, 1877-10-07

by NhlrlWind out u mare ol unknown breed |
Ing Whriwind wind was ;s ey PFampkin Boy thor.
Taylor. Lady Mac trotted number of races
this season, and at Beacon Park, Boston, OBJ
tainea record oi s:ss< ~; Il must BE- re-
team time, Is not a record. The trial
was made to settle q SO bet between Mr.
Vanderbilt and q friend that the former
could not drlye the team over Fleetwood
Hupcs is in expelled horse vitiatcs tile race so
far rs record is concerned. The best record
by :. double team is that OF Gen. Cobb aud Lulu
May, at the Bay District track, San Francisco,
in May last: On that occasion this team trotted
fcasonai si al however, orrin HickeE, y and, p'o Of
course, did not draw near the weight that was
behind Small Hopes and Lady Mac when they
made the circuit Of Fleetwood Park in o::a2:.
Previous to this the best double-team time
who put in heat in 3:a7N over Narragansett
Park, it being the third heat Of race. In 1867
Joseph llarkcr's Bruno and Brunette. Of the
celebrated Hambletonian. Kate family, ,thelcaling
representatives of which now are Breeze and
Carl s. Burr, trotted a mile in 2:25L, but, be-
i,,g merely trial, this time did not constitute
record. Away bark in 1862 Robert Bonncr's
famous team, Lady Palmer and Fatbush Maid,
trottcl Il mile in .:2f and on another occasion
were driven two miles in 5 0l 4 tho second quar-
4 zig gait.
rs ,luubIc-tcam trottfng promises to be fca-
turr of turf sport next season, especially among
amateur drivers, those who contemplate getting
i fast pair Should bear III mind that speed is
not the ony thing to be lookcd after. III fact,
tho main point to be attended to is to secure
two horses OF similar dispositions. It is well
known fact thar, although Lady Palmer aud
Flatbush Maid could 60 to the qlarteE-polc to-
rctncr in 33 scronus; neither OF them could
,,orfnrtn tlnf fa1t IN sfnrfa hnrnnsc TINS dem.
ol,stratins that their speed was greatest when
each assisted the other. 10 show how scarce
fast double teams are, it may be mentioned
that, will, the exception OF Mr. Waixel's Sal1ic
X. anu Frank e., there is not team owned in
Chicago that has a record Of .:33
lie SHOWED THEM SIZED.
4 most amusing incident occurred Mt the
Cleveland mcetil'. last week, in Which John
Splan appeared il, the role OF Terrible Aycugrr
1t was oil Inc first dur ot the meeting, and the
occasion was the race fur horses that had never
beaten 2:45. There were originally eight en-
tries in this race, hut for some REASON Bay Tom,
Barkis, Tom Eyre, London Belle, Lily Pierre.
