full  return  privilege  or  money  returned  at  our  option 
should  mare  prove  not  to  be  in  foal.  Will  not  be  responsible  for  accidents  or 
escapes.  JUSTICE    &    GRUBB, 

C.   J.    Grubb,   Manager,    University    Station,    Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Record    2:15 

Three-year-old  Record   .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Bace    2:10% 

WINNES  OP  HAETFOED  FUTDBITY  (58500)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09%,  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
fsister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Vovage  2:12%.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%:  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of  1907   at  PLEASANTON  BACE   TRACK. 

$50  for  the  Season  USUAL,    RETURN    PRIVILEGES,     or    money    refunded 

should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
grood  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:1934, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Years  Old) 


BRED    AT    HIGHLAND    PARM, 

DUBUQUE,    IOWA. 

By  EXFRESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23*4  (dam  of  Aegon  2:1SM.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:liyi,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino Chief  11,  etc. 


Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 


HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
i^  *i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31  seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Botb 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three -year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all   communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


THE  STANDARD  AND  REGISTERED  TROTTING  STALLION 

Red  McK  43766 

A  ^  V^^A        A  T  ^\*fM.   ML*         Son  of  the   Great  McKinney  8818;   Dam 

by  the   Great  Red  Wilkes   1479. 

Sired  by  McKinney  2:11%  ^ire  of  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  Coney  2:02,  and  14  others 
in  the  2:10  list,  35  in  2:15  list,  44  in  2:20  list,  71  in  2:30  list;  greatest  sire  of 
extreme  speed  in  the  world;  sold  for  ?50,000  at  17  years  of  age,  and  now  standing 
at  ssoo. 

Dam  Bonnie  Red  by  Red  Wilkes  1748  (sire  of  Ralph  Wilkes  2:06%  and  24 
more  in  2:15  list;  next  dam  Bonnie  Bell  (dam  of  Rebel  Medium  2:151A  and  3 
others  in  the  list),  by  Almont  33;  next  dam  Alice  Drake  (dam  of  3  in  the  list), 
by  Norman  25;  next  dam  Viley  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

RED  McK.  43766  was  foaled  July,  1902;  is  a  rich  mahogany  bay  in  color, 
stands  fifteen  hands,  three  and  a  half  inches  high,  weighs  1,150  pounds,  is  a  grand 
individual,  having  size,  style  and  speed.  A  glance  at  his  breeding  will  show 
him  to  be  one  of  the  strongest  Wilkes  bred  stallions  in  California.  He  is 
a  pure  gaited  trotter.  With  six  weeks'  work  last  fall,  in  the  hands  of  Walter 
Maben,  he  trotted  a  mile  in  2:28,  half  in  1:13,  and  quarter  in  0:35%.  His  colts 
?.re  good  colors,  bays  and  browns,  and  are  like  their  sire  4n  style  and  conforma- 
tion. After  his  season  in  the  stud  Red  McK.  will  be  worked  for  a  record. 
Will  Make  the  Season  1907,  February  1st  to  July  1st,  at 

W.  R.  MURPHY'S  STABLES, 

752  Santee  St.,  Los  Angeles,   CaL 
(W.   R.   Murphy,   Owner.) 
.    TERMS — $30  for  the  Season,  With  Return  Privilege. 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIRE. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 

Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07^4  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Belden  2:08%,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

S.  A.  CARLTON,  Santa  Rosa,   CaL 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


17 


MONTEREY 


Record  2:09%  Sire  of 

D  M  .  oi7nc  lrish  (4)  2:08'/2 
Keg.  INO  .Jl/Ub  Monterey  Jr.  2:24^4 
By  Sidney  2:19^4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09U.  Dr.  Leek  2:09M:,  Lena  N.  2:05^4 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58*A,  Custer  2:05V>,  Irish  2:08^,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07^,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09*4.  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.     Mondays,    Tuesdays,   Wednesdays  and   Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 
Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March   1st   to    July    1st. 

^f/^Crftill'I'L'         Standard  Bred  5-Y.-0.   Trotter  by  Monterey  2:09!4 
I  \ /kir^lfl  I   £   r.  Dam    Leap   Tear   2:26%     (sister   to    Iago    2:11)    by 

Tempest.     Tosemite  is   15.3    hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of   the   handsomest,   best,   fastest  and  most   promising  young   stallions    on 
this  Coast.      He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — $25  for  the  Season.      Limited  to   15  Well  Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

PETER  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,  Cal. 

Beg.  No.  24576.    Trotting  Race  Record  2:13% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
In  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,  Woodland,  CaL 

Usual   return   privileges. 


Iran  Alto 


ZOMBR0  2:ll 


Greatest  Son  of  McKinney  2:11% 


Will   Malre   the   Season   of   1907   at   Woodland,   Yolo    County,   CaL 

Zombro  2:11  is  sire  of  21  standard  performers,  including  Italia  2:04%,  Zephyr 
2:07%,  Charley  T.  2:11%.  Clara  B.  2:13%,  Bellemont  2:13%,  Helen  Dare  2:14,  etc., 
and  has  sired  more  standard  performers  than  all  other  sons  of  McKinney  com- 
bined. He  is  a  great  show  horse  and  has  won  more  first  prizes  in  the  show  ring 
than  any  other  California  stallion,  and  his  get  have  sold  for  more  money  during 
the  past  four  years.  Ho  is  the  only  stallion  living  or  dead  that  ever  won  forty 
heats  in  standard  time  as  a  three-year-old. 

Terms — $75  for  the  season  with  return  privilege,  provided  I  still  own  the 
horse  and  mare  does  not  change  ownership.  Excellent  pasturage,  $3  per  month. 
Money  due  at  time  of  service  or  all  bills  paid  before  mare  is  taken  away.  Money 
refunded  to  owners  whose  mares  do  not  prove  in  foal,  should  Zombro  not  stand 
in  this  part  of  California  next  season.        For  further  particulars  address 

GEO.    T.    BECKERS,    Owner, 

Woodland,    Cal. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%.,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.    Terms  for  the  season — 325. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13%. 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — $25. 

Having    leased    the    above    highly   bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO  RACE   TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if    mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  L.  PAEKITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 


SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo.  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

PRANK   S.   TURNER,   Prop.,  Santa   Rosa,   CaL 


THE    STANDARD    STALLION 


McFADYEN 


45019 
2:15^4 


Two-year-old  record,  2:15%. 
By  Diablo  2:0914,  Sire  of 
Six  in  2:10  list. 

Dam,  Bee  (dam  of  McFadyen  (2)  2:15%,  Friskarina  (3)  2:13%,  and  Monroe  B. 
2:1534),  by  Sterling  6223  (son  of  Egmont,  dam  Mary  by  Flaxtail);  second  dam  Flash 
(dam  of  Javelin  2:0834,  Flare  Up  2:14,  Sally  Derby  2:17%,  "Walker  2:2334,  etc.),  by 
Egmont;  third  dam  Lightfoot  by  Flaxtail  8132. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  ranch  at  Dison,  Cal. 

Excellent  pasturage  at  $2.50  per  month  and  the  best  of  care  taken  of  mares. 
TERMS — $40  for  the  Season.  £,  D.  DUDLEY.  Dixon,  CaL 


Get  the  Blood  that  produced  the  Champions,  SWEET  MARIE  and 
LOU  DILLON,  by  breeding  to 


GRECO 


(Trial  2:1234) 


BLACK  COLT.   Foaled  1900;   Sire 

McKlHNET  2:1134,  sire  of  Sweet 

Marie   2:02,   Kinney    Lou      2:07%, 

Charley    Mac    2:07%,    Mack    Mack 

2:08,    Miss    Georgie    2:08  34,    Hazel 

Kinney  2:0934.  The  Roman  2:0934, 
Dr.  Book  2:10,  Coney  2:02,  China  Maid  2:0534,  Tou 
Bet  2:07,  Jennie  Mac  2:09,  Zolock  2:0534- 

Dam,  AH.EEN  2:2634  (dam  of  Mowltza  2:20  34. 
Sister  2:20  and  GRECO  2:32,  trial  2:20)  by  Anteeo 
2:1634,  sire  of  dams  of  Directum  Kelly  2:0834,  Grey 
Gem  2:09  34,  W.  Wood  2:07,  etc. 

Grandam,  I.OTJ  MILTON  (dam  of  LOU  DILLON 
lr5834,  Redwood  2:2134,  Ethel  Mack  2:25  and  Aileen 
2:2634)  by  Milton  Medium  2:2634  (sire  of  2  and  dams 
of  5)  by  Happy  Medium  2:3234,  sire  of  Nancy  Hanks 
2:04.  etc.  Greco  is  a  handsome  young  stallion  and  a  splendid  representative  of  the 
McKinney  family.  Four  of  his  yearlings  that  were  handled  showed  an  average  of 
2:40   speed. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  Santa  Clara,  at  a  Fee  of  S50  for  the  Sea»»»v 
For  particulars  address 

W.  R.  JOHNSON,  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 


NEAREST  35562 


(RECORD  2:2Zy2) — Sire  of  Alone  f4)  2:09 M 
(trial  2:06%),  Just  It  (3)  2:19%  (trial 
2:12%),  High  Fly  (2)  2:24*4  (trial  2:12%, 
last  half  in  1:00%).  and  full  brother  to 
the  great  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  the 
second  fastest  stallion  in  the  world. 
By  NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%,  sire  of  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%  (second 
fastest  stallion  in  the  world),  Tidal  "Wave  2:09,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It 
2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  (4)  2:10%,  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North 
Star  (3)  2:13%,  winner  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity  Stakes,  $6,000  guarantee-!,  of 
1905,  and  41  in  2:30  list;  dam  XNG-AB,  the  greatest  producing  daughter  of  Director; 
second  dam  Annie  Titus  by  Echo  462;  third  dam  Tiffany  mare  (dam  of  Gibraltar 
2:22%)  by  Owen  Dale,  son  of  Williamson's  Belmont.  NEAREST  is  a  dark  bay, 
15.3  hands,  and  weighs  1,200  pounds;  well  formed  and  of  kind  disposition.  In 
his  blood  lines  are  represented  the  greatest  strains  of  the  American  trotter. 

Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  at  San  Jose.  Write  for  Terms  and  Extended 
Pedigree. 

Nearest  McKinney  40698 

A  sure  2:10  Trotter;  with  only  one  month's  work  trotted  a  mile  in  2:231/2.  last 
half  in  1:07%,  and  conld  have  beaten  2:20;  showed  quarters  in  31  %  seconds, 

Brown  horse,  4  years  old,  stands  about  16  hands  high,  sired  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  the  greatest  living  sire  of  2:10  speed,  Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  China 
Maid  2:05%,  Zolock  2:05%,  Tou  Bet  2:07  and  many  other  good  ones. 

First  dam  Maud  J.  C.  by  Nearest  2:22%,  the  first  eight-year-old  horse  to  get 
one  below  2:10,  sire  of  Alone  2:09%,  Just  It  (three-year-old)  2:19%,  High  Fly 
(two-year-old)  2:24%,  and  brother  to  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  the  fastest 
trotting   stallion    of   the   Wilkes   tribe. 

Second  dam  Fanny  Menlo,  dam  of  Claudius  2:13%,  by  Menlo  2:21,  by  Nut- 
wood 2:18%,   greatest   broodmare   sire  in  the  world. 

Third  dam  Nellie  Anteeo  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  sire  of  Antzelella  2:10%,  Angelina 
2:11%  and  52  others,  dams  of  W.  Wood  2:07,  Directum  Kelley  (4)  2:0S%,  22  others 
in  the  2:30  list,  and  grandsire  of  Tuna  2:08%  and  Brilliant  Girl  2:08%. 

Fourth  dam  Fanny  Patchen,  dam  of  California  Nutwood  15119,  sire  of  Maud 
C.  2:15,  Annie  C.  2:23%  and  dams  of  Georgie  B.  2:12%,  Irvington  Boy  2:17%, 
Central    Girl   2:22%    and   L.   E.    C.    2:29%,    by   George    M.    Patchen    Jr.    2:27. 

This  is   the  only   stallion   living  or  dead   that  carries  the  fve   great   crosses — 
Nutwood  2:18%,  Guy  Wilkes  2:15%,  Director  2:17,  Electioneer  and  McKinney  2:11%. 
Will  Make   the   Season   of   1907   at   San   Jose. 

TERMS — $50  for  the  Season  with  usual  return  privilege. 

Good  pasture  at  $4  per  month.  No  wire  fences;  will  not  be  responsible  for 
accidents,  but  best  of  care  taken  of  mares  sent  to  me. 

T.  W.  BARSTOW, 
1042  Alameda   Ave.,   San  Jose,   Cal. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.21/2  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 10SS. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 
Constructor  39569 

Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:llV4i  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mae 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16 9i .  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993. 
General  J.  E.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares.  . 

Constructor  Is  a  beautiful  black  stallion,   stands   15.2%    hands,   weights   1,200 

pounds;   perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    $3   per  month. 
$25  for  the  Season.    Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,    1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,   Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:162 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:1514,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Sam,     Hida    W.     2:18!4,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEEMS — For  Season,  $50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%.  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:0954,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%.  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:0S%.  Lady  Mowry  2:09 Vi ,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MAEIIIT  CARIES,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


Horses 


HOOPER  FARM  G"d  PastarS 

MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 

Ko  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running  Water.     Horses  Can  Be  Stalled,   Gvo'mel 
and  Fed  if  Owners   So   Desire. 
TEEMS — For    Open    Pasture.    $5    per    month;    Housing:    at    Night    ami    Feeding 
Hay,   $10  per  month;   Grooming',  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  "Working  Con- 
dition,   $15   per  month.      For  particulars   address 

EOEEET  IRVINE,  Foreman, 

HOOPER  FASM,  MOUNTAIN  VIS1. 
Reference — S.  F.  Biding  Club.  Santa  Clara  County 


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THE  BREEDER  A  ND  S PORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


Over  $28,000.00 


"Was  won   in   races  last   year  by   the   get   of 


"McKINNEY"  2:11% 


Making  him  the  leading  sire  of  money  winners  for  the  year. 
PLEASE  GIVE  PARTICULARS  WHEN  WRITING. 


ment 


SoYihisgjJurS.The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register  No.  38409. 
By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%),  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  $40  to  Insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Forfruna,  CaL 


U.  S. 
CIRCUIT  COURT 

For  Southern  District  of  N.  T., 
Before 

JUDGE   HOUGH 

On  December  loth,  and  lltli,  1906. 


An  important  case  was  tried  on  be- 
half of  the  owner  of  the  thoroughbred, 
Andalusian,  against  a  railroad  company. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  official 
standing  and  reliability  of  Goodwin's 
Official  Turf  Guide  was  again  made 
manifest  by  reason  of  its  being  admitted 
as  competent  evidence,  and  the  case 
practically  decided  upon  the  official  facts 
contained  within  its  pages. 

It  is  a  duty  everyone  owes  to  himself 
to  keep  properly  posted  with  all  affairs 
of  the  turf  by  subscribing  to  this 
"Guide."  It  is  only  523.00  a  year,  which 
includes  all  semi-monthly  issues  and  an 
"Annual"  in  two  volumes  handsomely 
bound  in  half  morocco. 

Address  1440  Broadway,  New  Tort. 

THICK,  SWOLLEN  GLANDS 

that  make  ahorse  Wheeze, 
have  Thick  "Wind,  or  Choke- 
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AgSORBINE 


or  any  Bunrh  or  Swelling 
caused  by  strain  or  In  Ham-  ' 
niatlon.  No  lilister,  no 
hair  pine,  and  horse  kept 
at  work,  S2,D0per  bottle,  ue- 
•iverfld.    BookJ-C  free. 

ABSOKKIN'K.  JR.,  for  mankind.  9LMT3S. 
■-"■"ered.  Cures  Coil  re,  Tumors,  Yarieosu  Wins 
Hydrocele,  Varicocele    Book  free.    Made  only  by 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.  F. 
54  Monmouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 
Fo*    Sale   by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco. 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore.;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
C  J.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co..  Los 
.-'  ".geles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
r  nento,  Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
vV  sh.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
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Stallion 
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Folders,    Posters    and     Pamphlets 
Compiled    and    Printed. 


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Giving    Performances    of    the    get    of 

sires    and   dams.     Typewritten, 

ready  to  frame. 

STALLION  SERVICE 
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With  index  and  blank  notes  for  ser- 
vice fee. 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616    Golden    Gate   Ave., 

San   Francisco,  Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON.  513  32d  street, 
Oakland.  Cal.,  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses.  Sheep,  Hogs.  Hlffh- 
clasa  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


IMPORTED    EACKvET    STALLIONS 
At    one-half    other    ireople's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums.  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
Ma  too. 


Fred  Mast     Successor  to     ZlbDell  8c  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sal" 

JERSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs. 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
A   Co.,   Los   Angeles,    Cal 


Toomey 
Two- Wheelers 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
Training   Vehicles. 

Possess  lightness,  strength,  durabil- 
ity and  perfect  riding  qualities. 

Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
1906  to   the   Toomey    Low   Seat  Sulky. 

Send  for  latest  catalogue  to 

S.  TOOMEY  &  CO. 
Low   Seat    Pneumatic   Speed    Carts  Canal    Dover,   Ohio,   U.   S.  A. 

for    track    purposes.       Pneumatic 

Road      Carts     for      jogging      and     Or  Studebaker  Bros.  Co.,  of  Cal.,  Agts. 

training.  Market  and  10th  Sts.,  San  Francisco 


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carry  3'our  own  risk  on  a  building  or  stock  of  goods,  but  keep  same 
constantly  insured.  Why  not  do  the  same  with  your  stallion,  gelding 
or  mare?    Write  for  particulars  aud  rates.     (No  agents). 

INTER-STATE  LIVE   STOCK  INSURANCE   COMPANY, 

MERRILL   BUILDING,   MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


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AIR  CUSHION 
PADS 


\o  Lameness 


They  fill  with  air  at  each  step. 
Thai's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness. 


NoSlipping 


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Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

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San  Francisco 


SELAH 


A  grand  young-  stallion,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11^,  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05^,  Directum 
2:05*4,  etc.,  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
"Will  make  the  season  of  1907,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17^., 
last  half  in  1:07,  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TERMS — $40  the  Season,  money  to  be  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with  foaL    Address  for  further  particulars 

M.    HENLY,    French   Camp,    CaL 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.    R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.    Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


HORSEMEN     EVERYWHERE     ENDORSE     IT. 

Between  two  and  three  hundred  thousand  trainers,  drivers, 
breeders  and  other  horsemen  rely  on  Craft's  Distemper  and 
Cough  Cure  for  curing  all  infectious  and  catarrhal  diseases 
of  horses.  To  this  evidence  of  value  we  add  a  positive  guar- 
antee. At  dealers  or  direct,  prepaid;  50  cents  and  $1.00.  Ask 
for  a  free  copy  of  "Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  At.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS  WAIiTED  IN 
EVERT  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  TO"?  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMA* 


Saturday,  June  1,  1907] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


Dupont  Smokeless 

MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley 40  straight 

Peters  Trophy . CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior , 63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.   Holling   18  out  of  20 


E.  I.  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


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fITHAGA  GUNS 


THIS  Illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun,  It  is  impossible 
to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  .material 
of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 

— ■'      handled  and   examined  the  gun  for  yourself.     It  is  fitted  with 

the  best  Damascus  or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
"Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  517.75  net  to  $300  list. 


ITHACA  GUN  COMPANY, ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


At  the  head 


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AS  USUAL 


The  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  Gun  in  the  able  hands 
of  Mr.  G.  S.  McCarty,  wins  the  Southern  Handicap  at  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  on  May  10,  1907,  by  scoring  92  of  100  targets 
shot  at.     Send  for  catalogue. 

PARKER  BROS., 

N.  Y.  Salesroom — 32  Warren  St.      -    30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


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QuinnsOintment 


Will  Make  A  Horse  Over; 

I  will  put  sound  legs  under  him  and 
will  save  him  from  the  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  the! 
standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,  Wmdpuffs  and  all  I 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  oE  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  ii. 


Mneas 


Sfr.  H.  H.  Clark.  Fredonia.  y.  T.,  writes:  "The  bottle  of 
Qulnn's  Ointment  purchased  from  you  about  two  years  ago 
removed  a  curb  and  thoroughpin  and  did  it  Tor  good.  3Iy 
horse's  leg  is  as  smooth  as  eYer." 

Price  $1.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  druggists  or  sent  by  mail' 
Write  for  circulars",  testimonials,  etc. 

W.B.   EDDY  &    COMPANY     WHITEHALL,  H.    Y. 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa,   Cal. 

FOR    SALE. 

Two  of  the  best  Boston  Terrier 
brood  bitches  on  the  Coast. 

A  winning  Toy  Pomeranian   dog. 

Bargains  if  closed  by  May  30th. 
Particulars  by  addressing  P.  O.  Box 
85,  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Ootavia   St.,   San    Francisco 

Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  re- 
sponded to. 

The    best   work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  i-t.        San  Franoisco,  Cal. 

Tel- phone  Special  2074. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  1,  1907 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


VRSE  BOOTS 


.....Remington  Autoloading  Rifle..... 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2.000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency.   315  Broadway,   New  York   City 

Sales    Office,    515    Market    Street,    San    Francisco,    CaL 


-a 


WINCHESTER 

.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC    RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results   always  use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  yoar  dealer  to  show  you  one. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  -  NEW  HAVEN.  CONN. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  Agent.  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


1907  VICTORIES  HAVE  STARTED  FOR 

SELBY    SHELLS 


Four  Tournaments 


RESULT 


Four  High  Averages 


THE  LAST  VICTORY  WAS  AT  MODESTO,   MARCH  17th,  1907 


Mr.  H.  Garrison,  of  Modesto,  Won  High  Amateur  Average. 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop.  JAMES  M.  McGRiSTH,  Mgr. 

Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,  BOARDING  and  SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  Just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take  Hayes,   McAllister  or  Devisadero  Street  Cars ) 

3est  located  and  healthiest  stable  In  San  Francisco.     Always  a  good  roadster 

on    ,and  for  sale.     Careful  and  experienced  men   to   care  for  and   exercise  park 

rot  -isters  and  prepare  horses  for  track  use.     Ladies  can  go  and  return  to  stable 

-->-  jaot  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autoa  or  card. 


Dick  Reed,  General  High  Average 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  CaL 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Vfg.  Co., 
Bridgeport  Gun  Implement  Co.,  Ive*-  Johnson' :  Ams  O.  Cye&e  WorH "  Ham- 
ilton Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME  L.     No.  23. 


SATURDAY,   JUNE   8,   1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Tear 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June   8,   1907. 


$7300  -  Woodland  Race  Meeting  -  $7300 


TROTTING  AND  PACING 


Woodland  Race  Track,  Sept.  4,  5,  6  and  7,  1907 


Entries  to  Close  Monday,  June  17,  1907. 


Guaranteed  Stakes. 


PROGRAMME : 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  4th. 

No.  1—2:27  Trotting  $500 

No.  2—2 :20  Pacing $1000 

No.  3—2 :14  Trotting  $600 

THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  5th. 

No.  4— Two-Year-Old  Trotting $400 

No.  5—2:12  Pacing   $500 

No.  6—2 :10  Trotting  $600 


FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  6th. 

No.  7 — Three-Year-Old  Pacing $500 

No.  8—2 :08  Pacing   $700 

No.  9—2:18  Trotting  $500 

SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  7th. 

No.  10— Three-Year-Old  Trotting  $500 

No.  11—2 :24  Trotting  $1000 

No.  12—2 :16  Pacing    $500 


ONLY  THREE  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER. 

ENTRANCE  AND  PAYMENTS  AS  FOLLOWS — Three  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Monday,  June  17th,  1907;  two  per  cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or 
before  August  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  accompanied  by  the  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made,  or 
nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SUBSTITUTIONS — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has  the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on 
Monday,  September  2d,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  Septem  ber  2d,  1907,  to  the  class  in  which  it  is  named. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE — The  "Woodland  race  track  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  popular  tracks  in  the  State  with  the  horsemen.  It  is  reckon- 
ed one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  California.  It  is  kept  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  racing.  It  is  the  intention  to  make  the 
Woodland  meeting  this  year  one  of  the  best  meetings  ever  given  in  Yolo  county,  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting 
horsemen  and  insure  high-class  racing. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  full  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager. 


ALEX.  BROWN, 


Proprietor. 


C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager, 

Woodland,  Cal. 


McMurray  -  McMurray 


McMURRAY 

Sulkies  and 

Jogging 

Carts 

Standard  tlie  World   Over. 

Address    for   printed   matter   and 

prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,   Cal. 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 


McMurray  -  McMurray 


FIFTY  HEAD  OF  HACKNEYS 

Absolute  Dispersal  Sale 

Of  The  Baywood  Stud  of  San  Mateo,   Cal.,   at 

CHASE'S  PAVILION 
Monday  Evening,  June  10,  '07 


Several  in  this  grand  consignment  were 
winners  at  the  recent  Pasadena  Horse 
Show.  The  older  horses  offered  at  this 
sale  are  broken  and  mannered,  fit  for 
any  private  use  or  show  ring  in  the  world. 

The  four  and  five  year  olds  are  nicely 
broken.  The  three  year  olds  have  all 
been  handled.  Some  of  these  horses 
have  long  tails,  many  are  docked  and 
registered.  The  lot  embraces  pairs, 
single  drivers  and  saddlers,  also  one 
four  year  old  Hackney  stallion  by  Im- 
ported Green's  Rufus  out  of  a  registered 
Hackney  mare.  Several  first-class  rigs 
and  harnesses  will  also  be  sold.  This 
stock  will  be  at  our  stables  for  inspec- 
tion by  June  oth.    Write  for  catalogues. 


FRED  H.  CHASE  &  CO.,  Auctioneer, 
478  Valencia  Street,  pear  Sixteenth,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


CAMPBELL'S 


EMOLLIC 
IODOFORM 


GALL  REMEDY 


For  GALL  BACKS  and  SHOULDERS. 
CRUPPER  SORES  and  SADDLE  GALLS 
there  is  none  superior. 

The  horse  CAN  BE  WORKED  AS 
USUAL. 

For  BARBED  WIRE  CUTS.  CALKS. 
SCRATCHES,  Blood  Poisoned  SORES, 
ABRASIONS  of  the  SKIN  it  has  no 
equal. 

Its  use  will  absolutely  prevent  Blood 
Poisoning.  We  placed  it  on  the  market 
reiving  wholly  on  its  merit  for  success. 
The  sales  of  1906  were  100  per  cent 
greater  than  the  aggregate  sales  of 
Gall  Remedy  preceding  that  year.  This 
increase  was  entirely  due  to  its  MERITS, 
and  it  is  THE  GALL  REMEDY  OF  THE 
20th  CENTURY. 

It  is  quick  and  sure  for  those  trouble- 
some skin  cracks  under  the  fetlock 
which  injure  and  often  lay  up  race 
horses. 

Guaranteed  under  tie  Food  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1319. 

All  Trainers  Should   Keep  it  in  Their  Stables. 

PRICE— 25c,    50c    and    $1.00 

(Read  our  ad.  on  Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy  in  next  issue  of  this  paper! 

Jas.   B.  Campbell   &  Co.,   Manufacturers,  418  W.   Madison  St.,   Chicago,   Illinois 

Sold  by  all  dealers  in  Harness  and  Turf  Goods.    If  not  in  stock  ask  them 

to  write  any  Jobber  for  it. 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1392.  Every  horse  owner 
,vbo  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic.  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  —  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,"  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


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TALLION  OWNER 


If  in  need  of  anything  In  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedierees,  Stock  Catalogues,  Horse  Books, 
Stallion  Service  Books,  Horse  Cuts  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  Brvedinc  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Precnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

"Write  for  samples  and  prices.        :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO.  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


Saturday,  June  S,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


THE   WEEKLY 
BREEDER  AND   SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1SS2.) 
F.    W.   KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:       61S     GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN   FRANCISCO 

P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Fntered    as    Second    Class  Matter     at      San      Francisco 
Postofflee. 

Terms— One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  Jl 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Mnney  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  YV.  Kelley.  P.  O.  Drawer  447.  San  Fran- 
cisco.   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  bul 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


AXWORTHY   (3)   2:15% 

Empire  City  Farm,  Cuba,  N.  T. 

BOIs  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND   C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

HUMBOLDT  DILLON. .  .Dr.  J.  A.  Lane,  Fortuna,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

LYNWOOD  W H.  A.  Carlton,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

MAJOR  DILLON  395S8..H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

McKINNEY    2: 11% 

Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

PRINCE  ANSEL  (2)  2:20%.  .Woodland  Stock  Farm 
ROYAL    PIONEER    8285    (Hackney) 

Arrowhead  Stud,  San  Bernardino 

SELAH   M.  Henry,  San  Jose 

SKY -POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

EVERYTHING  POINTS  to  a  very  successful  sea- 
son of  harness  racing  in  California  this  year.  While 
the  associations  in  the  extreme  south,  although  re- 
ceiving good  entry  lists  to  their  early  closing  stakes, 
have  declared  their  meetings  off  owing  to  local  rea- 
sons, the  meetings  advertised  in  Northern  and  Cen- 
tral California  will  be  held  with  every  prospect  of 
the  largest  fields  and  the  best  racing  seen  in  years. 
Salinas  will  start  the  circuit  with  a  four-day  meeting 
on  July  24th.  Every  purse  advertised  by  this  asso- 
ciation was  declared  filled,  and  some  of  the  fastest 
and  best  horses  in  training  on  the  Coast  will  contest 
for  them.  In  the  2:08  pace  there  are  Miss  Georgie 
2:08%,  Miss  Idaho  2:09%,  Dr.  W.  2:08%,  Kelly 
Briggs  2:08  and  John  R.  Conway  2:09 — five  horses 
with  records  better  than  2:10  and  all  at  this  writing 
fit  and  ready  to  lower  their  records.  The  2:10  trot 
has  four  fine  trotters  entered,  Coronado  2:09%, 
Prince  Gift  2:12,  Adam  G.  2:11%  and  Princess 
2:13%.  The  trotter  that  wins  this  event  should  lower 
his  record  to  do  it.  North  Star  2:13%  is  one  of 
the  entries  in  the  2:14  trot,  and  will  meet  R.  Ambush 
2:14%,  Bob  Ingersoll  2:14%  and  the  green  McKinney 
stallion,  Mechanic.  As  North  Star  was  bred  at  Sa- 
linas and  is  owned  by  the  president  of  the  Agricultu- 
ral Association,  there  will  be  a  large  crowd  out  the 
day  he  trots.  The  2:24  trot  and  the  2:20  pace  both 
have  good  lists  of  entries.  The  Salinas  meeting  will 
be  well  worth  attending,  and  as  it  will  be  the  open- 
ing meetng  of  the  crcuit  there  will  be  considerable 
interest  to  size  up  the  horses  that  start  there.  Pleas- 
anton's  meeting  comes  the  following  week  and  the 
list  of  races  so  far  closed  shows  a  large  number  of 
entries.  Pleasanton  will  certainly  give  one  of  the 
best  meetings  in  its  history.  The  Breeders'  meeting 
at  Santa  Rosa  and  Stover's  meeting  at  Petaluma 
should  be  record  breakers  for  attendance,  while  the 
Woodland  meeting  and  the  State  Fair  promise  to 
excel,  so  far  as  number  of  starters  and  fast  time  are 
concerned,  anything  ever  seen  at  either  track.  The 
Central  California  Circuit  of  four  meetings,  compris- 
ing Fresno.  Hanford,  Tulare  and  Bakersfield,  have 
splendid  lists  of  entries,  nearly  all  the  best  horses 
to  be  raced  in  California  being  named  at  these 
places.  Horsemen  and  those  who  enjoy  harness  rac- 
ing can  be  assured  of  high-class  racing  in  this 
State  this  season. 


THE  RANKS  of  the  old  guard  of  pioneer  horse- 
men of  California  are  growing  very  thin  as  the  years 
progress.  A  few  days  ago  there  passed  away  in 
this  city  George  Treat,  than  whom  there  was  at  one 
time  no  better  known  horse  owner.  He  came  to 
California  in  early  days  and  we  know  of  but  one 
man  now  engaged  in  writing  for  the  turf  papers  who 
can  write  of  him  from  personal  knowledge,  and  that 
is  Capt.  Tom  Merry  of  Los  Angeles.  For  the  few 
facts  concerning  Mr.  Treat  given  herewith  we  are 
indebted  to  the  well  known  horseman,  Tom  Jones 
of  Oakland,  Cal.,  who  in  the  early  70's  was  trainer 
for  Mr.  Treat.  Geo.  Treat  was  one  of  California's 
pioneers,  and  in  the  early  days  of  San  Francisco 
purchased  many  acres  of  land  in  its  suburbs  south- 
west of  the  city,  built  one  of  its  first  mile  tracks 
and  erected  near  by  a  fine  home  for  himself  and 
family.  He  was  a  man  of  large  proportions,  physi- 
cally and  mentally,  and  a  true  lover  of  horses  and 
of  speed  contests  between  them.  He  owned  among 
others  at  different  times  such  race  horses  as  the 
great  four-miler  Thad  Stevens,  the  wonderfully  fast 
mare  Nell  Flaherty,  Chance,  Oliver  Cromwell,  Cam- 
illa Urso,  Henry,  Lottery,  Mark  L.,  Carrie  C.  and 
Monday.  He  raced  his  horses  at  all  the  big  meet- 
ings held  in  this  city  and  at  the  tracks  at  San  Jose, 
Oakalnd,  Sacramento  and  other  important  points. 
A  list  of  the  important  races  won  by  his  horses 
would  fill  a  page  of  this  journal,  but  owing  to  the 
fact  that  all  the  old  records  of  racing  collected  by 
the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  for  the  past  twenty-five 
years  were  utterly  destroyed  in  the  fire,  it  is  im- 
possible to  give  even  a  partial  list  of  the  races  in 
which  the  horses  of  Mr.  Treat  toolc  part.  About 
1877  he  took  a  number  of  horses  to  Chili  and  entered 
them  against  the  best  of  the  thoroughbreds  in  that 
country.  Among  the  horses  he  took  were  Chance, 
a  number  of  mares  by  Woodburn,  a  gray  mare  by 
Shiloh  and  the  two-year-old  colt  Lottery.  Chance 
beat  everything  he  met  and  was  sold  for  $S000.  The 
gray  mare  also  defeated  the  best  of  the  Chileans  at 
a  mile  and  Mr.  Treat  accepted  an  offer  of  $7000  for 
her.  The  colt  Lottery  won  all  his  races,  but  had 
to  carry  140  pounds,  and  was  the  only  horse  Mr. 
Treat  brought  back.  The  great  race  of  Thad  Stevens 
against  the  Eastern  mare  Katie  Pease  is  recalled 
by  all  turf  men.  One  of  the  greatest  betting  races 
ever  seen  in  California  came  off  at  the  Oakland  track, 
when  George  Treat  matched  his  mare  Nell  Flaherty 
at  a  mile  and  repeat,  and  his  horse  Thad  Stevens  at 
two  miles  and  repeat  against  Abi  and  Ben  Wade, 
respectively,  both  owned  by  Judge  Mee,  whose  heirs 
now  own  the  land  on  which  the  California  Jockey 
Club's  Emeryville  course  is  built.  It  is  said  that 
pools  were  sold  at  the  Lick  House  for  three  evenings 
before  this  race,  with  first  choice  at  $1000  and  the 
horses  alternating  in  favoritism.  George  Treat  bet 
$25,000  on  Thad  Stevens  and  $5000  on  Nell  Flaherty 
and  won  both  races.  Mr.  Treat  also  owned  at  one 
time  the  thoroughbred  horse  Venture  that  took  a 
trotting  record  of  2:27%  and  afterwards  sired  Stem- 
winder,  the  dam  of  Directum  2:05%,  etc.  He  was 
a  man  of  strong  likes  and  dislikes,  quiet  in  his  de- 
meanor, never  effusive,  but  very  charitable.  Mr. 
Jones,  who  knew  him  for  years,  says  that  George 
Treat  never  refused  help  to  a  person  in  actual  need. 
Unlike  many  horsemen,  he  did  not  visit  the  stables 
distributing  money  to  trainers  and  jockeys  after 
winning  a  large  stake,  but  would  give  liberally  at 
any  time  he  thought  the  recipients  needed  it.  The 
property  he  owned  in  San  Francisco  became  of  im- 
mense value,  but  he  owned  mines  in  New  Mexico 
and  elsewhere  that  took  much  of  it.  He  was  a  good 
business  man,  however,  and  being  of  excellent  habits 
and  careful  in  other  things,  retained  considerable 
of  his  property  and  left  quite  an  estate.  He  was 
close  to  90  years  of  age  at  his  death.  His  life  was 
clean  and  open  and  his  memory  will  be  cherished 
by  all  who  knew  him. 


THE  INITIAL  MEETING  of  the  newly  organized 
Park  Amateur  Driving  Club  of  San  Francisco,  which 
was  fully  reported  in  our  last  week's  issue,  marks 
an  epoch  in  the  history  of  amateur  harness  racing 
in  this  city.  There  have  been  for  several  years  and 
are  now  in  existence  in  this  city  two  clubs — the 
San  Francisco  and  the  Golden  Gate  Park  Driving 
Clubs,  which  are  often  referred  to  as  amateur  clubs, 
but  in  reality  are  not,  as  they  often  race  for  money 
purses  and  have  pool  selling  at  their  meetings.  The 
new  club  is  strictly  an  amateur  club,  and  has  adopted 
rules  and  by-laws  for  its  government  that  are  pat- 
terned after  and  are  very  much  like  the  clubs  in 
membership   with   the   League   of   Amateur   Driving 


Clubs  in  the  East.  The  races  to  be  given  by  the 
Park  Driving  Club  will  be  open  to  none  but  members 
and  will  be  conducted  according  to  the  latest  and 
most  approved  rules  governing  amateur  contests. 
While  the  opening  meeting  was  not  given  under  the 
most  auspicious  circumstances,  as  the  new  track  is 
not  yet  in  first-class  shape,  and  there  is  no  stand 
where  visitors  can  be  seated,  nevertheless  there  was 
a  large  attendance  and  such  interest  in  road  driving 
and  amateur  racing  was  created  that  at  least  a  dozen 
gentlemen  present  who  have  never  been  identified 
with  the  sport  are  now  contemplating  owning  a 
horse  and  have  sent  in  their  applications  for  mem- 
bership in  the  club.  The  new  organization  has 
started  out  on  the  right  plan,  and  as  its  officials  are 
all  gentlemen  who  have  the  best  interests  of  amateur 
racing  at  heart,  they  will  so  shape  the  affairs  of  the 
club  that  it  will  soon  be  one  of  the  leading  organiza- 
tions of  its  kind  in  the  country.  It  fills  a  want  long 
felt  in  San  Francisco,  and  will  soon  be  recognized 
as  one  of  the  great  pleasure  organizations  of  this 
Coast. 


WOODLAND  ENTRIES  will  close  on  Monday,  June 
17th,  which  is  just  one  week  from  Monday  next.  The 
entire  program  is  printed  in  this  issue  of  the  Breed- 
er &  Sportsman,  and  all  the  races  there  advertised 
will  close  on  the  date  mentioned.  There  are  two 
purses  of  $1000  each,  one  of  $700.  two  of  $600,  six  of 
$500,  and  one  of  $400.  It  is  one  of  the  best  programs 
for  a  four  day  meeting  ever  offered  in  California  and 
should  attract  the  largest  entry  list  ever  received  by 
a  Woodland  secretary.  The  track  there  is  already  in 
fine  shape  and  Manager  Spencer  believes  it  will  be 
faster  and  better  than  ever  this  year  by  the  time  the 
races  are  held.  As  the  Woodland  meeting  is  set  for 
the  first  week  in  September,  which  is  the  week 
following  the  big  Petaluma  meeting  and  the  one 
just  prior  to  the  California  State  Fair  at  Sacramento, 
all  the  horses  that  will  race  at  those  meetings  should 
be  raced  at  Woodland,  and  in  all  probability  they  will 
be.  We  suggest  to  every  owner  and  trainer  that 
Woodland  be  given  as  many  entries  as  possible,  as 
it  will  doubtless  be  the  banner  meeting  of  the  year 
in  California.  Remember,  entries  close  Monday,  June 
17th. 


RECOLLECTIONS  OF  MEN  AND  HORSES  is  the 
title  of  a  very  interesting  volume  recently  issued  by 
Dodd,  Mead  &  Company.  It  is  from  the  pen  of  that 
prolific  writer  and  veteran  turf  editor,  Hamilton 
Busbey  of  New  York,  who  has  probably  furnished 
as  much  matter  to  the  history  of  the  American  trot- 
ting turf  as  any  writer.  Mr.  Busbey  has  written  a 
book  that  will  furnish  entertaining  reading  to  anyone 
that  takes  even  a  casual  interest  in  light  harness 
horses  or  those  who  breed  and  race  them.  Mr. 
Busbey,  during  a  long  life  devoted  to  horse  literature, 
has  met  nearly  all  the  prominent  breeders  and 
owners  of  trotters  and  pacers  in  America  and  in  this 
work  relates  many  charming  incidents  and  remines- 
cences  about  them  and  the  animals  they  owned  and 
bred.     The  book  will  well  repay  buying  and  reading. 


WHEN  the  Park  Amateur  Driving  Club  of  San 
Francisco  gets  going  thoroughly,  we  hope  to  see 
some  interesting  matinees  at  which  there  will  be 
contests  between  the  horses  representing  other  ama- 
teur driving  clubs  of  the  State.  The  amateur  clubs  of 
Los  Angeles,  San  Bernardino,  Riverside,  Fresno, 
Pleasanton,  Santa  Rosa,  Sacramento  and  other  places 
would  doubtless  join  heartly  in  such  a  meeting  and 
each  send  a  horse  or  two  to  represent  it. 


BIG  ENTRY  LIST  FOR  SALEM. 


The  Oregon  State  Fair  harness  races  have  received 
the  largest  entry  list  in  the  history  of  Oregon  racing. 
The  $5,000  stake  for  2:14  class  trotters  has  twenty- 
one  entries  and  the  $5,000  stake  for  2:09  class  pacers, 
twenty-two  entries.  The  horses  named  in  these 
stakes  are  largely  from  California.  The  entries  follow: 

Lewis  &  Clarke  stake.  2:14  class,  trotting — Moni- 
crat,  Berta  Mac.  Gebbie,  Pius,  Freddie  C.  Jr.,  Helen 
Dare,  Auget  Baron,  Senator  H.,  Oveta.  The  Com- 
monwealth, Crylia  Jones,  Lord  Kitchener,  Dredge, 
Zolahka,  Bonnie  Tangent.  Easter  Bells,  Oma  A..  North 
Star,  R.  Ambush,  Judith,  Oyama. 

Greater  Salem  stake,  2:09  class,  pacing — Lizzie  C, 
Ollie  M.,  Birdall,  Miss  Georgie,  Morrie  N.,  Ruby  H., 
Delilah,  Lancero.  Knick  Knack,  Lord  Lovelace,  Copa 
de  Oro.  Mandolin.  Sherlock  Holmes,  Sir  John  S.. 
Queen  B.,  Ben  W.,  MeClosky  Wainwi 
Wave,  Lady  Brooks.  Bill  Dugan,  Bonni- 
water  Bill. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June   S,   1907 


!  NOTES   AND   NEWS  i 

t  i 

DATES     CnAIHCED. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

Salinas    July   24-27 

Pleasanton     July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August    20-24 

Petaluma   August  26-31 

Woodland    September    2-7 

State   Fair.    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare    September   30-October   5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

IJc-rth    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    "Washington    September    2-7 

Centralis    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,    Oregon    (State   Fair)    September    16-21 

North    Takima,    Wash.     (State    Fair) ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,   Wash.    (Inter-State  Fair).. Sept.    23-October   5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Waila.   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Purse  races  for  Pleasanton  meeting  will  close  one 
week  from  to-day. 


The  entire  Woodland  race  program  will  close  with 
Secretary  Spencer  on  Monday.  June  17th.  Don't  miss 
this  meeting. 


We  shall  probably  not  see  Freddie  C.  Jr..  the  son 
of  Freddie  C.  (Prince  Direct  2:07),  on  the  California 
Circuit  this  year.  John  Lance,  who  is  training  him 
at  Everett.  Wash.,  has  decided  not  to  bring  his  horses 
to  California  this  summer,  but  will  race  on  the  North 
Pacific  Circuit. 


Delia  Derby  2:17,  winner  of  last  year's  Occident 
and  Breeders'  Futurity  stakes  for  three-year-olds,  is 
improving  in  her  gait  all  the  time,  and  Henry  Helman 
undoubtedly  has  a  very  high  class  trotter  in  her.  She 
looks  in  the  very  pink  of  condition. 


Reports  from  Southern  California  are  that  the  Zo- 
lock  mare,  Delilah  2:09%,  is  working  like  a  free-for- 
all  candidate  and  will  be  ready  to  make  the  2:08 
class  pacers  step  to  beat  her  this  year. 


Yolande,  the  bay  mare  by  McKinney  out  of  Mos- 
covita  by  Guy  Wilkes,  that  is  in  the  La  Siesta  string, 
trotted  a  mile  in  2:16%  at  Pleasanton  last  week,  the 
first  time  she  has  been  asked  to  show  speed  for  a 
mile  this  year.  Yolande  is  owned  by  the  popular 
veterinarian  Dr.  Masoero  of  this  city.  A  full  sister 
to  Yolande  is  also  in  the  La  Siesta  string  and  is 
working  nicely. 


San  Bernardino  has  followed  the  example  of  Los 
Angeles  and  declared  its  races  off.  This  will  not  be 
bad  news  to  the  few  northern  owners  who  entered 
there,  as  it  is  a  long  trip  for  a  few  races.  The 
circuit  proper  will  open  at  Salinas  July  24th,  where 
every  race  has  been  declared  filled. 


A  farmer  will  raise  a  calf,  keep  it  three  years,  sell 
it  for  540  and  think  he's  getting  rich.  The  same  fel- 
low will  raise  a  colt,  sell  it  at  the  same  age  for  $150, 
and  roar  about  horses  going  to  the  "dogs!" 


Sonoma  Girl  will  have  a  hard  nut  to  crack  when 
she  meets  Highball  in  the  M.  &  M.  It  is  said  his 
present  owner  drove  him  two  heats  in  2:08  before 
paying  for  him  last  month.  If  this  is  true  Highball 
looks  like  a  hard  one  for  any  horse  to  beat- 


Mr.  T.  W.  Barstow  writes  us  from  San  Jose  that 
on  May  29th  he  worked  his  green,  fat  four-year-old 
stallion  Nearest  McKinney  a  full  mile  to  cart  on  the 
Brace  half-mile  crack  in  2:15,  first  half  in  1:11  and 
last  half  in  1:04.  Mr.  Barstow  says  he  could  have 
driven  him  the  mile  in  2:12  by  going  the  first  half  in 
1:07,  and  that  he  don't  know  how  fast  Nearest  Mc- 
Kinney can  go.  He  can  step  an  eighth  in  15  seconds, 
but  he  hardly  ever  steps  him  fast,  as  he  has  so  much 
natural  speed,  barstow  thinks  that  with  no  bad  luck 
Nearest  McKinner  will  be  able  to  show  a  mile  in  2:07 
or  2:08  this  fall. 


Easter  Bell  2:26,  own  sister  to  the  pacer  Sir  John 
S.  2:10%  by  Diablo,  will  be  seen  on  the  circuit  this 
year.  She  is  a  trotter  and  could  trot  around  2:16 
last  season.  She  was  a  close  second  to  Little  Louise 
in  2:17  at  Woodland. 


Chas.  De  Ryder  took  East  with  his  string  of 
horses  the  pacers  Uncle  Johnny  and  Rajah  2:10%. 
owned  by  Capt.  Goodall.  They  are  for  sale  and 
should  bring  a  good  price  as  matinee  horses,  as 
they  are  both  fast  pacers  and  can  be  driven  by 
anyone. 


To  the  regret  of  all  horsemen.  Dr.  McLaughlin  of 

this  city  has  decided  not  to  race  his  two  gray  trotters, 

Kelly  and  Dr.  O'Brien,  this  year.    This  is  the  greatest 

trottir  j  pair  of  roadsters     in   California     and  both 

could  get  race  records  below  2:15  this  year,  but  the 

Doctor  has  concluded  he  will  not  race  them,  as  his 

healt  t  will  not  permit  him  to  accompany  them  on 

;<  through  the  circuit,  and  he  does  not  desire 

e  them  raced  unless  he  can  be  present  to  see 

.  ort 


Joe  Cuicello  has  Lady  Shamrock  2:14%  in  his 
string  and  will  race  her  through  the  California  Cir- 
cuit this  year.  She  should  be  a  pretty  fair  mare  in 
her  class. 


Babbie  2:13,  the  pacing  mare  that  Chas.  De  Ryder 
raced  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  last  year,  will  be 
seen  on  the  California  Circuit  this  season,  and  will 
be  piloted  in  her  races  by  Fred  Chadbourne.  She  is 
by  Welcome  2:10%  out  of  an  own  sister  to  Cricket 
2:10.  Her  dam  is  also  the  dam  of  Cavalier  2:11%. 
Babbie  was  bred  by  Mr.  H.  W.  Meek  of  San  Lorenzo. 
She  started  eleven  times  last  year  while  in  the  De 
Ryder  string  and  won  one  race,  was  second  i"  ne. 
got  third  money  three  times  and  fourth  money  twice. 
She  took  her  record  in  the  second  heat  of  a  race  at 
Dubuque,  Iowa.  Her  picture  is  shown  on  oui  ont 
page. 


Don't  forget  that  the  sale  of  Baywood  Studs'  Hack- 
neys will  not  be  held  next  Monday  evening,  June  10th, 
as  first  announced,  but  will  begin  at  11  A.  M.  that 
day  at  Chase's  pavilion. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Harrison,  who  for  several  years  past  has 
resided  in  Victoria,  B.  C,  where  he  has  successfully 
conducted  the  Hotel  Rriard,  the  leading  hotel  in  that 
beautiful  city,  has  sold  out  and  was  in  San  Fran- 
cisco this  week  looking  over  some  of  the  fine  hotels 
soon  to  be  finished  in  this  city.  Mr.  Harrison  has 
been  very  successful  in  his  investments  in  recent 
years  and  is  now  putting  up  a  large  building  in  Se- 
attle. He  likes  San  Francisco,  however,  and  the  new 
speedway  in  Golden  Gate  Park  is  a  great  attraction 
to  him,  as  he  owns  and  drives  some  high-class  trot- 
ting and  pacing  horses.  We  hope  he  may  find  some- 
thing here  to  suit  him,  as  he  is  a  success  as  a  hotel 
proprietor  and  has  hosts  of  friends  among  the  travel- 
ing public.  Mr.  Harrison  was  recalled  to  Seattle  on 
important  business  before  he  had  really  finished  his 
San  Francisco  visit,  but  expects  to  return  here  before 
long. 


The  President  2:07%,  one  of  the  best  known  trot- 
ting stallions  in  the  country,  died  suddenly  at  La- 
crosse, Wis.,  May  22.  The  horse  was  owned  by 
Wilson  &  Obertson  of  that  city  and  was  valued  at 
$15,000.  He  was  sired  by  Gambetta  Wilkes  2:19%, 
dam  Me  Too,  by  C.  F.  Clay,  and  was  to  have  been 
raced  this  season. 


William  Riley,  the  auctioneer,  will  officiate  at  the 
sale  of  Holsteins  at  La  Siesta  Farm,  near  San  Jose, 
this  afternoon  and  will  sell  the  Baywood  Stud  Hack- 
neys at  Chase's  pavilion  on  Monday  next,  beginning 
at  11  A.  M.  He  will  leave  next  day  for  Denver.  Colo., 
where  he  will  sell  the  auctions  during  the  three 
weeks'  meeting,  and  then  he  will  join  the  Grand 
Circuit  at  Detroit  and  follow  it  to  the  close. 


Harry  Hamlin,  son  of  the  late  C.  J.  Hamlin,  the 
famous  bereder  of  trotting  horses,  was  killed  in  an 
automobile  accident  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  last  Mon- 
day. A  dense  cloud  of  dust  raised  by  two  automo- 
biles that  were  being  speeded  very  fast  prevented 
Mr.  Hamlin's  chauffeur  and  the  driver  of  a  wagon 
from  seeing  each  other  and  they  collided. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Ber- 
endos  Park  Company  held  at  Red  Bluff  on  Monday 
evening  the  following  officers  were  chosen:  T.  H. 
Ramsay,  president;  Gorham  K.  King,  vice-president; 
M.  R.  Hook,  secretary;  Bank  of  Tehama  County, 
treasurer.  The  corporation  now  owns  the  race  track 
property,  all  paid  for,  and  considerable  work  has 
been  accomplished  towards  preparing  it  as  an  up-to- 
date  pleasure  ground.  F.  N.  Frary  was  given  a 
lease  of  the  track  on  terms  which  are  considered 
favorable  to  the  company  and  makes  him  practically 
superintendent  of  the  park.  The  race  track  is  now 
in  fine  shape  and  will  be  used  for  speeding  purposes 
this  summer  and  fall.  When  the  proper  time  arrives 
there  will  be  a  county  fair,  which  will  exhibit  the 
blooded  stock  of  Tehama  county. 


Ed  Parker,  who  took  Capt.  McKinney.  Lady  Jones 
2:^o%  and  other  horses  of  the  Jones  family  to  the 
Blue  Ribbon  sale,  may  remain  East  all  summer. 


M.  E.  McHenry,  presumably  acting  for  Miss  Lotta 
Crabtree,  wired  S.  R.  Holt  from  Memphis  the  other 
day  for  a  price  on  Kate  Dillon  (41.  which  trotted  a 
mile  over  the  Memphis  track  early  last  week  in 
2:13.  As  Millard  Sanders  expects  to  lower  the  rec- 
ord of  Lou  Dillon  with  Kate  Dillon,  a  sale  is  not  now 
probable. — Western  Horseman. 


George  Starr  will  be  seen  behind  Blacklock  and 
other  members  of  the  Thistle  Doune  horses  this  year, 
Ben  Kenney,  who  has  trained  for  General  Chisholm 
for  several  years,  having  severed  his  connection  with 
the  stable. 


The  noted  old  pacing  gelding.  Charley  Friel  2:15%, 
died  in  Toledo  last  month,  aged  30  years.  He  was 
the  first  fast  harness  horse  ever  owned  by  George 
H.  Ketcham.  who  purchased  him  nearly  twenty 
years  ago,  when  in  very  poor  health.  Keteham's 
physician  advised  him  to  try  road  driving,  which  he 
did.  to  his  great  benefit.  Charley  Friel  was  raced 
on  .the  Grand  Circuit  in  the  middle  SO's  by  the  late 
Sam  Keyes  of  Pittsburg,  and  won  a  number  of  no- 
table races  in  those  days.  He  had  been  pensioned 
by  Ketcham  for  a  long  time,  but  had  retained  his 
speed  to  a  remarkable  degree,  until  comparatively 
a  few  years  ago. 


A  Lexington  correspondent  of  the  Western  Horse- 
man writes:  "That  dame  fortune  has  not  thrown 
Joe  H.  Thayer  into  the  discard  was  evidenced  re- 
cently by  a  mile  with  Rex  McKinney  (2),  by  McKin- 
ney 2:11%.  dam  Flanty  (dam  of  Feliciana  2:15%), 
by  Baron  Wilkes  2:1S,  in  2:35.  The  remarkable  part 
of  the  performance  is  the  fact  that  it  is  natural  speed, 
he  never  having  had  any  work  to  develop  such  speed, 
as  he  has  had  previously  but  two  miles,  one  in  2:43, 
the  other  in  2:50." 


All  the  horsemen  will  be  anxious  to  see  North  Star 
2:13%  in  his  races  this  year.  He  did  not  start  last 
year  as  a  four-year-old. 


Mr.  Ed.  Sewell  of  Santa  Paula,  Gal.,  offers  for 
sale  the  mare  Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  Waldo  J.  2:09, 
and  filly  by  Zombro.  A  two-year-old  that  is  an 
own  brother  to  this  filly  is  the  handsome  colt  San 
Felipe,  now  owned  by  Mr.  William  Sesnon  of  this 
city. 


Anyone  looking  for  a  first-class  stock  farm  should 

look  into  the  offer  of  the  owner  of  Green  Meadow 

Stock  Farm,  at   Santa   Clara.     It  is   specially   fitted 
for  a  horse  breeding  farm. 


Feed  your  horses  Manhattan  Food  and  note  their 
improvement.     See  advertisement. 


Charles  De  Ryder  reached  Libertyville  track  last 
week  with  his  string  of  campaigners. 


Some  of  the  best  racers  in  the  country  were  practi- 
cally worthless  until  "^ave-the-Horse"  had  been  used 
on  them.  The  Troy  Chemical  Company  gives  a  writ- 
ten guarantee  with  each  bottle.  Keep  up  with  the 
times  by  reading  the  advertisement  each  week. 


Sweet  Marie  2:02  has  not  yet  been  asked  to  beat 
2:1S  in  her  work  at  Poughkeepsie.  but  is  trotting  so 
well  and  is  in  such  fine  shape  that  the  predictions 
are  freely  made  that  she  will  lower  her  record  this 
year. 


Mr.  I.  D.  Woodworth  of  Sacramento  advertises  a 
bay  mare  for  sale  that  is  a  fast  trotter,  without  any- 
thing but  amateur  training  on  the  road.  She  is  by 
Knight,  sire  of  Anaconda  2:01%.  etc.,  dam  by  Cor- 
nelius, son  of  Nutwood. 


What  trotters  will  enter  the  2:10  list  in  Califor- 
nia this  year?  But  one,  Coronado  2:09%,  by  McKin- 
ney. entered  this  list  last  year  in  the  California 
races.  Charley  Belden  trotted  in  2:10  at  Los  Angeles 
late  in  November,  but  he  had  already  taken  a  mark 
of  2:08%    at  Galesburg,   Illinois,   in   August. 


There  is  talk  of  organizing  a  trotting  horse  breed- 
ers' association  at  Los  Angeles  on  the  plan  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association. 
For  some  reason  harness  horse  racing  affairs  are 
not  in  good  shape  at  the  southern  metropolis,  and 
although  there  is  a  good  amateur  club  there,  regular 
racing  seems  to  need  a  manager. 


Ben  Kenney,  the  trotting  horse  trainer,  will  give 
up  the  harness  horse  game  and  train  runners.  He'll 
be  back  with  the  trotters  after  a  while  and  telling 
the  reporters  that  he  never  did  have  much  love  for 
the  runners,  anyway. 


The  new  speedway  in  Golden  Gate  Park  is  well 
patronized  these  days,  and  many  new  recruits  to 
the  ranks  of  amateur  drivers  are  made  ever\r  week. 


J.  D.  Springer  is  training  Sonoma  Girl  at  Joilet, 
Illinois,  where  he  will  remain  until  the  meeting  at 
Libertyville,  where  the  mare  will  make  her  first  start 
in  a  $5,000  purse. 


The  Western  Horseman  of  May  31st  says:  "Mil- 
lard Sanders  got  in  Saturday  night  from  Memphis 
with  Hon.  Sterling  R.  Holt's  string  of  Sidney  Dillon 
colts.  The  youngsters  are  all  in  good  condition,  and 
Millard  is  particularly  sweet  on  Carrie  Dillon  (3) 
2:28%,  a  four-year-old,  out  of  Biscari,  dam  of  B.  S. 
Dillon  2:14%.  This  mare  greatly  resembles  the 
trotting  queen.  As  a  two-year-old  she  paced  a  mile 
in  2:16%,  with  the  last  half  in  1:06,  last  quarter  In 
31%  seconds.  Millard  shifted  her  to  the  trot  last 
year  and  worked  her  a  mile  in  2:24,  half  in  1:08, 
quarter  in  32  seconds.  He  decided  to  bring  her  along 
carefully  after  this,  and  she  will  probably  not  be 
started  until  next  year.  Before  leaving  Memphis 
she  trotted  a  mile  in  2:15%,  and  Millard  expects 
that  she  will  trot  in  2:06  this  year,  which  will  be  a 
couple  of  seconds  faster  than  Lou  Dillon  went  at 
the  same  age.  Other  fast  miles  at  Memphis  were: 
One  in  2:12  by  the  four-year-old  K^te  Dillon,  one  in 
2:16  by  the  three-year-old  Adoo  Dillon,  one  in  2:18% 
by  the  three-year-old  Ruth  Dillon,  one  in  2:32  by  the 
two-year-old  Harry  Dillon,  one  in  2:33  by  the  two- 
year-old  Emma  Dillon,  one  in  2:35  by  Ida  Dillon,  and 
one  in  2:26  by  Sadie  Dillon. 


W.  J.  Kenney,  at  531  Valencia  street  probably 
sells  more  carts,  sulkies  and  speed  wagons  than  any 
San  Francisco  dealer  because  he  knows  what  the 
road  drivers  want  and  supplies  the  demand.  This 
week  he  has  sold  Mr.  Siljan  a  fine  speed  cart.  Mr. 
F.  Gipner  one  also,  and  Mr.  Eskilson  a  very  hand- 
some speed  wagon.  If  your  sulky  or  cart  needs  re- 
pairing, if  it  don't  run  true,  or  the  wheels  don't  line 
up  right,  see  Kenney  and  he  will  pv~  *t  in  order  at 
a  reasonable  price, 


Saturday,   June   S,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


Two    sisters    of    Ardelle    2:04%    will    be    bred    to 
John  R.  Gentry  2:00%. 


The  Billings'  horses  brought  just  $50,000  at  the 
Blue  Ribbon  sale.  This  included  nineteen  head,  of 
which  ten  were  yearlings  and  two-year-olds.  There 
were  nine  youngsters  by  John  A.  McKerron  2:04% 
in  the  lot  which  brought  $9,350. 


William  Bradiey,  who  purchased  Major  Delmar 
and  George  G.  at  Cleveland  recently  for  $22,000,  is 
a  wealthy  New  York  contractor.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  trotters  for  some  time,  in  a  quiet 
way,  and  once  owned  Monte  Carlo  2:07%  and  Ed 
Winter  (4)  2:12%.  The  two  fast  geldings  will  no 
doubt  be  seen  on  the  speedway  in  New  York,  and 
at  the  matinees.  He  has  placed  both  horses  in  Alta 
McDonald's  care  to  be  trained. 


Mares  that  give  but  little  milk  should  have  a 
ration  of  ground  oats  and  wheat  bran  night  and  morn- 
ing when  running  to  pasture.  Keep  the  foals  grow- 
ing every  day.  In  order  to  get  a  profitable  crop  of 
any  farm  product  it  is  necessary  not  only  to  select 
the  best  of  seed,  but  also  to  furnish  a  good  supply 
of  plant  food.  It  is  the  same  with  raising  first-class 
horse  stock. 


George  H.  Smith,  the  veteran  trainer  and  driver 
for  the  past  thirty  years,  died  May  Sth  in  Steuben- 
ville,  Ohio.  In  his  day  he  drove  Sleepy  George, 
Colonel  Forrest,  Kinsman  and  many  other  famous 
trotters  and  pacers.  He  was  the  only  known  driver 
who  carried  a  bible  with  him  on  the  circuit.  A  coin- 
cident was  the  fact  that  a  long-standing  suspension 
against  him  was  lifted  at  New  York  by  the  National 
Trotting  Association  on  the  day  of  his  demise. 


Mr.  Geers'  stable  numbers  some  thirty-six  head  at 
present.  The  record  horses  are  Baron  Grattan  2:03%, 
Ardelle  2:04%,  Golddust  Maid  2:07%,  John  A.  2:08%, 
Choir  Boy  2:10%,  Turley  2:07%,  John  Caldwell  2:08, 
Tom  Axworthy  2:07,  Lucretia  2:14%  and  Add  2:17%. 


A  large  brown  mare,  a  noted  dam  of  mules,  is 
mtrsing  the  little  orphan  filly  by  The  Director-Gen- 
eral, dam  Paronella.  She  is  also  giving  milk  to  a 
vigorous  young  mule  of  about  the  same  age  as  the 
filly.  The  youngsters  take  their  nourishment  from 
opposite  sides  and  perfect  harmony  prevails  in  the 
family. 


Highball  is  the  name  of  an  eight-year-old  green 
trotter  that  Mr.  Frank  G.  Jones  of  Memphis  has 
recently  paid  the  record  price  for — $17,500.  It  is 
no  wonder  Mr.  Jones  was  willing  to  pay  the  highest 
price  ever  paid  for  an  unmarked  trotting  gelding, 
as  before  buying  he  was  permitted  to  try  Highball 
out,  and  the  first  mile  was  in  2:08  and  the  next  back 
in  the  same  notch.  It  is  further  said  that  Highball 
could  have  gone  faster  in  both  miles,  but  was  not 
driven  out.  As  Highball  is  entered  all  through  the 
Grand  Circuit,  the  owners  of  phenoms  will  doubtless 
think  they  have  reckoned  without  their  host  this 
year.  Highball  has  the  usual  story  that  goes  with 
so  many  good  ones.  He  passed  through  the  hands 
of  many  trainers  -who  thought  they  were  in  luck 
when  selling  him.  He  once  brought  $80  and  the 
seller  was  satisfied.  Geers  has  him  now.  Highball 
is  by  Dr.  Hooker  2:23%,  a  son  of  Vatican,  and  is 
out  of  Lena  S.  2:22%  by  Tom  Covington  2:28%. 


One  of  the  leading  features  of  the  Gentry  Bros. 
Animal  Show  that  traverses  the  country  west  of 
the  Mississippi  is  a  moving  picture  of  Dan  Patch  in 
one  of  his  contests  against  time  at  the  Hamline 
Fair.  The  pictures  were  taken  from  an  automobile 
that  circled  the  inside  track  and  show  Dan  Patch's 
performance  in  its  entirety,  from  the  start  to  the 
finish. 


Byron  Lace  2:14%,  the  pacer  by  Lovelace  that 
Henry  Helman  has  in  his  string  at  Pleasanton,  looks 
like  a  2 :  10  pacer  before  the  racing  season  will  have 
advanced  far.    Helman  has  him  in  superb  condition. 


T.  W.  Maloney  of  Menlo  Park  sent  his  four-year- 
old  pacing  stallion  by  Rey  Direct  2:10  to  Joe  Cui- 
cello  at  Pleasanton  four  weeks  ago,  and  Joe  drove 
him  a  mile  in  2:22%  last  week,  with  the  last  half  in 
1:04%.  This  is  a  great  showing  for  a  colt  that  has 
had  less  than  a  month's  work. 


The  two-year-old  colt  by  Kinney  Lou  2:07%,  out 
of  Queen  C.  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  2:16%,  grandam 
Queen  by  Venture,  which  Mr.  Martin  Carter,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Nutwood  Stock  Farm,  Irvington,  re- 
cently sold  to  Mr.  J.  M.  Herbert  of  Denver,  was 
shipped  to  Denver  last  week.  This  colt  is  one  of 
the  most  promising  youngsters  ever  raised  at  the 
famous  Nutwood  Stock  Farm. 


A  hundred  new  stalls  are  being  constructed  at  the 
Rocklin,  Placer  county,  track,  and  the  grandstand  is 
being  enlarged.  A  county  fair  and  race  meeting  will 
be  held  this  year. 


Sprague,  Washington,  is  to  have  a  half-mile  race 
track  and  fair  grounds.  It  will  be  completed  in 
time  for  the  fair  this  fall . 


Princess  Hulda,  the  mare  by  Dexter  Prince,  dam 
Hulda  2:08%,  that  Charley  Dean  of  Illinois  purchased 
at  the  sale  of  horses  from  Aptos  Farm  held  at  Fred 
Chase's  Pavilion  in  this  city  last  December,  died  re- 
cently from  an  attack  of  distemper. 


The  bay  gelding  in  Jack  Groom's  string  at  Alameda 
track,  which  was  referred  to  last  week  as  having  a 
record  of  2:26%,  and  being  of  the  Wilton  family,  is 
Wilmarch  Jr.,  three-year-old  record  2:26%,  as  stated. 
He  is  now  twelve  years  old  and  will  be  raced  in 
California  this  year.  His  sire  is  Wilmarch,  son  of 
Wilton,  and  his  dam  is  May  Stoner  (dam  also  of  the 
pacer  Caliente  2:15%)  by  Strathmore.  He  is  owned 
by  Dr.  Northcott  of  Fruitvale. 


Mr.  Marsh  Phillips,  in  his  interesting  book,  "In 
the  Desert,"  thus  describes  the  method  of  the  Arab 
horsedealer:  "An  Arab's  notion  of  showing  off  his 
horse  is  to  charge  down  the  street  past  you  as  hard 
as  he  can  lay  legs  to  the  ground,  uttering  short 
shrieks,  and  brandishing  a  long  rifle  over  his  head. 
W  i^ver  we  went  we  were  pursued  by  these 
thundering  cavaliers.  Down  they  would  charge,  their 
dark  features  convulsed  with  excitement,  their  white 
rol  .blown  out  in  the  wind  behind,  and  go  whirling 
down  the  road  in  a  cloud  of  dust.  It  was  an  appeal 
to  our  imagination,  designed  to  fire  us  with  the  idea 
of  their  steed  being  something  fleet  and  strong  and 
terrible.  Their  contempt  when  we  set  about  the 
cold-blooded  process  of  prying  open  mouths  and 
pinching  legs  was  unutterable.  What  baseboni  bar- 
barians we  must  be  to  entertain  a  low  curiosity  about 
Mazeppa's  legs  and  teeth!  As  Mazeppa  was  usually 
a  brokendown  cripple  or  a  lanky  foal,  a  cloud  of  dust 
often  set  him  off  to  the  best  advantage." 


Mr.  H.  E.  Woods,  a  professional  starter  from 
Missouri,  who  has  officiated  on  the  North  Pacific 
Circuit  for  the  past  three  years,  and  who  has  been 
engaged  by  Harry  Stover  to  start  the  harness  horses 
at  the  Petaluma  meeting  in  August,  has  made  appli- 
cation to  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse  Breeders' 
Association  for  the  position  of  starter  at  its  meet- 
ing at  Santa  Rosa  the  week  prior  to  the  Petaluma 
meeting. 


Al.  Pennock,  the  expatriated  American  trainer, 
won  a  notable  victory  at  Vienna,  Austria,  on  May  12, 
when  he  gathered  in  the  Austrian  Trotting  Derby, 
value  $12,180,  and  the  richest  stake  on  the  European 
harness  turf,  with  the  chestnut  mare  Dora,  by  E.  L. 
Robinson  2:17%.  The  race  was  witnessed  by  35,000 
people,  by  far  the  largest  attendance  ever  seen  at 
any  trotting  track  in  the  world .  The  race  was  a  big 
American  victory,  the  winner,  Dora,  being  owned 
by  an  American,  Louis  Winans,  at  present  a  resident 
of  England,  while  the  winner's  pedigree  shows  purely 
American  trotting  blood  on  both  sides.  Even  the 
second  and  third  horses  in  the  big  race  were  sired 
by  American  stallions  and  also  driven  by  American 
trainers.  Dora,  the  favorite  at  even  money,  took 
the  pole  almost  at  the  drop  of  the  flag,  all  of  the 
other  nine  starters  being  pretty  well  bunched  up  on 
reaching  the  first  quarter.  Dora  kept  the  pole  over 
the  entire  distance  of  two  and  one-sixteenth  miles, 
and  stalled  off,  in  bulldog  fashion,  the  continual  at- 
tempts of  the  others  to  take  the  lead  from  her.  The 
daughter  of  E.  L.  Robinson  trotted  a  grand,  game 
race,  and  all  credit  is  due  her  clever  trainer  for  the 
perfect  condition  in  which  he  got  her  to  the  post. 
The  victory  was  an  exceedingly  popular  one.  Train- 
er Pennock,  after  being  decorated  with  an  immense 
floral  wreath,  had  to  drive  his  good  mare  before  the 
grand  stands  and  receive  round  after  round  of  ap- 
plause . 


The  half  mile  track  on  the  Brace  farm,  at  Santa 
Clara,  is  a  pretty  busy  place  on  workout  days,  now 
that  the  old  Agricultural  Park  track  at  San  Jose 
is  closed.  One  day  last  week  there  were  about  twenty 
horses  worked  out  there  and  some  good  time  was 
made.  P.  W.  Hodges  stepped  a  four-year-old  by 
Zombro  2:11,  out  of  a  mare  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 
2:16%,  a  full  mile  in  2:17%,  and  a  four-year-old  by 
Zombro,  out  of  Hazel  Kenney  2:09%,  trotted  in 
2:18%.  T.  W.  Barstow  trotted  his  four-year-old 
Nearest  McKinney  a  mile  in  2:15,  with  the  last  half 
in  1:04  and  they  are  all  talking  about  this  fellow 
who  belongs  to  the  artificial  impregnation  family. 
A  green  pacer  by  Boodle,  dam  Maudie  2:24%,  show- 
ed a  mile  in  2:18.  This  pacer  is  owned  by  Mrs.  A. 
M.  Davies.  Trainer  Johnson,  who  is  handling  Mr. 
Brace's  stock,  has  a  two-year-old  by  the  McKinney 
stallion  Greco  that  is  trotting  fast,  and  there  are 
a  number  of  youngsters  by  this  horse  that  give  prom- 
ise of  being  something  extra.  Mr.  Humphreyville's 
Nutwood  Wilkes  trotter  worked  a  mile  to  road  cart 
in  2:23%  and  came  the  last  half  in  1:09. 


The  Hudnut  Driving  Club  of  Bakersfield  will  give 
its  new  track  a  formal  opening  on  July  4th.  The 
track  is  expected  to  be  in  fine  shape  by  that  time. 


Thirty  trotters  and  pacers  are  now  in  training  at 
the  Salinas  track.  Chas.  Whitehead  and  W.  H.  Wil- 
liams have  nearly  all  of  them  and  will  have  some 
good  ones  for  the  July  meeting.  A.  W.  Cowell  of 
Stockton  was  at  the  track  last  week  to  see  Whitehead 
work  his  mare  Belle  W.  by  Delphi  2:12%  and  was 
well   pleased  with  her. 


Over  a  hundred  horses  of  all  sorts  were  sold  at 
auction  at  Hollister  on  Saturday,  May  25th.  They 
averaged   over   $100. 


The  Jay  McGregor  yearling  colt  that  trotted  a 
quarter  in  32%  second  at  Lexington  last  fall  and 
was  then  sold  for  $7000.  is  one  of  the  sensations  of 
the  Memphis  track  just  now.  When  he  works  a 
slow  mile  with  the  aged  horses  he  can  beat  nearly 
all  of  them  through  the  stretch. 


It  takes  a  real  trotter  to  show  a  quarter  in  better 
than  31  seconds,  and  "Teddy"  Bunch  has  one  in  his 
string  at  Pleasanton.  This  is  a  four-year-old  filly 
by  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  and  week  before  last  she 
trotted  a  quarter  in  30%  seconds.  She  is  owned  by 
Griffith  &   McConnell,  owners  of  Bonnie  Direct. 


Racing  for  pleasure,  says  Colman's  Rural  World,  is 
sport  and  thoroughly  clean  sport.  It  lacks  the  ele- 
ment that  is  objectionable  and  that  is  seen  in  racing 
for  money,  and  it  cultivates  in  mankind  a  desire  to 
excel,  to  win,  to  struggle  for  supremacy.  Enthusias- 
tic road  drivers,  owners  of  matinee  performers  are 
attracted  to  a  trotting  meeting,  not  for  the  sake  of 
the  betting,  but  in  order  to  gratify  a  desire  to  witness 
a  struggle  between  fast  horses,  to  study  the  gaits, 
the  manners  and  the  appearance  of  the  contestants 
and  it  is  just  this  element  that  is  necessary  to  main- 
tain the  sport. 


Twenty-six  mares  had  been  bred  to  Wayland  W. 
2:12%,  sire  of  Bolivar  2:00%,  up  to  last  Monday, 
and  there  were  about  twenty  more  on  the  waiting 
list..  Among  those  not  yet  bred  are  Mr.  Rudolph 
Spreckel's  Hulda  2:08%  and  Annie  Rooney  2:17. 
Menlo  Belle  2:28%  will  be  bred  to  him  this  week. 
The  four  fillies  purchased  at  the  Oakwood  Park  sale 
by  W.  C.  Hellman  are  to  be  bred  soon.  They  are 
Nushbrill  by  Nushagak,  dam  Brilliantshine,  the  dam 
of  Brilliant  Girl  2:0S%;  Pitiless  by  Searchlight,  dam 
Babe  Marion  2:17%,  second  dam  Ida  Wood,  the  dam 
of  Owyhee  2:11;  Ichee  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Aban- 
teeo  2:17%,  and  Charino  by  Chas.  Derby,  dam  Susie 
Mambrino  by  Mambrino  Boy.  These  fillies  are  owned 
by  Messrs.  W.  C.  Helman  and  H.  B.  and  B.  L. 
Elliott.  The  fast  mare  Cecille  M.,  owned  by  Col. 
Abe  Marx  of  Dkiah,  will  be  sent  down  this  week 
to  be  bred  to  Wayland  W.  Payne  Shatter  of  Olema 
has  booked  his  mare  Spotless  by  Leo  Wilkes,  and 
Chas.  Offutt  has  sent  Grace  McKinney  to  be  bred. 
Jim  Whitney  is  a  new  one  for  Wayland  W.'s  2:30 
list,  as  he  won  the  2:30  trot  at  Santa  Rosa  on  Sat- 
urday last  in  2:29  and  2:27%.  This  trotter  has 
worked  a  mile  in  2:19  with  a  month's  training. 

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PLEASANTON    ENTRIES. 


Dr.  L.  A.  Colestock,  secretary  of  the  Pleasanton 
Matinee  Club,  sends  us  the  following  list  of  entries 
received  for  the  $800  stakes,  which  closed  Saturday, 
May  25th: 

Pacing,  2:20  Class,  Stake  $800. 

Explosion,  b  m  by  Steinway;  F.  E.  Ward. 

Babe  Madison,  b  m  by  Jas.  Madison;  Geo.  T. 
Algeo 

Diabell,  ch  g  by   Diablo;    W.   Griswold. 

Joe  Robin,  blk  g,  and  Fred  W.,  b  g,  by  Robin; 
C.  H.  Widemann. 

Roberta,  b  m  by  Robert  I.-Allie  Cresco;  I.  L. 
Borden. 

High  Fly,  b  g  by  Nearest-Miss  Gordon;  T.  W.  Bar- 
stow. 

McGee,  blk  g  by  Robert  Basler-Daisy ;  O.  C. 
Goodin. 

Seymour  M.,  br  g  by  Diawood,  by  Upstart;  Elmo 
Montgomery. 

Pilot,  ch  g  by  Abbotsford  Jr.-Belle  Capelo;  W.  J. 
Fleming. 

Nordwell,  br  s  by  Demonio-Zonifor;  A.  L.  Mc- 
Donald. 

Charley  D.,  b  s  by  McKinney,  and  Santa  Rita,  ch 
S  by  Diablo;  James  Thompson. 

Little  D.,  b  m  by  Boodle-Maud;   A.  M.  Davis. 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Inferno-Carlotta  Wilkes;  W.  E. 
Valentine. 

Copa  de  Oro,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  by  Patron; 
W.  G.  Durfee. 

Trotting,  2:24  Class,  Stake  $800. 

Cedric  Mac,  ch  s  by  Nearest-Black  Swan;  W.  C. 
McCully. 

Bertha  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney-Alberta;  W.  Par- 
sons. 

Sir  John,  br  s  by  McKinney-Attilla;  W.  W.  Menden- 
hall. 

Fresno  Girl,  br  m  by  Seymour  Wilkes  bv  Richard's 
Elector;    J.   W.   Zibbell. 

Hunky  Dory,  b  g  by  Athadon;  W.  J.  Fleming. 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro-Nellie  K. :   Wm.  Morgan. 

Jim  Whitney,  gr  s  by  Wayland  W.;   E.  L.  Hunt. 

Easter  Belle,  b  m  by  Diablo-Elsie  S.;   E.  L.  Vance. 

Moorita,  blk  m  by  Purisima-Mora;  Rice  &  Blosser. 

Wilmarch  Jr.,  b  g  by  Wilmarch-May  Storm;  Dr. 
Ephriam  Northcott. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  jas.  Madison,  and  Regals,  b  g  by 
Osito;    W.  G.  Durfee. 

A  number  of  additional  purses  are  advertised  to 
close  Saturday,  June  15th,  one  week  from  to-day. 
These  are  the  2:40  trot,  $500;  three-year-old  pace, 
vooO;  2:30  pace.  $500;  2:12  pace,  $500;  2:17  trot, 
$500;  2:20  trot,  $500,  and  2:15  pace,  $500. 

The  prospects  are  excellent  for  one  of  the  best 
meetings  on  the  entire  circuit  at  Pleasanton.  All 
the  leading  trainers  have  named  their  horses  in  the 
stakes  already  closed,  and  will  be  represented  in 
the  purse  races  to  close  next  Saturday. 


The  Toomey  Sulky  Is  the  Champion   Record  Breaker. 


On  May  12,  1907,  the  Australian  Trotting  Derby, 
the  most  prominent  event  of  the  European  races  for 
1907,  was  won  by  the  four-year-old  Dora,  hitched  to 
her  Toomey  Special  Low-Seat  Racer  Sulky,  and 
driven  by  the  American  driver,  Mr.  A.  C.  Pennock. 

The  Toomey  Sulky  is  the  favored  one  and  bound  to 
again  be  the  leader  for  1907  on  both  foreign  and 
American  tracks.  * 


RACING   AT    RIVERSIDE. 


One  of  the  largest  and  most  enthusiastic  crowds 
ever  assembled  at  the  Riverside  Driving  Park  was 
present  May  30th  to  witness  the  matinee  given  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Riverside  Driving  Club.  The 
grandstand  was  filled,  and  the  grounds  were  crowded 
to  the  limit  with  automobiles  and  rigs  of  every  de- 
scription. The  Riverside  band  was  also  present  and 
discoursed  sweet  music  between  the  races,  which 
added  greatly  to  the  spirit  and  pelasure  of  the  occa- 
sion. All  of  the  races  were  close  and  exciting, 
which  reflects  great  credit  on  the  judgment  and  skill 
displayed  by  the  speed  committee  in  classifying  the 

horses . 

Event  No.  1  was  a  novelty  race,  the  prize,  a  hand- 
some stop  watch,  going  to  the  driver  who  drove  a 
mile  nearest  to  three  minutes.  Marigold,  owned  by 
R.  F.  Garner,  won,  her  time  being  3:03.  The  other 
entries  were:  Dewey,  owned  by  S.  J.  Elliott,  time 
2:53%:  McO.  D..  owned  by  Axel  Nelson,  2:50;  Bon- 
nie June,  owned  by  J.  E.  Fairchild,  time  2:54. 

Event  No.  2.  a  2:30  mixed  race,  was  won  in  two 
straight  heats  by  Axel  Nelson's  McO.  D..  with  Laur- 
etta, owned  by  W.  A.  Hayt,  a  close  second;  time, 
2:27%,  2:22.  The  second  heat  was  particularly  ex- 
citing, Lauretta  and  McO.  D.  circling  the  track  neck 
and  neck,  and  the  latter  winning  only  by  a  head. 
The  third  entry  was  Norda,  owned  by  G.  W.  Bonnell. 
The  first  prize  was  a  fine  bridle,  and  the  second  prize 
a  fancy  whip. 

The  following  horses  started  in  event  No.  3,  a 
2:30  trot:  Early  Bird,  owned  by  I.  W.  Hazlett;  Mari- 
gold, owned  by  R.  F.  Garner;  Tom  McKinney,  owned 
by  Peter  Beatty;  Glenita,  owned  by  L.  P.  Keller; 
Bonnie  June,  owned  by  J.  E.  Fairchild.  McKinney 
won  the  first  heat  in  2:2S,  Glenita  the  second  in 
2:27,  and  Marigold  the  third  in  2:27%.  The  fourth 
and  deciding  heat  was  won  by  Marigold,  who  was 
awarded  first  prize,  a  silver  cup,  presented  by  John- 
son Bros.,  the  jewelers.  The  second  prize,  a  fancy 
whip,  went  to  Tom  McKinney. 

