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Title: Breeder and sportsman
Identifier: breedersportsman41884sanf (find matches)
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s. n. )
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300 Pte 1$xt6&sx atut j^pxaistmro. May 10 BILLIARDS. Every little while for some reason or other, billiards seem at a standstill. We are now going through one of those periods, the past week having been one of the quietest in many months. However, the reaction will soon come, that is a certainty, and it will be so much the stronger that it has been so dull. In regard to the fifteen ball pool tournament which the Saylor Brothers had spoken of, they state that it is better to let the matter rest a while, as the entries were so few that no en- thusiasm could possibly be worked up. Mr. Emanuel Brunswick informed a representative of the Breeder & Sportsman, that the "Par- isian" pool tournament was going begging for the want of a suitable hall to liold it in. It is true that billiard parlors are by no means scarce in this city, but what tables are used in these establishments must be taken into consideration, and the Brunswick &Balke Co. will inaugurate their tournament, only where they have their tables in use. At the Exchange billiards parlors, the proprietors stated that they did not care to have the tour- nament held at their place, as they could not give their entire attention to it, on account of the immence "Stud" game they had to take care of. It is to be regretted that this estab- lishment, which has so far been considered a first-class one, has fallen with the reigning gambling craze, When ore thinks of it, there, without a doubt, is the secret of the dullness in billiard circles. Those respectable people who were in the habit of enjoying themselves each day with the ivories, have literally been driven away on account of the canaille they eral thing, will be ordinary, but it requires were thrown in contact with, and which are ; genius to "get all out of him." This is why Mace and Murphy succeed when others fail; they study their subject and make possible Billy" made a reputation as a trainer and polled to stand down. As a trainer, however, handler of trotting horses The talent dev ' eloped in the father become genius in the son, and to-day Budd Doble is regarded as the peer of any driver that lives. The aptitude for this pursuit in life does not rest with these two members of the family, as Wm. H., Jr.. and Charles P., are both capable horsemen. The Woodruff and Doble families are not the only instances in this connection. The Wilsons of Kushville, Ind., have long been known as a family of horsemen. The senior Wilson early developed a fondness for the horse, and "left his son, Richard, Bool and Samp, all prominently connected with trot- ting turf. The Woodmansees are another noted family. The names Pocahontas and Woodmausee were at one time inseparable, and it is probable if the great pacer had fallen into other hands she would never have become so famous. Both of the sons, Daniel W. and Ben, Jr., are noted horsemen. The Maces, Dan and Ben, are another notable illustration, which we may supple- ment by instancing the Goldsmiths. Alden Goldsmith has been long and honorably known to the trotting turf, and although a good handler of horses, can drive a good race if occasion acquires. His sons, John A. and James H., made early debuts and are first- class horsemen. It is often claimed by the captious, and we may add envious, that "the horse made the driver,"but in ninety cases out of a hundred the claim is unfounded. The fact seems to be forgotten that a directing mind had much to do with the fame of great horses. In ordinary hands a horse, as a gen he continued to do well. But in 1SS1, at thi termination of a race at Baltimore, he allowed his temper to overcome him, and struck Sait, for which he was ruled off the course. From that day GafFney's star was destined to a per- petual eclipse, for all efforts to secure his re- instatement failed, and he accepted the en- gagement to go to Mexico from sheer necessity. —N. Y. Spirit. The trotting stallion, Royalston, by Robert McGregor, died at Toledo. O., recently, the property of B. E. Bullock. Geo. Poison, former driver of Frank Land- ers, Roscoe, and others, has located at Coun- cil Grove, Kan. Chas. P. Doble, son of "Uncle Billy," has Troublesome and several others in training. Bay District Association
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attracted to billiard resorts by the gaming passion. It may be possible that the thinninj out of players in halls, will encourage billiards at home. The manufacturers do not complain of business, and they say that the putting up- of tables in private houses has increased most wonderfully in the last few months. One result has shown itself, it is a professional billiard exhibition which took place last Thursday evening in a mansion on the hill. This is an eastern custom which bids fair to establish itself on this coast. Professor McCleery has among his pupils, a well-known society gentleman who, desiring to entertain his friends in au unusual manner, invited his mailre and one other professional to give a billiard exhibition at his residence, and when the two knights of the cue arrived on the ap- pointed evening, they found a select though not a very large audience to appreciate their efforts. It is presumed