. Breeder and sportsman . AGITATO, S:09—Cbampion 3-year-old of 189G. when he earned the crown of championship. MiloKnox may have him in the car which leaves Pleasantonfor Cleveland next week,but it is doubtful as his ownersbelieve the horse to be worth more than he will bring atauction. The Pleasanton track is being visited by many admir-ers of tiie horse this month and scarcely a train stopsat the station but unloads a few passengers who havegone out to see the speed that is on tap there every is a pity that a company cannot be formed to purchasethis splendid piece of property, widen a
. Breeder and sportsman . AGITATO, S:09—Cbampion 3-year-old of 189G. when he earned the crown of championship. MiloKnox may have him in the car which leaves Pleasantonfor Cleveland next week,but it is doubtful as his ownersbelieve the horse to be worth more than he will bring atauction. The Pleasanton track is being visited by many admir-ers of tiie horse this month and scarcely a train stopsat the station but unloads a few passengers who havegone out to see the speed that is on tap there every is a pity that a company cannot be formed to purchasethis splendid piece of property, widen and improve thetrack and erect two or three hundred stalls there for theaccommodation of horses. It would be a great thingfor the Horse Centre and would lead to many Easternhorses being trained there annually, while the increasedrevenue derived by the hotels and business houaea fromthe trainers and visitors would be VENUS II., b m. Cupid—LUlie S. 29^ mile ^veehev <m& ^ovt»mmu [Mat 6, 18S9 Bound for the Blue Ribbon Sale. Attached to (he overland express which pulled out of ifaeOdkland pier last Taefday evenicg at 6:30 was a carload ofhorses in charge of Samuel Gamble, that was about as highclass a lot as ever starfed across the divide. There werethirteen horses in the car, and Sam wss stewing not a littleover the fact that an owner who had agreed to consign ahorse bad backed out at the lieist moment and left him witha hoodoo number. But the horses were all serenely munch-ing hay when we saw them and utterly oblivious of thepres-ence of any unlucky bacilli that might be permeatiog the at-mosphere of the car. ^ .,Looking every inch the kiog that beis, was Who Is It,^:I2,the champion three-year-old of last year. His magnificenthead was visible through the car door, and after getting aview of it one wonld not wonder that the noiseand excite-ment of escaping steam and buDopiog cars are ta
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