The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-21
TUE BIRDS or THE TURF.
LADY, Tbe.ne-Amcricau Girl-Coldsuiith
Maid-George Poimer-Dextcr's Time
Mountain BOy-iIyron Pcrry-The Long
Tailed GorrcI- CoLnn odare XnnderhiIt.

LndV Tb0-nc-Amcricnu Girl-Coldsutth
Maid-Georgc Pulmer-Dexter's Time
Mountain BOy-iIyron Pcrry-The Long
Tailed Sorrci- Comm odorc Vanderbilt.
The mystery as TO the ownership Of Lady
Thorue remains sti unsolved Mr.. Smith, Of Smith,
Gould, Martin & Co., swears that neither he nor any
Of nis partners. nor even the great Erie Railway
rys owns or ever did own one hair 10 The tail of the
famous trot,er, and that the 10000 check which
soNe people pretend 20 have seen II only horse
yarn James D. McMann denies the proprietorship
m ost enphatcary, but ne ss strongly asserts that
che IL not ame stated, but 10 ~ sound ss asilver
dollar. 60 II Mr.. Carman, OF Carman'vfiie, N not
her owner. pour Lady Thorne ID in most pi'ao'e
rlistt md must soon come under the protection OF
The city authorities.
AMERICAN cIRi's PERFORMANCES.
American Girl was fred and bfstered last nm.
and should have been let up At least one rear amer
her severe coure Of sprouts. Tins ar this ses-on
her performances have amounted 10 nothing, ss she
has WON hut one race and that In 2N, sgainst Gold
smith Maid and George wilkes. In all ter other
trots she has barely escaped the distance hig.
judges Of tro,tins differ much as 10 the merits Of
American GIRL Some express the opinion that her
owner, Mr.. Loven. is piaving the Hippodrome game
with his that he enters her In all the fsst races
merely 10 20 for the second or third money a new
invention Of the enemy and meets expenses by In
vcsrg IN pools where Its sells second third
and III at at some time during tho gu, when tho
4 winner. mucli u tho astonishnent Of the Ring
Others, who consider themselves equally competent
INSERT that the mare has seen her best days, and
tlat her star has set forever.
THE THREE BIG HEATS.
Goldsmith Maid tro;ted last year in Buffalo q rec
heats IN 2f91. 2ieN 2i9iF, and her hackers were
eanruiue tllat she was the coming card She Opened
this season at Prospect Park, trotied heat in 222
and turfren were certain that Dexter would be
compelled to haui down his nag.
PGLNEns CONTEST wtrn rnoRyE.
:, GcorVe Palmer trotted three heats last ye,r at
Buffalo In 220 and his much elttei driver boldly
serted that before the snow fell Palmer would bent
any horse that stood upon iron. At the time
Champlin arrived Ut this conclusion, the owner Of
Palmer, Frsstus Corning. Of AibnJy, Glanced TO he
present and told the enthusiastic whip that whom no
drove him Us Fast as Flora TEMPLES record he
thamplin drove him In 1gh, ana received from
Mr.. Corning residence valued at $4,000. Tut
Chnmplin. when he boosted that he would beat
tIem all, lahored under the impression that Lady
1hOrne was PLAYED out. She had trot'ed me1nly In
The spring, 6orely winning race in 40 and 2 30;
Providence won n heat in RISK, the fastes' on
record save that inscrihed on the Dexter banner.
Palmer won second money IN this race, showing
That Champlin was not very wide OF his reckoning.
FAST TINE TINS YEAR.
Sporting men IRE great sticklers for records.
Trey study with marvellous the performances
OF the past and lookinr back three years predicted
time which would knock spots out OF ali previous
figures. Three years ago the present lghts of the
truck trotte1 IN aSH Two years ago the sane an,
showed 40, Goldsmith Maid and Palmer each
pigh, while Thorne as has been seen, came under
RAPID rro-ress made. the worthless snapped Iscir
hrccrs at Dexter and even nj the old Seville Beam
enil be- lirg nf tro,,cps IN" Tporns has citInr
been has pretended 10 he lame the entire season
American Girl has not recovered from her severe
doctoring; she is evidently weak Goldsmith Maid
opened the season with promise, but knocked her
self all to pioces al Boston when she trotted in the
mud; while sly ones intimate thai Palmer shows
sigs OF spawn. So far rs tic public is concerned
tne flyers all cut of fix. neither OF them In con-
dhion TO trot for a mans life, nor even for his
money.
THE DIG TINE TODAY.
At Prospect Park to-day the game Of the year
may PERHAPS be laid bare. On that day Lady Thorne
and Goldsmith Maid meet, md II progress Hgsinst
tmo is 10 be recorded this yenr h will doubt
less he then and there. Horses, we al know, are
very sagacious animals: still we do not tlirk that
man has obained such mastery over their wills that
hey can be made Ia simulate amoDess when the ex-
pert Who S;nSie. t IRE resonSas ZONE sDssi point
will try their best to accomplish this FOR It's
mighty hard to stagger professional jockey. Mean
while Mr.. Bonner need entertain serious thourhts
IN reference to De1ter's record Cinderea's sister
got the slipper on. all but the becl Dexters 2i7A
has not been beaten vet
MOUNTAIN DOr, nyRos rvuRr, AND ruE LITTLE
soRREL.
Who owns these celebrated roadsters Is the ques-
tion which now uuzzes Harlem Lane. Rumor said
that Mountain Boy had become the property ~
Mr.. Meserolc. Certain II thati Mr. ncserole
does drive them. bot he seems TO do so, turn and
turn about, with the Commodore. And what about
that little lrngtniled surrcl. He also 20 he a
mystery. This strnngo eopartnership in horsedom
Is aaily becoming more painful Neither Of the
high contracting parties deigu 10 stop the road,
and reporters are tins foiied IN attempt "a
interview the men who are causug siecoesa nights
to thousands ofborse sharps who rendered miser
able ly mis- terrible uncertainty. Not know who
owns Lady ThHrne, Mountain BOY. Mvrnn Perry, OF
what on earth that little 'lougtailed sorrel can do
will drive Harlem Lane stark mad If some relief l.
not afforded at IN early day.