Title: Breeder and sportsman
Identifier: breedersportsma151889sanf (find matches)
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s. n. )
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SIDNEY, 2:19 3^:. PROPERTY OF VALEXSIN STOCK FARM. ' In presentiDg to oar readers the picture of the famous young stallion, Sidney, we will not go over the well kDown facts that he is as perfectly bred a trottiDg stallion as there is in America; nor that he has proved himself a phenomenally prepotent sire, being at eight years of age, in bia colthood, so to say, the progenitor of very fast yonng performers. But that his progeny, as far as has been teen, go early, train on to still more speed with age, and are campaigners of first-class order, as should be expected from a grandson of the great Volunteer, the "PeerleBS Sire of Campaigners." Of Sidney's colts the oldest are four years, and the follow- ing, of different ages, have faced the starter:â Goldleaf, 3 years old 2:15; 4 years old 2:11*. Adonis, 3 years old 2:14^; 4 years old 2:14. Longwortb, 4 years old 2:19. Sister V., 4 years old 2;27. Fleet, 1 year old 2:36; 2 years old 2:24. Fanstino, 1 year old 2:35, fastest stallion on record. Memo, 2 years old 2:49; 3 year old trial 2:20J. George V., 1 year old 2:57); 2 year old trial, J mile track, 2:35. We will review their performances and let facts prove our statements. Goldleaf, as a three year old,from August 6 to October 6th, started in eleven races, almost always against old horses, won first money in six, second money in three, third money in two. Winning nineteen heats of an average of 2:20, and pac- ing twenty-seven heats in thirty days; closing her campaign perfectly sound, with a record of 2:15, made in a winning race of three heats. As a four year old she appears again on the track, after having been driven only two heats better than 2:20 in her work up to that time, and starts against her own record of 2:15, reducing it to 2:11), last £ in 32) seconds. This fast mile without the necessary preparation was very severe on the filly, and she got off. Notwithstanding this faot, she came out at Petalama and beat Adonis in 2:18, 2:16J, 2:16; three very fast heats for a four year old out of a Flaxtail mare known for her softness. Adonis, as a three-year-old, won several good races, and also lost some, forcing Yolo Maid to 2:18, 2:14, 2:144, in one. Shortly after, he beat Almont Patchen and Belmont Boy in 2:18, 2:21 and 2:14). From San Francisco he went to Sacra- mento, where he beat Yolo Maid in 2:154, last half in 1:02;, on a very heavy track. As a four-year-old, he paced a win- ning race at Stockton in 2:16, 2:16£; then to San Jose, where he won again in 2:14i, 2:21, 2:14, finishing in a jog. His owner and driver, Mr. 0. A. Hickok, so well known for his fine judgment in race-horse matters, that he often has been called the "Tallyrand of the trotting turf," offered to match him for $2,500 against Brown Jug's three heats, 2:11), 2:11£. 2:12. Longworth, 2:19, a lame four-year-old, who was second in 2:22, fourth in 2:23J, second in 2:22;, and second in 2:25 at Santa Bosa, and who the following week won at Petaluma against a big field in 2:195, 2:20), 2:21$, every heat driven hard under the whip, is certainly a race horse. In Oaklaod he was fir6t in 2:19, third in 2:24, second in 2:20, fourth in 2:25, second in 2:23£, and Becond in 2:26. In Sacramento, lamer than ever, he was sixth in 2:18, first in 2:19), second in 2:18£, second in 2:20$, and third in 2:19J; from which place he could hardly be led to ()x. G. W. Stimpson*s horse hospi- tal, where he still is. This is a showing of gamenese. Fleet, one-year-old, 2:36, who made her yearling record after going in 2:50, 2:40 236, shows campaigning abilities, and had it n it been for her nervousness, would certainly have done better in both her one and two-year-old forms. As a two-year-old she trained on to a record of 2:24. In Sacra- mento her able driver, Mr. Dustin, wishing to steady her for a race in which he knew that all hands would try to fxcite his unruly charge, overdid the thing "Errare Hnmanum Eat," and gave her a two-mile heat in 5:10, a repeat in 2:29, then undertook to race her; she won the first heat in 2:28£, and was beaten in 2:30J in consequence of a bad break. By this time the two-year-old had gone five fast miles, and was so tired that she got distanced in the third heatâher sixth heat of the day! FeeliDg badly over his misfortune, Mr. Dustin drove her two exhibition miles the following week at Stockton in 2:2a and 2:24) without a skip; the fastest two consecutive heats on record for a two-year-old, we believe. We will only make h passing mention of the four-year-old Sister V., 2:27, trial 2:23. After a long trip Bhe won a hardly contested race at Anaconda in 2:28J, 2:28, 2:28, 2:27f. While this is not a remarkable showing in our days, it still speaks very fairly for her sire. Memo, at two years old, got a record of 2:47. Lame and with hobbles, he forced Grandee out in 2:32, 2:3U, being beaten by a short nose each time. As a three-year-old he showed a trial in the third beat in 2:20i, timed by experi- ence and reliable men. George V. started twice asa yearling and was never beaten. Fanstino started as a yearling against Yon Wilkes' record of 2:38i. He was warmed up in 2:40, and repeated in 2:35; first half in 1:20, last half in 1:15, finishing the last end at a 2:20 gait. It is the unanimous opinion of all who saw bira, that he could have gone close to 2:30. To Sidney goes the honor of having sired the fastest two yearlings ever sired by one horse. 2:36, 2:35. The fastest yearling of 188S, 2:36. The fastest yearling of 1889, 2:35- The fastest two-year-old filly of 1889, 2:24. The fastest foor-year-old filly (pacer), 2:11). The fastest four-year-old gelding (pacer), 2:14. Kidd Edmanson and Morse Sale. Mr. F. S. Waters, Waters Stock Farm, one of the most no- ted breeders in the country, consigns several head of trotters to the Kidd, Edmanson & Morse sale, for the last week in February next. We are glad to see our prominent breeders recognizing these sales. These gentlemen deserve great cred- it for the energy and pluck displayed in building up a com. biDation sale in oar city. The plan has worked well in Ken- tuckey and elsewhere to both buyer and seller, bringing to- gether as it does the best horsemen from every part of the Union. Mr. Waters'consignment is a great compliment to these gentlemen, and we are quite bure they know how to give it due appreciation. All of onr breeders should follow and help to make this the equal of any combination sale in America. At their last sate Mr. Salisbury patronized the firm and he gives them every meed of praise for the thorough man- ner in which the sales were made. DON'T NEGLECT To ftend In your FNTKiis for the Breeder and .sports- man's FUTURITY STAKE. flosen JfASCABY 1st, 1 890. Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 24, 1889. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:âI have consigned about 25 as grandly bred brood mares to W. T. Woodward's Feb- ruary sale, all from producing dams, as were ever offered at public auction; they ar^ iu foal to snch sires as Ambassador, Warlock, Anteeo, and Bt-11 Boy, and are a superior lot cf an- imals both in breeding and inJividoality that we have ever entered in any 6ale. We have also decided to include our Stallion Warlock 3378 in this sale, he is by Belmont, dam Waterwitch, dam of Ve- hing 2:I9J, MambrinoGeft 2:20, Scotland 2:22* Tl" j Waterloo 2:2S* by Pilot Jr. It is seldom that* Buch royal breeding and excellent individimi tbe hammer. Warlock will prove a great sir- Respectfully, 8. A. Bi.

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