that there was also, more substantial appreciation than applause; perhaps it was delivered as Prince Zouroff intended for Correze with a bouquet wherein each flower contained a note, Nevertheless the spectators as well as the actors, seemed quite pleased with her evening's amusement. The gume was a verj' short one, 250 points only. McCleery won on the twentieth inning making an average of 12i, his opponent hav- ing 19 points the worst of it at the finish. The averages were very good considering that, as much as possible rail runs were avoided, on account of their monotony, and good around-the-table play was indulged in. After the game McCleery gave a delightful exhibi- tion of fancy shots, he was in a happy vein and executed them with unusual brilliancy. what smaller minds would give up in despair. —Sportsman, ♦ Trottine: in Scotland. Trotting seems to be looking up a bit in the Mother Country. Ou Thursday, April 3d, a trotting meeting was held at the Shawfield Recreation Grounds, Glascow, which was largely attended, it being estimated that 7,000 people paid entrance money. The day, how- ever, was a general holiday—Glascow Fast day. The first event, according to reports in the Glascow papers, was The Trotting Handi- cap of two miles, for a purse equivalent to $150, $35, and ©15. There were nine start- ers. Mr. J. McLeish's gray mare Highland Mary, with 375 yards start, won two straight heats; time not given. The second trot was for the Shawfield Stakes, distance If miles, weight for age; three-year-olds, 126 pounds; four-year-olds, HO pounds; five, six, and aged, 147 pounds. Mr. J. Wood's bay gelding Lit- tle George, 6 years, won from five others by two lengths. The third event was the Spring Stakes, weight for age alse, If miles, won by a neck by Mr. MeCullum's bay gelding Strath- don, 6 years. Last of all was a Selling Stakes, won by Mr. T. Burn's Stranger, en- tered at £20, and carrying 147 pounds.— To- rojilo Mail. THE DRAMA. The California Theatre. It has been a dull time of late in connec- tion with the legitimate. The California has been and is closed, without our being able to find out what its future, as regards the dramas, promises. On Monday the Grand Opera House was closed, while the Octoroon then on the boards, had a fair prospect of success. What all this portends we cannot tell, and surmises are useless and might be mischievous. Heredity in the Sulky. The aphorism, "like begets like, or the like- ness of some ancestor" is true when applied to the animal kingdom, but applied to men, with a few exceptions, is of no value. In the world of finance we have the great Rothschild family, and in the drama the Kembles, Booths and Jeffersons as among the exceptions. Tak- ing the men or women who have figured in the world's history, like Shakespear, Wash- ington, Harriet Martineau, Voltaire, Dickens, Milton, Charlotte Cushman, Rachael and Na- poleon, we find there was no ancestry respon- sible for their greatness; on the contrary, their genius was inherent, not inherited. The profession of training and driving trot- ting horses calls for mental and physical quali- ties of a high order, although the mass of the people do not seem to be aware of the fact. Like all pursuits, in it we find men of all grades of intellectual capacity, but the men who succeed are of the superior order. To this class Mace, Murphy, Hickok, Splan, Doble, Weeks, Bair, Green, Carl Burr, Bither, and many other noted drivers belong. To succeed with horses that differ in their char- acteristic and requirements is genius par ex- cellence. It was genius and patience—that great virtue—that uiude a trotter of Goldsmith Maid, and it was genius that helped make the reputation of the gelding Edwin Forrest. It required thinking minds to develope what was withiu these two horses, and had the name amouut of genius and patience been ex- pended upon an enterprise not connected with sporting matters, it would have commended the world's admiration. Amoug the excep- tions alluded to in the opening paragraph of this article is the transmission from futher to sou of capacities as trainers aud handlers of horses. Why fumiliesshouhi bedistinguished as horsemen we know not, unless it is through man's natural love for the noblest animal the Almighty has given him. Johu Woodruff was a noted trainer in his day, and left his son Hiram to make the nauie "•mious. Hiruin left no son, but a brother, isaac, who is a trainer and driver of reputa- tion. The mostuoted family among trotting hnrfl&- meo are the Dubles. Muuy years ago "Uncle A very simple method, aud an improvement upon the Rarey system of training vicious horses was, says the Rural Canadian, exhib- ited at West Philadelphia recently, and the manner in which some of the wildest horses were subdued was astonishing. The first trial was made on a kicking or "balking" mare, which her owner said had allowed no rider on her back for at least five years. She became tame in about as many minutes, and allowed herself to be ridden about without a sign of her former wildness. The means by which the result was accomplished was a piece of light rope, which was passed around the front jaw of the mare just above the front teeth crossed in her mouth, theuce secured back of her neck. It was claimed that no horse will kick or jump when thus secured, and that a horse after receiving that treatment a few times will abandon his vicious ways for- ever. A simple method