, 1877-10-21

equelch any attempt at pool-seelinc, moped around
pocket when the meeting closed. The close shave
ut Cleveland and the absolute failure at Buffalo,
made the in ehaFes q the noeh
bilitiea. It was plain that no pool.seling meant
no crowd at the races. They must either take the
hn by the horns q oe lifted oyc5 the fence by that
went for the horns. Pools were fold boldly and
withunt fear Of consequences. The Mayors opin-
ion was not asked, so he hud no chance to declare
himself one way or the other. Whatever bis
opinion may have been. he did not interfere, and
the Rochester meeting was the most successful
M ht % 1he aS On the
The Gtica and Poughkeepsie people, emboldened
~ the action Of tue Rochester men, also decided to
d:fy the Pool I'LL, and managed to skin through
without loss. although it WAS tight squeeze.
Fleetwood Park was nut lucky in the matter OF en-
tries, and its much h-aevertssed meeting never took
place: Then meeting was organized at Lont:
From these facts it wall be seen that the Eastern
tracks have had II hard time Of it. In this section
though nothing to boast Of. Saginaw madc con-
spcuous failure to be sure; but the days OF Saei-
naw's Importance have passed, At Chicago, Col.
Mansur has given three 1rott,ng meetings at Dexter
Park, each of four days duration, something
never before thought Of as the regular
July meeting has heretofore been considered
amount Of money has been u,atle, but the
meetings have been the best possible ndvertjsc-
ment Tor the track as ut nll OF them the pro-
gFaumcs were carried out to the letter., md the
one commencing July II was as enjoyable as any
that has been held this season anywhere. Chicago
people are just besinning to appreciate turf sports
maintenance, and IT the feeling in their favor
continues to grow Us it has for the past Two years
this city will soon have the most successful and
he>t>paJin: meetings in the country. Milwaukee,
also. Is awaking from the lcthafgy into which it
has been plunged for years, and the excellent track
u that placc is now in the hands Of such men az
Eh~A f$+fT ri
others, who are bound to make it succeed. II Il
sport grow i'll the face Of hard times. u horse
1aclng has in Chicago fur the past two years. it is
ony 4 question Of time when its popularity aud
succcls will place it beyond the reach ot any
temporary misfortune.
w1SrEH1SG IN CALIFORNIA.
The practice Of Wlntcrny trottiT1 horses In Cali
fornia has become quite popular OF late, and from,
present prospects larEe number of the most
noted flyers i'll the country will soon be started for
the p2cihc slope, there to remain until about thc
Isl OF next june, when they will return to take
purt in the meetings held during the summer
mouths in this part Of The country: The Practice
was begun several wears ago by Duud Dob]c and
urr,n l1ickok. The former has been there every
winter since. Last year 1ohn splan went out wiin
1arus, aud the trip beneficial TO that noted
horse that he intend. rcpeatln: It this year. 1t is
also reported that Morrill, lli:blc will 20 out with
the iavurie Wchtern hor.e Little Fred. This horse
the Cleveland meeting railroad communication
between that city and Buffalo was cut of by reason
Of the great strike then existing. and the horses
that took part in the events at Cleveland
were shipped TO Buffalo by hoat. 1t is thought
that during the trip across the lake Little Fred
contracted severe cold, watch neccssituted his
Withdrawal from al engagements. Hc has trotted
several races since thcH, but in u"t1e Of tlcm ws
he ahle 10 show any or his old-tilnc speed. 1t is
thought TINT the cllnte Vi California. where
he can have the benefit OF jogging exercise I'LL win
ter, will bring him out next spring IN fine form.
Iodine. who was thoroughly ''cookcd " At the
close Of the ca'upaisn Of 1870, was sent to Call
fnF I'm hut
back looking we'll as he ever did Ill his liic.
although subsequent lamcncss prevented him
hands OF nr. Hamilton At Frceport, who hopes to
Of ISIS.
