, 1877-12-23

| many good races, beating Ethan Allen and others
but did not lower her record. and In 1858 WAS en-
gagged in numerous contests, in all OF which sh
acquitted herself creditablr. The following yea
| occurred her memorable contests with Princess
city. and that afterwards produced Happy Me
dunn, the we'll known trottins sire. Fiora TEN
pie dcfeatcu Princess In twelve races that season
and fully demonstrated her superiority: This wa
her greatest year the turf, it being inaugurntcs
by the defeat of Ethan Allen. Flora obtaining
record OF S:25 to wagon the hest wagon ,ms has
harness-raee with Princess TINT year was on Aug;
0. when Flora won in 1924 2:22, 2::e:tz- Il
was in this year that At Kalamazoo; Mich. she
etood unelnaed. In 1860 she trottcd her famous
races with George 81: pa1chen, and during the fol.
! lowing year appeared on the .turf few times she
cut no figure i'll turf annals, although she took par
in few races in 1S63.4. During her career on
| the turf she won seventy-thsce races aof mile
beats eleven Of two.mile heats and two o. three @
promising OF which is the gray gcding Prince lni-
pcrial. owned by Robcr; Homer. She was mare
that in her day had rival, and while on the turt
Het animal that could defeat her in series ol
races, either 10 wagon or in harness.
THE FouR-rEAn-oLD5 OF 1877.
Mr.. Hamilton Eusby, the principal cditnria
writer of the Turf. Field aad Farm, has a very
interesting article In the last number Ut TINT paper
OH tho performances of the prominent FOUR year
old trottcrs during the past season, from which
the following is condensed:
The most notable four -year-old Tace IN to the
present season was that trottcd ut Lexington in
October, 1876, Woolford Chief by Clark Chci,
and Erie by Ericsson, being the competitors.
It was 4 fight for blood from beginning
to elid, and five heats trottcd before the qucs
ton Of supremacy was decided. Eric I.au the
most speed in the lrst heat, and won il handily in
!.2S1a, being the fastest 4yearold time record
np to that date. He won the second heat also, but
lost the race to Wooaford Chief, who tsottcd the
last quarter Of the fifth mile at :13 gait. Since
that time both horses have improved, Woodford
Chief having acquired record OF :::,oia in pub
lie race, and Eric trotted mile over
Mr. Bonncr's track in 2.o0ai. The 4-ycar -old
races Of this season have been numerous, and
crediable to lhe horses that engaged in them. On
June II Romance, by PEinccsS, race for
horses Of her age ut Lexington, in slow timc the
best heat being -, Al Cincinnati, June 80
Romance wills Eeaten by Keen Jim and Alice West.
alice West, another prominent 4-ycar-oid, maae
her debut last season i'll the race at Cincinnati
above alluded to- and nude game fight fnf yicto-
r., winning tho first, fourth, and fifth hcats in
2::sos:, 2:;j3 2::31Ai THIS was over IL half mile
track and showed tne daughter Of Almont to be one
nezt n m Gs h's ws se in in tho o S SS1fS sF
and Farm states last September. her
competitors being 81, Walter, by Aberdeen; llo.
Happy Medium: Sir Walter was given tue first
heat in 2::at: Alice West being sct back TO sccond
place for running. The same performance was
which was 2::si. Alice West being first under the
wire, but set hack for indulgng i'll too many
breaks. Hogarth won the third hca1 i'll ,:;'', Alice
by three lengths from Sir Walter in 37 The
Jug morning, when Alice West won haniiiy
in :,:s4!z, 2;'3. The last heat the fastest Of
the race, and demonstrated TINT the Kentucky
mase was tho gamcsf us we'll as the spccdiest Of
the party. She next appeared at the Hrecders'
again met I1osarth. Gaatea won the first heat il,
2:25s, Hosarth the second in 2:2G, Alice West the
third in 2::s).i liogaEth the fourth in 2:3o, and
went over until tne following day, when Ilo.usth
won III 2:::25.3. This race showed couclusveiy
that although 1iogarih had The most speed for u
heat or two. he was not nearly a. game rs Alice
West, and bis victory must be regarded US an acc
dent. as when the was postponed, the mare
was by odds the freshest Of the party.
