, 1876-10-15

wagon race for tho heavier class OF horses that can
curry weight: and. above ai, have IN event or two
stake race for colts and llies in their third year
Such programme, rounded OF with a reasonable
number Of contests TO harness, wond be both novel
troduce it will not fail of being rcwa.ded not only
by the money Of the people, but by the benisons Of
al who patronize turf sports and take interest
in their success.
To considerable extent THE TRIBUNE can
indorse the above, but it lifts up its most visor-
GUS protest against any trotting Of 3-year-olds
or other colts. Every wise horseman has been
greatly scandalized Of late by the attempt to
trot youngsters when they ought to be as free
have known the weight OF harness. The 9
year old race In the Breeders Meeting at Phila-
dolphin was an outrage. Ii breeders of trotting
Stock would stop long enough to examine the
elect OF forcipg running horses, they would
quickly abandon entering Tor colts purses. The
runner begins at years and lasts, maybe, two
nore.-pcrhaps he may last to &, but a very
large large proportion o. runners arc never heard of
alter at. ~ thy ts,a;e; reach , or $. There
Lucys, Dexters, H2n1blctonians, Ethan Aliens,
or Black Hawks among the runners, and it is
sure that there Dcyer will bc. It is just as sure
t1iat II the forcing Drocess-thc colt race aud
carly tFaining-is introduced into trotting, there
VIII be no more trottcrs TO outlast third Of
Goldsmith Maids age Gire us, then, all the
novelties you please in the wny Of weights,
distances. or breeds, trot the Percheron stallion
it you want to, but don't let us haYe any more
colt stakes.
SALE OF RUNNERS
tuesday Last Col L. A. Hitrhcocks stud of
runners was.sold in New York and proved the
largest sale Of The kind ever known in that city.
The former owner is Boston gentleman, who
Ierlres from the turf on account Of i'll health.
The following horses comprised the stable, and
below vii! be found the prices they brought at
fY1nc c$r%na r$D114 hf.nA -
old, by War Dance, $2, 500 (bought in); Galway,
the winner of the selling race at Jerome Park,
chestnut horse, = years old, by Concord, $500;
quits, chestnut mare, years old, by imported
Eclipse, $3.50; Springlet, years old, by import
imported bennington, $3.50; Vinelaud, years
oln, BY Virgil, $500; bay colt, 2 years old, by
Virgil, 1,500; bay colt, , years old, by Planet,
$3.50; hay colt, years old, by Melbourne, Jr.,
Ss10; hay colt, 2 years old, by Daywood, $225;
filly, 2 years old. by War Dance, sllo; bay dlly,
years old, BY haywood, $3.50; bay brood
mare Flora McIvor, an old racer, by Alcxan-
der's Lexington, 5000; bay brood mare Julia,
by Revenue, $3.50. Five Of the colts were sold
on their pedigrces alone, as they are at present
in Kentucky.
The close Of the trotting season at Dexter
Park will take place tomorrow afternoon, when
two good events will be offered. The purse for
Lie NOrSE WHICH comes Ue1IRSL 10 tnIte MINUTES
in three trials will have several entries and will
afford good deal of sport The match race
will also add to the interest, and Dir. Mansur's
"Ccntennfal dinner - will aid in drawing good
crowd.
II. Gougon, the Russian horscman, who leads
the trotting horse interest in his own country.
visited Chicago last week. II. Gougon took
drive to Dexter Park, and expressed himself
IS pleased with The horses he saw there, and
particularly with our system Of grooming. This
gentleman is making a tour Of inspection in
America, with reference entirely to horse mat
tiers. He takes back with him full assortment
Of trotting ecialties,-sulkics, harnesses,
boots, stockings, toe-weights, etc.,-and adver-
tises for q mare with record Of 2:22, who can
make that average in two-mile heat.