, 1877-12-30

The principal SQUIRE OF Baron Finot.s profits has
been the large SUNNI he has frequently won In bets,
| rather than the: amounts which have fallen
10 10 n!s near share tha ~ stakes @ and Dnrses and
has he has employed some Of the ceserest issa turf
! mancuvres. His gseatest wlnnings have been made
through the adlamond cut diamond " principle
that the surcst way to ''do" t'sharp fs to
M lend him to fondly fancy that he is doing" you.
Ihae has always been Baron Finot's motto. One
/ four years ago. at the time when tho English book
makers held high court at their Offices IN the Rue
DE- M choisenl, ana laid the odds night and day on
evening. previous to race day at Auteuil, where
seTetai Of the Bafons horses were engaged to run
TIE ten principal professionals were requested, at
lay ], 600 louis to 50 against CHINA, an Old crack
OF Baron Fl1ot's engaged IN the morrow's open
,mG 11s event nov, the THURSDAY before, China had
last accounts he had been kept at the scene OF
his presumed accident, not being able to undergo
the journey back; 50 it seemed to be very safe to
tic next day Mt Auteuil. The len bets were aco
corlingly taken. The bookmakers kmelt A rat
TINT night when they came to compare notes and
found that each had laid auch heavy wager, but
they felt more comfortable when they tclcgraphed
to the country town where China was laid up, and
learned n answer that he Ind not even left his box
Fancy the dismay OF the ten worthy bookmakcrs
when, on reaching Autcuil the next morning, tho
first horse they behcld sally forth tho track was
OLD CHINA, as f:esh as rosebud and as frisky as
kid. lie played with his field, and cantercd home
an easy winner. Those ten bookmakess groaned
bitterly wien his number went up. and heartily
cursed the cunning Baron and his clever cmissa-
rics. For few moments they indulgcd the wild
hope that 1t might not BE- Cinna after all, but
some other horse that Baron Finot had palmcd
of upon them, aud certainly it did appear eurprIs-
ing, not to sny fAntastcal, that horse should be
in his stable, near country town 100 miles from
Parie, on Saturday at midnight. and on Sunday
afternoon should run and win At Auteui, But,
alas, cinnas identity was all too soon estabIshcd
and the ''knoW,ngf' Baron owned that at o'clock
in the morning he had sent orders for the crucE to
leayc bis country quarters and take the express for
forwarded to Paris to be exercised It subsequent
1y leaked ont TINT the horses supposed breaking
down was only part Of the c'well-concoctcd scheme
a a the e e. oS tn Ssd oa to pay ad the oo sSnnn as
pleasant as possible under The circumstances
Nany othe: sneh comps Us ,i ths :, wese
the sharpest and most successful Of French
sportsnien, and people point him ont, Us he walks
about the Enclosure at Auteuil or In Marchc, al
.ways attircd in u short. white topcoat, heavy
shoes. and shocking bad hat, looking more like
well to-do farmer than a wealthy nooleman. md
whisper: there goes old Fiuot- Let's follow
him and see what he backs.
NEW FEATURE IN COLT STAKES.
The practice Of entering trottng colts in at
the immature age Of from 10 yearA is spread
ing Tap!0ayr AuA IL uelu5 PuaAEu loENAEA ny
breeders, who know that there is no surer way OF
Gripping and destroying young stock, thereby
creating market for more Of the same sort.