The  fourth  event,  a  2:30  pace,  was  won  in  two 
straight  heats  by  Maidie,  owned  and  driven  by  G. 
H.  Judd.  The  first  heat  proved  to  be  the  most  ex- 
citing race  of  the  day,  S.  J.  Elliott's  Dewey  finishing 
a  close  second.  Harry  H.,  owned  by  V.  E.  Reynolds, 
finished  second  in  the  second  heat.  A  toss-up  for 
second  prize,  a  fancy  whip,  between  Dewey  and 
Harry  H.,  was  won  by  the  latter.  The  first  prize, 
won  by  Maidie,  was  a  fine  bridle.    Time,  2:25,  2:24. 

The  officers  of  the  day  were:  Starter,  Robert 
Curtis;  judges,  F.  D.  Lewis,  F.  S.  Pond,  Robert  Lee 
Bettner;  timbers,  W.  A.  Hayt,  G.  H.  Darnell,  R.  F. 
Garner;  clerk  of  course,  W.  L.  Scott. 


Notes  on  Riverside  Matinee. 

Attendance,  track  and  weather  good. 

Local  horsemen  say  it  was  the  best  matinee  ever 
pulled  off  in  either  San  Bernardino  or  Riverside. 

Horses  were  better  classed,  which  made  exciting 
races  and  thrilling  finishes,  the  results  of  many  of 
the  heats  being  in  doubt  until  the  contestants  had 
passed  the  judges  at  the  wire. 

It  was  Maidie's  first  race,  and  didn't  she  "do  it 
up  brown?"  The  way  she  jumped  ahead  and  stuck 
her  nose  under  the  wire  j'ust  in  front  of  Dewey's  in 
the  first  heat  of  the  2:30  pace  was  great.  Was  it 
any  wonder  that  Mrs.  Judd  couldn't  keep  her  seat? 
But  she  wasn't  the  only  one,  by  any  means. 

Marigold  still  remains  the  favorite.  Although  she 
made  a  poor  showing  in  the  first  heat,  she  made 
good  in  the  finish  and  came  in  for  the  prize. 

Early  Bird,  Dr.  I.  W.  Hazelett's  gray,  certainly 
did  prove  to  be  a  genuine  race  mare. 

The  music  furnished  by  the  Riverside  military 
band,  with  Manager  Helverkuz  as  director,  deserves 
special  mention.  There  is  a  decided  improvement 
in  the  band,  and  they  were  not  afraid  they  would 
play  "one  piece  too  much,"  as  is  often  the  case 
with  the  music  on  such  occasions. 

G.  W.  Bonnell's  horses  were  evidently  not  used  to 
a  half  mile  track,  as  they  were  very  unsteady  and 
did  not  do  as  good  work  as  they  did  at  the  San 
Bernardino  matinee  on  May  Day. 

Among  the  crowd  from  San  Bernardino  that  at- 
tended the  Riverside  matinee  were  W.  T.  Russell, 
Wm.  Irving,  R.  F.  Garner,  Nick  Young.  E.  Rittler, 
Dr.  I,  W.  Hazelett,  James  Campbell,  Harry  East- 
wood and  wife,  G.  H.  Parker  and  wife,  Col.  Prescott, 
wife  and  daughter  of  Highland,  R.  T.  Curtis,  wife 
and  son  of  Redlands. 
~-  W.  T.  Russell  has  decided  to  lay  his  filly,  Lady 
Josephine,  up  for  a  year,  and  race  her  as  a  four- 
year-old. 

Geo.  Parker  has  a  couple  of  new  ones  this  month. 
Dr.  T.  W.  Orme's  Billy  the  Kid,  sire  Raymond,  dam 
Berlinda  by  Berlind,  and  a  three-year-old  of  Mr.  G. 
W.  West's  that  was  formerly  owned  by  J.  W.  Poole. 
Dr.  Orme  is  getting  Billy  the  Kid  ready  for  the 
novelty  race  in  the  San  Bernardino  races  the  last 
of  June. 

Harry  Eastwood  is  breaking  his  two-year-old  colt. 
Buster  by  Richard  B. 

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SONOMA   DRIVING   CLUB    RACES. 


THE     BREED  ER    AND     SPORTSMAN 

ney,  son  of  Wayland  W.,  driven  by  Hunt,  with  Delia 
K..  driven  by  Rodriguez,  second,  and  Stambould  Jr., 
with  Abies  up,  third.     This  was  a  good  race. 

William  Slattery's  gray  mare  Vashta  took  the  2:25 
pace  in  straight  heats,  with  J.  F.  Yandle's  Tom 
Murphy  a  close  second  in  both  heats.  Myrtle,  owned 
by  Joe  Ryan  of  Sonoma,  was  scratched,  as  her  hop- 
ples broke  and  this  necessitated  her  being  withdrawn. 
Had  the  plucky  little  mare  remained  in  the  race  it 
would  have  been  a  hot  contest,  as  she  was  favorite 
in  the  pools. 

The  third  event,  the  road  race,  owners  driving, 
was  very  exciting.  Ellsworth's  Charles  David  was 
favorite,  selling  against  the  field.  But  Henry  W. 
Ungerwitter's  Patsy  took  the  heat  handily.  Time, 
2:31.  Charles  David.  Robin  Stanley  and  Nim,  sec- 
ond, third  and  fourth  respectively.  Patsy  went  to 
the  stable  and  the  second  heat  was  taken  by  Dur- 
and's  Nim,  Charles  David  second  and  Robin  Stanley 
third.  Then  Nim  went  to  the  stable  and  the  third 
heat  went  to  Lawson  Dixon's  Robin  Stanley,  with 
Charles    David    again    second. 

Dolly  won  the  fourth  event,  quarter  of  a  mile  and 
repeat,  running.  Baby  Nan  second  and  Don  G.  third. 
The  interest  in  the  saddle  horse  race  was  spoiled 
by  Dolly  being  allowed  to  start.  It  was  claimed 
that  she  not  be  entered  as  a  saddle  horse  and  for 
this  reason  Henry  Ungewitter  and  Walter  Jones  re- 
fused to  start  their  horses.  Dolly  is  in  training  at 
Petaluma. 

The  officials  were:  R.  Brown,  W.  C.  Helman  and 
S.  B.  Wright,  judges;  Henry  A.  Carlton,  Thomas 
Holmes  and  George  A.  Stone,  timers;  P.  H.  Quinn, 
starter.     The  summary: 

First  race,  2:30  class  trot,  best  two  in  three — 

Jim  Whitney,  gr  h  (Hunt) 1     2     1 

Delia  K,  ch  m   (Rodriguez)    2     1     3 

Stambould   Jr.,   ch  h    (Abies)    3     3     2 

Time— 2:29,  2:24%,  2:27%. 

Second  race,  2:25  class  pace,  best  two  in  three — 

Vashta,  gr  m   (Abies)    1     1 

Tom  Murphy,   b  g   (Hunt)    2     2 

Time— 2:17%,    2:21%. 

Third  race,  road  race,  every  heat  a  race — 

Patsy    ( Ungerwitter)    1 

Nim,   b    g    (Durand)     4     1 

Robin   Stanley,   b  g    (Dixon)    3     3     1 

Charles  David,  b  g   (Ellsworth)    2     2     2 

Time — 2:34,  2:32,  2:37. 

Fourth  race,  running,  one-fourth  mile  and  repeat — 

Dolly   (Husted)    1     1 

Baby  Nan   I  Taylor)    2     3 

Dan  G.  (Dan  McGovern)   3     2 

Time— 0:23%,  0:24. 

Baby  Nan  and  Dan  G.  divided  second  and  third 
money. — Santa  Rosa  Democrat. 

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Glens  Falls,  once  a  Grand  Circuit  racing  point,  but 
during  the  last  few  years  off  the  racing  map  entirely, 
will  figure  prominently  as  a  racing  town  again. 
The  magnificent  'track  and  grounds  there  have  been 
purchased  by  a  man  who  has  planned  to  have  at  least 
three  meetings  each  season,  one  in  the  winter  on  an 
ice  track  and  two  during  the  regular  racing  season. 
For  the  summer  racing  a  first-class  half-mile  track 
will  be  constructed  inside  the  old  mile  track.  The 
mile  track  will  be  kept  up  and  in  condition  in  order 
that  trainers  who  may  wish  to  locate  at  Glens  Falls 
may  have  the  use  of  it.  For  the  half-mile  track  meet- 
ings $1,000  stakes  will  be  offered  in  order  to  secure 
the  best  of  the  half-mile  track  campaigning  stables, 
and  the  town,  which  is  noted  as  the  breeding  place 
of  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  Ecstatic  2:01%,  Ethel's 
Pride  2:06%,  etc.,  is  likely  to  be  again  a  factor  in 
light  harness  racing  affairs. 


[Saturday,   June   S,  1907. 


A  very  handsome  surrey  horse  is  offered  for  sale 
in  our  advertising  columns. 


COUNTRY    FAIES    AND    BAC2S. 


County  fairs  and  races  will  soon  be  in  full  swing. 
Then  the  horses  will  be  looked  upon  to  do  their  best. 
The  right  training,  the  proper  grooming  and  the  best  of 
feeding  will  accomplish  this.  It  is  also  all  important 
not  to  overlook  the  tonic  properties  which  a  horse  needs 
to  thoroughly  digest  his  feed.  Oats  and  good  clean  hay 
are  capital  feed  for  the  horse,  but  that  is  not  all  that 
a  horse  requires  to  keep  him  in  good  health.  Grasses, 
foliage,  barks,  herbs  and  various  seeds  which  a  horse 
seeks  when  free  to  do  so  contain  such  tonic  properties. 
These  are  nature's  seasonings,  and  are  absolutely  neces- 
sary to  assist  the  thorough  mastication  and  proper 
digestion  of  the  feed. 

There  are  many  stock  tonics  on  the  market  that  are 
capital  substitutes  for  the  tonics  found  on  pasture,  but 
as  it  is  difficult  sometimes  to  select  the  right  brand  it 
will  not  be  amiss  to  call  the  attention  of  our  readers 
to  the  old  reliable  stand-by,  the  Red  Ball  Brand  Man- 
hattan Stock  Food.  This  brand  received  the  highest 
award  gold  medal  at  the  California  State  Fair,  and  is 
indorsed  by  all  the  leading  horsemen.  East  and  West. 
It  builds  up  horses  in  a  remarkably  short  time;  it  cures 
scouring,  colic,  hidebound,  and  puts  horses  in  the  pink 
of  condition.  For  sale  by  all  first-class  feed  men  and 
country    merchants. 


LOOK    IT    UP    STOW. 


A  large  crowd,  a  good  track,  sunshine  and  excel- 
lent sport  were  features  of  the  second  annual  race 
meet  of  the  Sonoma  County  Driving  Club  at  the  track 
of  the  S.  nta  Rosa  Stock  Farm  on  Saturday,  June 
1st.    The  meeting  was  a  very  successful  one. 

The  first  race,  the  2:30  trot,  was  won  by  Jim  Whit- 


Any  owner  of  horses  or  sheep  will  at  intervals  have 
to  combat  distemper,  influenza,  pinkeye,  epizootic  and 
a  wide  range  of  infectious  and  catarrhal  diseases.  If 
not  thoroughly  cured  such  affections  are  apt  to  per- 
manently injure  the  animal  even  if  they  do  not  kill. 
The  wide  need  for  a  reliable  remedy  and  the  fact  that 
Craft's  Distemper  Cure  meets  this  need,  is  doubtless 
the  reason  for  its  almost  universal  use  among  horse- 
men. Refer  to  the  advertisement  of  this  remedy  in  this 
issue  and  write  for  the  free  pamphlet  offered.  It  con- 
tains information  you  ought  to  have  and  should  have 
now.  Address  Wells  Medicine  Co.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafay- 
ette,  Ind. 


CONCORD    RACES. 

There  was  good  racing  at  the  Concord,  Contra 
Costa  county,  track  on  Thursday  of  last  week,  and 
a  large  crowd  of  enthusiastic  lovers  of  the  horse  were 
present  to  enjoy  it.     The  results: 

First  race — Keno  Wilkes  (Lou  Holliday),  won; 
Dr.  Boyle  (Durham),  second;  Linda  D.  (Perry),  third. 
Time— 3:04%,  2:55. 

Second  race — Ray  Wilkes  (Walker),  won;  Ohio 
(Foley,  Oakland),  second;  Hunkey  Dory  (Fleming), 
third;  Eurania  (Hooper),  fourth.  Time— 2:33,  2:36, 
2:34%. 

Third  race — Baby  Boswell  (Miller),  won;  Billy 
Moore  (Perry),  second;  Pills  (Folev),  third.  Time — 
2:34%,  2:40. 

Judges — L.  R.  Palmer  of  Walnut,  Frank  Hammitt 
and  P.  J.  Horgan  of  Concord. 

Timers— G.  M.  Van  Gordon  of  Danville,  J.  E.  Dur- 
ham of  Concord  and  E.  C.  Palmer  of  Walnut  Creek. 


THE    POSTMARK    SETTLES    IT. 


According  to  the  rules  of  the  National  Trotting 
Association,  the  date  of  the  postmark  on  the  envelope 
settles  the  question  as  to  whether  entries  are  made 
in  time.  According  to  this  rule,  which  is  a  wise  one, 
entries  that  happen  to  be  delayed  in  transmission  are 
all  right  provided  the  postmark  at  office  where 
mailed,  is  not  later  than  date  of  closing.  The  fol- 
lowing letter  in  regard  to  entries  made  by  Mr.  C. 
H.  Widemann  of  Gonzales,  for  the  State  Fair  races 
is   consequently   self-explanatory: 

Sacramento,   Cal.,   May   28.   1907. 

F.  W.  Kelley — Dear  Sir:  .On  Friday,  May  24th, 
we  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  C.  H.  Widemann  of 
Gonzales,  Cal.,  stating  that  he  had  sent  us  a  regist- 
ered letter  on  May  14th  containing  entries  for  our 
State  Fair  meeting  and  a  check  to  cover  the  entry 
fees,  but  as  he  had  received  no  acknowledgement 
of  the  receipt  of  the  same  he  desired  us  to  look  the 
matter  up. 

I  immediately  called  at  the  postoffiee  here  and 
obtained  the  letter  from  the  registry  clerk.  It  was 
postmarked  at  Gonzales  on  May  14th,  and  reached 
Sacramento  on  May  16th,  but  we  had  never  received 
a  notice  from  the  registry  department  that  they 
were  holding  the  letter.    .The  entries  are  as  follows: 

Pace,  2:20  class— Blk  g  Joe  Robin  by  Robin-Lady 
Lloyd. 

Pace,  2:16  class— B  g  Fred  W.  by  Robin-Lady 
Lloyd. 

Trotting,  two-year-old — B  f  Miss  Lloyd  by  Robin- 
Lady   Lloyd. 

All  these  horses  are  owned  and  entered  by  C.  H. 
Widernann  of  Gonzales,  Cal.  We  regret  that  we  did 
not  receive  these  entries  in  time  for  publication  last 
week  and  trust  you  will  make  note  of  them  in  the 
issue  of  this  week.  Yours  very  truly, 
L.  R.  MILLER, 
Asst.  Sec'y  California  State  Agricultural  Society. 

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VISALIA  TO   HAVE   FAIR   GROUNDS. 


The  next  thing  Visalia  is  going  to  have  following 
on  the  heels  of  the  new  public  park  is  a  fair  ground 
and,  when  secured,  will  be  the  finest  and  most  com- 
plete in  the  San  Joaquin  valley.  Already  steps  have 
been  taken  toward  the  formation  of  a  stock  company. 
An  option,  it  is  stated,  has  been  secured  on  eighty 
acres  of  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Visalia  wherein  it  is 
proposed  to  establish  not  only  one  of  the  best  racing 
courses  in  this  section  of  the  State,  so  fine  that 
autos  may  use  the  track,  but  a  full  complement  of 
all  that  goes  to  make  up  a  first-class  recreation  park 
and  grounds  for  the  use  and  delectation  of  the 
public. 

Beside  the  usual  grandstands,  paviliou,  horse  and 
cattle  stalls,  etc.,  for  fair  purposes,  there  will  be  a 
ball  ground  and  a  pond  with  boats  thereon,  grass  and 
trees  and  many  first-class  amusements.  While  the 
proposed  location  of  the  new  park  is  not  given  out,  it 
is  understood  that  it  will  be  accessible  by  car  line, 
either  on  that  section  of  the  road  soon  to  be  elec- 
tricized  or  at  a  point  to  which  a  line  will  be  built. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  such  a  resort  would  be  liber- 
ally patronized  by  the  public  and  a  race  track  and 
fair  grounds  is  something  that  Visalia  has  had  need 
for  many  a  day. 


Accompanying  the  above  clipping  from  the  Visalia 
Times  came  the  following  from  one  of  the  Breeder 
and  Sportsman's  subscribers: 

Visalia,  Cal.,  June  4,  1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman:  At  last  we  have  the  men 
with  energy  and  coin  enough  to  give  to  this  com- 
munity a  fair  ground  and  race  track.  How  a  com- 
munity whose  interests  lie  so  directly  in  line  with 
such  an  institution  has  done  wthout  it  so  long  is 
beyond  me.  It  is  the  first  step  to  the  upbuilding 
of  stock  and  all  other  interests  found  in  an  agricul- 
tural community.  When  it  is  complete  and  the 
first  fair  is  given,  then  those  that  slumber  will  awake 
and  wonder  how  such  an  important  advertising, 
pleasure-giving,  money-making  institution  as  it  was  j 
so  long  is  coming.  We  have  a  great  country,  and  ,'..  ■ 
are  pround  of  our  great  oak  forest  and  fine  pastures. 
Our  trees  and  vines  bear'  us  golden  harvests,  and  a  !, 

few    of    the    most    enterprising    farmers    have    fine  1 

breeds  of  cattle,  horses,  sheep  and  swine.     Now  we 
are  to  have  the  show-house,  where  the  best  will  be    i        ] 
exhibited  and  with  nature's  endowment  we  will  he- 
come   a  very  important  agricultural   district  of  this 
great  State.     Yours  very  truly. 

V.  E.  BUTZ.     SBfilS 


Saturday,  June   8,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


FROM     THE     HOOSIER    STATE. 


Indiana  State  Fair  Grounds.  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman — As  I  promised 
before  leaving  California  to  let  you  hear  from  me 
occasionally,  I  will  take  this  opportunity  to  make 
my  word  good.  To  begin  with,  I  like  the  Hoosier 
State,  its  beautiful  capital  city,  and  the  Hoosiers 
themselves,  but  I  do  not  think  that  anyone  who  has 
lived  in  California  as  long  as  I  have  can  be  per- 
fectly satisfied  anywhere  else.  The  land  of  the 
poppies,  with  its  cloudless  sky  so  many  days  in  the  , 
year,   is   good   enough   for  me. 

It  was  a  mistaken  report  that  floated  hack  to 
California  that  McKinney's  best  son  had  lung  fever 
on  the  way  over  or  after  his  arrival  here.  But  that 
he  escaped  being  a  dangerously  sick  horse  Is  due 
to  the  intelligence  and  skill  of  Dr.  W.  B.  Craig, 
dean  of  the  Indiana  Veterinary  College,  who  met  us 
at  the  depot  in  response  to  a  telegram  I  sent  Dr. 
Neal  of  the  Western  Horseman  from  St.  Louis, 
when  I  first  realized  that  Kinney  Lou  was  in  need 
of  a  doctor.  I  take  pleasure  in  recommending  Dr. 
Craig  to  any  one  who  comes  within  100  miles  of 
Indianapolis  and  requires  the  services  of  a  con- 
scientious and  skillful  veterinarian.  His  successful 
treatment  of  other  cases  that  I  have  observed  con- 
firm my  first  impression  of  him,  namely,  that  he 
thoroughly  knows  "right  where  he's  at."  I  am  happy 
to  be  able  to  record  the  fact  that  Kinney  Lou's  ill- 
ness left  no  bad  effects,  and  that  never  since  he 
first  saw  the  light  of  day  breaking  over  the  snow- 
capped Sierras  has  he  been  in  as  perfect  physical 
condition  as  he  is  to-day.  From  this  distance  it 
looks  as  though  there  was  nothing  to  prevent  him 
obtaining  a  very  low  record  before  old  Father  Time 
gathers  in  the  year  of  1907,  and  no  matter  where  the 
clock  stops  on  him  this  year,  next  will  see  him  lower 
that  mark. 

There  are  plenty  of  people  who  say  that  2:07% 
is  a  long  way  from  2:02,  and  there  are  plenty  of 
people  who  do  not  know  Kinney  Lou. 

The  summaries  of  his  races,  while  they  prove  him 
to  be  a  very  fast  trotter  and  a  race  horse,  do  not 
tell  the  whole  story.     There's  more. 

I  arrived  here  March  19th  and  to  my  great  sur- 
prise found  the  weather  better  suited  for  the  month 
of  May  and  it  lasted  to  the  end  of  the  month.  The 
luxuriant  bluegrass  which  thrives  so  abundantly  here 
was'  a  month  ahead  of  time  and  some  of  the  fruit 
trees  were  in  bloom.  It  looked  as  though  spring 
had  come,  but  the  first  of  April  fooled  us  again  and 
from  then  until  two  days  ago  the  weather  has  been 
atrocious,  and  the  Hoosiers  tell  me,  and  I  believe 
everything  they  say,  "That  the  likes  of  it  was  never 
known  before."  The  result  is  that  horses  are  now 
working  miles  between  3:00  and  2:40.  Kinney  Lou 
has  been  a  mile  in  2:49  and  a  quarter  in  38%  sec- 
onds. 

We  have  three  two-year-olds  by  Kinney  Lou  that 
have  not  gone  fast  enough  yet  to  time,  but  they 
are  trotters  just  the  same.  One  is  a  black  filly  out 
of  a  mare  by  Sidney  that  Mr.  Doble  purchased  two 
days  before  we  left  California  for  Mr.  H.  B. 
Gentry  of  Bloomington,  Ind.,  the  fambus  showman 
and  one-time  owner  of  the  great  McKinney.  If  I 
was  to  be  honest  and  tell  how  well  I  like  this  filly 
her  breeder,  H.  Scott  of  San  Jose,  would  certainly 
have  a  fit,  and  as  he  is  a  reader  of  the  Breeder  and 
Sportsman  I  will  only  say  that  I  am  glad  Mr.  Gentry 
is  her  owner,  Kinney  Lou  her  sire,  and  I  her  trainer, 
as  I  believe  she  will  do  us  all  good. 

Lou  Kinney  is  a  chestnut  filly,  beautiful  as  a  dream 
with  a  way  of  going  that  will  some  day  carry  her 
like  a  phantom  past  the  grandstand  a  winner,  sure. 
Her  dam  is  by  the  sire  of  the  great  John  A.  Mc- 
Kerron  2:04%;  second  dam  by  the  grandsire  of  the 
trotting  queen,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%.  The  third  is 
a  slashing  gaited  colt  out  of  a  full  sister  to  the  fast 
pacer  Funston  2:08%,  a  trotter  without  training 
who  only  needs  to  be  shown  the  way. 

Within  the  last  ten  days  several  stables  have 
arrived  here  to  prepare  for  the  coming  campaign, 
and  there  are  at  present  between  150  and  200  horses 
on  the  ground.  Lon  McDonald  arrived  last  week,  as 
did  also  Ben  Rennick  from  Selma,  Ala. 

Their  horses  look  to  be  nearly  ready  to  go  for  the 
money,  several  having  stepped  around  2:15  since 
their  arrival.  Millard  Sanders  and  the  Sidney  Dil- 
lons are  expected  to-morrow  from  Memphis. 

Dick  Wilson  from  Rushville  is  here  with  the  good 
pacing  mare  Aleen  Wilson  2:10%,  half-mile  track 
record,  and  some  young  Patchen  Boys.  Float  Jolly, 
the  well  known  Tipton,  Ind.,  trainer,  is  also  here. 
There  are  quite  a  number  of  good  prospects,  both 
trotters  and  pacers,  being  trained  here,  and  it  looks 
as  though  some  of  them  would  get  the  money  this 
coming  season. 

I  am  pleased  to  note  that  Mr.  Springer  is  to  race 
my  favorite,  Sonoma  Girl,  down  the  big  line  this 
season.  I  sincerely  hope  she  will  deliver  the  goods, 
for  then  I  can  say  "I  told  you  so."  If  her  previous 
starts  prove  her  to  be  all  right,  I  believe  I  shall 
have  to  go  to  Detroit,  hoping  to  see  her  annex  the 
big  end  of  the  M.  &  M.  and  lower  the  record  for 
that  classic  event  now  held  by  another  Califor- 
nia bred  trotting  mare  that  I  once  trained — the  fast 
Eleata.  She  will  have  to  perform  well  and  fast  to 
beat  the  great  field  she  will  meet. 

Highball,  that  recently  trialed  in  2:09  for  Geers 
and  sold  for  $17,500,  and  Sadie  Fogg,  three-year-old 
trial  2:09%,  to  say  nothing  of  others,  will  be  hard 
nuts  to  crack,  but  of  one  thing  I  feel  sure,  that  Mr. 
Springer's  mare  will  not  lack  the  speed  to  take  them 


into  camp,  but  there  are  other  requisites  necessary 
in  a  winner  and  only  actual  racing  will  demonstrate 
if  a  horse  possesses  the  needful  qualities. 

The  State  Fair  grounds  is  pretty  well  equipped 
with  stables  and  other  buildings  for  show  stock  and 
exhibition  purposes,  and  these  are  being  added  to 
by  the  erection  of  a  $100,000  amphitheater  that  is 
now  well  under  way  and  will  be  completed  before 
the  annual  State  Fair,  which  takes  place  in  the  early 
part  of  September.  The  grounds  are  beautifuj  and 
well  supplied  with  most  excellent  water  and  shade 
and  more  blue  grass  than  the  horses  can  consume. 
This  most  valuaole  of  all  pasture  grass  is  a  native 
of  this  section  and  thrives  equally  as  well  here  as 
in  the  famous   blue  grass  region  of  old   "Kentuck." 

Kinney  Lou  will  serve  some  excellent  mares  this 
season  by  such  noted  sires  as  Jay  Bird,  Axtell,  Aller- 
ton,  Baron  Wilkes,  Atlantic  King,  Jefferson  Wilkes, 
Advertiser,  Cecillian  Prince,  Argot  Wilkes  and  others. 

I  recently  received  a  letter  from  my  friend  Jack 
Phippen,  in  which  he  speaks  in  highest  praise  of 
the  Kinney  Lou  filly  he  is  training  at  Pleasanton. 
Of  course,  she  is  a  good  one.  How  can  she  help 
being?  And  I  am  glad  she  is  in  the  hands  of  one 
of  the  best  colt  trainers  in  America.  I  wish  they 
were  all  as  fortunately  placed  as  this  one. 

If  I  don't  stop  this  letter  will  be  longer  than  it  is 
now,  so  hoping  the  California  Circuit  will  prove  a 
series  of  successful  meetings  from  every  point  of 
view  and  wishing  that  I  could  attend  them  all,  I  will 
close. 

C.   C.   CRIPPEN. 


FROM  THE  GLENVILLE  TRACK. 


Cleveland,  June  1,  1907. 

Snugly  housed  in  their  roomy  stalls  at  the  Glen- 
ville  track  300  high-class  horses  are  at  the  present 
time  being  trained  for  the  coming  turf  battles,  which 
will  open  at  the  half-mile  track  about  the  middle 
of  June,  and  on  July  16th  at  the  big  rings.  By  the 
middle  of  next  week  this  number  is  expected  to  be 
swelled  still  greater  by  the  addition  of  W.  L.  Snow's 
stable  of  eighteen  or  twenty  high-class  campaigners, 
which  are  expected  to  reach  here  from  Hornell,  N.  Y., 
very  soon.  When  this  stable  arrives  it  will  make 
the  old  Glenville  course  the  scene  of  much  hustle 
and  bustle,  as  never  before  have  so  many  horses  of 
such  a  caliber  been  in  training  at  this  track  at  this 
season  of  the  year. 

The  large  number  of  trainers  that  have  come  here 
this  year  to  train,  show,  conclusively,  the  popularity 
of  the  famous  race  course  that  has  been  in  existence 
for  the  last  thirty-six  years  still  holds,  as  at  no 
other  track  in  the  country  are  so  many  trainers  at 
work  preparing  their  pupils  for  the  coming  season. 

It  is  also  important  to  jnote  the  kind  of  horses  that 
are  being  trained  here,  too.  On  one  day  last  week 
there  were  on  the  track  at  one  time  such  famous 
horses  as  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  Blacklock  2:07%, 
Morning  Star  2:04%,  George  G.  2:05%  and  Allie  Jay 
2:08%,  to  say  nothing  of  some  of  the  promising  green 
material  that  has  been  heavily  staked  this  season  that 
was  also  being  worked  at  the  same  time  with  these 
aged  horses.  On  what  other  track  can  you  see  such 
a  galaxy  of  great  horses  in  training  at  one  time  as 
right  here  at  the  historic  track  at  Glenville? 

Horses  that  are  eligible  to  the  2:10  class  are 
thick  as  flies,  and  the  quantity  of  high  class  steppers 
seen  every  day  at  the  track  has  given  the  railbirds 
such  a  high-toned  taste  that  the  2:15  class  horses 
are  really  ignored  by  the  constant  onlookers.  In 
summing  up  the  list  of  trotters  at  the  track  with 
records  of  2:10  or  faster  there  are:  Emboy  2:09%, 
Alexander  2:09%,  Allie  Jay  2:08%,  Lillian  R.  2:08%, 
while  among  the  pacers  with  records  better  than 
2:10  there  are:  Blacklock  2:07%,  Brenda  Yorke 
2:08%,  Cleo  S.  2:09%.  Robert  Lee  2:06%,  Harold  H. 
2:03%,  Vesto  Boy  2:05%,  Doris  B.  2:06%  and  Morn- 
ing Star  2:04%. 

There  is  an  exceedingly  high-class  collection  of 
green  trotters  and  pacers  that  have  been  heavily 
staked  down  the  Grand  Circuit  showing  up  in  excel- 
lent form  this  season.  Among  the  trotters  that  are 
named  to  start  in  the  M.  &  M.  and  other  stakes  are: 
Tolling  Chimes  by  Chimes,  Carroll  by  Ananias  2:05, 
Annette  by  Director,  Kenneth  Mc.  2:23%.  Sim  Ben- 
ton by  Electrobenton,  Madge  Wildfire  by  Berton  and 
Panwood  by  Birchwood.  These  are  eligible  to  the 
Detroit  classic,  but  outside  of  this  event  there  are 
Lawrietta  2:20%,  Kentucky  Todd  2:14%,  Katherine 
L.  2:12%,  Genteel  H.  2:21%,  Jay  Kay  2:16%,  Baron 
Arnold  2:17%,  Gen.  Miles  2:17%.  Amyline  2:17%, 
The  Pacolet  2:14%,  Ted  B.  2:16%,  Quintell  2:14%, 
Mary  Vincent  2:29%  and  Emma  Hoyt  2:19%,  that 
have  records  too  fast  for  the  M.  &  M.,  but  which 
are  eligible  to  many  other  stakes  in  which  these 
green  trotters  will  also  be  entered. 

Among  the  pacers  with  slow  records  an  exceedingly 
classy  lot  of  side-wheelers  are  found.  Among  them 
are:  Shaughran  by  Ananias,  Peacemaker  2:13%, 
Leland  Onward  2:13%,  Reproachless,  by  Direct  Hal, 
2:04%,  Miss  Abdell  2:14%,  Sir  Dair  2:13%,  Miss 
Georgie  by  Regal  Wilkes,  Tommy  H.  2:12%,  Alice 
Pointer  by  Star  Pointer.  Louise  Pointer  by  Star 
Pointer,  Lord  Direct  by  Direct  Hal  and  Miss  Wini- 
fred by  Direct  Hal.  With  such  an  array  of  campaign- 
ers in  training  over  one  track  at  one  time  it  is 
pretty  good  proof  that  the  horsemen  are  very  well 
satisfied  with  the  Glenville  track  for  training  pur- 
poses. 

There  are  now  thirty-four  trainers  at  the  track, 
some  of  which  have  but  a  single  horse  they  are 
training,  while  others  have  as  high  as  twenty-seven. 
Among  the  trainers  who  are  now  engaged  are:     Geo. 


Saunders,  who  has  IS  horses;  "Doc"  Tanner  and 
John  Miller  are  taking  care  at  20;  W.  B.  Matthews 
has  7;  Joe  Rhea  and  Guy  Heasley  are  taking  care 
of  21;  T.  W.  Murphy  and  his  brother  Gene  have 
22;  J.  G.  Burns  has  3;  Billy  Branigan  has  5;  Havers 
James  has  S;  Harry  Stinson.  20;  E.  H.  Ferguson  12; 
Ben  White.  12;  Dr.  A.  W.  Boucher,  1;  H.  H.  Stet- 
son, 1;  William  Cecil,  1;  George  Marshall,  4;  Vance 
Nuckols,  27;  M.  S.  King,  12.  H.  S.  Wood.  3;  George 
Starr  has  tree  that  he  had  taken  to  train  prior  to 
his  signing  up  with  W  B.  Chisholm,  who  has  6; 
Ray  Moore  has  6;  David  Shaw's  stable  contains  14; 
Fred  Guyette,  14;  Dan  Kane,  9;  John  Frazer,  1; 
Dr.  Day,  2;  W.  H.  McDonald,  6;  Mel  Allen,  5;  John 
Call,  2;  W.  Norton,  1;  Charles  James,  S;  Tom  Galli- 
ger,  11;  Byron  Wilson,  1;  William  Boggs,  2,  and 
Mat    Miller,   7. 

One  of  the  most  promising  candidates  for  the  Mer- 
chants' and  Manufacturers'  and  the  other  early  clos- 
ing stakes  for  trotters  with  slow  records  has  gone 
wrong  and  has  been  turned  out  on  the  farm  to  run 
until  she  reaches  her  real  form  again.  The  trotter 
in  question  is  Parthenia  by  Liberty  Chimes,  a  mare 
that  was  purchased  by  W.  B.  Chisholm  in  Lexington 
last  spring  and  was  matineed  by  Henry  Chisholm 
last  season.  Starting  in  the  matinees  this  mare  was 
unbeaten  and  lost  but  a  single  heat  all  year.  She 
took  a  wagon  record  of  2:11%,  but  worked  a  trial 
mile  in  2:10  flat.  Her  season's  campaign  included 
two  inter-city  matinee  whirls,  one  at  Pittsburg,  where 
she  won  the  gold  cup  for  2:15  class  trotters,  hung 
up  by  R.  M.  Weaver,  from  a  field  of  fifteen  starters, 
while  on  the  following  week  she  won  handily  at  the 
inter-city  matinee  at  Boston. 

One  of  her  legs  went  wrong  last  fall,  but  Ben  Ken- 
ney,  who  took  charge  of  -her  and  had  her  in  training 
at  Memphis  this  spring,  said  that  he  thought  she 
would  stand  training  all  right.  Mr.  Chisholm  did 
not  like  her  looks,  however,  and  decided  to  send 
her  out  to  Thistle  Doune  Farm,  where  she  will  rest 
for  a  year.  It  is  thought  that  on  the  meantime  she 
will  gain  strength  and  size  and  will  come  back  next 
season  stronger  than  ever. 

Mary  Gage  2:11%  by  Oro  Wilkes  was  also  sent 
back  to  the  farm.  It  was  at  first  intended  to  race 
her  this  season,  but  Mr.  Chisholm  changed  his  mind 
when  his  horses  returned  from  the  southland  last 
week,  and  decided  to  send  this  mare  to  the  farm 
and  breed  her  to  Jack  McKerron  2:23%.  Mary  Gage 
dropped  her  first  foal  last  fall,  it  being  a  fine  filly  by 
McKinney  2:11%,  and  is  called  Oro  McKinney. — Guy 
Rockwell  in  Cleveland  Palin  Dealer. 


OATS   FOR   MARES. 


A  number  of  the  most  successful  horse  raisers 
feed  the  following  to  mares  just  before  they  foal 
and  for  several  weeks  after:  Make  a  mixture  of 
two  parts  oats  and  one  part  corn  and  have  it  chopped. 
For  every  hundred  pounds  of  this  add  seventy-five 
pounds  of  bran  and  twenty-five  pounds  of  oil  meal. 
Feed  about  a  gallon  to  each  1,000  pounds  of  live 
weight,  twice  each  day.  At  the  other  feed  give 
three  ears  of  corn  for  each  1,000  pounds  of  live 
weight.  These  amounts  are,  of  course,  for  the  mare 
that  is  not  doing  hard  work.  If  she  is  used  as  a 
work  horse,  more  of  the  mixture  should  be  given 
and  more  corn  should  be  taken  into  the  ration.  In 
addition  to  this  she  should  have  all  the  clean,  bright 
hay  that  she  desires.  A  mixture  of  clover  and 
timothy  cut  about  the  time  the  first  blooms  of  the 
clover  are  turning  brown  and  cured  without  a  rain, 
is  much  better  than  either  timothy  or  clover  alone. 
If  this  kind  of  hay  is  given  it  is  not  necessary  to  mix 
any  oil  meal  with  the  ration  as  above  suggested. 

Do  not  attempt  to  raise  a  colt  without  giving  the 
mare  oats.  The  colt  must  have  nerve  force,  and 
this  can  be  best  given  it  by  the  oats  through  the 
mother's  milk.  Then  the  colt  must  have  protein  to 
form  flesh  and  frame.  This,  too,  can  be  best  given 
in  the  oats  to  the  mother.  A  successful  ration  can 
hardiy  be  built  for  the  mare  nursing  a  colt  without 
oats. 


RACING    IN    JAPAN. 


They  have  in  Japan  what  is  known  as  the  Japan 
Horse  Race  Association.  The  object  of  the  associa- 
tion is  to  improve  the  quality  of  Japanese  horses. 
The  private  capital  of  the  association  is  150,000  yen. 
There  have  been  already  ordered  about  fifty  horses, 
distributed  between  Australia,  England  and  the 
United  States.  The  association  will,  however,  re- 
ceive offers  or  tenders  from  private  horse  breeders  or 
owners  anywhere.  The  association  fix  an  average 
price  or  upset  price.  Assuming  the  price  to  be 
1,000  yen;  a  party  offering  some  at  600  or  800  yen, 
others  at  1,200  or  1,600  yen;  the  lot,  if  accepted, 
would  be  at  not  more  than  1,000  yen  a  head.  Of 
these,  when  imported,  there  will  be  a  distribution  by 
ballot  amongst  applicants,  on  which  occasion  there 
will  be  races  and  other  demonstrations  by  which 
the  quality  of  the  animals  will  be  exemplified  for 
public  instruction  and  popular  entertainment.  The 
first  speed  competitions  will  be  next  November,  and 
the  regular  events  thereafter  in  spring  and  autumn, 
with  minor  monthly  occasions.  As  far  as  possible 
branch  associaitons  resembling  our  county  fairs  will 
be  promoted  in  the  leading  centers.  The  corporate 
interest  is  half  private  by  way  of  shares  and  half 
public  in  the  way  of  government  appropriation.  The 
Japanese  government  is  said  to  be  expending  every 
year  an  average  of  200,000  yen  in  the  importation 
of  horses  from  foreign  countries  for  the  purpose 
of  improving  the  home  stock. 


THE     BREEDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  8,  1907. 


.'.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL  .\ 


THE    FISH    COMMISSION. 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


HUNTING    BEAR    IN    OREGON. 


The  still-hunting  of  bear  is  a  very  difficult  task,  for 
Bruin's  sense  of  smell  exceeds  by  far  that  of  sight, 
and  his  eye  sight  and  hearing  also  are  above  par. 
This  extreme  keenness  of  the  senses,  combined  with 
his  natural  intelligence  and  years  of  experience  in 
dodging  the  enemy,  enables  him  to  hold  his  own 
against  even'  improvement  in  guns  and  ammunition, 
and  the  increasing  number  of  sportsmen  whose  great- 
est ambition  is  to  bag  a  bear. 

Theoretically,  this  animal  can  be  still-hunted  by 
following  his  track;  but  the  theory  put  into  practice 
is  a  sorry  failure,  unless  there  be  snowT  on  the  ground, 
says  a  writer  in  the  Los  Angeles  Times.  An  experi- 
enced hunter  can  keep  the  track  of  the  sharp-hoofed 
deer  or  elk,  but  even  a  Warm  Spring  Indian  cannot 
follow,  for  any  distance,  the  print  of  a  bear's  moc- 
casined  foot  If  going  up  hill,  the  marks  of  his  claws 
show  plainly,  as  he  digs  them  into  the  earth  to  pull 
himself  up,  but  he  has  an  irritating  way  of  taking 
to  an  old  log  or  rocky  cliff,  where  he  does  not  leave 
a  trace. 

A  small  caliber  missle  will  open  up  a  deer  so  trail- 
ing will  be  easy  and  certain,  but  the  same  bullet 
in  a  bear  may  not  draw  color.  The  skin  of  a  bear 
closes  up  behind  the  bullet  like  a  piece  of  rubber,  so 
that  a  large  caliber  cannot  be  too  highly  favored 
when  out  for  this  kind  of  game.  While  a  bear  suc- 
cumbs rapidly  to  internal  bleeding,  it  is  important 
to  have  some  color  to  track  by,  especially  when 
there  is  much  mixed-up  sign  of  other  bear. 

To  hit  a  bear'  on  the  run  is  not  as  easy  as  to  hit 
a  running  deer;  the  latter  will  hold  to  the  side  of 
the  mountain  or  go  up,  feeling  safer  the  higher  he 
gets;  with  the  bear  it  is  just  the  other  way.  He 
will  plunge  into  the  canon,  ever  increasing  the  diffi- 
culty of  the  shot.  A  deer's  curiosity  will  often  cause 
him  to  stop,  turn  broadside  and  look  at  you;  a  bear 
never;   he  is  not  inquisitive. 

During  the  months  of  May  and  June  at  the  head 
waters  of  the  North  and  South  Umpqua  Rivers,  in 
Southern  Oregon,  is  an  excellent  place  to  hunt  bear. 
The  canons  are  full  of  snow  and  the  timbered  slopes 
still  covered  with  their  white  mantle,  but  the  bald, 
open  ridges,  where  the  sun  has  full  sweep,  have 
changed  their  chilly  covering  for  one  of  rich  green 
grass,  the  food  on  which  the  bear  breakfasts  after 
months  of  dreamy  ease.  His  hunger  makes  him  dar- 
ing, and  he  saunters  about,  showing  but  little  of 
the  caution  displayed  later,  when  the  snow  has  dis- 
appeared and  there  is  plenty  of  the  choicest  of  food 
whichever  way  he  may  turn. 

No  longer  confined  to  a  few  favored  pastures, 
Bruin  begins  to  roam,  and  as  the  summer  advances, 
the  strawberry,  blackberry,  sallal  and  huckleberry 
patches,  all  in  turn,  show  evidence  of  his  presence. 
Of  all  wild  animals  the  bear  has  the  most  insatiable 
of  appetites,  for  what  other  animal  would  travel,  as 
he  does,  every  fall,  along  the  long-stretched-out  spurs 
of  the  Cascades,  one  hundred  miles  or  more,  for  the 
sole  purpose  of  feasting  on  the  sweet  acorns  of  the 
Bear  Camp  country.  He  needs  no  telegraphic  dis- 
patches to  inform  him  when  the  nuts  are  at  the  pro- 
per stage;  he  will  always  arrive  when  they  are 
the  sweetest  and  shell  the  easiest  If  one  wishes  to 
meet  him  there,  about  October  15th  should  always 
yield  satisfactory  rsults. 

The  Bear  Camp  country  is  reached  by  pack-horses 
only,  and  is  two  days'  hard  travel  from  the  town  of 
Glendale,  Oregon.  The  trail  leads  by  Mt  Rhuben, 
following  Whisky  Creek  down  to  the  Rogue  River,  a 
one-hundred-yard-wide  stream  at  this  point.  The 
horses  swim  across,  the  outfit  and  provisions  being 
ferried  over.  From  the  river  is  a  difficult  ascent  of 
about  eight  miles.  The  Bear  Camp  Mountains  have 
an  altitude  of  from  5,000  to  6,000  feet,  and  are  cut  and 
slashed  in  every  direction  by  precipitous  canons  and 
gulches.  There  is  but  little  tall  timber,  the  principle 
growth   being   the    acorn-bearing   oaks. 

Sherman  J.  Powell  tells  of  a  hunt  he  took  recently 
in  this  region.    He  says: 

"As  our  party  were  going  into  camp  in  this  wild 
mountain  range  Jake  Fry,  the  cook,  pulled  his  38-55 
from  its  scabbard  hanging  on  the  horn  of  his  saddle 
and  fired  at  an  old  she-bear  at  seventy-five  yards.  She 
wheeled  and  went  down  the  ridge  with  the  ball  be- 
hind the  shoulder  with  as  much  ease  as  she  could 
have  gone  without  it.  It  was  a  255  grain  bullet, 
pushed  by  48  grains  of  black  powder,  and  it  simply 
toned  her  up  for  speed,  for  she  did  not  care  enough 
for  ball  and  dog  to  go  up  a  tree  after  two  hours' 
running. 

"The  morning  following  our  arrival  at  Bear  Camp 
I  took  the  Rogue  River  side  and  hunted  in  an  easterly 
directk  n.  Sign  was  prevalent  everywhere,  but  I  made 
a  long  tramp  before  I  saw  a  bear,  and  he  was  far 
beyond  rifle  range.     The  wind  was  in  my  favor,  but 


the  territory  was  as  open  as  a  fire-swept  prairie. 
Some  200  yards  ahead  of  me  was  a  large  sugar  pine. 
With  the  greatest  care  I  worked  my  way  to  where 
it  would  be  in  line  between  me  and  the  bear,  then 
hurried  forward.  When  I  reached  the  tree  and  stepped 
to  one  side  Bruin  was  still  raking  off  the  nuts.  I 
cocked  my  rifle,  thinking  he  was  surely  mine.  Bang! 
bang!  bang!  came  three  shots  from  over  the  ridge, 
followed  by  a  string  of  nine  shots  from  higher  up 
the  mountain.  With  the  first  roar  of  the  old  45-90  (I 
knew  its  voice)  my  bear  took  no  chances,  but  ducked 
under  cover;  without  doubt  every  other  bear  within 
hearing  distance  did  the  same.  The  45-90  has  no 
business  in  a  bear  country. 

"Next  day  I  made  another  trip.  I  found  a  place 
where  a  bear  had  been  wallowing  in  one  of  the 
springs  but  a  short  time  before,  for  the  water  was 
muddy  and  his  track  was  still  damp.  Farther  on 
were  piles  of  fresh  acorn  hulls.  Some  400  yards 
away,  at  the  edge  of  a  bunch  of  green  timber,  were 
two  big  fellows,  headed  my  way.  While  waiting, 
motionless,  for  them  to  come  within  rifle  range,  I 
saw  another  one  at  not  half  that  distance.  Just  then 
a  rock  came  tumbling  down  the  steep  mountain  side. 
The  closest  scrutiny  revealed  the  outlines  of  a 
bear  not  eighty  yards  away,  and  almost  over  my 
head.  I  risked  a  shot  at  a  spot  of  brown  fur,  know- 
ing I  could  wound  him  and  he  would  surely  take 
down  the  mountain.  The  ball  went  directly  to  the 
spot,  but  it  was  not  a  vital  one.  He  reared  on  his 
haunches  with  a  gruff  growl,  and  it  took  two  more 
balls  to  drop  him.  i*e  was  entirely  out  of  sight, 
though  not  out  oi  business,  judging  by  the  motion  of 
the  bushes  as  _e  rushed  toward  me.  I  filled  the 
magazine  and  stood  ready  for  him.  When  he  reached 
a  point  where  the  brush  was  too  low  to  shield  him, 
one  ball  uncoupled  his  vertebrae  and  let  him  down. 
Then  for  the  first  time  I  heard  a  fussing  and  scramb- 
ling up  where  I  sent  the  three  shots.  I  investigated 
and  found  a  big  cinnamon  too  sick  to  get  up.  It  was 
he  that  had  swallowed  my  first  lead;  the  one  below, 
disturbed  at  so  much  confusion  at  breakfast  time, 
was  leaving  for  some  more  quiet  neighborhood  when 
he  ran  into  danger. 

"We  passed  nearly  three  weeks  at  Bear  Camp,  and 
brought  out  eight  fine  pelts,  with  a  lot  of  smoked 
and  salted  bacon.  Bear  bacon  is  worth  40  cents  a 
pound,  more  than  twice  the  price  of  pork,  and  is 
certainly  the  finest  of  smoked  meats.  Sugar-cured 
venison  is  a  great  delicacy,  though  a  common  one,  in 
Oregon,  but  a  piece  of  bear  bacon  that  has  been  fat- 
tened on  acorns  is,  by  far,  its  superior." 


STRIPED  BASS  FRY  LIBERATED. 


If  the  following  report  is  true,  the  vexed  problem 
of  the  artificial  propagation  of  striped  bass  has  been 
solved  and  in  a  manner  absolutely  surprising.  For, 
when  it  is  remembered  that  the  efforts  of  Eastern 
pisciculturists  in  this  respect  have  been  far  from 
satisfactory,  the  apparently  enormously  successful 
results  ensuing  from  the  operations  of  the  State 
striped  bass  hatchery  on  Bouldin  Island  are  little 
short  of  phenomenal,  particularly  so  when  it  is 
taken  into  consideration  that  the  establishment  has 
been  in  operation  less  than  two  months.  If  this 
most  encouraging  showing  can  be  perfected  and 
regular  and  successful  results  become  the  rule  then 
there  is  indeed  cause  for  congratulation. 

The  Fish  Commission,  through  its  deputies,  has 
already  planted,  it  is  stated,  S, 000, 000  live  striped 
bass  fry  in  the  San  Joaquin  River,  near  Bouldin 
Island.  What  the  size  and  condition  of  the  fish  and 
what  were  the  chances  of  survival  are  not  given. 

Up  to  date  about  15,000,000  eggs  have  been  ob- 
tained, with  a  high  percentage  of  fertilization.  It 
is  found  that  the  eggs  hatch  even  in  a  shorter  period 
here  than  in  Eastern  waters.  Some  of  the  eggs 
have  hatched  in  forty-eight  hours  from  the  time  they 
were  taken  from  the  fish,  probably  due  to  the  dif- 
ference in  temperature. 

Some  little  difficulty  was  occasioned  by  an  un- 
usual amount  of  debris  and  decomposed  vegetable 
matter,  resulting  from  the  overflows,  clogging  up 
the  hatching  screens,  which  must  be  very  fine  in 
order  to  retain  the  eggs.  A  process  of  filtering  the 
water,  for  which  two  2,000-gallon  tanks  are  used,  has 
proved  quite  successful.  There  are  still  some  spawTn 
fish  running,  and  specimens  weighing  forty  pounds 
have  been  taken  in  the  last  week.  Under  ordinary 
conditions  the  Fish  Commissioners  believe  there 
would  be  no  difficulty  in  getting  from  30,000,000  to 
I  0,000,000  eggs. 

They  have  received  applications  from  many  parts 
of  the  State  asking  for  young  striped  bass.  Every- 
one appreciates  the  quality  of  the  striped  bass  as 
a  food  supply,  but  very  few  understand  that  they 
must  have  access  to  salt  water  and  that  the  fry 
are  very  delicate  and  do  not  bear  transportation  ex- 
cept in  a  car  specially  prepared  for  the  purpose.  Ex- 
periments will  be  carried  on  at  the  Bouldin  Island 
hatchery  to  determine  how  long  the  fry  can  be  held, 
and  also  to  learn  how  they  can  be  fed  artificially. 
o 

Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


It  is  reported  that  Mr.  F.  W.  Van  Sicklen,  who 
was  recently,  with  General  Stone,  appointed  mem- 
bers of  the  State  Fish  Commission,  vice  W.  W. 
Van  Arsdale  and  F.  W.  Gerber,  who  resigned,  has 
declined  to  accept  the  office. 

There  has  been,  for  some  time  past,  a  deter- 
mined effort  on  the  part  of  Southern  California 
sportsmen  and  others  interested,  to  have  Governor 
Gillett  appoint  one  member  of  the  board  from  the 
south.  The  situation  viewed  from  a  southern  stand- 
point is  as  follows: 

Although  it  has  been  unofficially  reported  that 
Governor  Gillett  has  already  appointed  two  mem- 
bers on  the  Fish  Commission,  Los  Angeles  sportsmen 
have  not  in  the  least  relaxed  in  their  vigorous  cam- 
paign in  behalf  of  Prof.  Charles  Frederick  Holder 
of  Pasadena.  The  matter  is  being  pushed  more  vig- 
orously than  ever,  and  it  is  reported  on  the  best  au- 
thority that  there  still  is  considerable  prospect  of 
securing  a  commissioner  from  the  South  this  year. 

The  appointees  were  F.  W.  Van  Sicklen  and  Gen- 
ral  George  W.  Stone.  One  of  these  gentlemen,  it 
is  said,  is  not  at  all  anxious  to  serve  on  account 
of  immense  private  interests.  A  person  who  stands 
close  to  the  fountain  head  of  local  politics  says  that 
a  concerted  effort  in  behalf  of  a  well  qualified  South- 
ern California  man  will  undoubtedly  be  crowned  with 
success.  Several  gentlemen  have  been  named  at 
one  time  and  another,  Edward  Strasburg  and  James 
Cuzner,  members  of  the  Recreation  Gun  Club,  and 
widely  known  as  sportsmen,  being  two.  Mr.  Stras- 
burg did  not  want  the  office  on  account  of  private 
business,  and  Mr.  Cuzner's  position  was  stated  to 
be  a  willingness  to  sacrifice  in  the  interests  of  the 
local  sportsmen,  but  only  if  no  other  man  could  be 
found  willing  to  take  the  appointment  in  case  it 
could  be  had  for  a  Southern  Californian.  The  prac- 
tical withdrawal  of  these  gentlemen,  and  the  at- 
tempts to  secure  another  man  with  more  time  to 
devote  to  the  work  are  considered  by  sportsmen  as 
proof  that  they  would  rather  not  serve.  This  has 
given  the  anglers  and  gunners  a  chance  to  unite  on 
Prof.  Holder,  who  is  in  much  the  same  position  as 
the  other  two  gentlemen  with  the  difference  that, 
knowing  the  situation  as  he  does,  he  feels  it  is  his 
duty  to  serve  if  the  appointment  seeks  him,  which 
it  seems  to  be  doing  vigorously  at  the  present 
time. 

All  the  sportsmen's  and  protective  associations 
in  that  end  of  the  State  have  adopted  resolutions 
asking  the  Governor  to  appoint  a  Southern  Cali- 
fornia man  on  the  board.  The  Southern  California 
Rod  and  Reel  Club.  Catalina  Tuna  Club,  Light  Tackle 
Club,  the  Game  and  Fish  Protective  Association 
and  the  Audubon  Society  of  Pasadena  have  all  in- 
dorsed the  action,  and  Prof.  Holder  has  been  the 
unanimous  choice  of  the  sportsmen  and  protection- 
ists since  it  became  known  that  there  was  a  chance 
to  get  a  southern  man  on  the  board. 

Holder's  qualifications  are  admitted  to  be  the  best 
of  any  of  those  suggested  for  the  office,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  his  knowledge  of  the  needs  of  the  game,  he 
carries  a  ripe  experience,  and  is  of  a  determined 
disposition,  which  argues  well  for  substantial  ac- 
complishment in  behalf  of  this  section  if  the  ap- 
pointment comes  to  him. 

After  considering  the  roster  of  the  organizations 
that  have  asked  for  the  appointment  of  a  Southern 
Californian  on  the  Commission,  and  in  particular 
those  which  have  indorsed  Holder,  it  becomes  ap- 
parent that  not  less  than  25,000  men  are  vitally  in- 
terested in  this  matter  south  of  the  Tehachapi,  the 
estimate  being,  if  anything,  very  conservative  in 
number. 

It  is  argued  that  Southern  California  has  had  to 
take  the  leavings  long  enough  without  longer  being 
subjected  to  the  same  treatment  at  ihe  hands  of  a 
Republican  Governor  whom  she  was  the  principal 
factor  in  electing. 

Once  a  proper  commission  is  secured,  the  changes 
necessary  to  secure  a  proper  administration  of  the 
game  laws,  together  with  recommendation  of  others 
which  ought  to  be  passed  to  protect  the  State's  game 
and  fish,  will  come  as  a  matter  of  course. 


The  dove  season  will  open  on  July  15th  and  close 
October  15th.  The  bag  limit  per  day  to  the  individ- 
ual gun  is  25  birds  and  it  is  now  unlawful  to  buy  or 
sell  doves.  Indications  for  a  season  of  excellent 
sport  with  these  swift  flying  birds  are  very  prom- 
ising. 

For  one  section,  if  the  following  from  the  Sacra- 
mento Bee  is  correct,  there  will  be  a  plenty  of 
sport  for  the   gunner: 

Reports  from  authorities  on  game  conditions 
unanimously  agree  that  this  will  be  one  of  the 
biggest  dove  seasons  in  sporting  history.  The  birds 
are  flying  in  untold  thousands  in  all  parts  of  Su- 
perior California.  Glowing  reports  of  the  game 
situation  usually  preced  all  seasons,  good,  bad,  or 
indifferent,  but  when  the  birds  can  be  viewed  in 
flocks  and  flocks  from  the  passenger  trains,  a  per- 
son is  authorized  to  presume  that  the  year  will  not 
be  a  disappointment. 

Dove  season  is  opened  by  State  law  on  the  15th 
of  July.  The  decision 'of  the  Appellate  Court,  vir- 
tually nullifying  the  right  of  counties  to  reverse 
the  State  law,  makes  this  date  the  opening  of  the 
season  in  all  parts  of  the  State. 

The  bag  limit  for  doves  this  season  will  with 
difficulty  content  the  gunner  who  can  get  the  limit 
in  an  hour  or  so.  A  few  minutes'  shoot  in  a  good 
water  hole  will  fill  the  bag  for  most  hunf-T  ! 


Saturday,  June   8,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


FISH    LINES. 


Trout  streams  within  easy  access  of  this  city  have, 
to  a  certain  extent  lost  interest,  for  the  time  heing, 
to  the  angler.  As  the  time  for  the  vacation  season 
nears,  the  rod  wielders  are  preparing  for  the  annual 
trips  to  the  higher  mountain  streams  and  lakes.  En- 
couraging reports  are  that  excellent  fly-fishing  is  now 
in  vogue  on  the  upper  Sacramento  at  Lemoine  and 
Castella  and  other  favorite  resorts  of  that  section. 
High  water  will  keep  back  the  fishing  on  the 
Truckee  for  several  weeks  yet. 


Each  year  the  grand  trout  fishing  of  the  Big 
Meadows  country,  in  Plumas  county,  attracts  anglers 
in  larger  numbers.  This  season  there  will  be  a  good 
representation  at  the  Meadows  from  this  city,  de- 
spite the  fact  that  the  hotels  have  been  closed.  Ac- 
commodations have  heeu  arranged  for  at  Costa's 
house  and  one  or  two  ranches  near  the  fishing 
ground  by  several  anglers  who  left  for  the  Meadows 
this  week,  among  them  were:  Col.  Dennis  McMahon, 
Chas.  F.  Breidenstein,  Ad  Pockwitz,  George  Walker, 
Wm.  Kennedy,  Alec  Culver,  Jas.  Maynard  Jr.,  Sam 
wells  and  others.  Culver  and  McMahon  are  the 
veterans  of  the  Feather  River,  having  fished  the 
Big  Meadows  every  season  for  the  past  eighteen 
years,  and  what  they  do  not  know  about  fly-fishing 
there  is  worth  passing  up.  Both  of  them  generally 
make  an  extended  stay  at  the  Meadows. 

It  is  suggested  by  a  well  known  angler  that  fisher- 
men who  intend  to  visit  the  Big  Meadows  should 
take  along  not  more  than  six  or  seven  different  flies, 
a  half  dozen  of  each  of  the  following:  Black  prince, 
March  brown,  light-winged  caddis,  Professor,  blue 
bottle,  improved  Governor  and  Kamloops  tied  on 
No.  6  and  No.  8  hooks.  Should  the  fish  have  a 
preference  for  some  other  pattern,  the  angler  can 
have  the  proper  fly  tied  while  he  waits  by  "old  man" 
:  Costa,  who  ties  the  kind  of  a  fly  that  an  angler  recog- 
nizes at  a  glance  as  a  killer.  Furthermore,  he  knows 
thoroughly  every  requirement  of  the  angler  for  that 
water. 

It  is  also  advisable  to  take  along  a  few  No.  2 
Cooley  spinners  and  No.  2  Wilson  spoons,  copper 
and  copper  and  silver  ones.  A  reel  should  not  have 
less  than  fifty  yards  of  line,  seventy-five  is  not  too 
much. 

Although  some  of  the  streams  in  the  Big  Meadows 
country  are  preserved  by  the  Western  Power  Com- 
pany, permission  can  be  obtained  to  fish  there.  The 
company's  office  is  located  in  the  Union  Trust  Build- 
ing, this  city. 

To  reach  the  Meadows  anglers  will  take  the  train 
to  Chico,  where  they  will  transfer  to  another  road. 
This  terminates  at  Sterling  and  from  there  the 
journey  to  Prattville  is  made  by  stage.  The  first 
of  these  started  Saturday  last,  and  a  regular  service 
will  be  maintained  for  the  balance  of  the  season.  The 
fishermen  are  all  going  after  the  big  fish  and  are 
sure  of  great  sport.  With  ordinary  skill,  it  is  said, 
one  can  get  twenty-five  pounds  of  fish  in  a  couple  of 
hours  with  the  fly. 


Recent  reports  from  various  angling  resorts  since 
the  opening  day  are  replete  with  pleasant  echoes, 
more  or  less,  of  the  trout  streams. 

Edw.  Mattos  and  Eugene  McSherry  of  Watsonville 
fished  Wilson  creek,  near  Hazel  Dell  and  landed 
sixty-seven  fish  early  in  the  season. 

Wm.  Highby  and  E.  S.  Logan  of  Hollister  made  a 
flying  trip  to  the  Little  Sur  by  automobile  two  weeks 
ago.  They  found  the  water  high  and  the  fishing 
generally  poor.  Most  of  the  fish  caught  were  just 
outside  the  limit  in  length. 


Anderson  anglers  are  indulging  in  the  sport  of 
trout  fishing  on  Battle  creek,  and  good  catches  are 
reported  by  those  who  are  anywise  adept  in  the  art. 
Battle  creek  bears  the  nam  of  being  one  of  the  best 
fishing  streams  in  Northern  California,  and  from 
many  parts  of  the  State  expert  anglers  are  wont  to 
come  and  enjoy  themselves. 


Fishermen  report  that  they  have  noticed  a  number 
of  dead  trout  less  than  five  inches  in  length  floating 
in  the  Coast  streams  of  San  Mateo  county  since 
May  Day.  They  believe  that  these  fish  were  hooked 
and  returned  to  the  streams.  Many  questions  now 
arise.  Do  the  fish  die  as  a  result  of  being  hooked? 
Do  they  die  as  a  result  of  rough  handling  while  be- 
ing taken  from  the  hooks,  or  were  they  returned  to 
the  stream  after  life  had  become  extinct  by  fisher- 
men who  had  caught  more  than  the  limit  and  then 
threw  the  smaller  ones  back  into  the  stream?  If  a 
majority  of  the  fish  die  as  the  result  of  being  hooked 
and  then  returned  to  the  streams,  then  the  five-inch 
law  passed  by  the  last  State  Legislature  will  prove 
a  failure. 


Reports  from  San  Luis  Obispo  county  early  in 
the  season  were  that  the  streams  were  literally  full 
of  trout,  unusually  large  this  season.  Jack  McLain, 
Jas.  Beckett  and  C.  A.  Younglove  have  made  good 
catches  of  fish. 

Walter  Butler  of  Calistoga  landed  a  23-inch  trout 
from  Briggs  creek  on  May  9th. 


Several  months  ago — a  short  time  before  the 
heavvy  winter  rains — Game  Warden  I.  L.  Koppel  of 
Santa  Clara  county  planted  10,000  trout  in  the  Peni- 
tencia  creek,  near  Alum  Rock.  Since  the  opening 
of  the  present  trout  season  it  is  said  that  not  more 
than  ten  fish  have  been  caught  in  the  stream  and 
just  what  has  become  of  the  remainder  of  the  fish 
was  somewhat  of  a  mystery  to  the   Game  Warden 


and  his  deputies. 

On  the  opening  day  of  the  trout  season  fully  fifty 
fishermen  visited  the  creek  and  only  six  trout  were 
known  to  have  been  caught,  most  of  them  large 
ones.  Hearing  these  reports  Koppel  investigated 
and  discovered  that  the  Penitencia  was  practically 
destitute  of  fish.  It  is  thought  that  the  heavy  March 
floods  were  too  powerful  for  the  fish  and  swept  them 
all  into  the  Coyote  creek.  The  fact  that  some  trout 
have  been  caught  in  the  Coyote  north  of  Santa  Clara 
street  seems  to  prove  that  this  theory  is  the  correct 
one,  as  trout  have  never  been  caught  in  this  portion 
of  the  Coyote  creek  prior  to  this  season. 

Paper  Mill  creek  still  attracts  many  of  the  city 
anglers.  Jim  Turner  and  Charles  Landresse  secured 
twenty-five  fine  fish  there  two  weeks  ago.  Jim 
Lynch  also  brought  home  a  good  basket.  All  were 
taken  on  the  fly,  the  favorite  lure  being  the  gray 
hackle.  The  fish  seemed  crazy  for  this,  striking  at 
it  whenever  one  was  presented.  The  campers  have 
not  invaded  the  stream  yet,  but  there  are  a  number 
of  persons  staying  at  the  hotels  who  are  out  every 
day. 


AT   THE   TRAPS. 


In  the  demise  of  Charley  Green  recently  marks 
the  passing  away  of  a  veteran  angler  of  four  dec- 
ades past.  Green  for  many  years  rsided  in  a  little 
bungalow  on  the  banks  of  the  Russian  river,  near 
a  station  called  Sheridan.  He  was  taken  ill  last 
week  and  came  to  this  city  to  live  with  a  son,  but 
instead  of  improving  he  grew  worse,  and  finally 
succumbed.  Green  was  a  thorough  angler,  and 
there  are  few  bass  and  trout  waters  in  this  State  that 
escaped  his  line.  Two  years  ago  he  had  a  very 
narrow  escape  from  death  while  walking  over  a 
bridge  near  his  home.  Being  hard  of  hearing,  he 
failed  to  notice  a  train  that  was  approaching  from 
behind,  and  before  he  realized  his  predicament  he 
was  struck  and  knocked  from  a  trestle,  sustaining 
injuries  that  incapacitated  him  for  several  weeks. 
Green  was  a  great  friend  of  John  Butler,  who  died 
a  few  weeks  ago  in  Rome.  He  was  77  years  of 
age,  and  leaves  a  family  to  mourn  his  loss. 


The  black  bass  season  opened  last  week  and  this 
game  fish  can  be  taken  for  the  next  seven  months. 
They  are  in  g'"eat  abundance  in  the  Sacramento  and 
San  Joariui.'i  and  splendid  sport  is  promised.  They 
will  be  in  the  best  condition  during  the  next  three 
months,  as  afiei  that  they  get  weedy  ;.nct  lire  not 
palatable.  Lake  Chabot,  near  Vallejo,  furnishes  fine 
black  bass  fishing,  but  a  permit  is  required  from  the 
officials  before  an  angler  can  wet  a  line  there.  The 
lake  has  been  closed  to  all  fishermen  for  three  or 
four  years  and  is  unusually  well  stocked  at  the  pres- 
ent time.  Dr.  Charles  Turner  of  Vaileio,  an  expert 
bass  fisherman,  predicts  some  great  baskets  of  the 
fish  will  be  taken  this  season. 

Russian  River  will  also  attract  the  attention  of 
the  anglers  and  the  weather  conditions  are  good  for 
early  and  late  fishing,  as  the  bass  bide  ;:way  during 
the  day  and  feed  prior  to  sunrise  and  subsequent  to 
sunset.  Messrs.  McClure,  McLachlan  and  Boutellier 
were  the  pioneer  bass  fishers  on  the  river  from  this 
city  this  season. 

The  black  bass  in  the  Laguna  Lake  and  Black 
Lake,  near  Cordelia,  are  thriving,  and  when  the 
Supervisors  permit  fishing,  probably  next  year,  there 
will  be  abundant  sport  for  the  disciples  of  Isaak 
Walton.  Recently  "Doc"  Hovis,  a  well  known  pisca- 
torial artist,  went  to  the  Laguna  and  he  reports  that 
there  are  thousands  of  bass  to  be  seen  in  the  lake. 
He  went  all  over  the  Laguna  and  stated  that  bass  are 
plentiful  in  every  corner.  Some  of  them  are  quite 
big.  "it's  a  grand  sight  and  the  best  I  ever  saw  and 
we'll  have  some  great  sport  another  year,"  said 
"Doc." 

Wild  Horse  Valley  Lake  has  been  the  mecca  for 
Vallejo  anglers  who  are  unable  to  get  away  for  more 
than  two  or  three  days  at  a  time.  Recently  a  party 
of  seven  returned  from  a  two  days'  hard  work  on 
the  lake,  sun  burned  and  weary,  but  full  of  joy  and 
talk,  and  no  other  party  ever  turned  lose  on  the 
mountain  tops  had  a  finer  time.  They  had  with  them 
tackle  enough  to  stock  a  sporting  goods  store,  and 
every  known  lure  to  tickle  the  fancy  of  the  trout  was 
cast  and  dragged  through  the  water.  There  were 
spinners  of  every  make,  hooks  of  every  shape,  and 
bait  of  all  kinds,  not  excepting  the  wireless  devices. 
And  after  it  was  all  tried  and  used  up  the  party  re- 
turned home  still  convinced  that  they  had  the  best 
time  fishermen  ever  had,  and  positive  that  the  lake 
is  full  of  trout,  and  they  are  yet  talking  of  their  trip. 
It  is  certainly  a  matter  of  great  moment  to  be  known 
as  fishermen  and  able  to  tell  where  the  fish  are  to 
be  found.  The  party  consisted  of  Jack  Jarney,  Chas. 
Bridenstein,  Fred  Lancaster  and  James  Turner,  all 
of  San  Francisco:  Dr.  C.  E.  Turner,  F.  H.  Heegler 
and  J.  H.  Hancock  of  Vallejj. 


SALMON     RUN     INCREASING. 


Salmon  fishing  in  Monterey  Bay  should  be  a  strong 
inducement  at  present  for  the  angler  who  enjoys 
a  trip  on  the  swells  of  that  grand  fishing  water. 

The  market  fishermen  are  making  larger  catches 
every  day.  Last  Saturday  the  boats  brought  in  to 
the  canning  factory  470  splendid  fish.  The  total 
weight  of  the  catch  was  9350  pounds,  an  average  of 
almost  20  pounds  each.  About  125  boats  were 
engaged;  as  soon  as  the  season  is  on  in  full  there 
will   be  200   boats  working  for  the   canneries. 

The  market  fishermen  take  their  fish  with  hook 
and  line,  if  they  make  good  catches,  it  argues  that 
the  angler  is  due  for  a  bit  of  fine  sport  with  the 
salmon. 


Tomorrow  is  an  open  date  for  the  Ingleside  trap 
grounds,  there  being  no  regular  shoot  scheduled  for 
this  date.  No  doubt  a  number  of  shooters  will  be 
present  for  a  little  blue-rock  practice,  as  they  rarely 
overlook  the  chance. 


The  Union  Gun  Club  blue  rock  shoot  billed  for 
June  16th  at  Ingleside,  will  be  postponed  unless  the 
car  service  is  adequate  for  shooters  to  reach  the 
grounds . 

The  club  will  add  a  new  event  to  the  regular  pro- 
gram at  the  next  shoot — the  Du  Pont  trophy  race. 

Mr.  Clarence  A.  Haight  has  presented  the  club, 
on  behalf  of  the  Du  Pont  Powder  Company,  with 
a  magnificent  shield  trophy,  appropriately  embellish- 
ed, to  be  shot  for  by  the  club  members. 


The  initial  shoot  of  the  Sunset  Gun  Club  was  held 
last  Sunday  on  19th  avenue,  Sunset  district,  about 
four  blocks  south  of  Golden  Gate  Park.  The  club 
grounds  are  nicely  located  and  well  appointed.  By 
reason  of  the  poor  transportation  facilities  at  pres- 
ent the  attendance  was  not  as  large  as  it  would 
have  been  otherwise.  The  headquarters  of  the  club 
are  at  9th  avenue  and  H  street,  Sunset  district, 
where  Jim  O'Connor  holds  forth.  Chas.  White  is 
the  club  secretary.  The  club  is  in  a  flourishing  con- 
dition and  the  membership  roll  is  increasing  weekly. 
Practice  shooting  was  the  main  game  on  Sunday, 
the  medal  shoot  was  postponed  until  the  next  meet- 
ing when  a  larger  attendance  of  shooters  will  be 
present. 

The  scores  in  the  10-bird  race,  Jack  Rabbit  system, 
distance  handicap,  were  as  follows: 

Chas.  White  9  out  of  10  at  16  yards,  D.  Burfiend 
9-18,  C.  Reese  7-18,  E.  Klevesahl  7-1S,  W.  R.  Mur- 
dock  7-18.  Collier  7-18,  W.  F.  Wattson  7-16,  C.  Frank- 
el  7-16,  T.  L.  Lewis  6-1S,  J.  O'Connor  6-16,  M.  O'Com- 
ner  6-16,  E.   O'Conner  3-16. 


The  Leggett  traps  have  been  replaced  at  the 
Ingleside  grounds  with  expert  traps.  At  the  recent 
League  tournament  and  at  several  prior  shoots  the 
Leggett  traps  did  not  work  satisfactorily,  there 
seemed  to  be  considerable  difficulty  in  getting  them 
properly  adjusted. 


Dutch  Humble  writes  us  from  Gridley  that  on 
June  loth  and  16th  a  two  days'  shoot  will  come  off 
there  under  the  auspices  of  the  Gridley  Gun  Club. 

The  Gridley  shoots  have  always  been  popular  and 
drew  a  good  attendance  of  shooters.  That  this 
shoot  will  be  on  par  with  past  meetings,  possibly 
better,  is  a   foregone   conclusion. 


The  Folsom  Gun  Club  recently  elected  Philip 
Joerger  president  and  Julius  Jacobs  secretary-treas- 
urer for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  club  proposes  to  put  new  traps  in  the  club 
grouuds  and  make  other  needed  improvements. 

In  the  regular  monthly  medal  shoot  of  the  club 
May  19th  the  following  scores  were  made: 

F.  C.  Farmer  12,  T.  H.  McDerby  18,  Elmer  Joer- 
ger 21,  F.  M.  Derby  21,  G.  P.  Gerber  16,  J.  Broder 
19,  J.  Joerger  16,  O.  Miller  16,  J.  E.  Joerger  16, 
O.  Ferguson  20. 

In  shooting  off  the  tie,  F.  M.  Derby  made  22  and 
E.  Joerger  14  out  of  25,  and  Derby  took  the  medal. 
The  member  who  wins  the  medal  three  times  during 
the  season  keeps  it.  O.  Ferguson  and  J.  E.  Joerger 
have  each  won  it  twice. 


In  the  fifth  shoot  of  the  handicap  tournament  this 
season  of  the  Bellingham  Gun  Club,  near  Belling- 
ham.  Wash.,  Ed.  Brackney  won  the  Du  Pont  cup  at 
the  traps  on  Squalicum  Creek.  Brackney  broke  25 
out  of  25  birds,  making  a  record  that  has  seldom  been 
attained  at  the  traps  in  that  vicinity.  Neither  Dell 
Cooper  or  George  Miller,  who  have  been  doing  the 
star  shooting  at  the  opening  events  of  the  season, 
were   present. 

Brackney  claims  to  have  fired  the  most  of  his  shots 
without  the  use  of  a  sight  on  his  gun.  having  met 
with  an  accident  in  the  early  part  of  the  shoot. 


Harry  Ellis  "wiped  their  eyes"  at  the  regular 
shoot  of  the  Multnomah  Rod  and  Gun  Club  May  25, 
and  carried  off  the  handsome  silver  medal  given  by 
the  club.  A  total  of  4000  targets  were  used.  Ellis' 
work  at  the  traps  was  very  good.  He  made  one 
run  of  SO  birds  without  a  miss.  In  the  handicap 
shoot  at  100  targets,  for  the  sole  leather  gun  case, 
there  was  a  hot  contest,  T.  Shangle  being  forced 
to  shoot  off  two  ties  before  he  was  declared  the 
winner. 

In  the  handicap  shoot  for  the  Du  Pont  trophy. 
Broders  and  McPberson  were  tied,  and  in  the  han- 
dicap shoot  for  the  Inman  medal  Jack  Smith,  D. 
Hudson  and  McPherson  were  tied.  The  Du  Pont 
trophy  is  a  new  one  and  in  order  to  win  the  trophy 
the  shooter  must  win  it  three  times.  Jack  Cullison 
put  up  a  handsome  gold  medal  to  the  winner  of  the 
handicap  shoot  June  2d. 

The  crowd  at  the  traps  was  the  largest  that  has 
yet  taken  part  in  the  club  events.  Twenty-seven 
shooters  burned  powder  and  broke  clay  birds.  The 
scores  follow: 

One  hundred  targets — Ellis  93,  Young  91,  Cullison 
90.  Wagoner  90,  Robinson  Jr.  89,  Robinson  Sr.  88, 
Hillis  88,  Abrahams  S5.  Caldwell  82,  Geiser  82,  Howe 
82,  McPherson  SI,  J.  Smith  77.  Broders  77,  Shangle 
75,  Theabeau  74.  Hudson  71,  Jacobs  71.  Harper  70, 
Mrs.  Young  70,  Clark  70.  R.  Shangle  6S,  Sternberg 
68,  Harry  65,  Osborn  65,  Panton  60,  Berkley  60. 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June   8.   1907. 


The  Suisun  Gun  Club  defeated  the  Cordelia  Club 
in  a  live  pigeon  shoot  at  Cordelia  May  19th.  J.  A. 
Wilson.  Lewis  Pierce,  Clair  Morrill,  Dr.  W.  E. 
Downing  and  J.  W.  Harper  composed  the  Suisun 
Club. 


The  Seattle  Gun  Club  held  a  regular  medal  shoot 
at  the  Interbay  traps  two  weeks  ago,  Mack  winning 
the  class  A  medal  with  23  out  o£  25,  Holcomb  the 
class  B  with  19  and  Donald  the  class  C  with  16. 
The  full  scores  were:  Ellis  22,  Clervley  18.  Hilde- 
brant  15.  Doc  IS,  Donald  16,  Peterson  12.  Holcomb 
1H,  Marsh  19.  Mac  23,  Mahan  14,  Canuck  17.  Valleen 
12,  Schultz  5,  Nelson  17,  Mott  21,  Hall  21,  Fisher 
20,  Fritz  12,  Springer  12,  Mitchell  13,  Olie  19, 
Wheeler  21. 


The  West  Seattle  Gun  Club  entertained  shooters 
from  the  Ballard  and  Seattle  Clubs  and  held  a  fine 
shoot  on  the  same  day.  The  scores:  W.  K.  Jackson 
17.  F.  Diller  19,  Davis  13.  Sam  Burnett  21,  Long- 
fellow 10,  L.  Deathrade  11.  T.  W.  Lipsky  17,  L.  M. 
Johnson  21,  Purcell  20,  Beatty  5,  Schram  9,  Arnold  20. 


Entries  for  the   Grand  American   Handicap   close 

to-day. 


At    the    Santa    Margarita    Gun    Club    shoot.    May 
26th,  Ed  Wilhoit  was  high  gun.  breaking  4S  out  of  50. 


An  event  of  the  San  Luis  Gun  Club's  shoot  will  be 
the  race  for  the  Hoegee  cup.  between  June  1st  and 
July  14th.  The  cup  will  go  to  the  high  score  in  the 
race. 


One  of  the  most  pleased  shooters  who  attended 
the  recent  Sacramento  shoot  was  Dutch  Humble  of 
Gridley.  He  won  the  championship  blue-rock  race 
on  the  last  day  of  the  tournament  with  a  Remington 
automatic  gun.  He  scored  20  straight,  as  did  Fred 
Mills  and  Ed  Schultz.  and  won  on  the  shoot-off  of 
the  tie.  He  was  also  one  of  the  winning  Chico  team 
that  won  the  three-man-team  trophy  on  the  same  day. 


The  postponed  live-bird  shoot  of  the  California 
Wing  Club  will  take  place  at  Ingleside  to-morrow. 
This  shoot  was  originally  scheduled  for  June   2d. 


It  is  on  the  card  that  tournaments  will  be  arranged 
to  take  place  in  Los  Angeles,  Oxnard  and  San  Diego 
in  September  and  October. 

The  Eastern  squad  will,  in  all  probability,  take 
in  the  California  shoots  after  the  Pacific  Coast  Handi- 
cap at  Spokane. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Recent  advices  from  New  York  state  that  the  strife 
in  the  American  Kennel  Club  that  threatened  to 
cause  the  disruption  of  the  organization  and  a  long 
legal  squabble  has  ended  in  a  truce,  and  if  present 
indications  go  for  anything,  is  likely  to  result  in  a 
compromise  between  the  two  factions  that  will  re- 
store harmony.  The  whole  controversy  is  at  present 
in  the  hands  of  the  attorneys  representing  the  two 
factions,  and  if  they  can  agree  on  conditions  at  a 
conference  to  be  shortly  held  the  whole  trouble  will 
be  smoothed  over. 

When  the  present  incorporation  of  the  club  and 
the  reconstruction  of  it  under  the  new  constitution 
adopted  by  the  incorporators  was  completed  there 
arose,  it  will  be  remembered,  a  protest  from  a  num- 
ber of  the  more  prominent  specialty  clubs  that  their 
rights  had  been  invaded.  They  were  deprived  of 
certain  representation  in  the  directorate  and  certain 
privileges  which  they  enjoyed  in  the  old  organization, 
and  were  bound  to  the  new  conditions  for  a  long 
term  of  years  before  they  could  restore  the  old 
regime.  Their  protest  was  not  heeded  by  those  in 
control  of  the  club,  and  after  they  were  defeated  in 
the  annual  meeting  they  determined  to  take  their 
cause  to  court  to  rectify  the  injustice  which  they  be- 
lieved had  been  done  them. 

Before  the  case  actually  came  up  in  court  emis- 
saries of  the  controlling  element  sought  the  leaders 
of  the  insurgents  and  attempted  to  stay  proceedings. 
The  only  basis  upon  which  the  defecting  members 
would  consent  to  stop  civil  action  was  that  a  new 
constitution  should  be  adopted  to  absolutely  renew 
the  old  conditions.  The  directorate  of  the  club  finally 
assented  to  this  stipulation,  and  their  attorney  was 
authorized  to  proceed  to  effect  this.  R.  D.  Murray, 
attorney  for  the  litigants,  was  similarly  authorized, 
and  it  is  expected  the  whole  difficulty  will  be  adjusted 
within  a  fortnight. 

o 

Mr.  Courtney  E.  Ford  had  the  misfortune  to  lose 
his  good  field  trial  English  Setter  bitch,  Belle  Fon- 
taine. The  supposition  is  that  she  was  deliberately 
stolen  from  Mr.  Allan  MacDougall's  place  in  Oak- 
land. A  reward  of  $100  will  be  paid  for  information 
leading  to  Belle's  recovery.  She  weighs  about  40 
pounds,  has  a  white  body  with  black  tickings,  black 
ears,  right  side  of  face  is  black,  left  side  of  face 
white,  with  a  black  eye.  Eyes  rather  large  and 
brown.  Communications  can  he  addressed  to  either 
A.  Wilson.  Chief  of  Police,  Oakland,  or  Allan  Mac- 
Dougall,  1616  Telegraph  Avenue,  Oakland. 

We  sincerely  hope  the  efforts  now  being  carried  on 
to  locate  the  missing  bitch  will  he  successful. 


The  Cocker  Spaniel  fanciers  are  to  be  credited 
with  consistent  enthusiasm  and  constant  application 
in  folio-ring  the  bent  of  their  fancy,  for  there  is 
always   'something  doing"  in  Cocker  circles. 


