, 1877-04-08
Rudd Doble and His String Com
ing to This City.
What the Champions Are
Doing These Days.
Contracts and Releases--.DateS
Fixed for Games.
L Large Variety Of Useful and In.
teresting Information.
THE TURF,

.,,htes nj trnstinp boraes that hsrr pr,r&crea !,
ess'es " .e 1| uA|. "4se'e" u
fh's cry arc oeins logged daily. and put IN Eeadl
ness for tue more active work which will be besu,
n soon as the Dexter Park track u in condition 10
VA r.''4s. IT, IL ~ euolon
TIE 1n1RuSk presents us readers with sketches o
Fosne Of the more prominent Chicago horses thu
will appear on the track this season
proiahv the most forrn,aah1c st,n1e q, :. cr.o,
.a-.os ,ha+ ,~;11 s.Ia 49, ~ ~ ssn sa.i.,
nosses LUZ: WI 1Ae pae' IN 'ae connlnl
Loomis,. OF which firm Mr. Henry Graves
an ardent and e,ncricnrcd borasn.n !;
~. ha.d .,a t-o,t ,rha no-e., .a.ss-.s; l.,
1ns asaa .sa. 49, .aons ~ no.s1s comprising ~
string for the present season are Jose, Black Part
ridge, and ha1f brother to the famous mars
Cle1pcutpe that in 1873 upder the handling NJ
Bndd noh,c. created sncb sersa,;on :, psxt.-
+.-+ .;-.,s. O~S''~1 ~ N1@'AeAA
'oIa s1e'ee-
First in point OF beauty. ability. apd bad temper,
comes Josie, a silky coated bay mare, with way.
,ikra xnman ard ~ras th,+ ara .1noat hrm.n j.
.,S. a' @A0 sses ~ .nAI az al.noS. no1uan :.
eneas expression" que aas = snaRe.hSe way o'
gliding around ths ample oo1-stall which she occu-
pies at her owners stable on Cottage Grove ayenuc
9hsf reminds onA n. f.o,dsn;.h N.;d .nd in rem.
s-at ar+as.t;s. " ~ - 49,. ,;a. -.a ,hs, -
e'a1 1euafaeee1st'es 6ne - MOI unIaAc 'na1 laaous
mare In regard 10 build, Josie could, II
nccessaty s*trayel on her shape 50 true is every
lin, ord sn1,n ~ ha. ,otit. fo,n a far1t1e.s ar
- 1;,nhs p. h,.cL ~, r..o,;a. -, 49, a-nnn5
u u1'oo' Jea"o'aeA tait 4eeca'Hs " .ac saoanu'
and eoodly mane complete the picture Bus Josie
does not owe her reputation to her rood looks
alone. She is known to be trottcs Of merit, and
~ VIC op!u'on " Aaos' .u3n one no.eenan .oe
the peer Of any horse in the West that is without
lower record than marks her best performances
o.s1x 1os;a .x.x r,;xcd !, N;cb;cnn rohear
:.h.... ..s - 49,. v;ssl., - -
eNea y LINZ Sooo OH no1ee ->1sn.aaWA- oas o'
Nellie By, by Vermont Hero; be ny Hills Black
- x..r, ann ,... ,.;t.- ~ ,,s+ .of
e.eo 49,. 80 ..- 49, 49,. as =.
slVl al t1at une sae Haa MOL muen OF
trotter, but experienced hxnds soon showed her
how to do it. and last spring she could turn good
t-cl, handitv a. a-o5 mr. hctre, u-ra nnb1;r
appearance in chiesso WIS at the Dexter PARK
ssss very last t1s sses s.s hs ts
state of the track, and in the fourth heat JOSIE
sno"ea "aA4A "as ~ nel' W sa4ue uuues 'ne "ao
IN 2:S34, she having received very bad scnd~aft,
and trottns through the entire field of horses after
r,ds, tha .r;ra tbo ;utoes dec1.rad har
sI..ss ~ s.,nae
ol4anceo 1oe not CARRYING proper "eigns'
the driver being shout four pounds short, al-
though in The previous heats his weights were
4, Ight Nr Graves was satisfied with the r.an1r
...:.. =. -. 49, h.,,.as
e1I e e IN 1n ~ ~ a ~ e. ~. e E -
ds..nccd 4bs,re5, ~ ianIt 80 h;s ~ ,;s t-;a,ds
~. - ~ a11 ~ u.s. ais eaa.'
% ,h ' & ~ T III. eias. 1s ~ oien @
owns1 ana Is now N nns conuE.on, ,na a. IN Iael
ncine A. eas1;t -, ~ s;,, ~ cnJ;t;ansr
NsrF F. 80 ~ w s p1arn 1ssr.rdss sn"r.,r
.; 1+4i ~ tfo. .et th.e 10 -n.t - 80 ~ s dhsa
~ 60 s,r e1s 49, 4I a % 1aeo oi
=! ros. spsAfue. " We io4.su ~ - Aoao,
w ~ .eea, Mn.1 ~ ~ n1a f. Ia;{. ano
- pe. p"sIn n,a, ~ -, dapha@, ~ t, 1n,
80 ~, -. -;' tt :; s4s nAe sr1, = sen1 e"il
II nS.s ~ ~ se.s,ta5 ~ - r. o'a~ass -, A. go.
S;,. ann -, t,; ~ nio ..1 W " eoe
,;;r M.., @ 91,! as seA eon' as 49, ~ 4ta.
tt.n 1'c - ~ 1T ean atfeos sno" os''ef
r. s.iffh... fH.. T.. r,-..+.. n< ~.;., ,.
=; nc na.l.uotuel % EIea'eons, =, Hn.cn na59
1on q aaae aoose, Is nleeiS- Dull oay ge'o-
= st "!n M saaNy .iouh.uS neau. anu o!us ta.I 70
- -. - r ~ tue nunoI ~ tns Ianny
s'nn,, e's41 o'ouso' ~ p'ona'nene1, oe1ot1 LUG
poo4'e~ ..
fEIkh 'ohNSoA's sIhtN6-
es nas oeen stated In these columns Will lnciude
yen, SfahI Acome. and Monroe Ehlef The Arst-
nanea morse rendered himself famous by has per-
u me Sept1late!al circuit !asl WIN
NE naE ue Ky race II Ilevclanu bnnalo, aad
ano troltn5 Inc n1ta heal al the latter
y pSee n 1I hls present record. buf'ns inc race
~ naalo Que OF ms front legs became entahsed IN
wheel ot Charley Green's sniky, and an injury
,s .as proaneed WHICH caused h!s retirement after
toe necnesIeF mee9ng. just 10" 1851 ne can tfot
nun ne can teel on th1ce heats III S:2o OF better
Seoinc u hanosomc Drown eeld1nE br fosthoy, |
hnu naoe als ntsl appearance on the tas1 nst sea
~ sen. ptt.osm1ns In very efeoltaole manner. ~
ne fA.k NneelnE, oe tan aHAs WINE tne
ssrs ea .,. ~. tac es.uu Msa. VI tne
,ro1.os su vi ~ n t"sI vi "iGuna ~ :ue ash i.n
,.," su.a9 u. na heets; " pe1ns saoPpe1t ap9
:. ..osaoe1 ot - llssn su'as' Heone vent ~ aho
1aat anu eeeo4 ~ nse al uns s.yie, scns nis