. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. which have been showing remarkable speed lately and it would not be surprising if several heats were trotted or paced below 2:20. Those who enter the Jockey Club grounds from the Southern Pacific train will pass one of the most interesting relics of California trotting history. This is the old judges stand in which General Grant stood on October and held the watch while St. Julien, driven by Orrin Hickok, trotted a mile in 2:12%, lowering the world's. F. w. Thompson with "Bobby J.' J. C. 's " Harvey ; Holder of O'Kane Challenge
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. which have been showing remarkable speed lately and it would not be surprising if several heats were trotted or paced below 2:20. Those who enter the Jockey Club grounds from the Southern Pacific train will pass one of the most interesting relics of California trotting history. This is the old judges stand in which General Grant stood on October and held the watch while St. Julien, driven by Orrin Hickok, trotted a mile in 2:12%, lowering the world's. F. w. Thompson with "Bobby J.' J. C. 's " Harvey ; Holder of O'Kane Challenge Cup. record then held by Rarus. It would be a worthy compliment to one of our greatest men, who loved the noble animal, the horse, if this historic stand were on Decoration Day ornamented with a garland of flowers in his memoiy. The Breeder and Sportsman offers this suggestion in the firm belief that its H. H Dunlap's mere mention will be sufficient to secure action on it by members of the association as they are as patriotic a bodv of men as live in the world and the memory of the O Kane Challenge Cop Race-J. Curley s Prince C, J. C Ohlandt's "Alameda departed hero who was soldier and statesman yet found one of ;his greatest pleasures i 1," G. AV. Kleiser s AltoAela, L. Richardson's "Queenie.' in driving fast horses or watching them in contests for supremacy is dear to them. Second Race—I B. Dalziel's "; N. Hottua's "Correct," AV. A'an Kewen's "Mittie ; H W Miller's "Lady Falrose," J Curley's "Prince ; Third Race—J, C Kirkpatrick's "Our Dick" and"'Harvey Mac, ng ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original San Francisco, Calif. : [s. n. ]
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