George  A.  Nieberger  has  great  expectations  in  a 
likely  dog  puppy  out  of  his  winning  bitch  Cricket  by 
Ch.  Mepals  Saxon. 

Saxon  seems  to  be  in  great  demand  for  the  stud: 
he  is  a  producer,  all  right.  Nieberger's  black  bitch, 
Winona  was  bred  to  him  May  2Sth. 

D.  P.  Cresswell's  handsome  young  winning  hitch. 
Lady  Cresswell,  whelped  on  May  28th  four  puppies 
(two  dogs)  to  Saxon. 

A.  L.  Cresswell's  good  producing  brood  bitch.  Ch. 
Plumeria   Sally,  was  also  bred  to   Saxon  recently. 

Mr.  H.  Harm's  little  black  bitch  Perfection  (out 
of  Sweet  Marie  I  was  served  on  May  2Sth  by  G.  A. 
Nieberger's  Jimmie. 

G.  A.  Nieberger  sent  a  black  Cocker  bitch.  Belle 
(Togo-Ladv  Marie),  to  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  about  eight 
months  ago  to  Mr.  O.  B.  Harks  to  be  served,  in  time, 
by  Ch.  Lucky.  She  was  returned  to  this  city  in 
whelp  recently  and  in  most  excellent  condition.  This 
is  a  matter  on  which  Mr.  Harks  is  to  be  congratu- 
lated, for  it  is  by  no  means  unusual  for  a  bitch  to  be 
returned  to  the  owner  in  rather  dilapidated  shape. 


We  are  pleased  to  note  that  little  Wilton  Black- 
berries, a  sweet  bitch,  made  good  for  her  champion- 
ship at  the  St.  Louis  show.  She  won  out  over  Lans- 
downe  Lady  Santoi.  Madame  Butterfly  and  Eclipse 
Niggle. 

Madame  Butterfly  fluttered  over  some  good  parti- 
colors  at  the  New  York  show. 


Mrs.  C.  M.  Nunan's  Monti,  a  winner  at  Oakland,  has 
survived  a  bad  attack  of  distemper  and  is  in  good 
fettle  again. 


G.  W.  Ellery's  rattling  good  Cocker,  Ebony  Chief, 
reserve  winners  at  Los  Angeles,  has  gone  the  route  of 
all  dog  flesh — passed  through  on  a  distemper  ticket, 
more's  the  pity. 


The  medallion  head  for  the  Stockton  Kennel  Club 
medals  is  an  effigy  of  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon.  The  Stock- 
ton fanciers  have  a  rare  lot  of  good  ones  of  various 
breeds,  but  Cockers  always  had  a  strong  following 
in  the  Flour  City. 


Glen  Tana  Sybil. 


In  mentioning  the  special  wins  at  the  recent  San 
Francisco  show  we  omitted  to  note  that  the  Presi- 
dent's trophy  (California  Cocker  Club)  for  best  was 
won  by  Ch.  Mepals  Saxon. 


At  the  Seattle  snow  the  Cocker  awards  were  the 
following: 

Dogs;  puppies — 1  F.  S.  Millichamp's  Prince. 
Black,  limit — 1  Miss  A.  Wolfen's  Searchlight.  Open — 
1  R.  G.  Gamwell's  Duke  Royal.  Winners — 1  Search- 
light, res  Duke  Royal.  Parti-colored,  novice — 1  Mrs. 
C.  W.  Sharpies'  Heather.  Limit— 1  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Sharpies'  Scot,  2  F.  S.  Millichamp's  Rommy  Boy. 
Open — 1  and  3  Mrs.  C.  W.  Sharpies'  Bud  Zunts  and 
Ben  Oral,  2  F.  S.  ..lillichamp's  Rommy  Boy.  Any 
solid  color  except  black;  novice — 1  F.  S.  Millichamp's 
Tutze.  Limit — 1  J.  W.  Ladd's  Red  King.  Open — 1 
J.  W.  Ladd's  Red  King.  2  Mrs.  H.  Rief's  Portland 
Rajah.  Winners — 1  Bud  Zunts,  res  Red  King. 
Bitches,  puppies — 1  and  2  Mrs.  C.  W.  Sharpies'  Spider 
and  Patos.  3  F.  S.  M.ilichamp's  Buster.  Black;  open — 
1  Dr.  A.  Gairsche's  Victoria  Tiny.  Winners — 1 
Spider,  res  Patos.  Parti-colored;  novice — 1  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Sharpies'  Cyprus.  Limit — 1  J.  J.  Langa's  Kul- 
sham  Pahlo,  2  Mrs.  C.  W.  Sharpies'  Lopez.  Open — 1 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Sharpies'  Freckles.  Other  than  black; 
novice — 1  Miss  J.  C.  Teniplin's  San  Juan.  Limit 
and  open — 1  J.  W.  Ladd's  Red  Queen.  Winners — 1 
Kulsham  Pahlo,  res  Red  Queen. 

Red  King  and  Red  Queen,  it  will  be  noted,  have 
not  followed  up  the  "sweeping  victories"'  ( ?)  of  Den- 
ver, Salt  Lake,  Los  Angeies  and  Oakland. 


The  Cocker  awards  at  Portland  are  given  as  fol- 
lows: 

Puppies,  dogs  and  bitches  (black) — 1  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Sharpies'  Patos.  Novice  dogs  (black) — 1  Miss  Clara 
Boot's  Flush.  Limit  dogs  (black) — 1  Elmer  Col- 
well  Jr.'s  Victor.  Open  dogs  (black) — 1  R.  G.  Gam- 
well's  Duke  Royal.  Winners  dogs  (black) — 1  Duke 
Royal,  res  Victor.  Novice  bitches  (black) — 1  Mrs.  C 
W.  Sharpies'  Patos.  Limit  bitches  (black) — 1  Mrs. 
Jack  Ormsby's  Melba,  2  Mrs.  M.  T.  Willis'  Fanny. 
Winners  bitches  (black) — 1  Melba,  res  Patos.  Pup- 
pies, dogs  and  bitches  (other  than  black) — 1  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Sharpies"  Spider.  Limit  dogs  (parti-color) — 1  A 
A.  Kadderly's  McKinley.  Limit  dogs  (any  solid 
color  other  than  black) — 1  J.  Wesley  Ladd's  Red 
King.     Open     dogs      (parti-color) — 1     Mrs.     C.     W. 


Sharpies'  Bud  Zunts,  2  R.  G.  Gamwell's  Portland 
Kid.  Open  dogs  (any  solid  color  other  than  back)  — 
1  J.  Wesley  Ladd's  Red  King.  Winners  dogs  I  other 
than  black) — 1  Bud  Zunts.  res  Portland  Kid  Novice 
bitches  (other  than  black) — 1  Mrs.  C.  W.  Sharpies' 
Spider.  Limit  bitches  (parti-color) — 1  Jesse  J. 
Langa's  Hukhan  Pahlo.  Limit  bitches  (any  solid 
color  other  than  black) — 1  J.  Wesley  Ladd's  Red 
Queen.  Open  bitches  (parti-color) — 1  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Sharpies'  Butheta.  Open  bitches  (any  solid  color 
other  than  black) — 1  J.  Wesley  Ladd's  Red  Queen. 
Winners  bitches  (other  than  black) — 1  Butheta,  res 
Kulshan  Pahlo. 

The  "reds"  do  not  show  here  at  all.  the  "picker 
of  winners"  (lemons)  was  beaten  in  the  stretch. 


W.  C.  Bogen  is  always  devising  something  good, 
one  way  or  the  other,  for  the  fancy.  His  latest  is 
a  little  open-air  Bull  Terrier  show  at  Campbells  on 
July  4th.  There  are  more  things  than  one  that  will 
make  this  doggy  outing  a  pleasant  day  for  those  who 
will  be  present. 


Miss  Jennie  A.  Crocker's  new  Boston  Dick  Dazzler 
will  make  his  Coast  bow  at  Pasadena  this  week. 


Unless  the  signs  are  misleading  there  will  soon 
be  a  Boston  Terrier  club  organized  by  local  and 
Coast  fanciers. 


Sincere  congratulations  to  Wm.  J.  Morris  for 
knocking  a  low  blackguard  down  and  out.  We  did 
the  same  thing  three  years  ago  and  hope  to  do  it 
again. 


Mr.  Geo.  A.  Cranfield  writes  us  that  Valverde  Ken 
nels.  near  Yountville.  Napa  county,  are  in  a  flourish- 
ing condition  and  that  indications  are  that  some 
grand  Collie  litters  will  be  whelped  in  due  course. 

Gladys  May,  a  winning  bitch  at  New  York,  was 
served  on  May  25th  by  Ch.  Anfield  Model.  In  her 
first  and  only  litter  to  date  she  produced  Ch.  Val- 
verde Venus,  who  annexed  a  championship  under 
Messrs.  Raper  and  Mortimer  before  she  was  a  year 
old,  also  Valverde  Veto,  first  California  bred  Oakland 
and  Los  Angeles  reserve  winners  south,  and  eight 
other  firsts  as  well;  Valverde  Victor,  two  seconds 
at  Oakland;  Valverde  Vigilant,  one  second  and  one 
third,  Oakland;   sired  by  Ch.  Southport  Philosopher. 

Imported  Miss  Model  whelped  May  14th  five  dogs 
and  three  bitches  to  Ch.  Southport  Student,  who,  by 
many,  is  considered  the  best  Collie  now  in  England. 

Valverde  Kennels  have  prepared  to  have  three 
other  brood  bitches  served  this  week. 

Ch.  Wishaw  Leader  served  Ch.  Southport  Sphinx 
on  May  24th.  Leader  is  the  sire  of  five  champions. 
Sphinx  was  a  winner  in  England  and  won  her  cham- 
pionship on  the  Coast. 


Mr.  Cranfield  is  the  pleased  owner  of  a  fine  English 
Foxhound  bitch,  Sweet  Music,  presented  to  him  by 
the  owner  of  the  Pevensy  Hunt,  England,  of  which 
he  was  master  of  hounds  some  fifteen  years  ago. 
Music  is  in  whelp  to  Harkaway  III.  Both  are  bench 
winners  and  fine  working  ones — the  real  thing  in 
legs  and  feet  and  all  else  that  makes  up  a  good 
hound. 


Mr.  Thos.  S.  Griffiths  informs  us  that  Spokane  will 
have  a  big  four-day  show  September  26th  to  2Sth. 


The  Glen  Tana  Kennels'  string  of  seven  grand  stud 
dogs  are  "doing  a  big  business"  for  the  northern  Col- 
lie fanciers  and  owners.  Parbold  Premier  is  in  great 
shape.  Glen  Tana  Marmion  (brother  of  Magistrate) 
was  bred  last  week  to  Glen  Tana  Talent  (a  consis- 
tent winner),  his  sire.  Glen  Tana  Bounder  out  of 
Glen  Tana-Laura  Lea.  dam  of  Balmoral  Duchess,  etc. 

The  Glen  Tana  sales  of  puppies  in  May  were 
twenty-seven,  and  there  is  some  more  good  ones 
coming. 


All  lovers  of  a  good,  staunch  Bull  Terrier  will  be 
sorry  to  hear  of  the  untimely  ending  of  poor  Stiletto 
Madge,  owned  by  Mrs.  Chas.  Reid  Thorburn.  Madge, 
like  any  other  decent  and  well  bred  dog,  had  an 
instinctive  aversion  for  cats.  Chasing  a  neighbor's 
cat  which,  by  the  way,  made  an  easy  escape  (as  most 
felines  do)  ,  'tis  their  nature),  brought  her  over  the 
dead  line,  and  the  result  was  a  shot  from  an  irascible 
Frenchman,  who  thought  more  of  a  prowling,  maraud- 
ing eat  than  of  an  honest,  if  scrappy.  Bull  Terrier, 
with  the  result  that  Madge  has  joined  the  cannie  ma- 
jority. 

The  episode  was  one  of  those  unfortunate  affairs 
that  will  crop  up,  despite  every  care.  Madge  was 
not  an  ill  natured  dog,  and  without  doubt  the  cat's 
owner  thought  as  much  of  Grimalkin  as  did  the  owner 
of  the  dog,  but  at  that,  he  might  have  held  back,  as 
there  was  nothing  more  in  the  affair  than  a  lively 
chase,  and  Madge,  when  it  comes  to  showdown,  was 
worth  a  wagonload  of  cats. 


Geo.  A.  Cranfield's  Bull  Terrier  bitch  Hawthorne 
Betty  was  served  by  John  Cawkwell's  Silkwood 
Surprise  on  April  27th. 


Another  Bull  Terrier  fancier  has  joined  the  ranks, 
she's  less  than  a  month  old  and  her  name  is  Cran- 
field— awarded  special  for  best  of  her  sex  entered 
from  Napa  county. 


George  Cranfield's  Bull  Terrier  bitch  Woodcofe 
Ditto  by  Ch.  Woodcote  Wonder  whelped  May  23d 
four  dogs  and  three  bitches  to  Ch.  Banjo. 


Saturday,  June   S,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


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LIVE    STOCK    NOTES. 


THE  FARM 


PREFERS  THE  OXFORD  DOWNS. 


With  lambs  selling  at  6  to  8  cents 
on  the  market,  a  ewe  that  will  pro- 
duce a  lamb  that  will  weigh  80  to  100 
pounds  at  weaning,  and  annually  a 
fleece  that  will  sell  for  $2  or  $3  cer- 
tainly pays  a  good  profit  on  her  keep- 
ing. If  you  purchase  a  few  good  ewes, 
the  best  matronly  looking  grades  you 
can  get,  and  breed  them  to  the  best 
pure  bred  rams  you  can  purchase,  of 
one  of  the  mutton  breeds  that  you  pre- 
fer, you  can  raise  a  class  of  lambs 
that  should  be  better  than  their  dams 
and  sell  well  on  the  markets.  By 
selecting  the  best  of  your  ewe  Iambs 
each  year  and  breeding  to  a  first-class 
ram  each  time  you  can  soon  build  up 
a  flock  that  will  please  your  eye  and 
strengthen  your  bank  account.  Your 
ram  is  one-half  the  flock,  and  in  case 
your  ewes  are  grades  he  is  more  than 
a  half,  when  it  comes  to  giving  form 
and  quality  to  a  flock.  Never  use  a 
grade  ram  on  any  kind  of  ewes,  if  you 
want  to  improve  your  flock.  Any  of 
the  mutton  breeds  are  good.  Select 
the  breed  you  like  best,  but  be  sure 
to  get  a  good  individual  to  head  your 
flock. 

Most  people  have  a  preference.  I 
have  mine,  and  as  I  find  ready  sale 
for  all  the  breeding  stock  I  produce, 
I  can  hardly  be  accused  of  trying  to 
advertise  my  business  when  I  tell  you 
the  Oxford  Down  is  my  choice,  being 
the  largest  of  the  English  Downs,  our 
dark-faced  mutton  breeds.  Mature 
sheep  are  large  and  shear  a  good 
fleece.  They  are '  prolific  breeders. 
The  lambs  are  large  enough  at  wean- 
ing time  to  sell  on  the  market  with 
plenty  of  weight.  I  have  sold  my 
lambs  in  June  and  had  them  average 
nearly  eighty  pounds  and  in  August 
average  ninety-eight  pounds.  This 
without  a  single  one  being  cut  out. — 
W.  F.  Baird. 


DAIRY    STOCK    IMPROVEMENT. 


A  two-year-old  heifer,  fresh  in  milk, 
will  sell  for  more  than  a  fatted  steer 
and  she  will  cost  only  half  as  much 
to  produce.  These  grade  cows  are  not 
hard  to  produce.  Purchase  a  pure  sire 
of  one  of  the  standard  breeds,  cross 
him  upon  the  mixed  stock  now  on  the 
farm  and  the  young  will,  in  all  useful 
characteristics,  be  far  more  than  half 
of  that  pure  breed.  When  we  remem- 
ber the  years,  even  centuries,  of  pure 
breeding  in  these  animals,  and  remem- 
ber also  that  the  purer  the  blood  in 
any  stock,  the  stronger  will  be  that 
blood,  $100  or  ?150  for  a  male  of 
breeding  age  will  not  seem  an  extrava- 
gant price.  Every  neighborhood  where 
there  is  any  co-operative  spirit  should 
prepare  to  supply  this  demand  for 
fairly  well  bred  cows.  Every  male 
purchased  should  be  of  the  same  breed 
so  that  new  animals  will  not  have  to 
be  purchased  every  two  or  three  years. 
By  exchanging  these  animals  about 
the  neighborhood,  a  farmer  will  then 
be  paying  $100  or  $150,  not  for  two 
years,  but  for  six  or  ten  years  of 
service.  The  cows  thus  produced  will 
find  a  more  ready  market,  because 
there  are  a  sufficient  number  to  at- 
tract purchasers.  Higher  priced  males 
may  also  be  purchased  with  economy 
because  of  the  much  longer  period 
of  usefulness. — Dairy  Commissioner 
Washburn  of  Missouri. 

o 

One  of  the  best  ways  of  getting  cat- 
tle of  medium  flesh  on  grass  in  the 
spring  is  to  turn  them  in  a  field  where 
the  pasture  was  allowed  to  get  quite 
growthy  the  previous  fall  and  before 
the  new  grass  has  much  start.  By 
this  method  the  steers  will  eat  enough 
of  the  old  grass  with  the  new  to  over- 
come the  usual  effects  of  a  sudden 
change  from  dry  forage  to  grass.  If 
the  grass  has  made  a  good  start,  it 
will  be  well  to  give  a  ration  in  the 
feed  lot  in  the  morning  for  a  week  or 
so  before  turning  the  steers  to  pasture. 
Some  of  the  most  successful  feeders 
of  the  country  have  their  pastures  so 
arranged  that  the  cattle  can  be  fed 
clover  hay  while  on  grass. 


For  the  formation  of  fat,  dry  feeds 
and  those  which  are  the  more  concen- 
trated should  be  given.  For  the  for- 
mation of  milk,  succulent  feeds  are 
needed.  Green  grass,  silage  and  roots 
come  under  the  head  of  succulent 
feeds. 

The  hog  shed  should  not  uu  al- 
lowed to  get  out  of  repair  during  the 
summer.  If  allowed  to  tumble  down 
they  are  never  repaired  till  late  in 
the  fall,  after  the  cold  rains  set  in. 
As  a  result  a  number  of  the  pigs  con- 
tract pneumonia  and  kindred  diseases. 

It  oftens  happens  at  this  time  of 
the  year  that  horses  fail  to  shed. 
Usually  such  horses  have  been  fed 
a  grain  ration  of  corn  alone  during 
the  winter.  The  best  way  to  correct 
the  trouble  is  to  feed  a  grain  ration 
of  oats,  three  parts  and  wheat  bran 
one  part.  To  every  four  quarts  of  this 
mixture  add  a  large  handful  of  oil 
meal.  Every  morning  the  animal 
should  have  a  half  hour's  grooming. 
If  this  fails  to  remove  the  abnormal 
growth,  the  animal  should  be  clipped. 

A  horse  requires  a  certain  amount 
of  water  for  the  amount  of  dry  matter 
taken  into  the  stomach.  If  the  dry 
matter  is  in  the  form  of  concentrated 
feeds  the  animal  will  drink  more 
water  at  the  trough.  If  it  is  in  the 
form  of  pasture  grass,  which  contains 
usually  more  than  80  per  cent  water, 
less  will  be  taken  at  the  trough.  This 
accounts  for  the  fact  that  the  horse 
is  much  more  thirsty  after  it  has  eaten 
hay  all  night  than  when  it  has  been 
running  on  the   pasture. 

Get  the  horses  fat  and  keep  them 
so.  Do  not  be  a  believer  in  the  old 
statement  that  horses  have  to  "go 
down  hill"  when  spring  work  begins 
and  that  it  is  impossible  for  them  to 
"pick  up"  till  after  the  hard  work  is 
over.  In  the  spring,  when  the  hard 
work  is  on  there  is  always  a  great 
deal  of  green  grass  which,  when  given 
with  the  proper  amount  of  concentrat- 
ed feeds,  will  keep  the  animal  in  bet- 
ter condition  than  in  the  fall  and 
winter,  when  these  succulent  feeds 
cannot  be  furnished.  Increase  the 
concentrated  ration  somewhat  and  do 
not  work  the  horse  so  hard  that  it 
will  lose  in  flesh. 

o 

The  Rural  Free  Delivery  service  is 
now  practically  self  supporting.  This 
is  due  mainly  to  the  great  increase 
in  farmers'  mail. 


The  ladies  of  a  church  in  eastern 
New  York  saved  all  the  eggs  their 
hens  laid  on  Sunday  and  with  the 
proceeds  bought  a  new  carpet  for  the 
church  bilding. 


Warranted 

to  give  satisfaction. 


GOMBAULT'S 

CAUSTIC  BALSAM 

A  safe,  speedy  and 
positive    cure    for 

Curb ,  Splint ,  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock , 
Strained  Tendons,  Founder,  Wind  Puffs, 
and  all  lameness  from  Spavin,  Ringbone 
and  other  bony. tumors.  Cures  all  skin 
diseases  or  Parasites,  Thrush,  Diphtheria. 
Removes  all  Bunches  irom  Horses  or 
Cattle. 

As  a  HUMAN  REMEUT  for  Rheu- 
matism, SpruiDB,  Sore  Throat,  et«.,  it 

is  invaluable- 
Even*  bottle  of  Caustic  Balsam  sold  i-= 
■Warranted  to  trive  satisfaction.  Price  SI. SO 
per  bottle.  Sold  by  drupeists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  with  full  directions  for  its 
use.  Send  for  descriptive  circulars,  testimo- 
nials, etc.    Address 

TEE  LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS  COMPANY,  Cleveland,  0L-'- 


The  best  time  to  buy  feeders  is  not 
when  everybody  else  is  in  the  market 
bidding  against  you.     Wait  awhile. 


FOB  SALE. 
Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  "Waldo  J".  2:09, 
and  filly  by  Zombro.  The  filly  is  a  full 
sister  to  San  Felipe,  owned  by  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Sesnon.  I  raised  San  Felipe  and 
sold  him  at  ten  months'  old  to  James 
Coffin  of  San  Francisco  for  $750.  For 
further  information  address  MB.  ED. 
SEWELL,    Santa    Paula,    Cal. 


Dairy  and  Food  Commissioner  Wash- 
burn is  having  some  reward  for  his 
faithful  work  in  Missouri.  He  has 
shown  results  with  the  limited  means 
at  his  disposal  and  that  fact,  no  doubt, 
has  been  the  inducement  for  the  Leg- 
islature to  give  him  the  means  for 
greater  and  better  results  and  which 
will  justify  a  larger  appropriation  by 
the  next  Legislature  for  still  more  ex- 
tended work  by  his  department  in  the 
State. 

o 

Professor  Babcock  of  the  Wisconsin 
Experiment  Station  says  that  cows 
should  receive  about  one  ounce  of 
salt  each  per  day.  Cows  differ  greatly 
in  regard  to  their  ability  to  live  with- 
out salt.  At  the  station  mentioned 
cows  were  kept  without  salt  to  see 
how  soon  their  health  would  appear 
to  be  affected  by  the  deprivation.  One 
cow  showed  the  effects  in  a  month  and 
another  in  about  a  year.  In  time, 
however,  the  effect  of  not  having 
enough  salt  is  very   injurious. 


Congress  increased  the  salaries  of 
Rural  mail  carriers  from  $720  to  $900 
a  year.  The  latter  figure  is  the  maxi- 
mum for  carriers  serving  routes  of 
twenty-five  or  more  miles.  After  one 
year's  service  carriers  will  be  given 
fifteen  days  vacation  every  year. 


FOB  SALE, 


ALVA  P.,  brown  mare,  sired  by  Sec- 
retary 28378  (son  of  Director  2:17),  dam 
Shoo  Fly  by  Alexander.  Has  black  filly, 
foaled  April  28th,  1907,  sired  by  Kinney 
Lou  2:07%.  Mare  and  foal  can  now  be 
seen  at  Burke  Ranch,  near  San  Jose. 
Price  $650  for  both.  Address  B.  B. 
B  ELLIN  GALL,  731  Heading"  St.,  San 
Jose,  or  405  Battery  St.,  San  Francisco. 


TWO-MINUTE    SFEED 
FOB  SALE. 

The  mahogany  brown  stallion  DI0L.0 
by  Diablo  2:09*4,  dam  Bessie  Hock  by 
Hock  Wilkes,  son  of  Guy  Wilkes,  second 
dam  by  "Venture,  sire  dam  of  Directum 
2:05V4,  third  dam  by  Paul's  Abdallah, 
fourth  dam  by  Gen.  Taylor,  thirty-mile 
champion. 

DIOLO  is  16,  hands  and  a  half  inch 
high,  weighs  1100  pounds  and  is  one 
of  the  best  gaited  pacers  ever  sired  by 
Diablo.  He  has  two-minute  speed  and 
though  never  given  any  fast  miles  has 
paced  easily  a  mile  in  2:17,  last  half  in 
1:06,  and  has  shown  a  quarter  in  31 
seconds,  the  last  eighth  in  15  seconds. 
He  will  beat  2:10  this  year,  if  raced; 
is  absolutely  sound  and  without  blemish. 
There  is  over  §12,000  in  purses  and 
stakes  in  which  he  can  be  entered  and 
substituted  on  the  California  Circuit 
this  year.  Horse  can  be  seen  at  Pleas- 
anton  in  charge  of  W.  J.  Creason,  to 
whom  all  communications  in  regard  to 
the  horse  should  be  addressed. 
J.   M.    FOX,    Owner. 


FOR    SALE. 

On  account  of  my  age  and  health,  I 
will  sell  Kenneth  C,  three-year-old  rec- 
ord 2 :  17,  seal  brown,  by  McKinney 
2:1114,  first  dam  Mountain  Maid  (dam 
of  Tom  Carneal  2:08^,  Kenneth  C. 
(3)  2:17,  and  Miramonte  2:24%),  by 
Crisco  490S,  second  dam  Lucy  M.,  dam 
of  Betty  M.  2:20  by  Cloud.  This  horse 
is  now  five  years  old  and  will  beat 
2:10  this  year.  Sound  and  right  and 
ready  to  show  any  day. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  Ben  Hur,  bay 
stallion,  three  years  old,  by  Stam  B. 
2:11%,  out  of  Mountain  Maid  as  above. 
Can  trot  in  2:20  now.  Sound  and  all 
right  in  every  way.  Come  and  see 
them  work.  No  trades  considered. 
S.  K.  TREFRY,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

NOMINATIONS    FOB    SALE. 


At  the  Petaluma  race  meeting,  Aug- 
ust 24th  to  31st.  One  nomination  2:17 
class  trot,  guaranteed  stake  $2000,  and 
one  nomination  trotters  without  records, 
guaranteed  stake  $1500.  Address  JOHN 
LANCE,  Care  Bace  Track,  Everett, 
Wash. 


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keeps  olT  mosquitos. 
Try  it.    All  dealers.    Trial  bottle  sent  free. 
Write  to 

C.  W.  COT.E  CO. 

102  New  St.. 
New  Trotlt  City 


$100 
REWARD 

Will  be  paid  for  information  lead- 
ing to,  or  the  recovery  of  the 
English  Setter  bitch.  Belle  Fon- 
taine. Weight  about  40  pounds; 
black  ticks  on  white  body,  black 
ears,  right  side  of  face  black,  left 
side  of  face  white  with  black  eye. 
Eyes  large  and  brown.  Address 
communnications  to 

ALLAN  MacDOUGALL, 

1616  Telegraph  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

A.   WILSON,   Chief   of   Police, 

Oakland,   Cal. 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  "Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212  North   Brown  St.,  Napa,  Cal. 

FOB  SALE.  CHEAP. 


DAKEN  B.  2:16^,  b'g  by  Athadon. 
stands  over  16  hands,  and  a  fine  road 
horse. 

Bay  trotting  gelding  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes,  1 6  hands,  no  record,  has  step- 
ped a  mile  in  2:19. 

Sorrel  gelding  four  years  old  by  L. 
W.   Russell.      No   record,  fast  trotter. 

All  the  above  city  broke  and  can  be 
driven  by  anyone.  Apply  to  owner,  B. 
CONSANI,  N.  E.  cor.  Grove  and  Lagnna 
Sts.,    San   Francisco. 

PLEASANTON 
STOCK   RANCH. 

Stallions  taken  care  of;  separate 
paddocks;  first-class  care.  Prices  rea- 
sonable.    Write  to 

S.   O.    FESLER, 
Pleasanton,   Cal. 

TEAM  WANTED. 


A  high-class  carriage  team.  Must  be 
15*4  to  16  hands  high,  any  color  but 
gray,  stylish,  handsome,  sound,  well 
matched  as  to  size  and  conformation. 
gentle  and  good  actors.  Address  JOHN 
WEBSTEB,  care  Breeder  and  Sports- 
man, 616  Golden  Gate  Ave.,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   Cal. 

CABBIAGE    TEAM    FOB    SALE. 


Black  geldings,  15.3  hands,  .round 
built,  stylish,  perfectly  broken,  good 
lookers  and  guaranteed  sound  in  every 
way.  One  seven  and  the  other  eight 
years    old.      Team    weighs    2380    pounds. 

Also  one  fine  surrey  mare,  seven  years 
old,   kind  and  well  broken.     Color  black. 

Address  BAILEY  &  SHEBMAN,  525 
5th  St.,   Santa  Bosa,   Cal. 

SADDLE  HOBSE  FOB  SALE. 


Single-footer;    dark   bay;    very    stylish 
and   gentle.     Broken  to   drive. 

Also    fancy    matched    team    of    buck- 
skins,   weight    1200. 

JAMES    H.    GBAY, 
Graton,    Cal. 

TBOTTING    MABE    FOB    SALE. 


Bay  mare  by  Knight  10557;  first  dam 
Alexia  by  Cornelius  11335;  second  dam 
sister  to  Alexander  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen 
Jr.  31;  third  dam  Lady  Crum  by  Brown's 
Bellfounder.  Weighs  about  900  pounds; 
never  trained  a  day  outside  of  road  work 
by  myself;  has  a  matinee  record  of  2:36, 
last  quarter  in  37  seconds.  Address 
I.  D.  Woodworth,  3119  Y  St.,  Sacramento, 
Cal. 

FOB  SALE. 


Green  Meadow  Stock  Farm,  Santa  Clara, 
California. 

On  Brokaw  road,  about  one  hundred 
yards  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Santa 
Clara,  is  located  50  acres  of  productive 
land,  as  good  as  can  be  had  in  any  part 
of  the  world.  It  grows  nearly  four  tons 
of  good  hay  to  the  acre  and  can  produce 
the  best  of  pasture  for  sixty  or  seventy 
head  of  horses.  Among  the  rich  produc- 
tions of  the  farm  are  fine  alfalfa  fields, 
as  well  as  one  of  the  best  artesian  wells 
ever  found  in  Santa  Clara  county  for 
irrigation.  The  buildings  are  in  first- 
class  condition  and  are  also  well  appear- 
ing internally  as  well  as  externally.  The 
residence  is  a  fine  modern,  up  to  date 
structure  surrounded  by  magnificent 
grounds.  The  homes  of  the  horses  are 
comfortably  fitted  with  box  stalls  suit- 
able for  raising  horses  or  dairy  pur- 
poses. Address  ENOS  PONTES,  Santa 
Clara,    Cal. 


^*-P""|fsAJFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  nil  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTF.F.D  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  $7,50.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
1. 0. CRITTENDEN. 

9    FOXBLD'C3.ELYBIA,OHIO. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June   S,   1907. 


Additional  Stakes  and  Purses 

Pleasanton  Race  Meeting 


TO  BE  HELD  AT  PLEASANTON 


July  31,  Aug.  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Saturday,  May  25th,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Saturday,  June  15,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 


1st  Day— WEDNESDAY,  July  31st 

No.  1—2 :08  Pace,  The  Farmers'  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  2 — 2:40  Trotting,  Purse $500 

No.  3 — Three-Year-Old  Pacing,  Purse $500 

2d  Day— THURSDAY,  Aug.  1st. 

No.  4 — 2 :14  Trot,  Alameda  County  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

No.  5 — 2:30  Pacing,  Purse $500 

No.  6 — Special,  Purse  $500 


No. 

7- 

No. 

8- 

No. 

9- 

No. 

10 

No. 

11 

No. 

12- 

3d  Day— FRIDAY,  August  2d. 
-2 :24  Trot,  Pleasanton  Merchants  Stake .  $800 

-2:12  Pacing,  Purse $500 

-2 :17  Trotting,  Purse $500 

4th  Day— SATURDAY,  August  3d. 

-2 :20  Pace,  Fairmount  Hotel  Stake $800 

-2 :20  Trotting,  Purse $500 

-2 :15  Pacing,  Purse $500 


Entries  to  Stakes  Nos.  7  and  10  close  May  25th,  1907,  when  horses  must  he  named. 

Entries  to   Purses    Nos.   2,   3,   5,   8,   9,   11   and   12   close   June   15th,  1907,  when  horses  must  be   named. 

Nominators  have  the  rig"ht  of  entering;  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing-  May  25th  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Cnly  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting"  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  given  each  day  during  the  meeting;,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 

SPECIAL     CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member   National    Trotting   Association.      For    entry    blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary. 


LEE  WELLS,  President. 


DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


For  particulars  address  Dr.  J, 


Register  No.  38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%),  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  $40  to  Insure. 
A.  LANE,  Fort  una,   Cal. 


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That's  what  breaks  concussion. 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  toot 

healthy. 
That's  what  cures  lameness. 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


7         Order  through  your  horse-shoer 

i  Revere  Rubber  Co. 


solp  j:.-.::"JFacture.  j 
Boston.  San  Francisco 


Order 

by 

"NAME" 


You  Can't  Cut  Out 

A    BOG    SPAVIN    or 
THOROCGHPIN,  but 


AJJSORBINE 


•will  clean  them  off,  and  you  wort  the 
horse  same  time.  Does  not  blister  or 
remove  the  hair.  Will  tell  von  more  it 
you  write.  g'.'.OO  per  uotilc,  delivered. 
Book  4-C  free. 

AI5SORBINE,  JR..  for  mankind, 
gl.OO  bottle.  Cures  Varicose  Veins,  Vari- 
cocele, Hydrocele,  Ruptured  Muscles  or 
LlgamentsvEniarged  (•lands,  Allays  rain. 

Genuine  infd.  only  by  "     -} 

W.   F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 

54  Monmouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 
for   Sale   by — 

Langley  &  Michaels.  San  Francisco 
Cal.;  Woodward.  Clark  &  Co..  Portland 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles', 
Cal  ,  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co  Lus 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co..  Sac- 
ramento. Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle 
W-.sh.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane. 
W  ish. 


SKY  FOINTEB  JB.  POK  SALE   OS 
LEASE. 

Haying  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
o fn£? y  /°»nter,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
t  V4V^am  Juliet  D-  2:13%.  clam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08^  by  McKinnev.  Dark 
???AStaUion*  16  hands-  a«d  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12%.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FRANK  S.  TURNER  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Rosa  Stock  Parm,  Santa 
Rosa,    Cal. 


PRIVILEGES    POR    SALE. 

Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cal. 


FOR    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  years  old,  by  James 
Madison;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10  trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W.; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
tjOS  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
^en,   or   address 

L.  J.  ROSE,  Jr., 

Oxnard,  CaL 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

— in— 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing*. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 

FOR  SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:11%,  dam  by  Strath  way.  Stands  16V£ 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class    roadster   and    matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the   Breeder   and   Sportsman. 


RACING 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND   RACETRACK 


Six   ni    more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,    November    17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40   P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street ;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for   ladies  and   their   escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last    races. 


THOS.    H.   WILLIAMS,    President. 
PERCY    W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 


RT7BBEROID     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    RICHARDSON    &    CO., 
473-4S5    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 


FOR    SALE — ALFRED    D.    2:121/4. 


By  Longworth,  son  of  Sidney.  Al- 
fred D.  is  absolutely  sound,  without 
blemish;  goes  without  boots;  is  now  in 
training  and  has  paced  miles  better 
than  his  record  this  year.  He  is  a 
first-class  racing  prospect  for  the  fast 
classes  and  a  high-class  roadster  or  a 
matinee  horse.  He  is  now  in  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  racing  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  where  he  can  be  seen,  and 
will  be  driven  for  prospective  buyers. 
For  further  information  address  MRS. 
A.  C.  DIETZ,  5403  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oak- 
land, Cal. 


PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  513  32d  street. 
Oakland,  Cal.,  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle,  Horses,  Sheep,  Hogs.  High- 
.:lass  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 


IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER.  West  Orange,  N.  J. 


"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD— 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co..  San 
UTateo. 

JERSEYS.  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stoek  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1S76.  Wm.  Niles 
fk    Co..    Los    Angeles.    Cal. 


BLAKE,    MOFFITT    &    TOWNE 

Dealers    In     PAPER. 
1400-1450    4th    St.,    San    Francisco,    CaL 
Biake,      Moffit     &     Towne.      Los     Anceles. 
Rlak*.    MrFa.il    A    Co..     Portland.    Oreerop 


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rUTTLE'SEIIXrRCO.,52   Beverly  St.  Boston,  Mass, 

EwllJet<ln,fc  Con>pany.  San  PYanolsco,   California 
W.  A.  Shaw,  im  w.  Washington  St ,  Lot TAngeles 


Saturday,  June  8,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


MONTEREY 


Record  2K)9V4 
Reg.  No"  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish    (4)   2:08'/ 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24t4 


By  Sidney  2:19*4  <sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05U 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:5SY-,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  "Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make   them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays.  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting-  Park.      Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual    return    privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to   July    1st. 


YOSEMITE 


Standard  Bred   5-Y.-0). 

Dam    Leap   Year 


Trotter  by  Monterey   2:09H 
2:26%     (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by- 
Tempest.      Yosemite   is  15.3    hands,   weighs   1125   lbs.- 
One   of  the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most   promising  young   stallions    on 
this  Coast.      He  will  be   raced   this   year. 

TERMS — S25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 

For  further  particulars   regarding   these  horses   apply   to   or  address 

FETEB  J.  WILLIAMS,   San  Lorenzo,    Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Beg.  No.  24576.    Trotting  Race  Record  2:12V4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEEMS — 530  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBCOM,  Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


Foaled    1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%, 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  tne  season — S25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season— S25. 

Having   leased    the    above    highly    bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO  BACB    TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund   service    fee    if   mare    does 
not  prove  with   foal.      Call  on  or  address 

H.  L.  FABBITY,  Bace  Track,  Fresno. 


SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OP  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo.  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — S25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRA1TK    S.    TURNER,    Prop.,   Santa   Rosa,    Cal. 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637    ^= 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


Constructor  39569 

Handsome  sans  of  McKinney  2:111,4,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  "Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27.  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%.  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  35S3,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited   to  ten  mares. 

Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    15.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 

pounds;    perfect    in   every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1907  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    |3    per   month. 
£25  for  the  Season.     Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS   SMITH,   1021    Georgia   St.,   Vallejo,    CaL 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:1 6^ 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15;4,    fcy     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lisa    W.     2:18%,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TEEMS — For  Season,  5SO.  Beturu  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04^,  Tidal  Wave  2:09.  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08'/-,  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MABTIIT  CABTEB,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Irviugton,    Cal. 

HOOPER  FARM  Good  Pa sturaFgn 


For  Horses 


MOUNTAIN  VIEW,  CAL. 


No  Barbed  Wire  and  Plenty  of  Running  Water.     Horses   Can  Be  Stalled,   Gi-cmal 
and  Ped  if   Owners   So   Desire. 
TERMS— For   Open   Pasture,    ?5    per   month;    Housing   at    Night   and   Feeding 
Hay,  $10  per  month;  Grooming.  Exercising,  etc.,  and  Keeping  Up  in  Working  Con- 
dition,   ?lo   per   month.      For  particulars  address 


Beference — S.  P.  Biding  Club, 


ROBERT  IB  VINE.  Foreman, 

HOOPEB  FABM,  WOTJNTAIN  VIEW, 

Santa  Clara  County,  Cal. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord   .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed   in   a   Sace    2:10% 


WINNEB  OF  HARTFORD  FUTTTBITY  (S8E00)  FOB  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Billora  2:09%.  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0S%  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%.  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%,  Romance  2:29%.  and  Guyon  2:27%).  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season    of    1907    at   PLEASANTON   BACE    TRACK. 

$50  for  the  SeaSOll  nsr.VL     RETURN    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

should   mare  not    prove  in   foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:193/4, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Old) 


BBED    AT    HIGHLAND    FABM, 

DUBUQUE,    IOWA. 

By  EZFEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15^4.  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23%  (dam  of  Aegon  2:lSJ/£,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11^4,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino  Chief   11,   etc. 

Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 

HIGHLAND  Is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
It.  i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  1G.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  "W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  "World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  threp-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich,  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  tne 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


LYNWOOD  W.  32853 


THE  GREAT 
SPEED  SIRE. 


Sire  of  the  only  two  trotters  that  ever  trotted  a  mile  better  than  2:07*4  on  the 
Pacific  Coast.  Sire  of  those  two  sensational  trotters  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  trial 
2:05;  Charley  Eelden  2:08%,  trial  2:06%.  Besides  he  is  the  sire  of  several  more 
in  the  list.     Terms — $30  for  the  Season  of  1907. 

H.  A.    CARLTON,    Santa  Kosa,    Cal. 


OJLiUr/fiXi 


A  grand  young  stallion,  sired  by  McKinney  2:11%,  sire  of 
Coney  2:02,  Sweet  Marie  2:02,  and  ten  more  in  2:10  list; 
dam  Anna  by  Director  2:17,  sire  of  Direct  2:05%,  Directum 
2:05*4,  etc.,  second  dam  by  Jim  Lick,  he  by  Guy  Miller,  he 
by  Hambletonian  10;  third  dam  by  St.  Lawrence. 
Will  make  the  season  of  19  07,  to  not  over  twelve  good  mares,  as  he  will  be 
trained  for  a  record  in  the  fall.  Trotted  a  mile  in  his  work  last  June  in  2:17%, 
last  half  in  1:07,  and  afterwards  worked  a  trial  half  in  1:04%.  He  will  get  a  mark 
of  2:10  or  better,  barring  accidents.  He  combines  the  blood  of  the  two  greatest 
race  horse  families.  TERMS — $40  the  Season,  money  to  be  refunded  if  mare  does 
not  prove  with.  foal.     Address  for  further  particulars 

M.  HUNiY,  French.  Camp,  Cal. 


The  Arrowhead  Stud 

Valencia  Farm 

(Property  of  M.  S.  Severance,  Esq.) 
Imp.  HACKNEY  STALLION 

Royal  Pioneer  8285 

Color,  Bay;   Size,  15.2/2  Hands. 

By  Garton,  Duke  of  Connaught  3009,  England's 
greatest  Hackney  sire;  produced  McKinley, 
twice  champion  of  England  and  America,  and 
many  others.  Dam,  Lady  Maude  4150  by  Pio- 
neer 108S. 

FEE,   $40   to    INSURE. 

Reduction  Made  for  Two  or  More  Mares. 

JOHN    L.   MILLAR,   Manager. 
P.  O.  Address,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Telephone  Main  24.  R.  F.  D.  No.  1. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia   St.,    San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove   Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls   from   out   of  town   promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best    work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  Lt.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Tel   phone  Special  2074. 

Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zlbbell  &  Son 

THE  AVENUE  STABLE, 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery ;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.  All  kinds  of  country  horses  for 
sale 


SUBBEY    HOR-SE    FOB    SALE. 

One  of  the  handsomest  surrey  horses 
in  the  State,  bay,  six  years  old,  16% 
hands  high,  absolutely  sound,  stylish, 
good  action,   kind  and  gentle.     Apply  to 

GEOBGE    BELL, 
Hotel  Rafael,  San  Rafael,  Cal. 


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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June   8,  1907. 


PETERS  SHELLS  WIN! 

At  the  tournament  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League.  San  Francisco.  May  10-12.  HIGH  GENERAL  AVERAGE  was  won 
by  Mr.  Otto  Feudner.  shooting  Peters  Factory  Loaded  Shells.  He  also  won  the  Dupont  Trophy.  24x2o.  and  in  the  100-bird  race,  the  high 
score  was  made  by  Mr.  J.  E. "Vauehan,  with  Peters  Shells.     Other  recent  winnings  made  with  this  ammunition  are: 


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-At     Veedersburg-.     Ind.,    April    18,    made    hy    C.    A.    YounJ,    winning 

HIGH    AVEEAGE. 
-At  tie  Texas  State  Shoot,  Mexia,  Tex.,  April  24-26,  by  Mr.  Xm.  I.  'Wade, 

winning  HIGH  AVERAGE. 
-At   the    Texas    State    Shoot,    Mexia,    Tex.,    April    24-26,    by    Mi.    Carter, 

winning  CEEONICLE   TEOPHT. 

190x200 — At  Freehold,  N.  J.,  April  18,  by  Neaf  Apgar,  winnin 


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50x50  — Zn  the  Individual  State  Championship  Event  at  the  Texas  State  Shoot,     Z 

April   24-26,   by   I..   I.   Wade,   being  the   OUIY   STRAIGHT    SCORE,     y 

362x380 — At   Chanute,    Kansas,    April    19-20,    made   by      Ed.        O'Brien,      winning    9 

HIGH    AVERAGE.  9 


113  Stiaight — By   !■. 
RUN. 


I.  Wade,  at  Mexia,  Texas,  April  25,  being  the  LONGEST 
HIGH  AVERAGE 


Ask  Your  Dealer  for  Peters  Shells 


Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght— W.D.Stannard— 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter   One-Trigger 


'    '  Our  New  Art  Catalogue  Tells  the  Story 


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Fulton,  N.  Y. 


Toomey 
Two- Wheelers 

Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
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Possess  lightness,  strength,  durabil- 
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Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
1905  to   the   Toomey    Low   Seat   Sulky. 

Send  for  latest  catalogue  to 

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for    track    purposes.        Pneumatic 

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The  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  Gun  at  the  Illinois  State 
Shoot.  May  14-16.  1907,  in  the  hands  of  Bill  Crosby,  won  the 
Board  of  Trade  Diamond  Badge  and  High  Average  for  the 
days.  Lem  Williard  won  the  amateur  average  and  Joe 
Barto  won  the  amateur  championship  for  the  State  of  Illinois.  Both  of  the  above 
named  gentlemen  shooting  the  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  GUN.  This  is  a  splen- 
did clean-up,  as  usual.     Send  for  catalogue. 

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PRESTIGE   AND    MONEY   TO    BALANCE 

BUT  not  with  cripples  until  "Save-the-Hurse"  is  used.  Some  of  the  greatest 
racers  in  the  country  were  practically  worthless  until  made  sound  only  with 
"Save-the-Horse." 

"Whether  used  as  a  last  or  first  resort:  whether  jeered,  sneered  or  snickered 
at  by  skeptics,  it  arises  from  the  test  like  the  glorious  sun  from  a  bank  of  clouds 
on   a   gloomy   day. 

Our  guarantee  is  not  mere  words,  mind  you,  "but  a  signed  contract,  made 
absolutely  legally  binding  to  protect  purchaser  to  treat  any  case  named  m  the 
document. 

Read  what  it  has  accomplished  for  others;  it  will  unfailingly  do  so  for  you: 

Costs  from  S5  to  S25  for  repeated  fixing,  Horse  must  be  laid  up  for  several 
months;  not  five  per  cent  of  the  cases  are  cured.  Blistering  is  less  effective.  Mer- 
curial  preparations   produce   irrepairable   injury. 

"SAVE-THE-HORSE"  positively  and  permanently  cures  Spavin,  E-ingbcne  (ex- 
cept Lew  Ringbone),  Thoroughpin,  Curb,  Splint,  Capped  Hock,  Wind  Puff,  Broken 
Down,  Bowed  or  Strained  Tendon  and  all  Lameness..  Horse  can  be  worked  as  usual 
and  with  boots;  no  harm  will  result  from  scalding  of  limb  cr  destrncticn  of  hair. 

S5.00  per  bottle,  with  a  written  guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the  best 
legal  talent  could  make  it. 


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D.   E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Avenue,  Oakland,  Cal- 

YOU  WILL  NOT 

carry  your  own  risk  on  a  building  or  stock  of  goods,  but  keep  same 
constantly  insured.  Why  not  do  the  same  with  your  stallion,  gelding 
or  mare?    Write  for  particulars  and  rates.     (No  agents). 

INTER-STATE  LIVE   STOCK  TNSURANCE   COMPANY, 

MERRILL  BU'I.BING,  JVIVVAUKEE,  WIS 


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Dupont  Smokeless 

MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley 40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   * CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb 64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling    18  out  of  20 


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PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


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ITHACA  GUNS 


THIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  5300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible 
to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material 
of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 
— .  , .  ~-  handled  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with 
the  best  Damascus  or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
"Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing  our  complete  line;  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  $17.75  net  to  $300  list. 

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Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


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(R.    R.   Syer,   Atty.) 


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Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

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Begin  to  go  "down  the  line."     Better  ponder  the  subject  now 
while  the  fee  is  nominal. 

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[Saturday,  June   8,  1907. 


Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


.Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2,000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  "ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency,   315   Broadway,   New  York   City 

Sales     Office,    515    Market  <  Street,    San    Francisco,     CaL 


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WINCHESTER 

.22    CALIBER    AUTOMATIC    RIFLE 

This  handsome,  handy  little  take-down  rifle,  like  history,  repeats 
itself.  As  a  means  of  pleasure  and  sport  it  is  as  far  ahead  of  any 
other  .22  caliber  as  an  automobile  is  ahead  of  the  historic  one  horse 
shay.  True  lovers  of  sport  find  great  fun  with  it  shooting  moving 
small  game  where  shotguns  have  heretofore  generally  been  used. 
After  loading  this  rifle,  all  that  it  is  necessary  to  do  to  shoot  it  ten 
times  is  to  pull  the  trigger  for  each  shot.  Although  automatic  in 
action,  it  is  simple  in  construction  and  not  apt  to  get  out  of  order. 
For  city,  country  or  camp  it  is  the  gun  of  the  day.  To  get  the  best 
results  always   use   Winchester  make   of  cartridges  in  this  rifle. 

Ask  your  dealer  to  show  you  one. 
WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  -  NEW  HAVEN,  CONN. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  Agent,  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal 


Look  at  these 

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Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  February  22,  23  and  24,   19G7 Eesult General  High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Fresno,  March  3  and  4,  1907 Result General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  March  10,   1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Toiirnament    held    at    Modesto,    March    17,    1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  April  14,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Los  Angeles,  May  4  and  5,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  May  10,  11  and  12,   1907 Be  suit... Professional    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  May  16,  17  and    13,    1907 Besult General  .High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Sacramento,  May  24,  25  and  26,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 

Dexter  Prince  S 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 

,es 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 
(Take  Hayes,    McAllister   or  Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 
3est  located  and  healthiest   stable  in  San  Francisco.     Always  a  good   roadster 
on   ">and    for   sale.      Careful    and    experienced    men    to    care    for    and    exercise    park 
iers  and  prepare   horses   for  track   use.      Ladies  can   go   and   return   to   stable 
1    iOt  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:    No.  1346  Park  St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

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Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Jffg.  Co., 
Iver  Johnson's  Arms   &   Cycle  Works,  Hamilton  Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME    L.     No.    24. 


SATURDAY,  JUNE  15,  1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Year 


THE     BREEDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June    15,    1907. 


$7300  -  Woodland  Race  Meeting  -  $7300 


TROTTING  AND  PACING 


Woodland  Race  Track,  Sept.  4,  5,  6  and  7,  1907 


Entries  to  Close  Monday,  June  17,  1907. 


Guaranteed  Stakes. 


PROGRAMME : 


WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  4th. 

No.  1—2:27  Trotting $500 

No.  2—2 :20  Pacing $1000 

No.  a— 2:14  Trotting  $600 

THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  5th. 

No.  4—Two- Year-Old  Trotting $400 

No.  5-^2:12  Pacing   $500 

No.  6 — 2 :10  Trotting  


FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  6th. 

No.  7— Three-Year-Old  Pacing .'.$500 

No.  S-- 2 :08  Pacing   $700 

No.  9—2 :18  Trotting  $500 

SATURDAY,  SEPTEMBER  7th. 

No.  10— Three- Year-Old  Trotting  $500 

No.  11—2 :24  Trotting  $1000 

No.  12—2 :16  Pacing   $500 


ONLY  THREE  PER  CENT  TO  ENTER. 

ENTRANCE  AND  PAYMENTS  AS  FOLLOWS — Three  per  cent  to  enter,  payable  Monday,  June  17th,  1907;  two  per -cent  additional  if  not  declared  out  on  or 
before  August  1st,  1907.  Declarations  (to  declare  out)  must  be  made  in  writing  and  accompanied  by  the  full  amount  due  at  the  time  the  declaration  is  made,  or 
nominator  will  be  held  for  the  full  five  per  cent. 

SUBSTITUTIONS — A  nominator,  by  the  payment  of  an  additional  two  per  cent,  has  the  right  of  transferring  his  entry  and  substituting  another  horse  on 
Monday,  September  2d,  1907,  the  horse  so  substituted  to  be  eligible  on  September  2d,  1907,  to  the  class  in  which  it  is  named. 

SPECIAL  XOTICE — The  "Woodland  race  track  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  popular  tracks  in  the  State  with  the  horsemen.  "It  is  reckon- 
ed one  of  the  best,  safest  and  fastest  tracks  in  California.  It  is  kept  in  excellent  condition  for  harness  racing.  It  is  the  intention  to  make  the 
Woodland  meeting  this  year  one  of  the  best  meetings  ever  given  in  Yolo  county,  and  everything  will  be  done  to  please  the  public  and  visiting 
horsemen  and  insure  high-class  racing. 

Member  National  Trotting  Association.    For  entry  blanks,  full  conditions  and  further  information  address  the  Manager. 


ALEX.  BROWN, 


Proprietor. 


C.  A.  SPENCER,  Manager, 

Woodland,  Cal. 


McMurray 


•  McMurray 

McMURRAY 

Sulkies  and 

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Standard  the  "World   Over. 

Address    for   printed    matter   and 

prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,   San  Francisco,   CaL 
Sales    Agent    for    California, 


McMurray  -  McMurray 


THE  HORSEMAN'S  HANDBOOK 


contents: 

CARE  ADD  MANAGEMENT  OF  STALLIONS-The  Stall— Pad- 
dock —Food—  Diseases—  Exercise—  Grooming 
— Serving  Mares— Amount  of  Service. 
CAIEAND  MANAGEMENT  OF  BROOD  MARES— Getting  mares 
in  foal — Care  during  Pregnancy — Abortion — 
Foaling— Time  "When  Mare  is  Due— In  Season 
Again—  Weaning  Colt—  Period  of  Gestation 
Table. 
BREAKING  AND  DEVELOPING  OF  C0LTI— Care  of  Colt— Ed- 
ucating— Feeding—  Care  of  Growing  Feet- 
Breaking  to  Drive— Developing,  Shoeing  and 
Booting. 
MANAGEMENT  OF  CAMPAIGNERS—  How  to  Keep  the  Kace 

Horse  in  Condition  and  Keyed  Up  for  a  Kace. 
CARE  OF  THE  FEET— Booting  and  Shoeing— Bonner's 

and  Berry's  Views. 
•ARE  OF  THE  HORSE  IN  SICKNESS— Some  Brief,  Simple 

Rules  and  Remedies. 
6A1T1H6  ARO  BAUNCIttl— Correction  of  Faulty  Gaits 

etc.    « 
WIMALTAMINO  AND  TRAINIRG-Methods  Employed  by 
Gentry  in  Overcoming  "Wild  Instincts  of  the 
Horse  and  Teaching  Him  to  Learn. 
STATISTICS — Championship  Records  of  every  class 
—Leading  Sires  of  2:30  speed— Time  of  Fastest 
Miles  bv  Quarters— List  of  High  Priced  Horses 
—List  of  Horse  Associations  and  Registers- 
List  of  Horse  Journals— List  of  Books  on  the 
Horse— Table  of  all  stake  winners.    Conditions 
and  Dates  of  Payments  on  all  Futurities,  etc. 
AMERICAl  TROTTING  RULES— The  Complete  Rules  gov- 
erning Harness  Eaclnsc  with  Index,  Officially 
Sigoed  by  Secretary  W.  H.  Enlght,  also  the 
betting  rules. 
USEFUL  INFORMATION— Rulas  for  Admission  to  Stan- 
dard Registers.    Rules  for-Laying  out  Tracks— 
—Treatment  of  Horse's  Teeth— How  to  Groom 
a  Hor=e— About  Clipping  Horses— "Where  to 
Buy  S'  eclalties  for  Horsemen,  etc. 
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Will  be  paid  for  information  lead- 
ing to,  or.  the  recovery  of  the 
English  Setter  bitch,  Belle  Fon- 
taine. Weight  about  40  pourids; 
black  ticks  on  white  body,  black 
ears,  right  side  of  face  black,  left 
side  of  face  white  with  black  eye. 
Eyes  large  and  brown.  Address 
communnications  to 

AX.X.A2T  MacDOUGALL, 

1616  Telegraph  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

A.    WILSON,    Chief   of    Folice, 

Oakland,   CaL 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.   Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212   North    Brown   St.,   Napa,  Cal. 


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CampbelPs  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


—SOLD  BY— 


W.    A.    Sayre Sacramento.    Cal. 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville   &  Nance Butte,   Mont. 

A.    A.    Kraft    Co .Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   E.   Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester-Jepsen     Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thornwaldson Fresno,    Ca.1  , 

Jno.   McKerron San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jos.   McTigue San   Francisco,   Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drag's 
Act,  Jane  30,  1906.    Serial  Number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO..   Manufacturers,       418   W.    Madison    Street,   Chicago 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1892.  Every  horse  owner 
<vbo  values  bis  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stock  in  the  piuk  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  cures  Colic,  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


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If  in  need  of  anything  in  the  line  of  Stallion  Cards  compiled  and 
printed.  Tabulated  Pedigrees,  Stock  CataloEruis,  Horse  1  ooks. 
Stallion  Service  Hooks,  Horse  Cut*  in  stock  and  made  from  photos. 
Hoof  Pads  of  all  kinds  for  road  or  track.  linedins  Hobbles,  Stallion 
Supports.  Presnators  and  all  Specialties  for  Stallions. 

Write  for  samples  and  prices.         :  :  :  :  : 

MAGNUS  FLAWS  &  CO,  358  Dearborn  St.  CHICAGO. 


Saturday,   June   15,  -1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE  WEEKLY 
BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

(Established  1S82.) 
F.   W.    KELLEY,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:      616    GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN   FRANCISCO 

P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered   as    Second    Class  Matter     at     San      Francisco 
Posto/Rce. 

Terms — One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75:  Three  Months  SI 

STRICTLY    IN   ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  W.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447.  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  bul 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 


STALLIONS    ADVERTISED. 


BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:12% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

CONSTRUCTOR  39569    Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GEN.  J.  B.  FRISBIE  41637 Thos.  Smith,  Vallejo 

GUY  DILLON  39568 Frank  S.  Turner,  Santa  Rosa 

HIGHLAND  C.   2:19% 

J.  O.  Gerrety,  Mgr.,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

IRAN  ALTO  2:12%.  .H.  S.  Hogoboom,  Woodland,  Cal. 

MAJOR  DILLON  39588.. H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

MONTEREY  2:09% P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16%    

Martin  Carter,  Irvington 

SKY  POINTER  JR H.  L.  Parrity,  Fresno,  Cal. 

YOSEMITE P.  J.  Williams,  San  Lorenzo 

THE  CLOSING  OF  ENTRIES  to-day  for  several 
purses  offered  by  the  Pleasanton  Association,  and 
on  Monday  next  for  the  entire  Woodland  program 
will  about  wind  up  the  entries  to  be  ma'de  for  the 
California  Circuit  races  this  year.  The  purses  and 
stakes  have  filled  well  so  far  and  those  to  close 
to-day  and  Monday  will  doubtless  get  large  lists  and 
be  declared  filled.  The  horsemen  have  done  their 
part  and  given  to  the  associations  the  best  lists  of 
entries  seen  in  California  in  years.  They  have 
shown  the  associations  that  they  would  respond 
liberally  with  nominations  to  all  stakes  offered,  and 
now  all  that  remains  is  for  the  associations  and 
managers  of  tracks  to  put  the  race  courses  in  shape 
for  racing  and  to  advertise  liberally  and  judiciously 
enough  to  draw  good  crowds  and  make  the  meetings 
pay.  There  are  very  few  harness  racing  associa- 
tions in  California  that  are  generous  users  of 
printers  ink,  the  majority  giving  out  a  small  adver- 
tisement each  year  to  the  local  papers  and  expecting 
the  local  editors  (who  generally  know  little  or  noth- 
ing of  harness  racing)  to  "boost"  the  meeting  with- 
out any  extra  charge.  A  good  press  agent  is  neces- 
sary to  the  success  of  any  amusement — racing,  the- 
atrical or  otherwise.  We  suggest  to  the  secretaries 
of  the  different  associations  on  the  California  Circuit 
that  each  furnish  to  his  local  paper  all  the  news  of 
the  horses  that  are  entered  in  the  contests  and  that 
half-tone  engravings  of  the  prominent  horses,  owners, 
trainers  and  drivers  be  used  as  much  as  possible. 
Advertising,  when  judiciously  done,  pays  a  big  profit 
on  the  investment.  Gate  receipts  can  be  greatly 
increased  at  California  meetings  if  the  columns 
of  the  newspapers  are  used  liberally  by  the  asso- 
ciations. 


GOOD  TRACKS  are  necessary  to  the  making  of 
fast  time  in  harness  racing,  and  nothing  appeals  to 
the  public  more  than  record  breaking.  There  should 
be  a  generous  rivalry  between  managers  of  the 
different  tracks  on  which  racing  will  be  given  in 
California  this  year  as  to  the  condition  of  each  track 
for  fast  time.  A  little  extra  time  and  labor  put  on 
a  track  before  and  during  the  meeting  may  be 
the  means  of  lowering  the  track  record  a  few  sec- 
onds. It  is  worth  the  effort  and  expense  to  have 
your  local  track  record  broken.  We  suggest  that 
track  managers  pay  particular  attention  to  this  mat- 
ter this  year. 


THE  PARK  AMATEUR  DRIVING  CLUB  will  give 
an  afternoon  of  harness  racing  at  Golden  Gate  Park 
Stadium  one  week  from  to-day.  Entries  will  close 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Directors,  to.  be  held  next 
Wednesday  evening  at  the  Palace  Hotel.  The  club 
may  also  hold  a  meeting  on  the  afternoon  of  July  4th. 


COMPULSORY  REGISTRATION  of  every  horse 
before  being  permitted  to  race  on  the  tracks  in 
membership  with  the  National  or  American  Asso- 
ciations should  be  the  rule.  There  should  be  no 
particular  line  of  breeding  required,  but  it  should 
simply  be  made  compulsory  that  every  owner  reg- 
ister his  horse,  giving  his  color,  age,  sex  and  breed- 
ing so  far  as  it  is  known,  before  the  horse  can  be 
made  eligible  to  entry  in  any  purse  or  stake  held 
under  association  rules.  The  fee  for  such  registra- 
tion should  not  be  over  50  cents,  just  enough  to 
cover  expenses,  but  the  rule  should  be  strictly  en- 
forced and  a  heavy  fine  inflicted  on  every  association 
in  membership  with  either  of  the  parent  associations 
that  permits  an  unregistered  horse  to  start  in  a 
race  on  its  track.  New  Zealand  and  Australia 
adopted  this  rule  years  ago  and  find  that  it  is  no 
hardship  to  horse  owners,  but  of  great  benefit  to 
all  concerned  in  the  breeding  and  racing  of  trotters 
and  pacers.  There  are  hundreds  of  horses  with  rec- 
ords whose  breeding  is  given  as  untraced  in  the 
Year  Books  whose  blood  lines  would  not  be  unknown 
quantities  had   this  rule  been  adopted   years   ago. 


A  FATAL  AND  PECULIAR  DISEASE  seems  to 
be  prevalent  among  the  horses  owned  in  and  around 
Rio  Vista,  on  the  Sacramento  River.  A  few  weeks 
ago  H.  Weckwerth,  a  farmer,  had  two  of  his  most 
valuable  animals  drop  dead  while  he  was  taking 
them  to  work.  A;  W.  Butler  has  also  lost  two  in  a 
like  manner,  and  George  Emigh  has  had  some  of 
his  stock  die  in  the  same  way.  The  latest  one  to 
suffer  is  Dan  McCormack,  who  was  bringing  his 
stock  home  from  George  Emigh's  pasture.  On  the 
road,  about  the  same  time,  two  of  his  horses  were 
noticed  to  quiver,  stagger  a  little  and  finally  drop  to 
the  ground  and  die,  it  taking  less  than  five  minutes 
from  the  time  the  first  symptoms  were  noticed 
until  the  animal  was  dead.  It  is  thought  that  some 
poisonous  weed  is  the  cause. 


BUTCHERS'  DAY  has  been  set  for  June  26th,  and 
the  place,  Oakland  race  track.  There  is  no  other 
occasion  which  draws  so  many  people  to  this  race 
course  as  the  speed  contests  arranged  by  the 
Knights  of  the  Cleaver  for  their  annual  holiday. 
Probably  20,000  persons  paid  to  enter  the  gates  on 
Butchers'  Day  in  1905,  but  in  1906  the  day  was  not 
observed,  owing  to  the  earthquake  and  fire.  Sulky 
races,  cart  races,  buggy  races,  running  races,  and 
vaquero  races  go  to  make  up  the  day's  sport,  and 
the  money  is  wagered  on  each  event  with  the 
prodigality  proverbially  attributed  to  the  sailor 
ashore  for  a  good  time.  The  program  of  the  races 
will  appear  in  our  next  issue. 


ATTENTION  IS  CALLED  to  the  proposed  new 
classes  for  American  bred  carriage  horses  which 
are  suggested  by  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture  in  conjunction  with  the  American  Asso- 
ciation of  Trotting  Horse  Breeders,  the  Morgan 
Horse  Breeders  and  the  Saddle  Horse  Breeders.  By 
referring  to  the  proposed  classification  in  another 
part  of  this  paper  it  will  be  seen  what  the  associa- 
tions interested  desire  to  accomplish.  There  is  no 
object  more  worthy  the  study  and  attention  of 
American  horse  breeders,  and  with  the  aid  of  the 
Fair  associations  throughout  the  country  much 
should  be  accomplished  within  a  few  years  toward 
the  establishment  of  a  type  of  American  carriage 
horses. 


THE  HISTORIC  McDOWELL  Stake,  to  be  trotted 
at  the  Kentucky  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  meeting 
at  Lexington,  this  fall,  has  received  twenty-six  en- 
tries. The  race  is  for  2:09  class  trotters  and  among 
the  horses  named  are  Bonnie  Russell  2:10%,  Charley 
Belden  2.08%,  Athasham  2:12,  John  Caldwell  2:08%, 
Tuna  2:08%  and  El  Milagro  2:09%,  all  bred  in  Cali- 
fornia. 


A  STERLING  TRAIT  in  the  character  of  the  late 
Monroe  Salisbury  is  thus  referred  to  by  an  Eastern 
turf  journal:  "One  of  the  elements  of  strength 
that  has  been  particularly  emphasized  by  the  friends 
of  the  late  Monroe  Salisbury,  in  the  loving  tributes 
paid  to  his  memory,  is  that  during  his  long  connec- 
tion with  the  trotting  turf  he  was  never  involved 
in  any  fraud  or  sharp  practice  that  called  in  ques- 
tion bis  intentions  to  race  his  horses  other  than  in 
accordance  with  the  rules,  and  in  an  honest  way. 
Invariably  they  have  spoken  of  him  as  a  strong, 
manly  man,  one  evidently  that  the  sharp  pactices 
often  indulged  in  by  men  engaged  in  racing  horses 


did  not  appeal  to.  He  was  wise  enough  to  know 
that  in  the  end  honest  methods  would  stand  the 
test,  and  thus  bring  their  own  reward,  which  they 
have  done.  No  greater  words  of  commendation  can 
be  spoken  than  these  tributes  to  the  uprightness  and 
honesty  which  characterized  Mr.  Salisbury's  connec- 
tion with  the  turf.  Neither  can  there  be  any  doubt 
but  what  such  sturdy  qualities  brought  him  such,  if 
not  the  greater  part  of  his  success.  He  seems  to 
have  been  blessed  with  those  rugged  qualities  of 
real  and  substantial  strength  that  brought  him  vic- 
tory out  of  defeat,  furnishing  him  the  ability  to  fore- 
cast the  future  with  wonderful  success.  Allied  with 
a  strong  will  there  was  intuition  and  great  energy, 
and  these  forces,  when  directed  in  the  proper  chan- 
nels, will  insure  the  success  of  every  man.  They 
won  out  for  the  Kingmaker,  and  stand  to-day  as  the 
most  conspicuous  characteristics  of  the  successful 
man." 


FROM    THE    HENRY    STOCK    FARM. 


French   Camp,   June   4th,   1907. 

Dear  Breeder  and  Sportsman — My  mare,  Hulda, 
dropped  a  bay  colt  on  May  8th,  by  Star  Pointer 
1:59%.  I  doubt  if  any  one  has  a  foal  by  the  same 
horse  that  can  beat  it  in  makeup  and  good  looks. 
It  is  a  pure  pacer  and  should  be  a  two-minute  one 
if  breeding  and  inheritance  count.  Hulda  is  by 
Guide  2:16.  he  by  Director  2:17.  Hulda's  dam  is 
Alice  R.  by  Naubuc,  sire  dam  of  Directly  2:03%. 
Alice  R.  is  the  dam  of  Redwood  2:27,  Eva  W.  2:25%. 
and  Cyrene  2:27%,  trial  2:16,  and  Cyrene  is  the 
dam  of  Castanada  2:14%  by  Don  Derby.  Hulda's 
second  dam  is  by  Geo.  M.  Patchen  Jr.,  and  her 
next  dam  thoroughbred.  In  the  hands  of  George 
Gray  and  over  the  Meek  track  at  Haywards,  Hulda 
has  paced  a  quarter  in  29%  seconds  and  a  half  in 
one  minute.  Hulda  has  produced  a  filly  by  Comet 
Wilkes,  owned  by  Geo.  Grindell  of  Haywards,  which 
has  never  been  worked;  another  owned  by  a  party 
near  Haywards,  in  the  hand's  of  Geo.  Ramage 
showed  extreme  speed;  this  filly  was  said  to  be  by 
Don  Derby.  Hulda  has  produced  for  me  the  black 
colt  Will  Guthrie,  now  five  years  old,  by  Educator. 
I  gave  Will  Guthrie  his  first  work  at  Pleasanton 
last  winter  and  he  worked  a  mile  in  2:19,  last  half 
in  1:05,  last  quarter  in  31  seconds — 2:04  speed. 
Hulda's  next  was  a  filly,  now  two  years  old,  full 
sister  to  Will  Guthrie.  The  next  is  the  bay  filly 
True  by  Bonnie  Direct  2:05%,  as  grand  a  yearling 
as  there  is  in  California,  very  large  and  fine  dispo- 
sition.    The  next  is  the  Star  Pointer  colt. 

My  mare  Thera  by  Albion  2:26,  dam  by  California 
Tenbroeck,  thoroughbred,  dropped  a  very  fine  filly 
by  Bonnie  Direct  on  April  27th.  Thera  has  worked 
a  mile  in  2:12%  and  a  half  in  one  minute,  therefore 
this  filly  has  a  right  to  go  some. 

The  trotting  horse  business  seems  to  have  taken 

new  life   and   a  great  cry  is   to   have   the   Stockton 

track    opened    again.      In    spite    of   the    auto    craze, 

good  driving  horses  with  speed  are  in  demand  here. 

Yours  truly, 

M.  HENRY. 


CAN    SELL    POOLS    AT    ALAMEDA. 


Alameda,  Cal.,  June  6th,   1907. 

Breeder  and  Sportsman — The  question  has  often 
been  asked  "Could  we  get  a  privilege  to -sell  pools 
at  the  Alameda  track?"  or  "Would  we  be  liable  to 
arrest  if  we  were  to  sell  pools  there?" 

We  have  known  that  there  was  a  city  ordinance 
against  pool  selling  in  Alameda  and  have  always 
taken  it  for  granted  that  it  would  be  impossible  to 
either  get  a  permit  or  to  sell  pools  without  being 
liable  to  arrest,  hence  have  never  heretofore  taken 
the  trouble  to  look  the  matter  up.  Having  this 
matter  called  to  our  attention  by  one  of  the  San 
Francisco  driving  club  has  caused  us  to  look  up  the 
city  ordinance  bearing  upon  this  question  and  we 
find  that  pool  selling,  betting  upon  horse  races  and 
contests  are  prohibited  except  upon  or  within  the 
inclosure  of  a  race  track  and  there  to  minors  only. 

So  if  any  of  the  driving  clubs  about  the  bay  wish 
to  hold  a  contest  at  the  Alameda  track  at  any  time 
they  can  sell  all  the  pools  they  wish  under  the  city 
law,  as  it  now  stands,  so  long  as  they  exclude  minors. 

This  track  is  in  very  good  condition  at  the  present 
time  and  can  be  rented  for  club  meetings  by  ad- 
dressing the   secretary. 

A.  O.  GOTT, 
1363   Park   St..  Alameda,   Cal. 


Geo.  Beckers  expected  to  leave  Woodland  yester- 
day or  to-day  for  his  home  in  Los  Angeles  with  his 
great  sire  of  speed.  Zombro  2:11.  A  letter  from 
Los  Angeles  states  that  Zomalta  by  Zombro  recently 
trotted  a  mile  over  the  Los  Angeles  track  in  2:10%, 
with  the  last  half  in  1:01%  and  the  last  quarter  in 
30  seconds.  This  is  going  some  for  June.  Mr.  R. 
E.  Leavile  of  Lincoln,  Cal.,  sent  four  mares  to  be 
bred  to  Zombro  this  year,  two  of  them  daughters 
of  Stam  B.  2:11%.  The  same  gentleman  owns  the 
trotting  mare  Lottie  G.  2:21%  that  is  soon  due  to 
foal  to  Stam  B.,  and  she  will  be  shipped  to  Los 
Angeles  and  bred  to  Zombro.  There  are  a  number 
of  fine  mares  at  Los  Angeles  waiting  to  be  bred  to 
Zombro  as  soon  as  he  returns  home. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June   15,   1907. 


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DATES     CLAIMED. 


California  Circuit. 

San  Diego    June  21-22 

Salinas    July  24-27 

Pleasanton    July    31-August    2 

Breeders    Association     August     20-24 

Petaluma    August   26-31 

Woodland     September    2-7 

State   Fair,    Sacramento    September   9-14 

Fresno    September    16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare    September    30-October    5 

Bakersfield     October    7-12 

North    Pacific    Circuit. 

Everett,    Washington    September    2-7 

Centralia,    Washington    September    9-14 

Salem,   Oregon    (State  Fair)    September   16-21 

North    Yakima,    Wash.     (State    Fair)  ..  .September  23-28 
Spokane,    Wash.    (Inter-State  Fair).. Sept.    23-October    5 

Lewiston,   Idaho    October   7-12 

Walla  Walla,   Wash October   14-19 

Boise,    Idaho    October    21-26 


Pleasanton  purses  close  to-day. 


Woodland  entries  all  close  on  Monday. 


Enter  your  horses   at  both  these  meetings. 


John  Green  was  down  from  Woodland  this  week 
and  reports  all  the  horses  up  there  working  nicely. 
He  says  Charley  Spencer  has  a  number  ot  really 
high  class  colts  by  Nushagak  and  Prince  Ansel  that 
will  be  heard  from  this  year. 


Bellemont  by  Zombro  out  ot  Daisy  Q.  Hill  by 
Altamont,  the  mare  that  R.  A.  Smith  took  East  to 
race  through  the  Grand  Circuit,  will  make  her  first 
start  at  Detroit  in  the  stake  for  2:14  class  trotters. 


The  forty-odd  head  of  hackneys  from  the  Baywood 
Stud  sold  at  Chase's  Pavilion  on  Monday  last, 
brought  right  around  ?11,000,  an  average  of  over 
$270  per  head. 


The  Seymour  Wilkes  horse  that  was  sent  to  Auck- 
land as  a  son  of  McKinney,  is  racing  there  under 
the  name  of  Young  McKinney.  He  was  beaten  three 
lengths  in  2:26  last  month. 


Satin   Royal,   the   only   horse  that  beat  Athasham 
last  year,  has  been  named  in  the  2:14  trot  at  Salem. 


The  brown  mare  Judith  by  William  Harold  out  of 
Penella  by  Fallis  is  named  in  the  $5000  race  for  2:14 
class  trotters  at  the  Salem  fair.  She  is  an  own  sister 
to   Janice  2:08%. 


An  average  of  fourteen  entries  to  the  race  was  re- 
ceived for  the  Oregon  State  Pair  stakes. 


You    can't    substitute    an    entry    in    the    Petaluma 
races  after  to-day. 


Mr.  A.  M.  Davies  of  223  Minnesota  avenue,  San 
Jose,  wants  a  nomination  in  the  race  -  for  pacers 
without  records   at  Petaluma. 


Ardelle  2:03%,  it  is  said,  has  so  far  shown  none 
of  the  lameness  that  troubled  her  last  season.  She 
has  worked  in  2:07%,  last  half  in  1:01%,  last  quarter 
in  29%  seconds. 


The  Broncho  2:00%  has  been  bred  to  the  pacing 
stallion  Willie  Benton  2:06%. 


Frank  Jermyn,  the  well  known  horseman  of  Scran- 
ton,  Pa.,  who  was  interested  last  year  with  Charles 
DeRyder  in  the  lease  ot  Charley  Belden  2:08%,  went 
up  to  Santa  Rosa  the  other  day  and  purchased  a 
couple  of  youngsters  by  Belden's  sire,  Lynwood  W. 
One  was  a  two-year-old  bay  filly  out  of  Midget  by 
Welcome  2:10%,  the  other  a  yearling  gelding  out 
of  Alameda  Maid  by  Eros,  second  dam  Oakland  Maid 
2:22,  grandam  of  the  two  gray  trotters,  Kelly  and 
Dr.  O'Brien,  owned  by  Dr.  McLaughlin  of  this  city. 


Dr.  J.  J.  Summerfield,  the  leading  veterinarian  of 
Sonoma  county,  was  down  from  Santa  Rosa  this 
week.  His  brood  mare  Zarina  2:13%  by  Dexter 
Prince,  recently  dropped  a  fine  colt  by  Cupid  2:18, 
own  brother  to  Sidney  Dillon.  Dr.  Summerfield  pur- 
chased this  mare  at  the  dispersal  sale  of  Aptos  Farm 
last  December,  and  was  in  hopes  her  foal  would  be 
a  filly,  but  is  well  satisfied  with  the  result. 


The  subject  of  our  front  page  picture  this  week 
is  the  bay  gelding  Bob  Ingersol  2:14%  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes  2:16%,  dam  Lew  G.  by  Albert  W.  This  trot- 
ter is  now  twelve  years  old.  He  was  bred  by  Mr. 
Martin  Carter  at  Nutwood  Stock  Farm  and  was 
driven  to  his  record  by  William  Cecil  when  a  four- 
year-old.  Two  years  ago  Mr.  Geo.  Algeo  of  San 
Lorenzo  purchased  him  and  the  horse  has  shown  so 
well  that  Algeo  has  entered  him  through  the  Cali- 
fornia Circuit   this  year. 


Millard  Saunders  stepped  the  four-year-old  mare 
Carrie  Dillon  a  full  mile  in  2:12  before  leaving  Mem- 
phis "ast  month.     She  will  not  be  raced  until  next 


W.  T.  Harris  of  Oakland  offers  for  sale  his  Mc- 
Kinney mare,  Oakland  Maid.  This  mare  is  a  full 
sister  to  Delia  McCarthy  2:20%,  that 'Jerry  Doran 
of  Oakland  sold  for  a  long  price  to  Mr.  Easterbrook 
ot  Denver.  Oakland  Maid  is  a  bay,  with  no  white, 
is  an  excellent  roadster  and  can  be  driven  by  anyone, 
as  she  is  city  broke  and  not  afraid  of  anything.  She 
was  trained  a  little  and  trotted  a  mile  in  2:25.  Her 
dam  is  Lady  C,  an  own  sister  to  Lady  O.  2:15,  by 
T.  O.,  son  of  Anteeo.  The  price  that  Mr.  Harris  asks 
for  this  mare  is  very  low.  She  is  sound  and  all 
right  every  way. 


Russell  Gray  has  taken  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  mare 
Ollie  B.  2:26%  to  Salinas,  where  she  will  be  trained 
for  the  races  this  year.  Gray  also  took  along  a  two- 
year-old  by  Nutwood  Wilkes  which  is  entered  in 
several  stakes. 


•  With  such  trotters  as  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  Sweet 
Marie  2:02,  George  G.  2:05%,  Mainsheet  2:05%  and 
others  in  active  training  it  should  be  possible  for 
some  of  the  Eastern  associations  to  get  up  a  race 
for  them  on  the  European  handicap  system. 


The  grandstand  of  the  Placer  County  Fair  Associa- 
tion at  Rocklin  is  being  enlarged  so  that  its  seating 
capacity  will  be  twice  as  large  as  formerly.  The 
association  also  finds  that  much  more  stall  room  is 
needed  for  stock  that  will  be  exhibited  at  the  fair 
this  year.  A  large  pavilion  will  be  erected  upon 
the  fair  grounds,  bids  for  building  the  same  to  be 
submitted  within  the  next  twenty  days.  The  half- 
mile  track  is  an  excellent  one. 


Transfers  and  substitutions  in  the  Petaluma  har- 
ness races  cannot  be  made  after  to-day. 


Bob  Sparks  has  returned  to  Suisun  from  Pleasan- 
ton with  William  Pierce's  horses.  Diablo  Mac  by 
Diablo,  dam  Hazel  Mac  by  Director,  showed  a  high 
rate  of  speed  before  leaving  Pleasanton.  The  five- 
year-old  pacer  Dillon  Boy  by  Sidney  Dillon  was  sold 
to  go  East.  The  three-year-old  by  Barondale  2:11% 
is  also  showing  up  well. 


The  new  three-quarter-mile  track  in  Golden  Gate 
Park  was  visited  by  many  road  drivers  last  Sunday 
and  there  was  plenty  of  brushing  and  racing.  Hoff- 
man's Kitty  D.,  Heppner's  Colonel  C,  and  Marisch's 
Dick  met  in  several  contests,  Mr.  Hoffman's  mare 
proving  a  uttle  the  fastest,  winning  one  of  the  three- 
quarter  dashes  in  1:40,  although  she  only  beat 
Colonel  C.  a  head  at  that. 


The  Kenney  Manufacturing  Company,  at  531  Va- 
lencia street,  has  been  entirely  out  of  speed  carts 
this  week,  but  a  carload  is  expected  to  arrive  by  the 
time  this  item  is  read.  Kenney  has  some  elegant 
speed  wagons  that  are  strongly  built  and  with  a  seat 
for  carrying  two  persons.  They  are  just  the  thing 
for  road  driving. 


It  has  been  suggested  to  the  management  of 
the  Woodland  meeting  that  the  date  set  for  the  three- 
year-old  trot  on  the  program  as  advertised,  which 
was  Saturday,  September  7th,  would  prevent  colts 
entered  in  the  Occident  Stake  from  starting  at  Wood- 
land, as  the  latter  stake  will  be  trotted  at  Sacramento 
on  Monday,  the  9th.  Consequently  the  date  of  the 
three-year-old  trot  at  Woodland  has  been  changed 
to  Thursday,  September  5th,  which  doubtless  will 
please  all  concerned. 


The  McKinney  blood  is  prominent  in  the  list  of 
entries  for  the  $5000  stake  for  2:14  class  trotters  at 
Salem,  Oregon.  Carlokin  and  Berta  Mac  are  both 
by  McKinney,  while  Helen  Dare,  Lord  Kitchener, 
Zolahka,  Oyama,  R.  Ambush  and  Crylia  Jones  are 
by  sons  of  McKinney. 


