. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. IX. No. 18. 1*0. 508 MONTGOMERY STBEET SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1886. Sporting Notes. In one respect California breeders of thoroughbreds are behind the age, and it is most conspicuous. Many of them brand their horses with most grotesque names. In illustration take Lucky B., John A., Clara D., Billy*lhe-Kid, Billy Ayres, Jim Douglas, and many others with an unpleasant ring. A noble horse should not have an ignoble name. He may not run faster, stay longer, or be a better weight carrier for hav- ing either a classical or poetical name, but the la
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. IX. No. 18. 1*0. 508 MONTGOMERY STBEET SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1886. Sporting Notes. In one respect California breeders of thoroughbreds are behind the age, and it is most conspicuous. Many of them brand their horses with most grotesque names. In illustration take Lucky B., John A., Clara D., Billy*lhe-Kid, Billy Ayres, Jim Douglas, and many others with an unpleasant ring. A noble horse should not have an ignoble name. He may not run faster, stay longer, or be a better weight carrier for hav- ing either a classical or poetical name, but the latter look much better in print and sound pleasant on the ear. Race- horses that gain any fame must be written about and talked about. Hence every man who names a horse should give him one tbat is agreeable, rather than the opposite. The practice is going out here and should be forever extinguished. In the eist a few breeders also indulge iu the graceless habit, for John Sallivan, Irish Pat, Parnell, Tipsy and Jim Nave are found, but these are offset by Wanda. Dew Drop, Freeland, Eloise, Modesty, Tronbador, The Bard and Grisette. In En- gland they do still better and keep up faraily names as far as possible, like Rose, Moss Rose, Rosebud, Rosalie, Sunrise. Sunset and Sunbeam, Queen Mary, Qneen of Scotland, Queen of Hearts, Queen Mab and of the Lady's the annals of fiction are drawn upon with equal constancy and appropriateness. They make much pleasanter reatiing for everyone interested in turf matters, which includes all classes of people who deserve to have anything of interest placed before them. The sport which above all others is adapted to San Fran- cisco is yachting. No other bay in the world has Buch even and Btrong summer breezes. The yachtsmen of this city are â wealthy, as they should be, and many of tnem are good yacht sailers. But the sport is not growing in popularity. The two senior clubs find great difficulty in carrying out any sailing programmes. The most disma
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