was also shown by which a kicking horse could be shod. It con- sisted in connecting the animal's head and tail by means of a rope fastened to the tail and then to the bit, and then drawn tightly enough to incline the animal's head to one side. This, it is claimed, makes it absolutely im- possible for a horse to kick ou the side of the rope. At tiie same exhibition a horse, which for years had to be bound on the ground to be shod, suffered the blacksmith to operate on him without attempting to kick while secured iu the manner described. HughGaffney, the noted steeplechase jockey, died some ten days since, in the city of Mex- ico, whether he had gone in February with some thoroughbreds. Gaffuey was long one of the most successful cross-country riders. His first real success was with Lobelia, in 1S70, and his set-tos with Harvey Welch never failed to arouse an outburst of enthusiasm, and "Go iuHughey, me bould boy!" "Arrah Gaff, an' ye havet' black thief; now kill the durty uaygur!" were certaiu to ring out as the pair swept past Deadhead Hill. Biddy Ma- lone succeeded Lobelia iu Gaffuey's affections, but she died early, aud then he formed the famous alliance witn Joe Donohue, which survived through the days of Tammauy, Blind Tom, and George West. Then came Deadhead. "Bedad, an'you must look out fur "m," he observed, wheu he committed Deadhead to Tom Little's care. "He's a little green, an' maybe he'll go wrong wid ye at the (eps. Giv 'ini a taste o' the gad—kind o' aisey loike." For several years Gaffuey was corn- The Oakland Theatre. The Sheridan Combination have succeeded here beyond calculation, the houses being crowded every night by the very best people of the city and suburbs. This speaks well for the people of Oakland, and is a fact we have much pleasure in recording. Sheridan is giving his best characters supported by a good company, including Misses Davenport and Phcebe Davies. On Monday King Lear will be the attraction. Vienna Garden. The performance here during the week has been varied but good, and repaid with fair though not crowded houses. Paul Stanley, the Walter brothers, (gymnasts), and the Mc- Carthys in their comic specialties, have all been more or less successful, the gymnasts, in principle, being the best. Miss Inez Sex- ton has been the leading vocalist. She has a good voice, shows some cultivation, and dresses well, but she needs to moderate her ambition. It is a great mistake in our young vocalists to essay to imitate Patti and Nil- son, which by voice and culture they are in- capable of rendering with, and thus lessen, if not destroy, their natural powers of pleas- ing. Miss Vasconcellos, also here again, is always popular and pleasing, because she never attempts anything which by nature she cannat render acceptably. Some of the McCarthy's are very good and enjoyable. The Standard. The performance of the Gypsy Band dur- ing its second week has not been very suc- cessful, the houses being only moderate though appreciative. We have had many rev- elations of late in San Francisco, Thomas' Chorus, Gilmore's Band, the Spanish Stu- dents, the Opera, and Excelsior, but of all the revelations showing the power of the violin separately, or in combination, noth- ing was ever heard in San Francisco equal to the music of the Gypsy Band. Apart from the exalted and perfect harmony they give, their great merit lies in their marvelous power of interpretation. In their hands the simplest, oldest, and most hackneyed tunes are infused with new life and new beauties never dreamt of before. Neither did we ever imagine that such tunes were capable of such interpretation. In proof of this we select The Old Folks at Home, and Yankee Doodle. In their operatic selections their performance is also superb. The band were rapturously encored, especially Imre Barath in his Cymbal solos. Those alone are worth the entrance money. As an attraction to the public in general the band lacks variety of instruments, and in our opinion, that is it's only fault. The music itself is unexception- able both in harmony aud execution. In fact they are both marvelous. Summer Meeting 1884. 1884. Entries for Trotting Season. May Slat, 9:93 Class. Purse $750; divided §450, $225 and $75, to first, sec- ond and third horae. June 4th 3-mfn. Class. Puree $500; divided $350, $100 and $50, to first, sec- ond and third horse. .In n<' 7Hi, fc:32 Class. Purse $500; divided $350, $100 and $50, to first, sec- ond and third horse. June IItil. 1:40 Class. Purse $500, divided $350, S100 and $50, to first, sec- ond, and third horse. June 14th. Free-for-all. Purse $1,000; divided $650, to first,$250 to second, and $150 to third horse. June IHlfi, 2;24 Class. Purse $500; divided $350, $100 and $50, to first, sec- ond and third hoise. All of the above to be mile heats, 3 in 5 in harness. National rules to govern. Entrance 10 per cent, of purses. 83? In every race five or more must enter, and three or more horses start. Entries close with the Secretary, Saturday, May 24th, 18B4. T. W. HINCHMAN. ' Secretary, 1435. California Street. Stick-Fast Toe-Weight, This Toe- Weight, where- ever intro- duced, has ef- fectually sup- planted every other kind. All prominent sad- dlers and horse- men in the U.S. recommend them in prefer- ence to any oth- re. Sizes 2 to 12 oz. Ask your dealer or send to MILES A ANDREWS. Sole Manufactubers, Fentonville, Mich.

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