, 1876-12-24

enough to suit the quickest stepper. ou
tables and these suggestions may help the assoca
tlons little in arriving at deantte conclusion.
probable that purse will be offered ior trials 0
speed, conditioned 80 as to compel twu OF more t
enteI. The purse for beaten horses would. as .
day OF the meeting the entries closing on tn
previous evening A handicap Of some kind woult
have to be- deviscd for it IN order to make th'
dent Of the Utica Park Association, Is in favor O
tTo or three sweepstakes races, the Associations
S The idea
tion IN the council to the proposition to do ava,
,ts tbs Per cent cent Ia Up plan T
accompany thss = nomination. vi; sSi; be aS' adopt:
shall not close all at once. An opportunity "a
| make new engagements for the horses will DO af-
torded every two or three weeks. This viii drive
the winners into the classes to which they belong
1nstead Of allowing them TO rtot for two months on
further proposed that the bookseller shall retain
81 q all The Roos sod In
| Will be lifted from the shoulders OF the judges.
They can decide race without feeling the pressure
Of the p9ol.box interest. When the Judges arc
can report to the Preaident Of the Association and
the President, By virtue Of clause published in
ean declare the bets oa This viii b. best for the
judges and best for the bettcrs who may be outside
Of the ring. The Judges should decide nothing but
the race.
DUG OUT OF THE SNOW.
The ~ell~known trotter Granville, record
2:&, is reported seriously i'll With Inflammation
Of the bowels.
The road mare Countess, we'll known on the
bouleyards, changed hands lately, the considers
tlon being 500.
The Sycamore Republican is responsible for
the statement that Allison Hitchcock, Of that
place, was the proprietor Of g recently-de-
ceased colt, halfhrothcr to Observer, and val
Mr. Platt, President of the Bank OF Elmira,
has bought Of 81. W. Beardslcy, OF Syracuse, the
brown team Moody ana Sankey, that can beat
2:a0 any day, aud haye trotted the Seneca Falls
track much faster, Jack Feek, Of Syracuse, has
got the Clifton Boy for next summers trotting.
The we1l-known Minnesota stations, Boyls-
ton, Fearnaught, Manbrino Boz, and Black
stone, Jr., the property Of Mr.. Willis Baker, Of
Lake City, have been shipped to California,
where it Is expected that market for them will
be found
Mr. s. 8. Vaughn, OF Jackson, Mich, President
of the Horse-Bfeeders' Association, has sold bis
pair OF gray geldings, by pacing Abdallah, $
years old, 15s hands high, to Mr.. Smith, Of
+! Aillsfale. sf They are intended for gentleman
Dupley Dodge would say, 1t was ''hefty."
from M}ch;enn y. qa,r .us ~ Isy, aecGaty 1ece.veo
which have trotted to sleigh, without ureinr. nj
2:40: They arc halEsistcrs and Clays, born
within three hours Of each other. The owner
intends to place them on the truck next season.
They are fourteen hands and three inches high.
and one is the exact counterpart Of the other.
They are valued at 5000.
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hs sm ane are aI1e 1ncss .ass ontn, little
10y aasa4 ,u ~ ITn pElsgs wMnne Tue tnree
Et nets .e eae neroy, Tue alelponrne cup, ana
tho ha4t;, te a,e WIS neser mentlolleo II
ne .no ~ 1ps. Nem a nsasl, WIG was R1eat r
,Tha-.ao au .1ps yel, pslng tae laVoTlte. me
Maaa ssa naDsnels' a;3 WY ua. IRON Nestport,
at eo= 1H nao ~ aa'9 pus up tne loo, ana
Rr;tons - 1Uo .Is1 ~ ~, ieavg tae osguste9
n1ltons ! " s!ap taear empty pocKet-nooks anu