The New York herald., 1877-02-06
HORSE NOTES.
THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUE.

THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
The annexed list oi sweepstakes are now open and
will close the lss prox For the spring meeting
Of ls77-First, a handicap sweepstakes mile heats,
for fourycar olds $50 each, half forfeit aud only $40
II declared out club TO add $500 for tho first horse
and 500 ior tho second weights DO March
"a, and declarations to be made before April IA.
Second sweepstakes for three that have not
in their two-year-old form, of s2S each, play
pay colts 10 carry 100 lbs nes and godings OF lbs
club to add $780, OF which 800 tho second horse
Third, Baltimore Cup, for all ages; two and quarter
miles; $50 subscription, halt forfeit, club 10 add
$1,000, Of which 5000 to the second horse tho third
horse TO save his stakes Fourth grand stccplcchase
post stakes OF $50 each, half forfeit; club 10 add
5000 for the first horse 500 Tor the second and SIS
for the third; five more subscribers TO iii; wcer
weights; about two and halt miles over the
regular steepIechasc courso. Fifth, Tor the fall
meeting, Breckenridge Stakes, for threo-year-
ods be for the last day OF the meeting: $500
subscription, 500 ioreit winner OF the Dixie Stakes
five pounds exra club to add ST. 900, Of which $500
the second horse; tho third horse his stakes
two miles Sixth, Tor the fall meeting, 1873 Dixie
Stakes for colts and lies then years old TO
run tho FIRST day OF the meeting; miles; 500
subscription, half fcrfe the club TO add ,500 OF
which $500 to the second horse, the third horse
his stakes.
The programme for the coming spring meeting shows
that the Maryland Jockey Club giving $l0,0 900
purses Thure viii be eighteen run during the
meeting, which will commence ON the I'D OF May
tinuing four days. and concluding week before the
commencement OF the spring meeting at jerome Park.
Alta recent meeting OF the Nashville Blood Horse
Association the Time lor the spring meeting hscd
for Tuesday, May /, to continue Il ve days
Tho Mobile Jockey Club viii hold three days meet
inco he Mao oiia mo IN iat
part OF March. The managers that lib-
erai programme will be offered
w. I. L,nck, OF Nashville, Tonn., has sold his bay
Nina Linck, by Dcmonico, dam by imported
Tranby, for 81, 900, to party IN kentucky.
General W. g. Harding, Bcllo Meade Stud Farm,
Nashville, Tonn., Will hold his annual sale of yearngs
twenty-five In number, on Monday, April 80 the day
before the Of the spring meeting OF the
Nashville Blood Horse Association
Kentucky Livc Stock Record:-'To close up partner
ship Messrs Scott Lail offer the celebrated trotting
gcldng Dick Taylor for sale at the low price OF
Dick Taylor eight years old this spring. by Sob Did
lake, dam bv Star DAVIS, and has record OF 2:24A
made at Lexington, KY, last fall They authorize us
10 offer the following challenge:-They Will match
Dick Taylor against any Bred raised owned
In Kentucky mile heats three IN Ave, up to ten mil
heats in harness or to wagon over Abdalah Park the
Lexington Course IN June next, Tor 81 900 side halt
forfeit The editor ot this paper to be stakeholder and
umpire. This challenge TO remain open for thirty
DAYS. II seems TO that such u match bc made,
and If not We would suggest sweepstakes which
should include Dick Taylor, Maud Macy. Coaster,
Mam5rino Boy and some lew others These iour,
though, would mako a rafting good troL"
A. J. Alexanders brood mare, Louisa ioaled 1852,
by imported Yorkshire, out Of Dick Doty's dam, by
American Eclipse, died January 81, OF pneumonia, at
Woodburn Farm, Spring station Ky. Louisa ran some
six races, hnishiDg seconu In nearly all 0f
them, and out Of her colts trained Jasscmne Porter
by Australian wns the best
Mcssrs Light Il KccKey, Bloomington, ILL.,, recently
shipped load OF Clydesdae horses East Among
the lot shipped was six year old roan weghing 600
lbs, which cost 500 bay, 800 lbs. $225; chest
nut mare, 1880, 5000; u gray mare. $225.