The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07
HORSE NOTES.

Fleetwood Fnrk-Thc improvements ON the
Grounds and Horses in Trimming.
Since last trotting season the club house at this
popular resort has been remodeled and improved
greatly, the track graded and things generally made
to bear more finished and complete appearance
than formerly. During the last few weeks In fine
weather crowds OF visitors have driven within the
arched gateway. Owners OF horses In training, who
go to see the progress made by their favorites and
almost all who drive on the road and delight in
fancy horse nesh pay daily visits. Sunday MORN
ings, especially q large concourse congregaJe on
the piazza of the club house ramble among the
training stables, viewing their old equine acquaint
ances and inspecting the ''green ones'' who have
put In first appearance ana may or may not, &C
cording to their performances, become popular
favorites.
On trotting tracks, generally Sunday mornings
have, from time immemorial been considered q sort
OF gala tIme when all the trotters get grand rat
thing and are MADE to show their best gait and
speed, SO owners and their friends may have op-
portunity of observing their progress and timing
quarters, halves, full miles, as they may wish,
provided the subject is not dark one whose rate
OF speed it is important to keep secret and who Is
generally timed by the light Of the moon. Even then
some willy Ience ranger will get the best OF It, by
using his pulse for q timing watch
A NATURAL JURGENssEN-
come within q second or so OF the anlmaPS capa
city, which. to say the least, would be unfortunate
Tor the owner. and exceedingly immoral IN the
The stables on the terraces are full of horses and
annexed will be found q list comprising many Well
known to fame anu others who, like young bears,
nave all their ''troubes before them"
@. N. FERGUSON'S STABLE.
Chestnut gelding Judge Scott, without record;
bay gelding Kansas CHIEF. has record OF 2:3l; bay
mare Bright Eyes, record sOrrel mare Il. WILKINS
by Broken-Legged Hunter. no record; gray gelding
| Overland, no record; gray mare, no record. This
who Will make their mark this season, although but
one has record. NeatnesS Is very observable
feature in and around this stable and the visitor Is
charmed with the "nattiness' OF all the belongings
WILLIAM BoRsT's STABLE.
| Bay stallion George Wilkes, with a record OF 2:22
bay stallion Honest Allen, Win harness record OF
Myron Perry, with record Of a:25s, the property q
! Commodore Vanderbilt
| JOHN LovEIT's STABLE
Brown geldng Young Bruno, with record OF
1905 bay mare Lady Ross. with record OF 2:s5; Lady
! FISK. form. rly Powna mare; black team, Antnra-
che ana Black Harry; MIR. Gibbs gray mare, and
! bay stallion Young HambletonlaD, formerly the
r. j. ANDERsoS's STABLE.
Bay gedlng Keystone, with record OF 2:30, and
ALEXANDER PATTERsoN's STABLE.
| Bay geldlny DreadnaugDt, with record OF 2:20n;
bay mare Lady Hughes with record or $3.50; gray
! gelding Charles Daniels, no record; brown geldIng
| New hampshire Boy, no record, and Honest Allen,
JOHN MuRpHY's STABLE.
! Bay mare Lady Sears with record OF 1884; bay
! gelding j. j. Bradley, with record OF 2:20A; bay
gelding Charlie Green, with record OF 23l, and bay
mare Lazy Murphy.
Bay mare Lady Collins ana several colts.
MR. WEEKS STABLE
Black horse Eight Bells aud gray gelding with no
MIR. WILLIAM HUMPHREYS.
| This gentleman mas hts prodigy bay gelding
training at tue track. The Judge Is q green one,
aud the mare has d record OF 2:35.
~
Bay geldIng Henry, with record or 2:23k; bay
mare Purity, with no record; chestnut gelding
Prince. with record OF 2;2e; bay geldlng James "
OF 23oh; sorrel mare Josephine, with record Of
2:3ih; bay mare Duchess 20 record, ana several
Others
sNEIDER's STABLE.
Bay mare Canada Maid, no record, and several
BEN MAoE's STABLE.
Bay geding Confidence with record OF 2:26A; bay
gelding Captain Gill. with record OF 23l bay mare
Lydia Thompson, with record Of 2:31; bay stallion
Willie scnepper no record: bay geding Little Hank,
cord OF 244 roam gelding, matched to trot May Is;
bag stallion Bay STAR no record: bay gelding Ring
formerly White Heeish and black gedng, very
mir. Howland has built fine private stable on the
hill, and has q large number OF colts OF approved
blood that he Is having trained.
| Mr. Darius Tallman, the superintendent, has O
few horses IN training, and T. Barton has bay geld
ing Cornet with record OF 238h, and gray mare
/ OF the Messenger strain OF blood.
John H. Harbeck Jr. has sold his gray geldinG
Surprise to parties who intend taking HIM South for
\ turf purposes. surprise has record OF 2:20, at
l Prospect Park last summer. Price paid, $4,000.
/ Harry Hamilton, OF Thlrty-1rst street, Is driving
/ his splendid brown mare Stella on the road this
spring. She trot In 2a0. and Tor style, beauty
/ and speed has few competitors.
! A CoLoREp FAMILY SUE FOR 5000, ooo.--A colorcd
| woman, named Maria Griffin, now OF philadelphia,
bas i9rmeriy o. virginla has with her children
city 10 recover property In James City county, now