The New York herald., 1872-12-08
HORSE NOTES.

Many persons suppose that first class trotter is
mine OF wealth to an owner, but a balance sheet
OF income and expenses viii In many cases chow
fast trotter 10 be anything else than profitable in
vestment. Take, Tor instance, horse costing
$50, 600, there a lew that have brought such
price First the interest on that amount at seven
per cent per annum is $2100; then for keep SER
wees oftraner and grooms, travelling expenses and
the thousand and one incidentals, for which $4,000
is not high estimate, makes total OF over IS, 600
year. Per contra, the earnings of trotting horse,
after deducting entrance money to purses, rarely
amounts during the season to more tnan $4,000,
leaving balance TO the owner, for long seasons
risks and anXieties OF less than $4,000, which, TO
say the least, is small amount to pocket Cd 80
large an outlay OF capital.
Dan Tracey is driving the welLknown team OF
high-styled mares, Flora May and Lizzie Warwick.
Lizzie has just appeared on the road AGAIN alter
years absence, and both mares are in fine condi-
ton and At to trot for mans amusement
There Is at present working regularly on one OF
our horse railroads square, blocky-bnlit grao
horse, about fifteen hands high, which has
been steadily at his hard duties for
fifteen years. He was driven to a Broadway
stage for eight years. and for the past years
has been pulling a car. Hard work seems TO have
had little effect on him, ana he bears his burdens
as well now as he did when he first put shoulder
to collar.
The epidemic by which our horses have suffered
so severely has left great many sadly out OF con-
dition Many owners are resorting to clipping in
order to get rid OF the dead cOatngs OF that
they have on them. Clipping seems to be pene-
fetal practice where the animals are taken good
care OF, and results tend TO show rapid ana
marked improvement in many OF those that have
been clipped. Strange as it may appear many
ta hoy ont fal q aobrO IN
cough have after being shorn Of their old cover
ing Of dead hair, entirely recovered and cough nc
more.
Judge Fullerton, the trotting geiding, won for hs
owner in purses during the past season $4,000.
He is a fortune to Mr. Humphreys.
Lucius c. Chase has sold his gray geidlng crown
Prince to Mr.. Frank Furguson Crown Prince was
a very successful horse during last summer, having
won several capital races rom good fields OF horses
The price paid for him has not transpired, but II
could not have been much less than $4,000.
Major G: W. Barker Is driving closely matched
pair OF ffteen-hand bay mares, sired by Colonel
Wadsworth, dam a liarkaway mare. They can
trot in $50 together and make snowy road team.
Mr.. Thomas p. Waaces stable OF trotters, com
prising Henry Triumph and Heatherboom,
looking uncommonly well after the epidemic, and
gagements His Hambletonan geldng, James II.
Coleman, has been turned out for the Winter.
Mr.. McGowan's beautiful bay mare, by Volunteer,
dam a Star mare, and his Columbus gelding are IN
Mr.. Wallace's stable.
The celebrated trotter Jim Irving and the black
stallion Charles L. Lowe formerly Patchen ChIeD
are in Winter quarters at M. Roden's stable, in
Forteth street. Castle Boy and the promising
young gelding Fred Will also winter ut the same
stable.
Commodore Vanderbilt has been driving Castle
Boy with his bay mare Mountain Maid, formerly the
mate of Mountain Boy. Castle Boy was sired by
Champion, the sire OF the Auburn horse that Hiram
Woodruff said was the fastest horse he ever pulled
old he has record OF 2:3O. The geding and Noun
tain Maid make merry team and seem to drive
well together, besides being well matched IN color
and size
Dan Mace has his stables full OF trotters OF the
most approved strains of blood, and he is rafting
some OF them on the road almost constantly.
ton, Myron Perry, Little Dan, W. H. Taylor, AIRING
ton, Venus Shot and Honest John.
c. A. HickOk and Colonel Dickey are training and
driving in California this Winter.
The trotting stations George Wilkes AMI Honest
their future home on stock iarm in the blue grass
regions.
fifth street. Dexter, Starte, 10. Elliott, Pocahon-
tas. Mambrino BERTHE, Bruno, Peerless, Lantern
and few OF Edward Everett's colts, galaxy Of
speed unequaled in any stable in the world
Mr.. william Turnbups Hambletonian stallion
This season. He is a very rapid horse to sleigh,
and during the late brief covering OF snow on the
IF very some very
fine horses are domiciled at present: Among them
is Mr. Van Ness splendid Hambletonian stallion
Compeer and his fine Hambetonian mare; Mr.
Wolbert's bay stallion Bismarck, by Hambletonlan,
dam Lady Thorn's sister; Samuel Higgins brown ).
Hambletonan geding; General Baxter's pair OF
bay geldngs, said to be capable of 2:s5 to the
pole; W. H. Harbeck's bay mare Nellie and sorrel'
mare Saratoga, also 2:35 trotters; Harry Har
beck's brown gelding Windemere; S. Lichtenstein's
pair of sOrrel mares, 2:45 team; John
T. Kings black Betsy, Peter Low.
ery's bay Hambletonan geding, James M.
Seover's bay horse Colonel Price, Moses Mitchel's
well-known brown mare Carlotta, Edward y. Ger
vase's white mare White Fawn, Mr.. Buckingham's
black mare, j. P. Flenders sorrel gelding Langhan,
S Truesdells black gelding that can trot in 23S,
and his HambetOnian, who does 2: :40 easy All OF
the above are first class animals and much admired
rOadsters.
Mr.. A. X. Phyfe has at present in his stables bay
horse Champagne Charlie, bay mare Venus, gray
mare Solitaire and bay horse Glendale. lie ~
driving Glendale and Venus together on the road,
and they make very handsome and fast team
Dun Walton is driving bay gelding Kansas Cmel
and black gelding Shot together. They trot last
and pleasant drivers.
Harry Hamilton is driving a fine pair OF black
geldings of great speed and endurance.