Mr.  Mosher  of  Los  Angeles  must  think  pretty  well 
of  his  three-year-old  filly  Zolahka  by  Zolock,  as  he 
has  named  her  in  the  big  $5000  stake  at  Salem, 
Oregon,  where  she  will  have  to  meet  a  big  field  of 
aged  horses. 


Will  Durfee  has  entered  his  horses  through  the 
North  Pacific  Circuit,  starting  at  the  Oregon  State 
Fair.  He  has  the  fast  pacer  Copa  de  Oro  in  the 
$5000  pace  and  Dredge  and  Carlokin  in  the  $5000 
trot  at  Salem. 


The  former  California  trainer,  Ed.  Lafferty,  is  now 
training  for  Stony  Ford  Farm,  Stony  Ford,  N.  Y., 
and  has  nine  head  at  the  Goshen  half-mile  track. 
Seven  of  them  are  by  Austral,  brother  to  Boreal 
2:15%,  Burlock  (3,  p.)  2:15%  by  Axworthy,  and 
Trampas  2:27%  by  Austral,  are  the  only  record 
horses  in  the  stable. 


Geers  worked  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick's  Strathway 
gelding,  John  Caldwell  2:0S%,  a  mile  in  2:11  last 
month  and  thinks  he  can  lower  his  record  a  little 
this  year. 


Geo.  A.  Kelly,  formerly  of  Pleasanton,  is  entering 
his  stallion  Bonnie  McK.  by  McKinney,  dam  Bonsi- 
lene  2:14%  by  Stamboul,  through  the  North  Pacific 
Circuit.  Mr.  Kelly  is  now  a  resident  of  Walla  Walla, 
Wash. 


Henry  Helman  has  nominated  the  three-year-old 
Baron  Bowles  by  Baron  Wilkes  Jr.  in  the  three-year- 
old  trot  at  Salem. 


Report  has  it  that  Geers  worked  ten  horses  better 
than  2:10  in  one  day  last  week. 


The  list  of  stakes  declared  filled  by  the  Spokane 
Interstate  Fair  for  its  meeting  opening  September 
23d,  will  be  found  in  another  part  of  this  paper.  The 
free  for  all  trot  and  free  for  all  pace  did  not  fill 
satisfactorily  and  have  been  reopened  to  close  Aug- 
ust 31st,  at  same  time  purse  races  close. 


Among  the  California  trainers  who  will  race  up 
north  this  year  are  William  Duncan  of  Colusa,  J. 
O.  Gerrity  and  Henry  Helman  of  Pleasanton;  W.  G. 
Durfee,  Henry  Delaney,  I.  C.  Mosher,  G.  W.  Bon- 
nell  and  Geo.  T.  Beckers  of  Los  Angeles;  W.  L. 
Vance  of  Marysville,  John  Green  of  Woodland,  Chas. 
Whitehead  of  Salinas,  and  others. 


In  answer  to  an  inquiry  we  will  state  that  the 
fastest  time  ever  made  in  the  Occident  Stake  was 
made  by  the  Nutwood  Wilkes  gelding  North  Star, 
when  he  won  that  stake  in  1905.  He  trotted  the 
fourth  heat  of  that  race  in  2:15%,  which  is  the 
record  for  the  stake.  He  also  holds  the  record  for 
the  Breeders  Futurity  2:13%,  made  the  same  year  at 
Santa  Rosa. 


Herbert  Stock  Farm,  Denver,  Colorado,  has  re- 
cently issued  for  distribution  a  pamphlet  dealing 
with  the  Direct  family  of  horses,  and  the  same 
may  be  obtained  upon  application  to  J.  M.  Herbert, 
1736  Broadway.  Herbert  Stock  Farm  has  been 
styled  "the  Western  home  of  the  Directs,"  owing 
to  the  admiration  expressed  by  Mr.  Herbert  for  that 
family  of  horses  and  his  ownership  of  several  very 
promising  youngsters  by  Direct  2:05,  Directum  Kelly 
2:0S%,  Directly  2:03%  and  Walter  Direct  2:05%. 
At  this  farm  may  be  found  sons,  or  daughters,  of 
Sidney  Dillon,  Joe  Patchen,  Bingen,  Manager,  Col- 
bert, Arion,  Kinney  Lou,  Carbonate,  Allerton,  Silver- 
sign,  McKinney,  Brown  Hal,  Pactolus,  Baronmore, 
Axworthy,  Reward  S.,  Anteeo,  Nutwood  Wilkes, 
Baron  Wilkes,  Lone  Pine,  Pedlar,  Woodline,  Gam- 
betta  Wilkes,  Sphinx,  Ambassador,  Waldstein,  On- 
ward, Woodford  Wilkes,  Jefferson,  Lord  Harold,  Mc- 
Donald Chief,  Pelletier,  Dexter  Prince,  Happy  Aller- 
ton and  other  stallions. 


DEATH   OF  SILAS   SKINNER  2:17. 


The  death  of  Silas  Skinner  2:17  is  reported.  This 
once  famous  California  trotter  died  of  old  age  at 
Santa  Rosa  on  May  6th  and  the  announcement  of  his 
passing  recalls  some  of  the  greatest  contests  ever 
seen  on  the  tracks  of  this  State. 

Silas  Skinner  was  a  black  horse,  foaled  in  1885, 
and  was  bred  by  the  late  Silas  Skinner  of  Napa.  The 
horse  was  sold  when  a  colt  to  the  well  known  trainer, 
William  McGraw,  of  the  same  place,  who  trained  and 
drove  him  in  all  his  races.  Silas  Skinner  was  sired 
by  Alcona'  Jr.  2755,  and  his  dam  was  Fortuna  by 
Almont  33.  When  he  was  a  two-year-old  McGraw 
began  working  him  on  a  rough  half-mile  track  near 
the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  depot  at  Napa,  and 
the  work  the  youngster  was  given  and  stood  up  under 
caused  horsemen  to  look  upon  him  as  a  marvel  for 
endurance.  In  1890  he  made  his  first  campaign  and 
out  of  six  starts  won  four  races  and  was  second 
twice  to  Frank  M.,  winning  heats,  however,  in  both 
his  losing  races. 

The  next  year  he  started  seven  times.  His  first 
start  was  at  Napa,  where  he  met  Wanda  in  a  match 
race  for  $1,000  a  side  and  the  La  Siesta  mare  beat 
him  in  straight  heats.  At  the  State  Fair  that  year 
he  won  the  $2,500  stallion  stake  in  stra'ght  heats,  the 
La  Grande  stallion  Beaumont  being  the  only  other" 
starter.  A  few  days  later  at  the  same  meeting  he 
defeated  Frank  M.  and  Wanda  in  a  four-heat  race, 
Frank  M.  getting  the  second  heat.  The  time  of  the 
four  heats  was  2:17,  2:17%,  2:17%  and  2:19.  Silas 
Skinner  took  his  best  record  in  this  race.  At  San 
Francisco  in  October  he  again  met  Frank  M.  and 
Wanda  and  both  beat  him  for  a  purse  of  $1,000,  but 
a  few  days  later  he  defeated  the  Anteeo  stallion 
James  Madison  in  a  match  race  at  the  same  meeting. 
At  Stockton  that  year  Wanda  showed  him  the  way 
round  the  track  in  three  successive  heats,  best  time 
2:17%.  Una  Wilkes,  the  other  starter,  being  third 
each  time.  At  Los  Angeles  that  year  he  won  third 
money  in  the  famous  McKinney-Frank  M.-Silas  Skin- 
ner-Wanda race,  that  the  Southern  California  harness 
horsemen  still  talk  and  almost  fight  over  when  the 
subject  is  called  up.  It  was  the  field  against  Mc- 
Kinney, and  McKinney  won  after  Frank  M.  had 
taken  the  last  heat.  The  best  time  in  this  race  was 
2:17,  not  very  fast  for  a  free-for-all  trot,  and  in  truth 
the  race  was  not  such  a  great  contest,  so  far  as 
speed  is  concerned,  but  it  was  a  great  betting  race 
and  there  was  considerable  rough  riding  done,  which 
made  it  one  of  the  great  races  in  California  trotting 
history  to  those  who  saw  it. 

That  year's  campaign  ended  Silas  Skinner's  turf 
history  and  he  was  retired  to  the  stud.  He  never 
had  any  great  opportunities,  as  his  breeding  was  not 
very  fashionable  and  h'e  was  not  a  very  attractive 
looking  horse.  He  sired  the  good  game  trotter  Ole 
2:10%,  and  one  of  his  daughters  produced  the  sen- 
sational trotter  of  last  year,  Charley  Belden  2:08%. 
He  was  owned  during  the  past  seven  or  eight  years 
by  Grace  Bros,  of  Santa  Rosa. 


Your  stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Saturday,  .  June   15,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


SALEM,  OREGON,  STATE  FAIR  ENTRIES. 


Farmers'  Stake,  2:27  Trot,  $1000. 

Lady  W.,  b  m  by  King  Alexis-Mollie;  L.  C.'Schell, 
Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Miss    Monbells,    ch    m    by    Monbells-Emeline;    H. 
Thompson,  Riverside,  Cal. 

Freddie  C.  Jr.,  b  h  by  Prince  Direct-Berta;    John 
Lance,  Everett,  Wash. 

Romona  S.,  b  m  by  Zombro-Antevolo ;    Geo.  Beck- 
ers, Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Bonnie   McK.,   br   h   by   McKinnie-Bonsilene;    Geo. 
A.  Kelly,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

B.    C.    King,   b  b   by   King  Patchen-Laura   West; 
J.  W.  Hollingshead,  Ladner,  B.'C. 

Mabel  Wynn,  b   m   by  Zombro-Grace  Kaiser;    W. 
W.    Cardwell,  Roseburg,   Ore. 

Irene,   by   Martins   Florida-Birdie;    Holton   Martin, 
Olympia,  Wash. 

Starlight,   b  m  by  Bonner  N.  B.-Moonlight;   Wm. 
Smith,  Portland,  Ore. 

Alamo,   b   m   by  Alfonso-Woodfork   Mambrino. 

Mirza,  br  g  by  Alfonso-Red  Cross;  C.  X.  Larrabee, 
Portland,   Ore. 

Burion,  b  h  by  Alcone-Kisbar;  L.  B.  Lindsey,  Fair 
Grounds,  Ore. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  James  Madison-Rosa  Clay;  W.  G. 
Durfee,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Georgia  Chamberlain,  br  m  by  Zombro-Priam;    J. 
D.   Shaw,  Salem,  Ore. 

Henry  Gray ,  gr  g  by  Zombro-not  given ;  J .  T .  Wal- 
lace, Fair  Grounds,  Ore. 

Brian   Boru,   br   g  by   Knox    Moore-Fayette  King; 
W.  T.  Johnson,  Vernon,  B.C. 

Mike  Duff,  b  h  by  Zombro-Scarlet  Letter;    F.    P. 
Talkington,  Salem,  Ore. 

Greater  Salem   Stake,   2:09   Pace,  $5000. 

Bonnie  M.,  b  m  by  Mohegan-Mollie ;   L.   C.   Schell, 
Walla   Walla,  Wash. 

Lizzie  C,  b  m  by  Acclamation-Joe  Daniels;  F.  J. 
Richardson,  Portland,  Ore. 

OIHe  M.,  b   m  by  Westfleld-Caution;    Jas.    Erwin, 
Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Morrie  N,  b  g  by  Son  of  Brignolia;  Wm.  Duncan, 
Colusa,  Cal. 

Ruby  H.,  b  m  by  Malcolm-Charity;  C.  D.  Jeffries, 
Spokane,  Wash. 

Swiftwater  Bill,  blk   g  by   Occiventus;    Geo.   Per- 
inger,  Pendleton,  Ore. 

Birdall,  rn  by  Birdalex-Antrim;    George  A.    Kelly, 
Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Miss  Georgie,  br  m  by  McKinney;  W.  A.  Clark  Jr., 
Butte,  Mont. 

Delilah,   b   m   by   Zolock-Gipsy ;    H.   Delaney,   Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

Lancero,  b  b  by  Alondra-Red  Wilkes;  G.  J.  Rohse, 
Portland,  Ore. 

Knick   Knack,    b    g   by   Aleone-Altamont ;    Robert 
Brady,  Portland,  Ore. 

Lord   Lovelace,   b   s   by   Lovelace-Maggie;    L.    B. 
Lindsey,  Fair  Grounds,  Ore. 

Cope  de  Oro,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Atherine ;  W. 
G.    Durfee,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Mandolin,  b  g  by  Alcone-Red  Cross;  I.  C.  Mosher, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Sherlock    Holmes,    ch    h    by    Zolock;    Wm.    Kintz, 
Spokane,  Wash. 

Sir  John  S.,  b  h  by  Diablo-Aleantara  Jr.;   W.  L. 
Vance. 

Queen  B.,  b  m  by  Count-Sagwa;   E.  F.  Bean,  Spo- 
kane,  Wash. 

Ben  W.,   b   g  by  Yendis-Avona ;    Frank   Williams, 
North  Yakima,  Wash. 

McCloskey  Wanwright,  blk  h  by  McKinnes'-Hamb. 
Mambrino;   M.   F.   Johnson,  Sherwood,  Ore. 

Tidal  Wave,  ch  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-McKinney ; 
S.  S.  Bailey,  Albany,  Ore. 

Lady  Brooks;    F.    F.    Akerly,   Ogden,  Utah. 

Bill  Dugan;   E.  W.  Flagg,  Ogden,  Utah. 

Merchants'  Stake,  2:25   Pace,  $1000. 

Cleopatra,    b    m    by    Alexis-Caution;    Frances    B. 
Allen,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Ruby  H.,  b  m  by  Malcolm-Charity;   C.  D.  Jeffries, 
Spokane,  Wash. 

Billy  H.,  br  g  by  Son  of  Alex  Button;  John  Green, 
Woodland,  Wash. 

Budd   W.,   b    g   by   Mount  Russell;    Robert   Prior, 
North  Yakima,  Wash. 

Lancero,  b  h  by  Alondra-Red  Wilkes;  G.  F.  Rohse, 
Portland,  Ore. 

Knick   Knack,    b   g  "by   Aleone-Altamont ;    Robert 
Brady,  Portland,  Ore. 

Cope  de  Oro,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Atherine;  W. 
G.    Durfee,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Lord    Lister,    b    h    by    Zombro-Del    Norte;    L.    D. 
Gibson,  Salem,  Ore. 

Kittie    Hart,   ch   m   by   Lovelace-Marigold;    V.    P. 
Hart,  Seattle,  Wash. 

Topsy  T.,  blk  m  by  Tennysonian-Chas.  Derby;   F. 
W.    Schott,  North  Yakima,  Wash. 

Ben   W.,   b   g  by   Yendis-Avona;    Frank   Williams, 
North  Yakima,  Wash. 

Prince,  br  g  by  Lovelace-Phallamont;   C.   E.   Had- 
ley. 

McCloskey  Wainwright,  blk  s  by  McKinney-Mamb. 
Mambrino;    M.    F.    Johnston,    Sherwood,   Ore. 

Freely  Red,  b  m  by  Red  Medium-Bourbon  Wilkes; 
A.   G.    Dahl,  Butte,  Mont. 

Lewis  and   Clark   Stake,  2:14  Trot,  $5000. 

Monicrat,    blk    s    by    Woodmon-Autocrat;     F.    P. 
Ogden,  Highgrove,  Cal. 

Berta   Mac,    br   m    by    McKinney-Alberta;    H.    H. 
Helman,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

Gebbie,  br  g  by  McVera-Iowa  Chief;   Ed.  Cudihee, 


Seattle,  Wash. 

Pius,  ch  g  by  Dexter  Prince-Hulda;  F.  J.  Richard- 
son, Portland,   Ore. 

Freddie  C.  Jr.,  b  h  by  Prince  Direct-Berta;  John 
Lance,  Everett,  Wash. 

Helen  Dare,  br  m  by  Zombro;  Zombowyetta,  b  m 
by  Zombro-Silver  Bow;  Geo.  Beckers,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

Auget  Baron,  blk  g  by  Baron  Wilkes;  John  Green, 
Woodland,  Wash. 

Senator  H.,  b  h  by  Bozeman-Director;  Roch  St. 
Jaeque,  Walla  Walla.  Wash. 

Oveta,  b  m  by  Caution-Antelope;  "M.  A.  Thompson, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

The  Commonwealth,  b  h  by  Shadeland  Onward- 
Action,  and  Satin  Royal,  ch  h  by  Bonner  N.  B.-Minnie 
M.;  N.  K.  West,  La  Grande,  Ore. 

Crylia  Jones,  blk  g  by  Capt.  McKinney-Bessie;  E. 
T.  Hay,  Spokane,  Wash. 

Lord  Kitchener,  blk  h  by  Zombro-Albion;  L.  B. 
Lindsey,  Fair  Grounds,  Ore. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  James  Madison-Rose  Clay;  Carlo- 
kin,  br  s  by  McKinney-Carlotta  Wilkes;  W.  G.  Dur- 
fee, Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Zolahka,  b  f  by  Zolcek-Nolahka ;  I.  C.  Mosher, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Oyama,  b  h  by  Zombro-Pilot  Lemont;  W.  S.  Mott, 
Salem,  Ore. 

Bonnie  Tangent,  b  h  by  Tangent;  Fred  Douglas, 
Fair   Grounds,   Ore. 

Easter  Bells,  b  m  by  Diablo- Alcantara  Jr.;  W.  L. 
Vance. 

Oma  A.,  b  m  by  Director-Dictatus;  S.  S.  Bailey, 
Albany,   Ore. 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Eugeneer;  J. 
B.  Iverson,  Salinas,  Cal. 

R.  Ambush,  br  h  by  Zolock-Silk  Wood;  G.  W. 
Bonnell,   Redlands,   Cal. 

Judith,  br  m  by  Wm.  Harold-Fenella ;  A.  G.  Dahl, 
Butte,  Mont. 

Two-Year-Old  Trot,  Oregon  Stake,  $300. 

Rosie  Caution,  b  f  by  Caution-Mollie;  L.  C.  Scheli, 
Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Bonkin,  b  c  by  Bonnie  McK. -Antrim;  Geo.  A. 
Kelly,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Great  Northern,  b  c  by  B.  C.  King-Coloquey;  J. 
W.    Hollingshead,   Ladner,   B.   C. 

Pet  Palestine,  b  f  by  Palestine-Harry  Prentice;  J. 
W.    Hollingshead,  Ladner,  B.  C. 

Hilgard,  b  g  by  Kalispel-Kitty  Caution;  N.  K.  West, 
La  Grande,  Ore. 

Sadie  Seal,  br  f  by  Red  Seal-Scarlet  Letter-Lassie; 
E.    C.   Keyt,  Perrydale,  Ore. 

Lassie  Tangent,  b  f  by  Bonnie  Tangent-Holmdel; 
Geo.   Gill,   Salem,  Ore. 

Br.  c,  by  Teddy  A.-Direct;  Wm.  Hogoboom,  Walla 
Walla,  Wash. 

Inland  Stake  for  Three-Year-Old  Trotters, 
Purse   $400. 

Baron  Bowles,  b  c  by  Baron  Wilkes  Jr.-Dignius; 
H.  H.  Helman,  Pleasanton,  Cal. 

May  Mason,  b  f  by  Major  Mason-Maud  H.;  E.  C. 
Hanley,  Sprague,  Wash. 

Kinney  Rocket,  b  c  by  Alkinney-Becky  Sharp;  John 
Murray,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

Liberty  Song,  b  g  by  Liberty  Chimes,  and  Hester 
Prynne,  b  f  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  W.  A.  Clark  Jr., 
Butte,  Mont. 

Hazelwealth,  b  f  by  The  Commonwealth-Hazel  Al- 
mont;   N.  K.  West,  La  Grande,  Ore. 

Hops,  br  c  by  Zombro-Pocahontas;  R.  D.  Cooper, 
Independence,   Ore. 

Shamrock,  b  s  by  Lynmont-Merideth ;  William 
Williams,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Reina  del  Norte,  b  m  by  Del  Norte-Laurelia;  Thos. 
H.   Brents,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 
Valley  Stake  for  Three-Year-Old  Pacers,  Purse  $400. 

Silver  King,  b  c  by  King  Alexis-Mollie;  L.  C. 
Schell,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

Ruth  Norte,  b  f  by  Del  Norte-Daisy  Dale;  F.  E. 
Brown.   Oaksdale,  Wash. 

Mabel  Norte,  br  f  by  Del  Norte-Winnie ;  A.  J. 
Reed,  Oaksdale,  Wash. 

John  R.  Condiff,  b  c  by  King  Alexis;  G.  M.  Rouse, 
Port  Townsend,  Wash. 

Hazel  Norte,  blk  m  by  Del  Norte-Antrim;  Frank 
McCown,  Waitsburg,  Wash.  . 

Beulah,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  W.  A.  Clark  Jr., 
Butte,   Mont. 

Vingora,  b  f  by  Vinmont-Algora;  E.  C.  Keyt,  Perry- 
dale,    Ore. 

Dixie  Queen,  b  f  by  Diablo-Holmdel;  M.  Robbins 
&  Son. 

Billv  Linn,  b  g  by  Lynmont-Sweetbome;  John  Mor- 
risy,  Walla  Walla,  Wash. 

o 

Major  J.  J.  Du  Bois  died  suddenly  at  his  farm 
nf ar  Denver  two  weeks  ago  from  rupturing  a  lesion 
of  the  heart  by  over  exertion.  Major  Du  Bois  was 
the  leading  trotting  horse  breeder  of  Colorado.  He 
bred  the  pacers  Carbonate  2:09.  Sulphide  2:09%  and 
owned,  among  others,  Superior  2:17%.,  W.  W.  P. 
2:05%,  Yolo  Maid  2:12,  and  many  others.  The  Du 
Bois  brothers'  breeding  farm  at  one  time  represented 
an  outlay  of  over  half  a  million  dollars  when  it  was 
recognized  as  one  of  the  greatest  establishments  of 
its  kind  in  the  whole  country.  The  Major  was  sixty 
years  old,  and  his  unbounded  enthusiasm  in  every- 
thing pertaining  to  the  breeding  business  and  the 
sunny  view  he  took  of  life  were  characteristics  which 
long  since  became  proverbial  among  his  friends. 
o 

California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jackson's 
Napa  Soda. 


SPOKANE    INTERSTATE    FAIR    ENTRIES. 


2:25  Pace. 

Topsy  T.,  b  m  by  Tennysonian-Sadie  by  Chas. 
Derby;   F.  W.   Schott. 

Ben  W.,  b  g  by  Yendis-Wolie  M.  by  Arano;  Frank 
Williams. 

Promptmont,  b  g  by  King  Altarnont-Lady  Promp- 
ter;   A.    B.    Wentworth. 

Kittie  Hart,  ch  m  by  Lovelace-Marigold  by  Fred 
Hambleton;   V.    P.    Hart. 

Del  McKinnon,  blk  g  by  Del  Norte-Blondite  by 
Tornado;    Dr.   A.    G.    Smith. 

Eme  Lamont,  ch  m  by  King  Altamont-Lady  Proc- 
ter;   Geo.   G.    Garriott. 

Ruby  H.,  b  m  by  Malcolm,  by  Delgamo;  C.  D. 
Jeffries. 

McClusky  Wainwright,  blk  s  by  McKinney-Stella 
H.  by   Hamb.  Mambrino;    M.    F.    Johnston. 

Freely  Red,  b  m  by  Red  Medium,  by  Bourbon 
Wilkes;    A.    G.    Dahl. 

Lizzie  C,  b  m  by  Acclamation-Nonane  by  Joe  Dan- 
iels;   F.    J.    Richardson. 

Morrie  N.,  b  g  by  Son  of  Brigadier-unknown;  Wm. 
Duncan. 

Copa  de  Oro,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes-Atherine  by 
Patron;   W.    G.    Durfee. 

Budd  W.,  br  g  by  Mont  Russell;   Robt.  Prior. 

Cleopatra,  b  m  by  Alexis-dam  by  Caution;  Fran- 
ces Ballen. 

Lancero,  b  s  by  Alondra-Lunula  by  Red  Wilkes; 
G.   J.   Rohse. 

Alto  Lace,  b  g  by  Lovelace-by  Altao;  E.  J.  Lyons. 

2:25  Trot. 

Brian-Boru,  b  g  by  Knoxmore-Fayette  by  Fayette 
King;   W.    T.    Johnston. 

Kinney  West,  br  h  by  Prince  of  Spokane-by  West- 
fleld;  W.  E.  S.  Coyne. 

Judith,  br  m  by  Wm.  Harold-Fenella  by  Fallis; 
A.    G.    Dahl. 

Henry  Gray,  gr  g  by  Zombro;   J.   T.  Wallace. 

Mayo,  b  g  by  Zombro;    D.  B.  Stewart. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison-Rosa  Clay  by  Harry 
Clay;   W.   G.   Durfee. 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney-Alberta  by  Altoona; 
H.  H.  Helman. 

Remona  S.,  b  m  by  Zombro-by  Antevolo;  Geo.  T. 
Beckers. 

Freddie  C,  b  s  by  Prince  Direct-Berta  by  Pied- 
mont;   John   Lance. 

Monicrat,  blk  s  by  Woodmon-Altacrat;  F.  P.  Og- 
den. 

Senator  H.,  br  s  by  Bozeman-Lady  Director  by 
Director;    Rock  St.  Jaeque. 

Ovama,  b  s  by  Zombro-Montrose  by  Pilot  Le  Mont; 
W.    S.    Mott. 

Mike  Duff,  br  s  by  Zombro-Cora  Nemah  by  Scarlet 
Letter;   F.   P.   Talkington. 

Lady  W„  b  m  by  King  Alexis-Mollie;  L.  C.  Shell. 

Alama,  b  m  by  Alfonso-Lavina  by  WToodford 
Wilkes;  C.  X.  Larrabee. 

Mirza,  br  g  by  Alfonso-Misthal  by  Red  Cross;  C. 
X.  Larrabee. 

Starlight,  b  m  by  Bonner  N.  B.-Moonlight  by  Tom 
V.;    Billy  Smith. 

Crylia  Jones,  blk  g  by  Capt.  Jones-Bessie  by 
Rockwood;    E.  T.  Hay. 

Irene,  b  m  by  Martins  Florider-Birdie  by  Alta- 
mont;    Hatton    Martin. 

Lord  Kitchener,  blk  s  by  Zombro-Sarah  Benton  by 
Albion;   L.   B.    Lindsay. 

Three-Year-Old    Pace. 

Red  Mont,  b  s  by  King  Altamont-Lady  Prompter; 
F.  M.  Coe. 

Vingona,  b  m  by  Vinmont-Fan  by  Algona;  E.  C. 
Keyt. 

Hazel  Norte,  blk  m  by  Del  Norte-Daisy's  Daughter 
by  Antrim;  Frank  McCown. 

Buelah,  s  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  J.   O.  Gerrity. 

Silver  King,  b  e  by  King  Alexis-Mollie;  L.  C. 
Shell. 

Mabel  Norte,  br  m  by  Del  Norte-Winnie  by  Geo. 
Hunt;   A.  J.  Reed. 

John  R.  Cordiff,  b  c  by  King  Alexis;  G.  M.  Rouse. 

Ruth  Norte,  b  f  by  Del  Norte-Daisy  Dale  by  Gen. 
McClelland  Jr.;    F.   E.  Brown. 

Billy  Linn,  b  g  by  Lynnour-Sweethome  by  Pin- 
nour;    Jno.  Morrissey. 

Three-Year-Old    Trot. 

Alsandra,  b  c  by  Bonnie  Direct-Alex  by  Nutwood 
Wilkes;   Ted  Hayes. 

Shamrock,  b  s  by  Lynmont-Birdie  Williams  by 
Meredith;    Wm.  Williams. 

Baron  Bowles,  b  s  by  Baron  Wilkes  Jr.-by  Dignus; 
H.    H.   Helman. 

Reina  del  Norte,  b  m  by  Del  Norte-Laurelia  by 
Caution;   Thos.  H.  Brents. 

Liberty  Song,  b  g  by  Liberty  Chime,  or  Hester 
Prine,  b  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;   J.  O.  Gerrity. 

Hop,  br  c  by  Zombro-Pocahontas  by  Hamb.  Mam- 
brino;  R.  D.  Cooper. 

Kinney  Rockett.  b  c  by  Alkinney-Beckey  Sharp 
by  Metropolitan;    John  Murray. 

May  Mason,  b  m  by  Major  Mason-Maude  H.  by 
Aaedel   Swigart;    Dr.   E.   C.   Hamley. 


Al  Siseho  of  Toledo  has  purchased  the  great  half- 
mile  track  pacer  Alpha  W.  2:06%,  that  DeRyder 
had  last  year,  and  will  race  her  this  season  in  the 
free-for-all  class  in  the  interior  circuits.  Alpha  W. 
was  a  consistent  performer  last  season,  winning  a 
number  of  high-class  races.  She  took  her  record  at 
Galesburg.  III. 


6 

PACIFIC    BREEDERS'    FUTURITY. 

The  stake  known  as  the  Pacific  Breeders'  Futurity 
was  inaugurated  by  the  Pacific  Coast  Trotting  Horse 
Breeders'  Association  in  1901,  and  was  for  the  foals 
of  mares  bred  in  1900.  It  has  been  a  very  success- 
ful stake  from  the  start  and  four  divisions,  which 
will  be  decided  at  the  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa  this 
year,  are  already  the  cause  of  much  speculation 
among  horsemen  as  to  the  probable  winners. 

The  first  races  of  this  Futurity  were  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  Breeders'  Association  held  at  Petaluma 
in  1903.  As  the  stake  was  for  foals  of  1901,  only 
the  two-year-olds  started  that  year.  Almaden  by 
Direct,  owned  by  Mrs.  C.  A.  Durfee,  won  the  trot- 
ting division  and  Seymow  M.  by  Diawood,  owned  by 
Elmo  Montgomery  of  Davisville,  won  the  pacing 
division.  The  summaries  of  these  races  as  they 
have  been  held  will  doubtless  be  of  interest  to  all 
patrons  of  the  stake  and  are  here  given: 

Stake   No.   1 — At   Petaluma,  August,   1903. 
Two-year-old  trotters,   $1,250 — 

Almaden,    blk    c    by    Direct ." 1     1 

Marvin  Wilkes,  b  c  bv  Don  Marvin 2     2 

Time— 2:25%,  2:22%. 
Two-year-old   pacers,   $750 — 

Seymow  M.,  b   c  by  Diawood 1     1 

Friskarina,  b  m  by  Bayswater  Wilkes 2     2 

My  Way,  gr  f  by  Stoneway 3     d 

Time— 2:27%,  2:23. 
Stakes  1   and  2 — At  San  Jose,  1904. 
Two-year-old  trotters,  $1,250 — 

Bellemont,    b    f   by    Zombro 4     11 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes    1     2     2 

Ambush,  br  c  by  Zolock    2     5     5 

Athasham.  b  h  by  Athadon 3     3     3 

Gluck,  b  m  by  Zombro   8     4     4 

El  Rey,  b  h  by  Nushagak 5     6     7 

Mamonio,  b  m  by  Demonio 6     7     6 

Elma  S.,  b  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes    7     8     8 

Time— 2:24,  2:22%,  2:21%. 
Two-year-old  pacers,  $750 — 

Delilah,  b  m  by  Zolock  1     1 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio 2     2 

Roberta,  blk  m  by  Robert  1 3     3 

Time— 2:22%,  2:16%. 
Three-year-old  trotters,  $2,000 — 
Murray  M.,  b  h  by  Hambletonian  Wilkes. ...   1     1     1 

Geraldine,  b  m  by  Zombro    2    3     2 

Carlokin,    b    h    by    McKinney 3     2     3 

Marvin  Wilkes,  b  h  by  Don  Marvin 4     4     4 

Calamanca,  b  h  by  McKinney 5     5     5 

True  Heart,  b  m  by  Nearest Dis. 

Time— 2:19%,  2:20%,  2:20. 
Three-year-old  pacers,  $1,000 — 

Friskarina,  br  m  by  Bayswater  Wilkes 1     1     1 

My  Way,  gr  m  by  Stoneway 2     2     2 

Seymow  M.,  b  h  by  Diawood 3     3     3 

Time— 2:15%,    2:13%,    2:18%. 
Stakes  2  and  3 — At  Santa  Rosa,  1905. 
Two-year-old  trotters,  $1,250 — 

Prince  McKinney,  b  h  by  McKinney 1     1 

Delia  Derby,  b  m  by  Chas.  Derby 2     2 

Time— 2:40%,    2:33     . 
Two-year-old  pacers,  $750 — 

McFadyen,  ch  h  by  Diablo. 1     1 

Magladi,  b  m  by  Del  Norte 2     2 

Time— 2:15%,    2:16%. 
Three-year-old  trotters,  $3,098 — 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes Ill 

Athasham,  br  h  by  Athadon 2     2     4 

Bellemont,  b  m  by  Zombro 6     3     2 

Ambush,   br   h  by   Zolock 3     6     3 

Elma  S.,  b  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes 5     4     5 

Kenneth  C,  blk  h  by  McKinney 4     5     6 

Time— 2:13%,  2:13%,  2:16. 
Three-year-old  pacers,  $1,849 — 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio 113     3    1 

Memonio,  b  m  by  Demonio 2    2    1    1    2 

Just  It,  b  m  by  Nearest 3     3     2     2     3 

Roberta,  blk  m  by  Robert  I Dis. 

Deviletta,  b  m  by  Diablo  Dis. 

Time— 2:11%,  2:13,  2:14%.,  2:17,  2:16. 
Stakes  3  and  4 — At  Woodland,  1906. 
Two-year-old  trotters,  $1,250 — 

Zolahka,   b   m  by   Zolock 1    l 

Nogi,  b  h  by  Athablo 2     2 

Prince  Lot.  br  h  by  Prince  Ansel -. 3     3 

Reina  del  Norte,  b  m  by  Del  Norte 4     4 

Time— 2:25%,    2:23%. 
Two-year-old  pacers,  $750 — 

Aerolite,  b  h  by  Searchlight 1     1 

Hymettus,  b  h  by  Zombro 2     2 

Search  Georgie,  b  m  by  Searchlight 3    3 

Time— 2:15%^    2:18%. 
Three-year-old  trotters,  $2,164 — ■ 

Delia  Derby,  b  m  by  Chas.  Derby 3     113     1 

Lida  Carter,  b  m  by  Stam  B 1     2     2     1     3 

Prince  McKinney,  b  h  by  McKinney..   4.3     3-2     2 

Silver  Hunter,  b  h  by  Zombro 2     4     Dis. 

Time — 2:20,   2:17%,   2:17,  2:22,  2:22. 
Three-year-old  pacers,  $1,093 — 

Magladi    b  m  by  Del  Norte 1     l    i 

McFadyen,   ch  h   by   Diablo 2     2     2 

Salva,  h  m  by  Dictatus  Medium 3     3     3 

Renown,  b  h  by  Diablo 4    Dis 

Time— 2:11%,  2:10%,  2:12%. 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    June    15,    1907. 


BAYWOOD    STUD    SALE. 


The  dispersal  sale  of  horses  from  the  Baywood 
Stud,  San  Mateo,  was  held  at  Chase's  Pavilion  in 
this  city  on  Monday  last  and  was  quite  successful. 
The  horses  were  mostly  by  Hackney  stallions  and 
out  of  trotting  bred  mares.  No  breeding  was  given 
in  the  catalogue,  the  horses  being  sold  entirely  on 
their  merits  otherwise.  One  pair  of  heavy  carriage 
horses  brought  $1000,  another  $900,  another  $750, 
another  $650,  and  another  $550.  The  highest  price 
paid  for  a  single  horse  was  $475,  which  Mr.  de  Sabla 
of  San  Mateo  paid  for  the  bay  gelding  Irishman,  a 
fine  big  four-year-old.  Three  horses  brought  less 
than  $100  each.  Nearly  all  the  horses  were  docked. 
The  average  of  the  sale  was  close  to  $275.  Follow- 
ing is  a  summary: 

Figaro,  b  g,  15.2  hands,  seven  years,  to  J.  M. 
Smith  for  $355. 

Gadding  Girl,  b  m,  15  hands,  six  years,  to  N.  L. 
Walter    for    $425. 

Grevina,  rn  m,  15  hands,  six  years,  to  Joe  Silva 
for  $195. 

Haroun  and  Illiad,  b  gs,  15.2%  hands,  five  and 
four  years,  to  A.  J.  Kittle  for  $505. 

Harold  and  Hobnob,  ch  gs,  15.1  hands,  five  years, 
to  Henry  T.   Scott  for  $710. 

Hawthorne,  br  g,  15.3  hands,  fi%'e  years,  to  J.  M. 
Smith   for   $250. 

Hamlet,  b  g,  15.2  hands,  five  years,  to  Webster 
Jones    for   $300. 

Hyperion,  ch  g,  16.1%  hands,  five  years,  to  J.  M. 
Smith   for   $360. 

Innocence  and  Impetus,  ch  m  and  g,  16.1  hands, 
four  years,  to  W.    M.   Graham  for  $650. 

Hussar,  b  g,  15.1  hands,  five  years,  to  United  Car- 
riage Co.  for  $150. 

Hesperus  and  Hypatia,  g  and  m.  15.2  hands,  five 
years,  to  Miss  Crocker  for  $900. 

Hermea,  ch  m,  15  hands,  five  years,  to  T.  R. 
Smith  for  $150. 

Imogen,  ch  m,  15  hands,  four  years,  to  T.  Tameny 
for   $155. 

Houri,  b  m,  15  hands,  five  years,  to  George  F. 
Lyon  for  $400. 

Iago,  ch  g,  15.1%  hands,  four  years,  to  W.  F. 
Roberts  for  $150. 

Image  and  Izar,  gr  and  ch  gs,  16  hands,  four  years, 
to  W.  M.  Graham  for  $1000. 

Irishman,  b  g,  15.3  hands,  four  years,  to  Mr.  de 
Sabla  for  $475. 

Israfel,  ch  g,  14.3  hands,  four  years,  to  W.  F. 
Cordes  for  $1S5. 

Idiom  and  Juggler,  blk  gs,  15.3  hands,  four  and 
three  years,  to  W.   M.   Graham  for  $560. 

Imp,  b  g,  15.2  hands,  four  years,  to  Mrs.  Robin- 
son for   $175. 

Iberian,  b  g,  15.3  hands,  four  years,  to  Henry  T. 
Scott  for  $200. 

Ides  of  March  and  Ibis,  b  gs.  16  hands,  four  years, 
to  Geo.  A.  Newhall  for  $650. 

Icarus,  b  g,  15  hands,  four  years,  to  Miss  Cheese- 
brough    for    $200. 

Peep  o'  Day,  br  m,  15.2  hands,  five  years,  to  F. 
G.   Minor  for  $390. 

Ianthe,  ch  m,  15  hands,  four  years,  to  Nutting 
Wrecking  Co.   for   $180. 

Isis,  ch  m,  15.3  hands,  four  years,  to  T.  Pending- 
ton   for   $180. 

Iuka,  ch  m,  15.3  hands,  four  years,  to  J.  Looney 
for  $140. 

Impulse,  ch  m,  15.1%  hands,  four  years,  to  E.  N. 
Bee  for  $405. 

Jupiter,  b  g,  14.1  hands,  three  years,  to  Thomas 
Hancock    for    $85. 

Juno,  b  m,  14.1  hands,  three  years,  to  Thos.  Han- 
cock for  $100. 

Jessica,  blk  m,  15.3  hands,  three  years,  to  F.  S. 
Pyle   for  $175. 

Joan,  ch  m,  14.3  hands,  three  years,  to  F.  A. 
StallrSan  for  $90. 

Jocaster,  b  m,  14.3  hands,  three  years,  to  George 
F.   Lyon  for  $200. 

Padre,  b  g,  15.2  hands,  aged,  to  S.  B.  Canot  for  $300. 

Pegasus,  b  g,  16  hands,  eight  years,  to  Mr.  Scott 
for   $250. 

Tom,  eh  g,  16  hands,  aged,  to  Mr.  Gading  for  $90. 

o 

CARRIAGE   TYPE. 


to  interest  the  fairs  which  come  close  in  touch  with 
the  farmer  so  that  the  latter  can  be  educated  to  rec- 
ognize the  type  of  carriage  horse  desired  by  the  mar- 
ket and  encourage  him  to  select  his  breeding  stock  in 
conformity  with  this  type.  In  view  of  the  fact  that 
a  very  large  proportion  of  our  farmers  handle  horses 
of  the  lighter  types.  I  think  that  you  will  readily 
appreciate  not  only  the  importance  of  this  movement 
but  the  correctness  of  our  position  in  confining  our 
attention  for  the  present  to  those  shows  where  the 
exhibition  of  breeding  animals  is  the  principal  fea- 
ture. GEORGE  M.  ROMMEL, 

Animal  Husbandman. 
Proposed  Classification  for  American  Carriage 
Horses. 
Type. — The   type   desired    for   the   American    car- 
riage horse  is  as  follows:     Not  under  15  hands  for 
mature   horses:     smooth,    compact  and   symmetrical  • 
conformation;    neck   of   good   length,   inclined   natur- 
ally to    arch;    sloping    shoulders;    well  set  legs  of 
medium  length;    sloping    pasterns    and    good     feet; 
short,  strong  back;   well  sprung  ribs,  well  ribbed  up 
to  coupling;  smooth  loins;  full  flanks;  straight  croup 
with  well  set  tail ;   full,  round  buttocks. 

Conditions  Governing  Entries. — Classes  open  only 
to  horses  of  American  blood.  Stallions  in  classes 
1  to  5  inclusive  must  be  registered  either  in  the 
American  Trotting  Register  as  standard;  in  the 
American  Morgan  Register  or  the  American  Saddle 
Horse  Register,  and  certificate  of  such  registry  must 
be  shown  in  the  ring  if  required. 

Entries  in  all  classes  for  mares,  entries  as  get  of 
sire   in   class   5   and   produce   of   mare   in   class   10, 
and  entries  in  class  11  must  be  sired  by  a  stallion 
registered  as  above,  but  the   dams  of  such  entries 
need  not  be  registered  mares;  the  breeding  of  dams, 
however,  as  far  as  known,  must  be  given  when  entry 
is  made. 
No  mare  having  any  draft  crosses  will  be  eligible. 
Any   exhibitdr   falsifying   the   breeding   of   entries 
will  be  barred. 
Entries  in  all  classes  must  be  practically  sound. 
Judging. — Entries    in     all     classes     to    be    judged 
on   conformation,    style,    action   and   manners   as   a 
suitable  type  of  carriage  horse.      Special     attention 
will  be  given  to  trueness  of  action.    Good  knee  and 
hock   action   are   desirable.     Entries   in   all    classes 
should   trot  and  walk  straight  and   true  and  judges 
will   especially   avoid   horses   showing  any   tendency 
to  mix  gaits,  paddle  in  front  or  sprawl  behind. 

The  following  percentages  will  govern  judges 
in  classes  1,  2,  3,  4,  6,  7,  8,  9:  General  conformation 
and  all  round  suitability  as  a  carriage  type,  sixty 
per  cent  (60);  style,  action  and  manners,  forty  per 
cent  (40). 

The  following  percentages  will  govern  in  class  5: 
General  conformation  and  all  round  suitability  of 
sire  as  a  carriage  type,  thirty  per  cent  (30) ;  style, 
action  and  manners  of  sire,  twenty  per  cent  (20) ; 
general  conformation  and  all  round  suitability  of 
get  as  a  carriage  type,  taken  as  a  whole,  thirty  per 
cent  (30) ;  style,  action,  manners  and  uniformity  of 
type  in  get,  twenty  per  cent  (20). 

The  following  percentages  will  govern  in  class 
10:  General  conformation  of  dam  as  a  brood  mare  of 
the  carriage  type,  fifty  per  cent  (50) ;  general  con- 
formation, style,  action  and  manners  of  the  foal, 
fifty  per  cent  (50). 

The  following  percentages  will  govern  in  class  11: 
General  conformation  of  entry  as  a  carriage  type, 
seventy  per  cent  (70);  style,  action  and  manners, 
thirty  per  cent  (30). 

Manner  of  Snowing. — Entries  in  classes  1,  2,  6 
and  7,  to  be  shown  in  harness  hitched  to  any  suitable 
vehicle.  Entries  in  all  other  classes  to  be  shown  in 
hand  to  bridle. 

Excessive  weight  in  shoeing  in  anj  class  is  for- 
bidden. 

Classes  as  Follows. — Class  1,  stallion  four  years 
old  or  over;  class  2,  stallion  three  years  old  and  un- 
der four;  class  3,  stallion  two  years  old  and  under 
three;  class  4,  stallion  one  year  old  and  under  two; 
class  5,  stallion  with  three  of  his  get  of  either  sex, 
get  need  not  be  owned  by  exhibitor;  class  6,  mare 
four  years  old  or  over;  class  7,  mare  three  years 
old  aud  under  four;  class  8,  mare  two  years  old 
and  under  three;  class  9,  mare  one  year  old  and 
under  two;  class  10,  mare  with  foal  of  either  sex; 
class  11,  foal  under  one  year  old,  either  sex. 


I  am  enclosing  herewith  copy  of  a  proposed  class- 
ification for  American  carriage  horses  which  has 
been  drawn  up  by  the  department  in  co-operation 
with  the  newly  organized  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders  as  a  guide  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  such  classes  at  our  leading  State  and 
national  fairs.  The  classification  is  the  work  of  the 
committee  on  heavy  harness  horses  of  the  above 
association,  composed  of  Joseph  Battell,  registrar 
of  the  American  Morgan  Horse  and  Register,  Middle- 
bury,  Vermont;  Gen.  John  B.  Castleman,  Louisville, 
Kentucky;  A.  T.  Coie,  Wheaton,  Illinois;  H.  K. 
Devereux,  secretary  of  the  American  Association  of 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  with  the 
WTiter  as  chairman.  Prof.  C.  F.  Curtiss,  director 
of  the  Iowa  Experiment  Station,  was  also  consulted 
in  regard  to  this  classification  and  had  a  great  deal 
to  do  with  formulating  it. 

This  classification  has  been  submitted  to  the 
secretaries  of  the  leading  fairs  throughout  the  coun- 
try and  several  of  them  are  giving  the  matter  con- 
sideration. There  is  a  strong  probability  of  having 
some  action  taken  along  this  line  in  time  for  the 
fall  shows.  As  yet,  the  Committee  has  done  nothing 
with  a  view  to  interesting  horse  shows  in  the  matter. 
Our  reasons  for  not  doing  so  are  that  we  wish  first 


ANSWERS   TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


F.,  Forrestville,  Sonoma  county,  Cal. — 1st:  Sey- 
mour Wilkes  2:08%  is  standard  and  registered  un- 
der the  pacing  standard.  He  is  registered  as  Sey- 
mour W.  0232,  on  page  746,  Vol.  14,  American  Trot- 
ting Register.  The  (0)  before  a  stallion's  number 
denotes  that  he  is  registered  as  a  pacer.  2d:  A 
mare  sired  by  a  standard  and  registered  trotting 
horse  and  that  is  the  dam  of  two  pacers  with  stand- 
ard records  is  not  eligible  to  registration  unless  she 
has  other  qualifications.  If  she  were  by  a  standard 
and  registered  pacer  she  would  be  eligible  under  the 
pacing  standard.  If  she  bad  produced  two  trotters 
with  standard  records  she  would  be  eligible  under 
the   trotting   standard.      ( 

L.  R.,  City — Yes;  Ambush  2:14%  and  R.  Ambush 
41.S40  are  one  and  the  same  horse.  This  horse  took 
his  record  as  a  three-year-old  under  the  name  of 
Ambush.  WTien  application  was  made  for  his  regis- 
tration it  was  found  that  another  horse  had  already 
been  registered  under  that  name,  so  he  was  called 
R.  Ambush.  He  is  by  Zolock  2:05%,  dam  May  Mc- 
Kinney by  Silkwood  2:07,  grandam  Satanella  by  Mc- 
Kinney. He  can  be  called  an  inbred  McKinney  as 
his  sire  and  his  grandam  are  both  by  that  horse 


Saturday,  June   15,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE   SADDLE    HORSE  AND   HIS   GAITS. 


(Chicago  Breeders'  Gazette.) 

One  of  the  present  encouragements  to  horse 
breeding  is  the  keen  and  widespread  interest  in 
saddle  horses  The  report  of  the  seventeenth  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  American  Saddle  Horse  Breed- 
ers' Association  in  our  last  issue  gave  proof  suf- 
ficient of  the  stability  of  this  branch  of  American 
horse  breeding.  That  association  has  sought  to 
establish  types  through  the  concentration  of  blood 
and  allow  the  user  to  select  the  gaits  to  which  his 
mount  shall  be  educated.  Whether  the  five-gaited 
or  the  three-gaited  horse,  whether  the  horse  that 
racks  or  the  horse  that  walk-trots,  the  aim  has 
been  to  get  an  animal  with  inherited  inclinations  to 
carry  weight  under  the  saddle  with  a  sense  of  re- 
sponsibility. It  is  interesting  to  note  that  not  only 
in  the  cornbelt  (where  saddle  horses  are  not  so  com- 
mon as  in  the  southern  States)  but  also  in  the 
range  countries  where  day-in  and  day-out  saddle 
work  taxes  the  riders,  there  is  a  desire  to  learn  of 
the  nicer  points  of  horseback  riding,  the  refinements 
of  equitation.  These  are  more  readily  taught  in  the 
riding  school  than  through  the  printed  page,  and 
yet  they  must  be  taught  in  some  way.  Inquiries 
frequently  come  for  information  as  to  how  to  use 
a  saddle  horse  that  has  been  educated  after  the 
southern  methods,  or  in  other  words  how  to  get  a 
horse  to  go  the  gaits  to  which  he  has  been  trained. 
We  have  had  occasion  to  try  to  enlighten  readers 
on  the  subject,  but  recurrence  to  it  again  seems 
necessary.  In  a  recent  issue  we  endeavored  to  de- 
scribe the  gaits  of  a  trained  saddle  horse,  and  the 
subject  will  stand  yet  further  elucidation,  together 
with  some  practical  suggestions,  on  changing  the 
gaits  under  saddle.  A  horse  that  "gangs  his  ain 
gait"  can  hardly  be  called  a  satisfactory  saddler- 
No  horseman  should  rest  content  until  he  has 
taught  his  mount  to  change  his  gait  at  a  given  sig- 
nal, so  that  he  may  command  any  pace  at  will. 

First,  let  us  get  the  names  of  the  gaits  straight 
before  we  straighten  out  the  gaits  themselves.  It 
must  be  admitted  that  the  term  "single-foot"  aptly 
describes  the  "four-beat"  gait,  or  that  action  in  a 
horse  in  which  each  foot  has  a  separate  fall  on  the 
ground;  but  "the  powers  that  be" — the  men  who 
breed  and  train  horses,  and  who  conduct  the  Amer- 
ican Saddle  Horse  Breeders'  Association — years  ago 
abandoned  the  use  of  that  term  and  substituted  the 
word  rack.  This  is  not  so  pretty  a  name,  but  it  is 
shorter,  it  is  correct,  and  it  has  the  greater  weight 
of  authority  for  its  use.  The  single-foot  and  the 
rack  are  one  and  the  same  gait,  but  it  is  better  to 
use  the  work  rack  in   describing  it. 

The  word  "lope"  is  a  contraction  of  gallop. 
There  are  three  words  used  to  describe  this  action 
according  to  its  speed.  When  a  horse  is  fully  ex- 
tended going  fast  it  is  called  a  run;  when  he  is 
going  at  moderate  speed  it  is  called  a  gallop,  and 
when  the  similar  movement  is  executed  slowly  it  is 
called  a  canter.  Yet  another  distinction  may  be 
introduced,  and  that  is  a  hand-gallop.  This  comes 
between  a  canter  and  a  gallop,  but  it  is  more  near- 
ly like  a  canter.  But  there  is  much  more  of  a  dif- 
ference in  these  movements  than  mere  speed.  The 
gallop  and  run  are  natural  gaits  ;  the  hand-gallop 
and  canter  are  cultivated  gaits.  The  two  first- 
named  are  rough  to  ride,  the  other  two  are  pleas- 
ant. The  cultivated  canter  is  not  only  the  slowest 
movement  of  this  action,  but  it  is  performed  with 
more  restraint;  the  horse  works  more  on  his 
haunches;  his  hind  legs  are  better  under  him;  he 
bounds  up  in  front  lightly  and  drops  to  the  ground 
in  the  same  manner,  sustaining  his  weight  on  his 
hind  legs  and  haunches  instead  of  letting  it  come 
down  "ker-plunk,"  as  in  the  gallop  or  run.  The 
canter  is  done  on  the  curb,  and  the  horse  arches 
his  neck  and  sets  his  head  a  little  lower  than  in 
trot  or  rack,  but  the  educated  horse  does  not  take 
hold  hard  in  a  canter.  The  slower  this  gait  is  per- 
formed, when  done  with  promptness,  animation 
and  exactness,  the  better.  Hence  the  Kentucky  ex- 
pression: "He  can  canter  all  day  in  the  shade  of 
an  apple  tree."  But  it  should  not  be  a  lazy,  list- 
less, loose  gait.  The  fore  feet  should  rise  from  the 
ground  almost  simultaneously  and  the  hind  feet 
likewise.  The  "three-foot"  canter, — or  a  canter  in 
front  and  a  rack  or  "jiggle"  behind, — is  not  desir- 
able; it  is  a  mixed  gait.  The  horse  that  seems 
fairly  aching  to  run  and  yet  restrains  his  spirits  at 
the  will  of  the  rider  and  canters  lightly  on  the 
curb  at  about  five  miles  an  hour  is  doing  the  proper 
caper.  This  is  the  educated  saddle  gait.  A  gallop 
is  faster,  uneducated  and  far  less  pleasant  to  ride. 
When  a  horse  can  canter  the  rider  should  have 
more  pride  in  the  gait  than  to  call  it  a  "lope." 

All  saddle  horses  educated  in  the  South  are  brok- 
en practically  alike.  That  is.  they  have  been  taught 
the  same  signals  for  changing  gaits.  When  train- 
ers themselves  have  not  been  educated,  but  are  of 
the  rough  "home-spun"  kind,  there  is  no  such  uni- 
formity of  signals..  If  your  horse  has  been  educated 
by  a  competent  trainer,  let  us  ride  out  together  and 
see  what  can  be  done  with  him.  We  will  start  on 
the  walk;  that  is  the  foundation  of  all  saddle 
gaits.  If  riding  with  a  double-rein  bridle,  with 
curb  and  snaffle  bits,  take  him  on  the  snaffle  light- 
ly. By  word  or  touch  of  whip  or  crop,  or  by  touch 
of  spur  if  necessary,  urge  him  to  the  top  of  his 
speed  at  the  flat-foot  walk.  Keep  him  up  to  the 
mark.  There  is  a  time  to  lay  the  reins  loosely  on 
his  neck  and  loaf,  but  not  now.  Hold  him  steadily 
at  the  flat-foot  walk,  and  if  he  is  a  good  walker  he 
V  ill  ca^ry  rou  S  >ur  miles  an  hour ;   if  he  takes  you 


five  miles  in  that  time  you  have  as  good  a  walker 
as  any  man  possesses. 

Now  we  will  go  from  the  walk  to  the  running- 
walk  or  slow-pace — the  slow  "jiggle."  They  are 
easier  gaits  than  the  walk  and  faster.  They  are 
right  on  the  edge  of  a  four-beat"  gait.  That  is, 
you  can  hear  each  foot-fall  distinctly.  Loosen  your 
snaffle  reins  and  take  hold  lightly  of  the  curb  and 
give  him  a  touch  of  the  spur,  urging  him  just  out 
of  a  walk.  These  are  gaits  a  little  faster  than  a 
walk  and  not  so  fast  as  a  rack.  They  are  what 
are  called  slow  gaits.  Cleanly  performed  they  are 
delightful  to  ride;  they  are  all-day  gaits.  The  real 
old-fashioned  plantation  running-walker  is  a  "nod- 
der";  he  keeps  time  to  his  paces  by  the  nodding  of 
his  head,  just  as  a  mule  does  by  the  flop  of  his 
ears.  The  slow-pace  is  not  the  side-wheel  gait  of 
the  harness  horse;  there  is  too  much  roll  to  that. 
It  is  a  similar  gait,  but  instead  of  both  feet  on  one 
side  of  the  body  striking  the  ground  at  exactly  the 
same  instant,  there  is  just  enough  break  in  the  im- 
pact to  introduce  a  short  interval  and  rob  the  gait 
of  the  unpleasant  roll  of  the  side-wheeler  The 
fox-trot  is  the  other  slow  gait  It  is  a  dog-trot,  a 
slow  and  rather  loose-jointed  trot,  a  "shog."  Which- 
ever gait  the  horse  strikes  when  pushed  out  of  a 
walk  hold  him  to  it.  Do  not  let  him  forge  ahead 
into  a  rack  or  a  trot,  or  fall  back  into  a  walk. 

Now  that  your  horse  has  shown  that  he  can  go 
along  nicely  in  the  slow-pace  we  will  rack  down 
that  smooth  road  ahead  which  is  not  too  soft  on 
its  surface — for  the  rack  is  rather  a  hard  gait  on 
a  horse  and  the  going  can  easily  be  too  soft  for 
him.  You  have  him  on  the  curb;  increase  the  pres- 
sure a  little,  give  him  the  leg — that  is,  grip  him 
with  your  knees  so  that  he  will  feel  the  clasp — and 
give  him  the  spur.  A  horse  is  taught  to  rack  by 
spurring  him  forward  and  curbing  him  back;  he 
then  flies  into  what  may  be  called  a  "condensed 
trot" — which  is  a  good  description  of  the  rack.  A 
racking  horse  must  go  up  against  the  curb,  and 
above  all  things  he  must  not  be  allowed  to  fall 
into  the  swinging  side-wheel  pace.  If  he  falters 
touch  him  with  the  spur  and  lift  him  gently  on  the 
bit  to  steady  him.  Do  not  gouge  him  or  rip  him. 
Spurs  should  be  used  thus  for  punishment  only  in 
the  most  extreme  necessity.  A  willing  horse  will 
soon  learn  to  respond  instantly  when  he  feels  the 
heel  move  backward  to  his  flank,  even  before  he  is 
touched  with  the  steel. 

Let  us  now  drop  out  of  the  rack.  Release  the 
curb  reins,  teach  him  to  slow  down  at  the  word 
"steady."  and  come  down  easily — generally  through 
a  running-walk — into  the  walk.  We  now  want  to 
stir  up  our  livers  a  bit,  and  hence  will  trot  over 
that  stretch  of  road  ahead  of  us.  Of  course 
we  could  have  gone  into  the  trot  from  that  fast 
rack  that  we  were  riding;  that  is,  some  horses 
could  have  done  it,  but  the  ordinary  rider  will  do 
well  to  go  at  each  gait  from  the  flat-foot  walk,  ex- 
cept when  stealing  into  the  rack  from  the  slow- 
pace.  Our  horses  have  had  a  brief  breathing  spell 
and  are  ready  for  the  trot. 

Take  your  horse  on  the  snaffle  entirely;  do  not 
lug  on  both  curb  and  snaffle,  as  so  many  do  who  try 
to  ride  with  double  rein  but  have  never  learned 
how.  "Cluck"  to  him,  and  as  he  prepares  to  start 
off  begin  to  post — that  is,  rise  in  the  saddle.  If 
your  horse  is  "on  an  edge"  in  his  gaits  he  will  trot. 
Sometimes  he  will  make  a  mistake  and  start  out  on 
a  "jiggle."  Bring  him  immediately  to  a  walk  and 
try  again.  As  you  give  him  the  word  this  time 
reach  forward  and  with  your  right  hand  grasp  him 
by  the  mane  well  up  on  the  neck.  If  he  does  not 
trot  then  he  has  forgotten  his  early  lessons  and 
needs  to  be  worked  with.  Some  trainers  give  the 
signal  to  trot  by  pulling  an  ear;  this  is  anything 
but  slightly.  It  is  bad  enough  to  have  to  pull  the 
mane,  but  to  twist  and  pull  at  the  ear  in  the  at- 
tempt to  start  a  horse  on  a  trot  is  a  trick  that  ought 
never  to  be  taught.  The  thoroughly  broken  horse 
should  trot  when  he  is  taken  on  the  snaffle  and 
touched  on  the  neck  with  hand  or  crop.  This  is 
getting  down  to  a  fine  point,  but  that  is  just  where 
it  ought  to  be. 

If  you  were  riding  with  single  curb-rein  bridle 
you  would  probably  have  to  take  hold  of  the  mane 
and  hold  it  for  a  few  seconds  while  you  begin  to 
post.  The  user  of  the  double-rein  has  the  advan- 
tage; his  signal  to  trot  can  scarcely  be  noticed. 
This  is  desirable,  as  the  less  fuss  and  flurry  in 
changing  gaits  the  better.  When  your  horse  strikes 
a  square  trot  hold  him  on  the  snaffle  and  make  him 
work  up  to  it.  Do  not  let  him  sprawl  along  in  an 
extended  trot,  as  in  harness.  Keep  him  in  hand; 
keep  his  legs  working  under  him,  and  post  just  as 
little  as  need  be  to  catch  the  motion  of  the  horse. 
Do  not  rise  so  high  in  the  saddle  at  every  step  that 
a  man  could  throw  a  yellow  dog  by  the  tail  under 
you. 

Well,  is  your  liver  sufficiently  agitated  for  this 
time?  Let  us  slow  down  then  and  walk  a  bit.  We 
may  even  loaf  a  while  and  let  the  horses  take  care 
of  themselves,  but  it  is  well  not  to  fall  into  the 
habit  of  it,  as  the  horses  will  quickly  learn  to  want 
his  own  way  in  everything.  And  now  for  the  can- 
ter, the  most  graceful  and  enjoyable  gait  when  per- 
fectly performed..  Take  your  horse  in  hand.  Let 
him  know  that  the  loafing  time  is  ended.  Pull  him 
together  until  his  legs  are  under  him;  balance 
him,  and  take  him  on  the  curb  lightly,  lean  for- 
ward a  bit,  and  salute  him  with  the  right  hand. 
That  is,  raise  your  right  hand  so  that  he  may  see 
it.     If  he  does  not  "catch  on,"  snap  your  fingers.     A 


well  broken  horse  will  at  once  bound  into  a  canter. 
An  educated  saddler  rarely  forgets  this  signal. 

We  have  set  forth  the  code  of  signals  in  ordinary 
use  by  southern  trainers  of  saddle  horses.  Of 
course  there  are  variations.  All  horses  will  not  re- 
spond to  all  of  these  signals.  A  horse  has  some  in- 
dividuality and  a  mind  of  its  own  as  well  as  a 
man.  In  that  event  something  else  that  he  does 
comprehend  readily  is  tried.  But  by  all  means 
teach  your  horse  to  change  his  gaits  at  your  will 
and  not  his. 


SOMETHING    ABOUT    BITS. 


It  is  a  good  thing  for  the  harnessmaker  to  know 
something  about  the  nature  of  the  metal  goods  he 
deals  in,  says  a  journal  devoted  to  the  harness  trade. 
He  may  be  a  very  practical  and  expert  man  so  far 
as  judging  and  handling  leather  goes,  yet  be  not 
well  posted  on  the  subject  of  bits  and  bitting.  Bits, 
especially,  and  sometimes  stirrups,  paly  a  star  role 
in  the  business.  If  a  bit  is  stamped  steel,  it  seems 
to  be  sufficient.  Yet  here  is  one  bit  so  stamped 
at  one  price,  and  another  so  stamped  at  a  much 
higher  price.     Why? 

Bits  are  separable  in  three  large  groups,  iron, 
stamped  steel  and  forged  steel.  Each  class  has  many 
divisions   of  quality. 

Take  iron  bits.  These  have  their  parts  cast  in 
sand  molds.  If  finished  after  this  operation  the  iron 
would  be  too  brittle  to  possess  any  strength,  so  they 
are  put  into  a  fiery  furnace  and  annealed.  Annealing 
is  heating  to  a  red  heat  and  then  cooling  off  slowly, 
which  tends  to  unite  the  grain  of  the  metal.  In  the 
trade  they  are  named  malleable.  It  is  rare  for  a 
common  iron  bit  to  break,  as  the  iron  is  made  quite 
tough  by  the   above   described   process. 

A  solid  nickel  bit  breaks  easily,  as  it  is  merely 
cast  like  an  iron  bit,  but  "will  not  stand  any  anneal- 
ing. The  users  of  such  bits  or  stirrups  take  a  great 
risk,  and  should  be  plainly  told  the  facts  by  the 
saddler  when  effecting  the  sale,  so  as  to  avoid  dam- 
age suits  later  on.  The  various  "composition"  metal 
bits,  under  many  trade  names  carry  more  or  less 
nickel,  because  it  best  answers  the  purpose  in  view, 
that  is,  a  bit  that  can  easily  be  kept  bright  and  clean 
without  labor. 

Stamped  steel  bits  are  quite  modern,  and  are  a 
substitute  for  forged,  so  that  a  bit  may  be  truthfully 
represented  as  "steel,"  yet  not  be  a  hand-forged  fine 
steel  bit,  with  all  the  strength  the  process  of  making 
yields.  By  stamping  a  relia^e  steel  bit  can  be  pro- 
duced, less  the  cost  of  forging.  The  iron  from  which 
the  bit  is  made  is  heated  in  the  furnace,  and  then 
hammered  under  a  steam  hammer,  and  rolled  into 
bars.  A  bar  is  then  again  heated  and  cooled  until 
it  becomes  a  low-class  steel.  By  more  heating,  and 
by  use  of  dies  the  bit  parts  are  properly  formed.  The 
saving  in  cost  is  in  doing  by  machine  what  is  hand 
manipulated  in  the  hand-forged  bit. 

Forged  steel  bits  are  the  expensive  kind,  but  its 
worth  may  be  guaranteed.  When  this  work  is  done 
by  a  master  smith  the  work  is  an  art.  In  finish  it 
may  be  polished  like  a  mirror.  Such  bits  will  rust, 
and  require  care  in  use,  but  their  safety  is  above 
par,  and  the  harnessmaker  who  reads  this  can  give 
his  buyer  a  reason  why  he  should  pay  more  for 
such  a  bit,  also,  just  what  he  buys  when  he  selects 
a  steel  bit  of  lower  price,  or  an  iron  bit  of  the  lowest 
price. 


THE    BOSTON    WORK    HORSE   PARADE. 


Editor  Breeder  and  Sportsman:  We  are  mailing 
you  a  copy  of  the  catalogue  of  our  parade,  held  this 
week.  We  had  nearly  700  entries  and  the  parade  was 
by  far  the  largest  and  most  successful  ever  held.  We 
had  sixty  entries  in  the  old  horse  class,  and  the  con- 
dition and  quality  of  these  horses,  many  of  them  over 
20  years  of  age,  were  astonishing. 

This  year  we  had,  for  the  first  time,  a  competition 
in  driving  for  four  and  six-horse  teams,  in  which  the 
spectators  took  great  interest.  The  competition  was 
so  successful  that  next  year  we  intend  to  have  one 
for  double  teams. 

Another  new  feature  this  year  was  a  stable  com- 
petition. Prizes  were  offered  the  1st  of  January 
for  the  proprietors  of  the  best  managed  stables,  and 
for  the  stable  foremen,  and  the  prizes  were  awarded 
at  the  parade.  We  expect  that  this  stable  competi- 
tion will  develop  next  year  into  a  very  important 
part  of  our  work,  and  that  it  will  do  a  good  deal  to 
improve  the  condition  of  work  horses.  The  judges 
inspected  the  stables  from  time  to  time  during  the 
months  from  January  to  May. 

Work  horse  parades  have  been  held  in  Brooklyn 
and  in  New  York,  and  others  have  been  held,  or  are 
to  be  held,  in  various  Western  cities.  All  of  these 
have  been  patterned  after  the  Boston  work  horse 
parade,  which  was  the  first  in  this  country.  Yours 
very  truly,  H.  C.  MERWIN,  President. 


The  new  speedway  to  be  built  in  Washington 
Park,  Seattle,  is  expected  to  be  completed  within 
two  months.  The  Seattle  Driving  Club  will  expend 
over  $12,000  on  this  enterprise,  and  has  the  money 
already  paid  in. 


We  understand  John  Quinn  will  move  his  string 
of  trotters  and  pacers  now  in  training  at  Sacra- 
mento, back  to  the  Santa  Rosa  track  this  week. 


Al  McDonald  expects  to  move  his  horses  from 
Sacramento  to  Woodland  next  week  and  will  take 
the  row  of  stalls  which  Geo.  Beckers  expects  to 
vacate  to-day. 


THE    BREEDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    June    15,    1907. 


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VAGARIES    OF    CANADIAN    TROUT. 


.-.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL  .'. 


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THE  TUNA  CLUB. 


CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT 


The  Tuna  Club  held  a  meeting  at  Avalon,  Catalina 
Island  in  the  parlors  of  the  Hotel  Metro- 

pole  for  the  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year 
-  with  the  following  results:  President.  Prof.  Charles 
Frederick  Holder  of  Pasadena;  first  vice-president, 
Colonel  C.  P.  Morehouse  of  Pasadena;  second  rice- 
president,  William  H.  Burnham  of  Orange;  secretary 
and  treasurer,  L.  P.  Streeter  of  Pasadena. 

A  board  of  directors  was  also  elected,  consisting 
of  Alfred  Beebe  of  Portland,  Ore.,  P.  L.  Harding  of 
Philadelphia  and  Thomas  McD.  Potter  of  Los 
Angeles,  a  triumvirate  of  anglers  noted  for  their 
achievements  with  the  rod. 

The  club  will  still  continue  to  hold  its  annual 
tournaments,  running  from  May  1st  to  October  1st, 
and,  as  usual,  offers  a  lot  of  beautiful  and  useful 
prizes  of  cups,  rods,  reels,  etc.,  to  those  participating. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  the  club  to  make  an  exhibit 
of  the  methods  and  tackle  employed  by  the  tuna 
fishermen  of  Catalina  at  the  World's  Sportsman's 
Exposition  at  Madison  Square  Garden,  New  York, 
next  spring. 

The  Tuna  Club  officers  above  mentioned,  individu- 
ally are  all  famous  anglers,  in  some  or  many  lines. 
Mr.  Harding  is  an  authority  and  writer  on  sport, 
and  has  fished  all  over  the  world.  All  the  rest  have 
tried  all  the  game  fishes  from  Maine  to  California, 
and  from  Canada  to  the  Gulf.  Col.  Morhouse  is  the 
"'champion  of  the  world":  Mr.  Streeter  holds  a  tar- 
pon record;  Mr.  Beebe  is  a  famous  fly  caster  as  well 
as  a  sea  angler,  and  so  on;  and  it  can  be  safely  said 
that  no  club  has  so  remarkable  a  directory. 

The  Tuna  Club  has  a  large  membership,  and  is 
unique  among  angling  clubs.  It  is  governed  by  fifty- 
six  active  members,  each  of  whom  must  have  caught 
a  100-pound  or  over  leaping  tuna  with  light  tackle. 
It  offers  beautiful  prizes — cups,  gold  and  silver 
medals — to  elevate  the  standard  of  sport,  but  no  one 
can  get  into  its  active  membership  unless  he  has  a 
special  dispensation  or  wears  the  coveted  blue  but- 
ton which  means  that  he  has  taken  a'100-pound  tun?, 
with  the  club  lightt  ackle.    Also,  he  must  be  elected. 

So  far  it  appears  that  only  fifty-six  gentlemen 
have  taken  a  tuna  in  the  ten  years'  history  of  the 
club,  which  was  founded  by  Charles  F.  Holder,  and 
suggested  by  his  catch  of  a  183-pound  tuna.  This 
fish  was  played  for  four  hours  during  which  it  towed 
the  heavy  boat  as  far  as  from  Pasadena  to  Westlake 
Park,  Los  Angeles,  or  twelve  miles,  and  nearly  killed 
the  angler. 

This  was  supposed  to  be  the  limit  of  possibilities 
with  the  thread-like  line,  but  two  years  ago  Col.  P. 
Morhouse  took  a  251-pound  fish  and  still  holds  the 
record  (light  tackle,  21-thread  line).  The  club  is 
about  issuing  its  history,  the  story  of  its  light  tackle 
experiments  in  the  past  years,  and  its  members,  etc. 
The  club  is  the  best  known  organization  of  the  kind 
in  the  world,  as  its  famous  catches  have  been  tele- 
graphed everywhere  by  the  Associated  Press.  It 
was  founded  to  introduce  light  tackle  into  California 
and  by  its  influence  hand  lines  and  club  rods  were 
swept  aside,  and  the  standard  21-thread  line  intro- 
duced for  big  game  fishes,  resulting  in  the  saving  of 
thousands  of  fishes  and  the  elevation  of  the  sport  of 
sea  angling  from  hand  line  fishing  and  the  destruc- 
tion of  tons  of  fish  to  rod  fishing  and  a  limited 
catch.  Ten  years  ago,  or  before  the  organization  of 
the  Tuna  Club,  boats  went  out  of  Avalon  from  which 
from  one  to  ten  men  fished  with  hand  lines;  a  single 
fisherman  could  land  a  yellow  tail  with  a  big  hand 
line  in  two  minutes  and,  as  a  consequence,  the  boat 
came  in  loaded  with  big  fish  which  were  tossed  into 
the  bay.  Now,  through  the  influence  of  the  Tuna 
Club,  every  boat  is  equipped  with  rods  and  reels, 
no  boatman  will  permit  the  use  of  a  hand  line — he 
is  ashamed  of  it,  and  the  angler,  with  a  line-like 
thread  and  a  light  rod  is  obliged  to  play  a  fish  from 
ten  minutes  to  two  hours,  according  to  size  of  fish. 
A  hundred  times  better  sport  is  had,  and  the  catch 
is  greatly  decreased.  In  a  word  Santa  Catalina  has 
become  famous,  not  alone  for  its  fishing,  but  for  its 
high  standards  of  sport  established  by  the  founder, 
who  is  also  vice-president  of  the  State  Audubon  So- 
ciety, and  the  example  of  all  the  members  of  the 
club,  which  includes  in  its  "membership  some  of  the 
most  distinguished  sea  anglers  in  the  country. 

This  humanitarian  and  sportsmanlike  reform  was 
accomplished,  first  by  the  example  of  the  members, 
and  secondly  by  the  Tuna  Club  tournaments.  The 
tournaments  covered  the  best  season,  from  May  1 
to  November  1  and  handsome  prizes  were  offered  in 
all  classes  for  the  largest  fish  taken  with  the  light 
rods  and  line  advocated  by  the  club.  The  founder 
of  the  club  demonstrated  that  a  yellow  tail  of  seven- 
teen pounds  could  be  taken  on  an  eight-ounce  trout 
rod  and  an  enameled  trout  line  in  an  hour  and  a 
quarter,  the  catch  being  among  the  records  of  the 
club. 

Mr.  Beard  of  Xew  York,  a  member,  demonstrated 

that  a  200-pound  black  sea  bass  could  be  taken  with 

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and  many  members  used  the  smallest  possible  lines 
for  fish  up  to  fifty  pounds.  As  a  result  of  these  ex- 
periments, the  club  permitted  the  use  of  a  24-thread 
line  to  afford  new  anglers  a  chance  with  the  leading 
tuna,  but  the  old  members  used  the  21-thread  and 
recommended  the  smaller  lines  for  smaller  fishes, 
but  owing  to  the  fact  that  some  fish  had  to  be 
played  for  from  two  to  fourteen  hours  and  lifting 
fish  from  the  kelp  was  always  a  possibility,  the  21- 
thread  line  was  ,iie  most  in  vogue. 

Beautiful  cups  and-  gold  medals  went  to  anglers, 
while  fine  prizes  went  to  boatmen  for  keeping  up 
the  boats,  for  neatness,  for  skill  in  gaffing,  and  as 
a  result  Avalon  has  the  finest  equipped  outfit  for 
anglers  in  the  world,  a  sweeping  assertion,  which 
is  easy  of  practical  demonstration. 

This  idea  was  taken  up  by  other  clubs,  not  alone 
in  California,  but  in  the  East,  and  the  idea  of  "fair 
play  to  game,"  of  which  President  Roosevelt  is  also 
a  champion,  has  gone  around  the  world. 

The  Tuna  Club  has  had  a  mission  which  appeals 
to  the  modern  sense  of  fair  play,  and  "fishing  and 
hunting  like  a  gentleman."  It  aims  at  discrediting 
the  "game  hog,"  the  man  who  likes  to  see  how  many 
he  can  catch,  and  it  has  now  made  a  move  in  another 
direction  embodied  in  a  resolution  offered  by  Charles 
F.  Holder,  the  first  made  on  assuming  the  presidency 
of  the  club  for  the  second  time  after  a  lapse  of  ten 
years.  This  resolution  smacks  of  the  Audubon  So- 
ciety of  California,  of  which  David  Starr  Jordan  and 
Dr.   Holder  are  the  heads: 

"Resolved.  That  the  members  of  the  Tuna  Club 
in  the  interests  of  a  high  standard  of  sport,  which  is 
the  object  of  this  organization,  in  fishing,  so  far 
as  possible,  release  all  yellow-tail,  white  sea  bass 
and  other  game  fishes  not  absolutely  necessary  for 
use  or  measurement." 

This  may  work  as  a  hardship  to  the  novice  who 
wishes  to  bring  in  his  catch  to  prove  his  prowess, 
but  it  will  appeal  to  anglers  of  experience  and  gentle- 
men everywhere.  In  presenting  the  resolution.  Dr. 
Holder  describes  the  tarpon  fishing  at  Aransas  Pass, 
where  fifteen  hundred  of  these  magnificent  fishes 
are  taken  up  with  rod  and  reel  every  season;  not 
a  fish  is  injured  not  needed  as  a  specimen.  The 
game  is  towed  carefully  to  the  beach  and  brought  up 
to  the  side  of  the  boat,  measured,  if  desired,  and 
released,  an  example  of  humanitarianism  and  elevat- 
ed sport  that  has  much  to  do  in  making  Aransas  fa- 
mous. True  sportsmen  are  glad  to  advertise  such 
a  place  and  to  send  their  friends  to  it.  The  men 
who  make  up  the  Tuna  Club  are  suggestive  of  its 
influence  in  reform  movements.  Among  the  honorary 
members  are  President  Roosevelt,  who  was  elected 
when  he  was  Governor  of  Ne*?  York;  Grover  Cleve- 
land, Joseph  Jefferson,  now  deceased;  Dr.  Sherry 
Van  Dyke,  a  prince  among  anglers,  an  American 
Walton;  Charles  Halleck,  founder  of  the  Forest  and 
Stream,  the  dean  of  American  anglers;  Corpolur 
Aflalo,  the  founder  of  the  British  Sea  Anglers'  So- 
ciety of  Meone;  Sir  Edward  Birkbeck,  Bart.,  is 
president,  the  Duke  of  Leeds,  the  Duke  of  Marlbor- 
ough and  others  vice-presidents  and  many  more 
famed  for  their  interest  in  the  great  work  of  human- 
izing sport  and  lifting  it  up. 

It  is  the  opinion  of  many  thoughtless  persons  that 
angling  clubs  are  merely  means  for  gTeat  killings, 
when,  in  fact,  the  object  is  the  reverse.  The  Tuna 
Club's  motto  is  "The  protection  of  the  game  fishes 
of  California,  the  attainment  of  a  higher  standard 
of  sport."  This  pioneer  club  of  its  kind  has  become 
famous  the  world  over,  its  president  is  an  honorary 
vice-president  in  the  Sea  Anglers'  Association  of 
England,  it  affiliates  with  angling  organizations  the 
world  over  for  one  purpose — to  teach  young  men  and 
women,  and  some  old  men,  what  real  sport  is,  to 
instill  into  them  humanitarian  ideas,  to  suggest  good 
legislation,  to  enforce  the  game  laws  and  to  enforce 
fair  play  for  the  humblest  of  God's  creatures  in 
the  sea,  lake  or  stream. 

It  has  been  a  matter  of  great  gratification  to  Tuna 
Club  members  to  see  other  clubs  formed  to  carry  on 
this  work  still  further,  and  to  suggest  new  ideas, 
all  tending  to  elevate  and  refine  sport,  and  notable 
among  these  has  been  the  Light  Tackle  Club  of 
Avalon,  founded  by  Arthur  Jerome  Eddy  of  Pasa- 
dena, also  its  first  president,  a  distinguished  author 
and  patron  of  sport  and  one  of  the  finest  amateur 
fencers  in  the  world,  head  of  the  Pasadena  Fencing 
Club.  This  club  is  performing  a  most  valuable  ser- 
vice to  the  State  and  public,  as  "light  tackle"  is  its 
slogan  and  the  open  sesame  to  its  membership,  which 
includes  the  most  influential  men  in  the  State  and 
some  of  the  world's  greatest  sea  anglers. 

In  Los  Angeles  is  the  Southern  California  Rod  and 
Reel  Club,  organized  by  E.  R.  Hedderly,  with  its 
light  tackle  rules,  its  prizes  of  various  kinds,  all 
directed  to  refining  the  sport  along  the  mainland, 
shore  and  offshore,  and  on  the  great  angling  piers 
of  our  coast.  In  San  Francisco  is  the  Striped  Bass 
Club,  the  California  Anglers  Association  and  the  San 
Francisco  Fly  Casting  Club,  up  the  San  Gabriel  the 
Bait  Club  and  there  are  others  which  are  an  honor 
to  the  State  and  country. 

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Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


Coast  anglers  have  time  and  again  related  their 
experiences  with  fish  that  were  finicky,  so  to  speak, 
to  an  exasperating  degree.  That  these  experiences 
are  somewhat  widespread  and  comparatively  identi- 
cal will,  be  noted  in  the  following  notes  forwarded 
by  a  local  Waltonian  now  on  a  visit  to  the  East: 

Two  anglers  fishing  the  Fallen-in  Shanty  pool  on 
the  Kazubazua  River,  near  Lachine,  Canada,  last 
month,  were  mightily  disgusted  over  the  sleepiness 
of  the  trout.  That  fine  fish  abounded  was  evident. 
Every  now  and  then  there  was  a  flash  of  gold  or 
silver  in  the  foam  at  the  upper  end,  and  whenever 
there  was  a  cessation  of  the  little-  catspaws  of  wind 
which  at  intervals  ruffled  the  surface  it  was  possible 
to  look  down  upon  scores  of  reticulated  backs  slowly 
moving  about  the  lower  depths. 

Yet  all  kinds  of  flies  were  tried  in  vain,  for  not 
a  single  fish  would  do  more  than  rise  languidly  to 
examine  them  from  a  safe  distance.  At  last  in 
sheer  desperation  worms  were  tried.  These  also 
failed  to  attract.  One  of  the  fishermen,  however, 
paused  to  utter  a  few  appropriate  comments  upon 
the  sport,  allowing  his  bait  to  dangle  about  a  foot 
above  the  water.    Then  the  fun  began. 

One  after  another,  three  glorious  fish  dashed  at 
the  swinging  worm,  the  third,  a  two-pound  fish, 
bearing  it  off  in  short  lived  triumph.  The  second 
angler,  quick  to  take  a  hint,  adopted  similar  tactics, 
and  was  fast  to  a  sister  fish  before  the  other  had 
succeeded  in  leading  his  fish  to  net. 

A  dozen  good  trout — all  they  needed — were  taken 
just  that  way  as  quickly  as  the  fish  could  be  played 
and  killed.  On  succeeding  days  they  had  the  same 
experience.  The  trout,  always  capricious,  had 
chosen  to  take  their  food  literally  on  the  jump, 
and  there  was  nothing  to  do  but  to  humor  them. 

There  was  another  occasion  when  the  writer  was 
the  only  fortune  one  of  the  party  on  a  lake  not 
far  from  the  same  pool.  Not  one  of  the  others 
could  get  a  rise,  while  every  attempt  of  his  meant 
a  good  fish  fast  to  a  miserable  wreck  of  a  fly,  show- 
ing but  the  merest  fragment  of  a  guinea  fowl's 
feather.  Until  the  mouthing  of  the  ravenous  trout 
had  mauled  the  hook  perfectly  bare  they  insisted 
upon  taking  just  that  one  bait.  Nor  after  that  had 
new  specimens  of  the  successful  fly,  nor  any  of  the 
other  flies  tried,  any  attraction. 

