, 1877-10-21

TRACK TALH.
If Ten Brock cannot be defeated at Baltimore
this week, he can never be beaten.
Next wears Derby will be run Wednesday, June
S, the third day Of the EPSON summer meeting.
Lady Gaf1ncy, well. known road mare owned
In Burlington, Wis, has dropped a colt by Gov.
Sprague.
The two- year old a,lY by War Dance, out OF Fly,
owned BY Col. Mcdaniel, has been christened
Ensilandc
Samuel Paul, OF Peru, Ind, recently purchased
in Kentucky tho 2-Ycae-old stallion Selim, by
Posts l1ainblc:onlan.
An Ontario gentleman possesses 3-year old
filly that stands within half nm inch OF eighteen
hands high aud weishs :. 600 pounds.
The latest trottin: prodigy is yearling ally
owned !,v Judge Crofoot, Of Pontiac, Mich. II is
claimed that she Gun trot mile in three minutes
The American horses in England arc suffering
from pneumonia, and Brown Prince has been
stricken from al Ills engagements IN consequence
The English racc-hotsc Thorn, by King Of
Trumps. fell aud broke leg while taking an ex-
crcise gaop lately, and 1t Ii feared TINT he will
have to be killed.
4 CANADIAN horsc-hrccders' association is to be
organized, 1t is to be hoped that it wi.l not be
such RI exclusive affair - the American concern
Of the same name.
1t now now sccms likely that Ten Brock will
have w:llk-ovcr for the Gowlc Stakes at the 3alti
meeting. neither OF the [oriitard brOthcrs
seems anxious to start lis cracks against him.
4 throat liseasc, which in every Instance proves
fatal, Is raging among the horses in the vicir1y OF
London. Among its victims WIS last years
Queens Plate winner, Nora, by imp. Tester.
The match between the we'll known English sace-
horses placida and Thunderstorm, fixed for the
first October meeting at Newmarket, did not come
of. 1t has been transferred to the Newmarket
1loughton meeting.
The dght between AIR. J. II. Wallace, editor OF
1fal!ace's Moathly and compiler Of the American
Stud hook. and the proprietor. of toe 7"r', fief0,
aaa Farm still continues. Mr. Wallace seems to
hare the best OF IT, however.
4 correspondent Of Hikes Spirit gives S. s.
Vaughan. OF Jackson, Mich, who ofictated as
starting Judge ut the second Toledo meeting.
terrible turning over IN thu last number Of the
Spirit. He thinks MIR, Vaughan is honest but in
competent.
Dir. Horatio Cornell, Of Philadelphia, has sold
to George 4. Campbell, Of the same city, q re-
rarkAb!y promising 4-year-ola black Aly, by
KMckwood, ont OF Volunteer Maid, mare that
mad record OF 1 for S., 900. Early last spring
in .:5S. Two weeks ago she trOttrd her tenth trot
in .:35l1, and waa subsequently driven half mile
in I'LL. She will be driven on the road by Air.
Campbell as mate to the gray mare Amanda c.
The French turf has furnished another scandal,
in which the perpcttltor Of frand has been nun
ished. At the late Lyons meeting the horse C0ul-
pere way ridden IN race BY his owner, Baron de
post it was noticed that it was being pulled. The
crowd hooted the noble Lord off tbs course. md
ttc Racing Committee Gt once issued AL oEevr ez
reliin. the horse and rider for one ycar. 1t Is
claimed By the friends of Karon de Iochctaitlee
that he had no bets against his hurse, but was pull
ing him merely to save the animal from carrying
extra weights in coming race lo7 which he was en-
tered.