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SEEKING PONIES FOR INDIAN RACING. Fulletta and Booger Red Cannot Be Bought, but Are the Type Sought. I.- •-ingtoii. Ky.. April !t. —Dr. Harry Chain Bass-lor. who is in this country looking for small thor oiighbreds for pony racing in India, received a day or two ago responses to his telegrams innuiring as to the size, soundness and price of Fulletta ami Booger Bed. but it is not likely that lie will eel either of them, though they are just what he wants. Frank Skinner, who looks after the C. W. Clark • ponies, wired that Fulletta is 14.1 hands, absolutely 1 sound, but not for sale. J. H. Brannon wired that Booger Red is 14.1. sound as a dollar and for sale at 85.000. Thats more than I want to pay." remarked the doctor after he had perused the message. "but Id like very ssseh lo have that Utile fellow. lie has done thing- here thai make BSE sure that he would sweep the hoards at Bombay and Calcutta. "You see. oyer there we have races for two classes of ponies, that is two classes as lo height. One class is for ponies 14. "J and under and the olher is for those 11 and under. The races are over arass + + MONEY -EARNING VETERANS WHICH ARE STILL IN USEFUL ACTION AS RACERS + + A pleasing feature of the California racing season has la-en the exi-ellent showing of many old horses, several of which have acquired const dcrabl • fame in the earlier days of their career. Twenty nine horses, six years old and over, have won sitn-e the first of January up to ami including the racing of Thursday ,000 or more each. Fulletta. the small but speedy horse which II. :. Bedwell recently sold lo C. W nark of Montana for pony racing and polo pnraoana, was the best money win- llorse. Age. Pedigree. Owner. Sts. 1st. Id. oil. Flip. Won. Fulletta 6 Mirthful— Ftta H. 6. Bedwell 12 K 2 2 0 $::.:W Jacobite ; Golden Carter Flora Mac . R. Kllison IS •. 1 1 7 2.306 Rum-ben s Ben Stroim — Rose Leaf ... I. . Johnson f, 2 2 0 2 l.!»7.r. John Carroll 7 Ornament Spanker, bv St. Serf.. P. T. China 17 .". 1 t 7 1.W0 Cvpsv King li .sorcerer-Tirzah II. i. Bedwell s r. 1 I I l»T7B Bed Leaf 7 Hmaenre — Readiiu. Keene Bros 11 t I 1 r. |.«45 Niblick 7 St. Batten— Braw Lass J. Boileu is t S :: II LOSS Far West 7 Montana, bv Ban Fox — Toiiche Fas M.L. and A.C.SchwIzS : 1 1 :: 1.526 Captain Burnett., i Rubicon-— Miss Heel H. A. Cotton 17 1 1 ■". :» LOB Banjpesal • Baanocfcbnrn Proposal. bv Foul Shot or Babrowan CI lots Stable ...90 .". 7 I ■ MM La c;loiia ; Woolsthorpe-Sisier Monica Pasadena Stable.... s 10 2 2 1.350 Alma Bov H Salvation Sweet Capoial 1. W. Young 11 :t ■ 1 4 l.ofdl llbemn 6 King ttold The Wraith Powell Bros 22 :; :: 3 11 1.250 St. Francis B Rubicon-Win Not. bv Three Chrs T. 1». Sullivan 14 :i :; 0 ■ l.K Snew Ball I. Peep oDav Itain Drop Powell Bros If :: :! :: 7 1.200 Daraia 8 Rain — Florence Dickey B. Sehrelber l"i :. •" 1 8 1.170 Deutschland !► Sain I erfargilla B. Sehreibor 12 ■• :i 1 .". 1.170 Clondlbrhl 7 Bright 1hoebus l.oyi light Molera *: Josephs.. lo 2 - o j j ,,;-, J C. Cieni 6 lugoldsby- Innena W.St. Yincent 12 : 2 2 5 1.12.. Mary F i; CaaOpas — Prlneeaa Noretti. ....... . G. W. Robinson. . .1.! .! .". 0 7 1.125 Ial C. Paladin— Silenta K. Bpence 11 :: .! o r, 1.12T. Prime Nap ; IMdie Jones — Xapaiuax K. J. Kanisev ..... 7 :. 1 2 1 1.075 Harry Scott 0 What -en-fern Signorn B. C.ass 6 :: 2 « 1 1.075 Progress li liiganteum — Kenovah S. A. Cloplon lo ■• 1 2 4 1.6TB Merino o 6 Ornament-Marv M S. A. Clopton 12 2 3 0 S 1.050 Sir Edward ». Eddfc Jones— Motto J. J. Walsh 0 " 1 1 4 1.000 Proper ft Preston pans— Prim II S. Polk 7 :: 1 o .. 1.025 Tom MeCrath t; Sain— Miss Marion C, P. Brazier 12 :: 1 0 S 1.025 Critic 6 Previous— Mintage R. Bauer 12 ■, 0 1 S 1.000 Totals 2ft o58 100 H 40 14ft o..O courses and the distances are from a half mile upward. The Arabian breed predominates in these raeea and nine out of ten oi them run barefooted and sinh American thoroughbreds as Booger Red. Fulletta and two or three others that 1 have in mind could give them unite a bit of a handicap and then a goMi beating. There are. 1 think, excellent Unancial oossihilities if I can get two or three speedv little weigtil-carricrs to take over on iny next trip. "In measuring the ponies for these races, two lines are drawn fifty inches apart and the pony is re gained to stand front feet on one line and hind net on the other. The standard is placed at the withers, of course, hut n° person U permitted to take the pony by the head during the measurement. There is no pulling down of the head to decrease the height at the withers as is permittee! in some countries. II is all on the up and up. So it is with the racing. There is no ipiarter shown a turf sharp in India. One must have the best horse to win and the best horse must win or his owner is ipibklv in for it." ner of this number, having earned for his owner the sum of 13.389. C. B. Ellisons Jacobite is second on tlie list, with ..V.»5 to his credit, while 1. C. Johnsons famous "Big Train." Roseben. is third with .!»75. Among others which appear on the following list are Far West. St. Francis. Deutschland. Proper and Tom McOiath. names which recall turf struggles of the past, which. though well advanced in racing years, are still racing in a creditable manner: next winter, one of which would he known as the Florida Derby and which would have an added value Of at least .. iO. Charles J. Caiupau received word this morning ot his appointment as presiding judge and general manager on the Oklahoma circuit. There will he ten-day meetings at the following points beginning at I.awlon. which opens April 17: Chickasha. F.nid. Pawnee. Clan-more. Tulsa. Muskogee. Bartlesville. Kansas and Parsons. Following these meetings, a sixtv-dav meeting will be given at Oklahoma City and an effort will l e made to secure Judge Joseph A. Murphy to preside at the latter point. James Milton has been offered the position as starter on this ciifuit and Harry D. White will act as racing secretary a I all paints. Racing will be conducted under the rules of the Texas Thoroughbred Assoeia lion and no charges will be made for licenses Persons in bad standing cither east or west will not be permitted on tlie grouuds of any of the clubs.