A  few  days  ago  it  was  noticed  on  a  northern  lake 
that  the  occupants  of  one  canoe  caught  double  the 
number  any  of  the  others  could  secure.  At  last  in- 
vestigation showed  that  the  guide  had  placed  the 
eye  of  a  fish  upon  the  hook  of  his  tail  fly.  Then 
every  one  took  trout  equally  well,  for  experience 
proved  that  it  did  not  matter  what  fly  was  used  so 
long  as  an  eye  was  stuck  upon  each  hook. 

Yet  after  a  whole  night's  thunderstorm  not  a  single 
fish  would  regard  that  bait  nor  anything  else  but 
a  scarlet  ibis  used  as  a  dropper.  It  was  only  when 
a  gentle  southwest  wind  slightly  rippled  the  lake 
that  the  fishing  was  really  good  and  the  trout  ex- 
hibited willingness  to  attack. 

There  is  a  beautiful  little  sheet  of  water  near  the 
Pemichongou,  where  large  bass  and  chub  may  be 
taken  at  any  time.  One  keen  old  farmer  fisherman 
used  also  to  get  magnificent  trout,  some  of  them 
weighing  up  to  nine  or  ten  pounds.  No  one  else 
could  ever  catch  sight  of  any  of  them. 

For  years  he  refused  to  disclose  his  secret.  At 
last  a  little  lad  noticed  and  made  mention  of  the 
antics  of  the  old  fisherman  in  a  grove  of  second 
growth  Norway  pines.  He  was  racing  about  like 
one  possessed,  climbing  the  trees,  jumping  and 
stooping,  all  the  time  brandishing  ?.  little  net  on  a 
stick . 

It  was  a  well  known  naturalist,  then  fishing  in 
the  district,  who.  took  up  this  clue  and  discovered 
that  one  of  the  saw  fiies,  probably  Lophyruspini, 
which  is  often  found  about  cone  bearing  trees,  was 
the  lone  fisherman's  killing  bait.  The  unraveller  of 
the  mystery  prepared  a  clever  artificial  representa- 
tion of  the  natural  fly,  which  is  now  manufactured 
solely  for  one  fishing  club  in  that  section,  whose 
members  use  it  with  constant  success  in  that  little 
lake. 

Trolling  with  flies  from  a  boat  is  a  favorite  plan 
in  some  of  the  Maine  trout  waters.  In  the  Moose- 
head  district  one  man  invariably  got  the  largest 
fish,  and  he  was  also  by  far  the  luckiest  fisherman 
of  the  season.  A  wideawake  youngster  caught  the 
gleam  of  metal  on  the  cast  as  the  fortunate  one 
made  a  sharp  turn  with  his  canoe  when  coming  in 
for  the  night.  Next  day  several  of  the  campers 
were  using  tiny  spoons  with  their  flies.  They  met 
with  some,  but  not  very  conspicuous  success.  Evi- 
dently the  whole  of  the  secret  had  not  been  dis- 
covered. However,  before  leaving  the  angler,  like 
a  true  sportsman,  gave  the  others  a  quiet  tip  to 
put  the  tiniest  scrap  of  boiled  lean..ham  upon  the 
hook  of  the  little  spoon.  That  made  all  the  dif- 
ference. 

There  are  many  lakes  in  the  northern  woods  into 
which  no  fisherman  ever  throws  a  line,  under  the 
supposition  that  no  fish  are  to  be  found  therein. 
An  inquisitive  sportsman  once  let  down  a  heavy 
spoon  into  such  a  lake  in  order  to  plumb  its  depth. 
He  got  down  some  forty  feet  without  finding  bottom 
and  was  reeling  in  his  line  when  to  his  utter  amaze- 
ment be  felt  a  fierce  tug. 

The  next  moment  his  reel  was  singing  with  that 
steady  whirr  which  tells  of  a  heavy  fish,  and  the 
strain  increased  until  the  man  wondered  what  he 
had  taken  hold  of.  It  was  not  a  long  fight,  how- 
ever.    The   fish   never  evinced  any  «!gMre   to   come 


Saturday,  June   15,   1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


near  the  surface  and  was  pulled  up  comparatively 
helpless  and  worn  out.  It  was  black,  with  a  deep 
red  belly,  white  tipped  fins,  scarcely  any  signs  of 
spots,  and  of  prodigious  thickness  and  depth.  Its 
weight  was  thirteen   pounds. 

Two  or  three  others  of  similar  appearance,  but 
of  smaller  size,  have  been  taken  in  the  same  man- 
ner at  great  depth.  All  kinds  of  bait,  have  been 
tried  without  effect,  and  nothing  but  the  common 
sp&on  twirling  upward  had  any  attraction  for  the 
black   monsters . 

In  the  Thirty-one  Mile  Lake,  which  is  a  famous 
place  for  bass,  muscalunge  and  large  pike,  good- 
sized  speckled  trout  have  been  taken  by  flies  re- 
sembling the  slender  blue  June  dragon  fly,  though 
probably  none  of  the  scores  of  clubmen  who  use 
nearly  all  kinds  of  flies  and  baits  upon  its  water 
ever  suspects  their  presence. 


TO  PROTECT  ELK. 


The  elk,  or  wapiti,  once  ranged  North  America 
in  great  numbers  from  the  Carolinas  to  Alaska,  but 
this  splendid  deer  can  no  longer  be  encountered  in 
bands  in  the  United  States  outside  the  Olympic  pen- 
insula in  Northwestern  Washington  and  Jackson's 
hole,  Wyoming.  It  is  said  that  only  500  head  of  elk 
remain  in  the  fastnesses  of  the  Olympic  Mountains. 
To  protect  and  multiply  them  a  bill  was  passed  at 
the  last  session  of  Congress. 

The  sportsman  will  not  be  so  much  interested  in 
this  matter  as  the  naturalist,  for  under  the  terms  of 
the  bill  hunting,  trapping,  killing,  capturing  or  pur- 
suing game  animals,  birds  and  fish  in  the  preserve 
of  750,000  acres  to  be  designated  by  the  President 
in  the  Olympic  forest  reserve,  created  in  1897,  is  to 
be  prohibited  under  heavy  penalties.  At  the  same 
time,  when  the  elk  increases  under  the  fostering 
care  of  the  Federal  Government  it  is  to  be  supposed 
that  some  of  them  will  stray  off  the  reservation  and 
become  the  target  of  the  sportsman  after  October 
1,  1915,  when  it  will  be  lawful  under  the  statutes 
of  Washington  to  kill  elk  during  an  open  season  of 
six  weeks. 

The  heart  of  the  Olympic  forest  reserve  will  make 
an  ideal  game  preserve.  It  is  probably  the  most  rug- 
ged and  inaccessible  wilderness  in  the  United  States. 
The  peninsula  itself  is  bounded  on  the  west  by  the 
Pacific  Ocean,  on  the  north  by  the  Straits  of  Juan 
de  Fuca  and  on  the  east  by  Puget  Sound.  The  re- 
serve is  an  untracked  forest  containing  dense  groves 
of  mighty  trees,  above  which  rise  the  peaks  of  the 
Olympic  range,  some  of  them  reaching  a  height  of 
7,000  feet.  Perpetual  streams  break  from  their 
flanks  and  attain  the  volume  of  rivers  before  they 
empty  into  the  sound  and  ocean. 

In  the  primeval  wild  almost  every  animal  known 
to  the  American  fauna  is  to  be  met  with.  The  waters 
abound  with  fish  and  the  underbrush  with  game 
birds.  Formerly  the  elk  were  very  numerous  in 
the  forest  of  the  Olympic  peninsula,  but  for  the 
sake  of  their  horns  and  teeth  they  were  slaughtered 
by  Indians  and  white  hunters.  It  is  Horace  M.  Gup- 
till  of  Port  Angeles,  one  of  the  oldest  settlers,  who 
estimates  that  no  more  than  500  elk  remain  in  the 
foothills  of  the  Olympic  Mountains. 


AT  THE  TRAPS. 


After  an  exciting  contest  with  two  shoot-offs  to  de- 
cide, the  Seattle  Sporting  Goods  cup  was  won  by 
Roberts  of  Centralia  at  the  blue-rock  tournament  of 
the  Western  Washington  Gun  Club  Association, 
which  opened  Wednesday,  May  29th,  at  the  Tacoma 
Rod  and  Gun  Club's  traps  on  the  tide  flats,  near 
Tacoma. 

Roberts  and  McLaughlin  of  Seattle  tied  for  the 
event,  each  man  breaking  25  straight.  The  second 
shoot-off  resulted  in  another  tie,  each  man  dropping 
3;  but  in  the  third  shoot-off  Roberts  got  his  25 
straight,  while  McLaughlin  dropped  2. 

The  professional  high  average  honors  for  the  day 
were  carried  off  by  Harry  Ellis  of  the  Selby  Lead 
and  Smelting  Works  of  San  Francisco,  and  the  ama- 
teur high  average  by  Dell  Cooper  of  Bellingham. 
Ellis  scored  180  out  of  a  possible  190,  and  Cooper  178. 

The  day  was  an  ideal  one  for  shooting  and  its  close 
saw  an  excellent  average  of  scores.  The  first  shot 
was  fired  at  8  A.  M.  and  the  steady  pop-pop  was 
kept  up  until  5  P.  M.  Among  those  who  attracted 
attention  at  the  shoot  was  Mrs.  E.  E.  Young  of  Port- 
land who,  with  her  husband,  participated  in  the  shoot. 
She  did  remarkably  well  for  a  woman  and  better 
than  some  of  the  men,  scoring  137  out  of  the  possi- 
ble 190. 

Forty  shooters  contested  in  the  first  day's  events. 
Of  the  forty,  thirty  were  out-of-town  men. 

The  clubs  represented  included  the  Seattle  Gun 
Clug,  the  Bellingham  Gun  Club,  the  Centralia  Gun 
Club,  the  Chehalis  Gun  Club,  the  Elma  Gun  Club, 
the  Montesano  Gun  Club,  the  Aberdeen  Gun  Club  and 
the  Kent  Gun  Club,  besides  the  Tacoma  Rod  and 
Gun  Club. 

Roberts  of  Centralia  was  the  star  performer  at  the 
traps  in  the  second  day's  events,  May  30th.  He  car- 
ried off  both  the  Du  Pont  trophy  and  event  No.  9, 
the  special  for  a  medal,  by  making  24  out  of  a  pos- 
sible 25  in  No.  9,  and  making  a  perfect  score  of 
25  in  the  Du  Pont  trophy  shoot.  This  last  was  the 
most  exciting  contest  of  the  whole  tournament.  In 
the  Du  Pont  event,  Roberts,  E.  E.  Ellis  and  Wray 
tied,  each  having  a  straight  score.  In  the  shoot-off 
Roberts  maintained  bis  lead. 

With  the  Seattle  Sporting  Goods  cup,  which  was 
won  by  Roberts  on  Wednesday,  this  gives  all  of  the 
special  events  of  the  two  days  to  the  Centralia  man. 


Seattle  won  first  place  in  the  team  shoot  and  the 
Tacoma  club's  team  took  second  and  third  respec- 
tively. 

The  medal  awarded  for  the  best  high  average  for 
the  two  days  went  to  Dell  Cooper,  the  Bellingham 
shotgun  expert. 

Of  the  Tacoma  men  Dahl,  Lipscomb,  Jack  Cooper, 
Danning  and  Ed  Young  established  the  best  records. 

But  one  lady  competitor  was  entered  in  the  events, 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Young.  The  heat  of  the  sun  reflected 
from  the  white  sand  of  the  flats  proved  too  much 
for  her,  however,  and  she  was  forced  to  withdraw 
after  the  first  six  events  Thursday. 

The  weather  on  the  second  day  was  better  than 
at  any  shoot  ever  held  before  by  the  association.  The 
breeze  was  so  gentle  as  to  be  hardly  noticeable  and 
but  for  a  slight  haze  over  the  bay  the  air  was  right 
for  high  scores.  While  no  phenomenal  records  were 
made  the  averages  for  the  great  majority  of  the 
contestants  were  very  high. 

In  all,  fifty-one  contestants  took  part  in  the  events 
during  the  two  days'  shooting,  representatives  being 
present  from  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Centralia,  Chehalis, 
Montesano,  Elma  and  Portland.  Hillis,  Hy  Ellis, 
King,  Seaver,  Howe  and  Robertson  were  the  experts 
who  represented  the  trade  in  the  shoot.  Their  aver- 
ages, while  high,  were  surpassed  by  those  of  some 
of  the  amateur  shooters. 

Jack  Cooper  and  L.  S.  Dahl  acted  as  field  captains 
during  the  two  days;  Stanley  Craig  and  Ted  Cooper 
as  referees,  and  Secretary  G.  W.  Turnbull  of  the 
Tacoma  club  as  official  scorer. 

The  shoot  was  in  all  respects  a  successful  one 
and  the  officers  of  the- association  will  immediately 
begin  to  make  arrangements  for  the  next  monthly 
tournament  .  Tacoma  will  probably  be  the  scene  of 
a  shoot  even  larger  than  the  one  just  closed  later 
in  the  summer.    The  scores  for  the  two  days  follow: 

Washington  Gun  Club  Association,  blue-rock  tour- 
nament, Tacoma,  Wednesday,  May  29,  1907 — 
Events—  123456789    10 

Targets—  15  15  15  15  20  20  20  20  25  25—190 

Ed.  Garrett   14  14  10  13  16  16  13  13  21  19—149 

Steele    13  11  13  14  IS  17  17  19  23  24—169 

E.  E.  Ellis 14  14  14  14  16  16  17  17  23  23—168 

McLaughlin 9  14  13  14  18  18  20  19  25  24—174 

Marsh    13     5  14     8  19  17  17  18  17  21—149 

H.   Junker    14  13  14  15  19  19  17  IS  21  24—174 

Wheeler    12  12  11  12  15  16  15  17  21  23—154 

Arnold 11  15  12     9  18  17  14  16  21  23—156 

Robinson 14  13  11  10  14  19  17  12  22  17—149 

Hall   12     8  12  12  12  15  13  12  19  21—136 

H.  Denham    14  13  11  13  19  17  17  15  21  22—162 

Fleet   11  12     7  10  16  19  18  IS  21  23—155 

Law    10  11  14  13  18  15  19  18  20  21—159 

Funk   14  10  11  10  16  15  15  17  21  23—152 

Nelson    17  16  21  22 

Van    Eaton    11  12  13  15  15  16  17  14  21  22—156 

Gilchrist 15  13  14  14  20  19  14  16  22  17—164 

Quick    13  14  13  14  20  17  18  15  23  IS— 165 

Squires 10  12  13     9  17  18  17  18  20  19—153 

Wray    12  15  14  13  17  18  19  19  24  22—173 

D.  Cooper    14  u  14  14  19  20  20  16  22  24—178 

Johnsen 10  10  11  12  15  11  15  12  19  19—134 

Miller    12  11  14  14  16  16  18  18  21  22—162 

Rowe    11  11     9  13  14  11  13  12  14  10—118 

J.  Converse   14  14  13  13  17  16  16  18  22  21—164 

Jensen 13  14  11  13  18  17  16  16  20  21—159 

Dague   12  10  11  12  13  11  14  13  12  17—125 

Roberts    14  12  11  12  19  IS  IS  15  25  24—166 

Lipscomb    13  12  13  15  16  12  17  16  21  24—159 

Y.   Cooper    11  11  17  11  17  IS  20  15  19  21—150 

E.  W.  Cooper   . .   11     9     8  14  14  14  17  16  21  15—139 

E.  E.  Young 14  12  12  14  18  19  IS  14  20  23—164 

Mrs.    Young    ...   12  10  11  11  14  15  13  17  17  17—137 

C.    Wood    11  11  11  12  17  17  017  20  20  19—157 

Dahl 14  12  14  11  19  IS  19  20  24  23—174 

Hillis    12  12  U  12  17  20  18  16  21  22—162 

H.   Ellis    13  13  14  15  20  19-19  20  24  23—180 

King    12  14  13  14  20  19  19  IS  24  23—176 

Seaver 15  14  13  15  19  18  19  19  21  22—175 

Howe    14  14  13  11  15  17  19  19  24  21—167 


—140 
—118 


Washington  Gun  Club  Association,  blue 

nament,  Tacoma,  Thursday,  May  30,  1907- 

Events—  123456-7     8 

Targets—     15  15  15  15  20  '20  20  20 

Jensen  13  15  13  12  17  17  19  17 

Campbell  12  10  11  11  IS  15  14  16 

Roberts  13  14  12  11  19  18  18  18 

Lipscomb  12  13  14  13  20  17  17  18 

J.  Cooper 13  9  12  11  16  14  19  16 

Marsh  10  12  13  12  17  19  16  IS 

E.  E.  Ellis  12  11  14  12  16  15  17  IS 

Steel  13  13  13  13  i8  17  16  19 

Moe  12  15  10  13  15  16  17  17 

J.  Wheeler  12  10  8  13  15  16  15  16 

Van  Eaton  12  15  14  13  18  12  17  17 

Gilchrist  14  12  12  14  13  16  9  13 

Quick  15  12  10  13  2b  16  16  18 

Squires  13  10  14  13  13  15  13  15 

Wray  14  15  13  12  16  IS  18  IS 

Hillis  12  12  14  12  15  18  IS  17 

Hy  Ellis  14  13  14  14  IS  17  17  19 

King  15  13  13  13  17  17  15  19 

Seaver  12  11  11  15  16  17  13  18 

Howe  12  12  13  12  15  17  15  17 

Del  Cooper  15  12  12  12  19  18  16  17 

Hacker  9  10  9  12  14  11  9  10 

Miller  12  14  13  12  16  18  15  16 

Reeves  12  13  8  10  15  14  15  14 

Dahl  12  13  14  15  16  16  17  17 

Abrahams  15  15  14  15  17  19  17  20 

Winters  13  14  15  12  17  13  14  16 

Jack  Smith  9  13  10  14  14  16  12  18 


rock  tour- 


9 

10 

25 

25- 

-165 

17 

15- 

-140 

24 

25- 

-147 

20 

-144 

19 

19- 

-129 

21 

22- 

-128 

23 

25- 

-128 

20 

23- 

-142 

23 

24- 

-138 

22 

23- 

-137 

23 

-141 

19 

-122 

20 

-140 

21 

-127 

21 

.22- 

-145 

in 

-137 

24 

-150 

23 

-145 

22 

-135 

18 

25- 

-131 

21- 

23- 

McPherson 10  11  10  13  15  13  14  17 

Robertson  11  12  11  12  IS  16  14  17 

Converse  13  15  14  14  16  14  16  16  22 

Fleet  13  11  8  10  14  17  15  15  15 

Law  13  13  10  11  17  18  18  17  20 

Ingrebritsen  12  9  14  14  10  13  12  12  22   — IIS 

Ted  Cooper  11  13  10  10  16  16  15  14 

Lanning  19  IS  — 

Goodman  9977  — 

E.  E.  Young  1.3  11  13  13  17  14 

Mrs.  Young  9  11  8  8  12  11  — 

Juncker  14  13  10  9  16  18 

Wood  15  10  13  9  15  17        20— 

Griggs    12  10  11   12  — 

Lanning  11  10  12  12  — 

Guist   14  14  IS  14  12  18  16  17  22  22— 

Wheeler  8  10  12  11  12  — 

Biakeley    7426  16  — 

John    10  11  15 


The  members  of  the  San  Luis  Boat  and  Gun  Club 
had  a  good  day's  sport  at  the  Gaxiola  grounds  on  the 
2d  inst.  The  next  shoot'  will  take  place  on  Sunday, 
June  16th.  The  scores,  of  which  the  2d  and  3d  events 
are  the  first  of  a  series  of  three  shoots  for  prizes  and 
the  cup,  is  as  follows: 

Targets    12     20     20     12     12     10 

E.Taylor   11     16     19     10     11       3 

H.A.Martin 10     17     17       7     10       3 

P.  J.  McCaffrey   11     11     12     10       6       3 

Louis  Steen 7     12     14       9       7       2 

Vv .  C.  DeNise  S     13     10       9       9 

C.  T.  Greenfield  S     15     14       8       7 

J.  E.  VanSchaick    10     17     14       7       9       4 

A.  B.  VanScoy   9     13     IS       9       S 

Chas.  Maino 15     15       7     10       6 

C.  T.  Greenfield  16     11 

R.  Hearne   16 

P.  J.  McCaffrey   9     11 

Wilder    13       6       9 


The  meichandise  shoot  of  the  Vallejo  Gun  Club  on 
Memorial  Day  was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the 
history  of  the  club.  Many  visiting  shooters  were  the 
guests  of  the  Vallejo  club,  including  E.  Holling,  Tony 
Prior,  Dick  Reed,  C.  Nauman,  P.  Wilson,  E.  McPhail, 
T.  F.  Lewis,  Ed.  Schultz  and  G.  F.  Lewis,  all  of  San 
Francisco;  S.  Mayfield  of  Napa,  and  Lew  Pierce,  Dr. 
Downing,  Jack  Wilson,  E.  Morrell,  J.  Harper  and  E. 
Crowley  from  Suisun. 

Some  excellent  scores  were  made.  Ed.  Schultz  of 
San  Francisco  made  one  run  of  40  straight.  In  the 
team  shoot  San  Francisco  was  first,  Vallejo  second, 
and  Suisun  third.  The  scores  were  as  follows  in  the 
team  event: 

San  Francisco  team — Reed  16,  Holling  18,  Schultz 
20,  Prior  20,  Nauman  16,  Wilson  17,  total  107. 

Vallejo  team— Roney  20,  Clark  10,  Mayfield  12, 
Drake  13,  Grimes  13,  Coe  14,  total  82. 

Suisun  team — Lew  Pierce  15,  Crowley  12,  J.  Wil- 
son 17,  Morrell  9,  Harper  14,  Downing  13,  total  80. 

In  the  merchandise  event  every  shooter  received 
a  prize.     The  scores  were  as  follows: 

Ed.  Schultz  20;  19  breaks— Holling,  Prior,  Reed, 
Drake,  Mayfield;  IS  breaks — Pierce,  P.  Wilson,  Nau- 
man: 17  breaks — W.  A.  Roney,  Jack  Wilson;  16 
breaks — D.  Grimes,  L.  Shouse;  15  breaks — Harper, 
Downing,  Lewis,  King;  14  breaks — Rose,  Morrell, 
Crowley,  McPhail,  Magistrini;  13  breaks— R.  Coe; 
1±  breaks — Brady,  Wisecarver,  Reynolds;  8  breaks — 
Kelleher. 

Two  sets  of  electric  traps  were  used.  The  tourna- 
ment was  managed  by  J.  V.  O'Hara  and  the  shooters 
were  kept  busy  all  day.  The  Vallejo  club  will  go  to 
Suisun  one  week  from  Sunday,  where  a  live  bird 
shoot  will  be  held  and  many  of  the  San  Francisco 
shooters  win  also  be  present. 


Carson  Gun  Club  shooters  scored  a  decisive  victory 
over  the  Reno  shooting  club  at  Moana  Springs,  near 
Carson,  Sunday,  May  26th,  by  a  score  of  231  for  Car- 
son to  212  for  Reno. 


At  the  combination  purse  and  merchandise  shoot 
of  the  two  gun  clubs  of  Boise,  Idaho,  at  the  fair 
grounds  Memorial  Day  a  small  but  lively  bunch  of 
shooters  were  in  attendance. 

The  prize  in  the-  first  event  was  tied  for  by  Al 
Ademan,  C.  M.  Bollinger,  W.  H.  Williamson  and  D. 
S.  Austin,  and   to  save  time  was  divided. 

In  the  second  event  the  prize  was  tied  for  by 
Mankey,  A.  Ademan  and  Williamson.  On  the  shoot- 
off  it  was  awarded  to  Williamson. 

In  event  No.  3  the  prize  was  awarded  to  H.  Bay- 
house,  who  was  also  the  winner  of  the  first  prize  in 
event  No.  4.  In  the  fifth  event  the  prize  was  tied 
for  by  Williamson  and  Lemp  and  on  the  shoot-off  was 
won  by  Williamson.  The  hunting  coat  in  the  sixth 
event  was  awarded  to  Al  Bayhouse,  while,  in  the 
seventh  event  the  fish  creel  was  tied  for  by  East- 
man and  Williamson  and  on  the  shoot-off  was  won 
by  Eastman.  In  the  eighth  event  the  prize  was  a 
box  of  good  cigars  a,hd  the  winner,  Mr.  Williamson, 
did  the  honors  by  passing  them  around.  Williamson 
also  won  the  brass  cleaning  rod  of  the  ninth  event, 
and  the  Thurman  shooting  jacket  of  the  tenth  event. 

The  shoot  resulted  in  the  following:  Williamson, 
shot  at  150,  broke  144;  H.  Bayhouse,  150-130;  Man- 
key,  150-127;  Austin,  150-127;  Sherman  Johnson,  90- 
76;  Dr.  Maberly,  120-97;  H.  Lemp,  135-110;  B.  S. 
Eastman.  150-123;  J.  Cage,  150-123;  A.  Bayhouse,  150- 
120;  Al  Adelman,  150-119;  C.  M.  Bollinger,  150-113; 
J.  C.  Johnson,  75-56;  C.  Adelman,  150-9S;  J.  Riden- 
baugh,    120-77;    Win.    Teller,    150-S9. 

The  day  closed  with  a  team  shoot  of  fr  if 


10 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June    15,    1907. 


three  men  each,  each  man  shooting  at  twenty  tar- 
.  esults  as  follows:      S.  Johnson,  Mankey 
and   Austin    winning  with   a    score   of   50    out   of   a 
Eastman.  C.  Adelman  and  Maberly  made 
emp,  J.  C.  Johnson  and  A.  Adelman  made  46; 
Williamson,    Teller    and   A.    Bayhouse.    44;    H.    Bay- 
house,  J.  Cage  and  R.  Martin,  34. 


n  Gun  Club  will  shoot  at  Ingleside  to- 
morrow. The  Du  Pont  trophy  race  will  be  a  feature 
of  the  shoot. 


Tiie  Capital  City  Blue  Rock  Club  held  the  last 
shoot  of  the  season  on  the  Kimball  &  Upson  grounds, 
near  Oak  Park,  June  2.  the  surprise  of  the  day  being 
the  business-like  manner  .with  which  the  veteran 
marksman.  Captain  Ruhstaller,  succeeded  in  whip- 
ping the  youngsters  and  walking  av.  ay  with  ,-eventeen 
of  the  eighteen  live  birds,  while  the  eighteen  dropped 
dead  just  out  of  the  lines. 

The  second  event  of  the  day  was  not  exactly  a 
surprise.  De  Merritt  had  been  shooting  at  the  top 
all  through  the  season,  but  hopes  were  entertained 
by  some  of  the  other  top-notchers  that  his  form  would 
take  a  tumble.  It  did  not.  He  won  out  with  the 
Capital  City  medal,  and  as  this  is  the  third  time  he 
has  won  it,  it  becomes  his  private  property. 

Xor  did  De  Merritt  stop  there.  He  evidently 
thought  like  the  small  boy  who  had  his  pockets  full 
of  rocks,  that  medals  were  good  things  to  have.  He 
got  them.  In  a  25-roek  contest  for  the  Du  Pont 
trophy  he  won  with  twenty-four  breaks. 

Be  Merritt  is  easily  boss  of  the  Sacramento  blue- 
rock  roost.  At  the  beginning  of  the  season  the 
Capital  City  Blue  Rock  Club  hung  up  a  pair  of 
cuff-buttons  for  a  three-man-team  shoot,  a  Capital 
City  medal,  a  Washington  medal  and  a  Du  Pont 
trophy,  and — De  Merritt  won  them  all. 

In  the  shoot  at  doubles  Captain  Ruhstaller  showed 
that  he  can  still  point  the  way  for  the  youngsters. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


Local  dogdom  was  all  agog  last  week  over  a 
press  dispatch  from  Los  Angeles  which,  in  brief,  men- 
tioned a  thrashing  given  dog  handler  Bradshaw  by 
Mr.  W.  J.  Morris  of  Los  Angeles. 

Bradshaw's  faculty  for  expressing  his  opinions  in 
choice  Billingsgate  resulted  in  his  receiving  a  merit- 
ed set  back — not  the  first  nor  second  penalty  for  the 
same  vulgar  offense. 

The  following,  in  the  Los  Angeles  Times  of  the 
7th  inst.,  puts  Bradshaw  in  the  role  of  a  brawler, 
particularly  so.  as  Morris  is  a  much  smaller  man. 

"John  Bradshaw,  judging  the  Pasadena  Kennel 
Club's  bench  show,  was  punched  in  the  eye  by  Wil- 
liam J.  Morris,  an  exhibitor,  as  the  result  of  an  argu- 
ment over  the  merits  of  the  latter's  dogs,  about 
S  o'clock  last  night  in  front  of  a  cafe  in  Pasadena. 
"Bradshaw's  eye  was  blackened  and  puffed  up 
considerably,  and  as  a  result  of  his  injuries  the  judge 
was  unable  to  officiate  at  the  show  last  night,  where 
he  was  to  have  finished  awarding  the  honors  and 
prizes  in  dogdom. 

"It  is  alleged  that  Bradshaw  struck  at  Morris 
first,  but  the  latter  evaded  the  blow  and  retaliated 
with  greater  success.  Bradshaw  is  said  to  have 
been  somewhat  under  the  influence  of  a  good  dinner 
and  accompanying  refreshments,  and,  under  stress 
of  his  emotions,  brought  on  the  argument. 

"As  the  story  goes,  Bradshaw,  Morris  and  James 
Ewins  repaired  to  a  cafe  for  dinner,  after  the  judging 
of  the  afternoon.  During  the  dinner,  it  is  alleged, 
Bradshaw  began  criticising  Ewins'  entries  in  the 
show.  Ewins  is  the  owner  of  the  crack  English 
Bulldog.  Moston  Barnone,  and  these  criticisms  were 
not  to  his  taste,  it  seems,  but  considering  the  cir- 
cumstances he  refrained  from  engaging  in  a  serious 
argument. 

"After  the  men  left  the  restaurant  Bradshaw  is 
said  to  have  renewed  his  criticisms,  and  this  time 
included  Morris'  dogs.  Morris,  who  was  chairman 
of  the  bench  committee  of  the  Southwestern  Kennel 
Club's  March  show  in  Los  Angeles,  considers  he 
knows  a  thing  or  two  about  dogs,  and  became  en- 
gaged in  the  argument  which  soon  changed  to  an 
altercation. 

"It  is  said  that  Bradshaw  and  Morris  have  not  been 
on  the  best  of  terms,  at  least  so  far  as  opinions 
on  dogs  are  concerned,  and  Bradshaw  became  indis- 
creet enough  to  let  drive  _  a  hard  right  swing  at 
Morris.  The  latter  ducked"  cleverly  and  countered 
with  a  terrific  right  to  the  eye,  which,  in  the  par- 
lance of  the  pugs,  immediately  erected  a  substantial 
'roof  over  the  optic. 

"Bradshaw  is  said  to  have  retreated  rapidly  down 
the  street  with  Ewins  after  him.  The  latter,  how- 
ever, ran  in  the  role  of  a  peacemaker  and  conducted 
Bradshaw  to  his  hotel,  where  frantic  efforts  were 
made  to  repair  the  damaged  eye  so  as  to  allow  the 
judge  to  officiate  at  the  night  session  of  the  show. 
However,  the  injury  was  too  serious,  and  Bradshaw 
kept  to  his  room,  where  he  was  plastered  and 
bandaged  in  anticipation  of  to-day's  duties  in  the 
judging  ring. 

"Guests  at  the  show  waited  until  10  o'clock  last 
night  for  Bradshaw's  appearance  and  then  ad- 
journed." 

Bradshaw  finished  handing  out  the  ribbons  the 
next  day  with  one  of  his  eyes  in  deep  mourning. 

It   is    reported   there    were    about    120    entries    at 

the  s'.ow  which  was  notable  for  the  absence  of  many 

good   dogs   usually     entered,     by    their     owners,   in 

Southern  California  shows  that  have  the  general  sup- 

f  the  fancy. 

J.   W.   Brooks   entered    a   protest   against   a 


Boston  Terrier  bitch.  Endcliffe  Topaz,  owned  by  Mrs. 
S.  Severance,  on  the  ground  that  the  bitch  was 
ineligible  in  the  limit  class  against  Jersey  Lily 
and  Endcliffe  Dorothy  on  the  ground  of  non-com- 
pliance with  the  weight  requirements  for  the  class. 
The  protest  was  not  allowed  and  Topaz  was  awarded 
first  in  limit,  over  17  and  under  22  pounds,  also 
first  in  winners. 

Klngsley  Stevens'  Brownland  Babbie  was  given 
first  in  Cocker  open  bitches  and  winners.  It  is 
stated  that  Mr.  Stevens  secured  Babbie  from  Brad- 
shaw. 


The  -  date  given  last  week  for  the  outing  of  the 
Bull  Terrier  fanciers  is  July  7th.  instead  of  July  4th. 
as  will  be  noted  in  the  following  circular  issued  by 
Secretary  Chas.  R.  Thorburn: 

The  regular  annual  summer  meeting  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Western  Bull  Terrier  Breeders'  Associa- 
tion will  be  held  at  the  home  of  the  president,  Mr. 
W.  C.  Bogen.  at  "Englewood  Orchard."  Campbell, 
Santa  Clara  county.  Cal..  on  July  7,  1907. 

Trains  leave  Third  and  Townsend  streets.  San 
Francisco,  at  S:30  A.  M.  and  First  and  Broadway. 
Oakland,  at  7:50  A.  M.,  connecting  at  Santa  Clara 
with  buses  to  transport  members  and  their  dogs  to 
and  from  Englewood  Orchard,  and  returning  leave 
Santa  Clara  at  4:00  P.  M..  arriving  in  San  Francisco 
at  6:50  P.  M. 

As  an  open-air  show  will  be  one  of  the  features 
of  the  day's  outing,  members  are  asked  to  bring  as 
many  of  their  dogs  as  convenient,  as  some  interest- 
ing competitions  are  expected.  Mr.  Phil  M.  Wand 
will  officiate  as  judge. 

In  order  that  proper  arrangements  may  be  made 
for  transportation  of  guests  and  their  dogs  to  and 
from  the  station  at  Santa  Clara,  you  will  kindly 
notify  the  secretary  at  225  Alcatraz  Ave..  Oakland, 
on  or  before  July  1st  whether  you  will  attend,  and 
the  number  and  description  of  the  dogs  you  intend 
showing. 


Valverde  Kennels*  Collie  bitch  Valverde  Vera  (Ch. 
Squire  of  Tytton-Southport  Supreme)  was  served  by 
Ch.  Anfield  Model  June  1st. 


Mr.  George  Fraser  of  Pinole.  Cal..  writes  us  that 
his  Irish  Setter  bitch  Molly  Swiveller.  by  Ch.  Mike 
Swiveller,  is  heavy  in  whelp  to  Mr.  F.  T.  Keene's 
Shure  Mike. 


IMPORTANT     TO     SPORTSMEN. 


It  will  be  remembered  that  the  calendar  for  1907 
issued  by  the  Du  Pont  Powder  Company  was  beauti- 
fully illustrated  with  a  copy  of  a  painting  by  Mr. 
E.  H.  Osthaus.  The  subject  was  two  hunters  re- 
turning from  a  grouse  shoot  and  were  giving  some 
young  Setter  puppies  a  foretaste  of  what  was  in  store 
for  them  in  the  field — one  promising  youngster 
seemed  to  take  naturally  to  retrieving.  This  picture 
is   one   that   will    appeal    strongly   to   all    sportsmen. 

We  received  this  week,  through  the  courtesy  of 
Mr.  J.  T.  Skelly  and  Mr.  Clarence  A.  Haight,  enlarged 
copies  of  the  painting,  the  actual  size  of  the  original 
sketch,  about  40x30  inches. 

This  reproduction  is  gotten  out  by  the  Du  Pont 
Powder  Company  in  response  to  what  is  believed  to 
be  a  popular  demand  for  this  class  of  pictures  for 
framing  purposes.  This  picture  is  one  that  ordinarily 
would  cost  from  $2.50  to  $5.00  in  an  art  store,  and 
is  without  any  advertising  matter  upon  it  and 
ready   for  framing. 

Accompanying  our  valued  copy  was  the  following 
explanatory  matter: 

"You  will  note  that  the  mailing  alone  costs  us  9 
cents,  while  you  yourself  can  readily  judge  the  cost 
of  each  reproduction  and  the  tube  in  which  it  is 
mailed.  Therefore,  you  will  understand  that  when 
we  send  one  of  the  pictures,  charges  paid,  to  any- 
body who  requests  same  in  return  for  50  cents  in 
stamps,  or  its  equivalent,  that  this  company  is  not 
making  any  money.  We  believe  that  there  is  a 
certain  value  in  the  way  of  advertising  attached  to 
the  distribution  of  the  picture.  The  very  fact  that 
each  party  who  gets  one  will  inform  others,  who 
will  ask  him  where  he  got  it — 'It  was  gotten  out 
by  the  Du  Pont  Company'  is  in  itself  sufficient."' 

In  conclusion,  in  all  candor,  we  advise  every 
sportsman  who  admires  a  good  picture  to  send  to 
Mr.  J.  T.  Skelly,  care  of  Du  Pont  Powder  Company, 
Wilmington,  Del.,  before  the  supply  is  exhausted. 


The  Grass  Valley  Sportsmen's  Club  has  set  the 
date  of  its  annual  camp  stew  for  July  17th.  The 
dove  season  does  not  open  until  July  15th,  and  those 
birds  are  one  of  the  necessary  portions  of  the  famous 
camp  stews,  which  Maurice  O'Connell  prepares.  The 
event  will  probably  take  place  this  year  at  the  Dike- 
man,  ranch  in  Penn  Valley.  Only  invited  guests  are 
entertained  and  the  number  of  invitations  is  limited. 
Prominent  men  from  all  over  the  State  are  anxious 
to  obtain  one  of  the  little  missives  bidding  them 
to  be  present.  Last  year  Governor  Pardee  was  a 
guest  of  the  gathering  and  this  year  it  is  probable 
that  Governor  Gillett  will  be  asked  to  be  present. 

Every  person  entering  the  grounds  will  be  com- 
pelled to  show  his  invitation  and  then  a  badge,  in- 
dicating that  he  will  be  a  guest  of  the  club,  is  pinned 
on  his  coat.  The  following  committees  have  been 
appointed,  and  as  each  member  has  officiated  before, 
it  is  certain  that  the  occasion  will  be  arranged  to 
surpass  any  of  the  previous  events: 

Badges— E.  C.  Morgan.  H.  R.  Walker,  I.  W.  Hayes. 
Bar — Joe  Blight,  Henry  Williams,  Thos.  G.  Williams. 


Grounds— J.  J.  Phillips,  C.  M.  Peek,  E.  P.  Fitz- 
simmons.  Table — Frank  Williams,  Don  C.  Ray,  Dave 
Binkelman.  Seating — Wm.  Williams,  Frank  R.  Hull, 
W.  A.  Clinch.  Breakfast— Geo.  W.  Root.  W.  H. 
Smith,  H.  R.  Condy.  Invitation — Chas.  Haub,  Geo. 
W.  Starr.  W.  H.  Tuttle. 


Many  excellent  strings  of  fish  have  been  caught  the 
past  week  from  Boulder  creek,  the  fish  running 
mostly  to  large  sizes.  E.  D.  Rodgers  caught  sixteen 
that  weighed  seven  pounds.  A.  party  consisting  of 
Callie  McAbee.  Dennis  O'Brien,  W.  Hill  and  W.  Me- 
Abee  went  over  to  the  Buteno  Sunday  and  caught 
125,  none  of  which  were  less  than  eight  inches  in 
length.  As  the  water  gets  lower  the  fishing  in  the 
San  Lorenzo  improves,  many  large  fish  being  caught, 
rising  to  the  fly  in  good  shape. 


Conditions  at  Avalon  last  week  one  morning  re- 
minded one  of  the  early  days  of  Catalina.  Twenty 
years  ago,  and  less,  there  wTere  no  wrharves  and  no 
boats  at  Catalina  and  the  campers  depended  upon 
the  yellowtail  to  furnish  them  bait  by  rushing  the 
sardines  up  on  the  beach  and  into  the  hands  of  the 
fishers.  They  in  turn  baited  their  hooks  with  the 
little  fishes  thus  caught  and,  standing  on  the  shore, 
threw  out  their  tackle  and  hauled  in  yellowtail  until 
they  appeared  like  cordwood  on  the  beach. 

It  was  not  quite  like  that  last  week,  for  no  one 
fished  from  the  shore,  but  had  they  done  so  they 
could  have  caught  fish  in  plenty.  The  big  schools 
of  yellowtail  chased  the  defenseless  little  sardines 
clear  up  the  beach  and  almost  stranded  themselves 
before  desisting  and  turning  back,  and  were  caught 
all  about  the  wharves  in  shallow  and  deeper  water, 
and  rowboats  and  launches  throughout  the  bay  had 
all  the  sport  they  cared  for,  and  frequently  a  dozen 
persons  could  be  counted  fighting  fish  at  one  time. 


A  party  of  Watsonville  anglers,  consisting  of  H. 
S.  Fletcher,  H.  E.  Fletcher.  Judge  Gaffey,  H.  C. 
Schrieder  and  G.  P.  Martin,  took  advantage  of  the 
opening  of  the  bass  season  by  fishing  in  Kelly  Lake 
June  2.  Fair  luck  rewarded  their  efforts  and  by 
hook  and  by  crook  they  landed  altogether  about 
thirty  fine  bass. 


In  making  his  report  to  President  George  Stone  of 
the  State  Fish  Commission,  Chief  Deputy  Charles 
Vogelsang  states  that  the  reports  that  the  Floriston 
Paper  Milling  Company  is  polluting  the  waters  of 
the  Truekee  River  with  acid  is  untrue,  and  that  the 
company  is  taking  care  of  the  acid  discharges  by 
pumping  it  into  a  shaft  300  feet  from  the  river. 
Deputy  Vogelsang  was  in  Floristan  recently  and  has 
ordered  a  fish  ladder  and  spacious  way  built  over  the 
large  dam  so  that  the  trout  can  go  to  the  headwaters 
of  the  stream.  The  material  is  already  on  the  ground 
and  the  ladder  will  be  constructed  as  soon  as  high 
water  goes  down. 


The  crop  of  striped  bass  eggs  at  the  State  Striped 
Bass  Hatchery,  on  Bouldin  Island,  has  been  light 
for  the  advanced  season,  but  out  of  the  245,000  eggs 
already  taken  98  per  cent  have  hatched  and  this  is 
considered  a  remarkable  showing,  for  in  the  East  60 
and  75  per  cent  is  thought  to  be  a  good  average.  The 
State  Fish  Commission  will  make  an  endeavor  to  re- 
store striped  bass  to  the  waters  of  the  Sacramento 
and  San  Joaquin  Rivers,  as  the  salmon  has  been. 
All  the  eggs  will  be  taken  by  the  middle  of  the  pres- 
ent month,  and  as  soon  as  they  are  hatched  and  the 
fish  old  enough  to  take  care  of  themselves  they  will 
be  planted  in  the  two  streams. 

A  devil  fish  measuring  fifteen  feet  from  tip  to  tip 
of  its  long  tenacles  was  on  exhibition  in  a  booth  on 
the  outer  wharf  at  Long  Beach,  Cal..  last  week. 

It  was  the  largest  octopus  ever  taken  out  of  the 
ocean  in  that  vicinity.  The  owners  say  they  will  not 
sell  the  monster.  They  claim  to  have  refused  an 
offer  of  $200  made  by  a  Los  Angeles  man. 

The  octopus  was  caught  June  1st  six  miles  out  from 
San  Pedro  by  Capt.  Alf  Swenson  in  his  boat  Leone 
while  he  was  fishing  for  rock  cod.  Swenson  saw  the 
devil  fish  stealing  the  bait  off  his  hook  and  he  finally 
captured  it  with  his  boat  hook.  As  he  drew  the 
fish  aboard  is  grasped  Swenson  by  the  shoulder  with 
one  of  its  tenacles.  It  was  pried  off  by  another  man 
in  the  boat  armed  with  a  gaff. 


George  Truman  and  Zan  Frye,  two  Marysville 
anglers,  were  fishing  in  Butte  Slough  one  day  last 
week  and  caught  twelve  black  bass,  the  catch  weigh- 
ing fifty-four  pounds.  Their  best  day's  record  of 
last  year,  which  was  twenty-one  fish,  the  catch 
weighing  eighty-six  pounds,  still  stands,  and  the 
"  anglers  thereabouts  will  be  shooting  at  this  record 
for  some  time.  The  fishermen  report  the  sport  good 
for  this  early  date  and  state  that.  In  a  few  weeks 
elegant  angling  will  be  had. 


A  petition  was  filed  with  the  Board  of  Supervisors 
at  Hanford  last  week  by  Thos.  V.  Biddle  that  he  he 
appointed  Game  Warden  of  Kings  county  at  the 
salary  fixed  by  law. 

Mr.  Biddle  is  an  enthusiastic  sportsman  and  fish- 
erman and  he  placed  in  Kings  River  a  number  of 
years  ago  the  black  bass  which  are  now  so  plentiful, 
the  same  being  furnished  by  the  State  Fish  Commis- 
sion. He  is  credited  beyond  doubt  a  very  capable 
man  for  the  position,  and  if  the  Supervisors  decide 
to  appoint  a  Game  Warden,  the  large  number  of 
names  on  Mr.  Biddle's  petition  show  that  he  is  a 
popular  man  for  the  place. 


Saturday,   June   15,   1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


11 


I     THE  FARM    I 


BROWN    SWISS   CATTLE. 


Dairying  is  one  of  the  leading  in- 
dustries of  Switzerland  and  has  been 
for  hundreds  of  years,  and  as  a  result 
there  have  developed  two  excellent 
dairy  breeds.  The  best  known  of 
these  breds  is  the  Brown  Swiss.  ■ 

The  Brown  Swiss  cows  are  large, 
fleshy  and  well  proportioned,  small 
boned  for  their  size,  and  possess  a 
fine,  silky  coat  of  brown.  The  head, 
neck,  legs  and  quarters  are  usually 
darkest  in  color,  often  almost  black. 
The  nose,  tongue,  hoofs  and  switch 
are  quite  black.  The  horns  are  small, 
white,  curving  forward  and  inward, 
with  black  tips.  The  udder  and  teats 
are  large,  well  formed,  and  white,  with 
milk  veins  very  prominent.  Mature 
cows  weigh  from  1,200  to  1,400  pounds, 
and  often  more,  while  the  bulls  run  up 
to  1,800  and  over.  Switzerland,  being 
a  mountain  country,  these  cattle  are 
good  grazers  in  hillside  pastures,  are 
extremely  hardy  and  very  active. 

As  milk  and  butter  producers  the 
Brown  Swiss  have  taken  high  rank. 
Six  thousand  pounds  of  milk  a  year 
is  not.  an  uncommon  record.  The 
Brown  Swiss  cow,  Florine  of  River- 
meadow,  1407,  produced  72  pounds  of 
milk  in  one  day  and  23  pounds  of  but- 
ter in  seven  days.  Another  cow.  Col- 
lege Beckey,  1859,  has  a  record  of 
10,156  pounds  of  milk  and  457  pounds 
of  butter  in  one  year. 

There  are  a  number  of  high-bred 
Brown  Swiss  herds  in  this  country. 
The  American  Brown  Swiss  Cattle 
Breeders'  Association  record  contains 
the  names  of  52  members,  of  whom 
23  are  in  New  York,  Pennsylvania  and 
Connecticut.  George  W.  Harris  of 
Wetherfield,  Conn.,  is  president,  and 
Charles  D.  Nixon,  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  sec- 
retary of  the  association. 


DAIRY    NOTES. 


Warm  cream  should  not  be  mixed 
with  cold  cream.  Before  mixing  cool 
the  new  cream  to  the  same  tempera- 
ture of  that  in  the  cream  jar. 

Do  not  neglect  to  have  the  herd  ex- 
amined at  least  twice  each  year  by 
a  skilled  veterinarian  to  see  if  any 
are  afflicted  with  tuberculosis.  Then 
promptly  remove  all  which  show  signs 
of  the  disease.  Never  add  an  animal 
to  the  herd  until  you  are  sure  it  is 
free  from  the  disease. 

The  more  the  cow  relishes  her  ra- 
tion the  more  she  will  eat  of  it  and 
the  more  she  eats  of  milk-producing 
feed  the  more  milk  she  will  produce. 
By  feeding  plenty  of  a  balanced,  palat- 
able ration  the  dairyman  will  always 
receive  a  liberal  flow  of  milk — if  the 
cow  is  of  the  milking  strain. 

One  of  the  quickest  ways  to  im- 
prove the  milking  quality  of  the  dairy 
herd  is  to  select  bulls  from  cows  which 
are  known  to  be  record  milkers.  One 
authority  says  the  milking  qualities 
of  a  cow  depend  more  upon  her  sire's 
mother  than  on  her  own.  There  is  a 
great  deal  of  truth  in  the  statement. 

In  calculating  the  ration  for  the 
dairy  cow  do  not  think  that  she  can 
get  along  entirely  without  fat  forming 
feeds.  While  she  should  not  be  fed 
on  fat  forming  feeds  alone,  these  feeds 
should  enter  into  her  ration  when 
she  is  being  fed  to  increase  the  pro- 
duction of  milk.  The  cow  must  have 
"flesh"  if  she  is  to  be  a  milk  producer. 
If  she  is  in  poor  flesh  she  can  never 
produce  a  profitable  flow  of  milk. 

Let  plenty  of  sunlight  into  the 
barns.  Disease  germs  and  harmful 
bacteria  exist  in  d?rk  places.  They 
truly  "love  darkness  rather  than 
light." 

Never  use  hard  soap  in  washing 
dairy  utensils.  Soft  soap  should  be 
used  only  when  it  is  impossible  to 
clean  the  pans  and  pails  without  it. 
Boiling  water  is  much  more  satisfac- 
tory. 

Never  buy  the  cow  which  the  owner 
is  so  anxious  to  sell  that  he  is-almost 
willing  to  give  her  away.  The  cow 
the  dairyman  needs  most  is  the  one 
the  owner  wants  most  to  keep. 

Do  not  think  that  you  can  "starve" 
the  cow  to  any  ration.  In  time  you 
may  compel  her  to  eat  the  feed,  but 
**>*»t.  i9  ypi-  Uy  after  her  flow  of  milk 


has  been  decreased  from  50  to  75  per 
cent. 

The  old  saw,  "the  best  is  always 
the  cheapest,"  surely  applies  to  the 
dairy  business.  The  best  breed  of 
animals  is  none  too  expensive  for  the 
man  who  intends  to  make  a  living  by 
selling  milk   or  butter. 

Feed  regularly  and  abundantly,  but 
not  more  than  is  needed.  Especially 
at  this  time  of  the  year  should  there 
be  an  ample  amount  of  chopped  feed 
given.  It  is  needed  to  balance  the 
great  quantity  of  grass  received  by 
the   cows. 

Above  all,  give  the  cow  uniform 
care.  Do  not  feed  her  liberally  as 
long  as  the  feed  lasts  and  then  make 
her  fast  "till  the  grass  is  heavy 
enough  to  support  her."  Such  treat- 
ment always  lessens  the  flow  of  milk, 
if  it  does  not  derange  the  digestion. 

Brush  and  clean  the  flanks  of  the 
cow  every  morning  before  milking. 
This  is  the  time  of  year  when  the 
cows  are  shedding  and  if  careful  at- 
tention is  not  paid  the  milk  will  be 
filled  with  enough  hair  and  filth  to 
contaminate  it  before  you  reach  the 
house. 

A  two-year-old  heifer,  fresh  in  milk, 
will  sell  for  more  than  a  fattened 
steer,  but  will  cost  not  more  than 
half  as  much  to  produce.  Purchase 
a  pure  sire  of  one  of  the  dairy  breeds, 
cross  him  upon  the  mixed  stock  now 
on  the  farm,  and  the  young  will  be 
more  than  half  of  that  pure  breed  in 
all  useful  characteristics. 

The  dairy  farmer  who  has  to  buy 
feed,  should  look  to  the  interest  of  his 
soil  when  considering  the  feed  he 
needs.  Bran  has  a  greater  manurial 
value  than  any  other  of  the  common 
dairy  feeds  and  next  to  it  clover.  The 
farmer  who  buys  bran  from  the  wheat 
fields  of  other  States  is  buying  some 
of  the  very  best  fertility  of  those 
States.  When  he  buys  clover  from 
his  neighbor's  farm  be  is  buying  some 
of  the  very  cream  from  his  soil.  Be- 
sides receiving  a  profit  from  the  feed 
in  the  form  of  milk  and  butter,  he 
will  also  more  than  receive  its  first 
cost  in  the  amount  it  increases  the 
plant  food  elements  in  the  manure. 


AMERICAN      SHEEP      BREEDER 
NOTES. 


A  writer  in  one  of  the  medical  jour- 
nals declares  that  as  long  as  tuber- 
culous cows  run  at  large  we  shall  need 
to  keep  on  building  hospitals  for  tu- 
berculous patients  Here  is  a  serious 
subject  for  dairymen  to  consider.  The 
quick  germ-breeding  capacity  of  milk 
makes  an  unclean  dairy  a  menace  to 
health  even  when  the  cows  are  healthy 
But  when  the  public  mind  once  ac- 
cepts the  conclusion  that  tuberculosis 
is  communicated  from  cows  to  human 
beings,  radical  reforms  will  be  neces- 
sary in  the  dairy.  The  thoughtful 
dairyman  will  begin  right  now  the 
practice  of  the  simple  principles  of 
anti-tuberculosis.  These  are,  in  brief 
terms,  pure  air,  right  feeding  and 
cleanliness. 

o 

When  mutton  can  be  produced  at 
the  same  or  less  cost  per  pound  than 
beef,  the  fleece  is  clear  additional  pro- 
fit, as  with  all  food  animals,  the  great- 
est profit  is  in  early  maturity  and 
early  marketing. 


Breed  always  counts  in  feeders,  but 
very  often  individuality  counts  more. 


The  wise  feeder  will  not  care  too 
much  about  the  ancestry  of  a  steer  so 
long  as  he  possesses  the  conformation 
desired. 


Skim-milk  with  ground  corn  and  a 
little  bright  hay  will  make  calves 
hump. 


A  reasonable  amount  of  head  work 
and  the  application  of  suggestions  ob- 
tained in  the  best  farm  papers  will 
often  save  feed  and  labor. 


Watch  the  rats.  They  are  a  greater 
menace  to  poultry  profits  than  minks 
or  weasels.  Rat  Biscuit,  Rough  on 
Rats  or  any  of  the  poisons  thrown  in 
their  run  way  will  soon  remove  them. 


Skim  a  rich  cream — thirty-five  to 
forty-five  per  cent — and  it  will  keep 
sweet  longer.  Make  a  study  of  the 
herd  of  cows,  select  the  best  ones,  sell 
the  poor  ones,  buy  or  raise  more  good 
ones,  grow  more  cowpea  and  alfalfa 
hay  for  winter  feeding,  and  make  the 
cows  keep  you  instead  of  you  keep- 
ing the  cows. 


Don't  deny  your  flock  shade  and 
water,  and  don't  forget  salt. 

Feed  heavily  but  sensibly,  and  mar- 
ket as  early  as  possible. 

Bowel  troubles  are  generally  caused 
by  errors  in  feeding. 

A  well-matched  lot  of  sheep  is  what 
attracts    the    buyers. 

Common  powdered  bluestone  is  the 
best   remedy   for  navel  ill. 

Timothy  hay  is  not  suitable  for 
sheep,  but  clover  hay  has  no  peer. 

Too  much  grain  will  "knock  out" 
the  most  promising  show  animal. 

Don't  allow  the  clover  to  become 
too  ripe  before  cutting  this  year. 

It  costs  more  to  keep  vermin-strick- 
en sheep  than  clean,  healthy  ones. 

Teach  the  ram  to  lead;  it  makes 
him   tractable   and  manageable. 

A  mixture  of  lard  and  turpentine  is 
a  good  remedy  for  caked  udder. 

Good  blood  counts  for  little  where 
good  feeding  is  not  in  evidence. 

There  is  a  limit  to  the  digestive 
powers  of  sheep;  hence,  feed  carefully. 

Roots  are  not  only  valuable  as  a 
winter  food,  but  ilkewise  as  a  tonic. 

Buy  a  registered  ram  this  year;  the 
grade  is  not  good  enough  for  you. 

Sheep  are  good  "weeders,"  but  they 
appreciate  and  pay  for  good  pasture. 

Don't  forget  that  sheep  will  suffer 
thirst  rather  than  drink  out  of  filthy 
vessels. 

"Hang  up,"  as  the  English  shepherd 
puts  it,  a  little  of  the  best  pasture  for 
the  lambs. 

Regulate  the  dose  of  medicine  ac- 
cording to  the  age  and  constitution  of 
the    patient. 

One  dram  of  powdered  ginger  and 
one  dram  of  laudanum  is  a  splendid 
remedy  for  colic. 

There  are  few  farms  these  days  on 
which  sheep  can  not  be  kept  with  a 
certainty   of   profit. 

Success  attends  only  the  breeder 
who  takes  the  utmost  pains  in  select- 
ing his   breeding   stock. 

Don't  market  the  sheep  before  they 
are  marketable;  whether  breeding 
stock  or  butcher  stock. 

Have  you  ever  noticed  how  the  old 
and  apparently  worn-out  ewe  will  pick 
up  in  the  rape  field? 

It  is  not  policy  to  put  a  new  pur- 
chase with  the  flock,  as  it  might  be 
the  means  of  introducing  disease. 

You  can't  always  judge  a  ram  by 
his  looks.  Some  of  the  best  looking 
rams  are  often  useless  in  the  stud. 

A  crossbred  ram,  no  matter  of  how 
good  conformation,  can  never  be  a 
proper  substitute  for  a  pure-bred. 

Weaning  time  is  a  trying  time  for 
both  dam  and  offspring,  hence  they 
should  receive  extra  care  at  that  time. 

Experienced  shepherds  say  that  sore 
teats  and  sore  udders  are  often  trace- 
able to  rations  of  a  too  nitrogenous 
nature. 

Chalk  and  charcoal  are  useful  reme- 
dies for  lambs  suffering  from  acidity 
and  such  like  irregularities  of  the 
stomach. 


Violations  of  the  twenty-eight- 
hour  live  stock  law  are  costing  the 
railroads  of  the  country  about  $10,000 
a  day  in  fines.  These  fines  have  not 
been  collected,  however,  and  the  rail- 
road officials  apparently  pay  no  atten- 
tion to  the  violation  of  the  law  which 
orohibits  the  carrying  of  cattle  in  cars 
for  more  than  twenty-eight  hours 
without  food,  rest,  or  water.  They 
evidently  figure  that  it  is  cheaper  to 
pay  fines  than  to  obey  the  law. 


That  the  pure-food  law  and  the  agi- 
tation over  Chicago's  bad  meats  has 
not  resulted  disastrously  to  the  trade 
is  shown  by  the  figures  of  exports. 
Last  year  the  total  exports  of  meats, 
dairy  products  and  food  animals 
amounted  to  $250,000,000  during  the 
past  ten  years. 

o 

Eugene  Davis,  a  large  lettuce 
grower  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  ster- 
ilizes the  soil  by  means  of  steam 
pipes,  in  which  numberless  holes  are 
drilled.  The  pipes  are  buried  in  the 
worn-out  soil  to  a  depth  of  ten  or 
twelve  inches  and  steam  is  forced 
through  them  for  from  three  to  eight 
hours.  The  results  are  highly  satis- 
factory, according  to  Mr.  Davis.  The 
State  Agricultural  College  is  also  ex- 
perimenting with  this  process  of  mak- 
ing the  worn-out  soil  available. 


Recent  investigations  among  the 
herds  which  supply  the  Pennsylvania 
State  College  Creamery  with  milk  and 
cream,  show  mat  on  some  farms  it  re- 
quires nine  cows  to  produce  as  much 
net  profit  as  produced  by  five  average 
cows  in  the  herd  of  grade  dairy  cows 
kept  by  the  college.  Some  men  re- 
ceive as  little  as  99  cents,  $1.05  to 
$1.20  for  each  dollar's  worth  of  feed 
consumed,  while  others  receive  from 
$1.50  to  $1.S0  for  each  dollar  invested 
in  pasture,  hay,  grain,  etc.  As  a  result 
of  this  work  twelve  farmers  are  now 
keeping  records  to  determine  which 
are  the  least  profitable  cows.  Samples 
of  each  cow's  milk  are  tested  by  the 
college  creamery. 


The  man  who  feeds  by  guess  may 
secure  results  that  to  him  seem  all 
that  could  be  desired;  but  the  man 
who  feeds  by  rule  and  according  to 
science  will  beat  him  every  time. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gombauti's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 


A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained    Tendons,     Founder,    Wind 
Puffs,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone    and    other   bony    tumors. 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,     Diphtheria,     Removes    all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 
As  a  Human   Eemedy  for    Rheumatism, 
Sprains,   Sore  Throat,  etc,  It  is  invaluable. 
Xvery   bottle   of   Caustic   Balsam    sold    is 
Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.    Price  S1.50 
per  bottle.    Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  witn  full  directions  for 
its  use.    ISTSend  for   descriptive    circulars, 
testimonials,  etc    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co. ."Cleveland,  0. 


John  Barduhn,  formerlv   of  the  Thurlow 

Block 

John   Kavanagh,   formerly  of  the  Palace 

Hotel 

Kavanagh  &  Barduhn 

Merchant  Tailors 

Telephone    Market    2002 
723   Golden   Gate   Avenue, 
Between  Franklin  and  Gouge,  Sts., 
San  Francisco,   Cal. 


FOB  SAI.E. 

Four  young"  Kentucky-bred  light  har- 
ness horses.  Pacers  and  in  training". 
Some  of  them  entered  in  races  for  this 
year.  Reason  for  selling',  old  age  and 
sickness.  For  pedigrees,  further  par- 
ticulars,  prices,  etc.,  address 

THOS.   JAS.   STANTON  fc   CO., 
1149  McAllister  St.,  San  Francisco. 


McKIHTffEY  MABE  FOB  SAXE. 
Oakland  Maid,  eight-year-old  bay 
mare,  full  sister  to  Delia  McCarthy 
2  :20  '-i .  by  McKinney  2:11  »4,  dam  Lady 
C.  full  sister  to  Lady  O.  2:15.  by  T.  O.. 
son  of  Anteeo.  This  mare  is  well 
broken,  not  afraid  of  anything  and  is 
a  fine  roadster.  Was  trained  a  few 
weeks  and  trotted  a  mile  in  2:25.  Is 
sound  and  all  right  in  every  way.  Price 
very  reasonable.     Address 

W.    T.    HABBIS, 
1175    Market    St.,    Oakland. 


FOR    SALE. 

On  account  of  my  age  and  health,  I 
will  sell  Kenneth  C,  three-year-o^d  rec- 
ord 2: 17,  seal  brown,  by  McKinney 
2:lli4,  first  dam  Mountain  Maid  (dam 
of  Tom  Carneal  2:08%,  Kenneth  C. 
(3)  2:17,  and  Miramonte  2:24%),  by 
Crisco  490S,  second  dam  Lucy  M.,  dam 
of  Betty  M.  2:20  by  Cloud.  This  horse 
is  now  five  years  old  and  will  beat 
2:10  this  year.  Sound  and  right  and 
ready  to  show  any  day. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  Ben  Hur,  bay 
stallion,  three  years  old,  by  Stam  B. 
2:lli4.  out  of  Mountain  Maid  as  above. 
Can  trot  in  2:20  now.  Sound  and  all 
right  in  every  way.  Come  and  see 
them  work.  No  trades  considered 
S.  K.  TREFRY,  Pleasanton,  Cal- 


12 


THE     BREED  ER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,    June    15,    1907. 


Additional  Stakes  and  Purses 

Pleasanton  Race  Meeting 


TO  BE  HELD  AT  PLEASANTON 


July  31,  Aug.  1,  2  and  3,  1907 

UNDER  THE  AUSPICES  OF  THE  PLEASANTON  MATINEE  CLUB 
Entries  to  Stakes  Close  Saturday,  May  25th,  1907.  Entries  to  Purses  Close  Saturday,  June  15,  1907 


PROGRAMME: 


No. 

No. 
No. 

No. 

No. 

No. 


1st  Day— WEDNESDAY,  July  31st 

1—2:08  Pace,  The  Farmers'  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

2—2:40  Trotting,  Purse .$500 

3 — Three-Year-Old  Pacing,  Purse $500 

2d  Day— THURSDAY,  Aug.  1st. 

4—2:14  Trot,  Alameda  County  Stake $800 

(Closed  May  1st— Filled) 

5—2:30  Pacing,  Purse $500 

6— Special,  Purse  $500 


3d  Day— FRIDAY,  August  2d. 
No.  7—2:24  Trot,  Pleasanton  Merchants  Stake. $800 

No.  8 — 2:12  Pacing.  Purse $500 

No.  9—2:17  Trotting,  Purse $500 

4th  Day— SATURDAY,  August  3d. 

No.  10—2:20  Pace,  Fail-mount  Hotel  Stake $800 

No.  11— 2:20  Trotting,  Purse $500 


No.  12—2:15  Pacing,  Purse. 


.$500 


Entries  to  Stakes  Wos.  7  and  10  close  May  25th,  1907,  when  horses  must  ce  named. 

Entries  to  Pnrses  Nos.  2,  3,  5,  8,  9,  11  and  12  close  Jane  15th,  1907,  when  horses  must  be  named. 

Nominators  have  the  right  of  entering:  two  horses  from  the  same  stable  in  any  of  the  Stakes  closing;  May  25th  by  payment 
of  one  per  cent  for  that  privilege.  Only  one  of  the  two  horses  so  entered  to  be  started  in  the  race  and  the  starter  to  be 
named  by  five  o'clock  p.  m.  the  day  before  the  first  day  of  the  meeting:  at  which  the  race  is  to  take  place. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  a  race  for  local  roadsters  will  be  ffiven  each  day  during"  the  meeting,  to  close  July  30th.  Condi- 
tions to  be  announced  later. 

SPECIAL    CONDITIONS. 

Entrance  fee  five  per  cent,  an  additional  five  per  cent  of  the  amount  of  the  purse  or  stake  will  be  deducted  from  each 
money  won.     Money  divided  50,  25,  15  and  10  per  cent. 

Member   National    Trotting:   Association.      For   entry    blanks,  further  conditions,  etc.,  address  the  Secretary. 


LEE  WELLS,  President. 


DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secretary, 

Pleasanton,   Cal. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register   No.   38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%).  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  "Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  $40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Portuna,  Cal. 


,\o  Lameness 


sou 

Gustm. 


They  (ill  with  ait  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

health*. 
Thai's  what  cores  lameness. 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  yoar  horse-shoer 

Revere  Rubber  Co 


.*FACT U RE.    i 

San  Francisco 


Order 
by 

"NAME". 


AgSORBINE 


CnreB  Strained  Pnffy  Anfclei, 
Lymphangitis,  Bruises  and 
Swellings,  Lameness  and 
Allays  Pain  Quickly -without 
.Blistering,  removing  the  hair,  or 
laying  the  horse  up.  Pleasant  *o  use. 
-r  bottle,  delivered  with  full 
directions.    Book  5-C,  free. 

ABSORBTNE.   JR.,    for    man- 
kind,   fl.flo    Bottle.     Cures    Strains, 
Varicose    Veins,    Varicocele, 
Hydrocele,  Prostatitis,  tritis  pain. 


W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.  F. 

54  Monmouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 

For  Sale  by- 
La  igley  |S      San    Francisco 
Cal..    Woodward,   Clark   &  Co.,   Portland. 
Ore. ;    F.    W,    Braun    Co.,    Los    Angeles. 
Cal  ;   Western   Wholesale   Drug  Co..    Los 
Ar-  eles.    Cal.;    Kirk.    Geary    &    Co.,    Sac- 
mlo,   Cal.;   Pacific   Drug  Co.,   Seattle, 
Spokane      Drug      Co.,      Spokane, 


SKY  POINTER,  JB.  FOB  SALE   OB 

LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  mv  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lease  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
3:06^4,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13^,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:0S*A  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12*4.  For  anv  further  particu- 
lars address.  FRANK  S.  TURNER,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Rosa  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Rosa,    Cal, 


PRIVILEGES    FOR    SALE. 

Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  ana  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DR.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  CaL 


FOR    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  sis  years  old,  by  James 
Madison;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel ;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington);  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10  trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W.; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
'jOS  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
en.    or   address 

L.  J.  ROSE,  Jr., 

Oxnard,  CaL 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

—in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE   ENGRAVING 

Artistic  Designing. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 

FOR  SALE. 


The    Handsome   Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:lli4.  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  16% 
hands  and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  BL  Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class   roadster   and    matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  in 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


RACING 


New  California 
Jockey  Club 

OAKLAND  RACETRACK 


more   races   each   week   day,    rain 
or    shine. 


Opening   Saturday,   November   17. 

Races  commence  at  1:40  P.  M.,  sharp. 

For  special  trains  stopping  at  the 
track  take  S.  P.  Ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street;  leave  at  12  o'clock,  thereafter 
every  twenty  minutes  until  1:40  P.  M. 
No  smoking  in  last  two  cars,  which  are 
reserved   for   ladies  and   their  escorts. 

Returning  trains  leave  track  after 
fifth    and    last    races. 


THOS.  H.   WILLIAMS,  President. 
PERCY    W.    TREAT,    Secretary. 


RTJBBEROID     ROOFING 

Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof.    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    BICHABDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    CaL 


FOB    SALE — ALFRED    D.    2:12*4. 


By  Longworth,  son  of  Sidney.  Al- 
fred D.  is  absolutely  sound,  without 
blemish;  goes  without  boots;  is  now  in 
training  and  has  paced  miles  better 
than  his  record  this  year.  He  is  a 
first-class  racing  prospect  for  the  fast 
classes  and  a  high-class  roadster  or  a 
matinee  horse.  He  is  now  in  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  racing  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  where  he  can  be  seen,  and 
will  be  driven  for  prospective  buyers. 
For  further  information  address  MBS. 
A.  C.  DLETZ,  5403  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oak- 
land, CaL 


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Oakland.  Cal..  Importers.  Breeders  and 
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Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
md  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
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1AMS — Dairy    Stoek    a   specialty.  Hogs. 

Poultry.      Established    1876.      Wm.  Niles 
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Saturday,  June  15,   1907.] 


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Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  -3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord    2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord   . .  .  .2:1234 
Timed    in    a    P-ace 2:10*4 

WIK"NEE  OP  EAETPCED  PXTTTTKITT   (S8E00)   FOE  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:32%  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Bifiora  2:09%.  Ex- 
ton  2:10%,  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:08%  and  dam  of  5  In  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  "Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Voyage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeath 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29%,  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29>£.  Romance  2:29%,  and  Guyon  2:27%  ).  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907   at   FLEASANTON   BACE    TBACK. 

$50  for  the  SeaSOn  USUAL     RETURN     PRIVILEGES,     or     money     refunded 

should   mare  not   prove  in   foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C. 


2:193^, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Four  Years  Old) 


E3ED    AT    HIGHLAND    FARM, 

DTJBTTQXTE,    IOWA. 

By  EXFEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12%)  by  Advertiser 
2:15%,  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23V£  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18%,  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11%,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  11am- 
brino  Chief  11,   etc. 


Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 


HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
Is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
L  n.  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
31   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton   race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16-1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

Tie  above  Stallions,  owned  by  "W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  In  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  lor  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  he  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing1  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Foaled   1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%. 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  fox  the  season — S25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — $25. 

Having   leased    the    above    highly   bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO    EACE    TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Right    reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if   mare    does 
not  prove   with   foal.     Call   on   or  address 

E.  I*.  PAB3ITY,  Race  Track,  Fresno. 


SANTA  KOSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo,  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19.  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee — $25. 
TTsual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

PRANK    S.    TURNER,   Prop.,   Santa    Rosa,    Cal. 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 


Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637 


-And  His  Full  Brother 


Constructor  39569 


Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11*4.  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%,  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Rosie  2:28%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  "Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr.  2993 
General  J.  B.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited   to  ten  mares. 

....  Constructor   is   a   beautiful   black   stallion,    stands    15.2%    hands,    weights    1,200 
pounds;    perfect   in    every   way.      Limited   to   fifteen   mares. 

Will  make  the  Season  of  1507  at  my  stables  in  Vallejo. 
Good   pasturage,    $3    per   month. 
$25  for  the  Season.     "Usual  return  privilege. 

THOMAS    SMITH,    1021    Georgia    St.,    Vallejo,    Cal. 

BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:161 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:151/4,    by     Geo.     Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Iilda    W.     2:18*4,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 
TERMS — For  Season,  §50.  Return  Privilege. 
Nutwood  Wilkes  has  sired  John  A.  McKerron  2:04%,  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Miss 
Idaho  2:09%,  Who  Is  It  2:10%,  Stanton  Wilkes  2:10%,  Cresco  Wilkes  2:10%, 
Georgie  B.  2:12%,  North  Star  2:13%,  Claudius  2:13%,  and  32  more  in  the  list. 
His  daughters  have  produced  Miss  Georgie  2:08%,  Lady  Mowry  2:09%,  Mona 
Wilkes  (3)  2:11%,  Aerolite  (2)  2:15%  and  many  more.  He  is  the  greatest  sire  of 
early  and  extreme  speed  and  stake  winners  in  California.  Send  for  card  giving 
full  tabulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address 

MARTIN"  CARTER,  Nutwood  Stock  Farm, 

Xrvington,   Cal. 


MONTEREY 


Record  2.-09% 
Reg.  No"  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish  (4)  2:0S'/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|4 
By  Sidney  2:19%  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09%.  Dr.  Leek  2:09%.  Lena  N.  2:05% 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2;05:-.  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.).  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%).  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make   them. 

350  for  the   season.     Mondays,    Tuesdays.   Wednesdays   and   Thursdays  at   Ala- 
meda Trotting  Park.     Fridays  and   Saturdays  at   San   Lorenzo. 
Usual    return   privileges.      Season,    March    1st   to    July    1st. 


Y0SEMIT 


Standard   Bred   5-"2\-0.    Trctter   by   Monterey    2:09*4 

Dam    Leap    Tear    2:26%     (sister    to    lago    2:11)    by- 
Tempest.      Tosemite  is   15.3    hands,   weighs   1125   lbs. 
One  of   the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most   promising   young   stallions    on 
this   Coast.      He  will   be   raced    this   year. 

TEEMS — S25   for  the  Season,      limited  to   15   Well   Bred  Mares. 
For  further  particulars   regarding   these  horses  apply   to   or  address 

FETES  J.  WILLIAMS,  San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


Iran  Alto 


Reg.  No.  24576.    Trotting  Race  Record  2:12*4 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TERMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBCOM,    Woodland,  Cal. 

"Usual   return   privileges. 


Saddle  Horse 
For  Sale! 


Single-footer;    dark   bay;    very   stylish 
and  gentle.     Broken  to   drive. 

Also    fancy    matched    team    of    buck- 
skins,   weight    1200. 

JAMBS    H.    GRAY. 
G-raton,     Cal. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620  Octavia   St.,   San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and   Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls  from  out  of  town  promptly  re- 
sponded to. 

The  best  work  at  reasonable  prices 
IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  Lt.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Tel    phone  Spscial   2074. 

Bred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibhell  &  Sob 

TEE  AVEM"TJE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  one  block  north  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  Hew  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.      All   kinds   of  country  horses   (or 


SURREY    HORSE    BOB    SALE. 

One  of  the  handsomest  surrey  horses 

in    the    State,    bay,    six    years    old,    16^ 

hands    high,    absolutely    sound,    stylish, 

good  action,   kind  and  gentle.     Apply  to 

GEORGE    BELL, 

Hotel  Rafael,  San  Rafael,  Cal. 


PLEASANTON 
STOCK   RANCH. 

Stallions  taken  care  of;  separate 
paddocks;  first-class  care.  Prices  rea- 
sonable.    Write  to 

S.   O.   FESLER, 
Pleasanton,   Cal. 

CARRIAGE    TEAM    BOR    SALE. 


Black  geldings,  15.3  hands,  round 
built,  stylish,  perfectly  broken,  good 
lookers  and  guaranteed  sound  in  every 
way.  One  seven  and  the  other  eight 
years    old.      Team    weighs    23S0    pounds. 

Also  one  fine  surrey  mare,  seven  years 
old,  kind  and  well  broken.     Color  black. 

Address  BAILEY  &  SHERMAN,  525 
5th  St.,   Santa  Rosa,   Cal. 


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vice fee; 


BREEDER   AND   SPORTSMAN, 

616    Golden    Gate    Ave., 

San    Francisco,  Cal. 


BOR  SAZ.E. 
ALVA  P.,  brown  mare,  sired  by  Sec- 
retary 2S378  (son  of  Director  2:17),  dam 
Shoo  Fly  by  Alexander.  Has  black  filly, 
foaled  April  28th,  1907,  sired  by  Kinney 
Lou  2:0 1%.  Mare  and  foal  can  now  be 
seen  at  Burke  Ranch,  near  San  Jose. 
Price  3650  for  both.  Address  B.  B. 
BSL1ING-ALL,  731  Heiaing-  St.,  San 
Joec  or  405  Battery  St.,  San  Francisco. 

FOB  SALE. 


Green  Meadow  Stock  Farm,  Santa  Clara, 
California. 
On  Brokaw  road,  about  one  hundred 
yards  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Santa 
Clara,  is  located  50  acres  of  productive 
land,  as  good  as  can  be  had  in  any  part 
of  the  world.  It  grows  nearly  four  tons 
of  good  hay  to  the  acre  and  can  produce 
the  best  of  pasture  for  sixty  or  seventy 
head  of  horses.  Among  the  rich  produc- 
tions of  the  farm  are  fine  alfalfa  fields, 
as  well  as  one  of  the  best  artesian  wells 
ever  found  in  Santa  Clara  county  for 
irrigation.  The  buildings  are  in  first- 
class  condition  and  are  also  well  appear- 
ing internally  as  well  as  externally.  The 
residence  is  a  fine  modern,  up  to  date 
structure  surrounded  by  magnificent 
grounds.  The  homes  of  the  horses  are 
comfortably  fitted  with  box  stalls  suit- 
able for  raising  horses  or  dairy  pur- 
poses. Address  ENOS  FONTE3,  Santa 
Clara,    Cal. 


FOB  SALE. 

Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  Waldo  J.  2:09, 
and  filly  by  Zombro.  The  filly  is  a  full 
sister  to  San  Felipe,  owned  by  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Sesnon.  I  raised  San  Felipe  and 
sold  him  at  ten  months'  old  to  James 
Coffin  of  San  Francisco  for  $750.  For 
further  information  address  MB.  ED. 
SEWELL,    Santa    Fanla,    Cal. 


SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  frml  nil  mares  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
the  income  from  vour  stallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  hnrse  breeder.  Can  YOU  atTord  to  be  without 
one?  Price,  SpT.nO.  Write  for  descriptive  circular. 
I.O.CBlTTENftEN. 

9    FOX  BLD'O.  FLYniA.OHIO-  - 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,   June    15,    1907. 


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PETERS  SHELLS  WIN! 


League.  San  Francisco.  May  10-12.  HIGH  GENERAL  AVERAGE  was  won 


At  the  tournament  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap   Shooters' 
S    by  Mr.  Otto  Feudner.  shooting  Peters  Factory  Loaded  Shells.    He  also  won  the  Dupont  Trophy.  24x25,  and  in  the  100-bird  race,  the  high 
\   score  was  made  by  Mr.  J.  E.  Vaughan,  with  Peters  Shells.     Other  recent  winnings  made  with  this  ammunition  are: 

4 

50sEO 


J    212x215 — At     Veedersburg-,     Ind.,    April    IS.    made    by    C.    A.    Toung,    winning 

4  SIGH    AVEIASE. 

4     513x545 — At  the  Texas  State  Shoot,  Mexia,  Tex.,  April  24-26,  hy  Mr.  L.  I.  Wade, 

£  winning  HIGH  AVERAGE. 

8       48x50  —At   the    Texas    State    Shoot,   Mexia,    Tex.,    April    24-26,    by   Mr.    Carter, 

J  winning    CHBONICLE    TROPHY. 

4  190x200 — At  Freehold,  N.  J.,  April  18,  by  Neaf  Apgar,  winning  HIGH  AVERAGE 

4 

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-In  the  Individual  State  Championship  Event  at  the  Texas  State  Shoot, 
AprU    24-26,    by    J..    I.    Wade,    being    the    ONLY    STRAIGHT    SCORE. 

362x380 — At  Channte,  Kansas,  April  19-20,  made  by  Ed.  O'Brien,  winning 
HIGH    AVERAGE. 

113  Straight — By  L.  I.  Wade,  at  Mexia,  Texas,  April  25,  being  the  LONGEST 
RUN. 


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Are  the  most  popular  Racing  and 
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Possess  lightness,  strength,  durabil- 
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Four  more  world's  records  made  in 
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Is  doing  nicely  as  are  the  other  yearlings  by 

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What  will  they  auction  for  this  Fall?  We  don't  know,  but  we 
are  sure  that  it  will  be  much  cheaper  to  raise  a  colt  from 
your   mare   on   our  living-colt-or-money-back  terms. 

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This  is  a  splen- 


The  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  Gun  at  the  Illinois  State 
Shoot,  May  14-16,  1907.  in  the  hands  of  Bill  Crosby,  won  the 
Board  of  Trade  Diamond  Badge  and  High  Average  for  the 
three  days,  Lem  Williard  won  the  amateur  average  and  Joe 
Barto  won  the  amateur  championship  for  the  State  of  Illinois, 
named  gentlemen  shooting  the  OLD  RELIABLE  PARKER  GUN. 
did  clean-up.  as  usual.     Send  for  catalogue. 

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BUT  not  with  cripples  until  "Save-the-Horse"  is  used.  Some  of  the  greatest 
racers  in  the  country  were  practically  worthless  until  made  sound  only  with 
"Save-the-Horse." 

Whether  used  as  a  last  or  first  resort;  whether  jeered,  sneered  or  snickered 
at  by  skeptics,  it  arises  from  the  test  like  the  glorious  sun  from  a  hank  of  clouds 
on   a   gloomy   day. 

Our  guarantee  is  not  mere  words,  mind  you,  but  a  signed  contract,  made 
absolutely  legally  binding  to  protect  purchaser  to  treat  any  case  named  in  the 
document. 

Write  for  proofs.  Read  what  it  has  accomplished  for  others;  it  will  unfailingly 
do  so  for  you: 

Costs  from  $5  to  S25  for  repeated  firing,  horse  must  be  laid  up  for  several 
months;  not  five  per  cent  of  the  cases  are  cured.  Blistering'  is  less  effective.  Mer- 
curial  preparations   produce   irrepairable   injury. 

"SAVE-THE-HOBSE"  positively  and  permanently  cures  Spavin,  Bingbone  (ex- 
cept Low  Ringbone),  Thorougnpin,  Curb,  Splint,  Capped  Hock,  Wind  Puff,  Broken 
Down,  Bowed  or  Strained  Tendon  and  all  Lameness. .  Horse  can  be  worked  as  usual 
and  with  toots;  no  harm  will  result  from  scalding  of  limb  or  destruction  of  hair. 

$5.00  per  bottle,  with  a  written  guarantee  as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the  best 
legal  talent  could  make  it. 


For  sale  by  all  Druggists  and  Dealers  or  express  paid. 


Formerly 
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Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,   February    22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


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SCORE 


Reed   Trophy    S.  A.  Huntley   40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du  Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.  Holling    18  out  of  20 


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[  to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material 
I  of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 
— —  ..  I  handled  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with 
the  best  Damascus  or  Whit  worth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  $17.75  net  to  $300  list. 


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Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park  St., 


-      ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Alameda,  Cat. 


JAMES   A.   GROVE 


(R.    R.   Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM   G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD   MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.     Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

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Any  cough,  recent  or  chronic,  should  be  cured  now.  Neglect 
costs  money.  Cure  is  easy,  sure  and  inexpensive  with  Craft's 
Distemper  and  Cough  Cure.  Most  coughs  cured  in  three  to 
six  days,  stubborn  ones  take  longer,  but  cure  guaranteed  in 
any  case.  50  cent  and  J1.00  bottles;  at  dealers  or  sent  direct. 
Write  to-day  for  copy  of  "Or.  Craft's  Advice."      It's  free. 

