Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-10


Thorne dropped fine colt foal on
Monday last at the Fashion Stud
Farm, Trenton, N. j. General Knox
is the sire of the colt.
The Rochester Driving Park AssO-
ciation-a new organization have
claimed the 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th
of August for their trOtting meeting
next Summer. The association have
under contract the necessary buildings,
track-grading, fencing and other re-
quisites, at cost of $4,000. The
New York Central Railroad passes the
gates of the track, and horses can be
| there taken from the cars. One hun
dred boX-stalls lave been built around
u hollow square, and there will be
three double-decked grand stands, a
clubhouse, etc, erected. 1t is said
| that the State Fair will be held at this
place the coming season, and suitable
buildings will be supplied therefor.
The track is a full mile and is pear
shaped something like the Pros
| pect Park Fair Grounds track. The
grounds are situated about one mile
| and three-quarters from the Court
house, between Rochester and Lake
Ontario. Living springs are abundant
within the enclosures. The President
is Mr.. George J. Whitney, and the
| Vice Presidents Messrs. P. Barry and
| Colonel r. BlOss Parsons. This assO-
citation intend giving the largest pre-
miums for trOtters during the coming
campaign Of any organization in the
country.
The officers of the st. Paul, Mime
sofa, Driving Park intend having a
horse-fair on their grounds at st. Paut
on the the I'd, Sd and 4th of July; and
should trials of speed be ignored at
that time, Fall meeting will be held
next September, when large premi-
ums will be given for exhibitions OF
speed.
A dinner was given in Paris, Febru-
airy Sth. by M. Oller, the well-known
proprietor of "pari-mutuels," to inau-
gurate the opening of the large new
betting hall that has been secured by
that gentlemen. The feature of the
new building, which is situate at No.
20 Boulevard DIES Italiens, is that on
three Of it's sides there are nearly a
score of pari-mutuels machines work
ing all manner of combinations, while
on the fourth side are stalls for the ac-
commodation of bOOkmakers, which
have been secured by four influential
firms, who are as well known in Eng
land as they are in France. In the es-
tablishment are all the elements of a
good club, and it will doubtless become
the chief betting mart of Paris.
d. Swigert, of WOodfOrd county,
KY, has Just purchased of A. j. Alex
ander a three-year-Old Planet colt, dam
Lady Barry, by imported Emud. The
colt will make his first appearance on
any track at Jerome Park under the
name of Egypt.
NH. Sanford has recently purchased
the Lewis Stud Farm from w. II.
Hughes. 1t consists of $50 acres of
good land. and is situated five miles
east of Lexington; Ky. Mr.. Sanford
paid so an acre for 1t. He intends
now setting it up as breeding estab-
lishment for the Preakness stud, where
his annual sale of yearlings will take
place.
Willard Mase, of Mattewan, has re-
| Gently purchased the siX-year-old trot-
ting gelding Mountaineer, raised by
Charles B. ScOfield, of Putnam county.
Mountaineer is a second Hambleton-
ian, fifteen hands three inches high,
and has record of 2:30.
Morrell Higley, the trainer and
driver, who brought out Flora Belle,
has purchased the gray mare Minnie,
by Wilson's Blue Bull-price, $1,000.
The following are the more import
ant nominations of Baron Rothschild,
now rendered void by his death Bea-
consfield, MarswOrth and Archduke.
for the Newmarket biennial; Mars
worth, Helsthorpe and Beaconsfield
for the 1000 guineas; Lady May and
Czarina for the 1000 guineas and New
market Oaks; Beaconsfield. Archduke,
MarswOrth and Helsthorpe for the
Derby; Czarina, Science, Lady May
and PimentO for the Oaks; Marsworth,
Archduke, Czarina and Burston for
Prince of Wales stakes at Ascot; Bea-
cOnsfield, MarswOrth and CZarina for
the Doncaster st. Leger, and four un-
named horses in the Middle Park
Plate. The above are the nominations
for the present year, while for 1875
there were five entered in the BarOn's
name for the Derby, three for the oaks
and four for the st. Leger. The Baron
left instructions in his will that his
stud is not to be sold, and his wishes
will be implicitly obeyed. ..
The Earl of HOwth died at Cannes,
France, on the 4th ult., from disease
of the heart. He was born in 1903, and
for many years has been a supporter
of the turf Among the best horses
that he owned were st. Lawrence,
Peep O'Day Boy winner of the Ches-
ter Cup in lS48) and Mincipie. At the
time of his death he had in training i'm
England, Sutton DIETER known as the
Christmas-pie colt, Glenavena and
three -year-olds. Lord Howth was
first-class 'crOss-country rider and
gentleman jockey, and, as a breeder
| always possessed u few good brood
mares, which he understood how to
mate with high-class sires. His eldest
son, Viscount st. Lawrence, succeeds
to the family honors.
The Warehouses of Ailsa met with
an accident on the hunting field on
February I'd. She was jumping fence,
in attempting to clear which her horse
stumbled and fell, and she was thrown
| with great violence to the ground.
and received a slight injury on the
face, which was occasioned by the fore
foot of the horse in rising, yet she was
soon we'll enough to ride home.
George Hilton, who under the as
sumed name of Fleming, has been
known on the English turf for many
years, died February 9th, at his resi-
dence, "The Fleming" near Chelms-
ford, He owned Nemesis, the winner
of the 1000 guineas in 1861, Van Am
burgh, Cecrops, who OH the II. Y. c.
had few equals, Magnum Bonum and
| afhar mood h0rsaS Mr. Hilton had n