, 1875-01-17
THE TURF.
HCEEE MOTIFS

cisco for 5000. He is own brotbar - :. en- eI
Purdy.
D. Lyons, Of Providence, B. I v..... 49,; I
matched his si1.horse team to tot 10 1oI ,a;,sl
drawing half cord Of wood, in sixty mi.n.ss'
for wager Of $500. The team Won. viii s ~,
minutes to spare. -. ~. -.
Lexington still stands at tho head oY ts....
ting si1es- Horses OF his get during II. -
1874 won 851, 1888; Auat,alian,s, ss1 e1iss .ss
Planets, 944,953.66; Leamington'a sa1 ~
Vandat's, $50, ,933; Var Dances. soz saa ~
terold's, s2l 3A3.93. OF the prominent ~,,.s: As.
stables Mcdaniel j. Co. mas tho Is@sg I..lg
amounting to 81, 2,445; /; A. 3. Lewis i Co II,
35o; 81. e. san.ord's: $522, ,631 q. ?. MeCr,r,:
S1a665; :. Loullard.s. SO, 900; L..rencs ! +
Lo1lnards, 81. SO; III. Bolmont'a, s1l,e@. -
Australia ia supplying the India market .tu
hoIscs- The Melbourne Argus OF Noy, NV. ~.
"The shipment Of horses for the Ind. ~. x.
continues brisk, though good deal Of n1"..; 'as'
ness has been felt ut the serious La. ~ ~
horses, shipped BY Messrs~ Martin & Van Rec.n ~
The Havarden Castle lately took away 18C ho,zs,
shipped by Messre- Parsons 0'Shea- Tn fos.
lowing vessels arc 70 sail 5000: Cinpalesa -,,h
$50 horses, principally from Nitta Mitta. :.
Warren is sending 30 f1st-claas animaIs /, =.
Peterborough for Madras and Calcntta. r. -
Geatmouth Will gail soon with 200 horz.s ~,
board the Euryrome. ;; w. ::
The summary Of the trothng season ct IN.
shows that 152 horses mado 2:3u or bettsr snd
tha: 1877 beats were trotted in that TINA or l,c~
G. Il. Andreaa, OF Youngstown. o., h,a .atd
his chestnut trotting geidiug Reserve. bY F1r.i-
eior, dam by Racchus, TO Thomas P. Wallsca. of
New York. The price paid is said to be Sa IN1
A1r- S. r. Keene, OF California, has purch,t.a
the interest Of Messrs. McCord 4 3Etlons n ia
trottins stallion Sam Purdy for 925,0o0. a. ths
interest Of the latter gentlemen was hak o1n.
orshlp IN purdy tho horse may ba said to bs
WORTH $50, 600.
Mr. Sandlord has decided to train Pteatn.,,'
again for The summer campaign of 1875. Pre,t%
ness is S years old, and at even weight IL nrob-
ably the superior OF anY horse now il the Uujtsd
States. He has run thirty~one races, uinnr0
fifteen, aud losing ei1teen. Among l,:. 1,ces
won we're the Dixie Stakes, worth 91aooQ. tba
Westminster Cup, the Maturity Stake, aal asya.-
al valuable hanclcaps IN the latter class Of ms
he invariably carries the heaviest impost. i.
4 racing point OF much interest to bettinx
men in general has recently been decide in e.
gland. In the St. Leger OF 1874 cousiaesahle
sum Of money VAS peudlng on the rels.iie e.
cellence Of Apology and George Frederick, peo-
pie having backed The Dorby winner to beat ths
Oaks heroine when they met on the Town hoat
at Doncaster. George Frederick was scratched.
and on the part Of those who backed him Tiers
was contention that the BETS between tho colt
and Apology would Of necessity be void, as theY
had not had q run for their money. Tbs mater
was referred to Admiral Rous, who has decided
as follows: Although as . stewarl ot tho
Jockey Club am forbidden by the tenth ria to
settle any personal disputes on beta, I an a.
uaya ready to express my opinion on Tho genesaE
rules md customs OF racing. The e. Leget b.
ing . play or pny race, every bot respecting
places or the ultimate resuit Of the racs must b
play Of pay. OF course Apology wins both bats