WELLS  MEDICINE  CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette.  Intl. 
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GUNS 

FISHING  TACKLE 

AMMUNITION 

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When  the  Axworthys 


Begin   to  go   down   the   line,   it   will   be  pretty  late   to   book  to 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2;15y2 

Age  l'or  age,  the  greatest  sire  of  colt  trotters  the  industry  has 
yet  produced.  Why  not  get  his  pedigree  and  realize  what 
he  has  actually  done. 

SSSlSttS^SsSi The  EmPire  City  Farms.  Cuba> N- Y- 


BreeLegged  fforsef 

i.re  not  curiosities  by  any  means.      The  country  is  full  of  them.      Tl  e 
fourth  leg  is  there  all  right  but  it  is  not  worth  anything  because  of  a  curb, 
splint,  spavin  or  other  like  bunch.  You  can  cure  the  horse  of  any  of  these 
anmeuts  and  put  another  sound  leg  under  him  by  the  use  of 


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Quinn's  Ointment. 

It.  is  1 1  mi'  tried  and  reliable.     When  a  horse  Is  cured 
with  yuinn's  Ointment  he  stavs cured.  Mr,  E.K.iJurke 
oiSprnipflelil,3Ia.,  writes  as  follows:      "I  have  been 
usinp  Quinn's  Ointment  for several  years  and  have  ef- 
fected  many  marvelous  cures;  it  will  po  deeper  and* 
causeless  pain  than  anv  blister  lever  u^ed.    Thought 
it  my  duty  for  the  benefit  of  horses  to  recommend  your 
Ointment,   lam  never  without  it"  This ia  the pen^ral 
vtidict  by  nil  who  (rive  Quinn's  Ointment  a  trial.    For 
curbs,  splints,  spavins,  wiiitlpiiirs.  and  all  bunches  it 
neqimled.      Price  SI   por  bottle  at  all  druggists 
riit  uy  mail.  Send  for  circulars,  testimonials,  &C 

W.  B.  Eddy  A  Co.,    Whitehall,  N.  Y. 


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Fine 
Harness 


The  Best  Horse  Boots 


.....Remington  Autoloading  Rifle..... 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2,000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency,    315    Broadway,    New   York    City 

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Take-Down   Repeating  Shotguns 

If  you  want  a  serviceable  shotgun,  one  that  a  scratch  or  a  bump  won't 
ruin  and  that  can  be  bought  at  a  price  that  won't  ruin  you,  the 
Winchester  Repeating  Shotgun  will  meet  your  requirements.  A  12 
cr  16  gauge  'Winchester  Take-Down,  with  a  strong  shooting,  full-choke 
bsrrel,  suitable  for  trap  work,  duck  shooting,  et;.,  and  an  extra  inter- 
changeable modified-choke  or  cylinder-bore  barrel,  complete,  for  field 
shooting,  lists  at  $42.00.  Your  dealer  will  sell  it  to  you  for  less.  This  is 
a  bargain   in  a    gun,    but    not   a  bargain-counter   gun.      Think  this  over. 

Winchester  Guns  and  Winchester  Ammunition  are  Sold  Everywhere. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  -  -  -       NEW  HAVEN.  CONN. 

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Tournament  held  at  Fresno,  March  3  and  4,  1907 Eesnlt General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San   Francisco,  March  10,  1907 Result General    High  Average 

Tournament   held    at    Modesto,    March    17,    1907 Result General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  April  14,  1907 :.  .Result General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Los  Angeles,  May  4  and  5,  1907 Result General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  May  10,  11  and  12,   1907 Result.. .Professional    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  May  16,  17  and    18,    1907 Result General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Sacramento,  May  24,  25  and  26,  1907 Result General    High  Average 


GEORGE  E.  ERLIN,  Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH.  Mgr. 


Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING  and   SALE 

Cor.  Trove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take   Hayes,    McAllister   or   Devisadero   Street   Cars.) 

Best   located  and   healthiest  stable  in   San  Francisco.     Always  a  good   roadster 

on    hand    for   sale.      Careful   and    experienced   men    to    care    for    and    exercise    park 

roadst  its  and   prepare   horses   for   track   use.      Ladies  can   go   and   return   to   stable 

and       ,t  have  their  horses  frightened  by  auios  or  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park   St.,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast   Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith  &  Wesson,  E.  C.  Cook  &  Bro., 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co.,  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Ideal  Mfg.  Co. 
Iver  Johnson's  Arms   &   Cycle  Works,   Hamilton  Rifle  Co. 


VOLUME    L.      No.    26. 


SATURDAY,  JUNE   29,   1907. 


Subscription  $3.00  a  Tear 


THE    B  R  E  EDER    AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


Bon  Voyage 


Champion  2  year  old  Stallion  of  1904 
Champion  3  year  old  Stallion  of  1905 

Two-year-old  Becord   2:15 

Three-year-old  Becord  .  .  .  .2:12% 
Timed  In   a   Bace    2:10^4 

■WXNWEB  OP  EABTIOBII  PUTBB1TY  (58500)  FOE  1905. 

BON  VOYAGE  (3)  2:125i  is  by  Expedition  2:15%  (sire  of  Biflora  2:09^4,  El- 
ton 2:10%.  and  50  others  in  2:30  list),  son  of  Electioneer  125  and  Lady  Russell 
(sister  to  Maud  S.  2:0Saj  and  dam  of  5  in  2:30  list),  by  Harold  113.  The  dam  of 
Bon  Voyage  is  Bon  Mot  (dam  of  Bon  Vovage  2:12%,  Endow  2:14%  and  Bequeatn 
2:20%),  by  Erin  2:24%;  second  dam  Farce  2:29Vi.  by  Princeps  536;  third  dam 
Roma  (dam  of  Farce  2:29%<.,  Romance  2:29%.  and  Guyon  2:27%),  by  Golddust  50; 
fourth  dam  Bruna  (dam  of  Woodford  Pilot  2:22%),  by  Pilot  Jr.  12. 

Season   of   1907  at  PIEASAHTOH  BACE   TBACK. 

$50  for  the  Season  USUAL    RETURN"    PRIVILEGES,    or    money    refunded 

should  mare  not  prove  in  foal.     A  rare  chance  to  breed 
good  mares  to  an  exceptionally  high-class  and  highly  bred  young  stallion. 


Highland  C 


2:19%, 


TRIAL  2:12 

(At  Pour  Tears  Oia) 


BBED   AT   HIGHLAND    PASM, 
DTTBUQTJE, 


IOWA 


By  ESPEESSO  29199  (half  brother  to  Expressive  (3)  2:12^)  by  Advertiser 
2:15*4.  son  of  Electioneer  125;  dam  ALPHA  2:23^  (dam  of  Aegon  2:18^4.  sire  of 
Ageon  Star  2:11^4,  etc.)  by  Alcantara  by  George  "Wilkes  2:22;  second  dam  Jessie 
Pepper  (dam  of  2  in  list  and  3  producing  sons  and  7  producing  daughters)  by  Mam- 
brino   Chief  11,   etc. 


Terms,  $25  For  the  Season 


HIGHLAND  is  a  grand  looking  young  stallion,  eight  years  old.  His  breeding 
is  most  fashionable  and  his  immediate  ancestors  are  producers  of  race  winners  with 
fast  records.  He  is  beautifully  gaited  and  has  a  perfect  disposition.  Does  not 
pull  or  want  to  break  at  speed,  and  can  be  placed  at  will  in  a  bunch  of  horses.  He 
It  *i  high-class  horse  and  has  better  than  2:10  speed,  and  has  trotted  a  quarter  in 
SI   seconds  over  the  Pleasanton  race  track. 

HIGHLAND  is  a  coal  black  horse  with  one  white  hind  ankle,  stands  16.1  hands 
high  and  weighs  close  to  1200  pounds. 

The  above  Stallions,  owned  by  W.  A.  Clark  Jr.,  will  make  a  public  season.  Both 
are  entered  in  the  Horse  World  Stallion  Representative  Stake  for  three-year-olds, 
and  all  their  foals  will  be  eligible  to  this  rich  event,  with  nothing  to  pay  until  the 
year  of  the  race. 

Address  all  communications  to 


J.  O.  GERRETY,  Manager 


Pleasanton,  Cal. 


Foaled   1903. 


MAJOR  DILLON  39588 

Son  of  the  great  Sidney  Dillon,  sire  of  the  world's  champion,  Lou  Dillon  1:58%. 
dam  Maud  Fowler  2:21%  (dam  of  Sonoma  Girl  2:07  (mat.),  Dumont  S.  2:20,  Sonoma 
Queen  2:25  and  Sonoma  Maid  2:29%),  by  Anteeo  2:16%,  son  of  Electioneer;  second 
dam  Eveline,  dam  of  five  in  the  list,  by  Nutwood.     Terms  for  the  season. — $25. 

SKY  POINTER,  Jr. 

Son  of  Sky  Pointer  (own  brother  to  Star  Pointer  1:59%),  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13% 
(dam  of  Irish  2:08%)  by  the  great  McKinney  2:11%;  second  dam  Katie  by  the 
great  four-mile  runner  Hock  Hocking.     Terms  for  the  season — 525. 

Having    leased    the   above    highly   bred    stallions    from    the    Santa    Rosa    Stock 
Farm,  I  will  stand  them  during  the  season  of  1907  at 
FRESNO    BACE    TRACK 
Usual    return    privilege.      Eight   reserved    to    refund    service    fee    if    mare    does 
not  prove  with  foal.     Call  on  or  address 

H.  L.  PARRITY,  Bace  Track,  Fresno, 


SANTA  ROSA  STOCK  FARM— SEASON  OF  1907 

GUY  DILLON  39568 

The  grandly  bred  son  of  the  world's  champion  sire,  Sidney  Dillon,  dam  By 
Guy  by  Guy  Wilkes,  dam  of  Belle  Stanley,  Sophie  Dillon  and  Martha  Dillon,  all 
young  fillies  in  training  that  have  stepped  quarters  below  36  seconds.  By  Guy 
is  own  sister  to  Adioo.  dam  of  Humboldt  Dillon  (3)  2:19,  Adioo  Dillon  (2)  mile  in 
2:16%,  half  in  1:05,  Harry  Dillon  (1)  mile  in  2:37%,  half  in  1:16,  quarter  in  35 
seconds.  The  grandam  of  Guy  Dillon  is  the  great  brood  mare  By  By  by  Nutwood. 
Guy  Dillon  is  one  of  the  best  bred  young  stallions  in  America  and  the  price  of  his 
service  has  been  placed  so  low  that  all  can  afford  to  breed  to  him.  Service  fee— S25. 
Usual  return  privilege.     For  further  particulars  and  full  pedigree  address 

FRANK    S.    TURNER.    Prop.,   Santa    Rosa,    Cal. 


THE    STANDARD    TROTTING    STALLIONS 

Gen.  J.  B.  Frisbie  41637    _= 


Constructor  39569 


—And  His  Full  Brother 


Handsome  sons  of  McKinney  2:11%,  greatest  sire  of  the  age;  dam  the  great 
broodmare  Daisy  S.  (dam  of  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  General  Vallejo  2:22%  Little  Mac 
(3)  2:27,  Sweet  Hosie  2:28%,  Vallejo  Girl  2:16%  and  Prof.  Heald  2:24%)  by 
McDonald  Chief  3583,  son  of  Clark  Chief  '89;  second  dam  Fanny  Rose,  great  brood- 
mare (dam  of  Geo.  Washington  2:16%,  Columbus  S.  2:17),  by  Ethan  Allen  Jr  2993 
General  J.  E.  Frisbie  is  handsome,  good-gaited,  black,  six  years  old.  He  is  a 
full  brother  to  Tom  Smith  2:13%;  shows  McKinney  speed  and  will  be  trained  for 
the  races  this  season.     Limited  to  ten  mares. 

Constructor  is  a  beautiful  black  stallion,   stands   15.2%    hands,   weights   1200 

pounds;   perfect  in  every  way.     Limited  to  fifteen  mares. 

"Will  make  the  Season  of  1307  at  any  stables  in  Vallejo. 
c.n=  »      ...    -  Good  Pasturage,   S3   per  month. 

$25  lor  the  season.     TTsual  return  privilege, 

THOMAS  SMITH,  1021   Georgia  St.,  Vallejo,  CaL 


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BREED  TO  THE  GREAT  SIRE  OF  CHAMPIONS 

NUTWOOD  WILKES  2:16. 

Sire,     Guy     Wilkes     2:15%,   by     Geo.    Wilkes     2:22;     Dam,     Lida    W.     2:18%,    by 

Nutwood  2:18%. 

TEBMS — Por  Season,  $50.     Betnrn  Privilege. 

Nutwood   'Wilkes   has   sired    John   A.    McKerron   2:04V>,    Tidal   Wave   209     Miss 

Idaho    2:09?i.    Who    Is    It    2:10%,    Stanton    Wilkes    2:10%      Cresco Wilkes ;    2-lo4 

George    B     2:12.%.    North    Star   2:13%,    Claudius    2:13%.    and    3?  morl   in    the    lisV 

His     laughters    have    produced    Miss    Georgie    2:08%.    Lady    Mowrv    2~-09V      bS» 

Wilkes   (3)   2:11%.  Aerolite   (2)   2:15%   and  many  more.     He  is  the  greatest 'sire  of 

^!"iy^  ,eX„,remi?   SpeM  ,and    S,akf   wtaI>«-s   i"   California,     lend   for   card   sfvinl 
full    .abulated  pedigree  and  particulars.     Address  6       * 

Hnfl  MAEIIK  CABTEE,  Nutwood  Stock  Parm, 

Irvington,   Cal. 


MONTEREY  £ 


Record  2  .-0914 
No-  31706 


Sire  of 
Irish   (4)   2:08'/2 
Monterey  Jr.  2:24|4 


By  Sidney  2:19*4  (sire  of  Monterey  2:09^,  Dr.  Leek  2:09%,  Lena  N.  2:05*4, 
and  104  in  2:30  list.  Sons  sired  Lou  Dillon  1:58%,  Custer  2:05%,  Irish  2:08%,  Joe 
Wheeler  2:07%,  etc.),  dam  Hattie  (dam  of  Monterey  2:09%,  Montana  2:16%),  by 
Com.  Belmont  ;  next  dam  Barona  by  "Woodford's  Mambrino;  next  dam  Miss  Gratz 
by  Norman  25,  etc.  He  stands  15.3  hands,  weighs  1,200,  and  is  as  near  perfection 
as  they  make  them. 

$50  for  the  season.  Mondays,  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays  and  Thursdays  at  Ala- 
meda Trotting-  Park.     Fridays  and  Saturdays  at   San  Lorenzo. 

Usual   return   privileges.      Season,    March   1st   to   July   1st. 

Standard  Bred  5-7.-0.  Trotter  by  Monterey  2:091i 

Dam    Leap   Tear   2:26%     (sister    to    Iago    2:11)    by 
Tempest.     Tosemite  is  15.3   hands,   weighs  1125   lbs. 
One   of   the   handsomest,   best,   fastest   and   most   promising  young   stallions   on 
this   Coast.     He  will"  be  raced   this   year. 

TEBMS— §25  for  the  Season.     Limited  to  15  Well  Bred  Mares. 

For  further  particulars   regarding  these  horses   apply  to   or  address 

PETEE   J.  WILLIAMS,   San  Lorenzo,   Cal. 


YOSEMITE 


Iran  Alto 


Beg.  M"o.  24576.    Trotting  Bace  Becord  2:12% 

Iran  Alto  is  the  only  stallion  with  so  fast  a 
record  and  whose  sire  and  dam  both  held 
world's  records.  He  is  sired  by  Palo  Alto 
2:08%  (to  high-wheeled  sulky),  by  Electioneer. 
His  dam  is  Elaine  2:20  (to  high  wheels),  which 
was  the  three-year-old  record  of  her  day.  She  is  the  dam  of  four  and  grandam 
of  12  in  the  list.  Next  dam  Green  Mountain  Maid,  dam  of  Electioneer  and  of  nine 
in  the  list.  Iran  Alto  is  the  sire  of  Dr.  Frasse  2:11%,  winner  of  the  2:12  trot  at 
Lexington  last  October.  His  get  are  all  large,  handsome,  high-class  roadsters  and 
race  horses.  Will  Make  the  Season  of  1907  in  charge  of 

TEBMS — $30  for  the  Season.  H.  S.  HOGOBOOM,   Woodland,  Cal. 

Usual   return   privileges. 


VETERINARY  DENTISTRY 

Ira  Barker  Dalziel,  formerly  of  605 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  is  now  permanently 
located  at 

620   Octavia  St.,   San    Francisco 
Between  Fulton  and  Grove  Sts. 

Every  facility  to  give  the  best  of  pro- 
fessional services  to  all  cases  of  veter- 
inary dentistry. 

Complicated  cases  treated  success- 
fully. 

Calls   from   out   of  town   promptly   re- 
sponded to. 
The    best   work    at    reasonable    prices 

IRA    BARKER    DALZIEL 

620  Octavia  Lt.        San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Tel   phone  Special  2074. 

Fred  Mast     Successor  to     Zibbell  8c  Son 

TEE  AVENUE  STABLE. 
672-680  11th  Ave.,  on©  block  north,  of 
Chutes. 
A  nice  line  of  New  Livery;  Large, 
Clean  Box  Stalls.  Special  attention  paid 
to  boarding  high-class  horses.  Work 
horses  for  any  business  for  hire  at  all 
times.     All  kinds  of  country  horses   for 


CABBIAGE    TEAM    FOB    SALE. 


Black  geldings,  15.3  hands,  round 
built,  stylish,  perfectly  broken,  good 
lookers  and  guaranteed  sound  in  every 
way.  One  seven  and  the  other  eight 
vears    old.      Team    weighs    2380    pounds. 

Also  one  fine  surrey  mare,  seven  years 
old    kind  and  well  broken.     Color  black. 

Address  BAILEY  &  SHEBMAN",  525 
5th  St.,  Santa  Bosa,   Cal. 

FOB    SALE    CHEAP. 

Gray  mare,  six  years  old.  by  James 
Madison;  first  dam  Bessie  Bell  by  St. 
Bel;  second  dam  Belle  B.  by  Belmont 
(son  of  Lexington) ;  third  dam  Infallible 
by  Lightning.  See  Bruce's  American 
Stud  Book.  A  very  fast  mare,  can  show 
now  a  half  in  1:04  and  a  quarter  very 
close  to  30  seconds,  trotting.  Is  not 
keyed  up  to  a  fast  mile,  but  can  con- 
vince any  one  she  is  a  2:10  trotter. 

Also  a  bay  gelding,  five  years  old,  by 
James  Madison;  first  dam  by  Albert  W.; 
second  dam  by  Algona;  third  dam  Mabel 
by  The  Moor;  fourth  dam  Minnehaha. 
This  horse  has  had  very  little  work,  but 
can  show  a  half  in  1:06  and  is  one  of 
the  best  prospects  in  this  country.  Can 
be  seen  at  work  at  Agricultural  Park, 
tjOS  Angeles,  in  charge  of  Walter  Ma- 
*en,   6r  address 

L.  J.  BOSE,  Jr., 

Oxnard,  Cal. 


FBIVTLEGES    FOB    SALE. 

Offers  will  be  received  for  privileges 
at  the  race  meeting  of  the 

Pleasanton  Matinee  Club,  to  be  held 
at  Pleasanton 

July  31st,  August  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1907. 
For  particulars  and  further  information 
address 

DB.  L.  A.  COLESTOCK,  Secty., 
Pleasanton,  Cal. 


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FOB  SALE. 

ALVA  P.,  brown  mare,  sired  by  Sec- 
retary 28378  (son  of  Director  2:17),  dam 
Shoo*Fly  bv  Alexander.  Has  black  filly, 
foaled  April  28th,  1907,  sired  by  Kinney 
Lou  2:07%.  Mare  and  foal  can  now  be 
seen  at  Burke  Ranch,  near  San  Jose. 
Price  $650  for  both.  Address  B.  B. 
BELLIITG-ALL,  731  Sledding  St.,  San 
Jose,  or  405  Battery  St.,  San  Francisco. 

FOB  SALE. 


Green  Meadow  Stock  Farm,  Santa  Clara, 
California. 

On  Brokaw  road,  about  one  hundred 
yards  east  of  the  city  limits  of  Santa 
Clara,  is  located  50  acres  of  productive 
land,  as  good  as  can  be  had  in  any  part 
of  the  world.  It  grows  nearly  four  tons 
of  good  hay  to  the  acre  and  can  produce 
the  best  of  pasture  for  sixty  or  seventy 
head  of  horses.  Among  the  rich  produc- 
tions of  the  farm  are  fine  alfalfa  fields, 
as  well  as  one  of  the  best  artesian  wells 
ever  found  in  Santa  Clara  county  for 
irrigation.  The  buildings  are  in  first- 
class  condition  and  are  also  well  appear- 
ing internally  as  well  as  externally.  The 
residence  is  a  fine  modern,  up  to  date 
structure  surrounded  by  magnificent 
grounds.  The  homes  of  the  horses  are 
comfortably  fitted  with  box  stalls  suit- 
able for  raising  horses  or  dairy  pur- 
poses. Address  ENOS  PONTES,  Santa 
Clara,    Cal. 


FOB  SALE. 

Ella  J.,  own  sister  to  Waldo  J.  2:09, 
and  filly  by  Zombro.  The  filly  is  a  full 
sister  to  San  Felipe,  owned  by  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Sesnon.  I  raise'd  San  Felipe  and 
sold  him  at  ten  months*  old  to  James 
Coffin  of  San  Francisco  for  $750.  For 
further  information  address  MB.  ED. 
SEWELL,    Santa    Paula,    Cal. 


SAFETY 

IMPREGNATING  OUTFIT 

Gets  in  foal  nil  m  Tires  bred  with  it  and  greatly  increases 
theincome  fr.im  vourstallion.  Durable,  easily  used  and 
GUARANTEED  to  produce  results.  A  necessity  for 
every  horse  breeder.  Can  YOU  afford  to  be  without 
one?  Price.  $7.50.  Write  for  descriptive  Circular. 
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THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


THE  WEEKLY 
BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 

(Established   1882.) 
F.    W.    KELLET,    Proprietor 
Turf    and    Sporting    Authority    of    the    Pacific    Coast 
OFFICE:       616     GOLDEN  GATE  AVENUE, 
SAN    FRANCISCO 

P.     O.     DRAWER  447. 
Entered    as    Second    Class  Matter     at      San      Francisco 
Postofflce. 

Terms — One  Tear  $3;   Six  Months  $1.75;  Three  Months  $1 
STRICTLY    IN  ADVANCE 

Money  should  be  sent  by  Postal  Order,  draft  or  letter 
addressed  to  F.  \V.  Kelley,  P.  O.  Drawer  447,  San  Fran- 
cisco,   California. 

Communications  must  be  accompanied  by  the  writer's 
name  and  address,  not  necessarily  for  publication,  but 
as  a  private  guarantee  of  good  faith. 

THE  COLT  STAKES  to  be  decided  in  California 
this  summer  should  bring  out  some  pretty  high  class 
trotters  and  pacers  in  the  two  and  three-year-old  di- 
visions. The  racing  speed  of  the  younger  class  is 
always  an  unknown  quantity  until  they  meet  in  actual 
contests,  but  the  three-year-olds,  some  of  them,  at 
least,  have  been  tried  as  two-year-olds,  and  the  public 
can  form  some  idea  of  their  speed  and  class.  The 
two-year-old  divisions  of  last  season's  Pacific  Breed- 
ers' Futurity  were  won  by  youngsters  that  showed 
a  very  high  rate  of  speed  and  much  class.  Nolahka, 
the  Zolock  filly  that  won  the  trotting  division,  did 
not  have  to  trot  faster  than  2:23^  to  win,  but  she 
showed  her  ability  to  trot  much  faster,  as  she  won 
very  easily  and  with  plenty  to  spare.  If  she  shows 
the  improvement  it  is  natural  to  expect  in  one  of  her 
age  the  three-year-old  that  beats  her  should  lower 
the  record  of  the  stake,  which  is  now  2:131^.  The 
colt  Nogi,  which  Schuyler  Walton  is  working  at 
Fresno,  made  a  good  showing  against  Zolahka  in 
the  race  last  year,  and  while  he  could  not  beat  her, 
proved  that  he  was  a  bulldog  trotter  and  one  that 
should  improve.  This  he  is  said  to  have  done  to 
a  remarkable  degree,  and  the  Fresno  trainers  think 
Zolahka  has  no  license  to  be  made  a  favorite  over 
him  in  the  three-year-old  race  at  Santa  Rosa  in 
August.  The  overwhelming  class  of  Aerolite  in  the 
two-year-old  pace  last  year,  in  which  he  took  a  rec- 
ord of  2:15^  and  showed  that  he  could  have  gone 
faster,  has  made  many  owners  of  three-year-olds 
imagine  that  this  son  of  Searchlight  would  have  al- 
most a  walk-over  in  the  three-year-old  pace  this  year. 
But  "there  are  others,"  and  word  comes  that  at 
Salinas  track  there  is  now  in  training  a  three-year- 
old  eligible  to  this  stake  that  is  reeling  off  halves 
and  quarters  at  close  to  a  two-minute  gait,  and  that 
shows  every  symptom  and  feature  of  a  high  class 
race  horse.  This  is  the  black  colt  Albert  Derida,  by 
Robert  Direct.  He  may  not  be  able  to  defeat  the 
mighty  Aerolite,  but  he  will  make  the  "shooting  star" 
think  he  has  been  chased  by  a  comet  or  some  other 
very  swift  moving  body.  Los  Angeles,  Fresno,  Wood- 
land, Pleasanton,  Salinas  and  Sacramento  tracks  all 
have  three-year-olds  in  training  that  will  furnish 
races  in  these  stake  events  of  sufficient  class  to 
make  them  the  great  features  of  the  Breeders'  meet- 
ing at  Santa  Rosa.  Whether  the  trotters  will  lower 
North  Star's  2:13^  of  1905,  or  the  pacers  reduce 
Magladi's  2:10:!4  of  1906,  cannot  be  predicted  with 
confidence,  as  both  records  are  very  fast  for  three- 
year-olds,  but  we  have  reason  to  believe  they  are 
in  danger. 


WOODLAND    GETS    BIG    LIST. 


Fast    Yolo    County    Track    Will    be    Scene    of    Great 
Contests. 


THE  COMPARATIVE  GAMENESS  and  endurance 
of  the  thoroughbred  and  trotter  is  the  subject  of  a 
lot  of  opinions  now  being  written  by  turf  scribes  all 
over  the  country.  Comparisons  cannot  correctly  be 
made  between  the  two,  as  they  are  differently  gaited. 
If  a  runner  and  trotter  can  be  compared,  why  not 
a  runner  and  a  walker,  or  a  single-footer.  Why  not 
compare  draft  horses  with  runners.  A  good  game 
draft  horse  will  pull  a  heavy  load  all  day,  and  after 
eight  or  ten  hours'  work  will  be  as  ready  to  start 
a  heavy  load  as  he  was  in  the  morning.  Which  is 
the  gamer,  the  greyhound  or  the  bull  terrier?  The 
latter  when  game  will  fight  till  he  dies,  but  will  stop 
early  in  the  chase  of  anything.  The  greyhound  will 
run  until  he  drops  exhausted,  but  often  quits  in  a 
fight  as  soon  as  he  gets  hurt.  "Comparisons  are 
odious,"  and  there  is  little  gained  in  making  them 
between  two  breeds  that  are  as  dissimilar  as  trotters 
and  runners. 


W.  J.  Kenney,  at  531  Valencia  street,  has  received 
a  carload  of  speed  and  road  wagons,  the  very  latest 
styles,  and  just  the  things  for  Park  and  Speedway 
use. 


Manager  Spencer  has  filled  every  race  on  his  ad- 
vertised program  for  the  Woodland  meeting,  with 
the  exception  of  the  2:10  trot,  which  only  received 
three  entries.  The  list  contains  the  names  of  all 
the  best  trotters  and  pacers  in  the  State  and  great 
contests  are  assured  for  the  meeting,  which  will  be 
held  at  Woodland  fe.ock  Farm  track  during  the  first 
week  in  September.  The  list  of  entries  follow: 
2:27  Trot— $500. 

Noraine.  b  m  by  Nushagak;  Arthur  Brown. 

Barney  Bernatto,  br  h  by  Zombro;  I.  L.  Borden. 

Peter  Pan,  br  g  by  L.  W.  Russell;  Charvo  &  Keefer. 

Prince  McKinney,  br  c  by  McKinney;  F.  Gommet. 

Wilmarch  Jr.,  b  g  by  Wilmarch;  Dr.  E.  Northcott. 

Yolanda,  b  m  by  McKinney:  F.  H.  Burke. 

Edward  McGary,  br  s  by  Zombro;  H.  O'Grady. 

El  Sidelo,  ch  g  by  Owyhee;  J.  S.  Phippen. 

Ben  Russell,  b  g  by  L.  W.  Russell;  P.  G.  Eastman. 

Prince  Mack,  b  g  by  McKinney;  Mrs.  J.  Leigenger. 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro;  W.  Morgan. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison;  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Don  B.,  b  m  by  Athadon;   J.  W.  Sampsell. 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude  Jr.;  J.  W.  Sampsell. 
2:20    Pace— $1,000. 

Lettie  D.,  b  m  by  Boodle;  A.  M.  Davis. 

Little    Medium,   b    g   by    Dictatus    Medium;    C.    A. 
Lowery. 

Seyniow  M.,  br  g  by  Diawood;  Elmo  Montgomery. 

Mephisto,  ch  g  by  Diablo;  A.  O.  Gott. 

Roberta,  blk  m  by  Robert  I.;   I.  L.  Borden. 

Der  Teufel,  ch  s  by  Diablo;  S.  H.  Hoy. 

Nordwell,  br  s  by  Demonio;  R.  Frisby. 

Charley  D.,  b  s  by  McKinney;  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick. 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Inferno;  W.  E.  Valentine. 

Highfly,  b  g  by  Nearest;  T.  W.  Barstow. 

McGee,  blk  g  by  Robert  Basler;  .0.  C.  Goodin. 

Joe  Robin,  blk  g  by  Robin;  C.  H.  Wideman. 

Diabull,  ch  g  by  Diablo;   W.  Griswold. 

Pilot,  ch  g  by  Abbotsford  Jr.;  W.  J.  Fleming. 

Exposition,  b  m  by  Steinway;  F.  E.  Ward. 

Opitsah,  ch  m  by  Wm.  Harold;  James  Sutherland. 

Diabless,  b  m  by  Diablo;  Chas.  Middleton. 

Morrie  N.,  b  g  by  son  of  Brigadier;  Wm.  Duncan. 

Copa  de  Oro,  b  s  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;   W.  G.  Dur- 
fee. 

2:14  Trot— $600. 

Bob   Ingersoll,   b   g  by   Nutwood   Wilkes;    Geo.   T. 
Algeo. 

Vallejo  Girl,  br  m  by  McKinney;  F.  H.  Burke. 
-Delia  Derby,  blk  m   by   Chas.  Derby;    H.   H.   Hel- 
man. 

North  Star,  b  g  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  J.  B.  Iverson. 

Ovita,  b  m  by  Caution;  F.  E.  Ward. 

Kenneth  C,  br  s  by  McKinney;  Mrs.  H.  A.  Trefry. 

Homeway,  b  g  by  Strathway;  G.  Lindauer. 

Queer  Knight,  b  g  by  Knight;  W.  Morgan. 
Two-Year-Old  Trot — $400. 

Bessie  T.,  b  f  by  Zombro;   J.  H.  Torrey. 

Xusado,  br  c  by  Nushagak;    Alex  Brown. 

Miss  Dividend,  b  f  by  Athablo;  S.  C.  Walton. 

Siesta,  b  c  by  Iran  Alto;    F.  H.  Burke. 

De  Oro,  ch  c  by  Demonio;  T.  C.  Horrigan. 

Idolway,  blk  f  by  Stoneway;   J.  A.  Kirkman. 

Katalina,  b  f  by  Tom  Smith;  J.  W.  Zibbell. 
2:12  Pace— $500. 

Mona  Wilkes,  b  m  by  Demonio;  J.  W.  Marshall. 

Lohengrin,  br  g  by  Charleston;   Dr.  Wm.  Dodge. 

Wild  Nutlling,  br  s  by  Wild  Nut;  Rice  &  Blosser. 

Jonesa  Basler,  br  s  by  Robert  Basler;  C.  J.  Snyder. 

Queen  Pomona,  br  m  by  Pomona;  W.  A.  Thomson. 

Memonio,  b  m  by  Demonio;  S.  H.  Hoy. 

Friday,  s  g  by  Monroe  S.;   F.  H.  Burke. 

Byron  Lace,  br  s  by  Lovelace;  H.  H.  Helman. 

Geo.  Perry,  b  g  by  Waldstein;   G.  P.  Machado. 

Mandolin,  b  g  by  Alcone;    I.  C.  Mosher. 

Lady  Shamrock,  b  m  by  Grover  Clay;  J.  G.  Cuicello. 

Moliie  Button,  b  m  by  Alex  Button;  F.  Cornehl. 

Victor  Platte,  b  g  by  Platte;  J.  W.  Sampsell. 
2:10  Trot— $600. 

This    race    failed    to    fill.      Another   purse    will    be 
opened  in  its  place. 

Three-Year-Old    Pace — $500. 

Aerolite,  b  s  by  Searchlight;    J.  W.  Marshall. 

Truth,  br  f  by  Searchlight;  E.  D.  Dudley. 

Hymettus,  b  c  by  Zombro;  L.  H.  Todhunter. 

T.  D.  W..  b  c  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  T.  D.  Witherly. 

Bulah,  ch  f  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  J.  O.  Gerrety. 

Radium,  blk  c  by  Stoneway;   J.  A.  Kirkman. 

Josephine,  b  m  by  Zolock;  H.  Rutherford. 
2:08  Pace— $700. 

Miss  Idaho,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;   S.  C.  Kim- 
ball. 

Dr.  W..  blk  s  by  Robt.  Basler;  I.  M.  Lipson. 

John  R.  Conway,  ch  s_by  Diablo;  Meese  Bros. 

Delilah,  b   m  by   Zolock;    H.   Delaney. 

Cresco  Wilkes,  b  h  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  I.  L.  Bor- 
den. 

Memonio,  b  m  by  Demonio;    S.  H.  Hoy. 

Daedalion.  br  s  by  Diablo;    J.  C.   Kirkpatrick. 

Sir  John  S.,  b  s  by  Diablo;  W.  L.  Vance. 

Kelley   Briggs,   br  g  by   Bayswater  Wilkes;    F.  E. 
Wright. 

Miss  Georgie,  br  m  by  McKinney;   J.  O.  Gerrity. 
2:18  Trot— $500. 

Marvin  Wilkes,  b  s  by  Don  Marvin;   W.  Mastin. 

Princess    Mamie,     b   m    by     Prince     Ansel;    Alex 
Brown. 

Sally  Lunn,  b  m  by  Wiggins;  J.  O.  Gerrety. 


Hattie  J.,  b  m  by  NazOte;  Tim  Judge. 

Carlokin,  b  s  by  McKinney;  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Don  B.,  b  m  by  Athadon;  J.  W.  Sampsell. 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude  Jr.;  J.  W.  Sampsell. 
Three-Year-Old   Trot— $580. 

Nogi.  b  c  by  Athablo;  Geo.  L.  Warlow. 

Prince  Lot,  br  g  by  Prince  Ansel:  Alex  Brown. 

Baron  Bowles,  b  s  by  Baron  Wilkes;  H.  H.  Helman. 

Albert  Derida,     blk  c  by     Robert  Direct;    W.    H. 
Coombs. 

Zolahka,  b  f  by  Zolock;  I.  C.  Mosher. 
2:24    Trot— $1,000. 

Constancia,  blk  m  by  McKinney;   C.  B.  Bigelow. 

Moritta,  blk  m  by  Purissima;   Rice  &  Blosser. 

Princess     Mamie,     b   m     by     Prince   Ansel;    Alex 
Brown. 

El  Rio  Rey,  b  s  by  Nushagak;   Alex  Brown. 

Kinney  Rose,  b  s  by  McKinney;  Wm.  Hashagen. 
.   Noraine,  b  m  by  Nushagak;  Arthur  Brown. 

Barney  Bernatto,  br  h  by  Zombro;  I.  L.  Borden. 

Vern  Anta,  b  g  by  Jules  Verne;  C.  L.  Shattuck. 

Berta  Mac,  br  m  by  McKinney;   W.  Parsons. 

Wilmarch  Jr.,  b  g  by  Wilmarch;  Dr.  E.  Northcott. 

Easter  Bells,  b  m  by  Diablo;   W.  L.  Vance. 

Sir  John,  br  h  by  McKinney;  W.  W.  Mendenhall. 

Yolanda,  b  m  by  McKinney;   F.  H.  Burke. 

Ollie  B.,  ch  m  by  Nutwood  Wilkes;  O.  C.  Benoow. 

Fresno  Girl,  br  m  by  Seymour  Wilkes;  J.  W.  Zib- 
bell. 

Sidonis,  b  s  by  St.  Nicholas;  W.  H.  Williams. 

Era,  b  m  by  Zombro;   W.  Morgan. 

Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison;  W.  G.  Durfee. 

Prof.  Heald,  ch     s  by     Nutwood     Wilkes;     Thos. 
Smith. 

2:16  Pace — $500. 
by  Robert  I.;   I.  L.  Borden, 
son  of  Alex  Button;  John  Green, 
by  McKinney;  J.  C.  Kirkpatrick. 
Nearest;  F.  L.  Barstow. 
b  m     by  Jas.     Madison;    Geo.   T. 

by  Owyhee;   Lou  Palmer, 
g  by  Seymour  Wilkes;   James  Mur- 


Roberta,  blk  m 
Billy  B.,  b  g  by 
Charley  D.,  b  s 
Just  It,  b  m  by 
Babe  Madison, 

Algeo. 

Anna  R.,  b  m 
Jim  Corbett,  b 

ray. 

King  Athby,  b 


by  Athby ;  C.  Nanny. 


BREEDERS'  MEETING  AT  SANTA   ROSA. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  directors  of  the  Pacific  Coast 
Trotting  Horse  Breeders*  Association,  held  at  the 
office  of  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman  on  Wednesday 
afternoon  of  this  week,  it  was  decided  that  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  association  be  held  this  year  at 
Santa  Rosa,  and  that  the  meeting  open  on  Wednes- 
day, August  14th  and  continue  four  days. 

The  date  previously  announced  for  the  opening 
was  August  21st,  but  this  was  not  official,  and  the 
directors  considered  that  it  would  be  much  better  for 
all  concerned  to  move  the  dates  back  one  week.  The 
Petaluma  meeting  opens  on  Monday,  August  26th, 
which  will  allow  one  whole  week  between  that  and 
the  Breeders'  meeting.  As  the  2:17  trot  is  on  the 
program  of  the  last  day  of  the  Breeders'  meeting 
and  on  the  first  day  of  the  Petaluma  meeting,  the 
change  in  date  will  give  a  whole  week  between  the 
two  contests,  whereas  had  it  not  been  made  but  one 
day  would  have  intervened.  This  alone  was  sufficient 
reason  for  the  dates  to  be  moved  up  one  week,  and 
horsemen  who  intend  to  race  at  the  two  meetings  will 
doubtless  be  pleased  at  the  change. 

The  board  decided  to  engage  Mr.  Ed  R.  Smith  of 
Los  Angeles  as  starter  of  the  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa. 
Mr.  Smith  has  officiated  in  this  capacity  for  the  past 
three  years  at  the  annual  meetings  of  this  associa- 
tion and  has  been  very  successful. 

President  Heald  and  Secretary  Kelley,  who 
visited  Santa  Rosa  last  week,  reported  to  the  board 
that  the  track  there  was  in  fine  shape,  the  stalls 
ample  to  accommodate  all  horses  to  be  raced  on 
the  circuit  and  that  they  were  all  clean  and  in 
shape  for  the  stabling  of  the  many  high  class  animals 
that  will  be  seen  in  the  events  this  year. 

Santa  Rosa  has  been  almost  entirely  rebuilt  since 
the  big  earthquake  and  fire  of  1906,  and  while  the 
big  hotels  are  not  yet  finished,  there  are  several 
finely  furnished  rooming  houses  with  fine  suites  of 
rooms  with  baths  and  all  the  modern  conveniences. 
There  are  also  several  first-class  restaurants,  and, 
in  fact,  Santa  Rosa  is  better  prepared  to  take  care 
of  a  crowd  than  ever  before. 

The  weather  at  this  place  is  always  delightful  at 
this  season  of  the  year,  and  those  who  enjoy  good 
harness  racing  should  not  fail  to  be  in  Santa  Rosa 
during  the  Breeders'  meeting  in  August. 


A  GOOD  SHOWING. 


Geo.  E.  Erlin's  Dexter  Prince  Stables,  at  Baker  and 
Grove  streets,  made  a  great  showing  at  the  Butchers' 
Day  races  this  week  with  horses  who  eat  their  oats 
there.  The  stable  turned  out  three  winners,  three 
seconds  and  two  thirds  out  of  four  races.  Mr.  Albert 
Joseph's  Vic  Schiller  won  the  two-mile  free-for-all, 
Mr.  Luke  Marisch's  Little  Dick  won  the  2:20  pace, 
Mr.  Geo.  Erlin's  Moffatt  D.  won  the  free-for-all  trot 
and  Mr.  Charley  Lecari's  little  black  pacer  Charley 
J.  was  in  the  money  twice,  being  second  in  the  2:20 
pace  and  third  in  the  two-mile  dash.  Erlin  must  feed 
a  -special  brand  of  speed  oats  at  his  stables. 


•Schuyler  Walton  of  Fresno  had  a  new  McMurray 
sulky  shipped  to  him  by  W.  J.  Kenney  of  531  Valen- 
cia street  this  week.  Schuyler  expects  to  ride  in 
front  with  this  suikv  several  times  during  the  Califor- 
nia Circuit  races  this  year. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


I  NOTES   AND   NEWS  | 

DATES    CLAIMED. 


California   Circuit. 

San  Diego   June  21-22 

Salinas    July  24-27 

Pleasanton    July    31-August    3 

Breeders'  Association   (Santa  Rosa) ...  .August  14-17 

Peialuma    August  26-31 

Woodland   September  2-7 

State  Fair  (Sacramento)    September  9-14 

Fresno   September  16-21 

Hanford    September   23-28 

Tulare   September  30-October  5 

Bakersfield  October  7-12 

North    Pacific  Circuit. 

Everett,  Washington    September  2-7 

Centralia.  Washington   September  9-14 

Salem.  Oregon   (State  Fair)    September  16-21 

x\Torth  Yakima,  Wash.  (State  Fair)   .  .September  23-28 

Spokane,  Wash.   (Inter-State  Fair) Sept.  23-Oct.  5 

Lewiston,  Idaho  October  7-12 

Walla  Walla,  Wash October  14-19 

Boise,  Idaho  -. October  21-26 


Pleasanton  races  filled  well. 


There  should  be  a  very  successful  meeting  at  the 
horse  center. 


The  date  ot  the  Breeders'  meeting  at  Santa  Rosa 
has  been  advanced  one  week.  It  will  open  on  August 
14th  and  continue  four  days. 


Bids  for  privileges  at  the  Pleasanton  meeting  will 
be  received  by  Secretary  L.  A.  Colestock  up  to 
July  15th.  The  privileges  to  be  sold  are  the  betting, 
auction  and  mutuals  only,  and  the  bar,  restaurant 
and  lunch  counter.  There  is  certain  to  be  a  big 
crowd  at  the  Pleasanton  meeting  this  year. 


Lohengrin  2:13%  by  Charleston,  reduced  his  record 
to  2:12  in  the  second  heat  of  the  2:13  pace  at  San 
Diego  June  22d. 


The  stallion  Woodlock,  owned  by  Robert  Green  of 
Escondido,  Cal.,  is  a  well  bred  one,  being  by  Zolock 
2:05%,  dam  Woodnymph  by  Silkwood.  Woodlock 
is   said  to  have   considerable  speed   at  the  trot. 


Queen  Pomona,  half-sister  to  The  Donna  2:09%, 
won  a  heat  and  reduced  her  record  from  2:13%  to 
2:12%  at  San  Diego  on  Saturday  last. 


Only  six  of  the  twenty-five  original  entries  in  the 
M.  &  M.  have  been  declared  out.  Evidently  the  ma- 
jority of  owners  who  entered  in  this  big  event  are 
not  scared  because  Ed.  Geers  has  the  $17,500  High- 
ball in  the  race. 


At  the  meeting  held  at  Gentleman's  Driving  Park, 
near  Baltimore,  June  13,  14  and  15,  the  gray  mare 
Sweetheart  by  Baywood,  in  Farmer  Bunch's  string, 
won  a  heat  in  2:21%  in  the  2:18  pace  and  took  sec- 
ond money;  Hattie  Croner  was  outside  the  money 
in  the  2:16  pace;  Albuta  was  4-dis.  in  the  2:12  pace. 
Alto  Down  by  Iran  Alto  won  the  2:25  trot,  after 
Maxine  had  taken  the  first  heat  in  2:20%.  Alto 
Down's  heats  were  all  in  2:21%. 


It  is  said  that  the  best  green  trotter  at  the  Gales- 
burg,  Illinois,  track  this  season  is  an  inbred  Aller- 
ton,  his  sire  being  a  son  of  that  horse  as  his  dam  by 
another  son. 


At  the  matinee  of  the  Riverside  Driving  Club  to 
be  held  at  Portland,  Oregon,  on  July  4th,  there  will 
be  several  old  California  favorites  driven  in  the  dif- 
ferent events.  Chico  2:14,  McBriar  2:14%,  Hank 
2:17%  and  Redskin  2:16%  are  among  the  horses 
entered. 


Chas.  DeRyder  has  a  green  pacing  mare  in  his 
string  now  that  is  by  Star  Pointer  1:59%  out  of 
Ding  2:11%.  She  is  owned  by  Dr.  Sager  of  Leaven- 
Worth,  Kas. 


Mr.  C.  A.  Lowery's  pacer  Little  Medium,  by  Dicta- 
tus  Medium,  is  working  nicely  at  Pleasanton  in  Jack 
Phippen's  hands,  and  should  give  a  good  account  of 
himself  in  the  races  this  summer. 


Charley  T.  2:11%  contracted  a  cold  when  shipped 
East  but  is  getting  over  it.  All  the  rest  of  DeRyder's 
horses  are  doing  well. 


Helen  Norte  2:09%  will  be  raced  on  the  Great 
Western  Circuit  this  year  by  Harry  Jones,  of  Rush- 
ville,  Indiana. 


Lucretia  2:14%,  Col.  J.  C.  Kirkpatriek's  mare  by 
Nazote,  has  trotted  a  mile  in  2:11  for  Ed.  Geers 
since  he  reached  Libertyville.  She  should  win  some 
of  the  l.ioney  this  year. 


The  news  that  Sonoma  Girl  had  gone  lame  at. Lib-' 
ertyvi'  e  is  confirmed.  This  is  indeed  unfortunate, 
and  v.  is  hoped  that  it  is  but  temporary.  The  lame- 
ness L»  in  a  hind  leg  this  time. 


The  hoppled  pacer  Jerry  B.  2:12%  by  Argot  Wilkes, 
must  have  shown  Trainer  Walter  Cox  something  sen- 
sational in  the  way  of  speed,  as  he  paid  $10,000  for 
him  and  has  entered  him  all  along  the  Grand  Cir- 
cuit.   It  is  said  2:05  is  easy  for  Jerry. 


There  has  been  a  very  large  number  of  stalls  and 
pens  applied  for  at  the  California  State  Fair  this 
year  by  breeders  who  will  make  exhibits  of  draft 
horses,  cattle,  sheep  and  hogs.  The  animal  display 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  best  ever  seen  on  the  Pa- 
cific Coast. 


An  enjoyable  afternoon  can  be  spent  at  Concord, 
Contra  Costa  county,  July  14th,  when  several  harness 
races  will  be  held  on  the  excellent  mile  track  there. 


The  Placer  County  Fair  will  be  held  at  Rocklin  the 
week  following  the  California  State  Fair. 


Claude  Friend,  a  farmer  living  near  Lemoore,  Cal., 
recently  imported  several  horses  from  Mexico,  among 
them  a  mare  in  foal,  that  two  weeks  ago  gave  birth 
to  three  colts.  They  were  all  alive  at  birth,  but  died 
soon  after. 


Harry  Hersey  says  Cresceus  2:02%  is  going  sound 
so  far  and  he  stepped  him  an  eighth  in  15  seconds 
last  month,  so  the  only  question  remaining  is,  will 
he  staj»  sound? 


Mack  Mack  2:  OS  is  working  miles  around  2:15  al- 
ready, and  his  owner,  Mr.  Geo.  A.  Graves  of  Boston, 
thinks  he  will  be  a  better  horse  than  ever  this 
year.  He  trotted  an  eighth  in  15  seconds  hitched 
to  a  matinee  wagon  recently. 


The  Kentucky  Stock  Farm  gives  the  following  news 
of  the  -two-year-old  trotters  at  the  Lexington  track: 
The  fastest  mile  as  well  as  a  most  sensational  one 
for  a  two-year-old  in  June  was  done  by  W.  W.  Evans' 
colt  Henry  Setzer,  Saturday,  when  he  trotted  a  mile 
in  2:20%,  the  last  half  in  1:08%.  Henry  Setzer  is 
a  bay  colt  by  Todd  2:14%,  dam  by  Acyolyte  and  is 
well  entered.  Before  working  the  Todd  colt  Evans 
had  out  his  two-year-old  by  Onward  Silver  2:05%.  out 
of  Hallie  Harden  (dam  of  Betty  Brook  2:10%)  by 
Gambetta.  This  colt  is  a  bay  and  is  called  Peter  Pan. 
He  stepped  a  mile  handily  in  2:22%  with  the  last 
half  in  1:09%.  Peter  Pan  is  eligible  to  the  Horse 
Review  Futurity. 


We  have  heard  many  excuses  offered  by  trainers 
who  desired  to  draw  a  horse  from  a  race  after  seeing 
that  it  was  impossible  to  get  any  of  the  money,  but 
the  most  candid  and  outspoken  reason  was  given 
by  an  owner  and  driver  at  a  little  country  -meeting  in 
this  State  recently.  He  went  to  the  stand  and  said: 
"Judges,  I  want  to  draw  my  horse.'  "What  is  the 
matter  with  him?"  queried  the  presiding  official. 
"Nothing,  except  that  he  isn't  worth  a  damn,  and  I 
can't  get  him  up  close  enough  to  the  others  to  see  the 
race.  If  you  will  let  me  draw  him  I  can  get  in  the 
stand  and  enjoy  the  contest."  His  request  was 
granted  without  further  question. 


It  is  said  that  the  little  trotting  mare  Bush  2:09% 
by  Alcyone  2:27,  sire  of  McKinney  2:11%,  is  safely 
with  foal  to  Axum  34624.  The  latter  was  by  Axtell 
(3)  2:12,  dam  Kathy  by  Kremlin  2:07%;  second  dam 
Almeria  by  Kentucky  Prince,  and  third  dam  a  full 
sister  of  Dexter  2:17%.  Bush  2:09%  is  twenty-one 
years  old.  She  trotted  a  mile  in  2:15  last  season  to 
wagon. 


It  is  stated  upon  excellent  authority  that  William 
G.  Bradley,  the  owner  of  Major  Delmar  1:59%,  has 
received  a  standing  offer  of  $20,000  for  this  noted 
son  of  Del  Mar  2:16%.  It  was  announced  a  few 
days  since  that  Mr.  Bradley  is  willing,  and  ready, 
to  match  Major  Delmar  against  any  and  all  trotters. 
This  being  the  case,  a  race  between  Major  Delmar 
1:59%  and  Sweet  Marie  2:02  is  not  improbable.  Such 
an  event  should  fill  the  grounds  of  any  race  track  in 
America. 


The  Los  Angeles  pacer  Copa  de  Oro,  that  Will  Dur- 
fee  will  race  all  through  the  Pacific  Coast  Circuits, 
is  the  one  the  boys  seem  to  think  they  will  have 
to  beat  to  get  first  money.  There  are  a  few  others 
that  have  not  been  talked  about  much  that  are  pac- 
ing fast  enough  to  put  a  bet  on,  however. 


W.  H.  Grissim,  formerly  of  Vallejo,  and  who  has 
owned  several  trotters,  has  opened  the  new  Alamo 
and  Phoenix  rooming-houses  at  Santa  Rosa,  and 
is  ready  to  accommodate  the  public  who  visit  the 
shire  town  of  Sonoma  county.  Those  wanting  rooms 
there  during  the  week  of  the  Breeders'  meeting  in 
August  should  write  to  Mr.  Grissim  and  make  reser- 
vations.    See  advertisement. 


Reports  from  Baltimore  state  that  the  pacing  stal- 
lion Hal  Direct,  in  J.  A.  Crabtree's  stable,  is  laid  up 
with  a  severe  case  of  distemper,  and  it  is  doubtful 
if  he  is  able  to  meet  any  of  bis  engagements.  This 
is  certainly  hard  luck  as  he  entered  in  all  the  rich 
pacing  stakes  in  the  Grand  Circuit  line. 


William  Ayers,  one  of  the  best  known  pool  sellers 
on  the  Pacific  Coast,  he  having  handled  the  betting 
on  harness  and  running  events  through  the  North- 
west for  the  past  thirty  years,  was  killed  by  a 
train  at  Seattle  last  Monday.  He  had  gone  to  the 
track  to  make  arrangements  for  the  opening  of  the 
racing  and  was  awaiting  a  train  to  Seattle.  Ayers 
was  standing  on  the  out-bound  track  when  he  saw 
a  train  bearing  down  on  him.  To  escape  he  dashed 
across  to  the  in-bound  track  just  as  the  Tacoma 
train,  which  does  not  stop  at  the  Meadows,  ap- 
proached. His  skull  was  crushed.  Ayers  was  a  resi- 
dent of  Portland,  Oregon,  and  was  worth  at  least 
$200,000,  half  of  which  was  in  money. 


Rey  del  Diablo  2:11%  is  in  Dick  Lawrence's  string 
at  Combination  Park,  Boston,  and  is  working  nicely, 
with  every  prospect  of  beating  his  record  this  year. 
A  mile  in  2:15  is  the  fastest  he  has  been  asked  to 
do  thus  far. 


President  George  W.  Grote,  of  the  New  York  Driv- 
ing Club,  has  sent  out  neatly  printed  booklets  con- 
taining the  rules  under  which  the  races  will  be  held 
this  season.  In  all  seven  silver  cups  will  be  given 
as  follows:  To  the  horse  trotting  the  fastest  heat 
during  the  season;  to  the  horse  pacing  the  fastest 
heat  during  the  season;  to  the  horse  trotting  and 
winning  the  greatest  number  of  heats;  to  the  horse 
pacing  and  winning  the  greatest  number  of  heats; 
to  the  horse  trotting  and  winning  the  greatest  num- 
ber of  points;  to  t^e  horse  pacing  and  winning  the 
greatest  number  of  points;  to  the  team  trotting  and 
winning  the  greatest  number  of  points.  Points — 4 
for  a  win;  2  for  a  second;  1  for  a  third,  irrespective 
of  the  number  of  starters  in  a  race.  The  season 
of  matinee  racing  opened  last  week  and  will  con- 
tinue until  Aug.  27,  there  being  ten  matinees  in  all. 


There  is  fast  blood  in  the  $17,500  trotter  Highball 
on  his  dam's  side.  She  is  out  of  a  daughter  of  Basil 
Duke,  he  the  sire  of  Wait-a-bit  2:31,  that  produced 
Harkaway  2:28%,  sire  of  Athalie,  the  dam  of  Ath- 
anio  2:19,  Ira  2:10%,  Athnio  2:14%,  and  several 
others  including  the  former  yearling  champion  Atha- 
don  2:27,  that  is  now  sire  of  The  Donna  2:09%,  Atha- 
sham  2:12  and  many  others.  Wait-a-bit  had  another 
son,  Guy  Princeton  2:28%  trotting,  2:19%  pacing, 
that  is  the  sire  of  fourteen  performers,  and  she  also 
produced  the  mare  Lady  Princeton  2:15%  that  is 
the  dam  of  four  standard  performers. 


There  is  nothing  like  providing  for  contingencies. 
A  few  races  for  $400  purses  are  to  be  held  at  Liberty- 
ville, Illinois,  on  July  4th,  and  the  secretary  adver- 
tises that  in  the  2:18  trot,  Highball  and  Sonoma 
Girl  are  barred.  He  evidently  doesn't  propose  to 
allow  those  two  famous  M.  and  M.  candidates  to  step 
in  and  get  all  the  money  in  that  race. 


At  Waverly,  Iowa,  where  a  meeting  was  held  be- 
ginning June  Sth,  the  California  pacer  Conners  by 
Titus,  was  a  starter  in  the  2:20  pace.  He  had  been 
highly  touted  and  after  finishing  3-2-2  in  2:24%, 
2:24%  and  2:22%,  his  driver  was  taken  out  and 
another  substituted.  Conners  was  a  poor  fifth  in 
the  fourth  heat  in  2:27%  and  acted  so  badly  that 
he  was  drawn  before  a  start  could  be  made  in  the 
fifth  heat.  His  owner  has  demanded  second  money 
in  the  race  from  the  association  as  the  position  of 
the  horse  was  second  after  the  third  heat,  when  the 
judges  changed  drivers.  Connors  was  always  a  bad 
actor  in  California,  although  he  had  a  lot  of  speed. 


On  May  24th  and  25th,  way  up  in  Brandon,  Mani- 
toba, where  there  is  snow  on  the  ground  about  six 
months  in  the  year,  a  race  meeting  was  held  and 
several  good  contests  resulted.  The  Zoo,  a  five- 
year-old  stallion  by  Zombro  2:11,  won  the  2:30  trot 
for  a  $500  purse,  winning  in  straight  heats  and  taking 
a  record  of  2:25  easily  in  the  third  heat.  He  is  out 
of  Beulah  by  Altamont.  The  Zoo  was  bred  by  Jasper 
Reeves  of  Cornelius.  Oregon,  and  is  now  owned  by 
W.  J.  Cowan  of  Killarney,  Manitoba.  Beulah,  the 
dam  of  this  young  stallion,  is  an  own  aister  to  Che- 
balis  2:04%,  Del  Norte  2:08,  and  six  more  in  the 
list,  her  dam  being  the  famous  mare  Tecora  by 
Cassius  M.  Clay  Jr.  The  Zoo  is  a  very  handsome 
stallion. 


Briquette,  a  mare  by  Zombro  2:11,  that  was  bred 
and  raised  by  Mr.  M.  A.  Murphy  of  this  city  at  his 
Colton  ranch,  and  sold  a  year  or  so  ago  to  Mr.  S.  S. 
Bernard  of  Colorado  for  $4000,  has  already  won  two 
races  at  the  Denver  meeting.  She  won  the  2:20 
class  trot  on  the  opening  day,  Saturday,  June  15th, 
taking  a  record  of  2:18  in  the  first  heat  of  the  race, 
and  won  again  the  following  Tuesday,  reducing  her 
mark  to  2:16%.  She  is  a  good-gaited  trotter  and 
looks  to  be  headed  for  2:10  this  year. 


ANSWERS    TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 


Is  the  dam  of  Silas  Skinner  2:17  and  the  dam  of 
Tuna  2:12%  one  and  the  same  mare,  both  being 
given   out   of   Fortuna   by   Almont   33? 

SUBSCRIBER. 

The  dam  of  Silas  Skinner  was  Fontana  and  not 
Fortuna.  Both  mares  were  by  Almont  33,  however. 
Fontana  produced  Silas  Skinner  2:17  and  Flora 
Belle  2:25,  and  was  out  of  Fanny  Williams  (the  dam 
of  Bay  Chieftain  2:28%)  by  Abdallah  15.  Fortuna, 
the  dam  of  Tuna  2:12%,  was  out  of  Frances  Breck- 
enridge  by  Sentinel  2S0.'  Fortuna  is  an  own  sister 
to  Francisca,  the  dam  of  I.  Direct  2:12%,  Sable 
Frances  2:15%,  Guycisca  2:26  and  Erosmont  2:22. 
The  similarity  in  the  looks  of  the  names  Fortuna 
and  Fontana,  when  written  by  the  average  newspaper 
scribe,  is  what  led  to  the  error.  Printers  and  lino- 
typers  can  decipher  almost  anything  from  the  cuni- 
form  inscriptions  on  the  Babylonian  marbles  to  the 
styles  of  pennmansbip  made  famous  by  Greeley  and 
Spencer,  but  the  "hoss"  editor's  chirography  sticks 
then  sometimes. 


Saturday,  June  29,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


CALIFORNIA    CIRCUIT    OPENS. 


DENVER     HARNESS     RACES. 


MORE   ENTRIES   FOR   PLEASANTON. 


Good    Racing    and    Fine    Attendance    at    San    Diego 
Meeting. 


The  two  days'  meeting  with  which  the  San  Diego 
Riding  and  Driving  Association  opened  the  California 
Circuit  on  Friday,  June  21st,  was  a  complete  suc- 
cess in  every  way  and  is  pretty  good  evidence  that 
Los  Angeles  and  San  Bernardino  associations  made 
a  big  mistake  in  declaring  off  their  summer  meetings, 
which  were  to  follow  it,  as  there  is  not  a  bit  of 
doubt  but  the  success  at  San  Diego  would  have  been 
repeated  and  enlarged  at  the  other  two  tracks.  While 
the  San  Deigo  meeting  only  lasted  two  days  and 
but  four  harness  races  were  on  the  program,  the 
racing  was  fast  and  excellent,  the  contests  close 
and  exciting  and  the  public  greatly  pleased  with 
the  sport.  The  track  was  not  in  the  best  condition 
for  fast  time,  but  it  was  safe,  and  the  time  made 
in  the  two  stake  races  was  remarkable  for  the 
first  meeting  of  the  year  under  the  conditions  that 
prevailed. 

On  Friday,  the  opening  day,  the  brown  gelding 
Dredge  by  James  Madison,  out  of  Rosa  Clay  by 
Harry  Clay  45,  owned  by  Frank  Wright  of  Sacra- 
mento, that  has  been  trained  at  Los  Angeles  this 
winter  by  Will  Durfee,  won  the  $1,000  purse  offered 
for  2:20  class  trotters  in  straight  heats,  and  inci- 
dentally entered  the  2:15  list  in  his  first  regular 
race  by  trotting  the  third  heat  in  2:14%.  Dredge 
is  entered  all  through  the  California  and  North  Paci- 
fic Circuits,  is  in  the  $2,000  trot  at  Santa  Rosa,  the 
$1,500  stake  for  horses  without  records  at  Petaluma, 
the  $2,000  stake  for  the  2:23  class  at  Sacramento 
and  the  $5,000  stake  for  2:14  class  trotters  at  Salem, 
Oregon.  He  is  also  in  the  2:24  class  trot  at  Salinas, 
which  is  the  next  meeting  on  the  circuit.  Burnut, 
Geo.  W.  Ford's  good  gelding  by  Neernut,  was  close 
to  Dredge  at  the  finish  of  all  three  heats  in  this 
race,  and  it  is  said  will  soon  be  able  to  beat  2:15 
himself,  and  2:10  is  not  considered  beyond  him  when 
he  strikes  a  good  track  and  is  in  condition. 

The  2:13  pace  for  a  purse  of  $500  was  the  main 
feature  of  the  second  days'  racing.  It  was  declared 
ended  after  the  fifth  heat,  being  a  split  heat  aflair 
with  three  horses  getting  heats.  The  winner  was 
Mr.  I.  C.  Mosher's  bay  gelding  Mandolin  by  Alcone, 
bred  by  Mr.  Larrabee  at  the  Brook  Nooke  Farm. 
Lohengrin,  driven  by  Fred  Ward,  took  two  heats  and 
second  money,  and  Queen  Pomona,  half-sister  to 
The  Donna,  driven  by  Henry  Delaney,  won  a  heat 
and  third  money. 

Two  races  for  county-owned  horses  were  given  at 
the  meeting — a  pace  on  the  first  day  and  a  trot  the 
second.  The  pace  furnished  a  hot  contest  between 
Fox  S.,  owned  by  Mr.  C.  D.  Stewart,  and  Dewey, 
owned  by  Sharp  &  Strathmer.  After  they  had  won 
two  heats  each  and  Mr.  Pidgeon's  Tricker  had  won 
one,  the  race  was  ended,  the  owners  of  Dewey  and 
Fox  S.  dividing  first  and  second  money. 

In  the  trotting  event  Bonna  R.,  a  mare  by  Atha- 
neer,  won  the  race  is  straight  heats,  and  trotted  the 
last  heat  in  2:24,  giving  her  sire  a  new  standard 
performer. 

Coral,  a  filly  by  Coronado  2:09%,  was  given  a 
time  record  of  2:29%,  and  Corona,  another  daughter 
of  the  same  horse,  trotted  a  mile  against  time  in 
2:23%.  Henry  Delaney  drove  the  mare  Lady  H. 
a  mile  against  time  in  2:26. 

The  presiding  judges  were  J.  E.  Connell  and  J. 
Delory.  The  timers  were  E.  B.  Gifford.  Frank 
Dupre  and  E.  C.  Moore. 

The  summary  of  the  harness  races  follow: 

Trotting,  2:20  class,  $1,000— 
Dredge,  br  g  by  Jas.  Madison-Rosa  Clay  (Dur- 
fee)       1     1     1 

Burnut,  b  g  by  Neernut 2     2  '2 

Parachute,  b  g  by  Altitude  4     3     3 

Phillis  C,  br'  m  by  Zombro    3     4     4 

Time— 2:17%,  2:16%,  2:14%. 

Pacing,  county  owned  horses,  $300 — 

Fox  S„  by  Thos.  Rysdyk  1    2     3     2     1 

Dewey,  by  Altitude  Jr 2     1     1     3     2 

Tricker,  bv  Wappolo   3     3     2     1     3 

Red  Hill,  bv  Altitude  Jr 4     4     4     d 

Time— 2:17%,  2:15%,  2:18%,  2:18,  2:19. 

Pacing,  2:13  class,  $500 — 
Mandolin,     b     g     by     Alcone-Minstrel 

(Mosher)    1     2     4     12 

Lohengrin,  b  g  by  Charleston  (Ward)   3     12     3     1 
Queen  Pomona,  b  m  by  Pomona   (De- 
laney)       2     3     1     4     3 

Victor  Platte,  b  g  by  Platte  (Fanning)   4     4     3     2     4 

Inferlotta,  b  m  by  Inferno   (Hewett) . .   5     5     5     dis 

Time— 2:14%,  2:12,  2:12%,  2:15%,  2:14. 

Trotting,  county  owned  horses,  $300 — 

Bonna  R.,  by  Athaneer   (Stewart) Ill 

Loki,  by  Neernut   ( Chadwick)    2     2     2 

Belle,  by  Neernut  (Brodnax)   3     4     4 

Magnificent,  by  Altitude  Jr.  (Wilson)    4     3     3 

Time— 2:43%,  2:36%,  2:24. 


To  breed  an  ideal  horse  should  be  the  aim  of 
every  one  interested  in  the  production  of  horses, 
says  Colman's  Rural  World.  The  true  artist  sees 
the  picture  before  he  begins  to  use  his  brush.  Of 
course,  the  breeder  cannot  blot  out  the  product  if 
it  does  not  suit  him  as  the  artist  can,  and  reproduce 
the  ideal,  but  he  can  study  in  advance  his  ideal  of 
a  fine  horse  and  then  select  the  dam  and  sire  that 
he  thinks  will  produce  the  picture  he  sees  in  his 
mind. 


Saturday,    June    15th. 

Trotting,  2:20  class,  $500— 

Briquette,  b  m  by  Zombro  (Davis) 1     4     1 

Little  Major,  ch  g  by  Superior 5     1     2 

Lady  Sibley,  b  m  by  Cong.  Sibley 3     2     3 

St.  Elmo,  br  g  by  Constenaro 2     5     4 

Nellie  D.,  Laura  W.,  Matt  L.,  The  Elk  and  Laura 
W.  also  started.     Time — 2:18,  2:20%,  2:23%. 
Monday,  June  17th. 

Pacing,  2:30  class,   $500 — 

Elsie  Allen,  br  f  by  Bellwood  Allen   (Dee) 1     1 

Midget    Willis,    br    m    by    Geo.    Willis    (Lerch- 

singer)    2     4 

Nellie  Bishop,  b  m  by  Argot  Wilkes  (Custer) ...   8     2 
Rockey  Kid,  br  g  hy  May  Bright  (Lackey) 4     3 

Contributor,  Rightaway,  Minimum,  Allant,  Mona 
Knightwood  and  Leo  B.  also  started.  Time — 2:11%, 
2:12. 

Tuesday,  June  18th. 

Trotting,  2:34  class,  $500— 

Briquette,  b  m  by  Zombro  (Davis) 1     1 

The  Elk,  br  g  by  Titus  (Byers) 2     3 

Matt  L.,  br  g  by  Parole  (McGuire) 5     2 

Lady  Sibley,  b  m  by  Cong.  Sibley  (Little) 3     4 

Laura  W.,  Katherine  Kimmel,  Daisy  Lou,  Pros- 
pector. Little  Trix,  Patsey  and  Paetolus  Jr.  also 
started.     Time— 2:17%,  2:16%. 

Wednesday,  June   19th. 
There   were   no    harness   races   on   the    program   on 
Wednesday. 

Thursday,    June    20th. 

Pacing,  2:09  class,  $1000 — 

Tommy  Grattan,  b  g  by  Grattan  (McGuire) 1     1 

Clara  B.,  b  m  by  Zombro  (Frost) 2     4 

Volo,  b  g  by  Volant  (Williams) 4     2 

Jess  C,  ch  g  by  Electwood   (Franks) 7    3 

Bonny   Mack,   Highball,   Kiowa   and   College   Maid 
also  started.     Time — 2:12%,  2:12%. 
Friday,  June  21st. 

Trotting,  2:10  class,  $500 — 
Silver  Band,  blk  g  by  Col.  Cochran  (McGuire) . .   1     1 

Briney  K.,  b  g,  untraced  (Allen)   2     2 

Dewey,  ch  g  by  Superior  (Smith)    3     3 

St.  Elmo,  br  g  (Morgan)   4     5 

Johnny  K.,  Confienza  and  Little  King  also  started. 
Time— 2:14%,  2:15%. 

Saturday,  June  22d. 

Pacing,  2:18  class,  $1,000 — 

Elsie  Allen,  b  m  by  Bellwood  Allen  (Perry) 1     1 

Chilly  the  Clipper,  br  h  by  Hail  Cloud  (Byers) .  .   2     2 

Monkey  Mac,  b  g  by  Oak  Grove  (Frost) 5     3 

Nellie  Bishop,  b  m  by  Argot  Wilkes(  Erwin) . .   3     5 

Ginger,  Joe  Younger,  Iowa  Boy  and  Arra  E.  also 
started.     Time — 2:10%,  2:15. 


WILL    RACE    JULY    FOURTH. 


The  Park  Amateur  Driving  Club  met  at  the  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  F.  J.  Kilpatrick  last  Tuesday  evening 
and  completed  arrangements  for  the  races  at  the 
Park  on  July  4th.  It  was  decided  to  give  the  execu- 
tive committee  full  power  to  arrange  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  site  for  the  new  club-house  and  stables. 

The  site  under  consideration  is  a  lot  240  by  150 
feet  on  C  street,  between  Thirty-sixth  and  Thirty- 
seventh  avenues.  The  price  asked  for  the  property 
is  $10,000. 

The  entries  for  the  racing,  which  includes  both 
trotting  and  pacing  races,  will  close  to-night. 

The  following  executive  committee  was  elected: 
F.  H.  Burke,  I.  L.  Borden,  M.  Franklin,  F.  W.  Thomp- 
son and  E.  P.  Heald.  The  racing  committee  appoint- 
ed is  composed  of  S.  Christenson,  I.  B.  Dalzell  and  T. 

F.  Bannon. 

Thirteen  new  members  were  elected.  They  were 
Captain  W.  Olsen,  A.  J.  Molera,  M.  MeMahan,  C. 
P.  Waterhouse,  Frank  Winchester,  F.  Alba  de  Costa, 

G.  W.  Hind,  G.  R.  Gay,  Captain  W.  Matson,  H.  A. 
Rosenbaum,  Benjamin  M.  Cram,  F.  E.  Boothe  and 
A.  W.   Smedley. 


TWIN    MULE  AND    FILLY. 


Our  friend,  William  Leech  of  Marysville,  sends 
us  this  one: 

On  Thursday  of  last  week  Jim  Bradley's  three- 
year-old  mare  dropped  twins.  Bradley  was  there  at 
the  time,  and  the  first  to  make  its  appearance  was 
a  mule.  He  was  not  a  giant,  but  he  was  all  right, 
and  soon  after  Bradley  removed  the  blanket,  as  he 
terms  it,  the  mare  presented  him  with  a  nice  black 
filly,  about  the  size  of  two  such  mules  as  the  one 
that  came  in  the  lead.  Bradley  has  a  two-year-old 
colt  for  a  teaser,  but  says  it  was  tied  up  all  the 
time  and  to  his  knowledge  never  served  the  mare, 
who  was  bred  to  a  jack.  Mr.  L.  Harrington  of  Sing- 
master  &  Sons,  and  Mr.  Leech  went  to  the  Bradley 
ranch,  three  miles  south  of  Marysville,  and  made 
a  close  examination  of  the  youngsters  and  pro- 
nounced them  mule  and  horse  foals.  They  both 
nurse  and  and  the  mother  seems  to  love  one  as  well 
as  the  other.  The  mare  and  foals  will  be  in  the 
parade  on  the  4th  of  July  to  help  out  one  of  the 
grandest  times  ever  held  in  Marysville.  Everybody 
is  invited  to  come  up  and  see  these  freaks  of  nature 
and  hear  the  eagle  screech  at  the  same  time. 


Additional    Purses,   Which   Closed   June   15th,   Receive 
Good    Lists. 


Following  are  the  entries  received  by  the  Pleas- 
anton  Matinee  Club  for  the  purses  which  closed  on 
Saturday,  June  15th.  The  meeting  will  open  on 
Wednesday,  July  31st,  and  close  Saturday,  August 
3d: 

2:20   Trot— $500. 

W.  H.  Williams'  Sidonis,  F.  H.  Burke's  Yolande, 
T.  W.  Montgomery's  Alto  McKinney,  .1.0.  Gerrety's 
Buck,  J.  Twohig's  May  T.,  A.  L.  Charvo's  Peter  Pan, 
W.  G.  Durfee's  Dredge  and  Carlokin,  I.  L.  Borden's 
Barney  Bernatto,  T.  F.  Judge's  Hattie  J. 
Three-Year-Old    Pace — $500. 

J.  W.  Marshall's  Aerolite,  W.  H.  Combs'  Albert 
Dereda,  J.  O.  Gerrety's  Beulah,  L.  N.  Todhunter's 
Hymettus,  E.  D.  Dudley's  Truth,  Homer  Ruther- 
ford's Josephine. 

2:30   Pace — $500. 

Geo.  T.  Algeo's  Babe  Madison,  C.  A.  Lowery's 
Little  Medium,  John  Green's  Billy  B.,  A.  O.  Gott's 
Mephisto,  Jas.  Sutherland's  Opitsah,  E.  L.  Hunt's 
Tobasco,  T.  J.  Stanton's  Queen  Eagle  and  Eagle 
Pilot,  W.  G.  Durfee's  Copo  del  Oro,  James  Thomp- 
son's Santa  Rita,  William  Duncan's  Morrie  W.,  S. 
H.  Hoy's  Der  Teufel. 

2:12   Pace— $500. 

J.  W.  Marshall's  Mona  Wilkes,  F.  H.  Burke's 
Friday,  Dr.  Wm.  Dodge's  Lohengrin,  Rice  &  Blos- 
ser's  Wild  Nutting,  C.  J.  Snider's  Jonesa  Basler, 
M.  A.  Thompson's  Queen  Pomona,  I.  N.  Mosher's 
Mandolin,  Fred  Cornehl's  Mollie  Button,  Fred  Fan- 
ning's  Victor  Platte. 

2:17   Trot— $500. 

Mrs.   H.   A.    Trefry's   Kenneth   C,   J.   O.   Gerrety's 
Sally    Lunn,    W.    Mastin's    Marvin    Wilkes,   W.    G. 
Durfee's  Carlokin,  J.  N.  Anderson's  Delia  Derby. 
2:40  Trot— $500. 

F.  H.  Burke's  Yolande,  W.  T.  Montgomery's  Alto 
McKinney,  Frank  Eastman's  Ben  Russell,  Valencia/ 
Stock  Farm's  Amado,  J.  Twohig's  May  T.,  N.  T. 
McManus'  Nazon,  A.  L.  Charvo's  Peter  Pan,  W.  J. 
Dingee's  Ed.  McGary,  I.  L.  Borden's  Barney  Ber- 
natto, C.  L.  Shattuck's  Vera  Auta,  Fred  Fanning's 
Parachute,  Thos.  Ronan's  Birdson. 


YOUNGSTERS    iN     KENTUCKY. 


"Marque"  of  the  Horse  Review,  would  not  be  sur- 
prised to  see  Custer  2:05%  by  Sidney  Dillon,  get  a 
record  right  at  2:00  this  year. 


Down  in  Kentucky  a  great  deal  of  early  work  has 
been  done  this  year  with  the  two  and  three  year 
old  trotters,  and  while  it  is  far  too  soon  to  make 
predictions  as  to  the  relative  merits  of  the.  young- 
sters, it  is  evident  there  will  be  a  lot  of  fast  two- 
year-olds  for  the  stakes  next  fall,  and  that  the  crop 
of  high  class  yearlings  will  be  a  good  one. 

Yearling  trotters  have  had  a  boom  in  the  last  two 
seasons,  and  when  at  Lexington  last  fall  breeders 
saw  a  colt  of  that  age  that  had  size,  manners  and 
phenomenal  speed  for  the  age  sell  for  $7000  at  priv- 
ate treaty,  it  demonstrated  to  them  such  a  market 
was  not  to  be  overlooked  and  in  consequence  more 
trotting  bred  colts  that  technically  became  yearlings 
last  January  were  handled  for  speed  during  the  win- 
ter and  are  now  being  stepped  to  their  limit  about 
three  times  a  week  than  has  been  the  case  for  a 
decade.  The  truth  is,  some  of  the  best  buyers  of 
trotting  bred  stock  would  much  rather  take  a  chance 
on  paying  big  money  for  a  yearling  than  for  a  two 
or  three  year  old.  In  the  first  place,  they  know  that, 
in  the  nature  of  things,  a  horse  foal  of  any  sort  will 
improve  more,  relatively  speaking,  from  a  yearling 
to  a  two-year-old  than  at  any  other  time. 

This  applies  particularly  to  colts  that  are  trained 
from  the  time  they  are  weaned,  and  this  is  the  prac- 
tice that  assuredly  will  be  followed  as  long  as  the 
market  for  baby  trotters  stays  good,  because  even 
the  man  who  does  not  believe  in  training  yearilngs 
will  be  forced  to  adopt  the  practice  when  he  sees 
other  breeders  getting  the  big  money  for  colts  of 
that  age  while  the  older  ones,  that  have  cost  the 
breeder  the  greater  outlay,  have  to  show  plenty  of 
speed  for  the  money  they  bring.  The  Kentucky 
trainers  have  had  far  better  weather  for  colt  train- 
ing than  has  prevailed  in  the  north,  with  the  result 
that  their  two-year-olds  are  well  along.  For  in- 
stance, Dick  Curtis  has  driven  three  two-year-old 
trotters  quarters  in  36  seconds  this  season,  and  has 
a  similar  number  of  two-year-old  pacers  that  have 
been  the  distance  in  34  seconds.  In  this  part  of 
the  country  I  have  not  heard  of  a  two-year-old  trot- 
ter stepping  a  quarter  better  than  40  seconds,  and 
mighty  few  of  them  are  up  to  that  clip. 

So  far  as  breeding  and  good  gait  may  recommend 
a  colt  that  on  its  first  time  of  being  hitched  to  a 
light  vehicle  trotted  an  eighth  in  :27,  and  the  next 
time  out  reduced  this  to  :24,  I  like  a  colt  by  Peter 
the  Great  2:07%,  dam  Tosa  2:19%,  the  best  of  any- 
thing of  that  age  around  these  parts.  Its  dam  pro- 
duced Preston,  a  great  colt  trotter,  and  Boquita,  a 
trotter  and  the  dam  of  a  2:12  trotter.  This  colt 
actually  was  not  broken  to  drive  handily  when 
hitched  to  a  light  cart  at  the  Dean  track  last  Mon- 
day, and  yet  the  second  time  he  was  started  up  he 
looked  like  the  making  of  a  good  colt.  At  the  Wheat- 
on  track  C.  E.  Fitch,  a  capable  colt  man,  is  handling 
a  two-year-old  by  Boreal,  dam  by  Trevillian,  but  will 
not  start  him  this  season.  His  brother,  a  colt  called 
Trivial,  trotted  in  2:14  a  year  ago  this  month  over 
the  Indianapolis  track  as  a  three-year-old. — Henry 
Ten  Eyck  White  in  Chicago  Tribune. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


SAN  BERNARDINO  CORRESPONDENCE. 


BUTCHERS'  DAY  RACES. 


San  Bernardino.  June  24th,  1907. 
Friday's  matinee  races  at  the  Association  Park 
excited  a  great  amount  of  interest  among  the  horse- 
men and  others,  and  the  fair  sized  crowd  which 
turned  out  were  not  disappointed  in  the  class  of 
sport  witnessed,  the  events  all  being  excellent,  al- 
most  without   exception. 

The  time  made  was  not  quite  up  to  that  of  the 
May  Day  races,  but  this  was  largely  due  to  a  heavy 
north  wind  blowing  across  the  track. 

The  best  race  of  the  afternoon  was  between  R. 
Ambush,  owned  by  W.  M.  Strong  of  this  city,  and 
Lauretta,  owned  by  W.  A.  Hayt  of  Riverside.  The 
former  won  in  two  straight  heats,  but  good  time 
was  niade— 2:17%.  In  the  last  heat  the  first  half 
was  stepped  in  1:06  2-5,  which  was  remarkable,  in 
view  of  the  fact  that  the  horses  had  to  travel 
squarely  against  the  wind  on  the  second  quarter. 
The  little  mare  did  excellent  work  and  was  loser 
only  by  a  small  margin  in  the  first  heat,  but  Ambush 
was  a  little  too  much  for  her. 

The  first  event,  the  green  trot,  required  three 
heats  to  pick  the  winner,  Ben  Z.,  Nick  Young,  owner 
and  driver.  He  won  the  first  heat,  the  second  went 
to  Mark  Twain,  owned  and  driven  by  J.  T.  Wells  of 
highland,  while  Ben  Z.  captured  the  third  by  half 
a  length  under  conditions  that  would  have  caused 
most  drivers  to  have  abandoned  the  race.  At  the 
half  mile  post  a  tug  on  Ben  Z.'s  harness  dropped 
down,  but  he  stayed  in  the  race  and  in  a  thrilling 
finish  won  it  without  a  break,  and  both  driver  and 
horse  were  enthusiastically  cheered  by  the  crowd. 

In  the  second  event,  the  3:00  pace,  The  Conqueror, 
owned  by  Mrs.  M.  S.  Severance,  and  driven  by  John 
Miller,  proved  himself  to  be  one  of  the  coming  step- 
pers of  the  valley.  The  Conqueror  is  a  two-year-old 
and  has  been  broken  but  ninety  days,  but  regardless 
of  this  fact  he  made  a  game  fight  against  the  River- 
side horse,  Lee,  owned  by  Dr.  F.  A.  Ramsey  of  River- 
side. The  latter  horse  was,  however,  more  seasoned, 
and  won,  though  the  colt  crowded  the  winner  to  a 
2:35  finish  in  the  second  heat,  there  being  but  a 
length  between  them. 

