, 1873-04-06
4 Splendid Acquisition to Chioago's
Stock Of Fast Horsedesh.
The Purchase of the Trotting-Rlare
Flora Belle at a Cost Of
$4,000.
Some of the Vagaries OF an
Intelligent Core"
spondent.

Till rejoice in the fact tnAl ILLS c4ty % ~
~ !" - - ~ +ba n,ost valuable and celebrated
loe none ~ ur va refer to Flora Belle, the ia
t" rno-a whose nerformances Inst season
c.nsed her to spring into prominence scarcely second
to nat Of Goldsmith Mind, Lucy, and American Girl
Flora has become the property Of I'LL. Ae1 Ae%'s
this city, whose intention it is to mike Chicago ne1s
lie pes"ane'" a'A1o ~ rhor,-
she has Just % peen Pu1eeaseo q. 7ou,. ~ for The
ao,,or. nrico of 900. She is regarded by many
enolmous ps,ee Essa tor,,, md breeding. us tho
most valuable naare In America she has Ieoofu ~
a:ook but is said to havs shown 2:12 In fuu nllo
private md to have ottsa hsr aeg
Beconds- telegram was feee1'ea g.. ~ IN
from Mr with For pee who viii BE-
ssscned elegant quarters in his stable In Fourteenth
Ass'snea s,.o "a the ,t,,ion Byron with lis
record Of 225x End Lady Lawrence, who has no
record but expected to have good one before tne
gear is over. The fact Of the ownership in Chicago
q 10 1Hou9 ~ ~. st1'at;on o1 ioeal nrde and 80
x result n tng n he 6ene Of turf matters fcreaway
r. a; Dsae5 Fl 9iEa il in }sf Sa{
f1ora is booked 1or .ne ~" s, 1x come in con-
1a!o. ana Il - 4ot uu, ras ,ar,ra 40 seoeon ia
taet with the three other nAres before e0o
over. ..,x,.x,-r ,ov,rcpo,enrxr !
~. r;ssr II letter On Chicago turf matters, re-
cennE a tb ;nrass;o1 that nov ns before
nave hoosea t e {aror Tith the East it ts
nil hA
sa sa5 ~ r;ts nnfayorably concerning sporting
@aa pa1 " VIZ - e. o1+r ~ creat niece Of folly in
a9hng to ua yoleut prejudice even to the OK
1ent o. 1et9sn's % s.4r,.rt 1hrt ..the ayowed
and ~ W tbo rsmbeIs With most Of the sporting
Gonecl " ~ ~ 1,ean mother md mntnrini
enterises of the West nAs DSen anosass an1 h4 h
ala%e ts.n IN IN seeorance With eIpress orders
from The 1asa 70 gss e. me .s. tossr e. ;e i; iesa wo
eno NE "T rha ~ ,i1nsince r. fhe Foster-Nfc-
Ras ao5 ba7d match Of six years ago TO The st
oase oa1 ~ n 1eff nra clear evidences of the
deasn o. 81 n1,irness Thic are manifested in the
letter iae tare;, Van Reeent and Emna were
9ae-ss q erent times. Ut Slight odds against the
aed proves anything 1t al On that point, certain
does no. ptorr + MOVES that We have pe1fecy
cago aee VI De1ter psri for in Tint race tie
square fseapg e. s.r:aon =, tho betting showed
xy xey ase. &C., ~ hnrse ~ ridden to Win, aud
that no one co1:t name the winner. 4
degree Of s 5ncsnR N
d n9. sks e pas9 9a at PrE a. ever tack
ree Every 5ace %n5 n9tsh Ss s90a Int INT
smpson Is nnsncay Interested in the forth
Rszs Meeting ~ spson .na ans s,s Sssa
1n5ne1 Interest 1hateSer In short he letter was
IN 9f Us ad ad ne, tba H1sd rey desires to
treat Cheaso sposn8 trnt and an n{e1licent nnder
pfop5e15 q eAass -. ~. hsnda - IT, corrcsnond
B1andlne Oh 1no Subject a. o1' n~4o' - 49,
ent here NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .
hAAE M " t...n LocAUg". g ,5 - ri II
James Naas"oftn o. Cn1caEos uos s9ia " ~ =; -
Elliott Of Princeton H. ~ ~ oTowI nd ~
qGhnow rI1cs5 el,so1. AuGsnpT @1b ~ oy ~ Manh1dno
dA4ah out OF 1necna1te namedno, 5,s ~ p.nnhsnts
Cme1: 70 oAn nat a. =. ~ 49, ~ 1 3xuh1, 7on,et
OF uo"ulnEe DAY nAs1euso- ~ ~ a1>d.nnt
IN dam By imported G,,1 Enchant4esa' hv
1s ny hyHny1" o..a.4a " 3rnnoted ra33fonnder -
c1o noo1n@,7 @,Ss g. .,rn TTr rxT1owAr Assoc1Ar1oa
TIE n11st1s AND ~ A.a~ 1a,. aA.aet hs. o@;sa-, te
connact OF 11upor.aus P1ulo1oois .ae 1 It ~; ~
tween tho National Aseoaauou ano tne u.aset1 IL
t1anezB which has led to the or8anlzaon o. tne
into what Is styled the " Trane1B and Dr1vers Fro
facre Associaonn Of which James D. McA{ann is tht
- iaa5S3n1 % ho-sa ovrners wars nrexenf
tast u %A4cn ta5 %S ~ soa 1sno+h ,1l1ded n
Mr. mchacn IN au aou1eee ~ soo'n iaA6s' ~ at
come Of the cauBe8 WHICH leo " LIS o14
0culty with the National Association, among
$xhicf VIE 4 rule. adopted by that body
~ +ts +a~.nt Convention in Philadelphtax giving
- 44 -, ~ go In +,ka a drivar frnm hi
PuWct 70 !uoeees ~ tae ~. ~ 4+tn .oxr.aa ~ ~
oht au eAp =. - - -; +rs,raen+ r. 10 ~ trrnr r.
win the fnoe, and any other driver refuses TO DE-
anna hfs substitute he also be expelled thus
- 1Sn7gsr1 otaarxed takino the bread and butter
90 ~. ~ tt. -1,,hout 3nreegatton Th{a r1,lf
out q tne1 +noass - = 5asrat;a ~ n,aat;rn
Ra3 thougnt 20 afnt'1y 1Ho uee pot.c AtHt t4e9.e
II leading drivers Taa held and they resoseo 70 loI
themselves into an aaeocaAuon - 10, p1ese1t
"A ta4taS' os1soc ~ cCTrn1sirt IN,