, 1876-02-20

q similar racs for IS. 600, after Joe Daniels had
taken the first heat. beatins also na'lot,boS' t.,
Irene Harding Target, aud Kate Gift. Time'
| 7:42t, 7:30, 7;43.
n ls74 tho race WAS run On the 14th OF No
i vember, the purse being raised to S25 ooo. di.
yided into prizes Of $4,000 $4,000. 81, QUO. and
| So, 1000. There were sovon starters, and Katie
Pexss won in two straight heats;. Henry, s. !;
Hardwood, 8, 8; Th.d Stevens. 4, (; zoe Daniels,
2. dis; Hook Hooking. 6, dis; Alpha 7, dr..
| Time, 7:43A. 1861. ......-
The history Of the present race was given ut
| length in Tue CHICAGO Tn1BUss in November
| last The purse then, as now, was $30, ,090, but
the List OF entries included Wild Idle and SPRING
box; tha former son Of Australian, out Of the
famous marc 1dowild, whose record OF 7:26111 he
! eclipsed at San Francisco in November last,
when no ran miles in 7251z, tile latter
ono OF tho best horses on the
turf. and frequent winner during the
dead-heat with Preakness for the Saratoga cup,
2A miles, In 3:561. Tie race WAS bogus one.
several OF the horses we're let in without pay
ing entry, and the repeated postponements,
finally. till Christmas. proved the sTindle. The
money was all locked up 10 the pooi-bo1. and Us
nearly all the horses had the epizootic, aud the
conditions under which betting men had mada
their Investments were altering daily, the trans
action caused much scandal. Finally, though too
lato to saye its good name, the Pacific Jockey
a new stake. whose conditions and entries hare
been described above.
THE D1G CIRCUIT.
The officers Of the Cleveland Club, Buffalo
park, Utica park. and Hsmpdon Park, met In
formally 1t the Fifth ayenue Hotel, New York,
Feb. IL, and lntatchanged views in regard to q
programme for the Senrateral for 1876. 1t was
agreed that Mr.. George J. Whitney. President
Rochester Association, should be requested to
call meeting Of the Cleveland Buffalo, Roches-
%nr f,rj md Anr
field managers, at Rochester, ia March, to CON
clude all arrangements Those present at this
informal meeting we're in favor of each Associa-
ton Offering $25, 600 in purses, making the mag
nlfcent sum Of $175 1000 for the Whole number,
The Hartford plan for entries seemed to DO in
favor and will likely be adopted, and the opinion
thai they should offer free to all 2:20 and 2:23
purses Was unanimous.
Speaking Of this meeting and the general PROS
poets 5FiNes' Spirit says:
In regard to the closing entries thers diversity
Of opinion, and thtnk considering the large uun-
her Of hortas in Eat tern New York and New England,
that Poughkespsie, Hartford. aud Springfield would
Eecure Larger entries hy closing after the Cleveland and
Buffalo meetings. Much might be snd OIL this sub
tsct but think the Western associations would get
moro EASTERN one. On this plan BY a closfug entries
the same time, and variety In the fields would add
to he interest in the contests. Tie hops the stewards
will conclude to give but three moneys in purses d
yding to glve the first horse 10 per CENT the
ond 70, and hs third ". The reduction in purses is
booN 1uUte. &Hu tAe a1IAHI0 FEA1 WILL 1NAus9 Urge
entres- We predict there Will be good horses On
the turf this season than ever before.
.. sCRAPs.
Chris Bathman, Of Des Molnes, 1a., has sold
hts horsa Bertrand Qate Hairy West), to c.
BYers. ESQ, Of Adele, Ia, for S2,0U0. Bertrand
is glossy rich brown, 1G hands high. MAS foalcd
1870 Dy Kentucky Clay.
4 colored man named Yeats, OF Springfield,
Ill, was lucky enough to get colt, three years
ago, from q very inferior dam, the sire OF which
was Manbriao Gift ana now the owners OF
that stallion, Nye d Foster, of Flint, Mich,
have bought the colt from Yeats for $500.
Mr. D. P. Shawhan has sold to James Wilson.
Of Rush County, Indiana 4-Year-old mare By
Blue Dull, dam by Aexander's Abdallah. She |
is said to bare trottsd quarters 10 34s repeating
very fist and bids far to be troublesome in s.
year-o!d purses. Five thousand dollars MAS the |
amount paid for her. |