In  the  third  event,  the  2:30  trot,  Marigold  lost 
her  first  matinee  race  to  Bonnie  June,  but  had  Mari- 
gold been  in  condition  to  race  the  results  might 
not  have  been  the  same,  although  Bonnie  June  is 
"not  so  slow."  Marigold  is  owned  by  R.  F.  Garner, 
and  was  driven  by  G.  H.  Judd.  Bonnie  June  is 
owned  by  J.  E.  Fairchild  of  Riverside  and  was  driven 
by  G.  W.  Bennett. 

It  took  three  heats  to  decide  the  2:25  pace,  which 
went  to  Adalantha,  G.  W.  Prescott  owner,  and  G.  W. 
Bonnell  driver.  In  the  first  heat,  though  Adalantha 
broke  on  the  turn  and  lost  nearly  a  length,  she  closed 
up  tbe_  gap  at  the  three-quarters  post  and  made  a 
game  finish,  but  lost  by  a  nose  to  Dewey.  S.  J.  Elliott 
of  Riverside  owner  and  driver.  The  next  two  heats 
Adalantha  paced  without  a  break  and  made  as  pretty 
a  race  as  could  be  wished  for.  On  the  home  stretch 
Adalantha  crowded  Dewey  off  his  feet,  thus  spoiling 
what  would  have  been  sensational  finishes. 

The  2:18   pace   was  won  by  G.   H.  Judd's  Maidie, 
against  G.  W.  Bonnell's  Norda.    Norda  broke  in  both 
heats,  esepcially  the  second,  though  the  finishes  were 
good  each  time. 
The  events  in  detail  were  as  follows: 
First  event,  green  trot — 
Ben  Z.   (Nick  Young,  owner  and  driver) ....   1     2     1 
Mark  Twain  (J.  G.  "Wells,  owner  and  driver)  .212 
Time— 3:04,  2:59,  2:5S. 
Second  event,  3:00  pace — 

Lee  (Dr.  F.  A.  Ramsey,  owner  and  driver) 1     1 

The  Conqueror   (Mrs.  M.  S.     Severance  owner, 

John  Miller  driver)    2     2 

Time— 2:51,  2:35. 
Third  event,  2:30  trot- 
Bonnie  June  (J.  E.  Fairchild  owner,  G.  W.  Bon- 
nell driver)    1     X 

Marigold     IR.  F.     Garner     owner,     G.  H.  Judd 

driver)   2     2 

Time — 2:25,  2:23y2. 
Fourth  event,  2:25  pace — 
Adalantha  ( G.  W.  Prescott  owner,  G.  W.  Bon- 
nell   driver)     2     1     i 

Dewey   i S.  J.  Elliott,  owner  and  driver) 1     2     2 

Time — 2:30.  2:22%,  2:25%. 
Fifth  event,  free-for-all  trot — 
R.  Ambush  (N.  M.  Strong  owner,  G.  W.  Bonnell 

driver)    X     1 

^Lauretta  (W.  A.  Hayt  owner,  G.  H.  Judd  driver)   2     2 
Time— 2:19%,    2:17%. 
Sixth  event,  2:18  pace — 

Maidie  (G.  H.  Judd,  owner  and  driver)    1     1 

Norda  (Bonnell  &  Prescott  owners,  G.  W.  Bon- 
nell   driver)     2     2 

Time — 2:22%,    2:25%. 
Judges — Alex  Nelson  of  Riverside,  Geo.  Parsons  of 
Highlands.  Dr.  T.  W.  Orme  of  San  Bernardino. 

Timers — James  Campbell  of  San  Bernardino,  Chas. 
Thomas  of  Redlands.  W.  A.  Havt  of  Riverside 
Starter— J.  H.  Kelley. 
Clerk  of  the  Track— Robt.  Brazelton. 

MRS.  G.  H.  PARKER. 

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The  Stockton  track  will  be  in  shape  for  the  mati- 
nee of  the  San  Joaquin  Driving  Club  on  July  4th. 

The  San  Francisco  Driving  Club  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing at  Emeryville  track  on  the  4th  of  July.  There 
will    be     everal   good   races,   and    admission  will   be 


Probably  no  place  in  the  world  can  furnish  a 
counterpart  of  Butchers'  Day  at  Emeryville,  in  this 
State.  The  occasion  is  the  annual  holiday  of  the 
Butchers'  Protective  Association,  and  every  shop 
where  meat  is  sold  within  a  radius  of  fifty  miles  of 
San  Francisco  closes  up  and  proprietors  and  em- 
ployes take  a  day  of  recreation.  No  work  is  done 
at  the  slaughter  houses  or  meat  packing  establish- 
ments, and,  in  fact,  every  person  connected  in  any 
way  with  the  meat  industry  considers  Butchers'  Day 
the  one  day  of  the  year  when  work  must  be  stopped 
and  the  celebration  attended.  The  association  en- 
gages the  Emeryville  race  track,  and  the  big  Shell- 
mound  Park,  opposite,  and  at  both  resorts  there  is 
nothing  but  standing  room  by  noon.  At  least  20,000 
people  attended,  the  largest  crowd,  of  course,  being 
at  the  track,  where  a  program  of  racing,  beginning 
at  12:30  and  lasting  until  nearly  sundown,  is  pulled 
off.  There  were  sixteen  races  on  the  card  tihs  year 
and  every  race  was  played  as  if  there  was  a  strong 
tip  out  on  each  horse,  as  there  evidently  was.  Three 
bookmakers,  all  under  one  management,  handled  the 
money,  and  kept  most  of  it,  and  must  have  cleaned 
up  a  nice  profit  on  the  day,  after  paying  the  neat 
sum  of  $2,S52  for  the  privilege. 

There  were  six  harness  races,  eight  running  races, 
a  mule  race  and  a  steer  race,  and  the  shouts  and 
cheers  that  greeted  each  winner  as  it  came  under 
the  wire  was,  in  comparison  with  the  volume  of 
sound  that  comes  from  a  crowd  at  an  average  race 
meeting,  like  the  roar  of  a  lion  to  the  whinny  of 
a  new-born  foal.  The  results  of  the  harness  races 
follow: 

Trotting  and  pacing  to  cart,  horses  owned  by  retail 
butchers,  mile  dash — J.  W.  Danz's  Babe  won,  H.  Van 
Soasten's  Dandy  second.  F.  Sillineri's  Lizzie  D.  third. 
Time— 2:30%. 

Trotting  and  pacing,  free-for-all.  mile  dash — A. 
Schwartz's  Clara  L.  won.  A.  Hoffman's  Kitty  D.  sec- 
ond. Luke  Marisch's  Little  Dick  third.    Time — 2:23%. 

Trotting  and  pacing,  horses  owned  by  butchers, 
mile  dash — John  Nowlan's  Durfee  Mac  won,  B.  E. 
Combs'  Allie  Derby  second.  F.  Sanies'  Anita  B.  third. 
Time — 2:18%. 

Pacing,  2:20  class,  mile  dash — Luke  Marisch's  Lit- 
tle Dick  won,  C.  J.  Lecari's  Charley  J.  second,  Geo. 
T.  Algeo's  Babe  Madison  third.     Time — 2:18%. 

Trotting,  free-for-all,  mile  dash — Geo.  Erlin's  Mof- 
fatt  D.  won,  F.  Gommet's  Verona  second,  Albert 
Joseph's  Vic  Schiller  third.     Time — 2:22. 

Trotting  and  Pacing,  free-for-all,  two  mile  dash — 
Albert  Joseph's  Vic  Schiller  (t)  won,  Luke  Marisch's 
Little  Dick  Ip)  second,  C.  J.  Lecari's  Charlev  J.  (p) 
third.     Time — 4:51. 


ON   THE   FRESNO    RACE   TRACK. 


There  are  assuredly  some  of  the  "coming"  horses 
now  in  training  on  this  speedy  circle.  Fresno  is  the 
original  home  of  The  Donna  2:09%,  Toggles  2:08, 
Jonesa  Basler  2:11%,  and  the  famous  trotter,  Atha- 
sham  2:12,  and  laying  aside  these  speedy  ones  their 
successors  now  in  training  here  are  stepping  lightly 
and  speedily  as  if  it  was  easy  to  clip  these  records 
at  their  own  will. 

To-day,  Fresno  has  some  forty-five  horses  in  train- 
ing, with  brightest  prospects  of  the  future. 

Schuyler  Walton  now  has  the  little  three-year-old 
Nogi  by  Athablo,  from  Cora  Wickersham;  under  full 
control  and  in  fine  trim  to  win  at  Santa  Rosa.  Nogi 
is  a  half  brother  to  Athasham  2:12. 

Mable  C.  2:14%  by  Strathway  is  "sizzling"  with 
speed  and  ready  for  the  2:14  pace  at  Petaluma. 
Mable  C.  is  owned  by  Mr.  Cory  of  Hanford. 

Mr.  M.  B.  Mosher  of  Porterville  has  placed  in  the 
care  of  Mr.  Walton  a  green  trotter  that  is  working 
easily  in  2:17 — another  of  Strathway's  descendants. 

Sweet  Alice,  with  proud  Mr.  Rodgers  as  owner  and 
Walton  as  trainer,  is  showing  miles  in  2:19  and 
halves  in  1:08. 

David  St.  Clair  by  St.  Clair  paced  a  full  mile  in 
2:12%  without  a  struggle.  His  owner,  Mr.  Bachant, 
is  the  possessor  of  a  two-year-old  futurity  trotter  that 
has  shown  a  mile  in  2:30  fiat. 

Mr.  Vincent  of  Merced  saw  his  two-year-old  pace 
a  full  mile  in  fast  time  recently. 

Ordway  by  Strathway  is  a  blood  bay  stallion  in 
the  above  trainer's  stable  than  can  show  a  mile  in 
2:19.  Walton  has  sixteen  horses  and  is  busily  work- 
ing five  grooms. 

Napa  Maid,  which  has  paced  a  half  in  1:03,  is  free 
from  hopples  and  under  the  care  of  Chas.  Middleton. 
She  is  by  the  same  sire  as  Sonoma  Girl.  While  Napa 
Maid  recently  met  with  an  accident,  colliding  with 
a  runaway  stallion,  smashing  the  cart  and  hurting 
her  driver,  she  will  soon  he  at  work  again  under  Mr. 
Middleton's  care.  She  is  owned  by  Mr.  McDonald, 
a  dealer  in  harness  horses.  He  also  owns  Edna,  trial 
2:20,  and  Diabless,  trial  2:19,  both  under  Mr.  Mid- 
dleton's supervision. 

Mr.  Owens,  a  trainer  who  has  a  reputation  as  a 
balancer  of  badly  gaited  horses,  has  been  successful 
with  the  little  mare  Oleander,  working  her  in  2:17% 
in  three  months  slow  work,  also  speeding  the  fastest 
daughter  of  Milton  Geer  below  2:26  as  a  three-year- 
old,  with  two  months'  work. 

Chas.  Middleton  also  has  in  his  stables  the  pacer 
Wanderer,  trial -2:  IS,  owned  by  Mr.  Snider. 

Mr.  H.  G.  Mayo,  a  Chicago  trainer,  has  success- 
fully opened  up  a  seven-stall  outfit  and  is  stepping 
Speedway  by  Strathway  in  2:20  with  faster  quarters 
and  flying  eighths;  also  Stella  S.,  that  is  good  for  the 


2:19  trot;  Lightning  Bug,  a  full  brother  of  Toggles 
2:08%,  is  showing  miles  below  2:20  and  is  owned  by 
the  former  owner  of  Toggles,  Mr.  Ed.  Erlanger  of 
Lemoore,  who  smiles  when  he  hears  the  good  news. 

Mimosa  is  working  in  2:20,  halves  in  1:09.  Mi- 
mosa is  by  Junio  2:22  out  of  Susie  Hall.  She  is  a 
beautiful  knee  actor,  owned  by  an  admirer  of  good 
stock.  Mr.  J.  Bradshaw  of  Sanger. 

Richard's  Elector  by  Electioneer  has  produced  a 
son  that  is  trotting  miles,  green,  in  2:20,  halves  in 
1:08  and  quarters  in  32%  seconds  in  S.  Walton's 
hands. 

Milton  Gear  is  showing  quarters  in  33%.  He  is 
driven  and  owned  by  Joseph  Depoister  and  entered 
in  the  full  circuit.    He  is  a  good  sire. 

Farther  down  the  clean,  white-washed,  aseptic 
row  of  shady  stalls  we  find  our  entertaining  friends, 
Mr.  Zibble  and  his  son.  who  is  not  only  of  national 
fame  as  trainer  and  gaiter,  but  an  owner  of- some  of 
the  fastest  horses  on  the  track.  Adam  G.,  a  gelding 
marked  at  2:11%,  by  McKinney,  is  trotting  eighths 
in  15  seconds.  The  beautiful  brown  mare,  Fresno 
Girl  by  Tom  Smith  2:13%,  by  McKinney,  is  showing 
very  satisfactorily  to  her  owner,  and  Catalina,  a 
two-year-old  trotter  by  Tom  Smith  is  clipping  off 
fast  miles  and  showing  her  trainers  all  possible 
prospects. 

Girley  by  Lynwood  W.,  twenty-three  months  old, 
can  make  the  hopples  sing  songs  like  a  fiddle  string. 

The  three-year-old  Teddy  Mac  by  Tom  Smith  and 
Kate  Lumry  2:20%,  is  certainly  doing  nicely. 
Among  all  of  Mr.  Zibble's  horses,  six  are  fully  en- 
tered  in  the   races. 

Mr.  Zibble  expects  to  meet  the  best  speed  with  a 
string  of  six  fast  ones  at  all  races  on  the  Pacific 
Coast  during  the  summer  and  fall  of  1907. 

The  Fresno  Driving  Club  will  entertain  a  well-filled 
grandstand  on  the  Fourth  of  July  with  a  free-for-all, 
with  Mable  C.  2:14%,  Richmond  Chief  2:11%  and 
Newport  2:19%  entered.  The  race  will  be  mile  heats, 
best  three  in  five. 

The  second  race  will  be  a  warm  contest  between 
several  green  trotters  and  pacers,  that  will  no  doubt 
finish  below  the  2:20  mark.  The  entries  are  Ord- 
way (pacer),  Stella  S.  (trotter.,  Mimosa  (trotter), 
Milton  Gear  (pacer),  and  the  race  is  best  two  in 
three.  The  workings  of  all  the  above  horses  are 
very  satisfactory  to  both  owners  and  trainers.  There 
will  be  several  running  races,  followed  by  an  unusual 
event,  a  chariot  race,  between  local  horses.  The 
program  will  wind  up  with  a  buggy  race,  in  which 
each  driver  is  accompanied  by  a  lady. 

Mr.  Daniel  Morris,  the  owner  and  trainer  of  New- 
port, is  the  business  manager  of  the  Fresno  Driving 
Club. 

A  successful  season  for  sires  has  been  brought  to 
a  close.  Among  the  busy  ones  that  have  booked  the 
best  mares  have  been  Tom  Smith  2:13%  by  McKin- 
ney, Stamboulette  2:10%  by  Stamboul,  and  Athadon, 
the  sire  of  The  Donna  2:09%  and  Athasham  2:12. 

LOOKER  ON. 


FAST     HORSES    AT    WALLA     WALLA. 


New  horses  are  arriving  at  the  Walla  Walla  fair 
grounds  nearly  every  day  to  enter  training,  and  there 
are  now  about  70  pacers  and  trotters  on  the  grounds. 
The  track  is  in  fairly  good  condition  and  many  horses 
may  be  seen  during  the  early  morning  hours  working 
out  and  getting  into  condition  for  the  Northern  Cir- 
cuit races. 

Following  is  a  partial  list  of  the  men  and  the 
horses  they  have  in  charge:  George  A.  Kelley  has 
Bonnie  McKay  by  McKinney,  Bonkin,  Victor  Mc- 
Kinney, Marguerite,  Zepherine  and  Vargal.  The 
latter  is  one  of  the  speediest  horses  on  the  grounds. 

W.  M.  Hogoboom  has  in  his  stable  Teddy  A.,  a 
stallion  with  a  mark  of  2:21  at  the  pace;  Princess 
Direct,  a  bay  two-year-old  that  has  shown  great  form. 
She  was  sired  by  Teddy  A.  and  her  dam  was  Lady 
Mac.  She  is  entered  in  all  of  the  two-year-old  events 
of  the  circuit  this  year.  Mr.  Hogoboom  has  a  bay 
two-year-old  sired  by  Westfield  that  is  a  comer.  The 
colt  is  the  property  of  Barney  Caswell. 

Billy  Linn,  a  bay  gelding,  belonging  to  John  Morri- 
son, is  entered  in  all  of  the  three-year-old  events  of 
the  Northern  Circuit.  Mr.  Hogoboom  is  training 
Tedine,  a  three-year-old  trotter  sired  by  Teddy  A., 
dam  unknown.  Among  others  in  the  stable  is  a  green 
three-year-old  filly,  owned  by  Wesley  Lloyd  of  Waits- 
burg.  Ajitelope  is  another  horse  in  the  care  of  the 
same  stable  which  is  showing  good  form. 

Mr.  Hogoboom  has  the  great  favorite,  Lynmont, 
stallion,  and  he  is  looking  well.  Shamrock,  the  win- 
ner of  all  the  two-year-old  events  last  year,  is  entered 
in  all  the  three-year-old  events  this  year.  The  colt 
is  the  property  of  Williams  Brothers. 

General  Whertis  is  in  good  form  and  will  probably 
better  his  record  of  2:15%  this  year.  He  won  all 
of  the  three-year-old  events  that  he  started  in  last 
season.  The  most  sensational  performer"  in  the  whole 
stable  is  a  three-year-old  bay  filly,  the  property  of 
Charles  Badly  of  Weston.  She  was  broken  two 
months  ago  and  has  shown  a  mile  in  2:48  already. 
She  was  sired  by  Caution  and  her  dam  was  Macal- 
ropa. 

The  old  stallion  Caution  is  in  the  stable  and  is 
looking  fine. 

Jim  Ervin  has  a  good  looking  bunch  of  performers, 
among  which  is  the  clever  little  Ollie  M.  with  a  mark 
of  2:11%  at  the  pace.  Mr.  Ervin  also  has  George 
Perringer's  Swift  Water  Bill,  the  horse  that  makes 
the  mile  in  2:14%.      - 

Jim  Leonard  has  a  string  which  he  just  brought 
from  Montana.  There  are  some  fast  ones  in  the 
bunch. 


Saturday,  June  29,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


NEWS    FROM    THE    NORTH. 


FROM    CLEVELAND. 


THE  BALLAD  OF  BUSTER   BROWN. 


[Portland  Rural  Spirit,  June  19.] 
Topsy,  a  pacing  mare,  foaled  a  handsome  bay  colt 
June  5th  by  Henry  Tillman's  young  stallion  Padishah. 
This  is  his  first  colt  and  if  a  true  sample  of  his  get 
this  young  stallion  will  be  recorded  as  a  coming  sire 
of  individual  merit. 

*  *     * 

Sim  Lindsey  passed  through  Portland  last  week 
with  N.  K.  West's  stable  of  trotters  headed  for  the 
State  fair  grounds,  where  he  will  train  and  make 
his  first  start.  Mr.  Lindsey  has  not  given  his  horses 
any  fast  work  yet,  but  they  are  all  in  good  condition 
to  begin  actual  training.  He  has  six  head,  all  trot- 
ters— The  Commonwealth  2:13%,  Satin  Royal  2:15%, 
Ruby  Caution  and  Cautious  Guy,  both  green  trotters, 
Hazelwealth,  three  years  old,  and  Hilgard,  two-years- 
old.  The  Commonweatlh  and  Satin  Royal  are  both 
entered  in  the  $5,000  stake.  Satin  Royal  won  the 
big  stake  at  Salem  last  year  and  hopes  are  enter- 
tained that  he  will  repeat  the  same  this  year. 

*  *     * 

Suit  was  begun  in  the  Circuit  Court  of  Multnomah 
county,  Oregon,  recently  by  the  Multnomah  Fair  As- 
sociation against  Elizabeth  Ryan  and  the  Irvington 
Real  Estate  Company  to  compel  them  to  make  a  deed 
conveying  title  to  the  Irvington  race  track.  In  No- 
vember, 1902,  it  is  alleged,  the  defendants  entered 
into  a  contract  with  W.  S.  Dickson  whereby  they 
were  to  lease  ,the  ground  in  question  to  Dickson  for 
$1,000  a  year  for  five  years  and  gave  him  the  option 
of  buying  any  time  during  his  lease  for  $150,000.  Dick- 
son, it  is  said,  transferred  his  rights  to  the  Multno- 
mah Fair  Association  and  the  latter  paid  the  rent 
up  to  November  of  this  year,  and  spent  $21,039  for 
improvements.  On  June  1st  they  offered  to  buy  the 
property  for  $150,000,  but  the  defendants  refused  to 
convey  title.  The  land  in  question  has  a  value  now 
estimated  at  $500,000  and  the  suit  is  the  result  of  a 
disagreement  over  gambling  privileges  between  Dick- 
son, Spencer  and  the  Multnomah  Fair  Association 
three  years  ago,  which  closed  up  the  race  meeting  and 
brought  a  decision  from  the  Supreme  Court  of  that 
State  that  pool  selling  was  illegal  in  said  State.  This 
suit  will  tie  up  the  ownership  of  the  track  for  some 
time,  as  it  will  go  to  the  Supreme  Court  before  it 
is  ended.  Which  ever  way  the  decision  goes  Irving- 
ton track  will  never  again  be  used  for  a  large  meet- 
ing. 

»     *     * 

An  Albany  correspondent  writes  as  follows  to  the 
Rural  Spirit: 

The  old  Albany  track,  where  the  shades  of  many 
old-timers  may  rightly  dwell,  now  shows  signs  of 
life  and  interest.  Here  was  one  of  the  fastest  tracks 
in  the  Northwest,  with  soil  and  situation  ideal.  Here 
the  old  guard  won  laurels  years  ago.  I.  C.  Mosher, 
Lute  Lindsey,  John  Sawyer  and  many  others  well 
known  in  the  harness  world  raced  as  two-year-olds  at 
Albany.  John  A.  Crawford,  Van  de  Lashmutt  and  T. 
H.  Tongue  also  raced  here. 

Since  S.  S.  Bailey  came  into  occupation  of  this 
track  constant  improvement  has  been  in  the  plan. 
The  track  was  plowed  last  fall  and  is  to-day  in  splen- 
did condition  and  fast.  Mr.  Bailey  has  rebuilt  many 
of  the  stalls  and  is  now  completing  a  gravity  water 
system,  which  will  supply  the  track  and  all  other 
needs.  It  is  his  intention  to  hold  meetings  there  on 
a  strictly  first-class  basis,  and  announcements  in  due 
course  of  time  will  be  of  much  interest. 

J.  E.  Kirkland  is  in  charge  of  the  Bailey  stable, 
and  is  working  Tidal  Wave  2:09,  Oma  A.  2:16%  (p) 
2:10%,  beattle  2:25%,  Doc  Munday  2:21%,  and  Capt. 
Anderson,  one  of  the  most  promising  Zombro  three- 
year-olds  in  the  Northwest.  All  these  horses  are  in 
the  pink  of  condition  and  are  working  well,  but  have 
not  yet  been  asked  for  fast  miles.  Tidal  Wave  is  a 
grander  horse  than  ever  before  and  is  a  confident 
candidate  for  the  $5,000  stake  at  Salem.  It  will  be 
a  disappointment  to  all  who  know  this  horse  if  he 
is  not  capable  of  lowering  his  record  this  year.  Tidal 
Wave  has  made  a  good  season  this  year,  catering 
only  to  high-class  mares.  His  colts  are  full  of 
quality  and  establish  the  conclusion  that  he  will  be 
a  success  as  a  stock  horse.  Individually,  in  breeding 
and  in  speed  Tidal  Wave  attacts  immediate  atten- 
tion in  the  stud.  At  the  Albany  track  are  several  of 
this  season's  get  of  this  great  stallion,  all  good.  A 
black  filly  three  months  old,  from  the  dam  of  I.  C. 
Mosher's  fast  two-year-old  Tidal  Wave  colt,  is  one  of 
the  most  perfect  individuals  this  writer  has  ever  seen. 
A  stable  mate,  from  a  Silkwood  mare,  and  a  trotter,  is 
another  attractive  Tidal  Wave  exhibit.  Vinnie  Mann 
is  matronly  in  appearance  and  is  expected  to  foal 
to  Tidal  Wave  within  a  few  days.  It  is  a  disappoint- 
ment to  her  owner  that  Omo  A.  faled  last  season  to 
get  in  foal.  She  is  being  bred  back  this  year  to 
Tidal  Wave.  Omo  looks  a  better  mare  than  ever.  In 
the  Bailey  string  are  a  number  of  high-class  brood- 
mares, which  are  being  added  to  as  opportunity  offers. 
It  is  worth  a  visit  to  this  track  to  see  this  breeding 
establishment,  which  is  a  splendid  effort  on  the  part 
of  a  good  citizen  to  improve  the  harness  horse  in 
Oregon.  Mr.  Bailey  is  about  the  busiest  man  in  the 
force  and  is  one  of  the  best  amateur  drivers  in  the 
circuit.  G.  A.  W. 


Now  that  the  racing  season  is  here,  the  trainers 
will  get  down  to  work  in  earnest.  With  so  much 
cold  weather  and  rain  the  horses  that  were  trained 
at  Glenville  will  have  an  advantage  over  lots  of 
steppers  this  year  while  racing  in  the  mud,  as  the 
local  steppers  have  proved  themselves  veritable  mud 
larks.  They  are  beginning  to  step  through  the  soft, 
sticky  substance  with  marked  speed.  The  backward 
conditions  that  the  trainers  have  had  to  put  up  with 
was  thought  to  have  put  the  horses  away  back  in 
their  work,  but  the  form  that  they  are  now  showing 
does  not  look  as  if  they  were  so  bad  off  as  might  be 
expected. 

The  first  matinee  of  the  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club 
was  heui  on  Saturday,  in  which  a  number. of  horses 
started  that  will  be  raced  during  the  season  at  the 
half-mile  tracks.  Among  them  were  E.  P.  Whit- 
comb's  Colonel  Osborn  2:19%  that  Vance  Nuckols  is 
training.  This  horse  displayed  excellent  form  in 
this  matinee,  although  he  was  forced  to  go  but  a 
single  heat.  He  won  from  Little  Bride  and  Richard 
S.  very  handily  in  2:17%  with  the  last  quarter  in  34 
seconds.  H.  K.  Devereux  drove  this  handsome 
brown  stallion,  and  he  stepped  away  from  his  oppo- 
nents with  such  ease  that  it  seemed  as  if  he  could 
have  pulled  the  wagon  in  2:16  very  handily.  Nuckols 
will  start  this  trotter  in  all  of  the  early  meetings, 
and  he  looks  as  if  he  would  win  some  races. 

The  fastest  heat  of  the  matinee  was  reeled  off  by 
John  Ray's  pacer,  Rex,  that  won  from  Oral  and  Al- 
lendale in  2:17  fiat,  a  fast  mile  when  everything  is 
taken  into  consideration.  A  strong  wind  was  blow- 
ing in  the  faces  of  the  horses  as  they  came  down  the 
stretch,  retarding  their  progress  not  a  little.  H.  K. 
Devereux's  Teasel  2:14%,  while  she  has  not  beaten 
2:30  in  a  work-out,  won  from  H.  A.  Watterson's 
Awyline  in  2:1S%.  This  trotter  had  many  clashes 
with  Kim  2:15%,  iast  season,  winning  one  of  the 
races  in  fast  time. 

During  the  training  trial  Saturday  morning  a 
number  of  the  Grand  Circuit  campaigners  were  let 
down  a  few  notches,  as  the  track  was  fast  and  the 
conditions  perfect  for  good  work.  George  Starr  let 
Blacklock  2:07%  step  a  mile  in  company  with  Morn- 
ing Star  2:04%  and  Shaughran  by  Ananias,  Dan 
Kane's  C.  of  C.  candidate,  in  2:  IS  and  repeated  in 
2:17,  both  miles  being  three  seconds  faster  than  any 
of  this  trio  had  been  this  season.  While  W.  B.  Chis- 
holm,  owner  of  Blacklock,  has  not  said  definitely 
where  he  will  start  the  big  pacer  first,  it  is  hardly 
possible  that  the  son  of  Cuckoo  will  be  given  his 
first  race  at  Libertyville,  although  he  is  entered 
there.  A  good  field  of  fast  pacers  will  start  at  this 
early  meeting  that  will  be. much  farther  advanced 
than  Blacklock  and  it  would  be  handicapping  this 
fast  pacer  to  start  him  so  soon. 

Derbertha  2:07%,  Dr.  A.  W.  Boucher's  California 
pacer  that  is  scheduled  to  start  in  the  same  class 
with  Blacklock  at  Libertyville,  has  been  a  mile  over 
the  Glenville  track  in  2:10%  with  the  last  half  in 
1:04  so  far  this  season,  while  she  has  been  stepping 
miles  in  2:13%  and  2:17%  with  regularity,  so  it  is 
easily  seen  that  in  this  one  instance  Chisholm's  $17,- 
500  beauty  would  meet  a  much  farther  advanced 
pacer  than  himself.  Of  course  there  are  many  others 
that  are  nearly  as  far  advanced  as  Derbertha. 

A  wager  of  $1000  to  $100  was  made  on  Sonoma 
Girl  last  week,  a  man  in  Illinois  telegraphing  to  a 
Cleveland  bookmaker  $100  to  be  laid  at  10  to  1  on  the 
fast  California  mare.  In  the  near  future  it  is  expect- 
ed that  a  number  of  copious  sums  will  be  placed  at 
the  same  odds  on  the  M.  and  M.  candidate  that  has 
trotted  a  mile  in  2:07.  Dr.  Boucher  and  H.  H.  Dun- 
lap,  the  California  trainers  who  are  now  at  Glenville, 
think  that  Sonoma  Girl  is  the  fastest  trotter  that 
ever  came  from  California,  and  if  she  is  training 
sound  they  cannot  see  how  she  can  be  beaten. 

Guy  Heasley,  who  has  been  Joe  Rhea's  assistant 
during  the  past  two  years,  has  had  a  flattering  offer 
from  Mr.  Ouchkoff,  the  Russian  nobleman,  to  go  to 
Russia  and  assist  Charley  Lyon  in  training  the  large 
stable  of  horses  owned  by  the  rich  Russian  gentle- 
man. Heasley  promptly  accepted  the  offer  and  ex- 
pects to  sail  about  July  1.  During  the  summer  he 
expects  to  be  with  Lyons  in  Moscow  and  St.  Peters- 
burg where  the  races  are,  but  in  the  winter  he  will 
have  charge  of  the  large  stock  farm  on  the  Black 
Sea,  considered  the  finest  breeding  establishment  in 
the  world.  Heasley  started  out  with  the  late  Charles 
Marvin  at  Franklin,  Pa.,  under  whom  he  learned 
rapidly.  Four  years  ago  he  came  to  Glenville  to 
work  for  Charley  Lyons,  whom  he  stayed  with  for 
two  years.  He  then  went  to  work  for  Joe  Rhea,  who 
has  charge  of  the  Brookdale  Farm  stable,  and  has 
remained  ever  since.  Heasley  is  a  popular  trainer 
and  is  a  very  capable  conditioner  and  driver. 


A  correspondent  writing  from  Fresno  states  that 
the  breeding  of  Bonna  R.,  a  mare  that  was  entered 
at  the  San  Diego  meeting  and  won,  was  not  given 
correctly  in  the  list  of  entries.  He  states  that  the 
mare  is  not  by  Athadon,  but  by  Athaneer,  a  son  of 
Athadon,  and  own  brother  to  Athanio  2:10.  The  dam 
of  Bonna  B.  is  Lady  Estelle  by  Athadon,  second  dam 
the  dam  of  Seymour  Wilkes  2:08%. 


It  was  rumored  at  Baltimore  last  week  that  after 
Lady  Thistle  2:15%  had  won  the  2:16  trot  at  Gentle- 
men's Driving  Park,  she  was  purchased  by  Jack 
Crabtree  for  the  reported  price  of  $7,000.  Lady 
Thistle  was  owned  by  Mr.  Baer  of  Baltimore.  The 
mare  was  trained  by  Chas.  F.  Barnes  at  Easton,  Md. 
Last  season  Richard  Hentschel  offered  $800  for  this 
mare,  but  she  was  then  held  at  $1,000.  The  mare  was 
then  in  foal.  The  colt  died  young.  Last  season  Fin- 
ney drove  her  to  mark  of  2:21%,  and  it  was  observed 
that  this  was  not  a  limit  to  her  speed.  At  Gentle- 
men's Driving  Park  last  Saturday  she  won  the  2:16 
class  trotting  race  in  straight  heats.  The  fastest 
heat  was  in  2:15%,  and  she  negotiated  it  easily.  She 
showed  in  this  race  ability  to  trot  a  mile  in  2:12  or 
less  time. 


(As  told  on  the  streets  of  Porterville  in  1917.) 

Wall,  friend,  ye  seem  a  stranger  here, 

An   so   y'   couldn't   know 
That  all  of  us  a-sittin'  here 

Once  had  a  pile  of  dough. 
An'   while  our  jeans   are  empty  now 

An'  we  ain't  got  a  cent, 
Thar  was  a  time  we   rolled  in  wealth 

An'  cared  not  what  we  spent. 

What  happened?     Wall,  it  came  about 

Up   thar   in   Fresno   town. 
An'  the  real  cause  of  our  downfall 

Was  a  horse  called  "Buster  Brown." 
Now,  Buster  he  could  go  a  few. 

On  that  we'll  all  agree. 
An'  how  the  deuce  he  could  be  beat 

Was  what  we  couldn't  see. 

An'  say,  we  beat  all  comers,  pard, 

An*  beat  'em  fair  and  square, 
Till  a  man  from  Santa  Ana 

Brought  to  town  a  sorrel  mare. 
We  skunned  'im  here  at  home,  all  right, 

An'    everything   was   well, 
Till  they  raced  again  at  Fresno,  and — 

What  happened   then?     Oh,  hell! 

We  thought,  "We'll  take  their  junk  like 

Takin*  candy  from  a  kid," 
But  just  the  same  we  waited 

Until  two  to  one  was  bid. 
An'  "then  we  chuckled  in  our  glee, 

An'    dreamed   of   champagne   wine — 
Till   we   saw  that   sorrel   "Ribbon" 

Come  a-tearin'  down  the  line. 

Ye  needn't  grin  about  it,  pard — 

I  tell  ye  tain't  a  joke, 
Fer  "Buster"   was  three  lengths   behind, 

AnJ  all  of  us  went  broke. 
It's  a  long,  long  ways  to  Fresno, 

An'  a  tiresome  walk,  you  bet. 
But  those  of  us  as  didn't  walk 

Have  never  reached  home  yet. 

Ye  see  that  wise  guy  ridin' 

In  his   auto   over  there? 
He    got   his   start   by   bettin' 

On  that  little  sorrel  mare. 
An'    speakin'    of    that    other   horse, 

I'm  givin'  you  this  hunch, 
That  he  sure  is  well  named  "Buster," 

For  he  "busted"  the  whole  bunch. 

— Porterville  Enterprise. 


JULY  4th   AT   EMERYVILLE   TRACK. 


The  San  Francisco  Driving  Club  has  decided  to 
give  trotting  and  pacing  races  at  Emeryville  race 
track  July  4th,  under  the  auspices  of  Oakland's 
Fourth  of  July  celebration  committee.    Program: 

First  race,  2:40  class — W.  Sicotte's  Rosie  Derby, 
W.  R.  Pease's  Lady  Irene,  C.  L.  Becker's  Fly,  Jos. 
W.  MeTigue's  Darby  Mc. 

Second  race,  free-for-all — Luke  Marisch's  Little 
Dick,  A.  Schwartz's  Clara  L.,  C.  J.  Lecari's  Charley 
J.,  M.  M.  Donnelly's  Ring  Rose,  G.  Giannini's  George 
Perry,  A.  Hoffmann's  Kitty  D. 

Third  race,  2:30  class — E.  A.  Buck's  Toledo  Boy, 
L.  Whiteman's  Teddy  W.,  J.  Deschler's  Darby,  F. 
Franceschini's  Tommy  F.,  R.  Green's  Don  L. 

Fourth  race,  2:25  class — Henry  Helbush's  Prince 
H.,  F.  E.  Burton's  Sidney  B.,  Herman  Helbush's  Bes- 
sie H.,  T.  H.  Corcoran's  Lady  Falrose. 

Judges — T.  Caldwell,  J.  E.  Finch  .and  H.  Miller. 

Timers — H.  Schottler,  I.  Tuchler  and  J.  T.  Dunn. 

Starter — W.  J.  Kenney;  assistant,  W.  O'Kane. 

Marshall — Burt  Smith. 

o 

Florence  Nightingale  2:14%,  by  Poneto  2:26%, 
dropped  dead  on  the  Cadiz,  Ohio,  track  Thursday, 
June  11th,  while  receiving  her  work  preparatory  to 
her  season's  campaign.  This  mare  had  been  a  fairly 
successful  racing  tool,  and  one  feature  that  added 
especially  to  her  notoriety  was  that  her  owner,  Hon. 
George  W.  Glover,  devoted  all  money  won  by  her 
during  her  campaigning  'career  to  the  Methodist 
Church,  consequently  she  was  known  over  the 
various  two-lap  rings  as  the  Missionary  Mare.  Out 
of  respect  and  in  appreciation  of  her  valuable  ser- 
vices, she  was  buried  in  the  centre  field  of  the 
Cadiz  track,  and  before  being  covered  with  earth 
flowers  of  various  kinds  were  cast  on  her  body.  Quite 
a  few  local  citizens  and  all  of  the  horsemen  at  the 
track  were  present  at  the  interment. 


An  account  of  matinee  racing  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
last  week  states:  The  colt  trot  had  two  entries — 
Zomodale  by  Zombro  2:11,  a  very  attractive  filly  be- 
longing to  Dr.  H.  W.  Brown,  the  well  known  veter- 
inarian, and  Imperial  Burns,  by  Bobby  Burns  2:19% 
Zomodale  was  not  extended  at  any  part  of  the  mile, 
practically  taking  the  race  in  a  jog.  She  has  a  clean, 
springy  gait  and  gives  one  the  impression  that  she 
is  capable  at  the  present  time  of  a  mile  around 
2:30.  She  will  without  a  doubt  develop  into  a  fast 
trotter  and  good  campaigner,  as  she  has  the  best 
of  habits,  not  being  disturbed  in  the  least  by  the 
music,  noises  in  the  stand  or  the  numerous  horses 
working  on  the  track. 


Drink  Jackson's  Napa  Soda.    It  means  health. 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


.'.  ROD,  GUN  AND  KENNEL  ,\      | 

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CONDUCTED  BY  J.  X.  DeWITT  £ 


REVIEW  OF  THE  GRAND  AMERICAN  HANDICAP.  Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out— 

T  A  Marshall,  29  yards,  25-33,  58;  C.  Grimm  29, 
25-32    57;   J.  A.  Jackson  28,  25-5,  30;   J.  G.  Knowlton 

27,  25-5,  30;   S.  Hoffman  Jr.  27,  25-0,  25;  George  Roll 
29,  25-0,  25. 

Those  who  killed  twenty-four  birds  received  $105.05 
each;  those  who  killed  twenty-three  birds  received 
536  each. 

Eighth  Grand  American  Handicap,  Elkwood  Park, 
N.  J.,  April  2  to  6,  1900,  twenty-five  birds,  $25  en- 
trance, handicaps  25  to  33  yards,  $1,500  guaranteed 
by  the  Interstate  Association  and  all  surplus  added. 
First  money,  $600  and  silver  trophy;  second,  $500; 
third,  $400.  All  money  in  purse  in  excess  of  $1,500 
divided  in  accordance  with  number  of  entries  re- 
ceived. Two  hundred  and  eleven  shooters,  thirteen 
forfeits.  Total  purse,  $5,555.  H.  D.  Bates  winner. 
Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out — 

H.  D.  Bates,  28  yards,  25-34,  59;  J.  R.  Malone  28, 
25-33,  58;  Phil  Daly  Jr.  28,  25-6,  31;  Col.  Courtney  28, 
25-3  28;  Dr.  Casey  28.  25-3,  28;  J.  L.  Smith  27,  25-2, 
27:  Arno  27,  25-2,  27;  T.  A.  Marshall  31.  25-2.  27. 

The  24-bird  men  divided  $2,230.25;  the  23-bird  men 
divided  $811. 

Ninth  Grand  American  Handicap,  Interstate  Park. 
Queens,  Long  Island,  April  1  to  5,  1901,  twenty-five 
birds,  $25  entrance,  $1,500  guaranteed,  all  surplus 
added.  First,  $600  and  sterling  silver  trophy;  sec- 
ond, $500;  third,  $400.  All  excess  divided  in  accord- 
ance with  number  of  entries.  Two  hundred  shooters, 
twenty-two  forfeits.  Purse,  $5,500.  H.  C.  Griffiths 
winner. 

Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out — 

C.  C.  Nauman,  28  yards,  25-6,  31;  J.  G.  Knowlton 
29,  25-8,  33;  A.  H.  Fox  30,  25-0,  25;  R.  L.  Pierce  29, 
25-0,  25;  R.  B.  Bond  27,  25-6,  31;  J.  L.  Morrison  29, 
25-17,  42;  W.  Townsend  27,  25-0,  25;  R.  Rahm  27, 
25-14,  39;  C.  Henry  28,  25-3,  28;  C.  Gottlieb  29,  25-10, 
35;  F.  E.  McKay  27,  25-0,  25;  J.  L.  Alabaster  27, 
25-1,  26;  R.  R.  Merrill  29,  25-7,  32;  E.  S.  Johnson  28, 
25-2,  27;  J.  B.  Barto  28,  25-11,  36;  F.  S.  Parmelee  30, 
25-3,  28;   C.  Feigenspan  30,  25-6,  31;   C.  A.  Lockwood 

26,  ..-..,  — ;  H.  Trumbauer  28,  25-7,  32;   G.  E.  Greiff 

28,  25-5,  3   ;  E.  C.  Griffith  28,  25-18,  43;   Ed  Hickman 
28,  25-6,  31. 

The  men  who  killed  all  in  the  event  and  afterward 
shot  down  the  ties  and  took  the  money  in  the  order 
named,  Griffith  getting  $600,  Morrison  $500,  Rahm 
$400,  Barto  $255.75,  Gottlieb  $218.70,  Knowlton 
$182.25,  Trumbauer  and  Merrill  $127.55  each,  and 
the  rest  divided  up,  getting  $109.35  each.  The  forty- 
six  men  who  killed  24  received  the  balance  of  the 
purse,  which  gave  them  $34.05  apiece. 

Tenth  Grand  American  Handicap,  Blue  River 
Shooting  Park,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  March'31  to  April 
5,  1902,  twenty-five  live  birds,  $25  entrance,  handi- 
caps from  25  to  33  yards,  three  moneys  for  eveiy 
ten  entries  up  to  260,  $1,500  guaranteed,  surplus 
added,  sterling  silver  trophy  to  winner,  456  shooters; 
purse,  $12,090;  sixty-three  moneys.  First,  $688.70; 
second,  $588.70;  third,  $488.70;  fourth,  $438.70;  fifth, 
$388.70;  sixth,  $338.70;  seventh,  $288.70;  eighth  to 
twelfth  inclusive,  $23S.70  each;  thirteenth  to  twenty- 
fourth  inclusive,  $1S8.70  each;  twenty-fifth  to  sixty- 
third  inclusive,  $138.70  each.  H.  C.  Hirschy  winner. 
Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out — 

H.  C.  Hirschy,  29  yards,  25-53,  78;  Spencer  29, 
25-52,  77;  Heikes  30,  25-30,  55;  Pollard  27,  25-27,  52; 
Owen  27,  25-23,  48;  George  Roll  30,  25-20,  45;  G.  V. 
Dering  28,  25-16,  41;  F.  Snyder  27,  25-16,  41;  L.  J. 
Squier  27,  25-13,  38;  Morrison  30,  25-13,  38;  G.  W. 
Clay  28,  25-13,  38;  F.  B.  Nichols  28,  25-7,  32;  Bing- 
ham 29,  25-6,  31;  Dockson  27,  25-6,  31;  Gilbert  30, 
25-12,  37;  R.  W.  Cool  27,  25-11,  35;  Darby  27,  25-11, 
36;  H.  Boltenstern  27,  25-9,  34;  Hood  Waters  29, 
25-4,  29;  J.  H.  Holmes  27,  25-4,  29;  H.  B.  Hill  27, 
25-3,  28;  W.  R.  Crosby  32,  25-2,  27;  C.  B.  Adams  27, 
25-2,  27;  J.  E.  Avery  27,  25-2,  27;  Watertown  Kid  27, 
25-6,  31;  J.  H.  Boisseau  26,  25-6,  31;  B-Twenty-seven 
28,  25-6,  31;  W.  H.  Herman  27,  25-1,  26;  Ed  Banks 
28,  25-1,  26;    Sim  Glover  30,  25-1,  26;   W.  W.  Turner 

27,  25-1,   26;    Eugenia  27,   25-0,   25;    J.   Kaintuck   28, 
25-0,  25. 

The  tenth  Grand  American  Handicap  was  the  last 
affair  of  its  kind  ever  held  in  this  country  on  live 
birds.  Two  or  three  years  previous  to  this  final 
event  the  far-seeing  officials  of  the  Interstate  Asso- 
ciation recognized  the  probability  of  a  decline  of 
pigeon  shooting  through  the  misguided  opposition 
that  in  various  sections  of  the  country  was  crystal- 
izing  into  prohibitory  laws,  and  in  casting  about  for 
something  to  take  the  place  of  the  live-bird  handi- 
caps which  had  made  the  name  of  the  association 
famous  throughout  the  world,  decided  early  in  1900 
to  attempt  a  handicap  event  on  inanimate  targets. 
This,  so  far  as  known,  had  never  before  been  at- 
tempted on  a  considerable  scale,  so  everything  was 
new,  untried,  and  as  the  management  stated  in  its 
program,  experimental. 

The  mere  announcement  of  what  would  be  at- 
tempted aroused  a  great  deal  of  curiosity,  but  criti- 
cism as  a  rule  was  reserved  until  such  time  as  the 
management  could  develop  either  the  success  or 
failure  of  the  unique  undertaking. 

To   make   the   affair   a   success   expense   was   not 


The  following  account  of  the  main  annual  feature, 
for  many  years  past  in  the  annals  of  American  trap- 
shooting,  we  take  the  liberty  of  re-publishing  from 
The  American  Field: 

The  first  Grand  American  Handicap  was  a  live- 
bird  affair,  organized  by  the  Interstate  Manufac- 
turers' and  Dealers'  Association,  who  selected  Dexter 
Park,  Long  Island,  and  April  5  to  7.  1893,  as  the 
place  and  time  for  their  opening  tournament.  The 
conditions  of  the  event  were  as  follows:  Twenty- 
five  live  birds,  $25  entrance,  21  yards  boundary  from 
each  trap,  otherwise  Hurlingham  rules,  money  to  go 
to  three  best  guns,  with  $200  added  to  first.  Total 
purse,  $755;  twenty-four  entries,  twenty-one  shooters. 
Winner,  W.  Roberts  (Welch)  of  Philadelphia;  ties, 
miss  and  out: 

W.  Roberts,  28  yards,  23-4,  27;  N.  E.  Money  28, 
23-3,  26;  George  Work  30,  23-2,  25;  Van  Dyke  30, 
23-1,  24. 

The  second  event  of  this  kind  was  much  larger 
than  the  first.  It  also  was  held  at  Dexter  Park, 
Long  Island,  the  dates  being  April  4  to  8,  1S94.  The 
conditions  of  the  match  remained  the  same.  The 
purse,  however,  was  $1,000  guaranteed,  with  all  sur- 
plus added,  three  moneys.  There  were  fifty-three 
entries  and  one  forfeit,  making  a  total  purse  of 
$1,325.  First  money,  $662.50;  second,  $397.50;  third, 
$265.     Winner,  T.  W.  Morfey,  Paterson,  N.  J.: 

T.  W.  Morfey,  28  yards,  25-S-2,  35;  Capt.  Money  30, 
25-8-1,  34. 

Ties  on  -24,  miss  and  out — 

J.  F.  Kleinz,  31  yards,  24-6,  30;  W.  Simpson  29, 
24-9-7,  40;  J.  L.  Smith  28,  24-8,  32;  C.  D.  Fulford  33, 
24-9-5,  38;  W.  C.  Jones  27,  24-5,  29;  F.  G.  Moore  29, 
24-9-7-1,  41;   F.  Walters  29,  24-7,  31. 

The  third  Grand  American  Handicap  was  held  at 
Willard  Park,  Paterson,  N.  J.,  April  3  to  6,  1895, 
twenty-five  live  birds.  Elmer  E.  Shaner,  manager. 
Purse,  $1,000  guaranteed,  with  all  surplus  added, 
three  moneys.  Fifty-four  entries,  $25  each,  four 
penalty  entries,  $35  each,  three  forfeits,  $10  each. 
Total  purse,  $1,520.  First  money,  $760;  second,  $456; 
third,  $304.    Winner,  J.  G.  Messner,  Pittsburg,  Pa.: 

First,  J.  G.  Messner,  25  yards,  25-10,  35;  second,  J. 

A.  R.  Elliott,  33  yards,  25-9,  34;   third,  Frank  Class, 
22  yards,  25-7,  32. 

The  fourth  Grand  American  Handicap  was  held  at 
Elkwood  Park,  N.  J.,  March  24,  1896,  twenty-five 
live  birds,  $25  entrance,  handicap  from  25  to  33  yards. 
Purse,  $1,000  guaranteed,  -with  all  surplus  added, 
$1,000  to  be  divided  by  the  three  high  guns,  balance 
of  purse  over  $1,000  to  go  to  next  high  guns.  Win- 
ner to  receive  American  E.  C.  Powder  Company's 
championship  cup.  Total  purse,  $2,730.  O.  R. 
Dickey  winner. 

Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out — 

O.  R.  Dickey,  29  yards,  24-6,  30;  Sim  Glover  23, 
24-5,  29;  F.  W.  Cooper  28,  24-3,  27;  E.  F.  Thomas  28, 
24-1,  25;  G.  W.  Coulston  28,  24-5,  29;  R.  O.  Heikes  30, 
24-5,  29;  C.  Von  Lengerke  28,  24-0,  24;  G.  Cubberly 
28,  24-0,  24. 

Ties  on  23,  miss  and  out — 

T.  J.  Eley,  28  yards,  23-14,  37;  Le  Roy  28,  23-12,  36 
J.  G.  Messner  29,23-9,  31;  Neaf  Apgar  30,  23-7,  30 
James    Hood    28,    23-7,    30;    F.    Gilbert   31,    23-5,    28 

B.  A.   Bartlett    2S,    23-2,    25;    Ed    Hill    30,    23-0,   53 
E.  M.  Cooper  28,  23-0,  23;  T.  Paddleford  27,  23-0,  23 

C.  Zwerlein  28,  23-0,  23;  B.  W.  Claridge  29,  23-0,  23 
W.  C.  Priefe  28,  23-1,  24. 

Fifth  Grand  American  Handicap,  Elkwood  Park,  N. 
J.,  March  24  and  25,  1897,  twenty-five  live  birds,  $25 
entrance,  handicaps  25  to  33  yards.  Purse,  $1,000 
guaranteed  and  all  surplus  added.  First  money, 
$500;  second,  $300;  third,  $200.  One  hundred  and 
forty-six  entries,  twenty-six  prizes.  Winner,  T.  A. 
Marshall,  Keithsburg,  111.,  28  yards,  25.  Nine  men 
broke  twenty-four  targets,  eleven  men  broke  twenty- 
three  targets. 

Sixth  Grand  American  Handicap  Elkwood  Park, 
N.  J.,  March  22  to  24,  1898,  twenty-five  live  birds, 
$25  entrance,  207  entries,  ten  forfeits.  Purse, 
$5,074.10.   E.  D.   Fulford,  winner. 

Shoot-off  for  trophy,  miss  and  out — 

E.  D.  Fulford,  29  yards,  25-23,  48;  G.  W.  Loomis  28, 
25-22,  47;  Jim  Jones  27,  25-13,  38;  U.  F.  Bender  27, 
25-10,  35;  Walters  27,  25-10,  35;  Tom  Labin  28, 
25-6,  31;  W.  Wagner  27,  25-0,  25;  J.  A.  R.  Elliott  31, 
25-0,  25. 

Purse  divided,  each  of  the  above  taking  $412.60, 
the  emblem  going  to  Fulford.  Each  man  killing  24 
out  of  25  received  $61.S5. 

Seventh  Grand  American  Handicap,  Elkwood  Park, 
J..    April    12    to    14,    1899,    twenty-five    birds,    $25 


N. 


entrance,  not  class  shooting,  handicaps  25  to  33 
yards,  $1,500  guaranteed  by  Interstate  Association, 
and  all  surplus  added.  First  money,  $600  and  silver 
trophy;  second.  $500;  third,  $400.  All  moneys  in 
excess  of  $1,500  divided  in  accordance  with  number 
of  entries  received.  Two  hundred  and  seventy-seven 
entries.,  including  112  post  entries,  15  forfeits;  262 
shoot' rs.  Total  purse,  $6,820;  sixty-three  moneys. 
T.  A,  Marshall  winner. 


considered.  The  most  competent  men  in  America 
were  secured  as  an  official  corps,  and  a  handicap 
committee  was  carefully  selected  from  among  the 
most  experienced  trap  shooters. 

Elmer  E.  Shaner,  who  had  distinguished  himself 
in  the  management  of  the  live-bird  events,  was  given 
complete  control,  and  he  surrounded  himself  with 
the  following  capable  assistants:  T.  W.  Morfey, 
superintendent  of  field  forces;  A.  H.  Meyerhoff  and 
J.  K.  Starr,  cashiers;  J.  D.  Regan,  compiler  of  scores; 
H.  H.  Stevens,  assistant. 

The  first  event  was  held  at  Interstate  Park,  Queens, 
Long  Island,  during  the  week  ending  June  16,  1900. 
The  conditions  called  for  iOO  blue  rocks,  unknown 
angles,  $10  entrance,  handicap  14  to  25  yards,  high 
guns,  not  class  shooting,  $200  added  to  the  purse  in 
addition  to  first  money,  the  winner  to  receive  a  silver 
trophy  presented  by  the  Interstate  Association. 
There  were  seventy-four  entries,  and  Rolla  Heikes 
(22  yards)  was  the  winner.  He  lost  but  one  target 
at  each  of  the  Nos.  1  and  2  sets  of  traps,  dropping 
three  at  the  third  set  and  four  at  the  fourth,  leaving 
him  a  total  of  91.  Hood  (18  yards)  of  Baltimore, 
Md.,  was  second  with  a  score  of  89.  Those  in  the 
third  division,  with  88  each,  shot  off  the  tie  and 
finished  in  the  following  order:  Willey  (16  yards) 
21,  Henderson  (17  yards)  20,  Robin  Hood  (20  yards) 
17,  Landis  (18  yards)  withdrew. 

The  association's  first  attempt  to  conduct  a  target 
tournament  along  lines  that  equalized  the  shooters 
by  a  distance  handicap  proved  so  successful  that  it 
was  unnecessary  to  introduce  any  changes  in  the 
second,  that  also  was  held  at  Interstate  Park  from 
July  16  to  19,  1901.  Elmer  E.  Shaner,  who  had  so 
cleverly  outlined  and  managed  the  initial  event,  con- 
tinued in  the  management,  as  he  has  ever  since,  to 
the  complete  satisfaction  of  the  shooting  fraternity. 
There  were  seventy-five  shooters  at  the  second  tour- 
nament, and  the  struggle  among  the  leaders  for  the 
trophy  was  a  fierce  one.  E.  C.  Griffith  (19  yards)  of 
Pascoag,  R.  I.,  was  eventually  declared  the  winner 
of  this  event,  who,  earlier  in  the  same  year,  won 
the  Grand  American  Handicap  at  live  birds. 

Tom  Marshall  of  Keithsburg,  111.,  won  the  Grand 
American  Handicap  on  live  birds  twice,  and  as  there 
are  no  prospects  of  a  repeal  of  the  laws  prohibiting 
live-bird  shooting,  it  is  probable  that  the  scores  of 
these  two  sportsmen  will  go  down  in  the  records 
unequaled. 

Mr.  Griffith's  success  at  19  yards  was  somewhat  of 
a  surprise,  for  his  work  in  the  morning  was  not  ex- 
traordinary, but  in  the  afternoon,  at  the  critical 
moment,  he  held  himself  well  together  and  accounted 
for  95  targets,  losing  three  in  the  first  25,  breaking 
the  second  section  straight,  and  losing  two  in  the 
last  50. 

F.  V.  Carlough  (16  yards)  of  Rutherford,  N.  J., 
was  second  with  93,  Charles  Wagner  of  Schenectady, 
N.  Y.,  was  third  with  92. 

At  this  tournament  the  struggle  for  fourth  and 
fifth  places  was  a  fierce  one.  Hood  Waters  (18 
yards)  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Edward  Banks  (19 
yards)  of  New  York,  had  tied  on  91  targets  each,  and 
on  the  shoot-off  at  25  targets  each  they  again  tied 
on  22  out  of  25.  On  the  second  shoot-off  each  broke 
24,  but  on  the  third  shoot-off  Banks  won  fourth  money 
by  smashing  23  out  of  25,  while  Waters,  with  19, 
took  fifth  money. 

The  third  Grand  American  Handicap,  which  was 
held  again  at  Interstate  Park,  May  6  to  9,  1902, 
removed  the  last  possible  doubt,  if  any  existed,  as 
to  the  success  of  these  events,  for  there  were  ninety- 
one  entries,  as  compared  to  seventy-five  for  the  pre- 
vious year.  C.  W.  Floyd  of  New  York,  at  18  yards, 
was  the  man  of  the  day  with  a  score  of  94.  He  did 
steady  work,  his  first  section  being  clean,  three  tar- 
gets missed  in  the  second  25,  two  in  the  third  and 
only  one  in  the  last.  Guy  and  Besset,  each  at  the 
16-yard  mark,  tied  with  92  each,  Glover  (19  yards) 
filled  third  place  with  91,  Baker  (19),  Junius  (18), 
Kelsey  (18),  Stevens  (17),  Head  (17),  Howe  (16) 
were  in  fourth  place  with  88  each,  and  Squier  (21 
yards)  and  Fox  (20  yards)  were  fifth  with  87,  so 
that  a  good  idea  of  the  hotness  of  the  competition 
is  shown  by  the  fact  that  seven  targets  covered 
the  highest  and  lowest  men  above  mentioned. 

The  Interstate  Association  decided  that  the  West 
should  be  given  the  fourth  Grand  American  Handicap 
at  targets,  and  Kansas  City  was  selected,  the  dates 
being  April  14  to  17,  1904.  This  proved  to  be  a  very 
good  move,  for  the  entries  more  than  doubled,  run- 
ning up  to  192  and  materializing  into  179  shooters, 
13  forfeitures,  and,  as  usual,  a  dark  horse  proved 
the  winner.  M.  E.  Hensler  of  Battle  Creek,  Mich., 
had  been  the  high  man  in  the  preliminary  event  and 
was  looked  upon  as  the  probable  winner  of  the  big 
event,  but  along  late  in  the  afternoon  M.  Diffenderfer 
of  Wood  River,  Neb.,  whom  no  one  had  thought  was 
a  dangerous  man,  though  he  had  an  easy  handicap 
of  16  yards,  finished  at  No.  1  set  of  traps  with  24  out 
of  25,  scored  22  at  No.  2  set,  ran  23  -at  No.  3  set  and 
put  up  a  clean  score  at  the  last  set,  giving  him  94 
out  of  the  100.  Hensler,  at  17  yards,  came  next  with 
93;  L.  F.  Squier  (19)  and  C.  B.  Adams  (18)  scored 
92;  John  Hughes  (22),  H.  Sconce  (20),  C.  M.  Powers 
(19),  A.  J.  Stauber  (19),  E.  C.  Fort  (19),  D.  Elliott 
(IS)  and  L.  Foley  (18)  each  broke  91.  C.  W.  Budd, 
at  19  yards,  was  alone  in  the  90  class.  R.  O.  Heikes 
(21  yards)  and  C.  O.  Le  Compte  (20  yards)  were 
down  for  89. 

At  this  tournament  Mr.  Shaner  had  as  assistant 
Ed  A.  Hickman  of  Kansas  City,  and  Fred  C.  Whitney 
of  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  handled  the  money  with  an 
accuracy  and  celerity  that  has  gained  him  a  reputa- 
tion all  over  the  country  and  made  him  indispensable 
at  big  events. 


Saturday,  June  29,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


When  the  fifth  annual  handicap  was  announced  to 
take  place  on  the  grounds  of  the  Indianapolis  (Ind.) 
Gun  Club,  from  June  21  to  24,  1904,  it  was  freely 
predicted  that  this  would  be  the  greatest  and  most 
successful  target  tournament  in  the  history  of  the 
Interstate  Association.  These  predictions  were  more 
than  fulfilled,  for  without  doubt  it  was  the  greatest 
"tournament  ever  held  in  this  or  any  other  country, 
321  shooters  facing  the  traps,  but  the  perfect  man- 
agement manifested  itself  in  the  fact  that  the  big 
event  was  disposed  of  and  the  last  gun  fired  shortly 
after  5  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  The  finals  were  so 
close  that  it  required  the  last  shot  of  several  con- 
testants to  decide  the  standing,  which  finally  left 
a  tie  between  R.  D.  Guptill  (19  yards)  of  Aitkin, 
Minn.,  and  W.  M.  Randall  (17  yards)  of  Telluride, 
Colo.,  with  96  each.  In  shooting  the  tie  off  the  first 
string  of  20  resulted  in  another  tie,  each  scoring  17. 
This  was  repeated  in  the  second  string.  In  the  third 
shoot-off  Randall  lost  his  first  and  second  targets 
and  finishel  with  15.  Guptill  beat  him  out  and  won 
the  trophy  and  $312.  Randall  pulled  down  $280.  Six 
men — Budd,  Call,  Scott,  Anderson,  Taylor  and  Al- 
kire — tied  on  94  and  won  $171.60.  There  were  fifteen 
men  in  the  93  class,  four  smashed  92  and  seventeen 
accounted  for  91  each. 

The  grounds,  club-house  and  equipment  of  the  In- 
dianapolis Gun  Club  were  so  complete  and  the  man- 
agement and  officials  of  the  club  so  competent  and 
obliging  that  the  announcement  that  Indianapolis 
would  get  the  sixth  Grand  American  Handicap  was 
hailed  with  general  satisfaction.  The  dates  set  were 
June  27  to  30,  1905.  It  had  been  freely  predicted  that 
such  an  aggregation  as  appeared  the  year  previous 
would  never  be  brought  together  again,  and  the 
prediction  seemed  reasonable,  but  the  country  is 
large,  Indianapolis  easily  accessible,  and  the  Inter- 
state Association  constant  in  its  encouragement  of 
the  sport,  so  that  again  there  was  an  increase  in 
the  number  of  participants,  334  men  presenting 
themselves  at  the  traps. 

R.  R.  Barber  of  Paullina,  Iowa,  at  the  16-yard  mark, 
scored  99  and  won  the  trophy  and  first  money, 
amounting  to  $319.50.  R.  M.  Klein,  William  Akard, 
B.  Cole  and  T.  S.  Bibbee,  with  98  to  their  credit,  won 
$239.60  each.  There  were  seven  men  in  the  97  class 
and  each  won  $91.30. 

The  seventh  Grand  American  Handicap  is,  of 
course,  a  matter  of  very  recent  history.  Like  the 
two  preceding  ones,  it  was  held  at  Indianapolis,  June 
21,  1906.  There  were  268  starters  in  this  contest. 
The  purse  amounted  to  $2,674,  divided  into  fifty-four 
moneys. 

P.  E.  Rogers  (17  yards),  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  was  first 
with  94.  Next  came  George  L.  Lyon  (19  yards)  and 
George  J.  Roll  (19  yards)  each  with  93,  and  L.  I. 
Wade  (19  yards)  was  alone  with  92  to  his  credit. 

The  Grand  American  Handicap  for  1907  was  won 
at  the  Chicago  Gun  Club  grounds,  Chicago,  on  Fri- 
day, June  21st,  by  Jeff  J.  Blanks  of  Trezevant,  Tenn. 
In  the  regular  shoot  for  the  trophy  on  Thursday, 
Blanks,  17  yards,  Chauncey  M.  Powers  of  Decatur, 
III.,  20  yards,  and  Miles  J.  Maryott  of  Fort  Collins, 
Colo.,  18  yards,  tied  with  96  out  of  100  each.  In  shoot- 
ing off  the  tie  on  Friday,  Blanks  won  with  17  out 
of  20,  Maryott  broke  15  and  Powers  14.  Blanks  used 
a  Remington  Automatic  shotgun  and  U.  M.  C.  shells. 


AT   THE   TRAPS. 


HUNTERS'  LICENSE   LAW. 


Proper  license  tags  can  be  secured  from  any 
County  Clerk  or  deputy  Fish  Commissioner  in  this 
State.  The  law  will  take  effect  on  July  1st.  The 
question  has  been  raised  by  extra  finical  sportsmen 
that  it  is  also  necessary  to  secure  a  tag,  under  the 
same  conditions  as  the  game  license  tag,  if  one  goes 
fishing.  The  law,  while  it  may  be  in  a  remote  de- 
gree constructed  as  covering  fish,  if  fish  are  animals, 
was  never  designed  to  cover  anything  else  but  a 
license  for  the  gun — in  this  respect  the  rod  is  im- 
mune, and   so  the   courts  will   hold. 

For  the  convenience  of  those  residing  at  a  dis- 
tance from  a  county  seat,  and  to  save  them  time  and 
expense,  the  Fish  Commission  has  had  prepared 
hunters'  application  blanks,  which  may  be  obtained 
by  addressing  a  request  for  the  same  to  the  County 
Clerk  of  one's  county,  or  to  the  Fish  Commission 
at  San  Francisco.  On  receipt  of  the  application 
properly  filled  out,  enclosing  money  order,  the 
hunters'  license  will  be  promptly  forwarded  to  the 
desired  address. 


Salmon  fiishing  has  been  rather  good  off  Mon- 
terey and  Pacific  Grove  until  the  beginning  of  this 
week,  when  the  fish  seemed  to  have  moved  to  some 
other  locality. 

.  Last  Sunday  Mr.  James  Conning  of  San  Francisco 
caught  his  initial  salmon.  One  fish  scaled  39 
pounds  and  was  taken  on  a  Stewart  spoon. 

Reports  from  Capitola  are  such  that  it  is  believed 
this  favorite  resort  of  salmon  anglers  will  be  side- 
tracked this  season.  A  sandbar  has  formed  just  off 
the  wharf,  which  makes  it  impossible  for  the  boats 
to  get  out  into  the  fishing  water.  A  dyke  was  built 
at  the  mouth  of  the  river,  and  during  the  freshets 
this  year  the  result  was  that  sand  and  all  other 
debris  was  washed  out  from  the  mouth  of  the  river 
and  formed  the  bar  that  has  since  effectually 
stopped  the  boats  from  getting  out  from  the  little 
harbor. 


A  well-attended  blue-rock  shoot  at  Gridley  on  the 
15th  and  16th  insts.,  under  the  auspices  of  "Dutch" 
Humble  and  "Ben"  Bolt,  was  participated  in  by 
"Dick"  Reed,  "Hip"  Justins,  W.  O.  Shreve,  D.  W. 
King  Jr.  and  Harry  Hoyt  of  this  city.  The  first  day's 
program  called  for  ten  20-target  races,  the  principal 
event  being  the  Du  Pont  trophy  shoot,  which  was 
won  by  Frank  Newbert  of  Sacramento,  who  broke 
19  out  of  20  clay  pigeons. 

The  second  day's  schedule  also  provided  ten  20- 
target  races.  The  feature  event  of  the  shoot,  the 
individual  championship  medal  for  Northern  Califor- 
nia, was  won  by  Guion  W.  Gibson  of  Williams,  Co- 
lusa county.  Gibson,  J.  L.  Hare  and  G.  W.-  Thornason 
tied  with  19  breaks  each.  On  the  first  tie  shoot-off 
Gibson  and  Thornason  each  broke  20  straight;  on 
the  second  tie  Gibson  again  scored  a  clean  string 
of  20  to  his  opponent's  16.  Mr.  Gibson  is  a  member 
of  the  California  Wing  Club  and  has  frequently  par- 
ticipated in  the  Ingleside  Club  shoots  and  tourna- 
ments, and  is  very  popular  with  local  sportsmen. 

The  team  shoot,  event  No.  9,  was  won  by  Ruhs- 
taller  16,  Newbert  20  and  Bolt  17—53.  The  scores  fol- 
low: 

Gridley  Gun  Club,  Gridley,  Cal.,  blue-rock  tourna- 
ment, Saturday,  June  15,  1907;  20  targets  each  event; 
total,  200— 

Events—  123456789    10 

*Reed 16  18  20  19  17  16  19  18  20  20—183 

*Shreve    19  18  17  16  15  15  17  15  13  13—158 

*  Justins    17  IS  16  17  15  15  15  13  18  16—160 

♦King  Jr 19  19  16  18  17  20  18  17  19  19—182 

*Hoyt 17  18  16  18  13  14  17  12  16  17—158 

Humble IS  18  15  16  17  18  19  19  19  17—176 

Newbert 19  19  18  20  19  19  20  19  20  19—192 

Johnson 17  17  19  16  15  19  17  — 

Hazelbusch    14  16  17  16  15  16  17  16  14  10—151 

Hutchins    11  13  14  14  15  15  17  18  13  14—144 

Bolt,  T.  S 11  16  16  16         16  19  15  18— 

Waistell 15  17  15  11         15  10— 

Haack 8  11  11         11  11  14  16— 

Dr.   King    16  12  17         14  16— 

Moore    17  15  15  17— 

Gridley 9         14— 

Adams    16  12     9— 

Lewis    8  11 — 

King 10  11— 

Bolt,  E.  W 14— 

Harkey 8 — 

King,  Lee    

Humble,  F 


"Trade  representatives. 

Gridley  Gun  Club,  Gridley,  Cal.,  hlue-rock  tourna- 
ment, Sunday,  June  16,  1907;  20  targets  each  event; 
total,  200 — 

Events—  12    '3     456789    10 

Reed    16  IS  20  20  19  17  19  16  17  18—180 

Shreve    14  15  14  11  14  17  13  14     6  12—130 

Justins    11  17  17  20  15  19  15  19  15  18—166 

King  Jr 17  20  19  17  18  19  17  19  20  18—184 

Hoyt    17  16  18  15  17  15  16  17  15  17—163 

Humble 13  14  20  13  18  IS  16  14     9  19—154 

Newbert 19  20  20  19  17  17  20  18  20  20—190 

Johnson 11  15  13  18  17  16  14  16  18  18—156 

Hazelbusch    18  15  17  17  14  17"  16  17  19  19—169 

Ruhstaller 17  16  18  19  18  17  18  18  16  17—174 

Hutchins 14  17  17  13  13  15     8                8— 

Shannon 7  15  13  17  15  17  13  12         18— 

Biggs    13  15  12     9  — 

Bolt,  T.  S 15  14  20  19  15  IS  15  16  17  18—167 

Dr.   King    10  15  12     9  13         19— 

Onstatt 9  11  11  11     5     9            — 

White 15  17  10  10  13  19  18  15  18  17—152 

Giblin 18  16  19  17  18  19  IS  19  16  IS— 178 

Hare    15  16  17  17  19  18  17  18  13  18—168 

Thornason 18  20  16  17  19  15  18  16  18  18—175 

King,  Lew  16  14  11  11  13         15         14— 

Becker 11  10  9 — 

Johnson 17  16  19  IS  16  17  16  13         17— 

Lashboug 11  16  13  16— 

Moore    15                     15  18         17— 

King,  Lee    11  13                 — 

Carus 9  16  13 

Gridley    15  18  15  16  19         19  16— 

Entrican    14  17  19  13  16  16  19— 

Ruthledge 17  11  14  15  17         20— 

Ash     15  15  17  16  15  17  IS— 

Gibson    13  19  18  18  15  18  19— 

Manville    13  14 — 

Jarvis 12  10                 9— 

Myer   5     S                5— 

Rabe   12                   15— 

Channon    4            — 

Wood 14— 

Riley   6— 

Heffner 7 — 

Humble,  F 13— 


Your  Stomach  is  O.  K.  if  you  drink  Jackson's  Napa 
Soda. 


Harry  Ellis  repeated  his  score  of  three  weeks  ago 
before  the  traps  of  the  Multnomah  Rod  and  Gun 
Club  the  following  Sunday,  breaking  97  birds  out 
of  a  possible  100.  M.  Abrahams  was  second,  break- 
ing 95,  and  Frank  Howe  was  third  with  90. 

The  Portland  shooters  are  making  preparations  for 
the  big  Northwest  trap  shooting  tournament,  which 
will  take  place  in  Portland  July  13  and  14th.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  handsome  silver  trophies  that  will  go 
to  the  winners  of  the  various  events,  there  will  be 
$400  added  money  shot  for  in  addition  to  the  entry 
money,  which  should  bring  the  purse  up  to  over 
$500. 


Last  Sunday  there  was  a  number  of  handicap 
events  for  the  Inman  medal,  the  Du  Pont  trophy  and 
a  solid  gold  medal.    The  scores  follow: 

Harry  Ellis,- shot  at  100,  broke  97;  Abraham,  100-95; 
Howe,  100-90;  Cullison,  100-89;  Caldwell,  100-87;  Jack 
Smith,  100-87;  F.  M.  Shangle,  100-85;  F.  E.  Shangle, 
100-81;  Robertson  Jr.,  100-S1;  Theabeau,  100-78;  Bate- 
man,  100-76;  Lipman,  100-76;  Jones,  100-75;  McPher- 
son,  100-75;  Dr.  Colly,  100-73;  Harper,  50-36;  Strong, 
100-69;  R.  Shangle,  100-68;  C.  Ellis,  50-25;  Wheeler, 
50-25;  Van  Luven,  50-25. 


At  the  regular  shoot  of  the  Seattle  Gun  Club  on 
June  16th,  Steele  won  the  medal  in  class  A;  Doc 
was  the  winner  in  class  B  and  Peterson  took  the 
medal  in  class  C.  Ellis  and  Steele  tied  for  first 
honors  in  class  A,  with  a  score  of  24  out  of  a  pos- 
sible 25.  In  the  shoot-off  Steele  again  made  a  score 
of  24,  and  won  the  medal.     Scores: 

Nelson,  shot  at  100,  broke  70;  "Doc,"  60-42;  Peter- 
son, 100-60;  Donald,  100-51;  Powley,  60-44;  Steele, 
100-91;  Ellis,  100-91;  Mac,  100-80;  Junker,  100-S1; 
Guist,  100-76;  Hall,  100-69;  Olie,  75-40;  Hilderbrant, 
60-46;  Fisher,  75-53;  Bert,  75-54;  Fred,  100-71;  Hol- 
comb,  100-63. 


SANTA  CLARA  SPORTSMEN'S  OUTING. 


From  7:30  A.  M„  when  the  first  car  brought  a 
handful  of  enthusiasts  out  to  the  mouth  of  the 
Alum  Rock  canyon,  on  through  the  day,  last  Sunday, 
when  every  car  brought  a  crowd,  the  members  of 
the  Santa  Clara  County  Fish  and  Game  Protective 
Association  and  their  friends  held  full  sway  over 
the  beautiful  park  at  Alum  Rock.  It  is  estimated 
that  over  1,000  people  partook  of  the  hospitality  of 
.the  sportsmen. 

From  all  sections  of  the  State  the  game  enthusi- 
asts flocked  to  the  big  shoot-fest.  The  president 
and  secretary  of  the  State  Association,  H.  T.  Payne 
and  E.  A.  Mocker;  the  representatives  of  the  Mon- 
terey Bay  Protective  Association,  Messrs.  Hall, 
Green  and  Birk;  the  Los  Angeles  representatives 
and  men  from  all  the  surrounding  counties  were  on 
hand. 

Game  Warden  Welch  of  Santa  Cruz,  representative 
of  the  Supervisors  of  that  county,  and  Supervisors 
Roll,  Mitchell  and  Ayer  of  Santa  Clara  county  were 
on  hand. 

A  number  of  the  shooters  made  clean  scores,  and 
more  hit  the  mark  nine  out  of  ten.  The  shooting 
was  in  charge  of  Grove  de  Zaldo,  Dr.  Schumaker,  Joe 
Delmas   Jr.    and   "Bartley"   Lorigan. 

The  barbecue  was  one  of  the  great  features  of 
the  day  and  certainly  the  greatest  feature  for  many 
of  the  visitors.  I.  L.  Koppel  and  F.  S.  Narvaez  were 
in  charge  of  the  "feed,"  and  turned  out  a  spread 
that  for  quantity  and  quality  has  seldom,  if  ever, 
been  equaled  in  the  history  of  out-door  meetings. 

Besides  the  usual  barbecue  of  lamb  and  beef, 
salmon  made  one  of  the  features  of  the  spread. 
The  fish  were  the  gift  of  the  Monterey  Bay  Pro- 
tective Association,  through  Martin  Birks,  and  made 
one   of  the   most   important   parts   of   the   repast. 

Spanish  beans,  cooked  in  the  genuine  Spanish 
style,  beans  that  were  tackled  four  times  by  many 
and  beans  for  which  the  ladies  present  eagerly  in- 
quired the  recipe,  these  made  another  part  on  the 
bill  of  fare.  Black  coffee  and  cream  was  served  with 
the  heavier  courses,  and  "salsa,"  the  Spanish  sauce 
so  necessary  to  finish  the  menu,  was  on  the  tables. 

Bunting  was  stretched  over  the  open  spaces  be- 
tween several  trees,  and  under  this  shade  the  barbe- 
cue was  served.  Many  of  the  guests  and  members 
stayed  to  supper,  so  that  from  12:30  until  6  P.  M. 
the  cooks  were  kept  busy.  The  materials  for  the 
spread  were  furnished  by  the  merchants  of  the 
town,  who  are  interested  in  the  advance  and  pros- 
perity of  the  game  association.  Ice  water,  lemonade 
and  sodawater  were  the  only  liquors  on  the  grounds. 

Between  1  and  2  o'clock,  after  the  mapority  of 
those  present  had  satisfied  the  inner  man,  speeches 
were  heard  from  many  of  the  members  and  from 
the  visitors  from  the  outside  counties  interested  in 
the  work.  Dr.  A.  M.  Barker  of  San  Jose,  well  known 
among  sporting  men,  introduced  the  speakers  in 
his  usually  able  and  jovial  manner. 

The  principal  speaker  of  the  day  was  H.  T.  Payne, 
the  president  of  the  State  Fish  and  Game  Associa- 
tion. He  spoke  of  the  past  work  of  the  association, 
and  of  that  which  was  yet  to  be  done,  describing 
the  difficulties  which  attended  a  prohibitive  move- 
ment, and  showing  how  the  best  interests  of  all 
were  served  by  the  protection  of  game. 

The  other  speakers  who  addressed  the  banqueters 
were:  H.  Chase  Hall,  Corte  Madera;  C.  M.  Short- 
ridge,  A.  T.  Herrmann,  S.  G.  Tomkins,  A.  D.  Wy- 
man  of  Santa  Cruz;  Harry  Green,  Monterey;  E.  A. 
Mocker,  Capitola;  Charlie  Powell,  Pleasanton; 
Henry  Ayer,  Walter  Welsh,  Martin  Birks  of  Mon- 
terey and  others. 

There  were  about  3,000  blue  rocks  used  at  the 
traps.  Those  to  make  clean  scores  were:  Messrs. 
King,  Reed,  Vaughan,  Dr.  A.  M.  Barker,  A.  E.  Holmes, 
Jim  Shilue,  Cadwallader,  Walter  Lillick,  L.  D.  Ho- 
back  and  Mr.  Mitchell.  Other  good  scores  were  made 
by  Messrs.  Cushing,  Holmes,  Joe  Delmas,  Royal 
Cottle  and  Ed.  Barnes. 

Many  ladies  were  among  the  visitors. 


Quail  Will  be  Scarce. — "From  what  I  can  observe," 
SLaies  a  well  known  local  sportsman,  "I  think  the 
quail  crop  in  Marin  county  will  be  another  failure 
this  season.  The  exceedingly  heavy  rains  o£  two 
weeks  ago  ruined  many  nests  and  probably  caused 
the  death  of  many  little  cheepers." 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


COLLIE  SHOW  AT  SACRAMENTO. 


Reference  was  made  several  weeks  ago  to  a  con- 
templated Collie  show  and  exhibition  of  working  Col- 
lies, in  conjunction  with  the  State  Fair  at  Sacramento 
next  September.  Since  then  the  project  has  taken 
tangible  shape  and  the  following  announcement  is 
made  by  the  secretary  of  the  State  Agricultural  As- 
sociation: 

The  State  Agricultural  Society  adds  prizes  for 
Collie  dogs  as  a  new  department  to  its  premium 
list,  under  the  following  regulations: 

Entrance  $2  for  each  dog.  S4  for  two  dogs,  and 
$5  for  three  or  more  dogs.  Entries  close  with  the 
secretary  August  25,  1907. 

The  dogs  are  to  be  shown  the  last  two  days  of 
the  Fair,  and  must  be  on  the  bench  by  10  o'clock 
A.  M-  of  the  day  before  the  closing  of  the  Fair. 

A  separate  fee  of  $2  will  be  charged  for  each  class 
in  which  a  dog  is  entered. 

The  payment  of  entry  carries  with  it  the  privilege 
of  ticket  entitling  the  holder  to  admission  to  all  de- 
partments of  the  Fair,  excepting  grandstand,  during 
the  time  of  the  dog  show. 

Dogs  will  be  fed  at  expense  of  the  society. 

The  show  will  be  open  from  10  o'clock  A.  M.  to  6 
o'clock  P.  M. 

A  competent  judge  will  award  the  prizes.  During 
the  hours  of  judging  no  dog  shall  be  taken  from  its 
stall,  not  even  by  its  owner,  and  if  any  dog  is  not 
found  in  its  stall  when  called  for  by  the  judge,  the 
judge  will  proceed  without  it.  Owners  or  attendants 
are  requested  to  be  near  their  dogs,  and  when  called 
upon  to  bring  their  animals  into  the  judging  ring. 

The  managers  will  use  due  diligence  for  care  and 
safety  of  all  dogs  exhibited,  but  will  not  be  respon- 
sible for  loss  or  damage  to  any  dog  exhibited, 
whether  the  result  of  accident  or  other  cause. 

Each  exhibitor  will  receive  one  ticket  of  identifi- 
cation for  each  dog  entered,  which  must  be  carefully 
preserved,  as  no  dog  will  be  permitted  to  pass  out  of 
the  building  at  night  until  its  owner  shall  deposit 
$5  and  surrender  the  ticket  to  the  check  clerk,  both 
of  which  will  be  returned  on  return  of  the  dog  next 
morning  before  10  o'clock.  If  prize  winners  are 
taken  out  and  not  returned,  the  prizes  awarded  them 
will  be  forfeited. 

No  dog  will  be  received  unless  supplied  with  a 
suitable  collar  and  chain. 

The  superintendent  shall  have  the  right  to  exclude 
or  remove  any  dog  from  the  show  for  any  cause 
appearing  to  him  sufficient. 

Exhibitors  will  be  allowed  to  exercise  their  dogs 
from  7  to  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  from  6  to  8  o'clock 
P.  M.,  and  no  dog  will  be  permitted  off  the  bench 
except  during  these  hours.  The  superintendent  will 
see  that  the  dogs  are  properly  exercised. 

No  dog  shall  be  permanently  removed  from  the 
building  until  after  6  o'clock  on  the  closing  day  of 
the  Fair,  except  by  consent  of  the  superintendent. 

All  dogs  sent  by  express  should  be  addressed,  "Su- 
perintendent Dog  Show,  Agricultural  Park,  Sacra- 
mento, Cal." 

1.  The  State  Agricultural  Society  will  give  a  gold 
medal  for  the  best  kennel  of  four  or  more  Collie 
dogs. 