Heretofore tho only difficulty with trotting colt
stakes has been the fact that as thcy have gencs-
ally been opened On the half forfeit plan, none
bnt the most extensive and wealthy breeders
could afford to nominate more than ono animal,
and as the entries to such stakes always close
long time before the takes place, It is about
ten to one In the casc OF aug named colt that he
will succumb to some OF the numerous evils that
attend the training Of young hossehesh4 and fail
to appear ut the starting post. The Kentucky
Aasociasion of Trotting- Horse Breeders. which is
one Of the most progressive Institutions Of the
kind In the country, has had this matter under
consideration for some time. and finally concluded
to adopt the system Of forfeits that has prevailed
so long among running -hosse men. 1t has there
fore opened three stakes, to be trotted at its
meeting next fail. the entries to which close On
Tuesday Of this week. The stakes and their con-
Tho Lexington stakes for 2-Tear- old .colts and
fllies tl0als OF 1850. to be trotted at the fall
meeting Of the Kentucky Trotting- Horse Breeders
Association at Lexington; mile heats, two in
three. to harness, $50 entrance, S25 forfeit, and
SO declaration If made On OF before Jnne l. 1875
the Association to add 5000. Of which amount
scriDere to ill.,
Tue Kentucky stakes for 3-ycar-olds {foals Of
1s75) The conditions df these stakes are the same
The Blue Grass stakes, for 4-year-olds. Same
conditions az abore.
It viii be seen by this that breeder can enter
any time before ian. any number OF colts in
one or ali of these stakes that be DESIRES train
them all until June l. by which time all the worth
less ones will have been discovered ana weeded
out Whcn he can select those on which he decides
to place the fortunes Of the stable pay $40 apiece
forfeit on the ones Withdrawn, md declare them
out This Is precisely the pian 9nr5usd in st stakes
means OF securing large number OF entries to the
stakes above mentioned. The National Associa-
lion Of Tsottlng- Horse Breeders was so fayoraby
Impressed with The plan that 1t has decided to open
similar events to be trotted at its meeting next
all. The particulars OF these stakes will be given
Is soon as tine details have been arranged by the
Executive Committee.
"REMINISCENCES OF FLORA TEMPLE.
In last Sundays TRIBUNE gven full
ketch Of the life Of the ex~Qneen Of the Turf
flora Temple, who died at the farm OF Mr. Aris-
idcs WEIGH, near Philadelphia on the Friday |
vcning prerfous. but for want Of space many in
cresting Incidents concerning the little bob |
allied mare were omitted. HIram Woodruff, in |
lis work on the trotting horse, devotes consider
bic space to Flora, he having had charge OF and |
riyen her. until she trotted in 1924. &c says:
aytuE II the ts4 s th9 Elem gqs Sea
ISL for s:oo se to tros mts M 81 heats three IN
~ no
our weeks. She hid. however been logged Centre |
stHTnE fas iis ma5s i was Soo e s7o oa
1ea For4 j. With such 9 ~ rush I s Sas
safe s sre e. @e4 'is At se@Ss @
uarter olc khe had he3 stroke and se soon
Geasn
ndlng that he could not come up wItl Flora took him
oaa % hsr
Drl1 Shu hr mi nf
@ e s i25 asw ssa. az
n. Tint winter she was sold to barney Boe1um Of
heeqs e. mstc
ween Flora and Young D1tchlnan she went to Ph!!a.
M haek @
fyc. In harness, tho Hunting Park Course, April
res Sa as as ss biz e. aug cat tcfsa sr II 1sc
traeht heats: IN 2:t3M. go and 2;:t, This
l again op ths l:th Of The nsxt m6nth t, MeSnmc
CIV 1o5 x soue 81 m % c noS
curse on te 81; bnt the Dutchpan paid forfeit. not
o2s y IN" e
hey trotte4 mile heats three in i've, ct the Centre.
@ Fl fIs; sqss: H s II a St 1{ Eesa
cid 4 s; AZ M e G1 SEA pTo1a 81:
a st aaasf ie !sess one e
OF s Of wss xfh sS n asanfs
o,n1y. mad foaIed "a ia47, eonsequcntly ehe
Ora. Themn.ches let Highland Said asd Flora
c,npe wer. IN harness And to was9; TIE a5st rs Tas
&c created great deal ct Interest and much money
as laid Tne croxa a. the eourss was fmmense S9.
ariy W 70 tht quarter pole; Then Highland aad passed
n tic tic heat M 10 80 and bot seemed 10 me 10
about al, they were capable Of; The SECOND heat