The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-02
HORSE NOTES.

sires. Horses OF his get during the year 1874 " ON
$51,7S9 SO: Australians, $5O314 81; Planets,
$44956 So; Leamington's, $3I,535; VandaI,
$3o,sO2; War Dance, s27,5Os SO; Asteroids,
s21,343 SO. or the prominent winning stables
Mcdaniel a Co.'s was the largest. amounting to
$42, 445; A. B. Lewis & Co.'s, s2s,35O; NJ Ii. San
ford's, $22,631; H. p. McGrath's, $1s $685. P. Lort-
lard's, SIS, 600; Lawrence G. Lorllard's, S11,915;
Mr.. Bemont's, s1l.6os.
Thomas Hanlon, of this city. has purchased .
half interest In the trotting stallion Virgo ham,
betonian. The horse is a rich bay. 1927 hands
high got by Hambletonian. dam Virgo, by Abdal-
lah Chief; second dam Catbird, by whistle,
Jacket; third dam Lyon, mare by Berholf horse7
fourth dam by Duroc, by imported Diomed.,
VIRGO hts dam is full sister to Satinet, the dam OF
Messenger DurOc. The horse is at Mr. Keetch's,
near Goshen. The price paid BY Mr.. Hanlon for
his share OF the stallion has not been made public
The imported black stallion Strachino, by
Parmesan, dam May Bell, purchased by ]. Grim
stead, OF Lexington. KY, from John Hunter, Oh
this city, reached the Walnut Hill Stud Farm, his
future Kentucky home, last week. Strachino waa
very fast horse, and will be very valuable acs
QUESTION to Judge Grinstead's stud farm.
u. Lyons, OF Providence, Il. l.. recently matched
his six horse team to trot ten miles, drawing half
q cord Of wood, IN sixty minutes, for wager OF
$500. The team won, with eight minutes to spare~
The two-year colt Charles Dickens, by Calls
forna PaJchen, was recently sold In San Fran
cisco for $1,000. He is own brother to Sam Purdy.
Fifty-three race horses are now quartered at the,
Pimlico course, Baltimore to be trained in the
spring. Pmlco has become very popular place
Tor wlnteFlng race horses.
has the following account OF attempted rau6
nipped n the bud "A pleasant AFTERNOON and q
Jolly crowd at the Golden Cate hal-mie track yes
let Neck and Stackpole's Red Oak for a purse OF
$1,000. had been adverli used, ana was the OCCASION
s.f rnur fkll a
Bullet Neck 70 S25 for Red Oak Messrs. Joseph
Merritt, H. Stimson and A. l.. Kinds mounted the
stand as judges and called up the horses. AT this
point Mr.. Dan Denntson. one OF the prOprIetors OF
the track, appeared on tue stand and announced
that from facts that had come TO his knowledge, h
was satisfied that the result OF the race had been
prearranged: IN other WORDS that 1t was Job.s
He declined TO allow any such race to be run over
his track and declared the whole affair of. The
judges objected TO tins proceeding, and insisted
had honesty public sentiment and the rules OF the
turf to sustain him. and wtha considerable backs
boiling over with virtuous indignation, and
invited the board to step down and out. The
thas he was terribly in earnest and not liking
the nonchaant way IN which ne exhibited
ana In less me Than taxes to Wrts it Denniso
seemed Ike one who stood alone IN banquet hall.
He then announced that ne mad offered purse
lett 1t to the option Of the spectators to see the
race or have their money returned at the gate~
dcnce OF their hearty approval OF Dennlson's &C.
ton. decided unanimously to see the PAGERS, and
the place soon resumed its wonted calmness. This
new departure In the management OF the racc
track is move in the right direction, and the
man who has made 1t deserves the moral and MAJ
rerial support OF all true friends OF the turf"
In the last ST. Leger lot OF money was pending
on the relative excellence OF Apology and George
Frederick, people having backed the Derby win
ner to beat the Oaks heroine when they met on,
the Town Moor at DOncaster. George FREDERICK
was scratched, and on the part OF those who
backed him there was a contention that the bets
between the colt and Apology would OF necessity be-
void, as they had not had run for their money.
The matter was referred to Admiral Rous, wh0
OF the Jockey Club l am forbidden by the tenth
rule 60 settle any personal disputes on bets, am
always ready TO express nv opinion on the gem
erAl rules and customs OF racing. Tne st. LegetY
being play or pay race, every bet respecting
places or the ultimate result OF the race must be-
play or pay. Or course Apology wins both bets.n
The noted and gentemany Irish sportsman,
Colonel John Craven Westenra, died at hrs resi-
dence, Sharravoque Kings county, Ireland, OR
Saturday, November g. aged Seventy-slx years.
He was a thorough sportsman and led the Klng's
county hounds FOR number or years. He was also
large breeder OF thoroughbred and hunting
Promise, Watt, Frenzy, Joe O'Sot, Wedge, Wolf
Dog, Welfare, Whim, Warlock, Warlike, Wurrast-
Drough, Dilla, lsora, Queen Margaret, Zuliekas
KISS, Montebough and Observation-Disclosures. He WASP
one OF the straghtest men that ever owned q
racehorse, was highly esteemed for his many vir-
tues, and died laented by every true Irish sports
man.
Australia is supplying the India market with
horses. me Melbourne Argus OF November
says :--"The Shipment OF horses for the India
market continues brisk, though a good deal OF
uneasness has been elt at the serious loss OF 140
horses, shipped by MesSrs. Martin Van Renan.
The Hawarden Castle lately took away 1856 horses,
shipped by Messrs. Parsons O'Shea. The iol~
lowing vessels are to sail soon :--Cngalese, With
$50 horses principally from Militia Militia. Mr.. War.
rcn is sending 24O first class animals by the Peter
borough FOR Madras and Calcutta. Mr.. r. Lear
mouth will sail soon with 200 horses on board the