2.  For  the  best  Collie  owned  and  exhibited  by  a 
woman. 

3.  For  the  best  puppy  dog,  under  one  year  old. 

4.  For  the  best  puppy  bitch,  under  one  year  old. 

5.  For  the  best  non-winner  dog. 

6.  For  the  best  non-winner  bitch. 

7.  For  the  best  dog  not  having  won  three  prizes. 

8.  For  the  best  bitch  not  having  won  three  prizes. 

9.  Best  dog,  free-for-all. 

10.  Best  bitch,  free-for-all. 

The  prizes  will  be  $5  for  first,  Society  medal  for 
second,  diploma  for  third. 

11.  The  Englewood  Kennels,  Campbell  Cal.,  will  give 
a  high-bred  pup  by  Champion  Hanover  Monarch,  for 
the  best  trained  Collie  or  shepard  dog,  either  sex, 

12.  For  the  second  best  trained  dog,  Collie  or  shep- 
ard, either  sex,  the  Agricultural  .Society  will  give  a 
prize  of  ?15. 


DOINGS    IN    DOGDOM. 


An  important  step,  one  that  will  appeal  strongly 
to  breeders  and  owners  of  the  game  Bull  Terrier,  is 
the  recent  action  of  the  Western  Bull  Terrier  Breed- 
ers' Association  in  providing  for  a  series  of  produce 
stakes.  In  this  respect  it  is  proposed  to  offer  the 
first  annual  produce  stakes  for  the  produce  of  regu- 
larly nominated  matrons  whelped  on  or  before  Octo- 
ber 1,  1907.  This  stake  is  open  to  all  comers,  irre- 
spective of  membership  in  the  association.  And  right 
here  it  can  be  said  that  the  association  is  deserving 
of  every  commendation  for  its  broad  and  liberal  ac- 
tion in  recognizing  any  and  all  entries,  under  the 
regulations  of  course.  This  is  decidedly  a  step  in 
the  best  interests  of  the  breed. 

The  fees  are  nominal,  S3  for  each  bitch  nominated 
October  1,  1907,  SI  for  each  puppy  nominated  on  or 
before  December  1,  1907,  $2  second  forfeit,  payable 
Marcb  1,  1908,  and  S3  starting  fee  for  each  puppy  in 
the  competition,  which  is  to  take  place  annually  at 
the  tx  nch  shows  of  the  San  Francisco  Kennel  Club. 
prizes  will  embrace  the  whole  amount  of  the 
:;    -aid  in,  viz.:    Dog  puppies —  First  prize,  one- 


third  of  the  stakes;  second  prize,  one-sixth  of  the 
stakes.  The  apportionment  of  prizes  for  bitch  pup- 
pies are  the  same.  Special  prizes  of  S10  in  gold 
are  offered  by  the  association  for  the  dams  of  the 
best  dog  and  the  best  bitch  puppies. 

All  dogs  competing  in  these  stakes  must  be  regu- 
larly entered  in  at  least  one  class  of  the  'Frisco 
show.  Mr.  Charles  R.  Thorburn,  225  Alcatraz  ave- 
nue. Oakland,  is  the  secretary  of  the  association. 


TRADE    NOTES. 


A.  L.  Cresswell  has  sold  his  promising  young 
Cocker  bitch  Cressella  Nell,  sire  Champion  Mepals 
Saxon,  dam  Champion  Plumeria  Sally,  to  Mrs.  Fred 
E.  Adams,  Oakland,  Cal.,  for  a  handsome  figure.  She 
will  be  shown  in  the  puppy  class  at  all  the  coming 
shows  this  fall.  Mr.  Cresswell  says  she  will  be  in 
the  money. 


Wm.  Bay  reports  the  loss  of  his  very  good  Irish 
Water  Spaniel  bitch  Rowdy  Girl,  who  disappeared 
over  two  weeks  ago.  and  despite  every  effort  to  lo- 
cate her,  she  is  still  unaccounted  for.  The  disap- 
pearance of  good  dogs  of  all  breeds  has  lately  be- 
come so  much  the  regular  thing  that  there  seems 
to  be  an  organized  method  of  procedure. 


Fred  P.  Butler's  handsome  English  Setter,  Tiverton, 
a  winner  at  Oakland  and  San  Francisco  shows,  is 
very  well  liked  by  sportsmen  who  own  blooded  dams. 
In  consequence  there  has  been  a  number  of  matings 
recently,  the  latest  being  that  of  Mr.  H.  Eisner's 
Fanchon,  she  by  Count  Danstone,  ex  Lady.  This 
breeding  should  make  a  "nick"  that  will  be  worth 
watching  by  Setter  fanciers.  "Tiv  is  looking  bet- 
ter every  day,  and  I  have  three  other  bitches  waiting 
for  him,"  writes  Mr.  Butler. 


The  missing  Belle  Fontaine,  a  handsome  field  trial 
and  bench  winning  English  Setter,  owned  by  Mr.  E. 
Courtney  Ford,  and  for  which  there  is  a  reward  of 
$100  offered  for  her  return,  is  still  unaccounted  for. 


STEELHEAD    FISHING   IN   SANTA   CRUZ   COUNTY. 


In  a  recent  issue  of  this  journal  announcement 
was  made  relative  to  an  ordinance  restricting  steel- 
head  fishing  in  Santa  Cruz  county.  The  information 
given  was  quoted,  from  an  exchange,  which  had  the 
dates  practically  reversed. 

A  communication  from  Game  Warden  Walter  R. 
Welch  advises  us  as  to  the  proper  open  dates,  and 
with  the  aid  of  the  following,  we  make  the  neces- 
sary correction: 

"I  note  your  article  in  the  Breeder  and  Sportsman 
of  date  of  June  22d,  relative  to  an  ordinance  passed 
by  the  Board  of  Supervisors  of  Santa  Cruz  county  for 
the  protection  of  steelhead  trout.  The  ordinance 
passed  by  the  Supervisors  cuts  off  the  months  of 
April  and  January  from  the  State  law  (Section  632%, 
Penal  Code)  and  makes  the  open  season  for  taking, 
catching  and  having  in  possession  steelhead  trout  in 
the  county  of  Santa  Cruz  from  May  1st  to  September 
17th.  and  from  October  23d  to  January  1st. 

This  action  was  taken  in  recognition  of  the  fact 
that  trout  which  inhabit  the  streams  of  this  county 
are  steelhead  trout  and  that  to  permit  them  to  be 
taken  during  the  months  of  April  and  January 
would  result  in  great  injury  to  the  supply  of  trout  in 
the  streams.  I  enclose  an  abstract  of  the  Fish,  Game 
and  Fire  Laws,  as  they  apply  to  the  county  of  Santa 
Cruz,  and  hope  you  will  correct  the  article. 

During  the  past  two  weeks  I  have  been  distribut- 
ing trout  and  silver  salmon  fry  from  our  county 
hatchery  and  have  liberated  in  the  various  streams 
in  the  county  many  hundreds   of  thousands   of  fry. 

I  am  of  the  opinion  that  the  Board  of  Supervisors 
will  re-consider  their  action  in  closing  the  deer  sea- 
son, and  in  its  place  pass  an  ordinance  making  a 
short  open  season." 


THE  BASS  SEASON  OPENS. 


[By  Rev.  W.  H.  Hillegass.] 

Oh,  take  me  out — I  don't  care  where — beside  some 
sparkling  river, 

Whose  every  ripple  is  a  snare  to  set  my  soul  a-quiver; 

And  find  me  there  a  shady  spot  beneath  the  spread- 
ing branches, 

Where  husky  farmers  wander  not  to  warn  you  off 
their  ranches; 

And  give  me  then  a  line  and  hook,  to  make  my  bluff 
the  better, 

And  just  that  special  land  of  book  to  which  I'm  al- 
ways debtor — 

Oh,  you  may  catch  the  bass,  you  know,  for  which 
your  soul  is  wishing, 

But  all  I  ask  is  just  a  show  to  play  that  I  am  fishing. 

A  sylvan  place  beside  a  stream,  with  just  the  vag- 
rant breezes 

That  waft  you  backward  in  a  dream  to  all  of  eld 
that  pleases; 

The  girl  you  love  the  very  best,  the  one  for  approba- 
tion— 

Although,  of  course,  you  love  the  rest  by  way  of 
recreation; 

Some  poppies  nodding  from  the  sod,  as  if  to  give 
you   greeting. 

And  tiny  ripples,  silver-shod,  with  tiny  ripples  meet- 
ing—   ■ 

Oh,  you  may  fish,  if  best  you  deem  for  schools  of 
bass  to  rustle; 

I  only  ask  a  chance  to  dream  and  let  the  old  world 
hustle. 


A    Strong    Combination. 

The  eighth  Grand  American  Handicap  at  blue- 
rocks  was  won  at  the  new  Chicago  Gun  Club  grounds 
on  Friday,  June  21st,  by  the  Tennessee  crack  shot, 
Jeff  J.  Blanks,  who  shot  a  Remington  Automatic  . 
shotgun  and  U.  M.  C.  shells.  Three  ties  of  96  out 
of  100  were  high  guns  in  the  Grand  American  Handi- 
cap at  100  targets,  which  was  shot  on  Thursday, 
June  20th.  In  shooting  off  the  tie  Blanks  won  the 
trophy. 


A  Few  Good   Records. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  trap  shooting  events 
of  the  season  thus  far  was  the  special  tournament 
on  the  Chicago  Gun  Club  grounds  February  17th. 
With  only  average  weather  conditions  some  remark- 
able scores  were  made,  particularly  by  W.  D.  Stan- 
nard,  Lee  Barkley  and  Harry  Kahler. 

Stannard  set  the  pace  with  a  long  consecutive  run 
of  167  targets.  This  was  the  high  score  of  the  day. 
Barkley  came  second  with  135  straight  and  Kahler 
third  with  115  straight  targets. 

As  this  was  a  competition,  or  try-out,  of  powders, 
as  well  as  in  marksmanship,  it  is  noteworthy  that 
both  Stannard  and  Kahler  used  Du  Pont  smokeless, 
while  Barkley  relied  on  the  "New  E.  C.  (Improved)" 
shotgun  powder.  No  other  powders  secured  represen- 
tation in  the  honor  column,  so  they  say. 

Incidentally,  the  long  run  scored  by  Stannard  es- 
tablishes a  new  record  for  straight  targets  at  the 
recently  opened  Chicago  Gun  Club  Park. 


U.  M.  C.  Notes. 

At  Memphis,  Mo.,  April  17th,  Mr.  John  A.  Nichols 
won  the  handicap  event  of  25  targets  by  breaking 
25  straight  from  the  16-yard  mark,  using  TJ.  M|  C. 
shells.  Mr.  R.  R.  Barber  was  high  professional  for 
the  two-day  tournament,  breaking  235  out  of  250,  also 
using  U.  M.  C.  shells. 

At  Montclair,  N.  J.,  April  4th,  in  the  team  race 
between  the  Bergen  Beach  Gun  Club  and  the  Cres- 
cent Athletic  Club,  every  member  of  the  winning 
team  used  U.  M.  C.  shot  shells.  The  Bergen  Beach 
Club  won  out  by  the  score  of  437  against  430  of 
the  Crescent.  All  four  cups  which  were  given  as 
prizes  went  to  the  users  of  U.  M.  C.  shells. 

R.  O.  Heikes,  who  has  been  "getting  strong"  in 
Texas,  shot  at  900  targets  during  the  week  of  April 
22d  to  27th,  inclusive,  making  96  and  a  fraction 
per  cent.  His  last  100  birds  were  broken  straight. 
Mr.  Heikes  finds  the  Remington  Auto-loading  Shot- 
gun well  adapted  for  trap  work,  and  states  that  his 
TJ.  M.  C.  steel-lined  shells  work  well  in  any  repeat- 
ing shotgun. 


Peters   Points, 

At  the  Kansas  City  tournament,  February  20th  to 
23d,  Mr.  Wm.  Veach,  using  Peters  factory  loaded 
Ideal  shells,  won  the  Elliott  Live  Bird  Trophy,  the 
Interstate  Target  Championship  and  the  Hunter 
Arms  Co.  trophy  by  some  very  consistent  shooting. 
He  was  also  high  amateur  on  the  last  day  of  the 
shoot,  and  won  second  average  for  the  four  days. 

At  Columbus,  Neb.,  February  2d,  Mr.  Wm.  Veach, 
using  Peters  factory  loaded  shells,  broke  118  out  of 
125,  thus  keeping  up  the  fast  pace  which  he  has 
struck  in  the  past  two  weeks 

At  the  Live  Bird  Tournament  at  Sandwich,  Ont, 
February  22d,  Mr.  C.  A.  Young,  using  Peters  fac- 
tory loaded  Ideal  shells,  won  high  average  with  a 
score  of  34  out  of  36,  and  was  high  gun  in  every 
event. 

At  Abilene,  Texas,  March  15th,  high  average  for 
the  day  was  won  by  Mr.  L.  I.  Wade,  using  Peters 
Ideal  factory  loaded  shells;  score,  96  out  of  100. 


Winchester  Rifles  Victors. 

Rapid-fire  shooting  is  claiming  more  and  more  the 
attention  of  riflemen,  as  it  is  realized  that  with  the 
advent  of  automatic  firearms  the  rifleman  of  the 
future  will  be  required  to  shoot  not  only  accurately, 
but  with  great  rapidity.  Aside  from  this,  it  is  splen- 
did training  for  the  eye  and  hand.  All  the  rapid- 
fire  matches  held  at  tournaments  within  the  last  year 
have  been  won  with  Winchester  rifles  and  cartridges, 
which  shows  that  they  hold  the  palm  for  this  kind 
of  shooting.  At  the  Iriqouis  Rifle  Club  tournament, 
held  in  connection  with  the  Pittsburg  Sportsmen 
Show  recently,  the  rapid-fire  match  was  won  by  R.  R. 
Bennett  of  Pittsburg,  with  a  score  of  417,  J.  H.  Dim- 
ling  was  second  with  415,  and  D.  W.  Baker  third 
with  412.  All  used  Winchester  automatic  rifles  and 
cartridges.  In  the  difficult  bull's-eye  match  H.  M. 
Thomas  of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  tookfirst  place  with 
the  almost  perfect  target  of  6%  degrees.  He  also 
tied  two  others  for  first  place  in  the  continuous 
match.  Mr.  Thomas  used  Winchester  rifles  and  cart- 
ridges. 

Mrs.  Topperwein's  shooting  still  continues  to  as- 
tonish and  edify,  the  Veterans  in  particular  being 
completely  taken  back  by  such  performances  by  a 
woman.  At  the  tournament  at  Sulphur,  I.  T.,  May  2d, 
she  made  the  rousing  score  of  245  out  of  250,  shooting 
113  straight,  and  at  Oklahoma  City,  May  4th,  she 
broke  188  out  of  200  difficult  targets.  Mrs.  Topper- 
wein  always  uses  Winchester  guns  and  shells. 


California's  favorite  hot  weather  drink  is  Jaskson's 
Napa  Soda. 


Saturday,  June  29,  1907.] 


THE     BREEDER     AND     SPORTSMAN 


UNPROFITABLE      FEEDERS. 


THE    MEN    BEHIND   THE   COWS. 


IMPORTANCE    OF    CLEANLINESS. 


CORRECTING     HORSE     HABITS. 


Rudolph  Kysela,  Saratoga  Springs. 
N.  Y„  writes  the  Journal  of  Agricul- 
ture: 

When  handling  a  horse,  self-control 
is  essential.  Don't  get  out  of  patience 
and  kick  and  fume  if  the  animal  does 
not  do  just  as  you  wish.  Try  again, 
for  probably  the  dumb  brute  did  not 
quite  understand  what  you  expected 
it  to  do,  and  then  give  the  horse  the 
order;  don't  expect  the  animal  to 
guess  what  you  want  done. 

If  you  have  horses  keep  a  close 
watch  on  your  teamster.  If  he  handles 
the  horses  brutally,  or  with  poor  judg- 
ment, pay  him  off  at  once  and  get 
another  man.  It  is  easier  to  get 
another  teamster  than  it  is  to  get 
another  team.  Don't  fail  to  keep  an 
eye  on  mischevious  boys,  for  they  will 
tease  and  torment  a  horse  just  for  the 
fun  of  it.  This  may  result  in  the 
horse  developing  the  habit  of  kicking, 
striking  or  biting. 

Some  horses  develop  the  habit  of 
kicking  while  standing  in  the  stable. 
It  is  always  dangerous  to  enter  the 
stall  of  a  kicker,  so  the  sooner  the  ani- 
mal is  broken  of  the  mean  trait  the 
safer  becomes  the  lives  of  those  who 
find  occasion  to  have  anything  to  do 
with  it.  Tie  the  horse  short,  so  as 
not  to  give  any  slack  rope  to  allow 
its  backing  up.  Fill  a  bag  with  hay, 
straw  or  sawdust  and  suspend  it  from 
the  ceiling  by  a  rope  directly  behind 
the  horse's  hocks.  Now  make  it  be- 
lieve that  you  intend  to  enter  the 
stall.  Up  comes  the  heels,  striking 
the  bag;  it  rebounds  and  strikes  the 
horse.  Again,  pretend  you  intend  to 
enter.  The  same  thing  is  repeated. 
The  horse  becomes  afraid  and  quivers 
as  it  attempts  to  crowd  into  the  for- 
ward  corners   of  the   stall. 

When  only  one  horse  is  kept  in  a 
stable  it  seldom  kicks  the  sides  of 
its  stall.  Turning  the  stall  kicker  into 
a  box  stall  has  frequently  broken  up 
the  habit,  but  when  that  convenience 
is  not  at  hand,  other  measures  are  re- 
sorted to.  A  club  two  or  three  inches 
in  diameter  and  about  eighteen  inches 
long,  so  as  not  to  make  a  bruise,  will 
do  the  job.  Fasten  the  club  to  the 
leg  at  the  hock  joint  by  one  of  its 
ends,  thus  making  s.  loose,  swinging 
club.  As  the  horse  kicks  the  side  of 
the  stall  the  club  strikes  the  leg 
sharply.  The  horse  soon  learns  that 
when  it  keeps  its  feet  quiet  the  club 
inflicts  no  pain. 

Halter  pulling  is  very  common 
among  horses  that  are  improperly 
handled.  Fortunately,  the  remedy  is 
simple  and  effective,  breaking  up  the 
habit  in  a  very  short  time.  Fasten  a 
long  rope  to  the  halter,  slipping  the 
loose  end  through  the  tie  ring.  Pass 
the  unengaged  end  of  the  rope  be- 
tween the  forelegs  and  then  over  the 
hack,  bringing  it  over  on  the  other 
side  and  fastening  it  to  the  rope,  be- 
tween the  forelegs  in  a  slip  knot. 
When  the  horse  pulls  on  the  halter 
the  large  noose  tightens  up  on  its 
body  and  it  soon  gives  up  the  pulling. 
Another  good  way  to  fasten  the  rope 
is  to  tie  it  to  one  of  the  hind  legs. 
If  the  horse  pulls  it  simply  pulls  itself 
off  its  feet. 


A    GREAT   CATTLE    SALE. 


The  Cooper  sale  of  Jersey  cattle  is 
always  a  notable  event,  but  this  year 
it  was  a  record  breaker  in  more  ways 
than  one.  The  four-year-old  bull 
Stockwell,  brought  $11,500,  the  highest 
price  ever  paid  for  a  bull  at  auction. 
Whether  this  bull  was  a  good  invest- 
ment remains  to  be  seen,  but  the  sale 
of  five  of  his  daughters  at  $2,200  to 
$3,000  apiece  shows  that  his  merit  as 
a  sire  is  great.  The  seven-months-old 
bull  calf,  Sensation  Fern,  sold  for  the 
record  price  of  $10,200,  and  is  a  fine 
illustration  of  the  value  of  a  great 
pedigree.  Ninety-seven  head  sold  for 
an  average  of  over  $968,  which  also 
breaks  all  records  for  so  great  a 
number  of  Jerseys  or  any  other  breed, 
if  we  are  not  mistaken.  The  Coopers 
deserve  their  success,  for  they  have 
worked  hard,  dealt  fairly  and  brought 
out  magnificent  animals. 


A  visit  to  the  stock  yards  shows 
many  different  types  of  cattle,  all  un- 
profitable feeders,  and  A.  S.  Alexan- 
der, writing  to  the  Live  Stock  Report, 
has  this  to  say  of  them: 

It  strikes  us  that  unless  steers  put 
on  plenty  of  flesh  and  fat  in  return 
for  the  good  food  they  consume,  and 
put  it  on  in  the  least  possible  time, 
with  the  least  possible  waste  and  dis- 
tribute it  upon  the  most  profitable 
parts  of  their  frames  they  are  rob- 
bers, stealing  their  feed  and  making 
the  labor  of  their  feeder  of  no 
avail. 

To  such  a  category  belongs  that 
long-legged,  gaunt,  brindle,  long- 
horned  steer  that  shows  to  be  of  fast 
running  breed,  for  his  under  line  is 
carried  up  at  the  flank  like  that  of 
a  greyhound,  and  chased  by  a  dog  has 
the  timber  topping  abilities  of  hunters 
such  as  Tom  Blong  used  to  ride  at  the 
Chicago  horse  show.  Try  to  fill  the 
hand  with  slack  skin  on  such  a  steer 
and  the  feat  proves  impossible,  for 
the  hide  on  him  is  stretched  tight 
over  his  slats,  like  the  skin  on  a  snare 
drum.  And  he  is  a  snare  in  fact  and 
to  be  drummed  off  the  farm  as  soon 
as  possible. 

Then  there  is  the  steer  of  dairy 
blood  from  one  of  Prof.  Fraser's  1020 
cows  that  failed  to  pay  their  board. 
He  has  cat  hams,  a  long  tail,  big  bones, 
a  lank,  lean  body,  showing  ■  as  many 
points  on  which  to  hang  one's  hat  as 
did  Don  Quixote's  charger  or  one  of 
ex-Governor  Hoard's  typical  dairy 
formed,  nervous  energy  possessed  milk 
cows.  The  woe  begone  face  of  him 
well  nigh  indicates  his  echoing  empti- 
ness, elastic  appetite  for  every  good 
food  in  sight  and  sorrow  at  the  impos- 
sibility of  filling  that  aching  void  or 
appeasing  that  gnawing  and  expansive 
hunger.  In  similar  fashion  we  might 
go  on  describing  the  idiosyncracies  of 
conformation  and  cussedness  of  a 
great  variety  of  alleged  feeding  steers 
that  cheat  their  owners.  But  what's 
the  use?  Two  such  as  we  have  out- 
lined serve  sufficiently  to  draw  atten- 
tion to  the  great  army  of  nondescript 
worthless  brutes  eating  high  class,  ex- 
pensive, nutritious  food  on  a  multitude 
of  rich  farms  and  transferring  it  into 
manure  piles  not  too  much  appreciated 
by  their  owners.  The  manure  is  about 
the  only  profit  from  the  feeding  of 
such  wasteful  beasts  and  does  not 
nearly  repay  the  owner  for  the  ex- 
pense incurred. 

The  place  of  each  of  these  feed 
wasters  might  and  should  be  taken 
by  a  good  steer,  bred  to  convert  feed 
into  high  class  beef  carried  upon  the 
best  parts  of  the  carcass,  and  put  there 
in  quick  time  at  an  early  age  and 
with  the  slightest  degree  of  waste. 
Such  steers  are  to  be  had.  They  can 
be  supplied  to  order  by  enterprising 
commission  houses  employing  expert 
buyers,  or  they  may  be  bred  at  home 
by  mating  pure  bred  beef  bulls  with 
selected  high  grade  beef  type  cows. 
They  may  be  had  if  the  owner  of  the 
farm  but  decides  that  he  must  have 
them  and  then  goes  earnestly  at  work 
to  replace  his  robber  steers  with  those 
profit-paying  special-purpose  feeding 
animals.  Of  the  man  who  is  feeding 
good  feed  into  skin  or  canner  type, 
robber  steers  let  us  ask,  "What's  the 
use?"  There  is  no  profit  in  the  work, 
and  it  would  be  far  better  not  to 
feed  at  all  than  to  feed  steers  of  the 
hungry,  never  satisfied,  never  fattened 
type.  Sort  over  the  steers  in  the  feed 
lot.  Bunch  up  the  good  ones  and 
weigh  them.  Keep  track  of  the  feed 
used  daily  and  per  week  and  weigh 
again.  This  is  as  profitable  work  as 
weighing  the  milk  of  the  dairy  cow 
and  testing  its  content  of  butter  fat. 
It  will  lead  to  early  detection  of  the 
robber  steer,  and  the  sooner  he  is 
found  out  and  sold  to  supply  the 
sinews  of  war  to  some  foreign  army 
the  better  will  it  be  for  the  farmer 
and,  mayhap,  the  sooner  will  come  the 
end  of  the  war  by  peaceful  demise  of 
the  warriors. 


If  fly  repellants  are  used  they  should 
be  applied  every  morning  to  be  effec- 
tive. They  will  not  increase  the  am- 
ount of  milk,  as  is  generally  the  belief, 
nor  will  they  increase  the  amount  of 
butter  fat  in  the  milk,  but  they  save 
the  animal  a  great  deal  of  annoy- 
ance. 


Too  many  men  behind  the  cows  are 
really  poor  judges  of  cows  from  the 
dairy  standpoint.  Else  they  would 
not  continue  year  after  year  to  keep 
the  kind  of  cows  they  do.  There  is  a 
great  awakening  among  them,  how- 
ever, as  to  the  value  of  better  blood 
and  more  intelligent  methods  of  de- 
veloping the  dairy  cow.  But  the  great 
majority  of  farmers,  however,  still 
breed  cows  without  wise  understand- 
ing of  what  they  are  doing.  It  is  a 
difficult  thing  to  find  in  very  many 
neighborhoods  one  farmer  who  has 
been  pursuing  for  years  a  steadfast 
grading  up  of  his  cows  with  a  clear 
judgment  of  what  he  wants.  There 
are  thousands  who  keep  cows,  but  how 
many  are  there  who  rise  to  the  full 
power  and  scope  of  their  place  and 
develop   cows. 

Yet  the  light  is  breaking  fast  into 
the  minds  of  the  farmers  on  this  ques- 
tion. They  are  beginning  to  see  that 
there  are  two  prime  factors  that  lie 
under  the  making  of  a  dairy  cow; 
breed  and  feed.  Neither  will  take  the 
place  of  the  other.  Of  the  two,  the 
breeding  factor  is  much  the  more  diffi- 
cult to  comprehend  and  control.  The 
average  farmer  is  mighty  in  cross- 
breeding, and  as  a  consequence  his 
herd  is  a  hodge-podge.  The  wise 
breeder  keeps  within'  the  line  of  es- 
tablished prepotencies*  and  develops 
what  he  wants  by  uniting  agreeing, 
not  disagreeing,  traits  and  tenden- 
cies.— Hoard's. 


GROWING  YOUNG  BULLS. 


One  of  the  greatest  mistakes  made 
by  the  growers  of  pure  bred  sires  is 
that  of  feeding  them  too  much  con- 
centrated food.  As  a  rule,  they  are 
kept  too  fat  during  the  first  year  of 
their  growth.  Particularly  is  this  the 
case  with  young  bulls  of  the  beef 
breeds.  The  object  in  keeping  them 
so  fat  is  to  make  a  sale  at  an  early 
age.  For  this  condition  the  buyer  is 
more  responsible  than  the  seller.  The 
latter  has  learned  that  the  average 
buyer  will  select  first  the  "fattest  calf 
because  of  his  plump  appearance.  Fat 
covers  up  weaknesses,  a  fact  which 
purchasers  do  not  duly  consider.  The 
ability  to  choose  a  bull  in  moderate 
condition  does  not  seem  to  be  culti- 
vated by  many,  notwithstanding  the 
great  value  of  such  ability.  Even  the 
buyers  of  young  dairy  bulls  are  very 
much  prone  to  give  reference  to  young 
bulls  that  carry  the  most  flesh. 

When  one  is  growing  baby  beef, 
there  are  good  reasons  for  forcing  the 
feeding.  With  that  class  of  animals 
forcing  is  necessary,  but  it  is  not  nec- 
essary with  animals  that  are  to  stand 
at  the  head  of  herds.  Development 
more  than  ormally  quick  will  be  of 
no  advantage  to  them.  With  them 
that  style  of  development  should.be 
followed  that  will  result  in  fullest  and 
most  vigorous  growth  when  matured. 

In  growing  young  bulls,  fodders  that 
are  leguminous  are  to  be  preferred. 
These  are  such  as  clover,  alfalfa,  pea 
and  vetch  hay.  If  these  cannot  be 
fed  twice  a  day,  pi  in  to  feed  them 
once  a  day  if  possible,  corn  fodder  or 
other  hay  being  used  the  other  end 
of  the  day.  For  meal  there  is  nothing 
better  than  a  mixture  of  bran  and 
oats,  with  a  little  oil  cake  added. 
Calves  of  the  beef  breeds  may  also  be 
given  more  or  less  corn  meal  to  main- 
tain flesh,  but  usually  the  proportion 
of  this  should  be  small.  Field  roots 
should  be  fed  in  winter  in  the  absence 
of  oil  meal.  Calves  reared  thus  and 
given  ample  exercise  will  seldom  fail 
as  breeders. — Prof.  Thomas   Shaw. 


One  old  chicken  raiser  has  a  unique 
method  of  breaking  hens  of  the  egg- 
eating  habit.  Scatter  a  number  of 
china  eggs  around  over  the  floor  of 
the  hen  house.  For  a  time  the  hens 
will  spend  a  great  deal  of  time  pick- 
ing at  these  artificial  eggs,  but  will 
learn  that  their  efforts  are  useless  and 
they  will  thereafter  leave  the  eggs 
alone.  Another  method  is  to  make  a 
small  hole  in  one  end  of  the  egg  and 
blow  out  the  contents.  Then  fill  the 
shell  with  cayenne  pepper  made  into 
a  thick  paste  with  water.  The  fowl 
that  gets  a  good  dose  of  this  will  not 
very  soon  care  to  eat  another  egg. 


Poultry  breeders  are  coming  to  rec- 
ognize more  and  more  the  importance 
of  cleanliness  in  the  poultry  yard.  Xo 
one  point  of  the  care  required  to  keep 
a  flock  in  condition  is  so  oftn  touched 
upon  as  that  of  cleanliness  of  houses, 
runs  and  feed  vessels.  To  the  unin- 
itiated, chickens  and  cleanliness  seem 
far  removed,  hence  the  following  ex- 
tracts from  Professor  Jaffa's  talk  have 
found  place  in  the  funny  column  of 
one  of  our  home  magazines,  to  be  read 
as  a  witticism  by  those  who  are  un- 
acquainted with  the  hen  and  as  good 
common  sense  by  poultry  breeders 
who  know  that  most  of  the  ills  that 
poultry  are  heir  to  can  be  prevented 
by  "finickiness"  in  keeping  their  houses 
in  sanitary  condition,  says  Wallace's 
"Farmer." 

Professor  M.  E.  Jaffa  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  after  conducting  a 
series  of  interesting  and  profitable  ex- 
periments with  the  laying  powers  of 
the  hen.  said:  "Cleanliness  is  a  prime 
factor  in  successful  chicken  farming. 
Keep  the  runs  clean,  dry,  cheerful,  and 
your  hens  will  do  their  duty  by  you 
nobly.  In  fact,  to  make  hens  lay  well 
it  is  almost  necessary  to  carry  neat- 
ness to  the  finicky  point — to  be  as 
finicky  as  the  old  lady  with  the 
aquarium.  This  old  lady  did  not  mere- 
ly keep  the  aquarium  neat — the  glass 
spotless,  the  stones  at  the  bottom 
snowy — but  it  was  said  of  her  that 
every  Saturday  night  she  took  the 
fish  out  and  gave  them  a  bath." 


GOOD  SENSE. 


President  Michels  of  the  Wisconsin 
Creamery  Butter  Makers'  Association 
put  a  large  sized  grain  of  common 
sense  into  the  following  extract  taken 
from  his  address  before  that  associa- 
tion last  winter: 

Let  us  first  see  why  the  farmer 
parts  with  a  $100  bill  to  get  a  separa- 
tor. He  surely  does  not  do  this  be- 
cause he  is  foolish,  nor  does  he  do  it 
to  spite  the  butter-maker. 

He  does  this  because:  1st.  He 
wants  his  own  skim  milk  and  wants 
it  fresh  and  warm.  2d.  He  does  not 
want  to  drive  to  the  creamery  at  a 
particular  hour  every  day  in  the 
year.  The  farmer  of  the  future  is 
going  to  be  an  educated  man;  hence 
all  this  howling  and  crying  about  the 
poor  quality  of  butter  made  from  hand 
separator  cream  is  not  going  to  change 
his  views  so  long  as  there  is  really 
nothing  against  the  system. 

The  facts  brought  out  only  go  to 
show  that  by  this  system  it  ought  to 
be  possible  to  make  even  a  better 
grade  of  butter  and  that  the  faults  en- 
umerated are  simply  the  abuses  of 
this  system. 

The  up-to-date  butter-maker  will  ar- 
range to  ripen  the  cream  at  the  farm 
and  send  a  team  out  from  the  cream- 
ery to  gather  all  cream  regularly  and 
not  allow  any  to  be  hauled  to  the 
nearest  station  to  be  shipped  to  one 
or  the  other  of  the  large  centralizing 
plants. 

In  my  opinion  the  constant  "kick- 
ing" and  finding  fault  with  the  hand 
separator  is  driving  our  business  away 
to  be  swallowed  up  by  the  centraliz- 
ing plants. 


The  Mayor  of  Chicago  has  just  dis- 
covered that  it  most  the  city  over 
$5,000  to  care  for  one  horse  last  year. 
This  horse  was  found  in  the  streets 
and  no  owner  of  it  could  be  discovered. 
It  so  happened  that  the  city  has  seven 
officials  known  as  cowboys,  whose 
duty  it  is  to  care  for  animals  found. 
These  men  get  $60  a  month  apiece, 
and  the  one  horse  was  the  result  of 
the  combined  efforts  for  a  year.  The 
Mayor  thinks  this  was  a  bit  expensive 
and  is  going  to  do  away  with  his  cow- 
boys. 


If  the  cow  is  bothered  with  stringy 
milk,  give  her  plenty  of  pure  well 
water  and  a  tablespoonful  of  soda 
each  day  till  the  trouble  is  arrested. 
The  soda  can  be  given  in  a  little  bran 
mash. 


Sunshine  is  a  great  enemy  of  bac- 
teria. Place  the  milking  utensils  in 
the  sun  when  not  in  use. 


The  place  for  the  milking  stool  dur- 
ing the  milking  operation  is  under 
the  milker. 


The  calf  should  have  either  sweet 
milk  or  sour  milk  all  the  time,  prefer- 
ably the  former. 


12 


THE     BREED  ER     AND     SPORT S  M  A  N 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


GROWING      THE      DRAFT       HORSE 
COLT. 


Mr.  J.  W.  Robinson  recently  gave 
the  Kansas  Draft  Horse  Association 
his  xperienee  in  feeding  and  develop- 
ing a  colt  of  the  heavy  breeds. 

My  twenty-five  years'  experience  in 
this  work  has  been  devoted  largely  to 
the  raising  of  grade  and  registered 
draft  horses  and  standard-bred  trot- 
ters, and  while  draft  and  trotting 
horses  are  grown  for  entirely  different 
purposes,  the  feed  and  care  for  the 
first  year  of  the  colt's  life  are  very 
much  the  same,  although  the  draft 
cole  may  be  more  permnaentty  injured 
by  any  negligence  at  this  critical 
period  than  the  colt  that  is  bred  for 
other  purposes.  Draft  horses  are 
raised  for  the  purpose  of  drawing 
heavy  loads.  To  produce  the  ideal 
draft  horse  we  seek  to  combine  as 
much  bone,  muscle,  weight  and  action 
as  possible  with  a  smooth,  well-propor- 
tioned conformation.  To  secure  this 
in  its  perfection  there  must  be  no 
check  in  the  colt's  early  growth  and 
development.  Whether  draft  or  trot- 
ter, the  first  year's  development  is  all 
pushed  till  it  is  two  years  old  to  at- 
tain its  best  development. 

To  begin  with,  we  must  have  the 
right  inheritance  of  the  qualities  we 
hope  to  produce.  The  colt  must  be 
bred  right.  But  the  richest  inherit- 
ance of  prize  winning  blood  may,  by 
neglect  or  improper  feed  and  care, 
produce  an  ill-shaped  plug,  fit  for  no 
special  purpose  whatever.  To  attain 
the  development  to  which  the  colt's 
inheritance  entitles  it,  it  must  be 
kept  growing  from  the  start.  Draft 
colts  are  more  liable  to  blood  poison- 
ing and  constipation  than  the  smaller 
breeds.  My  practice  has  been  to  give 
the  colt's  navel  a  thorough  greasing 
with  carbolized  vaseline,  and  an  in- 
jection of  tepid  soapy  water  the  day 
it  is  born,'  as  a  preventative  of  blood 
poisoning,  and  to  open  the  bowels.  I 
lost  a  number  of  colts  from  blood  poi- 
soning before  I  learned  what  caused 
it.  I  hav  not  lost  any  since  from 
that  cause. 

After  the  colt  is  well  started,  which 
is  usually  in  the  spring,  the  dam  will 
bring  it  along  all  right  for  the  next 
six  months,  if  she  has  access  to  good 
pasture.  If  she  is  a  poor  suckler  or 
unthrifty  from  any  cause,  she  should 
have  a  little  grain,  or  grass  where  the 
colt  can  eat  with  her.  If  the  mare  is 
kept  at  work,  the  colt  should  be  kept 
in  the  barn  during  working  hours.  It 
should  have  a  clean  box-stall  with 
plenty  of  good  feed  before  it  all  the 
time,  and  should  not  be  permitted  to 
suck  until  the  dam  has  had  a  chance 
to  cool  og  from  her  work.  With 
proper  care  the  mare  may  be  worked 
during  the  suckling  period  without  re- 
tarding the  colt's  development.  If 
the  mares  run  with  their  colts  on  pas- 
ture, I  always  watch  the  colts  closely 
during  the  end  of  the  grazing  season, 
and  if  from  any  cause  I  find  they  are 
not  doing  satisfactory,  I  feed  them  a 
moderate  ration  of  grain  in  open 
boxes,  where  the  colts  can  eat  with 
the  mares.  It  only  takes  a  small 
amount  of  grain  to  keep  the  mare  and 
the  colt  thriving.  Oats  and  shelled 
corn  make  an  ideal  ration  for  this 
purpose,  but  I  have  found  that  bran 
and  shelled  corn  answer  the  purpose 
quite  as  well. 

The  draft  colt  should  not  be  weaned 
until  he  is  about  seven  months  old, 
and  by  that  time  he  should  be  eating 
so  well  that  he  will  not  be  noticeably 
affected  by  the  loss  of  his  dam's  milk. 
It  is  after  the  colt  is  weaned  that 
many  breeders  fail  in  their  manage- 
ment. The  mare's  milk  will  usually 
keep  the  colt  growing  fairly  well  on 
good  pasture,  and  it  is  usually  the 
second  period — after  the  colt  is  weaned 
— that  its  development  is  checked  by 
the  breeder's  negligence.  This  is  the 
critical  time.  During  this  time  it 
should  have  everything  that  is  good 
for  a  colt  to  eat.  Don't  try  to  econo- 
mise now.  Feed  it  all  the  oats,  bran 
and  shelled  com  it  "wil  consume.  If 
you  haven't  oats,  make  the  bran  por- 
tion liberal.  Feed  plenty  of  bright 
tame  hay — good  green  alfalfa  pre- 
ferred— but  cut  out  the  prairie  hay  for 
you-  colts.  It  is  a  worthless  ration 
for  the  growing  colt,  and  should  be 
a\oided  if  possible.  Prairie  grass, 
dvring  the  latter  end  of  the  grazing 
s  ison  and  prairie  hay  during  the 
n  nter  are  very  productive  of  worms 
in   colts.     During   this   period   of   the 


colt's  life  it  is  peculiarly  liable  to  these 
pests  Before  I  had  tame  hay  pastures 
for  late  grazing  and  tame  hay  for 
winter  I  lost  a  few  colts  from  this 
cause  before  I  understood  it  I  soon 
learned  that  a  teaspoonful  of  turpen- 
tine per  colt  scattered  over  their  feed 
for  a  few  days  was  a  wise  precaution. 
It  rid  them  of  intestinal  worms  imme- 
diately. I  have  never  found  any  hay 
for  a  growing  colt  that  was  equal  to 
alfalfar 

With  careful  feed  and  attention  the 
first  winter  the  smaller  breeds  of 
horses,  like  trotters,  will  usually  at- 
tain to  a  proper  degree  of  develop- 
ment without  a  great  deal  of  extra  at- 
tention thereafter.  But  I  have  found 
that  it  paid  well  to  push  the  develop- 
ment of  my  draft  colts  during  the  sec- 
ond year.  It  has  beon  mj'  practice  to 
feed  the  horse  colts,  and  sometimes 
the  fillies,  a  light  ration  of  grain  or 
pasture  during  the  second  summer. 
One  who  has  never  tried  it  will  be 
amazed  at  the  remarkable  develop- 
ment a  draft  colt  will  show  in  one 
summer  with  a  very  small  grain  ra- 
tion on  good  pasture.  I  suppose  oats 
would  be  recommended  for  this  pur- 
pose by  the  authorities  on  feeding, 
but  I  have  had  very  satisfactory  re- 
sults with  corn  alone.  Grass  seems  to 
provide  all  the  elements  necessary  to 
balance  the  small  corn  ration.  The 
expense  of  such  a  grain  ration  is 
small.  I  have  found  that  a  quart  each 
of  shelled  corn  and  oats,  or  a  quart 
and  one-half  of  shelled  corn  gave  very 
satisfactory  results.  This  is  about  60 
cents  per  month  expense  for  grain.  I 
am  sure  I  have  never  received  as 
large  returns  from  an  equal  amount 
of  expense  as  this  grain  ration  fed 
on  pasture  will  give  in  the  growth 
and  development  of  a  draft  colt  during 
its  second  summer. 

After  that  a  moedrate  grain  ration, 
and  reasonable  care,  during  the  second 
winter,  practically  completes  the  de- 
velopment of  a  draft  colt.  The  founda- 
tion has  been  laid  for  that  perfect  de- 
velopment of  form  that  makes  an  at- 
tractive horse.  He  will  be  more  easily 
kept  on  good  roughness,  with  a  very 
light  ration  of  grain  thereafter  than 
any  other  stock  on  the  farm.  After 
they  are  two  past  my  horses  cost  me 
less  to  winter  them  than  my  cattle, 
and  do  better  on  ordinary  pasture  in 
summer. 

The  second  year's  feed  and  care  is 
perhaps  not  so  imi/ortant  with  the 
lighter  breeds  of  horses  as  it  is  with 
the  draft  breeds,  where  bone  and 
weight  are  the  prime  requisites  on  the 
market.  During  the  first  year  I  gave 
my  standard-bred  trotting  colts  the 
same  care  and  feed  I  gave  to  my  draft 
colts.  The  important  thing  is  to  se- 
cure the  nice  development  of  bone 
and  conformation  during  the  earlier 
and  more  rapidly  growing  period  of 
the  colt's  life. 

The  colt  or  yearling  may  become 
unthrifty  with  the  best  of  feed  and 
care  unless  it  is  kept  free  from  lice. 
A  tablespoonful  per  colt  of  sulphur 
mixed  with  its  feed  and  fed  alter- 
nately once  every  other  day  will 
quickly  rid  the  colt  of  lice. 

After  one  has,  by  proper  feed  and 
care,  provided  for  the  colt's  best  de- 
velopment, he  should  not  omit  these 
other  little  attentions  that  assist  in 
developing  an  agreeable  disposition. 
Colts  love  to  be  petted,  and  soon  de- 
velop a  great  fondness  for  those  who 
notice  them  and  pet  them  in  the  pas- 
ture or  feed  lot. 

o 

MILK    AND    BEEF    RATIONS. 


A  dairyman,  sadly  disturbed  by  the 
difficulty  in  obtaining  satisfactory 
help,  declared  that  he  would  turn  to 
cattle  feeding  if  he  only  knew  how  to 
feed  for  beef.  The  successful  breeder 
and  feeder  of  beef  cattle  to  whom  he 
was  talking  answered  that  all  he  bad 
to  do  was  to  feed  the  steers  a  little 
more  corn  than  he  was  feeding  the 
milch   cows. 

And  he  answered  well.  The  success- 
ful maker  of  milk  has  little  to  learn 
when  he  comes  to  make  beef.  He  has 
learned  first  to  select  the  right  sort 
of  machines.  That  is  half  the  battle. 
He  has  learned  that  whereas  all  cows 
give  milk  only  a  certain  per  cent  give 
milk  enough  to  warrant  their  main- 
tenance in  a  dairy.  He  will  therefore 
have  no  difficulty  in  understanding 
that  much  of  the  profit  depends  on 
the  type  of  steer  he  selects.  A  steer 
can  prove  as  great  a  robber  in  a  herd 


as  a  dairy  cow.  Having  selected  ca'- 
tle  of  the  profit  returning  kind,  the 
successful  dairyman  has  learned  that 
regularity  in  feeding  is  an  essential. 
It  is  equally  so  with  steers.  And  his 
knowledge  of  the  fact  that  excitement 
induced  by  any  cause  militates  against 
milk  secretion  will  also  lead  him  to  ob- 
serve gentleness  in  handling  the  fat- 
tening bullocks.  He  knows  that  when 
a  cow  lies  down  in  a  comfortable,  dry 
bed  and  chews  her  cud  and  grunts 
from  satiety,  she  is  putting  dollars  to 
the  profit  of  her  owner.  It  is  not  a 
whit  different  with  feeding  steers. 

And  then  the  feed.  We  have  a  ration 
for  milk  and  a  rat'on  for  beef,  but 
how  do  they  differ?  Did  not  the  beef 
man  sum  it  all  up  when  he  advised  an 
increase  in  the  corn?  Is  there  any 
better  feed  to  make  milk  than  oats, 
bran,  corn,  clover  or  alfalfa  and  sil- 
age? And  what  combination  will  put 
on  fat  faster?  The  dairyman  who  will 
omit  corn  from  his  ration  has  much 
yet  to  learn.  That  he  can  feed  too 
much  corn  is  just  another  way  of  put- 
ting the  main  proposition  of  the  beef 
maker.  Bran  will  help  mightily  in  for- 
warding the  fattening  process,  but  it 
is  not  needed  if  alfalfa  is  at  hand. 
Some  oats  in  the  feed  bunks  of  a 
bunch  of  steers  in  the  fattening  period 
will  work  wonders.  The  main  reliance 
is  corn,  and  by  a  shifting  of  the  pro- 
portions of  the  milch  cow  ration  the 
best  possible  ration  for  beef  produc- 
tion can  be  produced. 

The  dairyman  feeds  one  thing  tnat 
the  beef  makers  do  not-more  loss  to 
them — and  that  is  silage.  The  stock 
farmer  toils  with  the  plow,  harrow 
planter  and  cultivator  to  raise  a  crop 
of  corn,  the  giant  grass.  The  dairy- 
man harvests  and  feeds  all  the  crop, 
the  stems  of  the  grass  as  well  as  the 
seeds.  The  beef  marker  harvests  the 
seeds  (the  ears  of  corn)  and  lets  the 
rest  of  this  wonderful  plant  (one-third 
of  its  feeding  value)  go  to  waste  more 
or  less.  Sometimes  he  saves  more  of 
it  by  shredding,  but  in  no  other  way 
than  silo  preservation  can  the  corn- 
grower  reap  the  full  return  of  his 
cornfield.  And  the  beef  maker  can 
feed  silage  with  great  profit  to  his 
steers.  It  is  corn,  it  is  all  corn. — 
Breeder's  Gazette. 


INTERESTING    FACTS    IN    MIK    PRO- 


llr.  J.  P.  JIason  of  Elgin,  111.,  is 
one  among  the  milk  shipping  dairy- 
men of  that  milk  region  who  evidently 
makes  a  close  study  of  his  business. 
The  facts  as  he  gaie  them  to  a  re- 
porter of  the  Farmei  s  Review  are  as 
follows: 

During  the  year  he  produced  11,116 
cans  of  milk,  each  can  containing 
eight  gallons.  These  totaled  755,888 
pounds  of  milk.  Average  number  of 
pounds  of  milk  produced  daily,  2,071. 
In  cans  this  represented  Z0V2  per  day 
for  the  365  days  of  the  year.  The 
money  received  for  this  milk  aggre- 
gated $10,151.54. 

The  area  that  produced  this  milk 
was  2S5  acres.  On  this  land  was 
raised  all  the  grain  and  hay  fed  and 
there  was  some  hay  to  sell  at  the  end 
of  the  year.  The  hay  fed  is  mostly 
clover,  which  is  the  best  hay,  aside 
from  alfalfa,  for  the  production  of 
milk.  Mr.  Mason  had  an  average  of 
ninety-three  cows  during  the  year.  The 
gross  receipts  per  cow  were  more  than 
$108,  and  based  on  the  acre  of  land  it 
was  over  $35. 

In  the  number  of  cows  per  acre, 
Mr.  Mason  does  not  equal  the  late 
Hiram  Smith  of  Wisconsin,  who  kept 
100  cows  on  200  acres  .of  land.  As 
men  progress  in  their  study  of  the  eco- 
nomics of  this  business  we  will  see 
more  of  the  Hiram  Smith  sort  of  dairy- 
ing. It  is  the  true  principle  in  busi- 
ness always  to  make  the  fixed  or  pri- 
mary capital  carry  as  large  a  working 
capita]  as  possible. 


Wisconsin  has  more  creameries  than 
any  other  State  in  the  Union.  Other 
States  have  more  dairy  cows,  but 
they  are  lacking  in  the  number  of 
creameries.  The  reason,  no  doubt, 
lies  in  the  fact  that  Wisconsin  people 
are  devoting  more  time  to  dairying 
and  are  reducing  the  business  to  such 
a  scientific  basis  that  a  less  number  of 
cows  are  needed. 


*CJ^    Registered  O.  3.  Patent  Office       *#^^«, 

SPAVIN  CURE 


Makes  a  Tendon  Like  a 
Rod  of  Steel 

Makes  money  winners  out  of  cripples; 
age  of  horse  or  age  of  lameness  makes 
no  difference.  It  will  strengthen,  repair 
and  cure  any  broken  down,  weak  or  in- 
jured condition  of  the  tendon;  it  infuses 
strength  and  acts  as  a  permanent  ban- 
dage to  the  parts. 

It  is  the  only  remedy  of  its  kind  ever 
conceived,  and  the  only  one  so  positive 
and  successful  as  to  warrant  selling  un- 
der a  signed  guarantee  to  refund  money 
if  it  fails. 

"SAVE  -  THE  -  HORSE"  Permanently 
Cures  Spavin.  Ringbone  (except  Low), 
Curb,  Thoroughpin.  Splint.  Shoe  Boil, 
Wind  Puff,  Injured  Tendons  and  all 
lameness  without  scar  or  loss  of  hair. 
Horse    works   as    usual. 

S5.00  Per  Bottle,  with  a  written  guar- 
antee as  binding  to  protect  you  as  the 
best  legal  talent  could  make  it.  Send 
for  a  copy,  booklet  and  letters  on  every 
kind  of  lameness. 

At  Druggists  and  Dealers  or  Express 
Paid. 

Troy  Chemical  Co.  Bingham  ton,  N.Y. 

Formerly  Troy.  N.  T. 

D.    E.    NEWELL, 

56    Bayo    Vista    Avenue,    Oakland,   Cal. 


Privileges 
For  Sale 


Bids    for    the    following    privileges    at 

PLEASANTON  RACE  MEETING 

July    31,   Aug.    1,   2   and  3,    1907, 
Will   close   July   15th: 

POOLS   (auction  and  mutual). 

BAR,  REFRESHMENT  and  LUNCH 
COUNTER. 

Bids  for  the  whole  or  any  part  will 
be  received.  Right  reserved  to  reject 
any  or  all  bids.     Address 

de.   L.   A.  COLESTOCK,   Secretary, 
Fleasanton,  Cal. 

DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


THE  SAVINGS  AND  LOAN  SOCIETY, 
101  Montgomery  St,  corner  Sutter,  has 
declared  a  dividend  for  the  term  ending 
June  30,  1907,  at  the  rate  of  three  and 
three-quarters  (3%)  per  cent  per  annum 
on  all  deposits,  free  of  taxes,  and  pay- 
able on  and  after  Monday,  July  1,  1907. 
Dividends  not  called  for  are  added  to 
and  bear  the  same  rate  of  interest  as 
principal. 

EDWIN   BONNELL,    Cashier. 

DIVIDEND    NOTICE. 


SAN  FRANCISCO  SAVINGS  UNION, 
N.  W.  corner  California  and  Montgomery 
Sts.  For  the  half  year  ending  June  30, 
1907,  a  dividend  has  been  declared  at 
the  rates  per  annum  of  four  (4)  per 
cent  on  term  deposits  and  three  and  six- 
tenths  (3  6-10)  per  cent  on  ordinary  de- 
posits, free  of  taxes,  payable  on  and 
after  Monday,  July  1.  1907.  Depositors 
are  entitled  to  draw  their  dividends  at 
any  time  during  the  succeeding  half 
year.  Dividends  not  drawn  will  be  add- 
ed to  the  deposit  account,  become  a  part 
thereof  and  earn  dividend  from  July  1. 
LOVELL.  WHITE,   Cashier. 


Awarded  Gold  Medal  at  California  State  Fair,  1S92.  Every  horse  owner 
.vho  values  his  stock  should  constantly  have  a  supply  of  it  on  hand.  It  im- 
proves and  keeps  stoek  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Ask  your  grocers  or  dealers 
for  it.  Positively  euros  (  olie.  Scouring  and  Indigestion.  Manhattan  Food 
Co.,  C.  P.  Kertel,  Pres.,  1001-1003  E.  14th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


Saturday,  June  29,  1907.] 


THE  BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN 


13 


One  hundred  years  or  so  ago  the 
acme  of  perfection,  both  in  this  coun- 
try and  in  England,  was  the  five  or 
six  year  old  steer  weighing  2500  to 
3000  pounds  and  often  more.  In  fact, 
the  popular  verdict  was  the  larger  the 
better.  Even  up  to  as  recent  a  period 
as  the  early  eighties  a  range  steer  was 
not  deemed  mature  or  profitable 
enough  for  slaughter  until  seasoned 
by  four  or  five  years  of  life  and  car- 
ried plenty  of  size  and  weight.  The 
Chicago  fat  stock  show  of  1S91  led 
the  way  in  eliminating  classes  for 
three-year-olds  and  since  that  date 
finished  steers  above  thirty-six  months 
of  age  have  been  the  exception  rather 
than  the  rule  on  the  markets,  while 
two-year-olds  are  gradually  becoming 
the  maximum.  With  the  reduction  in 
age  came  also  a  falling  off  in  size, 
which  brought  out  as  the  ideal  butch- 
ers' animal  the  pony  steer  weighing 
from  1200  to  1400  pounds  when  fully 
finished.  But  even  the  latter  weight 
has  been  found  too  large  during  cer- 
tain seasons  of  the  year,  especially  the 
spring  months,  for  animals  that  fur- 
nish the  ideal  cuts  now  in  demand  and 
pony  beef  was  eventually  fololwed  by 
baby  beef,  the  latter  being  a  pony 
steer  finished  at  a  younger  age. 


TOM  DILLON 

— Agent  for — 

John  B.  Stetson's  Hats 

Orders    filled   by    mail. 

Van  Ness  Av.  &  McAllister  St., 
San  Francisco. 


HORSE    EDUCATION. 


Position  wanted  on  stock  farm  or  in 
sales  stable  by  a  highly  competent  horse 
educator.  Method  for  breaking  every 
bad  habit  a  horse  has.  Eastern  man. 
First  class  references.     Address 

B.    S.    FBUTTNE, 
708   Buchanan   St.,  San   Francisco. 


John  Barduhn,  formerly  of  the  Thurlow 

Block 
John   Kavanagh,   formerly  of  the  Palace 

Hotel 

Kavanagh  &  Barduhn 

Merchant  Tailors 

Telephone  Market   2002 
723   Golden   Gate   Avenue, 
Between  Franklin  and  Gough  Sts., 
San  Francisco,   Cal. 


Agents  and  Correspondents  wanted  In 
every  town  on  the  Pacific  Coast  for 
the    Breeder    and    Sportsman. 


Warranted  to  Give  Satisfaction. 

Gombault's 

Caustic  Balsam 


Has  Imitators  But  No  Competitors. 

A  Safe,  Speedy  and  Positive  Cure  for 
Curb,  Splint.  Sweeny,  Capped  Hock, 
Strained    Tendons,     founder,    "Wind 
Pufis,  and  all  lameness  from  Spavin, 
Ringbone     and    other    bony    tumors, 
Cures  all  skin  diseases  or  Parasites, 
Thrush,     Diphtheria.     Removes    all 
Bunches  from  Horses  or  Cattle. 
As  a  Human   Remedy  for  Rheumatism, 
Sprains,    Sore   Throat,   ebc,  it  is  invaluable. 
Every   bottle   of  Caustic   Balsam    sold    is 
Warranted  to  give  satisfaction.    Price  $1  50 
per  bottle.    Sold  by  druggists,  or  sent  by  ex- 
press, charges  paid,  wit  a  full  directions  for 
its   use.    CSTSend   for    descriptive    circulars, 
testimonials,  etc.    Address 

The  Lawrence-Williams  Co.,  Cleveland,  0. 


Secure  Booms   in  Advance   at   the 

New  Alamo 

529  Fourth   St.,   or  the 

Phoenix 

Fourth  St.,  bet.  A  and  B  Sts., 

Santa  Rosa 

For  the  F.  C.  T.  H.  B.  A.  Bace  Meeting- 

Newly  Furnished  and  First-Class. 
Rooms  Single  or  £3n  Suite;  with  or  with- 
out Baths;  Hot  and  Cold  Running 
Water  in  Every  Room.  Make  your  res- 
ervation  in   time. 

W.  E.  GRISSIM,  Prop., 

Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 


NEW  SULKY 
FOR  SALE 

A  "brand  new  McMurray  Sulkey — 
best  grade — never  been  uncrated. 
Call  or  address 

F.  W.   EELLEY, 
Breeder  and  Sportsman, 


616  Golden  Gate  Ave., 


San  Francisco 


FOB  SALE. 
Four  young  Kentucky-bred  light  har- 
ness horses.  Pacers  and  in  training. 
Some  of  them  entered  in  races  for  this 
year.  Reason  for  selling,  old  age  and 
sickness.  For  pedigrees,  further  par- 
ticulars,  prices,   etc..  address 

THOS.  JAS.  STANTON  &  CO., 
1149  McAllister  St.,  San  Francisco. 


Humboldt  Dillon 


Register   No.   38409. 

By  Sidney  Dillon 
(sire  Lou  Dillon 
1:58%),  dam  Adioo  by 
Guy  "Wilkes.  $30  for 
season,  $40  to  insure. 
For  particulars  address  Dr.  J.  A.  LANE,  Fortuna,  Cal. 


RUBBER 
HORSE- 
SHOE 


!AIR  CUSHION 
PADS 


No  Lameness 


They  fil  I  with  air  at  each  step. 
That's  what  breaks  concussion, 
That's  what  prevents  slipping. 
That's  what  keeps  the  foot 

healthy. 
Thai's  what  cures  lameness. 


No  Slipping 


SEE  THAT  CUSHION? 


Order  through  yoorhorse-shoer 

I  Revere  Rubber  Co. 


SOL?    M..::jFACTORE. 


*      Boston. 


San  Francisco 


Order     | 
by       t 

"NAME"! 


CALIFORNIA 

PHOTO    ENGRAVING    CO., 

High  Class  Art 

— in — 

HALFTONES  AND  LINE  ENGB.AVINO 

Artistic  Designing'. 
141  Valencia  St.  San  Francisco 


FOE  SALE. 


The    Handsome    Standard    Bay    Gelding, 
Honduras. 


Nine  years  old,  by  Prince  Nutwood 
2:1-1%,  dam  by  Strathway.  Stands  Un- 
hands and  weighs  about  1225  pounds. 
Has  worked  miles  in  2:24,  quarters  in 
33  seconds  with  six  weeks'  training.  He 
has  never  been  trained  since,  but  was 
used  on  the  roads  at  Palo  Alto.  He  is 
good  gaited,  wears  no  boots,  does  not 
pull  a  pound,  absolutely  sound,  afraid  of 
nothing,  a  lady  can  drive  him  with  per- 
fect safety.  W.  H.  "Williams  had  him 
in  training  and  says  that  he  looks  like 
a  2:10  trotter.  He  is  a  remarkably  good 
individual  in  every  respect  and  a  high 
class    roadster   and    matinee   horse. 

Will  also  sell  a  good  Studebaker 
buggy  and  a  McKerron  harness.  The 
above  will  be  sold  on  account  of  the 
owner  leaving  for  Europe.  Horse  can 
be  seen  at  Hans  Frellson's  Stables, 
Twenty-fourth  Avenue,  near  the  Casino. 
For  further  particulars  address  this 
office. 


^SORBIN 


will  reduce  inflamed,  swollen  Joints- 
Braises,  Soft  Bunches,   Cure  Boilst 
Fistula,  or  any  unhealthy  sore  quick- 
ly;   pleasant     to    nee:  does  not 
blister  under  bandage  or  remove 
the  hair,  and  you  can  work  the 
.   horse.    §2.00  per  bottle,  exprest 
-j-  \  prepaid.    Book  7-C  free. 

ABSORBING,  JR.,  formankind, 
dSI.OO  per  bottle.    Cures  Varicose 
— — —  ■irri  /Yeans,     Varicocele      HydroceV, 
%1rains,  Bruises,  stopa  Pain  andlnflammatlu 

W.  F.  YOUNG,  P.  D.   F. 
54  Monmouth  St.         Springfield,  Mass. 
For   Sale  by — 

Langley  &  Michaels,  San  Francisco, 
Cal.;  Woodward,  Clark  &  Co.,  Portland, 
Ore. ;  F.  W.  Braun  Co.,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Western  Wholesale  Drug  Co.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal.;  Kirk,  Geary  &  Co.,  Sac- 
ramento, Cal.;  Pacific  Drug  Co.,  Seattle, 
Wash.;  Spokane  Drug  Co.,  Spokane, 
Wash. 

SKY*  POINTER.   JK.  FOB,  SALS  OB. 
LEASE. 

Having  eight  stallions  on  my  hands, 
I  will  sell  or  lea.se  Sky  Pointer  Jr.,  son 
of  Sky  Pointer,  sire  of  Sally  Pointer 
2:06%,  dam  Juliet  D.  2:13y2,  dam  of 
Irish  (4)  2:08^  by  McKinney.  Dark 
bay  stallion,  16  hands,  and  weighs  about 
1100.  Is  now  in  good  shape  and  ready 
to  work.  Is  afraid  of  nothing  and  wears 
no  boots.  W.  G.  Durfee  worked  him  a 
mile  in  2:12%.  For  any  further  particu- 
lars address,  FBANH  S.  TUSNEB,  Pro- 
prietor Santa  Ross.  Stock  Farm,  Santa 
Bosa,   Cal. 

4  Agents     and     Corres-  2 

pondents  wanted  by  the  ? 

Breeder  and  Sportsman  9 

4  in    every    town    on    the  9 

4  Pacific    Coast.  -J 

4  Z 


THE  HORSEMAN'S  HANDBOOK 


contents: 

CARE  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  STALLIONS-The  Stall— Pad- 
dock—Food—  Diseases—  Exercise—  Grooming 
—Serving  Mares— Amount  of  Service. 

CARE  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF  BROOD  MARES-Getting  mares 
in  foal— Care  during  Pregnancy— Abortion- 
Foaling— Time  When  Mare  is  Due— In  Season 
Again—  Weaning  Colt—  Period  of  Gestation 
Table. 

BREAKING  AND  DEVELOPING  OF  COLTS— Care  of  Colt— Ed- 
ucating— Feeding—  Care  of  Growing  Feet- 
Breaking  to  Drive— Developing,  Shoeing  and 
Booting. 

MANAGEMENT  OF  CAMPAIGNBRS— How  to  Keep  the  Race 
Horse  in  Condition  and  Keyed  Up  for  a  Race. 

CARE  OF  THE  FEET— Booting  and  Shoeing— Bonner's 
and  Berry's  Views. 

CARE  OF  THE  HORSE  IN  SICKNESS-Some  Brief,  Simple 
Rules  and  Remedies. 

GA1TING  AKD  BALANCING— Correction  of  Faulty  Gaits 
etc.    .3 

ANIMAL  TAMING  AND  TRAININC-Methods  Employed  by 
Gentry  in  Overcoming  "Wild  Instincts  of  the 
Horse  and  Teaching  Him  to  Learn. 

STATISTICS— Championship  Records  of  every  class 
—Leading  Sires  of  2:30  speed— Time  of  Fastest 
Miles  by  Quarters— List  of  High  Priced  Horses 
—List  of  Horse  Associations  and  Registers- 
List  of  Horse  Journals— List  of  Books  on  the 
Horse— Tabln  of  ail  stake  winners.  Conditions 
and  Dates  of  Payments  on  all  Futurities,  etc. 

AMERICA*  TROTTING  RULES— The  Complete  Rules  gov- 
erning Harness  Racine  with  Index,  officially 
Signed  by  Secretary  W.  H.  Knight,  also  the 
betting  rules. 

USEFUL  INFORMATION— Rules  for  Admission  to  Stan- 
dard Registers.    Rules  for  Laying  out  Tracks— 
—Treatment  of  Hcrse"s  Teeth— How  to  Groom 
a  Horse— About   Clipping  Horses— Where   to 
Buy  Specialties  for  Horsemen,  etc. 
_«..».-  i  Paper  Cover  50c 
PRICE  I  Leatherette  Cover  $1 
AD DABS 3 


POINTERS  and 

ENGLISH   SETTERS 

TRAINED    AND    BROKEN 

Broken  Dogs  and  Well  Bred  Puppies 
fcr  sale.    Address  E.  VALENCIA, 

212  North   Brown  St.,   Napa,  Cal. 


FOR    SALE. 

On  account  of  my  age  and  health,  I 
will  sell  Kenneth  C,  three-year-old  rec- 
ord 2:17,  seal  brown,  by  McKinney 
2:11%,  first  dam  Mountain  Maid  (dam 
of  Tom  Carneal  2:08%,  Kenneth  C. 
(3)  2:17,  and  Miramonte  2:24%),  by 
Crisco  490S,  second  dam  Lucy  M.,  dam 
of  Betty  M.  2:20  by  Cloud.  This  horse 
is  now  five  years  old  and  will  beat 
2:10  this  year.  Sound  and  right  and 
ready  to  show  any  day. 

I  also  offer  for  sale  Ben  Hur,  bay 
stallion,  three  years  old,  by  Stam  B. 
2:11%,  out  of  Mountain  Maid  as  above. 
Can  trot  in  2:20  now.  Sound  and  all 
right  in  every  way.  Come  and  see 
them  work.  No  trades  considered 
S.  K.  TREFRY,  Pleasanton,  Cal- 


BUBBEBOID     SOOTING 
Weather    Proof,    Acid    Proof,    Fire    Re- 
sisting. 
BONESTELL,    EICEARDSON    &    CO., 
473-485    Sixth    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 


FOB    SALE — ALPSED    D.    2:121/4. 


By  Longworth,  son  of  Sidney.  Al- 
fred D.  is  absolutely  sound,  without 
blemish;  goes  without  boots;  is  now  in 
training  and  has  paced  miles  better 
than  his  record  this  year.  He  is  a 
first-class  racing  prospect  for  the  fast 
classes  and  a  high-class  roadster  or  a 
matinee  horse.  He  is  now  In  Suther- 
land &  Chadbourne's  racing  stable  at 
Pleasanton,  where  he  can  be  seen,  and 
will  be  driven  for  prospective  buyers. 
For  further  information  address  MBS. 
A.  C.  DIETZ,  5403  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oak- 
land, Cal. 

PETER  SAXE  &  SON,  613  J2d  street. 
Oakland,  Cal..  Importers,  Breeders  and 
Dealers  for  past  thirty  years.  All  varie- 
ties Cattle.  Horses,  Sheep.  Hogs.  High- 
class  breeding  stock.  Correspondence  so- 
licited. 

IMPORTED  HACKNEY  STALLIONS 

At    one-half    other    people's    prices.      If 
you  want  bargains  write  at  once  to 
R.  P.  STERICKER,  West  Orange,  N.  J. 

"HOWARD  SHORTHORNS"-QUINTO 
HERD — 77  premiums,  California  State 
Fairs  1902-3-4.  Registered  cattle  of  beef 
and  milking  families  for  sale.  Write  us 
what  you  want.  Howard  Cattle  Co.,  San 
Mateo. 

JERSEYS,  HOLSTEINS  AND  DUR- 
HAMS — Dairy  Stock  a  specialty.  Hogs, 
Poultry.  Established  1876.  Wm.  Niles 
&  Co.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


BLAKE,    MOFFITT   &   TOWNE 

Sealers   in  PAPER 
1100-1450    4th    St.,    San    Francisco,    Cal. 
Blake,    Moffitt   &    Towne,    Los   Angeles. 
Blake,    McFall   &   Co.,    Portland,    Oregon. 


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SAN  FRANCISCO,    CAL.      ' 


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CAPSULES 

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Standing  Offer 

Good  always,  everywhere. 
$100  Reward,  for  any  lame- 
ness, curb,  splint,  founder, 
distemper,  etc.,  (where  cure 
is  possible)  that  is  not  cured  by 

TUTTLE'S 
ELIXIR 

Greatest  horse  remedy  in  the  world.  Tuttle's 
Family  Elixir  invaluable  for  human  bruises, 
pains,  rheumatism,  etc.  Send  for  free  100  page 
book. "Veterinary  Experience."  The  perfect 
horseman's  guide.  Every  disease  symptom  and 
its  treatment. 

Tattle's  Elixir  Co.,    52  Beverly  St,  Boston,  Mass. 
j  San  Francisco.  California 
fftanlngton  St.  L      :■  nicies 


THE     BREEDER     A  ND     SPORT  SMAN 


[Saturday,  June  29,  1907. 


PETERS  SHELLS  WIN! 

At  the  tournament  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League,  San  Francisco,  May  10-12.  HIGH  GENERAL  AVERAGE  was  won 
by  Mr.  Otto  Feudner.  shooting  Peters  Factory  Loaded  Shells.     He  also  won  the  Dupont  Trophy.  24x25,  and  in  the  100-bird  race,  the  high 


.,    score  was  made  by  Mr.  J.  E.  Vaughan,  with  Peters  Shells.     Other  recent  winnings  made  with  this  ammunition  are: 


4    212x215 — At     Veedersburg,     Ind.,    April    18,    made    toy    C.    A.    Young,    winning1 

4  HIGH    AVERAGE. 

5  513x545 — At  the  Texas  State  Snoot,  Mexia,  Tex.,  April  24-26,  toy  Mr.  L.  I.  Wade, 

winning-  13XGH  AVERAGE. 
4       48x50  — At   the   Texas   State    Shoot,   Mexia,    Tex.,    April   24-26,    toy   Mr.    Carter, 
4  winning  CHRONICLE   TROPHY. 

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50x50  —In  the  Individnal  State  Championship  Event  at  the  Texas  StateShoot, 
AprU  24-26,   toy   B.   I.  Wade,   toeing  the   ONI.Y   STRAIGHT   SCORE. 

362x380 — At  Channte,  Kansas,  AprU  19-20,  made  toy  Ed.  O'Brien,  winning 
HIGH    AVERAGE. 

113  Straight — By  I.  I.  Wade,  at  Mexia,  Texas,  April  25,  toeing  the  LONGEST 
ETTN. 


190x200 — At  Freehold,  N.  J.,  April  18,  toy  Neaf  Apgar,  winning  HIGH  AVERAGE 

Ask  Your  Dealer  for  Peters  Shells 


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Why  Does  the  Smith  Hold  the  World's  Record? 


419    St'ght— W.  R.  Crosby— 1905 
348    St'ght — W.D.Stannard — 1906 


L.  C.  SMITH   GUNS 
Hunter  One-Trigger 


Our  New  Art  Catalogue  Tells  the  Story 


THE  HUNTER  ARMS  CO. 


Fulton,  N.  Y. 


McMurray  -  McMurray 

McMURRAY 

Sulkies  and 

Jogging 

Carts 

Standard  tlie  World   Over. 

Address    for   printed   matter   and 

prices 

W.  J.  KENNEY, 

531  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,   Cal.  | 
Sales    Agent    for    California. 

McMurray  -  McMurray 


WE  FOOL  THE  SUN  I 

1  The  ROSS  McMAHON  ! 

Awning  and  Tent  Co.  1 

*    Tents,   Hammocks,  Awnings  and  Covers.     Camping  Outfits  for  Hunting    * 

§and  Fishing  Trips.  * 

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73  Market  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  | 

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June    17th   and   full    brolher    to    Jenny   Mae.    2:09     and 
lo,   by 

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By   the    greatest    2:10    sire  and   from   the   .lam    of   2   in    210. 
This  Is  Die  kind  that  it  pays  t"  breed. 

minS^lhr/joS.The  Empire  City  Farms,  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Some  More  of  the  WIN- 
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PARKER 
GUN 


At  St.  Louis.  May  22.  23,  24.  Fred  Gilbert  won  high  average 
for  three   days,   with   577  out  of   600   targets. 

At  Des  Moines,  May  27.  2S,  29.  Mr.  Pred  Gilbert  won  high 
average,   with   576  out  of  600. 

At  the  N.  J.  State  Shoot,  Phillipsburg.  June  5,  6,  7,  Lester  German  won  high 
general  average.  Geo.  Piercy  won  state  championship.  All  of  the  above  gentle- 
men shot    the  OLD  RELIABLE   PARKER   GUN.      Send   for  catalogue. 

PARKER  BROS., 

N.  Y.  Salesroom — 32  Warren  St.       -     30  Cherry  St.,  Meriden,  Conn. 


75  PER  CENT 


OF  ALL    HORSE  OWNERS 

AND  TRAINERS. 


USE  AND    RECOMMEND 


Campbell's  Horse  Foot  Remedy 


—SOLD  BY- 


W.    A    Sayre Sacramento,   Cal. 

R.    T.    Frasier Pueblo,    Colo. 

J.  G.  Read  &  Bro Ogden,  Utah 

Jubinville  &  Nance Butte,   Mont. 

A.    A.   Kraft    Co Spokane,    Wash. 

Thos.  M.  Henderson Seattle,  Wash. 

C.    Rodder Stockton,    Cal. 

Wm.   E.   Detels Pleasanton,   Cal. 

W.    C.    Topping San    Diego,    Cal. 

Main-Winchester- Jepsen     Co 

Los    Angeles,    Cal. 

H.    Thorn waldson Fresno,    Ca.1 

Jno.  McKerron San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Jos.   McTigue San  Francisco,   Cal. 

Brydon    Bros Los    Angeles,    Cal. 


Guaranteed  under  the  Pood  and  Drugs 
Act,  June  30,  1906.    Serial  number  1219. 


JAS.  B.  CAMPBELL  &  CO.,  Manufacturers,      418  W.   Madison   Street,  Chicago 


Insure  Your  Stallion 

.-lake  all  applications  direct  and  save  agents'  commissions.  ..Liberal  discount. 


And  Other 

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MAKES  A  CLEAN  UP 


Every  Trophy  and  Every  Average 

At  the  Pacific  Coast  Trap  Shooters'  League  Tournament,    San   Francisco,    Cal.,   February   22-24, 

were  won  by  shooters  who  used 

DUPONT    SMOKELESS 

Amateur  Averages — A.  J.  Webb,  S.  A.  Huntley,  M.  0.  Feudner  and  C.  M.  Troxel 
Professional  Averages — R.  C.  Reed,  E.  Holling  and  C.  A.  Haight. 


TROPHY 


WINNER 


SCORE 


Reed   Trophy S.  A.  Huntley 40  straight 

Peters  Trophy   CM.  Troxel   59  out  of  60 

Roos   Trophy    T.   Prior   63  out  of  65 

Du   Pont  Trophy   A.  J.  Webb   64  out  of  65 

Professional    Trophy    E.   Holling   18  out  of  20 


E.  L  du  Pont  de  Nemours  Powder  Co. 


PORTLAND,  ORE. 


Established  1802 

BERKELEY,  CAL. 
and  WILMINGTON,  DEL. 


SEATTLE,  WASH. 


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ITHACA  GUNS 


Tl  HIS  illustration  shows  our  No.  7  $300  list  gun.  It  is  impossible 
|  to  show  by  a  cut  the  beautiful  finish,  workmanship  and  material 
I  of  this  grade  of  gun,  it  can  only  be  appreciated  after  you  have 
— rl  handled  and  examined  the  gun  for  yourself.  It  is  fitted  with 
the  best  Damascus  or  Whitworth  Fluid  Steel  barrels,  the  finest  figured 
Walnut  stock  that  Nature  can  produce,  is  hand  checkered  and  engraved 
in  the  most  elaborate  manner  with  dogs  and  birds  inlaid  in  gold.  Send 
for  Art  Catalog  describing-  our  complete  line,  17  grades,  ranging  in 
price  from  $17.75  net  to  $300  list. 


ITHACA  GUN  COMPANY, ITHACA,  N.  Y. 

Pacific  Coast  Branch,  1346  Park-  St.,  Alameda,  Cal. 


JAMES  A.  GROVE 


(R.   R.  Syer,  Atty.) 


WILLIAM  G.  TORLEY 


Lawrence  Stock  Farm 

HIGH  CLASS  HORSES  BOUGHT  AND  SOLD.     BROOD  MARES  CARED 
FOR  AND  BRED  ACCORDING  TO  INSTRUCTIONS 

Futurity  Stake  Candidates  and  Candidates  for  the  M.  and  M.  and  C.  of  C. 
Stakes  Developed.     Patronage  and  Correspondence  Solicited. 

LAWRENCE  STOCK   FARM,  Lawrence,  Santa  Clara  Co.,  Cal. 


YOU    MUST     CURE     DISTEMPER ! 

The  direct  and  after  effects  of  the  contagious  diseases — 
distemner,  influenza,  etc. — are  such  as  to  demand  a  positive 
and  thorough  remedy.  Craft's  Distemper  and  Cough  Cure 
is  safe  and  certain.  Endorsed  by  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
horse  owners.  No  pay  if  it  fails;  50  cents  and  $1.00  at 
dealers  or  sent  direct,  prepaid.  Write  to-day  for  copy  of 
"Dr.  Craft's  Advice." 

WILLS  MEDICINE   CO.,  13  Third  St.,  Lafayette,  Ind. 
D.  E.  Newell,  56  Bayo  Vista  Av.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  Fac.  Coast  Agt. 


Wanted- 


AGENTS  AND  CORRESPONDENTS  WANTED  IN 
EVERY  TOWN  ON  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOR  THE 
"BREEDER  AND  SPORTSMAN." 


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Formerly  of  Clabrough,   Golcher  &  Co. 


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FISHING  TACKLE 

AMMUNITION 

SPORTING  GOODS 


511  Market  St.,      San  Francisco 


First  Prize 


In  London  was  awarded  to  a  pair  including  Roseworthy  by 

"AXWORTHY"  (3)  2:15i/2 

Whose  foals  are  most  eminently  fitted  to  go  with  the  "best 
appointed  road  rig."  For  any  purpose  but  specially  for  early 
speed  consider  this  sire. 

Z£££%fff££l  The  Empire  city  Farms.  Cuba,  N.  Y. 


Qninns  Ointment 


Will  Make  A  Horse  Over; 

\\  pu  t  sound  legs  under  him  and 
I  will  save  him  from  (he  cheap  hawker  and  trader.    It  is  theH 
standard  cure  for  Spavins,  Curbs,  Splints,   Windpuffs  and  all 
the  various  lumps  and  bunches  of  like  kind.  Keep  it  always  on 
hand  and  you  will  be  prepared  when  trouble  comes.    Leading 
horsemen  everywhere  know  it  and  use  il. 

Mr.  IT.  H.  Clark.  Fredonta.  N.  Y.,  writes:  "The  bottle  of 
Qulnn's  Ointment  punhn.-ed  fmmyou  about  two  years  afto 
it- moved  a  curba"d  thorough  pin.  and  did  It  fur  good.  My 
horse's  leg  is  as  suiooili  as  ever." 

1  Price  $i.00  per  bottle.    Sold  by  all  drugjrists  or  sent  by  mail'  I 
Write  for  circulars,  testimonials,  etc. 

W.B.   EDDY  &    COMPANY.    WHITEHALL,  IS.    Y.\ 


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.....Remington  Autoloading   Rifle..... 


Five  200  grain  bullets  sent  whizzing  at  2.000  feet  per  second,  and 
each  bullet  ready  to  penerate  steel  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  thick — 
that's  the  efficiency  of  the  Remington  Autoloading  Rifle. 


Solid  thick  steel  protects  the  face.  Safe 
safety  and  easy  trigger  pull  among  its 
other  features. 

List  price  $30,  subject  to  dealer's  discount 


REMINGTON  ARMS  COMPANY,  Ilion,  N.  Y. 


Agency,  315  Broadway,  New  York  City 


WINCHESTER 

Take-Down   Repeating  Shotguns 

If  you  want  a  serviceable  shotgun,  one  that  a  scratch  or  a  bump  won't 
ruin  and  that  can  be  bought  at  a  price  that  won't  ruin  you,  the 
■Winchester  Repeating  Shotgun  will  meet  your  requirements.  A  12 
or  16  gauge  Winchester  Take-Down,  with  a  strong  shooting,  full-choke 
barrel,  suitable  for  trap  work,  duck  shooting,  etc.,  and  an  extra  inter- 
changeable modified-choke  or  cylinder-bore  barrel,  complete,  for  field 
shooting,  lists  at  $42.00.  Your  dealer  will  sell  it  to  you  for  less.  This  is 
a  bargain  in  a   gun,    but    not   a  bargain-counter   gun.      Think  this  over. 

Winchester  Guns  and  Winchester  Ammnnition  are  Sold  Everywhere. 

WINCHESTER  REPEATING  ARMS  CO.,  -  -  -       NEW  HAVEN,  CON  N. 

A.  MULLER,  Pacific  Coast  agent,  317-319  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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SELBY 
SHELLS 


Tcuxnainent  held  at  San  Francisco,  February  22,  23  and  24,   1907 Besult General  High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Fresno,  March  3  and  4,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  March  10,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament   held    at   Modesto,    March    17,    1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  April  14,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Los  Angeles,  May  4  and  5,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  San  Francisco,  May  10,  11  and  12,   1907 Be  suit. ..Professional    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  May  16,  17  and    IS,    1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Sacramento,  May  24,  25  and  26,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Tacoma,  Wash.,  May  29,  30,  1907 Besult General    High  Average 

Tournament  held  at  Gridley,  Cal.,  June  15,  16,   1907 Besult General    High  Average 


GEORGE   E.   ERLIX,   Prop. 


JAMES  M.  McGRATH,  Mgr. 


Dexter  Prince  Stables 

TRAINING,   BOARDING   and   SALE 

Cor.  Grove  and  Baker  Sts.,  just  at  the  Panhandle  Entrance  to  Golden  Gate  Park. 

(Take  Hayes,    McAllister  or  Devlsartero   Street   Cars.) 

Best  located  and  healthiest  stable  in   San   Francisco.     Always  a  good   roadster 

on    hand    for   sale.      Careful   and    experienced   men    to    care    for   and    exercise    park 

roadsters  and  prepare   horses   for   track   use.      Ladies  can   go   and   return   to   stable 

and  not  have  their  horses  frightened  by  autos     r  cars 


PHIL  B.  BEKEART  CO.,  Inc. 

Temporary  Office:     No.  1346  Park  St,  ALAMEDA,  Cal. 

(Pacific  Coast  Branch.) 

A.  J.  Reach  Co.,  Ithaca  Gun  Co.,  Smith    &    Wesson,    E.    C.    Cook    &    Bro.. 
Marlin  Fire  Arms  Co.,  Markham  Air  Rifle  Co..  Daisy  Mfg.  Co.,  Idea]  V%.  C~ 
Iver  Johnson's  Arms   &   Cycle  Works,   Hamilton  Rifle  Co.