The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-11
HORSE GOSSIP AND STOCK ITEMS.

CllI, misbOuIl, Ou tuC lOiu ibet', oS-
tween Mr.. Mabry's CHI. (. Fanny NJ,
two years old, and Mr.. Latimers b.
m. (not nsmed), for $50 a side; dash
of half mile. The FLY won in :4S8,
beating the mare fifty yards. This is
extraordinary time for two year old (;
in fact, it is great time for any horse to
make, being at the rate Of 1871 to the
mile.
A NOVEL RACE.-Chan Reticker, the
famous long distance rider, expects to
get up a race, to come off over the
Greenland course, at Louisville, KY
OF fifty miles within two hours and a
half, The distance to be ridden by
two Canadian boys and himself; each
of the boys 10 ride twenty-five miles
and change hor-es whenever they
please, while be is to ride the entire
length and to change horses at every
mile. lie proposes to race with them
for any sum ranging from $4,000 to
100000.
DEATH OF TDE DAM OF JENNIE
Topsey Reamey, by Patsskala, owned
by J. Buckingham, OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
died quite suddenly last week. She
was in foal to the Hambletopisn horse
Duke OF Brunswick. She was the dam
OF the celebrated trotting mare Jennie,
owned by Ab. johnson, of Baltimore,
Nd, that proved herself such a wonder
ON the trotling turf in 1872, her first
season upon the turf,
A MAMMOTH Ox.-Mr. Green Bright,
OF Kentucky, is the owner OF bullock,
George Afford" that measures as fol-
lows: Grit, 9 feet, inches; around
the flank, Q feet, 3 inches; around the
ribs, 10 feet, l inch; point OF shoulder
to brisket, 4 feet, 6 inches; nose to root
OF tail, ii feet; across the hips, 2 feet,
s inches; height III hands; weight,
$500.
LARGE BULL-Among the notable
features ct the last Fair at Vallejo,
Cal, was two-year old bull weighing
2400 lbs, and heller, one OF bis sis.
tera, not twelve months old, weighing
3G4 los.
THE two famous racers, Joe Daniels
and Hubbard, have been sold for S25.-
600 to Western parties, and they will
be taken West this week, in charge OF
Palmer, the jockey, who is to train
them tor great four-mile heat race in
California.
The above notice has appeared pre-
meturely in some Of the city dailies
but we are reliably informed by the
parties interested that negotiations are
pending, and, il successful. the former
| (Daniels) will be matched against Thad
Stevens the great California racer, for
$4,000 8 sde.-Ttrf, Field and Farm.
DEXTER ON THE TURF AGMN-Mr.
A F. FaWcette, the well known Chica-
60 horse taucjer. is about starting for
New York. for the purpose oil purchas-
ing back Dexter from Robert Bonner,
to whom he sold him some years ago.
Mr.. Bonner bought the famous gelding
With the Intention OF keeping him for
his own private use, but entered into an
agreement with Mr.. Fawcette that lie
should have him back whenever his
time OF 2:lTi should be beaten, 1t is
unnecessary to say this has been done,
and DOW Mr.. Fawcette is anxious to
become possessed OF what he once
ownct-the king OF the trotting turf
We clip the above from the R,ral
World OF the Goth inst. With view
TO be assured OF the facts, we called
upon Mr.. Bonner, who emphatically
denies the existance OF any such con-
diticu in his purchase OF Dexter, and
he has not the remotest Intention OF
parting with the horse-Turf, Field ana
World.
A TRoTTlNG RACE Won By A PACING
IIoRse.-At the late Franklin county
Fair, held at Columbus, Ohio, on the
I9,h inst, the closing day OF the Fair,
the trotting purse, mile heats, 3 in 5
was won by Wentz Il Fullers dun geld
ing Postle in 2:39}, 2:37t. 2:37t, trot-
ting three straight heats without q
, break. The curious feature OF the
event is that the same horse won the
pacing race, for the same amount OF
purse, aud OIL the same day Of the same
Fair, making almost the exact time
made in the trotting race, pacing
squarely every heat. This is a remark.
able coincidence.
EXPLoITs OF A CoLT.-A few days
ago Mr.. j. ". Kline, OF Pembroke
New York, took his mare from the
barn, leaving two months colt behind
On his return some two hours after be
found the colt on the roof Of the barn
Being unable 10 follow the mare, 1t haC
sought some means Of escape In thu
fret place it had gone up flight Of
stairs-fitteen steps-then over the
hay NOW, aud out OF window in tb
gable end OF the barn, on TO halt roof
From this elevation it worked its way
to tie roof OF the main barn, which is
very steep; then it retraced it's steps tc
tie As,f roof, whence, on the return 0
the mother, it jumped TO the grouLd,
- lis aNce OF fourteen feet, fest which il
successfully accomplished without be-
lug the least injured.
4 Challenge TO The World.
New YORK, Sept %, 1878.
Editors Turf Field and Farm:-I will tro
Judge Fullerton against the Kentucky
stallion Blackwood or any horse, mare o.
gelding in the world q race, mile heats
best 8 in 5, to harness, over Fleetwoo,
I Park Course Tor ten thousand dollars {
a side-hali forfeit. Race to be trottet
between the 10Th and Goth OF October
Ilo a. - oo,ap,oS within ops NJ as r