The New York herald., 1872-12-07
HORSE NOTES.

George e. Perrin's twO-year colt TOpgallant, by
Peacemaker. dam by Biggart's Rather, Is brown,
without white. and Of One size. In october he
showed great speed, trotting a quarter in forty
two seconds.
The trotting mare Lady Gay Spanker died last
week of influenza. She was the property OF G. H.
Bailey, OF Portland, Me-, and at the time Of her
death was in foal to Fearnought.
The yearling colt Cadet, by Fcarnought, dam
juliet, by Young Morrill,, died last week Of innu-
enza. The colt was the property OF Colonel RUSSELL
OF Milton, Mass. &8 9
The horse Billy Burton formerly owned by Com
modore Vanderbilt, Is down with the dropsy at the
stables OF his owner w. w. Stearns, at Elizabeth,
N
r. G. Railways mare Belle has been very sick
with the prevailing horse disease but is now
recovering. She is very fast.
Mr.. Dean Sage recently purchased, at Stony Ford,
a yearling colt by Messenger Duroc, dam Luc Y
Almack.
f. II. Ellis, OF Philadelphia, the owner Of the trOt-
ting mare Nettie, has bought two colts out of the
dam of Nettie from R. +. Galloway, OF Sufrerns N.
Y. One OF the colts was sired by Hamblctonian,
the other l. oy Happy M Medium; !
bought the dam OF Nette. t@
H. ?. McGraths promising two,year.old colt, Tom
Bowling is suffering from epizoOtic.
four days running meeting over the Pacific
Race Track, at Alameda, will commence January !.
On the frst day four mile heat race will come Off
between Thad. Stevens and Phil Sheridan for
SO, 500 side, 100 lbs each. The winner will be en-
tered in the $4,000 four mile heat race at New
Orleans, which will take place in the Spring. Phil
Sheridan is bay horse, years old, cot by Norfolk
dam Bonnie Bell, by Belmont; second dam Liz
Givens, by imported Langf0rd third dam Charlotte
Pace, by Sir Archy. Thad. Stevens Is chestnut
hOrs, years old, got by Langlord, son OF Belmont,
dam Mary Chiffon, by imported Glencoe; second
dam BY American Eclipse; third dam Queen Mary,
by Bertrand.
The bay trotiing mare Jennie was foaled in May,
living three mile northwest OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio)
She was got by Red Eagle the by Gray Eagle, dam
by WOodpecker); her dam was the bay mare Topsy
Reamy, by Pataskaa (he by Boston, dam by Indus
try; grandam the gray mare Dolly campbell, by
Gray Oscar grandson OF Messenger) great-gran-
dam the gray mare Lady Gray, by TuCkah0e; great
great-grandam the brown mare Nellie Day, full OF
Messenger blood, brought from New Jersey.
In the four days OF the Spring meeting Of the
Maryland Jockey Club sixteen races win be run,
to which the club will contribute, in money added
to the stakes and in purses, less than $40 900.
The Prcakness Stakes for three-y -olds, called
after the establishment OF Mr.. Sanford near Pater-
son, Is q mile and halI and will have 81 900
added. The Handicap stake, for four-year-oids,
day there will be purse of 500, three miles, for
all ages The Chesapeake Stakes, o mile and
quarter, for thrce-year-Od nllies, win have $500
added. There will be $500 for mile heats, three in
Ave. for all ages and 5000 for two miles and half.
To the PimlcO Stakes. two mile heats for all ages,
81 900 is TO be added, AMI for the four-mile dash
purse OF 1920 will be given. And there will be
hall over fair hunting country, to which the club
will add 81, 200. ma.