, 1877-12-09

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Janet sold at s65, Kilburn SIS, tue field S36
AtsE ST. the second heat Janet '0d at $780, the field
Weather elcar and pleasant, track heavy. and
TRACE rALK.
Bonner has the fastest four year-osd team In the
country in keene Jim and Centennial.
". II. Vanderbilt bonght So. coo carriage team
Of Col. r. S. Strader, Lexington, Ky., last week.
| The Chicago t.ottcr Sheppard Boy is to be taken
! to California, where he will remRln during the
winter.
There is talk Of building track at Joliet, and.
if q stock company can be- formed. the scheme will
| probably be put through.
The thoroughbred horse Legal Tender, BY imp.
Sovereign out OF F'lorine, by imp. Glencoe, died
! near Kansas City last week.
Rose Medium, by Happy Medium, has oeen pur-
chased by William Whitney. OF Philadelphia, as q
mate to his gray mare Emiline.
Mr.. James Reid OF Lockport, N. T., who has
been identified with turf interests for the past
forty years, died Nov. 20, in his 5Gth year.
The Ssn Francisco Gail claims that the trottcr
Confidence, owned In California. was sired by the
English horse Tornado. BY American Eclipse.
Thomas Coleman, the oldest turfman in En-
gland and the originator Of hurdlc-racing and
eeaiechasing, died recently at the age Of 80
yeaEs
Goldsmith Maid is reported to bo doing we'll in
her rctitcment at the Fashion Stud Farm. Sue is
jossel i've miles every Day, and insists on having
a "breeze - Of 200 yards or 50.
Robert Bonnet's latest purchase is a gray mare
By Edwin Forrest that has been driven On the road
for several years by Gen. James F. Robinson, Of
Lexington, Ky She will be put to breeding.
The gray gcldins Filbcrt, said to haye trolted In
227 vas recently sod at aacli9n In PhiIadephia
sold 10 Baltimore parties two years ago for S., s00
Robert Bonner has bought the 3-year-old FLY
Lucy Cuylcs, b; Cuyler. for 81, 900. This lilly
was sold to Chicago gentleman for 81. 500 but
returned because Of slight puff on one OF her
legs.
Prof. J. A. Going has an interesting article in
the last number OF fFiikes Spirit on how road and
track horses should be wintcred- He rery. sensi-
bly advocates the clipping OF animals that ara
iable to be given fast work.
New York. contcmplatcs removing TO the West.
He finds that On account OF the severe winters and
high price Of grain and hay in New ork it Is I'M
possible to raise lne stock at any profit.
A. j. AfcKimmeu, of Nashville, driver Of Black
wood Jr., is unfortunate. Not long ago he was
badly bitten by vicious stallion. and recently
while using cutting. machine caught his hand in
the cogs OF the wheel. losing little finger, and
badly mashing the rest OF the hand.
William spahr, OF indianapolis, offers to trot his
stallion Archie Golddust, against any two stations
in the State mile heats three In dEe, to harness
F 5hs and Rse to
Bull should accept this def.
Richard Pen;staa has placed the three -year-old
stallion Watchman. BY Sentinel, IN the hands
Of John Turner for development Sentinel wxs d
full brother to Volunteer, and his death WAS
rcnt blow to the ttottine turf, ast is believed that
he would have been as successful sire as bis
brother. Several Of his get are already noted on
the track.
The Turf, Field, and Farm, speaking Of the Of
fer Of 'sLucky" Baldwin to match Smuggler
against Rarus for $40, 600 OF Soo 600 side, says
That in case the match is made at IS sincerely to
be hoped that there will be no undgrstanding De-
tween the rival drivers to be supplemented by
The Turj need not be a!armed. 1t will never be
necessary for Splan to make any arrangement with
Marvin IN order TO defeat SmugGler with Rarus.