The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-24
ABOUT HORSES.

IN THE crrY-AN AFrERNd6N ON THE BLOCK
PAVEMENT.
Won Friday afternoon most of our horse
men could be seen on north Meridian street
with their fast stepping steeds, and for a
short time made it lively scene.
The first one is Mr.. l.. w. Moses of specta-
Gle fame He is driving his brown geldlng,
Joseph. and has given all the 60 by, and
keeps the lead till to the end. Joseph IS one
of the best and fastest horses in the city.
Next, and very close to him, is Mr.. James
III. Cole. driving Capt. Howe's bay geldlng,
by old Legal Tender. He can give Joseph
a terrible rattler down the nicholson, and
there are a few ofthe knowing ones say that
in a race for money the "Howe horse" would
run away with Joseph.
Here comes Mr.. J. w. Browning for once,
which is very unusual for him, bringing up
the rear. He is pulling the strings over his
bay gelding "Fred Nickel But Fred has
had a little too much of it lately, and is OH.
He does not trot his usual gait, and ms
owner feels somewhat vexed, but hopes Tor
better things next time.
Mr.. Jesse wilhite is driving Messrs. Hood
& Worman's bay mare, and shows tne
gait and considerable speed. He has talked
SO much about this mare and told her
owners so many sweet things concerning
her improving gait that they have raised IN
price on her.
Mr.. ]. w. Browning has been home and
changed his horse and now returns with that
"Progidy" John Sullivan. Now the "boys, p"
pull up thoir horses and say they would
"rather look on."- Both the Johns go tothe
end of North Meridian and turn, now they
come first slowly, now little faster TIL
/ ofotn Nvh their
terrific. Now they pull up and walk back.
The ladies come out of their fine mansions
and walk to the gate, the children climb TO
| to the tree tops so they can get 1uil We"
of the whole distance. Here they come, the
ladies are waving their handkerchleiS and
the bows up in the trees hurrah. Mr.. Brown
ing is laying on the whip and the horse is
trotting very fast. Mr.. Wilhite says 1t was
a 2:2O clip and plenty more left.
Messrs. Richardson and Browning have re-
Gently purchased very fine gelding in Ken
tueky. bv Miller's Joe Downing, dam thor
oueh bred maze of Diomed strain. lie is a
beautiful mahogany-bay, 10 hands lnches
high, five years old ana can trot close 10
three minutes unframed.
Messrs. Hare and Worman have concluded
to let Mr.. Wilhite take their noted trotter
Major Gordon, formerly Jim Fisk, with him
on his return. to the training farm OF JAIME;
Miller, near Paris, Kentucky, to mt him FOL
the spring races.
Mr.. Curtis, of the firm of Hare Il Curtis, {
gentleman of considerable horse fame, wa:
} in the city during the past week, lookinG
: after his stock, which is wintering at th'
park south of the city. He has several colt
there by Mr.. Bonner's noted stallion, Edward
Everett. he by Rysdic's Hamb,etonian.
ELSEWHERE.
Mr.. VIM. Wilson, of Rushville, the gentle
| man, who bred and raised the great mar
BERTHE has brought suit against John II
q Beebant for the recovery of the value of tn
. mare. Mr.. Wilson claims that Mr.. Beeban
5 defrauded him by keeping the real abilitie
: of the mare from him until after he ha
sold her to VIM. B. The mare being at th
: time in Beebant's hand for developments
: The Hon. George b. Sleeth is for the plain
y tiff. and an equal array of legal talent Is en-
Q gagged on the other side. The suit will be {
u great interest to all owners of horses.
5 Horsemen throughout the east are at pr'
e sent in ecstacies over a new bit for pullin
horses, it is called the Martin Improved Bi
It is highly recommended by some of IL
noted drivers in the eastern states and
said to be boon to the driver. There is
d good demand for some safely bit which is
n the same time easy on the horse. This la
is said to fill the void
n Colonel r. West, of Georgetown, Eel
sr tucky, has recently purchased Scott's Chi
a. and Mate for the sum of $4,000, for Ne
n- York party. Chief has a record of 2:SG74
=, five year old, and is said to be able 10 ma
~ low down in the thirties,