1876, but In her 4yeas olt form did not come up
to expectations, although ;7oa the 4-Ycar- old
Eacs at BntIalo in August, he time being 2:37H'
Centennial was the nhtnonleaal 3-year-old Of
1s76, trottng trial mile in .:a6!4. THIS year he
took part IN several raees anu gained record of
2 :a1A4 before nis purchase = Mi. i;onncr.
showing last season. Ills first effort was in the
eata e, t Ic mGn 10
Alice West. At the Fleetwood Park Breeders
meeting in October he sccurcG first honors in the
4-ycar.old race, oc"tins field OF fourin 2:335.,
Galatca, the daughter OF Fearnaught, was first
seen in public At the Hartford Breeders meeting.
wood. Allie East. and Hannibal. She won the
first heat in 2:25tt. being the nest time then
record for 4-ycar- oids. She lost the race, how
ever, the hard track telling on her lege.
Keen Jim a Kentucky colt, bore OF the I-year-
old honors for 1877, his supremacy over all others
IN his class being SO decided rs to admit of no
i 4~yeas-old race his competitors were Katie Jack
son, Waycland Chief. and Romance Keen Jim
won in three strnsht heats, the time being a26A,
a:a41s a:2oH., Katie Jackson, BY ,AAlnlont, wns
second In each heat. and trotted half mile in ono
Of tncm Ut ? :16 gait. After the race Keen Jim
was purchased by Robert Bonner. lie is By Kecn's
Lookout he by Bourbon Chief.
Katie jackson. who trotted second to Keen Jim
four year old tIly Of the season; and Peter Y.
saw the race, considers her the most promising |
Lrotter OF her age in the country. At Cythiaua, |
H., Oct: g, she Was siven her head and won |
luring any part OF the contest and competent /
Judges declare thnt she could have gone the last |
In tbs Fur West there has been at least one good |
'our year old, Dri.adier, by Happy Medium, he |
,ayins won race at Chico, cal- Aug. 80, in 2:40,
The wonderful progress made during the past |
CIV years in the carly development Of trottcrs has
demonstrated that breeding will tell: md SO
minds of turfmen that youngster with good
,cdigrcr will be carefully handled for speed. no
natter how nnpromfs1ng his gait disposition
nay be, while one without an established pedigree
8 never fooled with, unless, indeed he shows
naturally fast trottinE action.
DEXTER rAKK's COLLAPSE.
Dexter Park i5 no more. At least its days OF
leefulncss Us d race-track ate over, and hence
or.h the scene of 30 many hotlE contested strug-
les between the best running and trotting horses
n the country will be devoted to the purposes OF
commerce. For several seasons. owing 10 its un-
avorablc location, the track las not been paying
peculation, ana since the subject Of South Park
rack has been under discussion By those interested
n turf sports, the Union Stock Yards Company,
rho owned the land, resolved to use the land
S site for mammoth lumber yard. The |
resent lcssees, Messrs. Tucker & Sherman
re7e entitled to posse !son for another season. but
cquiesccd in the request for q surrender Of the
ignt. The history of Dexter Park t3 neither a |
ong nor eventful ono. It Sas built in lS07 under
he supervision Of Col George II. Mansur, who I
Herman, at the end Of which time Mr. j. c. !
simpson, now turf editor OF the California Spirit |
+ fhe Times, took charge OF affairs, and super |
ised matters for Mcssr3. Tucker Il Sherman, and
iage IL Sahwlrtz who leased the track for the sea-
on OF 1871. IN 1874 1t was leased by Mr. |
iansur, who took hold OF the enterprise
'hen it was Ill very sicksy condition
indeed, and ran things until the close OF Inst
on. During these four seasons Mr.. Mansur has |
ociat,ona, so far square dealing and financial
tundng is concerned, but he could not make 1t Il
lace OF popular resort situated. as it wts, in the
,idst OF slaughter and packing holse and stench
actorics, and accessible only by roads over which |
, was 1T all times unpleasant and sometimes even