aud American Lady wcrc drawn, leaving only
Cottage Girl and Niggcr Tom to start. It was
known by everybody that the former, who was
driven By john Splan, had the race ut lcr mcrcy
and there was no speculation. 1t was side
splitting affair from beginning to end. When
the wor was given for the first heat the horses
went away on MI easy jog trot ami the drivers
began a pleasant conversation, dscoursing to
cu:,l other on various subjects, willie their stecs
logged along ut m easy gait. This was kept up
all the way down the honestretcl, Splans
horse winning. by i length, while John was ad-
dressing some general remarks to the driver Of
the other animal. The time OF this mile WAS
3:l4. and when it was announced a howlwcnt up
from tho crowd. The judges asked the BOYS
what they meant BY cnacting such farce on
truttiug, and they explained that they did not
hear tic word given, aud went around the track
merely for the sake Of the ride. They were ca1-
toned to do better in the next icat, and wien
the word was given they went away Il little
more 5rlsk]v, aud managed to finish Ia the mile il,
$40! Then tho judges arere mad. They char gcd
around considerably, and when the horses came
out for the third heat made no bones Of express
ing Their dispIcasurc at the way things
had been going, and su1nmarily rankcd
the driver OF Niger Tom out Of the
remarling that they "would like to see little
moro specd.;' They saw it sure enough, hut in
Il very different manner from what they expect
ed. The action Of tue judges Had made Splan
mad, and when the horses came up for the third
heat his brow was corrugated anu look Of grim
determination had settled on his usually gen
al countenanec. Those that knew him were
certain that there would be fun: When the
word .sgo - WAS shouted, he sent Cottage Girl
s-2y at the top OF her speed. and soon had Mig
the mare was dozen lengths in the lead, but
.1ol.n never quit driving lier. lie used every
possible means Of accelerating his horses
speed 5 pnd ] sent her 4xo,tn Under til the wire wi1e
twenty seconds faster than the preceding
one The unfortunate Niger Tom was labor
in" far in tic rear, and 'Sas badly distanced,
| thereby icprivl,g his owners from receiving
| SECOND money. to which he would have been en-
titled had the far not fallen il, his face Splan
| recovered his equanmity when he saw that lie
| lad succeeded i'll accomplishing his project, and
mounted the suls, behind Elsie Good in the
,::so race which Immediately followed. Accord
ing to the Cleveland papers, it was r'lnored
that Il job hal been put UP for this mare to win,
aud when Splan appeared behind her she at onee
sold fayor;te in the pools, although previously
the betting men nad not thought much OF her
chances. the story about job in her behalf be-
inr regarded as 4 s' stiff" The change in the
betting showed the confidence OF tic spccula-
tors in Splan's ability as driver, and WAS tho
highest compliment that could hare been pail
him.
HIPPoDRoMEs
Three of the most celebrated trotting horses
in the country-Rarus, Hopeful, and Great
Eastcrn-are now making tour through the
western States, irving exhibitions OF speed
| wherever an associetion can be found that IS
| willing to put up the cash for them. When
these horses left NV York paper announce,i a
| tint they had departed on - starring tour." q"
| WHY this journal did not tell tue truth aud say
| that they had gone on a hipoodronlnE ca1l-
paig1l, it is hard to ina. inc as that would Ger
| tln1y have more nearly expressed the tTutIl.
| The majority OF papers that take any interest in
sporting matters have always made it point to
| ,lcuuuucc hippodronling, principally be 'aliSe
| some one Of them inanguratcd the practice,
| and the rest all followed suit,
| without stopping to see whether they were
| talking sense or twatld1e. They seem to think
| that what is commonly known as hippodronl-
iur is something calculated to deceive, device
whereby the public is nlislcd and defraudcd Ut
the money which it pays to see such EXHIBITIONS
In point Of fact, there is nothing at a'l 10 var
ant such conclusion. Ii Rarus. Great East
crr, and Hope7ul should come to Chicago dur-
| ing the VI xt two weeks and he a.lveStlscu TO
| trot at Dexter Park for purse of s:,ooO or SO,
dues it follow that the public would believe
| that such race would be fought out With tue
| desperation that claaracterlzcs such contests,
! when money hung up by an association Is
| divided into four parts, 81 per cent OF tnI
| whole amount going to the winning horse. u
| 5 per cent to the second, Is per cent to the
| third. and 10 to the fourths Not ut all. The
| nublic, il questioned on this point, would wlns
its collective eve in q significant manner and re-
NV Tint in all probability, before leaving New
York, John SDian, driver Of Rarus, Mr. VI kich'
mond. owner Of Hopeful, and MIR. George Ham
| mill, owner Of Great Eastern, had conference
in wl,icl, they agreed that the moneys shouiG bt
divided in an equitable manner among the three
| horses, the lest une to win the raccs- II hartls
| should happen to be of " at any point on tht
line, and Hopeful could defeat him that dav, IL
! should do So; orif Great Eastern was tue speed
lest of tine party he should be sent to the 'front.' tht
division Of the money being inn way Affected y,