, 1876-11-26
THE. TURF.

power against the practice OF training and
trotting youngsters, and it is now pleased to
see so influential an authority as 1Va1acc's
Monthly earnestly advocating the same idea, as
it does in the article from which the following
extract is takcn:7
Sec how grandly Nature is vinlicating the per-
ty insnres early decay. Crittenden, at 2 and 3
years Of age, had all the speed. and power, and
greed for etill greater e1crton that the nonpare!
Ten Brock, displayed In his matchless four~mile
triumph. At and s years of age he was entered
in great contests. but never made his appearance
OH the tart simply because he has never been able
to repeat his 3-year-old mile perfoqbdnc The
expeaicuts that have been resoEted 10 hare been
legion. But, whether treated for weakness over
the loins, or severe soreness in his entire muscu'
the grand young trotter fails to perform the won
dcrful performances Of his peuth, and, thus far,
is but poor counterfeit Of his babyhood greatness
bis 19th, hapPy in tue endowment Of speed
and IN equabIe Temperament, happy in his brilliant
triumphs at the !Chnrter Oak course, where he
ycar-olds has begun to show the evidences OF the
ruinous practices of early training and, racing.
This year be drlvcn half mile trial in :oo14,
as old, and since that time has never been
able to squnrely and without the presence Of that
distressing hitch that betokcns over cIertion:
Next year, eo early in his Career, when he should
be scarccly more than bToken be will be retired to
Lady Maud, too. the peer Of any trotter in
speed and game, that ever. challenged rival for
the the prime Il i uutampercd hor.ehood. Goy:sprasue
has those alarming engagements OF the front
ankles, und that rounded protubeEancc Of the curb
wo9t S,at oeeps xash his nS. had deen
ed with the hardened sinews Of maturity.
And tha Pr0;pE xhe the oe ae
his 3-year-old triumph. and diatanced bis com.
petitor in 2:22H in his 6-ycar:old contest, not
only made grand failure in the septilate,a! cir-
;oC ip{nt t.hie he u hRFH16fH
his owner offering to match him, half mile heats,
against any horse in the world but was retired BE-
fore the Circuit was closed, beaten ana , dlscom,
upon him in colthood by the strong arm OF his
powerful trainer. At Cleveland his defective
hooks and FESTIVE fhftng from one 1qot @ 70 sne
Circuit be looked prelnatureIy old and weary, and
been mercifally assigned The sad catalogue can
be greatly extended, but its appropriate closing
chapter could be cdectually written from me
records Of the Breeders Centennial, that has Just
come to its disastrous ending. Thirty y-eight 3.
year-olds were entered for the Revolution Stakes
in the early summer; only seven Of them appeared
melancholy breaking down of the thirty one that
never put in an appearance could DC ttuth1ully
written, there would be no more breeders 5-5ear.
ones, the splendid youngster for whom Col. John
business, gave S., 600, is noticeably con
mysterious In that sudden rctrogresslon Of sn
oyerworked baby -trotter, from which be rarely
ever afterwards reyiyes. It is like The relaxation
the tender thread Of life in the apparent funess of
robust health. It is beyond the analysis Of human
investigation: For instance. Mam6rlno an m % bsste 3e
his Wonderful two.mle trial Of 5:4S, at two years
Of age, and then the elimination or his career
seemed to have instantly taken place. Crlttendcn,
trotted that fatal mile trial in 9, at three years
OF age: hut from that day to this he has not only
lost his resolute speed, ana even strosf s dmo h
come so irkso,ue 70 him that nothing but the hob
bles used to change the gait from pacing to t1ot-
ting will force hin to resume MS 81 sfrqG: th;. d s:s
tenn Of precocious development IS found In the
startling tact that only one single contestant On ne
English turf day has reached the natural NORTH
Not even tie eloquent protests Of that eminent
authority Admiral Rous, could recount the wrongs
nd - colts ana aa1 has
consigned to the crippled hclplessness OF p5ema-
tnre Iecrepitude in the stock harems Of Old En-
gland.
The Septilatcral Circuit for next year has
finally been filed by Fleetwood Park, which
claims the week following the meeting at Hart
ford, being the first week in September.
As Cleveland and Springfield are already
last week in July for its meeting, there is fine
nrnsnert for a row, which will be hailed with joy
by Western horsemcn. Last year Springfield
learned that it's position at the end OF the CIR
cult was disadvantageous one, anu Tor next
wear has claimed the week heretofore occupied
hy Cleveland, and which that track still claims.
The clash Of interest seems likely to result dis
astrousIy all around.
Horsemen all over the country have learned
that to enter u trotter all the way through The
circuit is attended with no small expense, even
when the half-forfeit system is in operation, and
if the animal meets with any Of the numerous
accidents to which horses in trimming are pc
culiarly liable, or should prove not speedy
enough for the class in which it is engaged.
hcaTY loss, and in many cases bankruptcy to the
owner, il the result. To avoid this, many re-
fuse to nav the entrance money, are suspended.
together with their horses, and retire: from
this cause alone, the meetings at Hartford and
Springfield last season were failures, ana II Is
little wonder that when the officers Of the last
named Association found that Cleveland, bu1-
fa}o and Rochester were having the cream,
they took the bull by the horns severed tue
friendly relations that had existed between all
nartics, aud entered the list for 1871 on al in
dependent footing.
The break In the ranks Of the ill-favored Cr-
cult has been patched up, as above stated, by
the admission Of Fleetwood Park, but whether
the arrangement will be success remains to be
seem The Eastern horscuen Will not DC apt 10
ship their stock to Cleveland when equal In
duccmcnts are offered for tie same week at
Springfield, and once started in this way OF 60
inr. there is no telling where they will stop.
Tie crooked work displayed on some OF the Csr-
cult tracks last summer has received the con-
demnation of honest horsemcn all over the
country, and many OF them nave expressed the
intention Of steering clear OF what they are
pleased to term sthe robbers roosts " in the III
Iurc. In view Of these facts, the managenlcnI
Of the Chicago track should bcstiE itself and
take ADVANTAGE Of the opportunity offered. Let
the meeting be given, US this year, during Tue
week preceding the contest at Cleveland ul'e
purses, have variety OF evente,
breaking over the i+mile heats to harness" ;" best
three in five. rule that has obtained ior So
many years. and the Success of the last megtlnf,
viii Be more than eaun1cd. With Dexter Fark
making war at one end aud Springfield at tne
other the monopoly of fast trottlns which Inc
Circuit tracks have SO long enjoyed WILL pa
completely crushed.-1he Post
RICHMOND RACES.
RICHMOND, Va Nov. 25.-At the falr
Grounds race-course, last day, the weather "as
delightful and cool, the attendance moderately
good, and the track in fine condition. The first
race vas threc-quarter mile dash, for al ages.
Entries: Bosworth, First Chance, and coupon:
First Chance took the lead at the start and Kept
it to the finish, with Coupon second and bo5~
worth third. Time, l 20.
The second race was one and a half miles, 1or
all ages Entries: Lady Clipper, Bay Rums