1t,s certain that winter Of quiet and slow work
in California leaves horse in much better shapt
tn 20 through hard caMpaiCn than does the same
time passed in country where the winters urc Sc
ysse and Us TIE EXTRA expense ,nsoysa is ons{
the fashion OF wintcring At Sun Francisco will be
extremely popular.
Mr. Trask, Of Otego, y. Y, who1e commit
nfcations in regard to his wonderful mare Lady
GRAM. have heretofore appearelin in these columns.
il having great sport with the Philadelphia CITY
lem. His last cflort is "a follows:
snse snS Oh have
ovef aif fe or wcIvt rods to the a'iie extfa
the fa;f # saa ne sR S r
minus sesonds 5nslo*fd AID m Guy froa, tns
nads t Ts1 r n9hs to n,usF up 1S
xS @ T' n esfs ns M Ct sc s:t l. M
nls know when he will come.
Il any aa %oa liz senS tHe TT @
trot. If Just ihf purse and will II
You can furnish reasonable amount II, iours ste.
To this the Item says:
W lave written to S!r. Tfask with resara to the
,cyera strppers hsrs which thoash not perhats tle
Laiy nests. Is tic :rot1ns sssson srefoast
M sazs w n hos bar om nm NF tn o fhe
9ysTs oaS1s e revs !ns, eaa to at5af
u sS ioT @ poro m II M 9ese
c can haze pulss, aud take It. all; Jqstas he uly
o and + no 70 M that jon
*ill 9sE5t j. Ihs fo',owas f. the extraet fron ,hs
tefue about it. Mi Porter only speaks from hcar.
isi!ss Ks s9S @ ?*ass
Se I'D nssa ID fods II /: On the taaas tTssk
Sir. Il. r. Helm. who lives near Lake Forest.
H., is pretty. well known among horsemen for
ing and development OF the trotting horse. which
he promulgated to the public through the medium
Of i monthly publleation IN this city: Being such
hand to write Anout trut1iug stations, 1t is but
natural that BIZ. Helm sho1ld be the proprietor Of
me OF those useful anln,aIs. He is. The name OF
his horse is Arynnaut. Whether the animal is
trot1cr or not this paper docs not know Or care.
But whatever the speed OF the horse may be. Mr.
Helm has the grim satisfaction OF knowing
that the animal has been the means of
,reating TN immense amount OF bad feel
ng among tho horsenen who attended the LAKE,
County Fair, held nj "aukegan about two weeks
ago. There is prolonged and vigorous howl all
tlonz the line. The dissatisfied ones tell the most
horrible stories Of how The eutire horse depart
mcnt of the fAr was run In the interest OF Argu-
nart and his colts. The judges in the sucklinc-
man who has communicated with THE TRIBUNE on
hc subject, and who claims that they were bound
% be p5cjudiced in iaror Of the Argonaut entry.
other parties who were present gay that the Ar |
.ouaut colt which obtained the first prize in the
7how Of sucking colts was n1anfcstIv the least |
Dcine By White Eye and Richcicu respectively. |
This paper is fully aware OF the fact that the de-
decisions OF judges Ut fairs nearly |
always claimed BIZ defeated parties to |
ave been influenced bnt in the !
present instance there seems to be but one opinion
lmona the Chicago horscnen whu were at Wauke- |
.un, and that is that the Argonnut colt not de-
serving OF the prize.
En-, this was not the only instance in which the !
,ry Of Too much .>rgonaut' was raised. IT is !
.lamcd that in the trial OF trotting stations tho
orcjudlccs Of the judges in favor Of that stallion
ycrc again manifested. 1t seems that this race |
vas originally arranged to be mile DASH but TINT
after tue horses mud gone up te home stretch to |
score they were recalled, and the drivers told that
hey would trot half a-mile only. Some persons
% far a. to say that the Change in the distance
vas made because Argonaut could 90 10 the talf- i
nile pole at great deal faster clip than he !
:uuld cnne home, but thls, Of course, may |
DC merely talk. At nil events Ar.onaut won TIE
uH superorl,y.-at least for Init Il mile. It ii to |
3c regretted thQt so nf2ca hard feeling should hare