, 1874-12-13
SPORTING NEWS.
Prospects aud Preparations for the
Trolting Season Of 1875,
What the East Is Doing, and What
the West Should Do.
Activity in Pigeon-shooting Circ'es--
Another Tournament for Chicago.
THE TURF,

Af01hef tournament IOf ItlicayU.
THE TURF.
rRorTISa PROSPECTS FOR 1878.
Already arrangements are maturing for the
trottlpg season of 1876 in various parts OF the
country. For Chicago nothing definite has been
concluded, except that A1r. Mansur will have the
management OF Dexter Park another year.
Realizing tho fact that honest and fast trotting
is an impossibility. unless the record bar can be
removed, Glr. Mansur is now in correspondence
with the of1icers Of the Associations at Clevo-
land, Buffalo, Utica, and Springfield, with q viaw
to having them fix the date of the
clesing Of entries for tho grand "Quad-
rilatetal" so that the Dexter Park meeting
csn begin the Chain without giving horses
record which will bar them from the Eastern
circuit. The dates Of the four meetings CT tue
"Quadrilateral are as follows: Cleveland
July Is, %, 80, 81; Bu1Ialo-AuE. 8, 4, 5, G.;
Ut;ca-Aus. TO- II, T. lS; Sprlngfeld--Aue. II,
lS -, 20. Ii Alr. Aausur can induce the ohcers
of these associations TO close their eut1les on
the Goth Of July, he can then offer q heavy Fte-
mum lis, with the certainty of securing the en-
trance OF the "greeu" horses from the East as
we'll IS the West, and thus insure splendid
meeting. Such il his desire, nnd the p1obablH-
tics are that he will succeed.
THE EASTERN TEoTTIS8 CIRCUITS
for the spring aud fall Of 1878 have already been
arranged. In the spring circuit tho associations
and dates are as follow each giving four-days'
meeting:
Point Breeze Park Association, philadelphia, CON-
menctng Tuesday, Mny -
prosptc. Pask Association, Brooklyn, commencing
Tuesday, June l.
connsctjcut Stock Breeders Association, Hartford,
commencing Tuesday, June 8.
Narragxnsett Park Association, Providence, com-
meucing Tuesday, June Is.
Mystic and Beacon Parks, OF Boston, the tHo weeks
commencing Tuesday, june -, aud Tuesdsy, June 29
The Programmes Of these meetings will ba
uniform as to size Of premiums ard class Of
racea. as follows:
eecond aad $40 third. GAGS o:26, 81 ,u0-$sco to
nrst sl5O to second, and Sl30 to third.
.esoaS and $50 ID ssif asss
hrs: f75l second, and SEQ to third.
Tl1kp DAx-class $40, s. ocoscco to fri, 800 to
second. and 800 to third Cass 2o4 81, l,a00-$9uu to
first, $3.50 TO second, and $3.50 to third.
FOURTH DAGcass 2:34. 8, ,5oo-Ssto to frs. $3.50 to
second, AID $50 to third Class o:o9 ,6C0-Ss00 to
first, $50 TO second. and $50 to third.
The dates for the TALL circuit have been ar-
ranged as follows:
Hampden Park Association, Springfield, commenc-
T Connecticut stsck Breeders Association, Hartford
commencing Tuesday, Aug. -.
Sarrseansett PARK Association, Providence COM
Mystic and Beacon Parks, Boston. tho two weekz
commencing Tuesday. Sept and Sept H.
Prospect Fa:k Fair Grounds Association, Brooklyn,
commencing TreslAy, Oct. s.
Point Breeze Park Association, phi1.delphia, COM
mencing Tuesday, Oct. II.
wEAT THE WEST SHOULD DO.
Dow that ths principal Eastern associations have
put their heads together and arranged 1uuLualiy
satisfactory programme, j. clearly manifested.
Let five or six Of the principal associations in
the West. outside OF Chicago. call a conference
meeting in this city st early date AZ possible,
for the purpose OF agreeing upon dates for the
WaEfarn Ef3firr trottinp which should
properly wind up at Dexter Park BY thus acting
in concert. avoiding conflict OF days, and clos
ing entries Oh the aaue dag. it would be found
an easy task to WORK up strong public interest,"
and secure 3 successful Chain Of meetings in the
Vest.
THE PURCHASE OF FE1IowCRAFT-
Alr. Richard Penistar, Of Kentucky, has pur-
chased the celebrated racehorse Fellowcraft, BY
Australian. dam Areore, 4 yeara Old. It will bo
remembered tha. Fe]owcrEft 1nado the fastest
four-m.le time on record--7:1911@-at Saratoga
last summer, beating Wandercr aud Katie pease
This grand horse will now be retired iron: the
turf and put to tho stud. Tho price paid by AIR.
Penistan for Fcuowcraft is d secret between
buyer and seller. Mr. Penistnn has = large es-
tate IN Fayette county. Ky, near Lexington, on
which he has some Of
THE FASTEST ToUSo TnoTTEns n THE WORLD,
among others the chestnut t]ly Lady Stout, By
Heirs Mamtrino Patchen, (own brother to tie
great Lady Thorn), by Mamsrino Chief, dam By
Gano (son of American Eclipse, he by Duroc,
son OF imported Doomed, dam Betsey Richards,
son Of Sir A5chy, by imported
Sir William OF Transport. be by Sir Archy,
out of Transport, by Virsinius son OF imported
| Dioued, GU: OF Nhca, by Chatham. Lady
stout's dam, Pnss Prall. was by Mark Time, ho
| by Bethune, son OF sdl Hamot. by Eirg1uian
| con OF Sir Archy, by imported by Dlomed. The
flly Indy Stout, years old last spring, won the
! second. third, aud fourth heats in the stake for
colts and fil'ieH OF tlat nge at Lexington, in
on 90 IL .nf%1 1.<I5e
| the lilly WAS given public trial in the presence
| OF a large asscmblage on the sano course ut
Lexington, and she trotted III 2:301177, 2:2Ss3:,
2:28. the fastest time ever made By 3year-oid.
This Performance etamred Lady Stout the fast
| est aud best 3-year-old in the world. Mr. Peni~
stan also owns Lady DAVIS, q 4-year~old, by
Bourbon Chief, that can trot mile in 2:27.
| Conrad. one OF the twin colts by kentucky,
dam Lady Biessiueton, yea1s old. died Of lock-
| jaw at the Nursery last week. Mr.. Belmont also
| dam imported Felucca, about tho same time.
LEXINGTON Al AN ARMY HORSE.
The Lexington (ky.) Gazette says: The story
started BIZ tie Washington Star, MD going tho
rounds, that old Lexington ras found among
condemned army horses at Nashville. during the
War, everybody here recognizes to be canars.
Lexington was never stolen at all, and never left
his stable but twice since his purchase by Mr.
Alexander in 1856, once to the United States
Fair, at st. Louis, in 1885, and again in 1864,
when Mr.. Alexander removed all his stock from
Kentucky to sangamon County, Illinois, for
| safety"
TURF GOSSIP.
There is a rumor Of the death, in San Fran
cisco. Of the trotting horse Camors.
Wellesley Boy, 5-year-old trotter owned by
Robert BouneE, recently showed half-mlle in
1:0715.
The Eastern sporting papers incline to the be-
lief that the occ.dent-Fullerton races in Cali
| forna we're ''put-up jobs " to fleece the unwary
| through the poolbox. It dld look little queer