, 1877-04-22

Y being bid u at $50. Go1ddust mare, said t.
+ be worth s7oo,-a 4~year-old. dark hrown,-hls
r failed OF sale. Next came q pair Of chestnu
I sorrel mares, fairly matched, not bad stepoers
( and GolddusG stock, from Glencoe mares. The
> started at $500 each, and we're taken On til
Shi1d bid By Mr; Richards. sldn Capt. Berry said h
} One OF Mr.. Munger's trotting stallions, C1in
), ton, a mahogany bay. years old, and 16 hand
high, by Membrino Eclipse, and an alleged
: thres!minute animal, followed and hrongh
up BY slow degrees 10 s21o, and was captured a
that figure by John Swanbrough, OF Waukegan
!; Sheriff Of Lake County. Mr. Munger Informed
a TRIBUNE reporter that he gave $500 for tht
horse, and had refused good offers for him.
Another pair of chestnutrsorrel mares, 4ycar
o1ds, were driven out for the crowd to look at
They are light in build and limb, aud said to be
! Arabian Golddust stock From $500 they wen
up to $4;5, after thirteen bids had been made
and L. 4. Cole, Of Chicago, gathered them in
The span belonged to Capt. Berry.
A second stallion from Mr. Munger's stables
was brought on .or slaughter. His name ID
Warrener, and he was bred By D. D. Warren, oi
Springfield, Mass. He was gotten bF Lakeland
Isl years, his height 155f hands, and speed three
second bid at salo. ''~>' '''e ''0
a dark. bay marc. by Carbeau,. S years old,
! Auo salu 10 0e q na11-slSlcr OIL Billy B0lce. The
PAGER Who was chased to making mile in 2:14A
: On the Buffalo track, in 1860, by Goldsmith
Maid, was driven up aud down the street for the
buyers benefit. She was the handsomest aud
lveliest stepper of the l5t and Capt Berry
bought BY .. ". Kendall tor $500, the bidding
commencing at $100.
Another, and the last horse, stallion named
Pliney, brown ANIMAL 15111 hands high aud
years old' wasl purchased By z. L. Hanson
The terms OF the sale were cash, the horses to
be taken Immediately after purchase
CALIFORNIA RACES
~. sAN 1I;. Fk;Asclsco. April 21-At The Bay Dis,
Of $4,000. The Maid won the first heat in
S:A1; 3 Boalne =. took the next three. Time,
heats, between Bazaar, Lady Amanda, aud Nor
| phinc, Amanda won in two straight heats.
Time, 144M each.
| On May S, Goldsmith Maid and Rarus will
trot at Salinas, mile heats three in fve to har-
ness, Tor citizens purse Of $4,000, being $4,000
for winner ami an additional thousand il 0eci-
dents time, 2:l6ee4, is beaten.
/ TRACK TALK.
The Maine-bred trotter Bully Brooks, record
2:2S, was recently sold to Rhode Island party.
| Dr.. Dale, Of Oshkosh, -Wis., is endeavoring to
| purchase the trotting mare Lena Rivers, owned
at Ripon.
Sam Howard, the wcll-known Iowa driver,
| Mill not take charge OF any horses this season,
oTing to ill-hcalth. =:
The old race horse Thad Stevens, nov II
years old, was recently sold for SlO0. His pedi-
gree and performances should have insured q
higher price.
Dan Mace, Dunn Walton, Bill Weeks, John
Murphy. Barry Hamilton, and John Wallacc's
driver will train the horses this season at Fleet
wood Park, New York.
A couple Of prominent 2year-old winners In
England this year are Musical Times and Fid-
dlestrings, both By Paganini. As ycarlings,
these horses were bought for IS and 20 guineas.
It now appears that the sale Of the famous
pacing horse Sleepy George to slr, Wilson, OF
Rushyillc, Ind, has been anuulel, the .pur-
chaser having lounl some defects in the horse.
Atr. Willis Baker, Minnesota man who went
to California last spring with the stations
Blackstone, Jr,:: ,::Boylestone: and Bakers Fear
SdTEA'' solds ''F'' . ''' 'A' A'@' '"' '1's '''A
"samp y Wilson, driver of Elsie Good, and
son Of "Blue Bull Wilson, visited 1ndiana2-
oils the other day, and reported Elsiet Highland
Mary, and the rest of his string in good condi-
ton.
The 4-year-o1d mare Lady Mostyn was sold by
anction at Lewes, England; on the 9Th ult., for
6U guiueas, the purchaser being Mrs. Drewitt,
colors she has always run.
Mr.. R. Smith, the owner Of half interest in
the trotting-horse GAINESVILLE, went to Pittsburg
last week with the intention Of purchasing the
well-known mare Annie Collins, record 2:23}3.
but, on arriving, found that she had already
been disposed Of
Mystic Park, Boston, was opened for the sea-
son on the 18th ult., the programme including
trots for horses Of the three-uinute and 2:i3
classes, the former going to wagon and the lat
ter to harness. A peculiar feature WAS the fact
that the purses we're paid in gold.
In the handicap sweepstakes OF the Maryland
Jockey Club, to be rnn on the 23d OF May, Pres
WEIGHTS. 112 pounds. The other horses entered
arc Explosion, Waco, Dummy, Romney, Cyril,
Danville, Problem, Ambush, Warlock, Free
booter, Fraud, Yorkshire, Clernatis, Dauntless,
Preston, Shirley, Barricade, Mary, Outcast, Rap
pahanock, Steptoe, Hattie.
Last Tuesday evening the Directors OF the |
Mendoza Driving Park met for tue purpose OF
arranging the programmes of tue summer and |
fall meetings over their track. The champion |
ship stallion gold medal, set with diamonds, |
but which race was ide6nitely postponed, is to
be the object Of a rnce on the Eth Of uext Sep
tember, free to all stations. purse OF s., QUO !
being added, entries to close Aug: II. There !
will be number of trots over thc Afendota |
track On July i, and the regular summer meet |
ing of four days, which commences Aug. II,
$1,000 in premiums being offered. A number
Of horses arrived at the track during the past
week, and more are expected.
;'Wcst Slider "-Thc following is complete
list Of horses that have trotted in 3:20 or bet
ter, and their best records. May Bird trotted
under saddle last fall in 2:19S4, but, as this is
not record at any other, way ot going, her
name Is omitted from the list: Goldsmith Maid,
3:l4; Lula, a:15; Smugglcr, 2:154; American
Girl, 2:l61111; Occident,. 2:16N; Gloster, alt;
Dexter, any, Hopeful, 2:l7A; Rel Cloud,
Maude, s:1s14; Lady Thorn, 2:fs1@; Lucy,
2:1sH; Cozette, 2:19; Great Eastern, a:19; b.
dine, 2:l94; George Palmer, 3:l94; Lucille
Golddust, 3:l95; Thomas L. Young, e:1sH;
Flora Temple, .2:19N; Camors, 2:19z; Alber-
marie, 2:20; Fleety Golddust, geo, Membrino
Gift, 2:20; May Queen, 2:3o; Rarus, s:2o.
I BILLIARDS.
THE GAME IN NEW YORK.
Special Dtspasca to TEE 71z1un6,
NEW YoRK, April 21.-There has been talk
for some weeks past among billiard men, the
Times says, about holding another professional
in ostv r+a}r |